Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Today we have a very special episode for you: it's Tiago's birthday when we recorded this, and you'll hear about it no less than seven times during the runtime (possibly more)! Oh, and we also watched Murder on the Orient Express, the 1974 adaptation of the iconic Agatha Christie novel of the same name. We forget actor's names, discuss the ethics of the case, marvel at how cool trains are, and once again reiterate our support for women's wrongs. This episode also features an after-action report from Anime Boston 2025, recalling the Ace Attorney cosplays spotted at the convention, some Alien (1979) trivia, and trip planning advice for the Boston Pride Parade. Be there or be square!

NEXT TIME: Columbo S01E04: "Suitable for Framing"

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Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We wrap up our coverage of The Innocence of Father Brown with some wild ups and downs, between atheist cobblers, hammers plummeting from the skies, journeying to fairyland, and worshiping the sun the sun the sun! We also deal with some old-timey racism, wonder whether women can wield hammers, and all the fun Catholicism can hold for us. Or not. Any resonance with a rickety house perched precariously over train tracks has nothing to do with Tiago's apartment right next to a train stop is incidental at most! We end up packaging our little Father Brown into a suitcase and sending him on his way, and we wish him well. We had a wonderful time meeting him!

Reference link to Reddit r/AskHistorians comment about RADICAL COBBLERS!

NEXT TIME: Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film adaptation)

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Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! This episode tackles another iconic and influential detective: Father Brown! We chat about this scrungly little priest who has heard all the deepest darkest secrets from criminals, and now puts that knowledge to use to catch them. And sometimes befriend them! (We all become huge fans of Flambeau basically right away.) As we make our way through the first six stories in this collection, we chat about lapsed Catholics, Amelia Bedelia, beating up police officers on Christmas (as all good socialists would), and how Father Brown always takes note of the service staff when others don't. And yes, we talk about the CLOCKWORK AUTOMATONS.

NEXT TIME: The second half of G.K. Chesterton's "The Innocence of Father Brown"

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Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Today we're watching the first episode of the original Columbo TV movies, "Murder by the Book!" This excellent introduction to the character is a favorite of ours already, so we're thrilled to rewatch it and talk about it here! We talk about Peter Falk, Jack Cassidy, and how this episode was directed by Steven Spielberg! We also have our usual tangents about Ken Penders, Doogie Howser, and the most important thing of all: conversation pits. Also discussed are the wonderful use of light and shadow in the episode, how Columbo is like Jaws, and why does Columbo need so many bowls to make a omelette?? Find out the answers to SOME of this and more in today's pod!

NEXT TIME: G.K. Chesterton's "The Innocence of Father Brown"

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Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! This episode we're covering two short stories by Edogawa Ranpo: "The Murder on D. Hill" and "The Psychological Test." One is the first ever story featuring Ranpo's detective Kogoro Akechi solving a salacious killing, and the other is a howcatchem featuring a scheming university student who thinks he's done the perfect murder - and he also encounters Akechi! We get our first taste of Ranpo's work, discuss how to un-"Boss Baby" ourselves, and talk about our favorite lines and moments from these tales. And of course, we also draw some lines back to Ace Attorney, including one moment from these stories that Shu Takumi lifted entirely for Case 1-2! Find out what it is by listening in!

NEXT TIME: Columbo S01E01: "Murder By the Book"

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Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Today we're starting with one of the classics: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet! We figured our curriculum needed a solid base first, so why not start with the most famous detective of all time? We tackle the character of Holmes, the odd second half of the book, and Watson's immediate fondness for the man. Of course, we also detour into a live drug bust, getting a fine glass of laudanum, misinformation about Van Gogh, and praise for the Great Mouse Detective.

NEXT TIME: The Murder on D Hill & The Psychological Test by Edogawa Ranpo

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Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose complete their journey to play every Ace Attorney game! We've done it! Every Ace Attorney game is now completed, so we take an episode to debrief, catch up, and answer some listener questions, too! The crew debates Kazuma's story arc, our favorite tunes from the game, and which culprit we'd most like to defend. We also get into the very light topic of art and criticism, and talk about how cool it is to have a variety of opinions about media! And if you wanna hear us reminisce about finishing this project, well, we do a bit of that too! Lastly, we know you've been waiting: we finally announce what we'll be tackling next on the podcast (until Capcom decides to release another game one day!), and we hope you'll join us for the next leg of our journey!

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Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose wrap up their journey to play every Ace Attorney game! It's finally over, we've completed them all! Every single Ace Attorney game has been played (well, until someone finds a way to port those pachinko and VR games to PC)! Rose and Tiago discuss with Ben and Dessy their thoughts on the final case, the villain, Van Zieks' character arc, and our final big deductions. How did they land on Sholmes? Do we love the final Dance of Deduction? And what about that wacky deus ex machina Sholmes pulls out of a bunny? Well, we tackle all of it, and then some! It's a jam-packed episode that will be sure to delight, dazzle, and create discourse! Well, hopefully not too much of that last one. Thank you so much for joining us this far folks, but while Ace Attorney as a series is now completed (until Capcom makes a new one), we do have more to cover on this podcast! Stay tuned!

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