All About Agatha Christie
All About Agatha (Christie)
All About Agatha is a podcast all about, well, Agatha. Agatha Christie, of course: the Queen of Crime, a real-life Dame of the British Empire, and author of sixty-six mystery novels that spanned the Twentieth Century, defining a genre. For five years, Catherine Brobeck and Kemper Donovan revisited these novels in publication order, ranking them according to pre-set criteria (plot, character, etc.). Tragically, Catherine Brobeck passed away at the end of 2021. Since then, Kemper has completed the podcast's ranking project, and now contents himself with celebrating the greatness of Christie by attempting to solve the ultimate mystery where she is concerned. Why Christie--and Christie alone--endures as powerfully as she does.
Episodes
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Sep 1, 2023 • 58min
Interview with Karen Pierce, Author of a New Cookbook Celebrating the Work of Agatha Christie
I loved geeking out with Karen over the top ten "food-related" books within the Christie canon, and I think you will too! Visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page here. You can purchase Karen's book here. You can pre-order my mystery novel, The Busy Body, here. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit them here for 10% off your first month of therapy.
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Aug 19, 2023 • 1h 12min
All About the (Stage) Plays of Agatha Christie
The podcast covers listener feedback and explores the parentage of a character in 'Cards on the Table'. They discuss allusions, the lives of Molly Myers and Ulrika Hyde, and the sense of community fostered by the podcast. They also delve into Agatha Christie's early plays and her theatrical career, including 'Towards Zero', 'Appointment with Death', and 'The Mousetrap'.
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Aug 5, 2023 • 1h 21min
Interview with Julius Green, Author of Curtain Up: Agatha Christie, A Life in the Theatre
I had such a great time focusing on Agatha Christie's theatrical endeavors, with the person who knows more about them than anyone else in the world. Come delight with me and Julius Green in all the drama! You can visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page here. You can buy the newer, paperback edition of Julius's book (with a slightly altered title) here. You can pre-order my mystery novel, The Busy Body, here.
Jul 22, 2023 • 1h 23min
All About the Dedications of Agatha Christie
Get ready for another panoramic episode, in which I take full stock of the Christie canon from the unusual perspective of the dedications she (usually) inserted at the front of her books. I even managed to unearth some unsolved (by me, anyway) mysteries.... Visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page here. Pre-order my mystery novel, The Busy Body, at the bookseller of your choice here.
Jun 30, 2023 • 32min
Summer Rerun: Accident by Agatha Christie
My former co-host Catherine Brobeck loved this short story, and this episode about this short story. And so do I! It's also one of the short stories under discussion at this year's upcoming International Agatha Christie Festival in September, during which my co-panelists and I will crown Agatha Christie's Greatest Short Story. Take a listen to the first part of the episode for a sneak peek at the other stories we'll be debating. Happy Summer, everyone! To buy tickets to the Festival, click here. To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here. To pre-order my mystery novel, The Busy Body, click here.
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Jun 17, 2023 • 1h 13min
Ranking the Murderers of Agatha Christie
I loved everything about this nerdiest of episodes... other than the fact that Catherine Brobeck wasn't here to delight in this exercise alongside me. I know she would have dug it. I hope you do, too. Click here for the YouTube link to the recently uploaded (and free!) video of They Came to Baghdad, a 1950s television adaptation previously very hard to find. Click here to access the charts referenced in this episode. Click here to visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page. Click here to pre-order my mystery novel, The Busy Body, due out in January 2024!
Jun 2, 2023 • 1h 28min
It's Christmas in June! Star Over Bethlehem by Agatha Christie Mallowan (with a Guest Co-Host)
You might want to pour yourself some egg nog and download one of those roaring digital fireplaces for today's offering, which is a rare Christmas-themed, and overtly religious, Christie short story. Many thanks to Sarah Hinlicky Wilson for co-hosting this episode with me. Click here to visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page. Click here to visit Sarah's website. Click here to read Sarah's article referenced in the episode: "Miss Marple's Low Anthropology." Click here to pre-order my mystery novel.
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May 19, 2023 • 1h 22min
All About Ableism in Agatha Christie (with Three Guest Co-Hosts)
This episode is one of those happy occasions on which you all get to hear a voice--and a perspective--other than my own. Three voices, in fact. Many thanks to my co-hosts Jenni Bishop, Tina Hodgkinson, and Emma for a fabulous talk on such an important topic. Click here to visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page. Click here to pre-order my mystery novel!
May 12, 2023 • 3min
*Special Announcement* re Live Event at the International Agatha Christie Festival, Sept 2023
Please join me if you can in Torquay on Thursday, 14 September 2023 at 7:00pm in the Spanish Barn! Visit the Festival's website here to check out my event, and all the other marvelous offerings. Click the link here to purchase tickets for my event.
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May 6, 2023 • 1h
A Miss Marple Nightcap: Sanctuary by Agatha Christie
What better way to celebrate Coronation Day than with a story Agatha Christie wrote to contribute to the restoration of Westminster Abbey? (No, really!) More such fun facts await you in this, our final Miss Marple story for the podcast.... Miss Marple is done! Long live Miss Marple! Please visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page here. Please pre-order my mystery novel! There are an array of links to various booksellers here, including Bookshop, which allows you to buy from indie bookstores while ordering online.
