Back in the days when everyone could shake-hands and sit in the same room as each other, lovely actor, podcaster and comedian Margret Caborn-Smith dropped into Drunk Women Towers and told some disturbing tales of 'crime-negging' which have befallen her AND some of her friends. The team then look into a case of plagiarism which implicates one of the pioneering characters of the silver screen, whist along the way, we hear about some strange crushes held by our drunk detectives, including a fiction...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 81
The Drunk Women love being able to spend International Women's Day together and so decided to do a live show as part of the Vaults Festival, also raising money for child.org and joining them to do all of this was actor, comedian and writer, Andi Osho! Andi's own crime story could have easily been a plot in a James Bond novel and showed that most villains would have to get up early to have one over on her, which she also went on to demonstrate when Hannah presented a case involving a woman who in...
Mar 11, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 80
The team very much broke dry January in style (spoiler - this was recorded in February 2020) when they got together to pop some corks and crack a crime or two! Joining them is comedy writer Sarah Morgan, who came armed with some fake Chambord and tale of the time she fell foul of a scam particularly popular on London's Oxford Street. We then get to the bottom of a 'merciless bludgeoning' which may, or may not have been connected to a bad debt and also may be providing a glimpse into life post Br...
Mar 04, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 79
In today's episode, the Chardonnay flows as the gang come to some heady conclusions regarding a crime of nuclear proportions and helping them out with some amazingly astute observations is psychotherapist and author, Philippa Perry! Philippa begins proceedings by sharing an infuriating miscarriage of justice by her local council, which she actually says is more upsetting than the time she was mugged! And of course there's a listener crime which actually gets solved ... probably Come and see The ...
Feb 26, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 78
This episode welcomes comedy director & producer Saima Ferdows to our ever expanding force and what an asset she is. We start by hearing about a crime committed against Saima which could unleash a podcast called 'Drunk Women COMMITTING Crime'. It's then of course time to get into the work of a ne'er-do-well from history, in this instance the criminal attempted a confidence trick of royal proportions, hitting the victim in more than just The Crown Jewels - despite some abysmal planning skills...
Feb 19, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 77
The Drunk Women welcome comedian, writer and broadcaster Iszi Lawrence to the force this week and what a stroke of luck that she happens to be a natural detective .. even after a carafe of vino. In this episode, the team delve into a case which sees a daughter take some pretty gruesome revenge for her dad's rather gruesome end (although did he not bring that on himself?) and we learn once and for all, that history is 'really much worse than you can imagine'... Come and see the Drunk Women LIVE t...
Feb 12, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Joining The Drunk Women this week, is comedian & podcaster, Maria Shehata who has a no-nonsense attitude when it comes to mathematical questions. Before the gang dissect a crime of the spirit kind, they hear about Maria's encounters with crime whilst she was a resident of New York City ... turns-out you CAN'T leave your bag unattended in clubs there! We also get to hear a listener crime, which probably won't affect any cars manufactured in this millennium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
Feb 05, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 75
In this episode, The Drunk Women are joined by a lady who has been writing TV crime drama for so long, she's sure to help us get into the mind of any perpetrator - it's screenwriter and super sleuth, Sally Abbott! Sally talks us through some of the crimes which have coincided with key moments in her life AND tells us about some techniques used to get prisoners to feel empathy for their victims - fascinating stuff. The gang then hear about a woman who would no doubt have a huge Insta following to...
Jan 29, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 74
The Drunk Women are back in the studio, which can only mean ONE thing - unlimited time for drinking and solving crimes! This very well may be a second record, but we'll let you decide .... Joining the force this week is actor, writer and all-round bad-ass Megan Prescott, who proves that one word from her can reduce those who commit the crime (and it is a crime) of street harassment to a gibbering wreck. Our drunk detectives then grapple with the murder of one of the 20th century's most notorious...
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 73
The gang are hanging around The Salford Lowry for the second week running, as the good people of Manchester still need them to solve some crime and drink prosecco (it's usually prosecco); and this week there's even more booze for them, as guest detective, comedian Katie Mulgrew was pregnant at the time of record, so stuck to cola and Milky Bar Buttons to keep her analytical skills sharp. Although she's off the sauce just now, Katie told us about the time a burglary happened right under her nose ...
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 72
The Drunk Women are BACK and leaving Dry January for someone else to do; after all there's crimes that need solving and they ain't about to do that sober! This episode was recorded at the fantastic Salford Lowry and the equally fantastic comedian, Lou Conran came along for the ride, proving herself an able member of the force (she pre-loaded with a bottle of prosecco). Lou kicked things off and detailed the time she was the victim of a theft, a story with a cast of thousands - including a famous...
Jan 08, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 71
He's been - and left you all something rather special in your Christmas stockings. As it's Christmas Day, our drunk detectives are taking a well earned break from sleuthing (but not from the boozing of course), but these podcasting queens have left you a Christmas message for the whole family to gather round and listen to. So throw another log in the fire, grab a bottle of Creme-De- Menthe and enjoy! The Drunk Women will return on Wednesday 8th January, in the meantime, why not re-live some past...
Dec 25, 2019•3 min
IT'S CHRISSSSSTMAASSSSS! So what better way to get in the festive spirit than joining the Drunk Women and comedian Rachel Parris for a night of fizz and true-crime-frolics in London's glittering Leicester Square Theatre! The team also grapple with the theft of a diamond bigger than a Christmas bauble and linked to one of the world's biggest film stars. Rachel reveals that she's a magnet for anyone wanting to steal a musical instrument and we hear from audience member (and birthday girl ) Laura w...
Dec 18, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 70
The Drunk Women once again took to the stage of the Soho Theatre and thought they'd invite comedian and fruit enthusiast Olga Koch along for the ride. This show has it all; strippers, a heckler, a case involving poisoning, a missing leg and possibly the sexiest of all crimes ... insurance fraud. Plus, as always we hear from a member of the audience who need the help of our tipsy detectives to get some closure from a crime they've been the victim of and so we hear from Becky, who is the repeated ...
Dec 11, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Although at the time of release we're all gearing-up for Christmas, the team at Drunk Women Towers invite you to cast your minds back to Halloween 2019 when our tipsy trio boarded the ghost train to foggy Corsham so they could bring Drunk Women Solving Crime to the West Country. You just need to know that because they all talk about being dressed up at the start, but other than that it could be any drunken evening, as the team dive into the life of a confidence trickster whose story became a blo...
Dec 04, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 68
As 'Men's Month' draws to a close, the Drunk Women are joined by the man to end all men - the one and only Joe Lycett! He came armed with a bottle of bio-dynamic red and a curious mind to help the gang solve a case in which the perpetrator set pulses racing - and not thanks to his criminal tendencies... goodness knows what Joe's Fitbit will make of all this. The team then get stuck in to a listener's tale of woe and attempt to bring a housemate's despicable behaviour to justice; I'm not sure the...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 67
As men's month marches on apace, the Drunk Women are joined by comedian Phil Wang to help them get to the bottom of a case. Of beer. And some crime, too. The gang analyse the story of two women who not only had a thirst for gin, but for murder, and inspired a famous musical and film. Before all that though, Phil beguiles the group with not one, but two tales of crime victimhood and shows he's a VERY forgiving friend. Then, as usual the team round things off by helping a listener with their own t...
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 66
It's week two of 'Men's Month' and so the Drunk Women invited presenter, writer and all-round brain-box Richard Osman to join the force and put those little grey cells to good use. Richard (or Detective Loophole as he shall now always be known) enlisted the others to get to the bottom of who's quite literally trashing him every week, before getting stuck in to a case which coined a famous psychological term - oh and one of the perpetrators is total eye candy, so make sure you check out our Twitt...
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 65
After 14 months of exclusively letting women flex their drunk detective skills, the ladies thought they'd honour International Men's Day on 19th November the only way they know how...by inviting four men round throughout the month and plying them with hard booze in order to solve a past crime. First off we have comedian James Acaster, who came laden with a 'great' cocktail recipe and a request for Tia Maria, vodka and stout... here ladies and gentlemen for your listening pleasure, is the result ...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 64
What could be more on-brand for the Drunk Women than a late night drinking session in Soho? Not much, so the gang congregated at Soho Theatre to solve a crime which involved over 600 wives poisoning their husbands. For the first time ever they were joined by TWO GUESTS, when crime fighting duo Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn - otherwise known as The Scummy Mummies - came to help get to the bottom of the cold case and to share the time they almost collectively fell victim to a crime in front of a se...
Oct 30, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 63
This episode sees the Drunk Women back in the studio, with a crate of prosecco and a crime to solve, so they decided to call on a lady who creates crime in her brain for the entertainment of others - best selling crime writer, Martina Cole! Martina kicks things off with a petty crime committed in her youth, which lead to a VERY public punishment and then lends her considerable crime smarts to help get to the bottom of a case in which was possibly caused by religious fervour, or just an extremely...
Oct 23, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 62
This episode has more than a whiff of summer about it, as it was recorded one balmy July evening during the Ventnor Fringe, which prompted comedian Andrea Hubert to get on a ferry to help solve a crime - and confess to one of her own, which resulted in a ASBO. The gang pop a few proseccos and then dissect the misdemeanours of the leaders of a so-called religious cult in Mexico. And this week's audience crime is provided by someone very familiar to one member of the group, although it doesn't sou...
Oct 16, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Have you ever wondered what would happen if The Drunk Women came together with top-pod The Guilty Feminist and mashed-the-hell out of their formats, dropping a (slightly depressing) drinks trolley into the mix? Well wonder no more, as thanks to the brilliant Deborah Frances-White, this actually happened and you can now hear the result. Not only do you get some classic Guilty Feminist AND Drunk Women Solving Crime gold, but special guest Sindhu Vee lends her super sleuthing and stand-up skills to...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 18 min
In this final outing of the Edinburgh Fringe, the Drunk Women welcome the amazing Zoe Lyons to the force. The squiffy foursome then dig into a case involving an unsolved murder, the clergy, and perhaps the biggest pre 21st Century media circus of all-time. But before all of that Zoe recounts the time she was the victim of a fruit-based crime, and as per usual the Edinburgh crowd don't disappoint, as audience member James tells us about a burglary which resulted in the most depressing swag ever s...
Oct 09, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 60
On a wet August day in Edinburgh, hijinks ensued when the Drunk Women gathered in front of a well-oiled crowd to crack another case. They were joined by comedian and Saturday Night Live writer Anna Drezen, who shared the time she was the victim of identity theft before the women get to the bottom of a murder case in which the perpetrator was SO hot, they cast a spell over anyone supposed to bring them to justice. And one member of the audience really earns their DWSC umbrella, when they share an...
Oct 02, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 59
In this episode from the Drunk Women's run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the brilliant Isma Almas joined them to dissect a cold case, which took place north of the border. Whilst guest Isma tells us about the time British Gas tried to read more than her meter, plus a lucky member of the audience gets a DWSC umbrella, making past suffering all worth it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 25, 2019•44 min•Season 1Ep. 58
After last week's break by the seaside, this episode sees the Drunk Women back in the rainy cobbles of the Edinburgh Fringe, where they were joined by comic and barefoot enigma Steph Tisdell of the Aboriginal Comedy Allstars. Steph kicks us off with a tale of some pretty audacious catfishing and the crew put their heads together to deconstruct the complicated life of a drug lord. As ever they round things off with a tale of crime woe from a listener, who then gets a DWSC umbrella, making it all ...
Sep 18, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Like a fine wine, this episode was bottled back in the heady days of summer, when the gang took a suitcase of prosecco aboard the ferry and found themselves on the sunny Isle of Wight, during the Ventnor Fringe Festival in order to solve a case which could mean espionage has reached the land across the Solent. On hand was adventurer and Island local, Anneka Rice - who revealed a pretty thrilling spy connection of her own, along with the ability to live a double life. So sit back and let the soun...
Sep 11, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 56
In this episode, the gang enlist a sleuth from across-the-pond, in the form of comedian, writer and producer Jena Friedman! Jena and Taylor explore the stark contrast of the UK Bobby and the NYPD (definitely not a good idea to invite them into your apartment for a drink!) and the group crack the case of a man who proved (almost) impossible to murder! Plus, one lucky audience member really earns their DWSC umbrella when he shares a time he was a victim of a rather harrowing crime. To see what Jen...
Sep 04, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 55
The Edinburgh Fringe may have just finished for another year, but the Drunk Women are reliving those heady days through this very podcast! You can join them in their reverie of the time they were joined by comedian, actor & writer Sukh Ojla in front of a packed-out crowd, to solve a crime involving another badass woman that history forgot. Sukh tells us about the date which was a crime against romance and this week's audience crime shows that some villains have real staying power. For more d...
Aug 28, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 54
