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Solving Homicides in Platform Shoes: The Prepubescent Ego of 80s Child Detectives EP 113

Solving Homicides in Platform Shoes: The Prepubescent Ego of 80s Child Detectives EP 11311 mrt57 min

<p>Remember when your greatest fear was a &quot;To Be Continued&quot; screen or running out of batteries for your Walkman? We’re diving back into the 1981 &quot;classic&quot; <em>Who Killed Harlowe Thrombey?</em>. It’s a world where 9-year-olds in polyester turtlenecks and platform shoes solve homicides while their parents are presumably busy at a key party. We discuss the sheer audacity of a child detective thinking a cassette recorder and a magnifying glass make them Sherlock Holmes, and why every adult in 1981 aged like a banana—Harlowe looks 50 despite being &quot;28&quot;<strong>If you enjoyed this trip back to the 80s, subscribe and tell your friends about the show!</strong></p><p>Find previous episodes and more at <a href="https://uchoosepodcast.transistor.fm/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">uchoosepodcast.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uchoosepodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Twitch⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://my-store-d9b6d8.creator-spring.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Uchoose Merch⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://1drv.ms/b/c/ca5996e332d84a07/IQDkmQSNfP3cSqo8K0A2W_80AaE4p7_rOhOjafAy5aJMJxA?e=xF6aUs" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Uchoose Bingo card</a></p><p><br></p><ol><ul><li>Edward Packard</li></ul><ul><li>Who Killed Harlowe Thrombey</li></ul><ul><li>Choose Your Own Adventure books</li></ul><ul><li>Paul Granger illustrations</li></ul><ul><li>Scholastic Book Fair nostalgia</li></ul><ul><li>Manimal TV show</li></ul><ul><li>80s detective kit for kids</li></ul><ul><li>Meat jello aspic sausage</li></ul><ul><li>Inspector Prufrock</li></ul><ul><li>Gen X latchkey kid</li></ul></ol><p></p>