Is it weird that INSPECTOR MORSE'S show titles sound like a goth teenager wrote them while rebelling against their parents? "You use to be such a sweet boy, Johnny. Why are you running around listening to the Cure and wearing black eyeliner?" "Death is now my neighbour, Mum." "What have you got to be so sad about?" "The sins of the fathers." "Who are your friends?" "The dead of Jericho." "Oh for goodness sake. I give up. Go wash up for dinner then set the table." To help you remain calm for all ...
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 95
Let's play a game called "Would you live there?" We name a place and you tell us whether you'd live there, even with significantly higher chances of being murdered. How about Cabot Cove? Midsomer County? A smelly houseboat on the edge of Chelsea? It's the thought of the smell rather than the murders that makes the houseboat unappealing -- but CHELSEA DETECTIVE is very appealing! This slightly snarky, possibly prickly detective wants to play bad cop, but he's not intimidating anyone in that cardi...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 94
If Elvis, Sherlock Holmes, and Will Shortz walked into a mystery -- well, we'd definitely watch that, just like we devoured LUDWIG! We paused viewing only long enough to record this episode and have a simmering feud over what, exactly, the criteria are for a locked-room mystery. Jacob's still not convinced Join us on the Cluedunnit Patreon (patreon.com/cluedunnitpodcast) and brag about how long your Wordle winning streak is or how fast you can do the NY Times Saturday crossword. (Yeah, we said S...
May 16, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 93
It's not a noir, but it's on the moor! We stay on our British, female detective stint and head up to Manchester for one of the great villains of all time. This is also halfway to a foodie episode, too. Jacob has some great ideas for restaurants looking to extend teh QR-code menu trend into a haute-cuisine direction and Jessica teaches us all about British flapjacks. Join us on the Cluedunnit Patreon (patreon.com/cluedunnitpodcast) and tell us the weirdest menu you've ever ordered off of! We watc...
May 01, 2025•58 min•Ep. 92
We leave our Kenneth Branagh interlude behind for some sun, sex, and silly gardening hacks you won't believe! Which we're sure is some kind of TikTok trend that we're absolutely going to ignore. Because there's plenty of affairs to keep track of in this episode, what with the old flames and cheating spouses -- and that's before we factor in some ribald literary humor. That's right, our English degrees are good for something! Join us on the Cluedunnit Patreon (patreon.com/cluedunnitpodcast) and t...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 91
There's bleak, then there's Nordic Noir bleak ... And then there's Nordic Noir Bleak as personified by Kenneth Branagh -- which is technically darker than winter in Sweden. We checked! I'm not saying Wallander's ring tone is the sunniest piece of this show, but I will say it has fan pages! And after watching some episodes we're fans, too! We talk about that ringtone, shine a light on some amazing doggy acting, and get totally confused trying to remember the plot to UNCLE VANYA. Join us on the Cl...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 90
In this episode we are joined by mystery novelist Eloise Corvo! She regales us with stories about horrors on the hiking trail and explains how the original Scooby-Doo TV show is a lot like Agatha Christie -- and it's not because Ms. Christie liked Scooby snacks. She also dishes about her upcoming book OFF THE BEATEN PATH -- a brand new cozy mystery coming soon to a bookstore near you. Get out your Halloween candy (or your favorite Venetian pastry!) and join us as we guess on A HAUNTING IN VENICE...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 89
The only thing -- the ONLY thing -- you need to know about this episode is that this is the one where Jessica admits to licking a banana slug (not a euphemism) at Girl Scout camp in order to get high! At one point we also thought that a lizard might turn into an extra from Jurassic Park, Jacob confesses why he cleans in the buff, and we're both convinced that backstage on the set of HIGH POTENTIAL is just a mixture of show tunes and boxing -- but really you're only here for the banana slug story...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 88
I'm a fan of oysters. I'm a fan of beer. Would I be a fan of oyster beer? (Stout, to be specific...) Who knows! But I am a fan of this show -- despite Mr. Grumpy-guts roaming around the docks and beaches. Apparently he is part some kind of British archetype dating back to possibly before ... checks notes ... Wuthering Heights and Heathcliff? Cue the Kate Bush and complicated female characters! We're going to start a microbrewery over the the Cluedunnit Patreon! (patreon.com/cluedunnitpodcast) Co...
Jan 29, 2025•59 min•Ep. 87
What do CHINATOWN, THE MUSIC MAN, and FISK have in common? Absolutely nothing! But that doesn't stop Jacob from comparing them to MATLOCK, all in a desperate attempt to delay his guesses. Jessica makes a much better case for this episode to be a lot like THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY -- but loses points for her inability to whistle the theme song. We clean up the water damage and make some guesses in this very visceral episode. Guess what! We're starting our own white-shoe guessing law firm over...
Jan 08, 2025•56 min•Ep. 86
We've seen a lot of fake dead bodies -- like, a LOT -- but none of them have been as unsettling as the ones in HARROW! Truly, extra credit to all the artisans and makeup experts on this show. This show removes a stomach from a body and empties it out on camera. If it's true that everything in Australia can kill you, then this show sets out to demonstrate how you'd figure that out. With so many lethalities populating Down Under, will that make it harder or easier for us to guess whodunit? Share y...
Dec 11, 2024•59 min•Ep. 85
It's fun to approach HETTY WAINTHROPP INVESTIGATES as the biography of the world's foremost MURDER, SHE WROTE cosplayer. An English pensioner decides she's not going to let Jessica Fletcher have all the fun, and opens her own investigation agency -- after recruiting a criminally young hobbit. OK, the metaphor breaks down, people. But we had a lot of fun debating the difference between a pond and a fountain, whether or not murder accusations follow middle school fart logic, and how old you have t...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 84
How confident is this show? The pilot of this show introduces the main character as she shoots a dog. And not in an "Old Yeller" kinda way! This shows has an exposition dump about salami. This show lights a freezer like it's a portal to the Twilight Zone, has boars eating a human body, and names a pathologist after a medieval fox. My friends, this show has no f*&%$ to give -- except when it comes to closing old cases, and we love it for that. Does that mean we actually get something right? W...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 83
Hey! We've got a Patreon now! Ever wanted to know what merchandise a show should have made? Or how Jessica learned to make smoke rings? Well all this plus early access to episodes and MORE can be yours! Join the fun over at https://www.patreon.com/c/CluedunnitPodcast . We've got a really trashy episode for you this week! The 20-teens version of Sherlock (nope, not that one -- the American one with Lucy Liu) goes looking for a left-handed archaeologist and discovers the sordid underbelly of urban...
Oct 23, 2024•59 min•Ep. 82
After taking it away from Max, Netflix took Dead Boy Detectives to the max! They test the premise in simple ways (turning a crow into a heartsick teen), inventive (using a magic bag to hide from a demon from the depths of Hell) and macabre (I guarantee you have never seen sausage links used like this). And we finally get to do some legit bonkers guessing! But do we get it right? (And where do the Dead Boys get their office supplies?) We watched Dead Boy Detectives season 1, episode 5, "The Case ...
Oct 01, 2024•58 min•Ep. 81
It's a guest star extravanza! This show has the same number of guest stars as Maigret creator George Simenon had maids that he slept with. (It's more than you think!) This hard-boiled, early '90s take on a 1950s detective has smoking, stripping, saxophones direct from the '80s -- and famous people doing depraved things for love and drugs. Did the cognitive dissonance keep us from guessing whodunnit? Or can we actually get a win? We Watched Maigret season 2, episode 1, "Maigret and the Night Club...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 80
This is the end -- or the beginning of Season 2! Jess floats (and gloats) in an amazing victory while Jacob deals with his feelings. We exult in the power of the side eye in a close up, revel in the madness of a punning mass murderer, and clutch our pearls over the possibility of an Evil Ira Glass. Plus, Jacob denies every having worried about getting his nuts crushed in an elevator. We also hand out some Christies, because we finally finished Season One! We watched Only Murders in the Building,...
Jun 05, 2024•20 min•Ep. 79
It's another how-catch-em! Even after we know the criminal, can we guess how they catch 'em? Is Elsbeth really just Batman with tote bags? Can you make it rain with Post-It Notes? Does Nancy Silverton's latest cookbook give us a clue as to how the murderer is caught? Listen and find out as we watch Elsbeth season one episode 7, "Something Blue." While you’re online, sign up for your very own official Cluedunnit Private Investigator license ! ( https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cluedunnit2/commissions...
May 30, 2024•59 min•Ep. 78
Is the game "Peek-a-Boo" true crime for the pre-K set? Does a body double know you better than yourself? And does Jessica really think Only Murders is like the Barbra Streisand / Nick Nolte romance about childhood abuse "Prince of Tides"? We're on episode 9 of Only Murders in the Building Season 1. Are we finally close to learning whodunit? While you’re online, sign up for your very own official Cluedunnit Private Investigator license ! ( https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cluedunnit2/commissions ) Or...
May 22, 2024•19 min•Ep. 77
There's so much musical theatre talent in this episode we nearly burst into song. We didn't, but we did create radio plays based on TV and theatre's on-again/off-again relationship. Jessica makes an incredible faux pas around murder boards while we launch an investigation into whether a BMW or an old Volkswagen bus make a better bitchin' private investigator car. But can we guess the murderer correctly? #sohelpmetodd While you’re online, sign up for your very own official Cluedunnit Private Inve...
May 08, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 76
Follow me now into an episode of mirrors where our fake-crime fan podcast about a TV show about a true crime podcast that stages a play with their fans to create a fake ending to their totally made-up real mystery. I think the idea of "meta" just collapsed under the weight of this conceit. Can we salvage some correct guesses out of the rubble? And where can we find a floor plan for the Arconia? While you’re online, sign up for your very own official Cluedunnit Private Investigator license ! ( ht...
May 01, 2024•17 min•Ep. 75
We go back to college with Will Trent! Our senior thesis group project is trying to make a detective show built entirely around tea. Which is good because apparently Jacob has only been eating raw egg smoothies while training to get better at guessing. Maybe he should have just stuck to the experimental drugs like the college kids in this episode were dosing on. Will all the tea and training pay off with a correct guess? While you’re online, sign up for your very own official Cluedunnit Private ...
Apr 26, 2024•55 min•Ep. 74
Our favorite caterer passes the PI test! She has a bitchin' car, so she can solve all the crimes she wants to as far as we're concerned. Jessica shares some conspiracy theories about the album "Abbey Road" that go beyond "Paul is dead," and maps out England's comeback as Christmas movie king. But can she correctly guess the killer? While you’re online, sign up for your very own official Cluedunnit Private Investigator license ! ( https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cluedunnit2/commissions ) Or just fol...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 73
We get loud about a silent episode! We learn what Teddy's favorite musical is, just how bad Charles is at Scrabble, and, oh yeah, who killed Zoe. Get ready for some big emotions people because this episode rocked our world with revelations galore -- but only one line of spoken dialogue. Nathan Lane won an Emmy for this episode, so did the sound crew, and OMG did they all ever deserve it! While you’re online, sign up for your very own official Cluedunnit Private Investigator license ! ( https://w...
Apr 03, 2024•20 min•Ep. 72
We're not afraid to tackle the hard questions on this show. To wit: Would it be worth having a job based around antique bedpans to live in the South of France? Could a song about grandmas really be a number one hit? Would community theatre practitioners resort to a crime spree in order to fund their latest production? And maybe, somehow, with facts like this, could we pull out a win? In case you're curious about that grandma song, here's a link to the video of "Grandma, We Love You," with the fu...
Mar 27, 2024•56 min•Ep. 71
We learn the truth about Gut Milk! And expired hummus! We also reflect on when people move beyond being "randos" or the femme fatale into actually being friends. And Jacob picks a new suspect who is ... a character on a barely-remembered Fox sitcom? While you’re online, sign up for your very own official Cluedunnit Private Investigator license ! ( https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cluedunnit2/commissions ) Or just follow us on the socials and let us know what you think! Facebook: @cluedunnitpodcast I...
Mar 20, 2024•21 min•Ep. 70
Father Brown meets a hero of his ... and gradually realizes she's a little cuckoo. But is she crazy enough to have murdered three people? And what exactly is Reiki applause? And could a stripper have the best role in a series led by a priest? Break out your scariest murder doll and guess along as we watch Father Brown solve "The Smallest of Things." (2013 version of Father Brown, season 5, episode 7.) While you’re online, sign up for your very own official Cluedunnit Private Investigator license...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 69
They have a bitchin' car! Ladies and gentlemen, Only Murders in the Building has nailed another trope: Our fearless investigators now have a bitchin' 1973 Peugeot! Apparently it's in rough shape and needs to be brined which, OK, but it's good enough to get them out to Long Island and running on fumes and horrible puns. Mabel also finds the only alleyway in New York City -- but do we find anything that will lead us closer to the killer? We watched Only Murders in the Building, season 1, episode 5...
Mar 06, 2024•21 min•Ep. 68
Tell me you were filmed post-COVID lockdown without telling me: There was a bike race, a changing of the guard, a lecture hall, a tai chi class, sunbathers, and a more frisbee throwers than the crowd outside a Phish concert -- all before the title sequence. We tackle whether serial killers eat french fries or salad, but do we guess the killer correctly? We watched McDonald and Dodds, series 3, episode 1, "Belvedere." While you’re online, sign up for your very own official Cluedunnit Private Inve...
Feb 28, 2024•59 min•Ep. 67
Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig may get more screen time, but Sting is truly the star of this episode. Which makes us wonder: What other Steve Martin or Martin Short movies would benefit from having Stings as a co-star? Would he have been a good heart-throb in Roxanne? Sting as the fourth Amigo? Sting as the fiancee in Father of the Bride? But Steve and Martin are also musicians, so what if they took on all of Sting's roles? I for one would love to have seen Martin Short in the 1984 David Lynch product...
Feb 21, 2024•20 min•Ep. 66
