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Intelligence Squared · 2026-04-28 · 42 min · 7,185 words

Lena Dunham: Famesick, with Dolly Alderton (Part Two)

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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sorrenti. In this episode we return for part two of our live event with award-winning actor, writer, director and producer Lena Dunham. The creator of hit series Girls and Too Much joined us at the Hackney Empire in London to discuss fame, creativity and the personal cost of success. She was in conversation with author, screenwriter and columnist Dolly Alderton.

If you haven't heard part one, we recommend jumping back an episode to catch up. And a brief content warning for this episode. This episode contains some strong language and adult themes. But let's return to the conversation now, live at the Hackney Empire in London. Before we move on, can I do my transatlantic quiz?

I'm so excited. Um, because this is your hometown and you are now officially British. By the way, she is writing this in a notebook where she also found a COVID gratitude list, which is one of the darkest things that can happen to a person. It's so awful.

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