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b'Lesley and Ben invite back Rachel Collins to talk about the oldest show we\\u2019ve covered for Synidcated, The Dick Van Dyke Show. We get to talk about the shows two comedic leads, Dick van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore, the messy business of making politically groundbreaking comedy and the historic transition from vaudeville to television and how the vaudeville origins of the medium of television are still baked into the format to this day.\\n\\nPlus we get to talk about the kind of jobs charismatic sitcoms get to have, antiquated workplace norms and the, sometimes, overlapping spheres of the workplace and the home. Syndicated with Lesley and Ben is a twice monthly podcast about television, genre and storytelling in which your hosts watch one episode of a new show and explore the history of television one episode at a time. From family room sitcoms to space exploration shows, reality TV to procedurals and game shows, we\\u2019re going to cover it all and give you the context you need to understand the wonderful world of television and the stories we love. Our Logo is by Terra Bosart, the theme song is by Mandra Sigma and the show is edited by Ben Hamlin.'