Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters, my name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart and today’s guest is that Jackie, the joke man, Martling. One of the things that fueled my ambition as a kid growing up in New York was listening to today’s guest and the rest of the gang on the Howard Stern Radio Show. I used to listen to them every morning, then record the show when I went in to school or to work, and listen to it late at night.
I mean, these are guys who they felt like outcasts which is the way I felt. But they were determined which is again is the way I felt too. I was determined to do something with my life. And these guys said they wanted to beat the most popular broadcasters in New York and I watched them do it. They said they wanted to crush the top guy in Philadelphia and they did it. I remember them going out to Philly to hold a funeral for the guy they beat in the ratings. It was huge.
Then they...