The Firestorm Over a Rape Allegation at Cornell

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<p>An alleged campus sexual assault at Cornell University has gripped the country and ignited a national debate over consent.</p><p>Debra Kamin, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains what we know about what happened.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/debra-kamin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Debra Kamin</strong></a>, an investigative reporter for the The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Documents reviewed by The Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/nyregion/cornell-rape-accusation-reporting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reveal how a Cornell student went from shame to action</a>.</li><li>A <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/nyregion/url-cornell-university-jane-doe-rape-case-statement.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cornell police report</a> omitted the student’s claim that she was raped.</li></ul><p>Photo: Heather Ainsworth for The New York Times</p> <p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p><p> </p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>