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Conservative talk radio recap: Feb 28 – March 4
6 Mar 2011 5:10 am

My NEW Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio and webcam highlights from the week in conservative talk radio, including:

Rush Limbaugh interviews Donald Trump
Sean Hannity emails Charlie Sheen — and gets an answer
“Liberal talk radio doesn’t work, period”

CLICK HERE for more!

EXTRA stuff…

Dennis Miller picks up an amazing 35 new affiliates
The Ron Reagan, Jr. interview: “Now THIS is great radio!”

(KATHY SHAIDLE blogs at FiveFeetOfFury, now in its 11th year.)

Conservative Talk Radio: Feb 14-18
19 Feb 2011 2:26 pm

My NEW Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio and webcam highlights from the week in conservative talk radio, including:

Rush Limbaugh slams CPAC
Glenn Beck makes a big donation
Sean Hannity surprises caller

and more! CLICK HERE to keep reading (and watching and listening.)
PLUS after-deadline stuff about talk radio:

Who made the 2011 “Heavy Hundred”?
Actual lawyer Mark Levin explains the federal court’s Obamacare decision
Is talk radio Pandora’s next target?
Beck and crew make fun of Grammy reporter’s on-air brain fart (“This is definitely NOT ‘The Jesus Show‘…”)

(Kathy Shaidle blogs at FiveFeetOfFury, now …

Conservative talk radio recap: January 24-28
29 Jan 2011 10:22 am

My NEW Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio and video clips from the week in conservative talk radio:

Rush Limbaugh works on his swing
“Michael Savage: National Treasure?”
Mark Levin accuses Obama of plagiarising SOTU

CLICK HERE for more!
BONUS after-deadline tidbits:

Must-see: Glenn Beck explodes on Chris Matthews for calling Michelle Bachmann “balloon head”
Neal Boortz remembers his late producer, Royal Marshall
Shocker: guy who sent out those nude pix of Dr. Laura was a creep nobody liked
Laura Ingraham now heard in eight of the top ten markets
Jerry Springer’s theory about the failure of …

Conservative talk radio recap: January 17-22
22 Jan 2011 11:14 am

My new Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio and webcam treats from the week in conservative talk radio, including:

Feds drop case against Hannity
Savage and Levin threaten to sue
Glenn Beck says, “Philadelphia sucks”

and more. CLICK HERE to keep reading (and listening).
After deadline BONUS stuff:

Can’t get enough of the Dire Straits story? Not every radio edit has something to do with inappropriate language. Consider “Boom Boom Pow,” a No. 1 hit for the Black Eyed Peas in 2009. One lyric goes like this: “Here we go, here we go, …

Conservative Talk Radio recap: Jan 10-14
15 Jan 2011 1:37 pm

My NEW Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio, video and webcam highlights from what’s been a very big week in conservative talk radio, including:

“Rush Limbaugh Blamed For All World’s Problems” (video)
Mark Levin threatens to sue
Glenn Beck meets Bono
Stephen Baldwin apologizes to Sean Hannity

and much more!
CLICK HERE to keep reading (and viewing and listening)
PLUS: highlights from Rush Limbaugh’s exceptional show this afternoon…

“I was going to name my first child Krauthammer, even if it was a girl. But no more.”
“One thing on the pep rally-disguised-as-a-memorial on Wednesday night. …

Conservative talk radio weekly recap: Jan 3-7
8 Jan 2011 11:34 am

My new Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio and video highlights from the week in conservative talk radio. Top stories include:

Herman Cain’s possible Presidential bid
Who got called “the Larry Flynt of talk radio” by Alec Baldwin?
Glenn Beck’s show dropped from two major markets

CLICK HERE for more.
PLUS: Glenn Beck’s latest hire — former HuffPo CEO Betsy Morgan! — grants an intriguing if jargon-stuffed interview to Forbes, explaining why she made the switch:
The other thing I’ll say is it was very deliberate in the press release to talk about …

Conservative Talk Radio Weekly Recap: Dec 6-10
11 Dec 2010 12:00 pm

My NEW Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio and video highlights from the week in conservative talk radio, including:

Rush Limbaugh vs the mayor of Bristol, CT
Michael Savage wonders why he isn’t mentioned in any WikiLeaks documents
Laura Ingraham challenges Newt Gingrich’s amnesty flipflops

and more… Check it out!
PS: if you’ve ever wished you could record these talk radio shows while you were at work, at school or on the road, now you can. (And it’s cheaper than buying those premium podcast memberships, too.)
(Kathy Shaidle blogs at …

Conservative talk radio recap: Nov 29-Dec 3
4 Dec 2010 10:10 am

My ALL NEW Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio and webcam highlights from the week in conservative talk radio:

Dr. Laura switching to satellite radio
Laura Ingraham and Mike Huckabee talk about GOP elites
Glenn Beck’s new stage props: 400 sandwiches and a Ford Mustang convertible

and more… Keep reading (and listening).
PLUS:
If you ever wished you could record talk radio when you’re at the office or on the road, here’s a video showing you how.
(Kathy Shaidle blogs at FiveFeetOfFury, now entering its 11th year.)

Conservative Talk Radio weekly recap: Nov 15-19
20 Nov 2010 9:57 am

My new TALK RADIO WATCH column is up!
Enjoy FREE audio and video highlights from the week in conservative talk radio:

Rush Limbaugh’s new “racist” “outrage”
NYT reviews every book out right now with the words “Glenn Beck” written somewhere on the cover
Laura Ingraham chats with Michael Savage

and lots more!
Late breaking news:

“Why is Glenn Beck’s producer so freaked out about the Weekly Standard cover story?”
Forbes is mad at Hannity
Mark Steyn talks to Alan Colmes (FREE audio) about his new “disco” Christmas single. Colmes asks Steyn to explain what …

Conservative Talk Radio Recap: Oct 25-29
30 Oct 2010 7:36 am

My all new Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio and webcam highlights from the world of conservative talk radio this week:
* Rush Limbaugh unveils “Reverse Operation Chaos”
* Laura Ingraham’s book “The Obama Diaries” now on stage
* Glenn Beck hints he might be quitting talk radio
and a lot more. CLICK HERE to read (and listen!)
PLUS:
* Sarah Palin defends fired talk show host — who has been one of her harshest critics
* FREE AUDIO: Mark Steyn talks to Hugh Hewitt on his latest censorship battles — and the time …

Conservative Talk Radio recap: Oct 11-15
16 Oct 2010 10:20 am

My new Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio and webcam highlights, this week in conservative talk radio:

Laura Ingrahm: CSI hates Tea Partiers
Rush Limbaugh related to Obama?
“I’m not dying” says Glenn Beck

And more!
BONUS: free all-new podcast interview with Mark Steyn.
(Kathy Shaidle blogs at FiveFeetOfFury, now in its 10th year.)

Conservative Talk Radio recap: Oct 4-8
9 Oct 2010 9:31 am

My new Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio and webcam clips from Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Michael Savage, Laura Ingraham and more.

Rush Limbaugh calls Obama a “jackass” — and won’t back down
Mark Levin calls Media Matters a “criminal front group”
Michael Savage launches fiery NEW book
and more…

PLUS: If you’ve ever wondered if you could record all these shows while you’re at work or away from your computer, and listen to them later, the answer is YES.
UPDATE: Mark Steyn returns to the FREE Ricochet podcast!
Breaking news: …

Conservative Talk Radio weekly recap: Sept 20-24, 2010
25 Sep 2010 10:56 am

Enjoy FREE audio and webcam highlights from the week in conservative talk radio: Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck and more…
My recap includes…

The Congressional shakedown of Goldline is just a stealth Fairness Doctrine
Rush Limbaugh gives a rare speech, this time in Philadelphia
One of Sean Hannity’s “Callers of the Day” might surprise you…

And more!
(PS: if you’ve ever wondered if you can “TiVo” talk radio shows to listen to later, click here for the answer.)
(Kathy Shaidle blogs at FiveFeetOfFury, now in its 10th year.)

Conservative Talk Radio Recap: September 13-17, 2010
18 Sep 2010 3:10 pm

My all new Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio and webcam highlights from the world of conservative talk radio this week:

Congress targets conservative talk radio — by attacking gold sponsors
Rush reveals “The Limbaugh Rule” for voting
Sean Hannity talks about the future of talk radio

and a lot more. CLICK HERE to read (and listen!)
(PS: if you’ve ever wondered if you could record Rush Limbaugh and other talk radio shows off your computer, the answer is yes.)
(Kathy Shaidle blogs at FiveFeetOfFury, now in its 10th year.)

Conservative Talk Radio: Aug 30 – Sept 3
4 Sep 2010 8:05 am

My NEW Talk Radio Watch column is now up!
Enjoy FREE audio and webcam highlights from the world of conservative talk radio this week:

Mark Steyn sits in for Rush Limbaugh
Michael Savage praises “Restoring Honor” rally — without mentioning Glenn Beck‘s name
Mark Levin‘s stirring history lesson goes viral

and so much more!
PLUS: Mark Steyn returned to the Hugh Hewitt show, as well as the always-terrific Ricochet podcast, co-starring a particularly wound-up James Lileks!
(PS: Find out how to record all your favorite conservative talk radio shows when you can’t listen live, by watching this …

Conservative Talk Radio Weekly Recap Aug 16-20 (free audio highlights)
21 Aug 2010 11:00 am

The sudden departure of Dr. Laura was the big talk radio industry news this week, and I cover it at my NEW Talk Radio Watch column.
PLUS:
* Rush Limbaugh calls Obama “the first un-American President”
* Glenn Beck called out for not fighting the culture wars
* Laura Ingraham’s Obama Diaries reading at the Nixon Foundation
and more FREE audio and webcam highlights from the week in conservative talk radio!
(Kathy Shaidle blogs at FiveFeetOfFury and other sites, including Conservative Talk Radio.)

Conservative Talk Radio Recap: Aug 9-13
15 Aug 2010 12:46 pm

It’s time for another of my Talk Radio Watch columns at WND!
Enjoy FREE audio and webcam highlights from the week in conservative talk
radio:

Rush Limbaugh’s shares wedding pix with 200,000+ of his closest Facebook friends
Is Glenn Beck to blame when crazy people go crazier?
Which host declared, “Rehab is a lie and doesn’t work”?

Lots more. Check it out HERE!
PLUS:
The latest (still FREE) Ricochet podcast is now up, and stars James Lileks, Rob Long and Jonah Goldberg.
Without Peter Robinson around to be hall monitor, it was one of the better …

Conservative Talk Radio weekly recap: July 26-31
1 Aug 2010 9:41 am

My NEW Talk Radio Watch column at WND is (finally) up!
Check out FREE audio and webcam highlights from the week in conservative talk radio: Rush, Beck, Savage, Levin and more:

Limbaugh called out by the White House (again)
Skynrd frontman calls Hannity
Michael Savage profiled in the Wall Street Journal

and more…
Keep reading (and listening) here.
UPDATE — talk radio stuff that came in after my deadline…
The media company that pioneered “show prep” closes down after 40 years
Talkers magazine names Rush Limbaugh “the most important radio talk show host of all time”
(Kathy Shaidle blogs at …

Talk Radio Weekly Recap: July 19-23
24 Jul 2010 11:07 am

Enjoy FREE audio and webcam clips from the week in conservative talk radio, at my NEW Talk Radio Watch column at WND.
Some highlights:

JournoList wishes death on Rush Limbaugh…
Michael Savage says Breitbart was “set up”…
Glenn Beck mocks Keith Olbermann in viral video…

and a whole lot more!
Here’s some stuff that came in after my deadline:

Beck’s “Red Phone” finally rings
Mark Levin fights it out with JournoList defender
Rush apologizes in advance for praising a mainstream journalist

PS: the latest Ricochet podcast with James Lileks was particularly good, too!
(Kathy Shaidle blogs at FiveFeetOfFury, now in its …

Conservative Talk Radio recap: July 12-16
17 Jul 2010 11:13 am

Check out my all NEW Talk Radio Watch column at WND!
Enjoy FREE audio and webcam highlights from the week in conservative talk radio:

The Rush Limbaugh “Steinbrenner/cracker” non-controversy
Laura Ingraham launches her new satire on the Obama White House
A caller tells Mark Levin: “You’ve given me my father back”

and a whole lot more.
Find out what you missed when you didn’t tune in!