The Rundown: Startup Week, seven years of FilmBar and Cronkite’s ‘Me Too’ response

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The Cronkite school held a discussion with reporters who broke recent sexual harassment stories as the first of four in a new series entitled “Women, the Media and the Workplace.” The Cronkite School launched the series after reporting revealed sexual assault allegations against several prominent media figures including Mark Halperin, Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose.
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The Rundown is a collaboration between Downtown Devil and Blaze Radio that recaps Downtown Devil’s weekly coverage of downtown Phoenix.

This week, host Daniel Perle and editors Stephanie Morse and Rebecca Spiess discuss PHX Startup Week, Phoenix Elementary School District kids doing their best Jackson Pollock impressions, and the seventh anniversary of FilmBar’s opening.

Later they talk about the foul-mouthed puppets in “Hand to God” and the views of two of the Cronkite School’s top administrators on the Me Too movement.

Stories referenced in this episode:

From AI’s to blockchains: Here’s what to expect at PHX Startup Week 2018

PESD honors alumnus Jackson Pollock with student art exhibit

FilmBar owner reflects on seventh year downtown

Curtain Critic: High fives all around for Stray Cat Theatre’s ‘Hand to God’

Media and Me Too: Cronkite opens dialogue about sexual harassment

Contact the hosts at dmperle@asu.edu, Rebecca.Spiess@asu.edu and Stephanie.Morse@asu.edu.