Dr. Christine Blasey Ford: 6 Years Since Her Kavanaugh Testimony

We Can Do Hard Things

Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Do you remember where you were? On September 27, 2018, as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford raised her right hand and testified in the hearings of Brett Kavanaugh—who would go on to be confirmed to a lifetime appointment on the highest court in the nation. This week marks six years since we were eyewitnesses to her historic, courageous patriotism. In honor of her bravery and resolve, today we reshare our powerful conversation with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford—about the heartbreak, and hope, of being an American woman. About Dr. Ford: Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is a professor of psychology at Palo Alto University and a clinical professor and consulting biostatistician at the Stanford University School of Medicine. On September 27, 2018, Dr. Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding her sexual assault in connection with the Committee’s consideration of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s lifetime confirmation to the United States Supreme Court. Following her testimony, Ford and her family endured constant intimidation, harassment, and death threats forcing them to move out of their home, living in various secure locales with guards. In 2019, she was named one of the 100 most influential people in Time 100. Dr. Ford’s memoir, ONE WAY BACK, is available now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's podcast is really special and you'll remember why.
0:05.0	Do you remember where you were? I was streaming it on C-SPAN, glued to my laptop,
0:12.0	my heart beating out of my chest as Dr. Christine Blasy Ford raised
0:19.3	her right hand and testified that Brett Kavanaugh, the man under consideration for a lifetime appointment
0:26.9	to the highest court in the nation had sexually assaulted her.
0:32.2	It was history happening before our eyes as it had unfolded 33 years before
0:39.4	when Professor Hill did the same courageous act.
0:46.7	We were eyewitnesses to historic patriotism.
0:52.4	It was September 27th, 2018. It feels like it was yesterday, but this week
0:57.0	marks six years since she testified. In the years since that time, her families had to go into hiding because of unrelenting death
1:04.3	threats and she has emerged with her voice and her courage intact.
1:10.0	Brett Kavanaugh is now six years into his lifetime appointment.
1:14.0	It is right and good to honor Dr. Blasy Ford's historic courage six years ago
1:20.0	by resharing our amazing conversation with her.
1:23.0	It is about the heartbreak and hope of being an American woman.
1:27.0	I hope it will be as powerful for you as it was for us. Hello, you all.
1:35.0	Hello you all,
1:42.0	hello you all, welcome to We Can Do Hard Things. Today we have the
1:49.4	epitome of We Can Do Hard Things. You will all know her as one of our absolute heroes and I'm sure
1:58.7	one of yours. Her name is Dr. Christine Blasy Ford. How is that possible that we have her here?
2:06.4	We know her as a professor of psychology at Palo Alto University and a clinical professor
2:11.6	and consulting bio-atistician at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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