WELCOME TO EPISODE 2 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls and we end each episode with a fully researched deep dive into something from the Golden Girls universe!

In Episode 2, Dorothy’s daughter Kate is bringing her boyfriend, Dennis (A DOCTOR!), to Miami to meet her mother. Shenanigans ensue when she announces that she and Dennis are getting married. The housemates insist on throwing the wedding at the house, which means Kate’s father will be attending. Gird your loins and get ready to meet Dorothy’s ex-husband, Stan… and his toupee. 

For this week’s Deep Dive, Patrick tells you all about the fascinating life and career of Bea Arthur. Including that time she was a truck driver in the Marines… which is a thing that actually happened and we have the paperwork and pictures to prove it.

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•  Bea Arthur, Star of Two TV Comedies, Dies at 86 - Bruce Weber - NYT - April 25, 2009

•  Bea Arthur 2002 Intimate Portrait (5:02 - 5:54)

• Bea Arthur, US Marine - The National WWII Museum - Apr 12, 2018

• #VeteranOfTheDay,  Marine Veteran Bea Arthur - Rachel Heimann- VA News - Mar 3, 2020

•  Bea Arthur on her rumored stint in the Marines - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

•  Bea Arthur - Jewish Virtual Library

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•  Life Itself! - Elaine Dundy - 2012 

• Broadway Yearbook 2001-2002 - Steven Suskin - 2003

• Wonder of Wonders, A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof - Alisa Solomon -  2013

• Almost There: Bea Arthur in "Mame" - Blog - The Film Experience

• Bea Arthur: 'Angela Lansbury? - Independent UK - Sep 14, 2003

• Bea Arthur and Angela Lansbury... - Valerie Ettenhofer - Slash Film - Oct 11, 2022 

• Here's How Bea Arthur got her own show after All In The Family - MeTV - Sep 19, 2023

• Norman Lear’s Most Controversial Episode - Esther Zuckerman - New York Times - Dec 7, 2023

• ‘MAUDE’ REMAINS FUNNY AND GROUNDBREAKING - JM Suarez - Pop Matters- Apr 6, 2015

• An Abortion that Shook Prime Time... - Lewis Beale - LA Times - Nov 10, 1992

•  PROFILE / Bea Arthur - Octavio Roca - SF Gate - Aug 20, 2001

• Bea Arthur talks - Pop Goes the Culture - Apr 5, 2017

•  Bea Arthur… Hall Of Fame - Gabrielle Sierra - Broadway World - Dec 05, 2008

• Remembering Tony-Winning 'Golden Girl' Bea Arthur on Her 98th Birthday | Playbill

• Lisa and Harry… on Christopher Street - Robert Heide - Westview News - Feb 03, 2021

• The Downtown Pop Underground - Kembrew McLeod - 2018

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• Lisa and Harry… on Christopher Street - Robert Heide - Westview News - Feb 03, 2021

•  Looking for Mr. Goodbar (novel) - Wikipedia

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• Noel Straus - NY Times - Apr 29, 1948 

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• The Downtown Pop Underground - Kembrew McLeod - 2018

•  Felicitous Attenuations - Michael Feingold - The Village Voice - Aug 2, 1973

• Articles, Interviews and Reviews from Lisa Jane Persky - Rock's Back Pages

• Lisa Jane Persky (Interview) - Eduardo Gron - ODDA Magazine - Nov 2020

• Pyschic Frequencies - 40 Year Itch (Blog) - May 20, 2018

• Blondie's Gary Lachman... - Conversations with Bianca  - Sep 26, 2012

• Lisa Jane Persky - Biography - IMDb