S19E21: Radio Song | Rush Limbaugh

Trashy Divorces

Hemlock Creatives

Comedy, History

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Rush Limbaugh ascended to heights of conservative talk radio in the 80s and 90s, introducing a brand of discourse in America most notable for its toxicity. While there was a willing audience for his bilge, it's clear from his three divorces, substance misuse, and legal issues, that his notoriety wasn't without costs. To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected] or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/TrashyDivorces. Alicia's Receipts What You Don't Know About Rush Limbaugh's Ex-Wives (thelist.com) Rush Limbaugh Arrested On Drug Charges - CBS News (cbsnews.com) Who are Rush Limbaugh's ex-wives? | The US Sun (the-sun.com) Who is Rush Limbaugh's wife Kathryn Adams? | The US Sun (the-sun.com) Rush Limbaugh Announced His Divorce to His Wife on His Radio Show (cheatsheet.com) The $50M Florida house Rush Limbaugh left behind for his wife (nypost.com) Rush Limbaugh Gets Married For The Fourth Time – NBC Chicago (nbcchicago.com) Rush Limbaugh announces end of his third marriage (today.com) Rush Limbaugh marries gal pal Kathryn Rogers in lavish Palm Beach ceremony (nydailynews.com) Focused On His Career, Limbaugh Has Been Unlucky In Love | The Seattle Times (archive.seattle.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Well, hello there, and welcome to Trashy Divorce's Everybody's favorite good podcast about bad relationships.
0:07.8	My name is Stacey.
0:09.0	Hey friends, Alicia here.
0:10.4	Thanks for joining us for today's tale of Marital Misadventure.
0:14.8	In honor of sorority rush, happening everywhere.
0:18.3	Oh, today I am bringing you the radio song of Rush Limbaugh, quite the talker.
0:24.8	Quite the talker.
0:25.8	For our purposes, three Trashy Divorces and a whole lot of trashy scandal.
0:30.8	Mm-hmm.
0:31.8	I don't want to waste any time.
0:32.8	Let's go ahead and go, go, go.
0:46.8	Oh my rush limbaugh was the most listened to you talk radio.
0:51.8	Host in the United States of America.
0:55.8	His conservative talk show brought in 15.5 million listeners every week at its peak.
1:03.8	Rush was also one of the most controversial and divisive radio show hosts.
1:10.8	At the height of his popularity and influence Vanity Fair said that his position
1:15.8	with conservative Americans was comparable to Oprah's position with women,
1:20.8	saying they both wield, quote, concentrated and extraordinary power.
1:25.8	Unquote.
1:26.8	Hmm.
1:27.8	Some use theirs for good and some use theirs for evil.
1:30.8	I mean, it's all the same.
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