The '90s, Bullying, and a Prank Gone Wrong, with Gina Tron

About this episode

Gina Tron discusses her memoir 'Suspect' and her experiences growing up as an outsider in a small town.

Gina Tron discusses "Suspect," her recent memoir about her childhood growing up as an outsider in a small Vermont town and the bad teenage joke that led everyone to think she was planning to be a school shooter. Recorded Feb 20, 2025 Follow Culturally Determined (still) on Twitter @CulturallyDet LINKS Gina's book,"Suspect" https://www.ginatron.net/suspect/ Gina's website https://www.ginatron.net Follow Gina on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ginatron.bsky.social Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Aryeh

Guest: Gina Tron

Topics covered

• bullying
• memoir
• childhood
• outsider
• school shooting

Keywords

• Vermont
• teenage joke

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Suspect

Books & works: Bullying, and a Prank Gone Wrong, Suspect

Places: Vermont

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