The Ricardo Project: An I Love Lucy Podcast

By Dana Sumner-Pritchard

Welcome to the Ricardo Project, where we watch, dissect, and reflect on I Love Lucy, one episode at a time.... more

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The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.

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October 12, 2025 I Have News! An Exciting Announcement (to me, at least)
Send us a text or a question or a thought!
My baby is here! And a professional milestone is also here!
Watch "We Love TV" on the CW on October 13, 2025 at 8pm (and all the Mondays after for the other episodes!) to see me say one or two things about "I Love Lucy."
You can watch on the CW app too: https://www.cwtv.com/thecw/the-cw-app/
Support the show

Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject

If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know!

Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/

Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject

Get in touch:

Instagram: @thericardoproject

Email: [email protected]
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8min
August 16, 2025 03.01 Ricky's 'Life' Story
Send us a text or a question or a thought!
Heyyyyyyyyy.
I'm so sorry for the weird audio quality, but I didn't want to wait a moment longer.
Support the show

Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject

If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know!

Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/

Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject

Get in touch:

Instagram: @thericardoproject

Email: [email protected]
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28min
January 31, 2025 The 5 Best Episodes of Season Two of I Love Lucy
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Today, we're talking the 5 best eps of season two, plus the absolute worst.

Support the show

Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject

If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know!

Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/

Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject

Get in touch:

Instagram: @thericardoproject

Email: [email protected]
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23min
December 04, 2024 02.31 Never Do Business With Friends
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The weather outside is as cold as Lucy's dark roots, but inside we're as toasty as her red hair.
Support the show

Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject

If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know!

Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/

Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject

Get in touch:

Instagram: @thericardoproject

Email: [email protected]
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25min
November 07, 2024 02.30 Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans
Send us a text or a question or a thought!
Never give up. Always take comfort in your friends at 623 E. 68th St.
Support the show

Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject

If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know!

Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/

Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject

Get in touch:

Instagram: @thericardoproject

Email: [email protected]
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22min
October 24, 2024 02.29 The Camping Trip
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In which Ethel is EVERYTHING and Ricky is just Ken.

Pre-Order "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television:" https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9781668023068

Help those displaced by Hurricane Helene: https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/how-to-give-to-hurricane-helene-relief-efforts/
Support the show

Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject

If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know!

Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/

Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject

Get in touch:

Instagram: @thericardoproject

Email: [email protected]
...more
20min
October 18, 2024 02.28 Lucy Wants New Furniture
Send us a text or a question or a thought!
I am sorry y'all, something weird was going on with the audio here.

Pre-Order "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television:" https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9781668023068

Support the show

Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject

If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know!

Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/

Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject

Get in touch:

Instagram: @thericardoproject

Email: [email protected]
...more
21min
October 11, 2024 02.27 Lucy Is Matchmaker
Send us a text or a question or a thought!
My GOD this episode is racy.
Support the show

Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject

If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know!

Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/

Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject

Get in touch:

Instagram: @thericardoproject

Email: [email protected]
...more
23min
October 07, 2024 02.26 The Ricardos Change Apartments
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Ethel is a girl boss and Lucy is kind of a d*ick and every New Yorker feels so seen by the struggles of this episode.

Help those displaced by Hurricane Helene: https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/how-to-give-to-hurricane-helene-relief-efforts/
Support the show

Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject

If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know!

Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/

Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject

Get in touch:

Instagram: @thericardoproject

Email: [email protected]
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28min
September 27, 2024 02.25 Lucy's Last Birthday
Send us a text or a question or a thought!
Continuing last week's theme:

Donate to the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/

Watch a presentation by Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfuJHcqCXjA

Learn about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Movement: https://www.nativehope.org/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw
Support the show

Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject

If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know!

Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/

Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject

Get in touch:

Instagram: @thericardoproject

Email: [email protected]
...more
23min

FAQs about The Ricardo Project: An I Love Lucy Podcast:

How many episodes does The Ricardo Project: An I Love Lucy Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.