Something Was Wrong
Something Was Wrong

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 Ep6: Humiliation Ritual
FEB 5, 2026
S25 Ep6: Humiliation Ritual
<div> <p><strong>*Content Warning</strong>: grooming, institutional betrayal,<strong> </strong>sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault and harrassment. </p><p><strong>Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:</strong> <br><a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources">somethingwaswrong.com/resources</a>   </p><p><strong>SWW Sticker Shop!</strong>: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi">https://</a><a href="https://www.brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop">brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop</a> </p><p><strong>SWW S25 Theme Song &amp; Artwork: </strong></p></div><ul><li>The S25 cover art is by the Amazing <a href="http://instagram.com/okaynotgreat">Sara Stewart</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/okaynotgreat/">instagram.com/okaynotgreat/</a> </li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li>The S25 theme song is a cover of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gladragsmusic/">Glad Rag</a>’s <em>U Think U</em> from their album <em>Wonder Under</em>, performed by the incredible <a href="http://www.instagram.com/abayomithesinger">Abayomi</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/Abayomithesinger">instagram.com/Abayomithesinger</a>. The S25 theme song cover was produced by <a href="http://www.instagram.com/jtooswavy">Janice “JP” Pacheco</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jtooswavy/">instagram.com/jtooswavy/</a> at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegrillstudios/?hl=en">The Grill Studios</a> in Emeryville, CA <a href="http://instagram.com/thegrillstudios/">instagram.com/thegrillstudios/</a> </li></ul><div> <br><strong>Follow Something Was Wrong:</strong> </div><ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com">somethingwaswrong.com </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://nstagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast">instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast</a> </li> <li>TikTok: <a href="http://tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast">tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast </a> </li> </ul><div> <br><strong>Follow Tiffany Reese:</strong> </div><ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://tiffanyreese.me">tiffanyreese.me </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://instagram.com/lookieboo">instagram.com/lookieboo</a> </li> </ul>
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63 MIN
S25 Ep5: Chapter 2: Testing Me
JAN 29, 2026
S25 Ep5: Chapter 2: Testing Me
<div> <p><strong>*Content Warning</strong>: grooming, institutional betrayal,<strong> </strong>sexual violence, stalking, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.</p><p><strong>Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:</strong> <br><a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources">somethingwaswrong.com/resources</a>   </p><p><strong>SWW Sticker Shop!</strong>: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi">https://</a><a href="https://www.brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop">brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop</a> </p><p><strong>SWW S25 Theme Song &amp; Artwork: </strong></p></div><ul><li>The S25 cover art is by the Amazing <a href="http://instagram.com/okaynotgreat">Sara Stewart</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/okaynotgreat/">instagram.com/okaynotgreat/</a> </li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li>The S25 theme song is a cover of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gladragsmusic/">Glad Rag</a>’s <em>U Think U</em> from their album <em>Wonder Under</em>, performed by the incredible <a href="http://www.instagram.com/abayomithesinger">Abayomi</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/Abayomithesinger">instagram.com/Abayomithesinger</a>. The S25 theme song cover was produced by <a href="http://www.instagram.com/jtooswavy">Janice “JP” Pacheco</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jtooswavy/">instagram.com/jtooswavy/</a> at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegrillstudios/?hl=en">The Grill Studios</a> in Emeryville, CA <a href="http://instagram.com/thegrillstudios/">instagram.com/thegrillstudios/</a> </li></ul><div> <br><strong>Follow Something Was Wrong:</strong> </div><ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com">somethingwaswrong.com </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://nstagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast">instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast</a> </li> <li>TikTok: <a href="http://tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast">tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast </a> </li> </ul><div> <br><strong>Follow Tiffany Reese:</strong> </div><ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://tiffanyreese.me">tiffanyreese.me </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://instagram.com/lookieboo">instagram.com/lookieboo</a> </li> </ul><div><p><br><strong>Sources:</strong></p></div><ul><li><p><br>Association of American Universities. <em>Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct</em>. Westat / Cantor et al., 2015 and 2017.</p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p><br>Holland, Kathryn J., Cortina, Lilia M., and Freyd, Jennifer J. Research on institutional betrayal and sexual violence in higher education, 2018–2021.</p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li> <br>Miodus, Stephanie, et al. “Campus Sexual Assault: Fact Sheet from an Intersectional Lens.” <em>American Psychological Association</em>, American Psychological Association, <a href="http://www.apa.org/apags/resources/campus-sexual-assault-fact-sheet">www.apa.org/apags/resources/campus-sexual-assault-fact-sheet<br></a><br></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p><br>National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. <em>Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine</em>. National Academies Press, 2018.</p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p><br>Sable, Marjorie R., et al.; Cantor, David, et al. Multi-campus climate survey analyses examining reporting behavior and trust in institutions.</p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p><br>U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. <em>National Crime Victimization Survey</em> special analyses on reporting disparities.</p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p><br>Wood, Leila et al. “Sexual Harassment at Institutions of Higher Education: Prevalence, Risk, and Extent.” <em>Journal of interpersonal violence</em> vol. 36,9-10 (2021): 4520-4544. doi:10.1177/0886260518791228</p></li></ul>
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51 MIN
S25 Ep4: Institutional Betrayal: How Title IX Fails Survivors with Dr. Nicole Bedera
JAN 26, 2026
S25 Ep4: Institutional Betrayal: How Title IX Fails Survivors with Dr. Nicole Bedera
<div> <p><strong>*Content Warning</strong>: institutional betrayal,<strong> </strong>sexual violence, stalking, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.</p><p><strong>Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:</strong> <br><a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources">somethingwaswrong.com/resources</a>   </p><p><strong>Follow Dr. Nicole Bedera:</strong></p></div><ul> <li>Website: <a href="https://www.nicolebedera.com/">https://www.nicolebedera.com/</a> </li> <li>Blue Sky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nbedera.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/nbedera.bsky.social</a> </li> <li>Book: <em>On The Wrong Side - How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence</em>: <a href="https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1">https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1</a> </li> </ul><div> <p><br><strong>SWW Sticker Shop!</strong>: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi">https://</a><a href="https://www.brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop">brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop</a> </p><p><strong>SWW S25 Theme Song &amp; Artwork: </strong></p></div><ul><li>The S25 cover art is by the Amazing <a href="http://instagram.com/okaynotgreat">Sara Stewart</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/okaynotgreat/">instagram.com/okaynotgreat/</a> </li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li>The S25 theme song is a cover of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gladragsmusic/">Glad Rag</a>’s <em>U Think U</em> from their album <em>Wonder Under</em>, performed by the incredible <a href="http://www.instagram.com/abayomithesinger">Abayomi</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/Abayomithesinger">instagram.com/Abayomithesinger</a>. The S25 theme song cover was produced by <a href="http://www.instagram.com/jtooswavy">Janice “JP” Pacheco</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jtooswavy/">instagram.com/jtooswavy/</a> at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegrillstudios/?hl=en">The Grill Studios</a> in Emeryville, CA <a href="http://instagram.com/thegrillstudios/">instagram.com/thegrillstudios/</a> </li></ul><div> <br><strong>Follow Something Was Wrong:</strong> </div><ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com">somethingwaswrong.com </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://nstagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast">instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast</a> </li> <li>TikTok: <a href="http://tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast">tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast </a> </li> </ul><div> <br><strong>Follow Tiffany Reese:</strong> </div><ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://tiffanyreese.me">tiffanyreese.me </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://instagram.com/lookieboo">instagram.com/lookieboo</a> </li> </ul><div><p><br><strong>Sources:</strong></p></div><ul><li>Bedera, N. (2021). Beyond Trigger Warnings: A Survivor-Centered Approach to Teaching on Sexual Violence and Avoiding Institutional Betrayal. <em>Teaching Sociology</em>, <em>49</em>(3), 267-277.<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X211022471"> https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X211022471</a> </li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li> <br>Bedera, Nicole (2022). "The illusion of choice: Organizational dependency and the neutralization of university sexual assault complaints." Law &amp; Policy 44(3): 208-229. <a href="https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/items/4ded7343-efe3-499f-a61a-3a1bf03258e3">https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/items/4ded7343-efe3-499f-a61a-3a1bf03258e3<br></a><br></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p><br>Bedera, Nicole. 2024. “I Can Protect His Future, but She Can’t Be Helped: Himpathy and Hysteria in Administrator Rationalizations of Institutional Betrayal.” <em>The Journal of Higher Education</em> 95 (1): 30–53. doi:10.1080/00221546.2023.2195771.</p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li> <br>Bedera, Nicole et al. “"I Could Never Tell My Parents": Barriers to Queer Women's College Sexual Assault Disclosure to Family Members.” <em>Violence against women</em> vol. 29,5 (2023): 800-816. doi:10.1177/10778012221101920 <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35938472/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35938472/<br></a><br></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li> <br>Bedera, Nicole Krystine. <em>On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence</em>. University of California Press, 2024. <a href="https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1">https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1<br></a><br></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li> <br>Cipriano, A. E., Holland, K. J., Bedera, N., Eagan, S. R., &amp; Diede, A. S. (2022). Severe and pervasive? Consequences of sexual harassment for graduate students and their Title IX report outcomes. <em>Feminist Criminology, 17</em>(3), 343–367. <a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1177/15570851211062579">https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851211062579<br></a><br></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li> <br>Grassi, Margherita, and Eleonora Volta. “Controlling the Narrative: The Epistemology of Himpathy in Sexual a...” <em>Phenomenology and Mind</em>, Rosenberg &amp; Sellier, 1 Dec. 2024, <a href="http://journals.openedition.org/phenomenology/4128">journals.openedition.org/phenomenology/4128<br></a><br></li></ul>
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70 MIN
S25 Ep3: She Will Do Great Things
JAN 22, 2026
S25 Ep3: She Will Do Great Things
<div> <p><strong>*Content Warning: </strong>sexual violence, stalking, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.</p><p><strong>*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:</strong> <br><a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources">somethingwaswrong.com/resources</a>   </p><p>Check out our brand new <strong>SWW Sticker Shop!</strong>: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi">https://</a><a href="https://www.brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop">brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop</a> </p><p><strong>*SWW S25 Theme Song &amp; Artwork: </strong><br>-The S25 cover art is by the Amazing <a href="http://instagram.com/okaynotgreat">Sara Stewart</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/okaynotgreat/">instagram.com/okaynotgreat/</a> </p><p>-The S25 theme song is a cover of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gladragsmusic/">Glad Rag</a>’s <em>U Think U</em> from their album <em>Wonder Under</em>, performed by the incredible <a href="http://www.instagram.com/abayomithesinger">Abayomi</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/Abayomithesinger">instagram.com/Abayomithesinger</a>. The S25 theme song cover was produced by <a href="http://www.instagram.com/jtooswavy">Janice “JP” Pacheco</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jtooswavy/">instagram.com/jtooswavy/</a> at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegrillstudios/?hl=en">The Grill Studios</a> in Emeryville, CA <a href="http://instagram.com/thegrillstudios/">instagram.com/thegrillstudios/</a></p><p><strong>Follow Something Was Wrong:</strong></p></div><ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com">somethingwaswrong.com </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://nstagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast">instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast</a> </li> <li>TikTok: <a href="http://tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast">tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast </a> </li> </ul><div> <br><strong>Follow Tiffany Reese:</strong> </div><ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://tiffanyreese.me">tiffanyreese.me </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://instagram.com/lookieboo">instagram.com/lookieboo</a> </li> </ul>
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41 MIN
S25 Ep2: In Shock
JAN 15, 2026
S25 Ep2: In Shock
<div> <p><strong>*Content Warning: </strong>sexual violence, stalking, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.</p><p><strong>*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:</strong> <br><a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources">somethingwaswrong.com/resources</a>   </p><p>Check out our brand new <strong>SWW Sticker Shop!</strong>: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi">https://</a><a href="https://www.brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop">brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop</a> </p><p><strong>*SWW S25 Theme Song &amp; Artwork: </strong></p></div><ul><li>The S25 cover art is by the Amazing <a href="http://instagram.com/okaynotgreat">Sara Stewart</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/okaynotgreat/">instagram.com/okaynotgreat/</a> </li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li>The S25 theme song is a cover of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gladragsmusic/">Glad Rag</a>’s <em>U Think U</em> from their album <em>Wonder Under</em>, performed by the incredible <a href="http://www.instagram.com/abayomithesinger">Abayomi</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/Abayomithesinger">instagram.com/Abayomithesinger</a>. The S25 theme song cover was produced by <a href="http://www.instagram.com/jtooswavy">Janice “JP” Pacheco</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jtooswavy/">instagram.com/jtooswavy/</a> </li></ul><div> <br><strong>Follow Something Was Wrong:</strong> </div><ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com">somethingwaswrong.com </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://nstagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast">instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast</a> </li> <li>TikTok: <a href="http://tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast">tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast </a> </li> </ul><div> <br><strong>Follow Tiffany Reese:</strong> </div><ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://tiffanyreese.me">tiffanyreese.me </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://instagram.com/lookieboo">instagram.com/lookieboo</a> </li> </ul><div> <br><strong>*Sources:<br></strong><br></div><ul><li>Association of American Universities. <em>2019 AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct.</em> Association of American Universities, 2019, <a href="http://www.aau.edu/key-issues/aau-campus-climate-survey-sexual-assault-and-misconduct">www.aau.edu/key-issues/aau-campus-climate-survey-sexual-assault-and-misconduct.</a> </li></ul><div><br></div><ul> <li><p>“The Story.” <em>The Hunting Ground</em>, 27 Feb. 2015, <a href="http://thehuntinggroundfilm.com/story.html">thehuntinggroundfilm.com/story.html</a>.</p></li> <li>U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. <em>A National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations: Adults/Adolescents.</em> U.S. Department of Justice, 2013, updated 2023, <a href="http://www.justice.gov/ovw/sexual-assault-medical-forensic-examinations">www.justice.gov/ovw/sexual-assault-medical-forensic-examinations.<br></a><br></li> <li>U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. <em>Rape and Sexual Assault Victimization Among College-Age Females, 1995–2013.</em> U.S. Department of Justice, Dec. 2014, <a href="http://www.bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/rsavcaf9513.pdf">www.bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/rsavcaf9513.pdf.<br></a><br></li> <li>U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights. <em>Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Final Rule.</em> Federal Register, 6 May 2020, <a href="http://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/19/2020-10512">www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/19/2020-10512.<br></a><br></li> </ul>
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44 MIN