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Two writers talk back to true crime TV.
Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn take a true crime TV special and walk through its version of a case step by step. Along the way they question polygraphs, stock narrator lines and the way older specials lecture women about safety, and Anne Rice tributes, book plugs and constant ribbing fill in around the cases.
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DINNER PARTNERS with Christopher & Eric is a true crime viewing club with two members and plenty of objections. Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn pick a TV special, recount its version of events in careful order and argue with it as they go. The main feature is Christopher & Eric’s True Crime TV Club. Its titles show the kind of programs it covers: 'The Perfect Murder: The Kosher Killer', 'Murder In The Heartland: Spring Breaking Up', 'Southern Fried Homicide: Romance Is Dead', 'Dateline: In The Dead Of Night' and 'Who Killed Robert Wone?'. The recaps are thorough. In the Robert Wone discussion they lay out the intruder theory, which they credit to Glenn Kirshner, step by step: the knife, the deadbolted front door, the leap over the back fence. They then set that theory against the 79 minutes between Robert's arrival and the 911 call. In another episode they go through the rumors that spread after a woman went missing and why the people closest to her rejected them. That is half the appeal. The other half is the talking back. Polygraphs draw a pointed question: if the results are inadmissible, why keep using them? Older specials have male cops telling women what not to do, and the hosts turn it around by pointing out that the danger comes from the men. A narrator asking what kind of evil is lurking in York, South Carolina earns a callback to another episode of the same series. Grisly details get open disgust, not a respectful hush. The tangents wander too, from polygraphs to blood pressure readings at the doctor's office and the indignities of getting older. Much of the chemistry is teasing. A scripted plug for ChristopherRiceBooks.com rests on the joke that Eric has no reason to visit the website of someone sitting across from him. It collapses into profanity and the verdict that the ad did not go as planned, and the bit comes back again and again. Beyond crime, the show pays tribute to Anne Rice, whom it calls its premier party person. Cold opens have promoted a film of her celebration of life at the Orpheum Theater in New Orleans, free to stream at AnneRice.com. There are updates on the hosts' own books and a numbered AnneCast series, and the fifth installment is billed as an interview with V.E. Schwab. Josh Mankiewicz of NBC's Dateline delivers the opening greeting, says he was once a guest and insists it is really him. For a first listen, the Robert Wone episode shows how deep the case detail goes, and 'Southern Fried Homicide: Romance Is Dead' shows how quickly the commentary turns on the narration.
Made for: Suits a listener who watches true crime specials such as Dateline and wants company that argues with the screen, with patience for detailed case recaps, frequent tangents and coarse jokes. Also suits Anne Rice readers who would enjoy tribute material and the AnneCast installments alongside the crime talk.
What sets it apart: It reviews specific TV specials rather than cases in the abstract, so the production itself, from dramatic narration to the attitudes of older episodes, gets judged along with the evidence. The Anne Rice tributes and the hosts' talk about their own books give it a life outside true crime.
New York Times bestselling novelists Christopher Rice (The Burning Girl Series) and Eric Shaw Quinn (The Write Murder Mysteries) return to their studio on West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip for an all new podcast that’s all talk. Join them for their trademark blend of humor, irreverence and passionate opinion as they dish on some of the most popular true crime TV shows of the moment in their recurring, special feature “Christopher & Eric’s True Crime TV Club”. (A production of TDPS, the same network that brought you the comedy/variety and celebrity interview filled fun of The Dinner Party Show.)
A failed polygraph becomes a blood-pressure tangent, and you're somehow still inside a Dateline recap.
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A grim true-crime special turns into a sharp, unruly conversation about evidence, gender, and the stories crime TV chooses to tell.
Christopher and Eric tackle a grim true-crime special with the loose, sparring feel of a TV club that keeps finding dark humor around the edges of the case.
Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn question the polygraph's authority by showing how stress can distort the body's numbers.
Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn take a Dateline discussion into the uneasy territory around true-crime procedure, following Nick's claim of innocence and the weight placed on a polygraph he fails when asked whether he was at the house during the murders.
A disappearance case turns on community rumors, a planned Beyonce concert, and the man who says he was already away.
Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn shape the case around the ordinary plans that made the disappearance feel so wrong: a Beyonce concert, spring break in South Padre Island, and a community where rumors moved fast.
A careful Robert Wone discussion shaped by an intruder theory, a reported scream, and an unsettled timeline.
Dinner Partners revisits the Robert Wone case through Glenn Kirschner's account of the intruder theory, giving close attention to the 79-minute window, the deadbolted front door, and neighbors who said they heard a scream.
A loose but detail-minded true crime discussion built around a brutal case, missing evidence, and stubborn unanswered questions.
Dinner Partners with Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn turns a violent attack in York, South Carolina, into a case discussion built as much around missing evidence as physical detail.
Geek reviews with blunt franchise instincts.
Kitchen-table chaos with a live mic.
Smart culture talk with feelings attached.
Christopher and Eric promote an Anne Rice celebration and discuss their websites before starting their true crime TV club segment.
Christopher and Eric announce the date for Anne Rice's celebration of life and promote their websites, blending personal news with their trademark humor.
Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn discuss and critique a poorly re-enacted true crime TV show with humor and irreverence.
Christopher and Eric introduce their podcast's new name and kick off Easter Eggs Month with commentary on true crime TV shows like Dateline.
Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn discuss true crime TV shows with humor and irreverence.
Hosts Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn discuss true crime TV shows and share personal anecdotes, including a tribute to Anne Rice.
Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn introduce their podcast, discussing true crime TV shows and their connection to Anne Rice.
Christopher and Eric promote an Anne Rice celebration and discuss their websites before starting their true crime TV club segment.
Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn host an Anne Rice celebration podcast, featuring an interview with Anne Rice about her life and work.
Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn announce the date for Anne Rice's celebration of life and discuss their podcast network.