Season 14, Episode 7: Cotton Comes to Harlem Pt. 2

On today's show, we conclude our reading and interpretation of Chester Himes' "Cotton Comes to Harlem". This hardboiled look at a caper gone horribly wrong in Harlem has been a great read and we think a perfect capstone to our tour of hardboiled fiction. Tune in to find out how Coffin Ed and Gravedigger wrap up the case of the missing Back to Africa money and just how far they are willing to go to get justice for their community! This one has it all!

One ThingsJosh: has been gaming with Castlevania: Rondo of BloodLuke: Is prepping the land and fostering nature with native seeds from Roundstone Seeds in KYJon: Saw a movie called The Eternals
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Season 14, Episode 6 - Cotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes, Part One

Welcome back to the Hardboiled Road, Cromrades! Our path takes us to Harlem, where a smooth talking con man's operations are being foiled all around him, and Coffin Ed and Gravedigger Jones seek to return the swindled money to the families it was stolen from. It's Cotton Comes to Harlem, a novel by Chester Himes! We dig in to the first half of the book this week, and talk about Himes, his life, and his take on the detective genre. Join us!

One ThingsJon: Dark Horse's Avatar: The Last AirbenderJosh: A first time watch of a cult classic show, Freaks and Geeks. Luke: The fantasy works of Tanith Lee. 
Next time: We return to Harlem to see if Coffin Ed and Gravedigger crack the case, and some skulls along the way. 

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Season 14 Episode 5: Hardboiled Cinema with Mildred Pierce

 On this episode of The Cromcast, we host a cinema night in celebration of hardboiled cinema for our hardboiled season. We chose to watch "Mildred Pierce" starring Joan Crawford, Luke did some extra credit and read the story by James Cain and watched the Kate Winslet miniseries as well!

This is a sordid tale of murder, capitalism, the patriarchy, and desire all wrapped up in a box. If you haven't seen it yet, we agree with the Library of Congress that it is "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and you oughta let your eyes enjoy it. 

One Things

Jonathan: Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson

Luke: Mare of Easttown starring Kate Winslet 

Josh: Mindhunters on Netflix

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Season 14 Episode 4: 'The Big Sleep' Part Two

Cromrades, are you ready to go deep on the finale of The Big Sleep? Double crosses, plot twists, blackmail, murder, and dirty money - sound hard boiled enough for ya? Why don't you fill up your lowball with rye and kick back with us as we finish up our discussion of this classic tale by Raymond Chandler? 

One Things

Jon: Sandman comics by the incomparable Neil Gaiman.

Josh: The Sixth Gun and Preacher - two comic book series that align to the Weird Western genre. 
Luke: Whispers magazine, edited by Stuart Schiff and David Drake. 

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Season 14 Episode 3: 'The Big Sleep' Part One

Welcome back, Cromrades! We're headed to the West Coast to check in on Philip Marlowe. For this episode we're tackling the front end of Raymond Chandler's 'The Big Sleep!'

One Things

Jonathan: Paul M.M. Cooper's 'Fall of Civilizations' Podcast!

Josh: Bo Burnham's 'Inside!'

Luke: The S&S books of Schuyler Hernstrom! 

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Season 14 EP2: Cleaning up Poisonville in "Red Harvest" Part Two

 Welcome back to these dark, dank alleys. Today we're heading back to Poisonville, MT to see what the heck the Continental Op is gonna do about all these sons of guns. We dive in to a discussion about the Howardian aspects of this tale and how the Op deals with civilization/is a tool of civilization. There's murder, laudanum, and the national guard and more! You'll have to tune in to get it all though. 

One Things

Jonathan: Has been going on missions with The Suicide Squad by John Ostrander 

Josh: Has been melting his mind a little bit with damn fine coffee and Twin Peaks

Luke: Has been enlisted by some military sci-fi with "The Sharp End" by David Drake

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Season 14 EP 1: The Continental Op stars in Part one of "Red Harvest"

Our first stop in Season 14 is a little 'burg called Personville up in Montana, as seedy and corrupt as they come. We'll be meeting up with our buddy, we just call him the Continental Op- no need for first names. 

So, join us as we dive into hardboiled fiction by starting with Dashiell Hammett's "Red Harvest" also known as "The Cleansing of Poisonville". There's a real rogue's gallery of heels for the Op to contend with and plenty of action and corruption for us to wade through. It's a heck of a way to kick off a new season!

One Things

Josh: Getting post apocalyptic in Beantown with Fallout 4

Luke: Listening to some lit crit with Booked the podcast

Jonathan: Tripping with Batman through Grant Morrison's brain

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Season 14: The Hardboiled Alley

 To prep for the next season, we hope you will take a look at the story list below! There are lots of detectives, mean streets, and day drinking for you to see in the Hardboiled Alley!

Season 14

1. Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett- Meet up with the Continental Op as he takes on the corrupt burg of Poisonville!

2. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler- Philip Marlowe gets tangled up with a rotten family, double crosses, and the seedy underbelly of LA. 

3. Cromcast Film Night- an adaptation of James Cain's Mildred Pierce, starring Joan Crawford!

4. Cotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes- a hardboiled tale starring Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson that helped to kick off the African-American cop-and-detective phase of the 1960s-'70s.