Called "Suddenly, With Chavez," the show on state-run Venezuelan National Radio doesn't have a schedule and can be aired at any moment.

In the first program Monday, Chavez said it could be broadcast "at midnight or at dawn."

"We have many things to report," he said.

Chavez relishes talking to Venezuelans on television and radio, and he frequently seizes the airwaves several times a day to expound his views.

He already makes frequent use of a law allowing him to force private television and radio stations to broadcast his marathon speeches.

The insanity is starting overwhelm his grip on reality. He really needs a Goebbels to run interference for him.