• Bitter Academia

  • By: Audacy
  • Podcast

Bitter Academia

By: Audacy
  • Summary

  • More than a century later, the death of Jane Stanford remains shrouded in mystery. Who would want the founder of Stanford University and one of the richest women in the world dead? And why?
    2024 © 2023 Audacy, Inc.
    Show More Show Less
Episodes
  • The Ashes
    Mar 27 2023

    In the final episode, we learn about the natural disaster that rocked the Bay Area the year following Jane’s death, quieting the rumors in the media once and for all. And we return to a place that was home to one of the happiest times of her life, thoughtfully preserved to the present day.”

    Written, reported, and narrated by Natalia Gurevich.

    Editing, production, and sound design by Matt Pitman.

    Additional editing by Myron Kaplan, Managing Producer - Audacy Original Podcasts.

    Show More Show Less
    40 mins
  • Family Ties
    Mar 20 2023

    As Jane's death is covered up by the university, the most likely culprit emerges. But the poisoner's motivations might not be what we think. And as we get closer to Jane's story, we get closer to her living family as well, and what connections they still have with her.

    Written, reported, and narrated by Natalia Gurevich.

    Editing, production, and sound design by Matt Pitman.

    Additional editing by Myron Kaplan, Managing Producer - Audacy Original Podcasts.

    Show More Show Less
    47 mins
  • A Horrible Death to Die
    Mar 13 2023

    Even though the doctors present at her death and at her autopsy quickly concluded that she had been poisoned with strychnine, this narrative would soon be changed. Those with the university chose to declare her death natural, out of fear that any other cause -- murder, suicide, would open the school, and her estate, to further scrutiny.

    Written, reported, and narrated by Natalia Gurevich.

    Editing, production, and sound design by Matt Pitman.

    Additional editing by Myron Kaplan, Managing Producer - Audacy Original Podcasts.

    Show More Show Less
    47 mins

What listeners say about Bitter Academia

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.