Writer/director Lena Dunham is the voice of my generation. Or at the very least, a voice of a generation. Her new show, Too Much, is now available to stream on Netflix.

We start by discussing her 2022 film Sharp Stick (6:20), the 1970s cinema that inspired it (9:50), and how it offers a “three-way mirror” to the female experience (12:41). Then, Lena reflects on meeting Judd Apatow on the heels of Tiny Furniture (15:39), her rapid ascension following Girls (17:39), the pain and power of grappling with OCD on the show (23:11), the genius of season five’s “The Panic in Central Park” (29:35), and how she’s continued to learn from public criticisms (35:27).

On the back-half, we sit with the end of Girls (43:59), the aftermath of that decade (49:57), the new creative path Lena had to forge (55:46), the prophetic presence of her father (1:00:27), the inspiration that is her mother (1:01:47), and the dreams she has for the years ahead—on the screen, and off (1:06:54).

Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at mail@talkeasypod.com.

Writer/director Lena Dunham is the voice of my generation. Or at the very least, a voice of a generation. Her new show,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30406366/">Too Much</a>,&nbsp;is now available to stream on Netflix.
We start by discussing her 2022 film Sharp Stick (6:20), the 1970s cinema that inspired it (9:50), and how it offers a &ldquo;three-way mirror&rdquo; to the female experience (12:41). Then, Lena reflects on meeting Judd Apatow on the heels of Tiny Furniture (15:39), her rapid ascension following Girls (17:39), the pain and power of grappling with OCD on the show (23:11), the genius of season five&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Panic in Central Park&rdquo; (29:35), and how she&rsquo;s continued to learn from public criticisms (35:27).
On the back-half, we sit with the end of&nbsp;Girls (43:59), the aftermath of that decade (49:57), the new creative path Lena had to forge (55:46), the prophetic presence of her father (1:00:27), the inspiration that is her mother (1:01:47), and the dreams she has for the years ahead&mdash;on the screen, and off (1:06:54).
Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at <a href="mailto:mail@talkeasypod.com">mail@talkeasypod.com</a>.

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