4-time Podcast Awards Winner! Webby nominated for Best Indie Podcast.<br />80s TV Ladies is dedicated to the beloved female-driven shows of the 1980s! Do you love 80s pop culture, television and fabulous women? On our show, you’ll hear a breakdown of how these shows got made, how they were influenced by the times and, in turn, how they influenced pop-culture trends to follow. We love discussing the “two-steps forward, one-step-back” lens of media-driven feminism.<br /><br />Join hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson as they talk about the fabulous ladies of television: Cagney & Lacey, Designing Women, A Different World, The Golden Girls and more.<br /><br />With special guests, TV creators and stars! Do these shows we hold so dear hold up? Let's find out.<br /><br />Season 1: We examine three “detective duo shows” this season, with multiple episodes and awesome guests for each TV show we cover.<br />Scarecrow and Mrs. King<br />Remington Steele<br />Cagney & Lacey<br /><br />Season 2: Multiple episodes per TV show exploring representation and behind-the-scenes insight in science fiction, drama and sitcoms!<br />Queer representation in 70s and 80s<br />9 to 5 television show<br />It's a Living<br />Designing Women<br />Ladies of the 80s: A Divas Christmas<br />Star Trek Ladies<br />Moonlighting<br /><br />Special guests: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Martha Smith, Robin Bernheim, Stephanie Zimbalist, Evan Ball, Debbie Evans, Barney Rosenzweig, Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Karen Arthur, Cynthis Beemis Abrams, Matt Baume, Jane Epsensen, Drew Greenberg, Paul Kreppel, Bryan Edward Hill, Maggie Friedman, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Stan Zimmerman, Mary Lou Belli, Nana Visitor, Glenn Gordon Caron, Shery Main and more!<br /><br />We publish every other Wednesday.<br />Tell us: Who should we interview and what's your favorite 80s Ladies television show? https://www.80stvladies.com
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4-time Podcast Awards Winner! Webby nominated for Best Indie Podcast.<br />80s TV Ladies is dedicated to the beloved female-driven shows of the 1980s! Do you love 80s pop culture, television and fabulous women? On our show, you’ll hear a breakdown of how these shows got made, how they were influenced by the times and, in turn, how they influenced pop-culture trends to follow. We love discussing the “two-steps forward, one-step-back” lens of media-driven feminism.<br /><br />Join hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson as they talk about the fabulous ladies of television: Cagney & Lacey, Designing Women, A Different World, The Golden Girls and more.<br /><br />With special guests, TV creators and stars! Do these shows we hold so dear hold up? Let's find out.<br /><br />Season 1: We examine three “detective duo shows” this season, with multiple episodes and awesome guests for each TV show we cover.<br />Scarecrow and Mrs. King<br />Remington Steele<br />Cagney & Lacey<br /><br />Season 2: Multiple episodes per TV show exploring representation and behind-the-scenes insight in science fiction, drama and sitcoms!<br />Queer representation in 70s and 80s<br />9 to 5 television show<br />It's a Living<br />Designing Women<br />Ladies of the 80s: A Divas Christmas<br />Star Trek Ladies<br />Moonlighting<br /><br />Special guests: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Martha Smith, Robin Bernheim, Stephanie Zimbalist, Evan Ball, Debbie Evans, Barney Rosenzweig, Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Karen Arthur, Cynthis Beemis Abrams, Matt Baume, Jane Epsensen, Drew Greenberg, Paul Kreppel, Bryan Edward Hill, Maggie Friedman, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Stan Zimmerman, Mary Lou Belli, Nana Visitor, Glenn Gordon Caron, Shery Main and more!<br /><br />We publish every other Wednesday.<br />Tell us: Who should we interview and what's your favorite 80s Ladies television show? https://www.80stvladies.com
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