A Date With Dateline

In this very, very, very extra special episode of A Date with Dateline, Kimberly and Katie return with a an interview with Lizz from Dateline’s “Unspeakable” episode. Lizz elaborates and provides updates on the case against her mother, Sandra Melgar, who was wrongfully accused and convicted in Texas of a murder she did not commit. She also answers a slew of questions from K&K about her Dateline experience (including details proving how very much “enough” Dennis is in real life). Don’t miss this special update from this smart, brave woman who is affectionately known by Kimberly as “Fizz”. Enjoy and please be sure to tune into Bob Ruff’s TRUTH & JUSTICE Podcast for all the details and updates on this ongoing case. The Official Description from NBC: A couple’s anniversary celebration ends in murder, in what appears to be a home invasion. Yet, investigators think the suspect might be much closer to the victim. Will justice be delivered or denied? Dennis Murphy reports.

Dateline and Keith Morrison are taking us to North Dakota for a case of murder, revenge, love gone bad and some just flat out crazypants antics. Kimberly and Katie offer their uninformed opinions on unacceptable courtroom behaviors (with some help from special guest Oliver!), what sort of bragging it would take to get the boy, and once again are testing their match making skills when they spot a possible detective love connection. Please enjoy this very special belated recap from A Date with Dateline! Official Description from NBC: A murder case considered closed by North Dakota detectives is suddenly reopened when a confidential informant comes forward with information about an unlikely suspect. Keith Morrison reports.    

In this sixth installment of The Mank Files, Josh Mankiewicz answers even more questions from patreon listeners and plays a “who said it?” game with Kimberly and Katie. He also finally weighs in on some of the most pressing topics for A Date with Dateline friends. Such as: Is a hot dog a sandwich or what? How do you say “caramel” officially? And, does our pocket square fashion aficionado have any opinions of the interview apparel choices of his guests?  We talk Secrets Resorts, Farmers Only.com and much more in this very very very special last segment of THE MANK FILES!

The Pocket Square Prince returns! In this very personal episode of The Mank Files, Josh Mankiewicz dishes on his brother Ben, the complete lack of Dateline merchandise in the “biased and failing” NBC store, and we ask him some questions from Patreons! And speaking of failing, Mank unknowingly opens a long-standing wound on Katie’s soul that Kimberly wasn’t even aware existed. Will their friendship recover? It’s possible, but Kimberly probably needs to take Katie to Chili’s for apology appetizers.

Dateline Dames and Dukes, grab your eyebrow brushes and your completely unbending beliefs on a man’s guilt and join us for a supersized episode of A Date With Dateline! On the docket in this episode are recaps of Dateline’s Down the Back Staircase and Netflix’s The Staircase. Kimberly and Katie also take a very special on air phone call with a mystery couple who have their own strong opinions about what happened in a case with owls, escorts, Germany, flip flops and yet another Peterson. Please enjoy this sorta cerebral and certainly special episode of A Date with Dateline. NBC Official Description: In a new, two-hour Dateline, Dennis Murphy sits down with Michael Peterson in his first network television interview since his release from prison in 2011.

The Mank Files returns with it’s 4th installment- More Twisted Faith. Kimberly and Katie are lucky enough to get Josh Mankiewicz’s expert opinion on Dateline’s scandalous Twisted Faith episode . How was this pastor able to fool so many women, which of this cast of church-going characters declined their chance at a Dateline interview and really, what was Josh’s reaction to bringing people back from the dead as part of a highly unorthodox ministry program? Stay tuned after our very special Mank Files segment for a refresher course on just what the heck was going on in the Kimberly’s Favorites: Twisted Faith episode!

It’s that time again! Kimberly and Katie are happy to present the third installment of The Mank Files! Segment 3 is “The Favorite One” because Josh Mankiewicz  opens up about, yes, you guessed it, the Dateline episode “The Favorite Son” (Season 26 Ep.11) . He discusses his new found friend Mickey, the ring, the cubic zirconia conundrum and more! If you are struggling to recall this tragic tale of family scandal, a recap of this episode is included at the end of the segment. Please enjoy this very, very special segment of The Mank Files!

Secrets in Pleasant Grove is a rare Kimberly’s AND Katie’s Favorites and it just aired again on Dateline NBC. It’s also launching our new Summer of Secrets Series! This episode has it all: a beauty queen, a literally unbelievable 911 call, a sinful religious pillar of the community, Keith spouting his special Keith poetry, a woman named Gypsy- launching the return of the infamous “mistress face”, and a murder in a bathtub with a trial battle for the ages. Was there something else you wanted from a Dateline classic? If so you might need to check yourself. And speaking of checking yourself, isn’t it time you check out Secrets resort? We hear the food and scandal is delicious! Please enjoy this very special, rare, and did we say special? episode of A Date with Dateline. Official NBC Description: A former beauty queen turns 50 and decides to have plastic surgery. The decision changes everything in her picture perfect life. Keith Morrison reports.  

It’s back! Presenting the second installment of Kimberly and Katie’s series of interviews with the incomparable Josh Mankiewicz. In this episode of The Mank Files, we ask Josh about the Cowboy Church in The Pink Gun Mystery, the Missy Bevers case, Unraveled and… the wolfpack. That’s right, we have a return to the Silver Lakes. Included with this segment is our recap of “Secrets in Silver Lakes” to refresh your memory on the wolfpack, the trial and what the bible says about reasons that it may or may not be OK to commit murder. Please enjoy this very special episode of A Date with Dateline: The Mank Files.

Introducing a hot new summer series. Intrigue! Murder! Sweat! Cicadas! Sunburns! Pocket Squares! For 7 weeks only, the team behind A Date with Dateline is proud to introduce the season’s summeriest new show, The Mank Files. Starring Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz answering questions and solving the mysteries of life with cameos from Kimberly and Katie.  (Really The Mank Files is just a segments of A Date with Dateline podcast in which Kimberly and Katie have their first interview with Sir Mankie with the Hankie himself). Without further ado, please enjoy our first very, very special segment of The Mank Files!

Join us and Queen Canning for a Kimberly’s Favorite repeat recap! Learn along with us that paintball leagues are an actual thing, that defending yourself in court never fails except when it does and that when you change horses in midstream you run the risk of disappointing the most important judge of all… no, not Judy…Andrea. So pop in some chewing gum to make yourself look cool and issue a blanket apology to your family- you’re busy listening to A Date With Dateline’s latest most specialist of special episodes The Killing in Cobb County (with a side of French dressing and murder)! Official Description from NBC: A beautiful young mother, Karmen Smith is murdered. Her 5 year old son, Nick, is also attacked and fights for his life. Their upstairs neighbor Lottie Spencer alerts the police that she believes she knows who did it—her teenage stalker Waseem Daker.

What happens when you cross and hankie clad Mankie with a fancy southern cosmetologist, sprinkle in a few more hankies, then throw the whole thing off with a shockingly long rat tail? Well, my friends you get a Deadly Detour. Please enjoy this very, very, very special episode of A Date with Dateline. Official Description from NBC: When a prominent attorney claims to have accidentally shot his wealthy wife, the local prosecutor questions his story. Was it an act of murder? Josh Mankiewicz reports.

Our hero Keith meets a Hawaiian hero named Larry who spends almost a decade trying to put his daughter’s murderer behind bars. In this very special UNCUT episode of A Date with Dateline Kimberly and Katie dissect what is behind a name, what’s in a song and what paradise justice means to them. Please enjoy this very special recap of a very special Dateline: Island Edition. The Official Description from NBC: Keith Morrison follows a cold case for nearly 10 years, as a father in Hawaii fights to bring his daughter’s killer to justice despite one setback after another.

Something big is happening in this episode, according our beloved yet persistently cryptic Keith Morrison. But something big is also happening to Kimberly and Katie. Much like the detectives in this case, they are discovering new things, uncovering new clues and figuring out the logistics behind an mysterious activity scrawled on on the white board calendar of a promising young lawyer. Tune in to find out the truth in this very special episode of A Date with Dateline.

Amid the pine trees and cedars on Bainbridge Island, Washington, near Seattle, you’ll find a little church. In here the faithful practiced a Christianity that embraced what could be called the supernatural. They called it super spiritual. It was an emotional and visceral faith, and a faith that believed in hearing messages, prophecies directly from God. Some of this story is about God, and some of it isn’t.-JOSH MANKIEWICZ reporting Kimberly and Katie are making their not so triumphant return with a super-duper-uber-extra-extra-readallaboutit- most special of special episodes.  This is a true Kimberly’s favorite and the question is… will it be Katie’s as well? Or will they get into a nasty land battle over a lamb and is the friendship pushed to the brink of collapse? Thank you for joining us and please enjoy the latest Date with Dateline. Official Description from NBC: A pastor’s dark secret casts a long shadow across his entire congregation.