Power and Privilege: Dangerous Biblical Men
In this episode, Em and Caz cast their eye over some dangerous men, both in the Bible and in contemporary culture. Focusing on King Xerxes from the biblical book of Esther, they investigate how power and patriarchy operate in ways that enable privileged men to abuse and victimize vulnerable women.
Resources for this episode
CBC, “Evil By Design” podcast (on Peter Nygard)
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/475-evil-by-design
Fabiola Cineas, “R. Kelly was convicted. Are we finally listening to Black women?” Vox, 29 September 2021.
https://www.vox.com/22698489/r-kelly-conviction-black-women-survivors
Jim DeRogatis, “Parents Told Police Their Daughter Is Being Held Against Her Will In R. Kelly’s Cult.’” BuzzFeed News, 27 July 2017.
Mahita Gajanan, “Here's What to Know About the Sex Trafficking Case Against Jeffrey Epstein.” Time, 17 July 2019.
https://time.com/5621911/jeffrey-epstein-sex-trafficking-what-to-know/
Constance Grady, “Sexual misconduct allegations against R. Kelly spanning 25 years, in one timeline.” Vox, 12 July 2019.
https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/25/17248084/r-kelly-sexual-misconduct-allegations-timeline
Caroline Hallemann, “What We Do and Don't Know About Jeffrey Epstein.” Town and Country, 2 July 2020.
HBO, The Vow docuseries.
Barry Meier, “Once Idolized, Guru of Nxivm ‘Sex Cult’ to Stand Trial Alone.” New York Times, 1 May 2019.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/nyregion/nxivm-keith-raniere-trial.html
Julia Naftulin, “Everything we learned from 'Seduced,' the 4-part docuseries on alleged sex cult Nxivm.” Insider, 12 November 2020.
https://www.insider.com/everything-we-learned-nxivm-cult-docuseries-seduced-2020-10
Real Crime Profile podcast, “Seduced: Inside the NXIVM cult,” episodes 288-290.
Real Crime Profile podcast, “Forensically Deconstructing Jeffrey Epstein,” episode 205.
Wondery, “The Mysterious Mr Epstein” podcast.
https://wondery.com/shows/the-mysterious-mr-epstein/
Support Services
List of sexual assault support services (NZ) - https://sexualabuse.org.nz/resources/find-sexual-assault-support-near-you/
RAINN (USA) - https://www.rainn.org/
Rape Crisis (UK) - https://rapecrisis.org.uk/
Rape Crisis Scotland - https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/
Full Stop (Australia) - https://fullstop.org.au/
International list of hotlines, crisis centers, and other resources organized by location - https://pandys.org/forums/index.php?/forum/42-public-resources/
