#nancy drew podcast

[sassydetectivespodcast]

fr where would we be without her

[thisweekinfandomhistory]

It's locked! This week, V and Emily (although V hardly gives Emily a chance to get a word in edgewise) delve into the 94-year history of the Nancy Drew fandom. From a congressional hearing about whether Nancy is Bad For The Children in the '50s to a woman in the '30s who made her living traveling from town to town to evangelize against the girl sleuth, Nancy Drew is an OG fandom with big "fuck you purity culture" vibes. Also, she once jumped a shark in a jetski and solved a mystery by tap-dancing with some cats. Do you love Nancy Drew even half as much as V does? Would you want to be a Girl Detective?

Sources

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[hidden-clue]

I was listening to Clue Crew Podcast today and in the SEA episode, it was explained how the theme of the game was loneliness, and how every character in that game has lost somebody, via breakup, divorce, death, and along that theme, Nancy and Ned have also had relationship trouble and were arguing, even getting close to Nancy making the future of the relationship uncertain.

And I realized that this is not only true for Sea of Darkness, now that I think back on it, Nancy and Ned's dynamics have consistently been in theme for every single game. Remember in Captive Curse, how annoyed we all were that they were constantly arguing and getting angry at each other and making drama, interrupting our play? That was a clue. It was a clue that the theme was breakup and revenge, it was showing us that the culprit was someone who held a grudge against their relationship partner. I think the game was hinting at how badly a relationship could go and Nancy and Ned have managed to evade the disastrous outcome by making peace and finding a way to work thru their issues.

And then think of every other game where Nancy and Ned have been arguing and it fit the theme perfectly. And then think of every game that they were pointedly not arguing; remember the Castle Malloy where Ned was stuck at a party, unable to escape but loyal to Nancy to a fault and completely dedicated to her to the point where he didn't even want to speak about how inconvenienced he was. It was a metaphor for Matt! Who was stuck but still completely loyal to Kyler! We could have figured out that they would have stayed together just looking at Nancy/Ned dynamics in the game!

That kind of hint is so subtle I've never realized it before. Seriously, these games, there's never an end to realizations.

[clue-crew-podcast]

Hello, Clue Crew!

It's been a while!

Now that I had the pleasure of vagueposting a single image last week, let me make myself clear: The Clue Crew Podcast will be available for watching/listening on Spotify starting 10/02/2024! Exactly four years after the finale first aired on Youtube- perfect timing, no?

My "Master Plan" is to re-release each episode in original air order on a weekly basis, so it will be a similar schedule to the first time around. Stay tuned for our Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake discussion to become available on Spotify October 2nd!

[hemcreekprod]

Hemlock Halloween Recommendations: Maxine Miles

If you're a fan of Nancy Drew, you might be interested in checking out Maxine Miles, a choose your own ending mystery audio drama where a classmate's disappearance leads Max on an investigation of many of her hometown's mysteries and secrets.

[someplacetobe]

Touchstones for our first arc include:

Once Upon a Time

CW's Nancy Drew

Friends at the Table's Bluff City

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle

Gilmore Girls

[krolmeistersisters]

Hey new episode is up! This week we pitch minigames and puzzles for Mystery of the Seven Keys!

Spotify Apple podcasts

[knockoutqueenoftheunderworld]

when will @clue-crew-podcast return from the war

[you-have-made-a-fatal-error]

trying to get all the awards in VEN takes so long. what do you mean I have to buy all the clothes, wear all the shoes, find all the ground euros AND hear every gondolier sing? not to mention a perfect mosaic, which you have to do so early in the game and if you accidentally fuck it up there's SO MUCH GAME you have to do over

[dragonfly756]

likely this means nothing to anyone except maybe two people but the noise ART's medsystem makes (in the new graphic audio adaption of artificial condition) when secunit sits up after their diy bestie surgery times is the exact same sound effect used when you clear a line in petroglyph punch in the classic Nancy drew point and click game curse of blackmoor manor.

[cyclone-rachel]

@petrosapian

[sassydetectivespodcast]

need a man like him

[mydogatemybookreport]

Stella isn’t so sure about the so called secret of the old clock. It’s mostly just interrupting her napping life. But Wren was all, “Brandon’s dog got all the promo pictures so far, would you like a turn?” Treats were given to make up for the intrusion.

Episode 18: Nancy Drew #1 is out today!

[clue-crew-podcast]

[detectivejay]

Detective/Mystery Media List

Open to more recommendations if I’m missing any favorites I should check out, let me know! Particularly any other good Sherlock adaptations, but also interested in finding more female, PoC and/or queer-led detective media.

Watched/read/played/etc:

Sherlock Holmes (ACD canon)

Sherlock - Basil Rathbone adaptation film series

Sherlock - Granada, Jeremy Brett adaptation TV series (some episodes, need to rewatch) - shoutout to @thegreatandlovablespacedorito for reminding me to revisit this one

BBC Sherlock TV series

Sherlock - Robert Downey Jr movies

Enola Holmes (movies)

Moriarty the Patriot/Yuumori (manga and anime)

Ron Kamanohashi: Deranged Detective/Forbidden Deductions aka RKDD (anime, need to read the manga)

Hercule Poirot novels (not all but a large portion) - need to watch more of the TV show Spenser novels by Robert B Parker (not all but a large portion)

Auguste C Dupin - The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe (short story)

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (book)

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (book)

Case Closed / Detective Conan (anime, some episodes/seasons)

Knives Out movies

Psych TV series

Only Murders in the Building TV series (caught up to the current season)

The Dresden Files books

Brookyln 99 TV series

House MD TV series

True Detective TV series

Monk TV series (watched some episodes)

Murder She Wrote (a few scattered episodes)

Hannibal TV series

Bones TV series (some episodes, not all)

Fargo movie and TV series (watched some episodes)

White Collar TV series

Justified TV series

Miami Vice TV series

Nash Bridges TV series

Killing Eve TV series

The Clue movie

Anita Blake book series (up to book 10)

Some Nancy Drew books

Ace Attorney video games (AA1-AA6 plus Investigations 1)

Professor Layton video games (not all but I believe at least the first 3)

Sherlock Hound

The Great Mouse Detective

Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century

Inspector Gadget cartoon

Scooby Doo cartoons

The Boxcar Children

Detective Pikachu movie

The Case Study of Vanitas (anime/manga)

The Millionaire Detective - Balance: Unlimited (anime) - @prapo237 got me into this one x3 so silly

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (read years ago, need to watch the show) - recommended by @holisticcomedian

Currently watching/reading/playing/etc:

Sherlock - Elementary TV series (on 2nd season, getting close to season 3)

The Invisible Library novel series by Genevieve Cogman recommended by a friend IRL - up to book 6 currently, The Secret Chapter

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (video game duology, includes Herlock Sholmes, almost finished with game 1)

Ace Attorney Investigations 2 (video game)

Persona 5 (video game) recommended by friends on the JR Discord

Sherlock Holmes and Co - podcast (currently listening to The Dancing Men Part 3, thanks to suggestions from @wasabitheweirdo and @cuil-chan)

To watch/read/play/etc:

My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files manga suggested on the JR Discord

Detective L - Chinese Sherlock-inspired TV series on Youtube recommended by @meg-pond

Miss Sherlock - Japanese series also suggested by @meg-pond

Bodkin TV series on Netflix - Irish, female-led, recommended by @rubycountess

Columbo TV series

Remington Steele

More Auguste Dupin stories and other mysteries by Poe

Murder on the Orient Express movie

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes film

Bonnie MacBird Sherlock Holmes books recommended by @romanathree

Soviet made Sherlock Holmes film recommended by @imlostatau on Youtube

Famous Five books

Midsomer Murders TV series

Twin Peaks TV series

Mindhunter TV series

Murdoch Mysteries TV series

Death in Paradise TV series

Phryne Fisher's murder mysteries books and TV show recommended by @milenathebrave

Turner and Hooch TV series

Magnum PI TV series

Father Brown TV series

The Professionals movie

Homeland TV series

Cadfael TV series

Broadchurch TV series

Criminal Minds TV series

Shetland TV series

Police procedural shows like NCIS, CSI, etc.

Baskerville play by Ken Ludwig suggested by @wolfyraged

Without a Clue suggested by @helloliriels

Young Sherlock suggested by @helloliriels

Vera Stanhope novels by Ann Cleeves suggested by @nightshadezombie

Charlotte Holmes books by Sherry Thomas suggested by @lej418

Sherlock Holmes stories by Anthony Horowitz ("House Of Silk" and "Moriarty") recommended by @bringerofworlds

Miss Marple novels by Agatha Christie

Any other Agatha Christie novels I haven’t read (Sad Cypress recommended by @romanathree )

AJ Raffles books by William Hornung recommended by @romanathree

Dead Boy Detectives on Netflix

The Hardy Boys books and TV series

Elemental Masters by Mercedes Lackey

Holmes, Marple and Poe by James Patterson - curious to see how this book treats these original characters inspired by the greats, the new characters are Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple (maybe related to Jane Marple?) and Auguste Poe (takes his first name from Poe’s detective, Auguste Dupin)

The rest of the Dupin stories

The rest of the Raymond Chandler books

More Arsene Lupin stories (including ones vs Herlock Sholmes)

Nero Wolfe novels by Rex Stout

Pet Shop of Horrors anime/manga recommended by @eden-falls

Otherside Picnic recommended by @eden-falls

Lonely Castle in the Mirror recommended by @eden-falls

The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison, saw this one posted recently by @seeingteacupsindragons and I'm curious so added it to the list

Magnus Archives horror/thriller mystery podcast recommended by @writingandwritten

EDIT: Last updated 12/2/24

[balkanradfem]

So I wrote about my fun with fall chores, but left out another important aspect of my life; losing my mind without laptop or internet. Even though I'm usually not online a lot, I would at least have all my nancy drew games, stardew valley, and a whole lot of podcasts and audiobooks to listen to at my disposal. Now, nothing.

I had a song stuck in my head and couldn't listen to it. It was devastating. Then I remembered, my ancient little phone actually could function as a radio, if I put headphones in. And the song I wanted, sometimes played on the radio. So off I went to listen to the radio!

Radio music is awful and horrible. I fail to understand how anyone can listen to so many aggressively heterosexual songs. I was dying by the time Chappell Roan came on. At one point, I kid you not, Blurred lines played! I yelled and shut down the radio and then continued yelling. In 2024???

It took me a day to realize that my phone actually had a record button. Which meant I could record music and then just have it permanently saved on it. I was both delighted and hit with nostalgia. I haven't pirated a song by recording it from the radio in 20 years. I remember doing it on my cassette player as a kid! And now my phone had the pre-installed ancient piracy tool. They used to make such good stuff.

I had to listen to radio for 2 days to get my two lesbian songs and to finally get the song stuck in my head (it was Too Sweet. I'm basic shut up). I made a playlist and called it gay and was finally free from the radio. Even though wanting to listen to a song and then waiting for 2 days for it to come on on the radio is such a pre-internet struggle, the joy when it finally came on was incredible. I was squealing jumping woooing laughing. It was almost like a quest in a video game; the more effort it takes, the stronger the satisfaction. 

I realized how isolated and small I felt without the internet, just listening to the radio. Every person I know here is heterosexual, and I found myself cut off from community, it became difficult to feel normal. Listening to a lesbian song on the radio was all I had; I knew other gay people were listening, it was a joint activity. I wasn't all alone.

I sometimes wonder if the straight people are hearing it and if they understand what its about. I remember when 'Take me to church' played in the car, I would scan everyone's faces carefully, to see if they understood, if they agreed, if they knew that was anti homophobia playing on the radio. But there was never a reaction. I would then remember that most people here don't speak english, and even if they understood a few words, they don't bother to understand a song from the radio. It's fully possible they're listening 'Hot to go' imagining its a heterosexual song, regardless of how funny that is. Imagine a woman writing a song to get a guy to sleep with her. In what world. 

Looking back, most of my internet endeavors were about finding gay stuff online, first it was gay anime, then fanfiction, and then I got drawn to tumblr in the era where gayness was celebrated and strongly encouraged. I felt safe here! And that was all before I even knew I was a lesbian. And now I wonder, is it endlessly painful and unsurvivable to be a lone gay person without any community? If I waited two days next to a radio to get a gay song, if I used any access to information just to find the writings and media made by gay people, it must be vital like the air to me. When I'm here I feel normal only because I'm exposed to the thoughts and feelings of other gay people, and I know you're reading mine. Without you I'd be lost.