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Podcast: True Crime Stories
Episode: Academia and The Esptein files
Description: The 2026 DOJ document release — millions of pages of emails, logs, financial records, and correspondence — made one thing unmistakably clear: Epstein’s reach into academia was deeper, more systemic, and more institutionally enabled than previously acknowledged. The files don’t just name individuals; they expose patterns.The documents show that several major universities continued engaging with Epstein years after 2008, often quietly and without public disclosure.This included:accepting or facilitating donationsallowing him access to campus spacesmaintaining advisory or research relationshipsThe files suggest that institutions prioritized funding, prestige, and dono...