Hot Air is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Will Reichel, and starring Steve Coogan, Taylor Russell and Neve Campbell.

Lionel Macomb is an abrasive conservative talk personality, who hosts a popular eponymous daily radio show in which he regularly lobs insults at callers and politicians who disagree with his views.

After Tess receives a job as an intern on her uncle's show and she criticizes his take on a "clean slate" bill to expunge liabilities for undocumented immigrants, Lionel has her rebut his points on-air.

Lionel rounds on the studio audience and blames them for fissures in common decency through worshipping false prophets, arguing "the American Dream is dead and buried, and you're dancing on its grave."

On his show, as Tess is listening after moving into her dorm at Harper, Lionel apologizes for his tirade and encourages his audience to respectfully disagree on personal views and have the courage to confront their past.