Swalwell Scandal (Part 2): What Would You Tell Your Daughter?
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🗓️ 12 April 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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The developing story surrounding the rape allegations from a former staffer of Congressman Eric Swalwell have sparked multiple conversations. Calls to believe all women, to stand with accusers are necessary and important, but can we have a conversation with our daughters and the young women in our lives about decisions they make that can lead to unintended consequences?
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.1 | Hey there, folks. It is Sunday, April 12th, and we are going to have this conversation as delicately and respectfully. |
| 0:16.5 | But robes it might need to happen, frankly, as possible as we welcome you to this episode of Amy and T.J. |
| 0:24.4 | With so many thoughts and conversations around Eric Swalwell, the California gubernatorial candidate who's now been accused of rape. |
| 0:33.9 | Robs, there are conversations that happen in some circles of the internet and in some homes |
| 0:38.9 | privately. And these are difficult to have because anytime you have them, it seems like you're |
| 0:44.0 | questioning the story of the survivor if you at all examine that survivor's behavior. |
| 0:53.3 | Can you, how do you, and this is what we're trying to do here |
| 0:55.9 | on this episode, have that conversation, Robes, and it's a tough one to have in these cases. |
| 1:00.3 | It's really hard because I think most women understand the vulnerability, just physically of |
| 1:07.4 | who we are, and when we go out, that we are potentially targets. And I think |
| 1:12.4 | at least most mothers talk to their daughters, maybe fathers talk to their daughters as well |
| 1:16.4 | about this, I imagine. But it's a conversation I've certainly had with mine after my own |
| 1:21.5 | personal experiences. I think sometimes they're hard-earned experiences, but I have had conversations about them taking responsibility |
| 1:30.8 | for their behavior to not put themselves in a position to become victimized. |
| 1:37.6 | Okay, so there you... |
| 1:38.9 | And that can be controversial. |
| 1:41.2 | Okay, wait a second. |
| 1:42.4 | So did you use the word responsibility? |
| 1:44.1 | I think that's where... Exactly. Okay, that is... Maybe that's a bad word to use. No, wait a second. So did you use the word responsibility? I think that's where... |
| 1:45.3 | Exactly. Maybe that's a bad word to use. No, that's my question. Does a woman ever, and we're just going to speak |
| 1:51.7 | women here when we talk about sexual assaults. Is a woman ever, can you ever have a conversation |
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