Air America
I've been listening on and off to the new Air America today. I have to say, I think call-in talk radio is really, really stupid. Talk of the Nation on NPR is pretty much the bane of my life (although sometimes Science Friday is bearable). I really don't want to hear what some random person off the street thinks — I'd rather have in-depth interviews with interesting people like on Terry Gross.
Janeane Garafalo's show was pretty good — she had Bill Maher and Atrios and ever since The Truth About Cats and Dogs I've had a soft spot in my heart for her.
I caught a bit of of Al Franken's show and it didn't really hold my interest.
The problem with trying to capture a liberal audience is that you need content. It's a good first step to hire comedians as hosts — but I think liberal radio needs to be much more heavily produced than on the other side. I don't think liberals will swallow (too much) swill.