Ep. 8: Where Do We Go From Here? Charlie Kirk, Violence & the Future of Discourse

In this **special edition** episode, Caitlin and Katie process the assassination of Charlie Kirk and its aftermath, dissecting the conversations happening in real time on social media and in the news, and navigating our way out of what feels like our country's modern rock bottom.

Sources:

“An Open Letter to Anyone Who Will Read It” – Caitlin Bagley, Cate.GPT Substack

https://categpt.substack.com/p/an-open-letter-to-anyone-who-will

“Charlie Kirk was Practicing Politics the Right Way” – Ezra Klein, The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination-fear-politics.html

“Stop Acting Like This is Normal” – Ezra Klein, The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/opinion/trump-senate-democrats-shutdown.html?searchResultPosition=9

“Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Revisions” – Matt Bernstein, A Bit Fruity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unXhfSyk9h8&t=3377s

“Charlie Kirk: In His Own Words” – @sharonsaysso, Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/p/DOhRnNDAXpr/?img_index=1

“The Reaction is Asymmetrical,” - Anne Helen Peterson, Culture Study Substack

https://substack.com/home/post/p-173467662

Charlie Kirk Once Pushed a 'Secular Worldview.' Now He's Fighting to Make America Christian Again.” - by Mike Hixenbaugh and Allan Smith, NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/charlie-kirk-turning-point-donald-trump-christian-nationalism-rcna156565

Christians Against Christian Nationalism, https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/statement

On Charlie Kirk’s Debate Style - @the.elder.millennial.mom, Threads https://www.threads.com/@the.elder.millennial.mom/post/DOqibgqjaMJ?xmt=AQF0U0uBS5HKzzP9hVwJV0OyNbFQX69erZOqM4R5_jimjw&slof=1

“The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.” - Karen Attiah, The Golden Hour Substack https://substack.com/@karenattiah/p-173531760

“Study: 14 Million Lives Could Be Lost Due to Trump Aid Cuts” - Jonathan Lambert, NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/07/01/nx-s1-5452513/trump-usaid-foreign-aid-deaths

“The Real ‘Political Violence’ in America” – Taylor Lorenz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k__vlLU6gqk

“How Russia Harvested American Rage to Reshape U.S. Politics” – Nicholas Confessore and Daisuke Wakabayashi

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/technology/russia-election-facebook-ads-rage.html