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In this powerful episode, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell sit down with the legendary investigative journalist Julie K. Brown, the reporter whose groundbreaking work exposed the horrific crimes of Jeffrey Epstein. Listen as Mandy and Liz recount their early inspiration from Julie's tenacious reporting on Epstein at a time before the Murdoch investigation. The trio delve into the difficulties of finding and working with victims of trauma, emphasizing the sensitivity and responsibility involved... Julie highlights the moment she realized the true scope of the story and the long-lasting impact of the abuse on the victims' lives. And we tackle the changing landscape of journalism in the age of social media and misinformation, with Julie sharing her ongoing battles against false narratives surrounding the Epstein case. Plus! Julie explains her decision not to participate in the "Filthy Rich" and other Epstein documentaries, prioritizing her continued reporting and the pursuit of justice over personal gain and the potential for misrepresentation... She believes that significant aspects of the Epstein story remain untold, particularly concerning settlements and undisclosed information held by the DOJ and FBI .... Despite the challenges, Julie shares her proudest moment: when the Epstein survivors were finally taken seriously and recognized as victims. It is an inspiring and eye-opening conversation with a true journalistic hero who exemplifies the power of persistence, empathy, and unwavering dedication to seeking justice. ☕ Cup's Up! ⚖️ Learn More About Julie K. Brown Here: “Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story” by Julie K. Brown - https://amzn.to/4bDWPro https://www.instagram.com/jkbjournalist/ https://bsky.app/profile/jkbjournalist.bsky.social https://twitter.com/jkbjournalist Episode Resources “For years, Jeffrey Epstein abused teen girls, police say. A timeline of his case” - Julie K. Brown, The Miami Herald, Nov 28, 2018 “Miami Beach doctor was charged with sex trafficking a minor. Then she was found dead” - Julie K. Brown, The Miami Herald, updated Jan 28, 2025 “Leon Black agrees to pay $62.5 million to avoid Jeffrey Epstein-related lawsuits in the US Virgin Islands” - CNN, Aug 4, 2023 FBI Records: The Vault & Jeffrey Epstein files in The Vault Julie K. Brown's shout out tweet to Mandy Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️ Premium Members also get access to episode videos, case files, live trial coverage and exclusive live experiences with our hosts. CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3BdUtOE. Check out Luna Shark Merch With a Mission shop at lunasharkmerch.com/ What We're Buying... Quince - Give yourself the luxury you deserve with Quince! Go to Quince.com/COJ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns . Here's a link to some of our favorite things: https://amzn.to/4cJ0eVn Find us on social media: bsky.app/profile/mandy-matney.com | bsky.app/profile/elizfarrell.com | bsky.app/profile/theericbland.bsky.social Twitter.com/mandymatney | Twitter.com/elizfarrell | Twitter.com/theericbland https://www.facebook.com/cupofjustice/ | https://www.instagram.com/cojpod/ YouTube | TIKTOK SUNscribe to our free email list to get alerts on bonus episodes, calls to action, new shows and updates. CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3KBM *** Alert: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email info@lunasharkmedia.com and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! *** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tim speaks with Polk Award winning author Julie K. Brown about the recent batch of documents released regarding the Epstein case as well as her book 'Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story'. Julie K Brown is an investigative reporter for the Miami Herald. Buy Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story here: https://www.amazon.com/Perversion-Justice-Jeffrey-Epstein-Story/dp/006300058X Want to listen without ads?
Thousands of court documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein have been made public as part of a settled lawsuit involving one of his victims. The records detail Epstein's sexual abuse and trafficking of underage girls and include the names of 150 people who were in contact with him. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Julie K. Brown, author of "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story." PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
In Chapter 8 Claire and Rebecca sit down and delve a bit deeper into the world of non-fiction. Why do we read non-fiction? What constitutes non-fiction? And why do we not read as much non-fiction when we compare it to the amount of fiction we consume? We hope you enjoy listening to our discussion as much as we enjoyed having it. — Recommended / Suggested books: The Kennedy Curse by James Patterson Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story by Julie K. Brown Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow Fat Chance by Louise McSharry The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai Bessborough by Deirdre Finnerty Whispering Hope by Nancy Costello, Kathleen Legg, Diane Crogan, Marie Slattery and Marina Gambold with Steven O' Riordan. My Thoughts Exactly by Lily Allen Me and my Mate Jeffrey by Niall Breslin The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Name Drop by Ross Matthews A Heart that Works by Rob Delaney A Class Act by Rob Beckett Parenting Hell by Rob Beckett and Josh Widdecombe Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham Home by Julie Andrews Home Work by Julie Andrews The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion No Logo by Naomi Klein Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama Becoming by Michelle Obama A Promised Land by Barack Obama A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe Orientalism by Edward W. Said Dispatches by Michael Herr The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins North by Seamus Heaney Why I'm no Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge Don't Touch my Hair by Emma Dabiri I'll be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara The Choice by Edith Eger Wild by Cheryl Strayed. Recovering by Richie Sadlier — Thanks to Helen Becerra for the artwork and Mark Neville for the mixing. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/make-it-work License code: PLGGIGEZMJI9NR3G --- Follow us on Instagram: @another.chapter.podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/another-chapter/message
In part one of a series where we revisit elements of the Epstein/Maxwell operation and cover up, we read a chapter from the book "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story" by Julie K Brown dealing with Katie Johnson. https://altcensored.com/watch?v=Ita6XZZAixY https://www.justice-integrity.org/1445-welcome-to-waterbury-the-city-that-holds-secrets-that-could-bring-down-trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Boies https://twitter.com/elivalley/status/1200804334826598400 https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2021/08/26/theranos-trial-to-reopen-uncomfortable-moment-in-boies-schillers-past/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Haberman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_J._Rubenstein Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theantedote --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-antedote/support
This week's episode begins with some Florida myth-busting from Craig Pittman.Our guest is author and Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie Brown. Brown's book "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story" helped bring some measure of accountability to Palm Beach resident Jeffrey Epstein following his years' long, worldwide sex trafficking ring which saw him rape dozens of underage girls.Brown continues to report on the case and ongoing legal proceedings for the Herald. Find her writing and insights on Twitter at @jkbjournalist.
On today's episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan talks to Julie Brown about her new book, Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story, out now from Dey Street Books. Julie K. Brown is an investigative reporter with the Miami Herald. During her 30-year career, she has worked for a number of newspapers, focusing on crime, justice and human rights issues. As a member of the Herald's prestigious Investigative Team, she has won dozens of awards, including a George Polk Award in 2018 for “Perversion of Justice,” a series that examined how a rich and powerful sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein, managed to arrange a secret plea deal and escape life in prison—even though he was suspected of sexually abusing more than 100 underage girls and young women. The series, and her subsequent dogged coverage of the case in 2019, led to the resignation of President Trump's labor secretary, Alex Acosta, Epstein's arrest on new federal charges in New York and reforms in the way that prosecutors treat victims of sex crimes. Brown previously won acclaim for a series of stories about abuses and corruption in Florida prisons. The stories led to the resignations of top agency officials, firings of corrupt corrections officers and an overhaul in the treatment of inmates with mental and physical disabilities, as well as women in Florida prisons. That series also won a Polk Award. A native of Philadelphia, she is a graduate of Temple University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Over the weekend, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden joined the dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, witnessing the return of the remains of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the ISIS-K suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. Last week, as the Biden administration dealt with the fallout from the August 31st deadline for withdrawing from Afghanistan, two U.S. congressmen who served in the U.S. military, Republican Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan and Democratic Rep. Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, carried out their own secret trip to Kabul to provide oversight on the U.S. government's evacuation efforts. Rep. Meijer joins to discuss why he made this covert expedition, the realities on the ground in Kabul differing from the information being provided by the Biden administration, the unfortunate situation America finds itself in being forced to collaborate closely with the Taliban and what Americans can do to help the evacuation effort. She arguably played a role in bringing down financier Jeffrey Epstein. Investigative reporter for the Miami Herald Julie K. Brown's 2018 expose of Epstein gave a voice to many of the victims, underage girls who were abused by the late alleged sex trafficker. Brown joins to talk about her reporting on Epstein and on her new book, Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story. Plus, commentary by Jimmy Failla, host of "Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla."
Over the weekend, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden joined the dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, witnessing the return of the remains of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the ISIS-K suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. Last week, as the Biden administration dealt with the fallout from the August 31st deadline for withdrawing from Afghanistan, two U.S. congressmen who served in the U.S. military, Republican Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan and Democratic Rep. Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, carried out their own secret trip to Kabul to provide oversight on the U.S. government's evacuation efforts. Rep. Meijer joins to discuss why he made this covert expedition, the realities on the ground in Kabul differing from the information being provided by the Biden administration, the unfortunate situation America finds itself in being forced to collaborate closely with the Taliban and what Americans can do to help the evacuation effort. She arguably played a role in bringing down financier Jeffrey Epstein. Investigative reporter for the Miami Herald Julie K. Brown's 2018 expose of Epstein gave a voice to many of the victims, underage girls who were abused by the late alleged sex trafficker. Brown joins to talk about her reporting on Epstein and on her new book, Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story. Plus, commentary by Jimmy Failla, host of "Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla."
Guest host Ben Smith joins Kara to discuss Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban, and what it means for news coverage of the region. And: a new business deal aims to bring movies back to movie theaters. But will audiences follow? Also, Friend of Pivot Julie K. Brown joins us to discuss her reporting in Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Guest host Ben Smith joins Kara to discuss Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban, and what it means for news coverage of the region. And: a new business deal aims to bring movies back to movie theaters. But will audiences follow? Also, Friend of Pivot Julie K. Brown joins us to discuss her reporting in Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Guest host Ben Smith joins Kara to discuss Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban, and what it means for news coverage of the region. And: a new business deal aims to bring movies back to movie theaters. But will audiences follow? Also, Friend of Pivot Julie K. Brown joins us to discuss her reporting in Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
(8/13/21) In her new book Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story, journalist Julie K. Brown recounts her uncompromising and risky investigation of Jeffrey Epstein's underage sex trafficking operation. Join us for a deep dive on the explosive reporting Julie did for the Miami Herald that finally brought Jeffrey Epstein to justice while exposing the powerful people and broken system that protected him in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.
Julie K. Brown is an investigative reporter for the Miami Herald. Her new book is Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story. “No reporter wants to be a part of the story. ... But the one thing I know is that the authorities weren't going to do anything about this unless it stayed in the news and there was pressure. And I thought the only way to do pressure was to continue to write stories and to be in their face by going on TV. So I took advantage of the fact that I am sort of a part of this story in the hope that it would pressure authorities to do something about it.” Show notes @jkbjournalist 00:00 Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story (Dey Street Books • 2021) 01:00 "Perversion of Justice" (Miami Herald • Nov 2018) 10:00 "Cruel and Unusual" (Miami Herald • 2014) 10:00 "In Miami Gardens, Store Video Catches Cops in the Act" (Miami Herald • Nov 2013) 11:00 "Behind bars, a brutal and unexplained death" (Miami Herald • May 2014) 17:00 Series on women's prison (Miami Herald • July 2017) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
With Delta Variant cases surging, public health officials are pleading with Americans to get vaccinated ASAP. This week, we examine at how some journalists are turning anti-vaxxer deaths into COVID-19 fables. Plus, we hear from the reporter who tracked down Jeffrey Epstein's victims. 1. Rebecca Onion [@rebeccaonion], historian and staff writer at Slate, on her latest article "The Fable of the Sick Anti-Vaxxer," and how stories of remorse may only appeal to the vaccinated. Plus, NBC senior reporter and OTM guest host Brandy Zadrozny [@BrandyZadrozny] traces the roots of anti-vaxx propaganda, from the 1980s to today. Listen. 2. Lois Beckett [@loisbeckett], senior reporter at the Guardian, on how a viral anti-trans Instagram video led to a street brawl, and Julia Serano [@JuliaSerano], author of "Whipping Girl, A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity," on where the anti-trans movement gets its playbook. Listen. 3. Julie K. Brown [@jkbjournalist], investigative reporter at the Miami Herald, on her new book, "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story," detailing what she saw missing in the decade of Epstein coverage before her own investigative series at the Herald which brought his victims' voices on the record for the first time. Listen. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
With Delta Variant cases surging, public health officials are pleading with Americans to get vaccinated ASAP. This week, we examine at how some journalists are turning anti-vaxxer deaths into COVID-19 fables. Plus, we hear from the reporter who tracked down Jeffrey Epstein's victims. 1. Rebecca Onion [@rebeccaonion], historian and staff writer at Slate, on her latest article "The Fable of the Sick Anti-Vaxxer," and how stories of remorse may only appeal to the vaccinated. Plus, NBC senior reporter and OTM guest host Brandy Zadrozny [@BrandyZadrozny] traces the roots of anti-vaxx propaganda, from the 1980s to today. Listen. 3. Lois Beckett [@loisbeckett], senior reporter at the Guardian, on how a viral anti-trans Instagram video led to a street brawl, and Julia Serano [@JuliaSerano], author of "Whipping Girl, A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity," on where the anti-trans movement gets its playbook. Listen. 4. Julie K. Brown [@jkbjournalist], investigative reporter at the Miami Herald, on her new book, "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story," detailing what she saw missing in the decade of Epstein coverage before her own investigative series at the Herald which brought his victims' voices on the record for the first time. Listen.
Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown shares how she got the story that led to federal sex-trafficking charges against wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, and tells us about her new book Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story.
The depths of the Jeffrey Epstein story may never have been known without the work of Florida investigative reporter Julie K. Brown. A reporter for the Miami Herald, Brown and her explosive reporting for the Herald helped bring Epstein to justice (before his death) while exposing the powerful people and broken system that protected him. For many years, billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's penchant for teenage girls was an open secret in the high society of Palm Beach, Florida and Manhattan. Charged in 2008 with soliciting prostitution from minors, Epstein was treated with what critics called unheard-of leniency at the time. The media virtually ignored the failures of the criminal justice system, and Epstein's friends and business partners brushed the allegations aside. But when in 2017 the U.S. attorney who approved Epstein's plea deal, Alexander Acosta, was chosen by President Trump as labor secretary, Brown was compelled to ask questions that other journalists weren't. Despite her editor's skepticism that she could add a new dimension to a known story, Brown determined that her goal would be to track down the victims themselves. Poring over thousands of redacted court documents, traveling across the country and chasing down information in difficult and sometimes dangerous circumstances, Brown tracked down dozens of Epstein's victims, now young women struggling to reclaim their lives after the trauma and shame they had endured. Brown's resulting three-part series in the Miami Herald was one of the most explosive news stories of the decade, revealing how Epstein ran a global sex trafficking pyramid scheme with impunity for years, targeting vulnerable teens, often from fractured homes, and then turning them into recruiters. The outrage led to Epstein's arrest, the disappearance and eventual arrest of his closest accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and the resignation of Acosta. The financier's mysterious suicide in a New York City jail cell prompted wild speculation about the secrets he took to the grave—and whether his death was intentional or the result of foul play. Brown's new book, Perversion of Justice, builds on her original award-winning series, showing the power of truth, the value of local journalism and the tenacity of one woman in the face of the deep-seated corruption of powerful men. Julie Brown joins us virtually to discuss her role in the Epstein story and what it means for the media and the country. SPEAKERS Julie K. Brown Investigative Reporter, Miami Herald; Author, Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story; (Participating Virtually) Robert Rosenthal Board Member, Center for Investigative Reporting—Moderator In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on July 22nd, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The depths of the Jeffrey Epstein story may never have been known without the work of Florida investigative reporter Julie K. Brown. A reporter for the Miami Herald, Brown and her explosive reporting for the Herald helped bring Epstein to justice (before his death) while exposing the powerful people and broken system that protected him. For many years, billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's penchant for teenage girls was an open secret in the high society of Palm Beach, Florida and Manhattan. Charged in 2008 with soliciting prostitution from minors, Epstein was treated with what critics called unheard-of leniency at the time. The media virtually ignored the failures of the criminal justice system, and Epstein's friends and business partners brushed the allegations aside. But when in 2017 the U.S. attorney who approved Epstein's plea deal, Alexander Acosta, was chosen by President Trump as labor secretary, Brown was compelled to ask questions that other journalists weren't. Despite her editor's skepticism that she could add a new dimension to a known story, Brown determined that her goal would be to track down the victims themselves. Poring over thousands of redacted court documents, traveling across the country and chasing down information in difficult and sometimes dangerous circumstances, Brown tracked down dozens of Epstein's victims, now young women struggling to reclaim their lives after the trauma and shame they had endured. Brown's resulting three-part series in the Miami Herald was one of the most explosive news stories of the decade, revealing how Epstein ran a global sex trafficking pyramid scheme with impunity for years, targeting vulnerable teens, often from fractured homes, and then turning them into recruiters. The outrage led to Epstein's arrest, the disappearance and eventual arrest of his closest accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and the resignation of Acosta. The financier's mysterious suicide in a New York City jail cell prompted wild speculation about the secrets he took to the grave—and whether his death was intentional or the result of foul play. Brown's new book, Perversion of Justice, builds on her original award-winning series, showing the power of truth, the value of local journalism and the tenacity of one woman in the face of the deep-seated corruption of powerful men. Julie Brown joins us virtually to discuss her role in the Epstein story and what it means for the media and the country. SPEAKERS Julie K. Brown Investigative Reporter, Miami Herald; Author, Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story; (Participating Virtually) Robert Rosenthal Board Member, Center for Investigative Reporting—Moderator In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on July 22nd, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown joins Zerlina and Jess to talk about her new book "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story" which is out now!
Will the United States ever get it together? That's what President Biden says he is often asked by other world leaders. Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour speaks with historian and staff writer for The Atlantic, Anne Applebaum, and Richard Ben-Veniste, who was a member of the Bipartisan nine-eleven commission on just what this all means for the world's biggest democracy. Author Julie Brown on her new book, ‘Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story,' and the complications of speaking truth to power whilst trying to hang onto your job and maintain safety. Then, the first African-American woman to run a Fortune 500 company. The former CEO of Xerox now sits on the board of Uber, Exxon-Mobile, and Nestle. Ursula Burns on her inspirational journey through her new memoir, ‘Where You Are Is Not Who You Are.' To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
Investigative journalist Julie K. Brown joins The Post to discuss her new book, "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story,” which chronicles the powerful people and broken system that failed to stop Epstein for nearly two decades.
This week, Martha sits down with investigative reporter for the Miami Herald, Julie K. Brown, to share her Untold Story about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Julie details her reporting on the story in her new book, Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story, explains how he got away with his crimes for so long, and why he was treated so carefully once convicted. Follow Martha on Twitter: @MarthaMacCallum
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