Alice and Leslie talk about the great Lucille Ball and her show, I Love Lucy. From Lucy's crazy antics to nearly getting drowned on stage, this episode is a fun stroll down memory lane.

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Ridiculously Retro: The Secret to Women’s Exercise Routine in the 1950s, https://ridiculouslyretro.com/2018/10/05/the-secret-to-womens-exercise-routine-in-the-1950s/

Dusty Old Thing: How Many Calories Did a 1950s Housewife Burn in a Day, https://dustyoldthing.com/calories-burned-per-week-1950s-housewife/

Norton Center For The Arts: "I Love Lucy" Confronts the 1950s American Housewife Ideal, http://nortoncenter.com/2015/02/02/i-love-lucy-confronts-the-1950s-american-housewife-ideal/

Wikipedia: Jack LaLane, I Love Lucy

Taste of Home: Our Favorite Food Moments on I Love Lucy, Ceara Milligan, https://www.tasteofhome.com/?s=Our+Favorite+Food+Moments+on+I+Love+Lucy%2C+Ceara+Milligan+

Role of a 1950s American Housewife History Essay, ukessays.com

National Women’s History Museum: How Highly Processed Foods Liberated 1950s Housewives, https://www.womenshistory.org/articles/how-highly-processed-foods-liberated-1950s-housewives

The share of ultra-processed foods and the overall nutritional quality of diets in the US: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study, E. Martinez Steele

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