Shared Humanity

About Shared Humanity

Host Nelba Márquez-Greene talks to the humans behind the headlines of gun violence in a moment in history where all too often we focus on everything but our shared humanity.

Publisher

Yale School of Public Health

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2024

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

16 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Hospital-Based Violence Intervention

   In this episode of Shared Humanity: the humans behind the headlines, host Nelba Márquez-Greene is joined by Dr. James Dodington and Cecilio "Pepe" Vega from the hospital-based violence intervention program at Yale New Haven Hospital. They discuss what hospital-based violence intervention programs are, how cash assistance can make a difference for violence survivors, adequate housing as violence prevention, and partnering with the Yale School of Public Health.

2. 

   8 Jul 2026

   The Littlest Voices: Reporting on Gun Violence and Children

   In this episode of Shared Humanity: The Humans Behind the Headlines, host Nelba Márquez-Greene, Yale School of Public Health community scholar, is joined by John Woodrow Cox, an enterprise reporter at The Washington Post and the author of Children Under Fire: An American Crisis. They discuss elevating children's voices and building trust while reporting on gun violence.

3. 

   5 Jun 2026

   Firearm Injury Prevention at the Yale School of Public Health

   Season 2 of Shared Humanity: The humans behind the headlines, hosted by Yale School of Public Health community scholar Nelba Márquez-Greene, is here. This season will highlight people who have dedicated their work to gun violence prevention, starting with members of the Yale School of Public Health firearm injury prevention team: Kerri Raissian, MPA, PhD, Magdalena Cerda, DrPH, MPH '99, and Chris Morrison, MPH, PhD. They discuss the landscape of firearm injury prevention at Yale and across the country, building trust among impacted communities, and using science for good.

4. 

   8 Oct 2025

   School Nurses as Public Health Advocates

   Host Nelba Márquez-Greene, Yale School of Public Health Community Scholar, is joined by "The Relentless School Nurse," Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN. Cogan is in her 25th year as a school nurse in the Camden City School District in New Jersey. She discusses how her family experienced multiple mass shootings seven decades and multiple generations apart, the critical role of school nurses in public health, and the overlaps between COVID safety and gun safety in schools. Cogan also teaches the next generation of school nurses and is an inaugural member of Brady United's newest advocacy arm, This Is Our Lane. In her blog, "The Relentless School Nurse," she addresses critical issues, including firearm violence prevention, health equity, and school nursing advocacy.

5. 

   4 Aug 2025

   12: Honoring My Dad

   Six years ago this week, a young person radicalized by anti-immigrant rhetoric, armed with an AR-15, entered a Walmart in El Paso. He murdered 23 human beings, and he physically injured another 22. He changed the lives of millions. On that same day, Stephanie Melendez's parents had volunteered to take her eldest daughter shopping. Stephanie's dad, David Johnson, saved the lives of his wife and granddaughter. He was one of the 23 killed at the Walmart in El Paso on a random day in the United States. On today's episode of Shared Humanity: The Humans Behind the Headlines, Melendez remembers her father. She talks to host Nelba Márquez-Greene about how her family is doing in their "new regular" (with the help of a biker organization), coping with a mass tragedy motivated by hatred, and how she talks to her children about what happened. When asked how we can best honor her dad, Melendez said, "Just be kind and don't forget." Listen to their full conversation now wherever you get your podcasts. Link from this episode: https://guardiansofthechildren.com/ Learn more about Shared Humanity: https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity

6. 

   6 Jun 2025

   11: On Healing Trauma and Gun Violence

   Host Nelba Márquez-Greene interviews Dr. Bruce Perry about trauma's impact and shifting mental health to a public health model, revealing how early experiences shape long-term wellness.

7. 

   23 May 2025

   10: Uvalde, Activism, and Remembering

   Kimberly Mata-Rubio, president of Lives Robbed, shares with host Nelba Márquez-Greene her experience as a mother who lost a child in the Uvalde shooting, in this interview episode about activism and remembrance.

8. 

   16 Apr 2025

   09: What We Learned From the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention

   In this episode of Shared Humanity: The humans behind the headlines, host Nelba Márquez-Greene, Yale School of Public Health Community Scholar, is joined by the two former deputy directors of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Gregory Jackson and Rob Wilcox. They discuss the successes of the Office — we saw the biggest reduction in gun violence in U.S. history — and how those accomplishments can continue to be replicated, even after the Office’s closure. "We have the solutions that work," said Wilcox. "We just need to put them in place." Learn more about Shared Humanity: https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity Follow the Yale School of Public Health: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/yalesph.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yalesph/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YaleSPH/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/yalesph/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@yalesph TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yalesph

9. 

   11 Dec 2024

   08: Firearm Injury, Public Health, and Hope

   In this episode of Shared Humanity: The humans behind the headlines, host Nelba Márquez-Greene, is joined by Megan L. Ranney, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health. The two discuss firearm injury as a public health issue, partnerships between academia, survivors, and communities, and how they continue to find hope. The episode was recorded the week before the twelfth anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook School, where Márquez-Greene’s daughter, Ana Grace, 6, was one of 20 students and six administrators and teachers who were killed. Learn more about Yale School of Public Health’s firearm injury prevention work: sph.yale.edu/fip Sign up for our mailing list by reaching out to fip.ysph@yale.edu Learn more about Shared Humanity: sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity Follow the Yale School of Public Health: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yalesph/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YaleSPH/ X: https://twitter.com/YaleSPH TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yalesph LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/yalesph/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@yalesph #SharedHumanity #YaleSPH

10. 

    13 Nov 2024

    07: Somewhere in America - Gun Violence and Grief 20 Years Later

    Nelba Márquez-Greene is joined by gun violence survivor and advocate Tara Donnelly to discuss grief 20 years after losing her parents to a shooting and her efforts to prevent gun violence through advocacy and legislation.

11. 

    23 Oct 2024

    06: The Shooting at Mother Emanuel – One Survivor's Story

    In this episode of Shared Humanity: The humans behind the headlines, host Nelba Márquez-Greene, Yale School of Public Health Activist in Residence, is joined by Reverend Sharon Washington Risher. Reverend Risher was catapulted into the limelight after the Charleston, South Carolina shooting at the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015. Her beloved mother, Mrs. Ethel Lee Lance, was killed along with eight others – including two cousins and a childhood friend. Today she is a sought-after inspirational speaker, traveling across the country telling her personal experience of losing loved ones to gun violence, racism, and hate in America, as well as the path to forgiveness and an offering of hope for tomorrow. Her book, For Such A Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness After the Charleston Massacre, was released in 2019. Risher is a volunteer spokesperson for MOMS Demand Gun Sense and the Everytown Survivor Network, two of the largest grassroots advocacy groups for common-sense gun laws and reform in America. She is also a volunteer and Chairwoman of the Board of the Death Penalty Action Organization. Winner of the Bronze Film Festival Short Doc category- Best Short Film, “Quiet No More”, produced by Blue Chalk Media, tells Risher's story. Risher has published articles with the Washington Post, New York Times, and Oprah Daily, and has appeared on national news. Connect with Reverend Sharon Risher www.sharonrisherspeaks.com twitter@RisherRev Facebook, sharonrisherspeaks Learn more about Shared Humanity: https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity Follow the Yale School of Public Health: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yalesph/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YaleSPH/ X: https://twitter.com/YaleSPH TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yalesph LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/yalesph/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@yalesph

12. 

    18 Sept 2024

    05: Grieving Suicide in the Public Eye

    CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses suicide and may contain distressing content. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, help is available. Call, text, or chat 9-8-8 anywhere within the United States to reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. In this episode of Shared Humanity: The humans behind the headlines, host Nelba Márquez-Greene, Yale School of Public Health Activist in Residence, is joined by Kay Warren – author, speaker, and Bible teacher. Warren discusses grieving suicide in the public eye and how she keeps hope with the help of a hope box. Warren co-founded Saddleback Church with her husband, Rick Warren, in 1980 and served until Rick's retirement in 2022. After the death of her son Matthew, who lived with serious mental illness, she founded Saddleback's Hope for Mental Health Initiative and the Hope for Mental Health Community to support individuals and families. In 2019, she started BREATHE, a ministry for parents of children with serious mental illness, offering respite retreats for moms, online retreats and prayer calls for moms and dads, and webinars with leading mental health professionals. In 2024, Kay launched Hope for Brighter Tomorrows, a nonprofit supporting families affected by mental health challenges and equipping churches to assist them. She served on the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention board for 8 years and is active in mental health efforts in Orange County, CA. Kay authored several books, and has three children – Amy, Josh, and Matthew, and five grandchildren. Links from this episode: www.kaywarren.com (https://www.kaywarren.com/) https://x.com/kaywarren1?lang=en (https://x.com/kaywarren1?lang=en) https://www.instagram.com/kaywarren75/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/kaywarren75/?hl=en) Learn more about Shared Humanity: https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity Follow the Yale School of Public Health: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yalesph/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YaleSPH/ X: https://twitter.com/YaleSPH TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yalesph LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/yalesph/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@yalesph #SharedHumanity #YaleSPH

13. 

    28 Aug 2024

    04: Teaching After Tragedy

    You may have seen Abbey Clements share her story in one minute during the Freedom from Gun Violence segment at the DNC last week. Activist in Residence Nelba Márquez-Greene recently sat down with Clements for 45 minutes to discuss teaching after tragedy. Clements and Márquez-Greene share an inextricable link. Clements was a teacher at Sandy Hook School on December 14, 2012, where Márquez-Greene lost her daughter, Ana Grace. Since that fateful day, Clements, who has been an elementary teacher for 32 years, has been a gun violence prevention activist. Clements is the Executive Director and co-founder of Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence. She is also a strategic consultant on gun violence issues for the American Federation of Teachers and a member of the Brady Pac National Advisory Council. During this episode, Clements talks about her activism, survivor’s guilt, and what it’s like to discuss all of this in front of a mom who lost a child. Links from this episode: teachersunify.org (http://teachersunify.org/) Learn more about Shared Humanity: https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity Follow the Yale School of Public Health: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yalesph/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YaleSPH/ X: https://twitter.com/YaleSPH TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yalesph LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/yalesph/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@yalesph #SharedHumanity #YaleSPH

14. 

    17 Jul 2024

    Shared Humanity 03: The Mass Shooting That Never Made the News

    Celeste Robinson Fulcher is a mother, wife, and retired federal employee specializing in veteran services. She and her family lived in West Haven in 2013 when her daughter Erika Robinson was killed in a mass shooting in New Haven. Since that time, Celeste has committed to honoring her daughter’s life, her own, and sharing support for other moms and families who are impacted by gun violence. Her influence can also be felt as one of the four founding mothers who helped build the New Haven Botanical Garden Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence – a place of hope and healing we all should visit. Links from this episode: New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence Learn more about Shared Humanity: https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity Follow the Yale School of Public Health: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yalesph/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YaleSPH/ X: https://twitter.com/YaleSPH TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yalesph LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/yalesph/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@yalesph

15. 

    12 Jun 2024

    02: Kristin Song on Safe Storage and What Will Never Be Quieted

    Kristin Song became a gun safety activist after her 15-year-old son Ethan was killed with an unsecured gun in his best friend's house. In the second episode of our Shared Humanity: The humans behind the headlines podcast and video series, our activist in residence Nelba Márquez-Greene talks to Song about safe storage and how the unjust loss of a child changes life forever. Song’s unifying approach in Connecticut resulted in the passing of Ethan's Law with overwhelming bipartisan support. The law requires all guns to be secured if a child or unauthorized person can gain access. Now Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, and Maryland have passed child access prevention laws and Song is currently working with six other states to pass Ethan’s Law. Links from this episode: SongStrong.org Learn more about Shared Humanity: https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity (https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity) Follow the Yale School of Public Health: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yalesph/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YaleSPH/ X: https://twitter.com/YaleSPH TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yalesph LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/yalesph/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@yalesph #SharedHumanity #YaleSPH

16. 

    8 May 2024

    01: Sybrina Fulton on Empowering Mothers Who Have Lost Children to Gun Violence

    In this first episode of Shared Humanity: the humans behind the headlines, host Nelba Márquez-Greene, Yale School of Public Health Activist in Residence, is joined by author, activist, and mother of Trayvon Martin, Sybrina Fulton. As Mother’s Day nears, the two speak about what loss is like more than ten years later, how their community supports them, and Circle of Mothers, an organization founded by Fulton through the Trayvon Martin Foundation. Links from this episode: Circle of Mothers: https://www.circleofmothers.org/ Trayvon Martin Foundation: https://www.trayvonmartinfoundation.org (https://www.trayvonmartinfoundation.org/) Learn more about Shared Humanity: https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity (https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity) Follow the Yale School of Public Health: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yalesph/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YaleSPH/ X: https://twitter.com/YaleSPH TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yalesph LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/yalesph/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@yalesph

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

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0

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