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I'm Rebecca LaVoy and this is crime writers on the podcast about other podcasts and also about true crime pop culture journalism and this week someone throws a political lifeline to a non-scied.

Lara we're guessing will throw a nutty over in the dark and we're all super depressed watching the second season of the handmaid's tale plus from Australia will review the teacher's pet.

A podcast about professional athlete his missing wife and his teenage lover joining me to get all of that done and a whole lot more is my true crime co author real life husband and sometimes partner in crime Kevin Flynn hello Kevin blessed be the fruit Rebecca.

I'm under as I Kevin under as I can be PTSD also with us is journalist true crime author license private investigator former defense investigator and super certified cat lady Laura brick or hello Lara hello yeah my cat lady satis continues to grow I'm like finding cats everywhere now I know you are I know you are and finally with us is the novelist behind the city trilogy and our book club barista Toby ball hello Toby.

I was going to say something like handmaid initially but it's really creepy when the guys do it it's super creepy yes I guess it is well just so you know the word for guys you're being a handmaid it's true that's actually we're an essential part of that right there's got to be someone to do the oppressing.

Well, I'm Lydia plays an important role the oppressing well who gave me a lady of her power is definitely a man Lydia I want to smack her.

I just want to think she might be good.

Just what do you think she might at least like have a nice streak she wrecks it yeah.

All right well we do know we're going to be discussing next week I'm sure we're going to be talking about more than that like this week we have five things we're talking about but the podcast we're going to be reviewing next week is ESPN's new series of their 30 for 30 podcast they put out a five episode series called becrum power and reckoning in a yoga empire spoiler alert I'm off this week Kevin is you know doing some house projects I listen to this whole thing in a binge.

And I'm just telling him to give a thumbs up next week so anyway we're going to be talking about it next week okay I really enjoyed it I can't it's hard to just keep it down but anyway so we're talking about that next week I really recommend our listeners give it a try if not you can listen to our review and then decide so first of all Kevin we have one of these at nine update while we're branding it making it brand specific.

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Well and what would typically be called a true crime podcast update if the courts ultimately uphold the decision to grant cereals non sciat a new trial it will be prosecuted by the state's attorney for Baltimore it's an elected position and the race will conclude next month of the three candidates the incumbent Maryland Moesby hasn't commented on the case and challenger

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