In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the 1955 Hercule Poirot murder-mystery set in an East London student hostel run by Miss Lemon’s sister. Poirot is brought in to investigate a series of apparently petty thefts, but the purported culprit is then murdered.
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In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the 1954 Cold War thriller. Bina argues that this novel is unfairly overlooked and speaks to the news stories and neuroses of the time – namely the perils of the Atomic Age, Cold war competition, communist infiltration and the treason of scientists such as Klaus Fuchs.
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In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the 1953 Miss Marple nursery-rhyme themed murder-mystery. City financier Rex Fortescue if poisoned with taxine and rye grain is found in his pocket, just as his Prodigal Son returns from Africa.
Spoiler-free to 24m15s; spoiler-filled thereafter.
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Join Glen/Dagos_Rivers (Discord/Podcast of Ice and Fire Forums) and David (Davidhhh) as they discuss the 2023 gay-themed movie ‘All of Us Strangers’ starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell and Claire Foy.
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Edited by Glen
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In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the Hercules Poirot murder-mystery that once again focuses on the potential inheritors of a dead man’s fortune. At the funeral or Richard Abernethie, his long-lost sister Cora alleges that he has been murdered. The rest of his family are incredulous, until she is found dead the next day.
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In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the 1952 Miss Marple murder mystery set in a country house that also houses a reform school for petty criminals. Miss Marple’s childhood friend Ruth Van Rydock is worried that something sinister is happening at Carrie Louise’s country house and sends Miss Marple to investigate.
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In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the Hercules Poirot murder-mystery that – shockingly – focuses on a working-class victim! Mrs McGinty was apparently bludgeoned by her tenant for her small stash of savings, and he is about to be hung for the murder. But this doesn’t sit well with the police officer in charge, who calls in Poirot to go back over the case….
Spoiler-free to 24m; spoiler-filled thereafter.
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Julia aka No True Lady and Bina007 discuss the stunning new film from writer/director Sean Durkin. The Iron Claw tells the true story of the Von Erich family of wrestlers and stars Zak Efron in a career best performance, and The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White.
The podcast is filled with spoilers for the film and the real life Von Erich family. Bina and Julia discuss the forthcoming releases they are excited about in the after show at 56m20s.
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In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the Cold War thriller, They Came To Baghdad. A peace summit is to be held, with the US President and Stalin in attendance. Carmichael – a Kim figure – is going to deliver proof that an evil fifth column is working against both sides to cause global anarchy. But he dies in the room of plucky heroine Victoria Jones with three final words – Lucifer, Basrah, Lefarge. What can this all mean?
Spoiler-free to 25m45s; spoiler-filled thereafter.
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In this minopod, Bina007 discusses the Miss Marple murder-mystery set in the village of Chipping Cleghorn. An advert is placed in a local newspaper announcing a murder that evening in the house of Miss Letitia Blacklock, much to her surprise! Read this novel for the sensitive depiction of lesbian romance, and the fascinating depiction of a disrupted post-war England, but not for the over complex plotting or indeed the problematic depiction of the refugee, Mitzi.
Spoiler-free to 25m; spoiler-filled thereafter.
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The fabulously wealthy Aristide Leonides is murdered and suspicion immediately falls on his much younger second wife who could be having a flirtation with the grand-children’s tutor. But Aristide’s children and grandchildren also stood to benefit from his death in different ways. Aristide’s favourite granddaughter Sophia asks her fiancé to investigate….
Bina, Pat and Hannah disagree about the merits of this critically acclaimed standalone detective story originally published in 1949.
Spoiler-free to 48m; spoiler-filled thereafter.
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Bina007, Julia (No True Lady) and Steph (GSDG) discuss this year’s Oscar nominated movies.
Oppenheimer (1m); Poor Things (8m30s); Killers of the Flower Moon (24m10s); Barbie (30m10s); Maestro (37m40s); The Holdovers (40m5s); American Fiction (43m10s); Anatomy of a Fall (45m); The Zone of Interest (48m50s); Napoleon (51m10s); Past Lives (52m); Society of the Snow, Nyad, The Creator, MI Dead Reckoning Part One, Rustin, El Conde, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, May December and The Boy and The Heron (54m).
Picture credit: The Hollywood Reporter.
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The Vassals of Kingsgrave return to the video game world to discuss the games they enjoyed playing in 2023 and look ahead to the new releases in 2024. Join Zach (Alias), Bing (Shoeshiner), Matt (blu3arm0r), Katie (Lady Griffin), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), and Adam (drownedsnow) as they talk the year 2023 in gaming.
2:00 — Fire Emblem: Engage
20:00 — Tears of the Kingdom
37:20 — Baldur’s Gate 3
1:16:30 — Diablo 4
1:26:00 — Final Fantasy 16
1:29:00 — Lies of P
1:47:00 — Cyberpunk 2077 + Phantom Liberty
1:51:00 — Alan Wake 2 + Octopath Traveler 2
2:04:35 — 2024 Anticipated Releases
Credits:
Edited by Zach/Alias
Music:
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: Main Theme
Lies of P: Quixotic
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Asalam alaikum! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist) and Abdullah (Quaithe from Asshai) travel to the country of Egypt to discuss the following films:
11:05 – Cairo Station / Bāb al-Ḥadīd (Youssef Chahine, 1958)
31:05 – The Night of Counting the Years / Elmomya (Shadi Abdel Salam, 1969)
52:58 – The Kit Kat / al-kīt kāt (Daoud Abdel Sayed, 1991)
1:04:41 – The Square / Al-Maydan (Jehane Noujaim, 2013)
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Edited by Valkyrist
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When Gordon Cloade is killed in the Blitz his young wife inherits his fortune, much to the chagrin of his parasitical family. Poirot is called in to investigate whether the marriage was bigamous.
Bina and Pat love the social history and intricate plotting of this Hercules Poirot mystery right up until the epilogue where their favourite character makes a handbrake turn.
Spoiler-free to 46m; spoiler-filled thereafter.
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Bina and Pat disagree as to the merits of fan favourite Hercule Poirot “mystery” The Hollow. Celebrated doctor John Christow is found shot by a swimming pool. His wife Gerda is holding a smoking gun but the last word he utters is his mistress’ name. Is the solution to this murder as simple as it seems, or a confounding mystery?
Spoiler-free section: first impressions and introduction; social change and historic context (5m40s); characters (16m10s); how the novel holds up to modern readers (48m); adaptations (1hr1m); spoiler-filled discussion of the ending (1hr6m); brief discussion of the new BBC Murder Is Easy (1hr23m30s).
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We manage to get half of the Barbenheimer trilogy done with this one. More to follow?
Hosts: Adam (drownedsnow), Hannah (shadowbaby), and Stephanie (gsdg).
Editor: Adam
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Bina and Pat discuss the last Colonel Race novel, Sparkling Cyanide, with side conversations about domestic science and The Crown. A year ago, beautiful young, and fabulously rich Rosemary Barton committed suicide at a restaurant surrounded by her dearest family and friends. A year later, her devastated husband recreates the scene, hoping to smoke out the person he now suspects of murder. Will anyone crack?
Spoiler-free to 1hr5m and spoiler-filled for this novel thereafter.
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Bina and Pat discuss the last Superintendent Battle novel, Toward Zero, which is typically admired by Christie aficionados. An old wealthy lady is found bludgeoned to death in her cliff-top home. As a result, questions are asked about the apparently accidental recent death of her close friend and lawyer. And how does all this relate to a schoolgirl falsely accused of a crime, and an attempted suicide?
Spoiler-free to 37m and spoiler-filled thereafter.
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Bina discusses Christie’s third Miss Marple mystery. The village of Lymstock is afflicted with nasty anonymous poison pen letters, one of which drives the solicitor’s wife to suicide. Young airforce officer Jerry Burton investigates, and is soon joined by Miss Marple.
Spoiler-free to 21m and spoiler-filled thereafter.
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