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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January of 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest...
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Cruising
An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime
It was said to be a book about a serial killer in the 1970s leather scene in New York City, and one of the hosts hadn't read it.
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And then somebody else. I don't have the author's name wrote A book called Cruising which is about a serial killer in the 70s leather scene in New York City
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It was said to be a book about a serial killer in the 1970s leather scene in New York City, and one of the hosts hadn't read it.
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And then somebody else. I don't have the author's name wrote A book called Cruising which is about a serial killer in the 70s leather scene in New York City
I just didn't have time to watch Cruising, but I also know it's incredibly depressed
Through My Eyes
They referenced Ruby Bridges' own autobiography, noting it as a source for her story and the history of school integration.
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Ruby Bridges' autobiography, Through My Eyes, and a 2022 episode of The Slight Change of Plans podcast entitled A Six-Year-Old Changes History, which is actually from Pushkin, our fri...
— Episode: 519 - Giants of Any Kind
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They referenced Ruby Bridges' own autobiography, noting it as a source for her story and the history of school integration.
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Ruby Bridges' autobiography, Through My Eyes, and a 2022 episode of The Slight Change of Plans podcast entitled A Six-Year-Old Changes History, which is actually from Pushkin, our friends over at Pushkin and iHeart.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Anniversary Edition
The hosts referenced the book while recounting a chaotic classroom moment, noting it was one of the books on a shelf during the incident.
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a timely, mostly hairless blur hissing between the copies of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Because of Winn-Dixie.
— Episode: MFM Minisode 458
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The hosts referenced the book while recounting a chaotic classroom moment, noting it was one of the books on a shelf during the incident.
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a timely, mostly hairless blur hissing between the copies of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Because of Winn-Dixie.
The Boy Who Steals Houses
The heartwarming YA TikTok sensation
This book was mentioned as being an incredible resource for information regarding John Wayne Gacy. The speaker noted that it covered the fact that Gacy was a drunk who didn't hide picking people up.
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The Boys Under the House is an incredible book about it as well.
— Episode: MFM Minisode 473
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This book was mentioned as being an incredible resource for information regarding John Wayne Gacy. The speaker noted that it covered the fact that Gacy was a drunk who didn't hide picking people up.
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The Boys Under the House is an incredible book about it as well.
Bread of Angels
A Memoir
The host mentioned that Bread of Angels is a recent memoir by Patti Smith, listed among the four titles she released after MTrain.
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She followed it up with four more titles, including the recent Bread of Angels, another memoir.
— Episode: MFM Presents… Disgraceland
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The host mentioned that Bread of Angels is a recent memoir by Patti Smith, listed among the four titles she released after MTrain.
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She followed it up with four more titles, including the recent Bread of Angels, another memoir.
The Story of Ruby Bridges
They mentioned that Dr. Robert Coles had published a children's book about Ruby Bridges titled The Story of Ruby Bridges in the 1990s.
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In the 1990s, when she's in her 40s, her old child psychiatrist, Dr. Robert Coles, publishes a children's book about her entitled The Story of Ruby Bridges.
— Episode: 519 - Giants of Any Kind
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They mentioned that Dr. Robert Coles had published a children's book about Ruby Bridges titled The Story of Ruby Bridges in the 1990s.
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In the 1990s, when she's in her 40s, her old child psychiatrist, Dr. Robert Coles, publishes a children's book about her entitled The Story of Ruby Bridges.
The Sandman
Overture Deluxe Edition
They speculated that the serial killer convention idea might have come from the Sandman comic series by Neil Gaiman.
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I believe it's in The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman.
— Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 68: Q&T&A
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Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 68: Q&T&A
They speculated that the serial killer convention idea might have come from the Sandman comic series by Neil Gaiman.
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I believe it's in The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman.
They Saw the Elephant
Women in the California Gold Rush
The hosts noted that the main sources for their research included the book They Saw the Elephant, Women in the California Gold Rush by Joanne Levy.
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the main sources that Maren used in the research today were the book, They Saw the Elephant, Women in the California Gold Rush by Joanne Levy.
— Episode: 437 - Man On Man Energy
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Episode: 437 - Man On Man Energy
The hosts noted that the main sources for their research included the book They Saw the Elephant, Women in the California Gold Rush by Joanne Levy.
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the main sources that Maren used in the research today were the book, They Saw the Elephant, Women in the California Gold Rush by Joanne Levy.
The Murders at White House Farm
They noted that the TV series about the White House Farm murders cited Carol Ann Lee's book The Murders at White House Farm as a source.
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There's also a current British series called The Murders at White House Farm. And that TV show cites an author named Carol Ann Lee, who wrote The Murders at White House Farm
— Episode: 264 - Goodbye, Sloppy Joe!
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Episode: 264 - Goodbye, Sloppy Joe!
They noted that the TV series about the White House Farm murders cited Carol Ann Lee's book The Murders at White House Farm as a source.
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There's also a current British series called The Murders at White House Farm. And that TV show cites an author named Carol Ann Lee, who wrote The Murders at White House Farm.
In Search of the Rainbow's End
A Father's Story
The discussion mentioned that the series also drew information from Colin Caffill's book In Search of the Rainbow's End.
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And it also cites additional information from In Search of the Rainbow's End by Colin Caffill.
— Episode: 264 - Goodbye, Sloppy Joe!
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Episode: 264 - Goodbye, Sloppy Joe!
The discussion mentioned that the series also drew information from Colin Caffill's book In Search of the Rainbow's End.
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And it also cites additional information from In Search of the Rainbow's End by Colin Caffill.
A Mother's Reckoning
Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
Georgia described it as the most powerful, intense, and beautiful memoir she had ever listened to, praising its deep exploration of grief, shame, and mental illness.
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I have a book real quick... it's a memoir called A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold... It is the most powerful, intense, beautiful memoir I've ever listened to.
— Episode: 507 - Adult Woman
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Episode: 507 - Adult Woman
Georgia described it as the most powerful, intense, and beautiful memoir she had ever listened to, praising its deep exploration of grief, shame, and mental illness.
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I have a book real quick... it's a memoir called A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold... It is the most powerful, intense, beautiful memoir I've ever listened to.
She talks about grief and shame, loss, and a lot about mental illness and how we treat it here in the U.S.... I was just in awe of this, of this book.
So A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold. I highly recommend it.
Arkansas Hitchhike Killer
James Waybern Red Hall (True Crime)
Georgia noted that the main source for the James Wayburn Hall story was a book titled The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer by Janie Nesbitt Jones.
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The main source for the story is a book called The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer by Janie Nesbitt Jones and the rest of the sources can be found in the show notes.
— Episode: 507 - Adult Woman
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Episode: 507 - Adult Woman
Georgia noted that the main source for the James Wayburn Hall story was a book titled The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer by Janie Nesbitt Jones.
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The main source for the story is a book called The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer by Janie Nesbitt Jones and the rest of the sources can be found in the show notes.
Whoever Fights Monsters
They mentioned the book as a source of information about criminal profiling, saying it was considered the best and that they intended to read it.
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He is the guy that wrote a book called, um, Whoever Fights Monsters. Oh yeah. I was looking at that from another murder. There's so much information in there. Yeah. It's supposed to b...
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Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 71: Put It In A Door
They mentioned the book as a source of information about criminal profiling, saying it was considered the best and that they intended to read it.
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He is the guy that wrote a book called, um, Whoever Fights Monsters. Oh yeah. I was looking at that from another murder. There's so much information in there. Yeah. It's supposed to be the best book. I've never read it though. I'm going to read it.
Damnation Island
Poor, Sick, Mad & Criminal in 19th-Century New York
The episode cited Stacey Horn's bookDamnation Island, Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th Century New Yorkas a source for the Nellie Bly segment.
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The book Damnation Island, Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th Century New York by writer Stacey Horn.
— Episode: 506 - New York Favorites
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Episode: 506 - New York Favorites
The episode cited Stacey Horn's bookDamnation Island, Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th Century New Yorkas a source for the Nellie Bly segment.
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The book Damnation Island, Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th Century New York by writer Stacey Horn.
Around the World in Eighty Days
The Complete Original Edition with Over 50 Illustrations
The hosts referenced the classic novelAround the World in 80 Daysas the story that inspired Nellie Bly's later globalcircumnavigation stunt.
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the novel, Around the World in 80 Days, had come out about 15 years prior.
— Episode: 506 - New York Favorites
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Episode: 506 - New York Favorites
The hosts referenced the classic novelAround the World in 80 Daysas the story that inspired Nellie Bly's later globalcircumnavigation stunt.
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the novel, Around the World in 80 Days, had come out about 15 years prior.
Zodiac
The hosts recalled reading the book as teenagers, noting it sparked their early fascination with the Zodiac case.
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I remember reading Robert Gray Smith's Zodiac when I was about 13.
— Episode: MFM Minisode 460
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The hosts recalled reading the book as teenagers, noting it sparked their early fascination with the Zodiac case.
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I remember reading Robert Gray Smith's Zodiac when I was about 13.
The Year Without Summer
1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History
Karen said she was obsessed with this book about the 1816 volcanic winter and its impact on history.
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There is a book I was just going to tell you that I am obsessed with called The Year Without Summer, 1816, and the volcano that darkened the world and changed history.
— Episode: 504 - Eyeball Territory
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Episode: 504 - Eyeball Territory
Karen said she was obsessed with this book about the 1816 volcanic winter and its impact on history.
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There is a book I was just going to tell you that I am obsessed with called The Year Without Summer, 1816, and the volcano that darkened the world and changed history.
The Vampire
Karen explained that Polidori later released a novella titled The Vampire, considered the first Englishlanguage vampire story.
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John Polidori takes it and he makes it his own and he eventually releases a novella called The Vampire, PYRE.
— Episode: 504 - Eyeball Territory
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Episode: 504 - Eyeball Territory
Karen explained that Polidori later released a novella titled The Vampire, considered the first Englishlanguage vampire story.
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John Polidori takes it and he makes it his own and he eventually releases a novella called The Vampire, PYRE.
Caleb Williams Illustrated
Karen mentioned that William Godwin is credited with publishing the first English detective novel called Caleb Williams.
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He is also credited with publishing the first English detective novel called Caleb Williams.
— Episode: 504 - Eyeball Territory
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Karen mentioned that William Godwin is credited with publishing the first English detective novel called Caleb Williams.
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He is also credited with publishing the first English detective novel called Caleb Williams.
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Karen described Byron's famous work, mispronounced as Child Herald's Pilgrimage, as one of his most celebrated literary pieces.
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One of Lord Byron's most famous literary works, which is called Child with an E at the end, Child Herald's Pilgrimage.
— Episode: 504 - Eyeball Territory
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Episode: 504 - Eyeball Territory
Karen described Byron's famous work, mispronounced as Child Herald's Pilgrimage, as one of his most celebrated literary pieces.
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One of Lord Byron's most famous literary works, which is called Child with an E at the end, Child Herald's Pilgrimage.
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