Gloria Allred: The Most Famous Female Lawyer in the World

In this episode, we look at the sprawling career and casework of Gloria Allred. She’s an icon who’s been involved in so many major legal cases, OJ, Bill Cosby, the fight for gay marriage, priest abuse cases and AIDS discrimination. She’s seen it all. She’s been practicing law for nearly fifty years, and in that time she’s been a hero, a villain, and everything in between. • Follow Diversion Audio on Instagram • Explore more: diversionaudio.com This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayerDeveloped by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein Associate Producer is Leo CulpProduced by Antonio EnriquezTheme Music by Tyler CashExecutive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth Special thanks to:Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here SOURCES https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-24-me-1698-story.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-05-me-463-story.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12970625/Distraught-sister-latest-Rex-Heuermann-victim-weeps-outside-court-says-losing-Maureen-wound-never-truly-heals-Long-Island-serial-killer-pleads-not-guilty.html East LA Walkouts https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/east-la-walkouts Girls Schools https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1020228613796https://www.heri.ucla.edu/PDFs/pubs/briefs/SAX_031909_brief.pdf William Allred https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/8905092/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-20-mn-14752-story.htmlhttps://www.gloriaallred.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1200518/2021/01/Gloria-Allred-Article-Los-Angeles-Magazine.pdfhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-26-me-2875-story.html Rape https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.4679070 Rita Milla https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2007/11_12/2007_12_05_Green_ShatteredFaith.htmhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/04/03/forgotten-in-the-flock/https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-gloria-allred-20151113-story.htmlhttps://archive.org/details/goodcatholicgirl00bona/page/60/mode/1up?q=%22rita+milla%22 General https://www.gloriaallred.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1200518/2021/01/Gloria-Allred-Article-Los-Angeles-Magazine.pdfhttps://www.kveller.com/16-things-you-need-to-know-about-badass-jewish-lawyer-gloria-allred/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a539/gloria-allred-0610/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/gloria-allreds-crusadehttps://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/almID/1202473867559/ Harvey Wienstein https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/books/harvey-weinstein-book-kantor-twohey.html?smid=pc-thedailyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/podcasts/the-daily/harvey-weinstein-lisa-bloom.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/podcasts/the-daily/harvey-weinstein-gloria-allred.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.