The Dangerous History Podcast

Ep. 0194: Richard Jewell: A Dangerous History Movie Review

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Richard Jewell is a 2019 historical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood about events surrounding the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing case, focused around the figure of Richard Jewell, the security guard who discovered the bomb and helped evacuate people away from it, but who was soon thereafter implicated by the FBI and elements of the media as a prime suspect.

Join CJ as he discusses:

  • The basics of the Atlanta bombing/Richard Jewell story
  • A little info about the production of the film and a brief synopsis of it
  • Some discussion of the reception the film has received, and some of the controversy surrounding it
  • CJ's overall take on the film itself, and what both the film & its reception tell us about the FBI & the corporate media

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    External Links

    • Richard Jewell on 60 Minutes in 1996
    • Richard Jewell on SNL's Weekend Update w/Norm Macdonald
    • "American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell" by Marie Brenner, Vanity Fair, Feb. 1997
    • Top 10 Things Richard Jewell Got Factually Right and Wrong


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      The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle by Kent Alexander & Kevin Salwen

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