Episode 116: Michael Avenatti / The Jersey Devil

Spring has sprung, Queerdos, and beautiful things are in bloom! We've gathered a couple of fresh-cut stories for your ears this week. First, in our True Crime Story, Edie whisks us all the way back to 2018 for the rise and fall of your neoliberal aunt's once-favorite guy, Michael Avenatti. #basta Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Miss finally--finally!--introduces us to a top-tier cryptid: the Jersey Devil. So start your engines, look out for Mother Leeds's thirteenth child, and get ready for this week's show. Let's dive in!

Avenatti:

https://www.axios.com/2019/03/25/timeline-michael-avenatti

https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/lawyer-michael-avenatti-sentenced-14-years-federal-prison-stealing-millions-dollars

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/michael-avenatti-sentenced-48-months-prison-identity-theft-and-defrauding-former-client?mod=article_inline

https://www.reuters.com/legal/court-upholds-michael-avenatti-conviction-defrauding-stormy-daniels-2024-03-06/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/michael-avenatti-gets-2-12-years-prison-nike-extortion-scheme-2021-07-08/

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stormy-daniels-on-michael-avenatti-i-never-liked-him-and-i-never-trusted-him-9b2c982b

https://time.com/5434317/michael-avenatti/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-directed-legal-action-to-enforce-stormy-danielss-hush-agreement-1538478000?mod=mktw&mod=article_inline&adobe_mc=MCMID%3D17224201641744362533858299249565100439%7CMCORGID%3DCB68E4BA55144CAA0A4C98A5%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1711213803

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/uta-avenatti-scaramucci-cnn-msnbc-1202813942/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-avenatti-and-scaramucci-show-fails-to-deliver-on-colbert

https://jalopnik.com/michael-avenatti-says-his-love-of-racin-could-derail-hi-1830133013

https://jalopnik.com/high-profile-lawyer-michael-avenatti-allegedly-funded-h-1834034064

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-avenatti-charged-taxes-20190411-story.html

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/24/politics/michael-avenatti-mistrial/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/08/politics/michael-avenatti-prison-nike-extortion/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/22/politics/michael-avenatti-stormy-daniels-indictment/index.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawyer-avenatti-be-sentenced-defrauding-stormy-daniels-2022-06-02/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/court-reviews-avenatti-appeal-stormy-daniels-fraud-conviction-2024-01-05/

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/25/politics/michael-avenatti/index.html

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/04/1078363467/stormy-daniels-michael-avenatti-convicted

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/02/1102692689/avenatti-4-years-prison-for-cheating-stormy-daniels#:~:text=Michael%20Avenatti%20is%20convicted%20of,it%20on%20%22blind%20ambition.%22

https://www.thedailybeast.com/stormy-daniels-michael-avenatti-filed-defamation-case-against-trump-against-my-wishes/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/court-upholds-michael-avenatti-conviction-defrauding-stormy-daniels-2024-03-06/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Avenatti

The Jersey Devil:

https://weirdnj.com/stories/jersey-devil/
https://pinelandsalliance.org/learn-about-the-pinelands/pinelands-history-and-culture/the-jersey-devil-and-folklore/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil

https://www.njvid.net/show.php?pid=njcore:16575

https://web.archive.org/web/20100202013405/http://www.americanfolklore.net/folktales/nj6.html