Podcast 0: "Try This"

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What the heck are we doing? In Podcast Zero, hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson take you to the fabulous and exciting television past. and particularly, that special time in pop-culture and water-cooler conferences about big-hair television: the 1980s!

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The Conversation

Jimmy Carter to President Ronald Reagan and ushering in the “Greed” decade.
The rise of cable television, CNN and the VCR.
Wait? An amusement park based on The World of Sid and Marty Krofft?
Why are we looking at female-driven television shows?
Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Remington Steele, Cagney and Lacey.
Fun, joy, nuggets of insight – Or just balderdash?

“Guess what? That third voice you hear in this episode is our producer, Melissa Roth!” If you need help understanding the 1980s, big haired women, or having only 3 network television stations to choose from, join us on this journey. If we’re going to be fabulous ladies of the 21st Century, we should know where we started.
What the 1980s meant to America and to our own personal history.

Our Audio-ography

‍Books:
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THE GREAT BOOK OF 1980S TRIVIA: CRAZY RANDOM FACTS AND 80S TRIVIA BY BILL O’NEILL

TELEVISION SERIES OF THE 1980S: ESSENTIAL FACTS AND QUIRKY DETAILS BY VINCENT TERRACE‍‍

A DRAM OF POISON BY CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG

‍Websites:

80STVLADIES.COM

THE KULTURECAST.COM

ASTONISHINGLEGENDS.COM

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SPECIAL MESSAGE

‍We take a moment to address the June 24th Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. This decision stripped away the federally protected right to have a safe and legal abortion.

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‍TRR-FOUNDATION.ORG - links to more sites, local and state resources

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