Jodie Foster and Kali Reis in Alaska in True Detective: Night Country. Juno Temple, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Richa Moorjani in Minnesota in the recent fifth season of Fargo. Emma Corrin and Brit Marling in Iceland in A Murder at the End of the World.

There’s something going on with all these TV mysteries set in the frozen, frigid North with all these neo noiry North Country female leads.

This hour, a Nose-ish look at what Colin’s taken to calling the current "hard-boiled women in cold climates" phenomenon.

GUESTS:
Melanie McFarland: Senior culture critic at Salon
Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the Nobody Asked Shawn podcast
Kat Rosenfield: A novelist, a columnist for UnHerd, and the co-host of the Feminine Chaos podcast; her most recent novel isYou Must Remember This

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

Jodie Foster and Kali Reis in Alaska in True Detective: Night Country. Juno Temple, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Richa Moorjani in Minnesota in the recent fifth season of Fargo. Emma Corrin and Brit Marling in Iceland in A Murder at the End of the World.
There’s something going on with all these TV mysteries set in the frozen, frigid North with all these neo noiry North Country female leads.
This hour, a Nose-ish look at what Colin’s taken to calling the current "hard-boiled women in cold climates" phenomenon.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Melanie McFarland: Senior culture critic at Salon</li>
<li>Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC1mZ8LyT6393d_kPM4pVxw" data-cms-ai="0">Nobody Asked Shawn</a> podcast</li>
<li>Kat Rosenfield: A novelist, a columnist for UnHerd, and the co-host of the <a href="https://femchaospod.substack.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Feminine Chaos</a> podcast; her most recent novel is <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/you-must-remember-this-kat-rosenfield" data-cms-ai="0">You Must Remember This</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/newsletters" data-cms-ai="0">Subscribe to The Noseletter</a>, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show.
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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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