71. Nick Wallis and #MeToo's Turning Point
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comIn this exclusive North American interview, Wallis covers the following:* The nature of false accusations, borderline personality diagnoses, and whether “mutual abuse” exists* How live-tweeting the UK trial “fed a rapacious audience” that went tribal during the pandemic, and how his tweets got more than 10 million views* Why “believe women” clashes with a journalist’s mandate to question everything* Can you ever accurately litigate something that happened behind closed doors?* How one bad marriage wound up in two different legal judgments* Is the court of public opinion more important than real courts?* Curious encounters with American food, including Blondies (“what are they?”) and half-and-half (a big thumbs-down)* Jimmy Saville, Britain’s #MeToo poster boy* The best Australian comedy series right now* Period drama, by which we mean menstruation* The greatness of Eurovision* How many inches is Sarah’s integrity? The answer may surprise you!We hustle out of love, but it never pays the bills. Consider becoming a paid subscriber.