The L Word (with Ilene Chaiken)

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Society & Culture, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Sexuality

5 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

This week Mal sits down with Ilene Chaiken, the creator of The L Word and pioneer of lesbian representation in media. She opens up about being a queer woman in Hollywood, how The L Word was inspired by her real-life friend group, and what it meant to put lesbian stories on screen before anyone else was doing it. PLUS, she answers the burning questions everyone is dying to know, including, does she regret killing Dana?! Thank you to this episode's sponsors! • Dipsea Stories- Right now, you can get a 30-day free trial PLUS 25% off your annual subscription when you go to ⁠https://DipseaStories.com/MADE⁠ • SKIMS - Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody Collection and more at ⁠https://www.skims.com/made⁠ #skimspartner Follow our guest @ilenechaiken, follow the show @madeitout and follow Mal @malglowenke Keep up with Run-A-Muck: https://werunamuck.com WANT MORE CONTENT? JOIN OUR SUBSCRIPTION COMMUNITY FOR NEW SHOWS, ASK MAL ANYTHING & MORE!!! ⁠⁠madeitout.supercast.com⁠⁠ For all other inquiries, please email ⁠⁠[email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, all, welcome back to Made It Out.
0:02.2	Today's guest kind of feels like a bucketless moment.
0:06.3	I'm sitting down with Eileen Shaken, who is an incredible TV executive, producer, writer, creator,
0:16.2	but we all know her because she's the creator of the L Word.
0:20.7	I sat down with her and I talked to her
0:22.5	about her life, the L word. I asked her the burning questions that we all have about the L word.
0:28.1	And we finally got the real answer on if she regrets killing Dana. When life feels overwhelming,
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2:04.8	It is an absolute honor to have you here.
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