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🗓️ 25 November 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Conspiracy theories and disinformation have found a home on right-wing talk radio, where falsehoods often escape scrutiny from regulators and fact-checkers. On this week’s On the Media, hear how one Christian radio network grew a gargantuan audience and served up the Big Lie. Plus, a look at how the rise in LGBTQ hate online is connected to the deadly shooting in Colorado.

1. Jo Yurcaba [@JoYurcaba], a journalist focused on LGBTQ+ issues for NBC News, on how anti-trans rhetoric contributed to increasing fears in the queer community in the days leading up to the shooting in Colorado Springs. Plus, Sophie Bjork-James [@sbjorkjames], Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University, on the impact of religious fundamentalism in supporting ant-LGBTQ+ talking points. Listen.

2. Journalist Katie Thornton, host of "The Divided Dial," on the how right-wing talk radio embraced election lies. Part 1 & Part 2.

Transcript

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0:00.0	We begin this hour with the latest on the mass shooting at a gay club in Colorado Springs.
0:05.7	From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.
0:08.9	I'm Brooke Gladstone.
0:10.4	This week we explore how hate speech turns into action.
0:15.1	Community that is constantly vilified, that experiences violence, you can feel when a tragedy is coming.
0:22.5	Speaking of which, have you heard talk radio lately?
0:26.4	Let's talk about this war on white people. That's a fought crime, don't you?
0:29.8	Yeah, you're obviously welcome to say it here. We agree.
0:33.8	Race and profile is good for your health. It could save your life.
0:36.8	I know a lot of people, oh my god, this is crazy. No, it's not. No, it's not.
0:40.1	Drill, build the Keystone pipeline, deport illegals, build the wall.
0:44.4	I don't want to hear about the EPA or the Department of Energy.
0:46.9	I don't want to hear about Biden's overreach. Defy the federal government.
0:51.6	It seems there's a method to the madness or rather the angreness.
0:56.4	It's all coming up after this.
1:00.3	From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.
1:05.1	I'm Brooke Gladstone. Happy Thanksgiving.
1:08.5	Even in the worst of times, there's something to be thankful for.
1:12.0	I learned this years ago in my large family initiated a family tradition
1:16.4	suggested by my niece. Go around the table and say what you're thankful for.
1:21.5	At first I was pretty snarky, not so much anymore.
1:25.2	Every year we suffer losses. But when you don't focus on what's good,
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