The Interviews

Guest Stars

RICHARD SCHIFF
(Season 6)

The gals are happy to welcome to the show Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Schiff! (The West Wing, ABC’s The Good Doctor)

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SUZIE PLAKSON
(Season 1)

In our continuation of ”The Ladies of Love & War, the pod welcomes Murphy Brown Season 1 guest star and Diane English series regular: Suzie Plakson! (Star Trek, Family Ties, Mad About You, How I Met Your Mother)

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JOANNA GLEASON (Season 10)

The gals are lucky and beyond thrilled to have Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason on the pod for a discussion on art, television, musical theater, and of course Diane English player.

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MARY PAT GLEASON (Season 1)

Join the gals as they chat with Season 1 Guest Star, Mary Pat Gleason - Olga the Russian Secretary in Season 1, Episode 16 “Moscow On The Hudson”! You know her from Will & Grace (both versions), Gilmore Girls, Friends, and more!

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The gals sit down to talk with Marianne about her time on Murphy Brown as 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.

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MARIANNE MUELLERLEILE
(Season 1)

Writers/Creator/Director

DIANE ENGLISH
(Creator, Writer, Executive Producer)

Jesi and Lauren close out the pod’s Season 11 Interviews with Part 1 of 2 with “Real Murphy Brown” herself, creator Diane English!

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BARNET KELLMAN
(Director/ Seasons
1-4,10)

Welcome to our Season One wrap-up with series director and architect of Murphy Brown, Barnet Kellman!

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NORM GUNZENHAUSER - (Writer/Seasons 1-2,
9-10)

The gals are thrilled to welcome one of the original Murphy Brown writers to the show: Norm Gunzenhauser (Seasons 1, 2, 8, 9, 10)!

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INTERVIEW: RUSS WOODY
(Writer/Pro
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)

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INTERVIEW:
STEVEN PETERMAN (Writer, Ex. Pro; 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!

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Interview Denise Moss
Producer/WRiter (Seasons 1-4)

Denise Moss talks about her time from reporter to comedy writer, from Murphy to Frasier!

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Interview:
Gina Ippolito & Skander Halim
(writers;
11.3: #MurphyToo)

Jesi and Lauren are elated to welcome the writing team of Gina Ippolito & Skander Halim (Story Editors) from the revival writing team to the pod!

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Experts/ Topic Discussions

Jacqui Shine:

(Media Historian; Journalist)

You may know Jacqui’s media writings from such publications as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Slate, and Buzzfeed. Most recently she recapped the Murphy Brown revival series for Vulture

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FYI EXTRA: Diversity & Inclusivity (with Guest Lisa Darden)

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.

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