Here's a thought - Why not move the show to a later afternoon slot (say 5-8 eastern) so you are not in such high competition with other shows like Schulze, Randi Rhodes, Limbaugh etc... Having it start when it does now sticks you in direct competition with the rest of conventional daytime radio. Even though TYT is now web based completely, you are still mostly drawing from the same pool of radio show listeners.
In the afternoon in most markets, there are local or non syndicated shows (as is the case in my area) that arent nearly as popular or stable. Many of them dont hold near the audience as the daytime and are more ripe for picking off listners to TYT!
I imagine the only TV competition at that time would be Olbermann, but it seems this right smack dab in the afternoon (especially here on the west coast) is gonna restrict a lot of people from the opportunity to listen.
Moving the show gives more people a chance to listen to the political section, which most people I would assume are interested in. I have seen some of the other postings, and a common theme seems to be that we like the RPG, but it might become a bit long and random (never knowing when something will come on etc).
What do you think? Thanks for reading!