The Story of That Night in Two Thousand Three

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Jane's hunch about the rules would be confirmed. She moved back to l a in two thousand six. The next year, she worked up the courage and told a few of her closest friends what matthew had done. They expressed concern and empathy but did not confront him. Their friendships with him were unaffected. So janie left again, went on with her life overseas. Then in 20 12, she felt stronger and newly frustrated with the lack of accountability matthew had faced. so she wrote the story of that night in two thousand three in detail and posted it on facebook,. named matthew, and tagged all her friends, women and men who knew him. Most of my

Several years after Janey was sexually assaulted by her former boyfriend, Mathew, she told some of her closest friends, and her mother, what Mathew had done. Janey was so troubled by her loved ones’ responses that she went back to them years later to record conversations about it all. In this episode: Janey’s story, and philosopher Kate Manne, who coined the term “himpathy” in her 2017 book, “Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny.” With co-hosts John Biewen and Celeste Headlee. Part of our summer mini-season of rebroadcasts.

To hear more of Janey Williams’ story and the conversations she had with friends, check out her podcast, "This Happened", available on most podcast apps and at thishappenedpodcast.com.