The Stephanie Miller Show

The Stephanie Miller Show is a decidedly progressive left-wing liberal syndicated (via the Jones network) radio show that uses the quotes and sound bites from the media to poke fun at right-wing politics. The show is hosted by Stephanie Miller and includes "voice guy extraordinaire" Jim Ward, an impressionist who frequently mimics O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and George W. Bush, and producer Chris "Boy Toy" Lavoie. Although it is a humorous show, it uses its humor to educate its listeners about current events and politics. It is taken seriously enough, however, to frequently 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, Maxine Waters, Howard Dean, Paul Begala as well as others.

Show features include "Republicans Eating Their Own", "Wheel of Right Wing Hypocrites", "Right Wing World", "Grasping for Straws", "Really Bad Analogy", "Stand Up News" (AKA "News we don't want to lose"), "Tinsel Talk" and the occasional "Conspiracy Corner". A recently introduced feature, "Out-of-Context Theatre" is a parody on Bill O'Reilly's claims that the left-wing media takes advantage of out-of-context quotes of right-wing figures. "Out-of-Context Theatre" features clips of O'Reilly with blatant misuses of context.

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

Scott McClellan: usually nicknamed "Puffy McMoonface" (in reference to his puffy cheeks), sometimes nicknamed "Chummy McSharkbate". His job title is referred to as "Presidential Spokesliar".
Karl Rove: nicknamed "Tubby McTreason" (in reference to his role in the Valerie Plame scandal).
Robert Novak: nicknamed "Squeely McTraitorpants (in reference to his role in the Valerie Plame scandal).
Tom Delay: nicknamed "Drunkey McPukeshoes" (in reference to a couple of speeches he has delivered where he sounds drunk).
Dennis Hastert: nicknamed "Beefy McBratwurst" (in reference to him being a former wrestling coach and being physically large)
Texas state representative Al Edwards: nicknamed "Squeezy McFeelpants" (in reference to his promotion of banning "suggestive clothing" for cheerleaders [1])
Brit Hume: preceded by the title "human sharpé"
Rush Limbaugh preceded by the title "Drug Addled Gas Bag" (in reference to his abuse of prescription drugs)
Michael Brown: always preceded by the title "noted Arabian Horse expert" (in reference to the job he held prior to working at FEMA).
Bill O'Reilly: always preceded by the title "phone-sex enthusiast" (in reference to the Andrea Mackris incident).
Bill Frist: always preceded by the title "noted cat-killing video doctor" (in reference to his diagnosis of Terri Schiavo after viewing a video tape released by her parents).
Rick Santorum: always preceded by the title "Senator man on dog" (in reference to a statement he made at an interview [2])
Jeff Gannon: always preceded by the title "Former male hooker and Whitehouse reporter" (in reference to the controversy in which Gannon worked as a male escort as well as a reporter at the Whitehouse who would ask planted questions)
Ann Coulter: usually preceded by the title "noted transexual plagerist" (in reference to her visible adam's apple. Miller is still looking for a different title to avoid offending transexuals, so has sometimes used the title "Junk-toting stick figure").
John Roberts: used to be called "The Manchurian Candidate" prior to his confirmation 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?").

Some liberal men which Miller likes are referred to as "her future husbands". The list includes

Keith Olbermann
Paul Hackett
Patrick Fitzgerald (even though he is a registered Republican)

However, Miller's first love is for firefighters which she has stated "transcends the political divide".

Although she has no children, Stephanie Miller often refers to herself as "Mama". She is a self-proclaimed "Fox Blocker" ("She watches Fox so you don't have to"). The show takes occasional calls from listeners with the rule that "right wing wackos go to the front of the line" (but on the air are called "right wing love muffins"). The show's web site [3], updated daily, offers podfiles for download and mp3 files of the last five shows.