This documentary aired on one of the cable channels in the MidAtlantic area the week of April 10 2005. It reminded me of nothing so much as prior documentaries on Internet startups of the 90s. Lots of excitement, lots of confusion followed by shock as reality hits. The only obvious difference was that their product was, and is, the liberal take on politics. The weakness of this documentary is that nothing was explicated in any depth; there was a lot of on-camera time by a few radio personalities demonstrating for all the world to see that liberals can be as single-minded and obnoxious as conservatives. I would have preferred much more about the behind the scenes maneuvering that caused the real financial crises.
Review of Left of the Dial
documentary on the rise and first major stumble of Air America Radio
15 April 2005
Warning: Spoilers