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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.

May 31, 2018

Author 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 workplace fashion.

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May 17, 2018

Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams explores MTV's original, animated series Daria (1997-2002) and its longstanding value for having given voice to women and girls who are smart, discerning and impatient. Still available online and on DVD, the series' impact continues to be felt today in the action and leadership of feminist...


May 3, 2018

This episode continues the insightful interview with Bill Jankowski, co-author of Patty Duke's memoir In the Presence of Greatness. Jankowski and host Cynthia Bemis Abrams delve deeper into Duke's experiences with Hollywood legends, her remarkable career spanning film, stage, and television, and her courageous advocacy...


May 3, 2018

In this captivating episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams sits down with William Jankowski, co-author of In the Presence of Greatness, to discuss the remarkable life and legacy of Anna "Patty" Duke. From her groundbreaking roles in The Miracle Worker and The Patty Duke Show to her later years of...