A Conversation with RAINN | BONUS | Saskia’s Story
4/23/202611 min
Host Andrea Gunning sits down with Jennifer Simmons Kaleba, the VP of Communications at the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network. They discuss Betrayal’s approach to working with survivors and telling stories about trauma.
Content warning for discussions of rape, child sexual abuse, and child sexual abuse material.
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First 90 secondsAndrea Gunning· Host0:00
This is an iHeartPodcast. [upbeat music] Guaranteed Human.
Michael Easter0:04
2%. That's the number of people who take the stairs when there is also an escalator available. I'm Michael Easter, and on my podcast, 2%, I break down the science of mental toughness, fitness, and building resilience in our strange modern world.
Speaker 20:19
Put yourself through some hardships, and you will come out on the other side a happier, more fulfilled, healthier person.
Michael Easter0:27
Listen to 2%. That's T-W-O percent, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Sam Jay0:35
On the Look Back At It podcast.
Speaker 40:40
1979, that was a big moment for me.
Speaker 20:42
'84 was big to me.
Sam Jay0:43
I'm Sam Jay.
Andrea Gunning· Host0:44
And I'm Alex English.
Sam Jay0:46
Each episode, we pick a year, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it, with our friends, fellow comedians, and favorite authors, like Marc Lamont Hill on the '80s.
Speaker 20:56
'84 was a wild, I mean, it was a wild year.
Speaker 40:59
It was a wild year.
Sam Jay0:59
It was a wild year.
Speaker 20:59
Yeah. I don't think there's a more important year for Black people.
Andrea Gunning· Host1:01
Listen to Look Back At It on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Jordan Sillars1:08
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Speaker 21:19
[gunshot] I seen something in the road. I instantly thought it was a sleeping bag, and there was a pool of blood. Somebody somewhere knows something.
Jordan Sillars1:28
I'm Jordan