Liza and Kara talk about “Taken” (Season 2, Episode 8) and explore the history of the Irish Travellers and a rape allegation at Disney World. Then they have a conversation with multi-hyphenate Jenna Lamia (Awkward, Resident Alien). SOURCES: Tampa Bay Times Wikipedia - Irish Travellers Cult Education Institute Dateline NBC WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Just Detention International - “A health and human rights organization that seeks to end sexual abuse in all forms of detention.” https://justdetentio...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 89
Today, Liza and Kara go over SVU’s “Savior” (Season 11, Episode 14), analyze the crimes of The Yorkshire Ripper, and have a conversation with the very funny Henry Zebrowski. SOURCES: Biography.com Wikipedia - Peter Sutcliffe ‘The Ripper’ - Documentary USA Today Execulink.com Manchester Evening News WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Treasures - “Empowering women in the sex industry and survivors of trafficking to live healthy, flourishing lives.” https://www.iamatreasure.com/ Next week’s episode will be ...
Aug 02, 2022•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 88
On this week’s episode, Liza and Kara break down the SVU episode, “Zero Tolerance” (Season 20, Episode 3), do a deep dive into the Trump family separation policy and the Southwest Key Facilities abuses, and have a great conversation with up-and-comer Scarlett Lopez. SOURCES: AZ Central - 1 AZ Central - 2 Department of Justice - U.S. Attorney’s Office - District of Arizona SouthwestKey.org NY Times - 1 NY Times - 2 NY Times - 3 NY Times - 4 NY Times - 5 NY Times - 6 NY Times - 7 NY Times - 8 NY T...
Jul 26, 2022•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 87
On this week’s episode, Liza and Kara break down the SVU episode, “Daydream Believer” (Season 16, Episode 20), cover the terrors of the (yet to be identified) Long Island Serial Killer, and chat with the delightful Dallas Roberts. SOURCES: Investigation Discovery - 1 Investigation Discovery - 2 Rolling Stone NY Times Wikipedia Long Island Press Den of Geek CBS News - 1 CBS News - 2 WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: https://www.gilgonews.com/ Next week’s episode will be “Zero Tolerance” (Season 20, Episo...
Jul 19, 2022•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 86
This week, Kara and Liza recap SVU’s “Did You Believe in Miracles?” (Season 23, Episode 20), go through the history of the kidnappings of Jan Broberg Felt, and talk to the lovely Virginia Kull. SOURCES: Documentary: Abducted in Plain Sight WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Abducted in Plain Sight - https://www.netflix.com/title/81000864 Next week’s episode will be “Daydream Believer” (Season 16, Episode 20). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 12, 2022•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 85
Today, Liza and Kara dive into SVU’s “Criminal Stories” (Season 15, Episode 18), break down the Tawana Brawley rape allegations, and sit down with the very talented, Summer Bishil. SOURCES: NY Times - 1 NY Times - 2 Wikipedia Internet Archive - 1 Internet Archive - 2 NPR History Newsweek WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Equal Rights Advocates - https://www.equalrights.org/advice-for-muslim-south-asian-survivors/ Next week’s episode will be “Did You Believe in Miracles?” (Season 23, Episode 20). See omn...
Jul 05, 2022•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 84
On this week’s episode, Liza and Kara break down the classic SVU episode, “Limitations” (Season 1, Episode 14), cover the background of both the Kathleen Ham case and the crimes of the “Balcony Rapist”, and have a chat with the lovely, Jenny Bacon. SOURCES: NBC News NY Times Gotham Gazette Global News The Globe and Mail Buffalo News - 1 Buffalo News - 2 WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: “Should Statutes of Limitations for Rape Be Abolished?” - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/magazine/should-statutes-...
Jun 28, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 83
This week, Kara and Liza recount SVU’s “Starved” (Season 7, Episode 8), dive into the history of the Terri Schiavo case, and talk to acclaimed actress, Veronica Cartwright. SOURCES: USA Today Wikipedia TBO News CNN NY Times WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Death With Dignity - https://deathwithdignity.org/ Next week’s episode will be “Limitations” (Season 1, Episode 14). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 21, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 82
Today, Liza and Kara go way back to discuss the early SVU episode, “Legacy” (Season 2, Episode 4), break down the murder of Elisa Izquierdo, and have a conversation with the very delightful actor, Yancey Arias. SOURCES: Newsweek NY Times - 1 NY Times - 2 NY Times - 3 NY Times - 4 NY Times - 5 NY Times - 6 NY Times - 7 NY Times - 8 NY Times - 9 NY Times - 10 WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Prevent Child Abuse America - https://preventchildabuse.org/ Next week’s episode will be “Starved” (Season 7, Epis...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 81
Kara and Liza recap the classic SVU episode, “Stolen” (Season 3, Episode 3), cover the crimes of Jon Robinson, and sit down to have a chat with legendary actress, Celia Weston. SOURCES: NY Times - 1 NY Times - 2 NY Times - 3 Creative Family Connections ABC News Heavy Washington Post The Cinemaholic That’s Life! WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: “This Is What Nobody Tells You About Adoption” by Andrea Ross - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adoption-trauma-savior-myth_n_608598b9e4b05af50db72167 Next week’s...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 80
Liza and Kara dissect the classic SVU episode, “Loss” (Season 5, Episode 4), cover the crimes of Pablo Escobar and the Medellin cartel, and have an ex parte discussion with Alex Cabot herself, the wonderful Stephanie March. SOURCES: Wikipedia - 1 Wikipedia - 2 Propublica NY Times - 1 NY Times - 2 NBC News Biography All That’s Interesting Vanity Fair - 1 Vanity Fair - 2 WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Washington Office on Latin America - wola.org Next week’s episode will be “Stolen” (Season 3, Episode ...
May 31, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 79
In this very timely episode, Kara and Liza go over SVU’s “The Burden of Our Choices” (Season 21, Episode 4), discuss the fate of Roe v. Wade with the president of Planned Parenthood’s CA chapter, Jodi Hicks, and interview detective Kat Tamin, Jamie Gray Hyder. SOURCES: Britannica Wikipedia History WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Planned Parenthood CA - SayAbortionCalifornia.com Next week’s episode will be “Loss” (Season 5, Episode 4). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 24, 2022•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 78
Today Liza and Kara get into the SVU episode, “Military Justice” (Season 15, Episode 8), break down systemic rape coverups in the military (specifically the case of Rebecca Blumer), and chat with Broadway and TV icon, Laura Benanti. SOURCES: Rolling Stone WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Protect Our Defenders - https://www.protectourdefenders.com/ Next week’s episode will be “The Burden of Our Choices” (Season 21, Episode 4). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 17, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 77
This week, Kara and Liza dive into SVU’s “Making a Rapist” (Season 18, Episode 2), discuss the controversial case of Steven Avery, and sit down with SVU’s contentious defense attorney (but IRL sweetheart), Delaney Williams. SOURCES: Wikipedia - 1 Wikipedia - 2 NY Times KathleenTZellner.com Heavy Lacrosse Tribune ABC News Milwaukee Mag Post Crescent - 1 Post Crescent - 2 Innocence Project WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth - https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalcli...
May 10, 2022•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 76
On today’s episode, Liza and Kara discuss the SVU episode, “Forty-One Witnesses” (Season 17, Episode 13), cover the murder of Kitty Genovese, and have a conversation with the charming, J. Mallory McCree. SOURCES: NY Times - 1 NY Times - 2 NY Times - 3 Wikipedia “The Wintess” (documentary) Psychology Today WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: The Witness (2015) - Link to watch Next week’s episode will be “Making a Rapist” (Season 18, Episode 2). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 03, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 75
For this week, Kara and Liza go over SVU’s “Intoxicated” (Season 6, Episode 19), examine the murders of Vicki Robinson and Barbara Mullinex, and interview legendary actor, Cathy Moriarty. SOURCES: Tampa Bay Times - 1 Tampa Bay Times - 2 Tampa Bay Times - 3 Tampa Bay Times - 4 Tampa Bay Times - 5 Tampa Bay Times - 6 CBS News Oxygen OC Register My Crime Library Forensic Files Now News Channel 8 (NBC) WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: ChildHelp - https://www.childhelp.org/ Next week’s episode will be “41 W...
Apr 26, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 74
Today, Liza and Kara get into the SVU episode, “Send in the Clowns” (Season 19, Episode 17), break down the kidnapping of Elizabeth Thomas, and chat with the very funny Will Sasso. SOURCES: People - 1 People - 2 People - 3 Teen Vogue - 1 Teen Vogue - 2 Teen Vogue - 3 ABC News WKRN.com Columbia Daily Herald NY Post WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Sexual Violence Prevention Association (SVPA) - https://www.globalgiving.org/fundraisers/saam-svpa/ Next week’s episode will be “Intoxicated” (Season 6, Episo...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 73
This week, Kara and Liza dive into SVU’s “Decline and Fall” (Season 18, Episode 9), discuss the Succession-esque life and times of Viacom chairman, Sumner Redstone, and sit down with the episode’s brilliant writer, Robert Brooks Cohen. SOURCES: Vanity Fair - 1 Vanity Fair - 2 LA Times Wikipedia USA Today Today Us Weekly - 1 Us Weekly - 2 Deadline CBS Los Angeles NY Times Hollywood Reporter WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Child Mind Institute Consent Guide - https://childmind.org/article/how-talk-kids-...
Apr 19, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 72
On this week’s episode, Liza and Kara talk SVU’s “Friending Emily” (Season 14, Episode 6), break down the crimes of Corey Gallisdorfer, the kidnapping of Jessyca Mullenburg, and chat with actor Lindsay Pulsipher. SOURCES: FBI WRAL ABC News AP News Unsolved Mysteries Wiki Del Mar Times WXII 12 Next Generation Communications WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted - https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten Next week’s episode will be “Decline and Fall” (Season 18, Episode 9). See omnystudio.co...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 71
Today, Kara and Liza discuss the SVU episode “Sick” (Season 5, Episode 19), dive into the Michael Jackson allegations, and have a conversation with the wonderful Jillmarie Lawrence. SOURCES: NPR YouTube Wikipedia - 1 Wikipedia - 2 Wikipedia - 3 MTV News Vanity Fair NY Times - 1 NY Times - 2 NY Times - 3 Daily Beast Mirror UK WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Leaving Neverland - HBO Max Link Next week’s episode will be “Friending Emily” (Season 14, Episode 6). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...
Apr 05, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 70
For this week, Liza and Kara go over SVU’s “Remember Me In Quarantine” (Season 22, Episode 3), examine the murder of Meredith Kercher (and case of Amanda Knox), and interview the very fun Jordan Lane Price. SOURCES: Netflix Documentary, Amanda Knox Vanity Fair BBC Wikipedia The Guardian Twitter WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Netflix's documentary, Amanda Knox. Next week’s episode will be “Sick” (Season 5, Episode 19). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 29, 2022•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 69
On today’s episode, Kara and Liza discuss the SVU episode, “Control” (Season 5, Episode 9), cover the crimes of John Jamelske, and sit down with iconic actor, Samantha Mathis. SOURCES: CNY Central NY Times - 1 NY Times - 2 NY Times - 3 NY Times - 4 NY Daily News WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: National Sexual Violence Resource Center - https://www.nsvrc.org/ Next week’s episode will be “Remember Me In Quarantine” (Season 22, Episode 3). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 22, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 68
This week, Liza and Kara recap SVU’s “Perfect” (Season 4, Episode 24), break down the abduction of Elizabeth Smart, the origin of the Raelian cult (and more!), and have a chat with the darling Kimberly J. Brown. SOURCES: Wikipedia - 1 Wikipedia - 2 Wikipedia - 3 Wikipedia - 4 Religion Unplugged NY Times Biography ABC News CNN - 1 CNN - 2 NBC News WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: “My Story” by Elizabeth Smart - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17287028-my-story Next week’s episode will be “Control” (...
Mar 15, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 67
On today’s episode, Liza and Kara go over SVU’s “Chasing Demons” (Season 19, Episode 14), get into the crimes of Earl Bradley, and have a conversation with the delightful Brett Gray. SOURCES: SFSPA Penn State Delaware Online - 1 Delaware Online - 2 Delaware Online - 3 Delaware Online - 4 Delaware Online - 5 Delmarva Public Media ABC News Cape Gazette Wikipedia People Pill USA Today The Daily Beast WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Consent Parenting - https://www.instagram.com/consentparenting/ Next week...
Mar 08, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 66
This week, Kara and Liza talk about SVU’s “Bedtime” (Season 11, Episode 18), take a look at the case of “The Bedroom Basher”, and talk to the one and only, Jaclyn Smith. SOURCES: LA Times - 1 LA Times - 2 LA Times - 3 Orange County Sheriff’s Department Murderpedia WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Advancing Real Change - https://www.advancechange.org/who-we-are.html Next week’s episode will be “Chasing Demons” (Season 19, Episode 14). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 65
In today’s episode, Liza and Kara break down the SVU episode, “Scourge” (Season 2, Episode 21), discuss the murders of serial killer, Herbert Mullin, and chat with the charming Liza Lapira. SOURCES: Crime Library Wikipedia Serial Killers Documentaries (YouTube) Serial Killer Minds (YouTube) Real Crime (YouTube) CBS SF Bay Area WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: National Institute of Mental Health - https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/raise/raise-resources-for-patients-and-families Next w...
Feb 22, 2022•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 64
Today, Liza and Kara get into the SVU episode, “Streetwise” (Season 9, Episode 11), tackle the Manson Family murders, and sit down with esteemed actor and director, Helen Shaver. SOURCES: Washington Post - 1 Washington Post - 2 Vox Britannica NY Times Wikipedia - 1 Wikipedia - 2 WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: All God’s Children By Rene Denfeld - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/98057 Next week’s episode will be “Scourge” (Season 2, Episode 21). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...
Feb 15, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 63
On this week’s episode, Kara and Liza talk SVU’s “Justice” (Season 3, Episode 19), unpack the assassination of Judge John H. Wood, and chat with Burt Trevor himself, the lovely Daniel Sunjata. SOURCES: My San Antonio - 1 My San Antonio - 2 KENS 5 Washington Post - 1 Washington Post - 2 NY Times - 1 NY Times - 2 NY Times - 3 NY Times - 4 News 4 San Antonio The Guardian UNILAD Oxygen ABC News El Paso Times Wikipedia WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: AACAP - Trauma and Child Abuse Resource Center - https:/...
Feb 08, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 62
This week, Liza and Kara dive into SVU’s “Tragedy” (Season 5, Episode 1), discuss the murder of Laci Peterson, and sit down with legendary actor, Kellie Martin. SOURCES: The Murder of Laci Peterson NY Times - 1 NY Times - 2 CNN Rolling Stone Alta ABC News Modesto Bee WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: A Deadly Game: The Untold Story of the Scott Peterson Investigation - https://www.goodreads.com/book/690429/get_a_copy Next week’s episode will be “Justice” (Season 3, Episode 19). See omnystudio.com/listen...
Feb 01, 2022•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 61
Today, Kara and Liza discuss the SVU episode, “Producer’s Backend” (Season 16, Episode 3), the controversies around Bryan Singer and Dan Schneider, and chat with the lovely Stevie Lynn Jones. SOURCES: The Atlantic Wikipedia Rolling Stone Hollywood Reporter Variety - 1 Variety - 2 LA Times WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Next week’s episode will be “Tragedy” (Season 5, Episode 1). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 60
