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'''''Politically Direct'''''<ref>[http://www.airamerica.com/direct/ Politically Direct] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080311170231/http://www.airamerica.com/direct/ |date=March 11, 2008 }}</ref> is a weekly radio talk show that airs Sunday afternoons on the [[Air America Radio]] network. [[David Bender]] serves as host.<br />
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The show originally aired on weekends but eventually was moved to an 8-9 PM nightly slot. In May 2007 the show was cancelled in favor of a show called ''[[The Air Americans]]'', to which Bender was also a contributor. (That show was cancelled in August 2007.)<br />
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''Politically Direct'' returned to Air America on June 8, 2008, as a replacement for the cancelled ''[[The Sam Seder Show|Seder on Sundays]]'' program. The show airs in Seder's former timeslot of 4 to 7 PM. Bender returned to host, leaving his position on accompanying weekend show ''Ring of Fire'' to do so.<br />
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== Background ==<br />
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Politically Direct started as a weekend show on Air America in 2005. In September 2006, it was moved to a nightly time slot.<ref>{{cite web|title='Politically Direct,' Hosted by David Bender, Launches as New Daily Show on Air America Radio (AAR) on Monday 9/18 With Stellar Guests Including Jimmy Carter, John Edwards, Desmond Tutu, Gore Vidal & More!|date=September 13, 2006|work=Air America Radio|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/09-13-2006/0004432422&EDATE=}}</ref> Host [[David Bender]] started at Air America in 2004 as the network's political director. During the 2004 elections, Bender and fellow Air America personality [[Rachel Maddow]] hosted a Sunday show that summarized the weekend political talk shows, with an emphasis on countering bias and "spin" pertaining to the race. After the election, the show was moved to a regular slot on weekends, and followed its current format of in-depth interviews.<br />
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The theme song of Politically Direct is "If I Were You" by the group [[Venice (band)|Venice]].<br />
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