You may remember Dennis Lehane's 2001 novel Mystic River from the award-winning 2003 film of the same name. What elevates this murder mystery from other crime procedurals is its attention to human detail, its exploration of our collective moral failings and how they intersect.
LISTENER BEWARE: We do spoil the heck out of the ending so that we can get into a ... Show More
Jan 26
Ep 739 - Fun With Dick and Jane, and other stories
See Andrew and Craig. See Andrew and Craig read. Read, Andrew and Craig, read! The Dick and Jane characters are still widely known, even though their heyday as The Main Way American Kids Learn How To Read has long since passed. Join us for a discussion of how these (now public do ... Show More
1h 14m
Jan 23
Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 07 - Jessi's Secret Language (The Baby-sitters Club #16)
Another month, another new member of the BSC! This time it's Jessi, ballerina extraordinaire, who also happens to be adept at learning languages. And her first big job involves learning sign language so she can babysit Matt Braddock, whose family just moved to town. Soon everybod ... Show More
1h 5m
May 2022
#284 - Ice Picks & Impersonations - Roswell, New Mexico
<p>This week, in Roswell, New Mexico, an attempt to be a good friend, to a man, with a background of stupidity, backfires, but not on the logical person. Instead, a plot is hatched to remove what the killer perceives as an obstacle to his true love. So, a plot is hatched that inc ... Show More
2h 48m
Oct 2018
The Toy Box Killer Part 2
<p>In the conclusion of our tale covering David Parker Ray and his reprehensible crimes against humanity, we brought some audio clips. I never said this one was going to be easy to digest, guys. But it gets....kind of better at the end? Come on in, you got this far and we are in ... Show More
1h 4m
Jul 2019
The Boston Strangler(s) Part 2
<p>It's here! Part 2 of our deep dive into the most frustrating series of murders to ever hit our hometown is here early. In this episode, we cover the last six murder attributed to this serial killing monster, we discuss the psychology behind strangulation, the physiology behind ... Show More
1h 11m