My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark · Podcast summary

MFM Minisode 505

Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark celebrate Grandparents' Day with a special minisode featuring listener-submitted stories about their grandparents, including tales of bootlegging, heroic acts, and mischievous pranks.

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark · September 14, 2026 · 26-min episode · 7-min read

Key takeaways

🥃Lexi's great-grandpa, a rum-runner during Prohibition, met Al Capone, adding a surprising twist to family history.03:44
📜A robbery at Lexi's grandma's house led to the discovery of her adoption papers, revealing her 'sister' was actually her mother.05:01
🤡Grandma Bubblegum, a children's birthday party clown, chased her mischievous grandson Kevin down the street in full clown attire, leading to a 911 call from concerned citizens.09:23
🦸‍♀️Grandma Gail, a 5'1" woman, tackled a robber who was loading expensive TVs into a van, holding him under citizen's arrest until the police arrived.17:04
🕵️‍♂️M's Nan and Pop caught a peeping Tom who turned out to be Eric Edgar Cook, 'the Night Caller,' a notorious serial killer.20:09
💍Grandma Nancy pranked her son-in-law by giving him a Cracker Jack ring for his proposal, a joke that lasted two decades.24:20

Chapters

3:53Grandparents' Day Spectacular
5:33Grandma and Al Capone: A Bootlegging Legacy
13:41Grandma Bubblegum the Clown
25:04Grandma, the Hometown Hero
31:45The Night Caller and the Peeping Tom
39:04Grandma's Pranks and Deathbed Confessions
44:58Grandma's Superstitions

The digest

Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, the dynamic duo behind My Favorite Murder, dedicated a special minisode to Grandparents' Day, sharing a collection of listener-submitted stories that highlight the extraordinary and often hilarious lives of their grandparents. From rum-running during Prohibition to tackling robbers and enduring elaborate pranks, these stories paint a vivid picture of the wisdom, resilience, and occasional mischief that grandparents bring to our lives.

The Grandparents' Day Spectactular

The episode kicks off with Karen and Georgia expressing their love and respect for all grandparents, setting the stage for a "Grandparents' Day Spectacular." Georgia, in particular, notes that her go-to example for a combination story has always been "Grandma and Al Capone," a seemingly impossible pairing that, as the episode unfolds, proves to be surprisingly relevant. The hosts emphasize the importance of these stories, acknowledging the unique and often untold histories held within families.

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