I don't know too many people who still listen to talk radio, outside of my dad and a few other republicans that need their Rush Limbaugh. Belive it or not, back in the early 1900's the radio was one of the only forms available for media. It became cheap and almost every American home could afford to have one. People would just turn on the radio and listen to talk shows and the news as it came out of their speakrs.
During the great depression there was a man named Coughlin who had a radio program. When his show came on almost every radio around had his program on; you could hear his voice echoing throughout the streets. He was one of the many people who American's listened to during the depression.
Today we use other forms of media to bring us together. Facebook is one of those forms, and I know it's definelty my main source of entertainment while I'm in class sometimes. Facebook has completely changed the way we communiate with eachother. Before, if you wanted to throw a part or "event" you had to send out a mass text to all of your friends, or call them all up and notfiy of the party, and then hope that they texted you back with a response on whether or not they were going to come. Now all you have to do is send out a Facebook invite and everyone knows of the party within minutes. Facebook also allows us to interact visually by posting our pictures so that everyone can see.
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