Ep 74. Mom saves radicalized son from ending his life

About this episode

The episode discusses the dangers of online radicalization and the efforts to prevent youth violence through real-world experiences.

Guest : Dana Grueser, mother . As someone who nearly lost my son to online radicalization by 764 & NVE, I spotlight dangers caused by addictive, unrestrained tech & help others prioritize real world experiences. Guest : Allizandra Herberhold , LMSW, works with radicalized, at-risk, and violent teens and young adults to prevent mass shootings and counter violent extremism. * Ep 69. Going viral in extremist communities . Our last podcast about TCC and online radicalization is being reposted and critiqued by members of the True Crime Community. * Ep 60. Inside the True Crime Community (TCC) that grooms teens into school shooters . The last 7 school shooters were all connected with the same online group that shares violent gore content, fan art idolizing prior school shooters, and encourages members to commit real-world violence * Ep 57. TCC, gore videos, groypers, and online radicalization * 112 TCC-radicalized students identified by police in Jakarta, Indonesia * Kids are watching a 2002 indie film about school shooters David Riedman , PhD is the creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database , Chief Data Officer at a global risk management firm , and a tenure-track professor. Listen…

People in this episode

Host: David Riedman

Guests: Dana Grueser, Allizandra Herberhold

Topics covered

• online radicalization
• mental health
• youth violence
• technology addiction
• preventing extremism

Keywords

• radicalization
• mental health
• youth violence
• extremism
• technology addiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: K-12 School Shooting Database, Freakonomics Radio, New England Journal of Medicine

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