Reckoning
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Dec 27, 2021
The Path to Healing with Dani Ayers
In this episode of Reckoning, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with _Dani Ayers_ about the Me Too Movement, cancel culture, rape culture, and healign after trauma. Dani is the CEO of the metoo International, which was originally founded in 2006 to help survivors of sexual violence, particularly young women of color from low wealth communities, find pathways to healing after sexual assault.
In this episode, Dani discusses:
* The Me Too Movement beyond the viral hashtag
* Healing as post-traumatic growth
* Me Too’s intention isn’t to “cancel” everyone
* The spectrum of rape culture
* How healing looks different for every survivor
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Dec 21, 2021
"What Does Justice Really Look Like?" with Eva Galperin
In this episode of Reckoning, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with _Eva Galperin_ about cybersecurity, stalkerware, survivor-centric justice. Eva is the Director of Cybersecurity at _The Electronic Frontier Foundation_, a nonprofit whose mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world.
In this episode, Eva discusses:
* What justice is and what it could look like
* Justice vs. revenge for survivors of abuse
* Shifting from the identity of survivor to healer
* How advocates and allies can prioritize the needs of abuse survivors instead of assuming what the survivors want
* Abusers not being abusive all the time
* The pros and cons of restorative justice
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Dec 13, 2021
Big Tech’s Big Push Towards Safety with Tracey Breeden
In this episode of Reckoning, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with _Tracey Breeden_ about how big tech is starting to take accountability for the safety of their users. Tracey is the Vice President, Head of Safety & Social Advocacy at_ Match Group_, a leading provider of digital technologies designed to help people make meaningful connections including Tinder, Match, Hinge, PlentyOfFish, and OkCupid.
In this episode, Tracey discusses:
* The evolution (or lack thereof) of policing with respect to gender and gender-based violence
* How trust and safety has evolved as an industry
* How building for the most vulnerable communities begins to solve safety for all
* How finding and using your voice empowers others to do the same
* Having difficult conversations with male colleagues about gender-based violence
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Dec 6, 2021
Combatting Street Harassment with Sophie Sandberg
In this episode of Reckoning, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with _Sophie Sandberg_ about street harassment, sexual harassment, and catcalling culture. Sophie is a street artist, gender justice activist, and founder of both _Catcalls of NYC_ and _Chalk Back_. Catcalls of NYC is a grassroots initiative that uses public chalk art to raise awareness about gender-based street harassment in New York City. Chalk Back is an international youth-led movement committed to ending gender-based street harassment with public chalk art, digital media and education.
In this episode, Sophie discusses:
* Catcalling culture in New York City and how it can leave catcall victims helpless and uncomfortable
* How gender norms shape and influence who catcalls and who gets catcalled
* The spectrum of catcalling and how it manifests
* What happened when she spoke with a catcaller
* The legality (or lack thereof) of catcalling and why some catcall victims don’t report the catcalling to police
* Storytelling as a means to share stories of catcalling and harassment
* Reasonably preventing street harassment
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Nov 29, 2021
The Importance of Evidence with Sheri Kurdakul
In this episode of Reckoning, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with _Sheri Kurdakul_ about collecting evidence, survivor accountability, and abuser accountability. Sheri is the founder and CEO of _VictimsVoice _which is a domestic violence documentation tool that meets the strict legal standards of court admissibility and is built to meet HIPAA, VAWA, FVPSA, VOCA, and GDPR regulatory standards for privacy and security.
In this episode, Sheri discusses:
* How her then ten year old daughter inspired Sheri to create the domestic violence documentation tool, VictimsVoice
* The importance of documenting domestic violence evidence in a way that is legally permissible
* The complexity of evidence documentation laws varying from state to state
* When people typically get protection orders
* What encompasses domestic violence as it’s not only between intimate partners
* Healing for herself and other domestic violence survivors
* The complexities of the American criminal justice system and how it decentralizes domestic violence survivors
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Nov 22, 2021
Talking Stalking with Lenora Claire
In this episode of Reckoning, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with _Lenora Claire_ about stalking. Lenora is the CEO of_ Lenora Claire Consulting LLC_, a company that offers on-set victim/survivor liaison services and consulting on content, and providing experts for on-camera and in-person speaking engagements. Lenora Claire Consulting LLC facilitates respectful treatment and depictions of victims and survivors in true crime media.
In this episode, Lenora discusses:
* Her experience having a celebrity stalker for 10 years
* The challenges of navigating the carceral system as a stalking victim
* Using her privilege to amplify the voices of other stalking survivors
* Tech-enabled stalking prevention
* How the law hasn’t caught up with stalking especially in the digital age
* Abuse of the civil courts
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Nov 15, 2021
Information Sensation w/ Tara Hairston
In this episode of Reckoning, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with _Tara Hairston_ about information sensation and how it can be used to push important conversations forward. Tara is Senior Director, Technology, Innovation, and Mobility Policy at _Alliance For Automotive Innovation _which is the singular, authoritative and respected voice of the automotive industry.
In this episode, Tara discusses:
* How the information ecosystem encourages visceral responses to current events
* Deep fakes and doctored videos such as the Tom Cruise, President Obama, and Nancy Peliso fake videos
* How the COVID lockdowns affected stalkerware patterns
* Technology-facilitated abuse beyond stalkerware
* Anti-abuse thread modeling’s limits
* How we can pressure media, government, and tech companies to be accountable for technology-facilitated abuse
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Nov 8, 2021
Fighting Period Poverty w/ Katie Diasti
In this episode of Reckoning, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with _Katie Diasti_ about period poverty and menstruation education. Katie is the CEO and founder of _Viv_, an earth-friendly direct-to-consumer period care brand innovating in the sustainable consumer goods space.
In this episode, Katie discusses:
* Ingredient transparency in period products
* The stigma associated with periods
* Things we can do to reduce the taboo and stigma around periods
* Pink tax
* How we can ensure that everyone has a dignified menstrual cycle
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Nov 1, 2021
The Reality of Reporting Sexual Harassment with Vincent White
Vincent White is Partner at the New York employment discrimination law firm, White, Hilferty & Albanese. He has dedicated his legal career to protecting the rights of individuals who have experienced employment discrimination and sexual harassment at the workplace.
In today's conversation we dive into the steps of reporting sexual harassment and how to be prepared for every part of the process.
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Oct 25, 2021
Ending Tech-Enabled Abuse with Adam Dodge
We're sitting down with Adam Dodge from ENDTAB to discuss the different forms of tech-enabled abuse and how we can work together to prevent and end this epidemic.
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Oct 19, 2021
A Guide to Healthy Relationships with Katie Hood
On this episode of Reckoning, we talk with Katie Hood, CEO of One Love, about what healthy relationships look like.
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