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By Cynthia Bemis Abrams

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Connect the dots of TV and feminism to American culture and politics with host Cynthia Bemis Abrams. Interviews with top names - in front of and behind the scenes - offer insights into TV that has shaped American culture and influenced the world. Check out episodes featuring interviews with women in television like Annie Potts, Margaret Cho and Kim Fields, TV directors, showrunners and writers, as well as academics and authors. Television veteran writers Georgia Jeffries, Victoria Riskin and April Smith are featured in episodes that explain storytelling as a writing craft. These discussions will forever change how you watch TV. Explore issues of race through interviews with academics Robin Means-Coleman and Charlene Regester, and influencer Karly Beaumont. Ever since the #MeToo Movement of 2017-18, Cynthia has highlighted key episodes and events surrounding sexual harassment - fictional and real life. With listeners around the world, Cynthia celebrates the progress of representation in media and captures the stories and insights that make TV a powerful storyteller and mirror of truth. In 2025, Cynthia started revealing more about the book she and a colleague are writing. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter at www.tvherstory.com. Promise, your data will never be sold.

Episode Date
Killing Eve: Queering the Thriller
Aug 05, 2026
Storytelling & Feminism: A TV Journey
Jul 06, 2026
Backbone and Boundaries: Unscripted Talk Show Lessons
Jun 10, 2026
Denise Nicholas: Trailblazing Actor & Writer
May 13, 2026
Epstein Vibes: Unpacking 90s Sitcoms & Cultural Shifts
Apr 15, 2026
MeTV Exec Neal Sabin on Classic & Comfort Television
Mar 16, 2026
Minnesota's TV Legacy: Women, News & Cultural Power
Feb 07, 2026
Cable TV Profiles Regina Jones, Iconic "Soul" Founder
Jan 20, 2026
The Donna Reed Show: Feminism, Legacy & Innovation
Jan 02, 2026
Dr. Quinn Creator Beth Sullivan on Feminist Storytelling
Dec 08, 2025
Postcards From LA: A TV Feminist's Hollywood Tour
Nov 06, 2025
Hunter, Fame and Feminism with Stepfanie Kramer
Oct 11, 2025
How TV Taught Us About Sexual Harassment
Sep 03, 2025
11 Years of Podcasting: Elsie Escobar on Growth & Grit
Aug 05, 2025
Georgia Jeffries: Writing TV, Fiction & Feminist Stories
Jul 02, 2025
Murder She Wrote, Lansbury & the Power of Cozy Mysteries
Jun 05, 2025
TV's Funniest Women: Past, Present & Future
May 03, 2025
The Epic Career of Connie Chung: Representation & Resilience
Apr 01, 2025
TV Cooking Show Pioneer Julia Child feat. Julie Cohen
Mar 07, 2025
Original Media Influencer: Eleanor Roosevelt
Feb 06, 2025
SNL's Gilda Radner: A Life Celebrated in Film
Jan 25, 2025
A Trip to NYC's Paley Center: Revisiting Battle of the Sexes
Dec 23, 2024
Comfort TV: Finding Joy with Karly Beaumont
Nov 27, 2024
Shari Lewis' Reinventions: A Documentary on Legacy and Talent
Oct 17, 2024
June and Pepper: Early 70s LGBTQ+ Allyship
Sep 11, 2024
Reliving 80s TV, feat. 80s TV Ladies
Aug 16, 2024
Year 9: A Look Back and Ahead
Jul 15, 2024
Talk Show First, Della Reese
Jun 12, 2024
Women Who Raise Us - A Tribute From Victoria Rowell
May 13, 2024
Talking Sci-Fi with a Scientist: Dr. Sherry Ginn
Apr 14, 2024
TV Talk Show Moment: Vivien Leigh as Herself
Mar 13, 2024
Intimacy Coordinating feat. Daytime's Yvonne Perry
Feb 06, 2024
Parade of Accomplished Women 2023 - Part II
Jan 20, 2024
Parade of Accomplished Women 2023 - Part I
Jan 15, 2024
TV Talk Shows: Hellman v. McCarthy
Dec 13, 2023
Annie Potts on Heart Channels And Helping Others
Nov 21, 2023
TV Talk Shows: The First in a Series
Nov 17, 2023
Pioneer Women Writers of TV with Annie Berke, PhD
Oct 10, 2023
WGA, MTM and Hollywood Stories with Victoria Riskin
Sep 12, 2023
Women Leaders of WGA and SAG-AFTRA
Aug 16, 2023
Year 8: TV Herstory Prepares Us for Progress
Jul 03, 2023
Those Jefferson Women with Special Guest Elva Green (Pt. 2)
Jun 16, 2023
Those Jefferson Women with Special Guest Elva Green (Pt 1)
Jun 10, 2023
1982 Barmaids, Carla and Diane
May 10, 2023
A Look at TV Sitcom Very Special Episodes Featuring Author/Historian Lee Gambin - Part 1
Apr 17, 2023
A Look at TV Sitcom Very Special Episodes Featuring Author/Historian Lee Gambin - Part 2
Apr 06, 2023
Can ChatGPT Find the Essential Story in Oprah's "The Women of Brewster Place"?
Mar 22, 2023
Jackie O, Michelle O, and a Backstairs Diary
Feb 16, 2023
2022 In Memoriam, Part 2
Jan 25, 2023
In Memoriam: TV's Broadway and Music Women (part 1)
Jan 06, 2023
Kids' TV Pioneers Shari Lewis and Lambchop featuring Mallory Lewis
Dec 12, 2022
In Memoriam: Angela Lansbury's Legacy on Stage & Screen
Nov 28, 2022
Year 7: A Brief State of the Podcast
Aug 25, 2022
Liza Minnelli's Unmatched TV Legacy
Jun 19, 2022
Women of The Americans
Apr 14, 2022
In Memoriam 2021
Jan 27, 2022
Diana Ross' 1983 Concert: Legacy & Impact - Part 2
Oct 23, 2021
Examining Impact of Diana Ross' Central Park Concert - Part 1
Oct 18, 2021
Carrie Fisher's Genius & These Old Broads
Aug 06, 2021
2020 Memoriam and Inspiration
Feb 15, 2021
Role Models in the 4-Female Sitcom
Nov 04, 2020
Iconic Women, As Characters and Themselves
Oct 21, 2020
They Showed Us Who We Could Be
Oct 07, 2020
Celebrating Role Models & Memorable Characters
Sep 23, 2020
Margaret Cho: All-American Girl's Lasting Impact
Sep 02, 2020
Pepper Reed's Directing Journey from Script to Set
Aug 26, 2020
Chanel Glover: Queer Storytelling, Advocacy and Film
Aug 19, 2020
Sanicole Young on Filmmaking, Chicago Roots & Reel Women
Aug 12, 2020
5 Years of Connecting the Dots of Feminism, TV & Culture
Aug 01, 2020
Danielle Earle on Filmmaking, Teaching & Reel Women
Jul 25, 2020
Jessica de Gouw on Global Roles & Thrillers
Jul 14, 2020
Writing for Kids & Tweens' TV
Jun 01, 2020
Mrs. America & TV's Dimensional Feminism
May 03, 2020
Pt 4 Her Stories: Declining Ratings and Daytime's Demise
Apr 28, 2020
Pt. 3 Her Stories: Feminism and Inclusion in Daytime
Apr 23, 2020
Her Stories: TV Tech and Saucy, Fantastic Arcs - Part 2
Apr 19, 2020
Her Stories: Pioneering Women of Daytime Dramas - Part 1
Apr 16, 2020
Talking Adaptations with Abbe Wright
Apr 12, 2020
Emmy Winner Cady McClain: From Star to Director - Part 2
Mar 30, 2020
Emmy Winner Cady McClain's Daytime Legacy - Part 1
Mar 27, 2020
L.A. Law's Pilot & 80s Feminism
Mar 09, 2020
2019 Memoriam and Inspiration
Dec 23, 2019
21st Century Nancy Drew
Oct 19, 2019
I Still Believe Anita Hill: The Impact of 1991 Senate Hearings
Sep 21, 2019
Trumped Up Charges & Lists: TV Women Blacklisted
Aug 16, 2019
Pioneering Women of Color: TV Women Blacklisted
Aug 09, 2019
Different 50s TV: TV Women Blacklisted
Aug 02, 2019
Calculated Efforts to Preserve Power: TV Women Blacklisted
Jul 26, 2019
Anniversary Ep! 4 Years, 3 Hashtags, 2 Dreams
Jul 02, 2019
The Evolution of Cable TV: Reruns and Women's Stories Pt. 4
May 13, 2019
Eating Disorders on TV and Women's Stories - Part 3
May 09, 2019
Cable TV: Women's Programming and Media Business - Part 2
May 05, 2019
Cable TV's Viewers, Growth and Women's Stories - Part 1
May 01, 2019
Feminist Lessons from The Judy Garland Show: Part 5
Feb 01, 2019
Iconic Guests & Duets of The Judy Garland Show: Part 4
Feb 01, 2019
Wild Network Demands: The Judy Garland Show Falters Part 3
Feb 01, 2019
Framing Judy Garland's Feminist Life Via Her TV Show: Part 2
Feb 01, 2019
Judy Garland's TV Breakthrough: The Judy Garland Show's Impact - Part 1
Feb 01, 2019
Women of "Grandma Got Runover"
Nov 29, 2018
Women TV Sports Reporter Legends
Nov 01, 2018
Witches are Back! Classic Charmed and 2018 Feminism
Oct 18, 2018
Briana Venskus on Bringing Life to Roles
Oct 04, 2018
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason: Creative Exile & Industry Impact
Sep 20, 2018
Sports Night: More Relevant Than Ever
Sep 06, 2018
TV's Single Women Caregivers and Gimme A Break!
Aug 23, 2018
Telling Stories of Women Across Media: An Interview with Sarah Moshman
Aug 09, 2018
Norman Lear's 70s Lady Bench
Jul 12, 2018
3 Years! Highlights and A Look Ahead
Jul 05, 2018
How "That Girl" Tackled Sexual Harassment in the 1960s
Jun 28, 2018
Jessica Jones and the Rise of the Anti-Heroine
Jun 14, 2018
TV's Single Woman, The Feminerd
May 31, 2018
Daria's Impact on Feminism
May 17, 2018
Patty Duke: A Memoir of Triumph and Advocacy - Part 2
May 03, 2018
Patty Duke Memoir: A Life of Triumph and Challenges - Part 1
May 03, 2018
Lessons from Shonda, Year of Yes
Apr 19, 2018
Sex and the City & Us: Legacy, Fashion, and Flaws
Apr 05, 2018
TV's Single Woman, Who Doesn't Know What She Wants
Mar 22, 2018
Storytelling and Themes from Athena Film Festival 2018
Mar 08, 2018
Reboots, One Day at a Time & Rita Moreno
Feb 26, 2018
TV's Single Women
Feb 14, 2018
TV's Lady Spies & Crimefighters
Jan 22, 2018
The Honeymooners' Feminist Audrey Meadows
Jan 01, 2018
Designing Women's Earnest NYE: A Storytelling Classic
Dec 28, 2017
Kim Fields on Voice, Motherhood & A Blessed Life
Dec 10, 2017
Debbie Allen Shapes A Different World
Nov 14, 2017
Elizabeth Taylor's Monday Night Takeover
Oct 17, 2017
Esther Rolle's Hope and the Legacy of Good Times
Sep 18, 2017
Sarah McLachlan's PSA: Angels, cats & dogs
Aug 17, 2017
Year 2 Recap & A Look Ahead
Aug 05, 2017
TV Writer April Smith on Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey and Storytelling
Jul 19, 2017
Women Who Reported Watergate and Broke Barriers
Jul 03, 2017
Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop's Impact on Kids TV
Jun 06, 2017
Twilight TV Career of Joan Crawford
May 20, 2017
Mother's Day Without Carol Brady
May 07, 2017
Hot Pants in Hollywood
Apr 24, 2017
Miss Sherri, Thalidomide & a Healthcare Tragedy
Apr 18, 2017
Ann Curry, Jane Pauley & the Politics of Morning TV
Mar 20, 2017
China Beach Tackles the Topic
Mar 05, 2017
Latina Grit: Diversity, Representation & Persistence
Feb 23, 2017
Daytime Dramas: Shaping TV Herstory with Dr. Elana Levine
Feb 08, 2017
The TV Legacy of Dinah Shore & Women's Golf
Jan 27, 2017
Bewitched's Holiday Ep "Sisters at Heart"
Dec 14, 2016
Agnes Nixon: Daytime TV Storyteller and Creator
Nov 27, 2016
Geena Davis as Commander in Chief (2005-6)
Nov 05, 2016
Maude: TV's Timeless Feminist Icon
Oct 16, 2016
Daytime TV's Vulture Culture
Sep 19, 2016
Salute to TV's HS Teachers
Aug 28, 2016
TV, Women & Politics with Susan Silver
Aug 08, 2016
A Year's Reflection on TV Herstory
Jun 15, 2016
Angela Bassett Leads ER's Final Season (2008-2009)
May 14, 2016
Murphy Brown Gives Birth (May 1992)
May 08, 2016
Early ER's Lewis & Hathaway
Apr 23, 2016
Women Who Influenced Early MTV
Apr 10, 2016
I Believe Anita Hill: The 1991 Hearings and Their Legacy
Mar 24, 2016
70s Lady Private Eyes - Drew, Columbo & the Angels
Mar 06, 2016
Patty Duke’s Legacy: Mental Health Advocacy and TV Greatness
Feb 24, 2016
FLOTUS on TV: Roosevelt & Ford
Feb 08, 2016
Designing Women vs. Body Shaming: Delta Burke's Story
Jan 23, 2016
4-Female Theory and Living Single (1993-8)
Jan 13, 2016
Lucille Ball's Humility & Pride
Jan 06, 2016
Diana Ross' 1983 Central Park Concert: TV and Music Herstory
Dec 03, 2015
Treva Silverman: Writing Herstory on MTM - Part 3
Nov 23, 2015
MTM's Women Writers: Casting, Fashion & Rhoda - Part 2
Nov 18, 2015
MTM Women Writers: Chuckles, Rhoda & Reform - Part 1
Nov 13, 2015
6 Lost Episodes of Cagney and Lacey
Nov 06, 2015
A Closer Look at the Closer Pt 2 (Seasons 5-7)
Oct 25, 2015
4 Women of Sisters 1991-96
Oct 21, 2015
Concept to Pilot: Cagney & Lacey
Sep 22, 2015
Powerpuff Girls
Sep 16, 2015
Hill Street Blues' Davenport & Bates
Sep 12, 2015
80s Monied Matriarchs: Ellie Ewing and Angela Channing
Aug 26, 2015
Debbie Allen: Early Career & Fame's Impact on TV
Aug 19, 2015
Women of My So Called Life (1994-1995)
Aug 13, 2015
Battle of the Sexes: King & Riggs 1973
Aug 08, 2015
Betty White's Career in TV
Jul 27, 2015
Leadership of "The Closer:" Seasons 1-4
Jul 15, 2015
Sports Night: Mentoring and Leadership in the Newsroom
Jul 07, 2015
Basic TV Herstory
Jul 01, 2015
Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1979)
Jun 25, 2015