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Mystery Maniacs

Mystery Maniacs Podcast is a comedy recap podcast dedicated to British Mystery Television. Formerly, Midsomer Maniacs podcast.
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Episodes

Episode 221 | Mystery Maniacs | The Brokenwood Mysteries | "The Black Widower" | Ginger Man & The Larping Spiders

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/94b99ee8 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/221 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 221, in a tangled web, a killer confuses the Ginger Man. We also learn not to miss things and about brain enhancers! There’s a bow on the bag! Show Notes Stranger Ranger #2 - Night of the Trollbadgers https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1214207061/stranger-ranger-2-night-of-the-trollbadgers Mystery Podcast Starter Pack https://go.bsky.app/HB84TMP Scorc...

Nov 25, 202457 minEp. 221

Episode 220 | Mystery Maniacs | The Brokenwood Mysteries | "Blood Pink" | Cho-cho-choose A Choosie!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/516305c8 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/220 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 220, a loonie stages the worst music video ever in a hotel with no locks while we have a lipstick quiz. Is Frodo on Smoko? Show Notes Stranger Ranger #2 - Night of the Trollbadgers https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1214207061/stranger-ranger-2-night-of-the-trollbadgers Mystery Podcast Starter Pack https://go.bsky.app/HB84TMP Thanks again for listenin...

Nov 18, 202457 minEp. 220

Episode 219 | Mystery Maniacs | The Brokenwood Mysteries | "Catch of the Day" | Simms’s Sweet Shoesies & The Ill-Gotten Booty Boat

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9ec0c11f 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/219 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 219, a killer is handy enough to leave a handsome hand in a wrong-numbered cray pot. Meanwhile, a sex yacht becomes an ill-gotten booty boat! Show Notes Midsomer Murders Season 23 Episode 04 “Dressed To Kill” Listen First: Mini-episode 21 - "Dressed to Kill" - Did You Know My Brother Won a Drag Show? - https://share.transistor.fm/s/38280 Full Episode: E...

Nov 11, 202458 minEp. 219

Episode 218 | Mystery Maniacs | The Brokenwood Mysteries | "To Die or Not to Die" | Dinosaur Skullz & Gumboot Tea!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d356c4c4 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/218 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 218, a killer uses things to do things for reasons and we are more interested in gumboot tea and if New Zealand has maple syrup. Losing My Trousers! Show Notes Losing My Trousers! Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------------------------------- Upcoming Schedule November 11 - The Broken Wood Mysteries S02 E03 - "Catch of the Day" -------...

Oct 21, 202458 minEp. 218

Episode 217 | Mystery Maniacs | The Brokenwood Mysteries | "Leather & Lace" | Twisted Knickers & Foul Balls

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4bbd7e9c 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/217 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 217, the killer uses panties….i mean knickers to kill the greatest actor of all time and woman with no gas. Not Gazza’s problem! Cheese rolls! Show Notes The 3Ds https://www.flyingnun.co.nz/collections/3ds/products/fn188-3ds-fish-tales-swarthy-songs-for-swabs-1991 Quantum physical and companion planting - Garden optimization problems for benchmarking qu...

Oct 14, 202455 minEp. 217

Episode 216 | Mystery Maniacs | The Brokenwood Mysteries | "Hunting the Stag" | Process Your Dodgy Kebab With Eagle Power!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a4b8a631 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/216 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 216, Mike visits a bakery, but not Xena’s hole, in the pursuit of a killer, who hates apples, and we all learn Rory has nards. Show Notes Singlade Indestructible https://www.instructables.com/Singlade-Balls-From-Yarn-Scraps/ Eagle Power Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------------------------------- Upcoming Schedule October 14 - The Br...

Oct 07, 202456 minEp. 216

Episode 215 | Mystery Maniacs | The Brokenwood Mysteries | "Playing the Lie" | The Outlaw, The Messy Tweeter, and Socks!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/efd578d4 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/215 Click here to view the episode transcript. Creators & Guests Sarah Smith-Robbins - Host Mark Bell - Host Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 215, a bandit case is solved, a wife is missing and Mark does an impression. Show Notes Moonflower Murders https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26314987/ Ludwig https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27846061/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Van der Valk https://www.imdb.com/titl...

Sep 30, 202459 minEp. 215

Episode 214 | Mystery Maniacs | The Brokenwood Mysteries | "Sour Grapes" | Mr. Detective Shepherd & The Dehydrated Killer

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4423387d 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/214 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 214, Mr. Detective Shepherd uses Checkov’s tollbooth and crap in a vat to catch a dehydrated killer. Jared, where are your shorts? Show Notes Tragically Hip - No Dress Rehearsal https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33312360/ Nic Sampson as Yellow Ranger Jared in the Lawn Chair Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------------------------------- Upco...

Sep 23, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 214

Episode 213 | Mystery Maniacs | The Brokenwood Mysteries | "Blood & Water" | Scruffy McDwayne’s T-Shirts & Mike’s Bad Parking

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/1f0649f6 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/213 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 213, an accidental killer kills the wrong person twice and then tries to escape. Also, Gary has a really bad day. I’m on Smoke-O! Show Notes Gary’s Giant Bullhorn Wellington Paranormal https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6109562/ Neill Rae as King Arthur Smoke-O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j58V2vC9EPc Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------...

Sep 16, 20241 hr 11 minEp. 213

Episode 212 | Mystery Maniacs | Poirot | "The Kidnapped Prime Minister" & "The Adventure of the Western Star" | Papa Poirot & Ice Cold Hastings Straight Outta Whitehaven!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3191c594 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/212 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 212, we cover the last two episodes of Season 2 of Poirot and discover Poirot and Hastings rap names and all you need to do is arrest a vagrant! Show Notes Irish Rovers - Black Velvet Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfsgHyymG8E&ab_channel=JohnKenton Strange Guy In Airport Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------------------------...

Sep 09, 202451 minEp. 212

Episode 211 | Mystery Maniacs | Poirot | "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat" | Mario’s Revenge in The Dustbin Stairway

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3ff6cf9c 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/211 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 211, Hasting considers being a ghost hunter while he and Action Poirot foil a revenge plot in the dustbin stairway. Remember, Canada will be all the rage! Show Notes Extreme Ironing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_ironing Time Bandits The Omega Code Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------------------------------- Upcoming Schedule ...

Aug 19, 202455 minEp. 211

Episode 210 | Mystery Maniacs | Poirot | "Double Sin" | Seasonal Affective Stalking Japp Bad Mustache Disorder

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/6929b437 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/210 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 210, Poirot stalks Japp to the beach to have Hastings accuse a bow tie only to discover you Keep The Mole and Shave The Mustache. What’s in Japp’s slide deck? Show Notes This Week’s Question What new activity or hobby could Joyce or Sarah Barnaby get involved with that would result in a murder? The Change on Britbox The Gay Lady (1949) Thanks again for ...

Aug 12, 202448 minEp. 210

Episode 209 | Mystery Maniacs | Poirot | "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim" | It’s All Done With Fancy Bullhorns And Fake Smoke!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3b92d586 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/209 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 209, after getting a good look at Hasting’s butt Poirot uses magic to solve the crime of the fake smoke. Show Notes Off Menu https://www.offmenupodcast.co.uk/ The House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joldwynds The Trick Mrs Davenheim by the Window Magic Trick Gone Wrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIqzfsfpMv0&ab_channel=InsideEdition Mrs. Lemon’s...

Jul 29, 202450 minEp. 209

Episode 208 | Mystery Maniacs | Poirot | "The Cornish Mystery" | Shadow Hussey, Gruel Recipes & Muppet Gravediggers!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/1664dcba 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/208 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 208, a murder causes a five hour train ride, twice, and tries to avoid the Hastings Dumbass Pendulum. Somehow, we relate this to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Show Notes Magical TV Question for the Next Episode Who should guest star on the next season of Midsomer? Agatha Christie and the Dandelion Poisoner https://www.audible.com/podcast/Agatha-Christie...

Jul 15, 202459 minEp. 208

Episode 207 | Mystery Maniacs | Poirot | “The Lost Mine” | Strange Games, Numbers & Shops!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/92785638 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/207 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 207, a murder interrupts a game of Monopoly with over complicated plot to cut off Poirot’s phone service. Show Notes The Nesting https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082804/ Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------------------------------- Upcoming Schedule July 15 - Poirot - S02 E04 - "The Cornish Mystery" July 22 - Poirot - S02 E05 - "The Disa...

Jul 08, 202457 minEp. 207

Episode 206 | Mystery Maniacs | Poirot | “The Veiled Lady” | Alternative Universe Kool-Aid Man!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/ced64fbd 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/206 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 206, Alternative Universe Poirot and Kool-Aid Hastings burgle the house of a blackmailer only to learn about Japp’s longing for the sea. I want to kick him down the stairs! Show Notes Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------------------------------- Upcoming Schedule July 1 - Poirot S02E03 - “The Lost Mine” July 3 - July Newsletter ------...

Jun 24, 202457 minEp. 206

Episode 205 | Mystery Maniacs | Poirot | “Peril at End House” | Torquay Vice

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/6a38b0f8 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/205 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 205, Poirot survives old-timey fireworks, dodges a peppermint rock and bad criming to save the day. Jimmy Japp! Show Notes Sarah’s Baking Recipes Caramel Cone Crunch Cookies - https://sweetkitchencravings.com/recipes/caramel-cone-crunch-cookies/ Chewy Chocolate Espresso Cookies - https://www.bakersbrigade.com/recipe/chewy-chocolate-espresso-cookies/ Tha...

Jun 10, 20241 hr 6 minEp. 205

Episode 204 | Mystery Maniacs | Poirot | “The Dream” | Not The Lazy Tongs Stuffed Cat Version

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/483a6c2b 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/204 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 204, Poirot and Action Hastings avoid fencing and lazy tongs at a luxury pie factory. Fast living is to blame! Show Notes BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds Lady Killers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0016pq3 Secret Heroes - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hm0s04 Thief At The British Museum - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001zspz D...

Jun 03, 202456 minEp. 204

Episode 203 | Mystery Maniacs | Poirot | "The King Of Clubs" | Don’t Sit In The Worst Murder Chairs!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/f0d63132 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/203 AND WE ARE BACK! Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 203, Poirot and Hastings help a man in a fur coat, a prince, his girlfriend and her brother fail at playing cards! Glan Slans! Show Notes Make up in B&W Movies https://www.tiktok.com/@jasminechiswell/video/7343726940760591658 Valerie's jacket in the office Paul’s Room The World’s Worst Chairs Never Rest: A Drama About Farm Safety fo...

May 27, 202452 minEp. 203

Episode 202 - Mystery Maniacs - Poirot - "The Incredible Theft" - Fungus Hat, Blancmange and A Car Chase!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/b1488a8b 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/202 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 202, a lady in a fungus hat asks Poirot to the country, but not Hastings, to take part in a car chase. Stand back boys! He’s got a blancmange! Show Notes Pencil Sketch Fungus Hat The Man Who Haunted Himself Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------------------------------- Upcoming Schedule April 28 4pm EST - Tea With The Maniacs ---------...

Apr 22, 202449 minEp. 202

Episode 201 - Mystery Maniacs - Poirot - "Problem At Sea" - And I Would Have Gotten Away With It, If It Weren't For Cockney Poirot & Your Little Doll Too! - REMIXED

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/32e3605f 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/201 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 201 (Poirot S1E7),Poirot uses a doll to expose a killer and Hastings shoots some things. REMIXED! Cashmere - Love's All I Want • TopPop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrFDpTGJzEI Adaline licks the Turkish Delight Egypt and the Sudan (8th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1929 https://archive.org/details/egyptsdnhand00karl/page/n11/mode/2up Wrestling Over A...

Apr 15, 202459 minEp. 201

Episode 200 - Mystery Maniacs - Poirot - "Triangle at Rhodes" - Hey, Y’all! I Got My Sun Visor On! - REMIXED!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/985015d6 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/200 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 200, everyone changes their clothes so many times, but still make bad belt and hat choices. REMIXED! Poirot and Miss Lyall Dressed the same Thanks again for listening! ----------------------------------- Schedule for April April 8: Poirot - S01 E06 - "Triangle at Rhodes" - REMIXED! 200 April 15: Poirot - S01 E07 - "Problem at Sea" - REMIXED! 201 April 2...

Apr 08, 202458 minEp. 200

Episode 199 - Poirot - "The Third Floor Flat" - Coal Troll’s Big Night Out!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/244e4668 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/199 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 199, we talk about everything but the plot including the Coal Troll, the Blunderbuss Robe and the little door! And Poirot has a cold! Show Notes Robo Bultler! Patricia in The Window Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------------------------------- Upcoming Schedule April 8: Poirot - S01 E06 - "Triangle at Rhodes" - REMIXED! April 15: Poir...

Apr 01, 202457 minEp. 199

Episode 198 - Poirot - "Four and Twenty Blackbirds" - Bare-naked Ladies Without The Mustard!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/5d3935a7 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/198 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 198, we try to figure out the plot while all the extras and naked ladies get in the way. Do not be stinting with your praise! Show Notes Weird Jar in Cutter’s Office Picaso in Poirot’s Apartment https://www.wikiart.org/en/pablo-picasso/the-piano-velazquez-1957 Robot Jox https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102800/ Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah -...

Mar 18, 202452 minEp. 198

Episode 197 - Poirot - "The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly" - One Potato, Two Men Mowing, Three Conspiracies, Bingo!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/27ad8781 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/197 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 197, Hastings eats a potato, sings a song, runs out of gas and taps the car. Also there is a kidnapping…sort of? Show Notes What is on the table? The Amorous Adventures of a Young Postman https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065458/ Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------------------------------- Schedule for August March 11: Poirot - S01 E04 -...

Mar 04, 202444 minEp. 197

Episode 196 - Poirot - "Murder in the Mews" - A Boiled Owl & The Thingness

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/f61caf31 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/196 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 196, we discuss this poorly named episode, thingness and boiled owls! Show Notes Tea Quiz V for Vendetta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta The Horse Head Amateur Photographer https://archive.org/details/amateurphotograp80ilif Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------------------------------- Schedule for August March 4: Poirot -...

Feb 26, 202449 minEp. 196

Episode 195 - Poirot - "The Adventure of the Clapham Cook" - Oi! I Put The Legacy On The Barby! - REMIXED!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/1945cbe0 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/195 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 195, a killer makes a cook disappear and everyone suspects white slavers! REMIXED with a guest! Pauline Moran in She Trinity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_She_Trinity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgjMFZpdVPc&ab_channel=hounddog-pele "The Sausage Machine" Names In The Detective Fiction Of Dame Agatha Christie By Leonard R. N . Ashley https://c...

Feb 19, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 195

Episode 194 - Father Brown - "The Blue Cross" - The Fanky & Father Brown’s Special Package!

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/b177a171 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/194 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 194, Father Brown takes a train ride and ends up in a Rap Battle with Flambeau over who has the bigger package. There’s a lot of fails in Welsh! Show Notes The Goon Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goon_Show Bartholomew’s Revised half-inch Contoured maps https://maps.nls.uk/series/bart_half_great_britain.html Model Railway Constructor https://en.w...

Feb 12, 202444 minEp. 194

Episode 193 - Father Brown - "The Mayor and the Magician" - Jerk Mayor & Dangerous Darts

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3da9655a 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/193 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 193, an annoying person gives a really bad speech and Father Brown plays darts. Look out! Show Notes Signup for Mystery Maniacs Newsletter: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/ Thanks again for listening! Mark & Sarah ----------------------------------- Schedule for January February 12 - Father Brown - S01 E10 - "The Blue Cross" ------------------...

Feb 05, 202445 minEp. 193

Episode 192 - Midsomer Murders - "A Climate of Death" - Loo Roll Control

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/fb2b4c4a 📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/192 Mystery Maniacs Episode! In Podcast 192, terror reigns in an Eco Village during a Chilli Eating Contest that leaves a trail of bodies and social media live streams. FEET! Show Notes Watch Like A Maniac What things can get you fined in Good Man’s Land? A: Lights on and hot tub use. Who is the bird on wheels? The app the village has. What is Nordic Spice? A: New Midsomer brew. What’s hotter...

Jan 29, 20241 hrEp. 192
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