Wine and Punishment

On this very special edition of the podcast hosts Cassie and Daniel depart from their usual format to address questions about the podcast from selected listeners and from one another.  The hosts look back on their previous 49 episodes and marvel at the fact that the podcast is still going strong.  Cassie and Daniel try to wrap their heads around the fact that people listen to the podcast to begin with and thank all the devoted listeners for downloading each new episode every week.  

Cassie and Daniel drink different beverages for the new format - Daniel drinks a wild turkey old fashioned while Cassie drinks a Paradise Springs Petit Verdot from 2015.

Cassie and Daniel then respond to questions posed to them by listener Kit, by Matthew, and each other about the previous 49 episodes.  Questions about how they pick their cases, murder and wine parings and more!

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In this bonus episode hosts Cassie and Daniel add another chapter to their series of lightning round cases.  In this episode Daniel breaks down the well covered and controversial case of Michelle Carter - the woman who advised her boyfriend to commit suicide and was sent to prison for it.  Daniel only had 30 min. to research the case and must cover all the ins and outs in 7 min.  Matt is keeping a sharp eye on the clock while he and Cassie heckle Daniel to throw him off his game followed by a rebuttal from Cassie to cover anything Daniel may have missed.  The hosts then break down if the punishment fit the crime based only on what Daniel was able to cover and establish in his recap.

 

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On this week's episode hosts Cassie and Daniel discuss 80 music dance parties and how Cassie and Matt will have dog dance parties when they watch dogs on Rover.  Cassie gives Daniel an update on her life and how she is surviving without Matthew being home.  Daniel shares details of his get together with Matthew while he was in D.C. for work and gives Cassie and update on his latest bullet journaling project.  Daniel tries to trick Cassie during date night corner with who his date was (with moderate success).

The two ring in the new year by enjoying sparkling wine - Cassie enjoys some Cava while Daniel drinks Prosecco.

Cassie takes listeners to her former home state if Missouri for the case of Steven Arthur Rios, a case that elicits many different feelings.  Daniel stays in D.C. but heads back in time for the historic case of the shooting of Philip Barton Key II.

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On this week's episode hosts Cassie and Daniel wish all our listeners a very happy holiday season, and since this episode is being released on Christmas Day itself, a very merry Christmas.  Cassie and Daniel share stories on how their respective Thanksgiving's went.  Daniel tells Cassie all about his Friendsgiving, while Cassie tells Daniel about her and Matt's interesting cooking experience catering to Cassie's moms dietary restrictions.  Cassie tells Daniel about her and Matt's favorite dogs Mac Attack who had an interesting time adjusting to the Christmas tree being up.  Daniel tells Cassie about a major blunder with his Christmas cards that were blank inside rather than having a message.

Cassie and Daniel continue with their holiday themed wines by enjoying two different mulled wine recipes.

Cassie heads south of the border for the Mexican case of Dan Willoughby.  Daniel also keeps with the international theme for the Italian case of Roberto Cannistra and a murder on Christmas Eve.

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On this week's episode hosts Cassie and Daniel start out the episode super giggly and Daniel tells Cassie all about his brunch at Lincoln, the site of the hosts first ever meeting.  Daniel talks about a whole plan that he had to get Cassie a shirt from Lincoln that she wanted only to discover they no longer sell shirts.  Cassie in the spirit of full disclosure tells listeners about why they pair had not recorded in several weeks due to a whole glass of wine getting spilled on her brand new computer.  The hosts discuss how they both experienced withdraw from not having recorded in weeks and not having seen each other.  Cassie tells Daniel about how she and Matt bought and played risk and have yet to kill each other somehow.  Daniel tells Cassie about the snow storm that hit the greater DC area and how it felt weird because it snowed before Thanksgiving.  Daniel tells Cassie an interesting story about a panhandler who apparently accepts Visa much to Daniel's surprise.

The hosts celebrate national sangria day by revisiting sangria but this time with more winter spices and fruits to fit the holiday season.

Cassie sticks in her and Matthew's newly adopted home state of Colorado to cover the case of Shawna Nelson.  Daniel heads to the bluegrass state for the questionable case of the Ashland Tragedy where the truth was not so easily discerned.

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On this week's episode hosts Cassie and Daniel start off the episode going slightly off script on the intro.  Cassie and Daniel hint at information that will be revealed in next week's episode and reveal that this episode is a rerecord.  Breaking the timeline, the hosts talk about the upcoming holiday of Thanksgiving at the time of the recording.  Cassie tells Daniel about her mother coming into town for Turkey Day and talks about her moms crazy dietary restrictions and how it is throwing a wrench in menu planning.  The hosts joke about Cassie's adventures in the kitchen in preparation for Thanksgiving and how Maggie must be sacrificed to the devil to make sure everything turns out well.  Daniel tells Cassie about his recent purchase of bullet journal and related materials.  Daniel tells Cassie about his previous attempts at bullet journaling and how long the whole process takes.  The hosts discuss their inspirations for their bullet journals.  Daniel also talks about how he ordered two pillows, but as it turns out he only bought two pillow shams, pillows not included.

Cassie and Daniel get in the holiday spirit and enjoy glasses of chilled Gluhwein.

Cassie takes listeners to the Sooner state to discuss the case of the Sunday School Killers.  Daniel Heads to the great white north and across state lines to discuss the chilling case of Jason and Andrew Cobb.

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In this bonus episode hosts Cassie and Daniel continue their series of lightning round cases.  In this episode Cassie breakdown the highly publicized case of the Colonial Parkway Murders in the now shortened time frame of 7 minuets!  Cassie only had 30 minuets to research the sprawling case while Daniel heckles her and has a three minute rebuttal to correct her on all that she missed!

 

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On this week's episode hosts Cassie and Daniel give listeners a peek behind the curtain by revealing how long it's been since they recorded last.  Daniel tells Cassie about bracing for an impending Nor'easter and how it has postponed the AIDS walk he signed up for.  Daniel and his walking partners have now replaced walking with brunch.  Daniel tells Cassie about his dad always sending him a piece of outerwear every fall to keep him warm in D.C.  Cassie tells Daniel about Matthew's new insulin pump that looks like an old school either beeper or Microsoft Zune.  Cassie also shares the story about how Matthew has the ultimate insurance policy against being murdered knowing that neither Cassie nor Daniel want to product or edit the podcast.  Daniel gives  PSA about the importance of communication when seeing someone.

Cassie and Daniel celebrate national Cabrenet Franc day by breaking into two different bottles of the delicious wine.

Cassie takes listeners to the hazy Pacific NorthWest for the unbelievable and twisty case of Joseph Terricone.  Daniel sticks close to home for the hopeful case of Kareem McCraney and the first instance of the DC incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2017 being applied.

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On this week's episode hosts Cassie and Daniel talk about their very stressful weeks.  Cassie updates Daniel and listeners on how she survived while Matt was out of town and tells Daniel about her scary sorta near death experience she experienced while walking Maggie.  Daniel takes Cassie to both KitKat corner and date night corner and details his date on a water taxi to Old Town Alexandria.  Cassie also tells Daniel about her cooking adventure when she burned dino nuggets and undercooked frozen pizza.

The hosts crack into one of their favorite kinds of wine this week when they uncork two different kinds of port wine.

Cassie gives thanks that her case has a punishment and takes listener to the heartland of Iowa to cover the case of the murder of Elizabeth Syperda.  Daniel heads to the mall in Texas to cover the Black Friday Murder of an assistant manager of an American Eagle store.

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On this week's episode hosts Cassie and Daniel discuss the panicked set up for this week's episode while Matthew is out of town.  Daniel tells Cassie about how fall has officially hit DC, allowing him to be able to wear his lovely green vest.  Daniel also tells Cassie about his trip to Rock Creek Park for a hike; Cassie recounts a story about the time she and Matthew got lost on a hike in Rock Creek Park.  Daniel tells Cassie about his post hike bar crawl and how he serendipitously ran into someone he had been talking to for a bit.  Cassie gives Daniel an update on how she is surviving food wise while Matthew is away and how she burned a serving of dino nuggets.  Cassie defends dino nuggets as an acceptable meal while Daniel pokes fun at her.

The hosts celebrate National Zinfandel Day by cracking open two different kinds of Zinfandel's.

Cassie heads to the cold north of Minnesota for the chilling case of the self defense murders while Daniel heads back in time for the historic crimes of the Pilgrims.

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