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A female contestant had never scooped the jackpot on an American TV quiz show before New York psychologist Dr Joyce Brothers won $64,000 on 6th December, 1955.\nHer specialist subject was boxing - a topic about which she knew little, until she devoted herself to studying the annals of the sport in preparation for multiple appearances on the show. Despite the best efforts of sponsors Revlon to catch her out, she claimed the top prize on \u2018The $64,000 Question\u2019 AND its subsequent spin-off, \u2018The $64,000 Challenge\u2019.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal how Brothers combatted sexism on many prior occasions; explain how she swerved \u2018the Quiz Show scandals\u2019; and celebrate her ability to leverage her celebrity and academic qualifications to become America\u2019s first pop psychologist\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Dr. Joyce Brothers on The $64,000 Question\u2019 (CBS, 1955): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqhxN9a8OCg\n\u2022 \u2018Obituary: Popular TV psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers dies at 85\u2019 (Los Angeles Times, 2013): https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-joyce-brothers-20130514-story.html\n\u2022 \u2018Joyce Brothers: She overcame sexism to become the first woman to win US quiz show\u2019 (Honey, 2021): https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/joyce-brothers-first-woman-to-win-us-quiz-show-64000-question-women-in-history/dd9f0dd2-0815-47e5-b84b-8f13edeb688f\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#50s #Person #Sexism #TV #Science #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices