Mary Tyler Moore & The Moody Optimist featuring Herbie J. Pilato

Herbie J. Pilato’s book Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story inspires us to explore Mary’s effect on a generation of women who have grown up to turn the world on with their smile, their independence and their ingenuity. Plus, Fritz and Weezy head down paths towards TCM’s salute to women filmmakers, the warning signs of fascism, Jim Gaffigan’s Twitter truth and Chadwick Boseman’s light and legacy. Path Points of Interest:How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason StanleyPBS InterviewFascism: A Warning by Madeleine AlbrightThe Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. PaxtonMIchael McFaul Twitter Thread on fascismWomen Make Film14 Episodes on TCMWait For Your Laugh: Rose MarieJim Gaffigan on TwitterChadwick Boseman Movies:42 Marshall Black Panther Get On Up Chadwick Boseman's Commencement Speech at Howard University"Take the harder way which will ultimately bring you more pride and more purpose."Herbie Pilato BooksMARY: The Mary Tyler Moore StoryDashing, Daring and Debonair: TV's Top Male Icons from the '50s, '60s and '70sGlamour, Gidgets and the Girl Next DoorThe Essential Elizabeth Montgomery: A Guide To Her Magical PerformancesTwitch Upon a Star: The Bewitched Life and Career of Elizabeth MontgomeryThe Bionic BookThe Kung Fu Book of CaineNBC & ME: My Life as a Page in a BookWeezy as a PageWeezy's  unpublished Tiger Beat Magazine articleMary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story