Anatomy of Lies: Deception, Tragedy, and New Beginnings

Ever wondered about the lengths someone might go to feel seen and heard? In our latest episode, we unravel the eye-opening story of Elizabeth Finch, a Grey's Anatomy writer who faked having cancer for nearly a decade. Her deception, now spotlighted in the Peacock docuseries "Anatomy of Lies," prompts a broader discussion about authenticity and the extremes of human behavior. We also grapple with the sobering narrative of an off-duty Detroit police officer's tragic "suicide by cop," shedding light on the pressing need for improved mental health support within law enforcement and society. Additionally, a new poll reveals that 59% of voters favor a federal ban on transgender procedures for minors, a stance already enacted by 25 states, sparking a crucial conversation on societal change and cultural sentiments.

But that's not all—brace yourself for an exciting new addition to our podcast lineup! Introducing "Yo Carol," our thrilling Friday segment that's designed to keep you engaged and entertained. With loads of enthusiasm, we share our plans for this unique segment, inviting you to join us as we kick off this anticipated feature. So tune in as we navigate tales of tragedy and hope, and stay connected with us as we bring you fresh perspectives and engaging content every week.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Tragedy and Hope
• 12:50 Question of the Day Podcast Segment

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:19

Hello and good morning. Welcome one and all. We are back to regular scheduled program here. Our four-day weekend is over. My four-day weekend is over and it's back to normal. All right, I have a few stories for you today. We're going to try to go over them quickly. Tragedy everywhere, but I'm going to end it with the good news, I promise.

Speaker 1: 0:42

Okay, let's go over to my X-File Now. Is anybody a Grey's Anatomy fan? I have never watched this show ever, but I've heard it's very popular, or it was very popular back in the day. Well, there's a writer on there who faked having cancer for years. She went to all kinds of links to make this happen. She would shave her head. She would. I don't know. It's weird, but there's a document. There's a three-part series out about her. This is from the New York Post. I won't read it all you know where it lives. It's on my x-file.

Speaker 1: 1:19

A Grey's Anatomy writer who faked having cancer would shave head and take puke breaks to come off as seriously ill. Former colleagues claim Disgraced Grey's Anatomy writer, elizabeth Finch, would allegedly alter her appearance and take puke breaks as part of her orchestrated ruse to get people to believe she was seriously ill with cancer. And there's a uh. The three-part series is. It's on peacock and it's called anatomy of lies. It gives a glimpse into the extent of finch's lies as she faked having cancer for nearly a decade while working on the emmy winning show. This article is very long. We even hear from her a little bit. Uh, in this article. The vanity fair did an expose on it. Wow, it's crazy she. She compared her coping mechanism to people who drink to hide or forget things, drug addicts try to alter their reality and even people who commit self-harm by cutting themselves. She said I lied, that was my coping in my way to feel safe and seen and heard. Oh my gosh, how about seeking therapy? I wish okay. Wow, this is crazy. You can go finish reading that if you'd like I might watch. I've never seen the show, but I might go watch this three-part docuseries. It sounds three-part docuseries. It sounds fascinating.

Speaker 1: 3:07

This next story is so sad. I don't understand this at all. Off-duty Detroit cop killed after opening fire on colleagues while asking for suicide by cop. All right, y'all ready for this? This is really sad. I don't understand. We need some. We need mental health care. More of it. Off to detroit cop, killer, coward. He said all that.

Speaker 1: 3:31

An off-duty detroit police officer with 13 years in the in the department was shot and killed by his colleagues after he opened fire on two fellow cops dispatched to his suicide in progress. The suicidal officer, who was 45 years old, was wearing his uniform and armed with a high-powered rifle when two officers responded to a 911 call at his home. When the responding officers arrived, he started firing into the air before turning the gun toward his colleagues and asking for suicide by cop. Detroit Police Chief James White said at a news conference Monday evening. The officers took cover behind their vehicle as the mentally ill cop shot the back of their car multiple times. Then the off-duty officers shot one of the colleagues. This sentence is weird. The off-duty officer shot one of his colleagues in the thigh and the other in the leg. Is that not the same thing? One of them fired back, fatally wounding the 45 year old. According to the police chief, upon arrival they hear gunshots.

Speaker 1: 4:46

The suspect is identified as a member of our department. He is a member of our special response team. White said he is off duty. He is threatening suicide. He is asking for suicide by a cop. Both of the responding officers are in stable condition.

Speaker 1: 5:02

Following the shootout, the suicidal officer had been working through a serious physical degenerative condition that forced him to take time off. He had only just returned to full duty service. On the detroit police department on october 3rd, white said the officer whose name was not released had no previous mental health issues. The chief said he was part of the precinct's special response team that is in charge of handling some of Detroit's most sensitive cases. They go after the most violent perpetrators. They go to barricaded gun people. They go to people who are barricaded in homes and in buildings, such as he was active shooters. White said they are extraordinarily trained in what they do and they get some of the best training that we have to offer.

Speaker 1: 5:52

The story goes on um, but wow, that's so sad, that's crazy. I don't understand. I don't understand, all right. So the next one is a little bit of good news the New York Post. There's some numbers in here, so bear with me I'm not going to list them all.

Speaker 1: 6:07

There's a poll and the majority of voters favor a federal ban on transgender procedures for minors. Well, I would hope so. However, the numbers are terrifying because they're not that high as I think they should be, because they're not that high as I think they should be. Most registered voters 59% support a federal ban on transgender procedures such as puberty blockers and gender reassignment surgeries for minors. A new national poll found Only 59% percent. It breaks it down in the later pair, in the next, in the in the upcoming paragraphs it breaks it down a little bit better. Um, it tells you how many were polled. So that's just saying. It tells you by race, it tells you by part, political party, by ethnic, ethnicities, all. So it breaks it down and tells you which ones are for it, which ones are against it. But even by region, the south was the most supportive at 61 percent, while the midwest favored it at 60. Voters in the west favored it by a ban by 59. So, and it's, I think it's so trans transgender procedures on minors are now banned in 25 states, including states such as ohio which, according to data from the non-profit do no harm, was one of the top in the nation for procedures and procedures per capita.

Speaker 1: 7:41

All right, well it's, it's crazy. I just I can't even believe we are here even having to make laws against. I mean, I thought there was already laws against child abuse. Why can't we use those laws? Hello, all right. This next one is very scary to me. I've, oh. This something is always, always on my mind and I pray for this family. We're going to read this story and then I'll read the good news story, and then we'll have a question of the day, and then I'll end it okay.

Speaker 1: 8:17

Colorado dad stuck in denmark after contracting super virus on cruise celebrating the 37th wedding anniversary with wife. A Colorado father is stuck at a hospital in Denmark after contracting a super virus while celebrating his wedding anniversary on an overseas cruise, his first trip out of the country. Guy Matlock, who is 64 years old, fell ill while on a 14-day cruise vacation around northern Europe for his 37th wedding anniversary with his wife, adrienne Adrienne, okay, it was the couple's first time traveling outside the United States. Just six days into the cruise, matlock started to experience flu-like symptoms that quickly developed into a series of other illnesses. His daughter, mariah, told KDVR. They pulled into port as soon as possible. They found that he had flu, a pneumonia and sepsis essentially turned into a super virus within his body and started attacking his major organs. How do you get sepsis? Uh, mr shawns.

Speaker 1: 9:27

Soon after, matlock went into cardiac arrest. On top of lung failure, he was left with brain damage and is receiving treatment at a hospital in copenhagen, according to his family god bless. I want to read a little bit more. He is not completely conscious and relies on a ventilator to breathe, but is stable enough to fly. Mariah said that's crazy. His family is working to raise funds for a medical evacuation to get him back home to the us. I need to go find if they have a gofundme page or something. It's very isolating in a different country, a country where you don't know any of the language and there's so many different societal changes. His brain isn't getting enough stimulation from the Danish society because he just hears the different languages and he isn't able to compute. That makes sense. An overseas medical evacuation exceedingly costly. An overseas medical evacuation exceedingly costly, required up to $150,000. In the meantime, adrienne has remained in Copenhagen helping monitor her husband, while their children, who flew out to Denmark on emergency passports, have had to return home to Colorado. All right, they do have a GoFundMe page. I'll put that out on my Twitter feed, my X feed here in a little while.

Speaker 1: 10:46

All right, let's go over here to this good news story because, dang, I can't leave y'all like that. Right, I won't read it long. It's a long story. A cat lost in Yellowstone makes 900-mile journey back to home state Rainbow. The cat went missing while camping with his human family in yellowstone national park and they couldn't believe where he was found. Fortunately they had a chip in him. That's how he was found. Uh, let's see a great cat living an extraordinary life of visits to the beach and trips to the lake. Went on his biggest adventure alone, traveling hundreds of miles from wyoming to california. Damn, but how the feline named rainbow, uh, made it home two months after getting lost in yellowstone national park during a summer camping trip remains a mystery. But apparently somebody, I guess, picked him up. Uh took him to the humane society, whatever. They scanned his chip and they got him home. Yay, so that's your good story, that's your feel-good story.

Speaker 1: 11:56

All right, question of the day. All right, I want to know how do you eat your soup? Let's say it's vegetable soup, if you like vegetable soup. So I guess the soup I'm talking about is it's soupy. It has a broth, but there's stuff in it. So do you like, when you have a bowl of soup, do you spoon out all the broth and eat it first and then save whatever is left in the bowl for later I mean not later, but after you eat all the broth, or do you just eat it like a normal person broth with the stuff in it? Do you put crackers in your soup? Tell me how you eat your soup or what is your favorite soup? I may have asked that question before. So, because you know, is soup a chowder? No, I don't think so. Chowder is chowder. But I'm talking about soup like chicken noodle soup, vegetable soup, minestrone, that kind of thing that has a broth to it but also has some substance in it as well.

Speaker 1: 12:51

All right, that's my question of the day. And I do have my first Yo Carol. I'm excited to tell you I think I will do those on Fridays, that'll be easy to remember. So I have my first Yo Carol. I'm so excited to do this new segment on my podcast. Woo-hoo, exciting. All right, gotta go. Thanks for listening.