Karen & Georgia focus on their favorite survivor murder stories, featuring an escape from The Chessboard Killer, and the harrowing story of a pregnant woman fighting for her life. Plus a rad listener hometown murder and tons of banter.

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This week Karen and Georgia give themselves the impossible task of making murders from the 1500s interesting. The Sawny Bean legend and the Princes in the Tower are the murders of choice, along with a listener hometown murder and a discussion of the new Simpsons documentary. Enjoy, Murderinos!

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Joshua D. Fischer joins me on the podcast this week to discuss his book, Meet the Regulars, which features stores and portraits of the everyday and famous people who frequent Brooklyn’s hottest (or most underrated) hangouts. Joshua and I talk about his work with the book, gentrification, and one of my favorite topics: how to cope with big city living without succumbing to misanthropy.
Joshua D. Fischer received his master’s in journalism from the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University. He’s been published in the New York magazine partner Bedford + Bowery, NYLON, and Salon. Joshua lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Music:
Open Air – Lemolo
Dripping – Blonde Redhead
Links:
Meet the Regulars
Meet the Regulars on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
Bedford and Bowery
Bar Matchless
Broken Comedy
MikeyPod Live at The Queerly Festival

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This week the ladies go way off topic before launching into their favorite murders, which focuses on the Cleveland Elementary School shootings (aka “I don’t like Mondays”) and 1800s nurse/serial killer Jane Toppan. Please remember to stay sexy and don’t get murdered!

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I’m a long time fan of Joy Askew, both as a musician and as a person. She’s a fantastic musician, a tireless activist, and a great friend. Joy has performed with some brilliant artists as well: Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, and Joe Jackson, to name only a few.  We talked about the current climate for independent artists, both the good and the bad, our mutual appreciation of crowdfunding, and Joy’s inspiration behind her songs. The new album, Queen Victoria, sounds like it’s going to be fantastic and you should seriously consider pre-ordering a copy on Joy’s Pledge Music page.
Coming up in just a few weeks, the first live episode of this podcast. Here in NYC at the Kraine Theater on June 27, join me and my guests Eve Beglarian, Victoria Libertore, Duncan Pflaster, and Will Shishmanian for a great night of adventurous musical artists as part of the Queerly Festival. Click here for everything you need to know about MikeyPod Live!
Music on the show:
Walk the Dog – Joy Askew
Mammoth – Joy Askew
 

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This week Karen & Georgia discuss the rape trial of Brock Turner before delving into The Night Stalker’s victims and capture, and New Zealand’s infamous Bain Family Murders.
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Will Shishmanian is a fantastic singer/songwriter and one of my guests for the upcoming MikeyPod Live! event that I am producing for the Queerly Festival here in NYC. I just ran across Will’s music recently and am so proud to have him as my guest both at the Queerly Festival and here on the podcast. We cover a great range of topics from getting acclimated to being a NYC resident to writing songs about cats. Give it a listen, and make plans to join us on June 27th at the Kraine Theater!

Will Shishmanian is a singer/songwriter and composer based out of NYC who plays everything from fingerpicking folk to rock to funk and R&B. Shishmanian graduated from Ithaca College with a Bachelors in Music Composition. While there he performed his solo music with many talented musicians, composed music for student films, and composed, music directed, and produced an original musical called “The Lesbian Fairytale Musical.” After graduating from IC, Shishmanian moved to Astoria, Queens, where he currently lives and works.
Music:
Steps – Will Shishmanian
Jump Right Through My Love – Will Shishmanian
Click here for everything you need to know about MikeyPod Live!

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This week Karen and Georgia focus on the depravity of the human race by discussing Norwegian sh*t head Anders Behring Breivik and the unsolved horror that is the "Freeway Phantom." Grab your anti-depressants and come along on a roller coaster ride of murder!

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