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Heather Ann Thompson - “Fear and Fury” & How the Bernie Goetz Story Echoes Today | The Daily Show

2026-02-03 Comedy
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Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Heather Ann Thompson sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss her new book, “Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage.” They talk about how big a figure Bernie Goetz was in 1980s New York, hailed as a "vigilante" for shooting four young Black men on a subway train despite the attack being unprovoked, the story’s parallels to ICE shooting protesters in Minneapolis, the costs of violence, and how these types of injustices paved the way for Donald Trump. #DailyShow #JonStewart #HeatherAnnThompson Subscribe to The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Daily Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailyshow Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: http://www.paramountplus.com/thedailyshow Follow Comedy Central: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedycentral About The Daily Show: Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 51M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.

Top Comments (10)

@MaddyBedazzle-n1m 2026-02-03

The Daily Show. Last of the truth tellers. Appreciate you guys!

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@lefikamoalosi 2026-02-03

More people should watch this video

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@ReadMoreHistory-v9u 2026-02-03

Excellent interview, thank you! I’m glad that Heather is giving voice to the victims of this heinous crime.

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@carolroberts1280 2026-02-03

Rupert Murdoch and family, some of the worst of the worst, still growing their fortunes atop lies and fear mongering.

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@fetlock 2026-02-03

This makes it so clear that we'll make the bad guy out of whoever is handy, which makes the media's role in correctly reporting on the REAL bad guys so crucial.

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@gillowgliscor 2026-02-03

I just placed a hold on this book at my library.

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@gracemargaret1 2026-02-03

I had forgotten that whole episode. It is well worth reminding us of this. What a violent, racist nation we are.

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@ThatDudeCalled 2026-02-03

There are a million stories like this in the US... It's such a disgusting country...

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@shannonconnor3697 2026-02-03

Anyone paying attention since 2016 should have noticed an decreased appetite for empathy. Jennifer Welch described it really well, "recreational cruelty". The conditions for violence have been brewing for so long

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@SaudiaYoung 2026-02-08

Thank you Heather Ann Thompson. In a world of Karens be a Heather. Heartbreaking, infuriating and horrifying.

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