True Story Media Presents: PRETEND

True Story Media Presents: PRETEND

In the third installment of True Story Media Presents, Andrea sits down with Javier Leiva—host and creator of PRETEND. The two talk about how they first connected, their new partnership under True Story Media, and the overlapping themes in their work. They dig into the emotional toll of telling true crime stories, and Javier shares his path from local news and documentary filmmaking into the world of true crime podcasting, and how his show has become a space to unravel deception, trauma, and control. Javier also introduces listeners to one of his latest series: The Internet Saves the Bachelor. It follows former Bachelor star Clayton Echard as he’s pulled into a web of deception by Laura Owens—including a fabricated pregnancy that spiraled into chaos. *** Listen to PRETEND: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretend/id1245307962 Order Andrea’s book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy. Click here to view our sponsors. Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show! Subscribe on YouTube where we have full episodes and lots of bonus content. Follow Andrea on Instagram: @andreadunlop Buy Andrea's books here. For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit MunchausenSupport.com The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines can be downloaded here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Revisiting Kowalski Part Three: The Breaking Point

Revisiting Kowalski Part Three: The Breaking Point

In the third part of our Kowalski recap, Andrea walks through the events that led to Maya’s hospitalization and what hospital staff observed in those first days. As doctors quickly became concerned ab...

5 Mar 39min

Revisiting Kowalski Part Two: The Descent

Revisiting Kowalski Part Two: The Descent

In this episode, Andrea sheds light on the disconnect between the narrative presented publicly vs the medical records and trial testimony. She traces how ketamine became the driving force in Maya Kowa...

26 Feb 33min

Revisiting Kowalski Part One: The Turn

Revisiting Kowalski Part One: The Turn

Andrea has been following the Kowalski v Johns Hopkins All Children's case since it first received national attention, and previously covered it in depth in our third season. Within this 4-part series...

19 Feb 32min

Cramped! With Kate Downey

Cramped! With Kate Downey

In this conversation, Kate Downey, the host and creator of the podcast Cramped, shares her personal journey with severe period pain and the challenges she faced in the medical system. She discusses th...

12 Feb 1h 20min

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Part 2

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Part 2

In Part Two of Andrea’s conversation with Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Gypsy reflects on systemic failures by doctors and child protective services and the long-term impact of being conditioned to fear helpe...

5 Feb 42min

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Part 1

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Part 1

In this episode, Andrea talks with Gypsy Rose Blanchard about life after surviving Munchausen by proxy, incarceration, and becoming a public figure without her consent. Two years after her release fro...

30 Jan 1h

The Lisa Campbell Goins Case with Mike Weber

The Lisa Campbell Goins Case with Mike Weber

In this episode, Andrea is joined once again by retired detective and medical child abuse expert Mike Weber to discuss a case that closely mirrors patterns we saw in season 6 of the show. The conversa...

22 Jan 51min

The Warrior Eli Hoax Part 2 with Taryn Wright

The Warrior Eli Hoax Part 2 with Taryn Wright

In part two of Andrea’s conversation with writer and former hoax hunter Taryn Wright, the discussion shifts from the Warrior Eli case to the broader impact of exposing deception online. Together, Andr...

15 Jan 54min

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