Thank You for Being a Podcast: The Golden Girls Podcast

*Drumroll... * We had the absolutely amazing Marc Cherry (Golden Girls writer/producer, Desperate Housewives creator, Why Women Kill on CBS All Access) on the Golden Girls podcast!!! We sat in the beautiful pool house in Marc's home in Los Angeles and chatted about his time working for The Golden Girls. It was a nostalgic, engaging fun time and we learned many things about the actresses, his life struggling to make it as a writer and the thrills & phenomena that is the Golden Girls cult following. Long live the Golden Girls! Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We watched the Golden Girls' performance for the Queen of England during the 1988 Royal Variety Performance overseas. We gathered round once again and invited, friend of the show, Sari Beliak (@thecrassceiling, The Onion, Reductress) and Courtney Wahlstrom (@bonecrusherqueen, The Bro Show, Big Pine Comedy Festival) the Genevieve's house to talk all about the Golden Girls' visit to the London Palladium Theatre. It was something completely new to us, strange but befitting. It was a great time!!! Listen, follow, more to come! Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

TYfBaP alum Genevieve Rice is back with a new podcast, Taste Buddies, about the best subject in the world: food! In this very special episode, Genevieve reunites with her former co-host Anthony Desamito to talk about everything from birthdays in restaurants to the virtues of Walmart. We even talk about The Golden Girls for a hot minute. Scratch your Genevieve and Anthony itch here! Taste Buddies is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and just about any other place where podcasts are found. Keep up with episodes by following Taste Buddies with Genevieve Rice on Facebook and @tastebuddiespodcast on Instagram.

We are back for this very special episode of TyFBaP with the most amazing human ever, the insightful Tony Tripoli (@TonyTripoli, E!'s Fashion Police with Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List)! We watched the Golden Girls TV special filmed 11 years after the series ended in 2003 with the most awkward interviews from the cast, all except Sophia. It was The Room of TV specials, amazing AND terrible. Just listen to our recap and also the special is on YouTube... we really let it all out about so many things. We talked about Blanche's intervention, drunk dialing the cast & crew and sexual harassment pranks on set. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We're LIVE in L.A. and it's the FINALE PART 2!!! We had the wonderful Maggie Maye, (@Maggiemayehaha, CONAN, Gotham Comedy Live) Valerie Tosi (@valerie_tosi, Buzzfeed, The Mermaid Comedy Hour) and Bryan Vokey (@BryanJVokey, No Sir I Don't Like It podcast, Adrenaline) on the very LAST episode of Thank You for Being a Podcast. We had cheesecake and drank wine at The Clubhouse in Los Angeles as we watched the very last episode of the series, the one in which Dorothy gets married to Lucas, played by the incomparable Leslie Nielsen. As this happens, Sophia and Rose have to decide where they're going to live. Also, Stan surprises Dorothy at the very last minute. We talked about stand-up sets at weddings, sparkly baked potato wedding dresses and Freddy Peterson (wink!). We've had 173 great episodes, over 200 guests, for over 3.5 years, we've grewn so much from this experience and we would like to sincerely thank everyone who listened to us, supported us and we hope you enjoyed our show! Stay subscribed for extras! Music for the past 3 years by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz), thank you guys! And thank YOU one last time for being a listener.

It's the SERIES FINALE PART ONE! LIVE! We can't believe it! We had so much fun with Everett Byram (@rad_milk, Owned by Steve Harvey on Live TV, Buzzfeed) and Daniel Moquin (@notdanielmoquin, Boy's Club, SOVO Magazine) as we ate four types of cheesecake and sang the Golden Girls theme song! It was a proposal-sode, of course! It was the one where Blanche tricks Dorothy into going on a date with her uncle, so she can have a one-night-stand with a tennis instructor. So her date Lucas, and Dorothy decide to play a prank on Blanche and pretend that they fell in love and are set to be married! Only thing is, they really fall in love. Also, Rose and Sophia hate each other and Sophia is kind of racist. We talked about the movie Babe 3: Single Hot Dog, human crabficking and necking... lots of necking. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We had the incomparable, hilarious Merrie Greenfield (The Torch Theatre, The Foundation improv, Spearmint improv) on the Golden Girls podcast! We watched the one where the girls try to crash a high school reunion to meet single men and Rose ends up having a cardiac episode and needing triple bypass. Rose's daughter visits and expresses her hate for her mother's roommates and Blanche makes a very, unlikely deal with God to save Rose. And Sophia is Sophia. It's a serious-sode! But also, not. We talked about the TV show Golden Girl Babies, the de-cryogenic city of Encino and high school yearbook clubs. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We had the amazingballs, superfun Jen Saunderson (@JenSaunderson, IFC's The Filling is Mutual, America's Got Talent) on the Golden Girls podcast! We watched the one where Blanche convinces Rose to give Miles a racey picture of herself for his birthday, but then shit hits the fan when Miles' friends accidentally get a glimpse. Also, Dorothy lands a job a big video game corporation where she gets to teach terrible people about who knows what. And Sophia is of course, hussling. We talked about carving words into human bones, being The Notebook-ed and lasso drinking games. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We had the Golden Girls royalty that is Sarah Dorfman (@SarahPDorfman, Hollywood Hotel, VersaChalk Social Media Influencer) on the Golden Girls podcast! We watched the one where the Golden Girls throw a party during a leap year's full moon which makes everyone act strange. A lot happens: Rose is debating wether she should marry Miles for a free trip to Paris, Blanche is being courted by a career theif, Sophia is dealing with a curse and Dorothy kisses Miles and is caught by Sophia. We talked about cute chalk outlines, shit bright moons and filling cheesecake with vodka. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We had Golden Girls super-fan Erin Alexis (@erinalexistweet, True Blood, Hart of Dixie) on one of the last Golden Girls podcast episodes ever! Hooray! We watched an attention-sode! It was the one where Blanche invites a depressed Dorothy to the Rusty Anchor, Dorothy surprisingly is a hit among the bar's testosterone-driven clientele and Blanche does not like this one bit. Also, Sophia decides to throw herself a wake while she's alive with the help of Rose. We talked about The Star Wars Holiday Special, the movie Wake Crashers and Dance Dance Revolution. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We had the amazing Carmen Morales (@thefunnycarmen, FOX's Laughs, HBO Latino) and the very best person Mo Urban (@SomeMoComedy, Comedy at the Wench, Cunts Being Cunts Talking About Cunts Comedy Show) on the Golden Girls podcast! Hooray! It's a court-isode! We watched the one where we find out that Sophia is a nightmare to buy shoes for. Also Rose finds a story to report for her TV job regarding Uncle Angelo's slumlord who, as we know, is Dorothy and Stan... which leads to a court scene! The c-plot is Blanche tries to fuck a shoe salesman. We talked about an adult version of the floor is lava, Disney vultures and the sexual rituals of trying on shoes. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz). Full disclosure: The audio is far from perfect this week because we were on location, but bear with us, it's an awesome episode. Thanks!

We had the always great Zach Stein (@hack_stein, Friends Forever Podcast) on the Golden Girls podcast! It was a puppy-sode! And Jeopardy is in town! We watched the where Dorothy is auditioning for Jeopardy and she's taking studying and winning way too seriously. Also, Rose is back to her Candy Striper volunteer work at the hospital and it's so stressful that the girls give her a dog. We talked about getting hit with broomsticks, dog gardens and abiding by dream law. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We had the totally great Kristin Lytie (@KristinLytie, Beast Village Comedy Festival, Spaceship Comedy) and also the awesome Molly Dean (@WLDbrryHashTart, The Freakin' A's, Comedy On Fire) on the Golden Girls podcast! Hooray! We watched the one where Dorothy is fixated on a Beatles cover band and she falls in love with a George Harrison impersonator. Also, Blanche starts dating a guy that will doesn't want to have sex with her at all and Blanche basically explodes. We talked about matchmaker murders, childhood waterbeds with mirrors on the ceiling and Beatles songs during manic episodes. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz). Full disclosure: Sound isn't perfect, it happens sometimes when half of you are somewhere else. Also remember, we do this free.

We had the fantastical Chris Wilmoth (@TheRealBRoch, Rent Money Comedy, Off The Rails at the VFW) on the Golden Girls podcast! Huzzah! It's a molest-isode! We watched the one where Dorothy gets together with an old high school teacher who is, as we all agreed, super creepy. Also, Rose is producing a show at the TV station and gets Dorothy and Blanche to be guests and let's just say, things go terribly wrong. And Sophia is sassy. We talked about early 90's digital typewriters, walking around freely on TV sets and lying to be on Divorce Court. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

This week our guest is the great Hannah Heard (@hahahannah421) on the Golden Girls podcast! Hooray! It was the one where Sophia finds a boyfriend in the personals but it comes with a price, his sister, and she has a very bad plan for their relationship. Also, Rose is visited by an old lover who she does not remember at all. C-plot: Blanche gets striped of all her womanly powers. We talked about houses made of trash, dropping sick old blindfolded women in the middle of town and no-incest lemonade. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We had the superbly, amazing comedy writer Julie Seabaugh (@Julie Seabaugh, Rolling Stone, Variety) on the Golden Girls podcast! We had a pope-isode! We watched one where the Pope is coming to visit Miami and Sophia is hunting him down so he can help bless her dying friend Agnus. Also, Blanche points out that Miles might be cheating on Rose. C-plot: Dorothy and Blanche compete to see who can give Rose the best present. We talked about how to deal with greeting cards, gymnastic sex horse pain and of course, the Pope's entourage. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We had the superbly great Danielle Arce (@DanielleArce, Breakfast Babes, DanielleLand) on the Golden Girls podcast! We watched a soldier-sode! It was the one where one of Blanche's hook-ups comes back from the fighting in the Gulf War to be with Blanche again... But Blanche doesn't remember him. Also, Sophia is writing her will and she's trying to make sure Dorothy gets nothing. We talked about full-frontal nude Harvey Keitel, grave-robbing and Danielle's super nice projector. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We had Golden Girls superfan Valerie Roberts (@ValleyValAZ, Tempe Center for the Arts) on the Golden Girls podcast! Valerie won all 3 Golden Girls prizes at our last live show at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, so yes, we had to have her on. It’s a ghostisode! We watched the one where Blanche’s family plantation is being torn down and she will do everything to stop it! Also, Sophia gets a visit from her dead husband. We talked about ghosts, ghosts and more ghosts. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We had male comedian Bill Laskowski (@BillLaskowski, Big Pine Comedy Festival) on the Golden Girls podcast! It was an Italy-sode! It was the one where Dorothy goes on a cruise with a new lover and leaves Blanche in charge of Sophia, who decides that this is a good time to visit Italy all by herself. Also, Rose is fed up with Miles because he's become very cheap lately. We talked about harassing Rodeo Drive store employees, smelling dudes' armpits and strong-arming your way to navigating a boat. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

We had the magical Kerrilynn Gallagher (@kergal14, PHX People, Lady Killers) on the Golden Girls podcast! It was a hurricanisode! From the infamous NBC's Hurricane Saturday, a one-off cross-over programming block with Empty Nest and Nurses! It's the one where a hurricane's a comin' and Sophia is the only one who seems to care, Dorothy catches her sister Gloria having sex with Stan who is still in therapy from Ep 160 and Blanche and Rose try to save a lighthouse through a fundraiser. A LOT HAPPENS! We talked Bea Arthur's body double, Michael's iron-on letters and monkey keychains. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).