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Season 1Episode 6July 12, 2019

Treating the Smoke and Not the Fire, with Darrell Hammond and Michelle Esrick

From Darrell Hammond and Michelle Esrick, the duo behind Cracked Up, a discussion about how too often society treats the effects of childhood trauma instead of the cause.

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Season 1Episode 5June 28, 2019

The Science of Storytelling, with Nat Kendall-Taylor

How can we get people to engage in conversations about an uncomfortable topic—child sexual abuse? How should we change our messaging to give people hope for progress?

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Season 1Episode 4June 19, 2019

The Failure That Leads to All Others, with Mary Graw Leary

Child sexual abuse in institutional settings is a problem we know how to fix—the challenge is getting institutions to make child protection a priority.

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Season 1Episode 3May 31, 2019

The Bystander Effect—Why People Don’t Report Child Abuse, with Dr. Wendy Walsh

Why people shy away from reporting suspected child abuse—and how we can overcome those barriers.

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Season 1Episode 2May 13, 2019

Faith, Trauma, and the Problem of Evil, with Victor Vieth

How should we handle it when abused children have spiritual questions? How do we help child protection professionals wrestling with the trauma they witness and its impact on their own

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Season 1Episode 1May 2, 2019

Child Abuse as a Public Health Issue, with Dr. Elizabeth Letourneau

Instead of a public health issue, child sexual abuse is still seen by many as a criminal justice problem, leading to a lack of government support for research into preventing

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