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Lizzie and Kat continue their journey through Beverly Hills, 90210 season five with another socially-distanced podcast recording, and this one has a lot of complementary video content! Scroll down for more on the visual references discussed in this episode. And at 12pm PT on Tuesday, May 19, don’t miss Kat interviewing Elle Fanning about her role as executive producer and star of Hulu’s new comedy series The Great, which you can participate in live as part of Women In Film’s Laptop Cinema Club—RSVP here. The Flaming Lips' performance at the Peach Pit After Dark, which is deleted from the episode on Hulu and DVD The Flaming Lips-produced album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (streaming for free) Live reunion of Landry’s (Jesse Plemons) band Crucifictorius from Friday Night Lights covering The Flaming Lips’ “She Don’t Use Jelly” at SXSW Tracy Fraim (Lenny) alongside Sarah Paulson as the hairdresser behind Marcia Clark’s iconic ‘do in American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson (video) Libertarian activist, veteran, and alumnus of our alma mater: Adam Kokesh The 1989 École Polytechnique massacre, in which 14 women were killed by a shooter who claimed he was “fighting feminism” The documentary Tower about the 1966 shooting at the University of Texas at Austin Tracy Fraim (Lenny) alongside Mark Wahlberg in Fear: Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

This episode was recorded back in September 2019, when Kat was joined on location by our NYC co-host, writer and mental health professional Pallavi Yetur. We were very excited to interview 90210 superfan, author Erin Khar, whose memoir Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed Me, debuted recently to great acclaim. Check out her Ravishly advice column “Ask Erin,” and the article that first brought her to our attention: “I Learned Everything About Relationships From Watching Beverly Hills, 90210.” Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

We’re joined this week by a member of The Blaze family, Kim Hoffman—who’s joined us as a guest many times over the years—to discuss the 21st episode of Beverly Hills, 90210’s fifth season, “Stormy Weather.” Discussed in this episode: Kim’s appearance on a recent episode of Autostraddle’s “To L And Back: An L Word Podcast” Kim’s article “What My ‘90s Childhood and Popular LGBT Idols Have in Common” The Zoom reunion of the My So-Called Life cast (minus Jared Leto) James C. Victor (“Peter Tucker”)’s interview on the “Reliving My Youth” podcast Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Thanks to Prom Queen for our theme song!

And we’re back to our episode-by-episode dissection of season five of Beverly Hills, 90210! This week, Kat’s joined by illustrator Ethan Harper, a pop culture savant with a special affinity for Twin Peaks. Join the pair as they dive into a series of Valentine’s Day misadventures for the gang at Cal U, as the Peach Pit After Dark hosts a telethon for pediatric heart health, Ray is tempted to cheat on Donna with Val, and Kelly’s sucked further into the grasp of Professor Finley and the New Evolution. Discussed in this episode: MTV’s short-lived Clone High (watch the entire series on YouTube) Craft service professional-turned-actor Jeanne Chinn’s autobiography The 1987 cartoon Beverly Hills Teens The first season of Bee and PuppyCat Joe E. Tata’s caricature saga Paula Abdul’s “Opposites Attract” music video, featuring MC Skat Kat Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Thanks to Prom Queen for our theme song!

We’re back for a topical check-in before resuming our regularly-scheduled episodes as we recap the rest of Beverly Hills, 90210 season five! The world has entered into the confusing new reality of a global pandemic, and we’re catching up from our respective homes as we hypothesize about how the original series might have tackled a very special topic such as Coronavirus, and what it would mean for our favorite characters. Then, we run through the latest updates from the 90210 cast members as they’re adjusting to life in quarantine. We’re excited to bring you some levity in this strange time, and want to be clear that a bit of tabloid gossip and joking doesn’t detract from the seriousness of this situation. We’re incredibly grateful to our listeners who work at medical facilities, grocery stores, in food delivery or public transit, first responders, and all who are keeping society running at a risky time. We’ll continue to follow all of the recommended best practices for containing the spread of this virus, and urge our listeners to do the same! Discussed in this episode: Friend-Of-The-Show Mickey Keating’s dispatch from the live premiere of Corey Feldman’s documentary exposé The Rape of Two Coreys Ian Ziering’s #motoquest The latest episode of the With Brian Austin Green podcast, and BAG & Megan Fox’s outing as covered by the Daily Mail Gabrielle Carteris’ statement as President of SAG-AFTRA Jennie Garth’s lovely words on Instagram Jason Priestley accepting the challenge set out by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for famous Canadians to encourage their fans to help #flattenthecurve Shannen Doherty’s serious words as an immunocompromised individual Tori Spelling’s troubles finding enough toilet paper for seven butts, and her defense of her daughter’s costume/character of “McQuisha”

We’re checking in with an update since we announced our brief mid-season hiatus a few weeks back. Kat’s dad passed away, and she has been so touched by everyone’s messages of support and sympathy. Lizzie and Kat take the opportunity to share some memories of Phil’s support of the podcast and related 90210 concerns (mostly Ian Ziering), read his “IMDb bio,” and thank our listeners for the patience until new episodes of the podcast are back. We also bring you some updates from “90210 in the news,” and re-run our interview with one of the series’ most iconic dads, Matthew Laurance! In memory of Kat’s dad, her family welcomes donations to the Malala Fund. Discussed in this episode are Kat’s reviews of the Best Picture Oscar nominees (addendum), and:   Text from Kat's dad... 😸 @IanZiering #bh90210 pic.twitter.com/FNNLUhI0g9 — The Blaze! Podcast (@90210blaze) August 8, 2019 Text from Kat's dad... #BH90210 pic.twitter.com/bOlpQ773to — The Blaze! Podcast (@90210blaze) August 17, 2019 Very touched and honored to have had my question answered by the only sage I trust, @RonnaGlickman (and @bryansafi)! 🇮🇱🎉👨‍👧 https://t.co/x5xyuSWeI6 — Kat Ex Machina (@kat_ex_machina) January 1, 2020 Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Thanks to Prom Queen for our theme song!

This episode is double the fun, so we had to break it up into two parts! Last week we dropped the first half of our conversation with Cullen Callaghan of the Gleeboot podcast, which focuses on teen soaps, the Luke Perry memorial episode of Riverdale, and Glee. This week we work through the season five Beverly Hills, 90210 episode “Little Monsters.” Discussed on this episode: Gerald McCullouch’s Twitter bio, Cullen’s alter-ego Ya Boi Ryan, Cory Monteith's final tweets, and this baffling screengrab: Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Thanks to Prom Queen for our theme song!

This episode is double the fun, so we had to break it up into two parts! This week, listen to the first half of our conversation with Cullen Callaghan of the Gleeboot podcast. We dive deep into teen soaps, the Luke Perry memorial episode of Riverdale, conspiracy theories, musicals, and 90210’s parallels to Glee (thanks to Wilde Rebellion on Tumblr). Part II is where we examine the season five episode of Beverly Hills, 90210, “Little Monsters.” That part will drop next week, unless you support the show on Patreon at the “Les Wildcats” level or above, where you can listen to it right away! Discussed on this episode: the time Kat provided the improv prompt for a "Quick & Funny Musicals" take on Into the Woods at UCB, a relevant tweet or two combining Glee and Lizzo. Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Thanks to Prom Queen for our theme song!

Kat and East Coast co-host Pallavi Yetur were joined by Patreon supporter Shelly Myers and her husband Loggins to break down Beverly Hills, 90210 season 5, episode 18 “Hazardous to Your Health.” Sadly, their cat Brandon Walsh (“In temperament, he’s really more of a Steve Sanders.”) couldn’t be there. While Val and Dylan have a Mexican caper, Kelly and Brandon’s future is in the balance (depending on whether or not Professor Finley can be tenured). Discussed in this episode: hacking on-screen in the “Dilemma” music video, Swordfish, and NCIS. Click here to listen to Pallavi’s previous episodes of The Blaze! Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Live, from New York (kinda)! While in NYC, Kat was joined by East Coast co-host Pallavi Yetur and guest Jarod Hector to discuss season five, episode 17 of Beverly Hills, 90210, “Sweating It Out.” Between manual labor and a spiritual sweat session on an Indian reservation, and a full weekend seminar with The New Evolution, this episode has it all. Discussed in this show: Pallavi’s article about Brendan Fraser and The Mummy, the podcast “This Land,” and tragedy at James Arthur Ray’s sweat lodge retreat. Listen to Pallavi and Jarod’s previous episodes of The Blaze! Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

This past weekend was a medley of Beverly Hills, 90210 friends and fandom! We were proud to be guests of the “With Brian Austin Green” live show fundraiser for Generosity.org, which included a podcast recording with cast members from the series at Torrance High School (the scene of the original West Beverly Hills High School), and a live performance by Color Me Badd. We also got to attend a VIP dinner and U4EA after-party the night before the show, and a lunch at the Peach Pit pop-up with our squad! Visit https://90210blaze.com/episodes/141-the-with-brian-austin-green-live-show for just some of our favorite photos from throughout the weekend. Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Kat’s joined this week by guest co-host Kim Hoffman, and #1 fan of “the Dylan show,” Stephanie Hamper. Stephanie supports the podcast on Patreon—the subscription being a Valentine’s Day gift from her husband; swoon—and identifies as a Cindy. Stay tuned after the outro if you want to hear about toothbrush pyramid schemes from a dental professional. In addition to being passionate about Mel Silver’s representation as Beverly Hills, 90210’s resident oral surgeon, Stephanie is a mom who wants to spread the word about pediatric stroke. Learn more, and consider making a donation to support the Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association, in honor of Stephanie’s daughter Sarah. Also discussed in this episode, the infamous VMA pairing of Milton Berle and RuPaul. Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Kat’s joined this week by Pam Myers, whom she and Lizzie first met at a concert featuring performances by Color Me Badd and Kid ‘n Play. She previously appeared on The Blaze for the Beverly Hills, 90210 season four episode “The Time Has Come Today,” and last week’s BH90210 Patreon exclusive recap episode. They’re interviewing Joanna Wilson, the world’s—or, at least, the internet’s—foremost expert on Christmas episodes of television series, whose works on the subject include the “Christmas TV History” podcast and blog, and a number of encyclopedic books. Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

We’re reeling from the rave-turned-lesbian-house-fire, and so are Kelly and Steve. Luckily, we’re joined again by Julia Cunningham, morning DJ on SiriusXMU, and soon-to-be-cohost of the new entertainment interview series The Jess Cagle Show. Charitable organizations discussed on this episode: Kids in Need of Defense, RAICES. Listen to Julia’s previous episode, season three’s “Back in the High Life Again.” Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Well… it happened! Steve Sanders Management has spent the past two decades working to get a reboot or reunion of Beverly Hills 90210 on the air, and a miniseries starring the original cast playing fictionalized versions of themselves has finally premiered. We live-tweeted the premiere episode of BH90210, and were joined for immediate reactions afterwards by Santina Muha, Kim Hoffman, and Mickey Keating. Be sure to keep up with our live tweets of the West Coast airings of the rest of the series for the next five weeks, 9pm Pacific Time on Fox! Podcast recaps for the episodes will be available for Patreon supporters at the “Les Wildcats” level and above! And if you want to share your reactions or viewing experiences, please send them to us! Our journey through season five of the original series will resume on Monday with the episode “Injustice for All” providing a continuation from the cliffhanger of the previous episode’s lesbian house fire! Listen to Santina, Kim, and Mickey’s previous appearances on the podcast. Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

We can hardly believe that it's finally here... this Wednesday, August 7—29 years after the premiere of Beverly Hills, 90210, and 19 years after its conclusion—the miniseries reboot, BH90210, will premiere on Fox. We'll be live-tweeting the West Coast premiere at @90210blaze, and releasing our next full-length episode the next day, covering the reboot premiere with some ~friends of the show.~ Recaps of the further episodes of the reboot will be found on our Patreon, and our journey through season 5 of the original series will resume next week! 🤜🤜 Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Joining us for the original Fyre Fest—the Beverly Hills, 90210 episode where Steve Sanders Management set a rave party ablaze—is the multi-talented Mickey Keating! Mickey is a full-time contributor to Instinct Magazine, and his debut short horror film Daddy’s Girl is available to watch online at Crypt TV. More importantly, he’s a burgeoning game show and talk show prodigy, and you can watch his appearances on Joker’s Wild with Snoop Dogg, and The Wendy Williams Show. His book Paused is available on Amazon. Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Kat is joined this week by Blaze family members Kim Hoffman and Leeni Ramadan to scalp tickets to the Rolling Stones show at the Rose Bowl and start an online flame war. This episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 was originally titled “That Voodoo That You Do,” and is not available for streaming on Hulu—so you’ll have to watch it on DVD! Listen to Kim and Leeni’s previous appearances on the podcast. Discussed in this episode: Lenny Kravitz’s piercer Elayne Angel reminisces about their friendship (NSFW) Lindy West’s confrontation of one of her internet trolls Why punctuation has become passive-aggressive The IMDb profile photos discussed in this episode, Mark Damon Espinoza and Wesley Allen Gullick:   Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Lizzie and Kat are joined by author, artist, activist, and (former) academic Ebony Adams. She hosts the Feminist Frequency Radio podcast, whose motto is, “Be critical of the media you love,” and coauthored History vs. Women: The Defiant Lives that They Don’t Want You to Know with media critic Anita Sarkeesian. Together we analyze the racially-charged episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 that tackles a controversial, anti-semitic speaker invited to California University, putting the Black Student Union at odds with the Maccabee Center (and Andrea)—with Brandon stuck in the middle. Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

We are thrilled to discuss this unforgettable episode with Andy Kamenetzky, who originally joined us for the season two episode, “A Competitive Edge.” Andy is a sports reporter for ESPNLA 710, and he and his brother Brian together host the Kamenetzky Podcast. So, that makes him the perfect guest to analyze the gameplay in the KEΓ House flag football tournament at California University—just kidding, the trippy journey through Dylan’s psyche has always made this Andy’s favorite episode of the series. Discussed on this episode: The Space Jam website “90210 What Becomes A Legend Most?” by David Browne for Entertainment Weekly, September 1994 The opioid receptor antagonist Naloxone (brand name: Narcan) was approved for opioid abuse treatment in 1971 by the FDA with opioid abuse kits being distributed by many states to medically untrained people beginning in 1996. If you or someone you know are battling opioid addiction, resources can be found at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website. For information about opioid overdose, visit the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website. “Luke Perry’s Startling Vulnerability in the ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Episode ‘The Dreams of Dylan McKay’” by Dan Piepenbring for The New Yorker, March 2019 To learn more about Piepenbring’s description of this episode as a “Boschian hellscape,” read: “How Hieronymous Bosch’s Hell Lives on Today” by Nathan Dunne for The Atlantic, April 2016 Support the show on Patreon or by shopping through our Amazon link Rate & review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook