Bubba the Love Sponge and executives at Sirius Satellite Radio appear to be having a disagreement about on-air material, and emotions have come to a head.

Yesterday, claims from Bubba that Sirius is censoring the show reached a heated moment when Tim Sabean, Program Director of the Howard Stern channels, called into the show. The on-air argument ended with Sabean hanging up on Bubba.

Listen to audio of the incident below:

Whether or not you're a fan of the Bubba the Love Sponge show, the issue of using the "corporate dump button" isn't a new one to satellite radio, and many listeners considered it to be completely unacceptable.

These channels bill themselves as being uncensored, and many times that includes the portrayal of opinions that may be unpopular with the company. Unless there's obvious issues with libel, defamation or other legal matters, there shouldn't be a reason to censor on-air material.

We still don't know the full story (especially behind the scenes), so look for more info on this as it develops.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, author, actress and plastic surgery petri dish Dolly Parton issued a statement yesterday condemning a bit on Howard Stern where one of her audio books was manipulated to form racist and sexually graphic phrases.

This isn't the first time that "The Howard Stern Show" has altered recordings to string together sentences, but it's the first time - of recent memory - that someone has actually taken it seriously. The bit was aired on the Stern Show last week.

"I have never been so shocked, hurt and humiliated in all my life," Parton said in a statement on Wednesday. "I cannot believe what Howard Stern has done to me.

"In a blue million years, I would never have such vulgar things come out of my mouth. They have done editing or some sort of trickery to make this horrible, horrible thing. Please accept my apology for them and certainly know I had nothing to do with this."

Parton concluded: "If there was ever going to be a lawsuit, it's going to be over this. Just wanted you to know that I am completely devastated by this."

Listen to audio of the Stern bit after the jump...

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Martha Stewart and Mario Batali will sit down for a live one-on-one interview on "At Martha's Table," a series on Sirius featuring Martha herself conducting in-depth, intimate conversations with today's most influential tastemakers.

Martha and Mario will discuss his new book Italian Grill, as well as his career, inspirations and future plans.

Internationally-recognized for his passionate and innovative Italian and Spanish cooking, Mario Batali is one of America's top restaurateurs.

Mario currently has 12 restaurants around the country, including Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, Del Posto, and Otto Enoteca Pizzeria in New York City; Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles and Enoteca San Marco in Las Vegas.

The show will air live on Wednesday, May 14th from 2pm - 3pm ET on Martha Stewart Living Radio (ch 112), from the showcase studio at Sirius Satellite Radio in NYC.