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Welcome to the next episode in our special series on TV Talk Shows. Big talk show moments, especially the controversial ones, provide snapshots that we can use to examine our politics and culture at a singular point in time. Some of the moments we discuss in this series may be unfamiliar to you or they may seem obscure or forgotten, but that's the point. We're here to preserve TV Herstory. Today, when alternative facts are part of our daily life, it's especially instructive to look back more than 40 years at a grudge match over Truth and Reputation that played out on The Dick Cavett Show in 1980 and beyond. The combatants were two opinionated, strong-willed women: playwright/author Lillian Hellman and novelist/critic Mary McCarthy. Thank you for listening to Advanced TV Herstory. I encourage you to learn more about these women starting with the resources below. RESOURCES FOR LILLIAN HELLMAN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Hellman Plays: The Little Foxes; The Children's Hour; Watch on the Rhein; Days to Come Books and Memoirs: An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir; Pentimento; Scoundrel Time About Lillian Hellman: C-SPAN's American History TV episode on Lillian Hellman Rollyson, Carl (1989) Lillian Hellman: Her Legend and Her Legacy Kessler-Harris, Alice (2012) The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman Gallagher, Dorothy (2014) Lillian Hellman: An Imperious Life RESOURCES FOR MARY McCARTHY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_McCarthy_(author) Books & Memoirs: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood; The Stones of Florence; The Group; Cannibals and Missionaries About Mary McCarthy: Kiernan, Frances (2002) Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy Brightman, Carol (1992) Writing Dangerously: Mary McCarthy and Her World Gelderman, Carol (1988) Mary McCarthy: A Life INLINE RESOURCES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OfKEjABGGY Theatre Talk: Hellman v. McCarthy - CUNY TV Guests: Dick Cavett, Roberta Maxwell, Marcia Rodd Hosts: Michael Riedel, Susan Haskins CONNECT WITH CYNTHIA and ADVANCED TV HERSTORY ATVH Newsletter – tvherstory.com Website - https://cynthiabemisabrams.com/ Podcast Archive - tvherstory.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/advancedtvherstory/ X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/tvherstoryB Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Media.Cynthia Bluesky Social - @cynthiabemisabrams.bsky.social
A lot has happened politically and culturally since this podcast launched eight years ago. In this anniversary episode, I celebrate a number of wins while also reflecting on the importance of learning from history to avoid repeating past mistakes. For example, Lee Grant, an Oscar and Emmy-winning actress, overcame being blacklisted during the anti-Communist era. Her resilience and courage in speaking out against injustice serve as a lesson for today. I also highlight the work of The Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media, which has expanded its focus to champion inclusion of the six major identities of gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, disability, age 50+, and body type in media and entertainment. In addition to looking back on some of Advanced TV Herstory's episodes from the past year, I celebrate ATVH's inclusion in IMDb and the anticipation of reaching a new audience. Because ATVH is not beholden to sponsors, I can proudly say that I provide an unfiltered view of both historical and current obstacles to full representation and valuation. Many of these obstacles are at the center of the ongoing strike by the Writers Guild and the use of artificial intelligence. With a commitment to recognizing the importance of representation and critical thinking in the face of rapidly changing media landscapes, I thank you for your support of this podcast over the last eight years and I look forward to uncovering and sharing more untold stories of women in the year to come. This is why I podcast. MENTIONS AND REFERENCES I Said Yes to Everything by Lee Grant - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/18693908 Intimate Portrait - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0896232/ CONNECT WITH CYNTHIA BEMIS ABRAMS and ATVH ATVH Newsletter - https://cynthiabemisabrams.com/ Website - https://cynthiabemisabrams.com/ Podcast Archive - https://cynthiabemisabrams.com/advanced-tv-herstory Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/advancedtvherstory/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/tvherstory Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Media.Cynthia YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@advancedtvherstory/featured PRODUCTION Podcast Editing - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariloumarosz/ Music by Jahzzar - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/
Come si è evoluta la rappresentazione dei prosonaggi LGBTQAI+ nella storia della televisione? Come ha contribuito alla costruzione dell'immaginario che la comunità CIS ed eteronormata ha della comunità LGBTQAI+? Ma sopratutto perchè Mattia non ha ancora un microfono? A queste e molte altre domande i nostri eroi, Enrico e Mattia, proveranno a rispondere ma questa volta non sono soli! Enrico Sirigno di Serial Freaks corre in loro soccorso grazie alla sua mastodontica conoscenza delle serie TV.#StayQueerL'episodio è stato prodotto in collaborazione con podbiz.it
When she starred in All-American Girl in 1994-5, Margaret Cho became a TV Herstory groundbreaker. All-American Girl was the first network sitcom to feature an all Asian-American cast. Cho discusses lessons from the series in depth with Ashley Pacini of The Reel Women and Cynthia. This interview caps a summer series collaboration of Advanced TV Herstory and The Reel Women, a community that celebrates the successes of women in filmed entertainment. Other topics: How a white person can become better ally. The PoC talent pipeline. A stand-up comedian's schedule in lockdown. The Margaret Cho (her podcast on Earios & a few of her guests). Her 2002 book I'm the One I Want Resources: Margaret's website The Reel Women Jahzzar's Take Me Higher at Free Music Archive Introductory shout out to Chicago's Arcus Behavioral Health & Wellness
In her role as All My Children's Dixie, Cady McClain earned a place in TV Herstory for her award-winning acting. More than just half of a 90s "supercouple," Dixie was every woman. In this first of a 2 part interview, Cady shares with us her early years in acting and her time on ABC's All My Children. Part 2 explores her roles behind the scenes as a filmmaker and advocate for women in storytelling. Recent film: Seeing is Believing: Women Direct
Keith Is Confirmed Daddy, Veronica Knows What Happened, and Lilly Dreams On oh my! Joe and Travis are back this week discussing the Season 1 Finale of Veronica Mars Episode 1.22 “Leave It To Beaver”. Join them as they dissect one of the greatest mystery resolutions in TV Herstory. Follow the podcast across all social media platforms to join in with the discussion @veronicamarspod - Twitter, Instagram. Send any questions, comments, or concerns to veronicamarspod@gmail.com. Visit our website: http://www.veronicamarspod.com/ Find Joe on social media @ohjeaux ---> Instagram, Twitter Find Travis on social media @travistruant---> Instagram, Twitter
Listeners of episodes 1 & 2 receive a full background of how cable evolved to have the financing and capacity to produce original content. This episode walks through a few series and channel milestones with scholar, author & podcaster Amanda Lotz, covers the financial incentives now in place that govern series production and syndication and finally, a short list of cable series and channels that are part of TV Herstory. Find more at www.tvherstory.com Learn more about Amanda Lotz, her books, articles and her podcast "Media Business Matters" at amandalotz.com. Learn more about art historian, professor, author Emily L. Newman and her books at emilynewman.com.
Nora's a straight-laced science nerd with a love of romance books and looking for a new life in the Pacific Northwest. Eli is a brewmaster with a penchant for Donna Summer disco and manly power tools. Love happens when exactly? And why are there two book clubs?Plus: -Featured Podcast: Heaving Bosoms ( https://heavingbosomspodcast.com ) -Copious amounts of movie references - Shout-outs: Yeah No Yeah Podcast ( https://www.yeahnopodcast.com ) & TV Herstory ( https://www.tvherstory.com )Support Deconstructing Damsels by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/deconstructing-damselsFind out more on the Deconstructing Damsels website.
Interview with Bill Jankowski, who worked with Anna "Patty" Duke to document her experiences and observations working with greats from film, stage and TV. Duke shared her talents with audiences, earning an Oscar & pre-TONY for her performances in The Miracle Worker, and of course made all sorts of TV Herstory with her iconic series, The Patty Duke Show. We discuss her thoughts on famous people she worked with as well as mending regrettable moments and fractured relationships that occurred during manic bipolar phases, prior to her diagnosis. Bill gives backstory to the book's Gloria Vanderbilt foreward and how he brought her final thoughts to print following her untimely death at 69 in 2016. In the Presence of Greatness (2018) by Anna "Patty" Duke and William Jankowski
Interview with Bill Jankowski, who worked with Anna "Patty" Duke to document her experiences and observations working with greats from film, stage and TV. Duke shared her talents with audiences, earning an Oscar & pre-TONY for her performances in The Miracle Worker, and of course made all sorts of TV Herstory with her iconic series, The Patty Duke Show. We discuss her thoughts on famous people she worked with as well as mending regrettable moments and fractured relationships that occurred during manic bipolar phases, prior to her diagnosis. Bill gives backstory to the book's Gloria Vanderbilt foreward and how he brought her final thoughts to print following her untimely death at 69 in 2016. In the Presence of Greatness (2018) by Anna "Patty" Duke and William Jankowski.
What I’ve learned in producing these segments. Struck by what I don’t find, in conducting research.
Five generations of American women have been depicted in TV. Five generations of women have been influenced by impressions of other women they've seen on TV. This was the podcast's initial mission and focus - summer 2015.