{"podcast":{"title":"Ticklish Business","slug":"ticklish-business-454908","podcast_index_feed_id":454908,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/SBP1367276974","website_url":"https://www.patreon.com/ticklishbiz","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4cd85b8e-5775-11f0-937b-7fec5daac41f/image/2c27d25fc6c7cce92a0c13299e01651c.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Ticklish Biz Productions","episode_count":267,"summary":"Hollywood's golden era produced some of the greatest films ever made. Ticklish Business is the podcast where film critic Kristen Lopez digs into it with enthusiasm. Classic stars, forgotten gems, and the chaotic genius of Old Hollywood, examined with sharp humor and excellent guests.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T06:17:34.039822+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ticklish-business-454908"},"episode":{"title":"229. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946 with Alison Macor)","slug":"229-the-best-years-of-our-lives-1946-with-alison-macor","published_at":"2026-04-29T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ticklish-business-454908/229-the-best-years-of-our-lives-1946-with-alison-macor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ticklish-business-454908","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/495/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/SBP9616508814.mp3?updated=1776042554","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/495/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/SBP9616508814.mp3?updated=1776042554","summary":"The TCM Classic Film Festival is upon us and we're honoring both a movie playing at the festival and one celebrating its 80th (!) anniversary: 1946's The Best Years of Our Lives. Giving insight alongside Kristen is author Alison Macor, author of Making the Best Years of Our Livesand who will be introducing the movie at the festival. Kristen and Alison talk about the movie's legacy, including its dual Oscar-winner, and disabled actor, Harold Russell. Buy Alison's book Making the Best Years of Our Lives at this link. Buy Kristen's book Popcorn Disabilities here. 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. Be sure to follow us via social media at @ticklish_biz on X and @ticklishbiz everywhere else. Also like and subscribe to us on all podcast apps and, if you love us, leave us a review. Find Kristen books wherever you buy books. Kristen's latest, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Popcorn Disabilities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, is available to buy now! ⁠Preorder But Have You Read the Book: Romance Edition here.⁠ • Love T shirts, pins, and other merch? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The merch shop is live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! • ICMYI, the best way to support Ticklish Biz is to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠become a Patron⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Kristen's Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode was created thanks to our Patrons: Ali Moore Danny David Floyd Gates mcf Shawn Goodreau Richard Silver A Button Called Smalls Chris McKay Jacob Haller Peter Blitstein Debbie Lynne Peter Bryant Reyna Moya-James Linda Lindley Erin Bridget M. Hester Cat Cooper Daniel Tafoya David Baxter Diana Madden Harry Holl…","meta_description":"The TCM Classic Film Festival is upon us and we're honoring both a movie playing at the festival and one celebrating its 80th (!) anniversary: 1946's The…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3194,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ticklish-business-454908/episodes/229-the-best-years-of-our-lives-1946-with-alison-macor/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ticklish-business-454908/229-the-best-years-of-our-lives-1946-with-alison-macor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}