Guests

Scholars, actors, directors, and TV experts, delivered right to your ears

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Guest Index

Our extensive directory features performers, creators, scholars, and media professionals sharing insights on television history, culture, and women’s representation in media.

80s TV Ladies: Susan Lambert and Sharon Johnson, Podcasters

Abbe Wright, Writer, Content Strategist, and Social Media Consultant

Alissa Shapiro, Producer with Weigel Broadcasting, Inc.

Angela Beauchamp, Author of Eleanor Roosevelt on Screen

Angela Ingersoll, Judy Garland Scholar and Interpreter

Annie Berke, Writer and Editor

Annie Potts, Actor of TV and Film

April Smith, TV Writer and Author

Ashley Pacini, Produce Enablement Professional and Organizer

Beth Sullivan, TV Writer, Producer and Showrunner

Briana Venskus, Actor

Bridget Kies, Professor and Author about Murder, She Wrote

Bryan Johnson, Digital Content Creator and Archivist

Cady McClain, Daytime Emmy winning Actor and Director

Carol Stabile, Professor and Author of The Broadcast 41: Women and the Anti-Communist Blacklist

Chanel Glover

Danielle Earle, Advocate, Director and Producer

Denise Nicholas, Writer, Actor and Activist

Dr. Amanda Lotz, Professor and Author about post-network TV

Dr. Charlene Regester, Professor and Author of African American Actresses

Dr. Robin Means-Coleman, Professor and Author

Dwight Hurst, Mental Health Professional and Podcaster

Elana Levine, Professor of Media, Cinema and Digital Studies, Univ. of Wisconsin

Elva Green, Writer

Elsie Escobar, Hall of Fame Podcaster

Emily Newman, Professor and TV Scholar

Georgia Jeffries, Award winning TV Writer, Producer and Author

Jeanine Furino, Author

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, NY Times Bestselling author

Jessica De Gouw, Actor

Jim Jax, Digital Content Creator and Podcaster

Julie Cohen, Oscar-nominated Documentary Director

Karen Romanko, Author

Karly Beaumont, Podcaster and Activist

Kim Fields, Actor, Author, Director and Producer

Lisa D’Apolito, Documentary Director

Lynn Harris, Founder of Gold Comedy

Mallory Lewis, Author, Daughter of children’s TV pioneer Shari Lewis

Margaret Cho, Actor and Comedian

Marlene Forte, Actor

Mary Owen, Hollywood Archivist and daughter of Donna Reed

Molly Brost, Professor and Author

Monica Rivera, Digital Content Creator, Podcaster and Speaker

Neal Sabin, Executive with Weigel Broadcasting, Inc.

Nina Bargiel, TV Writer and Author

Pepper Reed, TV Writer, Director and Creative

Sanicole Young, TV Crew and Creative

Sharon Johnson, Podcaster and Shayla Lawson, Professor and Author

Sherry Ginn, Advocate and Writer

Stepfanie Kramer, Actor and Singer

Summer Martin, Podcast and Empowerment Consultant

Susan Lambert, Writer, Producer and Creator

Susan Silver, Author

Victoria Riskin, TV Writer, Producer, Union Leader and Author

Wendy Burns-Ardolino, Higher Ed Administrator and Author

William Jankowski, Co-Author of Anna “Patty” Duke Memoir

Yvonne Perry, Actor and Director

Alissa Shapiro, Producer with Weigel Broadcasting, Inc.

Cable TV Profiles Regina Jones, Iconic “Soul” Founder

Dr. Amanda Lotz, Professor and Author about post-network TV

Cable TV: Women's Programming and the Business of Media

The Evolution of Cable TV: Original Content, Reruns and Women's Stories

Cable, Audiences and Evolution: TV For and About Women

Angela Beauchamp, Author of Eleanor Roosevelt on Screen

Original Media Influencer: Eleanor Roosevelt

Angela Ingersoll, Judy Garland Scholar and Interpreter

Judy Garland's TV Breakthrough: The Judy Garland Show's Impact - Part 1

Framing Judy Garland’s Feminist Life Via Her TV Show: Part 2

Wild Network Demands: The Judy Garland Show Falters Part 3

Iconic Guests & Duets of The Judy Garland Show: Part 4

Feminist Lessons from The Judy Garland Show: Part 5

Annie Potts, Actor of TV and Film

Annie Potts on Heart Channels And Helping Others

April Smith, TV Writer and Author

TV Writer April Smith on Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey and storytelling

Mrs. America & TV’s Dimensional Feminism

Beth Sullivan, TV Writer, Producer and Showrunner

Dr. Quinn Creator Beth Sullivan on Feminist Storytelling

Bridget Kies, Professor and Author about Murder, She Wrote

Murder She Wrote, Lansbury & the Power of Cozy Mysteries

Cady McClain, Daytime Emmy winning Actor and Director

Emmy Winner Cady McClain's Daytime Legacy - Part 1

Emmy Winner Cady McClain: From Star to Director - Part 2

Carol Stabile, Professor and Author of The Broadcast 41: Women and the Anti-Communist Blacklist

Different 50s TV: TV Women Blacklisted

Calculated Efforts to Preserve Power: TV Women Blacklisted

Trumped Up Charges & Lists: TV Women Blacklisted

Dr. Charlene Regester, Professor and Author of African American Actresses

Pioneering TV Women of Color: TV Women Blacklisted

Danielle Earle, Advocate, Director and Producer

Danielle Earle is A Reel Woman on the Rise

Elana Levine, Professor of Media, Cinema and Digital Studies, Univ. of Wisconsin

Daytime TV Pioneer Agnes Nixon: Shaping Soap Opera Storytelling

Daytime Dramas: Shaping TV Herstory with Dr. Elana Levine

Her Stories: Pioneering Women of Daytime Dramas - Part 1

Her Stories: TV Tech and Saucy, Fantastic Arcs - Part 2

Her Stories: Feminism and Inclusion in Daytime - Part 3

Her Stories: Declining Ratings and Daytime's Demise - Part 4

Elsie Escobar, Hall of Fame Podcaster

11 Years of Podcasting: Elsie Escobar on Growth & Grit

Emily Newman, Professor and TV Scholar

Eating Disorders on TV: Made-for-TV Movies and Women’s Stories

Georgia Jeffries, Award winning TV Writer, Producer and Author

Georgia Jeffries: Writing TV, Fiction & Feminist Stories

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, NY Times Bestselling author

Sex and the City & Us: Legacy, Fashion, and Flaws

MTM Women Writers: Chuckles, Rhoda & Reform - Part 1

MTM’s Women Writers: Casting, Fashion & Rhoda - Part 2

Treva Silverman: Writing Herstory on MTM - Part 3

Jessica De Gouw, Actor

Jessica de Gouw Talks International TV

Julie Cohen, Oscar-nominated Documentary Director

TV Cooking Show Pioneer Julia Child feat. Julie Cohen - Video Version

Kim Fields, Actor, Author, Director and Producer

Kim Fields on Voice, Motherhood & A Blessed Life

Lisa D’Apolito, Documentary Director

Shari Lewis’ Reinventions: A Documentary on Legacy and Talent

SNL's Gilda Radner: A Life Celebrated in Film

Lynn Harris, Founder of Gold Comedy

TV’s Funniest Women: Past, Present & Future

Mallory Lewis, Author, Daughter of children’s TV pioneer Shari Lewis

Kids' TV Pioneers Shari Lewis and Lambchop featuring Mallory Lewis

Shari Lewis’ Reinventions: A Documentary on Legacy and Talent

Margaret Cho, Actor and Comedian

Margaret Cho: All-American Girl’s Lasting Impact

Marlene Forte, Actor

Latina Grit: Diversity, Representation & Persistence

Mary Owen, Hollywood Archivist and daughter of Donna Reed

The Donna Reed Show: Feminism, Legacy & Innovation

Neal Sabin, Executive with Weigel Broadcasting, Inc.

MeTV Exec Neal Sabin on Classic and Comfort Television

Pepper Reed, TV Writer, Director and Creative

Pepper Reed’s Directing Journey from Script to Set

Dr. Robin Means-Coleman, Professor and Author

Debbie Allen Shapes A Different World

Sanicole Young, TV Crew and Creative

Sanicole Young is a Reel Woman on the Rise

Stepfanie Kramer, Actor and Singer

Hunter, Fame and Feminism with Stepfanie Kramer

Victoria Riskin, TV Writer, Producer, Union Leader and Author

WGA, MTM and Hollywood Stories with Victoria Riskin

William Jankowski, Co-Author of Anna “Patty” Duke Memoir

Patty Duke Memoir: A Life of Triumph and Challenges - Part 1

Patty Duke memoir "In the Presence of Greatness" Pt 2