Good Evening: An Alfred Hitchcock Presents Podcast

Episode 67 - Dip in the Pool

May 20, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 22.7 MB

In this Hitchcock-directed episode, William Botibol is in over his head—first in a gambling pool and then in a more literal body of water. Annie & Kathryn discuss yet another man-overboard installment of AHP. It’s a story filled with high stakes, abandoned drinks, and a deadly ironic twist. Burn-o-Meter: 7 Overall Rating: 8.25 estimated miles of the day’s run

Episode 66 - The Hero

May 06, 2020 10:00 - 43 minutes - 20.3 MB

Annie & Kathryn finish their brief Oscar Homolka series with a letdown of an episode. On his ocean liner voyage to South Africa, Sir Richard Musgrave encounters a familiar face aboard. An increasingly anxious and paranoid Richard becomes convinced that the familiar man named Keyser is, in fact, Jan Vander Klaue—an old partner he thought he killed twenty long years ago. What follows is a hard-to-believe tale of news-clippings, drunken jumps, and seventy-five pounds. Burn-o-Meter: N/A Over...

Episode 65 - Reward to Finder

April 22, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MB

When Carl Kaminsky discovers a wallet containing a whopping $5200, his wife Anna dreams of the generous reward they might receive for turning it in. Carl has ideas of his own, however. When Anna discovers Carl’s secret, what follows is a tale of spousal blackmail, fur coats, expensive manicure sets, and really good cups of coffee. Join Annie, Kathryn, and their growling stomachs as they discuss this second installment of their Oscar Homolka series. Burn-o-Meter: N/A Overall Rating: 7.5 go...

Episode 64 - An Unlocked Window

April 08, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MB

In keeping with the topsy-turvy times, Annie & Kathryn wander off their usual course and cover a listener-suggested episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. A nurse-strangling serial killer is on the loose, but Stella and Nurse Ames are convinced they will remain safe if they keep all the doors and windows locked. But ARE all the windows locked? And will Stella’s forgetfulness turn out to be her undoing? Burn-o-Meter: 6.5 Overall Rating: 8.75 unlocked windows

Episode 63 - Jonathan

March 25, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MB

A clingy son, an enigmatic woman, and a dead Jonathan are the ingredients for this listener-suggested episode. When Gil’s beloved father Jonathan dies, he suspects his wicked stepmother of foul play. But could a fun trip to Mexico and an expensive bottle of brandy be more sinister upon second glance? Burn-o-Meter: N/A Overall Rating: 6.75 giant bottles of poisoned brandy

Episode 62 - The Dangerous People

March 11, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MB

The monsters are due in Milwaukee in yet another listener-suggested episode. Two strangers—one a squirrely fella and the other a victim of inertia—find themselves in a tense situation when they hear reports of an escapee from the nearby hospital for the criminally insane. Which of the two men is really dangerous? Or could it be that another danger entirely lurks just beneath the surface? Burn-o-Meter: N/A Overall Rating: 8 annoying sirens

Episode 61 - Human Interest Story

February 26, 2020 23:49 - 47 minutes - 22.2 MB

Steve McQueen stars as a journalist visiting his favorite bar for an interview with an apparent “martian.” But is Yang the Martian for real? And is Steve really a journalist? All is not as it seems in this dialogue-heavy, unusually sci-fi installment of AHP. Burn-o-Meter: 5 Overall Rating: 6.75 targans

Episode 60 - The Gentleman from America

October 30, 2019 09:00 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MB

A ghostly legend. A high-stakes bet. A haunted British manor. All ingredients for a delicious Halloween tale. Will the eponymous Gentleman from America make it out of Hurstwood Manor alive? Or are there fates worse than an encounter with a headless ghost? Burn-o-Meter: 5 Overall Rating: 7 headless ghosts

Episode 59 - Fog Closing In

October 16, 2019 09:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MB

A premonitory dream plagues Mary Summers in this week’s dread-filled episode. When an escaped patient from a nearby mental hospital appears in her home, will her nightmare come true? Or is there more than meets the eye to this final installment in our Phyllis Thaxter marathon? Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 7 clumsy cats

Episode 58 - The Five-Forty-Eight

October 02, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes - 17.5 MB

Annie & Kathryn return to their Phyllis Thaxter Appreciation Series for this adaptation of a 1954 John Cheever short story. Our gal Phyllis plays a woman with a pistol, opposite Zachary Scott’s cold Mr. Blake. But what will be the end result? Murder? Or a somewhat anti-climactic twist? Burn-o-Meter: 8 Overall Rating: 7 tense train rides

Episode 57 - None Are So Blind

September 18, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MB

Annie and Kathryn are joined by special guest Chip Sebastian to discuss this eye-opening episode. The self-absorbed Seymour hatches a plot to stage the perfect murder, but could it be that he can’t see past the plank in his eye . . . er, nose? Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall Rating: 7.5 birthmarks

Episode 56 - Never Again

September 04, 2019 17:34 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MB

At long last, Annie and Kathryn return from hiatus with their ongoing Phyllis Thaxter Appreciation series. And this sobering tale concerning the dangers of paranoia, double martinis, and brandy glasses leads to their biggest rating disparity yet. Burn-o-Meter: N/A Overall Rating: 5.5 broken strands of pearls

Episode 55 - Malice Domestic

June 05, 2019 10:00 - 48 minutes - 22.5 MB

Dog may be man's best friend, but can sick-as-a-dog Carl's pup Cassandra save him from his wife's poisonous cooking? And is it possible that there's more than meets the eye when it comes to this story of malice domestic? Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 8 cups of “coffee”

Episode 54 - Forty Detectives Later

May 22, 2019 10:00 - 47 minutes - 22 MB

How many detectives does it take to solve a murder? In this nod to film noir, quantity is not always quality. Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 6.5 detectives

Episode 53 - The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby

May 08, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MB

A compulsive antique collector struggles to finance his addiction. When his wives wind up dead, an aptly named book may hold the key: was it accident or murder? Burn-o-meter: 8 Overall rating: 7.25 slippery rugs

Episode 52 - The Ikon of Elijah

April 17, 2019 10:00 - 45 minutes - 21 MB

Annie and Kathryn travel to Europe for this listener-suggested episode, and Oskar Homolka shines in a tale of sumptuous treasures, plain rice pilaf, and just desserts. Burn-o-Meter: N/A Overall rating: 7.5 ikons of Elijah

Episode 51 - Most Likely to Succeed

April 03, 2019 10:00 - 58 minutes - 27.1 MB

Annie and Kathryn return from hiatus with a special tax season episode. Contained herein are conversations about empathy, southern accents, and the definition of success. Burn-o-Meter: 3  Overall rating: 4.5 yearbook superlatives

Episode 50 - Murder Me Twice

February 20, 2019 11:00 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MB

Phyllis Thaxter is mesmerizing in this engrossing if illogical episode. Burn-o-Meter: 8.5 Overall rating: 7.75 murderous trances TOP FIVE EPISODES SO FAR Annie Conversation Over a Corpse The Motive The Deadly The Right Kind of House Lamb to the Slaughter Kathryn The Motive You Got to Have Luck The Deadly Mail Order Prophet The Creeper

Episode 49 - Revenge

February 06, 2019 11:00 - 59 minutes - 27.7 MB

When a vibrant dancer is assaulted, her husband vows to find and kill her assailant. But, in an ironic twist, justice seems to evade everyone involved. Burn-o-meter: 2.5 Overall rating: 4 men in gray suits

Episode 48 - Portrait of Jocelyn

January 23, 2019 11:00 - 40 minutes - 18.9 MB

Five years ago, Mark Halliday’s alluring wife Jocelyn mysteriously disappeared. Now happily remarried, he’s completely over his former wife . . . or is he? A shocking portrait leads the Hallidays out to the coast for an even more shocking reveal. Burn-o-meter: 5.5 Overall Rating: 8 portraits of Jocelyn

Episode 47 - Listen, Listen!

January 09, 2019 11:00 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MB

An old man tries to communicate a horrible truth to a policeman, a journalist, and a priest—all to no avail. Will his failure help a killer go free? Burn-o-meter: 10 Overall Rating: 7 brand new nylon stockings

Episode 46 - Santa Claus and the 10th Avenue Kid

December 19, 2018 11:00 - 45 minutes - 21.2 MB

Annie & Kathryn get festive with this very special holiday episode of Good Evening. Ms. Webster gives a hardened criminal an unlikely role: department store Santa Claus. Though Ms. Webster is set on “Stretch” Sears’ rehabilitation, will an act of Christmas kindness lead to a rehabilitation of sorts for herself? Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall Rating: 8 toy airplanes

Episode 45 - Poison

December 12, 2018 11:00 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MB

Harry Pope is having a no good, very bad day, all thanks to a poisonous snake taking a nap on his stomach. But as Harry’s sadistic housemate and a less-than-competent doctor enter the scene, viewers are left to wonder: Is the threat of poison all in Harry’s mind? Burn-o-meter: 6.5  Overall rating: 6.75 snake bites

Episode 44 - One for the Road

December 05, 2018 11:00 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MB

A run-of-the-mill love triangle turns into a complicated murder plot. Which lover will get charged with the crime, and who is ultimately to blame? Annie and Kathryn discuss. Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 8.5 poisoned teaspoons of sugar

Episode 43 - Coming Home

November 21, 2018 11:00 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MB

After fulfilling a twenty year sentence, a man is reunited with his wife and child. When the former criminal becomes a victim, he learns a sobering lesson about his family. Burn-o-meter: 7 Overall rating: 7 prison checks

Episode 42 - Specialty of the House

November 14, 2018 11:00 - 52 minutes - 24.5 MB

An exclusive club prepares its members for a special dinner. Meanwhile, Annie and Kathryn find one character’s actions a bit difficult to swallow. Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 8.25 specialties of the house

Episode 41 - The Crooked Road

November 07, 2018 11:00 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MB

A crooked cop, a crooked mechanic, and a crooked judge conspire against some out-of-towners. But the strangers may not be playing it straight either. Burn-o-meter: 9.5 Overall rating: 8 speeding tickets

Episode 40 - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

October 31, 2018 10:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MB

This unaired episode is full of magic tricks, carnival treats, and an accidental dismembering. What more could you want from a Halloween Special? Burn-o-meter: 8 Overall rating: 7.75 circular saws

Episode 39 - The Right Kind of House

October 24, 2018 10:00 - 47 minutes - 22 MB

The Right Kind of House: Location, location, location! A motivated buyer sees the hidden potential in a run-down property, but is he walking into a trap? Burn-o-meter: 3.5 Overall rating 8.75 Overpriced homes

Episode 38 - The Doubtful Doctor

October 17, 2018 10:00 - 50 minutes - 23.5 MB

This episode about time travel combines the comedy of Groundhog Day, the Americana of Back to the Future, and the redemptive storyline of A Christmas Story. Ironically, timing proves to be a bit of an issue as the thirty-minute segment is quickly overwhelmed by the varying thematic elements. Burn-o-meter: 1 Overall rating: 4.5 soggy baseball cards

Episode 37 - The Deadly

October 10, 2018 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MB

When a creepy, socially-awkward plumber begins blackmailing a level-headed housewife, he fatefully underestimates the power of women en masse. Burn-o-meter: 3.5 Overall rating: 9 envelopes of blackmail money

Episode 36 - Maria

September 26, 2018 10:00 - 54 minutes - 25.4 MB

While circuses are often the setting for animal abuse and other unsavory practices, Leo Thorby’s exploitative act is downright disgraceful. Burn-o-meter: 7 Overall rating: 1 circus drawing

Episode 35 - One More Mile to Go

September 19, 2018 10:00 - 39 minutes - 18.4 MB

Simple plot. Limited dialogue. What this episode lacks in complexity, it makes up for in suspense. Big time. Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 8 broken taillights

Episode 34 - And So Died Riabouchinska

September 12, 2018 10:00 - 56 minutes - 26.3 MB

A lying ventriloquist and his truthful dummy take to the stage as an inexplicably angry detective attempts to solve a murder. The sisters disagree (for once!) about how good this classic episode actually is. Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 7 living dummies

Episode 33 - Bull in a China Shop

September 05, 2018 10:00 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MB

Arsenic, old lace, and a fetching feather boa. Add a pinch of dark humor and four old ladies, and you have a recipe for a lethally charming episode. Burn-o-meter: 9.5 Overall rating: 6.5 pieces of good china

Episode 32 - You Got to Have Luck

August 22, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutes - 19.9 MB

An escaped convict thinks it’s his lucky day, but not all is as it seems at the country home he invades. Watch the AHP episode that critics (Annie & Kathryn) are raving about, bestowing their rare and coveted 9/10 rating! Overall Rating: 9 old-fashioned telephones Burn-o-Meter: 6.5

Episode 31 - I Can Take Care of Myself

August 15, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutes - 22.7 MB

Linda Lawson’s heavenly voice is a distraction from the one-note performances, but ultimately, this gangster story falls a bit flat. Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 3 champagne face splashes

Episode 30 - The Right Kind of Medicine

August 08, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MB

A drawn-out manhunt and a predictable ending nearly bore Annie and Kathryn to death in this hard-to-swallow episode. Burn-o-meter: 1 Overall rating: 4.5 poison pills

Episode 29 - The Cheney Vase

August 01, 2018 10:00 - 44 minutes - 20.8 MB

A conniving ne’er-do-well charms and gaslights the women in his life in order to get ahead. But when he sets his sights on a valuable antique, it’s the women who have the last word. Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 6.75 Cheney vases

Episode 28 - Graduating Class

July 25, 2018 10:00 - 52 minutes - 24.4 MB

An awkward teacher learns a cruel lesson in this week’s episode, while the confusing screenwriting warrants a demerit from Annie and Kathryn. Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 4 copies of Mary Shelley’s The Last Man

Episode 27 - Shopping for Death

July 18, 2018 10:00 - 54 minutes - 25 MB

It’s not such a wonderful life for Mrs. Shrike and her hot-headed husband. Can a couple of mansplaining do-gooders save her from the murderous heat? Tune in to find out. Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 6 glasses of summer milk

Episode 26 - The Last Dark Step

July 11, 2018 10:00 - 46 minutes - 32.4 MB

When a kept man decides he wants to marry another woman, murder seems to be the only solution. But just who is killing whom? Burn-o-meter: 0 Overall rating: 8 fish-spearing knives

Episode 25 - The Gloating Place

July 04, 2018 10:00 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MB

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the weirdest of them all? While Susan can’t take credit for being the most interesting student at school, she can claim the superlative of “creepiest” and, perhaps, “most likely to facilitate murder.” Burn-o-meter: 1.5 Overall rating: 6.75 white gloves

Episode 24 - The Mail Order Prophet

June 27, 2018 10:00 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MB

A soul-crushing job is stealing Ronald J. Grimes’ sunshine along with his dreams for a better life. Ronald seems resigned to his fate until a modern-day Nostradamus begins mailing him lucrative predictions. Is it all just a scam, or is Ronald in for a huge payday? Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 8 letters from J. Christiani

Episode 23 - The Case of Mr. Pelham

June 20, 2018 10:00 - 58 minutes - 27 MB

A man discovers a more menacing version of himself—a double with a terrifying agenda. Will an unlikely fashion choice distinguish the real Mr. Pelham from the imposter? Tune in to find out. Burn-o-meter: 7.5 Overall rating: 7.25 doppelgängers

Episode 22 - Martha Mason, Movie Star

June 13, 2018 10:00 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MB

A narcissistic woman, convinced that she resembles a famous actress, begins to tire of her humdrum life and dull husband. Will a deadly encounter pave the way for a more glamorous, Hollywood lifestyle? It all seems to be coming up lilies for Martha Mason’s (supposed) doppelgänger. Burn-o-meter: N/A Overall rating: 7 Martha Mason magazines

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