Perverts Among Us #12 Martha Byrne

About this episode

The episode discusses the exploitation and intimidation that can occur when individuals reach high positions in creative or political fields, highlighting cases like Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby.

Project Out Loud – When men and women climb to the top of creative or political hierarchies, they often discover how easy it is to bend rules and people. Some answer with restraint. Some answer with predation. Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby are extreme examples. They were beloved figures who used status to exploit and to intimidate. When those abuses finally came to...

People in this episode

Guest: Martha Byrne

Topics covered

• abuse of power
• sexual exploitation
• creative hierarchies
• political hierarchies
• predation
• intimidation

Keywords

• abuse
• power dynamics
• sexual harassment
• Weinstein
• Cosby
• politics
• creativity

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