Father Coughlin
Twenty Years Ago
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Father Charles Coughlin’s radio broadcasts brought his forceful political and social commentary directly to listeners. A Catholic priest based in Michigan, he became a prominent and controversial voice on the air during the 1930s, addressing current affairs from a strongly held perspective.
His program centers on spoken address rather than fictional drama: Coughlin speaks to his audience about public issues and events, using the direct, persuasive style of a preacher and political commentator. The subtitle “Twenty Years Ago” signals a retrospective theme for this broadcast.
The listening experience is shaped by Coughlin’s emphatic delivery and the historical context of his broadcasts. It offers a glimpse of the rhetoric and concerns that reached a large radio audience during a turbulent period in American public life.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.