Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How Fox News’ Tucker Carlson went from conservative talk show host to alt-right darling

Fox News host Tucker Carlson was a frequent guest on Bubba The Love Sponge Show about a decade ago, where he made many misogynistic, racist and homophobic comments. Carlson hasn’t apologized for what he said, and President Trump has defended him.

By Madeleine Brand • Mar 19, 2019 • 1 min read

Fox News host Tucker Carlson was a frequent guest on Bubba The Love Sponge Show about a decade ago, where he made many misogynistic, racist and homophobic comments. Carlson hasn’t apologized for what he said, and President Trump has defended him. His language isn’t much different on his current show, “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” Tucker Carlson’s talking points haven’t always been so far-right. So how did he get here?

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
David Folkenflik
NPR media correspondent and author of the book “Murdoch's World: The Last of the Old Media Empires”

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How Fox News’ Tucker Carlson went from conservative talk show host to alt-right darling

Fox News host Tucker Carlson was a frequent guest on Bubba The Love Sponge Show about a decade ago, where he made many misogynistic, racist and homophobic comments. Carlson hasn’t apologized for what he said, and President Trump has defended him.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How Fox News’ Tucker Carlson went from conservative talk show host to alt-right darling

Fox News host Tucker Carlson was a frequent guest on Bubba The Love Sponge Show about a decade ago, where he made many misogynistic, racist and homophobic comments. Carlson hasn’t apologized for what he said, and President Trump has defended him.

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