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6 episodes

Chapter 5: The war dial
07/02/2026 | 41 mins.
“You have to reshape the whole system.” Tempest McDonald earns a measure of peace.
Chapter 4: How did things unfold?
06/25/2026 | 27 mins.
Tempest McDonald sues Vanderbilt University Medical Center through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Her published NIH paper finds allies.
Chapter 3: Would there be data?
06/18/2026 | 27 mins.
Tempest McDonald takes a postdoctoral position at Vanderbilt University. Researching her paper accusing the National Institutes of Health of discrimination threatens everything she has built.
Chapter 2: "You need to go to college"
06/11/2026 | 27 mins.
After her stint as a semi-professional pool player and the birth of her son, Tempest goes west to start her belated journey through higher education.
Chapter 1: Those people
06/04/2026 | 23 mins.
What leads an autism researcher to publish an intentionally inflammatory paper accusing the NIH of discrimination? Tempest McDonald’s turbulent childhood begins to provide some answers.

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An autistic researcher's paper called attention to a huge disparity in autism funding research between children and adults. It nearly derailed her life.

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