I was surprised to hear Jill's comments on the AT. I'm a newer listener to TYT and never heard the sirius program. I enjoy TYT and the AT very much the way they are. I don't need random swear words and "edgy" skits to enjoy the shows. Don't get me wrong, vulgar humor can be extremley funny and I strongly disagree with FCC's restrictions on shows, but my point is that TYT and AT are still great shows with excellent content and don't loose their appeal just because someone can't say the word fuck. So for Jill to talk negatively about a show she is part of doesn't make any sense to me. It is obvious by listening to the shows that Cenk and Ben are passionate about the topics they are discussing. For Jill to say the only reason she does the show is because Cenk wants her to and doesn't feel that the show is going to progress any further, fills in the blank for me as to why she is no longer a part of TYT show.

by gargantuen on 04/24/2007 03:20:38 PM EST

... but some of what Jill said sounded like she wasn't kidding around and crossed the bounds of friendship, nevermind the employer-employee relationship.

by jarett on 04/24/2007 05:17:44 PM EST

I agree completely with what Jill said. The show's been stifled tremendously since the move to Air America. It seems the network has tried to suck as much fun and edge out of the show as possible. It seems Air America still has not figured out why their shows have, by and large, gone by the wayside and that's because they care more about preaching to the liberal choir than providing entertaining radio that includes politics.

Even political junkies like myself can become nauseous if I was forced to listen to nonstop political talk on the radio. It just ends up being each show ranting about the same things each day in a slightly different way than the previous one. I think if Air America ever wants to have any sort of lasting success, it will be to hire more entertaining radio people like TYT and then just loosen the reigns on these programs so they can have the ability to develop the best program each of them can without fear of Air America cracking the whip at any given moment.

It may have been slightly inappropriate for Jill to say the things she said in public, but for me at least, it was nice to know there's someone working there that is willing to acknowledge the reality of what Air America has done to the show. I still love the show despite what's happened to it in recent months, but I know it could be so much better if the atmosphere was as loose and fun as it was during the Sirius days, which included Jill as a host.

by Maverick4527 on 04/25/2007 12:34:25 AM EST

Having been a long, long time listener - though not as long as Q - I long for the old days of chat rooms, Cenk's unbelievale tirades/ fits of rage, The Parent Trap (tm), and all the crazy stuff that would come out of everyone's mouth when they could take callers instead of breaking for 10min before the 30sec reverse bump (as in, 10 min of commercials, 30 seconds of show, back to 4 min of commercials). 

But hey, AA is a different beast and I appreciate the efforts of Cenk and Jill to bring it back to the semi-old school, semi-new school happy medium.  Unfortunately it's all about celebritism... but whatever.  Jill's hot and Cenk's got some funny as hell stuff to say.

In any case.  I've stuck with TYT since I got hooked on radiopower.org/iTunes and I've stuck with them through 2 screen name changes (defgeoff25, defgeoff256... RIP) and I'll stick with them until they finally get their much coveted TV show.  But then I'll stop, 'cause by then they will have sold out  ;-)

by DefSFGeoff on 04/25/2007 08:13:26 PM EST