About 30 years ago, I was listening to an afternoon FM radio call-in show. I pitied the host, as it was nearly 20 minutes into the show before anyone called in. The host prompted the audience, saying he was surprised that no one had called to talk about free elections held in the Soviet Union or the Exxon Valdez oil spill. He also played various songs from a box set. He hinted strongly that he "would like to talk with other people today."
Finally, someone called in--to correct a fact the host had mentioned.
Talk show hosting is harder than it seems sometimes.
