As 2015 comes to a close, we want to share some of our greatest revelations about season 2 of Beverly Hills 90210, and look back at our first year of podcasting. Enjoy a variety of megamixes, montages, and medleys created for you with love. (The EW.com article listing our fave characters can be found here.)
055 Charles Rosin - Season Two Wrap-Up
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
Holiday Gift Guide
‘Tis the season to shower your friends, your family, your lovers, and yourself, with presents! Looking for the ultimate gift for the podcast lover, Blazer, or West Bev addict in your life? The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat’s Holiday Gift Guide is here to help!
Plus, if you click the Donate button at the top of our site, and donate $5.00 to our podcast, we’ll send a handwritten holiday card to anyone you choose!
Course Materials
Want to introduce someone to the wild, wonderful world of West Beverly Hills High School? Get them the DVDs of the original series, or the tell-all memoirs written by the cast that we’ve discussed in detail on our show!
Beverly Hills, 90210: The Complete Series
Beverly Hills, 90210: The First Season
Jason Priestley: A Memoir by Jason Priestley
sTORI Telling by Tori Spelling
Books
We’ve had so many talented authors on our podcast; here are all their books linked in one place. Where possible, the links are to our podcast’s Amazon affiliate site, which helps support our podcast while you shop!
“Party of One (preorder),” Dave Holmes (episode 19)
“Slaughterhouse 90210,” Maris Kreizman (episode 28)
“The Royal We,” Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan (episode 29)
“Does This Bible Belt Make Me Look Gay?” Krista Doyle (episode 38)
“Text/Chat/Email,” Erin Mallory Long (episode 38)
“20-Nothings” and “Dead Ringer,” Jessie Rosen (episode 39)
“Bathing and the Single Girl,” Christine Elise McCarthy (episode 41)
“Bastards,” Mary Anna King (episode 43)
“Fishing on the Edge,” Andy Kamenetzky (episode 46)
“Super You,” Emily V. Gordon (episode 51)
“Lyme Light,” Natalie London (episode 53)
Merchandise
What better way to share the podcast love than with some swag that represents your favorite podcast? All our merch can be found at zazzle.com/theblazelizziekat but we recommend starting with the following:
Flask, $24.95
“Gay for McKay” shirt, $31.95
Mug, $17.95
Watch, $49.00
Wine stopper, $19.95
Accessories
One of our favorite places to buy gifts online is at greenwichletterpress.com, which boasts a selection of gifts for lovers of Beverly Hills 90210 and all pop culture. Here, among others, are some of their must-haves:
Peach Pit After Dark keychain, Greenwich Letterpress
Beverly Hills pencils, Greenwich Letterpress
Brandon and Dylan notecards, Greenwich Letterpress
Brandon’s 1965 Mustang, Hot Wheels
“The ‘90s Were Hotter” canvas tote bag, Rainbow Alternative
Spring Dance card, Tay Ham
Donna Graduates pin, Laser Kitten
90210 print infinity scarf, Candypants Clothing
Albums
We’ve gotten to feature some wonderful comics and musicians on our podcast, and if you want to hear more of their work, check out their albums!
“Sorry,” Meg Myers, produced by Andy Rosen (episode 8)
“Live from an Old Prison,” Ryan Conner (episode 31)
“Impregnated with Wonder,” Pete Holmes (episode 40)
“Midnight Veil,” Prom Queen (featured on episode 41)
Shows and more!
Looking for something to share with your family over the holidays?
Tickets to Tonya Harding: The Musical on Dec. 11 in Los Angeles, starring Tony Rodriguez (episode 14) and Meghan Parks (episode 32)
Walhburgers DVDs and merchandise, produced by Archie Gips (episode 16)
Hindsight: Season One on iTunes, created by Emily Fox (episode 18)
Catering from Wexler’s Deli for your LA-based holiday party, owned by Mike Kassar and Ben Lyons (episode 20)
Tickets to an upcoming Literary Death Match in a city near you, hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga (episode 25)
That’s all for now, Blazers! If you have any questions about specific gift recommendations from the list (”what book should I get for my niece who’s in college,” etc.), make sure to hit us up on Twitter! Happy holidays, everyone!
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.