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Ticklish Business episodes

June 17, 2020 #88: The Invisible Woman, Polly Platt (w/Karina Longworth)
Our Road to 100 sees us finally come together with classic film maven, Karina Longworth. Karina joins Drea and Kristen to talk about Polly Platt, women of the 1970s, and whether "Pretty Baby" is a good movie.

Listen to the new season of You Must Remember This.

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NEXT TIME: We find out what lies within In a Lonely Place (1950) with another special guest.

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45 min
June 03, 2020 #87: James Garner Tribute (w/Special Guest Gigi Garner)
James Garner's daughter Gigi talks to us about her dad, his love of animals, a (possible) rivalry with Steve McQueen, and how he stayed grounded.

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NEXT TIME: We talk Polly Platt and the 1970s

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46 min
May 20, 2020 #86: Michael Curtiz, Noir, and Alan K. Rode
Our "Road to 100" officially kicks off with a series of conversations, interviews, and discussions with a bevy of special guests.

We kick off the series with film noir expert, film preservationist, TCM friend, and all-around awesome guy, Alan K. Rode. Alan talks to us about his relationship to Old Hollywood, working on his must-read biography on Michael Curtiz, and indulges Kristen in some John Garfield talk.

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Read Alan's stories, buy his books, and learn about the Arthur Lyons film festival at his official website.

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NEXT TIME: James Garner's daughter Gigi drops in to share stories about her daredevil dad.

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1 hr 2 min
May 06, 2020 #85: TCMFF 2020 - Jewel Robbery (1932)
Our final "It Would Have Been at TCMFF 2020" movie is a William Powell and Kay Francis crowd-pleaser. Or is it? Kristen, Drea and Samantha share their thoughts on the crime caper, Jewel Robbery, from 1932.

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NEXT TIME: Film noir author Alan K. Rode joins us to discuss everything from Michael Curtiz, to John Garfield, and the Arthur Lyons Film Festival.

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58 min
April 22, 2020 #84: The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Samantha, Kristen, and Drea honor another fallen TCM Classic Film Festival 2020 title and mark our first Disney animated feature! We're talking 1963's The Sword in the Stone!

How does it fit into the Disney canon and is it worthy of an actual feud?

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NEXT TIME: Our TCM Film Festival 2020 tribute comes to a close with Samantha's favorite movie of all time, 1932's Jewel Robbery.

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54 min
April 08, 2020 Episode #83: TCMFF 2020 – Victor/Victoria (1982)
Our schedule took a detour with the announcement that the 2020 TCM Classic Film Festival was being cancelled due to the pandemic. So the gang decided to honor it with episodes devoting to the films we're sad to miss this year.

Kristen's pick may come from 1982 but has Old Hollywood glitz. It's Julie Andrew in Victor/Victoria! Come for the discussion of masculinity but stay for Samantha Ellis grousing about the 1980s.
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NEXT TIME: Drea's TCMFF miss for 2020 brings us our first Disney animated movie, 1963's The Sword in the Stone.

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57 min
March 25, 2020 Episode #82: Musical March - Cabaret (1972)
The Ticklish Trio says maybe this time they'll win as they discuss Liza Minnelli, Michael York, and Bob Fosse's Cabaret.

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NEXT TIME: Listening back to this episode feels like a million years ago considering we're all quarantined these days. And considering the TCM Film Festival is cancelled we're devoting the next 3 episodes to movies we wanted to discuss that would have screened there starting with 1982's Victor/Victoria.

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1 hr
March 11, 2020 Episode #81: Musical March - Swing Time (1936)
The Ticklish Trio have a song in their heart and kick off Musical March by discussing Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time!

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NEXT TIME: We go from the early years of the musical to the new with a look at Bob Fosse's 1972 musical Cabaret.

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57 min
February 26, 2020 Episode #80: A Patch of Blue (1965)
The Ticklish Trio returns (finally!) with an episode that honors Black History Month and Sidney Poitier's birthday. We break down Poitier's complicated legacy as one of Old Hollywood's most famous Black performer and disabled narratives within the 1965 drama A Patch of Blue.
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NEXT TIME: We kick off Musical March with our first Fred and Ginger movie, Swing Time!

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54 min
January 15, 2020 Episode #79: Top 3 Classic Film Discoveries of 2019
It's time to remember the year that was with the classic features we fell in love with in 2019. Sam, Drea, and I break down the genres, stars, and stories that helped us get through a wild year. We also make time to read your tweets!

Next Time: We celebrate Cary Grant's birthday with a mystery film voted on by the listeners!

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1 hr 4 min

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Hollywood's golden era produced some of the greatest films ever made. Ticklish Business is the podcast where film critic Kristen Lopez digs into it with enthusiasm. Classic stars, forgotten gems, and…