Episode 106 -- Marital Rape and the Rideout Case (Patreon)

In this episode, writer Sarah Weinman walks Moira and Adrian through the story of the 1978 case Oregon v Rideout and how spousal rape became a crime in the US. Weinman's book about the case -- Without Consent -- is out now. A moving, upsetting story about how the judicial system keeps pace (or doesn't) with legislation; how media shape how we think about social progress; and how that progress can come from strange places. PLEASE NOTE: This one comes with basically all the trigger and content warnings.