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The radio shock jock had been slated to return to his SiriusXM show Tuesday morning, after weeks of promos promised a big reveal following swirling speculation that his show would be canceled.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Odenkirk and Zulevic’s take on the history is more of a lighthearted fun teen romp and a showcase of shock jock Steve Dahl on a wild and unexpected summer night, rather than the ignominy that the night would come to represent to some.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Cooper’s team is keen to push comparisons to Oprah or Barbara Walters, though the more accurate parallel is probably Howard Stern, another shock jock who mellowed with time.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
An atmosphere of opportunism and conspiracy coalesced, fed by shock jocks, TikTok psychologists, and citizen-journalist bloggers, who have become characters in the saga, and by Combs himself.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Odenkirk and Zulevic’s take on the history is more of a lighthearted fun teen romp and a showcase of shock jock Steve Dahl on a wild and unexpected summer night, rather than the ignominy that the night would come to represent to some.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Cooper’s team is keen to push comparisons to Oprah or Barbara Walters, though the more accurate parallel is probably Howard Stern, another shock jock who mellowed with time.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
An atmosphere of opportunism and conspiracy coalesced, fed by shock jocks, TikTok psychologists, and citizen-journalist bloggers, who have become characters in the saga, and by Combs himself.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
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“Shock jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shock%20jock. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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