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Killer Fun Crime and Entertainment

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Crime stories, pop culture, and smart detours.

The gist

Killer Fun Crime and Entertainment looks at movies, television, games, and related stories where danger, mystery, technology, or crime shapes the plot. Its episodes move from cast notes and plot reactions into research on AI, data centers, security systems, scandals, and real-world echoes.

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About Killer Fun Crime and Entertainment

Killer Fun Crime and Entertainment follows crime-shaped stories wherever they surface: television, film, games, sci-fi, horror, thrillers, and the strange factual trails those stories leave behind. The show is informal, but not careless. Christy and Jackie can start with a cast list or a joke about genre labeling, then wind up discussing AI, policing, data centers, protest permits, Olympic scandals, or chemical weapons in a mystery game. That range is the appeal. A conversation about M3GAN 2.0 becomes a debate over whether the sequel is really horror, action comedy, or a satirical remix of familiar robot-war movies. The AI fear is still there. So are jump scares that make them laugh. An episode on The Beauty begins with strong reactions to the pilot’s cold open, then moves through Bella Hadid, Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, FBI characters, and the discomfort of beauty treated like a dangerous bargain. Eddington brings a sharper edge. Its small-town conflict, pandemic setting, mask mandates, conspiracy references, and data-center premise give the speakers plenty to admire, question, and get irritated about. Paradise leads into practical questions about hidden weapons and screening technology. Death at Area 51 turns into a long evidence session, with emails, ethics, sarin gas, contract language, and the pleasure of solving a game by talking every clue through. The show’s outtakes are not filler. They reveal how much of its personality lives in digression: pronunciation problems, hometown construction, kids, hypercars, glasses, coffee makers, stolen trash cans, strange household smells, and the ordinary bureaucracy of calling non-emergency lines. Crime is the organizing principle, but friendship is the engine. The speakers can be blunt, distracted, delighted, annoyed, and meticulous within the same stretch of audio. That makes the show feel less like polished criticism and more like a smart table conversation after everyone has watched the same unsettling thing. It is especially strong when fiction brushes up against real systems: surveillance, public health, law enforcement, military research, online security, and corporate ethics. The humor keeps the material from becoming grim. The research keeps the humor from floating away. Killer Fun Crime and Entertainment works best for listeners who want genre talk with receipts, personality, and room for messy human detours.

Made for: For listeners who enjoy crime-themed movies, television, and games but also want context, cast chatter, research tangents, and informal debate. It fits fans of conversational recap shows that can move from AI satire to body horror to real-world security questions without losing the joke.

What sets it apart: The show stands out by treating entertainment as a springboard for specific research, not just recap. Its outtakes and digressions are part of the identity, giving serious crime-adjacent material a loose, human rhythm.

In their own words

Killer Fun explores the intersection of crime and entertainment. A couple times a month we watch a television show, movie, read a book, play a game or delve into other forms of entertainment that involve crime - both real and fictional. Join Christy and Jackie for some well-researched facts - and laughs - every episode. We don’t LIKE crime, but we are fascinated by it. Christy is a super-sleuth when it comes to internet research and Jackie has a Master's degree in Psychology from Harvard. Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KillerFunPodcast/ All the Tweets: http://twitter.com/KillerFunPod Instagram: killerfunpodcast

As heard by us

Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Christy and Jackie connect crime stories to real science, policing and production context while keeping their screen conversations playful.

Killer Fun Crime and Entertainment follows fictional crimes beyond plot mechanics, pairing screen discussion with research into the real-world ideas a story borrows.

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TV murder talk wanders into the La Brea tar pits; your detective brain gets muddy.

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  • to work through an Area 51 murder game with Christy and Jackie, detours included
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Episodes

  1. 1

    It's Not OCD - High Potential

    ·1h 16m
  2. 2

    Communication and Attraction - Outtakes Eddington and The Beauty

    ·50m
  3. 3

    Not Horror - M3GAN 2

    ·1h 2m
  4. 4

    Horrified and Delighted - The Beauty

    ·1h 6m
  5. 5

    Mad at Science - Eddington

    ·1h 10m
  6. 6

    Death at Area 51 (Spoiler FULL)

    ·1h 50m
  7. 7

    Trash and Drinking - Outtakes 200 to 206

    ·35m
  8. 8

    An Alien Christmas - Death at Area 51 (Spoiler Free)

    ·52m
  9. 9

    Chemically Altered - Good Cop Bad Cop

    ·1h 6m
  10. 10

    Beast Then Feast - The Beast in Me

    ·1h 5m
  11. 11

    Be a Villager - The Perfect Neighbor

    ·1h 5m
  12. 12

    Lost Brown Wallet Spoiler-full Edition

    ·55m
  13. 13

    Not Perfect - The Perfect Couple Outtakes

    ·43m
  14. 14

    Argy-Bargy - Thursday Murder Club

    ·1h
  15. 15

    Just a Smidge of Quantum Physics - Outtakes Ep 189 to 197

    ·1h 14m
  16. 16

    Slow down - Outtakes Ep 183-188

    ·1h 4m
  17. 17

    LIVE Untamed

    ·1h 2m
  18. 18

    Trust is Tricky - A Killer Among Friends

    ·1h 1m
  19. 19

    That's a GOOD idea - Milk & Serial

    ·1h 9m
  20. 20

    Lies in the Skies - Cocaine Air

    ·1h 8m
  21. 21

    Who's Your Momma - The Better Sister

    ·1h 8m
  22. 22

    ROCD - YOU Season 5

    ·1h 8m
  23. 23

    When No One Sees Us Redux

    ·44m
  24. 24

    Penance - When No One Sees Us

    ·1h 4m
  25. 25

    Be Observant - The Residence

    ·1h 15m
  26. 26

    Break Out - Escape at Dannemora

    ·1h 5m
  27. 27

    Just Breathe - Murder Mindfully

    ·1h 16m
  28. 28

    Liter-git - The Sticky

    ·1h 7m
  29. 29

    Meaning Making - Apple Cider Vinegar

    ·1h 13m
  30. 30

    Grief and Music - Missing You

    ·1h 9m
  31. 31

    Geographic Crush - Population 11

    ·1h 7m
  32. 32

    F-BI - Outtakes Episodes 175 to 180

    ·1h 14m
  33. 33

    Cartel Bosses are Weird - Love Lies Bleeding

    ·1h 10m
  34. 34

    Middle School Sucks - Under the Bridge

    ·1h 1m
  35. 35

    The Surviving Game - Woman of the Hour

    ·1h 18m
  36. 36

    So Very Rich - The Perfect Couple

    ·1h 1m
  37. 37

    Scandalous - Outtakes M3GAN 2

    ·27m
  38. 38

    Walk in Beauty - Dark Winds

    ·1h 13m
  39. 39

    Life Gets in the Way - Outtakes Eps 172-173

    ·40m
  40. 40

    Wicked - The Instigators

    ·1h 10m
  41. 41

    Who's the Goblin King - Eric (Netflix)

    ·1h 21m
  42. 42

    Let Us Keep You Company - Outtakes Episodes 165-168

    ·31m
  43. 43

    Crime and Stalking - Outtakes Episodes 161-164

    ·24m
  44. 44

    It's Our Jam - Outtakes Episodes 158-160

    ·34m
  45. 45

    Horrifyingly Affordable - Hit Man

    ·1h 11m
  46. 46

    Out the Window - Anatomy of a Fall

    ·1h 17m
  47. 47

    How Do You Take Your Tea - Bodkin

    ·1h 7m
  48. 48

    Was Freud Psychic - Dead Boy Detectives

    ·1h 14m
  49. 49

    Sent from my iPhone - Baby Reindeer

    ·1h 14m
  50. 50

    Sinister Mister - Ripley

    ·57m
  51. 51

    Dirty Dukes - The Gentlemen

    ·1h 8m
  52. 52

    Abused Not Troubled - The Program

    ·1h 10m
  53. 53

    Assassins for Apartments - Mr And Mrs Smith (Series)

    ·1h 5m
  54. 54

    Most Complicated Possibility - The Brothers Sun

    ·48m
  55. 55

    Audacity of a Man - American Nightmare

    ·1h 9m
  56. 56

    Tangents - Outtakes - Murdaugh Murders and Murder at the End of the World

    ·46m
  57. 57

    Spoiler Game Play - Death at a Dive Bar

    ·1h 4m
  58. 58

    Spoiler-full Mystery at Manolia Garden

    ·1h 42m
  59. 59

    Spy Lie Shy - Outtakes for Kleo, They Cloned Tyrone, The Crowded Room

    ·45m
  60. 60

    The Devil Drinks - Death at a Dive Bar

    ·37m
  61. 61

    Choices - A Murder at the End of the World

    ·1h 13m
  62. 62

    Murders and a Wild Theory - Murdaugh Murders S2E1

    ·1h 10m
  63. 63

    From Alcohol to Patriarchy - Murdaugh Murders S1E1

    ·1h 10m
  64. 64

    RobOctober Continues - M3GAN

    ·1h 16m
  65. 65

    Fondness or Fear - UNKNOWN Killer Robots

    ·1h 21m
  66. 66

    Open Spaces - The Crowded Room

    ·1h 6m
  67. 67

    We Can Make You Feel Good - They Cloned Tyrone

    ·1h 4m
  68. 68

    Our Friend Nancy Drew - Mystery at Manolia Gardens

    ·51m
  69. 69

    The Assassin of Monte Cristo - Kleo

    ·1h 9m
  70. 70

    Killer Fun will be LIVE on Facebook Saturday, Oct 29

    ·2m
  71. 71

    Spill Steal Heal Hurt - Outtakes

    ·58m
  72. 72

    Travel, Obsession, and Infidelity - Outtakes

    ·59m
  73. 73

    The Foodie, The Stalker, The Scammer - Outtakes

    ·42m
  74. 74

    Criminally Grief-Stricken - Unstable

    ·1h 15m
  75. 75

    Hero Homicide - The Nurse

    ·1h 9m
  76. 76

    Desperate Circumstances - Emily the Criminal

    ·1h 20m
  77. 77

    You Can't Make This Up - White House Plumbers

    ·1h 10m
  78. 78

    Yes - Am I Being Unreasonable

    ·1h 8m
  79. 79

    It's All a Buzz - Swarm

    ·1h 7m
  80. 80

    Ship - Wreck

    ·1h 10m
  81. 81

    Livin' on the Moon - Hello Tomorrow

    ·1h 9m
  82. 82

    Very Good Boi - Gunther's Millions

    ·1h 13m
  83. 83

    His Love Map is Trash - YOU S4 Ep1

    ·1h 11m
  84. 84

    Eat the Rich - The Menu

    ·1h 15m
  85. 85

    I Thought I Was Ready - Outtakes - The Watcher, Don't Worry Darling, and The Grinch

    ·14m
  86. 86

    Media and Lament - Outtakes from Lorena, The Patient, The Afterparty and (not) Dahmer

    ·41m
  87. 87

    The Grinch is a Boomer - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

    ·56m
  88. 88

    Mid-Century Modern Dreams - Don't Worry Darling

    ·1h 11m
  89. 89

    Somebody's Watching You - The Watcher

    ·1h
  90. 90

    Nope - Why We Aren't Talking (Much) Dahmer

    ·58m
  91. 91

    Not Dahmer - Outtakes The Batman, Candy, Blackbird, WDYB

    ·27m
  92. 92

    Extreme Therapy - The Patient

    ·1h 4m
  93. 93

    Just a Little Trim - Lorena

    ·1h 14m
  94. 94

    So Bad It's Almost Good - Who Do You Believe

    ·1h 7m
  95. 95

    Butterfly Burnsides - Black Bird

    ·1h 17m
  96. 96

    The Dark Side Uses Axes - Candy

    ·1h 6m
  97. 97

    The Earred Avenger - The Batman

    ·1h 5m
  98. 98

    Adults With HS Drama - The Afterparty

    Hidden gem

    Killer Fun's look at The After Party season 1, episode 1 centers on Xavier's 15-year high school reunion, his helicopter arrival, and the murder at the afterparty.

    ·58m·4 clips
  99. 99

    RobOctober Revisited - Outtakes

    Chrissy and Jackie share outtakes from their RobOctober series, discussing killer robots, AI, and the challenges of fact-checking the military.

    ·49m
  100. 100

    Game Time - Lost Brown Wallet (Spoiler-free)

    In this 200th episode, hosts Chrissy and Jackie play a game about the unsolved disappearance of Tara Noble, known as the case of the lost brown wallet.

    ·27m
  101. 101

    Not What it Seems - Paradise

    Hidden gem

    Killer Fun Crime and Entertainment turns to Hulu's Paradise, and Christy records solo because Jackie has life stuff going on.

    Apr 16, 2026·59m·5 clips
  102. 102

    Scandalous - Outtakes M3GAN 2

    Hidden gem

    Killer Fun’s “Scandalous - Outtakes M3GAN 2” revisits the hosts’ discussion of M3GAN 2.0 while covering pronunciation mistakes, San Antonio traffic, Olympic scandals, hypercars, artificial intelligence, and coffee makers.

    Apr 2, 2026·27m·1 clip
  103. 103

    Communication and Attraction - Outtakes Eddington and The Beauty

    Outtakes from previous episodes covering topics like Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and various tangents.

    Mar 19, 2026·50m
  104. 104

    Not Horror - M3GAN 2

    Christy and Jackie review M3GAN 2.0, debating whether it's a horror or action comedy and comparing it to the first film.

    Mar 5, 2026·1h 2m
  105. 105

    Horrified and Delighted - The Beauty

    Christy and Jackie discuss the pilot episode of 'The Beauty' on FX/Hulu, praising its cold open and introducing the cast.

    Feb 19, 2026·1h 6m
  106. 106

    Mad at Science - Eddington

    Hidden gem

    Christy and Jackie center Killer Fun’s Eddington discussion on Ari Aster, a July 2025 Q&A, and his line that the movie is “about the building of a data center.” They spend much of the episode on Joaquin Phoenix’s Sheriff Joe, Pedro Pascal’s Mayor Ted, and Emma Stone’s Louise, focusing on a feud shaped by masks, COVID, and a mayoral race.

    Feb 5, 2026·1h 10m·2 clips
  107. 107

    Death at Area 51 (Spoiler FULL)

    Hidden gem

    Killer Fun's "Death at Area 51" follows Nomi Bolshevik, a chemical engineer at Area 51, after she raises ethical objections about "carboboride" and the CAT-12 weapon.

    Jan 22, 2026·1h 50m·2 clips
  108. 108

    Trash and Drinking - Outtakes 200 to 206

    Hidden gem

    An emotional-support-llama complaint and an 11.5-month gestation fact-check drive the most surprising stretch of this Killer Fun outtakes episode.

    Jan 8, 2026·35m·2 clips
  109. 109

    An Alien Christmas - Death at Area 51 (Spoiler Free)

    Killer Fun hosts Christy and Jackie use Lucky Egg's Area 51 murder-mystery game to examine extraterrestrial beliefs, classified aircraft testing, and the death of chemical engineer Nomi Bolshevik.

    Dec 25, 2025·52m·3 clips
  110. 110

    Chemically Altered - Good Cop Bad Cop

    Dec 11, 2025·1h 6m
  111. 111

    Beast Then Feast - The Beast in Me

    Nov 27, 2025·1h 5m
  112. 112

    Be a Villager - The Perfect Neighbor

    Nov 13, 2025·1h 5m
  113. 113

    Lost Brown Wallet Spoiler-full Edition

    Oct 23, 2025·55m
  114. 114

    Argy-Bargy - Thursday Murder Club

    Oct 9, 2025·1h
  115. 115

    Game Time - Lost Brown Wallet (Spoiler-free)

    Sep 25, 2025·27m
  116. 116

    Just a Smidge of Quantum Physics - Outtakes Ep 189 to 197

    Sep 11, 2025·1h 14m
  117. 117

    Slow down - Outtakes Ep 183-188

    Aug 28, 2025·1h 4m
  118. 118

    LIVE Untamed

    Aug 14, 2025·1h 2m
  119. 119

    Trust is Tricky - A Killer Among Friends

    Jul 31, 2025·1h 1m
  120. 120

    That's a GOOD idea - Milk & Serial

    Jul 17, 2025·1h 9m
  121. 121

    Lies in the Skies - Cocaine Air

    Jul 3, 2025·1h 8m
  122. 122

    Who's Your Momma - The Better Sister

    Jun 19, 2025·1h 8m
  123. 123

    ROCD - YOU Season 5

    Jun 5, 2025·1h 8m
  124. 124

    When No One Sees Us Redux

    May 22, 2025·44m
  125. 125

    Penance - When No One Sees Us

    May 8, 2025·1h 4m
  126. 126

    Be Observant - The Residence

    Apr 24, 2025·1h 15m
  127. 127

    Break Out - Escape at Dannemora

    Apr 10, 2025·1h 5m
  128. 128

    Just Breathe - Murder Mindfully

    Mar 27, 2025·1h 16m
  129. 129

    Liter-git - The Sticky

    Mar 13, 2025·1h 7m
  130. 130

    Meaning Making - Apple Cider Vinegar

    Feb 27, 2025·1h 13m
  131. 131

    Grief and Music - Missing You

    Feb 13, 2025·1h 9m
  132. 132

    Geographic Crush - Population 11

    Jan 30, 2025·1h 7m
  133. 133

    F-BI - Outtakes Episodes 175 to 180

    Jan 16, 2025·1h 14m
  134. 134

    Not Perfect - The Perfect Couple Outtakes

    Jan 2, 2025·43m
  135. 135

    Cartel Bosses are Weird - Love Lies Bleeding

    Christy and Jackie discuss the movie Love Lies Bleeding, focusing on its title and Kristen Stewart's role as a gym manager estranged from her crime lord father.

    Dec 19, 2024·1h 10m
  136. 136

    Middle School Sucks - Under the Bridge

    Dec 5, 2024·1h 1m
  137. 137

    The Surviving Game - Woman of the Hour

    Nov 21, 2024·1h 18m
  138. 138

    So Very Rich - The Perfect Couple

    Nov 7, 2024·1h 1m
  139. 139

    It's Not OCD - High Potential

    Oct 24, 2024·1h 16m
  140. 140

    Walk in Beauty - Dark Winds

    Christy and Jackie discuss the TV show Dark Winds, praising its suspenseful, non-formulaic storytelling and the involvement of George R.R.

    Oct 10, 2024·1h 13m
  141. 141

    Life Gets in the Way - Outtakes Eps 172-173

    Sep 26, 2024·40m
  142. 142

    Wicked - The Instigators

    Christy and Jackie review the movie 'The Instigators', discussing its fun yet flawed plot and questioning its logic.

    Sep 12, 2024·1h 10m
  143. 143

    Who's the Goblin King - Eric (Netflix)

    Aug 29, 2024·1h 21m
  144. 144

    Let Us Keep You Company - Outtakes Episodes 165-168

    Aug 15, 2024·31m
  145. 145

    Crime and Stalking - Outtakes Episodes 161-164

    Aug 1, 2024·24m
  146. 146

    It's Our Jam - Outtakes Episodes 158-160

    Jul 18, 2024·34m
  147. 147

    Horrifyingly Affordable - Hit Man

    Jul 4, 2024·1h 11m
  148. 148

    Out the Window - Anatomy of a Fall

    Jun 20, 2024·1h 17m
  149. 149

    How Do You Take Your Tea - Bodkin

    Jun 6, 2024·1h 7m
  150. 150

    Was Freud Psychic - Dead Boy Detectives

    May 23, 2024·1h 14m