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November 8th, 2021 Interview: Matt Baume The gals are so happy to welcome YouTuber, journalist & LBGTQ+ TV pop-culture expert Matt Baume to the pod for a wonderful two-part discussion. In Part One, Jesi & Lauren sit down with Matt to chat, not only Murphy Brown but Star Trek , The Nanny , Frasier & more! Check out next week (special TWO WEEKS BACK-TO-BACK ) when Gary Dontizg (writer/producer) joins Lauren, Jesi & Matt to talk about Murphy Brown’s first gay episode and his experience as a gay comedy writer in the 80s & 90s. ​ Also, check out Matt's Podcast Sewers Of Paris & his book "Hi Honey, I'm Homo." (which includes Murphy!) Matt's Channel Episodes that pertain to our discussion The Nanny: Fran’s Fine with Gays Murphy Brown's Gay Coworker Comes Out Murphy Brown Goes to a Gay Bar Frasier & Sitcoms of the Gay '90s Frasier Dated Captain Picard? Make it So! Frasier's Coded Gay References in "The Matchmaker" Star Trek's First Gay Ship-Mates? The Star-Crossed Romance of Garak & Bashir

February 20, 2020 FYI EXTRA: Diversity & Inclusivity Our “Here’s To You Mrs. Kinsella” guest Lisa Darden joins the gals after the show to discuss diversity in Murphy Brown & pop culture from 1990 to today, how we can all work together, and how feminism can be an inclusive movement to all. More Info On Lisa: www.fairhousingjustice.org Twitter: DardenLisa IMDB

Season Two List View By Episode Season Three PART ONE April 15th, 2023 3.08: Rootless People Murphy is kidnapped and the Gang doesn’t believe her! Is this episode a bottle episode? The Shirelles' history, eco-terrorism, amd pink donut boxes in LA! Listen Now March 25th & April 1st Coming Soon 3.07: The Last Laugh Highlights include Charles Kimbrough’s backstory for Jim, the story of The Four Tops! Listen Now March 11th & 18th 2023 Coming Soon 3.06: Bob & Murphy & Ted & Avery Murphy and her mother Avery go on a double date, plus a week in the life of an episode via Diane Sawyer reports! Listen Now May 27th, 2024 Coming Soon 3.11: Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell,Jingle All the Way May 13th, 2023 Coming Soon Coming Soon 3.10: Trouble In Sherwood-forest April 29th, 2024 3.09: The Bummer of 42 The theme is sisterly love as Lauren and Jesi talk about Murphy’s birthday (what sign do you think Murphy is?), and answer the question, “Why does Designing Women owe their success to Murphy Brown ? Listen Now Feb 26th & March 4th 3.05: The Gold Rush The gals deep dive into the love story of Jerry and Murphy in this fan-favorite episode. Cut moments from the original script and behind-the-scenes stories included! Plus, Lauren does a sidebar on jewelry icon Elisa Peretti. Listen Now Feb 12th, 2024 Coming Soon 3.04: Strike Two The real-life actors/writer’s union strike may be over, but not for the FYI Gang! Sidebars include the life of Allen Toussaint, Candice Bergen’s 90s hair, Emmy-winning Fashion. Listen Now Jan 29th & Feb 5th 2024 Women Who Invented Television & More: A Talk with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Best-selling author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted, Seinfeldia) writes about TV and culture, with a focus on the impact of women. Listen Now August 21, 2023 3.03: Loco Hero Time to meet the parents…again. This time: Frank’s parents! Lauren and Jesi chat about Barney Martin's(Seinfeld) & Rose Marie’s (The Dick Van Dyke Show) ​ * Recorded before the Sag-Aftra strike Listen Now August 7, 2023 3.02: Brown and Blue The gals are excited to welcome Tarik Davis (The Amber Ruffin Show and Broadway's Freestyle Love Supreme to talk Murphy taking on comedians vs. The First Amendment). * Recorded before the Sag-Aftra strike Listen Now July 24, 2023 3.01: The 390th Broadcast Welcome to what the gals hope to be a regular feature on the podcast: A season-ending retrospective! ​ * Recorded before the Sag-Aftra strike Listen Now

March 7, 2022 Interview: Character Psychology (RECORDED Summer of 2019) The pod welcomes Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, Ph.D., author of the book Gaslighting, and her friend, Murphy Brown fan and marketing expert Jennifer Novak, to chat with Lauren, breaking down the Murphy Brown characters' psychologies! Check out the article we discussed, "How to Cope With A Gaslighting or Narcissist Boss, " and more of her writing with Forbes. Stephanie Moulton Sarkis PhD NCC DCMHS LMHC is a psychotherapist specializing in anxiety, gaslighting, narcissistic abuse, and ADHD. She is the author of seven books and one workbook, including Healing From Toxic Relationships: 10 Essential Steps to Recover from Gaslighting, Narcissism, and Emotional Abuse and Gaslighting: Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People - and Break Free . Her latest book, Healing From Toxic Relationships, will be released in July 2022. Dr. Sarkis is a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, American Mental Health Counselors Association Diplomate (Clinical Mental Health Specialist in Child and Adolescent Counseling), and a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family and Circuit Mediator. She has been in private practice for 20 years. She is a senior contributor for Forbes and is also a contributor to Psychology Today. She is the host of the Talking Brains podcast. She is based in Tampa, Florida. You can visit her website at www.stephaniesarkis.com.

Episodes by Category ​ By Series List Only looking for your favorite episode of the series? Check out the pod drop down list by Murphy Brown episode! Season 1 Season one of Murphy Brown (and the pod) 1988-1989 plus Interviews & Special s Season 2 Season 2 was so long we divided it into two parts 1989 and 1990! Plus Interviews & specials! Season 3 Season 3 (1990-1991) Plus interivews & more! Interviews Join us in conversation with the cast and creators! Highlights include: Creator Diane English, star Joe Regalbuto, Faith Ford, director Barnet Kellman, guest star Richard Schiff (The West Wing ) and more! The Series: By Pod episode SEASON 3 ​ 3.01: The 390th Broadcast (July 24th, 2023) ​ 3.02: Brown & Blue (Aug 7th & 10th, 2023) ​ 3.03: Looc Hero (Aug 28th, 2023 ​ 3:04: Strike Two ​ 3.05: The Gold Rush ​ 3.06: Bob And Murphy And Ted And Avery Expanded View SEASON 2 ​ 2.27:Going To The Chapel Part 2 (May 1st, 2023) 2.26: Going To The Chapel Part 1 (April 17th, 2023) ​ 2.25: The Bitch Is Back (March 20th & April 1st, 2023) ​ 2.24: Fax Or Fiction (May 2nd, 2022) ​ 2.23: Frank's Appendectomy (March 7, 2022) 2.22: First A Word From Our Sponsor (Feb 21, 2022) ​ 2.21: On The Road Again (Jan 10, 2022) ​ 2.20: Heart Of Gold (Dec 21, 2022) 2.19: Bad Girls (Nov 29 & Dec 6, 2021) 2.18: Murphy Brown School Of Broadcasting (Oct 18, 2021) ​ 2.17: Frankly Speaking (Oct 4, 2021) ​ 2.16: I Want My FYI (Sept 16, 2021) 215: Subpoena Envy (Aug 23, 2021) ​ 2.14: What Are you Doing New Year's Eve (Mar 2, 2019) ​ 2.13: Here's To You Mrs. Kinsella (Feb 1, 2019) 2.12: The Strike (Jan 13, 2019) ​ 2.11: Brown Like Me: Part 1 & 2 (Dec 24 & 9, 2019) ​ 2.09: Roasted (Oct 16, 2019) ​ 2.08: And The Whiner Is... (Sept 9, 2019) 2.07: Whose Garbage Is It Anyway? - Part 1 & 2 (Aug 12 & 19, 2019) ​ 2.06: Buddies Schmuddies (Jul 8, 2019) ​ 2.05: Miles' Big Adventure (May 14, 2019) ​ 2.04: TV or Not TV (Apr 29, 2019) 2.03: The Memo That Got Away (Apr 1, 2019) ​ 2.02: Anchor's Away (Mar 4, 2019) ​ 2.01: The Brothers Silverberg w/ Director Barnet Kellman Part 1 & 2 (Oct 11, 2018) (Sep 27, 2018) ​ ​ Expanded View Expanded View SEASON 1 Season One (1988-1989) Wrap-Up (Sep 10, 1018) ​ 1.22: The Morning Show (Aug 13, 2018) 1.21: The Bickners (Aug 6, 2018) 1.20: The Summer of '77 (Jul 30, 2018) 1.19: The Unshrinkable Murphy Brown (Jul 23, 2018) ​ 1.18: Funnies Girl (Jul 9, 2018) 1.17: My Dinner With Einstein (Jul 2, 2018) 1.16: Moscow On the Potomac (Jun 25, 2018) ​ 1.15: Mama Said (May 21, 2018) ​ 1.14: It's How You Play The Game (Apr 24, 2018) 1.13: Soul Man (Apr 18, 2018) 1.12: Why Do Fools Fall In Love? (Apr 9, 2018) ​ 1.11: Off The Job Experience (Mar 19, 2018) ​ 1.10: Kyle (Feb 26, 2018) 1.09: I Would Have Danced All Night (Feb 19, 2018) 1.08: And So He Goes (Feb 12, 2018) 1.07: Set Me Free (Feb 5, 2018) ​ 1.06: Baby Love (Jan 22, 2018) ​ 1.05: Murphy's Pony (Christmas Special) (Dec 25, 2017) 1.04: Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Dec 11, 2017) 1.03: Nowhere To Run (Nov 27, 2017) 1.02: Devil With A Blue Dress On (Nov 13, 2017) 1.01: Respect (Oct 30, 2017) WELCOME TO FYI: AN ORIGIN STORY (Oct 17, 2017) ​ List Full

Oct 18, 2021 2.18: The Murphy Brown School Of Broadcasting It’s back to school time! First, the gals chat about mentors when Murphy's high school journalism teacher starts a school in her name. Then, Jesi takes us on a journey through the brief history of marching bands and walks us through 90’s Anchor Kathleen Sullivan’s misogynist tenure in Broadcast Journalism. And the topic of mentors and mentees is discussed and how an actor’s reputation can work for them in a role. ​ Knives Out Spoiler: 23.57-24.37 ​ The Ohio Marching Band: Blue's Brothers ( as mentioned by Jesi in the episode!) ​ ​

Season Two Season ONe List View By Episode October 11, 2017 THE 90S ARE BACK!(Trailer) Co-Hosts Lauren Milberger & Jesi Mullins give you a 5 min promo for "FYI: The Murphy Brown Podcast". Listen Now Season 1 (1988-1989) September 10, 2018 SEASON ONE (1988-1989) WRAP-UP Welcome to what the gals hope to be a regular feature on the podcast: A season-ending retrospective! Listen Now August 20, 2018 INTERVIEW: BARNET KELLMAN (SERIES DIRECTOR: SEASONS 1-4, 10) Welcome to our Season One wrap-up with series director and architect of Murphy Brown, Barnet Kellman! Listen Now August 13, 2018 1.22: THE MORNING SHOW And so Jesi and Lauren end Season One with a bit of a future redux as they reach Episode 22, "The Morning Show Listen Now August 6, 2018 1.21: The Bickners Lauren and Jesi dive deep into the penultimate episode of Season 1, “The Bickners” written by friend of the pod Russ Woody. Listen Now July 30, 2018 1.20: Summer of 77 Put on your disco shoes and book those Hustle lessons (or not)! The pod enters 1977 and one of the few Murphy Brown flashbacks episodes with this Diane English-written pod favorite: "Summer of ‘77". Listen Now July 23, 2018 1.19: THE UNSHRINKABLE MURPHY BROWN As they near the end of Season One, the gals are finally at another Moss/Dukane episode, which means they get to share some great behind the scene tidbits from Denise Moss (Fraiser & Roseanne )! Listen Now July 16, 2018 Interview: Richard Schiff (Season 6 Guest Star ) The gals are happy to welcome to the show Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Schiff! (The West Wing, ABC’s The Good Doctor ) Listen Now July 9, 2018 1.18: Funnies Girl It’s the 18th episode of Season 1! Jesi and Lauren talk their take on “Funnies Girl” - written by Tom Seeley & friend of the pod Norm Gunzenhauser. Listen Now July 2, 2018 1.17: My Dinner With Einstein Jesi and Lauren are talking Murphy Brown and nerds this week with Season 1, Episode 17 "My Dinner with Einstein." Listen Now June 25, 2018 1.16: Moscow On The Hudson It’s 2018 and the Gals are talking US/Russian relations...only way back in 1989! Listen Now June 11, 2018 Interview: Joe Regalbuto (Frank Fontana) Jesi and Lauren are thrilled to bring you a Two-Part Interview with Joe Regalbuto a.k.a Frank Fontana! Listen Now May 24, 2018 Revival Talk #2 (Upfronts 2018) Jesi and Lauren briefly chat about the new Murphy Brown announcements via last week’s CBS Upfront presentation, which included a revival trailer, air dates, and Lauren shares a news story about AOL emails in the 21st century. Join us! Listen Now May 21, 2018 1.15: Mama Said The gals are excited to celebrate a belated Mother’s Day with Colleen Dewhurst’s first episode of Murphy Brown (her Emmy Winning role as Murphy’s mother: Avery Brown, Sr.) Listen Now May 7, 2018 INTERVIEW: RUSS WOODY - MURPHY BROWN WRITER (SEASONS 1-2,6,10) The gals are thrilled to welcome one of the original Murphy Brown writers to the show: Russ Woody (Cybill , Becker , The Middle ) for a two-part interview! Listen Now April 23, 2018 1.14: It's How You Play The Game Jesi and Lauren dive head first into the beginnings of “Trash TV” as they cover Season One, Episode 14: “It’s How You Play The Game” written by Russ Woody (Season One’s “Nowhere To Run” & “Kyle”)! Listen Now April 17, 2018 1.13: Soul Man Jesi talks Charles Kimbrough’s origins story and connection to Stephen Sondheim, while Lauren goes into the history of Men’s Clubs vs Women from the late 1980s to today! Listen Now April 9, 2018 1.12: WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? Jesi and Lauren are back to chat Season One, Episode 12: “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” written by friend of the pod, Korby Siamis. Listen Now April 2, 2018 INTERVIEW: MARIANNE MUELLERLEILE (SECRETARY #8) The gals sit down to talk with Marianne about her time on Murphy Brown Secretary #8 (Season 1, Episode 6 “Baby Love”) as well her impressive TV career on such shows as Will & Grace , Magnum P.I . & Third Rock From The Sun. Listen Now March 19, 2018 1.11: OFF THE JOB EXPERIENCE Jesi and Lauren are back to chat Season One, Episode 11: “Off The Job Experience” written by Tom Seeley and previous guest Norm Gunzenhauser! Listen Now March 5, 2018 INTERVIEW: STEVEN PETERMAN - WRITER/ EXEC PROD (SEASONS 1-6) The gals are thrilled to welcome one of the original Murphy Brown writers (Seasons 1-6) and later Executive Producer (Seasons 5-6): Steven Peterman! Listen Now February 28, 2018 1.10: KYLE The time has arrived for the gals to chat about Leslie Jordan’s (Will & Grace , Boston Legal .) episode of Murphy Brown! Listen Now February 19, 2018 1.09: I WOULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT Jesi and Lauren dive head first into the beginnings of “Trash TV” as they cover Season One, Episode 14: “It’s How You Play The Game” written by Russ Woody (Season One’s “Nowhere To Run” & “Kyle”)! Listen Now February 12, 2018 1.08: And So he Goes It’s the first Murphy Brown episode of 1989 and the first penned by writing partners Denise Moss & Sy Dukane (Frasier, Roseanne )! Listen Now February 5, 2018 1.07: SET ME FREE Jesi and Lauren launch head first into the seventh episode of Season One and how the episode’s original filming changes their entire perspective on re-watch. Listen Now January 29 , 2018 MURPHY'S BACK (REVIVAL TALK #1) Exciting news to report in the land of Murphy Brown! Lauren & Jesi chat about the new Murphy Brown revival news at CBS!!! Listen Now January 22 , 2018 1.06: BABY LOVE Jesi & Lauren chat about Season 1, Episode 6 “Baby Love” by friend of the podcast Korby Siamis (“The Middle”; “My Sister Sam”) as Frank and Murphy decide to try and have a kid together. Listen Now January 15, 2018 INTERVIEW: NORM GUNZENHAUSER - WRITER The gals are thrilled to welcome one of the original Murphy Brown writers to the show: Russ Woody (“Cybill,” “Becker,” “The Middle”) for a two-part interview! Listen Now December 25, 2017 1.05: MURPHY'S PONY It’s that time of year! A TV tradition since the dawn of the 'tube: the Christmas Episode! Jesi and Lauren go deep into Murphy Brown’s first Christmas (and Hanukkah) episode, “Murphy’s Pony,” written by series creator, Diane English. Listen Now December 11, 2017 1.04: SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED This week, Lauren and Jesi chat about a pod favorite, Season 1, Episode 4 - “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” - written by series creator, Diane English and introducing the character of Jake Lowenstein. Listen Now November 27, 2017 1.03: NOWHERE TO RUN This week, Jesi and Lauren “embed” themselves into Season 1, Episode 3: Nowhere To Run written by Russ Woody. (“Cybill”, “Mad About You”, “The Middle”) ​ But first they share some exciting tidbits about last week’s episode straight from the episode’s writer herself! Listen Now November 13, 2017 1.02: DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON This week Lauren & Jesi tackle the sophomore episode of season one: “Devil With a Blue Dress On” by Korby Siamis. Listen Now October 30, 2017 1.01: RESPECT Welcome to the start of Season One! Lauren and Jesi go through the pilot episode of Murphy Brown, “Respect”, written by series creator Diane English. Listen Now October 16, 2017 WELCOME TO FYI: AN ORIGIN STORY LIVE from AntennaTV in NYC, it's FYI: The Murphy Brown Podcast! Listen Now

The MUSIC Listen To All These Legends On Our Spotify Playlist. Aretha Franklin "Respect" "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" "I Say a Little Prayer" "Chain Of Fools" "Think" ​ Marvin Gaye "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)" "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" "Ain't That Peculiar" ​ Marvin Gaye & ​ tammi TerrelL "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" "Your Precious Love" (See Ashford & Simpson) T and M MUSIC The Shirelles "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" "Dedicated To The One I Love "Mama Said" Mary wells "My Guy" Darleen Love "He's a Rebel" ​ Gladys Knight & The Pips "What Are you Doing New Years Eve?" The Supremes "You Keep Me Hangin' On" "Baby Love" "My World Is Empty Without You" "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" "Where Do I Our Love Go?" ​ Holland, Doizer, Holland Songwriters Pretty much almost every episode! We focus on them here! James Brown & Betty Jean Newsome "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" "I Got You (I Feel Good)" Wilson PicketT "In the Midnight Hour" "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" "Silver Bells" ​ Stevie Wonder "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" "Isn't She Lovely" "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" "Superstition" "Higher Ground" "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" The Temptations "The Way You Do The Things You Do" "I Can't Get Next To You" "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" "My Girl ' "Here Comes The Bride" "I Can't Help Myself" ​ Martha & The Vandellas "Nowhere To Run" "Dancing In The Streets" "Heat Wave" "Come & Get These Memories " Nick AshforD& Songwriters ​ Valerie Simpson "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" "Your Precious Love" (see Gaye and Terrell) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles "The Tracks of My Tears" "If You Can Want" "Shop Around" ​ Smokey Robinson Songwriter/Ceo "If You Can Want" Jr. Walker & The AllStars "Shotgun" "(I'm a) Road Runner" N and V Sam & Dave "Soul Man" ​ Billie Holiday "I've Got The Right To Sing The Blues " The Funk Brothers Almost every episode, but here is where we go in-depth about these legendary music makers ​ The Four Tops "Baby, I Need Your Loving" "Reach Out I'll Be There" "Something About You" "It's the Same Old Song" Take 6 " "It Feels Like The Whole World's Watching" (Murphy's fake Theme Song) The Penquins "Earth Angel" Frankie Lyman & THe TeenageS "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" The Ad Libs "The Boy From New York City" Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels "Devil With The Blue Dress On" Fontella Bass "Rescue Me" Jackson Five "ABC" Barrett Strong 'Money, That's What I Want" "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" The Marvelettes "Mr. Postman" "Beachwood-45789" Brenton Wood "Give Me A Little Sign" Lee Dorsey "Working In A Coolmine" The Exicters "Tell Him" The Pixie Three "The Birthday Party" Allen Toussant Songwriter "Working In A Coolmine" Carole King Songwriter "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman " "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" ​ ​ Bob Dylan Songwriter "Subterranean Homesick Blues"

July 08, 2019 2.05: Miles' Big Adventure Written by: Tom Seeley and Norm Gunzenhauser Directed by: Barnet Kellman ​ The gals are here to discuss Episode 5 of Season 2: “Miles’ Big Adventure” by Tom Seeley and Norm Gunzenhauser (former guest of the pod!) Topics include: The best way to pack for a trip, special guest star Yeardley Smith (The Simpsons ) pre-Lisa Simpson career, and the building of Murphy and Miles relationship. Also, Jesi brings us a real-life story from the 1980s that may have loosely inspired a major plot point of the episode! ​

Episodes 1-14 List View By Episode Season TWo PART TWO April 5 & 12th, 2021 Interview: Sarah Marshall Sarah Marshall, co-host of "You're Wrong About" and Why Are Dads? aka You Are Good joins the ladies for a You're Wrong About 80s/90's pop-culture crossover! Listen Now August 23, 2021 2.15 Subpoena Envy Welcome to the 90s! The podcast is back Jesi highlights pop-culture moments that defined the 90s and Lauren delves into the 80's history of journalists sent to jail for not revealing their sources. Listen Now September 6th, 2021 2.16: I Want My FYI FYI by kids, for kids! We chat with 90s teens and the design style that launched MTV and a new generation! Listen Now December 20th, 2022 2.20: Heart of Gold Murphy and Jerry go on the unthinkable... a date. Listen Now January 10th 2022 2.21: On the Road Again A Murphy Jim-centric episode! We talk about Fontella Bass & Charles's musical history! Listen Now January 24th & Feb 7th 2022 Interview: Denise Moss (Writer/producer Season 1-4) Season 1-3 writer Denise Moss (Frasier, Roseanne) chats with the gals! Listen Now May 2nd, 2022 2.24: Fax Or Fiction ​ In this modern Cyrano, Miles-centric episode the gals chat about the history of fax machines, Ticonderoga pencils, and the art of flirting by the written word! Listen Now May 16th, 2022 Interview: Character Psychology (Recorded the Summer of 2019) The pod welcomes Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, Ph.D., Listen Now March 20 & April 3rd 2023 Listen Now 2.25: The Bitch's Back The gals welcome guest Matilda Szydagis (Zelda from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ) to talk about the penultimate episode of season 2 & more!! Listen Now September 20th, 2021 Interview: iCivics In the "I Want My FYI" opening sequence we discussed the lack of civics education in 1990! Here, we talk with the wonderful ICivics about what is being done today to fill that void! Listen Now August 23, 2021 2.17: Frankly Speaking The gals take on what makes Frank tick in Murphy Brown’s first Frank Fontana (Joe Regalbuto) dating episode. Listen Now April 5 & 12th, 2021 2.18: Murphy Brown School Of Broadcasting The gals take on mentors and mentees and talks Kathleen Sullivan's tenure at CBS. Listen Now February 21st, 2022 2.22: But First A Word From Our Sponsor ​ Condoms on Television and the history of boycotts! Listen Now March 7, 2022 2.23: Frank's Appendectomy Nora Ephron, pranks, and Watergate! Listen Now March 21st & April 8th, 2022 Interview: Norm Gunzenhauser #2 Writer/Producer (Season 2) Norm returns to recap his season 2 episodes! Listen Now November 15th, 2021 Interview: GARY dONTZIG (WRITER/pRODUCER Seasons 1-6;11) Gary Dontizg - Murphy Brown, writer/producer talks about his experience as a gay comedy writer in the 80s & 90s. Listen Now November 8th, 2021 Interview: Matt Baume The gals are so happy to welcome YouTuber, journalist & LBGTQ+ TV pop-culture expert Matt Baume to the pod Listen Now November 29th & Dec 6th, 2021 2.19: Bad Girls The history of Marvin Gaye’s struggle to get “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” Released! Then, Jesi goes into depth on how sex workers have been viewed over the years to today. Listen Now April 17, 2023 2.26: Going To The Chapel (Part 1) ​ RSVP, everyone, for a jam-packed episode! Corky’s getting married, and the gals are here with the play-by-play for part one Listen Now May 1, 2023 2.27: Going To The Chapel (Part 2) The gals chat about the final episode of season 2, which includes a wedding, couples, and flipped gender norms for the time! Listen Now Episodes 1-14 Season Three May 15, 2023 SEASON TWO (1989-1990) WRAP-UP It’s a Season 2 (1989-1990 Season) Recap! Emmy wins and nominations, as well as a few missed stories they found along the way Listen Now Seaso 2, Part 2

January 13, 2020 2.12: The Strike Alex Bozarjian, reporter slapped by man during race coverage: "He took my power" Click the pictures for clips from " The Strike " This episode, the gals go over Season two’s “The Strike” written by Steven Peterman and Gary Dontzig! Topics include: Aging as women in society, Candice Bergen’s working relationship with director Barnet Kellman through her own words, and Grant Shaud’s physical comedy. While Lauren tells the tale of legendary Smokey Robinson, Jesi discusses reporter Alex Bozarjian's assault by a runner on live television. SHOW NOTES

May 24, 2018 REVIVAL TALK #2 (UPFRONTS 2018) Jesi and Lauren briefly chat about the new Murphy Brown announcements via last week’s CBS Upfront presentation, which included a revival trailer, air dates, and Lauren shares a news story about AOL emails in the 21st century. Join us! SHOW NOTES