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Sophia's Purse: A Golden Girls Scholarly Blog

It's all here in a handbag for you: podcast episode transcripts, scholarly takes on all of the heady themes throughout the Golden Girls episodes, and pontifications on the connections between your brain and wallpaper paste.

I mean, it's not Rose's diary or anything, but it's just as entertaining.

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Jun 16, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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.

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