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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.

Sep 2, 2020

In 1994, Margaret Cho made TV history as the star of All-American Girl, the first network sitcom with an all-Asian-American cast. In this conversation with Ashley Pacini of The Reel Women and Cynthia Bemis Abrams of Advanced TV Herstory, Cho reflects on the series’ groundbreaking legacy and how representation in...


Aug 25, 2020

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TV and film professional Pepper Reed shares her path from acting to script supervising to directing. In this episode hosted by Ashley Pacini, Pepper discusses how her work in sci-fi and fantasy genres intersects with her training, her thoughts on ageism, and the importance of professional...


Aug 18, 2020

This episode of Advanced TV Herstory continues the Reel Women series and spotlights the dynamic Chanel Glover — a filmmaker, teacher, lawyer, and playwright whose work centers queer people of color and real-life storytelling.

 

Co-hosted by Cynthia Bemis Abrams and Ashley Pacini, the conversation explores...


Aug 11, 2020

Chicago-based director and cinematographer Sanicole Young joins Cynthia and Ashley Pacini of The Reel Women to discuss her journey in filmmaking, education, and rising through the entertainment industry outside the typical Hollywood path. In this intimate conversation, Sanicole reflects on her creative process,...


Jul 24, 2020

Danielle Earle is a filmmaker, educator, and founder of PLEntertainment. In this episode, she joins Cynthia and Reel Women collaborator Ashley Pacini to discuss how she balances a career in production with her role as a digital media teacher at Orange High School in New Jersey.

 

Key topics include:

  • Danielle’s...