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Inflection Point 107: How Tyrants Rise to Power, the story of Roger Ailes

By Lauren Schiller
Published December 30, 2018 at 5:18 PM PST
photo courtesy of Alexis Bloom/modified from original
Filmmaker Alexis Bloom

Fox News has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars to silence women who were sexually harassed and assaulted while working there. 

The story of former Fox News President Roger Ailes’ rise to power and eventual downfall is the story of enablers: people who are willing to look the other way when a predator abuses people, and who are willing to step in and muzzle the victims he leaves in his wake. This story is still happening every day.
 
How do tyrants win such undying loyalty from others? And what will it take to refuse to stand by and let powerful men get away with anything they want?
 
I spoke filmmaker with Alexis Bloom, who directed the documentary, Divide & Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes.

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Lauren Schiller
Lauren Schiller is the host and creator ofInflection Point, a podcast and nationally syndicated public radio show about how women rise up. Launched in 2015, and produced in partnership with KALW and PRX, Inflection Point was one of the first radio shows and podcasts in the country to exclusively feature conversations with women about how they build power and lead change. In 2008, Lauren co-created and co-hosted “The Lady Brain Show”, one of the first ever female-led podcasts. Lauren is an award-winning producer, was the Executive Producer of Audio for Salon Media, where she is a regular contributor, and has been a guest host for “The Conversation” on BBC World Service. Lauren is also a speaker and moderator at live events including INFORUM, The Commonwealth Club, Bay Area Book Festival, JCCSF, and Cal Performances
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