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All About Agatha Christie

By: All About Agatha (Christie)
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  • 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.
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  • Interview with David Morris of Collecting Christie
    Jul 13 2024

    It was a dream to be able to sit down with David Morris, and pore over all the priceless goodies he brought with him having to do with Agatha Christie books, art, and ephemera.

    The following titles are spoiled during the course of our conversation: The Mystery of the Blue Train, Death on the Nile.

    To watch me watch two gamers play Murder on the Orient Express the videogame while we discuss all things Agatha Christie, click here. This is the first episode of the PBS SoCal series Won't You Be My Gamer? It was a lot of fun.

    For more of David's scholarly work from a collector's point of view, you can visit his website here, find him on Twitter here, and on Facebook here. You can also check out his upcoming talk at the Agatha Christie Festival here.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Twitter and Instagram.

    Visit me personally on Facebook at Kemper Donovan Books, or at my personal website.

    Click here to purchase tickets for my panel at the upcoming Agatha Christie Festival.

    You can buy my debut mystery novel, The Busy Body, at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can!) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • Overbearing, Rich, and Idiomatic: The Americans of Agatha Christie
    Jun 29 2024

    It's time to discuss those pesky Americans who appear in the Christie canon, and answer such burning questions as: Are all Americans millionaires? (Alas, no.) Do all Americans speak solely by way of idiom? (Happily, no.) I was also able to answer a ton of mailbag questions, which involved one hundred percent more Spice Girls than I expected it to.

    The following titles are spoiled to varying degrees in this episode: The Actress; After the Funeral; The Big Four; A Caribbean Mystery; Cat Among the Pigeons; Death on the Nile; Destination Unknown; Endless Night; Evil Under the Sun; Lord Edgware Dies; The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side; Motive v. Opportunity; The Mousetrap (though only in a minor way), Mrs. McGinty’s Dead; A Murder is Announced, Murder on the Orient Express; The Soul of the Croupier; Sparkling Cyanide; They Do It With Mirrors.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Twitter and Instagram.

    Visit me personally on Facebook at Kemper Donovan Books, or at my personal website.

    Click here to purchase tickets for my panel at the upcoming Agatha Christie Festival.

    You can buy my debut mystery novel, The Busy Body, at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can!) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Collecting the Collectors: The Gays of Agatha Christie (Special *PRIDE* Edition... with Bonus Jamie Bernthal!)
    Jun 15 2024

    It's raining long-haired, antique-loving, architecturally-inclined men! And a few women, too! June is Pride month for the LGBTQIA+ community here in the United States, which I took as an opportunity to explore the topic of "gay" characters in Christie... along with revisiting an interview Catherine Brobeck and I did with long-time friend of the podcast, Jamie Bernthal. Enjoy, my dears!

    The following titles are spoiled to varying degrees in this episode: The Mousetrap, The Rats, “Death by Drowning,” “Greenshaw’s Folly,” After the Funeral, Cards on the Table, Endless Night, Five Little Pigs, Hallowe’en Party, Lord Edgware Dies, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, The Moving Finger, Mrs. McGinty’s Dead, A Murder is Announced, Murder is Easy, Nemesis.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Twitter and Instagram.

    Visit me personally on Facebook at Kemper Donovan Books, or at my personal website.

    Click here to purchase tickets for my panel at the upcoming Agatha Christie Festival.

    You can buy my debut mystery novel, The Busy Body, at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can!) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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    1 hr and 54 mins

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In Glass Darkly and Spur of the Moment

I was wondering about the parallels between In a Glass Darkly and Spur of the Moment from the Twilight Zone. It seems like the same the story only it is not a premonition but a memory. Thoughts?

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All About Agatha

I really enjoy this podcast. As a fan of Agatha Christie, It’s great to be able to hear different people discuss her books and to hear different opinions about her writing. I don’t always agree with Katherine or Kemper. However, they have interesting guests and it’s a lot of great fun!

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Love every episode

Now that the novels have all been ranked, I didn’t think Kemper would come up with more interesting content. What a fool I was! I have found the more recent episodes to be super interesting, especially the episodes about Agatha’s plays

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A favorite podcast

I didn't love this one at first. In the early episodes the hosts were a little grating, but I kept listening and over time I became a huge fan. They love Agatha Christie, but also have wide knowledge of the mystery/thriller genre in general that informs the conversation and makes it much richer and interesting. It also becomes clear that Kemper and Catharine have huge respect and affection for each other. That was harder to tell in the early episodes, but once I figured it out their back and forth became so much fun. Highly recommend.

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So Enjoyable and Interesting!

I am a huge Agatha Christie fan, and it has been an enjoyable experience to listen to the insights , comparisons, and tidbits of historic information which the podcasters and their guest speakers provide on the Christie books and short stories. All done in a very entertaining and charming way. Love it!

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Help! What happened?

I only discovered “All About Agatha” last fall of 2021.
I feel in love this podcast & listen to a past episode almost daily.
Suddenly the past episodes have disappeared!
Audible, please restore them all!!

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Excellent Podcast for Fans of Agatha (Christie)!

This is such an amazing podcast! I love the critical thinking and attention to detail with which Kemper and Catherine (with others) engage with all the works of Agatha Christie. As a teacher of high school English, I find the categories from which they attribute points to the various elements of the murder-mystery-thriller genre very helpful for structuring similar engagement opportunities for my students. As a fan of Christie, I find the discussions of these elements very fair, well-thought-out, and thought-provoking. There is excellence and elegance to this podcast. It is fun and witty. I highly recommend it to all who love the genre and the dame.

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  • 05-02-23

Loved hearing from people who had actually met AC.

I enjoyed the recollection from a young Japanese engineer immensely. Found it heartwarming that he was invited to stay at her home and that he was given a your of the area by her husband. But my favorite part of the podcast was the interview with the alert and interesting 97 year old. Would love to hear more about THAT woman's life too. Her report of a relaxed and charming AC was wonderful. Thank you, Mr. Kemper

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All about the passion for Agatha

I literally just listened to this for a week, and then the Sad news was announced.
This prompted me to pick up some of the old Hercule Poirot short stories last week. Enjoyed them.

C(K)atherine, thank you for the 200+ hours of pleasure.

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Very detailed and well researched

Nice dialogue. Very detailed and well researched. Endless night is a favorite of mine. Interesting to learn of the edits imposed on Christie.

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