Lesley Arfin, Staff Writer on <i>Girls</i>, Talks Nudity, Body Image and the Creative Courage of Lena Dunham

Here's an excerpt from Episode 151, a revealing conversation with Lesley Arfin, a staff writer on the first two seasons of the hit television show, starring Lena Dunham, as well as the MTV series.
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Cast members, from left, Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, Jemima Kirke and Lena Dunham, attend the HBO premiere of "Girls" at the NYU Skirball Center on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Cast members, from left, Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, Jemima Kirke and Lena Dunham, attend the HBO premiere of "Girls" at the NYU Skirball Center on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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Here's an excerpt from Episode 151, a revealing conversation with Lesley Arfin, a staff writer on the first two seasons of the hit television show Girls, starring Lena Dunham, as well as the MTV series Awkward. Her book, Dear Diary, is based on a column of the same name that originally appeared in Vice magazine. It was published by Vice Books/MTV Press in 2007.

Here, she talks about her work on Girls -- the creative collaboration in the writers' room, Lena's decision to appear nude, and the passionate discussions that the show has incited in its viewers.

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