Rick Addante, husband, father, neuroscientist, Analog Astronaut, and former tenured professor at Florida Tech was offered $96,000 to stay silent. He chose truth instead, and was fired.
Addante risked everything to expose FIT’s secret plan to undermine government DEI restrictions in order to secure millions in funding. They took his job, but couldn’t take his conviction.
Now, he mows lawns to put food on the table, and truth in his children’s hearts.
CHAPTERS:
(3:40) Inside the Florida Tech Meeting
(10:14) Rick Addante’s Termination and Severance Offer
(14:30) Why DEI Is Raising Concerns
(21:44) Florida Tech’s Public Meeting “Minutes”
(25:41) Cease and Desist Letter/“Run it!”
(28:33) Response from Florida Tech President
(48:36) Willing to Give Up Whatever it Takes
(1:01:45) On Educating and Supporting Children
(1:12:00) Knowing What’s Right: Simon of Cyrene
(1:29:00) What’s Been Lost in the Pursuit of Truth
(1:41:00) How Do You Reconcile Loyalty vs. Truth?
(1:53:01) Faith, Fatigue, and Pushing Through
(2:06:58) The Cost of Truth-Telling
(2:10:18) Astronaut Experience
(2:28:32) The Role and Limits of Philanthropy
(2:44:25) Reflecting on Childhood
(3:00:01) Why Legal Protection Matters for the Constitution
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