My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
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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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Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains (Anne Schwartz Books) cover

Apples to Oregon

Deborah Hopkinson

Mentioned 1 month ago

534 - Think About the Simulation

They introduced the book as a children's story about a 1800s Midwestern pioneer family traveling west, loosely inspired by Johnny Appleseed.

If you were a kid in the 90s, and in elementary school, a teacher read you a book about a family of pioneers. ... It's called Apples to Oregon by a writer named Deborah Hopkinson, and it follows an 1800s Midwestern family in their westward journey.

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Survivor of the Killing Fields

Haing S. Ngor

Mentioned 1 month ago

534 - Think About the Simulation

They noted that a book titled The Killing Fields had been written and served as the source material for the film about the Cambodian genocide.

They had written the book, The Killing Fields.

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Death in the City of Light

David King

Mentioned 1 month ago

Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 98: Grasp It

The hosts noted that the book covered the dark, twisted tale of Marcel Petiot, providing location maps of Paris and details of his meetings, victims, and trial.

I came across a book in my local library called Death in the City of Light, the serial killer of Nazioccupied Paris. What a dark, twisted tale and man. The book provided location maps in Paris, including the house that neighbors reported burning, which led to Petrois being found out and arrested. The book also covers his meetings with specific victims and how he manipulated them to come to his home in the first place. It also covers the trial of Petrois, which was one of the most frustrating reads I've ever had to get through.

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Drawn to Injustice

Timothy Masters

Mentioned 1 month ago

Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 98: Grasp It

The episode mentioned that Timothy Masters authored a book recounting his experience of being tried, imprisoned, and ultimately exonerated for Peggy Hetrick's murder.

Timothy Masters wrote a book detailing his experience being tried, jailed, and exonerated for Peggy's murder titled Drawn to Injustice, the Wrongful Conviction of Timothy Masters.

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The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear (True Story of the Historical Battle for Women's and Mental Health Rights) cover

The Woman They Could Not Silence

Kate Moore

Mentioned 2 months ago

533 - An Exercise in Frustration

The hosts highlighted Kate Moore's 2021 book, noting it revived interest in Elizabeth Packard's story and contributed to recent mentalhealth awareness.

Here's Kate Moore's book, she's an amazing author, oh yeah the one they could not silence, very cool.

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The Flowers in the Attic Saga (Boxed Set): Flowers in the Attic/Petals on the Wind; If There Be Thorns/Seeds of Yesterday; Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger) cover

The Flowers in the Attic Saga (Boxed Set)

V.C. Andrews

Mentioned 2 months ago

Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 97: The Hague

They referred to *Flowers in the Attic* as a V.C.Andrews book, calling it problematic and discussing its controversial content.

there's a V.C. Andrews book. Flowers in the Attic? No. It's a problematic book that they talked about and they said it was controversial.

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When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, 2) cover

When a Killer Calls

John E. Douglas

Mentioned 2 months ago

Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 97: The Hague

They mentioned that there is a book called *Mindhunter* which the case or show was based on.

there is a book called Mindhunter and that's what it's based on.

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ShadowMan: An Elusive Psycho Killer and the Birth of FBI Profiling cover

ShadowMan

Ron Franscell

Mentioned 2 months ago

Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 97: The Hague

The hosts said Ron Franshell had written the book *ShadowMan* about the case and the birth of FBI profiling, noting it sounded interesting to check out.

there are no case updates, but in January of 2022, journalist and author Ron Franshell wrote the book Shadow Man, an elusive psycho killer and the birth of FBI profiling about this case and the role it played in the FBI's first criminal profile, which I think is so interesting. We should all check that out.

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Nancy Drew Starter Set - Books 1-5 cover

Nancy Drew Starter Set - Books 1-5

Carolyn Keene

Mentioned 2 months ago

532 - We’re Being Artists Here

The hosts explained that the original 1930s Nancy Drew novel entered the public domain and they had annotated it for a $10 purchase.

Nancy Drew went public domain in January, and nobody is talking about what that actually means. The version of Nancy Drew that most of us grew up with, the 1959 version, is not the original version. As of January 2026, that original text is free. It's public domain. So I annotated it. The link is in my bio. Wow. It's $10.

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Shakespeare Comes to Broadmoor: The Actors are Come Hither' - The Performance of Tragedy in a Secure Psychiatric Hospital cover

Shakespeare Comes to Broadmoor

Murray Cox

Mentioned 2 months ago

532 - We’re Being Artists Here

They noted that the primary source for the episode was the book Shakespeare Comes to Broadmoor compiled by Dr. Murray Cox.

The main source for this story is a book called Shakespeare Comes to Broadmoor, which was compiled by the doctor who spearheaded this program, Dr. Murray Cox.

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Parts Work

Tom Holmes

Mentioned 2 months ago

532 - We’re Being Artists Here

They referred to a book titled Parts Work while discussing therapeutic concepts.

the book's called Parts Work.

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The Blind Side

Michael Lewis

Mentioned 2 months ago

Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 96: Live at the Hard Rock in Orlando

A brief reference was made to "The Blind Side" as a comparison while discussing a sensational story.

the blind side

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Rubin Hurricane Carter

The Sixteenth Round

The hosts said the book was Rubin "Hurricane" Carter's own autobiography that he wrote while in prison and that it had attracted a lot of attention, even prompting Bob Dylan to read it and visit him.

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The main sources I used for the story are the Ruben Hurricane Carter's own autobiography, The 16th Round, which he published from prison.

— Episode: 520 - Kind of Meant to Be-ish

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Episode: 520 - Kind of Meant to Be-ish

The hosts said the book was Rubin "Hurricane" Carter's own autobiography that he wrote while in prison and that it had attracted a lot of attention, even prompting Bob Dylan to read it and visit him.

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The main sources I used for the story are the Ruben Hurricane Carter's own autobiography, The 16th Round, which he published from prison.

In November of 1974, from prison, Ruben, now 37 years old, publishes his autobiography, The 16th Round. The book gets a lot of attention, and Bob Dylan reads it and visits Rubin in prison.

81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness Cover

Brian Murphy

81 Days Below Zero

The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness

The speakers identified it as one of their primary sources, noting it detailed the survival story of Lieutenant Leon Crane in the Alaskan wilderness.

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The main sources used today are the book 81 Days Below Zero by Brian Murphy and Tula Valahu.

— Episode: 520 - Kind of Meant to Be-ish

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Episode: 520 - Kind of Meant to Be-ish

The speakers identified it as one of their primary sources, noting it detailed the survival story of Lieutenant Leon Crane in the Alaskan wilderness.

"

The main sources used today are the book 81 Days Below Zero by Brian Murphy and Tula Valahu.

Kidnapped - The Untold Story of My Abduction: NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMA Cover

Chloe Ayling

Kidnapped - The Untold Story of My Abduction

NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMA

The memoir recounted the author's abduction experience and was published in 2024.

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she also published a memoir called kidnapped the untold story of my abduction in 2024

— Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 84: Harvar...

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The memoir recounted the author's abduction experience and was published in 2024.

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she also published a memoir called kidnapped the untold story of my abduction in 2024

Cult of John: The Secret Life of João de Deus Spiritual Healer and Serial Rapist Cover

Michael Bailot

Cult of John

The Secret Life of João de Deus Spiritual Healer and Serial Rapist

The hosts noted that Michael Baylott had recently published a book about his time at the Casa called Cult of John.

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A special thank you to Michael Baylot for giving us permission to use audio from his recordings at the Casa. He recently published a book about his time there called Cult of John, The...

— Episode: MFM Presents… Two-Faced: John of God

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Episode: MFM Presents… Two-Faced: John of God

The hosts noted that Michael Baylott had recently published a book about his time at the Casa called Cult of John.

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A special thank you to Michael Baylot for giving us permission to use audio from his recordings at the Casa. He recently published a book about his time there called Cult of John, The Secret Life of Joao de Dios.

The Husbands: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel Cover

Holly Gramazio

The Husbands

A Read with Jenna Pick

They said the book was about a woman whose attic created new husbands each time she sent one away, and they couldn't put it down because it was funny and perfect scifi.

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A book would be great. I'm reading a book about, called The Husbands, where this woman has this attic that just creates new husbands every time she sends the other one back up. Oh. So...

— Episode: 519 - Giants of Any Kind

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Episode: 519 - Giants of Any Kind

They said the book was about a woman whose attic created new husbands each time she sent one away, and they couldn't put it down because it was funny and perfect scifi.

"

A book would be great. I'm reading a book about, called The Husbands, where this woman has this attic that just creates new husbands every time she sends the other one back up. Oh. So she has an infinite amount of husbands and she's just trying to, like, finally fucking pick one, but they all suck in some kind of way. And she's all like, maybe the next one. Yeah. So she's had hundreds of husbands. That's funny. It's so good. It's like perfect scifi because it's just, I love when, like, just, oh, this little hole opened up in the world. Nothing big.

Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson Cover

Claire Hoffman

Sister, Sinner

The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson

The hosts said they used Sister Sinner as a source for the Amy Semple McPherson segment.

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the main sources I use for the story are Claire Hoffman's book, Sister Sinner, The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Amy Semple McPherson

— Episode: 518 - Live at the San Diego Civic Theatr...

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Episode: 518 - Live at the San Diego Civic Theatre (San Die...

The hosts said they used Sister Sinner as a source for the Amy Semple McPherson segment.

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the main sources I use for the story are Claire Hoffman's book, Sister Sinner, The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Amy Semple McPherson

Winged Obsession: The Pursuit of the World's Most Notorious Butterfly Smuggler Cover

Jessica Speart

Winged Obsession

The Pursuit of the World's Most Notorious Butterfly Smuggler

They said Winged Obsession was a primary source for the butterflysmuggling storyline.

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the main sources used uh in this story today are the book Winged Obsession the pursuit of the world's most notorious butterfly smuggler oh a whole book by jessica spirit great she wro...

— Episode: 518 - Live at the San Diego Civic Theatr...

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Episode: 518 - Live at the San Diego Civic Theatre (San Die...

They said Winged Obsession was a primary source for the butterflysmuggling storyline.

"

the main sources used uh in this story today are the book Winged Obsession the pursuit of the world's most notorious butterfly smuggler oh a whole book by jessica spirit great she wrote a whole book on it

Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson Cover

Claire Hoffman

Sister, Sinner

The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson

The hosts cited the book as their main source for the episode's research on Amy Semple McPherson's life and disappearance.

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the main sources I use for the story are Claire Hoffman's book, Sister Sinner, The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Amy Semple McPherson, and the PBS American Experience documentary, Si...

— Episode: 518 - Live at the San Diego Civic Theatr...

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Episode: 518 - Live at the San Diego Civic Theatre (San Die...

The hosts cited the book as their main source for the episode's research on Amy Semple McPherson's life and disappearance.

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the main sources I use for the story are Claire Hoffman's book, Sister Sinner, The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Amy Semple McPherson, and the PBS American Experience documentary, Sister Amy.

Winged Obsession: The Pursuit of the World's Most Notorious Butterfly Smuggler Cover

Jessica Speart

Winged Obsession

The Pursuit of the World's Most Notorious Butterfly Smuggler

The episode noted the book as a comprehensive source on the butterflysmuggling case they were recounting.

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the main sources used uh in this story today are the book Winged Obsession the pursuit of the world's most notorious butterfly smuggler oh a whole book by jessica spirit great she wro...

— Episode: 518 - Live at the San Diego Civic Theatr...

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Episode: 518 - Live at the San Diego Civic Theatre (San Die...

The episode noted the book as a comprehensive source on the butterflysmuggling case they were recounting.

"

the main sources used uh in this story today are the book Winged Obsession the pursuit of the world's most notorious butterfly smuggler oh a whole book by jessica spirit great she wrote a whole book on it

A Viable Suspect: The Story of multiple murders and how a police force's reach proved too short for Canada's most notorious cold case. Cover

Barry Ruhl

A Viable Suspect

The Story of multiple murders and how a police force's reach proved too short for Canada's most notorious cold case.

The hosts mentioned that Sergeant Barry Rule authored *A Viable Suspect*, a book that explored a traveling salesman as a possible person of interest in the Lynn Harper murder case.

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Sergeant Barry Rule wrote a book called A Viable Suspect and he zeroed in on this dude who was a traveling salesman and he was considered a person of interest in other violent cases.

— Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 91: Live a...

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Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 91: Live at the Sony...

The hosts mentioned that Sergeant Barry Rule authored *A Viable Suspect*, a book that explored a traveling salesman as a possible person of interest in the Lynn Harper murder case.

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Sergeant Barry Rule wrote a book called A Viable Suspect and he zeroed in on this dude who was a traveling salesman and he was considered a person of interest in other violent cases.

Tina Fey: Bossypants Cover

Tina Fey

Tina Fey

Bossypants

The memoir was playing loudly in the background while a carjacking incident was being described.

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Tina Fey's memoir is blasting on the video. I'm taking video of him because I'm terrified. And all you hear is Tina Fey's bossy pants just blasting. She's like, no cr...

— Episode: MFM Minisode 482

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Episode: MFM Minisode 482

The memoir was playing loudly in the background while a carjacking incident was being described.

"

Tina Fey's memoir is blasting on the video. I'm taking video of him because I'm terrified. And all you hear is Tina Fey's bossy pants just blasting. She's like, no crying in the workplace.

The Last Thing He Told Me: A Novel (The Hannah Hall Series) Cover

Laura Dave

The Last Thing He Told Me

A Novel (The Hannah Hall Series)

The hosts discussed the book as the source material for the Apple TV series, noting that it was being adapted into a hit show and mentioning the author.

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This week on Bookmarked, we're basically hosting the ultimate girls night... author Laura Dave. These are the women behind season two of the Apple TV series, The Last Thing He Told Me...

— Episode: 526 - Virginia Slim Minute

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Episode: 526 - Virginia Slim Minute

The hosts discussed the book as the source material for the Apple TV series, noting that it was being adapted into a hit show and mentioning the author.

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This week on Bookmarked, we're basically hosting the ultimate girls night... author Laura Dave. These are the women behind season two of the Apple TV series, The Last Thing He Told Me. We're talking about turning a book into a hit show and what it really takes to bring a story to life.

M Train Cover

Patti Smith

M Train

The narration explained that Patti Smith released MTrain in 2015 as her second memoir, and later described it as a national bestseller that was followed by additional titles.

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In 2015, Patti released a second memoir, M Train, which focused more on her present life and the unconventional ways in which she'd pursued making art and the irredeemable loss she fe...

— Episode: MFM Presents… Disgraceland

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Episode: MFM Presents… Disgraceland

The narration explained that Patti Smith released MTrain in 2015 as her second memoir, and later described it as a national bestseller that was followed by additional titles.

"

In 2015, Patti released a second memoir, M Train, which focused more on her present life and the unconventional ways in which she'd pursued making art and the irredeemable loss she felt after the death of her husband, Fred. M Train was a national bestseller, and Patti followed it up with four more titles, including the recent Bread of Angels, another memoir.

Alias Grace Cover

Margaret Atwood

Alias Grace

The hosts discussed the Margaret Atwood novel Alias Grace, saying they loved it and found it fascinating.

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Alias Grace. No! The Margaret Atwood one. What's that? ... I loved it. I thought it was super fascinating and it's really well made.

— Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 94: Go Get...

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The hosts discussed the Margaret Atwood novel Alias Grace, saying they loved it and found it fascinating.

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Alias Grace. No! The Margaret Atwood one. What's that? ... I loved it. I thought it was super fascinating and it's really well made.

All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas Cover

Camilla Bruce

All the Blood We Share

A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas

Karen noted that novelist Camilla Bruce wrote the historicalfiction novel All the Blood We Share about the Bloody Benders.

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novelist Camilla Bruce wrote All the Blood We Share, a novel of the bloody benders of Kansas, which is a historical fiction version of the story.

— Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 94: Go Get...

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Karen noted that novelist Camilla Bruce wrote the historicalfiction novel All the Blood We Share about the Bloody Benders.

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novelist Camilla Bruce wrote All the Blood We Share, a novel of the bloody benders of Kansas, which is a historical fiction version of the story.

Hell Comes to Play: The TRUE Untold Story of America's Mass Murdering Family, The Bloody Benders Cover

Lee Ralph

Hell Comes to Play

The TRUE Untold Story of America's Mass Murdering Family, The Bloody Benders

They mentioned that author Lee Ralph published the nonfiction book Hell Comes to Play in 2023 about the Bloody Benders.

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author Lee Ralph published the book Hell Comes to Play in 2023. That's nonfiction about also about the benders.

— Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 94: Go Get...

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Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 94: Go Get Your Thin...

They mentioned that author Lee Ralph published the nonfiction book Hell Comes to Play in 2023 about the Bloody Benders.

"

author Lee Ralph published the book Hell Comes to Play in 2023. That's nonfiction about also about the benders.

Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains (Anne Schwartz Books) Cover

Deborah Hopkinson

Apples to Oregon

Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains (Anne Schwartz Books)

They introduced the book as a children's story about a 1800s Midwestern pioneer family traveling west, loosely inspired by Johnny Appleseed.

"

If you were a kid in the 90s, and in elementary school, a teacher read you a book about a family of pioneers. ... It's called Apples to Oregon by a writer named Deborah Hopkinson, and...

— Episode: 534 - Think About the Simulation

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Episode: 534 - Think About the Simulation

They introduced the book as a children's story about a 1800s Midwestern pioneer family traveling west, loosely inspired by Johnny Appleseed.

"

If you were a kid in the 90s, and in elementary school, a teacher read you a book about a family of pioneers. ... It's called Apples to Oregon by a writer named Deborah Hopkinson, and it follows an 1800s Midwestern family in their westward journey.

Survivor of the Killing Fields Cover

Haing S. Ngor

Survivor of the Killing Fields

They noted that a book titled The Killing Fields had been written and served as the source material for the film about the Cambodian genocide.

"

They had written the book, The Killing Fields.

— Episode: 534 - Think About the Simulation

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Episode: 534 - Think About the Simulation

They noted that a book titled The Killing Fields had been written and served as the source material for the film about the Cambodian genocide.

"

They had written the book, The Killing Fields.

Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris Cover

David King

Death in the City of Light

The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris

The hosts noted that the book covered the dark, twisted tale of Marcel Petiot, providing location maps of Paris and details of his meetings, victims, and trial.

"

I came across a book in my local library called Death in the City of Light, the serial killer of Nazioccupied Paris. What a dark, twisted tale and man. The book provided location maps...

— Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 98: Grasp...

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Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 98: Grasp It

The hosts noted that the book covered the dark, twisted tale of Marcel Petiot, providing location maps of Paris and details of his meetings, victims, and trial.

"

I came across a book in my local library called Death in the City of Light, the serial killer of Nazioccupied Paris. What a dark, twisted tale and man. The book provided location maps in Paris, including the house that neighbors reported burning, which led to Petrois being found out and arrested. The book also covers his meetings with specific victims and how he manipulated them to come to his home in the first place. It also covers the trial of Petrois, which was one of the most frustrating reads I've ever had to get through.

Drawn to Injustice: The Wrongful Conviction of Timothy Masters Cover

Timothy Masters

Drawn to Injustice

The Wrongful Conviction of Timothy Masters

The episode mentioned that Timothy Masters authored a book recounting his experience of being tried, imprisoned, and ultimately exonerated for Peggy Hetrick's murder.

"

Timothy Masters wrote a book detailing his experience being tried, jailed, and exonerated for Peggy's murder titled Drawn to Injustice, the Wrongful Conviction of Timothy Masters.

— Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 98: Grasp...

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Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 98: Grasp It

The episode mentioned that Timothy Masters authored a book recounting his experience of being tried, imprisoned, and ultimately exonerated for Peggy Hetrick's murder.

"

Timothy Masters wrote a book detailing his experience being tried, jailed, and exonerated for Peggy's murder titled Drawn to Injustice, the Wrongful Conviction of Timothy Masters.

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