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April 24, 2025 7 mins

🎙️ Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/7019067c

📓 Show Notes: https://midsomermaniacs.transistor.fm/bonus28


Mystery Maniacs SPOILER-FREE Mini-episode! In Mini-episode 28, we cover The Brokenwood Mysteries S11.E1 and challenge you to watch like a maniac in 5 ways while dancing to 80’s tunes!


Listen here - https://share.transistor.fm/s/a06962b8


How To Watch This Episode Like A Maniac

  1. What band is Broken Arrow based on and how do you know?
  2. What cassette is Mike playing in the car?
  3.  This episode 2 call backs to prior episode locations and why is one impossible?
  4. Which local has the most Broken Arrow posters and how many are there in total?
  5.  BONUS - Who is the worst person to name a tavern after? 


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Sarah (00:15):
Hey, maniacs.

Mark (00:16):
Hey, mystery maniacs.

Sarah (00:19):
We mistreated you. We missed you. Welcome to a mini
episode. Okay.

Mark (00:26):
For those of you new to mini episodes. These are spoiler
free. Yes.

Sarah (00:31):
Spoiler free. We're not gonna tell you anything about
the murder or who did it oranything like that. You're safe.

Mark (00:36):
We did these for the new midsummer episodes. So the idea
is that you listen to us, thenyou watch the new Brokenwood
episode. We're doing it forBrokenwood.

Sarah (00:46):
Season eleven episode one, The Ghost in You.

Mark (00:49):
And then when we get to season eleven on the regular
full episodes

Sarah (00:54):
Mhmm.

Mark (00:54):
We do the spoiler version.

Sarah (00:56):
Right. And well and part of what we'll do in this mini is
give you some clues to ways youcan watch this new episode like
a maniac.

Mark (01:06):
Now this episode came out on 04/21.

Sarah (01:10):
'20 '5.

Mark (01:11):
'20 '5 on Acorn TV in The US. We realize that in other
parts of the world, you may ormay not have this episode yet.
This is why it's spoiler free.

Sarah (01:22):
That's right. And when you do get it, you can listen to
this before you watch it.

Mark (01:27):
Yes.

Sarah (01:28):
Even if you've jumped the gun and you are an eager beaver
and have already watched it, youcan listen to this and watch it
again. Yes. Because I guaranteeyou missed some stuff.

Mark (01:38):
And I can tell you, there are six episodes in this season,
season eleven, including aHalloween episode and the final
episode, which is an odes toChristmas. It's gotta be
Frodo's. Gotta be lots of odesin that. Frodo's whole family.
Yep.

Sarah (01:56):
This is an excellent episode. It's classic
Brokenwood. It's super funny.It's got a lot of, characters
that you're familiar with likeDoctor. Plumber, Reverend Green,
Ray and Trudy, and of courseFrodo.

Mark (02:09):
And we're gonna give you some clues Mhmm. To what to look
for when you're watching

Sarah (02:15):
this We're not gonna give anything away.

Mark (02:17):
Yep. We're not giving you the answers.

Sarah (02:19):
No. No. You get the answers when we do the full
episode when we get to seasoneleven. Yes. Are we ready?

Mark (02:26):
Yes. Okay. You may confirm or deny the the answers with us
in certain in whatever ways yousee fit.

Sarah (02:34):
You can do it on the subreddit as long as you mark
your post spoiler.

Mark (02:37):
Yes. You can do that

Sarah (02:39):
on the mystery maniac subreddit.

Mark (02:41):
Yes.

Sarah (02:42):
Alright. So we have four ways to watch like a maniac.

Mark (02:47):
I can't believe we done we haven't done a mini in like
eighteen months.

Sarah (02:50):
I know. It's been that long since there was a new
episode of anything for us to dothis with. Alright. Are we
ready?

Mark (02:56):
Yes.

Sarah (02:56):
Get your pencil out and make a note of these.

Mark (02:58):
I got my notes out.

Sarah (03:00):
Alright. I'm I'm telling them to. Okay. So they can write
these down.

Mark (03:03):
Well, I'll put them in the show notes.

Sarah (03:05):
And they'll be in the show notes too. Okay. Number
one, there's a band in thisepisode called Broken Arrow.

Mark (03:11):
Yes.

Sarah (03:12):
What real world band are they based on and how do you
know? So what band is BrokenArrow based on and how do you
know?

Mark (03:20):
Now I've already seen a number of listeners ask why we
do not have that information.

Sarah (03:27):
We do not know.

Mark (03:28):
But clearly they are supposed to be a particular
band.

Sarah (03:32):
Yes. Okay. So that's number one.

Mark (03:34):
Yes.

Sarah (03:35):
Number two. What cassette is Mike playing in the car?

Mark (03:39):
Yep. He he goes to the scene of the crime. He gets in
his car. He slips a cassette inthe tape deck.

Sarah (03:45):
Because he's old school. Surprised it's not an eight
track.

Mark (03:48):
It has words on the cassette tape.

Sarah (03:51):
What is it? Yep. Okay. That's number two. Number three,
this episode contains twocallbacks to prior episodes.
Both of those callbacks areabout locations.

Mark (04:02):
Yes.

Sarah (04:03):
One of them should be impossible. For this episode to
include. Yep. Why? So you needto figure out what those two
callbacks are and why one ofthem is impossible.

Mark (04:16):
Yes.

Sarah (04:16):
Alright, that's number three. And number four, which
locale in the episode has themost Broken Arrow posters and
how many Broken Arrow postersare there in total?

Mark (04:30):
Now Broken Wood people, people who work on Broken Wood,
please send us one of theseposters.

Sarah (04:35):
We want one so bad. We want a Broken Arrow poster. So
which locale in the episode hasthe most Broken Arrow concert
posters? And how many are therein total?

Mark (04:47):
There is a fantastic poster and there are a fantastic
amount of them.

Sarah (04:51):
Yes. Now, I have a bonus question.

Mark (04:54):
Oh, bonus question.

Sarah (04:55):
That only the most maniacal of maniacs

Mark (04:59):
The most maniacal.

Sarah (05:00):
Will be able to figure out. This is a maniacal question
for maniacal people.

Mark (05:05):
Boy, did I go down a rabbit hole to get the answer to
this question today.

Sarah (05:09):
You gotta be super crazy like us to get this But here's
the question, if you can get it.Who is the worst person to name
a bar after? Yes. Say no moreabout

Mark (05:20):
it. Person.

Sarah (05:21):
Who is the worst person to name a bar after? The answer
is in the episode.

Mark (05:28):
So this is a great episode. I think it's a solid
eight out of 10 in terms ofBroken Wood episode.

Sarah (05:35):
I'd say it's a nine out of 10. I laughed out loud

Mark (05:38):
a few It's definitely fun. There's strange GPS mushroom
stuff.

Sarah (05:44):
It does make you feel old if you're over 40.

Mark (05:48):
Yeah. You'll feel old

Sarah (05:50):
a few times.

Mark (05:50):
The musicians among you may notice some problems with
their stage setup.

Sarah (05:58):
Mark went nutsy bobo over the equipment. He's like, that's
not right. Nope. Like, we're notincluding those in the maniac
questions because only supermusic nerds like you will notice
that. It's beyond maniac.
It's just it's a certain kind ofmaniac and it's called a mark
maniac. Only you.

Mark (06:19):
So it has some funny bits. It certainly has some touching
and tragic bits, but then itcomes back around at the end.
It's it's great. Frodo beingFrodo.

Sarah (06:29):
Yep. It's a really good episode. We hope you guys will
enjoy it as much as we did andwatch like a maniac. Be sure if
you post anywhere online aboutthe answers to the questions,
make sure you mark them spoilers

Mark (06:43):
Yes.

Sarah (06:43):
So people who haven't seen yet don't get it ruined for
them. We'll return on the April28 with a full episode. We've
missed you.

Mark (06:52):
Season six episode three dead man don't shoot ducks. They
don't. That's a fact. They donot shoot ducks.

Sarah (07:01):
No. They don't. So we'll see you then. Bye maniacs.

Mark (07:04):
Bye maniacs. Thanks for joining us on the mystery
maniacs podcast. If you enjoyedour crazy podcast today, don't
miss out on future episodes.Follow us on social media for
updates, behind the scenescontent, and exclusive sneak
peeks. Subscribe, like, andshare to spread the word.
Bye, maniacs.
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