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VOK 803 - Agatha Christie 51 - Cat Among The Pigeons

In this minipod, Bina007 discusses a 1959 Agatha Christie that combines elements of political thriller and a boarding school-set murder-mystery. Hercule Poirot makes an appearance in the last third of the novel but it is most memorable for its vibrant female characters. It features some of Agatha’s most charismatic female characters and her first mention of push-up bras! Spoiler free to…

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VOK 802 - Bridgerton S3 Part 1

Join Bina007, DavidHHH, Matt/Blu3Arm0r, Adam/DrownedSnow and Stephanie/GSDG for a spoiler-filled discussion for the books and TV show focussing on S3 Part 1 of Netflix’s Bridgerton. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly[Archive]View this episode’s page on Archive.org[Discord] Join the VOK community[iTunes] Subscribe to us on iTunes[Stitcher] Subscribe to us on Stitcher[RSS] Podcast Feed

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VOK 801 - Agatha Christie Reread 50 - Ordeal By Innocence

In this minipod, Bina007 covers the 1958 murder-mystery that takes place in an unhappy family of adopted children. A year prior, one of the sons, Jacko had been successfully prosecuted for murdering their mother. Now a stranger returns from a Polar expedition to give Jacko an alibi, putting the other family members back under suspicion. Spoiler free to 20m45s. [MP3] Download or play this…

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VOK 800 - Crackpot Endings Of Ice And Fire

In this celebratory 800th episode a host of Vassals go back to their ASOIAF roots and give us their weirdest whackiest theories of how the story will end for a character, story arc, or the entire thing. Bina007, Adam/DrownedSnow and Ben/KingJucio kick us off with theories about Big Walder Frey, Rickon and Bran, Dany, Lady Stoneheart, Arya and Sansa, Ser Shadrich and Harry The Heir, Uncle Benjen,…

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VOK 799 - Agatha Christie Reread 49 - 4.50 from Paddington aka What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw!

In this minipod, Bina007 covers the 1957 Miss Marple murder-mystery set amidst an unhappy family in a country house. Miss Marple’s friend is convinced she saw a woman strangled to death as two trains passed by each other. Spoiler free to 20m45s. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly[Archive]View this episode’s page on Archive.org[Discord] Join the VOK community[iTunes] Subscribe to us on…

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VOK 798 - Agatha Christie Reread 48 - Dead Man's Folly

In this episode Bina007 and Pat / Two Point Oh discuss the 1956 Agatha Christie murder-mystery featuring Ariadne Oliver and Hercule Poirot. Ariadne has set up a fake mystery for guests at a summer fete to solve, but the fake murder victim ends up being murdered for real. Spoiler free to 35m35s. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly[Archive]View this episode’s page on Archive.org[Discord]…

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VOK 797 - Shogun (2024 TV)

Michal/Inkasrain and Bina007 discuss the stunning miniseries with James Clavell lore-master Matt/Blu3arm0r. Spoiler-filled throughout. Aftershow begins at 1hr9m. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly[Archive]View this episode’s page on Archive.org[Discord] Join the VOK community[iTunes] Subscribe to us on iTunes[Stitcher] Subscribe to us on Stitcher[RSS] Podcast Feed

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VOK 796 - Agatha Christie Reread 47 - Hickory Dickory Dock

In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the 1955 Hercule Poirot murder-mystery set in an East London student hostel run by Miss Lemon’s sister. Poirot is brought in to investigate a series of apparently petty thefts, but the purported culprit is then murdered. Spoiler free to 20m45s. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly[Archive]View this episode’s page on Archive.org[Discord] Join the VOK…

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VOK 795 - Agatha Christie Reread 46 - Destination Unknown

In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the 1954 Cold War thriller. Bina argues that this novel is unfairly overlooked and speaks to the news stories and neuroses of the time – namely the perils of the Atomic Age, Cold war competition, communist infiltration and the treason of scientists such as Klaus Fuchs. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly[Archive]View this episode’s page on…

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VOK 794 - Agatha Christie Reread 45 - A Pocket Full of Rye

In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the 1953 Miss Marple nursery-rhyme themed murder-mystery. City financier Rex Fortescue if poisoned with taxine and rye grain is found in his pocket, just as his Prodigal Son returns from Africa. Spoiler-free to 24m15s; spoiler-filled thereafter. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly[Archive]View this episode’s page on Archive.org[Discord] Join the VOK…

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VOK 792 - Agatha Christie Reread 44 - After The Funeral

In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the Hercules Poirot murder-mystery that once again focuses on the potential inheritors of a dead man’s fortune. At the funeral or Richard Abernethie, his long-lost sister Cora alleges that he has been murdered. The rest of his family are incredulous, until she is found dead the next day. Spoiler-free to 20m; spoiler-filled thereafter. [MP3] Download or play…

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VOK 791 - Agatha Christie Reread 43 - They Do It With Mirrors

In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the 1952 Miss Marple murder mystery set in a country house that also houses a reform school for petty criminals. Miss Marple’s childhood friend Ruth Van Rydock is worried that something sinister is happening at Carrie Louise’s country house and sends Miss Marple to investigate. Spoiler-free to 23m; spoiler-filled thereafter. [MP3] Download or play this episode…

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VOK 790 - Agatha Christie Reread 42 - Mrs McGinty's Dead

In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the Hercules Poirot murder-mystery that – shockingly – focuses on a working-class victim! Mrs McGinty was apparently bludgeoned by her tenant for her small stash of savings, and he is about to be hung for the murder. But this doesn’t sit well with the police officer in charge, who calls in Poirot to go back over the case…. Spoiler-free to 24m; spoiler-filled…

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VOK 789 - The Iron Claw movie review

Julia aka No True Lady and Bina007 discuss the stunning new film from writer/director Sean Durkin. The Iron Claw tells the true story of the Von Erich family of wrestlers and stars Zak Efron in a career best performance, and The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White. The podcast is filled with spoilers for the film and the real life Von Erich family. Bina and Julia discuss the forthcoming releases they are…

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VOK 788 - Agatha Christie Reread 41 - They Came To Baghdad

In this minipod, Bina007 discusses the Cold War thriller, They Came To Baghdad. A peace summit is to be held, with the US President and Stalin in attendance. Carmichael – a Kim figure – is going to deliver proof that an evil fifth column is working against both sides to cause global anarchy. But he dies in the room of plucky heroine Victoria Jones with three final words – Lucifer, Basrah,…

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VOK 787 - Agatha Christie Reread 40 - A Murder Is Announced

In this minopod, Bina007 discusses the Miss Marple murder-mystery set in the village of Chipping Cleghorn. An advert is placed in a local newspaper announcing a murder that evening in the house of Miss Letitia Blacklock, much to her surprise! Read this novel for the sensitive depiction of lesbian romance, and the fascinating depiction of a disrupted post-war England, but not for the over complex…