Be Your Own Mr. Big: Sex and the City Creator Candace Bushnell on Love & Ambition

Before Sex and the City became a cultural phenomenon, Candace Bushnell was writing about something she saw happening all around her: ambitious, successful single women taking over New York City. In this episode of Superwomen, Candace joins Rebecca to revisit the column that started it all, the real-life stories behind Sex and the City, and what it was like watching her work become part of the culture. But a lot has changed since the ’90s… and a lot hasn’t. Candace shares what she thinks about dating today, why successful women are still struggling to find great partners, and why women no longer have an “expiration date.” She also opens up about the pursuit of creative success, the rejection that comes with it, and why not everything you create is going to work. Plus, Candace reveals the truth about the real Mr. Big, and why every woman might be better off becoming her own. Episode Guide: (00:00) Candace Bushnell needs no introduction (02:00) How a newspaper column turned into a phenomenon (09:22) The real-life stories behind Sex and the City (11:29) Why women should become their own Mr. Big (15:39) Why ambitious women still struggle to find love (19:43) Building a full life beyond romance (20:58) The truth about creative success (22:32) Could Gen Z have their own SATC? (25:04) Why women no longer have an expiration date (26:26) The real reason SATC had four iconic characters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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