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    The Columbo Confab Podcast

    Steve and Sean beak down and discuss each episode of “Columbo”, one by one, and in no particular order.

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    So this is it. To cap the podcast off, Steve and Sean discuss their top five and bottom five episodes in both the 70's era of Columbo and the 90's. They also reveal the plans for their next project!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 69: The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case (1977) May 04, 2020

    Accountant and certified genius Oliver Brandt (Theodore Bikel) is threatened with exposure by his business partner for embezzling funds from their clients. Brandt executes a Rube Goldberg-esque murder scheme to murder his colleague at the home of the Sigma Society, a club for individuals with remarkably high I.Q.'s. Brandt soon finds out he may not be the smartest man in the room when Columbo is assigned to the case. Is this episode as smart as a tack? Or is it as dumb as a post? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 68: Murder Under Glass (1978) Apr 27, 2020

    When affluent restaurant critic Paul Gerard (Louis Jourdan) finds himself in a pickle of a disagreement with the owner of a successful Italian restaurant, he kills the main by poisoning a bottle of wine. Columbo is hot on the case, and he's pretty sure Gerard is his murderer, but he can't figure out how the poison got into the bottle. Is this one a Michelin three star? Or is it as palatable as a gas station burrito? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 67: Playback (1975) Apr 20, 2020

    Electronics engineer Harold van Wyke (Oskar Werner) murders his mother-in-law to retain his role in the family business and to cover up his extramarital affairs. When Columbo stumbles upon the crime scene, however, Van Wyke soon realizes that it's going to take more than just some fancy videotape equipment to outsmart the policeman. Is this one worthy of the top shelf at Blockbuster? Or will you find it in the bargain bin at Target? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 66: Swan Song (1974) Apr 13, 2020

    In "Swan Song" (1974) country music artist Tommy Brown (Johnny Cash) is tired of being blackmailed by his domineering evangelical wife. He arranges a complicated murder scheme involving an airplane crash, some spiked coffee, and a parachute. Tommy's a nice fellow, despite his vices, but he keeps his cool when pursued by Lieutenant Columbo. Is this one worthy of the Grand Ole Opry? Or does it belong in the discount bin at Wal-Mart? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean have to say!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Mrs. Columbo: Caviar with Everything (1979) Apr 04, 2020

    It's time once again for a Mrs. Columbo discussion, and we promise this will be the last one! In "Caviar with Everything" (1979) Caterer Sybil (Claudette Nevins) bumps off her business partner with an overly complicated involving caviar and train tracks. Is this one a smooth Russian sampling? Or can you find it on the bottom shelf at the gas station? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 65: Lady in Waiting (1971) Mar 02, 2020

    Ambitious and young, Beth Chadwick (Susan Clark) must get out from the thumb of her domineering brother to live the life she desires badly, so she shoots him as he enters her bedroom, pretending that she thought it was an intruder. Of course, things aren't that easy for Beth, because Lieutenant Columbo is on the case, and it only takes a newspaper on the hall table to set him on Beth's trail. What did Steve and Sean think of this one? Listen in and find out!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 64: Requiem for a Falling Star (1973) Feb 25, 2020

    In "Requiem for a Falling Star" (1973), when aging starlet Nora Chandler (Anne Baxter) has a motive for bumping off a gossip columnist but mistakenly kills her personal assistant instead, it becomes clear to Lieutenant Columbo that the death was a tragic murder-turned-accident...or is it? Is this one worthy of an Academy Award? Or should it be in the back pages of the newspaper? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 63: How to Dial a Murder (1978) Feb 17, 2020

    Psychiatrist Dr. Eric Mason (Nicol Williamson) uses his dogs and his love of movie props to murder his best friend for revenge for his adulterous affair with Dr. Mason's late wife. The stakes are raised when Mason finds himself being pursued by the pesky Lieutenant Columbo. Is the episode a blooming rosebud? Or is it for the dogs? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean have to say!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 62: A Case of Immunity (1975) Feb 10, 2020

    In "A Case of Immunity" (1975), a diplomat (Hector Elizondo) murders a colleague for his own financial and political gain. However, Columbo finds himself embroiled in foreign and political affairs when he quickly discovers who the killer is. Is this a tasty dish of curried beef? Or a rotting bit falafel in a gas station heater? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 61: A Matter of Honor (1976) Feb 03, 2020

    We're back! We kick off lucky Season 13 of the podcast with "A Matter of Honor" (1976), starring Ricardo Maltaban as a murderous Mexican matador who bumps off a man who witnesses too much. However, Columbo's in town, and when he crosses paths with the local police, he can't help but get involved. Is this one worthy of a standing ovation? Or is it just a lot of rice and beans? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Mrs. Columbo: A Puzzle for Prophets (1979) Jan 22, 2020

    It's been a while since we brought our listeners a new episode, and while we promise more reviews of more Columbo episodes in the near future, check out our discussion of the Mrs. Columbo episode "A Puzzle for Prophets", in which Kate pits herself against a murderous medium. Is this one truly mystifying? Or is it worthy of James Randi's shoe heel? Listen and find out!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 60: Candidate for Crime (1973) Oct 28, 2019

    In "Candidate for Crime" (1973), Nelson Hayward (played by Jackie Cooper) shoots his campaign manager because he knows where all the proverbial bodies are buried. Columbo must sift through a myriad of clues including a smashed street lamp, a broken watch, and a new jacket to pin the crime on Hayward. Is this episode a grand old party? Or is it not even good enough for the primaries? Listen to what Steve and Sean thought and find out!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 59: Old Fashioned Murder (1976) Oct 21, 2019

    Ruth Lytton (Joyce Van Patten) commits a double murder to keep her beloved museum of antiquities open in "Old Fashioned Murder" (1976). Columbo will need to brush up on his knowledge of relics and drag out a few skeletons in the Lytton family's closet to solve this crime. Is "Old Fashioned" hip in a mid-century sort of way? Or does it belong in your grandmother's basement? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean say!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 58: Now You See Him (1976) Oct 14, 2019

    In "Now You See Him" magician The Great Santini (Jack Cassidy) is in a dilemma when his manager discovers he's a former Nazi and his holding his feet to the fire for a bigger share of the profits. When Santini kills him to keep his secret safe during his own performance, everyone's favorite rumpled detective is hot on the trail. Is this one worthy of David Copperfield? Or should it be reserved for showings at children's birthday parties? Listen to what Steve and Sean think and find out!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 57: Negative Reaction (1974) Oct 07, 2019

    When professional photographer Paul Galesko (Dick Van Dyke) bumps off his nagging wife and makes it look like the work of a kidnapper, Columbo must focus to bring down a killer who is as ornery as he is talented. Is this episode suitable for framing? Or should it be discarded into the fireplace? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 56: Short Fuse (1972) Sep 30, 2019

    In "Short Fuse" (1972) chemical genius Roger Stanford (Roddy McDowell) rigs an exploding cigar box to kill his uncle and inherit his position and stay within his aunt's good graces. But when Columbo appears on the scene, does Roger become too clever for his own good? Was this episode a blast? Or was it a bomb? Listen to what Steve and Sean have to say and find out!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Bonus Episode: Mrs. Columbo: Word Games (1979) Sep 16, 2019

    In this very, very special episode, we take a peek at the Mrs. Columbo pilot, "Word Games", starring Robert Culp as a lawyer who pays a professional assassin to murder his wife and then finds himself becoming a murder victim himself. Does Kate Columbo have the detective skills to outsmart this psychopath? Or is this worthy of a game of ding dong ditch? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 55: Dead Weight (1971) Aug 05, 2019

    In "Dead Weight" (1971), Major General Martin J. Hollister (Eddie Albert) bumps off a former colleague to cover up his illegal doings and drops the body into the drink. The problem is, someone saw him do it! With no body and an eye witness who's slowly retracting what she saw as she becomes involved with the Major General, Columbo finds himself with his hands full. Is this four star episode? Or is it literally just a lot of fruit salad? Listen in and find out!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 54: A Friend in Deed (1974) Jul 29, 2019

    What happens when Columbo's boss commits murder? We find out in "A Friend in Deed" (1974), in which police commissioner Mark Halperin (Richard Kiley) covers up one murder to blackmail his neighbor in covering up the murder of Halperin's wife. Is this one on the top ten most wanted list? Or should it be relegated to the pickpockets? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 53: A Deadly State of Mind (1975) Jul 22, 2019

    In "A Deadly State of Mind" (1975), devious psychiatrist Dr. Mark Collier (George Hamilton) accidentally kills his lover's husband and uses the power of hypnotism to cover up. As Columbo shuffles through clues involving lighters, tires, headlights, and socks, Dr. Collier slowly realizes he's as trapped as a mouse in a maze. Does this one have a clean bill of health? Or should it be euthanized? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 52: Murder by the Book (1971) Jul 15, 2019

    In "Murder by the Book" (1971) mystery novelist Ken Franklin (Jack Cassidy) bumps off his writing partner and finds himself harassed by everyone's favorite rumpled detective. Will Franklin get away with not one - but two - murders? I this episode worthy of the bestseller list or should it be relegated to the bargain bin? Listen to what Steve and Sean have to say and find out!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 51: Troubled Waters (1975) Jul 08, 2019

    In "Troubled Waters", Columbo takes a busman's holiday while on a cruise with his wife. Used car executive Hayden Danzinger (Robert Vaughn) comes aboard with murder on his mind, and kills his lounge singer lover to stop her from exposing their affair to his wealthy wife. There's a frame-up, incriminating lipstick, amyl nitrate, and plenty of rubber gloves and mystery on the high seas when Columbo agrees to unofficially take over the case. Was this one worthy of the captain's table? Or did it make us seasick? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 50: By Dawn's Early Light (1974) May 13, 2019

    In "By Dawn's Early Light" (1974), Colonel Lyle Rumford (Patrick McGoohan) rigs a cannon to eliminate the man who wants to turn he beloved military academy into a boarding school. It looks like an accident...at least until Lieutenant Columbo arrives on the scene and strips away Rumford's slick veneer like an artichoke. Is this one worthy of a ten-gun salute? Or does it deserve a dishonorable discharge? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought about it!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 49: The Most Dangerous Match (1973) May 06, 2019

    In "The Most Dangerous Match" (1973) chess champion Emmett Clayton (Laurence Harvey) realizes he's going to be outmatched by his Russian opponent Dudek, so he tries killing him in the most accessible way possible: pushing him down the hotel's industrial-sized garbage disposal machine. This doesn't kill the man, however, only knocks him unconscious. Even worse, Clayton is now being pestered by a detective in a rumpled raincoat and his incessant questioning. Is "The Most Dangerous Match" fit for a king? Or is it a disappointing gambit? Listen to see what Steve and Sean have to say and find out!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 48: Murder in Malibu (1990) Apr 29, 2019

    In "Murder in Malibu" (1990), greedy gigolo Wayne Jennings (Andrew Stevens) bumps off his fiance after she dumps him over the phone. Or did he? What does the victim's sister Jess (Brenda Vaccaro) know that Columbo doesn't know? Where did Andrew Stevens go to acting school and should he get a refund? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 47: Double Shock (1973) Apr 22, 2019

    In "Double Shock" (1973) a wealthy uncle is killed in the bathtub on the eve of his wedding by one of his twin nephews (both played by Martin Landau)...but which one? Columbo goes on a cooking show, fixes a television set, and even eats health cookies to solve the crime. But is "Double Shock" twice the pleasure? Or is it just a dead ringer? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Bonus Episode: Mrs. Columbo: Murder is a Parlor Game (1979) Apr 15, 2019

    In "Murder is a Parlor Game", former Scotland Yard detective Ian A. Morly (Donald Pleasence) is confronted by a falsely-bearded old enemy, an encounter that concludes with Morly's enemy shot dead and a rubber in the fireplace. One of Morly's students in his uncomfortably hands-on self-defense course, Kate Columbo. finds time between being a mother, writing for the penny advertiser, and attending magic shows to prove a challenge for the unflappable Morly. Is this episode as nifty as a pen that secretly sprays mace, or is it as corny as Kansas on the Fourth of July? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 46: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine (1989) Apr 08, 2019

    When self-proclaimed psychic Elliott Blake (Anthony Andrews) meets a magician who has been hired by the government to debunk him, the old bad blood between proves too much for Blake, who arranges a murder of his colleague with the magician's own guillotine. Is "Columbo Goes to the Guillotine" a solid plus, or is it as confusing as a bunch of wavy lines? Listen to what Steve and Sean have to say and find out!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 45: Forgotten Lady (1975) Feb 11, 2019

    When Broadway star Grace Wheeler (Janet Leigh) is snubbed by her wealthy and elderly husband because he refuses to fund her next show, Grace takes charge by shooting him and tries to make it look like suicide. Columbo sifts through bedroom slippers, a book, and a lesson on prostate health to pin Grace for the crime...but does he succeed? Is "Forgotten Lady" a Tony-worthy story? Or is it a Broadway bomb? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 44: Ashes to Ashes (1998) Feb 04, 2019

    Eric Prince (Patrick McGoohan) is a funeral director to the stars, but his reputation and his business are in jeopardy when gossip columnist Verity Chandler (Rue McClanahan) plans to air a "tell all" expose on him. After bumping off Verity, Prince finds himself having to deal with Columbo while literally shuffling dead bodies around behind the closed doors of his funeral parlor. Is this episode a great send off? Or was it dead on arrival? Listen to what Steve and Sean have to say and find out!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com and follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Episode 43: Mind Over Mayhem (1974) Jan 28, 2019

    When Dr. Marshall Cahill (Jose Ferrer) murders a colleague to protect his plagiarizing son, he begins the machinations of "Mind Over Mayhem" (1974), in which Columbo rubs elbows with think tank scientists, a boy genius, a robot, and, of course, Dog. Is this one a stroke of genius? Or does it it belong in the back catalog of the idiot box. Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email them at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 42: Sex and the Married Detective (1989) Jan 21, 2019

    Let's talk about sex! In "Sex and the Married Detective" (1989), hell hath no fury like when sex therapist Dr. Joan Allenby (Lindsay Crouse) when she bumps off her cheating boyfriend. Is this a great episode with a satisfying climax? Or did it leave us hot and bothered? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean had to say?

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email them at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 41: Blueprint for Murder (1972) Jan 14, 2019

    In "Blueprint for Murder" (1972), when architect Elliott Marham's (Patrick O'Neal) plans for a sprawling new project are nixed by Texan Bo Williamson (Forrest Tucker) and Bo suddenly mysteriously disappears, Columbo's suspicions naturally turn to Markham. But without a body, how can he prove there was a murder? Is this murder worthy of Frank Lloyd Wright? Or does it belong on the office floor with the plans of Williamson City? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or a question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Bonus Episode: Mrs. Columbo: A Riddle for Puppets (1979) Dec 29, 2018

    Our fearless podcasters face the daunting task of reviewing A Riddle for Puppets (1979), one of the few episodes of Mrs. Columbo still widely available. Something's not quite right with ventriloquist Noel Abbott (Jay Johnson), who chisels his mentor to death and is convinced the only witness to the crime is his victim's puppet, Clown. Is A Riddle for Puppets worthy to be considered Columbo canon? Or should it be reserved for a midnight showing during a weeknight? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email them at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Episode 40: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (1991) Oct 29, 2018

    Famous criminal defense attorney Hugh Creighton (played by Dabney Coleman) murders his common-law wife, a has-been rock star. However, while dodging questions from Lieutenant Columbo, Creighton must also deal with his blackmailing associate. Is this one good enough to set free? Or should it be guilty as charged? Listen in to Steve and Sean and find out!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email them at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Episode 39: Publish or Perish (1974) Oct 22, 2018

    In "Publish or Perish" (1974), saucy publisher Riley Greenleaf (Jack Cassidy) pays a creepy hit-man to bump off a rival, Greenleaf stages a fake drunken night on the town to provide himself with an alibi. Of course, now he has to outwit Lieutenant Columbo while disposing of the man he paid to do the dirty deed. Is this a plot worthy of a Pulitzer? Or should we find this one in the back wracks of your local dime store? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Episode 38: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990) Oct 15, 2018

    Steve and Sean talk about "Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo" (1990) in which realtor Vivian Dimitri (Helen Shaver) kills her boss to avenge the imprisonment and eventual death of her late husband. As the title suggests, wackiness ensues when Vivian has designs not only on the policeman who caught her husband, but his wife as well. Will Columbo escape with his life before finding the evidence that will put Vivian behind bars? Will he eat his wife's poisoned jam? Why is everyone attending this fake funeral? Listen in and find out!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Episode 37: A Stitch in Crime (1973) Oct 08, 2018

    In "A Stitch in Crime" (1973) a talented heart surgeon (played by Leonard Nimoy) kills twice to cover up his murderous plan to do away with his colleague in a diabolical plot involving dissolving suture. Does this episode deserve a good diagnosis? Or was it DOA? Listen in to what Steve and Sean have to say and find out!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or fllow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Episode 36: A Trace of Murder (1997) Oct 01, 2018

    Steve and Sean open Season Eight of The Columbo Confab podcast with "A Trace of Murder" (1997) starring David Rasche as a forensic scientist who plots with his mistress to frame her millionaire husband for murder. Does this episode pass scientific muster? Or is it bunkum? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast's Twitter account via @columboconfab.

    Episode 35: Prescription: Murder (1968) Aug 27, 2018

    Steve and Sean turn the dial on the Wayback Machine to 1968 and the premiere of Prescription: Murder (1968), starring Gene Barry as an adulterous psychiatrist who bumps off his wife with the help of his mistress. Is this episode up to FDA standards? Or is as toxic as diet pills? Listen in and find out!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Episode 34: Uneasy Lies the Crown (1990) Aug 20, 2018

    In "Uneasy Lies the Crown" (1990), diabolical dentist Wesley Corman (played by James Read) has a creative plot to poison his wife's lover, but not exactly for the reason you expect: he wants to humiliate his wife and continuing practicing dentistry with his father-in-law. Is this a story that's polished? Or is it full of cavities? Listen to Steve and Sean and find out!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Episode 33: Double Exposure (1973) Aug 13, 2018

    Steve and Sean finish up the Robert Culp trifecta with "Double Exposure" (1973), in which Culp stars as a motivational research scientist who gets caught blackmailing clients with his named by unseen girlfriend's "fabulous body." Audiotapes, film, nickels, and raisins abound when Culp bumps off another hapless blackmailer to cover up the first murder. Oh, what a tangled web he weaves! What did Steve and Sean think? Listen and find out!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 32: Grand Deceptions (1989) Aug 06, 2018

    "Grand Deceptions" (1989) stars Robert Foxworth as a colonel whose insider dealings may just land him in prison but for that pesky subordinate who insists on blackmailing him. There's leaves, a flashlight, a toothbrush, and even a woman sitting on a well as Columbo matches wits with this clever military murderer. But what did Steve and Sean think of it? Listen and find out!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 31: Death Lends a Hand (1971) Jul 30, 2018

    Season Seven of the podcast opens with "Death Lends a Hand" (1971) starring series regular Robert Culp as a private investigator whose attempt to blackmail a client's adulterous wife crashes like a corpse through a glass coffee table. Signet rings, contact lenses, and shag carpeting abound in this early episode, but what did Steve and Sean think about it? Listen in and find out!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

    Episode 30: Agenda for Murder (1990) Jun 23, 2018

    In "Agenda for Murder" (1990), Oscar Finch (Patrick McGoohan) lands in hot water when a 21-year-old scandal threatens his political future. There's cigars, gunpowder, blood, and cheese. Is this episode guilty as charged? Or is it truly a winning ticket? Listen in to see what Steve and Sean thought?

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email them at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfan.

    Episode 29: Last Salute to the Commodore (1976) Jun 16, 2018

    In "Last Salute to the Commodore" (1976) naval expert Charles Clay (Robert Vaughn) when his father-in-law, the crusty old Commodore, is found bludgeoned with a belaying pin. Soon this seemingly traditional "Columbo" episode turns into an Agatha-Christie style whodunit when Clay turns up murdered as well, leaving a roomful of suspects. Was it the Commodore's secret lover? His nephew? His foreman? His lawyer? Or maybe his drunken daughter? Listen in as Steve and Sean discuss what they think about this most unusual of episodes.

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email them at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow Sean on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Episode 28: Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003) Jun 09, 2018

    In "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" (2003) nightclub promoter Justin Price (Matthew Rhys) kills a photographer who knows that Price and his girlfriend Vanessa (Jennifer Sky) arranged for an investor's disappearance after he bumped his head on a coffee table. Is this one as shiny as a disco ball? Or does it dance like your drunk uncle at a wedding? Listen to Steve and Sean and find out!

    Have a question or a comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Episode 27: An Exercise in Fatality (1974) Jun 02, 2018

    In "An Exercise in Fatality" (1974), Milo Janus (Robert Conrad) has to maintain quality by testing out his name brand gym equipment on a colleague who is about to prove that Janus' dealings are not quite on the up-and-up. Can this episode bench press its own weight or will it get sand kicked in its face? Listen to Steve and Sean and find out!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com and follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Episode 26: Death Hits the Jackpot (1991) May 26, 2018

    Season Six of The Columbo Confab Podcast begins with "Death Hits the Jackpot" (1991) starring Rip Torn as a nefarious high-price jeweler who bumps off his charismatic nephew just for thirty-six million bucks. Is this one a winner? Or can it be found underneath Grandma's bed with all the other scratch-offs? Listen to Steve and Sean and find out!

    Have a comment or question? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab.

    Episode 25: Suitable for Framing (1971) May 05, 2018

    In "Suitable for Framing" (1971), Ross Martin stars as Dale Kingston, an art critic who seems to want to be in the running for Evil Person of the Decade after he murders his uncle and his lover, all in an attempt to frame his aunt and inherit his uncle's art collection.

    Is this episode a masterpiece? Or is it worthy of motel art? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page.

    Episode 24: No Time to Die (1992) Apr 28, 2018

    "No Time to Die" (1992) sees our rumpled protagonist visiting some of the seediest places in L.A. to help track down the kidnapped newlywed wife of his nephew. Much like "Undercover" (see Season 4, Episode 3 of the podcast), it's a moment when the producers tried to break the "Columbo" mold.

    Is "No Time to Die" worthy of rescue? Or is it better off on the cutting room floor, shred to bits by a crazy medical school dropout? Listen in and see what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page.

    Episode 23: Ransom for a Dead Man (1971) Apr 21, 2018

    In Ransom for a Dead Man (1971), the show's second pilot, Lee Grant stars as Leslie Williams, an attorney who has her sights on controlling her (boring) husband's law practice and take control of her life. She just has two thorns in her side: a bumbling police lieutenant named Columbo, and an annoying stepdaughter who knows that Leslie is the guilty party.

    Is this episode a winning verdict? Or should it be dismissed with prejudice? Listen in as Steve and Sean discuss it!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page.

    Episode 22: A Bird in the Hand (1992) Apr 14, 2018

    In "A Bird in the Hand" (1992), Greg Evigan stars as Harold McCain, a professional gambler who resorts to planting a pipe bomb in his uncle's car to avoid some dangerous loan sharks. However, things don't exactly go as planned when the gardener is blown up instead, and Harold's entanglement with his uncle's wife Dolores (Tyne Daly) may prove to be his ultimate undoing.

    Is "A Bird in the Hand" a royal flush? Or a fold? Listen in as Steve and Sean discuss it!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page.

    Episode 21: Dagger of the Mind (1972) Apr 07, 2018

    Season Five of The Columbo Confab Podcast begins with Steve and Sean dissecting "Dagger of the Mind" (1972) starring Richard Basehart and Honor Blackman as Shakespearean actors who accidentally murder their producer and ensure that the show will go on.

    Is "Dagger of the Mind" worthy of a BAFTA? Or is it just a performance worthy of the Grand Guignol? Listen in and find out!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page.

    Episode 20: It's All in the Game (1993) Feb 19, 2018

    The discussion of the actual existence of Mrs. Columbo has never been hotter when Steve and Sean talk about "It's All in the Game" (1993), in which a wealthy debutante (played by Faye Dunaway) bumps off her two-timing lover with an accomplice. Is this episode worthy of a Valentine's Day viewing? Or was it as an awkward as a Grindr date gone wrong? Listen in and find out!

    Have a comment or question for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow the show on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page.

    Episode 19: Fade in to Murder (1976) Feb 12, 2018

    Ward Fowler (played by William Shatner) is an actor who has a particular aversion to blackmail and silver certificates. Is this episode at the top of the ratings? Or should it have ended up on the cutting room floor? Listen in and find out!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 18: Undercover (1994) Feb 05, 2018

    Steve and Sean venture into a big game of "One of These Things is Not Like the Others" with a discussion of "Undercover", starring Ed Begley Jr., Tyne Daly, and Burt Young (among others). Is this story worth the videotape it's printed on? Or would you rather pay Tyne Daly $20 not to see it? Listen in and find out!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 17: Try and Catch Me (1977) Jan 29, 2018

    This week Steve and Sean crack open a good mystery book and talk about "Try and Catch Me", starring Ruth Gordon as an elderly crime writer who suffocates her nephew-in-law in her walk-in safe to avenge the alleged murder of her niece. Is this an episode worthy of the best seller's list? Listen in and find out!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 16: Columbo Goes to College (1990) Jan 22, 2018

    Season Four of The Columbo Confab Podcast kicks things off with "Columbo Goes to College", in which our intrepid detective outsmarts a pair of college seniors (played by Stephen Caffrey and Gary Hershberger) who bump off their professor to avoid being exposed to their tyrannical parents. Is this episode an A+? Or is it at the bottom of the class? Listen and find out!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 15: Identity Crisis (1975) Dec 04, 2017

    Steve and Sean tackle "Identity Crisis" (1975), a tangled web weaved by a clever undercover operative (played by Columbo veteran Patrick McGoohan) using a poker chip, a clock, and a stuffed bear named Archibald. Is this episode the spy that they loved? Or is it as awkward as Austin Powers at a dental appointment? Listen in and find out!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 14: Butterfly in Shades of Grey (1994) Nov 27, 2017

    This week, Steve and Sean discuss "Butterfly in Shades of Grey" (1994), starring William Shatner as Rush Limbaugh...er, I mean Fielding Chase, a radio chat show host whose incestuous and controlling relationship with his daughter forces him to murder an employee. Is this one at the top of the ratings? Or is it as boring as AM radio at 2:00 in the morning? Listen in and find out!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 13: Make Me a Perfect Murder (1978) Nov 20, 2017

    When a jilted television executive (played by Trish Van Devere) murders her former lover and colleague, Steve and Sean jump right on the case. Is this episode prime time material? Or should it be relegated to the 2:00 a.m. catalogue? Listen in and find out!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 12: Columbo Cries Wolf (1990) Nov 13, 2017

    Steve and Sean survey "Columbo Cries Wolf" (1990), in which Ian Buchanan plays the High Heffner-esque co-owner of Bachelor's World magazine and who becomes the prime suspect when his domineering business partner disappears. Is this one worthy of a full-color foldout? Or is as titillating as just five inches of bare ankle? Listen in as Steve and Sean discuss!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 11: The Most Crucial Game (1972) Nov 06, 2017

    In our Season Three opener, we discuss "The Most Crucial Game" (1972) in which Columbo perennial Robert Culp plays the general manager of a football team who puts the life of the team's owner on ice. Was this episode a touchdown? Or a fumble? Listen in as Steve and Sean discuss it!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 10: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (1991) Oct 02, 2017

    A popular crime host, played by George Hamilton, murders a colleague with poisoned cigarettes when he's blackmailed for starring in a porno in his youth. Is this foray into crime so ingenious that it could be an unsolved mystery? Or is this story as hollow as Al Capone's vault? Listen in as Steve and Sean reveal all!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 9: The Greenhouse Jungle (1972) Sep 25, 2017

    Ray Milland stars as a millionaire who contrives a kidnapping and murder scheme to support his expensive hobby growing orchids in "The Greenhouse Jungle" (1972). Does this story bloom afresh with a clever plot and fine performances? Or is it the handiwork of someone with a brown thumb? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean have to say!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 8: Murder with Too Many Notes (2001) Sep 18, 2017

    The penultimate episode ever of "Columbo" is "Murder with Too Many Notes" (2001), starring Billy Connolly as a Hollywood composer who murders his talented protege. Is this story as worthy as a score by John Williams? Or is it just a forgettable commercial ditty? Listen in and see what Steve and Sean think!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 7: Any Old Port in a Storm (1973) Sep 11, 2017

    Steve and Sean raise their glasses and discuss "Any Old Port in a Storm" (1973), a popular episode featuring Donald Pleasance as a snobby winemaker who commits fratricide to protect his beloved business. Should audiences find this one on the top shelf? Or should it be relegated to the aisle with the boxed wine? Listen in and find out!

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 6: Murder, Smoke and Shadows (1989) Sep 04, 2017

    We begin our second season with Fisher Stevens playing a not-unlike-Steven-Spielberg Hollywood director whose secret past has him resorting to a shocking a murderous solution in "Murder, Smoke and Shadows". Is this one worthy of an Academy Award? Or does it belong on the cutting room floor? Listen in and find out as Steve and Sean discuss it.

    Have a question or comment for the hosts? Email Steve and Sean at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow them on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

    Episode 5: Etude in Black (1972) Aug 21, 2017

    In the opening episode of Season Two (and the first episode to expand to the two-hour running time on television), John Cassavetes stars as frustrated maestro who murders his lover when she threatens to expose him to his wife and mother-in-law and ruin his career. Is this one a symphony to die for? Or is just a cacophony of confusion? Listen in as Steve and Sean discuss it!

    Send feedback to columboconfab@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter via @ColumboConfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page.

    Episode 4: Strange Bedfellows (1995) Aug 14, 2017

    "Strange Bedfellows" is arguably one of the worst "Columbo" episodes that exists, so naturally we were thrilled to talk about it. George Wendt ("NORM!") stars as a race horse breeder who shoots his debt-ridden brother to protect the business. Does this story score a trifecta? Or is this just a case of a "bad actor"? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think...also, whatever happened to Tiffany?

    You can send feedback to columboconfab@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter via @columboconfab, and also look for the podcast's Facebook page.

    Episode 3: The Conspirators (1978) Aug 07, 2017

    Our intrepid podcasters analyze the final episode of the classic season as they discuss "The Conspirators", in which Irish poet (and undercover gunrunner) Joe Devlin takes matters into his own hands when an exchange with a weapons dealer goes wrong. Is this one worth a kiss of the Blarney Stone? Or is it as terrible as a bowl of Frosted Lucky Charms? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

    Send feedback to columboconfab@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter via @ColumboConfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page.

    Episode 2: Murder, a Self Portrait (1989) Jul 31, 2017

    We shoot ahead to 1989 and the first season of the "rebooted" show for "Murder. a Self Portrait", starring Patrick Bauchau as an artist who kills his ex-wife to hide a terrible secret. Is this episode a masterpiece? Or is just painting by numbers? Listen in and find out as Steve and Sean discuss it!

    Send feedback to columboconfab@gmail.com, follow the podcast's Twitter account via @columboconfab.

    Episode 1: Lovely but Lethal (1973) Jul 19, 2017

    The Columbo Confab Podcast kicks off its first season with "Lovely but Lethal", the first episode in the show's third season and starring Vera Miles as cosmetic queen Viveca Scott.

    When Viveca blindly bumps off a chemist to keep the secret of a cream that cures wrinkles from landing in the hands of her competitor, she finds herself matching wits with Columbo. Does this story shine with polish and pizzazz? Or is it just a caked-on mess? Listen in and find out as Steve and Sean discuss "Lovely but Lethal"!

    Email the hosts at columboconfab@gmail.com, follow the podcast on Twitter via @columboconfab, and look for the podcast's Facebook page!

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