LadyWatch with Ryan & Jason

Ep. 217: I'll Be There for You

The Fourth Annual LadyWatch Awards Show

Ryan and Jason announce recipients of The Fourth (sort-of) Annual LadyWatch Awards, honoring LadyWork performed in the year 2019! Thank you to everyone who voted again this year, your participation and enthusiasm helped make this yet another successful award season for LadyWatch!

Ep. 216: The Fourth Annual LadyWatch Award Nominations

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: WE'RE BACK WITH THE FOURTH ANNUAL LADYWATCH AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT! Find the list of all our nominees for LadyWatch Awards celebrating excellence in Lady-ing throughout the year 2019 by visiting ladywatchpod.com/awards, and then let your LadyOpinion be heard by casting your own votes before Saturday, February 22nd at 11:59pm PST. We'll be back with a special episode discussing all the nominees and announcing the winners on Monday, February 24th!

Ep. 215: Que Sera, Sera

LADYWATCH RETURNS with a special SUPER-SIZE "State of the Lady" address from Ryan and Jason, featuring Memorial remembrances for Ladies who have passed since September 2018 and (before the year passes by) a recap of just a few of the biggest Lady stories from the first half of 2019.

Ep. 214: Born in a Trunk

Ryan and Jason celebrate 81 years of "A STAR IS BORN" with a special retrospective examining every aspect of the 1937, 1954, 1976, and 2018 versions of the classic Cinderella melodrama. From the murky origins of its inspiration, to why Hollywood is drawn to these self-reflective themes of fame and addiction again and again, plus what makes each incarnation of this story unique and what binds them together. Ryan and Jason also detail their personal feelings about each version before landing on a ...

Ep. 213: Back to Before

Ryan and Jason return to memorialize 5 great Ladies we lost at the end of summer 2018: Charlotte Rae, Aretha Franklin, Barbara Harris, Carole Shelley, and Marin Mazzie.

Ep. 212: One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason make a big announcement about the future of LadyWatch, and what to expect from the movement going forward.

Ep. 211: Like Sugar

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason dive into the release of Barbra Streisand's concert archives on Netflix, Roseanne's extrication from her sitcom (and what this means for Natalie West), Nicole Kidman cleaning up at Amazon with a new deal, Martina McBride gets into trouble for mistreatment of unpaid interns, Heather Locklear is held in psychiatric lockdown after desperate threats of suicide, Jane Fonda makes a surprising residential life choice, Patricia Hearst makes a surprising de...

Ep. 210: Song for Sharon

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason speculate as to the source of the erroneous news story that Liza Minnelli and Renee Zellweger have become friends as a result of the new "Judy" movie, and what Lorna Luft might have to say about the project. PLUS: Kim Dickens is not happy about the treatment of her "Fear of the Walking Dead" character, Martina Navratilova is not happy about the BBC's color commentary pay scale, and Glenda Jackson is not happy about having to learn the actual name o...

Ep. 209: It Takes a Woman

LadyWatch Memorial: Margot Kidder

Ryan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: Beloved for her affecting portrayal of Lois Lane and admired for her unwavering activism work and efforts to de-stigmatize mental health issues in light of her very public nervous breakdowns and manic episodes, the smokey-voiced Canadian import of screens big and small, Margot Kidder.

LadyWatch Memorial: Patricia Morison

Ryan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: Longtime reliable star of the golden age Broadway stage (as well as a few notable classic Hollywood films in which she was packaged as Paramount's new vamp), the long-reigning "Oldest Living Lady" of the LadyWatch list and the original Kate to kiss, Patricia Morison.

LadyWatch Memorial: Barbara Bush

Ryan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: a FIRST Lady in fact, who never held back a controversial opinion for the sake of her public image. A straight-shooter who made her mark as America's pearled grandmother, outdated opinions and all, the low-key controversial First Lady Barbara Bush.

LadyWatch Memorial: Della Reese

Ryan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: the husky-voiced soul singer and actor sent to us straight from God, an immensely talented woman and great source of inspiration and spiritual wisdom, the angelic Della Reese.

Ep. 208: Fairy Tales

Ep. 207: Hyperballad

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason experience Jackie Hoffman's one-woman show about working on "Feud" with Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon, "Memoircita". PLUS: Frances McDormand stuns all at the Met Gala, Nichelle Nichols' son is steering his mother away from potentially sticky situations, Bjork has a ballet, Natalie West has a masters degree, Mary Steenburgen has a musical neurological breakthrough, Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen pitch a remake of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane...

Ep. 206: There Is Nothing Like a Dame

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason unpack how Céline Dion ended up in a music video for 'Deadpool 2' and why she is the only Lady for the job, Also: LADIES SITTING AROUND TABLES! A clip from the upcoming documentary featuring Dames Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, and Eileen Atkins, and Ryan also recounts (for those of us who are not watching the Roseanne reboot) a scene that featured the Lady money shot of Laurie Metcalf, Estelle Parsons, Sandra Bernhardt, and the Lady cam...

Ep. 205: Ring Them Bells

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason go to see Liza's beads and sequins on display at the Paley Center for her upcoming auction and get to see a sneak preview of the sexcapades had by Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, and Mary Steenburgen in "Book Club". PLUS: Jason announces his upcoming Hollywood Fringe show about Judy Garland, Olivia Newton John opposes the upcoming TV biopic about her life, Lady takes on the Cosby win from Janice Dickinson, Terry McMillan, Robin Quivers, a...

Ep. 204: Killing Me Softly

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason touch briefly on the spotty legacy of former First Lady Barbara Bush, express surprise at Bette Midler tapping out Bernadette Peters for the closing of "Hello Dolly" on Broadway (and why this is good news for Betty Buckley), and ponder whether are union jobs to be had as part of Gabrielle Carteris' call for an end to Hollywood meetings in hotel rooms. PLUS: Tina Knowles had concerns about Beychella, Tina Turner's high standards for her new bio musi...

Ep. 203: So Macho

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason investigate some mysterious events at Lady performance art exhibitions, namely who would steal a rock from Yoko Ono's riverbed of wisdom, and how Marina Abromovic is going to survive a shock of one million volts to blow out a candle afterwards. PLUS: Patti LuPone shoots her mouth off again (this time shading Uma Thurman's Broadway acting chops), Liza bounces back (as usual), Margaret Atwood backs a Time's Up movement in Canada, Molly Ringwald reeva...

Ep. 202: Don't Make Me Over

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason cover yet another in Barbie in the new Sheroes line, extolling the virtues and examining the blemishes of Iris Apfel's legacy, plus Judge Judith Sheindlin cashes in her NOT unreasonable $45 million salary, Loretta Switt cashes in on poop bags, Dame Maggie Smith cashes in on 1980s Hogwarts RPG enthusiasts, Meryl Streep is called upon to cash in on the death of friend Carrie Fisher, Laurie Anderson cashes in on Hurricane Sandy, Elvira cashes in on a ...

Ep. 201: Another Winter in a Summer Town

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason usher in a new age of LadyWatching, newly-minted as "the only podcast dedicated to celebrating women over the age of 50", and formally welcome Céline Dion to her 50s. PLUS: Roseanne's successful return to television causes a rift in opinion about normalization between Ryan, Jason, AND THE ENTIRE WORLD, Olivia de Havilland's court feud with Ryan Murphy comes to an end (for now), an exciting NEW "Grey Gardens" documentary starring Lee Radziwill and b...

Ep. 200: Quiet Please, There's a Lady Onstage

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason mark the momentous occasion that the last 5 years of LadyWatching have been leading up to: Celine Marie Claudette Dion's 50th birthday. It comes with some sad news about the status of her 50th birthday concert in Las Vegas, for which Ryan and Jason hold tickets, but hopefully good news for the future of Celine's third ear (and Liza's only ear). PLUS: Cynthia Nixon's under-qualified lesbian gubernatorial campaign, well-wishes to Lorna Luft on her re...

Ep. 199: I Need a Hero

On this week’s LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason follow up on the post-Oscars fallout from Frances McDormand’s unattended award (and debate the intricacies of the law’s definition of “theft”). PLUS: Jodie Foster’s crutches eventually explained, what Katherine Johnson has against Legos, Christine Baranski micro-doses on CBS All Access, Cicely Tyson’s beef cube farm, Julianne Moore’s fight against outdated statute of limitations laws, Dianne Feinstein faces the first significant challenge in recent...

Ep. 198: The Way We Were

On this week's LadyWatch agenda:Ryan and Jason are BACK from hiatus with a show jam-packed with Ladies! Ryan recounts his trip to New York with LadyWatching stories courtesy of Bernadette Peters, Lorna Luft, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Harriet Harris, and a new inductee who remains silent as Ryan is escorted off an airplane! Plus: Barbra Streisand gets serious about pet cloning, we finally get a "Book Club" trailer featuring Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen and SEX, details on ho...

Ep. 197: I Put My Hand In

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason discuss Lady appearances at the LA Women's March, including Alfre Woodard, Viola Davis, and Melissa Ethridge; PLUS: Bernadette Peters cycles into Broadway's "Hello Dolly", Mo'Nique is PISSED (again), Dame Helen Mirren doesn't know her age, Dolly Parton is in hot water in Dixie (but not with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin thanks to Lisa Kudrow), Ann Curry makes her first TV appearance after the Matt Lauer fallout (and why Ryan thinks Katie Couric is a v...

Ep. 196: Don't Leave Me This Way

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason sift through some complicated feelings and thoughts about the political fallout from Oprah Winfrey's incredible Golden Globes speech, and wrap up all the rest of the Lady wins from the 2018 Golden Globe Awards, including speeches from Frances McDormand, Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and Allison Janney, and a lot of overwhelmingly wonderful feminist activism all around. PLUS: Lady superstar of 2017 Ms. Rose Marie dies, Catherine ...

The Third Annual LadyWatch Awards Show

Ryan and Jason announce recipients of The Third Annual LadyWatch Awards, honoring LadyWork performed in the year 2017! Thank you to everyone who voted again this year, your participation and enthusiasm helped make this yet another successful award season for LadyWatch, and thank you to everyone who participated in our very first LIVE Facebook event to announce the winners!

Ep. 195: The Third Annual LadyWatch Award Nominations

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: THE THIRD ANNUAL LADYWATCH AWARDS NOMINATIONS SPECIAL! Ryan and Jason unveil the list of nominations for 2017 LadyWatch Awards celebrating excellence in Lady-ing throughout the tumultuous year that was 2017. Let your LadyOpinion be heard and cast your own vote at www.ladywatchpod.com/awards before Tuesday, January 2nd at 11:59pm PST, and then join us for a special Facebook Live event announcing the winners on Wednesday, January 3rd at 6:00pm PST/9:00 EST! WE WISH...

Ep. 194: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason cover the many Lady nominations in this week's Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations, as well as discuss the final appearance of Carrie Fisher in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi". ALSO - Mira Sorvino gets heartbreaking confirmation that her career was actually derailed by the Monster Weinstein, Salma Hayek throws her own experiences working with the Monster into the ring, and Anita Hill has to come to Hollywood to clean all this shit up. PLUS - Patti La...