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The courtroom isn't just about justice. It's about power and money and some truly bizarre loopholes.

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Of the Law and Order franchises, SVU is considered especially watchable. We are the amateur detectives who kind of investigate the vicious felonies these episodes are based on. These are our stories. D-D-D-Dun!

Yay, that's messed up an SVU podcast.

In another episode, I'm Lisa Trager.

And I'm Kara Klank, and we are talking SVU episodes, true crime recaps, and, you know, interviews with actors, writers, etc. And here we are. Gossip chats.

Gossips, chats. A little intro. A little intro. And it is December 2nd if you're listening to

this day one, and that is Brittany Spears's birthday. So happy birthday, Britney Spears. And also,

it is World AIDS Day as well, but I focus on the Britney.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I think about AIDS all the other days of the year.

Yeah.

Yeah, we're always thinking about it.

And, yeah, oh my gosh, happy birthday, Britt, Britt.

I'm still nervous every time I see one of her videos.

Well, fuck Kevin. I mean, it's just like, you know, it just, it just kind of sucks when you have

kids with the dirtbag you date in your bad girl era. Yeah. Unfortunately, then you're tied to this man

who has nothing.

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