Politically Direct with David Bender Blog

Legendary
author and historian Gore Vidal will make a rare in-studio appearance
today on Politically Direct with David Bender. In a broadcast coup, Vidal,
whose extraordinary career as a novelist, essayist and playwright has
spanned six decades, has agreed to take calls from Air America's
national listening audience for the full three hours. This
special edition of Politically Direct with David Bender will originate
from the Los Angeles studios of KTLK. Call the Great Man at 866
303-2270!

This Sunday, Politically Direct with David Bender will have author, Gore Vidal. Gore Vidal will take your calls for three hours. Yes, that’s THREE hours. Make sure you get in line for the chance to talk to him. Call 1866-303-2270

David Bender is back from the Air America Cruise and is coming live to you from the Ring of Fire Studios in Pensacola Florida.  Stopping by today, Mike Papantonio, co-host of Ring of Fire with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  And speaking of Kennedy's, Bobby's brother Max will be here to discuss his new book, "Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her."  We will also have renowned author Jay Parini in the third hour to talk about his new book  "Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America".  And we will be taking your calls at 866-303-2270.

Progressive Book Club

This weekend "Best of Politically Direct with David Bender" airs some of our favorite interviews leading up to the election.  We will look back at interviews from Jonathan Alter, Jeffrey Toobin, Joe Klein and Legendary Recording Artists David Crosby and Graham Nash, while David is on the Air America Cruise.  Don't worry, we will be back next week with a live show that you don't want to miss.  Maybe David will even post some pictures from his vacation! 

When Howard Dean became chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 2005, the Republican Party controlled the Senate, the House and the White House.

Hi, it's David Bender....well, our long national nightmare is finally over.  The election of Barack Obama as our nation's 44th President is now official.  But what does it mean?  What change will he really bring?  This Sunday on Politically Direct we'll break down the election returns and look ahead to the Obama Administration with two of the country's smartest political insiders, Newsweek's Jonathan Alter and former West Wing writer and producer Lawrence O'Donnell.  O'Donnell, Alter and your calls - this Sunday on Politically Direct, right here on Air America Radio and Air America Dot Com.

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