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December 8, 2022 85 mins

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Award winning author and filmmaker, Brendon Marotta, joins me for a provacative conversation about children's rights and sexual medical violence on this episode of the Body Literacy Podcast. Brendon made is mark on the human rights map with his film American Circumcision which aired on Netflix and takes a broader look at children's rights particularly in the medical system in his latest book, Children's Justice, where he explores children's rights to their own bodily autonomy from a critical theory perspective. I'm not going to lie, this is not an easy conversation, but it's one worth listening to. It may challenge decisions already made in your life, but it also opens the door to creating positive change for future generations and the possibility for helping ourselves and loved ones heal from a root cause level.

Brendon Marotta is a filmmaker, author, podcaster, public speaker, and father. His last film, American Circumcision, won multiple awards and played on Netflix. He is the author of The Intactivist Guidebook,  The Haunting of Bob Cratchit, Children’s Justice, and The Gods of AI. He has spoken at Yale University, the International Conference on Men’s Issues, the International Symposium on Genital Autonomy and Children’s Right’s, and the Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology. Brendon hosts a regular podcast called The Brendon Marotta Show. He currently lives with his family in Austin, TX.

You can find Brendon online at https://brendonmarotta.com/ and https://www.hegemonmedia.com/

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