Just One More Thing

Next time, we’re going back to the beginning- season one, episode one. It’s a discussion of “Murder by the Book,” with Gwen Ihnat (The AV Club). If you’d like to watch beforehand, it’s available on DVD or Netflix Watch Instantly. Also:  Gwen’s AV Club piece, “10 episodes that show why Columbo is the most iconic TV detective […]

Restaurant critic, bunco artist, murderer- Paul Gerard (Louis Jourdan) is a triple threat! Chef Allan McPherson (picnichfx.com) joins us to discuss season seven’s “Murder Under Glass,” a tale of extortion, free meals and the deadly fugu. Also: Alan Alda’s half-brother, fancy cooking, Mako and Night Goliaths. Here’s Allan’s review of “Murder Under Glass” that got this whole episode […]

We will soon be back from our hiatus with a discussion of season seven’s “Murder Under Glass.” Joining us will be chef Allan McPherson (picnichfx.com). If you’d like to watch beforehand, the episode is on Netflix Instant and on DVD.

And we’re back to the later episodes, for season eight’s “Columbo Goes to the Guillotine,” which does a fair job of debunking the whole psychic/ESP nonsense. Sadly, it cannot debunk the fact that sharp blades will chop off heads. That’s just real. Joining us to discuss the episode and its possible real-life background is Leigh Beadon (techdirt.com), […]

On the next Just One More Thing, we’ll talk about “Columbo Goes to the Guillotine,” a 90s episode from season eight. Joining us will be Leigh Beadon (techdirt.com). If you’d like to watch it before the show hits the internet, it’s available on DVD, via Netflix or Amazon or whathaveyou.

Gordon Bennett, it’s “Dagger of the Mind!” Fading theatrical couple Richard Basehart and Honor Blackman accidentally kill the producer they’ve been tricking into funding their production of that play you’re not supposed to say the name of. Can they get away with it? Well, you see, this detective by the name of Columbo just happens […]

Next time, we’ll be looking at “Dagger of the Mind,” a season two Columbo episode where the lieutenant heads to London. Cor and/or blimey. Joining us to discuss will be Manning Krull (manningkrull.com). Want to watch beforehand? It’s on Netflix watch instantly, as well as DVD.

Think tank head Jose Ferrer applies his brainpower to the equation of murder in “Mind Over Mayhem,” which also sees Columbo assisted by Robby the Robot. No, wait- come back here, it works, it really does. Appropriately, Alex Knapp (who writes the “Robot Overlords” weblog for Forbes) joins Jon and RJ to dissect this tale of deceit, war games, […]

Our next episode will be Season Three’s “Mind Over Mayhem,” with guest Alex Knapp (Forbes) joining us for the discussion. You can watch it beforehand on DVD or Netflix Watch Instantly. As always, there’s the preview clip below.

Avuncular Dick Van Dyke is not so avuncular in “Negative Reaction,” playing a photographer who fakes his nagging wife’s kidnapping, murders her, then kills the ex-con who he’d framed for the snatch. Luckily, Columbo is focused on the task, brushing away a film of uncertainty, ever ready to develop a solution to the case through the lens […]

Next time, we’ll be looking at “Negative Reaction,” from season four, with guest Kevin O’Mara (klophoto.com). It’s on Netflix Watch Instantly and DVD, so check it out before we post the next podcast.

Our holiday gift to you, dear listener, is this- a discussion of the Mrs. Columbo episode, “Caviar with Everything.” Gather family and friends around the mp3 player on the mantel with room-temperature egg nog and listen to New York Times bestselling author Mallory Ortberg (Texts From Jane Eyre, the-toast.net) join Jon and RJ to talk about this […]

So, next time? Well, it’s “Caviar with Everything,” which isn’t exactly a Columbo episode, so much as a Mrs. Columbo episode. It is our holiday “gift” to you, the listener. Returning guest Mallory Ortberg (the-toast.net, Texts from Jane Eyre) will be joining us to discuss whatever this is. It’s not on Netflix Instant, just on the DVDs […]

Patrick McGoohan- actor, director, murderer. He’s a triple threat! Molly Eichel (AV Club, Philadelphia Daily News) joins Jon and RJ to talk about “Identity Crisis,” a season five episode directed by McGoohan and co-starring Leslie Nielsen (for the first 20 minutes, at least). Spies, lies, fancy houses, CIA agents, amusement parks, halter tops and class issues […]

For the next edition, we’ll be looking at season five’s “Identity Crisis,” with guest Molly Eichel (Philadelphia Daily News, AV Club). It’s on the Netflix Watch Instantly and DVD, so give a watch if you can and play along at home. It’s a Patrick McGoohan one and this guest might not hate Columbo, so here’s […]

Say, what happens when someone hates the very premise of a show, but then is booked on a podcast about that specific show? Let’s find out! Aaron Bleyaert (Conan, RJ and Bley Suck at Girls) joins Jon and RJ to talk about “Now You See Him…,” which features Columbo repeat offender Jack Cassidy as a murderous magician […]

Next time, it’ll be Season Five’s “Now You See Him…” Joining us will be special guest Aaron Bleyaert (Conan, RJ and Bley Suck At Girls). It’s available on Netflix Watch Instantly or DVD. Listen to the promo below.

Going back, back, back to season one, as Carolita Johnson (The New Yorker, carolita.org), Jon and RJ try to find something less blah about “Dead Weight.” War hero Eddie Albert’s cornered when congress threatens to investigate his defense contracts. Shooting his way out of the situation, he didn’t count on the one-two punch of Lieutenant Columbo and […]

Want to be ready for the next show? Up next, it’s, “Dead Weight,” from season one. We’ll be joined by special guest Carolita Johnson (The New Yorker).

The podcast makes its first foray into 90’s Columbo with Nate Patrin (Pitchfork, City Pages, Wondering Sound) joining Jon and RJ for season ten’s “Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star.” Dabney Coleman is a high-powered attorney/developer who murders his former-rock star girlfriend, once he finds out she’s been cheating on him with her old drummer. Also- […]