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Ticklish Business episodes

January 01, 2020 Interview With 'Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe' Director Laurie Collyer
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe is one of Kristen's favorite biopics, and who better to talk about it than its director? Kristen interviews Laurie Collyer about making the film, Marilyn's work and how Hollywood has adapted her, and Kelli Garner's luminous performance as Monroe.

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25 min
December 25, 20192019 TCM Classic Film Festival, Vol. 2
Visit (or revisit) this year's TCM Classic Film Festival with a bevy of audio recorded at the fest. This episode includes interviews and intros from:
TCM Host Dave Karger
Mario Cantone and Jennifer Grant introduce My Favorite Wife (1940)
Actress Diane Baker
Dennis Miller and Barbara Rush introduce When Worlds Collide (1953)
Actress and TCM Host Illeana Douglas
Eddie Muller's intro for Open Secret (1948) - Yes, I discovered after the fact that I used this again.
Bad Seed star Patty McCormack - Yep, forgot I used this already, too
Sloan de Forrest introduces 1949's Roadhouse
Director Rob Marshall
Actor Ron Perleman
Bill Hader introduces 1935's Mad Love

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1 hr 10 min
December 18, 2019 Episode #78: It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Happy holidays, everyone! The Ticklish Trio closes out 2019 with an episode devoted to the quintessential Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life. We dissect Jimmy Stewart's acting ability, what makes a Christmas film, and what would have happened if this was released in 1947.

From everyone at Ticklish Business, we wish you happy holidays and a safe and happy New Year!

Next Time: We'll return January 15th with an all-new episode looking at our favorite 2019 classic film discoveries! Be on the lookout for the rest of my TCMFF audio in the interim!

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1 hr 7 min
December 04, 20192019 TCM Classic Film Festival, Vol. 1
The Ticklish Trio are on hiatus for the week but in the meantime revisit the 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival with a series of exclusive interviews and intros from the event held this past April.
Visit (or revisit) this year's TCM Classic Film Festival with a bevy of audio recorded at the fest. This episode includes interviews and intros from:
TCM General Manager Jennifer Dorian
Alicia Malone's intro for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
TCM Film Fest Overseer Charles Tabesh
Tara McNamara as she introduces The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
TCM's "Czar of Noir" Eddie Muller
Eddie's intro for The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Disney animator Floyd Norman
Norman and Jane Baer's interview before Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Bad Seed star Patty McCormack
Eddie Muller's intro for Open Secret (1948)
From everyone at Ticklish Business we want to wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
NEXT TIME: #Noirvember is upon us and we're talking the top 3 noirs that make us thirsty!

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1 hr 2 min
November 27, 2019 Episode #77: Top 3 Thirsty Noirs
**I'd like to apologize for the delay. November has been an incredibly hard month with me losing a pet, a family member losing a job, etc.**

The Trio is back to look at the noirs that make us thirsty! Look for appearances from John Garfield, Tyrone Power, and Gregory Peck.

NEXT TIME: It's Christmas-time at Ticklish HQ and you get to decide the episode.

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1 hr
November 06, 2019 Episode #76: Freaks (1932)
Was this episode supposed to be up before Halloween? Yep! To say October was a horrible month for me would be an understatement and this delayed episode is the result. But I'm committed to making November better (and on-time!).

Drea, Sam, and I get down and dirty talking about disability and how Tod Browning's career was derailed by his desire to make this movie, Freaks.

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Next Time: Noirvember starts with a look at the noirs that make us thirsty!

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54 min
October 16, 2019 Episode #75: Wait Until Dark (1967) w/Liz Shannon Miller
Entertainment writer Liz Shannon Miller joins Kristen to talk about Audrey Hepburn, blindness in cinema, and whether Wait Until Dark is a horror movie.

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

Want to support Ticklish Business and get access to early episodes and exclusive merchandise? Consider supporting us on Patreon.

NEXT TIME: The Trio is back with our last Halloween feature, 1932's Freaks.

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41 min
October 02, 2019 Episode #74: The Invisible Man (1933)
Drea, Sam, and Kristen kick off the first of three Halloween-centered episodes starting with a look at Claude Rains in 1933's The Invisible Man. Along the way they debate science fiction versus horror, remakes, and whether the movie's nudity makes it an erotic feature.

Want to support Ticklish Business and get access to early episodes and exclusive merchandise? Consider supporting us on Patreon.

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

NEXT TIME: Special guest Liz Shannon Miller joins us to talk about Audrey Hepburn in 1967's Wait Until Dark.

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55 min
September 16, 2019 Episode #73: Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Drea and Kristen take off their shoes to walk Barefoot in the Park. They talk the crumbling studio system, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda's chemistry, and Drea tries to remember the word "radiator."

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Next Time: We kick off three weeks of Halloween programming starting with a look at Claude Rains in The Invisible Man (1933).

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47 min
September 04, 2019 Episode #72: The Women (1939)
After losing our My Man Godfrey episode we're back with another 1939 gem. This episode we respectfully debate and discuss the feminist classic The Women. We talk Norma Shearer, the Bechdel Test, and more.

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Next Time: We jump forward to relationships with 1967's Barefoot in the Park.

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54 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…