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Radioactive

Before CNN and Fox News, before shock jocks and powerful pundits, there was Father Charles Coughlin, an ambitious priest who invented political talk radio as we know it, brought down one president and... Read more

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Episode 1: In the Beginning...

Episode 1: In the Beginning...

In the first episode of this eight-part series, we take a look at beginnings. We uncover the humble origins of Father Ch... Read more

5 Oct 2021

29mins

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Episode 2: Radio Days

Episode 2: Radio Days

Father Coughlin builds his church, with a little help from famous friends. The ambitious priest embraces the airwaves an... Read more

12 Oct 2021

23mins

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Episode 3: The Sound of America

Episode 3: The Sound of America

Father Coughlin’s decision to broadcast his sermons over the radio scandalizes the American listening public, with angry... Read more

19 Oct 2021

18mins

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Episode 4: Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Episode 4: Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Father Coughlin responds to the chaos of the Great Depression by creating a clear villain for his audiences: President H... Read more

26 Oct 2021

22mins

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Episode 5: His Cross to Bear

Episode 5: His Cross to Bear

President Roosevelt embraces radio while distancing himself from Father Coughlin, whose broadcasts are becoming increasi... Read more

2 Nov 2021

27mins

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Episode 6: Social Justice

Episode 6: Social Justice

Huey Long’s folksy populism wins over Louisiana voters and becomes darkly demagogic. Picking up where Long leaves off, F... Read more

9 Nov 2021

34mins

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Episode 7: Sedition

Episode 7: Sedition

Faced with political defeat, Father Coughlin drops all pretense of diplomacy. He plagiarizes Joseph Goebbels in his Soci... Read more

16 Nov 2021

57mins

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Episode 8: The Ghost of Royal Oak

Episode 8: The Ghost of Royal Oak

In the final chapter of this series, Father Coughlin disappears from the public eye, but his legacy lives on. When Cough... Read more

23 Nov 2021

36mins

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