Best Tara Ariano Podcasts (2023)

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Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

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487: COOP! There He Is 50:40

5h ago50:40

50:40

For years, you've heard us sing the D.B. Cooper song; now you're going to hear us talk about him. Just because no one knows what actually happened to Dan Cooper after he jumped out of that plane with a bag full of cash doesn't mean TV writers can't speculate about it in their entirely fictional shows. Three shows -- Leverage, Prison Break, and News…

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Listen To Sassy: Life In The 90s

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June 1990 Teen Life: Cowgirls, Aliens & Crabs 46:53

1d ago46:53

46:53

CW: sexual assault. We're cracking open the June 1990 issue and kicking off with a discussion of its Teen Life topics! After racing as fast as possible through "Boys Who Raped," we lighten up with a look at some of Texas's most impressive teen cowgirls, and another Kim banger -- this time on what might make you a bad friend. Sandra Tyler achieves E…

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Again With This: Beverly Hills, 90210 & Melrose Place

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MP S07.E22: A Fist Full Of Secrets 40:48

2d ago40:48

40:48

Having been assaulted, at the end of the previous episode, with Kyle's version of Eve's scandalous history, Peter kind of...acts like a grownup? He tells her what he's heard, then goes to Oakhurst to see what he can find out himself. Unsurprisingly, the small-town fascists make Eve look much more credible by contrast. Back in L.A., Kyle is still a …

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Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

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486: Hanging Up The Crown 1:31:07

7d ago1:31:07

1:31:07

The Crown is back with the first half (or so) of its final season; as it sends off Princess Diana, Heather Cocks joins us to discuss whether the season had to happen at all. Around The Dial takes us through The Real Housewives Of New York, Killing It, the second season of Julia, and the latest episode of Opera Wars, aka The Gilded Age. Heather make…

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Again With This: Beverly Hills, 90210 & Melrose Place

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MP S07.E21: I Married A Jock Murderer 43:51

9d ago43:51

43:51

Kyle's reaction to Amanda kicking him out? Putting down his duffel bag and opening up his bag of pills. He's not trying to hear advice from Peter or Ryan, so Eve takes her shot -- then probably regrets it when Sharp Objects comes to town and Kyle orders her to perform as their new lead singer despite how uncomfortable she is about their lascivious …

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Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

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485: Going Down Under (Navally) With NCIS: Sydney 1:11:18

14d ago1:11:18

1:11:18

Our esteemed colleague Alan Sepinwall is back, mate(y)! An Australian spin-off of an already banal cop-show franchise is maybe not the best use of his time, but we talked about NCIS-franchise stock characters, unmemorable TV for aging parents, and what happens when English actors try to play ugly Americans. Later, we went Around The Dial with The C…

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Listen To Sassy: Life In The 90s

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May 1990 Slumber Party: Embarrassment, Temu & The Other Keanu Reeves 1:06:10

15d ago1:06:10

1:06:10

The May 1990 Sassy quiz invites us to Rate [Our] Embarrassability, almost as though they don't know the kinds of things we have disclosed on this podcast. And then, we're taking your calls, including some of YOUR embarrassing disclosures! What got up a listener's child's nose, and how did it get out? What are your phones recommending you buy, perha…

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Again With This: Beverly Hills, 90210 & Melrose Place

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MP S07.E20: The Kyle High Club 40:38

17d ago40:38

40:38

Kyle still hasn't figured out how to tell Amanda the news about his infertility, and has gone so far past the point of self-medication that he...gets on a plane and goes all the way to the other side of the country to "scout bands" in New York City. This is a great plan, because Peter doesn't want to refill his prescription of "relaxers," and you k…

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Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

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484: Sharing Arrr Views On The Buccaneers 1:27:47

22d ago1:27:47

1:27:47

AppleTV+'s new dramedy is a series adaptation of the famously unfinished Edith Wharton novel The Buccaneers; Margaret H. Willison joins us to discuss how it compares to the many other current and recently past entires into the thriving genre of corset TV. Around The Dial takes us through Married At First Sight, Beckham, and Get Gotti, with just a l…

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Again With This: Beverly Hills, 90210 & Melrose Place

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MP S07.E19: The Usual Santas 38:55

23d ago38:55

38:55

It's the winter holiday season on Melrose Place, and Santa's sleigh is about to get totaled. Dr. V has the charitable instinct of enlisting Michael, Peter, and their male neighbors from the complex to be temporary Santas at various local schools. Little do they know that ANOTHER group of Santas has assembled for much more nefarious purposes. Fortun…

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Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

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483: Planning A Stay With Fellow Travelers 1:29:23

29d ago1:29:23

1:29:23

Showtime's new limited series, Fellow Travelers, takes us back to the 1950s AND the 1980s via Matt Bomer's closeted Don Draper-esque life and loves -- and the great Joe Reid is back in the guest chair to talk about whether the whole is less than the sum of a few very good parts; what Roy Cohn content might do a better job with midcentury context th…

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Listen To Sassy: Life In The 90s

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May 1990 Fashion Etc.: Mixed Prints, Sweepstakes & Very Discolored Colors 43:31

29d ago43:31

43:31

We still have a little left to say about Johnny Depp -- he is our cover boy, after all -- but then we get into the fashion (etc.) of the May 1990 issue. The photos for a swimsuit story starring Lou Rawls's model daughter Louann all come out looking brown. Editorial on mixing prints gets mixed reviews. And the blue-green beauty story raises a lot mo…

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Again With This: Beverly Hills, 90210 & Melrose Place

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MP S07.E18: Suddenly Sperm 36:43

1M ago36:43

36:43

Amanda and Kyle having decided they want to have a baby, Amanda's gotten herself medically cleared for action, and asks Kyle to do the same. But since he knows some of his Gulf War veteran buddies have had fertility issues, Kyle goes to his new pal (?) Peter (??) for a physical to see if he also got exposed to anything that compromised his baby-mak…

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482: Spending Time With Bodies 1:17:30

1M ago1:17:30

1:17:30

Bodies is the latest comic book to get a limited series adaptation at Netflix; Devindra Hardawar returns to discuss its many storylines, and timelines! Around The Dial takes us through Savior Complex; RoboDoc: The Creation Of RoboCop; and (speaking of multiple timelines) various different iterations of Alfred Hitchcock on TV. Erin presents the seri…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Tara Ariano Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Listen To Sassy: Life In The 90s

Tara Ariano, Pamela Ribon and David T. Cole

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Again With This: Beverly Hills, 90210 & Melrose Place

Again With This: Beverly Hills, 90210 & Melrose Place

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Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

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The Sweet Smell of Succession

The Sweet Smell of Succession

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Appointment Television

Appointment Television

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487: COOP! There He Is 50:40

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June 1990 Teen Life: Cowgirls, Aliens & Crabs 46:53

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MP S07.E22: A Fist Full Of Secrets 40:48

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486: Hanging Up The Crown 1:31:07

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MP S07.E21: I Married A Jock Murderer 43:51

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485: Going Down Under (Navally) With NCIS: Sydney 1:11:18

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May 1990 Slumber Party: Embarrassment, Temu & The Other Keanu Reeves 1:06:10

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MP S07.E20: The Kyle High Club 40:38

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484: Sharing Arrr Views On The Buccaneers 1:27:47

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MP S07.E19: The Usual Santas 38:55

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483: Planning A Stay With Fellow Travelers 1:29:23

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May 1990 Fashion Etc.: Mixed Prints, Sweepstakes & Very Discolored Colors 43:31

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MP S07.E18: Suddenly Sperm 36:43

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482: Spending Time With Bodies 1:17:30

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