S25 Ep20: Orchestrated Complexity in the Title IX System with Dr. Jacqueline Cruz
Something Was Wrong
Broken Cycle Media
4.1 • 26K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
*Content Warning: sexual violence, institutional betrayal, rape, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, and abuse.
Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:
somethingwaswrong.com/resources
Support Dr. Jacqueline Cruz:
- Beyond Compliance Consulting: https://www.beyond-compliance-consulting.com/
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:
-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
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | If you're fascinated by true crime, then join us in October 26 for CrimeCon |
| 0:05.2 | London. Meet the biggest names in True Crime TV, experience live forensic demonstrations |
| 0:10.4 | and dive deep into the criminal mind with your favourite authors, experts, podcasters and content creators. |
| 0:17.4 | To secure your place, go to crimecon.com.com. UK now and be part of the UK's biggest true crime community. |
| 0:24.2 | CrimeCon London, partnered by True Crime Channel 3rd and 4th of October, 2026. |
| 0:30.6 | Something Was Wrong is intended for mature audiences and discusses topics that may be upsetting. |
| 0:36.5 | This season discusses sexual, physical, and psychological violence. |
| 0:41.0 | Please consume the following episodes with care. |
| 0:44.0 | For a full content warning, sources, and resources for each individual episode, please visit |
| 0:50.3 | the episode notes. |
| 0:52.1 | Opinions shared by the guests of the show are their own and do not necessarily represent |
| 0:56.6 | the views of Broken Cycle Media. |
| 0:59.0 | The podcast in any linked materials should not be misconstrued as a substitution for legal |
| 1:04.8 | or medical advice. |
| 1:06.7 | Thank you so much for listening. |
| 1:08.9 | You think you know me, you don't know me well at all. |
| 1:16.6 | You don't know anybody till you talk to someone. |
| 1:35.3 | Today we're joined by Dr. Jackie Cruz, a Title IX expert, |
| 1:41.3 | an adjunct faculty member at NYU, where she teaches in applied statistics, |
| 1:47.1 | social science, and humanities. Dr. Cruz's research focuses on how Title IX systems operate in practice, |
| 1:55.4 | not just on paper. Her work examines how fear, institutional pressure, and the demand for so-called neutrality |
| 2:02.9 | shape decision-making inside universities, often in ways that constrain administrators and |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Broken Cycle Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Broken Cycle Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.