"The Better Angels of Our Nature" Part 2...

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Last episode we met two Princeton political scientists who are bad at virology. Today we learn that they are also bad at political science.Where to find us: Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources:Lawrence Wright’s “The Plague Ye ... Show More

Two political scientists look back at a deadly pandemic and ask, "could we have done even less?"Where to find us: Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources:Lawrence Wright’s “The Plague Year”The 2019 WHO report 30‐day mortality fol ... Show More

The sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell continues. The wealthy socialite is accused of being a central player in Jeffrey Epstein’s decades of sexual abuse of minors. Defense attorneys say Maxwell is a scapegoat taking the fall for a man’s misdeeds. The defense portrays Max ... Show More

Ecoutez la série d'été de Scandales ! Sur la route des vacances ou déjà sur la plage, les meilleurs épisodes du podcast Scandales vous accompagnent tout l'été. L’affaire est sordide : entre 1996 et 2005, Jeffrey Epstein, golden boy multi millionnaire, a construit un vaste réseau ... Show More

Yesterday on “The Daily,” we heard about the government’s failure to crack down on the explosive growth of child sexual abuse imagery online. In the second half of this series, we look at the role of the nation’s biggest tech companies, and why — despite pleas from victims — the ... Show More

New York Times investigative reporters Michael Keller and Gabriel Dance share more about what tech companies and the government are doing and aren’t doing to confront the vast trading of child sexual abuse material across the internet.  If you would like to reach out to the Betra ... Show More

A woman recalls her allegedly harrowing encounter with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and wonders how Epstein managed to escape justice after she tried to sound the alarm. "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein" is a co-production of the award-winning ABC News Investigative Unit ... Show More

L’affaire est sordide : entre 1996 et 2005, Jeffrey Epstein, golden boy multi millionnaire, a construit un vaste réseau d’exploitation sexuelle de jeunes filles. En leur promettant des petits boulots de masseuse dans ses propriétés, de Palm Beach à Paris, il les a agressées sexue ... Show More

TW: Sexueller Missbrauch an Minderjährigen. Es wird Zeit, dass wir uns DEN True Crime Fall unserer Zeit anschauen: Jeffrey Epstein. Es geht um Macht, um das britische Königshaus und um ein Paar, das versucht, sich alles mit Geld zu kaufen. In dieser Woche erzählen wir die Geschic ... Show More

This week survivor Quinn shares her story. *Content warning: This episode includes descriptions of sexual and emotional abuse of minors.**Resources:RAINN - The National Sexual Assault Online HotlineIf you’re in need of support, please contact RAINN - the United States largest ant ... Show More

Ruby Franke makes shocking claims in court. The mom accused of child abuse, claims that one of her minor children sexually abused siblings, and molested several other family members,  and children in the neighborhood, for years.  Franke alleges one of her children began looking a ... Show More