Radio Gag - The Gays Against Guns Show

GAG Hosts: JOSH TJADEN, SARAH GERMAIN LILLY discuss Amy Coney Barrett - Confirmation hearing and views on gun violence prevention. Domestic Terrorism - The plot to kidnap Governors Gretchen Whitmer & Ralph Northum and incite a civil war. Honoring our 'Human Beings' - Remembering Brooklyn Smith, lost to gun violence. Active Shooter Drills - With schools reopening, GAG features the controversial practice. Voter Intimidation - The history surrounding attempts to intimidate voters by the GOP and how it's inspiring the Trump 2020 campaign. Queenz of the Night - Shout out to a renegade street activism crew.

Host Sarah Germain Lilly interviews Sing Out Louise! activists about their promote voting while they sing a special live performance. In Memoriam: 27-year-old James Upshaw, 32-year-old Juan Reveria and 33-year-old Shanya Johnson shot dead in Indianapolis.

Ti Cersley discusses gun laws in Connecticut with Jeremy Stein, from CT Against Gun Violence and conversation starters with gun owners. In Memoriam for Aerrion Burnett.

With the huge amount of guns everywhere in the U.S. what can we do as individuals to reduce the number of these deadly weapons? This week Paul Rowley chats with Dana Cotton in Florida who tells us about her recent experience trying to keep an Uzi belonging to her recently deceased uncle out of the hands of other family members. Plus In Memoriam for Giovanni Melton.

Host Sarah Germain Lily interviews faculty, students and parents about gun violence in schools. With an uptick of over 200% increase in gun deaths this summer, how are New Yorkers are preparing? Also, a special insight on the McCloskey couple in St. Louis who waved guns at protesters outside of their home.

We celebrate 2 years on air with a listen back to some of the special guests and features we found most moving from our archives - listen in and subscribe!

Ti Cersley discusses Kenosha,WI with Chris Patterson (Institute for Nonviolence Chicago) and Sara Knizhnik (Newtown Action Alliance) and how they have taken steps to unite communities and non violently stop the cycle of gun violence in Illinois. In Memoriam for Anthony Huber and Jospeh Rosenbaum.

We ask our activist buddies, "Where You At?" With all the insanity of 45's regime and the upcoming elections, activist groups are taking to the streets like never before. Gun violence is a huge intersectional issue, and touches every community, some far more than others as we know. We chat with our activist friends and ask them what they are currently working on. What issues, what campaigns, what's next, what is inspiring you, what should we know about?

Christy E. O’Connor of Art Hustle talks about “Thoughts and Prayers, Vacant Stares” an art exhibition that examines the impact guns have within our nation, as a symbol of power and freedom, or as an instrument to incite fear and cause harm. With host Paul Rowley and music by Sing Out Louise.

NY Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit to put an end to the National Rifle Association. NRA sashay away! Also, we talk about how GAG is working to disrupt the Iron Pipeline of gun trafficking. In memoriam: Raelynn Elise Craig, age 2, killed in Missouri. With hosts Joshua Tjaden and Sarah Germain Lily, and music by Sing Out Louise.

We explore the intersection of gun violence and sex trafficking, plus the narrative of “Black on Black crime.” Militarization of police against peaceful protestors. In Memoriam: Akeal Christopher, age 14, who was killed in Brooklyn in 2012. Interview with Tanesha Grant of Parents Supporting Parents NY and Moms United for Black Lives NYC. With Carolyn Dixon Of Where Do We Go From Here?, an organization that supports families who have lost loved ones to gun violence, GAG hosts Sarah Germain Lily and Virginia Vitzthum, and music Sing Out Louise.

We talk about the "iron pipeline" -- how guns are smuggled from states with weak gun laws across state lines to cities like NYC (and into the hands of criminals). In memoriam: Lamar J. Gibson, age 17, Harlem, NY.  With hosts Josh Tjaden and Tricia Cooke.

What’s behind the explosion of gun violence in New York and cities across the country leading to the tragic deaths of NYC youth and young children? Police and other experts give their explanations for the violence and the role of violence interrupters and community figures in deescalating violence. With guest Iesha Sekou of Street Corner. Radio GAG gives you the latest news on the American gun violence epidemic. Hosted by Sarah Germain Lilly and Mark Bloomberg

There's a relentless epidemic of violence in this country against transgender people, especially trans people of color, and an administration that is actively working to remove basic human rights for our trans siblings. We talk with Baltimore Safe Haven, an organization working to provide a higher quality of life for transgender people in Baltimore living in survival mode. With host Paul Rowley.

What accounts for the dramatic increase in gun violence this summer? A 911 dispatcher shares her thoughts as a first responder and working with police. In memoriam: Bree Black, age 27, a Black trans woman killed in Florida. With host Ti Cersley, and music by Sing Out Louise.

A special report from the Queer Liberation March for Black Lives and Against Police Brutality.   In memoriam: Brandon Hendricks, age 17, killed in the Bronx, NY.  With host Sarah Germain Lilly.

We read the names of people killed by police since Eric Garner's death in 2014. Weekend of shootings in Chicago.  Queer Liberation March. With GAGers Paul Rowley, Ti Cersley, and Jay W. Walker.

Let's celebrate the significant victories made in the Supreme Court to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination, keep immigrants in California safe from ICE, and restricting access to firearms by declining to hear cases regarding the scope of the Second Amendment. We are devastated by the murders of two Black trans women: Riah Milton, age 25, of Liberty Township, Ohio, and Dominique Rem'mie Fells, of Philadelphia. With host Paul Rowley.

We honor the 49 people killed in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in 2016.  With hosts Paul Rowley and Cathy Marino Thomas.

Jay W. Walker joins Sarah Germain Lilly in a conversation about white supremacist groups and so-called “second amendment” gun rights groups. Cathy Marino Thomas interviews Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on Covid-19, George Floyd, and extremists' threats. In memoriam: Ahmaud Arbery, age 25, who was killed in Glynn County, GA. With music by Sing Out Louise.