In Episode 64, we talk about Nancy Drew and the Spider Sapphire Mystery! But first: Karen is moving into her hammock, Kelly is off to the Space Needle, and we learn a new vocab word: ossicones! Giraffes aside, Ned and George get 'napped, Gwen gets reformed and needs her own book, the Emerson guys get in a "dust-em-up" and lose horribly, and Nancy sings the a ... Show More
Oct 2025
Episode 76: Nancy Drew & The Ole Bobby-Pin One-Two
Episode 76 is all about "Nancy Drew & the Mystery of Crocodile Island", in which the Clue Crew heads back to the Everglades for another Floridian adventure. Join your hosts Rose and Shelley as they discuss near-chompings, the ins-and-outs of owning a joke shop, the probability of ... Show More
1h 8m
Jul 2025
Episode 75: Nancy Drew & A Soupçon of Blackmail
In Episode 75, we discuss Nancy Drew & The Strange Message In The Parchment. Whelp, it was definitely strange, and is currently holding the lead for one of our least favorite books yet. The reason, you ask? In this episode:- Nancy full-on re-kidnaps a child- “The bank in Deadwood ... Show More
58m 7s
May 2025
Episode 74: Nancy Drew & Skyjinx!
In episode 74, we delve into Nancy Drew & The Sky Phantom. We need to know - what are YOU wearing to a last-minute masquerade? In addition to the titular "Skyjinx"(TM), there were too many crash landings for Karen's liking, and not enough duels for Kelly's. There are many lessons ... Show More
1h 6m
Jan 2025
Episode 513 || Into the Backlist: History of Wolves
<p>This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a new episode of Into the Backlist! Today, Annie changes her focus from new releases to dive into the backlist: the books that came out years ago, the books that didn’t get enough attention, the books you may stumble upon while browsing ... Show More
24m 35s
Mar 2024
The Case of the Two Nancy Drews
<p>The biggest Nancy Drew mystery isn’t hidden in the plots of the books. It’s right there on the cover. If “Carolyn Keene” is a pseudonym, who really wrote the series? For 50 years, two women laid claim to that title. And in 1980, with help from an amateur detective, the truth c ... Show More
55m 16s
Dec 2024
(BONUS EP) Murder, She Wine and Crimelines
Lucy is joined by fellow true-crime podcasters Charlie Worroll from Crimelines and Kristen Seavey from Murder, She Told. Their conversation covers case updates, festival recaps, the perks and pitfalls of podcasting, entomology, eye drop poisoning, and a whole lot more. Tune in fo ... Show More
1 h
Nov 2024
The Rat King - Chapter 16
Vinnie goes to warn the cats while Susan and Tucker follow Julian to open the gate for the rats. Susan carries Tucker, and Julian tries his best to keep them from talking as he growls at the rats around him. When the rocks start to fall, and Susan and Tucker get separated, she do ... Show More
9m 4s
Jan 2025
Episode 512 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 23
<p>This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can <a href='https://www.fromthe ... Show More
1h 2m
Nov 2024
Episode 504 || Annie Recommends: Nonfiction November
<p>This week on From the Front Porch, it’s an episode of Annie Recommends! In this series, Annie curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you – just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. Sometimes, you just want a good book list. This mo ... Show More
50m 43s
