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When we meet our childhood heroes as adults we find all the racism, sexism, and classism that our society raised us with. That's what happened when we reexamined the Nancy Drew series and took a hard look at the "American Values" that she promotes. In each episode we will banter lightheartedly about another Nancy Drew Novel, including thoughtful analysis about what social norms it reveals. Whether you've ever been a fan of Nancy Drew, or like us absorbed vast amounts of media or mystery nove ...
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That's what I call a Monkey Mystery! When a mysterious crossword puzzle offers mystery, treasure, and a free trip to Peru, Nancy and the gang know what to do. Summoning all the bravery it takes to go back to the hotel room alone, George, Bess, and Nancy face off against the criminal known as "El Gato" at every turn. Can Nancy solve the mystery of r…
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When a recurring dream about 99 steps plagues local French transplant Josette Blair, there's no one to call but a teen detective! Counting the steps of every staircase she uses, Nancy sees the sites in France. Trouble follows her though, in the form of one forging, blackmailing, long armed twin. Will the secrets of alchemists of the past lead to an…
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When Nancy and the gang find themselves without a hotel room, who swoops in to save the day but Ned! Offered lodging at the mansion of an older single man who likes to spend time with college students, all Nancy has to worry about now is a second adult man wandering around the mansion and looking through her things while she sleeps! What further pe…
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Ehts a wee myhstery lads and lassies! Nancy Drew is receiving a family heirloom, but Scottish great grandmother Lady Douglas has lost it! Would it be more interesting if it was stolen? Nancy thinks so! In a mystery that stretches across the lochs and highlands of all of Scotland, also a bit in River Heights, can Nancy balance solving every mystery …
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When a mysterious moonstone arrives for Nancy by mail, it does almost nothing to lead her to a mystery her father had already put her on! Can Nancy right the wrongs of one incompetent lawyer from twenty years ago? Has an imposter stolen the modest inheritance of a young girl with a tenuous understanding of her own first name? Most importantly, does…
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When the acting bug bites Bess Marvin hard, Nancy finds herself with front row seats to the hottest ticket in town- A mystery! Deep undercover as a set painter, understudy, leading lady, and detective, Nancy joins the Footlighters to discover who will be exiting stage left, straight into jail! With autonomous dancing puppets, divas, Shakespeare, go…
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It's a Hong Kong mystery, and its happening in New York! Ideal student and George Faye lookalike Chi Che has been kidnapped, and only Nancy Drew and friends can convince her grandfather otherwise! But when the smuggling rings scheme to do more smuggling takes them all the way to Hong Kong, will the same plan to dress up George as the kidnap victim …
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Catch that stagecoach! Nancy and the gang find themselves in a desperate race to discover what the mystery is this time before an unlikely gang of criminals figures out what the mystery is this time. Hunted at every turn by a clingy pair of vacationers who seem to want to hang out, a local grump who is worried about his property taxes, and twice as…
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Americas got a brand new state, and everyone's invited! Join Nancy and the gang on an all expense paid mystery that will have you saying "Well, the boys probably had to pay their own expenses"! In the wilds of Hawaii, volcanoes roam free and every clue comes with its own tour guide! Can a nation wide gang of unpleasant houseguests ruin this post mo…
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Its a New Orleans adventure, and Nancy won't be thrown off this case like beads off a balcony! When a car thief tries to stop the girls from getting to River Heights' most fashionable Mardis Gras destination, Nancy Drews endless supply of replacement cars brings them to their haunted mystery! Can the gang avoid ghosts, gators, and unseemly fairy co…
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It's an American romp through the history, secret passage ways, and former plantations of Charlottesville VA! Nancy Drew chases down a 100 year old mystery straight out of the pages of her neighbors mail, as the mystery of her neighbors mail chases her down in turn. Can Nancy accurately guess the location of a long lost stained glass window based o…
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It's back to the simple life as Nancy and friends couch surf through Amish country! The meals are large and the voices of the women are small, and there's always a barn dance or singalong ready to take up arms against possible witches! Will Nancy's reputation as an unmarried, pants wearing, fly away witch be too much too overcome? Avoid the bad luc…
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It's international intrigue, with all the smuggling rings, spies, rebel undergrounds, foreign powers, occupying forces, and weight loss dances that implies. The super real country of Centrova's drama is spilling over into River Heights, and Nancy Drew finds herself in the middle of an uphill battle to keep the local dance studio open! Can Nancy Dre…
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The circus is back in town, and with it sinister mysteries. Is the Cinderella of the trapeze a real orphan? Will the ringmaster discover that his new trick horse rider is not Bess, but Nancy Drew? Are you even allowed to leave a circus once you join? Who used to own this bracelet, what's that about? What happened to Tommy? And much more. Join us fo…
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Ever wish you could live the glamorous life of Nancy Drew for just one night? Well hold on to your monkey paw, because trauma, kidnapping, and nonconsensual drug use might be in your future! As George Fay recovers from her moment as Nancy, our teen detective does everything in her power to help her shaken friend! Whether that means attending a reco…
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Hey there snow bunnies! Its that time of year again, when a teen detectives mind turns towards those winter games. Skiing, figure skating, fur trapping, its all part of the winter wonderland that is Montreal! Join our international sleuth as she chases a fraudster with the gal to sell fake stock in a fake company that sells real mink! When her iden…
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Its professor season, and Nancy is hot for teacher! Hardly the fuddy duddy Ned Nickerson describes, Professor Terrence is showing up at the airport and sweeping Nancy into the first mystery she's ever refused to take! When three couples kidnap one professor and his three obsidian keys, who will stop them from finding the treasure of the Florida key…
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Window shopping and seaside flavor await out favorite young people in Boston, where a devious criminal known only as "The Crow" but also "Flip Fay" but also "The man with the short middle finger" lurks! Can Nancy research old clipper ships so darn well that all the paperwork gets sorted out? Or will Bess spend forever in a closet? Join us as we exp…
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A human trafficking ring has settled down in the outskirts of River Heights, and that means Nancy Drew is there to foil their plot to counterfeit Ming vases. Her suspicion aroused when a mysterious man hides behind some bushes and throws rocks at her while intermittently yelling "go away!", Nancy soon unravels a mystery that leaves ICE with plenty …
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Its a big spooky mystery, and everyone is haunted by the ghosts of their dead loved ones! As stock tips pour in from the great beyond, can Nancy Drew prove to the mourning victims of an unspecified crime that they do in fact want her help, against all their pleas? Its an battle of apparent wits, and Nancy is fighting séance with séance. Join us as …
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A quick dive into the character Grumper. Reimagined by Nancy into a literal elf, Grumper and his associate are the victims of this novels greatest crime: Ableism. Also it seems like his service at the Sansaldee may have been subpar. Join us on a study of who we believe these characters to be, and how these stories deserve to be told.…
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Poison Dolls, Child Brides, and very poorly represented Romani culture- its all creepy but technically legal in Nancy Drews latest romp! Nancy is on the case as a dying mothers final words convince her rowdy child's grandmother to start collecting dolls. The stakes run the gamut, as Nancy helps a collector find historically interesting dolls but al…
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For whom does the bell toll? It tolls for Nancy Drew and the gang, off on another Carson Drew work-cation. From fake stocks to false advertising, someone is running a whole fake business off the life savings of gullible women! Can Nancy infiltrate their haunted business caves without succumbing to the sleeping gas as the Pirates bell tolls certain …
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A quick dive into the characters of Ramo, Madame Cully, and Venus. Perhaps reimagined into the Resardos, these characters are the is the victims of this novels greatest crime: Villainization of the Roma people. Also they way overpaid for their new car. Join us on a study of who we believe these characters to be, and how these stories deserve to be …
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When a young life hangs in the balance between a life of garden based crime and the life of a physical therapist, only one thing can swing the scales towards justice: A wealthy aunt. Join Nancy, Bess, and George as they heroically find themselves split up, stuck, and ultimately ineffective time and time again. Will George get her clothes back? Will…
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