Cabot Cove Gazette – a Murder, She Wrote podcast
103 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -An episode by episode analysis of the iconic TV series Murder, She Wrote hosted by Bridget Kies, a queer fan and media scholar.
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Special Episode: Murder, She Wrote's Legacy
March 18, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes - 36.4 MBWhat influence has Murder, She Wrote had on contemporary TV mysteries? In this special episode, we'll talk about what movies, series, and even channels like Hallmark Movies and Mysteries owe our beloved series, and how they don't quite capture its spirit.
4.7 - If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
March 11, 2024 15:14 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBThe night deputy might be having an affair with one of Loretta's beauty parlor clients...or all of them. Guest host Frank Berman investigates with Bridget.
4.6 - It Runs in the Family
March 04, 2024 18:00 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBGuest host Frank Berman joins Bridget to talk about the first ever Jessica-free episode. Bonus Mr. Belvedere!
4.5 - The Way to Dusty Death
February 26, 2024 18:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBGuest hosted by YOU! Bridget and fellow LanStans talk about this Macbeth riff set among high-powered executives.
Special Rebroadcast - A Little Yuletide Murder
January 01, 2024 19:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBThis week, we revisit an episode from January in which we discuss the Murder, She Wrote tie-in novel, A Little Yuletide Murder. Make sure you read the book before listening!
Special Rebroadcast - Mrs. Santa Claus
December 25, 2023 19:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBJoin us for a rebroadcast of our 2021 episode on Angela Lansbury's 1996 TV movie Mrs. Santa Claus.
Announcement and Teaser
December 04, 2023 00:44 - 2 minutes - 3.28 MBListen to find out how you can participate in our next episode!
4.4 - Old Habits Die Hard
October 09, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBFive words: Eileen Brennan in a habit. When Jessica goes to a convent, Bridget pretty much just laughs through the whole episode, and TJ takes a trip down school book fair memory lane.
4.2 - When Thieves Fall Out
September 25, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBA grim episode in Cabot Cove in which Jessica seems to change character. Plus, TJ is hangry, and we speculate on what happened to Ethan.
4.1 - A Fashionable Way to Die
September 18, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBWe're going to Paris, baby! Jessica investigates a murder at a fashion show, and Bridget and TJ assess which is worse: the outfits or the accents.
3.22 - Murder, She Spoke
September 11, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBWhile recording an audiobook, Jessica just happens to be around a murder in a recording studio. TJ and Bridget don't think she did it, but they are suspicious of how she decides to announce the solution.
3.21 - The Days Dwindle Down
September 04, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes - 32 MBAn interesting mashup of an old film noir and a hot take on the jurisprudence system, plus TJ and Bridget's usual hot mess banter.
3.20 - The Cemetery Vote
August 28, 2023 17:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBIn small town Idaho, the sheriff turns out not to be the bad guy, there's a magical ring, and TJ introduces the concept of the Cabot Cove diaspora.
3.20 - No Accounting for Murder
August 21, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBGrady once again finds himself in the middle of something illegal, someone's living inside the walls of an office building, Mort isn't Mort, and an Irish guy who's not Michael Hagerty falls for Jessica.
3.19 - No Accounting for Murder
August 21, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBGrady once again finds himself in the middle of something illegal, someone's living inside the walls of an office building, Mort isn't Mort, and an Irish guy who's not Michael Hagerty falls for Jessica.
3.19 - No Laughing Murder
July 24, 2023 17:01 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBLet's take a trip back in time to the Borscht Belt, where things get out of control when videotapes go on sale. And we discuss the physics of stabbing oneself.
3.18 - No Laughing Murder
July 24, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBLet's take a trip back in time to the Borscht Belt, where things get out of control when videotapes go on sale. And we discuss the physics of stabbing oneself.
3.17 - Simon Says, Color Me Dead
July 17, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBThe gayest episode yet! Plus, Jessica's social graces carry Cabot Cove through the death of a painter, a murderous affair, and an economic class divide.
3.18 - Simon Says, Color Me Dead
July 17, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBThe gayest episode yet! Plus, Jessica's social graces carry Cabot Cove through the death of a painter, a murderous affair, and an economic class divide.
3.16 - Death Takes a Dive
July 10, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBHarry McGraw is back in a hot mess of an episode that is redeemed by Adam West and Levar Burton! Plus, Bridget and TJ's friendship is in jeopardy over TJ's secret interests.
3.15 - The Bottom Line Is Murder
July 03, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBMurderous teddy bears, deepfakes, and feminist lesbians. TJ and Bridget will sort it all out.
Special Episode - The Manchurian Candidate
June 19, 2023 17:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBTJ and Bridget talk about Lansbury's performance and how the movie fit into her wider career. They also lament they "just don't make 'em like they used to."
Special Rebroadcast - Murder in the Electric Cathedral
June 12, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBIn contemplation of the news of Pat Robertson's death, we thought it would be useful to revisit this episode, originally broadcast in November 2022.
3.14 - Murder in a Minor Key
June 05, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBA dud of an episode that doesn't feature Jessica as the investigator, but we promise our podcast episode finds ways to be fun anyway.
3.13 - Crossed Up
May 29, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBA bedridden Jessica overhears a murder through a crossed telephone line, and TJ and Bridget are absolutely here for this fun homage to Barbara Stanwyck's "Sorry, Wrong Number."
3.12 - The Corpse Flew First Class
May 22, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBHer Gloriousness Captain Janeway, aka Kate Mulgrew, aka the Hepburn of her time, might have done a little murder on an airplane...But TJ and Bridget will forgive her, even if Jessica won't.
3.11 - Night of the Headless Horseman
May 15, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBTJ and Bridget are hot messes in this episode, but the TV episode, based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, is perfection.
3.10 - Stage Struck
May 08, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBJessica's theatrical friend might be the intended victim of murder, and we're on the case to find out which kind of gay man TJ really wants to be.
3.9 - Obituary for a Dead Anchor
May 01, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBA profile on JB in Cabot Cove turns deadly. Introducing Sam Booth. No Seth. Amos actually seems to know what he's doing. It's a wild ride.
3.8 - Novel Connection / Magnum on Ice, Part Two
March 27, 2023 17:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBThe second part of our special two-parter on the Murder, She Wrote / Magnum PI crossover. Plus, Bridget finally calls out TJ for some of his more macabre comments... CW: This episode, like the televised episode, mentions domestic violence.
3.8 - Novel Connection / Magnum on Ice, Part One
March 20, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBPart one of our two-parter on the Murder, She Wrote / Magnum PI crossover. This week, we talk shorty shorts and what a terrible investigator Magnum is.
Special Episode - Bedknobs and Broomsticks
March 13, 2023 17:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBTreguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee! TJ and Bridget are finally taking on the beloved Disney movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks. We'll talk comparisons to Mary Poppins and what feels different watching now from when we watched as kids, and nobody got turned into a rabbit during the making of this episode.
3.7 - Deadline for Murder
March 06, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBJessica does his gal Friday and gets the scoop! We love this back-to-basics episode with an evil newspaper editor and fantastic rapport between Jessica and this week's friend, Haskell.
3.6 - Dead Man's Gold
February 27, 2023 18:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBLeslie Nielsen is back as Jessica's long-lost love, and TJ and Bridget are very divided about this. Also something about a murder....
3.5 - Corned Beef and Carnage
February 20, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBVictoria and Howard, Jessica's most annoying niece and nephew are back, and a corned beef sandwich is a key clue to murder. TJ and Bridget are having none of this episode's nonsense.
3.4 - One White Rose for Death
February 13, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBJessica runs into her favorite British secret agent while an East German violinist is on the run from TJ and Bridget's favorite soap opera star.
3.3 - Unfinished Business
February 06, 2023 18:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBWhen Seth goes missing over a cold case murder, Jessica heads off to find him and prove his innocence. Meanwhile, Bridget and TJ play Crusty Old Man trivia.
Special Episode - A Little Yuletide Murder
January 30, 2023 18:01 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBThis week we talk about the tie-in novel “A Little Yuletide Murder” and discuss adaptations and Jessica’s character.
3.1 and 3.2 - Death Stalks the Big Top
January 23, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBJessica infiltrates a circus, Bridget and TJ debate Martin Balsam's fame, and the elephants definitely didn't do it.
Special Episode - 50th Episode
January 16, 2023 18:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBIt's our 50th episode! We're celebrating by taking you behind the microphone to hear what really goes on when we make this podcast.
2.22 - If the Frame Fits
January 09, 2023 18:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBJoin TJ, Bridget, and Binky for a delightful romp into the world of aristocratic art thieves as we close out season two!
2.21 - The Perfect Foil
January 02, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBIt's Mardi Gras, baby, and Jessica has to unmask a killer while trying to connect with Frank's distant cousin. TJ and Bridget are here to explain it all.
2.20 - Menace, Anyone?
December 19, 2022 18:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBMultiple personalities, a missing sister back from the dead, and Bryan Cranston as this week's red shirt. This episode is off the rails, but TJ and Bridget will make sense of it for you.
2.19 - Christopher Bundy Died on Sunday
December 05, 2022 18:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBAnother country estate full of guests, one of whom must be the murderer. Classic cozy mystery stuff here, but TJ and Bridget will explain how the episode also taps into 1980s anxieties about the rise of video technologies.
2.18 - If a Body Meet a Body
November 21, 2022 18:10 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBCorpse shenanigans ensue in Cabot Cove when the dead guy isn't dead....but who's in the coffin? TJ and Bridget will find out!
2.17 - One Good Bid Deserves a Murder
November 14, 2022 18:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBHarry McGraw is back! When Jessica encounters a murder at an auction and a fight over a diary that makes no sense, TJ and Bridget are quick to join the occasion and complain about plot holes and celebrate fashion.
2.16 - Murder in the Electric Cathedral
November 07, 2022 18:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBJessica's old friend was murdered...possibly by a pastor. TJ and Bridget wade into the fraught waters of 1980s prosperity theology and televangelism. Content warning: Brief references to domestic violence.
2.15 - Powder Keg
October 31, 2022 17:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBJessica is stranded in Alabama while a lynch mob gathers outside the local jail. Run, girl, run! Otherwise entitled, one our least favorite episodes.
2.14 - Keep the Home Fries Burning
October 24, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBThere's food poisoning at the new Revolutionary War-themed restaurant, which means Jessica, Seth, and the state health department inspector are busy trying to figure out what happened while Amos imagines he's dying. Plus, TJ and Bridget bicker the definition of "preserves."
Special Episode - Reflections on Angela Lansbury's Career
October 17, 2022 17:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBFollowing the news of Angela Lansbury's death, we take a look back over her career to discover how kids born in the Murder, She Wrote age might have understood her stardom.