{"podcast":{"title":"New Books in Communications","slug":"new-books-in-communications-408774","podcast_index_feed_id":408774,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LIT1384621729","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/communications/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/1bb7b7f6-ef86-11e8-9a06-37c6ac8354be/image/6fbb3983a600dfcc86187dba32db8e5b.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":1910,"summary":"This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T10:18:31.762101+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-communications-408774"},"episode":{"title":"Heather Ann Thompson, \"Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage\" (Pantheon, 2026)","slug":"heather-ann-thompson-fear-and-fury-the-reagan-eighties-the-bernie-goetz-shootings-and-the-rebirth-of-white-rage-pantheon-2026","published_at":"2026-05-18T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-communications-408774/heather-ann-thompson-fear-and-fury-the-reagan-eighties-the-bernie-goetz-shootings-and-the-rebirth-of-white-rage-pantheon-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-communications-408774","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK2295568532.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK2295568532.mp3","summary":"Historian Heather Ann Thompson’s Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage (Pantheon, 2026) recounts the 1984 New York City subway shooting in which Bernhard Goetz shot four Black teenagers—Darrell Cabey, Barry Allen, Troy Canty, and James Ramseur—and became both a fugitive and, later, a celebrated vigilante figure for many Americans frustrated by the social and economic tensions of the Reagan era. The book examines how media outlets like Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post and later Fox News fueled public fear and anger, transforming Goetz into a hero while casting his victims as villains. Using archival materials and legal records, Thompson revisits the shooting’s lasting impact and argues that it marked a pivotal moment in modern American politics, media, and racial attitudes. Dr. N'Kosi Oates is a curator. He earned his Ph.D. in Africana Studies from Brown University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications","meta_description":"Historian Heather Ann Thompson’s Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage (Pantheon, 2026) recounts…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3569,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-communications-408774/episodes/heather-ann-thompson-fear-and-fury-the-reagan-eighties-the-bernie-goetz-shootings-and-the-rebirth-of-white-rage-pantheon-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-communications-408774/heather-ann-thompson-fear-and-fury-the-reagan-eighties-the-bernie-goetz-shootings-and-the-rebirth-of-white-rage-pantheon-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}