Who was Father Charles Coughlin, and what were the conditions that allowed for the rise of the first mass media demagogue? In the first episode of this eight-part podcast, host Andrew Lapin details ...

This refence collection was assembled to assist in writing a biography of the Reverend Mr. Charles E. Coughlin. The collection contains books, booklets, published sermons, published lectures, ...

IMAGINE a right-wing agitator with more viewers than Sean Hannity, more listeners than Rush Limbaugh, more followers on Twitter than Donald Trump, and the name Father Charles Coughlin comes to mind.

ROYAL OAK, Michigan (JTA) – Nancy Gietzen needed to see if the plaque was still there. She made her way to the foyer of the National Shrine of the Little Flower, the historic Catholic church and day ...

The antisemitic “Radio Priest” from the Depression era has become a harbinger of modern American life. (JTA) — As a kid growing up in suburban Detroit, I used to pass a church right by my house every ...

Imagine a right-wing agitator with more viewers than Sean Hannity, and a much larger audience than Tucker Carlson and you have a sense of what Father Charles Coughlin was about. He was a pure fascist, ...

When I was a child, my mother regaled me with stories of growing up in the dark ages before television. Among her favorite topics was the Roman Catholic Father Charles Coughlin, who preached ...

(JTA) — During his Depression-era run as one of the country’s most popular radio personalities, Father Charles Coughlin spread antisemitic conspiracy theories, praised fascists and suggested Jews ...

A charismatic demagogue with millions of devoted followers. A novel means of communication with little government regulation and few guardrails. The threat of violence in the streets and a country in ...

The following is a production of Tablet Studios in association with The WNET Group’s reporting initiative, Exploring Hate: Antisemitism, Racism and Extremism, and with support from Maimonides Fund.