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Great first episode. It starts with a jaw-dropping moment during the Trump administration, and then zooms all the way back to the beginning of Conservative talk radio.The tone strikes me as, at points, a bit too light for such a destructive topic. However, Ling's focus on keeping the material accessible does help to get through some dark moments in history.

Oct 23rd, 2021

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“The Flamethrowers” captures the punch-you-in-the-mouth energy and sound of right-wing talk radio. Host Justin Ling takes us from the fringe preachers and conspiracy peddlers of the 1920s to the political firestorm that rages today. With humour and candour, Ling examines the appeal of broadcasters like Rush Limbaugh, who found a sleeping audience, radicalized it, and became an accidental kingmaker — culminating in the election of Donald Trump.

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