Murder Club for Beginners Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Do you love reading murder mysteries? Listen to true crime podcasts? Discuss with your friends about the best ways to bury a body? Well so do we! We are high school friends, Nic and Mel and we started the Murder Club a couple of years ago so we could share our love of murder mysteries. Join us as we chat about our favourite books, podcasts and answer the strange questions that pop into our minds. We also talk about running and some serious topics too.
"Welcome back to the first episode of season 2 of Murder Club for Beginners. In this installment, get ready to dive deep into the captivating world of authorship and binge-worthy entertainment with your hosts, Mel and Nik.
After a brief hiatus, Mel returns with an exciting announcement - her brand-new book - My Life as a Superhero (now Norm), a middle grade fiction book has been published on Amazon and will be in book stores soon. From the sparks of creativity to the challenges of bringing words to life on the page.
But that's not all! As avid enthusiasts of the screen, Mel andNik dish out their top recommendations for what's lighting up their TV screens. From gripping dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies (not really), they've got you covered with the ultimate guide to your next binge-watch obsession.
So grab your favourite beverage, cozy up, and join us for an episode packed with insights, laughs, and a whole lot of entertainment inspiration.
Mel's watching - High Country: An Australian Murder Mystery set in Tasmania
Nik is watching - Beyond Paradise. A British murder mystery set in Brighton, England.
We are back for a Christmas Special - what happened to Nic's neighbours the Buttons. A little light listening for your Christmas celebrations.
Feel free to send us a note @murderclubforbeginnerspodcast - we would love to hear your stories.
Keep safe over Xmas and don't murder anyone.
See you in 2024.
This episode was a Have ou Seen a Woodchipper Lately Production.
This week we discuss an article in the news we stumbled upon about a group of teenagers who murdered a man in Canada. We discuss the judges ruling to not release the name of the alleged girls. What are your thoughts?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/10/toronto-man-killed-teenage-girls-identified
This week we talk about murderous cats and of course other things murder club for beginners.
One of our listeners has shared her backseat with us (via Nic) and we really did wonder what she planned to do with those tools. Listen to find out what tools she had in her back seat and how we might use them to dispose of a dead body.
We share a short haunted tale of a man to have possibly been presumed as Jack the Ripper. A pretty loose tale in our minds and Nic shares 10 celebs who died at 50, as her birthday looms.
Had you heard of the Darwin awards before last weeks episode. We hadn't. But as you know we are fascinated with silly things so we had to dig a little deeper. Listen to some of the Darwin Awards we found amusing.
Who knew their were Darwin awards for the stupidest deaths. We didn't and if you didn't you will in this episode as Nic shares some of the ones that made her frown and shake her head. Mel shares a story of two lovers and the movie they inspired.
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Nic goes down a dark hole this week as she explores stinky murders, which she can't find any and mass murders. Listeners this is a content warning.
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This week we step into the darker world of murder with a number of female murderers and also have another spy type story.
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We revisit last week's spy story and Nic has unearthed a serial bigamy murderer from the 1900's.
Further information about the murder of Gareth Williams -
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-57448396.amp
https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/what-happened-gareth-williams-mysterious-28157430.amp
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This week Mel and Nic discuss the Rasputin and a Houdini like murder of a M16 spy. These really below in a Marple book and not out in the real world.
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Nic and Mel discuss more Agatha Christie type murders and have an idea for next weeks episode. Yes, can't you tell. This is all unscripted, but fun.
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This week Mel and Nic discuss the rewrite of Mel’s new book, Murder Club for Beginners and one of her running friends and our listeners wants to be featured in Mel’s book. The two discuss the latest mystery shows they have been watching with the usual side tracks, swerves and gaggles.
Neither Nic or Mel have prepared anything this week? Most weeks one of them has done a little prep, but the week creeped up on them like the dark thing creeping up on Mel in her room (only kidding).
Enjoy this week. Usual recording resumes next week.
We were always going to get to this episode, we just didn't know it until now. What are the worse places to dispose of a dead body. Nic and Mel gives themselves 5 minutes to see what they can discover and share with each other.
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Nic shares some very strange circumstances of how some famous people died and Mel discovers more creative ways to hide and dispose of a dead body.
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This week we talk about comforting crime shows we love and of course we can't help throw in a little poison.
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This week we discuss poisonous murders and a husband who is on trial for possibly murdering his wife and the google evidence that tells a horrifying story.
Drop us a line if you have an interesting murder.
This week Nik and Mel are together in Melbourne sharing their love of murderous questions. They discuss faking their own death and who they would frame. As well as a little about others who faked their own death. Join them as they share a wine or three and talk about the silly antics of Murder Club for Beginners.
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In this episode, Nic shares some mysterious disappearances that occurred in and around her hometown of Brisbane over the last 80 or so years. All are unsolved. We discuss running, so close your ears for those who find running a yawn gaping conversation. More murder mysteries and why Mel doesn’t like Perry Mason. Email us at - murderclubforbeginnersp@gmail.com with your sightings of Craig, woodchippers or any interesting stories. Follow us on Instagram @murderclubeforbeginnerspodcast
This is the episode we talk about cake. Yes, cake and sweet treats.
Mel asks Nic, what would she do if Craig started to cook for her, bring her sweet treats, and if she found a bottle of arsenic in the garage. You’ll be surprised at Nic’s answer, Mel was.
In this episode, we continue down the rabbit hole for best ways to dispose of a dead body. Some good and others not so good, but just brilliantly funny. Nic shares with us some copycat killers in the vein of the zodiac killer and Jack the Ripper. Be warned there are some grizzly bits in this episode. Also we talk about Craig and that woodchipper.
This week we discover more ways to dispose of a dead body and discuss their reliability. Nic has done some research into places Mel shouldn't move because there has been a murder. Where should she move and not?
This week we ask Nic would she give up Seto to save the world? What about her husband? We re-explore a little more about the underground tunnels in Melbourne and we explore some more ways to get rid of a dead body (of course) and Set decides to join in.
Source: https://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/tunnels-under-melbourne
This week we discuss what you could use to mask a dead body. Nic's short story, the accident killer kitten, Mittens and the mafioso style killings of bodies that have now appeared in Lake Mead.
Lead Mead article:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/31/lake-mead-human-remains-identification-climate-crisis
This week, Nic is out running somewhere so it's only a short episode where we share some of the murder mystery shows we're watching at the moment. Next week we'll be back in full force with more of the Murder Club suggestions and yours.
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This week Nic and Mel discuss the Fall, getting rid of a body in a volcano, shooting ashes out of fireworks and Mel discusses how she decides to kill off a character in her book, also called Murder Club for Beginners.
Source links
https://listverse.com/2018/07/07/10-ways-to-get-rid-of-a-body-and-how-theyd-really-work-out/
We get a bit serious this week when Nic poses the question, would you call the police if you saw a dead body? We also talk running and that Nic didn’t tell Mel that she had signed up for a half marathon in New York in March. We share our research about urban myths and discover that hippos don’t eat people (who knew - ok, so maybe you did!)
This week we discuss urban myths on the London tube, Crown Casino and the leg of lamb. Oh and off course discuss your favourite ways to get rid of a body