D&D - Sept 3, 2009

D&D continued the positive trends of increased listener interaction and decreased music today, but also gave another treat to those of us who listen to the show live -- less commercials. Commercial breaks usually range from 5-6 minutes, but today the longest break was 4 1/2 minutes and the majority of them were between 2-3 minutes. Good news for the listeners (more show, less ads), but perhaps this is bad news for the show? Did "Bikegate" lead to a Glenn Beck-style advertiser backlash? It'll be interesting to see if this trend continues. As for the call-in segments, there were five more today; in addition to the three listed below, D&D surveyed listener opinion on the asshat who slapped a kid at a Wal-Mart (again, like "Bikegate," we've all wanted to, but we know better), and there was another round of Play the Numbers. Celebrities were also a hot topic today; the Governator, Miss "Firecrotch," and Whitney "My Voice Is On Crack" Houston all were mentioned, and musician Billy Squirer was interviewed. Other topics included a story about a wood chipper accident (think Fargo), a WCSX Dream Machine update, and a short reference to "Placebo buttons." Podcast-worthy topics were, as discovered by the zombie archaeologists at WCSX.com:

1. JOYCE DEWITT MUGSHOT - SEXXXYYYY (pic) - Joyce DeWitt (Three's Company) got busted for drunk driving...lovely mugshot, eh?
2. BEATLES ROCK BAND - THE MAN WHO CREATED IT (podcast) - D&D talked to Josh Randall - the director behind of the game Beatles Rock Band! He even got to PLAY the game for Paul McCartney!! Imagine playing Beatles music in front of Ringo & Paul...no pressure there huh? To watch an ad for the game - click here!
3. MAN WANTS TO NURSE BABIES (podcast) - Breastfeeding is just for women...or is it?? How do you feel about a MAN wanting to breastfeed a baby? [Click here to read the Swedish article mentioned on the show.]
4. THE "GO-GIRL" (podcast) - There is a new product that allows WOMEN to...ahem...pee while standing. Good idea? Or gross? Would you use it? [The Free Press actually wrote about this thing -- I agree with the commenter who said, "A woman standing up to pee, pissing in a silicone cup and then putting it back in her purse just doesn't seem too attractive to me."]
5. TV CRUSHES (podcast) - Who was your TV crush when you were younger? How do they look now? Joyce Dewitt...not looking so hot anymore. [D&D also took some calls about the "cougar" phenomenon.]

Here's the show:

Deminski & Doyle - 2009-09-03 Hour 1
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Deminski & Doyle - 2009-09-03 Hour 2
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Deminski & Doyle - 2009-09-03 Hour 3
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Filename: 2009-09-03 Hour 3.mp3 Size: 23.62 MB

Just one additional (free) advertiser today:

Metro Sports of Michigan (WCSX Workforce Business of the Day)