Monique LaBorde

Yeah. So when we get a story that comes in through the inbox and we reach out to the person to talk for what we call a pre-interview, which is just not recorded, hearing a little bit about their story, one of the first things we ask is for documentation. And it's not that we don't believe them. In fact, a trauma-informed approach to this work is that we're approaching everyone in with belief.

Yeah. So when we get a story that comes in through the inbox and we reach out to the person to talk for what we call a pre-interview, which is just not recorded, hearing a little bit about their story, one of the first things we ask is for documentation. And it's not that we don't believe them. In fact, a trauma-informed approach to this work is that we're approaching everyone in with belief.

However, we do put all these stories through a rigorous legal process in order for them to air. We ask our guests for documentation like divorce records, criminal records. And throughout the process, we're checking those things against the story that they're telling us.

However, we do put all these stories through a rigorous legal process in order for them to air. We ask our guests for documentation like divorce records, criminal records. And throughout the process, we're checking those things against the story that they're telling us.

However, we do put all these stories through a rigorous legal process in order for them to air. We ask our guests for documentation like divorce records, criminal records. And throughout the process, we're checking those things against the story that they're telling us.

Another part of the vetting process, which is just as big, that we talk about internally is, is this person ready to tell this story at this time?

Another part of the vetting process, which is just as big, that we talk about internally is, is this person ready to tell this story at this time?

Another part of the vetting process, which is just as big, that we talk about internally is, is this person ready to tell this story at this time?

And generally, we like to work with people who are professional. a few years out from their betrayal experience. So they've had a little bit more time to process it. And so when I'm first reaching out to someone who's written us an email and they wanna share their story, You know, in that initial call, we asked them about their support system, if they've told this story to other people.

And generally, we like to work with people who are professional. a few years out from their betrayal experience. So they've had a little bit more time to process it. And so when I'm first reaching out to someone who's written us an email and they wanna share their story, You know, in that initial call, we asked them about their support system, if they've told this story to other people.

And generally, we like to work with people who are professional. a few years out from their betrayal experience. So they've had a little bit more time to process it. And so when I'm first reaching out to someone who's written us an email and they wanna share their story, You know, in that initial call, we asked them about their support system, if they've told this story to other people.

And I don't mean in a formal sense, like writing a book, but I mean, like, do people in your life, your kids, your friends, do they know this has happened to you? Which is not necessarily, you know, mutually exclusive of telling your story on this show. But I think it's a sign that this person is comfortable in this story and having the story associated with who they are. Right.

And I don't mean in a formal sense, like writing a book, but I mean, like, do people in your life, your kids, your friends, do they know this has happened to you? Which is not necessarily, you know, mutually exclusive of telling your story on this show. But I think it's a sign that this person is comfortable in this story and having the story associated with who they are. Right.

And I don't mean in a formal sense, like writing a book, but I mean, like, do people in your life, your kids, your friends, do they know this has happened to you? Which is not necessarily, you know, mutually exclusive of telling your story on this show. But I think it's a sign that this person is comfortable in this story and having the story associated with who they are. Right.

We have a pretty conservative in-house legal team that wants to vet everything and make sure that anything that's a potentially defamatory claim has documentation available. behind it. And so that is a burden on us to make sure we get that documentation in order to run the episodes.

We have a pretty conservative in-house legal team that wants to vet everything and make sure that anything that's a potentially defamatory claim has documentation available. behind it. And so that is a burden on us to make sure we get that documentation in order to run the episodes.

We have a pretty conservative in-house legal team that wants to vet everything and make sure that anything that's a potentially defamatory claim has documentation available. behind it. And so that is a burden on us to make sure we get that documentation in order to run the episodes.

And something else that this brings up is we hear from a lot of people who want to write books or want to tell their story publicly and they don't have the documentation. Or let's say they were so mad they burned it all, something like that. They threw it away.

And something else that this brings up is we hear from a lot of people who want to write books or want to tell their story publicly and they don't have the documentation. Or let's say they were so mad they burned it all, something like that. They threw it away.

And something else that this brings up is we hear from a lot of people who want to write books or want to tell their story publicly and they don't have the documentation. Or let's say they were so mad they burned it all, something like that. They threw it away.