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Podcast: The Colin McEnroe Show
Episode: It’s no mystery why we’re drawn to crime fiction
Description: Mysteries have been popular for centuries. This hour we ask: Why are we drawn to this genre? Plus, a look at television detectives and true crime podcasts. GUESTS: Martin Edwards: Author of The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators Alexandra Petri: Columnist for The Washington Post and the author of Alexandra Petri’s US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up) Nick Quah: Podcast critic for Vulture and New York Magazine Gene Seymour: A “writer, professional spectator, pop-culture maven, and jazz geek” The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podca...