98 Angela H. Thompson: Predators In Hollywood & Quarantined At Sea

Angela Harger Thompson is a documentarian, actress, and author exposing the darker side of Hollywood, and using her own experiences as a sexual assault survivor to help sex trafficking victims reclaim their lives.

In this conversation you’ll learn about the predators lurking in Hollywood and Hollywood’s terrible trend of drugging and sexually assaulting people chasing their dreams, how little support some sexual assault victims receive, how supports for sexual assault victims can be improved, how Angela’s intentional work facilitated her healing, what it’s like to be stranded at sea, how terrifying it can be to sail through the North Pacific, what it’s like to be in a financially and emotionally abusive relationship, the sex tourism in Thailand and Costa Rica, and more.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Introduction & Meet Angela Harger

06:08 Voice Acting, Hollywood & Career Goals

12:49 The Night Everything Changed

19:58 Reporting the Assault & The Justice System

29:39 Therapy, PTSD & The Long Healing Process

35:15 Helping Other Survivors & Lessons Learned

40:58 What Could Improve the System?

42:40 Leaving Hollywood for a Documentary Adventure

46:19 Sailing Into the COVID-19 Pandemic

53:17 Making Quarantined at Sea

59:07 Returning to Hawaii & Life After Lockdown

01:06:40 Escaping an Unhealthy Relationship

01:12:18 Online Harassment & Protecting the Film

01:20:05 Writing Worst Tits Ever

01:26:14 Why Sharing the Story Matters

01:31:39 Where to Find Angela & Closing Thoughts

You can find Angela and her work on her website: angelahargerproductions.com

Website: zachtidwell.com