Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust

Publisher:
Campside Media, Long Lead, PRX, The Trace

Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust

5.0/5

Critic Rating

Through a series of riveting, complex narratives, LONG SHADOW makes sense of what people know — and what they thought they knew — about the most pivotal moments in U.S. history, including Waco, Columbine, Y2K, 9/11, COVID-19, January 6, and beyond.  Hosted by Pulitzer-finalist historian, author, and journalist Garrett Graff, this Peabody-nominated podcast has been called “rigorous, authoritative, and an electrifying listen” by the Financial Times and honored as one of the year's best podcasts by The Atlantic, Audible, Mashable, and The Week. A winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award and the RFK Human Rights Journalism Award, it has also been honored w...


Critic Reviews

Score: 5

Hannah Verdier • The Guardian Apr 25, 2024

"Garrett Graff opens a rational discussion about the right to bear arms in the US....hearing Columbine witnesses cry at the memory of that day sharpens the debate."

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Score: 5

Keelin • Mentally? A Magpie. Apr 24, 2024

"This podcast is a stunning example of why long form, thorough journalism is important, and why despite my hesitancies, I am telling you about it now. In Guns We Trust gives a clear, and once again, near neutral accounting of how we went from one understanding to the next."

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