The Uncertainty of the Present

Mysteries have been popular for centuries. This hour we ask: Why are we drawn to this genre?

Plus, a look at television detectives and true crime podcasts.

GUESTS:

• Martin Edwards: Author of The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators
• Alexandra Petri: Columnist for The Washington Post and the author of Alexandra Petri’s US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up)
• Nick Quah: Podcast critic for Vulture and New York Magazine
• Gene Seymour: A “writer, professional spectator, pop-culture maven, and jazz geek”

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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show, which originally aired October 18, 2022.

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