Apres Culture

This week we’re talking great American girlhood novels, from the real lives behind the fictionalized autobiographies, to the two very different visions of one tumultuous time in American history they offer, to how ridiculous it is that a real-life dude would actually be named Manly Wilder (seriously, Manly Wilder). Who left the family’s time on a commune out of her story? Who hung out with Dorothy Parker and got sued by Charlie Chaplin? And who really wrote the Little House series (yeah, there’s a serious debate)? Pull up a chair and prepare to gloss over your father’s real shortcomings — it’s time for Après Culture. NEXT WEEK: Tin Cup (1996) Pardon the Interruption (ESPN podcast), “Divisional Round Recap: 1/18/16” TIPPLE OF THE WEEK: Micheladas