Slow Burn Revisits the Rise of Fox News, Where Did You Get Your Election News?, John Lewis Begins to Get in Good Trouble (Full Bio) (Day 1), Election Anxiety
All Of It with Alison Stewart | Nov 5, 2024
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Today, Fox News has become one of the top cable news networks, however, this was not the case 25 years ago. In the 10th season of Slate's Slow Burn podcast, host Josh Levin revisits the moment between 2000 and 2004 when Fox News first surged to power through interviews with former hosts, reporters, producers, opponents, and Fox’s victims. Levin joins us to discuss this season and take calls from listeners.
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Information has become so siloed that it's easy for misinformation to spread. We'll discuss the role of media in the 2024 election with NPR's David Folkenflik and take your calls.
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Our November Full Bio selection is John Lewis: A Life, written by author David Greenberg. Greenberg interviewed Lewis before his death as well as over 250 people for a comprehensive biography about the U.S Congressman, Civil Rights Activist, and preacher of getting into, as he called it, "good trouble." On Day One, we learn more about the early life of John Lewis, growing up in rural Alabama and how he was the first member of his family to attend college.
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Nearly 70-percent of Americans said this year's presidential election was a "significant" source of stress, according to a poll by the American Psychological Association. Vox senior reporter Allie Volpe and psychotherapist Jneé Hill talk about how to deal with election-related stress and take calls from listeners.
