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Left of the Dial

Left of the Dial

Genres

Documentary

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A documentary look at the troubled first year of liberal talk radio start up Air America and its slate of hosts, including Al Franken, Rachel Maddow, and Marc Maron.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

31 March 2005

Country

Cast

Al Franken

Al Franken

Self

Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow

Self

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Self

Sam Seder

Sam Seder

Self

Chuck D

Chuck D

Self

Marc Maron

Marc Maron

Self

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