S03 E14: Media Circus

Nobody Should Believe Me

True Story Media

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.2 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week Andrea examines how the harrowing and complex story of the Maya Kowalski case turned into a pop culture moment, and spread dangerous misinformation in the process. We continue our conversation with Ethen Shapiro, lead attorney for Johns Hopkins All Childrens, about how the media coverage of this case got so out of hand and the risks it poses to doctors and children going forward. We take a deeper look at how entertainment reporter Caitlin Keating stumbled onto the story at her job at People Magazine, and despite her questionable grasp of medical child abuse issues, made a movie about a complicated case that was subsequently viewed by millions of people. Andrea shares revelations from Beata Kowalski's blog, written disturbingly in her young daughter Maya's voice, and wonders how anyone can ignore its terrifying contents. Stay tuned for a sneak peek of our exclusive interview featured in our season finale. *** Read Beata’s blog: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FpSFjvX_8WB5cgPCI0E_cpXj1jaeVcC4?usp=drive_link Megan Fox YouTube interview with Gregory Anderson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22eytc7v8oc&t=9693s Kat and Nat Unfiltered: https://catandnat.ca/new-blog/hhttps/openspotifycom/take-care-of-maya-with-caitlin-keating Guys We Fucked podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlbosK25e7U Munchausen Support accepts donations and volunteers at www.munchausensupport.com *** Click here to view our sponsors. Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show! If you have a story about medical child abuse that you are ready to share you can tag @andreadunlop, email hello@nobodyshouldbelieveme.com or leave us a voicemail at (484) 768-0266 Follow host Andrea Dunlop on Instagram for behind-the-scenes photos: @andreadunlop Buy Andrea’s books here. Download the APSAC's practice guidelines here. Note: This episode contains sensitive content related to child abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	True Story Media
0:05.4	Nobody Should Believe Me is a production of large media.
0:10.4	That's L-A-R-J media.
0:13.0	Before we begin, a quick warning that in this show, we discuss child abuse,
0:17.0	and this content may be difficult for some listeners.
0:20.6	People believe their eyes.
0:23.6	That's something that actually is so central to this whole issue and to people that experience this,
0:29.6	is that we do believe the people that we love when they're telling us something.
0:34.6	If you questioned every thing that everyone told you, you couldn't make it through your day.
0:41.9	I'm Andrea Dunlop, and this is Nobody Should Believe Me.
0:45.9	If you'd like to support this show, you can join us on Patreon or subscribe on Apple Podcasts.
0:51.4	You'll get all episodes early and ad-free, as well as lots of exclusive bonus content.
0:56.2	If monetary support is not an option, rating and reviewing the show helps a ton, as well as sharing on
1:01.9	social media or wherever you talk to people. If you or someone you know is suffering from medical
1:06.4	child abuse, please go to munchausen support.com. We have lots of resources there for survivors,
1:11.6	families, and professionals. We also accept donations if you would like to help us continue to do that
1:16.3	work. And we love hearing from you. So do reach out. Our email is hello at nobody should
1:21.8	believe me.com or you can leave us a voicemail at 484-798-266. And we may use that voicemail in the show, so please be sure to let us
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