SIO103: Samantha Corbin of #WeSaidEnough

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Thomas Smith

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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Samantha Corbin is a Sacramento lobbyist who was fed up with the pervasive culture of sexual misconduct in the Capitol. She and some colleagues wrote an open letter and started an organization called #WeSaidEnough. It has absolutely caught fire! Her co-founder ended up on the cover of Time Magazine. In this interview, Samantha takes us through how pervasive this behavior has been and what her and others plan to do about it! Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! Support us on Patreon at: patreon.com/seriouspod Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod For comments, email [email protected]

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0:00.0	You're listening to serious inquiries only. Oh, Hello and welcome to serious inquiries, this is episode 103.
0:32.8	I'm your host Thomas Smith.
0:34.3	Joining me today is Samantha Corbin.
0:37.1	Really excellent interview.
0:38.9	She is a Sacramento lobbyist who,
0:41.4	along with some colleagues of hers were just absolutely tired of the pervasive
0:46.8	sexual misconduct in the capital and has been trying to do something about it, has been taking
0:52.0	tangible steps and she heard from so many women with so
0:56.7	many more stories. It's a really great interview. I'm really excited to bring
1:00.1	it to you. Someone who is working to bring tangible change to this seemingly
1:06.2	ubiquitous problem. So here we go, Samantha Corbin of We Said Enough. I'm joined by Samantha Corbin, one of the founding members of We Said Enough.
1:24.0	How you doing?
1:24.7	I'm doing well, how are you?
1:26.7	Doing okay.
1:27.7	As usual, we're fighting against Skype.
1:29.8	It is never cooperative, but we got there, and I thank you for sticking with me I really
1:33.9	appreciate it it's the first technology in a while that's made me feel old I'm
1:38.1	not gonna. Yeah I know how that is so I am so happy to have you on the show.
1:45.0	I know it's not the happiest of topics, but I'm really, I'm excited to hear about what you're doing.
1:51.0	Can you take us through?
1:52.0	We said enough. What's, what's the spirit behind it, how did it start?
1:55.6	Sure, sure. Well, early in October, I got a phone call from a colleague who's like myself also a lobbyist and and she had had a
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