"Jennifer Carlson is a sociologist reconfiguring our understanding of gun culture in the United States. Through ethnographic research with gun owners, educators, and sellers; law enforcement; and state licensing bodies, Carlson investigates the motivations and assumptions that drive gun culture."- MacArthur Foundation 

 She joined The Takeaway to discuss her work studying gun culture and gun violence, and what it was like to win the 2022 MacArthur Genius Prize.