FINEST of the Beats and Cheeses: The Golden Girls with Catrina Parker

About this episode

Catrina Parker joins the hosts to discuss the beloved television show The Golden Girls.

We are taking a little break from new episodes, so we will be posting some of our favorite past shows. This is from October 2024! Friend of the show Catrina Parker dives deep into the beloved world of The Golden Girls with twin sister Leslie and Producer Sam. Twin sister Lynne was unavoidable off to St. Olaf... Catrina is the host of the Quirky Pop Podcast where she explores quirky characters in tv, film, and other areas with hint of social science. Catrina has been on panels a fan conventions and interviewed in The Guardian, The New York Times, and WGN Weekend News. Catrina lives with her two teens and cat, Gallifrey in Bloomington, Il. You can find her on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , and YouTube .

People in this episode

Hosts: Leslie Gray Streeter, Lynne Streeter Childress

Guest: Catrina Parker

Topics covered

• The Golden Girls
• television analysis
• pop culture
• social science
• nostalgia

Keywords

• The Golden Girls
• Catrina Parker
• Leslie Gray Streeter
• Lynne Streeter Childress
• television
• pop culture
• nostalgia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Quirky Pop Podcast

Books & works: The Golden Girls

Places: Bloomington, Il

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