Politically Direct

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Politically Direct^[1] is a nightly radio talk show on the Air America Radio network. Hosted by David Bender, the one hour show usually consists of two half hour interviews with notable writers, musicians, and politicians. The show is sponsored by People for the American Way, and airs week nights from 8 to 9 PM, EST. However, airtimes may vary with some Air America affiliates.

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Politically Direct started as a weekend show on Air America in 2005. In September of 2006, it was moved to a nightly time slot ^[2]. Host David Bender started at Air America in 2004 as the network's political director. During the 2004 elections, Bender and fellow Air America personality Rachel Maddow hosted a Sunday show that summarized the weekend political talk shows, with an emphasis on countering bias and "spin" pertaining to the race. After the election, the show was moved to a regular slot on weekends, and followed it's current format of in-depth interviews.

The theme song of Politically Direct is "If I Were You" by the group Venice.

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Hosts (past & present):	Richard Belzer • David Bender • Angie Coiro • Chuck D • Steve Earle • Sue Ellicott • Jon Elliott • Laura Flanders • Al Franken • Gia'na Garel • Janeane Garofalo • Mark Green • Thom Hartmann • Arianna Huffington • Kyle Jason • Marty Kaplan • Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. • Bob Kerrey • Ron Kuby Katherine Lanpher • Bob Linden • Lionel • Rachel Maddow • Ben Mankiewicz • Marc Maron • Mike Malloy • Mike Papantonio • Jill Pike • Randi Rhodes • Betsy Rosenberg • Mark Riley • Sam Seder • Jerry Springer • Cenk Uygur • Peter Werbe

Programs (past & present):	The Air Americans • Air America Mornings • The Al Franken Show • Clout • EcoTalk • Go Vegan • The Marc Maron Show • The Majority Report • Marc Sussman’s Money Message • The Mike Malloy Show • Morning Sedition • On The Real • The Rachel Maddow Show • Radio Nation • The Randi Rhodes Show • The Steve Earle Show • The Mark Riley Show • Ring of Fire • 7 Days in America • Springer on the Radio • State of Belief • The Young Turks • The Time Is Now • Unfiltered

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