Radio talk shows

I sort of like talk radio. As long as the talk is intelligent, that is.

I tell folks in the office that good talk radio hosts are entertainer first and intellectuals second. There are three talk show hosts I will listen to in the car: Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Ed Schultz, in order of when they are on the air during the day. I don't get to listen to them much, as they're usually on when I'm working. Like them or hate them, these guys know how to entertain old coots like me.

I try to listen to Schultz when I leave work of an evening, but at this time of year I can barely pick up the station I know he's on. I probably need to look at the station listing on his Web site to see if there's a better station available.

There's one conservative commentator I refuse to listen to. If the radio is tuned to his station when I get in the car, I switch over to NPR immediately. Likewise, I tried listening to Al Franken about a dozen times. I never lasted more than two minutes. His show is so awful.

I'm not going to talk abou the local talk show hosts, whether current or recent. Not now, at least.