On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason sift through Lady victories and defeats from this year's television upfronts, including news for Roseanne, Reba McEntire, Angela Bassett, Carol Burnett, Andrea Martin, and Anna Wintour. PLUS - Oprah is still in Mo'Nique's warpath, Sharon Osbourne finds new love, what Michelle Pfeiffer had to do with the collapse of 'Sex and the City 3' (thank God), Joanna Lumley officially heralds a golden age of LadySpeeches (and Miriam Margolyes may just official...
May 22, 2017•1 hr 34 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason follow up on the Dionne Warwick/Aretha Franklin feud and how Gladys Knight is getting the knick-knacks involved. PLUS: Barbara Cook's sudden and unceremonious retirement announcement, Jenifer Lewis KILLING it on Facebook with the most perfect and indecipherable musical video diaries of her trip around the world, Patti LuPone stirs the shit with Madonna, Demi Moore's chicken-boilin' pool causes even more grief, and health news for Loretta Lynn, Oliv...
May 15, 2017•1 hr 35 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason once again tread lightly over the subject of Roseanne Barr trying to revive "Roseanne", and in doing so, create a call to action for the LadyWatchers on behalf of Natalie West. ALSO: Geena Davis' 3rd Annual Bentonville Film Festival paving the way for women to have their work seen in Walmarts all over America, Tony Award nominations for Sally Field, Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon, as well as for Bette Midler, Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole (ak...
May 08, 2017•1 hr 26 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason wrap up the emotional roller coaster that has been FX's "Feud", and buckle up for the ride that will surely be Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick's feud. PLUS - Ladies, Ladies, Ladies at TriBeCa Film Festival, Tilda Swinton is playing some kind of pig god, Faye Dunaway trying to wag the dog, English Ladies up in arms about public access to acting school, a proposal to bar Roseanne Barr from her own sitcom, plus RYAN'S BIRTHDAY and much much more!...
May 01, 2017•1 hr 39 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason start their goodbyes to the wonder of Lady riches that has been FX's "Feud", and also learn Olivia de Havilland's true feelings about the show's fairness and accuracy via her signature email correspondence (a sentence that still astounds). ALSO: Praise for Aretha Franklin in taking a controversial stance in favor of Shonda Rhimes leaving her the hell alone, Kim Cattrall's rhythm and denim inspires an art installation in Brooklyn, LaToya Jackson may...
Apr 24, 2017•1 hr 34 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason try to uncover Wilson mysteries of the Heart, plus Martha Stewart ruins everyone's day at Yankee Stadium, the NutriBullet that is Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole in Broadway's 'War Paint', Jane Seymour brings a battery of fragrances to a store near you (and not a whiff of Dr Quinn to be found), Maggie Smith's complicated relationship with Downton Abbey continues, Sheryl Crow has words for Madonna's words, Georgia Engel is a cool rider on a Vesp...
Apr 17, 2017•1 hr 28 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason herald the 3rd Annual Bentonville Film Festival and all the Lady surprises that Geena Davis has in store for this year, plus updates on Cher's mother's heath and Doris Day's birthdate, the plot activism of the final of scene of "Big Little Lies", Annette Bening's Oscar Governor panic room, a spoken word poem about Maxine Waters from Sharon Stone that no one asked for, Lorna Luft's close call with a fan's sweater, Melanie Griffith on plastic surgery...
Apr 10, 2017•1 hr 21 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason sing the praises of Jackie Hoffman both onstage and as a general force of nature, send love and thoughts to Cher in whatever is keeping her from Flint, ponder the status of Katey Sagal's eggs, follow up with Diane Sawyer's follow ups, try to figure out how Charo can suck an orange with her lips, take advice from Elaine Paige about spending more time around younger people, find out what Lady is opening Joe's Roadhouse Lounge in either North Carolina...
Apr 03, 2017•1 hr 34 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason discuss the Carrie & Debbie public memorial at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, which Ryan could unfortunately not attend. (Luckily Jason was there to report on all the things that made him crazy) ALSO: A huge thank you to our first-week LadyPatrons on the successful launch of the subscription platform to grow the show, "Grace and Frankie" returns and Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are back in the press cycle, Cher makes a marriage proposal a slam dunk...
Mar 27, 2017•1 hr 37 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason have BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS about BIG THINGS and BIG REQUESTS of the LadyWatchers for BIGGER LADYWATCH!!!!! THEN: Céline Dion is BACK in 'Beauty and the Beast', with Emma Thompson filling Angela Lansbury's considerable saucers (and off in another movie, Jo Anne Worley plays the entire room), Judi Dench's low-fanfare bus stop opening, Linda Evans' delayed-reaction DUI video, Diane Keaton's special turtleneck yarn, Martha Stewart don't give a fuck anymore...
Mar 20, 2017•1 hr 26 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason follow up on everything from Nicole Kidman's fingers to Rose Marie's Kickstarter for vaudeville and mob stories. Also, sad news of the passing of our Patron Saint of LadyWatching Robert Osborne, PLUS hanging on Kirk Douglas' every word through CZJ through Jackie Hoffman, Dionne Warwick's Lady AIDS Awareness Train, a first for Vivienne Westwood's runway activism, Barbra Streisand's Toilet Penis pancakes, Phylicia Rashad's Page Six rants and how she ...
Mar 13, 2017•1 hr 29 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason praise God herself for the Divine Gift that is FX's "Feud" and for the overwhelming bounty of blessings that are Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford, Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis, (lady-in-waiting) C-Z-J as (Lady-in-LIVING) O-de-H, Judy Davis as Hedda Hopper, Kathy Bates as Joan Blondell, and Jackie Hoffman as fucking ANYTHING!! PLUS: We predicted last week that agent-of-chaos Faye Dunaway would cause a scene while presenting at the Academy Awards and ...
Mar 06, 2017•1 hr 28 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason make Lady Oscar predictions and discuss drama surrounding Meryl's dress and bad press, Alfre Woodard's annual dismissal of the press, and Faye Dunaway just looking for any kind of press. Also, the squeaky Melinda Gates on contraception, the Lisa Frank unicorn lippy collection, and Reba singing gospel and NOT talking about the election. PLUS: Sheryl Crow's favorite lace robe-not-a-robe from Stevie Nicks, Katey Sagal's career-not-a-career from Gene S...
Feb 27, 2017•1 hr 35 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason (but mostly Jason) herald the arrival of Christine Baranksi's big moment on "The Good Fight", Céline Dion invites herself to yet another wedding, Enya ventures out of the castle for a Grammy loss, Tina Knowles gives the Lemonade salute to Grammy voters, Oprah successfully stands up for all women against one of President Toilet Penis' abhorrent cabinet picks (and also stands up for the rights of women to a good cruise), Brooke Shields heads to the w...
Feb 20, 2017•1 hr 32 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason sing the praises of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's rage and encourage the fearless persistence of Ladies of all stripes against the tyranny of male suppression, plus speculation about who will be the next lucky owner of the newly-listed Grey Gardens (and advice for Suzanne Somers on why her Palm Springs palace isn't selling), how Bjork does or doesn't sleep in America, the right and wrong way to approach a Martha Stewart in its natural snowy habitat, Opra...
Feb 13, 2017•1 hr 38 min
Ryan and Jason come full circle in paying tribute to a fallen Lady: the woman who started it all, not just the template for independent strong women on television, but whose failing health in recent years was the actual catalyst for beginning this experiment in vigilance through Google Alerts that we call LadyWatch. A bright and shining star of television (in both black and white and living 1970s color), a Lady producer who made television on her own terms and also created many opportunities for...
Feb 11, 2017•54 min
Ryan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: the irascible and irrepressible force of fame and fortune, the enduring and glamorous empty calories of the old Hollywood publicity machine, one third of the most famous trio of sisters to ever come out of Hungary, everyone's dahlink, Zsa Zsa Gabor.
Feb 11, 2017•40 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason see a Hillary Clinton peek her head out to find her shadow and yet somehow we're still living this dystopian alternate reality - BUT - the Ladies soldier on! Patti LaBelle is back in the kitchen, Glenn Close is back inside Norma Desmond, Jane Fonda is back on the activism circuit, and maybe things will be okay...? IN THE MEANTIME: Salma Hayek has to slap Shirley MacLaine woke, congratulations to Betty Buckley on her hit film and horse math doctorat...
Feb 06, 2017•1 hr 20 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason cover the many Lady appearances at the SAG Awards and Oscar nominations, and also try to uncover a long-held grudge between Brenda Fricker and her peers (in 1990). PLUS: Jason gets the corpse he's always wanted back in Hollywood where it belongs, Wynonna and Ashley Judd caught in the middle of our country's fabric ripping apart (and what to do about problematic Ladies with problematic beliefs), Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen's exotic adolescence,...
Jan 30, 2017•1 hr 31 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason choose to recount the many Lady blessings from the past weekend's successful Women's March on the whole WORLD instead of dwelling on the unsuccessful embarrassment that was the swearing in of a certain President Toilet Penis. Also: update on Gladys Knight's Chicken & Waffles, promising quotes from and a Robert Osbourne Award to non-Lady Ryan Murphy and his incredible stable of Ladies assembling for the upcoming Bette vs. Joan series "Feud", try...
Jan 23, 2017•1 hr 41 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason finally return to the ol' Lady routine after the extended hiatus, and just in time to learn that we couldn't need the Ladies more than we do now! From saying goodbye to First Lady Michelle Obama, to taking cues from Rosie O'Donnell, Jane Fonda, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cecile Richards, and Chita Rivera on how to make actionable counter-programming choices during this week's shameful inauguration proceedings (also how one Lady somehow ended up on the wrong...
Jan 16, 2017•1 hr 34 min
Ryan and Jason announce recipients of The Second Annual LadyWatch Awards, honoring LadyWork performed in the year 2016! Thank you to everyone who voted again this year, your participation and enthusiasm helped make this yet another successful award season for LadyWatch!
Jan 13, 2017•31 min
Ryan and Jason pay tribute to two significant Ladies losses: Without a doubt, the most shocking and heartbreaking and maddeningly beautiful memorial we've ever had to publish. Two Ladies who have been central to the show since the very beginning of LadyWatch. Two Ladies whose own relationship and perseverance through innumerable highs and lows is the stuff that movies are (and were) made of. Two Ladies who conquered personal obstacles again and again to come out on the other side better and stro...
Jan 09, 2017•2 hr 2 min
*PROGRAMMING NOTE* This nomination special was recorded on December 16th, a couple of weeks before LadyWatch was rocked by the passing of our beloved Carrie and Debbie. We present this episode unaltered, and invite you to listen to our special super-sized double LadyWatch Memorial for Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds recorded in their honor. *** On this week's LadyWatch agenda: THE SECOND ANNUAL LADYWATCH AWARDS NOMINATIONS SPECIAL! Ryan and Jason unveil the list of nominations for 2016 LadyW...
Jan 02, 2017•1 hr 15 min
Ryan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: A woman who built a career playing befuddled and often deceptively silent characters with a face that is known even if the name is not, our favorite screaming librarian, Alice Drummond.
Dec 30, 2016•18 min
Ryan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: Quite possibly THE iconic TV mom of the 20th century, but also an accomplished soprano of stage and screen, game show circuit workhorse, and tireless pitchLady for any product, anywhere. Everyone's favorite bawdy broad behind the scenes, Mrs. Carol Brady herself, Florence Henderson.
Dec 26, 2016•43 min
Ryan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: The unsung hero of Golden Age Hollywood musicals, Time Magazine's "Ghostess with the Mostest" (and thorn in Natalie Wood's side), the multi-talented voice of a thousand faces, Marni Nixon.
Dec 19, 2016•40 min
Ryan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady, a woman whose incredible late-in-life success story was matched only by her singular stage presence, her spectacular voice, and her indomitable spirit... the great Sharon Jones.
Dec 12, 2016•32 min
Ryan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady, with a Memorial that is itself as tardy as the Lady herself would want a Memorial to be, literal star of stage and screen, Beth Howland.
Dec 05, 2016•37 min
On this week's LadyWatch agenda: EVERYTHING
Nov 28, 2016•1 hr 8 min
