Your Classical Companion
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

The American Way of Killing: Malcolm Gladwell Challenges the Gun Debate

Season 2026 Episode 8260 | 18m 30s

According to the CDC, 130 people on average are killed by guns in the U.S. every day, with twice that number shot and wounded. Yet, little progress has been made in preventing more tragedies. In his new book, Malcolm Gladwell argues that false narratives around guns have stalled meaningful safeguards. Gladwell joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss why it’s important to challenge our assumptions.

Extras
In Nepal, a team of wildlife experts begin an expedition following two tiger families.
Appraisal: 1927 Bartow Matteson Illustration
Get a sneak peek at a brand new season of NATURE on PBS.
Join Elmo and the Sesame Street gang on a once-in-a-lifetime African safari adventure.
The story of the dolphin reveals how intelligence evolved, step by step, over billions of years.
Appraisal: 1870 J.L. Stone Limestone Temperance Jug
See fabulous finds from ROADSHOW’s first season updated with today’s values!
Appraisal: Li'l Abner Tin Toy, ca. 1945
Appraisal: B. Harrison Presidential Rocker, ca. 1890
Appraisal: Albrecht Dürer Nemesis Engraving
Latest Episodes
All
  • All
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2026
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2025
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2024
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2023
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2022
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2021
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2020
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2019
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2018
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick; Simon Sebag Montefiore; Malcolm Gladwell
David Gibson; Fr. Thomas Reese; Ben Macintyre; Tony Plohetski
Ursula von der Leyen; Kevin Rudd; Tjada D'Oyen McKenna
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani; Mark Rutte; Alon Shaya
Margus Tsahkna; Tom Fletcher; Ivan Krastev
Zohran Mamdani; Pedro Sanchez; Sara Bareilles; Josh Alexander
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; Brian Stelter; Alex Jung
Nazhat Khan; Lonnie G. Bunch III; Francis Fukuyama
John Manley; Anthony Gardner; Jay Inslee; Jacob Weisberg
Michael Carpenter; Dexter Filkins; Jason Koebler