{"podcast":{"title":"80s TV Ladies","slug":"80s-tv-ladies-5566694","podcast_index_feed_id":5566694,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5585115/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/80s-tv-ladies","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/67b8bd2b5d23221d0e997e5c8a0bc7ca.jpg","author":"Susan Lambert","episode_count":121,"summary":"4-time Podcast Awards Winner! Webby nominated for Best Indie Podcast. 80s TV Ladies is dedicated to the beloved female-driven shows of the 1980s! Do you love 80s pop culture, television and fabulous women? On our show, you’ll hear a breakdown of how these shows got made, how they were influenced by the times and, in turn, how they influenced pop-culture trends to follow. We love discussing the “two-steps forward, one-step-back” lens of media-driven feminism. Join hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson as they talk about the fabulous ladies of television: Cagney & Lacey, Designing Women, A Different World, The Golden Girls and more. With special guests, TV creators and stars! Do these shows we hold so dear hold up? Let's find out. Season 1: We examine three “detective duo shows” this season, with multiple episodes and awesome guests for each TV show we cover. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Remington Steele Cagney & Lacey Season 2: Multiple episodes per TV show exploring representation and behind-the-scenes insight in science fiction, drama and sitcoms! Queer representation in 70s and 80s 9 to 5 television show It's a Living Designing Women Ladies of the 80s: A Divas Christmas Star T…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T16:17:17.925648+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/80s-tv-ladies-5566694"},"episode":{"title":"90s TV Babies Meet The Golden Girls: Uncovering Timeless Comedy | 80s TV Podcast","slug":"90s-tv-babies-meet-the-golden-girls-uncovering-timeless-comedy-80s-tv-podcast","published_at":"2026-02-18T07:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/80s-tv-ladies-5566694/90s-tv-babies-meet-the-golden-girls-uncovering-timeless-comedy-80s-tv-podcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/80s-tv-ladies-5566694","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/90s-tv-babies-meet-the-golden-girls-uncovering-timeless-comedy-80s-tv-podcast--70121952","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/op3.dev/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70121952/412_finished_v2.mp3","summary":"90s TV Babies Meet The Golden Girls: Uncovering Timeless Comedy | 80s TV Podcast Join co-hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson as they welcome back the “’90s TV Babies”—Sergio Perez, Sailor Franklin, and Serita Fontanesi—plus first-time (almost silent) guest: the 20s² TV Baby Theo —for a 2026 discussion of The Golden Girls. The group is assigned a lineup of key episodes across Seasons 1, 2, 4, 6, and the two-part series finale. They catch up on the last six months: Serita welcomes baby Theo (nearly six months old), shares his love of his Paddington bear, and talks about returning to work; Sailor celebrates a new solo apartment in South Pasadena, a promotion to visual and performing arts associate at a nonprofit, and performing in a 134 West variety show (“Merry Queerness: A Wildly Inappropriate Holiday Show”) featuring a “Last Christmas” number; Sergio describes his first “adult summer” without children’s theater, a year in a new apartment with Koji, and travel to the dunes at Pismo Beach. Theo’s teething, sock-removing, and foot-in-mouth milestones frequently steal the spotlight. On The Golden Girls, the guests discuss its lasting impact, rapid-fire joke writing, and how boldly early seasons tackled topics like LGBTQ+ themes, age gaps, consent/power dynamics, teen pregnancy, grief, and loss—often balancing heart with humor. Sergio admits he’s watching the series for the first time and praises the show’s intelligence and influence on later sitcoms; Sailor highlights the value of 24-plus-episode seasons and names Dorothy as her favorite; Sergio chooses Rose and admires Betty White’s performance. They single out “Mrs. George Devereaux” for its emotional weight and structure, and critique the pacing and feel of the series finale’s ending. They also touch on behind-…","meta_description":"90s TV Babies Meet The Golden Girls: Uncovering Timeless Comedy | 80s TV Podcast Join co-hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson as they welcome back…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3918,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/80s-tv-ladies-5566694/episodes/90s-tv-babies-meet-the-golden-girls-uncovering-timeless-comedy-80s-tv-podcast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/80s-tv-ladies-5566694/90s-tv-babies-meet-the-golden-girls-uncovering-timeless-comedy-80s-tv-podcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}