Episode 56: Don't Shoot

Call Your Girlfriend

Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow

Society & Culture

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2016

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In a special episode, we reflect on America's gun violence epidemic, speak with CYG listeners who own guns, hear from advocates working to reform gun laws, and from Lucia McBath, whose teenage son Jordan Davis was shot and killed by a white stranger in 2012. Plus, what you can do to make your voice heard.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Call Your Girlfriend, a podcast for long distance besties everywhere.
0:04.2	I'm Amina Tusso, and I'm Ann Friedman.
0:06.8	Hi Ann Friedman.
0:08.3	Hi Boo, how's it going?
0:10.3	Oh my god, it's so hot in New York City.
0:12.8	You're New York.
0:14.3	I tend to New York that for the podcast.
0:16.5	Hahaha.
0:18.5	Listen, I feel like I'm pretending I don't know that it's so hot.
0:24.0	I forgot how hot it was on my knees, Kost.
0:26.2	I mean, I'm sorry to hear that, but also you knew what you were getting into.
0:30.6	Yeah, you know, that's a thing.
0:33.0	It's like it's disgusting, but I'm so happy.
0:36.7	Are you ready to have a heavy convo?
0:39.4	When is it not a heavy convo on this podcast?
0:41.4	Oh my god, so many times.
0:43.4	Exactly.
0:44.4	No, I'm so ready.
0:46.2	You know, we've been talking about this episode for a long time and for like different
0:52.5	reasons, like scheduling, slash self-care, have not addressed a lot of the recent gun
0:57.8	violence that's happened in the country.
1:00.6	And so I'm really glad that we took some time out, and this is what we're going to be doing
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