Dan Carlin
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Dan Carlin is an American political commentator, amateur historian, and podcaster. Once a professional radio host, Carlin eventually took his show to the Internet, and he now hosts two of the most popular independent podcasts, Common Sense and Hardcore History.
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[edit] Biography
For more than a dozen years, the 41-year-old radio talk show host has been pushing the idea that the two main political parties in the United States are a large part of the problem, rather than the solution to our governmental and societal dilemmas.
In addition to pushing what he calls a "neo-prudentist" view of things, Carlin brings history into the mix and uses it to help analyze problems and craft solutions.
Carlin broke into the television news business in Los Angeles in the late 1980s. He's been a television news reporter, an author, a columnist, and for the last dozen years, a radio talk show host. No longer broadcasting on terrestrial radio, Carlin has achieved recognition in recent years in the so-called "new media"-- internet radio, podcasting, and the blogosphere. Currently, he hosts two popular podcasts, both of which are frequently among the highest-ranked podcasts on review sites such as podcastalley.com and iTunes.
Carlin is the son of Academy Award nominated actress Lynn Carlin and film producer Ed Carlin.
[edit] Common Sense
Common Sense is an amalgamation of several Dan Carlin-hosted radio programs that aired between 1994 and 2004. The shows highlighted his independent political views and his sense of humor. The present show now riffs on global news and current events. Both sides of the political spectrum are subject to blistering criticism (and occasional praise).
[edit] Hardcore History
Hardcore History, the more popular of the two podcasts, is Carlin's forum for exploring various situations and events throughout world history. Topics vary widely from show to show-- Carlin is as comfortable discussing the causes of the Bronze Age collapse as he is the social implications of World War I.
[edit] External links
- http://www.dancarlin.com/
- http://podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=27383
- http://podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=37704
- http://www.registerguard.com/news/2007/02/20/d1.cr.welch.0220.p1.php?section=cityregion
- http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go1635/is_200407/ai_n6466215
- http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Station+finds+best+choice+for+slot+left+by+Savage.(Columns)(Column)-a095771213
- http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8909885_ITM
