What qualifies as "Hot Talk" - and don't say "being topless"

[Dr. Daliah]

..Just trying to learn the lingo....

[kc1ih]

I guess it can be summarized as being non-political “lifestyle” talk.  It often includes sexually titillating subjects meant to attract young males.  But it’s probably one of those things that if you ask ten people you’ll get at least eleven different answers.

[jimwalsh2001]

Re guys like Stern, Leykis, NJ 101.5, WTKS, etc:

Don't call it Hot Talk.

Call it talk.

These guys, and those like them are the real mainstream of spoken-word radio.  It's "Rush and his ten thousand clones" who are the fringe format...

[N1WVQ]

No, KC1IH hit the nail on the head.  Stern/Leykis/et al are "Hot Talk" and political talk is regular talk.

[upstate29651]

It's "Rush and his ten thousand clones" who are the fringe format...

The ratings & overall success say otherwise, my friend....

G

[bilco]

LIke much of our descriptive stuff, it means whatever the PD wants it to depending on who he is trying to impress/influence.

[jimwalsh2001]

Not unless you define 65+ as mainstream...

It's "Rush and his ten thousand clones" who are the fringe format...

The ratings & overall success say otherwise, my friend....

G

[upstate29651]

Not unless you define 65+ as mainstream...

Really?  Thank you for adding nothing to the conversation.

G

[Jay Walker]

"HOT TALK"

Simply put 18-49 male driven non-topic driven to sell beer and strip clubs LOL.
The heyday was the Stern/Lykis era. Pretty much left in the dust and repackaged as Sports Talk.