Designing Women S4 E7 Extra Sugar - Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker

Throughout “Designing Women”, we’ve heard the Bakkers referenced more than a time or two. That’s Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, to be exact. Throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s, they were two of the most famous televangelists in the United States, until their empire came crashing down under scandal in the late-80s. We’ll talk about the highs, the lows, and their remaining legacy in this week’s segment.

Here’s some of our source information, if you want to fall down the rabbit hole with us:

• TheConversation.com's bio-sketch on the Bakkers

• Slate.com fact checks “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”

• ABC.com's retrospective of the PTL scandals

• The Bakkers’ historic Nightline interview

• The Guardian’s interview with Steve Pieters

• CNN’s take on Tammy Faye’s legacy within the LGBTQ community

Come on, let's get into it!

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