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Isn't time we introduced new generations to the Up With People troop?

20.02.2026 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I worked at a grocery/department store in the late 70s, early 80s. The canned music played over the store intercom had all instrumental versions of popular music, but also included swing versions of Beethoven and Mozart.

20.02.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The word "genius" should never be applied to Trump. He's just been a conduit for people needing an excuse to be their worst selves.

19.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mona helped create this shit.

18.02.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Each time the NYT does one of these focus groups, none of the participants have a clue about anything.

17.02.2026 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The same kind of thing happened to us fisherman after people saw "A River Runs Through It."

16.02.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Come on, man. This is two weeks old.

11.02.2026 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of people listen to and attend opera performances. How many understand what they're hearing?

10.02.2026 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Winter sports are pretty great if you ever participated in them. But figure skating sucks.

07.02.2026 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a load of crap, Bloomberg.

30.01.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wondering how much it cost to send the FBI raid yesterday here in Atlanta to seize 2020 election records.

29.01.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess her cousin in Trinidad told her it was a good move.

28.01.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish it were the case that nobody believes it, because a lot of people want to believe it.

28.01.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, mush mouthed Tom will save the day.

26.01.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rahm is disliked by too many people.

26.01.2026 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The muffed punt by LA didn't help.

26.01.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

True. The only threat on the ground in the cities invaded by these militarized goon squads it to the male ego.

26.01.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tribute from Fan Club 007 from Neshanic Station, NJ.

23.01.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have a nice day.

22.01.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I stand by my contention that the media landscape changed dramatically after 1987 and Equal Time has been barely considered since then. And you could be a bit less strident, to say the least.

22.01.2026 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Really? Go back in history and look at radio formats before 1990. We had people like Father Coughlin, Walter Winchell and Paul Harvey years before, but the content wasn't the same tenor or ubiquity.

22.01.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Political talk didn't rule the airwaves until after Limbaugh's syndication in 1988.

22.01.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Fairness Doctrine was repealed in 1987. Limbaugh wasn't syndicated until 1988. Political talk radio didn't exploded until the 90s. Fox News first aired in 1996.

22.01.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes it does. Political talk radio and cable news took off in the late 80s, early 90s, after the Fairness Doctrine was axed.

22.01.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Getting rid of it allowed political talk radio and cable news to flourish.

22.01.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Callow sounding to me.

22.01.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stephen Miller should live in misery for the rest of his life.

22.01.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The audio download (Overcast app) for this week showed these two guests but the actual audio is from last week's episode with Fareed Zakaria. Can you push out the new episode again?

22.01.2026 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fairness Doctrine got the boot decades ago, opening the door for the right wing propaganda machine.

22.01.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Last week’s show with Zakaria loaded instead of this audio.

21.01.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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