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Trench coat, cigar, Peugeot: Wandering with Columbo

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In each episode, we’ll bring you a little Hollywood history, glamour, & behind the scenes as we walk you through Columbo, one of America’s greatest TV detective series. About the hosts: Brought to you by siblings Paul & Liz McDade. Alternating between editing, acting and writing, Paul Montez McDade has worked with a wondrous mix of filmmakers, writers and artists. McDade is currently producing a documentary portrait of Michael Esposito: an experimental artist and researcher in Electronic Voice Phenomena. In collaboration with author Jervey Tervalon, Paul is also adapting Jervey's novel Dead Above Ground into a series for television. Head to https://mcdadepaul.wixsite.com/mcdade or https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3134564/ for more information. Liz McDade is a life-long Columbo fan and grew up watching Columbo and eating popcorn on her parents' sofa. Now she eats popcorn & watches Columbo on her own sofa with her kids in Santa Cruz, CA, where she also runs a zero waste homegoods business. Head to NoTraceShop.com to learn more.

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In each episode, we’ll bring you a little Hollywood history, glamour, & behind the scenes as we walk you through Columbo, one of America’s greatest TV detective series. About the hosts: Brought to you by siblings Paul & Liz McDade. Alternating between editing, acting and writing, Paul Montez McDade has worked with a wondrous mix of filmmakers, writers and artists. McDade is currently producing a documentary portrait of Michael Esposito: an experimental artist and researcher in Electronic Voice Phenomena. In collaboration with author Jervey Tervalon, Paul is also adapting Jervey's novel Dead Above Ground into a series for television. Head to https://mcdadepaul.wixsite.com/mcdade or https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3134564/ for more information. Liz McDade is a life-long Columbo fan and grew up watching Columbo and eating popcorn on her parents' sofa. Now she eats popcorn & watches Columbo on her own sofa with her kids in Santa Cruz, CA, where she also runs a zero waste homegoods business. Head to NoTraceShop.com to learn more.

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Episodes
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Troubled Waters

4/9/2024
Get your margarita and peanuts and join us as we chat Troubled Waters, starring Peter Falk, Robert Vaughn, Jane Greer, Dean Stockwell, Susan Damante and others. We chat San Francisco piers, background characters, Robert Douglas and much, much more. Other movies etc mentioned in this episode: -The article mentioned with pictures of this original cruise ship: https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/cruises/2015/02/13/inside-the-princess-ships-that-made-cruising-history/23355771/ -Full Metal Jacket and Killer with Arlis Howard -Blue Velvet with Dean Stockwell -Against All Odds with Jane Greer -The Thing with Peter Maloney -Easy Rider with Dennis Hopper -Two Lane Blacktop with Monty Hellman -The Last Movie and Get Smart with Poupee Bocar We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon! Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today! If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode. Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u

Duration:02:33:52

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By Dawn's Early Light

2/5/2024
Get your coffee (or hard cider!) with bread and butter and join us as we chat all about By Dawn’s Early Light starring Peter Falk, Patrick McGoohan, Burr DeBenning, Bruce Kirby, Bruno Kirby and more. We chat filming locations including the Charleston Harbor, how Patrick McGoohan was cast, music and much more! Other topics we discussed: -The Scarecrow starring Patrick McGoohan -The Prisoner starring Patrick McGoohan -the Dardenne brothers (filmmakers) -Western (2017 film) -and lots more! We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon! Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today! If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode. Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u

Duration:01:38:37

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Negative Reaction

11/22/2023
Get your martini and beef stew and bun and join us as we discuss Negative Reaction starring Peter Falk, Dick Van Dyke, Joyce Van Patten, Don Gordon, Larry Storch and others. We chat about Paul Revere’s silversmith art, Deschler’s jean jacket, the Los Angeles Reservoir, Out of the Blue starring Don Gordon, the Rockford Files and much, much more. Books/movies/shows we discussed: -Out of the Blue starring Don Gordon (Alvin Deschler) -The Rockford Files staring Joyce Van Patten -Hamburger Eyes -The @jennzuko book on combat. We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon! Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today! If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode. Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u

Duration:02:19:08

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Exercise in Fatality

9/26/2023
Get your wine & egg salad sandwich and join us as we discuss Exercise in Fatality starring Peter Falk, Robert Conrad, Gretchen Corbett, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Pat Harrington Jr. and others. We chat about Milo's necklace, filming locations like the Sportsmen's Lodge and Paradise Cove, Jaws 2 with Collin Wilcox Paxton, Tricon industries and more. Books/movies/shows we discussed: -The President's Analyst -One Day at a Time -To Kill a Mockingbird -Jaws 2 -Jaws of Satan -Sssssss -Sugarland Express -Portlandia -Rockford Files -Attack of the Giant Leeches -Krakatoa: East of Java -Roger Corman (director) -Trials of O'Brien -Hot Car Girl We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon! Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today! If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode. Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u

Duration:02:07:41

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A Friend in Deed

8/13/2023
Get your beer (or scotch or coffee) and popcorn or peanuts and join us as we discuss A Friend in Deed. We chat about Rosemary Murphy’s career, the Riviera Club, Future Shock, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and more. Other books & magazines & movies we discussed: -A Delicate Balance -Cat on a Hot Tin Room -Looking for Mr. Goodbar -Man of La Mancha We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon! Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today! If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode. Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u

Duration:01:55:51

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Swan Song

6/6/2023
Get your beer or soda & chili - with or without squirrel - & join us as we discuss Swan Song. We chat about Ida Lupino’s career, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash’s career & life, Nichols Canyon in LA, Mike Lally’s SON (!!) and more. Other books & magazines & movies we discussed: -They Drive By Night starring Ida Lupino -Hank Williams’ I Saw the Light YouTube video with June Carter, Hank Williams, Roy Acuff -Walk the Line starring Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon -My Darling Vivian -Festival -Twilight Zone -Cash: The Autobiography by Johnny Cash -Ida Lupino, A Biography by William Donati We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon! Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today! If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode. Get our podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u

Duration:01:58:07

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Interview with Lee Grant!

5/2/2023
Paul & Liz interview actor, director, documentarian, & author Lee Grant. Listeners will definitely know her as Leslie Williams from Ransom for a Dead Man, but will probably also know her from at least one of her many films & tv shows. Lee Grant has won numerous awards for her acting & directing, including an Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in Shampoo with Warren Beatty, as well as an Oscar for best documentary feature for Down & Out in America, and Emmy awards for her performance on Peyton Place and the Neon Ceiling. She also was an artistic director for the Actors Studio. She’s written a memoir “I said Yes to everything” and we are so glad that she said Yes to our podcast! Books & Movies we discussed: -Down & Out in America - Lee Grant documentary -What Sex Am I? - Lee Grant documentary -The Neon Ceiling starring Lee Grant -Shampoo starring Lee Grant -Detective Story starring Lee Grant -Hope Runs High Films Watch the video interview on our Patreon! Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar Get Columbo merch on Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u Send us a comment at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar

Duration:00:48:16

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Mind over Mayhem

4/18/2023
Get your brandy & popcorn & join us as we discuss season 3, episode 6 of Columbo: Mind over Mayhem. We chat about Alf Kjellin’s career, Alverno High School in LA, Peter Sarsgaard, Liz’s dog Chico & more. Other books & magazines & movies we discussed: -Torment starring Alf Kjellin -Summer Interlude starring Alf Kjellin -Arrested Development starring Jessica Walter We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon! Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today! If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode. Check out our postcards, t-shirts, mugs & more at https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u

Duration:02:12:49

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Interview with Watch It For Days

3/21/2023
Liz & Paul interview Shonna, creator of Watch It For Days - the YouTube channel dedicated to reviews of Columbo episodes. Shonna's videos are in-depth & hilarious. They have tens of thousands of views & Shonna has thousands of subscribers on YouTube. We chat about her love of Columbo, her process for creating videos & what it's like to get a video through the YouTube review process. WatchItForDays on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WatchitforDays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watch.it.for.days/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WatchitforDays If you'd like to join our conversation, send us an email at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com Check out the video versions on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar

Duration:00:33:43

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Publish or Perish

2/21/2023
Get your ice tea & chili & join us as we discuss season 3, episode 5 of Columbo: Publish or Perish. We chat about Chasen’s Restaurant in LA, Mickey Spillane’s real life writing career, vintage Volkswagens & more. Other books & magazines & movies we discussed: -Me & Murder She Wrote, by Peter S. Fischer -The Killing Man by Mickey Spillane -Behind the Mystery -All I did was ask by Terry Gross We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon! Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today! If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode.

Duration:01:49:57

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Double Exposure

12/27/2022
Get your bourbon & caviar & join us as we discuss season 3, episode 4 of Columbo: Double Exposure. We chat about Harmony Gold Theater, the Norris house, Culp’s yellow jacket & more. Other books & magazines & movies we discussed: -Cadillac Desert -Last of the Good Guys -The Tin Collectors -Third Eye Spies -Demon with a Glass Hand -Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon! Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today! If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode.

Duration:01:51:18

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The Columbo Companion, 1968-78: Interview with author Columbophile!

11/1/2022
In this special bonus episode, Paul & Liz interview Columbophile, the author of The Columbo Companion, 1968-78. We chat about his love for the show, the start of his Twitter account & blog, and, of course, his new book! It's a must read for any Columbo fan. If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode. You can find the Columbophile on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook (@columbophile) and his blog at columbophile.com. You can order his new book from bonaventurapress.com, select bookstores near you, or Amazon.

Duration:00:59:05

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Candidate for Crime

10/18/2022
Get your bourbon & cake & join us as we discuss season 3, episode 3 of Columbo: Candidate for Crime. We chat boozy performances by Joanne Linville, Davis Roberts’ career, the Fashion Square shopping center, and more. Other books & magazines & movies we discussed: -The Goddess -Lunchmeat Magazine -To Sleep with Anger -Mad Magazine And we have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon! Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today! If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode.

Duration:01:58:29

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Any Old Port in a Storm

9/7/2022
Get your cabernet sauvignon & cheese plate & join us as we discuss season 3, episode 2 of Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm. We discuss Donald Pleasence’s career, Guasti winery, decanting wine & more. We now have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon! Get access video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today! Other books & movies we discussed: **The Caretaker starring Donald Pleasence **Wake in Fright starring Donald Pleasence If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode.

Duration:02:00:00

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Lovely but Lethal

7/5/2022
Get your popcorn & cactus juice cocktail & join us as we discuss season 3, episode 1 of Columbo: Lovely but Lethal. We discuss the Casa Blanca estate (aka Moroccan Gem), a brief history of the fashion show, Martin Sheen’s career & biography, Vera Miles’ & Vincent Price’s careers, stolen trade secrets, & more. Other books & movies we discussed: **Badlands with Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen **Martin Sheen’s biography **Psycho **Psycho 2 **The Wrong Man If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode.

Duration:01:55:27

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Double Shock

5/10/2022
Get your martini & asparagus with hollandaise sauce & join us as we discuss season 2, episode 8 of Columbo: Double Shock. We discuss Martin Landau’s career, death by electrocution, the historical estate called The Enchanted Hill, Animal Land & more. Other books/movies we discussed: –The Rounders –Crimes & Misdemeanors –They Call Me Mr. Tibbs –Kiss Me Deadly –Day of the Locust If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar

Duration:01:49:58

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The Most Dangerous Match

4/12/2022
Get your escargot & white wine & listen in as we discuss season 2, episode 7: The Most Dangerous Match. Starring Peter Falk, Laurence Harvey, Lloyd Bochner, Jack Krushen & Heidi Bruhl. We chat about Harvey’s career, international chess champions, Kosherama restaurant, deaths by dumpster & more. Other films/books/movies we discuss: -The Detective -Searching for Bobby Fischer -Manchurian Candidate -The Alamo -The Conformist if you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com, or find us on instagram @trenchcoatcigar

Duration:01:59:29

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A Stitch in Crime

3/1/2022
Listen in as we chat a Stitch in Crime starring Peter Falk, Leonard Nimoy, Anne Francis, Nita Talbot, Will Greer, & Jared Martin. Get your champagne & salmon toast with caviar & sour cream & listen in. We chat sutures, which pier they filmed at, monkey co-stars, Nimoy’s career & more. Other films/television shows we discussed: -The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery -The Fantastic Journey starring Jared Martin If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode.

Duration:01:43:19

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Requiem for a Falling Star

1/18/2022
Paul & Liz discuss season 2, episode 5 starring Peter Falk, Anne Baxter, Pippa Scott, Frank Converse, Mel Ferrer, Kevin McCarthy, John Archer, & Edith Head. We also chat about living on a film studio, Italian restaurants in Beverly Hills, the Sportsmen’s Lodge & more. This episode’s drink & snack are a Shirley Temple & baked potato. Other shows/movies/books we discussed: -White Heat starring John Archer, James Cagney, & Margaret Wyrcherly -Wait Until Dark produced by Mel Ferrer -The Pyjama Girl Case starring Mel Ferrer & Ray Milland -Swamp Water starring Anne Baxter If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode.

Duration:01:41:39

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Dagger of the Mind

12/14/2021
Paul & Liz discuss season 2, episode 4 - Dagger of the Mind - starring Peter Falk, Richard Basehart, Honor Blackman, Wilfred Hyde-White & Bernard Fox. We discuss Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the price of a first edition Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the Greystone mansion in LA, and what it’s like to watch Columbo in London. This episode’s drink & snack are beer & fish & chips. Other shows/movies/books we discussed: It Happened to Jane (film) Sex & the Single Girl (film) Space Odyssey by Michael Benson (book) If you’d like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today’s episode.

Duration:01:29:59