80s TV Ladies

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TV Reviews #115

4-time Podcast Awards Winner! Webby nominated for Best Indie Podcast.
80s TV Ladies is dedicated to the beloved female-driven shows of the 1980s! Do you love 80s pop culture, television and fabulous women? On our show, you’ll hear a breakdown of how these shows got made, how they were influenced by the times and, in turn, how they influenced pop-culture trends to follow. We love discussing the “two-steps forward, one-step-back” lens of media-driven feminism.

Join hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson as they talk about the fabulous ladies of television: Cagney & Lacey, Designing Women, A Different World, The Golden Girls and more.

With special guests, TV creators and stars! Do these shows we hold so dear hold up? Let's find out.

Season 1: We examine three “detective duo shows” this season, with multiple episodes and awesome guests for each TV show we cover.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Remington Steele
Cagney & Lacey

Season 2: Multiple episodes per TV show exploring representation and behind-the-scenes insight in science fiction, drama and sitcoms!
Queer representation in 70s and 80s
9 to 5 television show
It's a Living
Designing Women
Ladies of the 80s: A Divas Christmas
Star Trek Ladies
Moonlighting

Special guests: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Martha Smith, Robin Bernheim, Stephanie Zimbalist, Evan Ball, Debbie Evans, Barney Rosenzweig, Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Karen Arthur, Cynthis Beemis Abrams, Matt Baume, Jane Epsensen, Drew Greenberg, Paul Kreppel, Bryan Edward Hill, Maggie Friedman, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Stan Zimmerman, Mary Lou Belli, Nana Visitor, Glenn Gordon Caron, Shery Main and more!

We publish every other Wednesday.
Tell us: Who should we interview and what's your favorite 80s Ladies television show? https://www.80stvladies.com

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  • mad4mcfly
    So Much Fun!
    Thanks for reminding us about all the amazing, TV ladies of the 80’s! Listening to these fabulous women talk about their journeys into the world of television as it once was, 7 channels, fun and goofy commercials and the American flag and static at 2:00 am really makes them pioneers compared to the strange, vast media world of today. Fun, fun, fun served up with a side of nostalgia.
  • Fabs4Ever
    Memory Blasts
    I’m so glad I discovered this show. I watched so many of these shows in my early 20’s, and it’s a joy looking back on them now. The show is informative and really fun. The hosts are bright and I love when they fly off the cuff and start talking about music and other things. They have guests, some I recognized and some I didn’t, but they all have great behind the scenes stories. Anyone who fondly remembers this era will get a huge kick out of this show.
  • Polkie dots
    Love this podcast
    Enjoyed my first episode of 80’s TV Ladies while cleaning up the other day (Directing 80’s TV) and it made the task so much more interesting! The podcast is so well done! Susan and Sharon are so well spoken, fun, and have such a great banter going on. It’s so great to hear intelligent, charismatic and knowledgeable women speak! It shows what ladies can really do!!! The podcast discussions take you down 80’s memory lane and at the same time remind you how women can achieve anything they set their mind to. Love it Susan and Sharon! Keep up the good work!!
  • 80sBecky
    Memory Lane!
    I really enjoy the podcast! As a huge Remington Steele fan, I have especially loved the Steele episodes. But, all the shows you discuss are ones I watched growing up in the 80’s, and they all have a special place in my heart. Thanks for doing this!
  • SullivanLewis81
    80s TV Nostalgia
    I love your podcast! It’s been a blast going back to the 80s with these ladies and their amazing guests. My favorite episodes to date are: the one with the stunt driver, Debbie Evans, and Laura Holt aka Stephanie Zimbalist. Keep up the good work ladies and please cover Designing Women, Rosanne, and A different World - three of my absolute faves!
  • Smrrva
    First podcast for mom
    I first learned of your podcast from the Derek and Romaine podcast. So enjoying it! Got my mom to listen to your Remington Steele episodes as her first podcast ever. I grew up in the 80s watching the shows you’re discussing. Great interviews! Now where can we find Remington Steele and Scarecrow and Mrs. King these days for less than $300??
  • AmyAndPaz
    80s Fun
    This podcast is so much fun!! Susan does a fantastic job of diving deep into the heroines and episodes that defined the 80s and set the stage for todays’ ladies from Olivia Pope to Leslie Knope. All while keeping a light and fun tone. Her guests are also fantastic. Check this one out!!
  • Docdeb56
    This is great!!
    So excited to find this so early on! Loved “Remington Steele” and Stephanie Zimbalist! Thank you for this.
  • WonderWandaa
    Honestly pretty boring
    Something about this podcast just put me to sleep. The hosts are really boring.
  • WORSTAPPEVER0/10
    Well done, ladies!
    Thank you so much for the show focusing on strong female characters! And for the episodes interviewing Robin Bernheim and OMG Stephanie Zimbalist!!! I remember the very first episode of Remington Steele and thinking of Laura Holt - finally, a female character that I can relate to - am inspired by.
  • 1986hoosier
    Love this!!
    I’m an 80s TV fan and this is great look behind the scenes!
  • rosebyadifferentname
    So Fun!!!
    So fun, so informative, with such delightful takes on an era of TV that I don’t know a ton about. So basically, it’s educational, fun, and female focused, which is everything I want from a podcast. Can’t wait to hear more!!
  • chickspeare
    Love this podcast!
    My new favorite podcast! I grew up watching these tv shows and adores these iconic actors and shows. More episodes please ASAP! I love the walk down memory lane, and the insider perspectives and ‘behind-the-scenes’ details! Can’t wait for the special guests that have been promised!
  • shababa23
    Such Fun!
    Love going back in time to remember these shows and the times we were living in—good job, ladies!
  • nonicknamerequiredforreals
    Love Those 80sTV Ladies
    really fun podcast!
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