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Who do you think is the best talk radio show in the US? Can you not stand talk radio? Feel free to state your opinoins about talk radio here....

Every one of those, except for Alex Jones, is a conservative talk show host.

If I must pick from conservatives, then I will chose John and Ken.

Bob the Mute

Every one of those I recognize is a conservative talk show host.

The conservatives are more popular in the US....
Alex Jones is a conspiracy theorist, not sure about his poltical philosohphy, Glenn Back is basically conservative, but seems to be leaning more libertarian recently. Neal Boortz is completely liberterian from what I understand...
What is your favorite, do you have a favorite?

Every one of those, except for Alex Jones, is a conservative talk show host.

If I must pick from conservatives, then I will chose John and Ken.
John and Ken....? Doesn't sound familiar.

John and Ken....? Doesn't sound familiar.

They are so popular here in Southern California they are making the headlines. They tear apart Republicans and Democrats by routinely playing clips of them promising things, then doing the opposite once elected. Their main cause is lower spending and taxes, and they are mercilessly sarcastic when talking about politicians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Ken

Rush Limbaugh.

They are so popular here in Southern California they are making the headlines. They tear apart Republicans and Democrats by routinely playing clips of them promising things, then doing the opposite once elected. Their main cause is lower spending and taxes, and they are mercilessly sarcastic when talking about politicians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Ken

Sounds like my kind of show ;) I like poltical sarcasm/humor, and I can't stand the US 2 party system, I think both parties are no good....

im gonna have to go with dr laura (even though its more than 2 years since ive heard her show and she may have gone even crazier since then)

the political people do republican talking points making it the same show over and over again. the "shock jocks" are juvenile. the liberals arent all that good.

but dr laura is either spot on or so out there that it gives you something to talk about for the rest of the day.

her "i am my own religious guru and know more than the learned rabbis" crap is more than a little annoying but for all i know she might not do that any more.

You folks get As It Happens on NPR, don't you?

You left off George Noorey and Art Bell! Shame!'

As for me, George Noorey, Art Bell, Neal Boortz, The Matt & Ramona Show, and Bob and Tom.

You left off George Noorey and Art Bell! Shame!'

As for me, George Noorey, Art Bell, Neal Boortz, The Matt & Ramona Show, and Bob and Tom.
Thanks for reminding me of George Noorey, I've listened to Coast to Coast AM a few times.

Bob the Mute

^^ This.

They are so popular here in Southern California they are making the headlines. They tear apart Republicans and Democrats by routinely playing clips of them promising things, then doing the opposite once elected. Their main cause is lower spending and taxes, and they are mercilessly sarcastic when talking about politicians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Ken

I think I like these guys already.:D

I think I like these guys already.:D

They are better than most talk-show hosts for mainly two reasons:

1: Rather than merely whining, they are generally laughing and mocking.

2: They not much for defending any politicians. None of that "oh, poor, repressed, crusading Republican!"

Talk radio is for people so insecure in their ideology they need constant reinforcement. Thats why its so much more popular with conservatives.

Talk radio is for people so insecure in their ideology they need constant reinforcement. Thats why its so much more popular with conservatives.

It's also quite amusing. "Obama hates our troops, because he wants to get them back from a war that few people really wanted, and get them out of harms way! What a dirty liberal!" :tongue:

Other. I voted Coast to Coast AM, despite not greatly liking George Noorey and not having listened in a while.

I miss Art Bell. He never seems to host any more.:(

Rush...the sheer amount of trolling he achieves on a daily basis is amazing. Regardless of how spectacularly wrong he might be, seeing the butthurt is well worth it.

George Weber was good.

Talk radio is for people so insecure in their ideology they need constant reinforcement. Thats why its so much more popular with conservatives.

and I thought I only listen to talk radio because I find it entertaining.

Other. I voted Coast to Coast AM, despite not greatly liking George Noorey and not having listened in a while.

I miss Art Bell. He never seems to host any more.:(

What's wrong with George Noorey? The only problem I have with George is that he lets some of the phone calls go on for too long.

I almost never agree with them, however I do listen when Im driving...

The best, IMO, is Schnitt http://www.schnittshow.com/main.html

Its at least entertaining, and not always just conspiracy, Ebil Dimokratz stuff...

The conservatives are more popular in the US....
Alex Jones is a conspiracy theorist, not sure about his poltical philosohphy, Glenn Back is basically conservative, but seems to be leaning more libertarian recently. Neal Boortz is completely liberterian from what I understand...
What is your favorite, do you have a favorite?

Neal Boortz is a self-identified libertarian who has a few libertarian positions, but is also an ultranationalist and warmonger.

Alex Jones is a libertarian, IIRC, though also a nut.

I don't listen to talk radio.

Michael Savage. He's so crazy, it is impossible not to love him. In about fifteen minutes he can go from talking about his toy dog, to how all Arabs need to rounded up and shot, to his grandmother's meatball recipe, and end by talking about his dog again.
He's like your drunken, insane uncle trying out crack and PCP for the first time.

Although, I gotta respect Rush for the trolling and self-aggrandizing.

WTF? How is Howard Stern not #1 on this list? He has way more listeners then the next 2 or 3 on the list combined and has been tops in his markets albiet terrestrial radio or satellite for over 25 years. Hes paid $100,000,000 a year, There isnt any other radio entertainer that even comes close to that in salary for his services either.

Who do you think is the best talk radio show in the US? Can you not stand talk radio? Feel free to state your opinoins about talk radio here....

Those all suck balls.

Rachel Maddow is the best. So good in fact that they put her on TV. But she's still on the radio, and I listen to her every morning before work. She has that rare mix of intelligence and being-on-the-radio that really speaks to me.

Those all suck balls.

Rachel Maddow is the best. So good in fact that they put her on TV. But she's still on the radio, and I listen to her every morning before work. She has that rare mix of intelligence and being-on-the-radio that really speaks to me.

She has a Radio show? I watch her TV show, but I had no idea she was also on the radio...

Damn Conservative State, we only get Fox News Radio...

Dont forget Dennis Miller!

Opie and Anthony. I like to laugh on my drive.

...people still listen to the radio? Next you'll be telling me they write letters to each other too...

...people still listen to the radio? Next you'll be telling me they write letters to each other too...

You will find radios in virtually every car in the nation. Your not looking very hard.

You will find radios in virtually every car in the nation. Your not looking very hard.

Well, yeah, it's there...but people still USE them? I mean, cars still had tape decks untill pretty recently...

Well, yeah, it's there...but people still USE them? I mean, cars still had tape decks untill pretty recently...

I still use my portable 8-track player. State-of-the-art stuff, it was.

*jams to 'Soundwaves 1980'*

...people still listen to the radio? Next you'll be telling me they write letters to each other too...

With a quill, bitch, with a mothafucking quill...

Anyway, Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers.

...people still listen to the radio? Next you'll be telling me they write letters to each other too...

You never did reply to my last letter, and I wrote it with my own home made ink too. :(

bastard...

...people still listen to the radio? Next you'll be telling me they write letters to each other too...

Radio is here to stay, simple as that, even the AM talk stations have HUGE amounts of listeners.


Anyway, for me.

1. Rush
2. Glen
3. Hannity

Well, yeah, it's there...but people still USE them? I mean, cars still had tape decks untill pretty recently...

Uhh, yeah.

You do realize that most Local Powerboomers ( the 50K watters ), have over 100,000 people listening to them during some shows? The station that carries Rush in New York has almost a Million Listeners.

Terry Gross.

and I thought I only listen to talk radio because I find it entertaining.

Apparently you were wrong. But at least you know better now, don't you? Sure was nice of him to come by and correct your mis-apprehensions, though, wasn't it?

Personally, I'm not big on talk radio. If I'm listening to the radio, I want music. News is what the TV and newspaper are for.

With a quill, bitch, with a mothafucking quill...

Anyway, Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers.

This^^

Joe Soucheray. He's got a sense of humor.

I miss Mischke.

Sean Rima 850 KOA

Hadn't heard of Jones, but I like all of the others. Probably my favorite these days is Mark Levin. Just bought his book. Highly recommended for all real American patriots.

Hadn't heard of Jones, but I like all of the others. Probably my favorite these days is Mark Levin. Just bought his book. Highly recommended for all real American patriots.

The guy who compares Obama-era America with East Germany before the wall fell?

If that's a 'patriot', then 'patriot' must be another word for 'clueless dullard'.

I don't exactly see eye-to-eye with Rush Limbaugh, but you've got to admit he's the most successful political talk show host in the US. Since the poll question is, "Who is the best talk radio show host in the US?" I'm inclined to vote Limbaugh. I prefer the occasional glimmers of libertarianism from Glenn Beck, but in many ways he's just Rush with ADD.

Judging by what I've heard from Alex Jones, his political philosophy is probably closest to mine compared to the others on the list. He's way too quick to build conspiracy theories on what seems more like standard-issue human stupidity in gov't IMHO. There are plausible conspiracy theories, and then there's wild speculation. Alex mixes the two without any differentiation.

Coast to Coast AM is the best talk show out there if you like variety. Aliens and ghosts, conspiracy theories, and religion, and a dose of the news of the day. Great entertainment radio all around. Art Bell was an amazing host, and George Noory is quite good. I haven't heard Ian Punnett enough to form an opinion.

All things considered, Art Bell wins my vote because he still occasionally fills in on Coast to Coast. Honorable mention goes to Paul Harvey, who, while not a talk show host, was a familiar radio personality for as long as I can remember.

She has a Radio show? I watch her TV show, but I had no idea she was also on the radio...

Damn Conservative State, we only get Fox News Radio...

She got started on TV because her radio show (http://airamerica.com/maddow) is broadcast from the New York Air America studio. Because she was just down the road, and had a good show, Kieth Olberman started having her on his show and giving her guest spots. Then the viewers liked her so much MSNBC realized they'd be idiots not to give her her own show. Now Air America airs her in the mornings because she found it a bit harrying to finish her radio show and then rush over to her TV show.

Uhh, yeah.

You do realize that most Local Powerboomers ( the 50K watters ), have over 100,000 people listening to them during some shows? The station that carries Rush in New York has almost a Million Listeners.
Are you telling jokes? I love jokes...
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You never did reply to my last letter, and I wrote it with my own home made ink too. :(

bastard...
About that....


*runs*
With a quill, bitch, with a mothafucking quill...

Anyway, Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers.
not just a quill, but a mothafucking quill? I want one...
I still use my portable 8-track player. State-of-the-art stuff, it was.

*jams to 'Soundwaves 1980'*sick.