What you would do if your kiddo committed a crime? The Last One At The Wedding.

Books With Your Besties

12/06/24 • 43 min

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What do the Jon Benet Ramsey and Casey Anthony cases have to do with our book of the month The Last One at The Wedding by Jason Rekulak? Listen in and find out!
What would Emily or Ashley do if they knew one of their kids committed a crime? Thank you to our listener Tracee for her wedding story!
TW: Sodomy, child abuse, graphic violence, suicide, SA, murder
MAJOR spoilers from the book
Show notes:
0-2:00 Chit chat and intro and our rating of the book
2:00 Frank - our favorite character
5:00 What made Ashley gag and not Emily (preview)
5:30-7:30 Maggie and Aiden
8:00 Why did Tammy horrify us
9:30 The impact money has on our decision making
11:30 How did Jason research this amount of wealth?
13:45-20:00 Would you turn your kiddo in for a crime?
20:35 Ellie Nessler
23:00 creepy Catherine
24:00 WHAT made Ashley gag and not Emily
28:00 Harlows Study
31:00 WHAT story from the book is true?
31:30 Funny wedding stories
36:00 Where do wedding traditions come from?
40:00 Weddings and vow renewals
Poll: https://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2013/10/click-survey-would-you-ever-help-cover-up-your-childs-crime.html
LA times Ellie Nessler - https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-nesler30-2008dec30-story.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-wont-say-leads-jonbenet-case-say-s-obvious-want-solve-rcna182477
https://people.com/all-about-casey-anthony-parents-george-cindy-anthony-8422484
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-19/kristin-smarts-dad-says-justice-not-over-with-flores-conviction
https://www.justia.com/criminal/aggravating-mitigating-factors/
Harlows Study https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/obsonline/harlows-classic-studies-revealed-the-importance-of-maternal-contact.html
Wedding flood https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-01-mn-8872-story.html

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12/06/24 • 43 min

Books With Your Besties - What you would do if your kiddo committed a crime? The Last One At The Wedding.

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The Last one at the wedding

Hi, I'm Emily. I'm Ashley, and this is books with your besties. Hey, friends. Jump right in with Emily and I as we hit record before we actually started talking about the book. Be a nightmare. It's just pitch black in my room because it's 4 p.m.. Don't mind me, but you need a Christmas tree like me. I know we're putting them up on Friday. I'm sorry. I'm so hungry. Do you ever get the Trader Joe's brand jelly beans? Oh, God, they're so good. T

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