10 episodes

Rewriting Dad is the true story of an entrepreneur who discovers a manuscript written by her late father while he was in prison 32 years ago. Light-hearted hosts Meg Murphy, the daughter of a criminal lawyer, & Leslie Bradford-Scott, daughter of a criminal, turn each page inside out as they try to get to the truth of a dangerous, shocking, & twisted history. Are they safe to talk about this?

Rewriting Dad Megan Murphy & Leslie Bradford-Scott

    • True Crime
    • 5.0 • 3 Ratings

Rewriting Dad is the true story of an entrepreneur who discovers a manuscript written by her late father while he was in prison 32 years ago. Light-hearted hosts Meg Murphy, the daughter of a criminal lawyer, & Leslie Bradford-Scott, daughter of a criminal, turn each page inside out as they try to get to the truth of a dangerous, shocking, & twisted history. Are they safe to talk about this?

    Episode 1 - Ring of Truth

    Episode 1 - Ring of Truth

    This is the debut episode of the Rewriting Dad Podcast with hosts Meg Murphy and Leslie Bradford-Scott. Today's episode is called "Ring of Truth" and Leslie introduces the wild story of her father who, through all the emotional trauma of growing up with him, she learns led an even more unbelievable life as an informant for the DEA, INS, and CIA.Leslie and Meg then continue to a story of how they met, the strange parallelisms between their lives, and how they both unraveled the timeline and co...

    • 26 min
    Episode 2 - Ghosted

    Episode 2 - Ghosted

    This episode of the Rewriting Dad Podcast called "Ghosted" with Meg Murphy Leslie Bradford-Scott starts off where it ended: the mystery of the diamond engagement ring.But with more questions than answers, Leslie decides to track the old farm from her childhood. This farm was Claudio's one regret as he was dying and Leslie was determined to see it again.She was not prepared for what she encountered: rumors of her father's mafia connections and multiple stories of Claudio's ghost appearing befo...

    • 30 min
    Episode 3 - French Connections

    Episode 3 - French Connections

    This episode of the Rewriting Dad Podcast is called "French Connections" with Meg Murphy and Leslie Bradford-Scott. Today they take another deep dive into the story of Leslie's father, Claudio and rediscover his strong connections to France. The story even includes a connection to Charles de Gaulle.Leslie then tells the story of her mom and the difficult life she lived before meeting Claudio. Leslie also introduces her Uncle Tony, who he was and the big mystery surrounding his untimely death....

    • 53 min
    Episode 4 - Do I Trust Myself?

    Episode 4 - Do I Trust Myself?

    This episode of the Rewriting Dad Podcast is called "Do I Trust Myself?" with Meg Murphy and Leslie Bradford-Scott. Today they pick up where they left off which was the topic of Uncle Tony, what his life was and more intriguingly, the big mystery surrounding his untimely death. Then they look back on Claudio's success in business, how he outwitted his business rivals until life takes a turn and Claudio gets arrested, prompting an abrupt move to Florida. Here, Leslie lives on her own for ...

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Episode 5 - Over the Curb

    Episode 5 - Over the Curb

    This episode of the Rewriting Dad Podcast is called "Over the Curb" with Meg Murphy and Leslie Bradford-Scott. Today Leslie recounts Brad's last moments before his death. Leslie points out how strange it was for Claudio to blame himself for Uncle Tony's death but accepted her brother Brad's death as simply God's will.Leslie then shares the events of Brad's burial at sea and how traumatic it was for her to see her mom try to jump overboard to join him. And to make matters worse, Leslie introdu...

    • 56 min
    Episode 6 - Spilt Milk

    Episode 6 - Spilt Milk

    This episode of the Rewriting Dad Podcast is called "Spilt Milk" with Meg Murphy and Leslie Bradford-Scott. Today, Leslie shares anecdotes of her life story, starting with a successful career in car dealership sales in a town far away from her dad.She then goes on to unravel the story of meeting her next husband and how a floatplane and great cooking sealed the deal for her. And, of course, Leslie shares the complex relationship she had with her father through the different points in her adul...

    • 58 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
3 Ratings

3 Ratings

herb_ert ,

WHAT A STORY!

Exciting, Heartbreaking, Scandalous, Intriguing are just a handful of the words that come to mind when I think about this podcast.

If you’re a fan of true and organised crime start listening now!

The hosts are so engaging I feel like I’m in the same room as them listening to their story. My personal favourites are the listeners family stories, they’re always so juicy.

I’m only half way through but had to review ASAP and share this brilliant story!

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True story comes to life

Brilliant to listen to, fascinating story. We need to know more!

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