Published by Cabot Cove Gazette
An episode by episode analysis of the iconic TV series Murder, She Wrote hosted by Bridget Kies, a queer fan and media scholar.
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CCG fan Kris Maslonka joins Bridget to discuss the one where we learn Seth has a brother and was once married!
42 min
Guest host Frank Berman joins Bridget to talk about Angela Lansbury's 1984 TV movie A Talent for Murder, in which she plays...a mystery novelist.
38 min
Guest Taylor Cole Miller joins Bridget to talk about comets, telescopes, and that defense contract about outer space.
37 min
Guest Taylor Cole Miller joins Bridget to talk about the one where we learn about Amos's terrible in-laws. This episode has brief mentions of domestic violence.
32 min
Guest Paul Gagliardi joins Bridget to talk about the one time Janet Leigh didn't get murdered in a hotel. With bonus Grady.
31 min
Guest Paul Gagliardi joins Bridget to talk about this episode in which a native man claims to own Cabot Cove. CW: This episode deals with themes of violence toward native peoples.
32 min
Guests Mark Benedict and Alicia Schaeffer join Bridget to talk about Jessica's jaunt to "bizarro Cabot Cove," where she accidentally ends up the madame of a brothel.
35 min
Guest hosts Alicia Schaeffer and Mark Benedict join Bridget to discuss Jessica's return to Hollywood for another book vs. media scandal.
29 min
What influence has Murder, She Wrote had on contemporary TV mysteries? In this special episode, we'll talk about what movies, series, and even channels like Hallmark Movies and Mysteries owe our beloved series, and how they don't quite capture its spirit.
30 min
The night deputy might be having an affair with one of Loretta's beauty parlor clients...or all of them. Guest host Frank Berman investigates with Bridget.
29 min
Guest host Frank Berman joins Bridget to talk about the first ever Jessica-free episode. Bonus Mr. Belvedere!
25 min
Guest hosted by YOU! Bridget and fellow LanStans talk about this Macbeth riff set among high-powered executives.
32 min
This week, we revisit an episode from January in which we discuss the Murder, She Wrote tie-in novel, A Little Yuletide Murder. Make sure you read the book before listening!
37 min
Join us for a rebroadcast of our 2021 episode on Angela Lansbury's 1996 TV movie Mrs. Santa Claus.
2 min
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30 min
Five words: Eileen Brennan in a habit. When Jessica goes to a convent, Bridget pretty much just laughs through the whole episode, and TJ takes a trip down school book fair memory lane.
30 min
A grim episode in Cabot Cove in which Jessica seems to change character. Plus, TJ is hangry, and we speculate on what happened to Ethan.
28 min
We're going to Paris, baby! Jessica investigates a murder at a fashion show, and Bridget and TJ assess which is worse: the outfits or the accents.
28 min
While recording an audiobook, Jessica just happens to be around a murder in a recording studio. TJ and Bridget don't think she did it, but they are suspicious of how she decides to announce the solution.
35 min
An interesting mashup of an old film noir and a hot take on the jurisprudence system, plus TJ and Bridget's usual hot mess banter.