The Columbo Podcast

This show is awesome. I think Americans are just fascinated with the accents, and the Scottish accent somehow makes everything funnier. Also, they really get people. We don’t want to think about the state of the world right now; we just are looking for something entertaining to listen to while we’re working or just hanging out. I love the fact that you leave the politics and drama out of it, so we can just enjoy Columbo et. al. To me, it’s really important that you do the same thing everyday — the structure of the show. I remember watching Letterman when I was a teen, and I noticed that he followed the same pattern every show, and it worked. SNL hasn’t changed how they do the show in 50 years. People like structure — even if they act like they don’t. 🤣🤣🤣 The funny thing about Letterman is that after his show, I would watch Columbo reruns at midnight or something. That’s how I got to know the show.

I just started watching pokerface for the first time about a week ago, so for you guys to be covering it now is quite serendipitous! I love y’all’s voices, takes me back to my semester abroad in Scotland 💙 and thanks for catching some cool shots and references that I would’ve otherwise missed!

Is that the “Mind Over Mayhem” episode has been mislabeled for a decade at this point. I used to like this podcast but I was passively listening to it and enjoying the lo-fi conviviality. Then I actively listened to a couple episodes and realized they aren’t terribly bright or insightful guys and now I find it unlistenable.

This podcast is a refreshing take on an American classic by two gents from the UK. The choice of having a seasoned veteran of the show present the material to a newbie ads an extra layer of context, especially for those of us who are fans of the show and have also had the experience of sharing one of the best dramas on television with others who had yet to discover the excellence that is Columbo. There is the added nuance in this podcast of having gents from the UK react to 1970s Los Angeles and American television with a perspective we don’t often get to hear. It is especially interesting and sometimes quite entertaining to hear their take on the portrayal of Great Britain, its culture or of actors from the UK. I was disappointed when I ran out of episodes. I am looking forward to the new series.