'The Gun Machine' Ep. 8: Accounting for the true cost of gun violence

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November 23, 2023

Ep. 8: The Leftovers: How do you account for the true cost of gun violence? — Illustration by Diego Mallo

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This final episode features a conversation about what it means to survive a shooting. And, host Alain Stephens discusses the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and how the federal government can better support survivors.

This segment aired on November 23, 2023.

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