Booby Trap Podcast

Glamour, Greed & the Gilded Alibi: Murder in Evil Under the Sun On a sun-drenched island, every tan hides a tension—and even paradise has a body count. The sea sparkles. The champagne flows. The guests are rich, bored, and exquisitely dressed. But beneath the flawless surface of this island retreat, something festers. And Hercule Poirot, never one to vacation quietly, suspects that murder is a...

Chaos has escaped its cage—our Accessory Reel for Bringing Up Baby is live, and it’s sprinting headfirst into mayhem with a leopard on the loose. This isn’t just a romantic comedy—it’s a masterclass in controlled chaos. Cary Grant’s buttoned-up scientist collides with Katharine Hepburn’s unstoppable force of charm, impulse, and catastrophic optimism, where logic collapses and laughter commits repe...

Leopards, Laughter & Lunacy: Chasing Chaos in Bringing Up Baby When love goes wild, even the smartest man can lose his marbles—and his dinosaur bone. A paleontologist, a free-spirited heiress, and a leopard named Baby—what could possibly go wrong? In Howard Hawks’ Bringing Up Baby (1938), chaos is the language of love. We’ll step into a world where logic collapses under laughter, exploring how...

Breaking news from the loudest newsroom in classic cinema—our Accessory Reel for His Girl Friday is live, and it moves faster than a deadline with a body count. This isn’t just witty banter—it’s a full-throttle verbal shootout. Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell fire dialogue like clues, alibis, and emotional misdirection, while the truth gets bent, twisted, and rushed to print. In this reel, Tata an...

Fast Talk & Faster Hearts: The Velocity of His Girl Friday Love, deadlines, and double-crosses—no one delivers a story like Hildy Johnson. The newsroom never sleeps, and neither do the hearts caught inside it. In His Girl Friday (1940), Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell go toe-to-toe in a battle of wits, deadlines, and romantic déjà vu. With overlapping dialogue sharper than a typewriter’s click...

[Accessory Reel] Suspicion (1941) — Red Flags & Red Wine A ruby glass of Malbec sets the mood as Tata and Mamie dissect Joan Fontaine’s doubts and Cary Grant’s dangerously charming smile. With each pour, they speculate wildly about whether that glass of milk is deadly—or just badly lit—and debate why romance and paranoia pair so well together. Film: Suspicion (1941) a film directed by Alfred H...

Love, Lies & a Glass of Milk: Unpacking Suspicion When romance turns to doubt, every smile hides a question—and every drink could be your last. A handsome stranger. A whirlwind romance. And a marriage that begins to taste of poison. In this episode, we step into Alfred Hitchcock’s Suspicion (1941), where Joan Fontaine’s Lina marries the charming but dangerously unpredictable Johnnie Aysgarth,...

[Accessory Reel] To Catch a Thief (1955) — Glamour, Grapes & Cat Burglars With a chilled Blush wine in hand, Tata and Mamie bask in the Riviera sun, following Cary Grant’s debonair jewel thief and Grace Kelly’s flawless frocks. They sip, swoon, and sass through car chases and champagne, wondering aloud: is it possible to catch a thief… or just fall hopelessly for him? Film: To Catch a Thief (1...

To Catch a Thief (1955) Silk, Smoke & Stolen Jewels: The Allure of To Catch a Thief On the Riviera, nothing glitters without a shadow—and even the cat has secrets. The French Riviera shimmers beneath the summer sun. Champagne chills on marble terraces. And somewhere, a thief slips through open windows, leaving nothing but perfume and panic behind. In this episode, we follow the elegant trail o...

Lace, Lies & Lethal Wine: Unpacking Arsenic and Old Lace In a Brooklyn house of doilies and death, the sweetest ladies serve the deadliest brew. On Halloween night, the Brewster house glows with jack-o’-lantern charm—but behind the lace curtains, a sinister kindness brews. In this episode, we descend into the darkly delightful chaos of Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), where murder wears a smile an...

[Accessory Reel] Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) — Poison & Peculiar Aunts Tata and Mamie pour a glass (no arsenic, promise) and cackle their way through this screwball murder-fest. As Cary Grant melts down and sweet little old ladies rack up a body count, they pair every sinister smile with a sip of Blueberry wine and ask the real questions: how many bodies is too many in the cellar? Film: Arseni...

[Accessory Reel] A Romance of the Redwoods (1917): Sips, Schemers & Silent Scandals In this Accessory Reel bonus companion track, Tata and Mamie take a sentimental stroll into the silent shadows of A Romance of the Redwoods (1917), all while sipping Mission Angelica—the California classic as golden and sweet as Mary Pickford’s curls. As the organ swells and the intertitles flutter, our duo dis...

Whispers Among Giants: Mission Angelica & Romance of the Redwoods Where towering trees and tender tales meet in a glass of Mission Angelica. Step into the enchanting world of Romance of the Redwoods (1917), a silent film that weaves love and mystery beneath the majestic canopy of California’s ancient redwoods. This episode pairs the timeless charm of the film with Mission Angelica, a wine as g...

[Accessory Reel] D.O.A. (1949): A Killer Pour-formance In this Accessory Reel bonus track, your favorite co-conspirators Tata and Mamie uncork a West Virginia red blend and spiral into the cinematic chaos that is D.O.A. (1949). As they sip, snark, and sleuth their way through poisoned protagonists, shady dames, and bureaucratic wild goose chases, they offer a wine-soaked, real-time commentary that...

Poison Plots & Pour Decisions: D.O.A. with a Bold Red Blend One man’s dying day, one killer red—drink up the drama before time runs out.   What would you do if you discovered you’d been murdered... and had only hours to solve it? In this noir classic, D.O.A. (1949) delivers a time-ticking tale of betrayal, bureaucracy, and a very bad drink. We pair this fatal mystery with a bold red blend—dark...

[Accessory Reel] The Lady Vanishes (1938): Tracks, Traminette & Twists In this Accessory Reel bonus track, Tata and Mamie uncork a floral, slightly spicy Traminette and hop aboard Hitchcock’s most delightful mystery train, The Lady Vanishes (1938). As the countryside blurs past, they sip and sass their way through vanishing governesses, suspicious strangers, and enough tea to fuel a small Brit...

Vanish with a Vintner: Traminette & the Lady in White A floral white wine, a vanished passenger, and Hitchcock at his most delightfully deceptive.   All aboard for intrigue, illusion, and a glass of something delightfully aromatic. In this episode, we pair The Lady Vanishes (1938), Alfred Hitchcock's charming and suspenseful train-bound mystery, with a chilled glass of Traminette—a white wine...

[Accessory Reel] Suddenly (1954): Blanc, Bullets & Bad Intentions In this Accessory Reel bonus track, Tata and Mamie pop open a chilled bottle of Seyval Blanc and settle in for the taut, ticking-clock tension of Suddenly (1954)—a film where small-town quiet shatters faster than a wineglass in a bar brawl. As the plot unfolds and the gun barrels glint, they sip and spar over Frank Sinatra’s ice...

Sniper’s Nest & Small-Town Shadows: Breaking Down Suddenly When danger comes to Main Street, even the quietest towns can erupt in gunfire.   A sleepy California town. A presidential train stop. And a gunman with a perfect view. In this tense political thriller, Suddenly (1954) traps us in a living-room standoff where patriotism, power, and paranoia collide. Through narrative storytelling, we d...

Truth on Trial: Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder In the courtroom, everyone’s lying—it’s just a matter of degree. A jazz score hums in the background. A defense lawyer sifts through half-truths and hidden motives. In Anatomy of a Murder (1959), the courtroom is less about justice and more about persuasion. We explore Otto Preminger’s daring approach to taboo subjects, the moral ambiguity of James St...