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Mark Thompson and Heather Ankeny welcome Dateline NBC’s Josh Mankiewicz.

Josh is the first guest in our new outdoor studio overlooking Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean.

While he fills us in on Jodi Arias’ trial for murder (and helps Heather with her obsession about this case), he also reviews the murders of Jon Benét Ramsey who you may know from our maiden voyage show is Heather’s former neighbor in Colorado.

Heather asks for advice as to whether or not she should “lawyer up” after she murders her husband.

Mark busts one of Josh’s signature interview techniques and Josh explains it.

On a serious note: What does law enforcement believe are the three basic motives for murder?  Josh tells us.

He tells us of the network sending him for voice training from a famous voice coach in New York…it did not go well.

Josh is from a high profile family and has a famous goddaughter, Allison Williams (from HBO’s series GIRLS).  We work him for a few details.

Then we dance!

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American Idol meets Steve Martin and JonBenét Ramsey.

David Feldman (Emmy award winning comedy writer) stops in and talks about writing for Steve Martin (for everything from talk show appearances to the Oscars to his traveling banjo show) and also writing for Martin Short.

David has good vibes about the new pope.

Heather Ankeny sits in ant talks about growing up next to JonBenét Ramsey and she tells all….all she knows.

Mark gets slowly squeezed at American Idol by Ryan Seacrest?

Will getting too close to your audio video guy lead to a Bob Crane/Auto Focus situation?

David “outs” Mark on his simultaneous voice work for ABC while on camera at FOX.

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