October 19, 2007

Maria Shriver's Women's Conference 2007 on Sirius

Friday, October 19, 2007 at 4:16 PM

Womens Conference 2007The Women's Conference 2007, hosted by California First Lady Maria Shriver and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, will be getting an entire channel on Sirius aptly named: Sirius' Women's Conference (ch 119).

Taking place on Tuesday, October 23rd at the Long Beach Convention Center, the Women's Conference 2007 will air its two-day special broadcast event all day Thursday, October 25th and Friday, October 26th.

After that, Sirius will kick off its Halloween channel in the same channel slot.

The Women's Conference Channel will provide audio of the conference to listeners nationwide, including key speeches and panels in their entirety, as well as interviews with speakers and attendees, plus introductions and perspectives from Shriver.

In addition to Shriver and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, this year's speakers come include Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Laila Ali, Joan Baez, Willow Bay, Tony Blair, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elizabeth Edwards, Linda Ellerbee, Nora Ephron, Thomas Friedman, Diane Von Furstenberg, Susan Saint James, Cindy Hensley McCain, Dee Dee Myers, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Deborah Norville, Michelle Obama, Raven-Symone, Deborah Roberts, Ann Romney, Christine Todd Whitman, Vanessa Williams and others.

This year's conference will also feature a "dynamic conversation" between the 2008 presidential candidates' spouses featuring Elizabeth Edwards, Cindy Hensley McCain, Michelle Obama, Ann Romney and Jeri Thompson, moderated by Shriver.

Last year, Sirius covered the 2006 California Governor and First’s Lady’s Conference on Women, which is quite the mouthful. As far as I can tell, it looks like it was renamed to the Women's Conference 2007, thankfully.

October 12, 2007

"Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan to appear on Sirius

Friday, October 12, 2007 at 11:48 AM

Cesar MillanCesar Millan, also known as the "Dog Whisperer," will be joining Deepak Chopra live on his Sirius Satellite Radio show tomorrow.

The world renowned dog behavior specialist will discuss his new book, Be The Pack Leader, as well as share his principles of dog psychology focusing on improving both the dog and the owner’s life. Millan is best known for his television series, "Dog Whisperer," which just started its fourth season on the National Geographic Channel.

Deepak Chopra's "Wellness Radio" airs on Sirius Stars (ch 102) on Saturdays from 10am-1pm ET. The Millan interview will air tomorrow, at 10am ET.

October 9, 2007

Sirius signs Mark Thompson

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 2:24 PM

SiriusSirius Satellite Radio has signed Mark Thompson: an African-American talk show host, human rights visionary, and community leader.

Thompson's show, "Make it Plain," will launch this fall on Sirius though it is unclear on which channel. "Make it Plain," is a daily 3-hour show where Thompson speaks about political, social and economic issues from an African-American perspective, and welcomes listener call-in and a variety of guests.

Mark Thompson's career as a Washington, DC-based radio host spans 20 years. Thompson is nationally known as a longtime NAACP activist, emcee of the Million Man March, founder of the Umoja Party, and an ordained minister. Mark Thompson is also known by his African name, Matsimela Mapfumo.

"Make it Plain" used to be on XM's The Power, but was replaced due to lineup changes.

October 5, 2007

Audio: Bubba the Love Sponge suicide incident (Part 2)

Friday, October 5, 2007 at 12:49 PM

Here is Part 2 of audio from the BTLS suicide caller. Read the full story about the incident here.

Again, please note that this audio contains explicit language and may be considered disturbing to some.


(Playtime is approx. 20 minutes)

As was brought up in Part one of the audio, this has happened before to Bubba in mid-90s when he was a DJ on WFLZ/Tampa.

On a personal note, this audio is pretty f'ing intense and the "protection" doesn't help but to make it even freakier.

Audio: Bubba the Love Sponge suicide incident (Part 1)

Friday, October 5, 2007 at 12:09 PM

Orbitcast has just obtained the audio from the Bubba suicide incident, so you can hear it for yourself.

Please note that the audio contains explicit language and may be disturbing to some.


(Length is about 20 minutes)

Please understand that this was determined not to be a hoax, as verified by the police. This is not "a bit," it's real.

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