MaYaND 017: CB 14: The Whispering Statue (1970)

MaYaND 018: CB 15: The Haunted Bridge (1972)

In this episode, Meghan and Colleen discuss bad massages, misleading phone game ads, and The Wizard of Oz, as well as the actual contents of The Haunted Bridge (1972)! To see visuals of the images discussed in this (or any) episode, go to patreon.com/nancydrew [http://patreon.com/nancydrew] (images are not behind a paywall)! For episode transcripts, please visit meandyouandnancydrew.com/transcripts [/transcripts]

MaYaND Episode 017.5: Outtakes from Episodes 005-009

NOTE: This episode, unlike the episodes in our main feed, contains swear words, so it is not necessarily family-friendly! Due to a combination of two tech weeks in a row for two different back-to-back plays (Colleen), a terribly-timed case of strep throat (Colleen), and technical difficulties (somehow, also Colleen), there is no regular episode this weekend, so we hope you enjoy the combined bloopers from our 5th-9th episodes! If you like these and want the bloopers for each episode to be in your feed at the same time as each actual episode is, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/nancydrew [http://patreon.com/nancydrew] (and, again, we apologize for the lack of a regular episode; thanks for your patience).

MaYaND 017: CB 14: The Whispering Statue (1970)

In this episode, Meghan and Colleen discuss American cheese wrappers, unpasteurized milk, and advice for the criminals in this book to do their crimes better, as well as the actual contents of The Whispering Statue (1970)! To see visuals of the images discussed in this (or any) episode, go to patreon.com/nancydrew [http://patreon.com/nancydrew] (images are not behind a paywall)! For episode transcripts, please visit meandyouandnancydrew.com/transcripts [/transcripts]

MaYaND 016: CB 13: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1974)

In this episode, Meghan and Colleen discuss becoming a squid, badly-labeled books, and the benefits of administering stimulants to (fictional) children, as well as the actual contents of The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1974)! Note: There are very brief mentions in this episode of the child abuse in this book (7:27-7:30 and 1:00:55-1:00:59) and there is a brief discussion of a character’s suicide attempt (1:01:55-1:02:57). Additionally, this 1974 book does not do a great job of portraying characters from/in India, just so you’re aware going in. We cover the things they do somewhat well with and the things that…have aged badly…but we wanted to let people up front. If that’s not your cup of tea, obviously feel free to skip this episode. As a palate cleanser, we would like to recommend Supriya Kelkar’s awesome middle grade book American As Paneer Pie (2020), a story of identity and navigating differences as your community feels like it’s changing around you, with positive representation of Indian-American characters! To see visuals of the images discussed in this (or any) episode, go to patreon.com/nancydrew [http://patreon.com/nancydrew] (images are not behind a paywall)! For episode transcripts, please visit meandyouandnancydrew.com/transcripts [/transcripts]

MaYaND 015: CB 12: The Message in the Hollow Oak

In this episode, Meghan and Colleen discuss talking goats, barking boyfriends, and fish balls, as well as the actual contents of The Message in the Hollow Oak (1972)! Note: In this 1972 book, the characters are on an archeological dig, spending most of the time at the dig exhuming indigenous bodies and their artifacts, and not being, shall we say, culturally sensitive in any way, shape, or form. We don’t talk about it the entire episode, but it is the setting of the book, so it does get discussed. If that’s not your cup of tea, obviously feel free to skip this episode. Some info (with visuals) about the Hopewell tradition: https://openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/exhibits/show/moundbuildersart/moundbuilders/middlewoodland [https://openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/exhibits/show/moundbuildersart/moundbuilders/middlewoodland] Additional info about the Hopewell tradition: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/anthropology/hopewell-culture [https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/anthropology/hopewell-culture] The interesting path of the idiom “rats fleeing a sinking ship,” discussed in the Gumshoe Game Show: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/like-rats-fleeing-a-sinking-ship-history [https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/like-rats-fleeing-a-sinking-ship-history] To hear the fascinating and fantastic stories of indigenous archeologists, we recommend the Heritage Voices podcast: https://livingheritageanthropology.org/heritage-voices-podcast [https://livingheritageanthropology.org/heritage-voices-podcast] We also recommend the 2024 book Working As Indigenous Archeologists: https://www.routledge.com/Working-as-Indigenous-Archaeologists-Reckoning-New-Paths-Between-Past-and-Present-Lives/Nicholas-Watkins/p/book/9781032025377 [https://www.routledge.com/Working-as-Indigenous-Archaeologists-Reckoning-New-Paths-Between-Past-and-Present-Lives/Nicholas-Watkins/p/book/9781032025377] To see visuals of the images discussed in this (or any) episode, go to patreon.com/nancydrew [http://patreon.com/nancydrew] (images are not behind a paywall)! For episode transcripts, please visit meandyouandnancydrew.com/transcripts [/transcripts]