The Epstein Files Book Club

We’ve got a rundown of the latest headlines in the Epstein fallout, including the Epstein friends both domestic and abroad who are resigning from their posts — as ambassadors and protein bar advisors. Then, Jena reviews Virginia Giuffre’s memoir and why it’s so important, and Elise digs into Lawrence Summers and his anxiety over “Yellow Peril.”

Mentioned in this episode:

Ghislane Maxwell testifying before a Congressional subcommittee

Survivors’ Superbowl spot

A Threads post about the way the files were released 

Valeria Chomsky’s apology saying they were ‘careless’ about Epstein

Brad Karp at Paul Weiss

"60 Minutes"pulling the Peter Attia segment 

Dave McPhillips CEO of Chuck E Cheese

Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Giuffre

The Larry Summers-Jeff Epstein chat about “Yellow Peril”

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This week, we decided to start podcasting to talk about the files. Jena and Elise riff on why the Epstein story is so important, as it's tied into wealth and power in this moment, and how they'd love a community to come together to process the sheer volume of information we're learning from the Epstein investigations.

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The Epstein Files Book Club is a show where comedian Jena Friedman and journalist Elise Hu break down the latest revelations from the trove of documents released about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his sprawling network of powerful people to try to understand what’s real, what’s not and what we can do about it. Join us as we try to get to the bottom of one of the craziest and widest reaching scandals of our time.

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