A Bonus Episode of Shadow and Light

Gun violence is often reduced to headlines, statistics, and soundbites. The Smoking Gun refuses that reduction.

In this bonus episode of Shadow and Light, host Keyari Page takes listeners on an immersive journey through the lived reality of losing someone to gun violence—not from the moment of the act, but from what follows: the knock at the door, the unanswered calls, the anger, the temptation of revenge, and the daily battle to keep living without becoming what caused the harm.

Produced by Keyari Page and Samir Graves (also known as BL A CK), the episode blends spoken word, original songs, and sound design to centre grief, memory, and restraint. It honours two loved ones who deserve justice, while acknowledging a truth many know too well: when a life is stolen, time keeps moving—and the mind struggles to keep up.

The episode culminates in a powerful mashup between Keyari’s spoken-word piece “Losing My—” and BL A CK’s original song “Losing My Mind,” merging voice, music, and memory into a single act of remembrance.

This is not a story about the killer. It is a story about the stolen.

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