BONUS: The Whistleblower Playbook | S2: New Folsom

About this episode

Sukey interviews whistleblower attorneys Mary Inman and Poppy Alexander about the challenges of speaking up and the strategies to support whistleblowers.

Sukey sits down with Mary Inman and Poppy Alexander, two whistleblower attorneys who talk about the cost of speaking up, and unpack the playbook that employers use to keep people quiet. They also discuss a shift in thinking that can protect both whistleblowers and their organizations. Mental health resources If you are currently in crisis, you can dial 988 [U.S.] to reach the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. SAMHSA National Help Line 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Helpline US Health and Human Services Warmline Directory Whistleblower resources Whistleblower Partners, LLP (where Mary and Poppy are partners) The Lamplighter Project The Signals Network EMPOWR Whistleblowers of America Government Accountability Project National Whistleblower Center Whistleblower Aid Mary Inman was profiled in the New Yorker piece, "The Personal Toll of Whistleblowing." Episode Transcript Find more information at our website. If you have tips or feedback about this series please reach out to us at onourwatch@kqed.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Sukey

Guests: Mary Inman, Poppy Alexander

Topics covered

• whistleblowing
• mental health
• legal advice
• employee rights
• organizational culture

Keywords

• whistleblower
• attorneys
• mental health resources
• employee rights
• legal advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, SAMHSA National Help Line, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Helpline, Whistleblower Partners, LLP, The Lamplighter Project, The Signals Network, EMPOWR Whistleblowers of America, Government Accountability Project, National Whistleblower Center, Whistleblower Aid

Books & works: The Personal Toll of Whistleblowing

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