Imported Radio

LeDandy relies on the radio to get him through the workday. I used to listen to the local radio station talk shows until about two months ago. In the past, I would listen to Rush Limbaugh in the morning with conservative, political talk and then follow with Dr. Laura Schlesinger's counseling show in the afternoon. It worked great for a few years until Dr. Laura's show was moved to the evening on the San Francisco station. While I seldom agreed with Dr. Laura, I found the callers quite entertaining. In fact, I found her to be quite obnoxious most of the time.

I also began to question my allegiance to Rush. Constant political talk can get very boring. I know. I was a Poli Sci major in school.

So I needed something to keep me company at work. Thank God for the internet as I found two wonderful replacements on podcast: Bill Handel's morning program from KFI in Los Angeles and Dr. Joy Browne's counseling program from WOR in New York.


Bill Handel is a morning radio show host / lawyer and he has a legal show on Saturday mornings as well. He has a great sense of humor and is quite bright (something rare in radio hosts). If you are in search of a news/talk show, I encourage you to check out his program. He'll have you laughing and still present you with the news of the day.

Dr. Joy is the opposite of Dr. Laura in style and personality. Dr. Joy is soft spoken and not mean-spirited yet she manages to keep the callers on point with their issues. She has a great voice and presents a reasonable perspective on the caller's problems. Unlike Dr. Laura, she doesn't condemn couples who live together and aren't married.