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Pop culture critic Kristen Meinzer joins us to share how as a tween, The Golden Girls — a show with grownup themes — helped her bond with her mom and grandma. She also recommends contemporary shows she loves watching with adolescents to spark fun and deep conversations.

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Kristen’s full list

We couldn’t fit Kristen’s full list in the show. Find all of her recommendations here!

More on Kristen Meinzer

Kristen has all kinds of amazing projects, which you can find at her website. Here’s a sampling:

• Kristen is a featured voice in ABC-HULU’s official 40th anniversary Golden Girls documentary, available in November

• She’s a host of The Nightly, a pop culture bedtime podcast

• She’s the co-author of How to Be Fine: What We Learned from Living by the Rules of 50 Self-Help Books

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