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New episode up now! We watched the 2020 film The Kid Detective starring Adam Brody and wow\u2014everyone in this movie needs therapy. We discuss the clear themes of trauma and depression that thread throughout, love the use of cinematography and music to aid the storytelling, are surprised by how dark the movie gets, and talk about the expectations vs reality of both Abe Applebaum and the town of Willowbrook. Is Abe actually a good detective or is he just somewhat observant, good at psychology, and watched too many detective shows? We also get into the odd nostalgia of the film\u2019s flashbacks, where it's not quite clear what time period the \u201ckid\u201d detective grew up in but stylistically it could vary between the 1950s and the 1980s and we ponder on what that might mean. Katy is tired of movies showing depressed men peeing, Carrie admits to watching black and white films, Maddy enjoys smooth jazz, and Mack shows off his bottle cap collection. We argue about bathroom mirror placement, get anxious about hiding in closets, and wonder - why are Gen Z teens so into Pong? We also talk about cute gang names, young Vincent Price, and the nutritional aspects of ice cream. Give it a listen and you\u2019ll hear some delightful tunes as well!

TW: Statutory rape, teen pregnancy, racism, depression

SHOW NOTES/CORRECTIONS:

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• Katy was incorrect in her remembrance of the crazy sword fight; it was between Basil Rathbone and Danny Kaye, not Vincent Price and Danny Kaye. Still worth watching though as Danny Kaye is a wild man with no training which made Rathbone nervous: Here!
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• What Katy thought was a podcast with John Hodgman is actually a TV show called Dicktown which is on FXX but it is about a former kid detective solving crimes in a small town.
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• Keep It! Podcast with guest Adam Brody
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• Here is a link to The Solve It Squad show website Mack mentioned
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• The book Katy was thinking of is Meddling Kids: A Novel by Edgar Cantero. Goodreads link
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