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Sisters Yvette Gentile and Rasha Pecoraro are primarily recognized as the co-hosts of the wildly popular podcast \u201cRoot of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia,\u201d a 2020 iHeartRadio \u2018True Crime Podcast of the Year\u2019 nominee. The dark story of their mother Fauna Hodel\u2019s life became a six-episode limited television series \u201cI Am The Night,\u201d which premiered in January 2019.\nYvette and Rasha have returned to the airwaves with a new weekly podcast, Facing Evil.\xa0In their latest venture, the siblings bring their unique perspective of growing up in a family with a dark history, to true crime with a focus on the victims and individuals at the heart of the stories.\xa0\nOutside of podcasting, Yvette is also an actor, model, and sandal designer with her husband Gino. She is an avid yogi who trains for and practices classes specific to individuals confronting distress and long-term grief and pain.\xa0\nRasha was a fierce competitor on \u201cThe Biggest Loser\u201d in 2006. Since then, she\u2019s advocated for beauty at any size as a plus-size model and married her wife Vanna in 2010. She is a proud LGBTQ+ advocate and activist, mother, as well as an actor and voiceover artist.\xa0\n\nListen in to hear Rasha and Yvette share:\n\nWhat it was like for Rasha to marry a man on national TV after being a contestant on the Biggest Loser - and then realize she was gay and come out out of the closet in a very public way\n\nThe impact of their unique sister relationship of being a gay-straight passing blond woman and a black biracial woman - standing side by side as sisters\n\nWhat it\u2019s been like for both Rasha and Yvette to embrace the spotlight in a big way as the layers of their family story is shared across multiple media platforms\n\nThe impact and imprint of many tragic true crime stories on US history\n\nHow they have intentionally stayed away from sensationalism and salaciousness in true crime podcasting, and instead opted for sharing humanity, compassion, and empathy in their stories\n\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nPodcast: Facing Evil\n\n\nFacing Evil on IG\n\nRasha on IG\n\nYvette on IG\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors this month:\ncare.com: Get the help you need to make it all work for your family at care.com/book.\xa0\nFull-Time VA: Check out this free training on how to be a virtual assistant that makes full-time income with part-time hours: thefulltimeva.com/Shameless.\xa0Owner Amanda Rush Holmes is also including a bonus free guide for SMA listeners -\xa0The VA Kickstarter Workbook!\nHello Fresh: Get farm-fresh, pre-portioned meals delivered right to your door!\xa0Go to HelloFresh.com/shameless65 and use code shameless65 for 65% off plus free shipping!\nRitual: Ritual\u2019s Essential for Women 18+ is a multivitamin you can actually trust. Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months.\xa0Visit ritual.com/shameless10 to start Ritual or add Essential for Women 18+ to your subscription today.\nRothys: For stylish, comfortable, sustainably made shoes, shop Rothy\u2019s. Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/SHAMELESSMOM.\xa0\nStrollerCoaster: A Parenting Podcast!: Need another podcast in your parenting podcast library, check out StrollerCoaster: A Parenting Podcast! wherever you listen to the SMA.\xa0\nThrive Market: Get groceries and household essentials delivered right to your door.\xa0Join Thrive Market today and get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Go to thrivemarket.com/shameless.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices