You might look at school shootings and think “Yes, obviously.” But two people who have been studying and participating in the movement for decades explain how its success isn’t obvious.
This episode was produced by Jillian Weinberger, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and edited by Sean Rameswaram, who also hosted.
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Good news about Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s research has stalled for decades. That’s finally changing. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Hady Mawajdeh and Avishay Artsy, engineered by Bridger Dunnagan and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. This epis ... Show More
26m 13s
Sep 15
Our Great Big AI Freakout
Fears of impending AI doom have burst into the mainstream. They still might not be enough for Washington to regulate AI. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers, fact checked by Danielle Hewitt and Peter Balonon-Rosen, engineered by D ... Show More
25m 39s
May 2022
Wrighster Or Wrong - Top 5, Uvalde School Shooting
On today's Episode of Wrighster or Wrong, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden discuss the tragic and infuriating shooting at Ross Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, and the predictable response from politicians that have refused to act since school shootings began back in the late 90's. ... Show More
43m 58s
Aug 2019
There Are the "Maybe" Factors, and Then There's the Rifle Factor.
On The Gist, this weekend's mass shooters had different motives. It won't do to draw lessons from just one of them. In the interview, Amherst College professor Austin Sarat wants to enlist gun owners themselves in the fight for firearm regulation. "48 percent of gun owners favor ... Show More
25m 3s
May 2022
America’s Gun Problem Is Impossible
The Texas school shooting is part of a grisly ritual in American life. A tragedy, followed by mourning, followed by inaction, followed by several months, followed by another tragedy. What can be done? What WILL be done? This episode isn’t about false hope. It’s about information. ... Show More
46m 55s
Mar 2021
ICYMI - Stoneman Douglas Students on Grief, Gun Reform and the March for Our Lives
In 2018, survivors of the school shooting in Parkland, FL, recounted their real-time reactions to the tragedy and gave their takes on what can be done about America's gun violence problem.
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16m 47s
May 2022
New mass shooting, same old questions
Yesterday's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school once again has people asking, "How many children will die before action is taken? Why does this regularly happen only in America?" Joining the show today to try and answer those questions are Tom Mauser, father of Columbine v ... Show More
55m 15s
May 2022
Teachers Are Already Armed
In the aftermath of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, some are calling for stronger gun control laws, while others are calling for more guns on campus. So for the next week, we bring you a three-part-series from our archives that delves into what having mor ... Show More
32m 54s