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| '''''The Alex Jones Show''''' is an ] ] hosted by conspiracy theorist ] on Genesis Communications Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcnlive.com/programs/alexJones/ |title=Alex Jones is the phenomenon that just keeps growing |publisher=Gcnlive.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> The program is a syndicated radio program that is only exclusive to the ] and on ] that is broadcasted nationally on more than 60 AM and FM radio stations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infowars.com/about-alex-jones/ |title=About Alex Jones |publisher=Infowars.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> in the ], ] Radio shortwave and ]: Channel 166.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siriusxm.com/americastalk |title=America's Talk: Compelling Talk Show Hosts |publisher=Siriusxm.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> |
'''''The Alex Jones Show''''' is an ] ] hosted by conspiracy theorist ] on Genesis Communications Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcnlive.com/programs/alexJones/ |title=Alex Jones is the phenomenon that just keeps growing |publisher=Gcnlive.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> The program is a syndicated radio program that is only exclusive to the ] and on ] that is broadcasted nationally on more than 60 AM and FM radio stations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infowars.com/about-alex-jones/ |title=About Alex Jones |publisher=Infowars.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> in the ], ] Radio shortwave and ]: Channel 166.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siriusxm.com/americastalk |title=America's Talk: Compelling Talk Show Hosts |publisher=Siriusxm.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://prisonplanet.tv/ |title=PrisonPlanet.tv |publisher=PrisonPlanet.tv |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/thealexjoneschannel |title=The Alex Jones Channel |publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> | ||
| ==Program staff== | ==Program staff== | ||
| Rob Dew |
Rob Dew: producer; Jason Douglass: producer and cameraman; Darrin McBreen: narrator | ||
| ==Format== | ==Format== | ||
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| Some notable guests include: | Some notable guests include: | ||
| * ], pastor | |||
| * ], former Republican congressman from Georgia | * ], former Republican congressman from Georgia | ||
| * ], author, lecturer, and leading ] expert | * ], author, lecturer, and leading ] expert | ||
| * ], musician (]) | * ], musician (]) | ||
| * ], former German minister | * ], former German minister | ||
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| * ], broadcaster | * ], broadcaster | ||
| * ], actress and singer | * ], actress and singer | ||
| * ], founder of ] | |||
| * ], member of ] | * ], member of ] | ||
| * ], former Democratic senator from Alaska | * ], former Democratic senator from Alaska | ||
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| * ], actor | * ], actor | ||
| * ], creator of ], ], ], ], and more | * ], creator of ], ], ], ], and more | ||
| * ], former ], ] ] candidate | |||
| * ], radio host | |||
| * ], Democratic congressman from Ohio | * ], Democratic congressman from Ohio | ||
| * ], film director | * ], film director | ||
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| * ], actor | * ], actor | ||
| * ], author & whistle-blower | * ], author & whistle-blower | ||
| * ], comedian & host of '']'' | |||
| * ], radio host | |||
| * ], actor | * ], actor | ||
| * ], film director | * ], film director | ||
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| * ], banking heir | * ], banking heir | ||
| * ], Republican senator from Kentucky | * ], Republican senator from Kentucky | ||
| * ], Republican congressman from Texas | |||
| * ], former ] | |||
| * ], Guitarist | * ], Guitarist | ||
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| * ], broadcaster and radio host | * ], broadcaster and radio host | ||
| * ], investigative journalist | * ], investigative journalist | ||
| * ], Republican senator from Kentucky | |||
| * ], Republican congressman from Texas | * ], Republican congressman from Texas | ||
| * ], actor and activist | * ], actor and activist | ||
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| ==Controversies and criticism of the show== | |||
| ==Criticism== | |||
| There are controversies that Jones' show is tied to ], a known ] front due to Jones' controversial hiring of Molly Maroney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://truthernews.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/10-reasons-why-alex-jones-should-be-tried-for-treason/ |title=10 Reasons Why Alex Jones Should Be Tried For Treason | Truther.Org |publisher=Truthernews.wordpress.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://truthernews.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/is-the-assassination-of-alex-jones-next/ |title=Is The Assassination Of Alex Jones Next? | Truther.Org |publisher=Truthernews.wordpress.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-29}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | The ] (ADL) has written about the show, calling it ] and a platform for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http:// |
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| Jones caused a controversy after responding to a question about Stratfor and the controversial hiring of Molly Maroney. Jones responded to a caller and others by calling them mentally ill. As of May 2013, Jones never apologized for the remark, causing his ratings to drop dramatically.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPecL7XyRZU |title=Alex Jones Says Stratfor Questioners Suffer From "Mental Illness" |publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2013-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqxEZritY3Q |title=Alex Jones Says Stratfor Questioners Are "Mentally Ill" |publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2013-05-29}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | The ] (ADL) has written about the show, calling it ] and a platform for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.adl.org/special_reports/rage-grows-in-America/alex-jones.asp |title=Anger on the Fringes: Alex Jones, the Conspiracy King |publisher=Adl.org |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> They have further characterized the shows' host as harboring ] positions,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.adl.org/main_Anti_Semitism_International/blood_libel_algeria.htm |title=New Blood Libel: Jews Accused of Harvesting Organs |publisher=Adl.org |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> though he has not been labeled as ]. Conversely, the show has been targeted by anti-semitic websites and radio shows<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrGzRkQ3DNQ |title=The Joe Blow Conspiracy Show |publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> that claim the show is part of a ] conspiracy<ref>{{cite web|author=Eric Hufschmid |url=http://www.erichufschmid.net/TFC/Alex-Jones-summary.html |title=Alex Jones Summary |publisher=Erichufschmid.net |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> citing the Jewish heritage of the host's wife<ref>{{cite web|author=anonymous |url=http://www.erichufschmid.net/TFC/FromOthers/Violet-Jones.html |title=Who is Violet Jones? |publisher=Erichufschmid.net |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> and some of the show's sponsors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realzionistnews.com/?p=413 |title=Is Alex Jones Linked To Zionist-Jew Bronfman? |publisher=Realzionistnews.com |date=2009-07-16 |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Radio show| Genre | talk |
|---|---|
| Running time | 12 p.m.– 3 p.m. ET M-F 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET Sunday |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Genesis Communications Network |
| TV adaptations | prisonplanet.tv |
| Hosted by | Alex Jones |
| Created by | Alex Jones |
| Recording studio | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Original release | 1996 – present |
| Website | www.infowars.com |
The Alex Jones Show is an American talk radio show hosted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Genesis Communications Network. The program is a syndicated radio program that is only exclusive to the radio and on YouTube that is broadcasted nationally on more than 60 AM and FM radio stations in the United States, WWCR Radio shortwave and XM Radio: Channel 166.
Program staff
Rob Dew: producer; Jason Douglass: producer and cameraman; Darrin McBreen: narrator
Format
The Alex Jones Show has a format which has remained unchanged since the program began. The program airs live and primarily consists of interviews with guests on topics relating to politics, business, economics, war, health, liberty, privacy, technology, and constitutional law. Interviews are normally conducted by phone or Skype and occasionally with the guest in the studio. Interviews are anywhere between 10 minutes and two hours in length. Jones also conducts reports with his in-house writers and journalists who travel around Texas and the United States compiling reports. The remaining segments of the show are filled with Jones' monologues based on current events and listener calls. These monologues have a tendency to run into heated rants while listener calls tend to be fleeting and brief. The show is interspersed by advertisements, which often feature Jones as the voice-over. Most of the products advertised relate in some way to self-sufficiency, food, health or product available from Jones' Infowars store.
Supplementing the audio broadcast is a video stream, which focuses on the host and occasionally switches to a 'document cam' to show documents the host is reading. When a guest is speaking, a transition is made to either photos or a video feed of the guest. The video broadcast is available live from prisonplanet.tv, Roku and Boxee. Several hours later, video segments are uploaded to an official YouTube channel, which is largely free of advertisements. As of February 2013, the channel has 250 million views and over 400,000 subscribers, making around 5 or 6 million views a month. Jones actively encourages his listeners to freely distribute his radio shows, films and other materials, which contribute further listeners to the show from unofficial YouTube channels that upload the entire broadcast.
Guests
The weekday show is usually host to one or two guests, but occasionally none and is also a platform for the show's associated in-house writers. Guests come from a wide variety of political and ideological backgrounds, but are often characterized as being 'political atheists' or dissatisfied with both the Republican Party and Democratic Party.
Some notable guests include:
- Bob Barr, former Republican congressman from Georgia
- Nick Begich Jr., author, lecturer, and leading HAARP expert
- Matt Bellamy, musician (Muse)
- Andreas von Bülow, former German minister
- Alan Colmes, broadcaster
- Milton William Cooper, conspiracy theorist radio host
- Billy Corgan, founder of The Smashing Pumpkins
- Noam Chomsky, author
- Lou Dobbs, broadcaster
- Christine Ebersole, actress and singer
- Professor Griff, member of Public Enemy
- Mike Gravel, former Democratic senator from Alaska
- Dick Gregory, comedian & civil rights activist
- Charlton Heston, actor
- Mike Judge, creator of Beavis and Butt-head, King of the Hill, Office Space, Idiocracy, and more
- Dennis Kucinich, Democratic congressman from Ohio
- David Lynch, film director
- Dave Mustaine, founder of Megadeth
- Ralph Nader, activist & author
- Willie Nelson, musician
- Chuck Norris, actor
- Nomi Prins, author & whistle-blower
- Charlie Sheen, actor
- Sean Stone, film director
- Fritz Springmeier, conspiracy theorist author
- Gore Vidal, author
- Prodigy, rapper
- David Mayer de Rothschild, banking heir
- Rand Paul, Republican senator from Kentucky
- Ted Nugent, Guitarist
Regular guests
There are a number of recurring guests, some of whom appear on a near-monthly basis:
- Ed Asner, former President of the Screen Actors Guild
- Chuck Baldwin, pastor
- Gerald Celente, trends forecaster
- Nigel Farage, British MEP
- Joseph Farah, founder of WorldNetDaily
- Catherine Austin Fitts, former Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing
- Hamid Gul, former Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence
- David Icke, conspiracy theorist author
- Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico
- Max Keiser, broadcaster and former stockbroker
- Adam Kokesh, radio host
- Jim Marrs, conspiracy theorist author
- Mancow Muller, broadcaster and radio host
- Greg Palast, investigative journalist
- Ron Paul, Republican congressman from Texas
- Russell Means, actor and activist
- Dave Mustaine, founder of Megadeth
- John Perkins, author
- Steve Pieczenik, former state department official
- Paul Craig Roberts, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Treasury
- Lew Rockwell, economic commentator
- Joe Rogan, comedian & host of Fear Factor
- Peter Schiff, radio host
- Anthony Shaffer, whistle-blower
- Webster Tarpley, historian
- Jesse Ventura, former Governor of Minnesota
Controversies and criticism of the show
There are controversies that Jones' show is tied to Stratfor, a known CIA front due to Jones' controversial hiring of Molly Maroney.
Jones caused a controversy after responding to a question about Stratfor and the controversial hiring of Molly Maroney. Jones responded to a caller and others by calling them mentally ill. As of May 2013, Jones never apologized for the remark, causing his ratings to drop dramatically.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has written about the show, calling it anti-government and a platform for conspiracy theories. They have further characterized the shows' host as harboring anti-Israel positions, though he has not been labeled as anti-semitic. Conversely, the show has been targeted by anti-semitic websites and radio shows that claim the show is part of a Jewish conspiracy citing the Jewish heritage of the host's wife and some of the show's sponsors.
See also
References
- "Alex Jones is the phenomenon that just keeps growing". Gcnlive.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- "About Alex Jones". Infowars.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- "America's Talk: Compelling Talk Show Hosts". Siriusxm.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- "PrisonPlanet.tv". PrisonPlanet.tv. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- "The Alex Jones Channel". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- "10 Reasons Why Alex Jones Should Be Tried For Treason | Truther.Org". Truthernews.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- "Is The Assassination Of Alex Jones Next? | Truther.Org". Truthernews.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- "Alex Jones Says Stratfor Questioners Suffer From "Mental Illness"". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- "Alex Jones Says Stratfor Questioners Are "Mentally Ill"". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- "Anger on the Fringes: Alex Jones, the Conspiracy King". Adl.org. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- "New Blood Libel: Jews Accused of Harvesting Organs". Adl.org. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- "The Joe Blow Conspiracy Show". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- Eric Hufschmid. "Alex Jones Summary". Erichufschmid.net. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- anonymous. "Who is Violet Jones?". Erichufschmid.net. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- "Is Alex Jones Linked To Zionist-Jew Bronfman?". Realzionistnews.com. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
External links
- Infowars.com
- The Alex Jones Show at Genesis Communications Network
- The Alex Jones Show on YouTube
- The Alex Jones Show via Online Subscription