{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"160. Inside The Epstein Era: An Important Re-airing From The Jan Broberg Show","description":" This week\u2019s episode of Sexual Assault Survivor Stories is a powerful replay of Episode 223 from The Jan Broberg Show \u2014 an episode that I was honored to join alongside Beth Magnetic, host of the Mormon True Crime Podcast. In this deeply important conversation, Jan, Beth, and I confront one of the most disturbing and misunderstood realities of our time: how a trafficking operation like Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s could remain functional, protected, and operational for more than four decades \u2014 despite countless victims, despite obvious warning signs, despite so many people \u201cknowing\u201d something was wrong. What unfolds in this conversation is not just about Epstein. It\u2019s about the dangerous intersections of wealth, privilege, and political radicalization. It\u2019s about the systems that hold more allegiance to influence than to justice. It\u2019s about a culture that is quicker to protect a powerful perpetrator than to believe a terrified teenage girl. And at its center \u2014 it\u2019s about the neuroscience of trauma. We talk honestly about why victims don\u2019t \u201cjust come forward,\u201d how the brain reacts to betrayal by high-trust offenders, how dissociation and freeze responses still get interpreted as \u201cconsent,\u201d and how our culture repeatedly re-traumatizes survivors the moment they dare to speak. Jan, Beth, and I push directly into the root of this: society still does not want to look at the truth of sexual violence. Not in churches. Not in elite institutions. Not when the perpetrator has a famous last name. And that refusal to confront the truth is exactly what keeps the next Epstein alive. If we are ever going to break the cycle, we have to normalize these conversations \u2014 not in whisper rooms, not in back channels \u2014 but openly, nationally, relentlessly. That is the core mission of this podcast \u2014 to elevate the survivor\u2019s voice, to educate the public with the neuroscience of trauma, and to help ignite a cultural change where victims are believed the first time they speak. If this episode moves you, please share it. That is how change begins \u2014 one shared truth at a time. An important side note: if you\u2019re finding value in these episodes, please take a moment to leave a 5-star rating on your podcast platform. AND, please send me a note of support. I can\u2019t tell you how much your emails mean to me\u2014they fuel my passion to keep this podcast going. Here\u2019s my email address: dave@sasstories.com  Thank you to all of you who have reached out to me already; and, if you\u2019re interested in guesting on the show, please mention that in your email or text, and provide me with a phone number where I can reach you. Please keep those emails and texts coming\u2026I truly look forward to hearing from you! Here are some critically important links that I hope you\u2019ll take the time to explore, and where a contribution is requested, please consider doing so!\u2014Thank you!! https:\/\/soulwisesolutions.com https:\/\/safeinharmsway.org https:\/\/sironahealing.com\/ https:\/\/www.whattheydontsay.com https:\/\/www.survivor-school.com\/?ref=DAVEMARKEL www.arcigrey.com  https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/invisible-no-more-lady-veterans-stories-of-military\/id1754061590 https:\/\/startbybelieving.org https:\/\/evawintl.org\/ My email address: dave@sasstories.com As mentioned and emphasized, it\u2019s time to Normalize the Conversation.\u2122 And please remember to Start by Believing\u2026because we all know someone whose life has been impacted by rape or sexual assault. Thank you for tuning in. ","author_name":"Sexual Assault Survivor Stories Podcast - SASS","author_url":"http:\/\/sexualassaultsurvivorstories.libsyn.com\/website","html":"