Kendra Sheets and Rich Gill join Karen Barth Menzies and Shawn Vincent to discuss whether high-profile abusers can take responsibility and demonstrate accountability for their actions.
4 Oct 2024
Listening without Judgement
Today's guests, Rich and Kendra, founded their “enough!” podcast to provide a platform for survivors to speak out and to shed light on the problem of sexual assault in the music industry. Kendra asked Rich to be her podcast partner, in part, because he was such a good listener. The key to being an ally for assault survivors, Rich says, is listening compassionately without judgment and without trying to offer solutions. Listening, Kendra says, sometimes means being willing and able to absorb “...
13 Sept 2024
Susan Kryhoski: Healing in a Collective Community of Survivors
Susan Kryhoski suffered repeated sexual assaults from a trusted pediatrician when she was just 11 years old. Decades later, Susan is pursuing justice and has filed a legal claim against the hospital that employed the now-deceased doctor. As part of her healing journey, Susan has become an advocate, helping other survivors find their voices so they can begin to address the trauma they endured. “What I have learned,” Susan says, “is the only way you can truly heal is to talk about the trauma.”A...
14 Aug 2024
Welcome to Unsilenced Survivors
Attorney Karen Barth Menzies welcomes listeners to Unsilenced Survivors. She explains that Unsilenced Survivors is a safe place for sexual assault survivors, advocates, and allies to tell their stories, talk about the work they are doing, and just as importantly, listen to the voices of others. Unsilenced Survivors is part of a grass-roots survivor network meant to let survivors know they are not alone, connect survivors to resources, and draw attention to advocacy organizations. Part of our ...
14 Mar 2024
Unsilenced Survivors -- Kari Krome
In a candid conversation, Kari Krome recounts her challenging experience with past assaults within the music industry, highlighting how these issues were ignored until media coverage and legal actions brought attention. Kari details the normalized abuse and the systemic silencing tactics employed by industry figures like Kim Fowley and Rodney Bingenheimer. The role of Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco in exploiting young girls is discussed, alongside the deceptive allure of the glam rock scene. Kari emphasizes the sense of empowerment she felt upon speaking out, despite initial dismissals, underscoring the importance of allyship and collective survivor support. Karen Barth Menzies laments the industry's loss of voices like Kari's due to systemic abuse and advocates for a future where women's contributions are recognized without male intermediation, stressing the need for industry-wide accountability and a supportive network for women.
The podcast contains detailed discussions of sexual assault and systemic abuse within the music industry, which might be sensitive.
Link: https://www.UnsilencedSurvivors.com
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