Reliving 80s TV, feat. 80s TV Ladies
Advanced TV Herstory host Cynthia Bemis Abrams loves to talk TV. “I really enjoy every exchange with Susan [Lambert] and Sharon [Johnson], otherwise known as the 80s TV Ladies. When their podcast, 80s TV Ladies, launched, they invited me to be a guest. It was a blast and over the last two years, the two podcasts have furthered a shared exploration of how women have been represented on television.”
Cynthia notes the impact that representation has had on society as a whole and females, of all ages, in particular. Like Advanced TV Herstory, The 80s TV Ladies podcast features interviews and analyzes the work of women and men both in front of and behind the camera.
“One look comparing TV from the early part of the 80s to the latter years reveals A LOT of change – technology, sophistication and subject matter most immediately come to mind,” Cynthia observes. As podcasters, Susasn and Sharon aim to help listeners understand how culture shapes television shows we watch and, in turn, how those shows shape our culture. Listen in on this engaging and informative look behind the scenes as we discuss the motivations, joys, and challenges of creating podcasts that highlight the contributions of women in television.
80s TV LADIES Contacts
Website – 80s TV Ladies – https://www.80stvladies.com/
Website – 134 West – https://134west.biz/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/80sTVLadies/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/80stvladies/
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@80stvladies
Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/80sTVLadies Awards 2024 Women in Podcasting, Nominee in Entertainment –
MENTIONS Podcast Episodes 80s TV Ladies (24 May 2023) – Advanced TV Herstory w/ Cynthia Bemis Abrams, Part One – https://www.80stvladies.com/episode/episode-201-welcome-to-season-2-advanced-tv-herstory-w-cynthia-bemis-abram-part-1
80s TV Ladies (31 May 2023) – Advanced TV Herstory w/ Cynthia Bemis Abrams, Part Two – https://www.80stvladies.com/episode/episode-202-advanced-tv-herstory-aw-cynthia-bemis-abrams-part-two
Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus (11 Apr 2023) – Jane Fonda on Female Friendships – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jane-fonda-on-female-friendships/id1678559416?i=1000608248297
Shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cagney and Lacey, China Beach, Designing Women, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Grey’s Anatomy, Lou Grant, My So-Called Life, Murphy Brown, Remington Steele, and Scarecrow and Mrs. King
People Annie Potts, Barney Rosenzweig, Diane English, Eilish Zebrasky, Eugenie Ross-Leming, Geena Davis, Jean Smart, Juanita Bartlett, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Melissa Roth, Neema Barnette, Sergio Perez, Sharon Gless, Shonda Rhimes, Stephanie Zimbalist, and Tyne Daly Books
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlash:_The_Undeclared_War_Against_American_Women
Lou Grant: The Making of TV’s Top Newspaper Drama by Douglass K. Daniel – https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/288376.Douglass_K_Daniel
CYNTHIA BEMIS ABRAMS AND Advanced TV Herstory Website – https://cynthiabemisabrams.com
Email – advancedtvherstory@gmail.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/advancedtvherstory/
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@advancedtvherstory
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Media.
Cynthia Bluesky Social – https://bsky.app/profile/cynthiabemisabrams.bsky.social
PRODUCTION
Video – Nivia Lopez – https://nivialopez.com/
Audio – Marilou Marosz – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariloumarosz/