Episode 010: Nancy Reagan Ex Machina (“Diff’rent Strokes” S05E22)

Posted on September 26, 2018October 5, 2018 by Chelsea

Never on this podcast has a Very Special Episode had such nefarious and far-reaching consequences. Andrew and Chelsea dip a toe into the miasma that is the War on Drugs, with an assist from adorable, ill-fated child actors and a former First Lady who used to be an actress herself.

Show: DIFF’RENT STROKES \\ “The Reporter,” Season 05, Episode 22

Air Date: March 19, 1983

Find it: at the Paley Center (not online)

Snack: Oreo Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Cookies

Further Reading:

- Just Say No (History.com)
- ‘Just Say No’: How Nancy Reagan Helped America Lose the War on Drugs (Vice News)

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