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The Scramble: So Wait, What Should You Do in a Terrorist Attack?

Steven L. Shepard
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Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs
Police train for an active shooter situation. But what should civilians do?

Officials in France and the United States are celebrating the actions of three brave passengers aboard a train who thwarted an attack. Did these passengers do what you're supposed to do in that situation? This hour, we hear from a retired FBI special agent who will tell us how bystanders should respond to violence.

Former President Jimmy Carter shared updates on his cancer diagnosis last week, leaving many supporters and critics with their jaws dropped. His frank and forthright detail about life and death stood apart from the way many former presidents (and people) talk about such a serious diagnosis.

Also, science fiction's acclaimed Hugo Awards were handed out this weekend... well, some of them were. In response to a "culture war," voters decided to give five awards to "No Winner." And no, "No Winner" is not a clever pseudonym for a humble author. We explain what happened in this puppy eat puppy world.

GUESTS:

  • Lizzie Miles - Hosted the first Death Cafe in the United States in 2012
  • Kenneth Gray - Coordinator of National Security Studies Program at the University of New Haven’s Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences
  • Arthur Chu - Freelance columnist who’s been published in Salon and The Daily Beast  

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Colin McEnroe, Betsy Kaplan, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.

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