They have three punctuation marks in one title, which is impressive, but I feel like they could have gotten more if they really tried. It's just begging for an exlamation mark at the end and I bet they could have put an umlaut over the "o" in Monk and really screwed with everyone. We debate our own head canon about who characters really are -- but do we correctly guess the killer? Listen and find out! We watched the 2023 Monk special, "Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie." And hey! Jacob was a gu...
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 65
He actually exists! Despite our frequent jokes to the contrary, Kit Lambert is an actual real person, not just Jude Tindall's alter ego. And he was gracious enough to join us on the pod. Listen in to hear about angsty teenage poetry, honeymoon poison discoveries, and getting thrown out of a funeral's wake with a heavy metal band. Thanks, Kit! And hey! Jacob was a guest on Retro Movie Roundtable , a podcast where they take a fresh look at a classic movie and discover new ways of appreciating it. ...
Feb 07, 2024•22 min•Ep. 64
In the battle between Sting, a concertina, and a bassoon, which would you pick as more annoying? We also learn that Charles is allergic to cat hair (and stress) and that even though Oliver is apparently allergic to good taste he is one helluva fundraiser. This episode makes some truly horrific things funny, but did it help us guess the murderer? We watched Only Murders in the Building, season 1, episode 3, "How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?" And hey! Jacob was a guest on Retro Movie Roundtabl...
Jan 31, 2024•18 min•Ep. 63
Jacob attempts to school Jessica about the natural pecking order of whales and bunnies, but all Jessica really learns is why Jacob nearly failed high school biology. Meanwhile, Jessica reveals something about herself we all should have seen coming. We watched Only Murders in the Building, season 1, episode 2, "Who Is Tim Kono?"
Jan 24, 2024•15 min•Ep. 62
We're back in the States where lying and explosions are rampant! In true NBC fashion they want the viewer to know that this episode is in no way based on any real person, entity, or event. Which is fine by us, because our guesses are based on nothing more than anxiety dreams of college psychology and musical theatre lyrics! But maybe, just maybe, we can get it right? We watched The Irrational season 1, episode 3, "The Barnum Effect." Hey! Check out www.cluedunnitpodcast.com and let us know what ...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 61
They're national treasures in a season-long mystery. We, like moths to a flame, are mesmerized by it -- but could never do it on the podcast because the season-long story would ruin our format... Until now! We finally get to watch the show thanks to these bite-sized episodes that are still full of laughs and guesses! Listen along as we guess about the murderers, cheese-mongers, and Off-Broadway shows in "Only Murders in the Building." We watched Only Murders in the Building season 1, episode 1, ...
Dec 06, 2023•15 min•Ep. 60
In which Jessica recounts all of the horrible productions of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and reaffirms her vow that it need never be staged again. We tell two young actors they should stay away from the stage (for reasons unrelated to their skill) and Jacob laments the necessity of a "Will they, won't they" dynamic. And somewhere in there we guess on the series 1 season finale of Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators! We watched Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators serie...
Nov 29, 2023•55 min•Ep. 59
Are you ready for a clanging good time? Jessica applies to be on the Podcast Adjudication Board, we discover a savory (and sweet!) English breakfast pastry that will soon be adopted by Hot Pockets, and we get one of the world's best chase scenes ever! Plus rat poison, sexual harassment, and Sebastian in a chef's toque! We watched Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators series 1, episode 9, "The Rascal Cook." Hey! Check out www.cluedunnitpodcast.com and let us know what you guessed, you...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 58
We guarantee you've never truly seen "Hamlet" until you've seen Jacob perform Laertes in pink sweatpants. Unfortunately for you, this means you will never see Hamlet as pictures of this stunning endeavor no longer exist. Happily for us, we got to see what Frank's inner child needs to grow into an adult, Sebastian improvise a goth peanut allergy, and Luella go absolutely mental on mushrooms. But can we guess the murderer? We watched Shakespeare & Hathaway, series 1, episode 8, "The Chameleon'...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 57
Welcome to our latest episode where we’ll greet you with a nod, hug, handshake, bow, or fist bump of your choice. And hugging, because we’re Americans and we can’t stop the hugging! We also debate whether British pants have pockets and offer a PSA on when it’s a good idea to shove bloody money down your pants. Spoiler: It’s never. You should never stuff bloody money down your pants. We watched Shakespeare & Hathaway, series 1, episode 7, "The Fairest Show Means Most Deceit" Hey! Check out ww...
Oct 18, 2023•59 min•Ep. 56
Wherein we recount the tale of how we were kind of actually pursued by a bear! We also rhapsodize about such things as sunny moors, praise the cozy, and discuss our favorite scenes from the past year. What’s your favorite scene from a TV show or movie over the past year? Tells us on social media and we’ll share it on the pod! We watched Shakespear & Hathaway, series 1, episode 6, "Exit, Pursued by a Bear" Hey! Check out www.cluedunnitpodcast.com and let us know what you guessed, your logic c...
Oct 05, 2023•55 min•Ep. 55
Trigger warning for theatre nerds! We say “Macbeth” a LOT this episode. Trigger warning for anglophiles! Jacob makes a prat of himself and gets the word “tickety-boo” completely wrong! Trigger warning for pavement-ophiles! We make fun of cobblestones in this episode! We do a lot of wrong things in here. But do we get the guesses right? We watched Shakespeare and Hathaway, series 1, episode 5, “Toil and Trouble” Hey! Check out www.cluedunnitpodcast.com and let us know what you guessed, your logic...
Sep 20, 2023•57 min•Ep. 54
The actor who plays Jaskier (Joey Batey) in The Witcher guest stars in this episode of Shakespeare & Hathaway, so we brainstorm ways to get more monsters (not just fairies) into Shakespeare's plays. Jacob disrespects the "To Be or Not To Be" soliloquy, Jessica conjures up the most baroque guess we've ever had (seriously, it involves harpists out for revenge) and we debate if we'd rather party with hobbits or Geralt. We watched Shakespeare & Hathaway, series 1, episode 4, "This Rough Magi...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 53
What makes Vera so compelling? Is it her motherly advice to get babies drunk to make them stop crying? Is it the unflappable manner in which she only ever asks her suspects one question? Is it the joy she takes in unraveling some truly baroque murder mysteries? That's a lot of questions to answer in an hour -- especially when we try to slow down how fast Jacob talks. If we talk slowly, do we guess accurately? Listen and find out! We watched Vera, series 7, episode 3: "Broken Promise" Hey! Check ...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 52
We compare Lucy Lawless to Shania Twain, Sigourney Weaver, and Gal Gadot then wax philosophical about the role Ben Affleck's stubble plays in the DC Universe. We also guess on My Life Is Murder, a New Zealand cozy mystery while Jacob tries to make rival costumers a thing and we read some truly horrifying descriptions of the main character's coat. Could it be made of human skin? Listen and find out! We watched My Life Is Murder, season 2, episode 4: "Look Don't Touch" Hey! Check out www.cluedunni...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 51
For our season finale, we interview Mark and Sarah from The Mystery Maniacs podcast! They introduce us to the fine art of corpse acting, dispel a Sister Boniface conspiracy theory, and share why they think Murdoch Mysteries is such an iconic show. You can find Mystery Maniacs Podcast on all your podcatcher platforms, on the web at https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm , and also on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube . You can find Cluedunnit online at www.cluedunnitpodcast.com. Drop us...
Jul 12, 2023•43 min•Ep. 50
It’s an all-star season finale! We watch an episode featuring the winner of our TV Detective championship, the artful detective William Murdoch himself, and chat with two TV murder experts, Mark and Sarah from the Mystery Maniacs podcast! Does Murdoch invent the banana hammock? Or the male gaze? Can Mark and Sarah explain to us what the deal with ferrets is? Listen and find out! We watched Murdoch Mysteries, Season 1, Episode 13, “The Annoying Red Planet.” Check out Mystery Maniacs at https://mi...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 49
You thought you had a side hustle? In addition to making wine and waking up early for prayers, Sister Boniface runs a full 1960s crime lab — in a town called GREAT SLAUGHTER. So yeah, she’s busy. This episode brings a deadly beauty pageant to her abbey, and we bring the wild guesses! We watched Sister Boniface Mysteries season 1 episode 10, "Crimes and Miss Demeanours." Hey! Check out www.cluedunnitpodcast.com and let us know what you guessed, your logic cop catches, and anything else! While you...
Jun 21, 2023•57 min•Ep. 48
The Hallmark Channel loves Christmas so much, they put Santa Claus to work in their murder mystery shows! Santa has an attack of angina during a jewel heist and only Ponch from CHiPs can solve the mystery! There’s a lot that’s wrong about that sentence, but can we guess whodunit correctly? We watched Picture Perfect Mysteries, Episode 2, “Dead Over Diamonds.”
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 47
We fell hard for Poker Face. HARD. So many people we love are involved in it; the stories are messy and fun and human; the production values are off the charts — AND THEY TELL YOU WHODUNIT IMMEDIATELY! We can always win when we watch! Wait — the Podcast Adjudication board is telling me we still have to guess? Listen to find out how we do it and whether we still win! We watched Poker Face season 1, episode 6, “Exit Stage Death.” Hey! Check out www.cluedunnitpodcast.com and let us know what you gu...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 46
Nic Sampson played Detective Constable Sam Breen on The Brokenwood Mysteries for many years — and he also wrote the episode we guessed on! In this interview we ask him how he made the shift from acting to writing, New Zealand to London, and from Power Rangers to improv. He also shares how he came up with the idea for an exploding port-a-potty in one of his mysteries. You can find Nic on Twitter at @NicSampson and on Instagram at @nicthesampson . Hey! Check out www.cluedunnitpodcast.com and let u...
May 17, 2023•19 min•Ep. 45
At one time or another we’ve all asked “Who let the dogs out?” But also: How long will they stay out? Can they be put back in? And most importantly: Why did they think a plant was the best weapon to use while robbing a bank? It’s a light-hearted robbery gone sideways this week as we guess for The Brokenwood Mysteries and talk to series regular (and writer for this episode!) Nic Sampson! We watched The Brokenwood Mysteries season 7, episode 3, “Dog Day Morning.” Hey! Check out www.cluedunnitpodca...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 44
This episode starts with a dead body in a bathtub full of coffee — so you know we loved it! Join us as we visit turn-of-the-(last)-century Vienna and answer the burning questions: Did Freud do cocaine? Is Jessica’s accent German or just Californian? Which of the extras best represent Jacob’s distant relatives? Join us in a swanky cafe as we guess Vienna Blood! We watched Vienna Blood, season 2 episode 1, “The Melancholy Countess.” Hey! Check out www.cluedunnitpodcast.com and let us know what you...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 43
Tracy Friedman is a writer, director, dancer, choreographer -- and a freelancer for Murder, She Wrote! She penned the episode we guessed on, "The Witch's Curse." We talked to her about snagging the job, convincing Randy Newman to let her make a jukebox musical of his hits, surviving a writers' strike while trying to break in, and more! Check it out! Hey! Check out www.cluedunnitpodcast.com for your very own official Cluedunnit Private Investigator license ! ( https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cluedun...
Apr 12, 2023•33 min•Ep. 42
Put on your best Maine accent (or your best Received Pronunciation) and return with us to Cabot Cove! We pay homage to a titan of stage and screen, Angela Lansbury, with another Murder, She Wrote classic. MSW always had amazing guest stars, and this episode is no different! Which one of these tidbits is a lie: One guest star has more than 280 IMDB credits; One guest star has more than 320 IMDB credits; One guest star was in three of the most popular sales films ever — alongside Tommy Lasorda? We...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 41
Sometimes the algorithm gets it right! Netflix showed us a preview for this show and we just had to watch it! This historical dramatization of Italy’s first female lawyer is set in 1883 but it out-Americans modern-day crime shows! Sex, murder, a chase — all in the first minute? Way to go Lidia! The computer got it right — does that mean we have a chance, too? We watched The Law According to Lidia Poet, Season One, Episode Two on Netflix. Hey! Check out www.cluedunnitpodcast.com and let us know w...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 40
In this sidebar episode of Cluedunnit we sit down with writer Sara Saedi. She was in the writers room for iZombie, is currently working on Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, and has a bunch of other interesting credits and stories she shares with us, including the weirdest thing she ever had to look up for a mystery and how the pandemic inspired her latest novel. Enjoy! Check out www.cluedunnitpodcast.com and let us know what you guessed, your logic cop catches, and anything else! While you’re o...
Mar 08, 2023•22 min•Ep. 38
BIG NEWS! We’ve always wanted to learn more about the creators behind the shows we watch — and this week we start asking them! We interviewed iZombie writer Sara Saedi about how she started writing and how the team approached writing cases and love stories in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. We have a little teaser for that interview in this episode ahead of the full interview next week. Of course there’s still our patented guesses and randomness, including: Who would win in a show show-down b...
Mar 01, 2023•57 min•Ep. 37
Trigger warning for midwesterners: In this episode we complain about being cold in California winters. And since it is the middle of winter, it’s time for our annual idyll in southern France! This year we visit sunny Aix-en-Provence — or is it in the middle of Oxfordshire, England? This show has a lot of English folks playing very, very French folks in stories created by a Canadian — and the cognitive dissonance is killing us! We watched Murder in Provence, Season 1, Episode 2 on Britbox. Hey! C...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 36
We get some thrilling Hawaiian action this week with the reboot of “Magnum PI”! Magnum … becomes an efficiency expert? In an office? Can he make awkward birthday celebrations, TPS reports, and sneaking a smoke in the stairwell … exciting? Can you film a chase scene in a parking garage? Can we get a win in our fall season finale? And what does the goat have to do with anything? We bring back our friends Wayne and Alyssa for reinforcements to guess on the reboot of Magnum PI, season 2, episode 13,...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 35
