x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Sweet Tea & TV

A podcast by two Southerners exploring and celebrating the better parts of Southern culture on TV and in entertainment. Seasons 1 and 2 - Designing Women.

tv & film tv reviews

All Episodes

01:11:49

Designing Women S7 E2 Extra Sugar - Celebrity Scandals

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/02/13

In season 7, episode 13, all the ladies – even the ones who didn’t want to admit it (JULIA) – were wrapped by the celebrity scandal of the moment: Squidgygate. This was the perfect inspiration for us to also talk about celebrity scandals. So join us as we break down their favorite – and then we both bring a few of our own to the table: several Southern ones and then one that we can’t stop obsessing over for like, oh, four months now.

en

37:17

Designing Women S7E2 - BJ Poteet: A Little Air in Her...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/02/10

Up first in our last Designing Women season EVER: Ms. Bonnie Jean Poteet, or BJ “if you’re nasty” (per Nikki, which, let’s be honest, makes it way better). We’re gonna talk about her season trajectory: her highs and her lows, and generally, what these two seasoned gals thought of this brief and final show addition. We’ll break somewhere in the middle to talk about the woman behind the woman: Judith Ivey. Then come back on Thursday for a downright scandalous “Extra Sugar” inspired by the midseason

en

39:33

Designing Women S7 E1 Extra Sugar: Series Finale...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/02/06

We just had to give the series finale the old Sweet Tea & TV treatment. You know, break the WHOLE thing down – reactions, likes, dislikes, and allll the references. Join us as we give this fever dream, two-parter the send off it deserves – and frankly, we’ve all earned together these last four years. Come on y’all, let’s get into it!

en

59:04

Designing Women S7 E1 - The Do-Over

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/02/03

It’s impossible to believe it, but we have reached the 7th and final season of Designing Women. In our premiere episode, we’ll discuss our initial reactions and hand out some superlatives for the season's highs and lows. We’ll carry on with our season 6 structure - that is each week, we’ll spend some time with a different character. What were their best and worst moments and where did things end up for them? Come back later in the week for an Extra Sugar where we’ll talk about the two-part series

en

01:11:45

Special Episode: Troop Beverly Hills – Khaki Wishes...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/12/16

It’s time for our traditional, post-”Designing Women” season special episode! We’re definitely planning to discuss season 7 after the holidays, but to tide you over, we’re heading to Beverly Hills—Troop Beverly Hills, to be exact. If you haven’t seen this 1989 gem starring Shelly Long in her peak, feathered-hair glory, you’re in for a treat. This isn’t just a movie—it’s an adventure in over-the-top Scout uniforms, cookie sales drama, and a showdown with wilderness survival that’s as hilarious as it

en

01:20:06

Special Episode: DW Meets Old Hollywood - A Crossover...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/12/02

We are so excited to present our first-ever, Sweet Tea & TV special guest, Brandon, from Front Row Classics. He’s a knower-of-all-things old Hollywood. A connoisseur of classic films. And, luckily for us, a Designing Women appreciator. In this episode, we chat with Brandon about his favorite DW memories, his thoughts on the sometimes-maligned later seasons of the show, the plethora of classic film references that have popped up through the years on Designing Women, and we even lured him into a

en

50:35

Designing Women S6 E7 Extra Sugar: Cast Away

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/11/14

We simply cannot leave the upheaval that was season six of Designing Women without talking about the elephant in the room: the cast changes. America was glued to their TVs to see how Julia Duffy and Jan Hooks would fare in place of the beloved Delta Burke and Jean Smart. Thirty million strong for that matter. We’ll discuss if they got a fair shake. Designing Women had some cast changes, but they didn’t invent them. So we’re going to talk about some iconic ones in other corners of TV. Who did it

en

45:14

Designing Women S6 E7 - Allison: Tiny Lady, Big...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/11/11

We can’t possibly round out our coverage of season 6 without discussing the much-discussed, oft-aligned newbie, Allison. It’s a big change, but how did we take it? Let’s discuss. Salina’s also going to bring us a Sidebar on Julia Duffy. And then come back Thursday for an Extra Sugar we’re calling Cast Away. We’re going to chat not only about the major Designing Women cast changes this season, but some other major - and less-major - cast shifts throughout TV history.

en

36:41

Designing Women S6 E6 Extra Sugar: The Scouts

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/11/07

Oh boy! This season brought us Designing Women’s second-favorite big ole donkey Girl Scout, Carlene. (For those who don’t remember, Julia called Charlene a big-ole donkey Girl Scout back in season 5’s “Miss Trial” - we’re not just being mean to Carlene.) More than one episode this season referenced the Scouts. We also have a big ole donkey Girl Scout among us in the form of one, Ms. Nikki, AND we have some Southern AND “Designing Women” ties to the Girl Scout universe. So, it was just time for an

en

01:06:09

Designing Women S6 E6: Carlene: Variations on a...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/11/04

Season 6 introduced us to Charlene’s sister, Carlene Dobber. And look, we know Designing Women fans find the latter seasons sacreligious. But. Do not sleep on Carlene. This “pie-eyed girl from Poplar Bluff, Missouri” deserves all the flowers. We’re gonna give ‘em to her because, well, she’s a ding dang riot. Carlene wouldn’t be the delight she was without Jan Hooks’ performance, so sidebar about her with us. Then come back Thursday for an all-new Extra Sugar inspired by Carlene’s stint as troop

en

34:08

Designing Women S6 E5 Extra Sugar: Sitcoms and...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/10/31

Watching season 6 of “Designing Women” made us realize: every season has some kind of wedding plotline (season 4 has three episodes!). So as is our duty, we talked about which of these episodes pulled our heart strings and which ones left us hoping for an annulment. Of course, this is also an excuse to talk about our favorite TV wedding episodes of all time: the good, the bad, and the t-total disastrous.

en

48:19

Designing Women S6 E5: Anthony - A Season of Humorous...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/10/28

It’s finally time for us to revel in the gloriousness that is our dear, sweet, unproblematic Anthony. He had some major plotlines this season (law school! professional development at the design firm! exploits with Bernice! an engagement!), but was his character developed enough, or did these storylines leave us with even more questions about our friend? We’ll talk about it. We’ll also reimagine Anthony’s life if social media has been a thing in the “Designing Women” universe. Would he be a

en

30:17

Designing Women S6 E4 Extra Sugar: TV’s Most...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/10/24

This week’s “Extra Sugar” is going to take us beyond Bernice Clifton and head-first into the wacky world of kooky TV characters. Of course, at “Sweet Tea & TV”, Bernice holds a special place in our hearts, but we’ve watched enough TV over the years to know there’s an infinite number of lovable oddballs who steal the spotlight with their bizarre behavior and unforgettable antics. And it’s not just Kramer from “Seinfeld” and Phoebe from “Friends”. Catch this episode to hear some of our personal

en

35:10

Designing Women S6 E4: Bernice: Ready to Boogie,...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/10/21

We were so excited to record this one. Bernice has slowly edged her way into our TVs - and our hearts! - as the Designing Women seasons have progressed. But, in season 6, she really arrived. As you can tell from our summary of all her appearances this season, she's all over season 6. While we didn’t have whole, Bernice-focused episodes to talk about, we had a whole lotta oddball comments, near-rumble belligerent face-offs, and a little bit of singing along the way. Let’s talk about it all. For this

en

01:11:17

Designing Women S6 E3 Extra Sugar - Sweet Tea & TV...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/10/17

Agghhh! It’s time! We’ve got Salina over here reading books. Nikki over here mashin’ tomatoes. (It’ll all make sense soon, swear.) It’s time for the first-ever Sweet Tea & TV Book Club! And what better place to start than Delta Burke’s memoir, Delta Style. We’re excited to share our overall reactions to the book, chat about the biggest surprises to us, explore key themes, like Delta’s illustrious - albeit brief - pageant career, and uncomfortable experiences in Hollywood. And then come back

en

52:36

Designing Women S6 E3 – Julia: Fun B*tchy, Not Scary...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/10/14

We’re back for another Designing Women season 6 recap! This time, we’re talking all things The Terminator. *ahem* We mean, Julia. We’ll focus on her major plotlines, funniest moments, and how season 6 shaped her character. As usual, we’ll also rate how the character of Julia fares this season - is she up? Down? Still locked in an Italian restaurant with Rusty somewhere? And come back Thursday for a super-special Extra Sugar - we’re introducing our first-ever Sweet Tea & TV Book Club! We’re

en

31:57

Designing Women S6 E2 Extra Sugar: The Anita Hill Of...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/10/10

This week’s “Extra Sugar” was inspired by Designing Women, S6 E7, “The Strange Case of Clarence and Anita”. That would be Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (then nominee) and Anita Hill, the woman who testified he had sexually harassed her years earlier when he was her supervisor. We’ll talk about the aftermath of her testimony and then discuss where we are now. Our conversation circles issues of sexual misconduct, harassment, and assault, so please take care of yourself.

en

47:48

Designing Women S6 E2 – Mary Jo: Past 30 and Not...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/10/07

In our second episode, we’re digging into all things Mary Jo. How did season 6 treat her? Is she up or down? We’ll discuss our picks for her best and worst episodes, as well as her cringiest and funniest moments. We’re also trying out a new segment “Technology Takedown” where we upend a plot by simply adding one magic ingredient: a smart phone. Come back on Thursday for an “Extra Sugar” inspired by Mary Jo’s rant over the outcome of Anita Hill’s testimony back in 1991.

en

01:21:07

Designing Women S6 E1 Extra Sugar: The Catch Up

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/10/03

Sometimes you just need something light and fluffy, you know? So that’s how we’re starting off our sixth season of “Extra Sugars” – Light. And fluffy. Like whip cream if you will. Join us as we catch up on what we’ve been doing over our months of hiatus – what we’re reading, watching, doing. Then we’re gonna talk about some things that have had our attention in the wider world these last months. The general chaos of the world, but like. Also some good stuff, too.

en

01:06:21

Designing Women S6 E1: The Replacements

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/09/30

We're ba-aaaaack! That's right, after much hemming and hawing over whether to watch the final seasons of Designing Women, ultimately, we realized it was much ado about nothing. Of course we have to wrap up the series! We’re doing things a little different this time, however. We’ll cover the series over the course of seven weeks. For this first episode, we’re breaking down our general reactions to the season. Get into our feelings if you will. Come on y’all, let’s get into it!

en

263 results

Similar Podcasts

Scoop Viewfinder

Gene Viewfinder

IGN Movie Reviews

IGN

The Adam Friedland Show

The Adam Friedland Show

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

David Yontef

Love Island: The Morning After

Lifted Entertainment part of ITV Studios