Bullet Points: A Podcast on Gun-related Violence and Worldwide Disarmament
by Sebastian Zuba
Gun violence is an issue facing the United States and particularly Generation Z. It’s also an issue that connects us with countries in similar situations around the world. Hosted by Sebastian Zuba, this podcast features interviews and discussions providing a deeper view into what’s happening here and abroad in the work of disarmament. Please email any questions or comments to bulletpointsinquiries@gmail.com
Interview with Lilly Adams, Outreach Consultant for the Union of Concerned Scientists Global Security Program, and founder of the Nuclear Voices project, dedicated to fostering collaboration between nuclear frontline communities and those who work on federal nuclear policy and arms control. This int…
Interview with Professor Gregory Magarian, Professor of law at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, with expertise in First and Second Amendment Constitutional law. Professor Magarian served as a judicial clerk for Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court and has been publish…
Interview with Dr. Caleb Ayuba, Senior Research Fellow at the Nigerian Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution in the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Ayuba received his PHD in Political Science from Bayero University and has published numerous research papers examining security, terror…
Interview with Dr. Bill Durston, President of Americans Against Gun Violence. Dr. Durston is a former Marine and emergency physician who served in the Vietnam War and founded Americans Against Gun Violence in 2016. Americans Against Gun Violence is an advocacy organization that organizes activism ca…
Interview with Daniel Prins, Director of Security Sector Reform at the United Nations, who has also served as Head of Disarmament of Conventional Arms, as well as Secretary-General of UN negotiations leading to the 2014 Arms Trade Treaty. This interview focuses on arms control from an international …
Interview with Margot Hirsch, President of the Smart Tech Challenges Foundation, a non-profit that funds research in smart firearms technology, who has presented on behalf of the industry and foundation in numerous national publications and interviews, including Forbes, Fortune, CNN, and Fox News. T…
Interview with Joseph Blocher, professor of law at Duke University and expert on Second Amendment Law. Dr. Blocher has authored articles for law journals across the country, and is the author of The Positive Second Amendment: Rights, Regulation, and the Future of Heller, a comprehensive analysis of …
Interview with Zack Brown, Policy Associate and Special Assistant to the President at Ploughshares Fund, a foundation dedicated to reducing and eliminating nuclear weapons. This interview touches on nuclear strategy, "Cold War" thinking, and the work of the Ploughshares fund.
Interview with Rhodes Scholar Dr. David Koplow, professor at Georgetown University Law School, expert in international and security law, and author of Non-Lethal Weapons: The Law and Policy of Revolutionary Technologies for the Military and Law Enforcement. This interview focuses on non-lethal weapo…
Interview with Matt Korda, Research Associate for the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists and author of the "Nuclear Notebook", whose work has been widely published in numerous major newspapers and magazines, including the Washington Post, Forbes, and CBC. This inter…
Interview with Derek Smith, researcher and expert on deterrence, PhD in International Relations (Oxford University), lawyer at Airbnb, and author of Deterring America, an exceptional and comprehensive analysis of international deterrence strategies. This interview covers topics such as North Korea's…
Interview with Professor Beatrice Heuser, Chair of International Relations at the University of Glasgow, well known for her work on the history of strategy and strategic studies, especially nuclear strategy, strategic theory and strategic culture, transatlantic relations and the foreign and defense …
Interview with Dr. Robert O'Connell, widely published military historian, former member of the U.S. Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Senior Analyst at the U.S. Army Intelligence Agency, and retired professor from the Naval Post Graduate School. This interview covers conceptual …
Interview with Fulbright Scholar Dr. Suzette Grillot, professor of International and Area Studies at the University of Oklahoma, specializing in International Relations, Global Security, Illicit Trafficking and American Foreign Policy, and the author of The international Arms Trade with Rachel Stohl…