Taking Criticism

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to my morning monologue.
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0:18.5	Remember, you can hear my radio program daily on Sirius XM Triumph and connect with me 24-7
0:26.2	at Dr.ora.com. Taking criticism. I want to say that after 40-something years of doing this,
0:40.0	I am less impressed with how people don't seem to have a moral compass
0:46.0	because they're not being brought up with one and one is not being provided by our society.
0:52.8	But I am most impressed with my caller's abilities to tolerate
1:00.0	criticism.
1:05.0	And I would say it is the rule, not the exception. There are some exceptional situations where some people
1:14.7	can't tolerate me pounding on their heads, but I have been astoundingly impressed with how good
1:25.9	my callers are in listening, tolerating, absorbing, working with, not running away from,
1:34.2	well, a little bit of running away from. That's normal. Very impressive. That is a wonderful
1:42.0	character addition to all of you.
1:47.5	Do I think it's something special about my audience?
1:52.2	Yes, I think the sort, the sort of person who would listen to me is probably above and beyond the average bear
2:02.8	in many wonderful character qualities.
2:12.0	I mean, there are some talk show hosts who attract a different sort and I'm very glad that that's not the case for me
2:29.2	very proud of my audience quality.
2:37.3	Y'all may not agree with everything I say.
2:44.4	So sometimes it takes a while for somebody to absorb and think around in circles about what I've said
2:47.2	to see perhaps if it does have more value.
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