It’s time for The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat’s second standalone interview with Beverly Hills 90210′s executive producer Charles Rosin! You sent in your questions about the series’ second season, and as only he could, Chuck is here to answer!
054 LaToya Ferguson - Wedding Bell Blues
We’ve made it to the season two finale of Beverly Hills 90210, and we’re joined by TV critic LaToya Ferguson to talk all about it! LaToya writes for The AV Club, Complex magazine, US Weekly, and The Guardian, and hosts the television podcast The Televoid. In this episode, Mel and Jackie tie the knot, while Brenda and Dylan face off against Jim Walsh.
053 Natalie London - Mexican Standoff
Author of the memoir Lyme Light, Natalie London of the band Hey, King! is on The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast this week to discuss Beverly Hills 90210 and its role in her journey out of illness. You can listen to more of Natalie’s music at https://soundcloud.com/heykingband
052 Arika Mittman & Sharon Spaeth - Things to Do on a Rainy Day
It’s the Color Me Badd episode of Beverly Hills 90210, and we’re joined by two women who were on set during their scene in the Peach Pit, Arika Lisanne Mittman - producer of Dexter and Elementary - and Sharon Spaeth - producer of Access Hollywood. For more pictures of Arika and Sharon from the set of the Peach Pit, Casa Walsh, and West Bev, as well as Sharon’s Access Hollywood 90210 superfan photos, click below the fold below!
051 Emily V. Gordon - Meeting Mr. Pony
NOTE: The first fifteen minutes of the interview recording got corrupted during a file transfer, which caused the audio quality to suffer. Please bear with the static until minute 16 of the podcast, after which the audio problems with the episode are remedied!
Emily V. Gordon, host of The Indoor Kids podcast and producer of The Meltdown Show, joins The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat this week to discuss her new book Super You, her experience working as a therapist, and Beverly Hills 90210.
050 Ashley York - The Pit and the Pendulum
It’s our FIFTIETH episode! We’re so excited to be joined by Ashley York, the director of the Netflix documentary Tig and the forthcoming So Help You God. Ashley brings an incredible level of intellect and sensitivity to our discussion of this episode of Beverly Hills 90210 which focuses on the plight of the small business owner, a subject every teen drama should cover.
049 Carly Myers - Cardio-Funk
We’re obsessed with Carly Myers’ (a.k.a. ModCam1923) recaps on her blog, “Let’s Make Fun Of All The Clothes From Famous Original Beverly Hills, 90210,” and we know you will be too! She’s hilarious and we have been looking forward to having her on The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast since the beginning.
048 Matthew Laurance - Baby Makes Five
Lizzie recorded a special on-location interview with Matthew Laurance, the former actor known best as David’s father, Dr. Mel Silver, who currently works as a sports reporter in Lexington, Kentucky. This special segment pairs perfectly with Kat and Lizzie’s discussion of the episode “Baby Makes Five,” in which Mel proposes to a secretly pregnant Jackie Taylor.
047 The Gilmore Guys, Demi Adejuyigbe & Kevin T. Porter - Everybody’s Talking ‘Bout It
Stars Hollow comes to Beverly Hills this week as the hosts of the Gilmore Girls podcast The Gilmore Guys, Kevin T. Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe, join The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat to talk about sex education in schools, of course, and as always, Beverly Hills 90210.
Resources and information about sexual health, STI prevention, and birth control can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/sexualhealth/
046 Andy Kamenetzky - A Competitive Edge
90210 superfan Andy Kamenetzky, ESPN LA radio host and co-host of the Land O’Lakers podcast, joins The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat to unpack Beverly Hills 90210′s take on steroid use in high school sports. It’s one of our most interesting episodes yet as we talk about sports, Steve, and much more. Buy the book Andy co-wrote, Fishing on the Edge, through our Amazon link, and read the article that inspired it, “The Happy Hooker,” at ESPN.
045 Bill Hanstock - Fire and Ice
The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat Beverly Hills 90210 podcast is joined this week by screenwriter, SB Nation writer and host of Scientific Podcast Goes Boink, Bill Hanstock! And, we all watched Lifetime’s Unauthorized Beverly Hills 90210 Story, and have lots to say!
For more information about Tonya Harding: The Musical, check the UCB Theater schedule, as it is performed monthly. Alexandra Martell’s article for Cosmopolitan is Dear Former Teen Soap Stars: Stop Bashing Your Old Show.
044 Carol Potter - A Walsh Family Christmas
Released on the 25th anniversary of the premiere of the pilot of Beverly Hills 90210, please enjoy this special Christmas episode of The Blaze podcast with the actress Carol Potter, who played Cindy Walsh, the favorite mother of West Beverly High! Carol’s art will be on display TODAY at the Kline Academy of Fine Art in Los Angeles; click here for more details.
043 Mary Anna King - Chuckie’s Back
Author of the fantastic memoir of adoption and reunion: Bastards, Mary Anna King is on The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast to discuss “Chuckie’s Back,” the episode of Beverly Hills 90210 that begins to deal with Steve’s adoption and search for his birth mother. You can see Mary at Literary Death Match in Vermont on October 2, and at Litquake San Francisco on October 11.
042 Jeff Roda - My Desperate Valentine
The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat is joined this week by Jeff Roda, the writer of Lifetime Television’s upcoming Unauthorized Beverly Hills 90210 Story, which premieres on Saturday, October 3rd! We learned all about his process researching the series to write the movie, and are so excited for our listeners to get this perspective on the upcoming TV movie before it airs!
041 Christine Elise McCarthy - U4EA
It’s the first ever LIVE episode of The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat, coming to you from the Nerdist Showroom in Hollywood! And we’ve got Christine Elise McCarthy herself with us to discuss her time playing the infamous Emily Valentine! Signed copies sold out to our audience after the show, but Christine’s book Bathing and the Single Girl is available through our Amazon page!
Musical guest Prom Queen is about to embark on a west coast tour, which you must check out! To get your own Blaze merchandise like our prize winner Benjamin (including a take on his “Gay for McKay” shirt, or your very own U4EA dealer shirt), visit our merch store!
040 Pete Holmes - The Next Fifty Years
It’s here: the big one. We couldn’t think of anyone else to tackle one of the toughest and most memorable episodes of Beverly Hills 90210 than comedian and host of the You Made it Weird podcast, Pete Holmes. We talk about symmetrical faces, feeling like an outsider, and Brian Austin Green’s performance in the episode “The Next Fifty Years.” To find out what you can do to help prevent gun violence, visit http://www.bradycampaign.org/take-action.
Our live show is THIS Saturday, September 12, in Los Angeles. Tickets are available at tinyurl.com/blazeLIVE.
039 Jessie Rosen - Halloween
The blogger behind 20-Nothings.com, and writer of the book of the same name, who also hosts the monthly storytelling series Sunday Night Sex Talks, Jessie Rosen joins The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast this week to talk about one of the most memorable episodes of Beverly Hills 90210.
Tickets to our live show on September 12 in Los Angeles are available at tinyurl.com/blazeLIVE.
038 Krista Doyle & Erin Mallory Long - Down and Out (of District) in Beverly Hills
Two-thirds of the Best of Friends podcast, our new friends Krista Doyle and Erin Mallory Long are on this super-sized episode of The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast this week! In this episode, Andrea and Steve take center stage as Beverly Hills 90210 focuses on school districts and gold diggers. You can buy Krista’s and Erin’s books through our Amazon link.
Tickets to our live show on September 12 in Los Angeles are available at tinyurl.com/blazeLIVE
037 Santina Muha - Leading from the Heart
Listener favorite and Beverly Hills 90210 expert Santina Muha returns to The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast! Listen to her first appearance on our podcast, and watch Santina’s video, “What It’s Like To Be A Woman In A Wheelchair” on Buzzfeed. In this episode, “Leading from the Heart,” when Brenda and Brandon’s cousin Bobby comes to visit, he enters into a complicated flirtation with Kelly.
Tickets to our live show on September 12 in Los Angeles are available at tinyurl.com/blazeLIVE
036 Jason Shapiro - Necessity is a Mother
The writer and satirical genius behind the Los Feliz Daycare Twitter account, Jason Shapiro joins The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast this week to watch Beverly Hills 90210 for the very first time. It’s a family affair with the introduction of Dylan’s mother, Iris McKay. Having her in the picture drives Dylan to drink, and meanwhile, Donna experiments with playing the stock market.
Tickets to our live show on September 12 in Los Angeles are available at tinyurl.com/blazeLIVE