Aimed At Us: Podcast by youth for youth

In this episode, we sit down with the Executive Director of NMPGV for an inside look at how they've led the charge for common-sense gun safety in New Mexico. She shares the personal and powerful story of bringing people together to craft and pass critical laws. It's a real conversation about community, persistence, and what it actually takes to make a difference and build safer future for...

In this episode, we sit down with  Alex Uballez , former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico. He provides a firsthand look at the complexities of the justice system, from the challenges of prosecuting high-level crime to the essential need for diversion programs. Uballez discusses the balance between holding the state’s most dangerous offenders accountable while creating paths to rehabili...

En este episodio de Aimed At Us, un exmiembro de una pandilla reflexiona sobre la vida que dejó atrás: las calles, las lealtades y las decisiones que alguna vez lo definieron. Comparte el verdadero costo de dejar atrás ese mundo que aún lo persigue y explica por qué cambiar de rumbo no es un suceso puntual, sino una decisión diaria. Este episodio explora la rendición de cuentas, la supervivencia y...

It started as just another afternoon at home until Eunice watched her uncle pull into the driveway and change everything. In a matter of seconds, her father was gone, and her family was fractured by a betrayal no one saw coming. This week, Eunice joins us to talk through the reality of that day, the nightmare of the trail that followed, and what it's actually like to try and move forward when...

In this episode of Aimed At Us, a former gang member looks back at the life he walked away from the streets, the loyalties, and the choices that once defined him. He shares what it truly costs to leave that world behind, that still follows him, and why changing direction isn't a moment, but a daily decision. This episode explores accountability, survival, and the quiet strength it takes to bui...

We sit down with a woman who tells the story of losing her brother to gun violence and how that loss reshaped her life and fractured her family forever.

Born and raised in the hood, she grew up surrounded by loss, struggle, and memories of people who never made it out. In this episode, she reflects on the friends and family she's lost along the way and surviving changed in her. Now, as she prepares to leave for college, she carries her past with her, determined to break the cycle and honor those she lost by choosing a different future.

In this episode, a young woman opens up about her past life in gangs, drugs, and gun violence, and how those choices shaped her teenage years. Despite the chaos, she graduated high school at just 16, showing her natural intelligence and determination. She shares how becoming a mother to two children gave her the push to turn her life around. With the support of Young Adult Court, she is now buildi...

In this episode, a man recounts being shot by a rival car club at just 15 years old, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Years later, he came face-to-face with his shooter, who chillingly told him he was only alive by luck and threatened to kill him if they crossed paths again. Despite the trauma and his doctor’s grim prediction that he’d never lift more than ten pounds, he refused to give...

In this episode, a trauma surgeon from New Mexico shares his remarkable journey of becoming a doctor after surviving a brain tumor. He talks about the challenges he faced along the way and how they shaped his dedication to saving lives. Working daily in the trauma room, he opens up about the overwhelming number of gun violence victims he treats. His story is one of resilience, service, and a call...