Podcast appearances and mentions of seamus mcgraw

In this 91st episode of The Avrum Rosensweig Show, we dive into the compelling work of Seamus McGraw, author of "The Rise of the American Mass Shooter." McGraw explores the complex landscape of gun violence in America, examining the societal, psychological, and cultural factors that contribute to this tragic phenomenon. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of the nuances surrounding this issue, he sheds light on the motivations behind these violent acts and the broader implications for our communities. Join us as we unpack McGraw's insights and discuss how we can better understand and address this pressing concern.   This episode is sponsored by The Professional Centre. Learn more about sharing offices at www.theprofessionalcentre.com  

Howard Hawk Willis began his criminal career later in life, but he never seemed to let that slow him down. SOURCES:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59416199/adam-ray-chrismerHoward Hawk Willis Article by Seamus McGraw for TruTV Crime Libraryhttps://casetext.com/case/state-v-willis-391Access ad-free episodes, bonus content, and get all of the 11:59 Media Podcast library!Access hours of extra content each week, exclusive merch, and early access to new podcasts.Visit https://1159plus.com

Seamus McGraw is the author of a few books, including the critically acclaimed The End of Country: Dispatches from the Frack Zone, The Rise of the American Mass Shooterand the forthcoming Betting the Farm on a Drought: Stories from the Front Line of Climate change, due in April 2015 from The University of Texas Press.Seamus has been a regular contributor to many publications, incuding the New York Times, Huffington Post, Playboy, Popular Mechanics, Reader's Digest, The Forward, Spin, Stuff, and Radar, and has appeared on Fox Latino. He has received the Freedom of Information Award from the Associated Press Managing Editors, the Golden Quill Award, as well as honors from the Casey Foundation and the Society of Professional Journalists.https://seamusmcgraw.com

The notion that a good guy with a gun will stop a bad guy with a gun hasn't stopped the continued wave of mass shootings. Seamus McGraw joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the pattern of American mass gun violence – from the 1966 massacre at the University of Texas at Austin to today. His book is “From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter.” This episode originally aired on May 24, 2021.

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Sandy Hook Elementary. Las Vegas. Pulse nightclub. Virginia Tech. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Sometimes it seems as though time is measured by the distance between mass shootings. But how did we get here? In this week’s episode, correspondent Agueda Pacheco Flores talks with journalist Seamus McGraw about his book From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter, which chronicles the answer to that question. He shares how the first mass shooting took place from atop the University of Texas tower in 1966, unleashing a new reality: the fear that any of us may be targeted by a killer. Addressing individual cases, he explores how we as a nation have become desensitized to the shock and pain, allowing political statements guaranteeing inaction to go unchecked. McGraw asks us to confront our obsession with the shooters—and explores the isolation, narcissism, and sense of victimhood that fan their obsessions. Drawing on the experiences of survivors and first responders, as well as the knowledge of mental health experts, he challenges our notion of the “good guy with a gun,” the idolization of guns (including his own), and the reliability of traumatized memory. Ultimately, McGraw invites us to remember that we can make a change. Don’t miss this urgent and timely conversation—and stay in the know about what’s happening in this moment at Town Hall Seattle. Seamus McGraw is a journalist and frequent contributor to the New York Times op-ed page, as well as to the Huffington Post, Playboy, Popular Mechanics, and Fox Latino. He is the author of Country: Dispatches from the Frack Zone, Betting the Farm on a Drought: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change, and A Thirsty Land: The Fight for Water in Texas. Agueda Pacheco Flores is a journalist in Seattle with a focus on Latinx culture and Mexican American identity. She was previously an arts and culture writer at Crosscut where she enjoyed writing about Chicano galleries, Cumbia in the Pacific Northwest as well as shining a light on emerging Latinx artists. Originally from Queretaro, Mexico, Pacheco Flores is inspired by her own bicultural upbringing as an undocumented immigrant and proud Washingtonian. Buy the Book: https://bookshop.org/books/from-a-taller-tower-the-rise-of-the-american-mass-shooter/9781477317181  Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here. 

Sandy Hook Elementary. Las Vegas. Pulse nightclub. Virginia Tech. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Sometimes it seems as though time is measured by the distance between mass shootings. But how did we get here? In this week’s episode, correspondent Agueda Pacheco Flores talks with journalist Seamus McGraw about his book From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter, which chronicles the answer to that question. He shares how the first mass shooting took place from atop the University of Texas tower in 1966, unleashing a new reality: the fear that any of us may be targeted by a killer. Addressing individual cases, he explores how we as a nation have become desensitized to the shock and pain, allowing political statements guaranteeing inaction to go unchecked. McGraw asks us to confront our obsession with the shooters—and explores the isolation, narcissism, and sense of victimhood that fan their obsessions. Drawing on the experiences of survivors and first responders, as well as the knowledge of mental health experts, he challenges our notion of the “good guy with a gun,” the idolization of guns (including his own), and the reliability of traumatized memory. Ultimately, McGraw invites us to remember that we can make a change. Don’t miss this urgent and timely conversation—and stay in the know about what’s happening in this moment at Town Hall Seattle. Seamus McGraw is a journalist and frequent contributor to the New York Times op-ed page, as well as to the Huffington Post, Playboy, Popular Mechanics, and Fox Latino. He is the author of Country: Dispatches from the Frack Zone, Betting the Farm on a Drought: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change, and A Thirsty Land: The Fight for Water in Texas. Agueda Pacheco Flores is a journalist in Seattle with a focus on Latinx culture and Mexican American identity. She was previously an arts and culture writer at Crosscut where she enjoyed writing about Chicano galleries, Cumbia in the Pacific Northwest as well as shining a light on emerging Latinx artists. Originally from Queretaro, Mexico, Pacheco Flores is inspired by her own bicultural upbringing as an undocumented immigrant and proud Washingtonian. Buy the Book: https://bookshop.org/books/from-a-taller-tower-the-rise-of-the-american-mass-shooter/9781477317181  Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here. 

The notion that a good guy with a gun will stop a bad guy with a gun hasn’t stopped the continued wave of mass shootings. Seamus McGraw joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the pattern of American mass gun violence – from the 1966 massacre at the University of Texas at Austin to today. His book is “From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter.”

We, as a nation, have become desensitized to the shock and pain in the wake of mass shootings. In the bottomless silence between gunshots, as political stalemate ensures inaction, the killing continues; the dying continues. From a Taller Tower attends to the silence that has left us empty in the aftermath of these atrocities. Veteran journalist Seamus McGraw chronicles the rise of the mass shooter to dismantle the myths we have constructed around the murderers and ourselves. In 1966, America's first mass shooter, from atop the University of Texas tower, unleashed a new reality: the fear that any of us may be targeted by a killer, and the complicity we bear in granting these murderers the fame or infamy they crave. Addressing individual cases in the epidemic that began in Austin, From a Taller Tower bluntly confronts our obsession with the shooters--and explores the isolation, narcissism, and sense of victimhood that fan their obsessions. Drawing on the experiences of survivors and first responders as well as the knowledge of mental health experts, McGraw challenges the notion of the "good guy with a gun," the idolization of guns (including his own), and the reliability of traumatized memory. Yet in this terrible history, McGraw reminds us of the humanity that can stop the killing and the dying. McGraw is in conversation with Mark and Susan Orfanos. _______________________________________________   Produced by Maddie Gobbo, Lance Morgan, & Michael Kowaleski Theme: "I Love All My Friends," an unreleased demo by Fragile Gang. Visit https://www.skylightbooks.com/event for future offerings from the Skylight Books Events team.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been over 147 mass shootings in America this year.* These mass shootings account for only a tiny percentage of the United State's gun deaths, but nevertheless tend to dominate our news cycles. Two contradictory situations have developed overtime: while many have argued that Americans have become desensitized to the horror of mass shootings, many media scholars have also pointed out the US fascination with mass shooters themselves. How have Americans become accustomed to these continued killings? What myths have been built up around these murderers, around firearms, and about ourselves? To attempt to answer those questions, veteran journalist Seamus McGraw joins hosts Kelly and JJ to discuss his newest book, From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter. In his book, Seamus details how mass shooters have developed from the 1966 University of Texas massacre to the 2017 Mandalay Bay massacre in Las Vegas--and how our rhetoric to "explain" them has developed along with them. *the Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as when four or more people have been shot or killed, not including the shooter.Mentioned in this podcast:From a Taller Tower: the Rise of the American Mass Shooter (University of Texas Press)The terrible numbers that grow with each mass shooting (the Washington Post)Here's Why You Can Shut Out the Shock of Mass Shootings (Time)What America keeps getting wrong about mass shooters (Slate)Help support the podcast and Brady's mission by clicking here!For more information on Brady, follow us on social media @Bradybuzz or visit our website at bradyunited.org.Full transcripts and bibliographies of this episode are available at bradyunited.org/podcast.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” CurbySpecial thanks to Hogan Lovells for their long-standing legal support ℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and BradySupport the show (https://www.bradyunited.org/donate)Support the show (https://www.bradyunited.org/donate)

Journalist Seamus McGraw on his new book "From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter" from University of Texas Press. https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/mcgraw-from-a-taller-tower

Kay Sybers hated going to the doctor. According to her husband, Bill Sybers, Kay hated going to the doctor so much that she refused to get medical treatment for her ongoing chest pain. The morning of May 30,1991, Kay woke up in pain. Bill, who was a pathologist and medical examiner, attempted to draw blood from Kay’s arm so that he might figure out what was wrong. But he couldn’t get any blood. He then left for work, and Kay died later that morning. But how did she die, exactly? Had Bill really been trying to draw blood? Or had he injected her with a deadly poison? Then Kristin tells us about a murder that haunted a small Washington town for nearly 30 years. Mandy Stavik was home from her freshman year of college for Thanksgiving break of 1989. She went for a five-mile jog with her dog, Kyra, as she often did, but she never came back. Mandy’s mom immediately panicked. She called everyone she knew. People searched and searched for Mandy. Three days later, a detective found Mandy’s body in the Nooksack River. It took decades to solve the crime.  And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.In this episode, Kristin pulled from:An episode of 48 Hours, titled, “Mandy Stavik: The Case No One Could Forget”An episode of 20/20, titled, “30 years searching” “Here’s what we learned from the defense attorney on day one of the Bass Trial,” by the Bellingham Herald on YouTube“Here’s what we learned from the prosecuting attorney on day one of the Bass Trial,” by the Bellingham Herald on YouTubeIn this episode, Brandi pulled from:“Dr. Bill Sybers, Florida doctor accused of murdering his wife” by Seamus McGraw, The Crime Library“Evidence Embalmed” by Jonathon King, The Sun Sentinel“Medical examiner: He didn’t kill wife, did botch autopsy” Associated Press, Ocala Star Banner“Facing retrial, state drops murder case” Associated Press, The Herald “TribuneFormer Bay medical examiner Dr. Sybers dies of lung cancer” by News Herald Staff, The Panama City News HeraldYOU’RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We’d offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you’ll get 19+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90’s style chat room!  

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Pizzagate is a wildly stupid, debunked consipracy theory. It goes a little something like this: There’s a pizza place in Washington DC! They have a child sex ring in the basement!! Hilary Clinton and a bunch of other politicians go there to abuse kids!!!!  There’s not an ounce of truth to this story, but that didn’t stop a bunch of right wing fringe “news” outlets from running it. As a result, people believed it. And one man decided to take action. Then Brandi tells us an infuriating story about a dorm fire at Seton Hall. It was the wee hours of the morning in January of 2000, when the fire alarm went off in Boland Hall. Smoke filled the dormitory. Students tried to get to safety, but they’d never had a fire drill. The dorm wasn’t equipped with sprinklers. The smoke was so thick that it blinded them. The fire was traumatizing. Three students died. Fifty-eight were injured. And it all started thanks to a prank.  And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “How the bizarre conspiracy theory behind pizzagate was spread,” by Craig Silverman for Buzzfeed “Pizzagate Gunman Sentenced to Four Years in Prison,” by Merrit Kennedy for NPR “The Comet Ping Pong Gunman Answers Our Reporter’s Questions,” by Adam Goldman for the New York Times “Comet Pizza Gunman Pleads Guilty to Local and Federal Charges” Washington Post The Affidavit in Support of the Criminal Complaint (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/US_v_Welch_Affidavit_in_Support_of_Criminal_Complaint.pdf) “Is Comet Ping Pong Pizzeria Home to a Child Abuse Ring Led by Hillary Clinton?” by Kim Lacapria for Snopes.com “Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal,” by Amanda Robb for Rolling Stone In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Seton Hall: The Worst Dormitory Fire In The US” by Seamus McGraw, The Crime Library “Seton Hall dorm fire: A look at where some of the key people are today” by Alex Napoliello, NJ.com (http://nj.com) “3 Killed in Fire at Seton Hall; Dozens of Students Are Hurt” by Dan Barry, The New York Times “Sean M. Ryan v. New Jersey State Parole Board”http://justia.com “Boland Hall Fire” wikipedia.org

Brandi starts us off with a wrongful conviction story unlike any we’ve ever covered. When Scott Hornoff was put on trial for the murder of Victoria Cushman, he had every conceivable advantage. The prosecution didn’t rely on junk science. There were no faulty eye witnesses. He had good legal representation. He was a police officer. He is white. But that didn’t stop the jury from finding against him.  Then Kristin tells us about the infamous chocolate candy murders. Back in the late 1800’s, a married woman named Cordelia Botkin met a married man named John Preston Dunning. Cordelia was immediately smitten. John was hot, smart, a great writer, and an all-around good time. The two immediately struck up an affair. After a few years, John broke the news that he was leaving Cordelia. He wanted to go back to his candy-loving wife. Cordelia decided to stop him. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “The heinous crimes of Cordelia Botkin,” by Heather Monroe on medium.com “Murder by mail: The story of San Francisco’s most infamous female prisoner,” by Katie Dowd for the San Francisco Chronicle “Candy from a stranger: The Cordelia Botkin Case of 1898,” by Thomas Duke in 1910, posted on historicalcrimedetective.com “Cordelia Botkin” entry on Wikipedia “Mrs. Cordelia Botkin pleads with her judges for her life,” Dec. 23, 1898, The San Francisco Call In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Tangled Up in Blue: The Scott Hornoff Story” by Seamus McGraw, The Crime Library “Jeffrey Scott Hornoff’s Murder Conviction Is Exposed As A Sham When The Real Killer Confesses” by Hans Sherrer, Justice Denied “Killer's confession frees convicted man” by The Associated Press “State v. Hornoff”http://casetext.com  

We’re launching a Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lgtcpodcast) ! You can support the show by joining the district, appellate, or the SUPREME COURT! Either, way, we guarantee you’ll be as happy as a juvenile bigfoot prancing through the woods. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming: Shirley Kopitske was concerned. It had been days since she’d heard from her adult son, Glenn. When she drove to his house to check on him, she discovered a horrifying scene. Glenn was dead, and had been for some time. An investigation would reveal that he’d been shot and stabbed. Initially, investigators weren’t sure who would commit such a heinous crime. But months went by, and a bold, unashamed suspect emerged. He blabbed his motive all over town. But when his trial rolled around, he changed his tune. Then, Emily Doe woke up in a hospital room with pine needles in her hair and blood on her hands and elbows. She had bruises on her body. Her underwear was missing. She remembered going to a party at Stanford University with her sister the night before, but after that, her memory went blank. Weeks later, she was at work when she came across an article about her attack. She learned that two Swedish exchange students were biking through campus when they spotted a man and woman behind a dumpster. It didn’t take them long to realize that the man was thrusting on top of an unconscious woman. They yelled at him. He ran, but they caught him and pinned him to the ground. Emily’s attacker was 19-year-old Brock Turner. And since this is apparently sooo important, you should probably know that he was a great swimmer. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.   In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “People v. Turner,” wikipedia “Brock Turner Wanted Only Outercourse, Lawyer Argues in Appeal,” by Daniel Victor for The New York Times Victim impact statement (https://www.sccgov.org/sites/da/newsroom/newsreleases/Documents/B-Turner%20VIS.pdf) “Father of student convicted of rape: Steep price for ‘20 minutes of action,” by Alexandra Samuels for USA Today “Brock Turner’s mommy calls cops as protesters swarm house,” by Lindsay Putnam for the New York Post “Brock Turner case goes to jury,” by Sue Dremann for the Palo Alto Weekly “Stanford swimmer denies alleged rape in police report,” by Elena Kadvany for the Palo Alto Weekly In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Gary Hirte and the Perfect Murder” by Seamus McGraw, The Crime Library “All-American Thrill Killer” by Seamus McGraw, Stuff Magazine “Murder of Glenn Kopitske” wikipedia.org      

If you try to imagine what a dystopian future would look like, you might conjure up aliens invading Earth, or robots overpowering humans. But according to author Seamus McGraw, the problems of the future are more down-to-earth than some may imagine. In his book, “A Thirsty Land: The Making Of An American Water Crisis,” McGraw writes about how water scarcity in Texas could turn into a crisis that affects all Americans. And it could happen sooner rather than later.

Subtitle of the new book by Seamus McGraw is Making of the American Water Crisis. McGraw turns his curiosity and storytelling skills to focus on Texas, where he says every aspect of water use, issues, needs and potentials are in play.          From a state he says is more like an Empire, where multiple desert climates overlay multiple aquifers, where water use planning and water rights laws still work in a form of frontier justice - what can we learn about how diverse interests might cooperate to equitably manage what all parties need? Water is life, but can people work out ways to share it?         Left Bank Books, STL's premier independent bookseller, will host Seamus McDaniel on May 1 for a reading and book-signing. A Thirsty Land (2018) comes from University of Texas Press. Music: Cadillac Desert performed live at KDHX by William Tyler THANKS to Dan Waterman and Andy Coco, engineering this edition of Earthworms. Related Earthworms Conversations: Water Issues - Meddling, Muddling, Advocacy (Dec 2017) Mississippi River Infrastructure Investment Plan (April 2017)  

About the book: The award-winning author of The End of Country: Dispatches from the Frack Zone offers a lively, thought-provoking overview of climate change from the perspectives of people who are dealing with it on the ground.

Seamus McGraw, author of The End of Country.

McGraw's nonfiction book, The End of Country, examines his native northeastern Pennsylvania and the conflict between area residents and gas companies that arose after the discovery that the land holds some of the world's richest natural gas deposits.