"Are Guns Bad: Power, Privilege, and Politics" with Matthew Yoder--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP30

"In 2020, with all the civil unrest, we reached a tipping point of there being more guns than people." 

In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk all things guns with  Mennonite pastor, adrenaline junkie, and "aspiring pacifist" Matthew Yoder.  We discuss how the stories we tell ourselves about power, privilege, and politics all affect gun sales. This is a lengthy episode that is only part one of a two-part series. In part two, we dive deeper into the gun problem in America. How can we bridge the liberal/conservative divide in order to save lives?

Resources: 

"Unlocking Us" episode: Brene Brown with Beto O'Rourke on guns in America:

https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brave-leadership/

"Unlocking Us" episode: Brene Brown with Anand Giridharadas part 1 of 2 on the importance of persuasion:

https://brenebrown.com/podcast/the-persuaders-part-1-of-2/

Two great episodes from "Living Myth" featuring Michael Meade on guns and gun violence:

https://www.mosaicvoices.org/episode-225-backfire-the-strange-origins-of-guns-and-gun-culture

https://www.mosaicvoices.org/episode-282-standing-at-the-river-of-sorrow

For what I'm referring to when I say 'spiritual', see the work of Michael Meade, Richard Rohr and especially Walter Wink. Wink's "The Powers that Be" is a great introduction:

https://www.amazon.com/Powers-That-Be-Theology-Millennium/dp/0385487525#:~:text=The%20Powers%20That%20Be%20reclaims,light%20of%20our%20modern%20experience.

For the preparedness-minded among us, this video lists minimum essential equipment that everyone living in a society with a gun problem like ours should carry with them at all times, and excellent instruction on how to use it. I carry