Susan Says with Susan Silver

One of the first female TV sitcom writers (with credits that include The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maude, and The Bob Newhart Show), Susan Silver has also written a popular dating column and has reinvented herself many times. Her memoir, Hot Pants in Hollywood, is available at Amazon.com. Her opinions are lively, sometimes controversial, but always fun to hear.

Susan Says: Election News 11/07/2025

Susan Says: Election News Susan recaps the various elections that took place this week across the country, including the passage of Proposition 50 in California and the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/38955215

Susan Says: We Fight Back 10/24/2025

Susan Says: We Fight Back Susan discusses all of the No Kings protests that took place throughout the U.S. last weekend, and how she would have participated in the one in New York City were it not for an untimely episode. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/38772630

Susan Says: Hopeful News 10/10/2025

Susan Says: Hopeful News Hopeful news this week about the Middle East. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/38543115

Susan Says: Military Mishaps 10/03/2025

Susan Says: Military Mishaps Susan discusses the government shutdown and the embarrassing display that Trump and Hegseth put on earlier this week in front of our military leaders. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/38460595

Susan Says: Are You Kidding?!? 09/19/2025

Susan Says: Are You Kidding?!? Susan discusses Jimmy Kimmel's suspension from ABC and the Trump Administration's continued attack on free speech. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/38287770

Susan Says: Two Escapes from the News 09/12/2025

Susan Says: Two Escapes from the News Susan reviews the series finale of Downton Abbey, plus she takes another look at the Beatles' film debut, A Hard's Day Night. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/38204705

Susan Says: Sad, Bad, and Good 08/29/2025

Susan Says: Sad, Bad, and Good Susan recaps some of the main news stories of the week, including the school shooting in Minnesota, the update on Bruce Willis' battle with frontotemporal dementia, and Taylor Swift's engagement to Travis Kelce. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/38025415

Susan Says: Catfished 08/22/2025

Susan Says: Catfished Susan talks about being "catfished" several times over the past few weeks. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/37926225

Susan Says: My Maine Stay 08/15/2025

Susan Says: My Maine Stay Susan's recent trip to Maine to visit someone famous. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/37840830

Susan Says: Unhappy Times 08/08/2025

Susan Says: Unhappy Times Susan recaps some of this week's news stories, including the mass shooting at an Army base in Fort Stewart, Georgia. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/37738880

Susan Says: Murder in New York 08/01/2025

Susan Says: Murder in New York Susan discusses the mass shooting that took place in Midtown Manhattan earlier this week---a tragedy that hit too close to home for her. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/37644190

Susan Says: It Keeps Getting Worse 07/25/2025

Susan Says: It Keeps Getting Worse Susan recaps the week's headlines, including the revelation by the Wall Street Journal that Trump was informed in May that his name is in the Epstein files. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/37543105

Susan Says: When Will It End? 07/18/2025

Susan Says: When Will It End? Susan recounts the news of the past week, including the ongoing fallout in Trump World over Epstein-gate. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/37460005

Susan Says: Too Old to Travel 07/04/2025

Susan Says: Too Old to Travel Susan recounts all the mishaps of her hellish trip back from the Aspen Ideas Festival last week. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/37286530

Susan Says: Finally! 06/20/2025

Susan Says: Finally! Former President Obama speaks out against the authoritarian antics of the Trump administration. Plus: A recap of the No Kings demonstrations across the country and other news items this week. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/37091590

Susan Says: Getting Even 06/13/2025

Susan Says: Getting Even Susan reviews How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir by Molly Jong-Fast, a book that the author mostly spends complaining about her mother, feminist icon Erica Jong. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/37002535

Susan Says: Pee-wee Herman and P. Diddy 05/30/2025

Susan Says: Pee-wee Herman and P. Diddy Susan reviews the HBO documentaries Pee-wee as Himself and The Fall of Diddy. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/36794370

Susan Says: Revisiting The Apprentice 05/23/2025

Susan Says: Revisiting The Apprentice Susan takes another look at The Apprentice (2024), the Oscar-nominated biography of Trump starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong that gives us a good idea of how we got to where we are today. She also discusses Trump's disastrous meeting with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa earlier this week, as well as the fatal shooting of the two Israeli Museum staffers in Washington, D.C. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/36692870

Susan Says: Black Box Diaries 05/09/2025

Susan Says: Black Box Diaries Susan reviews Black Box Diaries (2024), the Academy Award-nominated documentary directed by Shiori Ito that depicts Ito's investigation into her own sexual assault case in 2017 while also shedding light into other accounts of sexual violence against women in Japan. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/36511430

Susan Says: Bye-Bye, Broadway 05/02/2025

Susan Says: Bye-Bye, Broadway Susan discusses some of this year's Tony Award nominations. She also laments over why she can never see a play anymore because high ticket prices today are outlandishly high. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/36413275

Susan Says: The Holocaust, 80 Years On 04/25/2025

Susan Says: The Holocaust, 80 Years On Susan reviews The Holocaust: 80 Years On, the brilliant documentary by historian Simon Schama that is now available for viewing on demand on both PBS Passport and Amazon Prime. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/36315440

Susan Says: Maybe... Just Maybe 04/18/2025

Susan Says: Maybe... Just Maybe Susan discusses the ruling of a Federal Court judge earlier week that "probable cause exists" to hold the Trump Administration in criminal contempt with regard to the mistaken deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/36225550

Susan Says: Bad Day 04/10/2025

Susan Says: Bad Day Susan reviews the new Broadway production of The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring Sarah Snook (Succession). She also recounts the comedy of errors that plagued her trip to and from the theatre. All told, it was one of those days where Susan wished that she had never gotten out of bed. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/36091370

Susan Says: Oh, Come On! 03/28/2025

Susan Says: Oh, Come On! Susan discusses the Signalgate security breach scandal that has dominated the headlines this week, including the revelation that Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was inadvertently added to a group chat among senior White House officials that discussed plans for a strike against the Houthi group in Yemen. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/35914235

Susan Says: Reviews 03/21/2025

Susan Says: Reviews Susan discusses some of the movies and TV shows that she's binge-watched recently in an effort to escape the news, including the Godfather trilogy, Primal Fear, and Sex and the City. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/35814600

Susan Says: Oh, Come On! 03/14/2025

Susan Says: Oh, Come On! Susan discusses the demonstrations that took place earlier this week inside Trump Tower in support of Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist that the Trump administration wants to deport. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/35701115

Susan Says: The Apprentice 02/28/2025

Susan Says: The Apprentice Susan reviews The Apprentice, the 2024 independent film starring Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/35488450

Susan Says: SNL50 02/20/2025

Susan Says: SNL50 Susan reviews SNL50, the NBC special celebrating the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, which aired earlier this week. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/35370640

Susan Says: Oh, Come On! 02/07/2025

Susan Says: Oh, Come On! Trump's proposal for taking over the Gaza strip. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/35184605

Susan Says: There is No Bottom 01/31/2025

Susan Says: There is No Bottom Susan excoriates Trump for his shameless reaction to the tragic mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. earlier this week that killed all sixty-seven people aboard the two aircraft. /episode/index/show/19c334ff-7b56-447b-b865-403af2251e3a/id/35103770

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