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Latchkey Murder Club

Latchkey Murder Club is a lively, darkly comedic podcast hosted by best friends Addy and Julie as they dive into the world of cozy crime. Season 1 they covered Young Adult horror from the 80's and 90's. Season 2 they switch to television! Each week one picks a murder mystery and recounts the wild twists, shocking details and crazy reveals to the other, who reacts in real-time. Expect laughter, spirited debates over suspects, and the occasional goose-bumps as they explore the sinister side of humanity-one episode at a time! It's your new favorite mix of murder and mirth. New episodes every other Tuesday!

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    Amuse-Bouche! The Podcast! Episode 1: Ella Fitzgerald is the greatest singer of all time

    Miss us? Well we've changed but not left! Give us a listen!

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    TV Ep: Columbo: By Dawn's Early Night

    Hello, hello! Welcome one and all to this week's sweaty episode of Latchkey Murder Club! Julie tells us the tale of a military school head master who hates the idea of change and being wrong so much he kills someone with a cannon! To his greatest chagrin our bestie, Columbo is on the case and he can see a sweaty murderer at 50 yards so it's just a matter of time. Grab some Cool Ranch Doritos and some Crystal Light and give us a listen, won't you?

  3. 73

    TV Ep: Columbo: Negative Reaction

    Hello, hello! Oh boy folks we have a fantastic episode for you! Dick Van Dyke as a bad guy is fantastic and the Columbo shenanigans are on point! We've got drunks, nuns and convicts for you darlings, so grab some snacks and give us a listen!

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    TV Ep: Murder, She Wrote: Sing a Song of Murder

    Hello, hello! Welcome to a new episode of Latchkey Murder Club! Julie is going to tell Addy all about Jessica's super fun adventure in Jolly Ol' England. Omg, this episode is epic; we get Angela doing a cockney accent, singing a song and Olivia Hussey! Amazing! So give us a listen and enjoy this crazy tale!

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    TV Ep: Murder, She Wrote: School for Scandal

    Hello, hello! Welcome to Latchkey Murder Club where we bring you Addy telling Julie all about an episode of Murder, She Wrote. In this episode our bestie, Jessica is visiting a college during graduation as she is the commencement speaker! Unfortunately for Jessica, there's a murder, I mean we all saw it coming, but she's surprised for whatever reason. Don't worry, she's going to solve the murder and ever so gently reveal to the murderer what they did and kindly call the cops over so she can giver her speech as she is an unstoppable machine when she agrees to do something. Please, take a break from this awful world and give us a listen, won't you?

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    Columbo: Exercise in Fatality

    Hello, hello! Welcome to Julie's Columbo episode where we get the supreme pleasure in a healthy Columbo! He runs, he drinks carrot juice he's sworn off chili and beer! Oh my! Will it take? Or is it just what it takes for him to catch his killer? Gives us a listen and hear the whole fantastic tale!

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    TV Ep 45: Columbo: A Friend in Deed

    Hello, hello! Welcome to a new episode of Latchkey Murder Club! We've got Addy telling you all about Columbo's A Friend in Deed where a terrible man and a worse man work together to get away with murder. Columbo is on the case so they have nary a chance! This is a great episode so grab some snacks and buckle up!!

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    TV Ep 44: Murder, She Wrote: Murder in the Afternoon

    Hello, hello! This week on Latchkey Murder Club, Julie tells the crazy, complicated and nonsensical story of Murder, She Wrote episode; Murder in the Afternoon. There's a relative we'll never meet again, a television show and an incomprehensible plot that somehow leads to a finale! Doesn't matter, it means we got to spend some time with our bestie Jessica and it was a good time. So grab some snacks and join our club, won't you?

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    TV Ep 43: Murder, She Wrote: Joshua Peabody Died Here...Possibly

    Hello, hello! This week's Latchkey Murder Club takes us to good ole Cabbot Cove where the bones of the controversial Revolutionary War hero Joshua Peabody are discovered...possibly! Our bestie Jessica reminds Joshua Peabody enthusiast, Amos that there isn't any proof he existed but they still need to identify those bones. Not so fast! There's a murdered body suddenly where the bones were! How will Jessica get her chapter finished with all these side quests? She throws her back out, there's an FBI agent, a fugitive from justice, protesters AND the first appearance of Dr Seth Hazlit! You can't afford to miss this one so grab some snacks and join our club!

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    TV Ep 42: Columbo: Swan Song

    Hello, hello! This episode of Latchkey Murder Club stars the legendary Johnny Cash as our murderer of the week! It’s a fun one and Julie tells Addy all about it! So grab some snacks and join our club, won’t you?

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    TV Ep 41: Columbo: Mind over Mayhem

    Hello, hello! This weeks episode of Latchkey Murder Club cover's Columbo's run in with a boy genius, a cigar smoker and a robot! Will he solve the mystery? Will he smoke a cigar? Why is there a jar of heroin? All of these questions and more will be answered when Addy tells Julie all about it! So grab some snacks and give us a listen, won't you?

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    TV Ep 40: Murder, She Wrote: Widow Weep For Me

    This week on Latchkey Murder Club Julie and Addy discuss Murder, She Wrote season 2 episode 1. Yes, we are FINALLY IN SEASON 2. And it’s an ultra posh episode! Our girl Jessica arrives at a resort incognito as a fabulously rich, gorgeously attired, social recluse by the name of Marguerite Canfield. She’s there to solve her dear friend Antoinette’s murder. And if she has to show some cleavage to achieve it, so be it!! Come hear how Jessica pulls off being a flirty, single snooty lady on a lavish vacation. All while solving a soap opera level dramatic murder and robbery as only Jessica can.

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    TV Ep 39: Murder, She Wrote: Funeral at Fifty-Mile

    Hello, hello! On this week's episode of the Latchkey Murder Club, Addy tells Julie all about the season 1 finale, Funeral at Fifty-Mile. Jessica travels to Wyoming and goes to a funeral right before a murder occurs! What are the odds? Our bestie is the best, though and she figures it out, and looks amazing doing it! So grab some snacks and cozy up with our club, won't you?

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    TV Ep 38: Columbo: Publish or Perish

    Hello, hello! This new episode of Columbo has everything! Jack Cassidy! Unhinged lunatics with explosives! The high stakes business of publishing! Julie tells Addy all about the latest jack wagon who thinks he can out smart our friend Frank Columbo, alas, that's not a thing. Grab some snacks, explosive snacks; pop rocks and Diet Coke, and join our club!

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    TV Ep 37: Columbo: Double Exposure

    Hello, hello! In our 60th episode of Latchkey Murder Club we bring you a fantastic Columbo episode with Robert Culp in his final murderous appearance. We've got subliminal messages, clue nickels and caviar! It's gonna be a good time for all so grab some snacks and gather round while Addy tells Julie all about it!

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    TV Ep 36: Murder, She Wrote: Murder at the Oasis

    Hello, Hello! This week on Latchkey Murder Club Julie and Addy discuss Season 1 Episode 22 of Murder, She Wrote “Murder at the Oasis.”Honestly this episode has everything! Milk based homicidal rituals, daddy-daughter emotional warfare, tennis themed criminal cover ups and as always Jessica physically carrying this case while everyone else just yells or seduces each other! It’s a romp and a half! Come join us while we chat and laugh all about it.

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    TV Ep 35: Murder, She Wrote: Armed Response

    Hello, hello! Do you like Texas? Do you like hospitals? How do you feel about broken bones? Well prepare to feel differently (or the same if you are a freak!) with this weeks Latchkey Murder Club. Addy tells Juliie all about Jessica's challenging episode of Murder, She Wrote, where she travels to Texas, breaks her leg and solves a murder in a hospital! Trust me, you'll enjoy it! Remember, you can't tell the cake from the frosting! So snack up and join us, won't you?

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    TV Ep 34: Columbo: Candidate for Crime

    Hello, hello! This week on Latchkey Murder Club we learn just how dirty politics can be...murderously dirty! No worries, our dreamy, shlumpy friend Columbo is gonna figure it out. Julie tells Addy all about it and man it's good! So grab some Pringles and a Capri Sun and give us a listen, won't you?

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    TV Ep 33: Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm

    Hello, hello! Welcome to this week's episode of Latchkey Murder Club! Come with us as Addy tells all about a Rich narcissist who loves wine more than anything, and chooses murder over having to give it up. What a putz, but it's a great story and a super fun episode! Grab some wine coolers and Jiffy Pop and cozy up with us!

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    TV Ep 32: Murder, She Wrote: Death Takes the Bus

    Hello, hello! On this week’s episode of Latchkey Murder Club Julie tells Addy all about a dark and rainy night out on a lone highway….. a faulty bus travels along a treacherous road leading to….MURDER!! Our bestie, Jessica is fantastic in this classic throwback to murder mystery’s. Grab some chowder and join our club!

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    Tv Ep 31: Murder, She Wrote: Footnote to Murder

    Hello, hello! Welcome to this weeks episode of Latchkey Murder Club where Jessica solves the murder of a pompous, arrogant, misogynistic author! Turns out....he had it coming! We get some excellent slap stick and comedy in this one! And surprise....Mr Brady! So grab some snacks and join our club, won't you?

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    TV Ep 30; Columbo: Lovely but Lethal

    Hello, hello! This week on Latchkey Murder Club Julie tells Addy all about Columbo Season 3 Episode 1, Lovely but Lethal. And it does not disappoint! We have fashion, snarky dialogue and a fabulous bonus of the extraordinarily handsome 33 year old Martin Sheen! You guys, he’s distractingly handsome! (Before his untimely death by microscope!) Come hear about wrinkle cream worth killing for, fat farms without fat people and chain smoking….so much smoking.

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    TV Ep 29: Columbo: Double Shock

    Hello, hello! This week's episode of Latchkey Murder Club is the final episode of Season 2. This one is double the fun, double the murder and double the Martin Landau! Ever been slightly annoyed at how messy Columbo is? Well just you wait and enjoy the gentle stylings of Mrs Peck's screams when he ashes in the house! This is a great one so grab a snack and give this one a listen, won't you?

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    TV Ep 28: Murder, She Wrote: Sudden Death

    Hello, hello! Welcome back to Latchkey Murder Club! This week, Julie is going to tell us all about a time when Jessica Fletcher inherits a Football team! What are the odds? And why do people keep trying to buy it out from under her? And why is Jess in the men's locker room? I'm not sure we answer the questions but we have a great time discussing them. So please, come over and join our club, won't you?

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    TV Ep 27: Murder, She Wrote: Tough Guys Don't Die

    Hello, Hello! Welcome all you Latchkey-ers to our 50th episode! (Air horn sound here) We spent our time with our bestie Jessica Fletcher, however an interloper name of Harry McGraw busted in and made it not as fun as we would like. Addy and Julie always have fun together and perhaps the Harry McGraw episodes in the future are less rude to Jessica. One can only hope! Grab a snack and join our club, won't you?

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    TV Ep 26: Columbo: The Most Dangerous Match

    Hello, hello! This week's episode of Latchkey Murder Club our bestie, Columbo goes toe to toe with a murderous chess champion! Julie tells Addy all about diners, bad hair and adorable Russian men. Join our club and you'll learn how to survive if you end up in a trash compactor! So grab some snacks and give us a listen!

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    TV Ep 25: Columbo: A Stitch in Crime

    Hello, hello! This week's episode of Latchkey Murder Club is fantastic! Addy tell's Julie all about Leonard Nimoy as a Doctor killing people and trying, and almost succeeding to outwit Columbo. Never has being so evil looked so handsome! He does go well with a chicken......so grab some Nerds and a Blue Raspberry Kool-Aid and join our club!

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    TV Ep 24: Murder, She Wrote: Paint Me A Murder

    Hello, hello! This week's episode of Latchkey Murder Club Julie tells Addy all about Jessica going to a birthday party! On an island! For a renowned artist! Annnnndddd.......he dies. Coz, murder's gotta happen!! Don't worry, she figures it out, so grab a fruit roll up and join our club, won't you?

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    TV Ep 23: Murder, She Wrote: My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean

    Hello, hello! On this weeks episode of Latchkey Murder Club, Addy watched a super fun coo-coo-bananas Murder, She Wrote and she's gonna tell Julie alllllll about it! There's a mental institution, there's a cruise ship, there's Leslie Nielsen! It's a really good episode and our bestie Jessica get's to pretend to be drunk! So join our club and give us a listen, won't you?

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    Ep 45: Our trip to the Murder, She Wrote Festival!

    Hello, hello! This week Addy and Julie share their experiences traveling to this years Murder, She Wrote episode. Hear all about planes, trams and rental cars! Hear all about redwood forests and coastal seaside towns? There's dogs! There's sea glass! There's Fan-gelas! We loved it and we hope you do too! Join our club and give us a listen!

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    TV Ep 22: Columbo: Requiem for a Falling Star

    Hello, hello! Oh! It's such a good Columbo, besties, buckle up and join our club coz we've got entertainment for you! This week on Latchkey Murder Club Julie tells us about Requiem for a Falling Star, the key word being star as Columbo has stars in his eyes for the murderer of the week. Oooo! What will he do? Grab a snack, give us a listen and find out!

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    TV Ep 21: Columbo: Dagger of the Mind

    Hello, hello! Oh latchkeyers! This week we fly to Jolly old England with our good friend Detective Columbo. Did he go there to solve a murder? No! But guess what he does? Yes! He solves a murder! I knew you'd know. We have a great cast of characters this week, so grab some snacks and give us a listen! You won't be sorry you did!

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    TV Ep 20: Murder, She Wrote: Murder to a Jazz Beat

    Hello, hello! On this weeks episode of Latchkey Murder Club, Julie tells us all about Jessica's adventure in the wonderful city of New Orleans! Will there be jazz? Yes! Will there be murder? Yes! Will there be a fun and sassy cab driver! Omg yes! So join our club and give us a listen, won't you?

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    TV Ep 19: Murder, She Wrote: Broadway Malady

    Hello, hello! This week on the Latchkey Murder Club, we follow our bestie Jessica to New York City where Grady (Yes! It's a Grady episode!) is having a little trouble at work. At best it's fraud, at worst, it's murder! And just incase y'all were wondering, yes Milton Berle is in it. Because, why not? So grab yourself a jar of Goobers and a spoon and join our club, won't you?

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    TV Ep 18: Columbo: The Most Crucial Game

    Hello, hello! This week on Latchkey Murder Club Julie tells Addy about Columbo season 2 episode 3, The Most Crucial Game. In which Robert Culp plays the angriest mustachioed man ever there was. Come hear all about the treasured Ding-a-Ling ice cream truck, nostalgic little paper hats and the strangest (and seemingly inappropriate) necklace a white man on television could ever wear. Can Columbo catch his man, even when he’s trying to focus on a sports ball game at the same time? Grab a fudgesicle and come find out!

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    TV Ep 39-Columbo: The Greenhouse Jungle

    Hello, hello! This weeks episode of Latchkey Murder Club our friend Columbo once again helps solve the puzzle of a rich person killing another rich person! We have twists! We have turns! We have the grumpiest Ray Milland ever!! It's glorious! So gather round, join our club and lets make s'mores while we enjoy this weeks episode!

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    TV Ep 38-Murder, She Wrote: Capital Offense

    Hello, hello! On this weeks episode of Latchkey Murder Club, Julie and Addy chat about season 1 episode 12 of Murder, She Wrote, Capital Offense! In this bananas story, Jess is beckoned to our nation's capital to take over for a recently deceased congressman! I mean, who else could possibly do such a job when there is nary a mayor or other sated official in sight? And of course someone dies! Guess who's gonna solve that murder? So grab some popcorn and a Kerns pear juice and join our club!

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    TV Ep 37-Murder, She Wrote: Death Casts a Spell

    Hello, hello! Welcome to this week's episode of Latchkey Murder Club, this week is Addy's turn and she's got a classic Murder, She Wrote episode centering around a hypnotist! In Lake Tahoe! Yes you read that correctly! Jose Ferrer, Michelle Phillips and Robert Logia are all there too as Addy and Julie laugh and go on tangents. So grab some snacks and join our club, our Murder Club!

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    TV Ep 36-Columbo: Etude in Black

    Hello, hello! Julie is coming in hot this week with Columbo's Season 2 opener, Etude in Black. We'll let you know our take on Cassavetes as we navigate snarky little girls, dirty bathrooms and pink carnations! So join our Murder Club, Latchkey-ers and bring some snacks!

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    TV Ep 35-Columbo: Blueprint for Murder

    Hello, hello! In this week's episode, Addy covers the last Columbo episode of Season 1, Blueprint for Murder. Julie laughs along as Addy describes crazy outfits, wild behavior and plays a sound clip that is absolutely bananas! So if you need some fun distractions and a good belly laugh then grab some Fun Dip and a Clear Pepsi and join our club, won't you?

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    TV Ep 34-Murder, She Wrote: Death Takes a Curtain Call

    In this week's episode of Latchkey Murder Club Julie tells Addy all about Jessica's entanglement with the defection of two members of the Russian Ballet! Hijinks are bound to ensue as our bestie Jess has a flirtation with a KGB Major! Cabot Cove may never be the same. So grab some Wheat Thins and a Jolt Soda and join us, won't you?

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    TV Ep 33-Murder, She Wrote: We're Off to Kill the Wizard

    Hello, hello! In this week's episode of Latchkey Murder Club we go to Chicago with Jessica Fletcher to spend time with her Niece and her family featuring a little tiny baby Joaquin Phoenix! Addy tells Julie all about the terrible theme park, the crazy characters and of course, murder! Want to be part of our club, grab a Capri Sun and a Virginia Slim and join us, won't you?

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    TV Ep 32-Columbo: Short Fuse

    In this 'explosive' episode of Latchkey Murder Club Julie tells her bestie all about Roddy McDowall's dastardly plan and his tight, tight pants in Columbo's Short Fuse. Will there be murder? Of course! Will there be a cigar? Yup! Will there be silly string? Actually yes. Does it make sense? No. Absolutely not, but it's still a fun ride, so grab some Whatchamacallit's and a Tab and join our club!

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    TV Ep 31-Columbo: Lady in Waiting

    In this week's episode of Latchkey Murder Club our Miss Addy tells her bestie all about a poor little rich girls who's so oppressed by her family that she turns to MURDER!! I mean, have you ever? So tacky. Julie enjoys a little gab time with Addy and so will you! Grab some Mr. T cereal and a Pop tart and join our Club, won't you?

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    TV Ep 30-Murder, She Wrote: Hit, Run and Homicide

    In our 30th episode of Latchkey Murder Club, Julie tells Addy all about the Season 1 episode 6 of Murder, She Wrote titled; Hit, Run and Homicide! This episode has everything; Cabot Cove, driverless cars and a man in traction! Come for the great guest stars but stay for the hilarious antics! Grab a cup of International Delight and join our club, won't you?

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    TV Ep 29-Murder, She Wrote: Lovers and Other Killers

    Oh my goodness! In this week's episode of Latchkey Murder Club we go with Jessica to the beautiful city of Seattle where Miss Jess is doing a series of lectures at the University. She also for the first time, and last time, Jessica employs a secretary, one David Tolliver who is a classically handsome young man with poor boundaries and an addiction to lying. But is also a murderer? Jessica will figure it out, coz that's what our gal does best! Grab some Crystal Light and some Cool Ranch Doritos and join our club!

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    TV Ep 28-Columbo: Suitable for Framing

    This week on Latchkey Murder Club, Julie tells Addy all about what has to be the most colorful episode of Columbo ever!!! Season 1 Ep 4 "Suitable for Framing." Come find out just how Columbo will manage to prove a smarmy art critic murdered his wealthy Uncle, framed his darling Aunt and THEN killed his accomplice to the crime! So much murder! So much art! So much fun! Grab your snacks and join our club, won't you?

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    TV Ep 27-Columbo: Dead Weight

    In this week's episode of the Latchkey Murder Club Addy tells Julie all about Columbo's 3rd episode of his first season; Dead Weight, a tale of a General who murders a Colonel to save his skin then gaslights a pretty divorcee who was a witness. Will the General take her to fondue? Will the girl fall for shenanigans? Will Columbo catch a fish? Grab a snack and find out on this week's episode!

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    Holiday Episode 2: Home for the Holidays

    Ho, ho, ho! Merry Murderous and Stabby New Year! Today our Julie will be telling Addy about the 1972 TV Movie Home for the Holidays. This movie has everything: a toxic family reunion, red rubber gloves, a barn, Sally Field! Buckle up for this twisty, turny story that may not make the most sense, but certainly entertains! So grab a Tab and some Snackwells and join our club, won't you?

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    Holiday Episode: The Thin Man

    Ho, ho, ho! This week on the Latchkey Murder Club we have a very special episode for the Holidays! Yes, of course there's murder! We're still us, just more festive! The 1934 Criterion Classic, The Thin Man, based on Dashell Hammet's novel and staring William Powell and Myra Loy has everything: wise-guy accents, drinking, Christmas, drinking, rich people, murder and drinking! So grab a drink, alcoholic or virgin and cozy up with us while Addy tells Julie and us a lovely story!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Latchkey Murder Club is a lively, darkly comedic podcast hosted by best friends Addy and Julie as they dive into the world of cozy crime. Season 1 they covered Young Adult horror from the 80's and 90's. Season 2 they switch to television! Each week one picks a murder mystery and recounts the wild twists, shocking details and crazy reveals to the other, who reacts in real-time. Expect laughter, spirited debates over suspects, and the occasional goose-bumps as they explore the sinister side of humanity-one episode at a time! It's your new favorite mix of murder and mirth. New episodes every other Tuesday!

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Latchkey Murder Club is a lively, darkly comedic podcast hosted by best friends Addy and Julie as they dive into the world of cozy crime. Season 1 they covered Young Adult horror from the 80's and 90's. Season 2 they switch to television! Each week one picks a murder mystery and recounts the wild...

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