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EPISODE · Oct 7, 2025 · 54 MIN

Online Harassment and Women’s Resistance

from Chatting With Betsy · host Betsy Wurzel

🎙 When words become weapons, women rise in resistance. 👉 Listen now as Betsy Wurzel and Alia Dastagir expose the hidden toll of online harassment — and celebrate the strength of women who refuse to stay silent.In this episode of Chatting with Betsy, host Betsy Wurzel speaks with journalist and author Alia Dastagir about her groundbreaking book To Those Who Have Confused You to Be a Person: Words as Violence and Stories of Women’s Resistance Online. Alia opens up about the emotional toll of online harassment, including death and rape threats from strangers, revealing how digital abuse harms mental health and silences women’s voices. Together, Betsy and Alia explore why stronger protections and clearer social-media guidelines are urgently needed. Their conversation shines a light on how words can wound, yet also shows the power of women’s courage and connection in the face of hate. 📚 To Those Who Have Confused You to Be a Person is available now.💡 Learn more about Alia’s work at aliadastagir.com. 📌 Follow Passionate World Talk Radio on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or your favorite platform — and never miss the real conversations that matter.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/chatting-with-betsy--4211847/support.💡 At Passionate World Talk Radio, we believe real conversations matter. Stay inspired and keep listening to Chatting with Betsy at www.passionateworldtalkradio.com.

🎙 When words become weapons, women rise in resistance. 👉 Listen now as Betsy Wurzel and Alia Dastagir expose the hidden toll of online harassment — and celebrate the strength of women who refuse to stay silent.In this episode of Chatting with Betsy, host Betsy Wurzel speaks with journalist and author Alia Dastagir about her groundbreaking book To Those Who Have Confused You to Be a Person: Words as Violence and Stories of Women’s Resistance Online. Alia opens up about the emotional toll of online harassment, including death and rape threats from strangers, revealing how digital abuse harms mental health and silences women’s voices. Together, Betsy and Alia explore why stronger protections and clearer social-media guidelines are urgently needed. Their conversation shines a light on how words can wound, yet also shows the power of women’s courage and connection in the face of hate. 📚 To Those Who Have Confused You to Be a Person is available now.💡 Learn more about Alia’s work at aliadastagir.com. 📌 Follow Passionate World Talk Radio on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or your favorite platform — and never miss the real conversations that matter.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/chatting-with-betsy--4211847/support.💡 At Passionate World Talk Radio, we believe real conversations matter. Stay inspired and keep listening to Chatting with Betsy at www.passionateworldtalkradio.com.

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