How did Stern parallel the whole Preston and Steve ascent?
PE: I think Howard is a smart guy. He wouldn’t have entered into it without knowing where he was going. I think it’s interesting now that there’s talk of guidelines of what he will or won’t be allowed to do. But Howard didn’t get where he was by chance. He’ll benefit Sirius a great deal. But the whole satellite this is still so untested. And, if they sell advertising, advertisers won’t care if you’re allowed a little more language freedom. McDonalds wouldn’t want one of their spots to be followed a vulgar bit. SM: Plus, I doubt Wendy’s will want to sponsor fisting Fridays. Let’s talk about the show. What are some of your most popular features? PE: We have a couple of benchmarks that we’ve been doing since day one like the Bizarre File – knuckle heads in the news, weirdos, etc. We have Hollywood Trash, which Steve does. The real meat of the show is just discussing things in the news. SM: We’re heavy into pop-culture. We make fun of it aggressively… things that are sort of sensitive, b
