TV, Women & Politics with Susan Silver

Enjoy this discussion as host Cynthia Bemis Abrams chats with Susan Silver, noted TV comedy writer. Cynthia probes Susan about her experience writing on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and how that series created opportunities for women writers and crew. From that position in the writers’ room, Susan was a witness to the first golden era of TV Herstory. Susan remains an outspoken feminist, so the two discuss 2016 TV coverage of women and national politics, the anchors and commentators. They focus on various women political figures who continue to find their voices on the nation’s most pressing issues.

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