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Freedom Without Equality Is Just a Medal

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

Let's hope Barack does more than award Harvey Milk: Let's hope he takes the spirit and lessons Milk taught and actually begins changing things for members of his country still oppressed by institutionalized bigotry and religious dogma.

WLNG: Radio America Remembers (Video)

Tom Gregory | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment


Tom Gregory

For an audio trigger back to the halcyon days of your father's generation, a click of a mouse, or a trip to Long Island's East End is a journey back to the good old days of the summer sound.

WATCH: Sarah Palin Cuts Demo For Radio Show

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 08.30.2009 | Comedy


Matthew Filipowicz

It appears now that Palin's people are doing more than just testing the waters. We have obtained exclusive footage of Sarah Palin, in the studio, recording a demo to shop to potential syndicators.

Sarah Palin, Radio Star? Ex-Governor May Be Seeking Radio Deal

Huffington Post | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media


Update: Broadcasting & Cable's Paige Albiniak casts doubt on Sarah Palin's radio prospects, and says that her sources claim Clear Channel has already ...

Face The Inquisition

Dean Becker | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


Dean Becker

Today's "compassionate" drug warriors have fractured the futures and pulverized the possibilities of more than 37,000,000 US citizens.

Bill O'Reilly Sues Glenn Beck For Meltdown Infringement

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 08.16.2009 | Comedy


Matthew Filipowicz

Bill O being Bill O, couldn't leave it merely to the lawyers, and chose to confront Glenn on Glenn's television show. Take a look.

New York Times Sells WQXR Radio Station For $45 Million

AP | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — The New York Times Co. is selling its classical music station and exiting the radio business. The Times is selling WQXR-FM in a thre...

Jordanian Parliament is Back on Air... Indirectly

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


Daoud Kuttab

Two and a half years after being taken off the air, Radio Al Balad was able to broadcast live during the afternoon session of Parliament on July 6, 2009.

Casey Kasem Counts Down Final Radio Show After 39 Years

AP | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media


LOS ANGELES — Casey Kasem has done his final countdown. The 77-year-old DJ told "American Top 20" listeners across the country Saturday that th...

Shannyn Moore Radio Interview: On Palin's Attempt to Silence Me

Ian Masters | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics


Ian Masters

I interviewed Moore this morning on Background Briefing in Los Angeles to discover what it is she has to say that so threatens Palin.

Dancing With the Devil: Public Broadcasting's Questionable Choices in Sponsorships

Jaclyn Simon | Posted 07.30.2009 | Media


Jaclyn Simon

Why do they let the corporate axis of evil -- Monsanto, Exxon, and Wal-Mart -- sponsor their otherwise socially responsible programming?

A Clunky Way to Spend Billions

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green


Charles Karel Bouley

The recent Cash for Clunker legislation passed by Congress as part of the $106 billion war funding bill is a complete and total waste of a billion dollars short term, four billion long term.

Finding A New Voice

Lizz Winstead | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York


Lizz Winstead

Now there were many types of fallout, but to those of us who made our living as political satirists, questioning our government was still an unwelcome programming pitch.

Two Parties No Party for America

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

Our leaders have all morphed in to one large, non-identified, political animal that proports to stand for something but has ended up standing for very little at all.

What Rush Limbaugh Really Thinks of You

Ken Levine | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media


Ken Levine

At my lunch with Rush Limbaugh, I was very surprised by how down-to-earth he appeared to be. Self deprecating, easy going, and very candid.

More Macaroni, Bon Voyage Viagra: Why Prescription Medicines Should Not Be Advertised

Brian Ross | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living


Brian Ross

Patients who can buy a generic often do not, either because they are sold on an ad, afraid that there is something inferior about the generic, or the doctor pushes the brand name drug.

Wait, Wait and the Party of Psychotic No!

Denis Campbell | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Denis Campbell

Republicans, if your party ever wants to come in from w-a-a-y out of the wilderness, you need to lighten up, suck it up and shut the hell up for at least a few weeks.

Google's Attempt To Revolutionize Radio Ad Sales Fails

Wall Street Journal | JESSICA E. VASCELLARO | Posted 06.12.2009 | Media


Google Inc.'s foray into selling radio ads was supposed to show how its online-advertising brainpower could revolutionize an old-fashioned people busi...

Marine's Deaths Focus Pentagon and Civilians on Motorcycle Safety

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.11.2009 | Style


Charles Karel Bouley

As America retools and rethinks the way we move about, motorcycles have got to be part of the national solution.

Joe the Plumber is Queer

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

Time to evolve past Joe the Plumber, past Rush Limbaugh, past the politics and ideology that verge on those that launched the Spanish Inquisition.

The Majority of Muslims Who Attend Mosque Weekly Feel Torturing For Their Cause Is Just**

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

It's time America wake up to the fact that Christians in this country have become just as radicalized (albeit in other ways) as those who pervert Islam (or insert religion here) elsewhere.

A Terrorized City and Traumatized Nation

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

Never again, we won't be terrorized, we can't let them win, we're more prepared than ever before.

Limbaugh's Dirty Little Secret of Radio "Success"

Bill Mann | Posted 05.13.2009 | Media


Bill Mann

So why is Rush's show so "popular?" Why do hundreds of stations around the country carry his show, the most widely syndicated talkfest in the country? The real story is not generally well-known.

Maddow's Unusual Transition to TV

Bill Mann | Posted 05.10.2009 | Media


Bill Mann

The thoughtful Maddow has established a lower-key approach with her "just the facts, ma'am" essays, and she's carved out an important niche for herself at MSNBC.

One Congolese Woman Uses Radio As A Weapon Against Rape

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 04.20.2009 | World


Kelly Nuxoll

As newspapers crumble in the U.S., radio is flourishing in the Congo. It's not a tactic to keep the media in business, however; it's a weapon, and women are the unlikely ones wielding it.