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 What happens when the line between a survivor’s reality and the entertainment industry’s narrative begins to blur? Join Latine filmmaker and true crime expert Celene Beth Olsen for a grounded exploration of the intersection between media and human trauma. As a survivor herself, Celene Beth brings a necessary, nuanced lens to the ethics of the industry and the mechanics of how these stories are produced. The podcast serves as a bridge, bringing together the industry insiders behind the camera and the participants in front of it for candid, thoughtful dialogue. By exploring these two worlds together, the show highlights the responsibility of storytelling and the human experience at the heart of every case. Special guests include Julie Murray, Terra Newell, Sarah Cailean, Rise Above Justice founder Zachary Mallory, Callahan Walsh, and more. Two seasons of the podcast are available now!True Crime and Hollywood: A Personal Tale Crimini reali
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  • Lauren's Personal Tale Part ii

    Lauren's Personal Tale Part ii
    Oct 28 2026

    Content & Sensitivity Note: While this episode touches on trauma, abuse, and survivor experiences, all topics are discussed in context and are non-explicit. Thank you for listening.


    In this powerful continuation of

    True Crime & Hollywood: A Personal Tale, Lauren Weingarten is back for Part ii of her personal tale. Celene Beth and Lauren sit down for an expansive conversation reflecting on the current landscape of survivors in media and the ongoing shift toward ethical, survivor-centered narratives.


    Lauren offers a critical reflection on an event she attended years ago with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk (author of

    The Body Keeps the Score), examining the harms that occur when widely accepted frameworks contradict authentic, trauma-informed principles. She discusses recently sharing her experience on Instagram, and how her subsequent trauma education provided deep validation for her own trauma responses and a stronger understanding of survivor-centered support.


    Together, they highlight her co-founded

    Survivor Stories Deserve Better initiative—which establishes global proposals and resources for ethical journalism—and examine MTMV Community Support Network’s current offerings, with a special focus on tailoring support for survivors over the age of 40 and finding true justice in community. To round out the conversation, Lauren offers a sweet update on her beloved pup, Donut, and shares what is on the horizon for her advocacy and community-building work.


    Essential Resources & Related Organizations:


    • ​MTMV Community Support Network: Peer support groups, workshops, and survivor resources at
    mtmvsupport.com | Instagram: @mtmvcommunity
    • ​Survivor Stories Deserve Better Initiative: Global proposals and guidelines for ethical media coverage at
    mtmvsupport.com/survivor-stories-deserve-better | Instagram: @survivorstoriesdeservebetter
    • ​Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ):
    Code of Ethics for ethical standards in journalism and reporting
    • ​FWD-Doc: Engagement and representation for filmmakers and storytellers with disabilities at
    fwd-doc.org
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    1 ora e 3 min
  • Kasia's Personal Tale

    Kasia's Personal Tale
    Oct 21 2026

    Content & Sensitivity Note: While this episode touches on public tragedy, childhood loss, and murder, all topics are discussed in context and are non-explicit. Thank you for listening.


    In this deeply moving episode of

    True Crime & Hollywood: A Personal Tale, Celene Beth sits down with speaker, advocate, and survivor Kasia Janus for an expansive, human-centered conversation on grief, agency, and what it truly means to reclaim a family's history from the media lens.


    When Kasia was just four years old, her world was fundamentally shifted by one of America’s most high-profile unsolved tragedies—the 1982 Tylenol murders—which claimed the lives of her father, Adam Janus, her uncle, Stanley Janus, and her aunt, Theresa Janus. Celene Beth and Kasia explore the reality of navigating that profound loss as a young child, and how Kasia learned to set firm, intentional boundaries with press and production teams to safeguard her family's humanity over decades of public scrutiny.


    Together, they discuss the troubling rise of true-crime entertainment and pop-culture novelties, addressing how the glorification of violent offenders impacts real families and what it means to live on the other side of that public spectacle. She also opens up about a powerful moment of connection: meeting Pulitzer Prize–winning photojournalist John H. White, the man who captured a deeply meaningful photograph of her at her father’s funeral that she still treasures today.


    Essential Resources & Related Organizations:

    • ​Rainbows for All Children: Youth grief support and community resources at
    rainbows.org
    • ​Screen Trust: Resources for participant care, equity, and sustainability in non-fiction media at
    dpealliance.org
    • ​Documentary Accountability Working Group (DAWG): Ethics and accountability frameworks in non-fiction storytelling at
    docaccountability.org
    • ​Association of Mental Health Coordinators: Trauma-informed practices and participant care in production at
    mentalhealthcoordinators.org
    • ​PBS Chicago Stories: Watch Kasia’s feature on
    PBS Chicago Stories
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    1 ora e 10 min
  • Natalie's Personal Tale

    Natalie's Personal Tale
    Oct 14 2026

    In this essential episode of True Crime & Hollywood: A Personal Tale, host Celene Beth sits down with Natalie Bullock Brown—proud director and co-founder of the Documentary Accountability Working Group (DAWG)—for an expansive, heart-centered conversation on values, ethics, and accountability in nonfiction media.


    Celene Beth and Natalie explore her multi-faceted background—reflecting on her career beginning as an associate producer on Ken Burns’ landmark 10-part PBS series, Jazz, her growth as a documentary producer and emerging director, and her extensive fellow and mentorship roles across Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center, DOC NYC, Sundance, and Rockwood Institute. They dive into how DAWG came to be in 2020 during a time of national racial reckoning, emerging out of a vital need to challenge traditional documentary practices and center care, consent, and collaboration in filmmaking.


    Natalie shares how DAWG continues to collaborate with change makers, collectives, and allied organizations across the field—including the likes of Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Film in Mind, and the Documentary Producers Alliance—challenging all of us to learn, evolve, and reflect on how stories are told and who holds power behind and in front of the lens. Together, they explore what true systemic change looks like when values and ethics guide documentary storytelling from reflection all the way to release.


    Featured Frameworks & Essential Links:

    • ​DAWG Framework:
    docaccountability.org/framework
    • ​DAWG Syllabus:
    docaccountability.org/syllabus
    • ​Working Films:
    workingfilms.org
    • ​DPA Ethics Resource Library:
    docproducers.org/erl
    • ​A True Story of Reflection - With Love:
    shorensteincenter.org/resource/true-story-reflection-love
    • ​Ethics Squad:
    instagram.com/ethicssquad
    • ​Margie Ratliff's Screen Trust:
    dpealliance.org


    Allied Organizations & Field Resources:

    • ​Brown Girls Doc Mafia:
    browngirlsdocmafia.org
    • ​Film in Mind:
    filminmind.co.uk
    • ​Nonfiction Core Application (Filmmaker Resource):
    documentary.org/nonfiction-core-application-project


    To learn more about the standardized grant framework mentioned in the resources, check out this guide on the

    Nonfiction Core Application Project, which walks through how major funding organizations collaborate to streamline proposal requirements for independent documentarians.


    Keep creating, filmmakers!
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    1 ora e 25 min
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