Broadway & Exchange

Julia Jensen and Colby McCaskill sit down with Rachel Guerra to reflect, reminisce and reconsider the 2023 spring semester at The King’s College. From a rumored February closure, to the TKC letters project, to even a King’s NFT, Julia, Colby and Rachel talk in-depth about the student perspective these past months; and even what it looked like for the college to close.

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We get this question all the time. From the producers of Demise Of The Crown comes this: An overview of the 2023 spring semester death spiral at The King’s College.

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In this, the series finale, Colby McCaskill and Julia Jensen detail the summer ambiguity that comes along with attending The King’s College. First, a tug on the rug, then a word on handling grief with the world in your face. And finally, a definitive fall.

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Julia Jensen and Colby McCaskill return to the situation on campus in the last days of the 2023 spring semester. After a promise of certainty, the Board gets cut in half, and the college finds out what it means to be accredited. And in the end, King’s gets a brief little moment of closure.

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Colby McCaskill and Julia Jensen take a trip back to the very founding of the school to watch as the tracks of politics and religion grow ever closer, culminating in an event so incredibly pivotal to the story of finances of The King’s College.

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Julia Jensen and Colby McCaskill detail the post-announcement era of the Spring 2023 semester at The King’s College. After a loan is taken out to pay off immediate expenses, the businessman behind such money turns out to be unsettlingly familiar. All the while, student morale hits an all-time low as a decision of certainty feels like it will never come, impacting recruitment in the process, perhaps sealing the deal.

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Colby McCaskill and Julia Jensen take a closer look into the history of Peter Chung of Primacorp. Is the catastrophic collaboration intentionally bad business, or simple ignorance? And will anybody be taking responsibility for what’s unfolding at The King’s College?

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Julia Jensen and Colby McCaskill dig deeper into the story of The King’s College’s partnership with Primacorp, all the while asking, how did this fusion of strengths go so wrong?

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In this debut episode, Colby McCaskill and Julia Jensen take a ride on the train of journalism through the first two weeks of the Spring 2023 semester at The King’s College. These EST reporters detail the story of their college’s financial crisis; from the first words of insecurity uttered from the City Room podium to the announcement of a significant deficit. How did the college get into this situation? Who is to blame? Keep listening to find out that, and more.

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You can take a look at the EST’s coverage of this financial crisis here.

Coming next week from the Empire State Tribune and the Broadway And Exchange podcast, it’s Demise Of The Crown: a story that spans decades, states, and history both in religion and politics; about a college that rose to prominence despite notable unfortunate aspects of its inner workings. Join us, two young reporters who attended King’s at this crisis point, as we examine The King’s College from the inside out, its shortcomings, its virtues, its allure, and its ultimate death.

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