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What do the Jon Benet Ramsey and Casey Anthony cases have to do with our book of the month The Last One at The Wedding by Jason Rekulak? Listen in and find out! 

 What would Emily or Ashley do if they knew one of their kids committed a crime?  Thank you to our listener Tracee for her wedding story! 

TW: Sodomy, child abuse, graphic violence, suicide, SA, murder
MAJOR spoilers from the book 

Show notes:
0-2:00 Chit chat and intro and our rating of the book 
2:00 Frank - our favorite character
5:00 What made Ashley gag and not Emily  (preview) 
5:30-7:30 Maggie and Aiden
8:00 Why did Tammy horrify us 
9:30 The impact money has on our decision making 
11:30 How did Jason research this amount of wealth?
13:45-20:00 Would you turn your kiddo in for a crime?
20:35 Ellie Nessler 
23:00 creepy Catherine
24:00 WHAT made Ashley gag and not Emily
28:00 Harlows Study 
31:00 WHAT story from the book is true?
31:30 Funny wedding stories 
36:00 Where do wedding traditions come from?
40:00 Weddings and vow renewals

Poll: https://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2013/10/click-survey-would-you-ever-help-cover-up-your-childs-crime.html

LA times Ellie Nessler - https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-nesler30-2008dec30-story.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-wont-say-leads-jonbenet-case-say-s-obvious-want-solve-rcna182477

https://people.com/all-about-casey-anthony-parents-george-cindy-anthony-8422484

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-19/kristin-smarts-dad-says-justice-not-over-with-flores-conviction

https://www.justia.com/criminal/aggravating-mitigating-factors/

Harlows Study https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/obsonline/harlows-classic-studies-revealed-the-importance-of-maternal-contact.html

Wedding flood https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-01-mn-8872-story.html

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Today Emily and Ashley chat real life - sick kids, parenting styles, member emails and pivots we are making as we learn how to best show up for our members. 

Show notes: 
0:00-2:30 WHO has Ashley become?!
3:30-8:00 Parenting styles 
8:00-10:00 Menendez brothers 
10:00-15:00 Member email 
15:00-18:00 Books we do NOT Recommend to anxious people 
19:00-22:00 The Anxious child and how we parent
22:00-24:00 Keeping kids Safe
24:00 - 29:00 Why we are done with Read with us and what the plan is
29:00-32:00 The HOLIDAYS 
35:00-38:00 Holiday decorating and Ashley's pet peeve

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Come on a ride with us through the top 10 questions we get. Here are the questions in order, please comment below with your answers. 

(1) What's your favorite type of thriller and least favorite ? (1:00-10:00)
(2) What thriller would you recommend to someone just getting into genre (10:20-11:50)
(3) What thriller would you recommend for thriller lovers (11:50-13:30)
(4) What thriller do you recommend to people who get scared easily? (13:30-15:00)
(5) What are the scariest thrillers you have read (15:00-18:00)
(6) What non-thriller do you think everyone should read (18:20-20:20)
(7) What thrillers are unknown and underrated (20:20-22:30)
(8) Authors you'll never skip (22:30-25:00)
(9) Current Controversies (25:00-31:00)
(10) What else do you need to say about reading? (31:30-end)

Links: 
Locations to purchase books: 
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Anna Downes absolutely goes there with us. We chat her newest book Red River Road and during our discussion we get into: domestic violence, cycles of violence, victim blaming and so much more. Anna also has breaking news she shares near the end of the interview!!!!! We cannot wait for you to hear what is in store for her.

TW: DV, SA, Kidnapping

FULL SPOILERS during this interview
 
https://anna-downes.com/

Follow Her here: https://www.instagram.com/anna_downes_writer?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Gabby Petito Case:
 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-case-story-deaths/

IFS:
https://psychology.org.au/for-members/publications/inpsych/2022/winter-2022/internal-family-systems-therapy

Jess Hill:
www.jesshill.net

Show Notes:
0:00-2:00 Introduction 
2:00-7:45 The Safe Place (no spoilers), Why does Anna Write thrillers?
8:00-15:00 Why did the book open in such a chaotic way?
15:00-22:00 Why solo van travel, what was the inspiration? Gabby Petito discussion 
22:00-29:00 The real dangers women face
29:15- 36:00 Creating the male characters and the dangers of a "hot take"
38:00 - 43:00 female relationships, women empowering women, why Katie and Beth were perfect for one another 
44:00- does she seek any inspiration from her own life for her characters? 

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This spooky season chat urban legends with Emily and Ashley. We asked you, the listeners, what you remember being the scariest urban legends as a kid and are here to report back on them. We also take a bit of a sidebar in the closing 10 minutes to chat conspiracy theories - are they the urban legends of today?

TW: Murder, SA, Assault, Child endangerment

0:00-2:00 Intro
1:45-5:40 Bloody Mary
5:45-9:30 The call is coming from inside the house
9:30-13:40 Candyman
13:40-16:30 Flashing headlights
16:30-21:00 Slenderman
21:00-26:40 Hiding under the car/tendon slicing
26:45-28:45 What we watched as kids and read 
28:45-38:00 Conspiracy theories, the internet and final closing content

Links to articles/research mentioned on the episode:

Janett Christman article - https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/politics/government/2010/03/07/who-killed-janett-christman/984978007/

Legend of Bloody Mary-
https://discover.hubpages.com/education/The-story-behind-the-legend-of-Bloody-Mary

Bloody Mary movie -
https://deadline.com/2024/07/bloody-mary-origins-movie-jeffrey-reddick-todd-slater-in-works-1235999736/

Candyman-
https://theconversation.com/candyman-the-urban-legends-behind-the-movie-and-why-we-find-them-irresistible-167126

Ruthie Mccoy article-
https://the-line-up.com/ruthie-mae-mccoy

Slenderman CBS news-
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-slenderman-legend-everything-you-need-to-know/

HBO Beware The Slenderman-
https://www.hbo.com/movies/beware-the-slenderman

USA today Slenderman article-
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/12/slender-man-2014-stabbing-case-timeline/73299271007/

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We are thrilled to bring you our interview with Lucinda Berry about her book, which she calls her most disturbing, Appetite For Innocence. 

TW: Sexual Assault, Miscarriage/Abortion, Kidnapping/child abandonment, Murder.

https://lucindaberry.com/

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Do you think imaginary friends are actually ghosts?  Get into it with Ashley and Emily as they discuss one of their favorite books Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak. We are using his new book The Last One at The Wedding as our November book of the month.

 Donate to Hurricane Helene and Milton victims: https://www.redcross.org/donate/dr/hurricanes-milton-helene.html

Morbid Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/morbid/id1379959217

https://jasonrekulak.com/

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Show Notes:
0:00-1:30 Intro
2:00-4:00 Intro to the characters
4:00-7:00 Imaginary friends and ghosts 
8:30 Discussion about the pictures in the book
12:00 How this is a story of a mothers love 
14:00 Emily's Ouija Board story 
19:00 TEDDY isn't Teddy 
21:00 Why are the dads always gross
23:00 Why Emily hates the prologue 
24:00 Show notes 

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Today we chat all things Ashley and Emily. We answer your listener questions like, who is more likely to end up in jail, who handles confrontation better and how we met and fell in love.  

Show Notes:
0:00-2:00 intro and the RUG 
5:00 How we met 
8:00 Who is more organized?
12:00 How we are very different when it comes to emailing
14:00 Who is more likely to go to jail
16:00 How we handle confrontation 
20:00 Are people mad at us?
24:00 Sandwich in the bedroom 
30:00 What we are reading 
32:00 When we had our kids 
35:00 What we love most about one another 

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"We have had to work on teaching our kids the difference between nice and safe." On today's episode Ashley and Emily review What Have You Done by Shari Lapena. Our conversation also includes chatting about teaching kids the difference between nice and safe, the teenage brain, male predators and how we need to listen to girls and women. We have included quotes and snippets from our monthly book chat with our book of the month and patreon members. 

TW: Domestic Violence, SA

Show Notes:
0:00-2:00 Basic Intro to Shari and our thoughts 
2:30 Chatting about the ending/outcome
3:40 member review of the characters 
4:30 what book is Emily not enjoying 
4:50 member review of male characters
7:00 discussion about nice versus safe 
10:00 chat on camerons parents 
13:00 Teenagers and their brains 
16:00 lighthouse parenting 
18:00 why we need to believe girls and women 
20:00 what in the world was with the phone? 
21:00 how many stars did we give it? 

https://www.sharilapena.com/

https://www.breakthecycle.org/ Domestic violence resource (stats) 

http://thehotline.org Domestic Violence Support

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Chat life with Emily and Ashley as they get into: Why the internet should go away, how they don't understand what jobs people have, what movies they will always watch if they are on and how Ashley's mom accidentally ended up with an adult film on her television. We will also let you in on what we are currently reading. 

Show notes: 
0-1:00 Intro 
2:00-4:00 What do our husbands even do? 
5:00 Why the internet should go away forever
9:00 WHAT Is Emily reading and why is it so predictable
13:00 The Perfect Couple Chat 
14:00 If this movie was on what would we watch?
19:00 "Our kids don't even know how to wait in line."
21:00 Ashley's mom accidentally ending up on an adult film channel

https://www.skylightframe.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Appetite-Innocence-Dark-Psychological-Thriller-ebook/dp/B06XFSJ196 (book Ashley just finished) 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lodge-sue-watson/1144180456 (book Emily is reading) 

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