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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.

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Episode 24: Nikki Watches ”Pretty Woman” for the...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/11/08

As we recorded season 1 of "Sweet Tea & TV", some alarming gaps in Nikki’s movie history came to light. What were two podcasters to do?? Watch the darn thing and talk about it. What first reactions did someone in 2021 have about a 1990 rom-com where a sex worker finds fairy tale romance with a handsome corporate raider? You know we’re not going to say! But we will tell you we broke down some fun trivia and the movie’s enduring legacy. And don’t worry, we connected the movie to the South and

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01:20:20

Episode 23: Designing Women, Season 1 - Finale Finale

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/10/18

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Sure, we’ve wrapped our review of "Designing Women"'s first season (and incidentally the first season of the podcast), but we need ONE more episode to process it all. So we did what we do best: we ate the snacks, drank the drinks, and chatted the chats(?). Stick around for ‘Extra Sugar’ where we talk about the less-than-stellar critical reception from, well, pretty much only male critics. Because, if they’ve taught us anything, do we really need multiple female-led casts? Most

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01:47:56

Episode 22: Well, that Finale Escalated Quickly

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/10/11

This week's episode comes with a trigger warning: it's all about sexual harassment and assault. If that’s triggering for you, press “pause” and come back to us next week. If you stick around, we'll talk about this week’s Designing Women episode, which was the season 1 finale, Bachelor Suite. Mary Jo is confronted with a difficult (and dangerous) client, but tries to stick it out for the Benjamins. But, JD - and the rest of the ladies - aren’t too happy about it. This rather ho-hum finale escalated

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01:24:18

Episode 21: Saliva Balls and Baseball Groupies

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/10/04

This week, Designing Women fiiiiiiinally introduces us to the source of one of Suzanne’s monthly alimony checks, a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves! And he’s got a little {steamy} light reading for his ex-wife. And after the show, we’ll take you out to the ball game in “Extra Sugar”, where we learn a bit more about Atlanta’s hometown baseball heroes, the Braves. (You bring the Cracker Jack!)

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01:19:41

Episode 20: Integrity, Shmintegrity, How About a Mink...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/09/27

Money may not buy happiness, but it will buy you a tennis bracelet, Rolex, convertible Mustang, and a horse. The "Designing Women" find themselves literally caught in the crossfire of their new clients, The Tates, who are just as crazy as they are rich. Will our lady loves + Anthony make it out alive?? Hang around for this week’s "Extra Sugar", where we talk about Bill “Bojangles” Robinson after a subtle reference drop from Anthony.

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01:27:16

Episode 19: The One Where Charlene Dates Mary Jo‘s Dad

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/09/20

Uh-oh...on this week's "Designing Women", we find out two things: 1.) Mary Jo has a complicated relationship with her dad, and 2.) he has the hots for Charlene. Stick around for this week’s ‘Extra Sugar’ to see how Salina handles a rapid fire game all about sororities -- and Nikki shares some memories along the way.

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01:14:56

Episode 18 - How Do We Title This One...All Crying...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/09/13

Let's have a cleansing cry together, shall we?? In this week's "Designing Women", two big things happen: Suzanne falls in love with the little girl she temporarily adopts, and then we try and scrape ourselves off the floor...but we’re sobbing too hard. But, hey! We stopped crying long enough to talk about the weird history of one of the most popular toys from the 1980s in this week’s ‘Extra Sugar’.

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01:26:42

Episode 17: Cheat Us, Rob Us, Kill Us - Just Get it...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/08/30

On the 17th episode of "Designing Women", Charlene trusts the wrong person again -- this time a hot shot Nashville producer promising to make her the next country music star. Anthony gets caught up in a love triangle gone wrong -- and we all meet Charlene’s next of kin...all 27 of them. Don’t miss out on this week’s ‘Extra Sugar’ where Nikki teaches all of us a little something about country music.

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01:11:50

Episode 16: What’s the Difference Between Compost and...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/08/23

On this week's "Designing Women," Reese returns, and this time he and Julia are in a full-out war over a new, very attractive lawyer at his firm (though we hear she has big feet). So naturally, they do what any two mature adults would do -- break up in the most dramatic fashion possible and then rub each other’s noses in it. Perhaps the most interesting thing: Anthony is deftly skilled at folding napkins in a tulip pattern. Stick around for this week’s ‘Extra Sugar’ where we take a closer look at

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01:13:10

Episode 15: More Unjustly Accused

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/08/16

As it turns out, Charlene’s not doing too good on her New Year’s resolution. That’s right, she trusted the wrong person again and this time it’s turned the tables: now, the Designing Women have found themselves behind bars and Anthony is their legal representation. Like Salina always says, what could go wrong? Stick around for some “Extra Sugar” where Salina takes a closer look at a well known political figure referenced in the episode (or are they??)

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01:02:45

Episode 14: The Princess of Whoopie

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/08/09

Now, stop me if you’ve heard this one before: three interior designers and an office manager walk into a brothel…This week, the Designing Women are thrown for a loop when an old friend of Charlene’s rolls into town with a big budget and a big secret. (And it’s not that she’s a carpenter.) If that’s not enough for ya, stick around for a little “Extra Sugar”, where Salina highlights a true, national treasure, Ms. Jean Smart.

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01:24:56

Episode 12/13: A Battle of the Exes, 400 Pairs of...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/08/02

This week, we're covering episodes 12 and 13, which debuted on the same night as a two-parter in 1987, in Designing Women's grand re-entry to network TV after it was unceremoniously put on hiatus. Stick around for our ‘Extra Sugar’ where we break down the answers to everything Charlene was “wonderin about”. But before all that, we’ve got big problems to solve: the “slacks king of the South '' is threatening to break every bone in Anthony’s body, Mary Jo and JD can’t seem to shake their exes, and

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01:19:27

Episode 11 - So, New Year’s Kinda Sucked in 1987, Too?

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/07/26

We rang in 1987 with all of our fave ‘design ladies’...and a few gentlemen. New Year’s Eve was pretty much a bust until it turns out Charlene’s mysterious date is the prison escapee all of Atlanta is trying to find. Our Googles are tired from all the references we had to look up - and ‘Extra Sugar’ is all about New Year’s traditions...or lack there of.

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01:38:52

Episode 10: The Curse of the Slumber Party

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/07/19

What does it take for Designing Women to acknowledge Suzanne’s relationship with Mary Jo’s ex-husband? One voodoo curse, a grown up slumber party, and approximately nine rum balls. Plus, stick around for "Extra Sugar", where we reminisce about our favorite sleepover memories; and Salina breaks up some Voodoo stereotypes.

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01:23:06

Episode 9 - PMS, Mai Tais, and a Voice-Activated...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/07/12

Charlene finds herself in love with two men. Suzanne DOES NOT have PMS. And Julia doesn’t want to hear pet names or about who or what gets people all "hot and bothered." Meanwhile Mary Jo sucks down one too many Mai Tais, and inquiring minds need to know: why would one want a voice- activated brassiere? And stick around for another installment of Grits Blitz in this week's Extra Sugar.

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01:09:34

Episode 8 - Love and...Annulment

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/06/28

In this episode, Julia and her boyfriend - played by real-life husband, Hal Holbrook, take us on the 22-minute “will they, won’t they” roller coaster ride that no one - even them - wanted. We share our feelings about the onscreen pair and get a glimpse at the couple’s off-screen romance and marriage.

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01:25:30

Episode 7 - A Perky Prison Party

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/06/21

Thanksgiving is gonna get awkward. We meet Julia and Suzanne’s mother, Perky, who comes into town along with her eccentric friend, Bernice. Julia and Mary Jo take a stroll through the bank’s drive thru, Anthony gets accused of murder, and we learn the dangers of a post-Thanksgiving sofa snooze. And stick around for Nikki’s Nibbles during this week’s Extra Sugar segment where Nikki fills us in on the history of pie. The kicker: Salina blind taste tests two pies -- can she figure out which is homemade

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01:24:23

Episode 6 - The Roof, the Roof, the Roof is on Fire

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/06/14

We find out how you can work a job on a “trial basis,” we meet ANTHONY!!! In fact, Salina’s Sidebar explores Meshach Taylor’s recollection of his character and what the show meant to him.) Oh! And a house burns down. As usual, hang around till the bitter end for some extra sugar - a fun game about a well-known character actor.

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01:26:54

Episode 5 - Let’s Take a Ride in JD’s DeLorean

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/06/07

Let's get into the “madcap mayhem” that ensues after Suzanne sets Charlene up on a blind date, which doesn’t go quite the way Mary Jo wants it to. And a familiar face reappears. Stick around to the end for a little extra sugar where Salina takes us deep into the real-life Newsweek article the women discuss as the episode opens.

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01:51:01

Episode 4 - Julia Doesn’t Like Her Son’s Lady Friend

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/06/01

Julia has a son (and he’s a very familiar face for many of us!) And he has a lady friend who does NOT impress Julia. A mother-son dynamic + a significant age gap + two very strong women —> as Salina always says, “WHAT could go wrong?” Turns out, a lot.

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