American Campus Podcast
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American Campus Podcast
TurningPointUSA after Charlie Kirk with Hope Pisoni
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Lauren Lassabe Shepherd
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References and suggested readings:
- Hope Pisoni. February 18, 2026. Campus Conservatives See Resurgence in the Aftermath of Charlie Kirk. Uncloseted Media.
- Hope Pisoni. January 30, 2026. Campus conservatism rebounds in the wake of Charlie Kirk, targeting LGBTQIA+ communities. Gay Times.
- Strphany Matat. October 28, 2025. DeSantis warns schools, partners with Turning Point USA to create more Florida chapters. Tallahassee Democrat.
- Jaden Edison. December 8, 2025. Texas launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school. Texas Tribune.
- Robby Korth, Graycen Wheeler, Lionel Ramos, OPMX. September 23, 2025. State superintendent calls for Turning Point USA chapter at every high school in Oklahoma. KGOU.org.
- Uncloseted Media
- Hope Pisoni’s Substack
- Torrey Peters. 2021. Detransition, Baby. One World.
- Nakatani Nio. 2017. Bloom Into You. Seven Seas.
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