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As evidenced by the “Mazan rapes” case, 42% of assaults and rapes by chemical submission take place in a private setting. Since it opened on September 2, 2024, this highly publicized trial has pushed us to dismantle the myths about chemical submission: it is not limited to party contexts or perpetrated only by strangers with GHB - called the “date rape drug”. Who are these men who use drugs to assault women? What are their modus operandi and motivations? How are chemical submission attackers a magnifying mirror of a masculine culture of sexuality? To answer these questions, Naomi Titti receives Félix Lemaître, journalist, writer, screenwriter and author of the essay La Nuit des hommes. Une enquête sur la soumission chimique (ed. Les nouveaux jours, JC Lattès, 2024). While he thought he was hunting monsters in bars, clubs and festivals, Félix Lemaître discovered that investigating chemical submission was more like questioning the male apprenticeship of seduction and the construction of their fantasies. REFERENCES CITED IN THE SHOW Find all the references cited in the episode on the page: https://www.binge.audio/podcast/les-c... CREDITS Les Couilles sur la table is a podcast by Victoire Tuaillon produced by Binge Audio. This interview was produced, prepared, conducted and edited by Naomi Titti, and recorded on Thursday, October 31, 2024 at the Virginie Despentes studio of Binge Audio (Paris, 19th). Sound recording, production and mixing: Paul Bertiaux. Editorial and production supervision: Naomi Titti. Production, editing and communication: Marie Foulon with Lise Niederkorn. Editor-in-chief: Thomas Rozec. Production management: Albane Fily. Credits: Théo Boulenger. Graphic identity: Pierre Hatier (Upian). Sound identity composition: Jean-Benoît Dunckel. Sound identity voice: Bonnie El Bokeili. Program management: Joël Ronez.