Agatha Christie once said that she wanted to be remembered as, “a good writer of detective and thriller stories.” We say she needs to be remembered for a whole lot more: daughter, wife, mother, pharmacist, playwright and adventurer only begin the list.
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Apr 10
Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Do-over, Part Two
Laura Ingalls Wilder's books inspired us as children with a fascination for history. And her story has been with us since the beginning of the podcast, all of those years ago. She has deserved a second look from us for a long time! In part two of our series, we leave the Laura we ... Show More
1h 36m
Mar 26
Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Do-over, Part One
Once upon a time, back in 2011, we shared the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, beloved author of the Little House series and chronicler of life on the US prairie in the late 1800s. Now, 15 years later, we thought it was time to revisit her with our 2026 eyes (and the mountain of in ... Show More
2h 6m
Jun 2014
Ep 066 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie
<p>Agatha Christie is the owner of numerous superlatives: best-selling novelist, influential mystery writer, criminally successful playwright. Also, did we mention she's a dame?</p><p>Her novel, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, written in the 1930s, endures not on ... Show More
50m 10s
May 2024
Introducing Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy
Nancy Brophy likes to write about romance, sex and murder. But when her husband is found murdered, her life starts to mirror her fiction. Binge all episodes of Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spo ... Show More
2m 35s