WereColumbo EP1: Murder by the Howl | Murder by the Book Recap

WereColumbo EP2: Death Lends a Paw | Death Lends a Hand Recap

This week, A.J. and Heather return to the world of Lieutenant Columbo to discuss the Season 1 classic Death Lends a Hand. Before getting to the case, the hosts dive into a birthday road-rage incident, the strange psychology of yelling at people from inside cars, and whether we'd all be a little kinder if we had to walk everywhere. Want to jump straight to the episode discussion?   🕵️ Columbo recap begins at 00:05:55:21 Then it's on to private investigator Brimmer, blackmail, beachside murder, and one of Columbo's earliest battles of wits. Along the way, the hosts discuss: - Why Brimmer's plan is simultaneously clever and incredibly stupid. - Rich people behaving in bafflingly rich-people ways. - The strange butler hanging out in a corporate office. - Columbo's surprisingly strong "werewolf energy" moments in this episode. - A motorcycle cop who unknowingly pulls over another cop. - The golf pro's aggressively flirtatious teaching style. - The backyard landline that may qualify as peak rich-white-privilege. ### In This Episode - 00:00:00 – Intro and birthday road-rage story - 00:05:55:21 – Death Lends a Hand recap begins - Favorite Columbo moments and standout scenes - Rich White Privilege Moment of the Week - Werewolf Columbo sightings - The mystery of Brimmer's elaborate cover-up - People crawling around in trunks - Legal assistance from a Matt ### Episode Discussed Columbo Season 1, Episode 2: Death Lends a Hand   Original air date: November 17, 1971. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and join us next week for another case where Lieutenant Columbo asks just one more question… and may or may not be a werewolf.

WereColumbo EP1: Murder by the Howl | Murder by the Book Recap

In the premiere episode of WereColumbo, a Columbo recap podcast, we revisit the very first episode of Columbo, Murder by the Book. We break down the pilot mystery starring the wonderfully smug Jack Cassidy, talk through the crime step by step, and admire just how confident this murderer is despite making some… questionable decisions. Along the way we get into mystery-writing partnerships, suspicious champagne toasts, grocery-store alibis, and the many little details that make this episode such a great introduction to Columbo’s world.    But WereColumbo isn’t just another Columbo podcast. Each episode we revisit a classic case and tackle the question television history somehow failed to ask: when exactly should Lieutenant Columbo turn into a werewolf? As we revisit Murder by the Book, we debate the best possible moment for the transformation while appreciating Columbo’s famously rumpled investigative style and the cozy mystery formula that made the series a classic.   This episode contains explicit language and occasional strong opinions about 1970s mystery writers.