The Girlfriends
The Girlfriends

The Girlfriends

iHeartPodcasts & Novel

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It’s 1995 and Carole Fisher is a high-flying divorcee looking for love in Las Vegas. It’s slim pickings in the medical community she works in. But then Bob comes to town. Bob Bierenbaum is a plastic surgeon who flies planes and speaks several languages. Her mom loves that he’s Jewish - but there’s something off about him. He’s perfect on paper but he’s quick to anger and he never talks about his ex-wife. Who, it turns out, is missing and presumed dead.

After Carole and Bob break up she tells her friend Mindy all about Bob’s wife and his bizarre behavior. You see, Mindy dated Bob too, in fact a lot of women in Vegas dated Bob and they all have their own strange stories to tell. Before too long they form a club dedicated to bitching about Bob, eating noodles and figuring out what happened to his wife, Gail.

In this riveting nine part series, Carole Fisher uncovers the truth of Gail Katz’s death, the systems that failed her and all the girlfriends that brought her justice.

Recent Episodes

9: A Sisterhood
AUG 28, 2023
9: A Sisterhood

After 20 years behind bars Bob finally speaks about what he did.  Carole, Mindy and Alayne discuss what it means to live in a world without Gail, and so many other women like her. 

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.  

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

A quick favour! We've loved making the show, and we're already hard at work finding the next story to bring you. And we'd love to know what you think. Please take our quick survey at tinyurl.com/Girlfriendssurvey

Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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42 MIN
8: The Girlfriends Vs Bierenbaum
AUG 21, 2023
8: The Girlfriends Vs Bierenbaum

15 years after Gail’s death, Bob is put on trial.  The Girlfriends, Gail’s friends and Alayne all weave together the circumstantial evidence that the prosecution believe is enough to prove Bob murdered Gail.  But the defense has a secret weapon, a star witness that says he saw Gail in a bagel shop in the hours that the prosecution believe she was already dead. 

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.  

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

A quick favour! We've loved making the show, and we're already hard at work finding the next story to bring you. And we'd love to know what you think. Please take our quick survey at tinyurl.com/Girlfriendssurvey

Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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35 MIN
7: Cowabunga
AUG 14, 2023
7: Cowabunga

Bob learns that the DA are after him and when his arrest becomes a national news story, another Girlfriend surfaces.  

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.  

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

A quick favour! We've loved making the show, and we're already hard at work finding the next story to bring you. And we'd love to know what you think. Please take our quick survey at tinyurl.com/Girlfriendssurvey

Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37 MIN
6: Women Who Like to Gab
AUG 7, 2023
6: Women Who Like to Gab

The prosecutors arrive in Las Vegas to interview The Girlfriends.  Hearing the stories from Bob’s time in Vegas, they become convinced that he murdered Gail. But in an attempt to make their argument water tight, they uncover a catastrophic mistake that was made back in 1989, putting their investigation at risk. 

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.  

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

A quick favour! We've loved making the show, and we're already hard at work finding the next story to bring you. And we'd love to know what you think. Please take our quick survey at tinyurl.com/Girlfriendssurvey

Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28 MIN
5: The Best Job a Lawyer Could Have
JUL 31, 2023
5: The Best Job a Lawyer Could Have

Bob moves again, but this time to the sleepy midwestern town of Minot, North Dakota.  For Carole and Mindy it seems like Bob might be getting away with it, until some prosecutors from the Manhattan DA’s cold case unit turn up in Vegas.  

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.  

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

A quick favour! We've loved making the show, and we're already hard at work finding the next story to bring you. And we'd love to know what you think. Please take our quick survey at tinyurl.com/Girlfriendssurvey

Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30 MIN