Back to the Bones Podcast
Welcome to Back to the Bones! Join father-daughter duo Madeleine and Andrew Hayes as they rewatch and recap each episode of the Fox hit TV show Bones. If you’ve never seen the show, can’t remember who the Gravedigger is, or are sharing the show with a loved one for the first time, this podcast is spoiler-free! Madeleine and Andrew have watched and loved Bones for over a decade, sometimes together, sometimes apart. Madeleine’s degree in psychology and passion for true crime paired with Andrew’s background in both acting and law combine to create two squints who love digging into the minutiae of jurisdiction, autism-coding, and really bad green screens. So head to the lab, it’s time to get back to the bones.
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Monday Jan 19, 2026
Monday Jan 19, 2026
This week, Madeleine and Andrew discuss Season 2 Episode 17 The Priest in the Courtyard. It's time for the Religious disagreement episode, otherwise known as the one where Gordon Gordon fixes everyone!
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Monday Jan 12, 2026
Monday Jan 12, 2026
This week, Madeleine and Andrew discuss Season 2 Episode 16 The Boneless Bride in the River. Join us as we all learn about ghost marriage, parkour, and Madeleine's real feelings about Sully!
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Research References:
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/brochures/IMBRA
Pamphlet Final 01-07-2011 for Web Posting.pdf
https://www.encyclopedia.com/medicine/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/thunder-god-vine
Traditional Chinese wedding dress - Wikipedia
Chinese funeral rituals - Wikipedia
Chinese ghost marriage - Wikipedia
Mail-order bride - Wikipedia
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Monday Jan 05, 2026
Monday Jan 05, 2026
This week, Madeleine and Andrew discuss Season 2 Episode 15 The Bodies in the Book. Listen along as they discuss this triple murder full of twists and turns!
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Research References:
https://www.ars.usda.gov/southeast-area/gainesville-fl/cmave/imported-fire-ant-and-household-insects-research/docs/potential-united-states-range-expansion-of-the-invasive-fire-ant/
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Monday Dec 29, 2025
Monday Dec 29, 2025
This week, Madeleine and Andrew discuss Season 2 Episode 14 The Man in the Mansion. It's a Hodgins episode! It's a Miss Julian episode! It's an alternate universe where investigations and trials happen in the same week episode!
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Monday Dec 22, 2025
Monday Dec 22, 2025
This week, Madeleine and Andrew discuss Season 2 Episode 13 The Girl in the Gator. It's time for shot clowns, very nice alligators, and the introduction of Sully!
This episode mentions issues concerning consent and alcohol consumption. Listener discretion is advised.
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Monday Dec 15, 2025
Monday Dec 15, 2025
This week, Madeleine and Andrew discuss Season 2 Episode 12 The Man in the Cell; it's the final Howard Eppsisode! Listen along to the last installment of this cat-and-mouse game as the entire team is terrorized by an increasingly blond man.
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Monday Dec 08, 2025
Monday Dec 08, 2025
This week, Madeleine and Andrew discuss Season 2 Episode 11 Judas on a Pole. It's time for a back-story episode about Brennan and her father: Max Keenan!
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Research References:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641939/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Up_That_Hill
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Monday Dec 01, 2025
Monday Dec 01, 2025
This week, Madeleine and Andrew discuss Season 2 Episode 10 The Headless Witch in the Woods. Get ready for this spooky episode just in time for... Christmas?
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Research References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanning
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Monday Nov 24, 2025
Monday Nov 24, 2025
This week, Madeleine and Andrew discuss Season 2 Episode 9 Aliens in a Spaceship. Listen along as our hosts discuss our intro episode to the Grave Digger!
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Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
This week, Madeleine and Andrew discuss Season 2 Episode 8 The Woman in the Sand - it's Vegas, baby! This episode has everything: gambling, fighting, and undercover identities with wonderfully awful accents!
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Research References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Crawford
https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-109-rico-charges
Troy Brenna - IMDb
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