The Stephanie Miller Show

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The Stephanie Miller Show is a syndicated liberal radio talk show produced by Jones Radio Network, which uses humor and comedy to poke fun at conservative politics, celebrities, and pop culture. On the air since September 7, 2004, the show is hosted by Stephanie Miller and includes "voice deity" (and sometimes "voice monkey") Jim Ward, an impressionist who frequently mimics Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and George W. Bush; and producer "Boytoy" Chris Lavoie. It is not to be confused with the similarly-titled short-lived syndicated TV talk show she had in the mid-1990s.

Show format

The majority of the show is a conversation between Stephanie, Chris, and Jim, with Miller controlling the topics of the conversations and Ward doing many imitations, and sometimes interacts with callers as the person he is imitating. They use many sound effects, including bodily functions, to add emphasis. Miller calls her show a mix of "high-brow" and "low-brow", and sometimes "unibrow." According to her, it is "fart joke, Senator, fart joke, Senator." Miller is a self-proclaimed "Fox Blocker" ("She watches Fox News so you don't have to"), so material appearing on Fox News (especially comments by Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity) is a dominant topic of conversation.

The show takes occasional calls from listeners (1-800-STEPH-1-2) with the rule that "right-wing wackos go to the front of the line", but on-the-air, conservatives are called "right-wing love muffins". Miller does most of the talking with the listeners.

On occasion, Stephanie and Jim take the show on the road (Chris stays at the studio), where they perform in front of a live audience. During those shows, they do not take phone calls, and reserve the last half hour of the show for audience questions and answers.

On several occasions, when Miller, Ward, and Lavoie go on vacation, Elayne Boosler guest hosts the show. Miller calls Boosler the "substitute teacher". Miller sometimes laments that she really shouldn't get substitutes that are better at "this radio thing" than she is, once again showing that she can self-deprecate.

Hosts Personalities

• Stephanie Miller - Miller is the host of the show. She humorously figures herself a washed-up stand-up comic, who is the daughter of William E. Miller, running mate to 1964 presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. She also considers herself a spinster with many fictional relationships with "future husbands" which may include fantasies of stalking. When this is pointed out to Miller, she considers it a compliment.
• Jim Ward - Ward is the official "conspiracy theorist" of the show. In conjunction with Lavoie, Ward is said to believe "everything" even though there are many conspiracies that Ward does not believe in.
• Chris Lavoie - Lavoie is the official "atheist" of the show. In conjunction with Ward, Lavoie is said to believe in nothing. Also, Lavoie is considered the official "conservative" of the show, much to the exasperation of Lavoie. When a joke is made, usually against Miller, he can be heard with hearty laughter. Frequently, along with Ward, Lavoie likes to point out inaccuracies or inconsistencies that Miller makes.

Impersonations

Impersonations by Miller and Ward on the show make fun of both sides of the political aisle. Usually these impersonations exaggerate the voice of various pundits or political leaders.

• Wolf Blitzer - These impersonations always depict Blitzer as extremely constipated based on a supposed diet of hard cheese and drywall, followed by an explosion sound effect, and are almost always used in conjunction with that of Rita Cosby. Miller and Ward, in addition to impersonating both Cosby and Blitzer, often state that they would like to see the two engage in sexual relations, usually accompanied by an impersonation of the hypothetical scenario.
• Tom Brokaw - Ward's impersonations of the former NBC newsanchor features an exaggerated elongation of "L" sounds in words, and, subsequently, all the stories that "Tom Brokaw" reports have a liberal use of the letter L, such stories about Slobodan Milošević, Jalalabad, and others. When Harry Shearer calls in, Miller gets Ward to compete with Shearer for the best Brokaw impersonation.
• George W. Bush - These impersonations by Ward frequently exaggerate the long pauses and prolific use of "uh" or "er" throughout the impersonations (Hence "President Dial Tone"), which has Bush many times returning to the Republican rhetoric made by the President, such as "Freedom's on the march" or "Smoke 'em out". Sometimes, during the impersonations, there would be a sound of a Bush riding a bicycle and ringing a bike bell; a reference to the fact that Bush rides a bike for exercise. Another running gag is his usage of the phrase "I like toast," which has not received an adequate explanation to date. When President George W. Bush delivers a speech that is carried live on network television, the show will broadcast the speech with side comments by Miller and Ward and some sound effects in a style similar to Mystery Science Theater 3000. Ward's imitation of Bush is so accurate, that listeners have complained that they cannot distinguish which words are said by the president and which are said by Ward.
• Dick Cheney - These impersonations are done by Ward talking into a coffee cup and imitating Darth Vader. In the background, the Imperial March theme from Star Wars plays. Usually, the impersonations end with so-called "Dick Vader" suggesting those that do not like what he says, that "they can <bleep> themselves with" whatever random object in Star Wars canon, no matter how unreasonable. Examples ranged from lightsabers to the planet Hoth. The quote is in reference to a quote he told Senator Patrick Leahy in 2004.
• Bill Clinton - These impersonations by Ward focuses on the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Usually, they feature not-so-subtle sexual undertones, which usually ends with Hillary Clinton hitting Bill with a frying pan.
• Hillary Clinton - These impersonations by Miller are reminiscient of the martians from the Mars Attacks! movie, featuring a nasally, high-pitched squawking sound. As such, there are no actual words used. The entire impersonation is made up of squawks. Recently, Hillary's frying pan (see Bill Clinton's entry above) has been used against other people besides Bill.
• Alan Colmes - These impersonations by Ward lambastes liberal pundit from Fox News' Hannity and Colmes, by making him sound like Milton Waddams from Office Space due to his timidity.
• Rita Cosby - These impersonations of the conservative pundit on MSNBC are performed by both Miller and Ward. Miller sometimes apologizes for these impersonations of Cosby, which exaggerates Cosby's husky voice, because Miller hopes that it's only temporary, and it "sounds like she was kicked in the neck by a horse", or alternatively, "hit in the throat by a dodgeball. The impersonation is often used in conjunction with those of Wolf Blitzer.
• Tom Cruise - Ward talks very fast to background sounds of springs being released, in reference to an incident where Tom Cruise jumped on the couch of the The Oprah Winfrey Show. Ward's impersonations of Cruise usually end with insane laughter accompanied by a Cuckoo clock. Scientology and Katie Holmes are a recurring theme.
• Bill Gates - Ward's impersonation of the technology mogul is a stereotypical computer geek. There are frequent references to Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Dungeons and Dragons, and others. The impersonations are nasal and lispy, and usually giggly.
• Newt Gingrich - Ward plays Newt with a decidedly "Kermit the Frog" cadence and flair. Stephanie has speculated that Newt is "paid by the 'frankly'".
• Alberto Gonzales - These impersonations by Ward are reminiscient of Mr. Rogers making blatant threats against the safety of those who listen to him. In the background, horror-themed sound effects play, like backwards music, screaming, chains clanking, and etc. Lavoie and Miller have stated that they are scared by this character.
• Sean Hannity - In reference to his claim that Ray Nagin left hundreds of buses behind during Hurricane Katrina, Ward impersonates Hannity making a heartfelt plea involving: "The buses... why?" This is always accompanied by the flute ballad from "Terms of Endearment" that has become Hannity's leitmotif on the show. At times, Ward resorts to a "talking point frittata", where he randomly spouts Hannity's often-used talking points.
• Dennis Hastert/James Sensenbrenner - These appear to be the exact same character. Ward impersonates these to Congressmen with a heavy Midwestern accent, rife with references to meats followed by a Lipitor chaser when their blood gets "chunky". Their catchprase is "Oh God" pronounced "Oh Gadd!". The two characters have only been heard together once, and remain difficult to distinguish from each other.
• Arianna Huffington - These impersonations of the progressive columnist and owner of The Huffington Post blog by Miller exaggerates her accent so what she says is unintelligible. These impersonations are reminiscient of Eva Gabor and lately, the Green Acres theme plays in the background during the impersonation. These are sometimes done during a round table discussion between Huffington, Ozzy Osbourne, Keith Richards and Arnold Schwarzenegger, all of which are done in exaggerated accents which are nearly unintelligible.
• Kim Jong-Il - Ward impersonates the North Korean dictator with a stereotypically Korean accent, and depicts him as a parody of "Ghetto" street culture, using the appropriate slang ("K-to-the-J-to-the-I-L in the Hizzie!" or, alternatively, "Hizzouse"), and a stereotypical Asian speech pattern (transposing L's and R's). This impersonation is a point of exasperation for Lavoie, with him saying, "Oh no." when Miller urges Ward to "do Kim Jong-Il."
• Joe Lieberman - These impersonations of the Bush-loving Independent Senator from Connecticut are reminiscient of Willie Tanner of the 1980's sitcom ALF.
• Rush Limbaugh - These impersonations are usually done by Miller. The impersonation features a lot of loud breathing into the microphone, shaking of a pill canister, and shuffling of paper. Also, there is the use of "my friends" after almost every sentence.
• Chris Matthews - These impersonations are usually short, with Ward responding "Fair enough, hah!" in Matthews' voice due to his inability to challenge blatant lies told by guests. Lately, though, Ward's Matthews has been questioning those lies with an exasperated, "NOT fair enough!"
• Ozzy Osbourne - These impersonations are usually unintelligble, featuring Ozzy's mumbling breathy voice.
• Bill O'Reilly - Ward's Bill O'Reilly impersonation tends to sway towards Bill's misadventures in telephone sex with subordinate employees. O'Reilly's endless source of hypocrisy is gleaned from "tape recording devices" which is then hilariously lampooned.
• Randi Rhodes - These impersonations by Miller of the Air America Radio host lampoon the host's measured "time checks" after a heated, breathless rant.
• Keith Richards - These impersonations, like Ozzy's and Arianna's, are also unintelligible mumblings.
• Geraldo Rivera - These impersonations usually crop up during the "Right Wing World" section of the show wherein Bill O'Reilly and Geraldo discuss blatantly out-of-context and, therefore, homosexual themes. Usually, it starts with a clip of Bill and Geraldo talking about something, then Ward continues the subject into blatantly homosexual territory, with a stereotypical homosexual lisp, with a Village People accompaniment of "In the Navy." During these impersonations, Ward sometimes delves into masochism with Rivera complaining that O'Reilly won't stop (accompanied by the sound of a whip cracking) even after Rivera shouts out the safeword (a word used to get the dominant to stop their actions), "Mizrahi!"
• Pat Robertson - When Jim Ward imitates Pat Robertson, he exaggerates Robertsons' chuckling, with frequent threats to various groups like liberals, feminists, homosexuals, and so on, of being "tossed into the lake of fire" and/or being subjected to various diseases, and as he does it, he gets more and more chuckly and giggly. The imitation is accompanied by organ music.
• Donald Rumsfeld - These impersonations exaggerate Rumsfeld's penchant for answering his own rhetorical questions, and usage of outdated slang such as "heavens to Betsy" or "my stars". Lately, these impersonations highlight that his voice is "getting higher and higher" whenever Rumsfeld fervently defends a position.
• Typical O'Reilly Factor Fan - These impersonations usually have a deep, stereotypicaly Southern accent. The caller also often says the phrase "Get'er Done," popularized by Larry the Cable Guy. Usually, they reference "biscuits and mustard," and end with a back-and-forth between the Fan and O'Reilly, respectively, "A'right then." "All right." "A'right then." "All right." "A'right then." This impersonation is based on Billy Bob Thornton's Karl Childers character in the movie Sling Blade.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger - The most lucid and understandable of the "unintelligible" impersonations. These impersonations of the California governor/movie star feature an exaggerated Austrian accent and Ward ending Schwarzenegger's sentences or phrases with "...and these kinds of things" or "...and things of this nature". Miller sometimes asks "Exactly, what kinds of things?".

Self deprecating humor

Miller pokes fun at herself quite a bit.

• When criticized by a listener that the show is "sophomoric", Miller actually took the comment as a compliment.
• Although she has no children, Stephanie Miller often refers to herself as "Mama", as do her listeners. She also has a soundbite "she's a slut" which Miller allows Producer Chris Lavoie to apply to her when talking about her future husbands. One time, when Chris called her a whore, she replied with a "thank you".
• She read on her show, as well as posted on her web site, a humorous, but true, biography written by a fan. While reading the biography on her show, she said that the only inaccuracy in the letter is that the "minor plastic surgery" should be replaced with "major plastic surgery".
• Claims that she started her career as a dancer at the "Itchy Kitty" in Reseda, California, and if it wasn't for her radio show, that would be the only thing she would be qualified to do. The Itchy Kitty story is probably false, based on the biography mentioned above.
• She publicized a very stinging hate e-mail she received.
• Uses a soundclip describing the show as "Ex-Catholic Girl Gone Wild". This is a parody on the Girls Gone Wild videos.
• Uses a soundclip "She puts the broad back in broadcasting".
• Uses a soundclip "She's the life of the Democratic Party. Ignore the lampshade."
• Miller sometimes makes fun of her childhood appearance, including her unibrow, afro, fangs, hammer toe, and gray teeth. Usually, Ward and Lavoie join in on bashing Miller's childhood appearance.
  • Claims that she was "abandoned by wolves, and raised by Republicans". The "abandoned by wolves" phrase is her way of explaining the fangs.
• Jokes that because the producer of the show has taken out a life insurance policy on her life, that he wants her dead.
• Claims to have the supernatural ability to make men gay, because men that she dated in the past have come out of the closet. It has been suggested by Ward, Lavoie, and callers that she use her "powers" to sabotage campaigns and tenures of various politicians.
• Calls herself a "modern-day Jezebel" and a "Happy Harlot", after a call from "Reverend Dan" who accused her of being one.

"Celebrity Hotline"

Although the show is humorous in nature, it uses its humor to educate its listeners about current events and politics. It is taken seriously enough, however, to occasionally include Washington and political insiders as phone guests, via the "Celebrity Hotline". These include John Conyers (nicknamed the "Patron Saint of The Stephanie Miller Show"), Barbara Boxer (nicknamed the "Matron Saint of The Stephanie Miller Show"), John Kerry, Rep. Linda Sanchez, as well as others. Out of respect for her "Celebrity Hotline" guest Howard Dean, Miller referred to him by "by all three of his titles", "Doctor Governor Chairman Howard Dean".

On many occasions, Miller has said that she was more impressed with the fact that elected officials agree to call the show a second time, than the fact that she is able to book elected officials on the show. One time, Melissa Etheridge spontaneously called the show, 10 minutes after Congresswoman Maxine Waters called the "Celebrity Hotline". Miller was far more impressed with Etheridge calling her show, than she was with a congresswoman calling the show.

When someone famous calls the "Celebrity Hotline", it is coordinated beforehand as to when they should call, and Miller prepares for the interview. The phone conversation begins with a ringing phone soundbite. However, Miller pretends as if the call is a surprise and she has no idea who is on the other end of the line, even though she sometimes foreshadows the call, and then says that she is a horrible actor. As noted above, when Melissa Etheridge spontaneously called the show, it was not referred to as a "Celebrity Hotline" call.

Representative Conyers coined the term "The Stephanie Miller Newscast", which continues to be a source of amusement for Stephanie, Jim and Chris.

Show features

Regular features are a staple of the show. The show begins with "Right Wing World" in the first hour, where Miller plays and lampoons various clips from right-wing figures across the media. Due to a plethora of right-wing clips, this segment often occupies the entire first hour.

The second hour begins with "Stand Up News" (AKA "News we don't want to lose"), where various news items are read, usually accompanied with some of the above-mentioned comedic impersonations by Jim Ward. Prior to reading the news, Miller declares that "when news breaks here, it stays broken".

The third hour begins with a similar feature called "Tinsel Talk", but focused exclusively on celebrity news. Many of these items come from tabloid sources Miller jokingly calls "The Paper" (i.e., The National Enquirer or The Star).

Running Gags

Throughout the show, Miller, Ward and Lavoie do gags that are frequently used.

"...allegedly."

Miller, Ward and Lavoie sometimes deal in falsehoods, fallacies, or outright slanderous lies, merely for humorous purposes; they don't really believe these, as evidenced by the fact that they tag "...allegedly" on to the end of the sentences.

Boner Watch 2006

The Republican Party's selection of Ohio congressman John Boehner as House Majority Leader spawned the new feature "Boner Watch 2006", which tells stories of Boehner's links to Jack Abramoff and other lobbyists. The feature's name comes from the show's humorous pronunciation of Boehner's last name. According to Miller, "Boner" is the correct pronunciation because as the saying goes, "When two vowels go out walking, the first one does the talking."

Conspiracy Corner

While Jim Ward plays mostly a supporting role during the show, he takes the lead in the "Conspiracy Corner" feature, where he espouses his various conspiracy theories to the tune of Mission: Impossible.

Guess the Quote

Jim has a prominent role in the "Guess the quote" section of the show, where Stephanie reads a quote (or sometimes plays the clip), and Jim is supposed to guess who said the quote. Although Jim usually knows the person making the quote, he purposely makes outlandish guesses of people who could not have possibly made the quote, including people who have been dead for decades (or sometimes, even centuries). Just as Miller often has a "theme" to the quotes she pulls (usually all quotes said by the same person), Ward also often has a "theme" to his incorrect guesses. As such, a sort of "mini-game" in this segment is guessing the "theme" of Ward's guesses.

Game Shows

The show features imaginary game shows in which the game show titles are applied to certain situations. The "game shows" include

• "Republicans Eating Their Own"
• "Wheel of Right Wing Hypocrites"
• "Grasping for Straws"
• "Really Bad Analogies"
• "People Who Need to Be Thinned From the Herd"
• "You're Completely Wrong"
• "To tell the truth"

Homoerotic Corner

Originating from the O'Reilly Factor, the Homoerotic Corner sometimes out-of-context quotes, but sometimes in-context quotes of conversations that could be taken (if one had a dirty mind) as blatantly homosexual. Still, Miller insists that her jokes and jabs at homosexuals are out of love and not meant to be hurtful. In fact, she only makes fun of hard-right-wingers espousing seemingly homosexual tendencies due to their opinions of homosexual behavior.

Out of Context Theatre

To parody claims by Bill O'Reilly (as well as some other pundits) that the left-wing media takes advantage of out-of-context quotes of right-wing figures, "Out-of-Context Theatre" was introduced. "Out-of-Context Theatre" features clips of O'Reilly with blatant misuses of context. Other than "Out-of-Context Theatre", quotes are usually in the form of original recordings, or transcripts when a recording is not available.

September the 11th: Apply directly to the forehead

The parody of the commercial for HeadOn features a clip of George W. Bush saying "September the 11th" followed by the commercial's "Apply directly to the forehead." and then repeats it. This is used to explain that, everything will be okay as long as one remembers that September 11th is the cause of all the problems. Also, it is used to show how many times Bush refers back to the attacks.

Tiny Kiss/Mini Kiss

After a story involving KISS tribute bands, Miller was introduced to Mini Kiss [1] and Tiny Kiss, two tribute bands noted for being made up of little people. Miller hopes to have either (or both) bands at her fictional weddings with her "Future Husbands". When commenting on either of these two bands, Miller plays a sped-up version of KISS's "Rock and Roll all Night." They also recently did a variation of the gag with a sped-up version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and the fictional Mini Queen.

Squeezy McFeelpants

Any time a story about teenage girls or sexual misconduct comes up, a lascivious parody of Texas State Representative Al Edwards, dubbed "Squeezy McFeelpants" speaks in outrage. McFeelpants decries the incident over a 1970s Porno Music background in great detail. He then usually invites the perpetrators into his office for "further investigation".

Vocabulary

Stephanie Miller often utilizes words and expressions that she invents.

• -berries: A suffix used to describe copious amounts of something. The genesis of this suffix was apparently the short-lived Freedom fries phenomenon. When exaggerating this, Miller continues adding "Freedom" to all types of foods, settling on "Freedom-berries" to describe a pundit overly-praising precepts such as freedom or liberty. When Miller responds to such a clip, she says something along the lines of "Freedom's on the march with extra freedom-berries!" Now, however, the -berries suffix is being used for other terms, such as "war-berries", to describe pundits seemingly praising the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
• Captain Obvious: a nickname used for someone when they say something that should be obvious.
• Conspiracy Snausage: a tidbit of information that tempts Ward to begin espousing conspiracy theories. See "Conspiracy Corner" for more information.
• The Deliverance Wing of the Republican Party: the ultra-conservatives within the Republican Party. Usually accompanied by "Dueling Banjos".
• Extra Crispy Bucket of ...: used to indicate something extraordinary. Usually followed by the word Republicans to refer to the ultra conservative Republicans. The phrase is in reference to Kentucky Fried Chicken's menu, which has regular and extra crispy chicken, and is sold in cardboard buckets.
• Flavens: Friends and family. The term originated from a news article about the effects of "flavins," as in "riboflavin" (vitamin B2). An argument ensued on whether "flavin" is a real word, or something Jerry Lewis would say in a comedy routine whereby Lewis would begin to blurt out gibberish (for example, "Hooooyvenfllaaaaaaaven flaaaveny flaven!"). Even after listeners called in with the definition and examples of flavin, the word became a running joke on the show -- including being part of a list of side effects caused by listening to the show, ranging from benign ("heebie-jeebies") to the outrageous ("Steinberg Flaven").
• Fox Question: A question that is so loaded, to bias the answer. The term is used to indicate that the Fox News Channel utilizes that technique.
• Foxpert: A person who is not an expert, but is treated as an expert on the Fox News Channel.
• Frittata: A conglomeration of talking points into one kludgy mass of a talking point.
• Fun Facts: useless, but interesting, trivia.
• Hello, Ripley's: This is used when introducing a story that should be surprising or unexpected, but isn't.
• Insane O'Clock: The early time in the morning that Stephanie has to wake up to do the show (which airs at 6 AM in her time zone).
• Jihad Boots: A ridicule that the only preparation that the Miami Seven did for their alleged plan to blow up the Sears Tower was to buy boots.
• Lady Lumps: Breasts. When used to describe her own breasts, Stephanie calls them "my lovely lady lumps".
• Mooks: The derogatory term Miller uses to collectively refer to Jim Ward and Chris Lavoie
• Nambibia: Variation of Namibia. Sometimes, Miller would "screw up" (possibly on purpose) and say "NAMBLA" instead. Namibia is used in reference to the "Brangelina" baby, whose middle name according to Miller ("because she was named by the 'Governor' of Namibia") is a bunch of random clicks reminiscent of the Khoisan languages spoken in the country.
• Participation Ribbon: A Participation Ribbon is awarded to callers who call in with humor that is not that good. See "T-Ball Trophy". Some callers get both if their humor is extraordinary.
• Penalty Box: Whenever a person intimates something sexual in nature or something they know is blatantly wrong, such as "salacious rumors" about President Bush and Condoleezza Rice, they go into the "Penalty Box" as a "punishment."
• Pillsbury Shia Crescent Rolls: Used to describe the Shia region of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.
• Political crazy car: Used to describe politicians and pundits whose opinions shift frequently between liberal and conservative. Most commonly used with Chris Matthews, but also recently Arnold Schwarzenegger.
• Scooby-Doo Moment: When an observer realizes, upon second thought, that something being told (usually by right wing pundits) does not make sense, more commonly known as a "double-take". The observer would then likely say, "Huh?!" as Scooby-Doo.
• Snarf: To expel various liquids through nose, caused by laughing hard while drinking.
• Speculatate: Variation on the word "speculate." Includes "speculatation," "speculatated" and other variants.
• Springtime for Hitler Face: As in The Producers, a Springtime for Hitler face is a look of shock, disgust, or surprise over something repugnant, usually associated with wide eyes, open mouths, and being pushed back in your chair.
• -stack: Literally, a stack of stories. Usually, stories in a "stack" will have an overarching theme. The "fun stack", for example, is a collection of stories that are "fun", but sometimes become sexually-oriented or otherwise overtly adult. The "fun stack" is used to help distract from the abhorrence of the stories Miller relates, as a sort of vacation from the stories. When Miller announces a story from the Fun Stack, Lavoie responds with a "Yay!"
• Stupid O'Clock: The time which Stephanie has to go to sleep in order to be able to wake up at Insane O'Clock
• T-Ball Trophy: A T-Ball Trophy is awarded to callers who call in with humor that is decent. See "Participation Ribbon." Some callers get both if their humor is extraordinary.
• Wargasm: Used to describe apparent giddiness by conservatives over the prospect of war.

Sound effects

Another staple of the show is the prolific usage of sound effects, including, but not limited to, quotes from movies, animal calls, and other sound effects. These include:

Movies and TV

Single quote sources:

• "Be quiet, you eediot!" - From Ren and Stimpy, this quote from Ren is played whenever Miller and company play a quote from a right-wing pundit saying something that they believe to be idiotic.
• "Computer Says No" - From the character Carol Beer in the BBC show Little Britain. This quote is used to underscore and answer of "No." Newly added is Carol Beer saying "Computer says yes!" to go with the new Democratic congress.
• "Get...those...puppies!" - From 101 Dalmatians, this quote from Cruella de Vil is played when talking about Congresswoman Katherine Harris.
• "Ha ha ha ha, it's a little joke!" - From Arthur, this quote from Arthur is played when Miller and company say something that they and their audience know is blatantly wrong.
• "I'm not a drunk!"
• "I am a lady. If you say I'm not, I'll bop you." - From The Brady Bunch, this quote from Cindy Brady is played when referring to Miller.
• "I just hate you, and I hate your ass face." - From Waiting for Guffman, this quote from Corky St. Clair is played for nearly any reason.
• "I just think I'm gonna barf!" - From Fargo, this quote from Marge is played whenever something disgusting is said or intimated.
• "Nice Beaver!" - From The Naked Gun, when Jane climbs a ladder and Frank remarks, "Nice Beaver!" Jane responds with, "Thank you, I just had it stuffed." Used when Miller relates her problem with the local wildlife, also to denote the double-entendre the movie quote provides.
• "No, no. Don't speak. Don't speak. Silence, silence. Don't speak!" - From Bullets Over Broadway, when Helen interrupts David and commands him to not speak. This is used when Miller doesn't want a topic to continue, among other reasons.
• "No! No, Stefania! Noooo!" - From the 1984 television movie, "Nadia," about the life of Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci. This clip is played from the perspective of either Chris or Jim (usually Chris), when they feel the need to admonish Stephanie.
• Sam Kinison - A short clip of Kinison's trademark scream, "Oh, oh, OOOOOHHHH!" Used to denote something disgusting or odious. Also used whenever a "popular" right-winger's host's name is mentioned and/or prefaced before an odious story.
• Three Stooges - The Three Stooges fighting each other is sometimes used when people on the same side of the political spectrum disagree with each other.
• When Harry Met Sally... - The scene where Meg Ryan's character performs a fake orgasm (the one that ends with "I'll have what she's having."). This sound clip is sometimes played during times when someone vehemently espouses left-wing opinions... or when truckers or firefighters call in... or any time, actually.
• "What?" - From Heathers, when a stoner girl is asked a high school survey question.
• "You're going the wrong way!" - From Planes, Trains & Automobiles, starring Steve Martin and John Candy

Multiple quote sources:

• Death Becomes Her
  • "Could you just not breathe?" - This quote from Madeline is sometimes played when someone says something idiotic or just blatantly wrong; used to imitate others within the same political party wishing that that person didn't say that.
  • "En garde, bitch!" - This quote from Helen, is played whenever Miller and a female guest or caller tries to take one of Miller's "Future Husbands" or similar.
  • "You should learn not to compete with me. I always win! Hah!" - This quote from Madeline is played whenever someone is in a contest with Miller.
• Mommie Dearest
  • Joan Crawford: "Why can't you give me the respect that I'm entitled to? Why can't you treat me like I would be treated by any stranger on the street?" Christina: "Because, I am NOT one of your FANS!" - Sometimes used when someone criticizes the show or Miller.
  • "No...wire...hangers...EVER!" - This quote is used especially in reference to the abortion issue.
  • "Tina! Bring me the axe."
• Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
  • "Didn't I ever tell ya about Bumbles?" "Bumbles Bounce!" Mainly used to donate heavy or tall people, mainly Karen Hughes.
  • "From now on, gang, we won't let Rudolph join in any of our reindeer games!" Used to parody politicians or right-wingers threatening to exclude someone for their beliefs.
  • "I'd like to be... a dentist!" - Used to possibly denote that those people who work on the show care more about other things than just the show.
  • Thump! Thump! Thump! "Looky what he can do!" *ding* "whoa" - From the scene where the Abominable Snow Monster walks heavily into the Christmas Tree room to put the star on the top of the tree. The thumping sounds are used to denote a heavyset (or tall) person, mainly Karen Hughes.
  • "Whaa-hoo! Nothin'." - Used in response to investigations that turn up nothing.
  • "We're a couple of misfits." - This song is sometimes used when liberals call or write in explaining their displeasure with something Miller said. Miller explains that she is too liberal for conservatives and too politically incorrect for liberals.

• "Sunset Boulevard" Norma Desmond quotes are usually used when referring to Katherine Harris, although recently Miller claimed her friends called her Norma Desmond.
  • "I am big. It's the pictures that got small."
  • "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
  • "Max! Max! Max!" When talking about her new puppy, Max.

• The Liar Cannon - The "Liar Cannon" is a collection of movie quotes wherein various people relate about people lying. These include:
  • "Are you lying then or are you lying now? Or, are you not, in fact, a chronic and habitual liar?!" by Sir Wilfrid Robarts from Witness for the Prosecution
  • "I have simply made the logical deduction that you are a liar." by Spock from Star Trek.
  • "Liar! Liar! Liiiiiarrrr!" by Valerie from The Princess Bride.
  • "Liar, liar, pants on... whoa!" from the Beavis and Butthead
  • "Look, you know how these people lie! It's born in them! I mean what the heck, I don't have to tell you. They don't know what the truth is!" by Juror #10 from 12 Angry Men.
  • The ubiquitous "Lying Sack of Crap" jingle
  • "...the lying, the covering up...I will not stand for it! I can't stand it. I really can't!" by Beth Jarrett from Ordinary People.
  • "We become tired of hearing people lie." by Frank Galvin from The Verdict.
  • "How does it feel to be a liar? With pants constantly on fire?" by The Monarch from The Venture Brothers
  • "Lies! It's like you have to lie to live. You're a lie-a-betic! You have lie-a-betes! Twice a day, you have to take a shot of Inso-lie-ne!" by Stan Smith from American Dad!

• "Trading Spouses - The episode with Marguerite Perrin, also known as "the Christian Mommy", used in reference to Miller.
  • "She's not a Christian, no!" - Used humorously against Miller, even though she, herself, is a professed Christian.
  • "She's dark-sided, too!" - Used to mock fundamentalist Christians who feel that liberals (including Miller, Ward, and Lavoie) are evil.
  • "Get the hell out of my house -- in Jesus' name, I pray!"

Jingles

The show also uses short jingles to make a point.

• "Ain't Nuthin' but a She Thing": the show uses a snippet of this song ("It ain't a man's world You go, girl! No more sugar and spice And everything nice ") by Salt-N-Pepa, used whenever a female says or does something of note.
• "Bill O'Reilly was a Man": a jingle written to the tune of the Daniel Boone theme, to skewer Bill O'Reilly
• "I Believe the Children Are Our Future": A portion of the song "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston, used whenever a clip from a child is played or a child calls in.
• Imagine: The intro to the song by John Lennon mixed with quotes by Bush administration officials saying that no one could imagine certain events.
• "Isn't It Ironic": From the Alanis Morissette song, applied to stories that are ironic in nature.
• "Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah.": From The Waitresses song "I Know What Boys Like", used as "Schadenfreude".
• "Der Fueher's face": the tune by Spike Jones and his City Slickers that plays during particularly odious comments or far-right statements, played to indicate dictatorship and lack of human rights.
• Springtime for Hitler from The Producers is often used with the words "George Bush" inserted for "Hitler" and "Iraq" for "Germany."
• Tap Dancing: From Taco Ockerse's Puttin' on the Ritz, this song featuring tap dancing plays whenever someone tries to explain a position only to stumble and try to explain away a position that is abhorrent.
• "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister is the opening theme and beginning of the hour bumper.
• You're a Lying Sack of Crap: used whenever someone is caught in a lie. The jingle has also been remade by listeners and other contributors in many forms, including as a waltz and a patriotic march, and the remakes always include some rendition of the sound "Plink, Plink!", heard at the end of the original.
• A jingle written to skewer Rush Limbaugh

Other media

• "Oh... my... God." - This quote, from the beginning of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back" song, is used when there is a particularly odious or otherwise unbelievable is said, by the targets of Miller and company, or even Miller and company themselves.
• "Momma's Happy Place" - A version of Kelis's "Milkshake" song, sung by self-proclaimed lounge legend Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine, who performs the song at a faster tempo than the original version. Usually played by Miller after a particularly rough segment or during the last couple of segments of the show, in which Miller needs to "cleanse her palate" and "fun stack" just won't do.
• "Lovely Lady Lumps" - A short snippet of the song "My Humps" by The Black Eyed Peas. As in the song, Miller refers to her breasts as her "lovely lady lumps" on occasion, humorously playing on the idea of allowing disillusioned Republicans to "nuzzle into my lovely lady lumps" for comfort.

Nicknames used on the show

The show frequently skewers right wing media and political personalities and institutions such as:

• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: nicknamed "Mahmoud I'm a Dinner Jacket" (or sometimes simply "I'm a Dinner Jacket"), this deliberate mispronuncation, sidekick Jim Ward notes, is the creation of comedian and fellow voice actor, Harry Shearer. Shearer, on his weekly public radio program Le Show, often uses the same mispronunciation when referring to the Iranian president.
• Michael Brown: usually preceded by the title "noted Arabian Horse expert", but is sometimes preceded by the title "noted Arabian Horse's Ass" (in reference to the job he held prior to working at FEMA).
• George W. Bush: ocassionally nicknamed "Chimpy McCokespoon", in reference to the allegation that Bush was arrested for possession of cocaine; also, in a snide reference to his similar appearance to a chimpanzee.
• Dick Cheney: nicknamed "Dick Vader" (usually in conjunction with Jim Ward making an impression of Darth Vader), and occasionally, "Creepy McCrookedmouth" in reference to his symptoms of Bell's palsy. Following Dick Cheney's hunting accident, Cheney has also been nicknamed "Blasty McBirdshot".
• Michael Chertoff: nickname "Skeletor" (in reference to his emaciated look that is similar to the cartoon character Skeletor). Sometimes used in reference to Alan Colmes for similar reasons.
• Ann Coulter: usually preceded by the title "noted transsexual plagiarist" (in reference to her visible adam's apple and her reported plagiarism). Miller is still looking for a different title to avoid offending transsexuals, so has sometimes used the titles "Junk-toting stick figure" and "noted female impersonator". Occasionally, the very mention of Coulter's name is followed by Mike Myers as Austin Powers saying "It's a MAN, baby!!".
• Suri Cruise (infant daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes): nicknamed "The Tomkitten", a combination of her parents' names.
• Tom DeLay: nicknamed "Drunky McPukeshoes" (in reference to a couple of speeches he has delivered where he sounds drunk). He is often "interviewed" at Barfy's Bar & Grill, where the sounds of clinking bar glasses and the song "Tequila" are heard in the background.
• Al Edwards: A Texas state representative, nicknamed "Representative Squeezy McFeelpants" (in reference to his support of banning "suggestive clothing" for cheerleaders). Miller almost never says "Representative Squeezy McFeelpants", instead allowing Lavoie to say it. Interestingly, Edwards is the only Democrat to get a "nickname", and his actual name was never used on the show until March 6, 2006. When told of his name and political affiliation, Miller took pride in being an equal opportunity offender. The nickname Squeezy McFeelpants has spawned other characters which have all been lumped together as the "International House of Perverts":
  • The British Squeezy : An unidentified (male) person in the British Cheerleading Association has been named "Mashy McGrabbass" (or "McGrabbarse", per Ward's pronunciation), following the organization's ban on skimpy uniforms due to concerns that they may "encourage dangerous crash diets".
  • The Italian Squeezy : Father Felice, an Italian priest has been nicknamed "Padré de fia Pataloné" after he posted a sign at the entrance to his church which reads "God knew what your navel looked like before you were born, so there is no need to expose it in church".
  • The German Squeezy : An unidentified German radio station manager has been nicknamed Squeezling von Fühlhosen after he fired a female disc jockey named DJ Lady Ray because she was wearing skirts which were "too short" and tops which were "too low"
  • A Mexican Squeezy : A ficticious Mexican legislator Miller and Ward invented and named "Squeezy a poca patalones". This character would have wanted to ban nude bicycling, following a protest by nude bicyclists in Mexico City.
  • Another American Squeezy : Donald Thompson, a Former Oklahoma Judge who was convicted of using a penis pump while presiding over court cases, was nicknamed "Judge Penis Pump" and "Judge Squeezy McFeelpants".
  • A French Squeezy : A ficticious French legislator Miller and Ward invented and named "Squeezy de Press Patelone" This character would like to curb French teen binge drinking.
  • A Bulgarian Squeezy : A ficticious Bulgarian person who wanted to investigate the Bulgarian woman whose life was saved when her breast implants acted as air bags when she was involved in an automobile accident. The Bulgarian Squeezy was not given an official name.
• Jerry Falwell: nicknamed "Reverend Three-Chin", in reference to his physical appearance.
• Bill Frist: always preceded by the title "noted cat-killing video doctor" (in reference to his controversial use of cats while he was a medical student and his diagnosis of Terri Schiavo after viewing a video tape released by her parents). Since his response to Harry Reid's closed session of the Senate, "Frist" has become a synonym for uptightness (i.e. "Panties in a Frist").
• Jeff Gannon: always preceded by the title "Former male hooker and White House reporter" (in reference to the controversy involving Gannon, a reporter at the White House who would ask planted questions and was discovered to have advertised himself as a male escort on the Internet). Often the Village People's "In the Navy" is played in the background.
• Newt Gingrich: nicknamed "Human Muppet" (named for his similarity in speaking style to Kermit the Frog)
• Alberto Gonzales: nicknamed "Torture Czar" or, at other times, Torquemada (in reference to his role in the torture memos)
• Ted Haggard: nicknamed "Fabulously Reverend Ted Haggard". If his "restoration" is mentioned, it is accompanied with a harp flourish.
• Katherine Harris: usually preceded by the title "Bat-[Bleep] Crazy Congresswoman." Miller adopted the nickname "Looney McBoobjob", which was suggested by a listener. The second nickname is in reference to Harris' appearance on the Hannity & Colmes show, where she emphasized her chest.
• Dennis Hastert: nicknamed "Beefy McBratwurst" (in reference to him being a former wrestling coach and being physically large, in addition to Midwestern meat culture).
• Michael Hayden: nicknamed "General Spy" in reference him being a General in the United States Air Force and the head of the National Security Agency during the NSA warrantless surveillance controversy.
• Terry Jeffrey: preceded by "Pocket Pundit" do to his teeny tiny voice. Usually in a middle of a soundclip of him talking Jim or Stephanie will say "Yeah", "I agree" in a high-pitched voice.
• Brit Hume: preceded by the title "Human Shar Pei" (in reference to his droopy look).
• Joe Lieberman: referred to as Senator Droopy Dog.
• Rush Limbaugh preceded by the title "Drug-Addled Gas Bag" (in reference to his abuse of prescription drugs)
• Chris Matthews usually preceded by the title "Political Crazy Car" in reference to his tendency to be unpredictable with regards to his politics, sometimes "Coming to the light" (in reference to Matthews' siding with Democrats or liberals) and other times "Doddering into Right Wing World" (in reference to when Matthews sides with Republicans or conservatives).
• Scott McClellan: usually nicknamed "Puffy McMoonface" (in reference to his puffy cheeks), sometimes nicknamed "Chummy McSharkbait" (in reference to journalists taking him to task). When he was the White House spokesperson, his job title was referred to as "Presidential Spokesliar".
• Ken Mehlman: followed by the phrase "played by Hillary Swank".
• Harriet Miers: nicknamed "Frau Blücher" (in reference to her similar appearance to the Young Frankenstein character).
• Dick Morris: preceded by the title "prostitute toe sucking" (in reference to the story that lead to him being dismissed from the 1996 Clinton re-election campaign).
• Andrew Napolitano: nicknamed "Judge No Forehead".
• Robert Novak: nicknamed "Squealy McTraitorpants (in reference to his role in the Valerie Plame scandal).
• Lisa Nowak: nicknamed "Spacey McPeepants" (in reference to her being an astronaut and the incident in which she used diapers on a 900 mile drive from Houston, Texas to Orlando, Florida).
• Bill O'Reilly: always preceded by the title "megalomaniacal phone-sex enthusiast" (in reference to the Andrea Mackris incident). Alternately, "Falafel Master"
• Tony Perkins: Stories regarding the president of the Family Research Council are always preceded by the staccato screeching strings from the Psycho movie followed by quotes from the movie. This is in reference to the fact that Tony Perkins shares a name with the movie's actor, Anthony Perkins.
• Vladimir Putin: nicknamed "Pooty-Poot", a play on the pronunciation of his name. Based upon President Bush's nickname for the Russian President.
• John Roberts: used to be called "The Manchurian Candidate" prior to his confirmation as Chief Justice of the United States by the Senate (the news of his confirmation broke while the show was broadcasting live, to which Miller commented "good, who needs all those rights anyway?").
  • Jack Roberts (Roberts' young son): Nicknamed "Dancy McSaddleshoes" (in reference to his dancing during President Bush's White House introduction of his father)
• Pat Robertson: nicknamed "Evil Uncle Chuckles". When Jim Ward imitates Pat Robertson, he exaggerates Robertsons' chuckling.
• Karl Rove: nicknamed "Tubby McTreason" (in reference to his role in the Valerie Plame scandal).
• Rick Santorum: always preceded by the title "Senator Man-on-Dog" (in reference to a statement he made at an interview)
• Antonin Scalia: nicknamed "Anton flip the bird Scalia", in reference to an obscene gesture he made.
• Jean Schmidt: nicknamed "The Schmidthead from Ohio" or sometimes "Mean Jean Schmidt", after making inappropriate comments about Congressman John Murtha.
• Star Magazine and The National Enquirer: collectively nicknamed "The Paper" in the "Tinsel Talk" segment of the program. Because both publications share the nickname, this causes confusion for Ward and Lavoie, most likely on purpose.
• Tony Snow: After receiving suggested nicknames from listeners, Miller has settled on the nickname "Crony McSnowjob", as the new "Presidential Spokesliar". Other proposed nicknames included: "Snowy McFoxtrot", "Phony McSnowjob", "Foxy McHenhouse", and "Baloney McSnowjob"
• Tucker: The show has multiple nicknames which follow the program's name which refer to Broadway-like shows and/or, possibly, Carlson's appearance on "Dancing with the Stars". These nicknames are "Exclamation Point", "Jazz hands", and "Spirit Fingers". These nicknames always follow the program's name. Sometimes only one is used, sometimes two, and other times, all three. For example: "Tucker, exclamation point, jazz hands!" or "Tucker, jazz hands!" or "Tucker, exclamation point, jazz hands, spirit fingers!", or some other combination of those three names.
• United Arab Emirates: Now referred to as "The Notorious U.A.E." as the issue of the control of American ports is addressed. This is a play on the name of the late hip hop artist, "The Notorious B.I.G."
• USA Today: Called "The McPaper", which is Miller's way to express her opinion that the newspaper is not very rigorous.

Future husbands

Being single, Miller has referred to some liberal men which she likes as "her future husbands". Miller admits that she is very fickle when it comes to future husbands, usually with a certain person "rocketing up to the top" of her list, depending on what they did recently. Mentions of her future husbands are usually done to the tunes of 'Going to the Chapel' or 'He's So Fine'. The future husbands list includes:

• Jason Alexander - Actor, after he called the Celebrity Hotline.
• Jack Cafferty - the "Crusty Old CNN Coot."
• General Wesley Clark - Stephanie is clearly aware of Gen. Clark's wife, Gert, so he's not fully on the list.
• George Clooney - Actor. Stephanie claims that Clooney has a restraining order in place against her, as she once had to be peeled off the chainlink fence surrounding a basketball court where he was playing.
• Richard Dreyfuss - Actor, after he said George W. Bush should be impeached.
• Russ Feingold - Senator from Wisconsin
• Patrick Fitzgerald - The prosecutor investigating The Plame Scandal (even though he is not registered with any political party and refuses to "take sides" with either Dems or Republicans on the CIA Leak and Iraq war issues). Following the announcement that he will not indict Karl Rove, Miller crossed Fitzgerald off the list. Fitzgerald was back on Miller's future husband list after Scooter Libby was officially on trial in 2006-2007.
• David Gregory - NBC News White House correspondent who asks tough questions during White House press conferences.
• Paul Hackett - Iraqi War veteran and former Ohio Candidate for the US Senate. After meeting Hackett and his wife and children in person at an event in Los Angeles, Miller took Hackett off the list on the November 14, 2005 show. However, Hackett is the only "future husband" to have played along with Miller's fantasies, making overt sexual references when he called the show.
• Dennis Kucinich - Dennis Kucinich works in the US House of Representatives, Ohio's 10th District. A caller described his Spock-like hair. Miller explained that Kucinich's politics mattered more to her than his looks.
• Ben Marble - a resident of Gulfport, Mississippi who lost his house to Hurricane Katrina and told Dick Cheney to go f*** himself, repeating what Cheney told Patrick Leahy a year earlier.
• Bode Miller - an Olympic skier. Stephanie gave Bode an advantage over the other future husbands because with Bode, Stephanie would not have to change her last name. However, after his dismal performance in the 2006 Winter Olympics, Stephanie took him off the list.
• John Murtha - Congressman from Pennsylvania and a former Marine who criticized the War in Iraq, but because of his age, Miller is not sure whether he is a suitable "future husband".
• Gavin Newsom - Mayor of San Francisco, who moderated a debate in which Miller particpated. Also referred to as "Mayor McDreamy".
• John Nichols - Editor for a local newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin, for writing an editorial titled "Miller vs. Satan" (in reference to Miller performing a live show in Madison, and Bill O'Reilly said that people in Madison worship Satan).
• Keith Olbermann - Host of Countdown on MSNBC
• Jeff Simon - A reporter for her former hometown newspaper, The Buffalo News, who wrote a positive review about the show.
• Charles Swift - The lead Navy Lawyer in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.
• Harry Taylor - a private citizen who criticized George W. Bush in a town hall meeting. Because Taylor presumably lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Stephanie Miller's mother lives, Miller contemplated what it would be like to bring Taylor home to meet her mother (who is a staunch conservative).
• Steven Weber - Star of Wings and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Stephanie added him to the "Future Husbands" list November 17, 2006.

However, Miller's first love is for firefighters which she has stated "transcends the political divide". She also likes truck drivers. Miller asked one driver who called the show to honk his horn several times during the call. With each horn honking, Miller made sounds as if she is turned on.

Death threat

In October of 2006, a man using the pseudonym "Sock" (identified on several blogs as Florian A. Sokolowski of Ohio) [2] sent Stephanie Miller a death threat, apparently in protest of Miller's views as expressed on an October 13 appearance on the Fox News program Hannity and Colmes [3] (in which she defended peace activist Cindy Sheehan). The uncensored version of "Sock"'s letter is available on BradBlog. [4] Since "Sock" included his phone number, Stephanie called him at home and confronted him on the air (on the program aired October 30).

Click here to hear the audio of Steph's call to "Sock" as an MP3 file. http://www.stephaniemiller.com/bits/2006_1030_sock.mp3

In response to the call, a listener created a jingle to introduce "Sock" which Miller now plays to highlight the hypocrisy inherent in the letter or similar types of attacks. Miller and Ward also humorously point out that, while claiming to be a patriotic American, "Sock" suggests the usage of an AK-47, which is a Russian rifle. Miller also points out that, as a woman, she does not have a "glory hole".

Technology

The show's web site, stephaniemiller.com, is maintained by Crossroad Media Innovations and is updated daily. The web site offers a variety of content, including podfiles and mp3 files (called "StephCasts") of recent broadcast shows. Since November 11, 2005, audio file downloads of the complete show require paid subscription. Snippets of the show are still available for free at www.stephaniemiller.com/show/ and via the Podcasts section of the iTunes Store.

Marketing and distribution

The show is produced in Los Angeles and is distributed by the Jones Radio Network. As of November 28, 2005 the show is produced exclusively by WYD Media Management. Prior to that, the show was co-produced by Democracy Radio and WYD Media Management. The show was founded by radio executive Ron Hartenbaum.

Stations

Live broadcasts are aired 6AM-9AM Pacific Time (9AM-Noon Eastern Time) weekday mornings. Most stations carry the show live. Several of these stations are affiliates of the Air America Radio network; contrary to popular belief, the Stephanie Miller show is not produced or syndicated by Air America nor is it a part of the national Air America schedule. Jones Radio Networks handles syndication of the program. Many of these stations pre-empt regular AAR programming to broadcast the Stephanie Miller show in their individual markets; others broadcast the show on a tape-delay basis. (Note: Stephanie was aired on New York City's WWRL 1600 AM for only one day, Wed. Jan. 24, 2007. It is rumored this was done in place of Air America's Sam Seder who the previous day criticized WWRL morning host Armstrong Williams for receiving payment to write positive press for the Bush Administration, and naturally the WWRL management were not pleased and aired Miller's show for the one day to show Seder that he was easily replaceable.)

The table below is color coded according to the Red state vs. blue state divide (based on the 2004 U.S. presidential elections)

City	Frequency and External link	Station
United States & Canada	Ch. 146 (Sirius Left)	Sirius Satellite Radio
Anchorage, Alaska	1080 AM	KUDO
Ann Arbor, Michigan	1290 AM	WLBY
Akron, Ohio	1350 AM	WARF
Asheville, North Carolina	880 AM	WPEK
Binghamton, New York	1360 AM	WYOS
Buffalo, New York	1520 AM	WWKB
Burlington, Vermont	1070 AM	WTWK
Chapel Hill, North Carolina	1360 AM	WCHL-AM
Charlottesville, Virginia	1450 AM	WVAX
Chattanooga, Tennessee	1310 AM	WDOD
Chicago, Illinois	850 AM	WCPT
Coos Bay, Oregon	1340 AM	KBBR
Corpus Christi, Texas	1150 AM	KCCT
Davenport, Iowa	1270 AM	WKBF
Daytona Beach, Florida	1590 AM	WPUL
Eugene, Oregon (Tape delayed to 9pm)	1600 AM	KOPT
Eureka, California	1480 AM	KGOE
Fresno, California	790 AM	KFPT
Greenfield, MA	1240 AM	WHMQ
Honolulu, Hawaii	1500 AM	KUMU
Ithaca, New York	1470 AM	WNYY
Las Vegas, Nevada	970 AM	KNUU
Los Angeles, California	1150 AM (flagship station)	KTLK
Madison, Wisconsin	92.1 FM	WXXM
Miami, Florida	940 AM	WINZ
Middlebrook/Hartford/New Haven, CT	1150 AM	WMRD
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota	950 AM	KTNF
Monterey, California	540 AM	KRXA
Northampton, MA	1400 AM	WHMP
Old Saybrook, CT	1420 AM	WLIS
Portland, Oregon	970 AM	KCMD
Palm Springs, California	1340 KPTR	KWXY
Phoenix, Arizona	1480 AM	KPHX
Reno, Nevada	1230 AM	KJFK
Rochester, New York	950 AM	WROC
Sacramento, California	1240 AM	KSAC
San Francisco, California	960 AM [5]	KQKE
San Luis Obispo, California	1340 AM	KYNS
Santa Barbara, California	1340 AM	KIST
Seattle, Washington	1090 AM	KPTK
Springfield, Massachusetts	1600 AM	WHNP
Spokane, Washington	1280 AM	KPTQ
Tucson, Arizona	1330 AM	KJLL
Washington, DC	1260 AM	WWRC
Wheeling, West Virginia	1370 AM	WVLY

External links

• Official show website
• WYD Media Management (Show owner)
• The Stephanie Miller Show at Jones Radio (Show distributor)
• Crossroad Media Innovations (Show website operator)
• Offical page for Sirius Left 146
• LeftWingRadicals yahoogroup, for fans of Steph, and other liberal radio