The Liberation of RNA

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

Natural Sciences, History, Documentary, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 44.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In June of 2019, Brandon Ogbunu got on stage and told a story for The Story Collider, a podcast and live storytelling show. Starting when he was a senior in college being shook down by a couple cops, Brandon tells us about navigating his ups and downs of a career in science, his startling connection to scientific racism, and his battle against biology's central dogma. Brandon’s story was recorded by The Story Collider as part of the 2019 Evolution Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island. You can find the full episode and learn more about The Story Collider here. Support Radiolab today at Radiolab.org/donate.

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0:00.0	Before we start, just want to let you know there's a moment or two of strong language in the story.
0:10.2	Wait, you're listening.
0:11.6	Okay.
0:12.9	All right.
0:14.1	Okay.
0:15.5	All right.
0:16.9	You're listening to Radio Lab.
0:19.9	Radio Lab.
0:20.4	From W. N. Y.
0:22.5	C.
0:23.2	See?
0:23.6	Yeah.
0:27.9	Hey, I'm Chad. I'm Boomeran. This is Radio Lab. This week we want to share a story that really caught our attention.
0:32.7	It's a story told by this guy.
0:34.1	My name is Brandon O'Bunoo. I'm an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Brown University. It's a story he told on stage for the podcast
0:44.6	Story Collider, which is a live storytelling show. Huge thanks to them for letting us borrow this.
0:49.8	It's a story that, uh, you know, touches on all the things that we're all thinking about right now,
0:54.7	takes it into some new territory.
0:56.9	Brandon started the story when he told it on stage with an incident that happened to him in college when he's living in D.C.
1:05.1	Rule number one, when you see the lights at your back or in your eyes and they're unmistakable, stop moving.
1:18.7	Raise your hands slowly from their side, five fingers extended so that they know that there's nothing in your hands.
1:32.7	Stop, wait for instructions.
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