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I'm Rebecca LaVoy, and this is Crime Writers' On.

Crime Writers On is the original True Crime Review podcast that digs in a true crime, pop culture, other podcasts.

And on this episode, a self-styled jigolo uses mob money to start a modeling agency, disrupting an industry built on sex, parties, and exploitation.

We'll review the podcast Model Wars from Campside Media and I Heart Podcasts. Joining me to get that done and more is true crime author,

TV journalist, and host of. These are their stories podcast, my husband, and the love of my

life, Kevin Flynn. Hello, Kevin. Hello, Rebecca. Also with us is private investigator,

certified pet detective, resident cat lady, and author of the final curtain, Lara Bricker.

Hi, Laura.

Hey, Rebecca.

And meanwhile, Toby Ball is not here this week as he and his family gets settled in in their new home of Valencia, Spain.

So filling in for Toby is the host of multi-award winning podcast.

Wait for it.

Longtime friend of the show and friend of ours Ronald

Young Jr. Hello, Ronald. Hello, it's me, Toby. I'm here. Hey, hey, guys. Good to see you.

It's okay. Yeah. You guys are so close looking. I know. Yeah. Good thing we have the, like on the bottom of the screen, everybody has to sign in their name. Thank God. Yeah. You need a cat to walk across now and it'll be totally told me. Yeah. There's a Kuntikente joke in here somewhere, but I think it's a little bit fresh.

So maybe not.

Especially with this podcast we're about to be reviewing.

Exactly.

My name is Ronald Young Jr.

Yeah.

You're like, hey, Toby.

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