{"id":9630,"date":"2023-11-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=9630"},"modified":"2025-02-18T15:57:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:57:38","slug":"free-for-all-does-academia-foster-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/free-for-all-does-academia-foster-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Free for All &#8211; Does Academia Foster Antisemitism?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>In this <em>Free for All<\/em> episode, Big John welcomes special guest <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JillCJacobson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jill Jacobson<\/a><\/strong> to discuss whether or not top colleges and universities foster a sense of antisemitism by insisting on recruiting woke applicants, instead of qualified ones.<br><br>Join pioneering podcaster <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgrumblings.com\/john-t-georgopoulos\/\" 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