Best Columbine 1999 Podcasts (2024)

1
Generation Lockdown 1:08:10

29d ago1:08:10

1:08:10

Raised on active shooter and lockdown drills, Gen Z has endured an onslaught of violence — and emerged inspiring a wave of activism, a powerful gun safety movement, and hope.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
A Good Guy with a Gun 48:46

1M ago48:46

48:46

Easy to handle and easy to conceal, handguns went boom in the 2000s, the same moment when many Americans — falsely and tragically — began to equate guns with safety.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
The Right to Bear AR-15s 48:54

2M ago48:54

48:54

After a devastating, now largely forgotten, mass-shooting prompted lawmakers to take aim at assault weapons in the 1990s, their ban backfired — and caused gun sales to explode.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
The Hardliners 46:23

2M ago46:23

46:23

In the 1980s, a pair of intimidating NRA leaders recast the organization in their own imposing images as the group went on an all-out offensive against gun regulations.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
Shall Not Be Infringed 33:40

2M ago33:40

33:40

The Second Amendment may have begun as a Constitutional afterthought, but a late 20th-century ideological shift caused some to view it as a sacred right in the name of self defense.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
A Uniquely American Problem 41:04

3M ago41:04

41:04

Mass shootings have plagued the U.S. for generations. But in 1999, when shots rang out in a suburban Denver school, it was different. What changed? Everything.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
Introducing Creating A Con: The Story of Bitconned | 1 14:34

3M ago14:34

14:34

Meet Ray Trapani: a kid from New York who became one of the 21st Century’s most prolific con artists. In this sneak peek of Creating a Con: The Story of Bitconned, his best friend goes inside Ray’s mind to learn why he dreamed of being a criminal and how he had a knack for exploiting the exploitable. From a prescription pad hustle to cashing in on …

1
Trailer: In Guns We Trust 3:30

3M ago3:30

3:30

This season host Garrett Graff, in collaboration with The Trace, recounts how a very specific, carefully manufactured fear has driven explosive demand for guns across the U.S. It’s the history of how firearms went from being an ordinary part of rural American life to a menacing element in modern society — and the epidemic of gun violence that’s com…

1
January 6: Day of the Rope 56:06

1y ago56:06

56:06

Emboldened by COVID lockdown protests and fighting Black Lives Matter demonstrators, far-right extremists and white power groups prepare to overthrow the government on Jan. 6… or a later date.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
MAGA: American Carnage 51:17

1y ago51:17

51:17

After Trump’s election, far-right extremism explodes, and internet racism boils over into the real world. From Charleston to Charlottesville to Christchurch, experts warn of a race war.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
The Bundys: A Call to Arms 44:24

1y ago44:24

44:24

When the government seizes Cliven Bundy’s cattle over unpaid grazing fees, militias like the Three Percenters and the Oath Keepers—which are later at 1/6—aid a standoff on his ranch.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
Info War: From the Fringe to Fox News 44:16

1y ago44:16

44:16

Using conspiracy theories and anger to amass enormous audiences in the 1990s, Rush Limbaugh and Bill Cooper pave the way for Fox News to mainstream far-right outrage.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
Oklahoma City: Sic Semper Tyrannis 40:49

1y ago40:49

40:49

Experts claimed 1995’s Oklahoma City bombing was a lone-wolf event, but Timothy McVeigh’s act of retribution for the Waco siege, shows how domestic extremism has evolved.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
Ruby Ridge: The Revolution Begins 57:01

1y ago57:01

57:01

The government lays siege to Ruby Ridge, Idaho, where Randy Weaver and his family are hiding out in the shadow of a growing white supremacist movement, a year before Waco.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
Waco: The Spark 39:10

1y ago39:10

39:10

Out of the flames of a tragic government mishap—the 1993 siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas—the modern far-right movement is born.By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
Trailer: Long Shadow: Rise of the American Far Right 2:58

1y ago2:58

2:58

The Ruby Ridge raid, the Waco siege at the Branch Davidian compound, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Jan. 6 insurrection… they are all explosive moments in recent U.S. history. But connect the dots between these—and other—seemingly disparate, violent events, and you’ll answer some of the most existential questions facing the U.S. today: How did Amer…

1
Long Lead Presents: The Depths She'll Reach 1:58

2+ y ago1:58

1:58

Out now from Long Lead, The Depths She’ll Reach, the story of how Alenka Artnik emerged from mental health struggles to become one of the world’s most elite athletes. A multimedia feature by Xan Rice and Daan Verhoeven, produced by Long Lead. https://onjustonebreath.com/By Long Lead & PRX & The Trace & Campside Media

1
How do we move on from 9/11? 52:59

3y ago52:59

52:59

When we think about 9/11, we often only think of the tremendous loss of life on that day. But what we sometimes forget about are those who made it; the thousands of people who survived the attacks, but have had to carry it with them every day since. Firefighter Jay Jonas and Port Authority Police Officer Will Jimeno were in the Twin Towers on Septe…

1
What was the Saudi connection to 9/11? 30:22

3y ago30:22

30:22

Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia, which was also the home of al-Qaeda’s leader, Osama Bin Laden. In the days after September 11, dozens of his friends, family members and business associates left the U.S. on secret flights bound for The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. That has led to questions that four presidents have avoided an…

1
Who was the 20th hijacker? 39:28

3y ago39:28

39:28

Immediately after 9/11, investigators began piecing together the plot. In the flight manifests, they discovered a pattern: A team of five terrorists hijacked every plane that day, except for one. United Airlines Flight 93 had only four hijackers. Investigators believed one person was missing from that group. Who was the 20th hijacker — if there eve…

1
Could 9/11 have been stopped before it happened? 46:26

3y ago46:26

46:26

Before 9/11, FBI Special Agent John O’Neill kept setting off alarms about the emerging terrorist organization al-Qaeda and their mysterious leader Osama Bin Laden. As a result of his warnings the FBI knew terrorists were planning a big attack and the CIA even had eyes on two of the eventual hijackers prior to the attacks. So what went wrong? Why di…

1
Was there a “fifth plane” on 9/11? 34:24

3y ago34:24

34:24

After the first two hijackings, the nation’s air traffic controllers quickly and efficiently grounded thousands of planes flying to and over the continental United States. Their quick thinking is said to have potentially saved countless lives. But what if another plane was meant to be hijacked that day, and never made it off the ground? What if the…

1
Who issued the order to shoot down Flight 93? 39:38

3y ago39:38

39:38

With the Capitol under attack, the President on Air Force One, and the Defense Secretary missing, Vice President Dick Cheney was the most powerful man in the country on the morning of 9/11. From a bunker beneath the White House, he gave fighter pilots flying above the Capitol permission to shoot down hijacked commercial planes. But did Cheney actua…

1
What was the target of United Airlines Flight 93? 27:58

3y ago27:58

27:58

Every defense mechanism the U.S. government had on 9/11 failed except for one: the passengers and crew aboard United Airlines Flight 93. They were on the final plane to be hijacked that day and heard reports of the attacks from loved ones on the ground. Then they rallied to stop the terrorist plot. But where was the plane headed before it crashed? …

1
Why weren’t more people rescued from the Twin Towers? 45:41

3y ago45:41

45:41

After both towers of the World Trade Center were hit on September 11, 2001, first responders coordinated the largest emergency response in New York City’s history. But their heroism at Ground Zero was hampered by institutional bureaucracy and ultimately undone by decisions made decades earlier, when the Twin Towers were built. So why did these icon…

1
Trailer: Long Shadow: 9/11's Lingering Questions 2:28

3y ago2:28

2:28

Many of us watched the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 unfold right before our eyes. In the years since, law enforcement, congressional inquiries and the press have successfully uncovered more about what happened that day. But now on the 20th Anniversary of the attacks, many mysteries remain. Hosted by bestselling author and reporter Garr…

1
Marathon | 10 33:35

3y ago33:35

33:35

We’ve heard a lot of stories from this group about when they were young and back in high school. Now we hear about adult life. What is it like to date a survivor of gun violence? We hear a bit of their dark humor and feel the bond that has lasted through relationships, marriages, heartbreaks and life changes. Amy reflects on how this podcast has he…

1
Bonus: Greg 13:40

3y ago13:40

13:40

Amy reconnects with a high school friend who grew up with Greg Barnes and delights in telling stories about his childhood antics. Landon explains how Greg still inspires him today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

1
The Fourteenth | 9 27:00

3y ago27:00

27:00

Greg Barnes was a star athlete, model student and beloved by friends and family. He brought pride and excitement to Columbine, the Littleton community and Colorado as a rising basketball star in the state. Greg witnessed Dave Sanders get shot and was one of the students who tried to save him. Shortly after the one-year anniversary of the massacre, …

1
Safe Space | 8 56:30

3y ago56:30

56:30

Mass shootings have become terrifyingly commonplace. There’s one almost every day. They often trigger PTSD. But Parkland was particularly difficult for Amy. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher, Kim Krawczyk goes on the record with Amy, in an unfiltered interview, to address the Broward County Public Schools' failures, the need for a more r…

1
Bonus: Pulse 14:26

3y ago14:26

14:26

Columbine had a ripple effect across the country to how law enforcement responded to and engaged with an active shooter. One first responder, Officer Omar Delgado, who was first on the scene at the 2016 Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting, explains to Amy what training can’t teach you when you’re confronted with an active shooter. See Privacy Policy a…

1
Evacuate, Evade, Defend | 7 59:08

3y ago59:08

59:08

Kate Battan was the newest member of the investigative team in Jefferson County but that didn’t stop her boss from handing her the Columbine case. The eyes of the country, the victims and other law enforcement were all on her. Amy finally has the opportunity to ask Kate about the rumored hit list. Then Amy confronts AJ DeAndrea, one of the first re…

1
What are you doing today? | 6 53:03

3y ago53:03

53:03

Addiction, suicide, jail, financial ruin. Those are just some of the problems that two of Amy’s nearest and dearest confronted after Columbine. Two fellow survivors, Zack Rissmiller and Zach Cartaya give Amy a detailed account of their experience on April 20th, 1999. Then they candidly talk about the repercussions of the trauma they experienced tha…

1
Martians Landing | 5 47:03

3y ago47:03

47:03

Quantico comes to Columbine when Mary Ellen O’Toole arrives in Littleton nearly a year after the massacre. The perpetrators knew they would die on Judgement Day so they left videos to explain their actions. Mary Ellen O’Toole was the FBI profiler who analyzed those tapes and shares her impressions with Amy. Then Amy talks with best-selling Columbin…

1
My Girls | 4 56:06

3y ago56:06

56:06

Amy brings together her old basketball team for this first time since high school. Her teammates recount good times. And they talk about the hero who saved so many of them on April 20, Dave Sanders. Then we meet Coach Sanders’ daughters, Coni Sanders. Her sense of humor belies a deep hurt over the loss of her father. Coni recalls the frantic day th…

1
We Are | 3 48:12

3y ago48:12

48:12

Amy takes us inside Columbine High School twenty-one years later. She finds the spot where she hid as the shooting started. She reconnects with her principal, Frank DeAngelis. We learn what he had to sacrifice in his personal life in order to be there for “his kids.” Then teacher Tom Tonelli, a current Columbine history teacher and coach, whose ten…

1
Annihilation Game | 2 35:46

3y ago35:46

35:46

How does a school lunch with friends outside end with paramedics dodging gunfire in an attempt to pull your paralyzed body out of a war zone? Sean Graves shares his encounter with the Columbine killers on “Judgment Day.” The idea that anyone would try to kill him, let alone two fellow students was such a foreign idea that Sean actually went towards…

1
Rebel | 1 40:41

3y ago40:41

40:41

Amy Over shares her experience as a high school senior, enjoying lunch in the cafeteria at Columbine High school on April 20, 1999, when two classmates went on a mission to kill as many students and faculty as they could. The Columbine massacre remains forever etched into the minds of Americans as the ground zero for the day parents stopped assumin…

1
Introducing Confronting: Columbine 3:05

3y ago3:05

3:05

Confronting: Columbine is hosted by Amy Over, a Columbine survivor who is still living with its aftermath and raising her own children in its shadow. Amy, through her own experience and by speaking with survivors, investigators, classmates, reporters on the scene and other important voices brings a first-person account of the physical, emotional an…

1
Bonus: Love and Grief 7:21

5y ago7:21

7:21

This bonus episode is a further conversation between Kim and David Kessler, an expert in grief who contributed to Episode 10. Binge early and ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/confronting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri…

1
Bonus: A Dialogue about Domestic Violence 7:34

5y ago7:34

7:34

In this bonus episode, Kim has a conversation about domestic violence with lawyer, author, and clinical therapist Robin Sax. Binge early and ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/confronting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv…

1
Bonus: The Defense’s Defense 14:27

5y ago14:27

14:27

In this bonus episode, Kim speaks with the defense team's private investigator, Patrick McKenna. Binge early and ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/confronting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N…

1
Love Must Be Witnessed | 10 42:20

5y ago42:20

42:20

In the tenth episode of Confronting we focus on grief and reflection. The Goldmans have carried grief with them every day for the last 25 years and in this episode Kim talks to grief expert David Kessler. Kim shares with David how she’s dealt with the loss of her brother and how she has been able to move forward while still holding on to his memory…

1
Living in Violence | 9 49:58

5y ago49:58

49:58

Enough is enough. Celebrities have always been held to a different standard of the law. In this story, that fact holds true. Simpson was able to skirt the law, even after his track record of his abuse and battery of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown. On this episode of Confronting, Kim explores the difficult and complex subject of domestic violence. Kim sp…

1
What's Your Son Worth? | 8 49:16

5y ago49:16

49:16

The Goldmans didn’t get justice during the criminal trial, but the family had a second chance by filing a civil case against Simpson for the wrongful death of Ron. This time, it wouldn’t be “the People vs. Orenthal James Simpson”, it would be the Goldman’s name on the lawsuit. Kim speaks with Dan Petrocelli, the Goldman’s attorney for the lesser-kn…

1
Bonus: Entertaining the Jury 3:44

5y ago3:44

3:44

The jury in the Trial of the Century was sequestered for almost 9 months, longer than any jury before and since. But what did the jurors do when they weren’t in the jury box. In this bonus episode, jurors David Aldana and Lionel Cryer describe some of the ways the jurors were kept entertained when they weren't in the courtroom. Binge early and ad f…

1
We The Jury | 7 54:44

5y ago54:44

54:44

When the Trial of the Century began, twelve jurors and twelve alternates stepped into the Los Angeles County Court House to perform their civic duty. What they couldn’t have expected was that over the next nine months, they would be sequestered from public life and essentially have their entire lives put on pause. After all those months of testimon…

1
Camp OJ | 5 37:23

5y ago37:23

37:23

O.J. Simpson’s murder trial was broadcast in its entirety on television, and millions of Americans watched. The story was controversial, sensational, absurd, and the world became invested in the outcome. In this episode Kim explores the media circus with Dan Abrams and Shoreen Maghame – the “Trial of the Century” launched both of their careers. Hun…

1
Ready or Not | 4 45:50

5y ago45:50

45:50

In Episode 4, Kim goes back to the courthouse where her brother’s trial took place for the first time in 20 years. Kim sits down with former Assistant District Attorney Bill Hodgman and prosecutor Chris Darden, who both fought and failed to find justice for Kim’s brother. Kim presses to understand what went wrong with the prosecution’s case and lea…

1
Brentwood | 3 41:20

5y ago41:20

41:20

Witness testimony was a pivotal element of this trial. Some witnesses went from bystanders to household names. Fame was garnered and careers were launched during the Trial of the Century. 25 years later, Kim sits down with two of Nicole Brown Simpson’s neighbors from Brentwood, the Los Angeles neighborhood where the murders occurred. Kato Kaelin an…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Columbine 1999 Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide