domestic violence podcast

Episode 70: Follow up to #SurvivorStories Series with Jessica Ingels–on courts giving custody to abusers

On this episode of the en(gender)ed, I am responding to the flurry of attacks I received from publishing Jessica Ingels’ #SurvivorStories series episode last week.  Here is the transcript to this episode: Greetings listeners, survivors, advocates and allies: I am launching this episode as a follow up to our series on the weaponization of motherhood. …

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Episode 69: #SurvivorStories Series with Jessica Ingels on courts giving custody to abusers

On this episode of the en(gender)ed #SurvivorStories series, our guest is Jessica Ingels, a protective mother and domestic violence victim and survivor.  In our conversation, Jessica describes the ways in which her abusive ex-husband has weaponized the courts against her to obtain custody of their daughter, despite her protective order against him and her status…

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Episode 68: Indra Lusero of the National Advocates for Pregnant Women on Reproductive Justice as a Human Right

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Indra Lusero, a staff attorney at the National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW), a non-profit organization that combines pro-bono criminal defense and civil rights legal work, advocacy, and public education and organizing to ensure that no one is locked-up, shamed, or denied constitutional or human rights because…

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Episode 67: Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan on “You’re Doing It Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise”

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guests are Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan, co-authors of the book, You’re Doing it Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise, which investigates the storied history of expertise around mothering in society and in the media.  As an Associate Professor of Communications at UNC Charlotte, Maggie work explores how communication…

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Episode 66: en(gender)ed Reflections on child sexual abuse

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the child sexual abuse – Episode 60: Gary Greenberg on the NYS “Child Victims Act”–activism and accountability in response to child sexual abuse, Episode 61: #SurvivorStories series with Kathy Picard, on her book, “Life with My Idiot Family: A True Story of Survival, Courage…

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