XM Satellite Radio has inked a deal with the National Press Club to launch From the National Press Club - a news and current events program.

The hour-long, weekly show will feature broadcasts from international and national guest speakers, high-profile press conferences and other "newsworthy" events taking place at the National Press Club.

The show will debut on Saturday, July 1st @ 9pm ET on XM Public Radio (ch 133). The debut episode will feature remarks from special guest Vice President Dick Cheney made at the annual Gerald R. Ford Foundation's Journalism Awards luncheon.

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XM Satellite Radio will be featuring special Superman programming this week just as the movie Superman Returns is arriving in theaters across the country.

The cast of the movie, including Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Brandon Routh, Parker Posey and others, will descend upon Ethel (XM 47) this Wednesday starting at noon (Eastern) and continuing all day.

The director of Superman Returns, Bryan Singer, will appear on Cinemagic (XM 27) starting on Monday @ 2pm ET to talk about his latest project with Dave Z on Reel Time. They'll discuss the evolution of the project, the difficulties of writing a script on a superhero who is virtually indestructable, and the amazing score from composer John Ottman. Encores will be replayed all week.

Speaking of John Ottman, also on Cinemagic, the movie's composer will discuss the music behind the Superman Returns starting on Wednesday at Midnight ET and lasting all day long. Every hour will feature a cue with liner notes from Ottman and background behind each cue.

And then on Radio Classics (XM 164) tune in for a Man of Steel Marathon. Before he hit the big screen, Superman was a radio star and Radio Classics will feature the entire old time radio storyline that originally aired over a two week span in February 1948. 

Check out the full schedule here.

XM is bringing on the funny.

This July is Comedy Month, and XM Satellite Radio is celebrating by running "Laugh Out Loud Month" (el oh el!) with special comedy features that're sure to give you the ol' elbow jab in the ribs.

Check out xmradio.com for more details and a full schedule. (tee hee!)

XM Satellite Radio, in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign, will launch "The Agenda with Joe Solmonese" on July 17th, exclusively on XM. The live talk show hosted by Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese will include a mix of politics, entertainment and cultural news in a weekly conversation to engage Americans about GLBT equality.

Every week, "The Agenda" will mix current events with lifestyle topics, and will include headline guests, like celebrities Cyndi Lauper and George Takei; political leaders like Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I.; religious leaders like Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson and national and local community leaders who are fighting for equality on the front lines.

The Agenda will premiere on Monday, July 17th, on XM LIVE (ch 200) in its regular weekly timeslot from 6-8 p.m. Eastern Time, with additional encore broadcasts airing throughout the week.