Tag: Sandy Hook
Gabfest Radio
Gabfest Radio: The Performing for My Parents Edition
Saturday, January 19, 2013
On this week’s episode of Gabfest Radio, Political Gabfest panelists discuss the White House plan to confront gun violence and the harsh reaction from the NRA. Plus, they preview the President Obama’s second inauguration. Then on the Culture Gabfest portion of the show, panelists talk about the incredible performances in Michael Haneke’s Oscar-nominated "Amour."
The Takeaway
Reexamining America's Mental Health System
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
How truly cohesive is the U.S.'s mental health care system? And what can be done to ensure that those who need care most have access to it? Dr. E. Fuller Torrey discusses the shortcomings of the country's resources for the mentally ill.
Gabfest Radio
Gabfest Radio: The Newtown Edition
Saturday, December 22, 2012
On this week’s episode of Gabfest Radio Political Gabfest panelists discuss how America might confront gun violence in the wake of the latest mass shooting tragedy in Newton, Conn, while on the Culture Gabfest panelists talk about Peter Jackson’s "The Hobbit" and whether its increased frame rate helps or ruins the movie.
It's A Free Country ®
Watch| NRA Presser After Sandy Hook
Friday, December 21, 2012
The NRA gave its first press conference since the shootings at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. on Friday. The group's Vice President Wayne LaPierre called for armed guards at all schools in the country.
On The Media
The Surprising History of Gun Control, School Shooting Myths, and More
Friday, December 21, 2012
The surprising history of the gun control narrative, the media myths of past school shootings, and the problem when the media speculate on the mental health of shooters.
On The Media
How Myths Form After a School Shooting
Friday, December 21, 2012
The press has misreported a lot about the Newtown shooting, and if history is any guide, much of that misreporting will inform our memory of the event. In his book Columbine, Dave Cullen revisited that soul shattering school shooting 13 years ago. He tells Bob that our story of that event is largely frozen in early misreporting.
Grizzly Bear- What's Wrong