TV to Spark Conversations with Adolescent Kids
The Longest Shortest Time: A Women’s Health Show for EveryoneShow Notes
Pop culture critic Kristen Meinzer joins us to share how as a tween, The Golden Girls — a show with grownup themes — helped her bond with her mom and grandma. She also recommends contemporary shows she loves watching with adolescents to spark fun and deep conversations.
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Recommendations from the archive
#118 All the Feels with Rob Huebel
#140 Zombies, Caillou, and Other Creepy Things
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Kristen’s full list
We couldn’t fit Kristen’s full list in the show. Find all of her recommendations here!
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More on Kristen Meinzer
Kristen has all kinds of amazing projects, which you can find at her website. Here’s a sampling:
• Kristen is a featured voice in ABC-HULU’s official 40th anniversary Golden Girls documentary, available in November
• She’s a host of The Nightly, a pop culture bedtime podcast
• She’s the co-author of How to Be Fine: What We Learned from Living by the Rules of 50 Self-Help Books
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