11: Lucy and Desi Get Divorced (Part 6)

An Old Timey Podcast

True Crime, History, Comedy

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2024

⏱️ 143 minutes

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Summary

After nearly 20 years of marriage, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz called it quits. Their divorce was quick, but it wasn’t simple. They’d grown Desilu into a major Hollywood studio, on par with MGM, Warner Brothers and Twentieth Century Fox. In order to keep the business going, they had to work together. And when that didn’t work out, Lucy had to figure out how to be the boss.

Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Kristin pulled from:
“Love, Lucy,” by Lucille Ball
“The Plot Thickens” podcast from Turner Classic Movies
“The Life of Lucille Ball,” by Kathleen Brady
The documentary “Lucy and Desi”
“Ball of Fire,” by Stefan Kanfer

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0:00.0	Hear ye!
0:02.0	hear ye!
0:03.0	Oh Jesus!
0:04.0	You are listening to an old-timey podcast.
0:07.0	I'm Kristen Caruso.
0:09.0	And I'm Norman Caruso, who's hyped up on Crystal Light right now. Woe, who's hyped up on Crystal Light right now. No, why balls, I thought you were going to do the wah-wah-wah-wah-wah.
0:24.8	No, because when I did that last time you were like, oh, but sometimes divorce is a good thing.
0:31.3	Okay, well, I was in a different mood that day. Today I'm bringing a different kind of energy.
0:36.5	I definitely can tell. I have four caffeinated beverages surrounding me. I did two things today already. I went to the dentist and I
0:47.3	went to therapy and now I'm recording an episode what am I wonder woman I hate
0:51.9	today. What will she do next?
0:54.0	Hopefully take a nap.
0:56.0	Lay on the couch and watch Big Brother season 10?
0:59.0	Yes.
1:00.0	Okay, on the days when I go to the dentist, I feel like that's all I should have to do, right?
1:06.7	Takes a lot out of you.
1:07.7	Yeah, and yet I come here like a fucking champion.
1:11.6	Anyway, why don't you do a little plug of our Patreon so I can keep going to the dentist?
1:17.0	What program did you watch today at the dentist?
1:20.0	The TV was broken.
1:22.0	I had to raw dog it, just sit there with my feelings.
1:26.0	Terrible.
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