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Lena Dunham hosts this podcast miniseries about friendship, love, work, bodies and more.

Women Of The Hour Lena Dunham

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.1 • 257 Ratings

Lena Dunham hosts this podcast miniseries about friendship, love, work, bodies and more.

    The C-Word: Amy Winehouse Part 1

    The C-Word: Amy Winehouse Part 1

    Lena is back with Alissa Bennet to share another episode of their new podcast, The C-Word! It’s a chat show about women history loves to call “crazy.”
    Recognized for her singular voice and iconic beehive, Amy Winehouse became a near-instant music legend as well as a tabloid mainstay in the 2000s. On the 10th anniversary of her death, Lena and Alissa discuss the singer-songwriter’s precocious talent, her rebellious teen years, and the beginnings of a bad romance that would fuel her later work as well as her addictions.
    Other episodes of The C-Word are available on Luminary, a new podcast app, or by subscribing to the Luminary channel on Apple Podcasts. For the rest of The C-Word, go to apple.co/cword or https://luminarypodcasts.com/

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    • 57 min
    The C-Word: Sean Young

    The C-Word: Sean Young

    It's a special episode of The C-Word! With each episode, Lena Dunham and Alissa Bennett take you on an historical deep-dive into the life of a woman society dismissed by calling her mad, sad, or just plain bad. Join them for a rich, hilarious, and heartbreaking look into exactly what it means when we call a woman “crazy”.

    In this episode: Sean Young got her big break when she was cast in Blade Runner at 22-years old. But after rumblings that she was “difficult to work with,” and troubling romantic rumors, her reputation plummeted. Lena and Alissa trace Sean’s career through her plea to play Catwoman to some ill-fated talk show appearances to Hollywood outcast.

    If you like what you hear, we invite you to join us for all episodes of The C-Word on the Luminary podcast app. Luminary Premium is the only place you’ll find all episodes of The C-Word, as well as other premium, ad-free shows you can’t hear anywhere else. Go to LuminaryPodcasts.com to learn more.



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    • 57 min
    The C-Word: Miranda Grosvenor feat. Sia

    The C-Word: Miranda Grosvenor feat. Sia

    Lena is back with Alissa Bennet to share another episode of their new podcast, The C-Word! It’s a chat show about women history loves to call “crazy.” 

    In this episode: Lena and Alissa dive into the story of legendary love-scammer Miranda Grosvenor, a woman who anonymously enchanted Hollywood’s most famous men over the phone. Some of her confirmed callers include Warren Beatty, Robert DeNiro, and Billy Joel. Lena and Alissa discuss the isolation of fame, the long-lost magic of landlines, and then talk to Sia about the intentions behind hiding one’s face.
    Other episodes of The C-Word are available only on Luminary, a new podcast app. Visit https://luminarypodcasts.com/ for the rest of season one.



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    • 57 min
    The C-Word: Casey Johnson

    The C-Word: Casey Johnson

    Lena is back with Alissa Bennet to share the first episode of their new podcast, The C-Word! It’s a chat show about women history loves to call “crazy.” 

    In this episode: Heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, Casey was a 2000s tabloid staple known for her wild partying, badly-behaved pets, and tumultuous relationships, before her untimely death at age 30. Lena & Alissa discuss wealth, fame, and growing up in the public eye.

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    • 45 min
    Bonus: Never Before with Janet Mock and Lena Dunham

    Bonus: Never Before with Janet Mock and Lena Dunham

    Janet Mock talks to Lena about her history of activism, dealing with public scandals, and their unlikely friendship. To hear Janet's conversations with Tina Knowles-Lawson, Maxine Waters, Rowan Blanchard, and more, subscribe to Never Before.



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    • 45 min
    Announcing a New Podcast: Never Before with Janet Mock

    Announcing a New Podcast: Never Before with Janet Mock

    Lena is here to tell you about a brand new Lenny Podcast, Never Before with Janet Mock.


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Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
257 Ratings

257 Ratings

elisego ,

i love this

to survey and explicate (where possible) complicated female behaviour is one fantastic idea, if for nothing else than allowing other females to recalibrate our own exacting gaze on what we do. it's all so easy to sweep entire personae under simple labels. everything encourages us to do it but i think we don't start out looking at women that way. and i think we need to stop giving into the easy judgments if we want things to change.

Dkdfgif ,

Great fun listen

Excellent. Really enjoy these, such an informative listen.

Meeshfeesh ,

FINALLY! ❤

Refreshing, inspiring, encouraging, and filled with incredible insight, stories and testimonials about everything from politics, to pen pals.

Thank you Lena Dunham for filling a void that so many of us women have felt for so long, with such exceptional content.

I can't get enough!

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