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Each year for at least the last two decades a fraternity pledge has died in this country. And every year the rinse-and-repeat cycle of freshmen hitting campus and being hazed by their peers goes unchanged. Broken Pledge is the story of how a teenager goes off to college and dies. It exposes the underbelly of a system that allows fraternities and universities to protect their brands instead of standing up for victims.

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Chapter 9: The Aftermath

2021/10/14

Chapter 9: The Aftermath

Chapter 7: Fighting For Collin

2021/05/17

Chapter 7: Fighting For Collin

Chapter 8: ‘They killed him’

2021/05/17

Chapter 8: ‘They killed him’

Broken Pledge behind the notebook: Explaining our deep dive into hazing

2020/02/07

Explaining our deep dive into hazing

Ohio Governor Wants Tougher Penalty For Hazing

2019/11/20

Ohio Governor Wants Tougher Penalty For Hazing

Chapter 1: Brotherhood

2019/11/03

Brotherhood

Chapter 2: The Pledge

2019/11/03

The Pledge

Chapter 3: The Downward Spiral

2019/11/03

The Downward Spiral

Chapter 4: Regret

2019/11/03

Regret

Chapter 5: Code Of Silence

2019/11/03

Code Of Silence

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4.1 out of 5

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★★★★☆

bongo dogbert 2019/11/07

Interesting story - what has changed since days of old?

Yet another ‘true crime whodunnit’ Serial clone, all the way down to the I’m about to fall asleep dispassionate narration! It’s a trope!

★☆☆☆☆

Antler69 2021/07/19

Sad, but true

Sad, but true. Not this story, but sad for the girl who was raped. Collin is a rapist. My buddy is currently engaged to the woman and she is still aff...

★☆☆☆☆

Jojomcappintosh 2021/05/04

Loved until I didn’t

Loved the story until we placed blame souly on the frat brother (also 20 year old KIDS) and don’t focus on the college. The Greek system. Everything t...

★☆☆☆☆

Jill and Stuff 2021/03/15

This is not a hazing death

This kid was dismissed from the pledge program and should not have been at the house that night. How about you’ve been accused of rape, it’s a Sunday ...

★★☆☆☆

jh6277 2019/11/27

Important story, terrible podcast

It pains me to give this a low rating because I think this story about the Greek system is important, and there is a real family out there that has su...

★★★★★

Tb dub 2019/11/20

Good reporting

Important and timely story. Appropriately narrated, respectful reporting a terrible tragedy for a family. Hope there is another chapter with the cha...

★★★★★

JDJDOSU 2019/11/08

A necessary warning about hazing. Well done

As the parent of teenagers I found this podcast illuminating regarding the dangers of hazing. The way that the fraternity tried to circle the wagons a...

★★★★★

David Denzy 2019/11/05

Bit of a stretch

Collin was definitely going through some things as a result of the depression that hazing caused him. However, his death was obviously a freak acciden...

★☆☆☆☆

anonymousbobcat 2019/11/04

Episode 3 portrays the sexual assault terribly

The way the sexual assault is portrayed is absolutely ridiculous. I know that this woman texted her friends before and after. She told them about how ...

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