
8 episodes

That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast Exactly Right
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- True Crime
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4.5 • 2.1K Ratings
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Each week, comedians and amateur detectives Liza Treyger and Kara Klenk break down episodes of Law & Order: SVU, deep dive into the true crimes they're based on, and interview on-screen talent, ranging from big stars to joggers who find the body. These are their stories. Dun dun!
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Accredo
Join Kara and Liza this week as they recap “Accredo” (Season 20, Episode 5), talk all things NXIVM, and interview the actor who portrays a convincing cult leader, Sebastian Roché.
SOURCES:
HBO’s The Vow
Forbes
The New York Times - 1
The New York Times - 2
Times Union
Vanity Fair - 1
Vanity Fair - 2
Vanity Fair - 3
Newsweek
Katie Hill
WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:
RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/
Next week’s episode will be “Pornstar’s Requiem” (Season 16, Episode 5).
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Counterfeit
On this week’s episode, Kara and Liza cover “Counterfeit” (Season 3, Episode 14), the crimes of Craig Peyer, and chat with SVU-regular, Michael O’Keefe.
SOURCES:
Forensic Files
CBS 8 San Diego
NBC 7 San Diego
WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:
Join Cara Knott's family in writing to CA Governor Gavin Newsom to block any early release for Craig Peyer: https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail/
Next week’s episode will be “Accredo” (Season 20, Episode 5).
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Babes
This week, Liza and Kara dig into the episode “Babes” (Season 10, Episode 6), the scenario it’s based on, and hear from the pregnancy pact ringleader herself, Fidelia, aka Jess Varley.
SOURCES:
Mass Alliance on Teen Pregnancy
Gloucester 18 Trailer
Gloucester 18 Scenes
Inside Edition
MarieClaire
WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:
Planned Parenthood: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
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Burned
This episode, Kara and Liza take listeners through SVU's "Burned" (Season 8, Episode 11), the incredible story of survivor Yvette Cade, and talk with the actress who portrays Tessa, Tiffany Evans.
SOURCES:
Oprah
ABC News
Washington Post
HLN
WUSA 9
WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:
The Hotline - https://www.thehotline.org/
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Raw
This week, Kara and Liza cover the SVU episode "Raw" (Season 7, Episode 6), the multiple true crimes the episode is ripped from, and chat with Oscar-winner and icon, Marcia Gay Harden.
SOURCES:
Washington Post
New York Times
Chicago Tribune
Fox 32 Chicago
Indiana University
Southern Poverty Law Center
FBI
YouTube
Matthew F Hale (Wiki)
Benjamin Nathaniel Smith (Wiki)
Kingston Courthouse Shooting (Wiki)
WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:
Ricky Byrdsong Memorial
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Damaged
This week, Kara and Liza take listeners through Liza’s all-time favorite SVU episode, “Damaged” (Season 4, Episode 11) and the true crime it’s based on, The Ken and Barbie Killers. Plus a visit from Ari Graynor!
SOURCES:
Ken and Barbie Killers - YouTube
Esquire
WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:
If you are interested in learning more about psychopathy, check out The Psychopath Test, by Jon Ronson.
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Customer Reviews
The podcast I didn’t know I needed
I’ve been obsessed with Law and Order SVU since I was way too young to be watching it (shoutout to kids with single moms who did their best!). I always wondered what the “real” stories were but was too lazy to do any research. Love these folks for giving me the story with zero effort on my part! Truly hoping an interview with the queen comes to fruition...
Love it!
I love this podcast. It’s beyond hilarious and satisfies my love of SVU and true crime all in one. What could be better. From reading other reviews it seems some people get sensitive when they hear the truth about certain things. But they can go listen to a crappy podcast that shares their crappy views.
Love it!
I love this podcast. It’s beyond hilarious and satisfies my love of SVU and true crime all in one. What could be better. From reading other reviews it seems some people get sensitive when they hear the truth about certain things. But they can go listen to a crappy podcast that shares their crappy views.