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The Kerri Edelman ShowThe Kerri Edelman Show Present NYT Bestselling Author Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongJennifer Keishin Armstrong's writing takes readers behind the scense of major moment in pop culture history and examines the lasting impact that our favorite TV shows, music, and movies have on our society and psyches. She investigates why pop culture matters deeply, from The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Seinfeld, to Sex and the City and Mean Girls, to Beyonce, Taylor, and Barbie. She had written eight books, including the New York Times bestseller Seinfeldia, When Women Invented Television, Sex and The City and Us, and So Fetch. Jennifer began her career in newspapers and spent ten years on stafff...2024-04-261h 50
BEEF with Bridget ToddBonus Episode - Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Full Interview)In our latest piece of bonus content, showrunner Pete Musto chats with pop culture historian Jennifer Keishin Armstrong about TV history, diverse representation in media, and how Sex and the City paved the way for countless other hit shows like HBO's Girls and Comedy Central's Broad City.Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is a former entertainment journalist and a New York Times bestselling author of several incredibly enlightening books on television history, including “Seinfeldia: How A Show About Nothing Changed Everything,” “Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted and All the Brilliant Minds who made The Mary T...2024-04-1047 min
AWM Author TalksEpisode 173: Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongThis week, pop culture historian Jennifer Keishin Armstrong discusses her new book So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We’re Still So Obsessed With It). From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia comes the totally fetch story of one of the most iconic teen comedies of all time, Mean Girls, revealing how it happened, how it defined a generation, "like, invented" meme culture, and why it just won't go away, filled with exclusive interviews from the director, cast, and crew. Get in, loser. We're going back to 2004.This conversation originally took place March 6...2024-03-1149 min
FYI: The Murphy Brown PodcastWomen Who Invented Television & More: A Talk with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Part 2 of 2Best-selling author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Mary & Lou, & Rhoda & Ted, Seinfeldia) writes about TV and culture, with a focus on the impact of women. The gals sit down with Jennifer on the subjects of two of her books: “When Women Invented Television,” and the fantastic four subjects of the book, from the more widely known Betty White to the lesser known Hazel Scott, the first African American to host her own show. They also discuss her latest book, “So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We're Still So Obsessed with It).” Plus, a few surprises along the way! Hosted o...2024-02-0546 minFYI: The Murphy Brown PodcastWomen Who Invented Television & More: A Talk with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Part 1 or 2Best-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. The gals sit down with Jennifer on the subjects of two of her books: “When Women Invented Television,” and the fantastic four subjects of the book, from the more widely known Betty White to the lesser known Hazel Scott, the first African American to host her own show. They also discuss her latest book, “So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We're Still So Obsessed with It).” Plus, a few surprises along the way...2024-01-291h 02
Ignite Your Imagination With Spoken Tales With Full AudiobookSo Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why Were Still So Obsessed With It) Audiobook by Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 700717
Title: So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why Were Still So Obsessed With It)
Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Narrator: Eva Kaminsky
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:05:35
Language: English
Release date: 01-18-24
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science
Summary:
People Best New Book
The inside story of the making of Mean Girls and our enduring 20-year obsession with it
Released in 2004, iconic teen comedy Mean Girls remains as relevant now as ever. But what made an adaptation of a parenting guide by SNL writer Tina Fey...2024-01-188h 05
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceSo Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We’re Still So Obsessed With It) by Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700717to listen full audiobooks.
Title: So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We’re Still So Obsessed With It)
Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Narrator: Eva Kaminsky
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes
Release date: January 18, 2024
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
People Best New Book The inside story of the making of Mean Girls – and our enduring 20-year obsession with it Released in 2004, iconic teen comedy Mean Girls remains as relevant now as ever. But what made an adaptation of a parenting guide by SNL writer Tina Fey so successful? And why, two deca...2024-01-188h 05
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceSo Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We’re Still So Obsessed With It) by Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700717 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We’re Still So Obsessed With It) Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Narrator: Eva Kaminsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 18, 2024 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: People Best New Book The inside story of the making of Mean Girls – and our enduring 20-year obsession with it Released in 2004, iconic teen comedy Mean Girls remains as relevant now as ever. But what made an adaptation of a parenting guide by SNL writer Tina Fey so successful? And why, two...2024-01-1805 min
Writer's BoneEpisode 632: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Author of So FetchBest-selling author and pop culture historian Jennifer Keishin Armstrong kicks off our 2024 season with an in-depth conversation about her new book So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We’re Still So Obsessed with It). To learn more about Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, visit her official website. Also listen to our last chat with with the author in Episode 500. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm and Mark Cecil's upcoming novel Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny. 2024-01-161h 15
Listen to Latest Full Audiobooks in Literature, Comedy, Satire & ParodySo Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We're Still So Obsessed With It) by Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695641to listen full audiobooks.
Title: So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We're Still So Obsessed With It)
Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Narrator: Eva Kaminsky
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes
Release date: January 16, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody
Publisher's Summary:
***One of Vulture's Best Comedy Books of 2024*** From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia comes the totally fetch story of one of the most iconic teen comedies of all time, Mean Girls, revealing how it happened, how it defined a generation, “like, invented” meme cult...2024-01-168h 05
I'd Rather Be ReadingJennifer Keishin Armstrong on Mean Girls and Its Continuing Influence on Pop Culture, Teen Movies, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and So Much MoreSurprise! I’m here with a bonus episode today celebrating the pop culture juggernaut that is Mean Girls, in honor of the release of the musical film yesterday. To talk about Mean Girls—yes, the 2024 film, but also the 2004 original film and the Broadway musical, which debuted in 2018—I have Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, who has actually been on the show before. She joined me in late 2021 to chat about Sex and the City and she’s back today to talk about another pop culture phenomenon we both love. Jennifer is a New York Times bestselling author and a pop culture...2024-01-1453 min
The Locher RoomAn Author's Afternoon - Jennifer Keishin Armstrong 11-19-2021Please join New York Times bestselling author, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong in The Locher Room for An Author's Afternoon. Jennifer tells the little-known story of four trailblazing women in the early days of television who laid the foundation of the industry we know in her new book, When Women Invented Television. Irna Phillips turned real-life tragedy into daytime serials featuring female dominated casts. Gertrude Berg turned her radio show into a Jewish family comedy that spawned a play, a musical, an advice column, a line of house dresses, and other products. Hazel Scott, already a renowned musician, was the...2022-08-261h 09
Pop LiteracySummer Rerun | The ‘Jenny from the Block’ Video: A Historical AnalysisThe episode originally aired July 23, 2019. Jennifer Lopez turns 50 this month and is at the top of her game: dancing her way through an international tour, engaged to baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez, and managing to be one of the few massive pop stars with lots of loyal fans and relatively few haters. But it wasn’t always thus. Her career hit a precarious point in 2002—when, yes, she was churning out hits, but the tabloids were constantly on her tail and media coverage spewed vitriolic hatred at her very public relationship with actor Ben Affleck (and even blamed her f...2022-08-021h 37
Pop LiteracySummer Rerun | 2000s Nostalgia: Yes, It’s HappeningThis episode originally aired February 19, 2019. AOL Instant Messenger, the first iPods, Paris Hilton, emo, Mean Girls, The O.C., low-rise jeans… Now that it’s 2019, it’s time to prepare for a wave of 2000s nostalgia. Pop Literacy host Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is joined by guest co-host Andrea Bartz, author of the forthcoming 2009 nostalgia novel The Lost Night, to discuss what we miss most about the 2000s, from MySpace to the very first memes, The Osbournes to the rise of the Brooklyn hipster. We also discuss the innocence of a time before 24/7 social media saturation and news alerts, eve...2022-06-211h 31
Between Two SaladsTV Historian Jennifer Keishin Armstrong on the SATC Reboot and The KardashiansWelcome to another podcast episode of Between Two Salads! Sex and the City was an earth-shaking show at the time of its debut in 1998. It celebrated New York City as a character, told women's stories in assertive ways, and put HBO the network on the map. We all know this now, because the series proved to be historic: Sex and the City was fun, feminist, and flawed. And now, as we anticipate the arrival of its reboot, "And Just Like That," we might be curious to consider: how did Sex and the City set the cultural stage for The K...2022-02-1240 min
Pop LiteracyRemembering Betty WhiteWhen Betty White died on New Year’s Eve, it was a shocker—even though she was 99 years, 11 months, and two weeks old. It seemed impossible to conceive of living in this world without White, who brought us so much joy via a television career that has spanned the entire length of the medium’s history. We talk about the heartrending outpouring of celebrity grief that accompanied the news—including an amazing story involving Steve Martin and Linda Ronstadt—and walk through the highlights of her career, from her pioneering days in early television, to her sitcom queen era...2022-01-041h 04
Everybody Pulls The TarpJennifer Keishin Armstrong: Believing In YourselfAndrew sits down with New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. Jennifer writes books on pop culture history and her work has appeared in New York Magazine, Billboard, and more. You'll hear Jennifer share how she generates new ideas, her creative process, and how to promote your work while staying humble. This conversation will help you make the most of important projects in your life. Show highlights:1:40 - Jennifer's interest in being a writer at a young age2:31 - Andrew's chronicling of 1993 Mets season with aspirations to be a journalist3:37 - Experiences writing a...2021-12-0229 min
This Podcast is Making Me Thirsty (The Seinfeld Podcast)Seinfeld Podcast | Jennifer Keishin Armstrong | 87We welcome Author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong to talk about her book "Seinfeldia: How A Show About Nothing Changed Everything."
We talk with Jennifer about her in-depth look at the history of Seinfeld and what she learned from writing and researching her book. She interviewed many key writers, crew and executives who shaped "Seinfeld."
Jennifer is a Pop Culture writer, who’s works have appeared in several publications including "Entertainment Weekly," "New York Magazine" and Billboard."
She is a New York Times best selling author who has written seven pop culture books, including “When Woman In...2021-11-2357 min
Hi! I'm JasonHi! I'm Jason - September 22nd, 2021 "Jennifer Keishin Armstrong"Hi! I'm Jason - September 22nd, 2021 "Jennifer Keishin Armstrong". Jason and Justin talk with Author Jennifer Keigin Armstrong. Originally aired March 8th, 2021.#HiImJason #JasonPollock #JustinGonzalez #Podcast #Radio #TV #TalkShow #StrongIslandTV #StrongPersonality2021-09-221h 37
Pop LiteracyRobert McKee Talking Character With the Master of StorytellingHis books and lectures on storytelling are so iconic that he was portrayed by Brian Cox in the Oscar-winning film Adaptation, and guest starred as himself in an episode of The Simpsons. This week we’re thrilled to chat with Robert McKee about his newest book, Character: The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen. Joining his classics the bestselling Story and Dialogue, this third entry in his trilogy on writing fiction finds McKee sharing his thoughts on how to create compelling characters, from keeping the well-worn antihero fresh to understanding that we can lear...2021-06-241h 09
The Comedy On Vinyl PodcastEpisode 370 – Jennifer Keishin Armstrong on Gertrude Berg – How to Be A Jewish MotherJennifer Keishin Armstrong wrote the fantastic When Women Invented Television, and we picked TV pioneer Gertrude Berg to discuss, as well as the album she performed toward the end of her career, How to Be A Jewish Mother.
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Pop LiteracyWhen Women Invented TelevisionWe all know Betty White from her years on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. But decades before she was making us laugh in primetime, White was hosting a daytime TV talk show that saw her improvising more than five hours of programming every day. Yep, she’s not only one of our most beloved funny ladies, she’s also a TV pioneer. She is one of the superstars from the era When Women Invented Television, as Pop Literacy co-host Jennifer Keishin Armstrong chronicles in her fantastic new book of the same name. From White and...2021-03-301h 09
Access Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasWhen Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today by Jennifer Keishin ArmstronPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/441991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 23, 2021 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Leaps at the throat of television history and takes down the patriarchy with its fervent, inspired prose. When Women Invented Television offers proof that what we watch is a reflection of who we are as a people.” —Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls New Yo...2021-03-2305 min
Access Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasWhen Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today by Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/441991to listen full audiobooks.
Title: When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today
Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Narrator: Nan Mcnamara
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes
Release date: March 23, 2021
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
“Leaps at the throat of television history and takes down the patriarchy with its fervent, inspired prose. When Women Invented Television offers proof that what we watch is a reflection of who we are as a people.” —Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls New York Tim...2021-03-239h 40Explore New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenWhen Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today by Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/441991to listen full audiobooks.
Title: When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today
Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Narrator: Nan Mcnamara
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes
Release date: March 23, 2021
Genres: Women
Publisher's Summary:
“Leaps at the throat of television history and takes down the patriarchy with its fervent, inspired prose. When Women Invented Television offers proof that what we watch is a reflection of who we are as a people.” —Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls New York Times b...2021-03-239h 40
New Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenWhen Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today by Jennifer Keishin ArmstronPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/441991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 23, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Leaps at the throat of television history and takes down the patriarchy with its fervent, inspired prose. When Women Invented Television offers proof that what we watch is a reflection of who we are as a people.” —Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls New York Tim...2021-03-2305 min
Pop LiteracyThe History and Future of Pro Women’s Wrestling with Scarlett Harris“To be a women’s wrestling fan, particularly one who patronizes WWE … is to be constantly disappointed,” Scarlett Harris writes in her book-length critical essay A Diva Was a Female Version of a Wrestler: An Abbreviated Herstory of World Wrestling Entertainment. In this episode, Harris walks us through some of that harrowingly sexist history—God help us, “bra and panty matches”!—which is also full of women whose determination, ambition, and athletic prowess have inspired generations of girls and women (and a few real-life female villains, to be sure). She also shares the heartbreak of being a fan despite the c...2021-02-1656 min
#Authoring#Authoring Episode 22: She Wrote the Book on How to Write the BookYou want to write a nonfiction book. Maybe you’ve already written a book proposal. Maybe you’ve already sold the book. Now you have to actually write it, which has you wondering: HOW DO I ACTUALLY WRITE A BOOK?! They don’t give you a handbook with the book contract (no matter how much you may wish for one), and no bookstore shelf has yet contained that magic tome that will guide you step-by-step through the writing of 300 glorious pages of prose (trust us, we’ve looked for such a treasure). So what’s an author to do when sh...2020-09-2946 min
#Authoring#Authoring Episode 19: Reader Questions! On Developing Expertise, Building a Social Media Platform, and Promoting Your Book Online in Our Pandemic RealityWe answer questions from listeners Beth Schap, Kirthana Ramisetti, and Curtis Honeycutt! From Beth: Can you become enough of an expert on a passion topic to be a credible author of articles or books if you're not in that industry? And if so how? (Spoiler: yes, and we tell you how!) From Kirthana: Right now I'm back on Twitter and am trying to re-establish my presence and organically increase my followers. I like what I've seen of the book community on Twitter, and would love to connect with other debut writers and novelists, but not q...2020-08-111h 03
#Authoring#Authoring Episode 15: Advancing the Truth About Book Advances with Agent Laurie AbkemeierWe know it means money in our bank accounts, but beyond that, there is a lot about book advances that a lot of authors don’t know. While it might seem, for instance, that publishers are just pulling arbitrary numbers out of the air, there is a process they follow before every contract they offer: the P & L, or profit and loss spreadsheet. How exactly does that work? It’s a key document in any traditionally published book project, and we’re lucky to have superagent Laurie Abkemeier (Marley & Me, Rise of the Rocket Girls, Seinfeldia) – Jennifer and Kim’s agent – to...2020-07-071h 07
Pop LiteracyPop Literacy Is All About That Pop Life with Pop Star GoddessesIn a very special return episode, we talk about the fantastic, and oh-so-perfectly timed new book Pop Star Goddesses, by Pop Literacy co-host Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. A beautifully illustrated collection of biographies of pop divas from Adele to Shakira and Beyonce to Solange, Pop Star Goddesses arrives to share how an incredibly deep bench of talented, inspiring women in pop music are shaping the larger culture with their skills, performances, and passion. We talk about how, just like the goddesses of ancient culture, our pop stars have much to teach us, from the resilience of Britney Spears...2020-04-071h 20
Escape Reality Through Your Headphones With Free AudiobookPop Star Goddesses: And How to Tap Into Their Energies to Invoke Your Best Self Audiobook by Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 387253
Title: Pop Star Goddesses: And How to Tap Into Their Energies to Invoke Your Best Self
Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Narrator: Lisa Negron
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7:32:04
Language: English
Release date: 04-07-20
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: General Comedy
Summary:
A compendium of forty incredible female pop stars whose energies, virtues, and vices make them the ideal role models for our agepowerful women who can teach us all how to discover our own inner goddess.
We are living in the age of the music goddess: Beyoncé. Lady Gaga. Taylor Swift. K...2020-04-077h 32
#Authoring#Authoring Episode 11: Publishing In A Pandemic: A Special ReportPublishing a book is stressful enough, as we have noted many times on this podcast, even in the most normal of times. But books are continuing to come out, even as much of the world takes to quarantining itself in the coronavirus pandemic. That means many authors are left with cancelled book tours and are now scrambling to refocus their efforts toward online promotion—and hope at least some readers can tear themselves away from the news, tune in, and buy some books online. This week, we’re attempting to remain calm while talking through the options with...2020-03-241h 10
#Authoring#Authoring Episode 9: Pitching Articles Related to Your Books for Publicity and Profit With Andrea BartzIt’s harder than ever to break through the crowded media landscape to get coverage for your upcoming book release. But one great way to do it—and to literally create your own publicity—is to pitch articles and essays that you yourself can write, tied to your book release. Novelist Andrea Bartz (The Lost Night, The Herd) has been extraordinarily successful at this, and for good reason: She’s also a longtime freelance journalist and former magazine and online editor. In this conversation, she spills all of her secrets, from how she comes up with ideas to which...2020-03-1055 min
#Authoring#Authoring Episode 6: Authors Helping Authors and The Art of the Blurb, with Bestselling Author Gavin EdwardsIntrovert, extrovert, it doesn’t matter: asking other authors for help, especially for the considerable favor of a book blurb, can be nerve-racking. Jennifer and Kim have been there, and share some specific tips for approaching your fellow scribes for those back-of-the-book endorsements (hint: a little smooching of the tuchus is in order). And we talk with Gavin Edwards, author of wonderfully unique biographies of Mister Rogers and Tom Hanks and generous giver of book blurbs, who shares a great story about how he got a celebrity book blurb for himself. Resources: Gavin Edwards au...2020-02-1846 min
#Authoring#Authoring Episode 5: Working with a Publisher, From Edits to Titles to CoversAfter you’ve written a book, what happens when you turn it over to your editor to be published? Suddenly, after months or years of being alone with your work, you’re suddenly subjected to outside feedback and faced with some major decisions regarding packaging, like choosing a title and subtitle and commissioning a cover. These steps are perhaps the most critical to how your book will look to the world—and the final decisions are not always within your control if you’re going the traditional publishing route. In this episode, Jennifer and Kimberly share insights and war...2020-02-1146 min
#Authoring#Authoring Episode 4: Selling Nonfiction, and How to Choose Book Ideas with Bestselling Author Sheila WellerFrom selling a book idea to selling yourself as the best person to write it, a stellar book proposal is a must. Jennifer and Kim chat about the specific parts of a proposal – with examples from the winning proposals that sold their books – including your author biography, market research, a promotion and marketing plan, and the sample chapters. We also chat with bestselling author Sheila Weller, writer of a fantastic new biography of Carrie Fisher, about how she comes up with her book topics. And, score!, Jennifer offers listeners a free annotated copy of her book...2020-02-0452 min
#Authoring#Authoring Episode 2: Author/Agent Relationships with Laurie AbkemeierEvery book project begins with an idea. And after that, it’s up to the author and her or his agent to get that idea out into the world (more specifically, into the hands of an enthusiastic editor). From finding the right agent and how to manage what will hopefully be a long client/agent relationship to demystifying the process of publishing a book and working with editors, superagent Laurie Abkemeier (Marley & Me, Rise of the Rocket Girls, Seinfeldia) – Jennifer and Kim’s agent – engages in a real talk conversation about one of the most important members of an auth...2020-01-211h 06
#Authoring#Authoring Episode 1: Introducing #Authoring!Authors Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (New York Times bestseller Seinfeldia, Sex and the City and Us) and Kimberly Potts (The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch) introduce #Authoring, the podcast by authors, for authors, featuring 100% real talk about the wild, wonderful publishing business. We're here to talk about everything that comes after writing the book: working with editors, promoting your work, making money, and beyond. In this episode, we give you some background on our own credentials and walk you through what to expect from the rest of Season 1, from getting and keeping an agent to self-publishing, from...2020-01-2030 min
Pop LiteracyHow Did The Brady Bunch Become A Pop Culture Icon?The Brady Bunch never got higher than No. 31 on the ratings charts, and it was far from a critical favorite or a television masterpiece. But it's celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with loving tributes to its theme song, its opening credits, its iconic house, and that perfectly symmetrical, blended family of three boys and three girls who had only the tiniest problems to solve within a half-hour every week. Pop Literacy co-host Kimberly Potts has written a new book, The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch, investigating how such a middling show gained such cultural...2019-12-101h 04
Pop LiteracyCarrie Fisher, Feminist Princess and Hollywood QueenShe was the child of a Hollywood couple notorious for their public breakup, an iconic sci-fi princess, the wife of a great singer-songwriter, a brilliant author and screenwriter, a caustic comedian, a great sidekick, a monologist, and a fierce advocate for mental health awareness. Carrie Fisher packed many lives into her time on earth, even though it was all too short. This week, we pay tribute to her many identities and massive pop culture impact with Sheila Weller, the author of Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge—the first definitive biography of Fisher since her death in 2016 at age...2019-11-0251 min
Pop LiteracyLet’s Make the Most of This Beautiful Day … and Talk to Author Gavin Edwards About His New Book on Mister RogersThe cardigan, the sneakers, the voice so soothing it should be its own brand of stress therapy. We speak, of course, about Mister Rogers, and we speak about him this week with New York Times bestselling author Gavin Edwards, whose new book is a prescriptive biography of all things Fred Rogers. Prescriptive because, in Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever, Gavin not only builds on the legend of Mister Rogers, he shares the many ways the beloved children’s television star walked the walk of the life lessons he shared with generations of viewe...2019-10-1646 min
Pop LiteracyGeneration X Is Having Its (Nostalgia) MomentIt’s the smallest of the three generations currently ruling the world—sandwiched between Boomers and Millennials—but Gen X is not skimping on its nostalgia moment, probably because its defining trait is an (ironic, post-modern, skeptical) embrace of pop culture. This week, we run through the many current and upcoming revisitings of Gen X culture, including a book by Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley, Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill in Broadway musical form, the 25th anniversary of Reality Bites, Hootie & the Blowfish’s reunion tour, the recent death of John Singleton, that Jeffersons and All in the Family live reenactment, an...2019-10-101h 17
Pop LiteracyWhy Jeannie Gaffigan Was, Is, and Will Always Be, a SuperwomanShe was already a writer, producer, and director, a mom of five, and the personal and professional partner of her husband, comedian Jim Gaffigan. Then Jeannie Gaffigan found out she had a tumor the size of a pear in her brain, and her fierceness really kicked in. This week on Pop Literacy, we have the pleasure of talking to Jeannie about her life-changing experience, which she details with honesty, heart, and humor in her new memoir When Life Gives You Pears. 2019-10-011h 13
Pop LiteracyAll Hail The Queen, Queen Meryl of Hollywood!She’s been nominated for a record 21 Oscars (and won three). She can sing, she can dance, she can whip up an accent like nobody’s business. She can make you laugh, cry, quake in your stilettos with a mere two-word phrase (“That’s all”). She is, quite simply, and quite universally, called the best actress of her (and, those to come, we’re guessing) generation. We speak oh so reverently, of course, about Meryl Streep, the subject of author Erin Carlson’s engaging, fun new biography, Queen Meryl: The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds, and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep. We chat...2019-09-241h 23
Pop LiteracyGeneration FriendsWe talk with author Saul Austerlitz about his excellent new book Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era. Discussions include: the recent spate of internet takedowns calling out Friends as problematic; why the show has endured long enough to be subject to such takedowns and enchant new generations of fans; and the writers’ room debates that considered moving the sexy sextet to Minneapolis, came up with the surprisingly brilliant pairing of Monica and Chandler, and the less-inspired Joey-Rachel romance. Pop Literacy cohost Jennifer Keishin Armstrong will be in conversation with Austerlitz at a...2019-09-1754 min
Pop LiteracyStealing BH90210: A No-Fucks-Given Conversation With Christine EliseChristine Elise is the greatest revelation of the mind-bending, meta reboot-about-a-reboot BH90210: The actress who once played bad girl Emily Valentine on the original 90210 returned to play a version of “herself” as a network executive in charge of the show-within-a-show, oozing punk rock attitude and sex appeal and stealing every one of her scenes. And yet, it turns out she’s an even bigger character when she’s off script. This week, she talks to us about how she brazenly pitched herself as a character to the producers; why she had the best professional experience of her life on the reboot...2019-09-091h 07
Writer's BoneFriday Morning Coffee: Daniel Ford and Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Live From Kew & Willow BooksOn Aug. 24, Daniel Ford (Sid Sanford Lives!) sat down with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Seinfeldia, Sex and the City and Us) at Kew & Willow Books to discuss his short story collection Black Coffee, his pop culture influences, and his “cynical optimist” persona. Caitlin Malcuit also chats about seeing comedian Reggie Watts at The Wilbur Theatre this past weekend. To learn more about Daniel Ford, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to his appearance on Pop Literacy and check out his book tour schedule! To le...2019-08-3048 min
Pop LiteracyWhy Women Matter in TV and Criticism: With Maureen Ryan Maureen Ryan has been a TV critic for the Chicago Tribune and Variety through the medium’s seismic changes over the last two decades and continues to write about it for basically every high-profile outlet that covers television. She’s also long been among the few prominent female critics during that time, and, as such, she has advocated for more women behind the camera and better representation in front of the camera. She’s featured in a new documentary, This Changes Everything, discussing sexism in film and television alongside Geena Davis, Marisa Tomei, Meryl Streep, Sandra Oh, Zoe Saldana...2019-08-261h 07
Pop LiteracyBeing A Stay-At-Work Mom on the ‘Roseanne’ Reboot, ‘Two Broke Girls,’ and Other Great SitcomsLiz Astrof is a “stay-at-work mom,” by her own admission—and for her, “work” means writing sitcoms such as Two Broke Girls, King of Queens, and the infamous Roseanne reboot. To celebrate her great new essay collection, Don’t Wait Up, Liz gives us some inside scoop on the surprising sexism behind the scenes of the Roseanne reboot, the feminism of Two Broke Girls, and the future of comedy on television.2019-08-1951 min
Pop LiteracyRebooting Beverly Hills 90210: What Did We Just Watch?From its hashtag-friendly title to its celebreality-meets-where are they now character throwback premise, Fox’s BH90210 gave viewers all the feels during its premiere last week: joy at seeing these ‘90s teen pin-ups back on our small screens, amusement at how willing they were to poke fun at their own most famous (or infamous, and alleged) histories, confusion about what exactly to expect – will the rest of the six-episode run focus mostly on the heightened versions of the actors or on the West Beverly High characters? –and tear-inducing sadness that Luke Perry was not there for our reunion with this bel...2019-08-112h 00
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Author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is on The Paul Leslie Hour to talk about her book SEINFELDIA: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything. This interview was originally broadcast on FM radio. Upon picking up a copy of USA Today, I was astonished to read it has been more than 30 years since the first episode of Seinfeld aired on television. The show is a huge influence on the popular culture even today. For those who like to dig deeper, this interview could inspire you to never look at the show the same way again!2019-07-2927 min
Pop LiteracySummer Road Trippin’, Pop Culture StyleSummer vacation means heading out on the highway for a lot of travelers, and if you’re a TV fan looking for some primetime inspiration for a New York City road trip, author Marion Miclet has written the perfect road map with her new book Binge Watching New York: A Travel Guide Through the Most Emblematic TV Series. The book, a beautiful, photo-packed tome filled with NYC sites from and inspired by series like Seinfeld, Friends, Law & Order, Will & Grace, Billions, The Affair, The Mindy Project, Mad Men, Sex and the City, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Gotham, Gossip Girl, and dozens more...2019-07-2953 min
Pop LiteracyThe ‘Jenny from the Block’ Video: A Historical AnalysisJennifer Lopez turns 50 this month and is at the top of her game: dancing her way through an international tour, engaged to baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez, and managing to be one of the few massive pop stars with lots of loyal fans and relatively few haters. But it wasn’t always thus. Her career hit a precarious point in 2002—when, yes, she was churning out hits, but the tabloids were constantly on her tail and media coverage spewed vitriolic hatred at her very public relationship with actor Ben Affleck (and even blamed her for his career nosedive). This i...2019-07-231h 24
Pop LiteracyThe Lifelong Appeal of The Muppets and Sesame StreetThe Muppet Movie is celebrating its 40th anniversary (with special screenings in movie theaters July 25 and 30) and Sesame Street is celebrating its 50th. That means they’ve been around for nearly the entire lifespan of Gen Xers, many of whom remain fans of the characters originally created to entertain them as children. In this episode, we talk to Joe Hennes, editor of the Muppet fan site Tough Pigs, about the enduring appeal of Kermit, Piggy, Bert and Ernie, and the rest of the Muppetverse, and make a plea for The Muppet Show to run on Disney’s upcoming streaming service. 2019-07-151h 02
Pop LiteracyDaniel Ford and ‘Black Coffee’ in Pop CulturePop Literacy producer Daniel Ford’s short story collection Black Coffee inspired us to talk about our favorite legal stimulant and its role in popular culture. We talk Gilmore Girls, The West Wing, You’ve Got Mail, and many other pop icons driven by caffeine, and we recommend some of our favorite pop culture pick-me-ups. Discussions include: Black Coffee playlist Aug. 24 Black Coffee book event hosted by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong at Kew and Willow Books in Queens, N.Y. Tom Hanks John Wesley Harding’s “There’s a Starbucks Where the Starbucks Used to Be” 2019-07-0853 min
Pop Literacy‘Seinfeld’ at 30: Reconsidering That Finale, Celebrating the Legacy of ‘Nothing’Seinfeld celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, and that show about “nothing” still gives us plenty to talk about. We pay tribute by sharing behind-the-Seinfeld-reporting tidbits from throughout our careers, some insights from Jennifer’s experience writing and touring with her bestseller Seinfeldia, alternative theories about the polarizing finale (spoiler: we actually love it), and some thoughts about its TV comedy descendants such as Barry and Veep. Plus we recommend some of our favorite ways to keep exploring the Seinfeld-verse, online and IRL. Discussed: Seinfeld2000’s Twitter feed Kramer’s Reality Tour 2019-07-021h 18
Pop LiteracyCountry Music’s Reckoning: Race and Gender, 2019-StyleThe song of the summer, “Old Town Road,” is as 2019 as it gets: It’s a bop, but it’s a hit that rose to popularity thanks to online platforms and that calls into question all conventional wisdom about race and country music. This showdown also comes amid a years-long discussion about the lack of women allowed into the upper echelon of still-critical radio airplay in the country music industry. (Even awards queens such as Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert aren't immune.) So can country music get woke? We investigate with the help of country music journalist Marissa R. Moss.2019-06-2558 min
Pop LiteracyEltonpalooza: Celebrating the Summer of ‘Rocketman’Elton John burst onto the music scene in 1970 with his self-titled album, dominated the charts in the 1970s and ‘80s, gave us enduring songs like “Tiny Dancer” and “Your Song,” survived a classic rock ‘n’ roll rock-bottom, and became an icon. It’s a journey beautifully rendered in the new musical biopic Rocketman. The exhilarating film is just one plank in the legacy platform John is carefully constructing this year, which also includes his farewell tour and an autobiography due out in the fall. In this episode, we look back through his massive catalog, sharing our own favorites, a few leas...2019-06-171h 30
Pop LiteracyThe Dream of the ‘80s Is Alive: Framing John DeLoreanIt was the 1980s, and John DeLorean was livin’ large: a supermodel wife, two children, and a swanky New York City apartment he’d bought from pal Johnny Carson. DeLorean’s lifelong dream was coming true, too, as his passion project, a gulf winged sports car, was about to be released. It was a car that would become one of the most famous autos in pop culture history. But by the time the DeLorean car co-starred alongside Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future, DeLorean’s dream had crashed. Underwhelming reviews of the car, mounting legal woes, an...2019-06-1049 min
Pop LiteracyHow to Find New Music, Plus: A BTS Concert Update!Summer’s the perfect time to relax with some new tunes in your earbuds … but with so many options, finding stuff you haven’t heard before can feel overwhelming. On this week’s Pop Literacy, we get help from Billboard’s Joe Lynch to give you the best new acts to listen to, the best ways to use Spotify, and the best websites and music writers to follow for new-music tips. Plus: an update from the BTS concert scene!2019-05-281h 12
Pop LiteracyLive Sitcom Throwbacks: Why ABC’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons Have Us So ExcitedThis week ABC airs a throwback stunt that thrills us TV history nerds: On Wednesday May 22, star-filled casts will perform old All in the Family and The Jeffersons episodes, live in front of a studio audience. On this week’s Pop Literacy, we break down all the reasons we’re excited: the high-wire act of live TV, the fact that these aren’t just more reboots, and the stellar casts. (Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes as George and Weezy! Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei as Archie and Edith! And so many others.) We also walk you through what you need to kno...2019-05-201h 14
Pop LiteracyStreaming TV: Understanding the (Many, Many) Options That Overwhelm Us AllTo cord cut or not to cord cut; that is the question. Or rather, one of the many questions that overwhelm TV watchers, as the amount of television programming, and the number of ways to watch it, continue to multiply at a faster and faster pace. Do we replace our cable with a streaming service and a live TV option, plus several other streaming sites? Do we stick with cable and resign ourselves to at least half a dozen streaming subscriptions each month? What happens when Disney and Apple launch their streaming packages later this year? Can any of us re...2019-05-131h 04
Pop LiteracyPop Culture Pacifiers and Palette CleansersBetween the exhausting news cycle and the endless selection of complicated TV dramas to watch, we can all use a shot of lighter pop culture sometimes. This week, we discuss what we call our “pop culture pacifiers”—the short, sweet online videos, clips, and songs that lift our spirits in the middle of the hardest days—and “palette cleansers”—the rewatches and brain-candy TV and movies that allow us to relax and enjoy ourselves mindlessly. Hint: Jamie Foxx singing The Brady Bunch, a cat named Ravioli, Will & Grace reruns, and Queer Eye are involved. (Links to all of our online favorit...2019-04-2956 min
Pop LiteracyDid You Hear the One About the Movie Salvador Dali Wrote for The Marx Brothers?Even some of the most devoted of Marx Brothers fans don’t know about this project: a wild, fantastical movie script that Surrealist artist Salvador Dali wrote for the comedy icons, after forging a fast friendship with the most beloved of the Marxes, Harpo. The movie was called Giraffes on Horseback Salad, and not only was it too over the top to get made, the film script was also lost to history. Until now. Pop culture archaeologist, and lifelong Marx Brothers fan, Josh Frank, spent six years piecing the storyline together from copious amounts of research and co...2019-04-2251 min
Pop LiteracyBTS for BeginnersAfter years of massive popularity around the world, Korean boy band BTS is breaking through to the top of mainstream American culture. They just dropped a new album (Map of the Soul: Persona), which includes the single “Boy with Luv,” featuring Halsey; and they played Saturday Night Live, a first for a Korean act. They also recently surpassed 5 billion streams on Spotify. All of this has many Americans wondering what, exactly, is going on with these seven boys with pastel-colored hair, Korean lyrics, impeccable stage production, and supernaturally synched dance moves. We walk through the BTS basics with...2019-04-1648 min
Pop LiteracyThe State of the Boy BandBoy bands as we know them have been around since New Edition got together in 1978—and now, they’re bigger than ever, thanks to online fandom. New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, O-Town, 98 Degrees, and Boyz II Men are among the groups who have recently been on tour or recorded new music. And the boy band legacy is evident in two recent developments: An excellent new YouTube Originals documentary, “The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story,” tells the cautionary tale of the impresario behind Backstreet Boys and NSYNC; and, on the lighter side, a New Kids on the Bloc...2019-04-081h 13
Pop LiteracyA Tribute to Luke Perry, the Nicest Bad Boy Who Ever LivedLuke Perry had a solid 30-year acting career, but he became an instant ‘90s icon with one of his first roles: dreamy “bad boy” Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210. When he died March 4 after a massive stroke at age 52, the outpouring of public grief was overwhelming. He was still young and starring as a dad on the teen drama Riverdale, so it took his untimely death for most of us to calculate how much he had meant to us. With the help of guest Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly’s TV critic, Pop Literacy co-host Jennifer Keishin Armstrong discusses the...2019-03-1128 min
Pop LiteracyWill 1990s Nostalgia Always Be the Best Nostalgia?It was the decade of “The Macarena,” the O.J. Simpson trial, the teen pop boom, VHS tapes, and Nintendo. It was also before 9/11 and Columbine, a time when the nation hung on every lurid detail of the president’s sex life and the Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan feud. Though 2000s nostalgia is on the way—as we discussed previously—it’s hard to let go of our nostalgia for what looks like our last relatively innocent decade from here. Is there something extra special about the ‘90s? We discuss with guest host Sam Slaughter, author of the forthcoming Are You Afraid of th...2019-03-0438 min
Pop LiteracyPaul Simon: Timeless Treasure and Poet of the Midlife Crisis"Graceland," "America," "You Can Call Me Al," "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard," "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"—Paul Simon’s list of classic songs is long and literary. So any week is the perfect week for Pop Literacy to celebrate this rare master of songwriting, who completed his final tour in the fall and has an album out, In the Blue Light, filled with reimagined versions of some of his songs. A literary master is always revising. Pop Literacy host Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is joined by guest hosts (and fello...2019-02-261h 12
Pop Literacy2000s Nostalgia: Yes, It’s HappeningAOL Instant Messenger, the first iPods, Paris Hilton, emo, Mean Girls, The O.C., low-rise jeans… Now that it’s 2019, it’s time to prepare for a wave of 2000s nostalgia. Pop Literacy host Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is joined by guest co-host Andrea Bartz, author of the forthcoming 2009 nostalgia novel The Lost Night, to discuss what we miss most about the 2000s, from MySpace to the very first memes, The Osbournes to the rise of the Brooklyn hipster. We also discuss the innocence of a time before 24/7 social media saturation and news alerts, even as the terror of 9/11 and the stock m...2019-02-191h 19
Pop LiteracyFandemonium Extra: A Podcast for Stans of Stans, by Stans of StansWelcome to our insanely experimental pretend backdoor pilot for It’s It’s Britney Bitch, Bitch!, “a podcast for stans of stans, by stans of stans.” As a follow-up to last week’s chat with T. Kyle and Bradley Stern, the hosts of the It’s Britney, Bitch! podcast for Britney fans, we fall further down the internet fandom rabbit hole with our loving breakdown of their loving breakdowns. Just call us the Seinfeld2000 of Britney fandom. Or something. Regular Pop Literacy host Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is joined by guest cohost Julie Armstrong (her sister) to discuss how It’s Britney, B...2019-02-121h 01
Pop LiteracyFandemonium: The Britney Army With It’s Britney, Bitch!In the first of an occasional series on fandom, we dive into one of the most loyal, long-running followings in pop music: that of the humble legend Ms. Britney Spears. As an official Britney stan, Pop Literacy cohost Jennifer Keishin Armstrong knows it well, and is here to dissect it with the cohosts of her favorite podcast, It’s Britney, Bitch!, T. Kyle and Bradley Stern. With Kyle and Bradley, we walk you through the incredible 20-year tale of Britney, from her astonishing debut at 17, to her public struggles with fame at the heights of tabloid culture, to...2019-02-041h 08
Pop LiteracyEpisode 14: Super Bowl Box Set Part 2 – The Commercials and Post-Game ProgrammingLast week, we talked about this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, and the collective lack of enthusiasm for it. Could this year’s SB commercials and post-game programming save the entertainment aspects of Super Bowl LIII from being a big, dull dud? Well … With 100 million viewers every year, the Super Bowl is the one telecast networks and advertisers can be sure we’ll be watching. Even after the game is over, a big percentage of the audience is willing to stick around for a series debut or a big, often guest star-packed episode of an existing hit seri...2019-01-281h 13
Pop LiteracyEpisode 13: Super Bowl Box Set Part 1 – Halftime ShowsEveryone’s talking about who isn’t playing the Super Bowl halftime show this year: Rihanna, Cardi B, and most anyone else who isn’t Maroon 5. Could this be the end of the Super Bowl halftime show as a cultural event? Possibly. Meanwhile, we look back on the history of the halftime show, from college marching bands to Up With People to Phil Collins in cargo pants to, somehow, because humanity is terrible and grand, Prince. In this review of modern halftimes, we talk the good (Aerosmith with Peak Britney, and a side of distracting boy bandery), the bad...2019-01-211h 31
Verbal ShenanigansVerbal Shenanigans Episode 228-Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and the Year in ReviewHappy New Year everybody! Today, we are joined by bestselling author, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. We sat down and talked with Jennifer about her successful books, Seinfeldia and Sex and the City and Us, her writing process, pop culture, and her future projects. Jennifer has a great sense of humor, is very intelligent, and is an extremely talented writer. Have a listen!
We also wrap up 2018 by discussing Mike's monkey suit, news stories of the year, and hand out "Verbies" to our favorite interviews of the year. It has been a blast putting out new weekly content...2018-12-311h 45
Pop LiteracyEpisode 12: Mrs. Maisel, Transparent, and the Importance of Jewish Life on TVWith anti-Semitism on an astonishing rise and the recent mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, it suddenly seems more important than ever that Jews are depicted sympathetically on television. Luckily, Jewish TV writers have been “coming out” as Jewish the last few years with unapologetic depictions on shows such as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Transparent. On this week’s episode, we explore the skittish history of Jews on television with Allison Perlman, an associate professor of film and media studies at the University of California Irvine. She helps us to walk through the highs and lows of Mai...2018-12-1747 min
Pop LiteracyEpisode 11: Journey, Jail, and Jesse Gets Away: TV Series Finales We Love, Hate, and Love to DebateIt’s been five years since Jesse Pinkman took off like a bat out of a drug-making hell in the final episode of Breaking Bad. It’s been more than a decade since Tony Soprano may or may not have been whacked by that dude coming out of the Holsten’s bathroom. It was 20 years ago that Jerry, Elaine, Kramer, and George were sentenced to jail time for, well, basically for being jerks, in the Seinfeld series ender. And viewers have been debating those television series finales ever since they first aired. On this week’s Pop Literacy, Je...2018-12-1059 min
Pop LiteracyEpisode 10: Should We Still Care About Movies?2018 has brought a few glimmers of hope for disaffected moviegoers sick of superheroes, explosions, and special effects: A Star Is Born, Crazy Rich Asians, Eighth Grade, Boy Erased. But many of us (your hosts included) are much more excited about the seemingly infinite great TV offerings these days than by the prospect of schlepping to the movies to see the latest in high-budget forgettableness. Are we wrong to cross movies off our pop culture to-do lists? Our guests this week are here to persuade us to care about film again. Our Writer's Bone Podcast Network siblings at...2018-12-0357 min
Pop LiteracyEpisode 9: Prison Life in Pop Culture: Why Are We So Obsessed?Orange Is the New Black, The Night Of, Oz, Rectify… they’re the finest examples of what TV has offered viewers in depictions of prison life. Add in classic movies like The Shawshank Redemption, Cool Hand Luke, The Green Mile, and American History X, and there’s no lack of quality storytelling when it comes to Hollywood’s spin on the unique system of rules and roles that make up life inside the penitentiary. We’re fascinated by these tales, because they give us access to a world most of us – hopefully – will never know firsthand. The very best of them are...2018-11-1943 min
Pop LiteracyEpisode 8: A Very Pop Literacy Holiday: The One About Thanksgiving and Christmas TV EpisodesThe Office owns TV Christmas episodes, the Friends own TV Thanksgivings, and Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang have been serving up leftovers, er, repeats, of their beloved classic specials for both holidays for more than four decades. In this week’s very special holiday-themed episode of Pop Literacy, Jennifer and Kim trace the history of holiday episodes, break down the differences between Christmas and Turkey Day TV, and share their all-time favorites from each. We also examine such TV tropes as A Christmas Carol (Alex P. Keaton as Scrooge!) and The Gift of the M...2018-11-121h 12
Pop LiteracyEpisode 7: How to Be a Male Pop Star in 2018: The John Mayer Story John Mayer has been releasing new pop tunes this year and even did something that looked suspiciously like a comeback interview. It didn’t go so well; even though it was for his own Instagram show, he sparked a flurry of 2010-reminiscent headlines by saying he’d slept with “sub-500” women, which was interpreted as around 500 women, which he later clarified was closer to 6. Given that his celebrity reputation was built on the details (often revealed by him) of his time scoring with the ladies, he seems to be struggling in the "Me Too" consciousness of 2018. The point being: As John May...2018-11-051h 07
Pop LiteracyEpisode 6: The Cultural Power of Friendships Or: What is Dave Chappelle doing in A Star Is Born? We were intrigued when Chappelle showed up in the middle of that delirious fever dream of a trailer for A Star Is Born, so we investigated. Turns out he’s friends with director-star Bradley Cooper, so, voila! A dramatic acting cameo is born. Inspired by this chance cinematic encounter, this week we investigate the cultural power of friendships. First, we talk to Sam Maggs about her new book Girl Squads: 20 Female Friendships That Changed History. She tells us about the ways some brave women came together to support and inspire...2018-10-2946 min
Pop LiteracyEpisode 5: Is Tom Hanks Hollywood’s Last True Adult Man?In a culture where every day we’re afraid to look at the news, lest we hear of yet another public figure who’s caught up in an appalling scandal, Oscar winner Tom Hanks remains one of Hollywood’s best examples of a decent guy. Not perfect, not a scoundrel; not too political, but ready to stand up for what he believes in; not preachy, but, well, he’s a guy who takes the time to return a lost ID card to a college student. All of these traits are what inspired bestselling author Gavin Edwards to devote his late...2018-10-2249 min
Pop LiteracyEpisode 4: Women Who Survived – and Thrived – in TV’s (Even More) Sexist PastWomen have been battling their way through Hollywood sexism behind the scenes for decades to get us to the point where more women than ever are now making television shows. This week we talk to two heroines of the male-dominated past. First, Mary Tyler Moore Show writer Susan Silver, whose memoir Hot Pants in Hollywood details her days as a writer on some of the best sitcoms of the 1970s, her mentorship with Garry Marshall, and a jaw-dropping TV Guide profile on her headlined “The Writer Wore Hotpants.” Then, we chat with Emmy and Golden Globe-winning...2018-10-151h 31
Shelf LifeAuthor Jennifer Keishin Armstrong - Sex and the City and UsIt's been 20 years and we are still watching, loving and talking about the television phenomenon that is Sex and the City. In this episode of Shelf Life, author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong talks about her new book, Sex and the City and Us, as well as the impact that the show continues to have on friendships, relationships and society.
Jennifer's website: https://jenniferkarmstrong.com/
Buy Jennifer's book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/sex-and-the-city-and-us/jennifer-keishin-armstrong/9781501164828
Every Episode of SATC, Ranked: http://www.vulture.com/2018/06/every-episode-of-sex-and-the-city-ranked.html2018-10-0942 min
Pop LiteracyEpisode 3: Maybe Reboots Aren’t So BadWe’re certainly at Peak Reboot, with this fall’s Magnum P.I., Charmed, and Murphy Brown reimaginings hitting the air, and talk of rebooting everything from Frasier and Mad About You to Alf and The Twilight Zone. Few will argue passionately in favor of another round of Alf, but perhaps our griping about reboots has also gotten out of hand. In this episode, Pop Literacy talks to Charmed executive producers Jessica O’Toole and Amy Rardin about the pleasures of updating the inherently empowering witch-sisters drama at a time when women are flexing their power against some serious politica...2018-10-0827 min
Pop LiteracyEpisode 1: Meet the Writer Who's Making BET the New HBOIn Episode 1, Pop Literacy investigates: Why the hell is BET’s new biographical miniseries about Bobby Brown so extraordinary? The short answer is that it was written by the same guy who scripted BET’s last ingenious biographical excursion, The New Edition Story. Abdul Williams talks to Pop Literacy about doing therapy-level interviews with the guys from the OG boy band, New Edition, as they worked out their decades’ worth of bad blood, good times, money woes, and ego battles—and then crafted them into a gripping, accurate, and satisfying miniseries. And then did it again with New Edit...2018-10-011h 00
Pop LiteracyIntroducing Pop LiteracyWe find smart things to say about pop culture so you don’t have to. We’ll take you into the writers’ rooms, songwriters’ heads, and novelists’ thoughts that are fueling pop culture conversations. And we’ll give you the smart insights, factoids, and conversation starters to get you through your next cocktail party conversation about the latest in TV, music, movies, and books. Seriously: You don’t even have to binge watch that whole season or read that whole book. Just listen to Pop Literacy and you’ll be the smartest person in the room. Jennifer Keishin Armstron...2018-09-2101 min
The Bradshaw Boys : A Sex and the City PodcastS2 EP6 - The Cheating Curve w/Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Author "Sex & the City & Us")The Boys sit down have their first repeat guest - New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong! They talk about her new book “Sex and the City and Us”, what the BEST New York show is, and we reveal the winners of our trivia contest who get a copy of Jennifer’s book! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2018-07-191h 02
Carrie On: The Sex And The City PodcastInterview with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Author of 'Sex and the City and Us')
We’ve got a very special mini-sode for you today! Recently, we got the chance to interview author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong about her new book Sex and the City and Us. Jennifer is an accomplished writer and a huge fan of Sex and the City, and her new book is truly fantastic. It’s a smart, funny history of the making of the show and it’s cultural impact on the world. We promise you’ll love it. So, enjoy this interview, and then go buy her book!
2018-06-1837 min
Turn Every Moment Into a Story With Full AudiobookSex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love Audiobook by Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 334218
Title: Sex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love
Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Narrator: Joy Osmanski
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:16:00
Language: English
Release date: 06-05-18
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science
Summary:
The bestselling author of Seinfeldia offers a fascinating retrospective of the iconic and award-winning television series, Sex and the City, in a “bubbly, yet fierce cultural dissection of the groundbreaking show” (Chicago Tribune).
This is the story of how a columnist, two gay men, and...2018-06-058h 16
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceSex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love by Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334218 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Narrator: Joy Osmanski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: June 5, 2018 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Seinfeldia offers a fascinating retrospective of the iconic and award-winning television series, Sex and the City, in a “bubbly, yet fierce cultural dissection of the groundbreaking show” (Chicago Tribune). This is the story of how a columnist, two gay men, and a writers’ room full of wom...2018-06-0503 minTurn Every Moment Into a Story With Full AudiobookSex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love Audiobook by Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 334220
Title: Sex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love
Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Narrator: Joy Osmanski
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:16:50
Language: English
Release date: 06-05-18
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science
Summary:
The bestselling author of Seinfeldia offers a fascinating retrospective of the iconic and award-winning television series, Sex and the City, in a “bubbly, yet fierce cultural dissection of the groundbreaking show” (Chicago Tribune).
This is the story of how a columnist, two gay men, and...2018-06-058h 16
Writer's BoneEpisode 293: Sex and the City and Us Author Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongJennifer Keishin Armstrong, author of Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted and Seinfeldia, returns to the podcast to discuss her new book Sex and the City and Us (out June 5). To learn more about Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author. Today's episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, OneRoom, NovelClass, and Film Freaks Forever!2018-06-0433 min
Clay Ables ReportClay Ables Report: E5: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong<p>Switching off the topic of sports this week I sit down with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong of Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything</p>
<p>Seinfeldia is a New York Times Best Seller written on the sitcom’s most successful show, Seinfeld.</p>
<p>Jennifer Armstrong goes in depth and find’s the behind scenes elements that made Seinfeld success.</p>
<p>In the interview, we talk about why she wrote the book, Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David’s relationship, how the show almost failed...2016-11-0400 min
The Vulture TV PodcastSeinfeldia (w/ Jennifer Keishin Armstrong)
A deep-dive into the beloved "show about nothing" with "Seinfeldia" author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. Jennifer spoke extensively with the creative team behind the show, as well as the fans who keep its myths and legends alive to this day, and she joins Gazelle, Matt and Jen for a fond remembrance of the comedy that changed everything.
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Listen, Escape, Enjoy With Full AudiobookSeinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything Audiobook by Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 315636
Title: Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything
Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Narrator: Christina Delaine
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:00:39
Language: English
Release date: 07-05-16
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment
Summary:
Comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld never thought anyone would watch their silly little sitcom about a New York comedian sitting around talking to his friends. NBC executives didn't think anyone would watch either, but they bought it anyway, hiding it away in the TV dead zone of summer. But against all odds, viewers...2016-07-0510h 00Free Audiobook in Arts & Entertainment, Visual ArtsSeinfeldia by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Seinfeldia
Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Narrator: Christina Delaine
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-05-16
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Genres: Arts & Entertainment, TV & Film
Summary:
Comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld never thought anyone would watch their silly little sitcom about a New York comedian sitting around talking to his friends. NBC executives didn't think anyone would watch either, but they bought it anyway, hiding it away in the TV dead zone of summer. But against all odds, viewers began to watch, first a few...2016-07-059h 59
Write With Impact with Glenn Leibowitz47: Pop Culture Writer Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's 5-Step Process for Writing Great Blog PostsMy guest today is Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. Jennifer is a pop culture writer who writes for BBC Culture, The New York Times Book Review, Fast Company and many more publications. She’s also the author of four books, her latest being about Seinfeld, the wildly popular TV show that became a cultural phenomenon in the US. Her book is due out this coming July, and it’s being published by Simon & Schuster. In our conversation, Jennifer talks about how she fell in love with writing — freelance writing, specifically — at the ripe young age of 8, and how she...2016-05-1559 min