Stephanie Miller is the best thing on progressive radio

[ruggerson]

Could give a rat's ass about the rest of them.

She actually shows how it's totally irresponsible to be a rightwinger to the average young person listening in.

You change people's minds with persuasion, wit, humor, common sense and humor.

And did I mention humor?

Not with angry ranting, night after night after night.

[Horse with no Name]

1. She isn't on AAR

:shrug:

[ruggerson]

4. Well she's on our local affiliate and they say they're Air America

[Eric J in MN]

24. "Air America Minnesota" plays her shows in the morning. NT

NT

[JackBeck]

2. She's not an AAR host.

[librechik]

3. Mamma is NOT on AAR--she's on Sirius

and in syndication

[SoCalDem]

12. I really enjoy her..and Hartmann & Samuels

I was ready to dump Sirius, but I am gald I didn't now.

We have to remember that liberals are way behing the curve on the radio thing.. republicans got their ducks in a row after watergate and started buying up every station they could (and they were cheap back then). they put their massive plan into action virtually unchallenged by liberals, and we have a lot of catching up to do..

and until 2000, none of it really mattered much..

a lot of us got shaken awake..bigtime

[librechik]

22. I draw the line at Samuels and Alex Bennett --too soppy and yesterday

but I love Hartmann and Steph

[Beelzebud]

5. Too bad she isn't AAR...

She is on Jones Radio network and some AAR affiliates wisely carry her over AAR's choice for a liberal: Jerry Springer...

[ruggerson]

6. Ok, changed the OP

I always assumed she was Air America, but whatever. She should be on everywhere in the entire country.

[mmonk]

7. I agree. Steph's the best.

[david_vincent]

8. If the weather's right,

I can pull her in from Buffalo, on an old-fashioned radio. The kind that's free. XM? Sirius? that's for rich yuppies. Oh yeah, I forgot how many DUers are pretty freaking rich...

[JackBeck]

11. That's odd.

I have XM. Not rich at all. Not a "yuppie", either. XM is something like 12 bucks a month, and most deals give you a free receiver when you first sign up. How much do you pay for an internet connection?

[JackBeck]

14. Also,

You can stream her for free online.

[rniel]

9. Her show is entertaining

That's what really matters. How entertaining is some suit and tie with no personality sitting there reading the news. I think she's even got a lot of rightwingers listening in to her show.

[Zomby Woof]

10. You are damn right

I LOVE Stephanie Miller! And don't forget her indispensable team of Voice Deity Jim Ward, and Chris. :D

No histrionics, no spitting and sputtering, no rage-a-holic bilefests. Humor is ALWAYS the best outlet for anger.

[JackBeck]

13. Mamma in the mornings are the best.

I stream her here on the East Coast while I work every morning. Everyone's jealous 'cause I tend to be the only one with a smile on my face.

[bullimiami]

15. shes right on up there with the best of them.

[chat_noir]

16. Stephanie, Jim, and Chris rock!!

Listen to excerpts from Right Wing World and more...

http://www.stephaniemiller.com/show/

Check out the Who's Who that call into her show.

[ThomWV]

17. She is not a "Thing", She is a Woman.

It sounds so crass to say she is the best 'thing' on progressive radio, its so much more respectful to say she is, in your opinion, the best 'woman. on progressive radio. You might even say she is the best announcer, but not a 'thing'.

[pointblank]

29. OK

That's taking it a little too far dont you think?

Im sure the OP meant nothing by it...relax.

[patricia92243]

18. I didn't realize she is Goldwater's daughter. I guess Miller is her stage

name. The more that I listen to her, the more I like her.

[ruggerson]

19. She isn't

She is Goldwater's running mate's daughter.

[patricia92243]

36. OK. I was driving, and guess I wasn't listening too close. Thanks!!

[Suziq]

20. Love Stephanie!

I subscribe to her podcast and laugh my way to work! The people on the ferry I take from NJ to NYC think I am nuts, laughing my butt off.

I am also glad I kept Sirius after AAR was gone. Also like the Young Turks and Bill Press in the morning.

:loveya:

[kma3346]

21. I love Stephanie Miller!!

I recently signed up for her podcasts, which are well worth it. She and her two cronies really crack me up! And they cover a LOT of the news in a humorous and entertaining way. I love "Right Wing World" and the way they mercilessly mock Bush, O'Reilly, Rush, Pat Roberts, and all the other right-wing loonies. She has a lot of good guests too, including my favorite congressman, John Conyers, who just happens to be "the patron saint of the Stephanie Miller Show"!

[sendero]

23. God knows...

.. Rush Limbaugh's angry rantings had nothing to do with successfully making "liberal" into a dirty word.

I support diversity in liberal radio. I think Ed Schultz gets a lot of swing-voter listeners that none of the rest of them will ever get. I like Stephanie's funny stuff, and Hartmann's clear, down to earth approach.

But I also think there is room for an angry ranter like Mike Malloy. I think there is a segment of the population, both liberal and conservative, who ARE angry and who can relate to anger.

I hope Mr. Malloy finds another venue. I'd love to hear him on Sirius TalkLeft, and they have a few hosts who really aren't doing much to change hearts and minds, take Alex Bennett who is too clever by half for example.

[ruggerson]

25. If you don't think rightwingers find Limbaugh funny

then you haven't listened to him. His schtick is that he thinks he's a humorist. Sure, he rants occasionally, but his entire persona is based on mocking liberals with what he would call humor and bite.

[sendero]

26. If you don't think that..

.. a substantial portion of his audience are over-the-top angry, you haven't listened to his callers.

[ruggerson]

28. Sure

but he doesn't just angrily rant 24/7. He considers himself primarily a wit.

[sendero]

31. And I consider him..

.. a lying douchebag. So what?

[ruggerson]

32. You're the one that brought him up

I just don't think he's analagous to Malloy. Maybe Michael Savage is more analagous to Malloy. Although I tend to think Savage doesn't believe the shit he spews and it's all an act and I do think Malloy is sincere in his anger.

[sendero]

33. My point is..

... different strokes for different folks. The idea that we should proffer only one style of discourse is falacious. I would not want to listen to Malloy 24/7, but there is a place for his style of rhetoric at the progressive radio table.

[Captain Hilts]

27. Win 'em over with humor Steph! nt

[ronnykmarshall]

30. Momma's the best!

She's makes L.A. traffic so much fun!

[The Jacobin]

34. Unless the local affiliate picks her up - i'll never know

Here in Dallas, they dumped Malloy entirely about 6 months ago, I think. They inserted Ed Shultz, then bumped back programming. When Malloy's slot was up (after midnight) they played Frankin re-runs.

The only one I consistently listen to is Rachael Maddaow (sp?) in the mornings. Funny, relevant, better than NPR (and I'm an NPR/BBC geek). I like Randi too, but she can be a bit inconsistent.

[NewJeffCT]

35. she's an excellent listen

I can get her show in a bit on 1300 out of Framingham, Mass... it's always sharp, funny and entertaining.

While I think Al Franken is very smart and his show has some good humor, he is not a natural on radio like Miller.

[undeterred]

37. She's the one I wish my area would drop

There's only so many times I could listen to the potty mouth stuff. I don't even think she's a little bit funny. To each their own. :toast:

[Nabia2004]

38. She can be entertaining, but IMO not as informed as...

She's entertaining if you like the morning talk radio formula that has become so popular now. To me, she doesn't seem to be as well informed as the AAR crew. Or perhaps it is because she is not as confrontational. When a wingnut calls spouting Bush talking points and lies I want a progressive radio host that debunks it on the spot. I'm not a daily listener, but what I have heard doesn't impress me.

[Swamp Rat]

39. I love Mama, Jim and Chris!

:loveya:

[AlCzervik]

41. the drive i have to make everyday sucks the fat one and she makes

it so much better for me and my daughter, we get in the car and she's just like the announcer "It's Stephanie Miller" and i laugh my ass off.

[zulchzulu]

40. Her show leaves me laughing in my little cube...like the show proclaims

My absolute favorite part is the first hour. Skewering the Right with a lot of humor and hell, the Voice Monkey rocks...

[JackBeck]

42. Did you hear? Mamma's going to be on Tucker's show tonight?

And she wants to bring a sign to hold-up that says "I Heart Keith".

She'll be on at 4pm EST

Wish I had cable. Hopefully someone will youtube it.

[myrna minx]

43. I love my Momma!

:bounce:

[WA98296]

44. Great listen if you're in Junior High. Nice gal, but a waste of air time.

[mmonk]

46. Well

I'm 50 in October so I guess I have to take that as an insult. Is it the use of humor that you don't agree with or her political positions which are very good IMO? Just like one of her calls she received this morning about the PNAC and bush policies, I suppose stuff like that is a waste of air time? There are still people out there that don't have a clue and her entertaining style may bring some of them in and expose them to the truth.

[JackBeck]

47. She's entertaining for all ages.

If you were to listen to her show, you'd hear phone calls from kids, adults, politicians and celebrities. All fans. I guess the "humor" of Dennis Miller is more your style.

[bullwinkle428]

45. She has absolutely become my #1 FAVORITE in talk radio!!

I'm fortunate enough to get to listen to her each morning via streaming audio here at my workplace!