Sometimes, #WhyIDidntReport is because of what happens to those who do
This weekend, Twitter lit up with the hashtag #WhyIDidn’tReport. That was in response to the president’s assertion that if the sexual assault Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is accused of was “as bad as she says,” charges would have been immediately filed by either Blasey Ford "or her loving parents."
On today's show:
Why I Didn't Report, September 24th 2018
People took to social media in droves to explain why reporting sexual assault is not always that easy (a secondary hashtag, #IDidReportBut, also gained traction). We spoke to Mary Ellen Stone, executive director of the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center and Becky Roe, founder of the Special Assault Unit at the King County Prosecutor’s Office. They say the internalized shame – and immediate doubt – that sexual assault survivors face are big factors.
New Manweller Allegations, September 24th 2018
There’s a version of this conversation going on closer to home, as embattled state Representative Matt Manweller is accused of having had an illegal sexual relationship with a teen girl. Manweller denies this allegation. KUOW’s Olympia correspondent, Austin Jenkins, has been following the mounting number of accusations against the representative, who’s currently running for re-election.
San Francisco Homelessness, September 24th 2018
In a lot of ways, San Francisco is ahead of the curve: such as income inequality, a crisis in housing, and an exploding homeless population. The city has chosen to respond to that last problem with an aggressive program of housing sweeps. The Seattle Times’ homelessness reporter Vianna Davila went down to report on the new policy, and how it differs from Seattle’s – at least for now.
Sara Porkalob, September 24th 2018
Artist and activist Sara Porkalob is doing a reading at Loud Mouth Lit about food, sex, and the supernatural (among other things). Her family has a tradition of ghost stories, and she spoke with Bill Radke about the echoes of trauma we inherit from our ancestors as well as the cultural heritage it’s important to try and preserve.
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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