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Lauren Boebert Can’t Lose: The Escort Rumors

May 23, 2024

Controversial Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's scandalous rumors and legal battles are explored, including allegations of past escort work and interactions with Senator Ted Cruz. The podcast delves into evidence verification, defamation case rulings, and the importance of journalistic ethics in reporting on Boebert's political career.

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Lauren Boebert

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Lauren Boebert faces scandalous rumors including escort allegations, exposing the dark side of American politics.

David Wheeler's role in spreading damaging claims about Lauren Boebert leads to a federal defamation lawsuit, highlighting political activism complexities.

Deep dives

Lauren Bobert's Rise in Politics

Congresswoman Lauren Bobert's journey from obscurity to prominence is explored. Starting from her early life in Colorado, where she climbed the political ladder despite controversies, Bobert's career is marred by rumors and legal battles. Despite facing defamation claims, she continues to win elections and maintain her popularity among conservatives.

Introduction

5min

Uncovering Controversial Rumors

12min

Exploring Evidence and Confirmation Bias in an Ongoing Investigation

2min

Defamation Case Ruling and Allegations Against Representative Boebert

3min

Reclaiming Reputation Through Legal Battle

9min

Exploring Journalism Ethics and Neutrality in Reporting on Lauren Boebert's Legal Dispute

4min

This is the first episode of a special, limited-run podcast series, Lauren Boebert Can’t Lose, from City Cast Denver.

Between heckling President Biden’s State of the Union address in 2022 and her big night out at a production of “Beetlejuice” last year, Lauren Boebert is perhaps the most infamous member of Congress. But alongside the headlines, there are a million salacious stories swirling around about her personal life. On the first episode of this limited podcast series, we track one of the most sensational allegations into the dark underbelly of American politics.

Bree Davies is our host. Paul Karolyi reported and produced this episode with tons of support from the rest of the team at City Cast, including but not exclusively Wil Fulton, Olivia Jewell Love, Andi McDaniel, Xandra McMahon, David Plotz, Andrea Silenzi, and Noah Sniderman, Our music is by Don Chicharrón and Los Mocochetes. Thanks also to Joshua Emerson for production support.

Paul mentioned this New York Times article on recent defamation lawsuits.

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City Cast Denver

Lauren Boebert Can’t Lose: The Escort Rumors

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Lauren Bobert's Rise in Politics

David Wheeler's Involvement in Bobert's Case

The Legal Battle and Unresolved Rumors

Implications for Journalism and Political Discourse

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