American Afternoon with Marc Maron – Thursday, May 8, 2008

Listen: Marc Maron and Robert Reich
Air America Radio welcomes back Marc Maron for his 2nd day this week in the guest host chair. Lots to talk about today from this week’s primaries and the question of when or if should Hillary Clinton drop out and back Barack Obama to high gas prices and how we are all dealing with it. Maron will be taking your calls in HOUR ONE on all the above topics.
Maron’s guest in HOUR TWO will be Matt Taibbi. Taibbi is a journalist and political writer. He currently works at Rolling Stone where he authors a column called "Road Rage" for the print version, and an additional weekly online-only column called "The Low Post". He is best known for his coverage of the 2004 US presidential election, and for his former editorial positions at newspapers the eXile, the New York Press, and the Beast. Recently, Taibbi has been a regular contributor to Real Time with Bill Maher.
Rounding out HOUR THREE will be author Ted Fishman. Fishman’s essays and reports have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Money, Harper’s, Worth, Esquire, USA Today, GQ, Chicago magazine and Business 2.0. His commentaries have been featured on Public Radio International’s Marketplace. A former floor trader and member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, he ran his own trading firm until 1992. His current book is called “China Inc.”
- May 8, 2008








This is a GREAT idea. I love
This is a GREAT idea. I love both Sam and Marc. They are both radio naturals, yet they are so different in terms of how they approach their programming, and I truly, honestly appreciate both. SInce I've watched their joint podcasts I believe that their minds work too differently to successfully do a joint program (I think they'd both find it frustrating, particularly Marc) but one hour a day would be nice. Otherwise, just give them two different slots. Personally, I think Marc would be great in the evenings because of his thoughtful and more "big picture" analyses and riffs, and Sam would be best in the morning (or afternoon), due to his high energy level and impeccable ability to stay right on top of the latest news and events.
If you put these guys back on five days a week, I'd continue my premium membership. If neither of them is kept on the air, forget it. I'm gone, after four loyal years.
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By pds120May 8, 2008 - 3:27pm