Lena Dunham

Dunham says pigs should not be kept alone because their territoriality prevents casual socializing with other pigs.

“Because they're very territorial, they can't just like casually have playdates with another pig”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:00

Dunham recommends the Meishan pig as a good beginner rescue pig.

“But actually a May Sean is a great cozy. I think. really good beginner rescue pig”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:34

Dunham warns prospective owners that teacup and mini pigs are not actually small.

“If someone tells you that you are getting a teacup pig, you are not. If someone tells you you're getting a mini pig, you're not”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 59:17

Dunham says Hannah fails to recognize her own power to hurt others, which helped explain Jessa's betrayal.

“because Hannah doesn't, see herself as a person with any power she doesn't realize that she's capable of hurting anybody else's feelings”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 43:57

Dunham argues Girls sat between critics' extremes, taking its characters seriously while understanding what was funny about them.

“actually, something can live totally between those places, which is we take them totally seriously and we totally get what's funny about it”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 37:15

Dunham finds watching Girls stressful, despite viewers treating it as comfort television.

“I feel like when I'm watching Girls, I'm like watching one of those movies where somebody has like 10 minutes to disseminate a bomb”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 33:45

Dunham praises Natalie Portman as an exceptional actress even in minor moments.

“Natalie is such a good actress and she's such a good actress even in moments where she doesn't have to be”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 57:58

Dunham recounts declining a celebrity Bake Off after learning producers would not even help turn on the ovens.

“They was like, oh no, we're not allowed to touch any of the knobs. And I just went”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 52:13

Dunham says she likes that TikTok has helped people find like-minded communities.

“what I like about it is it seems like it's allowed a lot of people to find like-minded folks”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 46:23

Dunham describes Girls as a show about how difficult female friendship is before people learn boundaries.

“it's a show about like the fact that female friendship is actually, until you figure out what is and isn't your business, it's a thorny torture scape”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 38:36

Dunham argues Hollywood still treats sick performers as defective even if producers no longer say so openly.

“Maybe a producer would not feel comfortable saying out loud that one's defective. We want a new one. But the but the behavior remains the same”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 24:54

Dunham recalls that Nora Ephron generously mentored many younger women.

“But she showed up for other women, younger women in this way that was so mind blowing”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 22:09

Dunham says she began her memoir shortly after rehab, initially hoping to simply purge the experiences.

“I started the book when I was, three months out of rehab. And I just thought like, I'll jot off some of these experiences”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 19:43

Dunham describes spoiled pig syndrome as a condition in which pigs given treats without doing tricks become aggressive.

“It is a well-known condition wherein a pig starts to, if you ask your pig, say you give your pig treats, but you don't ever ask them to do a trick for those treats”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 17:58

Dunham says turning 40 has brought relief from the attention she once felt she had to seek.

“And some kind of attention that you no longer either feel you are supposed to be seeking or are getting. And it's a huge relief”

Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Lena Dunham (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 11:47