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End of year lists that honor the memories of celebrities and prominent figures are a tradition that this podcast has passed up in recent years. A deeper look at the…
TV is once again attempting to bring legendary “girl detective” Nancy Drew to life. We dust off our very first episode for a look at past attempts to put the…
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams revisits Anita Hill’s groundbreaking testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991. Before the #MeToo movement and the widespread conversations about workplace harassment, Hill’s testimony ignited…
The topic of Hollywood Blacklisting has recently added a chapter – the impact it had on the budding TV industry, and more specifically, women. Researched and backed by FBI files…
This 4-episode series examines anti-communism/McCarthyism blacklisting’s impact on the careers of women who likely would have changed the look, depth, and sound of TV. Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams and author/scholar,…
The topic of Hollywood Blacklisting has recently added a chapter – the impact it had on the budding TV industry, and more specifically, women. Researched and backed by FBI files…
The topic of Hollywood Blacklisting has recently added a chapter – the impact it had on the budding TV industry, and more specifically, women. Researched and backed by FBI files…
Join Cynthia in celebration of 4 years of independent podcasting about TV women – those behind the camera as well as in front of it. Cynthia thanks her team of…
How did cable TV transform into a powerhouse for original programming and reruns that shaped narratives about and for women? In this episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis…
In this episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams sits down with art historian, professor, and author Emily L. Newman to examine how made-for-TV movies tackled the sensitive…