web02.fireside.fm Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:50:42 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tatter - Episodes Tagged with “Shootings” https://tatter.fireside.fm/tags/shootings Wed, 28 Mar 2018 09:00:00 -0400 This is a podcast exploring issues in politics and policy. Each episode features conversation with at least one subject matter expert, with a goal of helping listeners better understand the topic. en-us episodic Politics and Policy Michael Sargent This is a podcast exploring issues in politics and policy. Each episode features conversation with at least one subject matter expert, with a goal of helping listeners better understand the topic. no politics, policy, law Michael Sargent profsargent@gmail.com Episode 8: A Thinking Debater's Guide to the AR-15 https://tatter.fireside.fm/8 1fe74079-4204-49eb-ba65-54bcca85888a Wed, 28 Mar 2018 09:00:00 -0400 Michael Sargent full Michael Sargent For anyone who wants to inform their opinions, this is a deep dive into what the AR-15 is, and what it can do. 49:28 no The AR-15 style rifle is famous or infamous, depending on whom you ask. Celebrated by some as "America's Rifle (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/us/politics/ar-15-americas-rifle.html)," it is also notorious for its use in multiple mass shootings (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/28/us/ar-15-rifle-mass-shootings.html). For any of us inclined to engage in debates about access to the AR-15, especially if we debate gun enthusiasts who use and know the weapon, it behooves us to be informed. Preparing this podcast allowed me to learn more, particularly (though not exclusively) through my conversation with John Ismay, a New York Times reporter. I invite you to listen if you're curious. (Special thanks to the Bates College Digital Media Studios, and especially Colin Kelley.) Special Guest: John Ismay. The AR-15 style rifle is famous or infamous, depending on whom you ask. Celebrated by some as "America's Rifle," it is also notorious for its use in multiple mass shootings. For any of us inclined to engage in debates about access to the AR-15, especially if we debate gun enthusiasts who use and know the weapon, it behooves us to be informed. Preparing this podcast allowed me to learn more, particularly (though not exclusively) through my conversation with John Ismay, a New York Times reporter. I invite you to listen if you're curious.

(Special thanks to the Bates College Digital Media Studios, and especially Colin Kelley.)

Special Guest: John Ismay.

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(Special thanks to the Bates College Digital Media Studios, and especially Colin Kelley.)

Special Guest: John Ismay.

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