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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fireside chats

We aren't keeping count, but we're pretty sure more players than ever requested to be traitors this year during their fireside chats with Winkleman.

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026

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 ● Sep. 12, 2025

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt later used his trademark fireside chats to communicate with an anxious public through the Great Depression and World War II.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023

He has done so in blog posts, television interviews and fireside chats.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2023

Between March 1933 and October 1938, Roosevelt had broadcast thirteen fireside chats about the state of the nation.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow