Deliberate

About Deliberate

Cornell University, 1967: a series of fires targeting an elite group of freshman killed eight students and one beloved professor. In the podcast Deliberate, survivors share their memories of the tragic events. Fifty years later, the mystery of Cornell's fatal fire is revisited, and clues to the identity of the arsonist are revealed.

Publisher

Cottage Industry

Category

society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Nov 2022

Latest episode

9 Dec 2022

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Dec 2022

   Episode 8: Truth

   Records from the original 1967 investigation are examined, exposing details surrounding The Cornell Residential Club fire.

2. 

   2 Dec 2022

   Episode 7: Official Silence

   After many years apart, the Phuds reconnect upon learning new information about the arsonist.

3. 

   25 Nov 2022

   Episode 6: A Living Wound

   The Phuds learn shocking news about the arsonist.

4. 

   18 Nov 2022

   Episode 5: Something Spooky

   After the third arson attack, a program student shares incriminating information with the police.

5. 

   11 Nov 2022

   Episode 4: Odd Gifted Creatures

   After a second fire erupts targeting the Phuds, fear and suspicion spread within the program.

6. 

   4 Nov 2022

   Episode 3: Strange Behavior

   As the University and local police begin investigating the fire's origin, suspicion falls on a few eccentric students.

7. 

   4 Nov 2022

   Episode 2: Do You Sleepwalk?

   The elite group of Cornell students, known as the Phuds, struggle after the tragedy.

8. 

   4 Nov 2022

   Episode 1: The Choice

   A prestigious academic program is in its premier year at Cornell University, when students awake to a raging and deadly fire.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

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