Morning Sedition

Morning Sedition was a three-hour radio program that premiered April 1, 2004 and ran until December 16, 2005, in the United States. It was hosted by comedian Marc Maron and New York radio veteran Mark Riley. Prior to June 2004, the show was also hosted by radio and television journalist Sue Ellicott. The show combined live interview, call-in and commentary with a liberal slant. The name is a parody of the popular NPR program Morning Edition.

The show aired from 6:00 to 9:00 am Eastern Time from Monday to Friday, with a "Best of Morning Sedition" on Saturdays from 6:00 to 10:00 am Eastern Time on Air America Radio. It was available via Internet streaming through Windows Media Player or the RealPlayer. The show was also available in MP3 podcast format for use with iTunes and the iPod.

Co-hosts Marc Maron and Mark Riley (a.k.a. Marc and Mark), mixed a fast paced dialogue with discussion and interviews. With Mark Riley playing straight man to Marc Maron, serious political issues were framed by comedy.

Rachel Maddow and Wayne Gilman split news reader chairs at the top of the hour. The show was produced by current Doing Time with Ron Kuby producer Dan Pashman.

Morning Sedition featured daily comedic skits by former Daily Show writers.

On Monday, November 28, 2005, Marc Maron announced that Morning Sedition would last air on December 16, at which point Mark Riley would host a new morning show of his own.

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