iHeart Releases "The Girlfriends" Podcast: Combating Sexual Violence

   iHeartPodcasts and Novel announced the launch of a new, true-crime podcast “The Girlfriends,” in collaboration with NO MORE, a global nonprofit dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence.

The podcast tells the true story of a group of women who formed a club to put a murderous ex-boyfriend behind bars. The story illuminates the ways women unite to protect each other when systems of justice fail them. The first episode of the weekly podcast is available today, distributed by iHeartPodcasts. Listen to episode one here and on all major podcast platforms.

Unlike your typical true-crime podcast, The Girlfriends is not about the murderer, Bob. It’s about his wife, Gail, and the other women who dated him that could have suffered the same fate. It’s about Gail’s sister, Alayne, who never gave up the fight for justice. It's about the gratitude she felt when she learned that a sisterhood of women in Las Vegas and New York was on her side.

Hosted by Carole Fisher, one of 'The Girlfriends', the series is hard-hitting, but also empowering and galvanizing, with heart-warming moments. Set to an original choral score by Luisa Gerstein from Deep Throat Choir, women’s voices are at the center of this true justice series.

Carole is a first-time podcaster. Firstly, she's a mother and a grandmother. Secondly, a successful businesswoman in the world of palliative care. And thirdly, she dated a man for six months who turned out to be a murderer, and after nearly 30 years, she's telling her story.

Novel is a leading independent premium podcast company that "makes shows that go long on story, rich in detail, and heavy on sonics." 

 The NO MORE Foundation is dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault by increasing awareness, inspiring action, and fueling culture change. With more than 1,400 allied organizations and state, local, and international chapters, NO MORE sparks grassroots activism, encouraging everyone—women and men, youth, and adults, from all walks of life—to be part of the solution.

The Foundation creates and provides public awareness campaigns, educational resources and community organizing tools free-of-charge for anyone wanting to stop and prevent violence.

First launched in 2013, NO MORE has brought together the largest coalition of advocacy groups, service providers, governmental agencies, major corporations, universities, communities, and individuals, all under a common brand and a unifying symbol in support of a world free of violence.

The Girlfriends is distributed by iHeartPodcasts. Listeners can hear episode one now on the iHeartRadio app, and everywhere podcasts are heard.