‘Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down’ has impeccable timing
Political Theater, Episode 258
The new documentary from filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen, “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down,” comes out amid a nationwide debate about gun safety, the animating crusade of the former Arizona congresswoman, and as her husband, Sen. Mark Kelly, runs for reelection in a race that will be key in this year’s midterms. It also tells a good story and has a rockin’ soundtrack. West and Cohen talk about their film on the latest Political Theater podcast.
Show Notes:
- Ex-intern seeking House seat says facing gunfire cemented desire to serve
- Gun bill expands school safety spending beyond security
- Supreme Court bolsters right to carry handgun in public
- A handful of voters will decide Senate control in 2022
- Biden medal picks push partisan issues, and bipartisanship
- These 10 senators are most vulnerable six months from Election Day
- Democrats: Push to pressure Sinema won’t distract from Kelly’s 2022 Senate race
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Ready for Her Close-up
- ‘My Name Is Pauli Murray’ — portrait of an activist as a major influence
