The Rise of Fox News | Plus: The Four Words That Revealed Fox News’ Culture of Sexual Harassment

In 2004, former Fox News producer Andrea Mackris became the first woman to publicly accuse Bill O’Reilly of sexual harassment. Her legal filing contained four important words—“and other female employees”—that went unnoticed for more than a decade. In this exclusive episode for Slate Plus members, Slow Burn’s Josh Levin talks with the New York Times’ Emily Steel about revisiting Mackris’ lawsuit years later and how the Times’ reporting helped take down O’Reilly and uncover a culture of harassment inside Fox News. This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock exclusive Slow Burn episodes, but you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now by clicking “Try Free” at the top of the Slow Burn show page on Apple Podcasts. Or, visit slate.com/slowburnplus to get access wherever you listen. Season 10 of Slow Burn was written and reported by Josh Levin. It was executive produced by Lizzie Jacobs. Slow Burn is produced by Sophie Summergrad, Joel Meyer, and Rosie Belson with help from Patrick Fort, Jacob Fenston, and Julia Russo. This episode was produced by Rosie Belson. Derek John is Slate’s executive producer of narrative podcasts. This season was edited by Susan Matthews and Hillary Frey. Merritt Jacob is our senior technical director. Our theme music was composed by Alexis Cuadrado. Derreck Johnson created the artwork for this season.