The Daily Show Ridiculed Fox News. And Fox News Loved It.

The journalists, liberal watchdogs, and comedians who called out Fox News.

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Loading… We’re sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds. Please contact us at plus@slate.com for help. 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. 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. Sources for This Episode: Books Cohen, Jeff. Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media, PoliPoint Press, 2006. Rogak, Lisa. Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart, Thomas Dunne Books, 2014. Sherman, Gabriel. The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News-and Divided a Country, Random House, 2014. Smith, Chris. The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests, Grand Central Publishing, 2016. 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Audiovisual “‘He Didn’t Like Losing, But He Knew There Was a Greater Purpose’: Remembering Washington Generals’ Coach Red Klotz,” StoryCorps, Aug. 9, 2024. “No Liberal Limbaughs,” On the Media, Aug. 29, 2003. Behind the scenes at a fake news show during the rise of Fox News. In Slow Burn’s 10th season, host Josh Levin takes you back to a crucial inflection point in American history: the moment between 2000 and 2004 when Fox News first surged to power and a whole bunch of people rose up to try and stop it. You’ll hear from the hosts, reporters, and producers who built Fox News, many of whom have never spoken publicly. You’ll also hear from Fox’s biggest antagonists—the political operatives, journalists, and comedians who attacked it, investigated it, and tried to mock it into submission. And you’ll hear from Fox’s victims, who are still coming to terms with how a cable news channel upended their lives. Josh Levin is the editorial director of the Slow Burn podcast. 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