In last week’s episode, we learned that around 30,000 Americans die each year from guns. This week, we examine possible solutions. Do better background checks, buybacks, and gun registration lead to fewer shooting deaths? What happened in Australia after they got rid of all the guns? To find out, we talk to gun shop owner Bob Kostaras, former ATF special age ... Show More
Dec 11
Manifesting: How Powerful Are Our Thoughts?
Influencers are out in full force, telling us how we can “manifest” anything we want using only the power of our thoughts. Want that dream car, dream boyfriend, or dream house? Act as if you already have it, and the universe will respond. And we know our thoughts can be powerful ... Show More
30m 19s
Mar 2021
The Other Public Health Crisis
Given the recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Colorado and throughout the nation, Maria and Julio unpack the layers of gun violence in this country, from the impact it has on communities of color to its roots causes, including toxic masculinity and white supremacy. They speak with ... Show More
44m 42s
Aug 2019
There Are the "Maybe" Factors, and Then There's the Rifle Factor.
<p>On The Gist, this weekend's mass shooters had different motives. It won't do to draw lessons from just one of them.</p> <p>In the interview, Amherst College professor Austin Sarat wants to enlist gun owners themselves in the fight for firearm regulation. "48 percent of gun own ... Show More
25m 4s
Jun 2022
When and how can America stop the mass shootings?
<p>On 14 May, a white gunman in body armour killed 10 black shoppers and workers at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. Ten days later, an attacker shot dead 19 students and their two teachers in their classrooms at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.</p>
<p>Then, on 1 June, ... Show More
21m 19s
Oct 2023
When Skippy Gets A Gun, Holding Parents Feet To The Fire
The question of parental responsibility in the wake of school shootings and youth-related firearm incidents has recently risen to the forefront of public discourse. "Hidden Killers," a popular podcast hosted by Tony Brueski, dived deep into the topic with Forensic Evidence Expert ... Show More
9m 8s
May 2022
Out Of My Cold, Dead Hands: America's Love Affair with Guns
In the wake of two recent mass shootings, and inspired by a recent OnlySky article on American guns, homicide, suicide, and mental health (https://bit.ly/3LmCwjk), Seth Andrews shares his thoughts on the subject, drawn from his 2020 book, "Confessions of a Former Fox News Christi ... Show More
51m 17s
Apr 2025
Ieva Jusionyte on American Guns in Mexico: Exit Wounds (EF, JP)
John and Elizabeth had the chance to talk with Ieva Jusionyte, anthropologist, journalist, emergency medical technician. Her award-winning books include Exit Wounds, which uses anthropological and journalistic methods to follow guns purchased in the United States through organize ... Show More
56m 35s
