Cabot Cove Gazette – a Murder, She Wrote podcast

The beloved PI Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) makes his first appearance in this week's knockoff of The Maltese Falcon and other hard-boiled detective novels and film noir. TJ plays a lightning round of "Translate This Tough Guy Slang," and Bridget laments the set design. 

We're headed to the Mediterranean, where TJ confesses his lifelong crush on Cesar Romero. Too bad, because Romero, playing a world-famous painter, is about to be murdered by someone close to him on his private island. Join us for our discussion of the 1% and other things we'll never be.

A bizarre combination of campy fun and gothic suspense on a cruise ship! Bridget and TJ discuss "My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean," and if you're lucky, they'll show you the hootchy-kootchy. CW: This episode contains brief discussions of suicide.

We're in New Orleans this week - or are we? And something about how the Reagan era made life tough for artists. Join us for a discussion of the "Murder to a Jazz Beat."

With the release of a new remake of Death on the Nile, it's a fitting time to revisit the 1978 film version, featuring Angela Lansbury as an eccentric novelist. TJ and Bridget talk acting, old Hollywood, and grace.

Whether your star is rising or falling, Broadway is a dangerous place. TJ and Bridget tag along with Jessica to go behind the scenes at a new musical that's been plagued with murder attempts. With bonus Milton Berle!

Otherwise entitled "Mrs. Fletcher Goes to Washington," this episode sees JB as the nonpartisan representative from Maine! Move over, Susan Collins! Also featured: Bridget and TJ argue over the commercials on Peacock.

You are getting very sleepy....very sleepy...But not too sleepy to listen to TJ and Bridget talk about Jessica's big adventures in hypnotism!

Russians, queers, and queer Russians. When Jessica helps two ballet dancers defect and escape a murder charge, Bridget and TJ are there!

A theme park mogul wants to make J.B. Fletcher's books into...rollercoasters, or something. TJ and Bridget investigate the nonsense that is "We're Off to Kill the Wizard." CW: This episode has mild discussions of rape culture.

JB Fletcher, shoe fetishist, is back in Cabot Cove this week, where she meets the guy who invents Peloton....or something. Join TJ and Bridget for a close look at "Hit, Run, and Homicide" with guest star Van Johnson. We also share our tribute to Her Majesty Betty White.

One of Murder, She Wrote's darkest episodes...TJ and Bridget discuss film noir, sexism, misperceptions about academia, and of course the fabulous Lois Nettleton. 

When a dog inherits millions, your podcast has to talk about it. Bridget and TJ discuss "It's a Dog's Life." Special listener note: Due to technical problems, a third of this episode was lost. We wanted to make sure we released a new episode according to schedule, but we hope to be able to fix this or re-record it in the future. For now, we hope you'll enjoy what we were able to save.

In this very merry episode, TJ and Bridget discuss Mrs. Santa Claus , the 1996 TV movie in which Angela Lansbury stars as the title character. The movie tackles child labor and women's suffrage while somehow also being a feel-good holiday musical. It's a shining example of Lansbury's versatile talents and wide appeal to audiences.

When she learns her book is being made into a sex-filled movie, Jessica goes to Hollywood to stop the production. But, as TJ and Bridget will explain to Mrs. Fletcher, there is no stopping Hollywood.

This week Jessica journeys to the straightest drag show San Francisco ever put on, and Bridget and TJ are left scratching their heads. Join us for a discussion of the Murder, She Wrote episode "Birds of a Feather."

There's so much to love about the second (or third) episode of Murder, She Wrote , "Deadly Lady." From Jessica's secret shoe fetish to Ethan, the lovable curmudgeon who just wasn't quite Seth, Bridget and TJ will talk about it all.

TJ and Bridget discuss the two-part MSW pilot, "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes," in which new author J.B. Fletcher goes to New York to promote her book and fend off naysaying critics and becomes entangled in murder and romance.

A preview for the Cabot Cove Gazette, the world's newest (and best!) podcast dedicated to the beloved TV series Murder, She Wrote . Hosts TJ West III and Bridget Kies will take you on an episode by episode analysis to understand why the show is so iconic and remains so popular even today.