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The Ricardo Project: An I Love Lucy Podcast
Dana Sumner-Pritchard
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Welcome to the Ricardo Project, where we watch, dissect, and reflect on I Love Lucy, one episode at a time.
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Oct 8 2021
Welcome to The Ricardo Project
Hi there! In this Welcome episode, Dana talks a bit about why we're here, before we begin.If you'd like to get in touch:Instagram: @TheRicardoProjectEmail: TheRicardoProject@gmail.comSupport 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Episodes
Oct 19 2023
02.21 Lucy Changes Her Mind
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 classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Oct 12 2023
An Interview with Sarah Royal, Author of A.K.A Lucy: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball
More like “AKA Sarah Royal Stans Fred Mertz.”Thank you so much to Sarah for joining me AGAN! Buy AKA LucyFollow SarahSupport 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Oct 5 2023
02.20 The Black Eye
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 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 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Sep 28 2023
02.19 The Club Election
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://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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Sep 22 2023
02.18 Inferiority Complex
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 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Sep 15 2023
02.17 Sales Resistance
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 your fellow listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Sep 7 2023
02.16 Lucy Goes to the Hospital
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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz0Q9gaYtPo 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Aug 31 2023
02.15 Lucy Becomes a Sculptress
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 listeners, please let me know! Shop Funny Girls - minimalistic classic tv merch: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Aug 24 2023
02.14 Ricky Has Labor Pains
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: https://funny-girls-tv.myspreadshop.com/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Aug 18 2023
02.13 Lucy Hires an English Tutor
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_byagSupport 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Aug 15 2023
02.12 Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song
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=fxQOPbc4loESupport 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Aug 11 2023
02.11 Pregnant Women are Unpredictable
Hello. Its me.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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Dec 20 2022
02.10 Lucy is Enceinte
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 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Dec 6 2022
02.09 Ricky Loses His Voice
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/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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Nov 29 2022
02.08 Redecorating
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 possibleSupport 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Nov 17 2022
Desi Arnaz, The Original Wife Guy
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 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Nov 12 2022
02.07 The Courtroom
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/thericardoprojectIf there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch:Instagram: @thericardoprojectEmail: thericardoproject@gmail.comTwitter: @ricardo_projectThe 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/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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Oct 27 2022
02.06 Vacation From Marriage
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/thericardoprojectIf there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch:Instagram: @thericardoprojectEmail: thericardoproject@gmail.comTwitter: @ricardo_projectUS Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/ 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Oct 20 2022
The 5 Best Episodes of Season One of I Love Lucy
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://bookshop.org/shop/thericardoprojectIf there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch:Instagram: @thericardoprojectEmail: thericardoproject@gmail.comTwitter: @ricardo_projectUS Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/ 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project
Oct 13 2022
02.05 The Operetta
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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAml-CpQbKI The check bounced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyTXjZRkilM 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/thericardoprojectIf there’s a book you’d like to recommend to your fellow listeners, please let me know! Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch:Instagram: @thericardoprojectEmail: thericardoproject@gmail.comTwitter: @ricardo_projectUS Elections are coming up! Support Fair Fight so as many voters as possible turn out: https://fairfight.com/ 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/ Support the podcast by making a one time donation on PayPal: paypal.me/ricardoproject Get in touch: Instagram: @thericardoproject Email: thericardoproject@gmail.com Twitter: @ricardo_project