Does anyone still listen to Air America Radio?

[CatWoman]

I don't.

They took away all that was good about it.

damn shame, too.

[NYCGirl]

1. Yes. And I'm a premium member, too. NT

[GreenTea]

36. That's extremely cool! I want to support AAR (liberal radio) again!

I'm going to rejoin premium at AAR (I left when Malloy left)...I'm now am a member of Nova M - but I can do both!

[NYCGirl]

40. I couldn't live without the Rachel Maddow and Young Turks podcasts when

I'm working out at the gym!


:hi:

[eagler]

85. Too bad we don't have the Fairness Doctrine so it would be allowed to

compete with right wing radio across the country. It would be a welcome change.

[dsa]

2. You mean it's not the cat's meow?

:)

[quinnox]

3. nope

never did really.

I listen to Ed Schultz occasionally, though he is kinda boring.

Bernie Ward and Ray Talieferro on KGO radio from San Francisco are the best by far in liberal talk radio.

[LisaM]

80. Ed Schultz is not Air America

I picked up Ray Talieferro one night (I'm in Washington state) and he talked 33 minutes straight with no calls or anything. Is he always like that?

[kid a]

4. I do......am! nt

[tridim]

5. I listen to Randi Rhodes every day and Pap/RFKjr occasionally. nt

[CatWoman]

11. d'oh!!

I forgot about Randi!! :hi:

I miss the old days, with Morning Sedition and Lizz, Chuck D., and Rachel, and Al Franken's show.

[eleny]

24. It's almost like she doesn't fit in there among the current crop of talkers

P.S. Same for Thom.

[onehandle]

46. Those were the days.

I would listen to AAR all day long at work.

And Sam and Janeane in the evenings.

[CatWoman]

54. me, too

seems when they took away our local station, the company started getting rid of their premiere talent.

and it's unforgivable what they did to Mike.

:hi:

[smokey nj]

65. I really loved the original line up. I never understood why they replaced

Unfiltered with Jerry Springer. Springer's show was to liberal talk radio what beauty school is to higher education. I was sooooooo happy when they dumped Springer for Sam, but then they broke my heart AGAIN.

[IndyOp]

6. Thom Hartmann does an exceptionally good show every single day...

Thom alone makes the station a gem. Rachel Maddow's star is still rising. On weekends Ring of Fire, Seder on Sundays, and Clout are definitely worth a listen. I wish they would bring Sam back to a daily show.

[tridim]

9. I think Sam is moving to NovaM.. At least Malloy hints at it often. nt

[never_get_over_it]

51. Oh my GOD

I so hope Sam shows up on a regular basis again I think I actually miss him more than I did Malloy. The Sunday show is ok but truthfully it is a bad time....I listen via the internet and no longer listen via Air America - since they dumped Sam - I listen to Nova M. Also a very big Bernie Ward fan who is on vacation - bummer for me good for him.....

[GOTV]

30. I also thing that moving Sam Sedar was a big mistake n/t

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

77. unfortuately, too may affiliates break away from AAR during Hartmann

and air fat Eddie instead.

Instead of tinkering with an already talented lineup, the Greens should have made priority number one getting the prime time spot back for AAR on these stations.

That was their biggest mistake.

[LisaM]

7. Listening to Thom Hartmann right now

Though I think that Rachel Maddow is my favorite.

If they are on the air, how can they have taken away "all that is good about it"?

[CatWoman]

13. see my mea culpa up above

:)

[Cassandra]

17. Me, too.

He's been reading the press about the anti-tax repukes in the Minnesota legislature who successfully killed money for infrastructure in the state.

[eauclaireliberal]

8. It was never available in the Chippewa Valley to begin with

But oh yeah, O'Lielly, Limpballs and Garbage Logic is always on the air.

Last time I listened was when I was in Madison visiting the in-laws.

[yurbud]

10. are you kidding? Thom Hartmann is better than Al was, and they still have Randi Rhodes

I miss some of those who are gone like Mike Malloy and Janeane Garafalo, but listen to the good stuff.

[LaPera]

12. Every fucking day! Thom Hartmann & Randi Rhodes are two of the very best!

www.airamericaradio.com

Listen & support liberal radio!!

[CatWoman]

18. I like Thom, but I don't make him a habit

like I did with the other shows.

I tune into Randi every now and then -- I love her to death.

[butterfly77]

73. My two favorites...

It took a while to get use to Randi but now I enjoy her because she spells it out for any who don't know what is going on. Thom goes indepth and explains through history how we got where we are today on a variety of issues,he also brings on repugs and has it out with them.

[coalition_unwilling]

89. KTLK AM 1150 (Los Angeles) changed their lineup, so I no longer

get to listen to Randi Rhodes on drive home. (I have to catch her re-runs in very early a.m., if I'm awake then.) They put this really annoying buffoon named "Mr. K" on during the 3-7 p.m. time slot. Ed Schultz whom I find insufferable is on from 7-10. I uaually have to wait until 10 p.m. when Rachel Maddow comes on. I fall asleep to her voice and guests on weeknights.

NO problem. Before AAR, I was a devotee and subscriber to KPFK 90.7 (Pacifica), so I have happily redirected my p.m. drive time to KPFK. A.M. drive time I listen to Stephanie Miller on KTLK.

[ronnykmarshall]

14. All day long.

I listen on the way to work, at work and on the way home.

[frogcycle]

ditto n/t

[orleans]

15. randi. sometimes hartman. ring of fire when i can catch it.

then sometimes, like now, i stream ed schultz--he is also on on wcpt

and then malloy from novam.

[CatWoman]

20. Ed Schultz pisses me off to no end

:grr:

[BearSquirrel2]

35. Ed isn't Air America ...

Ed is independently syndicated. Unfortunately, too many stations bump Thom Hartman for Ed Shultz.

I kinda think Ed Shultz is a bit like Archie Bunker. He's a conservative who is coming to terms with himself and becoming liberal as he confronts the facts. It's all too often that Ed will spew some conservo talking point, have his listeners jump on him for it, then he'll change his views a couple weeks later.

Hopefully in a few years, Ed will be a good liberal instead of a DLC apologist.

[orleans]

57. same here--until he started calling for impeachment.

then i realized i didn't get as pissed off.

besides, he talks to boxer every now and then--i like hearing what she has to say

[DemoTex]

16. Not since they left Sirius (what? 2 years now?) ..

Last month I finally cancelled my Sirius subscription.

[rocktivity]

19. I listen to Hartmann, Rhodes, and Maddow

After Stephanie Miller in the mornings. I podcast her show until Lionel was put on.

:headbang:
rocknation

[bridgit]

21. Air America dropped out of our market, and that station replaced them with 24 - ESPN...

TWENTY FOUR HOUR ESPN!?!?!!?!!?! :wtf:

but we always had these guys http://www.1240talkcity.com :thumbsup: and as you can see, some of the good folks have found their way over which I like to see

[bluestateguy]

22. Occaisionally

Thom Hartmann does a good show, but I think it's a little for wonky for Air America, and seems better suited to NPR.

The Young Turks are boring.

Randi Rhodes gets on my nerves.

Maddow is very good.

[disndat]

33. You're wrong

about the "Young Turks." They are sharp and every bit as good as Randi and Sam. Of course, no one comes close to Mike Malloy.

[Elwood P Dowd]

23. I only listen to Thom Hartmann. (nm)

.

[GreenTea]

25. I love Air America Radio - Rachel Maddow Show, RFK jr.,Laura, Sam, etc...

AAR is great!

[davidwparker]

26. "all that was good" - Thom Hartmann is on now. Stream it via iTunes as

I do. I'm also a Premium member, so I get all the podcasts in case I can't be near the computer.

[GOTV]

27. Premium member! I listen as a podcast.

I think Thom Hartman is great!

[spiderpig]

28. Put it this way - I listed to KQKE

They also carry Stephanie Miller and Mike Malloy.

[Webster Green]

29. I listen to it a lot..

There's often some good dialog stuck in between all the anti-pot propaganda ads.

[devilgrrl]

31. I still listen to Thom Hartman, Randi, Rachel and Sam on Sundays...

so, yes, I still listen to AAR.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

32. Yes

Young Turks, Tom Hartman & Rachael maddow.

[damntexdem]

34. We lost our station last year.

What did they take away, and what's left?

I just don't get to it on the net very often.

[GreenTea]

37. Isn't Air America Radio on XM satellite radio as well as the Internet?

[Elwood P Dowd]

39. I'm listening on my Apple iTunes.

There are also indivitual stations that stream the shows.

[GreenTea]

53. Please tell me....

how does that work exactly, if you would be so kind...guess I'm a bit ignorant to itunes since I listen to Sirius left, liberal radio shows via Internet streams & White Rose Society also on my one & only local liberal AM radio station (the excellent Peter B Collins)...I mean the Itunes process, of how you plug in and where you get the stream and how long does download take, etc....Thanks!

[Elwood P Dowd]

66. iTunes came on my computer.

All I have to do is open iTunes, click on "radio", and then click on talk/spoken word. I get a list of 58 talk shows, and one of those is Air America. If you don't have iTunes, you can go to the Apple site and download it.

http://www.apple.com/

Edit to add: You can download the latest iTunes free at the site. They have versions for both Mac and Windows PCs.

[clbuck]

48. Yes, but not entirely

For instance, they preempt Thom Hartmann's live slot in favor of Jones Radio's Ed Schultz, plus they now have Nova M Radio's Mike Malloy in the evenings.

[Dervill Crow]

38. Whenever I'm in my car.

Thom, Heidi, and Carl in the morning and Randi or Rachel in the evening.

[onehandle]

41. I listen to Stephanie Miller, Mike Malloy, and Thom Hartmann on Sirius.

AAR jumped the shark for me.

Sad really. Started out so good.

[flobee1]

52. you do know Malloy is on AAR XM?

every night again
Lionel is a tad annoying, Ed is slightly better, Randi is pretty damn good
Then you have Rachael, Hatrmann, and I drift off to sleep listening to Malloy's head explode

I stopped listening for a long time when they got rid of Malloy,
but he's back, at least on XM

[bullimiami]

42. not much. i still listen to mike malloy. (no longer aa)

i listen to jim defede (local) and stephanie miller in the mornings. (both not aa)

lionel or sometimes randi driving home. i like both but dont go out of the way to hear them. pap and kennedy on the weekends sometimes laura flanders. thats about it for actual aar content and I was on board before they were on the air.

I most miss sam seder.

Theyve really neutered their content and the good stuff is mostly elsewhere.

[electprogdems]

43. BRING BACK MARC AND MARK! Morning Sedition...

That is all. :hi: :dem:

[bullimiami]

49. riley i can leave. maron is entertaining as can be.

[CatWoman]

56. I didn't realize he was so handsome

until I saw him on an HBO special :loveya:

[ronnykmarshall]

55. I loved their show too ..

But I've got Stephanie Miller now!

[smokey nj]

68. Well now that Marc, Mark, Jim Earl, and Wayne Gilman (a.k.a. News Daddy) are all available

I think it would be a great time to resurrect the show. I wonder if Dan Pashman (son of Lewis and Linda Pashman of NJ) is doing anything?

[proud patriot]

44. Hartman , Rhodes,Maddow,Ring of Fire, Seder,The time is now

and Rev. Gaddy

[Poiuyt]

45. I listen over iTunes for all except The Lionel Show

I can't stand his whiny voice

[smokey nj]

47. I still listen all day most weekdays. I usually stream though because the NYC affliliate

sucks. Of course, I abandon AAR as soon as Mike Malloy comes on!

[Arkansas Granny]

50. I listen on line at work and sometimes at home. There isn't a

station in our area.

[nadinbrzezinski]

58. Yes, Hartman is on right now

[jobycom]

59. Sometimes. The Ad Council ads frequently force me to change the station.

After these ads I want to smoke pot, get my kids on pot, almost give, pollute the atmosphere, and put up a big sign at the entrance to my neighborhood screaming "SUSPICIOUS PEOPLE AND INTERNET BULLIES WELCOME!" And I've never smoked pot!

I don't like the Lionel dude in the mornings--he's everything I hate about talk radio, no matter which side he's on (and I can't usually tell). I've taken to listening to my Pimsleur French CDs again on my drive to work. But I like Randi, and I listen to others when I'm in my car. I just don't go out of my way to listen anymore, and my attention span is short.

[Xenotime]

60. I wish I could....

There is only that fat tard or Hammity

[Vodid]

61. Lionel sucks.

Everyone else is okay. But I've found lots of streaming audio on the internet, so between C-Span, KPFK, the H.O.R.N., RadioPower.org, crooks and liars, GoLeft TV, and Podcasts of Democracy Now! and the Bill Maher show, etc. there's plenty to listen to.

[NYCGirl]

62. I like him; he makes me laugh — a lot. NT

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

78. he's my biggest problem with AAR

there's nothing worse than uninformed person who thinks they know it all.
Bring back Sammy!

[bullimiami]

83. he just grates on some people. i usually enjoy listening to him.

[Cleita]

63. Yes, because I love Thom Hartmann, Randi Rhodes and

Rachal Maddow. Also my local affiliate carries Mike Malloy as well. On the weekends we get Ring of Fire, which I don't miss and Sam Seder too, all worthwhile. The only bad programming is two hours a day wasted on some local schmuck who knows nothing about anything but claims to be a liberal. He spends his two hours talking to his friends on the air. I wish they would just go to a coffee shop. It's okay though. I use that time to go shopping and run errands. They used to carry Ed Schultz but dumped him in favor of Rachel Maddow. Thank God. I really didn't care for him. Also, if I get up early enough they carry Stephanie Miller in the morning.

[Sapere aude]

64. I listen when I can. It is better than Reich wing radio any day.

[dkofos]

67. I don't. I do listen to Hartmann on Nova-M.

[bluethruandthru]

69. I absolutely do!

I wish Rachel Maddow was still on in the morning. She's terrific! I also love Thom Hartman. What a smart, sensible man. Unfortunately here...sometimes the station that carries AAR pre-empts Thom for some dumb show about mortgages. It's a paid block of time that the station sells..and it sucks!

[alfredo]

70. I'm listening to Tom Hartman. Even Lionel is growing on me. His voice

is sometimes irritating, but he seems to be a good man. Randi Rhodes is terrific and the rest of the line up has something to offer.

[momophile]

71. whenever I'm in my car, I do - Randi and Maddow especially

you go, girls!


my local station plays Ed Schultz and local guy, Jay Marvin, as well.

[dsa]

72. Talk radio is boring

I'd rather listen to my i-pod.

[Phoonzang]

74. Nope, not for 2 years.

Sorry...the same talk show hosts screaming every day about the same thing when there were many other issues to cover got on my nerves. Also, I had enough negativity in my life at that point without having to hear it from the radio.

[Misskittycat]

75. Yes, All day long. At home. In car. n/t

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

76. not as much as I used to- except weekends

I love Ring of Fire and I've followed Seder into his Sunday exile.

But I have no use for them on weekedays. Turks are on too early. Lionel fucking sucks. My station airs Ed Schultz's boring ass instead of Hartmann (who I love) and, though I respect her immensely, Randi's just not my cup of tea.
I do like maddow, but I'm usually busy when she's on.

[Zorra]

79. Yes, every day. n/t

[enigmatic]

81. much more than I used to

I love Rachel Maddow, Tom Hartmann, and yeah, even Lionel. Couldn't stand Malloy....

[dorkulon]

82. I'd rather listen to NPR or BBC

I don't need constant repetition of my own ideology. I'd rather hear a somewhat neutral presentation of the news, and then I'll decide what I think. Although I love "Democracy Now" as well.

[stranger81]

84. Yep. . . . now that Air America XM carries Malloy again!! [n/t]

[Dawgs]

86. I would if they came back to Atlanta.

I'm boycotting them until that happens. If they really care, they would be in a market that can handle 5-6 right-wing stations. Contrary to what many believe, the city of Atlanta is very liberal.

[otohara]

87. Thom Hartman, Randi Rhodes, Rachel Maddow ROCK

Not listening is damn shame, too.

[eridani]

88. I particularly like Hartmann and Maddow n/t