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TV to Spark Conversations with Adolescent Kids

26 Nov 2025 · 39 min · Episode 241

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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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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• https://wp.me/p4bvGZ-3Lf
• https://www.kristenmeinzer.com
• https://abc.com/news/97ae7b32-a146-4548-8706-f7398f275032/category/1138628
• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nightly/id1851034132
• https://bookshop.org/a/111927/9780062957207
• https://longestshortesttime.supportingcast.fm
• https://instagram.com/longestshortesttime/
• https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

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