Atlanta’s Olympic bombing... Introducing ‘Flashpoint’

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🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

On July 27th, 1996, a domestic terrorist bombed the Summer Olympic Games held in Atlanta, GA. While the FBI and the media fixated on the wrong man, the bomber planned his next, more overtly political attacks on 2 abortion clinics and a gay nightclub. The bomber would later be identified as a dedicated soldier in the white-supremacist Christian Identity Movement. Through the lens of these 4 bombings, and the victims left to pick up the pieces, Flashpoint explores America's greatest threat, the political and religious radicalization of homegrown terrorists. Available now from Tenderfoot TV and iHeart Podcasts. Click here to listen to the show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Tenderfoot listeners, my name is Cole Acassio, host of the new podcast Flashpoint, brought to you by Tenderfoot TV and I Heart Podcasts.
0:10.0	Some of you may remember where you were on July 27th, 1996, when a domestic terrorist bombed
0:16.6	the Summer Olympic Games, held in Atlanta, Georgia.
0:20.2	While the FBI and the media fix aid on the wrong man, a serial bomber was planning his next
0:25.3	more politically motivated attacks. In Flashpoint, we will explore America's greatest threat,
0:31.9	the political and religious radicalization of
0:34.8	homegrown terrorists.
0:37.3	As an Atlanta native, I have an interesting connection to this story, one you'll hear about
0:41.8	early on in the podcast. The official trailer is out now. Just
0:46.1	search Flashpoint in your podcast app to follow the show. While you're here, check
0:51.8	out this sneak peek of episode one. July 4th is independent step.
1:04.0	The first night of the 100th anniversary of the world's greatest sporting event and no
1:14.4	birthday party ever had an invitation list quite like this.
1:19.4	Well the Olympics were in Atlanta in 1996 and it was a really big gig for us.
1:28.0	I mean there was I don't know 40 50 60,000 people every night in Centennial Park.
1:35.0	Bill Bergman and Andrew Kastner are two members of the band, Jack Mack in the Heart
1:39.4	Attack.
1:40.6	They were slated to perform 10 nights in a row at the 96 Olympics.
1:44.0	Center stage, the gig of a lifetime.
1:47.0	We rehearsed a special show just for that Olympic gig and every night we would come on after Travis Tritt or Kenny Rogers or
1:58.7	all kinds of different people and we would play 11 at night to 1 in the morning.
2:04.0	But the 6th night of Iran would be their last.
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