Bullet Points: A Podcast on Gun-related Violence and Worldwide Disarmament

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 interview focuses the Nuclear Voices project, and the ongoing underreported issues of nuclear exposure in veterans, indigenous, and other nuclear frontline communities throughout the USA and the world.

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 published widely in leading law journals. This Interview focuses on the NYSRPA v Bruen case currently before the Supreme Court, and it's relationship with the conflict between First and Second Amendment Interests.

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, terrorism, and disarmament efforts in Nigeria. This episode focuses on the SALW trade in Nigeria, civilian/military partnerships, and the local disarmament problems unique to Nigeria.

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 campaigns, contributes extensively to research and literature on gun violence, and is one of the most influential advocacy organizations in firearm legislation. This interview focuses on the work of Americans Against Gun Violence and the political landscape of American firearm legislation.

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 perspective, discussing the purpose and process of international agreements and legislation.

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. This interview is a general overview and analysis of the history and development of smart firearms technologies.

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 the history and interpretation of the second amendment. This interview focuses on the history and direct legal realities of the second amendment. 

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 weapons as an alternative to lethal force in the context of war and law enforcement, touching on specific historical examples of the uses of non-lethal weapons, law concerning non-lethal weapons, and potential future technological developments in non-lethal weapons.

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 interview covers the future of nuclear weaponry, nuclear strategies to ensure global safety, and the affect of the coronavirus pandemic on the world of nuclear arms.

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 use of nuclear weapons, conceptual and fundamental issues with deterrence theory, and the future of general deterrence strategies.

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 policies of Germany, France and Great Britain. Heuser's book The Bomb: Nuclear Weapons in Their Historical, Strategic, and Ethical Context explores military strategies surrounding nuclear weapons, which is the primary topic of the interview, covering topics from the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to the strategies behind deterrence and the effects of nuclear weapons

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 topics and relevant specific scenarios in the long history of arms proliferation and arms control, in an attempt to better understand modern and future relationships with weapons.

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, an overall exploration of both the legal and illegal trade in arms around the world. This interview covers topics on the history and current status of the international arms trade, ranging from the origins of arms control, to restrictions and ongoing trade today.