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The Golden Girls Deep Dive Podcast
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***2025 Webby Award WINNER - Television and Film (Individual Episodes)***
Break out the cheesecake and meet us out on the lanai, because your new favorite podcast has just dropped! The Golden Girls Deep Dive Podcast is taking your love of everyone’s favorite sitcom, The Golden Girls, to the next level. Each week hosts Patrick Hinds (True Crime Obsessed) and Jennifer Simard (two-time Tony Award nominee) recap an episode – infusing their commentary with humor and tons of trivia you probably didn’t know about the show. Each episode will end with a fascinating deep dive into something from The Golden Girls universe. Thank you for being a friend!
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OUR FAVORITE EPISODES: Vacation (Season 2, Episode 8)
1w ago01:25:09Tap to summarizeHey, Cheesecakes! We've got another one of our favorite episodes up for you this week. In case you find yourself stuck on a deserted island, never fear! Rose to save the day!!! Enjoy! ---- WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2, Episode 8, the ladies take a dream vacation to an island in the Caribbean. Shenanigans ensue when the resort turns out to be… anything but what was advertised in the brochure. Meanwhile, Patrick falls in love with one of the three guys staying in the room next door to the ladies, and Sophia stays at home to try to woo the gardener (Yes, apparently the ladies have a gardener!). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →OUR FAVORITE EPISODES: End of the Curse (Season 2, Episode 1)
3w ago01:33:57Tap to summarizeHey, Cheesecakes! We're continuing our run re-releasing a few of our favorite episodes. This week - welcome to the minks! And farewell to... as they call it... "the curse." Listen back and laugh with us! ---- WELCOME TO EPISODE 26 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! In this episode, Blanche panics when she takes a pregnancy test and leans that she's pregnant. She quickly discovers, however, that she is not pregnant and has in fact started menopause. Shenanigans ensue when we learn that Dorothy and Rose ARE BREEDING MINKS IN THE GARAGE. It makes absolutely no sense BUT WE LOVE THEM ANYWAY. For this week's deep dive, Patrick tells us all about the 80s classic film "Mannequin", which was Estelle Getty's first major film role! Our episodes are researched by Jess McKillop, Patrick Hinds, and Jennifer Simard. All of our sources can be found on our website. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @GoldenGirlsDeepDive To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Welcome To Reality Gays: The Gayly Dose
4w ago00:35:49Tap to summarizeThis week on the Golden Girls Deep Dive, we’re thrilled to introduce you to the hilarious world of Reality Gays. Mattie and Poodle are your gay BFFs dishing on everything going on in the latest world of pop culture. And if you thought Blanche Devereaux had a colorful dating life, wait until you hear Mattie and Poodle recap 90 Day Fiancé, Love is Blind, Love After Lockup and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. They bring the same sharp wit and heart that we love about Dorothy and the gang to the chaotic world of modern reality TV. Find Reality Gays everywhere you get your podcasts! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →OUR FAVORITE EPISODES: The Way We Met (Season 1, Episode 25)
Apr 2001:25:04Tap to summarizeHey, Cheesecakes! We're continuing our run re-releasing a few of our favorite episodes. It's origin story time - how the girls all met and formed their new chosen family out on Blanche's lanai. Listen back and laugh with us! ---- WELCOME TO EPISODE 25 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! In episode 25, WE GET THE GOLDEN GIRLS ORIGIN STORY!! We find out how they all became roommates AND shenanigans ensue when Patrick points out the one plot point that could possibly derail the whole thing? For the week’s deep dive, Jenn is giving us all the tea on Mame, the musical and, ahem, film that put Bea Arthur's talents on full display and was the beginning of the lifelong beautiful friendship between Bea and Dame Angela Lansbury. Our episodes are researched by Jess McKillop, Patrick Hinds, and Jennifer Simard. All of our sources can be found on our website. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @GoldenGirlsDeepDive To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →OUR FAVORITE EPISODES: Flu Season (Season 1, Episode 21)
Apr 601:19:03Tap to summarizeHey, Cheesecakes! Over the next few weeks, we're rebroadcasting a few of our favorite episodes. We always love a good "Social Event of the Season" episode, and the catty banter among ailing Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche is stuff of legend. We hope you enjoy revisiting all the laughs we had with this episode! And also - we're nominated for two Webby Awards! If you'd like to vote for us, here are the links for Podcasts - Shows / Television and Film and Podcasts - Indiv Episode / Television and Film ---- WELCOME TO EPISODE 21 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! In episode 21, it's a week before the volunteer awards ceremony, AKA The Social Event of the Season, and all of the women except Sophia come down with the flu. And we ask, what could be more fun than being on death’s door with your best friends? Shenanigans ensue when the gals start fighting over who will win the big award. For this week’s deep dive, Jenn will tell us all about the life and amazing career of casting director Allison Jones. Wait. Till. You. Hear. About. The. Christmas. Scaries. Our episodes are researched by Jess McKillop, Patrick Hinds, and Jennifer Simard. All of our sources can be found on our website. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @GoldenGirlsDeepDive To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Mother's Day (Season 3, Episode 25)
Mar 2300:36:34Tap to summarizeWELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 3, Episode 25, the gals are getting ready to go out to celebrate Mother's Day (to raise a glass to Mother Cheesecake, OBVIOUSLY), but they're all waiting for a call from their respective children. What can they do while they're waiting? REMINISCE, OF COURSE!!! Flashbacks ensue, including traveling back to the Brooklyn of Dorothy's youth where Bea Arthur plays Sophia's mother. With nary an Italian accent to be found, lol. Our episodes are researched by Jess McKillop, Patrick Hinds, and Jennifer Simard. All of our sources can be found on our website. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @GoldenGirlsDeepDive To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Mister Terrific (Season 3, Episode 24)
Mar 1600:51:12Tap to summarizeWELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 3, Episode 24, Dorothy has three terrific job options for summer work... that all fall through. But thanks to her terrific friend Rose, Dorothy lands a job on a terrific children's television show. Shenanigans ensue when her terrific suggestions to the show's producer (guest star Lonny Price, who was terrific in the original cast of "Merrily We Roll Along" and terrifically evil in the move "Dirty Dancing") get Rose's terrific boyfriend canned. There's also a word repeated a terrific amount of times in this episode that kind of got on our nerves... any guesses? Our episodes are researched by Jess McKillop, Patrick Hinds, and Jennifer Simard. All of our sources can be found on our website. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @GoldenGirlsDeepDive To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Mixed Blessings (Season 3, Episode 23)
Mar 900:55:44Tap to summarizeWELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 3, Episode 23, Rose and Blanche are on a self-improvement and beautification kick in preparation for a dropped-halfway-through-the-episode storyline about vacationing with a set of hot twins. MORE IMPORTANTLY, however, Dorothy's son Michael arrives unexpectedly, with news that he's getting married - and Dorothy has to face a few of her prejudices regarding his new fiancée. Our episodes are researched by Jess McKillop, Patrick Hinds, and Jennifer Simard. All of our sources can be found on our website. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @GoldenGirlsDeepDive To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Rose's Big Adventure (Season 3, Episode 22)
Mar 200:57:04Tap to summarizeWELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In this Season 3, Episode 22, Rose has a new boyfriend, Al, who just wants SIT DOWN FOR A GOSH-DARN MINUTE after retiring. But like the title of the episode suggests, Rose convinces Al to get right back up off his duff and take her out adventuring. Meanwhile, shenanigans ensue back home as Sophia brings in a very suspicious new contractor to help Blanche and Dorothy renovate the garage. Will there finally be enough bedrooms in the house to accommodate houseguests without bunking in together?! Our episodes are researched by Jess McKillop, Patrick Hinds, and Jennifer Simard. All of our sources can be found on our website. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @GoldenGirlsDeepDive To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Larceny and Old Lace (Season 3, Episode 21)
Feb 2300:54:44Tap to summarizeWELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In this Season 3, Episode 21, Dorothy and Blanche go off the deep end after reading the most unflattering things about themselves in Rose's diary! Meanwhile, Sophia is dating Mickey Rooney... er, I mean Rocco... who may have secrets in his shopping cart (and where did he get a shopping cart in the first place?!?!) Our episodes are researched by Jess McKillop, Patrick Hinds, and Jennifer Simard. All of our sources can be found on our website. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @GoldenGirlsDeepDive To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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