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Poirot Pod

Two sisters - one lifelong fan, one first time reader, analyzing the works of Agatha Christie. This pod started as a 2020 quarantine project to connect across the country and discuss how the books hold up looking through a current lens? Join us as we sip wine, giggle, and at some point discuss the book. You can read along or just listen and compare to your memory of the books or movies or shows. Intended for a grownup audience with adult language and themes.  Contact: poirotpodcast@gmail.com
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Episodes

Next Book Announcement! They Came to Baghdad

Hello out there Sandwich Artists ! Quick announcement here from Amanda at Poirot Pod. We are delighted to see that people are still following us after our long hiatus! We wanted to let you know the book we are reading next is “They Came to Baghdad,” in case you want to read it along with us before we release that episode, which we anticipate to be somewhere between 3 and 53 weeks from now. (I just started it and am really enjoying it! ) Shout out to the request for the next book announcement fro...

Apr 17, 20252 min

A Murder Is Announced

We're back! This excellent book includes so many siblings: Patrick and Julia, Pip and Emma, Lettie and Lottie... not to mention actual gays and a cat! Tune in to discover Amanda seems to have inexplicably grown up in the 30s while Portia grew up in the 80s.

Apr 13, 20252 hr 21 min

Crooked House by Agatha Christie, part 2

Glass 👏onion👏,student👏 teachers👏, rich 👏 kid👏 syndrome👏, #spinstersquad Lifekit https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MMhNaWHBuQRZVA6GY1RdN?si=k32S7AzcQjajk3vIWsHrhA Danny Pellegrino https://open.spotify.com/episode/7v4AuzfLCraFOlLMuYlSos?si=xS280lqoR9SOGqxpW6ZzFg

Mar 11, 20241 hr 33 min

Agatha Christie's The Hollow

Recorded over 2 months, we finally finished this episode about classic Agatha Christie plot with a murder during a weekend at a country house, which Portia hated and Amanda thinks Agatha changed her mind about the victim halfway through writing it.

May 28, 20232 hr 21 minSeason 2Ep. 21

Death Comes As The End by Agatha Christie

Choose your own tagline: (1) Seven degrees of pronunciation (2) Nofret goes to Hooters (3) Egyptians: they're just like us! (4) Possibly Agatha Christie's best book? (5) Believe it or not this episode was longer and more offensive before editing

Mar 18, 20233 hr 31 minSeason 2Ep. 20

Towards Zero by Agatha Christie

TW: Suicide attempt. Text or call 988 or go to 988lifelife.org for help and resources. A great book, a ridiculously long episode.

Nov 28, 20223 hr 28 minSeason 2Ep. 18

The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie

A very good Agatha Christie! High on the reading list if you're asking. Discussion featuring: should you poop at your friend's house?, Portia's masterclass in kissing, Miss Marple says calm your tits (not really), so Portia rants about boobs. Amanda supports her, like a bra. Portia revels in schadenfreude, and Amanda gives a Spangles retraction. Resources: Heavy boobs: https://youtu.be/aZx5zfkG6oU Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo: https://youtu.be/9YaNKBmRNvY Spangles: https://www.merriam-webster.c...

Nov 22, 20222 hr 2 minSeason 2Ep. 17

Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire

Special episode! We interview Ann Claire about her new Agatha Christie-themed murder mystery, available Nov 1st. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690689/dead-and-gondola-by-ann-claire/.

Oct 31, 202236 minSeason 2Ep. 16

The Body In The Library by Agatha Christie

Just your typical Body In The Library discussion: basketball, abortion, and schpangles. Check out poirotscore.com -- tell 'em we sent you? Have a Poirot Pod drinking game? Let us know the rules at poirotpodcast@gmail.com. Big preview!! We will be reviewing and interviewing the author of Dead and Gondola: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690689/dead-and-gondola-by-ann-claire/ Pre-order your copy now! Unless we think it sucks after we read it....... duhn duhn DUHHHHH! Find soon on Poirot P...

Oct 06, 20223 hr 20 minSeason 2Ep. 15

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie

Another in-person special episode, featuring poor audio quality, Sushi (the cat), a musical interlude, and a much overdue catch-up on the Portia scale!

Sep 06, 20221 hr 44 minSeason 2Ep. 14

Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie

The best Poirot novel yet! Discussion featuring: grief responses, the fog/enchantment of being in love with a wasteperson, sexy Colins, and.... hiccups! Check out the referenced episode of Hidden Brain that Amanda uses to justify her constant interrupting here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vs3ElMqArPBSUerYoF2Zc?si=sAqclEpzQW2emJZcKNjgYw&utm_source=copy-link

Mar 15, 20222 hr 46 minSeason 2Ep. 7

Murder Is Easy by Agatha Christie

What if Miss Marple was the murderer? This book is a masterpiece--Christie at her best--and we discover: mess with Lord Whitfield, get smoted. ***The next episode will be a special discussion of the Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman, with spoilers, so hurry up and read it!***

Jan 16, 20222 hr 4 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie

This special holiday murder is solved by false-mustache-delivery.net overnight shipping! Bonus gift of pilocarpine eye drops with first mustache order.

Dec 24, 20211 hr 52 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Murder In The Mews, Part 2

No one: . Portia and Amanda: Let's live google the Island of Rhodes, Rhode Island, Rhodesia and the name Rodas.

Nov 17, 20211 hr 30 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Season 2 Trailer

Two sisters - one lifelong fan, one first time reader, analyzing the works of Agatha Christie. Started as our quarantine project to connect across the country. How does Agatha hold up looking through a 2021-2022 lens? Join us as we go through her books. You can read along or just listen and compare to your memory of the books or movies or shows. Intended for a grownup audience with adult language and themes.

Nov 14, 202147 sec

Number 30: Murder In The Mews, Part 1

Poirot Pod is back! We welcome you back with discussion including a discussion of Guy Fawkes, "air" "quotes," what it means to be hairy at one's heel, and golfing as self-care. We also recommend (unsponsored. so far...) bookaudio.online for our listener-listener-readers.

Nov 10, 202140 minSeason 1Ep. 30
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