429 Noir RPG showdown: Secrets & Lies and Cthulhu Confidential

I discuss a pair of noir roleplaying games, other games I've played recently, my Noir November movie of the week, a sci fi folk horror movie from the '70's, and open the mailbag. Spoilers for 1972 TV movie The People from 19:50 to 21:49. DaveCon ticket give-away: make sure you select Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and enter no later than 24 Nov 2022 https://s.surveyplanet.com/mh84y42y Games discussed: Secrets & Lies, Cthulhu Confidential, ICRPG Vigilante City, Cyberpunk 2020, Palladium Fantasy Movies discussed: The Glass Key (1942) The People (1972)  Calls from Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Daniel (Bandit's Keep) https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Secrets & Lies home page with free extras http://danielbayn.com/hardboiled/ Secrets & Lies Hardboiled Triple Feature PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/93814/Secrets--Lies--Hardboiled-Triple-Feature Secrets & Lies Hardboiled Triple Feature Print https://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-bayn/secrets-lies-hardboiled-triple-feature/paperback/product-1dnp574g.html Secrets & Lies rules only PDF https://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-bayn/secrets-lies/ebook/product-1v8dzzyp.html Cthulhu Confidential home page https://pelgranepress.com/product/cthulhu-confidential/ Cthulhu Confidential Bundle of Holding https://bundleofholding.com/presents/2022CthulhuCon The episode on Miller's Crossing with Spencer from the Keep off the Borderlands podcast episode 124 way back on 5 Oct, 2020 https://anchor.fm/jason376/episodes/124-Keep-off-Millers-Crossing-ekbute/a-a3d0tj5 Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/ Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/ You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast  through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/ Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/ Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/ TJ Drennon provides music for my show. Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.