MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan doesn’t toe any party line, and his take on the American political process is unique and unpredictable. Suffice to say, he’s not happy with the direction of the country.

We talked to Ratigan on Mediaite Office Hours last week about the culpability of the press, the airplane/peanuts analogy and more.

It was a bittersweet day on Mediaite Office Hours, as Glynnis MacNicol hosted her final show before she exits Mediaite on Sunday.

But it was sweet because Glenn Beck stopped by to say goodbye. Really!

What’s up with candidates like Joe Miller and Sharron Angle avoiding the press?

We talked to CNN’s Candy Crowley on Mediaite Office Hours yesterday about this, the magnitude of the Nevada Senate race and more.

Mediaite Office Hours is back today with a great show from Livestream.com at 3:15pmET – with CNN’s Candy Crowley, CNBC’s Darren Rovell and more!

As honest as Hoda Kotb is as co-host of the Today show’s fourth hour, her new book takes it to another level.

We talked to Kotb on Office Hours this week about beating cancer, working with Kathie Lee Gifford and more.

We got all Chuck Woolery today on Office Hours, with NBC’s Today show host Hoda Kotb and Bill Schulz of FNC’s Red Eye.

Schulz has started a campaign to date Kotb – and we asked the Today host what she thinks. Then Bill called in to respond.

Mediaite Office Hours is back today with a great show from Livestream.com at 3pmET – with NBC’s Hoda Kotb, author Paul David Pope, Jose Simian talking Chilean miners and a surprise guest!

Who do you think are the most recent American “freaks”?

According to his new book, American Freak Show, Willie Geist found a lot of them: Tiger Woods, Sarah Palin, Levi Johnston, Blago, Lindsay Lohan and many more.

Greta Van Susteren was a guest on our return to Office Hours yesterday, and the wide ranging conversation included Gloria Allred, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton.

But Van Susteren also revealed how she helped give new CNN host Eliot Spitzer his start on TV.

After a couple month hiatus, Mediaite Office Hours is back today! We’ll be coming to you from Livestream.com at 3pmET – with FNC’s Greta Van Susteren, MSNBC’s Willie Geist and Time magazine’s James Poniewozik. There’s certainly a lot to talk about.

Mediaite Office Hours is live today from Livestream.com today at 3pmET – with CNN anchor/correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNBC’s Darren Rovell and Politico’s Patrick Gavin. There’s certainly a lot to talk about.

Mediaite Office Hours is live today from Livestream.com today at 3pmET – with CNN’s Ali Velshi, John Gapper of the Financial Times, Mediaite columnist Philip Bump and more.

Mediaite Office Hours is live today from Livestream.com’s brand new studio at 3pmET, with author David Goodwillie, talk sports with SportsGrid.com and more.

Mediaite Office Hours is live today from Livestream.com’s brand new studio at 3pmET, with Newsday TV critic Verne Gay, New York magazine’s Will Leitch and more.

It’s time for a special edition of Mediaite Office Hours – Book Club is back! We’re live from Livestream.com’s brand new studio, at 3pmET, with authors Katie Rosman, David Sax and Micki Maynard.

We’re back with a packed Mediaite Office Hours, from Livestream.com’s brand new studio, at 3pmET. Joining us today will be NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell, CNBC’s Darren Rovell and more.

We’re back with a packed Mediaite Office Hours, from Livestream.com’s brank new studio, at 3pmET. Joining us today will be ABC’s Rick Klein, Time‘s James Poniewozik and more.

John King of the new show John King, USA was a guest on our Office Hours web show, and he discussed the new 7pmET program, ratings (more on that below) and the health care debate.

But we also asked for his take on ABC’s hiring of his colleague Christiane Amanpour for the This Week job, and while he wished her luck, he raised some concerns others have voiced recently.

We’re back with a packed Mediaite Office Hours, from Livestream.com’s studio, at 3pmET. Joining us today will be CNN’s John King, CBS’ Seth Davis and more.

It’s time for a new episode of Mediaite Office Hours, from Livestream.com’s studio at 3pmET. Joining us today will be The Wrap’s Josef Adalian, Salon‘s Alex Koppelman, and more.

It’s time for a new episode of Mediaite Office Hours, from Livestream.com’s studio at 3pmET. Joining us today will be Slate‘s Mickey Kaus, Jonathan Fuhrman, and more.

It’s time for a new episode of Mediaite Office Hours, from Livestream.com’s studio at 3pmET (and featuring an all-female hosting team). Joining us today will be MSNBC’s Willie Geist, CNET’s Caroline McCarthy and more.

There’s a lot to discuss today on Mediaite Office Hours live from Livestream.com’s studio at 3pmET. Joining us today will be NPR’s David Folkenflik, Politico’s Patrick Gavin and more.

We’ve got a packed Mediaite Office Hours today for Super Bowl Thursday, live from Livestream.com’s studio at 3pmET. Joining us today will be Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade, and some of the SportsGrid and Styleite team.

We’ve got a packed Mediaite Office Hours today from Livestream.com’s studio at 3pmET. Joining us today will be CBS News’ Mark Knoller, New York Times‘ Brian Stelter and more: