Show Notes
This week, we get to the heart of the story. Philosopher Kate Manne recounts the harrowing stories of the women pseudonymed Katie Johnson and Jane Doe 4. Both say President Donald Trump sexually assaulted them when they were 13 years old. “It is plausible, though not certain, that our President is a rapist of children,” Kate Manne says. “And that is devastating.” Stick around as Kate explains the logic of misogyny at work among the Epstein network, and how all of society is hurt when male entitlement is a norm.
Mentioned in this Episode
NYT: Zorro Ranch investigation begins
Post and Courier reporting on Jane Doe 4
NPR: Justice Dept posts some of the missing documents
Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women, by Kate Manne
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny, by Kate Manne
Inside Higher Ed: More Prominent Professors Resign
Japan Today: Joi Ito out at Global Startup Campus
The Daily Beast: David Copperfield To End Vegas Show
Kate Manne’s Substack, More To Hate
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