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LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonThe Fourth Annual LadyWatch Awards ShowRyan and Jason announce recipients of The Fourth (sort-of) Annual LadyWatch Awards, honoring LadyWork performed in the year 2019! Thank you to everyone who voted again this year, your participation and enthusiasm helped make this yet another successful award season for LadyWatch!
2020-02-242h 08
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 216: The Fourth Annual LadyWatch Award NominationsOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: WE'RE BACK WITH THE FOURTH ANNUAL LADYWATCH AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT! Find the list of all our nominees for LadyWatch Awards celebrating excellence in Lady-ing throughout the year 2019 by visiting ladywatchpod.com/awards, and then let your LadyOpinion be heard by casting your own votes before Saturday, February 22nd at 11:59pm PST. We'll be back with a special episode discussing all the nominees and announcing the winners on Monday, February 24th!
2020-02-1017 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 215: Que Sera, SeraLADYWATCH RETURNS with a special SUPER-SIZE "State of the Lady" address from Ryan and Jason, featuring Memorial remembrances for Ladies who have passed since September 2018 and (before the year passes by) a recap of just a few of the biggest Lady stories from the first half of 2019.
2019-05-282h 59
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 214: Born in a TrunkRyan and Jason celebrate 81 years of "A STAR IS BORN" with a special retrospective examining every aspect of the 1937, 1954, 1976, and 2018 versions of the classic Cinderella melodrama. From the murky origins of its inspiration, to why Hollywood is drawn to these self-reflective themes of fame and addiction again and again, plus what makes each incarnation of this story unique and what binds them together. Ryan and Jason also detail their personal feelings about each version before landing on a LadyWatch ruling of the definitive film in the series, and who between Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, and Lady Gaga...
2018-10-051h 55
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 212: One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason make a big announcement about the future of LadyWatch, and what to expect from the movement going forward.
2018-08-061h 06
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 211: Like SugarOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason dive into the release of Barbra Streisand's concert archives on Netflix, Roseanne's extrication from her sitcom (and what this means for Natalie West), Nicole Kidman cleaning up at Amazon with a new deal, Martina McBride gets into trouble for mistreatment of unpaid interns, Heather Locklear is held in psychiatric lockdown after desperate threats of suicide, Jane Fonda makes a surprising residential life choice, Patricia Hearst makes a surprising defense of Chris Hardwick, and Elaine Paige makes a surprisingly toxic statement about sexual harassment. PLUS: Jackée Harry advocates for PrEP, Joan B...
2018-06-251h 40
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 210: Song for SharonOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason speculate as to the source of the erroneous news story that Liza Minnelli and Renee Zellweger have become friends as a result of the new "Judy" movie, and what Lorna Luft might have to say about the project. PLUS: Kim Dickens is not happy about the treatment of her "Fear of the Walking Dead" character, Martina Navratilova is not happy about the BBC's color commentary pay scale, and Glenda Jackson is not happy about having to learn the actual name of her Broadway director. ALSO: Leslie Uggams and Renee Fleming visit...
2018-06-181h 09
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Margot KidderRyan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: Beloved for her affecting portrayal of Lois Lane and admired for her unwavering activism work and efforts to de-stigmatize mental health issues in light of her very public nervous breakdowns and manic episodes, the smokey-voiced Canadian import of screens big and small, Margot Kidder.
2018-06-0427 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Patricia MorisonRyan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: Longtime reliable star of the golden age Broadway stage (as well as a few notable classic Hollywood films in which she was packaged as Paramount's new vamp), the long-reigning "Oldest Living Lady" of the LadyWatch list and the original Kate to kiss, Patricia Morison.
2018-06-0416 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Barbara BushRyan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: a FIRST Lady in fact, who never held back a controversial opinion for the sake of her public image. A straight-shooter who made her mark as America's pearled grandmother, outdated opinions and all, the low-key controversial First Lady Barbara Bush.
2018-05-2815 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Della ReeseRyan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: the husky-voiced soul singer and actor sent to us straight from God, an immensely talented woman and great source of inspiration and spiritual wisdom, the angelic Della Reese.
2018-05-2832 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 207: HyperballadOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason experience Jackie Hoffman's one-woman show about working on "Feud" with Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon, "Memoircita". PLUS: Frances McDormand stuns all at the Met Gala, Nichelle Nichols' son is steering his mother away from potentially sticky situations, Bjork has a ballet, Natalie West has a masters degree, Mary Steenburgen has a musical neurological breakthrough, Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen pitch a remake of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" and MUCH MUCH MORE!
2018-05-141h 32
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 206: There Is Nothing Like a DameOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason unpack how Céline Dion ended up in a music video for 'Deadpool 2' and why she is the only Lady for the job, Also: LADIES SITTING AROUND TABLES! A clip from the upcoming documentary featuring Dames Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, and Eileen Atkins, and Ryan also recounts (for those of us who are not watching the Roseanne reboot) a scene that featured the Lady money shot of Laurie Metcalf, Estelle Parsons, Sandra Bernhardt, and the Lady campaign recipient herself, Natalie West. PLUS: Olivia de Havilland demands another day i...
2018-05-071h 38
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 205: Ring Them BellsOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason go to see Liza's beads and sequins on display at the Paley Center for her upcoming auction and get to see a sneak preview of the sexcapades had by Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, and Mary Steenburgen in "Book Club". PLUS: Jason announces his upcoming Hollywood Fringe show about Judy Garland, Olivia Newton John opposes the upcoming TV biopic about her life, Lady takes on the Cosby win from Janice Dickinson, Terry McMillan, Robin Quivers, and Lisa Bonet (and why we should give her and Ann Curry the entire chocolate...
2018-04-301h 32
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 204: Killing Me SoftlyOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason touch briefly on the spotty legacy of former First Lady Barbara Bush, express surprise at Bette Midler tapping out Bernadette Peters for the closing of "Hello Dolly" on Broadway (and why this is good news for Betty Buckley), and ponder whether are union jobs to be had as part of Gabrielle Carteris' call for an end to Hollywood meetings in hotel rooms. PLUS: Tina Knowles had concerns about Beychella, Tina Turner's high standards for her new bio musical in the West End, Tyne Daly joins the "Murphy Brown" reboot, Michelle Pfeiffer...
2018-04-231h 38
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 203: So MachoOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason investigate some mysterious events at Lady performance art exhibitions, namely who would steal a rock from Yoko Ono's riverbed of wisdom, and how Marina Abromovic is going to survive a shock of one million volts to blow out a candle afterwards. PLUS: Patti LuPone shoots her mouth off again (this time shading Uma Thurman's Broadway acting chops), Liza bounces back (as usual), Margaret Atwood backs a Time's Up movement in Canada, Molly Ringwald reevaluates the films that made her a superstar, why Kathleen Turner had to wear sneakers for a TV...
2018-04-161h 43
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 202: Don't Make Me OverOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason cover yet another in Barbie in the new Sheroes line, extolling the virtues and examining the blemishes of Iris Apfel's legacy, plus Judge Judith Sheindlin cashes in her NOT unreasonable $45 million salary, Loretta Switt cashes in on poop bags, Dame Maggie Smith cashes in on 1980s Hogwarts RPG enthusiasts, Meryl Streep is called upon to cash in on the death of friend Carrie Fisher, Laurie Anderson cashes in on Hurricane Sandy, Elvira cashes in on a store that is DEFINITELY not a Hot Topic ripoff, Dame Helen Mirren's tattoo artists and...
2018-04-091h 41
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 201: Another Winter in a Summer TownOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason usher in a new age of LadyWatching, newly-minted as "the only podcast dedicated to celebrating women over the age of 50", and formally welcome Céline Dion to her 50s. PLUS: Roseanne's successful return to television causes a rift in opinion about normalization between Ryan, Jason, AND THE ENTIRE WORLD, Olivia de Havilland's court feud with Ryan Murphy comes to an end (for now), an exciting NEW "Grey Gardens" documentary starring Lee Radziwill and both Edies, Star Jones figures out a new best way to have a late-life destination wedding, Rita Moreno's c...
2018-04-021h 26
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 200: Quiet Please, There's a Lady OnstageOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason mark the momentous occasion that the last 5 years of LadyWatching have been leading up to: Celine Marie Claudette Dion's 50th birthday. It comes with some sad news about the status of her 50th birthday concert in Las Vegas, for which Ryan and Jason hold tickets, but hopefully good news for the future of Celine's third ear (and Liza's only ear). PLUS: Cynthia Nixon's under-qualified lesbian gubernatorial campaign, well-wishes to Lorna Luft on her recent health scare, Kathy Griffin's return from the penalty box, a new Australian TV movie chronicling Olivia Newton...
2018-03-261h 51
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 199: I Need a HeroOn this week’s LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason follow up on the post-Oscars fallout from Frances McDormand’s unattended award (and debate the intricacies of the law’s definition of “theft”). PLUS: Jodie Foster’s crutches eventually explained, what Katherine Johnson has against Legos, Christine Baranski micro-doses on CBS All Access, Cicely Tyson’s beef cube farm, Julianne Moore’s fight against outdated statute of limitations laws, Dianne Feinstein faces the first significant challenge in recent memory to her longtime Senate seat, whether Dame Judi Dench is responsible for a tree fungus in the UK, a first for Laura Dern’s car...
2018-03-121h 35
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 198: The Way We WereOn this week's LadyWatch agenda:Ryan and Jason are BACK from hiatus with a show jam-packed with Ladies! Ryan recounts his trip to New York with LadyWatching stories courtesy of Bernadette Peters, Lorna Luft, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Harriet Harris, and a new inductee who remains silent as Ryan is escorted off an airplane! Plus: Barbra Streisand gets serious about pet cloning, we finally get a "Book Club" trailer featuring Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen and SEX, details on how Céline Dion intends to spend her impending 50th birthday (and how she shakes hands with her l...
2018-03-051h 49
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 197: I Put My Hand InOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason discuss Lady appearances at the LA Women's March, including Alfre Woodard, Viola Davis, and Melissa Ethridge; PLUS: Bernadette Peters cycles into Broadway's "Hello Dolly", Mo'Nique is PISSED (again), Dame Helen Mirren doesn't know her age, Dolly Parton is in hot water in Dixie (but not with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin thanks to Lisa Kudrow), Ann Curry makes her first TV appearance after the Matt Lauer fallout (and why Ryan thinks Katie Couric is a villain of the piece), Sharon Stone laughs off a ridiculous question to ask Sharon Stone, Cher...
2018-01-221h 18
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 196: Don't Leave Me This WayOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason sift through some complicated feelings and thoughts about the political fallout from Oprah Winfrey's incredible Golden Globes speech, and wrap up all the rest of the Lady wins from the 2018 Golden Globe Awards, including speeches from Frances McDormand, Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and Allison Janney, and a lot of overwhelmingly wonderful feminist activism all around. PLUS: Lady superstar of 2017 Ms. Rose Marie dies, Catherine Deneuve and hundreds of other French women take a head-scratching stance on the Me Too movement, Lainie Kazan is caught red-handed refusing an opportunity to...
2018-01-151h 39
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonThe Third Annual LadyWatch Awards Show Ryan and Jason announce recipients of The Third Annual LadyWatch Awards, honoring LadyWork performed in the year 2017! Thank you to everyone who voted again this year, your participation and enthusiasm helped make this yet another successful award season for LadyWatch, and thank you to everyone who participated in our very first LIVE Facebook event to announce the winners!
2018-01-051h 00
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 195: The Third Annual LadyWatch Award NominationsOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: THE THIRD ANNUAL LADYWATCH AWARDS NOMINATIONS SPECIAL! Ryan and Jason unveil the list of nominations for 2017 LadyWatch Awards celebrating excellence in Lady-ing throughout the tumultuous year that was 2017. Let your LadyOpinion be heard and cast your own vote at www.ladywatchpod.com/awards before Tuesday, January 2nd at 11:59pm PST, and then join us for a special Facebook Live event announcing the winners on Wednesday, January 3rd at 6:00pm PST/9:00 EST! WE WISH ALL OUR FABULOUS LADYWATCHERS AN OPTIMISTIC AND HEALTHY 2018!
2017-12-251h 00
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 194: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason cover the many Lady nominations in this week's Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations, as well as discuss the final appearance of Carrie Fisher in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi". ALSO - Mira Sorvino gets heartbreaking confirmation that her career was actually derailed by the Monster Weinstein, Salma Hayek throws her own experiences working with the Monster into the ring, and Anita Hill has to come to Hollywood to clean all this shit up. PLUS - Patti LaBelle outs Luther Vandross on WWHL and other Ladies are torn on whether it...
2017-12-181h 31
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 193: LiaisonsOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason marvel at the LadyVortex that seems to be brewing in Las Vegas on Céline Dion's birthday, with news now that Liza is performing down the strip on the same night! PLUS: Thanking Angela Lansbury for clearing up her eyebrow-raising comments about sexual harassment, thanking Bette Midler for bringing to light an old clip of her detailing an assault while speaking to Barbara Walters, and thanking ALL the brave women and Ladies who made Time Magazine's naming Silence Breakers as the 2018 Person of the Year possible! ALSO: Elaine Paige's typical weekend r...
2017-12-111h 37
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 191: Ain't No Mountain High EnoughOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason receive a double LadyPatron gift in honor of self-proclaimed Dick Diva, the Mother of Black Hollywood, Jenifer Lewis. ALSO: Lady farewells to Della Reese and Ann Wedgeworth (through the lenses of Roma Downey and Joyce DeWitt), Gayle King picking up the pieces of This Morning, the hardware still missing from Megan Mullally's mantle, Tippi Hedren & Melanie Griffith doing sexual harassment press together, Jo Brand gets follow-up support from the women of Britain, Dame Patricia Routledge knows the dangers of falling down, Barbra Streisand's dinner order on Netflix, wormhole Lady connections to...
2017-11-271h 34
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 190: Love HangoverOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason gush over their respective personal brushes with LadyWatch through Laurie Metcalf and Judy Garland over the week, also generally gush over Rose Marie and her doc "Wait for Your Laugh", gush over Judy Gold's written words on the CK garbage monster (while Ryan gushes over Jason's written words on Pamela Adlon's place in the eye of the storm), and absolutely GUSH over Diana Ross's choice of budget-conscious clothing retailer (and sensible waist-worn fashion accessory). PLUS - BIG LADYWATCH NEWS ABOUT CÉLINE DION'S 50TH BIRTHDAY (and how you can be involved!), A...
2017-11-201h 45
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 189: Nothing Compares 2 UOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason discuss the fallout from THIS week's garbage men revelations in Hollywood, and what it means for Pamela Adlon's complicity, Dolly Parton's publicity, and Roseanne Barr's national anthem. ALSO - Michelle PFEIFFER bows at the altar of Dame Judi Dench, Jenifer Lewis's book is out and the gloves are off (look out, Jane Pauley!), Goldie Hawn's joy elevates her LadyWatch status, Glenn Close puts her old costumes on college students, Mavis Staples wants to sing all your pain, Janis Ian wants to read all your books, and Brett Butler wants to read...
2017-11-131h 33
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 188: Now You KnowOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason discuss the house of cards that is Robin Wright's Netflix future, Shelley Morrison's fitting "Will & Grace" send-off (and what it will do for Megan Mullally come Emmy season), whether Wendy Williams faked her Halloween fainting spell, all the fucks Bette Midler continues not to give, Whoopi Goldberg's wearable ugly farting gingerbread men, Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson's decision to retire from the Halloween limelight, how we almost got Dr. Sally Struthers, the specialist contractor with benefits that Meryl Streep might be passing Viola Davis' way, and MUCH MUCH more.
2017-11-061h 36
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 187: Army of MeOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason return with YET MORE LADY ALLEGATIONS against the monster of Hollywood, this time from Annabella Sciorra, Daryl Hannah, and Sean Young (who also has some allegations of her own AGAINST Barbra Streisand), plus Blythe Danner's impassioned defense of her own daughter's experience, and NEW allegations from Björk against her past director Lars von Trier and his questionable on-set behavior. ALSO: New Judy Garland film starring Lady-in-Waiting Renee Zellweger, Melissa Leo fears snipers, Mindy Cohn doubles down on eternal optimism (and getting Charlotte McRae to carve pumpkins), Joni Mitchell's skin-crawling diagnosis, a...
2017-10-301h 43
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Barbara CookRyan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: a woman whose raw vocal talent colored many of the great classical musical theatre roles, and later created a career out of painting the great American songbook with same color and depth. A complicated Lady who triumphed over personal struggles and found a later career projecting her vulnerabilities into her work, the soaring soprano of the sixties, Barbara Cook.
2017-10-231h 01
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 186: Crazy WorldOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason spend a huge amount of time covering all the Lady empowerment blooming from the downfall of the Weinstein monster, including pieces of the story from Mira Sorvino, Rosanna Arquette, Ellen Barkin, Jane Fonda, Penelope Ann Miller, Emma Thompson, Courtney Love, Rita Moreno, Tippi Hedren, Rose Marie, and a truly disgusting angle from Donna Karan. ALSO: Ivana Tr**p asserts dominance not only over her First Lady status but also Marla Maples' career choices, resolution on the big mystery of what Brooke Shields' character will be opposite Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order...
2017-10-161h 38
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 185: I'm Coming OutOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason follow up on the continuing Lady feud between Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker over who is at fault for the demise of the COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY "Sex & the City 3" film. Also: Ashley Judd's bombshell accusations against disgusting monster Harvey Weinstein and the Lady implications of the story through Naomi Judd and Gloria Allred, a LadyWatch call for help with an idea to help Puerto Rico featuring Rita Moreno and Chita Rivera, renowned physiologist Kirstie Alley weighs in on an airtight plan to end gun violence in America once and for all...
2017-10-091h 37
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 184: On and On and OnOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason discuss the rift between Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall over the status of a third "Sex and the City" film, welcome Megan Mullally back into the skin of Karen Walker on "Will & Grace" (now more deplorable than ever!), and send their greatest admiration to classy Lady Julia Louis Dreyfus for using her breast cancer diagnosis as a call to provide healthcare for all! ALSO: preparing for Olivia de Havilland's (possibly?) imminent return to an LA courthouse, breaking down the nature of loneliness as seen through the lens of Jane Fonda's...
2017-10-021h 43
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 183: Walk on ByOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason recap last week's thrilling Lady wins at the Emmy Awards, including beautiful speeches from Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, and Ann Dowd, plus a record-tying win for Julia Louis Dreyfus, sore loser tweets from Jackie Hoffman, and Delta Burke's explosive tear ducts. ALSO: Jason shares his thoughts on Billie Jean King's biopic, Battle of the Sexes, more Halloween and corpse laughs coming Jamie Lee Curtis's way, Dionne Warwick will NOT talk about Whitney Houston and just wants to get back to discussing "dot com", trying to figure out what the hell "Duckling...
2017-09-251h 39
2017-09-181h 31
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 181: How Glad I AmOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason gloat about their Bernadette Peters "Hello Dolly" scoop (and hypothesize about what that means for Donna Murphy), tell Hillary Clinton critics to go back to their Ping Pong cougar traps (that's you, Sarandon), try to help Dame Vera Lynn save her iconic White Cliffs of Dover (and its 40 species of grass), congratulate Lisa Marie Presley on a reunion with her children after a successful rehab stint (and absolve Priscilla Presley of responsibility for passing down opioid addiction), dissect how much license Toni Basil has over the use of "Mickey" (and why sh...
2017-09-111h 42
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 180: MemoryOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason record an episode on Jason's birthday with Lady surprises and Lady reminisces, PLUS Susan Sarandon is stealing Jason's dating moves, Kathleen Turner is finding her rice, Christina Crawford is now a playwright, Kathy Bates and her very disjointed Netflix show, Sally Kellerman loses her hidden valley, a suggestion for Betty Buckley to dress as Grizabella for The Resistance, Ute Lemper's Germanic self-love, and Oprah, Viola Davis and Tina Knowles unwittingly rally a black love matters movement. Oh, and MUCH MUCH more!
2017-09-041h 19
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 179: That Don't Impress Me MuchOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason stumble disoriented from the universal alignments and earthly disorder to seek some semblance of normalcy through watching Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenbergen, and Diane Keaton stare at the sun. PLUS: SAG elections are good news for Gabrielle Carteris and bad news for Frances Fisher, a Florida judge smacks a prosecutor with the words of Carly Simon, Lucie Arnaz working with Cate Blanchett on a biopic of her mother Lucille Ball, Kathleen Turner thinks hate, Mary Stuart Masterson moves from ticks to bees, Viola Davis coming to all 4 major networks simultaneously...
2017-08-281h 34
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 178: Ain't No WayOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason return from a second mini-summer hiatus to a full docket of Lady news to catch up on, including gifts from the LadyWatchers, further developments from Aretha Franklin on her retirement plan, Annie Lennox sounding the alert to save Sinead O'Connor, Rose Marie sounding the alert for more Twitter followers, LadyCruise News sounding the alert for Oprah and Gayle to dock in Vermont somehow, Judge Judy and JK Rowling continuing to collect money hand-over-fist from their brands, Lisa Frank is everywhere you want to be, Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman-Hughes use their...
2017-08-211h 39
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Erin MoranRyan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: a woman who disappeared from the spotlight after an extended and iconic run as America's little sister Joanie Cunningham, only to pop up periodically when it seemed the news was less than good. A woman who we hope found the happiness she sought for so many years outside of the grind that is Hollywood's sausage factory, Ms. Erin Moran.
2017-08-1422 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Glenne HeadlyRyan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: a woman whose distinctive face and voice is emblematic of a different time in Hollywood, one in which character and talent was valued above bland conventional sex appeal, and when theatre actors could transition seamlessly to a film career. Our tribute to a Lady whose life and work were cut egregiously short by her sudden death, Glenne Headly.
2017-08-1437 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 177: Let Me Entertain YouOn another installment in the series of Dead LadyWatch episodes, Ryan and Jason take a cruise along the trail of fascination and hindsight, this time plumbing the depths of the tragedy and mystique surrounding all the highs and lows of the great Natalie Wood's meticulously calculated career and consistently timely womanhood, as well as (of course) the storied and tumultuous romance that would eventually navigate her into the murky circumstances surrounding an untimely and puzzling death at the tender Lady-in-Waiting age of 42.
2017-08-071h 15
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 176: Wrong AgainOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason follow up on an escalation in the Olivia de Havilland Feud lawsuit, and just days before the show goes for all the Emmy gold! PLUS: A tribute to iconic voiceover actress June Foray, political Lady news from Hillary Clinton, Maxine Waters, and healthcare heroes from across the aisle, movie trailer round-up featuring controversial offerings from Whoopi Goldberg and Anjelica Huston, a singing cabaret debut from Kathleen Turner twice in one night, how Diana Ross and Celine Dion ended up in a Buckingham Palace exhibit for Princess Diana, and much much more!
2017-07-311h 42
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 175: I Hope You DanceOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason glow about Glo, trip about Girls Trip, and marvel at the couture gift that is Celine Dion given complete freedom in front of a film crew. PLUS: What the SAG elections might mean for incumbent Gabrielle Carteris (and what it definitely means to teenage Jason), Elaine Paige clearly taking troll tour tips from Cher and Barbra Streisand, Whoopi Goldberg is having her best year since 1991, Stockard Channing's bleak outlook on the future of LadyWatch, Sandra Bullock's Bird Box blindfold, and Brigitte Nielsen seamlessly stepping into the shoes of a disgraced Glee...
2017-07-241h 38
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 174: Orinoco FlowOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason are BACK, and SO MUCH has happened! While Ryan did some major LadyWatching in New York, Jason did some lower-level LadyWatching of his own in the cemetery. PLUS - The bounty of Lady riches in the 2017 Emmy nominations, the gift of Olivia de Havilland dusting off her favorite Law Suit from the closet to give Ryan Murphy an epilogue for his "Feud", the Academy welcomes a huge swath of new Lady members to their ranks (and elect a new Lady to their esteemed Board of Governors!), stirring old beef with Lollobrigida vs. L...
2017-07-171h 39
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 173: Calling Occupants of Interplanetary CraftOn this week's final hiatus episode of the summer, Ryan and Jason once again dig into some of their Dead LadyWatch - this time WITH A TWIST! Ryan poses a conversation starter that results in some unexpected Lady territory, as the boys reminisce about some of their Lady origin stories. Next week: WE'RE BACK!!!
2017-07-101h 18
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonFake LadyWatch - June, June, JOAN Edition: I Was Drunk Last NightOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason dig through the Google Alert archives to bring LadyWatchers another installment of Fake LadyWatch: June, June, JOAN Edition! These bite-sized summer hiatus episodes also feature regularly scheduled Lady Birthdays and LadyWatcher submissions, and as much nonsense as you can possibly take. Up next week: A new take on our Dead LadyWatch series!
2017-07-0337 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonFake LadyWatch - June, June, JOAN Edition: That GirlOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason dig through the Google Alert archives to bring LadyWatchers another installment of Fake LadyWatch: June, June, JOAN Edition! These bite-sized summer hiatus episodes also feature regularly scheduled Lady Birthdays and LadyWatcher submissions, and as much nonsense as you can possibly take. Up next week: 1 more round of Fake LadyWatch....
2017-06-2630 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 172: Heaven Help My HeartOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason announce a quick summer hiatus (A QUICK ONE - WITH SCHEDULED CONTENT!), and attempt to wrap up current events for June as best they can by press time. Not only does this include triumphant Lady wins at the Tony Awards for Bette Midler, Laurie Metcalf, and Cynthia Nixon, but also follow-ups on Martina Navratilova and now Billie Jean King's thoughts on the Margaret Court controversy (and Tina Arena's thoughts too!), plus Julia Roberts in loud talks about new career moves, Christine McVie giving Ryan conflicted feelings for Stevie Nicks, and concert new...
2017-06-191h 18
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 171: Sooner or LaterOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason marvel at the gargantuan success of "Wonder Woman" and discuss the implications for Ladies in film going forward. ALSO: Sad news on the passing of Lady Glenne Headly, Ryan heralds the LadyHeroes of Netflix's "The Keepers", a final call for Phylicia Rashad to come to her senses, Martina Navratilova does not let a backhand escape her wrath, what Aretha Franklin is doing in the Krispy Kreme test kitchens, why Martha Stewart is sneaking into her housekeeper's drawers at night, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Board of Governors elections pitting Geena D...
2017-06-121h 27
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 170: Not Gonna Give Into ItOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason assess the fallout from Kathy Griffin's disastrous week in professional provocateur-ing, address Olivia Newton John's upsetting yet optimistic announcement about her health, and digress to Isabella Rossellini's Farm of Fun and Food. PLUS: the loss in Barbra Streisand's family, trying to convince Glenn Close that taking advice from chorus boys only leads to pissing off Patti LuPone, what Charlotte Rampling is doing posed next to the Mona Lisa in a nude gorilla suit, how Dame Judi Dench gave herself allergies, Robin Wright doesn't like being duped, and much MUCH MORE!
2017-06-051h 17
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 169: BelieveOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason catch up on last week's iconic Ladying at the Billboard Music Awards with incredible performances from Cher, Celine Dion, and their insanely expensive costumes. ALSO: A blind source item criticizing Sally Struthers for not being Glenn Close enough, Patti LaBelle sets the record straight about where Bette Midler is on the "Hello Dolly" call list, and the "Mamma Mia" sequel puts out a call for young Meryl Streeps, Christine Baranskis, and Julie Walters. PLUS: Commencement speeches from Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Hellen Mirren, Phylicia Rashad, Jasmine Guy, and everyone in between. Oh...
2017-05-291h 45
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 168: You Don't Own MeOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason sift through Lady victories and defeats from this year's television upfronts, including news for Roseanne, Reba McEntire, Angela Bassett, Carol Burnett, Andrea Martin, and Anna Wintour. PLUS - Oprah is still in Mo'Nique's warpath, Sharon Osbourne finds new love, what Michelle Pfeiffer had to do with the collapse of 'Sex and the City 3' (thank God), Joanna Lumley officially heralds a golden age of LadySpeeches (and Miriam Margolyes may just officially be our LadyWatch mascot), Stephanie Mills' money woes and theme park shows, Elizabeth Hurley puts her court payday to good us...
2017-05-221h 34
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 167: Don't Sleep in the SubwayOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason follow up on the Dionne Warwick/Aretha Franklin feud and how Gladys Knight is getting the knick-knacks involved. PLUS: Barbara Cook's sudden and unceremonious retirement announcement, Jenifer Lewis KILLING it on Facebook with the most perfect and indecipherable musical video diaries of her trip around the world, Patti LuPone stirs the shit with Madonna, Demi Moore's chicken-boilin' pool causes even more grief, and health news for Loretta Lynn, Olivia Newton John, and Seidah Garrett. ALSO: A jam-packed Billboard Music Awards with throwback performances from Celine Dion and Cher, a shocking story fr...
2017-05-151h 34
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 166: Chicken Soup with RiceOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason once again tread lightly over the subject of Roseanne Barr trying to revive "Roseanne", and in doing so, create a call to action for the LadyWatchers on behalf of Natalie West. ALSO: Geena Davis' 3rd Annual Bentonville Film Festival paving the way for women to have their work seen in Walmarts all over America, Tony Award nominations for Sally Field, Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon, as well as for Bette Midler, Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole (aka the Ladies who are going to lose to Bette Midler). PLUS - Susan Sarandon an...
2017-05-081h 26
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 165: I Say a Little PrayerOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason wrap up the emotional roller coaster that has been FX's "Feud", and buckle up for the ride that will surely be Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick's feud. PLUS - Ladies, Ladies, Ladies at TriBeCa Film Festival, Tilda Swinton is playing some kind of pig god, Faye Dunaway trying to wag the dog, English Ladies up in arms about public access to acting school, a proposal to bar Roseanne Barr from her own sitcom, plus RYAN'S BIRTHDAY and much much more!
2017-05-011h 39
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 164: ImmortalityOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason start their goodbyes to the wonder of Lady riches that has been FX's "Feud", and also learn Olivia de Havilland's true feelings about the show's fairness and accuracy via her signature email correspondence (a sentence that still astounds). ALSO: Praise for Aretha Franklin in taking a controversial stance in favor of Shonda Rhimes leaving her the hell alone, Kim Cattrall's rhythm and denim inspires an art installation in Brooklyn, LaToya Jackson may or may not be feeding info to People Magazine about the reasons for Janet Jackson's divorce, Celine Dion's perfectly Ce...
2017-04-241h 33
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 163: Cool RiderOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason try to uncover Wilson mysteries of the Heart, plus Martha Stewart ruins everyone's day at Yankee Stadium, the NutriBullet that is Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole in Broadway's 'War Paint', Jane Seymour brings a battery of fragrances to a store near you (and not a whiff of Dr Quinn to be found), Maggie Smith's complicated relationship with Downton Abbey continues, Sheryl Crow has words for Madonna's words, Georgia Engel is a cool rider on a Vespa, Dee Wallace and her bloody and controversial new artsploitation venture with a deformed Cleetus in...
2017-04-171h 27
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 162: Go To HellOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason herald the 3rd Annual Bentonville Film Festival and all the Lady surprises that Geena Davis has in store for this year, plus updates on Cher's mother's heath and Doris Day's birthdate, the plot activism of the final of scene of "Big Little Lies", Annette Bening's Oscar Governor panic room, a spoken word poem about Maxine Waters from Sharon Stone that no one asked for, Lorna Luft's close call with a fan's sweater, Melanie Griffith on plastic surgery and a privileged gypsy life, Chita Rivera taps out Fred Astaire, Hurricane Patti LaBelle...
2017-04-101h 20
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 161: (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of DoverOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason sing the praises of Jackie Hoffman both onstage and as a general force of nature, send love and thoughts to Cher in whatever is keeping her from Flint, ponder the status of Katey Sagal's eggs, follow up with Diane Sawyer's follow ups, try to figure out how Charo can suck an orange with her lips, take advice from Elaine Paige about spending more time around younger people, find out what Lady is opening Joe's Roadhouse Lounge in either North Carolina or New York, and learn about which vegetables Ann-Margret doesn't know...
2017-04-031h 34
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 160: I'll Be Seeing YouOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason discuss the Carrie & Debbie public memorial at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, which Ryan could unfortunately not attend. (Luckily Jason was there to report on all the things that made him crazy) ALSO: A huge thank you to our first-week LadyPatrons on the successful launch of the subscription platform to grow the show, "Grace and Frankie" returns and Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are back in the press cycle, Cher makes a marriage proposal a slam dunk, Nichelle Nichols rides on a NASA telescope (for the second time!), Petula Clark's beef with a...
2017-03-271h 36
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 159: How Does a Moment Last ForeverOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason have BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS about BIG THINGS and BIG REQUESTS of the LadyWatchers for BIGGER LADYWATCH!!!!! THEN: Céline Dion is BACK in 'Beauty and the Beast', with Emma Thompson filling Angela Lansbury's considerable saucers (and off in another movie, Jo Anne Worley plays the entire room), Judi Dench's low-fanfare bus stop opening, Linda Evans' delayed-reaction DUI video, Diane Keaton's special turtleneck yarn, Martha Stewart don't give a fuck anymore, S. Epatha Merkerson: The Musical!, PLUS new LadyTwitter Round-Up segment, the difference between Tina Arena and an arena with Tina, and MUCH MU...
2017-03-201h 25
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 158: That's What Friends Are ForOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason follow up on everything from Nicole Kidman's fingers to Rose Marie's Kickstarter for vaudeville and mob stories. Also, sad news of the passing of our Patron Saint of LadyWatching Robert Osborne, PLUS hanging on Kirk Douglas' every word through CZJ through Jackie Hoffman, Dionne Warwick's Lady AIDS Awareness Train, a first for Vivienne Westwood's runway activism, Barbra Streisand's Toilet Penis pancakes, Phylicia Rashad's Page Six rants and how she can turn it into art for a cause, a new EGOT challenge for Rita Moreno, and much much more!
2017-03-131h 29
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 157: Little LiesOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason praise God herself for the Divine Gift that is FX's "Feud" and for the overwhelming bounty of blessings that are Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford, Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis, (lady-in-waiting) C-Z-J as (Lady-in-LIVING) O-de-H, Judy Davis as Hedda Hopper, Kathy Bates as Joan Blondell, and Jackie Hoffman as fucking ANYTHING!! PLUS: We predicted last week that agent-of-chaos Faye Dunaway would cause a scene while presenting at the Academy Awards and boy oh boy, she did NOT disappoint! In fact, Shirley MacLaine is STILL aghast at the mistake (and sti...
2017-03-061h 27
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 156: All I Wanna DoOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason make Lady Oscar predictions and discuss drama surrounding Meryl's dress and bad press, Alfre Woodard's annual dismissal of the press, and Faye Dunaway just looking for any kind of press. Also, the squeaky Melinda Gates on contraception, the Lisa Frank unicorn lippy collection, and Reba singing gospel and NOT talking about the election. PLUS: Sheryl Crow's favorite lace robe-not-a-robe from Stevie Nicks, Katey Sagal's career-not-a-career from Gene Simmons, and Brenda Blethyn's memories-not-her-memories of the school play. AND: Trapped on a boat with Sheila E., trapped on an island with Patti LaBelle, an...
2017-02-271h 35
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 155: Hold OnOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason (but mostly Jason) herald the arrival of Christine Baranksi's big moment on "The Good Fight", Céline Dion invites herself to yet another wedding, Enya ventures out of the castle for a Grammy loss, Tina Knowles gives the Lemonade salute to Grammy voters, Oprah successfully stands up for all women against one of President Toilet Penis' abhorrent cabinet picks (and also stands up for the rights of women to a good cruise), Brooke Shields heads to the waves, and Alfre Woodard heads to the kaftans. PLUS Angela Lansbury: Balloon Lady, Patricia He...
2017-02-201h 31
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 154: Safety In NumbersOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason sing the praises of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's rage and encourage the fearless persistence of Ladies of all stripes against the tyranny of male suppression, plus speculation about who will be the next lucky owner of the newly-listed Grey Gardens (and advice for Suzanne Somers on why her Palm Springs palace isn't selling), how Bjork does or doesn't sleep in America, the right and wrong way to approach a Martha Stewart in its natural snowy habitat, Oprah's new Lady film reboot, Marcia Gay Harden's social media promotions deemed too risqué even for t...
2017-02-131h 37
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Mary Tyler MooreRyan and Jason come full circle in paying tribute to a fallen Lady: the woman who started it all, not just the template for independent strong women on television, but whose failing health in recent years was the actual catalyst for beginning this experiment in vigilance through Google Alerts that we call LadyWatch. A bright and shining star of television (in both black and white and living 1970s color), a Lady producer who made television on her own terms and also created many opportunities for other Ladies, a brilliant comedic and dramatic actress alike, tireless advocate for multiple causes, the...
2017-02-1154 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Zsa Zsa GaborRyan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: the irascible and irrepressible force of fame and fortune, the enduring and glamorous empty calories of the old Hollywood publicity machine, one third of the most famous trio of sisters to ever come out of Hungary, everyone's dahlink, Zsa Zsa Gabor.
2017-02-1139 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 153: Sign of the TimesOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason see a Hillary Clinton peek her head out to find her shadow and yet somehow we're still living this dystopian alternate reality - BUT - the Ladies soldier on! Patti LaBelle is back in the kitchen, Glenn Close is back inside Norma Desmond, Jane Fonda is back on the activism circuit, and maybe things will be okay...? IN THE MEANTIME: Salma Hayek has to slap Shirley MacLaine woke, congratulations to Betty Buckley on her hit film and horse math doctorate, Ryan's complicated relationship with Susan Sarandon, the ceiling horror in Joan Collins' Lon...
2017-02-061h 19
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 152: Girls With GuitarsOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason cover the many Lady appearances at the SAG Awards and Oscar nominations, and also try to uncover a long-held grudge between Brenda Fricker and her peers (in 1990). PLUS: Jason gets the corpse he's always wanted back in Hollywood where it belongs, Wynonna and Ashley Judd caught in the middle of our country's fabric ripping apart (and what to do about problematic Ladies with problematic beliefs), Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen's exotic adolescence, Sundance Ladies, Christine McVie raises Ryan's eyebrow, Helen Reddy comes out of hiding, Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith have...
2017-01-301h 30
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 151: I Give You PowerOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason choose to recount the many Lady blessings from the past weekend's successful Women's March on the whole WORLD instead of dwelling on the unsuccessful embarrassment that was the swearing in of a certain President Toilet Penis. Also: update on Gladys Knight's Chicken & Waffles, promising quotes from and a Robert Osbourne Award to non-Lady Ryan Murphy and his incredible stable of Ladies assembling for the upcoming Bette vs. Joan series "Feud", trying to determine the best way to help Shelley Duvall (and what we're working on to further that cause), Madonna finally cat...
2017-01-231h 40
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 150: I Am ChangingOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason finally return to the ol' Lady routine after the extended hiatus, and just in time to learn that we couldn't need the Ladies more than we do now! From saying goodbye to First Lady Michelle Obama, to taking cues from Rosie O'Donnell, Jane Fonda, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cecile Richards, and Chita Rivera on how to make actionable counter-programming choices during this week's shameful inauguration proceedings (also how one Lady somehow ended up on the wrong side of the fight, and I'm telling you it wasn't pretty!) Also: Gabrielle Carteris crusades for the right...
2017-01-161h 33
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonThe Second Annual LadyWatch Awards Show Ryan and Jason announce recipients of The Second Annual LadyWatch Awards, honoring LadyWork performed in the year 2016! Thank you to everyone who voted again this year, your participation and enthusiasm helped make this yet another successful award season for LadyWatch!
2017-01-1330 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Debbie Reynolds & Carrie FisherRyan and Jason pay tribute to two significant Ladies losses: Without a doubt, the most shocking and heartbreaking and maddeningly beautiful memorial we've ever had to publish. Two Ladies who have been central to the show since the very beginning of LadyWatch. Two Ladies whose own relationship and perseverance through innumerable highs and lows is the stuff that movies are (and were) made of. Two Ladies who conquered personal obstacles again and again to come out on the other side better and stronger than ever. Two Ladies who showed the world what being a survivor really means, and in...
2017-01-092h 01
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 149: The Second Annual LadyWatch Award Nominations *PROGRAMMING NOTE* This nomination special was recorded on December 16th, a couple of weeks before LadyWatch was rocked by the passing of our beloved Carrie and Debbie. We present this episode unaltered, and invite you to listen to our special super-sized double LadyWatch Memorial for Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds recorded in their honor. *** On this week's LadyWatch agenda: THE SECOND ANNUAL LADYWATCH AWARDS NOMINATIONS SPECIAL! Ryan and Jason unveil the list of nominations for 2016 LadyWatch Awards celebrating excellence in Lady-ing throughout an otherwise terrible year all around. BRIGHT SPOT! Let your LadyVoice be hear...
2017-01-021h 14
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Alice DrummondRyan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: A woman who built a career playing befuddled and often deceptively silent characters with a face that is known even if the name is not, our favorite screaming librarian, Alice Drummond.
2016-12-3018 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Florence HendersonRyan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: Quite possibly THE iconic TV mom of the 20th century, but also an accomplished soprano of stage and screen, game show circuit workhorse, and tireless pitchLady for any product, anywhere. Everyone's favorite bawdy broad behind the scenes, Mrs. Carol Brady herself, Florence Henderson.
2016-12-2642 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonLadyWatch Memorial: Marni NixonRyan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: The unsung hero of Golden Age Hollywood musicals, Time Magazine's "Ghostess with the Mostest" (and thorn in Natalie Wood's side), the multi-talented voice of a thousand faces, Marni Nixon.
2016-12-1939 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonFake LadyWatch - June, June, JOAN Edition: Amigos Para SiempreOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason take one final dive into the Google Alert archives for the last of our special June, June, JOAN installments of Fake LadyWatch, a series of bite-sized summer hiatus episodes featuring your regularly scheduled Lady Birthdays and also June Lady story predictions! Up next week: WAAAAAAAAAAAY TOO MANY STORIES!
2016-06-2924 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonFake LadyWatch - June, June, JOAN Edition: Carol of the BellsOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason jump back into the Google Alert archives for another special June, June, JOAN Edition of Fake LadyWatch, a series of bite-sized summer hiatus episodes which also feature your regularly scheduled Lady Birthdays, and also June Lady story predictions!
2016-06-2222 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonFake LadyWatch - June, June, JOAN Edition: I Am LoveOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason jump back into the Google Alert archives for another special June, June, JOAN Edition of Fake LadyWatch, a series of bite-sized summer hiatus episodes which also feature your regularly scheduled Lady Birthdays and also June Lady story predictions!
2016-06-1516 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonFake LadyWatch - June, June, JOAN Edition: Heart Don't LieOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason pull from the Google Alert archives for the first of 4 special June, June, JOAN Editions of Fake LadyWatch, a series of bite-sized morsels of summer episodes also featuring Lady Birthdays and Lady story predictions!
2016-06-0824 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 146: Do You Know the Way to San Jose?On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason stumble over themselves with astonishment at the news of a Carrie Fisher/Debbie Reynolds documentary at Cannes Film Festival (and offer a compete Cannes Lady report covering everyone from Dionne Warwick to Susan Sarandon, and grey pounds everywhere you look). Plus: Unpacking the troubling developments on Sinead O'Connor's mental health, Barbra Streisand's new Broadway-by-way-of-Hollywood album and tour, Enya's reclusive compound (and how Celine Dion can help her), Linda Ronstadt's producing chops, Madeleine Stowe's naked bravery, and the debut of a Dawnn Lewis LadyWatch Pledge. PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE!
2016-05-181h 19
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 141: Somewhere Out ThereOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason pay (what can only loosely be described as) respects to Liza's 3rd dead ex-husband David Gest, plus gushing over HBO's documentary about Gloria Vanderbilt (and gushing over her spotty fox son), more (non-)quotes about Bill Cosby from Phylicia Rashad, Janet Jackson's mysterious family planning (and how La Toya wants in on THAT), what Barbra's 'Gypsy' film looks like (this month), Vivienne Westwood's published diaries (and a Vivienne bench on which to stage a protest), Kirstie Alley endorses Trump (and has been officially Reviled by LadyWatch), and Robin Roberts' bad timing as Mi...
2016-04-131h 35
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 137: Give Me One ReasonOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason give 'My Name is Doris' two Ladies up (those two Ladies are Sally Field and Tyne Daly), welcome Lilly Wachowski to join her sister Lana on LadyWatch (and Caitlyn Jenner gets a time out), Loretta Lynn and her costumer on WWHL, Vanessa Williams gets real about bra fat, Sophia Loren is surrounded by admiration, why Mavis Staples should sleep with one eye open for Sally Kirkland, the secrets Stefanie Powers' parrot keeps, why British Ladies have an issue owning up to their racial insensitivity, and much much more!
2016-03-161h 27
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 127: (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural WomanOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason announce the winners of the 1st Annual LadyWatch Awards, chosen by LadyWatchers like you! Plus: The Kennedy Center Honors and that incredible fur drop from Aretha Franklin, Celine hits some bad notes but sticks the landing, Tonya Pinkins sounds off about her exit from 'Mother Courage' on Broadway and the need for black perspectives in the arts, what Oprah's points did to stocks, Tippi Hedren mourns for a king, Bjork's virtual reality app and what you need to use it, JK Rowling's vote of approval against Potterhead racism, a surprise ending...
2016-01-061h 27
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 126: The First Annual LadyWatch Award NominationsOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: THE FIRST ANNUAL LADYWATCH AWARDS NOMINATIONS SPECIAL! 'Tis the awards season, and Ryan and Jason share their personal nominations for LadyWatch Awards celebrating excellence in Lady-ing during 2015. To vote for your favorite nominees between 12/30/15 and 1/5/16, visit www.twitter.com/ladywatchpod or www.facebook.com/ladywatchpod for a link to the ballot and listen for the results on our first show of the new year. HAPPY LADY YEAR TO ALL OUR FABULOUS LADYWATCHERS!
2015-12-3053 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 110: Get On Your FeetOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason herald Ladytastic 2016 honorary Oscar recipients Debbie Reynolds (+ Carrie), as well as Gena (not Gina) Rowlands, plus updates from Geena (not Jenna) Davis on what's in store for next year's Bentonville Film Festival, how Aretha Franklin's desire to have both a biopic AND a Broadway musical made from her life story led to adding Marsha Mason to LadyWatch list, and the possibility of 'Mamma Mia 2' including what that means for Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, and Julie Walters. Also Oprah's next weighty role, Chaka Khan to be judged on national TV, Lynda Car...
2015-09-021h 21
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 102: Somewhere That's GreenOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason praise the eternal spring that is Ellen Greene's Audrey, finger-wag a demand for Phylicia Rashad, unpack Goldie Hawn's conversation with Michael Eisner, Barbra Streisand's stand against dog meat, Carrie Fisher's new book announcement, Betty Buckley's unfortunate accident, Marisa Tomei's new gig on TV, why Pia Zadora is NOT on LadyWatch, and much much more.
2015-07-081h 22
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 95: The Ladies Who LunchOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason praise the Ladies in Waiting of 'Mad Men', Salma Hayek's triumphant entrance on LadyWatch, Joanna Lumley's fox problem, more praise for Jane Fonda doing everything right, Daryl Hannah's rock rift, Ladies giving lunches for Ladies, Linda Evans on the lecture circuit, and much much more.
2015-05-201h 18
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 92: It's Oh So QuietOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason introduce their first ever Dead LadyWatch episode honoring star of stage and silver screen, the Incendiary Blonde herself, Betty Hutton.
2015-04-2938 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 91: The Nanny Named FranOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason discuss Meryl's generous gift to aspiring screenwriting Ladies all over the country, Joan Collins' real Fake LadyWatch, Elaine Paige's continued retirement tour, a Shirley Bassey social media campaign, a Marie Osmond doll mystery, Bjork's global influence, Joanna Lumley's travel trustworthiness, Alexandra Billings' hidden talents, and much much more.
2015-04-221h 23
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 84: Listen With Your HeartOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan covers all the notable Lady moments from this year's Academy Awards, we follow up on Sarah Brightman's prep into space, 'Dancing with the Stars" news, and Fake LadyWatch!
2015-02-2539 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 83: If You Look CloseOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: SNL turns 40 with all our favorite Ladies, Emma Thompson on Angela Lansbury's territory, Patty Hearst and her Rocket, and a sister duo we haven't covered on LadyWatch yet!
2015-02-1841 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 81: Celebrity SkinOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan takes the reigns on this week's opening, covering everyone from Courtney Love to Suzanne Somers and every Lillias White in between. Plus, the continuation of Fake LadyWatch while the boys are on pseudo-hiatus.
2015-02-0437 min
LadyWatch with Ryan & JasonEp. 80: I Ain't Down YetOn this week's LadyWatch agenda: The debut of Fake LadyWatch! Ryan and Jason get creative during their hiatus, but first Jason dissects the Screen Actors Guild Awards, featuring our favorite mother/daughter act, Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, as well as appearances by Frances McDormand and Joan Collins. Also, Chita Rivera don't give a fuck, Dianne Wiest gives a lot of fucks, and this week's Robert Osborne Award recipient.
2015-01-2835 min