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Columbo - Any Old Port in a Storm

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! This episode we've got a real doozy for you: the iconic Donald Pleasence performance from "Any Old Port in a Storm!" Columbo meets a murderer who is equal parts hate-able, relatable, and truly obsessed with wine. The two seemingly hit it off despite Columbo's pursuit of the truth, which results in a fascinating episode with plenty of great conversations and meandering investigations. We also discuss reaching the age of birding, Escape from New York, and our pivot in plans for next episode as well. May our enemies never be as happy as we are at this moment!

NEXT TIME: Agatha Christie's Poirot - S01E01 "The Adventure of the Clapham Cook"

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The Decagon House Murders (Part 2)

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're tossed back onto the island, now with a roaring fire to keep us company! Sure is toasty in here! We discuss the true killer, the murders from before, and how it all clicks together. Did any of our predictions come true? Well, we got closer than maybe we thought we could. Also discussed are the fates of the other victims, our thoughts on the reveal, and of course getting sidetracked in Tomodachi Life. Island living, baby!

NEXT TIME: Columbo - Any Old Port in a Storm (TV movie, 1973)

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The Decagon House Murders (Part 1)

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Ahh, feels good to sink back into some comfortable pajamas, sit back, and read a book about the dark sin underpinning all of society as several classmates slowly unravel their friendships and turn against one another in a horrible murder plot! That's built on top of an earlier murder plot! We dive into The Decagon House Murders, the iconic novel from Yukito Ayatsuji that ushered in the era of shin honkaku mysteries! We debate the possible motives and killers, lounge around with Shimada and Kawaminami as they investigate, and discuss the possibility of our own murder mystery island vacation one day. It's got the juice, folks!

NEXT TIME: The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji (rest of book)

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Schlock Homes (Part 2)

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Well, is everyone sick of puns now? We are! Oh baby, we just fought uphill and back, through two anime conventions, illness, and more life stuff, but we made it! Schlock Homes is complete. Bathroom readers were not meant to be shotgunned back-to-back like this. However, we still find some fun bits to appreciate, like Homes and Watney's excessive drinking, Watney's desire to watch cartoons, art history humor for Rose, and several goofy punctuation jokes that work amazingly on the page but are a bit harder to describe. So long, and thanks for all the Fish!

NEXT TIME: The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji (first 6 chapters)

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Schlock Homes (Part 1)

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! You better be ready for some puns! Actually, not just some puns... a TON of puns! This wacky parody of Sherlock Homes by Robert L. Fish is a silly pun-vehicle, delivering dump trucks full of every possible pun imaginable. The whole time the two confidently stumble into the wrong solution - but they're solutions nonetheless. Did we expire under the weight of these puns? Or did we perhaps split this book into two parts, so as to not suffer unduly? Well, simply look at the "Part 1" in the title and see if you can deduce the solution, my dear Watney!

NEXT TIME: Schlock Homes: The Complete Bagel Street Saga by Robert L. Fish (Part 2!)

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Part 2)

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're back to crack the case of who murdered Roger Ackroyd! Did we have any good guesses? How close did we get to the truth? Well, we've actually got a wide spread! We discuss owls, poisons, Dr. Sexism, and being able to pull one over on your readers from beyond the grave! We also talk in general about misdirection, the role of the unreliable narrator, and our favorite character Caroline's ability to solve crimes! Did you read along or solve the crime, dear listener? Let's discuss!

Content warning/heads up: this episode features plenty of discussion about suicide via poisoning yourself.

NEXT TIME: Schlock Homes: The Complete Bagel Street Saga by Robert L. Fish

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Part 1)

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're doing it! We're finally doing it! It's time for the queen of mysteries herself, Agatha Christie, to make her UAR debut! We're quickly enamored by the cast of characters here, such as our sexist narrator Dr. Sheppard, his gossiping sister Caroline, and the sweet yet stalwart Flora. Of course, it all orbits around our clever and persnickety detective, Hercule Poirot, who apparently was a surprise to Tiago! We theorize about the possible murderer, the motive, and whether you should listen to our podcast when you have a fever. Also discussed: high society, Mr. Robot, and TUBI!!!!

NEXT TIME: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Chapters 14 through end)

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Part 2)

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! This episode we have a bundle of fun stories featuring the world's greatest detective, ranging from marital problems to elaborate schemes to convince your daughter's fiancé that she doesn't love him anymore. Does a wild goose chase sound fun? Because there's one in here - literally! We also cover the iconic "Adventure of the Speckled Band," which looms large in the Holmes canon. Oh, and how do you feel about marrying your cousin? Not great, huh? Between all of that we find time to get a little wacky, and I've included roughly 10 minutes of bonus discussion from the pre-show as we warm up, in case you want a little extra UAR in your life.

NEXT TIME: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Chapters 1 through 13)

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Part 1)

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're diving back into the Thames with the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes! In this collection we cover several strange tales and mysteries that Holmes and Watson solve, such as a missing husband, a stepfather masquerading as someone else, some southern racists, and the only woman to ever beat Sherlock Holmes in a battle of wits! We also devolve into discussing Death Note, drugs, and hanging out with your bestie while married. What'll we get up to next?! (Probably more Sherlock, actually.)

NEXT TIME: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, stories 7 through 12

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Columbo - Etude in Black

NEXT TIME: Columbo, Etude in Black

Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Time to start 2026 with a beautiful fantasy: a world in which cops are good, rich men get their comeuppance, and every murder gets solved. Yes, we're back with our good friend Columbo, who is this time up against John Cassavetes as Alex Benedict, an arrogant orchestra conductor that murders his mistress. We discuss the first appearance of the bestest little guy Dog, the wise-beyond-her-years neighbor girl Audrey, and of course, the (technically) first time Gwyneth Paltrow is on film. Yes, we talk about Goop. Also, we make an announcement at the end: Dessy will be stepping back from the podcast for a bit due to scheduling and personal reasons, but don't worry! Anytime things line up, we'll have them back on (they just won't be a regular for the time being). Whenever a new AA game comes out though, we'll be sure to reunite the full cast, so... Capcom? You're on notice!

NEXT TIME: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, stories 1 through 6

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Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're off for the holidays, so instead we're putting out a little playlist of some of our favorite Ace Attorney music tracks! Ben is your sole host as he runs through everyone's selections. This list is NOT ordered, and NOT comprehensive, but we are spoiled for riches within the musical world of Ace Attorney, aren't we? Rose, Tiago, Dessy, and Ben all pick some of their favorite tracks, and there's even one all four of them agree on! Join us for an offbeat holiday episode! We hope your holiday season was comforting and full of joy, and we also wish you a happy new year! Let's hope 2026 is the year of Ace Attorney returning… but, maybe we shouldn't jinx it…

NEXT TIME: Columbo, Etude in Black

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Wake Up Dead Man

Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Except, this time it's something inspired by the inspirations we've covered so far! Wake Up Dead Man is the latest Benoit Blanc mystery film from Rian Johnson, of Knives Out fame. This time going for a dark, gothic mystery bathed in religion, Blanc assists Father Jud who's (of course) been accused of murder. A big, stellar cast, excellent cinematography, and plenty of humor keep us entertained this time around, although we do have a few critiques as well! We dive into just how Catholic this movie is, the excellent performances from Josh O'Connor and Daniel Craig, and we even have our usual diversions to talk about another movie or two. Join us, won't you?

NEXT TIME: Our favorite Ace Attorney music, maybe?!

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Ace Attorney Musical 1 WATCHALONG!

Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We made it to episode 100! Wow! Thanks for sticking with us for this long! To celebrate, we're doing a watchalong of the first Ace Attorney/Gyakuten Saiban musical by the Takarazuka Revue: Gyakuten Saiban: The Truth Reborn! Grab your copy of the video and sync it up with us as we do a little MST3K (or Rifftrax), and talk over this entertaining production. (You may need to find such a video file on an archive on the internet.) This is our longest episode ever and hopefully you'll enjoy this wacky and extra-special episode 100 to celebrate this milestone! Thank you for listening, and for coming along with us as we enjoy Ace Attorney!

NEXT TIME: Wake Up Dead Man

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Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! This time we're inverting things and talking to someone inspired by Ace Attorney, Famicom Detective Club, and Hotel Dusk! Joey from Armonica is the lead developer on Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved, which is a soon-to-be-released adventure game with a command select interface and a groovy soundtrack! We discuss his inspirations, work on the game, and the game design ethos behind it. We also evangelize the command select menus, adventure games as a whole, and get a few tangents in there, too! (Let us know if you like the idea of interviewing game devs about their work in the adventure game and visual novel genres more in the future!)

NEXT TIME: Episode 100 Celebration!

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The Portopia Serial Murder Case

Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Dessy returns, and we discuss one of the most influential games of all time, but has never come out in English officially! The Portopia Serial Murder Case is an early adventure game made by Yuji Horii, which combines adventure game mechanics with text adventures and hard-boiled detective stories! The result? A surprising game that seems almost banal and short by today's standards, but had a huge impact on creators like Hideo Kojima, Eiji Aonuma, Shu Takumi, and many, many more. We discuss Portopia '81, Ace Attorney canon fursonas, spending time at the long day factory, and uh... police brutality! A little something for everyone!

NEXT TIME: Bonus Episode! Interview with Joey from Armonic, chatting about Detective Instinct: Farewell My Beloved!

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The Roman Hat Mystery (Part 2)

Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Unfortunately Dessy is still out, but will be back next time! We dive back into the world of 1929 New York with Inspector Queen and his son Ellery, and end up with even more racism than before to deal with! It even factors into the motive of the killer! We deal with that as best we can, discuss the witnesses and our favorite side characters, whether the book has too much investigating, and if Ellery can be normal at all. Tiago defends Angela Russo (no surprise there!), Rose critiques a confusing scene, and then we all get distracted talking about future Ace Attorney stuff and if it'll ever even happen. The clock is ticking, Capcom! The 25th anniversary is next year!

NEXT TIME: The Portopia Serial Murder Case - NES Version

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The Roman Hat Mystery (Part 2)

Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Unfortunately Dessy is still out, but will be back next time! We dive back into the world of 1929 New York with Inspector Queen and his son Ellery, and end up with even more racism than before to deal with! It even factors into the motive of the killer! We deal with that as best we can, discuss the witnesses and our favorite side characters, whether the book has too much investigating, and if Ellery can be normal at all. Tiago defends Angela Russo (no surprise there!), Rose critiques a confusing scene, and then we all get distracted talking about future Ace Attorney stuff and if it'll ever even happen. The clock is ticking, Capcom! The 25th anniversary is next year!

NEXT TIME: The Portopia Serial Murder Case - NES Version

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