#66 I Was Obsessed With True Crime with Hillary Fitzgerald Campbell

New Year, New Guests! This week we're joined by comedian Valerie Tosi. We were supposed to talk about getting into trouble, and for a little bit, we did, but listen we're still in the pandemic that made us start this podcast in the first place, so we talked about what we wanted to talk about. Peloton, And Just Like That, social media and soft pants. It's a VERY fun episode and you should listen, and then order Valerie's new album Beach Trash using the links below! 

This week we welcome New Yorker cartoonist, comedian and author of Murder Book Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell to talk about something near and dear to our hearts - TRUE CRIME. Hilary's obsession started young and only strengthened with time. This episode is packed with funny and sometimes sweet anecdotes and also recommendations of things to watch if you also love a good crime story! While you're at it, pick up a copy of Murder Book, available now for pre-order and everywhere November 9th (but you know, be cool and support an indie book store.)

This week we're joined by podcast hosts Chuck Staton and Brad Rohrer to talk about the wild days of growing up! Chuck and Brad tell us all about their partying ways (and in Brad's case, the ways he avoided things like cigarettes and other hardcore drugs!)

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This week we welcome comedian Tanya Mansfield. We were supposed to talk about her experiences being the middle child, but quickly segued into talking about that one friend, we all had one -- they're older, they're reckless, the red flags are plentiful and waving but we couldn't seem to see them at the time. Tanya had a party friend, and we KNOW she's not alone. This story has everything a teenager could want: an RV, UV vodka, cheetah print bikini tops and more. 

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Even been home alone during a robbery? Comedian, writer and this week's guest Ben Gorodetsky has. As an 11 year old with temporarily unsupervised internet access, it should have been every boy's dream evening. But unfortunately for Ben things took a turn. From excellent stranger danger boundary setting (DON'T OPEN THE DOOR WHEN A STRANGER KNOCKS!) to head smacking police blunders (GO TO THE RIGHT HOUSE FOR THE LOVE OF PETE) to the wild tale of Ben and his family surviving a SECOND home invasion years later, this episode is NOT one to miss. 

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This week we're joined by comedian Dave Apkarian. Growing up in an Evangelical church, Dave took what he saw around him and used it to his advantage - like thinking if the spirit of the Lord entered him, a cute girl would TOTALLY be into him. Surprisingly it didn't work. Outside of church Dave and his brother stayed busy doing kid stuff like watching Terminator and helping their dad with laborious farm work including an insane story about a pig that you absolutely don't want to miss. 

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This week we sit down with comedian Kristine Blinn and get right into it. It's a whole episode on body talk. From a little kid in a bathing suit to the grown ass woman she is today, it's been decades of mixed messages, negative self talk, learning to unlearn it, and sending 1 million middle fingers to the diet industry. We loved getting to have such a candid talk with such a wonderful guest.

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This week we welcome CT's strongest comedian / funniest strong man Pete Angelo. Growing up as a big guy in a small town, when Pete started to realize he had feelings for men, he wasn't exactly sure how to navigate that terrain, so for a while he held it in. We are so glad he was eventually able to express his true self and share with us his stories of how he did it. As with most coming of age stories in the early 2000's, we're sending a huge shout out to Myspace. 

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We're joined by comedian Bridget Kavanagh this week who claims she was a dorky child, but upon further reflection we think she just had weird hobbies and a bad haircut. We learn Bridget had a personalized Mets bowling ball, a pretty historically accurate Harry Potter Halloween costume and for some reason she joined varsity golf in high school. Ok now that we read it all together, maybe she was dork after all. 

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This week we're joined by comedian Kayleigh Dumas for a tale no teen wants to tell: Kayleigh was pantsed at a pool party! It's your classic story of adolescent live triangles and passive aggression -- ok maybe aggressive aggression from the lenses of three adults who have clearly worked through the issues they had as young people and are doing much better now. Bullying disguised as friendship, undiagnosed ADHD, this episode really takes us back. 

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