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On this episode of Up+Adam, we’re joined by someone who doesn’t just tell true crime stories—she reframes them entirely. Mary Kay McBrayer is a writer, researcher, and the host of The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told, a podcast that takes familiar headlines and turns them on their head. Her work blends deep research with big heart.
We talk about why these stories matter, how to tell them with care, and what it means to look into the darkness without letting it stare back. She’s smart, soulful, and refreshingly unafraid to challenge the genre from the inside out.
Plus, is evil something you’re born with - or just a product of circumstance? What’s one crime we should all be talking about a lot more? Mary Kay’s got some thoughts…
Her new book drops this June - we’ll absolutely have her back for that. In the meantime, get to know Mary Kay. You’ll be better for it.
Find Mary Kay McBrayer:
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Website: SLO Tiger Band
Instagram: @SLOIMBA
*******Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:********
Moonshiner Collective – Live Performance 3/29
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CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK!
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ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE!
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FOLLOW ADAM ON INSTAGRAM
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Sincere Thanks to the supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing what we do here. Thank you for supporting them!
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We Help You Legal
General Store Paso Robles
Daou Vineyards
WoodsHumaneSociety
Tin City Distillery
Original Music by Dan Curcio and Moonshiner Collective
Moonshiner on Spotify HERE
Please Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the podcast, and learn more at AdamMontiel.com
By Adam Montiel5
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On this episode of Up+Adam, we’re joined by someone who doesn’t just tell true crime stories—she reframes them entirely. Mary Kay McBrayer is a writer, researcher, and the host of The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told, a podcast that takes familiar headlines and turns them on their head. Her work blends deep research with big heart.
We talk about why these stories matter, how to tell them with care, and what it means to look into the darkness without letting it stare back. She’s smart, soulful, and refreshingly unafraid to challenge the genre from the inside out.
Plus, is evil something you’re born with - or just a product of circumstance? What’s one crime we should all be talking about a lot more? Mary Kay’s got some thoughts…
Her new book drops this June - we’ll absolutely have her back for that. In the meantime, get to know Mary Kay. You’ll be better for it.
Find Mary Kay McBrayer:
********
Website: SLO Tiger Band
Instagram: @SLOIMBA
*******Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:********
Moonshiner Collective – Live Performance 3/29
********
CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK!
********
ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE!
********
FOLLOW ADAM ON INSTAGRAM
*********
Sincere Thanks to the supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing what we do here. Thank you for supporting them!
Window Coverings By Design
We Help You Legal
General Store Paso Robles
Daou Vineyards
WoodsHumaneSociety
Tin City Distillery
Original Music by Dan Curcio and Moonshiner Collective
Moonshiner on Spotify HERE
Please Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the podcast, and learn more at AdamMontiel.com

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