Podcast Summary: The Prosecutors – Bonus: After Dark

Podcast: The Prosecutors
Host: PodcastOne
Episode: Bonus – The Prosecutors: After Dark
Date: September 5, 2025
Hosts: Alice (B), Brett (A)

Episode Overview

This After Dark bonus episode offers a candid and humorous look at the behind-the-scenes lives of Alice and Brett, the prosecutorial duo behind The Prosecutors podcast. Eschewing serious case analysis, they delve into everyday struggles, podcasting quirks, parenting woes, and amusing stories from their experiences as podcasters and recent documentary subjects. If you're hoping for in-depth true crime this week, you get instead a charming, relatable conversation full of vulnerability about exhaustion, criticism, and the surreal reality of juggling parenthood and professional life.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. String Cheese Psychopathy and Podcast Listener Pet Peeves

• String Cheese Confessions

  • Alice describes her unique method of eating string cheese ("like a banana") due to her fear of germs after having kids, sparking lighthearted debate about whether this is "psychopathic" behavior.
    • “I bite into it as if eating a carrot because I don't want to touch it. Because now that I have kids, I know how gross kids are and how gross my house probably is. And that's why I eat string cheese like a psychopath.” (01:16, Alice)

• Misophonia, Reviews, and Criticism

  • The hosts discuss complaints about mouth sounds and voice—specifically referencing misophonia and critical one-star podcast reviews.
  • Brett offers an analogy about Magic Eye images and perspective, urging those with triggers to make peace or move on, not leave negative reviews.
    • “It's like, yeah, this sucks, man. I wish I could enjoy this, but I get it… It's the same way with these people who are like, I don't like the way you sound when you talk.” (03:56, Brett)
  • Alice notes the pattern of criticism she receives, especially as a woman and a Catholic, sometimes across multiple platforms.
    • “Do you really hate me? Because that took some time to pull up four podcasts and leave four reviews there.” (05:30, Alice)

2. Documentary Filming Chaos and Real-Life Messiness

• Filming a Secret Documentary

  • The duo recently filmed for a documentary (details NDA-ed), sharing the rough-and-ready logistics: minimal food, minimal direction, no hair/makeup help, and grueling hours.
    • "We were there for forever, right?... When we say five hours, they gave us a five minute, count it, five minute pee break. That was it." (07:55, 08:18, Alice)
  • Both marveled at the contrast between their own unpolished appearance and the professional film crew.
    • “I woke up at 1:00am with my baby...objectively, the two of us looked rough and they didn't say anything.” (09:08, Alice)

• On-Site Anecdotes

  • Alice jokes about being ignored by the crew in terms of wardrobe/microphone adjustments, while Brett receives all the attention.
    • “Everything we've recorded, the guys are all over you...No one touches me.” (07:21, Alice)
  • Both describe their unglamorous gear and approach, highlighting the disconnect between their reality (parenting, exhaustion, kids’ stickers on laptops, T-ball backpacks) and how they might be perceived by an audience.
    • “They wanted us to bring the computer. And my computer's covered with stickers... Is this your toddler power computer? I was like, yeah, that's me.” (17:06, Brett)

3. Parenting Fatigue and the Night Owl Life

• Parental Burnout

  • Alice describes a sense of time-blurring exhaustion, forgetting episodes she’s recently recorded and comparing her current fatigue to immediate post-partum days.
    • “Have I just blacked out the last six months of my life? Because I don't remember anything from it.” (11:54, Alice)
  • Discussion of quid pro quo of accepting benefits – like extra cheese or a seat – when mistaken for being pregnant postpartum.

• Night Owls and 'Revenge Bedtime Procrastination'

  • Both hosts identify as night owls, using late hours for personal or professional productivity that is impossible during the day with kids and work distractions.
    • “I've always been a night owl...my brain is sharper...I wrote all my papers after 11pm.” (18:47, Alice)
  • Brett references the psychological phenomenon of “stealing back your time at night” as a parent.
    • “You're trying to steal back your time at night. And I'm very much that.” (19:22, Brett)
  • Alice brings up the term 'revenge bedtime procrastination' – the act of staying up late just to have some personal time, despite knowing you'll be tired.

4. Humor, Self-Acceptance, and Vulnerability

• Quotable Moments

  • Both hosts repeatedly embrace their own 'messiness' and the disordered reality of life as working parents, often turning it into self-deprecating humor.
    • “We're a mess, basically, because you feel sad for me.” (16:37, Brett)
    • “I never thought about that until y' all pointed it out. I agree with you. I used to eat it like a normal person. And then, I don't know. Parenthood broke me because it showed me all the disgusting diseases you can get.” (21:41, Alice)

• Support for Overwhelmed Listeners

  • Alice offers solidarity with listeners in similar life stages:
    • “If anyone's feeling, you know, that's where you are in life. It's okay. I'm right there with you. I will take the extra piece…” (16:24, Alice)

5. Odds & Ends

• Props and Wardrobe

  • Fun tangent about Brett's "eldritch cane" purchased for a Salem Witch’s Ball, airport and party mishaps, and the absurdity of practical props in ordinary life.
    • “I was able to bring it on the plane because you can bring it... But when I got to the Witch's Ball, they wouldn't let me take it inside because they're like, you kill somebody with that.” (14:25, Brett)

• Random Life Logistics

  • Solo-parenting, kids’ early wakeups, the need for snack-based survival, and plans to watch the “Karen Reed” trial in the morning.
    • “I'm solo parenting right now, as I not infrequently am. But the hard part is Brittany has been waking up at 5am…” (18:10, Alice)

• Food Wins

  • Alice is proud of making a chickpea curry that all her kids ate (21:02).

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [01:16] Alice: “I bite into it as if eating a carrot because...now that I have kids, I know how gross kids are and how gross my house probably is. And that's why I eat string cheese like a psychopath.”
• [03:56] Brett: “It's like, yeah, this sucks, man. I wish I could enjoy this, but I get it. You know...it's the same way with these people who are like, I don't like the way you sound when you talk.”
• [05:30] Alice: “Do you really hate me? Because that took some time to pull up four podcasts and leave four reviews there. Why are you thinking about me so much?”
• [16:24] Alice: “If anyone's feeling, you know, that's where you are in life. It's okay. I'm right there with you. I will take the extra piece…”
• [18:47] Alice: “I've always been a night owl...my brain is sharper...I wrote all my papers after 11pm.”
• [19:22] Brett: “You're trying to steal back your time at night. And I'm very much that...once they go to sleep, like, that's what I'm doing. I'm like, stealing that time back...”
• [21:41] Alice: “I'm gonna go eat another stick of cheese like a...like a psychopath...Parenthood broke me because it showed me all the disgusting diseases you can get.”

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:49–02:18: String cheese, germs, and "psychopathy"
• 02:25–04:35: Misophonia, listener criticism, analogy to Magic Eye images
• 06:28–09:44: Documentary shoot chaos, no makeup, rough night, wardrobe mishaps
• 11:00–13:18: Memory gaps, exhaustion, parenting and work-life blur
• 14:12–15:33: The story of Brett's cane and Salem Witch’s Ball mishap
• 16:10–18:47: Parenting struggles, night owls, early risers, and solo-parenting woes
• 19:22–21:02: Revenge bedtime procrastination, doomscrolling
• 21:41–22:10: Reflections on how parenthood “broke” them (in a good way)

Conclusion

This After Dark episode offers a refreshingly honest, unscripted, and deeply human portrait of Brett and Alice far removed from their on-mic prosecutorial personas. With self-deprecating humor and empathy for fellow exhausted listeners, they turn small annoyances, critical feedback, and overwhelming family schedules into the stuff of comedic camaraderie. If you want to know the very real people behind the microphones—or just crave validation in your own chaotic life—this bonus episode delivers.