Stay ConnectedLive, Laugh, Larceny is true crime for people who think most true crime is a little too murdery.
Every Wednesday, hosts Amanda Rose and Trevin Bartee share real stories of ridiculous, low-stakes crimes — from dumb criminals and pett revenge to absurd real-life chaos — told with dramatic seriousness and comedy-first energy.
No murders. Just bad decisions.
Take a break from the heavy and get petty.
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It’s a new year, which means it’s time to emotionally process one of the worst years of our lives… by celebrating the best crimes of 2025.
Before the awards begin, Trevin and Amanda ease back into things with fresh dilemmas after not seeing each other for a while. Trevin recounts a Christmas mishap involving his new rescue pup, Sammy—starting with her epic glow-up since adoption and ending with a Christmas morning escape that sparks a long, stressful search. Amanda shares her own holiday chaos, when the infamous 2025 Christmas sickness wiped out her entire family and turned their break into an extended quarantine.
Then it’s time for the first five categories of the 2025 Petties Awards. Who delivered the most dreadful dilemma of the year? What were each host’s most killer facts? Trevin pulls back the curtain on how he produces the show, including a behind-the-scenes look at the first major audio mistake in nearly five years of Live, Laugh, Larceny. Plus, the award for Best Naked Criminal leads to an unsettling realization: was 2025… the least sexy year on record?
To close things out, Trevin revisits his favorite story of 2025, listening back with Amanda and breaking down why it stuck with him. Was it the man who faked his own death? Zin Zhang and the infamous cold chicken? Or the Florida boy who called the cops to ask why they hadn’t found him yet?
Tune in for Part 1 of the 2025 Petties, then come back next week for the remaining categories and Amanda’s favorite story of the year. Bring on the Petties—because 2026 already has plenty of criminals waiting in the wings.
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The crew is here—and they brought friends. This week, Amanda and Trevin are joined by Em Schulz and Christine Schiefer, the hosts of the hit paranormal and true crime comedy podcast And That’s Why We Drink, for an all-star crossover episode full of petty crimes, questionable decisions, and maybe a ghost or two.
Things kick off with an All-Star Dilemmas segment. Trevin recounts a run-in with an angry bald man in Kansas City traffic—and the deeply petty revenge that followed. Amanda’s past comes back to haunt her when her daughter rescues a pair of heart-shaped nipple pasties from the trash and proudly adds them to a wall mural. Christine becomes convinced Amanda’s daughter Lyla may secretly be BANKSY.
Em and Christine bring their own dilemmas to the table. Em faces the ultimate horror: a cruise with their mom and husband… all while sharing a room. Christine opens up about a therapist-recommended book, The Untethered Soul, and how, with the help of an edible, she finally met her inner voice—only to discover it is extremely annoying.
Then, the crew debuts an original game created just for ATWWD: Petty or Paranormal. Em and Christine must decide whether a series of increasingly bizarre scenarios were caused by supernatural forces or extremely petty criminals. Topics include Mike Myers on a beach, dirty-talking ghosts, a grudge held beyond the grave, warnings from a time traveler, and attempting to marry a ghost in international waters.
To close things out, Em confesses to a petty past involving urban exploring (or, as police might call it, breaking and entering). Christine attempts to incriminate Em through shared memories—only to accidentally point the finger back at herself—before telling an original story.
Finally, Christine shares her own personal petty crime tale: The Coat Room Caper. In this kindergarten-era revenge story, a young Christine targets her classmates—especially one taller, more popular girl—proving that a life of petty crime can begin with something as simple as misplaced backpacks.
Come hang out with us and our friends.
Get petty or paranormal. Either way, you’ll leave haunted.
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’Tis the season—and things are about to get decked.
In this Christmas special episode of Live, Laugh, Larceny, Trevin witnesses capitalism for kids firsthand while volunteering with Junior Achievement BizTown, the company shaping young business minds. Even a Playskool-level version of the American economy somehow manages to be bleak.
Meanwhile, Amanda gives her legs their first winter shave… with a weed whacker, and the crew dives into listener dilemmas. From a long-awaited “paint your spouse” anniversary date (with video evidence), to rude coworkers and seasonal body pains, it’s the season of giving—and we’re giving you a platform to complain.
The crew also brings back the Naughty List, each revealing their personal picks for 2025. High cholesterol, vet offices, sausage patties, and the government all make appearances. Hear who made the list—and why they’re so naughty.
For stories, Trevin takes us to Hanes Mall in North Carolina, where Elsie Brooks, Selma Brooks, and Christina MacDonald just want to take their kids to see Santa. But a strict elf, Shannon Athena Watkins, has rules—and she expects them to be followed. Will this end in a Christmas miracle… or simple assault?
Amanda follows with the long, storied life of Carol Christensen, a retired circus performer and stunt woman turned spreader of joy. With her biggest events behind her, she discovers that withholding joy from a police officer can still earn you a ride to the station.
Crossing the Line
The Real Christmas Carol
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This Christmas special is coming at you with three hos, as we’re joined by one of the original true crime podcasters. Justin Evans from Generation WHY stops by to reminisce about his early podcasting days, survive a round of unhinged holiday dilemmas, and—most importantly—fix Christmas once and for all.
But first: dilemmas.
Trevin reveals a dirty little corporate secret after buying men’s “pull-up” pants on clearance and wearing them to work—drawstring and all. Amanda gives her Santa house a red light bulb, accidentally turning her festive décor into something vaguely satanic. And Justin visits an ear, nose, and throat doctor, only to leave feeling violated, furious, and emotionally prepared for revenge.
Then, things get serious.
🎄 Justin Fixes Christmas
Christmas didn’t used to be this sanitized. Long before it became a hyper-profitable, aggressively cheerful machine, the winter holiday was packed with strange, feral, and genuinely cool traditions pulled from cultures across the world. In this original game, Justin is given the rare opportunity to replace modern Christmas staples with forgotten—or deeply questionable—alternatives.
Across six core pillars of Christmas, Justin must answer trivia rooted in real holiday history, folklore, and chaos. Replace four or more pillars and he officially Fixes Christmas, creating a new holiday in his image: Justinmas. Fail, and Christmas remains broken forever… which feels fair.
Santa & Christmas Mascots — featuring the Yule Goat, Krampus, and other unsettling holiday figures
Decorations — including cursed spiders, suspicious pickles, and traditions no one can fully explain
Music & Anthems — spanning Rage Against the Machine, Miley Cyrus, and heavy metal Christmas covers recorded by Christopher Lee
Movies & Specials — from Victorian-era Christmas ghost stories to a deep dive on A Christmas Story and its far darker, largely forgotten sequel
Food Traditions — including international customs involving live animals temporarily housed in bathtubs before becoming Christmas dinner
The Spirit of Christmas — from chaotic bar crawls to alternative interpretations of what the holiday is actually supposed to mean
If Justin wins, we debut a Justinmas Mad Lib to celebrate his newly fixed holiday.
If he loses, Christmas stays broken—and we underscored that failure with traditional Christmas music played gently beneath fart noises.
Holiday magic, but make it petty.
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Hey everybody, just popping in to let you know I owe you an episode. We hit a little scheduling conflict this week, and instead of rushing something out, I wanted to give it the time it deserves.
Don’t worry — you’re still getting one guest holiday episode and a proper holiday special before Christmas.
Thank you for your patience. For now, let’s rewind to last year’s holiday special and take a look back at how it all went down.”
The holiday season is upon us, and everyone’s misbehaving!
This week, Trevin kicks things off with a festive TV show recommendation perfect for any Christmas binge, while Amanda shares her struggle after buying an Elf on the Shelf so small it could hide in a snowflake—meet Frost Pips!
Before diving into the chaos, the crew exchanges Christmas presents, where Amanda receives a fun surprise, and Trevin delivers a gift so huge it might just steal the show.
Next, the crew unwraps a Top 5 Holiday Edition filled with bizarre and petty Christmas facts. Was there a prequel to The Grinch Who Stole Christmas? What’s the surprisingly petty history behind Christmas caroling? And did someone really write a Christmas song about... pooping presents?
Story Time delivers two shockingly selfish holiday crimes. Amanda tells the tale of Shaina Hudson, a mother of five who woke up to a Grinch-like thief stealing her family’s Christmas gifts. Trevin follows up with the story of a mischievous South Carolina kid whose quest for a GameBoy Advance SP takes a hilariously selfish turn. Both stories reveal just how far people will go to steal—from themselves—during the holidays.
Don’t be a ho ho ho this season! Spike your eggnog, grab your defecating log, and join us for our final petty crime-filled episode of the year.
Today's Stories:
How the Grinch Stole Shaina's Christmas
A Very Bad Kid Christmas
(Discussions Include: Human Vs. Hamster, Sarah Sherman, Elf on a Shelf, Parenting, Mom Problems, Gift giving, Christmas Gifts, Presents, Thefts, Top 5, Santa Clause, Christmas Special, therapy, mental health, Mistletoe, Pardon, Milk and Cookies, Belsnickel, The Nutcracker Ballet, Bidet, Rockerfeller Christmas tree, Harpo Marx, Fox Urine, Evergreen Tree, Tio De Nadal, Gone Girl, LeHigh Acres, Florida, Problem Children, Brats, juvenile)
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We’re going old school this week—straight to every millennial’s favorite childhood battleground: the roller rink.
Trevin kicks things off with a bizarre dream featuring Amanda, her husband, and a massive alligator. But when Dream Trevin tries to play hero, Real Trevin wakes up in a very familiar (and very painful) situation.
Meanwhile, Amanda heads to a kid’s birthday party at a roller rink. She shows up ready for nostalgia… but her mid-30s body is not ready to roll. Gravity absolutely has notes.
Then it’s time for Would You Rather.
Amanda asks if you’d prefer a terrible-looking mugshot or a glamorous one where you’re mid-sneeze. Trevin brings a year-end twist: would you rather every device you own insult you… or relive all of 2025 again?
Amanda’s story this week features a South Carolina teen who brings chaos to the rink—armed with confidence, questionable humor, and a water bottle full of cooking oil.
Due to life being life, Trevin swaps his usual story for four headlines in what he calls his “Petty Black Mirror” segment.
This week’s petty tech tales include:
• Facebook’s underground sperm-selling groups and the petty drama inside Sperm Donors UK & Get Your Baby Dust Here.
• An Ontario man tricked by ChatGPT into believing he’d discovered a world-saving breakthrough—sending him into psychosis.
• The Kumma Bear, an AI-enabled teddy bear developing disturbing phrases and unsafe behaviors.
• And an update to X’s AI, Grok, that forces it to only compliment Elon Musk… leading trolls to prompt some very strange praise—including Elon's alleged skill of drinking pee.
It’s all fun-on-wheels meets dystopian tech weirdness this week.
So lace up, log off, and join us for A Petty Skate of Affairs.
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It’s Thanksgiving Eve, and Amanda & Trevin are inviting you to their table a day early—just in time to practice a few conversations you might want to avoid at your own family gathering.
This week, the crew actually gives thanks for a change. Trevin reflects on discovering Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, and how the book connects to his family’s history with masculinity. Amanda finds gratitude in her injured wrist, even writing a heartfelt (and hilarious) poem about all the good it brings into her life.
To warm things up, they dive into Thanksgiving Trivia. Amanda quizzes Trevin about a returning character in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, leading to theories ranging from Shrek to Ronald McDonald—plus a dubious Spider-Man parade memory. Trevin’s trivia topic exposes a viral Facebook article on the legal scams the platform feeds users daily, and the big money behind them.
Then it’s on to the main course: a full holiday platter of petty crimes, scams, chaos, and questionable choices.
Tempe, AZ: LaVina Jackson is arrested after a Thanksgiving fight—then picked up from jail by her partner, Miguel Redshirt, in a stolen truck.
Burlington, Ontario: A local man shares fake nudes of his ex-wife with a friend, leading to an unusual court decision.
Lafayette, Louisiana: Walmart employees Stacey Dishman, Jordan Lee Dalton, and Abigail Lane cheat Black Friday promotions for extra cash.
Hamilton, Ontario: A 36-year-old man steals a Hamilton Street Railway bus full of passengers… and heroically takes everyone to their correct stops (while denying unpaid riders).
Bucks County, Philadelphia: Anthony Gisondi steals hundreds of dollars worth of frozen turkeys to pay for drugs—and someone unexpected takes him down.
France: Oscar Delaite, 19, breaks the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous bicycle wheelie—just because he felt like it.
We’re serving up a Thanksgiving spread that will leave you full, subdued, and passed out on the couch.
Join us at the table. Come hungry and leave stuffed with crime.
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We may be out of October, but the tricks keep coming.
This week, Trevin brings his cats back into the spotlight after buying a Kitty Kurlz Infinity Scratcher—a purchase that ends up impressing him far more than his feline children. Meanwhile, Amanda deals with a different kind of domestic chaos as every major appliance in her new home breaks at once. With no microwave, dishwasher, or dryer, she begins her reluctant journey into inner tradwife territory.
Trevin’s Killer Fact dives into unproven remedies and folklore, sparked by a recent article about an older Chinese woman who believed swallowing frogs had healing powers—and the painful consequences that followed.
Amanda follows up with another bizarre historical phenomenon: the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876. From theories about falling meat, to likely origins, to whether anyone actually tasted it, the mystery unfolds in all its unsettling glory.
During Storytime, Trevin adapts a petty crime headline into a tale filled with grief, funerals, and emotional misdirection. After 74-year-old Mohan Lal unexpectedly passes away, his village gathers for a dramatic funeral procession that leads to the newly built crematorium—and an unexpected twist.
Amanda then covers the case of Karen Clark, a St. Louis woman who spent eight years battling debt collectors and police calls after a bizarre identity theft. When a second Karen enters the picture, the confusion skyrockets. In this petty crime saga, two Karens might actually make a right.
Both stories this week are tied together by fraud, deception, and identity mischief. So bring a sturdy umbrella—and trust no one—because it’s raining meat and deceit.
Today's Stories:
Death: Resurrected
A Tale of Two Karens
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After a wild spooky season, Trevin and Amanda slow things down with a laid-back episode full of laughs, pets, and petty crimes.
Trevin opens up about his chaotic October — from grief and illness to missing everything from his anniversary to Saw: The Parody Musical and Amanda’s Halloween party. Amanda catches him up with stories from her “Frights & Bites” cook-off, sharing what he missed and tying it to the bizarre 2019 case of Jacob William Rogge, who robbed a High’s convenience store in Baldwin, Maryland, while dressed as a unicorn.
To turn his luck around, Trevin shares how he rescued two Shelties, Sammy and October, finding healing through puppy love.
The headlines this week include:
🐾 A fire caused by Colton, the Chapel Hill Fire Chief’s dog, who bit into a lithium-ion battery.
💉 French influencer Ilan M (Amine Mojoto) arrested for staging fake syringe attacks in Paris for YouTube clicks.
🚗 Ohio woman Toria Townsend, questioned after police believed there was a body in her trunk during a traffic stop.
🎬 A Hong Kong controversy over an unauthorized AI edit of the Allison Brie film Together, sparking LGBTQ+ backlash.
A cozy, chaotic mix of real-life laughs, dogs, and ridiculous crimes — the dog days have just begun.
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You’ve heard of East Coast vs. West Coast — but forget all that. This week, we’re settling the real rivalry: the Midwest vs. the Pacific Northwest.
Shea and Jody of Rainy Day Rabbit Holes, the podcast that uncovers the wild, weird, and wonderful hidden stories of the Pacific Northwest and beyond, join Trevin and Amanda for a four-round battle of regional pride, petty chaos, and pointless competition.
Before the main event, our hosts bring their dreadful dilemmas, ranging from awkward public encounters with subtly racist strangers, being too busy for dog playdates, and making retirement plans far too early — plus, Amanda spots our modern-day muse, Chappell Roan, out in the wilds of Kansas City.
Then, it’s time for the Great Debate — a showdown across four over-the-top rounds:
⚔️ Round One: The Great Debate – Each team makes an absurdly passionate case for their homeland, backed by one bizarre local legend. From the Midwest’s failed utopia of Fordlandia to Oregon’s infamous exploding whale, chaos is the only constant.
👹 Round Two: Cryptid Showdown – Batsquatch, the Missouri Monster, and the Frogman of Loveland go head-to-head in a mythical melee.
⚖️ Round Three: Ridiculous Laws – From a tax for being single to the price of killing Bigfoot, we discover which region is the most unhinged legislatively.
🗞️ Round Four: Absurd Headlines – Viral zebras, weird weather, and headlines that make you question the human condition — both sides bring their best regional ridiculousness.
Along the way, we tackle Midwest pride, Pacific Northwest rain superiority, Starbucks and T-Mobile empires, and even the truth about why singing the ABCs won’t save you from Midwest politeness.
So grab your casseroles and coffee cups — because this isn’t just a debate.
This is a geographically inconvenient grudge match for the ages.
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