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‘They’re Treating Me Like a Criminal.’
Joe Gow with his wife Carmen Wilson, in their living room in La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Jamie Kelter Davis for The Free Press)
A panel of peers has recommended Joe Gow lose his tenured job for making porn with his wife. Gow fights on.
By Olivia Reingold
07.24.24 — Culture and Ideas
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Last month, I profiled Joe Gow, who was ousted from his role as the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse last year for posting o…

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Olivia Reingold
Olivia Reingold is a staff writer at The Free Press. She co-created and executive produced Matthew Yglesias’s podcast, Bad Takes. She got her start in public radio, regularly appearing on NPR for her reporting on indigenous communities in Montana. She previously produced podcasts at Politico, where she shaped conversations with world leaders like Jens Stoltenberg.
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