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Gary Dontzig (1946-2026) Interview w/ special Guest Matt Baume​We are sad to report that the great Gary Dontzig has passed in Feb 2026. Please check out his obit in Deadline and Variety. As a tribute to Gary and his work and devotion to the LGBTQA+ community, we wanted to share our interview with Gary again as a tribute to his life, his empathy and his groundbreaking work as an openly gay sitcom writer in the 90s. Gary Dontzig, Murphy Brown, writer/producer extraordinaire and writer of many of our favorite episodes, including Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are! Gary talks about his experience as a gay comedy writer in the 80s & 90s and the push-and-pull he experienced in his effort to bring gay characters to TV in the years before Ellen and Will & Grace. ​Join Us For Part One: Our Interview With Matt Baume  ​Also, Check Out Our Interviews with Steve Peterman, Gary's Writing Partner! Joining our PATREON, HERE, helps us fundraise for our new season! If you're not sure whether you want to join us, here is a 17-minute preview of our latest episode. Join us at any level to listen to the rest, as well as our entire archive and special NOT ON THE INTERNET, documentaries, interviews, and bloopers. And uncut episodes during the Season! www.MurphyBrownpod.com - for all our episodes, info, FAQ and more! And don't forget to tell everyone online, YOU WANT MURPHY BROWN streaming by sharing this video and following the instructions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining our PATREON, HERE, helps us fundraise for our new season! If you're not sure whether you want to join us, here is a 17-minute preview of our latest episode. Join us at any level to listen to the rest, as well as our entire archive and special NOT ON THE INTERNET, documentaries, interviews, and bloopers. And uncut episodes during the Season! www.MurphyBrownpod.com - for all our episodes, info, FAQ and more! And don't forget to tell everyone online, YOU WANT MURPHY BROWN streaming by sharing this video and following the instructions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining our PATREON, HERE, helps us fundraise for our new season! If you're not sure whether you want to join us, here is a 15-minute preview of our latest episode. Join us at any level to listen to the rest, as well as our entire archive and special NOT ON THE INTERNET, documentaries, interviews and bloopers. We are happy to bring you an in-depth discussion and behind-the-scenes of Candice Bergen's guest appearance on Apple TV's Shrinking and her cameo (once again) on the latest SNL 5-Timers Club sketch (Guest Host Jack Black). You can watch the episode "Shrinking," Season 3, episode 7, I Am Grape," HERE on Apple TV. And Candice's sketch HERE on YouTube, as well as the full episodes on PEACOCK (where you can also find SNL UK, which we discussed. www.MurphyBrownpod.com - for all our episodes, info, FAQ and more! And don't forget to tell everyone online, YOU WANT MURPHY BROWN streaming by sharing this video and following the instructions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jesi and Lauren discuss the father of Murphy Brown's baby, the one who stayed, and the episode's importance in TV history. As well as the history of women over forty having babies in the 1990s, today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jesi and Lauren discuss the father of Murphy Brown's baby, the one who stayed, and the episode's importance in TV history. As well as the history of women over forty having babies in the 1990s, today. *We had an audio issue, so Lauren's audio may sound different for about one minute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murphy is pregnant! We chat about this important episode in the series, excerpts from the original script, articles and quotes from the time, the history of the pregnancy test, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Back in February, Lauren and Jesi talked about Nancy Meyers' and Charles Shyer's 1987 classic Baby Boom, starring Diane Keaton, on our Patreon. This was in context to now it represents a period piece of the time in which Murphy Brown was created in 1987 for the 1988-1989 TV season. But at the same time, we felt releasing it here on the main feed as a tribute to Diane Keaton was fitting. Enjoy As mentioned, you can hear Lauren talking about another Meyers/Keaton film, "Something's Gotta Give," HERE, on Franchisography. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The happy day has finally arrived! The season three season finale! We have so many cool extras to share, press, scenes, etc, many not available online, that we had to divide the episode into two parts, Side A and Side B! Murphy Brown is caught between two men, join us for two episodes! UPDATE:The Murphy Brown Cast on Pat Sajack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's chat trivia and game shows, and a little essay written by the great Joe Regalbuto (Frank) tells the podcast about the real-life "great water gun" fight of '91! Also, some Looney Tunes music history! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jesi and Lauren talk about the real issues around celebrities and tabloids making news up, as well as the impact on Murphy in her world, as well as chat about this hilarious episode with a message! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Calling all Short Kings! Jesi and Lauren talk about the infamous height debate between men and women, as well as learn the year-old story that inspired the show to make Murphy speak out of turn and engage her... "short" temper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PART 1: Topics include: Diane and the Murphy Brown origin story, why Murphy isn’t streaming, writing, and tales from the revival and classic series. Also, for those following us from the beginning, we finally ask Diane about the famous “Chet” story that Norm Gunzenhauser told us about in our first interview for the pod! ​ PART 2:  (LISTEN HERE) Topics include: The writers and the Writers Room, the real answer about Corky and Miles, and questions from YOU from social media! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gals talk about another stellar episode in Corky’s Place. Topics include the evolution of Corky Sherwood (Faith Ford), the concept of being as quippy in the moment as Murphy Brown and the history of the specials in the 1980s and 90s that inspired Corky’s Special and that amazing ending!l. Come on in and grab a cup of fake tea, a chair and “Let’s chat! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.