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  • When Cis Men Do Drag (For the Novel)

    August 28, 2025 · 1 hr 24 min

    Send a text This week Jessica and Zach take a look at a forgotten favorite: Bosom Buddies!  A Young Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari  are "forced" to dress as women to live in the women-only Susan B Anthony Hotel.  But going after cheap rent…

  • Womanizer, Womanizer, Womanizer (We're Back!)

    August 11, 2025 · 1 hr 27 min

    Send a text Jessica and Zach are back, baby!  This week they discuss the Womanizer Trope.   Thank you for your patience during our hiatus.  It's been a hell of a year.  We're back and will continue our biweekly schedule.  Episodes…

  • Hot Jeffrey Dahmer Fights Sexy Ted Bundy: Interview with the Vampire

    November 25, 2024 · 1 hr 40 min

    Send a text Jessica and Zach discuss AMC's Interview with the Vampire.  Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most active!) Facebook Instagram

  • Kevin Can, By Popular Demand, F Himself

    October 29, 2024 · 1 hr 17 min

    Send a text  We're back, baby!  This week Jessica and Zach talk about AMC's Kevin Can F Himself after dozens of listener requests.  Thank you all for your patience during our unannounced break.  Support the show Please consider supporting…

  • American Horror Story: Coven is Not a Sitcom

    September 24, 2024 · 1 hr 16 min

    Send a text Jessica plays her birthday card and we sit down and talked about Season 3 of American Horror Story Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most…

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  • It's Lemon Chicken All the Way Down

    August 26, 2024 · 1 hr 14 min

    Send a text Jessica and Zach are back on their b******t with another Everybody Loves Raymond Episode.  This time it's all about canisters. Season 2, Episode 15: Marie's Meatballs Season 5, Episode 19: The Canister Support the show Please…

  • Guy Love: A Love Between Two Guys

    July 29, 2024 · 1 hr 23 min

    Send a text Episodes Watched This Week: Scrubs -S6E6 - "My Musical" Scrubs -S5E4 - "My Jiggly Balls" Scrubs - S1E8 - "My 15 Minutes" Scrubs - S7E8 - "My Manhood" Boy Meets World- S4E11 - "An Affair To Forget" Boy Meets World- S5.E3 "It's…

  • The Trial of Lois Malcomsmom

    July 9, 2024 · 1 hr 33 min

    Send a text Jessica and Zach convene proceedings to answer the incredibly important question: Is Lois from Malcolm in the Middle a good mother? Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social…

  • Disney Tweens and Exceptional Girls feat. Dr. Christina Hodel

    June 18, 2024 · 1 hr 19 min

    Send a text Jessica and Zach talk with very special guest Dr. Christina Hodel about Disney Channel's decade of the tween. Check out Christina Hodel's website here! Disney Channel’s Extraordinary Girls book American Foulbrood Support…

  • Punky's Inferno

    June 3, 2024 · 1 hr 27 min

    Send a text Jessica and Zach take a journey into the hellish psychological thriller that is The Perils of Punky (S2:E6&7) of Punky Brewster. Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social…

  • High Fi

    April 29, 2024 · 1 hr 17 min

    Send a text Our second annual 4/20 episode where Jessica and Zach review a series of sitcom episodes with strong Just Say No messages:  Archie Bunker's Place- Season 4, Episode 21The Facts of Life- Season 1, Episode 13Punky…

  • Mulaney: We'll Allow It, But Watch Yourself!

    March 19, 2024 · 1 hr 15 min

    Send a text This week Jessica and Zach talk about John Mulaney's short-lived sitcom from 2012! Support the show Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Follow us on social media: TikTok (this is where we are most…

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About the show

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.