Latest Womenrepresentation Podcast Episodes
Pioneering TV Women of Color: TV Women Blacklisted
Advanced TV Herstory - August 09, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis 4 episode series examines anti-communism/McCarthy-ism blacklisting 's impact on the careers of women who likely would have changed the look, depth and sound of TV. Cynthia and author/scholar, Dr. Charlene Regester of Univ. of North Carolina have a frank conversation about how racism, ster...
Different 50s TV: TV Women Blacklisted
Advanced TV Herstory - August 02, 2019 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThe topic of Hollywood Blacklisting has recently added a chapter - the impact it had on the budding TV industry, and more specifically, women. Researched and backed by FBI files of author/scholar Dr. Carol Stabile (University of Oregon), this 4 episode series mentions names of talented women w...
Calculated Efforts to Preserve Power: TV Women Blacklisted
Advanced TV Herstory - July 26, 2019 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThe topic of Hollywood Blacklisting has recently added a chapter - the impact it had on the budding TV industry, and more specifically, women. Researched and backed by FBI files of author/scholar Dr. Carol Stabile (University of Oregon), this 4 episode series mentions names of talented women w...
Anniversary Ep! 4 Years, 3 Hashtags, 2 Dreams
Advanced TV Herstory - July 01, 2019 22:41 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsCelebration of 4 years of independent podcasting about TV women - those behind the camera as well as in front of it. Cynthia's thanks her team of Jen Edds, Catherine Yang and Elsie Escobar and recaps highlights and changes made to the show's format and outreach. She also does some deep thinkin...
Cable's Original Content and Reruns: TV For and About Women
Advanced TV Herstory - May 13, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsListeners of episodes 1 & 2 receive a full background of how cable evolved to have the financing and capacity to produce original content. This episode walks through a few series and channel milestones with scholar, author & podcaster Amanda Lotz, covers the financial incentives now in place tha...
Eating Disorder Movies: TV For and About Women
Advanced TV Herstory - May 09, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsCynthia Bemis Abrams welcomes art historian, professor and author Emily L. Newman to this focused discussion on cable's growth and capacity. Newman has written about the niche program content aimed at women, including the made-for-TV movie genre on eating disorders. The pair share insights into...
Series, Movies & Channels: TV For & About Women
Advanced TV Herstory - May 05, 2019 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWe need to be smarter consumers of media! This 400 level session on the evolution of cable (tech + the business structure) features insights from author, scholar, podcaster Dr. Amanda Lotz. Find more at www.tvherstory.com Learn more about Amanda Lotz, her books, articles and her podcast "Med...
Cable, Audiences and Evolution: TV For and About Women
Advanced TV Herstory - May 01, 2019 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWe need to be smarter consumers of media! This 400 level session on the evolution of cable (tech + the business structure) features insights from author, scholar, podcaster Dr. Amanda Lotz. Find more at TVHerstory.com Learn more about Amanda Lotz, her books, articles and her podcast "Media B...
Pt 5 Finding the Feminist Lesson - Complicated Treasure: The Judy Garland Show -
Advanced TV Herstory - February 01, 2019 17:49 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWhat role does Judy & her series play in TV Herstory? Episode explores women storytelling, persistence, and sexism that serve as modern lessons about the power in and of TV, including one musical number from her December 1963 show, considered historic TV, about which few know. Cynthia and Chic...
Pt 4 Herstoric TV Guests and Performances - Complicated Treasure: The Judy Garland Show
Advanced TV Herstory - February 01, 2019 17:43 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJudy's series served as a bridge of American talent, featuring stars of stage and screen at every point in their careers: Barbra Streisand, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Lena Horne, Lorna Luft, Liza Minelli, Diahann Carroll, June Allyson. These performances give us some moments in art and history...
Pt 3 Unmatched! Production Budget Pressure - Complicated Treasure: The Judy Garland Show
Advanced TV Herstory - February 01, 2019 17:37 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsCynthia and Chicago-based, Emmy-nominated performer and Garland Scholar Angela Ingersoll exchange feminist insight into this important television series. Its production value and budget broke records and ushered in a whole new look and feel for TV entertainment. Lack of leadership and network su...
Pt 2 Angela Ingersoll Frames Judy's Legacy - Complicated Treasure: The Judy Garland Show
Advanced TV Herstory - February 01, 2019 17:24 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsAs we come upon the 50th anniversary of Judy’s passing, one look at the books, plays, and documentaries about her life reveals a certain pattern: primarily written and produced by men. Her life was surrounded by men. Cynthia and Chicago-based, Emmy-nominated performer and Garland Scholar Angel...
Pt 1 Judy Finally Makes it to TV - Complicated Treasure: The Judy Garland Show
Advanced TV Herstory - February 01, 2019 17:11 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJudy Garland's career in the 50s was made up of concerts, films and having kids. We explore why she resisted TV until her concert performances resurrected her career and confidence, resulting in a historic contract with CBS. Cynthia and Chicago-based, Emmy-nominated performer and Garland Scholar...
Women of "Grandma Got Runover"
Advanced TV Herstory - November 29, 2018 11:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsNo-spoil review of a rare holiday classic in which two women feature prominently in the plot! Based on Elmo Shroppshire's song of the same name from the mid-90s, the made-for-TV movie's plot and quirkiness may just earn it cult status.
TV Women are Cultural Data
Advanced TV Herstory - November 15, 2018 11:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWhy is America so divided and how did we get here? Cynthia probes that question from a TV Herstoric perspective. Also, be the first to hear how changing the podcast's distribution schedule will enable the team to research, develop and promote the relevant matters of TV women and representation...
Women TV Sports Reporter Legends
Advanced TV Herstory - November 01, 2018 10:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsAfter 40+ years of effort, the number of highly visible women covering TV sports is minuscule. Podcast/radio regular Jim Jax participates in herstoric look at legends & workhorses who made a difference. We discuss their achievements & career paths.
Witches are Back! Classic Charmed and 2018 Feminism
Advanced TV Herstory - October 18, 2018 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThe series Charmed, originally airing from 1998 to 2006 on the WB, can now be seen as a TV classic. Charmed tells the story of the three (sometimes four) Halliwell sisters who discover that they're powerful witches with the duty to fight all matter of evil. With the 2018 reboot of Charmed prem...
Briana Venskus on Bringing Life to Roles
Advanced TV Herstory - October 04, 2018 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsActor Briana Venskus of Agents of SHIELD, Grace and Frankie, Walking Dead and Outcast shares oodles of wisdom about fan engagement, progress of LGBTQ storylines & casting and the strength of streaming platforms in attracting transformative writers. Venskus is part of Clexacon, an international L...
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason Emerges from Exile
Advanced TV Herstory - September 20, 2018 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsHeadlines in late summer 2018 caught me at my core - prompting me to realize why we cherish some of the finest writing & acting onTV - from Murphy Brown and Designing Women. We DO need to pay closer attention to the power and influence of media. Linda Bloodworth-Thomason's guest column in The Ho...
Sports Night: More Relevant than Ever
Advanced TV Herstory - September 06, 2018 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWhether you've ever watched Aaron Sorkin's 1998-2000 classic series Sports Night or not, this episode explains its 2018 relevance and calls for a reboot. We recently reviewed a sexual harassment plot from That Girl (1967) & found a similar scenario in Sports Night... which leads us to pondering ...
TV's Single Women Caregivers and Gimme A Break!
Advanced TV Herstory - August 23, 2018 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn taking a look at Jeanine Furino's book All the Single Girls, the lead character single woman caregiver has evolved over 60 years. This episode looks at its historical context of 50s and 60s society as well as 1981's Gimme A Break!, which re-introduced us to a mammy character. Dr. Jennifer Ful...
Telling Stories of Women Across Media: An Interview with Sarah Moshman
Advanced TV Herstory - August 09, 2018 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsFrom Dancing with the Stars to her latest documentary, Nevertheless, Producer, director in both TV & film Sarah Moshman tells stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Join us as we discuss funding, Netflix, representation, worldwide impact, privilege & unity. Learn more about Moshm...
Tending the Fandom
Advanced TV Herstory - July 26, 2018 11:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWomen writers & directors bring a distinct lens to their jobs, so too have Dorothy Swanson and Liz Prugh led fan movements in ways that have benefited many. Hear more about how Swanson's "Viewers for Quality Television" grassroots efforts organized fans in the 80s & 90s to encourage and save exc...
Norman Lear's 70s Lady Bench
Advanced TV Herstory - July 12, 2018 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsAmerica's TV landscape was changing rapidly in the 70s. Popular characters in Norman Lear's portfolio of shows who went on to star in spinoffs. From The Jeffersons to Sanford & Son, black performers created memorable characters, bringing decades of stage and film experience to the small screen. ...
3 Years! Highlights and A Look Ahead
Advanced TV Herstory - July 05, 2018 14:54 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThree years since publishing our first episode, we're lighting candles & making a wish. This anniversary edition briefly reviews show changes made this year, with a focus on content about leadership, persistence and achievement. We also share more about the work that goes in, behind-the-scenes...
That Girl and Sexual Harassment
Advanced TV Herstory - June 28, 2018 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsSeason 1 (1966-67) of TV Classic That Girl delivered an all too familiar story line. Guest star Carroll O'Connor played an opera singer with intentions on getting Ann Marie's attention in exchange for an interview. What ensues is a good look at how sexual harassment was written as a conflict by ...
Anti-Heroines and Jessica Jones
Advanced TV Herstory - June 14, 2018 10:26 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis is beyond Green Acres! It's time we talk about complex women characters; those called "unlikable" who strive to do good or carry out justice, but take alternative approaches. Guest Dr. Molly Brost (University of So. Indiana) discusses anti-heroines, top characters, traits & Marvel's Jessi...
TV's Single Woman, The Feminerd
Advanced TV Herstory - May 31, 2018 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsAuthor Jeanine Furino shares insight into her term, "Feminerd" and TV's single women characters who best fit the description. We talk about Feminerds that blossom professionally and find love and happiness, like Liz Lemon and Leslie Knope. Furino goes out on a limb about Liz Lemon's impact on ...
Daria's Impact on Feminism
Advanced TV Herstory - May 17, 2018 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsMTV's Daria gave representation and voice to women and girls who are smart, discerning and impatient. It aired 1997-2002, but the series impact is felt today in the action and leadership of feminist movements creating change across all aspects of American culture. Even if you've never seen a Dar...
Patty Duke memoir "In the Presence of Greatness" Pt 2
Advanced TV Herstory - May 03, 2018 10:10 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsInterview with Bill Jankowski, who worked with Anna "Patty" Duke to document her experiences and observations working with greats from film, stage and TV. Duke shared her talents with audiences, earning an Oscar & pre-TONY for her performances in The Miracle Worker, and of course made all sorts ...
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