For the modern listener, the 2004 archive is exhausting and essential.
When you listen to the , you hear the bridge between the 20th-century shock jock and the 21st-century uncensored podcaster. It is louder, angrier, and funnier than the Howard Stern of the 90s because it is the sound of a man burning his ships on the shore of terrestrial radio.
The prank calls (via the "Phone Screeners") reached an art form. The "Sal and Richard" prank call dynasty began hitting its stride in 2004. Notable calls in the archive include: