Me and You and Nancy Drew

Meghan & Colleen
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Exploring the Nancy Drew-niverse one title at a time! With segments such as Fashion Police, Wound Watch, The Drew Haiku, and of course, The Gumshoe Game Show, Meghan and Colleen are here to read, recap, and review the books, games, and other media within the wide, wide world of Nancy Drew. Whether you read along with the podcast or listen without knowing a single thing about Nancy, this podcast hopes to delight, entertain, and spread the love of Nancy Drew.

  1. Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 018: Classic Book Episode 15: The Haunted Bridge (1972)

    May 23

    Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 018: Classic Book Episode 15: The Haunted Bridge (1972)

    In this episode, Meghan and Colleen discuss bad massages, misleading phone game ads, and The Wizard of Oz, as well as the actual contents of The Haunted Bridge (1972)! To see visuals of the images discussed in this (or any) episode, go to patreon.com/nancydrew (images are not behind a paywall)! For episode transcripts, please visit meandyouandnancydrew.com/transcripts

    1h 23m
  2. MaYaND Episode 017.5: Outtakes from Episodes 005-009

    May 4

    MaYaND Episode 017.5: Outtakes from Episodes 005-009

    NOTE: This episode, unlike the episodes in our main feed, contains swear words, so it is not necessarily family-friendly! Due to a combination of two tech weeks in a row for two different back-to-back plays (Colleen), a terribly-timed case of strep throat (Colleen), and technical difficulties (somehow, also Colleen), there is no regular episode this weekend, so we hope you enjoy the combined bloopers from our 5th-9th episodes! If you like these and want the bloopers for each episode to be in your feed at the same time as each actual episode is, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/nancydrew (and, again, we apologize for the lack of a regular episode; thanks for your patience).

    27 min
  3. Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 017: Classic Book Episode 14: The Whispering Statue (1970)

    Apr 18

    Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 017: Classic Book Episode 14: The Whispering Statue (1970)

    In this episode, Meghan and Colleen discuss American cheese wrappers, unpasteurized milk, and advice for the criminals in this book to do their crimes better, as well as the actual contents of The Whispering Statue (1970)! To see visuals of the images discussed in this (or any) episode, go to patreon.com/nancydrew (images are not behind a paywall)! For episode transcripts, please visit meandyouandnancydrew.com/transcripts

    1h 40m
  4. Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 016: Classic Book Episode 13: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1974)

    Apr 3

    Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 016: Classic Book Episode 13: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1974)

    In this episode, Meghan and Colleen discuss becoming a squid, badly-labeled books, and the benefits of administering stimulants to (fictional) children, as well as the actual contents of The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1974)! Note: There are very brief mentions in this episode of the child abuse in this book (7:27-7:30 and 1:00:55-1:00:59) and there is a brief discussion of a character’s suicide attempt (1:01:55-1:02:57). Additionally, this 1974 book does not do a great job of portraying characters from/in India, just so you’re aware going in. We cover the things they do somewhat well with and the things that…have aged badly…but we wanted to let people up front. If that’s not your cup of tea, obviously feel free to skip this episode. As a palate cleanser, we would like to recommend Supriya Kelkar’s awesome middle grade book American As Paneer Pie (2020), a story of identity and navigating differences as your community feels like it’s changing around you, with positive representation of Indian-American characters! To see visuals of the images discussed in this (or any) episode, go to patreon.com/nancydrew (images are not behind a paywall)! For episode transcripts, please visit meandyouandnancydrew.com/transcripts

    1h 24m
  5. Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 015: Classic Book Episode 12: The Message in the Hollow Oak (1972)

    Mar 20

    Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 015: Classic Book Episode 12: The Message in the Hollow Oak (1972)

    In this episode, Meghan and Colleen discuss talking goats, barking boyfriends, and fish balls, as well as the actual contents of The Message in the Hollow Oak (1972)! Note: In this 1972 book, the characters are on an archeological dig, spending most of the time at the dig exhuming indigenous bodies and their artifacts, and not being, shall we say, culturally sensitive in any way, shape, or form. We don’t talk about it the entire episode, but it is the setting of the book, so it does get discussed. If that’s not your cup of tea, obviously feel free to skip this episode. Some info (with visuals) about the Hopewell tradition: https://openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/exhibits/show/moundbuildersart/moundbuilders/middlewoodland Additional info about the Hopewell tradition: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/anthropology/hopewell-culture The interesting path of the idiom “rats fleeing a sinking ship,” discussed in the Gumshoe Game Show: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/like-rats-fleeing-a-sinking-ship-history To hear the fascinating and fantastic stories of indigenous archeologists, we recommend the Heritage Voices podcast: https://livingheritageanthropology.org/heritage-voices-podcast We also recommend the 2024 book Working As Indigenous Archeologists: https://www.routledge.com/Working-as-Indigenous-Archaeologists-Reckoning-New-Paths-Between-Past-and-Present-Lives/Nicholas-Watkins/p/book/9781032025377 To see visuals of the images discussed in this (or any) episode, go to patreon.com/nancydrew (images are not behind a paywall)! For episode transcripts, please visit meandyouandnancydrew.com/transcripts

    1h 34m
  6. Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 014: Classic Book Episode 11: The Clue in the Broken Locket (1965)

    Mar 8

    Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 014: Classic Book Episode 11: The Clue in the Broken Locket (1965)

    In this episode, Meghan and Colleen discuss fishmongers, The Gift of the Magi, and twin criminals (twiminals?), as well as the actual contents of The Clue in the Broken Locket (1965)! Note: In this episode, the child abuse that takes place in this book is discussed, though not in great detail. If you’d like to skip those parts, we recommend skipping over the following timestamps: a brief mention at 0:05:13, and discussion from 0:11:48-0:13:00 and 1:15:56-1:16:59. Take care of yourselves, and if you’d like to read a middle grade book that does contain child abuse but also features the protagonists getting into a healthy foster care situation and learning how to deal with their trauma, Colleen recommends Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, which won the 2021 Newbery Honor Award, and which Colleen specifically thinks is one of the best depictions of this topic in children’s literature (though definitely check the content warnings ahead of time if needed because there are a lot). To see visuals of the images discussed in this (or any) episode, go to patreon.com/nancydrew (images are not behind a paywall)! For episode transcripts, please visit meandyouandnancydrew.com/transcripts

    1h 47m
  7. Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 013: Nancy Drew Notebooks Episode 01: The Slumber Party Secret (1994)

    Feb 20

    Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 013: Nancy Drew Notebooks Episode 01: The Slumber Party Secret (1994)

    In this episode, Meghan and Colleen discuss foursquare, fictional teachers in witness protection, and pizza math, as well as the actual contents of The Slumber Party Secret (1994)! To see visuals of the images discussed in this (or any) episode, go to patreon.com/nancydrew (images are not behind a paywall)! For a transcript of this (or any) episode, please visit meandyouandnancydrew.com/transcripts

    1h 26m
  8. MaYaND 012.5: Outtakes From Episodes 001-004!

    Feb 7

    MaYaND 012.5: Outtakes From Episodes 001-004!

    In this episode, Meghan and Colleen…are both going through some Life Stuff, so this week we are releasing our bloopers and outtakes from Episodes 001-004, as one combined minisode. We hope you enjoy! If you’d like to enjoy these blooper reels and cut-for-time discussions (which seem to get longer and longer each time we record, somehow…) released along with the regular episodes every two weeks, you can do that for just a dollar a month by going to patreon.com/nancydrew!

    23 min
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Exploring the Nancy Drew-niverse one title at a time! With segments such as Fashion Police, Wound Watch, The Drew Haiku, and of course, The Gumshoe Game Show, Meghan and Colleen are here to read, recap, and review the books, games, and other media within the wide, wide world of Nancy Drew. Whether you read along with the podcast or listen without knowing a single thing about Nancy, this podcast hopes to delight, entertain, and spread the love of Nancy Drew.

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