The L Word Writer, Theme Song & BETTY Rocker — Elizabeth Ziff

Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Jess Rothschild

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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Jess is joined by ELIZABETH ZIFF — writer, producer and BETTY musician behind THE L WORD theme song. We discuss: dating L Word creator Ilene Chaiken, writing for Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals) and Jenny Schecter (Mia Kirshner) and specific episodes & storylines she wrote. Plus — early BETTY gigs in the 80s/90s, the nexus of “lesbian chic” at East Village’s Café Tabac, why Beyoncé songs have 10 writers and more!

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Hot Takes and Deep Dives and my next guest is best known for
0:18.8	her band Betty which performs the L-word theme song. But you were also an executive producer on the show.
0:25.0	You wrote many episodes.
0:27.0	Some of the best episodes, might I add,
0:30.0	I want to talk about your specific contributions.
0:32.0	You've been in your band Betty since
0:35.2	1986 which really is boggling my mind. I want to go deep about that.
0:41.0	Boggles my mind too.
0:43.2	Yeah.
0:44.2	And so Elizabeth Ziff, we've a lot to talk about.
0:48.0	How are you?
0:49.0	I'm great.
0:50.0	I'm really happy to be here, happy to be meeting you, and to be on this fantastic
0:54.7	podcast.
0:55.7	You also have a podcast Betty Colin Girl Band, which I've been binging and is so interesting,
1:02.4	so New York-centric eccentric I love it now the band
1:06.2	Betty is made up up it's a trio it is yourself it is your sister Amy Ziff yes and
1:11.9	your third bandmate is Allison Palmer.
1:15.1	My best friend.
1:16.1	Your best friend.
1:17.1	So okay we know how you met your sister.
1:19.3	How did you meet Allison Palmer?
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