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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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Special Episode: Mannequin - Building this Dream...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2026/01/12

As we wrap up our Golden Girls era and prepare for season nine (!!!), we needed a pop culture bridge: something to connect the worlds we’ve already talked about with where we’re going next. So, why ARE we watching this? Well, first, we’re never ones to shy away from a trip down Nostalgia Lane. But ALSO, it stars Estelle Getty - one of our Golden Girls - Meschach Taylor - one of our Designing Women bestied - AND one other connection to the future of ST&TV, but ya gotta listen to catch it! Let

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51:52

S8 E8 Golden Girls Extra Sugar: Golden Palace -...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2026/01/08

We simply couldn’t leave Miami without spending time with our gals at the not-quite-as-legendary Golden Palace. And for those who’ve been with us a while, we’re going back to our roots: we’ll rate it, talk about references…alla the things. It’s the two-parter where Dorothy returns. Don Cheadle is there! Cheech Marin. And we finally get to go to the infamous—and perhaps misunderstood—Shady Pines. We laughed. We got sad. We laughed again. Thank y'all for being a friend!

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86:33

S8 E8 Golden Girls: Whadwe Miss, Whadwe Miss? The...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2026/01/05

Call it a smorgasbord, a potpourri, a catchall. Whatever you call it, we’re chatting about the ‘golden legacy’ — the spinoffs, the legendary guest stars, their immense staying power. And courtesy of our amazing listeners, we’re also covering these ‘can’t miss’ episodes before we leave Miami for good: S1 E7 - The Competition (A Nikki fave - this is where we see Rose’s competitive streak first emerge) S1 E18 - The Operation (Classic tap dance scene) S2 E14 - The Actor (I feel like there’s a treat

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87:51

S8 E7 – Golden Girls Extra Sugar: ST&TV Book Club –...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/12/18

As we start the final lap of our coverage of “The Golden Girls”, we needed to make a pit stop at the preeminent, yet unauthorized look behind-the-scenes of the show via Jim Colucci’s “Golden Girls Forever: An Unauthorized Look Behind the Lanai”. Jim’s book - a staggering 10 years in the making!! - offers a toooooon of episode-specific behind-the-scenes info, background intel, and loads of interviews with not only the girls themselves, but also the huge cast and crew that put this classic

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65:54

S8 E7 Golden Girls: Love, Loss and Cheesecake

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/12/15

Whether it was losing spouses, finding love again, or facing the future alone, the Golden Girls never sugarcoated the realities of aging - but always kept the humor. In this week’s convo, we talked about the stories of grief, romance, and reinvention through a few key episodes: S1 E13 - A LIttle Romance S4 E6 - Sophia’s Wedding S4 E10 - Stan Takes a Wife S5 E11 - Ebb Tide S6 E9 - Mrs. George Devereaux S6 E12 - Ebbtide’s Revenge S7 E17 - Questions and Answers

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46:32

S8 E6 - Golden Girls Extra Sugar: The Golden Girls:...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/12/04

As we begin to close out our “The Golden Girls” coverage (cue all the tears), we were THRILLED to learn about a special episode of ABC’s “20/20” celebrating the 40th anniversary of the show! We knew it was our responsibility - nay, duty - to report back to “ST&TV’ about it. Let’s chat about the highlights of this true love letter to the fans, including the things that surprised us! The things that didn’t. And what we wish we could’ve gotten a little more of! As Cindy Fee would sing, thank you

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72:00

S8 E6 - Golden Girls: They Went There - When the...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/12/01

In the hallowed halls of television history, most sitcoms could never make a storyline about a health scare from a little-known virus genuinely funny. Fortunately, as we’ve well established this season, “The Golden Girls” is not “most sitcoms.” In fact, its treatment of “heavy issues” is singular and we’re so excited to chat about it this week.

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41:25

S8 E5 - Golden Girls Extra Sugar: Estelle Getty

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/11/20

Sophia may have been the smallest of The Golden Girls, but this week’s episode proves that Estelle Getty’s contributions to entertainment were anything but miniscule. In this week’s “Extra Sugar”, we’ll dive into the life of the woman behind Sophia Petrillo — from her early days as a shy actress hustling through community theatre to the late-in-life breakthrough that turned her into a comedy legend. Drawing on stories from her memoir If I Knew Then What I Know Now… So What?, we’ll explore some of

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53:58

S8 E5 - Golden Girls: Sophia Petrillo: “Picture It”

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/11/17

We’ve reached the part of the season where we’re ready to talk about Salina’s “spirit Golden Girl”; America’s most curmudgeonly storyteller; the resident “roastmaster” with the emotional grace of a wrecking ball: Sophia Petrillo. Sophia brought us unequivocally blunt honesty, but she also brought us comic relief and a whole lotta heart (buried under the…verbal assaults…” Let’s talk about her character and her shiniest (and not so shiniest) moments across the series. And don’t forget to come back

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30:56

S8 E4 - Golden Girls Extra Sugar: Betty White

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/11/13

We’ve come to the moment where we can finally talk about possibly the one last thing all Americans can agree on: the loveliness that was Betty White. Betty White grew up with television and she paid her dues. From hours in full make-up on live television, to decades of stiff game show competition, “The Golden Girls” was far from her only contribution to culture and entertainment. The part we don’t often hear about is the influential network of female entertainers she ran with, as well as the vast

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46:14

S8 E4 - Golden Girls: Rose Nylund - Don’t Let the St....

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/11/10

Rose Nylund may not be one to “toot her own Vertugenflürgen, so we’ll do it for her. Let’s face it: she’s the Golden Girl you want to hug most. She’s the forever optimist, genuinely sincere and sincerely genuine, inclusive, and downright wholesome. Rose is like a walking, breathing plate of warm cookies and hot cocoa. But don’t get it twisted: she’s also strong, wildly competitive, and not to be underestimated. Sometimes her best qualities – along with heavy helping of naivety and cluelessness –

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40:21

S8 E3 Extra Sugar - Golden Girls: Bea Arthur

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/11/06

In this week’s “Extra Sugar”, we’re going beyond the biosketch and learning much more about the real woman behind Dorothy Zbornak: Bea Arthur. We’re talking about her fearless advocacy, her trailblazing role in Maude — where she tackled issues like women’s rights, aging, and reproductive freedom — and how that legacy paved the way for Dorothy and generations of strong female characters to come. So, grab a slice of cheesecake and join us as we celebrate the woman who proved that comedy could have a

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60:22

S8 E3 - Golden Girls: Dorothy Zbornak – Queen of Deadpan

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/11/03

Dorothy Zbornak could level a room with one withering stare — and finish the job with a single sarcastic comment. This week on “Sweet Tea & TV”, we’re diving into the world of The Golden Girls’ resident truth-teller — the tall, tough, totally iconic Dorothy, played by Bea Arthur. We’ll unpack what makes her the glue (and sometimes the eye-roll) of the group, why her brand of honesty hits just as hard today, and how Bea made this sharp-tongued realist into one of TV’s most beloved

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18:51

S8 E2 Extra Sugar - Golden Girls: Rue McClanahan

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/10/30

Rue McClanahan once said, “People always ask me if I’m really like Blanche. And I say, ‘Well, Blanche was just Rue with the volume turned up.’” In this week’s “Extra Sugar”, we’re raising a slice of cheesecake to Rue, learning about her five-decade career, some of the diverse roles she had after Golden Girls, AND how she got that name: Rue. And, as always, thank you for being a friend!

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48:33

S8 E2 - Golden Girls: Blanche Devereaux – The Miami...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/10/27

Blanche Devereaux is so many things. She’s the lady of my dreams, your dreams, all of our dreams. But, like, she’s also the branch from Designing Women to Golden Girls. Sometimes we just close our eyes and it’s almost like we’re right back there with our favorite Atlanta siren: Suzanne Sugarbaker. All batting eyelashes and questionable comments. Join us on our new adventure as we hop from character to character this season, exploring their highs, lows, and frankly, what made us fall in love with

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42:09

S8 E1 Extra Sugar - Golden Girls: What Golden Girls...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/10/23

Covering Golden Girls got us thinking about what a feat it was to get four women – let alone those over the age of 50 – in leading roles on TV in the 1980s. We decided it was time for a temperature check: how is Hollywood doing all these years on? What has and hasn’t changed since these iconic women left the screen 30+ years ago? What did Golden Girls get right at the time and where did they miss the mark? You’ll be utterly shocked to learn, well, it’s complicated.

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81:05

S8 E1 - Golden Girls: Welcome to Miami: Meet the...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/10/20

We’re back! Minus a very exciting special episode over the summer, we took a much needed, extended break from the pod. We also got in the lab, with a pen and a pad – and then Nikki came up with something REALLY good. Make sure to listen to find out what we’re up to long term, but short term, as we unsubtly teased earlier in the year: this is our golden era. It’s Golden Girls time. So join us as Salina meets the gals (Nikki is already a cheesecake bestie), and then come back Thursday for an episode

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13:58

Season 8 Trailer - Sweet Tea & TV Enters Its Golden Era!

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/10/13

Before we boarded our flight to Miami, we decided to take a quiz to see which Golden Girl we are. We both came in with some ideas of who we might be - tune in to the end to see if we were right. Then, take it yourself and let us know who you got AND if that’s who you thought you would get! THEN, come back Monday for our very new season of "Sweet Tea & TV." And, as always, thank you for being a friend!

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01:39:04

Special Episode: STTV Book Club on Vacation -...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/07/28

AGH! Red alert - STTV is back (sort of...) At a minimum, we are reemerging from our T. Swift pre-Reputation era cave long enough to reconvene the STTV Book Club! We were so honored to be invited to a book release event by Mary Dixie Carter, author of Marguerite by the Lake (and daughter of Dixie Carter!) Her new novel - “An atmospheric, tense novel about the death of a glamorous garden designer, a widower trying to keep his secrets buried, and the beautiful young gardener.” - was the PERFECT excuse

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01:03:08

Special Episode: Sweet Tea & TV Takes on Thelma &...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/04/28

Bernice Clifton has given us so much over the years. Her final parting gift? A reference to the iconic 1991 film: Thelma & Louise. It’s a shoot ‘em up, outlaw adventure featuring two outrageously talented women amidst a banger cast. It’s a bittersweet feminist text that shook up Hollywood stereotypes – and forever upholds the unshakable bond of female friendship. Brandon Davis from Front Row Classics returned to help us unpack this one: what it changed, what it didn’t, allll the trivia, and why

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