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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.

Apr 23, 2017

In advance of her memoir Hot Pants in Hollywood: Sex, Secrets & Sitcoms, author Susan Silver and Advanced TV Herstory host Cynthia Bemis Abrams sat down to talk about writing for iconic TV sitcoms like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maude and Square Pegs. Susan reveals the most influential figures in her career ...


Apr 18, 2017

Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams connects the dots between regional children’s TV, women's health, and media's invasion of privacy through the story of Miss Sherri Finkbine—Arizona’s Romper Room teacher and a pivotal figure in the Thalidomide tragedy.

  • Examines how Finkbine’s use of Thalidomide for morning...