{"podcast":{"title":"She Matters","slug":"she-matters-7518340","podcast_index_feed_id":7518340,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68dca316d5c8a1f9b332dcbd","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/she-matters","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68dca316d5c8a1f9b332dcbd/1759294828021-4412a53e-2846-4273-9608-ae48193b19c3.jpeg","author":"Sherele Moody","episode_count":43,"summary":"The She Matters Podcast is the heartbreaking series that shines a light on the femicide epidemic. Hosted by Sherele Moody, the award-wining journalist and founder of Australian Femicide Watch and The RED HEART Movement, She Matters examines the stories of women and girls lost to acts of violence, as told by their families and friends. This series covers a range of topics that may cause distress including femicide, gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, male violence, violence against women, sexual violence, rape, substance abuse, coercive control, financial abuse and suicide and self-harm. She Matters is produced by Kim Gascoine of Dashmade Studios. For more information please visit www.AustralianFemicideWatch.org To help keep this podcast on air and support this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence. ❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support ❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2 ❤️ SUPPORT MY WORK The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch are unfunded initiatives providing: • Support for families of femicide • Housing for women leaving violence • Ethic…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T06:20:32.563033+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/she-matters-7518340"},"episode":{"title":"Kiara Ferguson Part 2","slug":"kiara-ferguson-part-2","published_at":"2026-05-07T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/she-matters-7518340/kiara-ferguson-part-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/she-matters-7518340","url":"https://shows.acast.com/she-matters/episodes/kiara-ferguson-part-2","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68dca316d5c8a1f9b332dcbd/e/69e58c5b0b4baf3bf20aed92/media.mp3","summary":"His abuse of her was relentless and brutal. When she died, she was treated as nothing more than a footnote in the legal system. Her name is Kiara Ferguson. She was only 27. A single bullet killed Kiara. She was pregnant with her third child. Her daughters were in the room nearby. Everything that happened to Kiara - before and after her death - is stark evidence of how badly Australian women are failed by multiple systems and how the needs of killers are prioritised over victims. Kiara's mum Jo and her sisters Julie and Karyn tell the story of their beloved woman - they explain what it's like only having 'his side of the story', the trauma of watching the court pander to her abuser and their ongoing fight to ensure Kiara's name and legacy shine bright. This episodes discusses domestic violence and abuse. It is not for children. This is Kiara's story.  This season of She Matters is supported by Verve Super , committed to women’s financial security and standing against violence in all its forms. She Matters is also proudly supported by Your One and Only and UNTMD Media. Presenter: Sherele Moody Executive Producer: Dash Made Studios ❤️ SUPPORT MY WORK The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch are unfunded initiatives providing: • Support for families of femicide • Housing for women leaving violence • Ethical media training for journalists • Rallies, vigils, and public awareness events • Documentation of women and children lost to violence To help continue this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence. ❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support ❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2 If you need help: ❤️ 1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732 ❤️ Women’s Crisis Line – 1800…","meta_description":"His abuse of her was relentless and brutal. When she died, she was treated as nothing more than a footnote in the legal system. Her name is Kiara Fer…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2920,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/she-matters-7518340/episodes/kiara-ferguson-part-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/she-matters-7518340/kiara-ferguson-part-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}