You Matter!

About You Matter!

Hosted by Karen Ortman, Associate Vice President, Campus Safety Compliance and Support, the You Matter! podcast was developed in 2019 by the Department of Campus Safety at NYU to share the stories of others with dignity, respect, and care. The podcast also informs the NYU community about resources that are available to victims of violence, assault or other criminal behaviors, both on and off campus, and to give first-hand experiences of victims and those in the community who assist them. To contact the You Matter! team, email us at youmatter@nyu.edu. You can also call Campus Safety's Victims Services Unit at 212.998.2222.

Publisher

New York University Department of Campus Safety

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Aug 2019

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

9 of 160 episodes have a transcript.

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   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 165: Laurie Berkner

   Host [Host Name] interviews acclaimed children's music artist Laurie Berkner about music's power to foster imagination, confidence, and connection in young audiences.

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   12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 164: Denise Brown | Turning Tragedy Into Advocacy and Awareness

   Host interviews advocate Denise Brown about transforming personal tragedy into impactful advocacy and awareness for domestic violence survivors.

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   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 163 | Janetta Marbrey

   Host [Host Name] interviews Janetta Marbrey, Prosecutor of Mercer County, New Jersey, exploring the human side of justice and leadership shaped by her impactful career.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 165: Laurie Berkner

Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah. Yeah. Because look at you today. I know. Well, they taught me a lot. Yeah. It's like all the stars have aligned. Yeah. All the stars aligned to get you really to your purpose. Yeah. it seems. I agree. I really, I do feel like this was something that I didn't know I was meant to do, but I feel it like I can feel how, I mean, it just, it wasn't that it came naturally immediately, but by paying attention and using skills that I had already developed in terms of songwriting, listening and even like my psychology background. I just, there were just a lot of things I was going through. I was in a lot of therapy myself at the time when I started being a music teacher, or I was called a music specialist. […]

Who has been a guest on You Matter!

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Laurie Berkner
• Denise Brown
• Janetta Marbrey
• E A Hanks
• Kathleen Turner

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

39 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings