There are many fine and knowledgeable posters on TBT forum and I have no reason to doubt that members of it continue to benefit from the shared communication exchanges. I've been tuning into TBT for several years now yet I have never been a member. I have noticed as a quiet bystander though in the past year or so, a disturbing change developing. I have an increasing sense of disappointment that the individuals pulling the strings there have displaced/replaced? their original altruistic function or mission of the show for less honorable interests or rather more profitable interests. I understand Kobren and company have got to make a living and that's ok. I suppose it's not at all uncommon for a show that has allegedly gained as much popularity as TBT to temporarily lose sight of it's "purer intentions," but for me the talk show has been gradually smacking of nothing more than another disingenuous infomercial. Sure they are cleverly rotating the same cast of players along with occasional script revisions, but can someone kindly tell me, what show seriously concerned with progressively educating it's members or listeners needs to flagrantly solicit so discriminative a caliber of guests ?Guests that are more or less cut from the same material that is? Surgeons and/or surgeon's hair consultants. Either Kobren's salary increase has made him lazy or he's become complacent. If he is both, then sadly the quality of the show is in even more grave trouble. If I seem too one-sided I am sorry. In fairness I will say with respect to it's past and present members, the posts are far superior to the show.