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For our third annual Encyclopedia Brown episode, we matched wits with each other and with Encyclopedia in trying to crack the cases in Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues, which was published in 1966. The relevant clues are included in our discussion, so you can solve along with us. We discussed the origins of Bugs Meany’s hat and solved the mystery of what state Idaville is in. Also, Mary Grace mispronounced “divining rod” about 15 times.
Mentioned on this episode:
Other Encyclopedia Brown books:
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch
Other Rereading Our Childhood episodes:
Rereading Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Rereading Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson
Also mentioned:
Goodreads review of Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues by Chance Hansen
Reddit thread on what state Encyclopedia lives in
“Donald Sobol and the Case of the Elusive Mystery Writer,” interview with Donald Sobol by Elizabeth Weinstein, Oberlin Alumni Magazine, Fall 2011
Clip from a 2024 episode of Futurama featuring Wikipedia Brown
The podcast is hosted by Buzzsprout at rereadingourchildhood.buzzsprout.com and is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other platforms.
You can find Deborah at deborahkalb.com and Mary Grace’s adventures in the 1920s at My Life 100 Years Ago.
This episode was edited by Adam Linder of Bespoken Podcasting.
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