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Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities

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University Of North Carolina
Harvard University
University Of Southern California
Fraternities
Higher Education
NCAA
Secret Court
Xanax
Department Of Education
Hazing
Cyril Wilcox
1920s Sexuality
College Of Charleston
Drug Culture
Mental Health
Education In America
Timothy Patrick Mccarthy
Homosexuality
Academic Fraud
Civil War

College holds a mythic place in American culture, hailed as the best four years of your life and revered as a beacon of integrity and excellence. But behind the polished campus tours and glossy brochures lies a far more complicated reality. Each episode of Campus Files uncovers a new story, exploring everything from rigged admissions to sports scandals, free speech, and hazing. Consider this your ... more

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Recent Guests

Bettina Aptaker
Organizer of FSM sit-ins at Berkeley
Free Speech Movement organizer
Episode: Bodies Upon The Gears | The Free Speech Movement of 1964 Part 2
Mario Savio
FSM activist and public face of the movement
Free Speech Movement
Episode: Bodies Upon The Gears | The Free Speech Movement of 1964 Part 2
Stacey Malkin
Founder of US Right to Know
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Episode: Ghost Credits | Academia's Hidden Industry Ties
Tom Philpott
Journalist covering food and agriculture policy
Previously at Mother Jones; interviewed for this episode
Episode: Ghost Credits | Academia's Hidden Industry Ties
Carrie Gillam
Investigative journalist
Mississippi Center for Public Integrity / Source in episode
Episode: Ghost Credits | Academia's Hidden Industry Ties
Kevin Folta
Professor, plant science
University of Florida
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Bruce Chassie
Professor of Food Science
University of Illinois
Episode: Ghost Credits | Academia's Hidden Industry Ties
Nina Federoff
Former professor
Penn State (past)
Episode: Ghost Credits | Academia's Hidden Industry Ties
Nicole Auerbach
Lead college football insider for NBC Sports
NBC Sports
Episode: Missing Ole Miss: Lane Kiffin's Dramatic College Football Career

Hosts

Ian Mont
Host associated with Campus Files, multiple ID references across episodes
Margo Gray
Host of Campus Files with multiple spellings; appears across episodes
Ian Mondt
Co-host and producer, appears in episode credits

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 8.6k ratings
  • Awesome

    I love this show!! Could you guys please post your episodes with most recent first? It’s kind of a pain to scroll through everything to get to the new ones

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    5
    Mcg123456789
    United States17 days ago
  • The fix needed

    I want to give 5 stars, as I enjoy the pod, but for the love of GOD, someone please work with Margo on the vocal fry! It is BRUTAL! Truly can be hard to listen to sometimes.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Jason B13
    United States25 days ago
  • No thank you

    This is a continued indoctrination of young college students and has one agenda only , a far left progressive uneducated opinion. Sounds like any kind of connection with Christianity or faith. This type of podcast will not last long, fortunately people including all generations are finding their faith in droves and exposing this type of rhetoric reporting. This is also why podcast and influencers will also be short lived as people with real skills aka the re newed growth in trades will be the n... more

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    MelNich1022
    United Statesa month ago
  • Excellent

    Keep them coming! I love this show... 👍🏻👍🏻

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Katieswi
    United Statesa month ago
  • Way she talks is awful

    Amazing subject matter. I can’t listen, the way she speaks is so annoying.

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Weather Pledges | Corruption and Hazing at the University of Tennessee
Q: Why was it difficult to prosecute hazing in Tennessee in this case?
There was no state anti-hazing law applicable here, and victims were reluctant to prosecute, which limited the ability to charge under state statutes and pushed investigators to consider public corruption and federal involvement.
Weather Pledges | Corruption and Hazing at the University of Tennessee
Q: Can you describe the initial signs that this was more than a reckless stunt?
The video evidence and the context of the incidents, along with witnesses and patrols, pointed toward a patterned hazing activity rather than isolated pranks, prompting investigators to treat it as potential hazing from early on.
Upside Down Stanford | The University of Austin
Q: If you've got a story idea, we would love to hear about it.
Listeners are encouraged to email campusfilespod.chemail.com with tips or story ideas for future episodes.
The Cambridge Five: From Students to Soviet Spies
Q: Did you ever doubt the stories you heard growing up?
Yes, some tall tales seemed hard to believe, but they become valuable if they help us understand the context and consequences of a family's history, even if not all details align perfectly.
The Cambridge Five: From Students to Soviet Spies
Q: What drew you to explore ancestral lines and their influence on personal identity?
I've been fascinated by how family stories travel through generations and how the narratives, even when embellished, reveal the social and historical forces that shape our lives, far more than mere facts.

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Investigative, issue-driven reporting that probes higher-education scandals, governance battles, and culture-war tensions on college campuses. Episodes thread together deep-dive profiles of fraud schemes, environmental contamination controversies, and pivotal campus politics—often featuring on-the-record interviews with students, faculty, journalists, and subject-matter experts. Noteworthy is the show's willingness to connect historical episodes with current debates, and to blend archival context with frontline reporting, creating a clear throughline about accountability, transparency, and the power dynamics inside universities.

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