The Rise of Fox News | 4. Beacon of Truth

Slow Burn

Slate Podcasts

News, Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Politics

4.6 • 25.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

After 9/11, the Fox News Channel rallied a huge portion of the country around the Bush administration’s vision of the world. But as the U.S. marched to war in the Middle East, journalists, liberal watchdogs, and comedians began pushing back. Could The Daily Show, Fox News’ own liberal pundits, or an employee-turned-whistleblower take Fox down a peg? Want more from Slow Burn? Join Slate Plus to unlock full access to all seasons, including members-only bonus episodes from The Rise of Fox News. You'll also enjoy ad-free listening to all of your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now by clicking "Try Free" at the top of the Slow Burn show page on Apple Podcasts. Or, visit slate.com/slowburnplus to get access wherever you listen. Season 10 of Slow Burn was written and reported by Josh Levin. It was executive produced by Lizzie Jacobs. Slow Burn is produced by Sophie Summergrad, Joel Meyer, and Rosie Belson with help from Patrick Fort, Jacob Fenston, and Julia Russo. Derek John is Slate’s executive producer of narrative podcasts. This season was edited by Susan Matthews and Hillary Frey. Merritt Jacob is our senior technical director. Mix and sound design by Joe Plourde. Our theme music was composed by Alexis Cuadrado. Derreck Johnson created the artwork for this season. Episode artwork by Ivylise Simones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Elliot Kalin spent his childhood studying the classics.
0:36.0	You're despicable.
0:38.0	Looney Tunes and goes on through the Marks Brothers and Monty Python.
0:43.3	I fart in your general direction.
0:47.2	The things that your average Jewish New Jersey,
0:50.3	nerdy kid is going to find funny, I found funny.
0:53.0	Elliot found politics fascinating too, especially in 2000, the first election year when he was old enough to vote.
1:00.0	But the political comedy he saw on network TV didn't really speak to him.
1:05.0	S&L was doing their kind of Bush-Gour debate sketches.
1:09.0	They were about the idea that Bush is kind of dumb and that gore is kind of boring.
1:13.6	So I will ask each candidate to sum up in a single word
1:17.1	the best argument for his candidacy.
1:19.4	Governor Bush,
1:20.8	strategyry. strategic. Strategy. Vice President Gore. Lockbox.
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