A Podcast About Columbo
Next up is season ten’s “Columbo Goes to College,” in which the Lieutenant is asked to be the guest lecturer for a criminology course. When the professor winds up murdered before the class is through, it seems the kids are going to get some first-hand education in homicide. Joining in the discussion will be returning guest Richard Massara. The episode is available on DVD.
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We’ll be returning from our brief hiatus with “It’s All in the Game,” a season twelve episode that pits Columbo against Faye Dunaway, as he investigates the murder of her rake of a lover. Writer and cartoonist Carolita Johnson (The New Yorker) returns as our guest.
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Two returns for the next show- William Shatner as the killer and Alex Knapp (forbes.com) as our guest. It’s season twelve’s “Butterfly in Shades of Grey,” which has Shatner as a murderous and possessive conservative talk radio host who will do anything to keep his adopted daughter creepy close.
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What happens when one of LA’s top police brass is the last one who wants Columbo to find the killer? We’ll find out, in season three’s “A Friend in Deed,” starring Richard Kiley. Ron Hogan (beatrice.com) will be here to talk it over with Jon and RJ. The episode is available on DVD and Netflix Instant.
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It’s the TV movie based on the play based on the short story that started everything- “Prescription: Murder,” the absolute, first Columbo. Find out where it all came from and who played Lt. Columbo well before Peter Falk took on the role! Well-versed guest Tilt Araiza (The Sitcom Club) joins Jon and RJ as they go back, back, back to the very beginning.
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In season eight’s “Sex and the Married Detective,” Columbo enters the world of sex therapy, courtesans and brass instruments to solve a murder involving a mysterious femme fatale with the exotic name of Lisa. “Hollywood” Steve Huey (Yacht Rock, VH1) joins Jon and RJ to unravel this mess.
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Leonard Nimoy plays such an evil, evil man in season two’s “A Stitch in Crime.” He even gets Columbo angry! Zack Handlen (The AV Club) joins Jon and RJ to open this one up and see what’s inside.
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Get out your creams and astringents, it’s time to jump into the cutthroat world of beauty products with season three’s “Lovely But Lethal.” Vera Miles kills Martin Sheen with science and there isn’t nearly enough Vincent Price. Joining Jon and RJ will be Elle Collins (Into It).
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Double your pleasure, double your fun, double your MURDER? In season two’s “Double Shock,” Martin Landau plays twin homicidal brothers who off their rich old uncle before he can get married to Julie Newmar. Writer Abed Gheith (Rick and Morty, Channel 101) will be helping Jon and RJ see double.
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On the next show, we’ll be discussing season one’s “Suitable for Framing,” in which Ross Martin offs his uncle to get control of the old man’s valuable art collection. Also, Vic Tayback as some sort of laid back post-hippie artist? Crazy, man. Manning Krull returns to the program to talk about the whole crazy thing. The episode is available on Netflix Instant and DVD.
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