We had more questions about Zorro Ranch, so New Mexico-based journalist Alisa Valdes Rodriguez joins the show to give us the lowdown on why investigators never seemed to look too closely at Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell’s Western outpost. Also, a lot of Epstein-related headlines this week as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faced Congressional questioning, and the House Oversight Chair didn’t rule out a pardon for convicted child sex trafficker Maxwell.

Mentioned in this Episode

NPR: Howard Lutnick is Questioned 

The Hill: Pam Bondi to Testify

Miami Herald: Pulitzer Prizes Honor Julie K. Brown 

Pulitzer Citation of Julie K Brown

CNN: Ghislane Maxwell’s guilty convictions

Politico: House Oversight interview of Ted Waitt

IBT: Bard College President Steps Down

The Pugilist with Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, on Substack

New Mexico DOJ: Zorro Ranch and Jeffrey Epstein investigation

Reuters: Local survivors come forward in New Mexico

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