![Sample our Humanities journals, sign in here to start your FREE access for 14 days]({"type":"image" , "src" : "/sda/5939/TOC-Subject-Sample-2021-Humanities.jpg"})
Abstract
Comedic iterations of shock radio gained notoriety by pushing the boundaries of decency via sexually oriented speech. In recent years, the same shock aesthetics have been adapted to political talk shows, where hate speech now proliferates. This article examines Michael Savage and his program The Savage Nation as exemplary of this latest variant of shock radio, ultimately arguing that the proliferation of hate speech in politically-oriented programming is a result of the contemporary cultural and regulatory climate.
Note
Notes
1 Transcripts of The Savage Nation cited herein are culled from the archives of MediaMatters.org, a nonprofit conservative media watchdog organization.
Additional information
Notes on contributors
Zack Stiegler
Zack Stiegler (Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2009) is associate professor of Communications Media at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His teaching and research focus on media law and policy, media history, and critical studies of popular culture.