How US model agencies helped Epstein access victims
Summary
This episode covers the impeachment fight facing US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the first trilateral peace talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the US in Abu Dhabi. It also reports on the forced shutdown of Russia’s independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta and a BBC investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to the modeling industry. Additionally, the show features a Dutch cinema experiment using hypnosis to erase movie memories, the seizure of the stranded Odyssey cruise ship, and the nominees for the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year.
Topics discussed
Sponsorships and podcast introduction
News headlines: Epstein, Hegseth, Ukraine, and Russia
Investigation: Model agencies and Jeffrey Epstein
Pete Hegseth defends record amid impeachment push
Congo: Soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny
Experiment: Hypnosis to forget movie plots
Sponsorships and preview of upcoming segments
Ukraine-Russia peace talks resume in Abu Dhabi
Russia's Novaya Gazeta forced to shut down
Odyssey cruise ship seized after running out of funds
BBC Women's Footballer of the Year nominees
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