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shock jock

radio personality
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  • talk radio

    …talk, also referred to as shock jock radio, which reached its peak of popularity in the 1990s. Aimed mainly toward men between 18 and 49 years old, hot talk mixed vulgar jokes with talk about pop culture and politics and often took political positions contrary to feminism and liberalism. Among…

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    …talk, also referred to as shock jock radio, which reached its peak of popularity in the 1990s. Aimed mainly toward men between 18 and 49 years old, hot talk mixed vulgar jokes with talk about pop culture and politics and often took political positions contrary to feminism and liberalism. Among…

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