On Aug 18, 2006, at 12:11 PM, Michael Perelman wrote:
> I listen a lot to KPFA. I absolutely abhor the talk show format.
> First of all there
> a lot of people who call in at every opportunity to make the same
> point over and
> over, like some woman who called in about some judge in Oakland.
> Most of the callers
> tend to be rhetorical. The questions are rarely on the subject.
Part of the prob is that Pacifica stations refuse to screen calls - consequently you get lots of loons. Whenever I've taken calls, mostly because a guest has stood me up, it's driven me into despair.
Doug