Bullet Points: A Podcast on Gun-related Violence and Worldwide Disarmament Sebastian Zuba
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Gun violence is an issue facing the United States and particularly Generation Z. It’s also an issue that connects us with countries in similar situations around the world. Hosted by Sebastian Zuba, this podcast features interviews and discussions providing a deeper view into what’s happening here and abroad in the work of disarmament. Please email any questions or comments to bulletpointsinquiries@gmail.com
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Episode 14: Lilly Adams and Nuclear Voices
Interview with Lilly Adams, Outreach Consultant for the Union of Concerned Scientists Global Security Program, and founder of the Nuclear Voices project, dedicated to fostering collaboration between nuclear frontline communities and those who work on federal nuclear policy and arms control. This interview focuses the Nuclear Voices project, and the ongoing underreported issues of nuclear exposure in veterans, indigenous, and other nuclear frontline communities throughout the USA and the world.
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Episode 13: Professor Gregory Magarian, NYSRPA v. Bruen, and the First Amendment
Interview with Professor Gregory Magarian, Professor of law at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, with expertise in First and Second Amendment Constitutional law. Professor Magarian served as a judicial clerk for Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court and has been published widely in leading law journals. This Interview focuses on the NYSRPA v Bruen case currently before the Supreme Court, and it's relationship with the conflict between First and Second Amendment Interests.
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Episode 12: Dr. Caleb Ayuba
Interview with Dr. Caleb Ayuba, Senior Research Fellow at the Nigerian Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution in the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Ayuba received his PHD in Political Science from Bayero University and has published numerous research papers examining security, terrorism, and disarmament efforts in Nigeria. This episode focuses on the SALW trade in Nigeria, civilian/military partnerships, and the local disarmament problems unique to Nigeria.
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Episode 11: Dr. Bill Durston
Interview with Dr. Bill Durston, President of Americans Against Gun Violence. Dr. Durston is a former Marine and emergency physician who served in the Vietnam War and founded Americans Against Gun Violence in 2016. Americans Against Gun Violence is an advocacy organization that organizes activism campaigns, contributes extensively to research and literature on gun violence, and is one of the most influential advocacy organizations in firearm legislation. This interview focuses on the work of Americans Against Gun Violence and the political landscape of American firearm legislation.
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Episode 10: Daniel Prins and International Arms Control
Interview with Daniel Prins, Director of Security Sector Reform at the United Nations, who has also served as Head of Disarmament of Conventional Arms, as well as Secretary-General of UN negotiations leading to the 2014 Arms Trade Treaty. This interview focuses on arms control from an international perspective, discussing the purpose and process of international agreements and legislation.
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Episode 9: Margot Hirsch and Smart Guns
Interview with Margot Hirsch, President of the Smart Tech Challenges Foundation, a non-profit that funds research in smart firearms technology, who has presented on behalf of the industry and foundation in numerous national publications and interviews, including Forbes, Fortune, CNN, and Fox News. This interview is a general overview and analysis of the history and development of smart firearms technologies.