to answer boldly or impudently
to conduct a telephone dialogue for immediate transmission over the air
television radio a system of telephone links enabling spoken directions to be given during the production of a programme
a broadcast telephone dialogue
( as modifier )
a talkback show
Noun use of verb phrase talk back
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The theater that had hosted the talk-back sent out a new email beginning “I am happy to report that the attendee who came into contact with COVID-19 has tested NEGATIVE. This is wonderful news.”
From Slate • May 8, 2020
The talk-back sessions often wandered into an actor speak, which to the uninitiated, can seem borderline ridiculous.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2020
“As soon as the ball dropped, I said to Lance on the talk-back switch, ‘I’m not saying anything for a long time.’
From Golf Digest • Apr. 22, 2019
Radio hosts had invited audience questions and comments in the past, but there was something novel about the freewheeling nature of the talk-back format, and Mazer’s show quickly caught on.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 17, 2018
Each screening was followed by a talk-back and Q&A with the pictures’ stars, including Denzel Washington, Janelle Monáe and Ice Cube.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2017
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