The Parkland Students, Four Years Later

<p><i>This episode contains detailed descriptions of a mass shooting that some listeners may find disturbing.</i></p><p>A trial is underway in Parkland, Fla., to determine the fate of the gunman who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.</p><p>The trial is expected to last for months, forcing people in Parkland to relive the pain of a day they have spent years trying to put behind them.</p><p>We look back at conversations with some of the survivors of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jack-healysmid=pc-thedaily">Jack Healy</a>, a national correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The rare trial of a gunman in a mass shooting has<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/us/parkland-shooting-trial-victims-families.html"> underscored how massacres shatter families and communities</a> over time.</li><li>As weeks of painful testimony and videos unfold to determine whether the Parkland gunman will face the death penalty, students who spoke out about gun violence<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/us/parkland-students-march-for-our-lives.html"> have encouraged engagement and changed the national debate</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>