In Other Words
In Other Words is a podcast about how we know what we know—and why it matters. The stories we inherit, the systems we trust, and the “truths” we repeat are rarely as simple as they seem. Most have been shaped, spun, and repackaged until the lines between fact and narrative blur.
This show peels back those layers. Each episode looks at the assumptions beneath our politics, history, and culture, tracing how they took shape and what they leave out.
In other words, come unlearn with us.
In Other Words
(bonus episode) I refuse to offer thoughts and prayers
On September 10th, 2025, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University. Within minutes, conservative media began framing his death as proof that the left is violent and intolerant of free speech. But what if the deeper story isn’t about who pulled the trigger, but about the culture that made the bullet possible?
In this episode, we examine the irony and hypocrisy surrounding Kirk’s death. We look at Utah’s politics, where Republican lawmakers have blocked gun reforms for decades. We revisit Kirk’s own rhetoric, including his claim that “some deaths are necessary” to preserve the Second Amendment. We explore the transformation of flawed figures into martyrs, and how outrage is manufactured and weaponized.
This isn’t a story about celebrating a death. It’s a story about how violence becomes theater, how martyrdom becomes strategy, and how selective outrage exposes the true cost of America’s obsession with guns.