A Date With Dateline

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 decis...

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 Kimb...

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 hi...

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 G...

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 c...

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 D...

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 Hollist...

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 ex...

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 p...

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...

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...

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 abou...

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...

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 f...

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",...

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...

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 Da...

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 blanke...

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 weal...

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...

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...

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 t...

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...

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 i...

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 a...