Episode 470 • • 12:54 - 18:13
470: Civil Society
Clint Van Zandt, FBI Profiling, and Media Dramatization
NBC News featured ex-FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt to explain the psychology behind mass shootings. The hosts criticize the media for creating a "script" that links different shootings, such as those involving Gabby Giffords and the Aurora theater. They accuse Brian Williams and Van Zandt of dramatizing the events and potentially laying the groundwork for a government conspiracy narrative.