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 …

Send us a text or a question or a thought! 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 B…

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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 mer…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! 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…

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-in…

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Send us a text or a question or a thought! Mrs. Porter, the Child Wonder, is here to teach us all about self love. 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! Sho…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Ring the Trum-bell, Mrs. Trumbell has arrived! (See what I did there?). 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! Sho…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Hi everyone. Long time no talk. 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 …

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Justice for Harry Henderson. Buy AKA Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263 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 le…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! More like “AKA Sarah Royal Stans Fred Mertz.” Thank you so much to Sarah for joining me AGAN! Buy AKA Lucy Follow Sarah 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 t…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! This episode contains discussion of domestic violence. Listener discretion is advised. Donate to honor Vivian Vance by supporting her favorite causes: https://spcawestchester.org/donate https://donate.nami.org/give/197406/#!/donation/checkout?utm_source=globalNav&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=DonationTra…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! CaroLillian Appleby is here! Buy AKA Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263 Go to the AKA Lucy launch in Brooklyn on October 10th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-aka-lucy-by-sarah-royal-with-shelly-zimmerman-tickets-691070920727 Support the show Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fa…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! I am very grateful to this episode for existing. Episode Coverage starts @ 8:25 in case you don’t want all the shoutouts and whatnot! Go to the AKA Lucy launch in Brooklyn on October 10th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-aka-lucy-by-sarah-royal-with-shelly-zimmerman-tickets-691070920727 Buy AKA Lu…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Welcome to an episode that is certainly an episode. But I do talk about the Barbie movie, so that’s a thing! Buy AKA Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263 Support the show Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproje…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! I am so honored that our first-ever guest is someone SO brilliant: Sarah Royal, author of the upcoming A.K.A. Lucy, which you absolutely, positively MUST preorder. I am thrilled Sarah joined me (and she'll be back soon!). Buy AKA Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263 Follow Sarah: https://www.in…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! At last, an episode that finally answers the question: Was Michaelangelo wrong? Highlights from the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoU5MWDYp5w 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…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Call the New York Herald Time Tribune, we’re back with another episode! 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! Sho…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Ribbety pippety ay! To what do you attribute your plethora of fatigue? We’ve got a fun one today :) The scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuRLvM_byag 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…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Sweet Adeline, we’re here! I had no idea how special this episode was until I started writing. Enjoy! Pepito the clown: youtube.com/watch?v=pPQnuyaf8V0 A great rendition of Sweet Adeline by Julian Neel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQOPbc4loE Support the show Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Hello. Its me. 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://fu…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! We’re having a baby, my babies (the Ricardos) and me! Yes, the Ricardo baby is ALL of our baby. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. The Holiday Season is approaching - please remember to be generous with your gratuities and to shop small businesses wherever possible! Support the show Shop my Boo…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Ricky is a big baby, and this episode is a delight. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. The Holiday Season is approaching - please remember to be generous with your gratuities and to shop small businesses wherever possible! Support the show Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I …

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Or, “The One Where Lucy and Ethel Bicker Like Real Best Friends.” Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. The Holiday Season is approaching - please remember to be generous with your gratuities and to shop small businesses wherever possible Support the show Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fav…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Yep. I'm talking Wife Guys, and I'm bringing it back to Desi Arnaz. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. The Holiday Season is approaching - please remember to be generous with your gratuities and to shop small businesses wherever possible! Support the show Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my …

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Please enjoy the Law and Order reference at the beginning of this episode. Oh, if only this was executive produced by Dick Wolf. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoproject If t…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! The Ricardos and Mertzes are in a rut. Rut rut rut. So what’s Lucy to do but move in with Ethel and hide on the roof? Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. 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 bo…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Today it's a bonus episode - the top five episodes of season one of “I Love Lucy” that aren’t “Lucy Does a TV Commercial,” plus honorable mentions, including the worst and second worst episodes of the season. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books o…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! She is Lily of the Valley, he is the good Prince Lancelot, Lucy is in a pickle. Its “The Operetta,” a delightful little satire that reminds us just how talented Vivian Vance and William Frawley are. Operetta Scenes: Fred’s solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5fc9ksqawA Ethel’s solo: https://www.youtube.…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Lucy handcuffs Ricky to her because she wants a date night. That’s pretty saucy if you ask me! Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. 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 recomm…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Grace Foster is a queen. That’s it. That’s the synopsis. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. Gloria Blondell as Daisy Duck playlist (I did not make this playlist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXTBH3fHuyM&list=PLOkhbMqb35EpRIL3lNHRg8Dir0nIhFhXT Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for my fave book…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Hiya, cats! Lucy breaks out the old saxophone to try and get into Ricky’s band tour. But when it doesn’t work, the Ricardos trade tricks and pranks until, of course, Lucy wins. Stay up here and get your kicks, man! Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. The Tropicana Scene: https://www.youtube.com/…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Speed it up a little! It’s time to talk about the iconic chocolate factory scene. And feminism, and capitalism, and history, and failure. This one has so much to talk about! Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday. The chocolate factory scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkQ58I53mjk&t=0s My embar…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Wow, we made it to the end of the 1st season, and with a splash! When Ricky is out of work, Lucy, Ethel, and our boy Fred work to show the Tropicana how many people love Ricky…by pretending to be all those many people. Plus, Xavier Valdez deserved more. Plus plus, a quick update on the summer and a note of…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Lucy Ricardo shows that sometimes she’s the reasonable one in this marriage when Ricky hears an offhanded comment and takes it way too far. But why wait for someone to move on from a little moment of insecurity when you can spend your entire emergency fund on it and beat your husband with a whisk? Please s…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Break out your bullet journals, the Ricardos are getting organized! This time, Lucy and Ricky are facing the biggest enemy of our time - gross patriarchal ideology. We meet WASPS icon Phoebe Littlefield, and I am forced to admit that Fred Mertz is not a perfect angel baby. I’m sad, but that’s what you get …

Send us a text or a question or a thought! It's time for a change of pace! I Love Lucy slows down the physical comedy and focuses on wordplay this week for a delightfully silly episode. When Ricky knows the answers to a radio quiz show’s tough questions, Lucy thinks she’s married to a genius, and gets him on the air, to hilarious results. Please su…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Oh boy. I love Lucy Ricardo but this episode made my voice raspy. Its time for a quick acknowledgement of another way Hollywood has a history of being very disappointing where non-white cultures are concerned, which is very, very important. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday! Shop my Bookshop af…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Its the moment that made Lucille Ball a forever star. Its the moment that invented syndication! Its the moment we all knew that Fred was the most supportive friend of the group! Its THE Vitameatavegamin episode! Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday! References: Vitameatavegamin: https://www.youtub…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! You want a bargain, tell you what I’m gonna do - it's a new episode! When Lucy and Ethel buy a freezer and 700 pounds of meat to go in it, they embark on a madcap journey to keep it from Ricky and Fred, which ends in one of the series’ most iconic images! I sound a bit out of breath this episode, and that'…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Ricky’s friends are visiting from Cuba, and Lucy gets to be the fish out of water for once. We take a brief detour to thirst after Desi Arnaz and his sex appeal, before having a frank reflection on Desi’s legacy as a Cuban performer. I went through a lot of emotions this week. Happy Passover to those who c…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Welcome to this week’s episode, wherein both Lucy and Ricky need to get a grip and take a beat. But I’m glad they didn’t because this episode is the most fun and it certainly wouldn’t be if either of them had any chill whatsoever. This episode makes me so happy, and I hope you love this one as much as I do…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! When Lucy finds her marriage license and sees a typo in Ricky’s name, she’s concerned that the Ricardo marriage might not be legal. So how does Ricky help that situation? By tricking her into thinking the marriage is absolutely not legal, like any good husband would. So the Ricardos embark on a little trip…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! We made it to instagram’s favorite colorized episode, Pioneer Women! This week, the gang lives without modern conveniences. Lucy bakes a giant loaf of bread, Ethel churns a tiny amount of butter. Fred and Ricky have a lovely time, and they all look GREAT in period clothes. Please subscribe! New episodes ev…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! This week, Lucy and Ethel are chatting away when Ricky decides to throw some major shade, which leads to our first every bet episode! We get might fine sleep acting from Ricky and a crackerjack scheme from Lucy. I love this one! Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday! Shop my Bookshop affiliate link…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Grandpa Ricardo is here! Oh wait, that’s Lucy in a fabulous beard. This week, Lucy’s attempts to prove to Ricky how silly he looks…well, let’s just say it Lucy look even more silly. We talk the awkward cultural appropriation moments, Lucy dressing in a FABULOUS suit and cosplaying as Colonel, and the Mertz…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! When in doubt, freak your spouse out! Its time for Fred and Ethel Fight, which leads to a Ricardo fight, which leads to…mortal peril?! Plus, did Being the Ricardos get this right? Why did Sorkin choose this ep? I swear I don’t go on too long about it. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday! Referenc…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! 10 o’clock in the living room and all’s well! Lucy goes slapstick AND political in the same episode when the gang thinks their new neighbors are foreign agents and get into some pretty zany hijinks that could honestly be pulled from today’s headlines. It's Lucy’s amazing physical comedy mixed with Ricky, E…

Send us a text or a question or a thought! Keep jiggling, Peggy! Its time for the Ricardos to team up against the worst possible adversary: horny teenagers. We get some classic Ricky moments and a reminder that Lucy Ricardo is an absolute babe. This is a suer fun bottle episode, even if there’s no Fred or Ethel. Plus, I try a new intro style. Let m…