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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What do mass shooters have in common?

    Mass shootings have plagued the United States for decades, and they've been called senseless acts of violence. Could Americans better understand why these events occur by looking at the commonalities between the majority of mass shooters?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Aug 5, 2019 • 1 min read

    Mass shootings have plagued the United States for decades, and they've been called senseless acts of violence. Could Americans better understand why these events occur by looking at the commonalities between the majority of mass shooters?

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    How is El Paso coping after weekend shooting?
    1. 0:00After tragedy in El Paso, how is the local community coping?
    2. 11:27What do mass shooters have in common?You’re reading this
    3. 20:49What does it take to prevent mass shootings?
    4. 30:19UC and state schools face class action lawsuits from students accused of committing sexual assault
    5. 39:33KCRW DJ Anne Litt's summer music picks
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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Rosalie Atkinson

      Associate producer

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      Jeffrey Swanson

      Duke University School of Medicine

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    How is El Paso coping after weekend shooting?
    1. 0:00After tragedy in El Paso, how is the local community coping?
    2. 11:27What do mass shooters have in common?You’re reading this
    3. 20:49What does it take to prevent mass shootings?
    4. 30:19UC and state schools face class action lawsuits from students accused of committing sexual assault
    5. 39:33KCRW DJ Anne Litt's summer music picks
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand