Radio Hate (2023)
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.
Radio Hate: Season 1 - 4 Episode s
1x1 - The End of Fairness
January 8, 2023
Ronald Reagan, America's first celebrity president, deregulates the airwaves and triggers the rise of right-wing talk radio.
1x2 - The Rush Revolution
January 8, 2023
Examines the rise of Rush Limbaugh and the weaponisation of the new medium by Republican lawmakers in the early 1990s.
1x3 - The Feedback Loop
January 8, 2023
Explores the immigration battles of 2007 and 2013 when two American presidents tried and failed to bring about reform.
1x4 - The Big Lie
January 8, 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.