Did you know that Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books were significantly revised starting in the late 1950s?

If you didn’t, you’re about to learn.

If you did, you’re about to learn more.

Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast is proud to welcomeback Dr. Michael Cornelius for even more energizing, invigorating, and truly joyful discussion around all things juvenile detective fiction.

In part two of this two-part episode, we’ll bring Nancy Drew into the conversation, talking about the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew through the ages, looking at some of the bigger changes made throughout the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew revisions, and discussing the major adjustments made to the characters and stories when they were reimagined for television.

Listen now!

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Dr. Michael Cornelius is the Dean of the School of Arts andSciences at Wilson College, and is a recognized authority on Nancy Drew and juvenile detective fiction. His extensive publication list spans scholarly journals and books, including The Boy Detectives: Essays on the Hardy Boys and Others and Nancy Drew and her Sister Sleuths: Essays on the Fiction of Girl Detectives. Dr. Cornelius’s interests include early Britishliterature, horror, and, of course, anything to do with juvenile detective fiction.

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The original theme music for Sleuth Studies: The Hardy BoysPodcast was composed by Geoff Li (https://www.geoffli.com/).

Sleuth Studies is grateful for the support of Volunteer Alberta, the GLOCAL Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Red Cross, and the Government of Canada.

But why are they called the *Hardy* Boys?

Does their name really matter?

Friends, we’re about to find out.

Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast is honoured to welcome Dr. Michael Cornelius to discuss all things juvenile detective fiction. In fact, we’ll talk so much that this will be part one of a two-part episode!

Can you tell that some great discussion is coming?

Tom *Swift.* The *Hardy* Boys. Dave *Fearless.* These names might seem fairly sensible, but in fact, they do a lot of work to bring these characters to life—work that you might not notice until it’s pointed out.

Together, we’ll consider why it’s important to study juvenile detective fiction at an academic level, establish what it means to be an expert in Stratemeyer Syndicate publications, and learn more about the nomenclature (that is—naming conventions) of various Stratemeyer Syndicate characters.

You don’t want to miss this!

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Dr. Michael Cornelius is the Dean of the School of Arts andSciences at Wilson College, and is a recognized authority on Nancy Drew and juvenile detective fiction. His extensive publication list spans scholarly journals and books, including The Boy Detectives: Essays on the Hardy Boys and Others and Nancy Drew and her Sister Sleuths: Essays on the Fiction of Girl Detectives. Dr. Cornelius’s interests include early British literature, horror, and, of course, anything to do with juvenile detective fiction.

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The original theme music for Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast was composed by Geoff Li (https://www.geoffli.com/).

Sleuth Studies is grateful for the support of Volunteer Alberta, the GLOCAL Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Red Cross, and the Government of Canada.

Knowledge mobilization.

What is it? Why does it matter? And how exactly does it relate to the Hardy Boys?

Let’s find out together, my friends.

In this episode, Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast welcomes the wonderful Darryl de Dios for a—very meta conversation about knowledge mobilization. Together, we’ll use knowledge mobilization as a concept to explore what knowledge mobilization really is—breaking it down so we can use it to explore the Hardy Boys, children’s literature, and the world overall.

Are stories the most impactful form of knowledge mobilization? Why is knowledge mobilization so important outside of academia and politics? And is it true that Chet Morton’s different hobbies function as a way to share knowledge of those hobbies with readers? We may never know—but that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about it! In an episode full of thoughtful fun, engagement, and yes, knowledge mobilization, you’re destined to learn something new.

Who would have thought? 😉

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Darryl de Dios is a researcher, facilitator, and communityleader with a background in community-based research and knowledge mobilization. He currently dedicates his talents to the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, or AMII. Darryl’s interests lie in making ideas more accessible, meaningful, and grounded in everyday life. Outside of work, Darryl enjoys basketball, history, and following his curiosity wherever it leads.

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The original theme music for Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast was composed by Geoff Li (https://www.geoffli.com/).

Sleuth Studies is grateful for the support of Volunteer Alberta, the GLOCAL Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Red Cross, and the Government of Canada.