The 13th Step
NHPR
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An investigation into the widespread culture of sexual misconduct and abuse persistent in the addiction treatment industry.
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MAR 5, 2024
Update: A New Bill and a Final Ruling
New Hampshire lawmakers consider a new oversight bill proposed in response to the podcast. And the judge issues his final ruling in Eric Spofford’s defamation lawsuit against NHPR and three of our sources.
17 MIN
DEC 20, 2023
A Special Announcement
The 13th Step is going on tour with stops in New Hampshire, Boston, and Chicago. Host Lauren Chooljian will go behind-the-scenes of the podcast and take questions from the audience. For tickets and more information, visit 13thsteppodcast.org/events.
1 MIN
SEP 12, 2023
Update: A Big Arrest
Federal prosecutors have charged a fourth person in the vandalism case, a man they describe as a “close, personal associate” of Eric Spofford.
16 MIN
JUN 20, 2023
Update: Vandalism Arrests
Federal prosecutors have charged three men for their alleged roles in the vandalism incidents.
11 MIN
JUN 6, 2023
Epilogue: Employee A
A conversation with one of the women whose story of sexual assault you heard earlier in this podcast. She talks with Lauren about what it was like to hear her story published, the legal threats she has faced from Eric Spofford and his lawyers, and why she decided to speak out in the first place.
23 MIN
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