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Liam Neeson drew international attention with his admission that for a brief time, years ago, he walked the streets looking for an excuse to kill a random black man because of his anger over a friend’s rape. On the latest “Low Key” podcast, we talk about the insidious and deadly lies that fed his mindset, and how we can all learn from his decision to speak out now. You can listen on Apple or right here:
It’s a laugh-to-keep-from-crying conversation that bounces from Neeson to Trayvon Martin to Jussie Smollet to why growing up on an island that’s 96 percent white might make you susceptible to some backward views on race. We also talk about some of the ways the news media coverage of Neeson’s admission could have been better.
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