A Date With Dateline

Everyone's favorite Mankiewicz with the pocket hankywicz is back with a story from what appears to be a magical and historical green fairyland known as "Pennsylvania". Kimberly and Katie do a deep dive into the case of Kathy, guitar man Dennis, (F)Lloyd and her husband John. K & K also learn important lessons about the color wheel, swingers magazines, 90's vans and what kind of road paving equipment is and is not considered appropriate for a child to play with. Please enjoy this very, very, very special episode of A Date with Dateline- for the 70's singer/songwriter in all of us. Official Description from NBCU: A mother in Pennsylvania disappears from work one afternoon. The case remains cold even after 60 investigators try to crack it. Could the 61st detective finally have the answers? Josh Mankiewicz reports. Remember, if you're enjoying ADWD, you can get an extra Guacaepisode each month by becoming a Patreon! Your support helps us produce more content and will help us get to Crime Con! www.patreon.com/datedateline CrimeCon discount code: DATEDATELINE19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How much can you accomplish in 11 MINUTES? If you're Kimberly, you can watch exactly half of a King of the Hill rerun, the only movement made by your thumb fast forwarding the commercials. If you're Katie, you can test approximately 4 new eye shadows and pet one and a third cats. The killer in this episode was WAY better at time management… Or was he? 11 MINUTES has it all– a pair of magic handcuffs, a sassy sheriff and a pair of twins who look alike(!), and the winner of the MTV Video Music Awards Best Kiss! Hint, one of the kissers was a 17 year old future FBI man, and the other was a dog, and one of them was not what you'd call… alive, per say. If it looks, walks, acts, feels, tastes and smells like a new Dateline, then it's a new Dateline! Official Description from NBCU: The father of an Alabama teenager calls the police after he returns home to find his son had thrown a party. Just 11 minutes after the deputy leaves the house, there is another 911 call placed. What could have happened? Josh Mankiewicz reports This week's episode is sponsored by LIVELY! For a limited time, get $10 off your first order by visiting: wearlively.com/datedateline and enter datedateline at checkout. US listeners check them out! This week's episode is also sponsored by HelloFresh! For $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, go to HelloFresh.com/DATEDATELINE80 and enter DATEDATELINE80. Give them a shot! They are simple and delicious. Remember, if you're enjoying ADWD, you can get an extra Guacaepisode each month by becoming a Patreon! Your support helps us produce more content and will help us get to Crime Con! www.patreon.com/datedateline CrimeCon discount code: DATEDATELINE19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time for another Kimberly's Favorite episode and you know what that means… either an owl is involved, a Starbucks super-fan is being wrongfully imprisoned or in this case, a family of unlikely criminals have some of the best prison phone calls in Dateline history. Andrea Canning is reporting on the hateful murder of a laid-back Dad with special guest Evelyn, the greatest grandma on earth. Kimberly and Katie discuss the why and oh-my-god-whys of this case, while learning about sauerkraut, the birthplace of Snooki, and most importantly that elegance is LEARNED. Please enjoy this unbelievably special episode of A Date With Dateline! WARNING: This episode may contain strong and ill-advised New Jersey-ish accents that are ongoing throughout and are not geographically accurate. Description from NBCU: A car belonging to a missing man erupts in a blaze, leading to clues regarding his whereabouts. Andrea Canning reports. This week's episode is sponsored by Care Of! Please visit the site www.takecareof.com and use the code DATEDATELINE50 (50% off your first order!) to get started on a super easy, personalized daily vitamin subscription! Remember, if you're enjoying ADWD, you can get an extra Guacaepisode each month by becoming a Patreon! Your support helps us produce more content and will help us get to Crime Con! www.patreon.com/datedateline CrimeCon discount code: DATEDATELINE19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After some grievous technical difficulties, K & K are back with a recap of a classic Keith Dateline. In this recap, Kimberly shares her vast knowledge of home makeover shows, Katie shares her somewhat questionable knowledge about vampires and vikings and both are delighted when Keith upholds his Harvard Man reputation by reading the viewers a letter. A letter written by a man to his town which is TMI of the highest order and contains enough typos to cause Kimberly to break into a full sweat. Please enjoy this very, very, very special episode of A Date with Dateline, brought to you by Kimberly's Antiquemporium, Baby Ballroom and Huckleberry the golden retriever. Official Description from NBCU: In small-town Colorado, a sudden marriage sows tension in two families. Then a murder uncovers secrets, lies, and a mystery that had been buried for years. Keith Morrison reports. Remember, if you're enjoying A Date with Dateline, you can get an extra Guacaepisode each month by becoming a Patreon! Your support helps us produce more content and will help us get to Crime Con! www.patreon.com/datedateline Join us at CrimeCon using discount code: DATEDATELINE19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sir Mankiewicz of Mank Hankies royalty returns to Dateline with a case full of misleading accusations, mismanaged county contraband, misdirection by detectives and a mysterious mouse who will leave everyone with questions. Especially Kimberly and Katie, who always have many questions. Including, why is there a detective wandering around in the shrubbery? What it an incel and how much is knowing about it going to ruin your week? Can you return your Generosity size jeans for a full refund and if not can you exchange for a Resourcefulness in the boyfriend cut? With so many suspects Kimberly plays some who done it poker and gets a Full House in this very, very special episode of A Date with Dateline! Official Description from NBCU: When Ohio mother Heather Bogle goes missing, a detective identifies multiple suspects, until he himself comes under scrutiny for his investigation. Josh Mankiewicz reports, and interviews Bogle's family, and four potential suspects in the early stages of the investigation, including her brother and ex-girlfriend. Remember, if you're enjoying A Date with Dateline, you can get an extra Guacaepisode each month by becoming a Patreon! Your support helps us produce more content and will help us get to Crime Con! www.patreon.com/datedateline Join us at CrimeCon using discount code: DATEDATELINE19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith, the lean king, returns to Dateline with new case of football loving frats, wire-wearing rats and court rulings to bristle at. Kimberly and Katie answer the hard hitting questions of the week such as – Are sniper reenactments in your neighborhood cause for alarm? Why is Zack Morris such a cad? Will the real Aimee please stand up, if that is her real name? And is a cool Kentucky cop a long lost relative of a popular and stylish Dateline host? Find out in this very, very special episode of A Date with Dateline. Official Description from NBCU: A young woman finds out that her boyfriend might have shot and killed a college football player out of revenge. She struggles with coming forward to officials, fearing she could lose her life. Keith Morrison reports. Please take a minute to check out this episode's sponsor EVERYPLATE! https://www.everyplate.com/ For 6 free meals across your first 3 weeks and free shipping on your first delivery, go to Everyplate.com and enter datedateline6." Remember, if you're enjoying A Date with Dateline, you can get an extra Guacaepisode each month by becoming a Patreon! Your support helps us produce more content and will help us get to Crime Con! www.patreon.com/datedateline Join us at CrimeCon using discount code: DATEDATELINE19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dateline is back back backgammon again! This weeks second non-secular bathtub Dateline episode features Andrea covering a sad slip and fall turned murder case in New York City. This crime is complete with May/December affairs, online gaming addictions, private members only clubs and Kimberly and Katie are here to spill all the jew-sy gossip. That's right. Kimberly takes everyone to Hebrew school in an episode finally featuring her people! Did you know she was Jewish? Discussions include the plain dumbest defense theory of all time, Pee Wee Herman sightings in the most unlikely of places and THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME IN THE WORLD. No, not hunting man… BACKGAMMON. The more you know, folks. Now with more Seinfeld and Fiddler on the Roof references that you can shake a menorah at (and Kimberly misses a prime opportunity to make a "Becky's Schmeckle" joke) please enjoy this very special, XL episode of A Date With Dateline. Official NBCU Description: Following this week's verdict, Andrea Canning reports on the murder of Shele Danishefsky, a wealthy New York City finance executive whose 2009 death was originally ruled accidental. This week's episode is sponsored by Care Of! Please visit the site www.takecareof.com and use the code DATEDATELINE50 to get started on a super easy, personalized daily vitamin subscription! Remember, if you're enjoying ADWD, you can get an extra Guacaepisode each month by becoming a Patreon! Your support helps us produce more content and will help us get to Crime Con! www.patreon.com/datedateline CrimeCon discount code: DATEDATELINE19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forget the bathtub, this is a swimming pool size episode! Once again, K & K have skipped Friday and gone for Saturday night's TWO Walmart trip episode with the best title ever, Devil's Bathtub. Discussions include Andrea's tact when interviewing folks who are making questionable love choices, epic side-front-all around the head bangs, the quiet power of Mr. Michael Bolton and a woman named Linda… who just isn't sure what to make of any of this. And will be sure to tell you just that. It's Time, Love, Tenderness, and far too much drain cleaner. Please enjoy this extra large drive thru daiquiri special episode of A Date with Dateline. Official Description from NBCU: In the summer of 2016, a twisted family drama begins to unfold in an affluent suburb after Craig Rideout, a father of seven, stops returning phone calls. Andrea Canning reports. Note from K & K: We are very excited to be sponsored this week by Lola! Please check out their services at https://www.mylola.com and be sure to use DateDateline for 40% off subscriptions at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest recap of the Saturday night Dateline, K & K are talking about a home that has more cameras than the Big Brother house, the strangest interaction with a father-in-law in Dateline history, and the most ornery neighbor in all of Georgia. Her name is Cathy and she WILL speak to the manager. All that, plus Kimberly throws some epic shade at Little Women's Meg. It's The House on Sidney's Cove, hosted by Dennis CAN'T GET Enough! Official Description from NBCU: A wife and mother of three disappears without a trace in the middle of the night. Dennis Murphy reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis is back back back again and this time he takes a trip to the deep south…gator country. That's right everybody, this very special episode has it all! Crocs and Crocs the footwear version! Possible but probably not threesomes! Treacherous lakes of the man made variety! Katie's Donald Duck impression! Kimberly makes a rap! Dennis wears a tie! And we meet the sweetest pig-tailed spitfire the Florida swampland has to offer. Its a tearjerker and a yell at the screen kind of Dateline and Kimberly and Katie are here for it… hold on to your waders and please enjoy this episode of A Date with Dateline! Official Description from NBCU: Authorities first believed Mike Williams either drowned or was eaten by alligators — until his mother pressed law enforcement to reopen the case. Dennis Murphy reports. Note: This episode we are excited to be sponsored by two great companies! Be sure to visit: https://www.swap.com/dateline for free shipping on your first purchase! EveryPlate.com and use code DATEDATELINE6 for one third off each of your first 3 boxes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis is Enough Murphy is back in action and is out to show he is way more than enough. In this case of murder, accusations and cell phone pings, Kimberly and Katie face some hard facts. Deep dives this episode include who is this new mystery host and what have they done with the mild mannered Dennis (?!), how much can we trust the memory of children and what does the sudden breaking of the fourth wall mean for the beloved Dateline episode storytelling standards. Also find out which popular pizza chain doesn't care how close to Valentines day it is, it's going to break your heart anyways. Please enjoy this very very very special episode of A Date With Dateline Official Description from NBCU: NBC News' Dennis Murphy speaks to a Georgia father accused of murdering his ex-wife. While his friends come together to prove he is innocent, prosecutors count on his young children to testify against their own father. Note: We are lucky enough to have two sponsors of this week's episode! Please feel free to visit: TakeCareOf.com and use the code DateDateline50 at checkout! Swap.com/Dateline with free shipping on your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Morrison is at the top of his poetic storytelling game as he reports on two cases from a beautiful Oregon town living in fear of a killer hiding within its walls. Did Keith find the Zodiac killer? Kimberly and Katie do a deep dive into what's in a name, what constitutes an actual "Cowboy Church" and what is the thing that ticks Kimberly off the most. So grab yourself some Cheez-its and please enjoy this very special episode of A Date with Dateline. Official Description from NBCU: Violent crimes committed a year apart against two women from the same church leave police in a desperate race for answers. Keith Morrison reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dateline is covering new ground in an old case with an in depth dive into the infamous Bronco chase and ultimate arrest of the OJ Simpson. It's a star studded episode with Manky with the Hankie and Momager Kris Kardashian in studio for an interview! Kimberly and Katie really squeeze the juice out of this episode discussing hot topics like Bigfoot sightings in the LA metropolitan area, 90's teens and their access to quick art supplies and "houndstooth" is it hot or not? They cut through the pulp to try get to the seed of where OJ's head space was during this part of the crime's timeline. Please enjoy A Date with Dateline's special look back to a case that still has everyone talking. Special Note: There is a Drag Race All Stars SPOILER at 1:04:30- 1:05:00. If you have not watched or are not caught up this season PLEASE be mindful a secret is revealed. If you are asking yourself right now why Kimberly and Katie are discussing illegal car racing then this note is not for you. Thank you. Official Description from NBCU: Dateline NBC takes an inside look at O.J. Simpson's infamous Bronco car chase and subsequent standoff with the LAPD SWAT team, 25 years since the brutal murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're recapping the twisty and turny, dumb killery, X-boxy Finding Venus! Join us as we debate just how many fries are too many fries to have on the floor of your car, the proper placement of a hat when you're also wearing a hoodie (hint: Kimberly was wrong this time!), and when exactly our dear Dennis is Enough became the Karl Lagerfeld of Dateline. All that plus an unforgettable white sweater vest, yet another questionable teen ruining things for everyone, and lessons in proper etiquette and attire when going to Walmart for your kill kit. Pro tip: What you wear is less important than remembering to NOT leave your receipt in your car for the police to find. A Date with Dateline is happy to present- Finding Venus (featuring Doug and Ricky)! Official Description from NBCU: A mother of two mysteriously vanishes from her parents' Michigan home while going to check the mailbox, leaving her phone and identification behind; police declare her dead without discovering a body. Dennis Murphy reports. Note: You may notice something different in this episode, we have an ad! Thank you all for your support and thank you to this episode's sponsor- Casper. And feel free to check them out at Casper.com/DATELINE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrea Canning and the Dateline squad are bringing us a tear jerking episode right at the jump of the new year. A beautiful young mother is senselessly murdered in Texas by killers whom can only be described as wet-bandit-esque. Kimberly and Katie try to recover from their overwhelming feelings of sadness by learning more about the matrix, proper and improper Walmart attire, the films of Daniel Day Lewis and the Netflix viewing habits of dumb criminals. Please enjoy this very special episode of A Date with Dateline! Official Description from NBC: Andrea Canning reports on the homicide of private first class soldier and young mother Karlyn Ramirez. Canning also takes a glimpse into the FBI's crime lab and an in-depth look at how multiple agencies uncovered a plot that spanned several states and prompted suspicions of espionage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josh Mankiewicz takes his pocket squares, investigative wiles and a new reporter accessory (gasp!) to Tuscon, Arizona in his latest Dateline report. Kimberly and Katie are here for the ultimate workplace relationship drama and weigh on on important relevant topics like dental hygiene at a crime scene, Kimberly's rules for appropriate expressions of love, AI developments in the police force and whatever happened to Baby Jessica. What do Toby Flenderson, saloons, balloons and Amy Smart all have in common? Listen to this episode of A Date with Dateline to uncover all the answers to these and many more questions…now where did I put my pants… Official Description from NBC: When a hard-charging boss in Arizona is shot to death, police uncover a complex web of bruised egos in his professional life and a trail of broken hearts in his personal life. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back for a third installment, Kimberly and Katie are STILL talking about the Dateline episode Final Curtain. For this bonus episode investigative journalist Linda Sawyer joins the conversation and discusses the case in detail. Her podcast SLEUTH is a deep dive into what really happened in the case of the LA actor/murderer and pulls back the curtain on the other players in this tragedy who have yet to face true justice. Linda has spent three years researching and interviewing all the outlying cast of characters and now K and K get a behind the scenes peak into the evidence she has uncovered! Please enjoy this very special curtain call of A Date with Dateline! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For Night #7 of HappyHannukatie and Kimberly it's a Kimberly and Andrea Canning favorite! Mustang, Oklahoma is a small town USA where horses are an alternative to cars, everybody knows everybody and one woman is about to become a miracle of science. In this episode, Kimberly and Katie learn about Sooners, different kind of trucks and their prospective drivers, proper 911 etiquette, the crucial difference between a protege and a prodigy and what importance those words will take in the new year… Please enjoy this second to last episode of a very special Date With Dateline December countdown! Official Description from NBC: This report follows the story of a beloved fire chief without an enemy in the world who is shot to death in front of his wife. Andrea Canning reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this sixth night of a very Happy Hanukkahtie and Kimberly special December event Katie recaps a Kimberly's Favorite "Suspicion", hosted by the incomparable Keith Morrison himself. Dateline attempts to put together, and then take apart, and then put together again, a puzzle of a case involving some super shady business dealings, a high scoring Scrabble word, and the sleek world of loft living in Utah (not a sisterwife in sight). Kimberly officially leaves her friendship with Katie in the dust for a woman with delightful British phraseology and good hair genes. Katie attempts to win Kimberly back with some clever alternative title puns and outside information. (Spoiler: it doesn't work). Please enjoy this special episode and a very merry Keithmas to all and to all a good night! Official Description from NBC: A loft apartment building in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, is home to an eclectic group of residents. When a wealthy businessman starts working with two of them, a chain of events is set in motion that leaves one of them dead, another arrested for murder. Dateline's Keith Morrison reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For Night 4 of our Happy Hannukahtie and Kimberly series- it's Part TWO of a massive two-part episode on a one-part Dateline! This highly anticipated second part of "Final Curtain" brings some answers and creates still more unanswered questions regarding the case of the Orange County murderous actors. Where can you buy a velour camouflage blazer (is it special order, asking for a friend)? Will Kimberly be able to look at herself in the mirror after a blatant missed pop culture reference? Will Katie finally be able to shock Kimberly with her outside knowledge (spoiler: of course not)? And do K & K finally have to face the fact that neither one is the music connoisseur they hope to be? Find out in this extra special episode Final Curtain, Part Deuxtheyknowit'schristmastime and another special night of Happy Hannuka-ka-kaaah-ka-ka-kaaah (insert Gob Bluth chicken dance here)! Official Description from NBC: A soon-to-be bride is caught in the middle of a twisted murder plot that has detectives questioning if she played a role in it. The one-hour broadcast features new exclusive interviews and reporting on a whole new chapter unfolding in the case that made national headlines. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For Night 3 of our Happy Hannukahtie and Kimberly series- it's Part One of a massive two-part episode on a one-part Dateline! This very special first part covers the recap of "Final Curtain", in which Josh Mankiewicz and his famous hanky finds himself in the seedy underbelly of Disneyland Park employees, skateboarding teens, questionable night club musicians and a dangerous group known only as "legbreakers". If this sounds a bit dramatic…you ain't seen nothing yet. Discussions include the etiquette of canceling a wedding if you're a suspect in a murder, what exactly constitutes jazz music, and what it takes to make it in the Orange County musical theatre world (yes it's a thing and why do K&K suspiciously have so much to say on this subject). Join us for Final Curtain, Part 1 and another special night of Happy Hannukatchmeoutside (howboutdat)! Official Description from NBC: A soon-to-be bride is caught in the middle of a twisted murder plot that has detectives questioning if she played a role in it. The one-hour broadcast features new exclusive interviews and reporting on a whole new chapter unfolding in the case that made national headlines. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Night 1 Hanukkah special is a Kimberly's favorite starting Katie's very favorite thing in the world- TWINS!! Hosted by the gentleman and scholar, Keith Morrison, K & K delve into the murder of a beautiful Southern hair stylist, who was both classy and a little sassy. This episode teaches us what happens when you don't hide your journal, when Kimberly can't find her key in a beloved song, when Katie knows too much about what happens in truck parking lots after dark and how many chia seeds is the fatal amount of chia seeds… Find out before it's too late in this Hannukahnyoufeelthelovetonight Night 1 episode of A DATE WITH DATELINE! Official Description from NBC: Twin sisters Jasmiyah and Tasmiyah Whitehead discover their mother Nikki savagely murdered in their Conyers, Georgia home. Keith Morrison reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us for a Thanskgiving size episode of a Date with Dateline! Josh Mankiewicz hosts The Mansion on Ocean Boulevard, a bizarre murder/suicide, accident/suicide, accident/murder, murder/murder, the possibilities are endless! We'll meet Adam, a man who refuses to look Manky in the eyes (because he's afraid he might fall in love?), Jonah, a man with a face whose knows no age, and Dina, whose face may betray her to Mank at the most inappropriate moment. It's a tale of many faces in Rich People Land. Also, Kimberly triumphantly brings some shocking outside info that makes Katie gasp, and Katie teaches Kimberly that twins can look different from each other if they dye their hair! Come along with us for another epic Dateline! And please, if you know anyone on this season of 90 Day Fiance, sit them down and make them watch this episode. We need to learn from our mistakes or the murders will keep happening. Official Description from NBC: When two tragic deaths occur within one week of each other in a wealthy city in California, families begin to wonder what happened inside a beachfront mansion. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this very special 2nd half of a two part-er, Kimberly and Katie further discuss Dateline's Death Trap hosted by the host who is enough, Dennis Murphy, and delve into the extra information on this famous case from the documentary Evil Genius (on Netflix). In the Part 2 discussion we learn more about grown men in bib overalls and the women who love them, the surprising consequences of a bad decision with a bottle of hair bleach, even more talk about Kimberly's relationship with cheese and some new gang called the "North Avenue Irregulars". Please enjoy the conclusion of this story with some extra bonus topics thrown in! Official Description from NBC: When a pizza deliveryman, Brian Wells, robs a bank while claiming he has a bomb locked around his neck, it turns into one of the strangest cases the FBI has ever encountered. Dennis Murphy reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this very special 2 part-er Kimberly and Katie dissect and discuss Dateline's Death Trap, hosted by the host who is enough, Dennis Murphy and the documentary Evil Genius (on Netflix). In the Part 1 recap of the Dateline episode we learn about white whales, government cheese, grown men in bib overalls and town wide scavenger hunts (yes, it is a thing). Please enjoy this special episode with Kimberly and her new friend Eeyore! Official Description from NBC: When a pizza deliveryman, Brian Wells, robs a bank while claiming he has a bomb locked around his neck, it turns into one of the strangest cases the FBI has ever encountered. Dennis Murphy reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us for At the Bottom of the Lake, a recap where Kimberly and Katie fawn over Keith Morrison, Canadians and 80's mustaches. Kimberly's secret history as a lake person is exposed and very important ethical issues are discussed- such as, how much would you compromise your morals for an expenses paid trip to Japan. Decide for yourself if you can trust a single man with the last name "Smith" in his 40's who owns a parrot and a fancy sports car. Please enjoy this very special recap of At the Bottom of A Progressively Bigger Body of Water! Official Description from NBC: A pilot flees after a deadly plane crash, and becomes a fugitive living a double life for decades. He tells his story for the first time to Keith Morrison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us for a super huge recap of A (*whispered) Secret in a Small Town, AKA the Tara Grinstead case, where we argue over what makes a douchebag a douchebag (and it's not over the douchebag you might think it is) and Katie brings out her very best Nancy Grace impression. Also, Kimberly pitches a new idea for an Andrea Canning game show and Katie doesn't think it'll get picked up, not even by the Game Show Network and they'll put anything on the air. We've got lots of opinions in this one and we're going to need yours to tell us who's right. So find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and give us your thoughts on a silver platter! Official Description from NBC: When a beloved teacher and former beauty queen goes missing in Georgia, it triggers a decade-long investigation that makes national headlines. Could a surprising revelation break the case wide open? Andrea Canning reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith is back with a super sized story of missing persons, mistaken identities and a man called Uncle Terry… no wait a man called "Hannibal". Kimberly and Katie have a lot to say on the subject including why a honeymoon in the woods is never a good idea, what makes a person truly charming, is Dateline is trying to work our tear ducts with the saddest Dad parade, is the best pseudonym the FBI can come up with for an informant really "Joe Snitch" and is he related to "Joe Cool" and "Joe Camel"? Please enjoy this very special serial killer edition of A Date with Dateline! Official Description from NBC: Keith Morrison reports on a notorious serial killer, nicknamed Hannibal, who murdered several people while working as a confidential informant for the FBI. The two-hour broadcast tells the inside story of how he was ultimately caught. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kimberly and Katie recap and discuss the explosive episode Deadly Intent, hosted by their special friend Josh Mankiewicz! It's a case of car bombs, sweet moms, Larrys, invisible Jerrys, prison interviews, Kimberly's latest ailment and very helpful witness with a very questionable nickname. Please enjoy this very special episode of A Date with Dateline and Merry Christmas Movie Houuuuse! Official Description from NBC: A car bomb explodes in front of a suburban San Diego day care home. Josh Mankiewicz reports on the driver, a married mother of three children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For Dateline's episode "The Match" Queen Canning returns with a shocking story where a brave young woman survives a horrible attack and slowly recovers memories to send her evil offender to jail! This episode has it all: Hypnosis! Fancy New DNA techniques! A Heroine everyone can root for! And a Couple of A + Detectives, to boot! At the very least there is an offender so foul (barely- there Hollister tank top, chest tattoos and mommy issues) that Kimberly and Katie are going to be steering clear of the mall for a while… Join us and a whole lot of sisters around The View tab, in this week's podcast! Official Description from NBC: A high school girl, nearly beaten to death in her own home, goes under hypnosis in an attempt to identify her attacker. Andrea Canning reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this very, very, very extra special episode of A Date with Dateline, Kimberly and Katie return with a an interview with Lizz from Dateline's "Unspeakable" episode. Lizz elaborates and provides updates on the case against her mother, Sandra Melgar, who was wrongfully accused and convicted in Texas of a murder she did not commit. She also answers a slew of questions from K&K about her Dateline experience (including details proving how very much "enough" Dennis is in real life). Don't miss this special update from this smart, brave woman who is affectionately known by Kimberly as "Fizz". Enjoy and please be sure to tune into Bob Ruff's TRUTH & JUSTICE Podcast for all the details and updates on this ongoing case. The Official Description from NBC: A couple's anniversary celebration ends in murder, in what appears to be a home invasion. Yet, investigators think the suspect might be much closer to the victim. Will justice be delivered or denied? Dennis Murphy reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dateline and Keith Morrison are taking us to North Dakota for a case of murder, revenge, love gone bad and some just flat out crazypants antics. Kimberly and Katie offer their uninformed opinions on unacceptable courtroom behaviors (with some help from special guest Oliver!), what sort of bragging it would take to get the boy, and once again are testing their match making skills when they spot a possible detective love connection. Please enjoy this very special belated recap from A Date with Dateline! Official Description from NBC: A murder case considered closed by North Dakota detectives is suddenly reopened when a confidential informant comes forward with information about an unlikely suspect. Keith Morrison reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this sixth installment of The Mank Files, Josh Mankiewicz answers even more questions from patreon listeners and plays a "who said it?" game with Kimberly and Katie. He also finally weighs in on some of the most pressing topics for A Date with Dateline friends. Such as: Is a hot dog a sandwich or what? How do you say "caramel" officially? And, does our pocket square fashion aficionado have any opinions of the interview apparel choices of his guests? We talk Secrets Resorts, Farmers Only.com and much more in this very very very special last segment of THE MANK FILES! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pocket Square Prince returns! In this very personal episode of The Mank Files, Josh Mankiewicz dishes on his brother Ben, the complete lack of Dateline merchandise in the "biased and failing" NBC store, and we ask him some questions from Patreons! And speaking of failing, Mank unknowingly opens a long-standing wound on Katie's soul that Kimberly wasn't even aware existed. Will their friendship recover? It's possible, but Kimberly probably needs to take Katie to Chili's for apology appetizers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dateline Dames and Dukes, grab your eyebrow brushes and your completely unbending beliefs on a man's guilt and join us for a supersized episode of A Date With Dateline! On the docket in this episode are recaps of Dateline's Down the Back Staircase and Netflix's The Staircase. Kimberly and Katie also take a very special on air phone call with a mystery couple who have their own strong opinions about what happened in a case with owls, escorts, Germany, flip flops and yet another Peterson. Please enjoy this sorta cerebral and certainly special episode of A Date with Dateline. NBC Official Description: In a new, two-hour Dateline, Dennis Murphy sits down with Michael Peterson in his first network television interview since his release from prison in 2011. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mank Files returns with it's 4th installment- More Twisted Faith. Kimberly and Katie are lucky enough to get Josh Mankiewicz's expert opinion on Dateline's scandalous Twisted Faith episode . How was this pastor able to fool so many women, which of this cast of church-going characters declined their chance at a Dateline interview and really, what was Josh's reaction to bringing people back from the dead as part of a highly unorthodox ministry program? Stay tuned after our very special Mank Files segment for a refresher course on just what the heck was going on in the Kimberly's Favorites: Twisted Faith episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's that time again! Kimberly and Katie are happy to present the third installment of The Mank Files! Segment 3 is "The Favorite One" because Josh Mankiewicz opens up about, yes, you guessed it, the Dateline episode "The Favorite Son" (Season 26 Ep.11) . He discusses his new found friend Mickey, the ring, the cubic zirconia conundrum and more! If you are struggling to recall this tragic tale of family scandal, a recap of this episode is included at the end of the segment. Please enjoy this very, very special segment of The Mank Files! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Secrets in Pleasant Grove is a rare Kimberly's AND Katie's Favorites and it just aired again on Dateline NBC. It's also launching our new Summer of Secrets Series! This episode has it all: a beauty queen, a literally unbelievable 911 call, a sinful religious pillar of the community, Keith spouting his special Keith poetry, a woman named Gypsy- launching the return of the infamous "mistress face", and a murder in a bathtub with a trial battle for the ages. Was there something else you wanted from a Dateline classic? If so you might need to check yourself. And speaking of checking yourself, isn't it time you check out Secrets resort? We hear the food and scandal is delicious! Please enjoy this very special, rare, and did we say special? episode of A Date with Dateline. Official NBC Description: A former beauty queen turns 50 and decides to have plastic surgery. The decision changes everything in her picture perfect life. Keith Morrison reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's back! Presenting the second installment of Kimberly and Katie's series of interviews with the incomparable Josh Mankiewicz. In this episode of The Mank Files, we ask Josh about the Cowboy Church in The Pink Gun Mystery, the Missy Bevers case, Unraveled and… the wolfpack. That's right, we have a return to the Silver Lakes. Included with this segment is our recap of "Secrets in Silver Lakes" to refresh your memory on the wolfpack, the trial and what the bible says about reasons that it may or may not be OK to commit murder. Please enjoy this very special episode of A Date with Dateline: The Mank Files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Introducing a hot new summer series. Intrigue! Murder! Sweat! Cicadas! Sunburns! Pocket Squares! For 7 weeks only, the team behind A Date with Dateline is proud to introduce the season's summeriest new show, The Mank Files. Starring Dateline's Josh Mankiewicz answering questions and solving the mysteries of life with cameos from Kimberly and Katie. (Really The Mank Files is just a segments of A Date with Dateline podcast in which Kimberly and Katie have their first interview with Sir Mankie with the Hankie himself). Without further ado, please enjoy our first very, very special segment of The Mank Files! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us and Queen Canning for a Kimberly's Favorite repeat recap! Learn along with us that paintball leagues are an actual thing, that defending yourself in court never fails except when it does and that when you change horses in midstream you run the risk of disappointing the most important judge of all… no, not Judy…Andrea. So pop in some chewing gum to make yourself look cool and issue a blanket apology to your family- you're busy listening to A Date With Dateline's latest most specialist of special episodes The Killing in Cobb County (with a side of French dressing and murder)! Official Description from NBC: A beautiful young mother, Karmen Smith is murdered. Her 5 year old son, Nick, is also attacked and fights for his life. Their upstairs neighbor Lottie Spencer alerts the police that she believes she knows who did it—her teenage stalker Waseem Daker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What happens when you cross and hankie clad Mankie with a fancy southern cosmetologist, sprinkle in a few more hankies, then throw the whole thing off with a shockingly long rat tail? Well, my friends you get a Deadly Detour. Please enjoy this very, very, very special episode of A Date with Dateline. Official Description from NBC: When a prominent attorney claims to have accidentally shot his wealthy wife, the local prosecutor questions his story. Was it an act of murder? Josh Mankiewicz reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our hero Keith meets a Hawaiian hero named Larry who spends almost a decade trying to put his daughter's murderer behind bars. In this very special UNCUT episode of A Date with Dateline Kimberly and Katie dissect what is behind a name, what's in a song and what paradise justice means to them. Please enjoy this very special recap of a very special Dateline: Island Edition. The Official Description from NBC: Keith Morrison follows a cold case for nearly 10 years, as a father in Hawaii fights to bring his daughter's killer to justice despite one setback after another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amid the pine trees and cedars on Bainbridge Island, Washington, near Seattle, you'll find a little church. In here the faithful practiced a Christianity that embraced what could be called the supernatural. They called it super spiritual. It was an emotional and visceral faith, and a faith that believed in hearing messages, prophecies directly from God. Some of this story is about God, and some of it isn't.-JOSH MANKIEWICZ reporting Kimberly and Katie are making their not so triumphant return with a super-duper-uber-extra-extra-readallaboutit- most special of special episodes. This is a true Kimberly's favorite and the question is… will it be Katie's as well? Or will they get into a nasty land battle over a lamb and is the friendship pushed to the brink of collapse? Thank you for joining us and please enjoy the latest Date with Dateline. Official Description from NBC: A pastor's dark secret casts a long shadow across his entire congregation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us for The Pink Gun Mystery where we discuss if there will ever be another good Jared, if a lonely dog named Rascal is hanging out in Amarillo, TX waiting for his Dateline interview, as well as if Ichabod Crane is the one with or without the head. Also, will Katie and Kimberly reach a conclusion on their beloved Manky's reaction to a woman being left by her man for an exotic dancer? Is this the episode that will leave viewers to question the motive of every hug they have ever received? Plus Kimberly once again proves her extensive U.S. geography knowledge and tells us that she is, if you didn't catch it before… Jewish. We recorded this very late at night so both of us forgot how to speak English at various points. Please enjoy this very special episode of A Date with Dateline. Official Description from NBC: A complicated Texas love triangle ends in murder. A pink gun leads to an arrest, until new evidence prompts investigators to rethink the case. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do Angry Birds, large woodwind instruments, armpits, Ben Affleck and ugly shorts all have in common? You will have to listen to this very special episode of A Date With Dateline to find out. Please Note: There is some necessary toilet humor in this episode through no fault of the hosts. You have been warned. Official Description from NBC: A former marine, who once was the hero for a woman in an abusive marriage, is back on 'Dateline.' But this time, has his desire to help gone too far? Andrea Canning reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite the title, there are no Bigfoot sightings in this episode. However, Andrea is back with a new otherworldly glow and Kimberly and Katie consider their future occupation as woodland bounty hunters. Official Description from NBC: A young Army medic based at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina goes missing. Police have a suspect, but can't solve the case, until an unorthodox private investigator steps in to help. Andrea Canning reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis is enough Murphy walks us through the perilous parable of a predatory preacher from the Pennsylvania Pocono's, who uses the power of the pulpit to act as a philandering playboy with his female parishioners. But as the sinister ministers wives keep dying it becomes a very hairy situation indeed… spanning two families and a police department who want this man of God to pay for his sins once and for all. Kimberly and Katie are ready with an in depth bible study of the ten commandments, a quick look at what might be hiding in your local Sbarro's trash receptacle and most important of all, will either of them be able pronounce parsonage correctly? Dennis take the wheel in this very special episode of A Date with Dateline. The Official Description from NBC: The wife of a Pennsylvania pastor is rushed to the hospital. Dateline NBC's Dennis Murphy reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith brings us back from the Olympics with the case of a missing new mom, juicy church gossip, a lukewarm black market coin trading operation, and the age old question… who is the true baby daddy? Kimberly also breaks down the Cold Case episode which investigates the same sordid tale. There are many morality lessons to be learned from Dateline's triumphant return. Katie learns the truth behind the real Emerald City. Kimberly learns more about the Old Testament. And both of our hosts learn a lot about the King of Pop's offspring. What will you learn in this episode of A Date with Dateline… maybe to think twice next time you cruise by that strip mall, drinking a Sprite? Enjoy! The Official Description from NBC: A young mother disappears after leaving her newborn in the care of her local pastor and his wife. For five years Florida detectives search for her, but instead uncover a web of secrets and lies. Keith Morrison reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this very, very, very special BONUS episode Kimberly and Katie recap the ID Network Special "He Lied About Everything". Find out what the Pope, Elton John and Bill Clinton share in common. Find out if a tiny house can solve all your laundry problems. Find out if Kimberly is truly catching all the red flags she should be in Katie's marriage to the mysterious Dutchman. Pretty much, find a bunch of answers to questions you never thought to ask in this extra segment of A Date with Dateline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices