fireside chats

Cultural  

1. A series of informal radio addresses given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s. In his fireside chats, Roosevelt sought to explain his policies to the American public and to calm fears about the Great Depression.

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Example Sentences

So it turns out, moving in the same circles doesn't just mean better fireside chats in the Traitors Castle.

From BBC

He works out of Founders Inc., a waterfront campus in Fort Mason that provides desks, a hardware lab, game room and a stage area for hackathons and fireside chats.

From The Wall Street Journal

Increasingly, when I'm on podcasts or fireside chats I emphasize the role of "conflict entrepreneurs."

From Salon

His televised "fireside chats'" were consciously relaxed, but this approach seemed too informal as problems mounted.

From BBC

Such outreach draws its lineage to President Franklin Roosevelt’s fireside chats, when Depression-era Americans would gather around the radio to hear his voice.

From Seattle Times