Firing The Messenger
b"Cultural observer and embattled professor Daniel Pollack-Pelzner\\xa0(who has appeared on the podcast before discussing Mary Poppins' racist imagery and the queer narrative of West Side Story)\\xa0discusses his $4 million lawsuit against Linfield University, which fired him for publicizing the serious accusations against...four members of the Board of Trustees at Linfield University. Featuring\\xa0the disgusting nature of \\u201chimpathy;\\u201d how the helpful acronym \\u201cDARVO\\u201d articulates the process by which institutions betray their trust; the risks of telling truth to power; Shakespearean (and musical theater parallels) in real-life social justice dramaturgy; the dangers of boards of trustees who account to no agency; whether we\\u2019re in a Tragedy, Comedy, Romance, or Musical; the possibilities of a happy ending; and why the people who shine a light on the problem are never the problem. (Length 25:54)"