About this episode

The episode explores the latter half of Marie Antoinette’s life and her evolution as a cultural icon.

The episode turns the lens on the latter half of Marie Antoinette’s life, including the rumors, bad decisions, and mounting pressure that culminated in her eventual beheading. Lena and Alissa also examine her evolution as a contemporary cultural icon, and criticize the meme-ified sad girl version of Marie Antoinette that is often popularized today.  This episode was first published on 10/14/2021.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lena Dunham, Alissa Bennett

Topics covered

• Marie Antoinette
• history
• cultural icon
• society
• beheading
• rumors
• bad decisions

Keywords

• Marie Antoinette
• beheading
• cultural icon
• society
• history
• rumors
• bad decisions

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