Let the pearl-clutching begin. Daily Kos Radio is on the air!

American Taliban, you say? We are aghast. There's no escaping Todd Akin, for the time being. Nor should there be, since he merely happens to be the loosest set of lips to hold the same positions on abortion that the whole Republican party embraces.

Strangely, though, what this actually means is only slowly dawning on the chattering classes. And in a mirror pattern that's now becoming all-too-familiar, the traditional media is—a year later—landing on the same page as... you, me, and the rest of the Daily Kos community.

That leads us to one of yesterday's highlights, the ritual Clutching of the Pearls:

Aug. 22 highlights

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Daily Kos Radio is on the air, Monday through Friday, now from 9 a.m. to noon, ET. We start with two hours of the Kagro in the Morning show from 9-11, and then it's The Ministry of Truth, with Armando Llorens, starring Jesse LaGreca from 11-12.

I've got the phone lines (mostly) up and running these days, too. Want to join in the fun? Give us a call at (617) 500-7147, extension 14.

How to Listen

Your options to listen LIVE:

• Click on the embedded Flash player below
• Go to netrootsradio.com and click on the embedded player or direct link there
• Click on this direct link if you need a non-Flash player, say, for iPad or iPhone
• iPad and iPhone users can download the SHOUTCast Radio app for your mobile device & search for "Blue Skies Radio." That's the Netroots Radio home base, and it's where you'll find our Daily Kos Radio programming. You might also try "Netroots Radio," since it appears we're transitioning to try and make things less confusing
• For Android: try either the "StreamFurious"  or "TuneIn" apps
  
• BlackBerry users, see this guide by idbecrazyif

And here's a new tip: If the player hiccups in between shows, or drops the audio between the shows, just go ahead and stop and restart it, and things should go smoothly after that.

Hear today's shows from 9-12 am ET, right here:The Daily Kos Radio Player

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Reminder: Congress is out of session this week, and in fact for all of August. So let's all get together on Daily Kos Radio and talk about them behind their backs!