This is an excerpt from a recent episode of The Paracast, which is known for having a multitude of annoying ads, a few decent guests, and one particularly sexist co-host:
I've never heard of "Chris" before, but he starts off by pointing out that Leslie Kean used to date Budd Hopkins... as if that is her only credential for having an article accepted for publication by the New York Times. Never mind the fact that the woman is a published author on a variety of topics who does a fair amount of research and fact checking just like any other journalist hoping to be published in the New York Times would have to do.
Later in the podcast, John Alexander pointed out that Kean had connections within the group that gave her access to the information that was eventually published and that everything was carefully checked before it could be published. She acted in the capacity of a journalist with high-level sources. She did her job.
I wonder if Chris checks his facts before opening his mouth on the Paracast?
This was so sexist. He owes Leslie Kean an apology. It's one thing to criticize what Kean has written. It's quite another thing to suggest that she somehow is getting attention that she doesn't deserve because she " is just Budd Hopkin's girlfriend". He might as well just come out and say he thinks she slept her way to being published in the New York Times. What an asshole.
I've never heard of "Chris" before, but he starts off by pointing out that Leslie Kean used to date Budd Hopkins... as if that is her only credential for having an article accepted for publication by the New York Times. Never mind the fact that the woman is a published author on a variety of topics who does a fair amount of research and fact checking just like any other journalist hoping to be published in the New York Times would have to do.
Later in the podcast, John Alexander pointed out that Kean had connections within the group that gave her access to the information that was eventually published and that everything was carefully checked before it could be published. She acted in the capacity of a journalist with high-level sources. She did her job.
I wonder if Chris checks his facts before opening his mouth on the Paracast?
This was so sexist. He owes Leslie Kean an apology. It's one thing to criticize what Kean has written. It's quite another thing to suggest that she somehow is getting attention that she doesn't deserve because she " is just Budd Hopkin's girlfriend". He might as well just come out and say he thinks she slept her way to being published in the New York Times. What an asshole.
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