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EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 15 MIN

Candace Bushnell

from The Zest from Orange Coast magazine · host Orange Coast

This week, we’re joined by a true cultural icon. She’s the international best-selling novelist behind Sex and the City and the woman often called the real-life Carrie Bradshaw herself. From bestselling books like Four Blondes, Lipstick Jungle, and The Carrie Diaries to the HBO phenomenon that changed the conversation around women, friendship, dating, and ambition, her work has shaped pop culture for decades. Now, she’s bringing her critically acclaimed one-woman show, "True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and the City," to South Coast Repertory May 30 through 31, taking audiences on a whirlwind journey through New York, from Studio 54 to "Sex and the City" and beyond. Please enjoy this conversation with Candace Bushnell!

This week, we’re joined by a true cultural icon. She’s the international best-selling novelist behind Sex and the City and the woman often called the real-life Carrie Bradshaw herself. From bestselling books like Four Blondes, Lipstick Jungle, and The Carrie Diaries to the HBO phenomenon that changed the conversation around women, friendship, dating, and ambition, her work has shaped pop culture for decades. Now, she’s bringing her critically acclaimed one-woman show, "True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and the City," to South Coast Repertory May 30 through 31, taking audiences on a whirlwind journey through New York, from Studio 54 to "Sex and the City" and beyond. Please enjoy this conversation with Candace Bushnell!

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