Ticklish Business
Devoted to the world of Old Hollywood, Ticklish Business looks at legendary films and iconic stars
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Thursday Jan 18, 2018
Thursday Jan 18, 2018
My year-long Centennial Celebration kicks off with a two-episode look at composer Leonard Bernstein.
Guest Kaci Kielmar joins me to start things off with a look at Sharks, Jets and brownface in the Bernstein-composed musical adaptation, West Side Story.
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NEXT TIME: Our Bernstein tribute continues with a look at the only score he created for a film, 1954's On the Waterfront.
Thursday Jan 04, 2018
Thursday Jan 04, 2018
Guest Diana Bosch joins me as we share the classic films we each discovered in 2017.
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NEXT TIME: Ticklish Business' year-long Centennial Celebration kicks off with a tribute to composer Leonard Bernstein and 1961's West Side Story.
Friday Dec 29, 2017
Friday Dec 29, 2017
A belated Christmas gift sees my Walt Sent Me cohost Todd Liebenow join me in a special crossover episode as we discuss Cary Grant in 1947's The Bishop's Wife.
If you want to hear our thoughts on The Bishop's Wife's 1995 remake, The Preacher's Wife you can find it by listening to Walt Sent Me.
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NEXT TIME: Diana Bosch joins me to discuss our classic film discoveries of 2017!
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Podcaster Lauren Humphries-Brooks joins me as we talk Barbara Stanwyck, feminism and whether Dennis Morgan is good in the 1945 romantic drama Christmas in Connecticut.
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NEXT TIME: The final Christmas episode of the year sees Todd Liebenow join me to talk about the 1947 drama The Bishop's Wife.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2017
Wednesday Dec 13, 2017
It's Christmas at Ticklish Business and our first episode sees guest Howard Casner and I compare and contrast the 1947 George Seaton feature, Miracle on 34th Street, with the 1994 remake.
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NEXT TIME: Lauren Humphries-Brooks joins me as we visit Barbara Stanwyck for a Christmas in Connecticut (1944).
Tuesday Oct 31, 2017
Tuesday Oct 31, 2017
How appropriate that our 31st episode comes out on Halloween night. In the last of four special Halloween episodes I talk to writer Kimberly Pierce about William Castle's House on Haunted Hill (1959).
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NEXT TIME: In honor of Veronica Lake's 95th birthday I share a special tribute episode in her honor.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
It's October which means it's all about Halloween at Ticklish Biz HQ. In the third of four special Halloween episodes I talk to Hollywoodland Unsolved host Ansley Gordon about our favorite unsolved Hollywood murder mysteries.
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NEXT TIME: Kimberly Pierce joins me to discuss the Vincent Price spook-tacular The House on Haunted Hill.
Monday Oct 16, 2017
Monday Oct 16, 2017
It's October which means it's all about Halloween at Ticklish Biz HQ. In the second of four special Halloween episodes I talk to Once Upon a Crime host Esther Ludlow about Mel Brooks' homage to Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein.
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NEXT TIME: Ansley Gordon joins me to discuss some of our favorite Old Hollywood murder mysteries!
What Is Ticklish Biz?
Ticklish Business is a classic film podcast dedicated to honoring Old Hollywood and inspiring new audiences to enjoy the Golden Era of cinema. Hosts Kimberly and Samantha, along with a bevy of special guests discuss the stars, directors, and films of the classic world.