As My Wimsey Takes Me

Episode 26: THE NINE TAILORS, part 1

In which Charis and Sharon are back to begin discussing THE NINE TAILORS. We cover the first section of the book, the strong sense of place and atmosphere, and puzzle over where this book fits into the Wimsey chronology. 

Episode 25: MURDER MUST ADVERTISE, part 4

In which Charis and Sharon wrap up our discussion of MURDER MUST ADVERTISE with an early reveal of the whodunnit and then our longest conversation yet on the howdunnit, various side quests offered up by the double identity plot, cricket, the novel's sympathy for the murderer, and more!

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Episode 24: MURDER MUST ADVERTISE, part 3

In which Charis and Sharon recap the-mystery-thus-far as it appears at approximately the halfway point of the book. We also get (pretty much immediately) sidetracked by a discussion of blackmail in Victorian and Golden Age detective fiction, discuss the character of Dian de Momerie, spend time teasing out the importance of sincerity and honesty in Lord Peter's romantic life and in Sayers' own writing, and more!

This episode touches on the howdunnit of the Victor Dean murder but does not give away the whodunnit or the rest of the mystery plot.

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Episode 23: MURDER MUST ADVERTISE, part 2

In which Charis and Sharon continue our conversation on MURDER MUST ADVERTISE, beginning with a discussion of literary Modernism and why Sharon views this as the most Modernist of the Wimsey novels. We also run through the copy department staff and their merits as coworkers, summarize the Great Nutrax Row, get a welcome dose of domestic bliss through a visit to the Parkers, and touch briefly on Peter's moonlighting as a masked harlequin.

This episode touches on events and revelations through the eleventh chapter, and does not give away the whodunnit.

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Episode 22: MURDER MUST ADVERTISE, part1

In which Charis and Sharon begin our conversation on MURDER MUST ADVERTISE and introduce the mysterious goings-on at Pym's Publicity that summon one Death Bredon to investigate. We cover the difference between the "mystery of the mystery" and the "mystery of the text," Dorothy L. Sayers' own work at an advertising agency, her views on mass consumption and the tricky ethics of the advertising trade, and more.

This episode touches on events and revelations from the beginning of the book to approximately halfway through the fourth chapter, and does not give away the whodunnit.

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Episode 21: HAVE HIS CARCASE, part 4

In which Charis and Sharon wrap up our discussion (finally!) of HAVE HIS CARCASE. We pick up about halfway through the book with an emotional watershed moment for Peter and Harriet, cover the discovery of the corpse, and give away the whodunnit and howdunnit. Also in this episode: some fond ribbing of Theater People, Mrs. Weldon as the series' Final Girl when it comes to elderly women murdered for their fortunes, our impatience with ciphers, and more!

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Episode 20: HAVE HIS CARCASE, Part 3

Surprise! Charis and Sharon return at long last to the shores of Wilvercombe to continue our discussion on HAVE HIS CARCASE. We share life updates for both of us, discuss why this book's plot is so impossible to talk about, bring up Raymond Chandler's thoughts on Golden Age detectives, and cover an important emotional watershed for Harriet and Peter. Also: we run through changes in our posting schedule going forward and introduce our Patreon!

This episode tips its hat at the whodunnit of the murder but does not give detailed spoilers about the howdunnit.

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Episode 19: HAVE HIS CARCASE, Part 2

In which Charis and Sharon return (at last!) to Wilvercombe, where Harriet Vane is joined by a familiar monocled face. Their discussion takes them through Chapter 8, including a summation of the evidence gathered so far, mild raptures over witty dialogue and the detective partnership of Peter and Harriet, and the question of taste, style, and class--when the distinction matters, and to whom. 

 

This episode covers the fourth through eighth chapters of HAVE HIS CARCASE and does not give away the whodunnit.

 

Episode 18: 'The Professor's Manuscript'

In which Charis and Sharon take a detour through a Sayers' short story that features a different detective than our eponymous Wimsey: Mr. Montague Egg, traveling salesman representing Messrs. Plummet and Rose. We follow Monty as he notices something amiss about a potential customer he is visiting in 'The Professor's Manuscript.' We also talk about the underlying class anxiety that the story betrays, as well as the personality traits Monty shares with Lord Peter. And we take some winding detours through theology, anti-capitalism, and more!

Our next episode will return us to the shores of Wilvercombe and HAVE HIS CARCASE.

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Episode 17: The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach

Surprise! We took an unplanned and unannounced long hiatus from the podcast because [waves hands vaguely at 2020]. Charis and Sharon are now back in the saddle and ready to tackle the rest of HAVE HIS CARCASE. But before we do that, we have a couple special episodes featuring two short stories from the Sayers canon. In this episode, we discuss the story "The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach," which sees Lord Peter back in Scotland for a gutsy adventure.

Content note: In this episode, we discuss anti-Semitic views and writings contemporary to Sayers' time.