Radio Hate
42min

This four-part series looks at the rise of right-wing talk radio in the USA. From the deregulation battles of the 1980s, to the ascent of Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, other conservative shock jocks - and their digital heirs. The first episode explores the Reagan era, as America's first celebrity president deregulates the airwaves and dismantles the Fairness Doctrine.

Episodes

Cast

1. The End of Fairness

42min

8th Jan 2023

Ronald Reagan, America's first celebrity president, deregulates the airwaves and triggers the rise of right-wing talk radio.

2. The Rush Revolution

42min

8th Jan 2023

Examines the rise of Rush Limbaugh and the weaponisation of the new medium by Republican lawmakers in the early 1990s.

3. The Feedback Loop

42min

8th Jan 2023

Explores the immigration battles of 2007 and 2013 when two American presidents tried and failed to bring about reform.

4. The Big Lie

42min

8th Jan 2023

An exploration of how conservative media invents and perpetuates alternative realities to undermine US elections and voting rights. A look at the Stop the Steal coup attempt and its aftermath.

Radio Hate
42min

Episodes

Cast

1. The End of Fairness

2. The Rush Revolution

3. The Feedback Loop

4. The Big Lie

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Last air date

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Original language

Networks

Radio Hate 42min

Episodes

Cast

1. The End of Fairness

2. The Rush Revolution

3. The Feedback Loop

4. The Big Lie

First air date

Last air date

Status

Type

Original language

Networks

Radio Hate
42min