Your podcast device hasn't messed up and downloaded an old podcast episode like they all do sometimes for some reason. This is a brand new episode of Columboys recorded in 2023! The 50th episode was previously recorded but the audio was unusable and so episode 50 passed into the mists of legend... until today! Ben and Mack reunite and discuss Episode 1 of Season 9: Murder, a Self Portrait. In this elusive episode Columbo catches the hell out of a polyamorous painter who murders his ex-wife. Than...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 9Ep. 1
On this, the final episode of Columbo, Columbo must wade into the seedy made-for-tv world of early 2000s rave culture. Matthew Rhys stars as a club promoter who gets stuck in a web of murder to protect his club opening. Came along one last time with The Columboys as they watch ABC wring the last little bit of juice out of the Columbo property and say farewell to this beloved character.
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 13Ep. 5
In the penultimate episode of Columbo, Billy Connoly plays a murderous film composer who's hatched the perfect melody... for MURDER. Okay maybe that doesn't make any sense but then neither does this episode of Columbo.
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr•Season 13Ep. 4
It's the final return of Columboys favorite Patrick McGoohan in the directing and starring roles. In this Modernish Classic episode of Columbo, McGoohan plays a funeral home director who murders beloved Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan to protect his reputation. We've all thought about it, but only Patrick had the guts to actually go through with it!
Jan 03, 2021•51 min•Season 13Ep. 3
We're back from our brief and unannounced hiatus! In this episode the wife of a crooked millionaire and a forensic pathologist conspire to frame the husband for murder. Can the Columboys figure it out before Columbo? They show you who did it in the beginning so I certainly hope so! Mack looks at his phone a lot but I mean come on, dude.
Dec 20, 2020•50 min•Season 13Ep. 2
George Wendt plays a horse breeder who murders his irresponsible brother and pins it on a mob bookie. Can Columbo catch this criminal without breaking numerous laws and getting help from the actual mafia? Apparently not! We're in the home stretch! Only five episode of Columbo left!
Oct 18, 2020•53 min•Season 13Ep. 1
In this episode Columbo is looking for buried treasure, and also a murderer sure why not. The audio in this one is a little rough but the Columboys are more than up to the challenge!
Sep 21, 2020•49 min•Season 12Ep. 3
A pompous radio host murders an investigative reporter to stop his daughter from becoming a novelist. This episode stars William Shatner in the mustache of a lifetime. Meanwhile the Columboys are slowly going insane from isolation.
Sep 07, 2020•51 min•Season 12Ep. 2
Faye Dunaway plays a murderous matriarch who tries to seduce Columbo to throw him off her trail. The Columboys, who don't have anything else to criticize about this episode, spend an unreasonable amount of time talking about the sound effects.
Aug 23, 2020•42 min•Season 12Ep. 1
After a couple weeks off because Mack got married, Columboys is back with a brand new episode, and by new I mean it's an episode that was recorded two months ago about a show that was released in 1992. This time Tyne Daly and Greg Evigan (or as my spellcheck would rather I typed: Tyre Day and Greg Evian) are unintentional conspirators in the murder of a football team owner. It's a fun episode!
Aug 07, 2020•46 min•Season 11Ep. 3
Columbo must track down the kidnapper of his nephew's bride, in this incredibly un-Columbo episode of Columbo. Meanwhile the Columboys are struggling with their sanity. Will the podcast survive this quarantine?! Yes obviously. It's really easy to record remotely and they've been doing that for months. It's not a big deal. Thanks for listening.
Jul 10, 2020•43 min•Season 11Ep. 2
Rip Torn is a jeweler who murders his lottery-winning nephew to solve his financial woes. I mean that's what happens in the show. That's not actually what happened to Rip Torn in his real life. Please don't edit Rip Torn's Wikipedia entry to say he's a broke jewelry store owner/murderer.
Jun 27, 2020•47 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Columbo is on the trail of Dabney Coleman who, along with his accomplice: his moustache, murdered his rock star lover to keep her from blackmailing him. meanwhile the Columboys discuss the May Day protests in Mack's neighborhood when this was recorded, and talk about safely protesting during a pandemic, a topic which will have no relevancy here a month later. Alright, that's the episode description down, now to take a big sip of coffee and check the news...
Jun 12, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 10Ep. 3
Smoking kills, especially when your cigarettes have been laced by a murderous TV host, played by George Hamilton. The Columboys discuss this surprisingly solid episode of 90's Columbo.
May 06, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 10Ep. 2
The Columboys are going back to school! Columbo must catch a couple of frat boy murderers who kill their professor to prevent him from exposing them for cheating on a test. Seems like a bit of an overreaction...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 10Ep. 1
A loathsome lothario murders his lover when his lecherous libido is lobbed into the light. Meanwhile the Columboys are slowly going crazy in quarantine. Enjoy!
Apr 06, 2020•57 min•Season 9Ep. 6
Columbo must match wits with the most average intellect he's run up against as a dentist to the stars does a very poor job of framing his wife for murder. Meanwhile the Columboys are on lockdown due to recent events! Please enjoy this hastily edited episode of content as you desperately look for something, anything, to do during quarantine!
Mar 23, 2020•46 min•Season 9Ep. 4
Mrs. Columbo is dead! Help Columbo and those dang Columboys figure out how we ever got here. If only we could go back... back to the beginning...
Mar 08, 2020•58 min•Season 9Ep. 3
Sometimes when there's a special case you have to call in a professional, and so the Columboys have brought in Molly Lewis to help them get to the bottom of why this episode is so dang good.
Feb 23, 2020•46 min•Season 9Ep. 3
Technical issues with episode 50 mean that you get episode 51 early! Lucky you! This episode Columbo is on the trail of a murderous semi-pornographer. Or is he?! ... He is.
Feb 09, 2020•59 min•Season 9Ep. 2
Columbo gets to the bottom of a murder at a paramilitary training camp as the Columboys enjoy a brief respite from the aggressively 1980s flavor of Season 8.
Jan 26, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Columbo must sexily catch a sexy sex therapist who done a murder with sex. Meanwhile the Columboys struggle valiantly to come up with anything positive to say about this episode.
Jan 12, 2020•59 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Columbo must uncover the mystery hidden behind the smoke and mirrors of a Hollywood special effects artist's murderous scheme. Meanwhile the Columboys settle in for their long hard journey through the 1980's.
Dec 29, 2019•53 min•Season 8Ep. 2
Columbo is hot on the trail of a fake psychic who murders an old friend for reasons too complicated to go into in this description. Welcome to the 80's, Columboys. It's gonna get weird!
Dec 15, 2019•49 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Columbo must track down the charming Irish poet who is the front-man for an IRA gun running operation. Join the Columboys as they say goodbye to the original 1970's run of Columbo!
Dec 01, 2019•36 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Columbo is on the trail of a psychologist obsessed with control who murders his friend and colleague. Listen as the Columboys enthuse about this fantastic episode and do whatever the opposite of a hate-watch is.
Nov 17, 2019•47 min•Season 7Ep. 5
A television executive murders her boss when he refuses to name her as his successor. Columbo stares at an osciliscope. The Columboys are driven to the brink of madness. You are entertained by this podcast. Three of these things have come to pass! Can the fourth be far behind?!
Nov 02, 2019•48 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Columbo tries to track down a murderous food critic in between stuffing his face with delicious food. Honestly he eats so goddamn much in this episode. It's ridiculous. Meanwhile the Columboys try to unravel the mysteries of recording a podcast remotely, Mario's dead-eyed stare, and BANK CAKE.
Oct 20, 2019•43 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Columbo must match wits with the delightful Ruth Gordon, who plays a mystery writer who murders her nephew in an act of cold blooded revenge. But she's actually very sweet. Also the Columboys discuss some upcoming changes to the podcast!
Sep 10, 2019•39 min•Season 7Ep. 1
A member of a club for geniuses murders his business partner and uses his diabolical brain to devise the perfect cover-up. Can Columbo overcome this criminal conundrum? The Columboys are both recovering from trips so this one gets a little loopy folks, but it's a lot of fun!
Aug 25, 2019•36 min•Season 6Ep. 3
