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''The Stephanie Miller Show'' is a syndicated progressive talk radio program that discusses politics, current events, and pop culture using a fast-paced, impromptu style. The three-hour show is hosted by comedienne Stephanie Miller ("Steph") along with voice artist Jim Ward and the show's engineer and executive producer Chris Lavoie ("The Mooks"). The show debuted in September 2004 and is broadcast live each weekday morning on radio stations throughout the U.S. The radio show should not be confused with Miller's short-lived 1995 syndicated TV talk show with the same name.〔Netsky, Ron. "(Stephanie Miller: From Sister Sleaze to progressive radio queen )", ''Rochester City Newspaper'', January 17, 2007〕〔Rothschild, Matthew. "(Stephanie Miller )", ''The Progressive'', September 2006.〕 ''Talkers Magazine'' named Stephanie Miller as one of the 100 most important radio talk show hosts in America in 2007, describing her as a funny, smart, and charming rising star of the progressive talk format.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=TALKERS.COM )〕 ''The Stephanie Miller Show'' is heard on 64 affiliates around the country and has a weekly cume of 2.5 million listeners.〔("Latest Station Bulletins" ), ''Stephaniemiller.com'', retrieved April 9, 2010〕〔("The Top Talk Radio Audiences" ), ''Talkers Magazine'', March 2010〕 The show's audience has grown from 1 million in Fall 2005 on 40 affiliates.〔("The Top Talk Radio Audiences" ), ''Talkers Magazine'', Fall 2005〕 The show was simulcast on MSNBC for three days starting April 30, 2007, as part of a series of programs filling the former time slot of Don Imus. On March 5, 2012, Current TV announced that the show would be simulcast on the network's new morning block as ''Talking Liberally: The Stephanie Miller Show'' beginning March 26, 2012.〔 The show's simulcast on the network ended on August 15, 2013 with the end of live programming on Current in preparation of the transition to Al Jazeera America. The show is now simulcasted on Free Speech TV after a successful Indiegogo campaign to raise the funds to produce the show for TV.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stephanie Miller Show on Free Speech TV )〕 In January of 2014, Miller began hosting the show from a studio in her home, following the decision of the former KTLK-AM in Los Angeles to become the flagship station for conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. In October of 2014, Miller began offering an uncensored "Happy Hour" podcast, which has become immensely successful. Stephanie Miller came out as a lesbian during hour two of the show broadcast on August 13, 2010. ==Show format== The show is primarily a mix of comedy and political topics, though Miller notes that "we talk less about politics than any other show in the progressive talk format". Much of the show takes the form of Miller introducing a news item or soundbite, followed by discussion among Miller, Ward, and Lavoie. The discussions are punctuated with sound effects, short audio clips, and imitations by Ward. Miller calls her show a mix of "high-brow" and "low-brow", and sometimes "unibrow" (in reference to her appearance as a teenager). Because the show can include interviews with political figures among jokes appealing to a juvenile sense of humor, Miller has described the show's format as "senator, fart joke, senator, fart joke." After a call from a listener who was complaining about the frequent use of sound effects and comedy elements, Miller, Ward, and Lavoie coined a new slogan for the show: "Facts with slide-whistle" (also with a slide-whistle sound effect). Miller typically starts each hour of the show by reading a few e-mails from listeners. The e-mails can include anything from brief funny comments to elaborate humorous audio productions. Miller usually plays a mild applause sound effect after reading each e-mail. The show takes several calls from listeners each hour at the phone number 1-800-STEPH-1-2 or (1-800-783-7412). Miller says that "right-wing wackos go to the front of the line", and often refers to conservative male callers as "right-wing love muffins" while urging them to "come to the light". Callers converse mostly with Miller, rather than with Ward or Lavoie. The show has been broadcast from several affiliate cities, with Miller and Ward appearing in front of a live audience (Lavoie stays at the studio). During these remote broadcasts, audience questions and interactions take the place of phone calls. The show occasionally has guest hosts. Previously comedienne Elayne Boosler supplied a majority of the hosting duties in Stephanie Miller's absence, frequently joined by comedy writer Merrill Markoe. Frangela (an announcing team of two African-American comediennes named Frances and Angela) appeared as guest host, and frequented the show in a segment called "Fridays with Frangela." They were replaced in 2010 by comedian John Fugelsang, in a segment called "Fridays with Fugelsang." Comedian Hal Sparks frequently serves as a guest host, filling in for Stephanie Miller for as long as an entire week, when she is on vacation. Mostly, Sparks is not on the air with Lavoie and Ward, but occasionally they do appear together. Sparks and Fugelsang also occasionally appear together. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Stephanie Miller Show」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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