{"podcast":{"title":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","slug":"based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","podcast_index_feed_id":6378161,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409.rss","website_url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/s/based-camp-simone-and-malcolm","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409/a478854e7b409f02072d443b587bdd1d.jpg","author":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","episode_count":867,"summary":"We will try to have in depth conversations about intellectually engaging topics in a way that does not fall into simple left right pandering (and thus is both based and camp). This is the podcast by the creators of the Pragmatist Guide series and the Pronatalist movement, Simone Collins and Malcolm Collins.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T02:19:12.019878+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161"},"episode":{"title":"Aid Workers Keep Getting ** & It's Being Covered Up (The Data Is Scary)","slug":"aid-workers-keep-getting-it-s-being-covered-up-the-data-is-scary","published_at":"2026-08-26T12:06:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/aid-workers-keep-getting-it-s-being-covered-up-the-data-is-scary","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/p/aid-workers-keep-getting-and-its","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212829996/f3216cbbb4479cfee776245722cc1332.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Based Camp, Simone walks through a question most humanitarian orgs would rather leave off the annual report: how often are aid workers, Peace Corps volunteers, and refugee-support staff sexually assaulted — and why do official databases, NGOs, and political tribes treat some perpetrators as unspeakable?The episode starts with a 2024 r/rapecounseling post from a high-school volunteer who said she was assaulted by a man she had been helping at a refugee organization, then deleted the thread. From there Simone stacks official sources against what workers say to each other when they think no one is compiling a press release. Show Notes A July 2024 Reddit post in r/rapecounseling by a user identifying as a high-school-age female volunteer describes being raped for several hours and nearly killed by “one refugee guy” she had been helping weekly at a refugee support organization and temporary accommodations. * She wrote that she had been assisting families, talking with them and their children, and helping with integration; “uncomfortable things happened from some guys” but she continued because she felt she was doing good. * After the assault she lost her virginity to him, faced blame from some family/friends for volunteering in the first place, and questioned whether she had given “wrong signals” or dressed inappropriately relative to “their culture and religion.” * The post is unsubstantiated and received little engagement. OP ultimately deleted her post . Ultimately, when it comes to aid work: * Organizations seem to be systematically under-reporting cases of rape * Sometimes refusing to report it entirely * Most cases that get coverage have to do with organizational reporting, perhaps because it’s the one thing orgs think they can control * When it com…","meta_description":"In this episode of Based Camp, Simone walks through a question most humanitarian orgs would rather leave off the annual report: how often are aid workers,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3482,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/episodes/aid-workers-keep-getting-it-s-being-covered-up-the-data-is-scary/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/aid-workers-keep-getting-it-s-being-covered-up-the-data-is-scary.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}