Jeffrey Epstein Funded Harvard Women's Athletics
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🗓️ 12 May 2026
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Summary
The impact of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes has been felt in so many places, from the halls of Congress to the royal families of Britain and Norway. Here in the U.S., it’s taken the work of student journalists to uncover the worrying details about Epstein’s hidden relationship with another important institution: Harvard University. Epstein didn’t go to Harvard (actually, he didn’t graduate from college at all). But back in 2020, Harvard released a report aiming to detail its relationship with Epstein, including the millions of dollars he donated to the university. As journalist Pablo Torre and student journalists at the Harvard Crimson discovered, Harvard was actually keeping a lot of secrets about its relationship with the convicted sex offender. We spoke with Torre about his investigation and what he wants Harvard to do now.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Tuesday, May 12th. I'm Jane Koston, and this is what a day. The show that has learned it is very sick via President Donald Trump on Monday. |
| 0:11.6 | They've got serious Trump derangement syndrome, which actually is a disease. I'm hearing it is actually a disease. It's an honor. |
| 0:19.8 | Good news. Under Health and Human Services Secretary, RFK Jr., Trump Derangement Syndrome, like a bunch of other diseases, is safer than ever before. |
| 0:32.3 | On today's show, Dr. Mehmet Oz explains what it means to be underbabied. |
| 0:54.2 | And President Trump says a ceasefire with Iran is barely hanging on. Spoiler, both of these comments came during the same event. Welcome to America. But let's start with Jeffrey Epstein. The devastating impact of the convicted sex offenders, many crimes, has been felt in so many places, |
| 0:57.4 | from the halls of Congress to the royal families of Britain and Norway. |
| 1:01.7 | But it's taken the work of student journalists to uncover the worrying details about Epstein's hidden relationship with another important institution, Harvard University. |
| 1:06.4 | Epstein didn't go to Harvard. |
| 1:08.1 | Actually, he didn't graduate from college at all. |
| 1:10.4 | But he worked |
| 1:11.0 | tirelessly to ingratiate himself with academics at elite institutions, including Columbia |
| 1:15.4 | University, MIT, and yes, Harvard. Back in 2020, Harvard released a report aiming to detail its |
| 1:22.8 | relationship with Epstein, including the millions of dollars he donated to the university |
| 1:27.4 | over a decade. |
| 1:28.9 | But as journalist Pablo Torre and the Harvard Crimson discovered, |
| 1:32.5 | Harvard was actually keeping a lot of secrets about its relationship with the convicted sex offender. |
| 1:37.0 | And what they kept out of public view says a lot about how Epstein was able to accumulate influence and power |
| 1:42.3 | at one of the world's best universities. |
| 1:45.2 | Pablo Torre is the host of the podcast Pablo Torre finds out. |
| 1:48.9 | We spoke about his investigation and what he wants Harvard to do now. |
| 1:52.9 | Pablo Torre, welcome to what today. |
| 1:55.1 | Jane, it's been too long. |
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