Ticklish Business

Director Bill Malone, former owner of Robby the Robot, joins Kristen to go deep into space for a discussion on 1956's Forbidden Planet.

Kristen and Bill discuss the movie's production history, why Walter Pidgeon wasn't a fan, and why Robby became the de facto star. Bill also gives some great backstory on how he came to obtain Robby, and spending time on the dying MGM lot back in the 1970s.

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Works Referenced:

Apocalypse Then: Benefits of the Bomb in Fifties Science Fiction Films by Robert Torry

From Trauma to Paranoia: Nuclear Weapons, Science Fiction, and History by Cyndy Hendershot

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Bruce David Klein, director of Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story, joins Kristen to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the iconic actress. The two talk about Minnelli's struggles, both personal and professional, her connections to her mother, and why she remains a legend today.

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It's Oscar time and we've got guests Kim Luperi and Danny Reid, author of the great Pre-Code Essentials, talking with us. The duo lay out how the Oscars, still at their origin era, navigated the pre-Code landscape. We also talk about some where Oscar nominations that could have only existed at that time.

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Kristen is back to flying solo and she didn't burn the joint down!

We're celebrating the life and career of the great Diane Keaton, looking at her career-changing performance in 1987's Baby Boom. Joining Kristen is James Spader superfan and '80s lover, Kate Hagen! Kate and Kristen talk about women of the '80s, the Charles Shyer/Nancy Meyers ouevre, and Diane Keaton's best moments in this movie.

Are you a Diane Keaton fan? What's your go-to movie?

WORKS CITED IN THIS EPISODE

Susan Faludi's Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women

How Serfdom Saved the Women's Movement by Caitlin Flanagan

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The listeners spoke and you wanted Kristen and Emily on the Moors to talk about Heathcliff, Cathy, and 1939's Wuthering Heights.

But we couldn't just talk about the movie and Emily Bronte. We needed a Bronte expert. And who better to join us as a guest than the director of the Emily Bronte biopic Emily: Frances O'Connor! O'Connor, Kristen and Emily discuss Bronte's life, whether Heathcliff was a person of color, and why we love this petty story (and why Emily doesn't love it).

Emily also has a bittersweet announcement to make this episode.

Next Time: We're honoring the life and career of Diane Keaton with a discussion on 1987's Baby Boom.

You can ⁠⁠now watch episodes of Ticklish Business over on our YouTube channel⁠⁠! Be sure to like and subscribe to stay in the know on our latest videos.

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Find Kristen and Emily's books wherever you buy books. Kristen's latest, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Popcorn Disabilities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, is available to buy now!

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Linda Lindley

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