Day 69: Sirius Stars

My Best Guess: The best variety in talk radio with the biggest names on the dial

According to Sirius: The Sirius Stars Channel is Sirius' flagship talk station featuring unique and diverse programs, including a light-hearted look at the day with Jay Thomas, a look into the other side of existence with psychic intuitive Mary Occhino, weight loss guru Richard Simmons, pet psychic Sonya Fitzpatrick, American Voices with Bill Bradley, rock critic Dave Marsh, and unique perspectives from publisher Judith Regan, author Candace Bushnell, and magazine editor Jane Pratt...all on one great radio station, and all available only on Sirius.

Curt's Rebuttal: Yeah, like they said.

Sample Playlist

• Barbara Live!: Here, Barbara Walters shoots the bull with friend Bill Getty. The drive in to work had them discussing the cell phone call that Rudy Guiliani took from his wife during a speech to the NRA. Riveting. On the drive home...I got more Barbara, this time discussing the presidential candidates, longevity, and interviewing George Hamilton.
• Jay Thomas: I got some exposure to Jay on a quick excursion to pick up lunch. The topic was "Have you ever been on a safari?" Over the course of three minutes, the talk went from safaris to jungle cats to regular cats to litter boxes...to Marilyn Manson demanding a litter box be backstage for him to poop in...to calling Jay's son (who knew Manson) to verify if this rumor was true...to plugging his son's band and playing one of their songs. Smooth, Jay...smooth.

Verdict: Well, my initial impression was that there was no way I'd bookmark this channel so I could listen to Barbara Walters on the drive to and from work. But after seeing all those names in the description, I dug a little deeper into their schedule, and it looks like they have a different radio show each day of the week. So, it's hard to say if I'd catch this without sampling the other days, too...I mean, the pet psychic is damn enticing. So...I'll bookmark it for now, but will have to check out the other days after the experiment. Consider this a placeholder.