{"id":3045,"date":"2023-10-30T23:44:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T23:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3045"},"modified":"2025-11-14T01:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T01:05:35","slug":"episode-146-someone-in-this-story-is-a-killer","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/index.php\/podcast\/episode-146-someone-in-this-story-is-a-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 146 &#8211; Someone in This Story is a Killer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s a dead body in the isolated small-town bed and breakfast. All the weekend guests have been kept indoors because of the storm. Luckily, a famed detective is also a guest this weekend. It&#8217;s time to figure out whodunit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone is familiar with some version of this setup. 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