We hear a lot about the liberal and conservative media echo chambers, and it’s true: If you spend a day soaking up the news in liberal land, you’re going to have a very different view of the world than after a day spent in conservative-ville. 

But if you watch closely you’ll notice it’s not just a difference in substance between left and right. There's a difference in style too, and that difference might be very telling.

In fact, today’s guest says that if we want to understand the nation’s stark political divide, a good place to start would be to take a long hard look at the divide between some of the most popular forms of liberal and conservative media out there in 2019.

On this edition of In Depth we speak with University of Delaware Communication Professor Danna Young about her new book, “Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the United States.”

Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi