583: Having A Grave Discussion About Monster: The Ed Gein Story

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October 8, 2025 • 73 mins

The fourth season of Monster, Netflix's true crime anthology, concerns itself with Wisconsin serial killer (or was he? (he probably was)) Ed Gein, played by former Queer As Folk cutie Charlie Hunnam. Did it get under our skin? Richard Lawson returns to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us through Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, Only Connect, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Richard presents the Season 2 finale of The Traitors Australia for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time about the shows select actors did for up to but NOT more than 30 episodes. Take a break from wood chopping and join us!

GUESTS
👤 Richard Lawson

TOPICS
Lead Topic: 🔪 Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Around The Dial: ⛄️ Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
Around The Dial: 🔌 Only Connect
Around The Dial: 🖖 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The Canon: 🪃 The Traitors (AU) S02.E09
Winner & Loser: 🅱️ Ballard
Winner & Loser: 🌴 Beverly Hills, 90210
Game Time: ⬇️ 30 Under 30: Part 1

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NOTES
🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site
🦋 Richard Lawson on Bluesky
✍🏻 Sarah's review of Monster: The Ed Gein Story at Best Evidence
💂🏻 Richard's profile page (including his Monster: The Ed Gein Story review) at The Guardian
💄 The Listen To Sassy Club
🎹 The Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs ranking of the tracks on Billy Joel's The Stranger, with Dan Rogge
📷 Photo: Netflix

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