Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust
5.0/5
Critic Rating
When was the last time you felt good about the internet? Today’s online landscape is a harrowing one. People screaming at each other on social media. Violent videos going viral. Cyberbullying, racism, misogyny. Back in the day, the web gave power to the people, and going online could actually be fun. LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET retraces 30 years of web history — a tangle of GIFs, blogs, apps, and hashtags — to answer the bewildering question many ask when they go online today: “How did we get here?” It’s the story of mankind’s greatest invention, a tool that gave everyone acces...
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."
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."
