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Survivor"s Guide to True Crime

Kimberly Corban & Kara Robinson Chamberlain

"Survivor"s Guide to True Crime" is an interview-style podcast hosted by victim advocates Kimberly Corban and Kara Robinson Chamberlain. Discover true stories of survival, healing, and hope beyond the headlines. Listen as fellow survivors reclaim their narratives and share their experiences in an effort to educate and empower listeners.

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25: Chapter 22 | Podcast Movement with Anna Van Valin...

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/08/16

This year, during the world’s largest podcasting conference, a group of survivors and independent producers will be taking the stage with a panel titled, “True Crime Podcasts That Help Not Hurt: How to Produce True Crime Ethically.” Their goal is to start a conversation about changing the way we approach, produce, and commodify these dramatic stories. Ahead of their live Podcast Movement panel, Anna Van Valin and Christine O'Donnell join Kim and Kara on SGTC for a discussion about the state of the

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24: BONUS | Kim's Parole Hearing Update

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/08/09

Kim talks with Kara in real-time to process and dissect her experience with her attacker's recent parole hearing. Kim also plays the recordings of her and Michael's testimonies to the parole board for the first time as Kara reacts. "I am the best-case scenario, and it's still this hard for me. And that needs to change." Join Kim and Kara's "Captive Audience" by visiting https://www.patreon.com/SGTC. Like what we're doing here? Be sure to subscribe, rate, review. The more people this show

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23: Chapter 21 | Shadowed with Julie Whitehead

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/08/03

This episode discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. Some listeners may find this disturbing. If you or someone you know is contemplating self-harm, please, contact your physician, go to your local ER, or call the suicide prevention hotline in your country. For the United States, the numbers are as follows: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255), or message the Crisis Text Line at 741741. Both programs provide free, confidential support 24/7. This week, Kara owns her

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58:44

22: Chapter 20 | Community As Justice with Lauren...

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/07/19

Is it cake or is it trauma? Starting out our return from the almost-dead with some talk about Kim's obsessive personality, Taylor Swift, Kara's grumpy cat tendencies, and those magical, healing moments you experience in life. Our guest this week is Lauren Weingarten, the founder of MTMV (Me Too Many Voices Community). Lauren joins Kara and Kim to talk about her experience making community in the aftermath of her assault and in the absence of justice and the complications of sharing your story as a

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21: Chapter 19 | Trauma-Informed Mental Health with...

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/07/05

Summer Forlenza LMFT joins Kim & Kara as an expert guest. Talking about trauma-informed mental health, Summer sheds light on popular therapeutic approaches used for survivors and their support persons. Summer Forlenza helps people to heal from trauma and to support the survivors in their lives so that we can build a world with more compassion, connection, and joy. She does this through her work as a therapist, educator, and facilitator. Summer graduated with her Master’s in Clinical

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20: BONUS | Summertime Cadence and Support for...

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/06/29

We are changing up our cadence over the summer--new episodes will drop every other week! Mike's TEDxMileHigh Digital Rewatch premieres Wednesday, June 28th at about 8pm MST (10PM EST). Sign up for free through the Event Bright link and watch on Youtube: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxmilehigh-transcend-virtual-premiere-registration-658571333587?keep_tld=1 Please take time to check in on your friends and family who are victims of stalking. Yesterday's ruling by the Supreme Court ignores the

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19: Chapter 18 | Catch Up with Kim & Kara

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/06/23

This week Kim and Kara do a little catching up on random topics they haven't had the chance to discuss with each other until now. Hear about Enneagrams, home birth in an RV, a surprise baby in your sweatpants, ghost farts, Taylor Swift's symbolic $1, jailbreaking blackberries, Apple OS nerd alert via Kara, awareness grenade app (actually called Noonlight), gender predictions, and more! Links Mentioned: Free Enneagram Test (You don't have to pay for your results) World Wide Developer's

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18: Chapter 17 | See Us with Benzii Diaz

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/06/07

Get ready to feel some feelings this week. Although for Kara, the feelings are mostly nausea. Pregnancy is kicking her butt this time around so the vibes while Kim and Kara play catch up are rather relaxed. Updates on former guests Avremi Zippel and Michael Rourke are on tap as well as SGTC making a pretty cool ethical true crime top ten list. Benzii Diaz joins Kim and Kara to talk about her experiences as a child and how they impacted her into adulthood. Still early in her recovery journey,

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17: Chapter 16 | Becoming Your Own Superhero with Dr....

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/05/31

Kim and Kara return from their mid-season break with some BIG news! Dr. Sheena C. Howard joins the podcast detailing her love of comics, writing, and telling her story of how she became the superhero she needed. Dr. Sheena C. Howard is the first Black woman to win an Eisner award at San Diego Comic-Con for her first book, Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation (2014). The Eisner is considered the ‘Oscars of Comics.’ Howard has published comic books for both Marvel (Illusion of Fairness,

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16: Chapter 15 | Now I Speak with Anna Nasset

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/05/17

Kara is back from Italy just in time for Kim to leave for Pebble Beach. Anna Nasset joins K&K for a discussion that could have lasted hours, but brings a crime to light so often shrouded in the dark. Stalking, also known as "slow-motion homicide" rarely allows its survivors to speak publicly, but thanks to Anna's gut instincts, diligent investigators, and a prosecution team willing to seek the maximum penalty, Anna has the ability to educate, speak, write, and live her life freely while her

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15: BONUS | The Murder Diaries with SGTC

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/05/10

In this bonus episode, Kim and Kara joined Natalie and Paige of "The Murder Diaries" podcast to discuss ethics in true crime as both survivors and now show hosts within the genre. From the M Diaries: "Today on The Murder Diaries we're doing something a little different. We're speaking about ethics and advocacy in true crime with two people we've learned a lot from. Our friends from Survivor's Guide to True Crime, Kara Robinson Chamberlain and Kimberly Corban Rourke." The Murder Diaries Website:

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14: Chapter 14 | Q&A with Kim & Kara

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/05/03

In the first question-and-answer episode of SGTC, Kim and Kara take listener questions. Some of the topics include communicating your needs and asking for help before its too late. Grief processing doesn't always just mean death and solo travel tips where feeling the feels makes an appearance. Kim would have two nickels and explains why that's not a lot but it's weird that it happened twice. Both Kim and Kara were apparently raised on NASCAR, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and America's Most

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50:46

13: Chapter 13 | Not What I Expected with Avremi Zippel

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/04/26

Nachos are Kara's favorite food, and you'll all be asking "is the cheese throughout?" the next time you order them. Early interwebs videos, college jobs, and hoping Terry Crews will grace the podcast with an interview someday start this chapter off on an eclectic note before introducing today's guest. Avremi Zippel joins Kim and Kara for a conversation you'll probably want to listen to a few times to digest all of the wisdom this survivor imparts. His journey through reclaiming his voice, healing

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12: Chapter 12 | Tricked: The Reality of Trafficking...

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/04/19

The ladies had a busy week full of advocacy and speaking. Kara trained the crew at Audio Chuck on ethics in true crime and Kim was the closing keynote for EVAWI's annual conference in Chicago. Favorite ice cream flavors, haircuts, rabid internet piercing enthusiasts, and the correct pronunciation of 'measurement' are hot topics before SGTC is deemed the "female gaze" of podcast shows. Also, shoutout to Pedro Pascal because…well… he's Pedro Pascal. Tanya Gould joins Kim and Kara this week for an

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11: Chapter 11 | Prosecutorial Vicarious Trauma with...

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/04/12

After a long commute from his living room to his wife's office down the hall, Weld County District Attorney Michael J. Rourke joins Kim and Kara for a conversation about his career as a prosecutor. Better known on the podcast as "Kim's husband", Mike has been a prosecutor in Colorado for the past 25 years. A review of his highest profile cases and the moment he realized vicarious trauma had become a very real part of his life, reveal a much-needed perspective for true crime consumers. Michael J

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10: Chapter 10 | Start By Believing with Alison...

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/04/05

It's Start by Believing day! Did you know the two behaviors shown to be most helpful to survivors are having someone to talk to and being believed? Well luckily Kim and Kara are here to talk to you and believe you. This week, the ladies discuss triggers vs. avoidance, buying land, and lessons in consent via ear-piercing. Alison Jones-Lockwood joins Kim and Kara to talk about End Violence Against Women International and the Start by believing campaign as well as the upcoming annual conference held

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9: Chapter 9 | Freedom Gets the Final Say with Catie...

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/03/29

What did the buffalo say to his son when he left for college… Kara's been galivanting around the country delivering keynotes and Kim has been…editing. It's fine. They're fine. Discussion of the TikTok hearings and positive impacts the app has had on Kim and Kara's lives kick off this episode before Catie Reay joins the conversation. Don't mind the pitter patter of little feet, and what one child would later describe as "a very big picture" falling down in the background. It's all in a happily

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8: Chapter 8 | Hope is Real with Jazz Thornton

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/03/22

Kim gets a Buffalo tee! And YOU get a buffalo tee! Everyone gets a buffalo tee! Well, everyone except for Kara because hers still hasn't shipped. The ladies gush over their new skin care products from Maya Chia and talk about the connection between some forms of self-care and feeling in your own body. Mental health advocate and New Zealand's favorite celebrity Jazz Thornton joins Kim and Kara for a riveting conversation on hope, change, and how great the world is with you in it. Share what's on

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7: Chapter 7 | Surviving Epstein with Jess Michaels

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/03/15

Kim and Kara talk about assigning colors to their feelings, the loneliness of advocacy work, creating community, and launching "Captive Audience" on Patreon with bonus content available now. This week's guest pulls no punches in describing her recruitment, manipulation, and victimization at the hands of one of the most prolific human traffickers in modern history. Jess Michaels joins Kim and Kara to recount how this professional dancer was groomed and sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein himself

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6: Chapter 6 | Waiting to be Heard with Amanda Knox

Survivor"s Guide to True Crime ·

2023/03/08

Kim & Kara start off a little-slap happy discussing their current struggles. They share coping mechanisms, titanium teeth, Kara hitting half a million followers on the clock app, and Kim's love of all things Kim Possible. They welcome Amanda Knox to the conversation to tackle subjects like "unpopular" trauma-responses, secondary survivors, and why she agreed to partake in the documentary project about the miscarriage of justice in her case. Amanda Knox is an exoneree, journalist, public

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