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Are kids okay? Yeah. And in some ways, actually, I would say many ways, so much better than we ever were.

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a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident.

On Wednesday, the right-wing political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at a university in Utah.

There is still so much you and I do not know about this story, and I encourage you to follow NPR's coverage for the most accurate reporting. But here's something I do know. America is

divided on how to respond to this moment. I've seen some people on the right calling for revenge.

I've seen some people on the left, indifferent, or even cheering, that this right-wing

pundit who frequently spouted bigoted views was killed.

I've also seen people of all political backgrounds, fearing for what the shooting and the reaction

to it mean for this country's future.

And that's what I want to get into here.

The polarizing response to the shooting of Charlie Kirk

and what Kirk's own statements on gun violence

might tell us about what happens next.

To do that, I'm joined by Abine Clayton.

She's a gun violence reporter for The Guardian.

Hi, Abeney.

Hi, Brittany. Okay, so I know you and I have both been glued to the coverage of this moment. I imagine like so many people listening to our

conversation right now, from what you've seen and heard, how would you describe the reaction to

this moment? Well, the reaction has been one of the least surprising things I've seen.

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