211: For Survivors of Suicide Loss
November 19, 2022
Dr. Doreen Marshall of AFSP on how to talk about suicide, how to best support one another, and how survivors of suicide loss have built committees of healing.
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210: “Let's Throw All the Guns in a Trash Bag”: the Legacy of Akilah DaSilva
November 12, 2022
Akilah DaSilva, who wrote "forget about making a hashtag, let's throw all the guns in a trash bag" in his music, was killed during the 2018 Waffle House shooting. Today his brother Abede (also a survivor) and his mother Shaundelle, are passionate advocates against gun violence.
208: Examining Racism Against the AAPI Community and Gun Ownership
October 21, 2022
Does experiencing racism or discrimination make you more likely to buy a gun? Does being worried about being a target of hate make you more likely to carry a firearm with you? Dr. Hsing-Fang Hsieh and Dr. Tsu-Yin Wu discuss why, and how, this may be true.
207: How History is Against Expanded Gun Rights
October 14, 2022
The gun lobby is fond of a particular view of American history, one where firearms reigned supreme (and unregulated). But that view of America's past is deeply distorted, as Dr. Robert Spitzer details in his new book The Gun Dilemma: How History is Against Expanded Gun Rights.
