Jessica'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.
While 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.
In 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.
Goodbye, 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."
Jessica'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!
Behind 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.
We'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.
We'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.
As 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.
It'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.
Fly 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.
Jessica 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.
Blanche! 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."
Jessica 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.
Jessica 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.
The 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.
We'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.
A 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.
We'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."
With 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.
Whether 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!
Otherwise 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.
You are getting very sleepy....very sleepy...But not too sleepy to listen to TJ and Bridget talk about Jessica's big adventures in hypnotism!
Russians, queers, and queer Russians. When Jessica helps two ballet dancers defect and escape a murder charge, Bridget and TJ are there!
A 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.
JB 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.
One of Murder, She Wrote's darkest episodes...TJ and Bridget discuss film noir, sexism, misperceptions about academia, and of course the fabulous Lois Nettleton.
When 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.
In 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.
When she learns her book is being made into a sex-filled movie, Jessica goes to Hollywood to stop the production. But, as TJ and Bridget will explain to Mrs. Fletcher, there is no stopping Hollywood.
