The Unabomber

04/25/23 • 17 min

Winner, 2023 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for Narrative Podcast

Listen to The Unabomber: The Man, The Myth, and The Manifesto: https://unabomber.transistor.fm.
This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, a preview of Fifteen Minutes Magazine's 50-minute audio scrutiny, The Unabomber: The Man, The Myth, and The Manifesto. Also in this episode, Rahem D. Hamid '25 and Elias J. Schisgall '25 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to share faculty opinions on the controversy surrounding sexual harassment allegations against Harvard professor John L. Comaroff as well as perspectives on Title IX policies and procedures.

Winner, 2023 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for Narrative Podcast

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