Feminist TV Documentarian, a Title Earned
Feminist TV documentarian is not a title I set out to earn when I started podcasting in 2015. Award-winning TV writer Georgia Jeffries assigned the title spontaneously, during a zoom call . The scores of books read and interviews conducted have led me to threads of untold feminist history. Last year I wrote that I had undertaken writing a book....
A London Podcast Marathon
A London podcast marathon about mental health awareness was not on this year's bingo card. For as often as I am guilty of maligning social media, last week I had an opportunity I once would have thought impossible. I learned on Facebook that a mental health podcast, A Safe Space Between Us, was organizing a 24 hour marathon to highlight Mental...
Books by Lee Grant & Dinah Manoff
I Said Yes to Everything (2014) A book by legendary actor Lee Grant, I Said Yes to Everything, is absolutely worth your time. That is, if you want to get the inside scoop on 50s Hollywood. Grant delivers a fast-paced read with a fun mix of personal and career storytelling. Grant earned her Oscar (best supporting actress) for Shampoo, and her...
Copyright, Trademark and My Work
Copyright and trademark were on my mind before I produced my first episode in June 2015. I explored what I should and shouldn’t do to preserve my own investment in my word and ensure that others wouldn’t find that I had violated theirs. Advanced TV Herstory adheres to Fair Use Copyright standards. We use clips very sparingly and within an educational...
Building the Feminist Canon
The feminist canon should span art, science, leadership and a host of ways women have contributed to society. Who are or were the women of television? Google might send you to the Emmy Awards lists, as nominees and winners reveal some of the most talented in the business for any given year. The feminist canon is shaped by many more...
Leadership icon Frances Hesselbein, age 107, has passed
Frances Hesselbein, who recently died at the age of 107, was a game-changer for women. For women of her generation, she was MORE than a Jack Welch or Peter Drucker. The women's leadership icon started with far fewer resources and worked into her 100s, modeling, teaching and writing about leadership. Fun fact: she saved the Girl Scouts of America, making it...
5 Points of Gratitude
A message of gratitude comes easy when Thanksgiving is in the air. It’s been a busy year for me, both personally and as a content creator. You may not know it from the scant number of podcast episodes I produced this year. Indeed, the podcast now competes for my time with the research I conduct for my book. Add onto...
Controversial Links Get Removed
You know you're a historian when an online resource you used has vanished! Advanced TV Herstory is my a commitment to chasing down and researching stories of TV women. and their place in feminism and American culture. As an independent podcast, my work will last on the internet, accessible to all, for as long as my heirs pay the monthly...
Carrie Fisher’s Genius in “These Old Broads”
Carrie Fisher's genius doesn't get talked about enough. It’s not often I post a near-complete script of a podcast episode, but this one is different. Carrie Fisher’s 2001 made-for-TV movie These Old Broads is among my favorite movies ever… right up there with Airport, Oceans 8 and Meet Me in St. Louis. If you’d rather listen than read, head over to Advanced TV Herstory and listen directly from...