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And just like that, they're back! Hilary & Michael, back on the sofa at Whitehall Towers answering your emails in the way only they can. Balance is restored. So what have they been up to and more importantly, how did that dinner party from the emailer last series, with all the dietary requirements go? Let's find out!
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Trevor and Christiana are joined by travel journalist Rajan Datar to tackle the perennial summer question around the world: what’s with all these tourists, anyway? Governments, water gun-toting Spaniards, and 10,000 Elsas weigh in.
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What connects a notorious 1827 murder case with the Detection Club’s cosy Soho clubrooms?
There are minor spoilers for the books listed below in this episode. Also, please be aware that there are passing references (without description) in this episode to infant death.
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Mentioned or consulted in the making of this episode:
— The Red Barn, A Tale Founded On Fact by Robert Huish
— The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
— Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
— BBC News report of William Corder's cremation in 2004
— Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn, an anonymous play
— Maria Marten: The Murder in the Red Barn by Peter Haining
— William Corder and the Red Barn Murder: Journeys of the Criminal Body by Shane McCorristine
— The Mysterious Murder of Maria Marten by James Curtis
— The Invention of Murder by Judith Flanders
— The Red Barn Mystery by Donald McCormick
— The case report in the Newgate Calendar
Related Shedunnit episodes:
— Florence Maybrick I & II
— The Murder At Road Hill House
— Crippen
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Exhaustion: is extreme fatigue a peculiarly modern phenomenon?
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Ep. 430: Andreu Buenafuente y Berto Romero aún están estrenando la 12ª temporada de ‘Nadie Sabe Nada’ en la SER, en podcast y en vídeo y poco a poco van cogiendo de nuevo la soltura... y recuperando la ignorancia.
Ignorancia en tratar temas como si se pueden disecar las abuelas, cuál es el orden correcto para lavarse al ducharse, padres que tiran huevos crudos a sus yernos o si llegará un día que los pañales y compresas absorban el mar.
A todo esto,
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SUGAR: Laurie Taylor explores the ways in which the sweet stuff has transformed our politics, health, history and even family relationships. He’s joined by Ulbe Bosma, Professor of International Comparative Social History at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, and author of a tour de force global history of sugar and its human costs, from its little-known origins as a luxury good in Asia to transatlantic slavery and the obesity pandemic.
Also, Imogen Bevan, Research Fellow in Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, considers the bittersweet nature of sugar consumption and kinship in Scotland. During extensive fieldwork in primary schools, homes and community groups, she traced the values and meanings attributed to sugar – its role in cementing social bonding, marking out special occasions and offering rewards to children, in particular. Far from being a simple and pleasurable choice, she found it often had a fraught, morally ambivalent presence in family life.
Producer: Jayne Egerton
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Anonymity and self creation: Laurie Taylor talks to Thomas DeGloma, Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, about hidden identities and how and why we use anonymity, for good or ill. He explores a wide range of historical and contemporary cases, from the Ku Klux Klan to 'Dr H' the psychiatrist who disguised his identity in a meeting which changed his profession's regressive attitudes towards homosexuality. In recent years, anonymity has featured widely in the political and social landscape: from the pseudonymous artist, Banksy, to Hackers Anonymous and QAnon. What is anonymity, and why, under various circumstances, do individuals act anonymously? How do individuals use it, and, in some situations, how is it imposed on them?
Also, Tara Isabella Burton, Visiting Fellow at George Mason University's Mercatus Center, on the crafting of public personae, from Beau Brummell to the Kardashians. She finds the trend for personal branding, amongst ordinary people as well as celebrities, originated with the idea that we could shape our own destiny, once the power of the church had waned. What are the connections between the Renaissance genius and the Regency dandy, the Hollywood 'IT' girl and Reality TV star? Might there be social costs to seeing self-determination as the fundamental element of human life?
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Digital intimacy - Laurie Taylor asks how the algorithms embedded in digital technologies are transforming our relationships. He's joined by Anthony Elliott, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of South Australia and author of a new book which suggests that that machine intelligence is changing the nature of human bonds, from sexual partners to friendship and therapy. Also, Carolina Bandinelli, Associate Professor in Media and Creative Industries at the University of Warwick, discusses her study of Tinder, and other dating apps, and the surprising finding that sex and love are not at the core of how people use them.
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John Curran joins Caroline to read Christie’s third novel, her first (sort of?) to appear as a green penguin.
My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.
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A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 25:52. After that, expect full spoilers.
Mentioned in this episode:
— Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
— Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks by John Curran
— Murder in the Making by John Curran
— The Big Four by Agatha Christie
— Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— The Clocks by Agatha Christie
— Third Girl by Agatha Christie
— Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
— Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
— An Autobiography by Agatha Christie
— Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
— Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
— And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
— Crooked House by Agatha Christie
— Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
— The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
— Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
— The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
— The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux
— The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green
— Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
— Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie
— Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie
— The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
— Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
— Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
— "How Does Your Garden Grow?" by Agatha Christie, collected in Poirot's Early Cases
— "The Cornish Mystery" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Under Dog and Other Stories
— The Hollow by Agatha Christie
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers
— The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
— A Body Made of Glass by Caroline Crampton
Related Shedunnit episodes:
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1)
— Death Under Par
— Agatha the Adventuress
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Wouldn’t sleuthing be so much easier if the dead could speak to the living?
This episode was first released on 18th September 2019.
Be aware: there are no major (ending!) spoilers in this episode but there are plot descriptions given of the books listed below.
Books mentioned:
— Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
— Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
— The Plague Court Murders by John Dickson Carr
— When Last I Died by Gladys Mitchell
— The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie
— Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
— “The Last Seance” in The Hound of Death by Agatha Christie
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Come with me on a tour of Greenway.
Special thanks to Clive and everyone at the National Trust for making me and my microphone welcome at Greenway, and to Sarah Thrift for arranging it. I'm also grateful to my friend Elizabeth Minkel, who spent the afternoon doing this even though she has only read one Christie novel in her whole life. She has her own podcast, Fansplaining, which I highly recommend.
Books mentioned in this episode:
— Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie
— Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
— Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie
— Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
— Agatha Christie An Autobiography by Agatha Christie
— Tied Up In Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh
Related Shedunnit episodes about Agatha Christie:
— Agatha Christie Writes Alone
— Agatha's Archaeologists
— The Dispenser
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/shedunnit.
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A portrait of a writer via her addresses.
My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
— The Hollow by Agatha Christie
— Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
— After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
— The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
— Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie
— Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie
— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
— The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
— Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
— Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie
Sources consulted:
— Agatha Christie’s Complete Secret Notebooks edited by John Curran
— Agatha Christie: A Biography by Janet Morgan
— Agatha Christie: An English Mystery by Laura Thompson
— Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley
Shedunnit episodes referenced:
— At Home with Agatha Christie
— Agatha The Adventuress
— Agatha's Archaeologists
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There are no spoilers in this episode.
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Manuel und Cari teilen heute ihre besten Haushalts-Hacks: Manuel erzählt, welche Dinge er immer doppelt zu Hause hat, warum er Geschenke auf Vorrat kauft und wie er seinen Keller organisiert. Cari hat Tipps zum Einkaufen und erzählt, wie sie Haushalts-Aufgaben und Bestellungen mithilfe von Apps überblickt.
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Manuels Manual + Caris Corner: Unsere Haushalts-Hacks Accidental Tech Podcast Simple Germany Staubsaugen hat mir den Tag ruiniert (Easy German Podcast 106) Parcel YNAB (Freundschafts-Link) Wichtige Vokabeln in dieser Episode der Temperatursturz: schneller, starker Abfall der Temperatur innerhalb kurzer Zeit kollabieren: plötzlich zusammenbrechen oder versagen kollaborieren: zusammenarbeiten der Haushalt: alle Tätigkeiten, die zur Pflege dieses Wohnraums stattfinden, z.B. staubsaugen, aufräumen oder putzen; auch: alle Personen, die zusammenleben die Drogerie: ein Geschäft, das Produkte für die Körperpflege, Kosmetik und Haushaltswaren verkauft auf Teufel komm raus (ugs): etwas mit größter Anstrengung oder Entschlossenheit machenSupport Easy German and get interactive transcripts, live vocabulary and bonus content: easygerman.org/membership
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Laurie Taylor talks to Daniel Miller, Professor of Anthropology at University College London, about his highly original exploration of what life could and should be. It juxtaposes a philosophical enquiry into the nature of the good life with an in-depth study of people living in a small Irish town. Just how much can we learn from a respectful acknowledgment of what far from extraordinary people have achieved? By creating community, they’ve provided the foundation for a fulfilling life, one that is ‘good enough’.
Also, Carol Graham, Senior Fellow in the Economic Studies Program at The Brookings Institution, argues for the importance of hope - a concept little studied in economics. She argues that individual unhappiness and public policy problems can’t be solved without the belief that we can make things better.
Producer: Jayne Egerton
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Trevor, Christiana, Josh, and NY Times columnist (and friend of the show) Tressie McMillan Cottom break down last night’s presidential debate. Together they unpack whether Trump still has his finger on the pulse or has lost his touch, Christiana explains the real reason Trump was befuddled by Kamala, and the group ponders where we go from here.
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Trevor is joined by Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and one of the world’s foremost philanthropists. The two talk about how he and Paul Allen schemed to get computer time as teens, the dangers AI may play in our future, what it’s like to be at the center of so many conspiracy theories, Bill’s love of pickleball, and more.
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The politics of the body: movement and posture. Laurie Taylor talks to Matthew Beaumont, Professor in English Literature at UCL, about how race, class, and politics influence the way we move: You can tell a lot about people by how they walk. Through a series of dialogues with thinkers and walkers, his book explores the relationship between freedom and the human body. Also, Beth Linker, Associate Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania discusses the posture panic which once seized America - a decades-long episode in which it was widely accepted as scientific fact that Americans were suffering from an epidemic of slouching, with potentially catastrophic health consequences. Tracing the rise and fall of this socially manufactured epidemic, she reveals how this period influenced the 20th century eugenics movement and the belief that sitting or standing up straight was a sign of moral rectitude.
Producer: Jayne Egerton
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GuMo! Diese Episode voller alter und neuer Akronyme startet mit praktischen Tipps für den Urlaub in der FeWo und fürs Reisen ohne FOMO. Damit euch nicht langweilig wird, hat Cari außerdem jede Menge Hörempfehlungen: Es geht um die vergangenen Landtagswahlen in Thüringen und Sachsen und um die Vorwürfe gegenüber der Band Rammstein. Zum Abschluss beantworten wir, in welcher Form man sich in Deutschland in formellen Situationen (zum Beispiel beim Arzt) begrüßt.
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Follow-up: Wahlen in Thüringen und Sachsen Lage der Nation Folge 396 Manuels Manual: Wie reisen? Deichkind - Urlaub vom Urlaub (YouTube) Empfehlung der Woche: Row Zero Rammstein – Row Zero (ARD Audiothek) Der innere Punk (Easy German 393) Eure Fragen Krisztina aus fragt: Wie benimmt man sich z. B. beim Zahnarzt, wenn man selber kein Patient ist? Hast du eine Frage an uns? Auf easygerman.fm kannst du uns eine Sprachnachricht schicken. Wichtige Vokabeln in dieser Episode GuMo: Abkürzung für "Guten Morgen" FeWo: Abkürzung für "Ferienwohnung" HDGDL: Abkürzung für "Hab dich ganz doll lieb" FOMO: Abkürzung für "Fear Of Missing Out", ein englischer Ausdruck für die Angst, etwas zu verpassen an einem seidenen Faden hängen: sehr unsicher, instabil sein; etwas kann jederzeit schiefgehen die Parkuhr: Gerät, das die Parkzeit in einer gebührenpflichtigen Parkzone misst und anzeigt der Knicks: eine traditionelle Geste des Respekts und der Höflichkeit, bei der eine Person (typischerweise eine Frau) leicht in den Knien nachgibt und den Kopf senkt der Händedruck: in vielen Ländern gängige Gruß- oder AbschiedsgesteSupport Easy German and get interactive transcripts, live vocabulary and bonus content: easygerman.org/membership
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Trevor has a candid and revealing conversation with Sam Altman, who was ousted and then reinstated as CEO of OpenAI just 12 days ago. Sam recounts where he was when he received the brutal phone call, how it all really went down, and its emotional toll. Trevor and Sam also discuss ChatGPT’s explosive release last year, Sam's hopes for AI to better humankind, as well as its potential for evil if not governed properly.
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Listen to me telling this classic Christmas ghost story - "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. I have read this story on the podcast before (in episode 320) but it's a good one so let's do it again, shall we?
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