Episode for July 1, 2025
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Today I had the great honor of interviewing E. Jean Carroll about her life and new book and I think it was one of the best conversations I’ve had in a long time. She makes it very easy with her humor and brilliance.
I was very inspired by her story and the way she has handled it all with elegance and humor and she could not have been kinder to me. I hope we will get to talk again and I hope you will subscribe to her substack and get her book
E. Jean Carroll, born Elizabeth Jean Carroll on December 12, 1943, is an American journalist, author, and advice columnist. She is best known for her long-running “Ask E. Jean” column in Elle magazine, which ran from 1993 to 2019. Carroll gained prominence for accusing Donald Trump of sexual assault in her 2019 memoir, “What Do We Need Men For? A Modest Proposal”.
Early Career:
Carroll began her career as a writer for magazines like Rolling Stone and Playboy, and later became a contributing editor for Esquire and Outside.
“Ask E. Jean” Column:
Her advice column in Elle, which she started in 1993, became one of the longest-running in American publishing.
“What Do We Need Men For?”
In her 2019 memoir, Carroll detailed the alleged sexual assault by Donald Trump in the mid-1990s, as well as other experiences with harassment and mistreatment.
Lawsuits Against Trump:
Carroll sued Trump for defamation and battery related to his public denials of her allegations.
Jury Verdict:
In May 2023, a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll and awarded her $5 million.
Carroll also hosted her own television show, “Ask E. Jean,” in the 1990s.
She co-founded the dating website Greatboyfriends.com and the matchmaking service Tawkify.
She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1987.
Her book, “What Do We Need Men For?”, was excerpted in New York magazine.
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