This episode features Veronica Mata, an educator and mother of Tess, whose life was tragically taken at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas in May 2022. She talks about Tess, her advocacy work with Lives Robbed, and Gloves for Tess, the non-profit her family started.

This episode features Ray & Diana Haneski, survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. They were joined off-mic by their therapy dog, River. They talk about their experiences, journeys through healing and how they brought River into their lives and the lives of those at MSD.

This episode features Sydney Chaffee, a Nationally Board Certified high school teacher in Boston, the 2017 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year and 2017 National Teacher of the Year, as well as a Teachers Unify Ambassador. She talks about her role as an educator, the work she’s done since becoming Teacher of the Year, why being a part of Teachers Unify To End Gun Violence is so important to her and more.

This episode features Kiki Leyba, Columbine teacher-survivor & Teachers Unify Ambassador. He shares his experience from April 20, 1999, the work he’s done in the survivor space and more.

This episode features Katherine White of Feel Good Action. She discusses National Preregistration Day, what educators can do to help get their students engaged and more.

This extended episode features Jack DiPrimio, a graduate student survivor from the Brown University shooting on Dec. 13, 2025. In a very raw & honest conversation recorded less than a month after the incident, Jack talks about his experience, the loss of a dear friend, navigating life as a survivor and why he is committed to making change in the gun violence prevention space.

This episode features Kate McCann, an educator & state legislator from Vermont. She talks about her experience as a high school math teacher, work she’s done in the legislature, what students & teachers can do to enact change and more.

This episode features Sofia Gonzalez, an educator & activist from Chicago. She talks about losing students to gang & gun violence, what brought her to education & navigating as an education activist. She shares an excerpt of an essay she recently had published, gives some suggestions for change, and more.