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Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams celebrates the classic coming-of-age drama “My So-Called Life” and its primary writer, Winnie Holzman. It’s a drama that revolves around mothers and daughters. While much of…
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams recounts the heyday of feminism, when tennis ace Billie Jean King accepted the challenge to play Bobbie Riggs in a prime time match. The backstory of…
Long a Betty White fan, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams reviews the career and actions of the accomplished comedian and actor, Betty White. Working from Betty’s own memoirs, Cynthia recounts how…
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams examines the TNT original series that starred Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson. Cynthia puts her leadership professor hat on to highlight the character’s…
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams takes a feminist deep dive into Sports Night, Aaron Sorkin’s fast-paced workplace comedy that lasted just two seasons. The series, starring Felicity Huffman, Josh Charles, Peter…
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams creates expectation and backstory for developing the podcast, including its initial mission and focus from Summer 2015. Five generations of American women have been depicted in…
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams revisits The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries on Sunday nights that aired 1977-79. She shares the background of the woman writer of teen fiction in the 1930s,…