Because It Was On

By BIWO

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Episodes: 57

Graham Benett
 May 21, 2023
incredible show for fans of the sitcom format

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Because It Was On is the ultimate podcast for sitcom lovers. BIWO is like that fancy film podcast, but for people who like to talk about that episode of 'Saved by the Bell' where Jessie gets addicted to caffeine pills. Join hosts Jessica and Zach as they explore the most memorable episodes of beloved television classics. With insightful analysis, Jessica and Zach unravel the social politics tucked into 22 minute TV shows. Tune in for engaging discussions and a nostalgic journey through the zany world of sitcoms.


Episode Date
High Fi
Apr 29, 2024
Mulaney: We'll Allow It, But Watch Yourself!
Mar 19, 2024
Wearing Oneself as One Might Wear a Glove: Hand to Gland Combat in Sitcoms
Mar 04, 2024
Millennial Gray's Anatomy
Feb 20, 2024
Two Dates to Prom
Feb 12, 2024
Yada Yada Yada Feminism: Elaine from Seinfeld
Feb 05, 2024
Gen X and Sitcoms: Daria, Alf, and Cultural Depression
Jan 29, 2024
And Boomer Goes the Dynamite (We're Back!)
Jan 22, 2024
Update! See You in the New Year!
Nov 27, 2023
Zach Forces Jessica to Watch Los Espookys
Nov 14, 2023
Newest Episode will be released Tuesday
Nov 13, 2023
Dr. Huxtable and the Fresh Prince ft. Dr. Brian Garrett of "Grab Your Y"
Nov 06, 2023
Saved by the Heeeeeelll: Zack Morris Morris Must Be Stopped
Oct 30, 2023
That Episode of King of Queens Where Jerry Stiller Has a Heart Attack on Halloween
Oct 23, 2023
That Episode of Boy Meets World Where They Do a Scream Parody
Oct 16, 2023
That Good Old Union Has Come in Here to Dwell: Unions as Represented in Sitcoms
Oct 02, 2023
That Episode of Malcolm in the Middle Where They Go Bowling
Sep 25, 2023
Mamma Said There'd Be Pods Like This: Mom, George Lopez, and Problematic Moms
Sep 18, 2023
Sitcoms Go to Washington: Veep, The Thick of It, and Yes, Minister
Sep 11, 2023
Girl Power, Girl Power, Girl Power: That's So Raven, Wizards of Waverly Place, and Small Wonder
Sep 04, 2023
Chick Like Me: Boy Meets World's Queer Subtext
Aug 28, 2023
I'm Glad I Got My Girls: Living Single in a 90's Kind of World
Aug 21, 2023
How Much Does a Banana Actually Cost, Tho?: Arrested Development and Schitts Creek
Aug 14, 2023
Because it Was On is Moving to Mondays!
Aug 11, 2023
Leave it to Burger: a discussion of Bob’s Burgers and Leave it to Beaver with Landon Reid
Aug 04, 2023
Let's Talk About the Boys: Frasier, Home Improvement, and Masculinity
Jul 28, 2023
The Trial of Mrs. Garrett: The Facts of Life and Sitcom Girlhood
Jul 21, 2023
Sapphic Sitcom Surprises: Sitcom Characters Meet a Lesbian
Jul 14, 2023
"So It's Gonna Be Forever, Or It's Gonna Go Down in Flames": The Sam and Diane Story (Cheers)
Jul 07, 2023
Who Wants to Pay a Millionaire?
Jun 30, 2023
Ugh, It's a Clip Show
Jun 23, 2023
That Episode of Everybody Loves Raymond Where That Lady Swallowed a Fly
Jun 16, 2023
Gays of Our Lives: Will and Grace and The Gay Best Friend in Sitcoms
Jun 09, 2023
My Neighbor the Alien: 3rd Rock from the Sun, Mork and Mindy, My Favorite Martian, and The Neighbors
Jun 02, 2023
The Golden Girls and Designing Women: 80's Ladies
May 26, 2023
The Nanny and Who's The Boss: Domestic Servants and the Wealthy Executives Who Love Them
May 19, 2023
Reba and Single Moms Who Work Too Hard
May 12, 2023
Postmodernism in The Contemporary Sitcom 101: What Community Says About Community
May 05, 2023
You're Gonna Go to There After All: 30 Rock and The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Apr 27, 2023
Honey, We Smoked The Pot: Sitcoms and Marijuana
Apr 21, 2023
Boy Genius: The Sitcom's Obsession With Special Little Boys
Apr 14, 2023
A Very Special Episode: The History of Sitcoms and AIDS
Apr 07, 2023
What Happened to Roseanne?
Mar 31, 2023
The Orchids and Gumbo Poker Club: Girlhood in Lizzie McGuire, iCarly, and Square Pegs
Mar 24, 2023
It's Always Sunny in Seinfeldia: Great Sitcoms About Terrible People
Mar 17, 2023
A Gay Man Searches for Family in Ohio: The Forgotten John Goodman Sitcom
Mar 10, 2023
The Education of an Omnipotent Sociopath: Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Girl Power
Mar 03, 2023
A Judge can't be with a Witch and other Lessons from Night Court
Feb 24, 2023
"Are You There, God? It's Me, Tim Allen": Sitcoms and Political Correctness
Feb 17, 2023
That's On Periodt: Sitcom's Depiction of 'That Time of the Month'
Feb 10, 2023
Gay Vampires and Sad Ghosts: Immortality in Sitcoms
Feb 03, 2023
Laugh tracks, three cameras, and a theme song: What Makes a Sitcom?
Jan 27, 2023
Ross and Rachel: Will They, Won't They, Should They?
Jan 20, 2023
Jessica and Zach Talk about "The Talk"
Jan 13, 2023
Powerless Powerful Women -- Fantasy Sitcoms of the 60s (Part Two)
Jan 06, 2023
Because It Was On: An Introduction
Dec 30, 2022
My Mother the Podcast - Fantasy Sitcoms of the 1960's (Part One)
Dec 30, 2022