My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 84: Harvard 2

February 18, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

  • The Format: Casual recap podcast (Rewind with Karen and Georgia) revisiting a 2017 My Favorite Murder episode (#84, "Harvard 2") with fresh banter, updates, and insights.
  • The Key Players: Hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark—comedy duo behind MFM. Their chemistry is electric: rapid-fire tangents, self-deprecating jabs, and unfiltered true crime obsession, blending irreverent humor with horror.
  • The Vibe: Fun and chaotic, laced with dark true crime—hilarious tangents offset gut-wrenching stories for a "laugh-to-cringe" rollercoaster.

🗝️ Key Themes & Topics

Hosts riff on life, pop culture, and true crime deep dives, recapping with 2026 hindsight. Entertainment peaks in absurd banter amid shocking tales.

  • Topic 1: Pre-Crime Banter & Life Updates – Flight paranoia (blood clots from tight pants/mom's ghost advice), live show merch love, TV recs like The Sinner, mom's horticulture school at 71 ("Little Shop of Horticulture"), Carvel ice cream nostalgia.
  • Topic 2: Theresa Knorr Saga – Georgia's main story: Alcoholic mom's sadistic abuse of 6 kids, forcing sons to burn/starve sisters alive in 1980s Sacramento. Cops ignore survivor Terry's pleas until 1993 America's Most Wanted tip.
  • Topic 3: Karen's Quick-Hit Crimes – Modern oddities: Fake Persian Mummy hoax (murdered woman ins

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (03:24) **Rewind Intro: Episode 84 Recap**
  • 2 (04:21) **Christine Movie & Travel Banter**
  • 3 (08:45) **Live Shows & Merch Excitement**
  • 4 (10:46) **Carvel Ice Cream Nostalgia**
  • 5 (12:47) **Claremont as "Harvard 2"**
  • 6 (14:06) **TV Recommendation: The Sinner**
  • 7 (17:35) **Blood Clot & Catholic Church Updates**

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Show Notes

It's time to Rewind with Karen & Georgia!

This week, K & G recap Episode 84: Harvard 2. Georgia discussed the case of Theresa Knorr and Karen covered a selection of modern true crime tales. Tune in for all-new commentary, case updates and more!

Whether you've listened a thousand times or you're new to the show, join the conversation as we look back on our old episodes and discuss the life lessons we’ve learned along the way. Head to social media to share your favorite moments from this episode!  

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My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest in true crime and have covered stories of infamous serial killers like the Night Stalker, mysterious cold cases, captivating cults, incredible survivor stories and important events from history like the Tulsa race massacre of 1921.

The Exactly Right podcast network provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics, including true crime, comedy, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark