Interview Episode: When the World Didn't End with Guinevere Turner
Special Guest: Guinevere Turner
Guinevere Turner is an acclaimed screenwriter and director. She co-wrote the screenplays for American Psycho and The Notorious Bettie Page and, most recently, wrote the screenplay for Charlie Says. She also wrote and starred in the film Go Fish and was a writer and actor on Showtime’s The L Word. An essay she wrote for The New Yorker is the inspiration for her memoir. She lives in New York and Los Angeles.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Guinevere Turner grew up in The Lyman Family, a group she now understands was a cult, but at the time was the only family she knew. Guinevere has recently released her memoir When the World Didn't End. In it, she recounts her childhood experiences, including the abusive family situation she found herself in when she was pulled out of the cult. She spoke with LTAS about her book, as well as the work she's doing now to help others who have exited cults.
EPISODE LINKS
When the World Didn't End — (via Amazon) by Guinevere Turner, Penguin Random House, May 2023
When the World Didn't End — (via the publisher) by Guinevere Turner, Penguin Random House, May 2023
My Childhood in a Cult — by Guinevere Turner, The New Yorker, 29 April 2019
EPISODE DETAILS
June 14th, 2023
59 mins 37 secs
Bonus