Fear and Fury
From Podcast Archives - Open Source with Christopher Lydon by Christopher Lydon
March 26, 2026 · 38 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the controversial subway shooting by Bernie Goetz in 1984 and its implications on victimhood and race.
Who remembers Bernie Goetz? Who remembers his victims? Or was Bernie Goetz the victim—the subway shooter who, back in 1984, fired at four black teenagers in a crowded subway car in Manhattan because he felt ... The post Fear and Fury appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon .
People in this episode
Host: Christopher Lydon
Topics covered
- crime
- subway shooting
- 1980s
- victimhood
- race relations
Keywords
- Bernie Goetz
- subway shooting
- 1984
- victims
- race
- New York
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Manhattan, subway
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