Illiterate

Nancy Drew | how her mysteries inspired millions

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Learn about the bizarre changes to Nancy Drew over time, who wrote the stories, and why she’s inspired millions, even if we can’t remember what happened in her books.

Watch/read/listen:

  • (VIDEO) Trailer for the new CW series:

    http://bit.ly/cwtrail

  • (VIDEO) Trailer for the 2019 film:

    http://bit.ly/2019trail

  • (VIDEO) An episode of the 1970 TV series:

    http://bit.ly/1970trail

  • (IMAGES): A chronological comparison of cover artwork:

    http://bit.ly/covercomparisons

  • (IMAGES): The international cover art differences:

    http://bit.ly/intntlcovers

  • (ARTICLE): The 1930 newspaper article about the shark-shooting author:

    http://bit.ly/sharkshooter

  • (ARTICLE): About the adaptability of Nancy Drew:

    http://bit.ly/nancyarticle

  • Get a copy of an original Nancy Drew book:

    Shop your local indie bookstore

    Topics from today’s episode:

    01:30 - Nancy Drew’s mom is dead?

    04:00 - Stratemeyer, literary genius

    05:50 - the real-life Nancy Drew

    08:30 - scandal of the true authors

    10:00 - author shoots shark from airplane

    13:00 - Nancy’s artwork in other countries

    15:15 - the anti-racist revisions in the 60’s

    16:50 - the sexual revisions in the 80’s

    19:30 - who is Nancy Drew for?

    23:50 - Nancy overtakes the Hardy Boys

    25:50 - strange and failed adaptations

    29:10 - the CW’s take on Nancy

    32:00 - why Nancy Drew is so great

    34:30 - you could be Nancy Drew!

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