Ticklish Business

In honor of Debbie Reynold's passing, special guest Lady P and I honor the lady of song and dance by talking about her films and Academy Award-nominated performance in The Unsinkable Molly Brown. I also read your Tweets honoring Reynolds. Feel free to listen to us via iTunes or Stitcher. I've also revamped the Patreon page with cool new prizes so if you enjoy the show and want free stuff, consider...

Guest co-host Nell Minow and I look at three of the classic films we discovered for the first time in 2016.   Please think about leaving a rating and review of the show if you're listening via iTunes.  Want to support Ticklish Business. Consider donating via Patreon. NEXT TIME: Guest Terence Johnson and I celebrate Gone With the Wind's 77th Anniversary.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Ticklish Business celebrates Christmas with guest Elwood Jones. We sit down to talk the 1944 Judy Garland musical, Meet Me in St. Louis. During our discussion we talk about Margaret O'Brien, Esther Smith as a feminist icon, and what Katie the Maid did all day. Please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes. If you'd like to support the show in other ways, and get great perks, visit my Patreo...

Guest co-host Craig Risinger and I list our top three favorite classic films noir. As always you can listen via iTunes (feel free to leave a review or comment) or Stitcher Radio. Want to support Ticklish Business and get access to early/exclusive interviews or guest on a show? Consider donating to my Patreon page. NEXT WEEK: Head over to my Twitter page (@TicklishBiz) and cast your vote for which...

Ticklish Business returns, honoring TCM's Star of the Month Natalie Wood. Guest Diana Bosch and I talk about Wood's transition from child to adult in 1961's Splendor in the Grass. I also read some of your favorite Natalie Wood movies. Feel free to leave a review on iTunes! If you have movies, themes or stars you'd like me to discuss in future episodes drop me an email (ticklishbiz@gmail.com) or se...

A special Halloween release this week!  Guest Todd Liebenow joins me again for a look at 1939's Son of Frankenstein. We talk about Karloff's less than impressive Creature, Bela Lugosi's Ygor and how much we love Donnie Dunagan!    Don't hesitate to leave an iTunes review, if you enjoy what you're hearing. The podcast is very close to hitting 500 downloads!    NEXT TIME: Guest Diana Bosch and I hon...

In the first of my two-part look at the first three Universal Frankenstein films, guest host Todd Liebenow and I discuss James Whale's Monster, as played by Boris Karloff. We look at the film's subtext, how it worked in regards to the Hollywood Production Code, and more. I know it sounds as if I didn't properly introduce the next episode, and that's because I didn't. The next regularly scheduled e...

In honor of TCM's Trailblazing Women series I sit down with historian Cari Beauchamp and TCM host Illeana Douglas to discuss historical depictions of women, the industry today, and what TCM has up its sleeve for the series. Cari Beauchamp's interview stars around the 49 second mark and lasts till 22:55. Illeana Douglas' interview runs from 22:05 till the end. NEXT WEEK: Tickle-ween continues with...

Tickle-ween kicks off with animator and writer Nia Alavezos talking with me about Henri-Georges Clouzet's French horror film Diabolique. *Apologies for the rough quality of the interview. Halloween gremlins took our 30 minute conversation and left us with what we have. As always, feel free to leave a comment or review on iTunes. NEXT WEEK: Another minisode drops as I interview author Cari Beaucham...

I sit down and talk to Madeline Kahn biographer William V. Madison about his new book Madeline Kahn: Being the Music, A Life. We discuss Kahn's similarity to stars like Marilyn Monroe and Judy Holiday, Kahn's friendship with Gene Wilder and more. Find More Information on Madison and his book on Facebook, at the book's official site, and at Madison's personal site. NEXT WEEK: Guest Nia Alavezos joi...

This week I sit down with Jacob Haller to talk about Stanley Kubrick's 1956 film noir, The Killing.  Send suggestions, questions and comments to ticklishbiz@gmail.com. Feel free to leave me a comment on iTunes and be sure to follow Ticklish Business on  Twitter, @Ticklish_Biz.   NEXT WEEK: You'll be getting a special minisode as I talk to Madeline Kahn biographer William V. Madison about his new b...

After losing the first iteration of this conversation Rick Aragon returns to talk about the various incarnations of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, with an emphasis on comparing/contrasting the 1959 version with the recent 2016 remake. *The audio for our interview wasn't ideal, but considering this was a second go at this conversation it's the best I can do.    As always feel free to leave me an iT...

The lovely Ben-Hur episode I had planned for everyone ended up vanishing into cyberspace leaving me scrambling for a last minute replacement.  Thankfully that came in the form of two interviews with classic film authors Peter Winkler (author of Real James Dean: Intimate Memories From Those Who Knew Him Best) and Scott Tracy Griffin (author of Tarzan on Film). The two sit down with me to talk their...

This week, in honor of TCM's month-long Summer Under the Stars, I give some history on the popular August theme (thanks to Yacov Freedman of TCM Backlot for helping!). Later, I'm joined by Marion Davies biographer Lara Fowler to count down the three days you should make time for during Summer Under the Stars on TCM. NEXT WEEK: It's a Tale of the Christ as guest Rick Aragon and I talk about the var...

I talk with Dwight Hurst about the 1968 sci-fi adventure Planet of the Apes in honor of TCM's recent nationwide screening of the film.  Dwight and I talk world-building, the film's racial implications, and why on Earth Charlton Heston has to be naked. I also read my first listener email.   NEXT TIME: I'll be honoring TCM's Summer Under the Stars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

The luminous Olivia de Havilland turned 100 on July 1st and I sit down with Olivia fan Nora Fiore to discuss her life and career while citing our top three favorite de Havilland features. Want to share your own? Email me at ticklishbiz@gmail.com and I'll read comments on a future episode. Enjoy what you're hearing? Leave me a review on iTunes. *The audio should sound louder this time but if you st...

In this inaugural episode of Ticklish Business I'll be bringing you audio from the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival starting with Angela Lansbury interview with Alec Baldwin. You'll also hear my red carpet interviews with TCM General manager Jennifer Dorian, Daryl Hickman, and Leonard Maltin. *Apologies for the low audio volume in the bookends, I finally figured out how to properly set the audio fro...