True Drew

By Avery Pressley

A podcast for all things Nancy Drew! In this podcast, I go through the books in chronological order, and also discuss the Nancy Drew computer games, movie adaptations, tv shows and more!

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The podcast currently has 108 episodes available.

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October 10, 2024 Episode #53: Message in a Haunted Mansion Game
Hi, True Drews and welcome to another game episode!
Today we'll be talking about Message in a Haunted Mansion, the third game and one of my personal favorites! (I maaaayy be a little biased since it was the very first Nancy Drew game I ever played!) This game is based on the book #122 Message in a Haunted Mansion.
Nancy goes to San Francisco to investigate the supposed hauntings at a bed and breakfast co owned by Hannah Gruen's friends, Rose Green and Abby Sideris.
Why are so many accidents happening? Could treasure be involved? Tune in to find out and get a healthy dose of early 2000's computer game nostalgia!
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45min
October 03, 2024 Episode #52: The Mysterious Mannequin
Hello, True Drews!
For today's episode, I have a guest on the show, Alexa from The River Heights Buzz Podcast!
We jump in and discuss Nancy Drew mystery #47 The Mysterious Mannequin.
Nancy helps her dad, Carson Drew, locate a past client, the group ventures to Turkey and Nancy tries to unravel the mysterious messages hidden in a valuable Turkish rug.
I hope you all enjoy the episode and check out Alexa and Candace's podcast The River Heights Buzz, exclusively on Spotify!
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47min
September 26, 2024 Episode #51: The Invisible Intruder
Hi, True Drews!
For today's episode we talk about The Invisible Intruder, book #46!
Nancy and her gang of ghost hunters, including Helen Corning Archer, set out to solve not 1, not 2, but 5 separate hauntings! Are the hauntings all connected? Will there be another boat accident? Tune in to find out!
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30min
September 19, 2024 Episode #50: The Spider Sapphire Mystery
Hi again, True Drews!
On today's episode, we talk about book #45 The Spider Sapphire Mystery.
Nancy goes with her friends on safari and attempts to solve the mystery of a spider sapphire and a missing safari guide!
*Content Warning: There are some horribly racist depictions of people of Indian and African descent and I hate that these things are so often in Nancy Drew books.*
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37min
September 12, 2024 Episode #49: The Clue in the Crossword Cipher
Hi, True Drews!
On today's episode, we discuss book #44 The Clue in the Crossword Cipher!
Nancy jets off to Peru in search of answers and tries to solve the mystery of her friend Carla Ponce's 300 year old wooden plaque!
*Content Warning: I discuss my feelings regarding Bess Marvin's constant fat shaming in the books a little more in depth and briefly touch upon the subject of body image and disordered eating.*
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30min
September 05, 2024 Episode #48: The Mystery of the 99 Steps
Bonjour, True Drews!
For today's episode, we venture over to France to solve The Mystery of the 99 Steps, Nancy's 43rd mystery!
Alchemy plays a heavy role in this mystery, Nancy and Carson's end up linked together in a not so shocking twist and Fifi the poodle gets poisoned!
I hope you all will enjoy discussing this book with me!
*Content Warning: There are some offensive remarks made about people of Arabian descent in this book.*
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27min
September 02, 2024 BONUS Episode 4: Podcast Sisters Play Nancy Drew(Unpopular Opinions & Hot Takes
Hi, again, True Drews!
Welcome back for Part 4 of our 6 part series, Podcast Sisters Play Nancy Drew!

Here are the links for the other episodes in this series:

Episode 1:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2QMW7TsgkMyhfllUtqSkgf?si=5hCTIhVoQlm6Vl4nAUnJsA

Episode 2:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4yJOEA2CrjxClczIwthRRo?si=M7m-9Ln0TeWKaKj-CbedEA&t=5897

Episode 3:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5D7oHFyiuy5K7isqWJiiPR?si=iv6ftaRQT6G1t2zVxDaUBg

Episode 5:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0yjWmksDXt35E34otrYFiO?si=kYmX9nVbTcys8x7RxTfEbg

Episode 6:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GfRDM8vknQmexd44DW2Qj?si=ocv7d0_TRm-dvU7l9DC9qw

In today's episode, we discuss the games Captive Curse, Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake, Creature of Kapu Cave, Warnings at Waverly Academy, Curse of Blackmoor Manor and The Silent Spy. We hope you all enjoy this episode!
*We didn’t do a Fight/Marry/Kill for Warnings at Waverly since the girls are technically teenagers and it didn’t feel appropriate!*
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1h 29min
August 29, 2024 Episode #47: The Phantom of Pine Hill
Hi, True Drews!
In today's episode, we discuss The Phantom of Pine Hill, book #42!
Nancy, Bess and George go to hang out with Ned, Burt and Dave for June Week at their fraternity at Emerson College and find a mystery along the way.
Uncle John, an uncle of one of the professors, is having things stolen from his home, but there's been no sign of forced entry. Can Nancy solve the case?
*Content Warning: There are some unfortunate moments in this book where Native American burial grounds are desecrated and Ned wears a Native American outfit and puts on an offensive mode of speech.*
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31min
August 22, 2024 Episode #46: The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes
Hello, True Drews!
For today's episode, we journey to the Scottish Highlands and investigate a missing heirloom and a ring of sheep thieves in The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes, book #41!
This is another of my favorite Nancy Drew books, so I hope you all will enjoy this episode of the podcast!
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31min
August 15, 2024 Episode #45: The Moonstone Castle Mystery
Hello, True Drews!
For today's episode, we talk about book #40 The Moonstone Castle Mystery.
Nancy inspects a mysterious castle and tries to hunt down a missing girl whose inheritance is at stake and whose family wants to find her!
I hope you all enjoy this mystery!
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31min

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