Hello listeners! A quick announcement- we are changing the release day of new episodes to Wednesday! We will be continuing to release new episodes every three weeks and are looking forward to another year of mysteries, whodunits, and sibling shenanigans. We'll be back in your ears soon! 🎙🔍

We touch on gay Star Wars characters, Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 marking the passage of time, Columbo, and the marimba. Apprécier!

We also believe being called “Barbie” is not an insult, wonder how much fandom can really influence media, enjoy foreign media’s depiction of Americans, and discover Discord is amazing for pun-based comedy.

Katy sneaks in a Seinfeld reference, Carrie has read this whole show, Maddy tells a fun hospital story about weird brains, and Mack got Inception-ed by Aretha Franklin.

We touch on the somewhat mysterious and confusing hierarchy used by police and military units, discuss the pros and cons of doing procedural television for multiple seasons, and try to pronounce French names and terms with varying success.

We talk about the challenges in understanding some of the nuances in a different language and culture, but how that also made it fun.

We discuss our enjoyment of Candice and her approach to policing, drawing on her intuition and skills as both a professional and a mother, and how that causes strife within the team she is placed in charge of.

Bonjour! New episode out now! We watched the first episode of the French crime show Candice Renoir. #podcast #mystery #candicerenoir #acorntv

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We also cover rich people, Kurt Russell’s hotness, nice teenage boys, the reality of Stars Hollow, and spear guns. (Also we have confirmed Hornsley’s birthday is March 31st). Enjoy!

We talk about being grossed out by skeleton teeth falling IN YOUR MOUTH, delve into the complexities of fantasies and daydreams, decide yet again Carrie should never watch The Thing, and share our favorite childhood toys we still have kicking around.

Katy got scared watching Jaws by herself in the dark, Carrie has many tickets to the orchestra, Maddy did not find cars important as a baby, and Mack is a ground down 30-year-old.

We loved that although it felt very like the show in how it included asides, daydreams, and fun musical numbers, it had an elevated quality, a more involved plot with a mystery, and still utilized hand drawn animation.

We love the town they live in and how it is full of a community of weirdos who support each other, think that the children feel like real kids and they also make great detectives, and really enjoy the voice talent.

We cover the dynamics of the Belchers and how Bob and Linda’s relationship with each other and their children is so great, and see some of ourselves in the characters.

New episode out now! We spent some time with the Belcher family and watched 2022’s The Bob’s Burgers Movie. #podcast #bobsburgers
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Doctor Who Screenshot: A woman in 1920s clothing reading an Agatha Christie book by the fire

Doctor Who Screenshot: A reverend with a bright purple light glowing on his face

Doctor Who Screenshot: Agatha Christie standing in a grove of trees in front of the TARDIS, the Doctor, and Donna

Doctor Who Screenshot: The Doctor holding up a copy of an Agatha Christie book with a giant wasp on the cover

We also touch on the Ghoul Boys, charming CGI, symmetrical white males, and TARDIS impersonations. Enjoy! PS there are some Doctor Who spoilers concerning more recent iterations so be warned!

Doctor Who Screenshot: An older gentleman in fancy suit looking a bit shocked

Doctor Who Screenshot: Five characters in period clothing looking offscreen at something concerning. The Doctor is holding a sword.

Doctor Who Screenshot: The Doctor and Agatha Christie talking in a sitting room

Doctor Who Screenshot: A number of characters in a 1920s sitting room while the Doctor lounges nearby

We experience in real time the drawbacks to using AI, ponder the goals of pants, have light debates about what constitutes a monster for certain romance novels, and dislike how mysteries involving sci-fi / the supernatural put the viewer at a disadvantage as we lack the usual tools to follow along.

Doctor Who Screenshot: The Doctor and Agatha Christie looking at something in her hand

Doctor Who Screenshot: The Doctor, Agatha Christie, and Donna staring at something concerning offscreen

Doctor Who Screenshot: Closeup of the Doctor looking smug

Doctor Who Screenshot: A woman in 1920s clothing looking smug

Katy mixes up her Shakespeare plays, Carrie makes a Transformers reference, Maddy flashes back to her 2009 fashion choices, and Mack shares a fairly gross detail about facial hair.

Doctor Who Screenshot: Agatha Christie looking contemplative

Doctor Who Screenshot: A giant wasp hovering over a bed while Donna looks on in shock

Doctor Who Screenshot: The Doctor holding up his hands like "jazz hands" while Donna does the same in a 1920s kitchen

Doctor Who Screenshot: The Doctor looking sweaty and intense in a 1920s kitchen, baring his teeth

We also debate insect anatomy when the insect is also an alien, have a discussion about the limitations and ability of the TARDIS for language translation, and discover we all stopped watching the show around the same time without realizing.

Doctor Who Screenshot: The Doctor and Agatha Christie are staring down at a spiky thing sticking out of a door

Doctor Who Screenshot: The Doctor, Donna, and Agatha Christie looking concerned at a door

Doctor Who Screenshot: The Doctor, Donna, and Agatha Christie sitting on the ground, clearly after falling down, looking concerned at something off screen

Doctor Who Screenshot: A view down a hallway in a 1920s mansion where a number of characters are leaning out of their respective doorways

We discuss the way Doctor Who depicts real people throughout history, and how well this depiction of Agatha Christie may have compared to the real person and her real-life struggles.

Doctor Who Screenshot: The logo of season 4 with The Doctor and Donna behind it

Doctor Who Screenshot: Donna and Agatha Christie shake hands outside while the Doctor looks on

Doctor Who Screenshot: The Doctor and Donna looking delighted at someone offscreen while they are outside

Doctor Who Screenshot: The Doctor and Donna holding cocktails looking suspiciously at someone offscreen

We talk about the Doctor and his relationship with Donna, truly enjoy the actor’s chemistry throughout the show, and uncover how much this episode utilized tropes that came directly from both Christie’s books and the adaptations of her stories.

New episode out now! We have a slightly different encounter with the figure of Agatha Christie in the Doctor Who episode “The Unicorn and the Wasp”. #podcast #mystery #DoctorWho #AgathaChristie

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We touch on movie theater soda blends, Mouse Trap, auditing your keyring, and the evolution of the car selling process. Enjoy! And special thanks to Jason for compiling a very helpful dossier- find him on Letterboxd under JKHenson89!

We also discuss new terms for a secret male lover, ponder the ubiquity of a pencil-thin mustache in these noir films, and compare a scene from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh to one of an English judge ordering the death penalty.

Katy cannot pronounce names or remember things, Carrie knows a real finger when she sees one, Maddy has to plan very carefully when going to a movie, and Mack is the Keymaster.

We touch on the similarities we see between the film and other Hitchcock movies as well as Columbo and Poirot, try to figure out where we’ve seen the actors before, and admit we kinda wanted to see the murder succeed just to see a satisfying plan come together.

We enjoyed watching Tony evolve his plan when things went wrong, and discuss the first appearance of both the stereotypical “Hitchcock blonde” and Grace Kelly in particular in his films.

We talk about the visual style of the film and how it was influenced by the decision to shoot with a new 3-D camera rig and are impressed by the use of shadows and score to increase the suspense.

New episode out now! We revisit the world of Alfred Hitchcock with 1954’s Dial M For Murder. #podcast #hitchcock #DialMForMurder
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Listen to hear Mack being a clever and delightful game show host, who has also created an incredible musical world- in more ways than one! And after the games, we have a familiar Casemas treat! Enjoy, and happy holidays!