talk radio

NOUN

talk show

Synonyms

WEAK

all-talk audience-participation show call-in show interview show phone-in show

Example Sentences

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In the first decade of Fox News and the heyday of talk radio, there was something of a conservative media monoculture.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

When it was released, the ad garnered widespread criticism, including from Eric Von Haessler, a conservative talk radio host in Atlanta who is no fan of Ossoff.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025

In that case, conservative talk radio host Mark Walters claimed that ChatGPT said he was the subject of a lawsuit accusing him of embezzling funds from a gun-rights organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

The oil industry, drive-time talk radio hosts, and even Cal Worthington and his dog Spot piled on.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

Eventually Mom stopped chatting and switched on some boring talk radio station for the rest of the hour drive home.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas