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March 25 & April 1st, 2024 3.07:The last laugh Written by: Tom Palmer Directed by: Barnet Kellman ​ Jesi and Lauren break down this major Jim episode! Highlights include Charles Kimbrough’s backstory for Jim, the story of The Four Tops, the science of laughter, the recent national anchor who lost it on air, and more behind-the-scenes tidbits/insights. ​ Previous Jim-Focused Episodes 1.13: Soul Man 2.02: Anchors Away 2.09: Roasted ​ Previous Doris Episodes 2.14: What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? 2.26: Going To The Chapel Part 1 2.27: Going To The Chapel Part 2 ​

Season Two List View By Episode Season Three PART ONE April 15th, 2023 3.08: Rootless People Murphy is kidnapped and the Gang doesn’t believe her! Is this episode a bottle episode? The Shirelles' history, eco-terrorism, amd pink donut boxes in LA! Listen Now March 25th & April 1st Coming Soon 3.07: The Last Laugh Highlights include Charles Kimbrough’s backstory for Jim, the story of The Four Tops! Listen Now March 11th & 18th 2023 Coming Soon 3.06: Bob & Murphy & Ted & Avery Murphy and her mother Avery go on a double date, plus a week in the life of an episode via Diane Sawyer reports! Listen Now Feb 26th & March 4th 3.05: The Gold Rush The gals deep dive into the love story of Jerry and Murphy in this fan-favorite episode. Cut moments from the original script and behind-the-scenes stories included! Plus, Lauren does a sidebar on jewelry icon Elisa Peretti. Listen Now Feb 12th, 2024 Coming Soon 3.04: Strike Two The real-life actors/writer’s union strike may be over, but not for the FYI Gang! Sidebars include the life of Allen Toussaint, Candice Bergen’s 90s hair, Emmy-winning Fashion. Listen Now Jan 29th & Feb 5th 2024 Women Who Invented Television & More: A Talk with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Best-selling author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted, Seinfeldia) writes about TV and culture, with a focus on the impact of women. Listen Now August 21, 2023 3.03: Loco Hero Time to meet the parents…again. This time: Frank’s parents! Lauren and Jesi chat about Barney Martin's(Seinfeld) & Rose Marie’s (The Dick Van Dyke Show) ​ * Recorded before the Sag-Aftra strike Listen Now August 7, 2023 3.02: Brown and Blue The gals are excited to welcome Tarik Davis (The Amber Ruffin Show and Broadway's Freestyle Love Supreme to talk Murphy taking on comedians vs. The First Amendment). * Recorded before the Sag-Aftra strike Listen Now July 24, 2023 3.01: The 390th Broadcast Welcome to what the gals hope to be a regular feature on the podcast: A season-ending retrospective! ​ * Recorded before the Sag-Aftra strike Listen Now Seaso 2, Part 2

April 15th, 2024 3.08: Rootless People Written by: Sy Dukane & Denise Moss Directed by: Barnet Kellman ​ Murphy is kidnapped by 90s heartthrob Craig Bierko, and the Gang doesn’t believe her! Is this episode a bottle episode? What is a bottle episode? Jesi and Lauren take the test to find out. Other topics include The Shirelles' history, eco-terrorism, and why a pink donut box is so closely associated with LA and sitcoms! ​ SHOW NOTES What is a Bottle Episode? Take the Vulture Test Jesi and Lauren took (at the end of the page). ​ THE PINK DONUT BOX: Art by PHUNG HUYNH

July 16, 2018 INTERVIEW: JOE REGALBUTO (FRANK FONTANA) Jesi and Lauren are ecstatic to bring you a two-part interview with Joe Regalbuto a.k.a Frank Fontana! ​ PART 1: Topics include: Joe’s origin story on the East Coast, stories of his past co-stars - including Mary Tyler Moore, Frank’s relationship with Murphy, and Joe’s time on television in the 1980s (including Golden Girls). And we ask Joe what he can or not can say about the upcoming Murphy Brown revival. ​ PART 2: Topics include: Age on television in the 21st century, more revival talk, the psyche of Frank Fontana, and how Joe’s career may be coming full circle in Astoria, Queens!

August 13, 2018 1.22 THE MORNING SHOW Written by: Kathryn Baker Directed by: Barnet Kellman ​ And so Jesi and Lauren end Season One with a bit of a future redux as they reach Episode 22, "The Morning Show" - an episode in direct parallel with the upcoming Murphy Brown revival series on CBS this fall! Topics include: The arc of Murphy’s relationships with Miles and Corky in Season One, the amazingness of Faith Ford and eggs, and why the gals have changed their minds about this episode. Plus, some exciting news regarding the podcast and Jesi teaches Lauren the difference between baking and cooking!

That time Lauren & Jesi saw the REAL Daily Planet! (Daily News Building, home of Antenna TV, NYC) Shirley Chisholm February 12, 2018 1.08: AND SO HE GOES Written by: Denise Moss & Sy Dukane Directed by: Barnet Kellman ​ It’s the first Murphy Brown episode of 1989 and the first penned by writing partners Denise Moss & Sy Dukane (Frasier & Roseanne ). The gals chat about fashion, the delicate matter of mourning controversial public figures, and another prop in Murphy’s office that may have more significance than you knew! SHOW NOTES Dulles Airport ​ "Antonin Scalia, Justice on the Supreme Court, dies at 79" - The New York Times 2/13/16 ​ Lord Byron ​ A Clip From This Episode! ​ Shirley Chisholm We also recommend the documentary Chisholm '72 & the Hulu Series Mrs. America

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Season Two Season ONe List View By Episode October 11, 2017 THE 90S ARE BACK!(Trailer) Co-Hosts Lauren Milberger & Jesi Mullins give you a 5 min promo for "FYI: The Murphy Brown Podcast". Listen Now Season 1 (1988-1989) September 10, 2018 SEASON ONE (1988-1989) WRAP-UP Welcome to what the gals hope to be a regular feature on the podcast: A season-ending retrospective! Listen Now August 20, 2018 INTERVIEW: BARNET KELLMAN (SERIES DIRECTOR: SEASONS 1-4, 10) Welcome to our Season One wrap-up with series director and architect of Murphy Brown, Barnet Kellman! Listen Now August 13, 2018 1.22: THE MORNING SHOW And so Jesi and Lauren end Season One with a bit of a future redux as they reach Episode 22, "The Morning Show Listen Now August 6, 2018 1.21: The Bickners Lauren and Jesi dive deep into the penultimate episode of Season 1, “The Bickners” written by friend of the pod Russ Woody. Listen Now July 30, 2018 1.20: Summer of 77 Put on your disco shoes and book those Hustle lessons (or not)! The pod enters 1977 and one of the few Murphy Brown flashbacks episodes with this Diane English-written pod favorite: "Summer of ‘77". Listen Now July 23, 2018 1.19: THE UNSHRINKABLE MURPHY BROWN As they near the end of Season One, the gals are finally at another Moss/Dukane episode, which means they get to share some great behind the scene tidbits from Denise Moss (Fraiser & Roseanne )! Listen Now July 16, 2018 Interview: Richard Schiff (Season 6 Guest Star ) The gals are happy to welcome to the show Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Schiff! (The West Wing, ABC’s The Good Doctor ) Listen Now July 9, 2018 1.18: Funnies Girl It’s the 18th episode of Season 1! Jesi and Lauren talk their take on “Funnies Girl” - written by Tom Seeley & friend of the pod Norm Gunzenhauser. Listen Now July 2, 2018 1.17: My Dinner With Einstein Jesi and Lauren are talking Murphy Brown and nerds this week with Season 1, Episode 17 "My Dinner with Einstein." Listen Now June 25, 2018 1.16: Moscow On The Hudson It’s 2018 and the Gals are talking US/Russian relations...only way back in 1989! Listen Now June 11, 2018 Interview: Joe Regalbuto (Frank Fontana) Jesi and Lauren are thrilled to bring you a Two-Part Interview with Joe Regalbuto a.k.a Frank Fontana! Listen Now May 24, 2018 Revival Talk #2 (Upfronts 2018) Jesi and Lauren briefly chat about the new Murphy Brown announcements via last week’s CBS Upfront presentation, which included a revival trailer, air dates, and Lauren shares a news story about AOL emails in the 21st century. Join us! Listen Now May 21, 2018 1.15: Mama Said The gals are excited to celebrate a belated Mother’s Day with Colleen Dewhurst’s first episode of Murphy Brown (her Emmy Winning role as Murphy’s mother: Avery Brown, Sr.) Listen Now May 7, 2018 INTERVIEW: RUSS WOODY - MURPHY BROWN WRITER (SEASONS 1-2,6,10) The gals are thrilled to welcome one of the original Murphy Brown writers to the show: Russ Woody (Cybill , Becker , The Middle ) for a two-part interview! Listen Now April 23, 2018 1.14: It's How You Play The Game Jesi and Lauren dive head first into the beginnings of “Trash TV” as they cover Season One, Episode 14: “It’s How You Play The Game” written by Russ Woody (Season One’s “Nowhere To Run” & “Kyle”)! Listen Now April 17, 2018 1.13: Soul Man Jesi talks Charles Kimbrough’s origins story and connection to Stephen Sondheim, while Lauren goes into the history of Men’s Clubs vs Women from the late 1980s to today! Listen Now April 9, 2018 1.12: WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? Jesi and Lauren are back to chat Season One, Episode 12: “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” written by friend of the pod, Korby Siamis. Listen Now April 2, 2018 INTERVIEW: MARIANNE MUELLERLEILE (SECRETARY #8) The gals sit down to talk with Marianne about her time on Murphy Brown Secretary #8 (Season 1, Episode 6 “Baby Love”) as well her impressive TV career on such shows as Will & Grace , Magnum P.I . & Third Rock From The Sun. Listen Now March 19, 2018 1.11: OFF THE JOB EXPERIENCE Jesi and Lauren are back to chat Season One, Episode 11: “Off The Job Experience” written by Tom Seeley and previous guest Norm Gunzenhauser! Listen Now March 5, 2018 INTERVIEW: STEVEN PETERMAN - WRITER/ EXEC PROD (SEASONS 1-6) The gals are thrilled to welcome one of the original Murphy Brown writers (Seasons 1-6) and later Executive Producer (Seasons 5-6): Steven Peterman! Listen Now February 28, 2018 1.10: KYLE The time has arrived for the gals to chat about Leslie Jordan’s (Will & Grace , Boston Legal .) episode of Murphy Brown! Listen Now February 19, 2018 1.09: I WOULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT Jesi and Lauren dive head first into the beginnings of “Trash TV” as they cover Season One, Episode 14: “It’s How You Play The Game” written by Russ Woody (Season One’s “Nowhere To Run” & “Kyle”)! Listen Now February 12, 2018 1.08: And So he Goes It’s the first Murphy Brown episode of 1989 and the first penned by writing partners Denise Moss & Sy Dukane (Frasier, Roseanne )! Listen Now February 5, 2018 1.07: SET ME FREE Jesi and Lauren launch head first into the seventh episode of Season One and how the episode’s original filming changes their entire perspective on re-watch. Listen Now January 29 , 2018 MURPHY'S BACK (REVIVAL TALK #1) Exciting news to report in the land of Murphy Brown! Lauren & Jesi chat about the new Murphy Brown revival news at CBS!!! Listen Now January 22 , 2018 1.06: BABY LOVE Jesi & Lauren chat about Season 1, Episode 6 “Baby Love” by friend of the podcast Korby Siamis (“The Middle”; “My Sister Sam”) as Frank and Murphy decide to try and have a kid together. Listen Now January 15, 2018 INTERVIEW: NORM GUNZENHAUSER - WRITER The gals are thrilled to welcome one of the original Murphy Brown writers to the show: Russ Woody (“Cybill,” “Becker,” “The Middle”) for a two-part interview! Listen Now December 25, 2017 1.05: MURPHY'S PONY It’s that time of year! A TV tradition since the dawn of the 'tube: the Christmas Episode! Jesi and Lauren go deep into Murphy Brown’s first Christmas (and Hanukkah) episode, “Murphy’s Pony,” written by series creator, Diane English. Listen Now December 11, 2017 1.04: SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED This week, Lauren and Jesi chat about a pod favorite, Season 1, Episode 4 - “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” - written by series creator, Diane English and introducing the character of Jake Lowenstein. Listen Now November 27, 2017 1.03: NOWHERE TO RUN This week, Jesi and Lauren “embed” themselves into Season 1, Episode 3: Nowhere To Run written by Russ Woody. (“Cybill”, “Mad About You”, “The Middle”) ​ But first they share some exciting tidbits about last week’s episode straight from the episode’s writer herself! Listen Now November 13, 2017 1.02: DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON This week Lauren & Jesi tackle the sophomore episode of season one: “Devil With a Blue Dress On” by Korby Siamis. Listen Now October 30, 2017 1.01: RESPECT Welcome to the start of Season One! Lauren and Jesi go through the pilot episode of Murphy Brown, “Respect”, written by series creator Diane English. Listen Now October 16, 2017 WELCOME TO FYI: AN ORIGIN STORY LIVE from AntennaTV in NYC, it's FYI: The Murphy Brown Podcast! Listen Now

December 24 & 10, 2019 SHOW NOTES Click the picture to play a scene from the episode ! Jesi and Lauren's Parents! ​ VIDEO: Avery vs Bill ​ VIDEO: Murphy Sings to Her Baby Brother!) 2.10 & 2.11: Brown Like Me Written by: Diane English Directed by: Barnet Kellman ​ The gals are excited to bring part one and two of what originally aired as a one-hour episode of Murphy Brown: ”Brown Like Me” - written by series creator Diane English. Topics include: Murphy’s adult relationship with her parents, when and how one can look good in hats, late-in-life babies, and more! Join us for Part Two to discuss fighting as foreplay, the Great Nat King Cole, the origins behind the song “Stardust,” and more!

Oct 18, 2021 2.18: The Murphy Brown School Of Broadcasting It’s back to school time! First, the gals chat about mentors when Murphy's high school journalism teacher starts a school in her name. Then, Jesi takes us on a journey through the brief history of marching bands and walks us through 90’s Anchor Kathleen Sullivan’s misogynist tenure in Broadcast Journalism. And the topic of mentors and mentees is discussed and how an actor’s reputation can work for them in a role. ​ Knives Out Spoiler: 23.57-24.37 ​ The Ohio Marching Band: Blue's Brothers ( as mentioned by Jesi in the episode!) ​ ​

LIVE from AntennaTV in NYC, it's FYI: The Murphy Brown Podcast ! ​ Recorded LIVE from AntennaTV Facebook Live feed in NYC. Lauren & Jesi talk not only the origins of Murphy Brown but their own history with the show. The Antenna TV feed has now been taken down. ​ *Lauren is mortified she misspoke: Diane English’s Birthday is 05/18! Antenna TV asked Lauren and Jesi to put together their top ten favorite Murphy moments below: October 16, 2017 WELCOME TO FYI: AN ORIGIN STORY

July 08, 2019 2.05: Miles' Big Adventure Written by: Tom Seeley and Norm Gunzenhauser Directed by: Barnet Kellman ​ The gals are here to discuss Episode 5 of Season 2: “Miles’ Big Adventure” by Tom Seeley and Norm Gunzenhauser (former guest of the pod!) Topics include: The best way to pack for a trip, special guest star Yeardley Smith (The Simpsons ) pre-Lisa Simpson career, and the building of Murphy and Miles relationship. Also, Jesi brings us a real-life story from the 1980s that may have loosely inspired a major plot point of the episode! ​