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- Gloria Steinem died at age 92 in New York City, and her posthumous 'Famous Last Words' interview is now streaming on Netflix.
- Brad Falchuk interviewed Steinem in February 2025 for the series, which films conversations to be held in trust and released after the subject's death.
- Steinem 'takes advantage of the Famous Last Words format to speak freely about her loves, her family, the complicated personal politics within the feminist movement and her regrets,' per Netflix.
- The episode explores the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, Indigenous cultures, and 'the vital necessity of organizing across boundaries for equality,' per the Netflix announcement.
- Previous 'Famous Last Words' subjects include Dr. Jane Goodall and Eric Dane; the format uses remotely operated cameras to create 'an atmosphere of total intimacy.'
- Steinem delivers a final, unedited message looking directly into the camera as the interview concludes, and the format is based on Denmark's 'Det Sidste Ord.'
- The series is executive produced by Falchuk and Mikkel Bondesen through Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, alongside BSNA (a Banijay Entertainment company), David Goldberg, and showrunner David Friedman.
Why it matters: For viewers, the posthumous release captures Steinem addressing 'complicated personal politics within the feminist movement and her regrets' — candor typically absent from standard obituaries. Filmed in February 2025 and held in trust until after her death at 92, the trust-based format lets her speak beyond the controlled public persona that defined six decades of activism.
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