Red, Blue, and Brady
415 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsWelcome to a unique podcast experience! Red, Blue, and Brady, brought to you by one of the oldest gun violence prevention organizations, delves into current events and personal stories, unraveling America's firearm crisis. Join hosts JJ and Kelly as they engage survivors, activists, academics, politicians, and more in insightful, occasionally humorous discussions. Explore our nation's enduring gun culture, its consequences, and the collaborative efforts of Brady and its allies to combat gun violence.
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168: Rising Anti-Semitic Gun Violence, Its Causes and Effects, and Where We Go From Here
January 21, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBThis week, an armed man, making anti-Semitic statements, entered the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, while members celebrated Shabbat morning services. What followed was a ten-hour hostage crisis that thankfully ended when Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker threw a chair at the gunman, and the congregants were able to run to safety. But this terrifying attack isn't the first act of violence based in antisemitism; and, as many experts warn, it might not be the last. To...
167: QAnon — The Violence, the Guns, and the Threat Posed by This Popular Conspiracy Theory
January 14, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBFor the last few years, the term "QAnon" has been trending , and for a frightening reason: the conspiracy theory has been tied to increasingly violent acts. As we've seen in the news, QAnon tears apart families, impacts governmental processes, and is a danger to public safety. While those in gun violence prevention may be familiar with QAnon due to its adherents belief in so-called "false flags," QAnon's attachment to violent extremism and firearms goes far deeper. To break it all down, ...
166: One Year After an Insurrection — Trauma and Truth With Rep. Jamie Raskin
January 07, 2022 23:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBThe first month and a half of 2021 was heartbreaking for Jamie Raskin, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district.. On December 31st, 2020, his son Tommy Raskin tragically died by suicide after a long battle with depression. Only seven days later, Tommy's father arrived at the Capitol to play his part in certifying the results of the recent presidential election; with him came his daughter, Tabitha, and her husband, Hank. Instead of witnessing a testament to democratic ide...
165: The Origins and Implications of the Insurrection
January 06, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBOn January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol was attacked by supporters of Donald Trump, who sought to overturn his loss in the 2020 American presidential election. The mob assaulted police officers, vandalized property, and looted the building. But to think that the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack was just an one-off peculiarity would be a grave mistake. The forces that gave rise to January 6 are still here, and are still dangerous. To discuss what truly led to the insurrection, what the 1/...
165: The Origins and Implications of the Insurrection
January 06, 2022 12:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBOn January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol was attacked by supporters of Donald Trump, who sought to overturn his loss in the 2020 American presidential election. The mob assaulted police officers, vandalized property, and looted the building. But to think that the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack was just an one-off peculiarity would be a grave mistake. The forces that gave rise to January 6 are still here, and are still dangerous. To discuss what truly led to the insurrection, what the 1/...
164: How To Turn Outrage Over Gun Violence Into Action
December 24, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBSenator Chris Murphy and Team Enough Executive Council member Simone Paradis have very different lives: To start with, she's a college student, and he's a member of one of the most powerful bodies in the United States. What they have in common, though, is that both were drafted into the gun violence prevention movement on December 14, 2012, when an armed gunman killed 26 students and staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Today, Chris and Simone use their platforms and activism to...
164: How To Turn Outrage Over Gun Violence Into Action
December 24, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBSenator Chris Murphy and Team Enough Executive Council member Simone Paradis have very different lives: To start with, she's a college student, and he's a member of one of the most powerful bodies in the United States. What they have in common, though, is that both were drafted into the gun violence prevention movement on December 14, 2012, when an armed gunman killed 26 students and staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Today, Chris and Simone use their platforms and activism to...
163: Responding to the Oxford High School Shooting with Prosecutors Against Gun Violence
December 18, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBOn November 30, 2021, four students at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, Michigan, were shot and killed by a classmate. Their names were Tate Myre, 16; Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Hana St Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17. 8 additional students, teachers, and staff members were injured. Horrifically, it was just one of the 676 mass shootings in 2021. In the days that followed the Oxford shooting, the shooter's parents were also charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to secure ...
163: Responding to the Oxford High School Shooting with Prosecutors Against Gun Violence
December 18, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBOn November 30, 2021, four students at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, Michigan, were shot and killed by a classmate. Their names were Tate Myre, 16; Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Hana St Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17. 8 additional students, teachers, and staff members were injured. Horrifically, it was just one of the 676 mass shootings in 2021. In the days that followed the Oxford shooting, the shooter's parents were also charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to secure ...
162: How Military Members -- and Communities -- Can Help Prevent Firearm Suicide
December 10, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBEvery day in the US, about 17 veterans die by suicide, and 12 of those 17 veterans (68%) die from a self-inflicted firearm injury. These veterans leave behind a large community of family, friends, and colleagues who are left with big, painful questions. To discuss how to better understand this loss, how to help the bereaved with their grief, and to prevent other suicides, hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by Dr. Carla Stumpf Patton (Ed.D., LMHC, NCC, FT, CCTP). Dr. Carla Stumpf Patton is th...
162: How Military Members -- and Communities -- Can Help Prevent Firearm Suicide
December 10, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBEvery day in the US, about 17 veterans die by suicide, and 12 of those 17 veterans (68%) die from a self-inflicted firearm injury. These veterans leave behind a large community of family, friends, and colleagues who are left with big, painful questions. To discuss how to better understand this loss, how to help the bereaved with their grief, and to prevent other suicides, hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by Dr. Carla Stumpf Patton (Ed.D., LMHC, NCC, FT, CCTP). Dr. Carla Stumpf Patton is th...
161: Why Teamwork Matters in Grief and In Protecting Kids from Gun Violence
December 03, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBEthan Song was 15. He had just had his braces removed, and had plans for the future that he outlined to his mother: to go to college, to join the army, to get married, and to have seven children. His family and friends knew of other plans of Ethan's -- from eating the best sushi in the world with his dad to continuing to rescue abandoned dogs. But Ethan never got to see those plans to fruition, as on Jan. 31, 2018, he was killed with an unsecured gun while at a friends house. Today, Ethan...
161: Why Teamwork Matters in Grief and In Protecting Kids from Gun Violence
December 03, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBEthan Song was 15. He had just had his braces removed, and had plans for the future that he outlined to his mother: to go to college, to join the army, to get married, and to have seven children. His family and friends knew of other plans of Ethan's -- from eating the best sushi in the world with his dad to continuing to rescue abandoned dogs. But Ethan never got to see those plans to fruition, as on Jan. 31, 2018, he was killed with an unsecured gun while at a friends house. Today, Ethan...
160: Why It's Okay Not to Be Okay After Loss
November 26, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBEvery day, 316 people are shot in the United States. Of those, 106 are killed. But Americans aren't great at dealing with grief. As a result, major questions survivors of gun violence have -- "what is the "right" way to grieve after a shooting?"; "how can I best give support to those I love after a shooting?"; "how are communities supposed to put themselves back together after such a loss?" -- aren't even discussed, let alone answered. And because we don't talk about grief, we get trapped. A...
159: When Your Grief After a Shooting is Public
November 19, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBGrief is complex, and personal -- but sadly for many who have lost loved ones to gun violence, their loss is made public. How do you deal with grief when your loss is national news? When the reason you are in mourning is trending on twitter? Hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by survivors Andy Parker and Simone Paradis to discuss their own experiences with grief, how to deal with your grief when your loss is all over social media, and how to manage your pain when you're continuously re-traumati...
159: When Your Grief After a Shooting is Public
November 19, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBGrief is complex, and personal -- but sadly for many who have lost loved ones to gun violence, their loss is made public. How do you deal with grief when your loss is national news? When the reason you are in mourning is trending on twitter? Hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by survivors Andy Parker and Simone Paradis to discuss their own experiences with grief, how to deal with your grief when your loss is all over social media, and how to manage your pain when you're continuously re-traumati...
159: When Your Grief After a Shooting Is Public
November 19, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBGrief is complex, and personal -- but sadly for many who have lost loved ones to gun violence, their loss is made public. How do you deal with grief when your loss is national news? When the reason you are in mourning is trending on twitter? Hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by survivors Andy Parker and Simone Paradis to discuss their own experiences with grief, how to deal with your grief when your loss is all over social media, and how to manage your pain when you're continuously re-traumati...
158: There Is No Such Thing As Grieving Wrong After Losing a Loved One to Gun Violence
November 12, 2021 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB100 people a day die from gun violence in the US. They leave behind hundreds of family, friends, and community members, who then have to try to answer terrible questions like: "how do I go on without my loved one?"; "what is life going to be like now?"; and "how do I support the folks in my life who are hurting?". To discuss how the answers to these questions can be very different, how to manage grief and mourning, and how every loss is different, hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by J. Nicole...
157: "Service Never Stops" -- Veterans Preventing Gun Suicide
November 11, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBAmerica’s deadliest shootings are the ones we rarely talk about: Over half of all gun deaths are suicides. This crisis has an outsized impact on the veteran community, with 63 veterans dying by suicide each day. But veterans from across the country are uniting to address this crisis by practicing and promoting safe firearm storage. This Veteran's Day, to discuss suicide prevention, safe firearm storage, and how their “service never stops” as veterans, host JJ is joined by Charles Tawiah, C...
157: "Service Never Stops" -- Veterans Preventing Gun Sucide
November 11, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBAmerica’s deadliest shootings are the ones we rarely talk about: Over half of all gun deaths are suicides. This crisis has an outsized impact on the veteran community, with 63 veterans dying by suicide each day. But veterans from across the country are uniting to address this crisis by practicing and promoting safe firearm storage. This Veteran's Day, to discuss suicide prevention, safe firearm storage, and how their “service never stops” as veterans, host JJ is joined by Charles Tawiah, C...
156: Going Inside the Downfall of the NRA with Misfire
November 05, 2021 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBPrivate planes. Thousand dollar suits. Yachts. Russian spies. And a lie -- that the solution to gun violence was just "a good guy with a gun." A one time nonprofit group meant to encourage marksmanship and sports shooting, by the new millennium the National Rifle Association (NRA) had become "a powerful lobbyist organization that maintained an iron hold on gun legislation in America." And at the head of that changed organization sits CEO Wayne LaPierre, a man who has remained the NRA's figu...
156: Going Inside the Downfall of the NRA with Misfire
November 05, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBPrivate planes. Thousand dollar suits. Yachts. Russian spies. And a lie -- that the solution to gun violence was just "a good guy with a gun." A one time nonprofit group meant to encourage marksmanship and sports shooting, by the new millennium the National Rifle Association (NRA) had become "a powerful lobbyist organization that maintained an iron hold on gun legislation in America." And at the head of that changed organization sits CEO Wayne LaPierre, a man who has remained the NRA's figu...
155: Coach Steve Kerr on How We Can All Fight to Prevent Gun Violence
November 04, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBOn the 18th of January 1984, Dr. Malcolm H. Kerr, president of the American University of Beirut, was assassinated on campus. The gunmen were never caught. Now, 37 years later, Dr. Kerr's son -- former award-and-title-winning National Basketball Association (NBA) player, and current head coach of the Golden State Warriors -- Steve Kerr, remains a gun violence prevention advocate. Kerr, who has spoken at length about the need for policies like universal background checks and the need to...
155: Coach Steve Kerr on How We Can All Fight to Prevent Gun Violence
November 04, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBOn the 18th of January 1984, Dr. Malcolm H. Kerr, president of the American University of Beirut, was assassinated on campus. The gunmen were never caught. Now, 37 years later, Dr. Kerr's son -- former award-and-title-winning National Basketball Association (NBA) player, and current head coach of the Golden State Warriors -- Steve Kerr, remains a gun violence prevention advocate. Kerr, who has spoken at length about the need for policies like universal background checks and the need to...
154: Blood in the Water: Gun Violence, Policing, Media Representations, and Truth
October 29, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBIn the final episode of season two, Brady's VP of Policy, Christian Heyne, joins host JJ, to discuss how policies either prevent gun violence and reduce racial inequities— or exacerbate both—that is why we must reckon with racism’s role in gun violence as we craft solutions today. Then, JJ is joined by co-host Kelly Sampson and the Pulitzer-prize winning historian Heather Ann Thompson, to discuss Dr. Thompson's book Blood in the Water: The Attica Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy . Listen a...
153: Uplifting Survivors and Victims, Not Perpetrators
October 20, 2021 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBThis week, the shooter who killed 17 students and faculty members and injured 17 others in the deadliest shooting at a high school in US history plead guilty to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. The plea comes more than three and a half years after the Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. As a result of the shooter's plea, attention has once again focused on the perpetrator of a massacre, rather than the lives senselessly...
152: The More We Share, the More We Know: Domestic Violence and Firearms
October 15, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBIn our second special birthday episode, host JJ is joined by Joan Peterson, a longtime Brady chapter member and leader, who became a gun violence prevention and domestic violence activist after her sister, Barbara Lund, was murdered. Barbara and her boyfriend, former Iowa state legislator Kevin Kelly, were killed by Lund's estranged husband. Together, they detail why domestic violence cannot be left invisible. Then, hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by Kate Ranta (author of Killing Kate: A St...
152: The More We Share, the More We Know: Domestic Violence and Firearms
October 15, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBIn our second special birthday episode, host JJ is joined by Joan Peterson, a longtime Brady chapter member and leader, who became a gun violence prevention and domestic violence activist after her sister, Barbara Lund, was murdered. Barbara and her boyfriend, former Iowa state legislator Kevin Kelly, were killed by Lund's estranged husband. Together, they detail why domestic violence cannot be left invisible. Then, hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by Kate Ranta (author of Killing Kate: A St...
151: There Are No "Alternative Facts"
October 08, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBIn this special birthday episode, Legal Counsel and Director of Programs Joshua Scharff details why he thinks so-called "gun truthers" — hoaxers —are deeply troubling, while reviewing a past episode with Fred Guttenberg and Andy Parker. In this episode, host JJ is also joined by Fred Guttenberg and Andy Parker, two fathers who, after losing their beloved daughters Jaime and Alison to gun violence, have been repeatedly attacked by these so-called “truthers." So-called "gun truthers" — hoaxe...
150: The Importance of Conversation (and Pizza)
October 08, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBHow can we have better conversations with those we disagree with -- or, at the very least, think we disagree with? How can gun owners and non-gun owners, all of whom support gun violence prevention, bridge the gaps in their understanding? And, at the end of the day, how do we let people know we love them? To answer all these questions and more, hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by hosts of podcast Tactical American Conversations, Remmington Campbell and Chase Williams. Together, we break down ...
150: Going Inside the Downfall of the NRA with Misfire
October 01, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBPrivate planes. Thousand dollar suits. Yachts. Russian spies. And a lie -- that the solution to gun violence was just "a good guy with a gun." A one time nonprofit group meant to encourage marksmanship and sports shooting, by the new millennium the National Rifle Association (NRA) had become "a powerful lobbyist organization that maintained an iron hold on gun legislation in America." And at the head of that changed organization sits CEO Wayne LaPierre, a man who has remained the NRA's figu...
149: Showing Up for Wendi Winters
September 24, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBJournalist Wendi Winters was only 65 when she was killed when a gunman attacked the offices of the Capital Gazette on June 28, 2018. It was one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in American history. In the days that followed, stories of Wendi's heroism spread -- not just her actions in charging the shooter to protect her colleagues -- but her lifetime of service to her family and community. Wendi left behind four children, the youngest of which is Summerleigh Winters Geimer. Summerlei...
149: Showing Up for Wendi Winters
September 24, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBJournalist Wendi Winters was only 65 when she was killed when a gunman attacked the offices of the Capital Gazette on June 28, 2018. It was one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in American history. In the days that followed, stories of Wendi's heroism spread -- not just her actions in charging the shooter to protect her colleagues -- but her lifetime of service to her family and community. Wendi left behind four children, the youngest of which is Summerleigh Winters Geimer. Summerlei...
148: The NRA and the Price of Freedom
September 17, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBIn the past 50 years, the National Rifle Association (NRA) evolved from being a nonpartisan hunting and sport shooting enthusiasts’ organization to a political and lobbying powerhouse. The NRA's work has had a huge impact on not just American gun culture, but on American policy and legislation related to gun violence prevention. To trace that evolution, and it's impact, hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by a beloved friend of the pod, gun violence prevention advocate (and father of Jesse and J...
147: Honoring Coach Beigel with Action -- and Summer Camp
September 10, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBThough only 35, Scott Beigel left a lasting legacy with the thousands of children he directly impacted as a beloved teacher, cross country coach, and camp counselor, one who perpetually "made school fun." Yet, in very "Scott fashion," he had made it clear before his death that he never wanted to be thought of as a hero. Nevertheless, Scott was already a humble hero to many when he was murdered in February 14, 2018 during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida....
147: Honoring Coach Beigel with Action -- and Summer Camp
September 10, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBThough only 35, Scott Beigel left a lasting legacy with the thousands of children he directly impacted as a beloved teacher, cross country coach, and camp counselor, one who perpetually "made school fun." Yet, in very "Scott fashion," he had made it clear before his death that he never wanted to be thought of as a hero. Nevertheless, Scott was already a humble hero to many when he was murdered in February 14, 2018 during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida....
146: On Survivors Surviving
September 03, 2021 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBEarly in the afternoon on April 16, 2017 -- Easter Sunday -- 74 year old Robert Godwin Sr. went out to collect cans in the Glenville neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Shortly after beginning his routine walk home, Robert was confronted, shot, and murdered by a stranger. Compounding on the senseless horror, the shooter filmed and livestreamed the murder, uploading the footage to Facebook. Robert left behind 10 children, 14 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren, who were left to deal not ...
145: Revealing a Concealed-Carry Conversation
August 27, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBKris West, a firearms instructor and gun safety advocate, returns to the podcast to join hosts Kelly and JJ for a conversation on concealed carry (the practice of carrying a firearm in public in a concealed manner): namely, why some folks might practice concealed carry, and how people, particularly those working to prevent gun violence, can better understand concealed carry and those who practice it. Mentioned in this podcast: 3 Million Americans Carry Loaded Handguns Every Day, Study Fi...
145: Revealing a Concealed-Carry Conversation
August 27, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBKris West, a firearms instructor and gun safety advocate, returns to the podcast to join hosts Kelly and JJ for a conversation on concealed carry (the practice of carrying a firearm in public in a concealed manner): namely, why some folks might practice concealed carry, and how people, particularly those working to prevent gun violence, can better understand concealed carry and those who practice it. Mentioned in this podcast: 3 Million Americans Carry Loaded Handguns Every Day, Study Fi...
144: Kayla Hicks on Community Solutions and Sistership
August 20, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35 MBBlack and brown communities impacted by gun violence have been fighting for their own gun violence interventions for decades, with thousands of unknown advocates dedicating themselves to community-focused solutions. These community activists often work tirelessly to end gun violence, despite outsiders often misunderstanding both gun violence at a local level and the communities efforts to end the epidemic. To find out how community activism often works, how to get better involved, and how to...
143: Kirsten Englund and the Fight Against Straw Purchases
August 13, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBGun violence in America never takes a vacation, unfortunately, but hosts Kelly and JJ sometimes do -- which is why today's episode is straight from the vault! Consistently ranked as a favorite by our listeners, Kirsten Englund's story did not end with her murder at the hands of a disturbed man wielding an illegally-purchased firearm; Brady's legal team would not allow it. In this rebroadcast, Jon Lowy, our Vice President of Legal, and Erin Davis, our senior counsel, break down the tragedy of...
142: Gun Culture 2.0
August 06, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBGun ownership in the US has changed, and with it, how that ownership is viewed and studied. One person studying those changes -- and a participant in them -- is sociologist and gun owner Dr. David Yamane. Dr. Yamane, author of the book Concealed Carry Revolution: Expanding the Right to Bear Arms in America and the blogs Gun Culture 2.0 and Gun Curious, joined hosts Kelly and JJ to discuss what he (and Michael Bane) call Gun Culture 2.0 -- namely, the emerging trend where individuals don't en...
142: Gun Culture 2.0
August 06, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBGun ownership in the US has changed, and with it, how that ownership is viewed and studied. One person studying those changes -- and a participant in them -- is sociologist and gun owner Dr. David Yamane. Dr. Yamane, author of the book Concealed Carry Revolution: Expanding the Right to Bear Arms in America and the blogs Gun Culture 2.0 and Gun Curious, joined hosts Kelly and JJ to discuss what he (and Michael Bane) call Gun Culture 2.0 -- namely, the emerging trend where individuals don't en...
141: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment
July 30, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBThe part firearms have played in the story of the United States is far greater than any mere chronicling of all things Second Amendment could hope to reveal, as historian and author Dr. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz explains in her book "Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment." Together with hosts Kelly and JJ, Dunbar-Ortiz discusses the origins and intents of firearm legislation before and after the Second's codification, plus many of the goals and purposes, mundane and otherwise, tha...
140: The Second Amendment in an Unequal America
July 23, 2021 11:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBMany Americans have long regarded the Second Amendment as a particularly bright example of their nation's dedication to the principles of liberty; the right to own and use firearms is often tied closely in our culture to the preservation and enjoyment of other freedoms, such as speech and religion, which are so linked to the very idea of the United States that thinking of one immediately conjures up the other. However, not everyone throughout our history has seen the gun as a symbol of somet...
140: the Second Amendment in an Unequal America
July 23, 2021 11:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBMany Americans have long regarded the Second Amendment as a particularly bright example of their nation's dedication to the principles of liberty; the right to own and use firearms is often tied closely in our culture to the preservation and enjoyment of other freedoms, such as speech and religion, which are so linked to the very idea of the United States that thinking of one immediately conjures up the other. However, not everyone throughout our history has seen the gun as a symbol of somet...
139: How the Filibuster is Killing Us
July 16, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBThe filibuster has a complex history and an even more complicated present, having become an instrument of partisan gridlock which allows a minority of the Senate's members to halt the chamber's progress -- inaction which often has major implications for gun violence prevention. To discuss what the filibuster is, what it means for Americans and gun violence prevention, and efforts to end or reform it, hosts hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by Brady’s VP of Policy Christian Heyne, Just Democracy...
138: The Reality of Rebuilding: Part 2
July 09, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBPatience Murray survived the Pulse nightclub shooting, and her stirring rendition of her poem "the Guilt of Being Alive is Heavy" made her go viral as both a writer and a survivor. In the years that followed, Patience continued to produce work as a survivor activist, writing the book Survive Then Live: The Patience Carter Story, hosting a podcast, being in an Emmy- nominated documentary series about her wedding (Sincerely, Patience). But Patience was still struggling -- not just with the t...
137: The Reality of Rebuilding: Part 1
July 02, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBOn June 12, 2016, young women Patience Murray (then Patience Carter), Tiara Parker, and Akyra Murray went to the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, for a fun girls night. Together the friends danced until the early morning hours, kicking off Patience's first trip outside of her native Philadelphia. Tragically, the joy of that evening was cut short when a gunman attacked the club, ultimately killing 49 people and wounding more than 52. Patience and Tiara were shot and survived, but Akyra ...
136: Unpacking the Violence Project
June 25, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBMass shootings account for only 0.2% of firearm deaths in the US a year -- but their impact is large, deeply traumatizing survivors, their communities, and the country as a whole. How do we, as a nation, try to prevent these mass shootings? And what commonalities exist between not just these shootings, but the shooters themselves? To find out, host JJ is joined by Dr. Jillian Peterson of Hamline University and Dr. James Densley of Metropolitan State University, both authors of forthcoming...