NSBM After Hours: Anatomy of Lies Part 1

Nobody Should Believe Me

True Story Media

True Crime, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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We're unlocking an episode from the subscriber feed. Enjoy! *** This is the first part of Andrea and Dr. Bex’s coverage of the Peacock documentary series “Anatomy of Lies”. The show dives into the story of Elisabeth Finch, who was best known as a head writer on “Grey’s Anatomy”, and the lies that her life was built on. In their conversation about the first part of this docuseries, Andrea and Dr. Bex discuss Munchausen syndrome, the impact of false narratives in storytelling, particularly when it comes to claims of personal trauma, and how Finch’s claims intersected with the public discourse of the Me Too era. *** Listen to the rest of this series: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1433425 Watch “Anatomy of Lies”: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/anatomy-of-lies/6024435431465947112 Order Andrea's new book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy. Click here to view our sponsors. Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show! Subscribe on YouTube where we have full episodes and lots of bonus content. Follow Andrea on Instagram: @andreadunlop Buy Andrea's books here. For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit MunchausenSupport.com The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines can be downloaded here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	True Story Media.
0:07.5	Hello, it's Andrea.
0:09.0	We are going to be back with new episodes starting next week.
0:12.1	But in the meantime, today I'm unlocking an episode from our subscriber-exclusive show,
0:17.2	Nobody Should Believe Me After Hours, where Dr. Bex and I cover a wide range of
0:22.5	Munchausen and Munchausen by proxy related pop culture. These conversations are a little more
0:26.8	casual and I really enjoy having them. Today we're sharing the first in our multi-part series
0:32.0	on the Peacock documentary, The Anatomy of Lies, all about Gray's anatomy writer Elizabeth
0:37.0	Finch, who pulled some of Hollywood's
0:39.0	biggest names into her complicated, abusive deceptions. Just a reminder that as a subscriber,
0:44.4	you get ad-free listening, you get all episodes of a new season the day they launch, and at least
0:49.3	two bonus episodes a month. We've also got lots of great extras from season six up there now,
0:54.1	including a catch-up with Michelle, extended cuts of my conversation with Aunt Sabrina, and episodes a month. We've also got lots of great extras from season six up there now, including
0:54.4	a catch-up with Michelle, extended cuts of my conversation with Aunt Sabrina, my recap of the
0:59.4	confrontation with Lisa, and more. Subscribing is the best way to support the show, but as always,
1:04.5	if that's not an option, rating, reviewing, and sharing the show wherever you talk to people
1:08.1	also really helps. And with that, here is the first
1:11.5	part of my conversation with Dr. Beck's about the anatomy of lies. Many of you know that I have a
1:17.1	new book out this year called The Mother Next Door, Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by proxy,
1:21.8	which I co-authored with friend of the show, Detective Mike Weber. Did you know that it's also an
1:26.1	audiobook that I narrated? All true.
1:28.9	You can find the mother next door, Ears Edition, anywhere you find audiobooks. Now, here's a sample.
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