122 Charles Rosin - Mr. Walsh Goes to Washington

Join us for an XXL podcast episode discussing the Beverly Hills, 90210 fourth season finale, “Mr. Walsh Goes to Washington,” parts 1 and 2. We’re joined by the executive producer of 90210, Charles Rosin, for an in-depth Chuck’s Corner looking back at Shannen Doherty’s last season as Brenda Walsh on the series.

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Lizzie & Kat minisode

We’re working to bring you the best podcast episodes as we approach the end of season four of Beverly Hills, 90210, which unfortunately means our recording schedule has been a little unpredictable. So this week we’re bringing you a fun update on one of this season’s most memorable guest actors, as well as some news about where you can see 90210 stars and friends of the Blaze on TV this summer!

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120 Jen Grisanti - Truth and Consequences

This week on “The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat” podcast, we spoke with Jen Grisanti, an acclaimed script and career consultant, writing instructor, blogger, and the author of three books: Story Line: Finding Gold in Your Life Story, TV Writing Tool Kit: How to Write a Script That Sells, and Change Your Story, Change Your Life. Jen began her career as an assistant to none other than the Mister, Aaron Spelling himself, who served as her mentor for 12 years. She quickly climbed the ranks and eventually ran Current Programs at Spelling Television Inc., covering all of Spelling’s shows including Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, and Charmed.

Discussed in this episode: Actor David Youse’s one-man short film, The Callback. Also, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free, confidential support 24/7 at (800) 273-8255.

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116 Our friend Pam - The Time Has Come Today

TV fanatic Pam, one of the generous donors to our fundraising campaign benefiting the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, joins us for the grooviest episode ever of Beverly Hills, 90210. We first met Pam in person when she let us sneak closer to the stage to sit with her at an “I Love the ‘90s” throwback concert featuring Color Me Badd, Kid ‘n Play, Tone Loc, and Vanilla Ice - so you know she’s a kindred spirit.

Special thanks to Shaun Fisher for performing the winners of our “David Silver’s Best Rap of the 20th Century” contest!

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115 Jay Larson - Cuffs and Links

Comedian, writer, actor appearing on the upcoming season of Twin Peaks, and host of The CrabFeast Podcast, Jay Larson is on The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast this week! We talk about our Beverly Hills, 90210 journeys, the Santa Ana winds, and how to cheat at golf. Special thanks to Shaun Fisher for performing the first of two winners of our “David Silver’s Best Rap of the 20th Century” contest!

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114 Megan Rooney - A Pig is a Boy is a Dog

Joining us all the way from Chicago is Megan Rooney, one of the generous donors to our fundraising campaign benefiting the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles. Since Megan is on the Board of Directors for the Animal Care League, she’s the perfect guest to talk about Brenda and Donna’s involvement in animal rights activism. You can read The Baltimore Sun’s epic review of Beverly Hills, 90210′s 100th’s episode online.

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112 James Cullen Bressack - Addicted to Love

“The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat” podcast took a trip to the premiere of Shannen Doherty’s latest film Bethany, and we got to interview its writer-director James Cullen Bressack. We pair our review of the film, and interview with Bressack, with our analysis of the Beverly Hills, 90210 season four episode “Addicted to Love.” Bethany also stars Tom Green and Stefanie Estes, and is playing in select theaters, as well as available on VOD on Amazon and iTunes.

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101 Ryan O’Connell - And Did It... My Way

The whole gang heads to Vegas for Brenda’s elopement, and there was no one better to dish real talk with us about Beverly Hills, 90210 than Ryan O’Connell. Ryan’s a television writer, blogger at @mylivejournalsucks, and has a fantastic memoir, I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves. Plus, we try out a new segment: “Dope! or Nope!”

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100 Our friend Ashley G. - Otherwise Engaged

Joined by our friend Ashley we celebrated not only Brenda’s engagement to Stuart, but also the first hundred episodes of our Beverly Hills, 90210 podcast. It’s only appropriate that things get pretty silly in this one, and we included a special megamix at the very end, looking back at all the fun we’ve had since starting this podcast in 2014.

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094 Karen Tongson - Greek to Me

Since we didn’t even go to a school with a Greek system, we recruited USC Gender Studies professor and pop culture expert Karen Tongson to join us on the show to discuss the Beverly Hills, 90210 episode where Andrea meets an anti-Semitic sorority president! Karen’s cultural study of Los Angeles’ sprawl, Relocations: Queer Suburban Imaginaries, is available on Amazon. She can also be heard as a guest host of the Pop Rocket podcast, and has contributed to the latest issue of the food magazine Lucky Peach.

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091 Shelley Reinstein & Liza Okun - So Long, Farewell, Auf Weidersehen, Goodbye

We’re ready to kick off season four of Beverly Hills, 90210 with “nine-oh” superfans and good friends Shelley Reinstein and Liza Okun. As the gang wraps up the summer before college, we’re excited to premiere a new Spotify playlist for freshman year at California University, which you can subscribe to at tinyurl.com/CalUfrosh. Also, don’t forget you can share your 90210 journey with us at our teen hotline: (802) 55-90210!

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063 H. Alan Scott - Shooting Star / American in Paris

One half of Out on the Lanai, the podcast about The Golden Girls, writer and comic H. Alan Scott joins The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat this week to talk about the episode of Beverly Hills 90210 where Brenda meets “Reeeck”! Reserve your free tickets for Out on the Lanai’s next live show at the Nerdmelt Showroom on Saturday, February 20 at 7pm!

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061 Karen Rosin & Lindsey Rosin - Too Little, Too Late / Paris 75001

Beverly Hills 90210 writer Karen Rosin returns to The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast to kick off the Paris episodes of season three! She’s joined by her daughter Lindsey who had a guest role in the episode, and is now the director of such L.A. stage productions as Cruel Intentions and the upcoming Friday Night Lights musical, and the executive producer of the upcoming Cruel Intentionssequel coming to NBC, and Squad Goals coming to CBS. Lindsey’s novel Cherry is available for preorder through our Amazon link.

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057 Jay Martel - Rolling Stone Magazine

We had a chance to meet with writer and producer Jay Martel, who wrote the 1992 Rolling Stone cover story heralding Beverly Hills 90210′s place in the spotlight. Tune in for answers to all your questions about Douglas Emerson, and much more! You can buy Jay’s novel Channel Bluethrough our Amazon link.

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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

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025 Adrian Todd Zuniga - Literary Death Match

Writer and stand-up comedian Adrian Todd Zuniga joins us for this special 90210 edition of his worldwide show Literary Death Match. Lizzie and Kat face off, reading selections from Jason Priestley’s memoir, Shannen Doherty’s Badass, Tori Spelling’s sTORI Telling, and Candy Spelling’s Stories from Candyland. It’s up to Adrian to judge a champion based on literary merit, performance, and “intangibles.” This is just a sample of what you’ll get when you check out a Literary Death Match in a city near you!

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021 Sasha Perl-Raver - Spring Dance

The episode we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. Sasha Perl-Raver, host of FX’s Movie Download (airing Fridays at 8pm), joins The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast this week to talk about the episode of Beverly Hills 90210 in which Brenda loses her virginity to Dylan, Steve reveals he’s adopted, and Andrea struggles with third-wave feminism.

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018 Emily Fox - It’s Only a Test

The creator of Vh1′s Hindsight, Emily Fox joins The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat to discuss ‘90s nostalgia, dig in to her time as a student columnist writing about Beverly Hills 90210, and tackle the subject of the episode: Brenda’s breast cancer scare. We also learn a lot about the interesting work that goes into bringing one of our favorite new shows to us every week. With special expert contribution from Wendy Nielsen.

Watch season one of Hindsight on the Vh1 app! For more Wendy Nielsen, check out her YouTube channel: Long Story Short.

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010 Karen Rosin - Isn't it Romantic?

This week, The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat gets legit, as we’re joined by Karen Rosin, the writer of this episode of Beverly Hills 90210: “Isn’t it Romantic?” This episode bravely tackles the subject of AIDS, and kicks off the watershed romance between Brenda and Dylan. Karen provides invaluable insights on the scope of both storylines, and more broadly about the series in general.

The original People magazine article about a young woman with AIDS that inspired Karen can be read online here. For more information about HIV/AIDS, from resources about prevention and testing to ways to donate time and money to help others, one place to start is with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation at www.aidshealth.org.

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