A Date With Dateline

Have you been Karen Read(ing) All About It? If you haven't been living and breathing this case because you are more of a Kimberly and not a Katie, then Dateline has got you covered! And if you HAVE been obsessing over this case, we've got you covered! Last week we did a deep dive into Dateline's coverage of the prosecution's case in Part 1, and this week we're doing an even deeper dive (think one...

Have you been Karen Read(ing) All About It? If you haven't been living and breathing this case because you are more of a Kimberly and not a Katie, then Dateline has got you covered! And if you HAVE been obsessing over this case, we've got you covered! We're doing a deep dive into Dateline's coverage of this wild, twisted, and conspiracy-filled trial in Part 1, and an even deeper dive (think one of...

Join us on Wednesday October 23rd at 6pm PST/ 9p EST! It's the livestream of the century... in that it's in this century! Kimberly and Katie from A Date With Dateline Podcast pair up with their BFF, the witty and legendary Dateline host Josh Mankiewicz, and the hilarious and brilliant Peaches of the instagram account @peachesanddiesel104, creator of the famous "If I Go Missing Dateline Binder" vid...

Season 33 of Dateline is bringing the doozy early in the season with a Texas size case of tragedy and... teenagers. And if you think this case sounds familiar, listen carefully to hear just how long it took Kimberly and Katie, two supposed professional podcasters and their professional goldfish brains to realize why! But even though its been discussed it before, this time we're watching the case u...

Josh Mankiewicz returns with his Season 33 debut episode! WRONG TURNS is taking us to a deserted lake road, a quiet suburban street, and a highway speed chase straight from the hookah lounge to the danger zone. This case features the most unsophisticated criminals since the Hee Haw Gang, twists that even tricked true crime amateur experts like K and K, and mysterious Facebook messages that turn ou...

Dateline has finally emerged from it's summer cocoon and at long last it's time for the Season 33 Premiere! Dateline's resident Monarch Andrea Canning brings us the case of Katelyn Markham, a beloved young art student who goes missing just as she is about to take flight into the world. This case has red herrings and red flags, scapegoat carnies/festies, and True Crime Tickers. It's an ear-twisting...

Our Leaning King (new nickname pending!) Keith Morrison is back at it with a mysterious new episode involving a shadow (not to be confused with The Shadow), a window (of a house and into people's souls), and a Zumba class with sassy workout queens. This episode also features a heroic and well caffeinated daughter, a case of mistaken Windex identity, and move over Bill Nye, Dr. Dragovitch and his b...

It's the first episode of the new season of Dateline (kind of!)! When a beloved young woman named Akia goes missing in Baltimore the day of her baby shower, the suspects are her nice guy best friend who was maybe in love with her, the broke father of her her unborn child who refused to go to her sonogram appointment, or the broke father's other woman who went after her on social media. Yes, you he...

The long Dateline drought is almost over, and so we've pulled a doozy of an episode from the vault to tide over our impatience. It's got three denim dames, two grange gals, and one leaning Keith who is NOT hiding his feelings about this case. Plus a heroic pup that we are 100 percent certain that we've convinced ourselves is fine! Now sit, stay, and be quiet because it's time for THE MAN WHO TALKE...

65 SECONDS may be the title of this Dateline, but Kimberly and Katie had so much to say on this particular episode it had to be split into 2 parts! In this Part Deux installment the suspect/husband's second wife Rachel comes forward with a story to tell the police! But does it finally lead to justice for Heidi Firkus? Or will it be immense financial irresponsibility, a lack of packing materials an...

The Olympics are over but Dateline is still in reruns so Kimberly and Katie are heading back to 65 SECONDS, the official hosting debut of the gorgeous and talented Blayne Alexander! We're officially welcoming her to the family with some immediate inquiries about three awkward bistro tables, a crime scene model featuring the Blue Man Group, and the most recent piece in our art installation entitled...

Dateline is going for the gold! They're throwing heavy discs and pommel horsing their way to the podium! So who knows better than Keith Morrison, that when an Olympic bronze medal shot putter is killed by an elusive prowler in his own California backyard, there might be more to the story. This case involves dirty laundry (both the literal and the metaphorical kind), a grandfather clock with secret...

We're really missing Dateline this summer, so we dove into the archives for a classic! Paris may have Simone Biles, but we have a suspicious husband that will definitely make you raise an eyebrow! Youngin' detectives in shark suits! Keith Morrison! Two photographers fighting over one food stylist! The most explosive diary since the wimpy kid's! The most confusing wording regarding an open sliding...

'Cause baby now we got atiea new ID Network episode! Dateline is still on a summer break, so Kimberly and K are diving back into BETRAYED, the series from the ID Network where a VoiceOver ghost counts down their murder and points to a variety of suspects who are reenacting their hearts out! In the episode Bad Blood a retired corrections officer Ray just wants to barbecue in peace, but running chil...

It's a summer of firsts! For the first time ever, Kimberly and Katie revisit their very first Patreon episode from 2017, hoping to finally decide the answer to the ultimate Dateline question, did the husband do it? We couldn't figure it out 7 years ago, but we now have hundreds of Dateline recaps under our belts. Have our instincts been finely honed? Or are we still judging a case solely on invisi...

It's a Summertime Double Cheat Date with Dateline! For the first time, Kimberly is cheating on Dateline AND cheating on Katie! And she doesn't even feel guilty about it. That's because Katie is out of the country and it's a case that she won't talk to Kimberly about anymore anyway. That's right, it's a case that Kimberly has been bobsessed with for years, and who better to fuel her bobsession than...

While Dateline is on a heartbreaking hiatus, K & K are going for gold by swan diving back into the wild waters of ID Network shows! This week it's Canada mountain men gone wild with the classic series FEAR THEY NEIGHBOR! Picture Wilford Brimley as a hoarder, then add a touch of Woody Woodpecker, and you've got George Parent, the most unapologetic resident of 3.14159 Circle Highway Village. Was a r...

Dateline eases us into a summer of NBC Olympics by giving us one last new episode from the marvelous Mr. Mankiewicz which is a doozy of a case that will stay with us for weeks! When a smart and ambitious nurse is brutally killed in the home she shares with her boyfriend, he's the obvious suspect. But there's also the men she met on a "dating" site called  fling.com ! Kimberly went on it so you don...

Kimberly and Katie's recent obsession with Orange County crimes continues with a classic Dateline- MYSTERY IN ORANGE COUNTY! Fan favorite of both CrimeCon and the whole world, Josh Mankiewicz, brings us the case of a beautiful, brave, and driven young veteran who suddenly disappears before her college graduation. Was someone from her school obsessed with her? Could one of her online dating suitors...

Dateline Queen Andrea Canning stops by for a chat! Kimberly and Katie attempt to hold it together to find out all the info behind her amazing new podcast DATELINE: TRUE CRIME WEEKLY! Discussions also include behind the scenes tea on Dateline and memorable Dateline guests, the four legged members of the Canning household and finally some answers about those suspiciously clean white jeans! Subscribe...

We'll take Classic Datelines for 500, Alex!  The answer is: An Orange County episode involving a nuclear physicist Mensa member and his mysteriously ill high metabolismed brilliant wife, hosted by the beloved Josh Mankiewicz. What is TOXIC RELATIONS?  Correct! Join K & K for this 2015 episode that introduces Yvonne, a new member of our Detective Dream Team, a woman named Merry that quickly charms...

DJ DATELINE IS IN THE HOUSE! And pumping up the jams is new guest host Stephanie Gosk! Stephanie deftly walks us through the tragic murder of young professional and mother, Tiffany and how her tragedy is connected to a musical yet dangerous part of Atlanta nightlife. And as Dateline heads into the club...could Katie's biggest red flag be proved correct? Kimberly and Katie will have to dig out thei...

Attention all Gleeks, choir members, Teen mom watchers and people who managed to survive high school. This episode is for you! We're bringing you a very special Friday Double Date (or Cheat Date?) where we're recapping another wild ID Network show, MEAN GIRL MURDERS! This is "In Deadly Harmony", Season 2, Episode 1, an episode featuring tortured tenors, sexy sopranos, and angry altos… who are all...

If we've learned anything over the years, it's that Dateline plus staircase equals murder. But murder by hooo? Was it the husband? Something with feathers? Paws? Hooves? Keith Morrison is back in his usual stomping grounds of the OC, and because this is Dateline, it stands for Oddddd Coincidences (which Kimberly doesn't believe in). This episode has a twin named Mary Kate (not that one), icky love...

In this story, Dateline is crossing many state lines, over multiple decades in the search for two missing women both connected to one very strange startled looking man. And Andrea Canning has a lot of questions for the loved ones of the missing and the law enforcement involved. How did the killer escape capture for so long? Why the primary colored suitcases? What happened to the fish? And, at last...