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Something Was Wrong is an award-winning docuseries about survivors' discovery, trauma, and recovery from crime and abuse.

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  • S25 · E19
    April 16 · 1 hr 7 min

    S25 Ep19: Chapter 5: You Are Valued, You Are Loved, and You Are Here for a Reason (FINALE)

    *Content Warning: institutional betrayal, suicide, physical assault, sexual assault, rape, hazing, on-campus violence, gender discrimination. Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop SWW S25 Theme Song & Artwork: The S25 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart instagram.com/okaynotgreat/ The S25 theme song is a cover of Glad Rag’s U Think U from their album Wonder Under, performed by the incredible Abayomi instagram.com/Abayomithesinger. The S25 theme song cover was produced by Janice “JP” Pacheco instagram.com/jtooswavy/ at The Grill Studios in Emeryville, CA instagram.com/thegrillstudios/ Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: IG: instagram.com/lookieboo Support It’s On Us: Website: https://itsonus.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsonus/ Sources: Bedera, Nicole. On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. Oakland: University of California Press, 2024. Epstein, Ray. Alexandra Cooper of ‘Call Her Daddy’ Calls It Harassment. The Nation, June 25, 2025. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/call-her-daddy-alexandra-cooper-harassment-boston-university/ Families of Slain Idaho College Students Sue Killer’s University. NBC News, January 10, 2026. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/families-slain-idaho-college-students-sue-killers-university-rcna252577 Goncalves et al. v. Washington State University. Complaint filed January 7, 2026, Washington Superior Court. https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-07-goncalves-complaint-4899-6440-6150-v.1.pdf Holland, Kathryn J., Elizabeth Q. Hutchison, Courtney E. Ahrens, and M. Gabriela Torres. Reporting Is Not Supporting: Why Mandatory Supporting, Not Mandatory Reporting, Must Guide University Sexual Misconduct Policies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118, no. 52 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2116515118 Hulu Press. Call Her Alex (Documentary Series). Premiere Date: June 10, 2025. https://press.hulu.com/shows/call-her-alex/ Newins, Amie R., Sarah W. White, and Victoria L. Thompson. Title IX Mandated Reporting: The Views of University Employees and Students. Behavioral Sciences 8, no. 11 (2018): 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs8110106 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6262634/ U.S. Department of Education: Title IX Regulations. 34 C.F.R. Part 106 (2020–present). https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-I/part-106 Advocates for Youth. https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/our-programs/ Advocates for Youth x Know Your IX: www.advocatesforyouth.org/campaigns/know-your-ix/ Know Your IX. https://www.knowyourix.org/ FOX 13 Seattle. Families of Idaho Students Sue WSU Over Kohberger Case. January 2026. https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/families-idaho-students-bryan-kohberger-sue-wsu Audio Sources: Forbes Breaking News, "Inside the ‘Stunning’ Wrongful Death Lawsuit Families of Kohberger Victims Filed Against WSU" https://youtu.be/k6VrkRvkbmE?si=TMBLvPy-InuE9lB5 CBS Mornings, "Call Her Daddy Host Alex Cooper Alleges Sexual Harassment by Boston University Soccer Coach" https://youtu.be/SzYbFdWxc20?si=pXJOVGfXKxwjCfJ2 WFXR News, "What Does a Federal Title IX Investigation Mean for Liberty University" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urKQl7PO1Do NBC News, "New Lawsuit Filed in Northwestern University Hazing Scandal" https://youtu.be/QwhIfGASz7g

  • S25 · E18
    April 9 · 1 hr

    S25 Ep18: Better for the Next Survivor

    *Content Warning: sexual violence, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, strangulation, rape, on-campus violence, institutional betrayl, gender discrimination. Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop SWW S25 Theme Song & Artwork: The S25 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart instagram.com/okaynotgreat/ The S25 theme song is a cover of Glad Rag’s U Think U from their album Wonder Under, performed by the incredible Abayomi instagram.com/Abayomithesinger. The S25 theme song cover was produced by Janice “JP” Pacheco instagram.com/jtooswavy/ at The Grill Studios in Emeryville, CA instagram.com/thegrillstudios/ Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: IG: instagram.com/lookieboo Support It’s On Us: Website: https://itsonus.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsonus/ Sources: Bedera, N. (2021). On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. University of California Press.

  • S25 · E17
    April 2 · 1 hr 6 min

    S25 Ep17: Chapter 4: Weaponizing the Patriarchy

    *Content Warning: sexual violence, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, strangulation, rape, on-campus violence, institutional betrayl, gender discrimination. Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop SWW S25 Theme Song & Artwork: The S25 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart instagram.com/okaynotgreat/ The S25 theme song is a cover of Glad Rag’s U Think U from their album Wonder Under, performed by the incredible Abayomi instagram.com/Abayomithesinger. The S25 theme song cover was produced by Janice “JP” Pacheco instagram.com/jtooswavy/ at The Grill Studios in Emeryville, CA instagram.com/thegrillstudios/ Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: IG: instagram.com/lookieboo Sources: Foubert, John D. “Is Campus Rape Primarily a Serial or One-Time Problem? Evidence From a Multicampus Study.” JimHopper.Com, Violence Against Women, 2020, www.jimhopper.com/pdf/foubert_2019.pdf Loh, Catherine et al. “A prospective analysis of sexual assault perpetration: risk factors related to perpetrator characteristics.” Journal of interpersonal violence vol. 20,10 (2005): 1325-48. doi:10.1177/0886260505278528 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16162492/ Minow, Jacqueline Chevalier, and Christopher J Einolf. “Sorority participation and sexual assault risk.” Violence against women vol. 15,7 (2009): 835-51. doi:10.1177/1077801209334472 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19458092/ Bedera, N. (2021). On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. University of California Press. Manne, K. (2017). Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny. Oxford University Press. The New York Times. (2016, June 2). Light sentence for Brock Turner in Stanford rape case draws outcry: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/us/outrage-in-stanford-rape-case-over-dueling-statements-of-victim-and-attackers-father.html The Washington Post. (2016, June 5). The Stanford victim’s powerful letter stunned the world. Read it here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/06/04/you-took-away-my-worth-a-rape-victim-delivers-powerful-message-to-a-former-stanford-swimmer/ The Washington Post. (2016, June 6). Brock Turner’s father defends son, calls sexual assault ‘20 minutes of action’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/06/a-steep-price-to-pay-for-20-minutes-of-action-dad-defends-stanford-sex-offender/ BBC News. (2016, June 6). Stanford rape case: Six-month sentence sparks outrage: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36459504 CNN. (2016, June 7). Brock Turner case: Outrage over sentence highlights rape culture debate: https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/us/sexual-assault-brock-turner-stanford NPR. (2016, June 8). Stanford sexual assault case fuels national conversation on campus rape: https://www.npr.org/2016/06/07/481137392/stanford-university-sexual-assault-case-gains-unusual-media-attention BuzzFeed News. (2016, June 6). Here is the full transcript of Brock Turner’s father’s statement: https://stanforddaily.com/2016/06/08/the-full-letter-read-by-brock-turners-father-at-his-sentencing-hearing/ The Guardian. (2016, June 6). Judge under fire for Stanford rape case sentencing: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/06/stanford-sexual-assault-judge-recall

  • S25 · E16
    March 26 · 51 min

    S25 Ep16: Your Voice Matters

    *Content Warning: grooming, abuse of power, institutional betrayal, sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, and rape. Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop SWW S25 Theme Song & Artwork: The S25 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart instagram.com/okaynotgreat/ The S25 theme song is a cover of Glad Rag’s U Think U from their album Wonder Under, performed by the incredible Abayomi instagram.com/Abayomithesinger. The S25 theme song cover was produced by Janice “JP” Pacheco instagram.com/jtooswavy/ at The Grill Studios in Emeryville, CA instagram.com/thegrillstudios/ Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo

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