{"podcast":{"title":"The Whistleblowers","slug":"the-whistleblowers-7101397","podcast_index_feed_id":7101397,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6042504/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-whistleblowers--6042504","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93302f09c72a87f042746e5d39893715.jpg","author":"Jay Roc","episode_count":106,"summary":"In The Whistleblowers, former CIA agent John Kiriakou brings you some of the bravest men and women fighting for justice. John himself knows what it’s like, having blown the whistle on CIA torture, paying the price with years in prison, and lawsuit upon lawsuit. On The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou sings the praises and brings to light the people we rely on to keep our government and institutions in check. © Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “TV-Novosti”, 2005–2026. All rights reserved.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whistleblowers-7101397"},"episode":{"title":"Fighting for violent sexual assault survivors","slug":"fighting-for-violent-sexual-assault-survivors","published_at":"2026-05-17T21:50:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whistleblowers-7101397/fighting-for-violent-sexual-assault-survivors","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whistleblowers-7101397","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fighting-for-violent-sexual-assault-survivors--72044237","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72044237/jun_15_2024.mp3","summary":"Jun 15, 2024 05:33 Fighting for violent sexual assault survivors Most sexual assaults go unreported for a variety of reasons: It’s his word versus hers; the victim feels embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated; or the trauma is so severe that the victim can’t bring herself to report the crime, lest she be called to testify in court and relive the whole nightmare. On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with author, speaker, and licensed counselor Lisa Saruga about her own harrowing story and why some victims are brave enough to fight back, even when that fight takes decades.","meta_description":"Jun 15, 2024 05:33 Fighting for violent sexual assault survivors Most sexual assaults go unreported for a variety of reasons: It’s his word versus hers; t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1698,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-whistleblowers-7101397/episodes/fighting-for-violent-sexual-assault-survivors/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whistleblowers-7101397/fighting-for-violent-sexual-assault-survivors.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}