Have you ever thought about what it’s like to get shot?
For eight months, reporters Amber Hunt of the Cincinnati Enquirer and Elizabeth Van Brocklin of The Trace traveled the country talking to people who know the answer too well. Their backgrounds and circumstances stories all vary, but they share one defining truth: Each had their lives changed by the path of a bullet.
Aftermath tells the stories of nine of America’s hundreds of thousands of gunshot survivors. The podcast debuts on May 22, with new episodes appearing every Tuesday.

Guests include Shari Runner, President of the Chicago Urban League; four youth activists at the March for Our Lives; and Kris Brown, co-president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The host for this episode is Don Cravins, Jr., Senior Vice President for Policy and Executive Director of the Washington Bureau.

FRONTLINE goes inside the politics of America’s gun debate. Veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk investigates the NRA, its political evolution and influence, and how it has consistently succeeded in defeating new gun control legislation.