Meet radio's hottest new detective - Jack Cassidy, PI! She may be a dame, but she's as tough and hard-bitten as the best in the biz. In thrilling weekly instalm...
An old friend has invited Jack and Effy to spend their Christmas at a luxurious hotel, and they're looking forward to the prospect of a nice, relaxing break from crime-solving. But will their holiday be the murder-free getaway they anticipated?
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8. The, Uh, Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
A familiar enemy returns to Edmonton.
Cast: Ceris Backstrom, Lauren Hughes, Michael Vetsch, Murray Farnell, Rory Turner, Helen Belay, Émanuel Dubbeldam, André Lemay, Trevor Duplessis.
Written and directed by Celia Taylor
Technical direction and editing by Tegan Siganski
Original score and sound design by Dave Clarke
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BONUS: The Lounge Singer's Performance
Once again, our pesky protagonists spent the last episode talking during the performance of a talented singer! Here, unmarred by nightclub background noise or a murder investigation, is Kaleia Odelle's performance of "Why Don't You Do Right," accompanied by Nathanael Wilkerson on the piano.
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7. The Fall Guys
Two bumbling criminals get more than they bargained for out of a routine bank heist, and are forced to turn to Jack for help.
Cast: Ceris Backstrom, Lauren Hughes, Michael Vetsch, Rory Turner, Andrés Moreno, Kaleia Odelle
Written and directed by Celia Taylor
Technical direction and editing by Tegan Siganski
Original score and sound design by Dave Clarke, with special guest Nathanael Wilkerson as the pianist
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6. The Hired Hand
When a local Métis farmhand is framed for the murder of his white employer’s family, his fiancee hires Jack to help clear his name.
Cast: Ceris Backstrom, Lauren Hughes, Michael Vetsch, Damon Pitcher, Tej Swatch, Helen Belay, Trevor Duplessis, Monica Maddaford.
Written and directed by Celia Taylor
Technical direction and editing by Tegan Siganski
Original score and sound design by Dave Clarke
Meet radio's hottest new detective - Jack Cassidy, PI! She may be a dame, but she's as tough and hard-bitten as the best in the biz. In thrilling weekly instalments, you can follow Jack's adventures as she matches wits with gangsters and grifters, bootleggers and bolsheviks, fascists and femme fatales. Welcome to the mean streets of Edmonton, 1936. The prairies will never be quite the same...
Hardboiled is a queer noir mystery podcast from Empress of Blandings Productions, presented in association with the Edmonton Pride Centre, the Edmonton Heritage Council, the Edmonton Community Foundation, and the Edmonton Arts Council.
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