The Letter Season 2: Ripple Effect

Apr 16, 2024

Hit True Crime Podcast “The Letter” Returns for Season 2 – Season 1 Reached #1 Overall on the Apple Podcasts Charts. Premiering today, “The Letter: Ripple Effect” focuses on the 1982 murder of two young fathers, as the victims’ families are connected with the killer, exploring the complex nature of loss and forgiveness.

Listen to the first episode HERE.

LOS ANGELES, CA – Lemonada Media, the podcast network that makes life suck less, together with KSL Podcasts – the creators of the renowned podcast “COLD” are proud to announce the launch of season two of “The Letter: Ripple Effect.” Hosted by award-winning journalist Amy Donaldson, this season explores the harrowing aftermath of a crime where a letter from the confessed killer leads to an emotional journey of forgiveness. Through their stories, the podcast reveals how even the most intimate decisions can cause a ripple effect across lives and generations.

“I had no idea we’d be making a second season of ‘The Letter.’ I thought the story was too unique – and, of course, there was only one letter,” said host and journalist, Amy Donaldson. “But a phone call from a prosecutor I hadn’t talked to in more than 20 years changed that. Neither of us had any idea there was a connection between the stories. And I found out that I also had a personal connection to this story that has challenged me as a journalist and a storyteller.”

On a winter morning in 1982, two young fathers were found shot to death in a van parked outside an upscale Utah restaurant. The killer soon confessed, but his story about what happened – and why he chose violence – would create more pain, conflict, and questions for the families left in the wake of the murders. As the families of the men struggle to rebuild their lives, they face questions they never anticipated. Does everyone deserve a second chance? Who is forgiveness for? And if you can inherit trauma, can you also inherit forgiveness? Through their stories, we discover even the most personal decisions can unintentionally ripple through lives, through generations, even impacting the lives of people we’ve never met.

“This season of ‘The Letter’ delves into the depths of generational trauma, examining the intricate tapestry of forgiveness that spans across time and individuals,” said Sheryl Worsley, Vice President of Podcasting, Bonneville International Corporation. “It’s a testament to the exceptional narrative crafted by Amy and the team, who have woven a compelling exploration of whether forgiveness is a legacy inherited or a personal gift to bestow. The story offers new perspectives on the essence of forgiveness and its transformative power.”

“The Letter: Ripple Effect ” is a production of KSL Podcasts (“Cold”), Lemonada Media (“Blind Plea”) and WorkHouse Media.

SHOW PAGE: https://lemonada.lnk.to/theletterPR

ABOUT LEMONADA MEDIA
Founded in 2019 by Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Lemonada is an award-winning, independent, audio-first podcast network, with a mission to make life suck less. In 2022 and 2023, both Cordova Kramer and Wittels Wachs were named among the ‘Top 50 Most Powerful People in Podcasting’ by Podcast News Daily and Inside Radio. The company is also the creator of the audio reality™ podcast genre, and launched BEING Studios, where reality TV meets podcasting. Lemonada has created hit original series’ including Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, which spent 29 days straight at #1 overall on the Apple Podcast charts and was named Apple’s 2023 Show of the Year; Blind Plea, which launched to #1 overall on the Apple Podcast charts; Hard Feelings with Jennette McCurdy which launched to #1 overall in the Apple Podcast charts; Funny Cuz It’s True with Elyse Myers, which launched to #1 in comedy on the Apple Podcast charts; Gracie award-winners Last Day and Believe Her, Choice Words with Samantha Bee, as well as Webby award-winners, Add to Cart with Kulap Vilaysack & SuChin Pak and BEING Trans. In 2023, Lemonada partnered with Apple Books to launch “The Lemonada Book Club” — a first-of-its-kind, free-to-join digital program that unites fans of nonfiction storytelling across books and podcasts. In 2024, Lemonada announced a new creative partnership with Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex to distribute the first season of Archetypes with plans to develop a new series. The network also recently added two hit podcasts to its lineup — Penn Badgley’s Podcrushed, and Threedom, hosted by Scott Aukerman, Lauren Lapkus and Paul F. Tompkins. Lemonada’s roster of guests includes an array of luminaries from across the entertainment, media, politics and science worlds.

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For more information on Lemonada and its podcasts, please visit www.lemonadamedia.com. Lemonada is represented by CAA.

ABOUT KSL PODCASTS
KSL Podcasts is owned and operated by Bonneville International Corporation. Bonneville International is an integrated media and marketing solutions company dedicated to building up, connecting, informing and celebrating families and communities. Founded in 1964, Bonneville currently operates radio and TV stations, local websites, chart topping podcasts and other digital distribution assets in six western U.S. markets. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Bonneville is a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation. For more information about Bonneville International, please visit www.bonneville.com.

ABOUT AMY DONALDSON
Amy Donaldson is an award-winning journalist who spent the first 28 years of her career as a print reporter covering everything from the Olympics and high school sports to crime and local government. She co-hosted a high school sports radio show for 12 years and started podcasting in 2016 as the co-host of the “Voices of Reason.” She moved to KSL Podcasts in March of 2021 where she co-hosted “Talking Cold,” and then reported, wrote and hosted “The Letter.” She is a dog rescuer, outdoor lover and aspiring Pickleball player.

ABOUT WORKHOUSE MEDIA
Workhouse Media, Inc. is a leading audio first multi-platform talent + content management and production company with clients and partnerships working across radio, podcasting, television and digital.

Media Contact: Stephanie Avis, Vice President, Marketing – savis@bonneville.com 801.673.8071