A Cold-Blooded Killing Ignites a National Conversation. Plus, Part Two of The Harvard Plan.

一场冷血杀戮引发全国性讨论。 另外,哈佛计划的第二部分。

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2024-12-14

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The suspected killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO goes viral, and the culture war that ousted Harvard’s first Black president.

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  • Yo, go do a deep dive on this guy right now.

  • He seems like someone I would probably be friends with.

  • Mama, I'm in love with a criminal.

  • Escoichi.

  • That's a spicy meatball.

  • The alleged killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO is getting the TikTok treatment, much to the disgust of some in the traditional media.

  • From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

  • I'm Michael Ohinger.

  • Also on this week's show, Harvard president Claudine Gay found herself in the hot seat at a congressional hearing last year after protests on campus were deemed anti Semitic.

  • But that was just the beginning of her troubles.

  • The elite college is facing pressure again to oust its leader as House lawmakers investigate academic plagiarism allegations.

  • You might as well murder somebody in academia if you're gonna plagiarize your dissertation.

  • Okay, tune in for the second episode of our miniseries about the leadership crisis at Harvard and what it spells for universities writ large.

  • It's all coming up after this.

  • From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

  • I'm Michael Ohinger.

  • And I'm Brooke Gladstone.

  • You know the story.

  • On Wednesday, December 4, a hooded assassin gunned down a corporate exec on a midtown Manhattan street in the hushed twilight just before sunrise.

  • From there, the narrative took off in many directions.