Father Charles Coughlin
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Father Charles Coughlin has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025). Raised as an early, controversial radio personality used to illustrate how AM radio prompted debates about regulation and speech.
Charles Edward Coughlin, commonly known as Father Coughlin, was a Canadian-American Catholic priest based near Detroit. He was the founding priest of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. Dubbed "The Radio Priest " and considered a leading demagogue, he was one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience. During the 1930s, when the U.S. population was about 120 million, an estimated 30 million listeners tuned in to his weekly broadcasts.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Role | Catholic priest and radio broadcaster |
| Affiliation | Shrine of the Little Flower (Royal Oak, Michigan) / Catholic Church (historical) |
| Field | Religion / Political communication |
| Active | 20th century |
Who talks about Father Charles Coughlin on podcasts?
Father Charles Coughlin came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
What is Father Charles Coughlin mentioned alongside?
Father Charles Coughlin is most often mentioned alongside mass communication, Paramount Theater and W Street.
Mentioned together: mass communication, Paramount Theater, W Street, Orpheum Theater (Madison), great white north, North Georgia, Sydney Goldstein Theater, AM receiver, easy listening, echo chamber