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Learn about the bizarre changes to Nancy Drew over time, who wrote the stories, and why she\u2019s inspired millions, even if we can\u2019t remember what happened in her books.

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  (VIDEO) Trailer for the new CW series:\nhttp://bit.ly/cwtrail

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  (VIDEO) Trailer for the 2019 film:\nhttp://bit.ly/2019trail

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  (VIDEO) An episode of the 1970 TV series:\nhttp://bit.ly/1970trail

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  (IMAGES): A chronological comparison of cover artwork: \nhttp://bit.ly/covercomparisons

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  (IMAGES): The international cover art differences:\nhttp://bit.ly/intntlcovers

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  (ARTICLE): The 1930 newspaper article about the shark-shooting author:\nhttp://bit.ly/sharkshooter

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  (ARTICLE): About the adaptability of Nancy Drew:\nhttp://bit.ly/nancyarticle

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  Get a copy of an original Nancy Drew book:\nShop your local indie bookstore

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Topics from today\u2019s episode:

01:30 - Nancy Drew\u2019s mom is dead?

04:00 - Stratemeyer, literary genius

05:50 - the real-life Nancy Drew

08:30 - scandal of the true authors

10:00 - author shoots shark from airplane

13:00 - Nancy\u2019s artwork in other countries

15:15 - the anti-racist revisions in the 60\u2019s

16:50 - the sexual revisions in the 80\u2019s

19:30 - who is Nancy Drew for?

23:50 - Nancy overtakes the Hardy Boys

25:50 - strange and failed adaptations

29:10 - the CW\u2019s take on Nancy

32:00 - why Nancy Drew is so great

34:30 - you could be Nancy Drew!

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