The Ricardo Project: An I Love Lucy Podcast

Send us a text or a question or a thought! My baby is here! And a professional milestone is also here! Watch "We Love TV" on the CW on October 13, 2025 at 8pm (and all the Mondays after for the other episodes!) to see me say one or two things about "I Love Lucy." You can watch on the CW app too: https://www.cwtv.com/thecw/the-cw-app/  Support the show Shop my Bookshop affiliate...

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. 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...

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. 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 m...

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.  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...

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 Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: http...

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 Bookshop affiliate link for my fave bo...

Send us a text or a question or a thought! I am sorry y'all, something weird was going on with the audio here. Pre-Order "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television:" https://bookshop.org/a/80960/9781668023068 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 t...

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 merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Suppo...

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 books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://...

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-indigenous-women-mmiw   Support the show Sh...

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   Support the show Shop my Bookshop affiliate link for m...

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! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: htt...

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! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: htt...

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 merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ S...

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 let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic class...

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 to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop...

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=DonationTracking&c_src=WEBINT   Go to the AKA L...

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 fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https:...

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  ...

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/thericardoproject If there’s a book you’d like to recommend to...

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.instagram.com/saraheroyal/?hl=en   THE scene:...

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 a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow li...

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! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: htt...

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’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow l...

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 books on I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://b...