MFM Minisode 434

Summary

My Favorite Murder Minisode 434 Summary

Released on May 5, 2025, "My Favorite Murder" Minisode 434 features hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark sharing a collection of listener-submitted "trash stories." These stories blend elements of true crime with humor, embodying the podcast's unique true crime comedy style. Below is a detailed summary of the episode's key discussions, insights, and conclusions.

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1. Tanya's Story: Setting Up Her Sister with a Murderer

[01:35 - 05:37]

Georgia begins the minisode by introducing a story from a listener named Tanya, who recounts her well-intentioned but disastrous attempt to set up her sister with a seemingly charming individual.

• Encounter at Tucson Airport:
  Tanya describes meeting an older man at Tucson Airport who claimed to be a successful lawyer with impressive credentials, boasting, "I've never lost a case" (02:41). Believing he could be a suitable match for her single sister, Tanya shares his contact details with her.

• Developing Relationship:
  The man and Tanya's sister engage in texting and eventually meet, enjoying activities like visiting sea lions and shopping in La Jolla. Georgia remarks, "This is so me. I try to fucking set every person up even though I'm not good at it" (02:43).

• Dark Reveal:
  The relationship takes a sinister turn when the man reveals he served 25 years in prison for murdering his wife during a divorce dispute. Describing the incident, Georgia shares, "He claimed she fell on the knives he was carrying out" (04:23). This revelation shatters Tanya's sister's trust.

• Aftermath:
  Upon discovering the truth through an article Tanya found, her sister cuts off all contact, driving the man away and blocking his information. The hosts empathize with the emotional turmoil, with Karen reflecting, "It's like the vibe is wrong, but wait, just get him another chance. Like, yeah. It's like" (05:02).

Notable Quote:
"I set my sister up with a murderer." — Tanya (05:37)

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2. The 1994 Mall Incident: Almost Arresting a Grandpa

[05:37 - 09:36]

Georgia shares a humorous yet chaotic incident from 1994 involving her grandfather, painting a vivid picture of familial misunderstandings and vigilant grandparenting.

• Merritt Square Mall Mayhem:
  Set in a bustling Florida mall, a Puerto Rican man leads his child but is intercepted by two concerned grandmothers when the child tries to enter a toy store. The grandmothers confront the man, leading to suspicion.

• Unfolding Drama:
  The man, claimed to be the child's grandfather, displays family photos as proof, but the situation escalates when the grandmothers suspect foul play. They insist on taking the child back, leading to a tense standoff.

• Grandfather's Heroics:
  The story culminates with the grandfather securing the child in the car as tensions rise, concluding with Karen's witty advice, "Stay sexy and maybe just let the kid ride the rocking horse for two minutes so you don't almost end up in prison. Jk, He. Him." (07:33).

Notable Quote:
"The women turn and leave, and the man gets the child safely secured in the backseat of the white Ford Taurus before driving away." (08:29)

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3. The 1973 Farm Shootout: Avoiding a Violent Wedding Reception

[09:36 - 19:33]

Georgia narrates a dramatic and intense story from her mother's past, detailing a violent confrontation at a family wedding reception.

• Wedding Reception Turned Violent:
  At her Uncle Mike's wedding in Gary, Indiana, relatives turned unruly after the ceremony, leading to disputes over alcohol and control of the party. Her grandmother's warnings go unheeded, inciting further chaos.

• First Attack:
  Armed assailants attack the farm with guns, forcing the family into a defensive stance. Georgia highlights her family's resilience, noting, "My mom gathered all the little kids and hid them in the staircase" (18:51).

• Extended Standoff:
  Over 32 hours, the family remains on high alert, fending off multiple attacks with the help of her uncles and grandfather. Georgia humorously compares the ordeal to "the second season of Fargo" (18:51).

• Resolution:
  The attackers never return after their initial assaults, thanks to the family's preparedness and determination. The story concludes with a blend of relief and admiration for her mother's strength, encapsulated in Karen's remark, "Thankfully the attackers never showed up again, stay sexy and just skip the 1970s farmhouse wedding reception." (19:33).

Notable Quote:
"My sweet mom in an actual fucking shootout." (19:05)

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4. Moses the Hero Trash Cat

[19:33 - 25:26]

Georgia recounts the heroic actions of her family's cat, Moses, who saved their home from a potential fire.

• Moses' Wild Antics:
  Initially an indoor cat, Moses exhibited rebellious behavior, including stealing neighbor’s underwear and bringing dangerous snakes into the house.

• Heroic Intervention:
  One night, Moses alerts the family to a fire by incessantly howling and drawing her mother's attention to a fence engulfed in flames. Her quick action leads to calling the fire brigade just in time to prevent a massive house fire.

• Legacy of Moses:
  Despite his mischievous nature, Moses is remembered as a hero who potentially saved the family from devastating flames. Georgia honors his memory with heartfelt sentiments, stating, "Thank you, Moses. Good boy." (24:46).

Notable Quote:
"We'll never know how many lives Moses saved that night. But after that, we let him do whatever he wanted." (24:34)

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5. Danielle's Story: Peanut the Hero Trash Dog

[25:26 - 28:33]

Karen shares a gripping tale from listener Danielle about her dog Peanut, whose protective instincts thwarted a predator.

• Peanut's Mischief:
  Peanut, a playful yet troublesome dog, frequently engaged in destructive behaviors like stealing trash and intimidating neighbors.

• Confrontation with K:
  During a family visit, Peanut confronts a neighbor, K, who was taunting her. After K aggressively grabs and taunts Danielle, Peanut defends her by biting K's leg, an uncharacteristic act for the normally gentle dog.

• Unveiling the Truth:
  Weeks later, it’s revealed that K was arrested for child molestation, validating Peanut's protective instincts. Danielle reflects on Peanut's bravery, emphasizing the importance of trusting a pet’s intuition, "Stay sexy and let your dog bite the pedophile's leg Tattoo, Danielle," (27:35).

• Emotional Closure:
  Danielle mourns Peanut's passing but cherishes the legacy of her loyal companion, highlighting the profound bond between humans and their pets (28:25).

Notable Quote:
"When I found out, I made sure to give Peanut extra treats and belly rubs and I probably let her get into the trash for an extra three seconds before taking it away." (27:37)

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Closing Remarks

[28:33 - 29:22]

Karen and Georgia conclude the minisode by encouraging listeners to submit more "trash stories," whether they involve pets, family members, or other unexpected heroes. They express gratitude towards their audience and the production team, emphasizing the community aspect of "My Favorite Murder."

Notable Encouragement:
"Any kind of trash story of any kind. We want to hear, of course. Hero dog stories. Of course. Hero cat stories." — Karen Kilgariff (28:39)

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Conclusion

Minisode 434 of "My Favorite Murder" delivers a blend of humor, suspense, and heartfelt moments through listener-submitted stories. From familial misunderstandings to heroic pets, hosts Karen and Georgia adeptly navigate each narrative, offering both entertainment and poignant reflections on the complexities of human and animal behaviors. The episode underscores the podcast's commitment to creating a relatable and engaging platform for true crime enthusiasts and storytelling aficionados alike.

Transcript

[Karen Kilgariff]

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[Georgia Hardstark]

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[Georgia Hardstark]

Hello and welcome to my favorite Murder.

[Karen Kilgariff]

The Minisode, where we read you your stories. You're gonna love it. Watch and listen now as Georgia does it.

[Georgia Hardstark]

I'll go first. Yes, this is called. I said, well, I'm not gonna read you this. Nope. It's about a sister.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Okay. Hi.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Hi. So I'm still feeling guilty about this, but my sister didn't die. Phew. However, someone did.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Oh, this is quite a start to an email.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yeah. Okay. So I'm at an airport in Tucson, Arizona. My hometown. But this isn't my hometown murder. This older man approaches me while I'm waiting to board. He asked me about my TSA pre board status. I don't know how he saw that, but I'm thinking, do you live under a rock? So we converse. I inform him that I have this elite boarding status because I haven't brought a bomb onto the airplane or murdered anyone. I tell him he can get one for just $80. This will be funny later. I ask him where he's traveling to Santa Barbara. Ooh, fancy. I respond. I asked what he does for a living. Mind you, I'm married and not interested. But my sister is single, a former sex worker with no prospects, and is looking for someone to take care of her. So I'm trying to help.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yes, get in there.

[Georgia Hardstark]

And he tells me he's a lawyer. He proceeds to inform me that he went to school with King Charles and that Ralph Nader was his mentor. I asked him how many cases he's won and he says, I've never lost a. I'm thinking this might be a good catch for my sister. I get his number, text my sister for permission to share, and they eventually meet via text. I love this. This is so me. I try to fucking set every person up even though I'm not good at it.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Is anybody good at it?

[Georgia Hardstark]

No, it's not, because it's not good. Okay. He tells her he was married, but he's a widower, has two children that he's so proud of, but he doesn't have much of a relationship, but doesn't elaborate on this. They do the texting and talking for about a month until they finally agree to meet. My sister lives in La Jolla. He takes the train down from Santa Barbara and it's on. She meets him at the station. He wants a kiss and she reciprocates but feels a very negative vibe. Yeah. Immediate kiss is creepy. Yeah. They go on to have a meal together that he doesn't pay for and it says, really?

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yeah.

[Georgia Hardstark]

And they end the evening with him going to his hotel room and my sister going back to her apartment the next day. They enjoy La Jolla together and do La Jolla things. It says sea lions and shopping, I'm assuming. And are starting to really enjoy the relationship they're forming. But the evening ends with each in their own beds, much to his chagrin. This happens to be his birthday weekend and she had arranged cake and champagne and small gifts for the next day. So they celebrate. But he has something he needs to tell her. Apparently he just got out of prison a year Prior after serving 25 years for all caps murdering his wife.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Oh, no.

[Georgia Hardstark]

They were going through a divorce and he was moving out of their house when he killed her. He claimed she fell on the knives he was carrying out.

[Karen Kilgariff]

No, no, no, no, no, no.

[Georgia Hardstark]

They were all of the knives up position, question mark. And that it was also self defense because she tried to kill him, question mark. Their 7 year old son heard his mother pleading for her life and his father responding. You should have thought about that before you decided to divorce me.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Oh my God.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Testify to that. And that's what got his father put away for 25 years to life. He didn't get out until he served the entire 25 years. So he apparently was not a model inmate. The up part is that my sister was still willing to believe it was self Defense until I dug up this article and made her read it. So she did and realized she had fallen for a murderous narcissist, as desperate women sometimes do. She eventually drove him back to the train station, pretending that all was well. And when he boarded the train, she immediately blocked all his contact info. I hope we can eventually laugh about this, but we're not there yet. No ssdgm. Cheers from the ie, Tanya. She set her. The subject line is, I set my sister up with a murderer.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yeah, and also that. God, it's so hard. I mean, I was gonna say these days, but I think it just always is hard where it's like, you go through some shit in life, you finally meet somebody and you're like, oh, I think I'd kind of given up on this. Now I'm meeting this person. Wait, we're kind of clicking.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Wait.

[Karen Kilgariff]

It's like the vibe is wrong, but wait, just get him another chance. Like, yeah. It's like. By the time she's like, hey, wait a sec. Her sister's like, hey, hold on, this is a mistake. She's like, no, I gotta fight for the man I love. It's like, no, dude.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yeah, maybe this connection's hard to find. Oh, my God.

[Karen Kilgariff]

It's just.

[Georgia Hardstark]

You're also never allowed to set anyone up ever again. If that happens.

[Karen Kilgariff]

What women have to consider.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Truly. Truly, as a man. Ever considered that on a date before?

[Karen Kilgariff]

Okay, maybe we'll change it up a little bit with this email.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Please, please.

[Karen Kilgariff]

This subject line reads, and I quote, don't read the subject line, it'll give it away. And then in parentheses, it says, trash kid story. All right, so it just starts the year 1994. We open on the interior of the Merritt Square Mall on the eastern coast of Florida. The smells from Barney's Coffee, Sbarro, and China Wok mingle in the air. Oh, my God, the mall in 94.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Powerful.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Powerful.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Take me back in Florida of all places.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yeah. Where the smells are gonna hang in that air. Cause the air is dense and thick. Through a sea of acid wash denim wearing teenagers, we see a Puerto Rican man in his mid-60s leading an adorable and clearly precocious child through the crowd by the hand. A normal scene by all accounts, until the duo walks past a store selling bespoke wooden toys of all kinds. The child tugs away from the man, trying to enter this clearly magical store and bathe in the majesty of overpriced rocking horses. But the man begins walking faster and pulls the child along, entering burdines. Have you heard of that.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Mm. Mm.

[Karen Kilgariff]

I think it's a department store.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yeah, sounds like it.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Burdines B U R D I N E S the child begins to cry and scream, begging for his mother and to go home, drawing the attention of two old biddies, who clearly sit next to each other under hairdryers on a weekly basis. And then, in parentheses, it love them.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yes.

[Karen Kilgariff]

They follow the man and the child, eventually catching up to them and demanding that the man allow them to take the child back inside and find his mother or they will call the police. Oh, no, no, no, no, no. This is my grandson. We're late to pick up my wife from her hair appointment, so I wouldn't let him go into the toy store. That's all in quotes. The man pulls out a brown wallet, and a cascade of family photos descends towards the ground. Remember those?

[Georgia Hardstark]

Oh, my God.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Like the accordion photo in your wallet.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yes.

[Karen Kilgariff]

One picture clearly shows the man with a beautiful older woman and a much younger woman holding the child. Clearly his mother.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Okay.

[Karen Kilgariff]

The women apologize profusely and begin cooing over how cute the child is. Just look at those eyes and those chubby cheeks. He's exactly the kind of kid they snatch. And then it says in parentheses, actual quote, the women turn and leave, and the man gets the child safely secured in the backseat of the white Ford Taurus before driving away. And that's the story of how I almost got my grandfather arrested. Stay sexy, and maybe just let the kid ride the rocking horse for two minutes so you don't almost end up in prison. Jk, He. Him.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Oh, my God. I want my mommy. I want to go home.

[Karen Kilgariff]

I want to go home.

[Georgia Hardstark]

You're not my daddy. And it's like, yeah, because I'm the grandpa.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yes. You're not my daddy.

[Georgia Hardstark]

I mean, good for those bitties, right? Like, that's a hard thing. You don't. You don't mind your business in a.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Situation like that in 1994.

[Georgia Hardstark]

OMG.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Murderinos. OG they were like, no, you will not be going anywhere with children.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yeah.

[Karen Kilgariff]

What I like to think of is those women followed cases like Adam Walsh.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Where they're like, it actually happened.

[Karen Kilgariff]

No one's getting taken out of a mall today. No crying child on our watch.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Oh, my God. They're like little tiny superheroes with shampoo sets. Oh, my God, I love them. That's someone's grandma who listens. I bet.

[Karen Kilgariff]

I know, jk, You're a hero for sending that in. Basically, you're the trash kid you just told us about.

[Georgia Hardstark]

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[Georgia Hardstark]

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[Karen Kilgariff]

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[Georgia Hardstark]

That's squarespace.com murder code murder goodbye Goodbye I have a trash kid story too. Okay. It's called, I convinced my little brother that my mom was a murderer. Hello to two of my favorite people and everyone on your team who helps make MFM happen. I was a trash kid. Overall, I was pretty good. But I loved to lie. I was also an only child until I was seven and the first grandchild. And I spent all day, every day at my grandma's house while my mom was at work. So I was spoiled and not thrilled when my mom eventually had my two little brothers. I bet you gotta have them early or they're gonna resent them.

[Karen Kilgariff]

You know, you're just messing with a child's sense of reality where it's like, oh, guess what? You're now the older, I would assume, sister.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yeah. Less important now they're either great at it or terrible at it.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Right? And you're not. Like, Grandma doesn't only give you that look. Now she gives it to these two losers who just got here. Like, what?

[Georgia Hardstark]

They just fucking showed up late at the party. Why are they getting the fucking best piece of cake. Okay, to preface the story, all of us have names that start with A. Both of my brothers were picky eaters, and dinner was a battle every day. One day, my mom was particularly frustrated that they would not eat their dinner when she left the room. I looked at the older of my brothers, the youngest was a toddler at the time, and told him, you might want to eat that. Andrew used to be a picky eater too. He looked at me and says, who's Andrew? To which I reply, he was our brother until he wouldn't eat his dinner one day and mom snapped and killed him. No, of course he didn't believe me. So there was some back and forth over the next few minutes about the detail tales, how old he was, why are there no pictures of him? Why do we never talk about him? All of which I was able to explain away while looking back and forth and whispering. Because obviously I wouldn't want my mom to hear me revealing her deepest, darkest secret.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Good God.

[Georgia Hardstark]

When my mom came back into the kitchen, my brother immediately asked her who Andrew was. Keep in mind, she was already irritated with us and was not in the mood to be asked stupid questions like, did you have a son named Andrew who you murdered because he wouldn't eat his dinner? She exasperatedly said, what the are you talking about? And I replied, it's time to come clean, Mom. I told him everything. Cut to me now arguing with my mom about whether she killed her made up son or not. This exchange eventually ended with her giving up and saying, yeah, I guess I did. Now, please just eat your dinner. I considered it a win. Now that we are adults and I have a son of my own, I understand why she was, quote, crazy. And I fully expect karmic retribution to this day. Mom gets mad. My brother and I look at each other with horrified expressions and say, andrew. Which only infuriates her more. Stay sexy and eat your vegetables, Ashley. I. I'm cracking up. I think it's hilarious because it's so something my fucking brother would have done.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yes.

[Georgia Hardstark]

But both my siblings would have done to me for sure.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Well, first of all, I love that Ashley admits she loved lying, which I think is a very human thing, but not many people can admit it, but it is like there is a thing to that where it's just like, watch what I'm gonna conjure up out of nowhere.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Totally. Look at the chaos I can make just by thinking of something and saying it out loud.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yes. And then convincing a child of it. Hilarious.

[Georgia Hardstark]

And then the mom playing it. Mom being so exhausted, she's like, yes, okay, if that gets you to eat your fucking dinner, yes, fine.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Just eat your chicken pot pie, you fool. Good God. Okay, the subject line of this email is my mom's old timey shootout story. And then it just starts. Okay, so this is a crazy one. I don't know if you have asked for this shootout stories.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Does it matter?

[Karen Kilgariff]

I mean, it does not at this point, but I know you need it in your knowledge base. I couldn't make this hillbilly shit up if I tried. This is my mom's story. She lived in Gary, Indiana, until she was 12, when her dad purchased a large farm about an hour south to bring his family of 13 kids.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Whoa.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yeah. And then it says, yes, 13 in all caps. Flash forward a few years to 1973. It went down at my Uncle Mike's wedding reception on the farm after the ceremony, when the bride and groom have already left. But the party kept going. These random relatives of the bride started causing trouble. They were taking booze, beer, et cetera. Basically trying to hijack the whole damn party. My grandmother let them know that they were welcome to party at the farm, but they couldn't take the party home. And they called her. And then it oh, no, no, no in lowercase.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Oh, no, no, no.

[Karen Kilgariff]

My uncles and grandfather basically told these assholes to fuck right off and kick them out. You can do that sort of thing when you have seven sons as backup. Yeah, they left, but they weren't done.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Oh, no.

[Karen Kilgariff]

We're getting into it later. Someone called the house with a warning, and then it says, quotes, there are people parking vans at the grain elevator down the road, and they're all getting out with weapons, headed for your house.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Oh, shit.

[Karen Kilgariff]

End quote. These assholes had parked away from the house so they wouldn't be seen, then started walking up to the property. They actually started all caps, shooting at the house.

[Georgia Hardstark]

What the fuck?

[Karen Kilgariff]

My family called the cops while my uncles caught a few of them and kicked their asses. The police finally arrived and took them all away, but of course, in the small town world of good old boys, the cops just took them into town and told them to go home. So of course, all caps, they came back.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Oh, my God.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Later that same day, they returned with more guns and started driving through the yard, shooting at the house and tossing Molotov cocktails.

[Georgia Hardstark]

What the fuck?

[Karen Kilgariff]

These are your in laws. This is your new family.

[Georgia Hardstark]

There's, like, people in there. Children, it's a wedding.

[Karen Kilgariff]

What are you.

[Georgia Hardstark]

It's a wedding celebration.

[Karen Kilgariff]

What level of alcoholism is that?

[Georgia Hardstark]

This moonshine. You know, it's moonshine.

[Karen Kilgariff]

It's moonshine.

[Georgia Hardstark]

It's fucking hooting, Annie.

[Karen Kilgariff]

One dumbass even accidentally shot his own truck in the process. The state police finally showed up the next day. My grandpa was so furious, he told them, if those motherfuckers show up again, I'm getting my backhoe and they'll all disappear. It's a bore.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yeah.

[Karen Kilgariff]

The cop was like, sir, you can't do that. But grandpa was a badass steel worker who had zero fucks left to give. Then people started calling to warn my family that those psychos were planning to come back and burn the house down while everyone was sleeping. So about 32 hours. This is epic. About 32 hours after the initial incident, my mom and family had eight people at the house, all armed and waiting. This reminds me of the second season of Fargo.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Totally, doesn't it? Totally Fargo.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Eun Smart is running that mafia family.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yes.

[Karen Kilgariff]

My mom gathered all the little kids and hid them in the staircase. The most internal place in the house, I guess. Like under the staircase.

[Georgia Hardstark]

A cellar, maybe.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yeah, she figured someone would have to shoot through multiple walls to get to them there. Yep. My sweet mom in an actual fucking shootout. And in parentheses it says, side note, could nobody get rid of the kids in 32 hours? I mean, I know childcare is rough, but damn. And then it says, thankfully the attackers never showed up again, stay sexy and just skip the 1970s farmhouse wedding reception. Love you ladies and the whole MFM crew.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Jcb, Couldn't the bride like just put a word out to her family like.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yo, hi, can I talk to my mother in law for a second? Can calmer heads prevail here? This seems a little wild. Oh my God, isn't that nuts?

[Georgia Hardstark]

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[Georgia Hardstark]

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[Georgia Hardstark]

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[Georgia Hardstark]

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[Karen Kilgariff]

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[Georgia Hardstark]

Okay, my last one is a hero trash cat.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Nice.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Maybe I only picked it because the cat's name is Moses, which is my cat's name. Oh yeah, my Mo. But no, it's a good one. Hi love. I would like to tell you about my wonderful trash cat who became our family's hero, Moses. I grew up with Moses the cat as my little brother. And when I say he was my brother, he really did cause mayhem like he was a younger sibling. And that's my Mo. He's the fucking. And then he does this. He started out as an indoor cat, but Moses had other plans. MO does this all the time. He would regularly run full speed at the fly screen door and launch onto them, clinging with every last fiber of his being and then proceed to scream.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yes. He does that because he wants out so bad.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yeah. So my mom gave in and let him become free. Once he gained his freedom, he was prone to stealing the neighbor's underwear from their washing lines, making his way up the most fragile trees which he could not get down from, and screaming for us to help him, and bringing live whip snakes to our front door. Oh.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Oh yeah.

[Georgia Hardstark]

FYI, whip snakes are known to be extremely dangerous to children and our family had three of those. He really was a menace. But one night he gained hero title. This is a story from my mom's perspective. As she slept soundly, she suddenly woke up to Moses absolutely howling. At 3am she went out to see what the issue was and noticed a bright red glow coming from the lounge room. As she looked out the window, she saw that the fence just a foot away from our house was completely on fire. Moses was sitting inside, looking out through the window and loudly crying. She called the fire brigade and the fence was put out. But the firefighters said that if they had waited 10 more minutes, both our house and the neighbor's house would have been set ablaze. Even worse, we had just taken out our batteries from our smoke detectors due to how often we burnt food. Oh no fucking do that. Don't Just deal with the fucking. Get a fan. Get a fan.

[Karen Kilgariff]

It is the great solution though, where it's like, like I'm burning food all the time, but let's just not deal with that.

[Georgia Hardstark]

You know what the solution is? Not to learn how to cook and not to get a fan.

[Karen Kilgariff]

No.

[Georgia Hardstark]

So like, if he hadn't been their fire alarm, they wouldn't have had one.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yes.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Period.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Y.

[Georgia Hardstark]

We'll never know how many lives Moses saved that night. But after that, we let him do whatever he wanted.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yes. Whip snakes for everyone.

[Georgia Hardstark]

That's right. Moses sadly passed away last year. But it hasn't really sunk in that he is gone because he was outside so often. So I like to think that he's still wandering around catching snakes and stealing bras.

[Karen Kilgariff]

He is.

[Georgia Hardstark]

He is in our car.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yes.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Oh my God. Thank you for being incredible people. 16 year old me thanks you for getting me through difficult school years.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Oh my God.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Love your work. Sophie from Australia.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Oh, Australia.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Australia. Thank you and think. Thanks Moses. Good boy. Very good boy. Oh my God.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Moses is a legend.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yeah.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Globally.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Global legend.

[Karen Kilgariff]

A global legend, not a local hero. Okay, well, this perfect setup because I have a dog story, a trash dog story, I believe.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Oh, great.

[Karen Kilgariff]

The subject line is always trust your dog's intuition. It says, hello friends. Let's do this email thing. When I was about 21, I was visiting my parents and brought my dog along with me. Peanut.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Aw.

[Karen Kilgariff]

I don't know why, but the name Peanut for a dog makes me laugh so hard every time.

[Georgia Hardstark]

It's cute.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Peanut was a crusty white dog who loved to eat trash and pee in the house. But she loved me more than anything and I couldn't have asked for a better friend. As I was leaving, my dad and a neighbor were hanging out in the garage. Peanut was on her leash walking out with me, but immediately started growling at the neighbor. Let's call him K. K was in his 40s and one of those guys who still acted like some sort of D bag college dude. K started taunting Peanut. He pretended to charge after me and grabbed my arm and started to shake me. He was laughing and it was funny that Peanut was growling and barking at him until Peanut attacked his leg to protect me.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Hell yeah.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Peanut got a couple good bites in before I pulled her away. She had never bitten anyone before, so I was shocked. But let's be real, this was Kay's fault for taunting a growling dog. So I fucked politeness and didn't apologize. Good. I continued on my way, picked up Peanut and left. My mom called me after I left saying that I should come back and apologize to K. K's leg is covered in tattoos and peanuts bite cut through his skin and he is very upset about it because once healed, his quote, tattoos would be ruined.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Okay, dumbass, nobody gives a shit, please.

[Karen Kilgariff]

It says blah, blah, blah. I did not go back to apologize and I told my mom, maybe he should learn how to behave around animals. And then it just says, well, well, well. Fast forward a few months and Kay had been arrested for child molestation. I don't know the whole story, but multiple 12 and 13 year old girls had come forward saying that Kay had been sexually abusing them. I don't know who these girls are or how he knew them, but he ended up going to jail.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Holy shit, Peanut.

[Karen Kilgariff]

When I found out, I made sure to give Peanut extra treats and belly rubs and I probably let her get into the trash for an extra three seconds before taking it away. I lost Peanut last year. She was 16 years old. She was my absolute best friend from the moment she came into my life as a puppy when I was 13 and she never left my side. Stay sexy and let your dog bite the pedophile's leg Tattoo, Danielle.

[Georgia Hardstark]

That's right. Oh, my God. That's amazing. The dogs have better instinct than we do.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Like, yes, they do.

[Georgia Hardstark]

We just need to trust that and not apologize for that.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Right. Well, and also any normal person.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yeah.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Like the idea that a dog's growling at you so you're going to just bait the dog.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Totally.

[Karen Kilgariff]

There's only one way that goes.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yeah. And there's only one kind of person who does that. Yeah. And they deserve to get bit.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yeah.

[Georgia Hardstark]

On their tattoo.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Yeah.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Wow, that was a great one. A great batch. Thank you guys for sending those in. Please send more in any kind you want.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Any kind of trash story of any kind. We want to hear, of course. Hero dog stories. Of course. Hero cat stories.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yeah.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Hero cockatoo, whatever you want.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Hero grandma, hero grandpa.

[Karen Kilgariff]

We love it all.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Yeah. Stay sexy and don't get murdered. Elvis, do you want a cookie?

[Karen Kilgariff]

This has been an exactly Right production.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Our senior producers are Alejandra Keck and Molly Smith.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Our editor is Aristotle Lacaveda.

[Georgia Hardstark]

This episode was mixed next by Liana Scolachi.

[Karen Kilgariff]

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[Georgia Hardstark]

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[Karen Kilgariff]

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[Georgia Hardstark]

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[Karen Kilgariff]

Goodbye.

[Georgia Hardstark]

Goodbye.

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