Who is Jess Hill and why is she famous?
Jess Hill is an investigative journalist. Her exceptional 2019 work See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse received the 2020 Stella Prize, and is now being published around the world.
What is the trap podcast about?
The Trap on Apple Podcasts This is a series about love, abuse and power. Hosted by Jess Hill, this podcast looks deeply at abuse that happens in private, and in public, searching the world for answers to the questions that continue to confound us. Why does domestic abuse persist?
Who is the host of the domestic violence podcast?
Hosted by Jess Hill, this podcast looks deeply at abuse that happens in private, and in public, searching the world for answers to the questions that continue to confound us. Why does domestic abuse persist?
The Reckoning
In 2021, Australia saw rage and revelation, as #MeToo powered an insurgency against sexism and sexual violence. From once isolated survivors to political staffers, women everywhere were refusing to keep men’s secrets.
The Trap
This is a series about love, abuse and power, which looks deeply at abuse that happens in private, and in public, searching the world for answers to the questions that continue to confound us. Why does domestic abuse persist? Why do people become abusive? And what can we do to prevent it? From the Victorian Women’s Trust, this is The Trap.
See What You Made Me Do
Combining exhaustive research with riveting storytelling, SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO dismantles the flawed logic of victim-blaming and challenges everything you thought you knew about domestic and family violence. On shelves June 2019.
Suffer the children
When Erin saw the police lights flashing, she knew it was over. She steered the car to the side of the road, and turned to her two children. “OK guys, this is it,” she said. “We’ve done our best.” Her teenaged daughter started to panic. “Fuck! Oh my god!” she cried. “I can’t do this.
Power corrupts
Since 2009, the electricity networks that own and manage our “poles and wires” have quietly spent $45 billion on the most expensive project this country has ever seen. Allowed to run virtually unchecked, they've spent vast sums on infrastructure we don't need, and have charged it all to us, with an additional fee attached.
Home truths
After decades of ignoring domestic violence, Australians have learnt to condemn it. The statistics are now well known: a woman is murdered at least every week, another hospitalised every three hours. We say we’re horrified, and wonder what could possibly make a man hurt a woman he claims to love.
A cycle of violence
There’s no such thing as a typical perpetrator. There are the family men who don’t even realise they’re abusive, the master manipulators who terrorise their partners, the drug addicts caught in a spiral of violence, and a dozen other types in between.
Why Do They Do It?
How does a boy go from being loving and compassionate, to cruel and controlling? And is it possible for abusers to change?
The Police
What actually happens when victim-survivors report to the police? Do they receive the help and protection they need, or something else entirely? Features: Karina Hogan, Frank Caridi, Chloe McCardel, Paula Smith, and a number of victim-survivors whose identities are protected.
Above The Law - Police as Perpetrators
When domestic abuse is perpetrated by the police themselves, how do we hold them to account? Features: Mark Wynne, Paula Smith, Alex Roslin, Frank Caridi and a number of victim-survivors whose identities are protected.
A Parallel Universe - Systems Abuse
Content warning: domestic abuse, violence and child sexual abuse Domestic abuse isn’t only caused by individuals—it’s embedded in and sustained by our public systems too. Features: Ruth Stearns Mandel, David Mandel, Susan Lackner, Grant Wyeth and a number of victim-survivors whose identities are protected.
Government, Policy & Power
Content warning: domestic abuse and violence Domestic abuse relies on situations of power-over, rather than power-with—and that way of thinking permeates every aspect of our culture, from our homes to the halls of Parliament. Features: Mary Crooks, Bob Pease, Russ Vickery, June Oscar and Dr Mary Graham.
Our Power As People
Content warning: domestic abuse and violence We know what domestic abuse is and where it lives—so what power do we all have to end the trap? Features: Mary Crooks, Chanel Contos, Terry Real, Peter Robinson, Joplin Higgins, Kim O’Reilly, Carmel O’Brien
Our Power As People, Part 2
Content warning: domestic abuse, violence, sexual harassment What role might we play—in our workplaces, public institutions and political systems—to free ourselves, and those we love, from the trap? Features: Christine Nixon, Marcia Neave, David Martin, Kathleen Foley, Phil Cleary, Josh Bornstein
10: Our Power As People, Part 2
Content warning: domestic abuse, violence, sexual harassment What role might we play—in our workplaces, public institutions and political systems—to free ourselves, and those we love, from the trap? Features: Christine Nixon, Marcia Neave, David Martin, Kathleen Foley, Phil Cleary, Josh Bornstein Visit thetrap.com.au to learn more
09: Our Power As People
Content warning: domestic abuse and violence We know what domestic abuse is and where it lives—so what power do we all have to end the trap? Features: Mary Crooks, Chanel Contos, Terry Real, Peter Robinson, Joplin Higgins, Kim O’Reilly, Carmel O’Brien Visit thetrap.com.au to learn more
08: Government, Policy & Power
Content warning: domestic abuse and violence Domestic abuse relies on situations of power-over, rather than power-with—and that way of thinking permeates every aspect of our culture, from our homes to the halls of Parliament. Features: Mary Crooks, Bob Pease, Russ Vickery, June Oscar and Dr Mary Graham. Visit thetrap.com.au to learn more
07: A Parallel Universe - Systems Abuse
Content warning: domestic abuse, violence and child sexual abuse Domestic abuse isn’t only caused by individuals—it’s embedded in and sustained by our public systems too. Features: Ruth Stearns Mandel, David Mandel, Susan Lackner, Grant Wyeth and a number of victim-survivors whose identities are protected. Visit thetrap.com.au to learn more
06: Above The Law - Police as Perpetrators
Content warning: domestic abuse and violence When domestic abuse is perpetrated by the police themselves, how do we hold them to account? Features: Mark Wynne, Paula Smith, Alex Roslin, Frank Caridi and a number of victim-survivors whose identities are protected. Visit thetrap.com.au to learn more
05: The Police
Content warning: domestic abuse and violence What actually happens when victim-survivors report to the police? Do they receive the help and protection they need, or something else entirely? Features: Karina Hogan, Frank Caridi, Chloe McCardel, Paula Smith, and a number of victim-survivors whose identities are protected.