The Silenced Truth documentary podcast

The Silenced Truth is an audio documentary podcast about what happens when survivors speak—and powerful institutions refuse to listen.

The series begins inside America’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, but this story is bigger than one denomination—or even the church. Across every major institution—religious, political, educational, and corporate—the same pattern emerges: systems designed to protect reputation and power often end up protecting predators instead of the vulnerable. The Silenced Truth explores how these systems of silence operate—and what it takes to dismantle them.

The podcast is a project of the Safe to Speak Initiative, which works to secure legal protections for survivors who disclose abuse. By telling these stories, the series aims to mobilize a growing grassroots movement of advocates to advocate for better laws for survivors everywhere.

BONUS: The 2022 limited audio series, The Courage to Face Failure, is also listed here.