Murder at Birdland

Podcast by Mike Steinel

English

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About Murder at Birdland

In the fall of 2001, Martin Spencer—a fifty-one-year-old clinical psychologist from Topeka—faces three life-altering revelations in a single week: the death of his father, the shocking truth that his biological father—a jazz trumpeter—was murdered half a century earlier, and the discovery that he can travel through time using photographs. His journeys carry him to the heart of jazz itself: New York City's 52nd Street in the late 1940s, at the height of the bebop era. There, he finds himself in the company of legends—Art Tatum, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Red Rodney—while navigating a dangerous web of mob ties, corrupt cops, and federal agents. Caught between past and present, music and murder, Martin must uncover the truth about his father's death. But in chasing history, he also finds something unexpected: romance.

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20 episodes

Episode 20 (Final) - A California Bungalo/Road Trip

Martin wakes once again in a New York hospital—but this time the calendar tells a different story. Before leaving the city, he takes one last walk through its streets. The neon and music of 52nd Street have vanished, and the Dunham exists only as a memory. He returns to Kansas and makes one more desperate jump to find Sondra.

2 Mar 2026 - 36 min

Episode 19 - 24 Hours/It Happens

As the clock ticks toward 11:50, Martin braces for the moment he has been moving toward all along. The hours are charged with contradiction: dread of what will happen beneath the Birdland awning, and an unexpectedly joyful stretch of time with his father. In the end, Vincent is right—it does not unfold the way Martin believes it will. In a shadowed alley, he finally confronts the truth.

23 Feb 2026 - 33 min

Episode 18 - A Stone Tumbles

With violence pressing on him like a raging current, Martin is forced into a split-second choice that reveals a side of himself he's never known. As past and present collide in uncanny ways, he resolves to seize control of his fate. The chapter ends with an unexpected encounter that signals everything is about to change.

16 Feb 2026 - 22 min

Episode 17 - A Family Reunion/Sondra Comes home

In this episode, we're reintroduced to Vincent Costello, Martin's uncle, who has traveled back to 1949 with a gun and a plan: force Martin to return with him to 2001. We gain new insight into who may have killed Tony Martin—and why—but far more questions remain unanswered. An unexpected altercation involving Sondra's cats spirals into a sudden and disturbing act of violence.

9 Feb 2026 - 31 min

Episode 16 - The Bank Clock/Show Me

Shooter drags Martin to Times Square expecting answers—and gets a very different trip that reveals the truth about Martin's secret. As Martin and Sondra travel into the past, they grow closer. Martin is faced with a decision but before he can make it he is interrupted by an unexpected visitor. Note this Episode features a composition by Mike Steinel which is part of the Murder at Birdland Suite: Wierdo.

2 Feb 2026 - 26 min

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