Best Campus Sexual Assault Podcasts (2024)

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Follow Up: Lauren of MeTooManyVoices 51:35

3y ago51:35

51:35

Lauren of MeTooManyVoices and I discuss all kinds of things re: healing. Join us for a chat about our thoughts on forgiveness, righteous anger, and a phrase that personally makes me want to vomit: 'Hurt people hurt people'. Like, unless you're a literal 5 year old, just stop. Thanks to one amazing supporter for this topic idea, and to Lauren for sh…

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Follow Up: Zahada, Krithi, Peace Corps & More 53:37

3y ago53:37

53:37

Zahada and Krithi joined me to discuss their powerful perspectives on sexual assault in the Peace Corps, experiences of BIPOC with Peace Corps and generally in society, and more. Follow them on social media: Zahada is on Instagram at Onediasporacoalition and Krithi at decolonizingpc and kritterstagram. Support the show…

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Follow Up: Taelor 1:21:53

3y ago1:21:53

1:21:53

Imagine being raped, the rapist agreeing to a plea deal and getting convicted, and then a judge "misfiling" some paperwork so that all that trauma only led to a rapist going free without a trace. Taelor tells the story of how this exact scenario happened to her, and also talks about her journey to healing and the work she does now to help others pr…

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Follow Up: Abigail & SAAPM 47:49

3y ago47:49

47:49

Abigail from NC shares her activism as a secondary survivor and gives us all hope for the future. Learn about BLOOM365 and other amazing local and national organizations from a youth leader! Celebrate Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month with a message of hope and signs of Gen Z picking up the baton with a focus on prevention. Follow Abigail…

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Follow Up: Aarefah and Sayedah 2 1:06:25

3y ago1:06:25

1:06:25

Let's do a rape trial without using or defining the word "rape"! Sounds fair, right? Aarefah and her sister, Sayedah, are back for episode 2 of Aarefah's reporting and legal system experience. Clearly, it was amazing! Nothing sets up a fair and unbiased trial like a "neutral" detective testifying against you, no use of the word "rape" even though t…

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Follow Up: Aarefah and Sayedah 34:31

3y ago34:31

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Part 1 of 2: Aarefah and her sister Sayedah share their experiences with sexual harassment, discrimination based on race and religion, and Aarefah's sexual assault. Their stories exemplify how survivors are failed every step of the way while reporting to Title IX, police, and civil courts. While this all-too-familiar story is maddening and infuriat…

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Follow Up: Kyle Richard 57:05

3y ago57:05

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Kyle Richard stopped a sexual assault in progress and got shot two times for confronting the perpetrator. Now the former SUNY Cortland football player is dedicating his life to ending sexual violence and speaking out about gun violence. He has many important messages to share about being an active bystander, embracing the wave of emotions that come…

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Follow Up: I May Destroy You & Address Confidentiality Programs 1:06:55

3y ago1:06:55

1:06:55

Vasha joins me today to talk about 'I May Destroy You', the series that wins all of the Golden Globes in our hearts. Michaela Coel's incredible series depicting the aftermath of surviving a drug-facilitated sexual assault in groundbreaking and has so much content to inspire conversations around sexual violence, so we thought we'd share our thoughts…

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Follow Up: Restorative Justice 37:00

3y ago37:00

37:00

Welcome to Season 3: Follow Up! This first episode gives a basic overview of what restorative justice is within the context of sexual violence. I'll go over the basics, some common misconceptions, and some questions asked by listeners about who is eligible and how the process works. Support the showBy Kate

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Prevention Mini-Series: #5, M. Colleen McDaniel 37:53

3y ago37:53

37:53

M. Colleen McDaniel discusses her research on perpetrators of sexual violence, because you can't really stop rape without addressing the root cause: rapists. Learn about the Social Norms Approach, causal factors to perpetration, and a ton of interesting facts from McDaniel's field and research on sexual aggression. Support the show…

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Prevention Mini-Series: #4, Mike Domitrz 55:45

3+ y ago55:45

55:45

Mike Domitrz discusses his sexual violence prevention work that details consent, respect, awareness and education. We talk about being a secondary survivor and the impact that sexual violence has on families and communities of survivors. He also talks about his various work from the Can I Kiss You? campaign all the way through his current work toda…

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Prevention Mini-Series: #3, Kip Ioane/Teams of Men 40:56

3+ y ago40:56

40:56

Basketball coach Kip Ioane of Willamette University joins this week to talk about Teams of Men, his business with curriculum for athletes. Teams of Men is a curriculum made for male athletes to challenge long-held stereotypes and beliefs that ultimately lead to healthier expressions of masculinity. One facet of this program is preventing sexual vio…

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Prevention Mini-Series: #2, Brenda Tracy 58:42

3+ y ago58:42

58:42

Brenda Tracy, RN, activist, speaker, and survivor joins for a talk about a lot of things! Hear her story, hear about her national Set The Expectation Campaign, why the Tracy Rule should be implemented everywhere, thoughts of restorative justice-type programs, and of course, her thoughts and vision towards preventing sexual violence. Go to settheexp…

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Prevention Mini-Series: Introduction 25:15

3+ y ago25:15

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Welcome to Season 2! This season is different in tone and topic, focusing on sexual violence prevention, education, and awareness. The introductory episode will talk about future guests and will give an overview of what the current research is on prevention in the U.S. We'll cover funding from the Violence Against Women Act, how that funds the CDC …

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18: "Willful Negligence of So Many People Across So Many Sectors Has Allowed This Issue to Thrive": Total Systemic Failure. 1:00:46

4y ago1:00:46

1:00:46

Hear from multiple experts on how willful negligence from police to prosecutors and beyond has allowed sexual violence to persist. This is an issue of complete systemic failure. This episode is a recap on systemic failures and the people who fuel them that are responsible for allowing rapists to go free and rape to basically remain legal. Support t…

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17: A Mini Check-In for Survivors in the Pandemic- Your Feelings Are All Valid 24:56

4y ago24:56

24:56

*Not a normal episode.* This is an uncertain time for everyone, but for survivors of sexual violence in the middle of their cases or in the middle of their healing, the world coming to a halt and being self-isolated can bring up all kinds of feelings. It can exacerbate depression, anxiety, etc, it may bring on unexpected feelings, the pause may bri…

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16: "What You've Been Through Becomes Part of Your Experience But Does Not Define Who You Are" - Healing & Post-Traumatic Growth 58:51

4y ago58:51

58:51

Amy Morgan, MSC talks about trauma, healing, and post-traumatic growth with a great deal of wisdom. If you have questions about what healing truly is and what concrete steps you can take to start to heal, even with ongoing trauma, she has some great advice for you. Learn the difference between a struggle and a trauma, why that difference is importa…

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15: "This One Incident Literally Haunts the Rest of Your Life"- Long-term Impact and Harm of Reporting Rape 55:06

4y ago55:06

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What are the long-term impacts/harm of both experiencing and reporting sexual assault? Dr. Rebecca Campbell walks us through the academic side, while Charlotte and Venus from the #girlslikeus podcast humanize what those impacts look like in every day life. We also talk about what it's like to experience victim-blaming and not being believed. Everyo…

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13: "The Inadequacy of the Investigation is the Reason Why It Fails." - Campus Sexual Assault, Part 2 1:23:11

4+ y ago1:23:11

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How are campus sexual assault investigations deficient? Is there enough time in a day to answer that question? Learn about extended investigations designed to wear students down, the many ways that investigators fail to properly investigate, the burden that is placed on survivors far more than the accused, and what schools need to do to fix their t…

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12: "The Title IX Process is Not Interested in Justice" - Campus Sexual Assault, Part 1 54:13

4+ y ago54:13

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Sexual assault on college campuses is a pervasive problem. In part 1 of this 2-parter, learn about Title IX, the Clery Act, and how the reporting process is supposed to work. We cover student-student assault, faculty-student assault, and other kinds of power dynamics on campuses and how they can change the way a student decides to report or not. Le…

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11: The “Backlog”: A Rant 49:23

4+ y ago49:23

49:23

The backlog is a decades-long police failure that they are now unjustly taking credit for fixing. DNA only counts when it is tied to other DNA found in CODIS after years of not arresting rapists, apparently. Victims voices are never enough unless its a 12:1 victim to rapist ratio. Learn about how the backlog harms cases, victims, and keeps communit…

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10- "We Respect Their Autonomy & Want Them to Be in Control": The Sexual Assault Examination Kit 49:11

4+ y ago49:11

49:11

What happens during a Sexual Assault Examination to collect and preserve evidence? How much control does a victim have over what happens- from contacting the police to giving blood samples? According to published best practices: all of it. Dr. Julie Valentine explains the history of forensic nurses, what happens during these exams, and dispels comm…

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9- "Normal Responses to an Abnormal Situation": The Impact of Trauma 53:37

4+ y ago53:37

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We already talked about trauma and survival instincts in the moment of the assault, but what happens to the brain in the days and weeks after the assault, and long-term? In what ways might it change a person short- and long-term? How does being involved in the criminal reporting system impact that level of trauma? What social impact does this have …

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8-"You Are Free to Rape, Because We Think It's Pretty Hard to Prove These Cases": Prosecutorial Decision-Making 42:49

4+ y ago42:49

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What factors go into the decisions that prosecutors make about whether or not to try sexual assault cases? Less than 1% of sexual assaults are tried nationally each year. Hear all of the excuses about why that is. Support the showBy Kate with Dr. Cassia Spohn, Nancy Oglesby, Jennifer Ecklund, and Elizabeth Myers

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7: "It's a Question of How Honest You're Gonna Be With the Public About How Few of Them You're Solving." - Exceptional Clearance 32:35

4+ y ago32:35

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Exceptional Clearance: What is it? It's supposed to be a last resort option when an arrest can't be made, but in practice, it's used far more frequently than intended. It negatively impacts victims and rape investigations. Listen along with investigative reporter Mark Fahey to learn more. Support the show…

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6: "One Victim is Really Ten": Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault 1:00:23

4+ y ago1:00:23

1:00:23

Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault. How common is it? How do we dispel myths that the victim was just 'mistaken'? The answers are scarier than you'd think. Find Keith Graves, Drug Recognition Expert and all around amazing investigator's website at: https://gravesassociates.com And Twitter at @Dopecop He has a very intensive and incredibly useful DFSA …

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5: “If We Thought We Had Probable Cause Enough to Prove Beyond a Reasonable Doubt…”: Investigations, Part 4 - No One Knows What 'Probable Cause' Is 40:10

4+ y ago40:10

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What is probable cause? According to the law, a 51% benchmark. According to some captains in police departments, it's somewhere between 70% and beyond a reasonable doubt. In this episode, we talk through investigations from the stand point of probable cause for an arrest, what that looks like, how a case can be presented to a county attorney's offi…

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4: "Find Your Justice Elsewhere." - Investigations, Part 3: Follow Up 42:03

4+ y ago42:03

42:03

What does follow-up investigating look like in sexual assault cases? What are expectations we have vs. reality? Helpful hint: the difference is stark. Hear from those who are doing it right, and hear from those who have been failed, once again, by the system. All rights reserved. Support the showBy Kate

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3: "Is Being Naked in Someone Else's Apartment and Eating, is That Something You Would Normally Do?": Investigations, Pt. 2- Detective Interviews & Confrontation Calls 35:11

4+ y ago35:11

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On to the next phase of reporting rape: being interviewed by a detective. Will he or she have training in how to do this? It's not a requirement, so who knows! Listen to hear what kind of questions detectives might ask, what they are looking for when they ask them, and what a confrontation call is. Support the show…

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2: "The Very Characteristics of the Crime are the Same Factors That Lead People to Doubt the Legitimacy of a Report": Investigations, Pt. 1- Victim Blaming, Trauma, & Patrol Officers 53:16

4+ y ago53:16

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Why are some sexual assaults never disclosed, or disclosed after a delay? How does the first response a survivor receives determine their long-term wellbeing, their likelihood to tell others, their likelihood to report to law enforcement, and their likelihood to stay involved in the criminal process? What are normal responses to traumatic events li…

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1: "The Only Thing That's Uniform is Nothing Happens to the Perpetrator": What's the Problem? 43:26

4+ y ago43:26

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What happens when you pick up the phone or go to the hospital and decide to report rape? No, really- what comes next? Will your rapist go to jail, or will your detective refer to the strangulation mark on your neck as a "hickey" in his report? Why is your case less than 1% likely to be prosecuted? Why is your rapist less than 5% likely to be arrest…

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Call It What It Is Episode 5 8:04

6y ago8:04

8:04

The final episode in the five-episode podcast series, "Call It What It Is," which features stories of Marquette University sexual assault victims, along with interviews with campus resources. This episode features a story by a Marquette junior and a poem by a Marquette student that has chosen to remain anonymous. Ways to help victims of sexual assa…

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Call It What It Is Episode 4 20:33

6y ago20:33

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The Association of American Universities found in their campus climate survey that, rates of reporting to campus officials and law enforcement are low, ranging from 5-28%, depending on the degree of the assault. In this episode, I talk about ways universities can make victims more willing to seek help and more willing to trust their universities. O…

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Call It What It Is Episode 3 10:47

6y ago10:47

10:47

The third episode in the podcast series, "Call It What It Is," which features stories of Marquette University sexual assault victims, along with interviews with campus resources. This episode features interviews with junior student, Jessica Kathe and Deputy Title IX coordinator Cara Hardin.Music by: HookSoundsImage inspired by: shinepopart.tumblr.c…

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Call It What It Is Episode 2 23:09

6y ago23:09

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This is the second episode in the podcast series, “Call It What It Is.” It features a story shared by a victim of sexual assault and an interview with a victim advocate at Marquette University. In the following episodes other victims’ stories will be shared along with resources available to those affected by sexual assault. It’s time we call what h…

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Call It What It Is Introduction/Episode 1 3:55

6y ago3:55

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"Call It What It Is" Introduction features statistics of sexual assault and violence along with victims’ voices. In this series, unreported victims’ stories will be shared, so others will know they are not alone and will feel empowered to come forward and share their own story. Interviews with Marquette University victim resources will be included …

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Joanna Wolper's The Man Who Could Be Santa 29:01

6+ y ago29:01

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Joanna Wolper, an Emmy Award winning writer and documentary filmmaker, has uncovered the true identity of Santa Claus. She writes about her discovery in a children's book called The Man Who Could Be Santa, based on a true family adventure. Joanna Wolper's book has a web site, at www.themanwhocouldbesanta.com, featuring the real children in the stor…

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S2. Ep. 3: Sexual Assault on Campus 22:46

6+ y ago22:46

22:46

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is trying to change an Obama-era policy concerning Title IX with the belief the policies were overreaching and the accused were not given equal treatment. We brought on Lara Bazelon, an associate professor at the University of San Francisco, to explain why she supports DeVos' policy changes, and why colleges are not …

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Arthur Browne: From Copy Boy at The Daily News to Editor-in-Chief and Publisher 30:24

6+ y ago30:24

30:24

In 1973, Arthur Browne became a copy boy at the Daily News. Now 44 years later he is the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of New York City’s home town newspaper. In the past four decades, Browne has covered the city’s most compelling stories…as a reporter, a columnist, editorial page editor and editor, investigative editor, managing editor, and now ed…

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S2. Ep. 2: Fakenews 16:42

6+ y ago16:42

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Fake news has become a buzzword of sorts. This episode of Trump 101 dives into the middle of it. We show college students fake news stories to see if they can sniff out fact from fiction. We had Teresa Moore--a journalism professor, former San Francisco Chronicle reporter, and all-around news expert--help us break it all down.…

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Red Hat on the River: Restaurateurs Feed The Senses 30:02

6+ y ago30:02

30:02

Bill and Hillary Clinton celebrated their birthdays there. Former New York Yankee baseball great Bernie Williams often stops by and bestselling author James Paterson made Jimmy Parker and Red Hat on the Hudson characters in his books. Former film producers, Jimmy Parker, and his wife, Mary Beth Dooley used their cinematic background to create one o…

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Helen Benedict: Sexual Assault in The Military and Rape on College Campuses 29:58

6+ y ago29:58

29:58

Helen Benedict is a professor in The Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, a writer, and a journalist, whose work has won the attention and admiration of both the Pentagon and the White House. Her latest novel Wolf Season , the second book of her trilogy about the Iraq War, will be released next month. The book is a sequel to Sand Q…

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Dr. Michael Crane: Treating 9/11 First Responders 28:51

6+ y ago28:51

28:51

Dr. Michael Crane treats the selfless 911 responders who came to New York City from all over America to help the victims of the horrific attack on the World Trade Center that cost 2996 people their lives. Dr. Crane, who directs the World Trade Center Health Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, says the religious and moral lessons…

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Aracelis Lucero: Mexican Children and Deportation 29:00

6+ y ago29:00

29:00

Aracelis Lucero was born and raised in the South Bronx, won a scholarship to Middlebury College, received a Masters Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University and became a Wall Street executive. But as immigration became a major issue in America, she gave up her career in finance to devote her life to helping Mexican children and thei…

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S2. Ep. 1: Protests in the Bay 9:52

6+ y ago9:52

9:52

With cancelled rallies in San Francisco and protests in Berkeley, the Bay Area had quite a weekend. This week's episode looks at what unfolded this weekend with Patriot Prayer in SF and protesters in Berkeley. Listen to what exactly happened from reporters who were there and hear how students and campus-organizers are reacting to freedom of speech …

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Layla Fanucci: Music Teacher To International Art Sensation 32:40

6+ y ago32:40

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For 25 years, Layla Fanucci, taught music at St. Helena Catholic School in California. But her life turned around when she bought paint and an art board at a Ben Franklin arts and crafts store. Today, Layla, who never took an art class, has had her cityscapes shown at galleries and museums in Paris, Morocco, San Francisco, and New York City. “It al…

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Lisa Bloom: Civil Rights Lawyer, TV Legal Analyst 30:06

6+ y ago30:06

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Lisa Bloom is an activist civil rights attorney who has won a national reputation by representing clients whose cases are on the cutting edge of woman’s issues. She appears on The Today Show, MSNBC, The Situation Room, and was a former host of Lisa Bloom Open Court on Court TV. She says she received her early training at home listening to her mothe…

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V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai: The Controversial Inventor of EMAIL 29:36

6+ y ago29:36

29:36

V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai received a United States Copyright in 1982 crediting him with being The Inventor of EMAIL, a title he earned as a 14-year-old research scholar at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, New Jersey. He said he received a copyright certificate on August 30, 1982 , rather than a patent, because patents were not awarded…

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Gregory Pardlo : “Different Kind Of Derek Jeter” of Poetry 29:01

6+ y ago29:01

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The Poetry Foundation calls Gregory Pardlo, winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, “a different kind of Derek Jeter.” Pardlo is the second African American male poet to win the Pulitzer and the sixth African American poet overall to capture the highly coveted honor. Pulitzer judges praise Pardlo’s prize winning book, “Digest” as literature t…

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Roger Sherman: In Search of Israeli Cuisine 29:40

6+ y ago29:40

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Roger Sherman has produced a documentary that makes an extraordinary journey through Israeli kitchens, restaurants and vineyards. The movie, In Search of Israeli Cuisine , explores the ancient and modern farming and cooking techniques created by the polyglot of people who migrated to Israel or never left. The film opened March 24th at the Lincoln P…

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