Deconstructing Rape

About Deconstructing Rape

The podcast for academics, survivors, and activists seeking to understand and mobilize to prevent sexual violence hosted by Tulane political science professor Sally J. Kenney.

Publisher

Sally

Category

health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 Jul 2024

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Episode 23: Interview with Kate Price

   While working with Bessel van der Kolk, sociologist Kate Price remembered that her father had drugged her, sexually abused her, and trafficked her to men at a nearby truck stop. She now works for the Wellesley Center for Research on women against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.

2. 

   16 Aug 2026

   Episode 22: Blooming After Grooming Surviving Educator Abuse

   Sarah and Diana were both groomed and sexually abused by the same English teacher in Iowa and Illinois. They came together to hold him accountable. Their podcast tracks their complex journey from police reports, to complaints to the state licensure boards, to civil litigation, and more.

3. 

   4 Apr 2026

   Episode 21:Deborah Tuerkheimer

   Legal scholar Deborah Tuerkheimer discusses her book, Credible, as well as her legal scholarship on sexual violence and her efforts to reform the Model Penal Code.

Who has been a guest on Deconstructing Rape

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Amy Vorenberg
• Jessica Durkis-Stokes
• Jessica Chandler Brown

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 11 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

9

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

31

Contact Deconstructing Rape

Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.