Ideas Exchange: Why Carrie Brownstein was reluctant heading into ‘Portlandia’

Carrie Brownstein talks with Times writer Lorraine Ali about making it in television at the Festival of Books at USC.

April 11, 2016 5:37 PM PT

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Ideas Exchange: Why Carrie Brownstein was reluctant heading into 'Portlandia'

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Latinos de Hoy Awards: October 2017 | Dolby Theatre

Festival of Books: April 22 - 23, 2017 | USC

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