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February 18, 2021
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Bruce Bartlett
I Was a Rush Limbaugh Whisperer
His radio show was once a vital outlet of conservative news—and I was one of his sources. But it became increasingly divorced from reality, like much of right-wing media.
February 17, 2021
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Alex Shephard
Rush Limbaugh Made America Worse
The racist, sexist radio host played a pivotal role in injecting cruelty and conspiracy into conservative mass media.
June 1, 2020
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Jake Bittle
The Right’s Reign on the Air Waves
How talk radio established the power of the modern Republican Party
April 24, 2019
Ben Schwartz
The Trigger Presidency
How shock jock comedy gave way to Donald Trump’s Republican Party
February 24, 2017
Graham Vyse
Ed Schultz hits a new low at CPAC.
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Coming Soon to Talk Radio
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