In this episode of Guac’s Going On?, Joaquin Oliver’s voice leads listeners into the return of GUAC in Culver City, a play built from his story, his parents’ story, and the story of what happened at his school and continues to happen across America.

But GUAC is not framed as a quiet night of grief. It is raw, alive, creative, uncomfortable, and intentionally urgent. The episode invites listeners to see the play as more than theater. It is a confrontation with what this country accepts, what people avoid talking about, and what we choose to do after tragedy.

Joaquin calls people in, including friends, skeptics, and anyone who believes gun violence does not affect them. At its core, this episode is about voice, memory, action, and refusing to scroll past the pain or the truth.

GUAC returns to Culver City from April 28 to May 17. Come sit with the story, feel it, and be part of the conversation.

What does safety actually mean when there’s a gun in the house?

In this episode of Guac’s Going On?, Joaquin Oliver pushes back on one of the most repeated claims in American gun culture: that having a gun at home makes you safer. Instead of treating the issue like an abstract political debate, Joaquin brings it down to the real-life moments people do not talk about enough: the bad day that spirals, the fight that goes too far, the silent mental health struggle, and the child who finds what should never have been within reach.

This episode centers on a hard truth: many gun deaths in the United States are not random acts of crime by strangers but suicides and tragedies that happen much closer to home. Joaquin challenges the illusion of control that firearms can create and asks a more honest question: safer for who?

Sharp, intimate, and emotionally direct, this conversation reflects the core of Guac’s Going On? by confronting gun violence, public safety, mental health, and the irreversible consequences of a single moment. This is not just about policy. It is about pain, prevention, and what it means to give ourselves and each other one more chance to breathe.

Listen in, reflect deeply, and keep the conversation going.

In this episode of Guac’s Going On?, Guac takes aim at one of the most repeated arguments in the gun debate: if you're old enough to vote at 18, you're old enough to buy a gun.

He unpacks why that talking point may sound simple but falls apart under real scrutiny. From brain development and impulse control to alcohol laws, car rental limits, and insurance risk, Guac highlights the contradictions in how society defines maturity. He argues that this debate is not really about freedom or consistency but about profit, political influence, and expanding access at the expense of public safety.

This episode is a direct call to stop ignoring the pattern, stop hiding behind slogans, and start protecting lives.

Key themes
- Gun laws and age restrictions
- Brain development and maturity
- Public safety and school violence
- Politics, profit, and lobbying
- Protecting young people
- Freedom vs responsibility