Elizabeth Smart
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What is discussed at the start of this section?
Welcome, welcome, welcome to Armchair Expert, Experts on Expert. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. Happy 1,000th episode. Can you even believe it? I can't believe it. I think of it very much like AA, which is like you can't stay sober for 30 years, but you can stay sober for a day.
Yes.
And then you can kind of blink and it is 30 years.
Yeah.
It's like if you told us like, okay, man, you're going to do 1,000. I'd be like, that's too, we can't do that.
You're like, we're not doing that.
We can't. We're not capable of that.
Yeah. But look at it.
And one episode at a time, we got to 1,000. That is very exciting.
I'm proud of us.
Me too. And then what an incredible episode to have for our 1,000th. Elizabeth Smart, which, you know, I think if you were on planet Earth in 2002, you knew about Elizabeth Smart.
Even if you weren't.
But you could be like me. Yeah. and knew someone was abducted, but that's where it ends.
Yeah.
This story is so unbelievable in so many ways, and there's an incredible doc out now on Netflix called Kidnapped Elizabeth Smart, and it's an incredibly well-made documentary.
This is such an interesting conversation, and... Very meaningful and heavy.
Yeah. Yeah. So I'm sometimes hesitant to give trigger warnings for all episodes. But boy, oh boy, this one warrants a major, major trigger warning.
Yes.
Obviously, there's abduction. There's sexual assault. There's a lot, a lot, a lot of darkness in this story. But I think you, like us, will find Elizabeth smart to be impossibly smart. well-adjusted and has a positive outlook yeah it's it's it's remarkable yeah um so so so so grateful to her for telling us her whole story it's a hard one uh but it's a great episode and we're thankful to the armchairs for sticking around for a thousand episodes yes we love you guys so much and even the ones that came in covid if you're around for 500 a big high five if you're around for one we'll take it we'll take it we'll take it um all right please enjoy elizabeth smart
Hi, we're back right after the intro.
How did Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping impact her family's dynamics?
This is very special because it's our 1,000th episode.
Yeah. And you wanted to commemorate it.
I did because it's really special and it's really rare.
It is. And it'll only happen once. Monica, this will be the only episode that's 1,000.
That's right. And I am very proud of us for... Just sticking to it for this long. But mostly just thankful to the armcherries because without them, we would not be able to still be here.
Yeah. They've really hung around for a lot of them.
They've been on the ride with us, and it's so, so fun. So I want to do something special and do a little very small merch collection to celebrate the 1,000th episode. Yes. So there is a T-shirt on the site that's very fun. Uh-huh.
It requires fast math, which made me happy.
That's for you. That's for Dax. And on the back of that shirt, it has all of the thousand guests, which is very fun.
Yes.
And then there's a really fun sweatshirt and another sweatshirt, too. I'm not going to give it all away, but go check it out.
And a pair of engraved brass knuckles.
Nope, that's not a part of it. That didn't make it? No, that didn't make the cut.
The switchblade in there?
Nope, that also.
Okay.
We're sticking with the classics, the clothes.
So go to armchairexpertpod.com and go to the store, and it'll be there.
It'll be there, and go ahead and get on the list, and you'll get your 1,000th episode merch, and we're happy to have you.
And on to the episode.
He's an armchair expert.
Hi, welcome.
You want a shake? I'm a hugger.
Hi, welcome. I shook, so I set the bar.
You always do that to me, and then I look like a pervert. What nicknames did you grow up with?
What were the psychological effects of Elizabeth's abduction?
No Beth or Bit. We have a friend named Bit, which I think is so cute.
I loved a girl across the street from me growing up named Betsy, and I think her name was Elizabeth.
Oh, I could see that. I mean, I've heard people go by Betsy. Yeah, there's a lot, Lizzie.
The sky is the limit with Elizabeth.
It is, but my mom was always like, you are Elizabeth, you will go by Elizabeth.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:00–2:07
2
How did Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping impact her family's dynamics?
2:07–4:06
3
What were the psychological effects of Elizabeth's abduction?
4:06–6:32
4
How does Elizabeth Smart advocate for survivors today?
6:32–1:19:03
5
What insights does Elizabeth Smart share about her upbringing?
1:19:03–1:19:56
6
How has Elizabeth's perspective on religion changed over time?
1:19:56–1:21:50
7
What impact did her father's departure have on Elizabeth's life?
1:21:50–1:22:17
8
What are the key takeaways from Elizabeth's experiences regarding child safety?
1:22:17–2:22:12