Having A Ball Podcast

Having A Ball
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Co-hosts Erika Murrietta and Luci Maples dive deep into the life of Lucille Ball, exploring many facets of her life. They take an episode by episode look at some of her most famous shows Lucille Ball was part of like I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, and Here’s Lucy. They will also take a closer look at some of Lucy’s movies, explore the creation and works of Desilu productions and learn more about Lucy’s costars throughout her long career spanning decades! 

  1. Having A Ball: Author Sarah Royal (AKA LUCY: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball

    10/16/2023

    Having A Ball: Author Sarah Royal (AKA LUCY: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball

    This week, we had the pleasure of chatting with Sarah Royal about her beautifully written biography of Lucille Ball: ‘AKA Lucy: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball’. Sarah truly captures Lucy’s life, character and grit in this colorful coffeetable book. There are images and easy to follow chapters to keep up with the aforementioned determined life of Lucy - the woman behind the successful redheaded character we’ve come to cherish and love all these years later. She tells us of how she came to love Lucy, how long it took to put it all together and how she was able to get Amy Poehler to write the forward! Such a great conversation. Sarah’s Book: A.K.A. Lucy: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball https://a.co/d/i4c68eV Connect with all things 'Having A Ball' ••• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXuCxbfhUNJzJ_8wMfMD_w/featured Having A Ball Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Having-a-Ball-Podcast-103319291812682 Having A Ball Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/havingaballpod/ Erika on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikamurrietta/ Erika on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erika.murrietta.3 Erika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikamurrietta Luci on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luciana.ehrlinger Luci on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziv Email: havingaballpod@gmail.com ••• Photos: Sarah Royal/ Running Press Hachette Book Group Produced by: Erika Murrietta Music provided by: Feather Duster via SilvermanSound https://www.silvermansound.com/free-music/feather-dust

    47 min
  2. Having A Ball: We're Back! Podcast and Life Updates!

    09/25/2023

    Having A Ball: We're Back! Podcast and Life Updates!

    We are back! In this week’s episode, we chat about what we’ve been up to this summer! Erika tells us about all the newfound adventures in cake making and starting a business that has surprisingly taken off in 2023 and Luci has some big news to share! We have missed chatting all things Lucy but will be resuming episodes every other week! Thank you for sticking with us and let us know what you’d love to hear from us! Connect with all things 'Having A Ball' ••• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXuCxbfhUNJzJ_8wMfMD_w/featured Having A Ball Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Having-a-Ball-Podcast-103319291812682 Having A Ball Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/havingaballpod/ Erika on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikamurrietta/ Erika on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erika.murrietta.3 Erika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikamurrietta Luci on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luciana.ehrlinger Luci on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziv

    19 min
  3. Having A Ball: Liz Changes Her Mind (My Favorite Husband)

    07/10/2023

    Having A Ball: Liz Changes Her Mind (My Favorite Husband)

    Hey, Lucy fans! We are back this week with another I Love Lucy inspiration episode of 'My Favorite Husband", Liz Changes Her Mind"... and if this sounds familiar, it is!  This script is what inspired the 'Lucy Changes Her Mind' episode from Season 2 (our next recap).  Luci explains what this episode is about and we get to travel back in time and listen to the original broadcast from June 24, 1949. Connect with all things 'Having A Ball' ••• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXuCxbfhUNJzJ_8wMfMD_w/featured Having A Ball Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Having-a-Ball-Podcast-103319291812682 Having A Ball Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/havingaballpod/ Erika on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikamurrietta/ Erika on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erika.murrietta.3 Erika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikamurrietta Luci on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luciana.ehrlinger Luci on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziv

    36 min
  4. Having A Ball: The Black Eye

    06/06/2023

    Having A Ball: The Black Eye

    She went one "I dare you" too far This week, we chat about’The Black Eye”- the infamous black eye that everyone seems to get in this episode! We discuss all the misunderstandings and underlying serious issues surrounding them. We have some trivia, too! Connect with all things 'Having A Ball' ••• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXuCxbfhUNJzJ_8wMfMD_w/featured Having A Ball Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Having-a-Ball-Podcast-103319291812682 Having A Ball Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/havingaballpod/ Erika on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikamurrietta/ Erika on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erika.murrietta.3 Erika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikamurrietta Luci on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luciana.ehrlinger Luci on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziva_e/ Email: havingaballpod@gmail.com ••• Photos: CBS/ Desilu/ Paramount/Getty Produced by: Erika Murrietta Music provided by: Feather Duster via SilvermanSound https://www.silvermansound.com/free-music/feather-dust

    53 min
  5. Having A Ball: The Misunderstanding of the Black Eye

    05/22/2023

    Having A Ball: The Misunderstanding of the Black Eye

    Hello, Having a Ball listeners! This week, Luci discusses an episode of ‘My Favorite Husband’ - chatting about some interesting facts about the show and cast members. You will then hear the episode as it was played in 1951.  Next week we will compare this episode and ‘The Black Eye’ on I Love Lucy! Connect with all things 'Having A Ball' ••• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXuCxbfhUNJzJ_8wMfMD_w/featured Having A Ball Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Having-a-Ball-Podcast-103319291812682 Having A Ball Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/havingaballpod/ Erika on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikamurrietta/ Erika on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erika.murrietta.3 Erika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikamurrietta Luci on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luciana.ehrlinger Luci on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziva_e/ Email: havingaballpod@gmail.com ••• Photos: CBS/ Desilu/ Paramount/Getty Produced by: Erika Murrietta/ Luci Maples Music provided by: Feather Duster via SilvermanSound https://www.silvermansound.com/free-music/feather-dust

    33 min
  6. Having A Ball: The Club Election

    05/08/2023

    Having A Ball: The Club Election

    Connect with all things 'Having A Ball' ••• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXuCxbfhUNJzJ_8wMfMD_w/featured Having A Ball Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Having-a-Ball-Podcast-103319291812682 Having A Ball Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/havingaballpod/ Erika on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikamurrietta/ Erika on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erika.murrietta.3 Erika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikamurrietta Luci on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luciana.ehrlinger Luci on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziva_e/ Email: havingaballpod@gmail.com ••• Photos: CBS/ Desilu/ Paramount/Getty Produced by: Erika Murrietta/ Luci Maples Music provided by: Feather Duster via SilvermanSound https://www.silvermansound.com/free-music/feather-dust

    35 min
  7. Having A Ball: 'The Big Street' Movie Review

    04/24/2023

    Having A Ball: 'The Big Street' Movie Review

    Movie Review! This week, we review the 1942 film, ‘The Big Street’ starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda. DirectorIrving Reis Writers Leonard Spigelgass(screenplay) Damon Runyon(from the Collier's Magazine story "Little Pinks" Connect with all things 'Having A Ball' ••• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXuCxbfhUNJzJ_8wMfMD_w/featured Having A Ball Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Having-a-Ball-Podcast-103319291812682 Having A Ball Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/havingaballpod/ Erika on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikamurrietta/ Erika on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erika.murrietta.3 Erika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikamurrietta Luci on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luciana.ehrlinger Luci on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziva_e/ Email: havingaballpod@gmail.com ••• Photos: CBS/ Desilu/ Paramount/Getty Produced by: Erika Murrietta/ Luci Maples Music provided by: Feather Duster via SilvermanSound https://www.silvermansound.com/free-music/feather-dust

    42 min
  8. Having A Ball: Inferiority Complex

    04/03/2023

    Having A Ball: Inferiority Complex

    This week, we recap Season 2, Episode 18: "Inferiority Complex". As Lucy struggles to feel good about herself, her loved ones certainly don't help with criticisms of her. We chat about the real life issue of depression, psychiatry, family support and how it was handled in the 1950's. Our hearts were with poor Lucy in this episode! Let us know what you think of this recap and please rate and review our podcast. Connect with all things 'Having A Ball' ••• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXuCxbfhUNJzJ_8wMfMD_w/featured Having A Ball Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Having-a-Ball-Podcast-103319291812682 Having A Ball Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/havingaballpod/ Erika on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikamurrietta/ Erika on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erika.murrietta.3 Erika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikamurrietta Luci on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luciana.ehrlinger Luci on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziva_e/ Email: havingaballpod@gmail.com ••• Photos: CBS/ Desilu/ Paramount/Getty Produced by: Erika Murrietta/ Luci Maples Music provided by: Feather Duster via SilvermanSound https://www.silvermansound.com/free-music/feather-dust

    45 min
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Co-hosts Erika Murrietta and Luci Maples dive deep into the life of Lucille Ball, exploring many facets of her life. They take an episode by episode look at some of her most famous shows Lucille Ball was part of like I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, and Here’s Lucy. They will also take a closer look at some of Lucy’s movies, explore the creation and works of Desilu productions and learn more about Lucy’s costars throughout her long career spanning decades! 

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  • Creator
    Having A Ball
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Clean
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