The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat! The Original Beverly Hills 90210 Podcast

Comedian, host of the Caligula’s Grotto podcast, and contestant on the new season of Last Comic Standing, Ryan Conner watched Beverly Hills 90210 for the first time and joined us to tell the tale! Weirdly, we discuss what Brandon does wrong when he discovers his new young friend is being abused, and Ryan makes some predictions about what’s to come for Mel Silver and the rest of the characters as the series progresses.

What we were drinking: Leinenkugel Summer ShandyWhat we were eating: coco, mango, & fresa paletas

The Blue-Eyed Barbadian himself, Josh Briggs from the Totally Beverages and Sometimes Hot Sauce podcast returns to The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast to talk Beverly Hills 90210! He was last with us for a special segment on Andy Rosen’s episode, “The 17-Year Itch,” but we loved him so much we had to bring him back! Meanwhile in Beverly Hills, Dylan’s still reeling from his family drama, and the rest of the gang plays high-stakes poker.

What we were drinking: High West whiskey & pickle-backsWhat we were eating: BBQ potato chips & honey mustard pretzels

The women behind the amazing fashion blog Go Fug Yourself, and authors of the recent hit novel The Royal We, the Fug Girls themselves Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan are on The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast this week! The four of us discovered that we’re all basically identical spirits, and we break into one of the most emotionally tortured Dylan McKay episodes of the series.

Special thanks to Shaun of the No, Totally! podcast. You can listen to Kat’s guest appearance on his show here, and you can continue listening to our Beverly Hills Beach Club Summer of ‘91 Spotify playlist here!

What we were drinking: Princesa Cava BrutWhat we were eating: orange cool whip pie

Maris Kreizman, the brain behind the amazingly literary pop culture blog (and soon to be a book!) Slaughterhouse 90210 is our guest on this week’s episode of The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat. Together we talk about a shared love for Beverly Hills 90210 and equally strong disdain for Brandon Walsh’s self-righteousness, all while trying to figure out exactly what is going on in this Beach Club episode of season two. Shout-out to listener blogs A Complete Waste of Makeup and The Anonymous Woman!

What we were drinking: a nice bottle of red wine that I forgot to write downWhat we were eating: an assortment of cheese & crackers

Season two of The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat is here, and that means season two of Beverly Hills 90210! Join us as we hit the Beverly Hills Beach Club to talk about the ramifications on Dylan and Brenda after season one’s cliffhanger finale and introduce drama teacher Chris Suiter (the poor man’s Dean Cain). Also, Lizzie and Kat play a new game à la “name that tune” to introduce their new Spotify playlists!

What we were drinking: Bloody MarysWhat we were eating: donuts

It’s the final hiatus episode before The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat returns next week with season two! Brendan Creecy and Derick Armijo, hosts of the Pop Sickles Podcast and die-hard fans of the 2008 reboot of 90210, join Lizzie and Kat to argue the merits of the newer series. Brendan is also a lover of the original Beverly Hills 90210, while Derick has only seen the new one. Listen as they unpack the craziness of teen soaps in the ‘90s versus nearly 20 years later. [Note: the four of us went straight from this recording to a book signing where we met the Queen herself: Tori Spelling!]

What we were drinking: Irish coffeeWhat we were eating: bagels & fruit

Writer and stand-up comedian Adrian Todd Zuniga joins us for this special 90210 edition of his worldwide show Literary Death Match. Lizzie and Kat face off, reading selections from Jason Priestley’s memoir, Shannen Doherty’s Badass, Tori Spelling’s sTORI Telling, and Candy Spelling’s Stories from Candyland. It’s up to Adrian to judge a champion based on literary merit, performance, and “intangibles.” This is just a sample of what you’ll get when you check out a Literary Death Match in a city near you!

What we were drinking: Bloody MarysWhat we were eating: croissant

On this special between-seasons hiatus episode of The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat, we’re joined by our dear friend Sarah to host a book club about Tori Spelling’s memoir sTORI Telling! We start by counting down our top 10 Beverly Hills 90210 revelations after reading it, and go from there to the many parts of this book that ... made us think.

What we were drinking: Our signature cocktail “The Peach Pit”What we were eating: caprese sandwiches

We feel extremely privileged to be wrapping up season one of The Blaze with Lizzie and Katwith an interview with Charles Rosin, executive producer of Beverly Hills 90210 for its first five seasons. Join us as we chat with him about the behind-the-scenes creative process of creating the show in its first season, and talk a bit about the legacy of 90210 on our listeners’ lives today, 25 years later.

What we were drinking: coffee and boba from Urth CaffeWhat we were eating: Passover-friendly coconut macaroons, fruit, and matzo

It’s the season one finale of both The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat podcast and the show we love the most, Beverly Hills 90210. Our good friend Alison of the Fortnight on the Internets podcast joins us to discuss the season-ending cliffhanger episode in which the Walsh family and their friends cope with the possibility of a return to Minnesota. Thank you to all of our listeners for joining us for an incredible season one!

What we were drinking: Spanish moscato and champagneWhat we were eating: veggies & hummus