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Get a sneak peek into our finale episode of Being Elvis, the 6-week Patreon exclusive series we've been doing looking at Elvis biopics. In our finale episode guest Erik Anderson joins us to discuss Baz Luhrmann's 2022 Elvis biopic and how it connects to modern celebrity. Get the full episode, as well as the last 5 episodes in the series over at Patreon.com/TicklishBiz!  Consider subscribing to our Patreon to help more series like this possible. 

Samantha and Kristen are joined by author and actress Holly Madison to look at Marilyn Monroe's 1960s features. The trio talk about Monroe as an actress, what she might have done had she lived longer, and how we look at Marilyn post-#MeToo.   Reviews matter and you can help us out by giving us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts! Also, tell your friends to like and subscribe to our Patreon, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube channels! We also have a shiny new website you can visit now!   This episode created thanks to our Patrons: Peter Bryant Ann Foster Audrey Jacob Haller Laura Neill Christine Mier David Floyd Peter Dawson Jeffrey Danny Fuckbois of Literature Christina Lane Sofia Copilled Rosa McF Donna Hill Cat Cooper Harry Holland Lora Stocker

It's Judy Garland's centennial and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to celebrate with a top 3 on her films. Izzy of the YouTube channel Be Kind Rewind drops by to give us her thoughts. We talk Judy Garland as a performer and the one film we all didn't want to include.   Reviews matter and you can help us out by giving us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts! Also, tell your friends to like and subscribe to our Patreon, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube channels! We also have a shiny new website you can visit now!   This episode created thanks to our Patrons: Peter Bryant Ann Foster Audrey Jacob Haller Laura Neill Christine Mier David Floyd Peter Dawson Jeffrey Danny Fuckbois of Literature Christina Lane Sofia Copilled Rosa McF Donna Hill Cat Cooper Harry Holland

Jean Harlow biographer Darrell Rooney joins Kimberly and Kristen to celebrate Harlow's birthday and the 90th anniversary of her pre-Code feature Red Dust (1932). We discuss Harlow before and after the Code, the commonalities between her and Mary Astor, and why pre-Code Clark Gable is the best.   Reviews matter and you can help us out by giving us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts! Also, tell your friends to like and subscribe to our Patreon, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube channels! We also have a shiny new website you can visit now!   This episode created thanks to our Patrons: Peter Bryant Ann Foster Audrey Jacob Haller Laura Neill Christine Mier David Floyd Peter Dawson Jeffrey Danny Fuckbois of Literature Christina Lane Sofia Copilled Rosa McF Donna Hill Cat Cooper Harry Holland

It's been a minute since we've done a TCMFF audio show! This year's TCM Classic Film Festival was fantastic and we have the audio to prove it. Hear our exclusive interviews with Jacqueline Stewart, Dana Gould, Pam Grier, and Aileen Queen, plus William Joyce's intro to Queen Bee and some guy named Steven Spielberg's intro to E.T.   We'll have more TCMFF audio coming to Patreon in the next week, including the full panels dedicated to Piper Laurie, Margaret O'Brien, and Floyd Norman.   Reviews matter and you can help us out by giving us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts! Also, tell your friends to like and subscribe to our Patreon, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube channels! We also have a shiny new website you can visit now!   This episode created thanks to our Patrons: Peter Bryant Jacob Haller Laura Neill Christine Mier David Floyd Peter Dawson Jeffrey Danny Fuckbois of Literature Christina Lane Rosa McF Donna Hill Cat Cooper Harry Holland sweetcomrade

May the 4th be worth you and we're honoring the 45th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope. Guest Chris Mich joins us to discuss George Lucas' sci-fi fantasy and its numerous classic film influences. Yep, you could watch an entire history of classic film just looking at references within the story of Luke Skywalker.   Reviews matter and you can help us out by giving us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts! Also, tell your friends to like and subscribe to our Patreon, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube channels! We also have a shiny new website you can visit now!   Produced and edited by Kimberly Pierce   This episode created thanks to our Patrons: Peter Bryant Jacob Haller Laura Neill Christine Mier David Floyd Peter Dawson Jeffrey Danny Fuckbois of Literature Christina Lane Rosa McF Donna Hill Cat Cooper Harry Holland Rachel Kramarchuk sweetcomrade

We're celebrating the 90th birthday of actress Debbie Reynolds with a very special guest, Debbie's son Todd Fisher. Todd shares his memories of his mom, as well as stories of the top 3 movies the Ticklish Trio picked as their favorites. This episode is so jam packed with stories it's our longest episode to date!   Also, look for an exclusive video of the recording of this episode, available on Patreon, where Todd shows us several items from Debbie's collection of memorabilia.   Reviews matter and you can help us out by giving us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts! Also, tell your friends to like and subscribe to our Patreon, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube channels! We also have a shiny new website you can visit now!   Produced and edited by Kimberly Pierce   This episode created thanks to our Patrons: Peter Bryant Jacob Haller Laura Neill Christine Mier David Floyd Peter Dawson Jeffrey Danny Fuckbois of Literature Christina Lane Rosa McF Donna Hill Cat Cooper Harry Holland Rachel Kramarchuk sweetcomrade

Author Tom Santopietro, the man behind Why To Kill a Mockingbird Matters, sits down with the Ticklish crew to discuss Robert Mulligan's 1962 adaptation of Harper Lee's classic. The group discusses Gregory Peck's career-defining role as Atticus Finch, the way the movie gives us the children's POV, and why the sequel novel isn't necessarily worth reading.   Also, listen all the way to the end as we're giving a bite-sized sneak peek of our interview with Jean Louise "Scout" Finch herself, actress Mary Badham which you can listen to exclusively on Patreon with a full transcript at TicklishBiz.com.   Reviews matter and you can help us out by giving us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts! Also, tell your friends to like and subscribe to our Patreon, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube channels! We also have a shiny new website you can visit now!   Produced and edited by Kimberly Pierce   This episode created thanks to our Patrons: Peter Bryant Jacob Haller Laura Neill Christine Mier David Floyd Peter Dawson Jeffrey Danny Fuckbois of Literature Christina Lane Rosa McF Donna Hill Cat Cooper Harry Holland Rachel Kramarchuk sweetcomrade