Monica Lewinsky

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You know, what I sort of wonder just because— As you mentioned before when we were talking just briefly of I've done a fair amount of work in the anti-bullying space. Yeah. And so I'm so disheartened at this moment and at the same time feel like, okay, if the kind of work we can do helps one kid. Sure. Right? Mm-hmm.

You know, what I sort of wonder just because— As you mentioned before when we were talking just briefly of I've done a fair amount of work in the anti-bullying space. Yeah. And so I'm so disheartened at this moment and at the same time feel like, okay, if the kind of work we can do helps one kid. Sure. Right? Mm-hmm.

Very good parts of it. But mostly it's negative. Right. I mean, do you have thoughts yet about what we can do to preserve it, to bring back? Well, it didn't come back. You're saying bring back what? It was never good. Why? No, I think there was a sense—I think there was always the potential for— Community. Right.

Very good parts of it. But mostly it's negative. Right. I mean, do you have thoughts yet about what we can do to preserve it, to bring back? Well, it didn't come back. You're saying bring back what? It was never good. Why? No, I think there was a sense—I think there was always the potential for— Community. Right.

And so—and I also think not only community, but I think that there's, you know, there's a sense of empathy in a way that can be fostered by seeing and understanding other cultures, by hearing more stories. That's correct.

And so—and I also think not only community, but I think that there's, you know, there's a sense of empathy in a way that can be fostered by seeing and understanding other cultures, by hearing more stories. That's correct.

But it's rare, like the ice bucket challenge, I think, was something that, you know, for every one of those, there's 10 really terrible examples. One of the things I wanted to ask you about was around these early experiences you had in your family. And you wrote this really incredible article in 1989 for the Washington Post. And there's this quote from there.

But it's rare, like the ice bucket challenge, I think, was something that, you know, for every one of those, there's 10 really terrible examples. One of the things I wanted to ask you about was around these early experiences you had in your family. And you wrote this really incredible article in 1989 for the Washington Post. And there's this quote from there.

And I thought maybe you want to read it. Sure.

And I thought maybe you want to read it. Sure.

At 24, I lost my narrative, or rather it was stolen from me. And the Monica Lewinsky that my friends and family knew was usurped by false narratives, callous jokes, and politics. I would define reclaiming as to take back what was yours. Something you possess is lost or stolen, and ultimately you triumph in finding it again.

At 24, I lost my narrative, or rather it was stolen from me. And the Monica Lewinsky that my friends and family knew was usurped by false narratives, callous jokes, and politics. I would define reclaiming as to take back what was yours. Something you possess is lost or stolen, and ultimately you triumph in finding it again.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So I think listeners can expect me to be chatting with folks, both recognizable and unrecognizable names about the way that people have navigated roads to triumph. My hope is that people will finish an episode of Reclaiming and feel like they filled their tank up. They connected with the people that I'm talking to and leave with maybe some nuggets that help them feel a little more hopeful.

So I think listeners can expect me to be chatting with folks, both recognizable and unrecognizable names about the way that people have navigated roads to triumph. My hope is that people will finish an episode of Reclaiming and feel like they filled their tank up. They connected with the people that I'm talking to and leave with maybe some nuggets that help them feel a little more hopeful.

Follow Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to Reclaiming early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts.

Follow Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to Reclaiming early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts.

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