The Ricardo Project: An I Love Lucy Podcast

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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 Bookshop affiliate link for my fave books on I Love...

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 Love Lucy and Lucille Ball: https://bookshop.org/...

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

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 fave books on I Love Lucy and Lucille B...

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 fell...

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 book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listener...

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://book...

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:/...

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!...

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://b...

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* S...

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 s...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Origina...

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's because I am currently VERY pregnant!...

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 Th...

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! S...

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 w...

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: http...

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...