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The Nose looks at the current ‘hard-boiled women in cold climates’ phenomenon

Jodie Foster and Kali Reis in Issa López’ ‘True Detective: Night Country.’
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Jodie Foster and Kali Reis in Issa López’ ‘True Detective: Night Country.’

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.

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  • 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 is You Must Remember This

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Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on Connecticut Public’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.
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