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Something Was Wrong
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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 Ep26: S26 Chapter 1 Preview
4d ago00:03:08Summary ready*Content Warning: stalking, violence, sexual assault, religious abuse, friendship betrayal. *Sources: Columna, Marie. Police Body Cam Footage – November 2023: Incident Involving Mega Church Pastor (Full Bodycam Audio). YouTube video. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQxrumWGhqo Megachurch Pastor Caught on Camera Breaking Into Woman's Home. Inside Edition. YouTube video. YouTube. https://youtu.be/PQxrumWGhqo
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S25 Ep25: WCN Presents: [Danny Cords] An Upstander Unto Yourself
1w ago00:42:36Summary ready*Content warning: divorce, conversion therapy, reorientation therapy, cyberstalking, stalking, emotional and psychological abuse, death threats, and criminal threats.Danny Cords is an organizational psychologist and victim advocate from Seattle. He began harnessing his voice and speaking out for others after leaving conversion therapy in his late teens. But his advocacy mission only intensified after being subjected to years of cyberstalking. He hopes to bring awareness and healing to victims all over the world, as well as legal change too. His related (and unrelated) work and efforts have been featured on the stage, television, radio, podcasts, and more. We are extremely grateful that Danny was willing to share all that came next in his personal, professional, legal, and media journeys.*Resources: Danny Cords's website: https://www.dannycords.com/ End Tech-Enabled Abuse: endtab.org Organization for Social Media Safety: https://www.socialmediasafety.org/ *Sources: -Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity-awareness-month-Cybersecurity, RAND Corporation, www.rand.org/topics/cybersecurity.html-Stalking Fact Sheet, The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center, www.stalkingawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SPARC_StalkngFactSheet_2018_FINAL.pdfFor additional resources and a list of non-profit organizations that can help, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resourcesFollow What Came Next: Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-next/id1674051643 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatcamenext_podcast/ SWW S25 E24 BTS and Q & A Part 2 *Content Warning: friendship betrayal, infidelity, stalking, domestic violence, institutional betrayal, institutional trauma, and murder. 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 Follow What Came Next: Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-next/id1674051643 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatcamenext_podcast/ Follow Amy B. Chesler: Amy on IG: instagram.com/amybchesler Working For Justice: https://amzn.to/4eqWb3U Follow Lauren: Lauren on TikTok: tiktok.com/@okfineillmakeatiktok Lxrry Media on Instagram: instagram.com/lxrymedia *Sources: -“The Gabby Petito Foundation,” gabbypetitofoundation.org/
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S25 Ep24: BTS with BCM Spring 2026 (Part 2)
2w ago00:54:20Summary ready*Content Warning: friendship betrayal, infidelity, stalking, domestic violence, institutional betrayal, institutional trauma, and murder. 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 Follow What Came Next: Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-next/id1674051643 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatcamenext_podcast/ Follow Amy B. Chesler: Amy on IG: instagram.com/amybchesler Working For Justice: https://amzn.to/4eqWb3U Follow Lauren: Lauren on TikTok: tiktok.com/@okfineillmakeatiktok Lxrry Media on Instagram: instagram.com/lxrymedia *Sources: -“The Gabby Petito Foundation,” gabbypetitofoundation.org/
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S25 Ep23: BTS with BCM Spring 2026
3w ago00:58:25Summary ready*Content Warning: domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, gender-based violence, rape, criminal threats, institutional betrayal, institutional trauma, and murder. 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 Follow What Came Next: Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-next/id1674051643 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatcamenext_podcast/ Follow Amy B. Chesler: IG: instagram.com/amybchesler Working For Justice: https://amzn.to/4eqWb3U Follow Lauren: Lauren on TikTok: tiktok.com/@okfineillmakeatiktok Lxry Media on Instagram: instagram.com/lxrymedia Follow Madison McGhee & Ice Cold Case: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madison_mcghee/ Ice Cold Case: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ice-cold-case/id1685378007 Follow Sabrina Deana-Roga & Two Girls One Ghost: Sabrina’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabbertoothtiger/ Two Girls One Ghos: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-girls-one-ghost/id1271249164 *Sources: -The Hunting Ground. Directed by Kirby Dick, RADiUS-TWC, 2015, www.netflix.com/title/80036655.
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S25 Ep22: Answering Community Questions with Dr. Nicole Bedera, Dr. Kathryn Holland & Dr. Jacqueline Cruz Part 2
May 700:55:12Summary ready*Content Warning: institutional betrayal, institutional trauma, sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, campus violence, gender-based violence, psychological trauma, victim-blaming, discrimination, gender inequality, harassment, and hostile campus environments. Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources Follow Dr. Nicole Bedera: Website: https://www.nicolebedera.com/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/nbedera.bsky.social Book: On The Wrong Side - How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence: https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1 Beyond Compliance Consulting: https://www.beyond-compliance-consulting.com/ Survivor Alumni Network: https://survivoralumninetwork.org/ Follow Dr. Jacqueline Cruz: Dr. Jacqueline Cruz on Google Scholars: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oHhHaTEAAAAJ&hl=en Beyond Compliance Consulting: https://www.beyond-compliance-consulting.com/ Survivor Alumni Network: https://survivoralumninetwork.org/ Follow Dr. Kathryn Holland: Website: https://psychology.unl.edu/person/kathryn-holland/ Dr. Kathryn Holland on Google Scholars: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OgJhWwoAAAAJ&hl=en 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/ *Sources: -Bedera, Nicole et al. “"I Could Never Tell My Parents": Barriers to Queer Women's College Sexual Assault Disclosure to Family Members.” Violence against women vol. 29,5 (2023): 800-816. doi:10.1177/10778012221101920 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35938472/-Bedera, Nicole. (2021). Moaning and Eye Contact: Men’s Use of Ambiguous Signals in Attributions of Consent to Their Partners. Violence Against Women. 27. 3093-3113. 10.1177/1077801221992870 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349905933_Moaning_and_Eye_Contact_Men's_Use_of_Ambiguous_Signals_in_Attributions_of_Consent_to_Their_Partners-Bedera, Nicole Krystine. On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. University of California Press, 2024. https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1-Bedera, Nicole. (2022). The Illusion of Choice: Organizational Dependency and the Neutralization of University Sexual Assault Complaints. Law & Policy. 44. 10.1111/lapo.12194. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362058763_The_Illusion_of_Choice_Organizational_Dependency_and_the_Neutralization_of_University_Sexual_Assault_Complaints-Cipriano, A. E., Holland, K. J., Bedera, N., Eagan, S. R., & Diede, A. S. (2022). Severe and pervasive? Consequences of sexual harassment for graduate students and their Title IX report outcomes. Feminist Criminology, 17(3), 343–367. https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851211062579-Cruz, Jacqueline. (2021). The Constraints of Fear and Neutrality in Title IX Administrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence. The Journal of Higher Education, 92(3), 363–384. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2020.1809268-Cruz, Jacqueline. “Gender Inequality in Higher Education: University Title IX Administrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence.” Google, New York University, 2020, scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=oHhHaTEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=oHhHaTEAAAAJ%3Ad1gkVwhDpl0C-Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2013). When sex-based harassment becomes sexual harassment: College students’ experiences. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98(2), 313–328. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032040-Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2016). Sexual harassment: Undermining the well-being of working women. Journal of Social Issues, 72(4), 825–842. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12190-Holland, K. J., Rabelo, V. C., & Cortina, L. M. (2014). Sex-based harassment and discrimination: Evidence of psychological harm. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 38(3), 368–382. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684314521575- Holland, K. J. (2019). Culture, power, and gender-based violence in institutions. In C. B. Travis & J. W. White (Eds.), APA Handbook of the Psychology of Women (Vol. 2, pp. 253–271). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000059-014- Holland, Kathryn J, and Rebecca L Howard Valdivia. “Title IX and Sexual Violence in Higher Education: A Mapping Review and Assessment of Policy Implementation and Effectiveness.” Journal of sex research, 1-19. 18 Feb. 2026, doi:10.1080/00224499.2026.2623649. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41705546/
SummaryS25 Ep18: Better for the Next Survivor
Apr 901:04:43Summary ready*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.
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S25 Ep17: Weaponizing the Patriarchy
Apr 201:08:39Summary ready*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
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S25 Ep16: Your Voice Matters
Mar 2600:55:17Summary ready*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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S25 Ep15: The Truth Will Always Prevail
Mar 1900:56:49Summary ready*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 *Sources: -“Former University of Utah Football Player Sentenced in Rape Case.” ABC4 News Utah, 18 April 2023, www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/former-university-of-utah-football-player-sentenced-in-rape-case/-“Former University of Utah Football Player Will Stand Trial for Alleged Rape.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022, www.sltrib.com/news/2022/07/28/former-university-utah-football/-“Utah Universities ‘Ignored’ Her Report of Rape against a Football Player, Student Says.” YouTube, KSL News Utah, 21 Dec. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=da_DfMm_6jU
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S25 Ep14: My Own Personal Olivia Benson
Mar 1200:56:04Summary ready*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 *Sources: -“Here’s an Updated Timeline of the Slaying of University of Utah Student Lauren McCluskey and Reform That Has Followed.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2018, www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/26/timeline-extortion/
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