Columboys is a podcast all about the rumpled, wood-paneled, murderous world of Lieutenant Columbo hosted by Mack and Ben. Mack has seen every episode and Ben is seeing them all for the very first time. Episodes are released every other Sunday. Come along on an episodic journey through the 35 year hi…
On this, the final episode of Columbo, Columbo must wade into the seedy made-for-tv world of early 2000s rave culture. Matthew Rhys stars as a club promoter who gets stuck in a web of murder to protect his club opening. Came along one last time with The Columboys as they watch ABC wring the last little bit of juice out of the Columbo property and say farewell to this beloved character.
In the penultimate episode of Columbo, Billy Connoly plays a murderous film composer who's hatched the perfect melody... for MURDER. Okay maybe that doesn't make any sense but then neither does this episode of Columbo.
It's the final return of Columboys favorite Patrick McGoohan in the directing and starring roles. In this Modernish Classic episode of Columbo, McGoohan plays a funeral home director who murders beloved Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan to protect his reputation. We've all thought about it, but only Patrick had the guts to actually go through with it!
We're back from our brief and unannounced hiatus! In this episode the wife of a crooked millionaire and a forensic pathologist conspire to frame the husband for murder. Can the Columboys figure it out before Columbo? They show you who did it in the beginning so I certainly hope so! Mack looks at his phone a lot but I mean come on, dude.
George Wendt plays a horse breeder who murders his irresponsible brother and pins it on a mob bookie. Can Columbo catch this criminal without breaking numerous laws and getting help from the actual mafia? Apparently not! We're in the home stretch! Only five episode of Columbo left!
In this episode Columbo is looking for buried treasure, and also a murderer sure why not. The audio in this one is a little rough but the Columboys are more than up to the challenge!
A pompous radio host murders an investigative reporter to stop his daughter from becoming a novelist. This episode stars William Shatner in the mustache of a lifetime. Meanwhile the Columboys are slowly going insane from isolation.
Faye Dunaway plays a murderous matriarch who tries to seduce Columbo to throw him off her trail. The Columboys, who don't have anything else to criticize about this episode, spend an unreasonable amount of time talking about the sound effects.
After a couple weeks off because Mack got married, Columboys is back with a brand new episode, and by new I mean it's an episode that was recorded two months ago about a show that was released in 1992. This time Tyne Daly and Greg Evigan (or as my spellcheck would rather I typed: Tyre Day and Greg Evian) are unintentional conspirators in the murder of a football team owner. It's a fun episode!
Columbo mus track down the kidnapper of his nephew's bride, in this incredibly un-Columbo episode of Columbo. Meanwhile the Columboys are struggling with their sanity. Will the podcast survive this quarantine?! Yes obviously. It's really easy to record remotely and they've been doing that for months. It's not a big deal. Thanks for listening.
Rip Torn is a jeweler who murders his lottery-winning nephew to solve his financial woes. I mean that's what happens in the show. That's not actually what happened to Rip Torn in his real life. Please don't edit Rip Torn's Wikipedia entry to say he's a broke jewelry store owner/murderer.
Columbo is on the trail of Dabney Coleman who, along with his accomplice: his moustache, murdered his rock star lover to keep her from blackmailing him. meanwhile the Columboys discuss the May Day protests in Mack's neighborhood when this was recorded, and talk about safely protesting during a pandemic, a topic which will have no relevancy here a month later. Alright, that's the episode description down, now to take a big sip of coffee and check the news...
Smoking kills, especially when your cigarettes have been laced by a murderous TV host, played by George Hamilton. The Columboys discuss this surprisingly solid episode of 90's Columbo.
The Columboys are going back to school! Columbo must catch a couple of frat boy murderers who kill their professor to prevent him from exposing them for cheating on a test. Seems like a bit of an overreaction...
A loathsome lothario murders his lover when his lecherous libido is lobbed into the light. Meanwhile the Columboys are slowly going crazy in quarantine. Enjoy!
Columbo must match wits with the most average intellect he's run up against as a dentist to the stars does a very poor job of framing his wife for murder. Meanwhile the Columboys are on lockdown due to recent events! Please enjoy this hastily edited episode of content as you desperately look for something, anything, to do during quarantine!
Mrs. Columbo is dead! Help Columbo and those dang Columboys figure out how we ever got here. If only we could go back... back to the beginning...
The Columboys reunite with Patrick McGoohan and each other in a episode so good, they had to bring in special guest Molly Lewis to help! Enjoy!
Technical issues with episode 50 mean that you get episode 51 early! Lucky you! This episode Columbo is on the trail of a murderous semi-pornographer. Or is he?! ... He is.
Columbo gets to the bottom of a murder at a paramilitary training camp as the Columboys enjoy a brief respite from the aggressively 1980s flavor of Season 8.
Columbo must sexily catch a sexy sex therapist who done a murder with sex. Meanwhile the Columboys struggle valiantly to come up with anything positive to say about this episode.
Columbo must uncover the mystery hidden behind the smoke and mirrors of a Hollywood special effects artist's murderous scheme. Meanwhile the Columboys settle in for their long hard journey through the 1980's.
Columbo is hot on the trail of a fake psychic who murders an old friend for reasons too complicated to go into in this description. Welcome to the 80's, Columboys. It's gonna get weird!
Columbo must track down the charming Irish poet who is the front-man for an IRA gun running operation. Join the Columboys as they say goodbye to the original 1970's run of Columbo!
Columbo is on the trail of a psychologist obsessed with control who murders his friend and colleague. Listen as the Columboys enthuse about this fantastic episode and do whatever the opposite of a hate-watch is.
A television executive murders her boss when he refuses to name her as his successor. Columbo stares at an osciliscope. The Columboys are driven to the brink of madness. You are entertained by this podcast. Three of these things have come to pass! Can the fourth be far behind?!
Columbo tries to track down a murderous food critic in between stuffing his face with delicious food. Honestly he eats so goddamn much in this episode. It's ridiculous. Meanwhile the Columboys try to unravel the mysteries of recording a podcast remotely, Mario's dead-eyed stare, and BANK CAKE.
Columbo must match wits with the delightful Ruth Gordon, who plays a mystery writer who murders her nephew in an act of cold blooded revenge. But she's actually very sweet. Also the Columboys discuss some upcoming changes to the podcast!
A member of a club for geniuses murders his business partner and uses his diabolical brain to devise the perfect cover-up. Can Columbo overcome this criminal conundrum? The Columboys are both recovering from trips so this one gets a little loopy folks, but it's a lot of fun!
The world's youngest old maid, Joyce Van Patten, murders her brother to keep him from selling off the family museum. Meanwhile the Columboys come to grips with one of the most baffling performances in television history.
This week Columbo must contend with the hammy William Shatner as the even hammier Ward Fowler as the positively porcine Lt. Lucerne. Is this episode a boar, or is it completely kosher? Only the Columboys can find out! This episode description courtesy of https://punpedia.org/pig-puns/
Columbo must track down the murderer of a shipping magnate. Is this episode of Columbo so bad it's good, or so bad it's bad? It's bad, that part we're sure of.
In this episode, a creepy stage magician (is there any other kind) murders a blackmailing club owner. Meanwhile the Columboys studio is falling apart! Mack goofed too hard on this one and broke furniture. Oops.
In this week's BONUS episode, The Columboys delve into the non-canonical world of Mrs Columbo starring Kate Mulgrew. This episode was made possible through the generosity of donors to the show but is available for all! If you'd like to hear more bonus episodes head to http://ko-fi.com/columboys and chip in and if we get enough donations we'll keep this bonus train rolling! Choo Choo?
Columbo heads south of the border to catch a matador who offs his business manager to hide his cowardice. The majority of this episode is spent raining praise upon the one and only Ricardo Montalban. We're not sorry. He deserves all of it!
Columbo must catch a deadly spy who murders his partner to cover up some light treason. Once again Patrick MacGoohan is back and The Columboys couldn't be happier about it!
A foreign dignitary hides behind diplomatic immunity when Columbo investigates a murder in an embassy. Listen as the Columboys attempt to discuss this well acted but problematically cast episode. Jeff Goldblum guest stars... sort of.
A retired film star murders her husband who's standing in the way of her big comeback. But is there more to this story than it seems? Watching the episode is STRONGLY SUGGESTED this time. It's a good one!
George Hamilton, a psychedelic psychiatrist with a penchant for playing around with patients painfully polishes off the paterfamilias of his paramour before persuading her into perishing in a perilous plunge into purgatory.
Columbo faces a master of mechanical mayhem who murders his matrimonial matriarch! Can the creased and crumpled cop catch the crafty criminal? Will our Dynamic Duo be able to release their podcast on time this week? Find out the answers to this and many other questions, this week on Columboys!
Columbo's cruise to Mexico is interrupted when he tries catch a wily car salesman who murders a singer to cover up an affair. Will he catch the killer and still make it to the Lido Deck in time for the limbo contest? Meanwhile the Columboys battle tone, pacing, and Morpheus the Dreamlord in their struggle to keep interested in this episode of the beloved 70's detective series.
An accident takes the life of the owner of a military academy, but Columbo suspects murder. He's right of course. I mean this is a Columbo after all! Meanwhile the Columboys are up to their old tricks in another episode of this mildly beloved podcast.
Columbo must track down a murderous cockney chimney sweep played by Dick van Dyke. I think? It's been a couple months since I saw this one.
Columbo faces off against a fitness guru who murders a gym owner to cover up a scam. Meanwhile, the Columboys fight a war against themselves in the future, by including a bunch of stuff that made editing this episode a lot more involved. Curse you, Columboys of the past!
Columbo must catch a duplicitous police commissioner (Richard Kiley) and his hapless neighbor who trade murders. There are a lot of Jurassic Park references in this episode so hopefully people remember that Richard Kiley was in that. They do, right? Oh no. We've made a terrible mistake.
Columbo must catch a Man in Black whose plane plummets into a Ring of Fire. Now he must Walk the Line between good and evil in order to put this Wayfaring Stranger into Folsom Prison before Some else gets Hurt. It's Johnny Cash. Did you get what I was doing there? Johnny Cash is the murderer. Enjoy.
Columbo is on the trail of a scientist who murders his colleague to cover up plagiarism in this week's episode. Meanwhile, the Columboys confront an ancient evil that has arisen to confront our heroes once more.
Jack Cassidy returns as a murderous publisher. It's completely different from the time he played a murderous writer. He's very versatile! Stay tuned after the episode for a trip into madness!
Robert Culp returns for what might be his best episode, portraying an ad executive who murders a client. To catch him, Columbo must use every trick in the book, specifically the book "The Mind String and How To Pull It."
Columbo must catch a senator responsible for the violent death of of his campaign manager. A politician involved in criminal behavior?! Now I've heard everything!
An egotistical winery owner kills his brother and tries to make it look like an accident and Columbo must struggle to uncover the truth. Meanwhile an exhausted podcaster struggles to type out yet another description for a show with incredibly similar plots. Will he manage to come up with a creative but interesting way to introduce this week's episode?
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