This week I talk to historian Nicole Hemmer about her new book, Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics. Hemmer, who also co-hosts the Past Present podcast, examines the years 1950 to 1980, revealing that long before the rise of Rush Limbaugh and FoxNews, conservative media activists were hard at work establishing media that promoted the modern conservative movement. tags: American history, history podcast

018 The Rise of Conservative Media

In each episode of In The Past Lane, the history podcast, we take up topics in American history and explore them through feature pieces, interviews, book and film reviews, and more. Our guiding philosophy is that history is not just about the past - it's about our world, here and now. History explains why things are the way they are, everything from our economy, religious practices, and foreign policy, to political ideology, family structure, and rates of poverty. Our aim is to be both informative and educational, as well as entertaining and funny. We hope you'll join us for memorable journeys In The Past Lane.

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