Misplaced Rage: Fear and Fury with Heather Ann Thompson
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
03/24/26
•38m
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How did a New York City subway shooting in 1984 normalize white rage and create a media ecosystem that celebrates greed? Join me as I sit down with historian Heather Ann Thompson to discuss her latest book, Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage. Tune in to learn about what happened that December day in 1984, how the media helped create an alternative narrative, how one mother refused to let her son be turned into a villain, and how the shooting influenced our current political moment.
To learn more about Dr. Thompson's incredible scholarship, visit her website here.
To purchase a copy of the book, check out my affiliate shop on bookshop.org here.
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