Podcast appearances and mentions of Dave Cullen

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: piles of books and bookishness in non bookish places Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: how we purge our shelves The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  1:47 - Ad For Ourselves 2:08 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:24 - Fabled Bookshop 4:56 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 5:52 - Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis (Finnish version) 5:53 - The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis (Finnish version) 10:41 - Become a CR Patron to access the reading tracker! 12:20 - Our Current Reads 12:25 - There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (Kaytee) 16:12 - This House is Haunted by John Boyne (Meredith) 20:56 - The Plan by Kendra Adachi (Kaytee) 21:55 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi 21:57 - The Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi 25:52 - CR Season 4: Episode 42 w/Kendra Adachi 26:29 - Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth by Elizabeth Williamson (Meredith) 32:18 - Columbine by Dave Cullen 33:20 - The Trees by Percival Everett (Kaytee) 35:25 - Erasure by Percival Everett 36:42 - James by Percival Everett 38:07 - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Meredith) 38:27 - Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins 39:48 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 45:56 - How We Purge Our Shelves 51:43 - Half Price Books 57:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain 57:08 - I am wishing for a good laugh, so send me recs of books that made you laugh. (Kaytee) 58:47 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito 58:48 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon 59:09 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram 59:29 - I wish to have the discussion about whether book publishing has gone the route of fast fashion. (Meredith)   Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL is brought to you by Warwick's in La Jolla, California! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

From 2019 - Dave Cullen talks about his book "Parkland: Birth of a Movement." His book chronicles how a number of students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida responded to the horrific mass shooting at their school by creating #Never Again MSD .... and eventually March For Our Lives. It was their way of working through the trauma which they experienced. We're sharing this interview during a weekend of performances of the Carthage Verbatim Theater's production of "Terminal Exhale," which seeks to tell the story of the trauma experienced by front line health care workers ministering to victims of gun violence.

Dave Cullen is a YouTuber who focuses on pop culture and science fiction, and his debut novel Deus V Machina: A Cody Stockton Mystery is one of the most intersting independent books I've read in a while. This novel blends multiple genres in creative and unexpected ways, and it will appeal to thoughtful teenagers who … Continue reading "171 – A Chat with Dave Cullen"

Chapter 1:Summary of Columbine"Columbine," written by Dave Cullen, is a comprehensive investigation into the infamous school shooting that took place at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. The book delves deeply into the events surrounding the tragedy, the lives of the shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, and the aftermath of the incident.Cullen examines the backgrounds of Harris and Klebold, exploring their motivations and the psychological factors that contributed to their actions. He dispels many myths that emerged after the shooting, including the notion that it was primarily motivated by bullying or that the shooters were part of a "Trench Coat Mafia." Instead, Cullen presents a more nuanced understanding of their personalities and the role of their planning and ideation leading up to the attack.The narrative also covers the experiences of the students and teachers during the attack, the responses of law enforcement, and the broader societal implications of the shooting. Cullen discusses how the media portrayed the event and how public perception shaped subsequent discussions about gun violence, mental health, and school safety.Overall, "Columbine" is a thought-provoking examination of a pivotal moment in American history, providing insight into the complexities of violence, the impact on community, and the lasting effects that such events have on society. Cullen's meticulous research and empathetic storytelling make the book both informative and poignant.Chapter 2:The Theme of Columbine"Columbine" by Dave Cullen is a non-fiction book that delves into the tragic events of the Columbine High School shooting that occurred on April 20, 1999. The book offers an in-depth exploration of the lives of the shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the events surrounding the shooting, and the broader societal implications. Here are some key plot points, character development insights, and thematic ideas from the book: Key Plot Points1. Background of the Shooters: Cullen explores the backgrounds of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, detailing their troubled adolescence, feelings of alienation, and the dynamics of their friendship. He investigates their motivations, revealing how they planned the attack meticulously over a year.2. The Day of the Shooting: The book provides a detailed account of the events on April 20, 1999, including the timeline of the attack, the reactions of the students and teachers, and the responses from law enforcement. Cullen emphasizes the chaos and fear experienced during the shooting as well as the heroic acts of individuals during the crisis.3. Aftermath and Recovery: Following the shooting, Cullen describes the immediate and long-term aftermath, including the media coverage, the impact on the victims' families, the changes in school security measures, and the nationwide conversations about gun control and mental health.4. Misconceptions and Myths: Cullen addresses many myths surrounding the shooting, such as the idea that it was a revenge against jocks or an act of bullying retaliation. He clarifies the complexities of the shooters' grievances and the influence of their psychological states.5. Investigations: He highlights the investigations that followed the shooting—both the FBI's research on youth violence and the media's sensationalist narratives. Cullen illustrates how these investigations shaped public perception of the incident. Character Development- Eric Harris: Harris is depicted as a manipulative and intelligent individual with deep-seated anger and a desire for notoriety. His character evolves from a troubled youth to a calculating perpetrator, displaying psychopathic traits that reveal the dark motivations behind his actions.- Dylan Klebold: Klebold is portrayed as more emotionally complex and conflicted...

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Frank Figliuzzi, Dave Cullen, Priya Sidhar, Jeffrey Goldberg, Sandy Alderson, Amy McGrath, and Rep. Robert Garcia.

In a shock announcement first-time Ipswich councillor Dave Cullen has resigned citing on-going health problems. Dave Cullen joins this episode of Ipswich Today to discuss what's behind his decision. Ipswich City Council CEO Sonia Cooper issued a statement which confirmed that under Section 166 of the Local Government Act 2009, there are two options to fill the vacancy Cr Cullen's resignation creates. “If it is within the first 12 months of an election, councillors must decide by resolution to either hold a by-election, or have the Electoral Commission of Queensland offer the position to the runner-up of the 2024 Division 4 election ballot," she said. Also on the show Blair MP Shayne Neumann supports the rainbow flag in parliament.Published: 29 August 2024.Theme music: www.purple-planet.comImage: Dave Cullen (supplied)Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKYCouncil meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTVIpswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-galleryDiscover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshopsIpswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/Inside Ipswich: https://ipswichtoday.com.au/inside-ipswich/Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwNc Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small donation.Visit https://ipswichtoday.com.au/donate/Advertise on Ipswich Today https://ipswichtoday.com.au/advertising/Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/ 

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Dahlia Lithwick, Andrew Weissmann, Dave Cullen, Rev. Al Sharpton, Mitch Landrieu, Frank Figliuzzi, Basil Smikle, Mayor Cavalier Johnson, and Charlie Sykes. 

There are no two ways around this fact: today's conversation is tough. It's really, really tough. Today, April 20, 2024, marks 25 years since the Columbine High School massacre in Littleton, Colorado. I woke up this morning and read an article in People magazine about Frank DeAngelis, who was the principal at Columbine at the time of the shooting. In the article, DeAngelis said that every single morning, he wakes up and says the names of those killed in that day's horrible events. He said he almost died twice that day, and, in his words, “For whatever reason God spared me that day. So I need to try to help others.” I will take a page from Principal DeAngelis and begin this episode by saying the names of the 12 students and one teacher killed that day: Cassie Bernall, Steven Curnow, Corey DePooter, Kelly Fleming, Matt Kechter, Daniel Mauser, Danny Rohrbough, Dave Sanders, Rachel Scott, Isaiah Shoels, John Tomlin, Lauren Townsend, and Kyle Velasquez. Thirteen people who woke up on this morning 25 years ago and headed into school for what they probably imagined would be a typical Tuesday—and they never came home. Today on the show I have Dave Cullen, who wrote the definitive book on the Columbine massacre, simply titled Columbine, in 2009, 10 years after the attack happened. It took Dave a full decade to write this masterpiece, and he followed it up with a book about the Parkland school shooting, simply titled Parkland, in 2019. Dave's Columbine book has a new edition and we talk about that in today's episode. You can feel Dave's passion for a topic he spent a full decade writing about oozing throughout this conversation. I was 12 years old and in the sixth grade on April 20, 1999, when perpetrators Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shot and killed 12 fellow classmates and a teacher at the school. The massacre was also an attempted bombing that failed, and 10 of the 12 students killed were in the school library, the epicenter of the attack, where Harris and Klebold also killed themselves at the massacre's end. When it happened, Columbine was the deadliest mass school shooting at a K-12 school in U.S. history; Harris and Klebold had been planning their attack for at least a year and planned for it to be primarily a bombing attack, and secondarily a shooting attack. When the bombs they'd built failed to detonate, they began shooting. Their motive remains inconclusive, but Dave and I get into the “why” of it all in our conversation today. Its aftermath has unfortunately spawned dozens of copycat killings, called “the Columbine effect,” and the word “Columbine” itself has become a word symbolizing school shootings. The attack took place from 11:19 a.m. to 12:08 p.m., culminating in the suicides of Harris and Klebold. In 2007, the Columbine Memorial opened to the public, and two years later, in 2009, Dave's book came out. Dave is considered the nation's foremost authority on Columbine, and his book covers two major storylines: the killers' evolution leading up to the attack, and the survivors' struggles with its aftermath after it happened. Chapters alternate between those two stories, and the book spent eight weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and won numerous awards, drawing comparisons to Truman Capote's classic In Cold Blood and Ann Rule's The Stranger Beside Me. This conversation is a difficult one, but necessary.   Columbine by Dave Cullen The audiobook is also available “Confronting: Columbine” podcast

Host Brian Stelter checks in with Vanity Fair's Dan Adler, who describes the strange scene at Donald Trump's hush money trial. Then Stelter speaks with “Columbine” author Dave Cullen about the 25th anniversary of the Colorado school shooting. Cullen discusses what changed, and what didn't, about American culture, police practices and gun laws. He also reflects on his personal connection with the families intricately linked through an unending American tragedy.

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 6th study session on Sue Klebold's A Mothers' Reckoning. Published nearly 20 years after the notorious 1999 Columbine High School massacre, where 13 people were killed, Mrs. Klebold is the White mother of Dylan Klebold - one of the cowardly White killers. After spending years in silence, Klebold stepped center stage to share her anguish over losing her child and her perspective on her cowardly offspring's attempt to slaughter hundreds of his classmates while disintegrating the high school. Colorado Public Radio reports the book has generated over $400,000 for numerous mental health groups. They have no evidence of payments to Mrs. Klebold. Last week, Klebold provides a brief glimpse of the horror of "the basement tapes," where her son and the other killer make it plain that this was a meticulously planned bombing. In a deft move of deception, "Mother Superior" pivoted from the hours of footage explaining the motivations and goals for the slaughter. She spends more time talking about why many White "experts" agree that showing the footage would inspire "copy cats" and admiration for the gunmen. Which happened anyway. Mama Klebold also confessed to being angry with the creator about her son's attempt to slaughter hundreds of his classmates. Klebold includes that she received quite a bit of fan mail from "Columbiners" who sanctified Dylan and whined about being bullied themselves. Listeners and Gus found this odd since Klebold told us her mail was being vetted for unseemly commentary. Fanboy/Fangirl love letters aren't verboten? Ms. Klebold also told a number of enormous lies. She said she didn't know anything about Dylan's underage drinking and she says Eric made no comment about how the massacre would impact his parents. Dylan, affectionately known as "VoDKa," confesses to alcohol consumption during the diversion program for his felony arrest. Eric laments how his actions will destroy his parents on the restricted "basement tapes." Dave Cullen talks about this part of the footage in the book we just read. #Wholesome #Charades #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE: 564943#

The Context of White Supremacy welcomes the return of Stephen Singular, Suspected White Supremacist. An author of "25 non-fiction books, many of them about high-profile criminal cases, Singular has also written sports and business biographies and social commentary. He co-authored with his wife, Joyce, their two most recent true crime titles." We spoke to Mr. Singular back in 2021 during our study of the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Singular wrote about that case and the connection to the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing. Now, that we're studying the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, we'll investigate two of Singular's crime-writing ventures. Presumed Guilty: An Investigation of the JonBenét Ramsey Case, the Media, & the Culture of Pornography is his examination of the six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey murder, which happened at the end of 1996 right down the road from Littleton, Colorado. And we'll discuss his book, The Spiral Notebook: The Aurora Theater Shooter and the Epidemic of Mass Violence Committed by American Youth, a tacky exploration of the 2012 Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting by White Terrorist James Holmes. Singular includes quite a bit about Columbine within this text. Therefore, Gus was taken aback when Singular claimed that he's "no expert" when it comes to high school bombing/shooting. Singular promotes the tired lie that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were victimized White boys. In fact, Singular mentioned Dave Cullen's book, which we just completed. Cullen also dismisses the idea that these two cowardly killers were bullied. Singular also includes a sloppy paragraph about Miriam I. Carey "ramming" a barrier in Washington, D.C. before she was killed by enforcement officials. The Washington Post and even Gus's BFF Amy Goodman highlighted that Carey, a black mother, did not "ram" a barrier. White people lied about this from the day of her killing. #MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 2nd study session on Sue Klebold's A Mothers' Reckoning. Published nearly 20 years after the notorious 1999 Columbine High School massacre, where 13 people were killed, Mrs. Klebold is the White mother of Dylan Klebold - one of the cowardly White killers. After spending years in silence, Klebold stepped center stage to share her anguish over losing her child and her perspective on her child's attempt to slaughter hundreds of his classmates while disintegrating the high school. Denver Public Radio reports the book has generated over $400,000 for numerous mental health groups. They had no evidence of payments to Mrs. Klebold. Last week, we heard a chunky introduction from Andrew Solomon, a gay White man, who insists that the Klebolds and other parents of White shooters are not to blame for their homicidal offspring. She also tells us what a swell person and parent Sue is, and he joins Dave Cullen, another gay White Man, in affixing most of the blame to the "psychopath" Eric Harris. Sue recalls her intense denial about her child's involvement in the school bombing and shooting. She then details how her White homies constructed a modern underground railroad to sneak the Klebold family out of town away from the media frenzy. They tucked roast beef sandwiches in her hand and assured her she was still "one of us" - meaning the White race. #MotherSuperior #BomberMan #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Context of White Supremacy welcomes Andrew Gumbel. A English-born Oxford University alumnus, Mr. Gumbel ““worked for more than twenty years as a foreign correspondent for British newspapers the Guardian and the Independent, including assignments in the Balkans, Italy, the Middle East, and, since 1998, the United States. He has won awards for investigative reporting and political commentary, and written widely for U.S. publications including the Los Angeles Times and The Atlantic.” Gumbel is a White Man, a Racist Suspect. The Katherine Massey Book Club just concluded Dave Cullen's Columbine, which details the failed 1999 bombing in Colorado. Gus began connecting the dots to the many White bombers of the decade. The late Ted ‘Unabomber' Kaczynski, Eric Rudolph - who bombed the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, and McVeigh were all actively terrorizing in the '90's. We'll discuss the 2012 publication that Gumbel co-authored, OKLAHOMA CITY. The text details how McVeigh's trial was relocated to Denver, and he and Kaczynski shared the same unit of a Colorado supermax prison. We'll discuss Gumbel's research on the FBI investigation in the bombing and if they ignored or failed to investigate other White Supremacists who may have helped massacre 168 people at the Alfred P. Murrah building. Many of them children. We'll try to include evidence of McVeigh's “bisexuality.” #KeepItProfessional #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 11th and final study session on Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE. Perhaps the cowardly White killers best understood the ramifications of their actions. It's been nearly a quarter century since the April 1999 attack, and these loser White teens continue to "inspire" homicidal followers - mostly White - around the planet. Lost in all this White worship are the police failures and outright lies that enabled this unnecessary slaughter and the disgraceful White journalism that misinformed the public and aided toxic fandom. Cullen continues this by pussyfooting the corruption of the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office and omitting much of the evidence of these White boys's Racism - such as reports of their Racist Jokes and they're routine public commentary about killing black people and "Jews." He also omits their fascination with Racist serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer and Charles Manson. Last week, Cullen told us more about Patrick Ireland's full-throttle dating life in college - it appears he and Eric Harris are "studs." Then we heard about the infamous "basement tapes" - where the cowardly duo explain the planning and motivations for their mass murder. Cullen was restricted from viewing any of this footage, yet he speaks with White authority and arrogance about this material. It's buried in the footnotes that Cullen was not allowed to view the tapes. #PumpedUpKicks #BomberMan #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 10th study session on Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE. On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 people and injured 24 more at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. This week, we inch towards the conclusion of Cullen's work. We learned about the police failures and outright lies that enabled this cowardly White tandem. Cullen minimizes the corruption of the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office and omits much of the evidence of these White boys's Racism - such as reports of their Racist Jokes and they're routine public commentary about killing black people and "Jews." He also omits their fascination with Racist serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer and Charles Manson. Last week, Cullen told us sweet Dylan didn't really want to kill anyone. Cullen would have us believe "VoDKa" dry snitched to his teacher by writing one of the most violent reports possible - something both these two did frequently. He also submits Dylan was not a part of the bomb-making and weapons assembly. This is contradicted by footage of Klebold and Harris practicing at the gun range. Neither looked reluctant to shoot. It's also more difficult to think Dylan was disinterested in bloodshed since he's accused of calling Isaiah Shoels Racist Names and dragging him out to be killed. Again, Cullen leave this part out. #MakeMyDay #BomberMan #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 9th study session on Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE. On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 people and injured 24 more at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. This week, we continue our exploration of Cullen's narrative of the events leading up to the massacre, the motivations of the White killers, and the aftermath of the slaughter. The teen duo apparently had contact with enforcement officers well in advance of the shooting. In addition to factual errors, like Eric Harris's supposed tryst with twenty-something Brenda Parker, Cullen omits much of the evidence of these White boys's Racism - such as reports of their Racist Jokes and routine public commentary about killing black people and "Jews." He also omits their fascination with Racist serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer and Charles Manson. Last week, Cullen told us Dylan was depressed and slacking hard during his final year of high school leading up to the massacre. It's as though we are supposed to forget Vodka is the one accepted to college. Eric had no post graduation plans. Cullen compares the two White teens to other terrorist actors of the decade like Timothy McVeigh and the Palestinian Liberation Army. This ignores other White bombers like Ted Kaczynski and Eric Rudolph who were actively killing people during the same period. The Columbine duo used similar terrorist techniques to Rudolph - secondary explosives to potentially kill first responding police and medical personnel. Klebold and Harris should be grouped with and understood within the context of a decade dominated White Terrorists who bombed and killed for thrills and personal grievances. #MakeMyDay #BomberMan #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 8th study session on Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE. On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 people and injured 24 more at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. This week, we continue our exploration of Cullen's narrative of the events leading up to the massacre, the motivations of the White killers, and the aftermath of the slaughter. The teen duo apparently had contact with enforcement officers well in advance of the shooting. Last week, we got enough detail for Gus to conclude it was criminally negligent that Harris and Klebold's parents, school officials and local enforcement officers failed to intercept this plot. TWO separate White people found one of Eric Harris's explosive devices in advance of the attack. Each of these two highly intelligent young lads had been suspended from school, a felony arrest record, and both admitted to underage substance use. If these were two black boys, they would have been "pipelined" to prison before they could spell bomb - their parents too. Cullen also detailed the extraordinary hypocrisy with Cassie Bernall's parents choosing to publish a book of lies about their daughter's murder. Evidence and witnesses revealed that Valeen Schnurr was the victim who acknowledged her belief in God, not Cassie. In addition to publishing a bestseller with a debunked title (She Said Yes), Misty Bernall took sabbatical from her job at Lockheed Martin to pen a dishonest book. Lockheed Martin is the local Denver bomb-making factory for the US government (so-called). Timothy McVeigh, Eric Rudolph, Ted Kaczynski, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold represent the White, private citizen "bomber man." #MakeMyDay #BomberMan #WhatDoesItMeanToBeWhite #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 8th study session on Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE. On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 people and injured 24 more at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. This week, we continue our exploration of Cullen's narrative of the events leading up to the massacre, the motivations of the White killers, and the aftermath of the slaughter. The teen duo apparently had contact with enforcement officers well in advance of the shooting. Last week, we got enough detail for Gus to conclude it was criminally negligent that Harris and Klebold's parents, school officials and local enforcement officers failed to intercept this plot. TWO separate White people found one of Eric Harris's explosive devices in advance of the attack. Each of these two highly intelligent young lads had been suspended from school, a felony arrest record, and both admitted to underage substance use. If these were two black boys, they would have been "pipelined" to prison before they could spell bomb - their parents too. Cullen also detailed the extraordinary hypocrisy with Cassie Bernall's parents choosing to publish a book of lies about their daughter's murder. Evidence and witnesses revealed that Valeen Schnurr was the victim who acknowledged her belief in God, not Cassie. In addition to publishing a bestseller with a debunked title (She Said Yes), Misty Bernall took sabbatical from her job at Lockheed Martin to pen a dishonest book. Lockheed Martin is the local Denver bomb-making factory for the US government (so-called). Timothy McVeigh, Eric Rudolph, Ted Kaczynski, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold represent the White, private citizen "bomber man." #MakeMyDay #BomberMan #WhatDoesItMeanToBeWhite #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Context of White Supremacy welcomes Dr. Peter Langman. A sought-after expert on the psychology of school shooters and other perpetrators of mass violence, Dr. Langman “conducts trainings on understanding the psychology of school shooters and identifying potential school shooters for professionals in mental health, education, and law enforcement. He has spoken on preventing school shootings at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA, and been hired by Homeland Security to train professionals in school safety. He is also a researcher with the National Threat Assessment Center of the United States Secret Service.” He's written a plethora of reports on the last quarter century of school-based mass shootings. Since the Katherine Massey Book Club continues to examine Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE, we thought it would be great to speak with another expert on these events. Dr. Langman authored Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters, which examines both Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold and other school shooters. He also penned: School Shooters: Understanding High School, College and Adult Perpetrators. We'll discuss the influence of the White bombers like Eric Rudolph and the late Ted ‘Unabomber' Kaczynski, as well as Eric and Dylan's hankering for Racist Jokes. #RacistChild #GreatEqualizer #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 7th study session on Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE. On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 people and injured 24 more at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. This week, we continue our exploration of Cullen's narrative of the events leading up to the massacre, the motivations of the White killers, and the aftermath of the slaughter. The teen duo apparently had contact with enforcement officers well in advance of the shooting. Last week, we learned more about the tandems' arrest for stealing from vehicle in advance of the massacre. The boys were suspended from school hacking to school computers to break into students lockers. Wayne Harris found one of his son's pipe bombs, and was allegedly stymied about how to dispose of the device. Dylan Klebold's journal has strong homoerotic tones when taking about intense bond to Zack. In fact, Dylan dreams about killing Zack's White girlfriend for breaking up their "threesome." Harris and Klebold's parents remained dedicated to their code and said next to nothing to police. In fact, the Harrises allegedly never said anything. #BombersRow #EricRudolph #RockyMountainBoom #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The C.O.W.S. hosts the 6th study session on Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE. On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 people and injured 24 more at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. This week, we continue our exploration of Cullen's narrative of the events leading up to the massacre, the motivations of the White killers, and the aftermath of the tragedy. The teen duo apparently had contact with enforcement officers well in advance of the shooting. Last week, we learned more details about the unjust networking of the Jefferson County sheriff's department. High ranking White officials conferenced to discuss how they would deceive the public (and the shooting victims) about records of a neglected search warrant against Eric Harris for the alleged construction of pipe bombs and threatening to kill Brooks Brown. The search was never executed. Brooks' mother, Judy, told the New York Times she'd reported Eric to the police 15 times. Cullen also details how Eric's father, Wayne, felt he and his wife were victims of Judy Brown's grousing about their mischievous child. Tellingly, Mr. Harris wrote down that Eric had learned his lesson about haranguing the Browns. However, he crossed this out, and replaced it with: "Eric not at fault." #Cronyism #Nepotism #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 5th study session on Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE. The April 20th, 1999 Colorado High School shooting resulted in 15 casualties - including the two White shooters. Eric "Rebel" Harris and Dylan "VODKA" Klebold used firearms and bombs to slaughter their classmates before taking their own lives. This massacre inspired school shootings around the world, changed law enforcement's rules of engagement, and remains one of the most significant events of the last 30 years. Harris and Klebold were allegedly fascinated with Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. They carried out the attack on Hitler's birthday and a mere 4 years after Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building - which was on April 19th, 1995. The White teen duo apparently had contact with enforcement officers well in advance of the shooting. Last week, we learned more details about the police response to the carnage. Local officials lied about going inside the school within a half hour of the first call. Actually, it took closer to an hour for police enter the school. The Klebolds describe the funeral service for Dylan. Out of fear that his grave site would be vandalized, they had his remains cremated. Apparently, the Harris family employed a No Snitch policy about their "homegoing" services for Eric. We also heard graphic details about teacher David Sanders last moments before perishing. If Police had entered sooner, he may have survived. #SayAPrayerForTheYouthOfAmerica #TheGreatEqualizer #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 4th study session on Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE. The April 20th, 1999 Colorado High School shooting resulted in 15 casualties - including the two White shooters. Eric "Rebel" Harris and Dylan "VODKA" Klebold used firearms and bombs to slaughter their classmates before taking their own lives. This massacre inspired school shootings around the world, changed law enforcement's rules of engagement, and remains one of the most significant events of the last 30 years. Harris and Klebold were allegedly fascinated with Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. They carried out the attack on Hitler's birthday and a mere 4 years after Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building - which was on April 19th, 1995. The White teen duo apparently had contact with enforcement officers well in advance of the shooting. Importantly, this week's session is the same week as the first year since the Uvalde, Texas school shooting where a gunman killed 19 students and 2 teachers. Once again, a delayed police response is substantial point of conflict. Speaking of which, we learned more details about the police and SWAT teams slow (cowardly?) process of entering Columbine High School to free the students. Sheriff Stone, and many members of the White press originally got key details of the murders wrong - including the number of deaths. Isaiah Shoels' parents were comforted by a group of White "evangelicals" once it was revealed the teen was deceased. At this point, readers are only aware that Shoels is one of the few black students in the school. We have no information about how he was killed. We also get more details about how Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris's White parents and classmates cooperated with or withheld information from enforcement officials. And we heard how law enforcement already knew about this criminal tandem. They had police records and had already threatened to kill. #NaturalBornKillers #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 3rd study session on Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE. The April 20th, 1999 Colorado High School shooting resulted in 15 casualties - including the two White shooters. Eric "Rebel" Harris and Dylan "VODKA" Klebold used firearms and bombs to slaughter their classmates before taking their own lives. This massacre inspired school shootings around the world, changed law enforcement's rules of engagement, and remains one of the most significant events of the last 30 years. Harris and Klebold were allegedly fascinated with Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. They carried out the attack on Hitler's birthday and a mere 4 years after Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building - which was on April 19th, 1995. The White teen duo apparently had contact with enforcement officers well in advance of the shooting. Last week, many listeners commented on the tone and word choice in the book. Specifically, they submitted that the text sounded like an action movie that praises the intelligence and upstart personality of these White teen terrorists. We also made note of the extraordinary resources available to the students of Columbine High School: Psychology classes, patio area for White teen smokers (presumably illegal), unarmed security officers on site, off campus lunch for students with cars. Cullen gives a second-by-second account of how the attack unfolds. Surprisingly, many victims reported hearing the gun fire, but incorrectly thinking the noise must be a prank, student movie, or other non-violent school project. Some even ran towards the White gunman because they wanted to be apart of "the fun" or to admonish the duo for their excessive noise. Orenthal James Simpson is mentioned in this week's reading. Addendum: During the program, there was confusion about whether the black parents of Isaiah Shoels were being comforted by White people or if these non-white people were reassuring White parents. Lauren contacted Mr. Cullen. He confirmed that Shoels's parents were being comforted by Whites. #OJSimpson #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the second study session on Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE. The April 20th, 1999 Colorado High School shooting resulted in 15 casualties - including the two White shooters. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold used firearms and bombs to slaughter their classmates before taking their own lives. This massacre inspired school shootings around the world, changed law enforcement's rules of engagement, and remains one of the most significant events of the last 30 years. Harris and Klebold were allegedly fascinated with Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. They carried out the attack on Hitler's birthday and a mere 4 years after Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building - which was on April 19th, 1995. The White teen duo apparently had contact with enforcement officers well in advance of the shooting. Last week we heard about the construction of Columbine High School, which was the product of White parents wanting to avoid sending their White children to school with black boys and girls in the Denver Public School system. Harris and Klebold bragged about their teen liquor consumption and admired Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. The launched firecrackers and bottle-rockets for recreation in advance of the massacre. #Hitler #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the debut study session on Dave Cullen's COLUMBINE. The April 20th, 1999 Colorado High School shooting resulted in 15 casualties - including the two White shooters. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold used firearms and bombs to slaughter their classmates before taking their own lives. This massacre inspired school shootings around the world, changed law enforcement's rules of engagement, and remains one of the most significant events of the last 30 years. Harris and Klebold were allegedly fascinated with Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. They carried out the attack on Hitler's birthday and a mere 4 years after Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building - which was on April 19th, 1995. The White teen duo apparently had contact with enforcement officers well in advance of the shooting. #Hitler #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.Emergency security updates issued by Apple: CVE-2023-28206 & CVE-2023-28205 .Check Point researchers have unveiled a new sophisticated and fast acting ransomware.eFile.com, an IRS-authorized e-file software service provider used by many for filing their tax returns, has been caught serving JavaScript malware.The CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch team recently observed threat actors exploit WinRAR self-extracting archives.FBI, Europol and the Dutch Police have disrupted the infamous browser cookie market known as Genesis Market. Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit along with a cybersecurity software company Fortra and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center are taking technical and legal action to disrupt cracked, legacy copies of Cobalt Strike.And then we dive into OT security with Dave Cullen, Field CTO for OTORIO.As mentioned in the podcast, here is a link to the “So you want to be a SOC Analyst?” by Eric Capuano.The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast: a show about cybersecurity and the people that defend the internet.

Nicolle Wallace discusses the latest from the school shooting in Nashville as officials reveal the identities of the victims and shooter, revelations of a new witness testifying in front of the special grand jury in Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's hush money investigation as the ex-president continues to attack prosecutors, the far-right's ties to the site of his first rally in Waco, Texas, and more.Joined by: Tennessee State Sen. Heidi Campbell, Dave Cullen, Clint Watts, Claire McCaskill, Katie Phang, Katie Benner, Tim Miller, Mary McCord, Frank Figliuzzi, Eddie Glaude, John Heilemann, and Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez

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Alicia Menendez and Jason Johnson – both in for Nicolle Wallace – reflect on ten years since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the progress that has been made on gun reform in the last decade, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis falling deeper into the anti-science rabbit hole and creating his own so-called health agencies and more.Joined by: Dave Cullen, Igor Volsky, Rick Stengel, Brandon Wolf, Dr. Kavita Patel, Eddie Glaude, Jackie Alemany, Harry Litman, Miles Taylor, Sarah Frier, Matt Dowd and Cornell Belcher.

Nicolle Wallace discusses the latest from the devastating shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, the newest investigation into the former president and more.   Joined by: Tim Miller, Frank Figliuzzi, Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow, Dave Cullen, Michael Cohen, Kim Atkins Stohr, John Heilemann, Claire McCaskill and Marc Elias. 

Shelf Logic has seen many an episode about true crime! Alyssa and Caroline embrace a different brand of scary for October as they discuss their favorite true crime books! Books mentioned include "My Friend Dahmer" and "Kent State" by Derf Backderf, "Conviction: The Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars" by Juan Martinez, "Killer Book of Serial Killers" by Tom Philbin, "Columbine" by Dave Cullen, and many more!

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The kidnapped Chibok girls were the identifiable victims of Nigeria's war with Boko Haram islamist insurgents. Drew Hinshaw (@drewhinshaw) talks about reporting around Europe and Africa for the Wall Street Journal while co-writing an award-winning book about the Chibok girls on nights and weekends. We also find out what happens when you wear the wrong pants to cover a press conference with Barack Obama. Countries featured: Ghana, Nigeria, Poland, Senegal, Mali, Spain, USA Publications featured: Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Metro, Rolling Stone   Here are links to some of the things we talked about: Drew's book Bring Back Our Girls - https://amzn.to/3E7H1OI  His stories for The Wall Street Journal - https://on.wsj.com/3Cnhgsw His big WSJ story on Chibok girls being freed - https://on.wsj.com/3SOzOap WSJ's Pulitzer finalist package on China's influence - https://bit.ly/3LWl6fj Drew's story on Gadhafi's house - https://on.wsj.com/3RnHbEN Rukmini Callimachi's al-Qaida Papers series for AP - https://bit.ly/3dT058V Steve Rosenberg's Lukashenko interview - https://bit.ly/3FNDoeW Hidden Valley Road book - https://amzn.to/3SSv7wp Columbine book by Dave Cullen - https://amzn.to/3ft3ag1 Billion Dollar Whale book - https://amzn.to/3ro1cjL   Follow us on Twitter @foreignpod or on Facebook at facebook.com/foreignpod Music: LoveChances (makaih.com) by Makaih Beats From: freemusicarchive.org CC BY NC

Dr. Kristen shares her review and insights about Dave Cullen's book 'Columbine,' which covers the Columbine school shooting in Colorado in 1999. Show Notes: Our resource list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hzY27OCq7vBoOi5r4D7Sy33npibB2yymyT0AlhKyfgg/edit?usp=sharing Available from Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/books/columbine/9780446546928 If you want to check out more of our content or if you think The Good Doctors could help your organization, click here for our link portal Or sign up for our monthly digest to get all the latest news

John Heilemann, in for Nicolle Wallace, discusses gun safety legislation ahead of Biden's primetime address on gun violence. Plus, the Proud Boys' infiltration of the GOP establishment, Rep. Liz Cheney's reelection campaign, the Jan. 6th committee plans public hearings, and Trump fumes over Georgia.Joined by: Ashley Parker, Tim Miller, Dave Cullen, Rep. Ted Deutch, Peter Strzok, Josh Dawsey, Betsy Woodruff Swan, Jackie Alemany, Barbara McQuade, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Greg Bluestein, Richard Stengel, and A.B. Stoddard

Nicolle Wallace discusses the senseless mass shooting at a Texas elementary school and politicians' response to the tragedy. Plus, Biden signs an executive order on policing two years after George Floyd's death.Joined by: Garrett Haake, Dave Cullen, Charles Blow, John Heilemann, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Jose Diaz-Balart, Ben Rhodes, Matt Dowd, Katty Kay, Shannon Watts, and Rep. Colin Allred

A reading of, "What Man Can Do To Man: 13 True Crime Books That Get It Right," by Nancy Rommelmann, which ran May 8, 2022, on  Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em on Substack. Head over there for all the deets! But quick crib/links for the books:Shot in the Heart, by Mikal GilmoreLost Girls, by Robert KolkerBlood Will Out, by Walter KirnThe Adversary, by Emmanuel CarrereColumbine, by Dave CullenDown City, by Leah CarrollI'll Be Gone in the Dark, by Michelle McNamaraSay Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern IrelandThe Journalist and the Murderer, by Janet MalcomHelter Skelter, by Vincent BugliosiIn Cold Blood, by Truman CapoteCrossed Over, by Beverly LowryUnder the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer

Radio GAG team: Libby Edwards, Ti Cersley, and Sarah Germain Lilly speak with Sarah Lerner, a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, who survived the shooting and edited an anthology of the survivor's voices: Parkland Speaks. Parkland survivor Cat Tibbetts will outline what kind of activism she foresees as the pathway to end gun violence. Sarah Lerner, Abbey Clemments and Sari Beth Rosenberg, founders of Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence talk about their movement to organize teachers and create change. Wrapping up the show, best selling author Dave Cullen, NY Times bestsellers Parkland: Birth of a Movement and Columbine, Gabby Giffords - Vanity Fair profile will talk about his work and the Gun Violence Prevention Movement.

A special broadcast featuring gun violence survivors demanding their right to be safe at school and in their lives. The Radio GAG team, Libby Edwards, Ti Cersley, and Sarah Germain Lilly speak with Sarah Lerner, a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, who survived the shooting and edited an anthology of the survivor's voices: Parkland Speaks. After hearing Parkland survivor Cat Tibbetts read from the book, we are joined by Abbey Clemments and Sari Beth Rosenberg, founders of Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence who talk about their movement to organize teachers and create change. And calling in live will be GAG Activist Jay W. Walker reporting on GAG's Bloody Valentine action in NYC and Manuel Oliver, father of Joaquin Oliver and Igor Volsky of of Guns Down America in action in DC. Wrapping up the show, best selling author Dave Cullen, NY Times bestsellers Parkland: Birth of a Movement, Columbine, and Gabby Giffords - Vanity Fair profile will talk about his work and the Gun Violence Prevention Movement.

Data compiled by the gun safety advocacy organization Everytown for Gun Safety shows that nationwide there were 202 incidents of gunfire on school grounds in 2021, which led to 49 deaths and over 100 injuries, so we began the show by looking at  the psychological toll of school shootings with Dave Cullen, author of the books Columbine and Parkland: Birth of a Movement and Laura Wilson, associate professor of psychology at University of Mary Washington and editor of "The Wiley Handbook of the Psychology of Mass Shootings.” We heard from Nicole Hockley who lost her 6-year-old son, Dylan in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting; David Hogg, one of the survivors from the Parkland shooting, and now a fierce advocate for change; Teyonna Lofton, gun violence survivor and activist; and Representative Robin Kelly about reform efforts being made in Congress.      

Data compiled by the gun safety advocacy organization Everytown for Gun Safety shows that nationwide there were 202 incidents of gunfire on school grounds in 2021, which led to 49 deaths and over 100 injuries, so we began the show by looking at  the psychological toll of school shootings with Dave Cullen, author of the books Columbine and Parkland: Birth of a Movement and Laura Wilson, associate professor of psychology at University of Mary Washington and editor of "The Wiley Handbook of the Psychology of Mass Shootings.” We heard from Nicole Hockley who lost her 6-year-old son, Dylan in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting; David Hogg, one of the survivors from the Parkland shooting, and now a fierce advocate for change; Teyonna Lofton, gun violence survivor and activist; and Representative Robin Kelly about reform efforts being made in Congress.      

We know what you did, dear listener… oh, we know… you listened to the episode of the Scary Basement where Roxy and Mikey talk about the film I Know What You Did Last Summer! ----- I Know What You Did Last Summer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119345 Streaming on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/watch/1181714 ----- Referenced This Episode Kevin Williamson, creator of Dawson's Creek, writer of Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, and showrunner of The Vampire Diaries https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932078 Less Than Jake “The Upwards War and the Down Turned Cycle” (as an example of the many, many songs from the band about the malaise of being stuck in a small town) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_W9HEPFGPE Scary Basement episode on A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-chmec-1181e20 Scary Basement episode on Halloween (1978) https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-k529c-10f3a51 Roxy Polk on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/roxypolk Columbine by Dave Cullen https://amzn.to/3HyTeuQ Leni Fiefenstahl, propagandist filmmaker of Triumph of the Will and Olympia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leni_Riefenstahl ----- Hosted by Mikey McCollor and Roxy Polk Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

President Joe Biden has called for Congress to enact stricter gun control measures after another deadly shooting rocks America, this time in Boulder, Colorodo. Dave Cullen, author of "Columbine" and "Parkland: Birth of a Movement", and Tom Mauser, whose teenage son was killed in the Columbine massacre, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss. Then in the aftermath of the Sarah Everard murder, British Labour MP and Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding Jess Philips reflects on this moment of opportunity for ending violence against women once and for all. And our Walter Isaacson speaks to renowned physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson about his new book, "Cosmic Queries," co-authored with fellow physicist James Trefil. He explains his thirst to explore the really big questions of the universe. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

  From "Blood on Black" available on Amazon   "WHEN I GO GET ANGRY IT IS USUALLY NOT A PRETTY SITE."       Though Damien Echols routinely and wrongly has been described as “innocent” or even “exonerated,” Jason Baldwin in many ways has been more effective with his assertions of innocence than the weird and off-putting Echols. The perpetually smiling Baldwin projects a whimsical and slightly goofy image for one supposedly mistreated by the justice system. In many ways unchanged from the skinny little murder defendant who looked as if he should still be drawing race cars and airplanes at the back of a classroom, Baldwin continues to speak without self-consciousness of his simple beliefs in justice, truth and loving your mom. While perpetual poser Echols scowls and sulks in his frequent media portraits, Baldwin today seems positively blithe. Crime novelist Charles Willeford's description of a heartless young criminal as a “blithe psychopath" sums up many a man lacking a conscience, eager to rob, rape, cheat or kill with never a doubt, qualm or worry. For those who consider Baldwin's actions on May 5, 1993, “out of character,” consider that his very best, his inseparable friend was a violent, mentally ill dabbler in the occult who went to great lengths to project an image of foreboding evil.     In a hearing in 2009, Samuel Joseph Dwyer, a neighbor and playmate of the Baldwin brothers at Lakeshore in 1993, described how Jason began to adopt Echols' manner of dress and distinctive way of speaking after they began hanging out together. Even so, Dwyer carefully characterized Baldwin as someone who was not a follower, but as one who kept his own counsel. Jason, like the disturbed Echols and the thuggish Misskelley, already had had several brushes with the law prior to his arrest for murder. Also in counterpoint to his reputation as a mild-mannered animal lover with an artistic soul were several incidents of violent acting- out. There were troubling incidents. On June 5, 1987, the Baldwin/Grinnell clan was living in a rundown sec- tion of rural Shelby County when someone set fire to a bedroom with a lighter. Setting fires is one of the earliest and surest signs of budding criminal psychopathology. Exactly six years later, on June 5, 1993, in the first shock of the arrests,  Jason's paternal grandmother, Jessie Mae Baldwin of Sheridan, Ark., expressed doubts about his innocence to the Commercial Appeal.  She said, “I thought in my own mind when those boys were killed that my grandson is sorta superstitious about that devil stuff. He was always catching lizards and snakes, something was going on in that child's mind.” Years later, Baldwin testified he first was placed on probation when he was 11. As juvenile records are closed and Baldwin has been stingy with details, the facts surrounding this encounter with the law are not clear. In a letter to girlfriend Heather Cliett written from lockup, Baldwin wrote: “I have never been in jail before, except for once and I was only there for one hour that was nothing.” Most 16-year-olds would count a trip to jail as a life-defining moment, but for Baldwin getting into trouble was “nothing” and going to jail re- ally didn't count as going to jail. His thinking lacked proportion and betrayed a pervading sense of unfairness, hence his complaint that “they keep me locked up in my cell for 24 hours a day. while the other prisoners get to get out of their cells all day long to play games, eat steaks, and all kinds of stuff.” He made it sound as if he was not allowed to go to summer camp. At age 12, Jason, his brother Matt and several other boys broke into a building and went on a destructive spree vandalizing the antique cars stored inside. They broke out the windows on several autos and wrecked the place. They were caught jumping on the cars by two men who called the police. The boys were charged with breaking and entering and criminal mischief. The incident often has been framed as harmless adolescent mischief, but prosecutor John Fogleman was concerned enough to recommend that the boys be placed in reform school for two years. They were all placed on probation. Gail Grinnell was ordered to pay a fine of $450 each for her boys. Typically, family members portrayed this as an unfair burden on poor, hard- working Mom, who only paid $30 of the fine. Jason got into trouble again, at age 15, when he shoplifted potato chips and M&Ms from the Walgreens in West Memphis. He was placed on diversion of judgment for a year with the stipulations that he stay in school and out of trouble. That court order was one reason why Baldwin did not skip school on the day of the murders or the day after. Meanwhile, his family life was in turmoil. Jason's mother, known today as Angela Gail Grinnell Scheidmiller, had been involuntarily committed to the East Arkansas Regional Mental Health Center in February 1992. There had been four trips to the emer- gency room at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in January 1992, where Mrs. Grinnell was treated for self-inflicted wounds to the neck and arms, according to “Blood of Innocents.” Probate records indicated she was admitted for a period of up to 45 days because of “paranoid delusions,” including “hallucinations of a male voice” and the fear that she was dying of AIDS. Records indicated she had been abusing drugs since her teens. Around this time, dad Charles Baldwin, long absent, showed up for a visit with his two sons. According to “Dark Spell,” the boys so enjoyed their visit that they told their mother they would consider living with their dad for a while. This reportedly prompted a suicide attempt via cutting her wrists. Jason called 911 and his mother survived. This may have been the incident that prompted Jason to write in a school assignment in April 1993: “Once my mother tried to commit suicide and I know how I felt when that happened it was pretty devastating since I was the one who found her and called 911 and kept her alive, but …. my mother is well and happy now and so am I.” Despite Jason's sunny spin, his mother was neither well nor happy. In another writing assignment, Jason described a violent fight with his younger brother: “I am usually a calm person, and can take mostly of anything. But sometimes I get angry, when I do get angry it is usually not a pretty site. One time I had to babysit my two little brothers, one is 8, and the other is 13. I let Matt, the 13 year old go outside to play, or whatever he want, and I let Terry the 8 year old have some friends over. That was a mistake. I let them go in my room and play Super Nintendo, while I watched T.V. in the living room, I thought I had everything under control, but I was wrong. Those kids got to fighting over the game, and tore everything up in my room, it was a mess.  I couldn't believe it. I made them clean everything up and leave. Then Matt got home griping as usual, and started aggravating me. He would run up and hit me and say ‘You can't hit me back, I'll tell mom' so I said tell mom boy, cause you're fixing to get it. I ran over there and grabbed him into a choke hold and held him there until his face turned bright red and then let him go.  I said mess with me again and it'll be worse, so he pick up a broom and tried to hit me with it I grabbed the handle pulled it a little ways then pushed and it knocked him down, he didn't do nothing else but say ‘I'm still telling' I said ‘so' and he did and I got ground- ed for nothing.” Several key points: Jason tended to bottle up his anger until it exploded; Jason was deeply resentful over having to babysit his brothers and be “the man of the house”; there was a family pattern of violence with Matt not hesitating to attack with a broom after being choked by Jason until his face turned red; Jason was used to handling defiant younger children; Jason often felt he was not treated fairly, a complaint that has cropped up again and again in his public statements; Jason expressed no remorse about overreacting to Matt's provocation — he “got grounded for nothing” except chok- ing and knocking down his little brother. A typical psychopath is “usually a calm person” but when a psychopath does get angry, “it is usually not a pretty site.” Psychopaths are prone to retaliating over petty grievances that they view as affronts to their grandiose vision of themselves. They never take responsibility for anything unless there is a significant tradeoff in benefit to them. Their view of their own role in their misdeeds is grossly disproportional. Psychopaths expe- rience few qualms about their ruthless disregard for others, and they are highly adept at hiding their lack of normal, healthy humanity behind a superficially pleasing mask. His family life did nothing but exacerbate Jason's antisocial tendencies. Their mother's marriage to stepfather Terry Ray Grinnell had long been shaky, marked by violent arguments over Terry's habitual drinking on weekends. Jason often had to call the police, according to “Dark Spell,” and his stepfather often slapped not only their mother but Jason and Matt. A few weeks before he killed three little boys, Jason took a baseball bat to his stepfather during an argument and drove him from their home, according to Leveritt's book. “I took that little bat, and … I hit Terry with it. He hit the ground. I opened the door and said ‘leave,'” Baldwin told Leveritt in “Dark Spell.” Soon, a new boyfriend named ‘Dink' Dent would move in briefly. Dent had a lengthy rap sheet that included multiple counts of larceny, burglary and auto theft. The relationship did not last long. Grinnell and Dent broke up the very evening that Jason murdered three little boys. Dent gave key evidence that Jason was not home at the time of the murders. By the time of the arrests, the stepfather was back on the scene.  When officers raided their home on June 3, 1993, Gail angrily accused Terry of turning in their son for the reward money. Asked by John Fogleman in September why she had reacted with that accusation, she said, “I don't know why I would have said that.   In a case full of inarticulate, lying, confused and confusing witnesses, Gail Grinnell was notably incoherent. Among her problematic actions was her appearance along with “Mr. Grinnell” at the Hobbs home on the evening of May 6, after the bodies were found, according to a June 9 statement from Pam Hobbs, who had recognized Gail at the preliminary hearing. Terry Hobbs also identified her as a visitor that evening. There was no explanation as to why the Grinnells would have been at the Hobbs home, as they were not friends with the family, or why “Mr. Grinnell” would have accompanied her, as she had just broken up with Dent (who had not yet moved out) and was separated from her husband. Intended as a sympathetic account of Jason's life, Mara Leveritt's “Dark Spell” inadvertently paints a fascinating portrait of the young killer as a savvy street-smart wheeler-dealer with an eye for the main chance. The book is rich in such ridiculous fictions as that Baldwin was an often-disappointed believer in old-fashioned truth, justice and virtue who, despite little evident interest in religion, had learned just what Jesus would do and then did that. Because his mama raised him right. Baldwin quickly adapted to the brutal Arkansas prison system, figured out how to work his way into the trust of prison officials and worked every angle to always put himself in the most positive light.  He has portrayed his agreement to get out of prison as a selfless act, saying he agreed to the Alford plea because he feared Damien would die from unspecified causes while incarcerated. Baldwin's years in prison stand in stark contrast to Echols' story, which endlessly whined about how Damien was sick, lonely and scared. Baldwin quickly learned that he could show no weakness. He survived near-daily assaults for years until he established a solid reputation among inmates and guards as a tough little fighter and standup guy. Psychopaths often do relatively well in prison, an environment based on who can most effectively wield power. They often do well in other aggressive environments where they quickly size up opportunities. They charm and manipulate others when they can and ruthlessly crush those resistant to their act. As a convicted child killer facing uncommonly hostile guards and fellow prisoners, Baldwin never backed down, taking “power” as his byword; from the first to the last, he was a cool customer, far from the “Paradise Lost” image of a powerless child. Baldwin had a knack for duping others into believing he was trustworthy; he projected an air of innocence, easily fooling old ladies in the trailer park into thinking he was a nice boy. His air of assumed humility and guise of open-hearted sincerity pervade “Dark Spell.” But who is Jason Baldwin? Those who believe he was guilty see a child killer who claimed he was innocent when his sentence was being handed down. They see no shame, no regret, no doubt, no remorse. Even those who believe him innocent will acknowledge that he was Damien's best friend. What does that tell us about Baldwin? Contrary to cliches about “nice guy” killers, long- time criminologist Stanton Samenow in “The Myth of the Out of Character Crime” states that any crimes that a person commits are in keeping with his character. He notes that “what a person presents publicly often differs radically from what he is like privately.” Echols was grandiose to an extreme. Echols lied with abandon, seeming to spin untruths just because he could. Lying offered an illusion of control. Echols enjoyed playing cat and mouse with the police, though his arrogance and blatant falsehoods were key to his conviction. On the surface, Baldwin could not have been more different. From the first, he said little to authorities and what he said did not implicate him in any way. His whole defense was built around saying nothing, hoping he would be exonerated because of the paucity of evidence. Like Echols, Baldwin had an arrogant illusion of control but he had a better grasp of reality. Echols talked and talked, as did Misskelley, but Baldwin was tightlipped from the start, with one possible, crucial exception. Another detainee in juvenile lockup, Michael Carson, testified in gruesome detail about Baldwin's confession to him while they were in custody. The testimony offered a foundation for finding Baldwin guilty. The key to his guilt was his association with Echols. Read “Dark Spell” and then wonder how a straight-arrow regular fellow who professes adherence to Christian values and the American way could have been blood brothers with a blood-drinking boogeyman. Baldwin acknowledged that Echols and his mother were mentally ill; what he didn't explain was his easy camaraderie with a boy viewed by everyone as weird and sinister. Echols has the childish view that the only thing worth doing is the thing that is forbidden, and he flaunts his contempt for mainstream values. By feigning his embrace of those values, Baldwin has made his own lie, behind a perpetual smile. The two are mirror opposites, one as sick as the other. “… The normal are inclined to visualize the psychopath as he is in mind, which is about as far from the truth as one could well get … These monsters of real life usually looked and behaved in a more normal manner then their actually normal brothers and sisters, they presented a more convincing picture of virtue than virtue presented of itself — as the wax rosebud or the plastic peach seems more perfect to the eye, more what the mind thought a rosebud or a peach should be, than the imperfect original from which it had been modeled.” — William March, “The Bad Seed,” as quoted in “Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us”  by Robert D. Hare, PhD. Hare explained in his preface: “Psychopaths are social predators who charm, manipulate, and ruthlessly plow their way through life, leaving a broad trail of broken hearts, shattered expectations, and empty wallets. Completely lacking in conscience and in feelings for others, they selfishly take what they want and do as they please, violating social norms and expectations without the slightest sense of guilt or regret.” There you have the link between Echols and Baldwin: two of a kind. Echols had psychological problems, such as depression and anxiety, since early childhood. In addition he displayed many qualities of the classic sociopath, or psychopath, a label he embraced. According to Hare, “These often charming — but always deadly — individuals have a clinical name: psychopaths. Their hallmark is a stunning lack of conscience; their game is self-gratification at the other person's expense. … The most obvious expressions of the psychopath — but by no means the only ones —- involved flagrant criminal violation of society's rules. … These pieces of the puzzle form an image of a self-centered, callous, and remorseless person profoundly lacking in empathy and the ability to form warm emotional relationships with others, a person who functions without the restraints of conscience.” That describes Echols well enough. Jason has shown a similar though more lighthearted ability to disregard the consequences of his actions. Criminologist Stanton Samenow found that habitual lawbreakers feel that they are different from other people, that the usual rules do not apply to them and that they will continue in their evil ways unless highly motivated to change. Samenow has explained that many parents use the excuse that their suddenly delinquent child fell in with the wrong crowd. Not so. “Criminals seek out one another for their own purposes,” said Samenow in “Inside the Criminal Mind.” “In radar-like fashion, they hone in on others who have similar interests. They are not enticed into crime against their will. If a basically responsible youngster makes an unwise choice and misjudges another youth who he discovers is up to no good, he will eventually extricate himself from that situation and most likely from the entire relationship.” Contrast the actions of Murray J. Farris and Baldwin. Despite a common interest in witchcraft, Farris and his good friend Chris Littrell quickly and consistently kept Echols at arm's length; they were not drawn into crime. Similarly, Deanna Holcomb, despite deep romantic ties to Echols and their shared belief in “magick,” broke cleanly from him when the full implications of his plans to ritually sacrifice their possible child became clear. By contrast, Baldwin, with no apparent interest in witchcraft, was easily drawn into Damien's world, a world totally at odds with Baldwin's public statements. Also contrast Baldwin's seemingly guileless lack of remorse with the criminally inclined Misskelley, who expressed shock, shame and disgust over his involvement in the killings. Misskelley, though often cruel, hardened and callous, was capable of empathy, guilt and shame, unlike his partners in crime. Psychopaths are smooth liars who bend and break the truth in breathtaking fashion and continue to lie even when exposed. Drawing heavily upon the research of Hervey Cleckley in the classic psychiatric text “The Mask of Sanity,” first published in 1941, Hare notes: “Phrases such as ‘shrewdness and agility of mind,' ‘talks entertainingly,' and ‘exceptional charm' dot Cleckley's case histories” … as well as media presentations of Damien  and Jason. Cleckley stated: “The (psychopath) is unfamiliar with the primary fact or data of what might be called personal values and is altogether incapable of understanding such matters.” Despite this lack, psychopaths are experts at weighing circumstances for maximum self-advantage and then saying or doing whatever is necessary to fit their purposes. They are masters of manipulation. With Baldwin, there is a pervading sense of “something's wrong here but I can't quite put my finger on it,” which is how Hare describes a characteristic impression of the psychopath. As described in “Dark Spell,” Baldwin's journey through some of the roughest prisons in the United States was that of a cold-blooded opportunist who seized upon the feelings of others, such as the jail workers who left illicit food for him or the series of prison officials who found him relatively cushy jobs. Baldwin quickly sussed out the “soft touches,” just part of his special knack. Hare said of psychopaths: “To some people … they seem too slick and smooth, too obviously insincere and superficial. Astute observers often get the impression that psychopaths are play-acting, mechanically ‘reading their lines.'” Mechanically reading their lines, such as in these quotes from Baldwin in “Dark Spell”: “I didn't think there was any possible way they could find us guilty when we didn't do it. Not in America. … People thought we did drugs because we looked wild, but we didn't. We didn't need them. … Jesus didn't judge peo- ple. He pretty much forgave everybody, unless they were misusing religion or being hurtful. It was all about the love. That's what Jesus uses. You've supposed to love people, to uplift people, to make people better. That's what I learned from Jesus's teaching. That's why he's the guy. He's the big radical. … I tried to forgive them because I knew that if they knew I was innocent— if they knew the truth —- they wouldn't be reacting to us that way. And knew that that was the purpose of this trial: to get to the truth of it. … I did my best to show them that I wasn't afraid, that no matter what, we must stick together as a family, to not lose hope and to have faith in God and what is right. … Our love would get us through this, and God would work out a miracle for us. … I can see where they might think I'm in a cult because I wear Metallica T-shirts and stuff like that, but I'm not into nothing like that. I couldn't kill an animal or a person.” Baldwin consistently delivers this sort of hypernormal spiel with the smile of the practiced prison scammer. Concerning Echols' highly incriminating answers to police questioning and incriminating testimony, Baldwin said: “They took what he said in innocence and twisted it on him, and they did it because he was Damien.” About a possible plea deal, he said, “I was not tempted. It was wrong. It was against everything I was brought up to believe in.” And in “Dark Spell,,” Baldwin described his first day in prison: “… My mantra is born: ‘I am tough.' I say that out loud. … The old man is looking at me again and smiling that dirty smile. I tell him he better get me some boxers that fit and do not play any games with me because I do not play … He says that I do not look like a killer to him. I tell him that is what I am in here for so he better not mess with me. I wasn't lying. … It works and he gets me some boxers that fit.” Thus did a 16-year-old kid establish his dominance over the first longtime inmate he encountered. As he said, “I never wanted to incur any disrespect or loss of respect.” Offered a romance novel, the connoisseur of horror movies and the heaviest of heavy metal offered a “by gosh” memory: “I can't read this stuff. A kid going through puberty? No. I didn't need to be reading that.” Early on, Baldwin refused a prescription of the antidepressant Zoloft from a Department of Corrections psychologist because “there wasn't anything wrong with me.” He already had decided that he would rather risk being placed in general population rather than the Diagnostic Unit or the Suicide Prevention Unit. He sup- posedly told prison officials, “I refused to be so doped up that I cannot even think about fighting for my freedom.” Baldwin claimed he did not allow himself to experience fear over the prospect of prison life. He told Leveritt: “I'd already experienced so much in my short little life —- so much bad — that I'd ceased to be afraid. And I'd ceased to be shocked.” One defining trait of psychopaths is the absence of fear. Explaining that he deferred going to school in prison, instead earning the respect of the guards and inmates on work details, he said, “As limited as my choices were, I wasn't going to make one that would reduce my chances around here.” After being beaten unconscious, he supposedly pulled a “Cool Hand Luke” and walked out of the infirmary with an untreated fractured skull and broken collarbone after regaining consciousness. After being robbed by a fellow inmate, Baldwin, again in “Dark Spell,” said, “So being the hothead that I was, I went into the dayroom and started kicking things over, like big stacks of plastic chairs. I yelled, ‘All right, you bitches, you're going to wake up!' I went over to the first rack and yelled ‘This is a shakedown!' Then I went to the second rack, and lo and behold, I saw a bunch of my stuff there. I said to the guy, ‘All right, you and I are going to the shower and we're going to fight.'” Thus stood revealed the hard man hidden in the waif with the ruddy cheeks. As for his relationship with Echols, it was reminiscent of two other devotees of the cult of the black raincoat, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris. The shooting spree of Klebold and Harris at Columbine High School in 1999 that left 13 dead and 20 injured was the culminating atrocity of a dynamic duo not unlike the unnatural bond of Baldwin and Echols. As the myth of the poor, persecuted trailer park “throwaway kids” persisted and grew in the West Memphis case, the Columbine killers have been portrayed as misunderstood, picked-upon teens who lashed out in frustration at their tormenters. In both cases, the killings were carefully planned by cold-blooded killers hoping to leave their mark upon the world. After the murder-suicides of Klebold and Harris, the often-ignored truth appeared in their writings — Eric Harris was a grandiose psychopath carrying out his fantasies of killing for pleasure while Dylan Klebold was a depressive with cripplingly low self-esteem who often fantasized about suicide. Harris was often described as intelligent, well-spoken and even “nice” — much like Baldwin. Harris was a cool customer able to slaughter acquaintances and classmates in a detached manner, taunting them as they begged for mercy. Similarly, Baldwin had no problem knifing, beating and drowning helpless children and then, a few hours later, dickering with a friend over music tapes. Meanwhile, Echols was exhibiting bizarre behavior and insane thought patterns. Back in 1992 and 1993 he was consistently diagnosed with various forms of depression, much like Klebold. Dave Cullen, in an excellent book on the Colorado case, “Columbine,” explained the Klebold-Harris pairing as a dyad, “murderous pairs who feed off each other,” citing such other similar pairs as Bonnie and Clyde, Leopold and Loeb and the Beltway snipers. Other well-known examples would be Fred and Rose West, the Hillside Stranglers, the Menendez brothers, Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate, etc. Cullen writes: “Because dyads account for only a fraction of mass murderers, little research has been conducted on them. We know that the partnerships tend to be asymmetrical. An angry, erratic depressive and a sadistic psychopath make a combustible pair. The psychopath is in control, of course, but the hotheaded side- kick can sustain his excitement leading up to the big kill.” If there ever was “an angry erratic depressive,” Damien Echols would be one. Consider the likelihood that Echols was never “the ringleader,” a role he clearly relished, but merely “the hotheaded sidekick” who kept his cool-headed little buddy on track toward a long-planned, very special evening in Robin Hood Hills. As Deanna Holcomb explained, Damien was too much of a coward to do the killing himself. In the May 5 attack, Echols exhorted Misskelley and Baldwin to beat their captives but it was Baldwin who pulled out his knife and began carving up Little Stevie and Chris. According to the only first-hand witness who has talked, it was not clear that Echols did more than beat, truss, sexually molest and drown the boys. Baldwin viciously mutilated two of them. 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Roaming Millennial joins us to discuss the week's events: the Senate healthcare bill's unveiling, Anita Sarkeesian v Sargon at VidCon, YouTube's "more than a refugee" propaganda, dashcam footage in the Philando Castile cases, Otto Warmbier's story, plus the apocalpytic Buzzfeed cringe to end all cringe.     Check out Roaming Millennial's new website: http://bit.ly/2t8Mcuf Subscribe to her channel: http://bit.ly/2t8BMuj Follow her on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2dUoN4I Support the show and help us make it better! Become a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/beautyandthebeta Make a one-time contribution on PayPal: http://www.paypal.me/beautyandthebeta Blonde's channel: http://bit.ly/23RrR3z Blonde's Twitter: http://bit.ly/2t41Wvc Matt's Twitter: http://bit.ly/2ib6eKr Email the show: beautyandthebeta@gmail.com Beauty & the Beta on demand: http://bit.ly/1TUcepj Listen on iTunes: http://apple.co/23YM9rM Listen on Google Play: http://bit.ly/2iFWOqD Listen on Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/1TUce8E Listen on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/1TlubhE Listen on Podbean: http://bit.ly/1TUcnJ8 MUSIC Don't Stop Believin' remix: https://youtu.be/ge0fXIiP4FY Bearing and SugarTits' cover of "Catch the Wind" http://bit.ly/2fu9qUO "Dog Park" written and performed by AENEAS: http://bit.ly/2sibPZ7 ITEMS REFERENCED Bill O'Reilly breaks down the Senate Healthcare bill: https://youtu.be/Qy-Y3HJNU_s Dave Cullen explains the Anita v Sargon incident: https://youtu.be/tGDE1BhwUtw Joey Salads asks Anita a question: http://bit.ly/2taDbR6 Sargon petitions VidCon founders to punish Anita for breaking the rules: https://youtu.be/hsZgkTZZiCk Anita discusses online harassment before the UN: https://youtu.be/V3m-bcaCVbM YT's #MoreThanARefugee video: https://youtu.be/Lxbdvo2vFwc Details on the F*nsbury P*rk incident: http://bit.ly/2taQpNU Details on the F*nsbury P*rk M*sque: http://bit.ly/2rR3nMC Today Show 6/22 broadcast: http://bit.ly/2tJCXO3 CNN tweet: http://bit.ly/2tLikRM Sussex police arrest thought criminal: http://bit.ly/2taHprX Sussex police diversity car: http://bit.ly/2taxVNw Otto Warmbier confession: https://youtu.be/gBM0TPG4WQk Otto Warmbier's roommate thinks he was framed: https://youtu.be/4w0gCyqkQ4U Huffington Post article blasts Warmbier for his white privilege: http://bit.ly/2tJqPN9 U Delaware professor says Warmbier got what he deserved: http://bit.ly/2taHVX1 Philando Castile dash footage: https://youtu.be/rfprJGiPViY Santa Clarita road rage explanation: http://lat.ms/2taPhtI Santa Clarita road rage footage: https://youtu.be/139JYhMiYLc Milo Trump tweet version: http://bit.ly/2tazCug Buzzfeed Ladylike artwork video: https://youtu.be/5y1_pgqTow8

It's a clip show-palooza this week, also known as an outtakes or "lost footage" episode! The 76th episode of How Was Your Week features all-new content from Julie, and things that you loved from past episodes as well as things you never heard from these wonderful guests! Therefore enjoy.... -PATTON OSWALT, who has things to say about THE GRADUATE! -CAROLE RADZIWILL, who tells us about Sonja Morgan's Little Edie impression! -EDDIE PEPITONE, who shares his ideas about a blue collar guy's acid trip! -NATE HARRIS, who reminisces with Julie about the time they watched a video about female ejaculation together! -SARA SCHAEFER, who has a disturbing story about an encounter with an actor whose work only children enjoy! -and DAVE CULLEN, who has pearls of wisdom to dispense about Columbine and beyond. Also in this episode, Julie discusses an ambiguous and unusual experience she had on the subway with a guy who may have been a pick-up artist, shares a story about an upsetting thing she learned about a self-help author way too late into her book, threatens ModCloth.com with something gross, ponders "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" and the politically incorrect thing all TLC stars have in common, and reviews Hope Springs. A fun episode for fans of the show both new and old!

On the first HWYW episode of spring, CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, humorist, author and brilliant expert on many important things including musical theater, MO ROCCA is here to discuss what you should and shouldn't say to celebrities that are famous for one thing, why Gypsy is the best musical, what kind of woman Mo looks like when he's in drag, and what Jerry Herman score he listened to on his Discman when he was jogging in Tokyo.  Then, DAVE CULLEN, author of the book Columbine, is here to talk to Julie about what we've established is one of the greatest non-fiction books published in a long time. It is an important conversation about a riveting book that will hopefully be more fascinating to you than it will just merely give you nightmares. Plus, Julie expresses: -Relief that a second season of Smash will exist -Disappointment in the New York Times for publishing an extensive essay about a gel manicure that indirectly references Nora Ephron -Indifference around the latest Burton-Depp collaboration that doesn't seem to be hurting anybody -And delight that Sean Young has been appearing in public wearing a neck brace. Also! What not to say to Richard Klein! A contest having to do with the March 29th live show in LA! And the enormity and scope of Jonah Hill's torso. A compelling and occasionally intense show, after what was not a great week, at least for me. I hope you love it!