My Favorite Murder

My Favorite Murder Home of the My Favorite Murder podcast. My Favorite Murder is the original hit true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark.

Since its inception in January 2016, the show has broken global download records and sparked an enthusiastic and dedicated community of listeners, aka Murderinos. In 2018, Karen and Georgia founded the podcast network Exactly Right Media, which has since grown to host 15 new and acquired podcasts, many of which regularly appear on the Apple Podcast charts. For the past four years, every show on th

eir My Favorite Murder live tour has been sold out, their hit dual-memoir, Stay Sexy Don’t Get Murdered, became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and they've been featured in Entertainment Weekly, Forbes, The Atlantic, Elle, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Tonight and more.

04/26/2025

Learning big lessons!

Listen to Episode 476 of My Favorite Murder, "Sprinkles & Googly Eyes," wherever you get your podcasts. You can also watch the full video now on YouTube. www.youtube.com/exactlyrightmedia

Things are terrible and we absolutely need to keep going, so we have new "This is Terrible. Keep Going." merch! The clas...
04/24/2025

Things are terrible and we absolutely need to keep going, so we have new "This is Terrible. Keep Going." merch! The classic design is now available in a ladies muscle tee, joggers, a wine glass and more! Head to www.exactlyrightstore.com to check it all out!

"477 - The Greatest Depression" On today’s episode, Karen covers Linda Riss and Burt Pugach and Georgia tells the story ...
04/24/2025

"477 - The Greatest Depression"

On today’s episode, Karen covers Linda Riss and Burt Pugach and Georgia tells the story of the Great Emu War.

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1. Coverage of Linda Riss and Burt Pugach (New York Mirror (1959))
2. Linda Riss and Burt Pugach (CRAZY LOVE, 2007 / Alamy)
3. A clipping from an old edition of a newspaper. (National Library of Australia)
4. Australian soldiers in the Great Emu War

cover image: Emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) Lake Murphy Conservation Park, Queensland (Ian Beattie / Alamy)

It's time to Rewind with Karen & Georgia!This week, K & G recap Episode 42: Abject Failure. In this episode, which aired...
04/23/2025

It's time to Rewind with Karen & Georgia!

This week, K & G recap Episode 42: Abject Failure. In this episode, which aired days after the 2016 election, they read hilarious reviews of products on Amazon and shared six listener hometown stories. Tune in for all-new commentary, updates and much more!

Photos:
Todd Kohlhepp mugshot

04/22/2025

Karen never jokes about Jojo.

Listen to Episode 41 of Rewind with Karen & Georgia wherever you get your podcasts.

"476 - Sprinkles and Googly Eyes" This week, Georgia covers the Amistad trial and Karen tells the story of the dog crate...
04/17/2025

"476 - Sprinkles and Googly Eyes"

This week, Georgia covers the Amistad trial and Karen tells the story of the dog crate prison break.

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1. Portrait of Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinqué)
2. William H. Townsend’s sketches of the Amistad captives
3. Amistad Painting
4. Map of the Amistad Case
5. John Manard and Toby Dorr
6. The cabin in Alpine, Tenn., where Toby Young and John Manard stayed for 12 days after Young helped Manard escape from prison in Lansing, Kan. (Allison Long Kansas City Star)

cover image: Wagon via Panther Media GmbH / Alamy

It's time to Rewind with Karen & Georgia!This week, K & G recap Episode 41: Live from EW Popfest. They shared Hollywood ...
04/16/2025

It's time to Rewind with Karen & Georgia!

This week, K & G recap Episode 41: Live from EW Popfest. They shared Hollywood tales of murder including Lana Turner’s dark family secrets and the Wasp Woman, Susan Cabot. Listen for all-new commentary, case updates and much more!

Photos:
Lana Turner
Susan Cabot

04/11/2025

This week's exclusive Fan Cult video comes from Minisode 430 and celebrates National Pet Day! Join the Fan Cult to watch the full video. www.fancult.supercast.com

"475 - My Favorite Firework”On today’s episode, Karen covers the serial homicides in and around Toronto’s Gay Village an...
04/10/2025

"475 - My Favorite Firework”

On today’s episode, Karen covers the serial homicides in and around Toronto’s Gay Village and Georgia tells the story of con artist Margaret Lydia Burton.

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1. The victims - Clockwise from upper left: Selim Esen, Andrew Kinsman, Majeed Kayhan, Dean Lisowick, Kirushna Kumar Kanagaratnam, Abdulbasir Faizi, Skandaraj Navaratnam, Soroush Mahmudi (Toronto Police/BBC)
2. In this courtroom sketch from left to right, defense lawyer James Miglin, Justice John McMahon, court registrar, Bruce McArthur, Crown Attorney Michael Cantlon, Detective Hank Idsinga, and friends and family of victims, back right, appear in court in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (Alexandra Newbould/The Canadian Press via AP)
3. Margaret Burton (Mrs Gray) and her daughter Sheila Joy Burton after arrest in Tulsa. (Newspaper clipping)
4. Rise and Shine, one of Mrs. Gray’s more than 50 cocker spaniels, wins Best In Show in 1954 at the Westminster Dog Show (DeKalb History Center)

cover image: Margaret Burton at Fulton County Jail (DeKalb History Center)

It's time to Rewind with Karen & Georgia!This week, K & G recap Episode 40: Squad Gourds. They unpacked the “My Way” kar...
04/09/2025

It's time to Rewind with Karen & Georgia!

This week, K & G recap Episode 40: Squad Gourds. They unpacked the “My Way” karaoke killings in the Philippines and the terrible murder of Scott Amedure. Listen for all-new commentary, case updates and much more!

Photo:
Jonathan Schmitz booking photo

04/08/2025

Are you a scream person?

Listen to Episode 39 of Rewind with Karen & Georgia wherever you get your podcasts.

"MFM Minisode 430"This week’s hometowns are pet-themed ahead of National Pet Day! They include a hero calico cat and a d...
04/07/2025

"MFM Minisode 430"

This week’s hometowns are pet-themed ahead of National Pet Day! They include a hero calico cat and a dog with a big appetite for butter.

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04/06/2025

"Piper, no." Happy White Lotus finale day to those who celebrate.

Listen to My Favorite Murder "Episode 473 - Parker Posey" wherever you get your podcasts.

04/05/2025

Grab these restocked merch items, wear them together and men will be legally barred from coming within 10 feet of you. Go to www.exactlyrightstore.com!

Welcome to this week's Recommendations Corner including the book Cults Like Us by Jane Borden, American Experience on PB...
04/05/2025

Welcome to this week's Recommendations Corner including the book Cults Like Us by Jane Borden, American Experience on PBS, the We'll See You in Hell podcast with Joe DeRosa and Patrick Walsh and Poldark,

Listen to Episode 474 of My Favorite Murder and Rewind with Karen & Georgia wherever you get your podcasts!

04/03/2025

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