Talking Biotech Podcast Going Forward
On November 14, 2019, I was told my my university to get out of visibility. That meant no more use of social media or podcast, and I was to cancel future presentations, at least as I understood it in the room. To follow up, On November 18 I submitted a letter asking for clarity. It was clear that I was supposed to end the podcast and social media use. This was from a letter to university administration from me to summarize the expectations. It was clear that I was supposed to end the series. You may notice that a few more were added and the series extended through 2019. I received a response that did not address the podcast, but told me to use social media with discretion and cancel talks. I cancelled six substantial talks. It was horrifying to back out of long-standing commitments. I then submitted paperwork on December 11, 2019 asking for permission to identifind another host for the podcast, and I'd just do the production. That way the series could c