Sweeney Talks

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December 02, 2020 Hunting Ghislaine: The Black Book
Ghislaine Maxwell’s address book is packed with the names of the rich, famous and powerful.
But how did no one know what was happening behind the scenes?
Did Ghislaine’s black book and her friendships with the likes of Donald Trump who said: “I wish her well” and Bill Clinton provide an aura of respectability that prevented proper scrutiny?
43 min
November 25, 2020 Hunting Ghislaine: Pimp
Multiple young women say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein. A smaller number say that Ghislaine Maxwell abused them along with Epstein - she denies all allegations.
Victims also accuse Ghislaine of running the machine that served Epstein and that she was the real mastermind behind his actions.
In episode two of Hunting Ghislaine we look at the relationship with Epstein after her father, Robert Maxwell's death, and the role she is accused of playing in supplying him with young women.
40 min
November 18, 2020 Hunting Ghislaine: Monsters
Ghislaine Maxwell has been charged with helping rich paedophile Jeffrey Epstein sexually exploit and abuse multiple minor girls – she denies all wrongdoing. This episode looks at the first monster in her life: her father, Robert Maxwell, a liar, a thief and a sadist. He named the yacht he fell from after her: The Lady Ghislaine. Did he form or, perhaps, deform her too?
If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual assault, you can contact victim support free on 0808 16 89 111 or visit www.victimsupport.org.uk
Hunting Ghislaine is a Global Original podcast written and reported by John Sweeney. Co-commissioned by Global and The Story Lab, produced in association with Chalk & Blade
40 min

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John Sweeney is trouble. He's taken on Vladimir Putin, challenged Donald Trump, and after months of uncovering hard truths in Ukraine, this old-school reporter is back. John is never silent about what he’s experienced. Sweeney talks, and in this podcast, so do his guests.