Online discussion and live Q&A featuring journalist Andrew Lapin
Join us on Wednesday, March 16 as we hear from Andrew Lapin about his podcast “RADIOACTIVE: The Father Coughlin Story.” Lapin will talk with us about the infamous “Radio Priest” who quickly rose to national prominence and influence from his base at the Shrine of the Little Flower parish in Royal Oak and just as quickly fell as the true nature and broader implications of his politics became clear.
“RADIOACTIVE” weaves together archival materials, dramatic recreations, and interviews with historians and others to tell the story of Coughlin’s rise from humble beginnings in a sleepy Canadian town to the height of influence. If you want to check out his podcast before Andrew visits with us, it is available from Tablet at www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/radioactive/radioactive-father-coughlin-episode-one-detroit-shrine-henry-ford-antisemitism.
About Andrew Lapin
Andrew Lapin Andrew Lapin is the creator and host of the podcast "Radioactive," in co-production with Tablet Studios. He is the Managing Editor for Local News at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the former editor-in-chief of the Detroit Jewish News, and a film critic who has written for NPR, The Atlantic, Vulture, The Economist, and other publications. He has received the RIAS-Berlin Journalism Fellowship, the PRX/Knight Foundation Podcasting Fellowship, the Tent Creative Writing Fellowship, the Film Fest Ghent Young Critics Fellowship, and a Hopwood Award for short fiction.
Live American Democracy events are hosted by Ted Everingham, former-Chair, and current member of The War Memorial’s Board of Directors, and produced by Michael Montgomery who, when not working with us, is a lecturer in the College of Education, Health and Human Services at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.