Podcast appearances and mentions of Agatha Christie

With everyone suspicious of spies on the train, can Michael escape their scrutiny? Jules Verne, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.   The thing that I love about The Classic Tales is the way folks who normally don't listen to the classics get hooked. I don't know how many times I've heard stories of people who normally wouldn't read Jane Austen, but now love Pride and Prejudice. Or after a few episodes of Poirot, want to read more of Agatha Christie's books. Or Charles Dickens, or Sherlock Holmes, the list goes on and on.   If you've got a friend who might be like this, here's what you do – scroll back through our feed and find one of your favorite episodes. Maybe it's a Jeeves and Wooster episode, or a Lupin mystery, something where afterwards, you were like, man, that was a good story. There's a ton of them! Share that episode with a friend. Now you've got something to talk about next time you see them.   And if you're wanting to try it out yourself, subscribe to the Audiobook Library Card, and gain access to everything. All the novels, short stories and novellas over the last 18 years – I mean, try listening to The Scarlet Pimpernel and not be hungry for more fun. For 9.99 a month, you get access to it all. It's the best audiobook deal on the internet.     Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com or follow the link in the show notes, and download and listen all you want.    And now, Michael Strogoff, Part 2 of 9, by Jules Verne     Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for a special price of $6.99/month       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

Was this Agatha Christie's greatest piece of misdirection? Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in order: — Parker Pyne Investigates by Agatha Christie— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie— Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie— Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie— The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie— Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie— The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie— Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie— Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie— Mrs McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie— The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie— Curtain by Agatha Christie— Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie— Third Girl by Agatha Christie— The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie— Giant's Bread by Mary Westmacott— Unfinished Portrait by Mary Westmacott— An Autobiography by Agatha Christie Some book links are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MUSICJelly Roll is on the cover of the winter issue of Men's Health, beating his own stated goal by three months.At the end of 2024 on his wife Bunnie XO's podcast, he publicly set the goal of being the cover subject by March of this year. The magazine covers Jelly's amazing fitness journey, as when their reporter met up with him he was at 380 pounds, which was already down 160 pounds from his heaviest weight in 2020. And when he stepped in front of the cameras at the end of last year, he weighed in at 265. Jelly Roll told Men's Health, “When this journey started, I couldn't get a full mile [in 30 minutes]. Now I could put on a pair of tennis shoes, walk out that door, do a mile loop...and be back in 12 minutes and 25 seconds. Sevendust guitarist Clint Lowery will sit out part of the band's European tour with Alter Bridge and Daughtry because of family commitments and some health tests he has scheduled this month. The band's manager Tim Tournier will fill in. The trek starts January 15th in Hamburg, Germany. ROCK BOOK CLUBPolly Samson (David Gilmour's wife) photo book David Gilmour: Luck and Strange - Studio/Live publishes. https://www.davidgilmour.com/2025/09/luck-and-strange-studio-live/ MOVING ON INTO MOVIE NEWS:Check out a teaser for Nicolas Cage's John Madden movie. Prime Video has revealed the first trailer for Madden, the David O. Russell-directed biopic starring Nicolas Cage as legendary NFL coach-turned-NFL broadcaster John Madden and Christian Bale as Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis.Russell also wrote the film, working off an earlier screenplay drafted Cambron Clark. Along with Cage and Bale, the cast includes John Mulaney as Trip Hawkins; Kathryn Hahn as Virginia Madden; Sienna Miller as Carol Davis; Joel Murray as Pat Summerall; and Shane Gillis.Madden is set for release on Thanksgiving 2026 through Prime Video.https://consequence.net/2025/12/madden-movie-trailer/ Sarah Paulson honored her late friend Diane Keaton with a tattoo featuring the initials "DK" on what would have been Keaton's 80th birthday, January 5th. https://people.com/sarah-paulson-debuts-tattoo-dedicated-diane-keaton-11879168 MISCThe classic cartoon character Betty Boop enters the public domain in 2026, and not surprisingly, the horror movie version already started filming last year. Properties hit the public domain after their 95-year copyright maximum has been reached. That means that as of January 1st, anything released in the year 1930 is fair game. Here's what else we're getting: https://deadline.com/2025/11/betty-boop-horror-adaptation-afm-vmi-worldwide-1236613734/1. The comic strip character Blondie.2. Pluto, who appears in one of nine new Mickey Mouse cartoons that enter the public domain.3. Girl detective Nancy Drew.4. Sam Spade, who first appeared in Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel "The Maltese Falcon", and was immortalized by Humphrey Bogart in the movie of the same name.5. Agatha Christie's detective Miss Marple.6. The William Faulkner novel "As I Lay Dying".7. Dick and Jane, from the children's books.8. The Marx Brothers movie "Animal Crackers”9. The George and Ira Gershwin songs "Embraceable You", "I've Got a Crush on You", "But Not for Me", and "I Got Rhythm".10. The songs "Georgia on My Mind" and "Dream a Little Dream of Me".Follow The Rizzuto Show → https://linktr.ee/rizzshowConnect with The Rizzuto Show Daily Comedy Podcast → https://1057thepoint.com/RizzShowHear The Rizz Show daily on 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio | St. Louis, MOSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When I read that Julie Klassen's Whispers at Painswick Court was perfect for lovers of Austen and Agatha Christie, I knew this was the book for me, but the story of her visit to Painswick... yeah, sold me. Listen in to see why. note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.  After talking to Julie, I'm now eager to read the book, of course, but I want to go to Painswick, preferably in a Tardis about three years back. Because, come on! Staying there?  EEEP! I'm also fascinated by the nursing book she mentioned, and will probably be checking that out as well.  I think my favorite part of our conversation was comparing just how similar the people in our "very different" worlds, only a couple of hundred years apart, are. Whispers at Painswick Court by Julie Klassen  She expected her return to Painswick would bring memories of the past--not danger and romance. Anne Loveday, a surgeon's daughter, is determined to live a single, useful life. To escape her matchmaking stepmother, she accepts an invitation from an old friend to return to Painswick, the place where she and her sister spent many happy summers until that last, fateful year. Soon after arriving, Anne is asked to serve as sickroom nurse to Lady Celia, who forbade her nephew to marry Anne's sister years before. Pushing aside resentments, Anne moves into Painswick Court, a shadowy old house rumored to be haunted. Also in residence are Lady Celia's spinster daughter, her handsome adult nephews, and a secretive new lady's maid. Two local doctors visit regularly as well, one of whom admires Anne while concealing secrets of his own. As an escalating series of mishaps befalls her patient, Anne realizes someone is trying to kill the woman. But who? When Anne finds herself a suspect and her resolution to avoid romance challenged, can she discover the real culprit--and protect her heart--before it's too late? Agatha Christie meets Jane Austen in this compelling Regency-era novel laced with intrigue, love, and English village charm for fans of historical romance and whodunit mysteries. Learn more about Julie on her WEBSITE and follow her on GoodReads and BookBub. Don't miss the Regency Facebook Group HERE! Whispers at Painswick Court is available at 30% off with FREE US shipping from BakerBookHouse.com Like to listen on the go? You can find Because Fiction Podcast at: Apple Castbox Google Play Libsyn RSS Spotify Amazon and more!

New year, new us…new world? Since before the 1960s, scientists have been warning at the negative human impact on the world around us, but it's a topic that really hit the headlines in the Swinging era. Interestingly, it's a thread that can be traced through some of Agatha Christie's 1960s writing too… Join Mark and Gray for a brand new year on The Swinging Christies! PLUS: an announcement!You can find us on Instagram ⁠@Christie_Time⁠. We are also on Bluesky at ⁠ChristieTime.com. Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies. WESTMAPOD launches on 31 March 2026!Please subscribe to the podcast so you're notified every time an episode drops!Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice.Our website is ⁠ChristieTime.com⁠.This episode is dedicated to Chandra Maharaj.The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.00:00:00 - Dedication00:00:44 - Opening titles00:01:20 - Introductory chat00:03:28 - An announcement 00:06:09 - Climate Change in the 1960s00:20:52 - In the Cool of the Evening from Star Over Bethlehem (1965)00:32:47 - Case study: The Birds (1963)00:42:22 - Enter Albert!00:54:09 - Next episode, how to get in touch00:55:42 - Closing titles00:56:09 - CodaTW: the death of the planet

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On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway opens 2026 by looking at newly released public domain works, including titles by Agatha Christie, T. S. Eliot, and other major crime and literary writers, and what authors should watch for when reusing characters and stories. He also reports on the launch of the Copy Might Coalition, a new effort to support indie authors in AI-related copyright disputes and collective licensing, and examines a fresh legal challenge to the Anthropic settlement that raises questions about how the value of books is judged in AI training cases. Sponsor Self-Publishing News is proudly sponsored by PublishMe—helping indie authors succeed globally with expert translation, tailored marketing, and publishing support. From first draft to international launch, PublishMe ensures your book reaches readers everywhere. Visit publishme.me. Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our Self-publishing Author Advice Center, with a huge archive of nearly 2,000 blog posts and a handy search box to find key info on the topic you need. And, if you haven't already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. About the Host Dan Holloway is a novelist, poet, and spoken word artist. He is the MC of the performance arts show The New Libertines, He competed at the National Poetry Slam final at the Royal Albert Hall. His latest collection, The Transparency of Sutures, is available on Kindle.

We continue our exploration in Agatha Christie Dramatizations with "Mysterious Affair at Styles". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda Chapman discusses MRS. CHRISTIE AT THE MYSTERY GUILD LIBRARY, an homage to classic detective fiction, featuring an eccentric cast of characters, a glamorous NYC setting, and a mystery that unfolds with the help of the ghost of Agatha Christie– or is she?

Author of the critically acclaimed Marjorie McClelland Mysteries, Vermont Country Living Mysteries, and Tish Tarragon Mysteries, Amy Patricia Meade is a native of Long Island, NY, where she cut her teeth on classic films and books featuring Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown.After serving as a technical writer for a management coaching firm and composing catalog copy for the Vermont Country Store, Amy relocated to southwest England, where she was a featured author at Agatha Christie's Annual Greenway Literary Festival.Amy now resides in Upstate New York with her musician husband and her two cats and serves as Vice President of the Upper Hudson Chapter of Sisters in Crime. Website: https://amypatriciameade.com/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/amy.patriciameade/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amypatriciameade/ Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/amypmeade.bsky.socialThreads Handle: https://www.threads.com/@amypatriciameade *****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Es wird Hochzeit gefeiert, in der englischen Oberschicht. Die Fassade muss um jeden Preis gewahrt werden – eine Tote stört da eher. Noch dazu wenn, sie vor aller Augen zusammenbricht! Doch Miss Marple und ihre ermittelnde Freundin Bella Baptiste lassen nicht locker ... (00:00) Beginn Episode (03:08) Beginn Lesung (75:27) Gespräch ____________________ Von: Dreda Say Mitchell ____________________ Mit: Janna Horstmann – Komposition: Emanuel Steffen – Übersetzung: Alexander Weber – Tontechnik: Tom Willen – Szenische Einrichtung: Susanne Janson ____________________ Produktion: SRF 2025 ____________________ Die ersten neuen Fall für Miss Marple könnt Ihr hier nachhören: https://www.srf.ch/audio/krimi/neue-faelle-fuer-miss-marple-1-das-boese-in-kleinen-ortschaften?id=AUDI20251211_NR_0004 Den zweiten hier: https://www.srf.ch/audio/krimi/neue-faelle-fuer-miss-marple-2-die-jadekaiserin?id=AUDI20251218_NR_0005 Und hier den dritten: https://www.srf.ch/audio/krimi/neue-faelle-fuer-miss-marple-3-miss-marples-weihnachten?id=AUDI20251225_NR_0009 ____________________ Aus «Miss Marple: Zwölf neue Kriminalgeschichten», erschienen im Hoffmann und Campe Verlag, © 2022 Agatha Christie Limited. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. AGATHA CHRISTIE und MARPLE sind eingetragene Marken von Agatha Christie Limited im Vereinigten Königreich und darüberhinaus. Publiziert mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Agatha Christie Limited.

We continue our exploration in Agatha Christie Dramatizations with "Mysterious Affair at Styles". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nach dem dramatischen Mord an Simeon Lee gönnt sich Hercule Poirot einen kleinen Gartenspaziergang. Dabei lauern ihm die kommunikationsfreudigen Lee-Ehefrauen eine nach der anderen auf, um mal mehr, mal weniger subtile Hinweise, Rechtfertigungen und Anschuldigungen gegen ihre Schwager und Schwägerinnen zu platzieren. Poirot zeigt sich wenig beeindruckt, nimmt aber die Aussagen der Frauen aufmerksam entgegen. Gemeinsam mit Superintendent Sugden stellt er eine kurze Bestandsaufnahme über den Stand der Ermittlungen an, bevor ein Detail in Lydias Gartenpanoramen seine Aufmerksamkeit fängt... Was könnte es nur mit den merkwürdigen Kieseln auf sich haben? --- In der nächsten Folge lesen wir Kapitel 5 von Agatha Christies Hercule Poirots Weihnachten. Hier geht's zum kostenlosen digitalen Text auf Deutsch: https://de.scribd.com/document/694376412/Hercule-Poirots-Weihnachten Und hier zum englischen Original: https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.242451/page/7/mode/2up --- Unterstütz uns auf Steady für noch mehr Content abseits der Literatur

This week we're digging back into the archives to revisit a case that's haunted us since we first covered it in November 2024. The case takes us to Newcastle as we examine a crime so chilling, it could have been ripped straight from the pages of an Agatha Christie novel. It features everything you would expect from our favourite purveyor of literary intrigue – a family dispute over a will, an unsuspecting, unassuming would-be assassin, and a plan so audacious, that the culprit might easily have escaped justice had it not been for some dogged detective work. Why not BINGE our back catalogue of over a HUNDRED Patreon exclusive bonus episodes? Sign up and you can access them on Spotify really easily (or on the Patreon app, or wherever you normally listen - cancel any time): www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast If you would like to GIFT a Patreon membership to a special someone, head to www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast/gift If you would like to buy us a coffee (or wine!), hit the link below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/seeingredtw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get your merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.seeingredpodcast.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music arranged and composed by Holly-Jane Shears - check her work out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundcloud.com/DeadDogInBlackBag⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're digging back into the archives to revisit a case that's haunted us since we first covered it in November 2024. The case takes us to Newcastle as we examine a crime so chilling, it could have been ripped straight from the pages of an Agatha Christie novel. It features everything you would expect from our favourite purveyor of literary intrigue – a family dispute over a will, an unsuspecting, unassuming would-be assassin, and a plan so audacious, that the culprit might easily have escaped justice had it not been for some dogged detective work. Why not BINGE our back catalogue of over a HUNDRED Patreon exclusive bonus episodes? Sign up and you can access them on Spotify really easily (or on the Patreon app, or wherever you normally listen - cancel any time): www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast If you would like to GIFT a Patreon membership to a special someone, head to www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast/gift If you would like to buy us a coffee (or wine!), hit the link below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/seeingredtw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get your merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.seeingredpodcast.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music arranged and composed by Holly-Jane Shears - check her work out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundcloud.com/DeadDogInBlackBag⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

La programación del primer cuatrimestre vuelve sobre la reina del misterio programando en el primer mes del año la obra de teatro que se basa en uno de sus relatos cortos 'Testigo de cargo'. ¿Qué más nos dejará 2026 en este escenario?

Es ist wieder Zeit für unsere monatliche Serien-Vorschau – unsere erste für das neue Serienjahr 2026! Welche 15 Starts ihr diesen Januar im Streaming-Bereich nicht verpassen solltet, erfahrt ihr in unserer Übersicht zu den aufregenden Neuerscheinungen bei Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, Magenta TV und mehr. Alle 15 Serienstarts im Januar (mit Timecodes): 00:04:15 - The Copenhagen Test (Sky) - Start: 01.01.2026 00:08:58 - The Rainmaker (Magenta TV) - Start: 01.01.2026 00:14:28 - His & Hers (Netflix) - Start: 08.01.2026 00:18:25 - The Night Manager S2 (Amazon) - Start: 11.01.2026 00:23:43 - The Pitt (HBO Max) - Start: 13.01.2026 00:30:00 - All Her Fault (HBO Max) - Start: 13.01.2026 00:33:10 - Hijack S2 (Apple TV) - Start: 14.01.2026 00:36:45 - Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (Netflix) - Start: 15.01.2026 00:40:30 - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Paramount+) - Start: 15.01.2026 00:45:00 - Ponies (Sky) - Start: 16.01.2026 00:48:25 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max) - Start: 19.01.2026 00:55:10 - Steal (Amazon) - 21.01.2026 00:57:35 - The Beauty (Disney+) - Start: 22.01.2026 01:01:38 - Wonder Man (Disney+) - Start: 28.01.2026 01:04:55 - Bridgerton S4 Teil 1 (Netflix) - Start: 29.01.2026 *** Dieser Podcast wird gesponsert von MagentaTV – dem TV- und Streaming-Angebot der Telekom. Abonniere und bewerte Streamgestöber bei der Podcast-App deines Vertrauens! Wenn du mit deiner Meinung im Podcast landen willst, schick uns eine Sprachnachricht oder einen Kommentar per Mail an podcast@moviepilot.de.

Margaret Rutherford ist bekannt als die einzig wahre Verkörperung von Agatha Christies schrulliger Detektivin, und in dieser Rolle wird die englische Schauspielerin auch 40 Jahre nach ihrem Tod, am 22. Mai 1972, noch verehrt. Für die Fans bleibt sie die ewige Miss Marple. Doch die Oskar-Preisträgerin versuchte ihr Leben lang, den Krimi ihres Lebens vor der Öffentlichkeit zu verbergen: Ihr eigener Vater erschlug ihren Großvater in einer Pension mit einem Nachttopf. Immer in Geldnöten, blieb Rutherford zeitlebens eine Getriebene: nirgendwo zu Hause, außer auf der Bühne, die ihr Leben bedeutete. Von Margarete Hippe DLR/NDR/SWR 2012

 This week on the KPL Podcast, we welcome back returning author Eva Jurczyk to talk about her latest novel, 6:40 to Montreal. A clever homage to Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, the book is a tightly crafted locked-room mystery set aboard a train traveling from Toronto to Montreal. Packed with intrigue and classic whodunit twists, it's a page-turner that will keep readers guessing until the very end. The Hunter by Tana French33 Plus Brugmann by Alice AustinPrince of Tides by Pat Conroy

370 - Miss Marple's Christmas mystery concludes here and now. Tuck in, get comfy, and test your theory as to the culprit while Miss Agatha (and a close friend) lead you to the surprising conclusion.

Send us a textWe're back! Please join us as Caitlin and Chad discuss the joys and challenges of recording Year Two of Poirot Pals. Also, nicknames are discussed and there are some odd stories from Chad's high school days.Music: The Black Cat by Aaron KennyEmail us at: poirotpals@gmail.comTHANK YOU FOR LISTENING

This week we begin our exploration in Agatha Christie Dramatizations with "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week we begin our exploration in Agatha Christie Dramatizations with "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neue Fälle für Miss Marple. Agatha Christies legendäre Detektivin kehrt zurück – mit brandneuen Geschichten, geschrieben von renommierten Autorinnen. Die britische Krimiautorin Ruth Ware lässt ihre Geschichte ganz traditionell in St. Mary Mead spielen - dem Dörfchen, in dem Miss Marple lebt. Die ist an Weihnachten zu Nachbarn eingeladen. Was gibt es Schöneres als auf eine dicke Schneeschicht im englischen Garten zu schauen, während man selbst unter Mistelzweigen am Kaminfeuer sitzt und sich auf Roastbeef und Plumpudding freut? Wären da nicht diese lauten Dashwoods, die ebenfalls zu den Gästen zählen. Und das Unglück, das über die Weihnachtsgesellschaft hereinbricht.... Diese Lesung hören Sie im «Krimi»-Podcast. Den Link zum Audio finden Sie unten bei «Mehr zum Thema». In Ruth Wares Geschichte gibt es für alle Miss Marple-Kenner ein Wiederhören mit alten Bekannten: So ist Miss Marples heiss geliebter Neffe Raymond mit von der Partie, zusammen mit seiner Frau Joan. Auch der Scotland Yard-Beamte Sir Henri Clithering taucht in Agatha Christies Marple-Geschichten immer wieder auf. Und die Bantrys, die Gastgeber, kennen eingefleischte Miss Marple-Fans natürlich auch noch aus dem Dienstagabend-Club, der in den allerersten Marple-Geschichten gemeinsam schwierige Rätsel knackte. «There is no detective in England equal to a spinster lady of uncertain age with plenty of time on her hands.» Mit diesem Satz schuf Agatha Christie eine Figur, die bis heute fasziniert: Miss Marple. Die schüchterne, blitzgescheite Jungfer aus dem fiktiven Dörfchen St. Mary Mead ist keine Detektivin der spektakulären Methoden. Stattdessen setzt sie auf stille Beobachtung ihrer Umgebung, profunde botanische Kenntnisse und ein grundsätzliches Misstrauen gegenüber der menschlichen Natur. Und löst so jeden Fall präzise, unspektakulär und doch verblüffend treffsicher. 1927 trat sie erstmals in einer Kurzgeschichte auf, später folgten zwölf Romane und zahlreiche weitere Geschichten. 1979 erschien der letzte Band – Miss Marple überlebte ihre Schöpferin damit um drei Jahre. Nun erlebt die berühmteste Hobbydetektivin eine Renaissance: Zwölf zeitgenössische Krimiautorinnen aus England und den USA haben neue Geschichten geschrieben – ganz im Geiste Agatha Christies und oftmals mit vielen Verweisen auf den «Miss Marple-Kosmos». Aber auch mit Themen, die in den Krimis der grossen Autorin weniger zum Tragen kamen: Rassismus im Commonwealth, sozialer Snobismus oder die gesellschaftlichen Umbrüche in den 1960er Jahren. SRF hat vier ausgewählte Geschichten als Lesungen mit Musik produziert. Aus «Miss Marple: Zwölf neue Kriminalgeschichten», erschienen im Hoffmann und Campe Verlag, © 2022 Agatha Christie Limited. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. AGATHA CHRISTIE und MARPLE sind eingetragene Marken von Agatha Christie Limited im Vereinigten Königreich und darüber hinaus. Publiziert mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Agatha Christie Limited. __________ aus dem Englischen von Alexander Weber gelesen von Nikola Weisse Komposition: Lukas Fretz Tontechnik: Tom Willen Einrichtung: Susanne Janson Produktion: SRF 2025 Dauer: 78' Hier geht es zu allen Lesungen "Neue Fälle für Miss Marple" https://www.srf.ch/audio/krimi/neue-faelle-fuer-miss-marple-1-das-boese-in-kleinen-ortschaften?id=AUDI20251211_NR_0004 https://www.srf.ch/audio/krimi/neue-faelle-fuer-miss-marple-2-die-jadekaiserin?id=AUDI20251218_NR_0005 https://www.srf.ch/audio/krimi/neue-faelle-fuer-miss-marple-3-miss-marples-weihnachten?id=AUDI20251225_NR_0009 https://www.srf.ch/audio/krimi/neue-faelle-fuer-miss-marple-4-eine-toedliche-hochzeit?id=AUDI20260101_NR_0003

370 - Miss Marple's Christmas mystery concludes here and now. Tuck in, get comfy, and test your theory as to the culprit while Miss Agatha (and a close friend) lead you to the surprising conclusion.

Die feine Stube festlich geschmückt, der Lendenbraten im Ofen, und die Festgesellschaft eingeschneit. Was fehlt noch zum weihnachtlichen Krimi-Vergnügen? Ein Verbrechen! Da wird eine sündhafteure Halskette gestohlen. Ein Fall für Miss Marple! Festlicher Hörspielspass nach Agatha Christie. (00:00) Beginn Episode (02:12) Beginn Lesung (79:46) Gespräch ____________________ Von: Ruth Ware ____________________ Mit: Nikola Weisse – Komposition: Lukas Fretz – Übersetzung: Alexander Weber – Tontechnik: Tom Willen – Szenische Einrichtung: Susanne Janson ____________________ Produktion: SRF 2025 ____________________ Die ersten neuen Fall für Miss Marple könnt Ihr hier nachhören: https://www.srf.ch/audio/krimi/neue-faelle-fuer-miss-marple-1-das-boese-in-kleinen-ortschaften?id=AUDI20251211_NR_0004 Und den zweiten hier: https://www.srf.ch/audio/krimi/neue-faelle-fuer-miss-marple-2-die-jadekaiserin?id=AUDI20251218_NR_0005 ____________________ Aus «Miss Marple: Zwölf neue Kriminalgeschichten», erschienen im Hoffmann und Campe Verlag, © 2022 Agatha Christie Limited. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. AGATHA CHRISTIE und MARPLE sind eingetragene Marken von Agatha Christie Limited im Vereinigten Königreich und darüberhinaus. Publiziert mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Agatha Christie Limited.

I can pick 'em because what better way to celebrate Christmas Eve than to talk about an island-bound whodunnit based on an Agatha Christie book?! Director Rene Clair gathered an ensemble cast of acclaimed character actors (including Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston and Judith Anderson) as a stealthy killer exacts sick justice on people accused of murder, using a nursery rhyme as the theme o' death. The book is outstanding and this adaptation is about as good as any of them have been, but there's some misplaced humour and the ending bails on a great premise. Plus, Christie's great story always had some gaps in logic. The film is so good though that it still works. So as you pour some nog and wrap some gifts, tune into my 704th podcast here on Have You Ever Seen to hear about And Then There Were None. Feedback: email is "haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com", Twi-X is "@moviefiend51" and Bluesky is "ryan-ellis". Rate and review this show, but also subscribe. Then extra episodes on non-Mondays like this one will just appear in your feed. Look up Letterboxd for some written reviews. I'm under "RyanHYES".

Welcome to Pod Clubhouse’s newest Podcast, Book Club Meets Movie Night! Join the club and see the show! Each month, Caroline and Mike discuss a different book (usually a murder mystery) along with its TV show or movie adaptation. We hope you join us for our podcast book club! This month, we are discussing Bruce Holsinger's brand new novel and Oprah Book Club pick, Culpability! Culpability was first published by Spiegel & Grau on July 8, 2025. NOTE: There is no adaptation for this novel (yet) but we thought it was too timely a discussion to not have! And, when they do inevitably adapt it, we will certainly cover it! Our January Book will be Agatha Christie’s 1939 novel, And Then There Were None, and its 1945 movie adaptation, directed by René Clair! Listen, rate, review, and subscribe to Book Club Meets Movie Night: The Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, or wherever you listen! Please leave a 5-Star Rating! Also, write in and leave us comments on PodClubhouse.com, we’d love to hear from you! ### Credits: Music: “The Closed Book” by Mike Nowa, licensed by Pod Clubhouse. Production: Book Club Meets Movie Night: The Podcast is a Pod Clubhouse original production, recorded and produced at Pod Clubhouse studios. This episode was edited by Caroline Daley and assembled by Michael Caputo.

Holy smokes! Now THIS is how you write a murder mystery. If you're a mystery writer, or simply want to watch an absolutely fantastic film during the holiday season, be sure to check out THE LAST OF SHEILA. This episode originally aired in Season 9 and it's one of our favourites. So sit back and enjoy, and we'll be back with a brand new show on January 14, 2026. -V. Acquire the power to write a bestselling story at storynerd.ca/courses For access to writing templates and worksheets, and more than 70 hours of training (all for free), subscribe to Valerie's Inner Circle.To learn to read like a writer, visit Melanie's website.

Carlos Alsina le propone un reto a Carlos Rodriguez Braun: se representara sobre este escenario un misterio al estilo Agatha Christie que tendra que intentar adivinar el final.Durante la exposicion del misterio hace tres pausas para darle la oportunidad de intentar adivinar como va a terminar. Si acierta 2 o mas, todo el teatro se va a casa con premio!Que pasara?

Craig Melvin sits down with his pastor, who shares a message about finding meaning during the holiday season. Plus, the latest pop culture news, including a sneak peek at comedian Nate Bargatze's new movie “The Breadwinner.” And an inside look at how guests celebrate famed author Agatha Christie at the place that inspired some of her most famous works. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

369 - Christmas in an snowy English village . . . How peaceful, but not for Miss Marple! Tuck in for Agatha Christie's cozy murder mystery, one you won't solve easily!

In a very special episode of Film Stories, writer/producer/showrunner/novelist Chris Chibnall joins Simon for a long chat about his work and career. Topics covered? Glad you asked. They chat about Death At The White Hart, Chris' first novel, that's now available in paperback, and also heading towards televison. They talk about Agatha Christie's Seven Dials, heading to Netflix in January. And other topics? Old computer games, Jasper Carrott LPs, and a good chunk of Doctor Who as well... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

369 - Christmas in a snowy English village . . . how peaceful, but not for Miss Marple! Tuck in for Agatha Christie's cozy murder mystery, one you won't solve easily!

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

Hercule Poirot et Miss Marple, les héros des romans d'Agatha Christie, sont célèbres dans le monde entier. Leur autrice, quant à elle, garde sa part de mystère. Experte dans l'art du suspense, elle déroule ses intrigues haletantes jusqu'aux dernières pages. Mais la vie de l'écrivaine vient tutoyer parfois la fiction…"Secrets d'Histoire" est un podcast d'Initial Studio, adapté de l'émission de télévision éponyme produite par la Société Européenne de Production ©2024 SEP / France Télévisions. Cet épisode a été écrit et réalisé par Bruno Deltombe.Un podcast présenté par Stéphane Bern. Avec la voix d'Isabelle Benhadj.Vous pouvez retrouver Secrets d'Histoire sur France 3 ou en replay sur France.tv, et suivre l'émission sur Instagram et Facebook.Crédits du podcastProduction exécutive du podcast : Initial StudioProduction éditoriale : Sarah Koskievic et Mandy Lebourg, assistées de Marie AgassantMontage : Mona Delahais et Tim Dornbusch Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d'informations.

Après le décès de son père, Agatha décide d'utiliser le carnet qu'il lui avait offert. Elle y couche son chagrin et ses premières histoires, à 11 ans."Secrets d'Histoire" est un podcast d'Initial Studio, adapté de l'émission de télévision éponyme produite par la Société Européenne de Production ©2024 SEP / France Télévisions. Cet épisode a été écrit et réalisé par Bruno Deltombe.Un podcast présenté par Stéphane Bern. Avec la voix d'Isabelle Benhadj.Vous pouvez retrouver Secrets d'Histoire sur France 3 ou en replay sur France.tv, et suivre l'émission sur Instagram et Facebook.Crédits du podcastProduction exécutive du podcast : Initial StudioProduction éditoriale : Sarah Koskievic et Mandy Lebourg, assistées de Marie AgassantMontage : Mona Delahais et Tim Dornbusch Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d'informations.

À l'automne 1928, l'Orient-Express qui transporte Agatha Christie arrive à son terminus : la gare d'Istanbul. La romancière vient de traverser l'Europe seule, pendant plus de deux jours. Elle découvre enfin pour la première fois à l'aube de ses quarante ans, un pays dont elle ignore toutes les coutumes."Secrets d'Histoire" est un podcast d'Initial Studio, adapté de l'émission de télévision éponyme produite par la Société Européenne de Production ©2024 SEP / France Télévisions. Cet épisode a été écrit et réalisé par Bruno Deltombe.Un podcast présenté par Stéphane Bern. Avec la voix d'Isabelle Benhadj.Vous pouvez retrouver Secrets d'Histoire sur France 3 ou en replay sur France.tv, et suivre l'émission sur Instagram et Facebook.Crédits du podcastProduction exécutive du podcast : Initial StudioProduction éditoriale : Sarah Koskievic et Mandy Lebourg, assistées de Marie AgassantMontage : Mona Delahais et Tim Dornbusch Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d'informations.

Mord im Ostasien-Express! Miss Marple reist nach Hongkong: an Bord des Dampfers «Die Jadekaiserin». Sie freundet sich mit einem älteren chinesischen Herren an. Bald wird er ermordert – und er wird nicht der einzige bleiben. Miss Marples Neugier für andere Kulturen ist gefragt ... (00:00) Beginn Episode (05:12) Beginn Lesung (69:30) Gespräch ____________________ Von: Jean Kwok ____________________ Mit: Patrick Güldenberg – Komposition: Yang Jing – Übersetzung: Alexander Weber – Tontechnik: Tom Willen – Szenische Einrichtung: Susanne Janson ____________________ Produktion: SRF 2025 ____________________ Den ersten neuen Fall für Miss Marple könnt Ihr hier nachhören: https://www.srf.ch/audio/krimi/neue-faelle-fuer-miss-marple-1-das-boese-in-kleinen-ortschaften?id=AUDI20251211_NR_0004 Hier gehts zum Bericht über Kowloon-City: https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/101463-007-A/crazy-borders/ Und hier eine Rezension von "Das Auge von Hongkong": https://www.krimi-couch.de/titel/17108-das-auge-von-hongkong/ ____________________ Aus «Miss Marple: Zwölf neue Kriminalgeschichten», erschienen im Hoffmann und Campe Verlag, © 2022 Agatha Christie Limited. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. AGATHA CHRISTIE und MARPLE sind eingetragene Marken von Agatha Christie Limited im Vereinigten Königreich und darüberhinaus. Publiziert mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Agatha Christie Limited.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Cuanto disfrutamos al repasar las películas basadas en historias de Agatha Christie. Nos sumergimos de nuevo en una historia con Poirot metido en asesinatos varios. Vamos a resolver el crimen. Con Javier Iborra y Luis Martínez Vallés Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Frankie and Adam had the rare privilege of talking to one of the most indelible Poirot villains of all time - David Hunter from Taken At The Flood aka Elliot Cowan - in fact, over on Discord, YOU voted him as the scariest Poirot villain of all time... In the first of what we hope will be a continuing series of discussions with the great Poirot villains, Elliot Cowan joins us for an exclusive discussion about the inner workings of adapting Agatha Christie for the screen, how he turned a few days' rehearsals into one of the most iconic villains in the series, what David Suchet was really like, the fascinating story of his acting career, and the ways in which he is using his talents to nurture the next generation of performers You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cosyafpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This was a jaw-dropping pick-me-up of a Sunday crossword by debut constructor Zachry Edward-Brown (a high-school student, no less!) and veteran John Kugelman. The theme was spectacular, with a twist at the end that would have Agatha Christie nodding her approval. The rest of the grid was equally impressive, and if you want proof check out today's episode.Show note imagery: ELISHA Gray, inventor of the telephone (at least according to ELISHA Gray

Actrice d'une beauté rare, Gene Tierney est devenue l'une des grandes stars du Hollywood de l'âge d'or. Mais un drame intime devait tout remettre en cause… et inspirer une certaine Agatha Christie pour son livre « Et le miroir se brisa » Mention légales : Vos données de connexion, dont votre adresse IP, sont traités par Radio Classique, responsable de traitement, sur la base de son intérêt légitime, par l'intermédiaire de son sous-traitant Ausha, à des fins de réalisation de statistiques agréées et de lutte contre la fraude. Ces données sont supprimées en temps réel pour la finalité statistique et sous cinq mois à compter de la collecte à des fins de lutte contre la fraude. Pour plus d'informations sur les traitements réalisés par Radio Classique et exercer vos droits, consultez notre Politique de confidentialité.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

After director Rian Johnson finished making “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” he didn't really know how to follow it up. So he decided to bang out a really quick murder mystery script. The result was his 2019 film “Knives Out,” which led to the 2022 sequel “Glass Onion,” which has now led to the third and final film of the trilogy, “Wake Up Dead Man.” Rian sits down with Tom Power to discuss his latest “Knives Out” movie, the genius and influence of mystery writer Agatha Christie, and how he thinks his religious upbringing has helped the success of his films.

We all know the formula: it begins with a dead body, and quickly introduces a motley crew of outlandish characters, each with a motive for murder. The whodunnit genre has been a cultural fixture since the days of Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie—the latter of whom has been outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Recently, though, the murder mystery has achieved a new level of saturation, with streaming services offering up a seemingly endless supply of glossy thrillers. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz discuss how these new entries are updating the classic form. “Wake Up Dead Man,” the latest of Rian Johnson's “Knives Out” movies, slyly incorporates social commentary, while shows like “Search Party” and “Only Murders in the Building” poke fun at the figure of the citizen sleuth. In our era of conspiracy theories and vigilante actors, there's also a dark side to the archetype. “This desire to be the hero and to follow the logical trails and take things into your own hands—it's very appealing, if you do it right,” Schwartz says. “It's great if you catch the right guy. If you don't, and you catch the wrong one, the entire foundation of society crumbles.”Read, watch, and listen with the critics:“Knives Out” (2019)“Glass Onion” (2022)“Wake Up Dead Man” (2025)“Big Little Lies” (2017-)“The White Lotus” (2021-)“And Then There Were None,” by Agatha Christie “Rian Johnson Is an Agatha Christie for the Netflix Age,” by Anna Russell (The New Yorker)“The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side: A Miss Marple Mystery,” by Agatha Christie“Only Murders in the Building” (2021-)“Nicole Kidman Gives Us What We Want in the Silly, Soapy ‘Perfect Couple,' ” by Vinson Cunningham (The New Yorker)“The Residence” (2025)“The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” by Arthur Conan Doyle“Search Party” (2016-22)“The Hound of the Baskervilles,” by Arthur Conan DoyleThe “Encyclopedia Brown” books“Clue” (1985)New episodes drop every Thursday. Follow Critics at Large wherever you get your podcasts.Critics at Large is a weekly discussion from The New Yorker which explores the latest trends in books, television, film, and more. Join us every Thursday as we make unexpected connections between classic texts and pop culture.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.When life feels heavy, sometimes you just need a cozy small town, a perfect pumpkin spice latte, and a YA romance that feels like a warm sweater. In this episode, I'm chatting with author Katie Cicatelli-Kuc about the comfort reads that got her through some of the hardest seasons of her life—and how they might help you, too.Katie and I talk about her YA novels Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice and Mint to Be, how Pumpkin Spice unexpectedly went viral on TikTok, and what it was like to write through chemo and recovery. We also get into cozy, low-gore spooky reads (perfect if you're squeamish or easily triggered), plus YA and middle grade recommendations that balance heart, hope, and just the right amount of chills. If you're craving comfort, holiday vibes, and gentle escape, this is the episode for you.

This week we talk about in-game skins, investment portfolios, and Counter-Strike 2.We also discuss ebooks, Steam, and digital licenses.Recommended Book: Apple in China by Patrick McGeeTranscriptAlmost always, if you buy an ebook or game or movie or music album online, you're not buying that ebook, or that game, or whatever else—you're buying a license that allows you access it, often on a specified device or in a specified way, and almost always in a non-transferrable, non-permanent manner.This distinction doesn't matter much to most of us most of the time. If I buy an ebook, chances are I just want to read that ebook on the device I used to buy it, or the kindle attached to my Amazon or other digital book service account. So I buy the book, read it on my ebook reader or phone, and that's that; same general experience I would have with a paperback or hardback book.This difference becomes more evident when you think about what happens to the book after you read it, though. If I own a hard-copy, physical book, I can resell it. I can donate it. I can put it in a Little Free Library somewhere in my neighborhood, or give it to a friend who I think will enjoy it. I can pick it up off my shelf later and read the exact same book I read years before. Via whichever mechanism I choose, I'm either holding onto that exact book for later, or I'm transferring ownership of that book, that artifact that contains words and/or images that can now be used, read, whatever by that second owner. And they can go on to do the same: handing it off to a friend, selling it on ebay, or putting it on a shelf for later reference.Often the convenience and immediacy of electronic books makes this distinction a non-issue for those who enjoy them. I can buy an ebook from Amazon or Bookshop.org and that thing is on my device within seconds, giving me access to the story or information that's the main, valuable component of a book for most of us, without any delay, without having to drive to a bookstore or wait for it to arrive in the mail. That's a pretty compelling offer.This distinction becomes more pressing, however, if I decide I want to go back and read an ebook I bought years ago, later, only to find that the license has changed and maybe that book is no longer accessible via the marketplace where I purchased it. If that happens, I no longer have access to the book, and there's no recourse for this absence—I agreed to this possibility when I “bought” the book, based on the user agreement I clicked ‘OK' or ‘I agree' on when I signed up for Amazon or whichever service I paid for that book-access.It also becomes more pressing if, as has happened many times over the past few decades, the publisher or some other entity with control over these book assets decides to change them.A few years ago, for instance, British versions of Roald Dalh's ‘Matilda' were edited to remove references to Joseph Conrad, who has in recent times been criticized for his antisemitism and racist themes in his writing. Some of RL Stine's Goosebumps books were edited to remove references to crushes schoolgirls had on their headmaster, and descriptions of an overweight character that were, in retrospect, determined to be offensive. And various racial and ethnic slurs were edited out of some of Agatha Christie's works around the same time.Almost always, these changes aren't announced by the publishers who own the rights to these books, and they're typically only discovered by eagle-eyed readers who note that, for instance, the publishers decided to change the time period in which something occurred, which apparently happened in one of Stine's works, without obvious purpose. This also frequently happens without the author being notified, as was the case with Stine and the edits made to his books. The publishers themselves, when asked directly about these changes, often remain silent on the matter.What I'd like to talk about today is another angle of this distinction between physically owned media and digital, licensed versions of the same, and the at times large sums of money that can be gained or lost based on the decisions of the companies that control these licensed assets.—Counter-Strike 2 is a first-person shooter game that's free-to-play, was released in 2023, and was developed by a company called Valve.Valve has developed all sorts of games over the years, including the Counter-Strike, Half-Life, DOTA, and Portal games, but they're probably best known for their Steam software distribution platform.Steam allows customers to buy all sorts of software, but mostly games through an interface that also provides chat services and community forums. But the primary utility of this platform is that it's a marketplace for buying and selling games, and it has match-making features for online multiplayer games, serves as a sort of library for gamers, so all their games are launchable from one place, and it serves as a digital rights management hub, which basically means it helps game companies ensure users aren't playing with pirated software—if you want to use steam to store and launch your games, they have to be legit, purchased games, not pirated ones.As of early 2025, it was estimated that Steam claimed somewhere between 75-80% of the PC gaming market, compared to competitors like the Epic Game Store, which was founded by the folks behind the wildly successful game, Fortnite, which can only claim something like 5%.And Counter-Strike is one of Valve's, and Steam's crown jewels. It's a free-to-play game that was originally developed as a mod, a free add-on to another game Valve owns called Half-Life, but Valve bought up the rights to that mod and developed it into its own thing, releasing the initial entry in the series in 2000, several main-series games after that in subsequent years, and then Counter-Strike 2 came out in 2023, to much acclaim and fanfare.Counter-Strike 2 often has around a million players online, playing the game at any given moment, and its tournaments can attract closer to 1.5 million. As of early 2024, it was estimated that Counter-Strike 2 pulled in around a billion dollars a year for Valve, primarily via what are called Case Keys, which allow players to open in-game boxes, each key selling for $2.50. Valve also takes a 15% cut of all player-to-player sales of items conducted on the Steam Community Market, which is a secure ebay- or Amazon-like component of their platform where players can sell digital items from the game, which are primarily aesthetic add-ons, like skins for weapons, stickers, and clothing—things that allow players to look different in the game, as opposed to things that allow them to perform better, which would give players who spent the most money an unfair advantage and thus make the game less competitive and fun.Because this is a free game, though, and by many estimates a really balance and well-made one, a lot of people play it, and a lot of people want to customize the look of their in-game avatar. So being able to open in-game boxes that contain loot, and being able to buy and sell said loot on the Steam Community Market, has led to a rich secondary economy that makes that component of the game more interesting for players, while also earning Valve a whole lot of money on the backend for those keys and that cut of sales between players.In late-October of 2025, Valve announced a change in the rules for Counter-Strike 2, now allowing players to trade-up more item types, including previously un-trade-up-able items like gloves and knives, into higher-grade versions of the same. So common items could be bundled together and traded in for less common items, and those less common items could be bundled together and traded up for rare ones.This seems like a small move from the outside, but it roiled the CS2 in-game economy, by some estimates causing upwards of $2 billion to basically disappear overnight, because rare gloves and knives were at times valued at as much as $1.5 million; again, these are just aesthetic skins that change the look of a player's avatar or weapons, but there's enough demand for these things that some people are willing to pay that much for ultra-rare and unique glove and knife skins.Because of that demand, some players had taken to spending real money on these ultra-rare items, treating their in-game portfolios of skins as something like an investment portfolio. If you can buy an ultra-rare glove skin for $40,000 and maybe sell it later for twice that, that might seem like a really good investment, despite how strange it may seem to those not involved in this corner of the gaming world to spend $40,000 on what's basically just some code in a machine that tells the game that the gloves on your avatar will look a certain way.This change, then, made those rarer gloves and knives, which were previously unattainable except by lottery-like chance, a lot more common, because people could trade up for them, increasing their chances of getting the ultra-rare stuff. The market was quickly flooded with more of these things, and about half the value of rare CS2 skins disappeared, initially knocking about $6 billion of total value from the market before stabilizing to around $1.5-2 billion.Volatility in this market continues, and people who invested a lot of money, sometimes their life savings, and sometimes millions of dollars into CS2 in-game skins, have been looking into potential legal recourse, though without much luck; Valve's user agreements make very clear that players don't own any of this stuff, and as a result, Valve can manipulate the market however they like, whenever they like.Just like with ebooks and movies we “buy” from Amazon and other services, then, these in-game assets are licensed to us, not sold. We may, at times, have a means of putting our license to some of these things on a secondary market, but that secondary market exists completely at the whim of the entity that actually owns the digital assets—in this case, Valve.Recent court cases have resulted in clearer language from some license-selling companies, including Valve—though in most cases the buttons we click still say something like “Buy Now” rather than “Acquire License,” and the specifics of what we're purchasing are hidden within a wall of legal text.So for the moment, at least, this sort of confusion will probably continue, with periodic wake-up calls for folks on the receiving end of updates or edits that impact them financially, or impact their ability to access what they thought they were buying, but which is later removed from their account, or changed without their knowledge or permission.Show Noteshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(service)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Corporationhttps://theconversation.com/2b-counter-strike-2-crash-exposes-a-legal-black-hole-your-digital-investments-arent-really-yours-268749https://blix.gg/news/cs-2/how-to-make-money-with-cs2-skins-in-2025/http://tomshardware.com/video-games/ludicrous-usd6-billion-counter-strike-2-skins-market-crashes-loses-usd3-billion-overnight-game-update-destroys-inventories-collapses-markethttps://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/counter-strike-2-online-market-crash/507-ae9be038-2833-49d4-a5b4-d8f24fd0b33chttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strikehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Games_Storehttps://www.sahmcapital.com/news/content/counter-strike-skins-market-hits-1-billion-valves-virtual-goldmine-revealed-2024-01-22https://mezha.ua/en/news/counter-strike-2-100-mln-dohodu-za-keysi-u-berezni-301011/https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2024/10/california-becomes-first-state-to-pass-law-targeting-advertising-of-digital-media-licenseshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_economyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/04/arts/dahl-christie-stine-kindle-edited.htmlhttps://bookriot.com/do-you-really-own-your-ebookshttps://jipel.law.nyu.edu/can-you-own-an-ebook-a-summary-of-the-anti-ownership-ebook-economy-report/ This is a public episode. 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