Putting God First and the Holy Relationships that flow from Our First Love
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All About Agatha is a podcast all about, well, Agatha. Agatha Christie, of course. The Queen of Crime, a real-life Dame of the British Empire and author of sixty-six mystery novels that spanned the Twentieth Century, defining a genre. For five years, Catherine Brobeck and Kemper Donovan revisited these novels in publication order, ranking them according to pre-set criteria (plot, character, etc.). Tragically, Catherine Brobeck passed away at the end of 2021. Since then, Kemper has completed ...
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Un podcast qui se penche sur l'oeuvre de la Reine du Crime, Agatha Christie. Nous abordons ses romans au rythme d'un livre par épisode, et un épisode par mois. Alors installez-vous confortablement et replongez-vous avec nous dans ces classiques qui ont façonné l'écriture du genre !
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Tea & Murder: An Agatha Christie Podcast
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The opposite of true crime. Part book club, part interview show, Tea & Murder is a podcast all about Agatha Christie and her work. Every episode, host Rebecca Thandi Norman has an exciting guest to discuss an Agatha Christie book, story, or play of their choice. With a smattering of literary analysis and a big dose of humor, Rebecca and her guest dive into why we like the things we like, what makes a great mystery, and every conceivable element of the Agatha Christie universe. Welcome to Tea ...
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It's Christmas in June! Star Over Bethlehem by Agatha Christie Mallowan (with a Guest Co-Host)
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You might want to pour yourself some egg nog and download one of those roaring digital fireplaces for today's offering, which is a rare Christmas-themed, and overtly religious, Christie short story. Many thanks to Sarah Hinlicky Wilson for co-hosting this episode with me. Click here to visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page. Click here t…
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I always enjoy hearing from my readers, but this recent email is special: from Barbara, a “wife, mum and nanna in the UK.” Barbara writes: I just wanted to send you a little message to tell you what a blessing your book “You are loved: praying with John” is being to me. I am fairly new to praying with beads, and recently felt a drawing in my heart …
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Nous retrouvons aujourd'hui Hercule Poirot et le Capitaine Hasting, qui a encore laissé sa femme en Argentine. Ils assistent au spectacle d’une imitatrice, Carlotta Adams. Cette dernière est capable avec un simple foulard d’incarner n’importe qui ou presque. Après la représentation, Hercule et Arthur se rendent au restaurant. Ils rencontrent par ha…
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The A.B.C. Murders with Ashley Norman
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How different is the work of a real-life private investigator to the work of Hercule Poirot? In this episode, host Rebecca Thandi Norman interviews her sister (!) Ashley Norman, who is a former private investigator. They discuss how Poirot's work is similar to her own, whether there are really "famous" detectives, and the plot of The A.B.C. Murders…
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All About Ableism in Agatha Christie (with Three Guest Co-Hosts)
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This episode is one of those happy occasions on which you all get to hear a voice--and a perspective--other than my own. Three voices, in fact. Many thanks to my co-hosts Jenni Bishop, Tina Hodgkinson, and Emma for a fabulous talk on such an important topic. Click here to visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page. Click here to pre-order my…
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It is good to read the stories in the New Testament and have a general idea of the meaning or lesson that the Gospel writers were trying to convey in capturing the teachings of Jesus. But it is even more meaningful when you see the story being lived out in our modern world. The Church of the Holy Trinity is an Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Ten…
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*Special Announcement* re Live Event at the International Agatha Christie Festival, Sept 2023
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Please join me if you can in Torquay on Thursday, 14 September 2023 at 7:00pm in the Spanish Barn! Visit the Festival's website here to check out my event, and all the other marvelous offerings. Click the link here to purchase tickets for my event.
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A Miss Marple Nightcap: Sanctuary by Agatha Christie
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What better way to celebrate Coronation Day than with a story Agatha Christie wrote to contribute to the restoration of Westminster Abbey? (No, really!) More such fun facts await you in this, our final Miss Marple story for the podcast.... Miss Marple is done! Long live Miss Marple! Please visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page here. Ple…
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Dans l'épisode de ce mois-ci nous retrouvons une douce vieille dame qui cache bien son jeu... Dans le petit village de Saint Mary Mead, Miss Marple reçoit quelques amis, dont son neveu Raymond West, auteur de livres “compliqués” et un ex-commissaire de Scotland Yard, Sir Henry Clithering. La conversation finit par tourner autour de crimes non éluci…
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Evil Under the Sun with Sophie Hannah
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In the penultimate episode of season 1 of "Tea & Murder: An Agatha Christie Podcast," host Rebecca Thandi Norman speaks with the current author of the Hercule Poirot series (as well as many of her own books!) Sophie Hannah. Sophie discusses one of her favorite Christie mysteries: Evil Under the Sun, why Poirot never gets to take a vacation, and wha…
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Things We Missed Along the Way: Lord Edgware Dies, A Murder is Announced, The Red Signal by Agatha Christie
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In this hodgepodge of an episode, I revisit Christie stories already covered, and discuss a number of adaptations--and one text!--that Catherine and I failed to mention the first time around. (Please know that spoilers will abound for these stories.) Please visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page here.…
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The Moving Finger with Laura Thompson
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Author of the biography Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life (2007), Laura Thompson, discusses the fabulous Marple mystery set in a small English village, The Moving Finger. She and host Rebecca Thandi Norman talk about Christie's coded-LGBTQ+ characters, which parts of the book they "buy" (and which they don't!), and whether you can enjoy Christies …
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A Hercule Poirot Amuse-Bouche: Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Agatha Christie
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If the teeth don't match, you must give your head a scratch. Au revoir, cher Poirot. Visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page here.
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This Thursday of Holy Week is known as Maundy Thursday where we commemorate the Last Supper where Jesus celebrated his final meal with his disciples. After washing His disciples’ feet as a sign of humility, Jesus gave them a new commandment, “"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love…
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Ce mois-ci nous retrouvons Hercule Poirot et le Capitaine Hastings dans La Maison du Péril. Hercule Poirot est en vacances à St Loo, une station balnéaire anglaise, avec son ami Hastings revenu d’Argentine pour quelques semaines. Ils savourent un thé sur la terrasse de leur hôtel lorsqu’ils rencontrent Miss Buckley qui semble être la victime de nom…
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Hallowe'en Party with Robin Stevens
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Author of the Murder Most Unladylike and Ministry of Unladylike Activity series, Robin Stevens knows a thing or two about writing murder mysteries. Her focus is on Young Adult (YA) fiction. Robin and host Rebecca Thandi Norman discuss the Poirot mystery Hallowe'en Party, why they keep coming back to it although they agree that it's not Christie's b…
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Interview with Kitty Murphy, Author of Death in Heels
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I had a great time chatting with debut author Kitty Murphy about the first book in her "Dublin Drag Mysteries" series. U.S. listeners can find Death in Heels at an indie bookstore by clicking this link. Click here to visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page.
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Five Little Pigs with Dr. John Curran
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Historian and writer Dr. John Curran joins the podcast this week to discuss his uncovering of Agatha Christie's secret notebooks and the book Five Little Pigs, a favorite of both he and host Rebecca Thandi Norman. Dr. Curran explains why he thinks people are currently overanalyzing Christie's work, while Rebecca makes the argument that certain anal…
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Did you ever wonder what it would be like to meet Agatha Christie in person? Well, here's your answer. Special thanks to Yasuo Sudoh, Dr. Ernestine Elster, and Norman Home for contributing to this episode. Please visit and subscribe to the Podcast's Patreon page here. You can read the L.A. Times article referenced in this episode (all about All Abo…
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On se retrouve aujourd'hui pour parler du roman Cinq Heures Vingt-Cinq. Dans une demeure au beau milieu de la lande de Dartmoor, six personnes se réunissent autour d'une petite table pour une séance de spiritisme. Le tension monte quand un esprit transmet un message pour le moins effrayant... "Capitaine Trevelyan... mort... meurtre." Est-ce une bla…
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The Body in the Library with Kate Finnigan
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British journalist Kate Finnigan has been an Agatha Christie fan since childhood, but hasn't re-read any of her favorites in years. She and host Rebecca Thandi Norman discuss the Miss Marple classic The Body in the Library, what it's like to read Christie's work from a feminist perspective, and why Miss Marple is such a subversie character. Follow …
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How Many Wonders Can One Island Hold? Manx Gold by Agatha Christie
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Is this the weirdest thing Christie ever wrote? Maybe! But let's embrace it, and journey together to the Isle of Man, where buried treasure awaits.... Please visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon account here.
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The Secret of Chimneys with Kemper Donovan
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It's a meeting of the Agatha Christie podcasts! Host of "All about Agatha" Kemper Donovan joins Rebecca Thandi Norman to discuss one of thelr least favorite books: The Secret of Chimneys. This is the second lowest-rated book on Kemper's podcast, so they're revisiting it to ask, is it really that bad? Turns out: kind of! Find out what both Kemper an…
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Live-Playing (!!) The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge by Agatha Christie... & Hunt a Killer
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In this episode, I try my hand at a "live game" experience based on a Poirot short story, which was provided to me for free by the game's creators.... And, spoiler, but I fail. Utterly. This episode is sponsored by the Art of Crime podcast. Check out their website here.
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We wonder why it seems like God doesn’t hear our cries. With Lent around the corner, I’m reminded of days of fasting and abstinence growing up in the Roman Catholic church. There was a sacrifice involved, but it was hard to not forget and accidentally eat meat on a Friday. It didn’t seem that fasting brought me any closer to God. In Isaiah 58, we h…
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The Man in the Brown Suit with Matias Vestergård
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Danish composer Matias Vestergård joins the podcast to discuss his love of the Orient Express (the train, not the book), writing an Agatha Christie-inspired opera, and why boats are such a great setting for both a mystery and, as it turns out, an opera. Listen to Matias's work: https://www.youtube.com/@matiasvestergardhansen6304 See Matias's Instag…
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At Duke Divinity School, the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health offers monthly webinars via zoom. I’m looking forward to the one this week: Spirituality, Recovery and Resilience: A Holistic Bio-Psycho-Social Spiritual Approach to Mental Health Treatment. (Anyone can join the free webinar: Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023, 11:00-12:00 CST. Zoom: http…
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A Revisitation of (a.k.a. *JUSTICE FOR*) The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie
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Double, double toil and trouble.... It's time for a second--and much closer--look at the grand estate of Chimneys and its many, many (no really: many) secrets! (Don't worry, that Macbeth quote will make more sense once you listen.) I had more fun than I've had in a long time creating this episode. I also missed my dear partner Catherine Brobeck so …
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Joyeux Anniversaire Nous ! Que la deuxième saison commence ! Nous vous proposons pour commencer cette nouvelle année un épisode consacré au Mystérieux Mr Quinn ! Dans ce recueil de nouvelles, nous assistons à une classique soirée de Nouvel An. Alors que minuit approche, Mr Satterthwaite, fin observateur de la nature humaine, sent que le véritable é…
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Writer, stylist, and sustainable fashion expert Aja Barber reads her first Agatha Christie in order to discuss Cards on the Table with host Rebecca Thandi Norman. As an avid reader, what does Aja think of Christie's work, and will she be reading another mystery? Listen to her first impressions, including whether she'd want to hang out with Poirot a…
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What a world we live in where Catherine and I are not the only two fanatics who have taken it upon ourselves to rank every single one of Agatha Christie's 66 mystery novels. In this episode, I delight in comparing and contrasting the All About Agatha grid with two other worthy offerings.... I hope you enjoy the nerdfest; it was a blast to record. S…
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The Four Suspects with Kelsey McKinney
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Host of the podcast "Normal Gossip," founder of Defector Media, and author Kelsey McKinney is on the podcast to chat about the story "The Four Suspects" in the book of Marple short stories The Thirteen Problems. Kelsey and host Rebecca Thandi Norman discuss how gossip and mysteries are intertwined, and what makes a good gossip versus a good mystery…
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Many of us had high expectations for 2022. After two years of the pandemic, 2022 had to be a better year. I heard a lot of people anxious to get back to “normal” and others vowed to make some changes and be thoughtful in their commitments. We were all relieved that the pandemic had subsided and that we had medications that at least made for lesser …
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Interview with Maureen Johnson, Author of Nine Liars
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What a joyous and festive way to close out 2022, by chatting with Maureen Johnson, the talented writer of YA mysteries very much inspired by Agatha Christie. Happy New Year, one and all! Please visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page. This episode is sponsored by Britbox. Remember that if you buy a gift subscription this holiday season, y…
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Pour finir l'année en beauté, voici le premier épisode avec Miss Marple et dernier de notre première saison. Nous parlons aujourd'hui de L'Affaire Protheroe. Leonard Clement est le pasteur d’un petit village typiquement anglais du nom de St Mary Mead. La vie s’y écoule tranquillement, rythmée par les cancans partagés lors des thés hebdomadaires réu…
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Author Jean Kwok discusses A Caribbean Mystery, the Miss Marple book she took inspiration from in her latest story, "The Jade Empress." This story is part of the new MARPLE book: 12 Miss Marple stories by 12 different authors. She chats about what it was like to take on such an icon, how Agatha Christie was part of her journey in learning English, …
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And Now There Is None: The Final State of the Rankings... with John Curran!!
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My guest co-host John Curran certainly kept me on my toes (and I never expected to be forced to defend poor Nemesis as much as I was!), but I can truthfully say that having him on was the perfect event for this festive, end-of-year period. Happy holidays to all who celebrate, and please enjoy this very, very special episode. Please visit and subscr…
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