Hello, Regular Drews!
We're your hosts, Becky and Kori.
We first met when we were in 5th grade and quickly bonded over our mutual love of Nancy Drew. Becky initially had the idea for the podcast mid-pandemic, and the first episode of Regular Nancy Drew aired on March 5th, 2021.
In the episodes we've released since then, we've covered mysteries from each main Nancy Drew book series, played many of the PC games, and watched most of the on-screen adaptations featuring our favorite sleuth.
We release episodes in blocks of five, with each block featuring various mysteries from the same series or with a common theme. Every 25th episode, we do a deep-dive into the history of Nancy Drew. We also cover episodes of the 2019 CW Nancy Drew TV show in a bi-monthly series titled CW Chats.
On the first anniversary of the podcast, we launched Scoop Sesh!, a minisode series exclusive to our members. In our fifth year of podcasting, we also introduced a series of reaction videos to the 2019 CW Nancy Drew TV show, RND Watch.
Becky
Becky grew up reading her mom's old Original Text Mystery Stories and can remember frequently going to the library with her sister for any Nancy Drew book or game she could get her hands on. She currently lives in Vermont with her husband and two cats.
Kori
Kori was 8 years old when her mom introduced her and her sister to The Secret of the Old Clock. She was immediately hooked on the books, and once she discovered the PC games shortly thereafter, the rest of her Nancy Drew obsession was history. She lives in Texas with her two dogs.
Where to Listen
Regular Nancy Drew is available on all major podcast listening platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.
Scoop Sesh! episodes are available to our Gifted Gumshoe and Super Sleuth tier members and RND Watch reaction video episodes are available exclusively to Super Sleuth tier members, both here on our website or on our Patreon.
Contact us
Want to send us a clue or a secret message?
Email us at regularnancydrew@gmail.com or fill out the form below:
Frequently Asked Questions
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Nancy Drew has been a pop culture mainstay for almost 100 years, and you don’t have to look hard to find references to our favorite sleuth in the media. The phrase, “well, aren’t you a Regular Nancy Drew?” is often used in TV or movies as a way of pointing out a given character’s sleuthy tendencies. Unfortunately, it is also used to dismiss or tease female characters, so we’re reclaiming the phrase. We want to celebrate Nancy Drew and attempt to emulate her best qualities in the face of those who might say we should aspire otherwise. We’re proud to call ourselves Regular Nancy Drews, and we hope you are, too.
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Bess Marvin is our favorite character! She’s so fun and relatable, and we think it’s unfair that she’s the butt of so many jokes in the series. We started saying #TeamBess on the podcast in response to any situation in which Bess does something amazing or is treated poorly, and over time it’s become our catchphrase.
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Our members choose for us! For each episode, we select three (typically random) mysteries that fit the theme of our current episode block, then our members vote for their favorite.
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Yes; all episodes include a full summary of the mystery. While we try to save spoilers for the end of the episode, we do discuss the culprit and conclusion of every mystery we cover.
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We already have! Listen here: https://megaphone.link/PODERATIONLTD3252238827
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We’d love to! While our members ultimately choose each episode topic via a vote, we keep a running list of the titles our listeners most want to hear and try to include them in the vote when possible. Contact us to let us know what you want to hear the most.
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We don’t use AI and believe it has no place in podcasting. All of our episodes, audiobooks, merch designs, videos, etc. were made without the use of artificial intelligence and always will be.
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While plenty of our listeners tune in with their families or are adolescents themselves, this podcast is not specifically geared toward children. Profanity is used (although sparingly), and we often touch on topics and themes that may be too difficult or dark for a younger audience, such as racism, sexism, sexual assault, murder, eating disorders, etc. We make an effort to mark episodes with profanity as “explicit,” and include a content warning in the episode description when appropriate.
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The song we use for our podcast intro and outro is “Kool Katz” by Kevin MacLeod.
Here’s a full list of all the Nancy Drew references we sampled for our intro music:
Riverdale S1 EP4
17:05, “I learned that from the Nancy Drew Detective Handbook” - Betty Cooper
Stranger Things 3x1
“Case of the missing condiments”
Gilmore Girls 1x17
1:30 “Because I’ve read every Nancy Drew book ever written. The one about the Amish Country twice.”-Lorelai
Stranger Things 3x5
“Yoo-hoo, where are you, Nancy Drew?”
Veronica Mars 1x5
24:30 - “Wow, you suck at this Nancy Drew stuff, you should get a new hobby”. - Logan
Veronica Mars 3x12
“My Name is Carson Drew and this is my assistant, Nancy” - Keith
Curse of Blackmoor Manor
Midnight in Salem (Mei from Trailer)
The Silent Spy (Carson)
Stay Tuned for Danger (Dwayne)
Curse of Blackmoor Manor (Growl)
Riverdale 1x12
35:20 “Nancy Drew Strikes Again” - Kevin
The Closer 7x2
22:30 “Regular Nancy Drew” - Lt. Provenza
