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Two friends narrate true crime cases, listener stories, and archived live-tour shows.
My Favorite Murder pairs crime stories and eerie listener submissions with loose, rapid banter from Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. The tone can swing from an online dating scare to a mountaineering story, then back to jokes without losing the thread.
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My Favorite Murder is co-hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, who alternate telling true crime stories to each other in a friend-to-friend, conversational style rather than a polished investigative format. The core numbered episodes center on one host narrating a case while the other reacts and riffs, drawing on serial killers, cold cases, and lesser-known poisoners and bombers, including Caroline Grills and Jack Gilbert Graham. A recurring minisode format features listener-submitted stories, often framed as 'hometown murders' or close-call encounters like risky first dates and accidental 911 calls. 'Rewind' episodes revisit older or live tour recordings, such as shows taped at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney and the Boulder Theater in Colorado, with the hosts adding present-day commentary on the tour, audience interactions, and hecklers. Less frequently, solo episodes depart from true crime entirely to cover women's history, as in an episode on mountaineer Junko Tabei. Producer Steven Ray Morris is a recurring off-mic presence referenced in running jokes across episodes. The show sits within the Exactly Right podcast network, and episodes frequently carry promotional segments for sibling shows like Wicked Words and Dear Chelsea. The audience is largely the show's self-identified 'Murderino' fan community, and episodes sometimes touch on fan-culture topics such as live-show etiquette and the hosts' own discussion of true-crime 'fatigue.' Tone stays comedic and casual even when the underlying material is violent, with the hosts periodically addressing the ethics of treating real murders as entertainment. Overall it functions as a long-running, community-driven true crime comedy franchise built on the hosts' friendship and live touring history rather than formal reporting.
Made for: True crime listeners who want a casual, comedic, conversational take plus listener-submitted stories rather than straight investigative journalism.
What sets it apart: Combines host-narrated true crime cases with listener-submitted 'hometown murder' minisodes and archived live-tour 'Rewind' episodes, rather than single-format case narration.
My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January of 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest in true crime and have covered stories of infamous serial killers like the Night Stalker, mysterious cold cases, captivating cults, incredible survivor stories and important events from history like the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. My Favorite Murder is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bri...
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Karen and Georgia pair detailed case narration with candid reactions, retrospective updates, and listener accounts that make warning signs easier to notice.
My Favorite Murder moves between narrated cases and the quick, associative conversation of Karen and Georgia. A suspected attacker, a poisoning investigation involving thallium, and a listener's unsettling online-date story all become occasions for questions, reactions, and…
Poison lands in a house-dress pocket, and you get the joke without losing the case.
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A first date at a remote house turns into a tight little horror setup, with Karen and Georgia making every red flag funnier and worse.
A listener's online dating story gives this minisode its true crime jolt: she knows the safety rules, ignores them anyway, and invites a first date to her rural house after only a couple days of messaging.
Junko Tabei's climbing dream becomes a quietly defiant story about ambition, motherhood, and refusing permission.
Junko Tabei gives this My Favorite Murder solo episode a sharp, unlikely charge: a woman in 1960s Japan keeps choosing the life she wants, even when almost every expectation around her points the other way.
A loose, funny Rewind where airport anxiety and 1950s life insurance turn into a grim true-crime setup.
In this Rewind, Karen and Georgia revisit episode 87, "Hither and Yawn," with fresh chatter around the old intro before Karen slides into a true-crime setup built on travel anxiety.
A live My Favorite Murder rewind follows a thallium poisoning case through house dresses, family suspicion, and grim inquest findings.
A thallium poisoning case gives this My Favorite Murder live rewind its nastiest little hook: a 63-year-old woman is arrested after her sister-in-law and niece are allegedly poisoned, with the sister-in-law left blind. The detail that sticks is the house dress.
A loose Boulder Theater rewind leans into Theodore Edward Coneys' attic horror with jokes, unease, and no clean update.
Karen and Georgia revisit their Boulder Theater show with the loose, slightly giddy energy that makes My Favorite Murder feel like a conversation you wandered into at exactly the wrong moment.
Peter Sagal leads NPR's live news quiz, pairing celebrity guests with listener call-in games.
Three Maximum Fun hosts riff unscripted on the worst movies ever made.
The transcript is dominated by promo reads for other shows, starting with The Girlfriends and its premise about women who discover they dated the same prolific con artist.
The minisode starts a little sideways.
Junko does not wait around for permission.
This transcript contains multiple podcast advertisements for shows about con artists, celebrity interviews, and true crime cases, but lacks substantive content from the main episode.
This episode features promotional trailers for multiple podcasts, including one about women discovering they've all dated the same con artist and taking revenge.
This episode features multiple podcast trailers, including one about women seeking revenge on a con artist they all dated and another with celebrity interviews on various topics.
This episode features a story about a group of women who discover they've all dated the same con artist and decide to take matters into their own hands.
Karen and Georgia read a listener's story about her great-grandmother escaping the Nazis during Women's History Month.
Hosts Karen and Georgia banter about dental work before introducing true crime stories.
This episode features promotional trailers for podcasts about women confronting a con artist they all dated, celebrity interviews, and film analysis.
A true crime comedy podcast where hosts share compelling murder cases and listener stories.
Karen and Georgia discuss St.
Episode 87 gets rewound, still messy and moving fast.
Karen and Georgia read a listener's story about her grandfather who grew up alongside infamous serial killer Henry Lee Lucas.
Hosts Karen and Georgia open a live show in Denver, joking about a sign demanding an air guitar performance.
Thallium knocks the room sideways.
Karen and Georgia share a listener's story about a family murder with twists and turns.
Karen and Georgia introduce a solo episode format and discuss makeup struggles before diving into true crime stories.
Karen and Georgia rewind.
This episode features promotional content for various podcasts, including a story about women discovering they've all dated the same con artist and taking action.
This episode features promotional clips for multiple podcasts, including one about women who discover they've all dated the same con artist and take matters into their own hands.
Karen and Georgia recap an old episode with new commentary, discussing a movie recommendation and their show's intro.
Karen and Georgia share a listener's memory of a lockdown drill in high school triggered by a true crime story.
This episode promotes a new limited series about a Brazilian spiritual healer who performed miraculous procedures but had a dark secret.
Karen and Georgia open the show with banter about gleeking before diving into true crime stories.
Karen and Georgia share and discuss true crime cases with a comedic tone.
Karen and Georgia read a listener's email about finding letters from serial killers BTK and the Happy Face Killer in a dresser bought on Facebook Marketplace.
Karen and Georgia recap a crossover episode with Anna Faris, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and playing the original episode intro.
Karen and Georgia discuss their upcoming 10-year anniversary and reminisce about ceramic gifts from their 9-year anniversary.
Karen and Georgia recap an old episode of My Favorite Murder, discussing beepers and introducing the show's format.
A true crime comedy podcast where hosts share compelling murder cases and listener-submitted hometown stories.
Karen and Georgia recap an old episode of My Favorite Murder, discussing its intro and their personal updates.
Karen and Georgia recap an old episode of My Favorite Murder, discussing the intro and their banter.