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Connect the dots of TV and feminism to American culture and politics with host Cynthia Bemis Abrams. Interviews with top names - in front of and behind the scenes - offer insights into TV that has shaped American culture and influenced the world. Check out episodes with actors Annie Potts, Margaret Cho, Stepfanie Kramer of Hunter, Kim Fields of Facts of Life and Living Single, and daytime's Cady McClain.  Television veteran writers Georgia Jeffries, Victoria Riskin and April Smith are featured in episodes that explain storytelling as a writing craft. These discussions will forever change how you watch TV. Explore issues of race through interviews with academics Robin Means-Coleman and Charlene Regester, and influencer Karly Beaumont. Ever since the #MeToo Movement of 2017-18, Cynthia has highlighted key episodes and events surrounding sexual harassment - fictional and real life.  With listeners around the world, Cynthia celebrates the progress of representation in media and captures the stories and insights that make TV a powerful storyteller and mirror of truth. In 2025, Cynthia started revealing more about the book she and a colleague are writing. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter at www.tvherstory.com. Promise,  your data will never be sold.

Jan 23, 2016

Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams welcomes Dr. Wendy Burns-Ardolino, author of TV Female Foursomes and Their Fans, to discuss the groundbreaking 1989 Designing Women episode, "They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?"

The episode tackled the tabloid-fueled controversy surrounding Delta Burke and her weight gain, which was...


Jan 13, 2016

Cynthia Bemis Abrams, host of Advanced TV Herstory goes in depth with college professor Dr. Wendy Burns-Ardolino on the construction of the four-women dynamic as detailed in her book, TV Female Foursomes and Their Fans. Burns-Ardolino studied classic TV sitcoms that regularly featured a 4-woman cast throughout most or...


Jan 5, 2016

Lucille Ball's Humility & Pride

 

In this episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams profiles the feminist, legendary impact of Lucille Ball and the experiences and traits that made herl an American TV icon. Across a number of sources, Cynthia pieces together fragments to get a clearer picture, with...