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Cultured Unplugged

Cultured Unplugged

Written by: Uncle Chris
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Cultured Unplugged is a truth-driven podcast hosted by Uncle Chris, dedicated to exposing the stories campuses and institutions would rather keep silent.

Through investigative breakdowns, survivor-centered conversations, and real-time legal updates, Cultured Unplugged confronts hazing culture, institutional cover-ups, and the human cost of silence. Each episode centers facts, accountability, and the voices of families and survivors impacted by hazing and abuse.

This is not gossip.
This is not speculation.
This is where hard conversations happen — with care, clarity, and purpose.

If you believe hazing should never cost another life, you’re in the right place.

Cultured Unplugged — Where the Silence Ends.

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Episodes
  • The Donnie Wade Story

    The Donnie Wade Story
    Jan 23 2026
    In this haunting episode of Cultured Unplugged, Uncle Chris revisits the tragic and largely forgotten death of Donnie Wade Jr., a 20-year-old Prairie View A&M student whose dream of brotherhood turned into a nightmare. What began as a search for belonging ended in devastation — a young man pushed beyond his limits in the name of “tradition,” collapsing during a hazing ritual that should have never happened. Donnie would never walk off that track, never call his family again, never graduate, and never live the life ahead of him. Through careful investigation and unflinching storytelling, this episode asks the questions many still avoid: How did this happen? Who failed him? And how many more students must die before campuses truly change? This is not just Donnie’s story — it is a mirror held up to a culture that too often values silence over safety, reputation over responsibility, and ritual over human life. Listen as Uncle Chris unpacks the events, the aftermath, and the painful legacy left behind for Donnie’s family — reminding us that hazing is not history, it is still happening. Trigger warning: This episode discusses hazing, trauma, and death. Because hazing survives in silence… and this is where the silence ends.
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    18 mins
  • Testimony 2009

    Testimony 2009
    Jan 16 2026
    In this episode, I share my story like I never have before. Unfiltered. Uncut. And deeply personal. For the first time, I open the door to the heaviest parts of my hazing experience, told directly through my own reflection, 17 years later. What I carried in silence. What I survived. And how those moments still shape who I am today. This is not an easy listen. Listener discretion is strongly advised. But if you have ever questioned tradition, loyalty, brotherhood, or the cost of silence, this testimony is for you. This is my journey. This is my truth. And this is where the silence ends. This is where the silence ends
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    58 mins
  • The Adam Oakes Story

    The Adam Oakes Story
    Jan 9 2026

    Listen in as I speak with the father of Adamn Oakes, Eric Oakes as he shares his pain turned into action and justice for his son.
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    1 hr and 17 mins
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