A Date With Dateline

Josh Mankiewicz takes his pocket squares, investigative wiles and a new reporter accessory (gasp!) to Tuscon, Arizona in his latest Dateline report.  Kimberly and Katie are here for the ultimate workplace relationship drama and weigh on on important relevant topics like dental hygiene at a crime scene, Kimberly’s rules for appropriate expressions of love, AI developments in the police force and whatever happened to Baby Jessica.  What do Toby Flenderson, saloons, balloons and Amy Smart all have in common? Listen to this episode of A Date with Dateline to uncover all the answers to these and many more questions…now where did I put my pants… Official Description from NBC: When a hard-charging boss in Arizona is shot to death, police uncover a complex web of bruised egos in his professional life and a trail of broken hearts in his personal life. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

Back for a third installment, Kimberly and Katie are STILL talking about the Dateline episode Final Curtain. For this bonus episode investigative journalist Linda Sawyer joins the conversation and discusses the case in detail. Her podcast SLEUTH is a deep dive into what really happened in the case of the LA actor/murderer and pulls back the curtain on the other players in this tragedy who have yet to face true justice. Linda has spent three years researching and interviewing all the outlying cast of characters and now K and K get a behind the scenes peak into the evidence she has uncovered! Please enjoy this very special curtain call of A Date with Dateline!

For Night #7 of HappyHannukatie and Kimberly it’s a Kimberly and Andrea Canning favorite! Mustang, Oklahoma is a small town USA where horses are an alternative to cars, everybody knows everybody and one woman is about to become a miracle of science. In this episode, Kimberly and Katie learn about Sooners, different kind of trucks and their prospective drivers, proper 911 etiquette, the crucial difference between a protege and a prodigy and what importance those words will take in the new year… Please enjoy this second to last episode of a very special Date With Dateline December countdown! Official Description from NBC: This report follows the story of a beloved fire chief without an enemy in the world who is shot to death in front of his wife. Andrea Canning reports.

On this sixth night of a very Happy Hanukkahtie and Kimberly special December event Katie recaps a Kimberly’s Favorite “Suspicion”, hosted by the incomparable Keith Morrison himself. Dateline attempts to put together, and then take apart, and then put together again, a puzzle of a case involving some super shady business dealings, a high scoring Scrabble word, and the sleek world of loft living in Utah (not a sisterwife in sight). Kimberly officially leaves her friendship with Katie in the dust for a woman with delightful British phraseology and good hair genes. Katie attempts to win Kimberly back with some clever alternative title puns and outside information. (Spoiler: it doesn’t work). Please enjoy this special episode and a very merry Keithmas to all and to all a good night! Official Description from NBC: A loft apartment building in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, is home to an eclectic group of residents. When a wealthy businessman starts working with two of them, a chain of events is set in motion that leaves one of them dead, another arrested for murder. Dateline’s Keith Morrison reports.

For Night 4 of our Happy Hannukahtie and Kimberly series- it’s Part TWO of a massive two-part episode on a one-part Dateline! This highly anticipated second part of “Final Curtain” brings some answers and creates still more unanswered questions regarding the case of the Orange County murderous actors. Where can you buy a velour camouflage blazer (is it special order, asking for a friend)? Will Kimberly be able to look at herself in the mirror after a blatant missed pop culture reference? Will Katie finally be able to shock Kimberly with her outside knowledge (spoiler: of course not)? And do K & K finally have to face the fact that neither one is the music connoisseur they hope to be? Find out in this extra special episode Final Curtain, Part Deuxtheyknowit’schristmastime and another special night of Happy Hannuka-ka-kaaah-ka-ka-kaaah (insert Gob Bluth chicken dance here)! Official Description from NBC: A soon-to-be bride is caught in the middle of a twisted murder plot that has detectives questioning if she played a role in it. The one-hour broadcast features new exclusive interviews and reporting on a whole new chapter unfolding in the case that made national headlines. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

For Night 3 of our Happy Hannukahtie and Kimberly series- it’s Part One of a massive two-part episode on a one-part Dateline! This very special first part covers the recap of “Final Curtain”,  in which Josh Mankiewicz and his famous hanky finds himself in the seedy underbelly of Disneyland Park employees, skateboarding teens, questionable night club musicians and a dangerous group known only as “legbreakers”. If this sounds a bit dramatic…you ain’t seen nothing yet. Discussions include the etiquette of canceling a wedding if you’re a suspect in a murder, what exactly constitutes jazz music, and what it takes to make it in the Orange County musical theatre world (yes it’s a thing and why do K&K suspiciously have so much to say on this subject). Join us for Final Curtain, Part 1 and another special night of Happy Hannukatchmeoutside (howboutdat)! Official Description from NBC: A soon-to-be bride is caught in the middle of a twisted murder plot that has detectives questioning if she played a role in it. The one-hour broadcast features new exclusive interviews and reporting on a whole new chapter unfolding in the case that made national headlines. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

This Night 1 Hanukkah special is a Kimberly’s favorite starting Katie’s very favorite thing in the world- TWINS!! Hosted by the gentleman and scholar, Keith Morrison, K & K delve into the murder of a beautiful Southern hair stylist, who was both classy and a little sassy. This episode teaches us what happens when you don’t hide your journal, when Kimberly can’t find her key in a beloved song, when Katie knows too much about what happens in truck parking lots after dark and how many chia seeds is the fatal amount of chia seeds… Find out before it’s too late in this Hannukahnyoufeelthelovetonight Night 1 episode of A DATE WITH DATELINE! Official Description from NBC: Twin sisters Jasmiyah and Tasmiyah Whitehead discover their mother Nikki savagely murdered in their Conyers, Georgia home. Keith Morrison reports.

Join us for a Thanskgiving size episode of a Date with Dateline! Josh Mankiewicz hosts The Mansion on Ocean Boulevard, a bizarre murder/suicide, accident/suicide, accident/murder, murder/murder, the possibilities are endless! We’ll meet Adam, a man who refuses to look Manky in the eyes (because he’s afraid he might fall in love?), Jonah, a man with a face whose knows no age, and Dina, whose face may betray her to Mank at the most inappropriate moment. It’s a tale of many faces in Rich People Land. Also, Kimberly triumphantly brings some shocking outside info that makes Katie gasp, and Katie teaches Kimberly that twins can look different from each other if they dye their hair! Come along with us for another epic Dateline!  And please, if you know anyone on this season of 90 Day Fiance, sit them down and make them watch this episode. We need to learn from our mistakes or the murders will keep happening. Official Description from NBC: When two tragic deaths occur within one week of each other in a wealthy city in California, families begin to wonder what happened inside a beachfront mansion. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

In this very special 2nd half of a two part-er, Kimberly and Katie further discuss Dateline’s Death Trap hosted by the host who is enough, Dennis Murphy, and delve into the extra information on this famous case from the documentary Evil Genius (on Netflix). In the Part 2 discussion we learn more about grown men in bib overalls and the women who love them, the surprising consequences of a bad decision with a bottle of hair bleach, even more talk about Kimberly’s relationship with cheese and some new gang called the “North Avenue Irregulars”. Please enjoy the conclusion of this story with some extra bonus topics thrown in! Official Description from NBC: When a pizza deliveryman, Brian Wells, robs a bank while claiming he has a bomb locked around his neck, it turns into one of the strangest cases the FBI has ever encountered. Dennis Murphy reports.

In this very special 2 part-er Kimberly and Katie dissect and discuss Dateline’s Death Trap, hosted by the host who is enough, Dennis Murphy and the documentary Evil Genius (on Netflix). In the Part 1 recap of the Dateline episode we learn about white whales, government cheese, grown men in bib overalls and town wide scavenger hunts (yes, it is a thing). Please enjoy this special episode with Kimberly and her new friend Eeyore! Official Description from NBC: When a pizza deliveryman, Brian Wells, robs a bank while claiming he has a bomb locked around his neck, it turns into one of the strangest cases the FBI has ever encountered. Dennis Murphy reports.

Join us for At the Bottom of the Lake, a recap where Kimberly and Katie fawn over Keith Morrison, Canadians and 80’s mustaches. Kimberly’s secret history as a lake person is exposed and very important ethical issues are discussed- such as, how much would you compromise your morals for an expenses paid trip to Japan. Decide for yourself if you can trust a single man with the last name “Smith” in his 40’s who owns a parrot and a fancy sports car.  Please enjoy this very special recap of At the Bottom of A Progressively Bigger Body of Water! Official Description from NBC: A pilot flees after a deadly plane crash, and becomes a fugitive living a double life for decades. He tells his story for the first time to Keith Morrison.

Join us for a super huge recap of A (*whispered) Secret in a Small Town, AKA the Tara Grinstead case, where we argue over what makes a douchebag a douchebag (and it’s not over the douchebag you might think it is) and Katie brings out her very best Nancy Grace impression. Also, Kimberly pitches a new idea for an Andrea Canning game show and Katie doesn’t think it’ll get picked up, not even by the Game Show Network and they’ll put anything on the air. We’ve got lots of opinions in this one and we’re going to need yours to tell us who’s right. So find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and give us your thoughts on a silver platter! Official Description from NBC: When a beloved teacher and former beauty queen goes missing in Georgia, it triggers a decade-long investigation that makes national headlines. Could a surprising revelation break the case wide open? Andrea Canning reports.

Keith is back with a super sized story of missing persons, mistaken identities and a man called Uncle Terry… no wait a man called “Hannibal”. Kimberly and Katie have a lot to say on the subject including why a honeymoon in the woods is never a good idea, what makes a person truly charming, is Dateline is trying to work our tear ducts with the saddest Dad parade, is the best pseudonym the FBI can come up with for an informant really “Joe Snitch” and is he related to “Joe Cool” and “Joe Camel”? Please enjoy this very special serial killer edition of A Date with Dateline! Official Description from NBC: Keith Morrison reports on a notorious serial killer, nicknamed Hannibal, who murdered several people while working as a confidential informant for the FBI. The two-hour broadcast tells the inside story of how he was ultimately caught.

Kimberly and Katie recap and discuss the explosive episode Deadly Intent, hosted by their special friend Josh Mankiewicz! It’s a case of car bombs, sweet moms, Larrys, invisible Jerrys, prison interviews, Kimberly’s latest ailment and very helpful witness with a very questionable nickname. Please enjoy this very special episode of A Date with Dateline and Merry Christmas Movie Houuuuse! Official Description from NBC: A car bomb explodes in front of a suburban San Diego day care home. Josh Mankiewicz reports on the driver, a married mother of three children.

For Dateline’s episode “The Match” Queen Canning returns with a shocking story where a brave young woman survives a horrible attack and slowly recovers memories to send her evil offender to jail! This episode has it all: Hypnosis! Fancy New DNA techniques! A Heroine everyone can root for! And a Couple of A + Detectives, to boot! At the very least there is an offender so foul (barely- there Hollister tank top, chest tattoos and mommy issues) that Kimberly and Katie are going to be steering clear of the mall for a while… Join us and a whole lot of sisters around The View tab, in this week’s podcast! Official Description from NBC: A high school girl, nearly beaten to death in her own home, goes under hypnosis in an attempt to identify her attacker. Andrea Canning reports.