A Different Pod
A weekly, episode-by-episode rewatch and Generation-Z analysis of the late 1980s - early 1990 television show A Different World
Episodes
Join Ja'Nay, Eva, and Maddie as they watch then discuss the television program A Different World episode-by-episode.
Episode 17 summary from the A Different World Wiki via Fandom:
Whitley enters the Miss Hillman pageant, but Denise — infuriated as the sexism of the pageant — convinces Dwayne to enter as well; Dwayne then has second thoughts when becomes looked at as an object on campus.
Ja'Nay, Eva, and Maddie watch then talk about the first season of the television program A Different World.
Summary via the A Different World Wiki on Fandom:
Denise and Whitley earn roles in Maggie's adaptation of the story of Adam and Eve and become real-life rivals for the actor playing Adam.
Ja'Nay, Eva and Maddie discuss episode 15 of the television program A Different World.
Episode Summary from the A Different World Wiki at Fandom:
Dwayne attempts to play Cupid for himself and others via his campus radio show, with unexpected results; Ron meets and falls in love with Whitley's devoted friend Millie, while Lettie receives a visit from a former suitor.
Join Ja'Nay, Eva, and Maddie as they watch then talk about the televison program A Different World episode by episode.
Episode summary from A Different World Wiki via Fandom:
Denise befriends a student known as "Cougar" from her philosophy class, not realizing that her brilliantly intelligent classmate is hiding some secrets of her own.
Ja'Nay, Eva and Maddy discuss season 1, episode 12 of A Different World.
summary via A Different World Wiki on Fandom
Leticia "Lettie" Bostic, (Mary Alice) a Hillman dropout with a colorful past, becomes the new resident director at Gilbert Hall, and the ladies are surprised when her straight-talking methods contradict her legend.
Ja'Nay, Eva and Maddy discuss season 1, episode 12 of A Different World.
summary via A Different World Wiki on Fandom
Denise works as a peer counselor during finals week, and while she is good at helping other students with their problems, she neglects her own work.
Ja'Nay, Eva and Maddy discuss season 1, episode 11 of A Different World.
summary via A Different World Wiki on Fandom:
The women of Gilbert Hall place wagers when a graduate student predicts that Dwayne couldn't know how to handle a woman who actually responded to his cheeky pick-up lines.
Ja'Nay, Eva and Maddie discuss season 1, episode 10 of A Different World.
Summary via A Different World Wiki on Fandom:
A Secret Santa program has Jaleesa and Maggie unwittingly each assigned to give to the other as Whitley wrestles with the news that her divorced father has a new, much younger girlfriend and wants her to spend Christmas with them in Switzerland.
Ja'Nay, Eva and Maddie discuss season 1, episode 9 of A Different World.Summary via A Different World Wiki on Fandom:Denise develops a crush on her geology professor.
Ja'Nay, Eva and Maddie discuss season 1, episode 8 of A Different World.
Summary via A Different World Wiki on Fandom:
Coach Walter (Sinbad) offers Denise a tryout for the Hillman track team, and she seems capable of the challenge—until she realizes the commitment required and the pressure from home to follow in the Huxtable tradition.
Ja'Nay, Eva and Maddie talk about season 1 episode 7 of A Different World.
Summary via A Different World Wiki at Fandom:
Denise concocts a plot with her roommates to be the first women to participate in the Homecoming tradition of stealing the head of the opposing team's mascot, not knowing that her visiting grandfather Russell intends to carry out a similar plan with Dwayne's help.
Ja'Nay, Maddie and Eva discuss season 1, episode 6 of A Different World.
Summary via A Different World Wiki on Fandom:
Rudy Huxtable spends the weekend at Hillman–and winds up spending more time with Whitley, entranced by her glamour and charm, and neglects Denise in the process.
Ja'Nay, Eva and Maddie discuss season 1, episode 5 of A Different World.
Summary via A Different World Wiki on Fandom:
Maggie and Whitley debate over whether women can successfully balance a career and family life. But when Maggie's boyfriend visits and asks her to move to Washington, D.C. with him, the issues become personal.
Ja'Nay, Eva and Maddie discuss season 1, episode 4 of A Different World.
Summary via A Different World Wiki on Fandom:
Dwayne offers to tutor Denise in calculus after she scores poorly on an exam, but their session runs late and he misses curfew. Whitley's reputation is put on the line after Dwayne is caught climbing out of her window by Stevie.
Ja'Nay, Eva and Maddie discuss the third episode of season one of A Different World.
Summary via A Different World Wiki on Fandom:
Denise and Maggie convince Jaleesa to face-off against Whitley in a campaign for dorm monitor, and Jaleesa wins. When new dorm rules to reduce littering in shared areas go into effect, Denise is embarrassed when she is forced to wear a fake pig nose on a first date.
Ja'Nay, Eva and Maddie begin working their way through the series.
Summary via A Different World Wiki on Fandom
Denise and Jaleesa get a new roommate, transfer student Maggie. But Denise learns her checks for dorm fees bounced and they could be forced out of the dorm. Reluctant to ask her parents for help, she is determined to find a solution to the dilemma on her own.
Janay, Eva and Maddie introduce themeselves and the series to the world.
Summary via A Different World Wiki on Fandom:
Denise begins her sophomore year at Hillman clashing with her assigned roommate, Jaleesa Vinson. Denise quickly takes her cue and switches roommates, ending up with self-styled Southern belle Whitley Gilbert. Again, Denise clashes, but somehow Whitley makes Jaleesa look good. Denise also meets freshman and fellow...
A Different Pod - a podcast all about the television show A Different World - as seen through the eyes of Gen Z is launching January 7th! Join Janay, Maddie and Eva as they watch this late-80's and early 90's television show for the first time then discuss it with their 2020s sensibilities. A Different Pod is available on all of your favorite Podcast Apps right now!
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Lancaster High School (Lancaster, Texas) students Janay, Maddie and Eva cast a critical Gen-Z eye on the Late 80's and Early 90's TV show A Different World. Subscribe now. The podcast starts soon!
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