A Life Built on a Lie: Part 1

The Dating Detectives

Dear Media

True Crime, 448526, Comedy, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this special two-part episode of The Dating Detectives, producer Mollie steps into the hosting chair alongside Hannah while Mackenzie is away, and they’re diving into a jaw-dropping story you won’t forget. Our guest, Andrea, shares the first chapter of her surreal journey: a whirlwind college romance and marriage, and a seemingly perfect life built on success, trust, and family... until one day, her husband drops a bombshell that shatters it all.

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0:00.0	The following program contains names, places, and events that have been anonymized or fictionalized for the purposes of protection and safety.
0:08.7	The following program is provided for entertainment purposes only, and any commentary from the hosts are strictly conjecture and should not be held as making any definitive statements about the truth or identity of any particular individuals or circumstances.
0:21.4	If you or a loved one are involved in an abusive relationship,
0:24.2	please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-723 for support.
0:42.0	Hello, welcome to the dating detectives.
0:44.7	We have something a little different today.
0:47.2	I'm Hannah. I'm here every week.
0:51.0	We have a guest host today. Molly, our producer.
0:54.7	Hi. Mackenzie's on vacation on vacation or on a work trip.
0:58.6	And Molly and I are in the studio in Los Angeles together.
1:01.1	Molly, you created this year's show.
1:03.5	So if somebody doesn't know you, they will now.
1:04.2	Yes, hi.
1:05.5	My name's Molly.
1:06.2	I'm the producer.
1:07.7	I don't know.
1:08.5	That's neat.
1:09.4	Really quick.
1:13.0	I mean, we'll get to the story very soon, but what does that mean? What does a podcast producer do?
1:18.4	I created the show. I thought of it in my little brain.
1:28.5	Okay, yes. I casted Hannah and McKenzie, and now I do all of the pre-production. I read through your emails that I call you and we talk about your stories. I do the, there's more pre-production there. There's a lot. There's a lot. And then I do
1:34.6	the editing and then I post it. And you're making it. Yeah. It's a lot of work. And we appreciate
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