“Dear Alana,”traces the life of a young woman looking for acceptance in the Church by denying the truest part of herself. It’s also the host's self-study on the price of balancing the love of God with the love for oneself.

Dear Alana,

The original true crime review podcast that looks at other podcasts, TV, and pop culture. True crime authors and real-life couple Rebecca Lavoie and Kevin Flynn hold a pop-culture round table with noir novelist Toby Ball and journalist-turned-investigator Lara Bricker. The panel chats about other podcasts (including 'Serial') as well as journalism, storytelling, TV shows and films, and the special segment, 'Crime of the Week.' Show website: crimewriterson.com. Follow the show on X @crimewriterson. Find us on Facebook facebook.com/crimewritersonpodcast. Email the show at crimewriterson@gmail.com.

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The life of a down-on-his-luck comedian is turned upside down by a stalker. The chaos forces him to confront his own past trauma. We’ll talk about the Netflix hit series “Baby Reindeer.”

Baby Reindeer

Police in Austin race the clock to solve a string of mail bombings. How did they find the perpetrator? We’ll review the season of “Witnessed: 19 Days.”

Witnessed: 19 Days

His assignment was to retrieve a wealthy playboy from Europe. Instead, he hatched a scheme to trade places and live a life of luxury. We’ll discuss the Netflix thriller “Ripley.”

Ripley

Who’s responsible for the murder of two Texas teens? Drug dealers, the cops, or the local satanic cult? We’ll explore the cold case in “Shane and Sally” from Texas Monthly True Crime.

Shane and Sally

A sleuth who identifies John Doe’s gets a call from a man presumed dead for years. Is he the baby who disappeared in the 1970s, and what is his connection to a death row inmate and his own nephew who vanished decades later? We’ll review the podcast “Hello, John Doe.”

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