00:00:00
/
00:00:00
 
Press Play to start audio

Connect with us

February 26, 2013

A Shotgun

From the Series: 
Gun Stories
Share

We hear from James Luria, who tells the story of a time when he was angry at his father, loaded a shotgun and considered shooting him. [Read an essay James wrote.]

Music: 

"Back to the Ground" by Jamie Cullen

Tagged with: 
Guns
and
Dad

You might also like…

EXPOSURE

We hear from an Olympus CEO turned whistleblower.

Share

Boston's Cocoanut Grove Fire: Unsolved After 70 Years

Dick speaks to a dancer who survived the fire at Boston’s Cocoanut Grove in 1942,the deadliest nightclub fire in American history.

Share

Talking To The MS-13

How a college professor from Southern California developed a relationship with the transnational criminal organization MS-13.

Share

On The Way Home

Two women greet returning U.S. soldiers at the Dallas/ Fort Worth airport.

Share

Vetting The Vice President

Guest host Phoebe Judge talks to GQ magazine contributing editor Jason Zengerle.

Share

Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi

The Burmese leader delivers her Nobel Peace Prize speech, and we share some of her words.

Share

Fraternity Brother Describes Hazing Abuse

[FROM THE ARCHIVES] Andrew Lohse waited for years to get into Dartmouth College and pledge to his grandfather’s fraternity. The humiliating and nauseating hazing he faced when he joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon shocked him.

Share

Cover Story For A Spy

Dick talks with Jeff Stein who  writes the Spy Talk blog in Washington, a city he says is rife with spies.

Share

A Young Mayor Of An Old City

Dick speaks with 23-year-old Mayor Alex Morse, who has been running Holyoke, Mass., for a year.

Share

The Librarian Of Zuccotti Park

Mandy Henk has made the long trek this fall from Indiana to lend her skills as a librarian for the library that’s been set up in Zuccotti Park, the center of the Occupy Wall Street protests in downtown Manhattan. 

Share

More from February 26, 2013 Show

News

A Pistol

Hal Stucker lived in New York City in the 1980's at a time when crime was rampant. After being mugged several times, he began to carry a pistol on the subway.

Share
News

A Rifle

Pete Heikes was given a rifle by his grandmother and through that he learned about her early days working a ranch in Texas. He plans to let his daughter shoot the rifle when she is older.

Share
News

Letters On Guns

Dick and producer Phoebe Judge read letters about gun owner Yang Li and his passionate defense of gun ownership.

Share
Arts & Culture

Ode To Escalators

A story from Roman Mars and Sam Greenspan of 99% Invisible.

Share

Daily Story Update

Get daily updates and special announcements about The Story.
 
Signup Now

Most Recent Stories

Where Are They Now?
Waving Man
Goodbye
The Opera Couple

Search all Stories

Produced by

WUNC North Carolina Public Radio 91.5 logo