Where once there was a titan of broadcast, AM Radio is all but dead in America, now the home of bland syndicated shows, screaming political talk shows and really bad local programming. FM Radio isn’t much better, and is soon to surrender to satellite radio and podcasts. How and why did radio die? Join Ed Berliner and a panel of radio experts as they nail the culprits who bankrolled and used greed to destroy what was once an American icon. This is PART TWO of the show, with part 1 and the entire show available here and on all the major podcast platforms.

Where once there was a titan of broadcast, AM Radio is all but dead in America, now the home of bland syndicated shows, screaming political talk shows and really bad local programming. FM Radio isn’t much better, and is soon to surrender to satellite radio and podcasts. How and why did radio die? Join Ed Berliner and a panel of radio experts as they nail the culprits who bankrolled and used greed to destroy what was once an American icon. This is PART ONE of the show, with part 2 and the entire show available here and on all the major podcast platforms.

Where once there was a titan of broadcast, AM Radio is all but dead in America, now the home of bland syndicated shows, screaming political talk shows and really bad local programming. FM Radio isn’t much better, and is soon to surrender to satellite radio and podcasts. How and why did radio die? Join Ed Berliner and a panel of radio experts as they nail the culprits who bankrolled and used greed to destroy what was once an American icon. This is the complete unedited version of the show, with the entire show being split into 2 parts for those seeking to listen in smaller parts. Parts 1 and 2 are available here on all the major podcast platforms you can find the show every day.

Locked away in houses for more than a month, America is slowly going mad. Instead of using the time to educate themselves, a good portion of this country is agreeing to having their brain cells removed by idiot on-line conspiracies, ridiculous Facebook posts, lies about “wonder drugs” and a President who was turned inside out by a reporter doing her job. Emmy Award winning broadcaster Ed Berliner digs into and exposes all of these quarantine doldrums in this investigative edition of “The Man in the Arena”. Ed uncovers the people behind the scams, and deals out a Presidential fact check the White House won’t appreciate. To that, he says, “I double dog dare you to prove me wrong”. Where nothing is out of bounds, “The Man in the Arena”.

An Easter Sunday unlike anything we have ever experienced before, and hope to never experience again. Sadly, it’s another chance for religious con artists to crawl out of the woodwork and look to line their pockets at the expense of parishioners and the general public. Join Emmy Award winning broadcaster and commentator Ed Berliner for a holiday edition of “The Man in the Arena”, where he takes on those who don’t give a damn if anyone lives or dies from COVID19. There’s also 3 words, just 3, for those sports fans crying about not having anything to watch on TV in a summer where American are suffering. We’ll wrap things up with “Facebook Follies”, soon to be renamed as “Found on Facebook”, and celebrate the single most impactful motion picture now marking it’s 40th year. Download and be engaged, enraged, and have a take inthe return comments. This is “The Man in the Arena”, where nothing is out of bounds.

America is once again in the midst of a crisis that has gripped the entire country, but the COVID-19 pandemic is on a much more personal level and has weaved it’s way into every State and even small towns. Once upon a time, for at least a short while, Americans banded together in the wake of 9/11 and actually, for a time, seemed willing to drop political and social differences to help one another. Could that happen again, or could that be the biggest pipe dream in our history? Join Emmy Award winning broadcaster Ed Berliner as he welcomes his guests from every corner of America to discuss this and other controversial questions about life in quarantine. It’s another fascinating episode of “The Man in the Arena”.

South Florida radio legends Ed Berliner, Dave LaMont, Stu Opperman and Larry Blustein gather for this edition of “The Man in the Arena “Talking Heads” to discuss the sports fallout from COVID-19, why some fans may never return, and the chance none will return to certain sports in 2020. This is also the first time all 4 radio legends have been together to tell stories about the heady days of sports talk radio in South Florida, filled with great characters, talk shows that had real talent behind the mic, and ownership more concerned with good programs instead of shafting someone over a few bucks. Sit back, pour a cold one, and join them for “Quarantine Cocktails” in this special edition of the award winning syndicated series, “The Man in the Arena”.

America stands at a crossroads with regard to the coronavirus and is need of asking and answering just one question: Who do you Trust? From tests that still aren’t available to so-called “magic drugs” that are anything but, the lie about this being a “Chinese virus” and the failure to properly prepare at the highest levels. As cities and regions go into lockdown, we need unbiased answers from the experts. Emmy Award winning broadcast journalist Ed Berliner welcomes Dr. John Swartzberg into a revealing episode of “The Man in the Arena”. Dr. Swartzberg is one of the nation’s leading clinical professors of infectious diseases and vaccinology, and he has no qualms separating fact from fiction over COVID19. “The Man in the Arena”, where nothing is out of bounds.

To some, boxing is just a sport where people beat each other up. But a closer examination proves that the “sweet science” has been at the forefront of so many sociological changes in American society. In other words, it’s far from being just about people hitting each other. In this special edition of “The Man in the Arena”, Emmy Award winning broadcaster Ed Berliner welcomes former NYS Athletic Commissioner, current author on boxing history, and host on SiriusXM Randy Gordon to the mic where they lace up their gloves and reveal little known facts about how boxing has impacted America. From Jack Johnson to Muhammad Ali and so many others, it’s a revealing look at the negatives and positives that built this nation. Join Ed and Randy for another hard hitting episode of the show that always delivers in and out of e ring, “The Man in the Arena”.

Nothing in the history of worldwide organized sport touched every organization, every team, every player as the coronavirus COVID19 did. Leagues were left scrambling on how to react, and many of them failed miserably. Sports marketing expert Joe Favorito takes an in-depth and exclusive look at the major American sports leagues, how they handled the crisis, how many seemingly mishandled the crisis, and where they go from here. How will the fledgling XFL fare after an shortened first season, and is the NHL in trouble as the league with the fewest television dollars? Joe joins Emmy Award winning broadcaster Ed Berliner for an honest and investigative peek inside how it all happened, and how sports recovers when COVID19 is gone. Another non-stop episode of “The Man in the Arena”.