The Karen & Ellen Letters

The Karen & Ellen Letters

Studio BOTH/AND

Episodes 24
Avg. Duration 24m
Activity Active
Since Aug 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every Few Days
Format
Serial
Hosting
www.spreaker.com

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About This Podcast

In 2005, I received a stack of found, hand-written letters between two (stupid?) young women and their (long-suffering?) landlord. That gift would send me on a fifteen-year search for the truth. It was a comedic investigation that demanded some pretty complex interrogation: Who owns a story? How honest is our nostalgia? What does it mean to be a difficult woman? How do we engage in sexism and patriarchal gender roles? And, of course, does gas smell like avocados? And are allegations made by alligators?

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S3E1 Retrospective 1: The Ignition

Jun 05, 2026 1h 25m Bonus Transcript

To celebrate 10 years in podcasting, we're spending the summer going back in time and both highlighting key episodes and telling the stories behind them; you’ll get new behind-the-scenes information…

S2E10 0210. Go Be Free

Mar 06, 2024 31m Transcript

Truth is a tricky thing. Three girls lived in a cottage once. They are both everywhere and nowhere in these versions of the Truth.Starring:Lori Snyder as DotAdrienne Hardison as HelenaMatt Peelen as…

S2E9 0209. Sunrise/Sunset

Mar 06, 2024 30m Transcript

The results are in. Mark moves on. Crochet Pants looks back. A life is celebrated. A birthday is celebrated. Aloha Karen watches the sunrise. Starring:Lori Snyder as DotAdrienne Hardison as…

S2E8 0208. Two Sweet Sand Pigs

Mar 06, 2024 21m Transcript

The results are in. Mark moves on. Crochet Pants looks back. A life is celebrated. A birthday is celebrated. Aloha Karen watches the sunrise. Starring:Lori Snyder as DotAdrienne Hardison as…

S2 0207. The Big Guy

Feb 21, 2024 21m Transcript

We touch base with David. Dot & Helena look at "pics." Patty tells a friend about her wedding. Josh finds something at the bottom of a rabbit hole. Starring:Chris Braaten as Rod DowneyChris Green…

S2E6 0206. Bestselling Feline Author

Feb 21, 2024 20m Transcript

Helena gets upset with the news. Ellen has her eye on a cat painting. Josh can't believe his eyes. Darren spills the beans. Thanksgiving is celebrated on opposite ends of the…

S2E5 0205. Karen, Karen, Karen

Feb 21, 2024 27m Transcript

Dot tells Helena about her daughter's wedding. Josh and Sara try to sort out several possible Karens. Email Karen returns. Crochet Pants enters the fold. And Ellen catches another mouse. Starring:…

S2 0204. The Deal

Feb 14, 2024 25m Transcript

Helena fondly remembers Dot's daughter and her friend. The girls return from vacation. Ellen continues to struggle with geography. Josh reaches out to an old friend. Starring:• Sara Stapleton as…

S2E3 0203. In My Legal Opinion

Feb 14, 2024 27m Transcript

There's something oddly familiar, but strangely foreign about this. But what does it all mean, Leslie? Leslie? Starring: • Chris Green as David • Josh Hallmark as Himself• Lori Anyder as Dot • Deana…

S2E2 0202. I Can't Wait to Get Over the Wall

Feb 14, 2024 27m Transcript

Helena reconnects with an old friend. Someone is having a really bad day. Ellen wants free firewood. Ants! Ellen leaves something behind. Josh finds something alarming. Where's Leslie? Starring: •…

S2E1 0201. How to Catch a Mouse

Feb 14, 2024 16m Transcript

Dot loses her dog. Mark gets scolded. Karen spies on her neighbors. Someone is up to something. Josh tries to reconcile timelines. Ellen catches a mouse. Starring: • Lori Snyder as Dot • Nina Innsted…

Studio BOTH/AND News & Announcements

Jan 31, 2024 3m Bonus Transcript

Catch up on all things Studio BOTH/AND for the month of February (and beyond).This month's news:• New tours and events • Unsafe Spaces update • The Karen & Ellen Letters update • True Crime…

Season 2 Launches 2/6! Enjoy this teaser.

Jan 30, 2024 6m Transcript

What (and when) is Ellen doing with all these mice?What are Mark and Bonnie up to?What did Josh and Sara find?Who's baking ham from the internet?The Big D????Season 2 will take you out of California,…

S1E7 7. You Know Who

Dec 14, 2023 1h 12m Transcript

The season finale.Season 2 begins on January 29.The Karen & Ellen Letters are found correspondenceNarrated and produced by: Josh HallmarkStarring: Sara Stapleton, Sara Kitcher, Jeff Powell, Matt…

S1E4 6. A Sober Dog

Oct 27, 2023 25m Transcript

In 1989: Ellen has concerns, Karen & Rob are at their wit's end, and Mark mourns a loss.In 2012: Things get meta.The Karen & Ellen Letters are found correspondenceNarrated and produced by:…

Check out my newest show: Unsafe Spaces

Oct 19, 2023 11m Trailer Transcript

Unsafe Spaces is an investigative, serialized true crime podcast that explores the crimes that take place in the places we’re supposed to feel safest. In Season One: Tampa’s Missing Men, I explore…

S1E5 5. Dear Josh

Oct 12, 2023 24m

The train goes off the tracks.The Karen & Ellen Letters are found correspondence.Narrated and produced by: Josh Hallmark.Starring: Sara Stapleton, Sara Kitcher, Jeff Powell, Matt Peelen, and…

S1E4 4. It Could Have Happened to Anyone

Sep 28, 2023 29m Transcript

In 2012, the Josh struggles with the joy vs. the reality of the letters. In 1988, Karen honeymoons, Ellen prepares to move out, and Mark sends the girls what's left of their deposit. In 2017, people…

Conversations with Stephanie Sabin

Sep 26, 2023 1h 7m Bonus Transcript

WARNING: This contains general spoilers about the scope of the Karen & Ellen Letters story. We talk around how the investigation ends, without giving away exact or detailed information.Stephanie…

S1E3 3. You Know What That Means

Sep 21, 2023 29m Transcript

In 2006, Josh begins to find evidence that three of the letter-writers actually exist.In 1988, the girls celebrate a milestone, Karen and Mark find themselves at an impasse, and Mark finds joy in an…

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