2024-12-14
50 分钟The suspected killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO goes viral, and the culture war that ousted Harvard’s first Black president.
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.