- Jun 16
- 1 min
All of the Myriad Ways The Golden Girls is Goddamn Golden, with Scholar Jared Clayton Brown
Let's talk chili cheese fries, Norman, Lear, and how The Golden Girls unifies even the more disparate of groups.
- Jun 11
- 1 min
What Do The Golden Girls Have to Do with the COVID-19 Pandemic? Lots, Actually.
Dorothy battled Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and now 30 years later we have Covid-19 and nothing's changed.
- Jun 8
- 1 min
The Worst Golden Girls Episode of All Time Isn't a Golden Girls Episode
Yes, of course it's "Empty Nests." But it doesn't even feature The Golden Girls all that much, so we won't allow it.
- May 27
- 16 min
Was Sicily As Bad as Sophia Joked it Was? Well, Yes.
Picture it: Sicily, Sophia Petrillo's homeland on The Golden Girls. Was it as poor as she described?
- Mar 31
- 5 min
The Magic of The Golden Girls: Deconstructing the Sitcom with Scholar Nicole Kypker
Golden Girls scholar Nicole Kypker has written two academic papers on The Golden Girls -- on representations of second-wave feminism and the
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Star-Studded Guest Stars on The Golden Girls, as Discussed with Meanwhile at the Podcast
While we at Enough Wicker are Golden Girls scholars, we won't pretend we are full pop culture scholars. I mean, we could hold our own on...
- Feb 8
- 2 min
Kate Browne's Golden Girls Scholarship: Queers, Motherhood, Tricksters, & The American Dream
One of the best books we read in 2020 was Dr. Kate Browne's TV Milestone Series' book, The Golden Girls.
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Everyone’s Favorite Golden Girls Grandma, Sophia Petrillo, is a Mischievous Trickster
Ask a casual Golden Girls fan who their favorite is, and there’s a safe bet that they’ll probably answer ‘Sophia.’ And why not?
- Feb 5
- 3 min
How Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls is the Ultimate Sucker for the American Dream
Put down your bootstraps and brace yourself, we have some bad news. The American Dream isn't real. And Rose Nylund doesn't know.
- Feb 4
- 3 min
Blanche Devereaux of The Golden Girls is Decidedly Uncomfortable with Motherhood
Ah, yes, child-rearing. Since the beginning of time (no, really) society has painted the picture of women as inherent nurtures. Blergh.
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Dorothy Zbornak Might Not Be Queer, but She’s an Amazing “Queering” Character on The Golden Girls
It’s no secret that The Golden Girls is a fan favorite of the queer community. And Dorothy is a 'queering' character.
- Jan 27
- 10 min
Gender, Stigma, & Illness in The Golden Girls: A Chat with Scholar Miles Martin
Scholar Miles Martin discusses how The Golden Girls tackles HIV/AIDS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and addiction affecting women on the show.
- Jan 6
- 14 min
The Golden Girls’ Enneagram Numbers
What are the enneagram numbers and personalities of Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia?
- Oct 13, 2020
- 10 min
The Iron Maiden, Sex Object, Child, & Mother: A Golden Girls Archetype Explainer
How The Golden Girls characters fit into ancient feminine archetypes -- and what that says about how we view women.
- Sep 29, 2020
- 7 min
The Golden Girls Cookbook: Your Guide to Making All of the Recipes from the Show -- and Then Some
Recipes from The Golden Girls, as well as those inspired by Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, & Sophia.
- Aug 30, 2020
- 13 min
What Jazz, Sexuality, & Gender Studies Have to Do with The Golden Girls
Elliott H. Powell describes how Sophia buying a nectarine is connected to queer theory, Doug & Clayton to "Thinking Sex," and more.