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Ep. - 668 - QUEENMAKER: MAKING OF AN IT GIRL WITH BEN WIDDICOMBE May 09, 2023

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Author and pop culture expert Ben Widdicombe joins Kate to discuss Queenmaker: The Making of an It Girl, a Hulu docuseries. The height of heiress-era NYC, an anonymous blogger infiltrated Manhattan's elite, bringing socialite celebrity to new heights. When the website's creator was unmasked, the mastermind was not who anybody expected.

Ben Widdicombe is a writer and 20 year veteran of the celebrity and society beats. A specialist in the intersection of high culture and pop culture, he has been a columnist for the New York Times and New York Daily News, and co-creator of the cult online fashion gossip column “Chic Happens” – he is also author of Gatecrasher: How I Helped the Rich Become Famous and Ruin the World.

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Ep. - 667 - WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK WITH KATE CASEY May 08, 2023

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Kate discusses what to watch this week including Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV+), Missing: Dead or Alive? (Netflix), Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard (Bravo), and Dancing Queens (Bravo).

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Ep. - 666 - KATE’S LIFE: WHO MY DAD MET IN IRELAND May 06, 2023

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Kate asks her dad some more questions about his whereabouts in the 1980s, researches some of the people he met, and asks her mom more questions about their divorce.

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Ep. - 665 - SWEDISH DEATH CLEANING AND THE VOW UPDATE May 05, 2023

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Reality TV producer and podcast host Chris DeRosa joins Kate to discuss Swedish Death Cleaning on Peacock and Nicki Clyne from The Vow leaving NXIVM. They also discuss Indian Matchmaking on Netflix.

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Ep. - 664 - THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS + MENUDO May 03, 2023

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Kate discusses the intersection of the lives of Erik and Lyle Menendez who murdered their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez in 1989, and several members of the Latin boy band Menudo.

Erik and Lyle were found guilty of their murders and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The case became one of the most famous criminal cases of the late 20th century.

The brothers stated at trial that they killed their parents out of fear for their lives after a lifetime of sexual abuse at the hands of Jose, and that Kitty encouraged his behavior.

Several members of Menudo have come forward in docuseries revealing new allegations of sexual assault against the Menendez brothers' father Jose.

Judie Saunders, Esq. is a sexual abuse litigator with ASK LLP. She provides insight on whether the new allegations will help the Menendez case.

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Ep. - 663 - IDAHO MURDER CASE AND LORI VALLOW TRIAL UPDATES May 02, 2023

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Retired FBI agent Jodi Weber returns to help Kate discuss the latest updates in the Idaho murder case and Lori Vallow trial.

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Ep. - 662 - WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK WITH KATE CASEY May 01, 2023

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Kate discusses what to watch this week including Jewish Matchmaking (Netflix), Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed (Peacock), Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo), and Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All (Disney+).

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Ep. - 661 - KATE’S LIFE: FBI RECORDS AND WHAT MY GRANDMOTHER SAID Apr 29, 2023

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Kate discusses the results of her Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the FBI, her conversation with Jonathan Mark about her grandmother, and the most perplexing event that happened to her mother when Kate was 4 years old.

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Ep. - 660 - THE SEXUAL ABUSE COVER-UP IN GYMNASTICS RACHAEL DENHOLLANDER AND KIM SHORE Apr 28, 2023

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Kate discusses the cover-up that led to the United States gymnastics sex abuse scandal that began in 2015, alleging Dr. Larry Nassar repeatedly sexually assaulted at least 365 young women and girls under the guise of medical treatment. For 18 years, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team, where he used his position to exploit, deceive, and sexually assault hundreds of children and young women.

Rachael Denhollander became known internationally in 2016 as the first woman to pursue criminal charges and speak publicly against Nassar. She is an attorney, author, advocate, and educator.

Kim Shore is a former gymnast and founder of Gymnasts for Change Canada, part of a global movement dedicated to eradicating abuse from gymnastics in Canada.

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