Books With Your Besties
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Ask For Andrea by Noelle Ihli
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Emily and Ashley discuss the book "Ask For Andrea" by Noelle Ihli.They both loved the book, which they thin...
Updates and a teaser
13 Mar 2026
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Send a textToday we remind you of what to read to be ready for next weeks chat. Head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reconsidered-unsolved/id...
Repost from Reconsidered : Unsolved
06 Mar 2026
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Send a texthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reconsidered-unsolved/id1841954874Support the showSubscribe on our patreon for weekly content, early ...
Catch up with us and retreat recap
06 Mar 2026
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Send a textFind our new True Crime Podcast at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reconsidered-unsolved/id1841954874We’ve been a little MIA… bu...
The Missing Half And The Case of Maura Murray
09 Jan 2026
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Send us a textHi besties! This week we’re diving into The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers. If you haven’t read it yet—pause here, grab the book (...
Turn of The Key by Ruth Ware
14 Nov 2025
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Send us a text"You're frozen""No, I was just done talking."Welcome to another unhinged 30 minutes with us. OKKKKKKAYYY, Ashl...
Lets Chat Infidelity
24 Oct 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode, Ashley and Emily discuss 'The Breakdown' by B.A. Paris, exploring its themes of gaslighting, emotional abuse,...
Unpacking the Controversy behind Verity
26 Sep 2025
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Send us a textWhelp, we decided to go there and talk about one of the most polarizing books in the past 5 years. 00:00 Introduction and Technical Dif...
Party Of Liars - Kelsey Cox
19 Sep 2025
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Send us a textParty of Liars, Kelsey Cox, book review, true crime, postpartum depression, character analysis, podcast updates, relationships, manipula...
Dark Matter
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPHEW - That is all we can say about this discussion. We get personal, we chat regrets and we chat about what could have been. In this c...
Emily Lived in a Haunted House - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this conversation, Ashley DeSanno and Emily Reeder discuss the novel 'We Used to Live Here' by Marcus Cleaver, exploring it...
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava
23 Aug 2025
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Send us a textIn this conversation, Ashley DeSanno and Emily Reeder discuss the book 'Count My Lies' by Sophie Stava, exploring its themes o...
Everyone is Watching By Heather Gudenkauf
08 Aug 2025
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Send us a textIn this conversation, Ashley DeSanno and Emily Reeder discuss Heather Gudenkauf's book 'Everyone Is Watching,' exploring ...
The Religion Episode
01 Aug 2025
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Send us a textIn this conversation, Emily and Ashley delve into personal reflections on their experiences with religion, the impact of shame within re...
Ash and Em are BACK!
11 Jul 2025
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Send us a textEmily is back from Europe and Ashley's oldest is dating. Catch up with us in this fun, fast, furious and hilarious episode. We hope...
Ashley Winstead on Grief and True Crime Obsession
06 Jul 2025
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Send us a textFULL spoiler episode with Ashley Winstead on her most recent book - This Book Will Bury Me. We also chat grief after losing our fathers,...
Kaira Rouda - Jill is Not Happy
29 Jun 2025
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Send us a textMeet one of our 2026 Retreat authors. This episode has FULL spoilers for Jill is not Happy, her most recent novel. Kaira Rouda is a USA ...
The Chilling Case of Daniel Marsh
17 Jun 2025
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Send us a textWe encourage you to head to Patreon to hear our entire episode on Daniel Marsh Support the showSubscribe on our patreon for weekly cont...
Retreat Author Announcements 2026
14 Jun 2025
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Send us a textGet your tickets today!Scottsdale, AZ 02/19-02/22 https://www.thecreepybookclub.com/thecreepyretreat2026Support the showSubscribe on ou...
Tamla Horsford: A Case of Unanswered Questions
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of 'Books with Your Besties', hosts Ashley DeSanno and Emily Reeder delve into the tragic case of Tamla Horsfo...
The Quiet Librarian
23 May 2025
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Send us a textIn this conversation, Emily and Ashley discuss Alan Eskens' novel, The Quiet Librarian, exploring its themes of historical fiction,...
Unraveling the Delphi Murders Part II
23 May 2025
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Send us a textA snippet of our newest episode on Patreon. This episode delves into the complex investigation surrounding the Delphi Murders of Abby W...
The Pendulum of Progress: Understanding Societal Shifts
16 May 2025
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Send us a textUpdates on Kyron Horman, Idaho Town Hall, Idaho Murders and the Pendulum EffectShow Notes:00:00 Introduction and Mother's Day Refle...
This Book Will Bury Me and The Idaho Murders
09 May 2025
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Send us a textThe Idaho murders. Listen in on our review and key takeaways from This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead. FULL spoilers. 0:00-1:00...
Justice for Abby and Libby - The Delphi Murders Part I
02 May 2025
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Send us a textJustice for Abby and Libby: In 2017, the small town of Delphi, Indiana was shaken by the tragic murders of 13-year-old Abigail Williams ...
Kyron Horman - Missing since 06/04/2010
25 Apr 2025
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Send us a textAs we decided to begin offering one true crime case per month to our VIP Patreon members we knew we needed to start with the Kyron Horma...
Strange Sally Diamond and Jaycee Lee Dugard
18 Apr 2025
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Send us a textDid anyone else think about the Jaycee Dugard case while reading Strange Sally Diamond? Tune in to our most recent episode to hear our t...
Ask Us Anything
11 Apr 2025
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Send us a textThe episode you asked for! Ask us anything from politics, to religion, to love languages, to books we DNF. No show notes because we want...
The Women by Kristin Hannah
04 Apr 2025
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Send us a textOnly weirdos like us see The Women by Kristin Hannah as a palette cleanser.Show notes:0:00-2:00 Intro2:00-4:00 Intro to the characters a...
A Killing Cold By Kate Alice Marshall and a discussion on the ultra wealthy
21 Mar 2025
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Send us a textA full spoiler discussion on A Killing Cold By Kate Marshall and a bigger discussion on religion, the ultra wealthy and the Murdaugh fam...
Part 2- The Idaho Follow Up Episode
14 Mar 2025
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Send us a textToday we drop part II of our "what happened at the Idaho town hall?" episode where we answer your questions and respond to you...
Part 1 The - "Why Didn't Anyone Help Her?" Idaho episode.
07 Mar 2025
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Send us a textEmily and Ashley get into the "why didn't anyone help her" event in Idaho and the bystander effect. We encourage you to l...
Why do women hate women?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHi friends, 0:00-10:00 Have all the spoilers for the book night watching so fast forward through that if you haven't read it, minut...
Celisia Stanton sits down with Emily and Ashley
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPlug in and listen to our get to know you interview with the host of Truer Crime, Celisia Stanton. How did being the victim of a crime h...
2025 Retreat Rundown
14 Feb 2025
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Send us a textOur 2025 Retreat is over and we are here with the rundown! If you came to retreat hopefully this will make you smile! If you couldn&ap...
False Memories, Forgiveness and The Satanic Panic - Alice Sebold and Anthony Broadwater
31 Jan 2025
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Send us a textYou may know Alice Sebold as the author of The Lovely Bones but you may not know the story of Alice and Anthony. Anthony Broadwater was ...
Lauren McCluskey and bigger questions around why women aren't listened to
25 Jan 2025
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Send us a textWe are thrilled to be partnering with Celisia Stanton, the host of Truer Crime, to bring you our episode which touches on Lauren McClusk...
11ish Questions with Ashley and Emily
17 Jan 2025
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Send us a text11 (ish) quick questions with Emily and Ashley including, what is something they've done together that was super risky, what type o...
Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry
10 Jan 2025
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Send us a textEmily and I finally decided to chat about Saving Noah. 0:00-2:00 Intro2:00-3:00 Emily's synopsis of the book and the intro3:00-5:0...
The 2024 Wrap Up episode
03 Jan 2025
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Send us a textShow notes would be a total spoiler! You must listen to the episode to hear our favorites (or check the transcript). You can find the bo...
Our Christmas Episode - You Better Watch Out
27 Dec 2024
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Send us a textFULL spoilers Join Ashley and Emily as they chat You Better Watch Out by Darren Wearmouth and James Murray. Why did they love this book?...
Our interview with Heather Vassar
20 Dec 2024
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Send us a textMeet one of our original book club members who doesn't even read the books. Heather is one of our dear friends who lives life wit...
What you would do if your kiddo committed a crime? The Last One At The Wedding.
06 Dec 2024
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Send us a textWhat do the Jon Benet Ramsey and Casey Anthony cases have to do with our book of the month The Last One at The Wedding by Jason Rekulak?...
Parenting styles, being annoyed with ourselves
22 Nov 2024
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Send us a textToday Emily and Ashley chat real life - sick kids, parenting styles, member emails and pivots we are making as we learn how to best show...
The top 10 Questions we get
08 Nov 2024
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Send us a textCome on a ride with us through the top 10 questions we get. Here are the questions in order, please comment below with your answers. (1...
Author Interview Anna Downes - Red River Road
01 Nov 2024
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Send us a textAnna Downes absolutely goes there with us. We chat her newest book Red River Road and during our discussion we get into: domestic violen...
Urban Legends - spooky season special episode
25 Oct 2024
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Send us a textThis spooky season chat urban legends with Emily and Ashley. We asked you, the listeners, what you remember being the scariest urban leg...
Appetite for Innocence with Lucinda Berry
18 Oct 2024
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Send us a textWe are thrilled to bring you our interview with Lucinda Berry about her book, which she calls her most disturbing, Appetite For Innocenc...
Hidden Pictures By Jason Rekulak
18 Oct 2024
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Send us a textDo you think imaginary friends are actually ghosts? Get into it with Ashley and Emily as they discuss one of their favorite books Hidd...
"Is my mom still paying you?" Catch up with Emily and Ashley
11 Oct 2024
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Send us a textToday we chat all things Ashley and Emily. We answer your listener questions like, who is more likely to end up in jail, who handles con...
What Have You Done by Shari Lapena
04 Oct 2024
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Send us a textMajor Spoilers "We have had to work on teaching our kids the difference between nice and safe." On today's episode Ashle...
"Do you want me to do your job for you?" - Chat life with us
27 Sep 2024
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Send us a textChat life with Emily and Ashley as they get into: Why the internet should go away, how they don't understand what jobs people have,...
The New House by Tess Stimson
20 Sep 2024
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Send us a textClose to 30% of us have some level of psychopathic traits (according to the APA). In this story we have 3 of them. One of them is a chil...
Books with your besties episode one - The Book That Started It All - Behind Closed Doors
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you ever finished a book and needed to talk with someone about it? Hear about the book that impacted the two of us so much we decid...