Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast

How does publishing actually work? It feels like one of life’s great mysteries. Not for much longer! Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast is honoured to welcome the wonderfully talented Alexis Marie Chute—co founder of the independent hybrid Canadian publishing house Wild Skies Press. Alexis joins us for a fascinating discussion into publishing, which lives at the heart of all things Hardy Boys....

What do the Hardy Boys have to do with copyright law? As it turns out, quite a lot. Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast is excited to welcome professor Michael McNally for a fun, accessible, and digestible conversation about all things copyright and the Hardy Boys. Michael joins us to break down copyright law—from what is protected under copyright to whether fanfiction counts as a breach of cop...

Let’s take some time to explore one of the most prominent syndicates of the early 1900s. Which syndicate, you ask? The Stratemeyer Syndicate. In this episode, Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast is excited to welcome award-winning author and educator Marilyn Greenwald. Marilyn joins us to share her insight on the Stratemeyer Syndicate, Leslie McFarlane, and the Hardy Boys, setting us up with so...

You mean to tell me that the delightful master spy J.B. Cox was only supposed to be in a few episodes of the Hardy Boys? Friends, you’d better believe it. In this episode, we’re joined by Atticus Mitchell: actor, composer, musician, and the man who brought J.B. Cox to life on-screen. Atticus joins us to share behind-the-scenes stories from the Hardy Boys set, talk about his own history with the bo...

You mean someone can tell us everything about a Hardy Boys book down to the number of commas, prepositions, and the month and year it was printed?   In this episode, statistician and Hardy Boys cataloguer Tony Carpentieri joins Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast to talk about his interest in different editions of Hardy Boys books and how that love led to an over forty-year project that became...

You mean someone can tell us everything about a Hardy Boys book down to the number of commas, prepositions, and the month and year it was printed?   In part two of this two-part episode, statistician and Hardy Boys cataloguer Tony Carpentieri rejoins Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast to continue chatting about the Hardy Boys and his over forty-year-long process of carefully cataloguing each i...

What do you mean, Franklin W. Dixon isn’t a real person? In this episode, Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast welcomes Brian McFarlane—award-winning hockey commentator, author, artist, and son of Leslie McFarlane, the first author of the Hardy Boys—to talk all things Hardy Boys, sports, and family. From discussing his first encounter with the Hardy Boys and the moment he realized his Dad was Fr...

Canadians, this one’s for you. In this episode, Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast welcomes Dr. Reginald Wiebe, Chair of Literature and Language at Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) for a fascinating exploration into what ties the two kids from Bayport, U.S.A. to Canada. Spoiler alert: it’s more than you would think. What is defined as Canadian content? What does it mean for a book to be...

Libraries are truly radical places, friends. In this episode, Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast welcomes librarian Ariel Kleber for an energizing and inspiring discussion centering around all things libraries. Together, we'll explore what the spines of Hardy Boys books offer potential readers, talk about "books for boys," establish what it means to be a librarian, and learn abou...

Librarians are radical human beings. In the second part of this two-part episode, special guest Ariel Kleber shares just how important the role of libraries and librarians are in supporting our society’s freedom to read. From a discussion about the Hardy Boys and how they were banned in the 1950s to looking at how members of the public can challenge library content, Kyra and Ariel dive deep into  ...

Welcome to Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast! Join your host, Kyra Droog, in this introductory episode to learn more about all the fascinating mysteries heading your way. With Frank and Joe Hardy (and their friends, of course!) as your guides, Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast will explore everything from the publishing industry and television to book banning and Canadiana. Did you know...