Murder Club for Beginners Podcast

Murder Club for Beginners Podcast

Do you love reading murder mysteries? Listen to true crime podcasts? Discuss with your friends about the best ways to bury a body? Well so do we! We are high school friends, Nic and Mel and we started the Murder Club a couple of years ago so we could share our love of murder mysteries. Join us as we chat about our favourite books, podcasts and answer the strange questions that pop into our minds. We also talk about running and some serious topics too.

Episodes

April 17, 2024 18 mins

"Welcome back to the first episode of season 2 of Murder Club for Beginners. In this installment, get ready to dive deep into the captivating world of authorship and binge-worthy entertainment with your hosts, Mel and Nik. 

After a brief hiatus, Mel returns with an exciting announcement - her brand-new book - My Life as a Superhero (now Norm), a middle grade fiction book has been published on Amazon and will be in book stores soon....

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We are back for a Christmas Special - what happened to Nic's neighbours the Buttons. A little light listening for your Christmas celebrations. 

Feel free to send us a note @murderclubforbeginnerspodcast - we would love to hear your stories. 

Keep safe over Xmas and don't murder anyone. 

See you in 2024.

This episode was a Have ou Seen a Woodchipper Lately Production. 

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August 13, 2023 16 mins

This week we discuss an article in the news we stumbled upon about a group of teenagers who murdered a man in Canada. We discuss the judges ruling to not release the name of the alleged girls. What are your thoughts?

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/10/toronto-man-killed-teenage-girls-identified

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August 6, 2023 20 mins

This week we talk about murderous cats and of course other things murder club for beginners. 

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July 30, 2023 28 mins

One of our listeners has shared her backseat with us (via Nic) and we really did wonder what she planned to do with those tools. Listen to find out what tools she had in her back seat and how we might use them to dispose of a dead body. 

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July 23, 2023 18 mins

We share a short haunted tale of a man to have possibly been presumed as Jack the Ripper. A pretty loose tale in our minds and Nic shares 10 celebs who died at 50, as her birthday looms. 

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July 16, 2023 24 mins

Had you heard of the Darwin awards before last weeks episode. We hadn't. But as you know we are fascinated with silly things so we had to dig a little deeper. Listen to some of the Darwin Awards we found amusing. 

 

 

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July 9, 2023 21 mins

Who knew their were Darwin awards for the stupidest deaths. We didn't and if you didn't you will in this episode as Nic shares some of the ones that made her frown and shake her head. Mel shares a story of two lovers and the movie they inspired. 

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July 2, 2023 28 mins

Nic goes down a dark hole this week as she explores stinky murders, which she can't find any and mass murders. Listeners this is a content warning.

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June 25, 2023 24 mins

This week we step into the darker world of murder with a number of female murderers and also have another spy type story. 

Head over to Instagram @murderclubforbeginnerspodcast to send us a message or email us at murderclubforbeginnersp@gmail.com . We'd love to hear your spy or other stories. 

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June 17, 2023 28 mins

We revisit last week's spy story and Nic has unearthed a serial bigamy murderer from the 1900's. 

Further information about the murder of Gareth Williams -

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-57448396.amp

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/what-happened-gareth-williams-mysterious-28157430.amp

If you want to contact us, message us on Instagram @murderclubforbeginnerspodcast

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This week Mel and Nic discuss the Rasputin and a Houdini like murder of a M16 spy. These really below in a Marple book and not out in the real world. 

 

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Nic and Mel discuss more Agatha Christie type murders and have an idea for next weeks episode. Yes, can't you tell. This is all unscripted, but fun. 

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This week Mel and Nic discuss the rewrite of Mel’s new book, Murder Club for Beginners and one of her running friends and our listeners wants to be featured in Mel’s book. The two discuss the latest mystery shows they have been watching with the usual side tracks, swerves and gaggles. 

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Neither Nic or Mel have prepared anything this week? Most weeks one of them has done a little prep, but the week creeped up on them like the dark thing creeping up on Mel in her room (only kidding). 

Enjoy this week. Usual recording resumes next week.

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We were always going to get to this episode, we just didn't know it until now. What are the worse places to dispose of a dead body. Nic and Mel gives themselves 5 minutes to see what they can discover and share with each other. 

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Nic shares some very strange circumstances of how some famous people died and Mel discovers more creative ways to hide and dispose of a dead body. 

 

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This week we talk about comforting crime shows we love and of course we can't help throw in a little poison. 

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This week we discuss poisonous murders and a husband who is on trial for possibly murdering his wife and the google evidence that tells a horrifying story. 

Drop us a line if you have an interesting murder.

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This week Nik and Mel are together in Melbourne sharing their love of murderous questions. They discuss faking their own death and who they would frame. As well as a little about others who faked their own death. Join them as they share a wine or three and talk about the silly antics of Murder Club for Beginners.

Reach out to them via - murderclubforbeginnersp@gmail.com

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