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# Ticklish Business #210: Saturday Night Fever (1977, with Margo Donohue)
- URL: https://thefilmmaven.com/saturday-night-fever-john-travolta-margo-donohue-podcast/
- Published: 2025-08-27T16:02:45.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-03T13:56:50.000Z
- Description: We're hitting the dance floor with John Travolta and this seminal '70s classic
- Author: Kristen Lopez
- Tags: Podcast

Ticklish Business #210: Saturday Night Fever (1977, with Margo Donohue)

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***\*\*This episode was recorded prior to Margo's unfortunate passing towards the end of July. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones.\*\****

We're hitting the dance floor with Margo Donohue, the author of *Fever: The Complete History* *of* *Saturday Night Fever*.

Margo joins Kristen and Emily to discuss John Travolta's rise to fame, New York in the 1970s, and whether contemporary audiences can find any redeeming qualities in these characters. We also talk about how much we love Donna Pescow. A lot!

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