Reckoning

Reckoning

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Reckoning episodes

  • The Importance of Evidence with Sheri Kurdakul

    In this episode of Reckoning, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with Sheri Kurdakul about collecting evidence, survivor accountability, and abuser accountability. Sheri is the founder and CEO of VictimsVoice which is a domestic violence documentation tool that meets the strict legal standards of court admissibility and is built to meet HIPAA, VAWA, FVPSA, VOCA, and GDPR regulatory standards for privacy and security.

    In this episode, Sheri discusses:

    • How her then ten year old daughter inspired Sheri to create the domestic violence documentation tool, VictimsVoice
    • The importance of documenting domestic violence evidence in a way that is legally permissible
    • The complexity of evidence documentation laws varying from state to state
    • When people typically get protection orders
    • What encompasses domestic violence as it’s not only between intimate partners
    • Healing for herself and other domestic violence survivors
    • The complexities of the American criminal justice system and how it decentralizes domestic violence survivors
      • 46 min
    • Talking Stalking with Lenora Claire

      In this episode of Reckoning, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with Lenora Claire about stalking. Lenora is the CEO of Lenora Claire Consulting LLC, a company that offers on-set victim/survivor liaison services and consulting on content, and providing experts for on-camera and in-person speaking engagements. Lenora Claire Consulting LLC facilitates respectful treatment and depictions of victims and survivors in true crime media.

      In this episode, Lenora discusses:

      • Her experience having a celebrity stalker for 10 years
      • The challenges of navigating the carceral system as a stalking victim
      • Using her privilege to amplify the voices of other stalking survivors
      • Tech-enabled stalking prevention
      • How the law hasn’t caught up with stalking especially in the digital age
      • Abuse of the civil courts
        • 47 min
      • Information Sensation w/ Tara Hairston

        In this episode of Reckoning, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with Tara Hairston about information sensation and how it can be used to push important conversations forward. Tara is Senior Director, Technology, Innovation, and Mobility Policy at Alliance For Automotive Innovation which is the singular, authoritative and respected voice of the automotive industry.

        In this episode, Tara discusses:

        • How the information ecosystem encourages visceral responses to current events
        • Deep fakes and doctored videos such as the Tom Cruise, President Obama, and Nancy Peliso fake videos
        • How the COVID lockdowns affected stalkerware patterns
        • Technology-facilitated abuse beyond stalkerware
        • Anti-abuse thread modeling’s limits
        • How we can pressure media, government, and tech companies to be accountable for technology-facilitated abuse
          • 52 min
        • Fighting Period Poverty w/ Katie Diasti

          In this episode of Reckoning, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with Katie Diasti about period poverty and menstruation education. Katie is the CEO and founder of Viv, an earth-friendly direct-to-consumer period care brand innovating in the sustainable consumer goods space.

          In this episode, Katie discusses:

          • Ingredient transparency in period products
          • The stigma associated with periods
          • Things we can do to reduce the taboo and stigma around periods
          • Pink tax
          • How we can ensure that everyone has a dignified menstrual cycle
            • 17 min
          • The Reality of Reporting Sexual Harassment with Vincent White

            Vincent White is Partner at the New York employment discrimination law firm, White, Hilferty & Albanese. He has dedicated his legal career to protecting the rights of individuals who have experienced employment discrimination and sexual harassment at the workplace. 


            In today's conversation we dive into the steps of reporting sexual harassment and how to be prepared for every part of the process. 

            31 min

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