Week 1
We’re shaking things up for the month of December! For the next four weeks you’ll get a brand new episode along the same theme: the game Crack the Case. It’s Casemas 2: Electric Boogaloo!
Crack the Case is a Milton Bradley party game that came out in 1993, where players ask yes or no questions in order to solve a mystery. We’re putting our detective skills to the test!
Katy hosts week one, where we talk about how time works, a weird crime show trope, and the glories of American insurance systems. Katy shares mostly correct information about Houdini’s death, Carrie brings up Murder She Wrote again, Maddy comes up with a new post-confession penance task, and Mack starts right away with the Christmas rum.
TW: Death by suicide, unspecified terminal illness, blasphemy
Show Notes:
Most of Katy’s/Maddy’s/Carrie’s Houdini death info was correct but here it is fully corrected and in more detail (sourced from Wikipedia):
- October 22nd, 1926, Montreal: In his dressing room at the Princess Theater, Houdini was punched repeatedly in the stomach by Jocelyn Gordon Whitehead after saying his stomach could endure a lot of punches. Houdini performed his show that night in some pain.
- October 22nd-24th, traveling from Montreal to Detroit: He got worse when traveling and after finally seeing a doctor, he had a fever of 102° and was told he had acute appendicitis. It was advised he should have surgery right away. He did not and kept going.
- October 24th, 1926, Detroit: Despite feeling terrible with a fever now at 104°, Houdini took the stage at the Garrick Theater. He reportedly collapsed, but was revived and continued the show. He finished and was then immediately hospitalized at Grace Hospital in Detroit.
- October 31, 1926, Detroit: Harry Houdini died of peritonitis, secondary to a ruptured appendix, at 1:26 p.m. in Room 401 at Grace Hospital, aged 52.
It is technically unclear if the stomach punch caused the death – he could have already been suffering from appendicitis or it could have been agitated by the punches – but ultimately his insurance company concluded his death was due to the dressing-room incident.
Week 2
Carrie hosts this aggressively accent-heavy week two, where we talk about expensive habits, guess random Halloween costumes, and do multiple impressions. Katy is bummed by hate for National Treasure, Carrie complains about her adorable dimples, Maddy will not be happy anymore, and Mack reads the IMDb from 1993.
Week 3
Maddy hosts week three, where we discuss confusing plane crashes, vampires, reindeer feeding tips, and setting farts on fire. Katy lists a disappointingly short list of mythologies for someone who took a whole mythology class, Carrie unfortunately has an excellent memory, Maddy channels her inner newscaster, and Mack gets creative with names. Only one round of accent attempts in this one!
Week 4
Mack hosts week four, where we talk about obsolete retail chains, give practical advice on handling large birds, and decide who we would be in the Garfield Universe. Katy explains Buffy metaphors, Carrie shares facts she learned from Letterkenny, Maddy sings an old church hymn, and Mack does some method voice acting. We also share an announcement about next year’s schedule; be sure to listen to the very end!
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