The Parkland Shooting: A Rallying Cry for Students

Coming up on today’s show:

• Since news of last week’s shooting broke, teenagers and students have been leading the charge in calling for stronger gun legislation. Ryan Deitsch and Jaylene Kennedy are two of those students. Deitschis a senior and student journalist at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and Kennedyis a senior and the class president of Coral Glades High School, which is about a 10 minute drive from Marjory Stoneman Douglas. They weigh in today on The Takeaway. 

• Trump Inc., the new podcast from WNYC and ProPublcia, seeks to untangle the intricate web of President Trump’s business dealings. Their latest episode looks at what was uncovered by Glenn Simpson of Fusion GPS.  Andrea Bernstein, senior editor for politics and policy for WNYC News and one of the hosts of the new podcast, shares her reporting. 

• Billy Graham, one of the nation’s most famous Evangelical preachers, died Wednesday at the age of 99. Graham was a leading religious figure, spreading his gospel around the country, and not just from the pew: He was a savvy media figure with TV and radio shows, and more than 30 books. Laurie Goodstein, national religion correspondent for The New York Times, remembers him today. 

• At least 250 civilians have been killed by pro-regime forces in an intense bombardment of an area controlled by rebels outside the Syrian capital of Damascus, according to monitors. Anne Barnard, Beirut bureau chief for The New York Times, brings us the latest on the situation in eastern Ghouta.

• As violence against Syrian civilians continues, one journalist give her perspective on what it means to be Syrian when your home comes apart at the seams. Alia Malek is a journalist and former human rights attorney who was born in the U.S. to Syrian parents. In 2011, she used her Syrian national identity card to move into a family home in Damascus.

• Men, what do you want to know about the #MeToo movement?Koa Beck, editor-in-chief of Jezebel, andJessica Bennett, gender editor at The New York Times,  respond to questions and thoughts from male listeners.

This episode is hosted by Todd Zwillich