Explore every episode of the podcast The Ricardo Project: An I Love Lucy Podcast
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| 03.01 Ricky's 'Life' Story | 16 Aug 2025 | 00:27:25 | |
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.
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| The 5 Best Episodes of Season Two of I Love Lucy | 31 Jan 2025 | 00:22:51 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! Today, we're talking the 5 best eps of season two, plus the absolute worst.
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| 02.31 Never Do Business With Friends | 04 Dec 2024 | 00:24:16 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! The weather outside is as cold as Lucy's dark roots, but inside we're as toasty as her red hair.
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| 02.30 Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans | 07 Nov 2024 | 00:21:10 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! Never give up. Always take comfort in your friends at 623 E. 68th St.
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| 02.29 The Camping Trip | 24 Oct 2024 | 00:19:20 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! In which Ethel is EVERYTHING and Ricky is just Ken. Help those displaced by Hurricane Helene: https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/how-to-give-to-hurricane-helene-relief-efforts/
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| 02.28 Lucy Wants New Furniture | 18 Oct 2024 | 00:20:32 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! I am sorry y'all, something weird was going on with the audio here.
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| 02.27 Lucy Is Matchmaker | 11 Oct 2024 | 00:22:56 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! My GOD this episode is racy.
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| 02.26 The Ricardos Change Apartments | 07 Oct 2024 | 00:27:32 | |
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/
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| 02.25 Lucy's Last Birthday | 27 Sep 2024 | 00:22:23 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! Continuing last week's theme: 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
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| 02.24 The Indian Show | 19 Sep 2024 | 00:20:37 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! 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
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| 02.23 Lucy Hires a Maid | 13 Sep 2024 | 00:22:17 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! Mrs. Porter, the Child Wonder, is here to teach us all about self love.
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| 02.22 No Children Allowed | 06 Sep 2024 | 00:24:34 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! Ring the Trum-bell, Mrs. Trumbell has arrived! (See what I did there?).
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| An Update: Where I've Been and Where We're Going | 20 Aug 2024 | 00:12:28 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! Hi everyone. Long time no talk.
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| 02.21 Lucy Changes Her Mind | 19 Oct 2023 | 00:21:16 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! Justice for Harry Henderson. Buy AKA Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263
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| An Interview with Sarah Royal, Author of A.K.A Lucy: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball | 12 Oct 2023 | 01:10:42 | |
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
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| 02.20 The Black Eye | 05 Oct 2023 | 00:28:27 | |
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 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 Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263
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| 02.19 The Club Election | 28 Sep 2023 | 00:28:36 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! CaroLillian Appleby is here! Buy AKA Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263
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| 02.18 Inferiority Complex | 22 Sep 2023 | 00:25:36 | |
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 Lucy: https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9780762484263
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| 02.17 Sales Resistance | 15 Sep 2023 | 00:33:02 | |
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
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| 02.16 Lucy Goes to the Hospital | 07 Sep 2023 | 01:18:36 | |
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!). Follow Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/saraheroyal/?hl=en THE scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz0Q9gaYtPo
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| 02.15 Lucy Becomes a Sculptress | 31 Aug 2023 | 00:25:54 | |
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
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| 02.14 Ricky Has Labor Pains | 24 Aug 2023 | 00:21:44 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! Call the New York Herald Time Tribune, we’re back with another episode!
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| 02.13 Lucy Hires an English Tutor | 18 Aug 2023 | 00:17:21 | |
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 :)
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| 02.12 Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song | 15 Aug 2023 | 00:20:23 | |
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!
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| 02.11 Pregnant Women are Unpredictable | 11 Aug 2023 | 00:23:03 | |
Send us a text or a question or a thought! Hello. Its me.
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| 02.10 Lucy is Enceinte | 20 Dec 2022 | 00:20:30 | |
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!
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| 02.09 Ricky Loses His Voice | 06 Dec 2022 | 00:20:20 | |
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!
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| 02.08 Redecorating | 29 Nov 2022 | 00:27:04 | |
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
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| Desi Arnaz, The Original Wife Guy | 17 Nov 2022 | 00:24:00 | |
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!
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| 02.07 The Courtroom | 12 Nov 2022 | 00:15:17 | |
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 there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project The Holiday Season is approaching - please remember to be generous with your gratuities and to shop small businesses wherever possible!
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| 02.06 Vacation From Marriage | 27 Oct 2022 | 00:19:37 | |
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. If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project US Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/
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| The 5 Best Episodes of Season One of I Love Lucy | 20 Oct 2022 | 00:19:02 | |
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 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! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project US Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/
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| 02.05 The Operetta | 13 Oct 2022 | 00:15:48 | |
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.com/watch?v=0G9pPJQSzaA Lucy’s “solo”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAml-CpQbKI The check bounced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyTXjZRkilM 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 recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project US Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/
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| 02.04 The Handcuffs | 06 Oct 2022 | 00:18:45 | |
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 recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project US Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/
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| 02.03 Anniversary Present | 29 Sep 2022 | 00:19:44 | |
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 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! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project US Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/
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| 02.02 The Saxophone | 22 Sep 2022 | 00:20:09 | |
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/watch?v=0q8WvdjDpi4 What Glow Worm *Actually* Sounds Like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opSpd8Z5hms 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! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project US Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/
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| 02.01 Job Switching | 15 Sep 2022 | 00:32:38 | |
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 embarrassingly painstaking comic analysis on the scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMsPh9ArAcQ&t=1055s 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! Support the podcast by making a one-time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/
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| 01.35 Ricky Asks for a Raise | 09 Jun 2022 | 00:22:35 | |
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 sincere gratitude. Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday (when not on hiatus, which I’m about to be on!) Part of the nightclub scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykGrrAonbh8 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! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project June’s organization - Happy Pride! Support Queer kids in Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/
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| 01.34 Ricky Thinks He's Getting Bald | 02 Jun 2022 | 00:23:02 | |
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 subscribe! New episodes every Thursday! Papermoon Loves Lucy: https://papermoonloveslucy.tumblr.com/post/129140988218/ricky-thinks-hes-getting-bald 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! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project June’s organization - Happy Pride! Support Queer kids in Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/
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| 01.33 Lucy's Schedule | 26 May 2022 | 00:18:58 | |
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 when you’re a butt. 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 recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
May’s organization - its AAPI Heritage Month. The last few years has been especially difficult for these communities. Donate to the Asian Mental Health Collective: https://www.asianmhc.org/donate/ Reproductive Rights are under attack. Donate to the Yellowhammer Fund now:https://action.yellowhammerfund.org/onlineactions/VJwyf79UF0yW0qhFnyakGw2
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| 01.32 Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio | 19 May 2022 | 00:18:24 | |
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 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 recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project May’s organization - its AAPI Heritage Month. The last few years has been especially difficult for these communities. Donate to the Asian Mental Health Collective: https://www.asianmhc.org/donate/ Reproductive Rights are under attack. Donate to the Yellowhammer Fund now:https://action.yellowhammerfund.org/onlineactions/VJwyf79UF0yW0qhFnyakGw2
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| 01.31 The Publicity Agent | 12 May 2022 | 00:18:53 | |
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 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! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project May’s organization - its AAPI Heritage Month. The last few years has been especially difficult for these communities. Donate to the Asian Mental Health Collective: https://www.asianmhc.org/donate/ Reproductive Rights are under attack. Donate to the Yellowhammer Fund now:https://action.yellowhammerfund.org/onlineactions/VJwyf79UF0yW0qhFnyakGw2
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| 01.30 Lucy Does a TV Commercial | 05 May 2022 | 00:25:45 | |
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.youtube.com/watch?v=KY3eOtJwOhE Red Skelton’s Original Routine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4mgHNX9eUg 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! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project May’s organization - its AAPI Heritage Month. The last few years has been especially difficult for these communities. Donate to the Asian Mental Health Collective: https://www.asianmhc.org/donate/ Reproductive Rights are under attack. Donate to the Yellowhammer Fund now:https://action.yellowhammerfund.org/onlineactions/VJwyf79UF0yW0qhFnyakGw2
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| 01.29 The Freezer | 28 Apr 2022 | 00:19:47 | |
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! 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 recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project April’s organization - its Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Please consider supporting locals orgs, or make a donation to RAINN here: https://give.rainn.org/a/donate?_ga=2.104530313.806139343.1649289856-1478672393.1649289856 Donate to World Central Kitchen who are on the ground in Ukraine - https://wck.org/
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| 01.28 Cuban Pals | 21 Apr 2022 | 00:22:29 | |
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 celebrate! Please subscribe! New episodes every Thursday! References: “I Love Ricky: How Desi Arnaz Challenged American Popular Culture” - https://etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_etd/send_file/send?accession=miami1209136075&disposition=inline “Ricky Ricardo Ain’t Real” - https://curtjazz.com/2019/04/14/ricky-ricardo-aint-real/ 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! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject
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| 01.27 The Kleptomaniac | 14 Apr 2022 | 00:18:49 | |
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! 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 recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project April’s organization - its Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Please consider supporting locals orgs, or make a donation to RAINN here: https://give.rainn.org/a/donate?_ga=2.104530313.806139343.1649289856-1478672393.1649289856 Donate to World Central Kitchen who are on the ground in Ukraine - https://wck.org/
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| 01.26 The Marriage License | 07 Apr 2022 | 00:22:20 | |
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 to Connecticut to recreate their engagement and wedding, with a cameo from the Arnazes’ real life wedding venue! Plus, Mrs. Trumbell shows up (kind of!). Plus plus, I rewrite the ending because this plot bugged 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 recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject April’s organization - its Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Please consider supporting locals orgs, or make a donation to RAINN here: https://give.rainn.org/a/donate?_ga=2.104530313.806139343.1649289856-1478672393.1649289856 Donate to World Central Kitchen who are on the ground in Ukraine - https://wck.org/
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| 01.25 Pioneer Women | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:16:10 | |
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 every Thursday! References: Lucy’s Bread Saga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA3hc4P3qe8 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! Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject March’s organization - its Women’s History Month! Please support ending the maternal health crisis in America: https://4kira4moms.com/#donate Donate to World Central Kitchen who are on the ground in Ukraine - https://wck.org/
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| 01.24 The Gossip | 24 Mar 2022 | 00:19:10 | |
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 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! Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project Support the podcast by making a one-time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject March’s organization - its Women’s History Month! Please support ending the maternal health crisis in America: https://4kira4moms.com/#donate Donate to World Central Kitchen who are on the ground in Ukraine - https://wck.org/
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| 01.23 The Mustache | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:18:34 | |
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 Mertzes’ fabulous vaudeville show. 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 recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project March’s organazation - its Women’s History Month! Please support ending the maternal health crisis in America: https://4kira4moms.com/#donate Donate to World Central Kitchen who are on the ground in Ukraine - https://wck.org/
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