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The Rise of Cable News
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The Rise of Cable News

Audio of my conversation with Kathryn Cramer Brownell

I’m excited to share a conversation with Professor Kathryn Cramer Brownell. Professor Brownell teaches history at Purdue and is the author of 24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News. In conversation, we explored the origins of cable TV and cable news, dating back to the 1950s. I only watch the likes of M…

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Interviews with top historians about their latest work. Mainly educational, often funny. Conveniently, most of the jokes are about people too far underground to punch back.
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