Last week, graphic footage from the assassination of Charlie Kirk went viral online.

The 31-year-old conservative political activist was speaking at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University when he was shot in front of thousands of onlookers. Within moments, distressing, close-up videos of the incident began circulating widely, flooding social media feeds.

Today we chat to Dr. Rachael Sharman to discuss the fallout of the Charlie Kirk assassination and the psychological impacts of young people's exposure to violent content online.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Guest: Dr. Rachael Sharman, Senior lecturer and researcher in psychology at the University of the Sunshine Coast
Producer: Orla Maher

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