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Labyrinths with Amanda Knox

#121 - Off the Record (Ashleigh Banfield)

Labyrinths with Amanda Knox

Knox Robinson Productions

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, True Crime, Mental Health

4.41K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Journalist Ashleigh Banfield has survived war zones, 9/11, and the brutal churn of network news. But her most disorienting challenges have been deeply personal. In this episode, Ashleigh opens up about being cast out—by teachers, by a career she loved, by people she trusted most—and how those experiences shaped her view of belonging, resilience, and reinvention. https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.0

I think we're all lost. Nobody has the answers, right? It's why churches are so popular.

0:34.5

I think, Amanda, honestly, the way to manage our feeling of being lost is how big a

0:39.7

piece of that feeling are you going to give in your day in your life, right? It's always going to be

0:44.1

there. You're always going to realize it's just you, right? You're born alone, you die alone.

0:49.9

Along the way, you will have partners and loves and friends and all these people who assuage it.

0:56.4

But eventually you come back to being like, damn, it really is me.

0:59.9

And so if you can keep it in its manageable space, don't ignore it because it is real,

1:06.3

then I think we'll probably all do just fine because nothing's perfect.

1:12.5

Feeling lost?

1:13.8

Then you're in the right place.

1:15.4

I'm Amanda Knox.

1:16.6

And I'm Christopher Robinson.

1:18.9

And this is Labyrinth.

1:24.1

Ashley Banfield has a story.

1:26.9

What happens when you've made it, when you're standing at the top of your field,

1:31.2

and suddenly you're cast out with no explanation.

1:36.2

Ashley Banfield has reported from war zones, survived a close call on 9-11,

1:41.4

and spent decades on the front lines of journalism.

1:44.7

But her most disorienting journey didn't come from the chaos of the battlefield.

1:49.8

It came from the quiet betrayals of trust.

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