Why has Betty White, and the Golden Girls TV show taken on such an important place in our hearts? What did she, and this show, have to say about issues of racism, sexism, ageism, animal rights, and sexuality, in the 80’s and today? And what is more of a superpower than surviving in Miami on a (substitute!) teacher’s salary? With Paul Hoppe

Articles mentioned in this episode:

Betty White on “The Golden Girls” Taught me Queer Self-acceptance
By Savannah Sipple

A Deep Dive into the Queerness of “The Golden Girls”
By Dr. Dr. Thomas J. West III