Podcasts about golden girls forever

CHEESECAKES!!! Today is the day! At long last we got to sit down with our hero, Jim Colucci, author of the definitive book about The Golden Girls, called Golden Girls Forever. As you'll hear him promise, this is just the first of many many conversations we'll be having with Jim in episodes to come. In this conversation, Jim shares the absolutely hilarious, and dare I say touching, story of securing his interview with Bea Arthur for the book. The story is just as outrageous and nail-biting as you'd imagine! GO GRAB YOURSELF A COPY OF JIM'S BOOK! CLICK HERE! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is our most gossipy episode ever! Jim and Frank, one of my favorite couples, spill the tea on the icons you want to know most if it were 1983. Sarah Mills, Andy Warhol, and yes, humiliating yourself in front of Merril Streep are all on topic. We discuss occasionally overstepping and finding their way to any and every premiere and the joys of being a fan who gets to talk to the people they love. We talk about overstepping and We talk about the exclusive chat forum known as The Stump and how it affected all our lives.  Bio: Frank DeCaro is the author of the Rizzoli bestseller Drag: Combing Through the Big Wigs of Show Business, and the forthcoming pop-culture history, Disco: Music, Movies, and Mania Under the Mirror Ball. Other books include Unmistakably Mackie, The Dead Celebrity Cookbook series, and the pioneering queer memoir A Boy Named Phyllis. A graduate of Northwestern University, DeCaro writes frequently for The New York Times and Emmy magazine. As a performer, he is best known for his 12 years as host of The Frank DeCaro Show on Sirius XM, and his six-year stint as the movie critic on The Daily Show. In addition, he spent four years playing large venues across North America as the opening act for comedian Lisa Lampanelli.  DeCaro is active on social media at @frankdecaroshow. He and his husband, author Jim Colucci (All in the Family: The Show That Changed Television and Golden Girls Forever), live in Los Angeles and New Jersey with their puppy, Penelope Puggleston, who is the true head of their household.Jim Colucci is a Los Angeles-based freelance entertainment writer whose work has appeared in such publications as TV Guide and CBS' Watch! magazine, where he served as a Deputy Editor.  He has appeared on such shows as CNN's History of the Sitcom, and for a decade delivered a weekly on-air entertainment report on his husband Frank DeCaro's self-titled show on Sirius XM radio.  His books include the November 2021 release All in the Family: The Show That Changed Television, co-authored with Norman Lear, as well as Will & Grace: Fabulously Uncensored, The Q Guide to The Golden Girls and the New York Times best-seller Golden Girls Forever.  He recently completed his next book, Love Boat Forever, while being constantly interrupted by the couple's cookie-demanding pug mix, Penny.

What better way to celebrate the anniversary of the Golden Girls Premier than a conversation with pop culture author, TV expert, and all-around pal & confidante, Jim Colucci! We talk to Jim about his own connection to the show, the process of writing Golden Girls Forever, which has become a must-have for any fan of the show, and his appreciation for the art of sitcom. Plus, we hear about Jim's new book that focuses on another classic TV show, The Love Boat, and a conversation he and Sarah have planned in LA to discuss Sarah's book, AKA Lucy. It is truly a load of fun!

On today's episode entertainment writer Jim Colucci give us snippets about what it takes to write books about some of the greatest shows in TV history and an endearing story about finally nailing an interview with Bea Arthur. Jim's work has appeared in such publications as TV Guide, Inside TV, Quick & Simple, InTouch, The Advocate, Next and CBS' Watch! magazine, where he served as a Deputy Editor.  Since 2008, he has covered television and other entertainment media in his popular blog, Must Hear TV. He has appeared as a TV expert and historian on such shows as CNN's History of the Sitcom and Reelz's continuing series, Behind Closed Doors. For over ten years, Jim also delivered a weekly on-air version of  “Must Hear TV” as a correspondent for “The Frank DeCaro Show” on Sirius XM radio. In the fall of 2004, Time Inc. released Jim's official, authorized companion book to one of NBC's biggest comedy hits, titled Will & Grace: Fabulously Uncensored.  His second TV book, The Q Guide to The Golden Girls, was released by Alyson Books in September, 2006.  His third book, Golden Girls Forever, released in April 2016 by HarperDesign, a division of HarperCollins, became a New York Times best-seller. In November, 2021, Rizzoli/Universe released All in the Family: The Show That Changed Television, featuring the remembrances of TV legend Norman Lear plus dozens of All in the Family‘s stars, writers, producers, directors, crew and guest stars, and an introduction by Jimmy Kimmel. Always a fan of classic TV, Jim frequently conducts day-long, in-depth, on-camera interviews with legendary figures from American TV history for the Academy of Television Arts & Science's “Archive of American Television” project.  Interviewees have included Jayne Meadows, Arthur Rankin, Rue McClanahan, Cloris Leachman, Phylicia Rashad, Tyne Daly, Barbara Feldon, Sam Waterston, James Lipton, Chuck Barris, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jeffrey Tambor, and Bernie Kopell. Jim has written for entertainment media since his days as the Film Editor for The Daily Pennsylvanian, the college newspaper at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with degrees in economics/marketing and computer science from the Wharton School of Business and the Moore School of Engineering. Originally from Wayne, New Jersey, he now lives in Los Angeles with Frank and their mischievous Boston terrier, Gabby. www.jimcolucci.com @jimcolucci

TVC 565.9: Jim Colucci, author of Golden Girls Forever, talks to Ed about the trans-generational appeal of The Golden Girls; Betty White's remarkable timing as a performer; and why Rose Nyland was the hardest of the four Golden Girls to play. Betty White passed away on Friday, Dec. 21, at age ninety-nine. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 563.8: From December 2017: Jim Colucci, deputy editor of CBS Watch magazine and author of Golden Girls Forever, talks to Ed and Greg Ehrbar about the circumstances that led Betty White to being cast as Rose on The Golden Girls after she had already been cast as Blanche. We are putting together a formal program-length tribute to Betty White that will air later this month on TV Confidential. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: http://youtu.be/SWd0WAMrETA About The Author Producer, philanthropist, and activist Norman Lear has the distinction of being among the first seven television pioneers inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. He won his first two Emmy® Awards in 1971 (for All in the Family's premiere season) and his most recent one in 2020, for Live in Front of a Studio Audience: ”All In The Family” and ”Good Times.” His memoir, Even This I Get to Experience, was published in 2014. Jimmy Kimmel is the host and executive producer of the Emmy® Award–nominated Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC's longest-running late-night talk show. Also a comedian and writer, he has hosted some of the biggest events in pop culture, including the Academy Awards, the Emmys, the American Music Awards, and the ESPY Awards, as well as executive-produced and hosted the Emmy Award–winning Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: “All In The Family” and “The Jeffersons” and Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All In The Family” and “Good Times.” Veteran television historian Jim Colucci covers television and other entertainment media on his blog Must Hear TV. He is the author of the authorized companion book Will & Grace: Fabulously Uncensored (2004), The Q Guide to the Golden Girls (2006), and the New York Times best-seller Golden Girls Forever (2016). https://www.amazon.com/All-Family-Changed-Television-UNIVERSE/dp/0789339730  

Finally! All Golden Girls! I'm talking to Jim Colucci, an actual expert on all things GG. This episode has it all, orgin, casting, backstage feuds! If you want more, pick up his book Golden Girls Forever. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

With all of the streaming options available in 2021, why do many still spend their Sundays watching The Golden Girls on basic cable? What is it about this show that ended nearly 30 years ago where people of all ages, races, and sexualities come together and still laugh? Jim Colucci is a writer and author, and back in 2016, he penned a book called Golden Girls Forever, a comprehensive look at the wildly popular program. He interviewed not only Bea Arthur, Betty White, and Rue McLanahan, but the creator Susan Harris, the writers, and even the actors playing bit or supporting roles. It was a 10-year passion project. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur had a Zoom conversation with Jim about the show in general, how the concept of older women living in the same house in Miami came together, his experience being in the audience for a season seven taping, and the massive popularity the Golden Girls still carries to this day. Jim's book is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Girls-Forever-Unauthorized-Behind/dp/0062422901 Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Get settled on the couch and grab some snacks: it’s another “Best Of” edition of Go Fact Yourself!As we all were stuck inside for most of the past year, TV was one of the only sources of entertainment that didn’t go away. We’ve collected some of our favorite contestants from the early episodes of the show who chose TV shows as their area of expertise.You’ll hear from tons of great guests like Cristela Alonzo, Pete Holmes and many more, as they talk about shows like “Mad Men,” “The Golden Girls,” and “Jeopardy.” Happy binging!Appearing in this episode:J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongCristela Alonzo from Episode 4Pete Holmes from Episode 9Louis Virtel from Episode 17Alison Rosen from Episode 24Glen Weldon from Episode 27With guest experts:Jim Colucci, Entertainment writer, radio reporter, editor at CBS Watch magazine and author of Golden Girls Forever.Allan Havey, actor and comedian, from “Mad Men.”Jerome Vered, writer and all-time winner of “Jeopardy.”Gloria Loring, actror and singer-songwriter from “The Facts of Life.”Brian Firkus actor, singer and embodiment of drag-queen Trixie Mattel.Go Fact Yourself was devised and produced by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, in collaboration with Maximum Fun. Theme Song by Jonathan Green.Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.Mask-wearing and vaccine-getting by YOU.

Totally Trans Co-Host Henry Giardina goes on Gayest Episode Ever with Drew G Mackie and Glen LakinThe Golden Girls is beloved by many in the queer community, and for good reason, but the series is not batting a thousand when it comes to LGBT representation. This third season episode features a character who may just be the first trans man character on American TV. It's… not great, but not wholly a disaster, and writer Henry Giardina is here to offer the perspective of a GG newbie.Listen to our previous Golden Girls episodes:Glen Writes a Golden Girls (a.k.a. “Vince Meat”)The Golden Girls Had a Gay Live-In CookBlache's Homo Brother Wants to Get Gay MarriedBlanche's Brother Is a HomoDorothy's Friend Is a LesbianSubscribe to Henry's newsletter, Less Art. Read Henry's NewNowNext piece where he interviews Glen and Drew. And here is the Mary Ann Doane article Henry mentions.If you are a big Golden Girls fan, check out Jim Colucci's book on every episode of the show, Golden Girls Forever. But also here is Drew's interview with the Golden Girls writers.Subscribe to Katherine's food history podcast Smart Mouth and hear Drew's episode next week, where he talks all about egg nog, the noggiest holiday drink ever.Listen to Double Threat's Halloween special with Butch Patrick. But also listen to Julie Klausner's episode of Good One, where she goes in depth about a single pussy joke.This episode's outro track is “Around My Dream” by Silver Pozzoli: Apple Music • Amazon Music • Spotify

“Strange Bedfellows” (November 7, 1987) The Golden Girls is beloved by many in the queer community, and for good reason, but the series is not batting a thousand when it comes to LGBT representation. This third season episode features a character who may just be the first trans man character on American TV. It’s… not great, but not wholly a disaster, and writer Henry Giardina is here to offer the perspective of a GG newbie. Listen to our previous Golden Girls episodes: Glen Writes a Golden Girls (a.k.a. “Vince Meat”) The Golden Girls Had a Gay Live-In Cook Blache’s Homo Brother Wants to Get Gay Married Blanche’s Brother Is a Homo Dorothy’s Friend Is a Lesbian Subscribe to Henry’s newsletter, Less Art. Read Henry’s NewNowNext piece where he interviews Glen and Drew. And here is the Mary Ann Doane article Henry mentions. If you are a big Golden Girls fan, check out Jim Colucci’s book on every episode of the show, Golden Girls Forever. But also here is Drew’s interview with the Golden Girls writers. Subscribe to Katherine’s food history podcast Smart Mouth and hear Drew’s episode next week, where he talks all about egg nog, the noggiest holiday drink ever. Listen to Double Threat’s Halloween special with Butch Patrick. But also listen to Julie Klausner’s episode of Good One, where she goes in depth about a single pussy joke. Shop for Gayest Episode Ever shirts, totes and more on our TeePublic page. Buy Glen’s movie, Being Frank. Support us on Patreon! Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn • SoundCloud This episode’s outro track is “Around My Dream” by Silver Pozzoli: Apple Music • Amazon Music • Spotify

This week Jynx and Alisha haven't read Golden Girls Forever by James Colucci. Alisha and Jynx are Golden Girls experts have seen every episode multiple times. On this episode they talk about their love for Rose, Blanche, Dorothy, and Sophia, play a round of Golden Girls trivia, and make a playlist of their favorite TV themes in honor of that sweet Golden Girls theme song. Also, Steven tells a story about a harrowing experience he had last week. OVERBOOKED HAS MERCH NOW! Overbooked is part of the EaseDrop Podcast Network. Music by Burt Nachos: A Burt Nachos Cover Band This week's episode is brought to you with help from Audible. For a 30 day free trial and one free audiobook download, go to www.audibletrial.com/overbookedpod. Support Overbooked with Jynx and Alisha by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/overbooked

“The Engagement” (September 14, 1985) The pilot to Golden Girls features a fifth roommate who did not make it into the rest of the series: Coco the gay live-in cook, played by Charles Levin. The actor recently died, and in part because it’s timely and in part because Drew feels bad about his jokes that Coco was lost at sea, our first off-season episode is a Coco-centric look at this first-ever Golden Girls. Read Drew's interview with Golden Girls writers. Buy a copy of Jim Colucci’s awesome Golden Girls book, Golden Girls Forever. Check out A Love Bizarre, Los Angeles’ new queer art space. Support us on Patreon! Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn  And yes, we do have an official website! And we even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This is a TableCakes podcast. This episode’s outro track is ”Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship.

TVC 450.1: Via remote from The Hollywood Museum: Ed interviews singer/actress Barbara van Orden, co-executive producer of L.A.’s Next Great Stage Star: 2019; Jim Colucci, deputy editor for CBS Watch! Magazine and author of Golden Girls Forever and the forthcoming Love Boat Forever; and film and TV historian Mary Ann Anderson (Ida Lupino: Beyond the Camera). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 253 of Trick or Treat Radio we tackle such hot button issues as vegan/vegetarianism, Wonder Woman, Fruit Loop Shakes and Covfefe!? For our featured film review, we discuss Raw, the controversial debut film from Julia Ducournau. We'll also play your voicemail, Ravenshadow will have some more flash facts, we have some big announcements about Rock and Shock weekend and we'll definitely have some absurd discussions. So grab some poison sumac, get roarin’ ready and rocksteady and strap on! Stuff we talk about: Covfefe, Wonder Woman, Cynthia Rothrock, Ripley, Sarah Connor, Black Canary, Burger King Fruit Loop Shakes, Teeel at the Trick or Treat Radio Halloween Masquerade, Rock and Shock weekend, Chow Daddy, Dynamo’s surgery, Monday Night Raw, Grimlock: Robots in Disguise, Golden Girls Forever, Marz’s thing for Blanche, more bathroom adventures for Dynamo, The Big Angry Mascot Shits at Midnight, real or fake rashes, Belgium Humane Society, Poison Sumac, Vegetarians and Vegans, Green Beret Vegans, Rapist Cow, Top 5 Cinematic Rashes, “Get a job, go to work and shut up!”, Uncle Dave, Brad Meltzer, Cannibal and Body Movies, Very European, Rashes and Bradishes, Andy Warhol’s Flesh for Frankenstein, Alice Lowe, Prevenge, lots of Deadites announcements, Strangler Needs A Manicure, The Pathetics, Thinner, Roger Lavallee, Euro Films, lariats, egg sandwich smugglin’, hazing, de-aging actors to look younger, Big Trouble in Little China, Weird Science, Alabama Flash Facts, The Marty Graz, Bo and Luke Weevil, and Ravenshadow’s Believe It Or Not!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradio)

Frank Decaro and Jim Colucci help The Focus Group kick off the Holiday Season. Frank shares his weight loss success, and tells us about being on the road with Lisa Lampanelli. Jim updates us on his New York Times bestseller, "Golden Girls Forever," which happens to be the gold standard for books of this genre. If you are looking for gifts this season there is nothing better for a Golden Girls Fan than Jim's latest book and, as Frank reminds us, "The Dead Celebrity Cookbook" and the "Christmas in Tinseltown" companion are also "must haves" for the home! We had a blast with Frank and Jim who let us know that this year's Christmas and Holiday decorating theme at their home is: Blue and White. We're all business. Except when we're not. Hear this show, and others, at www.focusgroupradio.com and please subscribe, like, and rate The Focus Group on all your platforms of choice. iTunes: apple.co/1WwDBrC Tunein: bit.ly/1SE3NMb Stitcher: bit.ly/1N97Zqu Google Play: bit.ly/1pQTcVW YouTube: bit.ly/1spAF5a Also follow Tim and John on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/focusgroupradio Twitter: www.twitter.com/focusgroupradio Instagram: www.instagram.com/focusgroupradio

Jim Colucci, author of the terrific new book "Golden Girls Forever," tells Justin about his research into everyone's favorite Miami foursome, the inside story of the TV show, the truth behind the infamous feud between Bea Arthur and Betty White and - of course - the fate of Coco, the houseboy who never made it past the pilot. Justin also talks about how "The Golden Girls" has influenced his own life and work.

Dennis visits the Valley Village apartment of writer Jim Colucci to talk about the book Jim's been working on for over "Golden Girls Forever." Jim talks about the genesis of the book, convincing Betty White, Bea Arthur and Rue McLanahan to sit for interviews, finding never-before-seen photos and the thought that went into the design of the book--the inside cover is actually the Golden Girls wallpaper! Jim also talks about why the show has endured, the different ways the show has lived on and why it especially appeals to the LGBT audience. Other topics include: the book he wrote about "Will & Grace" in 2004, riding the Orient Express with Neil Patrick Harris, how he fell in love with television as a young boy and the time he embarrassed himself on the subway with Meryl Streep. www.jimcolucci.com  

In another special episode of Out on the Lanai, H. Alan and Kerri sit down with author and entertainment writer Jim Colucci to discuss his new book, Golden Girls Forever: an Unauthorized Look Behind the Lanai, which has been 10 years in the making and something every GG superfan should own! In this episode, Jim offers up fun facts about the series (like which GG taping Lucille Ball allegedly attended), talks about how he obtained rare, behind-the-scenes photos for the book, and tells one of the greatest Bea Arthur stories we’ve ever heard.Order Golden Girls Forever here: http://halans.co/goldengirlsforever