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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.

Dec 28, 2017

New Year's Eve storytelling on television is often hit-or-miss, but Designing Womendelivered a timeless masterpiecewith the January 1, 1990, episode "The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire 20th Century."

Written by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and directed by Harry Thomason, this heartfelt episode features the...


Dec 9, 2017

From child star to seasoned multi-hyphenate, Kim Fields has spent four decades thriving in the entertainment industry. In this heartfelt conversation, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams sits down with Fields to discuss everything from motherhood and mentorship to voice, faith, and self-doubt — themes explored in Kim's...