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Mystery to Me is a brand new podcast hosted by Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee. We're fans of all things mystery. Mystery to Me will feature us riffing on murder mysteries, film noir, cozy detective stories, police procedurals, psychological thrillers, legal dramas, tales of teen sleuths, and more. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. And send your own recommendations on what to watch to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Stay mysterious!

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    • Jan 16, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 122 EPISODES


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    Columbo: "Last Salute to the Commodore" (1976)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 39:11


    'Twas then that I wished that I was dead and Columbo could go to sea no more."Last Salute to the Commodore" was the sixth episode of Columbo's fifth season, which aired on May 2, 1976. Starring Peter Falk, Columbo is a crime drama series that follows the adventures of the ostensibly-bumbling, quietly-cunning Lieutenant Columbo. The formula is simple: The audience gets to see a too-clever-by-half killer attempt to get away with a crime, and then watch Columbo toy with — and ultimately bust — the murderer. It's great fun."Last Salute to the Commodore" was at one time conceived as a send-off to the series. Directed by Danger Man and The Prisoner star Patrick McGoohan, it's attracted a reputation as a baffling mess that somewhat randomly breaks the mold set by the series. It's all about In addition to Falk, it also stars The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'s Robert Vaughn, Wilfrid Hyde-White, John Dehner, Dennis Dugan, Diane Baker, Bruce Kirby, Joshua Brant, Susan Foster, Fred Draper, Rod McCary, and John Finnegan.Listen to Áine and Kevin meander around the mizzenmast with topics like pacing, Patrick McGoohan's career, and behind-the-scenes Mystery to Me drama.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your stenciled messages to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Dragnet 1967: "The Big Neighbor" and "The Big Dog" (1967)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 38:38


    "The Big Neighbor" ran as the fifth episode of Dragnet 1967's second season, airing on October 12, 1967. It stars Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, with appearances from Randy Stuart, Ann Morgan Guilbert, John Nolan, Kent McCord, Hal Lynch, Rhoda Williams, and Joseph Gallison.Crime takes a backseat to football, pushy neighbors, and strange vibes in this installment, which sees Officer Bill Gannon invite Sergeant Joe Friday to his suburban abode for a hang-out session. "The Big Dog" was the eleventh episode of Dragnet 1967's second season. It aired on November 23, 1967. Jack Webb and Harry Morgan are back, along with Merry Anders, Art Gilmore, Luana Anders, Bart Burns, Phil Arnold, Bonnie Hughes, Jean Inness, Doodles Weaver, Monty Margetts, Maidie Norman, and Alma Platt.In this surreal canine caper, Friday and Gannon must fetch evidence around a devious detachment of dishonest dogs. You see, these hustling hounds, these criminal curs, these mendacious mutts, are making off with innocent women's purses. You read that right! Listen to Áine and Kevin bark about Dragnet's Dognet episodes, Friday's weekends. and the strange vibes with Gannon's wife, Eileen. Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your hastily-snapped crime scene photos of purloining pups to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    Kojak: "A Killing in the Second House" (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 39:05


    "A Killing in the Second House," the eleventh episode of Kojak's second season, debuted on November 17, 1974. It starred Telly Savalas, Martin Balsam, Dan Frazier, Kevin Dobson and George Savalas. It tells the tale of a corrupt ex-cop who hatches a plot that just might make him enough cash so he and his horoscope-reading wife can go to Paris and start over. Or it might just blow up in his face and completely wreck his life. We'll just have to watch and see what happens.Listen to Kevin and Áine — who once did the ding dong number together — speculate about the Savalas sibling dynamics, discover which of them was a Facebook friend of a Kojak cast member, and discuss Kevin's propensity for buying old media that hasn't aged well.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your computer print-out horoscopes to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Dragnet: "The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas" (1952) and "The Big Little Jesus" (1953) and Dragnet 1967: "The Christmas Story" (1967)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 51:26


    It was the Dragnet Christmas story that kept on giving."The Big Little Jesus" first debuted on the Dragnet radio program that preceded the television show. "The Big Little Jesus" first ran on December 22, 1953. It was re-broadcast on December 21, 1954 and December 25, 1956. It made its television debut on December 24, 1953, as the seventeenth episode of the show's third season. It starred Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Harry Bartell, Joe Carioca Jr., James Griffith, Ralph Moody, Herb Vigran, Walter Sande, and Billy Chapin. In the show's successor series, Dragnet 1967, it was redone and re-christened "The Christmas Story." That aired on December 21, 1967, and starred Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, and then practically the same cast! Bartell, Moody, and Vigran return, along with newcomers Bobby Troup, Byron Morrow, William Challee, Fernando Vásquez, Craig Huxley, and The Brady Bunch's Barry Williams.It's all about a missing statue of the Christ child that goes away from its manger right on the eve of ... well, Christmas Eve. We also review "The Big .22" Rifle for Christmas." It's the seventh episode of Dragnet's second season, and it aired on December 18, 1952. Like "The Big Little Jesus," it was repeatedly aired in the radio version of the show as well. It was first broadcast December 22, 1949, and then re-recorded and put out again on December 21, 1950. That second version also aired on December 20, 1951. It was re-recorded a third time and aired again on December 21, 1952. Versions also ran on December 20, 1955 and March 20, 1956.The television version stars Jack Webb, Herbert Ellis, John Martin, June Whitley Taylor, Sammy Ogg, Virginia Christine, Renny McEvoy, and Olan Soule. This is a tragic, gutting Dragnet Christmas tale about a gift that goes awry for two families. It's well-written, gripping, and not funny at all. But it gets at the themes of loss and forgiveness and family far better than its sillier counterpart.Listen to Áine and Kevin carol on about twenty dollar gold pieces, M*A*S*H, Áine's jealousy of Julie London, and Jack Webb's podcasting career.Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate, and happy holidays to you all!Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your chess moves to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Night Court: "Murder" (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 36:58


    "Murder" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of Night Court, a legal sitcom . The episode first aired on January 8, 1987. It starred Harry Anderson, Markie Post, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, Richard Moll, and Marsha Warfield, with appearances from Florence Stanley, Bruce Kirby, and Alice Drummond in this episode.Night Court focuses on the eccentric, nocturnal legal proceedings of the nerdy and eager Judge Harold "Harry" T. Stone. In this episode, the courtroom is thrown into disarray when an adorable little old lady confesses to cold-blooded murder.Listen to Áine and Kevin file motions on Times Square, President Zachary Taylor's death, and comedic bits too dated for the #MeToo era.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your legal dockets to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Trial & Error: Lady, Killer: Season Two (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 36:19


    Trial & Error is a television mockumentary-style sitcom, and the show's second and final season aired from July 19 to August 23, 2018. It starred Nicholas D'Agosto, Jayma Mays, Steven Boyer, Sherri Shepherd, Amanda Payton, and Kristin Chenoweth.In this run of 23 episodes, we return to the quirky — and borderline dystopian — town of East Peck, where naive criminal defense attorney Josh Segal has gotten in over his head with a new client, a sunny and sinister socialite played by Kristin Chenoweth.Listen to Áine and Kevin deliberate over Cabot Cove's murder rate, The Jinx, and the law of diminishing returns.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your Mickey Moose merch designs to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Beverly Hills Buntz: "Fit to Be Tied" (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 31:58


    Beverly Hills Buntz is a dramedy spin-off of Hill Street Blues, starring Dennis Franz as gruff and loveable corrupt-cop-turned-private-eye Norman Buntz. This is the second episode of the show's first and only season, and it aired on November 29, 1987. This episode starred Franz as Butz, along with Peter Jurasik, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Grant Heslov, and Kurt Fuller. It's a retail-centric mystery, where Buntz and his sidekick go undercover at a high-end Beverly Hills clothier that's undergoing a fashion-forward crime wave.Listen to Áine and Kevin steal away topics like Three's Company, patron and client relationships, bundt cakes, and Power Rangers.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your stained ties to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 35:29


    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is a 2022 mystery film from director Rian Johnson and the sequel of the director's 2019 riff on Agatha Christie: Knives Out. Like its predecessor, this movie features a star-studded cast, including Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Noah Segman, Jackie Hoffman, and Dallas Roberts, along with cameos from Ethan Hawke, Hugh Grant, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury, Natasha Lyonne, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Yo-Yo Ma, and Serena Williams.In this sleuth-centric jaunt, Craig's genial Detective Benoit Blanc arrives on a billionaire's island as part of a weekend murder mystery romp. But once the game becomes too real, Blanc must puzzle out a killer lurking among the eccentric partygoers. Listen to Áine and Kevin blow up topics like The Beatles, mystery vibes, and intellectual property law.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your red envelopes to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Miami Vice: "No Exit" (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 31:43


    "No Exit" is the seventh episode of Miami Vice's inaugural season, first airing on November 9, 1984. Miami Vice was a popular police procedural about Metro-Dade Police Department detectives who work in Miami, a city of stylish crimes. The show starred Don Johnson as the white blazer-donning James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as his partner Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs.In this episode, Bruce Wills guest stars as an evil gunrunner who plans to sell dangerous missile launchers to the highest bidder. The Florida cops must contend with meddling federal agents and the criminal's much-abused wife as they try to put Willis away.Eavesdrop on Áine and Kevin's conversation about old-time Broadway police procedurals, cliches, turtles, and Jean-Paul Sartre.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your wiretap warrants to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Martha's Vineyard Mysteries: A Beautiful Place to Die (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 51:28


    Martha's Vineyard Mysteries: A Beautiful Place to Die is an original film from Hallmark Movies & Mysteries that first aired on January 12, 2020. It's the first in the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series, based on a string of novels from Philip R. Craig .This film stars Jesse Metcalfe, Sarah Lind, Eric Kennleyside, Chelsea Hobbs, Sunita Prasad, Bradley Stryker, Naika Toussaint, and Kendall Cross.Metcalfe plays retired detective Jeff Jackson, who retires to his late father's bungalow on Martha's Vineyard after sustaining a devastating wound in the line of fire. He teams up with beautiful, high-heel-loving Dr. Zee Madieras, who serves as a physician, substitute medical examiner, and the daughter of the local police chief. After a body washes up on the island, this duo dully digs for answers in what turns out to be a rather muted mystery.Listen to Áine and Kevin sail around topics like Hallmarking franchises, our hometowns, and the history of Martha's Vineyard.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your gala invitations to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Fugitive (1993)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 44:11


    The Fugitive is a 1993 action thriller film directed by Andrew Davis. Based on an influential 1960s television series, the picture stars Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, along with Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Andreas Katsulas, and Jeroen Krabbe.Ford stars as Dr. Richard Kimble, a brilliant physician who's wrongly accused of murdering his wife. Kimble goes on the run to clear his name, pursued by the cunning U.S. Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard.Áine and Kevin track down topics like on-the-lam lifestyles, phony narratives about murderers, Irish musicians, and stolen Hoosier valor.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send photos from the Devlin-MacGregor Pharmaceuticals junket in Cancun, Mexico to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Trial & Error: Season One (2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 27:05


    Trial & Error is a television sitcom. The show's first season aired between March 14, 2017 and April 18, 2017. It starred Nicholas D'Agosto, Jayma Mays, Steven Boyer, Sherri Shepherd, Krysta Rodriguez, and John Lithgow.The show focuses on Josh, a naive, young attorney from New York City, who is tasked with defending the indefensible defendant: John Litghow's eccentric, roller-cising college professor who is accused of brutally murdering his wife. Áine and Kevin read their opening statements on anxiety, boxing, and Parks and Recreation.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your East Peck cannonballs to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Looper (2012)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 36:18


    Looper is a 2012 film time travel thriller directed by Rian Johnson. It stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, along with Emily Blunt, Jeff Daniels, Paul Dano, Summer Qing, Noah Segan, and Piper Parabo.Gordon-Levitt and Willis both star as different versions of Joe, a "looper" — or hitman who specializes in killing targets sent back in time. When young Joe fails to "close the loop" by gunning down his older self, that kicks off a out-of-control spiral concerning time, gang warfare, and the healing power of love.Listen to Áine and Kevin while away the minutes on topics like aging, Dr. Who and Voyagers, and strong endings.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your bars of silver to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Ring of Fear (1954)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 50:49


    Ring of Fear is a 1954 film noir from directed by James Edward Grant. It stars hardboiled author Mickey Spillane and lion tamer Clyde Beatty as themselves, along with Pat O'Brien, Sean McClory, Marian Carr, and John Bromfield.After a revenge-seeking madman begins sabotaging Clyde Beatty's circus, famous author Mickey Spillane must come in and bungle around for about an hour or so. It's basically the strange child of circus B-roll and enough leaden crime thriller dialogue to keep Mike Hammer's Colt .45 full of bullets. Áine and Kevin make like sabotaged acrobats and plummet into subjects like "panem et circenses," animal cruelty, and Mike Hammer stories.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd forward your Clyde Beatty Circus tickets to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    "Vega$: "The Macho Murders" (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 37:59


    Vega$ is a crime drama show that aired from September 20, 1978 to June 3, 1981. It stars charming but unlucky-in-casting Robert Urich as a capable private detective named Dan Tanna. Tanna must dive into the murky, neon-stained waters of Sin City itself as part of his work.In "The Macho Murders," which aired on November 28, 1979, Tanna is pulled into an investigation into a crusading feminist, after a sleazy leader of the local sex trade is found murdered. The episode also features Greg Morris, Bart Braverman, Phyllis Davis, and Academy Award winner Shelly Winters.Listen to Áine and Kevin roll the dice on political ads, the ups and downs of Urich's career, and Benson.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your revolutionary feminist manifestos to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    Dragnet (1954)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 35:31


    Dragnet is a 1954 film starring Jack Webb, along with Ben Alexander, Richard Boone, Virginia Gregg, Stacy Harris, Vic Perrin, and Ann Robinson. Richard Breen — the wordsmith behind The FBI Story — wrote this thing, and wow, does it show! Web plays Sergeant Joe Friday, everyone's favorite stiff, stern Los Angeles Police Department detective.Friday and his partner Frank Smith get assigned the homicide of a low-level gangster. They proceed to repeatedly harass their suspects, based on rather flimsy evidence for over an hour. Along the way, they run into a prosecutor who plays a serial killer in a later Dragnet installment, snide grand jury liberals, a nerdy beatnik musician, and poker enthusiasts!Áine and Kevin spout off rapid-fire responses around Dragnet's distinctive dialogue, overly-long shots, and the abuse of power.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your Fifth Amendment cards to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 28:57


    Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver is an original film from Hallmark Movies & Mysteries that first aired on January 5, 2020. It's the third in the Crossword Mysteries series.This film stars Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott, John Kapelos, and Barbara Niven. The story comes from the criss-crossed mind of New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz.Chabert stars as Tess Harper, the New York Sentinel crossword-editor-slash-detective-slash-aspiring-amateur-magician. In this movie, she ends up getting drawn into a murder mystery involving magicians before she can even say "hocus pocus." Listen to Áine and Kevin pull topics out of their hats like the Magic Castle, slow burn romance, and loneliness.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd fire your magic bullets at mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 44:38


    Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder is an original film from Hallmark Movies & Mysteries that first aired on October 13, 2019. It's the second in the Crossword Mysteries series.This film stars Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott, John Kapelos, and Barbara Niven. The story comes from the twisted mind of New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz.Chabert stars as Tess Harper, the plucky New York Sentinel crossword editor who can't stop getting embroiled in murder mysteries. In this film, she does a favor for a friend who'd like to propose through her daily crossword puzzle. But the proposal goes over as well as an incorrect crossword answer scrawled in ink after the friend gets murdered. Listen to Áine and Kevin puzzle over Halloweentown, will-they-won't-they romances, and everyone's favorite character, Chief Chauncey O'Connor.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd throw your wedding invitations to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 47:22


    Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered is a film from the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries series that first aired on February 17, 2019. This movie stars Alison Sweeney, Benjamin Ayres, Dave Collette, Olivia Steele Falconer, Lisa Durupt, Jim Thorburn, Chris William Martin, and Rebecca Staab, as well as Matt Bellefleur as Troy Hines.Sweeney stars as a podcaster who returns to her hometown in order to investigate the cold case disappearance of her childhood best friend. She and a local editor-in-chief must team up in order to investigate the vanishing, as well as the ongoing cover-up. Troy Hines is a character too.Áine and Kevin report on artificial intelligence, true crime podcasts, local journalism, horse girls, fake Hallmark movie plots, and Troy Hines.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your Sky Zone coupons to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Police Woman: "The End Game" (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 29:00


    "The End Game" is the series premier of Police Woman, which aired on September 13, 1974. Angie Dickinson stars as the eponymous "Police Woman," also known as Police Sergeant "Pepper" Anderson. Earl Holliman Charles Dierkp, and Ed Bernard round out the squad.In this episode, Anderson and her colleagues must catch a gang of dangerous criminals engaging in bank robberies, murder, kidnapping, rape, and home invasion-style hostage-taking.This overstuffed episode fails to establish its central character or take a nuanced or interesting look at life as a policeman amidst so many different plot threads. Áine and Kevin radio in on crying, The Beatles, and let-downs in the realm of comic relief.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your fake bank account applications at mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 54:20


    Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For is an original film from Hallmark Movies & Mysteries that first aired on March 10, 2019. This film stars Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott, John Kapelos, and Barbara Niven, and featured a story from New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz.Chabert stars as Tess Harper, the crossword editor whose puzzles are the only thing keeping the New York Sentinel afloat. Her peaceful life tinkering over grids gets criss-crossed when a murder victim is found with one of her word puzzles in his pocket. Soon, the determined editor must team up with a skeptical detective in order to scratch out the truth of the matter. Listen to Áine and Kevin cross off topics like newsroom happenings, police hiring practices, and the one-and-only Chief Chauncey O'Connor.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd throw your telephones at mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    "Dizzy Detectives" (1943), "Who Done It?" (1949), "'Fraidy Cat (1951), and "Hook a Crook" (1955)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 34:00


    "Dizzy Detectives" is a 1943 short film starring The Three Stooges (this iteration consists of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard). It's all about three bumbling rookie policemen facing off against thieves (and a gorilla).Who Done It? is a 1949 short film starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard. These Three Stooges play private detectives assigned to save a kidnapped millionaire. 'Fraidy Cat is 1951 short film that's an identical remake of Dizzy Detectives. That stars erstwhile Stooge Joe Besser, alongside Jim Hawthorne. And then Besser and Hawthorne teamed up for the 1955 Hook a Crook as well.We watched all of these back-to-back, in our own self-inflicted, Three Stooges-themed take on Groundhog Day. Listen to Áine and Kevin slap around ideas like "Stooge fandom," plagiarism, and Áine's embarrassing double entendres.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd throw your telephones at mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Funky Phantom: Season One (1971-1972)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 34:36


    Heavens to Betsy Ross! My stars and stripes! Jumping George Washington! The Funky Phantom was a Hanna-Barbera mystery cartoon that ran from September 11, 1971 to January 1, 1972. It had a relatively short afterlife, only lasting one season (or seventeen episodes). The show stars Micky Dolenz, Tommy Cook, and Kristina Holland as a trio of teenaged sleuths stuck in a somewhat disturbing love triangle. Daws Butler stars as the titular specter, recycling his turn as Snagglepuss, which itself was a spoof of Bert Lahr. Jonathan "Funky Phantom" or "Mudsy" Muddlemore is a Revolutionary War-era soldier who died in a tragic clock-related accident with his cat. After being resurrected from said clock, he joins up with the teens and they travel far and wide, unmasking fake ghosts, a la Scooby Doo.Watching this went as well for us as the Battle of Bunker — Funky? — Hill went for everybody involved. Listen to Áine and Kevin seance about random musical interludes, Boston Brand, and the history of the American Revolution.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send yourRed Coat gold to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries: "The House on Possessed Hill" (1978)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 36:26


    You are a possessed hill, you're my possessed hill,Who do you want me to be to make you visit a house most ghostly?"The House on Possessed Hill" first aired on January 22, 1978. It was the fifteenth episode of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries' second season.This episode stars Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson, Ed Gilbert, Lloyd Bochner, Dorothy Malone, Royal Dano, Richard LePore, and Wayde Preston, as well as a young Melanie Griffith!Listen to Áine and Kevin communicate with the beyond on topics like Alfred Hitchcock, earthquakes, and the supernatural.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your Richter scale readings to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Wild, Wild West: "The Night of the Man-Eating House" (1966)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 31:10


    Father is a doctor-spyMother's tired, she needs a cry!The rats are playing up downstairsRafters sighing in their sleepBrother's got court dates to keepHe got convicted ...Our house, in the middle of our swamp!"The Night of the Man-Eating House" is the twelfth episode of the second season of The Wild, Wild West, a show deserving of its name starring Robert Conrad and Ross Martin.The episode first aired on December 2, 1966. It's the show's taken on the horror genre, complete with a sppooky prisoner, ghosts, and a haunted (and hungry) house.Listen to Áine and Kevin creak on about sex noises, historical traitors, and the bizarre twists-and-turns that come with this show.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your haunted Zillow listings to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 31:13


    Charlie Chan at the Circus is a 1936 mystery film starring Warner Oland as the titular detective, along with Keye Luke, George Brasno, Olive Brasno, Francis Ford, and Maxine Reiner. The movie was released on March 27, 1936. In this film, Honolulu detective Charlie Chan's family vacation is interrupted when he is asked to help to solve the murder of a circus owner.Between the inclusion of yellow face, the stereotyping of Chinese and Chinese-American people, and other racist aspects of this film series, Charlie Chan has not held up well.Listen to Áine and Kevin discuss topics like Hollywood's shameful history of racism, our status as scholars, and Kevin's support of Richard Hatch's career.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your big top tickets to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Wild, Wild West: "The Night of the Returning Dead" (1966) and "The Night of the Tottering Tontine" (1967)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 43:11


    The Wild Wild West is a Western slash espionage slash science fiction slash steam punk television series that's basically what happens when you combine James Bond antics with old time-y costumes. The series stars Robert Conrad as Secret Service agent Jim West, and Ross Martin and his partner-in-fighting-ridiculous-crimes Artemus Gordon. This show schwirsheled around genre with the enthusiasm of a skilled Frisco card sharpie shuffling cards. So today, we're going to talk about two episodes that play with the concepts of crime and mystery. "The Night of the Returning Dead" was the fifth episode of the show's lauded second season, airing for the first time on October 14, 1966. This episode features a special guest star: Renaissance man and Rat Pack member Sammy Davis Jr. "The Night of the Tottering Tontine" is the sixteenth episode of the show's second season, having aired on January 6, 1967. That episode is the show's take on an Agatha Christie mystery, by way of some creative accounting and outrageous architecture.Listen to Áine and Kevin lasso topics like our dog's similarity to a M*A*S*H character, financial planners, and the most and least talented members of the Rat Pack.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd telegraph your messages from President Grant to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    24: Season Five (2006)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 32:34


    24 is a television thriller series that aired on Fox, starring Kiefer Sutherland as super spy Jack Bauer. Each season of the series takes place over 24 hours.The show's fifth season — also known as "Day 5" — began airing on January 15, 2006 and concluded with a finale on May 22, 2003. Along with Sutherland, the cast also features Kim Raver, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Gregory Itzin, James Morrison, Roger Cross, Louis Lombardi, Jean Smart, Sean Astin, and William Devane.In this storyline, Jack Bauer must once again save Los Angeles from terrorists, devastating weapons, and possible traitors within the United States government. Talk about a jam-packed day, all resulting in the greatest season of 24.Listen to Áine and Kevin pack their Bauer bags with topic like slow-burn romance, pulp storytelling, and the Nixon White House.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your copies of the Russian president's motorcade route to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    A Man Called Sloane: "Night of the Wizard" (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 40:38


    Airing on September 22, 1979, "Night of the Wizard" is the inaugural episode of A Man Called Sloane starring Robert Conrad. Conrad is Sloane. A man called Sloane, that is. Along with his partner Torque, as portrayed by Ji-Tu Cumbuka, and The Director, played by Dan O'Herlihy, Sloane must take on mad men like Roddy McDowall's robot-loving Manfred Baranoff. Listen to Áine and Kevin engineer conversations around topics like Kevin's childhood, pellets, Irish-ness, and tight pants.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your replacement aircraft seat invoices to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Quincy M.E.: "Sullied Be Thy Name" (1977)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 31:39


    "Sullied Be Thy Name" is the eleventh episode of Quincy M.E.'s second season, which first aired on May 6, 1977. Jack Klugman stars as the hassled, always-yelling Dr. R. Quincy, M.E. Garry Walberg, Robert Ito, John S. Ragin, Val Bisoglio, and Joseph Campanella all appear as well.In this episode, Dr. Quincy must ... run interference to protect the reputation of a dead Catholic priest? Against a group of scheming pornographers? Okay! Listen to Áine and Kevin dissect topics like gritty Quincy reboots, Catholicism, and Áine's attention span.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your medical findings to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Nancy Drew: "The Long Journey Home" (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 36:33


    "The Long Journey Home" is the thirteenth episode and series finale of the first and only season of Nancy Drew, a short-lived venture from Canadian studio Nelvana. This episdoe first aired on aired December 16, 1995. The show stars Tracy Ryan as Nancy Drew and Scott Speedman and Ned Nickerson, with Jonathan Zaccai guest starring as Christophe.In this episode, Nancy and Ned bicker across France, meeting a mysterious French hitchhiker along the way. Oh, and they kind of break up? It's a bummer.Listen to Áine and Kevin squabble about relationship red flags, train danger, and family lore..Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your ill-gotten relics to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Barnaby Jones: "Fatal Flight" (1973)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 29:12


    You'd think that Jed Clampett plus mysteries would be more fun!"Fatal Flight" is the twelfth episode of the second season of Barnaby Jones. The episode first aired on December 9, 1973. The series starred Buddy Ebsen, the actor best known for starring in The Beverly Hillbillies. This episode also featured Lee Meriwether, Richard Anderson, Jerry Douglas, Murray Hamilton, and Pippa Scott.Ebsen's Jones is a detective who comes out of retirement after his son is killed while working as a private investigator. In this episode — which has the feel of a plane swiftly losing acceleration — the private eye must square off against live wires, parachuting hippies, and over-the-top Foley artists. It's much less exciting than it sounds.Listen to Áine and Kevin take flight with topics like The Beverly Hillbillies, glacial pacing, and ice cream.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your burned files to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 30:47


    Top Gun: Maverick is 2022 action film from director Joseph Kosinski. Starring Tom Cruise, the film also features Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Monica Barbaro, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer.In this summer hit, Cruise takes the controls once more as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell from the original 1985 Top Gun. Maverick must return to the TOPGUN program to face his past and train a group of cocky pilots to take on an impossible mission.Listen to Áine and Kevin radio in about summer fun, call signs, and Twelve O'Clock High.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your cruise missiles to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Pearl of Death (1944)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 70:51


    The Pearl of Death is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce and directed by Roy William Neil. Dennis Hoey, Evelyn Ankers, Miles Mander, and Rondo Hatton also show up. Set during World War II, this film is at least slightly based on the 1904 short story "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. But just barely. In this film, Sherlock Holmes makes a rare and bizarre blunder that leads to a series of brutal murders. Yikes! Dr. Watson and the famed sleuth are left to try to clean up the shattered porcelain before criminals clutch one very special pearl. Listen to Kevin and Áine shuck conversational oysters to find gemstones like confusing horses, the death of Presidents William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, and our murderous dog,.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your porcelain Napoleons to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 32:04


    Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome is a crime thriller film from 1947, based on the comic strip by Chester Gould.Starring Boris Karloff as Gruesome and Ralph Byrd as the titular detective, this cast also includes Anne Gwynne, Skelton Knaggs, Edward Ashley, and June Clayworth as other wackily-named characters. Basically, some bad guys have stolen a type of gas that freezes people where they stand. And Dick Tracy is the only detective who can stop them!Listen to Áine and Kevin come to a standstill over Iron Chef, comic strips versus comic books, and heroic but maligned newspaper reporters.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your secret formulas to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Awake: Season One (2012)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 35:47


    "I'm wide awake. Yeah, I was in the dark. I was falling hard, in a crashing car."Awake is a police procedural — slash family drama slash psychic fantasy slash psychological thriller — that ran from March 1 to May 24, 2012. Kyle Killen created the show, which starred Jason Isaacs as homicide investigator Michael Britten.After Detective Britten's family gets into a car wreck, his reality diverges into two spheres. In one, his wife Hannah — Laura Allen — survived while his son Rex — Dylan Minnette — died. Then when he falls asleep, the opposite is true: Rex lives and Hannah is dead. The result is stress, sleep-deprivation, and a few spectacularly psychedelic sequences.Listen to Áine and Kevin drift off on topics like sharp writing, police procedurals, and penguins.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your Ricky's Tacos orders to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Dragnet 1967: "The LSD Story" (1967) and "Burglary: DR-31" (1969)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 38:48


    It's a double Dragnet deal!In this episode of Mystery to Me, we'll discuss two episodes of Dragnet 1967. The first one, "The LSD Story" or "The Big LSD" aired on January 12, 1967. The second, "Burglary: DR-31" aired on March 6, 1969.In "The LSD Story," Joe Friday and his partner Bill Gannon must combat the scourge of acid, as personified by the maddening hippie drug dealer "Blue Boy." And in the "Burglary" episode, Friday and Gannon discover how nerdy interests can lead youths into a life of petty crime! Both shows focus on a troubled youngster whose desire to escape dull, dreary reality prompts them to both fall into a subculture that baffles Friday and run afoul of the law.Listen to Áine and Kevin as they get far out on topics like Gene Roddenberry, S.E. Hinton, drug use, and male fantasy figures. Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your purloined poster products to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    24: Season Two (2002-2003)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 35:04


    24 is a hit television series that aired on Fox, starring Kiefer Sutherland as super spy Jack Bauer. Each season of the series takes place over 24 hours. The show's second season — also known as "Day 2" — began airing on October 29, 2002 and concluded with a finale on May 20, 2003. Along with Sutherland, the cast also features Sarah Wynter, Elisha Cuthbert, Xander Berkeley, Penny Johnson Jerald, Carlos Bernard, and Dennis Haysbert, and Reiko Aylesworth.In this storyline, Jack Bauer is tasked with stopping a nuclear bomb that's on the loose in Los Angeles. Torture, terrorism, First Amendment infringement, torture, interrogations, and more torture ensue! Listen to Áine and Kevin chase after topics like B-plots, torture, storytelling twists, and Lost.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your copies of the "Cyprus recording" to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Air Force One (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 39:28


    Cool presidents? Detente with Russia? Important faxes? Is this the most nineties movie ever?Air Force One is a 1997 presidential-themed action thriller by director Wolfgang Petersen starring Harrison Ford as President Harrison Ford ... er, James Marshall. Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews, Paul Guilfoyle, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, Elya Baskin, and Xander Berkely are also along for the flight.The set up is simple. What if Die Hard happened on the president's air plane? When terrorists take over Air Force One, the president must ditch politics as usual and rely upon his old military training to save his family and staff ... and prevent the old US of A from negotiating with terrorists.Listen to Áine and Kevin take off on topics like the history of the early 2000s, Joe Biden's dogs, and the superiority of In the Line of Fire.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send us clandestine faxes at mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Quincy M.E.: "Next Stop, Nowhere" (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 35:08


    In this episode, Quincy M.E. paraphrases the Dead Kennedys by demanding: "All punks, fuck off."Airing December 1, 1982, this is the eighth episode of the medical mystery show's eighth season.Jack Klugman stars as Dr. R. Quincy, M.E, or "Quince." This episode also features a young Melora Hardin, Anita Gillette, Barbara Cason, Robert Ito, John S. Ragin, Garry Walberg, and Val Bisoglio."Next Stop, Nowhere" drones out question after daring question: Can a genre of music be a murder weapon? Can a song turn a wholesome, clean-cut American kid into a killer? Are the punks the worst people who ever lived? Am I so out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong. That's right. Jack Klugman's Dr. Quincy is going to come out against the evils of punk music. Listen to Caince and Greence jam about topics like the War of 1812, preachy elders, and the comparative reasonableness of Dragnet.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your Ramones records to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Ambulance (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 32:58


    Has the critical-darling, gone-too-soon, early-noughties television program Boomtown made its triumphant return? Did we just sit through Boomtown: The Motion Picture?Ambulance is a 2022 action thriller film from director Michael Bay starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt, Keir O'Donnell, Jackson White, Moses Ingram, and Colin Woodell.Gyllenhaal and Abdul-Mateen play two adoptive brothers: a career criminal and a decorated Marine struggling to help support his sick wife, respectively. González is a brilliant but jaded EMT. White is a baby cop who gets wounded and kidnapped by the brothers, along with González, during a heist-gone-wrong. Together, we're all about to learn some life lessons about caring for people and doing the right thing.Follow Áine and Kevin as they race through topics like this story's resemblance to an episode of Boomtown, action movie tropes, and Jake Gyllenhaal's wild-eyed performance.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd kick off hostage negotiations by emailing mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 39:06


    Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 smash-hit buddy cop film starring Eddie Murphy, along with Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff, Paul Reiser, and Jonathan Banks.Murphy plays Detective Axel Foley, a brilliant Detroit cop who must travel to Beverly Hills in order to avenge his murdered friend. Listen to Áine and Kevin quip about fish-out-of-water stories, Elvis movies, and the Beverly Hillbillies.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your shrimp salad sandwiches to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Uncharted (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 24:55


    Uncharted is a 2022 adventure film starring Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, with Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, and Antonio Banderas. The story comes from the popular Uncharted video game franchise. Holland plays bartender-slash-thief-slash-adventuer Nathan Drake, who confronts danger and mystery in a quest to find Ferdinand Magellan's gold … and his long lost brother.Listen to Áine and Kevin chart a conversational course that journeys to topics like video game movies, Pacman, Marty Ingels, and the importance of relaxation. Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your cheesy postcards o mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Quincy M.E.: "Snake Eyes" (1977)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 51:28


    "Snake Eyes" is the premier of the second season of Quincy, M.E., a medical crime procedural. Jack Klugman stars as Dr. R. Quincy, M.E. Rounding out the cast are Buddy Hackett, John S. Ragin, Garry Walberg, Val Bisoglio, Robert Ito, Frank Converse, and Val Avery.In this episode, Dr. Quincy ends up stuck tending to a burgeoning pandemic at the world's worst medical conference. But is our favorite medical examiner dealing with medical mayhem, or man-made murder?Listen to Áine and Kevin examine medical topics like anesthesiology, pandemics, and healthy eating.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your prescriptions to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: "The Copper Beeches" (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 40:56


    It's not hard, not far to reach, we can hitch a ride to the Copper Beeches. "The Copper Beeches" is the premier of the second season of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a televised adaptation of a short story from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It first aired on August 25, 1985, and stars Jeremy Brett as the famed detective, David Burke as his stalwart physician companion, as well as Joss Ackland, Lottie Ward, Patience Collier, Angela Browne, Peter Jonfield, Michael Loney, Rachel Ambler, Stewart Shimberg, and introducing Natasha Richardson.In this episode, Holmes and Watson work to puzzle out a governess's strange encounter with a new employer. Listen to Áine and Kevin regale one another with topics like the worst Sherlock Holmes stories, sketchy hiring practices, and swimming.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your governess applications to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    The Batman (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 42:49


    Scampering serial killers, Batman!The Batman is a gritty superhero film that premiered on March 1, 2022. Directed by Matt Reeves, this movie stars Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell.Basically, Batman must team up with Catwoman to fight corruption in Gotham, as a Zodiac Killer-style Riddler murders victims with dumb puns. In terms of genre, it's bat-milk blend of superhero, noir, and thriller. Picture a guy in a tactical bat costume standing in the middle of a brutal crime scene, as forensic techs collect evidence. That's an actual scene in this movie. That's basically this entire movie, in essence.Listen to Áine and Kevin defuse topics like the history of Batman, the troubling implications of superhero stories, and fictionalizing crime.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd flash your bat signals at mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Law & Order: "The Right Thing" (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 33:50


    Talk about a wrong move.This was supposed to be Law & Order's triumphant return, but it's bad enough to earn a contempt of court charge. The first episode of Law & Order's twenty-first season, "The Right Thing" aired on February 24, 2022. The show stars a bunch of newcomers with some returning alumni, including Anthony Anderson, Jeffrey Donovan, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, Sam Waterson, Alicia Coppola, Lisa Arrindell, and Jeannine Kaspar. This mistrial of an episode follows the slaying of a Bill Cosby-esque entertainer. But the real murder victim is any sense of excitement that we had about this reboot. Listen to Áine and Kevin deliberate about Superboy, wolves, and writing sins.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your motions to dismiss to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Jack Reacher (2012)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 48:58


    We're going into this review with just the clothes on our backs, and a toothbrush.Jack Reacher is a 2012 thriller film featuring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, David Oyelowo, Richard Jenkins, Jai Courtney, Werner Herzog, and Robert Duvall. Cruise stars as the titular Reacher, a male-fantasy-figure-slash-hobo, and the central character of Lee Child's wildly popular thriller series. In this film, the ex-Army Military Police investigator must team up with a defense attorney in order to dig into a baffling mass shooting. Was this the work of a deranged sniper? Or does a sinister conspiracy have the city of Pittsburgh in the crosshairs?Listen to Áine and Kevin take aim at topics like Indiana, thriller tropes, and Grizzly Man.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send messages begging Jack Reacher to investigate your case to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Death on the Nile (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 45:13


    You know it's a bad flick when even a mustache has a gritty backstory ... Death on the Nile is a 2022 film directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh based on the 1937 novel by Agatha Christie. Branagh plays the famed detective Hercule Poirot, who ends up on a deadly Egyptian cruise with mysterious passengers played by Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Tom Bateman, Letitia Wright, Jennifer Saunders, Sophie Okonedo, and Emma Mackey. Will the Belgian detective and his trusty, tragic mustache be able to sift through the clues and decipher the puzzle? Or will he be left as blinded as a man stuck in a sandstorm? Listen to Áine and Kevin take aim at topics like the Indianapolis canal, honeymoons, and Gone Girl.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd hurl your Rosetta stones at mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Magnum, P.I.: "Did You See the Sun Rise?" (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 55:39


    Ain't no sunshine when Mac's goneSoviet plotting every dayAin't no sunshine when Mac's gone.Like when he sat down on a bombAnd got blown away Talk about an explosive season premiere! "Did You See the Sun Rise?" is a dramatic, intense episode of Magnum, P.I. that aired on September 30, 1982, kicking off the Hawaii-based detective show's third season. It stars Tom Selleck, Roger E. Mosley, Jeff MacKay, John Hillerman, Larry Manetti, Lance LeGault, Jean Bruce Scott, and James Whitmore Jr. In this episode, a vicious enemy from the Vietnam War comes back to literally haunt Magnum and his crew. So Áine and Kevin are on deck to let the sunshine in on Matlock, the military, and script-doctoring. Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your trigger phrases to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    Ellery Queen: "The Adventure Of The Comic Book Crusader" (1975)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 61:59


    Based on a (remarkably inconsistent) series of novels from Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee, Ellery Queen was a fourth wall-breaking, fair play mystery show that allowed viewers to join in on the sleuthing. The NBC program revolved around the titular character, a mystery novelist and large adult son, and his irascible police inspector father. The Queens must team up to solve murders in New York City after World War II."The Adventure of the Comic Book Crusader" is the fourth episode of Ellery Queen's first and only season. The episode aired on October 2, 1975, and stars Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Tom Bosley, Lynda Day George, Donald O'Connor, Ken Swofford, Tom Reese, and Arch Johnson.Áine and Kevin sketch out their first foray into mystery box games, the depressing history of comic book giants like Marvel and DC, and Dick Tracy.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send your comic storyboards to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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