Murder She Woke: a Murder She Wrote Podcast

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Join two bona fide Millennials as they break down a beloved TV classic! Laura and Elizabeth discuss MSW through the lens of feminism, inclusivity, and their respective law degrees. Twitter: @MurderWoke facebook.com/JFletchIsWoke jbfletcher4life@gmail.com pod art by Rachele A.: instagram.com/blusheep/ **still a work in progress -- stay tuned**

Laura and Elizabeth


    • Sep 19, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 6m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    Season 2, Episode 1 - "Widow, Weep for Me"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 68:21


    Oh my god, they're back again. Join your favorite hosts and your fearless J. Fletch as they embark on Season 2! In this episode, we are on a mysterious resort island where a mysterious recluse appears to investigate murder and rock some ice. Enjoy discussions on robbery and burglary, intestate succession, respondeat superior, and international fuckbois.

    Season 1, Episode 23 - "Funeral at Fifty-Mile"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 63:17


    Join your intrepid hosts and their SUPER EXTRA SPECIAL GUEST as they finish off Season 1 with…style of some kind. Jessica is in Wyoming (Montana?) to attend another funeral and to investigate the murder of a completely different person. Laura and Elizabeth are on sabbatical and are sorry this episode is so late.

    Season 1, Episode 22 - "Murder at the Oasis"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 63:07


    Take a break from the grind at an unspecified desert location with your friends Laura, Elizabeth, and J-Fletch! Jessica is visiting an old friend and gets swept up into a crazy world of tennis, show biz, and mob bosses. Your hosts puzzle over criminal culpability, wiretap laws, and pesky technicalities. Elizabeth talks about Limp Bizkit while Laura hosts a surprise reunion (preunion?) of The Office!

    Season 1, Episode 21 - "Armed Response"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 65:13


    Join Laura, Elizabeth, and our intrepid heroine Jessica as they mess with Texas! A beloved (?) doctor has been murdered and Jess must solve the case while dealing with a fractured leg and the worst lawyer in the Lone Star State. Your hosts discuss potential conflicts of interest, HIPAA (and HIPPA), and the legal implications of fan fiction. Elizabeth can't follow the plot and Laura thinks all white men look the same.

    Season 1, Episode 20 - "Murder Takes the Bus"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 54:08


    Pack a bag and climb aboard the Murder Bus! This week Laura and Elizabeth buckle up for bottle episode hijinks. A man is dead and nearly everyone on board is a suspect! Join your fearless hosts for a thoughtful discussion on police jurisdiction, insanity defenses, and…corpse mutilation? Laura is finally proud to be a Georgia sports fan and Elizabeth can't drive.

    Season 1, Episode 19 -"Footnote to Murder"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 55:56


    This week your intrepid heroine and fearless hosts are in New York City to rub shoulders with the literatti and play with weapons! Laura shouts out to her new friend and Elizabeth recycles information from other podcasts to make this one!

    Season 1, Episode 18 - "Sudden Death"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 80:35


    Jessica is in a mysterious unnamed city to try her hand at owning a football team while encountering a diverse and delightful group of celebrities! Friend of the Pod Pepper stops by to talk about the deaf and hard of hearing community while Laura and Elizabeth discuss a bathroom that is somehow also a crime against humanity.

    Season 1, Episode 17 - "Tough Guys Don't Die"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 54:08


    Join your hosts, Jessica, and a dashing young Jerry Orbach for this week's adventure! The gang is in Boston to explore the gritty underworld of PIs and high fashion. Also for some reason rape and abortion. Laura talks Georgia sports and Elizabeth recounts the time her brother was hit by a car.

    Season 1, Episode 16 - "Paint Me a Murder"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 56:52


    This week Laura and Elizabeth are on a non-specific Mediterranean island to celebrate a birthday and solve a murder! Spouse of the Pod Michelle joins them to answer burning questions about fire safety and to prove that she is more generous than Laura. 

    Season 1, Episode 15 - "My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 68:12


    This week Laura and Elizabeth set sail for destinations unknown with their fearless Expert Witness, Cole. Learn about boat law, flags, and weird nautical history with a healthy helping of seaman jokes. Laura admires those gaslighting skillz while Elizabeth learns how much she doesn't know about birth certificates.

    Season 1, Episode 14 - "Murder to a Jazz Beat"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 60:16


    Jessica and company are in New Orleans this week to take in some jazz and solve a murder while Laura and Elizabeth grumble over bad accents and even worse stereotypes. This episode is redeemed only by our very first (and hopefully not last!) Expert Witness, Friend of the Pod Dana who stops by to drop some knowledge about journalism and journalistic ethics! Laura is curious about complicity and Elizabeth shows off her Zapruder trivia.

    Season 1, Episode 13 - "Broadway Malady"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 62:43


    Laura and Elizabeth travel to New York City for their lucky 13th episode...on BROADWAY! Join your hosts as they discuss self-defense and legal privilege. Elizabeth is all about Bernhard Goetz and Laura teaches us how to manipulate the stock market

    Season 1, Episode 12 - "Capitol Offense"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 53:47


    This week your beloved hosts try to solve a murder while reformatting the whole pod! We are in Washington, DC with the world's most beloved congresswoman and are learning all about the bad apples in our nation's capital. Laura meets DC Hannibal Lecter and Elizabeth has gripes about the portrayal of taxes in pop culture.

    Season 1, Episode 11 - "Death Casts a Spell"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 61:01


    Your hosts are back from hiatus and full of Big Wand Energy! This week we journey to Lake Tahoe and fall under a hypnotist's spell. Laura is officially a P.I.M.P. and Elizabeth recounts that time someone libeled her in law school.

    Season 1, Episode 10 - "Death Takes a Curtain Call"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 70:41


    This episode is jam-packed with fun and excitement! Join Laura and Elizabeth as they navigate the perilous waters of Soviet politics, FISA warrants, and fake Maine accents. Elizabeth gets a rim shot and Laura helps bend space and time.

    Season 1, Episode 9 - "We're Off to Kill the Wizard"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 84:40


    This week we're in Chicago to answer the question: "what if amusement parks were literal hells instead of metaphorical ones?" Laura discusses civil forfeiture, self-defense, and Leonardo DiCaprio while Elizabeth discovers that Laura doesn't actually know her last name. Awkwardness ensues.

    Season 1, Episode 8 - "Hit, Run and Homicide"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 69:23


    Join Laura and Elizabeth for a Cabot Cove staycation! A murderous station wagon is out for blood and only J-Fletch can solve the case! Laura makes a terrible pun and Elizabeth thinks everything is stupid.

    Season 1, Episode 7 - "Lovers and Other Killers"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 74:04


    Journey to sunny Seattle for this week's festival of confusion. Elizabeth hates on the patriarchy and Laura diagnoses personality disorders.

    Season 1, Episode 6 - "It's a Dog's Life"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 72:32


    Join Laura and Elizabeth for what is possibly the weirdest episode yet. Laura discusses wills and trusts while Elizabeth insists that Baltimore isn't that bad.

    Season 1, Episode 5 - "Hooray for Homicide"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 65:13


    This week's episode includes discussions on HIPAA and legal ethics, as well as sex in a neon graveyard. Elizabeth talks about regional British accents and Laura teaches Elizabeth the proper use of Miranda warnings.

    Season 1, Episode 4 - "Birds of a Feather"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 72:53


    This week's adventure includes a lecture on liquidated damages, critiques of 80's kissing, and lotsa J. Fletch shade. Elizabeth is no longer at her parents' house and Laura learns about rim shots.

    Season 1, Episode 3 - "Deadly Lady"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 79:13


    Join Laura and Elizabeth for their first Cabot Cove adventure! In this episode we will learn a new word and discuss the patriarchy. There will also be jaunty 60's LSD music. We have podcast art now so we are legit.

    Season 1, Episode 2 - "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes Part II"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 66:54


    Join Laura and Elizabeth for the thrilling conclusion to "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes Part I"! Will Jessica find the killer? Will Silver Fox finally stop hitting on her? Will Ashley's hair move? Find out!

    Season 1, Episode 1 - "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes Part I"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 73:46


    Join your fearless hosts, Laura and Elizabeth as they pick apart a beloved TV classic and meet many interesting friends along the way! Will Grady ever not be a disaster? Will Louise ever not be awesome? Listen and find out!

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