Mimesis

The wait is finally over! Join Stacey and Sandra as they discuss the shocking true story behind "The Good Nurse".

Join Stacey and Sandra as they discuss the true facts from the fiction in the drama series, Monster: The Ed Gein Story.

Join us as Sandra shares her families experience of navigating her sons Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis.

Join us as we discuss the movie The Black Dahlia and the real case of Elizabeth Short. This is an intense case, trigger warnings. rape, incest, dismemberment, gore just to name a few.

Join Stacey and Sandra as they discuss the parallels of Anna Wintour and Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) from the movie The Devil Wears Prada.

Join us as Stacey and Sandra discuss the atrocity of Rodney Alcala and the mimesis behind his crimes and how the movie portrayed him.

Join us as we discuss yet another real story that involves cocaine. Griselda BlancoColombian drug lord

Join us as we discuss Stacey Rourke's newest book coming out Jan 28, 2025 and the plethora of true crimes that inspired "Darling Daisy".

Join us as we see what romantic quotes from movies that would actually work on you in real life, and see that Sandra did not understand the assignment and give random quotes for this epic episode.

Join us as we discuss the movie Wild, and the hard trek that is the PCT trail.

Join Stacey and Sandra as we discuss the personal aspects of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with what has been happening the last few months in our lives.

Join us as we discuss Dragon Con 2023 and Traveling Adventures we had in the month of September.

Join us as we revisit some of our previous episodes. Starting with our very first episode Jaws.

Join us as we discuss the disappearance of Susan Powell.

Join us as we discuss a real life game of Tag that inspired a movie that's carried on for over thirty years!

What better inspiration for a book character than the most hated man in America? Join us as we compare Gone Girl, written by Gillian Flynn to the Scott Peterson case that she loosely based it on.

Authors, Books, and Parties oh my! Join us as we discuss OUAB 2023 happenings and what leads Stacey to throwing an amazing literary event.

While most teenagers are juggling hormones and schoolwork, Frank Abagnale was formulating intricate cons. Join us as we compare his history to the movie based on his life, Catch Me if You Can.

While most teenagers are juggling hormones and schoolwork, Frank Abagnale was formulating intricate cons. Join us as we compare his history to the movie based on his life, Catch Me if You Can.

How accurate are Lifetime's true crime movies? In the case of convicted murderer Jodi Arias, VERY! Join us as we discuss the movie based on her heinous crime.

How accurate are Lifetime's true crime movies? In the case of convicted murderer Jodi Arias, VERY! Join us as we discuss the movie based on her heinous crime.

"What's Love Got to do With it?" When it comes to the amazing Tina Turner, everything! Join us as we discuss the life of Tina in comparison to the film based on her.

Turns out lots of things are sweeter than Candy. Join us as we discuss the story of Candy Montgomery and the two mini-series based on her: "Love and Death" and "Candy"

This episode was supposed to be about the dark history behind some of the world's famous nursery rhymes. It turned into a comedy of error we had to share. Enjoy! 

We are FINALLY delving into the works of Stephen King on this week’s episode! Join us as we compare to the true story behind the Winchester Mystery Mansion compared to King’s book The Diary of Ellen Rimbaurer.

The Boleyn family took grooming to a whole new level. Join us as we compare fact to fiction with the movie The Other Boleyn Girl.

Join as we discuss highlights of our first year and goals for the future of our beloved podcast!

Cocaine Bear. Need we say more? Indeed we will. In this week's episode we're talking about the true story behind the new movie directed by Elizabeth Banks.

This one is spicy! We are discussing the real life court room drama that occurred when a husband and wife battled it out for who was the real artist behind the Big Eyes painting craze.

Mini-episode, that's not so mini. Join us as we discuss television shows and how they compare to day to day life!

We see conventions full of celebrities and cosplayers all over social media. One of our hosts visited MegaCon Orlando and shares her experiences with other convention newbies.

A child lost. A mother fighting for Justice. Join us as we discuss the real life tragedy behind the move Lost Girls.

Once Upon a December we listened to beautiful music and watched the lost princess Anastasia find her beloved Grandmama where they could be Together in Paris. Yet the real story did NOT have a happy ending. Join us as we travel back to Russia, 1916 to discuss the fall of the Romanov family.

St. Patrick’s Day is more than green beer and shamrocks. We took a listener’s tip and dove into the actual lore behind the holiday!

The Alex Murdaugh trial has been all over the news. Is it possible Dexter New Blood drew inspiration from Paul Murdaugh's boat accident? Join us as we investigate the similarities!

Pole dancing and dollar bills! Hate the game not the player! Join us as we discuss the real life “hustle” that inspired the J.Lo box office smash hit featuring some of Hollywood’s hottest ladies!

“Sing me a song of a lass that is gone, Say, could that lass be I?” Join us as we discuss some of the real life history shown in the fan-favorite show Outlander. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Before roses and boxes of chocolate became tradition, February fourteenth was celebrated in shockingly different ways. Join us as we discuss the origins of this day of romance. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Near, far, wherever you are... Join us as we compare fact from fiction as seen in the movie Titanic. (Spoiler: Jack and Rose weren't real.) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

USA Today Bestselling author Rue Volley drops in to discuss the behind the scenes history of everyone's favorite gothic weirdos, the Addams Family. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Thanks to the Final Destination movies we all have enough sense not to drive behind a log truck. But how many of the deaths shown in the movie franchise have actually happened and which were concocted by Hollywood writers? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

History has never revealed his identity, but Hollywood has told his story countless times over. Join us as we discuss the real story of Jack the Ripper versus the movie From Hell, starring Johnny Depp. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join us as we discuss the victories and pitfalls of the gridiron as we compare the movie Remember the Titans to the real life events it was based on. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We all know the fun little rhyme about the man on Drury Lane. Is it possible the catchy little ditty has darker origins than we realize?   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Happy Holidays from Mimesis to all our listeners. In this episode we talk family traditions, weird holiday customs from around the world, and how to make 2023 kinder to us all than 2022 was. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Turn your attention to the center ring as we put the spotlight on the real life of PT Barnum compared to the movie The Greatest Showman. (Spoiler alert: there were far less impromptu moments where everyone broke out into a choreographed musical number.) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Abracadabra! Join us as we investigate the true story of magic and vengeance that inspired the film The Prestige. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hoist ye colors and prepare to set sail! In this episode we are touching on some of the real life inspirations for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today we have a guest host, Stacey’s daughter, Elliott, explaing the mimesis between the Youtube production Everywhere at the End of Time and the real life journey of dementia patients. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Stacey mentions her books from time to time. In this episode she goes through her entire catalog to give us behind the scenes trivia and her own little Mimesis. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app