Ticklish Business

By Ticklish Biz Productions

Film critic Kristen Lopez and author Emily Edwards honor and celebrate Old Hollywood, the films and stars that continue to shine brightly for audiences today. With special guests brought along for the... more

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The podcast currently has 271 episodes available.

Ticklish Business episodes:

December 02, 2020 #100: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 w/Alicia Malone)
We've finally arrived at 100 episodes! And did we save the best for this episode. Special guest and TCM personality Alicia Malone joins us to discuss the movie that gave us our name. We talk about Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell's personas, the movie's central relationship, and that certain musical number!

We'll be taking off for the holidays but are hard at work on episodes for 2021. We want to thank everyone for supporting us for 100 episodes and we can't wait to give you 100 more. Happy holidays and have a great new year.

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53min
November 18, 2020 #99: Remember the Night (1940, with Alonso Duralde)
Christmas expert and special guest Alonso Duralde joins us to celebrate Christmas early with our look at 1940's Remember the Night.

Buy Alonso's book Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas.

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Next Time: Our 100th episode is finally here! We discuss the movie that started it all with a special guest you'll love!

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58min
November 04, 2020 #98: Interview With Dyan Cannon
Actress Dyan Cannon sits down to talk about Otto Preminger, her career, and what the future holds for her.
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39min
October 21, 2020 #97: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975 with Scott Michaels)
Take a jump to the left and a step to the right with our Halloween episode! Dearly Departed Tours owner Scott Michaels joins us to get down with the residents of Transylvania in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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1h 2min
October 07, 2020 #96: Interview With Actress Carroll Baker
Actress Carroll Baker talks about her time in Hollywood, working with the legendary Elia Kazan on Baby Doll, and more.

Find out more about Carroll's latest book here.

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49min
September 23, 2020 #95: Dodsworth (1936)
Historian Farran Smith Nehme joins us this week to discuss Mary Astor, domestic dramas, and the 1936 feature Dodsworth.

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1h 1min
September 09, 2020 #94: Marlene Dietrich, Grand Dame of Moviedom
Special guest and director Anna Biller joins us to discuss the life, loves, and legacy of actress Marlene Dietrich.

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57min
August 26, 2020 #93: Getting Loud About Silents
Let's do a little silent film 101 and who better to speak about the silent screen than historian Fritzi Kramer?

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Next Time: It's all things Marlene Dietrich. (I incorrectly listed this as the next episode last week.)

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53min
August 12, 2020 #92: A Star is Born (1954)
There are many versions of A Star is Born but the Ticklish Trio are discussing the best version (don't yell at us!) with this week's special guest: James Mason. Actually, make that James Duke Mason, the actor's grandson. Mason joins us to talk about his famous grandfather, the role that put him opposite Judy, and what James Mason famously said about the actress' performance.

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1h 7min
July 29, 2020 #91: Anna May Wong (w/Nancy Wang Yuen)
Historian and author Nancy Wang Yuen joins us to talk about Asian American representation in classic film, the work of Anna May Wong, and Wong's 1937 mystery Daughter of Shanghai.

Buy Nancy's book Reel Inequality.

If you want to know what classic film DVDs, Blu-rays, and books are worth purchasing check out Ticklish Business' Amazon Page.

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Next Time: A Star is Born (1954)

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58min

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How many episodes does Ticklish Business have?

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