Best Alexa Sardina Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 26: Q&A 1:18

1+ y ago1:18

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As we close out the season, we invite our listeners to submit any questions they may have for the season 2 finale! Send us any questions you may have at beyondfearpodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Alexa Sardina & Alissa Ackerman-Acklin

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Episode 25: Sexual Harm in Religious Spaces 1:45:28

1+ y ago1:45:28

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This episode of Beyond Fear is truly groundbreaking. We welcomed four esteemed guests - Nadiah Mohajir, MPH, Dr. Maryyum Mehmood, Dr. Guila Benchimol, and the Rev. Dr. Danielle Tumminio Hansen - to lead a discussion about sexual harm that occurs across different religions including Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. You may remember that we spoke to…

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Episode 24: Catching Up with Your Co-Hosts 1:06:47

2y ago1:06:47

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Welcome to Episode 10 Beyond Fear listeners! We realized that it has been a while since we caught you up on the work that we have been doing outside of the podcast. In this episode, we interview each other about the projects that have been keeping us busy. Alissa shares her journey of co-founding Ampersands Restorative Justice – an organization ded…

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Episode 23: Broken Trust: When Institutions Fail Survivors 57:36

2y ago57:36

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Throughout this podcast, we have discussed the ways in which sexual harm impacts survivors psychologically, emotionally, and physically. A less talked about consequence stems from abuse that occurs within the context of institutional environments that are expected to be safe. In this episode we speak to Dr. Caroline Heldman an expert on the consequ…

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Episode 22: Invisible Victims: Black Survivors of Sexual Harm 1:10:06

2y ago1:10:06

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In our last episode, Who is the Ideal Victim? we spoke with Dr. Danielle Slakoff about media depictions of survivors of interpersonal and sexual harm. Specifically, we unpacked the way that race influences media narratives about who qualifies as a “real victim” worthy of help and sympathy. Black and Latina victims are frequently portrayed as someho…

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Episode 21: Who is the 'Ideal Victim'? 56:44

2y ago56:44

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Throughout season 1, we have discussed how society, often times through the media, blames survivors of sexual violence. Frequently, media portrayals impact trial outcomes, a survivor’s willingness to report, and more. In this episode, we speak to Dr. Danielle Slakoff, a professor and prominent researcher that studies the ways in which the media ina…

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Episode 20: Child Sexual Abuse Material: One Click Away 1:08:08

2y ago1:08:08

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Child sexual abuse material (CSAM), previously known as child pornography, can be a confronting and uncomfortable topic. CSAM can refer to the possession, viewing, sharing, and creation of images or videos that involve the visual depiction of children involved in a sex act. Although CSAM was almost completely eradicated in the 1980s, the dawn of th…

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Episode 19: Surviving Trafficking 1:21:29

2y ago1:21:29

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Episode 5 is the last part of our series of episodes dedicated to human trafficking. In this episode, you will hear Jess’s story of surviving trafficking. Our conversation exposes some of the many myths about the crime of human trafficking (which often includes sex trafficking), including who perpetrates it, who experiences it, and the context with…

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Episode 18: Understanding Trafficking: Part 2 1:01:35

2y ago1:01:35

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Human trafficking is an incredibly complex issue that includes several different important topics we felt should be covered during our second season. Due to this complexity, we agreed to dedicate three episodes to cover it. Welcome to Understanding Trafficking Part 2! During this episode, we speak with Dr. Casey Branchini Risko, an expert on intern…

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Episode 17: Understanding Trafficking: Part I 1:02:51

2y ago1:02:51

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Human trafficking has moved into the public consciousness as a serious offense both domestically and internationally. Over the course of the next three episodes of Beyond Fear, we will cover trafficking from the perspective of researchers and a survivor. Human trafficking, including sex trafficking, is a multi-billion-dollar industry that impacts a…

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Episode 16: Understanding Sex Work 49:52

2y ago49:52

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By Alexa Sardina & Alissa Ackerman-Acklin

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Welcome to Season 2 of Beyond Fear: The Sex Crimes Podcast 51:27

2y ago51:27

51:27

Welcome to Season 2 of Beyond Fear: The Sex Crimes Podcast. We are so excited to share this new season with you. This time around, we will be diving deeper into critical issues related to sex crimes. Many of the episodes feature people directly impacted by these topics. Guests include experts as well as people that are directly impacted by them. We…

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Bonus Episode: The Things Left Unsaid 55:46

3+ y ago55:46

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Throughout the first season of Beyond Fear: The Sex Crimes Podcast, we have received dozens of questions and comments from listeners. The conversations we have had one-on-one with each other and those we have had with some of you who have reached out have affirmed our belief that the work we do and the way we accomplish it are both incredibly impor…

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Episode 13: Get Curious 1:00:08

3+ y ago1:00:08

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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Alexa Sardina & Alissa Ackerman-Acklin

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Episode 12: Building a Better Life 49:46

3+ y ago49:46

49:46

In Episode 12 of Beyond Fear, we interview David Prescott, an internationally known expert on treatment for those who sexually offend. A mental health practitioner of 36 years, David Prescott is the Editor of Safer Society Press. He is the author and editor of 20 books in the areas of understanding and improving services to at-risk clients. He is b…

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Episode 11: "Do Women Do Those Things?!" 47:43

3+ y ago47:43

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The image that comes to mind when we think about a person who commits a sexual offense is more often than not, male. While it is true that the vast majority of sexual harm around the world is committed by men, women can – and do – commit sex crimes. In this episode of Beyond Fear, Alissa interviews Alexa about her expertise on female sexual offendi…

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Episode 10: Once You See, You Can't Unsee 56:23

3+ y ago56:23

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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Alexa Sardina & Alissa Ackerman-Acklin

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Episode 9: Why Should I Care?! 48:56

3+ y ago48:56

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In Episode 9, “Why Should I Care?!”, Alexa interviews Dr. Alissa Ackerman about sex crimes policies in the U.S. Alissa is widely considered an expert on sex crimes policy and much of her research has examined the efficacy of the sex offense registry, residence restrictions, and community notification. Notably, her research, and that of most other r…

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Episode 8: The Deliberate Shift 35:20

4y ago35:20

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Research shows that, like people who commit other crimes, those who sexually offend also desist from offending. This is both hard to hear and important to acknowledge. In Episode 8 of Beyond Fear, we made the deliberate decision to pivot from conversations about survivor experiences to a focus on the experience of individuals who have sexually offe…

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Episode 7: The Second Rape 45:24

4y ago45:24

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The Beyond Fear Podcast is one continuous story, where episodes build from one to the next with the ability to reach back to previous episodes when necessary. Yet, when we started writing the story in episode 1, we didn’t fully recognize the impact that telling the story would have on us. Recording Episode 7 was one of those experiences that is har…

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Episode 6: How Hasn't it Affected Me? 1:10:54

4y ago1:10:54

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In “How Hasn’t It Affected Me?” Alexa and Alissa have a candid, unscripted, and vulnerable conversation with Monishia “Moe” Miller and Guy Hamilton-Smith. We each talk about the ways that sexual violence has impacted our lives. As with all episodes of this podcast, we want to warn our listeners that this can be difficult to listen to. It is okay to…

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Episode 5: The Weaponization of Sexual Violence 40:05

4y ago40:05

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In Episode 5 of Beyond Fear: The Sex Crimes Podcast, Alexa and Alissa interview Dr. Nicole Fox, an assistant professor in the Criminal Justice Division at CSUS whose current research focuses on how post-genocide communities remember violence through the creation of national collective memories embodied in memorials and monuments. In “The Weaponizat…

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Episode 4: The Many Reasons Why 37:04

4y ago37:04

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In Episode 4: The Many Reasons Why, Alexa and Alissa breakdown some of the various reasons why people commit acts of child sexual abuse and rape. It might come as a surprise, but there is not one reason why these kinds of offenses happen. In order to prevent future sex crimes from happening and to ensure that people who do sexually offend get the h…

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Episode 3: Understanding Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church 35:27

4y ago35:27

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In Episode 3, Alexa and Alissa interview Dr. Karen Terry about her research on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Karen J. Terry is a Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. She holds a doctorate in Criminology from Cambridge University. Her primary research interest is sexual offending and victimization and sex offend…

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Episode 2: Into the Weeds: Measuring Silence 42:34

4y ago42:34

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“It depends…” This is the language that research often use when people ask them questions about sources of data. This is because the findings we obtain in our research depend on how we ask questions, when we ask questions, who asks the questions, etc. There are also different methods for obtaining data and just because two data sources provide diff…

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Episode 1: Ride or Die 35:14

4y ago35:14

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In episode one of Beyond Fear: The Sex Crimes Podcast, Alexa and Alissa introduce themselves, their stories, and their commitment to understanding every aspect of sexual harm as sex crimes experts and as rape survivors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Alexa Sardina & Alissa Ackerman-Acklin

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Alexa Sardina Podcasts

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Beyond Fear

Alexa Sardina & Alissa Ackerman-Acklin

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Episode 26: Q&A 1:18

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Episode 25: Sexual Harm in Religious Spaces 1:45:28

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Episode 24: Catching Up with Your Co-Hosts 1:06:47

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Episode 23: Broken Trust: When Institutions Fail Survivors 57:36

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Episode 22: Invisible Victims: Black Survivors of Sexual Harm 1:10:06

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Episode 21: Who is the 'Ideal Victim'? 56:44

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Episode 20: Child Sexual Abuse Material: One Click Away 1:08:08

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Episode 19: Surviving Trafficking 1:21:29

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Episode 18: Understanding Trafficking: Part 2 1:01:35

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Episode 17: Understanding Trafficking: Part I 1:02:51

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Episode 16: Understanding Sex Work 49:52

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Welcome to Season 2 of Beyond Fear: The Sex Crimes Podcast 51:27

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Bonus Episode: The Things Left Unsaid 55:46

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Episode 13: Get Curious 1:00:08

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Episode 12: Building a Better Life 49:46

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Episode 11: "Do Women Do Those Things?!" 47:43

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Episode 10: Once You See, You Can't Unsee 56:23

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Episode 9: Why Should I Care?! 48:56

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Episode 8: The Deliberate Shift 35:20

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Episode 7: The Second Rape 45:24

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Episode 6: How Hasn't it Affected Me? 1:10:54

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Episode 5: The Weaponization of Sexual Violence 40:05

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Episode 4: The Many Reasons Why 37:04

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Episode 3: Understanding Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church 35:27

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Episode 2: Into the Weeds: Measuring Silence 42:34

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Episode 1: Ride or Die 35:14

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