Great post Ken. Who doesn't love this guy? I've wondered what your motives are for a long time, but this is making much more sense.

I first heard the young turks as guests on Al Franken when they made an appearance in sept '06 (I think?) shortly after they joined AA (what an unfortunate acronym) and decided to give'em a shot. Al Franken's show was the only one I liked (although hearing Mark Maron reruns makes me wish he was still on--the guy was genius--showmanshipwise), but TYT blew Franken out of the water. I continued to listen to him until he left, but mainly out of loyalty. Just about everything else on air america except for ring of fire sucked balls. Your point about attracting conservative listeners seems especially salient.