Cabot Cove Gazette – a Murder, She Wrote podcast
110 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months 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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Episodes
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.
2.13 - Trial by Error
October 03, 2022 17:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBIt's jury duty for Jessica, and TJ and Bridget are on the scene to give you their hot takes on murder trials, a ridiculous guest cast, and which other detective series this episode most emulates. Content advisory: Like the TV episode, this episode discusses domestic violence.
2.12 - Murder by Appointment Only
September 26, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBLipstick, Stan and Kirsten, prostitution, and Grady being dumb - there's a lot to love about this episode. Put your best face on and join TJ and Bridget for the discussion!
2.11 - Murder Digs Deep
August 15, 2022 17:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBIn New Mexico, Jessica joins an archaeological dig with Dr. Seth Hazlitt, and Bridget and TJ think the whole episode is kind of a hot mess.
2.10 - Sticks and Stones
August 08, 2022 17:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBWhen poison pen letters flood Cabot Cove with gossip, Jessica has to find out who's sending them. Plus, more real estate shenanigans on the coast! Join TJ and Bridget for a discussion of a favorite episode with a shocking revelation at the end.
2.9 - Jessica Behind Bars
August 01, 2022 17:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBJessica enters a women's prison. Bonus: Jan Brady shows us the consequence of always talking about Marcia. And TJ raves about Yvonne De Carlo.
2.8 - Dead Heat
July 25, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBJessica's off to the races! Can she solve the murder faster than a champion thoroughbred can make it around Churchill Downs? TJ and Bridget will tell you everything. Plus, in the first furlong, we apologize to our listeners for pretty much everything we ever did.
2.7 - A Lady in the Lake
July 18, 2022 17:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBWhile at a lake resort, Jessica witnesses a woman being drowned. Or did she? Bridget and TJ will find out and share their memories of vacationing together, with a bonus argument over Catwoman.
2.6 - Reflections of the Mind
July 11, 2022 17:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBIn a dark take on Gaslight, Jessica visits a friend whose daughter is torturing her into believing her dead husband is still alive. TJ and Bridget talk about the episode and its connections to feminist care ethics - with just the right amount of references to old Hollywood movies.
2.5 - Sing a Song of Murder
July 04, 2022 17:47 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBGoodbye, little yellow bird, and hello to Emma Macgill! This week we go to London to talk Gaslight, identical twins, Hallmark naps, and how much we love "Sing a Song of Murder."
2.4 - School for Scandal
June 27, 2022 20:06 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBJessica's going to give the commencement address at a private college, but the boyfriend of an erotic novelist who's the daughter of the English dept chair is murdered. Confused? You won't be after listening to Bridget and TJ!
2.3 - Murder in the Afternoon
June 20, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBBehind the scenes at a daytime soap opera, real life turns out to be more melodramatic than anything the writers can cook up! And speaking of cooking, Bridget and TJ discuss baking...and the fabulous Jessica Walter.
2.2 - Joshua Peabody Died Here...Possibly
June 13, 2022 21:49 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBWe're finally back in Cabot Cove for our beloved curmudgeon Dr. Seth Hazlitt's debut! TJ and Bridget talk about how the writers established him as an old friend to Jessica, even though he didn't exist in season one, and a host of other topics. But like the TV episode, we regret we never conclusively determine if Joshua Peabody is real or not.
2.1 - Widow, Weep for Me
June 08, 2022 01:51 - 31 minutes - 29 MBWe're back, baby! Season two kicks off with Jessica masquerading as an uppity rich lady ripe on a Caribbean island. Meanwhile, Bridget and TJ have comically disastrous attempts to understand each other when the internet cuts in and out.
0.2 - Season 2 Preview with Guests Geoffrey D. Henry and Anton Runkles
June 02, 2022 15:55 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBAs we wrap up season 1 and look ahead to season 2, TJ and Bridget are joined by special guest listeners Geoffrey D. Henry and Anton Runkles, who share some of their memories of Murder, She Wrote and flatter us with praise for this podcast.
Special Episode - Season 2 Preview with Guests Geoffrey D. Henry and Anton Runkles
June 02, 2022 15:55 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBAs we wrap up season 1 and look ahead to season 2, TJ and Bridget are joined by special guest listeners Geoffrey D. Henry and Anton Runkles, who share some of their memories of Murder, She Wrote and flatter us with praise for this podcast.
1.22 - Funeral at Fifty Mile
May 10, 2022 03:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBIt's the season one finale! Bridget and TJ discuss the Western, culottes, and guest star William Windom before he became Seth Hazlitt. CW: This episode and the episode of the TV show discuss sexual assault.
1.21 - Murder at the Oasis
May 02, 2022 21:54 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBFly us to a place that's kinda like Palm Springs, let us swing among the classical Hollywood stars. In other words, it's "Murder at the Oasis," which is part family melodrama, part Rat Pack allegory with guest star Joey Bishop. Bonus: Bridget and TJ writing fan fic to fix the episode's ending.
1.20 - Armed Response
April 25, 2022 20:30 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBJessica does Dallas! When our favorite novelist lands in the hospital in Texas, she's in prime position to witness and solve the murder of a doctor.
1.19 - Murder Takes the Bus
April 18, 2022 17:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBBlanche! Cheddar cheese on apple pie! A fake sailor and a big screen TV raffle! And some nerdy thing about how close-ups guide audiences and the crumbling middle class. We've got the best takes on "Murder Takes the Bus."
1.18 - Footnote to Murder
April 11, 2022 19:30 - 28 minutes - 26 MBJessica and her drunk poet friend are nominated for big-time book awards, but a plot twist with a pushy wannabe and a feud between a bro and a dandy gets in the way. Join Bridget and TJ for their discussion of the stereotypes of the literati and the persistent snobbery toward genre fiction. CW: This episode, like the TV episode, contains discussion of sexual assault.
1.17 - Sudden Death
April 04, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBJessica inherits a football team, Caitlyn Jenner guest stars, and TJ and Bridget reveal they know very little about professional athletics...but they are very opinionated about carpeting in bathrooms.
1.16 - Tough Guys Don't Die
March 28, 2022 20:04 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBThe beloved PI Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) makes his first appearance in this week's knockoff of The Maltese Falcon and other hard-boiled detective novels and film noir. TJ plays a lightning round of "Translate This Tough Guy Slang," and Bridget laments the set design.
1.15 - Paint Me a Murder
March 21, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBWe're headed to the Mediterranean, where TJ confesses his lifelong crush on Cesar Romero. Too bad, because Romero, playing a world-famous painter, is about to be murdered by someone close to him on his private island. Join us for our discussion of the 1% and other things we'll never be.
1.14 - My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean
March 14, 2022 20:15 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBA bizarre combination of campy fun and gothic suspense on a cruise ship! Bridget and TJ discuss "My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean," and if you're lucky, they'll show you the hootchy-kootchy. CW: This episode contains brief discussions of suicide.
1.13 - Murder to a Jazz Beat
February 28, 2022 18:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBWe're in New Orleans this week - or are we? And something about how the Reagan era made life tough for artists. Join us for a discussion of the "Murder to a Jazz Beat."
Special Episode - Death on the Nile
February 22, 2022 01:13 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBWith the release of a new remake of Death on the Nile, it's a fitting time to revisit the 1978 film version, featuring Angela Lansbury as an eccentric novelist. TJ and Bridget talk acting, old Hollywood, and grace.
1.12 - Broadway Malady
February 14, 2022 18:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBWhether your star is rising or falling, Broadway is a dangerous place. TJ and Bridget tag along with Jessica to go behind the scenes at a new musical that's been plagued with murder attempts. With bonus Milton Berle!
1.11 - Capitol Offense
February 07, 2022 19:49 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBOtherwise entitled "Mrs. Fletcher Goes to Washington," this episode sees JB as the nonpartisan representative from Maine! Move over, Susan Collins! Also featured: Bridget and TJ argue over the commercials on Peacock.
Capitol Offense
February 07, 2022 19:49 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBOtherwise entitled "Mrs. Fletcher Goes to Washington," this episode sees JB as the nonpartisan representative from Maine! Move over, Susan Collins! Also featured: Bridget and TJ argue over the commercials on Peacock. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Death Casts a Spell
January 24, 2022 22:49 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBYou are getting very sleepy....very sleepy...But not too sleepy to listen to TJ and Bridget talk about Jessica's big adventures in hypnotism! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
1.10 - Death Casts a Spell
January 24, 2022 22:49 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBYou are getting very sleepy....very sleepy...But not too sleepy to listen to TJ and Bridget talk about Jessica's big adventures in hypnotism!
1.9 - Death Takes a Curtain Call
January 17, 2022 22:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBRussians, queers, and queer Russians. When Jessica helps two ballet dancers defect and escape a murder charge, Bridget and TJ are there!
Death Takes a Curtain Call
January 17, 2022 22:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBRussians, queers, and queer Russians. When Jessica helps two ballet dancers defect and escape a murder charge, Bridget and TJ are there! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
We're Off to Kill the Wizard
January 10, 2022 18:00 - 30 minutes - 28.7 MBA theme park mogul wants to make J.B. Fletcher's books into...rollercoasters, or something. TJ and Bridget investigate the nonsense that is "We're Off to Kill the Wizard." CW: This episode has mild discussions of rape culture. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
1.8 - We're Off to Kill the Wizard
January 10, 2022 18:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBA theme park mogul wants to make J.B. Fletcher's books into...rollercoasters, or something. TJ and Bridget investigate the nonsense that is "We're Off to Kill the Wizard." CW: This episode has mild discussions of rape culture.
Hit, Run, and Homicide
January 03, 2022 18:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBJB Fletcher, shoe fetishist, is back in Cabot Cove this week, where she meets the guy who invents Peloton....or something. Join TJ and Bridget for a close look at "Hit, Run, and Homicide" with guest star Van Johnson. We also share our tribute to Her Majesty Betty White. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
1.7 - Hit, Run, and Homicide
January 03, 2022 18:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBJB Fletcher, shoe fetishist, is back in Cabot Cove this week, where she meets the guy who invents Peloton....or something. Join TJ and Bridget for a close look at "Hit, Run, and Homicide" with guest star Van Johnson. We also share our tribute to Her Majesty Betty White.
Lovers and Other Killers
December 27, 2021 19:13 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBOne of Murder, She Wrote's darkest episodes...TJ and Bridget discuss film noir, sexism, misperceptions about academia, and of course the fabulous Lois Nettleton. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
1.6 - Lovers and Other Killers
December 27, 2021 19:13 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBOne of Murder, She Wrote's darkest episodes...TJ and Bridget discuss film noir, sexism, misperceptions about academia, and of course the fabulous Lois Nettleton.
It's a Dog's Life
December 20, 2021 23:29 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBWhen a dog inherits millions, your podcast has to talk about it. Bridget and TJ discuss "It's a Dog's Life." Special listener note: Due to technical problems, a third of this episode was lost. We wanted to make sure we released a new episode according to schedule, but we hope to be able to fix this or re-record it in the future. For now, we hope you'll enjoy what we were able to save. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
1.5 - It's a Dog's Life
December 20, 2021 23:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBWhen a dog inherits millions, your podcast has to talk about it. Bridget and TJ discuss "It's a Dog's Life." Special listener note: Due to technical problems, a third of this episode was lost. We wanted to make sure we released a new episode according to schedule, but we hope to be able to fix this or re-record it in the future. For now, we hope you'll enjoy what we were able to save.
Special Episode - Mrs. Santa Claus
December 13, 2021 18:01 - 35 minutes - 41.4 MBIn this very merry episode, TJ and Bridget discuss Mrs. Santa Claus, the 1996 TV movie in which Angela Lansbury stars as the title character. The movie tackles child labor and women's suffrage while somehow also being a feel-good holiday musical. It's a shining example of Lansbury's versatile talents and wide appeal to audiences.
Special Episode - Mrs. Santa Clause
December 13, 2021 18:01 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBIn this very merry episode, TJ and Bridget discuss Mrs. Santa Claus, the 1996 TV movie in which Angela Lansbury stars as the title character. The movie tackles child labor and women's suffrage while somehow also being a feel-good holiday musical. It's a shining example of Lansbury's versatile talents and wide appeal to audiences. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app