Episode 254: Bernie Goetz, Reagan and the Rebirth of White Rage w/ Heather Ann Thompson

Philip welcomes Heather Ann Thompson author of Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, The Bernie Goetz Shootings and the Rebirth of White Rage to the show. In their conversation they discuss how the pivotal Bernie Goetz shooting of four innocent Black teens alongside the conservative austerity and race baiting of the Reagan Presidency set the tone for the current climate of white rage. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip’s Drop: Future Home of the Living God – Louise Erdrich Heather Ann’s Drop: Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City – LaShawn Harris Special Guest: Heather Ann Thompson.