Lena Dunham on Jack Antonoff

Lena Dunham on Jack Antonoff

From Shameless by Shameless Media

April 19, 2026 · 43 min · Season 1 · Episode 915

About this episode

The episode focuses on Lena Dunham's new memoir 'Famesick' and her relationship with Jack Antonoff.

MONDAY ANALYSIS: Lena Dunham has just released a brand new memoir – it’s titled Famesick, and it goes into a LOT of detail about the last fourteen(ish) years of her life. There is just far too much in this book for us to cover everything, so we decided to home in on one of the major figures in this book: Jack Antonoff. Huge thanks to Nespresso for making this episode of Shameless possible. Also, shout-out to Ecosa – don’t forget, Shameless listeners can get 30% OFF EVERYTHING (!!!) at Ecosa until May 14 2026. For terms and conditions, visit https://www.ecosa.com.au/terms. Your hosts are Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1). Why Did Bad Things Happen to Lena Dunham? She’s Still Trying to Figure It Out – The Interview from The New York Times Famesick by Lena Dunham Lena Dunham’s mea culpas, part one – Apple | Spotify Lena Dunham’s mea culpas, part two – Apple | Spotify Shameless Podcast is produced by Annabelle Lee and Eilish Gilligan, executive-produced by Lucy Hunt and audio-edited by Eilish Gilligan. Our social media team consists of Naima Fatema, Divya Simmie and Eilish Gilligan, and our partnerships manager is Cindy Luu. Want to support our…

People in this episode

Hosts: Zara McDonald, Michelle Andrews

Guest: Lena Dunham

Topics covered

  • memoir
  • celebrity culture
  • personal growth
  • media analysis
  • friendship

Keywords

  • Lena Dunham
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Famesick
  • memoir
  • celebrity
  • Nespresso
  • Ecosa

Sponsors

Nespresso, Ecosa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shameless Media, The New York Times

Books & works: Famesick

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