augh ▁Show , ▁and ▁was ▁heard ▁on ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 5 0 ▁radio ▁stations . ▁Writing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Les lie ▁Ben nett ▁described ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁show : ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 — her ▁last ▁year ▁on ▁terrest rial ▁radio — she ▁was ▁still ▁# 5 ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁show ▁still ▁had ▁an ▁audience ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 ▁million , ▁but ▁had ▁lost ▁several ▁million ▁listen ers ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁dropped ▁by ▁W ABC ▁and ▁other ▁affili ates , ▁and ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁day ▁to ▁night ▁in ▁cities ▁such ▁as ▁Seattle ▁and ▁Boston . ▁These ▁losses ▁were ▁attributed ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁Sch less inger ' s ▁shift ▁from ▁giving ▁relationship ▁advice ▁to ▁lect uring ▁on ▁mor ality ▁and ▁conserv ative ▁politics . ▁Press ure ▁from ▁gay ▁rights ▁groups ▁caused ▁do z ens ▁of ▁spons ors ▁to ▁drop ▁the ▁radio ▁show , ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Sch less inger ' s ▁show ▁was ▁being ▁a ired ▁on ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁stations . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁tied ▁for ▁third ▁place ▁along ▁with ▁The ▁Gl enn ▁Beck ▁Program ▁and ▁The ▁Sav age ▁Nation . ▁ ▁Sch less inger ▁used ▁" Hot ▁T alk in ' ▁Big ▁Sh ot ", ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁country ▁and ▁bl ues ▁singer ▁and ▁song writer ▁Nik ki ▁Horn s by ,