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July 18, 2023 47 mins

Actor and writer Mara Wilson (Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, Welcome to Night Vale) joins host Sabrina Cartan to geek out about her favorite foreign teen dramas, My Mad Fat Diary, SKAM, and Dance Academy. Mara and Sabrina discuss how these shows (and a few movies, including the classic Grease) shaped their impressions of teendom vs. what they actually experienced. Through this lens, Mara explores the good girl vs. bad girl trope, the central theme of her new Hollywood memoir, Good Girls Don’t.  



Fandom Made Me is a biweekly podcast from Fandom Forward, featuring interviews with activists, leaders, and writers on the pop culture that shaped them. Fandom Forward (formerly the Harry Potter Alliance) is a 501(c)3 organization that turns fans into heroes by using the power of story and popular culture to make activism accessible and sustainable.



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