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The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Where Did #MeToo Go?

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Podcast Admin

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.6844 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned from office in 2021 amid a sexual harassment scandal. Now, he’s back and running for mayor of New York City. And he’s not the only one, other so-called “canceled” men from Hollywood, media and politics are being welcomed back to the public sphere. So what’s happened to the Me Too Movement? Audie talks with the founder of ‘Me Too’, Tarana Burke, and former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, about backlash, regrets, and the work they’re doing to move forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This past weekend, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo posted a surprising 17-minute video online.

0:37.4

And that is why I announced my candidacy today for Mayor of New York. posted a surprising 17-minute video online.

0:42.2

And that is why I announced my candidacy today for mayor of New York City.

0:45.9

Now, in any other case, this would not be like that big a deal. He's a moderate Democrat with major name recognition, eyeing the seat of a scandal-plagued

0:52.1

incumbent in Mayor Eric Adams.

0:54.8

But the announcement was an eyebrow razor.

0:58.0

Because, I mean, like, let's hop back in the way back machine and crank it to, let's say, August 10th, 2021.

1:08.5

Thank you for the honor of serving you. It has been the honor of my lifetime. God bless you.

1:18.6

Simply blockbuster news, the 63-year-old Democratic governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announcing he will

1:24.2

resign 14 days from today. That in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment a report produced by the state attorney

1:30.5

general

1:31.1

in which 11 separate women said the governor had behaved

1:34.3

inappropriately around them this is a seismic moment in national politics

1:38.1

in democratic politics and in the cultural conversation

1:41.3

the national conversation about mistreatment of women in the workplace.

1:49.8

Democrats for the last few years had been leading the charge for public officials accused of

1:54.9

sexual impropriety to leave the job. Cuomo had been among the highest profile to face the consequences of reported

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