Phoebe Reads a Mystery

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Phoebe Reads a Mystery
Presentation
Hosted byPhoebe Judge
Production
Production
  • Phoebe Judge
  • Lauren Spohrer
Publication
Original releaseMarch 2020 (2020-03)
Related
Websitethisiscriminal.com/mystery

Phoebe Reads a Mystery is a podcast created by Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer, producers of Criminal and This is Love.[1][2] The podcast began airing in March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Judge opens the first episode by saying, “One thing that’s been making me feel a little more at ease has been reading fiction."[3] Initially billed as "Phoebe reads a chapter a day from a mystery novel,"[4] Judge has also read classics that are not mysteries, such as Little Women.[5]

Critical reception

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Phoebe Reads a Mystery was included on Elle[6] and Oprah Daily[7] lists of the best podcasts of 2020, as well as on The Gentleman’s Journal’s list of the best podcasts to listen to during lockdown.[8] The podcast has also been recommended on several lists of shows to fall asleep to,[5][9][10] including The New York Times’ “6 Podcasts That Will Read You a Bedtime Story.”[11]

Episodes

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Author Title Date of first episode Number of episodes
The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie 2020-03-21 13
The Hound of the Baskervilles Arthur Conan Doyle 2020-04-05 15
The Moonstone Wilkie Collins 2020-04-02 41
The Murder on the Links Agatha Christie 2020-06-01 22
The Leavenworth Case Anna Katharine Green 2020-06-23 32
Dracula Bram Stoker 2020-08-01 27
Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë 2020-09-02 45
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle 2020-10-19 19
The Secret Adversary Agatha Christie 2020-11-09 25
The Turn of the Screw Henry James 2020-12-07 16
Twas the Night Before Christmas Clement C. Moore 2020-12-24 1
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne 2021-01-08 31
The Trail of the Serpent Mary Elizabeth Braddon 2021-02-14 34
Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen 2021-03-23 33
The Woman in White Wilkie Collins 2021-04-28 62
Frankenstein Mary Shelley 2021-07-05 26
Something New P. G. Wodehouse 2021-08-06 14
Arsène Lupin Maurice Leblanc 2021-09-13 23
The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice Wilkie Collins 2021-10-11 20
The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 2021-11-06 25
Little Women Louisa May Alcott 2021-12-05 52
The Age of Innocence Edith Wharton 2022-01-28 34
Moby Dick Herman Melville 2022-03-07 68
The Valley of Fear Arthur Conan Doyle 2022-05-23 20
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson 2023-10-16 7
The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde 2023-07-31 20
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard Baroness Orczy 2024-10-28 12
The Little Mermaid Hans Christian Andersen 2025-06-18 1
The Story of the Three Little Pigs 2025-06-18 1
The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter 2025-06-18 1
Winnie-the-Pooh A.A. Milne 2025-07-07 10
Jack and The Beanstalk 2025-09-18 1

References

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  1. ^ Llanos, Jackie (April 16, 2021). "Q&A: Phoebe Judge & Lauren Spohrer". richmondmagazine.com. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  2. ^ Lazor, Gabrielle (December 8, 2023). "Phoebe Judge brings a voice of calm to 'Criminal'". 9th Street Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  3. ^ Hotchkiss, Sarah (April 2, 2020). "Let the Most Soothing Voice in Podcasting Read You a Good Mystery | KQED". www.kqed.org. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "Phoebe reads a Mystery". thisiscriminal.com/mystery/. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "11 Podcasts to Help You Fall Asleep". Town & Country. May 17, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "The Best Podcasts of 2020". ELLE. December 28, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "The Best New Podcasts of 2020 to Get Lost In". Oprah Daily. April 7, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  8. ^ Journal, The Gentleman's. "The best podcasts to listen to in lockdown | The Gentleman's Journal". www.thegentlemansjournal.com. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  9. ^ "9 Bedtime Podcasts To Help You Get To Sleep Easier". August 4, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  10. ^ "8 Podcasts to Help You Unwind Before Bed". Time magazine.
  11. ^ "6 Podcasts That Will Read You a Bedtime Story". The New York Times. November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2025.