Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Comedy Podcast
Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Comedy Podcast
Sister podcasters raised by 80s and 90s movies: Tracie Guy-Decker, lover of animation, Muppets, comedy, and feminism & Emily Guy Birken, storytelling nerd, mental health advocate, and pop culture aficionado
The Golden Girls: Deep Thoughts About Pop Culture's Favorite Foursome of Fearless Women Over Fifty
49 minutes Posted Sep 9, 2025 at 9:00 am.
Introduction to Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit
Initial Golden Girls Memories and Favorites
Golden Girls' Subversive and Progressive Nature
Character Breakdown and Show Premise
Sexuality, AIDS, and Social Commentary
Confronting Prejudice and Aging
Final Thoughts and Show Conclusion
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Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. "It's like we say in St. Olaf—Christmas without fruitcake is like St. Sigmund's Day without the headless boy." On this week's episode, Tracie and Emily prove that you can go home again to beloved pop culture from the 1980s, as long as you're talking about The Golden Girls. The episodic adventures of Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia weren't written with the Guy sisters in mind (they were in elementary school when the show d...