Topic: University Of Nebraska

A video surfaced of a University of Nebraska employee confronting students for distributing political material outside of a designated "free speech zone." The official claimed the students were spreading "propaganda" and required a reservation to use the specific campus plaza for their table.

A listener email from "Mike C." complains about the piercing volume of the harmonica during the show, particularly for those using earbuds. This leads to a broader discussion about the hosts' "magical formula" of collaboration and Dvorak's occasionally dismissive attitude toward Curry. Curry recounts meeting two law librarians in Austin who praised the show's legal analysis and the hosts' unique partnership.

The Knight Foundation awarded a $50,000 "prototype grant" to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Drone Journalism Lab. Led by Professor Matt Waite, the project explores using unmanned aircraft for news gathering and data collection. The hosts criticize the grant as an "outrage," noting that the technology is inexpensive and that they have been performing "drone journalism" through reporting for years without funding.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism is introducing a course on "drone journalism," defined as using unmanned aircraft for reporting and data gathering. The hosts discuss the professional implications for future journalists and credit listener Daniel Wheaton for bringing the story to their attention.

A listener named Daniel Wheaton received a recruitment email from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's "Great Plains National Security Education Consortium" immediately upon his acceptance. The email encourages high-achieving freshmen to pursue careers in the 16 government intelligence agencies. The hosts express concern that universities are selling student lists to the government to recruit "moles" and spies at a young age.