...These Are Their Stories: The Law & Order Podcast

Captain Don Cragen awakes to find in his bed a dead hooker who's connected to SVU's ongoing probe into rival prostitution rings and the murder of a former governor. Though the squad is ordered not to investigate, Detective Olivia Benson tries to convince DA Paula Foster that Cragen has been set up by either high-class madam Delia Wilson or sleazy pimp Bart Ganzel. The investigation reunites them with former SVU detective Brian Cassidy who's working undercover in Ganzel's organization. Cassidy thinks Delia is behind the frame job, but Detective Nick Amaro suspects Cassidy knows more than he's saying.
When Ganzel finds a bug in his loft, he agrees to work with SVU to take down Delia. When Cassidy is shot by a patrolwoman, Benson learns that Ganzel arranged the whole thing. With his lawyer secretly recording, the pimp admits they were trying to blackmail Cragen. But when he learned the prostitute was sleeping with Cassidy, he slit her throat in a fit of rage. Olivia discovers Foster has been taking bribes from Delia to pay her daughter's medical bills. When the entire prostitution ring collapses, Cragen is cleared of murder and solicitation charges...but the stain on his reputation remains.
We're talking about the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit two-part season opener season 14 episode 1 "Lost Reputation" and episode 2 "Above Suspicion."* Our returning guest is Roberta Blevens from the Life After MLM podcast.
Plot points in these episodes are inspired by rival prostitution rings run by the "Soccer Mom Madam" Anna Gristina and the self-proclaimed "King of All Pimps" Jason Itzler.
*Note: some streaming services offer this two-part episode as one combined episode.

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About the show: These Are Their Stories is the comedy TV & Film aftershow where Kevin Flynn and Rebecca Lavoie recap the most iconic episodes of “Law & Order,” “SVU,” and “Criminal Intent,” breaking down the case, the cast, the real‑world crime, and the entire Dick Wolf universe.
From the creators of Crime Writers On, the original true‑crime review show.
Keywords: Law & Order, SVU, Criminal Intent, Dick Wolf universe, TV & Film aftershow, true‑crime commentary, comedy podcast, police procedural, Crime Writers On, Partners in Crime Media

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After 11 seasons, several live shows, awards nominations, and being a speed round question on an ABC game show, “These Are Their Stories” marks its 250th episode! Host Kevin Flynn guides listeners on a jam-packed retrospective of the best moments from the podcast. He also talks about the show’s origins and behind the scenes trivia.

Celebrate the abundance of special guest stars, marathon winners, Hey It’s That Guys, and Ripped from the Headlines stories from Special Victims Unit, Criminal Intent, Law & Order: UK, Law & Order: LA, Law & Order: Toronto, and the mothership. It’s the f’ing O.G. of Law & Order podcasts, baby!

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About the show: These Are Their Stories is the comedy TV & Film aftershow where Kevin Flynn and Rebecca Lavoie recap the most iconic episodes of “Law & Order,” “SVU,” and “Criminal Intent,” breaking down the case, the cast, the real‑world crime, and the entire Dick Wolf universe.
From the creators of Crime Writers On, the original true‑crime review show.
Keywords: Law & Order, SVU, Criminal Intent, Dick Wolf universe, TV & Film aftershow, true‑crime commentary, comedy podcast, police procedural, Crime Writers On, Partners in Crime Media

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Detectives Fin Tutuola, Sonny Carisi, and Amanda Rollins come to the aid of a female programmer who is assaulted at a video‑game tournament. They learn the victim's boss, Raina Punjabi, is being harassed online for her upcoming feminist‑themed game. Despite the growing threats, Raina refuses to delay the product release. At the rollout event, the CEO is abducted from the stage and taken away by a trio of masked extremists opposed to women in the gaming world.
As the violence against Raina escalates, Fin tells Sgt. Olivia Benson the kidnappers are mimicking the game and heading for a deadly ending. As the squad attempts to rescue Raina from a warehouse, Carisi and Rollins find themselves cornered on a nearby rooftop by the ringleader (played by Logan Paul). But Fin, joking that his experience with first‑person shooters has prepared him for this, gets the drop on the armed suspect.
Meanwhile, Benson worries about the effect of gamer culture and toxic masculinity on baby Noah.
We're talking about the lowest‑rated episode of Special Victims Unit, season 16 episode 14, “Intimidation Game.” Our returning guest is Pulitzer Prize–winning author Marcia Chatelain.
This episode is inspired by the 2013 online controversy known as "Gamergate."

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About the show: These Are Their Stories is the comedy TV & Film aftershow where Kevin Flynn and Rebecca Lavoie recap the most iconic episodes of “Law & Order,” “SVU,” and “Criminal Intent,” breaking down the case, the cast, the real‑world crime, and the entire Dick Wolf universe.
From the creators of Crime Writers On, the original true‑crime review show.
Keywords: Law & Order, SVU, Criminal Intent, Dick Wolf universe, TV & Film aftershow, true‑crime commentary, comedy podcast, police procedural, Crime Writers On, Partners in Crime Media

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After little Patty (Abigail Breslin) is nearly snatched from a playground, the SVU squad hunts for two would‑be kidnappers. They learn the pair are private investigators who specialize in retrieving abducted children. They were hired by Michelle Osborne (Lea Thompson), who believes Patty is her long‑missing daughter. Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler discover Michelle’s baby actually died, but DNA proves the two girls are biological sisters. Their fertility doctor claims Michelle consented to donate her unused embryos, but Detectives John Munch and Fin Tutuola find the paperwork was forged.
Though Michelle faces kidnapping charges, her attorney (Viola Davis) argues that an acquittal will pave the way for her to win custody of Patty from the Bransons. Unable to “split the baby,” ADA Casey Novak mercilessly questions the weeping child on the stand in a high‑stakes gambit to see which mother will sacrifice her own interests for Patty’s well‑being.
We're talking about Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 6 episode 1 "Birthright." Our guest is Daisy Eagan from the "Strange and Unexplained" podcast.
Some plot points in this episode are taken from the 1986 case of "Baby M."

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About the show: These Are Their Stories is the comedy TV & Film aftershow where Kevin Flynn and Rebecca Lavoie recap the most iconic episodes of “Law & Order,” “SVU,” and “Criminal Intent,” breaking down the case, the cast, the real‑world crime, and the entire Dick Wolf universe.
From the creators of Crime Writers On, the original true‑crime review show.
Keywords: Law & Order, SVU, Criminal Intent, Dick Wolf universe, TV & Film aftershow, true‑crime commentary, comedy podcast, police procedural, Crime Writers On, Partners in Crime Media

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Detectives Lenny Briscoe and Ed Green investigate the murder of a career criminal in a parking lot. While Ronny Buck's death could have been a mob hit, it has the hallmarks of an amateur shooting. The detectives learn Buck was running a cleaning scam to rob businesses. One heist is connected to the unsolved murder of an electronics store owner. Briscoe and Green discover connections between Buck and the victim's wealthy widow, Lorraine Corbin. 

ADA Serena Southerlyn learns Lorraine's daughter lied about her mother's alibi and that an unidentified woman paid Buck to have the store owner killed. Interim District Attorney Nora Lewin wants to try Lorraine for both murders, but the judge will only allow one at a time. As EADA Jack McCoy corners the defendant on the stand, she confesses instead to covering up her daughter's involvement in the shooting. But a boatload of trouble between mother and daughter is revealed.

We're talking about Law & Order season 12 episode 3 "For Love or Money." Our returning guest is Grishaverse creator, author of Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows, Ninth House, and the upcoming Dead Beat, Leigh Bardugo.

This episode takes some cues from the 1982 case of Werner Hartmann

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About the show: These Are Their Stories is the comedy TV & Film aftershow where Kevin Flynn and Rebecca Lavoie recap the most iconic episodes of “Law & Order,” “SVU,” and “Criminal Intent,” breaking down the case, the cast, the real‑world crime, and the entire Dick Wolf universe.
From the creators of Crime Writers On, the original true‑crime review show.
Keywords: Law & Order, SVU, Criminal Intent, Dick Wolf universe, TV & Film aftershow, true‑crime commentary, comedy podcast, police procedural, Crime Writers On, Partners in Crime Media

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