That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast

This week, Kara and Liza recap “Facing Demons” (Season 20, Episode 16), discuss the former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert's sexual abuse cases, and interview the incredible William Sadler. SOURCES: Wikipedia - Dennis Hastert The New York Times 1 The New York Times 2 The New York Times 3 PBS 1 PBS 2 PBS 3 DuPage County Bar Association ABC7 1 ABC7 2 Daily Mail New York Post NBC News WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Sexual Violence and the Coach–Athlete Relationship Next week’s episode will be “Burning With Rage Forever" (Season 23, Episode 11). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Liza and Kara celebrate their 300th episode by recapping “Bang” (Season 12, Episode 22), discussing the wild Keith MacDonald (a.k.a. "Love Rat Dad") case, and interviewing the iconic John Stamos. SOURCES: Daily Mail Daily Mirror WomensLaw.org 1800RESPECT CTV News WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Food Bank for New York City Next week’s episode will be “Facing Demons” (Season 20, Episode 16). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Kara and Liza break down the SVU episode, “Guardians and Gladiators” (Season 22, Episode 1), discuss the infuriating Central Park birdwatching incident, and interview the lovely Stephen Wallem (Nurse Jackie). SOURCES: The New York Times 1 The New York Times 2 The New York Times 3 The New York Times 4 The New York Times 5 The New York Times 6 The New York Times 7 Newsweek CNN WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Better Living Through Birding Next week’s episode will be “Bang” (Season 12, Episode 22). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Liza and Kara discuss the SVU episode “Weak” (Season 6, Episode 9) and investigate the horrific crimes of Chicago mass murderer Richard Speck. SOURCES: The Pennsylvania Gazette Wikipedia - Troy Graves The Marshall Project The Philadelphia Inquirer Wikipedia - Richard Speck Chicago History Museum Time CBS News WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Women’s Law Project Next week’s episode will be “Guardians and Gladiators” (Season 22, Episode 1). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Kara and Liza recap “Welcome to the Pedo Motel” (Season 22, Episode 10), discuss the infuriatingly tragic Ahmaud Arbery case, and interview the delightful Victoria Lily Robertson. SOURCES: CNN The Guardian 1 The Guardian 2 U.S. Department of Justice The Florida Times-Union ACLU Georgia CBS News The New York Times A&E FBI The Seattle Times WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: National Reentry Resource Center Next week’s episode will be “Weak" (Season 6, Episode 9). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Liza and Kara tackle the episode “Child's Welfare” (Season 13, Episode 16), discuss the truly horrific kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, and interview the wonderful Michael Weston (aka Simon, Olivia Benson’s brother). SOURCES: CBS News The New York Times 1 The New York Times 2 The New York Times 3 Wikipedia - Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard ABC News 1 ABC News 2 The Mercury News 20/20 People WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard Next week’s episode will be “Welcome to the Pedo Motel” (Season 22, Episode 10). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Kara and Liza break down the SVU episode, “Swimming With The Sharks” (Season 21, Episode 15) and discuss the infuriating Seemona Sumasar and Jerry Ramrattan case. Plus, they interview the incredibly talented Radha Mitchell. SOURCES: The New York Times 1 The New York Times 2 CNN ABC 7 1 ABC 7 2 ABC 7 3 6 ABC CBS News Oxygen The New York Post WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Teacher Wish Lists Next week’s episode will be “Child's Welfare” (Season 13, Episode 16). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Kara and Liza discuss the SVU episode “Assumptions” (Season 20, Episode 23), investigate the January 2019 confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial, and chat with the brilliant Nazneen Contractor. SOURCES: CNN 1 CNN 2 CBS News 1 CBS News 2 The Guardian NPR ABC News First Amendment Watch 1 First Amendment Watch 2 Politico WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Combatants for Peace Next week’s episode will be “Swimming With the Sharks” (Season 21, Episode 15). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Liza and Kara recap “Star-Struck Victims” (Season 17, Episode 16). They discuss the dozens of horrific rape allegations against Bill Cosby. And to cleanse the palate, they chat with the wonderful Craig Bierko. SOURCES: CNN Action News 5 Yahoo The Hollywood Reporter Wikipedia - Bill Cosby sexual assault cases Philadelphia Magazine The Daily Beast USA Today The New York Times WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: ‘I’m No Longer Afraid’: 35 Women Tell Their Stories About Being Assaulted by Bill Cosby, and the Culture That Wouldn’t Listen Next week’s episode will be “Assumptions" (Season 20, Episode 23). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Liza and Kara tackle the classic SVU episode “Savant” (Season 9, Episode 4) and discuss the bizarre crimes of wife-murderer Jonathan Nyce. SOURCES: The New York Times NBC News The Reporter NBC Philadelphia American Veterinary Medical Association U.S. Food and Drug Administration Forensic Files Now WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Help Nelson and Ariel Through ICE Detention Crisis Next week’s episode will be “Star-Struck Victims” (Season 17, Episode 16). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Kara and Liza break down the SVU episode, “Murdered at a Bad Address” (Season 21, Episode 6) and discuss the scandal surrounding corrupt cop Louis N. Scarcella. Plus, they interview the wonderful Happy Anderson. SOURCES: The New York Times 1 The New York Times 2 The New York Times 3 The New York Times 4 The New York Times 5 Wikipedia - Louis Scarcella KTLA ABC 7 CBS News 6ABC Courthouse News Service The Innocence Center The San Diego Union-Tribune WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice Next week’s episode will be “Savant” (Season 9, Episode 4). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Liza and Kara discuss the SVU episode “Devastating Story” (Season 16, Episode 18), investigate the retracted "A Rape on Campus" article published in Rolling Stone magazine, and chat with the delightful Ally Ioannides. SOURCES: Wikipedia - 2007 De Anza College rape investigation The Guardian ABC 7 News Wikipedia - A Rape on Campus Washington Post BBC NPR 1 NPR 2 Rolling Stone WTVR WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: End Rape on Campus Next week’s episode will be “Murdered at a Bad Address” (Season 21, Episode 6). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Kara and Liza recap a two-part episode, “American Dream” & “Sanctuary” (Season 18, Episodes 2 & 21). They discuss the real-life racially motivated murder by Adam Purinton. And to cap off the episode, they interview the fabulous Poorna Jagannathan. SOURCES: PBS The New York Times 1 The New York Times 2 AL.com Center for Immigration Studies WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: The Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign Next week’s episode will be “Devastating Story" (Season 16, Episode 18). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Liza and Kara tackle the disturbing episode “Angels” (Season 4, Episode 6), NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association), and the horrific real-life work of psychologist and sexologist Helmut Kentler. SOURCES: Wikipedia - Helmut Kentler The New Yorker WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: The German Experiment That Placed Foster Children with Pedophiles by Rachel Aviv Next week’s episode will be “American Dream” & “Sanctuary” (Season 18, Episodes 20 & 21). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Kara and Liza break down the SVU episode, “Motherly Love” (Season 18, Episode 10) and discuss the upsetting crimes of pedophile teacher Pamela Joan Rogers. Plus, they interview the delightful Sarah Wynter. SOURCES: CBS News 1 CBS News 2 NBC New York ABC 7 New York Spectrum News New York 1 New York Daily News 1 New York Daily News 2 Tennessee Sex Offender Registry The Court Of Appeals Of Tennessee At Nashville NBC News New York Post WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: 12 Signs of Narcissistic Abuse Syndrome (and How to Get Help) Next week’s episode will be “Angels” (Season 4, Episode 6). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Liza and Kara discuss the SVU episode “Venom” (Season 7, Episode 18), investigate the historic Raymond Levi Cobb case, and chat with the legendary Joe Grifasi. SOURCES: Los Angeles Times Office of the Solicitor General - U.S. Department of Justice Vanishing Act: The Hunt for Margaret and Cory Ray Wikipedia - Texas v. Cobb WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: DSA-LA Voter Guide Next week’s episode will be “Motherly Love” (Season 18, Episode 10). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Kara and Liza recap the episode “Bound” (Season 5, Episode 23) and discuss two different murderers - Dorothea Puente (a.k.a. "The Death House Landlady") and Charles Cullen (a.k.a. "The Killer Nurse") SOURCES: World’s Most Evil Killers CNN The New York Times WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Capturing the Killer Nurse Next week’s episode will be “Venom" (Season 7, Episode 18). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Liza and Kara tackle the episode “Constricted” (Season 26, Episode 4) and the real-life issue of increasing numbers of youth sexual non-fatal (and fatal) strangulation cases. Plus, they have a lovely chat with the amazing Zak Orth. SOURCES: BBC 1 BBC 2 Psychology Today 1 Psychology Today 2 News Medical Alliance for HOPE International WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: How to talk to kids about porn Next week’s episode will be “Bound” (Season 5, Episode 23). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Liza and Kara break down the SVU episode, “Mea Culpa” (Season 20, Episode 9) and discuss the infamous murder of Stanford White by Harry Kendall Thaw following the rape of Evelyn Nesbit. Plus, they interview the wonderful George Newbern. SOURCES: BBC The New York Times Wikipedia - Evelyn Nesbit Library of Congress Avenue Magazine WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: The Tragic Life of Evelyn Nesbit: The Murder That Shocked America Next week’s episode will be “Constricted” (Season 26, Episode 4). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Kara and Liza discuss the SVU episode “Recall” (Season 8, Episode 3) and investigate the horrific crimes and lack of justice involved with the case of serial rapist Melvin Carter (a.k.a. "The College Terrace Rapist"). SOURCES: CNN Seattle Post-Intelligencer Orlando Sentinel WIS News 10 The Seattle Times Long Beach Press-Telegram The Mercury News The New York Times SFGATE 13WHAM ABC Rochester Division of Criminal Justice Services - New York State Country of Livingston, New York The Daily News WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: We're told eyewitness testimony isn't reliable. But new science says it might be Next week’s episode will be “Mea Culpa” (Season 20, Episode 9). Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.