Benjamin Nolot and Laila Mickelwait talk about the myth promoted by those that support prostitution of the independent, empowered, and liberated “sex worker” and how the reality of prostitution tells a much different story. Show Notes “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing...

Benjamin Nolot and Laila Mickelwait discuss how the global pro-prostitution movement has used the promotion of the term “sex work” as a way to legitimize and normalize the commercial sex industry. They talk about the way in which the term “sex work” is deeply embedded with meaning, and how it sets an entire framework for...

Benjamin Nolot (CEO/Founder, Exodus Cry) and Laila Mickelwait (Director of Abolition, Exodus Cry) highlight some of the reasons that sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) exist in our world today. They hit on the phenomenon of supply and demand, and the role that men play in perpetuating CSE by creating the demand for commercial...

Benjamin Nolot (CEO/Founder, Exodus Cry) and Laila Mickelwait (Director of Abolition, Exodus Cry) discuss the way that William Wilberforce changed the popular narrative about slavery and how Victor Hugo identified an unfinished work regarding prostitution. They also talk about the connections between sex trafficking and the prostitution industry. Show Notes “We say that slavery has...

Benjamin Nolot (CEO/Founder, Exodus Cry) and Laila Mickelwait (Director of Abolition, Exodus Cry) continue to discuss William Wilberforce’s strategy to end historical slavery and how it applies to the modern abolition movement.   Resources discussed in this episode: Amazing Grace book by Eric Metaxas Proslavery, A History of the Defense of Slavery in America, 1701-1840...

Benjamin Nolot (Founder/CEO, Exodus Cry) and Laila Mickelwait (Director of Abolition, Exodus Cry) go in depth discussing the abolition strategy of William Wilberforce. They unpack the concept of the winning story or “cover narrative” in influencing history. Show Notes Benjamin speaks about his journey of producing the documentary Nefarious: Merchant of Souls and how it...

  Benjamin Nolot (Founder/CEO, Exodus Cry) and Laila Mickelwait (Director of Abolition, Exodus Cry) introduce the podcast and explain the importance of in-depth and ongoing discussion surrounding the issue of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. They discuss some of Benjamin’s journey in the field of anti-trafficking work and touch on the example of how...