Maggie Freleng is a returning guest, friend, investigative journalist, and host of the podcast MURDER IN ALLIANCE, which is the second season of her show, Unjust & Unsolved. MURDER IN ALLIANCE explores one case that she just couldn’t resist despite its layers of challenges. She has teamed up with Jason Baldwin and his non-profit, Proclaim Justice, to get to the bottom of this perplexing story: Who killed Yvonne Lane and why is David Thorne sitting in prison for her murder? If you want more b...
Jun 30, 2021•49 min
Nicki Weisensee is an investigative crime reporter who first broke the Cosby story in 2005. With allegations dating back to the mid 1960's, and involving 60+ accusers, Nicki meticulously covered the story for years, even when others wouldn't. She has championed the brave women who have come forward in the years since. After her book, Chasing Cosby ( 2019), she hosted a podcast of the same name in 2020, during which we heard from survivors themselves.Nicki wrote another book - Victim F - which ju...
Jun 23, 2021•55 min
Kara Robinson Chamberlain shook things up on TikTok when she shared her story of surviving an 18 hour kidnapping and assault at the young age of 15. She went on to work in law enforcement, and in victims assistance, and she now spends her time parenting and empowering others to survive and thrive after trauma. Kara is producing a documentary about her story that will premier in the fall on Oxygen. She is light, bright and incredible; a true force to be reckoned with, and I am grateful she was on...
Jun 16, 2021•58 min
Love DIE-ALOGUE? Please rate + review the show! ——> https://podfollow.com/diealogue Today's guest is the multi-talented Lenora Claire – TV producer, casting director, art curator, media personality and victim’s advocate. Lenora has been stalked by a man for years and she quickly learned how to be her own advocate and her life’s work is now helping others do the same. Lenora pulls no punches. She speaks candidly about her experience and her ideas on how to improve the system for victims and pr...
Jun 09, 2021•53 min
Love DIE-ALOGUE? Please rate + review the show! ——> https://podfollow.com/diealogue Today's guest is author, Dan Schilling, who is here to discuss his new book, The Power of Awareness: And Other Secrets from the World's Foremost Spies, Detectives, and Special Operators on How to Stay Safe and Save Your Life. He is the one to write this book because prior to his foray into writing ( he's written numerous books), Dan spent 30 years in the military, primarily as a Combat Controller and Special T...
Jun 02, 2021•56 min
Today's guest is a colleague of Josh Bloch - friend of DIE-ALOGUE and past guest. ( twice!) She is an executive producer, journalist and podcast host from Canada, and she recently launched a great new podcast called "Do You Know Mordechai?" It's a twisty and intimate story featuring one of her closest friends who fell for a man who was not who he said he was. The rest is...not quite history, in fact, this man continues to interact dishonestly with women online. Listen to this conversation which ...
May 26, 2021•48 min
We learned A LOT about NXIVM last year. But we barely scratched the surface. My guest today, reporter and author, Sarah Berman, has covered NXIVM extensively for years — first at VICE, and most recently, in her new book, DON'T CALL IT A CULT. This book is THE place to get the whole story of how NXIVM came to be and ALL the players within. Sarah and I get into all the details including the branding, the coercion and trafficking, as well as getting comfortable with the inconceivable.I promise you ...
May 19, 2021•52 min
Malibu, California is a practically mythical place. I love the new podcast, LOST HILLS, because of the way host, writer and producer, Dana Goodyear, sets the scene in the wild hills of Malibu - a series of shootings, one murder, a reluctant investigation, and an uncooperative suspect. It makes for a really good podcast. Dana Goodyear is a journalist and writer for The New Yorker. When she began reporting on this story, she soon realized she wanted it to be a podcast, so she FOLLOWED HER CURIOSIT...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 7 min
This story is the REAL LIFE Narcos. It also inspired the Hollywood film, PROOF of LIFE, starring Russell Crowe. MIRACLE FISHING is the story of a father's kidnapping as told through the 1994 video diaries of his son, the film's director, and today's guest:! Miles Hargrove. https://www.miraclefishing.com/ The seed to become a filmmaker was planted during this unimaginable situation in which he and his family found themselves. It took 25 years for him to pull that footage out and assemble it into ...
May 05, 2021•53 min
This is an exclusive, early release episode of Death by Incarceration for your ears before the June 1st premiere. Listen as the DBI team interviews the current DA of Philadelphia and former civil right attorney Mr. Larry Krasner. Both sides pull no punches and from it, a powerful relationship is formed. Death By Incarceration is a show about life behind bars. The USA is the only nation where a minor can be sentenced to die by incarceration before turning 18. A minor can’t vote, can’t serve in th...
May 04, 2021•43 min
Welcome to TRIALOGUE: a courtroom conversation - a companion podcast to DIE-ALOGUE! In this Patreon only podcast, I will explore trials and cases in the news with lawyers and experts who will help us understand their larger application in the criminal justice and true crime world. They went to law school so I don't have to! In the premiere episode, which drops on the DIE-ALOGUE feed so all can listen, I welcome friend and past DIE-ALOGUE guest, Kirk Nurmi. Because of his connection to the Jodi A...
Apr 30, 2021•30 min
Jia Wertz won numerous awards for her debut documentary, CONVICTION, which tells the story of Jeff Deskovic, and the aftermath of his wrongful conviction. Jeff was a guest on DIE-ALOGUE, so it was a special thrill to see his story told in this way. Jia shares what led her to pick up filmmaking, her passion for criminal justice reform, and how Serial Season 1 had a direct connection to her beginning this film. A full length version of this story is coming later this year, as well as an entirely d...
Apr 28, 2021•50 min
Today’s guest is brilliant documentary filmmaker, who did everything she could not to become a.. wait for it : FILMMAKER. Alexandra Dean, a journalist and now director, has storytelling in her blood. Her father, uncle and brothers all make films, and when the recession eliminated her journalism job at PBS, she took to the camera. She made a documentary called BOMBSHELL, about an Austrian actress, Hedy Lamarr. Her next doc, THIS IS PARIS, came about after Paris watched BOMBSHELL and asked Alexand...
Apr 21, 2021•45 min
What happens when a seasoned attorney awakens to the injustices of wrongful convictions, and gets to know the victims and family members who have survived gun violence? Well, if you are Andy Hale, you start making documentaries. Andy recognized that another way to effect change ( other than his law practice) is to tell important stories. So he became a producer of several documentaries with two more in the works! Andy and I discuss "A Murder in the Park," and "White Boy" - you will hear trailers...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Kicking off our new series: TRUE CRIME DOCS, with the talented and insightful, Gillian Pensavalle! She knows true crime docs from her hit podcast, True Crime Obsessed. But she is a woman of many talents. If you are already a fan of Gillian with a G, I think you will learn something new about her. If you haven't yet discovered her talent and podcasts ( HOW?!), then I am PLEASED to introduce you. Gillian and I discuss her first show, The Hamilcast, her thoughts on creativity and work, TCO, and tru...
Apr 07, 2021•42 min
Closing this series for women's history month with the brilliant women of WOMEN & CRIME podcast, Dr. Amy Shlosberg + Dr. Meghan Sacks. After a good catch up session ( me and Meghan were on the same episode of "Talking Evil" and had no idea until it aired!), we get right into some of the questions I had for them: Is there gender equality in prison, and why is there a significantly lower rate of female exonorees? You can listen to their show and learn more about the Dr's work here: https://wom...
Mar 31, 2021•50 min
Let’s keep the women’s history/celebrations rolling with two of the loveliest podcasters out there! Welcome to Kimberly and Katie who host the wildly podcast, A Date with Dateline! Love Dateline tune in for their hilarious recaps. Meh about Dateline? Tune in for their hilarious recaps. Together we learn their respective true crime origin stories, their take on why Dateline is so dang popular, and then we focus on a recent Dateline episode called Collateral Damage which focuses on two of NXIVM’s ...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 7 min
We continue to celebrate Women’s History Month with a woman who I am truly honored to meet - a leader in her field, and fellow podcaster. Retired FBI agent, Jerri Williams, entered the FBI in 1982, one of very few women, and even fewer women of color. Jerri specialized in white collar crime and was later given the role of media spokesperson for the FBI. In her retirement, she parlayed her experience as an agent and a media professional, by writing books and starting a podcast, based on her exper...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Who better to celebrate Women’s History Month than with Rachel + Leah, the wonderful hosts of Hashtag History podcast?! On today’s episode, the historians in residence unpack the whole Anita Hill case from her early career to how she found herself at the center of the Supreme Court hearings in 1991. Spoiler alert: Anita Hill DID NOT come forward. ( she was subpoenaed) This story has far reaching impact from sexual harassment to gender, race, politics and power and Rachel and Leah are breaking it...
Mar 10, 2021•57 min
Donna Green is a relentless advocate for the families who have a missing loved one - and a reminder to never lose hope. Her infant son, Raymond, was kidnapped from her home in 1978, and she has never stopped looking for him. Her son’s case received sparse attention and if she had never pursued it further, would have been completely ignored. Donna now has an international radio show, a non-profit, and works with other families who are experiencing the same horror she did. Meanwhile, she never los...
Mar 03, 2021•58 min
Life coach, podcaster, speaker + all around badass, Terra Newell is BACK on DIE-ALOGUE! What a joy to hear from Terra a year and a half since our first conversation - she has grown leaps and bounds, and is sharing her hard earned wisdom with others. If you missed her first interview on the podcast, definitely check it out! I was pretty green, but still love how it came out. https://pod.fo/e/aa00e Terra is hosting a retreat which you might really love! The details for the event and all of her lif...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Trigger Warning: Today’s episode covers sexual assault and rape at length. Please be advised and take care while listening. If you need support after a rape or assault, here is the information for RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline We continue to hear from survivors in this series, and today’s guest, Emily Hunt, has quite the story to tell. Emily lives in London and was a victim of rape after being drugged by a...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 8 min
There is no better guest to kick off our new series: SURVIVORS. Kathy Kleiner survived a brutal attack by notorious serial killer, Ted Bundy, at Florida State University, in 1978. Though she is most known for surviving this horrific experience, Kathy has endured even more than this throughout her life. From losing a parent as a child, a grace childhood illness, and cancer later in her life, Kathy has had to fight for her life more than once. You cannot listen to this conversation and leave uncha...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Author and podcaster, Tori Telfer is BACK on DIE-ALOGUE to discuss her NEW book, her NEW podcast, and her NEW baby! Go back and listen to the very first episode of DIE-ALOGUE if you haven't already. Double the Tori, double the fun! Her book, CONFIDENT WOMEN drops Feb. 23!https://www.amazon.com/Confident-Women-Swindlers-Shapeshifters-Persuasion/dp/0062956035 Her first podcast, CRIMINAL BROADS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal-broads/id1375121031 Her NEW podcast, RED FLAGS: https://p...
Feb 03, 2021•59 min
Mike Watkiss is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award winning journalist, and an endless treasure trove of true crime story GOLD. He shares some of his most memorable career highlights and why he ended up telling all in his new book, STORY HUSTLER: Murder, Mayhem, and PTSD. Come to hear what it felt like interviewing Richard Ramirez in a tiny room, stay to find out who he saw go under the fresh Yellow, caution tape at the Bundy Drive crime scene. You can buy his book here: https://www.amazon.com/St...
Jan 27, 2021•57 min
Charlotte Bismuth, former ADA at the NYC Special Narcotics office, joins me for a heartfelt conversation about her new book - Bad Medicine: Catching New York's Deadliest Pill Pusher. The book is a investigative true crime story that culminates in a precedent setting trial and conviction, coupled with a vulnerable memoir of Charlotte's own personal struggles, making this book an exquisite combination of both genres. Charlotte is donating a portion of book sales to the FedUp! Coalition, which work...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Tyler Maroney, Private Investigator and author of the book, MODERN DETECTIVE: How Corporate Intelligence is Reshaping the World. Inside this book, will hear the very up close and personal, insiders stories on what PI's like Tyler and his colleagues do in the world of financial crime, business, and much more. The stereotypes are not factual...mostly. Listen to how Tyler breaks it down for us, and if you fancy yourself a citizen detective, get your magnifying glass out ( or high speed internet rea...
Jan 13, 2021•58 min
Chris Duett is the host of Criminal Perspective - a true crime podcast that features interviews with criminals - many still inside prison. This podcast was born out of Chris's years of correspondence with serial killers, murderers and other known criminals. If it sounds intense, it really is which is why we discuss mental health quite a bit. Chris is a warm and wonderful person which adds a really compelling layer to his work and our conversation. I am confident you will love this interview. Fro...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 4 min
How to write an intro for a woman who needs no introduction? From the NH public radio newsroom to multiple successful podcasts, perhaps best known for her original true crime review show, CRIME WRITERS On, it's Rebecca Lavoie! I always want to kill the small talk and that was not a problem as Rebecca is an honest, deep and thoughtful conversationalist - and super fun, too. Not surprisingly, I learned a lot and suspect you might too. Listen, enjoy and check out all of Rebecca's amazing work below...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 2 min
He was a business man and then a seminary student, which soon led him down a road to to setting innocent people from prison free. HOW? I am beyond excited to welcome the Jim McCloskey to the podcast. Jim is the founder of the very first innocence organization, Centurion Ministries, which he founded in 1983. Jim tells the story of how Centurion came to be in his new book, When Truth Is All You Have: A Memoir of Faith, Justice, and Freedom for the Wrongly Convicted. This book shares the incredible...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 28 min
