Cody Dalton Eyre, a 20-year-old Alaskan Native, was having a mental health crisis on Christmas Eve, 2017 when his mother called 911 for help. So why did police officers end up shooting and killing him? Writer Wudan Yan and Longreads' Editor In Chief Mike Dang&nbsp;discuss the reporting of Anyone's Son, published this week on Longreads.

Anyone's Son: A Family's Quest For Justice

Head of Audience Catherine Cusick, Contributing Editor Aaron Gilbreath, Essays Editor Sari Botton, and The Rumpus Editor-in-Chief Marisa Siegel share what they've been reading and working on this week.&nbsp; This week: [5:06] “This is small talk purgatory': what Tinder taught me about love.” (CJ Hauser, December 7, 2019, The Guardian) [12:56] “Spines of the Finwomen.” (Lidia Yuknavitch, October 31, 2019, The Rumpus) [20:50] Aaron’s Music Corner Produced by Longreads and Charts &amp; Leisure.

Connecting Online and Loving Malformations

Longreads Founder Mark Armstrong speaks with award winning writer, entrepreneur, and activist Jonathan Mooney, author of the book Normal Sucks, about ways in which we can reorient how we think about diversity in education and how to reframe demoralizing systems of learning that aren't working for differently abled children. This episode is a production of Longreads and Charts &amp; Leisure, produced by Mike Rugnetta with help from Mark Armstrong and Jason Oberholtzer. Hosted by Catherine Cusick. Mixed by Michael Simonelli. Longreads' theme music is written and performed by Brian Donohoe.

Normal Sucks: A Conversation with Jonathan Mooney

Head of Audience Catherine Cusick, Head of Fact-Checking Matt Giles, and Freelance Writer Nick Chrastil share what they've been reading and working on. This week: [1:01] “Your Honor, Can I Tell The Whole Story?” (Nick Chrastil, December 2019, The Atavist and  The Lens) [19:36] “Inside Wayne LaPierre’s Battle for the N.R.A.” (Danny Hakim, December 18, 2019, The New York Times Magazine)  Produced by Longreads and Charts &amp; Leisure.