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Jonathan Beckett's Podcast

Jonathan Beckett

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When not writing blog posts, I record conversations with friends and acquaintances about anything and everything - from blogging, to writing, video games, board games, television, movies, music, and more. It's always unplanned, unscripted, and somewhat unpredictable, but almost always interesting and entertaining.
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The Melting of snowflakes

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The point of my podcast is to express my conservative values and beliefs and to speak my mind of how we can get back to being proud to be Americans Once again Cover art photo provided by Jonathan Simcoe on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@jdsimcoe
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PintheQ is Podcast is a YouTube show ran by active Firefighters bringing awareness fire service culture. The show focuses on traditions, culture, and respect. All shows are filmed and published on the PintheQ Productions YouTube channel.
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Live at the Pleasance

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Comedy from the heart of the Edinburgh Fringe. Live stand-up, interviews, music, features, dirty gossip and more from the Pleasance Courtyard and Pleasance Dome. This Rebranded and relaunched Pleasance Comedy Podcast is a daily show with clips from live 2017 shows. We want you to come down and soak up the atmosphere, and this magazine style show will let you feel like you're already here. Now in it's seventh year, this isn't an hour long conversation with one comedian. This is fast paced, cr ...
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 32: The Revival of James Ronald [w’ Chris Verner] 56:53

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Five and a half years ago I tracked down and read an obscure novelette by long-forgotten British pulp writer James Ronald, which set me on the trail of his far-from-readily-available other works. This week, Moonstone Press published the first two in a series of reprints that will see Ronald’s entire criminous catalogue made available, and series … …
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 31: Bodies from the Library 6 (2023) ed. Tony Medawar [w’ Tony Medawar] 1:03:36

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Another year, another Bodies from the Library collection — incredibly, the sixth — and another opportunity to sit down with Tony Medawar and talk about the wonderful work he’s doing on all our behalfs. As well as discussing the contents of the latest collection — all spoiler-free, of course — we get into the details … Continue reading In GAD We Tru…
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 30: The Joys of Detective Fiction + Montgomery Bonbon: Death at the Lighthouse (2023) by Alasdair Beckett-King [w’ Alasdair Beckett-King] 1:00:45

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The return of my In GAD We Trust podcast, and a welcome return for Alasdair Beckett-King, comedian and now children’s author. Since last appearing on the podcast, Alasdair has written two books for younger readers — Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum (2023) and Montgomery Bonbon: Death at the Lighthouse (2023) — and so joins … Continue reading…
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Spoiler Warning – Mrs. McGinty’s Dead (1952) by Agatha Christie 1:12:26

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One final dive into the crystal-clear waters of talking about a mystery novel without having to carefully avoid the details — here are Brad, Moira, and myself discussing Mrs. McGinty’s Dead (1952) by Agatha Christie. There’s much to discuss here, too: an older Hercule Poirot whose name conjures none of the delight or fear it … Continue reading Spoi…
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Spoiler Warning – Towards Zero (1944) by Agatha Christie 1:10:14

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Hopefully your summer heatwave — or winter freeze-wave — has passed and you’re calm, relaxed, and ready to listen to Brad, Moira, and me discuss some Agatha Christie in spoiler-filled detail. This time we’re talking about Towards Zero (1944), the fifth and final book to feature Superintendent Battle. Is there much to discuss in advance? … Continue …
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Spoiler Warning – Five Little Pigs, a.k.a. Murder in Retrospect (1942) by Agatha Christie 1:00:30

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A long weekend (probably) awaits, so how better to pass some time than listening to Brad, Moira, and me discuss Five Little Pigs, a.k.a. Murder in Retrospect (1942) by Agatha Christie? Okay, sure, there are countless better ways to pass the time, but here’s that discussion anyway. Earlier this year, I held a poll for … Continue reading Spoiler Warn…
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 29: Writing The Red Death Murders (2022) 58:39

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All good things come to an end, and so does my podcast; started in the first UK lockdown and hard to justify now that lockdowns are well and truly over, In GAD We Trust’s 30th episode (number 29, but don’t forget that bonus run through the Jonathan Creek canon) is going out in a blaze … Continue reading In GAD We Trust – Episode 29: Writing The Red…
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 28: Writing Mysteries for Younger Readers [w’ M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman] 1:16:27

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There is a Golden Age of detective fiction going on at the very moment, but because most of what’s being written is aimed at 8-to-12 year-olds, it gets overlooked by, like, grown-ups. I’m trying to raise awareness of this with my frequent Minor Felonies posts, and it’s partly in pursuit of this aim that I’m … Continue reading In GAD We Trust – Epis…
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Spoiler Warning – After the Funeral, a.k.a. Funerals Are Fatal (1953) by Agatha Christie + Vote for Future Episodes 1:10:35

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Slightly later than planned — er, sorry about that — let’s see what Brad, Moira, and I made of Dame Agatha’s After the Funeral, a.k.a. Funerals Are Fatal (1953), shall we? You hopefully know the drill by now, but let’s have a recap for anyone new to this: we read the book, we discuss the … Continue reading Spoiler Warning – After the Funeral, a.k.a…
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In GAD We Trust – Bonus Episode! The Highs and Lows of Jonathan Creek [w’ Nick Cardillo] 2:04:24

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Last week, Nick Cardillo and I discussed the impossible crime on screen, at the end of which he casually asked about Jonathan Creek like I’d be able to condense my thoughts into a pithy bon mot and not obsess about what I’d missed out for the next 30 or 40 years. Instead, we’re back to … Continue reading In GAD We Trust – Bonus Episode! The Highs a…
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 27: The Impossible Crime on Screen [w’ Nick Cardillo] 1:05:55

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Does In GAD We Trust have a hype train? If so, stoke the conductor, point the rails, wake up the boiler, and do other train things, because episode 27 is here and Nick Cardillo wants to talk about the impossible crime on screen. Written down, the impossible crime — sometimes called the “miracle problem” when … Continue reading In GAD We Trust – Epi…
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 26: The Maxims of Misdirection 54:55

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I’m as surprised as you to see a new episode of my In GAD We Trust podcast, especially as I said on Thursday that there was unlikely to be one this weekend — well, okay, perhaps a I’m little less surprised than you, since I (sort of) planned, recorded, and (sort of) edited this, but … Continue reading In GAD We Trust – Episode 26: The Maxims of Mis…
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 25: Fair Play and the Nomenclature of Golden Age Detective Fiction [w’ Scott K. Ratner] 1:19:25

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Gutsy of me to suggest, on my site dedicated to the discussion of Golden Age detective fiction, that a lot of the terminology used to talk about these stories is incorrect, eh? Well, thankfully I’m not the one trying to convince you; that job falls to Mr. Scott K. Ratner. Those of you who know … Continue reading In GAD We Trust – Episode 25: Fair P…
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 24: Bodies from the Library 4 (2021) ed. Tony Medawar + The International Agatha Christie Festival 2021 + Even More! [w’ Tony Medawar] 56:22

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Prepare yourself for what might just be the most jam-packed episode of In GAD We Trust to date — when you sit down with Tony Medawar, there’s always going to be a lot to talk about. With the podcast coming to an end after episode 30, I was hardly going to let Tony get away … Continue reading In GAD We Trust – Episode 24: Bodies from the Library 4 (…
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Spoiler Warning – A Murder is Announced (1950) by Agatha Christie 1:03:39

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Here we go: another Agatha Christie-centred, spoiler-filled discussion betwixt Moira, Brad, and myself, this time looking at her highly-regarded Jane Marple mystery A Murder is Announced (1950). You know the drill — we’ve read it, talked about it without being coy regarding details as one normally would in a review, and are here to pick … Continue …
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 23: What’s in a Watson? [w’ Caroline Crampton] 1:03:44

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The companion of the fictional detective — the “stupid friend” as Ronald Knox styled them — is something I have spent far too long thinking about, mainly because the protoype is always taken to be Sherlock Holmes’ chronicler Dr. John H. Watson. Joining me this week to discuss why that might not always be a … Continue reading In GAD We Trust – Episo…
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 22: On Making a Good First Impression [w’ Sergio @ Tipping My Fedora + Brad @ AhSweetMysteryBlog] 1:09:18

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After the interruption to the schedule of two weeks ago, here’s another In GAD We Trust podcast — and given the topic of ‘Making a Good First Impression’ it’s only fitting to welcome returning guests Sergio and Brad. We had orignally intended to discuss Ellery Queen, but life is miserable enough at the moment and … Continue reading In GAD We Trust …
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 21: The Diversity of Approaches to Detective Fiction [w’ Martin Edwards] 1:26:40

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The detective fiction genre is built around the essential structure of a crime, an investigation of that crime, and the revelation of the guilty party who committed the crime, and good heavens didn’t the Golden Age map out a lot of different ways to walk that path. And there are few people better placed to … Continue reading In GAD We Trust – Episo…
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Lt. Mike Nasti, PGFD (Maryland) 1:22:56

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Episode# 61: PintheQ Productions sits down with Lt. Mike Nasti and has a real conversation about self reflection. This episode is also on YouTube for photos and video. All Rights reserved: PintheQ Productions, LLC. Edited by: PintheQ Productions,LLC Music by: Epidemic Sound License agreement. Photos by: PintheQ Productions Video by: PintheQ Product…
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Spoiler Warning – Cards on the Table (1936) by Agatha Christie 1:12:34

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Slightly later than promised — or not, depending on your time zone — here’s the long-anticipated spoiler-heavy discussion betwixt Brad, Moira, and myself about Agatha Christie’s bridge-centric mystery Cards on the Table (1936). And, just for added drama, one of us thinks this book doesn’t quite deserve its reputation as a classic… As well as … Cont…
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Episode #56: Chief Mike Nixon, Goose Creek Fire / Rescue. Chief Nixon is a retired Deputy Chief from Portland, Maine. All Rights reserved: PintheQ Productions, LLC. Edited by: PintheQ Productions,LLC Music by: Epidemic Sound License agreement. Photos by: PintheQ Productions Video by: PintheQ Productions, LLC. https://pintheq.com…
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Raymond Tremer FDNY retired R5 2:46:53

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Episode #54: Raymond Tremer, Jr. FDNY retired from RES5CUE. This roller coaster of an episode will not disappoint. All Rights reserved: PintheQ Productions, LLC. Edited by: PintheQ Productions,LLC Music by: Epidemic Sound License agreement. Photos by: PintheQ Productions Video by: PintheQ Productions, LLC. https://pintheq.com…
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FDNY Raymond Tremer, JR (retired) 2:46:52

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Episode #54: Raymond Tremer, Jr. FDNY retired from RES5CUE. This roller coaster of an episode will not disappoint. All Rights reserved: PintheQ Productions, LLC. Edited by: PintheQ Productions,LLC Music by: Epidemic Sound License agreement. Photos by: PintheQ Productions Video by: PintheQ Productions, LLC. https://pintheq.com…
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Chief Mike Nixon 45:27

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Episode #56: Chief Mike Nixon, Goose Creek Fire / Rescue. Chief Nixon is a retired Deputy Chief from Portland, Maine. All Rights reserved: PintheQ Productions, LLC. Edited by: PintheQ Productions,LLC Music by: Epidemic Sound License agreement. Photos by: PintheQ Productions Video by: PintheQ Productions, LLC. https://pintheq.com…
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In GAD We Trust – Episode 20: The Dr. Thorndyke Stories of R. Austin Freeman [w’ Dolores Gordon-Smith] 1:00:46

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In January of last year, I read my first R. Austin Freeman novel, little suspecting that it was to be the first step along a road of sheer delight. And so, to mark the end of Series 2 of In GAD We Trust, today I’m discussing Freeman and the Thorndyke stories with author and fellow … Continue reading In GAD We Trust – Episode 20: The Dr. Thorndyke S…
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