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What did we learn about Anna Marie Tendler from Men Have Called Her Crazy?

Culture critic Fran Hoepfner unpacks how Tendler re-introduces herself to the public, including her decision to not write about her public divorce from John Mulaney.

Culture critic Fran Hoepfner discusses how much the memoir reveals about her inner life as an artist

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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 23: Artist Anna Marie Tendler photographed during The Other Art Fair Los Angeles presented by Saatchi Art in partnership with BOMBAY SAPPHIRE at Barker Hangar on September 23, 2021 in Santa Monica, California.
Artist Anna Marie Tendler photographed during The Other Art Fair Los Angeles at Barker Hangar on September 23, 2021 in Santa Monica, California. (Rachel Murray/Getty Images for The Other Art Fair)

Anna Marie Tendler is an artist and photographer. She also famously used to be married to comedian John Mulaney.

In her new memoir, Men Have Called Her Crazy, Tendler shares stories about how her not-famous exes shaped her life, as well as raw and vulnerable scenes from her stay inside a mental institution.

Today on Commotion, culture critic Fran Hoepfner joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to unpack how she re-introduces herself to the public, including her decision to not write about her divorce from Mulaney, and what we learn about her as an artist on her own terms.

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You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Fran Hoepfner produced by Jane van Koeverden.

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