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Elisa Donovan

Elisa Donovan

American actress

Sep 21, 2026

48:15
Can you give us an idea more of, of-
48:18
Yes.
48:19
So it is about losing my dad to cancer and how it changed my life and my career and everything.
48:28
I essentially had, you know, went from- ... totally understanding what my life was, being on a TV show, have a great boyfriend that I'm gonna marry, everybody's happy, I've got this great life, to systematically everything just got stripped away, and I had this whole spiritual awakening that I did not expect nor want to have.
48:53
[laughs] Um, my dad was diagnosed in July, and he died January 1st.
48:58
It was very fast, and it was pretty bad, you know? He was not kind, and he died at home.
49:09
It was awful.
50:31
When did all that shift?
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19:37
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37:13
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12:15
Mm.
12:15
None.
12:16
Locked, gone, bye.
12:17
That's good.
12:17
So you do none? No during the week? None.
12:19
Scarlett has a 20 minute thing- Mm ... which is mainly to text friends.
12:24
Mm-hmm.
14:21
There, there!
4:37
give you a
4:37
synopsis.
4:38
And here it is.
4:39
Kelly is being catty about two baby daddies looking to foster.
4:43
Steve is getting tired of being an imposter.
4:47
Brandon knows that Beverly Beat is broke, but he'd rather quit than promote cigarette smoke.
4:54
I want this job.

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24:07
But her character's just kind of not showing up for herself
EmilyHOST
6:03
So why don't you tell us a little bit about what's your passion with true crime? How did you start this? What
6:09
are some of your favorite cases? Yes.
6:11
So I am mildly, if not extremely, fiercely obsessed with true crime.
6:18
And I always... have been.
6:19
And I think I am clearly not alone in that.
6:22
And to me, it's really, I'm so fascinated by the human condition and human behavior and how we get to these extreme places.
6:31
Like, is it absolutely unimaginable or, oh, can you see how a person could get to X, Y, and Z? So I've always looked at it from that perspective.

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EmilyHOST
26:00
Without a doubt.
5:09
So why don't you tell us a little bit about like, what's your passion with true crime? How did you start this? What are some of your favorite, your favorite cases?
5:16
Yes.
5:17
So I am, you know, mildly, if not extremely, fiercely obsessed with true crime.
5:23
And I always have been.
5:25
And I think I am clearly not alone in that.
5:28
And to me, it's really, I'm so fascinated by the human condition and human behavior and how we get to these extreme places.
5:36
Like, is it...

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13:16
Well, you
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30:39
Not a lot of people smile around here."
30:41
It's when you're alone that you're most receptive to the world as it is and not the lies you're sold about it.
30:47
It can be a time where you push your limits, change your mind, or wake up to a new version of yourself.
30:54
So whether you're a solo travel veteran or you're too nervous to book your first trip, I hope you listen to Solita on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
31:07
When I was 14 years old, I was kidnapped and held captive for nine months.
31:13
I survived, and I've spent my life exploring how other people survive what should have destroyed them.
31:19
I'm Elizabeth Smart, and these are The Survivor Files.
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31:40
I started feeling that there was someone at the end of my bed, and I just started screaming.
16:19
I
16:19
love this, you know, because I do feel like this is the first time in my life where I'm utilizing all the parts of myself.
16:29
You know, I feel I feel so good in my body.
16:32
I feel so good in my spirit.
16:34
I'm this the killer thriller allows me to use my intelligence, my interest in the human condition and the emotional lives of people like all these things that I care about that.
16:48
you don't always get an opportunity to use all the parts of yourself as an actress.
16:52
You just don't when you're Meryl Streep, when you're streeping around, you get to, you know, but most of us don't get that luxury.

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25:38
Okay, yes.
6:15
I think,
6:16
yes.
6:17
I think, you know, it's what we were saying.
6:19
We all have all the parts in us.
6:22
And I think it's a, you know, a mistake to think that we don't.
6:27
And people get pushed places.
6:29
And, you know, I've played plenty of people that are nothing like who I am.

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23:51
It is.
7:03
I think,
7:04
yes.
7:05
I think, you know, it's what we were saying.
7:06
We all have all the parts in us.
7:10
And I think it's a, you know, a mistake to think that we don't.
7:15
And people get pushed places.
7:17
And, you know, I've played plenty of people that are nothing like who I am.

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24:11
It is.
5:18
I think,
5:18
yes.
5:19
I think, you know, it's what we were saying.
5:21
We all have all the parts in us.
5:24
And I think it's a, you know, a mistake to think that we don't.
5:29
And people get pushed places.
5:31
And, you know, I've played plenty of people that are nothing like who I am.

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22:39
It is.
6:33
I think,
6:34
yes.
6:35
I think, you know, it's what we were saying.
6:36
We all have all the parts in us.
6:40
And I think it's a, you know, a mistake to think that we don't.
6:45
And people get pushed places.
6:47
And, you know, I've played plenty of people that are nothing like who I am.

16 MINS LATER

22:54
It is.
7:08
I think,
7:09
yes.
7:10
I think, you know, it's what we were saying.
7:11
We all have all the parts in us.
7:15
And I think it's a, you know, a mistake to think that we don't.
7:20
And people get pushed places.
7:22
And, you know, I've played plenty of people that are nothing like who I am.

17 MINS LATER

24:18
It is.
5:49
So Elisa, tell us your fascination, what your connection is to true crime.
5:55
I mean, I think I am not alone here.
5:57
I have like a borderline disturbing obsession with it.
6:03
And I'm not quite sure, you know, I've tried to figure out what this is.
6:07
And then I realized, well, it's not just me.
6:09
So I think we have such a a desire to, to understand human behavior.
6:17
And like we human beings are, are like, just, we can't explain so much about how we behave.
9:09
How are you approaching true crime in this podcast form? So
6:12
All right, so Elisa, tell us your fascination, what your connection is to true crime.
6:18
I mean, I think I am not alone here.
6:21
I have like a borderline disturbing obsession with it.
6:27
And I'm not quite sure, you know, I've tried to figure out what this is.
6:30
And then I realized, well, it's not just me.
6:32
So I think we have such a... a desire to understand human behavior.
6:40
And human beings are just, we can't explain so much about how we behave.
9:32
How are you approaching true crime in this podcast form? So
5:41
All right, so Elisa, tell us your fascination, what your connection is to true crime.
5:47
I mean, I think I am not alone here.
5:50
I have like a borderline disturbing obsession with it.
5:55
And I'm not quite sure, you know, I've tried to figure out what this is.
5:59
And then I realized, well, it's not just me.
6:01
So I think we have such a... a desire to, to understand human behavior and like we human beings are, are like just, we can't explain so much about how we behave.
6:19
And I think we find it absolutely impossible to believe sometimes that someone could commit some of these truly heinous crimes and, And then when you kind of put all the pieces together and you walk down the path, you say, oh, oh, wow.
9:01
How are you approaching true crime in this podcast form? So
5:39
All right, so Elisa, tell us your fascination, what your connection is to true crime.
5:45
I mean, I think I am not alone here.
5:47
I have like a borderline disturbing obsession with it.
5:53
And I'm not quite sure, you know, I've tried to figure out what this is.
5:57
And then I realized, well, it's not just me.
5:59
So I think we have such a... a desire to, to understand human behavior.
6:07
And like we human beings are, are like, just, we can't explain so much about how we behave.
8:59
How are you approaching true crime in this podcast form? So
6:42
All right, so Elisa, tell us your fascination, what your connection is to true crime.
6:48
I mean, I think I am not alone here.
6:51
I have like a borderline disturbing obsession with it.
6:57
And I'm not quite sure, you know, I've tried to figure out what this is.
7:01
And then I realized, well, it's not just me.
7:02
So I think we have such a... a desire to understand human behavior.
7:10
And human beings are just, we can't explain so much about how we behave.
10:02
How are you approaching true crime in this podcast form? So
6:38
So Elisa, tell us your fascination, what your connection is to true crime.
6:44
I, I mean, I think I am not alone here.
6:47
I have a, a, a, like a borderline disturbing obsession with it.
6:52
And I'm not quite sure, you know, I've tried to figure out what this is.
6:56
And then I realized, well, it's not just me.
6:58
So I think we have such a, um, a desire to, to understand human behavior.
7:06
And like we human beings are, are like, just, we can't explain so much about how we behave.
9:58
How are you approaching true crime in this podcast form? So

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