Dan interviews returning guests Aslı Bâli and Aziz Rana on the long history behind the crisis of American imperial legitimation that has become so manifest amid the pandemic.
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#1406 RIP Austerity, the American Rescue Plan and the End of Reaganism
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Air Date 3/23/2021
Today we take a look at the American Rescue Plan and discuss what it does, where it falls short and whether it could signal the end of an era.
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President Biden today signed his American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion COVID rescue and relief package that history may someday regard as the long-overdue end of the four-decade old Reagan Era. Zero Republicans in the House or Senate voted for it.
We speak with economist Stephanie Kelton, author of "The Deficit Myth," about how the bill could help cut child poverty in half and provide a historic economic boost to the poorest people in the United States.
Ch. 3: End of Conservative Era? - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 3-15-21
Are we leaving Reagan and Nixon behind for a new FDR era? Is America waking up to the horrors of Reagan and Nixon?
President Biden today signed his American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion COVID rescue and relief package that history may someday regard as the long-overdue end of the four-decade old Reagan Era. Zero Republicans in the House or Senate voted for it.
Ch. 5: Help Is On the Way - OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas - Air Date 3-12-21
To break down the major income-boosting elements in the ARP Act, and a look at what families can expect to receive in economic relief— Seth Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a former advisor to President Obama for tax policy.
Biden has signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, Democrats are hailing as the largest anti-poverty bill in a generation. “This is transformational,” says economist Joseph Stiglitz. “It says, 'We are actually going to live up to our aspirations"
Ch. 7: What's In Biden's Relief Bill - The Majority Report w Sam Seder - Air Date 3-13-21
Highlighting the change in political philosophy that this relief bill demonstrates as well as understanding the 'stickiness' of good policy that helps people
Prof. Richard Wolff explains that this relief bill is not a giant giveaway, it's a small downpayment on returning what is owed to the poor and working classes for the upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years
Ch. 9: Stimulate This Beyotch - Unf*cking the Republic - Air Date 3-19-21
An analysis of the outcome of the relief bill and what it says about our country's ability to govern itself thoughtfully. And alsop swearing.
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Moderate Democrats and Republicans alike repeated one common criticism—that infusing so much money into the economy would cause inflation. Austan Goolsbee, past Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, explains why those fears are misplaced.
Prof. Richard Wolff explains concierge doctors and the privatization of everything.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 12: Universal earned income benefits - Scott
Ch. 13: No Payments to Families with Children - Rich
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 14: Final comments on child welfare programs and perverse incentives
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The goal is "Improved Medicare for All" and we must keep pushing for it, but if you need help right now, you should know...
NY Times: "The American Rescue Plan [...] would increase government subsidies to health insurers for covering recently laid-off workers and those who purchase their own coverage."
NY Times: "The first step of the federal upgrade should be ready by April 1: Healthcare.gov, where people sign up for insurance in 36 states, will start showing prices that reflect the new policy."
Need Health Insurance? A Guide to New Options Under the Stimulus. (NY Times)
Obamacare’s About to Get a Lot More Affordable. These Maps Show How. (NY Times)
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#1405 Biden Takes the Helm of Our Inhumane Immigration System
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Air Date 3/19/2021
Today we take a look at the decades-old problems with our immigration system, what changes are being made under the new administration, and some of the underlying causes for the massive disfunction we have in addressing the issue.
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Ch. 1: Biden Eyes Sweeping Immigration Reform Legislation - The Mehdi Hasan Show - Air Date 2-18-21
Deputy White House Communications Director Pili Tobar joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss the Biden administration's immigration reform agenda, and how the president plans to get the votes necessary to pass the most comprehensive immigration reform bill in years
Overflowing ICE detention centers. Families separated at the border. A multi-billion-dollar border wall. Over the course of his four-year presidency, Donald Trump used executive power to wage war on the United States’ immigration system
Ch. 3: The First 100: Joy Olson - Only in America with Ali Noorani - Air Date 1-27-21
Among President Biden's immigration actions is a $4 billion four-year plan to address root causes of migration in Central America. But when lawmakers talk about addressing migration's “root causes,” what do they really mean?
The Biden administration is struggling to address the flow of migrant children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without their parents, many fleeing extreme violence, poverty and natural disasters in their home countries
Ch. 5: Biden's Immigration Agenda Tested at the Border - The Mehdi Hasan Show - Air Date 3-9-21
With the number of unaccompanied migrant kids in U.S. custody tripling in recent weeks, Florida Immigration Coalition Spokesperson Melissa Taveras joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss the implications for Biden's immigration policy.
Join Detention Watch Network's #FirstTen to #CommunitiesNotCages Week of Action - March 22nd-26th
Ch. 7: The business of immigrant labor w/ Ruth Milkman - This Is Hell! - Air Date 3-10-21
Sociologist Ruth Milkman on the dynamics of immigration law and low-wage work, and her new book "Immigrant Labor and the New Precariat" for Polity Books.
Ch. 8: The Democrats' Long War on Immigrants - Intercepted - Air Date 2-17-21
As Joe Biden took the oath of office this January, Guatemalan security forces at the Honduran border thwarted thousands of U.S.-bound migrants. Decades-long American imperialism has facilitated displacement throughout the region
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Ch. 9: The Democrats' Long War on Immigrants Part 2 - The Intercept - Air Date 2-17-21
Ch. 10: Separating Children: Laura Briggs - Future Hindsight - Air Date 2-18-21
Laura Briggs is the author of Taking Children: A History of American Terror. We discuss the history of child separation for political ends, ranging from the enslaved and Native children, to the children of the poor and Central American refugees.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: Biden needs media training but isn't aggressively evil - Dave from Olympia, WA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the mental drain of media BS and the need for small victories
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‘Like an Experimental Concentration Camp’: Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Mass Hysterectomies at ICE Detention Center (Law & Crime)
“A SILENT PANDEMIC”: Nurse at ICE Facility Blows the Whistle on Coronavirus Dangers (The Intercept)
COVID-19 Outbreak Reported at Otero County Prison Facility (US News & World Report)
New Report Documents Systemic Abuse at a New Mexico Immigrant Detention Center (Innovation Law Lab)
Thousands of immigrants suffer in solitary confinement in U.S. detention centers (NBC News)
Op-Ed: Why abuse and neglect of immigrants proliferate in ICE detention (LA Times)
A Cage is Still a Cage: President Biden Must End U.S. Detention of Children and Families (TIME)
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ACTIVISM: Shut Down Detention Centers: Join the #FirstTen to #CommunitiesNotCages Week of Action, March 22-26 via @DetentionWatch
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‘Like an Experimental Concentration Camp’: Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Mass Hysterectomies at ICE Detention Center (Law & Crime)
“A SILENT PANDEMIC”: Nurse at ICE Facility Blows the Whistle on Coronavirus Dangers (The Intercept)
COVID-19 Outbreak Reported at Otero County Prison Facility (US News & World Report)
New Report Documents Systemic Abuse at a New Mexico Immigrant Detention Center (Innovation Law Lab)
Thousands of immigrants suffer in solitary confinement in U.S. detention centers (NBC News)
Op-Ed: Why abuse and neglect of immigrants proliferate in ICE detention (LA Times)
A Cage is Still a Cage: President Biden Must End U.S. Detention of Children and Families (TIME)
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#1293 Debating Democratic Socialism and How to Get There (Repost)
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Today we take a look at the ongoing debate about socialism between socialists and non-socialists alike, including discussion of tactical strategies on where to set our goals and how to get from here to there
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Ch. 1: John Nichols on Bernie and Socialism - Start Making Sense - Air Date 6-19-19
Bernie Sanders gave an important speech on socialism last week, and our John Nichols spoke with him about it -- beforehand.
Socialism has grown a lot because of demonization. The Left has a war to lose - left policies are the direction of progress and the world is leaning that way - but without proper education and fighting it will take a lot longer.
In the long run, democratic socialism wants to end capitalism - to empower working people. It's not just New Deal liberals - its pushing further. Massive momentum is on the Democratic Socialist side and collective action will win.
The main alternative to neoliberalism is the proposed renewal of social democracy, such as in the form of Bernie Sanders' proposals. But to move forward we need to discuss the limits of a welfare state that ultimately does not change class relations
Was the New Deal socialist? Yes and no. Bernie is pointing to the central model of most democratic socialist-style governments - he points to the good policies of democratic socialism instead of strict definitions.
Bernie's solutions, while admirable and helpful, are merely reforms of a fundamentally broken and contradictory system. Reforms set us up for inevitable roll-back by the powerful as we've seen since FDR.
Ch. 7: Bhaskar Sunkara on the possibilities of socialism in America - This is Hell - Air Date 5-21-19
Bhaskar Sunkara explores a path to socialism in America - as capitalism collapses and pulls politics towards the right, the promise of a worker-driven, democratic society built on equality and justice can be won by a broad, working-class movement
Bernie is calling out the massive power disparities in the US and what policies we can work towards - an Economic Bill of Rights.
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Ch. 9: Fighting climate change means fighting capitalism - Jesse from Boston
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the connection between political debates and parenting advice
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#1404 Democracy Under Siege (Voting and Protest Rights)
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Today we take a look at the multiple tactics being implemented in an attempt to undermine the entire concept of democracy because adhering to the will of the majority and allowing for unfettered protests is currently working to the distinct disadvantage of the Republican Party. Most people see the right to vote and to protest as foundational to a functioning democracy, others see them as impediments to their divine right to rule.
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Sarah Repucci explains the factors that have helped drive the grim decline in freedoms and democracy in the U.S. and other areas of the world in recent years, which countries are most at risk and why the United States has dropped in the rankings.
Ch. 2: Republicans Launch 253 Voter Suppression Bills - David Pakman Show - Air Date 3-2-21
Republicans launch 253 voter suppression bills across the country, realizing they didn't suppress enough votes in the 2020 election.
Ch. 3: The coming anti-protest laws w/ Alleen Brown + Akela Lacy Part 1 - This is Hell! - Air Date 2-12-21
Journalists Alleen Brown and Akela Lacy on their report "State Legislatures Make “Unprecedented” Push on Anti-Protest Bills" for The Intercept, and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen empathizes with savages and samurai.
Ch. 4: RED ALERT: Anti-Protest Bills Popping Up Everywhere - David Pakman Show - Air Date 8-19-20
Anti-protest bills of all kinds are popping up in numerous states across the United States.
Ch. 5: The coming anti-protest laws w/ Alleen Brown + Akela Lacy Part 2 - This is Hell! - Air Date 2-12-21
Ch. 6: Ari Berman on the Attack on Voting Rights - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-12-21
Do elite media think that whether or not the US, in 2021, under pressure from racists, goes back on the whole “one person one vote” thing is a legitimate topic for debate?
Across the U.S., Republican lawmakers have introduced more than 250 bills in 43 states aimed at restricting voting access. Ari Berman, author and reporter for Mother Jones, says Republicans are “breaking democracy” with their push to restrict voting.
Larry Lessig speaks with Representative John Sarbanes, the architect of the For The People Act (H.R. 1). The two dive into the provisions of this critically important piece of legislation to fix our democracy and what to expect in the months ahead.
Ch. 9: Fight GOP Voter Suppression Laws - Best of the Left Activism
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Democracy strikes back against the anti-democracy GOP, because every democracy story these days includes Republican fraud or attempted voter suppression. House Democrats passed H.R.1 -- the 'For the People Act' -- with zero Republican votes.
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Sarah Repucci explains the factors that have helped drive the grim decline in freedoms and democracy in the U.S. and other areas of the world in recent years, which countries are most at risk and why the United States has dropped in the rankings.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 13: Critiquing charitable giving - Maureen from Boston
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 14: Final comments on the deep humanity of patronizing patriotism
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For the People Act Is Needed to Stop New GOP Voter Suppression Bills (Teen Vogue)
Annotated Guide to the For the People Act of 2021 (Brennan Center for Justice)
How to Restore and Strengthen the Voting Rights Act (Brennan Center for Justice)
Blue States Suppress the Vote, Too (The New Republic)
Republicans Are Taking Their Voter Suppression Efforts to New Extremes (Mother Jones)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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#1403 The American Empire Gets a Reboot (Foreign Policy Under Biden)
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Today we take a look at the current goings on around the world regarding our foreign policy under the new but not-so-new-feeling leadership of Joe Biden. We check in on Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and a couple of assorted arms sales to authoritarian leaders who support our foreign policy.
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Ch. 1: Biden Administration Should Strike a Deal with Iran - World Class - Air Date 2-18-21
Abbas Milani — an expert on U.S.-Iran relations — discusses the Iranian economy, the future of Iran’s leadership, and what a potential nuclear deal could mean for the U.S.
The Biden administration is facing intense criticism from U.S. progressives after carrying out airstrikes on eastern Syria said to be targeting Iranian-backed militia groups.
Ch. 3: Biden's First Act Of War Hits 3 Countries - Empire Files - Air Date 3-3-21
Biden's Feb. 26 strike in Syria was a crime, and risks major war with three countries. Abby Martin explains.
Ch. 4: Whither the Antiwar Left - Empire Has No Clothes - Air Date 2-25-21
This week on Empire Has No Clothes, Kelley, Dan, and I discussed the war in Afghanistan and why it's lost. We also talked with journalist James Carden about the state of the antiwar left and whether Joe Biden might do some good on foreign policy.
Ch. 5: What's Next For The War In Afghanistan - NPR Fresh Air - Air Date 3-4-21
America's 19-year war in Afghanistan may soon be coming to an end. The Trump administration negotiated a deal with the Taliban, in which the U.S. agreed to withdraw all its troops by May 1. But the Afghan government was not included in those talks.
Ch. 6: Can Joe Biden Save Yemen - Empire Has No Clothes - Air Date 2-11-21
This week on Empire Has No Clothes, Kelley, Dan, and I discussed Joe Biden's announcement that he would withdraw all American support for the war in Yemen.
Joe Biden once vowed to hold Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for Jamal Khashoggi's murder. Now, it looks like he's letting him off the hook. Emma Vigeland and the Majority Report crew discuss this.
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Ch. 8: The future of the US-Saudi relationship (ft. Sen. Chris Murphy) - Worldly - Air Date 3-4-21
Zack, Jenn, and Alex debate whether the US should continue to treat Saudi Arabia as a close partner given its atrocious human rights abuses and the declining US dependence on Middle Eastern oil.
Abby Martin covers Biden's first arms deals to major human rights abusers Chile & Egypt; another US military base in Okinawa, opposed by majority of residents, threatens unique biodiversity; militia puts US at crossroads of a new Iraq war
Ch. 10: Can Biden remake Trump's Middle East - The Bunker - Air Date 11-25-20
From Israel to Iran, Donald Trump thought he could reset the Middle East. His fixation on the region defined the last four years of US foreign policy. But what will Biden’s presidency mean for America and the Middle East?
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: Introduction to our caste system - Roy from Washington State
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on Biden attempting to talk about Afghanistan and China
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CNN Official interview Joe Biden on Afghanistan 'Making progress' - CNN - Air Date 11-28-10
What Biden Said About Uyghurs - CNN Presidential Town Hall
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#1402 Racism or Classism? Caste Explains that it is Both
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Air Date 3/6/2021
Today we take a look at the origins of race and the building of a caste system in the US based largely on the lessons from Isabel Wilkerson, author of "Caste: The Origins of our Discontent"
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: John Biewen: The lie that invented racism - TED - Air Date 11-1-20
To understand and eradicate racist thinking, start at the beginning. That's what journalist and documentarian John Biewen did, leading to a trove of surprising and thought-provoking information on the "origins" of race.
Ch. 2: Made in America (Seeing White, Part 3) - Scene on Radio - Air Date 3-16-17
Chattel slavery in the US, with its distinctive · and strikingly cruel · laws and structures, took shape over many decades in colonial America. The innovations that built American slavery are inseparable from the construction of Whiteness as we know it.
Ch. 3: The Invention of Race - Throughline - Air Date 11-19-20
During a time when race-based science and the eugenics movement were becoming mainstream, anthropologist Franz Boas actively sought to prove that race was a social construct, not a biological fact.
Ch. 4: Caste in America with Isabel Wilkerson - Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes - Air Date 8-11-20
Does the United States have a caste system? In her research on the Jim Crow South, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist/author Isabel Wilkerson found that the word ·racism· fell far short in capturing the depth and totality of oppression people existed under
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson says racism is an insufficient term for the systemic oppression of Black people in America. Instead, she prefers to refer to America as having a "caste" system.
This brief video presents three of Theodore W. Allen’s theses related to the invention of the “white race” and his important analysis of the white supremacy’s role in beating back struggles from below in three great crises in U.S. history.
A new way of thinking about race and class with Isabel Wilkerson.
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Ch. 8: The Invention of Race Part 2 - Throughline - Air Date 11-19-20
During a time when race-based science and the eugenics movement were becoming mainstream, anthropologist Franz Boas actively sought to prove that race was a social construct, not a biological fact.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson says racism is an insufficient term for the systemic oppression of Black people in America. Instead, she prefers to refer to America as having a "caste" system.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Thoughts on the bonus material - Kim from Montana
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments
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#1283 Native (Mis)Representation
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Air Date 6/21/2019
Today we take a look at the ways that Native Peoples are represented in white society and pop culture, how some are working to take back their own narratives and some insight into the profound effects, both positive and negative, of how peoples are represented.
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The Washington Post conducts a flawed survey resulting in a misleading conclusion that most native peoples don't consider Redskins to be an offensive term
Racist representation of native peoples in sports and culture supports the anti-native sentiment that drives the MMIWG epidemic
Ch. 3: A Native perspective for museums - Native America Calling - Air Date 4-9-19
Native peoples have had their stories told form them by white people for centuries, working in museums and cultural centers create the opportunities to tell their own stories
W Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu step in a pile of native cultural appropriation and then slowly, messily wade their way out of it
Discussing cultural appropriation in many forms including the legal trademarking of one of the terms most central to native Hawaiian culture, Aloha
Ch. 6: 'Reel' Indians and the invention of Hollywood Indian English - Backstory - Air Date 11-22-14
A history lesson on the Hollywood creation of all of the stereotypes we reflexively think of when we think about how native peoples speak
Ch. 7: On Native American Loss and Triumph - On the Media - Air Date 10-5-18
David Treuer discusses the means by which Indians have been fighting for social and political change for centuries.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Changed my mind in favor of impeachment - Nick from California
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the Canadian TV show “First Contact” and what it teaches us about how people do and don’t change their mind
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Native American imagery is all around us, while the people are often forgotten (National Geographic)
The Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Epidemic Is Inseparable From Native Appropriation(Bustle)
‘It’s called a genocide’: Gavin Newsom apologizes to California’s Native Americans (San Francisco Chronicle)
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Turning to You - Landsman Duets
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- Homegrown - The Pine Barrens
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Interlude - The Nocturne
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1401 That is a Texas-Sized Climate Disaster You Got There
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Air Date 2/27/2021
Today we take a look at the climate-fueled disaster in Texas from almost every angle; from the strictly scientific to the purely political and all of the disaster capitalism in between.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Why on Earth are Winters Getting Worse if the Planet is Getting Warmer - Weathered - Air Date 2-1-21
Weathered is a show hosted by meteorologist Maiya May and produced by Balance Media that helps explain the most common natural disasters, what causes them, how they’re changing, and what we can do to prepare.
Ch. 2: Power Outages Becomes Propaganda Nexus - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 2-17-21
Many Republicans, including Tucker Carlson, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, and others, falsely claim that the Texas power outages are a direct result of Texas being too reliant on "unreliable" wind power
Ch. 3: Chris Hayes To Ted Cruz: Governance Is Not Just ‘Performative Trolling’ - All In - Air Date 2-18-21
There are a million things that a senator can do in the middle of a disaster, none of which interests a politician like Ted Cruz, who sees himself as basically Rush Limbaugh with a Senate office
Millions of people in Texas were plunged into freezing cold and darkness as a major winter storm overwhelmed the state's power grid. More than 12 million Texans face water disruptions and have been ordered to boil tap water for safe consumption
Naomi Klein, senior correspondent at The Intercept and a professor at Rutgers University, says Republicans’ reaction is “because of panic” over their own culpability.
This episode of Warm Regards focuses on two more facets of decision making based on data about how the climate is changing.
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Ch. 7: How to Prepare for Climate Change Part 1 - Strange Days with Fernand Amandi - Air Date 2-5-21
Ch. 8: How to Prepare for Climate Change Part 2 - Strange Days with Fernand Amandi - Air Date 2-5-21
Ready for the coming impact of climate change? Fear not as CBS Sunday science expert David Pogue tells #StrangeDaysPodcast how to get ready + Frank Schaeffer warns how radicalized evangelical Christians threaten Biden’s agenda & democracy.
Ch. 9: Tara Houska and Ruth Breech on Divesting from Toxic Capitalism - For The Wild - Air Date 8-21-19
Climate disaster is unfolding before our eyes every day, and yet banks have poured $1.9 trillion into maintaining and expanding the fossil fuel industry since the Paris Agreement was adopted.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: The divide is more religious than political - V from Central New York
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on cancel culture
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#1285 Naked Capitalism has a Fig Leaf (Repost)
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Air Date 6/28/2019
Today we take a look at the ways that extreme inequality and many of the worst instincts and repercussions of capitalism are being upheld and perpetuated by our culture of philanthropy. It turns out that what we see as the rich giving back is really more of a purchase on their part, a purchase of our acceptance of inequality and the right of the wealthy to rule.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Gilded Rage - Future Perfect - Air Date 5-21-19
To put our new age of extreme inequality in perspective, we look back at Andrew Carnegie, who gave America a huge number of libraries so they’d forgive him for his brutal steel mills. We ask: Is the same thing happening in 2019?
Ch. 2: Anand Giridharadas: Winners take all Part 1 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 9-27-18
Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All, on the win-win business- and plutocrat-friendly philanthropy of today’s nouveau riche.
Ch. 3: Rob Reich: Is big philanthropy destroying democracy? - Tiny Spark - Air Date 11-7-18
Stanford professor Rob Reich’s new book Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better investigates how charity can undermine democratic values and explores the ways federal policies help to facilitate greater inequality.
Ch. 4: Could billionaires solve global poverty? - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 4-25-19
Time editor at large, Anand Giridharadas, discusses whether billionaires can put an end to global poverty if they had the will to do so, and talks about his recent book, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
Ch. 5: Rob Reich on whether philanthropy is bad for democracy - Rationally Speaking - Air Date 11-12-18
This episode features political scientist Rob Reich, author of "Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy, and How it Can Do Better". Does it deserve to be tax-deductible? And do philanthropists have too much power in society?
Ch. 6: Anand Giridharadas: Winners take all Part 2 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 9-27-18
Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All, on the win-win business- and plutocrat-friendly philanthropy of today’s nouveau riche.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Inequality is the #1 issue - James from Sacramento, CA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments on covering inequality and presenting a bonus clip on two manifestations of racism
BONUS CLIP: Myths of the ruling class with Anand Giridharadas - Why is this happening? - Air Date 10-8-18
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
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#1400 Fighting Neoliberalism from the Fields of India to the Fight for 15
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Air Date 2/20/2021
Today we take a look at the fight to create and maintain workable and humane economic and social floors, beneath which people are not allowed to fall. The fetishization of market forces embraced by decades of neoliberals and weaponized by authoritarians have left millions desperate for basic standards. To draw the connection, we look at the protests by Indian farmers against proposed deregulation and the fight for $15 in the US.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Your four talking points for $15-an-Hour minimum wage - Working Life Podcast - Air Date 2-17-21
Right before our eyes, in these very days and at this time of crisis, you can see so clearly this bankrupt system, defended and promoted by greedy CEOs and spineless politicians, but a system people are trying to rebel against and take down.
Rebecca sits down with the Economic Policy Institute's David Cooper for a deep dive into Democrats' Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.
The big news in the minimum wage world this week is the new CBO report—which, among many benefits, also found that a $15 federal minimum wage would cost jobs, increase the deficit, and raise prices. Goldy and Paul explain how CBO arrived at their numbers.
Rebecca sits down with the Economic Policy Institute's David Cooper for a deep dive into Democrats' Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.
This week, journalist and Washington Post columnist, Rana Ayyub, joins to discuss the protest movement and how Modi·s reaction to it fits his pattern of illiberalism and nationalism that marches India away from democracy.
P. Sainath, an Indian journalist and the founder of People’s Archive of Rural India, or PARI, who describes why working-class Indians are standing up against “absolutely vicious” new rules that were rammed through Parliament, and show no sign of stopping.
Ch. 7: All walls must fall w/Harsha Walia - The Red Nation Podcast - Air Date 2-15-21
Harsha Walia discusses her new book, Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism, the Indian farmers' movement, and how she became an organizer.
Professor Richard Wolff joins RJ Eskow to discuss the historic strike taking place in India and possible influence on other countries.
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The big news in the minimum wage world this week is the new CBO report—which, among many benefits, also found that a $15 federal minimum wage would cost jobs, increase the deficit, and raise prices. Goldy and Paul explain how CBO arrived at their numbers.
Ch. 10: Amazon Workers Organize! - Working Life Podcast - Air Date 2-10-21
Thousands of workers are trying to get a union at Amazon's huge warehouse in Bessemer Alabama. The ballots have just been mailed and we get an update on the organizing campaign from a good friend of the show Dave Mertz
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on the results of our disinformation headline contest
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The Fight for a $15 Minimum Wage Is Our Selma (Time, Op-Ed)
Sanders confident of raising minimum wage as part of $1.9tn Covid package (The Guardian)
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MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
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Image Description: Image of a young Black woman holding sign that says "Fighting for $15" next to an image of a young Indian man holding a sign that says "If you ate today, thank a farmer".
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#1399 Myths are written by the victors, history by the scholars
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Air Date 2/16/2021
Today we take a look at the competing histories fighting for dominance in the minds of Americans; the mythologized and romanticized history as represented by the "patriotic" framing of history from the 1776 Commission report and the much more fact-based approach that doesn't skirt the issue of race from the 1619 Project.
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SHOW NOTES
Nikole Hannah-Jones, the architect behind "The 1619 Project," and Ibram X. Kendi, author of “How To Be an Antiracist,” joined Chris Hayes to examine the 400 year legacy of slavery in America.
Prof. Eddie Glaude Jr. joins Mehdi Hasan to explain why the Trump administration's 1776 Report is an attempt to stoke a culture war via historical nonsense.
Ch. 3: Eric Foner on The 1619 Project - Start Making Sense - Air Date 11-21-19
Historian Eric Foner talks about The New York Times’ “1619 Project,” which argues that the legacy of slavery is central to all of the American past and present—including the White House today.
Ch. 4: The 1776 Report - Past Present - Air Date 1-26-21
In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki discuss ·The 1776 Report· issued by the outgoing Trump administration.
Ch. 5: The Original Sin of 1619 - In The Thick - Air Date 8-20-19
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones led a team of black journalists, writers and poets to create The 1619 Project, a deep and thoughtful look into the 400th anniversary of the beginning of slavery in this country. But a lot of the response has been predictable
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Ch. 6: Midnight in the Garden of American Heroes - Know Your Enemy - Air Date 2-11-21
Matt and Sam explain West Coast Straussianism, the school of thought behind one of the last acts of the Trump administration: its publication of the "1776 Report," the Right's shabby response to the 1619 Project and blueprint for the American Founding
Ch. 7: Adolph Reed Critiques The 1619 Project - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 5-14-20
Adolph Reed talks about the 1619 project through the lens of anti-essentialism.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Proper attribution for vaccines - Dr. Gay
Ch. 9: Financial health of the show? - Nick from California
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on framing vaccine manufacturers properly
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#1398 The Road to Justice Runs Through Accountability
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Air Date 2/13/2021
Today we take a look at the fallout from the January 6th insurrection, the case for impeachment and/or punishment for every single person involved and discussions for why this process is so important to the stability of the country.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: AOC shares harrowing personal story from January 6th attack - The BradCast - Air Date 2-2-21
AOC relates her experience in the capitol and explains why the enablers of the insurrection total lack of remorse is a problem.
We air excerpts from speeches by Democratic Congressmembers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. "Some are already demanding that we move on or, worse, attempting to minimize, discredit or belittle the accounts of survivors"
With former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial set to begin in the Senate this week, we feature the speech Democratic Congressmember Cori Bush of Missouri made Thursday on the floor of the House of Representatives to demand accountability for the
Ch. 4: Dem House Managers submit pre-Impeachment Trial briefs - The BradCast - Air Date 2-2-21
House Democrats submit their pre-trial filings, detailing a graphic, detailed, painstakingly-documented argument for Trump's conviction for inciting the insurrection. Trump's lawyers filed a largely limp legal brief in response, filled with false claims.
Elie Honig, CNN legal analyst and host of the CAFE daily impeachment podcast Third Degree, talks about the ongoing Senate impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump.
Eight hundred people stormed the Capitol building on January 6, but fewer than 200 have been charged with crimes. Why so few? Elie Mystal, The Nation's Justice correspondent, says every one of the 800 committed crimes that day and should be prosecuted.
Ch. 7: Life After Fascism: A Brief History - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 1-21-21
Timothy Snyder, professor of history at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, offers historical context for the attack on our democracy.
Healing, On its face these concepts sound fine enough: after all, who doesn't like peace? Unity sounds great! But in the majority of political contexts, these warm and fuzzy buzzwords rush past the work of justice and reparations.
Seth takes a closer look at former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial being a chance to hold Trump accountable for his crimes and to shine a national spotlight on the decay of the GOP and our democratic institutions.
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Ch. 10: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene - Past Present - Air Date 2-9-21
In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the controversial tenure of freshman Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Ch. 11: Incitement - What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law - Air Date 1-30-21
With the trial looming, we look at whether Trump has a good argument against the charge he incited a riot on Capitol Hill, and whether or not it's constitutional to impeach someone after they leave office.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on a new game I just invented
Game Headlines:
Biden to Begin Allowing Asylum Seekers Waiting in Mexico to Enter U.S.
Biden to Rescind Medicaid Work Requirements
Biden administration launches review aimed at closing Guantanamo prison
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#1397 Vaccine Rollout Once Again Exposes the Divide in Our Global Medical Apartheid
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Air Date 2/10/2021
Today we take a look at the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the US and around the world. Between White and Black in the US, Israeli and Palestinian in Israel and the Global North and Global South broadly, the legacies of colonialism and racism predictably play themselves out.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Elisabeth Rosenthal on Troubled Vaccine Rollout - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-15-21
Many could and did predict that the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine would be marred by the Trump administration being the Trump administration, and the hollowing out of public health infrastructure.
Zeynep Tufecki [@zeynep], associate professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, explains why public health officials send mixed messages on everything from masks to variants.
Ch. 3: Racial Disparities Already Taking Shape In Covid Vaccination Rates - MSNBC - Air Date 2-6-21
Rachel Maddow looks at how even though people of color suffer disproportionately more from Covid-19, vaccination statistics are already showing disproportionately fewer people of color being inoculated
The Rev. Paul Abernathy on his work addressing vaccine skepticism in Black communities, starting by earning trust and recruiting vaccine trial volunteers in predominantly Black neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.
"Israel actually is violating international law because it is denying its responsibility as an occupying power," says Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, member of the Palestinian Parliament "Israelis are getting the vaccines, and Palestinians are getting nothing."
As COVID-19 raged and pharmaceutical companies raced to develop a vaccine, Western media routinely asserted the premise that vaccine 'intellectual property' is a zero-sum possession that's been 'stolen' by malicious foreign actors & blackmarket criminals.
Ch. 7: Who Owns the COVID-19 Vaccines? - On the Media - Air Date 1-29-21
Dean Baker [@DeanBaker13], senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, on why intellectual property may be getting in the way of vaccine distribution.
As COVID-19 raged and pharmaceutical companies raced to develop a vaccine, Western media routinely asserted the premise that vaccine 'intellectual property' is a zero-sum possession that's been 'stolen' by malicious foreign actors & blackmarket criminals.
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Vaccine priorities: political and ethical questions about who comes first, after health care workers. Gregg Gonsalves considers the arguments.
40+ African countries have been hit by second wave, and just six have received relatively small vaccine shipments. John Nkengasong, director of the Africa CDC and Prevention, says the world faces "a moral catastrophe" without vaccine equity.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Thoughts on "moral panic" - Christina
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on corporations resisting reasonable regulation to avoid setting precedents
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#1396 The Platforms of Our Discontent (Social Media, Social Destruction)
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Air Date 2/5/2021
Today we take a look at the role that social media plays in the radicalization of discontented communities and engage in the debate over content moderation and de-platforming of individuals.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Why everyone hates Big Tech, with The Verge's Nilay Patel - The Weeds - Air Date 7-19-19
Verge editor-in-chief and Vergecast host Nilay Patel joins Matt in this special crossover episode to explain what Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows platforms to circumnavigate liability for user content, really means.
Ch. 2: Let’s Break Up Facebook, Google, Amazon - Newsbroke - Air Date 1-30-21
Trump has been removed from the nation’s capital and the nation’s social media feeds. And while it was fun to watch him and other far-right accounts “getting owned” by Twitter, Facebook, Google and other platforms, it does pose an important question
Ch. 3: Solving the Facebook Problem at Home and Abroad - On The Media - Air Date 5-22-19
When former Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes penned a New York Times op-ed calling for the breakup of the platform, he was lauded by anti-corporate politicians and the press. Then came a series of hard questions
Ch. 4: Zephyr Teachout on "Break 'Em Up" - Off-Kilter - Air Date 8-4-20
Rebecca talks to Zephyr Teachout about her new book "Break 'Em Up: Recovering our Freedom from Big Tech, Big Ag, and Big Money" and why we need an antitrust movement for our time.
Sacha Baron Cohen is the well-deserved recipient of ADL’s International Leadership Award, which goes to exceptional individuals who combine professional success with a profound personal commitment to community involvement and to crossing borders
Ch. 6: Joan Donovan on how platforms enabled the capital hill riot Part 1 - Big Tech - Air Date 1-21-21
Joan Donovan studies social movements and their use of media and technology to spread their message.
Recode’s Peter Kafka speaks with New York Times’s Tech columnist Kevin Roose about big tech’s power and responsibility - and whether it is going to have accountability.
Former Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos joins Mehdi Hasan to explain how Facebook is tackling radicalization on its platform, and where the company is still falling short.
Ch. 9: Joan Donovan on how platforms enabled the capital hill riot Part 2 - Big Tech - Air Date 1-21-21
Joan Donovan studies social movements and their use of media and technology to spread their message.
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Ch. 10: Your Nation's Attention for the Price of a Used Car - Your Undivided Attention - Air Date 10-6-20
Today’s extremists don’t need highly produced videos like ISIS. They don’t need deep pockets like Russia. With the right message, a fringe organization can reach the majority of a nation’s Facebook users for the price of a used car.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on Social Media Externalities
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#1318 Why We Cannot Have Nice Things (How Racism Hurts Everyone, Including White People) (Repost)
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Air Date 11/12/2019
Today we take a look at some of the ways that conservative policies, willed into existence almost exclusively by white people, measurably hurt people and shorten life expectancies, including those who most fervently support the self-destructive policies.
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‘People are voting for these policies that are shortening their own life spans.’ — Author of 'Dying of Whiteness' Jonathan Metzl argues that the politics of racial resentment is killing Americans in the heartland.
Ch. 2: Slavery and the Lack of Universal Healthcare - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 8-20-19
Jeneen Interlandi, New York Times editorial board member and staff writer for the New York Times Magazine, talks about the intersection of race and lack of universal healthcare in America.
Ch. 3: An Incredible Con - Slate Presents: The Queen - Air Date 5-20-19
For presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, Linda Taylor epitomized the brokenness of the federal bureaucracy and the broader trend of poor people getting rich off the public dime.
Ch. 4: Dying of Whiteness with Jonathan Metzl - Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes - Air Date 3-26-19
Jonathan Metzl writes that the policies promising to Make America Great Again, policies rooted in centering and maintaining the power of whiteness, are shortening the lives of the white Americans who vote for them.
Ch. 5: Greater than Fear - Brave New Words - Air Date 9-6-19
In 2018, progressives in Minnesota won across races, defining what it means to be “Minnesotan” through an aspirational narrative of multi-racial populism.
Tim speaks with Dr. Jonathan Metzl, a professor of sociology and psychiatry at Vanderbilt University, and the author of the new book, Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland.
Ch. 7: People seeking asylum - Brave New Words - Air Date 9-6-19
Over the last few years, facing a conservative and openly xenophobic administration, human rights advocates mounted and won four campaigns challenging offshore detention of people seeking asylum.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: What was I thinking back then, gosh what am I thinking now? - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 9: Pre-recorded bullshit ads - Dave from Olympia, WA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on learning to be wrong and the sad future of podcasting
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Derailed - The Depot
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Quaver - Codebreaker
- These Times - The Pine Barrens
- The Summit - K2
- Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1395 The Arab Spring, Bin Laden Killed, Giffords Shot, Occupy Wall St. and Birtherism (A Look Back at 2011)
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Today we take a look back at the year 2011 in our annual 10-years-past retrospective to see what we may learn. 2010 was an enormous year of news which included the death of Osama Bin Laden, the manufactured budget crisis in Wisconsin, the shooting of Gabby Giffords, Occupy Wall Street, the birth of Trump's Birtherism and much more.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Dumb new congress - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-6-11
Ch. 2: Single-Payer Plan - Bernie Sanders
Ch. 3: An insiders account of the GOP official strategy - Citizen Radio
Ch. 4: Crisis in the Dairyland - For Richer and Poorer (Economics - Wisconsin, Public Unions) - The Daily Show - Air Date 3-3-11
Ch. 5: The survival of the Democratic party in Wisconsin - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-17-11
Ch. 6: Scott Walker's Koch Bro. Prank Call - The Young Turks - Air Date 2-23-11
Ch. 7: Evil People Have Plans - Lee Camp
Ch. 8: Obama's Wrong-Headed Libyan War - The Progressive
Ch. 9: ACLU: Obama Continues Bush Abuses - The Young Turks - Air Date 7-9-11
Ch. 10: Drones not always precise in real world - CounterSpin
Ch. 11: A Triumph of Nonviolence in Egypt! - The Progressive
Ch. 12: Social Media Allowing Revolutions (Egypt result) - The Young Turks
Ch. 13: Osama Bin Laden Dead... What Happens Now? - The David Pakman Show
Ch. 14: Activist McKibben: Tar Sands pipeline is climate game over - Countdown
Ch. 15: Supporting the EPA and the Koch Bros accidentally fund accurate climate research - Green News Report - Air Date 10-25-11
Ch. 16: Fox News makes you less informed - The Majority Report
Ch. 17: The HuffPo buyout and the future of journalism - On the Media
Ch. 18: Giffords Shooting 911 Tapes Police Audio First word of Tucson, Arizona shooting, attack on Gabrielle Giffords
Ch. 19: FLASHBACK: Right-Wing Media Downplays Threats Toward Democrats - Media Matters Minute
Ch. 20: Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck_ Are You Happy Now_ - The Progressive
Ch. 21: Oslo Norway Shooter Right Winger...Who's Telling You the Truth? - David Pakman - Air Date 7-26-11
Ch. 22: Congress' Budget-Cutting Immorality - Jim Hightower
Ch. 23: Armadebtdon 2011: National Bullshit Ceiling - The Daily Show - Air Date 7-18-11
Ch. 24: Legalized Corruption of Government Exposed by Abramoff - Young Turks - Air Date 11-7-11
Ch. 25: Good news for the big guys - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-1-11
Ch. 26: Keith Olbermann reads first collective statement of Occupy Wall Street - Countdown
Ch. 27: We stand as one - Joseph Arthur
Ch. 28: What the Occupy Wall St movement wants - Planet Money
Ch. 29: Occupy my Heart - Ben and Fritz
Ch. 30: Cenk Announces Wolf-PAC.com at Occupy Wall Street
Ch. 31: Fox News Falsehood: Half of Americans Don't Pay Any Taxes - Media Matters Minute - Air Date 7-18-11
Ch. 32: Trump 2012 - Media Matters
Ch. 33: Donald Trump Polls 2012 Presidential Candidate Or Clown_ - The Young Turks - Air Date 4-13-11
Ch. 34: The Trump Inc. Podcast Made a Time Capsule - Trump Inc. - Air Date 1-19-21
Ch. 35: Final comments
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1394 White Terrorism and Willful Ignorance
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Air Date 1/26/2021
Today we take a look at our long history of ignoring domestic, right-wing terrorism from the Oklahoma City bombing through to the predictable actions of militia groups in 2020 and beyond.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Tracing the roots of the America's biggest domestic terror attack - PBS News Hour - Air Date 2-17-20
The 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing was the largest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. A new documentary on the PBS series American Experience takes a fresh look at the events and motivations that led to the attack by Timothy McVeigh
Ch. 2: The Dangers of White Supremacy - It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders - Air Date 10-2-20
Sam talks with Kathleen Belew, assistant professor of history at the University of Chicago, about what we get wrong when we talk about the white power movement.
While working as a senior analyst in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2009, Daryl Johnson authored a report warning about the increasing dangers of violent right-wing extremism in the United States, sparking a political firestorm in the process
Ch. 4: How the Oklahoma City Bombing Changed the U.S. - AJ+ - Air Date 2-26-19
In the almost 25 years since explosives killed 168 adults and children, what has the United States learned from the Oklahoma City bombing? And what can it tell us about the future of far-right extremism in the U.S.?
Ch. 5: Most Violence is Right Wing. Period. Stop Lying - David Pakman Show - Air Date 8-22-19
Most violence is right wing, and it's important not to be distracted from that undeniable reality.
The government must wake up to the threat of domestic terrorism before it's too late, says former Homeland Security counterterrorism analyst Daryl Johnson.
Ch. 7: What’s Fueling Far-Right Hate in America? - AJ+ - Air Date 2-19-19
The number of far-right extremist groups prone to violence is increasing in the U.S. It's a threat the government was warned about a decade ago. But what's fueling the rise of hate, and what's the nation doing to combat it?
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson discusses what the Biden administration's national security team will have to undertake.
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To talk about the rise of white supremacist violence and the Trump administration’s response, we speak to Daryl Johnson, a former senior analyst in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
No one listened when the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI sounded the alarm about the rise of white supremacist and far-right domestic terrorism, says former DHS intelligence analyst Daryl Johnson and Greg Huffman of Facing South.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: We made it! (But not all of us) - Nick from California
Ch. 12: The cause and result of moral panic - Paul from Vermont
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on moral panic and the shifting eras of white supremacist violence
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
SHOW IMAGE:
Composite design by Amanda Hoffman. Original images: "Proud Boy - Jan 6th" Elvert Barnes on Flickr, License | "Before the Siege" by Elvert Barnes on Flickr, License | "Tree of Life building at sunset" by David Fulmer on Flickr, Lincese | "Charleston Church" (Mother Emmanuel) by Zack Carlson on Flickr, Public Domain | "20th Anniversary - Oklahoma City Bombing" by US Army Corps of Engineers - Tulsa, License
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#1261 Profitable Extremism (How Social Media Propagates Hate) (Repost)
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Air Date 4/2/2019
Today we take a look at the so-called "Algorithms of Oppression." Not that they're made to be that way on purpose but that it is a natural outcome of a profit-based system that incentivizes people to post the most click-baity content while the system learns the viewer's weaknesses to ruthlessly feed them whatever will keep them engaged.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Social Media Propagates Hate - Brian Lehrer - Air Date 3-21-19
YouTube will keep playing until you stop it, and it pushes extremes regardless of ideology. It is ruthlessly optimized to keep humans engaged, and YouTube can't possibly police their own content.
Ch. 2: Algorithms of Oppression with Dr. Safiya Noble - Delete Your Account - Air Date 4-11-18
Dylan Roof was radicalized through Google - searching one thing gives you further items down the rabbit hole - not the opposing viewpoint. What's worse, is big tech has no accountability for their actions.
Ch. 3: The Algorithm with Adam Conover - Point of Inquiry - Air Date 1-10-19
We are all falling for the YouTube slot machine of instant gratification
Ch. 4: Fighting White Supremacy on Social Media - Brian Lehrer - Air Date 3-19-19
Are tech companies trying to crack down on hate speech? Those articles are super profitable for social media, and it creates a sensation, so they're not incentivized to change.
Ch. 5: Yuval Noah Harari on Hacking Humanity - Ideas from CBC Radio - Air Date 9-5-18
Yuval Harari joins to discuss the human animal and our irrelevance in the digital age. At least when we were being exploited we were still needed.
Ch. 6: Is the Press Finally Learning How to Cover White Supremacy? - On the Media - Air Date 3-22-19
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google are still light years away from developing an enforceable code of ethics for dealing with hate groups but Bob and Joan Donovan discuss why she believes that stymieing the spread of hate online is possible.
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Facebook is finally banning white supremacy that goes by other names (TechCrunch)
Google’s algorithms are keeping us in a political bubble, study finds (MarketWatch)
How to Escape Your Political Bubble for a Clearer View (The New York Times, 2017)
Echo chambers are dangerous – we must try to break free of our online bubbles (The Guardian, 2017)
Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Heather - Migration
- Gondola Blue - Towboat
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Solemn Application - Wax Museum
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1393 Opportunists, Enablers and Seditionists, the Rot at the Heart of the GOP
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Air Date 1/19/2021
Today we take a look at the historical roots and modern manifestations of how white supremacy has turned the GOP base into Frankenstein's monster which cannot be controlled and has finally turned on its creator
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SHOW NOTES
As the House votes to impeach President Trump, the FBI warns there could be a repeat of the violent insurrection he encouraged on January 6, with Trump loyalists planning to hold armed protests nationwide ahead of Joe Biden·s inauguration.
Ch. 2: ACLU Responds to Events at the U.S. Capitol Part 2 - At Liberty - Air Date 1-8-21
We wanted to come together to respond to the moment: focusing on moving forward with electoral integrity and a deeper commitment to racial justice. Today you’ll hear experts from the ACLU in conversation: Monica Hopkins, Jeffrey Robinson, and Dale Ho.
Ch. 3: Confederate Offspring - Strange Days with Fernand Amandi - Air Date 1-14-21
Jared Yates Sexton & Tim Wise
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared her 'close encounter' during the Capitol riots, and ripped apart Republican 'cowards' during an IG Live.
Ch. 5: We've Had Insurrections Before Part 2 - It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders - Air Date 1-12-21
Sam revisits this history with Jamelle Bouie, columnist at The New York Times. They explore why the path toward political unity in our time might actually be through division.
Ch. 6: The January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol - Past Present - Air Date 1-12-21
In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Ch. 7: Debunking the Pro-Trump Economic Anxiety Myth - The Choice - Air Date 1-14-21
The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer joins Mehdi Hasan to explain why the Capitol insurrectionists are part of the tradition of painting Trump's supporters as poor and uneducated when they are anything but.
Ch. 8: Why Republicans Must Rebuke Trump's Big Lie - All In - Air Date 1-14-21
“If people like Jim Jordan really want to help, they can go on Fox News and tell people there was no election fraud, that this was a free and fair vote. And their side lost,” says Chris Hayes.
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TOM PERRIELLO, now Executive Director of the Open Society Foundation-U.S., explains how the country might be able to carve a path forward to reconciliation and healing after Trump leaves office.
Donald Trump riotous insurrection is not merely about economic oppression and class, as some have argued over the last week.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: The importance of the work of this show - V from Central New York
Ch. 12: Flying the flag on January 20 - Bud from Boise
Ch. 13: Sharing the show - Rainer from Cuba
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 14: Final comments introducing FDR's Second Inaugural Speech
Ch. 15: Second Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1392 The Coup Klux Klan and the January 6 Insurrection
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Air Date 1/16/2021
Today we take a look at the underlying fears and motivations for the insurrection that go beyond the Big Lie™ of a stolen election to the bedrock of white supremacy that has driven white riots for more than 100 years.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: ACLU Responds to Events at the U.S. Capitol - At Liberty - Air Date 1-8-21
We wanted to come together to respond to the moment: focusing on moving forward with electoral integrity and a deeper commitment to racial justice. Today you’ll hear experts from the ACLU in conversation: Monica Hopkins, Jeffrey Robinson, and Dale Ho.
Ch. 2: Dorothee Benz on January 6 Insurrection - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-8-21
We talk about coverage of the January 6 attack on the Capitol with political scientist Dorothee Benz.
Ch. 3: We've Had Insurrections Before - It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders - Air Date 1-12-21
Sam revisits this history with Jamelle Bouie, columnist at The New York Times. They explore why the path toward political unity in our time might actually be through division.
As the House votes to impeach President Trump, the FBI warns there could be a repeat of the violent insurrection he encouraged on January 6, with Trump loyalists planning to hold armed protests nationwide ahead of Joe Biden·s inauguration.
Ch. 5: Governor Schwarzenegger's Message Following this Week's Attack on the Capitol
"This is my message to my fellow Americans and my friends around the world after January 6, 2021."
As the House votes to impeach President Trump, the FBI warns there could be a repeat of the violent insurrection he encouraged on January 6, with Trump loyalists planning to hold armed protests nationwide ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration.
Donald Trump made history yet again on Wednesday by becoming the first President to be impeached twice. Ten Republicans joined Democrats in the U.S. House to charge the soon-to-be-former President with "Incitement of Insurrection".
Constitutional attorney John Bonifaz says the House “did its duty” and that the Senate must move to take up impeachment proceedings. “Those who did not vote to convict last time are responsible, in part, for allowing this president to stay in office..."
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Fear-anger and the capital - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 11: Conversing respectfully and the ammo shortage - Beth from Seattle
Ch. 12: The joys of sharing - Jon from Omaha, NE
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on anger, conspiratorial thinking and secret artwork
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Black Lives Matter: Make it Good Again - Song for Change
- As America Bleeds - Jason Zucker
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
SHOW IMAGE
"BEFORE THE SIEGE" by Elvert Barnes on Flickr | License | Changes: Cropped, Black Vignette, Increased contrast & saturation
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#1391 The Road to Sedition
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Air Date 1/10/2021
Today, in our 15th-anniversary episode, we take a look at the the years and years of warning signs we having been highlighting since 2006 that collectively predict the armed insurrection against the government as the natural end point for a radicalized, conspiratorial, White/Christian-supremacist, permanently-minoritarian political movement that has lost its ability to win power by legitimate means.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: American Fascists, Chris Hedges - Ring of Fire - Air Date 2-12-07
Chris Hedges explains the decades-old prediction of the rise of Christian fascism
Ch. 2: Ginsberg and O'Connor death threats - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2006
Ginsberg and O'Connor deal with detailed death threats as part of the effort to take over the judiciary
Ch. 3: O'Connor Decries Republican Attacks on Courts - NPR Morning Edition - Air Date: 3-10-2006
Sandra Day O'Connor warns of creeping dictatorial tendencies referencing efforts to control the courts
Ch. 4: Avoid these ends by avoiding these beginnings - The Young Turks - Air Date 3-22-2006
Cenk Uygur highlights the need to prevent dictatorship by avoiding the first steps that can lead to it
Ch. 5: Tim Wise on How Donald Trump Legitimizes Racist Ideas - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 01-07-16
Tim Wise explains what drives Trump supporters and the burgeoning Trumpism movement
Sasha Abramsky speaks with Trump supporters, many of whom ask him his ethnicity before being willing to speak with him
Ch. 7: Thirty Black People Booted From Trump Rally - @theyoungturks - Air Date 03-02-16
Secret Service agent choke-slams a journalist at a Trump rally. What will Trump do if he actually wins?
Ch. 8: CNN's morally bankrupt hiring of former Trump campaign staffer - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 7-1-16
CNN profits from the Trump campaign to the detriment of the country
Ch. 9: Trump Victory Inspires Acts Of Hate Against Minorities - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date 11-11-16
Post-election rash of hate-crimes spike after Trump victory.
Ch. 10: You Will Not Believe This Insane Antisemitic Email - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 11-14-16
David Pakman shares an email he recieved and vandilism he witnessed in the wake of Trump's victory
Ch. 11: A White Nationalist Will Be Advising Trump'��s Administration - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date 11-14-16
Steve Bannon tapped to join the Trump administration
Ch. 12: How to fight our enemies, the blacks and jews - A real-life White supremacist podcast - Air Date 11-10-16
Clips from an unabashedly White-nationalist podcast in the wake of Trump's election win
Ch. 13: It can't happen here - Ideas from the CBC - Air Date 1-17-17
A look at the long history of racial grivance that fuels fascist tendencies in the US
Trump issues an executive order effectively banning Muslims from several countries
Trump's treatment of the media is precisely in line with the strategies of dictators around the world
Trump doubles down when criticized for his comments in the wake of the Charlottesville White supremacists rally
Ch. 17: Donald Trump Puts Our Democracy and Our Lives in Serious Danger - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 01-13-18
Not a single president has met more than one of the four qualities identified by political scientists as warning signs of an authoritarian or fascist leader. Trump meets them all. Is this how our Democracy dies?
Scott Crow explains why the rise of progressive-left movements are always countered by a rise in right-wing conspiracy theories and why fascism downright requires conspiracies to survive.
Donald Trump is "stoking and inciting - for the purposes of political power - the worst amongst us to take action in his name," says Steve Schmidt.
Ch. 20: Violent Extremism in the U.S. - NowThis World - Air Date 11-4-18
White supremacist and other right-wing violence are currently the deadliest active domestic extremist movements in the U.S., according to data from several civil rights groups that track hate crimes and extremist violence.
Ch. 21: Corruption of Department of Justice Sets Off Alarm Bells - Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 2-12-20
Rachel discusses the crisis in the justice department and the authoritarian actions of Trump.
President Trump claims without evidence that anti-fascists are inciting riots at protests against police brutality, but has downplayed groups like the “boogaloo” movement, which are using the protests as cover to carry out violence, even murder.
Ch. 23: Marjorie Cohn on Portland Secret Police - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-24-20
While we wait to see if corporate media can decide which optic is an optic too far, we talk about the legal, constitutional elements of the fight for our right to protest, including against the forces that are sent to police the protesting. Marjorie Kohn.
Ch. 24: Trump Caravans and the Threat of Sectarian Violence - The Muckrake Podcast - Air Date 9-1-20
Right Wing vigilantism turns to roving bands of MAGA supporters driving into cities and doling out violence.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 25: Final comments to wrap up this anniversary episode
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1390 Tell Stories, Not Myths: Our Second Founding (Reconstruction)
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Air Date 1/5/2021
Today we take a look at the often-overlooked decade of Reconstruction in the wake of the Civil War. After hundreds of years of slavery, Reconstruction was a brief moment of relative democracy and equality before the white power structure reasserted itself and instated the policies that would be known as "Jim Crow Laws" which would last another 80 years.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The Second Revolution Part 1 - Scene on Radio - Air Date 2-19-20
After the Civil War, a surprising coalition tried to remake the United States into a real multiracial democracy for the first time. Reconstruction, as the effort was called, brought dramatic change to America. For a while.
Sam hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning Yale Historian David Blight to discuss his recent biography of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, and how the Reconstruction era lives on in our contemporary politics.
Ch. 3: The Second Revolution Part 2 - Scene on Radio - Air Date 2-19-20
After the Civil War, a surprising coalition tried to remake the United States into a real multiracial democracy for the first time. Reconstruction, as the effort was called, brought dramatic change to America. For a while.
Ch. 4: Slavery, Race, and the Confederate Army - Professor Buzzkill History Podcast - Air Date 8-14-18
Professor Colin Woodward joins us to discuss the importance of slavery in the minds of Confederate soldiers, as well as its effects on military policy and decision making. He tells us about the Rebels’ persistent belief in the need to defend slavery
Ch. 5: The Second Revolution Part 3 - Scene on Radio - Air Date 2-19-20
After the Civil War, a surprising coalition tried to remake the United States into a real multiracial democracy for the first time. Reconstruction, as the effort was called, brought dramatic change to America. For a while.
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Ch. 6: The Second Revolution Part 4 - Scene on Radio - Air Date 2-19-20
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Experiment with Refer-o-Matic - Nick From California New
Ch. 8: Power and defining the marginalized - Pat from Chicago
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the epic Refer-o-Matic program and why we should be messaging to rural America
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
SHOW IMAGE:
"Statue of 'Robert Smalls, U.S. Congressman' -- The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) Washington (DC) October 2016" by Ron Cogswell, Flickr | License | Changes: Cropped
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#1355 I Can't Breathe, The Three Words That Define an Era (Repost)
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Air Date 6/29/2020
Today we take a look deeper at the concept of "I can't breathe," going beyond the literal utterances by victims of police brutality and COVID-19 sufferers to the metaphorical epidemic of exhaustion, burnout, depression and disaffection in the US and around the world.
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SHOW NOTES
Matt Binder discusses the Black Lives Matter protests, the police killing of George Floyd, the media's narrative on the protests, riots, and looting, the "outside agitator" trope, and the looming cloud of the coronavirus pandemic.
Writer William C. Anderson on the real theft in capitalist society and the uprisings against it, and his article "Forget 'Looting.' Capitalism Is the Real Robbery" for Truthout.
Ch. 3: George Floyd, you, me… us - Jim Hightower - Air Date 6-9-20
There’s a growing understanding that we really are “all in this together,” so we’ve got to stand up for George Floyd, each other… and the America we want.
Ch. 4: The End of Policing with Alex Vitale Part 1 - Tysky Sour, Novara Media - Air Date 6-3-20
Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it.
Boston College History Professor Heather Cox Richardson joins Preet to discuss the evolution of the Republican Party, the utility of historical parallels in this time of protest, and the policies that might help heal our nation.
Ch. 6: The End of Policing with Alex Vitale Part 2 - Tysky, Novara Media - Air Date 6-3-20
Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it.
“These are not just repeats of past events,” says scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. “These are the consequences of the failures of this government and the political establishment … to resolve these crises.”
Ch. 8: The End of Policing with Alex Vitale Part 3 - Tysky, Novara Media - Air Date 6-3-20
Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it.
The Uprising and Its Leadership: What Does it Look Like in This Moment? How can leadership lead a social movement to victory?
Professor Cornel West calls the U.S. a “predatory capitalist civilization obsessed with money, money, money.” He also makes connections between U.S. violence abroad and at home.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on how we all push ourselves until we can't breathe
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Thannoid - Bodytonic
- Hickory Shed - Onesuch Village
- Coronea - Marisala
- Cloud Line - K4
- Decompression - Rayling
- Jackbird - Feathers
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run
- Rafter - Speakeasy
- Lord Weasel - Molerider
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1333 An Examination of Fear, Anger, Forgiveness and Grace (and Mr. Rogers) (Repost)
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Air Date 2/20/2020
Today we take a look at the relationship between fear, anger and how to deal with the structural forces of harm in our society. To help us, we examine two of the greatest thinkers of the past 65 years, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mister Rogers, and go beyond the nonviolence of King and interrogate Mr. Roger's insistence on liking everyone just the way they are.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: W. Kamau Bell on coming face to face with white supremacists - Finding Fred - Air Date 11-26-19
Empathy can be found when you understand what circumstances people came from
Reformed neo-Nazi and author Christian Picciolini explains how white nationalists target vulnerable online communities
Ch. 3: The dubious luxury of anger - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 6-24-17
Understanding the fear that underlies anger.
Ch. 4: Help the Helpers: Evil cannot withstand forgiveness - Finding Fred - Air Date 12-17-19
On being your best self. On the least of these. On the virtues of a cup of tea.
Ch. 5: Help the Helpers: But forgiveness can be complicated - Finding Fred - Air Date 12-17-19
You can't be nice to everyone because being nice to certain people is inherently cruel to others.
Ch. 6: Anger and forgiveness as a survival strategy - In The Thick - Air Date 10-4-19
Discussing the conviction and sentencing of Amber Guyger, the Dallas police officer who shot and killed her black neighbor, Botham Shem Jean
Ch. 7: Forgiveness in the #MeToo era - Interfaith Voices - Air Date 6-24-18
Many faith traditions emphasize the importance of forgiveness. But in the context of the #MeToo movement, can forgiveness silence women who have been abused?
Ch. 8: Why Do Black People Always Have to Forgive? - The Real News - Air Date 10-4-19
As Botham Jean’s brother makes headlines for “forgiving” Amber Guyger, Real News hosts Jacqueline Luqman and Lisa Snowden-McCray to discuss what Christian forgiveness in the face of oppression means.
Ch. 9: Why accountability matters for faith-based forgiveness - Interfaith Voices - Air Date 7-13-18
Serene Jones says deep forgiveness is actually part of a larger process of seeking justice and accountability.
Ch. 10: The art and science of apologies and forgiveness Commentary - Best of the Left - Air Date 3-23-19
Final comments on strength, power, fragility, apologies, forgiveness and the legacy of the Confederacy
Ch. 11: Help the Helpers: Grace - Finding Fred - Air Date 12-17-19
Grace is to focus on the humanity of others than to see them as monsters.
Ch. 12: Help the Helpers: The fear and hurt that gets in the way - Finding Fred - Air Date 12-17-19
The difficulty of focusing on helping the needy rather than punishing the dangerous
Ch. 13: Van Jones: Why Casting “Bigots” Out Doesn’t Move America Forward - Big Think - Air Date 12-6-17
There is a limit to empathy, you cannot tolerate the intolerant for too long—but having empathy for those who interpret change as scary, and understanding why they think that way, maybe the only inroad to untying this great mess.
Ch. 14: The birth of the Black Power Movement - King in the Wilderness (HBO) - Air Date 4-2-18
The story of King's reaction to the rise of the Black Power movement and the roles of anger, fear and sickness
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 15: Final comments on the various sicknesses infecting our society
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1320 The Rise and Inevitable Fall of Neoliberalism (Repost)
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Air Date 11/20/2019
Today we take a look at several topics that, at first glance, may seem to be unrelated but that I think are all tied together with a thread that runs through all of them and points the way toward The Great Transition we are currently in the middle of.
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SHOW NOTES
Nick and his guests discuss the history, the cultural and economic impact of neoliberalism.
Ch. 2: Too Hot For School with Jane McAlevey - On the Media - Air Date 9-20-19
The climate protests and collective action of today mirror the same crises and protests of the FDR era.
Nick and his guests discuss the history, the cultural and economic impact of neoliberalism.
Ch. 4: How whiteness distorts our democracy, with Eddie Glaude Jr. - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 4-4-19
Glaude is the chair of Princeton University’s department of African American studies, the president of the American Academy of Religion, and the author of the powerful book Democracy in Black.
Nick and his guests discuss the history, the cultural and economic impact of neoliberalism.
Chuck and Adam discuss neoliberal policy, culture and systems that keep us in massive inequality and divided from each other.
Talk on how Neoliberalism will come to an end
Chuck and Adam discuss neoliberal policy, culture and systems that keep us in massive inequality and divided from each other.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: SAD Solidarity - Jesse from Boston
Ch. 10: I feel it too - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 11: Sunshine policy - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 12: Take a walk! - Linda from New Jersey
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on emotional vomiting
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Chilvat - Lillehammer
- Open Flames - Aeronaut
- The Envelope - Aeronaut
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
- The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark
- Stale Case - Darby
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1389 Tell Stories, Not Myths: Origins of the War on Christmas, Revealed!
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Air Date 12/22/2020
Today we take a look at the origins of the War on Christmas™ and the Christian Persecution Complex™ more broadly but with a particular focus on how that sense of persecution has been funneled and focused into support for Republican politicians.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The Myth of the Christian Nation - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 10-17-19
Dan speaks with author and constitutional lawyer Andrew Seidel. They discuss his new book, "The Founding Myth," and dissect the idea that the USA is a Christian nation.
Andrew Seidel is author of the new book, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American. He speaks with Seth Andrews and takes listener calls.
Brad speaks with Paul Djupe to discuss Djupe's findings that those Christians who live in homogenous Christian communities are most likely to believe that Democrats, atheists, and others are trying to take their rights away.
Explaining the Trayvon Martin Effect whereby the victim and perpetrators are reversed to defend the indefensible and perpetuate the power structure.
Brad speaks with Paul Djupe to discuss Djupe's findings that those Christians who live in homogenous Christian communities are most likely to believe that Democrats, atheists, and others are trying to take their rights away.
Andrew Whitehead, a religion sociologist from Clemson University, talks about Christian nationalism. Why is it so embedded in some people's idea of the United States?
Ch. 7: Bill O'Reilly and John McCain on Immigration and the White Christian Male Power Structure
Classic clip from the golden age of The O'Reilly Factor
Ch. 8: The Man Who Mobilized The Evangelical Vote - AJ+ - Air Date 4-15-18
The religious right is seen as a political force today, but it wasn't always. Paul Weyrich arrived in Washington, DC, in the 1960s, determined to shake things up by winning evangelical voters over to the Republican Party.
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Ch. 9: The Myth of the Christian Nation Part 2 - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 10-17-19
Dan speaks with author and constitutional lawyer Andrew Seidel. They discuss his new book, "The Founding Myth," and dissect the idea that the USA is a Christian nation.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Upped membership pledge and referring friends - Nick from California
Ch. 11: Where's Amanda? - Zach the Theologian
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on health care administration, GA activism and communist Christmas recommendations
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#1388 The Cathartic, Angry Description of Our COVID Response That You Need to Hear
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Air Date 12/18/2020
Today we take a look at the abysmal response to the pandemic in the US, the unavoidable racial overtones inherent in that failed response, the lasting trauma the pandemic has inflicted and why nothing short of systemic change will suffice.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: AOC Calls Out McConnell's B***S**T Stimulus Excuse - The Damage Report - Air Date 12-11-20
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls out Mitch McConnell's BS excuse for holding the stimulus package from the American people. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report.
Tonight: America's leadership vacuum and the unrest it's breeding across the states. Then, Donald Trump strongarms Republicans to join his last, desperate push to overturn his election loss.
In the nine months that the coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the U.S., the most vulnerable Americans have struggled to keep up with monthly expenses. Eight million Americans have fallen into poverty since May and today there are 10 million fewer employed
Ch. 4: Electoral College Votes, Trump STILL Won't Stop - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 12-14-20
The United States continues to be the shame of the world when it comes to rich countries completely failing to deal with the coronavirus pandemic under the guidance of the Donald Trump administration
Ch. 5: Check Your Blindspot - Air Date 12-18-20
Seth takes a closer look at President Trump live-tweeting Fox News and trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election while the coronavirus pandemic hits a new grim milestone.
Prisons across the U.S. are facing their greatest swell in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Nearly a quarter-million incarcerated people in the U.S. have been infected with COVID-19, according to the Marshall Project.
The Humanist Report (THR) is a progressive political podcast that discusses and analyzes current news events and pressing political issues. Our analyses are guided by humanism and political progressivism.
Ch. 9: Tell It To Me Straight, Doc - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 12-14-20
When Dr. Brittani M. James “rage Tweeted” that she totally gets why her patients are skeptical of the medical system, her thread went viral. She joins Kai to offer insights on the apprehension that many Black Americans are feeling.
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Sam and Dr. Farmer discuss the history of epidemics in the global south and how the coronavirus pandemic response in America has shown the west's failures to invest in public health and the medical resources necessary to combat a pandemic diseases.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: Followup on the structures of right and left-wing populist movements - Lynda from Illinois
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the difference between politics and economics
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
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#1387 Hyper-Partisanship is Baked Into the System, Not a Result of Bad Actors
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Air Date 12/15/2020
Today we take a look at the current state of hyper-partisanship and its origins. The system seems broken because it is broken and it was never designed to work this way in the first place. And what about that bygone era of bipartisanship? It's likely that was a fluke and the result of one-party dominance in the New Deal era, it is not the norm throughout history.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Changes in American Political Parties Part 1 - Professor Buzzkill History Podcast - Air Date 7-2-20
We explain why the Democratic and Republican political parties have the same names, but totally different attitudes and policies over the decades.
Ch. 2: Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational Part 1 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 12-3-20
This is a conversation about that question, about how the system we have incentivizes a politics of confrontation we don’t seem to want and makes steady, stable governance a thing of the past. Princeton political scientist Frances Lee.
Ch. 3: Trump, Evangelicals, Fascism, Torture, Propaganda Q + A Part 1 - FrameLab Podcast - Air Date 3-17-18
Dr. Lakoff and Gil Duran answer listener questions. Topics include: Trump Evangelicals; Conservatism's #1 Rule; Fascism; Capitalism vs. Socialism; the American Idea; Biconceptualism; How the Government Frames Issues Like Torture, and more.
Ch. 4: Changes in American Political Parties Part 2 - Professor Buzzkill History Podcast - Air Date 7-2-20
We explain why the Democratic and Republican political parties have the same names, but totally different attitudes and policies over the decades.
Ch. 5: Trump, Evangelicals, Fascism, Torture, Propaganda Q + A Part 2 - FrameLab Podcast - Air Date 3-17-18
Dr. Lakoff and Gil Duran answer listener questions. Topics include: Trump Evangelicals; Conservatism's #1 Rule; Fascism; Capitalism vs. Socialism; the American Idea; Biconceptualism; How the Government Frames Issues Like Torture, and more.
Ch. 6: Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational Part 2 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 12-3-20
This is a conversation about that question, about how the system we have incentivizes a politics of confrontation we don’t seem to want and makes steady, stable governance a thing of the past. Princeton political scientist Frances Lee.
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Ch. 9: Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational Part 3 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 12-3-20
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Sharing in misery - Zeke from Steamboat Springs, CO
Ch. 11: Another Dave from Olympia shares the wealth - Eric from Portland
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on where your money to the show goes
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- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
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#1386 Out With The Old Foreign Policy, In With The Even Older
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Air Date 12/12/2020
Today we take a look at the prospects for Biden's foreign policy looking forward which seems to be mostly looking backward to an era of American over-confidence and self-ascribed "exceptionalism" that may never have been warranted, the fact of which becomes clearer with every passing year, something people living outside the US have known for decades.
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SHOW NOTES
As Biden builds his Cabinet, his national security team is looking a lot like a replay of the Obama-Biden militarist coterie. Biden’s nominees include notorious hawks who were central to the genocidal war in Yemen andthe weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.
Ch. 2: What if the U.S. Just Didn’t? Part 1 - What Next - Air Date 12-10-20
America has an opportunity to take a back seat and embrace global collaboration, Peter Beinart discusses.
Ch. 3: Check Your Blindspot - Air Date 12-12-20
The Ground News app features The Blindspot which highlights news stories that just aren’t being covered by one end of the political spectrum or the other so I use The Blindspot to quiz contestants on theirs.
As Biden builds his Cabinet, his national security team is looking a lot like a replay of the Obama-Biden militarist coterie. Biden’s nominees include notorious hawks who were central to the genocidal war in Yemen andthe weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.
Sam hosts Stephen Wertheim deputy director of research and policy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, to discuss Joe Biden's foreign policy appointees and why the president-elect should resist the Washington establishment.
Ch. 6: What if the U.S. Just Didn’t? Part 2 - What Next - Air Date 12-10-20
America has an opportunity to take a back seat and embrace global collaboration, Peter Beinart discusses.
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Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated Friday while driving on a highway outside Tehran. Iran accuses Israel of orchestrating the killing, which is the latest in a string of assassinations targeting Iranian scientists
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Fan of Outlander - Cara
Ch. 9: Jacobite Uprising/Confederacy Episode - Marc from London (Scotland Originally!)
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on why it's ok to watch Outlander
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- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
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#1385 The Lost Causes of the Confederacy and the Forty Fives
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Air Date 12/9/2020
Today we take a look in real-time at the construction of the world's newest Lost Cause narrative, the failed re-election of Donald Trump. This is not our country's first experience with Lost Causes and it's not, contrary to popular opinion, even our second connection to a Lost Cause narrative because we didn't invent the first one, we borrowed it from somewhere else and I will tell that story today.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Jay's Opening Comments
Ch. 2: Reading Harry Potter In Scots
Ch. 3: Jay’s comments: the history of a Lost Cause
Ch. 4: Sir Walter Scott, The Old South and The Lost Cause - Who Put The Klan Into Klu Klux Klan?
In this documentary, archaeologist and historian Neil Oliver examines racism in the Deep South and the Scots who first occupied it who influenced where we are today.
Ch. 5: How Southern socialites rewrote Civil War history - Vox - Air Date 10-25-17
The United Daughters of the Confederacy altered the South's memory of the Civil War.
Ch. 6: How the 'Lost Cause' narrative became American history - Washington Post - Air Date 3-5-20
How the 'Lost Cause' narrative became American history - Washington Post - Air Date 3-5-20
Ch. 7: Monumental Lies - Reveal - Air Date 12-8-18
Myths of the Civil War and slavery are being kept alive at Confederate monuments, where visitors hear stories of “benevolent slave owners” and enslaved people “contented with their lot.” We team up with The Investigative Fund
Kevin Levin Exposes the Lie and Whitewashed History of So-Called "Black Confederate Soldiers" and the American Civil War - The Chauncey DeVega Show - Air Date 10-18-20
Ch. 9: MAGA, the New Confederate Lost Cause Part 1 - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 11-16-20
White supremacist myths turn defeated leaders into heroic victors. Will Donald Trump now get the same transfiguration as Robert E. Lee? If history is our guide then there’s reason to worry about the answer to that question.
Ch. 10: MAGA, the New Confederate Lost Cause Part 2 - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 11-16-20
White supremacist myths turn defeated leaders into heroic victors. Will Donald Trump now get the same transfiguration as Robert E. Lee? If history is our guide then there’s reason to worry about the answer to that question.
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Ch. 11: MAGA, the New Confederate Lost Cause Part 3 - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 11-16-20
White supremacist myths turn defeated leaders into heroic victors. Will Donald Trump now get the same transfiguration as Robert E. Lee? If history is our guide then there’s reason to worry about the answer to that question.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Jay’s comments: the last few connections
Ch. 13: Final comments on our ongoing campaigns
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#1384 Beyond Trump. Radical Authoritarianism in America.
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Air Date 12/5/2020
Today we take a look at what's behind Trump and his autocratic instincts. The enablers, the supporters and the long lineage of authoritarianism.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The crisis isn’t Trump. It’s the Republican Party - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 11-11-20
If the past week — and past four years — have proven anything, it’s that we are not as different as we believed. No longer is the question, "Can it happen here?" It’s happening already.
Dahlia Lithwick of Slate and Ian Bassin of Protect Democracy discuss Trump's sickening lurch toward autocracy post-impeachment with the cooperation of Bill Barr.
Ch. 3: Trump's Authoritarian Lineage w/ Ruth Ben-Ghiat - The Majority Report - Air Date 11-12-20
Sam speaks with Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat), professor of History and Italian studies at New York University, about her new book "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present."
Ch. 4: Check Your Blindspot 12-4-20
Today's episode of America's favorite political game show!
Ch. 5: From Dictator to Demigod - Power Corrupts - Air Date 8-1-19
We explore the strategic logic of cults of personality with stories that you won’t believe but are all too real.
“How come none of the experts are asking why white voters underperformed the Democratic Party?”
Ch. 7: How Trump Hacked the Presidency - Trumpcast - 11-13-20
Why Donald Trump’s violation of norms come with more social or political penalties than legal ones
Ch. 8: The Secret Code of the Proud Boys - Trumpcast - Air Date 10-1-20
Virginia Heffernan talks to historian Nicole Hemmer about the Proud Boys—breaking down their hazing and hyper-masculinity, how to be initiated, conservative cults, and how Trump incites them.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Call to increase existing membership pledges - Josh from Wilmington, DE
Ch. 11: Responding to Rutger Bregman - Linda from Illinois
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on utopian thinking and criticizing ideas and implementation separately
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#1383 The Work That Wins Elections (Political Organizing)
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Air Date 12/2/2020
Today we take a look at some of the highlights of how the 2020 election was won, the people doing the work and what's still at stake.
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Juan González says "a false narrative" is taking root that Latinx voters were primarily to blame for the weak Democratic result. "The main story is that people of color, especially Latinos, flocked to the polls in numbers that far exceeded expectations.
Ch. 2: The Myth Of The 'Latino Vote' - Latino USA - Air Date 11-13-20
President Trump won Florida, including nearly half of all Latinx-identifying voters in the state. But across the country in Arizona, grassroots groups led a wave of younger Latinx voters to flip the state blue for President-elect Joe Biden.
We speak with Allie Young, a citizen of the Navajo Nation and founder of Protect the Sacred, who organized a horseback trail ride to the polls. She says it was important to her to motivate Indigenous youth to turn out.
Ch. 4: Georgia's Senate Runoffs - It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders - Air Date 11-20-20
Georgia's Senate runoffs have become national races as control of the Senate depends on who wins. Tia Mitchell, Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, on if Georgia voters are looking at the runoffs the same as rest the country is.
Ch. 5: The Power of Black Women at the Ballot Box - The Takeaway - Air Date 11-9-20
Black women have long been the backbone of the Democratic Party, and this year is no different. Exit polls are showing that more than 90 percent of Black women cast their ballots for the Democratic ticket.
Georgia residents wishing to vote might be out of luck if they don't have a car thanks to Brian Kemp's new rule which amounts to a poll tax, any voter without a car registered in Georgia, could be blocked from voting!
Laying out the importance of engaging with the Georgia Senate runoff elections.
FINAL COMMENTS
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#1269 Following the thread of the global Great Transition (Repost)
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Air Date 5/3/2019
Today we take a look at several topics that, at first glance, may seem to be unrelated but that I think are all tied together with a thread that runs through all of them and points the way toward The Great Transition we are currently in the middle of.
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Cultural critic Henry Giroux examines the slow, steady rise of cruelty in American culture - as the logic of neoliberalism strips our politics of anything besides self-regard, and the right capitalizes on the anger caused by its own policies
An extended conversation with Johann Hari, author of a controversial new book, “Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression—and the Unexpected Solutions.”
Ch. 3: Roots of Extremism with Deeyah Khan - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 3-11-19
Deeyah Khan is a British documentary filmmaker and human rights activist. She’s the creator of two extraordinary films airing on Netflix right now, White Right: Meeting the Enemy and Jihad: A Story of the Others.
Ch. 4: The Cure To Loneliness - Sustainable Human - Air Date 2-3-18
Loneliness is almost baked into the cake as far as a modern society with the kind of social setup and infrastructure and economic system that we have today.
Laura talks with author/activist Gar Alperovitz. From the gloom of today, he sees the principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth emerging.
Ch. 6: Gar Alperovitz on the economic movement already underway - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 6-24-17
It’s time to build new economic institutions that are democratic but also–critically–give us a new power base as well in the communities around the country.
Ch. 7: Utopias in history and the need to rekindle utopian thinking - History Extra - Air Date 3-16-17
Rutger Bregman discusses some of his ideas that recently caused a global sensation and the role of a historian in the modern world
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Progressives have always had to drag liberals along - V from Central New York
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the need to spread the word about our failing institutions to bolster support for fundamental reform
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#1321 Decolonization is for Everyone (Repost)
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Air Date 11/23/2019
Today we take a look at just a few forms the decolonization movement is taking from finance to cartography to the internet and beyond.
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Laura speaks to Edgar Villanueva, about being one of the very few indigenous people working in grant-making, and ask what he thinks Native American traditions have to teach philanthropy. His latest book is "Decolonizing Wealth"
Ch. 2: Decolonizing philanthropy - Native America Calling - Air Date 12-13-18
Edgar Villanueva, author of “Decolonizing Wealth,” questions the wisdom of accepting funds from philanthropic endeavors built by corporate giants whose business is in direct conflict with Native sovereignty and sustainability.
Ch. 3: Decolonize the Internet - Tiny Spark - Air Date 3-8-19
The internet is very white male-biased, it's important to find and prop up all other voices.
Ch. 4: Decolonizing Maps - Native America Calling - Air Date 8-28-19
Indigenous Map making is a greatly different experience from what western colonialism forces people to use. Maps can tell a story, and engage with people.
Ch. 5: Decolonization Is For Everyone with Nikki Sanchez - TEDx Talks - Air Date 3-12-19
Nikki Sanchez shares her vision of a world where we listen and care and stop dehumanizing people.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 6: Hoping to save a life - James from Sacramento, CA
Ch. 7: Wealth tax for the children - Chris from San Diego
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments on the tragedy of wealth and the difference between aggregation and curation
Limerick of the day from @Limericking
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#1382 Progressive Policies Are Good Politics
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Air Date 11/20/2020
Today we take a look at the results of the elections beyond the presidency and find that progressive policies did well which should be a lesson to Democrats currently looking to find their bearings and choose a direction.
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Ch. 1: Finding hope in America’s progressive core - Jim Hightower's Radio Lowdown - Air Date 11-12-20
The hope that resides in these progressive policy positions is the prospect that a truly great American majority might yet be forged – not around some mega-politician – but around our people’s basic values of fairness and justice for all.
Ch. 2: Mike Davis: Biden's Big Mistake - Start Making Sense - Air Date 11-11-20
Mike Davis on the Trump voters: Latinos in south Texas and white workers in the rust belt—and Biden’s big mistake: allowing Trump to claim "the economy" as his issue, instead of connecting jobs to controlling the pandemic.
DANIEL NICHANIAN, Editor of 'The Appeal: Political Report' explains how last week's election delivered victories for advocates of criminal justice reform in local and county races for District Attorney and County Sheriff, as well as ballot initiatives.
Ch. 4: Check Your Blindspot (Sponsored by Ground News) - 11-20-20
America's favorite political game show that uses the Blindspot feature of Ground News to test contestants' political blindspots and media literacy.
Eddie Glaude, author and chair of Princeton University's Department of African American Studies. "It makes no sense that we would go back to the politics that produced Trump in the first place." We also speak to artist and antiracist activist Bree Newsome
Anu Joshi, vice president of policy at the New York Immigration Coalition, talks about the NYIC's hopes for the Biden administration, and takes calls from immigrant listeners who are ready for the new administration.
Ch. 7: Biden Time: Banking - Planet Money - Air Date 11-13-20
Four things Joe Biden can do as president — even if the Democrats don't control Congress.
Ch. 8: Biden Won. Now He Needs to Save the Planet - The Mother Jones Podcast - Air Date 11-11-20
Jamilah King is joined by Mother Jones· climate and environment reporter Rebecca Leber to discuss what we can expect from an incoming Biden administration that has claimed climate action as central to its governing mandate.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on how Harmony Square can teach you about online manipulation
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At the City Level, Progressives Flex New Power (City Lab)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Biden’s Win, House Losses, and What’s Next for the Left (NY Times)
Progressive Criminal Justice Ballot Initiatives Won Big in the 2020 Election (Center for American Progress)
The $15 Minimum Wage Wasn’t the Only Progressive Ballot Measure That Passed in Conservative States (Mother Jones)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
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#1381 The Conservative Fever Swamp is Reaching Critical Mass
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Air Date 11/17/2020
Today we take a look at the Republican Party and that which is hath wrought. The deeply racist and conspiratorial constituency has been part of the party for decades but it wasn't always the dominant strain. Today it clearly is and in an age of hyper-polarization and with enthusiastic stoking from Trump, that branch of the party is perfectly primed to splinter from shared reality completely in a spectacular, violent way.
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Ch. 1: A devastating indictment of the Republican Party - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 10-10-20
The problem, Stuart Stevens believes, is not that the GOP became something it wasn’t; it’s that many of those within it — including him — failed to see what it actually was.
Ch. 2: Is Trumpism the New Conservatism? - The Atlantic - Air Date 7-20-17
Goldwater's conservative movement ended up dominating Republican politics for 50 years. Trump·s takeover of the Republican party looks a lot like Goldwater's, so could an ideological movement resembling Trumpism dominate the next 50 years?
Ch. 3: The crisis isn’t Trump. It’s the Republican Party Part 1 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 11-12-20
Anne Applebaum, staff writer for the Atlantic, discusses why the GOP ultimately took the path of Sarah Palin and Donald Trump, not John McCain and Mitt Romney and why what separates Never Trumpers from Trump enablers is a steadfast commitment to democracy
Ch. 4: The Good Germans - Gaslit Nation with Andrea Chalupa and Sarah Kendzior - Air Date 9-8-20
The phrase “Good Germans” refers to the Germans living in the Third Reich who enabled Hitler and his Nazi regime yet remained in denial that they were doing so. Or they did know, but they put on a show of respectability. They were “just following orders.”
We discuss why the beltway wants to call it Trumpism and why we must never do so. And the difference between a coastal D+20 district and a Midwest R+5 district reminds us that all politics is local.
Ch. 6: The crisis isn’t Trump. It’s the Republican Party Part 2 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 11-11-20
If the past week — and past four years — have proven anything, it’s that we are not as different as we believed. No longer is the question, "Can it happen here?" It’s happening already.
Ch. 7: WHOA: 86% of Trumpists Think Biden Didn't Really Win - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 11-13-20
86% of Trumpists believe that Joe Biden didn't really win the election, stealing it from Donald Trump through fraud of some kind.
Ch. 8: Trump Tries A Suplex On The American People - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 11-13-20
As Donald Trump and his enablers, the Republicans continue this farcical half-serious coup, Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss how the complicated grift that is professional wrestling explains this slow-moving disaster.
Ch. 9: The crisis isn’t Trump. It’s the Republican Party Part 3 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 11-11-20
If the past week — and past four years — have proven anything, it’s that we are not as different as we believed. No longer is the question, "Can it happen here?" It’s happening already.
Ch. 10: The crisis isn’t Trump. It’s the Republican Party Part 4 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 11-11-20
If the past week — and past four years — have proven anything, it’s that we are not as different as we believed. No longer is the question, "Can it happen here?" It’s happening already.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: More nuance about legitimacy - Dave from Olympia, WA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the high likelihood of violence and death between now and Biden's inauguration
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#1380 The Coup Attempt We Saw Coming Years in Advance
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Air Date: 11–13-2020
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Today we take a look at the slow-motion coup that we've known was coming since 2016. The baseless lawsuits, the absurd claims and the perpetual grift. Always the grift.
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Chris Hayes on Trump and the GOP trying to pretend Biden didn’t win: "At a certain point, if you are just trollingly pretending to be engaged in a coup, when do you cross over to actually trying for a coup?".
Richard Hasen, professor of law and political science at the University of California, talks about the current Trump campaign challenges to the vote counting -- and why he's not expecting the Biden victory to be overturned in the courthouse.
Ch. 3: Steven Rosenfeld on Vote Counting - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-6-20
Corporate media headlines would have you think it’s still a legitimately tight race for president because they’re holding up Biden’s larger number of votes and delegates alongside Trump’s efforts to huff and puff and blow the House down.
Ch. 4: Check Your Blindspot - Air Date 11-13-20
America's favorite political game show that uses the Blindspot feature of Ground News to test contestants' political blindspots and media literacy.
Ch. 5: Last Grasp, Last Gasp - On the Media - Air Date 11-6-20
With Joe Biden approaching victory, Donald Trump and his political allies flooded the internet with conspiracy theories. This week, we examine the misinformation fueling right-wing demonstrations across the country with Professor John Mark Hansen.
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Donald Trump is attempting to overturn the results of the election and install himself into power overriding the will of the American people.
Ch. 8: Mass protests may need to force Trump from office - The Bugle - Air Date 11-4-20
Nato Green explains the particulars of a protest strategy that can force an unpopular government from power
Jesse discusses Donald Trump's latest scam to soak his supporters for MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, all while he's effectively stopped being President of the United States
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: The progressive spark is beginning to smoke - V from Central New York
Ch. 11: Pay to Play, the velvet rope economy - Alan from Connecticut
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the Velvet Rope Economy
Bonus: The 'Velvet Rope Economy' and the virus - CNN - Air Date 3-14-20
As the virus expands worldwide, while millions are put under duress, the 1% can take advantage of their access to the 'Velvet Rope Economy.'
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10 Things You Need to Know to Stop a Coup (Waging Nonviolence)
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Now We Have To Fight Trump’s Tin-Pot Coup - And Biden’s Worst Instincts (The Intercept)
This is no conventional coup. Trump is paving the way for a 'virtual Confederacy' (Opinion - The Guardian)
A political scientist explains why the GOP is a threat to American democracy (Vox)
Tantrum and Theater: Trump's Desperation After Election Loss Isn't Yet a Coup (The Intercept)
The Damage of Trump’s Voter-Fraud Allegations Can’t Be Undone (The Atlantic - June 2020)
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#1379 Tell Stories, Not Myths: Democracy in America
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Air Date 11/10/2020
Today we take a look at the long and shifting history of the myth of democracy in America. We've never had it since the beginning but the reasons have shifted, ebbed and flowed over time. Now, in the midst of an attempted slow-motion coup, we look back at this most central American myth.
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Two of the last three presidents — George W. Bush and Donald Trump — came to office after losing the popular vote. "The Framers who met at the Constitutional Convention really had no idea what they were doing when they established how to pick a president"
Ch. 2: The Second Revolution - Scene On Radio - Air Date 2-19-20
After the Civil War, a surprising coalition tried to remake the United States into a real multiracial democracy for the first time. Reconstruction, as the effort was called, brought dramatic change to America. For a while.
Ch. 3: Democracy: Past, Present... and Future? - The Laura Flanders Show - Air Date 6-26-19
Don't remember the past? Does that mean you're condemned to repeat it? What does our country's past tell us about our present— and how can it help us imagine a better future? This week, two leading thinkers on the tricky challenges of democracy.
Ch. 4: More Democracy - Scene on Radio - Air Date 6-10-20
What will it take to make the United States a more fully-functioning democracy, and how can we, as citizens, bring about that change?
By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika.
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Ch. 6: Our democracy no longer represents the people. Here's how we fix it - TEDx - Air Date 10-20-15
Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig makes the case that our democracy has become corrupt with money, leading to inequality that means only 0.02% of the United States population actually determines who's in power.
Ch. 7: The Right's Long History of Ignoring the Will of the People - On the Media - Air Date 11-6-20
Rick Perlstein, historian of American conservatism and author, most recently, of Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980, has tracked this anti-majoritarian current in the American right for centuries.
Ch. 8: The Republicans' War on Voting Rights, Protesting and Democracy - Some More News - Air Date 10-22-18
In this week's episode of Some More News, we do a deep dive on the Republicans' attacks on our voting rights, our right to protest and, well, Democracy. Which is bad and not good.
Ch. 9: Schooled for Democracy - Scene on Radio - Air Date 5-13-20
In most American schools, children *hear about *democracy, but don’t get to *practice *it. What would a more engaged brand of civics education look like?
Sam hosts Cornell Professor of American Institutions Suzanne Mettler to discuss her latest book, Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy and what we can learn from history to understand American democracy's vulnerabilities.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: Changing the caucus party - Erin from Philly
Ch. 12: What happens if they somehow steal the election? - Nick from California
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on action being the only antidote to anxiety
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'The Rise Of The New South': Black Women Organizers Turn Georgia Bluish (WBUR)
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham’s Post-Election Road Map (W)
#15: If We’re Not Organizing White People, Somebody Else Is (Organizing Upgrade - SURJ)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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Bonus Edition #221 All the credit we can give to the saviors of democracy
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Air Date 11/6/2020
Today, Amanda and I process the election, explain hyper-polarization, and why Black women are saving the country again.
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#1378 Bracing for Impact (Election 2020, #AllVotesMatter)
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Air Date 11/2/2020
Today we brace for the election, consider what may come after it and prepare for the role we may need to play in the coming weeks.
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Ch. 1: What if a US presidential candidate refuses to concede after an election? - TED - Air Date 10-26-20
Van Jones explains why concession speech is one of the most important safeguards for democracy, exposes legal loopholes that could enable a candidate to grab power even if they lose the popular vote and the electoral college -- and what citizens can do!
Ch. 2: The American Contest - Law, justice, and the courts: Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 10-24-20
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Heather Cox Richardson for a big-picture conversation about what that means: minority rule and the court’s role, past and present, in changing visions of democracy.
Joshua Kahn Russell joins us to talk about the worst case scenario: what if Trump refuses to accept the election results?
Timothy Snyder warns that the United States is in the midst of a years-long slow-motion Reichstag Fire emergency that Election Day 2020 may not resolve.
'Let this moment radicalize you’ — AOC inspires in this new ad by the @Sunrise Movement
Former FBI general counsel Andrew Weissmann and Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold discuss new reports that reveal more on Trump’s financial situation and how they could turn into bigger legal problems for him if he becomes private citizen again.
Ch. 7: Hope for the best, prepare for the worst - Strange Days with Fernand Amandi - Air Date 10-12-20
Frank Figliuzzi and Leonard Pitts Jr.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Busting myths above and below the 49th - Orrett from Vancouver, BC
Ch. 11: Blindspots on the left - Mike from Toronto
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on you not being more radical than Angela Davis and a new frame for coalition governments in the US
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How to Talk about Voting With Friends Who Don't Vote (HeadCount)
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#1339 Recognizing the Signs of Fascism for What They Are (Authoritarianism) (Repost)
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Air Date 2/25/2020
Today we take a look at a post-acquittal, power-mad Trump taking advantage of his thoroughly-confirmed ability to do whatever he wants without repercussion and the work Bill Barr is doing to completely subvert the Justice Department in favor of using it as a tool to favor the President's friends and harm his enemies.
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Ch. 1: Corruption of Department of Justice Sets Off Alarm Bells - Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 2-12-20
Rachel discusses the crisis in the justice department and the authoritarian actions of Trump.
Ch. 2: Trump Tears Democracy To Messes: Is It Too Late? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 2-13-20
Thom discusses Trump and Barr dismantling justice and democracy.
Ch. 3: The Fragility of American Justice with Dahlia Lithwick - On The Media - Air Date 2-14-20
On The Media explores the ways that American justice is cracking under pressure of the Trump administration.
Brad discusses Trump's power madness after impeachment.
Ch. 5: Justice And Trump with Quinta Jurecic - Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 2-19-20
Brian talks with Quinta Jurecic about the crisis in the justice department under Trump and Barr.
Ch. 6: Trump Hush Money Case - Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 2-18-20
Rachel Maddow discusses the corruption of Trump and Bill Barr
Ch. 7: Pardonpalooza with Anne Milgram - Stay Tuned with Preet - Air Date 2-20-20
Preet and Anne Milgram discuss Trump's pardoning spree.
Ch. 8: Has Trump Taken Down Our Democratic Republic? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 2-15-20
Fascism has taken down democratic Republics multiple times in the past, will this happen to the United States under Trump?
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Solidarity with one, solidarity with all - Eammon from Orange County, California
Ch. 10: How America can avoid hypocrisy on Israel - Erin from Philadelphia
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on solidarity with threatened communities and strategies to avoid hypocrisy
Bonus: Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) IRA Ties - The Daily Show
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
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- The Summit - K2
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- O Holy Still - Vacant Distillery
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#1287 Mitch McConnell is the Forking Worst (Repost)
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Air Date 7/5/2019
Today we take an unflinching look at Mitch McConnell and what a bad, bad man he is for basically all of the reasons.
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Ch. 1: Money Money Money Part 1 - Embedded with Kelly McEvers and Tom Dreisbach - Air Date 6-6-19
Mitch fully embraces the 'evil' of raising money in politics, and truly believes money is free speech.
Ch. 2: Voting Machine Lobbyists Pay Mitch McConnell - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 6-13-19
Lobbyists for both major voting machine companies have started contributing to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign as McConnell is blocking election security bills.
McConnell, a longtime opponent of campaign finance reform who battled the late Sen. McCain over the issue, made clear in December that the House proposal would never see floor time in the Senate.
Ch. 4: Money Money Money Part 2 - Embedded with Kelly McEvers and Tom Dreisbach - Air Date 6-6-19
McCain and Mitch fought each other over money in politics for years. Mitch wasn't ever going to lose, McCain saw the corruption and tried to call it out.
Ch. 5: Mitch Is the Biggest Monster In Politics - The Majority Report with Sam Seder - Air Date 3-8-19
Mitch has been packing the courts, it is monopolization of our judiciary by far right extremists / conservatives.
McConnell sees what the progressives are doing, and is dedicated to stopping them at all costs.
Ch. 7: Darth Vader Has Arrived - Embedded with Kelly McEvers and Tom Dreisbach - Air Date 6-13-19
Mitch fought endlessly to ensure corporate money in politics. Citizens United and Mitch McConnell completely overturned democracy and legalized corruption.
Mitch is manipulating our judicial system - Trumps court appointments are pushing terrorism on the people. Mitch is the most productive and destructive GOP in modern history.
Mitch blocked Merrick Garland under Obama, and now will indiscriminately fill any SCOTUS opening.
Ch. 10: Not A Happy Choice - Embedded with Kelly McEvers and Eric Mennel - Air Date 6-20-19
Mitch rose to fame during the Obama administration, for refusing to work with Obama on anything, which paved the way for Trump
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: Christians thrive on oppression - (Another) Heather
Ch. 12: The Christian Right's Persecution Boner - Ani from Florida
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on why it’s safe to say that Mitch McConnell is an extortionist
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- Lord Weasel - Molerider
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Vibrant Canopy - Origami
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
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#1376 Tell Stories, Not Myths: America is a Force But Not Always For Good
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Air Date 10/21/2020
Today we take a look at some of the many zany foreign misadventures the United States has had over the past 100 years. And by "zany misadventures" I mean the naked pursuit of capitalism at any cost, the support of military coups and other undemocratic overthrows of foreign governments and wars for oil and resources in an unabashed attempt to keep America wealthy and the rest of the world less so - all while maintaining an anti-imperial, pro-democracy, pro-freedom, live-and-let-live poker face.
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Trump lies all the time but he's also continuing one of the great lies of America
Ch. 2: Empire Unhinged with Aslı Bâli & Aziz Rana - The Dig - Air Date 6-11-20
Dan interviews returning guests Aslı Bâli and Aziz Rana on the long history behind the crisis of American imperial legitimation that has become so manifest amid the pandemic.
Ch. 3: American Empire Part 1 - Scene on Radio - Air Date 4-29-20
“America” and “empire.” Do those words go together? If so, what kind of imperialism does the U.S. practice, and how has American empire changed over time? By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika.
The Intercept’s investigative series The Iran Cables offers historical insight into Iran’s operations in neighboring Iraq, which are informed by the bloody history of the Iran-Iraq War, the U.S. invasion, and subsequent occupation of Iraq
Ch. 5: 2020 Hindsight on Iraq - Open Source with Christopher Lydon - Air Date 1-9-20
America's "original sin" in the Middle East: the CIA's (and Britain's) coup d'etat in Iran in 1953.
Ch. 6: American Empire Part 2 - Scene on Radio - Air Date 4-29-20
“America” and “empire.” Do those words go together? If so, what kind of imperialism does the U.S. practice, and how has American empire changed over time? By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika.
Ch. 7: Voting Is Not Enough - 2 WEEKS LEFT, GET OUT THE VOTE - Best of the Left
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Ch. 8: American Empire Part 3 - Scene on Radio - Air Date 4-29-20
“America” and “empire.” Do those words go together? If so, what kind of imperialism does the U.S. practice, and how has American empire changed over time? By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika.
Ch. 9: The Always Stumbling US Empire - Citations Needed - Air Date 10-25-17
"Stumbling", "sliding", "drawn into" war––the media frequently assumes the US is bumbling its way around the world. The idea that the United States operates in “good faith” is taken for granted for most of the American press.
Ch. 10: The Other 9/11: Part One - Making Contact - Air Date 9-3-13
Before 2001, there was another 9/11. In 1973, a military coup backed by the United States, overthrew the Chilean government and ushered in seventeen years of brutal dictatorship. In the first of a two part series; we hear stories of the Chilean 9/11.
Ch. 11: Empire Unhinged with Aslı Bâli & Aziz Rana Part 2 - The Dig - Air Date 6-11-20
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 12: Domestic focus is about setting a good example - Chris from San Diego
Ch. 13: Thoughts on right-wing vs left-wing anarchism - Alex
Ch. 14: Fighting for legitimacy - Dave from Olympia, WA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 15: Final comments on the dangers and paranoia that come with illegitimate power
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The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President (The Atlantic)
Behind in the Polls, Republicans See a Silver Lining in Voter Registrations (The New York Times)
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- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
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#1375 The Militia Movement is Having a Moment
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Air Date 10/16/2020
Today we take a look at the history and origins of the American militia movement right up to the recent plot to kidnap the Governor of Michigan, the likelihood of more violence and the high probability that they will show up at polling places on Election Day.
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Just months after President Trump tweeted for his supporters to "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!" the FBI has foiled an alleged plot to kidnap and take hostage Democratic Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer.
Ch. 2: Ohio has long history with militias; 2020 saw a surge in activity - WBNS 10TV - Air Date 10-9-20
A group of men plotting to kidnap the governor of Michigan met in Dublin.
Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, and Daryl Johnson, owner of DT Analytics and former senior analyst at the Department of Homeland Security, discuss the implications for the upcoming election.
Ch. 4: Check Your Blindspot 10-16-20
America's favorite political game show that uses the Blindspot feature of Ground News to test contestants' political blindspots and media literacy.
Ch. 5: Mary McCord on Unlawful Militias - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-9-20
Mary McCord, a law professor at Georgetown University & legal director at the school's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection and an expert on unlawful militias that manage to be part of the political landscape while somehow escaping media.
Ch. 6: Great Replacement Theory - RE-EDUCATION - Air Date 8-16-19
This theory has become mainstream.
Ch. 7: Voting Is Not Enough - Protect the Election Results - Best of the Left Activism
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Armed vigilantes and militia groups are showing up to Black Lives Matter protests across the country.
Ch. 9: Robert Evans Are We In a Second Civil War? - The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow - Air Date 10-13-20
Robert Evans explains what we need to do to avoid a second Civil War
Belew explains white supremacy is a cultural, social and political problem not just the pathology of a small number of people, what "white power" means, and how white supremacist and other right-wing foot soldiers preparing for various forms of "race war"
Donald Trump told his followers to "liberate Michigan". They answered by attempting to kidnap Governor Whitmer.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 12: In response to Craig's progressive myth and identity politics - Alex
Ch. 13: VOTE on what you know about, VoicedMails™ - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 14: Final comments on the interesting wrinkle of two Trump-haters being involved in the kidnapping plot
Article: 13 men charged in alleged kidnapping plot, many with troubled pasts - Detroit Free Press
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The Election That Could Break America (The Atlantic)
Is Trump Planning a Coup d’État? (The Nation)
What Happens If Trump Won't Step Down? (Slate)
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- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1374 Tell Stories, Not Myths: Columbus and the Centrality of Colonialism
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Air Date 10/13/2020
Today we take a look at the myths of Columbus and American Exceptionalism™ that we cling to and turn our gaze to some of the less-understood but more accurate and important aspects of our collective history
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This is a heavy episode of our show. Discussions include Blood quantum and its use in Tribal Enrollment, American·s false love affair with President Abraham Lincoln and Christopher Columbus.
Ch. 2: Why the US celebrates Columbus Day - Vox - Air Date 10-8-20
For centuries, the destruction and disease he ushered into the Americas have been set aside, allowing the myth of a pioneering sailor who discovered America and proved the world was round to embed itself in US culture.
Ch. 3: Columbus In His Own Words - Let's Talk Native TV - Air Date 10-12-19
On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a small island in the Caribbean... these are his words.
Ch. 4: In Search of a Better American Myth - Progressive Faith Sermons, Dr. Roger Ray - Air Date 10-11-20
A civilization’s shared myths account for why things are the way they are. They can bolster loyalty to a religion or a nation, and they can excuse class and race privilege.
Jon Schwarz on social silence and hidden history.
Ch. 6: City Upon A Hill: A History Of American Exceptionalism - BackStory - Air Date 1-22-16
Tracing the origin and misappropriation of the idea of America as a "City upon a hill."
Ch. 7: The American Exceptionalism Mythology - Loud & Clear - Air Date 7-5-19
Exploring the origins and falsity of the idea of "American Exceptionalism™"
Ch. 8: Columbus redux! - Let's Talk Native - Air Date 7-17-19
The irony of telling dissatisfied progressives of color to "Go back where they came from" is that America is only so full of white people because they left their old countries rather than staying and trying to improve them.
Ch. 9: Why The Right Is So Dishonest About American History - Cracked (Some More News) - Air Date 11-21-17
Happy almost-Thanksgiving. What could be better than football and turkey? Well, there·s genocide and stuff, but we don·t want to ruin your holidays. We·ll leave that to the disingenuous folks who would like to pretend that there is nothing wrong.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: In response to Craig from OH about the progressive myth - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 11: Conservative blindspot on climate - Craig from Ohio
Ch. 12: Is 'kids in cages' really a conservative blindspot? - Larry from Minnesota
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on the blindspots from the right and left including the family separation policy, foreign policy and the climate emergency
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How the Native American Vote Continues to be Suppressed (American Bar Association)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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#1373 Post-Roe: The Next Phase in the Fight for Reproductive Justice
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Air Date 10/9/2020
Today we take a look at the future of abortion rights and the broader reproductive justice movement in the face of a conservative super-majority on the Supreme Court
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Ch. 1: How The GOP Ended Up Hating Abortion - AJ+ - Air Date 8-4-19
Republicans and their base used to be more supportive of abortion rights than Democrats. Now, they’re pushing for abortion restrictions with an aim to overturn Roe v. Wade. Why did the GOP turn its back on abortion rights?
Ch. 2: Body of Law Beyond Roe - On the Media - Air Date 12-13-19
Activist and scholar Loretta Ross explains the tenets of reproductive justice and how they expand the frame beyond Roe and abortion; Reva Siegel of Yale Law School describes the framework of ProChoiceLife.
Ch. 3: Check Your Blindspot - Powered by Ground News
America's favorite political gameshow that uses the Blindspot feature of Ground News to test contestants' political blindspots and media literacy.
Ch. 4: Everyone Loves Someone Who Had an Abortion - National Network of Abortion Funds - Air Date 4-16-20
Access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion, largely depends on where you live and how much money you have. Abortion funds are taking the hassle and harassment out of healthcare by helping people all across our network access and fund abortions.
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Candidates weigh in on current abortion laws and President Donald Trump's campaign promise to shift the Supreme Court to the right.
Ch. 7: What Happens When You Restrict Abortion? - AJ+ - Air Date 10-8-19
Restricting abortion access doesn’t have the same impact on everyone. It adversely affects people of color and low-income residents more. But why and how? We traveled to the place with the largest percentage of Black residents in the U.S. to find out.
Lost abortion rights and no paid maternity or family leaves keep women from advancing at work as they take time to care for children. Abortion and family leaves are sites of the revolutionary struggle for America's personal and family life.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: "One Person, One Vote" is our saddest and scariest myth - Lance
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the zombie talking point of us living in a republic rather than a democracy
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Right-Wing Group Seeks to Purge Up to 800,000 Voters in Pennsylvania, A Key Battleground State (The Intercept)
Republicans Are Trying to Kick Thousands of Voters Off the Rolls During a Pandemic (Mother Jones)
Block the Vote: Voter Suppression in 2020 (ACLU)
Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Voter Purge, Mail-In Ballot Cases (WPR)
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#1372 The Supreme Court. Before, During and After Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Air Date 10/6/2020
Today we take a look at the legacy of RBG from her time before and as Justice of the Supreme Court as well as the fight ahead against the threat of an unbreakable, extreme conservative majority on the court.
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Julie Cohen, co-director of the documentary "RBG," speaks on Ginsburg's early years and leadership in fighting for equal rights for women, including arguing a case before the Supreme Court with nine male justices who were condescending to her.
Ch. 2: Dahlia Lithwick: How to understand RBG's complicated legacy - Democracy Now! - Air Date 9-21-20
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a champion of gender equality in the U.S. justice system. Despite Ginsburg's status as a progressive icon late in life, Slate senior editor Dahlia Lithwick says that it's important to understand the full context of her legacy.
Ch. 3: Justice Ginsburg's Replacement Could Change Everything - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 9-21-20
Ruth Bader Ginsberg has died, and while everybody is focusing on abortion, the Supreme Court, if it falls into hard-core conservative hands, could do massive damage to the entire spectrum of life in America.
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President Trump nominates conservative federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, we look at how an emboldened 6-3 conservative majority could dramatically loosen gun laws, hurt immigrant communities and role on a close presidential election.
Ch. 6: How To Pack The Supreme Court - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 3-22-20
In this Majority Report clip, Brian Fallon on Supreme Court packing.
Thoughts on why the Democrats aren't fighting harder and one major missed opportunity to save the ACA that's already gone by.
Ch. 8: The Supreme Court: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - LastWeekTonight - Air Date 9-27-20
In the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, John Oliver discusses the future of the Supreme Court, why the government doesn't always represent the political leanings of the electorate, and how those issues will impact the next generation of Americans.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: #SaveOurChildren - Tyler from Minneapolis
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the emergency of legitimacy our country is facing
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Democrats Will Be Lost Without the Senate (The Nation)
Mitch McConnell has done grave damage to all three branches of government (CNN)
Mitch McConnell is destroying the Senate – and American government (The Guardian)
Mitch McConnell: The Man Who Sold America (Rolling Stone)
McConnell Is on the Losing Side of History — And He Knows It (Politico)
Mitch McConnell Assaulted the Constitution (and Got Away With It) (The Nation)
The Other Way Trump Could Destroy the Next Presidency (The Atlantic)
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#1371 Why Even Seemingly Normal People Are Falling for the QAnon Conspiracy Cult
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Air Date 10/1/2020
Today we take a look at the phenomenon of pro-Trump conspiracy cult: QAnon, what it is and why so many people are getting sucked into it.
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Ch. 1: QANON Is Antisemitism Hiding In Dangerous Conspiracy Theory? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 9-15-20
What would happen if a far-right Nazi cult gained power in the United States, infecting your neighbors, friends, family and even your elected officials. Thom Hartmann exposes QANON.
Ch. 2: Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff - You Are Not So Smart with David McRaney - Air Date 1-13-19
Douglas Rushkoff explains why we should revolt against the algorithms so we can get back to our essential human messiness.
Ch. 3: QAnon is totally true - The Topical, The Onion - Air Date 9-29-20
Turns out, QAnon is totally true and backed up by evidence (if you read between the lines).
Ch. 4: QAnon Makes Human Trafficking Worse feat Michael Hobbes - QAnon Anonymous - Air Date 9-15-20
The 1980's Satanic Panic has many similarities to the 2020 "Save the children" QAnon movement. We explore how these religious freakouts and conspiracy theories harm efforts to combat trafficking.
Ch. 5: Mothers For QAnon w: Annie Kelly - QAnon Anonymous - Air Date 9-23-20
Women tied to the QAnon movement have recently achieved sizable electoral victories. Our UK Correspondent (Doctor) Annie Kelly (PhD) drops by to expand on her recent piece for the New York Times. We examine how the movement has made such inroads online.
Ch. 6: QAnon News - The Last Post - Air Date 9-22-20
Don't care when your child goes to bed? More concerned when they will wake the f--k up? Wil Anderson - the Don ADman of the advertising world - has spotted a synergy in the QAnon hashtag #savethechildren, and taking children's savings: kids toys.
Ch. 7: Reformed Neo-Nazi Explains How People Fall Prey to QAnon Online - MSNBC - Air Date 9-6-20
Shannon Foley-Martinez, a former violent white supremacist now working to extract others from extremist groups, says QAnon attracts people looking for a meaningful connection and a way to navigate a world that feels unsafe.
Ch. 8: In Search Of A Flat Earth - Folding Ideas - Air Date 9-11-20
QAnon supporters, like flat-earthers, are looking for a way to dramatically simplify a terrifyingly complex world.
Members' Bonus Clips:
Ch. 1*: Is QAnon the Future of the Republican Party? - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 8-28-20
QAnon is a far-ranging conspiracy theory that alleges, among other things, that a patriotic Trump supporter (or supporters) embedded in the highest levels of the U.S. government has been using internet forums to send coded messages to the American public.
Ch. 9: Conspiracy Theories - Power Corrupts - Air Date 5-1-19
We speak to a diehard believer in the bogus QAnon conspiracy
Ch. 10: The Rise of "Conspirituality" - On the Media - Air Date 9-25-20
In this moment of growth, one community, in particular, has found itself prey to QAnon: the yoga, wellness, and spirituality world, where skepticism about vaccines has intersected with the rapid spread of disinformation online to create a toxic stew known as "conspirituality."
VOICEDMAILS™
Ch. 11: Re: Episode on Post Office and Census - Scott
Ch. 12: Biden vs Howie Hawkins - Lars from Brooklyn
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on why Democracy is built on a foundation of human perception rather than laws. Also, resources to keep you away from conspiratorial and magical thinking
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#1370 Bernie Sanders on Trump as a Threat to American Democracy
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Air Date 9/26/2020
Today we present, instead of what was intended to be a rerun episode, Senator Bernie Sanders' major speech on the threat Donald Trump poses to democracy. Plus, new voice messages and a bonus clip in conversation with one of those messages.
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Ch. 1: Sen Bernie Sanders Addresses the Nation: Trump's Threat to Our Democracy
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 2: The Progressive Myth - Craig from Ohio
Ch. 3: The Nature of the Internet - Jonathan from Florida
New bonus clips and voices - Jonathan from Florida
Bonus Clip
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#1369 The Business Model That Ate the World (Facebook)
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Air Date 9/22/2020
Today we take a look at the rising concern over Facebook as more and more negative impacts of the site become evident to an ever-expanding group of concerned people and, more specifically, we show how it is the fundamental business model of Facebook that is at the heart of its problems.
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Early Facebook investor Roger McNamee talks about big tech companies are amplifying hate speech and disinformation. He also talks more about his book, ·Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe.·
Ch. 2: The Covid Conspiracy Boom on Facebook - On the Media - Air Date 8-19-20
Bob speaks to Fadi Quran about the "superspreader" pages that are amassing these page views, the most popular health conspiracies on Facebook, and whether there's any hope that Facebook will address the proliferation of disinformation on its site.
Ch. 3: Beyond the Boycott - Your Undivided Attention - Air Date 7-10-20
#StopHateforProfit is an important first step, but we need to go much further.
Ch. 4: The Business Model - The Social Dilemma
Clip from the docudrama "The Social Dilemma" from the Center for Humane Technology (available on Netflix).
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Ch. 6: When Attention Went on Sale - Your Undivided Attention - Air Date 4-28-20
Information system that relies on advertising was not born w/ the Internet. But social media platforms have taken it to an entirely new level, becoming a major force in how we make sense of ourselves and the world around us. Columbia Law Professor Tim Wu.
Ramesh Srinivasan (@RameshMedia), Bernie Sanders surrogate and Professor at the UCLA Department of Information Studies, joins us to discuss the politics of technology. Why conversations about technology need to be conversations about power.
Ch. 8: Yaël Eisenstat: Dear Facebook, this is how you're breaking democracy - TEDTalks - Air Date 9-8-20
In this bold talk, Yaël Eisenstat explores how social media companies like Facebook incentivize inflammatory content, contributing to a culture of political polarization and mistrust -- and calls on governments to hold these platforms accountable.
VOICEMAILS:
Ch. 10: Mythology - Alan from Connecticut
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Ch. 11: Response to Zach the theologian - Nicole
Ch. 12: Your argument convinced me - Zach the theologian
Ch. 13: White Male Privilege - Heidi
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 14: Final comments on the two major changes happening to the show
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7 Years of Gutting Voting Rights (Brennan Center for Justice)
In 2013 the supreme court gutted voting rights – how has it changed the US? (The Guardian)
Here's *exactly* how Democrats win the Senate (CNN)
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#1368 Our Essential, Yet Disposable, Labor
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Air Date 9/18/2020
Today we take a look at some of the dynamics at play for some of the most vulnerable people in America who are doing much of the most essential work under the most precarious circumstances
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Ch. 1: Essential and Unprotected Part 1 - FRONTLINE, PBS - Air Date 7-22-20
They've been keeping America fed throughout the pandemic · and they say they·ve had to choose between their health and their jobs.
Ch. 2: COVID-19 Presents Major Economic Burden for Domestic Workers - The Takeaway - Air Date 7-7-20
COVID-19 Presents Major Economic Burden for Domestic Workers In recent months, even as some industries have gradually reopened, many domestic workers are still losing jobs and wages due to the pandemic.
Ch. 3: Essential and Unprotected Part 2 - FRONTLINE, PBS - Air Date 7-22-20
They've been keeping America fed throughout the pandemic · and they say they·ve had to choose between their health and their jobs.
Millions of Americans who are out of work don·t receive unemployment benefits. That·s by design. Today, we·ll look at the history of the United States· unemployment insurance system
Ch. 5: Why “essential” workers are treated as disposable - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 5-20-20
We call them heroes, we label them ·essential,· and we clap for their brave efforts -- even tho with doctors and nurses, these are the people who are putting their own lives at risk to keep our society functioning day in and out amid the worst crisis
Ch. 6: Voting Is Not Enough: Take Part in National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 22nd via @NatlVoterRegDay @SEIU - Best of the Left Activism
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Millions of Americans who are out of work don·t receive unemployment benefits. That·s by design. Today, we·ll look at the history of the United States· unemployment insurance system
How Labor Organizing Can Help Women and People of Color Unemployed Due to COVID-19 The economic crisis has disproportionately hurt women and people of color
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Moving beyond the myth of the melting pot - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 10: Moving beyond the 'empirical' point of view - Chris from Littleton, CO
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on the ironic origins of two of America's most cherished cultural pillars
TAKE ACTION
Table of voter registration deadlines by state & type (Business Insider)
Visit NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org (@NatlVoterRegDay) for details on the Sept. 22nd day of action / Watch the kick off event
Visit SEIU2020.org to join the union's 2020 election activities
Get the VoteJoe relational voting app: Text APP to 30330
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How to Vote in the 2020 Election Project (FiveThirtyEight)
Labor union unveils $150M campaign to help defeat Trump (AP)
Barack Obama Stars in Snapchat PSA Aimed at Younger and First-Time Voters (AdWeek)
Pandemic upends traditional voter registration efforts ahead of November election (CBS)
Voter Registrations Are Way, Way Down During The Pandemic (FiveThirtyEight)
What you need to know about voting absentee in Alabama (Al.com)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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#1367 The Post Office and the Census, Unmaking the American Institutions That Most Bind Us Together
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Air Date 9/15/2020
Today we take a look at two of America's oldest institutions which are both under attack, the US Post Office and the Census. The clear through-line of the attacks on both is a classic struggle over power.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The Long, Slow Chipping Away of the USPS - On the Media - Air Date 8-21-20
According to New Republic staff writer Alex Shephard, when journalists start talking about public sector programs like the postal service, they tend to be sucked into a partisan, ideological narrative.
Ch. 2: A wildcat strike in 1970 solved the last crisis at USPS - The Real News - Air Date 8-24-20
Labor activist Paul Prescod gives context to the fight over the future of the post office.
Historian Philip Rubio, who teaches at North Carolina A&T State University and worked as a mail carrier for two decades, says decades of political interference have caused a "manufactured crisis" at the U.S. Postal Service. "The damage has been done,"
Ch. 4: Crisis At The Post Office - Planet Money - Air Date 8-21-20
The fight over the US Postal Service is a lot bigger and goes back a lot further than the appointment of Louis DeJoy. It's a fifty-year-old battle between public service and private enterprise.
Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. For more, visit Bestoftheleft.com/2020Action.
Ch. 6: Liz OuYang on Census Sabotage - CounterSpin - Air Date 8-14-20
We’ll talk about the White House’s transparent campaign to sabotage the census with civil rights attorney Liz OuYang.
Ch. 7: Census Suppression & Why It Matters - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - Air Date 7-15-20
Dulcé Sloan meets voter suppression’s nasty cousin, census suppression, and talks to Dr. Jeanine Abrams McLean, Stacey Abrams’s sister, about the 2020 census and the fight to get Black folks accurately represented via the Fair Count organization.
Ch. 8: Why The Census Matters - Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig - Air Date 1-30-20
Adam Eichen is joined by Beth Huang, executive director of Massachusetts Voter Table. The two discuss how the decennial census works, why it is so important, the difficulties involved in enumeration, and what groups are doing to ensure an accurate count.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: White people are tired of living up to the myth - Scott from Arizona
Ch. 10: Voicemail Description – Person from City, State
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on the importance of a racial understanding of economic policy and contrasting two foundational myth
TAKE ACTION
Explore and share the "How to Vote in the 2020 Election" Project (FiveThirtyEight)
Remember & Share These Voting Best Practices:
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2. When you have your ballot, vote ASAP but follow ballot rules to the letter to avoid rejection!
3. If you don't want to mail your ballot, find local ballot drop boxes through your state's Secretary of State website or by calling your local election office. Find my state or local election office
4. Track your ballot online to ensure it was received and accepted! To find the tracker, first find your state or local election office
Voting in person is still an option, but be prepared for people to disobey health rules, and for long lines and reduced polling places. Find your polling place
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Voter Registration Deadlines (Vote.org)
Voting by mail in a pandemic: A state-by-state scorecard (Brookings)
How to Vote by Mail in All 50 States (Vice)
The Most Important Mail You'll Ever Send: A Ballot (NPR)
In battlegrounds, absentee ballot rejections could triple (AP)
If You Can Grocery Shop in Person, You Can Vote in Person (The Atlantic)
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#1366 The Great Unhousing of America
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Air Date 9/11/2020
Today we take a look at the easily predictable, yet growing, eviction crisis in America that is entirely thanks to a political and economic system that is structurally incapable of functioning for the benefit of people over profit.
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Ch. 1: Ali Velshi Explains The Looming Eviction Crisis - MSNBC - Air Date 7-21-20
Ali Velshi breaks down why millions of Americans could be forced out of their homes
Ch. 2: The Evictions Cliff Part 1, The Cost of Housing - Off Kilter - Air Date 7-18-20
Dan Threet of the National Low Income Housing Coalition and Jay Willis, senior contributor for The Appeal.
Ch. 3: There Is An Eviction Crisis, How Can We Fight Back? - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 7-11-20
There Is An Eviction Crisis, How Can We Fight Back?
Ch. 4: Heartbreaking CNN Segment Highlights Eviction Crisis - The Rational National - Air Date 9-3-20
CNN puts a face to the eviction crisis that could hit 30-40 million Americans by the end of 2020.
Tara Raghuveer, director of the campaign for a Homes Guarantee and founding director of KC Tenants.
Ch. 6: Voting Is Not Enough: Help Unhoused, Poor and Low-Income Voters Access the Ballot - Best of the Left
Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. For more, visit Bestoftheleft.com/2020Action.
Ch. 7: Elizabeth Warren Talks Pending Eviction Crisis in America - NowThis - Air Date 7-25-20
‘This coming eviction crisis is a racial justice crisis’ — Sen. Elizabeth Warren explains why the looming eviction crisis could be devastating for communities of color.
Ch. 8: Can Trump Really ‘Stop Evictions?’ - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 9-2-20
A Trump administration order could allow many renters to avoid eviction through Dec. 31
Ch. 9: There Is No Ethical Capitalism - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 9-4-20
Understanding the amorality of capitalism through a structural lens
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Thoughts on the frames through which we see the world - Naomi from Canada
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on the dominant culture, national myths and the dominance of whiteness
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"We Must Do M.O.R.E" Digital Toolkit
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National Low Income Housing Coalition: National Federal Eviction Moratorium & Toolkit
Nonprofit VOTES: Voting information pertaining to unhoused people
National Coalition for the Homeless
"You Don't Need A Home to Vote" Manual
Get involved in the "You Don't Need a Home to Vote" Project
National Housing Law Project Resources for People Facing Eviction During the Pandemic
National Homelessness Law Center 2020 Election Guide
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How the COVID-19 housing crisis could affect voter participation (Fast Company)
Evictions Across US Raise Concerns About Voting Process (Voice of America)
How The Eviction Crisis Could Compound Voter Suppression Come November (Huffington Post)
Housing advocate on what to do if you’re being evicted: ‘You have rights’ (CNBC)
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#1365 White Supremacy, Authoritarians, Trump and the Coming Election
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Air Date 9/8/2020
Today we take a look at the dynamics of the white nationalist movement, authoritarian psychology, the legacy of Richard Nixon and the uncertainty of a peaceful election.
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Chauncey and Tim Wise discuss the rise of white supremacy and fascism in America.
Black grew up in a family of white nationalists, with David Duke as his godfather. But he renounced those views in college and recently has been involved in Black Lives Matter protests. "Everyone has a moral choice to decide," he says.
Ch. 3: Trump Caravans and the Threat of Sectarian Violence Part 1 - The Muckrake Podcast - Air Date 9-1-20
Right Wing vigilantism turns to roving bands of MAGA supporters driving into cities and doling out violence.
Ch. 4: Can We Stop Trump From Playing Dictator? - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 8-11-20
The single most consistent defining characteristic of an emerging dictatorship in a country that started as a democracy is that the dictator regularly holds elections and always wins, because he uses the instruments of government to make sure he wins.
Ch. 5: Voting is Not Enough - Get Involved In The Ground Game NOW - Best of the Left
Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. For more, visit Bestoftheleft.com/2020Action.
As President Trump is set to accept the Republican Party's formal renomination for president amid ongoing scandals and multiple crises, we speak with John Dean, who served as the White House counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1973.
Ch. 7: Trump Caravans and the Threat of Sectarian Violence Part 2 - The Muckrake Podcast - Air Date 9-1-20
Right Wing vigilantism turns to roving bands of MAGA supporters driving into cities and doling out violence.
Ch. 8: Democracy Is On The Ballot - Strange Days with Fernand Amandi - Air Date 8-21-20
Will fascism + white supremacy be the new normal if Joe Biden loses the election? Jason Stanley explains to #StrangeDaysPodcast, How Fascism Works.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the debate between voting emotionally or as a tool toward a theory of change
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The pandemic is forcing Democrats to ask: How important is door-knocking, anyway? (Vox)
The Shocking Upset That Shows How Democrats Can Crush Trump (Daily Beast)
It’s a lot harder to get out the vote during a pandemic (Marketplace)
Swing Left: The 2020 Super States (Swing Left)
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#1364 Fundamentalist-Driven Sectarian Violence (And I am Not Talking About a Foreign Country)
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Air Date 9/5/2020
Today we take a look at the protests and counter-protests roiling the nation and recognize the conspiracy-laden fundamentalism of the far-right that is fueling the violence.
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Ch. 1: Marjorie Cohn on Portland Secret Police - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-24-20
While we wait to see if corporate media can decide which optic is an optic too far, we talk about the legal, constitutional elements of the fight for our right to protest, including against the forces that are sent to police the protesting. Marjorie Kohn.
Ch. 2: Kenosha - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Air Date 08-30-20
John Oliver discusses a week that saw the Republican National Convention, a horrific series of shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and a strike in professional sports -- three stories that are really one story, about race in America.
President Trump claims without evidence that anti-fascists are inciting riots at protests against police brutality but has downplayed groups like the “boogaloo” movement, which are using the protests as cover to carry out violence, even murder.
Ch. 4: Trump Cheers On Violent Terror - The Young Turks - Air Date 9-1-20
Trump is promoting violence in the United States. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.
Ch. 5: Voting is Not Enough: Become a Poll Worker - Best of the Left Activism
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Ch. 6: Trump Caravans and the Threat of Sectarian Violence - The Muckrake Podcast - Air Date 9-1-20
Right-Wing vigilantism turns to roving bands of MAGA supporters driving into cities and doling out violence.
The way white moms in Portland are being treated has long been the norm for BIPOC people.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Rewriting the American myth - Erin from Philadelphia
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments asking for your thoughts on our national myths and origin stories or about the stories that other cultures tell themselves
TAKE ACTION!
Become a Poll Worker: WorkElections.com
Spread the word/join the recruitment campaigns:
Power the Polls (@powerthepolls): Help recruit the next generation of poll workers to power the November Election.
The Poll Workers Project (@PollProject): Volunteer to be a poll worker and become part of the movement to help everyone vote this November
The Poll Hero Project (@pollheroproject): Recruiting thousands of college and high school students to be paid poll workers to make the 2020 election a success!
More Than A Vote (@morethanavote): Fighting against voter suppression. Recruiting poll workers in heavily Black districts across the country.
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States scramble to recruit thousands of poll workers amid pandemic shortage (CNN)
Coronavirus creates election worker shortage ahead of November (Politico)
Wanted: Young People To Work The Polls This November (NPR)
The Poll Workers Project is seeking younger generation to work at the polling precincts (The State News)
NBA star LeBron James' group plans effort to recruit poll workers for November (NBC News)
Poll Worker Shortages and Potential Solutions (Canvass from NCSL)
Florida Hit by Poll Worker Shortage (WFLA)
Want to Help Our Community Vote This Year? Be a Poll Worker (HRC, Advocate)
From 47 Primaries, 4 Warning Signs About the 2020 Vote (NY Times)
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MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Copper Halls - Blue Dot Sessions
- Haena - Cloud Harbor
- Entrap - Darby
- Quaver - Codebreaker
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1363 An Education in Individualism (in)Action (Back to School)
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Air Date 9/1/2020
Today we take a look at the concerns being weighed in the debate over returning to in-person learning as the beginning of the school year gets underway.
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There are a bunch of problems that have to be solved in order to open schools safely. But the president is incapable of solving them. He just wants them open, so that people can go back to work, and so things can be "normal,” so he can get reelected.
As the world and the United States shatter the daily records of COVID-19 infections, President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos continue to push for public schools to reopen in the fall without a plan to adhere to CDC guidelines.
Ch. 3: D.C. Teachers Fight for Distance Learning in the Pandemic - The Intercept - Air Date 8-3-20
After city officials in Washington D.C. weighed a plan to send teachers back to the classroom as part of a hybrid learning plan, the Washington Teachers Union mobilized a week of actions to push for virtual learning in the fall.
Ch. 4: COVID-19 Will Devastate Schools... And Already Is... - Thom Hartmann Program - 8-4-20
After thinking they had COVID-19 under control, Israel reopened only to find out that schools are the perfect playground for such an insidious virus, schools spread to homes, to businesses, and created new epicenters. In America, it could be worse.
Ch. 5: Kids Positive for Coronavirus After ONE DAY in School - David Pakman Show - Air Date 8-7-20
Kids start testing positive for coronavirus after one day back in school as the entire school year is now in question.
Ch. 6: The Long-Brewing Crisis in Higher Education - On the Media - Air Date 8-28-20
Over the past few weeks, colleges and universities across the United States have re-opened for the fall, despite the public health risks associated with doing so. And the risks have borne out
Ana Kasparian and new co-host Nando Vila dunk on the ludicrous arguments for reopening schools.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Mail-in ballots in Washington don't require a stamp anymore - Kate from Spokane, WA
Ch. 9: The importance of understanding systems protecting themselves - V from Central New York
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on Yascha Mounk’s incredibly ironic article preaching the importance of defending the falsely accused
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields
- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
- Rapids - Grey River
- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard
- One Little Triumph - Piano Mover
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1362 Politics is Pointillism, Stand Back to See Things Clearly (Voter Suppression)
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Air Date 8/25/2020
Today we take a look at the long history and motivations for voter suppression, explain why it tends to help one party over the other and why vote-by-mail is the best solution to the majority of our voting problems.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Jay explains that voter suppression is like pointillism in that it can only be understood by taking a wide enough view
Ch. 3: The pointillism of voter suppression (continued)
Ch. 4: Victoria Bassetti of the Brennan Center on the myth of widespread voter fraud - @DecodeDC - Air Date 10-20-16
Ch. 7: Carol Anderson on the Realities of Voter Suppression - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 9-12-18
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments
TAKE ACTION!
Know Your Voting Rights & Make a Plan (ACLU)
Let People Vote - State-by-State Rules & Options (ACLU)
Volunteer for a 2020 Voter Protection Team (FairFight)
Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions)
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#1361 Building a Better System of Justice
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Air Date 8/12/2020
Today we take a look at Restorative Justice as an antidote to a wide range of injustices we face, from mass incarceration to having a toddler throw a cheerio at your forehead and much of what lies in between.
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Prison abolitionist Mariame Kaba wants us to explore some truly radical notions. Hear her dismantle what she calls the current "criminal punishment system" and instead employ the ideology of restorative justice.
Ch. 2: The transformative power of restorative justice Part 1 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 6-18-20
Studies show restorative justice programs leave survivors more satisfied, cut recidivism rates, and cost less. sujatha baliga is the director of the Restorative Justice Project at Impact Justice.
Prison abolitionist Mariame Kaba wants us to explore some truly radical notions. Hear her dismantle what she calls the current "criminal punishment system" and instead employ the ideology of restorative justice.
Bob discusses the problems with prisons and the alternatives to mass incarceration with Danielle Sered
Ch. 5: The transformative power of restorative justice Part 2 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 6-18-20
Studies show restorative justice programs leave survivors more satisfied, cut recidivism rates, and cost less. sujatha baliga is the director of the Restorative Justice Project at Impact Justice.
Bob discusses the problems with prisons and the alternatives to mass incarceration with Danielle Sered
Danielle discusses the alternative options to a violent prison system with community interactions over punishment.
When people feel responsible and connected it really changes their lives. Restorative justice works in schools. Our system is a goliath, but we are a million sparks to break it down.
Ch. 9: The transformative power of restorative justice Part 3 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 6-18-20
Studies show restorative justice programs leave survivors more satisfied, cut recidivism rates, and cost less. sujatha baliga is the director of the Restorative Justice Project at Impact Justice.
Bob discusses the problems with prisons and the alternatives to mass incarceration with Danielle Sered
What does restorative justice look like? Community-driven repair, making sure the victims and perpetrators work together, rather than punishing both parties.
Bob discusses the problems with prisons and the alternatives to mass incarceration with Danielle Sered
Ch. 13: The transformative power of restorative justice Part 4 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 6-18-20
Studies show restorative justice programs leave survivors more satisfied, cut recidivism rates, and cost less. sujatha baliga is the director of the Restorative Justice Project at Impact Justice.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 14: Even the clip out of context gave enough context - Dave from Olympia, WA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 15: Final comments on the one thing I know about all of your friends
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Santre - K2
- Thannoid - Bodytonic
- Vittoro - Aeronaut
- Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark
- Weathervane - CloudCover
- Horizon Liner - The Pine Barrens
- Swapping Tubes - Studio J
- On Early Light - Cholate
- Feathersoft - Barstool
- Entrap - Darby
- Hickory Shed - Onesuch Village
- On Our Own Again - The Pine Barrens
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1360 Redefine, Unburden and #DefundThePolice
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Air Date 8/8/2020
Today we take a look at the concept of defunding the police; what it means, what it doesn't and what the goals of the movement are.
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Ch. 1: Race, Police, & The Pandemic - FRONTLINE - Air Date 6-2-20
Jelani Cobb describes how the relationship between black Americans and the police has become a “barometer” for race relations in the country and that explosive tensions are “overwhelmingly” in response to an issue of police use of force.
Ch. 2: Panel Discussion on Radical Police Reform - The Daily Show - Air Date 6-10-20
Trevor hosts a panel on movements to radically reimagine policing in the U.S. with Patrisse Cullors, Josie Duffy Rice, Sam Sinyangwe, Mychal Denzel Smith and Alex S. Vitale.
Ch. 3: The Racial Justice Uprising in the U.S. is Taking Hold Overseas - The Takeaway - Air Date 6-8-20
Explaining that an overburdened police system that takes on way too much, including much that is outside the realm of their training, is something that no one should want.
Ch. 4: The End of Policing with Alex Vitale - The Bastani Factor, Novara Media - Air Date 6-3-20
Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it.
Ch. 5: Defunding the Police Is Only the Beginning - The Mother Jones Podcast - Air Date 6-17-20
Josie Duffy Rice joins Jamilah King for a discussion about the recent police killing of Rayshard Brookes in Atlanta, the deep racist and classist structural issues with policing in America, and why defunding the police is only step one.
Ch. 6: Defund Police What It Means & How It Would Really Work - News Beat - Air Date 6-16-20
In the wake of the police slaying of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters have not only flooded the streets, but they're actively pushing reforms that go well beyond traditional solutions.
Ch. 7: How to Defund the Police - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 6-11-20
Racism is baked into the U.S. model of policing. More and more people are starting to believe that no amount of "reform" will help; a full tear-down is required. But what does "defunding the police" actually mean?
Ch. 8: Is It Time To Defund the Police? - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 6-11-20
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss the future of policing and community-oriented systems of public safety in the United States.
Ch. 9: The Politics of "Defund the Police" - Politics with Amy Walter, The Takeaway - Air Date 6-12-20
Congress is reckoning with how to respond to the protests and calls for police accountability. Two national reporters join to discuss the Justice in Policing Act of 2020.
Ch. 10: We Can't Let The Uprising Get Co-opted - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 6-10-20
Notes on the uprising and how we move forward without allowing the forces of neoliberalism to co-opt the movement.
Call on Local Officials to #DefundthePolice via Indivisible
Amid a worldwide uprising against police brutality and racism, we discuss the historic moment with legendary scholar and activist Angela Davis.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 13: Taken on a journey - Nick from California
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 14: Final comments puncturing the myth of the individuality of whiteness
TAKE ACTION
LOCAL: DEFUND THE POLICE
Call on Local Officials to #DefundthePolice via Indivisible
Indivisible Black Lives Solidarity Action
NATIONAL: PASS THE BREATHE ACT
Learn about and support the BREATHE Act
Spread the word about the BREATHE Act
Sign on as Community Sponsor of the BREATHE Act
ELECTORAL: SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE RACIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
The Movement for Black Lives Introduces the BREATHE Act (Colorlines)
What Exactly Does It Mean to Defund the Police? (The Cut, NY Mag,)
What Does It Mean to Invest in Black Communities? (The Nation)
How to Defund the Police (The New Yorker)
How to Make Defunding the Police a Reality (The Nation)
The Cities Taking Up Calls to Defund the Police (Bloomberg)
Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer (ACLU)
The Black Lives Matter Protests Are Working. Here’s Proof. (HuffPost)
Why We’re Demanding No Cops for Veep (The Nation)
Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- Tripoli - Pecan Grove
- The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster
- Quaver - Codebreaker
- Begrudge - Darby
- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
- Sunday Lights - Onesuch Village
- Cloud Line - K4
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1359 The Life, Legacy and Lessons of John Lewis
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Air Date 8/5/2020
Today we take a look at the life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis at a moment in time when the lessons he has to teach us are as important as when he first learned them himself during the dawn of the civil rights era.
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Ch. 1: Honoring C.T. Vivian & Congressman John Lewis - Sojourner Truth Radio - Air Date 7-21-20
Today on Sojourner Truth, we honor the lives and legacies of two icons of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States: C.T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis.
Ch. 2: #GoodTrouble ft. John Lewis Part 1 - Lift Every Voice - Air Date 1-15-18
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis & U.S. Senator Cory Booker talk about the struggle for equality and his integral role in helping bring about the end of segregation in the United States.
Ch. 3: CT Vivian What kind of people are you? - Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 7-20-20
Tape of C.T. Vivian, a top lieutenant of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who died on the same day as Lewis, standing up to a sheriff in Selma, Alabama to defend the right to register Black voters.
Ch. 4: Into Remembering John Lewis - Into America - Air Date 7-21-20
Over the years, Lafayette watched Lewis grow into a national figure, from leading the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and being the youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington, to becoming the ‘conscience of Congress.'
Ch. 5: Remembering Rep. John Lewis - Fresh Air - Air Date 7-20-20
Lewis grew up the son of sharecroppers and later became an associate of Martin Luther King Jr. He spoke with Terry Gross in 2009.
Ch. 6: #GoodTrouble ft. John Lewis Part 2 - Lift Every Voice - Air Date 1-15-18
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis & U.S. Senator Cory Booker talk about the struggle for equality and his integral role in helping bring about the end of segregation in the United States.
The legacy of John Lewis — the tireless civil rights leader and longtime representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, who died Friday after a battle with pancreatic cancer — won't die with him.
Ch. 8: John Lewis - The Politicrat - Air Date 7-19-20
Omar Moore speaks about Lewis, his leadership, his days at SNCC, his Congressional leadership, Bloody Sunday in Selma in 1965, the Coting Rights Act, the March on Washington, that Bridge, and what we must do to honor Lewis.
Ch. 9: Remembering John Lewis - On Point - Air Date 7-20-20
We look back on the life of John Lewis, the civil rights icon and congressman who dedicated himself to the fight for racial equality.
Ch. 10: Barack Obama's eulogy at John Lewis's funeral
Mr. Obama praised Mr. Lewis, saying “he as much as anyone in our history brought this country a little bit closer to our highest ideals.”
Ch. 11: #GoodTrouble ft. John Lewis Part 3 - Lift Every Voice - Air Date 1-15-18
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis & U.S. Senator Cory Booker talk about the struggle for equality and his integral role in helping bring about the end of segregation in the United States.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the passing of Michael Brooks and my thoughts on the impact of COVID-19 on the movement for racial justice
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields
- Cloud Line - K4
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
- Vengeful - Warmbody
- Seamless - Plaster
- Bitter Roll - Crab Shack
- Arizona Moon - Cholate
- Tripoli - Pecan Grove
- Betty Dear - The Pine Barrens
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1358 How A System Of Power Defends Itself, A Case Study
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Air Date 7/20/2020
Systems maintain themselves through the efforts of many moving parts that need not understand their roles in maintaining the system as a whole, only their specialized task. Today, I use a case study incident to show how the system of racism defends itself against attack. Many separate parts, none of which understand how their individual actions connect to the larger system, work in complicated yet predictable ways to carry out this defense of racism much like the many specialized antibodies of an immune system work together to isolate and eradicate threats to the host.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Introduction to the story of a story
Ch. 2: Yascha Mounk on antiracism in America
Ch. 3: Jay explains the fraught nature of interracial relationships
Ch. 4: Introducing the Education Council Meeting incident
Ch. 5: Edward Irizarry speaks about the privilege and racial dynamics of the council
Ch. 6: Explaining DARVO: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender
Ch. 7: Robin Brochi responds to Edward
Ch. 8: Tom demands to know what’s racist about holding a brown baby
Ch. 9: Additional input from other council members
Ch. 10: The story of the story
Ch. 11: Recap and wrap up
Original meeting video: CEC D2 Working Business Meeting June 29, 2020
16:55 - Edward Irizarry Speech
22:50 - Robin Brochi's Apology
26:25 - Tom Wrocklage asks what about his actions were racist
39:20 - Beginning of segment that is ultimately clipped out of context
Tom's I-have-a-black-friend video: My friend from my living room on the June 11th CECD2 meeting
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Theme - The Good Fight podcast
- Opener - American Moon Bicycle
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame
- Rafter - Speakeasy
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
- Thannoid - Bodytonic
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1357 What Trump is Invoking When He Invokes Manifest Destiny
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Air Date 7/10/2020
Today we take a look at the origins and legacy of Manifest Destiny, the historical term most closely tied to our most toxic version of nostalgia: the one longing for America's golden age of genocide
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Ch. 1: Intro contemplating conservative thinking applied to genocide
Native American historian Nick Estes explains the crimes against Indigenous people committed by the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore.
Ch. 3: The Interest of the White Man demands their extinction - @BackStory - Air Date: 01-19-18
Ed talks with historian Benjamin Madley about the devastating impact of the Gold Rush on California’s native tribes – and how both government officials and everyday citizens justified enslaving and killing native peoples.
Ch. 4: Doctrine of Christian Discovery Part 1 - Let’s Talk Native - Air Date 3-18-19
I learned that most educators know nothing about the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. How can you teach about colonization, slavery, the American genocide, Westward expansion or imperialism without teaching the origins of it all?
Native American historian Nick Estes explains the crimes against Indigenous people committed by the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore.
Ch. 6: Doctrine of Christian Discovery Part 2 - Let’s Talk Native - Air Date 3-18-19
I learned that most educators know nothing about the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. How can you teach about colonization, slavery, the American genocide, Westward expansion or imperialism without teaching the origins of it all?
Ch. 7: Paul Frymer on the building of an American empire - The Dig from @jacobinmag - Air Date 1-30-18
We are living on land from which indigenous people, over hundreds of years, have been violently removed. Almost everyone knows this — yet it’s rarely mentioned in stories that Americans tell themselves about who we are as a country and how we got here.
Native American historian Nick Estes explains the crimes against Indigenous people committed by the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore.
Ch. 9: Understanding the origins of scalp hunting and "redskins" - Empire Files - Air Date 11-25-15
Abby Martin interviews Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, renowned indigenous scholar and activist, about her most recent book "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States."
We call up brilliant scholar Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to dig into her work, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on the pain caused by the breaking of your shell of understanding
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Thannoid - Bodytonic
- Waltz for Zacaria - Cholate
- Quaver - Codebreaker
- Lahaina - Cloud Harbor
- One Little Triumph - Piano Mover
- Cloud Line - K4
- Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1356 The Many, Many Problems with Cops and Why Reform is Impossible
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Air Date 7/6/2020
Today we take a look at the problems with cops that aren't the obvious, racist problems. We're talking about the rules that help protect bad cops from accountability, the police unions that insist on those rules and the lack of state or national policies that would structurally disincentivize the hiring or continued employment of problem officers.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Race, Police, & The Pandemic - FRONTLINE - Air Date 6-2-20
Jelani Cobb describes how the relationship between black Americans and the police has become a “barometer” for race relations in the country and that explosive tensions are “overwhelmingly” in response to an issue of police use of force.
Ch. 2: The Man Who Teaches Our Cops To Kill Part 1 - Behind the Bastards - Air Date 6-1-20
Robert is joined by Jack O'Brien to discuss David Grossman, director of the Killology Research Group. More than a hundred police departments, and thousands of police officers, have taken Grossman’s courses over more than twenty years.
Ch. 3: Qualified Immunity and the myth of dangerous traffic stops - Pod Save the People - Air Date 5-26-20
DeRay, Brittany, Sam, and Clint discuss police accountability.
Ch. 4: The Man Who Teaches Our Cops To Kill Part 2 - Behind the Bastards - Air Date 6-1-20
Robert is joined by Jack O'Brien to discuss David Grossman, director of the Killology Research Group. More than a hundred police departments, and thousands of police officers, have taken Grossman’s courses over more than twenty years.
Ch. 5: Police Unions And Police Violence Part 1 - Planet Money - Air Date 6-5-20
We look at the data connecting police unions and police violence.
Ch. 6: Not Just Another Protest - It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders - Air Date 6-5-20
Sam also talks to BuzzFeed News reporter Melissa Segura on her recent reporting about police unions and what they mean for reform.
Ch. 7: Police Unions And Police Violence Part 2 - Planet Money - Air Date 6-5-20
We look at the data connecting police unions and police violence.
Ch. 8: What Science Says About Police (with John Rappaport) - Pod Save the People - Air Date 6-9-20
This week DeRay sits down with John Rappaport, a law professor and research scholar examining criminal procedures in the justice system. They discuss Rappaport's findings regarding police misconduct and the effects of police behavior on communities.
Ch. 9: American Police: 100 years of reform - Throughline - Air Date 6-4-20
Black Americans being victimized and killed by the police is an epidemic. A truth many Americans are acknowledging since the murder of George Floyd, as protests have occurred in all fifty states calling for justice on his behalf.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the pain and sadness of being lied to by your country
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Thannoid - Bodytonic
- Watermarks - Crab Shack
- Derailed - The Depot
- Cloud Line - K4
- Festering - Towboat
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame
- LaBranche - Bayou Birds
- Sunday Lights - Onesuch Village
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1355 I Can't Breathe, The Three Words That Define an Era
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Air Date 6/29/2020
Today we take a look deeper at the concept of "I can't breathe," going beyond the literal utterances by victims of police brutality and COVID-19 sufferers to the metaphorical epidemic of exhaustion, burnout, depression and disaffection in the US and around the world.
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SHOW NOTES
Matt Binder discusses the Black Lives Matter protests, the police killing of George Floyd, the media's narrative on the protests, riots, and looting, the "outside agitator" trope, and the looming cloud of the coronavirus pandemic.
Writer William C. Anderson on the real theft in capitalist society and the uprisings against it, and his article "Forget 'Looting.' Capitalism Is the Real Robbery" for Truthout.
Ch. 3: George Floyd, you, me… us - Jim Hightower - Air Date 6-9-20
There’s a growing understanding that we really are “all in this together,” so we’ve got to stand up for George Floyd, each other… and the America we want.
Ch. 4: The End of Policing with Alex Vitale Part 1 - Tysky Sour, Novara Media - Air Date 6-3-20
Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it.
Boston College History Professor Heather Cox Richardson joins Preet to discuss the evolution of the Republican Party, the utility of historical parallels in this time of protest, and the policies that might help heal our nation.
Ch. 6: The End of Policing with Alex Vitale Part 2 - Tysky, Novara Media - Air Date 6-3-20
Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it.
“These are not just repeats of past events,” says scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. “These are the consequences of the failures of this government and the political establishment … to resolve these crises.”
Ch. 8: The End of Policing with Alex Vitale Part 3 - Tysky, Novara Media - Air Date 6-3-20
Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it.
The Uprising and Its Leadership: What Does it Look Like in This Moment? How can leadership lead a social movement to victory?
Professor Cornel West calls the U.S. a “predatory capitalist civilization obsessed with money, money, money.” He also makes connections between U.S. violence abroad and at home.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on how we all push ourselves until we can't breathe
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Thannoid - Bodytonic
- Hickory Shed - Onesuch Village
- Coronea - Marisala
- Cloud Line - K4
- Decompression - Rayling
- Jackbird - Feathers
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run
- Rafter - Speakeasy
- Lord Weasel - Molerider
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1354 Police violence and racism are a product of our past (Uprising, Crackdown, Authoritarianism)
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Air Date 6/22/2020
Today we take a look at the history of racist policing which flows seamlessly into our present racist policing which itself flows into Trump's authoritarian glee at the opportunity to consolidate violent, racist power in response to protests against violent, racist power.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: American Police - Throughline - Air Date 6-4-20
Black Americans being victimized and killed by the police is an epidemic. A truth many Americans are acknowledging since the murder of George Floyd, as protests have occurred in all fifty states calling for justice on his behalf.
Ch. 2: From slavery to George Floyd: The racist history of U.S. policing - Democracy Now - Air Date 6-10-20
Harvard professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad, author of "The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime and the Making of Modern Urban America," walks through the history of policing from the founding of the United States to today.
What if lynching never stopped... and the police took over the job?
Ch. 4: Unmasking The 'Outside Agitator' Part 1 - Code Switch - Air Date 6-10-20
Whenever a protest boils up, it's a safe bet that public officials will quickly blame any violence or disruption on "outside agitators." But what, exactly, does it mean to be an agitator? And can these mysterious outsiders be a force for good?
Carol Anderson, a professor of African American Studies at Emory University, discusses the Red Scare of 1919 and the echo of it we're seeing today.
Ch. 6: Unmasking The 'Outside Agitator' Part 2 - Code Switch - Air Date 6-10-20
Whenever a protest boils up, it's a safe bet that public officials will quickly blame any violence or disruption on "outside agitators." But what, exactly, does it mean to be an agitator? And can these mysterious outsiders be a force for good?
Ch. 7: The Man Who Teaches Our Cops To Kill - Behind the Bastards - Air Date 6-1-20
Robert is joined by Jack O'Brien to discuss David Grossman, director of the Killology Research Group. More than a hundred police departments, and thousands of police officers, have taken Grossman’s courses over more than twenty years.
Ch. 8: Protests Sweep Across America and Beyond Part 2 - The Daily Show - Air Date 6-9-20
Police get violent with peaceful protesters.
Ch. 9: Systemic Exhaustion - In The Thick - Air Date 6-10-20
As thousands of protestors fill the streets, Maria and Julio talk about the #BlackLivesMatter movement, performative allyship, and what it means to abolish the police with Karen Attiah and Dr. Christina Greer.
With the threat of widespread military deployment in U.S. cities looming, the president is acting as an authoritarian dictator.
Ch. 11: Why Ta-Nehisi Coates is hopeful - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 6-4-20
There is now, as there always is amidst protests, a loud call for the protesters to follow the principles of nonviolence. And that call, as Ta-Nehisi Coates says, comes from people who neither practice nor heed nonviolence in their own lives.
Ch. 12: Is This Trump’s Reichstag Fire Moment? Part 1 - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 6-4-20
President Trump has seized on the nationwide protest movement that followed the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer to advance his most authoritarian political instincts. Fascism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins Mehdi Hasan to d
Ch. 13: The Military Stands Up To Trump - On the Media - Air Date 6-18-20
It began with the President’s notorious bible photo-op, preceded by a military crackdown north of the White House clearing protesters from Lafayette Square. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff later publicly renounced his role in the incident.
Ch. 14: Is This Trump’s Reichstag Fire Moment? Part 2 - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 6-4-20
President Trump has seized on the nationwide protest movement that followed the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer to advance his most authoritarian political instincts. Fascism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins Mehdi Hasan to d
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 15: Final comments on how things are going these days
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Line Etching - Marble Run
- On Early Light - Cholate
- Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent
- Weathervane - CloudCover
- Rapids - Grey River
- Vittoro - Aeronaut
- Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields
- Santre - K2
- Chilvat - Lillehammer
- A Path Unwinding - K4
- Denzel Sprak - CloudCover
- The Summit - K2
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1353 Uprising, George Floyd was the spark that ignited the world
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Air Date 6/17/2020
Today we take a look at the uprising sparked by the killing of George Floyd in the context of a world in which that event was just the last straw in an innumerable series of straws.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: A Decade Of Watching Black People Die - Code Switch - Air Date 5-31-20
The last few weeks have been filled with devastating news — stories about the police killing black people. At this point, these calamities feel familiar — so familiar, in fact, that their details have begun to echo each other.
Tamika Mallory: “At this point, we’re looking at a nation and a world that has decided that what we saw happen on camera … is no longer acceptable... people have taken to the streets to demand change."
Ch. 3: Trevor Speaks Out About the Murder of George Floyd - The Daily Show - Air Date 6-1-20
Trevor discusses the murders of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, the Minneapolis protests, and how racial injustice and police brutality continue to impact black Americans.
Ch. 4: Why The 2020 Anti-Racism Uprisings Feel Different - News Beat - Air Date 6-5-20
A veteran of the 1967 Newark Rebellion discusses George Floyd’s death, the culture of police brutality, and whether today's movement can produce change.
Ch. 5: Structural robbery, mass resistance with William C. Anderson - This Is Hell! - Air Date 6-4-20
Writer William C. Anderson on the real theft in capitalist society and the uprisings against it, and his article "Forget 'Looting.' Capitalism Is the Real Robbery" for Truthout.
Ch. 6: Uprisings Against Police Killings of Black People - Sojourner Truth Radio - Air Date 6-3-20
After a week of protests, the nationwide (and now worldwide) uprising against racism and police killings of Black people in response to the murder of George Floyd continues to grow.
Ch. 7: The thin blue line between looting and standard economics - The Bugle - Air Date 6-6-20
Andy, Hari and Tom react to the protests in the USA.
We hear the voices of Floyd’s brother Philonise and Reverend Al Sharpton, who urged those gathered “to stand up in George’s name and say, 'Get your knee off our necks!'”
Ch. 9: Protests Sweep Across the Globe - The Daily Show - Air Date 6-9-20
Americans take to the streets in historic numbers to protest police brutality, the demand for books about racism skyrockets, and meaningful police reform catches on.
Ch. 10: This Is Not a Game - In The Thick - Air Date 6-12-20
Maria and Julio get into how race and activism show up in sports - historically and in the current Black Lives Matter movement - with Howard Bryant, a senior writer for ESPN and correspondent for NPR’s Weekend Edition.
Ch. 11: NFL's Roger Goodell We Were Wrong, #BlackLivesMatter - The Young Turks - Air Date 6-5-20
NFL's commissioner has released a statement saying they were wrong to stop protests.
Ch. 12: Amanpour Knows an Uprising When She Sees One - Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 6-9-20
CNN International anchor Christiane Amanpour has seen a lot of unrest around the globe. She says we have to see the George Floyd protests for what they are. An uprising.
Ch. 13: The Racial Justice Uprising in the U.S. is Taking Hold Overseas - The Takeaway - Air Date 6-8-20
Many foreign leaders have condemned the killing of George Floyd, but demonstrators outside of the U.S. are also attempting to call attention to racial injustice within their own borders.
Ch. 14: Protest, Pain & Hope with Karen Attiah - Stay Tuned with Preet - Air Date 6-4-20
Washington Post Global Opinions editor Karen Attiah discusses the ongoing protests sparked by police brutality, legacies of racial violence in America, and the language we use to speak about inequality.
Ch. 15: Roundtable On Police Killings & Global Resistance - Sojourner Truth Radio - Air Date 6-5-20
We look at the international response to the police killing of George Floyd. Countries are now being forced to face their own racism and the inter-relationship between racism and imperialism.
Ch. 17: Voices of the uprising - Sojourner Truth Radio - Air Date 6-5-20
Highlighting the voices of protesters
TAKE ACTION
Join The Movement for Black Lives' SixNineteen mobilization: 6/19 (Juneteenth) through 6/21
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#SIXNINETEEN: Movement For Black Lives Calls For Juneteenth Actions (Essence)
An American Uprising (The New Yorker)
What Exactly Does It Mean to Defund the Police? (The Cut, NY Magazine)
America, This is Your Chance (NY Times Op-Ed, Michelle Alexander)
Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide (Slate)
Freedom to Thrive: Reimagining Safety & Security in Our Communities (Popular Democracy)
Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism (Fractured Atlas)
A Letter to White People Engaged in Conversations Around the Phrase “Defund The Police” (Medium)
Louisville police release the Breonna Taylor incident report. It's virtually blank (Louisville Courier Journal)
This Is How Hard It Is to Invest in Black Neighborhoods (Bloomberg CityLabs)
Researched and Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent
- Quaver - Codebreaker
- Derailed - The Depot
- Tripoli - Pecan Grove
- Chilvat - Lillehammer
- LaBranche - Bayou Birds
- Arizona Moon - Cholate
- Around Plastic Card Tables - Desert Orchard
- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- Turning - Lathe
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1352 Racism In America, The Last 160 Years, Explained
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Air Date 6/10/2020
Today we take a look at the long arc of racism in America as a primer for many of the topics it would be good for you to be acquainted with as we live through yet another convulsive societal awakening regarding racism and police abuse in our country. If you only ever share one episode of this podcast with friends, family or another else, make it this one.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Confederacy - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 10-09-17
Confederate symbols are still celebrated despite the ugly history they symbolize. John Oliver suggests some representations of southern pride that involve less racism and more Stephen Colbert.
Discussing the New York Times story: When Slaveowners Got Reparations
Ch. 3: 40 Acres and A Mule, Today with Brian Balogh and William Darity - BackStory - Air Date 5-24-19
“40 acres and a mule” promised ex-slave families 40 acres of tillable land on the southeastern coast. However, after many families had settled on the land, the policy was reversed and the area was reinstated to white farmers and former slave owners.
Ch. 4: The history of the raising of Civil War monuments - @offkiltershow - Air Date 8-18-17
Jeremy Slevin speaks with Professor Kirk Savage, an author and expert on civil war monuments, to discuss the troubling history of these monuments.
Ch. 5: As Confederate Monuments Come Down, the Struggle Continues - On the Media - Air Date 5-26-17
Bob talks with Malcolm Suber, an historian and co-founder of the group Take 'Em Down NOLA, about the significance of removing monuments to white supremacy, and the work that still remains to be done.
“We can’t go on. We cannot pretend that something really destructive, something really corruptive happened when communities came to celebrate this kind of violence. We have to talk about it. We have to acknowledge the wrongfulness of it.”
Ch. 7: Study On The Impact Of Nazi Propaganda - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date 06-19-15
Cenk Uygur discusses the power of propaganda. A study has been released which looked into the effect of Nazi propaganda on Germany, particularly it's long-term impact.
“We can’t go on. We cannot pretend that something really destructive, something really corruptive happened when communities came to celebrate this kind of violence. We have to talk about it. We have to acknowledge the wrongfulness of it.”
Ch. 9: The Great Migration - @DecodeDC - Air Date 5-14-15
Isabel Wilkerson spent 15 years researching and writing her book, “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.” The book is the story of nearly 6 million African Americans who migrated out of the South.
Ch. 10: A Dream Remembered? How we came to revere MLK - @Making_Contact - Air Date 1-17-17
Gary Younge, author of “The Speech” talks about Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and the story behind it.
Ch. 11: MLK What They Won't Teach In School - News Beat - Air Date 1-8-18
We take an alternative look at Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, examining how the civil rights icon was so much more than simply the “I Have a Dream” soundbite.
Ch. 12: Michelle Alexander on The New Jim Crow - Leid Stories - Air Date 8-26-15
Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, discusses in a presentation at the University of Tennessee the policies that produced mass incarceration.
Ch. 13: The True Origins of the War on Drugs - News Beat - Air Date 8-9-17
One trillion dollars. That’s how much the United States has spent in the last 40 years on the war on drugs. Currently, more than 450,000 Americans are imprisoned for drug offenses—up from 40,000 in 1980.
Ch. 14: Racism vs Prejudice - Kat Blaque - Air Date 10-5-14
Ch. 15: Responding to the black-on-black-crime talking point - About Race - Air Date 9-1-15
Professor Jeanne Theoharis’s new book is titled “A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History.” It shows how the legacy of the civil rights movement has been distorted and whitewashed for public consumption.
Ch. 17: When Is the Right Time for Black People to Protest? - The Daily Show - Air Date 9-25-17
Trevor unpacks the backlash that NFL players, Stevie Wonder and ESPN commentator Jemele Hill received after speaking out against racism.
Ch. 18: How whiteness distorts our democracy, with Eddie Glaude Jr. - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 4-4-19
Glaude is the chair of Princeton University’s department of African American studies, the president of the American Academy of Religion, and the author of the powerful book Democracy in Black.
Ch. 19: Why We Riot The language of the unheard - NewsBeat - Air Date 12-18-17
MLK, Jr. once referred to “riots” as the “language of the unheard.” The reasons for such rebellions are myriad: political, social & cultural.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Derailed - The Depot
- The Envelope - Aeronaut
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- The Cast and Favor - Bayou Birds
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame
- Landon Depot - The Depot
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Rafter - Speakeasy
- Midday - Pecan Grove
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- Around Plastic Card Tables - Desert Orchard
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets
- Turning on the Lights - Speakeasy
- Line Etching - Marble Run
- Insatiable Toad - Origami
- The Coil Winds - Vacant Distillery
- Curio - Vacant Distillery
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1351 The Empire Strikes Up Another Cold War (China and US Empire)
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Air Date 6/5/2020
Today we take a look at the growing importance of China on the world stage and the growing instinct of the American Empire to confront it even while the fundamentals of the strength of the empire slip away. All that with the Coronavirus on top just to make things interesting.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Janine Jackson takes a quick look back at press coverage of China - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-22-20
COVID-19 originated in China and exploded across the US. Today, a look at the leaders of those two countries: What have they done right to contain this pandemic, what have they done wrong, and what haven't they done at all?
Ch. 3: Vijay Prashad on China (and Sinophobia) - Behind the News from Jacobin Radio - Air Date 4-24-20
Examining the timeline of China's response to the coronavirus and reporting to the WHO
Ch. 4: Global health expert: The WHO deserves our thanks - Democracy Now - Air Date 4-30-20
WHO adviser Lawrence Gostin says the organization has actually done well in the pandemic, despite a minuscule budget and political interference.
The US-China relationship will define geopolitics in the 21st century. If we collapse into rivalry, conflict, and politically opportunistic nationalism, the results could be hellish.
Ch. 6: China & US relations w/ Kevin Li, Amanda Yee, & Alex Tom - The Red Nation Podcast - Air Date 5-26-20
A critical look at the US imperialist "pivot" to China in a time of pandemic.
Ch. 7: US Empire Exploits Covid-19 For More War - Empire Files - Air Date 4-7-20
Abby Martin breaks down all the hidden acts of US foreign policy aggression under the cover of the COVID19 pandemic.
Ch. 8: Joe Emersberger on Pandemic Sanctions - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-10-20
The US is imposing devastating economic sanctions on Venezuela and Iran, ensuring that they will have a harder time protecting their citizens from the pandemic. We’ll talk about that with writer Joe Emersberger.
Historical context for the drumbeat for another Cold War
Ch. 10: America The Farewell Tour w: Chris Hedges - Fortress On A Hill - Air Date 4-15-20
Chris Hedges is a columnist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a New York Times best-selling author.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields
- Rapids - Grey River
- Cloud Line - K4
- Tripoli - Pecan Grove
- Waltz for Zacaria - Cholate
- Derailed - The Depot
- Jackbird - Feathers
- Santre - K2
- Slow Lane Lover - Barstool
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1029 You can't reignite a fire that never stops burning (Black and Blue Lives) (Repost)
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Air Date 7/19/2016
Today we take a listen to a few of the reactions from people of color to the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and the police officers in Dallas
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Show Notes
Ch. 3: Song 1: Sur Le Fil - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 4: Act 2: Video of and reaction to Philando Castile - Code Switch - Air Date 7-9-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: End of the World - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 6: Act 3: You can't reignite a fire that never stops burning - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 7-8-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 8: Act 4: Tired of being strong, it's time to fix the system - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date 7-6-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: North bank upper - Plusplus
Ch. 10: Act 5: The fatal shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile - The Daily Show - Air Date 7-7-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Rain Begins To Fall (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 12: Act 6: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Respond To Dallas Shooting - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-09-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Silhouette - David Ari Leon
Ch. 14: Act 7: Dallas shooter was banned from black activist groups - @CitizenRadio - Air Date 7-12-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Untitled - Zoe Keating
Ch. 16: Act 8: Black Surgeon Who Treated Dallas Officers On Race Relations with Law Enforcement - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 07-13-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: A Faraway Home (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 18: Act 9: Scoop Jackson on the unnecessary, yet understood, killings of people and police - @EdgeofSports - w: Dave Zirin - Air Date 7-13-16
Ch. 19: Song 9: Whatchuwando - Krayzie Bone
Ch. 18: Act 10: Pastor Michael McBride on what white people can do - Politically Re-Active - Air Date 7-13-16
Ch. 19: Song 10: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy
Ch. 18: Act 11: People with privilege need to get up and stand shoulder to shoulder - The Read - Air Date 7-13-16
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Response to police killing person during standoff - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 20: Examining the police with an analogy with healthcare - Charlie from Cleveland
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on what white people can do to get involved in the movement for black lives
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
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EDUCATE YOURSELF
This is What White People Can Do to Support Black Lives Matter (Washington Post)
Tim Wise Website (TimWise.com)
It's Legal to Kill Black People (Hands Up United)
Rewire News - Racism (Rewire.com)
Only White People Can Save Themselves From Racism and White Supremacism (Washington Post)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
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#1350 Reach For The Good Ideas That Are Just Lying Around (Disaster Capitalism)
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Air Date 5/21/2020
Today we take a look at the classic battle between good and... not evil exactly but worse than just 'bad'... 'malicious indifference to suffering in the pursuit of ideology over real-world outcomes' maybe?... as seen through the lens of trying to destroy or save the US Post Office, the battle for basic labor rights and protections and the struggle to define the revolutionary change we are going to experience on the back end of the pandemic for either good or ill.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: USPS - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Air Date 5-10-20
As the U.S. Postal Service faces financial catastrophe, John Oliver discusses why the service is so important, what brought it to this point, and what we can do to help.
Ch. 2: Far from a loser, the post office is a money-making operation - Jim Hightower - Air Date 4-21-20
Antigovernment ideologues and privatization dogmatists hate the very word “public” and they’ve long sought to demonize the US Postal Service, undercut its popular support, and finally dismantle it.
President Trump has lashed out at the U.S. Postal Service as the pandemic brings it to the brink of collapse and more people than ever are relying on the mail.
Ch. 4: Is Postal Banking a Good Idea? - David Pakman Show - Air Date 05-14-18
Audience question: Is postal banking a good idea?
Ch. 5: Should Trump be America’s Postal Potentate? - Jim Hightower - Air Date 5-7-20
The humble Post Office is a community fixture, a civic inheritance, a rural lifeline, and one of the last vestiges of a shared civic culture in America.
The revolutionary history of May Day is recognized around the world in a way that should inspire workers in the United States to continue their fight.
Ch. 7: Mike Elk on Frontline Worker Rights - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-10-20
Mike Elk discusses essential workers and the power of labor and strikes.
Ch. 8: Food Workers and the Virus - Belabored by Dissent Magazine - Air Date 5-9-20
We talk with Raj Patel, research professor in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin and the author of Stuffed and Starved.
Ch. 9: Charles Derber Upstairs/Downstairs Economy - Unauthorized Disclosure - Air Date 4-5-20
Charles Derber on whether the pandemic may significantly alter the structure of the economy in the United States.
It’s a historic stimulus bill that will finally offer some financial relief to those affected by the coronavirus outbreak. But will Americans be able to prove they’re mature enough to spend it responsibly?
Ch. 11: Ricardo Salvador on the Food System & COVID-19 - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-8-20
As for food workers—farm laborers, meatpackers, grocery and restaurant workers—how can they be deemed “essential” and yet treated as expendable?
Ch. 12: Demand Congress Pass The #PeoplesBailout via ThePeoplesBailout.org
Go to The People’s Bailout dot org to easily write and call your members of Congress demanding they take effective, inclusive, equitable and preventative legislative action.
Ch. 13: Coronavirus Capitalism and How to Beat It - The Intercept - Air Date 3-16-20
This video is about the ways the still-unfolding COVID-19 crisis is already remaking our sense of the possible.
Ch. 14: The Georgia Experiment - Social Distance - Air Date 4-30-20
Staff writer and Georgia native Amanda Mull join to talk about the political forces pushing to reopen her home state.
Ch. 15: A New Economy for a post-COVID world - Progressive Faith Sermons - Dr. Roger Ray - Air Date 5-3-20
As President Trump and many states’ governors are pushing (largely minority) workers to go back to work in unsafe conditions for less than a living wage in the midst of a pandemic, is the word “revolution” too strong to use or is it not quite enough?
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 16: Final comments on the best-laid intentions
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The Bailout is Working - For the Rich (ProPublica)
Retail workers at Amazon and Whole Foods coordinate sick-out to protest Covid-19 conditions (The Guardian)
For immigrants without legal status, federal coronavirus relief is out of reach (Vox)
Essential workers still lack basic safety protections on the job (Vox)
Millions Of Americans Have Lost Health Insurance As Unemployment Soars (NPR)
Vote safely by mail in November? Not so fast, say Republicans (The Guardian)
Republicans plan to spend at least $20 million to combat voting rights lawsuits in 2020 (Vox)
Want To Jump-Start The Economy? Include A Green New Deal In The Stimulus Package (Forbes)
Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna Unveil Essential Workers Bill of Rights (Warren.senate.gov)
Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Ed Markey to introduce a Senate bill to give Americans $2,000 a month until the coronavirus crisis ends (Business Insider)
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- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Contrarian - Sketchbook
- Turning - Lathe
- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
- Haena - Cloud Harbor
- Our Fingers Cold - K2
- Homegrown - The Pine Barrens
- Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
- Vengeful - Warmbody
- Chilvat - Lillehammer
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
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Bonus Edition #208 Planet of the Humans from Michael Moore, Explained
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Air Date 5/15/2020
Today, Amanda and I discuss the new film Executive Produced by Michael Moore, Planet of the Humans. We try to hit as many topics as we can but do not claim this is an exhaustive list of problems with the film. In short, the film tries to make a few good points but they are completely drowned in a sea of misinformation potent enough to send climate deniers into a joyous tizzy.
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00:00:00 Ch. 1: Intro and Index
00:06:12 Ch. 2: Planet of the Humans DEBUNKED Part 1: Misrepresenting Solar Science - Now You Know - Air Date 5-8-20
00:11:44 Ch. 3: Planet of the Humans DEBUNKED Part 2: Ignoring New Renewable Solutions to Intermittency - Now You Know - Air Date 5-8-20
00:28:39 Ch. 6: The Climate Conversation has Been Imploded
00:31:04 Ch. 7: The Reason Population Reduction is Not the Answer to Our Climate Emergency
00:33:01 Ch. 8: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Manipulative Editing
00:34:44 Ch. 9: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Poor Interview Sourcing
00:36:28 Ch. 10: Poor Interview Sourcing, Misleading Data: The GM Volt Launch
00:39:02 Ch. 11: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - No Follow-Up Interviews
00:46:12 Ch. 12: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Bad Data by Ignoring Innovation
00:47:21 Ch. 13: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Artificially Inflating Small Issues to Seem Large
00:48:52 Ch. 14: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - We’re Just Asking Questions
00:49:30 Ch. 15: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Terrible Graphs and Visuals
00:52:55 Ch. 16: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Silly Anecdotes
00:54:13 Ch. 17: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Assuming Makes an Ass Out of You and Me
00:57:16 Ch. 18: Comparing Mountain-Top Wind Farms to Mountain-Top-Removal Coal Mining is Unconscionable
00:58:39 Ch. 19: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Making Arguments in Nonsensical Ways
01:00:58 Ch. 20: White Men Fail to Discuss Reproductive Justice or Environmental Justice in Any Way
01:02:01 Ch. 21: EVs, Green Energy in Michael Moore's Confused New Documentary Planet Of The Humans - Transport Evolved - Air Date 4-29-20
01:04:47 Ch. 22: The Film Leaves Viewers With a Conclusion the Filmmakers Didn’t Intend
01:05:43 Ch. 23: The Film Doesn’t Speak to Anyone Advocating a New Way of Living
01:07:53 Ch. 24: Who is Benefitting and Who is Being Hurt By This Film?
01:12:00 Ch. 25: Planet of the Humans DEBUNKED Part 3: Emboldened Deniers - Now You Know - Air Date 5-8-20
01:14:53 Ch. 26: Right-Wing Media LOVES This Film: The Left 'has attacked' Michael Moore for his 'Planet Human' documentary - Sky News Australia - Air Date 4-27-20
01:17:03 Ch. 27: Debunking the Idea that Anyone Ever Called for the Film to be Banned
01:18:07 Ch. 28: The Damage to the Climate Movement: The Problem With “Planet Of The Humans” Part. 1 ft. Joshua Kahn Russell - Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 5-7-20
01:24:16 Ch. 29: Attempting to Make Good Points About the Neoliberalism at the Heart of the Climate Movement but Completely Botching it
01:28:28 Ch. 30: The Producers Defend the Use of Bad Science by Asserting that Science Doesn’t Matter
01:30:00 Ch. 31: Michael Moore in a live discussion with Extinction Rebellion co-founder Clare Farrell Part 1 - Extinction Rebellion - Air Date 5-5-20
01:32:03 Ch. 32: Science is Foundational to Their Arguments but Also Doesn’t Matter
01:34:14 Ch. 33: Michael Moore in a live discussion with Extinction Rebellion co-founder Clare Farrell Part 2 - Extinction Rebellion - Air Date 5-5-20
01:35:56 Ch. 34: Fostering Conspiratorial Thinking
01:40:43 Ch. 36: Naïve, Wishful Thinking is Not a Thesis
01:42:22 Ch. 37: How to Make an Argument that Centers the Need to Reduce Consumption
01:45:54 Ch. 39: Explaining Moore’s Deep Ignorance
01:50:32 Ch. 40: The Need to Trust in Experts, Not Buffoons
01:51:14 Ch. 41: Accidental Eugenics Leads Predictably to Deeply Racist Outcomes
01:54:42 Ch. 42: Why Focusing on Over-Population is Not the Solution to Our Climate Emergency
01:57:02 Ch. 43: Sunrise Movement Response to the Film
01:59:08 Ch. 44: Response to the Film by Michael Moore’s Former Fact-Checker
02:01:33 Ch. 45: Extinction Rebellion Response to the Film
02:02:57 Ch. 46: Why We Need to Debunk This Film
Articles for Further Reading (Or Just to Marvel at the Sheer Number of Them)
Planet of the humans: A reheated mess of lazy, old myths, Ketan Joshi
This is where hard work got us (another post about the bad film), Ketan Joshi
The great giving up (and the film that made it worse), Ketan Joshi
6 Reasons Why “Planet of the Humans” is a Disaster of Misinformation, Ben Wehrman
10 Reasons « Planet of the Humans » Gets Everything Wrong on Climate, Benjamin Tincq
Why “Planet of the Humans” is crap, Tom Athanasiou, EcoEquity
Film Review: Forget about PLANET OF THE HUMANS by Jeff Gibbs and Michael Moore by Neal Livingston
Michael Moore produced a film about climate change that’s a gift to Big Oil, Leah Stokes
Planet of the Humans Comes This Close to Actually Getting the Real Problem, Then Goes Full Ecofascism, Brian Kahn, Gizmondo
Inside Clean Energy: 6 Things Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ Gets Wrong, Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News
A Bomb in the Center of the Climate Movement’: Michael Moore Damages Our Most Important Goal, Bill McKibben, Rolling Stone
POTH Traffics in Myths, Errors, and Dangerous Misdirection, John Rogers, Union of Concerned Scientists
Planet of the Humans: Let’s just have a think…, Dave Borlace, Just Have a Think (note: a video response)
Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ Film Trashes Clean Energy, Offers Zero Solutions, Sally Ho, Green Queen
The Important Debate POTH Misses, Kate Aronoff, New Republic
Michael Moores New Film Turns Heroes into Villains and Villains into Heroes, Dr. Michael Mann, Newsweek
The absurdity of releasing Planet of the Humans in April 2020
#POTH: Michael Moore’s (@MMFlint’s) false choice & a lesson in how not to build a movement
How Did Michael Moore Become A Hero to Climate Deniers and the Far Right? (George Monbiot, The Guardian)
Extinction Rebellion Response (Twitter)
Sunrise Movement's Response (Twitter)
George Monbiot's Breakdown of the #PopulationGrowth in Response (Twitter thread)
Joanne Doroshow, Michael Moore's Former Fact Checker, Responds (Facebook)
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Bonus Edition #207 Hope springs eternal and tries to kill you
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Air Date 5/7/2020
Today, Amanda and I discuss the dangerous, pervasive epidemic of hope fueled by desperation spreading throughout the country that is leading people to self-destructive thoughts and actions.
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Dr. Celine Gounder talks to Peter Staley and Mark Harrington, members of Act Up, co-founders of the Treatment Action Group, and dedicated HIV/AIDS activists who know firsthand what it is like to live through a large-scale pandemic.
Ch. 2: The placebo reject
Ch. 3: Waiting For a Game-Changer - On The Media - Air Date 5-6-20
Derek Lowe, the organic chemist behind the science blog In the Pipeline, urges caution. He speaks with Bob about how to report on the so-called "game-changer" drugs, and where he believes reporting on the "race for a cure" falls short.
Ch. 4: Profiteering off of the desperation of those with rare diseases
Dr. Wen gives her unique insight into the dilemma that Fauci and Birx face in dealing with an inarguably crazy president.
Ch. 6: Strategic lying to save the lives of the irrational and those with whom they come in contact
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- Tar and Spackle - Plaster
- The Summit - K2
- Closer - American Moon Bicycle
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1349 A Deep Dive on the Dysfunction of Trump and his Followers (Coronavirus)
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Air Date 5/3/2020
Today we take a look at the unique, profound dysfunction at the heart of the train wreck that is Trump's response to the Coronavirus. Plus, we explore the death cult that is the group of people still supporting the president.
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Ch. 1: Memory Hole - On the Media - Air Date 4-18-20
McKay Coppins [@mckaycoppins], staff writer at The Atlantic, on the latest pivots in the Trump administration's ever-evolving "disinformation architecture."
Mehdi talks with Glenn Kirschner about Trump's inaction and misinformation that is leading to deaths.
We look at how President Trump led the country to this point with Eric Lipton, lead author of The New York Times’s explosive new exposé, “He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump’s Failure on the Virus.”
Ch. 4: Warnings To The White House - Frontline - Air Date 4-10-20
Trump and the government's response to the Pandemic are explored.
Ch. 5: Explaining why he can't do that but just did anyway - The Bugle - Air Date 4-18-20
The answer to everything strange in America is slavery.
In The Fifth Risk, Lewis portrayed Donald Trump as a man totally ignorant of and disinterested in the actually functioning of the federal government.
President Donald Trump says he will cut U.S. support for the World Health Organization. Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet medical journal, called it a “crime against humanity.”
Ch. 8: Bleach? Nevermind - The Bugle - Air Date 4-25-20
Andy, Nish and Hari attempt to make sense of another week of transatlantic buffoonery.
Ch. 9: Is the Trump Cult a Death Cult? - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 3-25-20
The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss the President’s continuing refusal to take the Covid-19 pandemic seriously.
Jared Yates Sexton reflects on his childhood and life in Trumplandia and the power that Trump’s cult holds over so many white right-wing so-called “Christians.”
Tim Wise reflects on how only white men such as Donald Trump and his cabal could still be viewed as competent given their gross and willful negligence in how they chose to (not) respond to the pandemic.
Joshua Kahn Russell joins us to analyze the reopen America protests.
Kurt Andersen, the author of Fantasyland, explains what happens when the departure from empirical, reality-based thought plays out during a global pandemic.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 14: Final comments on my use of The Al Franken Show
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Haena - Cloud Harbor
- Arizona Moon - Cholate
- Decompression - Rayling
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields
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- Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
- 7.1 The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster
- Denzel Sprak - CloudCover
- Feather on the Crest - Wax Museum
- Interlude - The Nocturne
- Tripoli - Pecan Grove
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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Bonus Edition #205 A Pandemic of American Myths
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Air Date 4/29/2020
Today, we discuss clips that highlight two of the most powerful American myths that consistently drive us into calamitous territory: the primacy of market-based solutions and hyper-individualism
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Public safety is built on latent capacity. We pay for people and equipment to stand idle, over-prepared for emergencies. We’ve left no latent capacity in health care.
Ch. 2: A whole new problem with a profit-driven health care system
Ch. 3: Pandemic, Protests and Profits - Reveal - Air Date 4-25-20
Protesters around the country are pushing to loosen stay-at-home orders, even though health experts say that could lead to a spike in coronavirus cases. Some Amazon workers say not enough is being done to protect them.
Ch. 4: A pandemic of individualism
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#1348 Not the Great Equalizer, the Amplifier of Disparity (Coronavirus)
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Air Date 4/21/2020
Today we take a look at the ways that COVID-19 are impacting the most vulnerable communities the worst and how our legacy of discrimination is being put on full display.
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Ch. 1: Race and Risk - Coronavirus Fact vs Fiction - Air Date 4-9-20
CNN's Chief Medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta breaks down the various factors and demographics that may make some people and communities more susceptible.
The south, rural America and black Americans are all at higher risk during the pandemic.
A closer look at how and why the U.S.’s coronavirus outbreak is disproportionately hurting the black community.
The south, rural America and black Americans are all at higher risk during the pandemic.
Milwaukee’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Jeanette Kowalik, discusses the Wisconsin Supreme Court's reckless disregard for public safety as they force the state to conduct in-person voting.
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi discusses what the data tells us about race and coronavirus in America and draws historical parallels between the Trump administration response and the Mississippi flood of 1927.
Ch. 7: “I will not apologize for my needs” Part 1 - Off-Kilter - Air Date 3-27-20
With the ongoing debate around health care rationing and ventilator shortages amid COVID19, Rebecca talks to Ari Ne’eman, Alice Wong, and Sam Bagenstos about the importance of disability non-discrimination in health care.
Ch. 8: Discounting the disabled and all those with pre-existing conditions - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-3-20
Janine Jackson takes a quick look back at AP‘s coronavirus boilerplate.
Ch. 9: “I will not apologize for my needs” Part 2 - Off-Kilter - Air Date 3-27-20
With the ongoing debate around health care rationing and ventilator shortages amid COVID19, Rebecca talks to Ari Ne’eman, Alice Wong, and Sam Bagenstos about the importance of disability non-discrimination in health care.
Ch. 10: Janine Jackson takes a quick look at scapegoating China - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-27-20
Stoking anti-Chinese sentiment from the top down.
Ch. 11: A Virus Doesn't Discriminate - Coronavirus Fact vs Fiction - Air Date 3-27-20
The coronavirus pandemic has fueled a surge in racism against Asian-Americans around the country.
Ch. 12: Civil Rights and Coronavirus - Epidemic - Air Date 3-27-20
Vanita Gupta discusses the responsibility the media has in reinforcing anti-Chinese xenophobia.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 13: Check your privilege - Alan from Connecticut
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 14: Final comments on who stoicism is for
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- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark
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- The Rampart - Castle Danger
- Open Flames - Aeronaut
- Contrarian - Sketchbook
- Horizon Liner - The Pine Barrens
- Stale Case - Darby
- Vittoro - Aeronaut
- Homegrown - The Pine Barrens
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Bonus Edition #203 The Fog of Work
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Air Date 4/16/2020
Today, Amanda and I discuss a few of the aspects of life during a pandemic that's causing mental fog and affecting our work.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: We all make mistakes but we’re making a lot more of them right now
Ch. 2: The Burnout Generation
Ch. 3: Survival Mode
Ch. 4: Hidden Mental Health Toll of Coronavirus with Alisa Kriegel - WhoWhatWhy - Air Date 3-22-20
The COVID-19 pandemic is going to have a huge toll on mental health, what can we do to mitigate the damage?
Ch. 5: Soft Launch of my secret project
Ch. 6: Showing the ShowSharer™
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#1347 Locked in a Petri Dish (Mass Pandemic Incarceration)
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Air Date 4/12/2020
Today we take a look at the way mass incarceration is coming back to bite the US as jails, prisons and immigrant detention centers are becoming Petri dishes for the coronavirus that will help perpetuate the pandemic as well as non-virus related deaths throughout the population.
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Ch. 1: Prisons and Jails Are a Coronavirus Time Bomb - Deep Background with Noah Feldman - Air Date 3-24-20
Homer Venters, the former Chief Medical Officer for the NYC Jail system, says that we need to stop the spread of coronavirus in prisons, jails, and detention centers.
Alarm is growing about the safety of more than 37,000 people held in immigrant detention centers and private jails that contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, where it is nearly impossible to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Ch. 3: Coronavirus Behind Bars: Crisis In New York Part 1 - News Beat - Air Date 4-8-20
Rikers Island now has more than 200 coronavirus cases and recorded its first COVID-19-related death last weekend. Advocates warn that anyone held in the jail is in mortal danger.
Ch. 4: COVID-19 and the border - The Weeds - Air Date 4-7-20
Dara, Jane, and Matt on the intersection between the pandemic and Trump's border crackdown.
These community bail funds are freeing people by paying bail and bond and are also fighting to abolish the money bail system and pretrial detention.
Ch. 6: No Hierarchy of Humanity Part 1 - Off-Kilter - Air Date 3-20-20
Tom Jawetz and Emily Galvin-Almanza on the steps leaders need to take to reach the nation’s 5,000 prisons, jails, and immigrant detention facilities.
Ch. 7: Dispatches from People Stranded in Place - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 4-3-20
WNYC Investigative Reporter Matt Katz brings us calls from inside immigration detention centers.
Ch. 8: The Emergency in Our Jails - Social Distance - Air Date 4-8-20
Everyone is being ordered to social distance. Except those who are being ordered into places where that’s impossible. Jim and Katherine talk with Conor Friedersdorf about what can be done.
Ch. 9: No Hierarchy of Humanity Part 2 - Off-Kilter - Air Date 3-20-20
Tom Jawetz and Emily Galvin-Almanza on the steps leaders need to take to reach the nation’s 5,000 prisons, jails, and immigrant detention facilities.
Advocates say marginalized communities are going to suffer the worst from the consequences of a broken economy, neglect, and a decaying social safety net.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: Reverse seasonal affective disorder - Arkle
Ch. 12: This too shall pass - Annie from Florida
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on hidden Negative Visualization and the elephant in the room
Limerick of the day from @Libericks
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Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2020 (Prison Policy Initiative)
Detaining the Poor (Prison Policy Initiative)
Rikers Reports Its First COVID-Related Prisoner Death (NY Mag: Intelligencer)
Andrew Cuomo Has Learned Nothing From the Coronavirus Catastrophe at Rikers (NY Mag: Intelligencer)
Fear Among Immigrant Detainees Spreads As Coronavirus Outbreaks Hit ICE Detention Centers (Buzzfeed News)
Immigrant detainees in Massachusetts are fighting to be released in the pandemic (Vox)
'Terrified of dying': Immigrants beg to be released from immigration detention as coronavirus spreads (USA Today)
Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Derailed - The Depot
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
- Rapids - Grey River
- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame
- Gusty Hollow - Migration
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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Bonus Edition #201 Forget Positive Thinking, Feel Better by Contemplating the Worst
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Air Date 4/8/2020
Today, Amanda and I discuss the extremely counterintuitive practice of Negative Visualization and how it could be one of the most powerful tools to help you feel better about your circumstances and the state of the world during the pandemic crisis.
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Ch. 1: Discussing the book “A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy” and the practice of Negative Visualization
Ch. 2: Take it like a Stoic coping in the time of coronavirus - Ideas - Air Date 4-3-20
Ch. 3: Discussing how stoicism has impacted us personally
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Middle - American Moon Bicycle
- Closer - American Moon Bicycle
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1346 Pandemic Economics and the Reverse Robin Hood Bailout
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Air Date 4/4/2020
Today we take a look at many of the economic angles of the COVID-19 pandemic including the role of the shock doctrine in the wake of the coronavirus, calls for a socially just economic recovery, calls for the elderly to be turned into Soylent Green and the biggest Reverse Robin Hood bailout of all time.
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Author, activist and journalist Naomi Klein says the coronavirus crisis, like earlier ones, could be a catalyst to shower aid on the wealthiest interests in society, including those most responsible for our current vulnerabilities.
Ch. 2: Prof. Richard Wolff on Pandemic Economics - The Zero Hour - Air Date 3-20-20
Prof. Richard Wolff explains the failure of capitalism to prepare or respond to the pandemic
Ch. 4: AOC on a Socially Just Pandemic Response - Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 3-31-20
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks about the federal relief package which is to include cash payments to everyone, as well as rent and mortgage relief
Ch. 5: An economic crisis like we’ve never seen - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 3-23-20
Annie Lowrey on the coronavirus depression
Ch. 6: Jim Naureckas on COVID-19 - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-20-20
The coronavirus is highlighting existing faults and fissures in US society. Stark evidence of government priorities and their impact is coming fast and furious.
Ch. 7: Is the cure worse than the disease? - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 3-26-20
Are we overreacting to coronavirus? An economist and a bioethicist weigh in.
Ch. 8: The Cyanide for Septuagenarians Movement - The Bugle - Air Date 3-27-20
A look at the growing movement to ritually sacrifice the elderly and otherwise vulnerable
Ch. 9: The Economic Impact of COVID-19 - Deep Background with Noah Feldman - Air Date 3-16-20
Stefanie Stantcheva, Professor of Economics at Harvard, discusses the economic harms of COVID-19.
Ch. 10: Trump Shows How Woefully Unprepared He Is For Coronavirus - The Majority Report - Air Date 2-26-20
Commenting on an article from Matt Stoller on the changing nature of our economy
Ch. 11: Stephanie Kelton MMT, the Crisis, and the Real Economy - The Zero Hour - Air Date 3-28-20
Stephanie Kelton explains the role of Modern Monetary Theory in the governmental response to the pandemic and economic collapse
For more on those bailouts and who benefits, we speak with Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist, Columbia University professor and chief economist for the Roosevelt Institute.
Ch. 13: US news update! - The Last Post - Air Date 3-23-20
Explaining the brutal nature of American individualism in an age of pandemic
Ch. 14: The End of the Status Quo - Progressive Faith Sermon - Air Date 3-29-20
The virus did not so much create new problems as it poured gasoline on existing problems with health care, the income gap, foreign policy, prison policies, and the environment. We have the opportunity to forge a better world after COVID-19.
Ch. 15: The Reverse Robin Hood Bailout - Intercepted - Air Date 4-1-20
Journalist David Dayen, executive editor of the American Prospect, breaks down the corporate interests and powerful people who stand to gain the most from the looting of taxpayer funds.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 16: Getting depressed in the summer - Craig from Ohio
Ch. 17: Health center update - Alan from Connecticut
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 18: Final comments on the phrases that obscure our reality because you don’t really hate Mondays
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Planting Flags - K4
- The Envelope - Aeronaut
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark
- Cicle DR Valga - Cicle Kadde
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- Hundred Mile-No Guitar - K2
- A Burst of Light - Delray
- A Path Unwinding - K4
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
- Banjo - Grey River
- That Horse Ithica - Sketchbook
- These Times - The Pine Barrens
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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Bonus Edition #200 Mental Taxation
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Air Date: 4-1-20
Today, Amanda and I discuss the silent, ever-present taxation that is robbing all of us of our normal levels of mental energy during the pandemic.
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#1280 Modern Monetary Theory: We already use it, now we need to understand it (Repost)
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Air Date 6/11/2019
Today we take a look at Modern Monetary Theory and the neoclassical economics it is looking to replace. It’s very important to understand the logistical and political mechanisms by which money for progressive policy priorities would be appropriated by Congress and the debate over MMT gets to the core of those issues and seeks to change the paradigm we use to think about government spending.
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There’s a pattern to the Republicans’ selective concern about increasing the deficit, and it all depends on who holds the power. When you look at the behavior of people in politics, they don’t really care about the national debt as much as they like to ta
Is government debt real? Is anything real? Professor Stephanie Kelton gives Nick and Goldy a master class on the hottest idea in economics right now: Modern Monetary Theory.
Ch. 3: Why should we care about deficits? Part 2 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 2-20-19
Stony Brook University’s Stephanie Kelton, an influential proponent of Modern Monetary Theory, and Jason Furman, President Barack Obama’s chief economist, discuss whether we should worry about government deficits and if so, when?
Stephanie Kelton is here to break it all down - the national deficit, the nature of money itself, federal spending, and why it’s time to stop comparing it to a household budget.
Ch. 5: Why should we care about deficits? Part 3 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 2-20-19
Stony Brook University’s Stephanie Kelton, an influential proponent of Modern Monetary Theory, and Jason Furman, President Barack Obama’s chief economist, discuss whether we should worry about government deficits and if so, when?
Prof Richard Wolff warns about the asymmetric politics of increasing and decreasing government spending
Stephanie Kelton is here to break it all down - the national deficit, the nature of money itself, federal spending, and why it’s time to stop comparing it to a household budget.
Ch. 8: Dealing with the politics of managing Modern Monetary Theory - Planet Money - Airdate 9-26-18
We must take the fingerprints of Congress off the economy in order to manage inflation concerns.
Discussing the conclusions to be drawn from the case for Modern Monetary Theory made by Stephanie Kelton
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Impeachment would be symbolic - Jesse from Boston
Ch. 11: Impeach but keep trump - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 12: Making the case for impeachment - Todd from Utah
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments summing up my major takeaways from researching MMT that I think we should all keep in mind
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Cases to Rest - Bodytonic
- Tripoli - Pecan Grove
- Lakal - Speakeasy
- The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark
- Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark
- Denzel Sprak - CloudCover
- Glass Runner - Marble Run
- Pat Dog - Landsman Duets
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1345 All the Best COVID-19 Coping Mechanisms in One Place
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Air Date 3/26/2020
Today we take a look at the toll the pandemic is taking on mental health and offer a wide range of coping mechanisms to help get everyone through.
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Ch. 1: Trumps Dumbest Statements on the Pandemic - The Majority Report with Sam Seder - Air Date 3-18-20
Sam breaks down the failure of the Trump admin.
Ch. 2: A Slight Temporary Relief - Social Distance - Air Date 3-18-20
Lori Gottlieb of "Dear Therapist" talks us through how to stay sane.
Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby shares some therapeutic practices to get through the pandemic.
Ch. 4: Tips for surviving isolation! (Tinder Update) - The Last Post - Air Date 3-20-20
Tinder in an age of Coronavirus. Dating, Jane Austen style.
Ch. 5: Adam Grant On the frontlines and in peoples' minds - Epidemic - Air Date 3-24-20
Understanding the psychological elements at play during the course of a pandemic
Ch. 6: Dealing with COVID-19 with Buddhist Jack Kornfield - The Tim Ferriss Show - Air Date 3-12-20
Tim and Buddhist Jack Kornfield discuss mentally dealing with the pandemic.
Ch. 7: Cüking - The Bugle - Air Date 3-20-20
Exploring new art forms from home.
Ch. 8: Coping During COVID-19 - Happier with Gretchen Rubin and Liz Craft - Air Date 3-14-20
Gretchen Rubin and Liz Craft discuss coping mechanisms for the pandemic and social distancing.
Ch. 9: How To Preserve Your Mental Health - Coronavirus Daily Briefing - Air Date 3-19-20
Preparing for the pandemic is not just about protecting yourself physically but preparing yourself mentally.
Ch. 10: Tips for surviving isolation! - The Last Post - Air Date 3-20-20
A few tips for what you can do to stave off boredom at home.
Ch. 11: "And the People Stayed Home" by Kitty O'Meara - Common Censored - Air Date 3-16-20
Eleanor shares the viral silver-lining poem of the pandemic.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 12: The peaceful upside - James from Sacramento, CA
Ch. 13: A trip to the grocery and liquor store - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 14: Bread & Roses & Roger too - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 15: Solidarity forever - Eammon from Orange County, California
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 16: Final comments with nothing to add
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Haena - Cloud Harbor
- Molly Molly - Barstool
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
- Scratcher - Darby
- Interlude - The Nocturne
- Glass Runner - Marble Run
- Peacoat - Studio J
- Derailed - The Depot
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- Arizona Moon - Cholate
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1344 Everything is Political (Social Safety Net in a Time of Pandemic)
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Air Date 3/20/2020
Today we take a look at the social safety net we need in the face of Coronavirus and the forces preventing us from having it.
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Some suddenly realize that we need a real social safety net
Labor Department data says that one in four workers have no access to paid sick leave, including two-thirds of lowest earners. The U.S. is one of the only wealthy countries that does not require employers to offer its workers paid sick leave.
Author Naomi Klein and Jeremy Scahill discuss the bipartisan ruling coalition that created and supported a health system where profits are more important than public health
In a modern, functioning, democratic society, how should a public health crisis be handled? And what would America's response to the coronavirus pandemic look like if we had a universal healthcare system such as Medicare For All?
Ch. 5: Society Run By Criminal Rackets Not Great For Public Health - The Majority Report - Air Date 3-15-20
In this Majority Report clip, Kevin McCarthy is sure everything is going to be fine.
Ch. 6: The coronavirus election - The Weeds - Air Date 3-17-20
Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias discuss Donald Trump’s disastrous coronavirus speech and dueling pandemic response plans from Sanders and Biden.
We play highlights from the debate and get responses from scholars Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Misrepresenting Biden voters - Erin from Philadelphia
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the nature of the cliff that we’re all on the edge of
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
Calm - Take a Deep Breath: A compilation of free meditations, stories to go to sleep to, calm music, soundscapes, movements & stretches, meditations for kids, mindfulness tips and resources, and more.
Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- An Opus in Ab - Blue Nocturnal
- Landon Depot - The Depot
- The Basket - The Balloonist
- One Little Triumph - Piano Mover
- Cradle Rock - Nursury
- Donder - Darby
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Bonus Edition #198 No Time for Individualism (Dealing with Coronavirus)
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Air Date 3/14/2020
Today, Amanda and I discuss the emotional toll of dealing with a pandemic, some facts about how math works in cases of exponential growth, the unfortunate truth about what we should all be doing right now, the predictable amorality of the health insurance and Pharma companies, the unconscionable propaganda from Trump and his supporters and the aspects of humanity that are revealed when tested.
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Ch. 1: Our BAD week
Ch. 3: Individualistic advice in a time of need for social cohesion
Ch. 4: Young and unafraid of the pandemic? Good for you. Now stop killing people
Ch. 6: Pandemic Propaganda - On the Media - Air Date 3-13-20
Ch. 7: Don’t be a hoarder
Ch. 9: The hand-washing advice the mainstream media doesn’t want you to know
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#1343 Bread and Roses (Socialism is Freedom and Firefighters)
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Air Date 3/10/2020
Today we take a look at Democratic Socialism and how to explain it because socialism and the freedoms it provides are a lot more American than we tend to think.
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Spencer Cox discusses what democratic socialism means in action.
Ch. 2: Move Over Socialism Democrats Need to Reclaim the Word "Freedom" - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 3-18-19
Among Democrats, there is a big debate about the word Socialism but should Democrats be talking about the word freedom instead?
Ben Dixon breaks down a clip from MSNBC and what they get wrong about democratic socialism.
Ch. 4: Jackson Mississippi's Socialist Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba - Backstory - Air Date 4-26-19
A conversation with the mayor of a southern town looking to make it the most radical in the nation
Ch. 5: Capitalism vs Socialism - Progressive Faith Sermons - Air Date 9-1-19
"Socialism" has become a political scare word used to frighten voters away from progressive programs intended to expand health care coverage, make higher education available to lower-income families, and to raise the minimum wage to a living wage.
Ch. 6: Who’s Really Afraid of Socialism? - Deconstructed - Air Date 2-6-19
To discuss America’s long-held resistance to socialism and its current rise in popularity, Mehdi Hasan is joined by Washington Post columnist Elizabeth Bruenig.
The world is changing and we need to make the world work for more people. If we do nothing the world will end, but we have so much to gain. A promised land is just beyond the horizon.
Ch. 8: Talking Democratic Socialism with Bhaskar Sunkara - Hear the Bern - Air Date 6-25-19
Bernie Sanders gives a democratic socialist speech and Bhaskar Sunkara helps break it down.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the lasting effects of propaganda and the coming revolution
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- Blue Jay - Feathers
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark
- These Times - The Pine Barrens
- Tripoli - Pecan Grove
- Contrarian - Sketchbook
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1342 What Coronavirus Reveals About the Structures of Our World
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Air Date 3/7/2020
Today we take a look at the Coronavirus through the lens of the systems it is affecting including the incompetence of a government that doesn't believe in governing, the dangers of the lack of universal access to medical care and the interdependency of our economies regardless of the inevitable racism that flares up in times of panic.
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We speak with Laurie Garrett, former senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations and a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer. She is the author of several books, including “Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health.”
“The core principle of any of us who have a platform...is to be transparent and clear about what the science says and what the risks might be. And right now, that basic threshold has not been met.”
David Dayen, from The American Prospect, joins Ring of Fire’s Sam Seder to discuss the real story behind the coronavirus and how middlemen are destroying the prescription drug market.
Ch. 4: Coronavirus: The Virus That Can Become a Pandemic - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 1-29-20
The New CoronaVirus out of China could turn into a pandemic and without Universal Healthcare. Americans could face the worst of it.
Ch. 5: Lead Health Official GRILLED On Coronavirus Vaccine Cost - The Majority Report - Air Date 2-28-20
When you really dig into our public health policy, you begin to realize how messed up we are in the face of a possible health scare.
Ch. 6: Coronavirus: Is the Climate Plague Here? - The Real News - Air Date 2-14-20
Jane C. Hu talks about the rise of xenophobia as the virus spreads.
Ch. 7: COVID-19 and Protective Face Masks - Past/Present - Air Date 2-24-20
In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss COVID-19 and the history of protective face masks.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Coronavirus and the election - George from Tonawanda, NY
Ch. 9: Comments on DNC machine - Alan from Connecticut
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on catching flies with honey
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- Smooth Stone - Blue Dot Sessions
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields
- LaBranche - Bayou Birds
- A Burst of Light - Delray
- Turning - Lathe
- Cradle Rock - Nursury
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
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#1341 Bernie and the Billionaires (Democratic Primary Election)
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Air Date 3/3/2020
Today we take a look at the election through the lens of billionaire politics, from the candidates in both parties to the heads of media organizations to the way a pro-billionaire mentality trickles down to the establishment class on the media and Democratic Party. And what has all of this money been able to buy in terms of opposition research and narrative building against Bernie Sanders? Red-baiting at its most naked and pathetic.
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Seth takes a closer look at some pundits and members of the Democratic establishment panicking after Bernie Sanders won the Nevada caucus in a landslide.
The embarrassing journalistic choices by the mainstream media in their coverage of the primary elections.
Ch. 3: Michael Bloomberg Is Buying the Election - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 2-19-20
Intercepted investigates the multitude of problematic and harmful aspects of Michael Bloomberg.
Ch. 4: The Billionaire Election with Anand Giridharadas - Democracy Now - Air Date 2-26-20
Anand Giridharadas discusses Bloomberg buying his way to the Democratic nomination
A debate on Bernie Sanders and democratic socialism featuring two well-known economists, Paul Krugman and Richard Wolff.
Jeremy discusses the establishment's resistance to Bernie.
Ch. 7: The state of the race - The Bugle - Air Date 2-29-20
A comprehensive explanation of the state of the Democratic Primary race
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Get a message going! - Jeff from Charlotte, NC
Ch. 9: What do we do if Bernie gets screwed over again? - Anonymous
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on navigating the post-primary election landscape
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- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
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- That Horse Ithica - Sketchbook
- One Dirty Sleeve - Wax Museum
- Skyway - The Balloonist
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Cicle DR Valga - Cicle Kadde
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
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#1340 The Border Between Socialism and Barbarism (Immigration and Empire)
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Air Date 2/28/2020
Today we take a look at the historical through-line that has brought us to the present state of border barbarism we're now witnessing. An empire of perpetual expansion has finally reached its limit and decided to close the door. Meanwhile, well-meaning liberals have been playing on the nationalists’ turf for far too long.
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Ch. 1: Border Brutalism with Greg Grandin Part 1 - In The Thick - Air Date 12-24-19
Greg Grandin discusses his book about the history of American racism and policies against migrants.
Ch. 2: Daniel Denvir on All American Nativism - Jacobin Radio The Dig with Astra Taylor - Air Date 1-23-20
Daniel Denvir and Astra Taylor discuss American Nativism and the spiraling harmful policies from our history of racism.
Ch. 3: Border Brutalism with Greg Grandin Part 2 - In The Thick - Air Date 12-24-19
Greg Grandin discusses his book about the history of American racism and policies against migrants.
Ch. 4: Michael Edison Hayden on Stephen Miller - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-22-19
Michael Edison Hayden discusses the impact of Stephen Miller's 900 emails to Brietbart on immigration policy.
Ch. 5: Our Immigration Conversation Is Broken with Paul Kramer Part 1 - TED Talks Daily - Air Date 11-6-19
Paul Kramer discusses our broken immigration system and part of the problem is seeing human beings as valued only for their labor.
Ch. 6: The Politics of Nativism with Daniel Denvir - This Is Hell - Air Date 1-13-20
Chuck and Daniel Denvir discuss America's long history of Nativism and white supremacist policies.
Ch. 7: Our Immigration Conversation Is Broken with Paul Kramer Part 2 - TED Talks Daily - Air Date 11-6-19
Paul Kramer discusses our broken immigration system and part of the problem is seeing human beings as valued only for their labor.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: We have to be for a progressive vision, not just against Trump - James from Sacramento, CA
Ch. 9: Jay didn’t go far enough rebutting - Alan from Connecticut
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the analysis paralysis of the primary election
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Molly Molly - Barstool
- That Horse Ithica - Sketchbook
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
- Gullwing Sailor - Migration
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1339 Recognizing the Signs of Fascism for What They Are (Authoritarianism)
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Air Date 2/25/2020
Today we take a look at a post-acquittal, power-mad Trump taking advantage of his thoroughly-confirmed ability to do whatever he wants without repercussion and the work Bill Barr is doing to completely subvert the Justice Department in favor of using it as a tool to favor the President's friends and harm his enemies.
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Ch. 1: Corruption of Department of Justice Sets Off Alarm Bells - Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 2-12-20
Rachel discusses the crisis in the justice department and the authoritarian actions of Trump.
Ch. 2: Trump Tears Democracy To Messes: Is It Too Late? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 2-13-20
Thom discusses Trump and Barr dismantling justice and democracy.
Ch. 3: The Fragility of American Justice with Dahlia Lithwick - On The Media - Air Date 2-14-20
On The Media explores the ways that American justice is cracking under pressure of the Trump administration.
Brad discusses Trump's power madness after impeachment.
Ch. 5: Justice And Trump with Quinta Jurecic - Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 2-19-20
Brian talks with Quinta Jurecic about the crisis in the justice department under Trump and Barr.
Ch. 6: Trump Hush Money Case - Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 2-18-20
Rachel Maddow discusses the corruption of Trump and Bill Barr
Ch. 7: Pardonpalooza with Anne Milgram - Stay Tuned with Preet - Air Date 2-20-20
Preet and Anne Milgram discuss Trump's pardoning spree.
Ch. 8: Has Trump Taken Down Our Democratic Republic? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 2-15-20
Fascism has taken down democratic Republics multiple times in the past, will this happen to the United States under Trump?
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Solidarity with one, solidarity with all - Eammon from Orange County, California
Ch. 10: How America can avoid hypocrisy on Israel - Erin from Philadelphia
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on solidarity with threatened communities and strategies to avoid hypocrisy
Bonus: Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) IRA Ties - The Daily Show
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- The Summit - K2
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- Great Great Lengths - The Balloonist
- Around Plastic Card Tables - Desert Orchard
- Decompression - Rayling
- O Holy Still - Vacant Distillery
- Jackbird - Feathers
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1338 Budgets are Moral Documents, Trump Budgets are Immoral
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Air Date 2/22/2020
Today we take a look at Trump's recently-proposed budget and rule changes targeting the most vulnerable recipients of Social Security benefits. The budget has no chance of passing as it is because, thankfully, a Democratically-controlled House of Representatives will now allow it. However, it is still very valuable to understand why kind of budget and rules Trump and the GOP would pass if they were in complete power.
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Trump promised he would not touch Social Security and Medicare. He lied. Now we have deficit spending with no social benefits, and Democrats fooled into a compromise that allowed the military budget to soar.
Ch. 2: Doctor Responds After Trump Said He’d Make More Cuts to Medicare - NowThis News - Air Date 1-27-20
This doctor is speaking out about the high cost and inaccessibility of health care in the U.S. after Trump said he’d make even more cuts to Medicare.
Ch. 3: The #TrumpBudget is cooking the books - Off-Kilter - Air Date 2-13-20
Bobby Kogan, chief mathematician of the Senate Budget Committee, explains how the Trump budget is cooking the books to make it look not as terrible as it really is.
Ch. 4: The politics of work and hunger - This Is Hell! - Air Date 1-7-20
Anthropologist Maggie Dickinson on food assistance, poverty and her book Feeding the Crisis Care and Abandonment in America's Food Safety Net
Janine Jackson interviewed Social Security Works’ Alex Lawson about Social Security and disability
Ch. 6: How To Clean Up The Welfare State - The Majority Report - Air Date 2-3-20
Meagan Day on "How To Clean Up The Welfare State" by building social programs that inspire support through their universality
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Jay didn’t go far enough - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 8: Emerging theme on our collective emergency, recommending After Capitalism - V from Central New York
Ch. 9: Why Clinton didn't win - James from Sacramento, CA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on passion in the primaries, early interest in Bernie and why reluctant leaders are the best
Bonus: Something is happening - Jim Hightower - Air Date 2-2-16
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields
- Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker
- Derailed - The Depot
- A Burst of Light - Delray
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1337 The Indicted and the Impeached Make Peace with Continued Oppression (Israel)
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Air Date 2/19/2020
Today we take a look at the, ahem, "Peace Plan" devised by the US and Israel with absolutely no input from Palestinians. Plus, some additional discussion of how things are going in Israel/Palestine (not well) and how opinion has begun to shift dramatically within the Democratic Party.
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Rashid Khalidi and Mehdi Hasan discuss the peace plan the pushes further oppression upon the Palestinian people.
Ch. 2: Omar Baddar on Israel/Palestine Peace Plan - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-31-20
Omar Baddar discusses Trump's peace plan and the continued human rights violations against Palestinians.
Mehdi and Noura Erakat discuss Israel and Palestine and if Israel is even a democracy anymore.
Rashid Khalidi and Mehdi Hasan discuss the peace plan the pushes further oppression upon the Palestinian people.
Margaret and Phyllis Bennis discuss the Trump/Netanyahu deal and their work to consolidate their power and eliminate dissent.
Alex Kane discusses the US's imperialist support of Israel oppressing Palestine.
Noura Erakat discusses the Trump administration further legalizing Israel's apartheid regime against Palestinians.
Mehdi and Noura Erakat discuss Israel and Palestine and if Israel is even a democracy anymore.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on whether the support Bernie Sanders seems to have is genuine
Bonus: Buttigieg Supporter On Why He Doesn't Like Bernie - The Young Turks - Air Date 2-11-20
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- Thannoid - Bodytonic
- On Early Light - Cholate
- Derailed - The Depot
- Banjo - Grey River
- Festering - Towboat
- Hickory Shed - Onesuch Village
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1336 Throwing Our Weight Around (The Future of Trade)
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Air Date 2/15/2020
Today we take a look at the ways Trump is working to rewrite the rules of trade with NAFTA 2.0 (The USMCA), a post-Brexit agreement with the United Kingdom and what's emerging from the ongoing trade war with China.
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Ch. 1: Manuel Perez-Rocha on NAFTA 2.0 - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-24-20
Manuel Perez-Rocha breaks down the USMCA trade deal and the media's misinformation about it.
Ch. 2: The New NAFTA with Lori Wallach - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 1-25-20
Ralph Nader and Lori Wallach discuss the USMCA, the old NAFTA and the revised NAFTA.
Nicole Aschoff discusses the incremental change of the new NAFTA agreement.
Ch. 4: Secret Trade Documents Between US and UK - Novara Media - Air Date 11-29-19
The Trump admin is pushing a trade deal with the UK that will privatize the NHS.
Ch. 5: Trade deal between the US and the UK as seen from the UK - Remainiacs - Air Date 1-24-20
What use is the Government’s greenwashed Agriculture Bill when it won’t protect us from low-standard food imports?
Nicole Aschoff discusses the USMCA and China Trade negotiations.
Ch. 7: Trump Declares Victory on Trade with Ana Swanson - Diane Rehm On My Mind - Air Date 1-21-20
Diane and Ana Swanson discuss Trump's supposed victory in the Trade war.
Ch. 8: The US-China Trade War with Tobita Chow and Jake Werner - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 2-3-20
Tobita Chow and Jake Werner discuss the Trump administration's trade war with China.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: What did Bernie actually say at those Clinton rallies? - Barbara from San Jose, CA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments explaining Bernie’s support of Clinton during the 2016 election
Bonus: Every Event Bernie Sanders Did For Hillary Clinton in 2016 - Matt Binder - Air Date 1-21-20
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Cloud Line - K4
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- Swapping Tubes - Studio J
- Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
- Tiny Putty - The Cabinetmaker
- Gondola Blue - Towboat
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1256 A Green New Deal to build a new Common Sense (Repost)
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Air Date 3/12/2019
Today we take a look at the development of the Green New Deal and its impacts on economics, labor, frontline communities climate mitigation and the politics of the possible
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Green New Deal In Development - Green News Report - Airdate 2-12-19
'Green News Report' Special Coverage: The Green New Deal --- what's in it, what's not, and what happens next...
Ch. 2: The Climate Fight with Naomi Klein - Start Making Sense - Airdate 2-20-19
Naomi Klein talks the basics of the Green New Deal and the processes that will help support it or harm it.
Ch. 3: A Climate Sociologist Explains the Green New Deal (Pt 1:2) - The Real News - Airdate 3-1-19
Daniel Aldana Cohen explains that climate change and the economy are, fundamentally, the same story and recognizing that opens new solutions to both problems.
Ch. 4: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Biggest Fight - The Mother Jones Podcast - Airdate 1-9-19
Can the Democrats come together to fight for what the US people need? Climate change is here and we need leaders.
Ch. 5: Green New Deal, Yellow Vests - The Laura Flanders Show - Airdate 1-30-19
Building a bigger "WE" The old new deal didn't include everyone, that's why the GND needs to approach more inclusion.
Ch. 6: How We Can Pay for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal | Opinions | NowThis - Air Date 2-24-19
‘The Green New Deal will leave us better off economically than we are today.’ — Listen to economist J.W. Mason explain why it just makes sense to support the development of inclusive, sustainable industries.
Ch. 7: Thea Riofranco talks the Green New Deal - Jacobin Behind the News - Airdate 2-22-19
Thea Riofrancos connecting the Green New Deal with the fundamental principles of freedom and important a just transition for labor in the next economy
Ch. 8: The Time is Right for the Green New Deal - Start Making Sense -Airdate 2-27-19
The politics of our current system are changing, and the Green New deal is at the forefront of that change.
Ch. 9: A Climate Sociologist Explains the Green New Deal (Pt 2:2) - The Real News - Airdate 3-1-19
Daniel Aldana Cohen explains the legacy of racism from the original New Deal that we must not repeat.
Ch. 10: What's the Deal with the Green New Deal - Weekly Economics - Airdate 2-24-19
The original New Deal took radical economic action, its time to do the same for the Green New Deal.
Ch. 11: Sunrise Movement & Green New Deal - Next Economy Now - Airdate 2-26-19
What does the Green New Deal look like, and who will have the power in the new system? Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement sees The Green New Deal on the horizon.
Ch. 12: Green New Deal with David Roberts - Bradcast with Brad Friedman - Airdate 2-8-19
David Roberts joins to discuss the Green New Deal and how capitalism is failing us and the planet. It's important to keep the conversation open.
Ch. 13: The Holistic Green New Deal - The Zero Hour - Airdate 2-16-19
Kate Aronoff joins to discuss Green New Deal. To tackle a huge issue like climate change you need a huge vision of reformatting society.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 14: The Green New Deal must not make the same racist mistakes of the New Deal - V from Central New York
Ch. 15: Be excited about what AOC may accomplish, not about her as a person - V from Central New York
Ch. 16: Race should be considered first rather than last - Grant from Nashville
Bonus Clip:
Ch. 17: Why you still don't understand the Green New Deal - Vox Air Date 3-12-19
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 17: Final comments teasing the bonus episode which is available to everyone for free at Patreon.com/BestOfTheLeft
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Call Congress: Tell them you support The Green New Deal (Capitol Switchboard: 202-225-3121)
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
The Youth Climate Strike Is Exactly What the Planet Needs Right Now (NRDC)
H.Res.109 - Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal(Congress.gov)
The Green New Deal would boost the restoration economy. What does that mean? (GreenBiz)
How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is being built (Grist)
It's 2050 And This Is How We Stopped Climate Change (NPR)
Why you still don’t understand the Green New Deal (Vox)
The Democratic Party Wants to Make Climate Policy Exciting (The Atlantic)
The Hard Lessons of Dianne Feinstein’s Encounter with the Young Green New Deal Activists (The New Yorker)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Blue Jay - Feathers
- A Burst of Light - Delray
- Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
- Donder - Darby
- Heartland Flyer - The Balloonist
- Streamer - Arc and Crecent
- Hundred Mile-No Guitar - K2
- Horizon Liner - The Pine Barrens
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark
- UpUpUp and Over - The Balloonist
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1335 Worldwide Authoritarianism is Built on the Back of Islamophobia
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Air Date 2/8/2020
Today we take a look at the globetrotting trend of building and maintaining far-right, authoritarian political power by stoking fear and hatred of Muslims. We will draw the connections between the Chinese Uighurs, the Rohingya people of Burma, the Governmental policy in India to strip Muslims of citizenship and the actions taken by the US over the past decades that have helped to turbo-charge this trend.
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Ch. 1: The World War on Muslims with Mehdi Hasan Part 1 - Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 1-20-20
Mehdi Hasan and Ezra break down all the harm against Muslim lives across the world.
Ch. 2: Why Don't We Care About Chinas Uighur Muslims? - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 12-29-19
China's Uighur Muslims are being marginalized and sent to reeducation concentration camps, with nary a word from the rest of the world.
Ch. 3: The Politics of Nativism with Daniel Denvir - This Is Hell - Air Date 1-13-20
Chuck and Daniel Denvir discuss America's long history of Nativism and white supremacist policies.
Ch. 4: The World War on Muslims with Mehdi Hasan Part 2 - Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 1-20-20
Mehdi Hasan and Ezra break down the situation with the Rohingya people of Burma.
Ch. 5: Vijay Prashad on India Demonstrations - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-24-20
Vijay Prashad breaks down the current situation in India that is marginalizing Muslims.
Ch. 6: India's Citizenship Law with Shailja Sharma - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 1-6-20
Shailja Sharma discusses India's citizenship laws that sparked massive protests and the problems with Modi.
Ch. 7: The World War on Muslims with Mehdi Hasan Part 3 - Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 1-20-20
Mehdi Hasan and Ezra break down how islamophobia is the go-to way to ratchet up fear for political gain.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Response to anger episode - Anonymous
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the structural forces of forgiveness
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Derailed - The Depot
- White Limit - CloudBreaker
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1334 Your Life Will Have Been What You Paid Attention To (Attention Economy)
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Air Date 2/5/2020
Today we take a look at the past, present and future of behavior modification from worms to pigeons to prisoners, and finally, internet users.
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Kai and Amanda talk with several experts about how humans are persuaded and the modern psychology of persuasion.
Ch. 2: Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff Part 1 - You Are Not So Smart - Air Date 1-13-19
Douglas Rushkoff explains why we should revolt against the algorithms so we can get back to our essential human messiness.
Ch. 3: Yuval Noah Harari and Tristan Harris - Wired Magazine - Air Date 12-3-18
Discussing the unsettling fact that humans have far less agency over their thoughts and actions as we desperately want to believe
Ch. 4: Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff Part 2 - You Are Not So Smart - Air Date 1-13-19
Douglas Rushkoff explains why we should revolt against the algorithms so we can get back to our essential human messiness.
Kai and Amanda talk with several experts about how humans are persuaded and the modern psychology of persuasion.
Ch. 6: Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff Part 3 - You Are Not So Smart - Air Date 1-13-19
Douglas Rushkoff explains why we should revolt against the algorithms so we can get back to our essential human messiness.
Ch. 7: Buying Attention - Hidden Brain - Air Date 1-1-18
In the internet age, viral stories and fake news have grown more powerful - algorithms give us exactly what pushes our buttons, and gave Trump his power.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Iowa caucus - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 9: The positive uses of anger - Chris from San Diego
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on my neoliberal nightmare of a day
Limerick of the day from @Limerick_News
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Swapping Tubes - Studio J
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Thannoid - Bodytonic
- Entrap - Darby
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1333 An Examination of Fear, Anger, Forgiveness and Grace (Also, Mr. Rogers)
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Air Date 2/2/2020
Today we take a look at the relationship between fear, anger and how to deal with the structural forces of harm in our society. To help us, we examine two of the greatest thinkers of the past 65 years, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mister Rogers, and go beyond the nonviolence of King and interrogate Mr. Roger's insistence on liking everyone just the way they are.
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Ch. 1: W. Kamau Bell on coming face to face with white supremacists - Finding Fred - Air Date 11-26-19
Empathy can be found when you understand what circumstances people came from
Reformed neo-Nazi and author Christian Picciolini explains how white nationalists target vulnerable online communities
Ch. 3: The dubious luxury of anger - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 6-24-17
Understanding the fear that underlies anger.
Ch. 4: Help the Helpers: Evil cannot withstand forgiveness - Finding Fred - Air Date 12-17-19
On being your best self. On the least of these. On the virtues of a cup of tea.
Ch. 5: Help the Helpers: But forgiveness can be complicated - Finding Fred - Air Date 12-17-19
You can't be nice to everyone because being nice to certain people is inherently cruel to others.
Ch. 6: Anger and forgiveness as a survival strategy - In The Thick - Air Date 10-4-19
Discussing the conviction and sentencing of Amber Guyger, the Dallas police officer who shot and killed her black neighbor, Botham Shem Jean
Ch. 7: Forgiveness in the #MeToo era - Interfaith Voices - Air Date 6-24-18
Many faith traditions emphasize the importance of forgiveness. But in the context of the #MeToo movement, can forgiveness silence women who have been abused?
Ch. 8: Why Do Black People Always Have to Forgive? - The Real News - Air Date 10-4-19
As Botham Jean’s brother makes headlines for “forgiving” Amber Guyger, Real News hosts Jacqueline Luqman and Lisa Snowden-McCray discuss what Christian forgiveness in the face of oppression means.
Ch. 9: Why accountability matters for faith-based forgiveness - Interfaith Voices - Air Date 7-13-18
Serene Jones says deep forgiveness is actually part of a larger process of seeking justice and accountability.
Ch. 10: The art and science of apologies and forgiveness Commentary - Best of the Left - Air Date 3-23-19
Final comments on strength, power, fragility, apologies, forgiveness and the legacy of the Confederacy
Ch. 11: Help the Helpers: Grace - Finding Fred - Air Date 12-17-19
Grace is to focus on the humanity of others than to see them as monsters.
Ch. 12: Help the Helpers: The fear and hurt that gets in the way - Finding Fred - Air Date 12-17-19
The difficulty of focusing on helping the needy rather than punishing the dangerous
Ch. 13: Van Jones: Why Casting “Bigots” Out Doesn’t Move America Forward - Big Think - Air Date 12-6-17
There is a limit to empathy, you cannot tolerate the intolerant for too long—but having empathy for those who interpret change as scary, and understanding why they think that way, maybe the only inroad to untying this great mess.
Ch. 14: The birth of the Black Power Movement - King in the Wilderness (HBO) - Air Date 4-2-18
The story of King's reaction to the rise of the Black Power movement and the roles of anger, fear and sickness
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 15: Final comments on the various sicknesses infecting our society
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Cases to Rest - Bodytonic
- Open Flames - Aeronaut
- Surly Bonds - Aeronaut
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- On Our Own Again - The Pine Barrens
- Streamer - Arc and Crecent
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run
- The Summit - K2
- Vengeful - Warmbody
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1332 Old Wounds, New Wounds (Democratic Primary)
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Air Date 1/29/2020
Today we take a look at the flurry of controversy around the Democratic Primary race, once again exposing multiple rifts within the party along both ideological and gender lines.
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Ch. 1: Debates and the Candidates Position on War - Democracy Now - Air Date 1-15-20
The Democratic Debates got a lot whiter, and they share jabs about how much they support war.
Ch. 2: The Big White Wave - In The Thick - Air Date 1-14-20
Discussing the impact of voters of color on the primaries and how money in politics reinforces the dominance of white politicians
Ch. 3: Warren, Sanders and the Question of Sexism - On the Media - Air Date 1-17-20
Rebecca Traister is a writer at The Cut where she wrote an article responding to the incident called “The Third Rail of Calling ‘Sexism’.” Here, she speaks with Brooke about the trickiness of talking about sexism without falling victim to it.
Ch. 4: Can a Woman be President? - Call Your Girlfriend - Air Date 1-24-20
A nuanced discussion of how to talk about sexism within Democratic circles while understanding some of the contextual forces at play.
Ch. 5: Hillary Clinton Is Not Going Away - The Young Turks - Air Date 1-21-20
Ana and Cenk discuss Hillary Clinton's documentary where she drags Bernie and Progressives.
Michael Moore reviews the facts about Bernie Sanders' support of Hilary Clinton as the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in 2016
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: We're the bully in the playground - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 8: Two-faced politicians - Naomi from Canada
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on how tomorrow’s leaders are made
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Line Etching - Marble Run
- Glass Runner - Marble Run
- Around Plastic Card Tables - Desert Orchard
- Rafter - Speakeasy
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1331 A look into our frightening, fiery future (Australia Bushfires)
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Air Date 1/25/2020
Today we take a look at the climatic, political and social dynamics at play that have helped set the country of Australia ablaze both literally and figuratively
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SHOW NOTES
Australia’s grim warning to the world: our dangerous, climate-altered future is here, right now.
Ch. 2: Listener connections to the Australia Fires Part 1 - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 1-14-20
Umair Irfan talks about the environmental and human costs of the fire, its connection to climate change, and why any Australians are frustrated with how their politicians are responding to the disaster.
Diane talks with David Wallace-Wells, deputy editor at New York Magazine and author of “The Uninhabitable Earth.”
Michael Mann on Australia’s grim warning to the world: our dangerous, climate-altered future is here, right now.
Ch. 5: Climate Change, News Corp, and the Australian Fires - On the Media - Air Date 1-15-20
Damien Cave is the New York Times bureau chief in Sydney, and he recently wrote about "How Rupert Murdoch Is Influencing Australia's Bushfire Debate."
Ch. 6: Australian Fires and the Culture Wars - Behind the News, Jacobin Radio - Air Date 1-13-20
Writer Jeff Sparrow on the Australian fires.
Diane talks with David Wallace-Wells, deputy editor at New York Magazine and author of “The Uninhabitable Earth.”
Ch. 8: The Green News Report - Air Date 1-14-20
Australia’s catastrophic bushfires cause $2 billion in damages; 2019 was the second hottest year ever recorded globally; PLUS: 150 arrested at Jane Fonda’s ‘Fire Drill Fridays’ climate protest
Ch. 9: Listener connections to the Australia Fires Part 2 - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 1-14-20
Umair Irfan talks about the environmental and human costs of the fire, its connection to climate change, and why any Australians are frustrated with how their politicians are responding to the disaster.
The crisis in Australia & moving toward a GND.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: Hacking your home screen - Annonymous from Connecticut
Ch. 12: Liberals and Progressives need to be a united front - Heather from Colorado
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on why any coherent theory of change should bring progressives and Democrats together into a unified force
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker
- Denzel Sprak - CloudCover
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- A Path Unwinding - K4
- One Dirty Sleeve - Wax Museum
- Nuthatch - Feathers
- Rafter - Speakeasy
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1330 Facing an Irrational Foe (Trump escalates tension with Iran)
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Air Date 1/22/2020
Today we take a look at the history of US tensions with Iran and the reality that it has been the irrationality of multiple Republican administrations working hand-in-glove with the far-right government of Israel that has thwarted any chance of peace.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The US and Iran: A Brief History with Hussein Banai - BackStory - Air Date 1-10-20
BackStory delves into the long history between Iran and the US following the assassination of Soleimani.
Ch. 2: America Exists To Make War with Lawrence Wilkerson - Democracy Now - Air Date 1-13-20
Amy Goodman talks with Lawrence Wilkerson about the endless war machine of US imperialism in Iran.
Ch. 3: Iran with Mehdi Hasan Part 1 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 1-14-20
Jeremy Scahill hosts a discussion about the state of Iran and what the US has done.
Amy Goodman and Sarges Bajoghli discuss the consequences of the assassination of Soleimani.
Ch. 5: Hurtling Toward Catastrophe with Nathan Robinson - On the Media - Air Date 1-10-20
Experts discuss the Iran situation and how we got to the brink of war.
Jeremy Scahill hosts a discussion about the state of Iran and what the US has done.
Ch. 7: Danny Sjursen on Iran and War - The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow - Air Date 1-11-20
RJ Eskow talks with Danny Sjursen about Iran and how the military approaches Trump.
Ch. 8: US and Iran with Mohammad Marandi - Unauthorized Disclosure - Air Date 1-12-20
Iran's reaction to the US assassinating their top General was quite restrained.
Ch. 9: No War With Iran Jan. 25th International Day of Action via @CODEPINK - Best of the Left Activism
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Ch. 10: Iran with Mehdi Hasan Part 2 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 1-14-20
Jeremy Scahill hosts a discussion about the state of Iran and what the US has done.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: We need more and better candidates - Dave from Olympia, WA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the dynamics of presidential candidates including “bench” and “wave” candidates
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Why Iran's Qassem Soleimani was on a not-so-secret trip to Iraq when he was assassinated (Business Insider)
Trump authorized Soleimani's killing 7 months ago, with conditions (NBC News)
Trump’s team insists Soleimani was an “imminent” threat. Just don’t ask for details. (Vox)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Cases to Rest - Bodytonic
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Denzel Sprak - CloudCover
- Weathervane - CloudCover
- Nuthatch - Feathers
- Interlude - The Nocturne
- Contrarian - Sketchbook
- Andelo - Pacha Faro
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1329 Our Longest War Has Been a Lie All Along (The Afghanistan Papers)
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Air Date 1/18/2020
Today we take a look at The Afghanistan Papers which reveal in stark detail much of what the anti-war movement has known or strongly suspected since the beginning. Going beyond the scope of The Pentagon Papers of the Vietnam War era, The Afghanistan Papers feature interviews and documentation from top-ranking officials admitting from the start that they had no idea what they were doing in Afghanistan.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Headlines: The Afghanistan Papers - Democracy Now - Air Date 12-10-19
Breaking the news of The Afghanistan Papers
Ch. 2: The "Pentagon Papers" Of Our Time with Craig Whitlock - On the Media - Air Date 12-20-19
Bob Garfield talks with Craig Whitlock about the Afghanistan Papers and the comparison to the Pentagon Papers.
Ch. 3: They Lied To Us All Along with Danny Sjursen - The Real News with Marc Steiner - Air Date 12-15-19
Marc Steiner talks with Danny Sjursen about the lies of war and the lack of accountability for leadership.
Brian talks with Craig Whitlock about the Afghanistan Papers and the history of the endless war on terror.
Ch. 5: The Afghan Pentagon Papers - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 12-14-19
Michael Brooks breaks down the history of the modern military establishment.
Ch. 6: The Afghanistan Papers - Eyes Left with Spenser Rapone and Mike Prysner - Air Date 12-16-19
Spenser and Mike bring context to the Afghanistan Papers and delve into the history of the endless war.
An in-depth discussion of the history and corruption of the Afghanistan war.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: I didn't realize I was a socialist - Sarah from Cool, CA
Ch. 9: Balancing policy and identity - Pat from Chicago
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on making diversity part of our process of learning and growing
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields
- Cases to Rest - Bodytonic
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- God's Playground - Nathanael Christy
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
SHOW IMAGE:
"Afghanistan War Anniversary", Jayel Aheram on Flickr / License / Changes: Zoomed in and cropped
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#1328 Iraq, Citizens United, Obamacare, The Tea Party and The Deepwater Horizon (A Look Back at 2010)
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Air Date 1/14/2020
Today we take a look back at the year 2010 in our annual 10-years-past retrospective to see what we may learn. 2010 was an enormous year of news and I've been working on this episode so long that I can hardly remember life before I started.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Andrew Bacevich on Afghanistan - Bill Moyers Journal - Aired 5-15-10
Ch. 2: Congrats to Wikileaks! - Progressive Point of View - Aired 8-4-10
Ch. 3: Credit where credit is due - Rachel Maddow - Aired 9-4-10
Ch. 4: Obama Admin- Torture Not Illegal, Just A "Disagreement" - The Young Turks - Aired 3-27-10
Ch. 5: What's Next For Campaign Finance? - Bill Moyer's Journal - Aired 9-12-10
Ch. 6: Corporate Personhood - The Floodgates were Opened Today - Thom Hartmann - Aired 1-27-10
Ch. 7: Dems Must Fight Back on the Filibuster - Colbert Report
Ch. 8: Robert Knutter and on healthcare - Bill Moyer's Journal - Aired 1-23-10
Ch. 9: For he's a jowly good fellow - Colbert Report - Aired 1-3-10
Ch. 10: Obama's signing speech - Countdown - Aired 3-31-10
Ch. 11: The Un-Tea party movement - Rachel Maddow - Aired 4-25-10
Ch. 12: Obama crushes house GOP - The Young Turks
Ch. 13: Elizabeth Warren on financial reform - Colbert Report - Aired 5-6-10
Ch. 14: Financial Reform Bill is a Joke -- Economic Collapse Coming - The Young Turks - Aired 6-3-10
Ch. 15: Bet Against The American Dream - This American Life
Ch. 16: Israel does something crazy/frustrating - The Bugle - Aired 6-17-10
Ch. 17: Joe Biden Hits New Low Defending Israeli Murder - Matthew Rothschild - Aired 6-17-10
Ch. 18: Obama Mute on Israeli Aggression - Matthew Rothschild - Aired 6-17-10 -0:08-0:17
Ch. 19: Scapegoating Immigrant Children Now - The Progressive - Aired 9-7-10
Ch. 20: Republican Wants Illegal Immigrant Camps - The Young Turks - Aired 9-7-10
Ch. 21: Papers please amendments - Rachel Maddow - Aired 5-11-10
Ch. 22: BP oil spill – The Progressive
Ch. 23: Test of functioning media and politics - Rachel Maddow - Aired 6-15-10
Ch. 24: Strike it mucky! - The Bugle - Aired 6-23-10
Ch. 25: BP and the oil spill - The Now Show - Aired 7-1-10
Ch. 26: Bush-like missteps - The Daily Show - Aired 6-26-10
Ch. 27: Arne Duncan on US education system - Colbert Report - Aired 4-11-10
Ch. 28: Release the Kagan - The Daily Show - Aired 7-13-10
Ch. 29: Largest ever tax hike - Media Matters Minute - Aired 7-29-10 -0:45
Ch. 30: History made - Sanders speech - Countdown - Aired 12-16-10
Ch. 31: Pro-Gay Groups 'Desperate' For Obama To Take Action - NPR - Aired 12-11-10
Ch. 32: Beck vs MLK - Media Matters Minute - Aired 8-29-10
Ch. 33: Sanity/Fear protest of the absurd – NPR - Aired 11-16-10
Ch. 34: Religious and ethnic intolerance in the election - Rachel Maddow - Aired 11-4-10
Ch. 35: Yes we can, but - Le Show - Aired 11-10-10
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 36: Final comments, last day of working at CCAN - Comments
Ch. 37: Real job coming to an end, increasing episode output immediately
Ch. 38: Over the Health Care Hump, on to other topics - Aired 4-6-10
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- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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Bonus Edition: Honorable Mentions 2009
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Air Date: 1/6/2019
Today, due to my current bout of perpetual-rake-in-the-face, I share a selection of honorable mentions from the 2009 retrospective show
Bonus Clips:
Introduction to SERE - Rachel Maddow
Timeline summary of torture memos and fallout - Rachel Maddow
Liz Cheney talks torture with the complicit media - The Young Turks
Mancow gets waterboarded - The Young Turks
Cheney testing the constitution - Rachel Maddow
Correcting the record on Jim Cramer at CNBC - Daily Show
Franken Kicks Conservative Ass - The Young Turks
Obama Pwns Himself on Signing Statements - The Young Turks
Correcting the record on Jim Cramer at CNBC - Daily Show
Glenn Beck loses his mind talking about healthcare - The Young Turks
Colbert on Glenn Beck's 9/12 project - Colbert Report
High tech culture - On the Media
Stephen Colbert study analyzed - On the Media
Fox News The New Liberals (Craig T Nelson) - Daily Show
Pizza Party - Slate
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#1253 The Joy of Tax (Comparing the US and Scandinavian Systems) (Repost)
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Air Date 3/1/2019
Today we take a look at the social benefits of high taxation as the US gears up for our first genuine debate on raising taxes in a long time with an eye toward the life-improving programs that money could fund.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Dean Baker on Taxing the Rich - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-7-19
We’ll talk about some of the proposals to reduce wealth and income inequality—what they can and can’t do, and why we need them all—with economist Dean Baker
Ch. 2: Bruce Bartlett explains the GOP Starve the Beast strategy - Pitchfork Economics - Airdate 1-29-19
Reaganomics and the destructive power of austerity. We need a strong and vocal socialist left to pull the conversation back to the left.
Ch. 3: Democrats are Eisenhower Republicans - The Zero Hour w @RJEskow - Air Date 9-9-17
Explaining how the GOP went from the party of fiscal responsibility to the opposite and why the Democrats took up the task themselves
How did Nordic countries become what they are today? They've worked to eliminate poverty and produce an alternative vision of economies. Workers are happier and more productive.
Ch. 5: How to Be Happy - Freakonomics Radio - Airdate 1-2-19
Looking at Gross Domestic Product versus Gross National Happiness and how Nordic countries have built the social trust to afford sweeping social programs
Why is America the way it is? Reagan. We were heading the way of Nordic economies but Reaganomics put America on the economic defense, regressing our progress.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: The dynamics of supporting candidates - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 8: Was Harris treated differently because of her minority status? - Marguerite from Fortuna, CA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the racial and gender dynamics of covering and criticizing presidential candidates
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark
- Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
- The Rampart - Castle Danger
- Thannoid - Bodytonic
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1247 The Fight for the Four Freedoms (Repost)
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Air Date 2/5/2019
Today we take a look at the history of FDR's "Four Freedoms" and "Economic Bill of Rights" that laid the groundwork for the fight for economic freedom for all that continues to this day.
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Ch. 1: Harvey Kaye, "The Fight for the Four Freedoms" - Book TV - Air Date 5-11-14
Harvey Kaye examines the progressivism of the Roosevelt-era and argues that a reminder of the "four freedoms" could address today's political and social issues.
Ch. 2: What Ted Cruz Doesn't Get About 'Freedom' - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 7-21-16
Thom talks about Ted Cruz's speech at the Republican Convention and compares his definition of 'freedom' with the way it was described by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Ch. 3: An Overdue Second Bill of Rights Part 1 - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 10-7-18
F.D.R. recognized that the original bill of rights would not be enough to make all American’s truly free and proposed an economic bill of rights. Of the eight amendments he proposed in 1944, seven are still waiting to be implemented.
Ch. 4: Fighting for the Four Freedoms - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-15-14
Historian Harvey J. Kaye talks about how FDR was able to mobilize Americans to create "the strongest and most prosperous country in human history."
Explaining that libertarian thinking doesn't incorporate the existence of economic coercion
Ch. 6: An Overdue Second Bill of Rights Part 2 - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 10-7-18
F.D.R. recognized that the original bill of rights would not be enough to make all American’s truly free and proposed an economic bill of rights. Of the eight amendments he proposed in 1944, seven are still waiting to be implemented.
Ch. 7: Bernie Sanders & FDR's Second Bill of Rights - Berniementum - Air Date 8-12-15
President FDR's Second Bill of Rights speech - January 11, 1944 Sen. Bernie Sanders speech at the National Press Club - Mar. 9, 2015 Music - "There is Romance" by Imcompetech
University of Wisconsin Professor Harvey J Kaye author of Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great, explains Ronald Reagan and the great pushback against a progressive America
Ch. 9: An Overdue Second Bill of Rights Part 3 - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 10-7-18
F.D.R. recognized that the original bill of rights would not be enough to make all American’s truly free and proposed an economic bill of rights. Of the eight amendments he proposed in 1944, seven are still waiting to be implemented.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Sanders rant on his supporters hatred of female politicians - Jason from Chicago
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments in which I resolve the dispute over whether Bernie Sanders supporters are sexist or not
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- The Zeppelin - Aeronaut
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Peacoat - Studio J
- Glass Beads - The Balloonist
- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
- Entrap - Darby
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1246 To amend or not to amend and if so, how? (Repost)
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Air Date 2/1/2019
Today we take a look at the warring factions of progressive and conservatives who are all trying to amend the constitution in various ways. Some progressives want to call for a Convention of States to propose an amendment, as do some conservatives, while others are calling for an amendment but would rather it go through the Congress for reasons that will be explained.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: We the People Amendment - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 4-28-15
Thom Hartmann talks with David Cobb, National Spokesperson-Move to Amend Website: www.movetoamend.org, about an amendment in The U.S House that would end 'corporate rule'.
Ch. 2: The Liberty Amendments Explained Article V Convention of States - Hip Hughes - Air Date 8-15-18
A look at the Constitutional process of starting a Constitutional Convention by the states. And a straight forward focus on Mark Levin's proposed "Liberty Amendments" and the Convention of States pushing for a Constitutional Convention.
We host a debate on whether the push for a constitutional amendment is the best path to overturning Citizens United. We speak to Mark Schmitt, a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and John Bonifaz, co-founder and director of Free Speech for People.
Ch. 4: The Balanced Budget Amendment Escape Clause - The New American Video - Air Date 4-3-17
The escape clause of a proposed Balanced Budget Amendment gives Congress the authority to not balance the budget while in a national state of emergency. Constitutional expert Robert Brown points that the U.S. is in a constant state of emergency for almost
Ch. 5: Cenk DEBATES Constitutional Amendment To Fight Corruption Part 1 - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date 7-8-18
Cenk Uygur joins a panel discussion about the pros and cons of calling for an Article 5 convention to amend the U.S. Constitution to fight money in politics and overturn the Citizens United decision.
Ch. 6: Mark Levin, Constitution Article V, and the Liberty Amendments - WesternFreePress - Air Date 7-11-13
Mark Levin shows how the state legislatures, with no permission required from the feds, can amend the US Constitution. It's right there in Article V, and the historical record shows that the Founders meant for that Article to be used in a time like ours.
Ch. 7: Cenk DEBATES Constitutional Amendment To Fight Corruption Part 2 - @ TheYoungTurks - Air Date 7-8-18
Law Professor, Ken Chestek, explains the nuts of bolts of going forward with an Article V Convention strategy
Ch. 8: Liberals, Conservatives Team Up To Overturn Citizens United - Rebel HQ - Air Date 9-21-17
TYT's Eric Byler talks to Jeff Clements, president of American Promise, an all-volunteer organization working toward a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn "Citizens United."
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Shutdown - Alan from Connecticut
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments with my main takeaways about the state of the campaign for the 28th amendment
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Hundred Mile-No Guitar - K2
- Castillo - The Nocturne
- The Zeppelin - Aeronaut
- No Smoking - Sunday at Slims
- Streamer - Arc and Crecent
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Turning on the Lights - Speakeasy
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1243 The story of Socialism in America (Repost)
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Air Date 1/22/2019
Today we take a look at socialism in America from our often violent response to the concept in the wake of the Russian Revolution through the recent revival in interest, driven primarily by the younger generation today
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Red Dawn Americans and the Bolshevik Revolution - @BackStory - Air Date 11-9-17
One hundred years ago, Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party seized power in a revolution that would change the world. Today we explore how that distant revolution had an immediate impact in the United States.
Ch. 2: What the Russian Revolution Proved Possible - Empire Files - Air Date 12-18-17
To understand the context of this first socialist experiment, how it happened and what caused the many problems it faced, Abby Martin sits down with Brian Becker, a long-time socialist organizer.
Ch. 3: America’s Unofficial Religion - The War On An Idea Part 1 - Empire Files - Air Date 11-27-17
Everyone in the United States knows that “socialist” or “communist” is considered a bad word. How did things get that way? Abby Martin explores the history of anti-communism in America and the heavy repression of an idea that became an unofficial religion
Ch. 4: "Socialism" in the Air - On the Media - Air Date 7-27-18
The word "socialism" has been trending, appearing on op-ed pages, FOX News, ABC's The View and beyond. In this word watch, Bob speaks with another self-described socialist, Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan Robinson
Ch. 5: Americans are ready for socialism - @ThisIsHellRadio - Air Date 3-13-18
Columnist Elizabeth Bruenig looks beyond the failures of liberalism, to the possibilities of socialism. Elizabeth wrote the op-ed “It’s time to give socialism a try” at the Washington Post.
In this interview with Professor of Economics Emeritus (University of Massachusetts), Marxist economist and founder of Democracy at Work, Richard D. Wolff, we talk to him about Capitalism and Socialism.
Ch. 7: Why Are People Talking About Socialism? with Paul Jay - @TheRealNews - Air Date 1-2-19
Explaining why socialisms time may have come - the failures of capitalism
Prof. Richard Wolff explains some tenets of how a modern socialists system could work
Ch. 9: America’s Unofficial Religion The War On An Idea Part 2 - Empire Files - Air Date 11-27-17
Capitalism can no longer compare itself with the dysfunctional Soviet Union but can only be compared to itself and it's failures
Bonus Clips:
Fox & Friends Have TOTAL Meltdown Over Socialism - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 8-6-18
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments wrapping up conservative arguments against socialist programs
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Trois Gnossiennes - Blue Dot Sesisons
- Gondola Blue - Towboat
- Our Fingers Cold - K2
- Tiny Putty - The Cabinetmaker
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame
- The Summit - K2
- The Provisions - K4
- Peacoat - Studio J
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1327 Impeachment as a Lens Through Which to Understand the GOP
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Air Date 12/21/2019
Today we take a look at the GOP through modern history to understand how they came to be what they are and how the impeachment is throwing this reality into such sharp relief.
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Ch. 1: What the framers didn't foresee was Mitch McConnell - Impeachment, Explained - Air Date 10-26-19
A thought on why it’s Mitch McConnell, not Donald Trump, who poses the core threat to our constitutional structure.
Ch. 2: What’s wrong with the Republican Party? - Impeachment, Explained - Air Date 11-23-19
Thomas Mann, co-author of It’s Even Worse Than It Looks joins me to discuss how the Republican Party became the institution on display in this process.
Ch. 3: The GOP's Ultimate Defense Keeping America Tuned Out - On the Media - Air Date 11-22-19
David Roberts, a writer covering energy for Vox, on the "epistemic crisis" at the heart of our bifurcated information ecosystem.
Nicole Hemmer, the brilliant historian of conservative media, joins to discuss how Fox News and the larger conservative media-verse protects Trump but also lures him into disaster.
Ch. 5: Comparing the pubic opinion timeline from Nixon to now - Impeachment Today - Air Date 12-18-19
The second time the US impeached a president, it was Richard Nixon. And we all know how that turned out — except we don’t. Princeton history prof Kevin Kruse gives us the tour.
Noah Feldman is a Harvard Law professor and one of the constitutional scholars who testified at the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing. He joins me to talk about what he saw, what he learned, and the Republican argument that truly scared him.
Ch. 7: Trump impeached - Impeachment Updates from The Washington Post - Air Date 12-19-19
The House of Representatives voted last night to impeach President Trump on charges that he abused his office and obstructed Congress, branding an indelible mark on the most turbulent presidency of modern times.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments on the end of the year, the end of the impeachment investigation and what we are looking ahead to next year
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Trois Gnossiennes 3 - Blue Dot Sesisons
- Gondola Blue - Towboat
- Rapids - Grey River
- Tripoli - Pecan Grove
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1326 Impeachment: A History Of
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Air Date 12/17/2019
Today we take a look at the history of impeachment starting with the crafting of the language in the constitution and on to how the impeachment process has played out over time.
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Ch. 1: Impeaching Other Presidents - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 12-7-19
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Kate Shaw, a professor of law at Cardozo Law School and the co-director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy.
Ch. 2: Lessons From That Other Impeachment - On the Media - Air Date 12-6-19
Bob interviews Brenda Wineapple, author of The Impeachers: the Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation. She describes our country's first presidential impeachment as a divisive, acrimonious one.
Princeton history professor Kevin Kruse joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss what the current congress can learn from the historical examples of Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon, and Andrew Johnson.
Ch. 4: John Dean On The Impeachment Comparisons - On the Media - Air Date 11-15-19
Brooke speaks to Nixon's former White House counsel John Dean to get his reflections on what other meaningful comparisons there are between these proceedings and the ones against Clinton and Nixon.
Ch. 5: Tom Brokaw Remembers Watergate - Article II Inside Impeachment - Air Date 11-16-19
Brokaw discusses his time covering the fall of President Nixon and the parallels to today, as the nation watches the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump unfold.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 6: Let them gather information - Jeff from New York
Ch. 7: Why I became a member - Alan from Connecticut
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments on why it’s worth it to try to do the right thing
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MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker
- Cases to Rest - Bodytonic
- Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1325 Impeachment: Ukraine, Russia, Corruption and Conspiracy Theories
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Air Date 12/13/2019
Today we take a look at the impeachment story through the lens of the last six years of history between Russia and Ukraine from the annexation of Crimea to election tampering and all that followed.
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SHOW NOTES
Bonus Clip: Does the GOP have Putin envy? - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 03-04-14
Ch. 1: The Ukraine story is a Russia story Part 1 - Impeachment, Explained - Air Date 10-26-19
Evelyn Farkas, the Pentagon’s former point person on Russia and Ukraine, talks about the Russia-Ukraine crisis Trump exploited.
Ch. 2: The Backstory - Rubicon: The Impeachment of Donald Trump - Air Date 11-29-19
Brian Beutler and The Atlantic’s Frank Foer discuss the true origins of the Ukraine scandal, and how they fit into a much larger story of global corruption.
Ch. 3: The Ukraine story is a Russia story Part 2 - Impeachment, Explained - Air Date 10-26-19
Evelyn Farkas, the Pentagon’s former point person on Russia and Ukraine, talks about the Russia-Ukraine crisis Trump exploited.
Ch. 4: The Origins of The Ukraine Corruption Conspiracy Theory - On the Media - Air Date 11-8-19
How John Solomon from The Hill helped catapult completely fabricated conspiracy theories all the way to the White House.
Ch. 5: Impeachment Inquiry - The Washington Post - Air Date 12-3-19
Rosalind S. Helderman traces the origin of Rudolph W. Giuliani’s involvement in Ukraine.
Ch. 6: The Prehistory of the Ukraine Scandal - Impeachment A Daily Podcast - Air Date 11-11-19
Our guest, Philip Bump, Washington Post national correspondent takes us through Paul Manafort, the Russian annexation of Crimea, and a few Ukraine's problematic prosecutors that led up to the events we're still learning about.
Why won't Republicans stop talking about the debunked theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election?
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments on our end-of-year membership drive
Bonus Clip: The articles of impeachment have arrived - The Daily DC Impeachment Watch - Air Date 12-10-19
Democrats claim President Trump committed two 'high crimes and misdemeanors' - abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
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MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Castillo - The Nocturne
- Cloud Line - K4
- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
- Rapids - Grey River
- Entrap - Darby
- Lord Weasel - Molerider
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1324 State of the Unions and the 2020 Elections
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Air Date 12/10/2019
Today we take a look at the labor movement as energy and power continue to build and more workers continue to strike to demand better conditions for themselves and all of society in an intersectional movement for social justice. Though not much thanks can be given to either political party.
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Steve Greenhouse discusses the history of union organizing and the current state of unions in the GM strike.
Ch. 2: Past and Present of Collective Action with Jane McAlevey - On The Media - Air Date 9-20-19
Jane McAlevey discusses the power of labor in reshaping inequality.
Mary Kay Henry discusses the possibilities of a strong labor force in shaping society.
Ch. 4: State of Labor with Kate Bronfenbrenner - Counterspin - Air Date 9-6-19
Kate Bronfenbrenner discusses the possibilities of the power of labor and the role of the gig economy.
Amy Walter talks with several experts about the history of labor resistance and their ties to the Democratic Party
Mary Kay Henry discusses the possibilities of a strong labor force in shaping society.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Share in the profits by lowering costs - Bud from Boise
Ch. 8: Pulling people to the left - Corey from New Jersey
Ch. 9: Thanks for important conversations - Jake from the UK
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on how Republicans have become what they defend
Limerick of the day from @Limerick_News
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- Streamer - Arc and Crecent
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
- Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker
- Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1323 Power to the People: The Future of Public Ownership and Local Control
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Air Date 12/7/2019
Today we take a look at the reaction to decades of the fetishization of privatization in the form of a reinvigorated movement for public ownership of institutions meant to serve the public such as utilities, banks, train systems and so on. But this isn't your grandfathers' top-down public ownership, the new movement has bottom-up, accountable, democratic control of institutions at the very core of its mission.
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PG&E declared bankruptcy amid a number of lawsuits related to the wildfires. We speak with California Congressmember Ro Khanna, who is calling for the California state government to take over control of PG&E.
Ch. 2: When Power Goes Out, Who Is Held Accountable? - Building Local Power - Air Date 10-31-19
PG&E’s negligence and how a distributed energy system could avoid future outages and detrimental fire damage.
Ch. 3: Public Ownership 2.0 - Weekly Economics - Air Date 2-18-19
Public ownership is back on the agenda. But if privatization has failed, what kind of public ownership should replace it?
Ch. 4: From Private Profits to Public Alternatives - The Next System Podcast - Air Date 1-24-19
The conversation runs the gamut from the pitfalls of the privatization of goods and services to the social benefits of public ownership and envisioning democratic governance thereof.
Ch. 5: The Future of Banking - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 6-29-19
Ralph welcomes Walt McRee President of Public Banking Associates, who explains how public banks should be the future of banking.
Ch. 6: Trinity Tran on Public Banking - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-11-19
Trinity Tran, co-founder and lead organizer for Public Bank LA and a founding member of the California Public Banking Alliance.
Ch. 7: Who’s Afraid of Public Ownership? - The Laura Flanders Show - Air Date 1-28-19
Laura in conversation with Thomas Hanna, research director at The Democracy Collaborative and author of “Our Common Wealth: The Return of Public Ownership in the United States”.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Knowing the history of pitching men against the patriarchy - Shannon from The Bronx
Ch. 9: Society going in a good direction - Shannon from The Bronx
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on building a wholistic feminism
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
- Glass Runner - Marble Run
- One Little Triumph - Piano Mover
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields
- Planting Flags - K4
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1322 Freedom of Speech vs Freedom of Reach (Regulating Facebook)
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Air Date 12/4/2019
Today we take a look at some solutions to our social media problems of fake news, propaganda and hate in all forms spreading like wildfire through society
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Amy Walter interviews several experts about the role of big tech in politics and policy in our society.
Ch. 2: FaceBOO - BackTalk with Dahlia and Amy - Air Date 10-31-19
Dahlia and Amy discuss Zuckerberg and Facebook and their unstoppable capitalist power and right-wing centrism.
Kate Klonick discusses AOC questioning Zuckerberg about Facebook's role in free speech and politics.
Aza, Tristan and Guillaume Chaslot discuss the vicious internet algorithms that are draining the life of humans.
Amy Walter interviews several experts about the role of big tech in politics and policy in our society.
Aza, Tristan and Yael Eisenstat discuss the massive power Facebook has over the lives and policies of the American people.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Christian missionary colonization - Heather from Colorado
Ch. 8: The curation is needed - Mark in Colorado
Ch. 9: Monthy contributor - Mark in Colorado
Ch. 10: First-time monthly member - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on how human curation is like Tinkerbell
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- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Begrudge - Darby
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields
- Jackbird - Feathers
- Gondola Blue - Towboat
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1283 Native (Mis)Representation (Native Peoples Series Part 5) (Repost)
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Air Date: 6–21-2019
Today we take a look at the ways that Native Peoples are represented in white society and pop culture, how some are working to take back their own narratives and some insight into the profound effects, both positive and negative, of how peoples are represented.
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SHOW NOTES
The Washington Post conducts a flawed survey resulting in a misleading conclusion that most native peoples don't consider Redskins to be an offensive term
Racist representation of native peoples in sports and culture supports the anti-native sentiment that drives the MMIWG epidemic
Ch. 3: A Native perspective for museums - Native America Calling - Air Date 4-9-19
Native peoples have had their stories told form them by white people for centuries, working in museums and cultural centers create the opportunities to tell their own stories
W Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu step in a pile of native cultural appropriation and then slowly, messily wade their way out of it
Discussing cultural appropriation in many forms including the legal trademarking of one of the terms most central to native Hawaiian culture, Aloha
Ch. 6: 'Reel' Indians and the invention of Hollywood Indian English - Backstory - Air Date 11-22-14
A history lesson on the Hollywood creation of all of the stereotypes we reflexively think of when we think about how native peoples speak
Ch. 7: On Native American Loss and Triumph - On the Media - Air Date 10-5-18
David Treuer discusses the means by which Indians have been fighting for social and political change for centuries.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Changed my mind in favor of impeachment - Nick from California
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the Canadian TV show “First Contact” and what it teaches us about how people do and don’t change their mind
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Native American imagery is all around us, while the people are often forgotten (National Geographic)
The Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Epidemic Is Inseparable From Native Appropriation(Bustle)
‘It’s called a genocide’: Gavin Newsom apologizes to California’s Native Americans (San Francisco Chronicle)
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets
- Vibrant Canopy - Origami
- Homegrown - The Pine Barrens
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Interlude - The Nocturne
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1265 Moving beyond tragedy by surviving and adapting (Native Peoples Series Part 4) (Repost)
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Air Date: 4–16-2019
Today we take a look at just a few of the aspects of modern life for Native Peoples that we can see as stemming from the racism and colonialism that has been endemic in post-contact America.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: American Indians Confront “Savage Anxieties” - Moyers and Company - Air Date 12-26-14
Bill speaks with Robert A. Williams Jr., a professor specializing in American Indian law, about how deals such as the one with Rio Tinto are a part of American Indian’s tragic history of dispossession.
Ch. 2: What we inherit: Explaining intergenerational trauma - Code Switch - Air Date 6-6-18
The story of one family's struggle to end a toxic cycle of inter-generational trauma from forced assimilation. Getting back to their Native Alaskan cultural traditions is key.
Ch. 3: Sexual Violence and Native American Genocide - @Making_Contact - Air Date 11-26-13
Andrea Smith, author of “Conquest: Sexual Violence and Native American Genocide” explains the connection between violence against women, and the colonization of native lands and bodies.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women is a major issue because of racism. Acquittals for murdering Native people occur because of racism. Racism is systemic, historic and the norm in the US and Canada.
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Ch. 6: Jenni Monet on Indigenous Journalism - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 1-24-19
Corporate media’s lack of interest in indigenous issues, and their ahistorical, distorted view of them when they do cover them, are long overdue for a change.
Ch. 7: Beyond Tragedy: The living history of Native America - Ideas from CBC Radio - Air Date 2-20-19
This idea of history as tragedy is something that Ojibwe writer David Treuer tries to undo in The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee. He argues that Indigenous peoples have always found ways to adapt, and that's exactly what they're doing now.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Disagreeing on arguments against a female presidential candidate - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments sharing some voices of Native people giving their perspective on the burning of Notre Dame cathedral
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A missing sweater tells the story of missing Indigenous women (Indian Country Today)
Savanna's Act is Back (Splinter)
States weigh bills addressing Native deaths, disappearances (AP)
House Passes Bill Protecting Domestic Abuse Victims; GOP Split Over Gun Restrictions (NPR)
Montana Senate Betrays Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (Splinter)
Tester reintroduces “Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment” Act (KRTV)
Lisa Murkowski Revives Bill Targeting Missing And Murdered Native Women (Huffington Post)
Researched & written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Gullwing Sailor - Migration
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
- Cloud Line - K4
- Slow Lane Lover - Barstool
- This fickle world - Theo Bard
- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1252 Taking the first steps of American imperialism (Native Peoples Series Part 3) (Repost)
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Air Date: 2–26-2019
Today we take a look at the process of systematic, government-sponsored genocide against the native peoples of North America that kicked off the wealth-accumulating, territory-expanding American empire we know and love today
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SHOW NOTES
Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz describes the process of coming to understand that there is an alternate history of the United States and explains how she tried to convey that new understanding in her book "An Indigenous People's History of the United States."
Ch. 2: American expansion and violence against Native Americans - @BackStory - Air Date: 01-19-2018
Ed talks with historian Benjamin Madley about the devastating impact of the Gold Rush on California’s native tribes – and how both government officials and everyday citizens justified enslaving and killing native peoples.
We explore how the media discusses the issue of BDS and the broader topic of Palestinian liberation with guest Steven Salaita.
Ch. 4: Understanding the origins of scalp hunting and "redskins" - Empire Files - Air Date 11-25-15
Abby Martin interviews Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, renowned indigenous scholar and activist, about her most recent book "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States."
Ch. 5: Paul Frymer on the building of an American empire - The Dig from @jacobinmag - Air Date 1-30-18
We are living on land from which indigenous people, over hundreds of years, have been violently removed. Almost everyone knows this — yet it’s rarely mentioned in stories that Americans tell themselves about who we are as a country and how we got here.
Ch. 6: America's Distribution of Violence - @Intercepted w: @JeremyScahill - Air Date 2-14-18
Jeremy Scahill talks with Nikhil Singh, professor of social and cultural analysis and history at New York University, about his new book "Race and America’s Long War.”
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Life as a charter school contractor - TJ from Scottsdale
Ch. 8: Reaction to candidate spotlight episode - Conner from Worcester, MA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments explaining the shortcomings of the Candidate Spotlight episode and how it was made
BONUS CLIP: Senator Kamala Harris live in the studio - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 1-24-19
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets
- A Burst of Light - Delray
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Derailed - The Depot
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1230 Thanksgiving and cultural heritage (Native Peoples Series Part 2) (Repost)
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Air Date: 11–27-2018
Today we take a look at the literal and figurative bloody messes of the history of Thanksgiving and the identities of native peoples
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: A Code Switch Thanksgiving Feast - Code Switch - Air Date 11-21-17
Exploring the conflicting narratives of American Thanksgiving.
We speak with indigenous historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. She is the author of "An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States" and co-author of "All the Real Indians Died Off: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans."
Ch. 3: The stolen sisters Part 1 - In the Thick - Air Date 9-18-18
Maria and Julio speak about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls movement with Annita Lucchesi, a Southern Cheyenne cartographer who has built the largest database of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Ch. 4: Indigenous DNA - Science for the People - Air Date 1-5-17
Kim TallBear, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples Technoscience, on her book "Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science."
Ch. 5: The stolen sisters Part 2 - In the Thick - Air Date 9-18-18
Maria and Julio speak about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls movement with Annita Lucchesi, a Southern Cheyenne cartographer who has built the largest database of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Ch. 6: It's not just about the blood - Code Switch - Air Date 2-6-18
If you're Native American, who or what gets to define your identity? We dive into an old system intended to measure the amount of "Indian blood" a person has.
Native Americans across the country are criticizing Senator Elizabeth Warren’s decision to use a DNA test to assert her Native American heritage. We host a roundtable discussion of Native American activists and journalists to respond.
Indigenous historian Nick Estes discusses the ongoing attacks on native people, voter disenfranchisement, the Red Power movement and the latest on the fight against major oil and gas pipelines.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: The dangers of over-secrecy - Abdul from DC
Ch. 10: Final comments on #StandWithMashpee
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Amplify the #StandwithMashpee hashtag
EDUCATE YOURSELF
The true story of the first Thanksgiving and what it meant (Opinion | Boston Globe)
Mashpee Wampanoag Confront 'Loss Of Self-Governance' After Interior Department Reversal (WBUR, Here & Now)
This Thanksgiving, The Trump Administration Is Taking Land From The Tribe That Welcomed The Pilgrims (Huffington Post)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- On Early Light - Cholate
- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- Cases to Rest - Bodytonic
- Nuthatch - Feathers
- The Cast and Favor - Bayou Birds
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1216 Taking a closer look at Columbus Day (Native Peoples Series Part 1) (Repost)
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Air Date: 10–5-2018
Today we take a look at the rarely-told, real legacy of Christopher Columbus and some of the reverberations from his actions that can still be felt to this day
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Indigenous Peoples Day - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 10-23-16
The origin stories we tell ourselves and the importance of understanding that the words we use change the way we think.
Ch. 2: The Truth of Jesuit-Catholic Christopher Columbus - The Canary Effect (Documentary)
The documentary film, The Canary Effect, follows the terrifying and horrific abuses instilled upon the Indigenous people of North America and details the genocidal practices of the US government and its continuing effects on present-day Indian country.
Ch. 3: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE- New York’s Battleground Races! - Best of the Left Activism
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Ch. 4: Columbus Day - Why are we Celebrating? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 10-13-09
Thom Hartmann, reading a portion of his book "The last hours of ancient sunlight" about some of the atrocities of Christopher Columbus
Ch. 5: Indigenous Peoples Day VS Columbus Day - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-04-17
Los Angeles just changed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, here's why everyone else should also. Hosted by NerdAlert's Kim Horcher.
Ch. 6: Reframing Columbus Day - Pod Save the People - Air Date 10-10-17
A discussion to reframe and understand the debate over Columbus Day
Ch. 7: Christopher Columbus Was A Demon by Hari Kondabolu - Totally Biased - Air Date: 10-12-12
Hari Kondabolu discusses his hatred of the demon Christopher Columbus.
Ch. 8: Discussing how to move beyond Columbus Day - In the Thick - Air Date 10-9-17
Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a conversation about the change away from Columbus Day with Mitch O’Farrell, council member of LA’s 13th district, and Chrissie Castro, vice chairwoman of the Los Angeles Native American Indian Commission.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: We need an election day holiday - Nate from Vacaville, CA
Ch. 10: Final comments on the Powerline series from Outside/In
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
REGISTER TO VOTE: RocktheVote.org/register-to-vote/
CONFIRM VOTER REGISTRATION: RocktheVote.org/resources/am-i-registered-to-vote/
CHECK VOTING DATES & POLICIES: RocktheVote.org/voting-information/
VOTER ID INFO/HELP: VoteRiders & 866ourvote.org
Get Involved/Resources: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE H.Q.
NEW YORK BATTLEGROUNDS:
NY Important Dates: Register, have your application postmarked, or have made an in-person request by October 12th. Absentee ballot options and deadlines are complex, visit elections.ny.gov website for that information.
U.S. HOUSE
NY-11: Max Rose
Swing Left NY-11 | Red to Blue NY-11
NY-19: Antonio Delgado
Swing Left NY-19 | Red to Blue NY-19
NY-22: Anthony Brindisi
Swing Left NY-22 | Red to Blue NY-22
NY-27: Nate McMurry
Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Lakal - Speakeasy
Gondola Blue - Towboat
A Burst of Light - Delray
The Provisions - K4
Gullwing Sailor - Migration
One Little Triumph - Piano Mover
Festering - Towboat
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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Bonus - Brave New Words: Access to Medicine
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Sponsored: Today we feature a full episode of Brave New Words focusing on one of the most pressing issues for Americans: access to medicine and the fight against Big Pharma.
Brave New Words is a new, limited series podcast about the power of changing the narrative of the political arguments we have, using those new narratives to drive major progressive wins around the world and create real change.
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Jee Kim, Executive Director, Narrative Initiative
“Anat has the unique ability to take thorny challenges and offer concrete ways to address them. She makes narrative change accessible and compelling.”
Celinda Lake, Democratic pollster and strategist
“As a veteran of issue and electoral campaigns for progressive causes and candidates, I can think of no better person to walk us through the words that have won us critical victories than Anat. The lessons and the unparalleled strategic insights she draws apply to persuasive communication across a range of issues."
Ian Haney López, author Merge Left and Dog Whistle Politics
"Messaging is an art and a science. Few combine these as brilliantly as Anat Shenker-Osorio. Her captivating podcast is a master class in how to tell the truth that can set us free."
Heather McGhee, Former President of Demos
"Shanker-Osorio’s message advice is the best around. She understands not just what words test well but what stories will move people into action, and has become the secret weapon of winning progressive campaigns worldwide."
Michael Podhorzer, Senior Advisor to the President, AFLCIO; Founder of the Analyst Institute
"Anat consistently uncovers messages that both persuade and help mobilize working people. The insights offered in these episodes are critical for anyone who works in progressive politics or just has an interest in making this country more just, prosperous and democratic."
Dorian Warren, President of Community Change
“To win a better world we need better stories and more support for change. Anat is a warrior for both – her tools are data, passion, wisdom and an indomitable commitment to listening to and learning first from those most left behind on this planet.”
#1321 Decolonization is for Everyone
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Air Date: 11/23/2019
Today we take a look at just a few forms the decolonization movement is taking from finance to cartography to the internet and beyond.
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SHOW NOTES
Laura speaks to Edgar Villanueva, about being one of the very few indigenous people working in grant-making, and ask what he thinks Native American traditions have to teach philanthropy. His latest book is "Decolonizing Wealth"
Ch. 2: Decolonizing philanthropy - Native America Calling - Air Date 12-13-18
Edgar Villanueva, author of “Decolonizing Wealth,” questions the wisdom of accepting funds from philanthropic endeavors built by corporate giants whose business is in direct conflict with Native sovereignty and sustainability.
Ch. 3: Decolonize the Internet - Tiny Spark - Air Date 3-8-19
The internet is very white male-biased, it's important to find and prop up all other voices.
Ch. 4: Decolonizing Maps - Native America Calling - Air Date 8-28-19
Indigenous Map making is a greatly different experience from what western colonialism forces people to use. Maps can tell a story, and engage with people.
Ch. 5: Decolonization Is For Everyone with Nikki Sanchez - TEDx Talks - Air Date 3-12-19
Nikki Sanchez shares her vision of a world where we listen and care and stop dehumanizing people.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 6: Hoping to save a life - James from Sacramento, CA
Ch. 7: Wealth tax for the children - Chris from San Diego
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments on the tragedy of wealth and the difference between aggregation and curation
Limerick of the day from @Limericking
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Lakal - Speakeasy
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Weathervane - CloudCover
- Contrarian - Sketchbook
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
SHOW IMAGE
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#1320 The Rise and Inevitable Fall of Neoliberalism (Audio Fixed)
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Air Date: 11/20/2019
Today we take a look at how Neoliberalism was born, how it was maintained and why it is on the verge of collapse.
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SHOW NOTES
Nick and his guests discuss the history, the cultural and economic impact of neoliberalism.
Ch. 2: Too Hot For School with Jane McAlevey - On the Media - Air Date 9-20-19
The climate protests and collective action of today mirror the same crises and protests of the FDR era.
Nick and his guests discuss the history, the cultural and economic impact of neoliberalism.
Ch. 4: How whiteness distorts our democracy, with Eddie Glaude Jr. - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 4-4-19
Glaude is the chair of Princeton University’s department of African American studies, the president of the American Academy of Religion, and the author of the powerful book Democracy in Black.
Nick and his guests discuss the history, the cultural and economic impact of neoliberalism.
Chuck and Adam discuss neoliberal policy, culture and systems that keep us in massive inequality and divided from each other.
Talk on how Neoliberalism will come to an end
Chuck and Adam discuss neoliberal policy, culture and systems that keep us in massive inequality and divided from each other.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: SAD Solidarity - Jesse from Boston
Ch. 10: I feel it too - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 11: Sunshine policy - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 12: Take a walk! - Linda from New Jersey
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on emotional vomiting
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Chilvat - Lillehammer
- Open Flames - Aeronaut
- The Envelope - Aeronaut
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
- The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark
- Stale Case - Darby
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1319 Democrats and Plutocrats, Wealth Tax and Wall Street
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Air Date: 11/15/2019
Today we take a look at the proposals from Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders for a Wealth Tax and how those proposals run afoul of not just Republican Fats Cats but Democratic Fat Cats as well
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: A Wealth Tax For American Progress - Jim Hightower - Air Date 10-24-19
The rich are different from us, but their psyches are fragile.
Ch. 2: Wealth Tax with Michael Linden - Off-Kilter with Rebecca Vallas - Air Date 10-4-19
Rebecca and Michael discuss how a wealth tax would be a great start to reducing inequality and building a thriving economy,
Sam discusses the media propping up billionaires as the oppressed in light of Bernie's plan for a wealth tax.
Ch. 4: Elizabeth Warren Has Democrats Shaking - The Young Turks - Air Date 10-10-19
Cenk, Hasan and Brett discuss Elizabeth Warrens plans to make corporations accountable to the American public.
Ch. 5: Warren, Sanders and Big Donors with Jeet Heer - Start Making Sense - Air Date 10-30-19
Jeet and Bob discuss Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.
Brian chats with Zack about the top 2020 candidates and who big donors are supporting.
Ch. 7: Winners Take All with Anand Giridharadas - Strange Days with Fernand Amandi - Air Date 9-26-19
Fernand and Anand discuss the role of corporate billionaire philanthropy in maintaining power structures.
Ch. 8: Wall Street Democrats Show Their True Colors - The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow - Air Date 10-1-19
RJ discusses the difference between Warren and Bernie, but Wall Street hates them all the same.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on seasonal depression
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Banjo - Grey River
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets
- Swapping Tubes - Studio J
- Curio - Vacant Distillery
- The Rampart - Castle Danger
- Line Etching - Marble Run
- Peacoat - Studio J
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1318 Why We Cannot Have Nice Things (How Racism Hurts Everyone, Including White People)
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Air Date: 11/12/2019
Today we take a look at some of the ways that conservative policies, willed into existence almost exclusively by white people, measurably hurt people and shorten life expectancies, including those who most fervently support the self-destructive policies.
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SHOW NOTES
‘People are voting for these policies that are shortening their own life spans.’ — Author of 'Dying of Whiteness' Jonathan Metzl argues that the politics of racial resentment is killing Americans in the heartland.
Ch. 2: Slavery and the Lack of Universal Healthcare - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 8-20-19
Jeneen Interlandi, New York Times editorial board member and staff writer for the New York Times Magazine, talks about the intersection of race and lack of universal healthcare in America.
Ch. 3: An Incredible Con - Slate Presents: The Queen - Air Date 5-20-19
For presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, Linda Taylor epitomized the brokenness of the federal bureaucracy and the broader trend of poor people getting rich off the public dime.
Ch. 4: Dying of Whiteness with Jonathan Metzl - Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes - Air Date 3-26-19
Jonathan Metzl writes that the policies promising to Make America Great Again, policies rooted in centering and maintaining the power of whiteness, are shortening the lives of the white Americans who vote for them.
Ch. 5: Greater than Fear - Brave New Words - Air Date 9-6-19
In 2018, progressives in Minnesota won across races, defining what it means to be “Minnesotan” through an aspirational narrative of multi-racial populism.
Tim speaks with Dr. Jonathan Metzl, a professor of sociology and psychiatry at Vanderbilt University, and the author of the new book, Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland.
Ch. 7: People seeking asylum - Brave New Words - Air Date 9-6-19
Over the last few years, facing a conservative and openly xenophobic administration, human rights advocates mounted and won four campaigns challenging offshore detention of people seeking asylum.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: What was I thinking back then, gosh what am I thinking now? - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 9: Pre-recorded bullshit ads - Dave from Olympia, WA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on learning to be wrong and the sad future of podcasting
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Derailed - The Depot
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Quaver - Codebreaker
- These Times - The Pine Barrens
- The Summit - K2
- Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1228 Why men will be better off without the patriarchy (Repost)
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Air Date: 11/16/2018
Today we take a look at the system of patriarchy from the perspective of how it negatively impacts men in our culture, thereby demonstrating the need for feminism to advocate for all those negatively impacted by patriarchy, regardless of gender
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: What Is the Patriarchy? | Feminist Fridays - @marinashutup - Air Date 11-02-14
An overview of patriarchy with a focus on how it hurts everyone, not just women.
Ch. 2: Fight Club and Toxic Masculinity - Folding Ideas - Air Date 8-22-15
Justin Baldoni wants to start a dialogue with men about redefining masculinity - to figure out ways to be not just good men but good humans. In a warm, personal talk, he shares his effort to reconcile who he is with who the world tells him a man should be.
Ch. 3: Justin Baldoni: Why I'm done trying to be "man enough" - @TEDTalks - Air Date 12-4-17
Justin Baldoni wants to start a dialogue with men about redefining masculinity - to figure out ways to be not just good men but good humans. In a warm, personal talk, he shares his effort to reconcile who he is with who the world tells him a man should be.
Ch. 4: Do Videogame Stereotypes Hurt Men? - PBS Game:Show - Air Date 08-2-13
Games continue the cultural narrative of big and strong men, "manning up" and being the hero. As you play, you kill hundreds or thousands of other men, without regard for the emotional toll on one's psyche.
Ch. 5: What Men Do With Their Pain - On The Media - Air Date 5-4-18
Michael Kimmel, a scholar of masculinities studies at Stony Brook University, on the source of this shared frustration — which he calls "aggrieved entitlement" — and about the steps forward for a society that still misunderstands so much about gender.
Ch. 6: Tony Porter: A call to men - @TEDTalks - Air Date 12-10-10
Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don't "act like a man." Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead men to disrespect, mistreat and abuse women and each other.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Thoughts on privacy and violence - Erica from Illinois
Ch. 8: Final comments om where feminism went wrong and why we need to fight for everyone hurt by the patriarchy, regardless of gender
THE POST-MIDTERMS MINUTE ('cause they aren't over...)
Help Stacy Abrams in Georgia Gov Recount
Help Bill Nelson in Florida Sen Recount
Help Andrew Gillum in Florida Gov Recount
Mississippi Sen. Run Off Nov. 27th: Help Mike Espy Win!
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Great Great Lengths - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- That Horse Ithica - Sketchbook (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Homegrown - The Pine Barrens (Blue Dot Sessions)
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1317 Taking to the Streets in Chile and Around the World to Protest Neoliberalism
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Air Date: 11/5/2019
Today we take a look at the many protests ongoing around the world with a very strong through-line of demands to reverse austerity, lessen inequality, and improve public services, all hallmarks of neoliberal economic policies
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Ch. 1: International Protests - Democracy Now - Air Date 10-9-19 through 10-30-19
A summary of the international protests as of October 30 2019
Ch. 2: October Uprisings in Chile with Pablo Abufom - Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weisman - Air Date 10-30-19
Suzi talks with Pablo Abufom about the uprising in Chile and the conditions that led to the protests.
Michael discusses the Global Protests and the anti-austerity energy behind them.
Ch. 4: Protestors Run Over By Chilean Government - The Young Turks - Air Date 10-23-19
The Young Turks discuss neoliberal austerity measures and the media's misrepresentation of the issues involved in reporting Chile.
Ch. 5: Chile Rises Up with Bree Busk - This Is Hell - Air Date 10-30-19
Church and Bree discuss the feminist movement, the problematic media, capitalism and hope for Chile.
Michael and Artesia discuss the global mess that is imperialist neoliberalism and the protestors who resist.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Health care needs to go far beyond insurance - Trey from Corvallis
Ch. 8: I'd join if I weren't giving all my money to the Bernie Sanders campaign - Chris from San Diego
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on health, health care and assholism
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Stale Case - Darby
- Gullwing Sailor - Migration
- The Rampart - Castle Danger
- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1316 Winning the messaging war for a just, moral health care system
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Air Date: 11/1/2019
Today we take a look at how the debate over our health care system has been framed and how we should frame it.
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SHOW NOTES
We speak with Janet Golden, professor emerita at Rutgers University-Camden and a historian of U.S. medicine
Ch. 2: Best arguments for Medicare for All - The Young Turks - Air Date 4-30-19
The fundamental moral underpinning for why we need a Medicare for All system
Ch. 3: 3rd Democratic Debate Medicare for All as the Bogeyman? - The Real News - Air Date 9-13-19
We take a closer look how candidates discussed the healthcare issue. Our panelists are Osita Nwanevu, Helena Olea, and Jacqueline Luqman, with Greg Wilpert as host.
Ch. 4: Matt Bruenig’s case for single-payer health care - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 8-12-19
Matt Bruenig, the founder of the People’s Policy Project, is firmly in support of true single-payer. No compromise, no chaser.
Ch. 5: Democrats Talk Healthcare - Democracy Now! - Air Date 10-16-19
Dem Debate: "Disingenuous" Attacks on Medicare for All Distract from Cost of Today's Broken System
Join the campaign to pass local resolutions demanding Medicare for All!
Ch. 7: Healthcare: America Taken Hostage - Progressive Faith Sermons - Air Date 10-21-19
We need candidates for president to stop lying and start having compassion regarding our health care system.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Critiquing Johann Hari - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 9: Challenge pledge - Todd from Utah
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on Johann Hari’s story and Todd’s Patron challenge
Ch. 11: Limerick of the Day from @Limericking
TAKE ACTION!
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EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Nationwide Campaign Urges Cities and Towns to Pass Resolutions Supporting Medicare for All (Common Dreams)
Massachusetts Unions Vote to Vet Presidential Candidates on Medicare for All, Breaking with Labor's Top Brass (The Intercept)
Elizabeth Warren’s plan to pay for Medicare-for-all, explained (Vox)
Ady Barkan: Elizabeth Warren’s Plan Is a Massive Win for the Medicare for All Movement (The Intercept)
Bernie Sanders’s Medicare-for-all plan, explained (Vox)
Two Leading Economists Say Medicare for All Would Give Workers 'Biggest Take-Home Pay Raise in a Generation'(Common Dreams)
Researchers Detail How Slashing Pentagon Budget Could Pay for Medicare for All While Creating Progressive Foreign Policy Americans Want (Common Dreams)
Researched & written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- Vengeful - Warmbody
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- On Our Own Again - The Pine Barrens
- Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
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#1315 The Wrecking Crew (The Trump appointees running the government)
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Air Date: 10/29/2019
Today we take a look at some of the main characters that make up the Trump administration to get a sense of who they are, where they're coming from and how they're working tirelessly to ruin everything good about our government and find brand new ways to be terrible
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Trump went to a World Series game and was booed by the crowd, including chants to “Lock Him Up!”:
"A leader who's typically viewed
As being repugnant and crude
And went to a game
Expecting some fame
To bolster his ego, was booed"
SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Rudy Giuliani - Past Present - Air Date 10-15-19
The crew discusses the political history of Rudy Giuliani and he's always been a snake.
Ch. 2: Unitary Executive Theory with Charlie Savage - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 2-27-19
Jeremy Scahill and Charlie Savage discuss Bill Barr and Trump and their takeover of the Dept of Justice.
Sam discusses Bill Barr and his role in corruption in the Trump administration.
Pompeo has a history of making Islamophobic statements. He’s also been a major ally to the billionaire right-wing Koch brothers.
Aaron Glantz discusses how Steven Mnuchin profited from ruining people's lives.
Ch. 6: Mike Pence with Tom LoBianco - BradCast with Nicole Sandler - Air Date 10-1-19
Nicole chats with Tom LoBianco about the dangerous "Christian" Mike Pence.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: My puddle of grey is confusing - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 8: The impact of election 2000 - Holly from San Francisco
Ch. 9: Broadcast stations selling ad space full of lies - Chris from San Diego
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the legality of running political ads with lies
Ch. 11: Limerick of the Day from @LouC17
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
'A threat to democracy': William Barr's speech on religious freedom alarms liberal Catholics (The Guardian)
Bill Barr’s First Epistle to the Heathens (The New Republic)
William Barr Is Neck-Deep in Extremist Catholic Institutions (The Nation)
Mike Pence's problem with science (CNN)
The Danger of President Pence (The New Yorker)
Mike Pence: power, religion and America's 'shadow president' (The Guardian)
The Decline and Fall of Rudy Giuliani (GQ)
Where Did Rudy Go? (The Atlantic)
Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
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#1314 Hong Kong Protests (Where Colonialism meets Neoliberalism)
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Air Date: 10/25/2019
Today we take a look at the complicated series of forces driving the protests in Hong Kong that span the ideological spectrum.
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Ch. 1: Will China crack down on Hong Kong? - The Inquiry - Air Date 6-25-19
Pro-democracy protesters worry that this is being eroded as the Communist party is trying to bring it further under its influence. Complicating matters is Hong Kong’s significant but shrinking economic importance to China.
We break down the protests in Hong Kong.
Carl Zha provides a primer on what has unfolded with the protests in Hong Kong.
Ch. 4: Fighting for the Future of Hong Kong - The Laura Flanders Show - Air Date 10-9-19
The historic demonstrations began in June as a response to the proposal of an extradition agreement with Mainland China. All these months later, the issues have become a lot bigger getting to the heart of the meaning of democracy and Chinese Imperialism.
Carl Zha provides a primer on what has unfolded with the protests in Hong Kong.
China held its largest military parades ever in Beijing this week to mark 70 years of Communist rule. Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, police escalated violence Tuesday by firing live ammunition at demonstrators for the first time in the months-long protests.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Don't let the older generations off the hook - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 8: We are in this together - James from Sacramento, CA
Ch. 9: Pitching in - Erica from Illinois
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the tradition of progressive media supporters getting nicknames
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
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- The Provisions - K4
- Stale Case - Darby
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#1313 Why Prison Abolition is not Nearly as Scary as it Sounds
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Air Date: 10/22/2019
Today we take a look at why the concept of prison abolition isn’t as scary as it sounds, the answer to the question of what would replace prisons and why you’re wrong for even asking that in the first place.
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SHOW NOTES
Mariame Kaba discusses prisons, justice and the systems in place that do more harm than good.
Marc, Michelle and Vonya discuss the mass incarceration state and what actions are needed to change our systems.
Mariame Kaba discusses prisons, justice and the systems in place that do more harm than good.
Prisons on America are massive, and mass incarceration is a system of control.
Marc, Michelle and Vonya discuss the mass incarceration state and what actions are needed to change our systems.
Prisons on America are massive, and mass incarceration is a system of control.
Elites like to think they are making progress with small steps towards justice, but we have been criminalized black lives for centuries under white supremacy, tweaking and reforming isn't going to accomplish anything.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Show more important than privacy - David from Gaithersberg
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments explaining the coming fiscal cliff the show faces
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The Prison Abolition Syllabus "(modeled after #FergusonSyllabus, #Charlestonsyllabus, #WelfareReformSyllabus and Trump Syllabus 2.0) seeks to contextualize and highlight prison organizing and prison abolitionist efforts from the 13th Amendment’s re-articulation of slavery to current resistance to mass incarceration, solitary confinement, and prison labor exploitation."
The Police Can’t Solve the Problem. They Are the Problem. (NY Times Op-Ed by Derecka Purnell & Marbre Stahly-Butts)
Some Prison Abolition-Focused Orgs/Groups/Activists to Follow on Twitter:
Black and Pink National: @BLACKandPINKOrg
Critical Resistance: @C_Resistance
Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign: @HarvardPDC
Derecka Purnell: @dereckapurnell
Prof. Ibram X. Kendi: @DrIbram
Law for Black Lives: @Law4BlackLives
Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- Smooth Stone - Blue Dot Sesisons
- Denzel Sprak - CloudCover
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#1312 How Trump managed to make the Middle East more chaotic
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Air Date: 10/18/2019
Today we take a look at the recent developments between Turkey and Syria and the role Trump played in allowing Turkey to effectively invade Syria and extend its border.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Trump Abandoned Kurds, Genocide To Follow - Democracy Now! - Air Date 10-10-19
Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border.
The U.S. is deeply involved in the region surrounding Syria. Its actions helped lay the groundwork for the current struggle faced by the Kurds.
As Trump gives the green light for a Turkish invasion of Rojava, we ask David Graeber what hope there is left for Syrian Kurds.
Ch. 4: Why We Should Have Solidarity With Rojava - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 10-14-19
Michael discusses Turkey's impending ethnic cleansing of Kurds and Rojava.
As Trump gives the green light for a Turkish invasion of Rojava, we ask David Graeber what hope there is left for Syrian Kurds.
Ch. 6: Wasteland of Corruption with Kamran Matin - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 10-16-19
Jeremy Scahill and Kamran Matin discuss the Kurds, and the corruption of the politics of the era.
What is going on with the Kurds and Turkey and Syria? Michael and Dhene Bajalan break it down.
Ch. 8: Wasteland of Corruption - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 10-16-19
Jeremy Scahill and Kamran Matin discuss the Kurds, and the corruption of the politics of the era.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: The Empathy Tax as a speech pathologist - Alice
Ch. 10: Experience in the workforce - Heather from Texas
Ch. 11: Thoughts on being a logical empath - Quai from North Carolina
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the empathy tax, the cease-fire and Trump’s letter
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
A Look At The History Of The U.S. Alliance With The Kurds (NPR)
The U.S. Is Now Betraying the Kurds for the Eighth Time (The Intercept)
‘This is not a cease-fire,’ Turkey FM Cavusoglu insists, contradicting Mike Pence on Syria (NBC News)
Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Derailed - The Depot
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Denzel Sprak - CloudCover
- No Smoking - Sunday at Slims
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#1310 At Long Last (Trump Impeachment)
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Air Date: 10/4/2019
Today we take a look at this whole impeachment kerfuffle I’ve been hearing about.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Whistleblower Complaint Shows Abuse of Office with James Risen - Democracy Now - Air Date 9-27-19
Nearly 90% of House Democrats now support impeachment. On Thursday, a declassified version of a complaint by an anonymous whistleblower was released, detailing his concerns about Trump’s July phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ch. 2: We've Got Impeachment - Intercepted with Ryan Grim - Air Date 10-2-19
James and Ryan talk about Biden's role in Ukraine and the whistleblower.
Ch. 3: How The Bidens Got Involved with Adam Entous - On The Media - Air Date 9-27-19
Interviews about the messy impeachment process and how we got here.
Ch. 4: Impeachment, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Backstory - Air Date 9-27-19
The Backstory crew discusses current and past impeachment situations.
Ch. 5: Bigly Liddle Lies - Sanity Cast with John Fugelsang - Air Date 10-1-19
John breaks down everything happening around impeachment.
Ch. 6: Impeachment Legalities with Walter Dellinger - Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 9-28-19
Walter and Dahlia break down what exactly is happening during the impeachment whirlwind.
Jonathan talks with Maxine Waters about the importance of impeaching Trump.
Ch. 8: Impeachment At Last with Jeet Heer - Start Making Sense - Air Date 9-29-19
Jeet Here discusses what has led to impeachment and what it will look like moving forward.
The Nation's national correspondent John Nichols says that history shows impeachment has changed the political future, and thinks it is part of a struggle we should not shy away from.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: 9-11 (ep 1308) - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 11: Evidence-based thinking - Roger Ray from Springfield, MO
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the latest news on Trump’s impeachment in limerick form
TAKE ACTION!
INDIVISIBLE: "Activists nationwide are joining together to make a unified demand of our representatives during the October recess (September 30-October 15): Go back to Washington, do your jobs, and take a vote to impeach Trump as soon as possible."
Find a Town Hall Event with Your Congressperson During the Congressional Recess
Demand Your Representative Support Impeaching Donald Trump
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
It's Time For Everyone to Join the Impeachment Fight (Crooked Media)
9 questions about the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower scandal you were too embarrassed to ask (Vox)
The whistleblower complaint, annotated (CNN)
Trump call summary shows he pressed Ukrainian president to probe Biden (CBS)
Read the Text Messages Between U.S. and Ukrainian Officials (The New York Times)
Impeach Donald Trump (The Atlantic, March 2019)
Do Americans Support Impeaching Trump? (FiveThirtyEight)
Perilous times for Trump: By 45%-38%, Americans support impeaching him over Ukraine allegations, poll finds (USA Today)
How Trump's Ukraine call could violate campaign finance laws (Associated Press)
50 Moments That Define an Improbable Presidency (The Atlantic)
Here’s why Trump’s poll numbers are defying the impeachment mess (CNBC)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- Begrudge - Darby
- Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame
- The Summit - K2
- One Dirty Sleeve - Wax Museum
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#1309 Facing Our Existential Dread Head On (Trump and Climate Anxiety)
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Air Date: 10/1/2019
Today we take an unflinching look at two of the major sources of anxiety in modern life, Donald Trump and the climate crisis, and some of what we can do to find a degree of calm.
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SHOW NOTES
Sheldon Solomon discusses why humans are so prone to following leaders to trigger their fear response.
Dr. Bandy Lee warns that Trumps mental health is a threat to world peace, and discusses that sick societies produce sick leaders.
Renee Lertzman, who works to understand the psychology of how we deal with environmental issues. Her words are especially useful in this time of shared anxiety and concern and uncertainty.
Ch. 4: Is Trump A Disease with Dr. Bandy Lee - Trumpcast with Virginia Heffernan - Air Date 7-10-19
Virginia Heffernan talks to Dr. Bandy Lee, psychiatrist at Yale University, for a deep, compelling new take on the long debate about Trump’s mental fitness.
Ch. 5: From Stigma to Oppression - Off-Kilter with Rebecca Vallas - Air Date 5-31-19
Mental Illness is very common in the US, from burnout to anxiety to depression to suicide, and our systems don't support proper care.
Ch. 6: Are You Feeling Climate Grief? - Eaarth Feels with Rose and Christine - Air Date 8-23-19
Rose and Christine discuss the climate crisis and the strain our mental health is under - and the possibilities.
We talk to renowned psychiatrist Allen Frances about his latest book Twilight of American Sanity: A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Experience with 9/11 and learning about Islam - Heather from Texas
Ch. 11: Home run race relation example - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 12: 9/11 and Columbine - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 13: Millennial depression - Corey from New Jersey
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 14: Final comments on a big announcement regarding steps being taken toward maintaining good mental health
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Algea Trio - Algea Fields
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
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#1308 Understanding America by Understanding 9/11
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Air Date: 9/27/2019
Today we take a look at the legacy of 9/11; the war on terror, the PATRIOT Act, our collective PTSD and our desperate clinging to American Exceptionalism™
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The long war on terror - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 9-11-19
Discussing the military legacy of 9/11, the war on terror, and the Middle East.
On the 18th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, a new book recasts one of America's darkest days in strikingly personal terms by weaving together survival stories in minute-by-minute detail.
The mainstream corporate media is one of the chief propagators of American exceptionalism and innocence...the narratives of American exceptionalism and American innocence work together to serve white supremacy, empire, capitalism, and the US war machine.
Ch. 4: Endless war authorized by the AUMF on 9/14/11 - Project Censored - Air Date 6-25-19
Jon Gold on the lingering impact of the AUMF
Ch. 5: First-hand accounts of the post-9/11 wars - Home of the Brave - Air Date 7-9-19
Alan Chin talks about his experience covering wars since 9/11.
Ch. 6: The cost of America’s post-9/11 wars - This is Hell - Air Date 12-17-18
Political scientist Neta C. Crawford examines the brutal, ongoing human cost of America's wars. Neta is author of the paper "Human Cost of the Post-9/11 Wars: Lethality and the Need for Transparency"
Ch. 7: The legacy of the PATRIOT Act - Pod Save the People - Air Date 8-13-19
DeRay, Clint and Sam discuss how the PATRIOT Act targets drug use more than terrorism
Ch. 8: A Theory of ISIS with Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 3-13-19
The terrorists and the national security states waging war against them are dependent upon one another, and together have created a more violent, divided and alienated world.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on dealing with the emotional damage of childhood
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
- Banjo - Grey River
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- Cloud Line - K4
- O Holy Still - Vacant Distillery
- Thread Caramb - Textile Caramb
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
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#1307 The Melting Pot Goes to the Polls (The 2020 Electorate)
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Air Date: 9/24/2019
Today we take a look at the 2020 electorate. Not the election, not the candidates, the electorate - the people voting.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The New Voters of 2020 with Steve Phillips - Start Making Sense with Jon Wiener - Air Date 5-8-19
We need to consider the voters and the changes in the electorate since 2016. Especially significant: young people of color.
When it comes to elections there’s always a key voting bloc that gets the media attention. If candidate X wins the FILL IN THE BLANK they’ll win the election. Latino, White, Working Class, but never Black, and that needs to change.
Alicia Garza discusses research and advocacy organization dedicated to transforming black communities, talks about surveying 31,000 black voters in an attempt to understand what "black voters want" from a presidential candidate.
Ch. 4: Young Voter Turnout Surges - Election Ride Home - Air Date 4-24-19
Youth voter turnout is way up.
Ch. 5: Hispanic Population At An All-Time High But Growth Is Slowing - The Takeaway - Air Date 7-11-19
We analyze the U.S. Hispanic population demographically, economically, and politically, and look into what this means for the Latino vote in 2020.
Ch. 6: Electoral motivations of Evangelical Christians - Pod Save the People - Air Date 7-29-19
DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint discuss a survey of evangelical Christians on their perspectives of a changing America
Ch. 7: American Evangelicals with Bob Roberts - Interfaith Voices - Air Date 6-6-19
Bob Roberts discusses the divide in the Evangelical religion between generations and how much more inclusive younger evangelicals are.
Young Republicans want climate action, but they disagree with how to do it.
When it comes to elections there’s always a key voting bloc that gets the media attention. If candidate X wins the FILL IN THE BLANK they’ll win the election. Latino, White, Working Class, but never Black, and that needs to change.
Ch. 10: The Voter Blame Game - #sundaycivics with L. Joy Williams - Air Date 8-5-19
The voter blame game has begun with talking heads blaming voters who stayed home in 2016 for Trump’s win. But shaming voters is not a winning strategy, only voter engagement produces voter turnout
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: Analyzing the corporate structure - Dave from Olympia, WA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on seating black people at a restaurant and Bernie’s grumpy attitude
Bonus Clip: Bernie and Black Voters with Malaika Jabali and Wendy Muse - The Dig from Jacobin Radio - Air Date 5-30-19
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Sanders isn’t unpopular with Black voters. In fact, he has done rather well with young Black people. But to win the primary and beat Biden, he must do a lot better.
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Around Plastic Card Tables - Desert Orchard
- Cases to Rest - Bodytonic
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run
- Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark
- Derailed - The Depot
- God's Playground - Nathanael Christy
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster
- Lord Weasel - Molerider
- Turning - Lathe
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1306 Kochland: How We All Became Residents of a Libertarian Fever Dream
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Air Date: 9/17/2019
Today we take a look at the lives and legacies of the Koch Brothers. Or, put more pointedly, we look at how two decedents of a bonafide conspiracy theorist have almost single-handedly doomed us to endure runaway climate chaos while suffering from severely degraded labor standards and a broken democracy.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Christopher Leonard on Secret History of Koch Industries - Democracy Now - Air Date 8-27-19
How David and his brother Charles Koch transformed the American economy and political system, from funding climate change deniers to fighting organized labor.
Ch. 2: David Koch Dead at 79 - The Young Turks - Air Date 8-23-19
David Koch has permanently clocked out from corruption. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, and Dan Evans, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.
Leonard explains how Charles Koch and his political network were able to amass so much power and influence over American life.
Ch. 4: Documentary: Trump, Koch Brothers and Their War on Climate Science - The Real News - Air Date 4-5-19
Narrated by Danny Glover, A documentary special reveals how climate change science has been under systematic attack; the multi-million dollar campaign allowed a climate change denier to be elected president
The Koch brothers transformed an obscure oil company based in Wichita into a $110 billion colossus, and reshaped the Republican Party—but failed to prevent Trump from becoming president.
Leonard explains how Charles Koch and his political network were able to amass so much power and influence over American life.
Christopher Leonard joins Sam to discuss his new book The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America.
Ch. 8: Christopher Leonard On The Koch Brothers - Live at Politics and Prose - Air Date 9-6-19
Christopher Leonard speaks about his book Kochland, and answers questions from the audience.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Thoughts on Larry Krasner, the Philadelphia DA - Erin from Philadelphia
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on strategies to be as effective as possible during the upcoming elections
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Chilvat - Lillehammer
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets
- Neil Takes Two - Studio J
- Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
- Vengeful - Warmbody
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1305 How to Build an Empire (A History of American Expansion)
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Air Date: 9/13/2019
Today we take a look at the history and the process of the building of an American empire that currently spans the globe but allows as few people of color to vote as possible.
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Ch. 1: Daniel Immerwahr: Empire State of Mind Part 1 - On the Media - Air Date 8-22-19
The history of US imperialism — and why the familiar US map hides the true story of our country. With Northwestern University historian Daniel Immerwahr, author of How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States.
Ch. 2: Doctrine of Christian Discovery - Let’s Talk Native - Air Date 3-18-19
I learned that most educators know nothing about the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. How can you teach about colonization, slavery, the American genocide, Westward expansion or imperialism without teaching the origins of it all?
Ch. 3: Harvest of Empire Part 1 - Making Contact - Air Date 6-25-19
It's not just jobs and prosperity that draw immigrants to the United States. Many Latin American’s were brought here, or forced to come by dangerous or deadly conditions. And the US often had a role in creating those crises.
Journalist Todd Miller (@memomiller) joins Sam to discuss his new book, "Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the U.S. Border Around the World."
Ch. 5: Harvest of Empire Part 2 - Making Contact - Air Date 6-25-19
It's not just jobs and prosperity that draw immigrants to the United States. Many Latin American’s were brought here, or forced to come by dangerous or deadly conditions. And the US often had a role in creating those crises.
Ch. 6: Daniel Immerwahr: Empire State of Mind Part 2 - On the Media - Air Date 8-22-19
The history of US imperialism — and why the familiar US map hides the true story of our country. With Northwestern University historian Daniel Immerwahr, author of How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States.
Ch. 7: Blood, lies and the American empire - This is hell - Air Date 5-13-19
Black Agenda Report's Danny Haiphong traces a 300 year history of fake news in America. Danny is author of the book American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News—From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Gun responsibility vs naked evil - Dave from Olympia, WA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on this weeks topics poll
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- The Envelope - Aeronaut
- Great Great Lengths - The Balloonist
- Streamer - Arc and Crecent
- Heartland Flyer - The Balloonist
- UpUpUp and Over - The Balloonist
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1304 The Coming Recession and How Progressives Can Prepare For It
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Air Date: 9/10/2019
Today we take a look at the economic indicators portending a recession, the global impacts of Trump's trade war with China and then look ahead to what policies progressives should be ready to implement when the next inevitable recession eventually hits.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Economy About To Crash, Senator Warren Sounds the Alarm - The Young Turks - Air Date 7-22-19
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday predicted an imminent economic crisis unless the Trump administration and Congress quickly pass legislation to regulate the financial sector and significantly reduce middle-class household debt
Ch. 2: Should We Be Worried About A Recession with Nancy Cook - The Takeaway - Air Date 8-23-19
The ongoing trade war with China, a weakened global economy, and a lack of investment by companies indicates that a recession might be looming.
Ed sits down with CAP Senior Economist Gbenga Ajilore to discuss warning signs in the economy, what they might mean, as well as some of the contributing factors.
Ch. 4: Dr. Gerald Horne On China Tariffs and Trade Wars - Sojourner Truth - Air Date 6-3-19
Dr. Gerald Horne discusses Trump's trade war with China and the impact on US and China's economies.
International economist Mary Lovely discusses the ways in which Trump’s tariffs are affecting the economy and what the future could look like.
Ch. 6: Trumps Trade War - Frontline PBS - Air Date 5-10-19
The inside story of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade. Reporting from the U.S. and China, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate what led the world’s two largest economies to the brink, and the billions at stake
Connie explains what policy proposals and political infrastructure will successfully orient our recovery from the next recession toward economic outcomes that reduce, rather than boost, wealth inequality around racial and gender lines.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Vote by mail why don't you? - Chris from San Diego
Ch. 9: Nancy's my hero - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 10: Medicare doesn't pay for everything - Jeff from Charlotte, NC
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on Vote-By-Mail and IMPROVED Medicare For All
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Neil Takes Two - Studio J
- Topslides - The Cabinetmaker
- Pat Dog - Landsman Duets
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
- Interlude - The Nocturne
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1303 Election Systems are Not to Be Trusted, They are to Be Verifiable
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Air Date: 9/6/2019
Today we take a look at the fact that our election system is designed to fail in ways that undermine the legitimacy of our elections and, by extension, our entire democracy.
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Ch. 1: Holes and Gaps: Where Our Voting Systems Fail Part 1 - The Takeaway - Air Date 7-3-19
Even as our national focus has turned towards cyber threats, vulnerabilities in our election systems abound -- from outdated voting machines and hack-able technology to lack of paper back-ups and no procedural standards across states or even counties.
Capital One exposed the personal financial records of more than 100 million people — underscoring yet again the insanity of relying on proprietary, hackable computer systems "overseen" by ordinary county clerks to safeguard free and fair elections.
Ch. 3: VIDEO: Voting Machine Switches Votes - David Pakman Show - Air Date 8-28-19
Multiple Mississippi voting machines are caught flipping votes just as we've seen many times before
Ch. 4: Voting machine errors in Georgia seen as part of biggerproblem - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 8-27-19
Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, talks with Rachel Maddow about the need for states like Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi to upgrade their voting systems to avoid undermining faith in elections
Ch. 5: Holes and Gaps: Where Our Voting Systems Fail Part 2 - The Takeaway - Air Date 7-3-19
Even as our national focus has turned towards cyber threats, vulnerabilities in our election systems abound -- from outdated voting machines and hack-able technology to lack of paper back-ups and no procedural standards across states or even counties.
Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment.
A growing chorus of cybersecurity and voting systems experts are warning against new, unverifiable touchscreen voting systems known as Ballot Marking Devices
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Go green - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 9: Distrusting the press - Dave from Olympia, WA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the legitimate concerns about voting from the disability community
TAKE ACTION!
Understand your state and local elections & take action:
1. Learn About Your State Election Policies&Voting System Paper Trail Requirements
2. Learn How Your State’s Election Administration Officials Are Put in Office& Fight to Unseat Those Not Actively Advocating for Hand-marked Paper Ballots
3. Attend Your Local Town/City/County Public Meetings and Advocate for Hand-marked, Voter-verifiable Paper Ballots.
4. Learn From/Get Involved With:
The Brennan Center for Justice
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Vote Flipping Claims Underline Urgent Need to Fix Voting Machines (The Brennan Center)
The scramble to secure America’s voting machines (Politico)
How Officials and Citizens Can Protect the Integrity of Their Elections(City Lab)
Groups push lawmakers for hearings on voting machine security(The Hill)
Voters say touchscreen machines switched their votes in nine Mississippi counties (Salon)
Georgia’s New Voting Machines Must Be Ready for 2020 Primary, Judge Says(The Wall Street Journal)
A Top Voting-Machine Firm Calls for Paper Ballots(Wired)
Voting Machine Security: Where We Stand Six Months Before the New Hampshire Primary(The Brennan Center)
Researched and written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- A Path Unwinding - K4
- Derailed - The Depot
- Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker
- Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker
- White Limit - CloudBreaker
- This fickle world - Theo Bard
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1302 Protecting the Amazon Rainforest from a Fascist
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Air Date: 9/3/2019
Today we take a look at the attacks on the Amazon rainforest and its inhabitants by the fascist government of Brazil and the protests and worldwide boycotts springing up in response
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Maria Luise Mendonca lays it all out about the corruption from Bolsonaro and global corporations that have led to the amazon's destruction.
Guardiola and Daniel discuss the policies behind the Amazon's destruction and Bolsonaro's capitalist imperialism.
Michael Brooks breaks down just how messed up the burning Amazon situation is.
Glenn Greenwald breaks down the corruption in Brazil and how its getting worse.
Ch. 5: Smoke From A Thousand Miles Away with Brian Mier - This Is Hell - Air Date 8-24-19
Brian Mier discusses the terror of dark skies during the middle of the day from fires a thousand miles away.
Ch. 6: Protests and Climate Change - Green News Report - Air Date 8-27-19
A summary of the protests in response to the amazon fires.
There are massive fires and massive protests for the Amazon.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Justice or revenge? - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 11: Supporting independent media and getting involved - Nancy from San Francisco
Ch. 12: Capitalism and the corporate structure vs conservation of nature - V from Central New York
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on capitalism and the corporate structure as a cancer on nature
READ THE COMPLETE ACTIVISM SEGMENT
TAKE ACTION:
Participate in "Act for the Amazon" protests, Thursday, September 5th
DONATE to organizations protecting indigenous rights and the rainforest on the ground, such as Amazon Watch& Rainforest Alliance
If you eat meat, east LESS of it and BOYCOTT Brazilian beef companies (Marfrig Global Foods, JBS, and Minerva Foods) that also operate and produce beef brands in the US (Note: The US banned fresh beef imports from Brazil in 2017, but these Brazilian companies produce US beef brands too. Don't support them.) Details in activism blog post.
Commit yourself to the CLIMATE MOVEMENT: take part in the Global Climate Strike on 9/20-27th
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Brazilian indigenous peoples propose boycott(The Ecologist)
Here's what you can do to help the burning, ravaged Amazon rainforest(Business Insider)
Brazilian indigenous people speak out as Amazon fires rage (PBS Newshour)
Naomi Klein: The Amazon Is on Fire—Indigenous Rights Can Help Put It Out(Common Dreams via Boston Globe)
Raoni Metukire: We, the peoples of the Amazon, are full of fear. Soon you will be too(The Guardian)
Brazilian businesses fear backlash over Amazon crisis(Financial Times)
Written & curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Chilvat - Lillehammer
- Denzel Sprak - CloudCover
- Banjo - Grey River
- Heather - Migration
- Flattered - Delray
- Vibrant Canopy - Origami
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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Source: Frame from "Carbon monoxide from Amazon fires.gif," NASA
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#1301 Building a Livable and Just World in a Time of Climate Chaos
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Air Date: 8/30/2019
Today we take a look at the strategies being developed to mitigate and adapt to climate chaos while centering social justice in our planning
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Ch. 1: Life After Carbon with Peter Plastrik and John Cleveland - Infinite Earth Radio - Air Date 2-25-19
What do cities look like today? What do they need to look like in the very near future? Innovation is needed. We need radical transformation and integration of rural and urban.
Ch. 2: Adapting to Climate Change - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 4-24-19
Jeffrey Ball, lecturer at Stanford Law School, scholar-in-residence at Stanford’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, and writer on energy and the environment, talks about the complications of try to adapt to climate change.
Ch. 3: The Land Politics of Solar Energy - The Real News - Air Date 8-25-19
Dustin Mulvaney examines the complicated environmental impact—and political economy—of U.S. solar projects, and explains his hopes for the industry's future
Ch. 4: Climate Safe Infrastructure with Cris Liban - Infinite Earth Radio - Air Date 10-17-18
Sustainable infrastructures must be implemented with the goal of helping the marginalized and reducing inequality. Investments in communities and people to get us to work and reduce the dangers of climate change.
Dr. Jesse Keenan, from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, recently published a book Climate Adaptation Finance and Investment in California. Topics include adaptation finance, understanding ‘maladaptation’, social equity and much, much more!
Ch. 6: Designing Our Communities for Justice - The Next System Podcast - Air Date 5-30-19
This week we are discussing how to design communities for justice, in particular as communities seek to respond to challenges of climate change, with new projects from transit to infrastructure.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Thoughts on the Democratic party dispute - V from Central New York
Ch. 8: Thoughts on the new energy from the youth of America - Vance from Oregon
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the slow progressive takeover and the power of having a good story to tell
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- The Edification of Art - Nathanael Christy
- God's Playground - Nathanael Christy
- In the Name of the King - Nathanael Christy
- Growing Pains - Nathanael Christy
- A Space-Time Odyssey - Nathanael Christy
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1300 Progressive prosecutors are repairing our injustice system from the ground up
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Air Date: 8/27/2019
Today we take a look at the movement to elect progressives to the position of chief prosecutors in cities across the country in an effort to curb mass incarceration and bring a real understanding of justice back to our justice system
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Ch. 1: Principles to Change Prosecution Part 1 - Criminal Injustice with David Harris - Air Date 3-5-19
Taking a look at some of the "Law and Order" prosecutors who have been replaced recently by more progressive-minded administrators
Ch. 2: The New American Prosecutor with Rashad Robinson - Justice in America - Air Date 9-5-18
Josei and Clint discuss progressive prosecutors with Rashad Robinson.
Ch. 3: Philly's New Progressive DA Is Not Playing Around - The Young Turks - Air Date 3-20-19
Cenk discusses DA Larry Krasner and his work to remove power from the police state in Philadelphia.
Miriam Krinsky discusses the role of mass incarceration in US society and the work to make communities safer without prison.
Ch. 5: The Progressive Prosecutor Wave is Rising - On The Media - Air Date 7-26-19
Brooke discusses the powerful role the prosecutor has in the justice system and what can be done to change mass incarceration.
Shannon Silva discusses what restorative justice can look like as an alternative to mass incarceration
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Insurance company limits my drug choice and denied my emergency room stay - Scott from Mount Juliet, TN
Ch. 8: We need wages up to support independent media - Zach from Atlanta
Ch. 9: Thanks for voicemails - Dave from Olympia, WA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the value of donation, for the love of voicemails and the results of last week’s poll
TAKE ACTION!
Get involved in Real Justice PAC
Follow @RealJusticePAC on Twitter
Follow Prosecutor Adam Foss on Twitter
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Read "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Read "Locking Up Our Own" by James Forman Jr.
Read "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Read "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Written & curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Donder - Darby
- Copper Halls - Blue Dot Sessions
- Glass Runner - Marble Run
- Gullwing Sailor - Migration
- Tranceless - Caruthersville
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1299 The Democratic Divide, Disagreeing AND Being Disagreeable
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Air Date: 8/23/2019
Today we take a look at the lengths the Democratic leadership will go in an attempt to silence the emerging progressive movement within their ranks and how all of this is self-defeating if one actually cares about general Democratic principles rather than just maintaining power for power's sake.
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Ch. 1: Pelosi Waging War On AOC's Squad - No Filter - Air Date 7-16-19
Nancy Pelosi's outburst proves her disdain for the newly elected women of color in Congress.
Silencing dissent is a sign of fascism, and so much of the media and political worlds are complicit.
The Squad is pushing against the establishment. Blue Dog Dems don't like it and are tearing them down just like Trump is.
Ch. 4: Pelosi Attacks Only Making The Squad More Powerful - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-18-19
Pelosi isn't up on the new generations and doesn't care about what working-class people want.
Silencing dissent is a sign of fascism, and so much of the media and political worlds are complicit.
Israel sparked outrage Thursday when it banned two freshman Democratic congresswomen of color — Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota — from entering the country.
Ch. 7: Buttar Primarying Pelosi - Ring of Fire - Air Date 8-10-19
Shahid Buttar, candidate for U.S. Congress (CA12), joins Sam Seder, to talk about why he is running to unseat Nancy Pelosi.
Silencing dissent is a sign of fascism, and so much of the media and political worlds are complicit.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: A personal and economic argument in favor of universal health care - V from Central New York
Ch. 10: Just gained a new listener - Linda from New Jersey
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on the political theories of a 10-year old and this weekend’s topic poll options
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Streamer - Arc and Crecent
- Begrudge - Darby
- The Rampart - Castle Danger
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets
- Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1298 Standing up Against Cowardly Fear, Fragility and Mass Murder (Gun Responsibility)
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Air Date: 8/20/2019
Today we take a look at the El Paso and Dayton shootings by connecting the dots between white supremacy, misogyny, privilege and power
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Ch. 1: El Paso and Dayton and White Supremacy - Democracy Now - Air Date 8-5-19
Trump's words are having deadly consequences. El Paso and Dayton are white nationalist terrorism and misogyny.
Ch. 2: Domestic Terrorism in El Paso with Bob Moore - In The Thick - Air Date 8-6-19
The El Paso and Dayton shootings are being supported by their communities. Trump and the FBI don't address white terrorism.
Ch. 3: Never-ending Gun Violence - Bradcastwith Brad Friedman - Air Date 8-5-19
Brad discusses the mass shootings and the politicians who prevent any action from being taken
Ch. 4: The Past and Present of Gun Control - The Takeaway - Air Date 8-9-19
Amy discusses the mass murders in Dayton and El Paso with congress members.
Chris discusses the shootings, Trump, 8chan, white supremacy and trauma.
Ch. 6: The Danger of Linking Mental Illness to Mass Shootings - The Takeaway - Air Date 8-7-19
Trump is parroting conservative talking points about video games and mental health in response to the mass shootings.
Ch. 7: Physical and Psychological Toll of Surviving a Mass Shooting - The Takeaway - Air Date 8-6-19
Survivors of shootings suffer massive trauma. The Dept of Justice doesn't fight white supremacy.
Ch. 8: 8chan Down with Dale Beran - Doomed with Matt Binder - Air Date 8-9-19
Matt discusses 8chan with Dale Beran, and the radicalization of white men on the internet.
Ch. 9: White Cowards Cites Native Mistake In Manifesto - Lets Talk Native with John Kane - Air Date 8-6-19
John Kane discusses the cowardice of the white terrorists and the history of white supremacy against indigenous people and people of color.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on recent and future activism fighting for critical gun laws
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Spread the word about ¡YA BASTA! Latinos Rise Against Gun Violence and Hatetour in Texas
Spread the word about High School Voter Registration Week - September 23-27th
Researched & written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- That Horse Ithica - Sketchbook
- Chilvat - Lillehammer
- Contrarian - Sketchbook
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
- Gusty Hollow - Migration
- Quaver - Codebreaker
- No Smoking - Sunday at Slims
- Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1297 Corporate Media is Designed to Ruin Political Discourse in America
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Air Date: 8/16/2019
Today we take a look at just a few of the ways that it is in the nature of corporate media to ruin political discourse by dismissing progressive perspectives and preferring hype and controversy over substance
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Ch. 1: Racist voters still support racism - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-26-19
There is no value to going to those who supported Trump through all of has past racism only to ask them is they still support Trump.
For a media that still largely view the working class as a white-man-with-a-hard-hat caricature, this fits into a nice binary that undermines both efforts to take on fossil fuel companies and improve the lives of workers.
The media admonishes democrats for not moving further to the middle. Partisan battles are the status quo, while the world gets worse around us. Democrats will lose by supporting establishment politicians.
Ana and Michael Brooks discuss corporate medias dire need to split the progressive vote.
The AP Style Book only just recently decided that it may be ok to call some racist things racist.
In a media environment overwhelmed with information, misinformation, disinformation and so-called “fake news,” a cottage industry has emerged to “fact-check” the content coming across our screens
Ch. 7: CNN Should Be Embarrassed About Disgusting Debate - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 8-1-19
David discusses what a mess the democratic debates are.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Thoughts on Medicare for All - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 9: Regulating the price of health care is imperative! - Marilyn from France
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the need to support independent progressive media with a bonus clip from David Pakman
Bonus Clip: Independent Progressive Media is in Trouble - David Pakman Show - Air Date 7-1-18
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run
- Gullwing Sailor - Migration
- The Face of the Thrush - Migration
- A Burst of Light - Delray
- One Little Triumph - Piano Mover
- Heather - Migration
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1296 Decolonizing the Puerto Rican Mind
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Air Date: 8/12/2019
Today we take a look at the recent rebellion in Puerto Rico that unseated the governor as well as plenty of the context of what led us to this point
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Ch. 1: The Truth About Puerto Rico A U.S. Colony - News Beat - Air Date 10-7-18
U.S. colonialism decimated Puerto Rico long before Hurricane Maria, and its legacy of physical, psychological and socioeconomic destruction resonates on through today.
Journalist Julio Ricardo Varela explains the political history and dynamics of Puerto Rico and what pushed people to take to the streets and demand a change in leadership.
Ch. 4: The Boricua Spring - On the Media - Air Date 7-19-19
Brooke speaks with Jay Fonseca, a prominent Puerto Rican journalist, who was one of many mocked in the chats.
Ch. 5: Ed Morales on Puerto Rico Protests - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-26-19
We’ll talk about Puerto Rico with Ed Morales, author of the forthcoming, Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico.
Ch. 6: Puerto Ricans Stand Up - Code Switch - Air Date 7-30-19
It took less than two weeks for Puerto Ricans to topple their governor following the publication of unsavory private text messages. We tell the story of how small protests evolved into a political uprising unlike anything the island had ever seen.
Ch. 7: Puerto Rico, in the middle of something big - This Is Hell! - Air Date 7-27-19
Our Man in San Juan, Dave Buchen reports on the rollercoaster that might become a revolution in Puerto Rico.
The protests in Puerto Rico have served to lift up the voices of groups that were typically underrepresented on the island: LGBTQ people, women, and members of the diaspora.
Ch. 9: Why Ricky Resigned: Centering women in the Puerto Rican Revolution - Latino USA - Air Date 8-1-19
We examine how the post-Hurricane María death count, the island's debt crisis, and its colonial legacy all contributed to pent-up resentment against the government and the crisis reaching a boiling point.
We speak with Democracy Now! co-host Juan González on the significance of Rosselló’s resignation.
Ch. 11: Decolonizing the Mind - In The Thick - Air Date 7-25-19
Maria and Julio discuss this week's news about Puerto Rico. After weeks of massive protests from the people, governor Ricardo Rosselló finally announced his resignation.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on illness
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields
- Cases to Rest - Bodytonic
- Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker
- A Path Unwinding - K4
- Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker
- The Summit - K2
- Peacoat - Studio J
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1294 Journalism is Under Attack in America Like Never Before
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Air Date: 8/02/2019
Today we take a look at the ways that Trump and his administration are systematically chipping away at the concept of a free press, a hallmark tactic of authoritarian governments everywhere
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Under authoritarianism, Identifying enemies, such as the press, is the right of the leader and in doing so it limits the power and capabilities of that enemy.
Ch. 2: A Coup Against the First Amendment - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 5-29-19
The government is criminally prosecuting a publisher for printing truthful information. Whether Assange is extradited or not, this case casts a dangerous cloud over aggressive national security reporting and means criminalizing journalism is on the table.
Ch. 3: Noam Chomsky On Julian Assange - Democracy Now - Air Date 7-5-19
Noam Chomsky discusses Assange's arrest and the governments actively working to silence journalists.
Ch. 4: Freedom From Lies with Linda McQuaig - Ideas From CBC Radio - Air Date 4-12-19
Linda McQuaig discussed Trump's relationship with the media and how much he attacks and dismantles our system
The Intercept’s senior national security correspondent views the arrests of journalistic sources as an attempt to stifle the "debate about this fundamental issue of who lives and dies."
Richard Griffiths, President of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation, joins David to discuss a bill that would set ethical standards for journalism work as well as sanction journalists who violate them
Bonus Clip: Negotiating with drug companies - Election Ride Home
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Patient protocols for prescription drugs - Heather from Texas
Ch. 8: Health care vs health insurance - Holly from San Francisco
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the need to focus on the positive benefits of Medicare for All, not just the negative benefits
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard
- Neil Takes Two - Studio J
- The Back Lot - Sunday at Slims
- Heather - Migration
- One Little Triumph - Piano Mover
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1293 Debating Democratic Socialism and How to Get There
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Air Date: 7/30/2019
Today we take a look at the ongoing debate about socialism between socialists and non-socialists alike, including discussion of tactical strategies on where to set our goals and how to get from here to there
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Ch. 1: John Nichols on Bernie and Socialism - Start Making Sense - Air Date 6-19-19
Bernie Sanders gave an important speech on socialism last week, and our John Nichols spoke with him about it -- beforehand.
Socialism has grown a lot because of demonization. The Left has a war to lose - left policies are the direction of progress and the world is leaning that way - but without proper education and fighting it will take a lot longer.
In the long run, democratic socialism wants to end capitalism - to empower working people. It's not just New Deal liberals - its pushing further. Massive momentum is on the Democratic Socialist side and collective action will win.
The main alternative to neoliberalism is the proposed renewal of social democracy, such as in the form of Bernie Sanders' proposals. But to move forward we need to discuss the limits of a welfare state that ultimately does not change class relations
Was the New Deal socialist? Yes and no. Bernie is pointing to the central model of most democratic socialist-style governments - he points to the good policies of democratic socialism instead of strict definitions.
Bernie's solutions, while admirable and helpful, are merely reforms of a fundamentally broken and contradictory system. Reforms set us up for inevitable roll-back by the powerful as we've seen since FDR.
Ch. 7: Bhaskar Sunkara on the possibilities of socialism in America - This is Hell - Air Date 5-21-19
Bhaskar Sunkara explores a path to socialism in America - as capitalism collapses and pulls politics towards the right, the promise of a worker-driven, democratic society built on equality and justice can be won by a broad, working-class movement
Bernie is calling out the massive power disparities in the US and what policies we can work towards - an Economic Bill of Rights.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Fighting climate change means fighting capitalism - Jesse from Boston
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the connection between political debates and parenting advice
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Over the Fence - Delray
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- The Rampart - Castle Danger
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Stale Case - Darby
- Turning - Lathe
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1290 The World is Rising in Rebellion Against Climate Inaction (Audio Fixed)
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Air Date: 7/16/2019
Today we take a look at the widespread movements gaining steam around the world using disruption of business as usual as a tactic to protest insufficient governmental action on climate change
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SHOW NOTES
Intro: Activism is food for the soul and the solution must match the problem
Ch. 1: What Should the Climate Movement Do Next? with Hannah Martin - Weekly Economics - Air Date 7-1-19
Protestors are targeting events where the people who have enabled carbon death are speaking. Organizing and striking is the biggest tool we have to stop the madness.
We dig into the role of the “Rebel”—groups and individuals who disrupt business as usual in order to bring about systems change.
Ch. 3: Greta Thunberg Warns the EU - Green News Report - Air Date 4-18-19
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg offers a stark, tearful warning to EU
Ch. 4: Extinction Rebellion The Climate Is An Emergency - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 5-28-19
We talk about the climate crisis and the model that Extinction Rebellion gives to action.
There is legal precedent for suing the government over climate change. Big social and structural changes need to happen and we need all branches of government on our side. Our lives, liberty and property are threatened without massive structural change
Ch. 6: Lisa Hymas On The Need For A Climate Crisis Debate - The Young Turks - Air Date 7-2-19
We need to have a climate change debate for 2020.
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Ch. 8: Greta Thunberg: Act Right Now - TED Talks Daily - Air Date 1-30-19
Greta Thunberg explains why she walked out for climate action - all the solutions are there, and we need to stand up and act.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Clarifying the Prisoners Dilemma - Heather
Ch. 10: Should reparations be universal programs to help their staying power? - Jonathan from Louisville, KY
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on the fight about reparations we need to have
TAKE ACTION
Demand a #ClimateDebate via Sunrise Movement
Join Sunrise Movement at Dem Primary Debates in Detroit
Find Global Climate Strike (Sept 20th-27th) Events or Organize One
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
How to stand with climate strikers(350.org)
Young people have led the climate strikes. Now we need adults to join us too(The Guardian)
We Should All Ditch Work and Go on Strike for the Climate(Vice)
Young Activists Are Planning National Protests To Push Democrats On The Climate Crisis(BuzzFeed)
Sunrise Movement Calls for Mass Climate Demonstration Outside Democratic Debate in Detroit(The Intercept)
Under pressure from activists, DNC reportedly planning vote on climate debate(ThinkProgress)
It’s official: The DNC is considering a climate debate(Grist)
This Is Why We Need A Climate Debate(HuffPost)
Researched & written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Hundred Mile-No Guitar - K2
- A Palace of Cedar - The Pine Barrens
- On Our Own Again - The Pine Barrens
- The Zeppelin - Aeronaut
- Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
- Open Flames - Aeronaut
- Planting Flags - K4
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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Bonus: Bernie Sanders Speech on Democratic Socialism
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In preparation for our next regular episode on the topic of socialism in America and Bernie Sanders' role in bringing the debate to the center of the Democratic primary campaign, I wanted to make available Sanders' full speech from George Washington University in June.
#1292 A Republic, If We Can Keep It (Unrigging Gerrymandering)
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Air Date: 7/26/2019
Today we take a look at the fight for free and fair elections in which voters choose their representatives rather than the politicians getting to select their voters to keep themselves in power indefinitely regardless of the will of the people.
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Ch. 0: Thoughts to take with you on how to find your place in progressive activism and stop feeling overwhelmed
Ch. 1: Ready, set, gerrymander - Amicus - Air Date 6-28-19
A round table round-up of the 2018 Supreme Court term with Dahlia Lithwick, Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern, Professor Pam Karlan of Stanford and Professor Leah Litman of the University of Michigan Law School. Analysis of the gerrymandering cases
We get an update from Ari Berman, senior writer at Mother Jones, whose new piece is “Architect of GOP Gerrymandering Was Behind Trump’s Census Citizenship Question.”
Ch. 3: Dave Daley on Gerrymandering - Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig - Air Date 7-3-19
Dave Daley, author of Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn’t Count, joins Larry Lessig this week to talk about the past, present, and future of gerrymandering. They discuss the nefarious mechanisms and effects of drawing district lines for maximal partisan advantage
Ch. 4: Those Who Draw the Lines…Have the Power - The Takeaway - Air Date 4-4-19
“Slay the Dragon,” chronicles the challenges to congressional maps in several states that have been accused of partisan gerrymandering. In Michigan, voters approved a ballot measure in 2018 to take map-drawing power out of the hands of the legislature
Mark Joseph Stern explains the Court’s 5 -4 partisan split ruling allowing extreme partisan gerrymandering of legislative districts to continue, which he calls a "crushing defeat for voting rights" and a "fiasco for democracy."
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Ch. 7: Ari Berman on The Contentious Right To Vote - Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig - Air Date 7-17-19
Voting rights have always been contentious in America, and our era is no different. Larry Lessig digs deeply into the past and present of voting in America with Ari Berman, author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Forcing the Northern narrative onto the back foot - Will from New Jersey
Ch. 9: Our economic message is stronger when it is inclusive - James from Sacramento, CA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on putting racists on the back foot
TAKE ACTION!
Join a Common Cause state-level campaign
See how your state does redistricting with Brennan Center's "50 State Guide to Redistricting"
Start your own local campaign with Common Cause's "Redistricting Activist Handbook"
Learn more with Indivisible's Gerrymandering Resource
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
How Did Citizen-Led Redistricting Initiatives Fare in the Mid-terms?(Pacific Standard Magazine)
States poised to take up fight over partisan gerrymandering(AP News)
The Supreme Court's Message: Win or Go Home(The Atlantic)
States spend big on make-or-break 2020 census(Roll Call)
Researched and Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Around Plastic Card Tables - Desert Orchard
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- The Back Lot - Sunday at Slims
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster
- Gusty Hollow - Migration
- Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1291 The Life and Death Politics of Health Care
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Air Date: 7/23/2019
Today we take a look at the fight for Medicare for All through the lens of the Democratic Primary elections.
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Ch. 1: All About Medicare For All - Election Ride Home with Chris Higgins - Air Date 4-12-19
Bernie launched his latest Medicare For All bill with many cosponsors, and the big takeaway is eliminating private insurance and regulating drug companies.
Ch. 2: Is Biden a Liar or a Crazy Old Man? - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-15-19
Joe Biden's Medicare For All stance is shady, if best. Sam Seder and the Majority Report crew discuss this.
The healthcare system is unsustainable; without a Medicare for All system, only the wealthiest will be able to afford decent care - Wendell Potter on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay
Ch. 4: Medicare For All VS Medicare For America - Kim Iverson - Air Date 3-19-19
Beto wants to keep insurance and profit in healthcare. Bernie doesn't.
Analysts Lester Spence and Kimberly Moffit critique Democratic candidates for president as they took on corporate power and healthcare
Private health insurance needs to end, profit and wall street decide our healthcare. Other countries have many options we can build from. The transition must happen.
People are dying because they can’t afford health treatment, and that needs to change.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: The Christianization of education - Navreet from Illinois
Ch. 9: Insulting to holocaust survivors to not make the comparison to concentration camps - April from Lexington, MA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments telling the story of what the hell JFK was talking about referring to why we choose to go to the moon and do the “other things”
TAKE ACTION!
Help build a #MedicareforAll groundswell ahead of the 2020 elections. Pass local government resolutions on Medicare for All in your communities, towns, cities and states across the country. Go to Medicare4AllResolutions.orgfor the tools you need to get started, and much more.
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- A Burst of Light - Delray
- Chilvat - Lillehammer
- The Rampart - Castle Danger
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Stale Case - Darby
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1186 Confronting the Legacy of the Confederacy (Repost)
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Air Date: 5/29/2018
Today we take a look at the legacy of the Confederacy, the monuments and white supremacy it left behind and the racial terror institutionalized in America based on upholding its values
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Confederacy - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 10-09-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark
Ch. 4: Act 2: Avenue of Second Place Trophies - Backstory - Air Date 6-22-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A
Ch. 6: Act 3: Monumental Questions - On The Media - Air Date 10-31-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gullwing Sailor - Migration
Ch. 8: Act 4: Taking Down the Confederacy — Symbol by Symbol - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 5-2-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Inessential - Bayou Birds
Ch. 10: Act 5: Bryan Stevenson on the racial terrorism of lynching - Cape Up - Air Date 4-24-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: Heather - Migration
Ch. 12: Act 6: Thoughtful comments on the process of remembering history - Code Switch - Air Date 8-23-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Open Flames - Aeronaut
Ch. 14: Act 7: Mitch Landrieu on understanding the debate over southern culture - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 3-26-18
Ch. 15: Song 7: Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark
Ch. 16: Act 8: Bryan Stevenson on the ongoing burden of the disease of white supremacy - Cape Up - Air Date 4-24-18
Ch. 17: Final comments on understanding the moral argument of those who defend the Confederacy but not slavery
Bonus Clip: A defense of the non-slave-holding confederate soldier's motives - Code Switch - Air Date 8-23-17
Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
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#1289 How to Build a War from Scratch (Iran)
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Air Date: 7/12/2019
Today we take a look at the well-planned and completely predictable build-up to war with Iran from the Republican neocons and theocrats who've wanted this war for decades
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Gulf of Tonkin Redux - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 6-19-19
The U.S. accuses Iran of attacking civilian ships while offering scant evidence, grave historical parallels are emerging with the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964 that was manipulated to justify Lyndon Johnson’s dramatic escalation of the war in Vietnam
Ch. 2: Trump Imposes New Sanctions with Trita Parsi - Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman - Air Date 6-25-19
Iran said the new round of sanctions “permanently closed the path to diplomacy” between Iran and the United States. We speak with Iranian-American author and analyst Trita Parsi, former president and founder of the National Iranian American Council.
With the announcement that Iran will break the terms of its nuclear agreement, for stockpiling enriched uranium, the stage is set for a confrontation between the US and its European allies. The situation will contribute to greater US isolation.
Taking a look at the theocrats running Trump's foreign policy
Ch. 5: "Drifting" toward war with Iran - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-16-19
Taking a look at the theocrats running Trump's foreign policy
Experts keep pushing for war. They are fueled by right-wing think tank Foundation For Defense of Democracies.
Iran has internal politics worth considering too
Ch. 8: Iran vs America: What's Next with Jamal Abdi - The Hartmann Report - Air Date 6-24-19
Trump’s Iranian sanctions are designed to force Iran into accepting what the US wants. The Iranian sanctions are Trump and Pompeo wanting the Iranian administration to change.
Ch. 9: The Iran Standoff with Ben Rhodes - Stay Tuned with Preet - Air Date 6-20-19
What the hell with US politics and foreign policy? The US believes we have to fix everything around the world until have we delivered democracy.
Ch. 10: Is the US Heading for War With Iran? - The Inquiry - Air Date 5-29-19
War with Iran would be bad enough, but it may also escalate into a more widespread conflict
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: Advice on self-preservation for today's activist - Emily from Cleveland
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on keeping perspective as a way to maintain our mental health
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- The Envelope - Aeronaut
- The Back Lot - Sunday at Slims
- Gondola Blue - Towboat
- Gullwing Sailor - Migration
- Gusty Hollow - Migration
- Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker
- On Early Light - Cholate
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1288 #DontLookAway from US Concentration Camps for Asylum Seekers
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Air Date: 7/10/2019
Today we take a look at the history, legality, conditions and consequences of US concentrations camps erected to house asylum seekers fleeing from unspeakable violence only to land in the hands of Trump's intentionally torturous immigration detention system
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Are Immigration Detention Centers Concentration Camps? - The Real News - Air Date 6-23-19
Aviva Chomsky discusses the reality of refugees coming to the U.S in light of the controversial statement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that refugees are kept in concentration camps
Andrea Pitzer writes, “I defined concentration camps as the mass detention of civilians without trial, usually on the basis of race, religion, national origin, citizenship, or political party, rather than anything a given individual has done."
Ch. 3: U.S. ‘concentration camps’ still on Part 1 - The BradCast - Air Date 6-21-19
The Trump Administration's Dept. of Justice was in court stunning judges by arguing that a long-standing legal settlement requiring migrant children be held in "safe and sanitary" conditions, doesn't mean they have to have either soap or toothbrushes.
Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explain the legal framework meant to protect these children and how the Trump administration intends to dismantle it.
We speak with government whistleblower Dr. Scott Allen, who was hired in 2014 to inspect facilities where immigrant families are incarcerated, who says degrading conditions for jailed migrants date back to Obama’s presidency.
Ch. 6: U.S. ‘concentration camps’ still on Part 2 - The BradCast - Air Date 6-21-19
One attorney who represents detained children said: "In my 22 years of doing visits with children in detention, I have never heard of this level of inhumanity".
A shocking Associated Press report published late last week revealing that at least 250 migrant infants, children and teenagers have been locked up for nearly a month without adequate food, water or sanitation at a Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas.
Ch. 8: Immigrant detention centers are concentration camps - Light Treason News - Air Date 6-15-19
Concentration camps aren't just about locking people away, they're about turning them into the sick, huddled masses you claim they are
Ch. 9: Six Children Have Died While in ICE Custody. Why? - The Real News - Air Date 5-29-19
Undocumented immigrants seeking asylum are being separated from their children and detained in prison camps as more restrictive racist policies are being imposed by Trump. We discuss the policy with ACLU attorney Astrid Dominguez
The danger about concentration camps is just beginning, with climate refugees on the rise, countries around the world will look to the US handling of migrants as justification for them to do the same.
Ch. 11: Peter Schey On Migrant Children & Humanitarian Crisis - Sojourner Truth - Air Date 6-26-19
Peter Schey On Migrant Children & Humanitarian Crisis and what you can do
If the courts aren't going to save us, what can we do directly?
Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment.
Ch. 14: CNN giving time to those desperate for bliss in ignorance - CounterSpin - Air Date 6-27-19
Outrage without action is something we can't afford right now.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 15: Final comments on more things you can do to combat concentration camps and help those being victimized by them
TAKE ACTION:
Demand your members of Congress visit the camps & bear witness with public testimonials
Demand your members of Congress withhold further funding unless strict humanitarian safeguards and guardrails are attached
Read Together & Free's guide to how you can help
Attend a Lights for Liberty vigilnear you on Friday, July 12th
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE:
Reminder: Trump doesn’t need to keep migrants in detention camps(Vox)
Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes(ProPublica)
House Approves Border Aid, Seeking to Curb Trump’s Crackdown(NY Times)
Rep. Joaquin Castro posts videos purportedly of Texas migrant detention centers(ABC News)
AOC Put a Spotlight on Migrant Detention Conditions. Conservative Media Focused on Her Manners.(NY Magazine)
‘Don’t Talk to Her’: We Toured the Troubled Border Station Housing Migrant Children(NY Times)
Five Takeaways From the Border Aid Vote(NY Times)
AOC Goes to Border, Shares the "Systemic Cruelty" of Migrant Detention Centers(Vanity Fair)
Democrats folded on border bill — now they must demand to see detention centers(Salon)
What The Hell Is Nancy Pelosi Doing?(Huffington Post)
Researched & written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Chilvat - Lillehammer
- Weathervane - CloudCover
- The Envelope - Aeronaut
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- The Cast and Favor - Bayou Birds
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- Away Game - Blue Dot Sessions
- Great is the Contessa - The Contessa
- Surly Bonds - Aeronaut
- Vengeful - Warmbody
- Headlights/Mountain Road - The Contessa
- Vibrant Canopy - Origami
- This fickle world - Theo Bard
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1287 Mitch McConnell is the Forking Worst
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Air Date: 7/5/2019
Today we take an unflinching look at Mitch McConnell and what a bad, bad man he is for basically all of the reasons.
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Ch. 1: Money Money Money Part 1 - Embedded with Kelly McEvers and Tom Dreisbach - Air Date 6-6-19
Mitch fully embraces the 'evil' of raising money in politics, and truly believes money is free speech.
Ch. 2: Voting Machine Lobbyists Pay Mitch McConnell - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 6-13-19
Lobbyists for both major voting machine companies have started contributing to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign as McConnell is blocking election security bills.
McConnell, a longtime opponent of campaign finance reform who battled the late Sen. McCain over the issue, made clear in December that the House proposal would never see floor time in the Senate.
Ch. 4: Money Money Money Part 2 - Embedded with Kelly McEvers and Tom Dreisbach - Air Date 6-6-19
McCain and Mitch fought each other over money in politics for years. Mitch wasn't ever going to lose, McCain saw the corruption and tried to call it out.
Ch. 5: Mitch Is the Biggest Monster In Politics - The Majority Report with Sam Seder - Air Date 3-8-19
Mitch has been packing the courts, it is monopolization of our judiciary by far right extremists / conservatives.
McConnell sees what the progressives are doing, and is dedicated to stopping them at all costs.
Ch. 7: Darth Vader Has Arrived - Embedded with Kelly McEvers and Tom Dreisbach - Air Date 6-13-19
Mitch fought endlessly to ensure corporate money in politics. Citizens United and Mitch McConnell completely overturned democracy and legalized corruption.
Mitch is manipulating our judicial system - Trumps court appointments are pushing terrorism on the people. Mitch is the most productive and destructive GOP in modern history.
Mitch blocked Merrick Garland under Obama, and now will indiscriminately fill any SCOTUS opening.
Ch. 10: Not A Happy Choice - Embedded with Kelly McEvers and Eric Mennel - Air Date 6-20-19
Mitch rose to fame during the Obama administration, for refusing to work with Obama on anything, which paved the way for Trump
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: Christians thrive on oppression - (Another) Heather
Ch. 12: The Christian Right's Persecution Boner - Ani from Florida
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on why it’s safe to say that Mitch McConnell is an extortionist
TAKE ACTION! (Cut for time)
SEGMENT:Support the Fight to Oust McConnell in 2020 - Best of the Left Activism
Support End Citizens United
Support Indivisible Kentucky
Support the Ditch Mitch Fund
Support Steven Cox
Support Amy McGrath(if she announces)
Support Matt Jones(if he announces)
Researched & written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Banjo - Grey River
- Heather - Migration
- Lord Weasel - Molerider
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Vibrant Canopy - Origami
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields
- Surly Bonds - Aeronaut
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1286 The Rise of Christian Nationalism
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Air Date: 7/2/2019
Today we take a look at the ways in which Christians are being rallied to see themselves as the true victimized minority in America, a key component to stoking right-wing nationalism
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Rise of the Christian Taliban - The Intercept with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 6-20-18
Mehdi Hasan is here to warn you about a growing threat to the laws and values of the United States from a group of religious extremists and fanatics.
Ch. 2: Reverse Discrimination Isn't A Thing - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 4-11-19
The religious right claims reverse discrimination in that they are being unfairly required to exist in the same world as trans people
Ch. 3: Is Mike Pence Christian? - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 4-15-19
Mike Pence argues that to be a Christian one must discriminate against gay people, prevent women from getting abortions or birth control, support tearing refugee children from their parents and prevent the working poor from having access to healthcare.
Mike Pence insists that it's the Christians who are being discriminated against.
Ch. 5: Educating and Engaging with Lyra McKee - This Way Out - Air Date 4-29-19
Lyra McKee (full TEDx talk) shares her experiences transforming lives with conversations in religious spaces
Ch. 6: Master Plan to Dismantle LGBTQ Rights - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 4-25-19
What are the LGBTQ cases heading to the Supreme Court? It's 2019 and people can be fired for not adhering to heteronormative gender ideas. Corporate, Christian, Conservative resistance is damaging and disgusting.
Ch. 7: House Passes the Equality Act - This Way Out - Air Date 5-20-19
The House passes the Equality Act in an effort to stop LGBTQ discrimination and ensuring their freedoms. GOP is pushing back with the fallacious idea that white Christians are being discriminated against.
Ch. 8: Demand the Senate Pass the Equality Act & Protect Trans Health Rights - Best of the Left Activism
Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment.
Republicans are always claiming that everything progressives do is an attack on religious liberty, even sometimes just existing by some people is seen as an attack on "religious freedom'... in the meantime, Republican speaker Paul Ryan fires a religious leader fires a Chaplain over politics?
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: From depression to anxiety - Corey from New Jersey
Ch. 11: Prisoners dilemma and the presidential election - Heather
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the overthinking many do during primary elections
TAKE ACTION!
Tell the Senate to Pass the Equality Act
Protect Trans Health: Comment on Trump’s Discriminatory Rule
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
7 maps show the mess LGBT laws are in the USA (USA Today)
The Senate should stand up for all Americans and pass the Equality Act (Rep. Patrick Maloney in The Hill)
A History of Federal Non-Discrimination Legislation (93rd - 114th Congress)(Human Rights Campaign)
Why Trump Is Rolling Back LGBTQ Health-Care Protections(The Atlantic)
The Trump Administration Will Allow Health Workers To Refuse Abortion And Sex Reassignment Services(Buzzfeed)
Researched & written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Entrap - Darby
- Quaver - Codebreaker
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard
- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
- Gusty Hollow - Migration
- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
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#1285 Naked Capitalism has a Fig Leaf
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Air Date: 6/28/2019
Today we take a look at the ways that extreme inequality and many of the worst instincts and repercussions of capitalism are being upheld and perpetuated by our culture of philanthropy. It turns out that what we see as the rich giving back is really more of a purchase on their part, a purchase of our acceptance of inequality and the right of the wealthy to rule
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Gilded Rage - Future Perfect - Air Date 5-21-19
To put our new age of extreme inequality in perspective, we look back at Andrew Carnegie, who gave America a huge number of libraries so they’d forgive him for his brutal steel mills. We ask: Is the same thing happening in 2019?
Ch. 2: Anand Giridharadas: Winners take all Part 1 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 9-27-18
Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All, on the win-win business- and plutocrat-friendly philanthropy of today’s nouveau riche.
Ch. 3: Rob Reich: Is big philanthropy destroying democracy? - Tiny Spark - Air Date 11-7-18
Stanford professor Rob Reich’s new book Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better investigates how charity can undermine democratic values and explores the ways federal policies help to facilitate greater inequality.
Ch. 4: Could billionaires solve global poverty? - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 4-25-19
Time editor at large, Anand Giridharadas, discusses whether billionaires can put an end to global poverty if they had the will to do so, and talks about his recent book, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
Ch. 5: Rob Reich on whether philanthropy is bad for democracy - Rationally Speaking - Air Date 11-12-18
This episode features political scientist Rob Reich, author of "Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy, and How it Can Do Better". Does it deserve to be tax-deductible? And do philanthropists have too much power in society?
Ch. 6: Anand Giridharadas: Winners take all Part 2 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 9-27-18
Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All, on the win-win business- and plutocrat-friendly philanthropy of today’s nouveau riche.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Inequality is the #1 issue - James from Sacramento, CA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments on covering inequality and presenting a bonus clip on two manifestations of racism
BONUS CLIP: Myths of the ruling class with Anand Giridharadas - Why is this happening? - Air Date 10-8-18
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Gullwing Sailor - Migration
- Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker
- Slow Lane Lover - Barstool
- Gondola Blue - Towboat
- The Back Lot - Sunday at Slims
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
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#1284 How progressive philanthropy strangles progress
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Air Date: 6/25/2019
Today we take a look at the surprisingly varied ways that progressive, well-meaning, do-gooding philanthropists have consistently held back the social movements they are attempting to help and have strangled attempts to implement truly egalitarian policies designed to help everyone
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: How philanthropy captures social movements - Tiny Spark - Air Date 3-21-19
Megan Ming Francis explains how philanthropists—even well-intentioned ones—can “capture” the social movements they fund and, in doing so, steer grassroots organizations and activists away from their original missions.
Toxic Avenger extraordinaire, Walter Hang, joins us to talk about how they outlawed fracking in New York State and why Big Green groups have failed to stop Donald Trump’s anti-environment agenda
Ch. 3: How Nonprofits Made the LGBT Movement Straight with Myrl Beam - Tiny Spark - Air Date 10-11-18
Myrl Beam started to notice the ways big philanthropy, corporate sponsors, and wealthy donors stymied the LGBTQ movement from his own experiences working in nonprofits.
Ch. 4: Anand Giridharadas: Winners take all - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 9-27-18
Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All, on the win-win business- and plutocrat-friendly philanthropy of today’s nouveau riche.
Stanford professor Rob Reich’s new book Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better investigates how charity can undermine democratic values and explores the ways federal policies help to facilitate greater inequality.
Dana Kawaoka-Chen partners and guides philanthropy in reimagining practices that advance a thriving and just world. She is a co-author of “The Choir Book: A Framework for Social Justice Philanthropy”
Ch. 7: Fragility, frustration and funding - Tiny Spark - Air Date 2-7-19
Whether vocally critiquing the sector on his blog Nonprofit AF, or working to develop leaders of color at his nonprofit in Seattle, Vu Le’s frustrations fuel his drive to make the industry do better.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: A reading and watching list for you - V from Central New York
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the Prisoner's Dilemma of fighting for just causes
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- Glass Runner - Marble Run
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker
- Rafter - Speakeasy
- Glass Beads - The Balloonist
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1283 Native (Mis)Representation (Native Peoples Series Part 5)
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Air Date: 6/21/2019
Today we take a look at the ways that Native Peoples are represented in white society and pop culture, how some are working to take back their own narratives and some insight into the profound effects, both positive and negative, of how peoples are represented
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The Washington Post conducts a flawed survey resulting in a misleading conclusion that most native peoples don't consider Redskins to be an offensive term
Racist representation of native peoples in sports and culture supports the anti-native sentiment that drives the MMIWG epidemic
Ch. 3: A Native perspective for museums - Native America Calling - Air Date 4-9-19
Native peoples have had their stories told form them by white people for centuries, working in museums and cultural centers create the opportunities to tell their own stories
W Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu step in a pile of native cultural appropriation and then slowly, messily wade their way out of it
Discussing cultural appropriation in many forms including the legal trademarking of one of the terms most central to native Hawaiian culture, Aloha
Ch. 6: 'Reel' Indians and the invention of Hollywood Indian English - Backstory - Air Date 11-22-14
A history lesson on the Hollywood creation of all of the stereotypes we reflexively think of when we think about how native peoples speak
Ch. 7: On Native American Loss and Triumph - On the Media - Air Date 10-5-18
David Treuer discusses the means by which Indians have been fighting for social and political change for centuries.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Changed my mind in favor of impeachment - Nick from California
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the Canadian TV show “First Contact” and what it teaches us about how people do and don’t change their mind
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Native American imagery is all around us, while the people are often forgotten(National Geographic)
The Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Epidemic Is Inseparable From Native Appropriation(Bustle)
‘It’s called a genocide’: Gavin Newsom apologizes to California’s Native Americans(San Francisco Chronicle)
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets
- Vibrant Canopy - Origami
- Homegrown - The Pine Barrens
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Interlude - The Nocturne
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1282 Marginalized groups within marginalized groups (LGBTQ)
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Air Date: 6/18/2019
Today we take a look at the violence being inflicted upon the LGB and particularly T community as well as the history of our societies erasure of trans people who have been around for thousands of years
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Ch. 1: Here is What We're Fighting For: The Story of Stonewall - Mother Jones - Air Date 6-5-19
Stonewall riots started as a party. Don't forget Marcia Johnson. Remember that the fighters at Stonewall were very diverse.
Ch. 2: Black Trans Women are Being Murdered - The Breakdown with Shaun King - Air Date 5-21-19
Hate against black trans lives is being normalized, and it's leading to their deaths. Put a stop to the hate, reexamine your views.
Ch. 3: Imara Jones, Transgender Narratives are Expansive - The Laura Flanders Show - Air Date 9-26-18
As more trans people come out and more education about trans lives enters the culture, the more of a backlash there is. The patriarchy and right wing are resisting transgender lives existing with all their binary strength.
Ch. 4: Deaths of Trans Asylum Seeker with Isa Noyola - Democracy Now - Air Date 6-5-19
ICE and the Trump administration are murdering migrants, including transgender people. These people are attempting to escape violence from their homelands and finding death in ICE detention centers.
Ch. 5: Undocumented and LGBTQ with Jennicet Gutierrez - Latino Rebels Radio - Air Date 5-19-19
White LGBTQ communities are usually wealthy, Brown and Latino LGBTQ communities have to fight harder just to stay alive, and white LGBTQ communities don't really care.
Ch. 6: LGBTQ in the Old West - BackStory - Air Date 12-7-18
Gender and sexuality of the old west ran the full spectrum, with many people finding acceptance. More strict gender and sexuality roles formed at the end of the 19th century.
Transgender activist and TED Resident Samy Nour Younes shares the remarkable, centuries-old history of the trans community, filled with courageous stories, inspiring triumphs -- and a fight for civil rights that's been raging for a long time.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Reparations need to be a worldwide project in response to colonialism - Dario from Anchorage, AK
Ch. 9: Personal experience of anti-native racism - Dario from Anchorage, AK
Ch. 10: Will impeachment lead back to business as usual? - Brandon from Chicago
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on various theories of changes from Congress to the presidency
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Trans people face ‘epidemic of violence,’ American Medical Association warns(Pink News)
Tips for Allies of Transgender People(GLADD)
Supporting the Transgender People in Your Life: A Guide to Being a Good Ally(National Center for Transgender Equality)
We asked 14 trans activists how cis people can be better allies in 2018(The Independent)
Frequently Asked Questions about Transgender People(National Center for Transgender Equality)
Thread by Sam Dylan Finch (@samdylanfinch) on Transphobia & Healthcare Discrimination in Trans Community(Let's Queer Things Up)
These Are the Trans People Killed in 2019(The Advocate, *Note*: Only those publicly reported)
Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Cases to Rest - Bodytonic
- Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker
- Trois Gnossiennes 3 - Blue Dot Sesisons
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Are We Loose Yet - Bodytonic
- A Path Unwinding - K4
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1281 The Politics and Principle of Reparations
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Air Date: 6/14/2019
Today we take a look at the renewed call for reparations for slavery, Jim Crow and beyond that is infusing the 2020 Democratic primary campaign as well as the history of the campaign for reparations
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Ch. 1: 40 Acres and A Mule, Today with Brian Balogh and William Darity - BackStory - Air Date 5-24-19
The racial wealth gap is real, and it's large. Reconstruction after the Civil War took some good steps, but all that work was undone. Don't believe the myth that the black community doesn't have wealth because of their own problems.
After the Emancipation Proclamation, Slave Owners received reparations - creating a narrative that legitimized slavery and enforced poor race relations, essentially canceling the debt our nation owed black lives.
Open a congressional committee on reparations, and recognize we need massive progressive policy AND reparations. Stop blaming black lives for their place in the world.
Callie House launched the first widespread reparations movement, despite concentrated attacks from the Federal Government to stop her.
Ch. 5: Renewed Reparations Conversations with Neil, Natalia and Niki - Past Present - Air Date 4-9-19
Support for reparations is growing. Ta-Nehisi Coates sparked the fire. Wealth has been denied to black lives for centuries, and we need widespread policies and radical change to enact proper reparations work.
Bernie has an amazing imagination and pushes the Overton Window to the left on every issue - except reparations and black lives. The establishment is using this to hurt Bernie's campaign, despite also not caring about black people.
Ch. 7: Radical Case for Reparations with Glen Ford - This Is Hell - Air Date 4-25-19
Reparations are: Acknowledgement of injustices on the parts of the perpetrators. Restitution for the effects of injustices. Mutual recognition of the part of the victimized communities and perpetrator that the debt is paid.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Focus on rape ban exceptions is useless - Heather from Texas
Ch. 9: Trump and the long line of bad presidents - Brandon from Chicago
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the life vs legal personhood distinction and how impeachment could usher out the era of impunity we’ve been living in for decades.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Revisits The Case for Reparations(The New Yorker)
The Case for Reparations(Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, 2014)
What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019(The New York Times)
Long Before Redlining: Racial Disparities in Homeownership Need Intentional Policies(Shelterforce)
After Redlining - Part 2(Shelterforce)
What We Get Wrong About the Closing the Racial Wealth Gap(Social Equity, Duke University, 2018)
1.5 Million Missing Black Men(NY Times, 2015)
How a ‘segregation tax’ is costing black American homeowners $156 billion(Curbed)
Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Contrarian - Sketchbook
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#1280 Modern Monetary Theory: We already use it, now we need to understand it
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Air Date: 6/11/2019
Today we take a look at Modern Monetary Theory and the neoclassical economics it is looking to replace. It’s very important to understand the logistical and political mechanisms by which money for progressive policy priorities would be appropriated by congress and the debate over MMT gets to the core of those issues and seeks to change the paradigm we use to think about government spending.
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There’s a pattern to the Republicans’ selective concern about increasing the deficit, and it all depends on who holds the power. When you look at the behavior of people in politics, they don’t really care about the national debt as much as they like to ta
Is government debt real? Is anything real? Professor Stephanie Kelton gives Nick and Goldy a master class on the hottest idea in economics right now: Modern Monetary Theory.
Ch. 3: Why should we care about deficits? Part 2 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 2-20-19
Stony Brook University’s Stephanie Kelton, an influential proponent of Modern Monetary Theory, and Jason Furman, President Barack Obama’s chief economist, discuss whether we should worry about government deficits and if so, when?
Stephanie Kelton is here to break it all down - the national deficit, the nature of money itself, federal spending, and why it’s time to stop comparing it to a household budget.
Ch. 5: Why should we care about deficits? Part 3 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 2-20-19
Stony Brook University’s Stephanie Kelton, an influential proponent of Modern Monetary Theory, and Jason Furman, President Barack Obama’s chief economist, discuss whether we should worry about government deficits and if so, when?
Prof Richard Wolff warns about the asymmetric politics of increasing and decreasing government spending
Stephanie Kelton is here to break it all down - the national deficit, the nature of money itself, federal spending, and why it’s time to stop comparing it to a household budget.
Ch. 8: Dealing with the politics of managing Modern Monetary Theory - Planet Money - Airdate 9-26-18
We must take the fingerprints of Congress off the economy in order to manage inflation concerns.
Discussing the conclusions to be drawn from the case for Modern Monetary Theory made by Stephanie Kelton
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Impeachment would be symbolic - Jesse from Boston
Ch. 11: Impeach but keep trump - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 12: Making the case for impeachment - Todd from Utah
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments summing up my major takeaways from researching MMT that I think we should all keep in mind
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Cases to Rest - Bodytonic
- Tripoli - Pecan Grove
- Lakal - Speakeasy
- The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark
- Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark
- Denzel Sprak - CloudCover
- Glass Runner - Marble Run
- Pat Dog - Landsman Duets
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#1279 Understanding the growing movement for impeachment
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Air Date: 6/7/2019
Today we take a look at the arguments for and against impeaching Donald Trump in the House of Representatives and sending an indictment over to the Senate where the trial would be held
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Paul Waldman looks at the climates of Clinton's impeachment and the possibility of Trumps. The split between the GOP and Democrats on government is a beast that keeps the process from working.
Steyer believes the tactics that worked in 1970 against Nixon will work today. He supports Pelosi because "she changes with the times".
Ch. 3: Impeachment Looms with Mehdi Hasan Part 1 - The Majority Report - Air Date 5-24-19
A Republican congressman is calling for Trump's impeachment and we need to remember that there is a cost of NOT impeaching.
Ch. 4: Congress' Duty - Stay Tuned with Preet - Air Date 5-23-19
It's Congress' duty to impeach - if you view what the president did as wrong, then you must use your power to stop them.
Ch. 5: Democrats Skirmish Over Impeachment with Michael Scherer - Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 5-22-19
If we focus on impeachment, could the Democrats lose the House again?
Ch. 6: Impeachment Looms with Mehdi Hasan Part 2 - The Majority Report - Air Date 5-24-19
Pelosi is ridiculous, and she wants Trumps closest friends and family to have an intervention with him in lieu of impeachment. She's pivoting to protect her political assets.
Heather Digby Parton, a contributor for Salon, joins Ring of Fire’s Sam Seder, to talk about Nancy Pelosi slowly coming around to the idea of impeaching Trump.
Ch. 8: Push For Impeachment with Congressmember Al Green - Democracy Now - Air Date 5-22-19
We can work together and find common ground with politicians, but we still need to be able to impeach them. There's enough information to impeach Trump now, let him play his victim game.
Ch. 9: The Case for and against Impeachment - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 5-2-19
Mehdi discusses Trump and impeachment and knows we didn't need the Mueller report to start impeachment.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Coathangers on STOP signs - Dylan from Toronto
Ch. 11: Easy way to call congress, Life is more than women's bodies - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 12: Peaches have pits, the dangers of impeachment - Alan from Connecticut
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments asking you if you have changed your mind about impeachment or not and why
Saturday, June 15th: MoveOn.org's “Impeach Trump: Act to Defend Democracy” Rallies
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Open Flames - Aeronaut
- The Zeppelin - Aeronaut
- Planting Flags - K4
- The Cast and Favor - Bayou Birds
- These Times - The Pine Barrens
- Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
- Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
- Hundred Mile-No Guitar - K2
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#1278 What the Mueller Report says and does not say
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Air Date: 6/4/2019
Today we take a look at the long-awaited Mueller Report and see what conclusions can be drawn from it.
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A brief history of what led to this report and the media's response.
Ch. 2: Mueller Report Confirms Almost Everything Was True - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 4-22-19
The Mueller report confirms almost every major investigative media story from the last 2 years, despite continued claims from Donald Trump and his cronies that reporting was fake news and the report totally exonerates him
Ch. 3: Mueller Investigation Report, Part 8: The GRU - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 5-14-19
Part 8 covers pages 36 to 38 and the GRU, the Russian equivalent of the CIA.
The Mueller report proves lies, collusion and obstruction abound. Trump is just lying his way through this scandal like everything else he does.
Ch. 5: The Day After Mueller with Naomi Klein - Intercepted - Air Date 3-27-19
Cable news and real journalism don't have anything to do with each other. If cable news stayed out of "RussiaGate" then impeachment would have already been started. The media has mishandled the Trump admin - to trumps favor.
Comparing the Mueller investigation with previous reports include the Starr report and the Iran Contra investigation
Ch. 7: Trump's obstruction of justice explained - Criminal Injustice with David Harris - Air Date 4-23-19
Trump has been intentionally obstructing justice. Mueller has laid out the case.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Framing the 2020 election - Conner from Worcester, MA
Ch. 9: Is Bernie too negative? - Alan from Connecticut
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments announcing the upcoming episode on the movement for impeachment
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Algea Trio - Algea Fields
- The Envelope - Aeronaut
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Smooth Stone - Blue Dot Sesisons
- White Limit - CloudBreaker
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#1277 We have entered a new stage of attacks on abortion
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Air Date: 5/31/2019
Today we take a look at the renewed energy in the anti-choice movement in the wake of the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. We have entered a new phase, having transitioned from the "chipping away" phase to the "full frontal assault" phase.
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Jill Heaviside is a lawyer and If/When/How HIV–Reproductive Justice Fellow with SisterLove, Inc. And Oriaku Njoku is co-founder and executive director of Access Reproductive Care—Southeast. They join us to talk about abortion rights in Georgia and beyond.
Ch. 2: Don't Let Republicans Normalize ANY Abortion Bans - The Majority Report - Air Date 5-17-19
All abortions should be legal, full stop.
Ch. 3: How Fury Can Fuel the Fight for Reproductive Rights - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 5-19-19
Rebecca Traister, author of, most recently, Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger (Simon & Schuster, 2018), talks about how angry women can channel their rage to fight back.
Ch. 4: Myth-Busting the Anti-Choice ‘Born Alive’ Bills - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 3-6-19
Anti-choice politicians are pushing a new legislative strategy to demonize their opponents and confuse the public: so-called Born Alive bills.
Ch. 5: New Abortion Laws ‘Go Against Common Sense’ - The Real News - Air Date 5-18-19
Discussing why the calls to boycott anti-abortion states is not the right strategy in this particular case
Ch. 6: The Corporate Sponsors of the War on Women - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 5-20-19
Like most Republican legislation, there is always a corporation behind it, and the draconian abortion bans passed by Georgia and Alabama are no different
Ch. 7: What Life In Post-Roe America Will Be Like - The Majority Report with Sam Seder - Air Date 5-13-19
Robin Marty on her new book, "Handbook For Post-Roe America."
Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment.
Alabama now has the most restrictive abortion law in the country. What the new law – and others like it around the country – mean for the future of abortion rights.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Framing the 2020 election - Conner from Worcester, MA
Ch. 11: How to raise a good socialist child? - Alan from Connecticut
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on accelerating the pain to speed the arrival of the backlash
TAKE ACTION!
*REMINDER: Abortion is still legal in all 50 states*
Become an abortion clinic escort:
- Find a clinic near you via National Abortion Federation& Abortion Care Network, and ask what help they need.
Support organizations helping people access reproductive care:
National Org:
Local/Regional Orgs:
Excerpt from The Cut article "What You Can Do to Help Women in States With Extreme Abortion Bans":
- Access Reproductive Care - Southeast: ARC is a volunteer organization that helps families in 12 states across the southeast access reproductive care.
- National Network of Abortion Funds: NNAF is a network of more than 80 funds in at least 38 states that seeks to eliminate economic barriers for low-income individuals seeking an abortion.
- The Yellowhammer Fund: Based in Alabama, Yellowhammer not only provides funding for abortions at one of the city’s three clinics, but also helps with other barriers to access patients may face, such as travel or lodging. (Yellowhammer is part of NNAF.)
- Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund: Run entirely by volunteers, the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund helps people access abortion, and provides both support and resources to parents.
- Women Have Options: This Ohio-based organization provides financial assistance and support to low-income patients seeking reproductive care, abortion included.
- National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum: NAPAWF is a multi-issue community-organizing and policy-advocacy organization that fights for policy changes that would benefit women, transgender, and non-binary Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
- Gateway Women’s Access Fund: Based in Missouri, Gateway provides both educational and financial support to people in the state who can’t afford the full cost of an abortion.
Push politicians and candidates to support:
Read Sen. Warren's Multi-Point Plan to Protect Choice
Talk to friends and family about this issue, share your story & check out the #YouKnowMehashtag.
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What You Can Do to Help Women in States With Extreme Abortion Bans(The Cut)
How to Help Protect Abortion Rights in Alabama and Georgia(The New York Times)
The corporations backing Alabama's war on women (Popular Information)
When life begins and ends(Washington Post)
A woman signed Alabama’s abortion ban into law. We need to talk about that.(Think Progress)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
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- Waltz and Fury - Macrame
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- No Smoking - Sunday at Slims
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#1276 Our built environment shapes society and vice versa (Urban Development)
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Air Date: 5/28/2019
Today we take a look at the ways that how we design and fund our towns, cities and housing impacts the quality of life for everyone in society
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Ch. 1: Jeanne Gang: Buildings that blend nature and city - @TEDTalks - Air Date 1-24-17
To learn more about this speaker, find other TEDTalks, and subscribe to this Podcast series, visit www.TED.com Feedback: tedtalks@ted.com
Municipal politicians tend to move methodically, gathering support, statistics and consensus before making changes to city streets or building a bike lane. Janette Sadik-Khan makes things happen at breakneck speed.
Ch. 3: Was Suburbia a Terrible Idea? - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 11-17-17
James Howard Kunstler, author of "The Geography of Nowhere," "The Long Emergency," "Too Much Magic," and the four-book "World Made By Hand" novel series, joins David to discuss the concept of new urbanism
If we could move to a system of affordable housing in the image of Vienna's system people would like it so much we would never go back.
Ch. 5: Housing in the Green New Deal - Jacobin Behind the News - Air Date 2-22-19
Housing in the Green New Deal is vague right now, it needs to have much more attention.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 6: Being "one of the good ones" in the North - V from Central New York
Ch. 7: Racism is a pillar of Southern Culture - Mark from South Carolina
Ch. 8: The racist Obama voter - Jeff from Charlotte, NC
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on how anti-government ideologues have tricked America into thinking that government is incapable of doing anything well
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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#1275 So, Marxism. What is that all about?
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Air Date: 5/24/2019
Today we take a look at the much-maligned, rarely-understood field of economic and social study known as Marxism
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Ch. 1: The Contributions of Karl Marx Part 1 - Economic Update - Air Date 5-25-18
Professor Wolff takes a deeper look at the life and work of Karl Marx in celebration of the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Ch. 2: Marxism Today - Analysis - Air Date 6-19-16
Robin who was a BBC reporter for 25 years thinks Marx was always in the background discourse of politics, an influence he partly feared and didn't fully understand. He takes a walk through central London in the footsteps of the great revolutionary.
Ch. 3: David Harvey on Marx, Capital, and the Madness of Economic Reason - Left Out - Air Date 11-5-17
David Harvey is arguably the most influential living geographer, as well as one of the world’s leading Marxist scholars. He is among the most cited intellectuals of all time across the humanities and social sciences.
J. Moufawad-Paul, a Marxist philosopher and author of "Continuity and Rupture", "The Communist Necessity", and "Austerity Apparatus", joins Breht to discuss his most recent essay "This Ruthless Criticism of All That Exists: Marxism as Science".
Ch. 5: Erosion of Consumer Choices - David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles - Air Date 4-24-19
Prof. Harvey discusses Marx's theory of Capital and its relevance today. Consumers have less and less autonomy. Their choices, even how they will spend their leisure time, are increasingly influenced by capitalists.
Ch. 6: The Contributions of Karl Marx Part 2 - Economic Update - Air Date 5-25-18
Professor Wolff takes a deeper look at the life and work of Karl Marx in celebration of the 200th anniversary of his birth.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Responding to "Getting in on the con" - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 8: Thoughts on racism from small-town Texas - Heather from Texas
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on individualism and communitarianism in light of how to unleash the most amount of human progress
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#1274 From White Supremacy to the White Power Movement
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Air Date: 5/21/2019
Today we take a look at the recent trend of White Nationalist and White Power-related violence, the history of where it's coming from and why the US government does next to nothing to combat it.
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Ch. 1: Radical White Terrorism with Nesrine Malik - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 3-20-19
Global anti-muslim and anti-immigrant hate is growing. Mainstream politicians are fueling it. The media and government are failing the people.
Ch. 2: Tim Wise on New Zealand, Violence of White Privilege - The Chauncey DeVega Show - Air Date 3-16-19
White supremacists see Trump's influence, and think he's on the right track but not doing good enough.
The founding of our nation is in slavery and violence. The news doesn't get it right, and can't figure out why a white many would burn down black churches.
Ch. 4: Radical White Terrorism with Kathleen Belew - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 3-20-19
Explaining the tactics and strategy of the White Power movement to attempt to overthrow the government, then the world.
White Nationalism flourishes in our military as a recruiting ground for future white power terrorists
Ch. 6: Documenting Hate - New American Nazis - Frontline Film Audio Track - Air Date 11-26-18
White supremacist groups appeal to veterans, loners, conservatives, and they infiltrate military and police.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: White supremacists know the value of electing people of color - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 8: Algorithms & soup cans - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 9: Encouraging John to call in more - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 10: To Corey from New Jersey on the destructive nature of systemic individualism - Abdul from DC
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on why there’s no contradiction for some racists to have voted for Obama before switching to Trump
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- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
- Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker
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- The Back Lot - Sunday at Slims
- Our Fingers Cold - K2
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1273 Death of the Old, Birth of the New (Global Authoritarianism)
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Air Date: 5/17/2019
Today we take a look at the socially and politically existential threat of our time - the fight against encroaching authoritarianism in the US and around the world.
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Ch. 1: Donald Trump Puts Our Democracy and Our Lives in Serious Danger - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 01-13-18
Not a single president has met more than one of the four qualities identified by political scientists as warning signs of an authoritarian or fascist leader. Trump meets them all. Is this how our Democracy dies?
Jair Bolsonaro's election in Brazil marks the most radical political shift in the country since military rule ended more than 30 years ago. We speak with Fernando Haddad, a presidential candidate on the Workers’ Party ticket who lost in a runoff.
Ch. 3: The War for Normal - Analysis - Air Date 1-28-19
Extremism is the new normal. Conspiracies are fact and Right wing is mainstream. The world is moving too fast for us to catch up, let alone understand and take action.
In his new book “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them,” Yale professor Jason Stanley outlines the 10 pillars of fascism and warns about the dangers of normalizing fascist politics.
Thom reads an excerpt from the book They Thought They Were Free about the slow, nearly undetectable rise of fascism in Nazi Germany
Is the United States sliding toward tyranny? That is the question posed by Yale University history professor Timothy Snyder in his new book that draws on his decades of experience writing about war and genocide in European history.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 7: Final comments to wrap the show and introduce Sam from Nashville, the misunderstood Trump voter
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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- The Envelope - Aeronaut
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- Streamer - Arc and Crecent
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
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#1272 The disaster of election capitalism (Election Security)
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Air Date: 5/14/2019
Today we take a look at the disastrous system of hackable, unverifiable and expensive electronic voting machines that were our solution to the hanging-chad fiasco of the Florida 2000 presidential election.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: New poll shows public concern for voting machine hackability - BradCast - Air Date 12-25-18
Public concerns about the integrity of voting systems.
The first wave of computer voting. Bush v Gore, hanging chad issues. 2000, 2004, problems for at least 20 years now. Machines have been improved, but still too many problems. Tech companies jumping into making them.
Simons has been working on voting security for a long time, there’s a little more light lately but also lots of pushback.
Ch. 4: National Media Finally Talking About Voting Machines - BradCast - Air Date 3-4-19
National media finally questioning the voting machines. Computer ballot marking devices BMD systems. There is agreement that this is a problem finally, but too late?
Elections expert Jennifer Cohn weighs in on our election security.
Find out from legislators and congresspeople what they're doing to fix voting.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: A conservative's thoughts on the upcoming election - John from Northeast Maryland
Ch. 8: Ralph Nader on credit unions and technology - Erin from Philadelphia
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on conservative callers and Ralph Nader’s relationship with technology
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Tar and Spackle - Plaster
- Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker
- Nuthatch - Feathers
- Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker
- The Summit - K2
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
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#1271 The moderates are coming! (Beto, Biden and Buttigieg)
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Air Date: 5/10/2019
Today we take a look at the three moderate white guys sending a shiver up the collective legs of the members of the Democratic Party establishment and the mainstream media
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Ch. 1: Sam Does a Deep Dive on Beto - The Majority Report - Air Date 3-20-19
Beto brags about his small donor contributions. His voting record is terrible for a Democrat. Former staffers came forward about working for the faux progressive.
Ch. 2: Is Pete Buttigieg Progressive with Ana Kasparian - #NoFilter - The Young Turks - Air Date 4-8-19
Buttigieg's views seem great on paper, but he's not clean about them. He has problematic industries funding him, has worked for big pharma and doesn't understand working poor.
Biden's legislative history include the 1990's crime bill disaster that fueled mass incarceration and his insistence that common people who are tricked into credit card debt be forced to pay for it forever.
Ch. 4: Just Say No to Joe Biden with Zach Carter - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 4-7-19
Biden is a crusader against working people, and he doesn't understand the new progressive left. He's tied to banks, corporations and one of the most regressive crime bills in history.
Ch. 5: Can Progressives Stop Biden, the Credit Card Candidate? - The Real News - Air Date 4-28-19
Norman Solomon and Jaqueline Luqman discuss Joe Biden and his problematic voting record. He is an agent of racism and corporate America, in the short term he might beat Trump, but it won't change anything.
The past behavior of former Vice President Joe Biden toward women has sparked conversation around the boundaries governing physical contact and consent. Biden has said that norms have evolved since he entered the public sphere.
Ch. 7: Biden, Autonomy and Consent with Vanessa A. Bee. - Humorless Queers - Air Date - 4-7-19
Biden loves giving women rubs and smelling their hair, without their consent. Many women are coming forward about his actions and he needs to be held to a better standard. Not being Trump isn't enough.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: The accelerationist strategy of Bernie or Bust didn't work - Anthony from Utah
Ch. 10: Continuing the strategy discussion for electing the most progressive candidate possible - Laura from Alameda, CA
Ch. 11: Renewed hope for the future - Corey from New Jersey
Ch. 12: Thoughts on the state of the election - Sarah from California
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on the ebbs and flows of political energy and the effects of outrage fatigue
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Joe Biden Isn’t the Answer(The Cut)
What Happened When Pete Buttigieg Tore Down Houses In Black And Latino South Bend(Buzzfeed)
Beto 2020 Has No Reason to Exist(Slate)
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MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Gullwing Sailor - Migration
- Lord Weasel - Molerider
- No Smoking - Sunday at Slims
- A Path Unwinding - K4
- The Back Lot - Sunday at Slims
- Gusty Hollow - Migration
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#1270 Surveillance Capitalism is threatening democracy itself
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Air Date: 5/7/2019
Today we take a look at the impacts, from personal to global, of the paradigm of companies profiting off of surveillance of their users, otherwise known as surveillance capitalism.
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SHOW NOTES
We speak with Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of “Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy.” He is a professor of media studies and director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia.
Ch. 2: How Facebook Helped Trump...Without Cambridge Analytica - On The Media - Air Date 3-23-18
García is a former Facebook product manager for ads and author of Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley.
We speak with Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of “Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy.” He is a professor of media studies and director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia.
Ch. 4: Age of Surveillance Capitalism Part 1 - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 1-26-19
The author of many books and papers on the subject of modern corporate capitalism, Professor Zuboff’s latest is entitled “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power.”
Ch. 5: Yael Grauer: The Billboards Are Watching You. Really. - Zero Hour with RJ Eskow - Air Date 12-11-18
When billboards can talk to cell phones we end up living in The Minority Report.
Ch. 6: Age of Surveillance Capitalism Part 2 - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 1-26-19
The author of many books and papers on the subject of modern corporate capitalism, Professor Zuboff’s latest is entitled “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power.”
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Benefits and problems of algorithmic decision-making - Nick from California
Ch. 8: Immigration arguments shouldn't be economic arguments - Zach from Atlanta
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on algorithmic decision-making and the moral vs economic arguments for humane immigration policy
RESOURCES
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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- Inessential - Bayou Birds
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- Open Flames - Aeronaut
- Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark
- Hickory Shed - Onesuch Village
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#1269 Following the thread of the global Great Transition
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Air Date: 5/3/2019
Today we take a look at several topics that, at first glance, may seem to be unrelated but that I think are all tied together with a thread that runs through all of them and points the way toward The Great Transition we are currently in the middle of.
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Cultural critic Henry Giroux examines the slow, steady rise of cruelty in American culture - as the logic of neoliberalism strips our politics of anything besides self-regard, and the right capitalizes on the anger caused by its own policies
An extended conversation with Johann Hari, author of a controversial new book, “Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression—and the Unexpected Solutions.”
Ch. 3: Roots of Extremism with Deeyah Khan - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 3-11-19
Deeyah Khan is a British documentary filmmaker and human rights activist. She’s the creator of two extraordinary films airing on Netflix right now, White Right: Meeting the Enemy and Jihad: A Story of the Others.
Ch. 4: The Cure To Loneliness - Sustainable Human - Air Date 2-3-18
Loneliness is almost baked into the cake as far as a modern society with the kind of social setup and infrastructure and economic system that we have today.
Laura talks with author/activist Gar Alperovitz. From the gloom of today, he sees the principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth emerging.
Ch. 6: Gar Alperovitz on the economic movement already underway - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 6-24-17
It’s time to build new economic institutions that are democratic but also–critically–give us a new power base as well in the communities around the country.
Ch. 7: Utopias in history and the need to rekindle utopian thinking - History Extra - Air Date 3-16-17
Rutger Bregman discusses some of his ideas that recently caused a global sensation and the role of a historian in the modern world
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Progressives have always had to drag liberals along - V from Central New York
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the need to spread the word about our failing institutions to bolster support for fundamental reform
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Quaver - Codebreaker
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- One Little Triumph - Piano Mover
- Donder - Darby
- Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
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- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1268 Are they really taking our jobs? (The Economics of Immigration)
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Air Date: 4/30/2019
Today we take a look at just the economic side of immigration including the effects from low-skilled immigrants and high-skilled immigrants and then look at an alternative vision for how we should debate the issue from the left
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Ch. 1: Immigration Economics with Jennifer Hunt - Science Vs - Air Date 3-9-17
What happens when low skilled labor is removed from areas that need it? And Jennifer Hunt talks when immigrants and native-born actually do fight over the same jobs.
Has anyone tried to measure how much immigrants have advanced the US. Immigrants bring innovation to people. Keeping students out will hurt our science advantage worldwide.
Ch. 3: The economics of immigration - BEME News - Louis Foglia - Air Date 10-11-18
It's assumed that Americans are hurt by immigration, but that isn't the right conversation. Immigrants help create a bigger economic pie, more innovation and more skills.
Immigrants percentage of the workforce has remained flat, and the U.S. is in the middle worldwide for immigrant increases. In most cases, immigrants take the jobs that need to be taken.
Ch. 5: Trump's 4 Biggest Immigration Myths - Robert Reich - Air Date 10-19-15
Robert Reich debunks Donald Trump's dangerous lies about immigration.
Ch. 6: The Immigration Issue and Capitalism - Economic Update with Richard Wolff - Air Date 10-15-18
Brexit, Trump, Italy and Sweden are all being conned by the myths of immigration hate. Capitalism is the truer villain.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Comparing liberalism and progressivism - Zach from Georgia
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments asking for your thoughts on the primary race so far and Biden’s entrance into the White Guy candidate category
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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- The Rampart - Castle Danger
- Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
- Turning - Lathe
- LaBranche - Bayou Birds
- Heather - Migration
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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Bonus Edition: From Brexit to Standing Rock
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Air Date: 4/26/2019
Today I have a double-bonus show for you with additional clips on Brexit and Native Peoples
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Bonus Clips:
Why Brexit Shouldn't Have Been A Surprise - On the Media - Air Date 1-18-19
Is Corbyn’s Socialism Possible Within the EU? - Lapavitsas and Jay - The Real News - Air Date 3-17-19
The historic and starkly divided nature of Brexit - Between The Lines - Air Date 1-23-19
Dozens of Native American women have disappeared in Montana. Why is no one paying attention? - AJ+ - Air Date 9-12-18
Say Their Names, Tell Their Stories - Natives & Cops - Breakdances With Wolves - Air Date 3-20-19
Beyond Tragedy The living history of Native America - Ideas from CBC Radio - Air Date 2-20-19
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#1267 Fighting for the soul of the Democratic Party (Progressives vs the Establishment)
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Air Date: 4/23/2019
Today we take a look at the current state of the Democratic Party in the wake of the 2018 elections that swept in a new class of Super-Progressives who are now locking horns with the more establishment and conservative leadership of the party as they all gear up for the 2020 primary and general elections.
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There are 6 main groups of Democrats, from the Super-Progressives to the Conservatives. The energy is in the progressives, so much so that an outsider like Bernie Sanders is mainstream.
Ch. 2: Beware The Narcissism of Small Differences - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 2-19-19
Small differences create conflict where there shouldn't be. We are satisfied by fueling ourselves with aggression. Warren or Bernie shouldn't be a dead end issue.
The problem with Obama, his support of Biden, and his silence with progressives. You can't play ball with corporate democrats because they own the game.
Ch. 4: AOC vs. DCCC: It’s War. with Emma Vigeland - Rebel HQ - Air Date 4-9-19
AOC is a voice of the rebellious spirit we all have. The DCCC is blacklisting and boycotting challengers to their power.
Ch. 5: AOC on what we need in a 2020 presidential candidate - The Intercept - Air Date 1-29-19
New democratic leadership is needed. Policy and progressivism is pitted against identity. Time to lean into a broader progressive message.
The media claims if you support BDS you are an anti-semite. The Democrats aren't stopping that narrative.
The DCCC has taken a less democratic turn for the 2020 cycle and is stifling completion and blackballing consultants who would dare work against them.
Ch. 8: Establishment Dems Start War on Bernie - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 4-17-19
The 2016 establishment fought Bernie, and they continue today. Why do they want to stop him? His policies are popular and poll great.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: The shifting definitions of progressivism - V from Central New York
Ch. 10: Wage caps hurt the workers but not the businesses - Bud from Boise
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on what Jimmy Dore leaving TYT says about the split in strategy among progressives with largely similar political goals
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent
- Gondola Blue - Towboat
- Quaver - Codebreaker
- Rapids - Grey River
- Sunday Lights - Onesuch Village
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#1266 Writing human bias into the code that runs our lives (Algorithms)
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Air Date: 4/19/2019
Today we take a look at the racism, sexism and classism that is permeating the algorithmic systems that are directing more and more of our online and offline lives
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Ch. 1: Algorithm Overlords - Analysis - Air Date 1-24-19
Algorithms filter us, perpetuate biases and can be used for good. The problem is humans program these algorithms and don't take our own biases into account.
Ch. 2: Misogyny and Racism in Algorithms - Inflection Point - Air Date 11-7-18
Dr. Safiya Noble joins to discuss Google and the problem with an advertising company in charge of how most of us get information.
Ch. 3:Dr. Cathy O'Neil: The algorithms that run (or ruin) our lives - Le Show - Air Date 11-26-17
Credit Reports are highly imperfect but still manage to be far superior to the absolutely lawless algorithms that affect our lives in an untold number of ways.
Algorithms may not only be designed with bias from the beginning but when faulty assumptions lead to self-fulfilling predictions it can create an out-of-control feedback loop of oppression.
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Ch. 6: Google Reproduces Social Inequality - Chauncey DeVega Show - Air Date 9-10-18
Computer programs aren't seeing or supporting black and brown lives. Big tech is the new colonialism, devastating countries and people.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Continuing our conversation about health care - Heather from Texas
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments on reforming health care responsibly
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Tell Congress to Create a Just & Fair Federal Privacy Law using:
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AI can be sexist and racist — it’s time to make it fair(Nature)
Discriminating algorithms: 5 times AI showed prejudice(NewScientist)
Yes, artificial intelligence can be racist(Vox)
Even Kids Can Understand That Algorithms Can Be Biased(Scientific American, Roots of Unity Blog)
Artificial Intelligence Has a Problem With Gender and Racial Bias. Here’s How to Solve It(Time)
A.I. Could Worsen Health Disparities(NY Times)
What Women Know About the Internet (NY Times)
Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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- Tranceless - Caruthersville
- Micolai - Wax Museum
- Partly Sage - Bodytonic
- O Holy Still - Vacant Distillery
- This fickle world - Theo Bard
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#1265 Moving beyond tragedy by surviving and adapting (Native Peoples)
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Air Date: 4/16/2019
Today we take a look at just a few of the aspects of modern life for Native Peoples that we can see as stemming from the racism and colonialism that has been endemic in post-contact America. This episode is fourth in an ongoing series focusing on Native Peoples in North America. Previous episodes are, in order, #1216 on Christopher Columbus, #1230 on Thanksgiving and #1252 on Westward Expansion.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: American Indians Confront “Savage Anxieties” - Moyers and Company - Air Date 12-26-14
Bill speaks with Robert A. Williams Jr., a professor specializing in American Indian law, about how deals such as the one with Rio Tinto are a part of American Indian’s tragic history of dispossession.
Ch. 2: What we inherit: Explaining intergenerational trauma - Code Switch - Air Date 6-6-18
The story of one family's struggle to end a toxic cycle of inter-generational trauma from forced assimilation. Getting back to their Native Alaskan cultural traditions is key.
Ch. 3: Sexual Violence and Native American Genocide - @Making_Contact - Air Date 11-26-13
Andrea Smith, author of “Conquest: Sexual Violence and Native American Genocide” explains the connection between violence against women, and the colonization of native lands and bodies.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women is a major issue because of racism. Acquittals for murdering Native people occur because of racism. Racism is systemic, historic and the norm in the US and Canada.
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Ch. 6: Jenni Monet on Indigenous Journalism - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 1-24-19
Corporate media’s lack of interest in indigenous issues, and their ahistorical, distorted view of them when they do cover them, are long overdue for a change.
Ch. 7: Beyond Tragedy: The living history of Native America - Ideas from CBC Radio - Air Date 2-20-19
This idea of history as tragedy is something that Ojibwe writer David Treuer tries to undo in The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee. He argues that Indigenous peoples have always found ways to adapt, and that's exactly what they're doing now.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Disagreeing on arguments against a female presidential candidate - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments sharing some voices of Native people giving their perspective on the burning of Notre Dame cathedral
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A missing sweater tells the story of missing Indigenous women(Indian Country Today)
Savanna's Act is Back (Splinter)
States weigh bills addressing Native deaths, disappearances(AP)
House Passes Bill Protecting Domestic Abuse Victims; GOP Split Over Gun Restrictions(NPR)
Montana Senate Betrays Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (Splinter)
Tester reintroduces “Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment” Act(KRTV)
Lisa Murkowski Revives Bill Targeting Missing And Murdered Native Women(Huffington Post)
Researched & written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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- Gullwing Sailor - Migration
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
- Cloud Line - K4
- Slow Lane Lover - Barstool
- This fickle world - Theo Bard
- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
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#1264 Protesting neoliberalism the only way they could think to (Brexit)
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Air Date: 4/12/2019
Today we take a look at everything there is to know about Brexit, Lexit, Remain and Reform, the Irish question, The Troubles, the neoliberalism of the EU and the senses of local and national identity in an age of globalism
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: What's Happening With Brexit? - NowThis - Air Date 3-29-19
Brexit Day was supposed to be today. So WTF happened?!
Amber interviews economist and author Costas Lapavitsas about the European Union, how it works, its problems, how it relates to Brexit, and how we might think of it from a leftist perspective.
We speak with professor Priya Gopal, a university lecturer in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge. She calls Britain's decision to leave the EU a “deeply neoliberal … free market, disaster-capitalist project.”
Brexit threatens Britain's economic and social order. Everywhere, populism is winning big. The question is why?
Ch. 5: Ireland, North and South - The Inquiry - Air Date 12-5-18
Explaining the potential impacts of Brexit on the hard-won peace between Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, and the country of Ireland
Ch. 6: Irish Questions - Analysis - Air Date 2-25-19
Voters and politicians in Britain claim to be perplexed that economic and political relations between the UK and the Republic of Ireland seem to be decisive in determining the course of Brexit. They shouldn’t be, argues Edward Stourton.
Ch. 7: Richard Seymour: A Brexit tour of British politics - This is hell - Air Date 2-12-19
Writer Richard Seymour surveys what remains of Labour under Brexit's combustible, nationalist unity project. Richard is the author of the essay "Brexit and the "white working class" posted at his Patreon page.
Ch. 8: Lexit vs Remain and Reform - Weekly Economics Podcast - Air Date 1-14-19
Grace Blakeley and Laurie Macfarlane debate whether there still a progressive case for leaving the EU? Was there ever one? Or is our best chance to stay in the EU and reform it? Can it even be reformed?
Ch. 9: Brexit: What the f**k is going on? - Jonathan Pie - Air Date 3-22-19
By taking back control the UK has shown that it's out of control.
Ch. 10: Fear, identity and a sense of home in the face of immigration - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 2-21-19
Brexit threatens Britain's economic and social order. Everywhere, populism is winning big. The question is why?
British journalist Mehdi Hasan talks about the role of racial grievances from the US to the UK
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on how Scotland fits in to all of this
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Derailed - The Depot
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- Weathervane - CloudCover
- Cicle DR Valga - Cicle Kadde
- Contrarian - Sketchbook
- Cottonwoods - Feathers
- Lahaina - Cloud Harbor
- Lord Weasel - Molerider
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1263 Worker protections help (almost) everyone (Labor Rights)
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Air Date: 4/9/2019
Today we take a look at the overwhelming benefits to society of labor, health and safety regulations and how they only people who don't come out ahead are those who have to pay for them
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Do Regulations Kill Growth? - Pitchfork Economics - Air Date 2-5-19
Deregulation is the status quo, and it always drags the economy down by creating a race to the bottom and arguments against regulation always end up looking absurd in retrospect
Ch. 2: We are all low wage workers with Annelise Orleck - This Is Hell! - Air Date 3-27-18
The rise of neoliberalism has disregarded workers rights by design. Walking off the job together has the power to change.
Katy on stories of misogyny in the workplace, the hatred that comes out when a worker becomes pregnant, and the life-threatening risks of working while pregnant in unsafe environments.
Deregulations cause death spirals in business. Robert Reich joins to talk about the myth of deregulation and the free market. Average Americans pay a huge price for the myth.
Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment.
So what should we do? Learn, organize, fight. Work towards unions, build better unions, build skills and keep working.
Ch. 7: Why is Getting Out of Poverty So Hard? With Felicia Wong - Pitchfork Economics - Air Date 3-19-19
Poverty is a cancer and social services are bandaids. We need sweeping legislative change to tackle poverty properly.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Debating health care with a libertarian - Heather from Texas
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments explaining the historical accident of our current health care system and the need to break the bone in order to reset it
TAKE ACTION!
1. Support California's Assembly Bill 5 & Encourage Passage in Your State
- Read the bill& join the conversation online via #YesonAB5
- Call & write your state legislatures
- Get involved with your local labor organizations
2. Support the Workplace Democracy Act (Sanders/Pocan)
- Read the summary of the 2017-2018 version of the bill
- Call your members of congress at (202) 224-3121
3. More Info on Big Tech Lobbying: Uberinterference: Uber & Lyft Running Over Local Democracy
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Rights at Risk: Gig Companies Campaign to Upend Employment As We Know It(National Employment Law Project)
Advancing Workers Rights In Contract Employment (National Employment Law Project)
Marketplace Platforms and Employers Under State Law - Why We Should Reject Corporate Solutions and Support Worker-Led Innovation (National Employment Law Project)
The Con of The Side Hustle(NY Times)
How Silicon Valley Lobbyists Secretly Pushed Texas Regulators to Rewrite the Rules of the Gig Economy(Texas Observer)
Texas rule limiting worker benefits in gig economy would hurt local businesses, owners say(Houston Chronicle)
Post-Dynamex, California Legislature Takes Up the Worker Classification Question(OnLabor.org)
A Line in the Sand (Workplace Democracy Act)(Jacobin)
Freelancers Want to Join Unions but Labor Laws Won't Let Them(Teen Vogue)
Researched & written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Flattered - Delray
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields
- This fickle world - Theo Bard
- The Rampart - Castle Danger
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1262 Waiting for the Roe to drop (Reproductive Justice)
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Air Date: 4/5/2019
Today we take a look at the current state of abortion rights - Hint: They're already in tatters - and speculate about what's to come as Roe vs Wade faces relentless chipping away and the possibility of full repeal.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: States poised to restrict reproductive rights - Making Contact - Air Date 10-10-18
One reproductive justice organization considers the future of reproductive health access under the US Supreme Court.
A conversation with the reproductive justice advocates at the SIA Legal Team about their important work on behalf of people who self-induce abortions.
Lauren Kelley, The New York Times Editorial Board, Women and Reproductive Rights Editor, discusses the special series by the New York Times editorial board that explores what fetal personhood laws are, how they’ve been used to successfully chip away at Roe v. Wade and why women with wanted pregnancies end up prosecuted under them.
Ch. 4: Why people choose abortion - Science Vs - Air Date 10-31-18
Abortion is so taboo. People don’t talk about abortions they’ve had. Doctors don’t talk about abortions they’ve given. But it's happening a lot. So, what actually happens in an abortion, can the fetus feel pain and what are the risks?
Ch. 5: Abortion Beyond Clinics - Making Contact - Air Date 1-16-19
Exploring new safe at-home abortion options and the growing movement for “self-managed abortions.”
Ch. 6: Will Roe vs Wade be overturned? (with Robin Marty) - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 1-31-19
Roe vs Wade is perhaps the best-known court case, but will the decision be overturned?
Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment.
Ch. 8: Katha Pollitt on the politics of motherhood - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 8-29-18
Mothers and pregnant women are discriminated against, devalued, and punished—here at home, and around the world. Katha Pollitt talks about how that has happened—and why.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Representation is important but you can't substitute identity for values - Ryan from Chicago
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments giving examples of people who like to get in on the con of patriarchy and white supremacy
TAKE ACTION
Call & write your members of Congress to tell them to support the EACH Woman Act via Center for Reproductive Rights
Explore & share this NationalFamilyPlanning.org’s interactive map on Title X data and impact by state
Download & share the “Save Title X” graphics created by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Share this video from Planned Parenthood on Protecting Title X
Learn more about how Title X changes impact care at istandwithpp.org/no-gag-rule
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Trump administration awards $1.7 million family planning grant to an anti-abortion group(USA Today)
Trump Administration Gives Family Planning Grant to Anti-Abortion Group(New York Times)
California sues Trump administration over rules restricting abortion access(LA Times)
Radical Attempts to Ban Abortion Dominate State Policy Trends in the First Quarter of 2019(Guttmacher Institute)
Supreme Court Sides With California Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers(NPR, June 2018)
Researched & written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- The Back Lot - Sunday at Slims
- LaBranche - Bayou Birds
- Denzel Sprak - CloudCover
- Milkwood - The Cabinetmaker
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- No Smoking - Sunday at Slims
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1261 Profitable Extremism (How Social Media Propagates Hate)
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Air Date: 4/02/2019
Today we take a look at the so-called "Algorithms of Oppression." Not that they're made to be that way on purpose but that it is a natural outcome of a profit-based system that incentivizes people to post the most click-baity content while the system learns the viewer's weaknesses to ruthlessly feed them whatever will keep them engaged.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Social Media Propagates Hate - Brian Lehrer - Air Date 3-21-19
YouTube will keep playing until you stop it, and it pushes extremes regardless of ideology. It is ruthlessly optimized to keep humans engaged, and YouTube can't possibly police their own content.
Ch. 2: Algorithms of Oppression with Dr. Safiya Noble - Delete Your Account - Air Date 4-11-18
Dylan Roof was radicalized through Google - searching one thing gives you further items down the rabbit hole - not the opposing viewpoint. What's worse, is big tech has no accountability for their actions.
Ch. 3: The Algorithm with Adam Conover - Point of Inquiry - Air Date 1-10-19
We are all falling for the YouTube slot machine of instant gratification
Ch. 4: Fighting White Supremacy on Social Media - Brian Lehrer - Air Date 3-19-19
Are tech companies trying to crack down on hate speech? Those articles are super profitable for social media, and it creates a sensation, so they're not incentivized to change.
Ch. 5: Yuval Noah Harari on Hacking Humanity - Ideas from CBC Radio - Air Date 9-5-18
Yuval Harari joins to discuss the human animal and our irrelevance in the digital age. At least when we were being exploited we were still needed.
Ch. 6: Is the Press Finally Learning How to Cover White Supremacy? - On the Media - Air Date 3-22-19
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google are still light years away from developing an enforceable code of ethics for dealing with hate groups but Bob and Joan Donovan discuss why she believes that stymieing the spread of hate online is possible.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: The litmus test of putting dark faces in high places - Ty from South Carolina
Ch. 11: Prioritizing which candidates we research first - Ariel from Seattle
Ch. 12: Preferences for the presidential election - Laura from Alameda, CA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments just backing away slowly.
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Facebook is finally banning white supremacy that goes by other names(TechCrunch)
Google’s algorithms are keeping us in a political bubble, study finds(MarketWatch)
How to Escape Your Political Bubble for a Clearer View(The New York Times, 2017)
Echo chambers are dangerous – we must try to break free of our online bubbles(The Guardian, 2017)
Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Heather - Migration
- Gondola Blue - Towboat
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Solemn Application - Wax Museum
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1260 Gearing up for the fight for Medicare for All
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Air Date: 3/29/2019
Today we take a look at the history of why we don't already have Medicare for All, just a handful of the overwhelming reasons why we need it and the fight ahead to make it a reality
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Why We Don't Have Medicare for All - The Michael Brooks Show - Airdate 12-7-17
Why don't we have what the rest of the world has? History of what has happened with Medicare and the intended medicare for all.
Discussing the broken, immoral economics inherent to for-profit insurance systems.
Ch. 3: The feminist argument for Single Payer - Katie Halper Show - Air Date 4-5-18
Natalie Schure makes the feminist case for #MedicareForAll.
Ch. 4: Pramila Jayapal and Medicare For All - Democracy Now - Air Date 3-6-19
Pramila Jayapal announces the Medicare For All bill and the breakdown of why it's ambitious and why it will save money. We just have to watch out for Democrats in the pocket of big medical industries.
Ch. 5: Diane Archer on Medicare for All - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-14-19
We’ll talk about Medicare for All and the media with Diane Archer—founder and former president of the Medicare Rights Center, she is currently president of JustCareUSA.
Ch. 6: Obama and Clinton Alumni To Fight AGAINST Medicare For All - Majority Report - Air Date 12-13-18
Obama and Clinton's alumni are working to DESTROY Medicare For All. Michael Brooks and the Majority Report crew discuss this.
Ch. 7: Pramila Jayapal is on the fast track for Medicare For All - Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 2-28-19
Pramila Jayapal breaks down the Medicare For All bill, the broad support it enjoys, the fight ahead against corporate interests and why it's important to keep the transition timeframe short.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Choosing based on race is racism - Mike from St. Petersburg, FL
Ch: 9: Grant's call was upsetting - Holly from San Francisco
Ch: 10: Voting based on identity won't solve anything - Chris from Utah
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on power and racism by two definitions
TAKE ACTION!
List of State Grassroots Medicare for All Action Organizations
Health Over Profit for Everyone (HOPE) Tools for Action
Health Over Profit for Everyone (HOPE) Tools for Education
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Read the Bill: H.R.1384 - Medicare for All Act of 2019
Read this Book: "Health Justice Now" by Timothy Faust
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- A Burst of Light - Delray
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- The Rampart - Castle Danger
- Streamer - Arc and Crecent
- Blue Jay - Feathers
- Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1259 The rebirth of the antitrust movement (Monopolies)
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Air Date: 3/26/2019
Today we take a look at the story of Amazon’s enormous growth, the history of how our antitrust laws were neutered and how the former is making us rethink the latter
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The Story of How Amazon Got So Powerful - Senator Bernie Sanders - Air Date 9-17-18
How Amazon got to be so powerful, and what it means for our economy.
Ch. 2: Amazon's Been Stealing From the Start - Ear to the Pavement - Air Date 12-21-18
Amazon drains resources and tax dollars from every community it touches, and cuts deals with states to allow the corruption to continue.
Ch. 3: Amazon Wants It All - Why Is This Happening? - Air Date 1-22-19
Amazon provides 1/3 of the worlds internet/cloud power, with no rival. The endgame leads to Bezos owning all of the cash flow the world has to offer.
Ch. 4: Explaining Monopsony - Pitchfork Economics - Air Date 3-5-19
Monopsony is when the buyer controls the market, there is one employer who sets the wages and sells the product.
Ch. 5: Antitrust, Robert Bork, Reagan - Planet Money - Air Date 2-20-19
Robert Bork changed the game with the idea that the government went too far with antitrust laws that strangled the free market. Reagan agreed and the supreme court started defending corporate interest.
Ch. 6: Jonathan Tepper - Monopolies and the Death of Competition - The Majority Report - Air Date 2-12-19
What do we do about big tech? Especially when journalism is under the same attack we all are under. Regulation is needed and keeping big tech from staying big.
Ch. 7: Elizabeth Warren on Monopoly Power - Start Making Sense - 02-13-18
Democrats are pushing in the right directions, Warren believes she can push them in the right way and enact sweeping economic reform.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Representation matters but policies are more important - Franklin
Ch. 9: Incompetence hurts all of us - Ariel from Seattle
Ch. 10: It's OK to see color but not to judge it - Jeff from Charlotte, NC
Ch. 11: Valuing the judgment of the black vote - Nathan from NYC
Ch. 12: Thoughts on race and candidates - Whitney from Seattle
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on judging based on race, orders of scoring points and the opposite of white supremacy and misogyny
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Commentary: There’s Still Time to Stop the Tech Monopoly Takeover(Fortune, March 2018)
6 Ways to Rein In Today’s Toxic Monopolies(The Nation, Feb 2018)
Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Quaver - Codebreaker (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Chilvat - Lillehammer (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Contrarian - Sketchbook (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Over the Fence - Delray (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1258 The art and science of apologies and forgiveness
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Air Date: 3/22/2019
Today we take a look at apologies and forgiveness, some of the building blocks for a healthy human society, at a moment in time when society is reorganizing itself in several ways at once, making it all the more necessary that we refresh ourselves on the fundamentals of how best to relate to each other
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Powerful men apologizing through the ages - Backstory - Air Date 11-30-17
In this week’s roundtable conversation, Ed, Joanne, Nathan and Brian focus on stories in the news, including famous men apologizing (or not) for bad behavior.
Ch. 2: How to Optimize Your Apology - Freakonomics Radio - Air Date 10-9-18
You said, “I’m sorry,” but somehow you haven’t been forgiven. Why? Because you’re doing it wrong! A report from the front lines of apology science.
Ch. 3: A Police Chief Apologizes for a 1940 Lynching - Criminal (In)Justice - Air Date 12-18-17
A chief of police has to lead officers toward a strong relationship with the communities they serve, but in the past, the same department may have participated in or enforced racial discrimination and injustice. That history can prevent healing and can make police reform a nonstarter.
Ch. 4: Forgiveness - TED Radio Hour - Air Date 5-11-17
When loss, violence or betrayal test our willingness to forgive — how do we do it anyway? This hour, TED speakers explore the challenges and benefits of forgiving others and ourselves.
Ch. 5: The science of forgiveness - Science of Happiness - Air Date 6-20-18
One of the really key theoretical discoveries about forgiveness and it tells us that we have an instinct to forgive really comes out of the groundbreaking work of Frans de Waal who’s a primatologist. He studies the bonobos and the chimpanzees and other primates.
Ch. 6: The Paradox of Forgiveness - Hidden Brain - Air Date 1-25-16
Oeindrila Dube, an assistant professor of political science and economics at New York University, finds that traditional forgiveness ceremonies after brutal atrocities can achieve the kind of reconciliation between neighbors that many of us might consider impossible. The ceremonies don't just affect the individuals involved. They have a big impact on community ties and cohesion - what researchers would call social capital.
Ch. 7: Forgiveness in the #MeToo era - Interfaith Voices - Air Date 6-24-18
Many faith traditions emphasize the importance of forgiveness. But in the context of the #MeToo movement, can forgiveness silence women who have been abused?
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments on strength, power, fragility, apoloiges, forgiveness and the legacy of the Confederacy
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Making an Effective Apology(Greater Good in Action, 2017)
Nine Steps to Forgiveness(Greater Good in Action, 2018)
How to Turn Your Brain from Anger to Compassion(Greater Good, 2013)
The Forgiveness Instinct(Greater Good, 2008)
Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Lord Weasel - Molerider
- Donder - Darby
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields
- Flattered - Delray
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1257 Debunking the reactionary intellectuals of the dark web
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Air Date: 3/19/2019
Today we take a look at the likes of Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson as a window into the world of their followers and as an inoculation against thinking they're people worth taking seriously just because they make sense one-third of the time.
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While "New Atheism" is hardly a monolith, it has at its core features of liberal chauvinism, anti-"political correctness", “science”, secularism, and general deference to U.S. foreign policy consensus.
Ch. 2: Questioning Sam Harris and New Atheism - Revolutionary Left Radio - Airdate 10-1-17
Dan Arel, award-winning journalist and best-selling author, discusses Sam Harris' confusion about having right-wing supporters even though his atheism is just as fundamentalist as traditional Christian religion.
Ch. 3: Deconstructing Liberal Intellectuals - Part 1 - Revolutionary Left Radio - Airdate 4-22-18
New Atheists have a deep ignorance of history and are very eurocentric in their science. They intend to depoliticize young people and de-engage the populace.
Ch. 4: Breakdown of the Reactionary Right - Benjamin Dixon Show - Airdate 5-23-18
Straight White Men are the status quo and the new media moguls and reactionary right will fight to maintain it.
Ch. 5: Sam Seder RIPS APART Jordan Peterson's Real Time Appearance - The Majority Report - Airdate 4-23-18
In this Majority Report clip, we watch Jordan Peterson's appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher and totally rip it apart.
Chapo and Natalie Wynn (ContraPoints) discusses Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro and their influence on the internet towards lonely white guys.
Ch. 7: Deconstructing Liberal Intellectuals - Part 2 - Revolutionary Left Radio - Airdate 4-22-18
Classical Liberals and New Atheists follow the idea that science exists in a moral and cultural vacuum. They construct their arguments to be impenetrable and misunderstood.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Candidate diversity and harm mitigation - Whitney from Redmond, WA
Ch. 9: 10-15% deviation allowance for identity diversity - Ariel from Seattle
Ch. 10: Twenty Percent - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 11: Race should be considered first rather than last - Grant from Nashville
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on weighing the value of voting based on non-dominant identity of politicians
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Contrarian - Sketchbook
- Gullwing Sailor - Migration
- Rapids - Grey River
- The Envelope - Aeronaut
- Our Fingers Cold - K2
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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Bonus Edition #142 The Nordic Theory of Love
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Air Date: 3-1-19
Today I share an unusual clip and talk for a while about how much better Scandinavia is than the US.
Bonus Clip:
The Nordic theory of love and independence with author of “The Nordic Theory of Everything” Anu Partanen - Zero to Travel - Air Date 2-7-17
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#1256 A Green New Deal to build a new Common Sense
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Air Date: 3/12/2019
Today we take a look at the development of the Green New Deal and its impacts on economics, labor, frontline communities climate mitigation and the politics of the possible
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Green New Deal In Development - Green News Report - Airdate 2-12-19
'Green News Report' Special Coverage: The Green New Deal --- what's in it, what's not, and what happens next...
Ch. 2: The Climate Fight with Naomi Klein - Start Making Sense - Airdate 2-20-19
Naomi Klein talks the basics of the Green New Deal and the processes that will help support it or harm it.
Ch. 3: A Climate Sociologist Explains the Green New Deal (Pt 1:2) - The Real News - Airdate 3-1-19
Daniel Aldana Cohen explains that climate change and the economy are, fundamentally, the same story and recognizing that opens new solutions to both problems.
Ch. 4: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Biggest Fight - The Mother Jones Podcast - Airdate 1-9-19
Can the Democrats come together to fight for what the US people need? Climate change is here and we need leaders.
Ch. 5: Green New Deal, Yellow Vests - The Laura Flanders Show - Airdate 1-30-19
Building a bigger "WE" The old new deal didn't include everyone, that's why the GND needs to approach more inclusion.
Ch. 6: How We Can Pay for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal | Opinions | NowThis - Air Date 2-24-19
‘The Green New Deal will leave us better off economically than we are today.’ — Listen to economist J.W. Mason explain why it just makes sense to support the development of inclusive, sustainable industries.
Ch. 7: Thea Riofranco talks the Green New Deal - Jacobin Behind the News - Airdate 2-22-19
Thea Riofrancos connecting the Green New Deal with the fundamental principles of freedom and important a just transition for labor in the next economy
Ch. 8: The Time is Right for the Green New Deal - Start Making Sense -Airdate 2-27-19
The politics of our current system are changing, and the Green New deal is at the forefront of that change.
Ch. 9: A Climate Sociologist Explains the Green New Deal (Pt 2:2) - The Real News - Airdate 3-1-19
Daniel Aldana Cohen explains the legacy of racism from the original New Deal that we must not repeat.
Ch. 10: What's the Deal with the Green New Deal - Weekly Economics - Airdate 2-24-19
The original New Deal took radical economic action, its time to do the same for the Green New Deal.
Ch. 11: Sunrise Movement & Green New Deal - Next Economy Now - Airdate 2-26-19
What does the Green New Deal look like, and who will have the power in the new system? Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement sees The Green New Deal on the horizon.
Ch. 12: Green New Deal with David Roberts - Bradcast with Brad Friedman - Airdate 2-8-19
David Roberts joins to discuss the Green New Deal and how capitalism is failing us and the planet. It's important to keep the conversation open.
Ch. 13: The Holistic Green New Deal - The Zero Hour - Airdate 2-16-19
Kate Aronoff joins to discuss Green New Deal. To tackle a huge issue like climate change you need a huge vision of reformatting society.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 14: The Green New Deal must not make the same racist mistakes of the New Deal - V from Central New York
Ch. 15: Be excited about what AOC may accomplish, not about her as a person - V from Central New York
Ch. 16: Race should be considered first rather than last - Grant from Nashville
Bonus Clip:
Ch. 17: Why you still don't understand the Green New Deal - Vox Air Date 3-12-19
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 17: Final comments teasing the bonus episode which is available to everyone for free at Patreon.com/BestOfTheLeft
TAKE ACTION!
Attend and/or support the Youth Climate Strike on Friday, March 15th (Twitter: @climatestrikeUS)
Attend/promote Sunrise Movement's 9 stop national tour: "Road to a Green New Deal"
Support and get involved with Sunrise Movement
Call Congress: Tell them you support The Green New Deal (Capitol Switchboard: 202-225-3121)
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
The Youth Climate Strike Is Exactly What the Planet Needs Right Now(NRDC)
H.Res.109 - Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal(Congress.gov)
The Green New Deal would boost the restoration economy. What does that mean?(GreenBiz)
How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is being built(Grist)
It's 2050 And This Is How We Stopped Climate Change(NPR)
Why you still don’t understand the Green New Deal(Vox)
The Democratic Party Wants to Make Climate Policy Exciting(The Atlantic)
The Hard Lessons of Dianne Feinstein’s Encounter with the Young Green New Deal Activists(The New Yorker)
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MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Blue Jay - Feathers
- A Burst of Light - Delray
- Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
- Donder - Darby
- Heartland Flyer - The Balloonist
- Streamer - Arc and Crecent
- Hundred Mile-No Guitar - K2
- Horizon Liner - The Pine Barrens
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark
- UpUpUp and Over - The Balloonist
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1255 Democratizing our presidential elections (National Popular Vote)
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Air Date: 3/8/2019
Today we take a look at two strategies being pursued in parallel to reform our presidential election process and make every vote for president count equally
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The origins of the electoral college - @Making_Contact - Air Date 11-16-16
Yale University Law & Political Science Professor Akhil Reed Amar explains the origins of the electoral college
Ch. 2: Fixing the Electoral College - Part 1 - Citizens Take Action - Airdate 1-17-19
James K. Glassman talks about the problems caused by the Electoral College and addresses the most common arguments in favor of the Electoral College. David and James also explain how we can fix the Electoral College with the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and how you can support the Compact in your state.
Ch. 3: A Constitutional Challenge To The Electoral College Part 1 - Ring of Fire - Air Date 10-15-17
Law Professor, Lawrence Lessig, has begun a lawsuit that he hopes will reform the Electoral College that is responsible for electing The President.
Ch. 4: A National Popular Vote For President - The Politics Guys - Airdate 1-11-17
Mike Baranowski interviews Pat Rosenstiel, from National Popular Vote, an organization working to ensure that the winner of the national popular vote for the presidency actually becomes president, something that hasn’t happened in two of the last five presidential elections.
Ch. 5: A Constitutional Challenge To The Electoral College Part 2 - Ring of Fire - Air Date 10-15-17
Law Professor, Lawrence Lessig, has begun a lawsuit that he hopes will reform the Electoral College that is responsible for electing The President.
Ch. 6: Fixing the Electoral College - Part 2 - Citizens Take Action - Airdate 1-17-19
States that are the battleground for elections get better treatment than states that aren't battlegrounds.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Don't get distracted with a singular focus on the Presidential election - V from Central New York
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the balance between ideas and the messenger
TAKE ACTION!
Get involved with National Popular Vote
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
'The National Popular Vote Movement Is Winning": Colorado Bill to Scrap Electoral College Advances(Common Dreams)
The Movement To Skip The Electoral College Is About To Pass A Major Milestone (FiveThirtyEight)
Status of National Popular Vote Bill in Each State(National Popular Vote)
Don’t believe the myths about a national popular vote(The Hill, Opinion)
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MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark
- Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
- The Rampart - Castle Danger
- Thannoid - Bodytonic
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
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#1254 Israeli right-wing politics has lead to some strange, fascist bedfellows
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Air Date: 3/5/2019
Today we take a look at how the illiberalism of the Israeli government has alienated the vast majority of democratic nations and individuals who support human rights, leaving the country with some of the most far-right, fascist, white-supremacist, anti-Semitic people in the world as their only remaining allies.
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Israel has decided a repressive illiberalism is the best guarantor of safety. They’ve found plenty of allies on the American right for that project, but it’s one that shreds the humanistic and pluralistic ideals that many diaspora Jews believe in.
Paul Jay says anti-Semitism is deeply ingrained in Western culture, and can easily become more widespread during economic crisis
Israel drew condemnation for passing a law that defines Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people and gives them the sole right to self-determination. Yousef Munayyer and Rebecca Vilkomerson respond.
While apologizing for Canada's shameful betrayal of Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazi Holocaust, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attacked the Palestinian rights movement BDS. Ali Abunimah discusses with TRNN's Ben Norton.
Noam Chomsky discusses the predictable rightward shift of Israeli politics since 1967 caused by the decision to implement the occupation of Palestine
Ch. 6: The Last Temptation of Evangelicals - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 5-21-18
Dr. Roger Ray explains the problematic origins of Israel, the predictable forever-grudge that will be held against the country and how US support of Israeli human rights abuses stokes Arab anti-Americanism
Mike Pompeo visited Saudi Arabia and Israel as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman abandons the Palestinians. Professor Asad AbuKhalil says this alliance has never been closer, noting Israel's political allies have frequently been anti-Semites.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Concerns with candidate spotlight episode - Nick from California
Ch. 9: How should we consider racism in light of taxes and government programs? - Bev from Illinois
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on poisoning the well, making government programs racism-proof and introducing a critical voicemail about our previous episode on Israel and BDS
Bonus Voicemail: Fuck you and your show - Anonymous
MUSIC:
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- Gullwing Sailor - Migration
- Rapids - Grey River
- Smooth Stone - Blue Dot Sessions
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- Vibrant Canopy - Origami
- Vengeful - Warmbody
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1253 The Joy of Tax (Comparing the US and Scandinavian Systems)
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Air Date: 3/1/2019
Today we take a look at the social benefits of high taxation as the US gears up for our first genuine debate on raising taxes in a long time with an eye toward the life-improving programs that money could fund.
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Ch. 1: Dean Baker on Taxing the Rich - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-7-19
We’ll talk about some of the proposals to reduce wealth and income inequality—what they can and can’t do, and why we need them all—with economist Dean Baker
Ch. 2: Bruce Bartlett explains the GOP Starve the Beast strategy - Pitchfork Economics - Airdate 1-29-19
Reaganomics and the destructive power of austerity. We need a strong and vocal socialist left to pull the conversation back to the left.
Ch. 3: Democrats are Eisenhower Republicans - The Zero Hour w @RJEskow - Air Date 9-9-17
Explaining how the GOP went from the party of fiscal responsibility to the opposite and why the Democrats took up the task themselves
How did Nordic countries become what they are today? They've worked to eliminate poverty and produce an alternative vision of economies. Workers are happier and more productive.
Ch. 5: How to Be Happy - Freakonomics Radio - Airdate 1-2-19
Looking at Gross Domestic Product versus Gross National Happiness and how Nordic countries have built the social trust to afford sweeping social programs
Why is America the way it is? Reagan. We were heading the way of Nordic economies but Reaganomics put America on the economic defense, regressing our progress.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: The dynamics of supporting candidates - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 8: Was Harris treated differently because of her minority status? - Marguerite from Fortuna, CA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the racial and gender dynamics of covering and criticizing presidential candidates
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark
- Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
- The Rampart - Castle Danger
- Thannoid - Bodytonic
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1252 Taking the first steps of American imperialism (Native People)
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Air Date: 2/25/2019
Today we take a look at the process of systematic, government-sponsored genocide against the native peoples of North America that kicked off the wealth-accumulating, territory-expanding American empire we know and love today
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Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz describes the process of coming to understand that there is an alternate history of the United States and explains how she tried to convey that new understanding in her book "An Indigenous People's History of the United States."
Ch. 2: American expansion and violence against Native Americans - @BackStory - Air Date: 01-19-2018
Ed talks with historian Benjamin Madley about the devastating impact of the Gold Rush on California’s native tribes – and how both government officials and everyday citizens justified enslaving and killing native peoples.
We explore how the media discusses the issue of BDS and the broader topic of Palestinian liberation with guest Steven Salaita.
Ch. 4: Understanding the origins of scalp hunting and "redskins" - Empire Files - Air Date 11-25-15
Abby Martin interviews Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, renowned indigenous scholar and activist, about her most recent book "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States."
Ch. 5: Paul Frymer on the building of an American empire - The Dig from @jacobinmag - Air Date 1-30-18
We are living on land from which indigenous people, over hundreds of years, have been violently removed. Almost everyone knows this — yet it’s rarely mentioned in stories that Americans tell themselves about who we are as a country and how we got here.
Ch. 6: America's Distribution of Violence - @Intercepted w: @JeremyScahill - Air Date 2-14-18
Jeremy Scahill talks with Nikhil Singh, professor of social and cultural analysis and history at New York University,about his new book "Race and America’s Long War.”
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Life as a charter school contractor - TJ from Scottsdale
Ch. 8: Reaction to candidate spotlight episode - Conner from Worcester, MA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments explaining the shortcomings of the Candidate Spotlight episode and how it was made
BONUS CLIP: Senator Kamala Harris live in the studio - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 1-24-19
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets
- A Burst of Light - Delray
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- Derailed - The Depot
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1251 Candidate Spotlight: Warren and Harris
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Air Date: 2/22/2019
Today we take a look at two of the most popular politicians who have announced their candidacies for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris
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Will Sen. Harris’s record as a prosecutor hurt her presidential chances given the Democratic base’s leftward shift on criminal justice and civil liberties?
Ch. 2: Elizabeth Warren and the Two-Income Trap - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 1-03-19
Rachel Maddow lays out Elizabeth Warren's long record on consumer protection and the real reasons behind rising bankruptcies
Ch. 3: Kamala Harris is Not Your Friend - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 2-6-19
Kamala's criminal justice record is brutal, despite her leftist claims
Warren starts her campaign, Sam compares her to the Clintons, while she also attempts to secure Bernie's voters.
Taking a look at Kamala Harris' support of a right-wing foreign policy, especially regarding Israel
Ch. 6: Elizabeth Warren v. the District of Corruption - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 6-08-18
Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins Mehdi Hasan in an exclusive interview to discuss her proposed anti-corruption legislation.
Ch. 7: Kamala Harris Backs Down on Medicare For All - The Majority Report with Sam Seder - Air Date 1-29-19
Sam finds Kamala disingenuous, though she's doing great ratings on CNN. She is tough on black and poor people and tends to hedge her bets on other policies.
Warren explains why running a grassroots campaign rather than self-funding means you are getting in touch with genuine support from voters
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Apologies and reparations don't need a lot of nuances - Kitty from Eugene, OR
Ch. 10: Bernie supporter are generally not so sexist as to not also love AOC - Matt from Arizona
Ch. 11: Forgiveness depends on how well a person owns up - Jeff from Florida
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments explaining policy differences with the Three Little Pigs
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Nuthatch - Feathers
- The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark
- White Limit - CloudBreaker
- Planting Flags - K4
- Flower - Pecan Grove
- Great Great Lengths - The Balloonist
- The Summit - K2
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1158 What America refuses to remember about Martin Luther King Jr. (Repost)
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Air Date: 1/16/2018
Today we take a look at the legacy of Martin Luther King that some people prefer to forget and most people never learned about. In fact, it is likely his forgotten opinions that got him killed rather than his calls for racial equality.
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: MLK What They Won't Teach In School Part 1 - News Beat (@USNewsBeat) - Air Date 1-8-18
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Understanding Beyond Vietnam - Intercepted (@intercepted) - Air Date 4-5-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Envelope - Aeronaut
Ch. 6: Act 3: The MLK you don't see on TV - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 1-20-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Vengeful - Warmbody
Ch. 8: Act 4: MLK What They Won't Teach In School Part 2 - News Beat (@USNewsBeat) - Air Date 1-8-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: N/A
Ch. 10: Act 5: Invoking King when it's convenient, ignoring what we don't like - Intercepted (@intercepted) - Air Date 4-5-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
Ch. 12: Act 6: Understanding the response to the Beyond Vietnam speech - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 1-13-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Santre - K2
Ch. 14: Act 7: A Dream Remembered? How we came to revere MLK - @Making_Contact - Air Date 1-17-17
Ch. 15: Final comments on the revival of the Poor People’s Campaign
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Martin Luther King's Poor People's Campaign Reborn (Truth Dig)
Artist creates "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" memes to stop people from whitewashing MLK (Mic)
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#1250 Teachers at the forefront of a resurgent progressive labor movement
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Air Date: 2/15/2019
Today we take a look at recent teachers union strike in the Los Angeles school district and see it as another event in an emerging pattern of progressive uprisings that have been stirring for the last decade, fighting back against the status quo, the neoliberal instinct to privatize everything for the ultimate benefit of billionaires.
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Ch. 1: Why Teachers Are Striking in Los Angeles - NowThis - Air Date 1-20-19
‘This strike is a strike to save public education.’ — Here’s why Los Angeles teachers are striking in their own words.
Ch. 2: LA Teachers on Strike with Eric Blanc - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 1-21-2019
Eric Blanc talks about how public education is the last holdout of labor movements and the hope that their success will bolster further labor movements throughout the U.S.
Caputo-Pearl talks about a wide range of issues that led to the strike. Building up to the strike as a leader in the union. UTLA received criticism for being too bold but with an issue this large, it's important to be bold.
Ch. 4: Jackie Goldberg explains the problems with charter schools Part 1 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 1-21-19
Jackie Goldberg breaks down all the problems with the Charter School movement and how much the billionaires behind it are destroying public education.
The people in power are all about privatization. Public education attacks are compared to citizens united. Public schools have become a competing marketplace instead of educational services.
Ch. 6: Jackie Goldberg explains the problems with charter schools Part 2 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 1-21-19
Jackie continues, describing how Charters have rigged the system so all funds go to them, in essence, re-segregating school between those with and those without. Those without typically being black and brown people.
Ch. 7: A surge in strikes! - Past Present - Air Date: 1-28-2019
Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the Los Angeles teachers’ strike. Enthusiasm for collective action since the election of '45. Fighting for the very existence of public schools. Charter makes things better for some, public makes things better for all (when properly funded and supported). Charter squirms around Unions.
Sarah Jaffe discusses why the parents agreed with the strike. Librarians who have to travel to different schools every day of the week. Will austerity reign, or can they turn it around. Fight for a society that actually provides what people need.
Ch. 9: LA Teachers Striking For All Of Us - The Michael Brooks Show - 01-07-2019
While the LA Teachers Union strikes, their demands are referred to as shiny distractions. Increased privatization by charter schools reduces the effectiveness of public education.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: We should allow evolution in our politicians - Colin from Cleveland, OH
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on restorative justice and open access to our weekly poll
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- Thannoid - Bodytonic
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Open Flames - Aeronaut
- Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent
- Stale Case - Darby
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1249 Understanding Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS)
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Air Date: 2/12/2019
Today we take a look at both the BDS movement and the backlash response to it resulting in firings and legislation in many states (and pending federally) to restrict employment and business opportunities from those who fail to pledge in writing to not support of the boycott of Israel
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Ch. 1: Explaining BDS - The Katie Halper Show - Air Date 10-11-17
We speak to art critic and writer Kareem Estefan, co-editor of “Assuming Boycott: Resistance, Agency, and Cultural Production,” about Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS)
Legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis speaks out after the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute rescinded a human rights award for her, reportedly due to her activism for Palestinian rights.
Ali Abunimah discusses a leaked report from Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), a front for Israel government-backed lobby group StandWithUs, which admits the cultural boycott is "constantly growing" and "innovative."
Ch. 4: Josh Ruebner on BDS Bans - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 1-31-19
We’ll hear about so-called “anti-BDS” laws, and their context, from Josh Ruebner, policy director at the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights.
Twenty-six states have laws preventing state agencies from contracting with companies or individuals aligned with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. We speak with Glenn Greenwald, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.
Ch. 6: Senators Sneak Amendment to Make Israel Boycott Illegal - @TheRealNews - Air Date 12-19-18
While Senators Cardin and Portman are trying to sneak a last-minute amendment into the budget bill to make BDS illegal - violating free speech - 26 states are also moving to make boycotts of Israel illegal. We speak to IPS’s Phyllis Bennis.
Tim discusses CNN’s firing of contributor Marc Lamont Hill (a former guest on the show), for comments he made in favor of full equality and justice for the Palestinian people.
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill joins Mehdi Hasan along with Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace who is a liberal supporter of Israel but also opposed to the criminalization of BDS.
Ch. 9: Does Israel Have A Right To Exist? - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 05-18-18
In this Majority Report clip, we discuss the current state of Israel.
Tim discusses CNN’s firing of contributor Marc Lamont Hill (a former guest on the show), for comments he made in favor of full equality and justice for the Palestinian people.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments introducing two bonus clips with critiques of the BDS movement
Bonus Clips:
Finkelstein says the goal of the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions campaign and the broader movement for Middle East peace should be to mobilize public opinion on what most already support: a two-state solution rooted in international law.
Finkelstein says the goal of the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions campaign and the broader movement for Middle East peace should be to mobilize public opinion on what most already support: a two-state solution rooted in international law.
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- O Holy Still - Vacant Distillery
- A Path Unwinding - K4
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- Derailed - The Depot
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- Ferry Landing - Castro
- Sunday Lights - Onesuch Village
- Over the Fence - Delray
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1248 There you go again. Venezuela and America's addiction to imperialism
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Air Date: 2/8/2019
Today we take a look, briefly, at the last 100 years of Venezuelan history to understand how they went from oil riches and inequality to revolution and social progress only to run afoul of American imperialism
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Sharmini Peries hosts a wide-ranging conversation about the US-backed attempted coup in Venezuela
Ch. 2: How Did Venezuela Go From So Rich To So Poor - The Inquiry - Air Date 5-10-17
Venezuela was split between the rich and poor. Politicians lead the way to oil reliance.
Topics Include: Hugo Chavez, the Constituent Assembly, the opposition, the Venezuelan Communes, the concept of dual power, Jacobin Magazine and the Bolivarian Revolution
Ch. 4: Is Donald Trump waging a coup in Venezuela? - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 1-25-19
You need to be paying attention to what's happening in Venezuela. Eva Golinger joins Michael Brooks and the Majority Report crew to discuss this.
Ivan Briscoe, Latin America and Caribbean program director for Crisis Group, joins Ring of Fire’s Sam Seder, to talk about Maduro's corruption and Venezuela's economic disaster.
Writer Jorge Martin examines the two futures of Venezuela and the Bolivarian revolution. Jorge wrote the article “Maduro Wins Presidential Election, Despite Imperialist Meddling – What Next?”
This push for regime change in Venezuela did not appear in a vacuum. The CIA has been plotting with so-called rebels in Venezuela from the early days of the Trump administration.
Investigative journalist Allan Nairn explains many aspects of the US attempts at a coup in Venezuela
Ch. 9: Many Countries at UN Oppose Trump Interference in Venezuela - @TheRealNews - Air Date 1-29-19
Larry Wilkerson joins Paul Jay discuss why countries that claim to support the UN and international law are supportive of US imperialistic escapades
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the threat of the good example
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- The Zeppelin - Aeronaut
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Peacoat - Studio J
- Glass Beads - The Balloonist
- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
- Entrap - Darby
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1247 The Fight for the Four Freedoms (FDR vs. Libertarianism)
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Air Date: 2/5/2019
Today we take a look at the history of FDR's "Four Freedoms" and "Economic Bill of Rights" that laid the groundwork for the fight for economic freedom for all that continues to this day.
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Ch. 1: Harvey Kaye, "The Fight for the Four Freedoms" - Book TV - Air Date 5-11-14
Harvey Kaye examines the progressivism of the Roosevelt-era and argues that a reminder of the "four freedoms" could address today's political and social issues.
Ch. 2: What Ted Cruz Doesn't Get About 'Freedom' - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 7-21-16
Thom talks about Ted Cruz's speech at the Republican Convention and compares his definition of 'freedom' with the way it was described by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Ch. 3: An Overdue Second Bill of Rights Part 1 - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 10-7-18
F.D.R. recognized that the original bill of rights would not be enough to make all American’s truly free and proposed an economic bill of rights. Of the eight amendments he proposed in 1944, seven are still waiting to be implemented.
Ch. 4: Fighting for the Four Freedoms - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-15-14
Historian Harvey J. Kaye talks about how FDR was able to mobilize Americans to create "the strongest and most prosperous country in human history."
Explaining that libertarian thinking doesn't incorporate the existence of economic coercion
Ch. 6: An Overdue Second Bill of Rights Part 2 - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 10-7-18
F.D.R. recognized that the original bill of rights would not be enough to make all American’s truly free and proposed an economic bill of rights. Of the eight amendments he proposed in 1944, seven are still waiting to be implemented.
Ch. 7: Bernie Sanders & FDR's Second Bill of Rights - Berniementum - Air Date 8-12-15
President FDR's Second Bill of Rights speech - January 11, 1944 Sen. Bernie Sanders speech at the National Press Club - Mar. 9, 2015 Music - "There is Romance" by Imcompetech
University of Wisconsin Professor Harvey J Kaye author of Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great, explains Ronald Reagan and the great pushback against a progressive America
Ch. 9: An Overdue Second Bill of Rights Part 3 - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 10-7-18
F.D.R. recognized that the original bill of rights would not be enough to make all American’s truly free and proposed an economic bill of rights. Of the eight amendments he proposed in 1944, seven are still waiting to be implemented.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Sanders rant on his supporters hatred of female politicians - Jason from Chicago
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments in which I resolve the dispute over whether Bernie Sanders supporters are sexist or not
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- The Zeppelin - Aeronaut
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Peacoat - Studio J
- Glass Beads - The Balloonist
- Minutes - Pacha Faro
- The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
- Entrap - Darby
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1246 To amend or not to amend and if so, how? (Article V Convention)
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Air Date: 2/1/2019
Today we take a look at the warring factions of progressive and conservatives who are all trying to amend the constitution in various ways. Some progressives want to call for a Convention of States to propose an amendment, as do some conservatives, while others are calling for an amendment but would rather it go through the Congress for reasons that will be explained.
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Ch. 1: We the People Amendment - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 4-28-15
Thom Hartmann talks with David Cobb, National Spokesperson-Move to Amend Website: www.movetoamend.org, about an amendment in The U.S House that would end 'corporate rule'.
Ch. 2: The Liberty Amendments Explained Article V Convention of States - Hip Hughes - Air Date 8-15-18
A look at the Constitutional process of starting a Constitutional Convention by the states. And a straight forward focus on Mark Levin's proposed "Liberty Amendments" and the Convention of States pushing for a Constitutional Convention.
We host a debate on whether the push for a constitutional amendment is the best path to overturning Citizens United. We speak to Mark Schmitt, a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and John Bonifaz, co-founder and director of Free Speech for People.
Ch. 4: The Balanced Budget Amendment Escape Clause - The New American Video - Air Date 4-3-17
The escape clause of a proposed Balanced Budget Amendment gives Congress the authority to not balance the budget while in a national state of emergency. Constitutional expert Robert Brown points that the U.S. is in a constant state of emergency for almost
Ch. 5: Cenk DEBATES Constitutional Amendment To Fight Corruption Part 1 - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date 7-8-18
Cenk Uygur joins a panel discussion about the pros and cons of calling for an Article 5 convention to amend the U.S. Constitution to fight money in politics and overturn the Citizens United decision.
Ch. 6: Mark Levin, Constitution Article V, and the Liberty Amendments - WesternFreePress - Air Date 7-11-13
Mark Levin shows how the state legislatures, with no permission required from the feds, can amend the US Constitution. It's right there in Article V, and the historical record shows that the Founders meant for that Article to be used in a time like ours.
Ch. 7: Cenk DEBATES Constitutional Amendment To Fight Corruption Part 2 - @ TheYoungTurks - Air Date 7-8-18
Law Professor, Ken Chestek, explains the nuts of bolts of going forward with an Article V Convention strategy
Ch. 8: Liberals, Conservatives Team Up To Overturn Citizens United - Rebel HQ - Air Date 9-21-17
TYT's Eric Byler talks to Jeff Clements, president of American Promise, an all-volunteer organization working toward a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn "Citizens United."
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Shutdown - Alan from Connecticut
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments with my main takeaways about the state of the campaign for the 28th amendment
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Hundred Mile-No Guitar - K2
- Castillo - The Nocturne
- The Zeppelin - Aeronaut
- No Smoking - Sunday at Slims
- Streamer - Arc and Crecent
- Inessential - Bayou Birds
- Turning on the Lights - Speakeasy
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1245 Don't call it a shutdown
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Air Date: 1/29/2019
Today we take a look at the planned chaos and fever dream governing style cooked up by the radical, anti-government conservatives running the country, otherwise known as the shutdown
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Ch. 1: Trump will take the blame - @offkiltershow - Air Date 1-9-19
We break down everything you need to know about the shutdown with Sam Berger
It's not a "government shutdown", it's a liberal government shutdown––or, more precisely, a backdoor rightwing coup. Our words should reflect that.
Ch. 3: The First Shutdown - Planet Money - Air Date 1-15-19
In 1879, Congress and the President were locked in a battle over the rights of African-Americans. It led to the first government shutdown.
Ch. 4: Why the shutdown hits the poor the hardest - @tmbsfm with @_michaelbrooks - Air Date 1-14-19
We break down the government shutdown affects the working-class and how government welfare programs regulate the poor.
We discuss how the discourse around the shutdown takes for granted that government functions like the military are sacrosanct, while government functions that provide services to the poor must constantly be justified and deliberately funded.
Trump’s government shutdown is seriously impacting national parks, federal scientific research, public health and safety.
Ch. 7: Fact-checking Trump’s Shutdown - Mother Jones - Air Date 1-22-19
Host Jamilah King is joined by Angie Drobnic Holan, the editor of Politifact, to help you separate fact from fiction as the shutdown continues.
Ch. 8: The politics of government shutdowns - Past/Present - Air Date 1-29-18
The history of government shutdowns.
Ch. 9: Norm Ornstein on the nihilism of the anti-government right - Diane Rehm Show - Air Date 1-17-19
The government shutdown, week four. Diane talks to longtime political analyst Norm Ornstein, one of the most prolific chroniclers of Washington's descent into partisan dysfunction.
Ch.10: This is planned chaos - Gaslit Nation - Air Date 1-8-19
We discuss the cornered panicked criminal in the White House, the dangerous vulnerabilities of Trump’s shutdown and his American carnage TV ratings grab.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on idealism, pragmatism and chasms
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard
- Entrap - Darby
- Great is the Contessa - The Contessa
- Heather - Migration
- Lord Weasel - Molerider
- These Times - The Pine Barrens
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- Chilvat - Lillehammer
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1244 A Nation of (Criminalized) Immigrants
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Air Date: 1/25/2019
Today we take a look at the past and present of our immigration system to understand the paradigms within which the entire debate takes place
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“The United States is a nation of immigrants.” It’s a phrase we hear constantly – often said with the best of intentions and, in today’s increasingly cruel environment, meant as a strong rebuke of Donald Trump
Ch. 2: Rethinking Migration with Aziz Rana Part 1 - The Dig from @jacobinmag - Air Date 1-8-19
To understand the origins of the immigration politics in general and the criminalization of Mexican immigrants in particular, we must explode these categories, identify their origins, and analyze the history that preceded them.
Historian Greg Grandin lays out the nativist roots of the U.S. Border Patrol, its connection to CIA dirty wars in Latin America, and nearly 100-years of brutality and impunity.
Jacqueline Bhabha joins Peter B. Collins for this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast. Bhabha is a professor of health and human rights at the School of Public Health, research director at the FXB Center, and lectures at Harvard Law and the Kennedy School. She is an
Ch. 5: Jeh Johnson speaks out on separating immigrant families - Cape Up - Air Date 6-25-18
As the Trump Administration grapples with a crisis of its own making Jeh Johnson, former Secretary of Homeland Security tells us about what happened when he faced separating children from their parents.
As President Trump claims that he can end birthright citizenship in the United States, we speak with professor Martha Jones about the history of the 14th Amendment
Ch. 7: Rethinking Migration with Aziz Rana Part 2 - The Dig from @jacobinmag - Air Date 1-8-19
To understand the origins of the immigration politics in general and the criminalization of Mexican immigrants in particular, we must explode these categories, identify their origins, and analyze the history that preceded them.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: PostScript on America's policy on socialism and communism - Erin from Philadelphia
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments proposing a compromise between progressives and conservatives
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Vengeful - Warmbody (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Insatiable Toad - Origami (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Minutes - Pacha Faro (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Homegrown - The Pine Barrens (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1243 The story of Socialism in America
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Air Date: 1/22/2019
Today we take a look at socialism in America from our often violent response to the concept in the wake of the Russian Revolution through the recent revival in interest driven primarily by the younger generation today
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Ch. 1: Red Dawn Americans and the Bolshevik Revolution - @BackStory - Air Date 11-9-17
One hundred years ago, Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party seized power in a revolution that would change the world. Today we explore how that distant revolution had an immediate impact in the United States.
Ch. 2: What the Russian Revolution Proved Possible - Empire Files - Air Date 12-18-17
To understand the context of this first socialist experiment, how it happened and what caused the many problems it faced, Abby Martin sits down with Brian Becker, a long-time socialist organizer.
Ch. 3: America’s Unofficial Religion - The War On An Idea Part 1 - Empire Files - Air Date 11-27-17
Everyone in the United States knows that “socialist” or “communist” is considered a bad word. How did things get that way? Abby Martin explores the history of anti-communism in America and the heavy repression of an idea that became an unofficial religion
Ch. 4: "Socialism" in the Air - On the Media - Air Date 7-27-18
The word "socialism" has been trending, appearing on op-ed pages, FOX News, ABC's The View and beyond. In this word watch, Bob speaks with another self-described socialist, Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan Robinson
Ch. 5: Americans are ready for socialism - @ThisIsHellRadio - Air Date 3-13-18
Columnist Elizabeth Bruenig looks beyond the failures of liberalism, to the possibilities of socialism. Elizabeth wrote the op-ed “It’s time to give socialism a try” at the Washington Post.
In this interview with Professor of Economics Emeritus (University of Massachusetts), Marxist economist and founder of Democracy at Work, Richard D. Wolff, we talk to him about Capitalism and Socialism.
Ch. 7: Why Are People Talking About Socialism? with Paul Jay - @TheRealNews - Air Date 1-2-19
Explaining why socialisms time may have come - the failures of capitalism
Prof. Richard Wolff explains some tenets of how a modern socialists system could work
Ch. 9: America’s Unofficial Religion The War On An Idea Part 2 - Empire Files - Air Date 11-27-17
Capitalism can no longer compare itself with the dysfunctional Soviet Union but can only be compared to itself and it's failures
Bonus Clips:
Fox & Friends Have TOTAL Meltdown Over Socialism - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 8-6-18
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments wrapping up conservative arguments against socialist programs
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Trois Gnossiennes - Blue Dot Sesisons
- Gondola Blue - Towboat
- Our Fingers Cold - K2
- Tiny Putty - The Cabinetmaker
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame
- The Summit - K2
- The Provisions - K4
- Peacoat - Studio J
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1242 Fighting for a Green New Deal
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Air Date: 1/18/2019
Today we take a look at the groundwork for a Green New Deal as it's being laid and the fight that is heating up around the policies, not just between political parties but between the separate wings (and generations) of the Democratic Party
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Ch. 1: Why We Need a Green New Deal, According to Robert Reich | Op-Ed - NowThis - Air Date 12-18-18
Here's one of the best arguments for why we need to invest in clean energy jobs now.
We spoke with The Democracy Collaborative’s own Johanna Bozuwa, the Sierra Club’s Anthony Torres, and Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Evan Weber to explore the economic and social ramifications of a Green New Deal
Ch. 3: The Green New Deal enjoys bipartisan support. For now. - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 12-20-18
Polls show Americans waking up to climate change and the Green New Deal
Ch. 4: The Green New Deal with Kate Aronoff - The Dig from @jacobinmag - Air Date 12-26-18
An ecologically sustainable response to the climate crisis must definitionally also be a socially and economically just one: something like a Green New Deal, a broad vision that climate activists and left insurgent politicians are uniting behind.
Ch. 5: The Green New Deal and the shift to a new economy - @TheNextSystem Project - Air Date 12-11-18
We spoke with The Democracy Collaborative’s own Johanna Bozuwa, the Sierra Club’s Anthony Torres, and Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Evan Weber to explore the economic and social ramifications of a Green New Deal
Nancy Pelosi is facing criticism from some climate activists for failing to back a Green New Deal. Pelosi formed of a Select Committee on the Climate Crisis but the committee is far weaker than what backers of a Green New Deal had envisioned.
Ch. 7: The Shift To Biosphere Consciousness - Sustainable Human - Air Date 5-26-18
We must begin to think, organize, and act from a biosphere consciousness if life as we know it will continue to exist. We are in the midst of the greatest transition upon which humanity has ever embarked. How will you respond?
Ch. 8: Climate and Change in Congress - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 1-10-19
Varshini Prakash, co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, discusses her group's opposition to fossil fuel financing and the effort to create a Green New Deal.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Understanding political correctness - Zach from Atlanta
Ch. 10: A progressive foreign policy would be more trade-based - Abdul from DC
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on how political correctness, by today’s definition, is really just another form of politeness and works in pretty much the same way
FOR READING/SHARING:
With A Green New Deal, Here's What the World Could Look Like For the Next Generation(The Intercept)
The Democratic Party Wants to Make Climate Policy Exciting(The Atlantic)
Green New Deal has overwhelming bipartisan support, poll finds. At least, for now.(Grist)
The Green New Deal, explained(Vox)
The Earth is in a death spiral. It will take radical action to save us(The Guardian)
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Planting Flags - K4
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster
- Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher
- A Palace of Cedar - The Pine Barrens
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1241 The Price of Empire (US Foreign Policy)
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Air Date: 1/15/2019
Today we take a look at the history and mechanics of US empire and the military-industrial-congressional complex that gleefully perpetuates it.
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Ch. 1: Weapons industry lobbies for more weapons - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-9-18
Janine Jackson takes a quick look back at recent press, including coverage of Russia as an excuse for even more military spending.
Nikhil Pal Singh sketches three arcs of U.S. history that have yielded the durable commitments to racism, militarism, and unequal class power that have sharpened over the past two decades.
Ch. 3: Average US Taxpayer Spends $3,456 A Year On War - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-22-18
We’re being fleeced so our oligarchs can profit from murder. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down.
Ch. 4: John Michael Greer: Empires as a wealth pump - Extraenvironmentalist - Air Date 9-1-14
With its empire in decline, the United States is no longer the world’s dominant superpower. Stuck in the idea of international control, it continues to maintain military reach at the expense of long-term economic health. Guest: John Michael Greer
Ch. 5: Pentagon FLUNKS Audit They Never Expected to Pass - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date 12-1-18
Dave Lindorff, a contributor for The Nation, joins Ring of Fire’s Sam Seder, to talk about how the Pentagon failed an audit due to problems they weren't interested in fixing.
Ch. 6: Pentagon: US Empire 'Collapsing,' So Give Us More Money - @TheRealNews - Air Date 7-29-17
A new Pentagon study says the U.S. may be losing its dominant position in world affairs and that the DoD needs a "wakeup call"--but Col. Lawrence Wilkerson says the report is really about using fear to drum up more money for the military
Jeremy Scahill analyzes Trump’s U.N. speech and gives context to the seldom-discussed bipartisan support for much of Trump’s global agenda.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Thoughts on internationalism - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 9: We don't honor anyone who we should - Marguerite from Fortuna, CA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the honor we should but don’t show
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker (Blue Dot Sessions)
- On Early Light - Cholate (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Rapids - Grey River (Blue Dot Sessions)
- A Path Unwinding - K4 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Derailed - The Depot (Blue Dot Sessions)
- That Horse Ithica - Sketchbook (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1240 The bare-knuckle fight for democracy itself
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Air Date: 1/11/2019
Today we take a look at the small-D anti-democratic power grabs implemented by many GOP-led legislatures during the lame-duck session with the explicit intention of subverting the will of the voters and the most significant democracy reform bill since the Watergate era meant to help restore eroded democratic norms that was introduced by the new Congress' House Democrats as their first order of business.
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Paul Rosenberg helps explain the naked, anti-Democratic power grabs by many GOP legislators in the wake of the 2018 election. They rely on a lack of public awareness, abetted by a lack of media sunlight.
In Michigan, GOPers are jamming through last-minute legislation to block the reforms voters had adopted to expand voting rights.
Jane, Ezra, and Matt talk about state-level GOP power grabs
Ch. 4: Subversions of democracy are aimed at harming the poor - @offkiltershow - Air Date 12-5-18
The recent anti-democratic power grabs from the GOP aren't just reprehensible in principle but are especially horrific as they target the poor.
In North Carolina, the GOP-controlled legislature is hypocritically ramming through new Photo ID voting restrictions, even with the state in the midst of a massive GOP absentee ballot election fraud scandal in the state’s 9th Congressional district.
Ch. 6: The roots of America's democracy problem - Ezra Klein from Vox - Air Date 11-20-18
What happens when American politics just doesn’t seem fair?
Voting rights activists are hailing a new House bill that aims to restore voting rights to millions, crack down on the influence of dark money in politics and restore the landmark Voting Rights Act. The bill has been dubbed the For the People Act.
Ch. 8: HR 1: The Historic Bill No One Is Talking About - Equal Citizens - Air Date 12-31-18
Watch as Lessig invokes the memory of Doris "Granny D" Haddock to illustrate just how significant HR 1 (and the fight to get it passed) will be.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Gregorian calendar in use due to colonization - Anonymous
Ch. 10: How do we facilitate the movement of people to the left? + The shutdown is a ripoff - Laura from Alameda, CA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Entrap - Darby (Blue Dot Sessions)
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Rampart - Castle Danger (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Astrisx - Bodytonic (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Begrudge - Darby (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Sunday Lights - Onesuch Village (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1239 Building the future of an international progressivism
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Air Date: 1/8/2019
Today we take a look at the burgeoning call for progressivism to look beyond national borders to create policies, solidarity and power that spans, unified, across the world.
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Ch. 1: Progressive International
Progressives of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.
Adam Tooze, a professor at Columbia University, on a reinterpretation of the 2008 financial crisis, explaining this was not just a problem that started in the US but was a global problem: the first real crisis of the global age.
Michael Walzer argues that a foreign policy for the left has to begin with internationalism, and with the choice of comrades abroad. His new book is A Foreign Policy for the Left.
Doug Henwood explains the bitcoin craze, and then ex-finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis ties up some loose ends on Adults in the Room and discusses the need for a progressive internationalism.
Right-wing authoritarians have been coordinating political campaigns and disrupting elections across national boundaries—a project masterminded by Steve Bannon. It’s time now for the left to reclaim its tradition of internationalism.
Ch. 6: Naomi Klein: How shocking events can spark positive change - @TEDTalks - Air Date 3-7-18
Naomi Klein shares a few propositions from "The Leap" -- a manifesto which envisions a world after we've already made the transition to a clean economy and a much fairer society.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Learning from 2009 and shifting our focus to the local level - V from Central New York
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments on thinking globally and acting locally
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Turning - Lathe (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Lakal - Speakeasy (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Envelope - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Glass Beads - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Cradle Rock - Nursury (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1238 Bailouts, Tea Parties, Torture, Fear, Health Care and Citizens United (A Look Back at 2009)
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Air Date: 1/4/2018
Today we take a look back at the year 2009 in our annual 10-years-past retrospective to see what we may learn.
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Ch. 1: One last jab at Bush - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
Ch. 2: January 22nd, 2009: Mike Pence praises G.W. Bush for his fealty to his wife - The Young Turks
Ch. 3: Rick Warren and the inauguration - The Rachel Maddow Show
Ch. 4: Day One: Fox News on new Obama administration - The Daily Show
Ch. 5: Obama on DADT - Countdown
Ch. 6: Mission Accomplished, the war on science is over - Slate
Ch. 7: Van Jones speaking to Congress
Ch. 8: Republicans are just not into you - The Rachel Maddow Show
Ch. 9: Maron v Seder on the theft of the bankers - Break Room Live
Ch. 10: Why the win-win is being ignored - This American Life
Ch. 11: Limbaugh's racist take on Obama's economic plan - CounterSpin
Ch. 12: Fox News supporting the Tea Parties - On the Media
Ch. 13: Disambiguating the reports (Torture started at the top) - The Rachel Maddow Show
Ch. 14: Possible prosecutions for the CIA opposed by Obama administration - The Rachel Maddow Show
Ch. 15: Dahlia Lithwick We're All Torturers Now - Slate
Ch. 16: Planet Cheney - The Rachel Maddow Show
Ch. 17: Gingrich explains the fear of the GOP - The Young Turks
Ch. 18: Obama's constitution speech speaking against the constitution - The Rachel Maddow Show
Ch. 19: Birthers, deathers and Healthcare - On the Media
Ch. 20: Birthers, Deathers and healthcare reform - The Rachel Maddow Show
Ch. 21: Republican Bob Inglis - What Are You So Afraid Of? - The Young Turks
Ch. 22: A detailed look at the death of the public option - The Rachel Maddow Show
Ch. 23: Candidate Obama on healthcare negotiations - The Young Turks
Ch. 24: The nonsense healthcare debate - Mother Jones Radio
Ch. 25: The politics industry of Supreme Court Picks - On the Media
Ch. 26: Supreme Court on the verge of humanizing corporations all the way - The Colbert Report
Ch. 27: War presidents - The Rachel Maddow Show
Ch. 28: Religious Jihad on George Tiller - Countdown
Ch. 29: Frank Schaeffer on hateful religious talk against Obama - The Rachel Maddow Show
Ch. 30: Gore Vidal on the current Republicans - Real Time with Bill Maher
Ch. 31: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah - Ring of Fire
Ch. 32: Chris Hedges predicts that our failure to confront the Empire of Illusion will lead to demagogues - Ring of Fire
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 33: Final comments on what happened to me and the show in 2009, plus what we used to call "Tweeting"
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#562 Occupy My Heart
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Air Date: 1/4/2012
Today, From WCPT Radio, Playwright W. C. Turk, producer Greg Alexander and the Occupy Players we hear a presentation of Occupy My Heart: A Revolutionary Christmas Carol
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#784 Christmas in black and white (War on Christmas™) (Repost)
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Air Date: 12/21/2013
You didn't think the War on Christmas™ could get any more exciting but then someone decided to bring race into the mix and the whole thing blew sky high. We'll report back as casualty numbers are confirmed.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Genesis of Bill O'Reilly's War On Christmas - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 12-6-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Ding Dong Merrily On High - I Saw Three Ships..... and Other Carols
Ch. 4: Act 2: Christian Radio Host Wants to "Punch Atheists" - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-08-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Carol of the Bells - Christmas Celebration
Ch. 6: Act 3: Pat Robertson: Atheists 'Miserable' & Trying to Steal Christmas - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-22-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Walking In the Air - The Snowman
Ch. 8: Act 4: Scrooge was not the hero of 'A Christmas Carol' - Bill Maher - Air Date: 11-11-11
Ch. 9: Song 4: Scrooge - The Muppet Christmas Carol (Special Anniversary Edition)
Ch. 10: Act 5: War on Christmas: Christians Losing Culture War! - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-15-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: I Saw Three Ships - I Saw Three Ships..... and Other Carols
Ch. 12: Act 6: On Veterans Day, Hannity Devotes Twice As Much Time To "War On Christmas" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 11-12-13
Ch. 14: Act 7: Megyn Kelly: Don't Worry Kids, Jesus and Santa Are White!! - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-13-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas
Ch. 16: Act 8: The fear of a black Santa continues - All in With Chris Hayes - Air Date: 12-16-13
Ch. 21: Song 8: Nutcracker: Act 1: March - Nutcracker
Ch. 18: Act 9: Megyn 'Santa And Jesus Are White' Kelly A Victim Of Race-Baiting - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-17-13
Ch. 21: Song 9: Mistletoe and Holly - Christmas With Sinatra and Friends
Ch. 20: Act 10: Sarah Palin 'War on Christmas' Book Flops - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-06-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Get down for the holidays - Jenny O.
Ch. 20: Act 11: Right Wing's Fake War on Christmas Started Nearly 100 Years Ago - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-19-13
Ch. 21: Song 11: Good King Wenceslas - The Millennia Collection: Best-Loved Christmas Carols
Ch. 20: Act 12: The Dark Mastermind Behind The War On Christmas - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-20-13
Ch. 21: Song 12: Christians and Pagans - Mortal City
Ch. 20: Act 13: Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat - Colbert Report - Air Date: 12-16-2010
#1237 Understanding the Yellow Vests protest
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Air Date: 12/21/2018
Today we take a look at the Yellow Vests protest in France to understand what they are, how they started and what implications they have for the struggle between neoliberal, fascist and progressive politics worldwide
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SHOW NOTES
Militant "yellow vest" protests continue in France, despite President Macron's efforts to offer concessions.
World Politics Review's Judah Grunstein talks to us from Paris and provides a background briefing on the Yellow Vest protests.
Ch. 3: Woke Pamela Anderson Explains Paris Riots - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 12-7-18
Pamela Anderson gives a great breakdown of the Yellow Vests protest and protests in general.
Ch. 4: The Yellow Vest Protests in France - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 12-4-18
Alissa Rubin, New York Times bureau chief in Paris, talks about the deadly Yellow Vest protests in France, and whether world leaders can take necessary steps to address global warming without imposing overly harsh economic burdens on hard-working citizens.
With the rise of the Yellow Vest (Gilets jaunes) movement, there no clearer evidence that zombie neoliberalism is bound to fail. This crisis cannot be solved with the centrist policies and politics that caused it in the first place.
“By many accounts Macron’s paying the price not so much for taxing carbon as for ignoring inequality and passing tax breaks for the rich, while pushing more austerity on people already at breaking point.” Laura Flanders, weekly commentary.
The yellow vests have pushed President Macron to kill the proposed fuel tax. Here’s what you need to know about the tax - and what we can learn from the gilets jaunes.
We talk about the Yellow Vest movement and what it means for the left going forward.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: I say Happy Holidays because I get my Christmas cards out late - Jeff from Charlotte, NC
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on selective inclusion and exclusion and clarification on why it’s good to be able to argue your opponent’s side
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Chilvat - Lillehammer (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Gusty Hollow - Migration (Blue Dot Sessions)
- On Our Own Again - The Pine Barrens (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Contrarian - Sketchbook (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Derailed - The Depot (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1236 The War on Christmas™ 2018
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Air Date: 12/18/2018
Today, as we do each year, we take a look at the current state of the War on Christmas™ but with more of a historical focus on how we got here
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SHOW NOTES
Historian Judith Flanders explores the populist, adaptive, multi-purpose, meaning of Christmas.
Neil argued the “war on Christmas” is largely a media phenomenon, noting that many religious leaders have chosen to ignore the controversy or to argue that the real war on Christmas is the holiday’s over-commercialization.
Historian Judith Flanders explores the populist, adaptive, multi-purpose, meaning of Christmas.
Ch. 4: White Supremacy and the So-Called “War on Christmas” - The Chauncey DeVega Show - Air Date 1-6-18
Randy Blazak is the guest on this week’s episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a tenured sociologist and criminologist who has taught at Portland State University as well as the University of Oregon.
Ronit and Katie talk holidays and slut-shaming Christmas carols.
Historian Judith Flanders explores the populist, adaptive, multi-purpose, meaning of Christmas.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Thoughts on the Brazilian election and the global right-wing backlash - Jeff from California
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Ring Out the Bells for Christmas (1907) - Edison Concert Band (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Losers on a Christmas Eve - Greg Atkinson (Blue Dot Sessions)
- (He Came in Like a) Santa Claus - The Gregory Brothers (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Auld Lang Syne - United States Marine Band (Blue Dot Sessions)
- "Baby It's Cold Outside" Gets a Feminist Remix - caseymh2010 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1235 A Counterbalance to Canonization (The Political Life of George H.W. Bush)
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Air Date: 12/14/2018
Today we take a look critically at the life and times of George H.W. Bush
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Janine Jackson takes a quick look at coverage of the death of George H.W. Bush.
Ch. 2: Remembering the President Completely - On The Media - Air Date 12-7-18
This week Brooke talks to Buzzfeed senior culture writer Anne Helen Petersen about whose voices and experiences are prioritized in presidential remembrances and why they leave us with an incomplete picture.
After learning that his own Justice Department is investigating his crimes, Vice President Spiro Agnew embarks on a secret, behind-the-scenes effort… to obstruct justice. It’s a scheme that ends up involving George H.W. Bush
George H. W. Bush paved the way for today’s Republican party with his racist Willy Horton campaign, the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, and pardoning the Iran-Contra conspirator whose trial would have exposed his own abuse of power.
Ch. 5: Thoughts on George H.W. Bush's environmental legacy - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 12-2-18
We review parts of Bush Sr.’s legacy today — without either dancing on his grave or lionizing — particularly on the environment.
A panel of experts looks at some of the actions of George H.W. Bush that warrant a more critical response.
Ch. 7: George H.W. Bush and the war on drugs - @tmbsfm with @_michaelbrooks - Air Date 12-3-18
We discuss George HW Bush's legacy of decimation and murder.
Ch. 8: George H. W. Bush, American War Criminal - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 12-4-18
Jeremy Scahill details the crimes of George H.W. Bush, the sick propaganda of the corporate media memorials; and the trail of blood, death, and tears Bush leaves behind.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Powerful vs vulnerable in privacy and transparency - Terry from New York
Ch. 10: Thoughts on the Brazilian election and the global right-wing backlash - Jeff from California
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on this one weird trick that could improve our debate-based media immeasurably
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Great is the Contessa - The Contessa (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Chilvat - Lillehammer (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Cast and Favor - Bayou Birds (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Contrarian - Sketchbook (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Envelope - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Vengeful - Warmbody (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1234 Neoliberalism and the fascism it breeds (Brazilian Election)
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Air Date: 12/11/2018
Today we take a look at the election of a true neofascist to be president of Brazil and some of the economic and political realities that lead us to this point
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SHOW NOTES
Janine Jackson takes a quick look at the recent press, including Brazil’s new fascist president
Ch. 2: Globalization — the Economics Work, the Politics Do Not - Who What Why - Air Date 5-10-18
Ian Bremmer makes the case that democracy, plus technology, plus political globalism simply can't work. According to Bremmer, we need to look no further than Trump, Brexit, and recent European elections for proof.
Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald about the Brazilian election resulting in far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro being elected Brazil’s next president.
Speaking with Brian Mier, an editor at Brasil Wire who also edited the book Voices of the Brazilian Left, about the election of Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro
Ch. 5: Wanis Kabbaj: How nationalism and globalism can coexist - @TEDTalks - Air Date 11-13-18
Why do we have to choose between nationalism and globalism, between loving our countries and caring for the world? In this talk, Wanis Kabbaj explains how we can challenge this polarizing, binary thinking
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 6: Analyzing the 2018 elections and beyond - V from Central New York
Ch. 7: When hate comes for one group it comes for all groups - Mary Lynn from MN
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments on the power dynamic of privacy vs trasnparency
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- The Back Lot - Sunday at Slims (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Our Fingers Cold - K2 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Haena - Cloud Harbor (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Astrisx - Bodytonic (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1233 The US-backed war fueling the worlds worst humanitarian crisis
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Air Date: 12/7/2018
Today we take a look at the ongoing war in Yemen including its origins, multitude of players, the US supporting that is helping drive the worlds worst humanitarian crisis and what we can and should do to stop it.
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Janine Jackson gives a quick update on MSNBC‘s coverage of Yemen.
Ch. 2: Why U.S. Bombs Are Falling in Yemen - The Daily - Air Date 11-19-18
The killing of Jamal Khashoggi has renewed criticism of Saudi Arabia, including the kingdom’s role in the war in Yemen, a war that the United States has backed from the beginning and has created one of the worst humanitarian crisis' in the world.
Ch. 3: Whitewashing America’s Role in Yemen - Citations Needed (@CitationsPod) - Air Date 11-28-18
Adam and Nima look back at the media’s coverage of the tragedy in Yemen that obeys a very narrow Overton Window on our wars of empire
Ch. 4: Why Is No-one Trying to Stop the War in Yemen? - The Inquiry - Air Date 4-4-17
The UN is calling it a humanitarian crisis. And yet it’s far from clear which, if any, of the multiple nations and groups involved in the conflict, is working to end it. In other words, our question this week, why is no one trying to stop the war in Yemen?
Ch. 5: The Saudi-US Agenda Behind Destroying Yemen (Pt 1/2) - @TheRealNews - Air Date 8-3-18
Professor Isa Blumi of Stockholm University and author of "Destroying Yemen," discusses the motives and impact of the unrelenting US-backed assault
An update on Yemen as Senator Bernie Sanders is now leading an effort to block U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Our guest is Jehan Hakim, chair of the Yemeni Alliance Committee, which is working to end the war.
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Ch. 8: Trump’s Muslim Ban Tearing Apart Families - News Beat - Air Date 8-1-18
Twenty-two million people are at risk of starving to death in Yemen due to the U.S.-backed bombing campaign there. Compounding the tragedy is Trump’s self-professed Muslim Ban barring families from ever reuniting—even to escape near-certain death
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Warrens DNA - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 10: Exploring the connection between race and identity - Elizabeth from Virginia
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on what genocide is and isn’t
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1. Tell Your Members of Congress to support:
SENATE (WAR POWERS RESOLUTION): S.J.Res.54 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.
HOUSE (WAR POWERS RESOLUTION): H.Con.Res.138 - Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.
2. Share this action on social media with the hashtag #YemenCantWait
3. Help the Yemeni people directly:
International Rescue Committee - Yemen (IRC)
Humanitarian crisis: What can I do to help? (BBC)
Charities Responding to the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen (Charity Navigator)
Yemen Crisis: How to help people and children facing famine (NBC)
EDUCATE YOURSELF
85,000 Children in Yemen May Have Died of Starvation(NY Times)
Congress is finally pushing the US to withdraw from Yemen. It's about time(The Guardian)
Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen(The Nation)
Yemen's humanitarian crisis worsens each day. Here's how to stop it(CNN)
Climate Change Is Aggravating the Suffering in Yemen (The New Republic)
How Congress Can End the War in Yemen (NY Review of Books)
When will America stop participating in Yemen's genocidal war? (The Guardian)
Life in Yemen Is Sophie's Choice (The Atlantic)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- No Smoking - Sunday at Slims
- Gondola Blue - Towboat
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker
- On Early Light - Cholate
- When in the West - Landsman Duets
- One Little Triumph - Piano Mover
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1232 Understanding our last chance to save ourselves
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Air Date: 12/4/2018
Today we take a look at the two major recent climate change reports that were released and some of the new energy arriving in Congress determined to be equal to the task
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Behind the scenes at the IPCC with Dr. Katharine Mach - America Adapts - Air Date 3-13-17
Dr. Katharine Mach, Director of Stanford Environment Assessment Facility - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and former Co-Director of the Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Ch. 2: Discussing the new IPPC report - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 10-8-18
The IPCC report warns that unless very serious changes are made by governments over the next 10 years, the worst effects of global warming will arrive far sooner than previously predicted
A new United Nations report published this week highlights a number of climate change impacts that could be avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5 C compared to 2 C, or more. The conclusion: Every bit of warming of matters.
Once again, examples of media missing the point in just such a way that protects corporations and blames individuals for systemic problems
Arguing that our economic status quo cannot be seen as a constraint to recommended climate actions
Ch. 6: Special Report on the National Climate Assessment - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 11-26-18
Major U.S. climate report warns global warming is already devastating America’s environment and economy — and unless we act aggressively to reduce emissions, it is going to get MUCH worse
Ch. 7: The Science Behind Trump’s Climate Report - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 11-28-18
Christopher Joyce, correspondent on the science desk at NPR, talks about the science behind Trump Administration’s climate report, and the push for a Green New Deal.
Ch. 8: Who Is To Blame For The Earth's Destruction? - Sustainable Human - Air Date 3-7-18
It’s partly economic. It’s partly infrastructural. It’s partly the habits that were imbued in us growing up in this culture - habits of competition, habits of scarcity, habits of judgment, habits of struggle.
Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement talks about why hundreds of activists occupied Nancy Pelosi's offices demanding a Green New Deal and an end to fossil fuel contributions
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Making a dirty deal with white supremacy - Zev from Southern Illinois
Ch. 11: Explain the Elizabeth Warren issue to me - Nick from California
Ch. 12: Here's my B+ answer on Elizabeth Warren - Nick from California
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the dead-end conclusion of having the wrong conversation
:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Lumber Down - Barstool (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Around Plastic Card Tables - Desert Orchard (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Turning on the Lights - Speakeasy (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Chilvat - Lillehammer (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Contrarian - Sketchbook (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Rapids - Grey River (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1231 A new rise of hatred for an old target (Anti-Semitism)
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Air Date: 11/30/2018
Today we take a look at the history and present of anti-semitism in America
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Antisemitism in USA - @BackStory - Air Date: 05-25-2018
Ch. 2: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting - Past/Present - Air Date 11-6-18
Ch. 3: On Anti-Semitism Today - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 10-30-18
Ch. 4: We Need To Talk About Anti-Semitism - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee - Air Date 10-31-18
Ch. 5: Deborah Lipstadt: Behind the lies of Holocaust denial - @TEDTalks - Air Date 5-23-17
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 6: The Return of Superman - Heather from Texas
Ch. 7: Final comments on understanding how a progressive can come to defend a virulent bigot and anti-semite
BONUS CLIP: The Women's March Has an Antisemitism Problem - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 03-13-18
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Gullwing Sailor - Migration
- Our Fingers Cold - K2
- Insatiable Toad - Origami
- Rapids - Grey River
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1230 Thanksgiving and cultural heritage
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Air Date: 11/27/2018
Today we take a look at the literal and figurative bloody messes of the history of Thanksgiving and the identities of native peoples
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: A Code Switch Thanksgiving Feast - Code Switch - Air Date 11-21-17
Exploring the conflicting narratives of American Thanksgiving.
We speak with indigenous historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. She is the author of "An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States" and co-author of "All the Real Indians Died Off: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans."
Ch. 3: The stolen sisters Part 1 - In the Thick - Air Date 9-18-18
Maria and Julio speak about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls movement with Annita Lucchesi, a Southern Cheyenne cartographer who has built the largest database of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Ch. 4: Indigenous DNA - Science for the People - Air Date 1-5-17
Kim TallBear, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples Technoscience, on her book "Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science."
Ch. 5: The stolen sisters Part 2 - In the Thick - Air Date 9-18-18
Maria and Julio speak about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls movement with Annita Lucchesi, a Southern Cheyenne cartographer who has built the largest database of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Ch. 6: It's not just about the blood - Code Switch - Air Date 2-6-18
If you're Native American, who or what gets to define your identity? We dive into an old system intended to measure the amount of "Indian blood" a person has.
Native Americans across the country are criticizing Senator Elizabeth Warren’s decision to use a DNA test to assert her Native American heritage. We host a roundtable discussion of Native American activists and journalists to respond.
Indigenous historian Nick Estes discusses the ongoing attacks on native people, voter disenfranchisement, the Red Power movement and the latest on the fight against major oil and gas pipelines.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: The dangers of over-secrecy - Abdul from DC
Ch. 10: Final comments on #StandWithMashpee
TAKE ACTION!
Tell your members of Congress to support the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act (H.R. 5244/ S. 2628)
Learn more and find out how to support the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Share the tribe’s videoon social media
Amplify the #StandwithMashpeehashtag
EDUCATE YOURSELF
The true story of the first Thanksgiving and what it meant (Opinion | Boston Globe)
Mashpee Wampanoag Confront 'Loss Of Self-Governance' After Interior Department Reversal (WBUR, Here & Now)
This Thanksgiving, The Trump Administration Is Taking Land From The Tribe That Welcomed The Pilgrims (Huffington Post)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- On Early Light - Cholate
- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- Cases to Rest - Bodytonic
- Nuthatch - Feathers
- The Cast and Favor - Bayou Birds
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1155 Leisure, Desperation or a Reorientation (The Future of Work) (Repost)
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Air Date: 1/2/2018
Today we take a look at a few different visions of what the future holds for our labor market and some policies we should be putting in place to set the scene for the coming evolution of work
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The future of work in a world of artificial intelligence - Ideas - Air Date 9-12-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
Ch. 4: Act 2: Robots Causing Wealth Inequality? - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 04-28-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Tripoli - Pecan Grove
Ch. 6: Act 3: A 15 Hour Work Week Would Save the Planet - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-26-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gondola Blue - Towboat
Ch. 8: Act 4: Demanding a future of full automation and a post-work world - Ideas - Air Date 9-26-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Comma - Codebreaker
Ch. 10: Act 5: Designing the future of jobs and economics - Freakonomics - Air Date 4-20-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Lesser Gods of Metal - Ray Catcher
Ch. 12: Act 6: Ai-jen Poo on the caretaker jobs of the future - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 11-13-17
Action Resources/Further Reading
Public Predictions for the Future of Workforce Automation (Pew Research Center, 2016)
A World Without Work (The Atlantic, 2015)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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#1229 The politics of anger from the Founding Fathers to the Women's Movement
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Air Date: 11/20/2018
Today we take a look at the gendered nature of anger and how the anger of women is feared as a potentially revolutionary force
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SHOW NOTES
Explaining anger as the founding lullaby of the nation that is still restricted to a chosen few
All kinds of ugly words are reserved for women who show anger. Where others see female anger as something to fear or reject, Soraya Chemaly sees strength, even opportunity.
Ch. 3: Historical examples of political organizing around women's rage - Past/Present - Air Date 10-8-18
Rage as a driving force behind organizing for social change and historical examples of how this plays out
When is anger constructive and important? Can it tie us together, rather than just pulling us apart? Rebecca Traister explains anger as an organizing tool.
Brittney Cooper explains how she went from rejecting the idea that she was angry to embracing it and harnessing it to make her work better
Ch. 6: Serena Williams & the policing of anger - @EdgeofSports w Dave Zirin - Air Date 9-16-18
This week we speak to Soraya Chemaly, author of the new book “Rage Becomes Her” about Serena Williams, Title IX, and how our society monitors women’s anger, particularly black women.
Rebecca Traister explains how women’s anger has historically been a catalyst for social change and how people can better listen and respond to women’s anger.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: I don't understand how people can believe Trump's rhetoric - Cindy from Pennsylvania
Ch. 11: Generational divide on public voter history - Jeff from Charlotte, NC
Ch. 12: Final comments on three different types of privacy and how we should deal with each for the betterment of society
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Open Flames - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Astrisx - Bodytonic (Blue Dot Sessions)
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Stale Case - Darby (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Streamer - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Summit - K2 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1228 Why men will be better off without the patriarchy
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Air Date: 11/16/2018
Today we take a look at the system of patriarchy from the perspective of how it negatively impacts men in our culture, thereby demonstrating the need for feminism to advocate for all those negatively impacted by patriarchy, regardless of gender
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: What Is the Patriarchy? | Feminist Fridays - @marinashutup - Air Date 11-02-14
An overview of patriarchy with a focus on how it hurts everyone, not just women.
Ch. 2: Fight Club and Toxic Masculinity - Folding Ideas - Air Date 8-22-15
Justin Baldoni wants to start a dialogue with men about redefining masculinity - to figure out ways to be not just good men but good humans. In a warm, personal talk, he shares his effort to reconcile who he is with who the world tells him a man should be.
Ch. 3: Justin Baldoni: Why I'm done trying to be "man enough" - @TEDTalks - Air Date 12-4-17
Justin Baldoni wants to start a dialogue with men about redefining masculinity - to figure out ways to be not just good men but good humans. In a warm, personal talk, he shares his effort to reconcile who he is with who the world tells him a man should be.
Ch. 4: Do Videogame Stereotypes Hurt Men? - PBS Game:Show - Air Date 08-2-13
Games continue the cultural narrative of big and strong men, "manning up" and being the hero. As you play, you kill hundreds or thousands of other men, without regard for the emotional toll on one's psyche.
Ch. 5: What Men Do With Their Pain - On The Media - Air Date 5-4-18
Michael Kimmel, a scholar of masculinities studies at Stony Brook University, on the source of this shared frustration — which he calls "aggrieved entitlement" — and about the steps forward for a society that still misunderstands so much about gender.
Ch. 6: Tony Porter: A call to men - @TEDTalks - Air Date 12-10-10
Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don't "act like a man." Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead men to disrespect, mistreat and abuse women and each other.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Thoughts on privacy and violence - Erica from Illinois
Ch. 8: Final comments om where feminism went wrong and why we need to fight for everyone hurt by the patriarchy, regardless of gender
THE POST-MIDTERMS MINUTE ('cause they aren't over...)
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Help Bill Nelson in Florida Sen Recount
Help Andrew Gillum in Florida Gov Recount
Mississippi Sen. Run Off Nov. 27th: Help Mike Espy Win!
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Great Great Lengths - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- That Horse Ithica - Sketchbook (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Homegrown - The Pine Barrens (Blue Dot Sessions)
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1227 Stochastic Terrorism and the Bully Pulpit
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Air Date: 11/13/2018
Today we take a look at rising of right-wing terrorism in the US and the unmistakable link to the violent rhetoric and extreme policies of right-wing politicians
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Violent Extremism in the U.S. - NowThis World - Air Date 11-4-18
White supremacist and other right-wing violence are currently the deadliest active domestic extremist movements in the U.S., according to data from several civil rights groups that track hate crimes and extremist violence.
Ch. 2: Commentary A Knife in the Heart of Pittsburgh - Criminal (In)Justice - Air Date 10-28-18
It's time to be very clear about what we mean by "free speech," and about what kinds of speech can never be accepted in a free society.
Ch. 3: A warning come true - In the Thick - Air Date 10-29-18
Maria and Julio talk about pipe bombs, the synagogue shooting and the role of hate with Brentin Mock, Pittsburgher and staff writer for CityLab and Mike German, fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program.
Ch. 4: 11 Shot Dead by Terrorist Shouting "All Jews Need to Die" - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 10-29-18
We discuss the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the political climate surrounding it, and the connection to white supremacist antisemitic rhetoric from President Trump
We speak with Dr. David Glosser, a retired neuropsychologist who has volunteered with HIAS in Philadelphia helping refugees. He is also the uncle of Stephen Miller, a key political adviser to President Trump who has pushed for a crackdown on immigrants.
Ch. 6: Trump's stochastic terrorism as a legal defense - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 10-30-18
Attorneys for a far-right militiaman, convicted in a bomb plot to kill Somali Muslim refugees in a Kansas apartment building, have cited Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric in the 2016 campaign as justification for shortening his life sentence.
Donald Trump is "stoking and inciting - for the purposes of political power - the worst amongst us to take action in his name," says Steve Schmidt.
Ch. 8: Final comments on stochasticity and the rise of stochastic terrorism in the US
THE POST-MIDTERMS MINUTE ('cause they aren't over...)
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Help Bill Nelson in Florida Sen Recount
Help Andrew Gillum in Florida Gov Recount
Mississippi Sen. Run Off Nov. 27th: Help Mike Espy Win!
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MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Astrisx - Bodytonic (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Line Etching - Marble Run (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Heather - Migration (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Andelo - Pacha Faro (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1226 Understanding the toxic US-Saudi Arabian relationship
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Air Date: 11/9/2018
Today we take a look at the stunningly consistent history of the relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia. A relationship born out of a need for oil and sustained for the sake of empire.
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SHOW NOTES
Abby Martin takes us inside the brutal reality of this police-state monarchy and tells the untold people's history of resistance to it.
Ch. 2: Who’s in the Driving Seat of the US – Saudi Relationship? Part 1 - The Inquiry - Air Date 8-22-18
Many have begun to question the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Will the US support Saudi Arabia no matter what? So on this week’s Inquiry, we’re asking, who’s in the driving seat when it comes to the US – Saudi alliance?
Ch. 3: 70 Years of Reforming Saudi Arabia - On the Media - Air Date 10-19-18
Georgetown University in Qatar professor Abdullah Al-Arian speaks with Brooke about where the trope of the Saudi royal "reformers" comes from and why it persists.
Ch. 4: The smokescreen of women driving - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 10-16-18
Looking beneath the propaganda painting the Saudi prince as a reformer bringing his country into modernity.
Ch. 5: Who’s in the Driving Seat of the US – Saudi Relationship? Part 2 - The Inquiry - Air Date 8-22-18
Many have begun to question the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Will the US support Saudi Arabia no matter what? So on this week’s Inquiry, we’re asking, who’s in the driving seat when it comes to the US – Saudi alliance?
Ch. 6: Why Trump can't quit Mohammed bin-Salman - The Daily - Air Date 10-23-18
From the moment he was named the country’s day-to-day leader, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia has disappointed the United States over and over again. Yet the Trump White House hasn’t let go of him. Guest: Mark Landler
Ch. 7: Saudi Arabia - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 10-14-18
Following the alarming disappearance of a Saudi journalist and political dissident, John Oliver examines America's uncomfortably comfortable relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Ch. 8: Paul Jay on the US-Saudi Special Relationship - @TheRealNews - Air Date 10-16-18
TRNN’s Paul Jay and Ben Norton discuss why America sees the Saudi monarchy as a key player in its global empire, and the key role of arms sales and fossil fuels in geopolitics.
Jeremy Scahill on the continuity of the US/Saudi relationship and the only difference with Trump in the roll being his blunt honesty about it.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: My experience with Outvote - Jill from Connecticut
Ch. 11: Final comments with stories of trading privacy for social benefit
THE POST-MIDTERMS MINUTE ('cause they aren't over...)
Help Stacy Abrams in Georgia Gov Recount
Help Bill Nelson in Florida Sen Recount
Help Andrew Gillum in Florida Gov Recount
Help Krysten Sinema in Arizona Sen Close Race
Mississippi Sen. Run Off Nov. 27th: Help Mike Espy Win!
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Great is the Contessa - The Contessa
- The Spinnet - Castle Danger
- The Envelope - Aeronaut
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets
- The Summit - K2
- Cloud Line - K4
- Insatiable Toad - Origami
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1225 The origins of the libertarian plan to remake America
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Air Date: 11/6/2018
Today we take a look at the movement behind the anti-government, pro-wealthy campaign to remake America that dates back much farther than the Koch Brothers.
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Ch. 1: Jane Mayer, Dark Money - @InDeepRadio w @AngieCoiro - Air Date 3-23-18
Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah moved into prominence with the publication of investigative reporter Jane Mayer’s book, Dark Money.
Historian Nancy MacLean examines the libertarian right's revolutionary plan for America - from an ideological capture of think tanks and the GOP to its plan for a society stripped of social programs and democratic influence over capital
Ch. 3: Nancy MacLean explains Democracy in Chains Part 1 - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 6-8-18
Nancy MacLean discusses her book “Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America,” which delves into the destructive “libertarian” ideology the Koch brothers fund to keep the minority in power.
Ch. 4: Are the Libertarians Winning? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 8-2-18
Is the Libertarian plan coming into reality thanks to Ronald Reagan?
Ch. 5: Nancy MacLean explains Democracy in Chains Part 2 - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 6-8-18
Nancy MacLean discusses her book “Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America,” which delves into the destructive “libertarian” ideology the Koch brothers fund to keep the minority in power.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 6: Final thoughts on the litmus test - Elizabeth from Virginia
Ch. 7: Final comments on how no one knows what “litmus test” even means
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Feather on the Crest - Wax Museum (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Vibrant Canopy - Origami (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1224 Fixing the underlying mechanism of our democracy (Election Integrity)
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Air Date: 11/2/2018
Today we take a look at some of the various ways our election system is vulnerable to tampering and hacking from within and without and how it poses a threat to our democracy by casting doubt on the system whether any tampering actually happens or not
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SHOW NOTES
Brad Friedman details some of the news coming out of the annual hack-a-thom demonstration meant to expose vulnerabilities in our voting system.
Ch. 2: Lori Chamberlain Reveals Huge Holes In The Election System - Moment of Clarity - Air Date 5-12-18
Election Integrity Activist Lori Chamberlain discusses the flaws in our Election System!
Ch. 3: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE- THE FINAL PUSH - DCCC’s “Red Alert” House Races! - Best of the Left Activism
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Explaining the history of voter disenfranchisement, leading up to the testimony of J. Alex Halderman, professor of Computer Science at the University of Michigan, that show how vulnerable our elections are now to anyone who wants to sway the vote.
Brad Friedman talks with Marilyn Marks about some of the common-sense solutions to securing our election system.
Ch. 6: Our elections are being hacked - The Weeds - Air Date 10-25-18
Ezra and Jane dig into the dismal state of election security, as well as the many, many ways that people’s votes are obstructed, distorted, and prevented. Isn’t democracy grand?
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Another reason to make voting mandatory - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 8: Looking forward to multi-generational politics - V from Central New York
Ch. 9: Final comments on finding our way to our ultimate goals and feeling better about the frustrations of factional politics
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE - FINAL PUSH!
All Battleground Info/Resources: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE H.Q.
"RED ALERT" HOUSE RACES:
FL-15: Kristen Carlson
IL-06: Sean Casten
IL-12: Brendan Kelly
NJ-03: Andy Kim
TX-07: Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
TX-32: Colin Allred
4 THINGS YOU CAN DO BEFORE NOV. 6TH
1. Donate
House: DCCC Red to Blue Program
Senate: DSCC.org
Toss ups/Battlegrounds: The Midterms Minute H.Q.
2. Virtual Phone Banking
Indivisible Phone Banking (Sen/House/Gov)
Swing Left Phone Banking (House)
Resources for newbies / Hosting a Phone Bank Night
3. Volunteer to GOTV
National Indivisible Chapters Events List
Candidates websites: Visit The Midterms Minute H.Q.
4. Talk to Friends & Family (and text people)
Talk, invite them to volunteer with you, etc.
Use OutVote to text friends and encourage them to vote
Passage:"You Can't Change Hate, But You Can Outvote It" (By John Pavlovitz)
Written & Researched by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Stale Case - Darby
- Opener - American Moon Bicycle
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds
- A Burst of Light - Delray
- Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1223 How and why conspiracy theories infiltrate our politics
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Air Date: 10/30/2018
Today we take a look at the phenomenon of conspiracy theories from several different angles including psychology, political necessity and some of the conspiracies de jour.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Stephan Lewandowsky on the mind of a conspiracy theorist - Point of Inquiry - Air Date 6-3-13
Stephan Lewandowsky talks about his recent study: NASA Faked the Moon Landings, Therefore (Climate) Science is a Hoax: An Anatomy of the Motivated Rejection of Science.
Neurologist and host of The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe Steven Novella discusses the psychology and neuroscience behind conspiracy theories and conspiracy theorists.
Ch. 3: Eric Oliver on how intuition and reason divide our politics - Inquiring Minds - Air Date 8-27-18
We talk to political scientist Eric Oliver about the surprisingly high percentage of people who believe in conspiracy theories and the reasons behind those beliefs. His forthcoming book is Enchanted America: How Intuition and Reason Divide Our Politics.
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Scott Crow explains why the rise of progressive-left movements are always countered by a rise in right-wing conspiracy theories and why fascism downright requires conspiracies to survive.
Ch. 6: Kevin Roose on the Strange Case of QAnon - The Daily - Air Date 8-2-18
How did an outlandish conspiracy theory born on the fringes of the internet end up in the spotlight at a rally for President Trump? Guest: Kevin Roose, who writes about technology for The New York Times.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Sticking with the litmus test - Elizabeth from Virginia
Ch. 8: Success story for political change - Jordan from Minneapolis, MN
Ch. 9: Final comments on strategy and theories of change
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
4 THINGS YOU CAN DO BEFORE NOV. 6TH
1. Donate
House: DCCC Red to Blue Program
Senate: DSCC.org
Toss ups/Battlegrounds: The Midterms Minute H.Q.
2. Virtual Phone Banking
Indivisible Phone Banking(Sen/House/Gov)
Swing Left Phone Banking(House)
Resources for newbies / Hosting a Phone Bank Night
3. Volunteer
National Indivisible Chapters Events List
Candidates websites: Visit The Midterms Minute H.Q.
4. Talk to Friends & Family (and text people)
Talk, invite them to volunteer with you, etc.
Use OutVoteto text friends and encourage them to vote
TOSS UP GUBERNATORIAL RACES!
Connecticut (Open Seat (D))
Ned Lamont (D)(vs. Bob Stefanowski (R))
Georgia (Open Seat (R))
State House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D)(vs. GA Sec of State Brian Kemp (R))
Iowa (R Incumbent)
Fred Hubbell (D)(vs. Incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds (R))
Maine (Open Seat (R))
State Attorney General Janet Mills (D)(vs. Shawn Moody (R))
Nevada (Open Seat (R))
Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak (D)(vs. NV Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R))
Ohio (Open Seat (R))
Former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray (D)(vs. OH Attorney General Mike DeWine (R))
Oregon (D incumbent)
Incumbent Gov. Kate Brown (D)(vs. OR Rep. Knute Buehler (R))
South Dakota (Open Seat (R))
SD Sen. Billie Sutton (D)(vs. Rep. Kristi Noem (R))
Wisconsin (R incumbent)
WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers (D)(vs. Incumbent Gov. Scott Walker (R))
Kansas (Open Seat (R))
KS Sen. Laura Kelly (D)(vs. KS Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R))
Written & Researched by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Tranceless - Caruthersville (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Vernouillet - The Sweet Hots (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Our Fingers Cold - K2 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- UpUpUp and Over - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Gullwing Sailor - Migration (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1222 A crisis of illegitimacy of our institutions
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Air Date: 10/26/2018
Today we take a look at the crumbling trust in the Supreme Court in the wake of the Kavanaugh confirmation, not to mention the undemocratic electoral college, undemocratic Senate and a whole slew of anti-democracy GOP dirty tricks that have been used to acquire and intrench power for a conservative minority
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Finding the path forward in a rigged system - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 10-8-18
Alleged sexual assaulter and perjurer Judge Brett Kavanaugh is now Justice Kavanaugh on the U.S. Supreme Court, meaning all five serving Republican appointees on the nine-person Court serve under one cloud of illegitimacy or another.
Ch. 2: Senator Jeff Merkley on the legitimacy of the Supreme Court - Amicus from @Slate - Air Date 10-12-18
Dahlia Lithwick talks with Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon about the “deep wounds” in the Senate following Justice Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
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Ch. 4: Brett Kavanaugh's banal, reactionary mind - Jacobin Radio (@jacobinmag) - Air Date 10-8-18
Meagan Day reflects on the toxicity — and banality — of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation to the Supreme Court. We look at the way the contentious, emotional hearings exposed the fault lines between gender, privilege, class, and politics in the US.
Ch. 5: John Nichols on impeaching Kavanaugh - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 10-9-18
John Nichols talks about investigations that could lead to the filing of articles of impeachment against Brett Kavanaugh.
There is bipartisan agreement that Article 3 Section 2 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to regulate the Supreme Court, so why don't Democrats use this tactic to fight Citizens United?
Ch. 7: How Obama Paved the Way for the Kavanaugh Appointment - @TheRealNews - Air Date 10-14-18
Eoin Higgins of The Intercept argues that had Obama investigated and prosecuted Bush administration officials, Brett Kavanaugh would probably never have made it to the Supreme Court.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: A Response To Matthew On Abortion - Ani from Alabama
Ch. 9: Reproductive justice and the ambiguity of life - Elizabeth from Virginia
Ch. 10: Final comments on the choice litmus test
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
REGISTER TO VOTE: RocktheVote.org/register-to-vote/
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All Battleground Info/Resources: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE H.Q.
Early Voting Information by State
TOSS UP BATTLEGROUND HOUSE SEATS (part 3)
Ohio
OH-01: Aftab Pureval
Utah
UT-04: Ben McAdams
Washington
WA-08: Kim Schrier
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Heather - Migration (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Entrap - Darby (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Cases to Rest - Bodytonic (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Gusty Hollow - Migration (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1221 Strategies to take back power for the left
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Air Date: 10/23/2018
Today we take a look at various strategies, some institutional and some organizational, for the left to take back power and steer the country back toward small D democracy
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SHOW NOTES
As mid-term elections near, Nina Turner talks with actress and activist Susan Surrandon, political leader Kimberly Ellis and political activist Jim Hightower about what actually makes America great, and what we can change to improve it.
Ch. 2: Should Blue States Make Voting Mandatory? - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 01-03-17
Author and labor lawyer Thomas Geoghegan joins the show and discusses the notion of compulsory voting.
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Ch. 4: Ranked Choice Voting vs The Corrupt Establishment - @RepresentUs - Air Date 3-14-17
What if you never had to vote for the lesser of two evils again? Ranked Choice Voting is a small tweak that would be a huge step towards fixing our broken elections.
Ch. 5: Why ranked-choice voting is a terrible idea - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 6-13-18
Brad discusses why, although he is sympathetic to the reasoning behind ranked-choice voting, he prefers the alternative of approval voting for the sake of simplicity.
Ch. 6: Outvote - Getting Dem Friends to Vote: There's an App for That - WNYC - Air Date 8-28-2018
Two Boston-based engineers developed an app that enables people to nudge their friends by text to tell them to go vote. With Outvote, the text comes from someone you know instead of someone you don't.
Ch. 7: David Faris on how and why to fight dirty - Chapo Trap House - Air Date 5-27-18
Political scientist David Faris discusses his book “It’s Time To Fight Dirty”. Faris outlines all the ways a slim democratic majority could and should shortcut norms and the constitution to build enduring power.
Joe Dinkin, of the Working Families Party, discusses the promise and pitfalls of fighting within the Democratic Party.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Thoughts on Choice as a litmus test - Matthew from Central Valley of Northern California
Ch. 10: Final comments on how to be pro-choice without moralizing and the need to add vote-by-mail to our list of progressive demands
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
REGISTER TO VOTE: RocktheVote.org/register-to-vote/
CONFIRM VOTER REGISTRATION: HeadCount.org/verify-voter-registration/
CHECK VOTING DATES & POLICIES: RocktheVote.org/voting-information/
VOTER ID INFO/HELP: VoteRiders & 866ourvote.org
All Battleground Info/Resources: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE H.Q.
Early Voting Information by State
TOSS UP BATTLEGROUND HOUSE SEATS (part 2)
North Carolina
NC-09: Dan McCready
NC-13:Kathy Manning
Texas
TX-07: Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
TX-32: Colin Allred
Virginia
VA-02: Elaine Luria
VA-07: Abigail Spanberger
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- UpUpUp and Over - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Great Great Lengths - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Skyway - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1220 Fighting the Dark Money Machine
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Air Date: 10/19/2018
Today we take a look at the Koch brothers and the movement they spawned to better understand exactly how to fight back
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Jane Mayer on the positive vision the Kochs paint - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 6-3-18
Jane Mayer explains how we need to fight the Koch brothers by understanding that their policy ideas go far beyond greed and need to be taken seriously
Jane Mayer on the Koch brothers’ takeover of Republican Party politics
Democracy in Chains details the anti-democratic origins and trajectory of free market fundamentalist, Koch Brothers-aligned economists who have come to profoundly shape and warp American politics to fit their dystopian vision.
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Ch. 5: Supreme Court Forces Dark Money Disclosures - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 9-23-18
The Supreme Court denies a stay in a dark money decision, effectively forcing campaigns to disclose the identity of all contributors who donate more than $200 in a year
Ch. 6: Campaign Finance at a Crossroads - On the Media - Air Date 9-28-18
Michelle Ye Hee Lee, a national reporter for the Washington Post, describes to Bob the multiple pathways for high-rolling donors going forward, and the obstacles that may delay or weaken court-ordered disclosure policies.
Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig gives a lesson on what it really means to call for an Article V Convention and why it’s the logical path to address money’s corrupting influence in politics.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: What we call socialism - Francisco from Northampton, MA
Ch. 11: Death with Dignity needs to be a national law - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area
Ch. 12: Final comments asking about the pro-choice litmus test
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
TOSS UP BATTLEGROUND DEMOCRATIC SENATE SEATS
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Donder - Darby (Blue Dot Sessions)
- A Palace of Cedar - The Pine Barrens (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Eventual Victory - Codebreaker (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Open Flames - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Insatiable Toad - Origami (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Andelo - Pacha Faro (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1219 How the GOP became the most destructive force in the world
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Air Date: 10/16/2018
Today we take a look at the distant and recent history of conservatism in America and beyond and follow the steps that have led to their rejection of science at a moment in history when it has never been more critical to heed the warnings of scientists
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Ch. 1: Corey Robin on the right from Burke to Trump - Jacobin Radio (@jacobinmag) - Air Date 12-3-17
Corey Robin on the Right from Burke to Trump. While most people on the Left fear and demonize the Right, they aren't interested in its ideas. Robin, however, takes them very seriously and analyzes their ideas for us.
The state of the conservative movement and where it goes from here.
Ch. 3: Kurt Andersen: How religion turned American politics against science - Big Think - Air Date 1-18-28
In the last 30 years, religion has radicalized American politics and seriously harmed the perception of science, says journalist and author Kurt Andersen. This can be directly tied to the rise of the Christian Right in the 20th century.
Ch. 4: The fall of family values - Past/Present - Air Date 6-25-18
Explaining how we came to the end of “family values” conservatism
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Yascha Mounk discusses how to cover the Trump presidency; the complicity of the Republican party; and the future of the right with proud conservative and staunch Never Trumper Jennifer Rubin.
Amy Goodman began by asks Noam Chomsky about the catastrophically destructive tendencies of the Republican Party.
Ch. 8: America: The Farewell Tour (with Guest Chris Hedges) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 10-2-18
Chris Hedges on the erosion of democratic infrastructure, imperialist leanings and the widening gap between the morbidly rich and the working class, a sign of America's farewell?
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Make election day a national holiday - Aaron from Anderson, SC
Ch. 10: We need a military attitude toward politics - Jason from Chicago
Ch. 11: Final comments on an Election Day holiday and the moral implications of laws
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
REGISTER TO VOTE: RocktheVote.org/register-to-vote/
CONFIRM VOTER REGISTRATION: HeadCount.org/verify-voter-registration/
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Get Involved/Resources: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE H.Q.
TOSS UP BATTLEGROUND DEMOCRATIC SENATE SEATS
FL-Sen: Bill Nelson (D)
IN-Sen: Joe Donnelly (D)
MO-Sen: Claire McCaskill (D)
MT-Sen: Jon Tester(D)
ND-Sen: Heidi Heitkamp (D)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Astrisx - Bodytonic (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Santre - K2 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Color Country - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Neil Takes Two - Studio J (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Envelope - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Bitter Roll - Crab Shack (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1218 Kavanaugh forced upon America (Supreme Court)
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Air Date: 10/12/2018
Today we take a look at the process and conclusion of Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court and how the whole spectacle, top to bottom, was drenched in some of the worst aspects of patriarchy and toxic masculinity that our society has to offer.
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Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman offers an in-depth analysis of the battle over Kavanaugh.
Eve Ensler is an award-winning playwright and author of The Vagina Monologues. She recently published “A Letter to White Women Who Support Brett Kavanaugh” in Time Magazine.
Ch. 3: Look at me: Meet an activist who confronted Jeff Flake - In the Thick - Air Date 9-30-18
By confronting Senator Jeff Flake and telling her story of sexual assault, Ana María Archila has become an icon in the midst of the Kavanaugh nomination debate. Maria and Julio talk to Archila about her action on Capitol Hill.
Ch. 4: Having It Both Ways With Kavanaugh - On the Media - Air Date 9-28-18
Brooke reflects on this week's explosive Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh and how it exposed the fault lines in America's fragile democracy.
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Ch. 6: Choice words on how to avoid being like Kavanaugh - @EdgeofSports w Dave Zirin - Air Date 9-30-18
'Choice Words’ about Brett Kavanaugh, high school sports and toxic masculinity.
Trump’s greatest superpower is his ability to wield victimhood, and he’s taking full advantage of it to defend Kavanaugh and undermine the #MeToo movement.
Ch. 8: Picking Apart the Backlash - On the Media - Air Date 10-5-18
Slate staff writer Lili Loofbourow anticipated a backlash to the #MeToo movement. She explains several of the logical fallacies that give this, and any, backlash life, and she described the "chivalry racket" used to paper over women's anger.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Words of encouragement in the wake of Kavanaugh - V from Central New York
Ch. 10: What structural changes can the left make? - Nathan from San Diego
Ch. 11: Final comments on some structural changes that need to be made to steer our country back toward democracy
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
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CONFIRM VOTER REGISTRATION:HeadCount.org/verify-voter-registration/
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Get Involved/Resources: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE H.Q.
FLIPPABLE TOSS UP BATTLEGROUND SENATE SEATS
AZ-Sen:Kyrsten Sinema(D)
NV-Sen:Jacky Rosen(D)
TN-Sen:Phil Bredesen(D)
TX-Sen:Beto O'Rourke(D)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Around Plastic Card Tables - Desert Orchard (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Turning to You - Landsman Duets (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Inessential - Bayou Birds (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Minutes - Pacha Faro (Blue Dot Sessions)
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Swapping Tubes - Studio J (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Cast and Favor - Bayou Birds (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1217 The monopoly that ate our economy (Amazon)
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Air Date: 10/9/2018
Today we take a look at the monopolistic practices of Amazon with a focus on their effects on labor and wages in America
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Amazon is a radically new kind of monopoly that seeks to control all of online commerce. Stacy Mitchell says it’s time for anti-trust action to separate the Amazon Marketplace from Amazon’s own retail operations.
Ch. 2: How Amazon Drives Down Wages - Senator Bernie Sanders - Air Date 9-19-18
A video from the Bernie Sanders YouTube channel explaining how Amazon drives down wages
Ch. 3: Monopoly, Monopsony and highly concentrated labor markets - Building Local Power - Air Date 3-22-18
Stacy Mitchell interviews the Roosevelt Institute’s Marshall Steinbaum about why American wages aren’t rising while our economy goes through a strong “recovery.”
Journalist James Bloodworth, who spent a month working undercover as a “picker” in an Amazon order fulfillment center and found workers were urinating in bottles because they were discouraged from taking bathroom breaks.
Ch. 5: Striking Amazon warehouse workers - Belabored (@DissentMag) - Air Date 7-27-18
On Amazon Prime Day warehouse workers around the world took action against the company.
Ch. 6: Amazon Is Hurting Small Businesses -Senator Bernie Sanders - Air Date 9-26-18
Listen to this small business owner who sees firsthand the effect of Amazon's power over our economy. We should all be concerned about Jeff Bezos' greed.
Ch. 7: Neil DeMause on Amazon - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-4-18
Where do we have the conversation about the impact of Amazon‘s size, its influence and its values, on community?
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Pushing the needle on universal health care - Zach from Atlanta
Ch. 9: Final comments on why Joe Manchin can help progressives even while being a terrible Democrat
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE REMINDER
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Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Begrudge - Darby (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1216 Taking a closer look at Columbus Day
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Air Date: 10/5/2018
Today we take a look at the rarely-told, real legacy of Christopher Columbus and some of the reverberations from his actions that can still be felt to this day
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Indigenous Peoples Day - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 10-23-16
The origin stories we tell ourselves and the importance of understanding that the words we use changes the way we think.
Ch. 2: The Truth of Jesuit-Catholic Christopher Columbus - The Canary Effect (Documentary)
Documentary film, The Canary Effect, follows the terrifying and horrific abuses instilled upon the Indigenous people of North America, and details the genocidal practices of the US government and its continuing effects on present day Indian country.
Ch. 3: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE- New York’s Battleground Races! - Best of the Left Activism
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Ch. 4: Columbus Day - Why are we Celebrating? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 10-13-09
Thom Hartmann, reading a portion of his book "The last hours of ancient sunlight" about some of the atrocities of Christopher Columbus
Ch. 5: Indigenous Peoples Day VS Columbus Day - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-04-17
Los Angeles just changed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, here's why everyone else should also. Hosted by NerdAlert's Kim Horcher.
Ch. 6: Reframing Columbus Day - Pod Save the People - Air Date 10-10-17
A discussion to reframe and understand the debate over Columbus Day
Ch. 7: Christopher Columbus Was A Demon by Hari Kondabolu - Totally Biased - Air Date: 10-12-12
Hari Kondabolu discusses his hatred of the demon Christopher Columbus.
Ch. 8: Discussing how to move beyond Columbus Day - In the Thick - Air Date 10-9-17
Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a conversation about the change away from Columbus Day with Mitch O’Farrell, council member of LA’s 13th district, and Chrissie Castro, vice chairwoman of the Los Angeles Native American Indian Commission.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: We need an election day holiday - Nate from Vacaville, CA
Ch. 10: Final comments on the Powerline series from Outside/In
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
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Get Involved/Resources: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE H.Q.
NEW YORK BATTLEGROUNDS:
NY Important Dates: Register, have your application postmarked, or have made an in-person request by October 12th. Absentee ballot options and deadlines are complex, visit elections.ny.gov website for that information.
U.S. HOUSE
NY-11: Max Rose
Swing Left NY-11| Red to Blue NY-11
NY-19: Antonio Delgado
Swing Left NY-19| Red to Blue NY-19
NY-22: Anthony Brindisi
Swing Left NY-22| Red to Blue NY-22
NY-27: Nate McMurry
Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Lakal - Speakeasy
Gondola Blue - Towboat
A Burst of Light - Delray
The Provisions - K4
Gullwing Sailor - Migration
One Little Triumph - Piano Mover
Festering - Towboat
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1215 Demonizing welfare to divide and conquer
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Air Date: 10/2/2018
Today we take a look at the fact that welfare technically no longer exists in America except as a dog whistle term used to push an ideology that divides the majority for the enrichment of the minority.
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Ch. 1: The 'Welfare' Dog-Whistle Part 1 - Citations Needed (@CitationsPod) - Air Date 2-7-18
In the United States, "Welfare" is more often than not a malleable propaganda term meant to dog whistle programs for African-Americans and Latinos while signaling to whites that their checks and corporate handouts will remain untouched.
Suzanne Mettler, author of the new book, “The Government-Citizen Disconnect,” joins us to discuss the Trump Administrations plan to rebrand social programs as “welfare.”
Ch. 3: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE- Illinois’ Battleground Races! - Best of the Left Activism
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Ch. 4: The 'Welfare' Dog-Whistle Part 2 - Citations Needed (@CitationsPod) - Air Date 2-7-18
We dig into the racist history of anti-welfare crusades, the political purpose of pathologizing poverty, and the meaninglessness of phrases like "welfare reform," with guest Sarah Jaffe.
Ch. 5: The history of work requirements and the war on Medicaid - @offkiltershow - Air Date 4-26-18
Rebecca speaks with Robert Samuels about his article, “Wisconsin is the GOP model for ‘welfare reform.’ But as work requirements grow, so does one family’s desperation.”
Ch. 6: A Welfare Check - Reveal - Air Date 7-15-16
Today, only a quarter of welfare dollars actually goes toward basic assistance – housing, transportation or essential household items.
Ch. 7: Final comments on how people taking a principled stand for fairness is making society worse
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
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ALL Spotlights/ALL Battlegrounds/Volunteer Resources: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE H.Q.
ILLINOIS BATTLEGROUNDS:
IL Important Dates:Registered by October 9th, or have registered online by October 21st. There are also registration grace periods, but if you don’t have to wait, don’t.*More IL voting details*
U.S. HOUSE
IL-06: Sean Casten
Swing Left IL-06| Red to Blue IL-06
IL-12: Brendan Kelly
Swing Left IL-12| Red to Blue IL-12
IL-13: Betsy Dirksen Londrigan
IL-14: Lauren Underwood
Swing Left IL-14| Red to Blue IL-14
GOV & LT GOV
J.B. Pritzker & Juliana Stratton
Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Contrarian - Sketchbook (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Solemn Application - Wax Museum (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Feathersoft - Barstool (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1214 The long history of racial voter disenfranchisement
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Air Date: 9/28/2018
Today we take a look at the long legacy of racially-based voter disenfranchisement from Reconstruction right up to today and the many, many forms it takes as those who strive to benefit from suppressing the vote employ an ever-evolving slate of strategies to keep themselves in power.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The history of the voter fraud lie - Reveal - Air Date 9-30-18
Reveal examines the impact of state laws that rushed in to fill the void os discrimination after emancipation. Are they fighting fraud or changing election outcomes?
Ch. 2: A look back at the old literacy test - Backstory - Air Date 3-31-17
Exploring the role of the literacy test to get around the constitutional ban on limiting access to voting based on race and the echoes of those old policies we see today.
Ch. 3: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE - New Jersey’s Battleground Races! - Best of the Left Activism
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Ch. 4: Carol Anderson on the Realities of Voter Suppression - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 9-12-18
Carol Anderson, professor of African-American studies at Emory University and the author of White Rage, talks about her new book, One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy.
Ch. 5: The Real Voter Fraud Part 1 - News Beat - Air Date 7-3-18
More than 6 million Americans are barred from voting due to Jim Crow-era laws that strip citizens' voting rights following a felony conviction, amounting to a kind of civil death sentence even for those who served their time and were released.
Explaining multiple aspects of how laws disallowing formerly imprisoned persons from voting work to intimidate and disenfranchise large groups of people, focused mostly in the blackest states in the country,
Ch. 7: The Real Voter Fraud Part 2 - News Beat - Air Date 7-3-18
More than 6 million Americans are barred from voting due to Jim Crow-era laws that strip citizens' voting rights following a felony conviction, amounting to a kind of civil death sentence even for those who served their time and were released.
Carol Anderson, the Chair of African American studies at Emory University: While widespread voter fraud may be a figment of President Donald Trump’s imagination, it should never be confused with voter suppression, which is very real.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Capitalism creates monopolies and kills the social safety net - Tanner from Los Angeles
Ch. 10: In praise of chapter markers - Nick from California
Ch. 11: Final comments on chapter markers, podcatching apps and some action items to fight voter disenfranchisement
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
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Get Involved/Resources: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE H.Q.
NEW JERSEY BATTLEGROUNDS:
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
NJ Important Dates: Registered by October 16th. Absentee ballot requests: IN-PERSON by Mon, Nov. 5th at 3pm. Ballots received by Tues., Nov. 6th at 8pm. Early voting NOT available in New Jersey. *More NJ voting details*
U.S. SENATE
Must Retain Seat: Bob Menendez (D - incumbent)
U.S. HOUSE
NJ-02: Jeff Van Drew
Swing Left NJ-02| Red to Blue NJ-02
NJ-03: Andy Kim
Swing Left NJ-03| Red to Blue NJ-03
NJ-07: Tom Malinowski
Swing Left NJ-07| Red to Blue NJ-07
NJ-11: Mikie Sherrill
Swing Left NJ-11| Red to Blue NJ-11
Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Chrome and Wax - Ray Catcher (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Great is the Contessa - The Contessa (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Sunday Lights - Onesuch Village (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Original music by Silent Knight - News Beat artist-in-residence
- Original music by Silent Knight - News Beat artist-in-residence
- Original music by Silent Knight - News Beat artist-in-residence
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1213 Ten Years On (The Financial Crisis and Disastrous Recovery)
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Air Date: 9/25/2018
Today we take a look at where we stand, now ten years on from the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008. Inequality has spiked, the banks are more profitable than ever and not a single banker went to jail for fraud. Now we must look ahead to how we can better manage the next inevitable crash.
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SHOW NOTES
Angie Coiro reading quotes from insiders from Lehman Brothers on the risks being taken before the crash and noting the spike in inequality in its wake.
Ch. 2: Nomi Prins on the fallout of the bank bailouts - @ThisIsHellRadio - Air Date 5-8-18
Journalist Nomi Prins explains how central banks bought world power in an age of global crisis. Nomi is author of “Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World” from Nation Books.
New York Times columnist David Leonhardt argues that the financial crisis is not over, despite what standard economic measurements show, and points to alternative ways to measure GDP.
On the 10th anniversary of the financial crisis, Harold Meyerson argues that the recovery was a disaster all over again—and that we are still suffering from its political consequences. Harold is Executive Editor of The American Prospect.
Not long after the financial crash of 2008, I heard someone say, “It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.” Is it?
Ch. 6: The Left Must Get Ready to Seize the Next Financial Crisis - @TheRealNews - Air Date 7-22-18
Thomas Hanna: When the next global financial crisis hits, we need to be prepared to nationalize the banks and create a public banking sector, which will not only be a way out of the crisis but will also help prevent future crises.
Ever wonder why no bankers went to jail after the 2008 financial crisis? Investigative journalist, Jesse Eisinger, tells us why in his book, “The Chicken Shit Club.”
Ch. 8: Why aren't more dishonest bankers in jail? - The Inquiry - Air Date 7-4-16
If you could find a way to nudge bankers towards better and safer choices, building a culture of integrity, you might avoid future financial trouble. But can you make bankers behave better?
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Further clarification on social democracy - Jeff from New York
Ch. 10: Final comments on the definitions of Democratic Socialism, social ownership and the future of cooperative ownership
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
See previous battleground race spotlights and get the entire lay of the land at "The Midterms Minute H.Q."
New battlegrounds spotlight coming next episode!
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Denzel Sprak - CloudCover (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Interlude - The Nocturne (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Sunday Lights - Onesuch Village (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Open Flames - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Glass Beads - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Heather - Migration (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1212 Feudalism with Dinner (Our Culture of Tipping)
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Air Date: 9/21/2018
Today we take a look at the economics, sexism and racism embedded in the restaurant industry, largely due to the practice of tipping.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The Racist History of Tipping - Splinter - Air Date 9-4-17
Tipping was considered “un-American” and “undemocratic” when rich Americans began to adopt the practice in the mid-1800s. By the end of the Civil War, tipping had spread throughout the country.
Saru Jayaraman, co-founder and co-director of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, on the movement to outlaw the “tipped wage” — the idea that a minimum wage of $2.13 is OK, because waitstaff get enough in voluntary tips to make up for it.
Ch. 3: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE- Minnesota’s Battleground Races! - Best of the Left Activism
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Ch. 4: Danny Meyer on the trouble with tipping - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 11-8-17
Legendary restaurateur Danny Meyer explains why he’s against tipping—he spoke at a dinner in honor of The Nation’s Food issue, held at his restaurant at the Whitney Museum, “Untitled.”
Saru Jayaraman, co-founder and co-director of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, on the movement to outlaw the “tipped wage” — the idea that a minimum wage of $2.13 is OK, because waitstaff get enough in voluntary tips to make up for it.
Ch. 6: When sexual harassment is on the menu Part 1 - Bite - Air Date 4-6-18
Tara Duggan and Kim Severson talk about their reporting on how powerful men in acclaimed kitchens abused their power. And San Francisco restaurateur Karen Leibowitz tells us how she’s trying to stop harassment in her kitchen before it begins.
DeRay, Clint, and Brittany discuss women’s wages and the dangerous effects of the two-tiered system of the tipped minimum wage.
Ch. 8: When sexual harassment is on the menu Part 2 - Bite - Air Date 4-6-18
Tara Duggan and Kim Severson talk about their reporting on how powerful men in acclaimed kitchens abused their power. And San Francisco restaurateur Karen Leibowitz tells us how she’s trying to stop harassment in her kitchen before it begins.
Ch. 9: #TimesUp needs to join with the Fight for $15 - Mouthy. Messy. Mandatory. - Air Date 5-26-18
McDonald's and Walmart get their minimum wage arses handed to them by #TimesUp and Fight for $15.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: A doctor's perspective on recent stories - Catherine from Bloomington, IL
Ch. 11: Thoughts on interrogating ourselves and communicating effectively - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 12: Final comments on the new support Apple has given to the chapter markers you can use while listening to the show
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
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Get Involved:
Swing Left (Help flip districts from anywhere)
Red to Blue (DCCC program to flip seats)
When We All Vote (Michelle Obama’s initiative)
Voter Circle (friend-to-friend outreach tool)
Vote Forward(mail letters to unlikely voters)
Abroad? Phone bank for Democrats
Let America Vote (voting rights focus)
Justice Democrats “Justice Dialer”
Brand New Congress GOTV Dialer
National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Easily donate to candidates with DownTicket.com on your mobile browser.
“15 Ways to Help a Campaign Win Their Election” (Political Charge)
MINNESOTA BATTLEGROUNDS:
Important Dates: If you want to vote in the Minnesota Midterm Elections your online and paper registration must be received by October 16th. Minnesotadoesoffer election day registration and voting, but if you don’t have to wait…don’t. Absentee ballot requests should be made by Monday, November 5th and completed ballots must be received by election day, November 6th. *More MN voting details*
U.S. SENATE
Must Retain Seat: Tina Smith(D - incumbent)
U.S. HOUSE
MN-01:Dan Feehan
Swing Left MN-01 | Red to Blue MN-01
MN-02: Angie Craig
Swing Left MN-02| Red to Blue MN-02
MN-03: Dean Phillips
Swing Left MN-03| Red to Blue MN-03
MN-08: Joe Radinovich
Swing Left MN-08| Red to Blue MN-08
GOVERNOR:
GOV: Tim Walz(D)
Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Vittoro - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Hundred Mile-No Guitar - K2 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Inessential - Bayou Birds (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Slow Lane Lover - Barstool (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1211 Corporate Monopoly and Political Power
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Air Date: 9/18/2018
Today we take a look at the current state of the centuries-old fight against the monopolization of economic and political power and how these forces threaten the very concept of democracy.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: America was Birthed in Opposition to Corporate Monopoly - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 01-03-18
Why are libertarians trying to change the proud tradition of Americans fighting against corporate monopolies!?
Ch. 2: How platform monopolies are threatening democracy Part 1 - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 12-14-17
Dr. Taylor Owen delivers a lecture in which he argues the reality of the internet is now largely one of control, by four platform companies — Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple and their impact on democracy is deeply troubling.
Ch. 3: Media Monopoly… or Democracy? - Jim @HightowerNews - Air Date 8-16-18
Monopolies are not merely un-American, they’re virulently anti-American, suppressing our fundamental values of fairness and opportunity for all.
Ch. 4: How platform monopolies are threatening democracy Part 2 - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 12-14-17
Dr. Taylor Owen delivers a lecture in which he argues the reality of the internet is now largely one of control, by four platform companies — Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple and their impact on democracy is deeply troubling.
Stacy Mitchell and Joe Maxwell join us at the Progressive Caucus Strategy Summit in Baltimore. Monopoly capitalism, they say, translates to monopolized power.
Ch. 6: Undoing the damage of digital monopolies - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 9-16-17
Franklin Foer, author of World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech, on how the Big Four, Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are attempting to dominate every aspect of our lives and minds.
Writer Corey Pein explores the world left behind by Silicon Valley tech culture. Corey is author of “Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley” from Metropolitan Books.
There are troubling signs that the new data-driven economy is inheriting all the same problems as the old one: power imbalances, monopolies and a lack of accountability.
Ch. 9: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE- Florida’s Battleground Races! - Best of the Left Activism
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VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Suggestions of conservative podcasts to listen to? - Ruth from Connecticut
Ch. 11: What can I do about Kavanaugh? - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 12: Better to tell personal stories when debating politics - Lygia from Brazil
Ch. 13: Final comments on reasonable conservative talk shows and anecdotes in politics
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE:
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VOTER ID INFO/HELP: VoteRiders & 866ourvote.org
Get Involved:
Swing Left (Help flip districts from anywhere)
Red to Blue (DCCC program to flip seats)
When We All Vote (Michelle Obama’s initiative)
Voter Circle (friend-to-friend outreach tool)
Abroad? Phone bank for Democrats
Let America Vote (voting rights focus)
Justice Democrats “Justice Dialer”
Brand New Congress GOTV Dialer
National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Easily donate to candidates with DownTicket.com on your mobile browser.
“15 Ways to Help a Campaign Win Their Election” (Political Charge)
FLORIDA'S BATTLEGROUNDS:
Important Dates: Must be registered by Tuesday, Oct. 9th. Most absentee ballot requests must be made in person 6 days before election day (some counties online). Absentee ballots must be received by 7pm on election day. Early voting begins Oct. 27th-Nov. 3rd. *More details on voting in Florida*
U.S. SENATE
Must Retain Seat: Bill Nelson(D - incumbent)
U.S. HOUSE
FL-15: Kristen Carlson
FL-16: David Shapiro
FL-18: Lauren Baer
Swing Left FL-18 | Red to Blue FL-18
FL-26: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Swing Left FL-26 | Red to Blue FL-26
FL-27: Donna Shalala FL-27
(No Swing Left or Red to Blue page available for FL-27)
GOVERNOR:
GOV: Andrew Gillum
Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman, Sources: Ballotpedia; NBC News; Swing Left
MUSIC:
Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Contrarian - Sketchbook (Blue Dot Sessions)
Cloud Line - K4 (Blue Dot Sessions)
Turning to You - Landsman Duets (Blue Dot Sessions)
Flower - Pecan Grove (Blue Dot Sessions)
Curio - Vacant Distillery (Blue Dot Sessions)
When in the West - Landsman Duets (Blue Dot Sessions)
These Times - The Pine Barrens (Blue Dot Sessions)
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1210 Brett Kavanaugh and the Imperial Presidency (Supreme Court)
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Air Date: 9/14/2018
Today we take a look at the confirmation process of Brett Kavanaugh, his stance on several critical issues and his threat to democratic values and separation of powers in the federal government
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SHOW NOTES
Dahlia Lithwick, law correspondent at Slate, joins Ring of Fire’s Sam Seder, to talk about the illegitimacy of Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings.
Constitutional law scholar Garrett Epps on protests, sparring over documents and questions about the limits of executive privilege during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Salon.com political reporter Amanda Marcotte discusses what we’ve learned — and haven’t — about Kavanaugh and the threat he poses to women’s health care rights
We discuss Judge Kavanaugh's nomination, the hearings and how they will affect executive power and international law with Marjorie Cohn
Robert Weissman of Public Citizen on their analysis of Kavanaugh’s opinions in split-decision cases in which he sided against the public interest 87% of the time in split-decision cases dealing with consumer, environmental and worker rights.
Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Supreme Court spells big trouble for environmental standards and climate action
Ch. 7: Explaining how Brett Kavanaugh will perpetuate structural racism - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 9-5-18
Imani and Jess explain how we know what kind of a Justice Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will be for people of color.
Ch. 8: Jesse Lee explains the dangers of unrestrained executive power - @offkiltershow - Air Date 9-6-18
Jesse Lee, Vice President for Communications at CAPAF, explains the dangers of unrestrained executive power.
Ch. 9: What You Can Do To Resist the Confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh - Thinking Cap - Air Date 9-6-18
Vanita Gupta on what listeners can do to say “no” to the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation.
Virginia Heffernan is joined by Slate's Dahlia Lithwick to discuss the protests surrounding the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.
Ch. 11: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE- Pennsylvania’s Battleground Races! - Best of the Left Activism
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VOICEMAILS
Ch. 12: Bernie Sanders helped me come back to politics - Sarah from Cool, CA
Ch. 13: Final comments asking for stories of getting inspired and engaged in politics
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE (Quick Links):
REGISTER TO VOTE: RocktheVote.org
CONFIRM VOTER REGISTRATION: RocktheVote.org/voting-information
VOTER ID INFO/HELP: VoteRiders & 866ourvote.org
Get Involved:
Swing Left (Help flip districts from anywhere)
Red to Blue(DCCC program to flip seats)
When We All Vote(Michelle Obama’s initiative)
Voter Circle(friend-to-friend outreach tool)
Abroad? Phone bank for Democrats
Let America Vote (voting rights focus)
Justice Democrats “Justice Dialer”
Brand New Congress GOTV Dialer
National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Easily donate to candidates with DownTicket.comon your mobile browser.
“15 Ways to Help a Campaign Win Their Election”(Political Charge)
PENNSYLVANIA BATTLEGROUNDS:
Important Dates: Mustbe registered to vote by October 9th. Absentee ballot requests made by October 30th and received by November 2nd. Early voting NOT available.
U.S. House:
PA-01 - Scott Wallace
Swing Left PA-01 | Red to Blue PA-01
PA-05 - Mary Gay Scanlon
(no Swing Left or Red to Blue page)
PA-06 - Chrissy Houlahan
Swing Left PA-06 | Red to Blue PA-06
PA-07 - Susan Wild
Swing Left PA-07 | Red to Blue PA-07
PA-17 - Connor Lamb
PA-16 - Ron DiNicola
“SAFE” But Must Retain:
U.S. SENATE - Bob Casey(D - incumbent)
GOVERNOR - Tom Wolf(D - incumbent)
FURTHER PA MIDTERMS READING:
What Pennsylvania’s new congressional map means for 2018(Vox)
These 6 Pennsylvania Democratic nominees are key to the battle for House control(Vox)
5 States That Will Decide the House Majority(Roll Call)
Pennsylvania voters prefer Democrats for Congress after choosing Trump in 2016: NBC/Marist poll(CNBC)
Researched and written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- The Summit - K2 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Insatiable Toad - Origami (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Envelope - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Surly Bonds - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Rampart - Castle Danger (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Streamer - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1209 Being part of the solution (How to argue your values)
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Air Date: 9/11/2018
Today we take a look at some strategies to and reasons why we need to have better political conversations
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Robb Willer: How to have better political conversations - @TEDTalks - Air Date 2-9-17
Robb Willer studies the forces that unite and divide us. As a social psychologist, he researches how moral values -- typically a source of division -- can also be used to bring people together.
Ch. 2: Understanding the backfire effect Part 1 - You are not so smart - Air Date 2-10-17
Stephan Lewandowsky takes us step-by-step through The Debunking Handbook, a guide he and John Cook wrote for avoiding the backfire effect when confronting vaccine and climate change deniers.
Ch. 3: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE: California’s Battleground Races! - Best of the Left Activism
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The amount of political disagreement in the nation is matched only by righteous indignation. But in order to disagree without disrespecting each other, we need to look hard at our own positions, and Van Jones does just that.
Explaining the key takeaway regarding the backfire effect. Always replace a faulty idea with a valid one. Never debunk a claim only to leave a void.
Explaining why saying the things you may want to say to your political adversaries is more likely to exacerbate the problems in our political divide further, making you part of the problem.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: How do I know I'm not just in my own echo chamber? - Michael from the UK
Ch. 8: Final comments on expanding your view and understanding of news media
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
ASAP: Check your state registration deadlines and voter ID laws
GET INVOLVED:
Swing Left (Help flip districts from anywhere)
Voter Circle(friend-to-friend outreach tool)
Abroad? Phone bank for Democrats
Let America Vote (voting rights focus)
Justice Democrats “Justice Dialer”
Brand New Congress GOTV Dialer
National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Easily donate to candidates with DownTicket.comon your mobile browser.
“15 Ways to Help a Campaign Win Their Election” (Political Charge)
CALIFORNIA BATTLEGROUNDS (Note: List may vary by org or outlet):
Important Dates: Must be registered/postmarked by October 22nd (more info)
Local Action:California Democratic Party https://www.cadem.org/take-action
Push Left! U.S. Senate - Kevin de Leon (D Safe Seat)
Flip CA-10th: Josh Harder
Swing Left: https://swingleft.org/district/CA-10
Flip CA-25th: Katie Hill
Swing Left: https://swingleft.org/district/CA-25
Flip CA-39th: Gil Cisneros
Swing Left: https://swingleft.org/district/CA-39
Flip CA-45th: Katie Porter
Swing Left: https://swingleft.org/district/CA-45
Flip CA-48th: Harley Rouda
Swing Left: https://swingleft.org/district/CA-48
Flip CA-49th: Mike Levin
Swing Left: https://swingleft.org/district/CA-49
Sources: Ballotpedia; NBC News; Swing Left
Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Slow Lane Lover - Barstool (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields (Blue Dot Sessions)
- These Times - The Pine Barrens (Blue Dot Sessions)
- LaBranche - Bayou Birds (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Gullwing Sailor - Migration (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1208 Collective power through solidarity (Unions)
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Air Date: 9/7/2018
Today we take a look at several of the ways that average people benefit from collective action including unionization, class action lawsuits and politically attuned investing of pooled pension funds. Plus, making the obvious case for why the Democratic Party needs to get wholeheartedly on board with policies that unwaveringly support working people and empower collectivism.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The case for unions - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 6-25-18
Jane McAlevey, labor and environmental organizer, argues that progressives need more of the hard work of organizing mass movements to be effective and talks about recent labor actions in Las Vegas and by red-state teachers.
Speaking with Angie Coiro, Thomas Neuburg analyzes the relationship between unions and liberals, and how the Democrats fit into the picture.
Ch. 3: Roy Houseman Unions Fight Back! (Arbitration) - @TZHRJ - Air Date 05-30-18
Roy Houseman explains the recent ruling on forced arbitration and the effect it will have on workers.
Ch. 4: Labor's last weapon against capital is its own capital - @ThisIsHellRadio - Air Date 5-22-18
Law professor David Webber explains how labor can wield capital against capital. David is author of “The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder: Labor’s Last Best Weapon” from Harvard University Press.
Ch. 5: Shaun Richman on rights and rebellions - Belabored (@DissentMag) - Air Date 2-23-18
Facing a legislative onslaught, the labor movement must rediscover its fighting spirit—and find ways to turn the GOP attack to its own advantage.
Michael Brooks breaks down the viral wildcat strike video and what we will need to do build union power in the US.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Please explain single-payer health care - Jennifer from Columbus, OH
Ch. 8: Final comments explaining how single payer works in broad strokes and bonus clips from a Canadian doctor and many average Canadian citizens explaining the Canadian health care system
Bonus Clips:
Dr. Danielle Martin Defending Single Payer Health Care - Women's College Hospital - Air Date 10-3-17
Real Canadians Talking Real Healthcare
REMINDER: SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE PRIMARY CANDIDATES!
(For general election battleground spotlights, listen for future segments of "The Midterms Minute.")
SEPT 11th - New Hampshire (Reg. Deadlines: Primary & General: Same day registration & voting (*see details); NO online registration)
NH Voter Info from Rock the Vote
1st district: Mindi Messemer
Governor: Molly Kelly vs. Steve Marchand (Further Reading: NHPR | Concord Monitor)
SEPT 12th - Rhode Island (Reg. Deadlines: Primary: August 13th / General: Oct 9th)
RI Voter Info from Rock the Vote
Governor: Matt Brown
Lt. Governor: Aaron Regunberg
SEPT. 13th - NEW YORK (State Office Primaries)
Governor: Cynthia Nixon
Everything you need to know about New York’s primary election(Curbed NY)
TAKE ACTION:
Phone Bank for Brand New Congress
Phone Bank for Justice Democrats
Voter Contact Resources & Tips from Indivisible
Easily keep up with races & donate to candidates with DownTicket.com
Written & curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Heartland Flyer - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark (Blue Dot Sessions)
- On Our Own Again - The Pine Barrens (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Over the Fence - Delray (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Pickers - Pecan Grove (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1207 Bleeding us to death (Health Care Costs)
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Air Date: 9/4/2018
Today we take a look at many of the underlying reasons that health care in America is so expensive and how those who benefit from the status quo work to keep it that way
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Exposing Massive Waste In Our For-Profit Medical System - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date 10-30-17
Investigative journalist Marshall Allen discusses his latest piece on systematic waste in health care costs that companies are making a profit from.
Ch. 2: Matthias Müllenbeck: What if we paid doctors to keep people healthy? - @TEDTalks - Air Date 4-18-18
What if we incentivized doctors to keep us healthy instead of paying them only when we're sick? This shift from a sick care system to a health care system could save us from unnecessary costs and risky procedures -- and keep us healthier for longer.
Ch. 3: The Town That Loves Death - Planet Money - Air Date 10-5-16
We'll take you to a place where dying has become acceptable dinner conversation for teenagers and senior citizens alike. It's a place that also happens to have the lowest Medicare spending of any region in the country.
Far too many news outlets chose to only report on the costs of universal coverage while neglecting to mention any of the savings which would result in lower net health care expenditures.
The morbidly rich are wasting no time countering the momentum progressives are making towards universal health care, and now corporate healthcare interests scared of losing their obscene profits are trying to scare you into giving up single payer.
We examine the primary talking points against Single Payer and other big government programs and how to combat them with guest Stephanie Kelton.
Ch. 8: Final comments on the movement of the Overton window right before our eyes
REMINDER: SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE PRIMARY CANDIDATES!
(For future primary & general election spotlights, listen for future segments of "The Midterms Minute.")
SEPT 6th - Delaware (Reg. Deadlines: Primaries - August 11th / General - October 13th)
Senate: Kerri Evelyn Harris (Further reading)
SEPT 11th - New Hampshire (Reg. Deadlines: Primary & General: Same day registration & voting (*see details); NO online registration)
NH Voter Info from Rock the Vote
1st district: Mindi Messemer
Governor: Molly Kelly vs. Steve Marchand (Further Reading: NHPR | Concord Monitor)
SEPT 12th - Rhode Island (Reg. Deadlines: Primary: August 13th / General: Oct 9th)
RI Voter Info from Rock the Vote
Governor: Matt Brown
Lt. Governor: Aaron Regunberg
TAKE ACTION:
Phone Bank for Brand New Congress
Phone Bank for Justice Democrats
Voter Contact Resources & Tips from Indivisible
Easily keep up with races & donate to candidates with DownTicket.com
Written & curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Invernen - Cicle Kadde (Blue Dot Sessions)
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Peacoat - Studio J (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Silver Hatch - Rayling (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Decompression - Rayling (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1206 The war on journalism, truth and democracy itself
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Air Date: 8/31/2018
Today we take a look at some of the tactics and ramifications of Trump's all-out war with journalism which is his strategy to undermine the most potent force capable of opposing an administration of lies and propaganda
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Trump's War on Journalism - Newsbeat - Air Date 3-1-18
Obama had his "War on Whistleblowers." Trump unflinchingly attacks the media. There have also been arrests of reporters. How "free" is the free press?
Ch. 2: Trump really does want to put journalists in prison - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 4-30-18
Memos written by former FBI Director James Comey after private meetings with President Donald Trump indicate Trump seemed obsessed with arresting and imprisoning journalists.
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Ch. 4: Is Trump's chaos beating the media? - Trumpcast - Air Date 4-26-18
Jacob Weisberg is joined by the media critic, Jay Rosen, to talk about why he thinks Trump is winning and the press is losing.
Ch. 5: For the Sake of The People In This Room - On the Media - Air Date 8-3-18
CNN reporter Jim Acosta was verbally attacked by a crowd of Trump supporters at a Tampa rally. Brooke speaks with Greg Sargent, opinion writer at The Washington Post, about how and why the president incites his base toward anger and disbelief.
Ch. 6: Is Donald Trump Systematically Destroying Faith in The Media - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 8-1-18
The First requirement of every despot is to destroy people's faith in the free press.
Ch. 7: Trump Admin Launches Major Attack on Freedom of the Press - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 7-23-18
The Trump administration launches a concerted large-scale attack on the media with the goal of labelling it the enemy of the American people.
More and more mainstream corporate media folks are receiving death threats as well, leading one NYT columnist to warn, “we are approaching a day when blood on the newsroom floor will be blood on the President’s hands."
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Explaining extra costs of private health insurance - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 10: Final comments
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE:
*Reminder! Massachusetts on 9/4 & Delaware on 9/6*
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For an easy way to donate to candidates, check out DownTicket.com on your mobile browser.
“15 Ways to Help a Campaign Win Their Election” (Political Charge)
SEPT. 11TH - NEW HAMPSHIRE
NH Voter Info from Rock the Vote
1st district: Mindi Messemer
Governor: Molly Kellyvs. Steve Marchand (Further Reading: NHPR| Concord Monitor)
SEPT. 12TH - RHODE ISLAND
RI Voter Info from Rock the Vote
Governor: Matt Brown
Lt. Governor: Aaron Regunberg
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- N/A
- Gondola Blue - Towboat (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Shift of Currents - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Pelliu - Blue Dot Sessions (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Thannoid - Bodytonic (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Gusty Hollow - Migration (Blue Dot Sessions)
- A Path Unwinding - K4 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1205 The multi-front war on the environment and our health
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Air Date: 8/28/2018
Today we take a look at just some of the many ways the Trump administration is systematically attacking the environment and our health to pave the way for increased profits for the business interests who have the administration's ear
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SHOW NOTES
The Trump administration has announced plans to gut the Endangered Species Act, ordering federal agencies to consider economic impacts before listing animals to be protected under the law.
Ch. 2: Record heats and record fires - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 8-14-18
The Trump administration is using extreme fires and an excuse to unnecessarily weaken endangered species protections.
Ch. 3: Trump EPA Allowing ASBESTOS Back into Manufacturing - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 8-11-18
The Trump EPA is building a framework to allow new uses of the toxic carcinogen asbestos.
Ch. 4: Rewriting the rules to harm more Americans - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 6-12-18
The Trump EPA wants to undo pollution standards by systematically downplaying health benefits to people of avoiding pollution.
Ch. 5: Sec. Ryan Zinke's Monumental Screw-Up - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 8-3-18
Aaron Weiss of the Center for Western Priorities explains the "monumental screw up" when the U.S. Department of Interior accidentally released un-redacted documents exposing how agency officials rejected data on the benefits of public lands.
Ch. 6: How Trump's rules on coal-fired power plants differ from Obama's - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 8-21-18
The Trump administration unveiled its plan to reverse President Obama's coal pollution rules. The new EPA proposal, called the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, would give states leeway on whether to limit emissions and allow older power plants to operate.
Trump administration plans to roll back Obama's clean energy plan and vehicle mileage and emissions standards while acknowledging that both moves will cause more deaths.
Ch. 8: Rise for Climate - A Global Day of Action on September 8th via @350 - Best of the Left Activism
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Writer Victor Wallis presents a socialist framework for ecological revolution. Victor is author of "Red-Green Revolution: The Politics and Technology of Ecosocialism" from Political Animal Press.
Ch. 10: Final comments
TAKE ACTION
Find a Rise for Climate Event at RiseForClimate.org
Check out 350 Action candidate endorsements
Check out 14 climate sceptics in battleground districts
FOR FURTHER READING/SHARING
Why I Rise(350.org)
A Destroyed Planet is Not Our Destiny(350.org)
Saving Earth: Don't Fall Into Climate Change Fatalism(Huffington Post)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Algea Trio - Algea Fields (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Lumber Down - Barstool (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Cloud Line - K4 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- N/A
- Cicle DR Valga - Cicle Kadde (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Swapping Tubes - Studio J (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Flattered - Delray (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1204 The past, present and future of international trade
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Air Date: 8/24/2018
Today we take a look at some of the historical context for the dynamics of international trade, some progressive ideas about managing the domestic results of trade, the economics and politics of tariffs and the dangers of trade wars.
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SHOW NOTES
Prof. Richard Wolff gives an overview explaining what tariffs are, how they work and why they're put in place.
Michael Hudson discusses the so-called "trade war" developing between the U.S. and China.
Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment.
The Inquiry looks at the forces driving the trade conflict between the US and China including some important historical context.
Dani Rodrik on how globalization predictably deepens societal divisions, exacerbates distributional problems and undermines domestic social bargains which is why having robust social safety nets is critical in an age of global winners and losers.
Prof. Richard Wolff discusses the impact of Donald Trump's reckless trade policies on the Thom Hartmann Program. Could they lead to a war?
Jason Hickel examines the creation of mass poverty in the Global South from exploitation built into global trade and aid policies to the echoes of colonialism in structural adjustment programs of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Is V looking for a dogma rather than philosophy? - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 9: Drowning in capitalism - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 10: Final comments on the need to fund independent media directly
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE:
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“15 Ways to Help a Campaign Win Their Election” (Political Charge)
SEPT. 4TH
MASSACHUSETTS (Reg. Deadlines: Primaries - August 15th/ General - October 17th)
3rd District: Juana Matias
7th District: Ayanna Pressley (Further reading)
Governor: Bob Massie (Voter Circle) (Further reading)
SEPT. 6TH
DELAWARE (Reg. Deadlines: Primaries - August 11th / General - October 13th)
Senate: Kerri Evelyn Harris (Further reading)
Researched & written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Pickers - Pecan Grove (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Opener - American Moon Bicycle (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Vengeful - Warmbody (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Chilvat - Lillehammer (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1203 The causes and dangers of the international rise of the right
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Air Date: 8/21/2018
Today we take a look at some of the reasons behind the rise of right-wing movements around the world but also at some of the various shapes they're taking, strategies they're following and emerging trends that may lend them additional momentum in the future
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Madeleine Albright’s Warning Of Global Fascism - The Diane Rehm Show - Air Date 4-24-18
Madeleine Albright discusses the rise of right-wing authoritarianism around the world and the demagogic nature of Trump.
Ch. 2: Elif Shafak on the fragility of democracy - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 3-2-18
Turkish writer Elif Shafak warns of the fragility of democracy, the strategies of populist demagogues and the importance of not belittling those who are fearful but not allowing ourselves to be guided by fear either.
Ch. 3: Eliane Glaser on the misguided reaction to a rejection of politics - This is Hell - Air Date 5-8-18
Eliane Glaser breaks down Brexit and the uprising of anti-politics against technocratic policies of the elite.
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Ch. 5: Katha Pollitt: Is Trumpism fascism? - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 8-1-18
Katha Pollitt on Trump's attacks on democracy which have a lot in common with authoritarian around the world. Austerity, pushed by right-wing parties, creates the economic anxiety that fuels racism and anti-immigrant sentiment.
Yascha Mounk and Branko Milanovic discuss why economic causes of populism are often expressed in cultural ways.
Ch. 7: Dr. Lukasz Pawlowski on Liberal vs Illiberal Democracy - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 4-10-18
Dr. Lukasz Pawlowski explains that a country being a democracy only tells you how people gain power, it doesn't tell you how that power is used. A critical difference between liberal and illiberal democracy.
Author and historian Yuval Noah Harari explains the important difference between fascism and nationalism -- and what the consolidation of our data means for the future of democracy.
Ch. 9: Final comments on the barriers to a united front against fascism in America
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AUGUST 28TH
Arizona (Reg. Deadlines: Primaries - July 30th / General - Oct 9)
EARLY VOTING: Aug 1st-28th
U.S. Senate: Deedra Abboud
U.S. House 2nd District: Mary Matiella
U.S. House 3rd District: Raul Grijalva (incumbent; will likely win primary)
Governor: David Garcia
Florida (Reg. Deadlines: Primaries - July 30th / General - Oct 9)
EARLY VOTING: Aug 18th-25th
U.S. House 7th District: Chardo Richardson
U.S. House 8th District: Sanjay Patel
U.S. House 18th District: Pam Keith
U.S. House 26th District: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
U.S. House 27th District: Michael Hepburn
Heads up for Nov. 6th! U.S. Senate: Bill Nelson (incumbent; uncontested in primary; running against Rick Scott in Nov)
Governor: Andrew Gillum
Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Filmore (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Vittoro - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- No Smoking - Sunday at Slims (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Smooth Stone (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Ferry Landing - Castro (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Santre - K2 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1202 The threats against reproductive justice - past, present and future
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Air Date: 8/17/2018
Today we take a look at the threats to reproductive justice everywhere, from the newest Supreme Court nominee to the entire long and storied history of the structures of power clamoring to control the bodies of women with a particular focus on the destinies of communities of color
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SHOW NOTES
Mark Joseph Stern explains exactly how conservatives plan to hollow out Roe v Wade without overturning it outright to effectively bam abortion while buffering the political backlash.
Kinsey Hasstedt on the Trump administration's announcement of rules further controlling the reproductive health care that women reliant on federally funded family planning programs can receive.
What if faith could fuel a movement that supports women and families in having real choices over their lives and their bodies? Dr. Willie Parker on the crossroads of faith and reproductive justice.
Ch. 4: Loretta Ross on Race and Reproductive Justice - @speakouttimwise - Air Date 2-13-18
Tim speaks with Loretta Ross, one of the nation’s leading scholars and activists in the movement for reproductive justice. She was the co-founder and National Coordinator of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective from 2005-2012.
Toni Bond Leonard explaining the crossroads of faith and reproductive justice.
Maria and Julio talk to Tannia Esparza, executive director of the organization Young Women United, and Regina Mahone, VP/managing editor of Rewire.News about the impact of reproductive rights restrictions on women of color.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: The passing of Ed Shultz - Jeff from Charlotte, NC
Ch. 8: Explaining the difference between liberalism and progressivism - Craig from Ohio
Ch. 9: The problem with the intentionally faulty framing of political issues - Daniel from Washington
Ch. 10: Final comments on why we missed an episode, announcing that we’re on Instagram and appreciating the term “oppression canary”
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*AUGUST 21ST* (Alaska & Wyoming Spotlights)
Alaska (Reg. Deadlines: Primary: July 22nd / General: Oct. 7th)
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Governor - Mark Begich and Dana Call
U.S. House At Large - Dimitri Shein (Dem) vs. Alyse Galvin (Ind)
Wyoming (Reg. Deadlines: Primary: Aug. 6th or day-of in-person / General: Oct. 22nd)
Governor (Dem Primary) - Mary Throne vs. Ken Casper vs. Rex Wilde
U.S. House At Large - Greg Hunter vs. Travis Helm
Heads up for Nov. 6th! U.S. Senate - Gary Trauner (uncontested in primary)
*AUGUST 28TH* (Check next episode for Arizona & Florida spotlights)
U.S. Senate: Deedra Abboud
U.S. House 2nd District: Mary Matiella
U.S. House 3rd District: Raul Grijalva (incumbent)
U.S. House 7th District: Chardo Richardson
U.S. House 8th District: Sanjay Patel
U.S. House 18th District: Pam Keith
U.S. House 26th District: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
U.S. House 27th District: Michael Hepburn
Heads up for Nov. 6th! U.S. Senate: Bill Nelson (incumbent; uncontested in primary; running against Rick Scott in Nov)
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MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Heather - Migration (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Cloud Line - K4 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Weathervane - CloudCover (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1201 Dehumanizing and abusing the outsider for political gain (Immigration)
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Air Date: 8/10/2018
Today we take a look at some of the historical context that sheds light on our current immigration debate by showing that there is essentially nothing new about it, only the details are fresh. We'll also explore the evolution of criminalizing immigration, the abuse of separated children and the GOP need to build a demographic control machine.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Aviva Chomsky on the historical context of immigration in America - Who What Why - Air Date 6-21-18
Aviva Chomsky, a professor at Salem State University in Massachusetts, places the current debate about immigration in America in a broader historical context.
Ch. 2: The criminalization of immigration - Latino Rebels - Air Date 7-8-18
Marisa Franco of Mijente on the criminalization of immigration.
Anti-immigrant sentiment is on the rise but, in many ways, this is history repeating itself. And the history of using dehumanizing language against outside groups goes back a very long way.
Ch. 4: A Neuroscientist's Warning of Family Separation - In the Thick - Air Date 7-13-18
Dr. Gina Poe on understanding the science behind family separation and the neurological long-term impact of trauma.
Janine Jackson takes a quick look at what sources the press had been highlighting to inform the public about immigration detention.
Tim Wise's commentary on how the rhetoric of hatred is being used increase our tolerance for cruelty.
Law professor Robert L. Tsai examines the right's anti-immigrant, demographic control machine. Robert wrote the Boston Review article "Trumpism Before Trump" with Calvin TerBeek.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Thoughts on 3D printers and guns - Tim from Spokane, WA
Ch. 9: Egalitarian, Communitarian, Utilitarian - Craig from Ohio
Ch. 10: A criticism, a compliment and a correction - Jeff from New York
Ch. 11: Final comments on the debated definition of Democratic Socialism
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Streamer - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- A Burst of Light - Delray (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Insatiable Toad - Origami (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Envelope - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1200 The Democratic autopsy and the progressive path forward
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Air Date: 8/07/2018
Today we take a look at a few of the reasons the Democrats went from controlling both houses of Congress and the presidency 10 years ago to being completely out of power today and then lay out a series of steps the left can take to return to power
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SHOW NOTES
Just eight years ago Democrats held not only the presidency but both houses of Congress. How did they lose so much in such a short time? Thomas Frank explains the disaster, and how, for millions of people, the recession of 2008 has never ended.
Ch. 2: The Democratic Autopsy Report (w:Jeff Cohen) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 06-25-18
Progressive organizations got to together to analyze how the Trump was able to beat Hillary Clinton in 2016 to make sure it never happens again!
Ed Ayers speaks to Smithsonian political curator Jon Grinspan about how young people went from fierce partisans to independent voters by the end of the 19th century.
Ch. 4: Youth declaring their independence - Backstory - Air Date: 04-13-18
Sean McElwee, co-founder of Abolish ICE and one of many players involved in the recent flurry of progressive activity explains the strategy to move the Overton Window to the left.
Ch. 5: How Fringe Ideas Become Policy - On the Media - Air Date 6-21-18
Even though the New Deal Style policies of Bernie Sanders are derailed by the corporate media, Republicans and the Morbidly Rich, these so-called "radical far left policies" are actually favored by the majority of Americans.
Ch. 6: The Radical Left Wing Policies Most Americans Want Right Now - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-08-18
Writer Eliane Glaser calls for the left to return to politics and reclaim the power of ideology, authority and the state - as a way to unify a working class splintered into identity groups in the absence of mainstream organizing.
Ch. 7: Eliane Glaser on why the left must return to politics and power - This is Hell - Air Date 5-8-18
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Progressivism = Scientific Method + Common Decency - Tom from Toronto
Ch. 9: Understanding neuro-political elasticity - Dee Dee from Philly
Ch. 10: Progressivism takes the need for working together into account - Nick from California
Ch. 11: Fighting capitalism while falling prey to it - Angela from Sacramento, CA
Ch. 12: Final comments on progressivism, borders, collectivism and capitalism
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August 21st Primaries:
ALASKA(Reg. Deadlines: Primary: July 22nd / General: Oct. 7th)
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Governor - Mark Begich and Dana Call
U.S. House At Large - Dimitri Shein(Dem) vs. Alyse Galvin(Ind)
WYOMING(Reg. Deadlines: Primary: Aug. 6th or day-of in-person / General: Oct. 22nd)
Governor: Mary Throne vs. Ken Casper vs. Rex Wilde
U.S. House At Large - Greg Hunter vs. Travis Helm
Heads up for Nov. 6th! U.S. Senate - Gary Trauner (uncontested in primary)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Rapids - Grey River (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Derailed - The Depot (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Tar and Spackle - Plaster (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Glass Runner - Marble Run (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Thannoid - Bodytonic (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1126 Explaining the concept you need to understand, Neoliberal Economics (Encore)
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Air Date: 8/15/2017
Today we look at the origins, underpinnings and effects of neoliberal economic thinking and policies. #1, it has nothing to do with who Americans think of as “liberals”. #2, both major US political parties are on board with it to varying degrees. #3, it’s pretty much what everyone in the world is pissed off about without necessarily knowing that there’s a name for it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Neoliberalism is focusing on the wrong aspects of the economy and society - Upstream - Air Date 8-29-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Noam Chomsky on the remaking of the economy - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 5-20-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: inequality - Mark Shine
Ch. 6: Act 3: Robert Brenner on the state of the US economy and mainstream politics Part 1 - Jacobin Radio (@jacobinmag) - Air Date 7-31-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Class Warfare - Chris Priest
Ch. 8: Act 4: Wall Street thieves find “New Way” to steal from us - Jim @HightowerNews - Air Date 8-11-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Robber Barons - Battlefield Band
Ch. 10: Act 5: Robert Brenner on the state of the US economy and mainstream politics Part 2 - Jacobin Radio (@jacobinmag) - Air Date 7-31-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hang Me Up to Dry - Cold War Kids
Ch. 12: Act 6: Expand Your Economic Knowledge with The CORE Project - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Outdated Origins of Neo-Liberalism. It's Time to Move On (w:Guest Kate Raworth) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 05-04-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Explaining the original argument for lowering taxes - Patrick from Dallas, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments announcing the Best of the Left Social Network
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
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Making economics exciting (Bloomberg)
Does economics still work? (BBC World Service)
Has the way universities teach economics changed enough? (The Guardian)
Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman
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#1199 Criticizing a society that breeds depression
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Air Date: 7/31/2018
Today we take a look at some causes of depression that our society tends to look away from. Instead of focusing only on chemical imbalances, it seems wise to look outside ourselves at the circumstances we find ourselves in and ask how much our surrounding effect what goes on inside
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SHOW NOTES
Johann Hari, author of Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions, advances an argument both radical and obvious: Depression and anxiety are more than just chemical imbalances in the brain. They are the result of our social environments, our relationships, our political contexts, etc.
Ch. 2: Anton Chekhov and the complicated struggles of life - Ideas - Air Date 1-3-18
Anton Chekhov and the complicated struggles of life.
Johann Hari, author of “Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions”, explains why disconnection is at the center of depression and anxiety today.
Ch. 4: Viktor Frankl on searching for meaning - Ideas - Air Date 1-3-18
Viktor Frankl on finding meaning in life, even in the face of meaningless suffering.
Ch. 5: Escape from suffering - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 7-9-18
Dr Roger Ray explores some of the ailments of our society that keep so many of us from happiness.
Ch. 6: Final comments on understanding the true nature of Aloha and its power to fight the forces of fear
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August 7th - Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Washington & Ohio
August 11th - Hawaii
August 14th - Minnesota| Wisconsin| Connecticut & Vermont
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- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- The Cast and Favor - Bayou Birds (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Lead Shroud - Wax Museum (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Around Plastic Card Tables - Desert Orchard (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1198.5 Decolonization, Reconciliation and The Sacred Mountain - Presenting: Offshore
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Air Date: 7/27/2018
Today I do something a little different and present to you (with permission) the entire first episode of the second season of the outstanding podcast, Offshore. Offshore is produced by Honolulu Civil Beat, a nonprofit and non-partisan investigative news site in Hawaii and I especially think the BotL audience will appreciate their telling of the story of the Mouna Kea Protectors on the big island of Hawaii.
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#1198 All we have to fear is fear itself (Our Culture of Fear)
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Air Date: 7/24/2018
Today we take a look at our current moment in history and the two basic paths that lay before us, one dominated by fear that drives a willingness to give up power to authoritarian rulers and the other guided by hope for a better future and a willingness to work together toward that future
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SHOW NOTES
Author Sasha Abramsky explains how irrational fear rules, and guides, life in America.
Martha Nussbaum, author of The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis, argues powerlessness and fear underlying political polarization.
Johann Hari, author of “Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions”, explains why disconnection is at the center of depression and anxiety today.
*Scroll down for the segment info, dates and links. Or click above for the full blog post.*
Author Sasha Abramsky explains how irrational fear is fertile ground for authoritarian demagogues.
Ch. 6: Escape from suffering - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 7-9-18
Dr Roger Ray explores some of the ailments of our society that keep so many of us from happiness.
A portion of Barack Obama's speech at Nelson Mandela centenary celebrations in Johannesburg, South Africa discussing the two political and social paths that lay before us. (Watch the entire lecture)
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: How medical bankruptcy made me change my worldview - Kim from Chicago
Ch. 9: Progressive philosophy is amorphous by nature and hard to track through history - Ariel from Memphis
Ch. 10: Without an underpinning philosophy, ideas only float but do not take root - V from Central New York
Ch. 11: Understanding the underlying philosophies of both the left and right with clarity
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August 14th Primaries:
Connecticut (Reg. Deadlines - Primary: Online, mail, or in person by Thurs. Aug 9th / General: Oct. 30th)
Governor (Dem. Primary) -Ned Lamont
5th District (Dem. Primary) -Jahana Hayes (Heads up! Republicans are vying for this seat in November.)
2nd District - Heads up! One large county in District 2 pivoted for Trump in 2016. Incumbent Dem. Joe Courtney will run against Republican Dan Postemski in the general.
Vermont (Reg. Deadlines - Primary: Early voting has begun. Must be registered by Aug. 14th / General: Nov. 6th)
U.S. House (statewide Rep.) (Dem. Primary) -Daniel Freilich (Read about incumbent Pat Welch corruption)
Governor - Christine Hallquistvs. James Ehlers vs. Ethan Sonneborn
U.S. Senate - Bernie Sanders
*Minnesota (Reg. Deadlines - Primaries: Online: July 24th, In person: Until August 14th / General: Oct. 9th) *Read our spotlight*
*Wisconsin (Reg. Deadlines - Primary: Post-marked by July 25th, or in-person by Aug 10th / General: post-marked by Oct. 17th, in-person by Nov. 2nd) *Read our spotlight*
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker (Blue Dot Sessions)
- One Little Triumph - Piano Mover (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Tranceless - Caruthersville (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Turning on the Lights - Speakeasy (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Betty Dear - The Pine Barrens (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Zeppelin - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1125 Understanding and surviving the age of anger (Encore)
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Air Date: 8/8/2017
Today we look at the forces causing a great deal and anger and upheaval all around the world, how that anger is being misdirected and what we can do in our own lives to face it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Age of Anger: A History of the Present by Pankaj Mishra - @thisishellradio - Air Date 2-11-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: When Anger Shows - Editors
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fighting at the table: Conflict as successful integration - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 6-29-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A
Ch. 6: Act 3: Controversy and Outrage over Muslim Ban was Part of Bannon's Plan (w:guest Joshua Green) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 07-24-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Protest Song - Anti-Flag
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Underlying Philosophy of Bannon's War - PBS Frontline - Air Date 5-24-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Legions (War) - Zoe Keating
Ch. 10: Act 5: Pankaj Mishra on Globalized Anger: The Enlightenment's Unwanted Child - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 4-18-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Gerudo Valley - OST Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary (2011)
Ch. 12: Act 6: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: How we can face the future without fear, together - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 6-26-17
Ch. 13: Final comments on when the age of anger meets the age of floods
See the full video I produced almost exactly 10 years ago
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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#1197 Showing up at the last minute to fight for the Supreme Court
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Air Date: 7/17/2018
Today we take a look at the history of what led us to be on the brink of the most conservative Supreme Court in 90 years, some of the details as to what's at stake and some ideas on fighting back, now and in the future
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SHOW NOTES
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate’s exceptional legal analyst, on how the right has won the fight for the Supreme Court for the next few decades because they were more focused, more committed, and better organized. This is how they did it.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democratic senator from Rhode Island talks about why Democrats must care more about the Supreme Court, the danger of dark money, and the frustration of confirmation hearings.
Activists and organizers around the country are mobilizing against President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who needs a simple majority of 51 votes in the Senate to be confirmed.
*Scroll down for the segment info, dates and links. Or click above for the full blog post.*
The most important political task of the year is blocking Trump’s supreme court pick. It can be done, John Nichols argues—with the right political strategy: organizing in the states with the swing votes: Maine and Alaska.
Ch. 6: How Democrats Can Get Past a Far Right Court - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 6-28-18
Thom Hartmann discusses a potential congressional check on our far right supreme court, one that perhaps should have been used long before now.
Ian Millhiser, justice editor at ThinkProgress and Off-Kilter’s SCOTUS correspondent, on the roll that John Roberts now plays in deciding whether there will be a call for Democrats to take the nuclear option against the Supreme Court.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Building the future of progressivism - V from Central New York
Ch. 9: What is it like to be on the left? Why are you on the left? - Ralph from Waterbury, CT
Ch. 10: Final comments on the philosophy of progressivism
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE:
Take Action with SPLC's #WhatsAtStake SCOTUS Campaign:
Stop Kavanaugh: SPLC's list of 6 Senators and their contact information
RSVP to call these Senators weekly until the confirmation hearings
MIDTERMS RESOURCES:
Check on candidates endorsed by Justice Democrats | Brand New Congress | DSA | Latino Victory | Our Revolution
Check your state registration deadlines and voter ID laws with rockthevote.org
For an easy way to donate to candidates, check out DownTicket.com on your mobile browser.
“15 Ways to Help a Campaign Win Their Election” (Political Charge)
AUGUST 14TH PRIMARIES:
Wisconsin (Reg. Deadlines - Primary: Post-marked by July 25th, or in-person by Aug 10th / General: post-marked by Oct. 17th, in-person by Nov. 2nd)
U.S. House - 1st District (Dem. Primary): Randy Bryce vs. Cathy Myers
Star Tribune Article on Bryce’s arrests & Bryce’s response
U.S. House - 4th District (Dem. Primary): Incumbent Gwen Moorewill very likely win her primary.
U.S. House - 7th District (Dem. Primary): Margaret Engebretson
Governor (Dem. Primary): Tony Evers| Mike McCabe
Senate: Heads up! Sen. Tammy Baldwinis running for reelection in Nov. and facing $8.5 million in conservative money against her.
Due to time, the following states either have been *featured already or will be soon:
*Minnesota (Reg. Deadlines - Primaries: Online: July 24th, In person: Until August 14th / General: Oct. 9th) *Learn more*
Connecticut (Reg. Deadlines - Primaries: Online & mail-in: Received by Aug. 9th / General: Oct. 30th)
Vermont (Reg. Deadlines - Primaries: Aug. 14th / General: Nov. 6th)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Decompression - Rayling (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Rafter - Speakeasy (Blue Dot Sessions)
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Cloud Line - K4 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Andelo - Pacha Faro (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Basket - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1196 Building a media that supports rather than undermines democracy
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Air Date: 7/13/2018
Today we take a look at the media landscape and how it enables rather than challenges our horrific political status quo and we also hear suggested alternatives structures that could help us change the game
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Jeff Cohen on Cable News Hawks - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-30-18
As the US government ramped up for war in the wake of September 11, 2001, TV screens were filled with what seemed a parade of generals. Military men became the sources of first resort, over and indeed against regional experts, historians and peace advocates.
Laura Flanders discusses the consolidation of media companies and its impact on our democracy including the scale of the big problem with gatekeepers like Facebook and Google and media companies like Sinclair as an “extractive machine.”
*Scroll down for the segment info, dates and links. Or click above for the full blog post.*
Author Sarah Kendzior (“The View from Flyover Country”) talks about how the media continues to enable Donald Trump, and how they/we can more effectively confront the Trump “kleptocracy.”
Ch. 5: Marc Cooper on media and democracy - Jacobin Radio (@jacobinmag) - Air Date 12-19-17
Journalist Marc Cooper looks at media delivery in the present digital era of democratized information that has introduced new potential as well as new dangers.
Ch. 6: Laura Flanders on building the next system of media - @TheNextSystem Project - Air Date 10-18-17
Laura Flanders discusses her latest paper for the Next System Project on the “urgent necessity” of Next System Media including criticisms of for-profit media and some suggested alternatives.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: What the math on the cost of health insurance for insurance companies? - Kyle from Portland
Ch. 8: Final comments on private health insurance vs government-run insurance and the perverse incentive for private insurers to want medical costs to go ever-higher
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
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August 11th Primary:
Hawaii (Reg. Deadlines - Primaries: Online: July 12th, In person: Until August 11th / General: Oct. 9th)
U.S. House - 1st District: Kaniela Ing
U.S. House - 2nd District: Tulsi Gabbard(Incumbent)
August 14th Primaries:
Minnesota (Reg. Deadlines - Primaries: Online: July 24th, In person: Until August 14th / General: Oct. 9th)
U.S. House - 5th District: Ilhan Omar
U.S. House - 8th District: Michelle Lee
U.S. Senate (Dem. Primary for Nov. Special Election) - Tina Smith
Governor (Dem. Primary) - Erin Murphy
Due to time, the following states will be featured in depth on a future episode:
Wisconsin (Reg. Deadlines - Primaries: Post-marked by July 25th, In person Aug. 10th / General: Post-marked by Oct 17th, In-person: Nov. 2nd)
Connecticut (Reg. Deadlines - Primaries: Online & mail-in: Received by Aug. 9th / General: Oct. 30th)
Vermont (Reg. Deadlines - Primaries: Aug. 14th / General: Nov. 6th)
Correction: South Dakota was originally listed in the segment, but 8/14 is actually the runoff date. There will not be runoffs.
Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Vibrant Canopy - Origami (Blue Dot Sessions)
- The Rampart - Castle Danger (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Inessential - Bayou Birds (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Surly Bonds - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Loopy - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1195 Criminalizing protest with civility as a cudgel
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Air Date: 7/10/2018
Today we take a look at the attempts to distract with calls for civility and the attempts to suppress dissent with various bans and impediments to protest
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The Problem with Civility - On the Media - Air Date 6-30-18
Ch. 2: Criminalizing Protest - @USNewsBeat - Air Date 6-14-18
Ch. 3: The Civility Fetish - Citations Needed - Air Date 6-14-18
Ch. 4: NFL Bans National Anthem Protests - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 05-24-18
Ch. 5: Civility as a cudgel - Trumpcast - Air Date 6-30-18
Ch. 6: Mara Verheyden-Hilliard on Criminalizing Protest - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-7-18
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Why wouldn't a UBI just cause inflation? - David from Houston
Ch. 8: Final comments on a Universal Basic Income, inflation and recommending an episode of The Dig about Troop Veneration and US Empire
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Turning on the Lights - Speakeasy (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Swapping Tubes - Studio J (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Rafter - Speakeasy (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Great Great Lengths - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Insatiable Toad - Origami (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1123 Preparing for the end of the world, or at least capitalism (Encore)
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Air Date: 8/1/2017
Today we look at the state of capitalism, the logical arguments for its inevitable demise and the evidence that the end may more nigh than ever before
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Caitlin Moran on the need for a revolutionary upgrade to society - Politics & Prose from @Slate Track One
Ch. 3: Song 1: Revolution - Grandaddy
Ch. 4: Act 2: Casey Gerald: The gospel of doubt - @TEDTalks - Air Date 3-12-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Capitalism Is Tearing Us Apart - sole
Ch. 6: Act 3: Wolfgang Streeck: Surviving Post-Capitalism Coping, hoping, doping & shopping Part 1 - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 2-9-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hit the Wall - GoGoSnapRadio
Ch. 8: Act 4: Prof. Richard Wolff on the coming death of capitalism - Upstream - Air Date 12-12-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Break On Through - The Doors
Ch. 10: Act 5: Wolfgang Streeck: Surviving Post-Capitalism Coping, hoping, doping & shopping Part 2 - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 2-9-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Elysium - Mendum
Ch. 12: Act 6: What’s After Capitalism? Create Our Next Economy via @TheNextSystem - Best of the Left Activism
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Recommending book about Woodie Guthrie - Josh from Dallas, TX
Ch. 14: Thoughts on technology and addiction - Kyle from Portland
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments on Late Capitalism and “Judeo-Christian Values”
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Help find the answer to "What's Next?" with The Next System Project
Read Gar Alperovitz "Principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth"
Download resources and organize a Next System Project Teach-In in your community
Follow @TheNextSystem on Twitter
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Is Capitalism Dying? (Forbes, 2013)
’Is Capitalism Dying?’ (Marxism, 2013)
The Pain You Feel is Capitalism Dying (Joe Brewer, Medium, 2016)
Beyond the Minimum Wage Debate: Let's Move Toward a System That Works for All (Democracy at Work)
Prof. Richard Wolff debates Fox's Stuart Varney (Democracy at Work)
Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1194 The why and the how to make voting cool again (Elections)
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Air Date: 7/3/2018
Today we take a look at the movement underway to take back power for progressive ideas in this country from a variety of perspectives all working toward a common goal
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Plan to engage in civics this year - Sunday Civics - Air Date 1-7-18
Ch. 2: Young Voters and the Progressive Path Forward - Laura Flanders - Air Date 7-3-18
Ch. 4: What Democrats Should Be Focussing on During the Age of Trump - Ring of Fire - Air Date 6-9-18
Ch. 5: DSA at the Ballot Box - The Dig from Jacobin Radio - Air Date 4-18-18
Ch. 7: John Nichols on the political earthquakes in the 2018 primaries - Bradcast - Air Date 6-27-18
Ch. 8: Final comments on the history of and solution to the non-vote protest
THE MIDTERMS MINUTE
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August 2nd Primaries:
Tennessee(Reg. Deadlines: Primaries: July 3rd/ General: Oct. 9th)
U.S. House - 2nd District: Marc Whitmire
U.S. House - 3rd District: Dr. Danielle Mitchell
Heads Up! General Nov. 6th: (Senate) Dem Candidate is Phill Bedesen (moderate)
August 7th Primaries:
Kansas (Reg. Deadlines: Primaries: July 17th/ General: Oct. 16th)
U.S. House - 3rd District: Brent Welder
U.S. House - 4th District: James Thompson
Missouri (Reg. Deadlines: Primaries: July 11th/ General: Oct. 10th)
U.S. House - 1st District: Cori Bush
Heads Up! General Nov. 6th: (Senate) Dem Candidate is Clair McCaskill (moderate)
Michigan (Reg. Deadlines: Primaries: July 9th / General: Oct. 9th)
Governor Dem Primary: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (Justice Democrat)
5 U.S. House Candidates: Check Justice Democrats| Brand New Congress
Washington (Reg. Deadlines: Primaries: Only July 9th; In person July 30th / General: Oct 8th)
3 U.S. House Candidates: Check Justice Democrats| Brand New Congress
Ohio (Reg. Deadlines: Primaries: July 9th / Early voting starts July 10th)
Special Election: U.S. House - 12th District: Danny O’Connor (Democrat)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Molly Molly - Barstool (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Stale Case - Darby (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Shift of Currents - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Planting Flags - K4 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1193 Fighting for a representative democracy (voting Rights and Gerrymandering)
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Air Date: 6/29/2018
Today we take a look at the multi-pronged campaign to prevent as many people from voting as possible and what we can do about it
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Karen Hobert Flynn on Census & Citizenship - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-30-18
Ch. 3: The case for automatic voter registration - Sunday Civics - Air Date 1-22-18
Ch. 4: Black Representation in North Carolina - The Gerrymandering Project - Air Date 12-14-17
Ch. 6: Build the Blue Wave: Confirm, Prepare & GOTV for Midterms 2018 - Best of the Left Activism
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Tree Votes For The Axe - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 8: Final comments on the danger of gerrymandering and the value of voting
TAKE ACTION
5 Steps & Resources to Build the “Blue Wave” for Midterms 2018:
1. CONFIRM VOTER REGISTRATION: rockthevote.org“Voter Registration Lookup Tool”
2. LEARN/SHARE VOTER ID LAWS: VoteRiders.orgState Voter ID Law Info Cards
3. LEARN/SHARE CUTOFF DATES/DEADLINES: rockthevote.orgState Information
4. HELP OTHERS register, check registration, learn dates. Share information in person and on social media!
5. JOIN A LOCAL REGISTRATION/GET OUT THE VOTE EFFORT:
Rock The Vote | NextGen America | ACLU(& check local chapters) | NAACP | NARAL | League of Women Voters | Let America Vote
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- The Silver Hatch - Rayling (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Cloud Line - K4 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Waterbourne - Algea Fields (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Line Etching - Marble Run (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Insatiable Toad - Origami (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1192 Fighting for Single Payer and against our neoliberal health system
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Air Date: 6/26/2018
Today we take a look at the misguided transformation of our thinking about health care that causes us to accept the idea of it being a market-based commodity, who continues to support this idea and why it continues to make suckers of us all
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 2: Why Democrats Resist Medicare For All - @TZHRJ - Air Date 03-12-18
Ch. 5: Join Your Local Single-Payer Advocacy Group via @HCNow - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 7: Final comments on why single-payer health care is good for gender equality
TAKE ACTION
Find & Join your Local Single-Payer Advocacy Group via Healthcare NOW
CALL/WRITE/TWEET your members of Congress to push them to publicly support the Medicare for All Act before the Midterms:
FOR READING/SHARING
The Midterm Elections and Medicare For All(Healthcare NOW!)
Is Medicare-for-all a winning message for midterm elections? DSCC chairman weighs in(CBS)
Why So Many Democrats Are Embracing Single-Payer Health Care(The Atlantic)
"Medicare for All" is a winner in Democratic primaries(Axios)
Single-Payer Health Care Is The Key To Democratic Victory In 2018(WBUR)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC:
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- UpUpUp and Over - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions)
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Donder - Darby (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Wingspan - Bayou Birds (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Planting Flags - K4 (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1121 This episode is worth your time (Culture and Technology) (Encore)
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Air Date: 7/21/2017
Today we look at the technology that massively influences how we spend our time and hear lots of advice on how we can begin to take back control
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Panda is Dancing - @TimeWellSpentio - Air Date 11-28-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Tim Wu on The Attention Merchants - The Zero Hour w: @RJEskow - Air Date 4-29-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: One-Armed Bandit - The Viscounts
Ch. 6: Act 3: What If Technology Were Conscious Of Your Time? - @TimeWellSpentio - Air Date 11-22-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: N/A
Ch. 8: Act 4: What If Technology Were Designed For Human Values? - @TimeWellSpentio - Air Date 11-22-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Forever On Your Team - Frida Selander
Ch. 10: Act 5: Does Technology Actually Make Life Easier, or Just More Hectic? - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 05-08-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Spider-Man (Live) - Ramones
Ch. 12: Act 6: Tristan Harris: How better tech could protect us from distraction - @TEDTalks - Air Date 6-14-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Time Well Spent - Tom Felton
Ch. 14: Act 7: Laura Vanderkam - How to gain control of your free time - @TEDTalks - Air Date 2-7-2017
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time In a Bottle - Jim Croce
Ch. 16: Act 8: Yuval Noah Harari - Think Again @bigthink - Air Date 2-25-17
Ch. 17: Song 8: We're Simple Minds - Club 8
Ch. 18: Act 9: Someday - The Minimalists - Air Date 3-29-17
Ch. 19: Final comments on my personal slate of apps, settings and strategies to keep my digital life under control
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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#1191 Stumbling toward peace on the Korean Peninsula
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Air Date: 6/19/2018
Today we take a look at where we are in the negotiation process with North Korea and how we got here
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 2: Bruce Cummings on a chance for peace in Korea - Start Making Sense - Air Date 6-14-18
Ch. 4: Understanding the small print of the negotiations with North Korea - Thinking Cap - Air Date 6-13-18
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 6: A call to action on family separation and detention - Nick from California
Ch. 7: Final comments on stopping dictatorships before they start
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Gusty Hollow - Migration
- PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
- Chilvat - Lillehammer
- Wax Paper Jewel - Origami
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1190 Hurricane Maria laid bare the colonialism and capitalism in Puerto Rico
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Air Date: 6/15/2018
Today we take a look at the high toll Puerto Rico is paying, in both money and lives, for the triple disasters of colonialism, Hurricane Maria and disaster capitalism
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 2: Colonialism during hurricane season - On the Media - 6-6-18
Ch. 5: Help Disaster Victims Resist Disaster Capitalism via @MutualAidRelief - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 6: Naomi Klein on Puerto Rico and Disaster Capitalism - Touré Show - Air Date 4-25-18
Ch. 9: Final comments on the lessons of Mister Rogers that we could use right now
TAKE ACTION
Get involved with/support Mutual Aid Disaster Relief
MARD Skillshare Trainings(Links for request forms are at the bottom of the blog post)
Read more about MARD ongoing work in Puerto Rico
FOR FURTHER READING/SHARING
FEMA Blamed Delays In Puerto Rico On Maria; Agency Records Tell Another Story(NPR/Frontline)
About a quarter of Puerto Rico’s schools are shutting down. Here’s a look inside one.(Vox)
"Justice was served": Judge halts school closures in Puerto Rico(CBS)
New bill pushes for commission to investigate federal response to Puerto Rico hurricanes(NBC)
At Issue In Florida Senate Campaign: Who's Fighting For Puerto Rico?(NPR)
Hurricane Maria Casts Shadow Over Puerto Rican Parade(NY Times)
Puerto Rico's Push For Food Independence Intertwined With Statehood Debate(NPR)
The Shame in Puerto Rico(NY Times)
Fighting for Those Who Can No Longer Speak(SocialistWorker.org)
Resisting Disaster Capitalists and Building Solidarity in Puerto Rico(Grassroots International)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Cat's Eye - Marble Run
- Rafter - Speakeasy
- Front Runner - Union Hall
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
- Comma - Codebreaker
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1189 Our dehumanizing, traumatizing, child-abusing immigration system
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Air Date: 6/12/2018
Today we take a look at the absolute horror show that is the US immigration system. Understanding that it was bad before but has been revved up to literally inhumane as our government makes a concerted effort to dehumanize asylum seekers on the run for their lives.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: To Trump, Americans "Have Kids," But Immigrants "Breed" - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 04-24-18
Ch. 2: Stories of our abusive treatment of immigrants - Off Kilter - Air Date 6-1-18
Ch. 4: How I.C.E. Propaganda Makes Its Way Into the News - On The Media - 2-16-18
Ch. 5: The Obama administration laid the groundwork for immigrant abuses - Intercepted - Air Date 5-30-18
Ch. 6: Kade Crockforde on how real sanctuary means ending mass policing - The Dig - Air Date 3-26-18
Ch. 8: The immigration detention machine - In the Thick - Air Date 6-6-18
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: The unsurprisingly badly constructed argument of Confederacy defenders - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 11: Final comments on the need to deal with cognitive dissonance in order to support conservative ideas while not feeling like the bad guy
TAKE ACTION
Get involved with familiesbelongtogether.org & follow @womenbelong
Tell Congress to #AbolishICE & pass:
Help Separated Families Act of 2018
Give to organizations like:
The Young Center for Immigrant Rights
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
FOR READING/SHARING
Democrats are trying to stop Trump from separating families at the border(Vox)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal—‘They Could Hear Their Children Screaming for Them in the Next Room’(The Nation)
Keep Families Together Act(Feinstein.senate.gov)
Feinstein bill would prohibit family separations at US-Mexico border (ThinkProgress)
Sessions Says Domestic and Gang Violence Are Not Grounds for Asylum (NY Times)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Haena - Cloud Harbor
- On Early Light - Cholate
- Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
- The Cast and Favor - Bayou Birds
- These Times - The Pine Barrens
- Feathersoft - Barstool
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1120 Stopping and building at the same time (Progressive Movement) (Encore)
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Air Date: 7/28/2017
Today we look at the woeful state of the Democratic Party and the strategy to bring them back from the brink
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Perfect Space - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 4: Act 2: David Sirota Discusses the Role of Journalism In the Trump Resistance - @TheRealNews - Air Date 6-16-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Failure - Kings of Convenience
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bill Curry on how and why the Democratic party lost its way - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 6-3-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Changes - Langhorne Slim & The Law
Ch. 8: Act 4: Naomi Klein on why No is not enough - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 6-28-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Rome Wasn't Built In a Day - Morcheeba
Ch. 10: Act 5: Tom Ferguson on why establishment Democrats are vulnerable - Jacobin Radio (@jacobinmag) - Air Date 7-11-17
Voicemails
Ch. 11: Reaction to 1119 on Poverty - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 12: Follow-up on de-transitioning article - Rachel from Seattle
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 13: Final comments on how conservatives have come full circle on their understanding of LGBTQ people and ended up right where they started
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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#1188 Impoverished, imprisoned and invisible (Disability Justice)
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Air Date: 6/5/2018
Today we take a look at some of the adversity facing disabled people from labor rights to health care accessibility to incarceration
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Bottom Dollars Trailer - Rooted in Rights (@rootedinrights)
Ch. 3: Why Are People With Disabilities Still Invisible in the Workplace? - Big Think - Air Date 7-31-15
Ch. 4: The intersection of incarceration and disability - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 9-16-16
Ch. 7: Civil disobedience by people with disabilities #ADAPTandRESIST - @offkiltershow - Air Date 6-30-17
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Disappointed that Russia episode didn't debunk Russiagate - Christopher from Greensburg, PA
Ch. 9: Final comments on how to argue effectively
TAKE ACTION:
Call Congress: Tell Congress to Support the DIA!
Learn More About the Disability Integration Act
Get involved with ADAPT & follow @NationalADAPT
Help Sway Congress: Call for Stories: Snapshots of Our Lives
Spread the word on social media with #DIAToday
FOR READING/SHARING:
ADAPT activists put their bodies on the line to gain support for Disability Integration Act (ThinkProgress)
Disability Activists Fight for the Right to Live in Their Communities (Rewire News)
VIDEO: Disability Rights Activist Changes Senator's Mind(Now This)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Cloud Line - K4
- UpUpUp and Over - The Balloonist
- Blue Jay - Feathers
- Heather - Migration
- This Fickle World - Theo Bard
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1187 Taking the long view on Trump and Russia
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Air Date: 6/1/2018
Today we take a rare sojourn into the world of Trump's seemingly endless corruption in business and life with a focus on his long history with Russia.
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SHOW NOTES
1:03 Ch. 1: Trump and Russia from 30,000 feet - Who. What. Why. - Air Date 12-15-17
11:00 Ch. 2: Sarah Kendzior on the Oligarch Envy Haunting President Trump - The Breach - Air Date 11-28-17
20:10 Ch. 3: Trump, Russia and 'Alternative Financing' - Trump Inc. - Air Date 2-21-18
33:45 Ch. 4: Taking a charitable and uncharitable look at Trump and Russia - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 1-8-18
47:26 Ch. 5: Rating the Trump-Russia angles - Trumpcast - Air Date 3-16-18
VOICEMAILS
1:02:08 Ch. 6: We never broke the spell of white supremacy the way Germany did - Bill from St. Petersburg, FL
1:03:46 Ch. 7: The Democrats need a multi-decade strategy - V from Central New York
1:08:57 Ch. 8: Final comments on the through-line from Trump’s corrupt history to his latest corruption news
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Petra - Lathe
- When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
- Haena - Cloud Harbor
- Begrudge - Darby
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1186 Confronting the Legacy of the Confederacy
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Air Date: 5/29/2018
Today we take a look at the legacy of the Confederacy, the monuments and white supremacy it left behind and the racial terror institutionalized in America based on upholding its values
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Confederacy - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 10-09-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark
Ch. 4: Act 2: Avenue of Second Place Trophies - Backstory - Air Date 6-22-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A
Ch. 6: Act 3: Monumental Questions - On The Media - Air Date 10-31-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gullwing Sailor - Migration
Ch. 8: Act 4: Taking Down the Confederacy — Symbol by Symbol - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 5-2-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Inessential - Bayou Birds
Ch. 10: Act 5: Bryan Stevenson on the racial terrorism of lynching - Cape Up - Air Date 4-24-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: Heather - Migration
Ch. 12: Act 6: Thoughtful comments on the process of remembering history - Code Switch - Air Date 8-23-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Open Flames - Aeronaut
Ch. 14: Act 7: Mitch Landrieu on understanding the debate over southern culture - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 3-26-18
Ch. 15: Song 7: Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark
Ch. 16: Act 8: Bryan Stevenson on the ongoing burden of the disease of white supremacy - Cape Up - Air Date 4-24-18
Ch. 17: Final comments on understanding the moral argument of those who defend the Confederacy but not slavery
Bonus Clip: A defense of the non-slave-holding confederate soldier's motives - Code Switch - Air Date 8-23-17
Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
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#1110 The rise of hate in America (White Supremacy) (Encore)
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Air Date: 6/09/2017
Today we take a look at some of the structures of white supremacy and the moment in the sun it is currently enjoying
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Hate Groups Promise Revolt If Trump Abandons White Supremacy - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date: 12-31-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: A Dose of White Supremacy - Neffe Odom Kragh-Muller
Ch. 4: Act 2: As Confederate Monuments Come Down, the Struggle Continues - On the Media - Air Date 5-26-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Soft Serve - Soul Coughing
Ch. 6: Act 3: Steve Bannon Loves This "Shockingly Racist" Book - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-08-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Your Racist Friend - They Might Be Giants
Ch. 8: Act 4: Heidi Beirich on White Supremacist violence - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 6-2-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: We Are Nowhere And It's Now - Bright Eyes
Ch. 10: Act 5: Learn How to Effectively Fight & Report Hate in Your Community via @SPLCenter - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 12: Act 6: Something Is Emerging From This Community - On the Media - Air Date 6-2-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: How do we talk to people who's beliefs aren't based on fact? - Marguerite from North Carolina
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 14: Final comments on the toxic garbage dump that is White Supremacy
Ch. 15: Bonus Clip: How to Argue - Love and Radio - Air Date 2-11-17
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Read and share SPLC's "Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide"
#ReportHate crimes to SPLC at splcenter.org/reporthate
Stay informed about hate-fueled incidents across the country via SPLC's Hatewatch
EDUCATE YOURSELF
SPLC Hatewatch: Headlines for 6/7/2017 (SPLC Hatewatch)
Defiant Alt-Right “Patriots” Encounter Portland’s Simmering Anger After Train Killings (SPLC Hatewatch)
As Hate Crimes Rise, The Trump Administration Blocks Funding to Fight Domestic Extremism (Right Wing Watch)
Why Taking Down Confederate Memorials is Only a First Step (The Conversation)
Protest in the Era of Donald Trump (Huffington Post)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1185 Putting the politics of the left back together (Elections)
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Air Date: 5/22/2018
Today we take a look at the importance of the upcoming mid-term elections and the necessary danger of infighting amongst the left
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Dems Targeting 12 States to Prevent Decade of Republican Gerrymandering - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 02-09-18
Ch. 3: Song 1: Stale Case - Darby
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Blue Wave: Flipping Seats Alone Is Not Enough - Ring of Fire (via Majority Report) - Air Date 3-31-18
Ch. 5: Song 2: Blue Jay - Feathers
Ch. 6: Act 3: The toxicity and danger of fighting amongst the left - This is Hell - Air Date 1-16-18
Ch. 7: Song 3: Streamer - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fighting the Oligarchy Inside the Democratic Party - TheRealNews - Air Date 4-30-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Tripoli - Pecan Grove
Ch. 10: Act 5: Eliane Glaser on standing up for the Left - This is Hell - Air Date 5-8-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: Great is the Contessa - The Contessa
Ch. 12: Act 6: The lesser of two evils is looking a lot better these days - Humorless Queers - Air Date 5-9-18
Voicemails
Ch. 13: How coops are more equitable - Tyler from Minneapolis
Ch. 14: A variety of thoughts on several recent episodes - Laura from Alameda, CA
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 15: Final comments on learning to not worry about the perverse incentives built into cap and dividend legislation
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
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#1184 Lighting the fuse in the Middle East (Iran and Israel)
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Air Date: 5/18/2018
Today we take a look at the context and history that preceded the US cancellation of the Iran nuclear agreement
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 3: Song 1: Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 4: Act 2: Understanding the history of Iran not having a nuclear weapons program - Citations Needed - Air Date 11-2-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Lord Weasel - Molerider
Ch. 6: Act 3: The middle eastern country with a secret nuclear weapons program - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 5-2-18
Ch. 7: Song 3: Open Flames - Aeronaut
Ch. 9: Song 4: Cloud Line - K4
Ch. 10: Act 5: The US can't understand how other countries see our actions - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 5-13-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: Vengeful - Warmbody
Ch. 12: Act 6: Amy Wilentz: From Gaza to Jerusalem - Start Making Sense - Air Date 5-17-18
Voicemails
Ch. 13: UBI/Job Guarantee made me think lots of thoughts - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 14: Please address the issue of risk for workers in coop businesses - Rob from Tacoma, WA
Ch. 15:(Unedited) Criticizing clip from The Weeds on jobs guarantee - Jeff from New Jersey
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 16: Final comments on criticizing a jobs guarantee program and analyzing how risk is managed in a worker-owned coop
Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
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#1183 Debating proposals for a next-generation economy (Social Benefit Programs)
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Air Date: 5/8/2018
Today we take a look at both the policies of a Federally-Guaranteed Jobs program and a Universal Basic Income and hear arguments for and against each
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Understanding different styles of basic income schemes - Upstream - Air Date 8-16-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Tripoli - Pecan Grove
Ch. 4: Act 2: Basic income will only strengthen neoliberalism - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 3-20-18
Ch. 5: Song 2: Wingspan - Bayou Birds
Ch. 6: Act 3: Avoiding the neoliberal vision for basic income - The Other Washington - Air Date 12-9-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Astrisx - Bodytonic
Ch. 8: Act 4: A basic income is not transformative enough - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 3-20-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Minutes - Pacha Faro
Ch. 10: Act 5: Reframing basic income away from welfare - Upstream - Air Date 9-26-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hundred Mile - K2
Ch. 12: Act 6: Debating between guaranteed jobs vs income - The Next System Project - Air Date 12-21-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark
Ch. 14: Act 7: The class and stigma problems of a jobs guarantee - The Weeds - Air Date 5-2-18
Ch. 15: Song 7: Feathersoft - Barstool
Ch. 16: Act 8: Benefits of a job guarantee - Left Out - Air Date 5-8-18
Ch. 17: Song 8: Vittoro - Aeronaut
Ch. 18: Act 9: Understanding some of the implementation problems of a jobs guarantee - The Weeds - Air Date 5-2-18
Ch. 19: Song 9: Andelo - Pacha Faro
Ch. 20: Act 10: Comparing guaranteed jobs vs incomes - The Other Washington - Air Date 12-9-17
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Political Intersectionality - Alan from Connecticut
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 22: Final comments on social programs and the destructive power of stigma
Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1119 The inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men (Encore)
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Air Date: 7/12/2017
Today we look at many of our misconceptions of the nature of poverty, the interconnectedness of economics with all aspects of life and some suggestions on how to pursue justice
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Dividing the generations to distract from the class war - CounterSpin @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 1-8-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Class-Warfare - Chris Priest
Ch. 4: Act 2: The frames through which we look at low-income aid programs - @offkiltershow - Air Date 6-9-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Call It Even - Scott Simons
Ch. 6: Act 3: Does prolonged exposure to poverty have a lasting effect on the brain? - The Inquiry - Air Date 5-25-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Sur Le Fil - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 8: Act 4: Everything is economic - The Other Washington from @civicskunkworks - Air Date 5-25-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Poverty (Single (Stereo)) - Bobby "Blue" Bland
Ch. 10: Act 5: Rutger Bregman: Poverty isn't a lack of character; it's a lack of cash - @TEDTalks - Air Date 6-13-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Protect & Serve - Stiff Little Fingers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Bryan Stevenson: the opposite of poverty is not wealth, the opposite of poverty is justice - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 5-16-17
Ch. 13: Final comments asking the question of the age: What the f**k is wrong with economists?
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Recommended Reading/Sharing:
Why do we think poor people are poor because of their own bad choices? (Outclassed, The Guardian)
45 million Americans rely on food stamps. Trump wants to gut the program. (Vox)
The Problem Isn’t Food Stamps, It’s Poverty (Editorial Board, New York Times)
What Works to Reduce Poverty (Center of Budget and Policy Priorities)
Trump’s Budget Cuts Deeply Into Medicaid and Anti-Poverty Efforts (New York Times)
Welfare programs shown to reduce poverty in America (The Guardian, 2014)
Curated by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1182 Wrongheaded laws and prosecutors (Injustice System)
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Air Date: 5/8/2018
Today we take a look at how we came to have some of the mandatory minimum laws that we do, how they came out of a sense of desperation from an underserved and ignored community, and how prosecutors have used those laws to make things worse. But there is hope to turn this around.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Locking up our own, good intentions and underestimating the harm of lockup - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 7-22-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Swapping Tubes - Studio J
Ch. 4: Act 2: Why prosecutors, not cops, are the keys to criminal justice reform Part 1 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 8-22-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Petra - Lathe
Ch. 6: Act 3: Locking up our own, how desperation created polices that made things worse - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 7-22-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: On Early Light - Cholate
Ch. 8: Act 4: Why prosecutors, not cops, are the keys to criminal justice reform Part 2 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 8-22-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Cat's Eye - Marble Run
Ch. 10: Act 5: Shaun King: Real Justice TEAMS - Real Justice - Air Date 4-10-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: Donder - Darby
Ch. 12: Act 6: Adam Foss: A prosecutor's vision for a better justice system - TEDTalks - Air Date: 3-21-16
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Straightening out some views from the left - Craig from Ohio
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 15:Final comments on the production choices of the show
Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
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EDUCATE YOURSELF
Read "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Read "Locking Up Our Own" by James Forman Jr.
Read "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Read "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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#1181 The Red-State Revolt (Teachers Strikes)
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Air Date: 5/4/2018
Today we take a look at the falling dominoes of rebellion and demands for justice in the form of teachers strikes as they go from one educationally decimated red state to the next
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Teachers Say What's Wrong With Education In The U.S. - AJ+ - Air Date: 09-03-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Red State Revolt: Teachers Fight Back Against GOP Education Cuts - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 05-01-18
Ch. 5: Song 2: Decompression - Rayling
Ch. 6: Act 3: Teacher's strikes are women's strikes - This is Hell - Air Date 4-24-18
Ch. 7: Song 3: We were there - Robin Roberts
Ch. 8: Act 4: West Virginia Sees the Biggest Public Sector Worker Strike in 30 Years - Ring of Fire Radio - Air Date 03-10-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: If it weren't for the union - Robin Roberts
Ch. 10: Act 5: Possible unintended consequences from the Janus decision - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 3-15-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Contract - Robin Roberts
Ch. 12: Act 6: Cracks appearing in the low-tax paradigm - Diane Rehm: On My Mind - Air Date 4-28-18
Ch. 13: Song 6: Surly Bonds - Aeronaut
Ch. 14: Act 7: 5 Ways to Support Teachers Striking Around the US - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Corey Robin Striking Teachers Are “Real Resistance” to “Incoherent” Republicans and “Gutted” Dems - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 04-12-18
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Be wary of judging another culture's approach to regulation - Whitney from Seattle
Ch. 18: Discussing guns - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 19:Final comments
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
5 Ways to Support Teachers Striking:
1. Call your members of Congress
2. March with teachers
3. Help with childcare
4. Explain the strikes to your kids
5. Donate to funds supporting striking teachers (see activism blog pagefor links)
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Women are leading the wave of strikes in America. Here's why.(The Guardian)
The Outcome in Arizona(Jacobin)
Colorado Republican lawmakers want to punish striking teachers with jail time.(Vox)
What you need to know about why Colorado teachers are walking out of classes and onto the Capitol(Denver Post)
What’s at Stake in the Teachers’ Strikes? (The Nation)
Teachers are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency(The Nation)
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#1180 A Bhutanese Travelogue
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Air Date: 5/1/2018
Today I tell stories about Bhutan including personal experiences and what I can about the cultural and political past, present and future of the country
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#1108 A conservative solution to solving climate change (Encore with New Ending)
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Air Date: 5/30/2017
Today we look at some conservatives engaged in the fight against climate change and their best policy proposal to get the job done
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Bob Inglis Changing the dialogue on energy and climate Part 1 - TEDxJacksonville - Air Date 12-10-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Free Enterprise - Dexter Jones' Circus Orchestra
Ch. 4: Act 2: Ted Halstead: A climate solution where all sides can win – @TEDTalks - Air Date 5-17-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Man With a Plan - The Button Men
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bob Inglis Changing the dialogue on energy and climate Part 2 - TEDxJacksonville - Air Date 12-10-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Compromise - The Format
Ch. 8: Act 4: Mitch Hescox on Why We're Not as Divided as You Think: Quiet Cooperation on Climate - Immense Possibilities on NETA
Ch. 9: Song 4: Sweet Lullaby - Deep Forest
Ch. 10: Act 5: D@W Field Report Climate March - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 5-18-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy
Ch. 12: Act 6: Bob Inglis on Why We're Not as Divided as You Think: Quiet Cooperation on Climate - Immense Possibilities on NETA
Ch. 13: Final comments on the unanswered questions left over from the original airing of this episode
Ch. 14: Bonus Clip: Explaining cap and dividend - The Next System Project - Air Date 8-30-17
#1179 Stories from the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan
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Air Date: 4/20/2018
Today we take a look at some of the highlights of the Kingdom of Bhutan including the most famous of their exports, Gross National Happiness and many lesser-known aspects of their focus on happiness, good governance and environmental protection. We will also look at one of the blackest marks of the countries past, one that still hangs around their necks to this day
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Bhutan The Kingdom Where GDP Is Measured In Happiness - Journeyman Pictures - Air Date 12-21-07
Ch. 3: Act 2: The Message - Gross National Happiness Centre Bhutan - Air Date 2-8-16
Ch. 5: Act 4: Tshering Tobgay: This country isn't just carbon neutral, it's carbon negative - TEDTalks - Air Date 4-1-16
Ch. 6: Act 5: Gross National Happiness: The Paradigm - Schumacher College - Air Date 2-20-17
Ch. 7: Act 6: Namgay Zam The Value of No - TEDxThimphu - Air Date 12-28-15
Ch. 8: Act 7: Siok Sian Pek-Dorji: What Matters in Bhutan - TEDxThimphu - Air Date 4-27-12
Ch. 9: Act 8: Bhutan's forgotten people - 101 East on Al Jazeera English - Air Date 5-23-14
Ch. 10: Final comments on the Bhutanese refugees
Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1178 Economic Evolution (Capitalism, Consumerism and Beyond)
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Air Date: 4/17/2018
Today we take a look at the debate between individualism and varying forms of collectivism, the benefits and drawbacks of consumerism and some philosophies of economics both past and future
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Debunked "Socialism Has Never Worked - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 8-22-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard
Ch. 4: Act 2: The myth of individualistic benefits of capitalism - Economic Update w @profwolff - Air Date 10-23-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Horizon Liner - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hundred Mile-No Guitar - K2
Ch. 8: Act 4: How Capitalism Exploits Us (And What We Can Do About It) - Sustainable Human - Air Date 5-27-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Tripoli - Pecan Grove
Ch. 10: Act 5: Kate Raworth on Doughnut Economics and envisioning a new economics - Upstream - Air Date 4-4-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: That River Wide - Sketchbook
Ch. 12: Act 6: History: Consumerism - The School of Life - Air Date 10-7-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Surly Bonds - Aeronaut
Ch. 14: Act 7: How Would a Total Free Market Libertarian Utopia Work? - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 11-12-17
Ch. 15: Quick summation and initial comments
Voicemails
Ch. 16: Completely on board for the book club - Ariel from Memphis
Ch. 17: Let's hope that MLK would have progressed had he lived - Jeff from Charlotte, NC
Ch. 18: Thoughts on MLK's "paternalism" - V from Central New York
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 19: Final comments on the importance of understanding quotes in their own context
Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
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#1113 Tax cuts and deregulation have failed before and will fail again (Encore)
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Air Date: 6/20/2017
Today we take a look at the legacy of conservative economics in Kansas, the new federal budget being pushed that would echo the Kansas disaster, deregulation that will cost citizens billions and the intellectual underpinning of modern conservative philosophy that is driving all this
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Conservatism is failing from Topeka to Tulsa to the River Thames - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 6-9-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Dust in the Wind - Kansas
Ch. 4: Act 2: A billionaire perspective on Trump's budget - The Other Washington - Air Date 6-1-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 6: Act 3: Republicans Repeal Disastrous Tax Cuts - @theyoungturks - Air Date 06-11-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Lesson Learned (feat. John Mayer) - Alicia Keys
Ch. 8: Act 4: Roll-Back of Financial Regulations Has Nothing to do with Complexity or Boosting the Economy - @TheRealNews - Air Date 6-13-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Ennio 08-08 - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 10: Act 5: Stop Republicans from Deregulating Wall Street & #DefendCFPB via @RealBankReform - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: This fickle world - Theo Bard
Ch. 12: Act 6: Nancy MacLean on the intellectual underpinning of a “mean” Republican Party - Who What Why - Air Date 6-16-17
#1177 What society does not know, nor want to know about Martin Luther King
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Air Date: 4/10/2018
Today we take a look at some of the lesser-known sides of Martin Luther King's life and legacy, not just about his radicalism and focus on labor rights but also some new takes on the long shadow of the patriarchal views he held and reinforced
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 3: Song 1: Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 4: Act 2: The legacy of Coretta Scott King - Backstory - Air Date 3-30-18
Ch. 5: Song 2: Donder - Darby
Ch. 6: Act 3: Dr. King's Bad Advice - On the Media - Air Date 4-6-18
Ch. 7: Song 3: Vernouillet - The Sweet Hots
Ch. 8: Act 4: King and gender - The Dig - Air Date 3-21-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Gusty Hollow - Migration
Ch. 10: Act 5: Remembering Dr. King's Legacy That Many Forget - The Root
Ch. 11: Song 5: Kallaloe - Barstool
Ch. 12: Act 6: A More Beautiful & Terrible History The Whitewashing & Distortion of Rosa Parks and MLK’s Legacies - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 02-06-18
Ch. 13: Song 6: Andelo - Pacha Faro
Ch. 14: Act 7: The parts of MLK's legacy that made him unpopular and that we need to talk about more - Thinking Cap - Air Date 4-5-18
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Seeking unity - Sam from Nashville
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 23:Final comments
BONUS CLIP: Ralph Nader on How to Dismantle the Corporate State - @freespeechtv - Air Date 5-9-14
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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Further Reading & Actions:
America's Moral Malady (Rev. William Barber; The Atlantic)
KING: Fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination, His Legacy is Still Being Written(The Atlantic Special Edition)
The Last March of Martin Luther King Jr.(The Atlantic)
ACTION: The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival (PoorPeoplesCampaign.org)
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#1176 The Gun Debate (is less of a debate than we think)
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Air Date: 4/6/2018
Today, in response to a conservative listener who sent in a voicemail about gun culture and policy, the entire episode is a point by point response to that call, complete with as many clips as usual from some regular and irregular sources, with plenty of disagreement but, ultimately, finding lots of common ground
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Listener Voicemail - Looking for common ground on gun control - Caitlin
Ch. 3: Act 2: The political effects of Facebook's algorithms - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 03-20-18
Ch. 4: Act 3: Jennifer Carlson on race and gun culture - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 3-12-18
Ch. 5: Act 4: Second amendment redefinition a fraud on the American people - Bradcast - Air Date 3-27-18
Ch. 6: Act 5: The myth of defensive gun ownership Part 1 - Science VS - Air Date 8-4-18
Ch. 7: Act 6: The myth of defensive gun ownership - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 02-03-15
Ch. 8: Act 7: The myth of defensive gun ownership Part 2 - Science VS - Air Date 8-4-18
Ch. 9: Act 8: Gun Control will Not Cure a Society that Produces Monstrous Behavior - @TheRealNews - Air Date 2-24-18
Ch. 10: Act 9: Danger of guns to women - Progressive Faith Sermons w: @RevDrRay - Air Date 10-8-17
Ch. 11: Act 10: The homicide rate with guns present, especially against women - Science VS - Air Date 8-4-18
Ch. 12: Act 11: Prevalence of guns results in more gun deaths and laws do work - Speak Out With Tim Wise - Air Date 2-20-18
Ch. 13: Act 12: The Gun Policies Americans Agree On - On The Media - Air Date 1-8-16
Ch. 14: Act 13: Does It Matter What You Think About Gun Policy? - On The Media - Air Date 1-8-16
Ch. 15: Final comments about what the gun debate is really all about
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Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
Contrarian - Sketchbook
Hundred Mile - K2
Planting Flags - K4
Vengeful - Warmbody
Wingspan - Bayou Birds
Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1175 You are the product in the internet economy (Facebook)
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Air Date: 4/3/2018
Today we take a look at the latest revelations about the (mis)use of Facebook's data in an attempt to influence US elections, some of those who've seen this coming for years and some thoughts on what to do about it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Facebook Data Massively Obtained & Misused by Cambridge Analytica - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 03-20-18
Ch. 3: Song 1: Minutes - Pacha Faro
Ch. 4: Act 2: Analytics CEO CAUGHT On Tape Discussing Potential Bribery and Entrapment - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-21-18
Ch. 5: Song 2: Lakal - Speakeasy
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Facebook Alarm Bells Have Been Ringing For Years - On The Media - Air Date 3-23-18
Ch. 7: Song 3: Lahaina - Cloud Harbor
Ch. 8: Act 4: Micah Sifry on Facebook - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 3-28-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Entrap - Darby
Ch. 10: Act 5: Dan Rather's Message to Mark Zuckerberg - The News with Dan Rather on @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-27-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: Contrarian - Sketchbook
Ch. 12: Act 6: Is Facebook in trouble? - The Inquiry - Air Date 3-8-18
Ch. 13: Act 7: You Are The Product: Is Facebook's Business Model Spying & Selling Our Data? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-22-18
Voicemails
Ch. 14: Explaining long-term use of opiates - Marguerite from Fortuna, CA
Ch. 15: Liberal Trump voter - Sam from Nashville, TN
Ch. 16: US has been most influential country - Sam from Nashville, TN
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 17: Final comments on tenets of “freedom from” and “freedom to”
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#1106 If you can’t beat them, suppress them (Voting Rights) (Encore)
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Air Date: 5/23/2017
Today we look at the current state of voting rights and the full press efforts being made to expand voter suppression far and wide across the country
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Where we stand on voting rights right now - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 4-12-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Ch. 4: Act 2: Voter ID Suppressed 200,000 Wisconsin Votes; Trump Won by 22,748 - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 05-11-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Who Benefits? - Mustard Plug
Ch. 6: Act 3: The benefits of vote-by-mail - The Other Washington from @civicskunkworks - Air Date 5-18-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Tusk - Errors
Ch. 8: Act 4: The origins of Trump's new voter fraud commission - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 5-12-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: I Told You So - Karmin
Ch. 10: Act 5: Call Out Voter Suppression with Let America Vote via @Let_AmericaVote - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 12: Act 6: Donald Trump Orders "Election Integrity" Commission Headed by Architects of Voter Suppression - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 05-12-17
#1174 Renewed and repackaged racism (Drug War)
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Air Date: 3/27/2018
Today we take a look at the blossoming of the renewed efforts of the conservative drug warriors
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Michelle Alexander We Must Respond Forcefully & Challenge Jeff Sessions's New War on Drugs - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 05-19-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Waterbourne - Algea Fields
Ch. 4: Act 2: Race, drugs and prisons - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 9-10-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Gullwing Sailor - Migration
Ch. 6: Act 3: Art Way on Pot Recriminalization - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 1-12-18
Ch. 7: Song 3: Inessential - Bayou Birds
Ch. 8: Act 4: Understanding the repeal of the Cole memo - Off Kilter - Air Date 1-26-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Astrisx - Bodytonic
Ch. 10: Act 5: Tell Congress: Punitive Drug Policies Don’t Work. Harm-Reduction Does. via @DrugPolicyOrg - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Streamer - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 12: Act 6: Death to Drug Dealers Trump Threatens to Ramp Up Drug War, Praising Efforts in Philippines & China - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 03-12-18
Voicemails
Ch. 13: The barbary wars were justified - Anonymous
Ch. 14: Breaking free from the car - Joe from Chicago
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 15: Final comments on the benefits of electric-assist bikes and the militaristic history of the US
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Tell Congress: Stand Against Harsh Drug Penalties via Drug Policy Alliance
Tip: Use the sample email as guidance for a call script.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
An Overdose Death Is Not Murder: Why Drug-Induced Homicide Laws Are Counterproductive and Inhumane (Drug Policy Alliance)
Experts React to Trump’s Plan to Escalate Drug War and Impose Death Penalty for Drug Offenses (Drug Policy Alliance)
Read: Jeff Sessions’s memo asking federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for drug traffickers (Vox)
Eleven countries studied, one inescapable conclusion – the drug laws don’t work (The Guardian, 2014)
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#1173 Think transgenerationally, act simply (Culture and Environment)
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Air Date: 3/23/2018
Today we take a look at the structures, barriers and incentives standing between us and simpler, more fulfilling, happier and more environmentally sustainable lives
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: You Can't Have Infinite Growth On A Finite Planet - Sustainable Human - Air Date 1-11-18
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Pleasure, happiness and the marketing that leads us to depression - Who. What. Why. - Air Date 9-29-2017
Ch. 5: Song 2: Open Flames - Aeronaut
Ch. 7: Song 3: Molly Molly - Barstool
Ch. 8: Act 4: Minimalism: class, fetishes and the fate of the planet - @TheMinimalists - Air Date 2-14-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Homegrown - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Story of Solutions - storyofstuffproject - Air Date 10-1-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark
Ch. 12: Act 6: Ari Wallach: 3 ways to plan for the very long term - @TEDTalks - Air Date 4-10-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Suggesting Hardcore History: Death Throes of the Republic - V from Central New York
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 15: Final comments on understanding the systematic nature of oppression so as to know what spandex to wear in opposing it
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#1172 The cultural legacy of the way The West was won (Gun Culture)
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Air Date: 3/20/2018
Today we take a look at the culture behind the gun culture in the US in an attempt to better understand it and to glean new ideas on how to fix it
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: The origins of gun culture and violence - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 10-1-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Lesser Gods of Metal - Ray Catcher
Ch. 4: Act 2: White Supremacy and the Church of the Second Amendment - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 2-28-18
Ch. 5: Song 2: Inessential - Bayou Birds
Ch. 6: Act 3: Close the Boyfriend Loophole - @FullFrontalSamB - Air Date: 11-02-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark
Ch. 8: Act 4: The BIGGEST Problem is American Gun Culture - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 02-22-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Lakal - Speakeasy
Ch. 10: Act 5: Help Students March for Their Lives on March 24th via @AMarch4OurLives #NeverAgain
Ch. 11: Song 5: Planting Flags - K4
Ch. 12: Act 6: America has a different, toxic relationship to guns - Speak Out With Tim Wise - Air Date 2-20-18
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Thoughts on the lesser-known victims of the opioid crisis - Ani from Alabama
Ch. 14: False equivalency between US and Israel - Zach from Atlanta
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 15: Final comments incorporating the legacy of colonialism in its various forms
BONUS CLIP 1: Juan Gonzalez on the hidden forces behind global immigration - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 1-31-18
BONUS CLIP 2: Blood, Sweat and Tears (City of the Future, Part 2) - 99% Invisible - Air Date 2-21-18, 2-28-18
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Find a March for Our Lives event near you
Support the March for Our Lives - Donate
Purchase the song “Shine” written and performed by members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Drama to support Shine MSD - a nonprofit founded to encourage survivors of violence to express themselves through art.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
National School Walkout: Thousands Protest Against Gun Violence Across the U.S. (NY Times)
Students from Parkland and Chicago unite to expand the gun control conversation (Vox)
Florida passes gun control bill but fails to ban assault-style weapons used in Parkland school shooting (Independent)
College and University Update on Disciplinary Actions (NACAC)
Drive them to a march. Buy their gas. Whatever it takes, support all kids marching today (The Guardian)
The Students of Stoneman Douglas (60 Minutes)
Universities Tell Applicants That Protesting Gun Violence Won’t Affect Admissions (Huffington Post)
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#1171 Debt, profit and modern-day slavery (Injustice System)
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Air Date: 3/16/2018
Today we take a look at the catastrophic point where cutting taxes, racism, capitalism, immigration policy and our punitive-rather-than-rehabilitative criminal justice system all meet
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Targeting minority communities as sources of revenue through law enforcement - Leid Stories - Air Date 8-25-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Lord Weasel - Molerider
Ch. 4: Act 2: The costs of incarceration for those least able to pay - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-30-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: One Little Triumph - Piano Mover
Ch. 6: Act 3: Lauren Brooke, author of Inside Private Prisons - Off Kilter - Air Date 11-9-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard
Ch. 8: Act 4: Revenge or Reform: The Penal Challenge - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 6-11-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Neil Takes Two - Studio J
Ch. 10: Act 5: What They Won't Tell You About The Fires In California - @RedactedTonight with @LeeCamp - Air Date 10-18-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Donder - Darby
Ch. 12: Act 6: LA Sheriff Whines Because 'Good' Prison Laborers Are Getting Released - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 10-14-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Heather - Migration
Ch. 14: Act 7: Slave labor in our prisons - Off Kilter - Air Date 10-20-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: A Burst of Light - Delray
Ch. 16: Act 8: Support #OperationPUSH & Join Juneteenth 2018 Call to End Prison Slavery via @IWW_IWOC - Best of the Left Activism
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Disputing the horseshoe fallacy - Eduardo
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 18: Final comments on DACA, immigration policy, Japanese internment, prison labor and agribusiness
Sarah Taber's Twitter thread on Dreamers & the Agricultural History of Japanese Internment Camps
BONUS CLIP: Hard times (still) in the fields - Jim @HightowerNews - Air Date 3-14-18
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Support Operation PUSH - Incarcerated Worker’s Organizing Committee
Support Juneteenth 2018 Call to End Prison Slavery - Fight Toxic Prisons
Other Resources:
Check out Free Alabama Movement’s “ALABAMA'S EDUCATION, REHABILITATION, AND RE-ENTRY PREPAREDNESS BILL"
Check out ACLU New Jersey’s “A Vision to End Mass Incarceration in New Jersey”
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Prisoner Rights Advocates Rally Against Visitation Cutbacks In Florida Prisons (WUFT)
Both Red and Blue States Rely on Prison Labor (via The American Prospect)
Prison labour is a billion-dollar industry, with uncertain returns for inmates (The Economist)
The NCAA Says Student-Athletes Shouldn’t Be Paid Because the 13th Amendment Allows Unpaid Prison Labor (The Intercept)
Florida is afraid of its prison system. Here’s what lawmakers want to do about it. (Tampa Bay Times)
Florida Prisoners Prepare To Strike, Demanding an End to Unpaid Labor and Brutal Conditions (The Intercept)
Enlisting Prison Labor to Close Budget Gaps (via The New York Times, 2011)
4 Reasons to End Prison Labor Immediately (Care2)
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#1109 Finding the path forward for Democrats and the progressive movement (Encore)
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Air Date: 6/6/2017
Today we look at where the Democratic party went wrong that led them to their current disempowered state and some of the arguments for why moving in a progressive direction is both morally correct and electorally smart
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Thomas Frank on how Democrats lost their Democratic values - The Zero Hour w: @RJEskow - Air Date 4-22-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: How's That Workin' for You? - Karen Taylor-Good
Ch. 5: Song 2: State Your Case - Tibursky
Ch. 6: Act 3: Parker Malloy discusses the place for identity politics in the progressive movement - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 4-20-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Join Forces - Caribbean Pulse
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Assault on Bernie Continues: Identity Politics - The @BenjaminPDixon Show - Air Date 4-26-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Tonight The Streets Are Ours - Richard Hawley
Ch. 10: Act 5: FDR provides a guide for how the Democratic Party can win - @Jimmy_Dore Show - Air Date 3-31-17
#1170 Understanding the causes and cures of the opioid crisis
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Air Date: 3/9/2018
Today we take a look at Trump's half-hearted and misguided attempt to address the opioid crisis as well as give some understanding to the history of opioids in the US, the multifaceted reasons why they're being abused at record levels and some ideas as to how to address the problem both humanely and effectively
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump's Opioid Response Ignores Real Solutions - @TheRealNews - Air Date 10-26-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: These Times - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 4: Act 2: Opioid addiction in America - BackStory - Air Date 5-12-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Our Fingers Cold - K2
Ch. 7: Song 3: Vibrant Canopy - Origami
Ch. 8: Act 4: The missing context of the escalating potency of opioid drugs - The Dig - Air Date 10-23-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Waterbourne - Algea Fields
Ch. 10: Act 5: How Trump's opioid emergency measures come up short - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-3-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
Ch. 12: Act 6: The psychology and ideology of addiction and treatment - Economic Update - Air Date 1-12-18
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Understanding multi-layered fears - Steve from Tampa, FL
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 14: Final comments on Steve’s homework and a tease for a bonus clip on the other opioid crisis
BONUS CLIP: Are We Missing a Bigger Opioid Crisis? - The Inquiry - Air Date 12-7-17
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
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#1169 Playing with Winter (Threat and Effects of Nuclear War)
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Air Date: 3/6/2018
Today we use Trump's threats to commit genocide in North Korea as the jumping off point to take a look at the process of launching and the probable result of using nuclear weapons
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump calls for genocide - @CounterSpin - Air Date 9-22-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Quaver - Codebreaker
Ch. 4: Act 2: Explaining the process for launching a nuclear attack - Intercepted (@theintercept) - Air Date 9-27-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Lochley Fells - Barstool
Ch. 6: Act 3: Mutually assured destruction in the age of Trump - Thinking Cap - Air Date 2-1-18
Ch. 7: Song 3: That Horse Ithica - Sketchbook
Ch. 8: Act 4: Daniel Ellsberg on nuclear war - Who What Why - Air Date 12-20-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
Ch. 10: Act 5: Don't Bank on The Bomb
Ch. 11: Song 5: N/A
Ch. 12: Act 6: Divest from Nuclear Weapons Producers via @DontBankonBomb - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Rampart - Castle Danger
Ch. 14: Act 7: Evan Osnos on the North Korea crisis - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 11-6-17
Ch. 15: Final comments on some of the lessons we could or should learn from recent developments with North Korea
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Divest from financial institutions funding nuclear weapons production with DontBankontheBomb.com
Get guidance on divesting, download the campaigner guide, and more, on the Action page
Easily tweet at and tag financial institutions on Facebook to tell them to stop investing in nuclear weapons
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Who Invests? (Don't Bank on the Bomb)
Who Divests? (Don't Bank on the Bomb)
Nuclear Weapons Producers (Don't Bank on the Bomb)
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#1168 Understanding the Rise of the Right
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Air Date: 3/2/2018
Today we take a look at the rise of the right from Trumpism in the US to the far-right parties gaining steam in Europe and beyond
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Brian Klass on understanding what it takes to make Trumpism enticing - The Good Fight - Air Date 6-7-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
Ch. 4: Act 2: Christian Picciolini explaining what draws people into hate - Speak Out with Tim Wise - Air Date 9-30-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Trestle - Lillehammer
Ch. 6: Act 3: Timothy Snyder on the anatomy of tyranny - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 2-23-18
Ch. 7: Song 3: Tyrano Theme - Tyrano
Ch. 8: Act 4: Understanding the recent elections in Germany - Trumpcast - Air Date 10-4-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Delicious - Towboat
Ch. 10: Act 5: Understanding the Golden Dawn party in Greece - @Making_Contact - Air Date 12-13-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Vengeful - Warmbody
Ch. 12: Act 6: How we are encouraging the enemies of democracy - The Good Fight - Air Date 4-12-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Thannoid - Bodytonic
Ch. 14: Act 7: Liz Fekete economic push for the rise of the right in Europe - This is Hell - Air Date 1-20-18
Voicemails
Ch. 15: The challenge to redefine our society - V from Central New York
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 16: Final comments on the importance of finding the intersections of political issues
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
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#1167 The kids are alright and they are leading the way again (Parkland Shooting)
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Air Date: 2/27/2018
Today we take a look at the youth-lead response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as well as some history of youth-protest movements
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 3: Song 1: Quaver - Codebreaker
Ch. 4: Act 2: The impressive response from students of Stoneman Douglas High School - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 2-22-18
Ch. 5: Song 2: Lahaina - Cloud Harbor
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Last School Shooting - On the Media - Air Date 2-23-18
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Envelope - Aeronaut
Ch. 8: Act 4: The history and present of youth leadership in protest - #SundayCivics - Air Date 2-25-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Minutes - Pacha Faro
Ch. 10: Act 5: Mary Beth Tinker on the power of youth protest - Trumpcast - Air Date 2-23-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: Gullwing Sailor - Migration
Ch. 12: Act 6: Stand with the Students to Demand Real Gun Regulation: Call. March. Boycott. Vote. via @AMarch4OurLives #NeverAgain
Ch. 13: Song 6: When in the West - Landsman Duets
Ch. 14: Act 7: The next crop of leaders standing up to injustice - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 2-22-18
Voicemails
Ch. 15: There was a lack of nuance in the Israel and Palestine episodes - Jeff T from New York
Ch. 16: Sharing some insights from a fearful, gun-owning couple - Steve from Tampa, FL
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 17: Final comments on what news I remember from high school and some critical thinking homework in response to the voicemails
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
#NeverAgain: Take part in the March for Our Lives in DC, or find one near you, on Saturday, March 24th
Donate to support the organizing efforts for the marches nationwide
Encourage young people to pre-register & register to vote before the midterm elections. #VoteforOurLives
Call and write your members of congress about gun control and VOTE!
Boycott and pressure banks & companies with ties to the NRA and gun and ammunition producers.
Other ways you can help: Donate to the Parkland Victims Fund, the MSD Benefit Concert, and/or the Journalism Program at MSD
EDUCATE YOURSELF
The Parkland Students Aren't Going Away (The Atlantic)
How the Survivors of Parkland Began the Never Again Movement (The New Yorker)
Students Who Lived Through Florida Shooting Turn Rage Into Activism (NPR)
Key Gun Violence Statistics (The Brady Campaign)
Florida shooting leads some Republicans to say it's time for Congress to do more than talk (USA Today)
The NRA is being supported by these companies (Think Progress)
Companies are cutting ties with the NRA after the Parkland mass shooting (Vox)
These are the banks financing the assault weapons industry (Think Progress)
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#1097 Good-Natured (Economics and Culture) (Encore)
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Air Date: 4/21/2017
Today we make the argument that people are naturally good and that society and economists should treat them that way
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: A lesson in Buddhist economics Part 1 - @thisishellradio - Air Date 3-7-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Out With the Old - Casa Di Mondo
Ch. 4: Act 2: Thomas Hobbes Was Wrong... Our Core Nature Is Good! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-05-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: One of the Good Ones - Redd Kross
Ch. 6: Act 3: A lesson in Buddhist economics Part 2 - @thisishellradio - Air Date 3-7-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Renegades - X Ambassadors
Ch. 8: Act 4: Nipun Mehta - Designing For Generosity - TEDxBerkeley - Air Date: 02-26-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Something Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema Club
Ch. 10: Act 5: Lux Narayan: What I learned from 2,000 obituaries - @TEDTalks - Air Date 3-1-17
#1166 How to create a happier society and why the GOP refuses (Social Benefits)
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Air Date: 2/20/2018
Today we respond to the recent Trump budget proposal with some economic theories of our own, a description of how we could make ourselves happier and more prosperous and an explanation for why the GOP governing philosophy is so at odds with implementing programs that people like
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: The corporate slight-of-hand in the wake of the New Deal - Economic Update with Prof. Richard D. Wolff - Air Date: 08-31-2017
Ch. 3: Song 1: Gondola Blue - Towboat
Ch. 4: Act 2: Sweden Got More Socialist, Economy Now BOOMING - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-15-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Wingspan - Bayou Birds
Ch. 6: Act 3: People in Denmark Are Much Happier Than People in the United States. Here’s Why. - The Nation - Air Date 7-17-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: N/A
Ch. 8: Act 4: Using economic crisis to roll back the gains for works made after the last crisis - Economic Update - Air Date 7-7-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Contrarian - Sketchbook
Ch. 11: Song 5: Surly Bonds - Aeronaut
Ch. 12: Act 6: #HandsOff: Reject Trump’s Morally Bankrupt Budget via @amprog @CoalitiononHN @CenterOnBudget @SSWorks
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Two Santa Claus Theory: Republican Strategy to Dismantle the Social Safety Net - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 1-31-18
Ch. 15: Final comments on the tipping point in the Democratic party that portends hope for the future
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Tell Congress to keep #HandsOff necessary government programs by calling, and emailing via the Coalition on Human Needs action page
Check out and share the Center for American Progress Budget Fact Sheets
Check out and share reports from the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Get involved with the Coalition for Human Needs & Social Security Works
EDUCATE YOURSELF
President's Budget Would Cut Food Assistance for Millions and Radically Restructure SNAP (CBPP)
Policy Basics: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (CBPP)
Fact Sheet: How Trump's 2019 Budget Hurts Older Americans (Center for American Progress)
Trump's 2019 Budget: what he cuts, how much he cuts, and why it matters (Vox)
“America’s Harvest Box” Captures the Trumpian Attitude Toward Poverty (The New Yorker)
A Bad Budget for America's Place in the World (Center for American Progress)
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#1165 The flip side of the coin (Palestine)
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Air Date: 2/16/2018
Today, after having recently looked at a few of the details of Israel, we take a look at what's happening on the other side of the border, in Palestine.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Amer Zahr on working toward rights and democracy for all in Israel - Part 1 - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 3-18-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 5: Song 2: Gullwing Sailor - Migration
Ch. 7: Song 3: modum - Kai Engel
Ch. 8: Act 4: Amer Zahr on working toward rights and democracy for all in Israel - Part 2 - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 3-18-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Another Promise Kept - Art Of Escapism
Voicemails
Ch. 11: Filling in some gaps in the #MeToo discussion - Margareet from Fortuna, CA
Ch. 12: How do we do egalitarianism right? - Susie from Chicago, IL
Ch. 13: The failure of imagination of jumping to advocating agency - Dave from Olympia, WA
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 14: Final comments in which Jay shows the way forward to build gender egalitarianism by repeating what some women have been saying for years
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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#1164 The context of the Korean Peninsula
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Air Date: 2/13/2018
Today we take a look at the history and context of the Korean Peninsula, how it was split in two in the first place and how self-perpetuating actions have been taken ever since to bring us to the brink of what would be a completely unnecessary and utterly disastrous war
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Ghosts of the Korean War - @Making_Contact - Air Date 2-7-18
Ch. 3: Song 1: Plate Statis - Algea Fields
Ch. 4: Act 2: Understanding the problems on the Korean peninsula Part 1 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 12-18-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Unfolding Plot - Ray Catcher
Ch. 6: Act 3: If you Remember Vietnam, You Already Know Whats Happening With North Korea - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 09-20-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
Ch. 8: Act 4: Why Kim Jong Un is rational in his own context - Cape Up - Air Date 1-16-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
Ch. 10: Act 5: The breakdown in our negotiating tactics with North Korea Part 2 - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 12-18-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Thread Caramb - Textile Caramb
Ch. 12: Act 6: Donald Trump Proves North Korea Was Right According To Kim Jong-un - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 09-22-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Cloud Line - K4
Ch. 14: Act 7: What Would War with North Korea Look Like? - The Inquiry - Air Date 7-26-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Explaining rank-choice voting - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 16: Catch problematic behaviors before they fester into something worse - Ariel from Memphis
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 17: Final comments on prosecutorial discretion in the court of public opinion
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(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
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#1091 Progressives fighting on multiple fronts (The Resistance) (Encore)
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Air Date: 3/31/2017
Today we look at the multi-front political battles being waged for the heart of the progressive movement, women’s movement, the Democratic party and the county as a whole
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: A roundup of grassroots resistance groups - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 3-8-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: A Lot of Work to Do - Friendly People
Ch. 4: Act 2: Intersectional feminism is looking to tear down the capitalism establishment - Off Kilter (@TalkPoverty) - Air Date 3-8-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Intersectionality - Those American Girls
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Democratic party needs to debate it's differences - The Zero Hour w @RJEskow - Air Date 3-4-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Keep On Moving Forward - Emma's Revolution
Ch. 8: Act 4: Why we can't abandon the red states - Belabored (@DissentMag) - Air Date 3-24-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Immigrants (We Get the Job Done) - K'naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz MC & Residente
Ch. 10: Act 5: A coalition of movements arise under Trump - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 3-15-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Workers of the World Unite! - The Last Internationale
Ch. 12: Act 6: Nancy Pelosi Has Super Secret Plan To Keep Losing - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-24-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Master Plan - My Morning Jacket
Ch. 14: Act 7: The messaging of inevitability for the progressive movement - The Zero Hour w: @RJEskow - Air Date 3-4-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: Inevitable - Scissor Sisters
Ch. 16: Act 8: Tap Into the Tools for ‘The Resistance’ - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Secret Affair
Ch. 18: Act 9: Women in the age of Trump and what the movement looks like - We the Podcast with Rep. @keithellison - Air Date 3-30-17
#1163 Strange Bedfellows (Israel)
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Air Date: 2/6/2018
Today we take a look at Israel from a variety of angles including what they do, who supports them and why
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Breaking down Trump's moves on Israel - Intercepted (@theintercept) - Air Date 1-31-18
Ch. 3: Song 1: Quaver - Codebreaker
Ch. 4: Act 2: What doesn't get mentioned when reporting on Israel - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 1-19-18
Ch. 5: Song 2: Surly Bonds - Aeronaut
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hundred Mile-No Guitar - K2
Ch. 8: Act 4: What Israel has to do with local policing in the US - Intercepted (@theintercept) - Air Date 9-20-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Lahaina - Cloud Harbor
Ch. 11: Song 5: Stale Case - Darby
Ch. 12: Act 6: Ilan Pappé: The Myths of Israel - @TheRealNews - Air Date 3-30-17
Ch. 13: Final comments addressing some of the concerns about the #MeToo movement
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#1162 The economics of immigration and demonization
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Air Date: 2/2/2018
Today we take a look at the economics of immigration, both the good and the bad, both the domestic and international
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: The economics of immigration and demonization - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 2-28-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Kawruwath Na - Amarasiri Peiris
Ch. 5: Song 2: Another Promise Kept - Art Of Escapism
Ch. 6: Act 3: How Democrats Used to Talk About Immigration - On The Media - Air Date 9-8-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Betty Dear - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 8: Act 4: Why we all need to be involved in immigration fight - @SundayCivics - Air Date 1-28-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Le gris, le bleu, d'une profonde humilité - Monplaisir
Ch. 10: Act 5: Juan Gonzalez on the hidden forces behind global immigration - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 1-31-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: Homegrown - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 13: Song 6: Rotisserie Graveyard - Doctor Turtle
Ch. 14: Act 7: Back when America was great, it was awash in immigrants - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 1-18-18
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Ranked-choice voting could work against progressives - Jeff from Charlotte, NC
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions, Free Music Archive)
Ch. 16: Final comments on ranked-choice voting
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Activism:
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Use DreamerPledge.org tools and scripts to demand your MoCs protect Dreamers
REMINDERS: DACA ends March 5th! Next Continuing Resolution deadline is Feb. 8th!
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Do three-quarters of Americans support the DREAM Act? Nancy Pelosi says so (PolitiFact.com)
Senate Democrats cave, provide votes based on McConnell’s empty promise (Think Progress)
Compromise or cave-in? Democrats' deal to end shutdown sows division (The Guardian)
Dreamers are Americans Too (TIME)
“Dreamers” could give U.S. economy – and even American workers – a boost (Salon.com)
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#1161 Privacy, what is it good for? (Privacy Rights)
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Air Date: 1/30/2018
Today we take a look at part of the history of our privacy rights, who they protect the most and what's happening to them recently
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Who is worst effected when we allow creeping anti-privacy technology - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-11-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 4: Act 2: The history of our FISA laws - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 3-11-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: contrarian - Sketchbook
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Resistance Folds For Trump - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-12-18
Ch. 7: Song 3: Open Flames - Aeronaut
Ch. 8: Act 4: Serious Problems with American Policing - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 02-12-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Andelo - Pacha Faro
Ch. 10: Act 5: Stop ALPR Surveillance in Your Community with CCOPS Laws via @ACLU - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Lumber Down - Barstool
Ch. 12: Act 6: Privacy and our trash - BackStory Air Date: 10-06-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Our diluted democracy - Jeff from Chicago
Ch. 14: The invisible bigotry against non-Americans - Nate from Vacaville, CA
Ch. 15: Different offenses need to be treated differently - Jeff from Charlotte, NC
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on non-American bigotry and the response to #MeToo
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
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#1160 Backlashes (#MeToo and the Women's Movement)
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Air Date: 1/26/2018
Today we take a look at some of the nuances of the #MeToo movement and the predictable backlash to it as well as the backlash to Trump in the form of the one-year anniversary Women's March
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
Ch. 2: Act 1: Explaining the Aziz Ansari story - Backtalk from Bitch Media - Air Date 1-25-18
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Envelope - Aeronaut
Ch. 4: Act 2: #MeToo Backlash - @FullFrontalSamB - Air Date: 01-18-18
Ch. 5: Song 2: Lahaina - Cloud Harbor
Ch. 6: Act 3: Feminist Lessons From the Third Wave - On the Media - Air Date 1-19-18
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gullwing Sailor - Migration
Ch. 8: Act 4: Understanding the prevalence of harassment in the workplace - @offkiltershow - Air Date 11-17-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Discovery Harbor - Cloud Harbor
Ch. 10: Act 5: “The Year of Our Awakening” Global Protests Mark Anniversary of Women’s March & Trump Inauguration - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 01-22-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: Paper Feather - Migration
Ch. 12: Act 6: Raise Women’s Voices By Fighting Voter Suppression via @Let_AmericaVote - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde
Ch. 14: Act 7: Kimberlé Crenshaw speech at the Women's March - Sojourner Truth Radio - Air Date 1-23-18
Voicemails
Ch. 15: NYC March #1 - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 16: March #2 - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 17: Good news on the gerrymandering front in Pennsylvania - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 18: Pessimistic about defeating gerrymandering - Annie from Alabama
Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
Ch. 19: Final comments on being optimistic and the wrongheadedness of seeing people as complex and 3-dimensional
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Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
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Hold officials accountable for their voting rights record with Let America Vote
EDUCATE YOURSELF
The Surprising Ways Voter Suppression Particularly Hurts Women (Alternet)
Women's March 2018 Isn't About Trump —It's About Upending The Entire Political System (Newsweek)
Voter Suppression Targets Women, Youth and Communities of Color (Issue Advisory, Part One) (NOW.org)
In NC, Voter Suppression Hits Women & People of Color Hardest. (Southern Coalition for Social Justice; 2014)
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#1060 We should avoid these ends by avoiding these beginnings (Godwin’s Law) (Repost)
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Air Date: 11/25/2016
Today we look at the comparison between the rise of Hitler and the rise of Trump, not to say that they are the same but to try to learn from the past in order to see farther into our own future and avoid the terrible ends that are possible
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: O'Connor Decries Republican Attacks on Courts - NPR Morning Edition - Air Date: 3-10-2006
Ch. 3: Song 1: Oak - Ben McElroy
Ch. 4: Act 2: His rise to power Part 1 - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 11-21-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Nazi (Live) - Chumbawamba
Ch. 6: Act 3: How South Africa Could Prepare the U.S. for President Trump - The Daily Show - Air Date 11-16-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Things a Get from Bad to Worse - The Ethiopians
Ch. 8: Act 4: His rise to power Part 2 - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 11-21-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: I think your a nazi - Stephen Lynch
Ch. 10: Act 5: Comparing the rise of Trump and Hitler - @InDeepRadio w: @AngieCoiro - Air Date 3-26-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Der Fuehrer's Face (From "Nuttsey Land") - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Ch. 12: Act 6: We Can't Wait To See The End Before We Resist The Beginning Of Fascism - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 11-22-16
#1159 Voters need to pick their reps, not the other way around (Gerrymandering)
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Air Date: 1/19/2018
Today we take a look at one of the most important and least understood problems with our broken democracy, gerrymandering, including some ideas to fix it
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Drawing New Lines - On the Media - Air Date 5-24-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Great is the Contessa - The Contessa
Ch. 4: Act 2: Richard Hasen explains the case against gerrymandering - Amicus - Air Date 9-16-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Wingspan - Bayou Birds
Ch. 6: Act 3: Rattling the Bars: Prison is Not a Residence - @TheRealNews - Air Date 9-18-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Theme - Towboat
Ch. 8: Act 4: Looking forward to the 2020 census and the plan to gerrymander the future - Trumpcast - Air Date 1-4-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Planting Flags - K4
Ch. 10: Act 5: Judges Rule N. Carolina Representatives Cannot Choose their Voters - @TheRealNews - Air Date 1-11-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: Parissi - Marisala
Ch. 12: Act 6: Dems Must Be the Anti-Gerrymandering Party (w/ John Nichols) - The Zero Hour w @RJEskow - Air Date 7-18-17
Ch. 13: Final comments introducing the FairVote.org campaign
Bonus Clip: Introducing: The Fair Representation Act - FairVote - Air Date 6-25-17
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Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
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EDUCATE YOURSELF
The Case for Proportional Voting (National Affairs)
Dear Jeff Flake: time to start a third party (Vox)
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#1158 What America refuses to remember about Martin Luther King Jr.
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Air Date: 1/16/2018
Today we take a look at the legacy of Martin Luther King that some people prefer to forget and most people never learned about. In fact, it is likely his forgotten opinions that got him killed rather than his calls for racial equality.
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: MLK What They Won't Teach In School Part 1 - News Beat (@USNewsBeat) - Air Date 1-8-18
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Understanding Beyond Vietnam - Intercepted (@intercepted) - Air Date 4-5-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Envelope - Aeronaut
Ch. 6: Act 3: The MLK you don't see on TV - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 1-20-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Vengeful - Warmbody
Ch. 8: Act 4: MLK What They Won't Teach In School Part 2 - News Beat (@USNewsBeat) - Air Date 1-8-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: N/A
Ch. 10: Act 5: Invoking King when it's convenient, ignoring what we don't like - Intercepted (@intercepted) - Air Date 4-5-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
Ch. 12: Act 6: Understanding the response to the Beyond Vietnam speech - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 1-13-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Santre - K2
Ch. 14: Act 7: A Dream Remembered? How we came to revere MLK - @Making_Contact - Air Date 1-17-17
Ch. 15: Final comments on the revival of the Poor People’s Campaign
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Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
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Martin Luther King's Poor People's Campaign Reborn (Truth Dig)
Artist creates "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" memes to stop people from whitewashing MLK (Mic)
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#1157 Policy without humanity (Immigration)
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Air Date: 1/13/2018
Today we take a look at a bit of the history, and some of the recent developments of, the debate over immigration policy and the people affected by it
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: INCREDIBLE Watch George HW Bush & Ronald Reagan Debate Immigration In 1980 - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 09-06-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Shhhame (Instrumental Acoustic) - PC-ONE
Ch. 4: Act 2: Tribalism, Narcissism, Nationalism, and their Offspring - Progressive Faith Sermon - Air Date 10-1-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Comma - Codebreaker
Ch. 6: Act 3: The wrongheadedness of the boarder wall - The Dig - Air Date: 05-31-2017
Ch. 7: Song 3: Lacrima D'esperide - Damiano Baldoni
Ch. 8: Act 4: Deportations DOWN Under Trump Despite More "Arrests" - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 10-06-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Minutes - Pacha Faro
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Clock Is Ticking for DACA, and the Government Shutdown - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 01-07-18
Ch. 11: Song 5: Le gris, le bleu, d'une profonde humilité - Monplaisir
Ch. 12: Act 6: The end of TPS for Salvadorans - In the Thick - Air Date 1-9-18
Ch. 13: Song 6: Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
Ch. 14: Act 7: Pass a Clean Dream Act NOW via @UNITEDWEDREAM - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Kawruwath Na - Amarasiri Peiris
Ch. 16: Act 8: My Parents Were From What Trump Calls 'Shithole Countries' - Joy Reid | All In | MSNBC - Air Date 1-11-18
Voicemails
Ch. 17: What if Congress were allowed secret ballots for their votes? - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 18: Did Jay! ever come back to take the reins of BotL again? - Nick from California
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on whether or not I ever came back to produce the show after my departure in 2007
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Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
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Get involved with and support United We Dream
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#1072 A progressive vision for our economic future (Encore)
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Air Date: 1/17/2017
Today we take a look at the Democrats failure to present viable economic solutions and offer a new vision for where we should go from here.
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Democrats failed to offer a better solution - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 11-26-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Once There Was a Hushpuppy - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 4: Act 2: How progressives need to frame their economic message - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 12-29-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Unified - Unified Highway
Ch. 6: Act 3: AI Will Eliminate 6% of Jobs in Next 5 Years - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 09-18-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Automation - Allan Sherman
Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Street on the folly of throwing away identity politics - @BlkAgendaReport - Air Date 1-16-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Working Class Hero - Green Day
Ch. 10: Act 5: Not Trickle Down, But Bottom Up | Anthony Flaccavento - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 12-15-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Trickle Down - Hayseed Dixie
Ch. 12: Act 6: What is Economic Democracy? - The Next System Project - Air Date: 3-1-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Le monde de contre jour - David Ari Leon
Ch. 14: Act 7: The UK Labor party taking the lead on worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 5-9-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Capitalism Is Tearing Us Apart - Sole
Ch. 16: Act 8: Social Welfare Does Not Kill Business, with President of Iceland Ólafur Grímsson - Big Think - Air Date 11-13-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Success - Iggy Pop
Ch. 18: Act 9: How can we develop the next system? - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 12-30-16
Ch. 19: Song 9: Capitalism - Yellow Umbrella
Ch. 20: Act 10: Join or Start a Local Democracy @ Work Action Group via @Democracyatwrk - Best of the Left Activism
#1156 Women of color get the job done (Racism and Elections)
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Air Date: 1/5/2018
Today we take a look at some of the challenges and triumphs for women of color and what thanks they should get in return
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why We Riot: The language of the unheard - NewsBeat - Air Date 12-18-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Streamer - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 4: Act 2: Who stands in solidarity with women of color? - In the Thick - Air Date 11-21-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Entrap - Darby
Ch. 6: Act 3: Watch The Moment Doug Jones Supporters Found Out He WON - Ring of Fire Radio - Air Date: 01-02-18
Ch. 7: Song 3: When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 8: Act 4: Ryan Grim On Roy Moore, Racism, & Voter Suppression - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-02-18
Ch. 9: Song 4: Tyrano Theme - Tyrano
Ch. 10: Act 5: Understanding the double consciousness of blackness - Revolutionary Left Radio - Air Date 10-12-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Theme - Towboat
Ch. 12: Act 6: Charles Barkley Slam Dunks Dems - The Zero Hour - Air Date 12-16-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Third in Line - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 14: Act 7: Thank Black Women with Actions Not Just Words - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: That River Wide - Sketchbook
Ch. 16: Act 8: Alabama black women #BlackWomenLead - Sunday Civics - Air Date 12-17-17
Ch. 17: Final comments on access journalism and the one time it’s been used to bring down the powerful
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Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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Activism:
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Read: Black Women Kept Roy Moore Out of Office. Here’s How to Thank Them. (The Cut)
Read: 15 Real Ways to Thank Black Women for Carrying the Country on Their Backs (The Little Rock Sun)
Learn About: Higher Heights Leadership Fund
Learn About: Woke Vote
Learn About: Stay Woke Florida Voting Initiative Petition (February 1st petition deadline!)
Learn About: Color of Change PAC
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Black Turnout in Alabama Complicates Debate on Voting Laws (The New York Times)
'Black Votes Matter': African-Americans Propel Jones To Alabama Win (NPR)
White Women Thank Themselves for Thanking Black Women Today (Reductress)
After Alabama: Say ‘Thank You’ to Black Women, and Mean It (LA Progressive)
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#1155 Leisure, Desperation or a Reorientation (The Future of Work)
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Air Date: 1/2/2018
Today we take a look at a few different visions of what the future holds for our labor market and some policies we should be putting in place to set the scene for the coming evolution of work
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The future of work in a world of artificial intelligence - Ideas - Air Date 9-12-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
Ch. 4: Act 2: Robots Causing Wealth Inequality? - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 04-28-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Tripoli - Pecan Grove
Ch. 6: Act 3: A 15 Hour Work Week Would Save the Planet - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-26-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gondola Blue - Towboat
Ch. 8: Act 4: Demanding a future of full automation and a post-work world - Ideas - Air Date 9-26-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Comma - Codebreaker
Ch. 10: Act 5: Designing the future of jobs and economics - Freakonomics - Air Date 4-20-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Lesser Gods of Metal - Ray Catcher
Ch. 12: Act 6: Ai-jen Poo on the caretaker jobs of the future - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 11-13-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Why doesn't Google worry about being evil anymore? - Dallas from Jacksonville, FL
Ch. 14: Donations To Congress - Alan from Connecticut
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments giving an update on our Winter Fundraiser
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Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions & Free Music Archive)
Action Resources/Further Reading
Public Predictions for the Future of Workforce Automation (Pew Research Center, 2016)
A World Without Work (The Atlantic, 2015)
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#1154 An election, a crash and echos of the past and future (A look back at 2008)
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Air Date: 12/29/2017
Today we take a look back to 2008 in our third annual 10-years-hence retrospective spectacular!
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Iowa caucus on Jan 3: We might have seen the beginning of our first black president - The Young Turks - BotL Air Date 1-5-08
Ch. 3: Song 1: Weathervane - CloudCover
Ch. 4: Act 2: Hillary Clinton and her Super Delegates on Super Tuesday - Countdown - BotL Air Date 2-16-08
Ch. 5: Song 2: Front Runner - Union Hall
Ch. 6: Act 3: There is an opening for populist politicians in both parties - Rachel Maddow - BotL Air Date 1-15-08
Ch. 7: Song 3: Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
Ch. 8: Act 4: A Cure For Real Estate Amnesia - NPR - BotL Air Date 9-24-2008
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Cast and Favor - Bayou Birds
Ch. 10: Act 5: Palin is not a maverick choice - CounterSpin - BotL Air Date 9-26-2008
Ch. 11: Song 5: Blue Jay - Feathers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Hope in The Dream Act - N/A - BotL Air Date 6-8-08
Ch. 13: Song 6: periculum - Kai Engel
Ch. 14: Act 7: Our torture methods came from the 50's-era Chinese - The Young Turks - BotL Air Date 8-31-08
Ch. 15: Song 7: Homegrown - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 16: Act 8: Economic generic-off - The Daily Show - BotL Air Date 9-24-2008
Ch. 17: Song 8: PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
Ch. 18: Act 9: Warrantless wiretapped phone sex - The Young Turks - BotL Air Date 10-26-08
Ch. 19: Song 9: Lacrima D'esperide - Damiano Baldoni
Ch. 20: Act 10: Block the vote with RFK - Rachel Maddow - BotL Air Date 10-26-2008
Ch. 21: Song 9: Hundred Mile - K2
Ch. 22: Act 9: Conservative writer: Obama a worse speaker than Bush - The Young Turks - BotL Air Date 11-25-08
Ch. 23: Final comments to close out this years look back
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#988 When climate science meets faith-based economics (Encore)
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Air Date: 02/05/2016
Today we look at the intersection of the climate crisis with our current economic system including how monopolies, trade deals, market failures and the concept of “externalities” all work together to make climate change worse
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Externalities - by @DavidSuzuki - Resource Based Economy - Air Date: 7-26-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: The True Cost Of Fossil Fuels - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-28-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Price You Pay - Bruce Springsteen
Ch. 6: Act 3: TransCanada Uses NAFTA to sue The US Over Keystone Pipeline! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-08-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Smoke And Mirrors - Giraffe
Ch. 8: Act 4: Nevada guts their net metering program, killing the solar industry - @greennewsreport - Air Date 1-12-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Sunshine to Burn (The Long Grass) - The Sand Pebbles
Ch. 10: Act 5: Ronald Wright on Progress Traps - The Green Interview - Air Date: 8-1-11
Ch. 11: Song 5: Farmscrapers - Dad Rocks!
Ch. 12: Act 6: Is the Military the Future of Renewable Energy? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-04-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Hands To Myself - Selena Gomez
Ch. 14: Act 7: Porter Ranch Massive CA Gas Leak & What It Means - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date 01-12-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Payne's Bay - Beirut
Ch. 16: Act 8: Is Aliso Canyon California's BP Blowout? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-08-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Devil Town - Tony Lucca
Ch. 18: Act 9: #LeapYear Manifesto: For New Economic & Energy Systems via @NaomiAKlein — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Act 9A: The Leap Manifesto As Explained By @NaomiAKlein - Huffington Post Canada - Air Date: 9-15-15
Ch. 20: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 21: Act 10: Surviving Progress Film (condensed version)
#1039 What worker coops can do for us (Capitalism) (Encore)
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Air Date: 08/30/2016
Today we look in detail at the overdue concept of worker-owned and operated enterprises and what they can do to help improve the lives of people who work for a living
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: We Demand Change - Tristan James
Ch. 4: Act 2: Dispelling some myths about worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 6-12-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Banking on a Myth - Andrew Bird
Ch. 6: Act 3: Defying the Crisis - The Spanish Collective Mondragan - Air Date 1-25-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Look To The Future - Birthrite
Ch. 8: Act 4: Julia Hutchins: How cooperative businesses can answer tough business challenges - TEDxMileHigh - Air Date 12-16-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Cooperation - Jim Valley
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Promise and Limitations of Worker Co-ops -- Gar Alperovitz - Workplace Democracy - Air Date 9-15-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Interesting Times - Akira the Don
Ch. 12: Act 6: The UK Labor party taking the lead on worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 5-9-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Capitalism Is Tearing Us Apart - sole
Ch. 14: Act 7: Join a Local Democracy @ Work Action Group via @Democracyatwrk - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Secret Affair
Ch. 16: Act 8: Some barriers that prevent the creation of worker coops - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 2-23-16
#1153 The War on Christmas™ 2017
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Air Date: 12/19/2017
Today we look at the current state of the War on Christmas™. Has it already been won by the forces of Trumpism? Do we need a "Surge"? Are we getting unexpected reinforcements from anti-Santa Christians? Turn in to find out!
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Is Santa's Helper Wearing Blackface? - Intersection - Air Date 12-28-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's Just Get Through Christmas - Doctor Turtle
Ch. 4: Act 2: How To Trigger A War On Christmas... - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-22-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Losers on a Christmas Eve - Greg Atkinson
Ch. 6: Act 3: Trump Declares War On 'The War On Christmas' - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 10-17-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: (He Came in Like a) Santa Claus - The Gregory Brothers
Ch. 8: Act 4: Sarah's Monologue on the War on Christmas - I Love You, America on Hulu - Air Date 12-14-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: If you sleep on Christmas
Ch. 10: Act 5: Santa-Hating Pastor Ruins Christmas - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-10-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Losing Over Christmas - Greg Atkinson
Ch. 12: Act 6: The 'War on Christmas' comes to Washington - CNNMoney - Air Date 12-19-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: There's No War On Christmas When Christmas Is In Your Heart - The Mockers
Ch. 14: Act 7: Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat - Colbert Report - Air Date: 2010
Ch. 15: Final comments on our end-of-year schedule and ongoing fundraising campaign
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#1152 Rise of the oligarchy (Money in Politics)
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Air Date: 12/15/2017
Today we look at the history and current state of rich people seeking to undermine democratic rule by the people in favor of oligarchy for the rich
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why The Koch Brothers Despise The Constitution - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 07-26-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Chilvat - Lillehammer
Ch. 4: Act 2: Jane Mayer on the Rise of Conservative Orthodoxy - On The Media - Air Date 5-5-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Stale Case - Darby
Ch. 6: Act 3: The complicated reality of corruption rules. @BackStory - Air Date: 11-24-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Cloud Line - K4
Ch. 8: Act 4: Millionaire Donor Threatens Democrats - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-14-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Streamer - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 10: Act 5: #GetMoneyOut of Politics with @WolfPAChq @AllofUs @JusticeDems @RepresentdotUS - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
Ch. 12: Act 6: Why our democracy in is danger - Belabored (@DissentMag) - Air Date 5-13-16
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Thoughts on Patreon - Anonymous
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 14: Final comments on the win for small-dollar donors with Patreon
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Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions & Free Music Archive)
Activism:
Get money OUT of politics by getting involved with...
All of Us and Justice Democrats
Represent.Us (check out their Unrig the System Summit)
EDUCATE YOURSELF
House Republican: my donors told me to pass the tax bill “or don’t ever call me again” (Vox)
8 Things You Can Do to Help Get Money Out of Politics (Bill Moyers & Co; 2014)
4 Solutions to Fight the Corruptive Influence of Money in Politics (League of Women Voters; 2015)
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#1094 An identity group that any one of us might join at any time (Disability Rights) (Encore)
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Air Date: 4/11/2017
Today we look at a variety of ways to bring the disability rights movement into the mainstream of media, advocacy and the world
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Media coverage of disabilities and the ADA getting better but still lacking - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 7-31-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Nothing Is Good Enough (Instrumental) - Aimee Mann
Ch. 4: Act 2: Bringing disability into the mainstream of diversity - Off Kilter (@TalkPoverty) - Air Date: 7-2-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Going Home - Niklas Aman
Ch. 6: Act 3: Discrimination in immigration then and now - Backstory - Air Date 2-10-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Cave - Piano Tribute Players
Ch. 8: Act 4: On Disability and Representation - Black Girls Talking - Air Date 7-20-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola
Ch. 10: Act 5: Stop HR 620: Tell Congress to #ProtectADA via @NDRNAdvocates - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: La Valse d'Amélie (Version Orchestre) - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 12: Act 6: Elise Roy: When we design for disability, we all benefit - @TEDTalks - Air Date 11-12-16
Ch. 23: Final comments
Bonus Clip 1: Nick Dupree's Story: A Medicaid Victory - All Things Considered - Air Date 2-12-03
Bonus Clip 2: Nick Dupree Fought To Live 'Like Anyone Else' - All Things Considered - Air Date 2-22-17
Bonus Clip 3: Tribute to Nick Dupree - @dccommonsense w/ Dan Carlin - Air Date 3-15-17
#1151 Resuscitating the anti-trust movement (Monopolies)
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Air Date: 12/8/2017
Today we look at the rebirth of the anti-trust movement in a struggle to save democracy in the face of a new era of worldwide corporate tech monopolies
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Fight for Antitrust - On The Media - Air Date 9-21-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Rampart - Castle Danger
Ch. 4: Act 2: Changing how we understand the purpose of anti-monopoly laws - We the Podcast with Rep. @keithellison - Air Date 10-1-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sunday Lights - Onesuch Village
Ch. 6: Act 3: Breaking Down The American Monopoly. Part 2 - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-02-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker
Ch. 8: Act 4: The need to dismantle monopoly and reclaim our property Part 3 - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 9-16-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Cloud Line - K4
Ch. 10: Act 5: Platform capitalism and the birth of global monopolies - Ideas - Air Date 9-19-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Begrudge - Darby
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Sexual harassment of power and control - Corey from the Beltway
Ch. 14: Dystopian Gold Mine - Alan from Connecticut
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments on the trifecta of media consolidation, big data and corporate monopolies in general plus a few thoughts on the recent announcement from Patreon
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#1150 The Price of Free (Silicon Valley and Big Data)
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Air Date: 12/5/2017
Today we look at some of the hidden ways that big tech is influencing our lives personally and societally
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The intersection of big data, targeted advertising and elections - Le Show - Air Date 11-26-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Shhhame (Instrumental Acoustic) - PC-ONE
Ch. 5: Song 2: There Is Something Wrong - Mystery Mammal
Ch. 6: Act 3: The lifecycle of an economy built on monopolies - We the Podcast with Rep. @keithellison - Air Date 10-1-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Lacrima D'esperide - Damiano Baldoni
Ch. 8: Act 4: Zeynep Tufekci: We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads - @TEDTalks - Air Date 11-17-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Like Music (cdk Mix) (ft. Phasenwandler) - cdk
Ch. 10: Act 5: Baratunde Thurston: We can choose how we design our built and digital environments - Thinking Cap - Air Date 9-14-17
Voicemails
Ch. 11: Me Too - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 12: Equality actually lifts all boats - Zach from Atlanta
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 13: Final comments on the need for both an individual and social push against the coming tech monopolies dystopia
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#1149 The loss of liberty at the hands of concentrated power (Media and Net Neutrality)
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Air Date: 12/1/2017
Today we look at the inevitable results of a lax approach to anti-trust legislation: the consolidation of corporate power and money used to buy influence over the writing of regulations which allow for further consolidation of corporate power. Plus, throw in the suppression of anti-corporate opinions through monopolistic media empires and the dismantling of Net Neutrality principles. Welcome to The Gilded Age 2.0
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Monopolistic concentration of power results in a loss of liberty - We the Podcast with Rep. @keithellison - Air Date 10-1-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Santre - K2
Ch. 4: Act 2: Paving the way for far more media consolidation - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 11-20-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
Ch. 6: Act 3: Media consolidation as a threat to democracy - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 10-28-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Chapel Bottom - Darby
Ch. 8: Act 4: Time Magazine bought with the help of the Koch Brothers - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 11-27-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Slow Lane - Siobhan Dakay
Ch. 10: Act 5: F-word: Wanted, This Christmas, A Media-Monopoly Bust Up - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 11-30-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: INTERNET IS THE BEST THING EVER - Monplaisir
Ch. 12: Act 6: An FCC commissioner explains why we need to save net neutrality - Thinking Cap - Air Date 11-30-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Snake in my Net - Echolex
Ch. 14: Act 7: The FCC had Enough with Net Neutrality and We've Had Enough Of Them (w/Guest Evan Greer) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-22-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Dear John To The Democratic Party - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 16: Majority Report under attack - Zach from Atlanta
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on how to fund a functional progressive media sphere that’s under constant attack
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Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
ACTION & INFO
WRITE & CALL Congress at BattlefortheNet.com
Attend a Verizon Protest near you
The FCC is about to repeal net neutrality. Here’s why Congress should stop them. (Stanford Law Prof. - Medium)
The FCC Should Not Give Broadband Providers the Keys to Your Internet Freedom (FCC Commissioner - Medium)
Net Neutrality: AT&T Court Case Could Let Telecoms Slow Internet Speeds At Will (International Business Times)
If you want to see what America would be like if it ditched net neutrality, just look at Portugal (Business Insider)
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#1148 Understanding the past to rebuild for the future (Democratic Party)
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Air Date: 11/28/2017
Today we look at recent revelations about the conduct of the DNC during the 2016 campaign, a new Democratic Autopsy report that strives to shine light the failures and opportunities for the party and the recent election wins and what they can tell us about a path forward
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Vengeful - Warmbody
Ch. 4: Act 2: BOMBSHELL: Donna Brazile Admits DNC Rigged Primary Against Bernie - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-03-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Steamer - Arc and Crescent
Ch. 7: Song 3: Rotisserie Graveyard - Doctor Turtle
Ch. 8: Act 4: Autopsy: An Analysis of What Went Wrong with the Democratic Party in 2016 - @TheRealNews - Air Date 11-17-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Passionate Ending - Soft and Furious
Ch. 10: Act 5: How to Fix the Democratic Party - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 11-17-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Homegrown - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 12: Act 6: You Can Transform the Democratic Party via @JusticeDems @DemSocialists & @TheDemocrats - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Final comments on Corruption 101 and what we’re actually protecting when we make rules against it
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions & Free Music Archive)
TAKE ACTION!
Read the report: Autopsy: The Democratic Party in Crisis
Get involved with Justice Democrats (or become a candidate!)
Get involved with Democratic Socialists of America (or become a candidate!)
Get involved in your local Democratic National Committee chapter (or become a candidate!)
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#964 History of the Christian Right (Religion) (Encore)
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Air Date: 11/21/2017
Today we take a look at the history of how Christianity was, in large part, coopted by the Republican party on behalf of business interests and how anyone started getting the idea that we were founded as a religious, much less Christian, nation
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How 'One Nation' Didn't Become 'Under God' Until The '50s Religious Revival Part 1 - Fresh Air - Air Date 3-30-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Origin of Religious Freedom Laws... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-27-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Coaster - NOFX
Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Can't They Understand the First Amendment? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-11-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Very Soon ft Funsho Ogundipe - Wanlov the Kubolor
Ch. 8: Act 4: How 'One Nation' Didn't Become 'Under God' Until The '50s Religious Revival Part 2 - Fresh Air - Air Date 3-30-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Kalamazoo - Jason Roseboom
Ch. 10: Act 5: What Would the Founders say about Religious Freedom Laws? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-27-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul & Mary
Ch. 12: Act 6: Republicans Fire Woman For Not Going To Church - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-21-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dancing In The Streets - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fascism on the American horizon, wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross - @truthdig - Air Date: 10-11-13
#1147 The thrill and horror of the Harvey Weinstein Effect
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Air Date: 11/21/2017
Today we look at gender-based harassment and assault, the revolution in thinking on the subject we are currently in the midst of and some ideas to institutionalize positive change
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Sexual Harassment, Revisited - On The Media - Air Date 10-26-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Open Flames - Aeronaut
Ch. 4: Act 2: #MeToo is a movement just to be believed - Backtalk from @BitchMedia - Air Date 10-19-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Streamer - Arc and Crescent
Ch. 6: Act 3: Understanding the Clinton legacy in the debate over sexual harassment - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 11-20-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Marble Chase - Dorica
Ch. 8: Act 4: Alyssa Peterson on Campus Sexual Assault - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-3-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Lakal - Speakeasy
Ch. 10: Act 5: Hollywood Actors: Sexual Abuse Of Boys Is "Rampant" - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-01-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Envelope - Aeronaut
Ch. 12: Act 6: How to facilitate reporting of harassment in the workplace - @offkiltershow - Air Date 11-17-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Chilvat - Lillehammer
Ch. 14: Act 7: Rebecca Traister on the ‘Harvey Weinstein Effect’ - The Breach - Air Date 11-21-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: A few thoughts on guns, race and gender - Margareet from Northern California
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on working for gender equality while avoiding the unavoidable backlash (Reminder: Check out our Winter Fundraiser!)
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
ACTION & INFORMATION
Need help? Call the 24-hour National Sexual Assault Hotline toll-free: 1-800-656-HOPE
1 in 6 (Organization supporting men who have been sexually assaulted)
Know Your IX (Defending Title IX - Empowering students to stop sexual violence)
Your Reckoning. And Mine. by Rebecca Traister (The Cut)
Ellen Page on Brett Ratner Abuse & Reckoning (Ellen Page via Facebook)
There’s a little-known fund that goes to victims of sexual harassment on the Hill. You pay for it. (Vox)
Study: Hotel Housekeepers Are at Great Risk for Sexual Assault From Guests (New Republic)
700,000 Female Farmworkers Say They Stand With Hollywood Actors Against Sexual Assault (TIME)
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#1146 An Unmitigated Disaster (The GOP Tax Plan)
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Air Date: 11/17/2017
Today we look at just a few of the many ways that the GOP tax plan is intended to help the well-off, harm the needy and defile a pristine wilderness just to top things off
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Bowing to the paymasters - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 11-8-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Villager - Blue Dot Sessions
Ch. 4: Act 2: ANALYSIS: Trump-Republican Tax Plan an Unmitigated Disaster - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 11-07-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Stale Case - Darby
Ch. 6: Act 3: Taking aim at Obamacare (again) - @offkiltershow - Air Date 11-17-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Wingspan - Bayou Birds
Ch. 8: Act 4: The effect of changing the standard deduction on charitable giving - @DecodeDC - Air Date 11-2-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Weathervane - CloudCover
Ch. 10: Act 5: Scare tactics to push the tax cuts through - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 11-8-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hickory Shed - Onesuch Village
Ch. 12: Act 6: Going after the Alaskan wilderness in the tax plan - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 11-16-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: A Palace of Cedar - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 14: Act 7: Everyone from corporations to the Democrats is out of ideas - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 11-11-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark
Ch. 16: Act 8: What the Paradise Papers Reveal - The Bernie Sanders Show - Air Date 11-14-17
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Looking critically at party structures - Anthony from Illinois
Ch. 18: Clarifying thoughts on guns and Democrats - Zach from Atlanta
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments: Check out our WINTER FUNDRAISER!
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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#1065 The fight for truth in a post-fact world (Media) (Encore)
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Air Date: 12/16/2016
Today we look at the problems with the media, so many problems, and what lessons we should learn in the wake of the election
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The real kinds of bias that still exist in the media - @InDeepRadio w @AngieCoiro - Air Date 6-11-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: The System - Abscondo
Ch. 4: Act 2: Money isn't the only bad influence on the media - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 10-1-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Follow The Money - Zounds
Ch. 6: Act 3: The media and President-Elect Trump - @LastWeekTonight w: @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 11-13-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Sunrise - Norah Jones
Ch. 8: Act 4: Media lessons to learn from the election - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-11-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Having a Good Time - Theo Bard
Ch. 10: Act 5: Mainstream Media Fighting Trump...Don't Count On It - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-16-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Old News - Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
Ch. 12: Act 6: Reporting on the editor of "The platform for the alt-right" - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-18-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ch. 14: Act 7: Stopping fake news - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 11-24-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Happy Song Is A Happy Song - Nick Rivera
Ch. 16: Act 8: Christiane Amanpour on the state of the media in a post fact-world - The Investigators with Diana Swain, CBC - Air Date 11-25-16
#1145 A government small enough to get inside your body (Reproductive Justice)
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Air Date: 11/11/2017
Today we look at the many ways conservatives across the country are systematically chipping away at the rights of all people who require access to any kind of reproductive health services
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The State Legislator Will See You Now - On The Media - Air Date 8-4-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Farmscrapers - Dad Rocks!
Ch. 4: Act 2: Texas fails to address skyrocketing rate of pregnancy-related deaths - Savage Love w: @FakeDanSavage - Air Date 6-6-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark
Ch. 6: Act 3: 20-Week Abortion Ban Bill Treats Abortion as an Issue of Criminality, not Health Care - @TheRealNews - Air Date 10-6-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
Ch. 8: Act 4: Taking aim at reproductive rights in all forms - @offkiltershow - Air Date 10-13-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Summit - K2
Ch. 10: Act 5: Keep Birth Control Copay Free #HandsOffMyBC via @Women_EqualityC - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Homegrown - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 12: Act 6: Why you can't have economic justice without reproductive justice - The Breach - Air Date 8-8-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Bringing a gun into the home makes the owner less safe - Nick from California
Ch. 14: The party structures are a fundamental problem - Erica from Massachusetts
Ch. 15: What Sanders supporters are really emotional about - Greg from Baldwin Park, California
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on the show’s new sunshine policy and a clarification on the Democrats celebrity crushes
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions & and Free Music Archive)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Take multiple actions with the Keep Birth Control Copay Free campaign:
- Send Trump an invoice for your birth control costs
- Write to the Department of Health and Human Services to defend free birth control
- Get the Toolkit to speak up at Town Halls and put pressure on Congress
- Share infographics to educate on birth control & share the campaign video
- Join the conversation with #HandsOffMyBC
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate (New York Times)
The Economy Can’t Grow Without Birth Control (New York Times Op-Ed)
Notre Dame Will No Longer Provide Free Birth Control (The Cut)
Trump Be Damned: States Are Fighting to Make Birth Control Over-the-Counter (Finally) (Mother Jones)
California Suing Trump Administration Over Rollback Of Birth Control Rule (Huffington Post)
A.G. Schneiderman Sues To Protect New Yorkers' Access To Birth Control (NY.gov)
Not religious freedom, but the freedom to hate women (The Griffin)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1144 Denying and deconstructing with all their might (Environmental Regulations)
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Air Date: 11/07/2017
Today we look at the systematic deconstruction of the environmental regulatory infrastructure at the hands of anti-environment radicals, otherwise known as the "Climate Denying Dream Team"
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump’s ‘Dream Team’ of Climate Change Deniers Threatens the Planet - The Breach - Air Date 8-1-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark
Ch. 4: Act 2: War on the EPA - Frontline - Air Date 10-17-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Passionate Ending - Soft and Furious
Ch. 7: Song 3: Rotisserie Graveyard - Doctor Turtle
Ch. 8: Act 4: Science under attack from Trump administration - Got Science? - Air Date: 8-15-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Turning to You - Landsman Duets
Ch. 11: Song 5: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 12: Act 6: Trump's PC Police Purging The Term 'Climate Change' - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-08-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Banning guns wouldn't work - Zach from Atlanta, GA
Ch. 14: An unarmed proletariat will always be dominated - Anthony from Salt Lake City, UT
Ch. 15: Dems were unfair to Bernie who wasn't a Democrat - Erica from Massachusetts
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments defending my personal friend, Martin O’Malley
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions and Free Music Archive)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION!
Demand Climate Action in Your Community on NOVEMBER 18th with the Climate Legacy Time Capsule Dedication demonstrations at State Houses and City Halls across the U.S.
Find a Dedication Day event near you
No event near you? Create one and get support!
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Robert Redford: Scott Pruitt Is 'Hell-Bent' On Dismantling EPA Rules (Time)
Scott Pruitt Declares War on Air Pollution Science (The New Republic)
Here’s the Expertise Scott Pruitt Is Removing From the EPA’s Advisory Boards (Slate)
EPA chief set to meet privately with chemical industry execs (ABC News)
GAO to review whether EPA violated anti-propaganda law (The Hill)
Another Trump aide seems to be caught up in the Russia probe (Vox)
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#1143 Strategies for a winning coalition (Progressive Movement)
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Air Date: 11/03/2017
Today we look at the battle at the heart of the rift in the progressive movement over strategies on the proper direction to go from here. As is so often the case, the answer is not one or the other but both
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Vibrant Canopy - Art Of Escapism
Ch. 4: Act 2: Taking race and gender as seriously as class - Jacobin Radio (@jacobinmag) - Air Date 8-28-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Rotisserie Graveyard - Doctor Turtle
Ch. 6: Act 3: Joan Williams on understanding the divide in how different groups are framed - Cape Up - Air Date 10-24-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Vibrant Canopy - Origami
Ch. 9: Song 4: Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
Voicemails
Ch. 11: Guns, protection and the age of reason - David from Columbus, OH
Ch. 12: Calling a business a job-creator is like calling a car an exhaust-creator - Chris from Fairfax
Ch. 13: To boycott or not to boycott - Zach from Virginia Beach
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 14: Final comments on what the Clinton/DNC financial ties revelations may mean for how the party works to regain it’s legitimacy
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions and Free Music Archive)
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#1096 The oligarch who decided to buy the White House (Corruption)
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Air Date: 4/18/2017
Today we look at some of the lesser-known characters in the right-wing oligarchy who now own the White House and Supreme Court
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Follow the Money - Vova Zen
Ch. 4: Act 2: Robert Mercers bizarre opinions and influences - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 3-22-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Oligarch - Ephemerals
Ch. 7: Song 3: Take A Look Around {Instrumental) - Limp Bizkit
Ch. 8: Act 4: How to protect yourself in the face of diminishing online privacy - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 3-25-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mind Control - Stephen Marley
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Secret Family Behind The Rise Of Brietbart News - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 03-28-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Follow the Money - Zounds
Ch. 12: Act 6: Who Bankrolls Breitbart News? - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 03-31-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Oligarchy - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 14: Act 7: Erik Prince rises again - @Intercepted w/ @JeremyScahill - Air Date 4-5-17
#1142 Long past time to boycott the NFL
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Air Date: 10/27/2017
Today we look at some of the recent and no-so-recent political problems plaguing the NFL including the protests against police abuse, institutional racism, sexism, homophobia and their coverup of the traumatic brain injuries suffered by countless players. And we discuss why it all matters
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Summit - K2
Ch. 4: Act 2: Shaun King explaining Kaepernick's intention from the beginning - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 9-13-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Open Flames - Aeronaut
Ch. 6: Act 3: How The Pentagon Paid For NFL's Patriotism - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-26-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Rotisserie Graveyard - Doctor Turtle
Ch. 8: Act 4: These protests are just the tip of the iceberg - #PoliticallyReactive with @wkamaubell and @harikondabolu - Air Date 9-28-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Envelope - Aeronaut
Ch. 10: Act 5: Is It Time to Stop Watching Football? - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 10-09-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
Ch. 12: Act 6: Civil Rights revisionism as a weapon against current justice movements - Intercepted - Air Date 10-4-2016
Ch. 13: Song 6: Forgotten Land (ft. Gurdonark, Joanne Gabriel) - Doxent Zsigmond
Ch. 14: Act 7: Lawsuit Time Kaepernick Going To War With NFL Owners - @theyoungturks - Air Date 10-17-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: Floating Whist - Aeronaut
Ch. 16: Act 8: The NFL protests are not a spectator sport - @EdgeofSports w Dave Zirin - Air Date 10-17-17
Ch. 17: Song 8: daedalus - Kai Engel
Ch. 18: Act 9: When Is the Right Time for Black People to Protest? - The Daily Show - Air Date 9-25-17
Voicemails
Ch. 19: A liberal pro-gun perspective - Ani from Alabama
Ch. 20: Better to not speak of "the other side" - Keith from New Hampshire
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on why you should understand sports and guns
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions, CC Mixter and Free Music Archive)
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#922 A crisis of culture (Capitalism)
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Air Date: 5/15/2015
Today we take a hard look at modern-day civilization and culture and ponder what we could do to make things better
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: The Death of Culture at the Hands of the Profit Motive - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-20-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: My Conversation - The Uniques
00:13:04 Ch. 4: Act 2: Visionary Sci Fi for an Age of Acquiescence - The F Word with @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 4-20-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Design - Fiction Company
00:15:58 Ch. 6: Act 3: .@ShawnAchor - The happy secret to better work - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 2-1-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Everybody Loves a Happy Ending (iTunes Originals Version) - Tears for Fears
00:29:08 Ch. 8: Act 4: A Brief History of Humankind - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 4-30-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: "Going Sane" - Two Cheers
00:40:39 Ch. 10: Act 5: Lacking liberty from slavery to feudalism to capitalism - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 2-1-15
#1141 The perils of power and powerlessness (Toxic Masculinity)
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Air Date: 10/20/2017
Today we look at the dangers that (primarily) white men face on multiple points along the power spectrum and how dangerous forms of masculinity lead to the dehumanizing of these men and those they encounter
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Understanding the effect of our culture on gun culture Part 1 - Economic Update w @profwolff - Air Date 10-5-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Inessential - Bayou Birds
Ch. 4: Act 2: Listen Up, Creeps: Weinstein Edition - @FullFrontalSamB - Air Date: 10-12-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Streamer - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 6: Act 3: Understanding how masculinity and white supremacy lead to a nutty gun culture - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 10-1-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: periculum - Kai Engel
Ch. 8: Act 4: Louise Godbold “My Encounter with Harvey Weinstein and What It Tells Us About Trauma” - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 10-12-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Le gris, le bleu, d'une profonde humilité - Monplaisir
Ch. 10: Act 5: Understanding the effect of our culture on gun culture Part 2 - Economic Update w @profwolff - Air Date 10-5-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Paper Planes - Durden ft. Airtone (ft. Airtone)
Ch. 12: Act 6: Margaret Hoover Calls Out Fellow Conservatives On Sex Crime Hypocrisy - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-12-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Hundred Mile-No Guitar - K2
Ch. 14: Act 7: White males feeling under attack and seeking power - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 10-1-17
Ch. 15: Final comments on the perils of power and powerlessness
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions, CC Mixter and Free Music Archive)
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#1140 Smoke, mirrors and myth (Tax Cuts for the Wealthy)
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Air Date: 10/17/2017
Today we look at the philosophy, tricks of the trade and long-term strategy behind the GOP's never-ending quest to grant more tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy while cutting popular programs aimed at aiding the poor
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Idiotic Economist Pushes HORRIBLE Tax Plan That Left Kansas Crippled - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 09-26-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: world of ruin - Damiano Baldoni
Ch. 4: Act 2: How Republicans Created Tax Cut Myths - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 10-04-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: peaceOut (ft. KungFu) - airtone
Ch. 6: Act 3: Understanding what we can about the proposed tax plan - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-6-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Like Music (cdk Mix) (ft. Phasenwandler) - cdk
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News Calls Out Trump Tax Cut Lies - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-03-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Headlights/Mountain Road - The Contessa
Ch. 10: Act 5: Understanding the reality of corporate taxes - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 10-7-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Forgotten Land (ft. Gurdonark, Joanne Gabriel) - Doxent Zsigmond
Ch. 12: Act 6: How corporations rigged our tax system against us - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 4-24-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
Ch. 14: Act 7: They plan to raise and then panic about the deficit - @offkiltershow - Air Date 10-6-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Seeking a fundamentally just justice system - Jesse from Seattle
Ch. 16: How people get help after emergencies - FEMA employee
Ch. 17: Patreon Feedback - Alan from Connecticut
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on what you’ll find on the Best of the Left social network
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
Fighting tax cuts for the rich and budget cuts needs the same momentum as the healthcare fight! Dive in and fight back with these campaigns:
TrumpTaxToolkit.org (Use the Senator-specific toolkits to fight back against tax cuts for the 1%, and more)
NotOnePenny.org (Mobilize to demand not one penny in tax cuts for the rich, and more)
HandsOff.org (Share how budget cuts impact you personally, and more)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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#1139 In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting
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Air Date: 10/13/2017
Today we look at the usual pattern of political and media theatre that occur after every major shooting incident and some of the facts that explain why we shouldn't continue in this pattern any longer
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The usual pattern of how mass shootings are covered - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-6-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Transmutation (ft. Spinningmerkaba) - Kara Square
Ch. 4: Act 2: Mass shootings continue but what can we do about it? - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date 10-6-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Who We Are (ft. MissJudged and Fireproof Babies) - Hans Atom
Ch. 6: Act 3: Gun nuts are aggressively childish - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 10-1-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Planting Flags - K4
Ch. 8: Act 4: The evidence is in, gun control laws reduce gun deaths - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 10-2-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
Ch. 10: Act 5: "Mental Health Gun Databases" Are Very Racial - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 08-27-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Paper Planes - Durden ft. Airtone (ft. Airtone) - DURDEN
Ch. 12: Act 6: Beware carceral gun control laws - The Dig - Air Date 10-6-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Blind Love Dub (ft. Kara Square (mindmapthat)) - Jeris
Ch. 14: Act 7: Tell Congress: DON’T GUT OUR GUN LAWS via @Everytown - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: These Times - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 16: Act 8: Prayers Cannot Stop Guns - Intercepted - 10-4-2017
Ch. 17: Final comments on why I rarely tackle gun control on this show
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Tell Congress you oppose lifting restrictions on gun silencers and want the measure removed from the SHARE Act.
Tell Congress that you oppose the concealed carry reciprocity bill.
Take part in the Everytown postcards to Congress campaign and use the letter as a call script.
Find an Everytown for Gun Safety action or meeting near you
Sing up for Everytown action alerts via text
EDUCATE YOURSELF
S.446 - Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (Congress.gov)
H.R.38 - Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (Congress.gov)
H.R.3668 - SHARE Act of 2017 (see Sections 1502-1507) (Congress.gov)
Everytown for Gun Safety - Concealed Carry Reciprocity (S. 446) Overriding State Public Safety Laws (Everytown.org)
Mass Shooting Since Sandy Hook, in One Map (Vox)
Gun violence in America, explained in 17 maps and charts (Vox)
Republicans want to pass a gun bill that critics say will make mass shootings more deadly (Vox)
Why a Congressional Ban on Bump Stocks Is Unlikely (The Atlantic)
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens (The Onion)
NRA says 'nothing could have been done' to prevent Las Vegas shooting (Yahoo)
Struggling Gun Industry Looks To Congress To Make Silencers The Next Big Thing (Huffington Post)
How I Got Licensed to Carry a Concealed Gun in 32 States by Barely Trying (Mother Jones, 2013)
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#873 The other new Jim Crow (Voting rights) (Repost)
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Air Date: 11/04/2014
For information on the current effort to reform the electoral college that I discuss at the top of the show, visit: EqualVotes.us
Today we take a look at the ways the Republican Party has been working to suppress voter turnout to benefit their electoral chances while claiming to be stopping voter fraud which basically doesn't exist
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Voting Laws Keeping Americans From The Polls - @ajplus - Air Date: 10-27-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: You're The Best (Theme From The Karate Kid) [Originally Performed by Joe Esposito] - You're The Best
Ch. 4: Act 2: 'Free' Voter IDs Cost $8 to $25. Freedom! - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-31-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Repeal the Poll Tax - A Thousand Miles Away
Ch. 6: Act 3: In Person Voter Fraud Very Rare And Still Is - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 9-19-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mess Is Mine - Dream Your Life Away
Ch. 8: Act 4: Voting suppression through the courts - BradCast (@TheBradBlog) - Air Date: 10-29-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: 1901 - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Ch. 10: Act 5: They're not even trying to hide their true motives anymore - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date: 10-25-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Cheat - The Clash
Ch. 12: Act 6: Republican Voter Suppression Since 1980 - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-22-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: There You Go Again - Sunshine to Rain
Ch. 14: Act 7: Please Don't Vote - A Message From The Republican Party - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-27-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Battle Hymn of the Republic - Turkey In the Straw and Other Country Fiddle Hits
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Fight — and the Right — to Vote - @billmoyersHQ - Air Date: 10-24-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: I'm Free - 20 Golden Greats
Ch. 18: Act 9: Voting Rights Amendment Act via @civilrightsorg - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 20: Act 10: Excerpt: LBJ's Voting Rights Speech "The American Promise" - @LBJLibrary - Air Date: 03-15-1965
#1138 Condemning, Defending and Rebuilding the Media
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Air Date: 10/06/2017
Today we look at the inadequacy, the potential, structures and the humanity of the corporate media
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Poenia - Damiano Baldoni
Ch. 4: Act 2: Lara Setrakian: 3 ways to fix a broken news industry - @TEDTalks - Air Date 3-9-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hundred Mile - K2
Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Trump's Media Vendetta Is Scarier Than Nixon's - The Breach - Air Date 7-11-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Passionate Ending - Soft and Furious
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Media Only Treats Politics Two Ways, and They're Both Bad - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-08-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: concatenate - Damiano Baldoni
Ch. 10: Act 5: Filmmaker of "All Governments Lie" discussing the failure of corporate media - We Are Here - Air Date 2-18-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Llegare - Dom La Nena
Ch. 12: Act 6: Masha Gessen on the "Impulse to Normalize" - On The Media - Air Date 12-2-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Great is the Contessa - The Contessa
Ch. 14: Act 7: Chris Hayes on his and the media's tendency to normalize our circumstances - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 8-15-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: It's time to stand up against gun violence - Dallas from Jacksonville, FL
Ch. 16: Medicare 4 All Preempted. - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 17: Include Your Kids! - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 18: A unique perspective on the Jones Act - Jonathan from Louisville, KY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on how why you should be willing to pay for the world you want to see
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1137 A perfect blend of colonialism, racism and disaster capitalism (Puerto Rico)
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Air Date: 10/03/2017
Today we look at the current and ongoing disaster befalling the US territory of Puerto Rico that all began long, long before the most recent hurricanes laid all of the injustice bare
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Streamer - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 4: Act 2: The devastation is being underestimated and the slowness of the response is inexcusable - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 9-28-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Cast and Favor - Bayou Birds
Ch. 8: Act 4: There is not the same level of concern for the lives of people who are not white - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date 9-29-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Summit - K2
Ch. 10: Act 5: What You AREN'T Being Told About Puerto Rico & The Disaster Unfolding There - @RedactedTonight with @LeeCamp - Air Date: 09-27-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Another Promise Kept - Art Of Escapism
Ch. 12: Act 6: Delusion vs reality in Puerto Rico - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 9-29-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Midday - Pecan Grove
Ch. 15: Song 7: periculum - Kai Engel
Ch. 16: Act 8: Nelson Denis On The Exploitation and Colonization of Puerto Rico by U.S. - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 09-29-17
Ch. 17: Final comments on colonialism and how it never really changes
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Demand Federal relief for Puerto Rico via National Puerto Rican Agenda's letter campaign
Learn more about National Puerto Rican Agenda
EDUCATE YOURSELF
National Puerto Rican Agenda: New Group Forms to Address Island's Unprecedented Economic Crisis (DemocracyNOW!)
Why Is María’s Death Toll in Puerto Rico Being Underreported? (Latino Rebels)
Trump to Puerto Rico: your hurricane isn’t a “real catastrophe” like Katrina (Vox)
Obama Signs PROMESA Bill, Imposing Control Board on Puerto Rico (DemocracyNOW!)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1136 Doing the Right Thing After Exhausting All Other Options (Medicare For All)
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Air Date: 09/29/2017
Today we look at the Bernie-Sanders-lead movement to implement the most comprehensive universal health insurance system in the world
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how Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: America Is Ready For Universal Healthcare - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 09-20-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Turning on the Lights - Speakeasy
Ch. 4: Act 2: ANALYSIS: Bernie's Single Payer Healthcare Proposal - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 09-14-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: On Our Own Again - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 6: Act 3: Understanding the extraordinary costs of our health care system - Who What Why - Air Date 7-14-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Flattered - Delray
Ch. 8: Act 4: Understanding the Canadian health insurance system - The @BernieSanders Show - Air Date 9-17-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard
Ch. 10: Act 5: No Is Not Enough Naomi Klein on Bernie's Medicare-for-All Bill & Future of Democratic Party - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 09-18-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Flagger - Cloud Harbor
Ch. 12: Act 6: What Can YOU Do To Support the #Medicare4All Movement? - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Chilvat - Lillehammer
Ch. 14: Act 7: Challenging the private health insurance orthodoxy - The Zero Hour w @RJEskow - Air Date 9-16-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Amazon App doesn't help BotL - Alan from Connecticut
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on Amazon, brainstorming ways to join the medicare-for-all movement and teasing our latest members-only show
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
What are the top 3 things you can personally do to contribute to the movement to support #Medicare4All?
Call the voicemail line at 202-999-3991 and tell us your ideas to inspire others
Read the details of Sen. Sanders’ Medicare for All bill
Some other ways to get involved:
Our Revolution groups (Sen. Sanders’ action organization)
Health Over Profit (nonprofit grassroots org fighting for Medicare for All)
Fight4Medicare.com (grassroots #Medicare4All action campaign)
Social Security Works (nonprofit defending our social programs)
Truth Out “Medicare for All” Series (independent media outlet looking to focus on Medicare for All coverage)
MoveOn.org Petition (do NOT let signing this be all you do!)
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Bernie Sanders's new Medicare-for-all plan, explained (Vox)
The Political Genius of Bernie’s ‘Medicare for All’ Bill (The Nation)
Bernie’s “Medicare for All” actually is the pragmatic health care solution (Salon)
The Loss of Morality in America’s Healthcare Debate (Washington Post)
Sanders's Bill Electrifies Growing Single-Payer Movement (truth-out)
"Medicare for All": A Uniting Call to Action in the Age of Trump (truth-out)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1135 Understanding the Effects of Immigration
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Air Date: 09/26/2017
Today we look at the economic and criminal implications of immigration policy
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The economic benefit of immigrants - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 2-28-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: modum - Kai Engel
Ch. 4: Act 2: The labor rights that come with more open borders - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 7-4-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Streamer - Arc and Crecent
Ch. 6: Act 3: Breaking News Consumer's Handbook Migration Edition (At Home) - On The Media - Air Date 7-28-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Kawruwath Na - Amarasiri Peiris
Ch. 8: Act 4: Misinformation used to stoke fear of crime and terrorism - The Breech - Air Date 9-12-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Thread Caramb - Textile Caramb
Ch. 10: Act 5: Sanctuary cities and the myth of criminal immigrants - @offkiltershow - Air Date 4-28-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: daemones - Kai Engel
Ch. 12: Act 6: Why a border wall wouldn't even put a dent in drug trafficking - The Breach - Air Date 4-25-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Wall Song - Pinkerton and the Brinks
Ch. 14: Act 7: The role of US immigration policy on creating the problems it claims to work against - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 8-1-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: We avoid talking about the climate connection to animal agriculture - Almera from Berkley, CA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on why progressives don’t talk about the link between climate change and animal agriculture
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1085 A case against the myth of individualism (Culture) (Rerun)
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Air Date: 03/07/2017
Today we look at the dangerous myths of individualism and the American Dream™, some of their origins and some of their consequences
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Cultural influences on our perspective of self w/Gish Jen - Think Again - Air Date 3-4-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Different People - No Doubt
Ch. 4: Act 2: You are not as free as you think you are w/Raoul Martinez - @thisishellradio - Air Date 2-24-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: The system - Abscondo
Ch. 6: Act 3: Individualism in the prosperity gospel brand of Christianity - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 1-8-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Southern Baptism - Richard Gilks
Ch. 8: Act 4: The cold war propaganda of anti-collectivism w/Gish Jen - Think Again - Air Date 3-4-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Knock Yourself Out - Jon Brion
Ch. 10: Act 5: The myths of the autonomous individual and free markets w/Raoul Martinez - @thisishellradio - Air Date 2-24-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Drums of Freedom - Theo Bard
Ch. 12: Act 6: Training is all that matters - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Ch. 13: Song 6: Perpetuum Mobile - Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Ch. 14: Act 7: An ignorance of history bolsters acceptance of anti-regulation individualism - You are not so smart - Air Date 2-24-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: Making Progress - Freedom's Progress
Ch. 16: Act 8: The dangerous myth of the American Dream w/Raoul Martinez - @thisishellradio - Air Date 2-24-17
#1134 Unnatural Disasters (Hurricanes and Humans)
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Air Date: 09/19/2017
Today we look not so much at hurricanes and the climate science behind them (though we touch on that as well) but focus more on what we can see more clearly when it’s illuminated by so-called “natural” disasters, the structural inequality and legacies of decision-making that make these disasters worse than they need to be
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Mark Hertsgaard: It's not politics, it's science - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 9-13-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut
Ch. 5: Song 2: Vibrant Canopy - Origami
Ch. 6: Act 3: Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: U.S. Storm Edition - On The Media - Air Date 9-1-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Shift of Currents - Aeronaut
Ch. 8: Act 4: Disasters call attention to inequalities if we care to notice - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-1-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Le gris, le bleu, d'une profonde humilité - Monplaisir
Ch. 10: Act 5: Preventing future floods with data and regulation - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 09-14-2017
Ch. 11: Song 5: Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Human Causes of Natural Disasters - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 12-8-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Waltz of the Renegade - Art Of Escapism
Ch. 14: Act 7: #ProtectNEPA to #ProtectOurVoice on the Environment via @ProtectNEPA - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Inessential - Bayou Birds
Ch. 16: Act 8: Dr. Michael E. Mann on attribution science and the tactics of inaction and delay - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 9-13-17
Voicemails
Ch. 17: How selfishness helps people excuse authoritarian leaders - Annie from Alabama
Ch. 18: RT is not Pro-Trump propaganda - Keith from New Hampshire
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on the start of the conversation about The Vietnam War on the BotL Network
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION:
Get involved with the NEPA Works campaign to protect your voice!
Read about pending legislation that chips away at NEPA, share it, and call Congress (try Stance) to stop it
Read and share NEPA success stories from every state
Follow NEPA Works on Twitter @ProtectNEPA
Use the #ProtectNEPA and #ProtectOurVoice on social media
EDUCATE YOURSELF:
We will not be silenced. Stand up for a strong NEPA! (Earth Justice)
Trump CEQ rolls out plans for swift NEPA reviews (Governors' Wind & Solar Energy Coalition)
US people of color still more likely to be exposed to pollution than white people (The Guardian)
Christine Todd Whitman: How Not to Run the E.P.A. (New York Times)
Boston Communities Unite to Democratize Their Economy (Next City)
Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1133 Understanding Authoritarianism
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Air Date: 09/15/2017
Today we look at the history and structures of authoritarianism and explore how they relate to at Trump campaign and administration
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: It can't happen here Part 1 - Ideas from the CBC - Air Date 1-17-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Another Promise Kept - Art Of Escapism
Ch. 4: Act 2: Conservative Evan McMullin on spotting the dangers of authoritarianism - Primary Concerns from @NewRepublic - Air Date 1-4-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hundred Mile - K2
Ch. 6: Act 3: Opposing conservative policies and authoritarianism - Who. What. Why. - Air Date 2-11-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: On Our Own Again - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 8: Act 4: It can't happen here Part 2 - Ideas from the CBC - Air Date 1-17-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Zombie With A Heartbeat - Midnight Maps
Ch. 10: Act 5: Historian Timothy Snyder on the prospect of tyranny in America - This is Hell - Air Date 4-29-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Homegrown - The Pine Barrens
Ch. 12: Act 6: Why Arpaio's Pardon Could Trigger Constitutional Crisis - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-29-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Summit - K2
Ch. 14: Act 7: Full Frontal Is Scared: Masha Gessen Edition - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee - Air Date 1-18-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Weighing the balance of harms regarding free speech - Anthony from Illinois
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments clarifying and then muddling the issue of free speech, hate speech and the argument for reducing harm
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
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#1132 800,000 Hostages (Immigration and DACA)
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Air Date: 09/12/2017
Today we look at the combination of racism and cold political calculations that went into the decision to hold 800,000 DACA recipients hostage in order to placate the GOP’s scared white base and create leverage to force through funding for the southern board wall (also to placate the GOP’s scared white base)
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Shining City - Emerson Collective
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: These Are The Faces Of DACA Recipients In Danger Of Deportation - @nowthisnews - Air Date 9-2-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Headlights/Mountain Road - The Contessa
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Misleading Rhetoric Around DACA - On The Media - Air Date 9-8-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Great is the Contessa - The Contessa
Ch. 8: Act 4: Understanding what DACA does—and doesn’t—mean for recipients - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-8-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Horizon Liner - The Pine Barrons
Ch. 10: Act 5: Clarifying immigrant access to social programs - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 8-7-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Vengeful - Warmbody
Ch. 12: Act 6: Tell Congress: Dreamers are #HeretoStay. Pass the #DreamAct NOW via @UNITEDWEDREAM - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: The story of Sheriff Joe Arpaio - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-1-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: Planting Flags - K4
Ch. 17: Song 8: Midday - Pecan Grove
Ch. 18: Act 9: The DEPLORABLE Reason Trump Ended DACA - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-06-17
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Drug Episode Response - Alan from Connecticut
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the inability for some conservatives to see beyond bad laws
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Take action right now & sign up for updates at WeAreHereToStay.org
- Find an event near you
- Call Congress
- Tweet at Congress
- Resources (Including Mental Health Emergency Toolkit)
You can also call and tweet Congress with DreamActToolkit.org
EDUCATE YOURSELF
The Dream Act of 2017 (National Immigration Law Center)
Black, Undocumented And Fighting To Survive (Huffington Post)
How Higher-Education Leaders Are Fighting for DACA (The Atlantic)
Relatives of Undocumented Children Caught Up in ICE Dragnet (Mother Jones)
The White House Isn’t Sharing Dreamers’ Info With ICE, But Another Threat Looms (Mother Jones)
DACA Pits Trump Against His Own Administration (The Atlantic)
Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1131 Inflicting pleasure (Media and Propaganda)
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Air Date: 09/08/2017
Today we look at our vapid media landscape and see how it lead, some would say inevitably, to the election of someone like Donald Trump
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The destruction of facts - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 3-14-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Damage - Jimmy Eat World
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Weaponization of 'Fake News' - The Breach - Air Date 8-29-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Le mystère de contre jour - David Ari Leon
Ch. 6: Act 3: The search for truth-commited journalism falls down at both ends - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-31-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Honesty - Billy Joel
Ch. 9: Song 4: Laugh So You Don't Cry - Andy Davis
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Trouble With Reality Part 2 - On the Media - Air Date 5-17-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Zissou Society Blue Star Cadets / Ned's Theme (Take 1) - Mark Mothersbaugh
Ch. 12: Act 6: Joshua Green on how Bannon has changed politics for the worse - Primary Concerns from @NewRepublic - Air Date 7-25-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: You're Not In On the Joke (iTunes Session) - Cobra Starship
Ch. 14: Act 7: How "The Apprentice" Helped Make Trump President - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 4-13-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: Million Dollar Loan - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Trouble With Reality Part 1 - On the Media - Air Date 5-17-17
Voicemails
Ch. 17: The first and second amendments - Issac from Valencia, CA
Ch. 18: Oppression never dies, it always transforms itself and resurrects itself - V from Central New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on the evolution of systems of oppression
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1130 Schoolyard bully with nuclear weapons (Foreign Policy)
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Air Date: 09/05/2017
Today we look at just a couple of the major international conflicts Donald Trump is severely under-qualified to navigate
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Andrew Bacevich on the neoconservative-laid groundwork for President Trump - The Dig - Air Date: 08-23-2017
Ch. 3: Song 1: Directions - Josh Rouse
Ch. 4: Act 2: Trump About To Surpass Obama's EIGHT YEAR Civilian Death Toll - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-18-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Suffering of the Innocents - Squire Tuck
Ch. 7: Song 3: One - Apocalyptica
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fire and Fury - Ian Rivers
Ch. 10: Act 5: Middle East expert Juan Cole on why the US is stuck in Afghanistan - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 8-22-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Silent Colonialism - Valentina
Ch. 12: Act 6: Phyllis Bennis on the questions we don't ask about what we should do in Afghanistan - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 8-25-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Hard to believe that Charlottesville is the ACLU's fault - Nick from California
Ch. 15: Thoughts on needed restrictions of 2nd amendment - Craig from Ohio
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments introducing a bonus clip from Politically Re-Active
Bonus Clip: The problem is the 2nd amendment - Politically Reactive - Air Date 8-24-17
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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#902 Rethinking the fundamentals of drugs and addiction (Drug War)
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Air Date: 02/27/2015
Today we take a look at not only the destructive forces at work within the drug war but also look deeper at the causes of addiction and drug abuse that could change all of your preconceived notions on the topic and maybe even our society as a whole
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Drug War Alternatives That Work Overcriminalized #2- Substance Abuse - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 10-9-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Once There Was a Hushpuppy - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Tracking cars movements in real time as part of the DEA drug war - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 2-1-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Don’t Worry, We'll Be Watching You - Making Mirrors
Ch. 6: Act 3: DC mayor stands up for voters on legal pot, defies congressional GOP - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 2-26-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gateway Drug - Dancing In The Streets
Ch. 8: Act 4: Challenge everything you know about drugs - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-05-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Big Mistake - Fair Ain't Fair
Ch. 10: Act 5: Johann Hari (@johannhari101): Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong Part 1 - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-4-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Strange Fruit (1939 Single Version) - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday
Ch. 12: Act 6: Poverty drives the demand for opiates - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 11-17-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Poverty (Single Stereo) - That Did It! - The Duke Recordings, Vol. 3
Ch. 14: Act 7: Johann Hari (@johannhari101): Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong Part 2 - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-4-15
#1129 The free press has been bought (Corporate Media and Billionaires)
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Air Date: 08/29/2017
Today we look at the systemic problem with advertiser-driven, for-profit media and how billionaires have begun exploiting the system to their own benefit even more
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Corporate corruption of news and the Access of Evil - We Are Here - Air Date 2-18-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Machine - David Ari Leon
Ch. 4: Act 2: Sinclair & the Growing Reach of Conservative Media - On the Media - Air Date 5-11-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Maelstrom - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 6: Act 3: Sponsors underwriting their own puff pieces - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-24-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hallelujah - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 9: Song 4: Pas Si Simple - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 10: Act 5: Media Consolidation is a Huge Problem and Even FDR Foresaw it as One - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-11-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Nothing Else Matters - Apocalyptica
Ch. 12: Act 6: Craig Aaron on Sinclair Takeover - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 8-11-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: End of the World - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 14: Act 7: Jeremy Scahill on the greatest trick the devil ever pulled - All Governments Lie
Ch. 15: Song 7: Dawn Departure, Jefferson County - Black Prairie
Ch. 16: Act 8: Gawker and the New Era of Media Censorship - On The Media - Air Date 8-11-17
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Just banned fascism in my house - Kevin from Louisiana
Ch. 18: Arguing against free speech fundamentalism - Dave from Olympia, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on the absurdity of fundamentalism in all its forms
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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#1128 Confronting fascism in the land of free speech
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Air Date: 08/25/2017
Today we look at the constant struggle between the freedom to speak and the necessary limits placed on that freedom due to the rights of others to not be substantially harmed by that speech
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: WSJ Reports: ACLU Rethinks Defending Hate Groups Protesting with Guns - Wochit News - Air Date 8-17-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: ACLU Will No Longer Defend Hate Groups Protesting With Firearms - MSNBC
Ch. 5: Song 2: Confronting the Wolf (Bonus Track) - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 6: Act 3: Understanding the line between free speech and hate speech - BackStory - Air Date 8-23-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Freedom of Speech - John Mellencamp
Ch. 8: Act 4: I was a prominent neo-Nazi. Ignoring white extremists is a mistake. - Vox - Air Date 4-14-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: N/A
Ch. 10: Act 5: Nazis Don't Get Free Speech! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 08-22-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Harm - David Francey
Ch. 12: Act 6: Understanding who joins Antifa - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 8-18-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Together we fight alone - Darlings
Ch. 14: Act 7: How Do We Define Hate Speech? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 8-21-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: Nothing Is Good Enough (Instrumental) - Aimee Mann
Ch. 16: Act 8: Antifa: A Look at the Antifascist Movement Confronting White Supremacists in the Streets - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 08-16-17
Ch. 17: Song 8: Enemy At the Gate - The Twinkle Brothers
Ch. 18: Act 9: How not to fall for fascist rhetoric - 1943 US War Department
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Free speech absolutism - Ryan in Minneapolis, MN
Ch. 20: Free speech absolutism is bullshit - Zach from Atlanta, GA
Ch. 21: Railing against free speech would be a gift to the right - Todd from Delaware, OH
Ch. 22: Recommending Chomsky video - Elizabeth from North Carolina
Ch. 23: The Constitution is not a suicide pact - Will from Mississippi
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments on free speech, hate speech and the ethics of responding to a violent breach of the social peace treaty
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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#1127 White supremacy requires violence and there is more to come (Charlottesville)
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Air Date: 08/22/2017
Today we look at what may be the violent death throes of white supremacy. As Trump and the GOP embolden white supremacists to action and violence, the rest of the country is awoken to the need to deal swiftly and decisively with the relics of our racist past
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Keri Leigh Merritt on the underlying purposes of white supremacy - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 8-18-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Out With the Old - Casa Di Mondo
Ch. 4: Act 2: The history of the raising of Civil War monuments - @offkiltershow - Air Date 8-18-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: RACIST MONUMENT SING-A-LONG - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-06-17
Ch. 6: Act 3: American racism during Jim Crow inspired and helped legitimize the Nazis - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 6-24-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Nazi (Live) - Chumbawamba
Ch. 8: Act 4: The homegrown practice of honoring a history of white supremacy - Backstory - Air Date 8-18-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: A Dose of White Supremacy - Neffe Odom Kragh-Muller
Ch. 12: Act 5: Descendant of Robert E. Lee Wants to Bring Down the Statues - @RedactedTonight w: @LeeCamp - Air Date 08-19-17
Ch. 13: Song 5: Trapped (Live) - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Ch. 14: Act 6: The white supremacist standard intimidation strategy - Frangela: The Final Word - Air Date 08-15-2017
Ch. 15: Song 6: Civil War - Guns N' Roses
Ch. 16: Act 7: The role of the Republican Party to embolden white supremacists - Code Switch - Air Date 8-16-17
Ch. 17: Song 7: Shame - Ophelia of the Spirits
Ch. 18: Act 8: WATCH: Trump And White Supremacist Parrot Same Talking Points - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-18-17
Ch. 19: Song 8: Where Do You Stand? - Willie Nelson
Ch. 19: Act 9: A view from the local synagogue - Backstory - Air Date 8-18-17
Ch. 19: Song 9: American Land - Bruce Springsteen
Ch. 20: Act 10: Send a Letter: It’s Time to Take Down Confederate Monuments via @splcenter- Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 10: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 21: Act 11: On the need to restrict harmful speech and white identity politics - #PoliticallyReactive with @wkamaubell and @harikondabolu - Air Date 8-17-17
Voicemails
Ch. 22: Do we know the motivations for the creation of white supremacy? - Kyle from Portland, WA
Ch. 23: Mighty Network feedback! - Alan from Connecticut
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments on continuing a conversation about freedom of speech
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Locate Confederate monuments near you with SPLC’s interactive map
Write a letter to the editor demanding the removal of Confederate statues in your community
Get involved in the action calling for the removal of Confederate statues in the U.S. Capitol
Read the SPLC’s “10 Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide” to prepare, strengthen and heal your community in the face of hatred.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
I'm a black Southerner. I had to go abroad to see a statue celebrating black liberation. (Vox)
Provocative ‘Free Speech’ Rally In Boston Railroaded By Counterprotesters (Huffington Post)
ACLU Will No Longer Defend Hate Groups Protesting With Firearms (Wall Street Journal)
The Real Story Behind All Those Confederate Statues (Mother Jones)
Nazis Don’t Seem to Understand How Free Speech Works (GQ)
Imagine if these people ever faced actual oppression. (Twitter thread by @JuliusGoat)
Trump goes off script, and white supremacists cheer (Politico)
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#870 Don't police me, bro! (Feminism)
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Air Date: 10/21/2014
Today we take a look at a variety of ways that (mostly) men attempt to police the actions and choices of (mostly) women, causing nothing but damage as a result
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The List of Rules for Women - @jsmooth995 - Air Date: 9-2-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Follow the Rule - Johnny Ace - The Complete Duke Recordings
Ch. 4: Act 2: Victimhood Provides Privleges - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 6-13-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Bad Behavior - Bad Behavior
Ch. 6: Act 3: SHE ASKED FOR IT - @lacigreen - Air Date: 09-06-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Deserve Better - Swings and Roundabouts
Ch. 8: Act 4: Shut Your Mouth And Take It, 'Fox & Friends' Advises Women - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-08-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Good Old Days - Even Worse
Ch. 10: Act 5: Radical Religion and Male Privilege - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-22-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Second Class Citizen - Out of the Ordinary Songs, Vol. 2
Ch. 12: Act 6: Study Explains Why Hobby Lobby Supporters Are Opposed to Birth Control - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-25-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act via @healthyteen & @nwlc - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 16: Act 8: Pondering Gender In 1620 - @radio_dispatch - Air Date: 3-20-14
Activism: The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act
Take Action:
Sign to support the The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act legislation backed by the National Women’s Law Center and Healthy Teen Network
Additional Activism/Resources:
Follow #NoTeenShameon Twitter and on Tumblr
Submit your story to #NoTeenShame
Sources/further reading:
"New Mexico Parental-Leave Law Helps Teen Moms Stay in School” via NBC News
"Where’s the ’16, Parenting, and OK’ Reality Show?” by Gloria Malone at RH Reality Check
"#NoTeenShame: A Social Media Movement Pushes Us To Respect Young Mothers & We’re All For It” via Hello Beautiful
Graphic by Repeal Hyde Art Project and available for purchase at RHAP’s Zazzle StoreWritten by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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#1126 Explaining the concept you need to understand, Neoliberal Economics
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Air Date: 08/15/2017
Today we look at the origins, underpinnings, and effects of neoliberal economic thinking and policies. #1, it has nothing to do with who Americans think of as “liberals”. #2, both major US political parties are on board with it to varying degrees. #3, it’s pretty much what everyone in the world is pissed off about without necessarily knowing that there’s a name for it. The alternate title for today's episode was “Invest in torches and pitchforks”
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Neoliberalism is focusing on the wrong aspects of the economy and society - Upstream - Air Date 8-29-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Noam Chomsky on the remaking of the economy - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 5-20-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: inequality - Mark Shine
Ch. 6: Act 3: Robert Brenner on the state of the US economy and mainstream politics Part 1 - Jacobin Radio (@jacobinmag) - Air Date 7-31-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Class Warfare - Chris Priest
Ch. 8: Act 4: Wall Street thieves find “New Way” to steal from us - Jim @HightowerNews - Air Date 8-11-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Robber Barons - Battlefield Band
Ch. 10: Act 5: Robert Brenner on the state of the US economy and mainstream politics Part 2 - Jacobin Radio (@jacobinmag) - Air Date 7-31-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hang Me Up to Dry - Cold War Kids
Ch. 12: Act 6: Expand Your Economic Knowledge with The CORE Project - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Outdated Origins of Neo-Liberalism. It's Time to Move On (w:Guest Kate Raworth) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 05-04-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Explaining the original argument for lowering taxes - Patrick from Dallas, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments announcing the Best of the Left Social Network
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION!
Expand your economic knowledge for free with The CORE Project
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Making economics exciting (Bloomberg)
Does economics still work? (BBC World Service)
Has the way universities teach economics changed enough? (The Guardian)
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#934 The long shadow of southern white supremacy (Racism)
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Today we take a look at the history of race and white supremacy in America to understand the incredibly loud echoes of the past that continue to reverberate strongly in modern society
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: The Trick of Whiteness, Historically and Today - @timjacobwise - Air Date: 12-5-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Time to Go Home - Michael Franti & Spearhead
00:06:56 Ch. 4: Act 2: Black, White and Red All Over - @onthemedia - Air Date: 2-13-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Echo's (from the Past) - Al Huskey
00:12:27 Ch. 6: Act 3: The Story Of The Tulsa Race Riots Will Disgust You - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-01-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Black Wall Street - Touchers
00:18:03 Ch. 8: Act 4: How Some Baltimore Neighborhoods Reflect Segregation's Legacy - @MorningEdition on @NPR - Air Date: 5-6-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Segregation - Rankin Scroo
00:23:58 Ch. 10: Act 5: LBJ and the racial divide, 50 years later - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 6-18-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Accountability - Sammy R. Hall
00:30:40 Ch. 12: Act 6: Conservative Pundits Say Removal Of Confederate Flag Will Destroy The South - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-26-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Soul Vibrations Black History / Black Culture : Afro-Nicaraguan Music - Soul Vibrations
00:40:16 Ch. 14: Act 7: Will the South Finally be Deprogrammed - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-24-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Modern Day Slavery - Waun
00:50:14 Ch. 16: Act 8: Showing Up For Racial Justice @ShowUp4RJ - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
00:54:06 Ch. 18: Act 9: I'm a redneck and I love America - @TheDixonWhite - Air Date: 04-4-15
#1125 Understanding and surviving the age of anger
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Air Date: 08/8/2017
Today we look at the forces causing a great deal and anger and upheaval all around the world, how that anger is being misdirected and what we can do in our own lives to face it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Age of Anger: A History of the Present by Pankaj Mishra - @thisishellradio - Air Date 2-11-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: When Anger Shows - Editors
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fighting at the table: Conflict as successful integration - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 6-29-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A
Ch. 6: Act 3: Controversy and Outrage over Muslim Ban was Part of Bannon's Plan (w:guest Joshua Green) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 07-24-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Protest Song - Anti-Flag
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Underlying Philosophy of Bannon's War - PBS Frontline - Air Date 5-24-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Legions (War) - Zoe Keating
Ch. 10: Act 5: Pankaj Mishra on Globalized Anger: The Enlightenment's Unwanted Child - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 4-18-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Gerudo Valley - OST Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary (2011)
Ch. 12: Act 6: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: How we can face the future without fear, together - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 6-26-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: It's not time to scale back, it's time to scale up - Laura from Alameda, CA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 14: Final comments on when the age of anger meets the age of floods
See the full video I produced almost exactly 10 years ago
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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#1124 Searching for a problem to implement a terrible solution (Voting Rights)
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Air Date: 08/4/2017
Today we revisit the old idea that if voting mattered they wouldn’t let you do it and the fact that that is exactly what they’re trying to do. Between allowing the chaos and uncertainty caused by hackable and unverifiable voting machines and systematic voter suppression efforts it seems clear just how much they don’t want people to trust or participate in the system
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Democracy - Leonard Cohen
Ch. 4: Act 2: The legal troubles of Trumps voter integrity task force - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 7-11-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: You know my name - The Beatles
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Backlash to the "Voter Fraud Panel" Isn't What You Think It Is - On the Media - Air Date 7-14-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: You Don't Scare Me - Josh Pyke
Ch. 8: Act 4: Illegal purging of voters in Ohio - @offkiltershow - Air Date 6-2-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: A Tranquilized Polar Bear Rising Through an Autumn Sky - Black Prairie
Ch. 10: Act 5: @AriBerman: How the Russians Hacked Our Voting Systems Last November - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 7-12-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Game Is Rigged - The Great Malarkey
Ch. 12: Act 6: Democrats Are Introducing a Bill to Make Sure Your Vote is Counted (w:guest Mark Pocan) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 06-28-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Cheat - The Clash
Ch. 14: Act 7: Four Actions to Fight Trump’s Sham Voter Fraud Commission in Your State - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: The nexus between voting rights and economics - The Other Washington from @civicskunkworks - Air Date 5-18-17
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Donating plasma during late capitalism - David from Detroit, MI
Ch. 18: What the dollar stores say about Late Capitalism - David From Albuquerque, NM
Ch. 19: A game-changing way of thinking about inequality - Justin from Indiana
Ch. 20: Amazon on mobile - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 21: Looking for help investigating the case of a friend killed by police - Jeremy from Spokane, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments on dealing with death at the hands of police
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
1. Find out if your state is complying with Trump’s Voter Commission and to what extent (The Brennan Center for Justice has compiled state responses here)
2. Get involved/volunteer with local chapters of voting rights orgs like Let America Vote, League of Women Voters, Voto Latino, Democracy Awakening/Democracy Spring
3. Contact your state’s Board of Elections office. Quickly find it with this database. Here's a call script that you can adapt for your state.
4. Contact your state’s governor. Quickly find them with this database.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Trump's "Voter Fraud" Commission (Brennan Center for Justice)
The Bogus Voter-Fraud Commission (New York Times)
More than 3,000 Colorado voters have canceled their registrations since Trump election integrity commission request (Denver Post)
Trump’s voter commission is now facing at least 7 federal lawsuits (Washington Post)
The Gravest Dangers of Trump's Voter Fraud Commission (Time)
This anti-voter-fraud program gets it wrong over 99 percent of the time. The GOP wants to take it nationwide. (Washington Post)
White House Apparently No Longer Posting Public Comments On Trump’s Voter Fraud Probe (Huffington Post)
How Donald Trump has focused his energy to target non-white Americans (Mic.com)
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#1123 Preparing for the end of the world, or at least capitalism
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Air Date: 08/1/2017
Today we look at the state of capitalism, the logical arguments for its inevitable demise and the evidence that the end may be more nigh than ever before
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Caitlin Moran on the need for a revolutionary upgrade to society - Politics & Prose from @Slate Track One
Ch. 3: Song 1: Revolution - Grandaddy
Ch. 4: Act 2: Casey Gerald: The gospel of doubt - @TEDTalks - Air Date 3-12-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Capitalism Is Tearing Us Apart - sole
Ch. 6: Act 3: Wolfgang Streeck: Surviving Post-Capitalism Coping, hoping, doping & shopping Part 1 - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 2-9-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hit the Wall - GoGoSnapRadio
Ch. 8: Act 4: Prof. Richard Wolff on the coming death of capitalism - Upstream - Air Date 12-12-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Break On Through - The Doors
Ch. 10: Act 5: Wolfgang Streeck: Surviving Post-Capitalism Coping, hoping, doping & shopping Part 2 - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 2-9-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Elysium - Mendum
Ch. 12: Act 6: What’s After Capitalism? Create Our Next Economy via @TheNextSystem - Best of the Left Activism
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Recommending book about Woodie Guthrie - Josh from Dallas, TX
Ch. 14: Thoughts on technology and addiction - Kyle from Portland
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments on Late Capitalism and “Judeo-Christian Values”
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Help find the answer to "What's Next?" with The Next System Project
Read Gar Alperovitz "Principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth"
Download resources and organize a Next System Project Teach-In in your community
Follow @TheNextSystem on Twitter
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Is Capitalism Dying? (Forbes, 2013)
’Is Capitalism Dying?’ (Marxism, 2013)
The Pain You Feel is Capitalism Dying (Joe Brewer, Medium, 2016)
Beyond the Minimum Wage Debate: Let's Move Toward a System That Works for All (Democracy at Work)
Prof. Richard Wolff debates Fox's Stuart Varney (Democracy at Work)
Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman
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#1122 Real-Life Alternatives to the Prison/Industrial Complex
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Air Date: 07/28/2017
Today we look at the cause and state of our prison system and hear some suggestions on ways to fundamentally reform it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: @MayaSchenwar: Why Prison Doesn't Work - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 06-08-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Life In Prison - Mitchell
Ch. 4: Act 2: The high cost, terrible results and an alternate solution to prison - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 7-10-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: A Lot of Work to Do - Friendly People
Ch. 6: Act 3: What We Can Learn from German Prisons... - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 08-18-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy
Ch. 8: Act 4: PRISON Norway vs. United States - @theyoungturks - Air Date 08-31-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Dawn Departure, Jefferson County - Black Prairie
Ch. 10: Act 5: @DDayen: The True Cost of the Private Prison Industry - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date 08-23-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Profit - The Mammals
Ch. 13: Song 6: Backwards Blues - Adia Victoria
Ch. 14: Act 7: Prisons Phasing Out Visitation For Price-Gouging Video Calls - @theyoungturks - Air Date 05-07-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Fight the Power - Public Enemy
Ch. 16: Act 8: Tell Senators to Support the Video Visitation and Inmate Calling in Prisons Act of 2017 via @PrisonPolicy - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Solution Isn't Kindler, Gentler Prison - The F Word w/ @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 12-15-15
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Don't argue when someone agrees with you - Alan from Connecticut
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the conservative view on gender fluidity and the existence of transgender social contagion
Bonus Voicemail: Ch. 21: In response to a nuanced discussion of transitioning - Erin from Philadelphia, PA
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Call your Senators to tell them to support the Video Visitation and Inmate Calling in Prisons Act of 2017
Learn about and share facts on video visitation at PrisonPolicy.org/visitation
Follow Prison Policy Initiative on Twitter
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Massachusetts jail following nationwide trend, ending in-person inmate visits, in move critics call cruel (MassLive.com)
Video Calls Are Replacing In-Person Visits at Some Prisons (Smithsonian Magazine)
Senator Tammy Duckworth introduces the Video Visitation and Inmate Calling in Prisons Act of 2017 (PrisonPolicy.org)
Booker Urges FCC Chairman to Reconsider Decision Not to Protect Inmates Against Exorbitant Calling Charges (Booker.senate.gov)
Exploitation (PrisonPolicy.org)
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#925 A bad idea for all the reasons (Death Penalty)
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Air Date: 05/26/2015
Today we take a look at the US death penalty from all angles. Cultural norms? We’re an outlier. Protecting the innocent? We kill innocent people. Following the letter of the law? We’re absolutely breaking the 8th amendment to the Constitution. Fiscal responsibility? The death penalty costs about 3 times more than life imprisonment. And don’t forget about the racially biased implementation and the structurally biased trail system of death penalty cases.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Who are the barbarians? - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 2-1-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Of Mice and Men - End Credits
00:03:26 Ch. 4: Act 2: Shocker!: Scalia's Poster Man for Death Penalty Turns Out to Be Innocent - @majorityfm - Air Date: 09-04-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Death Penalty - Eight Dayz
00:10:50 Ch. 6: Act 3: Rick Perry Executed Innocent Dad After Prosecutor Hides Exculpatory Evidence - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-24-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Death Penalty - Surrogate
00:14:42 Ch. 8: Act 4: The Penalty - How much are executions costing you? - @One_For_Ten Films - Air Date: 11-11-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Secret Agent: The Secret Agent Ending - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico & Elias Arizcuren
00:17:11 Ch. 10: Act 5: Death by firing squad - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 3-11-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Guillotine - Wildlife
00:22:36 Ch. 12: Act 6: Is Our Execution Method Cruel and Unusual? - @testtube - Air Date: 6-18-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: La nuit - David Ari Leon
00:25:48 Ch. 14: Act 7: Exoquill: End of life cocktailing never looked so clear - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 3-8-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: My Girl - The Temptations
00:29:38 Ch. 16: Act 8: Oklahoma takes a guess, approves nitrogen gas for killing prisoners - Rachel @maddow - Air Date 4-21-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: First Patient - Philip Glass
00:38:34 Ch. 18: Act 9: Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Anti-Execution State Brings Complications, Not Closure - @democracynow - Air Date: 5-18-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: 1901 - Phoenix
00:48:29 Ch. 20: Act 10: #HaltAllExecutions with @ncadp & @90millionstrong — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 10: Activism - Shihan
00:51:05 Ch. 22: Act 11: George Stinney, 14, Executed In Vile Act Of Injustice, Exonerated 70s Years Late - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-19-14
Activism: #HaltAllExecutions with @ncadp & @90millionstrong
Take Action:
SIGN: ”Join the 90 Million Strong: Call for Halt to All Executions” from 90 Million Strong, a project of The National Coalition To End the Death Penalty
Find more resources on pending executions and educational content: 90MillionStrong.org
Additional Activism/Resources:
JUNE 6: DC Standing for Peace and Justice w/Mothers in Charge
Sources/further reading:
States with and without the Death Penalty via DeathPenaltyInfo.org
“Lethal Entanglements” via The New Republic
“Death penalty foes see Nebraska vote as momentum-builder”
"Boston Bomber’s Execution To Be Delayed 18 Years?” via The Inquisitor
"Few favor death for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, poll finds: Less than 20% of Mass. residents support execution” via The Boston Globe
"Boston Marathon bomber unlikely to be executed – even if jury votes for death” via The Guardian
"European boycott of death penalty drugs lowers rate of US executions” via The Guardian
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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#1121 This episode is worth your time (Culture and Technology)
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Air Date: 07/21/2017
Today we look at the technology that massively influences how we spend our time and hear lots of advice on how we can begin to take back control
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Panda is Dancing - @TimeWellSpentio - Air Date 11-28-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Tim Wu on The Attention Merchants - The Zero Hour w: @RJEskow - Air Date 4-29-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: One-Armed Bandit - The Viscounts
Ch. 6: Act 3: What If Technology Were Conscious Of Your Time? - @TimeWellSpentio - Air Date 11-22-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: N/A
Ch. 8: Act 4: What If Technology Were Designed For Human Values? - @TimeWellSpentio - Air Date 11-22-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Forever On Your Team - Frida Selander
Ch. 10: Act 5: Does Technology Actually Make Life Easier, or Just More Hectic? - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 05-08-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Spider-Man (Live) - Ramones
Ch. 12: Act 6: Tristan Harris: How better tech could protect us from distraction - @TEDTalks - Air Date 6-14-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Time Well Spent - Tom Felton
Ch. 14: Act 7: Laura Vanderkam - How to gain control of your free time - @TEDTalks - Air Date 2-7-2017
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time In a Bottle - Jim Croce
Ch. 16: Act 8: Yuval Noah Harari - Think Again @bigthink - Air Date 2-25-17
Ch. 17: Song 8: We're Simple Minds - Club 8
Ch. 18: Act 9: Someday - The Minimalists - Air Date 3-29-17
Ch. 19: Final comments on my personal slate of apps, settings and strategies to keep my digital life under control
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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#1120 Stopping and building at the same time (Progressive Movement)
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Air Date: 07/18/2017
Today we look at the woeful state of the Democratic Party and the strategy to bring them back from the brink
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Perfect Space - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 4: Act 2: David Sirota Discusses the Role of Journalism In the Trump Resistance - @TheRealNews - Air Date 6-16-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Failure - Kings of Convenience
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bill Curry on how and why the Democratic party lost its way - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 6-3-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Changes - Langhorne Slim & The Law
Ch. 8: Act 4: Naomi Klein on why No is not enough - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 6-28-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Rome Wasn't Built In a Day - Morcheeba
Ch. 10: Act 5: Tom Ferguson on why establishment Democrats are vulnerable - Jacobin Radio (@jacobinmag) - Air Date 7-11-17
Voicemails
Ch. 11: Reaction to 1119 on Poverty - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 12: Follow-up on de-transitioning article - Rachel from Seattle
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 13: Final comments on how conservatives have come full circle on their understanding of LGBTQ people and ended up right where they started
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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New Announcement + Rerun: #777 Laboring in badly-designed machines (Labor Movement)
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Air Date: 11/25/2013
A look at what we need to remember to appreciate about the labor movement. Is the American Dream possible anymore as we seem to be racing to the bottom? What changes can we make to fight back?
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Is the American Dream a Reality? – David Pakman Show – Air Date: 10-02-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: You Are Dreaming - Our Ill Wills
Ch. 4: Act 2: Would You Like A Living Wage With That? | McDonald’s Employee Confronts CEO – Young Turks – Air Date: 10-11-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Welcome to the Machine - Wish You Were Here (Deluxe Experience Version) [Remastered]
Ch. 6: Act 3: A race to the bottom – Real Time With Bill Maher – Air Date: 10-25-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) - Lungs
Ch. 8: Act 4: Why are we subsidizing McDonald’s? – Jim Hightower – Air Date: 10-29-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Do You Believe In Magic? - Do You Believe In Magic
Ch. 10: Act 5: Time to do Away with Tipping? – Thom Hartmann – Air Date: 08-16-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - Document
Ch. 12: Act 6: Kathi Weeks: The American Work Ethic and Hours for What We Will – GRITtv – Air Date: 8-20-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Work - Uprising (Remastered)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Small Business Saturday – UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: I Didn't F*uck It Up - I Didn't F*ck It up
Ch. 16: Act 8: Unlike Walmart, Trader Joe’s Profitable with Living Wage – David Pakman Show – Air Date: 08-24-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Revolution (Human Need Over Profit) - Tha People's Music
Ch. 18: Act 9: Is it Vampire Capitalism, or Something Else? – Thom Hartmann – Air Date: 10-17-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: You're a Vampire - Something About a Dragon?
Ch. 20: Act 10: Walmart Holding Food Drive for the Poor: Their Own Underpaid Employees – Majority Report – Air Date: 11-19-13
#1119 The inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men
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Air Date: 07/11/2017
Today we look at many of our misconceptions of the nature of poverty, the interconnectedness of economics with all aspects of life and some suggestions on how to pursue justice
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Dividing the generations to distract from the class war - CounterSpin @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 1-8-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Class-Warfare - Chris Priest
Ch. 4: Act 2: The frames through which we look at low-income aid programs - @offkiltershow - Air Date 6-9-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Call It Even - Scott Simons
Ch. 6: Act 3: Does prolonged exposure to poverty have a lasting effect on the brain? - The Inquiry - Air Date 5-25-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Sur Le Fil - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 8: Act 4: Everything is economic - The Other Washington from @civicskunkworks - Air Date 5-25-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Poverty (Single (Stereo)) - Bobby "Blue" Bland
Ch. 10: Act 5: Rutger Bregman: Poverty isn't a lack of character; it's a lack of cash - @TEDTalks - Air Date 6-13-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Protect & Serve - Stiff Little Fingers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Bryan Stevenson: the opposite of poverty is not wealth, the opposite of poverty is justice - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 5-16-17
Ch. 13: Final comments asking the question of the age: What the f**k is wrong with economists?
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Recommended Reading/Sharing:
Why do we think poor people are poor because of their own bad choices? (Outclassed, The Guardian)
45 million Americans rely on food stamps. Trump wants to gut the program. (Vox)
The Problem Isn’t Food Stamps, It’s Poverty (Editorial Board, New York Times)
What Works to Reduce Poverty (Center of Budget and Policy Priorities)
Trump’s Budget Cuts Deeply Into Medicaid and Anti-Poverty Efforts (New York Times)
Welfare programs shown to reduce poverty in America (The Guardian, 2014)
Curated by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman
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#1118 A look in at the TERF wars (Feminism and Trans Rights)
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Air Date: 07/07/2017
Today we look at gender dysphoria, transitioning, de-transitioning and the various perspectives on these phenomena
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Norman Spack How I help transgender teens become who they want to be - @TEDTalks - Air Date 4-16-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Luriana Lurilee - Ben McElroy
Ch. 5: Song 2: Body Was Made - Ezra Furman
Ch. 6: Act 3: The eager child: informed consent and watchful waiting - @TransAdvocate - Air Date 1-9-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Rain Begins To Fall (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 8: Act 4: A look at one person's experience with detransitioning - Love and Radio - Air Date 2-27-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Take Me There instrumental 03-12 - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 10: Act 5: #DearBetsy: Enforce Title IX to Protect Students via @TransEquality - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 12: Act 6: There is no universal experience of women - #PoliticallyReactive with @wkamaubell and @harikondabolu - Air Date 6-22-17
Ch. 13: Final comments on how to normalize positivity, support and nuance in the discussion of gender dysphoria
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Tell the Dept. of Ed that Title IX must be Federally enforced with #DearBetsy
Learn more about the impacts of the Title IX guideline roll backs with National Center for Transgender Equality’s School Action Center
EDUCATE YOURSELF
The Simple, Self-Evident Truths Of Transgender Kids, Equality And Title IX (Huffington Post)
Trump administration rolls back protections for transgender students (Washington Post)
The Trump administration is systematically dismantling Title IX (Think Progress)
Betsy DeVos Confirmation Hearings Spark Title IX Concerns (Teen Vogue)
DeVos says it’s ‘premature’ to commit to following Title IX guidance on campus sexual assault (Think Progress)
Parents of Transgender Kids Meet With Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (NBC News)
Trump administration withdraws federal protections for transgender students (CNN)
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#1117 We were founded to resist corruption, now it’s all we know
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Air Date: 07/04/2017
Today we take a look at the history and present state of corruption in America, both for the special case of Donald Trump and the system-wide corruption we almost take for granted
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: America's Lost Anti-Corruption History - On the Media - Air Date 3-3-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Corruption - Jah Cure
Ch. 4: Act 2: Zephyr Teachout explains the emoluments clause - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 6-13-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Follow the Rule - Johnny Ace & The Beale Streeters
Ch. 6: Act 3: Study Says Buying A Congress Member’s Vote Is Cheaper Than You Think - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date: 05-06-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Corruption - Iggy Pop
Ch. 8: Act 4: How the game gets rigged - Ideas - Air Date 4-20-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Les monstres - David Ari Leon
Ch. 10: Act 5: Rick Hasen on dealing with Citizen's United - The Bernie Sanders Show - Air Date 5-24-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Strong Animals - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 12: Act 6: NO MORE WAITING Wolf-PAC.com | Election Day Coverage 2016 - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-09-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Nothing Left to Lose - Mat Kearney
Ch. 14: Act 7: How to Fix America's Corrupt Political System - Represent.Us - Air Date: 4-19-16
Ch. 16: Act 8: Fight Corruption to Save America via @JusticeDems @WolfPAChq @RepresentDotUs - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 18: Act 9: Zephyr Teachout on the split in our language about corruption - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 6-13-17
Voicemails
Ch. 20: Comparing Christian and Islamic terror - Mark from Santa Barbara
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments explaining terrorism and why some extremists do while others do not
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Replace corporate-backed Democrats with Justice Democrats
Help pass local Anti-Corruption legislation with Represent.Us
Help pass the Free and Fair Elections Constitutional amendment with Wolf-PAC
EDUCATE YOURSELF
The Logical Path to End Corruption (Wolf-PAC)
South Dakota GOP uses 'emergency' rules to repeal anti-corruption law (CNN)
What the Single-Payer Loss Reveals About the Role of Corporate Money in California Politics (In These Times)
House Bill Would Ax Election Panel, Bar Limits on Money in Politics (Bloomberg BNA)
Pro-Trump super PACs have already spent $1 million on Election 2020 (The Center for Public Integrity)
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#1116 The evolution of policing (Injustice System)
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Air Date: 06/30/2017
Today we take a look at some of the problems with modern policing and how we got to now
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The evolution of law enforcement - Ideas - Air Date 6-15-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Hill Street Blues (Main Theme) - Knightsbridge
Ch. 4: Act 2: Positive proposals for police reform - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 3-2-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hide Your Tears - Daniel Licht
Ch. 6: Act 3: Questioning the purpose of police legitimacy - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 4-14-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Maelstrom - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 8: Act 4: The complications of the Castile case - Code Switch - Air Date 6-21-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie
Ch. 10: Act 5: Police Violence Is NOT A Few Bad Apples, It's The ENTIRE Barrel - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-19-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley
Ch. 12: Act 6: @PrisonCulture on a holistic view of the problem with policing - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 5-31-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Where the US got its wealth - Elaina from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ch. 14: Democratic Leftist - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 15: Dealing with Russia and the debate within the Democratic party - Ryan from Phoenix
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on the individual vs the societal as seen through a new wallet
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Recommended Reading:
White People, the Philando Castile Acquittal Should Make You Mad as Hell (Zenobia Jeffries, Yes! Magazine)
Philando Castile and the Terror of an Ordinary Day (Elise C. Boddie, New York Times)
Rethinking Juneteenth in the Age of Black Lives Matter (Sarah Jaffe, Bill Moyers & Company)
The interconnected injustice of Philando, Charleena and Nabra (Preston Mitchum, The Grio)
We are losing the battle against police brutality in America (Shaun King, NY Daily News) *Warning: Autoplay video of police brutality at the top of this article*
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#1115 An enormous tax cut for the rich disguised as health care
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Air Date: 06/27/2017
Today we take a look at the enormous amount of damage the latest version of the GOPs vision of health care would inflict on the nation and keep our eye on the ultimate goal of a Medicare-For-All system
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Sen. Ron Wyden on the Secret Republican Health Care Bill - On The Media - Air Date 6-16-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Ask - The Smiths
Ch. 4: Act 2: CBO reveals just how bad the senate bill is, confirms that everyone hates it - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 6-26-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Oligarch - Ephemerals
Ch. 7: Song 3: Dawn Departure, Jefferson County - Black Prairie
Ch. 8: Act 4: The death spiral we're creating for Medicaid - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 6-22-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: You're a Disaster - Dragonette
Ch. 10: Act 5: How we get from here to a single payer system - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 6-21-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: See you in the light - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Ch. 12: Act 6: The AHCA Is Public, and Republicans Are Officially Out To Kill Us All - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 06-23-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Le Moulin - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 14: Act 7: Support Grows For Single-Payer Medicare-For-All Plan Instead of Massive Cuts to Healthcare - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-23-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: Keep On Moving Forward - Emma's Revolution
Ch. 16: Act 8: Time for Democratic Party leaders to get going – or go - Jim @HightowerNews - Air Date 6-20-17
Ch. 17: Song 8: Basique - Little People
Ch. 18: Act 9: STOP TRUMPCARE via @IndivisibleTeam and TrumpcareToolkit.org - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 20: Act 10: Mitch McConnell's unconscionable health care bill - Primary Concerns from @NewRepublic - Air Date 6-27-17
Ch. 21: Final comments on Bernie Bros and the movement to remove Nancy Pelosi
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Call & tweet at the 15 Senators most likely to vote against Trumpcare with Trumpcare Toolkit
Get info and call scripts on Trumpcare from Indivisible Guide's Stop Trumpcare Toolkit
Find a Town Hall with TownHallProject.com
EDUCATE YOURSELF
CBO Analysis Endangers GOP Health-Care Bill (The Atlantic)
The Latest: 5th GOP senator opposes debate on health bill (MSN.com)
Senate GOP health-care bill's tax cuts would be a big boon for the rich, analysis says (CNBC)
The most devastating passage in the CBO’s report on the Senate health bill (Vox)
The Senate Health-Care Bill Is Morally Indefensible (The Nation)
Republicans Spent the Weekend Lying Their Faces Off About Health Care (The Nation)
Police drag away protesters in wheelchairs from Mitch McConnell’s office (Salon)
Sean Spicer: America Either Passes GOP Plan or Adopts Single Payer (The Ring of Fire)
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#1114 Running the world with an inferiority complex (Foreign Policy)
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Air Date: 06/23/2017
Today we take a look at the state of foreign affairs as Trump trips and stubbles his way through his learning curve
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Another foreign policy built by an administration of lies - Intercepted (@theintercept) - Air Date 3-1-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Misinformation - Silvanus
Ch. 5: Song 2: Wonderwall - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 6: Act 3: Pentagon Shocked Trump Told Philippines President Where US Nuclear Subs Are - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 05-25-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Secrets - OneRepublic
Ch. 8: Act 4: President Trump’s Odd Diplomatic Approach - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 06-08-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Blue Girl - A-Set
Ch. 10: Act 5: Chomsky: Like Obama, Trump Is Radically Increasing the Danger of Nuclear War - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 04-26-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Game Over - Plusplus
Ch. 12: Act 6: Trump Greenlights Bahrain Brutality - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-27-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Sickening - Ken Mickey
Ch. 14: Act 7: London Terror: We Need to Talk About Saudi Arabia - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 06-05-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: Fearless (Acoustic Version) - For Today
Ch. 16: Act 8: Playing the Madman - On The Media - Air Date 4-21-17
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Millennial thoughts on Russia - Ariel from Memphis, TN
Ch. 18: Millennial thoughts on Russia - Megan from Seattle, WA
Ch. 19: Explaining how third parties have traditionally been formed - Will from Georgia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on why Clinton and Sanders supporters don’t understand each other
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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#1113 Tax cuts and deregulation have failed before and will fail again
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Air Date: 06/20/2017
Today we take a look at the legacy of conservative economics in Kansas, the new federal budget being pushed that would echo the Kansas disaster, deregulation that will cost citizens billions and the intellectual underpinning of modern conservative philosophy that is driving all this
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Conservatism is failing from Topeka to Tulsa to the River Thames - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 6-9-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Dust in the Wind - Kansas
Ch. 4: Act 2: A billionaire perspective on Trump's budget - The Other Washington - Air Date 6-1-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 6: Act 3: Republicans Repeal Disastrous Tax Cuts - @theyoungturks - Air Date 06-11-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Lesson Learned (feat. John Mayer) - Alicia Keys
Ch. 8: Act 4: Roll-Back of Financial Regulations Has Nothing to do with Complexity or Boosting the Economy - @TheRealNews - Air Date 6-13-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Ennio 08-08 - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 10: Act 5: Stop Republicans from Deregulating Wall Street & #DefendCFPB via @RealBankReform - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: This fickle world - Theo Bard
Ch. 12: Act 6: Nancy MacLean on the intellectual underpinning of a “mean” Republican Party - Who What Why - Air Date 6-16-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Russia - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 14: Interested in hearing about the Draft Bernie movement - Ahmed from the Bronx, NY
Ch. 15: A rumination on freedom of speech - Dave from Olympia, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments in response to Nathan from Vancouver, WA on free speech
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Hold Congress accountable for the "Financial CHOICE Act" (H.R. 10) via Americans for Financial Reform
Explore Americans for Financial Reform's website
Follow Americans for Financial Reform on Twitter @RealBankReform
Engage with the campaign through the hashtags #WrongCHOICEAct and #DefendCFPB
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Letter to Congress: Oppose H.R. 10 – The Wall Street’s CHOICE Act Would Devastate Financial Regulation (Americans for Financial Reform)
What They Want to Hide Tells You Who They Are (Bill Moyers)
Trump Administration Says Financial Watchdog Agency Should Be Defanged (New York Times)
The Choice Act is Not a Community Banking Bill (American Banker, Op-ed)
Bill to Erase Some Dodd-Frank Banking Rules Passes in House (New York Times)
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(2017/06/16) So, this whole Russia thing, right?
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Edition #1112
Today we take a high-level look at the Trump/Russia controversy and examine how we should and shouldn’t be reacting to it.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Manchurian candidate or useful idiot? - Intercepted (@theintercept) - Air Date 3-1-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Дискотека Авария - Малинки (feat. Ж. Фриске)
Ch. 4: Act 2: A theory on how Trump got involved politically with Russia - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 6-6-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: 007 (From "From Russia With Love") - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Ch. 7: Song 3: Blue Girl - A-Set
Ch. 9: Song 4: Nothing Is Good Enough (Instrumental) - Aimee Mann
Ch. 10: Act 5: Why Liberals are Falling for Fake News About Russia - On the Media - Air Date 6-2-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Love You Save (May Be Your Own) - Joe Tex
Ch. 12: Act 6: Legitimate concerns about Russia shouldn't lead to mass hysteria - The Zero Hour w: @RJEskow - Air Date 6-3-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Bathtub (feat. The Lost Bayou Ramblers) - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 14: Act 7: Is It a Mistake Focusing So Much Attention on Russia? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 03-05-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: People, Turn Around - Delta Spirit
Ch. 16: Act 8: Masha Gessen on how the left has fallen into a Russia conspiracy sphere - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 6-6-17
Ch. 17: Song 8: Hide the Truth - Chronicle
Ch. 18: Act 9: Yes, The Russia Scandal Is Actually A Scandal - @theyoungturks - Air Date 05-13-17
Voicemails
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments asking for thoughts on the state of the left
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/06/13) Hamstringing American innovation and restricting growth industries
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Edition #1111
Today we take a look at the ways America is being left behind by the rest of the world in the future of energy production thanks to the climate denialism of the Republican party.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Donald Trump announces our pull-out from Paris agreement - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 6-1-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Alone Too Long - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Ch. 5: Song 2: Paris - Dido
Ch. 6: Act 3: An official rebuttal to the false claim being made about the satellite temperature data - Quirks and Quarks - Air Date 6-2-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Doing Business - The Rorschach Garden
Ch. 9: Song 4: Sunshine Goodtime - Minnutes
Ch. 10: Act 5: Paris Agreement - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 06-05-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Backwards Blues - Adia Victoria
Ch. 12: Act 6: The world response to the US announcing that we will leave the Paris agreement - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 6-8-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Tentatively excited about cap and dividend - Nick from California
Ch. 14: In defense of free speech - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments on conservatives explaining how conservatives think
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/06/09) The rise of hate in America (White Supremacy)
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Edition #1110
Today we take a look at some of the structures of white supremacy and the moment in the sun it is currently enjoying
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Hate Groups Promise Revolt If Trump Abandons White Supremacy - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date: 12-31-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: A Dose of White Supremacy - Neffe Odom Kragh-Muller
Ch. 4: Act 2: As Confederate Monuments Come Down, the Struggle Continues - On the Media - Air Date 5-26-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Soft Serve - Soul Coughing
Ch. 6: Act 3: Steve Bannon Loves This "Shockingly Racist" Book - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-08-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Your Racist Friend - They Might Be Giants
Ch. 8: Act 4: Heidi Beirich on White Supremacist violence - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 6-2-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: We Are Nowhere And It's Now - Bright Eyes
Ch. 10: Act 5: Learn How to Effectively Fight & Report Hate in Your Community via @SPLCenter - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 12: Act 6: Something Is Emerging From This Community - On the Media - Air Date 6-2-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: How do we talk to people who's beliefs aren't based on fact? - Marguerite from North Carolina
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 14: Final comments on the toxic garbage dump that is White Supremacy
Ch. 15: Bonus Clip: How to Argue - Love and Radio - Air Date 2-11-17
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Read and share SPLC's "Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide"
#ReportHate crimes to SPLC at splcenter.org/reporthate
Stay informed about hate-fueled incidents across the country via SPLC's Hatewatch
EDUCATE YOURSELF
SPLC Hatewatch: Headlines for 6/7/2017 (SPLC Hatewatch)
Defiant Alt-Right “Patriots” Encounter Portland’s Simmering Anger After Train Killings (SPLC Hatewatch)
As Hate Crimes Rise, The Trump Administration Blocks Funding to Fight Domestic Extremism (Right Wing Watch)
Why Taking Down Confederate Memorials is Only a First Step (The Conversation)
Protest in the Era of Donald Trump (Huffington Post)
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(2017/06/06) Finding the path forward for Democrats and the progressive movement
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Edition #1109
Today we look at where the Democratic party went wrong that led them to their current disempowered state and some of the arguments for why moving in a progressive direction is both morally correct and electorally smart
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Thomas Frank on how Democrats lost their Democratic values - The Zero Hour w: @RJEskow - Air Date 4-22-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: How's That Workin' for You? - Karen Taylor-Good
Ch. 5: Song 2: State Your Case - Tibursky
Ch. 6: Act 3: Parker Malloy discusses the place for identity politics in the progressive movement - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 4-20-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Join Forces - Caribbean Pulse
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Assault on Bernie Continues: Identity Politics - The @BenjaminPDixon Show - Air Date 4-26-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Tonight The Streets Are Ours - Richard Hawley
Ch. 10: Act 5: FDR provides a guide for how the Democratic Party can win - @Jimmy_Dore Show - Air Date 3-31-17
Voicemails
Ch. 11: Climate Response - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 12: Response to market-based solutions to climate change - Annie from Alabama
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 13: Final comments on the progressive debate over cap and dividend climate legislation
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/03/14) Living in an empire of lies (Propaganda) (Repost)
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Edition #1087
Today we look at the mechanics and consequences of systemic lies and propaganda in an age of ignorance and anti-intellectualism
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Carl Sagan saw the Future - Quirks and Quarks - Air Date 1-27-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Can't Hide from the Truth - The Hot 8 Brass Band
Ch. 4: Act 2: How to question the information we receive - @thisishellradio - Air Date 2-24-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hide the Truth - Chronicle
Ch. 6: Act 3: Former Supreme Court Justice Souter on The Danger of America's 'Pervasive Civic Ignorance'
Ch. 7: Song 3: Debate - Rain Over St. Ambrose
Ch. 8: Act 4: Words matter: Emotions and statistics - Frontline: The Persuaders - Air Date 11-9-2004
Ch. 9: Song 4: Honesty - Billy Joel
Ch. 10: Act 5: How propaganda works - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 1-19-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: A Few Honest Words - Ben Sollee
Ch. 12: Act 6: Character Education: The need for a love of truth - Progressive Faith Sermons w: @RevDrRay - Air Date 12-11-16
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(2017/05/30) A conservative solution to solving climate change
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Edition #1108
Today we look at some conservatives engaged in the fight against climate change and their best policy proposal to get the job done
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Bob Inglis Changing the dialogue on energy and climate Part 1 - TEDxJacksonville - Air Date 12-10-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Free Enterprise - Dexter Jones' Circus Orchestra
Ch. 4: Act 2: Ted Halstead: A climate solution where all sides can win – @TEDTalks - Air Date 5-17-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Man With a Plan - The Button Men
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bob Inglis Changing the dialogue on energy and climate Part 2 - TEDxJacksonville - Air Date 12-10-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Compromise - The Format
Ch. 8: Act 4: Mitch Hescox on Why We're Not as Divided as You Think: Quiet Cooperation on Climate - Immense Possibilities on NETA
Ch. 9: Song 4: Sweet Lullaby - Deep Forest
Ch. 10: Act 5: D@W Field Report Climate March - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 5-18-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy
Ch. 12: Act 6: Bob Inglis on Why We're Not as Divided as You Think: Quiet Cooperation on Climate - Immense Possibilities on NETA
Ch. 13: Final comments on the artificial left/right divide on climate change policy
Ch. 14: Bonus Clip: Cap & Dividend Explained - Chesapeake Climate Action Network - Air Date 4-9-09
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Let’s solve climate change! Engage with your conservative friends…
- Share this show, or, individual clips from this episode: BOTL #1108
- Are they free-market obsessed? Share the organization RepublicEN.org
- Are they religious/Evangelical? Share the organization Evangelical Environmental Network
- Are they on board with Carbon Fee & Dividend? Share the Citizens Climate Lobby and get involved too! Find a chapter near you.
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EDUCATE YOURSELF
An Evangelical Movement Takes on Climate Change (Newsweek, 2016)
Conservatives Plan for a Carbon Tax (The New York Times)
Citizens Climate Lobby pushes for a carbon tax and dividend (The Guardian, 2013)
7 Reasons Conservatives Should Support Climate Change Solutions (Huffington Post)
New economic study shows carbon tax refunded to households would create jobs (Citizens Climate Lobby, 2014)
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(2017/05/26) Another genuine attempt to understand Trump conservatives
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Edition #1107
Today we look again at some of the underlying forces that shape the modern conservative mindset, including an answer (at long last!) to how anyone could think conservative comedy is funny
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Leader - Burning Spear
Ch. 4: Act 2: Asking the Right Questions About Health Care - On The Media - Air Date 5-5-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Ben Sollee
Ch. 6: Act 3: Understanding conservative humor - Backstory - Air Date 5-19-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: My Drugs Are Red, White, And Blue - The O'Franken Factor Factor: The Very Best Of The O'Franken Factor
Ch. 8: Act 4: Diehard Trump Supporter Has a Complete Change of Heart - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-23-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Lessons Learned - Matt & Kim
Ch. 10: Act 5: Examining diversity and instability in the US - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 5-23-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Between the Wars - Billy Bragg
Ch. 12: Act 6: Anand Giridharadas: A letter to all who have lost in this era - TEDTalks - Air Date 8-18-16
Voicemails
Ch. 13: In response to Jacobin Radio and the economics of wealth creation - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 14: Put your media where your mouth is - Ryan in San Diego, CA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments on how the labels we use distort our perception of politics and policies
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/05/23) If you can’t beat them, suppress them (Voting Rights)
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Edition #1106
Today we look at the current state of voting rights and the full press efforts being made to expand voter suppression far and wide across the country
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Where we stand on voting rights right now - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 4-12-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Ch. 4: Act 2: Voter ID Suppressed 200,000 Wisconsin Votes; Trump Won by 22,748 - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 05-11-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Who Benefits? - Mustard Plug
Ch. 6: Act 3: The benefits of vote-by-mail - The Other Washington from @civicskunkworks - Air Date 5-18-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Tusk - Errors
Ch. 8: Act 4: The origins of Trump's new voter fraud commission - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 5-12-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: I Told You So - Karmin
Ch. 10: Act 5: Call Out Voter Suppression with Let America Vote via @Let_AmericaVote - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 12: Act 6: Donald Trump Orders "Election Integrity" Commission Headed by Architects of Voter Suppression - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 05-12-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: When the threat is real, our perspective on freedom changes - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 14: Don't forget that the far left is never given a voice - Zach from Atlanta, GA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments on who is most effected by Voter ID laws
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Get involved with Let America Vote to fight voter suppression
EDUCATE YOURSELF
The GOP’s Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016 (The Nation)
There’s a reason Trump keeps lying about voter fraud (Washington Post, Opinion)
‘The Stakes': Let America Vote Founder Jason Kander on Fighting Voter Suppression (MTV)
There Are 868 Fewer Places to Vote in 2016 Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act (The Nation)
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(2017/05/19) The Surge comes to the War on Drugs
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Edition #1105
Today we look at the impact Jeff Sessions and the entire Republican government is having on drug policy in America and how we should be addressing destructive drug addiction instead
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Jeff Sessions Pushes New War on Drugs While Killing Obama-Era Police Reform Measures - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 04-11-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Cold Hearts / Closed Minds - Nanci Griffith
Ch. 4: Act 2: What Jeff Sessions means for the drug war - Fake the Nation - Air Date 4-20-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: High Demand - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 6: Act 3: Jeff Sessions Demands "Strongest Possible Charges" For Drug Users - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-13-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: War On Drugs - Fifteen
Ch. 8: Act 4: Opiate Overdoses Drop in States with Legal Marijuana - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 04-08-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Needle in the Hay - Elliott Smith
Ch. 10: Act 5: Drug Addicts Should Be Treated Like Patients, Not Criminals - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-26-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Winning the War On Drugs - Asylum Street Spankers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Call Congress to Support the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017 via @DrugPolicyOrg - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: A Man Had Two Sons (One Was Addicted to Heroin) - Progressive Faith Sermons w/ @RevDrRay - Air Date 3-6-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: The Democratic Party is there for the taking - Erica from Seattle, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on how to take over the Democratic Party
Bonus Clip: You Too can Take Over a Political Party! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-15-16
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Call your Reps and Senators and tell them to support the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017
Get involved with Drug Policy Alliance and follow them @DrugPolicyOrg
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Sessions Tells Prosecutors To Seek 'Most Serious' Charges, Stricter Sentences (NPR)
Senate Moves Forward with Bipartisan Bill to Rein in Jeff Sessions (Rolling Stone)
I prosecuted drug offenders in the ’80s. It was a disaster. Why is Sessions taking us back? (Vox)
Drug War Part 2: When the sequel is as bad as the original (The Hill, Opinion)
Report: Aide says Nixon's war on drugs targeted blacks, hippies (CNN, 2016)
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(2017/05/16) What Trumpcare would mean and how we can do better
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Edition #1104
Today we look at some of the specifics of the health care bill that Republicans passed through the House of Representatives including it’s impact on pre-existing condition coverage, coverage for women and more
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Screwed - Kid Cudi
Ch. 4: Act 2: What would Trumpcare mean for pre-existing conditions - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 5-5-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Just Dropped In - Kenny Rogers
Ch. 6: Act 3: American Health Care Act vs. Women - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-09-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: What Are Their Names - David Crosby
Ch. 8: Act 4: Republican: "Nobody Dies" Due to Lack of Health Care - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 05-08-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Live And Let Die - Guns N' Roses
Ch. 10: Act 5: Financial consequences of the ACA - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 5-4-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Common Sense - Justin Mcroberts
Ch. 13: Song 6: Figure It Out - Plain White T's
Ch. 14: Act 7: Use ALL the Resistance Tools to Fight Trumpcare via @IndivisibleGuide & #PaybackProject - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This fickle world - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: The peasants are revolting - Progressive Faith Sermons w/ @RevDrRay - Air Date 5-14-17
Ch. 17: Song 8: Common Ground - Our Last Night
Ch. 18: Act 9: Let's compare what we get for our health care expenses with other countries - @DCCommonSense w/ Dan Carlin - Air Date 3-15-17
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Still unclear if universal health care means slavery for doctors - David from South Carolina
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on why debating if health care is a human right is a distraction
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Use the new "Stop Trumpcare" tools and resources from Indivisible Guide
Amplify your local actions against the 217 pro-AHCA Reps with Payback Project
Send faxes and letters to Congress quickly via Resistbot, and voicemails via Stance
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Here are the 217 Representatives that voted for the AHCA and their contact info (Project Payback)
If you would die under Trumpcare, you can send your ashes to Congress via Mail Me to the GOP
The Health Care Bill’s Insults to Women (New York Times)
Republicans duck town halls after voting for Trumpcare… (The Guardian)
Trumpcare Hits Children's Hospitals Hard (Forbes)
Poll: 48 Percent Say House GOP Health Care Bill Is a Bad Idea (NBC News)
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(2017/05/12) Freedom isn’t free, it’s paid for with your taxes
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Edition #1103
Today we look at the Trump administrations proposed tax plan, a progressive alternative for how we should be spending our money and some of the underlying principles of paying taxes
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The DISASTER That Is Donald Trump's Tax Plan - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 04-27-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: You're a Disaster - Dragonette
Ch. 4: Act 2: Corporations stashing their profits abroad - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 12-2-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Ennio 08-08 - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 6: Act 3: Vanessa Williamson on Why Americans are proud to pay our taxes - @offkiltershow - Air Date 4-21-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Petit - The Little Prince - David Ari Leon
Ch. 8: Act 4: The People's Budget from the Progressive Caucus in Congress - The Zero Hour w: @RJEskow - Air Date 5-6-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Political Prisoners - The Undercover Hippy
Ch. 10: Act 5: Spread the Word about The People’s Budget via @USProgressives (Congressional Progressive Caucus) - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5:
Ch. 12: Act 6: Taxes equals freedom - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 4-18-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Systematic racism through housing during the New Deal - Kevin from Louisiana
Ch. 14: Competing liberal values re: free speech - Trent from Salt Lake City, Utah
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments recommending episodes #908 and #987 on racism in housing policy and my thoughts on the current debate over free speech
#908 Unfair housing, unfair society
#987 The double helix of racial and economic inequality
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Check out The People's Budget at cpcbudget.org and spread the word.
Visit the Progressive Caucus website and follow @USProgressives on Twitter for updates.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
The Democrats are getting ready to govern again (The Week)
This new budget points the way forward for Democrats (The Washington Post)
The People’s Budget, Not Trump’s Budget, Will Help Working Americans (Common Dreams)
The People’s Budget, not Trump’s budget, will help working Americans (Economic Policy Institute)
The People's Budget: Progressive Proposal Aims to Un-Rig Failed Economic System (Common Dreams, 2015)
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(2017/05/09) Racism built a system we all suffer under
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Edition #1102
Today we look at the ways we are all adversely effected by the racist structures of our society and examine the ways liberals helped build these systems and continue to fail to serve the needs of people of color
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on how we're all suffering from racism and capitalism - @Making_Contact - Air Date 1-23-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Doing The Best That We Can - Kids At Risk
Ch. 4: Act 2: How liberals built Prison America - @theLFshow w/ @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 12-15-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: I Can't Breathe - Garner Family
Ch. 6: Act 3: Donna Murch on For-Profit Punishment and Criminal-Justice Debt - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 8-12-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: At The Seams - Kimya Dawson
Ch. 8: Act 4: Support Mama’s Bail Out Day This Mother’s Day via @NationalBailOut #FreeBlackMamas #EndMoneyBail - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 9: Song 4: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 10: Act 5: How the Democratic party is failing their most loyal constituency - @thisishellradio - Air Date 4-17-17
Voicemails
Ch. 11: Cowspiracy Vs Science Podcast - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 12: Punishing abortion providers punishes women by proxy - Catherine from Bloomington, IL
Ch. 13: Competing liberal values re: free speech - Trent from Salt Lake City, Utah
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 14: Final comments on fossil fuels used in industrial agriculture and putting the rosiest lens on the harm anti-choice legislation would do to women
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Support Mama's Bail Out Day this Mother's Day via @NationalBailOut
Engage online with the hashtags #FreeBlackMamas and #EndMoneyBail
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Locked Up for Being Poor (New York Times)
Federal judge: Harris Co. bail system unfair to poor, low-level defendants (Houston Chronicle)
Black Is the New Black: Number of African-American Women in Prison Is Rising (BET, 2014)
Incarcerated Women and Girls (The Sentencing Project)
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(2017/05/05) Free speech in an age of fascists
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Edition #1101
Today we look at some of the many layers of debate around freedom of speech, the freedom to protest, violent vs non-violent resistance and the fight against fascism
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Protest Rights Under Threat - On The Media - Air Date 2-7-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Free and Equal Speech - Chris Priest
Ch. 5: Song 2: Pay Attention - Dilated Peoples
Ch. 6: Act 3: The history of violent and non-violent resistance movements - @CitizenRadio - Air Date 3-14-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: All You Fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Ch. 8: Act 4: For Antifa, Not All Speech Should Be Free - On The Media - Air Date 2-7-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Antifa - Outrage
Ch. 10: Act 5: Liberty and freedom as the Golden Rule - @dccommonsense w: Dan Carlin - Air Date 2-14-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Freedom of Speech - John Mellencamp
Ch. 12: Act 6: Arizona's Fascist Attempt To Ban Protests - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-24-17
Voicemails
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 14: Introduction to mini episode on progressive values of Americans
Mini Episode:
Ch. 15: Poll Results: America Fundamentally Progressive - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-23-12
Ch. 16: Poll: Americans Progressive On Key Issues - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-4-11
Ch. 17: Polls Prove America is Progressive - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-11-12
Ch. 18: Polls: Americans Are Progressive On Most Issues - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-23-10
Ch. 19: Final comments on how Fox News intentionally misleads without lying
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/05/02) Building a strong society and an innovative economy (Earned Benefits)
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Edition #1100
Today we look at the myriad benefits of earned benefits and why we should be looking to greatly expand our social benefits programs rather than cut them
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Fox News: Starve The Poor, Feed The Rich - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-30-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's Eat the Poor - alan ross haynes
Ch. 4: Act 2: David Dayen On Social Security Expansion - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 06-20-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Social Security - Tallia Storm
Ch. 6: Act 3: Ikea and the family leave we all deserve - Economic Update w @profwolff - Air Date 12-15-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Family Values - Johnossi
Ch. 8: Act 4: Economics: How Scandinavia Got it Right - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 11-05-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 10: Act 5: Defending Social Security from those who would dismantle it - The Zero Hour w: @RJEskow - Air Date 4-15-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Bills - LunchMoney Lewis
Ch. 12: Act 6: Call Congress to Demand they Stop the Budget Cuts & Invest in Human Needs via @CoalitiononHN - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: Taxes, defense and public insurance programs - Economic Update w @profwolff - Air Date 4-24-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Responses to Alan from Georgia re: Louisiana abortion laws - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 16: Framing universal health care as an American value - Annie from Alabama
Ch. 17: My first 100 days - Romulo from Miami, FL
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on Stance, my new favorite way to contact congress
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Tell Congress to pass a spending bill that invests in basic living standards and fundamental human needs via Coalition on Human Needs (@CoalitiononHN)
Leave Congress a direct voicemail with Stance
Check out stats and data on the National Priorities Project (@natpriorities) and spread the word
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Federal Budget TipSheet - Social Insurance and Earned Benefits (National Priorities Project)
Federal Budget TipSheet - Health Care Spending (National Priorities Project)
Trump's Budget Cuts (National Priorities Project Blog)
Under Trump, coal communities are stuck between a rock and a hard place (Think Progress)
Remember When Donald Trump Promised to Save Social Security? (The Nation)
HEAD SMACKER: Trump Plan Slashes Taxes on Companies Already Dodging Taxes (Coalition for Human Needs Blog)
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(2017/04/28) The science of the times
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Edition #1099
Today we look at the importance of science in our lives and public policy and also at the Trump administration’s drive to stop science in it’s tracks
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Science in America - Neil deGrasse Tyson - Air Date 4-19-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: The history of how we know that humans are driving climate change - Science VS - Air Date 3-16-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Put It to the Test - They Might Be Giants
Ch. 6: Act 3: How to Convince a Climate Change Sceptic - Quirks and Quarks - Air Date 12-16-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Messages - Xavier Rudd
Ch. 8: Act 4: Scientists, politics and protest - Science for the People - Air Date 2-16-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Science Is Real - They Might Be Giants
Ch. 10: Act 5: 314 Action and the movement to elect scientists to office - Who What Why - Air Date 4-22-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Science Fair - Recess Monkey
Ch. 12: Act 6: Take Part in Global Divestment Mobilization Week May 5-13 via @GoFossilFree @350 - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Trump Signs Government Scientist Gag Order - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-26-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Not all anti-choice people want to punish women who have abortions - Alan from Georgia
Ch. 16: Less desire, less suffering - Dale from Minneapolis, MN
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on how to sustain your activism
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Join or organize Global Divestment Mobilization Actions, May 5-13,2017
Follow @GoFossilFree and @350 on Twitter
Engage with the Divestment Mobilization hashtag #FossilFree
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Why Divestment is Changing the Climate Movement (The Nation, 2013)
The rise and rise of the fossil fuel divestment movement (The Guardian, 2015)
This is a Timed Test (Slate, Bill McKibben, 2015)
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(2017/0425) Trump and Republicans take aim at women (Reproductive Justice)
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Edition #1098
Today we look at the current state of abortion politics here and abroad and explain how the Republicans intend to hurt women and increase the number of abortions worldwide by ignoring science and humanity
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Education and contraception bring abortion rates as low as 1973 - Savage Love w: @FakeDanSavage - Air Date 1-31-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Thanks, Birth Control: The Song - bedsider
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Story Behind the Mexico City Policy - On the Media - Air Date 1-27-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Bury the Past - Professional Victims
Ch. 6: Act 3: Trump’s Anti-Abortion Order Likely to Increase Abortions - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 02-03-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mandy Goes to Med School - The Dresden Dolls
Ch. 8: Act 4: Where abortion is illegal - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 3-30-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Luriana Lurilee - Ben McElroy
Ch. 10: Act 5: Mike Pence Casts Tie-Breaking Vote To Defund Planned Parenthood - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-31-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Beneath the Lies - Abscondo
Ch. 12: Act 6: Protect #ReproductiveRights at the State Level via @PPact @ReproRights @AllAboveAll - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: Beyond Choice to Reproductive Justice - @Making_Contact - Air Date 4-12-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Understanding human interactions - Alan from Connecticut
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on how the Science of "Blue Lies" May Explain Trump's Support
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Get involved with Planned Parenthood Action Fund and follow @PPact
Get involved with The Center for Reproductive Rights and follow @ReproRights
Get involved with All Above All and follow @AllAboveAll
EDUCATE YOURSELF
State lawmakers rush to protect funding for Planned Parenthood (PBS Newshour)
Minnesota House backs ban on state dollars for abortion (StarTribune)
Governor Bullock lets Montana abortion bill become law (Missoulian)
Women march outside as abortion bill debated inside (The State Journal-Register)
Trump Signs Law Giving States Option To Deny Funding For Planned Parenthood (NPR)
Why is Planned Parenthood popular? And if it's defunded, could any other organization fill the gap? (LA Times)
Who's Popular and Who Isn't? (NBC News)
The EACH Woman Act (Congress.gov)
Women's Health Protection Act (Congress.gov)
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(2017/04/21) Good-Natured (Economics and Culture)
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Edition #1097
Today we make the argument that people are naturally good and that society and economists should treat them that way
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: A lesson in Buddhist economics Part 1 - @thisishellradio - Air Date 3-7-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Out With the Old - Casa Di Mondo
Ch. 4: Act 2: Thomas Hobbes Was Wrong... Our Core Nature Is Good! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-05-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: One of the Good Ones - Redd Kross
Ch. 6: Act 3: A lesson in Buddhist economics Part 2 - @thisishellradio - Air Date 3-7-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Renegades - X Ambassadors
Ch. 8: Act 4: Nipun Mehta - Designing For Generosity - TEDxBerkeley - Air Date: 02-26-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Something Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema Club
Ch. 10: Act 5: Lux Narayan: What I learned from 2,000 obituaries - @TEDTalks - Air Date 3-1-17
Voicemails
Ch. 11: You're killing me - Anonymous
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 12: Final comments on balancing the bad with a positive vision for the future
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/04/18) The oligarch who decided to buy the White House (Corruption)
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Edition #1096
Today we look at some of the lesser-known characters in the right-wing oligarchy who now own the White House and Supreme Court
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Follow the Money - Vova Zen
Ch. 4: Act 2: Robert Mercers bizarre opinions and influences - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 3-22-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Oligarch - Ephemerals
Ch. 7: Song 3: Take A Look Around {Instrumental) - Limp Bizkit
Ch. 8: Act 4: How to protect yourself in the face of diminishing online privacy - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 3-25-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mind Control - Stephen Marley
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Secret Family Behind The Rise Of Brietbart News - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 03-28-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Follow the Money - Zounds
Ch. 12: Act 6: Who Bankrolls Breitbart News? - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 03-31-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Oligarchy - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 14: Act 7: Erik Prince rises again - Intercepted (@theintercept) - Air Date 4-5-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Clarifying the right to labor - Dan from Cleveland
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on yet another reason why health care is not slavery
Bonus Clip: Free Healthcare = Slavery (Rand Paul) - The Young Turks - Air Date 5-13-2011
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/04/14) Reckless Empire and the Forever War (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #1095
Today we look at a Trump’s foreign policy so far, question the prevailing narrative and look back at how we got to now
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump Bombs Syria: It's Bad, Really Bad - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 04-10-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Handlebars - Flobots
Ch. 5: Song 2: Don't Waste Your Breath - Colour Me Wednesday
Ch. 6: Act 3: Questioning the unquestioned media narrative of US military actions - Intercepted (@theintercept) - Air Date 4-12-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Fake Empire - The National
Ch. 8: Act 4: Stupid and easily manipulatable as Commander in Chief - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 3-25-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mistake - Hi I'm Case
Ch. 10: Act 5: Strike That Killed Dozens of Civilians Is Exactly What Trump Promised - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 03-29-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Forgotten - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fight the War Economy By Growing Local #Peace Economies via @CodePink - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Song Link here
Ch. 14: Act 7: Andrew Bacevich on the Carter doctrine and the birth of our endless Middle East war - Le Show w @TheHarryShearer - Air Date 2-12-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Thank you for disability episode - Tyler from Maine
Ch. 16: Asking for clarification on health care policy - David from South Carolina
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on why government-administered health insurance isn’t slavery
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Visit codepink.org/peaceeconomy to learn more about divesting from war and investing in your community
Take action with Next Steps to building a Local Peace Economy
Follow Code Pink @codepink or their Peace Economy campaign account @PeaceEcon
EDUCATE YOURSELF
What does an 'America First' Policy Actually Mean? (The Nation)
No Rural-Urban Divide Here: We All Want Good Jobs and Strong Local Economies (YES! Magazine)
What a Policy of Real Solidarity with the Syrian People Looks Like (YES! Magazine)
Why These Missile Strikes Won't Make Things Better for the Syrian People (YES! Magazine)
To Billionaire Doomsday Preppers: Your Wealth Won't Save You (YES! Magazine)
Is War Good for the Economy? (Huffington Post Blog, 2013)
A State of Perpetual War (Huffington Post Blog, 2010)
The US and NATO are Preparing for a Major War with Russia (The Nation, 2016)
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(2017/04/11) An identity group that any one of us might join at any time (Disability Rights)
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Edition #1094
Today we look at a variety of ways to bring the disability rights movement into the mainstream of media, advocacy and the world
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Media coverage of disabilities and the ADA getting better but still lacking - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 7-31-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Nothing Is Good Enough (Instrumental) - Aimee Mann
Ch. 4: Act 2: Bringing disability into the mainstream of diversity - Off Kilter (@TalkPoverty) - Air Date: 7-2-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Going Home - Niklas Aman
Ch. 6: Act 3: Discrimination in immigration then and now - Backstory - Air Date 2-10-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Cave - Piano Tribute Players
Ch. 8: Act 4: On Disability and Representation - Black Girls Talking - Air Date 7-20-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola
Ch. 10: Act 5: Stop HR 620: Tell Congress to #ProtectADA via @NDRNAdvocates - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: La Valse d'Amélie (Version Orchestre) - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 12: Act 6: Elise Roy: When we design for disability, we all benefit - @TEDTalks - Air Date 11-12-16
Ch. 23: Final comments
Bonus Clip 1: Nick Dupree's Story: A Medicaid Victory - All Things Considered - Air Date 2-12-03
Bonus Clip 2: Nick Dupree Fought To Live 'Like Anyone Else' - All Things Considered - Air Date 2-22-17
Bonus Clip 3: Tribute to Nick Dupree - @dccommonsense w/ Dan Carlin - Air Date 3-15-17
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Call Congress, especially the 14 co-sponsors of HR 620 (7 Republicans, 7 Democrats)
Learn more about disability culture and experiences through personal stories via Disability Visibility Project and about the importance of disabled people in public service via #CriptheVote.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
HR 620: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (via Countable.us)
Overview of Concerns on HR 620 (via NDRN.org)
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Letter of Opposition for ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017, HR 620 (via NDRN.org)
People with Disabilities Battle Trump (via Workers World)
Denham bill would fight ADA lawsuit abuse (via Central Valley Business Journal)
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(2017/04/07) The Exxon President goes to war with the planet (Climate)
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Edition #1093
Today we look at Trump’s recent moves to dismantle Obama’s environmental legacy, the legal troubles he faces and the bright future that renewable energy is still headed towards
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump SHREDDING Obama's Environmental Rules - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-30-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Revolution (Human Need Over Profit) - Tha Truth
Ch. 4: Act 2: Rolling back Obama's clean energy policies will be harder than Trump thinks - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 3-29-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Things a Get from Bad to Worse - The Ethiopians
Ch. 6: Act 3: Solar Creating Jobs 2X Faster Than Dirty Coal, Trump Wants Coal - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 03-19-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Underneath A Blackened Moon - Keith And Joan Pitzer
Ch. 8: Act 4: Trump Has Weakened America By Destroying Environmental Protections - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date: 04-03-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: What Have We Done - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 10: Act 5: Why Trump Will Go Down In History As The Exxon President - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-18-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: My Country - Nahko and Medicine for the People
Ch. 12: Act 6: Human adaptation at odds with fortress continents - Intercepted (@theintercept) - Air Date 3-29-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Something happened - The Dodos
Ch. 14: Act 7: To save the climate we need to remake the Democratic party - @thisishellradio - Air Date 3-11-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: Do The Right Thing - Beres Hammond
Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: Fantastic, amazing, excellent, very good news for renewable energy - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 3-14-17
Ch. 19: Final comments on a couple more resources for the war on coal
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
April 22nd (Earth Day): March for Science Follow: @ScienceMarchDC
April 29th (Trump’s 100th Day): People’s Climate March Follow: @Peoples_Climate
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Activists Announce People's Climate March (Huffington Post)
Peoples Climate Movement Releases March Route (Common Dreams)
Climate Justice Organizations Call for "People's Climate March" on April 29 (DemocracyNow!)
Pussy Hats Making Way For Resistor Beanies In Science March (Huffington Post)
This man in a space suit has a message for Earthlings (CNN)
Congress’s one PhD-trained scientist will join march on Washington (STAT News)
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(2017/04/04) Under surveillance from all angles (Privacy Rights)
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Edition #1092
Today we look at the ways in which both corporate and governmental institutions are looking to gain more and more access to your private data and communications
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Clarifying exactly how much you're getting screwed by internet companies - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 3-25-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: I'm Confused - Handsome Furs
Ch. 4: Act 2: You're getting bought and sold by marketers online - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date 3-28-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Corporate America - SuperMonkey
Ch. 6: Act 3: The racist application of surveillance laws through history - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 2-15-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Privacy - Michael Jackson
Ch. 8: Act 4: Section 702 Is In the Spotlight - On The Media - Air Date 3-24-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Private Eyes - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Ch. 10: Act 5: FCC Under Trump: Net Neutrality & Internet Freedom Faces New Attack - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 02-14-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Feet to the Fire - the hereafter
Ch. 12: Act 6: Prepare to #SavetheInternet…AGAIN via @FreePress and @EFF - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Edward Snowden on the Vault 7 leaks - Intercepted (@theintercept) - Air Date 3-15-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Thoughts on our complicated health care system - Steve from New York
Ch. 16: Inclusion needs to include the disabled - Annie from Alabama
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on the need for more solidarity with the disabled
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Sign up for updates at FreePress.net and EFF.org
Follow FreePress on Twitter @FreePress and Facebook; Follow EFF on Twitter @EFF and Facebook
Stay up to date on all the latest proposed legislation related to privacy on Countable.us
EDUCATE YOURSELF
House Republicans Vote to Destroy FCC's Online Privacy Protections (FreePress.net)
Net Neutrality Is Trump’s Next Target, Administration Says (The New York Times)
They Attacked Privacy. Net Neutrality is Next. (FreePress.net)
Letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai from Keith Ellison and 30 other Senators on Preserving Net Neutrality (Ellison.house.gov)
The inventor of the Web predicts ‘a massive outcry’ over online privacy (The Washington Post)
Should an FCC Rule Imposing Data Privacy Requirements on Internet Service Providers be Repealed? (Countable.us)
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(2017/03/31) Progressives fighting on multiple fronts (The Resistance)
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Edition #1091
Today we look at the multi-front political battles being waged for the heart of the progressive movement, women’s movement, the Democratic party and the county as a whole
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: A roundup of grassroots resistance groups - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 3-8-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: A Lot of Work to Do - Friendly People
Ch. 4: Act 2: Intersectional feminism is looking to tear down the capitalism establishment - Off Kilter (@TalkPoverty) - Air Date 3-8-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Intersectionality - Those American Girls
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Democratic party needs to debate it's differences - The Zero Hour w @RJEskow - Air Date 3-4-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Keep On Moving Forward - Emma's Revolution
Ch. 8: Act 4: Why we can't abandon the red states - Belabored (@DissentMag) - Air Date 3-24-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Immigrants (We Get the Job Done) - K'naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz MC & Residente
Ch. 10: Act 5: A coalition of movements arise under Trump - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 3-15-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Workers of the World Unite! - The Last Internationale
Ch. 12: Act 6: Nancy Pelosi Has Super Secret Plan To Keep Losing - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-24-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Master Plan - My Morning Jacket
Ch. 14: Act 7: The messaging of inevitability for the progressive movement - The Zero Hour w: @RJEskow - Air Date 3-4-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: Inevitable - Scissor Sisters
Ch. 16: Act 8: Tap Into the Tools for ‘The Resistance’ - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Secret Affair
Ch. 18: Act 9: Women in the age of Trump and what the movement looks like - We the Podcast with Rep. @keithellison - Air Date 3-30-17
Voicemails
Ch. 19: We need to push for single payer - Zach from Atlanta, GA
Ch. 20: An update on conservatives in my community - V from Central New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on the progressive movement; past, present and future
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Use these websites and apps as part of your Resistance Plan:
READ: "Your Guide to the Sprawling New Anti-Trump Resistance Movement" (via The Nation)
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(2017/03/28) The corporatization of our schools (Education)
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Edition #1090
Today we look at the confirmation of Betsy DeVos to head the Department of education and some of the ideological and historical context that brought us to this point
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Betsy DeVos Confirmation Proves You Can Buy Power - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 02-09-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Oligarchy - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 4: Act 2: The truth about school vouchers for impoverished or disabled children - Off Kilter (@TalkPoverty) - Air Date 2-17-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Teach Me Something - Hot Tip
Ch. 6: Act 3: Charter Schools - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 08-22-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: How to save a life - The Fray
Ch. 8: Act 4: The history of education policies and their purposes - @Making_Contact - Air Date 3-14-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Dancing Through Life - Christopher Fitzgerald, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Michelle Federer & Norbert Leo Butz
Ch. 10: Act 5: Will Reaganomics Put The Final Nail In The Coffin of Public Education? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-29-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Idiots are taking over - NOFX
Ch. 12: Act 6: #SaveOurSchools- Stop Legislation that Kills Public Education & Hurts Poor Children via @Network4pubed - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: Diane Ravitch on the damage Betsy DeVos can do to the Department of Education - Who What Why - Air Date 1-20-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Improve on the ACA to build toward single payer - Matt from Pueblo, CO
Ch. 16: New York Health campaign - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 17: The ACA is a step towards single payer - Evan from Texas
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on the way to negotiate for a better health care system
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Get involved with Network for Public Education and follow them on Facebook and Twitter
Join the conversations about school vouchers online with #SaveOurSchools
Call Members of Congress: Countable.us Education Bills ; Members of the Education and the Workforce Committee
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Read the Summary of HR 610 (Congress.gov)
Do Private-School Vouchers Promote Segregation? (The Atlantic)
BETSY DEVOS WANTS TO USE AMERICA'S SCHOOLS TO BUILD "GOD'S KINGDOM" (Mother Jones)
Jeff Bryan: The Big Lie Behind Trump’s Budget Proposals for Education (DianaRavitch.com)
Tensions rise as vouchers pick up traction across Wisconsin (Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Subtracting Schools from Communities (Urban.org)
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(2017/03/24) A Corporate Judicial Coup (Judge Gorsuch and the Supreme Court)
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Edition #1089
Today we look at the hearings of Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch, how we got to here and what his possible placement on the court portends for our future
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The important Gorsuch stories the media is missing - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-17-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: One - Apocalyptica
Ch. 4: Act 2: Discussing the judicial coup Republicans are in the midst of - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 3-21-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: La Réalité - Amadou & Mariam
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Game Is Rigged - The Great Malarkey
Ch. 8: Act 4: Dan Goldberg on some of Neil Gorsuch's worst rulings - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-24-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Smallest Piece - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 10: Act 5: The corporate takeover of the judicial system - Amicus from @Slate - Air Date 3-18-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: It's Just Not Right - Beatnik Turtle
Ch. 12: Act 6: STOP Arch Conservative SCOTUS Pick Neil Gorsuch via @IndivisibleTeam #StopGorsuch - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: How Democrats Should Fight Trump's Supreme Court Pick - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-21-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Seeking out progressive sci-fi to imagine a better world - Erin from Philadelphia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on our dystopian pop culture and thoughts on where health care should go from here
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Use Indivisible Guide's fact sheet on Gorsuch and scripts to call Senators
Easily Call Your Senators: 5calls.org (or) Countable.us
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Hobby Lobby and executive power: Gorsuch's key rulings (CNN)
Call Your Senators and Demand That They Reject Neil Gorsuch (The Nation)
The Democrats Must Filibuster Neil Gorsuch (Slate)
Gorsuch: Roe v. Wade is the 'law of the land' (The Atlantic)
Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Has a Troubling History When Ruling on Disability Rights Cases (ACLU Blog)
If We Care About Abortion, Asking Judge Neil Gorsuch His Opinion on Roe v. Wade Is Not Enough (ACLU Blog)
Attorney for "Frozen Trucker": Neil Gorsuch May Have Been Most Hostile Judge I've Ever Encountered (Truth Out)
Durbin, Gorsuch spar over Hobby Lobby ruling (The Washington Post)
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(2017/03/21) Bracing for impact or burning up on reentry? (Trumpcare)
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Edition #1088
Today we look at the rollout of Trumpcare including how we got here, the ideological challenges Republicans face in trying to repeal the ACA and the direction we should obviously go
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Bill Krystal's prediction about the future of health care - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 1-11-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Burn My Candle (At Both Ends) [Live] - Shirley Bassey
Ch. 4: Act 2: Conservative principles tied into pretzel over health care - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 3-7-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
Ch. 6: Act 3: What is Trumpcare? - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 3-17-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Shame - Ophelia of the Spirits
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hurt - Johnny Cash
Ch. 10: Act 5: Republicans backed themselves into a corner on health care - Primary Concerns from @NewRepublic - Air Date 3-9-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Accountability - Sammy R. Hall
Ch. 13: Song 6: Sickening - Ken Mickey
Ch. 15: Song 7: Pas Si Simple - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 16: Act 8: Luck Health Plan: You'll be okay. Probably. - Luck Plan - Air Date: 11-11-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: A Quai - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 18: Act 9: Why we're stuck with the very flawed ACA - @dccommonsense w Dan Carlin - Air Date 3-15-17
Ch. 19: Song 9: Meaningless - The Nighty Nite
Ch. 20: Act 10: Join the National Week of Action (April 3-7) to Demand Medicare for All via @H_O_P4E & @PHMglobal #Health4All - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 11: Time for Action - Secret Affair
Ch. 22: Act 12: Republicans Promise TrumpCare Won't Suck After Phase Three - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-15-17
Ch. 23: Final comments on the real debate going on with health care
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
If you're in DC, volunteer for HOPE's Medicare for All Lobby Day in DC - March 29th
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Insurance Companies Just Accidentally Made The Case For Medicare For All (Huffington Post)
For-Profit Health Care Used To Be Illegal (Health Over Profit for Everyone)
Trumpcare vs. Obamacare (The New Yorker)
The Conservative Uprising Against the Republican Health-Care Bill (The Atlantic)
How the AHCA Leaves the Old, Sick and the Poor Behind (The Atlantic)
Affordable Care Act revision would reduce insured numbers by 24 million, CBO projects (The Washington Post)
A Running List of People Who Hate Trumpcare (Mother Jones)
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(2016/10/07) Slavery in America is still alive and well (Prison Labor) (Repost)
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Edition #1048
Today we look at the ways in which the 13th amendment to the constitution opened the doors to a mere evolution of slavery rather than it’s abolition as our national myth contends
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe - Excerpt: Attica explained
Ch. 3: Song 1: Attica State - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Ch. 5: Song 2: Strong Animals - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 6: Act 3: Prison Labor = Modern Day Slavery? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-16-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: High Demand - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 8: Act 4: Rattling the Bars US Prison Labor - @TheRealNews - Air Date 9-5-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Forward - Northbound
Ch. 10: Act 5: Noelle Hanrahan on National Prison Strike - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-16-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Prison Abolition (feat. Daman) - Conscious Youth
Ch. 12: Act 6: Prisoners Strike To Say 'We're Not Slaves!!' (w/Guest: Maya Schenwar) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-21-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Chain Gang (2005 Remastered) - Sam Cooke
Ch. 14: Act 7: Important stories of the prison strike are blacked out by media - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-30-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Everyday (Single Version) - Carly Comando
Ch. 16: Act 8: Support Prison Strikers by Joining Actions Around the Country - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: Advocates: The U.S. Still Profits from Slavery Because the 13th Amendment Perpetuates Prison Labor - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 10-03-16
Ch. 19: Final comments on the timely release of the new Ava DuVernay doc, “13th”
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Read the call to action post on ItsGoingDown.org and find an event near you at the bottom of the post.
Create your own local action to support the prison strikes and submit it to be posted by emailing info@itsgoingdown.org.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Why Prisoners Across the Country Have Gone on Strike (via Mother Jones)
"We're Freedom Fighters": The Story of the Nationwide Prison Labor Strike (via truthout)
The biggest national prison strike in American history is happening now (via Daily Kos)
Meet the inmate who launched a massive prison strike from his jail cell (via Vice)
Free Alabama Movement (website of the inmates spearheading the strike in Alabama)
IWW Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (unrecognized union for incarcerated prison workers)
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(2017/03/14) Living in an empire of lies (Propaganda)
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Edition #1087
Today we look at the mechanics and consequences of systemic lies and propaganda in an age of ignorance and anti-intellectualism
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Carl Sagan saw the Future - Quirks and Quarks - Air Date 1-27-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Can't Hide from the Truth - The Hot 8 Brass Band
Ch. 4: Act 2: How to question the information we receive - @thisishellradio - Air Date 2-24-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hide the Truth - Chronicle
Ch. 6: Act 3: Former Supreme Court Justice Souter on The Danger of America's 'Pervasive Civic Ignorance'
Ch. 7: Song 3: Debate - Rain Over St. Ambrose
Ch. 8: Act 4: Words matter: Emotions and statistics - Frontline: The Persuaders - Air Date 11-9-2004
Ch. 9: Song 4: Honesty - Billy Joel
Ch. 10: Act 5: How propaganda works - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 1-19-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: A Few Honest Words - Ben Sollee
Ch. 12: Act 6: Character Education: The need for a love of truth - Progressive Faith Sermons w: @RevDrRay - Air Date 12-11-16
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Why not join the Democratic Socialists of America? - Nathan from San Diego, CA
Ch. 14: Corporations don't believe in individualism - Brad from Irving, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments on how to combat Trump Fatigue Syndrome
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/03/10) Unleashing the demons (Anti-Semitism)
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Edition #1086
Today we look at how the Trump campaign and presidency has emboldened those who would spew hatred or commit violence against Jews and others
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Eyes Wide Open - Gotye
Ch. 4: Act 2: PewDiePie In Trouble For Anti-Semitic Comments - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-15-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Remember How We Forgot - Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long
Ch. 6: Act 3: Anti-Semitic & Anti-Muslim Violence Rise Under Trump Presidency - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-06-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mad World - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 8: Act 4: Trump Staffer Tied to Anti-Semitic Holocaust Deniers - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 03-01-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Blue Girl - A-Set
Ch. 10: Act 5: Anne Frank Center: Trump's Remarks on Anti-Semitism are Too Little, Too Late - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 02-22-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Beneath the Lies - Abscondo
Ch. 12: Act 6: Demand the Trump Administration Take Action to Fight Anti-Semitism via @ADL_National - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Sebastian Gorka called an American citizen from the White House to argue over tweets - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 2-23-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Followup on a progressive perspective on immigration - Kiki from Oakland, CA
Ch. 16: Launching a new political party based on collectivism - Alexander from Grand Canyon Village, AZ
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on the meaning of life and starting now
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Share the ADL's 9 step plan for the Trump administration to fight anti-semitism
Send the plan to your Representatives and Senators and demand they fight for action
EDUCATE YOURSELF
President Trump: Time for a Plan of Action to Fight the Surge of Anti-Semitism (ADL.org)
Anti-Semitism in the United States (ADL.org)
Letter from Senate to DOJ, DHS and FBI (Peters.senate.gov)
Homeland Security Finally Vows To Fully Join Investigation Into ‘Hate-Inspired Attacks’ (Huffington Post)
After a new wave of anti-Semitic attacks, White House appears skeptical about anti-Semitism (Vox)
A Sixth Wave Of Bomb Threats Has Hit Jewish Centers Around The United States (BuzzFeed News)
Muslim Fundraiser to Repair Jewish Cemetery Raises $100k (NBC News)
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(2017/03/07) A case against the myth of individualism (Culture)
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Edition #1085
Today we look at the dangerous myths of individualism and the American Dream™, some of their origins and some of their consequences
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Cultural influences on our perspective of self w/Gish Jen - Think Again - Air Date 3-4-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Different People - No Doubt
Ch. 4: Act 2: You are not as free as you think you are w/Raoul Martinez - @thisishellradio - Air Date 2-24-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: The system - Abscondo
Ch. 6: Act 3: Individualism in the prosperity gospel brand of Christianity - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 1-8-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Southern Baptism - Richard Gilks
Ch. 8: Act 4: The cold war propaganda of anti-collectivism w/Gish Jen - Think Again - Air Date 3-4-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Knock Yourself Out - Jon Brion
Ch. 10: Act 5: The myths of the autonomous individual and free markets w/Raoul Martinez - @thisishellradio - Air Date 2-24-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Drums of Freedom - Theo Bard
Ch. 12: Act 6: Training is all that matters - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Ch. 13: Song 6: Perpetuum Mobile - Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Ch. 14: Act 7: An ignorance of history bolsters acceptance of anti-regulation individualism - You are not so smart - Air Date 2-24-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: Making Progress - Freedom's Progress
Ch. 16: Act 8: The dangerous myth of the American Dream w/Raoul Martinez - @thisishellradio - Air Date 2-24-17
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Thoughts on ICE agents now going after softer targets - Charlie from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 18: Confronting a "racial realist" worldview - Zach from Atlanta, GA
Ch. 19: Response to Rich re: Indivisible - Dave from Olympia, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments rejecting the Personal Responsibility/Social Good dichotomy
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/03/03) Running the Ship-of-State Aground (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #1084
Today we look at how Trump is currently running his foreign policy programs and where he’s planning to take it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: In First TV Interview, President Trump Says Torture "Absolutely" Works - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 01-26-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Waterboarding USA - Harry Shearer
Ch. 4: Act 2: Torture Doesn't Work and Here's the Scientific Evidence - Quirks and Quarks - Air Date 2-2-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Talk to Me - Stevie Nicks
Ch. 6: Act 3: Media operates on articles of faith regarding American foreign policy - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-17-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Drone Bomb Me - ANOHNI
Ch. 9: Song 4: Never Gonna Learn - Jont
Ch. 10: Act 5: Trump Takes Zero Responsibility For Yemen Raid Disaster - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-01-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Buck Stops Here - Childsplay
Ch. 12: Act 6: Wilkerson: Trump's Proposed $54 Billion Increase in the Military Budget Not for National Security - @TheRealNews - Air Date 2-28-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Moneytalks - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 16: Act 8: Anti-Islam religious zealots retake power in the White House - Intercepted (@theintercept) - Air Date 3-1-17
Voicemails
Ch. 17: R.I.P Alan Colmes - Rick from Madison, WI
Ch. 18: Excited about the Justice Democrats - Sunny from St. Paul, MN
Ch. 19: Fragility and the progressive case for immigration - Ken from Raleigh, NC
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on conservative political correctness
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Read the entire "Beyond Vietnam" speech
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Donald Trump Goes All In for the Military-Industrial Complex (The Nation)
Why Trump's Military Budget Boost Doesn't Add Up (Mother Jones)
Trump’s Budget Proposal Is an Attack on the Working Class (The Nation)
Trump to Seek $54 Billion Increase in Military Spending (The New York Times)
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(2017/02/28) Trump’s immigration crackdown has begun
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Edition #1083
Today we look at Trump’s new immigration crackdown and several of the reasons why it’s a bad idea
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Posturing On Immigration - On The Media - Air Date 2-23-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Bad Idea - Goose
Ch. 4: Act 2: The positive impacts of immigrant communities - Economic Update w @profwolff - Air Date 2-16-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Stop & Frisk (For Treyvon and Alvin) - Vex Davortex
Ch. 6: Act 3: Examining the aspects of a broken immigration system - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-24-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Immigrants (We Get the Job Done) - K'naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz MC & Residente
Ch. 8: Act 4: Trump's Migration Program Mimics the Cold War Dragnet - The F Word w/ @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 2-23-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Immigrant - Alysha Brilla
Ch. 10: Act 5: Nazis Once Published List of Jewish Crimes, Trump Now Pushing to Do the Same for Immigrant Crimes - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 02-02-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Immigrant - Deine Lakaien
Ch. 12: Act 6: Refugees Welcome sign hung on Statue of Liberty - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date 2-21-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Immigrant - John McCutcheon
Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 16: Act 8: The oscillations in American immigration policy - Backstory - Air Date 2-10-17
Voicemails
Ch. 17: A reply to Ken about shame - Felicia from Centralia, MO
Ch. 18: In response to the Indivisible Guide strategy - Rich from Sequim, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on understanding strategies and tactics
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
2. Document and report ICE activity in your community via social media using #RaidWatch
Resources for immigrants:
If you have been approached by ICE officials, call the United We Dream Hotline: 1-844-363-1423
Read your rights and download United We Dream Deportation Defense Cards and browse their "Resources" page
Find out where raids are happening (and/or submit them) with Latino Rebel’s MigraMap
Find an immigration lawyer via American Immigration Lawyers Association
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Mexican ‘DREAMer’ nabbed in immigrant crackdown (Reuters)
Trump's DHS Executive Orders (DHS.gov)
Donald Trump Plans to Bypass the Courts to Deport as Many People as Possible (The Intercept)
What Immigration Raids Mean for Students (The Atlantic)
Dreamer Says ICE Threatened to Deport Him (The Daily Beast)
Trump's Deportation Raids: What We Know and Don't Know (Mother Jones)
Law-Abiding but Illegal, and Fearing the New Trump Rules (The New York Times)
Trump touts recent immigration raids, calls them a ‘military operation’ (The Washington Post)
President Trump is on shaky ground with his new immigration order (The Washington Post)
Entrepreneurs Are Being Deported -- And They Might Be at the Center of America's Coming Immigration Fight (Entrepreneur)
Dallas County ‘Dreamer’s’ arrest puts scare in immigration-rights community (Texas Star-Telegram)
Immigration Agents Took a Woman With a Brain Tumor Out of the Hospital: Report (TIME)
Plan To Disrupt Immigration Raids Will Enlist Songs And Prayers (NPR)
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(2017/02/24) The economics of our environment (Capitalism vs. the Climate)
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Edition #1082
Today we look at the intersection of the climate and capitalism in the shadow of the most crony capitalist administration in American history
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: What is your investment dollar doing? - Australians for coal - Air Date: 02-28-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Declining Cost of Renewables Will Challenge Trump's Promise to Bring Back Jobs Through Coal - @TheRealNews - Air Date 1-25-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: A Farewell To Trends - dustmotes
Ch. 6: Act 3: Notes on the fight against fossil capitalism w/ Ashley Dawson - @thisishellradio - Air Date 12-14-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: The sea is rising - Bliss n Eso
Ch. 8: Act 4: Michael Metcalfe: A provocative way to finance the fight against climate change - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 4-11-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Whatever It Takes - Lifehouse
Ch. 10: Act 5: Germany PROVES We Can END Fossil Fuels - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-29-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Stakes Still High - Sol
Ch. 12: Act 6: Divest Yourself and Your Community from Fossil Fuels via @DeFundDAPL - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Divest! 350Org - Tem Blessed
Ch. 14: Act 7: Not everything that's profitable is good - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 2-10-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: What's the progressive answer to immigration? - Kiki from Oakland
Ch. 16: In response to Amanda about how to feel better - Rachel from Washington
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments with advice on surviving and thriving during times of oppression
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Use DefundDAPL.org steps and resources to divest your personal finances from banks funding DAPL
Use DefundDAPL.org steps and resources to get engaged or take action to divest your community from banks funding DAPL
EDUCATE YOURSELF
2 Cities To Pull More Than $3 Billion From Wells Fargo Over Dakota Access Pipeline (NPR)
7 Things the Defund DAPL Campaign Has Achieved So Far (Including $28 Million in Personal Accounts Moved) (Yes! Magazine)
Movie Stars Pulling Their Money Out Of Wells Fargo. Defund DAPL (The Young Turks)
4 Key Impacts of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines (National Geographic)
Emails Reveal EPA Chief Scott Pruitt's Dirty Dealings with Oil and Gas Industry (The Intercept)
Trump to roll back Obama’s climate, water rules through executive action (The Washington Post)
Drilling experts explain why Trump can’t bring back oilfield jobs (Think Progress)
Trump signs measure rolling back last-minute Obama coal mining regulation (CNN)
New rule protecting waterways from coal mining will be early target of Trump administration (Think Progress)
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(2017/02/21) Where the Democrats went wrong and how to bring them back
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Edition #1081
Today we look at the past failings of the Democratic party over the past several decades that brought us to our current point and then look for ways to turn that ship around
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Van Jones Says Clinton Days Are Over, Centrism Has To Stop - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date: 01-08-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Wake Me Up - Avicil
Ch. 4: Act 2: Is unity overrated? w/ @onesarahjones - The Zero Hour w: @RJEskow - Air Date 1-28-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: My Conversation - The Uniques
Ch. 6: Act 3: Thomas Frank: Listen Liberal and where the Democratic party went wrong - @Jimmy_Dore Show - Air Date 1-20-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Betrayal - Wang Chung
Ch. 8: Act 4: There is no anti-capitalist party in the US - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 2-10-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Out With the Old - Casa Di Mondo
Ch. 10: Act 5: Keith Ellison: 'We've Got To Reset the Future of the Democratic Party' - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 12-30-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Out With the Old - The Sensational Nightingales
Ch. 12: Act 6: Help Elect Keith Ellison as DNC Chair via @DemSpring - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Out With the Old - Korsairs
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Democratic Party Takeover HAS BEGUN - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-24-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: A movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment - Amanda from Asheville, NC
Ch. 16: Losing hope from the wave of very dark rhetoric coming from the right - Amanda from Snohomish, WA
Ch. 17: The American privilege of voting for Clinton - John from New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on voting with eyes wide open
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Sign up to start a delegation in your area and/or make calls to DNC members in your state.
Check out the "How You Can Help" page on KeithforDNC.org for social media actions/media and more.
Follow @EllisonCampaign on Twitter and Keith for DNC on Facebook.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Keith Ellison for DNC Video on Approach to Voter Turnout (@EllisonCampaign)
Keith Ellison Is Everything Republicans Thought Obama Was. Maybe He's Just What Democrats Need. (Mother Jones)
Why We Support Keith Ellison for DNC Chair (The Nation)
Keith Ellison: How the Democrats Can Win (The Nation)
The Democratic Party Needs Keith Ellison (The Huffington Post Blog)
College Democrats of America President and Vice-President Endorse Keith Ellison for DNC Chair (Press Release)
Onetime Rival Endorses Ellison for DNC Chair (Common Dreams)
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(2017/02/17) Corporate media’s fight for legitimacy in the age of Trump
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Edition #1080
Today we look at the state of the corporate-controlled media in the age of Trump, how you can navigate those murky waters and what we can do to make it better
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Diversify your news - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 11-24-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Spicer vs. the Interns - On the Media - Air Date 1-27-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Totem Ancestor - Kronos Quartet
Ch. 6: Act 3: Is Donald Trump good for journalism? - The Inquiry - Air Date 2-13-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: A Waltz for George and Tex - Black Prairie
Ch. 8: Act 4: Bernie Sanders Warns About Dangers Of Corporate-Controlled Media - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date: 01-01-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Turn it off - The Moxy
Ch. 10: Act 5: Keep Going Back to Substance and the Truth - On the Media - Air Date 1-27-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Freedom (From Braveheart) - Music Themes Group
Ch. 12: Act 6: Is 'Biased News' More Destructive Than Fake News? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-23-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: We Stand As One - Joseph Arthur
Ch. 14: Act 7: Become a “Media Activist” via @FAIRmediawatch - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 16: Act 8: Ned Beatty's NETWORK speech-by Paddy Chayefsky
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Building trust as a foundation - Ryan from Phoenix
Ch. 18: Losing hope from the wave of very dark rhetoric coming from the right - Amanda from Snohomish, WA
Ch. 19: How to persuade conservatives - Ken from Raleigh, North Carolina
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the social justice and the fragility of the privileged
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Go to FAIR.org to get Action Alerts and become a “media activist”
Check out FAIR’s Media Activism Kit
Subscribe to FAIR’s CounterSpin podcast
Member of the media? Check out FAIR’s Media Advisories
EDUCATE YOURSELF
NYT’s False Choice for Democrats: Move to the Right or Divide by Race (FAIR)
Jessica Gonzalez on FCC Chair Ajit Pai (FAIR's CounterSpin)
Scrutiny for Supreme Court Pick Fails to Focus on Rights of Disabled (FAIR)
ACTION ALERT: WaPo’s Post Live Series Is a Love Letter to Corporate Conflicts of Interest (FAIR)
Trump’s Inauguration and the Legitimacy Fetish (FAIR)
Daily Kos Founder Gleefully Celebrates Coal Miners Losing Health Insurance (FAIR)
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(2017/02/14) If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu (Trumpian Economics)
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Edition #1079
Today we look at the plans being cooked up by Trump and the GOP to screw the people and enrich the corporations
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans To Kill Elizabeth Warren's Greatest Accomplishment - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-18-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Rip-Off - Jimmy Cliff
Ch. 4: Act 2: David Dayen On Trump's Infrastructure Plan - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 11-25-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Destructive - Sentry.
Ch. 6: Act 3: Trump's tax plan and how the world may react - Economic Update w @profwolff - Air Date 12-15-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Screwed - Kid Cudi
Ch. 8: Act 4: Trump’s Anti-Regulatory Agenda Will Cost Economy Billions - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date: 12-18-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Monday - Jon Brion
Ch. 10: Act 5: Trump DESTROYED Goldman Sachs During Election, Now Will Be Goldman Sachs President - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 12-22-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Bamboozled - Omar and the Howlers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Why we need the fiduciary rule that Trump wants to stop - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 2-10-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Working Reward - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 14: Act 7: Tell Your Senators to Support & Protect the #FiduciaryRule via @IndivisibleTeam - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This fickle world - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Extreme Vetting for People, But Not for Banks (w/Guest William Black) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-07-17
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Long commutes equals unhappiness - Travis in Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 18: Trump supporters with a license for bigotry - V from Central New York
Ch. 19: A perspective from the south - Kevin from Louisiana
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on why facts are not enough to win an argument
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Call your Representatives and Senators to demand they publicly support and protect the Fiduciary Rule: 202-224-3121 (Capitol switchboard number)
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Fiduciary Rule is Now in Question. What's Next for Investors? (The New York Times)
Indivisible Guide Twitter Moment: Call Your Members of Congress on the Fiduciary Rule (Indivisible Guide)
Elizabeth Warren's Letter to Acting Secretary of Labor, Edward Hugler, On the Fiduciary Rule (Warren.senate.gov)
A hot investing startup wrote an open letter to Donald Trump, and is setting the stage for a battle on Wall Street (Business Insider)
Market Recap - Executive Actions Planned for Dodd-Frank and Fiduciary Rule (Personal Capital)
"You Might Die Younger" Without the Fiduciary Rule (Personal Capital Blog)
Retirement Plans: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO)
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(2017/02/10) Unnecessary, ineffective and un-American (Muslim Ban)
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Edition #1078
Today we lay out the story so far of Trump’s attempt to make good on his campaign promise to ban muslims from entering the country
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Breaking down the fallout of the muslim ban - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 1-30-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Backfire - MuteMath
Ch. 4: Act 2: The muslim ban is unnecessary and ineffective - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 1-29-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Land of Confusion - Genesis
Ch. 7: Song 3: Richard Nixon - Rod & The MSR Singers
Ch. 9: Song 4: Generator (First Floor) - Freelance Whales
Ch. 10: Act 5: Lena Masri on the religious loophole that targets muslims - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 1-30-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Islamophobia - Genocide
Ch. 12: Act 6: Media's failures in addressing the muslim ban - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-3-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Fear, Terror, and the Fear of Terror - Infinite Third
Ch. 15: Song 7: get real - the mountain firework company
Ch. 16: Act 8: Fight Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban via @theIRC @HIASrefugees and @ACLU - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 18: Act 9: The steps along the path to the muslim ban - Intercepted (@theintercept) - Air Date 2-1-17
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Debating Trump supporters - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 20: Working toward finding common ground - Jenny
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on how to start any political discussion
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Call your Representatives and Senators to demand they denounce Trump's ban & thank those who have: 202-224-3121 (Capitol switchboard number)
Explore and donate to the many other organizations supporting refugees and immigrants
Find local groups near you committed to fighting the Trump agenda via Indivisible Guide
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Letter: National and Local Organizations Support the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program and Oppose Legislation that Would Stop the Resettlement of Syrian Refugees (Refugees International)
How to Help Immigrant and Muslim Neighbors (BillMoyers.com)
10 Concrete Ways to Take Action Against the Muslim Ban (Huffington Post)
Trump's Muslim Ban is Cowardly and Dangerous (The New York Times Editorial Board)
Donald Trump's Muslim Ban Makes Us All Less American (Rolling Stone)
Is President Trump's Immigration Order a 'Muslim Ban'? (Yes, here's why) (The Atlantic)
Trump’s Muslim Ban Is Culmination of War on Terror Mentality but Still Uniquely Shameful (The Intercept)
This is the Beginning of Donald Trump's Muslim Ban (The Nation)
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(2016/11/01) Making a genuine effort to understand Trump conservatives (Repost)
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Edition #1054
Today we dive deeply into the world of conservatives as described in the new book “Strangers in their own Land” by Arlie Russel Hochschild in an attempt to understand how some non-deplorable people in the country could be supporting Donald Trump
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Ch. 5: Song 2: Protect & Serve - Stiff Little Fingers
Ch. 6: Act 3: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics Part 1 - @BillMoyersHQ in Conversation - Air Date 4-15-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: I Don't Think About It - Emily Osment
Ch. 9: Song 4: Refund - Minor Motion
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Deep Story of conservatives and the rise of Trump - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 9-29-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Shame - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 12: Act 6: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics Part 2 - @BillMoyersHQ in Conversation - Air Date 4-15-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Vote - Jefferson Coker
Ch. 14: Act 7: Where shame is the companion to need - @thisishellradio - Air Date 10-22-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Only a Pawn In Their Game - Bob Dylan
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Media That Created Trump - United States of Anxiety - Air Date 10-13-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Shifting to the Right - Greg from North Cackalacky
Ch. 18: Shout out to Wade/asking for conservative show suggestion - Quai from North Carolina
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on a conservative show recommended to those interested in hearing the other side
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/02/03) Witnessing an Emerging Autocracy (Trump’s America)
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Edition #1077
Today we look briefly at Trump’s cabinet, his communication style, his inaugural speech and the foreboding nature of it all
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump's Dark Money Cabinet Is Going To Deconstruct The American Dream! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-28-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Free Education (feat. Treez & Young DJ) - Jawaan Larue
Ch. 4: Act 2: Trump's Cabinet Poised To Loot The Country - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-28-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Crook - Niel Nasset
Ch. 6: Act 3: Masha Gessen on the rules for surviving autocracy - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 11-14-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: All You Fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Ch. 8: Act 4: A Taxonomy of Trump Tweets - On the Media - Air Date 1-13-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Misinformation - Silvanus
Ch. 10: Act 5: We Need To Talk About That Donald Trump Press Conference - Jay Smooth (@jsmooth995) - Air Date 1-12-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Tobacco Road - Common Market
Ch. 12: Act 6: Examining Trump's inauguration speech - The Bugle (@hellobuglers) - Air Date 1-20-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Supervillain - Schaffer The Darklord
Ch. 14: Act 7: The mood of the inauguration - @EdgeofSports w Dave Zirin - Air Date 1-25-17
Ch. 15: Song 7: Fake - Dhiego Ferraz
Ch. 16: Act 8: Trump's team exhibits classic abuser behavior - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 1-23-17
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Followup after receiving some advice - Matt from Pittsburg, PA
Ch. 18: How Trump is tearing people apart - Evan from Texas
Ch. 19: Thoughts on the cis-centeredness of the women's march - Megan from Seattle
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on Mr. Money Mustache and, unrelatedly, the divide within feminism
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/01/31) An equal and opposite reaction (Women’s March)
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Edition #1076
Today we listen in on the women’s marches in DC and Baltimore and hear some of the thoughtful critiques of and hopes for the future of the feminist movement
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: On the turning away - Pink Floyd
Ch. 4: Act 2: Women's Voices Rise in Baltimore and Beyond - @TheRealNews - Air Date 1-22-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: What A Beautiful Morning! - Drunken Logic
Ch. 6: Act 3: The need for inclusive feminism - Backtalk from @BitchMedia - Air Date 1-26-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Police On My Back - The Clash
Ch. 9: Song 4: Bigger Is Better - Dan Reich & Friends
Ch. 10: Act 5: Thoughts On The Women's March That Already Feels Like So Long Ago Because These Are The End Times - Jay Smooth - Air Date 1-26-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Tobacco Road - Common Market
Ch. 12: Act 6: The importance of listening to one another and getting different perspectives - @WhoreCast - Air Date 1-25-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Change Your Mind - Sister Hazel
Ch. 14: Act 7: Michelle Taylor on the Philly Women's March and the principles of feminism - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date 1-27-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Woman's march summary - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 16: Breaking down the discussion on race, class and Trump - Darice from Washington, DC
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on the Women’s March and how we communicate within the movement
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/01/27) Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda
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Edition #1075
Today I present the unabridged audiobook of Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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@IndivisibleTeam, @ezralevin, @angelrafpadilla, @texpat, @Leahgreenb
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(2017/01/24) The corruption of Donald Trump
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Edition #1074
Today we take a look at the conflicts of interest, broken laws and constitutional violations of the new administration
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Craig Holman: Trump Administration Gearing Up to Be "Most Scandal-Ridden in History" - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 01-03-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Ethics - Bobby P.
Ch. 4: Act 2: Zephyr Teachout on Trump and the emoluments clause - Amicus from @Slate - Air Date 12-24-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Remedy - The Black Crowes
Ch. 7: Song 3: Code of Ethics - Manhattan Transfer
Ch. 8: Act 4: Trump Makes Ivanka's Husband Top Adviser - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-10-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: I Fought the Law - The Clash
Ch. 10: Act 5: Join or Start a Represent.US chapter near you to Fight Corruption via @Representdotus - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 12: Act 6: What should Trump do to resolve his conflicts of interest? - @DecodeDC - Air Date 1-11-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: The Affordable Care Act saved my life twice - Chris from Boston
Ch. 14: Coping with the Trump election - Zach from Atlanta
Ch. 15: Explaining socialism vs. communism and tribalism - Mike from Albany, NY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments on having conversations about race
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
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Promote the Represent.US campaign to stop South Dakota from gutting the state's Anti-Corruption Act
Join or start a Represent.US chapter near you to fight corruption locally
EDUCATE YOURSELF
South Dakota Declares State of Emergency (via All In with Chris Hayes)
Your Day-One Guide to Donald Trump's Conflicts of Interest (via Mother Jones)
The Wall Street Washington Complex Invades Trump's Cabinet (via Mother Jones)
The many scandals of Donald Trump (via The Atlantic)
Trump Could be the Most Corruptible President Ever (via Politico Magazine)
Donald Trump's Business Dealings Test a Constitutional Limit (via The New York Times)
A Close Look at Donald Trump's Cabinet (via Marie Claire)
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(2017/01/20) A First Draft of President Obama’s Legacy
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Edition #1073
Today we take a look at several aspects of Obama’s presidency, what marks he left behind and what he passes on to his successor
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Human Rights Campaign creates highlight reel of Obama on LGBT issues - @GAY_USAtv - Air Date 1-11-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: Halo - Beyoncé
Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama's legacy on immigration as the Deporter-in-Chief - Code Switch - Air Date 1-11-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Represent - Weezer
Ch. 6: Act 3: Obama Takes Blame For Democrats Losing - @theyoungturks - Air Date 01-10-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Failure - Kings of Convenience
Ch. 8: Act 4: Jameel Jaffer on Obama's National Security Legacy & What Lies Ahead with Trump - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 12-28-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Breaking the Law - Emeli Sandé
Ch. 10: Act 5: Most Americans Realize Things Are Pretty Good Under Obama - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 12-24-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Don't Let Me Down - Stereophinics
Ch. 12: Act 6: Obama's Economic Legacy: Recovery for the Architects of Financial Crisis - @TheRealNews - Air Date 1-8-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: Nobody's Fault But Mine - Led Zeppelin
Ch. 15: Song 7: If I Ever Lose My Faith in You - Sting
Ch. 16: Act 8: If Obama wasn't good enough for these people then no one is - Code Switch - Air Date 1-4-17
Ch. 17: Final comments about finding common cause across all of the intersectional identities across the working class
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2017/01/17) A progressive vision for our economic future
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Edition #1072
Today we take a look at the Democrats failure to present viable economic solutions and offer a new vision for where we should go from here
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Democrats failed to offer a better solution - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 11-26-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Once There Was a Hushpuppy - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 4: Act 2: How progressives need to frame their economic message - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 12-29-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Unified - Unified Highway
Ch. 6: Act 3: AI Will Eliminate 6% of Jobs in Next 5 Years - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 09-18-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Automation - Allan Sherman
Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Street on the folly of throwing away identity politics - @BlkAgendaReport - Air Date 1-16-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Working Class Hero - Green Day
Ch. 10: Act 5: Not Trickle Down, But Bottom Up | Anthony Flaccavento - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 12-15-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Trickle Down - Hayseed Dixie
Ch. 12: Act 6: What is Economic Democracy? - The Next System Project - Air Date: 3-1-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Le monde de contre jour - David Ari Leon
Ch. 14: Act 7: The UK Labor party taking the lead on worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 5-9-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Capitalism Is Tearing Us Apart - Sole
Ch. 16: Act 8: Social Welfare Does Not Kill Business, with President of Iceland Ólafur Grímsson - Big Think - Air Date 11-13-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Success - Iggy Pop
Ch. 18: Act 9: Join or Start a Local Democracy @ Work Action Group via @Democracyatwrk - Best of the Left Activism
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Why Trump voters are angry - Luis in Texas
Ch. 20: The true cost of commuting and how best to get engaged - Anonymous
Ch. 21: What should the new economy movement look like? - Natalia from North Hampton, MA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments explaining to conservatives why we should shift to a co-op economy
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
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10 Ways to Challenge Capitalism's Death Grip on Daily Life (via Truthout)
Cooperatives: The key to climate action? (via Democracy at Work)
Energy cooperatives are booming in Germany (via DW.com)
Worlds 8 Richest People Have Same Wealth as Poorest 50% (via The Guardian)
This Worker-Owned Cooperative is "Bigger than a Business" (via DCist.com)
Workers will get right to buy out bosses under Labour rule (The Independent UK)
Corporations Open Cash Spigot for Trump's Inauguration (The New York Times)
Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman.
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(2017/01/13) First they came (Religious Liberty)
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Edition #1071
Today we take a look at the threats to Muslim Americans and, frankly, Muslims around the world in the age of Trump
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump's Muslim Registry Should Remind Us of Japanese Internment Camps - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 12-24-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Kenji - Fort Minor
Ch. 4: Act 2: The specter of Korematsu - Amicus from @Slate - Air Date 11-30-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Don't Fence Me In - Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Bregman & Buddy Bregman and His Orchestra
Ch. 7: Song 3: Pity the Nation/First They Came/I Don't Fight for Conquerors - Dave Lippman & Wild Bill Bailout
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fight religious and cultural ignorance - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 11-24-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: N/A
Ch. 10: Act 5: Why Won’t This President Say Radical Islam? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-17-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Islamophobia - Genocide
Ch. 12: Act 6: Learn How to Support Your Muslim American Neighbors via @MuslimAdvocates - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 16: Act 7: Suzanne Barakat: Islamophobia killed my brother. Let's end the hate - @TEDTalks - Air Date 11-7-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: How to reign in people who have started to go too far - Jennifer from Columbus, OH
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Educate yourself and learn how to be a teammate at MuslimAdvocates.org
Learn how to report a hate crime in your state via MuslimAdvocates.org
“Click Here to End Hate” - Tips to Respond to Anti-Muslim Bigotry Online via Muslim Advocates.org
Download a “Hate Has No Business Here” poster
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Ten Days After: Harassment and Intimidation in the Aftermath of the Election (via The Southern Poverty Law Center)
Day 1 in Trump's America (via Twitter)
Trump continues to sow confusion over his plan for Muslims entering the country (via The Washington Post)
Gingrich's Outrageous Call to Deport All Practicing U.S. Muslims (via The Atlantic)
Newt Gingrich Suggests Reforming House Un-American Committee In Wake Of Orlando Shooting (via The Huffington Post)
Donald Trump’s Plan for a Muslim Database Draws Comparison to Nazi Germany (via NBC News)
At South Carolina Rally, Donald Trump Defiant on Muslim Ban (via NBC News)
Japanese American internment is ‘precedent’ for national Muslim registry, prominent Trump backer says (via The Washington Post)
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(2017/01/10) Readying the wrecking ball (Reproductive and Health Rights)
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Today we take a look at the plans the GOP has for peoples ability to access and afford their reproductive and health rights
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Ohio on the Pulse - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@FullFrontalSamB) - Air Date 12-13-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Human of the Year - Regina Spektor
Ch. 4: Act 2: The GOP Has No Alternative To Obamacare Because The ACA WAS The Republican Plan! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-02-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Bad Idea - Goose
Ch. 7: Song 3: One Way Street - Ann Peebles
Ch. 8: Act 4: The complicated procedures of repealing Obamacare - The Zero Hour w @RJEskow - Air Date 1-7-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fox In the Henhouse - Leap of Faith: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Ch. 10: Act 5: Texas Now Requires Funeral Services for All Abortions - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 12-1-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: I'm Against It - Groucho Marx
Ch. 12: Act 6: Kellyanne Conway: IT'S NOT FAIR That Dems Wont Help Destroy Obamacare - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 01-06-17
Ch. 13: Song 6: I Started Something I Couldn't Finish - The Smiths
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fighting for reproductive rights in the age of Trump - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 11-24-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: N/A
Ch. 16: Act 8: Save Health Care! Attend an #OurFirstStand Rally on 1.15 via @BernieSanders - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: Trump Doubles Down On Planned Parenthood Witch Hunt - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date 12-23-16
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Responding to episode on 2007 - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 20: Members now get all of their shows in the members feed - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 21: It's important to take action - Louis in Texas
Ch. 22: Get up, stand up! - Matt from Pittsburg, PA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on self care and political action
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Save Health Care on Jan. 15th! Find an #OurFirstStand rally near you.
Use #OurFirstStand, #ProtectOurCare, #SaveHealthCare, #MakeAmericaSickAgain, #CareNotChaos and #IStandWithPP to join the healthcare conversations online.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Not Just Obamacare: Medicaid, Medicare Also on GOP's Chopping Block (The Huffington Post)
Republicans’ 4-Step Plan to Repeal the Affordable Care Act (The New York Times)
Repealing Obamacare Could Leave 59 Million Americans Uninsured (The Atlantic)
Repealing Obamacare Effects Everyone (CNN Money)
GOP to Defund Planned Parenthood in Obamacare Repeal (The Hill)
9 Things People Get Wrong About Planned Parenthood (The Cut)
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(2017/01/06) Trump and our National Security State (Civil Rights)
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Edition #1069
Today we take a look at the mechanics of our national security state that has been mostly installed or maintained over the past two presidencies and what Trump may do with that entrenched power
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Chris Hedges: Trump Will Crush Dissent With Even Greater Violence and Savagery - @TheRealNews - Air Date 11-10-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Murky Water - The Autumn Isles
Ch. 4: Act 2: Do NOT Abandon the Constitution, Even for Terrorism - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 09-27-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Constitution - Ted Hawkins
Ch. 6: Act 3: Christopher Soghoian: Your smartphone is a civil rights issue - @TEDTalks - Air Date 10-31-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Camera One - Josh Joplin Group
Ch. 8: Act 4: The future of police and surveillance - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 11-15-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Police, Police - The Showcase Showdown
Ch. 10: Act 5: Sue Udry on Civil Liberties–Under Trump - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-18-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Never Let You Down - The Verve Pipe
Ch. 12: Act 6: Ms. Robot - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@FullFrontalSamB) - Air Date 12-13-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Get By - Talib Kweli
Ch. 14: Act 7: Tell Your Senators: Expose Jeff Sessions' Anti-Civil Rights and Anti-Privacy History via @ACLU - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Branko Marcetic Trump Inherits Obama’s National Security State - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 12-6-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Expressing political opinions - Dale from Minneapolis, MN
Ch. 18: How minds can be changed for good or ill - Quai from North Carolina
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on changing minds, whose and how
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Call your Senators today and tell them why you oppose Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
Read ACLU’s “The Confirmation Sessions” for Jeff Sessions history, issue-by-issue
Call Senate Judiciary Committee Members who will question Sessions on January 10th.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
ACLU's "The Confirmation Sessions" (ACLU)
Corporate Accountability Blunders Taint Sessions Record (Public Citizen)
Trump and Sessions: Great for the Private Prison Industry, Terrible for Civil Rights (ACLU Blog)
Jeff Sessions’ Nomination as Attorney General Alarms Civil Libertarians (Wired)
Trump’s attorney general pick could restart the encryption fight (The Verge)
Trump's pick for attorney general: 'Good people don't smoke marijuana' (The Washington Post)
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(2017/01/03) New congress, old war, scandals and the dawn of the climate movement (The best of 2007)
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Edition #1068
Today we take a look back to 2007 in our second annual 10-years-hence retrospective spectacular!
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: First female Speaker of the House - Countdown - Aired on BotL 1-9-07
Ch. 3: Song 1: Color in Your Cheeks - The Mountain Goats
Ch. 4: Act 2: First muslim in congress and first female Speaker - The Young Turks - Aired on BotL 1-9-07
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bernie Sanders moves to the Senate - Ring of Fire - Aired on BotL 3-6-07
Ch. 7: Song 3: Common Sense - Justin Mcroberts
Ch. 8: Act 4: Special comment on free speech - Countdown - Aired on BotL 1-19-07
Ch. 9: Song 4: The More Things Change - Bon Jovi
Ch. 10: Act 5: Making the pitch - The Daily Show - Aired on BotL 1-22-07
Ch. 11: Song 5: Smiley Faces - Gnarls Barkley
Ch. 12: Act 6: Radio audience wants to mark the muslims - The Young Turks - Aired on BotL 1-19-07
Ch. 13: Song 6: Nazi (Live) - Chumbawamba
Ch. 14: Act 7: Bush's health care proposal - The Al Franken Show - Aired on BotL 2-10-07
Ch. 15: Song 7: We've Gotta Get Out of This Place - The Animals
Ch. 16: Act 8: Michael Moore on Sicko, Nixon and the rise of HMOs - Democracy Now - Aired on BotL 8-17-07
Ch. 17: Song 8: Richard Nixon - Rod & The MSR Singers
Ch. 18: Act 9: Fighting for health care for kids - Associated Press - Aired on BotL 10-22-07
Ch. 19: Song 9: N/A
Ch. 20: Act 10: Minimum wage - Unknown source - Aired on BotL 2-23-07
Ch. 21: Song 10: Minimum Wage - They might be giants
Ch. 22: Act 11: Republicans blocking a vote on the minimum wage - Ted Kennedy - Aired on BotL 2-23-07
Ch. 23: Song 11: Minimum Wage - They might be giants
Ch. 24: Act 12: Overview of Scooter Libby case - Unknown - Aired on BotL 4-17-07
Ch. 25: Song 12: N/A
Ch. 26: Act 13: Interview with Joe Wilson after Libby verdict - Countdown - Aired on BotL 4-17-07
Ch. 27: Song 13: Everybody's Gone To War - Nerina Pallot
Ch. 28: Act 14: We need to torture Alberto Gonzales - Colbert Report - Aired on BotL 4-29-07
Ch. 29: Song 14: N/A
Ch. 30: Act 15: Saying goodbye to Alberto Gonzales - The Young Turks - Aired on BotL 9-12-07
Ch. 31: Song 15: The Czar of Munster - Seamus Egan
Ch. 32: Act 16: McKibben at Step it Up 07 Part 1 - CCAN - Aired on BotL 4-20-07
Ch. 33: Song 16: The Czar of Munster - Seamus Egan
Ch. 34: Act 17: McKibben at Step it Up 07 Part 2 - CCAN - Aired on BotL 4-20-07
Ch. 35: Song 17: Living planet - Emma’s Revolution
Ch. 36: Act 18: Jerry Falwell dies - Democracy Now - Aired on BotL 6-7-07
Ch. 37: Song 18: N/A
Ch. 38: Act 19: Introduction to Obama - The world tonight - Aired on BotL 5-7-07
Ch. 39: Song 19: Dreamtime - Uberzone
Ch. 40: Act 20: Hillary votes for war - The Young Turks - Aired on BotL 10-02-07
Voicemails
Ch. 41: Call in from Chris the Carpenter and Parker - Cape Cod, MA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 42: Final comments on the time I quit the show and the community kept it going
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/04/01) The battle to reorganize the economy (Sharing Economy vs. Coops) (Repost)
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Edition #1003
Today we take a look at the raging battle for the soul of the new economy. The age of working at the factory for decades before retiring with a pension and gold watch is well behind us but what’s coming next? A world where everyone is completely on their own, scraping together work one gig at a time? Or an economy of worker-owners who are compensated fully for their labor and have a voice in the direction of their companies?
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How Good is the Sharing Economy at Sharing? - KQED News - Air Date: 2-4-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Sharing Song - Jack Johnson
Ch. 4: Act 2: Chris Mackin: Creating Economic Democracy - @theLFshow w/ @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 7-22-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: RazorWire-Remastered - Chris Priest
Ch. 6: Act 3: Uber isn't nearly as new of an idea as you think - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 3-22-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Capitalism Is Tearing Us Apart - sole
Ch. 9: Song 4: Working Poor - Horse Feathers
Ch. 10: Act 5: David J. Thompson on the superiority of cooperatives - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date: 8-1-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Cooperation - Jim Valley
Ch. 12: Act 6: Nationwide Next System Teach-Ins via @TheNextSystem - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Paul Mason - Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 3-3-16
TAKE ACTION:
Activism Resources:
Find a Next System Teach-In near you or register to host one where you live at http://teachins.thenextsystem.org
Learn more about the The Next System Project and sign their statement.
Follow The Next System Project on Twitter @TheNextSystem for the latest updates and use '#NextSystem' to join the conversation.
Further Reading:
Not Cool Uber (via Dave Craige on Medium.com)
Sharing Economy Isn’t About Sharing - The Dark Reality Behind This Major Workplace Shift (via Alternet)
Uber on the Road to Nowhere - Uber Drivers are getting creative in their fight for basic workplace rights (via American Prospect)
Latest News/Actions:
Seattle Passes Law Letting Uber, Lyft Drivers Unionize (via Reuters)
Fed up Uber Drivers Aim to Disrupt Super Bowl 50 - With their Own Mobile App (via Mother Jones)
Jakarta Taxi Drivers Protest Against Uber and Grab (via BBC)
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Episode #1003: http://www.bestoftheleft.com/_1003_capitalism
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(2016/09/20) Building momentum, making progress (Money in Politics) (Repost)
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Edition #1043
Today we look at some of the structures of money in politics and how the tide is beginning to turn
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Truth About Citizens United - Follow the Money #8 - Represent.Us - Air Date: 1-26-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Addiction - Medina
Ch. 4: Act 2: @DerekCressman on Free speech vs paid speech with guest host @AngieCoiro - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 5-31-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Buy My Vote - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 6: Act 3: How To Destroy The Corrupt Political Establishment - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-20-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Welcome To the Machine - Pink Floyd
Ch. 8: Act 4: @USRepDavidJolly on The STOP Act Part 1 - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 8-27-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Moneytalks - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 10: Act 5: Steve Israel on Congressional Fundraising - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 04-04-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Money Grabber (Live @ KEXP) - Fitz and The Tantrums
Ch. 12: Act 6: @USRepDavidJolly on The STOP Act Part 2 - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 8-27-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Changes - Langhorne Slim & The Law
Ch. 14: Act 7: Rhode Island Demands Money Out Of Politics - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-21-16
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(2016/12/23) The War on Christmas™ Dispatch 2016
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Edition #1067
Today we look back on the decade-long War on Christmas™ to understand how we got to now as well as the uphill battle we Christmas Warriors now have in the face of a Trump presidency
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Progressives War On Xmas and O'Reilly's Response - Young Turks Air Date: 2010
Ch. 3: Song 1: War On Christmas - The Enablers & Friends
Ch. 4: Act 2: The War on Christmas: Sam's Big Chance to Further the Cause - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-25-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Holidays Are Here (and We're Still at War) - Brett Dennen
Ch. 6: Act 3: Genesis of Bill O'Reilly's War On Christmas - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 12-6-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: War Medley: Onward Christian Soldiers / I'm On the Battlefield / Keep On the Firing Line - Sanders Family
Ch. 8: Act 4: Megyn Kelly: Don't Worry Kids, Jesus and Santa Are White!! - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-13-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: The War On the War On Christmas - Macarone
Ch. 10: Act 5: Sarah Palin 'War on Christmas' Book Flops - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-06-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: War On Christmas Is Over - Steve Goodie
Ch. 12: Act 6: Right Wing's Fake War on Christmas Started Nearly 100 Years Ago - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-19-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Christians and Pagans - Dar Williams
Ch. 14: Act 7: Christians Very Offended By Starbucks Holiday Cups - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-10-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: War on Christmas - Jamie Kilstein and the Agenda
Ch. 16: Act 8: War on Christmas Update: Congressional Resolution Phase - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 12-16-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: War On Christmas Day - Tim Di Pasqua & Tom Anderson
Ch. 19: Song 9: Tiny Tree Christmas - Guster
Ch. 20: Act 10: Right Wing leaders assume Republican gullibility w _Obama_s War on Christmas_ deception - @AllInWithChris Hayes - Air Date 12-8-16
Ch. 21: Song 10: White Wine in the Sun - Tim Minchin
Ch. 22: Act 11: Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat - Colbert Report - Air Date: 2010
Ch. 23: Final comments on todays activism and preparing for next years war
Closing Music: There's No War On Christmas When Christmas Is In Your Heart - The Mockers
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(2016/12/20) The economics of the greater good (Culture)
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Edition #1066
Today we look at the economics of our society through fresh eyes and make the case for a smarter way to work that taps into the things that really matter
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: A history of happiness - Backstory - Air Date 7-17-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Mirage - Sabrina Carpenter
Ch. 4: Act 2: How Does the Commons Work? - @TheNextSystem Project - Air Date 6-21-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A
Ch. 6: Act 3: The case for the 32-hour workweek - The Atlantic - Air Date 7-9-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: This Moment (Live @ KEXP) - Led To Sea
Ch. 8: Act 4: Courtney E. Martin: The new American Dream - TEDTalks - Air Date: 9-7-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Struggle - Ringside
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Pluralist Commonwealth - @TheNextSystem Project- Air Date 9-6-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Common Good - David Andrews
Ch. 12: Act 6: Get Community Activism Skills with Citizen Muscle Boot Camp via @storyofstuff - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Economics of Externalities - Progressive Faith Sermons w/ @RevDrRay - Air Date 12-4-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: A few thoughts from a conservative perspective - Bill from Michigan
Ch. 16: They're against it because we're in favor of it - Eric from San Francisco
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments in response to todays voicemails
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
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After the Election: We Keep Pushing Forward (Story of Stuff Project Blog)
She Was Just One Person…Until She Joined Up with Her Neighbors to Take on Nestlé (Story of Stuff Project Blog)
All Hands on Deck! How We'll Move Forward in 2017 (Story of Stuff Project Blog)
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(2016/12/16) The fight for truth in a post-fact world (Media)
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Edition #1065
Today we look at the problems with the media, so many problems, and what lessons we should learn in the wake of the election
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The real kinds of bias that still exist in the media - @InDeepRadio w @AngieCoiro - Air Date 6-11-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: The System - Abscondo
Ch. 4: Act 2: Money isn't the only bad influence on the media - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 10-1-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Follow The Money - Zounds
Ch. 6: Act 3: The media and President-Elect Trump - @LastWeekTonight w: @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 11-13-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Sunrise - Norah Jones
Ch. 8: Act 4: Media lessons to learn from the election - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-11-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Having a Good Time - Theo Bard
Ch. 10: Act 5: Mainstream Media Fighting Trump...Don't Count On It - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-16-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Old News - Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
Ch. 12: Act 6: Reporting on the editor of "The platform for the alt-right" - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-18-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ch. 14: Act 7: Stopping fake news - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 11-24-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Happy Song Is A Happy Song - Nick Rivera
Ch. 16: Act 8: Christiane Amanpour on the state of the media in a post fact-world - The Investigators with Diana Swain, CBC - Air Date 11-25-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Pulling together the threads of the economics of despair - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 18: How to talk about climate change - Dan from Greenville, SC
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on the biggest free lunch humanity have thought it had
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/12/13) Desperate times, desperate measures (Voting Rights and the Electoral College)
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Today we look at the systematic suppression of voting rights during the election and the hail mary attempt to avert a Trump presidency through the electoral college
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Myth of Voter Fraud - On The Media - Air Date 10-21-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard
Ch. 4: Act 2: @AriBerman on voter suppression being back in a big way - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 11-11-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Beneath the Lies - Abscondo
Ch. 6: Act 3: Republicans Gloat Over Supressing Black Vote - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-11-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Abuse of Power - Lion of Light
Ch. 8: Act 4: How Do We Fix Our Broken Voting System? (w/Guest: Mark Crispin Miller) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-08-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Fix Is In - Ok Go
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Big Lie - @FullFrontalSamB - Air Date 12-5-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
Ch. 12: Act 6: First Republican "Hamilton Elector" Breaks Ranks Against Trump - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-07-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Game Is Rigged - The Great Malarkey
Ch. 14: Act 7: Tell the Electoral College to #StopTrump & Vote with the People via @DemSpring and directelection.org - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Introduction to the Hamilton Electors - Amicus from @Slate - Air Date 12-10-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Resist Trump Letters - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 18: How to get around the fact gap - Andrew from Chicago
Ch. 19: Who's got the conservative argument talking points? - Eli from Northern California
Ch. 20: Conservative argument on the need for real policies - Ryan from Phoenix
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on small changes for the member’s feed and a call for conservative appeals for voting rights and against the electoral college
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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The People Who Pick the President (Politico)
Electoral College: Make Hillary Clinton President (Change.org)
Posted December 13, 2016, written by Best of the Left Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman
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(2016/12/09) How to debate friends and influence people
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Edition #1063
Today we look at some of the underlying issues that undercuts our ability to effectively debate and explore ways to use this knowledge to improve our communication skills
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How to argue based on the morals of your debating partner Part 1 - You are not so smart - Air Date 11-4-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Debate - Wait Until Dusk
Ch. 4: Act 2: Jonathan Haidt: The moral roots of liberals and conservatives - TEDTalks - Air Date 9-18-08
Ch. 5: Song 2: Truth - Vaughan Penn
Ch. 6: Act 3: Change my view - You are not so smart - Air Date 10-9-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Debate Is Over (If You Want It) - Anti-Flag
Ch. 8: Act 4: The importance of emotionally appealing to voters - @BillMoyersHQ in Conversation - Air Date 4-15-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: When Anger Shows - Editors
Ch. 10: Act 5: How to argue based on the morals of your debating partner Part 2 - You are not so smart - Air Date 11-4-16
Voicemails
Ch. 11: In response to the discussion about college and work - Justin from Indiana
Ch. 12: Explaining jokes about Trump's small hands - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 13: College isn't just for work, it's for life - Eric from Paris, France
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 14: Final comments with a call for help creating a political translation dictionary
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/12/06) Defend the sacred (Dakota Access Pipeline)
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Today we look at some of the recent violence waged against protectors and independent journalists at Standing Rock North Dakota and the temporary victory of the permitting denial from the Army Corp of Engineers for the Dakota Access Pipeline
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: RISE With Standing Rock - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 10-10-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Thanksgiving from an Indian Perspective - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 11-27-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Battle of the Little Bighorn - John Murrin Cornelius
Ch. 7: Song 3: Good people - Jack Johnson
Ch. 8: Act 4: Michelle Cook on facing human rights violations at Standing Rock - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 10-3-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: N/A
Ch. 10: Act 5: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Discusses the State of Standing Rock - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 11-24-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Abuse of power - Cutting Edge
Ch. 12: Act 6: The #NoDAPL Fight Is Not Over - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-05-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Fight to Win (feat. Cee Lo Green) - Goodie Mob
Ch. 14: Act 7: Financial Disaster Could Dakota Access Pipeline Lose Its Contracts with Oil Companies on Jan. 1 - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 12-05-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Moneytalks - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 16: Act 8: Call on President Obama to Make Standing Rock a National Monument #NODAPL - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 18: Act 9: HISTORIC Victory At Standing Rock - @theyoungturks - Air Date 12-05-16
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Questioning body shaming against Trump - Kyle from Portland
Ch. 20: Nerds and bullies help explain the feeling of white oppression - Nathan from San Jose
Ch. 21: A 1920's Germany expert chimes in on Trump and authoritarianism - Erica from Massachusetts
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments on body shaming and the connection between nerds and fascists
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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The Historic Victory at Standing Rock (The Atlantic)
Standing Rock: Tulsi Gabbard on What the Dakota Pipeline Decision Means (Rolling Stone)
FAQ: The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's Litigation on the Dakota Access Pipeline (Earth Justice)
President Obama: Declare a "Standing Rock" national monument to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline (Our Revolution)
Posted December 6, 2016, written by Best of the Left Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman.
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(2016/04/29) In praise of higher taxes (Economics) (Repost)
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Today we take a look at the way our current low-tax structure ends up redistributing the burden of funding society to those least able to pay for it while widening the already staggeringly-large wealth gap.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: City Stealing From Citizens By Tampering With Traffic Lights - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-18-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: The fix is in - Ok Go
Ch. 4: Act 2: Cops Generating Money off Black Communities... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 07-31-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Shakedown - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Ch. 6: Act 3: Billionaire Governor Taxes Rich, Increases Minimum Wage, Economy Explodes - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 02-28-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Trickle Down - Hayseed Dixie
Ch. 8: Act 4: Republican Governors Seek to Raise Taxes On Middle Class and Poor - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 01-28-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Class Warfare - Chris Priest
Ch. 10: Act 5: Details of how Reaganomics in Kansas has utterly failed - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 4-19-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: That’s all - Clare and the Reasons
Ch. 12: Act 6: How To Pay For Tax Cuts For The Rich (If You're A Republican) - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-20-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Robin Hood - Dick James
Ch. 14: Act 7: Don't Think the Poor Pay Enough Taxes? You're Living in a Fantasy World - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 04-25-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Work to Live - Serious Suicide
Ch. 16: Act 8: .@ryangrim on Mississippi's dependence on prisoners for revenue - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 4-19-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 18: Act 9: Why An American In Sweden LOVES Paying His Taxes... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-12-16
Ch. 19: Song 9: Taxman - Nickel Creek
Ch. 20: Act 10: The myth of a heavy tax burden in the US - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 4-24-16
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(2016/11/29) The divide at the heart of progressive politics
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Edition #1061
Today we look at the argument going on about the direction and focus the progressive movement and Democratic party should take in the wake of the election. Identity politics, essential or a destructive distraction?
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Pundits Blame Trump on Those Most Vulnerable to Trump - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-25-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Blame Me! Blame Me! - Anberlin
Ch. 4: Act 2: Bernie Sanders draws the connection between identity and class - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date 11-21-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Together we fight alone - Darlings
Ch. 6: Act 3: SURJ on how to open up the discussion about class, race, gender... - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 11-24-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: My Conversation - The Uniques
Ch. 8: Act 4: Seeing intersectionality as the important takeaway from the election - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-25-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Let's Organize - Organized Konfusion
Ch. 10: Act 5: Identity-only politics is not enough - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date 11-22-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Oppression - Ben Harper
Ch. 12: Act 6: It's time to stand up and fight for everyone who will be hurt by a Trump presidency - Savage Love w: @FakeDanSavage - Air Date 11-15-16
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Explaining whiteness - Lee from San Diego
Ch. 14: The way we talk about class, work and education - Chris from Littleton, CO
Ch. 15: How do we fight against the wall and for religious liberty? - Darice from Washington, DC
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on post-election activism and a brief history of progressive economics in the Democratic party
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/11/25) We should avoid these ends by avoiding these beginnings (Godwin’s Law)
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Edition #1060
Today we look at the comparison between the rise of Hitler and the rise of Trump, not to say that they are the same but to try to learn from the past in order to see farther into our own future and avoid the terrible ends that are possible
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: O'Connor Decries Republican Attacks on Courts - NPR Morning Edition - Air Date: 3-10-2006
Ch. 3: Song 1: Oak - Ben McElroy
Ch. 4: Act 2: His rise to power Part 1 - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 11-21-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Nazi (Live) - Chumbawamba
Ch. 6: Act 3: How South Africa Could Prepare the U.S. for President Trump - The Daily Show - Air Date 11-16-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Things a Get from Bad to Worse - The Ethiopians
Ch. 8: Act 4: His rise to power Part 2 - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 11-21-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: I think your a nazi - Stephen Lynch
Ch. 10: Act 5: Comparing the rise of Trump and Hitler - @InDeepRadio w: @AngieCoiro - Air Date 3-26-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Der Fuehrer's Face (From "Nuttsey Land") - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Ch. 12: Act 6: We Can't Wait To See The End Before We Resist The Beginning Of Fascism - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 11-22-16
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Explaining hippie-punching - Barbara from San Jose, CA
Ch. 14: Membership - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 15: Explaining the Democrats through Thomas Frank's class-divide lens - Dave from Olympia, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on when it’s time to panic, NationalPopularVote.com and our ongoing experiment of explaining concepts from the show
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/08/16) The pursuit of happiness (Culture) (Repost)
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness - TEDTalks - Air Date: 12-23-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Happiness - Pet Shop Boys
Ch. 4: Act 2: The World Happiness Report - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-23-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) [feat. MGMT & Ratatat] - Kid Cudi
Ch. 6: Act 3: Living with Gratitude in an Imperfect World - Progressive Faith Sermons w/ @RevDrRay - Air Date: 11-22-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Happy now? - No Doubt
Ch. 8: Act 4: We Are Built To Be Kind - Fig. 1 by University of California - Air Date: 12-2-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Happy - Sister Hazel
Ch. 10: Act 5: Punctuating happiness - Backstory - Air Date 7-17-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Everybody Loves a Happy Ending - Tears for Fears
Ch. 12: Act 6: David Steindl-Rast: Want to be happy? Be grateful - TEDTalks - Air Date 11-27-13
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Recommending "The Most Good You Can Do" - Nick from Colorado
Ch. 14: A few quick thoughts on voting reform - Jeff from Massachusetts
Ch. 15: Supporting the minimum wage but worrying about automation - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on finding gratitude in the face of the death of a loved one
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/11/18) Hatred Unleashed (Trump’s America)
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Today we look at the wave of white-supremacist hatred that was unleashed on election day and Trump’s pick of a white nationalist, anti-semite to work in the White House
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump Victory Inspires Acts Of Hate Against Minorities - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date 11-11-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Shut It Down - MxPx
Ch. 4: Act 2: Feelin' Alt-Right (Act 1, Part 2) - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee - Air Date: 10-31-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: A Dose of White Supremacy - Neffe Odom Kragh-Muller
Ch. 7: Song 3: Second Class Citizen - Area-7
Ch. 8: Act 4: Racists Emboldened By Trump Victory - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date 11-10-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Love Your Neighbor - Todd Agnew
Ch. 10: Act 5: A White Nationalist Will Be Advising Trump's Administration - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date 11-14-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: What A Beautiful Morning! - Drunken Logic
Ch. 12: Act 6: Former KKK Leader Loves Trump Adviser Who Didn't Want Kids in School with Jews - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 11-15-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Parade - Kimya Dawson
Ch. 14: Act 7: "White Supremacist, Anti-Semitic, Islamophobe" Stephen Bannon as Trump's Chief Strategist - @TheRealNews - Air Date 11-15-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Let's Work Together - Canned Heat
Ch. 16: Act 8: You Will Not Believe This Insane Antisemitic Email - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 11-14-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Violent Days - RTZ
Ch. 18: Act 9: Get Trained for the Resistance via @ShowUp4RJ - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 20: Act 10: Just Like After Reconstruction, Trump Vote Highlights White Backlash to Recent Racial Progress - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 11-9-16
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Standing up for the oppressed - Justin from Indiana
Ch. 22: It's not just Trump, it's congress too - Jessica from Las Vegas, NV
Ch. 23: Explaining why Democrats lost - Nick from California
Ch. 24: Explaining Democrats disdain for working class - Roy in Texas
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 25: Final comments on the false equivalency between pro-Trump and anti-Trump violence
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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White People Elected Trump. Now What?
Finding Common Ground with Trump Supporters in Buffalo
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(2016/11/15) Where we go from here (Progressives and Democrats)
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Edition #1058
Today we look at how the Democratic party has been going wrong for decades in a way that partially explains their electoral loss in 2016 and then use this information as a guide to see where the progressive movement should go from here
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The economics of why Donald Trump won - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 11-10-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Backwards Blues - Adia Victoria
Ch. 4: Act 2: Thomas Frank on the Democrats disdain for the working class has led to their downfall - @thisishellradio - Air Date 11-12-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: One Thing Leads to Another - The Fixx
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bill Ayers on the inadequacy of our politics to face our challenges - @TheRealNews - Air Date 11-13-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Alright Alright (Here's My Fist Where's the Fight?) - Sahara Hotnights
Ch. 8: Act 4: Trump's economic populism and where we Democrats need to go from here - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 11-12-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Revolutions - Cody Long and the Red Beauty
Ch. 10: Act 5: Who Should Lead The DNC Now? - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date 11-10-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Go Do - Jónsi
Ch. 12: Act 6: Greenwald on "Democrats, Trump, and the Ongoing, Dangerous Refusal to Learn the Lesson of Brexit" - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 11-10-16
Voicemails
Ch. 13: What ways can you help? - Steven from the UK
Ch. 14: How can we bridge the divide in progressive circles? - Anthony from Illinois
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments on healing the progressive movement and a new experiment for voicemails
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/11/11) In the Days After (Election 2016)
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Edition #1057
Today we reflect on the 2016 election, examine the variety of feelings it has brought fourth and contemplate the next steps ahead of us
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump's America- This is What Happens Now - Jay Smooth - Air Date: 11-9-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: S.O.S. - The Suicide Machines
Ch. 4: Act 2: 'This was a whitelash' Van Jones' take on the election results - CNN - Air Date 11-08-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: So Terrible It's Terrifying - Earmint
Ch. 6: Act 3: Mourn, Resist, Organize - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 11-9-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Call for Help - Clay Schneider
Ch. 8: Act 4: Feel your feelings and get to work - Throwing Shade w: @BryanSafi and @gibblertron - Air Date 11-9-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Run Screaming - Stockdale and Shapiro
Ch. 10: Act 5: The day after, take care of yourself - @EdgeofSports - w: Dave Zirin - Air Date 11-11-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Fear, Terror, and the Fear of Terror - Infinite Third
Ch. 12: Act 6: Anger is an appropriate response - #PoliticallyReactive with @wkamaubell and @harikondabolu - Air Date 11-10-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: When Anger Shows - Editors
Ch. 14: Act 7: National Popular Vote - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 6-13-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Help - Howie Day
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Kids in fear after the election - Anonymous
Ch. 18: Mad as hell and sick to my stomach - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 19: Moving forward with self care - Dave from Olympia, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on privilege as a superpower and the campaign for a national popular vote
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/11/08) Beyond the election (The Progressive Movement)
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Edition #1056
Today we look beyond the election to the progressive movement that needs to keep it’s momentum going regardless of who the next president will be
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: When Progressives Fight...We Win! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-15-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: On the Outside - Oingo Boingo
Ch. 4: Act 2: Progressives Must Be Ready: Hillary Win Isn't the Victory - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 10-24-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Time Is Now - Warren Barfield
Ch. 6: Act 3: A Pep Talk For #Progressives From A Man Who Marched With #MLK! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 05-19-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Malcom X (Original single 1974) - Miriam Makeba
Ch. 8: Act 4: Bernie Plans To Fight Against Hillary's Corporatist Cabinet Picks - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-28-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Main Title, Game of Thrones - Ramin Djawadi
Ch. 10: Act 5: Breaking Through Power... It's Easier Than You Think! (w/Guest: Ralph Nader) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-22-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Power to the People - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
Ch. 12: Act 6: Beyond the election to the movement - The Zero Hour w: @RJEskow - Air Date 11-5-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 14: Act 6: Systemic Political Change Requires Participation – Never Stop Fighting - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date: 09-25-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Terrified of what the election could mean - Eammon from La Habra, California
Ch. 16: Don't lose sight of what you can do yourself - Matt from Pittsburg, PA
Ch. 17: Starting to gain perspective from the show - Jennifer from Columbus, OH
Ch. 18: Race, class and Trump supporters - Mike from Albany, NY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on political philosophy, Confederates in New York and the difference between understanding and legitimizing
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/11/04) What is at stake (Climate Change and the Supreme Court)
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Edition #1055
Today we look at the two biggest issues with the most limited timelines and far-reaching consequences of our era and how they are both at stake in this election
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: VILE: Trump Picks Climate Denier to Lead Environmental Transition - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 09-28-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Despierta - Filthy Friends
Ch. 4: Act 2: What Do The Next Supreme Court Picks Really Mean For America? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 07-28-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: No Guns No Guns - Mirah
Ch. 6: Act 3: As Earth Reaches Frightening CO2 Milestone, Bill McKibben Calls for War on Climate Change - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 09-30-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers
Ch. 8: Act 4: Trump: I'll Fill the Supreme Court With Antonin Scalias - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 09-14-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Perry Mason - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Ch. 10: Act 5: Shameful Admission: Trump Doesn't Believe Climate Change is Man Made - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 09-29-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Sic of Elephants (Live) - Andrew Bird [featuring Jim James]
Ch. 12: Act 6: 350 Action's May Boeve on Young Voters & Climate Movement - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 10-25-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Pressure - Billy Joel
Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans Planning To Block Supreme Court Justices FOREVER - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-28-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Makin' It Great Again! - Andrew St. James
Ch. 16: Act 8: The World Is Hotter Than Hell and No One Is Talking About Climate Change - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 10-01-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Some adults think the devil is trying to influence our election - Brad from Irving, TX
Ch. 18: The impacts on restricted access to education - Sally from San Francisco
Ch. 19: Limbaugh is more thoughtful than liberals let on - Mike from Richmond, VA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments with some questions for our new reasonable conservative caller
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/11/01) Making a genuine effort to understand Trump conservatives
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Edition #1054
Today we dive deeply into the world of conservatives as described in the new book “Strangers in their own Land” by Arlie Russel Hochschild in an attempt to understand how some non-deplorable people in the country could be supporting Donald Trump
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Ch. 5: Song 2: Protect & Serve - Stiff Little Fingers
Ch. 6: Act 3: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics Part 1 - @BillMoyersHQ in Conversation - Air Date 4-15-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: I Don't Think About It - Emily Osment
Ch. 9: Song 4: Refund - Minor Motion
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Deep Story of conservatives and the rise of Trump - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 9-29-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Shame - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 12: Act 6: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics Part 2 - @BillMoyersHQ in Conversation - Air Date 4-15-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Vote - Jefferson Coker
Ch. 14: Act 7: Where shame is the companion to need - @thisishellradio - Air Date 10-22-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Only a Pawn In Their Game - Bob Dylan
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Media That Created Trump - United States of Anxiety - Air Date 10-13-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Shifting to the Right - Greg from North Cackalacky
Ch. 18: Shout out to Wade/asking for conservative show suggestion - Quai from North Carolina
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on a conservative show recommended to those interested in hearing the other side
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/10/28) The real way elections get rigged (Voter Suppression)
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Edition #1053
Today we look at a range of voter suppression tactics including voter intimidation from history and present-day
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Revisiting the hard fought battles for voting rights and the implications of new laws - @Making_Contact - Air Date 10-19-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Until the Water Goes Down - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 4: Act 2: STUDY: Black People Wait Twice As Long as White People to Vote - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 08-18-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy
Ch. 7: Song 3: A Theme for Bizarre Behavior - Clifton's Ford
Ch. 8: Act 4: A history of voter intimidation - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 10-3-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: That's What's Wrong - Good Old War
Ch. 10: Act 5: GET OUT THE VOTE via @NextGenClimate & Report Voter Suppression via @ElectionProtection
Ch. 11: Song 5: Time for Action - Secret Affair
Ch. 12: Act 6: Victoria Bassetti of the Brennan Center on the myth of widespread voter fraud - @DecodeDC - Air Date 10-20-16
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Vote yes for rent stabilization in the bay area - Mike in Mountain View, CA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 14: Final comments on a couple of the things making me really angry about our broken electoral system
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Volunteer to help get out the vote with NextGen Climate
Report voter suppression by calling Election Protection at 866-OUR-VOTE
Ask questions about voter ID laws by calling VoteRider’s national voter ID hotline at 844-338-8743.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
This Election Is Being Rigged—but Not by Democrats (The Nation)
North Carolina Republicans Tried to Disenfranchise a 100-Year-Old African-American Woman (The Nation)
Possible Election Day problems worry civil rights advocates (PBS Newshour)
‘The most chaotic election for people of color in 50 years,’ activist predicts (Star Telegram)
What we often forget when we talk about voting restrictions: the actual voters (Vox)
Indiana officials are trying to block almost 45,000 black citizens from voting (ThinkProgress)
Election 2016: Tracking Reports of Voting Problems Across the United States (NBC News)
This Is What Actual Voter Suppression Looks Like, And It’s Appalling (Huffington Post)
Trans Voters May Face Problems Voting in U.S. Election, Activists Say (NBC News)
Posted October 28, 2016. Written by Best of the Left Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman.
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(2016/10/25) The policies we have vs. the policies we need (Reproductive Rights)
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Edition #1052
Today we look at reproductive rights issues from the states up to the presidential election and the future of the Supreme Court
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Oklahoma May Strip Licenses From Doctors Who Perform Abortions - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-27-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: God Only Knows - Beach Boys
Ch. 4: Act 2: Thanks to Republicans, Pregnancy Can Be Deadly For Women In Texas! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-19-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Barefoot and Pregnant - Doyle and Debbie
Ch. 6: Act 3: Poland Up to 6 Million Women Protest Proposed Abortion Ban - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 10-5-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Luriana Lurilee - Ben McElroy
Ch. 8: Act 4: Total Abortion Ban In Question After Mass Protests - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 10-07-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim
Ch. 10: Act 5: How is Abortion Portrayed in Film and TV? - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date: 9-10-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Bloodless Freak - Thomas Newman
Ch. 12: Act 6: Trump Says Appointing Anti-Choice Judges Will "Automatically" Overturn Roe v. Wade If He's Elected - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 10-20-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Of Thee I Sing: Supreme Court Judges - Casper Roos, Larry Kert & New York Choral Artists
Ch. 14: Act 7: Debate 3- The Good, The Bad, The Nasty (Act 1, Part 2) - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@FullFrontalSamB) - Air Date: 10-24-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Nasty - Janet Jackson
Ch. 17: Song 8: Proud - Tegan and Sara
Ch. 18: Act 9: One of the oldest laws targeting abortion access is finally seeing the fight it deserves - ThinkProgress - Air Date 9-30-16
Ch. 19: Song 9: Radioactive - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 20: Act 10: Keep the Pressure on Congress to #BeBoldEndHyde via @AllAboveAll - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 10: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 22: Act 11: If You Want To End Abortions, You Should Work To End Poverty. - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-07-16
Voicemails
Ch. 23: Response to Rape Culture episode - Rebecca from Seattle
Ch. 24: What we must understand to understand the policing problem - V from Central New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 25: Final comments on the propaganda i witnessed recently and detail in the newest member's bonus show
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION!
Get involved with All Above All actions on the state and local level
Share All Above All resources on social media with #BeBoldEndHyde
EDUCATE YOURSELF
What Women Do When They Can't Afford an Abortion (Broadly.vice.com)
What are your state's laws when it comes to abortion coverage? (AllAboveAll.org)
All Above All's Hyde Amendment Fact Sheet (AllAboveAll.org)
Term And Partial Birth Abortions: The Mythical Arch-Nemeses Of The Anti-Choice Movement (HuffingtonPost.com)
Tim Kaine Now Backs Lifting the Hyde Amendment Banning Abortion Funding (NBCNews.com)
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(2016/10/21) Consent is sexy (Rape Culture)
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Edition #1051
Today we look at just a few of the manifestations of rape culture in society with plenty of focus on the need for affirmative consent education
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Pussy-Gate Vile Trump Audio Leaks, Exposes Classless Trump - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 10-11-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: GRAB'm by the PU$$Y - will.i.am ft Apl.de.ap and Liane V
Ch. 4: Act 2: Job Fair for Future Women - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@FullFrontalSamB) - Air Date: 02-23-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Can’t Take No for an Answer - David Nunez
Ch. 6: Act 3: #NotAllMen #SometimesAllMen - Trumpcast - Air Date 10-13-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Backwards Blues - Adia Victoria
Ch. 8: Act 4: Limbaugh- 'Here Come the Rape Police' After One Whiff Of Lack Of Consent - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 10-13-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Consent - Jack and Dean
Ch. 10: Act 5: How rape culture manifests itself - @InDeepRadio w: @AngieCoiro - Air Date 7-2-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: We Are the Kids - WALK THE MOON
Ch. 12: Act 6: Trevor calls bullshit on Donald Trump's "locker room talk" defense. - The Daily Show - Air Date 10-10-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Can't You Tell? - Aimee Mann
Ch. 14: Act 7: What Exactly Do Rapists Look Like? - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date: 10-17-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Boys Will Be Boys - Alisha
Ch. 16: Act 8: Not in my locker room - @EdgeofSports - w: Dave Zirin - Air Date 10-15-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Building Steam with a Grain of Salt - DJ Shadow
Ch. 18: Act 9: #HikeforHealing to Support The #MonumentQuilt for Survivors of Rape and Abuse via @UpsettingRape (FORCE) - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 20: Act 10: Your vagina is not a car - Clementine Ford at TEDxSouthBankWomen - Air Date: 02-05-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Two book recommendations of the history of racial oppression - Tyler from Kentucky
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments on the documentary Audrie & Daisy and the need for early education on affirmative consent
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Find a Hike for Healing team near you or start one at https://www.crowdrise.com/hikeforhealing
View quilt squares, get information on making a quilt square, sign up to host a workshop and volunteer at https://themonumentquilt.org
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EDUCATE YOURSELF
Our quilt project shares rape survivors' stories (CNN.com)
Trump's Campaign Embraces Rape Culture (ThinkProgress.com)
Everyone's talking to their daughters about Donald Trump. They need to talk to their sons. (Mic.com)
The Conversation You Must Have With Your Sons (HuffingtonPost.com)
8 Societal Barriers That Make it Hard to Report Sexual Assault (EverydayFeminism.com)
Women share stories of sexual assault to show Trump what rape culture looks like (HuffingtonPost.com)
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(2016/02/05) When climate science meets faith-based economics (Repost)
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Edition #988
Today we look at the intersection of the climate crisis with our current economic system including how monopolies, trade deals, market failures and the concept of “externalities” all work together to make climate change worse
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Externalities - by @DavidSuzuki - Resource Based Economy - Air Date: 7-26-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: The True Cost Of Fossil Fuels - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-28-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Price You Pay - Bruce Springsteen
Ch. 6: Act 3: TransCanada Uses NAFTA to sue The US Over Keystone Pipeline! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-08-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Smoke And Mirrors - Giraffe
Ch. 8: Act 4: Nevada guts their net metering program, killing the solar industry - @greennewsreport - Air Date 1-12-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Sunshine to Burn (The Long Grass) - The Sand Pebbles
Ch. 10: Act 5: Ronald Wright on Progress Traps - The Green Interview - Air Date: 8-1-11
Ch. 11: Song 5: Farmscrapers - Dad Rocks!
Ch. 12: Act 6: Is the Military the Future of Renewable Energy? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-04-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Hands To Myself - Selena Gomez
Ch. 14: Act 7: Porter Ranch Massive CA Gas Leak & What It Means - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date 01-12-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Payne's Bay - Beirut
Ch. 16: Act 8: Is Aliso Canyon California's BP Blowout? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-08-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Devil Town - Tony Lucca
Ch. 18: Act 9: #LeapYear Manifesto: For New Economic & Energy Systems via @NaomiAKlein — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Act 9A: The Leap Manifesto As Explained By @NaomiAKlein - Huffington Post Canada - Air Date: 9-15-15
Ch. 20: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 21: Act 10: Surviving Progress Film (condensed version)
Activism: #LeapYear Manifesto: For New Economic & Energy Systems via @NaomiAKlein
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JOIN/Host: #LeapYear Event, Feb-March 2016 via
WATCH: "Leap Year 2016 - Hangout with Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, and more”
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Sources/further reading:
"Let’s make this a real ‘leap’ year, and go fossil fuel-free” by Naomi Klein
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(2016/10/14) Unions or not, we are still all in this together (Labor Rights)
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Edition #1050
Today we look at the systems at play that put workers and everyday consumers at a constant disadvantage to their business-running overloads - but it has a hopeful ending!
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: @DavidBurkus: Why you should know how much your coworkers get paid - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 9-20-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) - Joe Jackson
Ch. 4: Act 2: The War on Unions Has Lowered All Our Wages! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-01-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Miffed - Tom Rosenthal
Ch. 6: Act 3: Foreign factories, coal-town media and the tipped wage - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-2-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: We Stand As One - Joseph Arthur
Ch. 8: Act 4: Do Labor Unions Still Matter? - Seeker Daily - Air Date: 2-23-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Le monde de contre jour - David Ari Leon
Ch. 10: Act 5: MILLIONS Of Workers Go On Strike - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-07-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Join Forces - Caribbean Pulse
Ch. 12: Act 6: Uber's revolution was mostly about circumventing labor unions - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 9-29-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Same Old Story - Pennywise
Ch. 14: Act 7: #BoycottWendys Until They Join the Fair Food Program via @CIW - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 16: Act 8: On Wealth and Labor - Progressive Faith Sermons w/ @RevDrRay - Air Date 9-4-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Possible effects of the TPP on the corruption industry - Brad from Irving, TX
Ch. 18: Shamefully admitting to being a former libertarian - Chris from Colorado Springs
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on libertarianism and the false dichotomy of the social vs. the individual
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
DON'T EAT AT WENDY'S!
Learn more about the reasons for the boycott at allianceforfairfood.org
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Attend a "Behind the Braids: Wendy's Boycott Tour" event near you
Spread the word on social media via #BoycottWendys
EDUCATE YOURSELF
There is a Nationwide Boycott of Wendy's Underway (via The Nation)
Students Declare Nationwide Boycott of Wendy's Over Farmworker Concerns (via The American Prospect)
Dear Wendy's: I'm boycotting you, but I'm not the one you should be worried about (via Common Dreams)
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(2016/10/11) What you need to know about Libertarianism
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Edition #1049
Today we look at the political philosophy of libertarianism and explain why large parts of it make almost no sense when applied to the real world
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Blik - deeB
Ch. 4: Act 2: Why Are Libertarians Mostly Men??? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-13-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Fantasy - Anya Marina
Ch. 6: Act 3: Libertarianism Debunked. - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-26-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Risk It - Nahko and Medicine for the People
Ch. 8: Act 4: Libertarians Divided Over Driver's Licenses - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 06-02-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Don't Waste Your Breath - Colour Me Wednesday
Ch. 12: Act 6: A History Lesson for Libertertarians - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 08-13-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Lesson Learned (feat. John Mayer) - Alicia Keys
Ch. 14: Act 7: No Progressives Should Vote for Libertarian Gary Johnson - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 10-04-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Some are in it just to win - Emma from New York City
Ch. 16: Inaugural meeting of the D@W Twin Cities Action Group - Paul from Minnesota
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments debunking a couple of logical fallacies from professional libertarians
Bonus Clip 1: Libertarian Debate Darryl Perry Defines Libertarianism - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 06-24-16
Bonus Clip 2: Libertarian Debate Sam Seder vs. Dave Smith - Majority Report - Air Date 08-22-15
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/10/07) Slavery in America is still alive and well (Prison Labor)
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Edition #1048
Today we look at the ways in which the 13th amendment to the constitution opened the doors to a mere evolution of slavery rather than it’s abolition as our national myth contends
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe - Excerpt: Attica explained
Ch. 3: Song 1: Attica State - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Ch. 5: Song 2: Strong Animals - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 6: Act 3: Prison Labor = Modern Day Slavery? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-16-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: High Demand - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 8: Act 4: Rattling the Bars US Prison Labor - @TheRealNews - Air Date 9-5-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Forward - Northbound
Ch. 10: Act 5: Noelle Hanrahan on National Prison Strike - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-16-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Prison Abolition (feat. Daman) - Conscious Youth
Ch. 12: Act 6: Prisoners Strike To Say 'We're Not Slaves!!' (w/Guest: Maya Schenwar) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-21-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Chain Gang (2005 Remastered) - Sam Cooke
Ch. 14: Act 7: Important stories of the prison strike are blacked out by media - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-30-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Everyday (Single Version) - Carly Comando
Ch. 16: Act 8: Support Prison Strikers by Joining Actions Around the Country - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: Advocates: The U.S. Still Profits from Slavery Because the 13th Amendment Perpetuates Prison Labor - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 10-03-16
Ch. 19: Final comments on the timely release of the new Ava DuVernay doc, “13th”
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Read the call to action post on ItsGoingDown.org and find an event near you at the bottom of the post.
Create your own local action to support the prison strikes and submit it to be posted by emailing info@itsgoingdown.org.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Why Prisoners Across the Country Have Gone on Strike (via Mother Jones)
"We're Freedom Fighters": The Story of the Nationwide Prison Labor Strike (via truthout)
The biggest national prison strike in American history is happening now (via Daily Kos)
Meet the inmate who launched a massive prison strike from his jail cell (via Vice)
Free Alabama Movement (website of the inmates spearheading the strike in Alabama)
IWW Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (unrecognized union for incarcerated prison workers)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2016/10/04) How the parties have broken our democracy (Election Corruption)
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Edition #1047
Today we look at a few of the ways our two major political parties have worked to entrench their own power with the side effect of ruining the foundations of our democratic system
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Supreme Court vs. the American Voter - Times Op-Doc
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 5: Song 2: Segregation - Rankin Scroo
Ch. 6: Act 3: How The Debates Were Corrupted By The Democrats AND Republicans - @theyoungturks - Air Date 09-25-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: The 4th Estate - GFE
Ch. 9: Song 4: Prove My Hypothesis - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 10: Act 5: Two-Party Tyranny Ralph Nader on Exclusion of Third-Party Candidates from First Presidential Debate - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 09-19-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
Ch. 12: Act 6: VoteRiders.org is out to educate voters about their state Voter ID laws - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 9-30-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Hey Ya - Obadiah Parker
Ch. 14: Act 7: Register and PREPARE to Vote in Your State via @RocktheVote - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Secret Affair
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Security of the voting process in Oregon - Elise in Portland, OR
Ch. 18: Standing up for each other in the metal community - Jason from Iowa
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on the political and mental games we play
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Register to vote at https://www.rockthevote.com
Check your registration status with Rock the Vote's "Am I Registered?" tool
Check on changes to voter ID requirements in your state at Rock the Vote's "Voter ID Requirements by State" or at VoteRiders.org.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Electionary - A Guide to Election Laws
“Rigged” - The Documentary (via Fusion TV)
Wisconsin is Systemically Failing to Provide the Photo IDs Required to Vote in November (via The Nation)
Judge Blocks Election Day Registration at Illinois Polling Places (via The Chicago Tribune)
This November, Know Your Voting Rights (via ACLU)
Voter Suppression Laws: What’s New Since the 2012 Presidential Election (Interactive Map) (via ACLU)
Written by Best of the Left Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman.
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2016/09/30) Building systems that work for people (Culture)
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Edition #1046
Today we look at the designed systems that dictate how and where we work, live and engage with society and think about ways to improve those systems
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Transforming cities, changing the system - @TheNextSystem Project - Air Date: 10-6-15
Ch. 4: Act 2: @JeffSpeckAICP, author of Walkable City: Why Does Suburbia Suck? - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 08-06-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Walking Man - James Taylor
Ch. 7: Song 3: Send a Message - Nick Driver
Ch. 8: Act 4: The social and ecological benefits of sharing the load - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 5-17-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Who Benefits? - Mustard Plug
Ch. 10: Act 5: Gunnar Branson: Moore's Law of Real Estate - TEDxNaperville - Air Date 12-18-12
Voicemails
Ch. 11: Keeping tabs on the mainstream media - Paula from Reno, NV
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 12: Final comments on taking vaccine doses of the mainstream media
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/09/27) Systemic forces and how to fight them (Racism)
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Edition #1045
Today we look at the systemically racist systems of policing currently in place in our country and the protest movement that continues to rise up against it, including Colin Kaepernick and the growing movement of support around him
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Deadly force in black and white - @Making_Contact - Air Date: 2-17-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Oh, Freedom - Shirley Verrett
Ch. 4: Act 2: Recorded proof of racially-targeted policing - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date 7-13-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: America - Neil Diamond
Ch. 6: Act 3: Racist & Illegal Justice Department Slams Baltimore Police for Targeting Black Residents - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 08-11-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: This Land is Not Our Land - Utah Phillips
Ch. 8: Act 4: How media gets it wrong on protests against police violence - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-23-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: House of Cards Main Title Theme - Jeff Beal
Ch. 10: Act 5: Dave Zirin breaks down the Colin @Kaepernick7 protest - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 9-14-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: American Land - Bruce Springsteen
Ch. 13: Song 6: Rockin' In the Free World - Neil Young
Ch. 14: Act 7: Choice words on the anthem protesters and their detractors - @EdgeofSports - w Dave Zirin - Air Date 9-14-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: John Adams theme song - HBO
Ch. 16: Act 8: Tell Your Legislators to Sign the “Pledge to Preserve & Protect Our Lives” via @NAACP #StayWokeandVote
Ch. 17: Song 8: We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
Ch. 18: Act 9: Can the American Flag Survive Colin @Kaepernick7? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-03-16
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Thoughts from working at the Sacred Stone Camp - Nick from Colorado
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the OTHER pipeline protest going on in Big Bend (Defendbigbend.org)
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Send the NAACP's "Pledge to Preserve and Protect Our Lives to your legislators and candidates
Read the "NAACP's Statement on Fatal Shooting of Terence Crutcher During Police Encounter in Tulsa, OK"
Get involved with the NAACP's #StayWokeandVote campaign and use the hashtag on Twitter
EDUCATE YOURSELF
"NAACP releases list of demands in response to Charlotte shooting" (WRAL.com)
"If you don't understand Black Lives Matter after Terence Crutcher's death, you never will" (Vox.com)
"How two police shootings of black men sent Tulsa and Charlotte in different directions" (LA Times)
"Tulsa police chief on fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher: 'There was no gun'" (Tulsaworld.com)
"Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during the national anthem" (NFL.com)
"#VeteransforKaepernick: Veterans Stand in Solidarity with Colin Kaepernick" (The Root)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2016/09/23) Working to maintain the status quo (Media)
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Today we look at some of the ways our corporate media work to ignore widespread disaffection and real issues in favor of fluff, argument and ineffectual neutrality
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Media ignores widespread disaffection with political system - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 6-3-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Messages - Xavier Rudd
Ch. 4: Act 2: Why Don't We Hear About Real Issues On The News? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-17-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: My Conversation - The Uniques
Ch. 6: Act 3: Independent Media In Danger, Allegations of YouTube Censorship - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 09-02-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: I Love You Money - Lowell
Ch. 8: Act 4: Crisis Engulfs Fox News as Roger Ailes Sexual Harrassment & Spying Scandal Grows - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 08-11-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Abuse of Power - Lion of Light
Ch. 10: Act 5: CNN's morally bankrupt hiring of former Trump campaign staffer - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 7-1-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: That’s All - Clare and the Reasons
Ch. 12: Act 6: The media and political parties collude to make debates profitable and worthless - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 9-10-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 14: Act 7: A Recent History of Political Lies - On The Media - Air Date 7-8-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Working with Central Americans - Justin from Mitchell, Indiana
Ch. 16: The migration story replays itself over and over again - Justin from Mitchell, Indiana
Ch. 17: How can a community hold an abuser accountable? - Megan from Baltimore
Ch. 18: We have ourselves to blame for the media - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on the degree to which I hate cable news channels
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/09/20) Building momentum, making progress (Money in Politics)
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Edition #1043
Today we look at some of the structures of money in politics and how the tide is beginning to turn
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Truth About Citizens United - Follow the Money #8 - Represent.Us - Air Date: 1-26-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Addiction - Medina
Ch. 4: Act 2: @DerekCressman on Free speech vs paid speech with guest host @AngieCoiro - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 5-31-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Buy My Vote - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 6: Act 3: How To Destroy The Corrupt Political Establishment - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-20-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Welcome To the Machine - Pink Floyd
Ch. 8: Act 4: @USRepDavidJolly on The STOP Act Part 1 - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 8-27-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Moneytalks - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 10: Act 5: Steve Israel on Congressional Fundraising - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 04-04-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Money Grabber (Live @ KEXP) - Fitz and The Tantrums
Ch. 12: Act 6: @USRepDavidJolly on The STOP Act Part 2 - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 8-27-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Changes - Langhorne Slim & The Law
Ch. 14: Act 7: Rhode Island Demands Money Out Of Politics - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-21-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Standing against racism - Kyle from Portland
Ch. 16: What we can do to get better healthier density - Ryan from Phoenix
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on the hopeful outlook of the future of campaign finance reform
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/09/16) Protecting from the black snake (Dakota Access Pipeline)
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Edition #1042
Today we look in on the convergence of Native American and First Nations tribes in North Dakota to protect the water from the Dakota Access Pipeline
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Will The Lakota Tribe's Black Snake Prophecy Come True? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-19-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: People of the First Light - Russell Patrick
Ch. 4: Act 2: Standing Rock #nodapl - Levitate Media Group - Air Date 9-3-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A
Ch. 7: Song 3: Cherry Creek Singers - No DAPL song
Ch. 8: Act 4: Native Woman Bitten By Dogs DEBUNKS Media Falsehoods - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-08-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Song for Mother Earth - Lakota
Ch. 10: Act 5: The regulatory loophole that allows easy permitting for new pipelines - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 9-12-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Shove Your Pipeline - Frank Nawrot
Ch. 12: Act 6: Eminent Domain? Iowans Sue to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline, Say It Provides No Public Service - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 09-07-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: As Long As the Grass Grows - Randy Wood
Ch. 14: Act 7: Why fossil fuels companies are rushing to build old infrastructure - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 9-13-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Ode to Nature - Brulé
Ch. 16: Act 8: Tell President Obama to Revoke USACE Permits & STOP the Dakota Access Pipeline #NoDAPL via @350 - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: Water Protectors at Standing Rock React to Obama's Intervention in Dakota Access Pipeline Battle - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 09-12-16
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Violence against protesters - Frank
Ch. 20: Determining the end of a dogs life - Sunny from St. Paul, MN
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on how my Climate Ride went and how well I’m recovering
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Tell President Obama to revoke USACE permits by sending him a message.
Find actions near you through September 17th and beyond. This map will update, so check back frequently!
Sign up to get the latest news and hear about upcoming actions related to #NoDAPL.
OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT
Contribute to the Sacred Stone Camp legal defense fund
Contribute to the Sacred Stone Camp supply fund
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Learn about the targets of the #NoDAPL movement
Moments After Judge Denies DAPL Injunction, Federal Agencies Intervene
What You Need to Know About the Dakota Access Pipeline Protest
Alabama, Georgia declare state of emergency after pipeline spill
Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman.
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2016/02/16) The food market (Food-Industrial Complex) (Repost)
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Edition #991
Today we take a look at the influence of the food giants on what goes into our food supply, who’s allowed to inspect and regulate it, what our kids are taught about what’s healthy, the policies of international trade that lowers food safety standards and even how farmers raise their chickens
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Why nobody knows what's really going into your food - The Center for Public Integrity (@Publici) - Air Date: 04-13-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Prettiest Remix - Jim Guthrie
00:04:10 Ch. 4: Act 2: Sugar and Salt and Fat: Food Giants Have Hooked Us - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-26-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Pour Some Sugar On Me (2012 Re-Recorded Version) - Def Leppard
00:15:10 Ch. 6: Act 3: EXPOSED: Coca-Cola’s Scam To Keep Kids Drinking Soda - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-01-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Diet Coke - Airbäg
00:21:53 Ch. 8: Act 4: Carey Gillam on the conflicts of interest in the coverage of our food supply - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-5-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Johnny Appleseed - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
00:33:18 Ch. 10: Act 5: Mystery Meat: After WTO Ruling, U.S. Tosses Meat Origin Labeling Law, Leaving Consumers in the Dark - @democracynow - Air Date: 01-07-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Cave - Piano Tribute Players
00:37:43 Ch. 12: Act 6: Disaster: TPP Will Destroy US Food Safety - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-14-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Solid Ground - Dougie Maclean
00:41:51 Ch. 14: Act 7: Chickens and the farmers who raise them - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 05-17-15
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(2016/02/26) Who gets a seat at the table (Culture) (Repost)
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Edition #994
Today we take a look at the narratives and stories that fill and influence our lives, whose stories get told and why and how that effects the way we see the world
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:37 Ch. 2: Act 1: Mansplaining: The Science - @Upworthy - Air Date: 03-10-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Words Are Seeds - My Gay Banjo
00:02:35 Ch. 4: Act 2: The Racial Politics of Disney Animals - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 8-28-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) - Louis Prima, Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman
00:16:47 Ch. 6: Act 3: Broad Politics in the Obama Administration - @DecodeDC - Air Date 1-28-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Seat at the Table - Crystal Lewis
00:22:53 Ch. 8: Act 4: #OscarsSoWhite: Black Filmmakers Call Out Hollywood Racism, Exclusion as Calls for Boycott Grow - @democracynow - Air Date: 01-25-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Gatekeepers - Sharrie Williams
00:30:54 Ch. 10: Act 5: $pread, For and By Sex Workers - @onthemedia - Air Date: 5-1-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Power of Words - iamuuri
00:40:10 Ch. 12: Act 6: Worst Oscar responses to #OscarsSoWhite - Backtalk from @BitchMedia - Air Date 2-18-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Bedtime Stories - Chris Reed
00:57:01 Ch. 14: Act 7: #OscarsSoWhite; Watch #JusticeForFlint Instead via @UnitedBlackout — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
01:00:18 Ch. 16: Act 8: An inclusion crisis in the entertainment industry - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-26-16
Activism: #OscarsSoWhite; Watch #JusticeForFlint Instead via @UnitedBlackout
Take Action:
#JusticeForFlint from Blackout for Human Rights
Additional Activism/Resources:
"How to help people hurt by the poisoned water in Flint” via Mashable
Sources/further reading:
”Meet April Reign, the Black Woman Behind #OscarsSoWhite"
"The 17 Biggest Surprises Of This Year’s Oscar Nominations — #OscarsSoWhiteTheSequel” via Buzzfeed
"These 10 Actors, Directors & Executives Can Reverse #OscarsSoWhite” at RevoltTV
"Creed Is The Rocky Film 21st-Century America Needs” at The Establishment
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2016/09/06) The other pro-choice movement (Death with Dignity)
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Edition #1041
Today we take a look at matters of life, death and the right to choose when to move from one to the other
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Other Pro-Choice Movement - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-29-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Machine - David Ari Leon
Ch. 4: Act 2: Death With Dignity Advocate Brittany Maynard Dies At 29 - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date: 11-04-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Chicago - Plusplus
Ch. 6: Act 3: How to Die in Oregon - Taking Control - SundanceNOW Doc Club - Air Date 10-30-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Smallest Piece - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 8: Act 4: Assisted Suicide - Harriet Scott's Story - Last Right Series - The National - Air Date 11-4-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Artifact & Living - Michael Andrews
Ch. 10: Act 5: Caller: My Father Committed Suicide after 30 Years of Pain... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-30-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Dawn Departure, Jefferson County - Black Prairie
Ch. 12: Act 6: Doctor Assisted Suicide Is Now Legal In California - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date: 10-11-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Take Five - Dave Brubeck
Ch. 14: Act 7: How to Die in Oregon - Goodbye Roger - SundanceNOW Doc Club - Air Date 10-30-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: End of the World - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 16: Act 8: Tell Your Legislators to Support Medical #AidinDying via @CompandChoices - Best of the Left Acitivsm
Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: @BCoombsLee: The Brittany Effect: Transforming the Death with Dignity Movement - TEDxMarin - Air Date 10-5-15
Voicemails
Ch. 19: What kind of system do we want to see? - Rick from Scranton, PA
Ch. 20: What to do after the election - Andrew In Forth Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on the last thank yous before Climate Ride and the origin or today’s topic
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Urge your legislators to support medical aid in dying
Find and become one of the volunteer advocates and educators near you
Download the Compassion and Choices Legislative Guidebook to share with your representative
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Hear stories from those directly impacted
Understanding Medical Aid in Dying (Compassion and Choices)
End of Life Care Commonly Used Terms (Compassion and Choices)
Medical Aid in Dying is Not Assisted Suicide (Compassion and Choices)
Being Mortal: Dr. Atul Gawande on How U.S. Healthcare Fails to Handle the End of Life (Democracy Now!)
Brittany Maynard's Legacy: One Year Later (Compassion and Choices)
Written by Best of the Left Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman.
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(2016/09/02) Home sweet home (Housing and Homelessness)
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Edition #1040
Today we take a look at a couple of solutions to homelessness as well as some of the forces at play that effect how and where people live across the country
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Let's End Homeless Hate Laws - Brave New Films: Justice - Air Date: 12-8-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Homeless (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo) - Paul Simon
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fiscally Conservative: Free Homes for Homeless SAVE MONEY for Utah - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 11-22-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: To Build a Home - The Cinematic Orchestra
Ch. 6: Act 3: Race, Ethnicity, and Urban Land Use Decision-Baltimore Ecosystem Study - @InfinEarthRadio - Air Date 6-2-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Rows of Homes - The Western States Motel
Ch. 8: Act 4: .@TaliaBuford on EPA and Environmental Racism - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-5-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Home - Phillip Phillips
Ch. 11: Song 5: Back Home - Andy Grammer
Ch. 12: Act 6: Right to the City: From Policing to Planning: Putting People in Charge - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 3-8-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Ch. 14: Act 7: Tell Congress to #MakeRoom for Affordable Housing via @MakeRoom - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Rep. @keithellison on ensuring safe, affordable housing for all - We the Podcast - Air Date 8-8-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Look into the green party - Chris from Southern Illinois
Ch. 18: Let's move on to after the election - Emma from New York City
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on how supporters of the show helped a family in need
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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"Affordable housing advocates push for Baltimore charter amendment, future funding" (Baltimore Sun)
"The lack of affordable housing is causing a public health disaster in Oakland" (Fusion.net)
"Public health problems in Oakland linked to housing crisis" (San Francisco Chronicle)
"Dallas is pushing in the right direction on affordable housing" (Dallas Morning News)
"Rep. Ellison Introduces the Common Sense Housing Investment Act" (EllisonHouse.gov)
"Sanders Announces Vermont Secures $3 Million for Affordable Housing, Praises First-Ever Funding of National Housing Trust Fund" (Sanders.senate.gov)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
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(2016/08/30) What worker coops can do for us (Capitalism)
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Edition #1039
Today we look in detail at the overdue concept of worker owned and operated enterprises and what they can do to help improve the lives of people who work for a living
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: We Demand Change - Tristan James
Ch. 4: Act 2: Dispelling some myths about worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 6-12-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Banking on a Myth - Andrew Bird
Ch. 6: Act 3: Defying the Crisis - The Spanish Collective Mondragan - Air Date 1-25-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Look To The Future - Birthrite
Ch. 8: Act 4: Julia Hutchins: How cooperative businesses can answer tough business challenges - TEDxMileHigh - Air Date 12-16-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Cooperation - Jim Valley
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Promise and Limitations of Worker Co-ops -- Gar Alperovitz - Workplace Democracy - Air Date 9-15-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Interesting Times - Akira the Don
Ch. 12: Act 6: The UK Labor party taking the lead on worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 5-9-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Capitalism Is Tearing Us Apart - sole
Ch. 14: Act 7: Join a Local Democracy @ Work Action Group via @Democracyatwrk - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Secret Affair
Ch. 16: Act 8: Some barriers that prevent the creation of worker coops - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 2-23-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Voting in safe states - Steven from Brooklyn
Ch. 18: Thoughts on "Safe States" - Darice from Washington, DC
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on the end of our summer fundraiser
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Find or start a Democracy At Work Action Group in your area at http://www.democracyatwork.info/groups
Follow Democracy At Work on Twitter at @Democracyatwrk
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Economic Update Podcast
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(2016/08/26) Stopping toxic trade deals (Trans Pacific Partnership)
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Edition #1038
Today we take a look at a couple of the international trade deals currently in the works, why they’re bad and how to stop them
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Karen @HansenKuhn on the secret negotiations of the TTIP - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 5-6-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: North By North - Faded Paper Figures
Ch. 4: Act 2: New Study Confirms #TPP Will Kill #American Jobs! (Guest @WallachLori) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 05-19-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: A Lot of Work to Do - Friendly People
Ch. 6: Act 3: Sen. Elizabeth Warren on why we need to stop the TPP - CREDO Action - Air Date 6-7-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Count On Me - Bruno Mars
Ch. 8: Act 4: Hillary Clinton Disavows the TPP Now and Forever - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 08-13-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Gone - Jack Johnson
Ch. 10: Act 5: What the fight against the TPP can learn from the movement against TTIP - Act Out! (@ActOutonOccupy) - Air Date 5-13-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Protest Song - Anti-Flag
Ch. 12: Act 6: Stop Toxic Trade Deals - NationalSierraClub - Air Date 6-27-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Victory - Trampled by Turtles
Ch. 14: Act 7: Why Did Clinton Just Tap a Pro-TPP, Pro-KXL, Pro-Fracking Politician to Head Her Transition Team? - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 08-17-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Fake Empire - The National
Ch. 16: Act 8: Trans-Pacific Partnership EXPLAINED! - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-04-16
Ch. 17: Final comments on how to fight the TPP during the lame duck session
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/04/12) How we got to here (Modern History of the Conservative Movement) (Repost)
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Edition #1006
Today we take a look at the last several decades of the conservative movement and the Republican Party, where they came from and how we got to where we are
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Let's adopt the GOP's national platform - @JimHightower - Air Date: 4-1-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Great Pretender - The Platters
Ch. 4: Act 2: No Legitamate Republican President Since Eisenhower... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-20-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Cheat - The Clash
Ch. 7: Song 3: The John Birch Society - The Chad Mitchell Trio
Ch. 8: Act 4: How business made us a Christian Nation™ - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 3-22-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Show Me What I'm Looking For - Carolina Liar
Ch. 10: Act 5: Jelani Cobb on the Democracy of Blame Part 1 - Primary Concerns (@prime_concerns) - Air Date 3-24-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons
Ch. 12: Act 6: Today's Republicans Employing Lee Atwater's Dog Whistle Racism - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-24-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Racism - Mighty Sparrow
Ch. 14: Act 7: Jelani Cobb on the Democracy of Blame Part 2 - Primary Concerns (@prime_concerns) - Air Date 3-24-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Chickens Comin' Home to Roost - Toronzo Cannon
Ch. 16: Act 8: Nixon's War on Drugs: Aide Says Motives Were Racist & Anti-Leftist - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-27-16
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(2016/08/19) Something revolutionary this way comes (Progressives)
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Edition #1037
Today we take a look at the future of progressivism and how the Bernie Sanders campaign has changed politics for a generation
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Bernie Sanders revolution is just getting started - Jim @HightowerNews - Air Date 7-28-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Talking About A Revolution - Tracy Chapman
Ch. 4: Act 2: Bernie Sanders Has Changed Politics for the Millennials! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 04-29-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott-Heron
Ch. 7: Song 3: Revolution (Human Need Over Profit) - Tha Truth
Ch. 8: Act 4: Bernie Sanders Has Bright Plans For Future - @theyoungturks - Air Date 07-16-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: One Man Revolution - Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
Ch. 10: Act 5: Why the Bernie revolution will continue - Jim @HightowerNews - Air Date 8-11-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Keep On Moving Forward - Emma's Revolution
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Lesser Evil - On The Media - Air Date 8-5-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Forward - Northbound
Ch. 14: Act 7: Are We Seeing A Proactive Change In The Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton? - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 07-17-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Revolution - Grandaddy
Ch. 16: Act 8: What Direction do Millennials Want to See the U.S. Go? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 04-29-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Lawless Flawless (Instrumental) - Chris Priest
Ch. 18: Act 9: Bernie Sanders: The Warning Shot Of The Impending Revolution - @theyoungturks - Air Date 04-27-16
Voicemails
Ch. 19: People with disabilities and the sub-minimum wage - Alyson from Colorado
Ch. 20: Minimum wage and automation - Greg from North Carolina
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on theories of change for after the election
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/08/16) The pursuit of happiness (Culture)
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Edition #1036
Today we take a look at happiness and how to increase it personally and politically
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness - TEDTalks - Air Date: 12-23-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Happiness - Pet Shop Boys
Ch. 4: Act 2: The World Happiness Report - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-23-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) [feat. MGMT & Ratatat] - Kid Cudi
Ch. 6: Act 3: Living with Gratitude in an Imperfect World - Progressive Faith Sermons w/ @RevDrRay - Air Date: 11-22-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Happy now? - No Doubt
Ch. 8: Act 4: We Are Built To Be Kind - Fig. 1 by University of California - Air Date: 12-2-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Happy - Sister Hazel
Ch. 10: Act 5: Punctuating happiness - Backstory - Air Date 7-17-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Everybody Loves a Happy Ending - Tears for Fears
Ch. 12: Act 6: David Steindl-Rast: Want to be happy? Be grateful - TEDTalks - Air Date 11-27-13
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Recommending "The Most Good You Can Do" - Nick from Colorado
Ch. 14: A few quick thoughts on voting reform - Jeff from Massachusetts
Ch. 15: Supporting the minimum wage but worrying about automation - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on finding gratitude in the face of the death of a loved one
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/08/12) The case for raising the minimum wage (Labor)
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Edition #1035
Today we take a look at some of the ways that low wages hurts everyone and why the arguments for keeping them low just don’t hold water
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Chase Bank tries to get some good PR out of a tiny raise for workers - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 7-15-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Minimum Wage - Fenix TX
Ch. 4: Act 2: Wendy's Wants to Automate Stores "Because of $15/Hour Minimum Wage Increase" - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 05-20-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Minimum Wage - The Busboys
Ch. 6: Act 3: Burger King Workers in Denmark Make $20 an Hour! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-16-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Minimum Wage - Kevin Sandbloom
Ch. 8: Act 4: .@NickHanauer on what's wrong with our upside down economic policies - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 5-13-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Minimum Wage - Romain Virgo
Ch. 10: Act 5: McDonald’s To Slightly Increase Wages - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-16-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Minimum Wage - Bob Rivers
Ch. 12: Act 6: How Walmart Leeches Off of Government & Creates Customers from Employees - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 03-18-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Minimum Wage - The Closet Monsters
Ch. 14: Act 7: Even Conservative David Cameron Gets it, Raise the Minimum Wage! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-23-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Minimum Wage - The Expendables
Ch. 16: Act 8: Join the Fight for a Living Wage via @Fightfor15 and @GoodJobsNation - Best of the Left Activism - 8:12:16, 7.35 PM
Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: Raise wages, kill jobs? - The Other Washington - Air Date 5-9-16
Ch. 19: Final comments on the zen of collective blame
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Sign up with Fight for 15 and sign their petition for a $15 minimum wage
Sign up with Good Jobs Nation and co-sign the call for the Model Employer Executive Order
GET INVOLVED:
National Employment Law Project Action
EDUCATE YOURSELF:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOqtl53V3JI
Read "Fighting for a Living Wage" by Stephanie Luce
Minimum Wage Crusaders Are Holding A Convention To Talk About Racism (Washington Post)
Bernie Sanders Scores Big Wins with Democratic Platform (MSNBC)
Fight for 15 to Hold First Ever Nationwide Convention (Fight for 15)
Our voice is being heard in the Fight for $15 (SEIU)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
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(2016/08/09) Fighting for your right (Voting Rights)
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Edition #1034
Today we take a look at the recent judicial wins for voting rights as well as how far we still have to go
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: get real - the mountain firework company
Ch. 5: Song 2: How Do You Sleep? - Emily DeLoach
Ch. 6: Act 3: The role of the media in covering voter suppression laws - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 8-5-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gobbledigook - Sigur Rós
Ch. 8: Act 4: The 'Daily Show' Segment That Helped Change N.C. Voting Rights - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 08-03-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Knock Yourself Out - Jon Brion
Ch. 11: Song 5: Room For Improvement - The Tracelords
Ch. 12: Act 6: Demand @RepGoodlatte Hold #VRA Hearings via @NAACP #RestoretheVRA - Best of the Left Activism - 8:9:16, 3.43 PM
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: This idea must die: Election Edition - @freakonomics - Air Date 7-27-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Short and long term electoral strategy - Quai from North Carolina
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on what will be to blame when one party loses the election
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Call Rep Goodlatte - Roanoke, VA office: (540) 857-2672; DC office: (202) 225-5431
Tweet at Rep Goodlatte - @RepGoodlatte
Email Rep Goodlatte at talk2bob@mail.house.gov
EDUCATE YOURSELF
NAACP President Arrested After Staging Voting Rights Sit-in at Lawmakers Office (The Guardian)
'Do Something, or Arrest Us:" NAACP Demands Restoration of Voting Rights (NBC)
NAACP National President Cornell William Brooks Arrested After Sit In (NAACP)
The Recent Court Rulings Against Voting Restrictions Explained (Vox)
What is the Voting Rights Act? Here's Why This Legislations Still Matters, 51 Years Later (Policy.mic)
Here's What's Happening in the Battle for Voting Rights (Mother Jones)
Voting Rights and Elections (The Brennan Center for Justice)
Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman.
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(2016/08/05) Why they deny (Climate Denialism)
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Edition #1033
Today we take a look at the reasons behind why people cling so fervently to their increasingly desperate denials of climate change
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Climate Deniers Began in 1940 - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 04-14-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Slash and Burn - Blind Corn Liquor Pickers
Ch. 5: Song 2: Looking At the Sun - Gramercy Arms
Ch. 6: Act 3: .@AriRabinHavt on the climate change lie machine - @InDeepRadio w: @AngieCoiro - Air Date 6-11-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Daylight - Matt & Kim
Ch. 8: Act 4: The GOP declares coal as "clean" absent any evidence - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 7-14-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Port of Call - Beirut
Ch. 10: Act 5: Exxon Is Still The Worst Corporation In America - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-24-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Never Again - Enter the Worship Circle
Ch. 12: Act 6: Trump perpetuates old, tired myths about renewable energy - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 8-4-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: I Stand Corrected - Vampire Weekend
Ch. 15: Song 7: A Beautiful World - Tim Myers
Ch. 16: Act 8: #ReZpectOurWater - Best of the Left Activism
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Vote by mail - Justin from Bend, OR
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on some further benefits of voting reform
Bonus Clip: Howard Dean on the benefits of ranked choice voting - @freakonomics - Air Date 7-27-16
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Sign the Standing Rock Youth "Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline" Change.org petition and share with #ReZpectOurWater
Read the letters and watch the videos from the Standing Rock Youth at ReZpectOurWater.com
Follow the Standing Rock Youth on Twitter @ReZpectOurWater
If you live on or near the Missouri River, get involved with the Bakken Pipeline Resistance
If you're in DC: Lafayette Square Rally for Standing Rock Youth - Saturday August 6th at 1pm
If you're in NYC: Union Square Rally for Standing Rock Youth - Sunday August 7th at 3pm
EDUCATE YOURSELF
UPDATE as of 8/5/16: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe files for temporary blockage of construction of Dakota Access Pipeline (KFYR TV - West Dakota)
Standing Rock Sioux Sues Army Corps Over Dakota Access Pipeline Approval (Indian Country)
Breaking: Dakota Access Pipeline Approved (Indian Country)
Running for Their Lives: 500-Mile You Spiritual Run Against Dakota Access Pipeline (Indian Country)
This Week Tonight with John Oliver: North Dakota (HBO's Last Week Tonight)
What they are up against:
Corps: We're not for or against Bakken pipeline (The Des Moines Register)
Op Ed by Terry O'Sullivan, President of Laborer's International Union of North America, "It's Time To Move Ahead with Dakota Access Pipeline" (The State-Journal Register)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
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(2016/08/02) Unconventional Conventions (RNC and DNC)
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Edition #1032
Today we take a look at the highlights and lowlights from both the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Republican National Convention - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 07-25-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Donald Trump "I'm The Dictator" Music Video (The Apprentice 2004)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Chaos on Convention Floor Protests, Boos and Chants of "Bernie" Mark Opening of DNC - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 07-26-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Run On - Moby
Ch. 7: Song 3: Last of Our Kind - The Darkness
Ch. 8: Act 4: DNC Speakers ROAST Donald Trump - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-29-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Don't Believe a Word - Ivy
Ch. 10: Act 5: In a Speech Filled with Fear & Xenophobia Donald Trump Accepts Nomination - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 07-22-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Postcards from Richard Nixon - Elton John
Ch. 12: Act 6: Hillary Clinton Accepts Historic Nomination, Says Election is a "Moment of Reckoning" - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 07-29-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk
Ch. 14: Act 7: Democratic National Convention - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 08-01-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Promontory - Circa Paleo
Ch. 16: Act 8: President Obama Implores Nation to Vote for Hillary Clinton "Carry Her the Same Way You Carried Me" - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 07-28-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: President - Wyclef Jean
Ch. 18: Act 9: Hillary & J.F.K. Are More Alike Than You Think! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 07-29-16
Ch. 19: Song 9: Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation - Tom Paxton
Ch. 20: Act 10: John Nichols describes the various aspects of a very interesting DNC - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 7-29-16
Voicemails
Ch. 21: The need for community review boards to police the police - Ruben from Oakland
Ch. 22: Voting in this election is a binary choice - Ben in Minnesota
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on a theory of change for voting reform
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/12/18) Legal corruption and how to fix it (Money in Politics) (Repost)
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Edition #977
Today we look at the fundamental barrier to democracy in the US and the veritable swarm of movements springing up to tear it down
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Brazil Bans Corporate Money In Politics. - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-19-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Power to the People - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
00:08:16 Ch. 4: Act 2: How to Keep Campaign Donations Secret - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-06-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Things a Get from Bad to Worse - The Ethiopians
00:17:03 Ch. 6: Act 3: Corruption is Legal in America - Represent.Us (@RepresentDotUs) - Air Date: 4-30-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: N/A
00:22:47 Ch. 8: Act 4: Represent.Us 2015 Strategy - Represent.Us (@RepresentDotUs) - Air Date: 1-15-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: N/A
00:27:09 Ch. 10: Act 5: CBS Chief Loves Trump, Super-PACs, And Corruption - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-13-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Laughing At You - Head Automatica
00:32:48 Ch. 12: Act 6: Yahoo misses the point about the problems of money in politics - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 9-25-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Moneytalks - Vitamin String Quartet
00:36:27 Ch. 14: Act 7: Media Ignores...Americans Want Citizens United Overturned! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-08-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Moneytalks - Vitamin String Quartet
00:41:45 Ch. 16: Act 8: Stamp Money Out Of Politics w/ @BenAndJerrys @StampStampede - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Secret Affair
00:48:15 Ch. 18: Act 9: Help California FREE Act Fight Money In Politics Now! Sign The Petition - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-04-15
Voicemails
00:54:45 Ch. 19: Framing the abortion debate in terms of bodily integrity - Rachel from Mississippi
00:56:51 Ch. 20: Thoughts on "unskilled" workers - Chris from Fairfax
00:59:34 Ch. 21: Agreeing with the Fight for $15 messaging - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
01:01:01 Ch. 22: Minimum wages across borders doesn't matter much - David in Cincinnati
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:01:54 Ch. 23: Final comments on the cost of books in Canada and a detailed explainer for election reform groups
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Stamp Money Out Of Politics w/@BenAndJerrys @StampStampede
Take Action:
Get your stamps/get involved with: Stamp Stampede
Share your marked money with: StampStampede’s social media feeds
Follow the #GetMoneyOutthread
Sources/further reading:
"Here's How Ben & Jerry's Co-Founder Wants To Stamp Money Out Of Politics” via Huffington Post
"Stamp stampede on your dollar -- for democracy” by Ben & Jerry
"Stamp Money Out of Politics – STAMP STAMPEDE” via Democracy Matters
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2016/07/26) Remember the Iraq War? (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #1031
Today we reminisce about the origins of the Iraq war brought back to the fore by the Chilcot Report coming out of the UK that took seven years and thousands of pages to tell us a lot of things some of us already knew
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Beating the drums of war montage - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 7-6-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
Ch. 4: Act 2: Stephen Zunes on the story we tell ourselves about the Iraq war - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-26-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: People say - Portugal. The Man
Ch. 6: Act 3: What you need to know about the Chilcot Report - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 7-6-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: White People for Peace - Against Me!
Ch. 9: Song 4: Masters of War - Bob Dylan
Ch. 10: Act 5: Corbyn: Iraq War a Terrible Decision 'Launched on a False Pretext' - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 07-13-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: WMD - Blow Up Hollywood
Ch. 12: Act 6: Finally - PROOF The Bush Administration LIED About Iraq's WMDs - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-09-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Handlebars - Flobots
Ch. 14: Act 7: Tariq Ramadan: Iraq War Waged for U.S. Economic Interests Has Destabilized All of Middle East - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 07-06-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Everybody's Gone To War - Nerina Pallot
Ch. 16: Act 8: The manipulation of intelligence leading up to the war - Le Show w @TheHarryShearer - Air Date 7-17-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Trillion Dollar Bargain - Le Show
Ch. 18: Act 9: "We Will Prevail": Three Words, Three American Presidents & An Endless War in Iraq - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 04-08-16
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Understanding why the Dallas shooter did what he did - V from Central New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the toxicity of getting high on your candidate of choice
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/07/22) From warriors to guardians (Police Reform)
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Edition #1030
Today we take a look at a few of the ways that our police departments around the country could be reformed as well as some of the reasons why it’s critically important that these reforms be enacted
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Ex-Seattle Police Chief Condemns Systemic Police Racism Dating Back to Slave Patrols - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 07-14-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Enemy At the Gate - The Twinkle Brothers
Ch. 5: Song 2: That's All - Clare and the Reasons
Ch. 6: Act 3: 46 Stops The Driving Life and Death of Philando Castile - Code Switch - Air Date 7-20-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: To Serve And Protect - Queen Ifrica
Ch. 8: Act 4: Philadelphia Police Capt. Ray Lewis on solving the root of policing problems - Act Out - Air Date 7-15-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Protect & Serve - Stiff Little Fingers
Ch. 10: Act 5: Black Ohio Cop to Prejudiced White Officers: Take the Uniform Off and Put on KKK Hoodie - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 07-14-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Free and Equal Speech - Chris Priest
Ch. 12: Act 6: Dallas Police Chief David Brown on his program community policing - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 7-11-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Fight the Power - Public Enemy
Ch. 14: Act 7: End the culture of warrior policing via @ACLU - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Professor Muhammad on crime, race and policing - Code Switch - Air Date 7-9-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Hearing the frustration of the LGBTQ community - Gabriel from Texas
Ch. 18: Hearing the frustration of the black community - Ryan from Pheonix
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments with an update on the summer fundraiser
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Sign the ACLU petition “End the Culture of Warrior Policing."
Call and write to your legislators in the House and Senate to make sure they know you support the passage of the total suite of policing reform bills listed above.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
ACLU Implores Congress Consider Taking Up Law Enforcement Reform Legislation (ACLU)
You Can Be Pro Cop and Pro Police Reform (Brennan Center for Justice)
Showing Up for Racial Justice - Actions in Your Area (Showing Up for Racial Justice)
10-Point Justice Plan: National Urban League Police Reform and Accountability Recommendations (National Urban League)
Guiding Principles on Use of Force (Police Executive Research Forum)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman.
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(2016/07/19) You can't reignite a fire that never stops burning (Black and Blue Lives)
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Edition #1029
Today we take a listen to a few of the reactions from people of color to the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and the police officers in Dallas
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Sur Le Fil - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 4: Act 2: Video of and reaction to Philando Castile - Code Switch - Air Date 7-9-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: End of the World - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 6: Act 3: You can't reignite a fire that never stops burning - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 7-8-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 8: Act 4: Tired of being strong, it's time to fix the system - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date 7-6-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: North bank upper - Plusplus
Ch. 10: Act 5: The falal shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile - The Daily Show - Air Date 7-7-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Rain Begins To Fall (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 12: Act 6: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Respond To Dallas Shooting - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-09-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Silhouette - David Ari Leon
Ch. 14: Act 7: Dallas shooter was banned from black activist groups - @CitizenRadio - Air Date 7-12-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Untitled - Zoe Keating
Ch. 16: Act 8: Black Surgeon Who Treated Dallas Officers On Race Relations with Law Enforcement - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 07-13-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: A Faraway Home (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 18: Act 9: Scoop Jackson on the unnecessary, yet understood, killings of people and police - @EdgeofSports - w: Dave Zirin - Air Date 7-13-16
Ch. 19: Song 9: Whatchuwando - Krayzie Bone
Ch. 18: Act 10: Pastor Michael McBride on what white people can do - Politically Re-Active - Air Date 7-13-16
Ch. 19: Song 10: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy
Ch. 18: Act 11: People with privilege need to get up and stand shoulder to shoulder - The Read - Air Date 7-13-16
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Response to police killing person during standoff - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 20: Examining the police with an analogy with healthcare - Charlie from Cleveland
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on what white people can do to get involved in the movement for black lives
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Find Showing Up for Justice actions near you
Sign the We Are Here Movement's Racial Justice Moonshot Petition
EDUCATE YOURSELF
This is What White People Can Do to Support Black Lives Matter (Washington Post)
Tim Wise Website (TimWise.com)
It's Legal to Kill Black People (Hands Up United)
Rewire News - Racism (Rewire.com)
Only White People Can Save Themselves From Racism and White Supremacism (Washington Post)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2016/03/18) Playing with the Fire of Fascism (Trump and his Supporters) (Repost)
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Edition #999
Today we again ring the fascism warning bell as we look at the continuing saga of the Donald Trump presidential campaign. And remember: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good [people] to do nothing”
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans On Board With Trump Target And Kill Families Of Terrorists - @theyoungturks - Air Date 12-17-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Family Values - Johnossi
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Ugly Place That Donald Trump Is Leading Us - Moment of Clarity w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 01-20-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Rome Wasn't Built In a Day - Morcheeba
Ch. 6: Act 3: .@timjacobwise on How Donald Trump Legitimizes Racist Ideas - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 01-07-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: When Anger Shows - Editors
Ch. 9: Song 4: People, Turn Around - Delta Spirit
Ch. 10: Act 5: Thirty Black People Booted From Trump Rally - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-02-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers
Ch. 12: Act 6: How and why fascism comes to power - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 3-6-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: All You Fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Ch. 14: Act 7: Trump's Response to Violence at His Rallies - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-12-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: What happens tomorrow - Duran Duran
Ch. 16: Act 8: Cops Swarm Black Man For Getting Punched At Trump Rally - @theyoungturks - Air Date 03-11-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Out of Control - U2
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Call for a Voting Renaissance and Mass Non-violent Mobilization to Stand Up to Trump via @MoveOn - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 20: Act 10: Sasha Abramsky on what Trump supporters really think - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 3-2-16
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Understanding the new movement for socialism - Patrick from Dallas
Ch. 22: "Impartiality" stems from privilege - Ruben from San Jose
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on what it was like to prep for today's episode, plus calling for input for episode #1000
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Read, sign and share MoveOn.org's open letter.
Follow @MoveOn on Twitter for the latest updates on the campaign and other actions to stand up to Trump's dangerous rhetoric.
Use the hashtags #LoveTrumpsHate and #STOPTRUMP on social media.
Donate to the MoveOn.org "Stand Up to Trump" campaign to support their efforts.
Sources/further reading:
Democrats Sound Alarm Against Trump (via Politico)
Liberal Groups to Launch Campaign to Defeat Donald Trump (via USA Today)
Hear the segment in context:
Episode #999 http://www.bestoftheleft.com/_999_fascism
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2016/07/12) Varied thoughts on staying vs going (Brexit)
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Edition #1028
Today we take a look at the results of the referendum in Great Britain to exit the European Union
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Brexit - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 06-20-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Play with fire - The Rolling Stones
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Origins of Britain's Euro-Skeptic Press - On The Media - Air Date: 7-1-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: I Started Something I Couldn't Finish - The Smiths
Ch. 6: Act 3: The #Brexit Vote Is Not A Left - Right Issue! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-24-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: There Is Power In a Union - Billy Bragg
Ch. 8: Act 4: Explaining the economics of Brexit Part 1 - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 7-4-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Thatcherites (Bonus Track) - Billy Bragg
Ch. 10: Act 5: Making Sense of Brexit Paul Mason on Britain's Growing Economic & Political Crisis - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-27-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
Ch. 12: Act 6: Brexit & Trumpism Are The Wrong Answers To The Right Questions... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-28-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Between the Wars - Billy Bragg
Ch. 14: Act 7: Explaining the economics of Brexit Part 2 - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 7-4-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Thoughts on Brexit and the road ahead - Harry from the UK
Ch. 16: Thoughts on the school-to-prison pipeline - Jessica from New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on Climate Ride and Netroots Nation
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/07/08) Whole Woman’s Health and other stories (Reproductive Justice)
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Edition #1027
Today we take a look at the historic reproductive rights ruling from the Supreme Court that just came down in the Whole Woman’s Health case as well as just a few of the ways that anti-choice activists are continuing their fight to curtail reproductive justice
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Explaining the Whole Woman's Health SCOTUS ruling - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBPrime) - Air Date 6-28-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Good Day - Jukebox the Ghost
Ch. 4: Act 2: Republicans Pushing Fetal Burial Laws - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-17-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Remains - Matt Pond PA
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Obvious Child - Paul Simon
Ch. 9: Song 4: Little lies - Fleetwood Mac
Ch. 10: Act 5: Amy Hagstrom Miller (@AmyHM), the plaintiff who won a historic abortion rights case - Amicus from @Slate - Air Date 7-2-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Let it go - The Neighbourhood
Ch. 12: Act 6: Chelsea Handler Fighting Abortion Shame By Telling Her Story - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-30-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Privacy - Michael Jackson
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Why Alito's dissent is just wrong - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBPrime) - Air Date 6-28-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Thoughts on Omar Mateen and the effects of toxic masculinity - Ruben from Oakland
Ch. 18: A progressive pastor on the Orlando shooting - Don from Bentonville, Arkansas
Ch. 19: A followup to the discussion of the Orlando shooter being gay - Gabriel from Texas
Ch. 20: Thoughts on how gay people are treated in society - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on the need to recognize the humanity in those who appear most inhuman
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Learn more about the Act for Women Campaign and the Women's Health Protection Act at http://www.actforwomen.org
Download the Act for Women Campaign Tools & Resources
Add your name to the Center for Reproductive Rights' message to Congress to pass the Women's Health Protection Act to prohibit states from imposing abortion restrictions
Use the hashtag #ActforWomen on social media and tweet at your congressperson to urge them to support the Women's Health Protection Act.
Follow the Center for Reproductive Rights on Twitter @ReproRights
Find out where and how to watch "TRAPPED," the documentary at http://www.trappeddocumentary.com
Written by BOTL Communications director Amanda Hoffman
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(2016/01/29) The trouble with extreme wealth inequality (Economics) (Repost)
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Today we take a look at the case against extreme wealth inequality and not just from an economic justice perspective. Extreme wealth inequality leads to more social ills and destabilization than you probably ever guessed
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: This Is The Income Inequality Video CEOs Don’t Want Americans To See - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-03-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's Work Together - Canned Heat
00:17:41 Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate Change and Inequality Are Driving War and Catastrophic Conflicts from Syria to Africa - @democracynow - Air Date: 12-04-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Climate Refugees Main Theme - Michael Mollura
00:21:56 Ch. 6: Act 3: Stoking fears to pit workers against workers, never the rich - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 12-11-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Don't Blame Yourself - Sixpence None the Richer
00:25:42 Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Krugmanon on Thomas Piketty's book: Capital in the Twenty-First Century - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-18-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: A Change Is Gonna Come - Ben Sollee
00:43:56 Ch. 10: Act 5: Thomas Piketty's 'Capital' in 3 minutes - BBC Newsnight - Air Date: 04-30-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy
00:47:43 Ch. 12: Act 6: Make #Poverty an #Election2016 Priority w/@VoteToEndHunger - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:50:41 Ch. 14: Act 7: International comparisons of child poverty show who we should look to - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 1-24-16
Voicemails
00:58:09 Ch. 15: Capitalism with the workers in charge - Patrick from Dallas
01:00:42 h. 16: How capitalism should work - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:02:39 Ch. 17: Final Comments on the case against extreme wealth inequality and endless economic growth
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Make #Poverty an #Election2016 Priority w/@VoteToEndHunger
Take Action:
SIGN & SHARE: Pledge to end hunger by 2030
GET INVOLVED with Vote to End Hunger
Sources/further reading:
"Pathologizing the Poor Reinforces Stigma While Deterring Advocacy and Public Policy” via Truthout
”Hunger is a Significant But Solvable Problem, Both in the United States and Internationally” via Vote to End Hunger
”Presidential Candidate Videos” via Vote to End Hunger
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2016/07/01) Independence Day, but only for some (Racism)
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Edition #1026
Today we take a look at the history of racial oppression in America from slavery to Jim Crow to The New Jim Crow
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Michelle Alexander on The New Jim Crow Part 1 - Leid Stories - Air Date 8-26-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Jim Crow - John Mellencamp
Ch. 4: Act 2: Racism in the United States: By the Numbers - vlogbrothers - Air Date: 01-02-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Listen - Theo Bard
Ch. 6: Act 3: Michelle Alexander on The New Jim Crow Part 2 - Leid Stories - Air Date 8-26-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: War On Drugs - Fifteen
Ch. 8: Act 4: Clint Smith III - "History Reconsidered" - All Def Poetry - Air Date: 04-14-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Know Your History (feat. 8 Ball & MJG) - Drumma Boy
Ch. 10: Act 5: Michelle Alexander on The New Jim Crow Part 3 - Leid Stories - Air Date 8-26-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Winning the War On Drugs - Asylum Street Spankers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Jesse Williams' Powerful BET Awards Speech "We're Done Watching Whiteness Use and Abuse Us" - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 6-28-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Strange Fruit (1939 Single Version) - Billie Holiday
Ch. 14: Act 7: Racism vs Prejudice - Kat Blaque - Air Date: 10-5-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Racism - MYSTAFYA
Ch. 16: Act 8: "What to the Slave is 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’ Historic Speech - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 07-03-15
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Arguing guns with conservatives - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 18: Reaction to many progressives in the wake of Pulse shooting - David from New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on David’s reaction to commentaries on the Pulse shooting and the launching of this year’s big fundraiser
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/06/28) Gods, guns and gays (Orlando Massacre)
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Edition #1025
Today we take a look at the continued responses to the Orlando massacre encompassing arguments over islamophobia, homophobia and gun control legislation
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Fuck the NRA - Jamie Kilstein & The Agenda
Ch. 4: Act 2: Republican’s “Heart Has Changed" After Orlando Massacre - @theyoungturks - Air Date 06-18-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Dreamtime - Uberzone
Ch. 6: Act 3: To Say or Not to Say "Radical Islam" - On the Media - Air Date: 6-17-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Violent Days - RTZ
Ch. 8: Act 4: A lack of due process is equally wrong for travel and guns - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 6-19-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Human Rights - Friendlyness and the Human Rights
Ch. 10: Act 5: Breaking down the disingenuous arguments on both sides of the terror watchlist debate - @CitizenRadio - Air Date 6-22-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hey Ya - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 12: Act 6: Barbara Herr responding to 'thoughts and prayers' after Orlando massacre at LGBTQ club - @GAY_USAtv - Air Date 6-22-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Malignant Flip - Tab and Anitek
Ch. 14: Act 7: Democratic Effort to Tie Gun Purchase to Terror Watchlist: A First Step or a Dangerous Precedent? - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 06-23-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Secret Affair
Ch. 16: Act 8: Orlando Shooter’s Lover Comes Forward - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-23-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Can we just talk a moment about gay bars as sanctuaries? - Adreana Langston
Ch. 18: Rape is not that complicated - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 19: Toxic masculinity meets a trans woman - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 20: Rape Culture Poetry Response
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments in praise of things being complicated
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/06/24) Privilege and injustice: A case study (Rape Culture)
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Edition #1024
Today we take a look primarily at the case of Brock Turner’s triple-felony sexual assault conviction, the pitifully short sentence he received and what all of it says about how our society deals with rape and sexual assault
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Stanford Rapist Barely Punished - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-07-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Benefit Of The Doubt - Amy Annelle
Ch. 5: Song 2: I Think I Broke Something - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 6: Act 3: Sheriff: Rape Kits Unnecessary Since Most Rape Accusations Are False - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 03-17-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Sheriff - Oliver Onions
Ch. 8: Act 4: RAPIST Brock Turner's PATHETIC Letter To Judge Released - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-10-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Empathy - Chasing Kings
Ch. 10: Act 5: The terrible, enabling parents of a rapist - @CitizenRadio - Air Date 6-13-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Flurry - The OO-Ray
Ch. 12: Act 6: Meet the Law Professor Leading a Bid to Recall the Judge Who Sentenced Stanford Rapist to 6 Months - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 06-08-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Equal Justice - TTwyce
Ch. 14: Act 7: Help Get a Recall of Rape Apologist Judge Aaron Persky on the Ballot in CA via RecallAaronPersky.com - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Action (Spoken Word on Disrupting Rape Culture) - Guante - Air Date: 12-7-12
Voicemails
Ch. 17: An explanation of toxic masculinity - Glory from Orlando
Ch. 18: Recognizing toxic masculinity in my own life - Trent from Salt Lake City, Utah
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on how to maintain your mental health while following politics
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Visit RecallAaronPersky.com to volunteer, donate or sing up for updates to support the effort to get a recall of Persky on the ballot in California.
On social media, follow @RecallPersky - the official Twitter account of the campaign - and RT. Use the hashtag #RecallPersky when voicing your support.
Sign the Change.org petition that demands Stanford University publicly apologize to the survivor of Turner's sexual assault, offer to pay for her counseling and other supportive services, increase resources for sexual assault prevention on campus, increase counseling resources for all survivors, and administer a national survey about sexual violence occurring in fraternities.
Read and share the powerful words the survivor read to her assailant.
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman.
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(2016/06/21) What drives hateful violence (Orlando Massacre)
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Edition #1023
Today we take a look at the myriad driving factors that can combine to drive a person to commit an act of violence such as the Orlando Massacre as well as a variety of reactions to the shooting
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Tolerance - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Ch. 4: Act 2: The problematic media coverage of the Orlando shooting - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 6-17-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Make the news - Stephanie Haseman
Ch. 6: Act 3: What to label the Orlando shooting and why - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date 6-17-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Call it what it is - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Ch. 8: Act 4: LGBTQ community not allowing their pain to be turned into demonization of others - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 6-19-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Happiness - Pet Shop Boys
Ch. 10: Act 5: Trans and Queer Latinxs Respond to #PulseOrlando Shooting - Familia:TQLM - Air Date: 6-13-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Sopra un aereoplanino di carta - Menion
Ch. 12: Act 6: Jorge Gutierrez from the Trans Queer Liberation Movement on the Orlando shooting - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 6-17-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Liberate - Buguinha Dub
Ch. 14: Act 7: If what they say about the LGBT community were true then violence would seem justified - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date 6-17-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Words Are Seeds - My Gay Banjo
Ch. 16: Act 8: Wrongheadedly playing right into the hands of terrorist groups - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 6-19-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Ch. 18: Act 9: The toxic hatred that led to the Orlando shooting - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 6-13-16
Ch. 19: Song 9: Oxygen - Willy Mason
Ch. 20: Act 10: When It Comes to Orlando Massacre, Domestic Violence Is the Red Flag We Aren't Talking About - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-14-16
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Why we shouldn't be violent - Al from Seattle
Ch. 22: Classism needs to be considered alongside racism and sexism - Alyson from Colorado
Ch. 23: A Trans Latinx listener finding a feeling of power
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments on toxic masculinity and a request for your thoughts on the same
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/06/17) Death of The Greatest (Muhammad Ali)
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Edition #1022
Today we take a look at the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Muhammad Ali on the Vietnam War-Draft
Ch. 3: Song 1: Black Superman (Re-Recorded Version) - Johnny Wakelin
Ch. 5: Song 2: Float Like a Butterfly - Pama International
Ch. 6: Act 3: R.I.P. Muhammed Ali - Why Do We 'Sanitize' Our Heroes? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-06-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Muhammad Ali - Big Head Todd & The Monsters
Ch. 8: Act 4: "Just Take Me to Jail" Remembering Muhammad Ali's Refusal to Fight in Vietnam - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-06-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: I Am the Greatest - Cassius Clay
Ch. 10: Act 5: Bob Lipsyte on getting past the hagiographies of Muhammad Ali - @EdgeofSports - w/ Dave Zirin - Air Date 6-10-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Float Like a Butterfly (feat. Rasheed Ali) - 1968
Ch. 12: Act 6: Saying someone transcends race is bullshit - @CitizenRadio - Air Date 6-6-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Cassius Clay - Jon Hardy & The Public
Ch. 14: Act 7: "The Greatest" Ishmael Reed on the Untold History of Muhammad Ali - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-07-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Doin' the Ali Shuffle - Alvin Cash
Ch. 16: Act 8: Remembering the opposition Muhammad Ali faced for speaking out - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 6-10-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Muhammad Ali - Cory Branan
Ch. 18: Act 9: Don’t De-Islamize Muhammad Ali Scholar Says Muslim Faith was Central to His Views on Racism & War - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-10-16
Ch. 19: Song 9: Muhammad Ali - Tom Russell
Ch. 20: Act 10: Live from Muhammad Ali's funeral - @EdgeofSports - w Dave Zirin - Air Date 6-16-16
Ch. 21: Final comments on my first introduction to Muhammad Ali
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/06/14) A right delayed is a right denied (Reproductive Rights)
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Edition #1021
Today we take a look at the assault on the right to reproductive health care from the state houses down to the sidewalks in front of the clinics
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: April's Story: One Woman's Experience of an Abortion at 21 Weeks - Planned Parenthood (@PPact) - Air Date: 09-21-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Heirloom - The Black Atlantic
Ch. 5: Song 2: Mandy Goes to Med School - The Dresden Dolls
Ch. 6: Act 3: The he-said-he-said abortion debate in the media - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 6-3-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Lost Woman Song - Ani DiFranco
Ch. 8: Act 4: Abortion Laws - @LastWeekTonight w/ @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 02-21-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: December - Frida Hyvönen
Ch. 10: Act 5: Wicked Jezebel Feminist! Users Witness Anti-Choice Abuse in Virtual Reality Film "Across the Line" - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 01-25-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: What It's Like - Everlast
Ch. 12: Act 6: Support the women's health protection act via #ActForWomen - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: A regretted abortion doesn't legitimize a ban on abortions - Savage Love w/ @FakeDanSavage - Air Date 5-31-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Anti-LGBT rhetoric leads to anti-LGBT violence - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 16: A lack of a female president is injurious to the country - Tanya from California
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on the long term effects of finally having a female president
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Learn more about the Act for Women Campaign and the Women's Health Protection Act at http://www.actforwomen.org
Download the Act for Women Campaign Tools & Resources http://www.actforwomen.org/tools-and-resources/
Find out where and how to watch "TRAPPED," the documentary at http://www.trappeddocumentary.com
Use the hashtag #ActforWomen on social media and tweet at your congressperson to urge them to support the Women's Health Protection Act.
Follow the Center for Reproductive Rights on Twitter @ReproRights
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
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(2016/06/10) The damage we’re doing (Anti-Trans Legislation)
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Edition #1020
Today we take a look at the ongoing struggle to secure civil rights equality for trans people in states that are determined to stoke bigotry based on ignorance and fear
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Here's The Truth About The Anti-LGBT "Bathroom Predator" Myth - Media Matters (@MMFA) - Air Date 4-12-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Police On My Back - The Clash
Ch. 4: Act 2: Professionals speak on the importance of supporting trans kids - @GAY_USAtv - Air Date 4-13-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Kids - MGMT
Ch. 6: Act 3: Chase Strangio on the state and federal governments lawsuits against each other - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 5-13-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: I got your back - Bara Heiða
Ch. 8: Act 4: Debunking Five Right-Wing Myths That Fuel Bathroom Bills - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 5-5-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: N/A
Ch. 10: Act 5: Chase Strangio on the lies about bathroom bills and the damage they do - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 5-13-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Ashamed - Deer Tick
Ch. 12: Act 6: AG Loretta Lynch speech on behalf of the federal government in response to NC bathroom law - @GAY_USAtv - Air Date 5-11-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Directions - Josh Rouse
Ch. 14: Act 7: #FlushDiscrimination via the National Center for @TransEquality - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Sarah McBride on the best trans week ever and the history of bathroom discrimination - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date 5-13-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Rick Snyder was trying to privatize the water, not save money - James in Michigan
Ch. 18: Bernie opposes Bernie or Bust - Matt from San Diego
Ch. 19: Jokes - Alan from Connecticut
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments introducing a bonus clip about how to respond to racist jokes
Ch. 21: Bonus Clip: How Do You Handle a Racist Joke? - Decoded MTV News - Air Date: 7-1-15
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/06/07) We need a system for everyone (Economics of Racism and Sexism)
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Edition #1019
Today we take a look at the ways in which racism and sexism are inextricably linked to matters of economic justice for all, even those who benefit in many ways from those systems of inequality
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: MLK on Democratic Socialism... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-21-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Nothing Else Matters - Apocalyptica
Ch. 4: Act 2: Michael Kimmel: Why gender equality is good for everyone - men included - TED Talks - Air Date: 9-20-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: I’m free - The Soup Dragons
Ch. 7: Song 3: Changes - Langhorne Slim & The Law
Ch. 8: Act 4: Wealth Isn't Colorless or Gender Free: Capital and Intersectionality - @theLFshow w/ @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 1-19-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: La Paix - Amadou & Mariam
Ch. 11: Song 5: I Was Married - Tegan and Sara
Ch. 12: Act 6: Racism is Killing Poor White Americans... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-07-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time - Fanfarlo
Ch. 14: Act 7: .@TimJacobWise on Racism and Affluence - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 10-13-15
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Is anyone surprised about Trump's authoritarianism? - Eammon from La Habra, California
Ch. 16: Don't be dismissive of claims of death threats - Arkle
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on my new analogy involving cycling in the windy city
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/06/03) In the shadow of slavery (Racism)
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Edition #1018
Today we take a look at the structures of racism in the US, who put them there, the problems they cause and what we might do to dismantle them
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Blinded by the White: The Myth of Meritocracy - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 04-22-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Work Horse - Infantree
Ch. 4: Act 2: Gateway to Freedom: Historian Eric Foner on the Hidden History of the Underground Railroad - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 3-11-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Underground Railroad - The Deedle Deedle Dees
Ch. 6: Act 3: Study On The Impact Of Nazi Propaganda - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date: 06-19-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Discrimination - Ancel
Ch. 8: Act 4: Bryan Stevenson: Slavery never ended, it just evolved - Here and Now - Air Date 6-30-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Confrontation - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 10: Act 5: Heidi Beirich on White Supremacy and the Trump campaign - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-4-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Racism - MYSTAFYA
Ch. 12: Act 6: Historian Eric Foner on the Elections, Reconstruction, and Racism Today - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 4-19-16
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Living with little and giving away - Eric from Alabama
Ch. 14: Thoughts on the NV Democratic Convention - Kirk in Los Vegas
Kirk's Nevada Convention video
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments on what's more important than taking offense
Article: "I find this offensive": How "offense" discourse traps us into inaction
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/05/31) The Lay of the Land (Election)
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Edition #1017
Today we take a look at the sorry state of the 2016 election with two of the most hated people in politics leading the way
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Amy Goodman: How the Media Ruins Elections - AJ+ (@AJPlus) - Air Date 4-26-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Static - Jukebox the Ghost
Ch. 4: Act 2: How Clintonism has hurt the Democratic party since the 90's - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 5-27-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: You're a Disaster - Dragonette
Ch. 7: Song 3: Good people - Jack Johnson
Ch. 9: Song 4: Changes - Langhorne Slim & The Law
Ch. 10: Act 5: Noam Chomsky: Trump is a 'Devastating Prospect'—Cast Your Vote for the Democrat - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 05-26-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Do the Math - The Nadas
Ch. 12: Act 6: Not willing to consign the marginalized to a life under Trump - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBPrime) - Air Date 5-17-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Protect & Serve - Stiff Little Fingers
Ch. 14: Act 7: Bruce Shapiro on what Hillary Clinton needs to do differently - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 5-18-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Where Do I Begin? - The Chemical Brothers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Hillary Clinton Now Losing To Donald Trump - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-24-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Reducing advertisements, reducing spending - Rick from Scranton, PA
Ch. 18: Establishment Democrats acting despicably - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 19: Does our focus on identity politics perpetuate our economic imperialism? - Anthony from Illinois
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the interconnection of 'identity politics' and neoliberalism
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/05/27) Trump and those who surround him (Fascism Watch)
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Edition #1016
Today we take a look at the Trump campaign’s building trend toward fascism and white supremacy based on his actions and those of the people he keeps around him
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: One of the major problems with governing people - Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Ch. 3: Song 1: Hitchhikers Guide Theme Song
Ch. 4: Act 2: Ignoring the signs of creeping fascism - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 4-1-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Here Comes The Wave (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 6: Act 3: The ONE Trait That Predicts Who Supports Trump - The @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 01-22-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Question Authority - Fran Archer
Ch. 8: Act 4: Donald Trump's Top Foreign Adviser, Joseph Schmitz, is a Former Blackwater Executive - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 03-25-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Crusader - Saxon
Ch. 10: Act 5: Heidi Beirich from @SPLCenter on White Supremacy and the Trump campaign Part 1 - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-4-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: A Dose of White Supremacy - Neffe Odom Kragh-Muller
Ch. 12: Act 6: Kathleen Frydl (@kfrydl): Sorry folks, it's fascism - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 3-26-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Call It Even - Scott Simons
Ch. 14: Act 7: Democrats Beware: You Don't Want Trump as President! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 05-05-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Consequences - The Robert Cray Band & The Memphis Horns
Ch. 16: Act 8: Trump's List of Supreme Court Picks Is an Utter Disaster - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 05-19-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Worlds Apart (feat. Kerli) - Seven Lions
Ch. 18: Act 9: Trump Ally’s Not So Subtle Threats - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-23-16
Ch. 19: Song 9: All You Fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Ch. 20: Act 10: How Not To Normalize Trump - On the Media - Air Date: 5-13-16
Ch. 21: Song 10: Tomorrow Never Knows - Alison Mosshart & Carla Azar
Ch. 22: Act 11: Elizabeth Warren has Some Thoughts of Donald Trump - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 05-05-16
Voicemails
Ch. 23: Resisting the urge to buy - Eammon from La Habra, California
Ch. 24: Remember the landfill - Zach from Atlanta
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 25: Final comments on third-party voting as a prisoner's dilemma game theory problem
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/01/01) Making Provisions (Poverty)
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Edition #887
Today we look at the state of poverty in America and some ideas of how to address it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Have you benefited from a government program - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 02-04-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Eleanor Rigby (Strings Only) - Anthology Box Set
Ch. 4: Act 2: Extending Unemployment Benefits is Fiscally Conservative - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-17-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Working Poor - House With No Home
Ch. 6: Act 3: Blessed Are The Poor - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 5-9-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Kill the Poor - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Ch. 8: Act 4: Politician Pushes For Literal Hunger Games - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-20-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Laughing At You - Popaganda
Ch. 10: Act 5: PBS's Weak Challanges On Ryan Economics - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-10-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Let's Eat the Poor - Let's Eat the Poor
Ch. 12: Act 6: Govt Will Double Food Stamp Value When Used for Local Fruits & Vegetables - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-15-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Food Glorious Food - Oliver! (Soundtrack)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Bernie Sanders' 12 Point Plan to Save the Middle Class - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-05-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Man With a Plan - Man With a Plan - Single
Ch. 16: Act 8: @HalfinTen via Coalition On Human Needs (@CoalitiononHN) - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 18: Act 9: Linda Tirado - Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America - GoodBooksRadio - Air Date: 10-03-14
Ch. 22: Final comments on a stunning piece of cognitive dissonance
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: @HalfinTen via Coalition On Human Needs (@CoalitiononHN)
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Sources/further reading:
"The Safety Net Is Good Economic Policy” by Sarah Steinberg at the Center For American Progress
"Fact of the Week: Safety Net Programs Kept Child Poverty from Skyrocketing during the Great Recession” by Lecia Imbery at the Coalition On Human Needs
"One in five millennials lives in poverty, report finds” by Jana Kasperkevic at The Guardian
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2016/05/20) Escaping consumerism (Culture)
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Edition #1015
Today we take a look at how to escape the hedonic treadmill of consumption in pursuit of happiness and moving toward a future of shared prosperity
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: A Change Is Gonna Come - Ben Sollee
Ch. 4: Act 2: Finding a good practice of consumption - Juliet Schor from Stanford University - Air Date 2-4-09
Ch. 5: Song 2: Good Food - Legendary Wings
Ch. 6: Act 3: Michael Norton: How to buy happiness - TEDTalks - Air Date: 04-24-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: I Will Buy You a New Life - Everclear
Ch. 8: Act 4: Culture of work, insatiability and free time - Juliet Schor from Stanford University - Air Date 2-4-09
Ch. 9: Song 4: Cello Song (feat. Jose Gonzalez) - The Books
Ch. 10: Act 5: This Is Literally The Most Censored Topic On The Mainstream Media - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 06-09-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: I Need To Wake Up - Melissa Etheridge
Ch. 12: Act 6: Institutionalizing 3 Buddist poisions (Ill will, Greed and Delusion) - David Loy from Stanford University - Air Date 2-4-09
Ch. 13: Song 6: Happy - Sister Hazel
Ch. 14: Act 7: 7 Tim Jackson: An economic reality check - TEDTalks - Air Date 10-5-10
Voicemails
Ch. 15: We need the fire in our bellies on climate catastrophe - Tim from Boulder, CO
Ch. 16: The problem with the lack of school psychologists - Sally from San Francisco
Ch. 17: Tried veganism as a test and found it surprisingly easy - Patrick from Dallas
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on turning off the hedonic treadmill and returning to minimalism
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/05/17) The human impact of animal agriculture (Food Choices)
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Edition #1014
Today we take a look at the issue of animal agriculture minus the animals: the effects of our meat consumption on human rights, human health and climate change
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: An interview with the co-directors of Cowspiracy Part 1 - Rich Roll - Air Date 9-14-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Solid Ground - Dougie Maclean
Ch. 4: Act 2: Something You Really Need To Know About The Meat You're Eating - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 2-27-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Happy Meal - The Cardigans
Ch. 6: Act 3: An interview with the co-directors of Cowspiracy Part 2 - Rich Roll - Air Date 9-14-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Land of Confusion - Genesis
Ch. 8: Act 4: VEGAN 2015 - The Film - PLANT BASED NEWS - Air Date 12-1-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Here's to Your Health - River Zydeco Band & Henk Mutsaers
Ch. 10: Act 5: Vegan For Human Rights - Mic. the Vegan - Air Date: 3-18-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Human Rights - Brother Mudada
Ch. 12: Act 6: What do chickens and our constitutional rights have in common? - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 2-12-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Free and Equal Speech - Chris Priest
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fight Anti-Whistleblower Ag-Gag Laws via @ALDF - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Richard Oppenlander's pre-Cowspiracy screening presentation to the EU Parliament (Part 2 of 7) - Climate Vegan - Air Date: 12-20-15
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Raising taxes lowers the cost of hiring new employees - Jim from Detroit
Ch. 18: The Marxist idea of causing pain to spark the revolution - Alex from Montreal
Ch. 19: Planning ahead from 2016 to 2020 - Brian from Arizona
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the dangers of Republican governance and moral culpability vs. mathematical reality
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Write to legislators and governors in states with Ag-Gag laws via Animal Legal Defense Fund's “Take Action to Stop Ag Gag” and demand they be repealed.
Other Actions
Sign the Last Chance for Animal's Change.org petition to fight Missouri's Ag-Gag Law
Sign the Food Integrity Campaign's petition to fight Ag-Gag Laws
Sources/Further Reading:
No More Exposés in North Carolina (via NYTimes.com)
In the Belly of the Beast (via RollingStone.com) (WARNING: THIS IS IMPORTANT, BUT GRAPHIC)
Ag-Gag Legislation by State (via ASPCA.org)
Undercovered: 'Ag-Gag' Laws - How Big Agra Tries to Muzzle Journalists (via Mediate.com)
Big Agriculture Bullies and Lobbies to Keep Americans In the Dark (via Forbes.com)
Groups Sue Over North Carolina's Ag Gag Law, Saying it Violates The Constitution (via ThinkProgress.org)
Ag Boards Think They Should be Exempt From the Freedom of Information Act (via MFAblog.org)
Mercy for Animals Legal Advocacy (via MercyforAnimals.org)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
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(2015/11/06) Criminalizing the classroom (School-to-Prison Pipeline) (Repost)
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Edition #966
Today we take a look at the structural systems in place that work to funnel many children, disproportionately children of color, out of the school system and directly into the (in)justice system
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The School to Prison Pipeline - Advancement Project (@adv_project) - Air Date: 7-3-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Spring Valley High - Backtalk from @BitchMedia - Air Date 10-29-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A
Ch. 6: Act 3: Stuck In The School-To-Prison Pipeline - @ajplus -Air Date: 5-20-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: N/A
Ch. 8: Act 4: Criminalizing the Classroom: Inside the School-to-Prison Pipeline - @democracynow - Air Date: 10-28-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hipozebra - Selva de Mar
Ch. 10: Act 5: Spring Valley High and the school-to-prison pipeline - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-30-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Rivers - Plusplus
Ch. 12: Act 6: School to prison pipeline locks kids into the system early - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBnation) - Air Date: 2-19-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: A Farewell To Trends - dustmotes
Ch. 14: Act 7: Policing Schools - Why Are There Cops In Schools? - @ajplus - Air Date: 10-30-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: N/A
Ch. 16: Act 8: SafeQualitySchools.org- Ending the #School2Prison Pipeline via @adv_project - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: The Poet - Shihan
Ch. 18: Act 9: When School Cops Go Bad: South Carolina Incident Highlights Growing Police Presence in Classrooms - @democracynow - Air Date: 10-28-15
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Jefferson fought to end slavery - Simon from San Diego
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on my untestable hypothesis
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: SafeQualitySchools.org: Ending the #School2Prison Pipeline via @adv_project
Take Action:
Students, parents, educators, law enforcement, and activists! VISIT The Advancement Project’s SafeQualitySchools.org to get involved.
FOLLOW the #School2Prison thread.
SHARE the "School to Prison Pipeline by Advancement Project” video
CONTRIBUTE your stories: #School2Pipeline Stories
Additional Activism/Resources:
SIGN to demand #BlackLivesMatter issues be addressed in primary debates: #RaiseTheDebate via Black Lives Matter at ”ColorOfChange
Sources/further reading:
”What You Need to Know About #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh” — Infographic via The Advancement Project
"Where Are Black Children Safe?" Roxane Gay at The New York Times
"America Doesn’t Care About Black Women And Girls” by Ijeoma Oluo at The Establishment
"Black Girl Down… and Up” by PrisonCulture
"Take cops out of schools: More officers mean more arrests, even for offenses like talking back.” via The Washington Post
”A Short History of Cops Terrorizing Students” via The Nation
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2016/05/10) Nothing free about corporate trade agreements (TPP and TTIP)
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Edition #1013
Today we take a look at the dangerous effects of trade agreements like the TPP and TTIP and some ways to fight against them before they’re passed.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Forum on why we must stop the TPP - A Corporate Takeover - Lori Wallach (@WallachLori)
Ch. 3: Song 1: So Far So Close - Jahzzar
Ch. 4: Act 2: Where inequality comes from - Jim @HightowerNews - Air Date: 2-15-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Who lies - Emma's Revolution
Ch. 6: Act 3: How 'Free' Trade Agreements Could Keep Government From Protecting us... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 05-07-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Middle America - Chris Priest
Ch. 8: Act 4: The TTIP Leaks: What We Learned - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 05-07-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Which Side Are You On - Natalie Merchant
Ch. 10: Act 5: Who is behind Obama's push for TPP? - Jim @HightowerNews - Air Date: 2-17-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Silvery Light of a Dream - The Apples in Stereo
Ch. 12: Act 6: Forum on why we must stop the TPP - A Corporate Takeover - Kevin Zeese (@KBZeese)
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Wade's white, straight, cis, male privilege on display - Marti from Madison, WI
Ch. 22: A cab driver's perspective on contact work - James from Brisbane, Australia
Ch. 22: Sign up to donate, I just did! - Josh from Dallas, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on how we do what we do and how you can help
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/05/06) May Day and Mothers Day (Feminism and Labor)
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Edition #1012
Today we take a look at the origins and sustaining legacies of May Day (International Workers Day) and Mothers Day, another holiday originally begun as a call to recognize the struggles of labor
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: A Living Holiday May Day - Left Out from DemocracyAtWork.info - Air Date 5-1-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Working Reward - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 4: Act 2: Myra Bradwell: America's First Woman Lawyer... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-13-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Welcome to the Black Parade - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 6: Act 3: International Women's Day - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 03-15-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Boys Will Be Boys - Alisha
Ch. 8: Act 4: May Day Sermon Profit vs Environment - Progressive Faith Sermons w: @RevDrRay - Air Date 5-1-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Modern Way - Kaiser Chiefs
Ch. 10: Act 5: The origins of Mother's Day - BackStory with the American History Guys - Air Date 5-5-10
Ch. 11: Song 5: Re-Write History - George Dobbs
Ch. 12: Act 6: Lucy Parsons: The Anarchist & Intersectional Feminist Who Inspired May Day - @theLFshow w/ @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 4-28-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Working Class Hero - Exit Clov
Ch. 14: Act 7: 7 Paid Family Leave - @LastWeekTonight w/ @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 05-10-15
Voicemails
Ch. 16: Get out and vote and be sure to vote down-ballot - David from Tennessee
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on who gets left behind by the Bernie or Bust movement
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/05/03) Deception vs. Disobedience (Climate Crisis)
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Edition #1011
Today we take a look at the struggle between those intent on
selling doubt about climate science in order to stretch fossil fuel
profits as far as they’ll go and those standing up to them in the
most direct way possible
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: What they knew and when they knew it - DISOBEDIENCE from 350.org - Air Date 4-30-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Perpetuum Mobile - Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Ch. 4: Act 2: Good News For Solving Climate Change - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-23-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Budding Trees - Nahko and Medicine for the People
Ch. 6: Act 3: Brendan DeMelle (@bdemelle) on Exxon’s Climate Cover-Up - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 4-29-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Deception - The Chamber Orchestra of London
Ch. 8: Act 4: .@NaomiOreskes: Climate Change Disinformation Is Like Pro-Tobacco Lobbying - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 03-08-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 10: Act 5: Big Oil Is WAY More Evil Than We Thought - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-24-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Mairzy Doats - The Merry Macs
Ch. 12: Act 6: Break Free 2016 #KEEPITINTHEGROUND via @350 - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This fickle world - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: DISOBEDIENCE - 350.org - Air Date 4-30-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Some contracted FedEx drivers like the arrangement - Brian from New Jersey
Ch. 16: Thoughts on independent contractors - Jack from Baltimore
Ch. 17: Raptors and Taxes - Matt from Maryland
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on the exploitation of FedEx contractors and how taxing the rich spurs investment
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Find and sign up for a targeted action near you at breakfree2016.org
Learn more about organizing your own action
Get inspired by the latest 350.org film “Disobedience”
Join the conversation online via the hashtags #BreakFree2016 and #Keepitintheground
Follow @350 on Twitter for the latest updates on the action and other news
Donate to support the work of 350.org
Sources/further reading:
4 Reasons Now is our Chance to Break Free from Fossil Fuels (via BreakFree2016.org)
Bill McKibbon: Global Warming's Terrifying New Chemistry (via The Nation)
Inside the Paris Climate Deal (via The New York Times)
President Obama's Climate Action Plan Infographic (via WhiteHouse.gov)
Bill McKibbon: Why We Need to Keep 80% of Fossil Fuels in the Ground (via Yes!)
Fossil Giant BP Sees Fourth-Quarter Profits Sink Nearly 70% (via Smarter Shift)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman.
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(2016/04/29) In praise of higher taxes (Economics)
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Edition #1010
Today we take a look at the way our current low-tax structure
ends up redistributing the burden of funding society to those least
able to pay for it while widening the already staggeringly-large
wealth gap.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: City Stealing From Citizens By Tampering With Traffic Lights - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-18-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: The fix is in - Ok Go
Ch. 4: Act 2: Cops Generating Money off Black Communities... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 07-31-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Shakedown - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Ch. 6: Act 3: Billionaire Governor Taxes Rich, Increases Minimum Wage, Economy Explodes - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 02-28-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Trickle Down - Hayseed Dixie
Ch. 8: Act 4: Republican Governors Seek to Raise Taxes On Middle Class and Poor - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 01-28-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Class Warfare - Chris Priest
Ch. 10: Act 5: Details of how Reaganomics in Kansas has utterly failed - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 4-19-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: That’s all - Clare and the Reasons
Ch. 12: Act 6: How To Pay For Tax Cuts For The Rich (If You're A Republican) - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-20-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Robin Hood - Dick James
Ch. 14: Act 7: Don't Think the Poor Pay Enough Taxes? You're Living in a Fantasy World - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 04-25-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Work to Live - Serious Suicide
Ch. 16: Act 8: .@ryangrim on Mississippi's dependence on prisoners for revenue - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 4-19-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 18: Act 9: Why An American In Sweden LOVES Paying His Taxes... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-12-16
Ch. 19: Song 9: Taxman - Nickel Creek
Ch. 20: Act 10: The myth of a heavy tax burden in the US - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 4-24-16
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Voting my conscience in a solidly red state - Doug from Dallas/Fort Worth
Ch. 22: Clinton is better than any Republican - Nick from Florida
Ch. 23: Change doesn't happen during elections, it happens between them - Scott from Oakland
Ch. 24: Stand for our values even if it's worse in the short term - Rick from Scranton, PA
Ch. 25: A voting strategy epiphany - Charlie From Cincinnati
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 26: Final comments on the all-male review of voicemails and the recent update to the technology of the show
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/04/26) Battle for the Ballot (Voting Rights)
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Edition #1009
Today we take a look at the disgustingly undemocratic efforts
being waged to minimize the number of people who vote in our
elections.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: This AMAZING Fact Proves Why American Democracy Is Totally Broken - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-06-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Makes No Sense - The rainmakers
Ch. 4: Act 2: Is the Electoral Collage broken? - @DecodeDC - Air Date 11-5-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A
Ch. 7: Song 3: Crucify - Tori Amos
Ch. 8: Act 4: Bernie Sanders Has Been Cheated Out Of Thousands Of Votes - @RedactedTonight w: @LeeCamp - Air Date 4-2-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Proud to Be an American - Side Street Ramblers
Ch. 10: Act 5: Republicans tell the Truth About Voter Suppression! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-07-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Vote - Jefferson Coker
Ch. 12: Act 6: Millions of New Yorkers Disenfranchised from Primaries Thanks to State's Restrictive Voting Laws - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 04-19-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: We can’t stop - Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox
Ch. 14: Act 7: Demand Modernized Elections and Restore the VRA via @BrennanCenter - Best of the Left Activism - 4:26:16, 11.50 AM
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: A former Republican final had enough of disenfranchising voters - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 4-7-16
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Concern over violence in bathrooms - Paula from Los Angeles
Ch. 22: Gender-segregated bathrooms are silly - Megan from Baltimore
Ch. 22: The problem of civil rights incrementalism - Erin from Philadelphia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments rebutting a half-reasonable claim that we shouldn't worry about money in politics
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/04/22) Democracy Sprung (Money in Politics)
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Edition #1008
Today we take a look at the continued fight against the corrupting effects of money in politics including this month’s record-breaking civil disobedience protests at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Congressmen's Warehouse - Big Bad Boris - Air Date: 2-9-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Buy my vote - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 4: Act 2: Congressional Fundraising - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 04-04-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Little Chance - Jahzzar
Ch. 6: Act 3: Cenk Uygur On His Democracy Spring Protest - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-13-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Democracy - Leonard Cohen
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Election-Industrial Complex - On the Media - Air Date 3-18-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Spend - Jeff Caudill
Ch. 10: Act 5: It's not good for America but it's damn good for CBS - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-4-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Eternal Youth Eternal Fun - Fifty Miles From Vancouver
Ch. 12: Act 6: Democracy Spring Cable News Blackout - @theyoungturks - Air Date 04-13-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: I Predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
Ch. 14: Act 7: Alex Lawson (@alaw202) on the long view of the fight against money in politics - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date 4-15-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Voting third party is about looking to the future - Gabriel from Pittsburg
Ch. 16: Modifying the trolly dilemma - Ryan from Phoenix
Ch. 17: Not voting while hoping for a third or fouth party to emerge - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on what happens to progressives when Republicans are in office
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/04/19) No place like home (History of Gentrification)
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1. évad 1007. rész
Edition #1007
Today we take a look at how racism and economics combine to form a self-reinforcing legacy of unfair housing policies and practices that benefit the wealthy and disadvantage the poor
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Legacy of Lynching - On The Media - Air Date: 2-13-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Re-Write History - George Dobbs
Ch. 4: Act 2: Building the lines that divide Chicago under Mayor Richard J. Daley - Backstory - Air Date 3-25-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
Ch. 6: Act 3: Sarah Schulman on the mechanics of gentrification - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 3-22-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gentrification - Oddisee
Ch. 8: Act 4: The integration of Oak Park, Chicago - Backstory - Air Date 3-25-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Rockin' the Suburbs - Ben Folds
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Great Corporate Buy-Up: Because of Corporations, Our Cities Are Not Our Own - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 3-8-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: City on a Hill - The Minor Leagues
Ch. 12: Act 6: SCOTUS Upholds the Real Meaning of the Fair Housing Act - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 06-26-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: (Ain't That) Good News - Sam Cooke
Ch. 14: Act 7: Urge Your Legislators to Increase Federal Resources for Affordable Housing via @SenatorCantwell and A.C.T.I.O.N (A Call to Invest in Our Neighborhoods) #LIHTC - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This fickle world - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Why does gentrification happen? - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 11-13-15
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Theory of change and why to support Clinton in the general election - Craig
Ch. 18: Go with issues not people or parties - Nomordo from San Jose
Ch. 19: Elections, privilege and the Trolly Car Dilemma - Alex from Illinois
Ch. 20: I can't afford to vote with a binary mindset - Marti from Madison, WI
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on voting with a theory of change, Podcast Awards nominations and technical changes coming to the podcast feed
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/09/22) In search of the good life (Culture) (Repost)
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Edition #955
Today we take a look at the inherent contradictions in the standard way of pursuing happiness in western culture and examine some alternatives
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:42 Ch. 2: Act 1: The High Price of Materialism - Center for a New American Dream (@newdream) - Air Date: 12-4-11
Ch. 3: Song 1: A Beautiful World - Tim Myers
00:05:54 Ch. 4: Act 2: How To Purchase Redemption From Consumerism! - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 01-14-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Redemption Song - Bob Marley & The Wailers
00:10:05 Ch. 6: Act 3: Almost Half of Americans Didn't Take Single Vacation Day in 2014 - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-11-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Vacation - The Go-Go's & Go-Go's
00:14:17 Ch. 8: Act 4: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us - RSA Animate (@theRSAorg) - Air Date: 4-1-10
Ch. 9: Song 4: All Over The World - Boogie Belgique
00:26:23 Ch. 10: Act 5: The Story of Bottled Water (2010) - @storyofstuff Project - Air Date: 03-17-10
Ch. 11: Song 5: Murky Water - The Autumn Isles
00:34:17 Ch. 12: Act 6: SO INCREDIBLY SAD This is How 3 Generations Answer the Same Question - @BuzzPo - Air Date 7-26-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: N/A
00:37:20 Ch. 14: Act 7: A thousand cuts - @jimhightower - Air Date: 9-22-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Sligo Creek - Al Petteway
00:39:55 Ch. 16: Act 8: #FindYourPark on National @PublicLandsDay - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
00:43:14 Ch. 18: Act 9: Saamah Abdallah: How to achieve good lives that don't cost the Earth - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 7-20-15
Voicemails
00:56:53 Ch. 19: Thoughts on victimless crimes - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
00:58:54 Ch. 20: Libertarians ignore the negotiation of rights - Nathan from Dix Hills, NY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:01:12 Ch. 21: Final comments on the way we discuss lifestyles and culture
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #FindYourPark on National @PublicLandsDay
Take Action:
Register to volunteer for National Public Lands Day!
Be sure to get your Fee-Free Coupon as a thank you for volunteering!
Sources/further reading:
"More than 175,000 Volunteers Expected on National Public Lands Day, September 26, 2015” via National Public Lands Day
"Let's Move Outside: Public lands make the best playgrounds!” via National Public Lands Day
"Our Land, Up for Grabs” via The New York Times
"This Land Was Your Land” via The American Prospect
"Volunteer on trail crews for National Public Lands Day, Sept. 26” via The Seattle Times
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2016/04/12) How we got to here (Modern History of the Conservative Movement)
77 perc
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Edition #1006
Today we take a look at the last several decades of the conservative movement and the Republican party, where they came from and how we got to where we are.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Let's adopt the GOP's national platform - @JimHightower - Air Date: 4-1-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Great Pretender - The Platters
Ch. 4: Act 2: No Legitamate Republican President Since Eisenhower... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-20-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Cheat - The Clash
Ch. 7: Song 3: The John Birch Society - The Chad Mitchell Trio
Ch. 8: Act 4: How business made us a Christian Nation™ - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 3-22-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Show Me What I'm Looking For - Carolina Liar
Ch. 10: Act 5: Jelani Cobb on the Democracy of Blame Part 1 - Primary Concerns (@prime_concerns) - Air Date 3-24-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons
Ch. 12: Act 6: Today's Republicans Employing Lee Atwater's Dog Whistle Racism - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-24-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Racism - Mighty Sparrow
Ch. 14: Act 7: Jelani Cobb on the Democracy of Blame Part 2 - Primary Concerns (@prime_concerns) - Air Date 3-24-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Chickens Comin' Home to Roost - Toronzo Cannon
Ch. 16: Act 8: Nixon's War on Drugs: Aide Says Motives Were Racist & Anti-Leftist - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-27-16
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Learning the history from Reagan forward - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 22: This election is the result of the Reagan revolution - Eammon from La Habra, California
Ch. 22: What can apartment dwellers do about clean energy? - Stephanie from Seattle
Ch. 22: We shouldn't have gender-segregated bathrooms - Dan from Albany, NY
Ch. 22: The only way to stop a bad penis is with a good penis - Ryan from Pheonix
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on the viability of gender-neutral public restrooms
Ch. 23: Bonus Clip: We Should Not Have Gender-Segregated Bathrooms & Locker Rooms - David Pakman - Air Date: 3-27-15
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/04/08) How not to be terrorized (Brussels Bombing)
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Edition #1005
Today we take a look at some of the various responses to the recent bombing in Brussels, Belgium. Unsurprisingly, politicians who traditionally thrive on fear-mongering are encouraging us to be afraid, just as the terrorists would hope.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Naked As We Came - Iron & Wine
Ch. 4: Act 2: Ted Cruz: Cops Should Patrol Muslim Neighborhoods - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-24-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Empathy - Chasing Kings
Ch. 6: Act 3: The patetic media response to the Brussels bombing - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-25-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Fearless (Acoustic Version) - For Today
Ch. 8: Act 4: Faith in the Face of Terrorism - Progressive Faith Sermons - Dr. Roger Ray - Air Date 3-27-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard
Ch. 10: Act 5: What are our ideals worth? - @dccommonsense w/ Dan Carlin - Air Date 4-1-16
Voicemails
Ch. 11: The ways in which contractors are getting screwed - Ruben from Oakland
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 12: Final comments on how I was once an independent contractor getting screwed by FedEx
Ch. 13: Bonus Clip: The CA FedEx case: employees vs. contractors - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 6-21-15
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/04/05) Understanding the 2016 election conservative wedge issue (Trans Rights)
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Edition #1004
Today we take a look at the hate-mongering conservative, fright fest issue du jour, trans people being allowed to use public restrooms without harassment. Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate and ignorance, fear and hatred lead to voting for Republicans. That’s been their strategy for decades: exploiting fear of black people, brown people, drugs, gay people and now trans people.They’re always wrong about what they fear but that’s never stopped them before and it isn’t stopping them now.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Transphobia is the new conservative wedge issue for the 2016 election - Backtalk from @BitchMedia - Air Date 3-31-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: get real - the mountain firework company
Ch. 4: Act 2: .@SarahEMcBride on the fallout of legislating discrimination effects many groups - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date 3-25-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Cospiratore - Old Splendifolia
Ch. 6: Act 3: .@chasestrangio on the reality of transmisogyny around the bathroom lies - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 3-26-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mothers of the Night - Moby
Ch. 8: Act 4: .@dominicholden on NC causing the otherwise nonexistent problem they're trying to solve - @FakeDanSavage - Air Date 3-29-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 10: Act 5: Bullied by the Government North Carolina Sued After Enacting Sweeping Anti-Transgender Law - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 03-29-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Le Moulin - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fight North Carolina’s LGBT Discrimination Law via @ACLU_NC and @EqualityNC #NoHateInMyState #WeAreNotThis - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: .@ivancoyote: Why we need gender-neutral bathrooms - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 2-26-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Learning to care about the economy - Michael in Eugene, OR
Ch. 16: Earn this damn vote or lose - Gabriel from Pittsburg
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on voting and our theories of change
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/04/01) The battle to reorganize the economy (Sharing Economy vs. Coops)
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Edition #1003
Today we take a look at the raging battle for the soul of the new economy. The age of working at the factory for decades before retiring with a pension and gold watch is well behind us but what’s coming next? A world where everyone is completely on their own, scraping together work one gig at a time? Or an economy of worker-owners who are compensated fully for their labor and have a voice in the direction of their companies?
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How Good is the Sharing Economy at Sharing? - KQED News - Air Date: 2-4-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Sharing Song - Jack Johnson
Ch. 4: Act 2: Chris Mackin: Creating Economic Democracy - @theLFshow w/ @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 7-22-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: RazorWire-Remastered - Chris Priest
Ch. 6: Act 3: Uber isn't nearly as new of an idea as you think - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 3-22-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Capitalism Is Tearing Us Apart - sole
Ch. 9: Song 4: Working Poor - Horse Feathers
Ch. 10: Act 5: David J. Thompson on the superiority of cooperatives - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date: 8-1-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Cooperation - Jim Valley
Ch. 12: Act 6: Nationwide Next System Teach-Ins via @TheNextSystem - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Paul Mason - Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 3-3-16
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Understanding our political system - Kim from Pennsylvania
Ch. 22: The importance of progressive unity in the election - Ben from New Jersey
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on Democracy Spring and the cabbie who suggested todays episode
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Activism Resources:
Find a Next System Teach-In near you or register to host one where you live at http://teachins.thenextsystem.org
Learn more about the The Next System Project and sign their statement.
Follow The Next System Project on Twitter @TheNextSystem for the latest updates and use '#NextSystem' to join the conversation.
Further Reading:
Not Cool Uber (via Dave Craige on Medium.com)
Sharing Economy Isn’t About Sharing - The Dark Reality Behind This Major Workplace Shift (via Alternet)
Uber on the Road to Nowhere - Uber Drivers are getting creative in their fight for basic workplace rights (via American Prospect)
Latest News/Actions:
Seattle Passes Law Letting Uber, Lyft Drivers Unionize (via Reuters)
Fed up Uber Drivers Aim to Disrupt Super Bowl 50 - With their Own Mobile App (via Mother Jones)
Jakarta Taxi Drivers Protest Against Uber and Grab (via BBC)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
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(2016/03/29) Merrick Garland and the fight for the Supreme Court
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Edition #1002
Today we take a look at the power of the Supreme Court, the importance of getting the right people on the bench and the unfortunate reality that Merrick Garland is not someone that progressives should be supporting
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: A curious definition of 'balance' - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-19-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Miss You - The Rolling Stones
00:02:41 Ch. 4: Act 2: The importance of the Supreme Court - We the Podcast with Rep. @keithellison - Air Date 3-16-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Company Town - Andrew McKnight
00:12:11 Ch. 6: Act 3: Is the Supreme Court too Supreme? - @DecodeDC - Air Date 3-17-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Final Say - Jb Congdon
00:25:58 Ch. 8: Act 4: Merrick Garland...Consensus Candidate Or Sacrificial Lamb? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-16-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Close To Me [Closet Remix] - The Cure
00:28:21 Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox Makes Fun of Obama for Picking a Conservative Nominee - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-18-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: We Know Better - Bend Sinister
00:37:04Ch. 12: Act 6: Merrick Garland didn't uphold Habeas Corpus when he had the chance - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-18-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Suffering of the Innocents - Squire Tuck
00:39:17 Ch. 14: Act 7: Republican: Confirm SCOTUS Nominee Without NRA Approval? NO WAY! - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 03-21-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Race to the Bottom - Tom Clairmont
00:44:11 Ch. 16: Act 8: Why Merrick Garland Is Terrible - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-22-16
Voicemails
00:58:40 Ch. 17: Voting system is not part of American education - Greg from New Hampshire
00:59:55 Ch. 18: Explaining socialism - Colin from Cleveland, OH
01:03:40 Ch. 19: Energy and recycling - Allen from Connecticut
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:05:28 Ch. 20: Final comments on the relative co2 emmissions of wood or corn stoves vs oil
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/03/25) The scales are tipping (Climate)
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Edition #1001
Today we examine how the climate denial industry works and look forward to the positive trends in renewable energy
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Oil Tycoon Attacks Anti-Fracking Researchers - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-25-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Hole In My Soul - Aerosmith
00:09:31 Ch. 4: Act 2: .@KertDavies on How the Climate Denial Industry Works - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 12-04-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sunrise - Norah Jones
00:19:47 Ch. 6: Act 3: .@NaomiOreskes explains what motivates climate deniers - @StarTalkRadio w/ Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) - Air Date: 2-5-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Science Is Real - They Might Be Giants
00:24:16 Ch. 8: Act 4: Koch Brothers Declare War On Electric Cars - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-20-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Persuaded - Faded Paper Figures
00:33:40 Ch. 10: Act 5: The Guardian Goes Positive w/ @james_randerson - @OnTheMedia - Air Date: 12-18-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: The typewriter song - The Boston Pops Orchestra
00:41:45 Ch. 12: Act 6: Break Free 2016 #KEEPITINTHEGROUND - A Global Wave of Resistance to Keep Coal, Oil and Gas in the Ground via @350 - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This fickle world - Theo Bard
00:45:10 Ch. 14: Act 7: .@algore The case for optimism on climate change - @TEDTalks - Air Date 2-22-16
Voicemails:
00:55:32 Ch. 15: On Swedish socialism - Robin from Sweden
00:59:10 Ch. 16: Trust in government is key to social programs - Erin from Philadelphia
01:02:45 Ch. 17: Offending and silencing - Marty from Eagle Rock, CA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:04:52 Ch. 18: Final comments on offense, harm and how to have a productive conversation
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
Find and sign up for a targeted action near you at breakfree2016.org
Learn more about organizing your own action
Join the conversation online via the hashtags #BreakFree2016 and #Keepitintheground
Follow @350 on Twitter for the latest updates on the action and other news
Donate to support the work of 350.org
Sources/further reading:
4 Reasons Now is our Chance to Break Free from Fossil Fuels (via BreakFree2016.org)
Bill McKibbon: Global Warming's Terrifying New Chemistry (via The Nation)
Inside the Paris Climate Deal (via The New York Times)
President Obama's Climate Action Plan Infographic (via WhiteHouse.gov)
Bill McKibbon: Why We Need to Keep 80% of Fossil Fuels in the Ground (via Yes!)
Fossil Giant BP Sees Fourth-Quarter Profits Sink Nearly 70% (via Smarter Shift)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
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(2016/03/22) A Look Back (Episode #1000)
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Edition #1000
Today we mark our 1000th episode by looking back to the way things were 10 years ago when this show launched. Come with me to a time when The Young Turks hadn’t taken over YouTube, Rachel Maddow didn’t have a show on MSNBC and Al Franken wasn’t yet a Senator
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:02:54 Ch. 2: Act 1: TYT video streaming launch party while CNN makes new hires - The Young Turks
00:06:19 Ch. 3: Act 2: Bin Laden resurfaces and MSNBC calls him a Democrat - Rachel Maddow Show
00:12:30 Ch. 4: Act 3: Speaking with Helen Thomas on the state of the media - Mother Jones Radio
00:16:56 Ch. 5: Act 4: John Boehner running for speaker - Rachel Maddow
00:19:26 Ch. 6: Act 5: John Conyers on Bush wiretapping program - Thom Hartmann
00:24:45 Ch. 7: Act 6: Rage over cartoons perplexes Denmark - The Young Turks
00:30:28 Ch. 8: Act 7: Rob Corddry on Cheney shooting his friend in the face - The Daily Show
00:34:09 Ch. 9: Act 8: Harry Whittington Apologizes for Getting Shot in the Face by Dick Cheney
00:37:23 Ch. 10: Act 9: This happens all the time and by the way, it's incredibly traumatic - Al Franken Show
00:42:48 Ch. 11: Act 10: Hurricane Katrina and it's aftermath - Mother Jones Radio
00:50:13 Ch. 12: Act 11: O'Connor Decries Republican Attacks on Courts - NPR Morning Edition
00:54:23 Ch. 13: Act 12: Sandra Day O'Connor and avoiding these beginnings - The Young Turks
00:59:21 Ch. 14: Act 13: Tom Delay steps down from congress - Rachel Maddow Show
01:02:51 Ch. 15: Act 14: A reminder of all the things terrible about Tom Delay - The Young Turks
01:11:34 Ch. 16: Act 15: Hate Mail from the left - Al Franken Show
01:13:50 Ch. 17: Act 16: I'm the decider - The Young Turks
01:17:26 Ch. 18: Act 17: The Chief Executive's Role - The President's Weekly Radio Address
01:21:22 Ch. 18: Act 18: Highlights from Colbert's White House Correspondents Dinner Speech with David Bender - Rachel Maddow
01:31:22 Ch. 18: Act 19: Supercut of Colbert at the White House Correspondence Dinner
Voicemails
01:36:36 Ch. 19: 1000 Episodes - Lee Camp
01:37:05 Ch. 20: 1000 Episodes - David Pakman
Plus messages from:
Eammon from La Habra, California
Nancy from San Francisco
Zach from Atlanta
Megan from Seattle
Josh from Lafayette, LA
Erin from Philadelphia
Tony from New Jersey
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:37:50 Ch. 21: Final comments on how I met David Pakman and thanks for the last 1000 episodes
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/03/18) Playing with the Fire of Fascism (Trump and his Supporters)
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Edition #999
Today we again ring the fascism warning bell as we look at the continuing saga of the Donald Trump presidential campaign. And remember: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans On Board With Trump Target And Kill Families Of Terrorists - @theyoungturks - Air Date 12-17-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Family Values - Johnossi
00:06:43 Ch. 4: Act 2: The Ugly Place That Donald Trump Is Leading Us - Moment of Clarity w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 01-20-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Rome Wasn't Built In a Day - Morcheeba
00:09:07 Ch. 6: Act 3: .@timjacobwise on How Donald Trump Legitimizes Racist Ideas - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 01-07-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: When Anger Shows - Editors
00:14:20 Ch. 8: Act 4: Donald Trump, the New George Wallace? Head of Segregationist's 1968 Bid on GOP Front-Runner's Racism - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 01-15-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: People, Turn Around - Delta Spirit
00:22:25 Ch. 10: Act 5: Thirty Black People Booted From Trump Rally - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-02-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers
00:29:29 Ch. 12: Act 6: How and why fascism comes to power - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 3-6-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: All You Fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco
00:36:16 Ch. 14: Act 7: Trump's Response to Violence at His Rallies - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-12-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: What happens tomorrow - Duran Duran
00:44:34 Ch. 16: Act 8: Cops Swarm Black Man For Getting Punched At Trump Rally - @theyoungturks - Air Date 03-11-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Out of Control - U2
00:51:51 Ch. 18: Act 9: The Call for a Voting Renaissance and Mass Non-violent Mobilization to Stand Up to Trump via @MoveOn - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:55:16 Ch. 20: Act 10: Sasha Abramsky on what Trump supporters really think - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 3-2-16
Voicemails
01:04:46 Ch. 21: Understanding the new movement for socialism - Patrick from Dallas
01:09:33 Ch. 22: "Impartiality" stems from privilege - Ruben from San Jose
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:13:21 Ch. 23: Final comments on what it was like to prep for today's episode, plus calling for input for episode #1000
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Read, sign and share MoveOn.org's open letter.
Follow @MoveOn on Twitter for the latest updates on the campaign and other actions to stand up to Trump's dangerous rhetoric.
Use the hashtags #LoveTrumpsHate and #STOPTRUMP on social media.
Donate to the MoveOn.org "Stand Up to Trump" campaign to support their efforts.
Sources/further reading:
Democrats Sound Alarm Against Trump (via Politico)
Liberal Groups to Launch Campaign to Defeat Donald Trump (via USA Today)
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Episode #999 http://www.bestoftheleft.com/_999_fascism
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2016/03/15) Rolling back our voting rights (Elections)
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Edition #998
Today we look at a variety of problems plaguing our elections from gerrymandering to restrictive laws intended to make it difficult for people to vote to our aging and deeply problematic electronic voting machines
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Why America needs nonpartisan elections - Open Primaries - Air Date: 10-20-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: We the People (feat. Chief Xcel) - Lateef the Truthspeaker
00:03:13 Ch. 4: Act 2: .@MicheleJawando on the Voting Rights Act at 50 - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date: 8-6-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Going Home - Niklas Aman
00:11:46 Ch. 6: Act 3: Gerrymandering by race in South Carolina - @DecodeDC - Air Date 2-25-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: We the people - Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
00:17:35 Ch. 8: Act 4: 16 States Face New Voting Restrictions in First Election in 50 Years Without Full Voting Rights Act - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 02-29-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Vote - Jefferson Coker
00:29:05 Ch. 10: Act 5: Lawrence Norden on the Real Problems with Digital Voting Machines - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 10-10-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: The System - Abscondo
00:40:21 Ch. 12: Act 6: Nationwide Mobilization to Protect the Vote via @DemAwakening - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:43:40 Ch. 14: Act 7: Voting - @LastWeekTonight w/ @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 02-15-16
Voicemails
00:58:41 Ch. 15: Where and how people live has a big impact on a person's life - Rick from Scranton, PA
01:00:45 Ch. 16: A perspective on post-scarcity economics - Megan from North Carolina
01:03:16 Ch. 17: What needs to happen in civil conversation - Anthony from Illinois
01:05:12 Ch. 18: Apple's business model - Ronald from Baltimore
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:07 Ch. 19: Final comments on the confluence of digital privacy and Apple's business model
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Visit democracyawakening.org to sign up as a volunteer to help organize this event or to participate in April.
Follow @DemAwakening on Twitter and on Facebook for the latest updates on the campaign.
Engage with the movement to restore the Voting Rights Act via #RestoretheVRA on social media.
Sources/further reading:
"Voting Rights - and Wrongs: We're in the midst of the biggest rollback of the rights to vote since Jim Crow" (via Sojourners)
"North Carolina Exemplifies National Battles Over Voting Laws" (via The New York Times)
"Six Pieces of a Real Democracy Movement We've Never Had Before" (via HuffPost Politics)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman.
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2016/03/11) Privacy, security or both (Encryption vs the FBI)
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Edition #997
Today we look at the arguments for and against unbreakable encryption for smartphones with specific focus on Apple’s current legal battle with the FBI
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Price of privacy - @DecodeDC - Air Date 2-23-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Les monstres - David Ari Leon
00:07:03 Ch. 4: Act 2: Will FBI Take a Bite Out of Apple? Former CIA Agent on Showdown Between Apple & U.S. Government - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 02-26-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Secret - The Pierces
00:16:32 Ch. 6: Act 3: Apple vs. the FBI Part 1 - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 3-6-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: What Is Your Secret - Nada Surf
00:24:26 Ch. 8: Act 4: Politicians Use Scare Tactics To Promote Government Spying - @theyoungturks
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Secret Agent: The Secret Agent Ending - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico & Elias Arizcuren
00:31:53 Ch. 10: Act 5: Apple vs. the FBI Part 2 - @HumorlessQueers
Ch. 11: Song 5: Secrets - OneRepublic
00:45:04 Ch. 12: Act 6: Don’t Let California Lawmakers Undermine Smartphone Security via Electronic Frontier Foundation (@EFF) - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:47:53 Ch. 14: Act 7: Rodrigo Bijou: Governments don't understand cyber warfare. We need hackers - @rodrigobijou on @TEDTalks
Voicemails
00:58:20 Ch. 15: The future of automation and a basic universal wage - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
01:02:33 Ch. 16: Responding to Rambo and gentrification - Allen from Connecticut
01:03:36 Ch. 17: Being offended doesn't help your cause - Trey from Corvallis
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:08 Ch. 18: Final comments on the important difference and connection between offensiveness and harmful
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION:
Sign the EFF petition to fight California Assembly Bill 1681 at https://act.eff.org/action/don-t-let-california-lawmakers-undermine-smartphone-security
Follow @EFF on Twitter for the latest updates on the petition and other actions to protect privacy.
Donate to support the work of EFF at https://supporters.eff.org/donate/button
Sources/further reading:
Read the entire Assembly Bill 1681
Worried about Apple? California has a Bill that Would Disable Encryption on All Phones (EFF.org)
A Technical Perspective on the iPhone Case (EFF.org)
CSAIL: Giving Government Special Access to Data Poses Major Security Risks (MIT News)
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Episode #997 http://www.bestoftheleft.com/_997_privacy_encryption
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman.
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/12/22) The future of work (Culture) (Repost)
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Edition #978
Today we look at the shifting trends of how and why people work and what may happen when the robots take everyone’s jobs
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Tipping Point: Technology Now Destroying More Jobs Than It Creates - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-13-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Work to live - Serious Suicide
00:04:15 Ch. 4: Act 2: Nigel Cameron: A world without work - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 4-23-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: What Would You Do? - The Living End
00:22:40 Ch. 6: Act 3: Robots Will Take Your Job SOON! (seriously) - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 05-09-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Robot friend - Pretty Little Demons
00:28:48 Ch. 8: Act 4: Practical Theology (Because who wants impractical theology?) Part 1 - Progressive Faith Sermons - Dr. Roger Ray - Air Date 12-13-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Courage - Authority Zero
00:37:31 Ch. 10: Act 5: Barry Schwartz: The way we think about work is broken - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 9-8-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Human Nature - Michael Jackson
00:45:50 Ch. 12: Act 6: Practical Theology (Because who wants impractical theology?) Part 2 - Progressive Faith Sermons - Dr. Roger Ray - Air Date 12-13-15
Voicemails
00:56:59 Ch. 13: 7 Violence against women re: abortion? - Robert from New Hampshire
00:59:05 Ch. 14: 8 Response to thoughts on "unskilled labor" - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:01:34 Ch. 15: Final comments on After Tiller, the Progressive Faith Sermon and how human nature is moulded by our circumstances
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/03/04) Heart of Dark Money (Money in Politics)
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Edition #996
Today we look at the influence of dark money in politics generally as well as the moneyed interests that have been successfully working for decades to make the Democratic party more conservative
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars) - Travie McCoy
Ch. 4: Act 2: How the Koch Brothers Helped Dismantle the Democratic Party - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-29-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Two Masters- Song about Citizens United and Bernie Sanders (with Cartoons) - Smooch McGee
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Oligarch - Ephemerals
Ch. 8: Act 4: Hillary Clinton: Bribes Don’t Work On Me - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-17-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Electable (Give It Up) - Jimmy Eat World
Ch. 10: Act 5: Did Campaign Contributions Influence Hillary's Votes? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-06-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: A Few Honest Words - Ben Sollee
Ch. 12: Act 6: #DemocracySpring - March and Sit-in to Save Democracy via @DemSpring - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Wolf PAC Marches Into Washington And Wins - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-26-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Charter schools get to cherry pick their students - Amanda from San Diego
Ch. 16: Thoughts on gentrification - Ryan from Pheonix
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments requesting feedback for Ryan from Phoenix
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Visit democracyspring.org to sign up as a volunteer to help organize this event or to pledge your participation in April.
Follow @DemSpring on Twitter for the latest updates on the campaign.
Engage with the campaign via #DemocracySpring on social media.
Donate to support the campaign at democracyspring.org/donate.
Sources/further reading:
"Open Letter: Let's Sit-in to Save Democracy from the Billionaire Class" via The Nation
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Episode #996 http://www.bestoftheleft.com/_996_heart_of_dark_money_money_in_politics
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman.
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2016/03/01) Scalia’s death and the seismic shift on the court (Supreme Court)
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Edition #995
Today we look at the legacy Antonin Scalia leaves behind, what this means for the Supreme Court going forward and how it’s all effecting the 2016 election
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How Scalia's Death Can Change The Whole Election! - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-14-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Training Montage - Vince DiCola
Ch. 4: Act 2: Republican Hypocrisy on Scalia Appointment Exposed - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 02-16-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Nonsense - Komeda
Ch. 6: Act 3: President Obama wades into nomination debate on SCOTUSblog - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBPrime)
Ch. 7: Song 3: Screwed - Slidin' Slim
Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Rosenberg on Scalia's legacy - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-19-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hide Your Tears - Daniel Licht
Ch. 10: Act 5: Justice Antonin Scalia's TRUE LEGACY - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-14-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Friend of The Devil - Counting Crows
Ch. 12: Act 6: Akhil Reed Amar explains why politically, originalism can cut both ways - Amicus from @Slate - Air Date 2-20-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Coheed and Cambria Sing Justice Scalias Dissenting Opinions - Funny Or Die
Ch. 14: Act 7: How money and politics corrupts the Supreme Court - @dccommonsense w/ Dan Carlin - Air Date 2-26-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: get real - the mountain firework company
Ch. 16: Act 8: Speaking ill of the dead - @Jimmy_Dore Show - Air Date 2-16-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: High stakes testing and internet connectivity for students - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 18: How to make the model of society fit the world we are becoming - Emma from New York State
Ch. 19: Get involved with Health Impact Assessments - Ryan from Pheonix
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments with some uninformed impressions about how to deal with gentrification
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/02/26) Who gets a seat at the table (Culture)
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Edition #994
Today we look at the narratives and stories that fill and influence our lives, whose stories get told and why and how that effects the way we see the world
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:37 Ch. 2: Act 1: Mansplaining: The Science - @Upworthy - Air Date: 03-10-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Words Are Seeds - My Gay Banjo
00:02:35 Ch. 4: Act 2: The Racial Politics of Disney Animals - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 8-28-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) - Louis Prima, Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman
00:16:47 Ch. 6: Act 3: Broad Politics in the Obama Administration - @DecodeDC - Air Date 1-28-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Seat at the Table - Crystal Lewis
00:22:53 Ch. 8: Act 4: #OscarsSoWhite: Black Filmmakers Call Out Hollywood Racism, Exclusion as Calls for Boycott Grow - @democracynow - Air Date: 01-25-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Gatekeepers - Sharrie Williams
00:30:54 Ch. 10: Act 5: $pread, For and By Sex Workers - @onthemedia - Air Date: 5-1-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Power of Words - iamuuri
00:40:10 Ch. 12: Act 6: Worst Oscar responses to #OscarsSoWhite - Backtalk from @BitchMedia - Air Date 2-18-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Bedtime Stories - Chris Reed
00:57:01 Ch. 14: Act 7: #OscarsSoWhite; Watch #JusticeForFlint Instead via @UnitedBlackout — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
01:00:18 Ch. 16: Act 8: An inclusion crisis in the entertainment industry - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-26-16
Voicemails
01:02:50 Ch. 17: The four economic classes and who's really suffering - Dave from Olympia, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:09:59 Ch. 19: Final comments with a message from Jordan from Salt Lake City on empathizing with those we disgree with
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #OscarsSoWhite; Watch #JusticeForFlint Instead via @UnitedBlackout
Take Action:
#JusticeForFlint from Blackout for Human Rights
Additional Activism/Resources:
"How to help people hurt by the poisoned water in Flint” via Mashable
Sources/further reading:
”Meet April Reign, the Black Woman Behind #OscarsSoWhite"
"The 17 Biggest Surprises Of This Year’s Oscar Nominations — #OscarsSoWhiteTheSequel” via Buzzfeed
"These 10 Actors, Directors & Executives Can Reverse #OscarsSoWhite” at RevoltTV
"Creed Is The Rocky Film 21st-Century America Needs” at The Establishment
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2016/02/23) The corporatization of the media
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Edition #993
Today we look at the effects of the media companies shift from producing news content as a public service to ‘infotainment’ and where we’re headed in the world of vertical integration and threats to net neutrality
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: CNN's 'courageous' move to blur the lines between news and advertising - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 6-12-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Blur the Lines - The Meeting Places
00:02:19 Ch. 4: Act 2: Michael Isikoff And Cenk Uygur On The State Of The News Media Today - (Edited Interview) - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-11-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Free and Equal Speech - Chris Priest
00:14:23 Ch. 6: Act 3: PROOF The Media Is Only For The Rich - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 1-9-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: RazorWire - Chris Priest
00:17:39 Ch. 8: Act 4: The next threat of a mega merger of cable companies - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-11-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Perpetuum Mobile - Penguin Cafe Orchestra
00:20:39 Ch. 10: Act 5: Why China is Trying to Rewrite Worldwide Internet Rules... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-01-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: North By North - Faded Paper Figures
00:25:21 Ch. 12: Act 6: Net Neutrality is STILL in Danger - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-28-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dirty Paws - Of Monsters and Men
00:37:15 Ch. 14: Act 7: A few of the media's failures in covering the election - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-19-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: My Conversation - The Uniques
00:40:26 Ch. 16: Act 8: 40 Years After "All the President's Men," Redford Plays Another Journo Challenging Power in "Truth" - @democracynow - Air Date: 01-26-16
Voicemails
00:48:43 Ch. 17: Thoughts on food activism - Linea from Illinois
00:52:34 Ch. 18: High stakes in rich areas aren't such high stakes - Megan from near Seattle
00:54:02 Ch. 19: Racism, capitalism and private prisons - V from Western New York
00:57:24 Ch. 20: Living now vs 100 years ago - Stephanie from Seattle
00:58:14 Ch. 21: Speaking past each other about Capitalism - Dave from Olympia, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:01:12 Ch. 22: Final comments on the history of telecoms and the lack of universal service
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/02/19) The illness at the heart of our for-profit health care system
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Edition #992
Today we look at how corporations have worked diligently to maximize the profits of insurance and pharmaceutical companies at the expense of America’s general health and budget and then used those profits to buy politicians to ensure the system never changes
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Is Pharma the Most Evil Industry? (w: Josh Zepps) - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date 09-28-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Get Up and Go - Broadcast 2000
00:05:49 Ch. 4: Act 2: HUGE Bernie Sanders Releases Plan for Universal Healthcare - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date 01-20-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Until the Water Goes Down - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
00:09:32 Ch. 6: Act 3: Hillary Fights Dirty on Healthcare! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-13-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: 1901 - Phoenix
00:17:14 Ch. 8: Act 4: Dr. Sidney Wolfe talks on the vultures of Big Pharma and how they rigged the system - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 1-16-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Something Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema Club
00:31:36 Ch. 10: Act 5: Hillary, FOR Single Payer Until She's Suddenly Against It... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 01-14-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Ask Your Doctor - Don Arbor
00:38:04 Ch. 12: Act 6: Howard Dean Becomes Health Care Lobbyist, Suddenly Against Single Payer Healthcare - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-20-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Profit - The Mammals
00:42:50 Ch. 14: Act 7: The True Price Of Prescription Drugs - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-02-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand
00:47:23 Ch. 16: Act 8: How the Health Insurance Industry Fights Single Payer - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-14-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: It Goes On and On - The Avett Brothers
00:51:29 Ch. 18: Act 9: Actually, UK's National Healthcare Is Excellent - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-07-15
01:01:01 Ch. 19: Final comments on the last 3 1/2 weeks of focus on the problem with our economic system
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/02/16) The food market (Food-Industrial Complex)
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Edition #991
Today we look at the influence of the food giants on what goes into our food supply, who’s allowed to inspect and regulate it, what our kids are taught about what’s healthy, the policies of international trade that lowers food safety standards and even how farmers raise their chickens
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Why nobody knows what's really going into your food - The Center for Public Integrity (@Publici) - Air Date: 04-13-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Prettiest Remix - Jim Guthrie
00:04:10 Ch. 4: Act 2: Sugar and Salt and Fat: Food Giants Have Hooked Us - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-26-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Pour Some Sugar On Me (2012 Re-Recorded Version) - Def Leppard
00:15:10 Ch. 6: Act 3: EXPOSED: Coca-Cola’s Scam To Keep Kids Drinking Soda - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-01-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Diet Coke - Airbäg
00:21:53 Ch. 8: Act 4: Carey Gillam on the conflicts of interest in the coverage of our food supply - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-5-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Johnny Appleseed - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
00:33:18 Ch. 10: Act 5: Mystery Meat: After WTO Ruling, U.S. Tosses Meat Origin Labeling Law, Leaving Consumers in the Dark - @democracynow - Air Date: 01-07-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Cave - Piano Tribute Players
00:37:43 Ch. 12: Act 6: Disaster: TPP Will Destroy US Food Safety - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-14-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Solid Ground - Dougie Maclean
00:41:51 Ch. 14: Act 7: Chickens and the farmers who raise them - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 05-17-15
Voicemails
01:01:15 Ch. 15: Why they don't teach the financial reality - Marty from Cleveland, OH
01:02:18 Ch. 16: The hidden obstacles to investments and wealth - Jill in California
01:04:35 Ch. 17: Held back from the American Dream - Eammon from La Habra, California
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:15 Ch. 18: Final comments on reasonability and the discussions we have
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/02/12) Prisoners for profit (Prison-Industrial Complex)
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Edition #990
Today we look at the intersection of market capitalism and our prison system where the private prison industry makes billions and lobbies for ever-harsher punishments to continually grow our prison population
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Private prisons: How US corporations make money out of locking you up - @Truthloader - Air Date: 11-07-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Maelstrom - Jim Guthrie
00:10:43 Ch. 4: Act 2: What the Prison Industrial Complex can do for YOU! - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 08-19-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A
00:12:20 Ch. 6: Act 3: Who bears the cost of incarceration? - Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHPshow) - Air Date 9-19-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Wrong Way - Jahzzar
00:20:22 Ch. 8: Act 4: The Drug War Has to End: David Simon on "The Wire" & Over-Policing of the Poor - @democracynow - Air Date: 08-26-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Keep Them Down - The Young Sinclairs
00:35:51 Ch. 10: Act 5: Prison Phone Rates - We the Podcast w/ @keithellison - Air Date 1-29-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Everything is everything - Lauryn Hill
00:46:34 Ch. 12: Act 6: Bernie Sanders: Abolish Private Prisons - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-21-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dart - Stray Dogg
00:55:24 Ch. 14: Act 6: Justice is not For Sale Act to #EndPrivatePrisons via @SenSanders & @RepRaulGrijalva - Best of the Left Activism
Voicemails
00:58:57 Ch. 15: Many from the past would not want to live in our society - Will from Mississippi
01:00:11 Ch. 16: Wade's response to Kate re: extreme inequality - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
01:03:38 Ch. 17: The problem with programs that divide us - Chris from Littleton, CO
01:05:11 Ch. 18: In poverty and unable to invest - Heather from Tampa, FL
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:07:23 Ch. 19: Final comments on trans health, poverty and financial literacy
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Justice is not For Sale Act to #EndPrivatePrisons via @SenSanders & @RepRaulGrijalva
Take Action:
Use ContactingTheCongress.org to tell your legislators to support the “Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2015” in the House and Senate
Sources/further reading:
"The Democratic Presidential Candidates Would End Private Prison Contracts” via The Nation
"Programs Not Profits" — In the Public Interest
"Private Prison Firms Buy Access to Public Officials at Lavish Industry Conferences” via Truthout
"Bernie Sanders Unveils Ambitious Plan To End Private Prisons” via ThinkProgress
Racial Justice: Legal Violence/Private Prisons via Bernie Sanders presidential campaign
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2016/02/09) Investments in education should not earn cash profits
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Edition #989
Today we look at the intersection of our educational system and the detrimental influence that money, austerity policies and the profit motive have on the education that our kids have access to
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:38 Ch. 2: Act 1: Driving America's yellow school bus to educational hell - @jimhightower - Air Date: 12-29-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: School Bus (featuring Tahir Jahi) - Happy Hatters
00:03:08 Ch. 4: Act 2: As Obama Admin Seeks More Funding for Charter Schools, Questions Raised over Billions Already Spent - @democracynow - Air Date: 5-8-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: School Bus (featuring Tahir Jahi) - Happy Hatters
00:19:25 Ch. 6: Act 3: Black Parents Should Opt Their Children Out of High Stakes Testing - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 8-5-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare - Matt and Kim
00:23:38 Ch. 8: Act 4: Stephanie Simon on the power of Pearson publishing - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 2-27-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Compensation - The Del-Knights
00:33:25 Ch. 10: Act 5: Faces Of The Student Debt Crisis In America - AJ+ (@ajplus) - Air Date: 07-09-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Higher Education - Buch Helemano
00:38:09 Ch. 12: Act 6: Bernie Sanders: Free College for All... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 05-22-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Higher Education - Knowledge
00:41:30 Ch. 14: Act 7: Is Hillary’s College Plan More Progressive Than Bernie's? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-11-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: I Love You Money - Lowell
00:49:03 Ch. 16: Act 8: Cancel All #StudentDebt via @thenation & @StrikeDebt - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: This fickle world - Theo Bard
00:53:26 Ch. 18: Act 9: Detroit Student "I Want to Be Able to Go to School Without Worrying About Being Bitten by Mice" - @democracynow - Air Date 01-21-16
Voicemails
01:01:02 Ch. 19: Go to BringBackSolar.com to support Nevada solar - Shawn from Las Vegas
01:02:47 Ch. 20: What we need to teach about financial education - Chris from Dallas
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:05:32 Ch. 21: Final comments on financial literacy and the superiority of universal programs to means tested ones
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Cancel All #StudentDebt via @thenation & @StrikeDebt
Take Action:
SIGN: Cancel All Student Debt via The Nation & coalition
READ & Share: "How far to free?” — StrikeDebt’s plan for tuition-free college
Additional Activism/Resources:
Help if you are or are about to be behind/defaulting: Student Loan Borrowers Assistance — "Find a Solution” via National Consumer Law Center
Sources/further reading:
"Why the Student Loan Crisis Is Even Worse Than People Think” via Time.com/Money
"Student Debt Is Worse Than You Think” via The New York Times
"5 Extreme Ways to Get Rid of Your Student Loan Debt” via Attn:
"We Need to End the Student Loan Debt Crisis: To draw attention to the magnitude of the student debt crisis, we’re doing something dramatic.” via The Nation & coalition
Graphic via: BorderlessNewsAndViews.com
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2016/02/05) When climate science meets faith-based economics
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Edition #988
Today we look at the intersection of the climate crisis with our current economic system including how monopolies, trade deals, market failures and the concept of “externalities” all work together to make climate change worse
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Externalities - by @DavidSuzuki - Resource Based Economy - Air Date: 7-26-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: The True Cost Of Fossil Fuels - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-28-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Price You Pay - Bruce Springsteen
Ch. 6: Act 3: TransCanada Uses NAFTA to sue The US Over Keystone Pipeline! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-08-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Smoke And Mirrors - Giraffe
Ch. 8: Act 4: Nevada guts their net metering program, killing the solar industry - @greennewsreport - Air Date 1-12-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Sunshine to Burn (The Long Grass) - The Sand Pebbles
Ch. 10: Act 5: Ronald Wright on Progress Traps - The Green Interview - Air Date: 8-1-11
Ch. 11: Song 5: Farmscrapers - Dad Rocks!
Ch. 12: Act 6: Is the Military the Future of Renewable Energy? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-04-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Hands To Myself - Selena Gomez
Ch. 14: Act 7: Porter Ranch Massive CA Gas Leak & What It Means - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date 01-12-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Payne's Bay - Beirut
Ch. 16: Act 8: Is Aliso Canyon California's BP Blowout? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-08-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Devil Town - Tony Lucca
Ch. 18: Act 9: #LeapYear Manifesto: For New Economic & Energy Systems via @NaomiAKlein — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Act 9A: The Leap Manifesto As Explained By @NaomiAKlein - Huffington Post Canada - Air Date: 9-15-15
Ch. 20: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 21: Act 10: Surviving Progress Film (condensed version)
Voicemails
Ch. 22: The system isn't broken, it's fixed - V from Western New York
Ch. 23: The Spirit Level by Richard G. Wilkinson and Kate Pickett - Nick from Denver, Co
Ch. 24: Correcting a few economic points - Kate in Torono (T's are overrated)
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 25: Final comments
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #LeapYear Manifesto: For New Economic & Energy Systems via @NaomiAKlein
Take Action:
JOIN/Host: #LeapYear Event, Feb-March 2016 via
WATCH: "Leap Year 2016 - Hangout with Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, and more”
hosted by This Changes Everything
Canadians can SIGN: The Leap Year Manifest
Sources/further reading:
"Let’s make this a real ‘leap’ year, and go fossil fuel-free” by Naomi Klein
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2016/02/02) The double helix of racial and economic inequality
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Edition #987
Today we look at the intersection and roots of systemic racism and institutional poverty in America and the ways in which each supports and bolsters the other
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:45 Ch. 2: Act 1: The Great Migration - @DecodeDC - Air Date 5-14-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: End of the World - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
00:08:32 Ch. 4: Act 2: Back to Baltimore Witness to History - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 12-11-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Uprising - Muse
00:12:45 Ch. 6: Act 3: Richard Rothstein on the roots racial segregation in Baltimore - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 12-26-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Segregation - Rankin Scroo
00:21:30 Ch. 8: Act 4: Phil Thompson on the Historical Fight for Civil and Economic Rights - @TheNextSystem Project - Air Date: 6-30-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: N/A
00:25:17 Ch. 10: Act 5: Black College Households Lost Half Their Wealth Despite Degrees - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 8-19-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Lesson Learned - Smooth Jazz All Stars
00:30:42 Ch. 12: Act 6: The legacy of racial, economic inequality - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 12-29-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Only a Pawn In Their Game - Bob Dylan
00:43:47 Ch. 14: Act 7: Working against the Racial Wealth Gap - The F Word with @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 12-8-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Forward - Northbound
00:47:02 Ch. 16: Act 8: Narrowing the Racial Wealth Gap w/@AECFNews (Annie E. Casey Fdn) - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan
00:52:14 Ch. 18: Act 9: Racism is a tool to keep poor white people blaming POC for their problems - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date: 6-19-15
Voicemails
01:01:32 Ch. 19: We are a defacto segregated country - Erin from Philadelphia
01:03:47 Ch. 20: Pulling the Overton window back to the left - Colby from Portland, Oregon
01:07:12 Ch. 21: Thoughts on the effects of structures of business - Jordan from Salt Lake City
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:10:33 Ch. 22: Final comments on the lack of diversity in the voicemails
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Narrowing the Racial Wealth Gap w/@AECFNews (Annie E. Casey Fdn)
Take Action:
Get Involved with the Annie E. Casey Foundation: Who We Help: Communities
Contact your legislators through OpenStates.org about: ”Investing in Tomorrow”
Sources/further reading:
"Could These Four Policy Changes Close the Racial Wealth Gap?” at Colorlines.org
"UN Experts Catalog Seemingly Endless List of Racial Discrimination in US” at CommonDreams
"The U.S. Supreme Court Barely Saves the Fair Housing Act” at The Atlantic
"Ending the Cycle of Racial Isolation” at The New York Times
"Obama administration to unveil major new rules targeting segregation across U.S.” via The White House
"In Fair Housing Act Case, Supreme Court Backs 'Disparate Impact’ Claims”
“Segregation Now: Investigating America’s Racial Divide” at ProPublica
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2016/01/29) The trouble with extreme wealth inequality (Economics)
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Edition #985
Today we look at the case against extreme wealth inequality and not just from an economic justice perspective. Extreme wealth inequality leads to more social ills and destabilization than you probably ever guessed
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: This Is The Income Inequality Video CEOs Don’t Want Americans To See - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-03-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's Work Together - Canned Heat
00:17:41 Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate Change and Inequality Are Driving War and Catastrophic Conflicts from Syria to Africa - @democracynow - Air Date: 12-04-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Climate Refugees Main Theme - Michael Mollura
00:21:56 Ch. 6: Act 3: Stoking fears to pit workers against workers, never the rich - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 12-11-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Don't Blame Yourself - Sixpence None the Richer
00:25:42 Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Krugmanon on Thomas Piketty's book: Capital in the Twenty-First Century - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-18-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: A Change Is Gonna Come - Ben Sollee
00:43:56 Ch. 10: Act 5: Thomas Piketty's 'Capital' in 3 minutes - BBC Newsnight - Air Date: 04-30-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy
00:47:43 Ch. 12: Act 6: Make #Poverty an #Election2016 Priority w/@VoteToEndHunger - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:50:41 Ch. 14: Act 7: International comparisons of child poverty show who we should look to - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 1-24-16
Voicemails
00:58:09 Ch. 15: Capitalism with the workers in charge - Patrick from Dallas
01:00:42 h. 16: How capitalism should work - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:02:39 Ch. 17: Final Comments on the case against extreme wealth inequality and endless economic growth
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Make #Poverty an #Election2016 Priority w/@VoteToEndHunger
Take Action:
SIGN & SHARE: Pledge to end hunger by 2030
GET INVOLVED with Vote to End Hunger
Sources/further reading:
"Pathologizing the Poor Reinforces Stigma While Deterring Advocacy and Public Policy” via Truthout
”Hunger is a Significant But Solvable Problem, Both in the United States and Internationally” via Vote to End Hunger
”Presidential Candidate Videos” via Vote to End Hunger
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(2016/01/26) A conservative policy showcase (Flint’s poisoned water)
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Edition #985
Today we look at the series of events and conservative policies that lead, predictably, to the public health crisis currently playing out in Flint, MI due to their contaminated water supply
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:37 Ch. 2: Act 1: Michigan locals fight for democracy - @jimhightower - Air Date: 8-29-11
Ch. 3: Song 1: Democracy - Leonard Cohen
00:03:10 Ch. 4: Act 2: Former Michigan Emergency Manager Blows Whistle on Anti-Democratic Law - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date 4-19-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Gangnam Style (강남스타일) - PSY
00:09:50 Ch. 6: Act 3: How Flint, Michigan, Saved Money and Poisoned Its Children City Declares Water Emergency - @democracynow - Air Date 12-18-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: You're a Disaster - Dragonette
00:20:04 Ch. 8: Act 4: Poisoned Democracy How an Unelected Official Contaminated Flint's Water to Save Money - @democracynow - Air Date 01-08-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: You Don't Miss Your Water - Ben Sollee
00:31:31 Ch. 10: Act 5: "Gov. Snyder Should Be Arrested" Flint Residents Demand Justice over Water Poisoning - @democracynow - Air Date 01-08-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Murky Water - The Autumn Isles
00:34:44 Ch. 12: Act 6: Calls grow for Michigan governor's resignation - Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHPshow) - Air Date 1-17-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
00:39:56 Ch. 14: Act 7: Remorseful Snyder apologizes to people of Flint in state address - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date 1-19-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: The Water - Feist
00:42:58 Ch. 16: Act 8: Snyder e-mails missing key year in Flint toxic water disaster - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date 1-20-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Drink the Water - Jack Johnson
00:46:03 Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox on Flint- The Residents Sort of Did It to Themselves - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 1-21-16
Ch. 19: Song 9: Keys - the Villains Trust
00:55:11 Ch. 20: Act 10: Restore CDC Funding to Prevent Lead Poisoning via @ColorOfChange — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 10: This fickle world - Theo Bard
00:58:11 Ch. 22: Act 11: Flint water tie eyed in outbreak of deadly Legionnaires' disease - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date 1-21-16
Voicemails
01:05:53 Ch. 23: Democratizing capitalism and keeping the market - Kate in Torono (T's are overrated)
01:08:54 Ch. 24: Understanding what's right and what wrong with capitalism - Keith from Brooklyn, NY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:12:58 Ch. 25: Final comments with some homework for you on aspects of capitalism
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Restore CDC Funding to Prevent Lead Poisoning via @ColorOfChange
Take Action:
SIGN and share: "Arrest Governor Snyder" via Michael Moore
SIGN and share: "Tell the US government to restore funding for the Center for Disease Control Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention program in the Fiscal Year 2017 budget.” via ColorOfChange.org
Sources/further reading:
"Michigan Governor Rick Snyder To Be Called Before Congress” via The New Civil Rights Movement
"Snyder hasn’t been invited to testify before Congress” via Detroit news
"Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan Apologizes in Flint Water Crisis” via The New York Times
"Flint water crisis: EPA regional administrator resigns” via CNN.com
"Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Releases Emails Tied to Flint Water Crisis” via ABC News
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(2015/05/15) A crisis of culture (Capitalism) (Snow-Day Repost)
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Edition #922
Today we take a hard look at modern-day civilization and culture and ponder what we could do to make things better
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: The Death of Culture at the Hands of the Profit Motive - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-20-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: My Conversation - The Uniques
00:13:04 Ch. 4: Act 2: Visionary Sci Fi for an Age of Acquiescence - The F Word with @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 4-20-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Design - Fiction Company
00:15:58 Ch. 6: Act 3: .@ShawnAchor - The happy secret to better work - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 2-1-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Everybody Loves a Happy Ending (iTunes Originals Version) - Tears for Fears
00:29:08 Ch. 8: Act 4: A Brief History of Humankind - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 4-30-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: "Going Sane" - Two Cheers
00:40:39 Ch. 10: Act 5: Lacking liberty from slavery to feudalism to capitalism - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 2-1-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Revolution - Grandaddy
00:55:40 Ch. 12: Act 6: .@TheNextSystem Project- National Launch Webinar - Best of the Left Activism
Voicemails
00:58:10 Ch. 14: What I took away from the Baltimore episode - Ryan from Pheonix
01:02:54 Ch. 15: Thanks for Baltimore episode - Isaiah from New York
01:03:35 Ch. 16: Nonviolence doesn't work when society is callous to suffering - Diane from Houston
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:01 Ch. 17: Final comments on capitalism, culture and The Next System Project
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: @TheNextSystem Project: National Launch Webinar
Take Action:
WATCH The Next System Project National Launch Webinar moderated by Laura Flanders of GritTV
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2016/01/19) To save or destroy capitalism (Economics)
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Edition #984
Today we look at some of the downfalls of our current economic system, a few thoughts on what to do about it and what Bernie Sanders is doing to push this conversation forward
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Economist Juliet Schor on Inequality & Climate Crisis - @TheNextSystem Project - Air Date: 5-5-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Luriana Lurilee - Ben McElroy
00:03:19 Ch. 4: Act 2: Capitalism Works Best in an Authoritarian Environment... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-10-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Gone Too Far (feat. Jack Bruce) - Robin Trower
00:07:34 Ch. 6: Act 3: Michael Lewis on how the system is rigged and fundamentally broken - Open Source - Air Date: 3-24-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Consequences - The Robert Cray Band
00:14:13 Ch. 8: Act 4: Saving Capitalism Promo with Robert Reich (@RBReich) - Goldman School - Air Date: 9-25-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: We Are the Many - Makana
00:18:29 Ch. 10: Act 5: Robert Reich on "Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few" - @democracynow - Air Date: 09-30-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: A Few Honest Words - Ben Sollee
00:26:47 Ch. 12: Act 6: Karl Marx on Alienation - BBC Radio 4 - Air Date: 01-19-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Workers of the World Unite! - The Last Internationale
00:29:05 Ch. 14: Act 7: Whats up with Bernie Sanders and Democratic Socialism anyway? Part 1 - Economic Update w @profwolff - Air Date 10-23-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Going sane - Bryan Everyshed
00:39:16 Ch. 16: Act 8: Hit piece on Denmark to undercut benefits of democratic socialism - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-6-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: What I'm Looking For (Ad Version) - Brendan Benson
00:42:56 Ch. 18: Act 9: Whats up with Bernie Sanders and Democratic Socialism anyway? Part 2 - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 10-23-15
Voicemails
00:59:17 Ch. 19: The problems with the police - Colin from Cleveland, OH
01:04:17 Ch. 20: Domestic spying against decent - Emma from New York City
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:27 Ch. 21: Final comments dispelling misconceptions about criticisms of capitalism
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2016/01/15) The counterproductive thirst for snooping (Privacy/Spying)
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Edition #983
Today we look at a few of the myriad ways that the government and private companies work to destroy our right to privacy
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Congress Sneaks CISA Into Omnibus Bill. NSA Gets Everything. - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-24-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Stop Spying - The Grouch
00:08:03 Ch. 4: Act 2: Why Metadata Surveillance Failed to Stop Paris Attacks... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-18-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Port of Call - Beirut
00:17:36 Ch. 6: Act 3: Intimidating whistleblowers and journalists - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-13-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Journalist (Remix) - Shakhan
00:21:39 Ch. 8: Act 4: 2000 Cases May Be Overturned Because Police Used Secret Surveillance - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-10-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Eyes in the Sky - laughing sky
00:25:57 Ch. 10: Act 5: The problem with automatic license plate readers - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date: 3-15-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Cameras - Matt and Kim
00:42:34 Ch. 12: Act 6: "Collect it all" doesn't work - @onthemedia - Air Date: 11-27-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: This is based upon a true story - Plusplus
00:49:29 Ch. 14: Act 7: End Dragnet Government Surveillance via @ACLU - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This fickle world - Theo Bard
00:51:47 Ch. 16: Act 8: NSA Wants In Your iPhone's Backdoor - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-19-15
Voicemails
00:55:49 Ch. 17: Thoughts on how the public can influence their built environment - Ryan from Phoenix
01:01:22 Ch. 18: The time I didn't get shot - Nick from California
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:03:25 Ch. 19: Final comments on the response re: election coverage
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: End Dragnet Government Surveillance via @ACLU — Best of the Left Activism
Take Action:
CONTACT the White House: Reverse EO 12333
SIGN: Cosmetic Changes Aren’t Enough: We need to END Dragnet NSA Surveillance via The ACLU
Sources/further reading:
"What President Obama Can Do to Stop US Dragnet Surveillance Around the World” via ACLU
"ACLU COMMENTS TO THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD ON ITS REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 12333” via the ACLU
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(2016/01/12) Beware the creeping fascism (Donald Trump and the GOP Base)
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Edition #982
Today we look at the disturbing trends of racism and violence emanating from the Trump campaign, echoes of which are being felt all over the world
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:40 Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump Mob Chants "All Lives Matter" While Beating Black Man - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-24-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie
00:12:27 Ch. 4: Act 2: 2/3 of Republican Voters Support Trump's Muslim Ban - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-10-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Politic Amagni " La politique, c'est pas bon " - Amadou & Mariam
00:16:47 Ch. 6: Act 3: Democracy vs. Donald Trump - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 12-18-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Politic Amagni " La politique, c'est pas bon " - Amadou & Mariam
00:19:38 Ch. 8: Act 4: Republicans React To Trump’s Muslim Ban Idea - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-09-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Traitor - Sea Wolf
00:25:57 Ch. 10: Act 5: Arun Kundnani on the upsurge of Islamophobia in US media and politics - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 12-18-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Boléro, M. 81 - Boston Symphony Orchestra & Charles Münch
00:36:57 Ch. 12: Act 6: Bill O’Reilly Challenges Trump On Muslim Ban - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-11-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Silver Lining - Rilo Kiley
00:41:40 Ch. 14: Act 7: Tell RNC Chair @Reince: Denounce GOP candidates’ Islamophobia - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This fickle world - Theo Bard
00:44:46 Ch. 16: Act 8: Society is a dog with fleas about to scratch ourselves to death - Common Sense (@dccommonsense) - Air Date 12-9-15
Voicemails
01:01:44 Ch. 17: The Myth Of Black On Black Crime - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
01:04:36 Ch. 18: An explanation of therapeutic crisis intervention - Dan from Maine
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:08:11 Ch. 19: Final comments asking what you want the next year of shows to sound like
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Tell RNC Chair @Reince: Denounce GOP candidates’ Islamophobia via @lsarsour & @CAIRNational
Take Action:
SIGN: "The Republican Party must denounce the dangerous Islamophobia of candidates and officials” via Linda Sarsour with The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) at Change.org
Additional Activism/Resources:
SIGN: Tell The News Media: Stop Obsessing Over Donald Trump via Media Matters For America via MoveOn.org
Sources/further reading:
"It’s Not Just Trump – Islamophobia Is Widespread In the GOP Field” — round-up of articles on GOP Islamophobia in Election 2016 via HillaryClinton.com
"Who Will Stop Republican Islamophobia?” via The New Republic
Book: "Terrified: How Anti-Muslim Fringe Organizations Became Mainstream”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2016/01/08) The struggle for justice continues (#BlackLivesMatter)
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Edition #981
Today we look at just some of the latest round of police abuses and their repercussions
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murder After Video Shows Him Shooting Laquan McDonald 16 Times - @democracynow - Air Date 11-26-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Crimson Moon - Stray Dogg
00:11:26 Ch. 4: Act 2: The importance of activists making demands of the mayors - @fakedansavage - Air Date 12-29-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Horfid (Live @ KEXP) - Lay Low
00:22:40 Ch. 6: Act 3: Why was media largely silent on Holtzclaw case? - Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHPshow) - Air Date 12-13-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Ennio - Silence Is Sexy
00:28:57 Ch. 8: Act 4: Responding to the black-on-black-crime talking point - About Race - Air Date 9-1-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Yacht - deeB
00:34:53 Ch. 10: Act 5: A look back at the #BlackLivesMatter movement - @GRITlaura Flanders Show on @grittv - Air Date 12-15-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: My Favorite Mutiny - The Coup
00:41:46 Ch. 12: Act 6: Rice family attorney on non-indictment - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 12-28-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Heirloom - The Black Atlantic
00:44:41 Ch. 14: Act 7: AG @LorettaLynch: Get Justice for #TamirRice — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:47:18 Ch. 16: Act 8: US Police Vs. Good Police: A Comparison - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-08-15
Voicemails
00:58:16 Ch. 17: Human nature and culture - Ryan from Phoenix
01:01:16 Ch. 18: Philosophy of the system vs the individual - Quai from North Carolina
01:07:06 Ch. 19: Only people and institutions determine what is built - Rick from Scranton, PA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:09:02 Ch. 20: Final comments on how to make a public comment against the TPP
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: AG @LorettaLynch: Get Justice for #TamirRice
Take Action:
SIGN: "Justice For Tamir Rice” via Change.org
Sources/further reading:
”For Immediate Release: Tamir Rice’s Family Mourns For Tamir After Non-Indictment of Officers” via the JusticeForJamil Tumblr
"The Paranoid Style of American Policing: When officers take the lives of those they are sworn to protect and serve, they undermine their own legitimacy.” via Ta-Nehisi Coates at The Atlantic
"Failed justice in Tamir Rice death galvanizes faith community to action: Joshua L. Caruso, Tracey Lind and Richard Gibson (Opinion)” via Cleveland.com
"Tamir Rice protesters picket house of Cleveland prosecutor Timothy McGinty” at The Guardian
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(2016/01/05) An agreement made in Paris (Climate)
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Edition #980
Today we examine the agreement that came out of the recent COP21 (Conference of Parties) negotiating international action on climate change
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:50 Ch. 2: Act 1: UN Paris Agreement Special Coverage - @greennewsreport - Air Date 12-15-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Broken Doors - Plusplus
00:05:40 Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate Scientist James Hansen Warns World is on Wrong Track to Prevent Runaway Global Warming - @democracynow - Air Date: 12-04-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Malignant Flip - Tab and Anitek
00:20:05 Ch. 6: Act 3: Deal Reached In Paris Climate Talks - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-15-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: A Farewell To Trends - dustmotes
00:29:22 Ch. 8: Act 4: Landmark or Fraud? - @onthemedia - Air Date: 12-18-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Dsei Sei - F.S. Blumm
00:44:58 Ch. 10: Act 5: As NY State Probes Exxon, Oil Giant Targets the Journalists Who Exposed Climate Change Cover-Up - @democracynow - Air Date: 12-02-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Portland [Demo] - RENMINBI
00:51:47 Ch. 12: Act 6: Break Free From #FossilFuels via 350.org - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:54:47 Ch. 14: Act 7: Turning Point for the Climate or Disaster? Michael Brune vs. George Monbiot on Paris Accord (Pt. 1) - @democracynow - Air Date: 12-15-15
Voicemails
01:03:43 Ch. 15: Curious about other's experience with religion's role in helping people - Charlie From Cincinnati
01:05:39 Ch. 16: Facts & Truth Don't Matter - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
01:07:39 Ch. 17: Thoughts on a life of work - Peter in Seattle
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:11:41 Ch. 18: Final comments on the excellent voicemail conversation and the successful fundraiser
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Break Free From #FossilFuels via 350.org
Take Action:
Sign up to help organize and/or get updates: Break Free From #FossilFuels via 350.org
Sources/further reading:
"10 awesome things we did together in 2015” via 350.org
"Leaders Move to Convert Paris Climate Pledges Into Action” via The New York Time
"Historic Paris Climate Agreement Should Spook Fossil Fuel Markets and Escalate Clean Tech Investment” via DeSmog Blog
'Green News Report' Special Coverage 2015 Year In Review via Green News Report
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/09/04) Progressivism: A guide (Repost)
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Edition #950
Today we take a look at progressivism, define some terms, clarify some stumbling blocks and give some guidance on how to be a better progressive
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: What is 'intersectionality'? - @IntersectionTNR - Air Date: 7-28-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Counting Colors - Anitek
00:07:23 Ch. 4: Act 2: A quick breakdown of identity politics - @CriticizeAfter Dinner - Air Date: 6-1-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Cetology - Ben McElroy
00:12:39 Ch. 6: Act 3: Political correctness isn't just about being polite - Popaganda (@BitchMedia) - Air Date: 3-26-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: N/A
00:19:56 Ch. 8: Act 4: Sarah Jaffe: Are We Mistaking Feelings for Politics? - Radio Dispatch - Air Date: 3-30-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Oak - Ben McElroy
00:34:28 Ch. 10: Act 5: Why I'm a complete and total hypocrite - and actually really proud of it - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 02-14-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Drifts - The OO-Ray
00:40:05 Ch. 12: Act 6: Breaking down modern day acts of rebellion - On Being (@Beingtweets) - Air Date: 1-8-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: N/A
00:46:44 Ch. 14: Act 7: 6 rules of being a good ally - Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date: 8-14-15
Voicemails
00:57:36 Ch. 15: How to be a good ally to BlackLivesMatter - Dan from Albany, NY
01:01:36 Ch. 16: Don't let logistics stand in the way of feeding people - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:04:33 Ch. 17: Final comments on the article: “I find this offensive" How offense discourse traps us into inaction
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/05/29) Boys will be boys but we can change what that means (Patriarchy) (Repost)
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Edition #926
Today, instead of trying to convince you of the benefits of feminism, I’m just going to show you the horrors (for everyone) of patriarchy
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Colin Stokes: How movies teach manhood - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 01-18-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: We're Off to See the Wizard - Judy Garland & Ray Bolger
Ch. 4: Act 2: Boys will be boys in a patriarchal society - @citizenradio - Air Date: 5-22-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Boys Will Be Boys - Alisha
Ch. 6: Act 3: Do Videogame Stereotypes Hurt Men? - PBS Game/Show - Air Date: 08-2-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Main Theme - String Player Gamer
Ch. 8: Act 4: White men never get to tell their stories - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - AIr Date: 1-9-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Express Yourself - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Sad Puppy Takeover - @onthemedia - Air Date: 4-17-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Patriarchy (Over & Out) - EP - Planningtorock & rRoxymore
Ch. 12: Act 6: What Fuels Sexism on the Internet? - @majorityfm - Air Date: 11-24-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Empathy - Chasing Kings
Ch. 14: Act 7: What Is the Patriarchy? | Feminist Fridays - @marinashutup - Air Date: 11-02-14
Voicemails
Ch. 16: Thoughts on human nature - Ruben from San Jose
Ch. 17: What's the alternative to high stakes testing? - Chris from Colorado Springs
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on education reforms and it's panic time for the Climate Hike fundraiser
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/12/25) The War on Christmas™ 2015 (and other stories)
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Edition #979
Today we check in with the front-line forces in the annual holiday tradition of the War on Christmas™ and take a peek at a few other holiday traditions to boot
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Christians Very Offended By Starbucks Holiday Cups - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-10-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: War on Christmas (Band Practice edition) - Jamie Kilstein and the Agenda
00:05:30 Ch. 4: Act 2: Donald Trump Will Win Non-Existent War on Christmas - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-29-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Get Down for the Holidays - Jenny O
00:09:12 Ch. 6: Act 3: Green Christmas (1958) - Stan Freberg
Ch. 7: Song 3: White Wine in the Sun - Tim Minchin
00:16:59 Ch. 8: Act 4: The Absurd "War On Christmas" Arrived Early This Year; Big Thanks To Fox News - @ringoffireradio - Air Date 11-13-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: War On Christmas - The Enablers & Friends
00:26:52 Ch. 10: Act 5: It's Merry Christmas, So F&_% Off - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-18-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: (It's Good to Be) A Jew At Christmas - What I Like About Jew
00:29:09 Ch. 12: Act 6: 3 Christmas traditions explained - Life Noggin - Air Date: 12-22-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Tiny Tree Christmas - Guster
00:33:14 Ch. 14: Act 7: Anti-Christmas Atheist War Gangs Psychoanalyzed On Bill O’Reilly - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-06-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: The War On the War On Christmas - Macarone
00:38:55 Ch. 16: Act 8: The panopticon on the shelf - Radio Dispatch - Air Date 12-22-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: "Baby It's Cold Outside" Gets a Feminist Remix - caseymh2010
00:50:36 Ch. 18: Act 9: War on Christmas Update: Congressional Resolution Phase - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 12-16-15
00:55:49 Ch. 19: Final comments on the stress and suffering inflicted on those who have to be with their liberal family during the holidays
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/12/22) The future of work (Culture)
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Edition #978
Today we look at the shifting trends of how and why people work and what may happen when the robots take everyone’s jobs
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Tipping Point: Technology Now Destroying More Jobs Than It Creates - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-13-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Work to live - Serious Suicide
00:04:15 Ch. 4: Act 2: Nigel Cameron: A world without work - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 4-23-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: What Would You Do? - The Living End
00:22:40 Ch. 6: Act 3: Robots Will Take Your Job SOON! (seriously) - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 05-09-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Robot friend - Pretty Little Demons
00:28:48 Ch. 8: Act 4: Practical Theology (Because who wants impractical theology?) Part 1 - Progressive Faith Sermons - Dr. Roger Ray - Air Date 12-13-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Courage - Authority Zero
00:37:31 Ch. 10: Act 5: Barry Schwartz: The way we think about work is broken - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 9-8-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Human Nature - Michael Jackson
00:45:50 Ch. 12: Act 6: Practical Theology (Because who wants impractical theology?) Part 2 - Progressive Faith Sermons - Dr. Roger Ray - Air Date 12-13-15
Voicemails
00:56:59 Ch. 13: 7 Violence against women re: abortion? - Robert from New Hampshire
00:59:05 Ch. 14: 8 Response to thoughts on "unskilled labor" - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:01:34 Ch. 15: Final comments on After Tiller, the Progressive Faith Sermon and how human nature is moulded by our circumstances
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/12/18) Legal corruption and how to fix it (Money in Politics)
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Edition #977
Today we look at the fundamental barrier to democracy in the US and the veritable swarm of movements springing up to tear it down
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Brazil Bans Corporate Money In Politics. - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-19-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Power to the People - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
00:08:16 Ch. 4: Act 2: How to Keep Campaign Donations Secret - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-06-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Things a Get from Bad to Worse - The Ethiopians
00:17:03 Ch. 6: Act 3: Corruption is Legal in America - Represent.Us (@RepresentDotUs) - Air Date: 4-30-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: N/A
00:22:47 Ch. 8: Act 4: Represent.Us 2015 Strategy - Represent.Us (@RepresentDotUs) - Air Date: 1-15-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: N/A
00:27:09 Ch. 10: Act 5: CBS Chief Loves Trump, Super-PACs, And Corruption - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-13-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Laughing At You - Head Automatica
00:32:48 Ch. 12: Act 6: Yahoo misses the point about the problems of money in politics - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 9-25-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Moneytalks - Vitamin String Quartet
00:36:27 Ch. 14: Act 7: Media Ignores...Americans Want Citizens United Overturned! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-08-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Moneytalks - Vitamin String Quartet
00:41:45 Ch. 16: Act 8: Stamp Money Out Of Politics w/ @BenAndJerrys @StampStampede - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Secret Affair
00:48:15 Ch. 18: Act 9: Help California FREE Act Fight Money In Politics Now! Sign The Petition - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-04-15
Voicemails
00:54:45 Ch. 19: Framing the abortion debate in terms of bodily integrity - Rachel from Mississippi
00:56:51 Ch. 20: Thoughts on "unskilled" workers - Chris from Fairfax
00:59:34 Ch. 21: Agreeing with the Fight for $15 messaging - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
01:01:01 Ch. 22: Minimum wages across borders doesn't matter much - David in Cincinnati
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:01:54 Ch. 23: Final comments on the cost of books in Canada and a detailed explainer for election reform groups
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Stamp Money Out Of Politics w/@BenAndJerrys @StampStampede
Take Action:
Get your stamps/get involved with: Stamp Stampede
Share your marked money with: StampStampede’s social media feeds
Follow the #GetMoneyOutthread
Sources/further reading:
"Here's How Ben & Jerry's Co-Founder Wants To Stamp Money Out Of Politics” via Huffington Post
"Stamp stampede on your dollar -- for democracy” by Ben & Jerry
"Stamp Money Out of Politics – STAMP STAMPEDE” via Democracy Matters
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/12/15) Another day in America (Mass Shootings)
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Edition #976
Today we look at a few facts regarding guns and gun control in the US including what’s keeping our politicians from enacting widely supported gun regulations
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama Reacts to Mass Shootings | ReFramed - Refinery29 - Air Date: 12-04-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Clodomir - Imagho
00:02:21 Ch. 4: Act 2: See you at the next mass shooting - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 12-4-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Going sane - Bryan Everyshed
00:05:13 Ch. 6: Act 3: Study: NO ADVANTAGE to Using Firearms in Self-Defense Situations - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-31-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Magnificent Seven - The City of Prague Philharmonic
00:10:38 Ch. 8: Act 4: The media forgets to follow the money on gun violence - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 12-11-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Tape - dustmotes
00:15:08 Ch. 10: Act 5: America Is Dying For Gun Control - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-04-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Wake me up - Avicii
00:22:41 Ch. 12: Act 6: Gun control - Jim Jefferies
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Flowers Are Still Standing - Jahzzar
00:37:50 Ch. 14: Act 7: On San Bernardino and the Dickey Amendment - @OntheMedia - Air Date 12-3-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Agnes - Rod Hamilton
00:47:30 Ch. 16: Act 8: #EndTheBan on @CDCgov Research via @Drsforamerica & @Everytown — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:50:11 Ch. 18: Act 9: Science: Fewer Guns = Fewer Gun Deaths - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-29-15
Voicemails
00:59:55 Ch. 19: It's not just about gun sales, it's about rights - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
01:02:29 Ch. 20: No such thing as "unskilled labor" - Will in Mississippi
01:03:20 Ch. 21: Why don't we prosecute anti-abortion groups? - Emma from New York City
01:05:08 Ch. 22: Women aren't seen as full humans - Erin from Philadelphia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:07:55 Ch. 23: Final comments on the latest updates from the year-end fundraiser
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #EndTheBan on @CDCgov Research via @Drsforamerica & @Everytown
Take Action:
SHARE: "Doctors and Public Health Professionals: End the CDC Gun Violence Research Ban” from Doctors For America
SIGN, Tweet, & Call your senators: #EndGunViolence, #EndTheBan via Everytown for Gun Safety
Sources/further reading:
"Gun violence research: History of the federal funding freeze”
"Congressman Whose Amendment Ended Federal Gun Research: 'I Have Regrets’” via Talking Points Memo
National Rifle Assoc Funding Stats via OpenSecrets.org
"Over 2,000 Physicians Urge Congress to End the Ban on CDC and NIH Gun Violence Research” from Doctors For America
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/12/11) Terrorism and the war on reproductive rights (Planned Parenthood shooting)
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Edition #975
Today we look at the history of reproductive rights and the history of the war against them and then examine the recent Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado in this context
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: They want to ban abortion - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 12-1-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Bury the Past - Professional Victims
00:07:41 Ch. 4: Act 2: Cruz in questionable company, offers bizarre response to shooting - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date 11-30-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Cospiratore - Old Splendifolia
00:19:33 Ch. 6: Act 3: Jodi Jacobson on the broader context for the Colorado Springs killings - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 12-4-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Cloud - Jim Guthrie
00:31:45 Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News On Damage Control After “Baby Parts” Propaganda Campaign - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-02-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Untitled - Zoe Keating
00:42:53 Ch. 10: Act 5: Tell the DOJ: #InvestigateClinicViolence as Terrorism via @NARAL — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:46:07 Ch. 12: Act 6: Abortion provider 'not deterred' by Colorado attack - Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHPshow) - Air Date 11-28-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Window - The Album Leaf
00:52:27 Ch. 14: Act 7: Journal of abortion provider Dr. Susan Wicklund - @Making_Contact - Air Date 12-9-15
Voicemails
00:58:56 Ch. 15: Thoughts on those who refuse to pay women the same as men - Spencer from Utah
01:01:35 Ch. 16: Muslims are already in danger - Ezra from Washington, DC
01:03:09 Ch. 17: Commenting on Shooting of Laquan McDonald - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:05:55 Ch. 18: Final comments and bonus voicemails from Jack in Chicago, Paul in Winnipeg and Zach in Atlanta
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Tell the DOJ: #InvestigateClinicViolence as Terrorism via @NARAL
Take Action:
SIGN: Tell the Department of Justice to #InvestigateClinicViolence as terrorism via NARAL
SIGN: "Tell the Department of Justice: Investigate attacks on Planned Parenthood clinics for what they are — domestic terrorism.” via @CredoAction
Additional Activism/Resources:
Donate/volunteer with clinic defense: contact The Clinic Vest Project
Follow: #InvestigateClinicViolence
Sources/further reading:
WATCH: ReproAction’s webinar: "Stop Anti-Abortion Terrorism and Harassment”
"Targeted Attacks On Abortion Providers Is Domestic Terrorism” by Katie Klabusich at The Establishment
"‘Living in the Crosshairs’ Puts Human Face on Grim Clinic Violence Statistics” by Katie Klabusich at RH Reality Check
"Activists renew calls for abortion clinic attacks to be labeled domestic terrorism” by Molly Redden at The Guardian
"I Used to Confront Abortion Doctors—Until One Got Murdered” at Time
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/12/08) The Trans Pacific Partnership revealed (Corporate Takeover)
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Edition #974
Today we look at a variety of ways corporations are working hard to screw over people and the planet in search of profits with a particular focus on the recently-released full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Joanne Doroshow: Forced arbitration and what it means - CounterSpin @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 11-6-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Mess Is Mine - Vance Joy
Ch. 4: Act 2: Full Text of TPP Trade Deal Revealed -- and Critics Say It's Even Worse Than They Thought - @democracynow - Air Date: 11-06-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: One Million Miles Away - J. Ralph
Ch. 6: Act 3: TPP: Designed to Protect Investors! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-05-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: World Spins Madly On - The Weepies
Ch. 8: Act 4: The corporations bend governments to their will with the TPP - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 11-13-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Oligarchy - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 10: Act 5: "A Very Big Mistake": Joseph Stiglitz Slams Obama for Pushing the TPP - @democracynow - Air Date: 11-12-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Smoke and Mirrors - Imagine Dragons
Ch. 12: Act 6: Opposing the TPP On #Climate Grounds via @IATP, @Public_Citizen & @ExposeTheTPP - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: American Corporations: Workers Pay Taxes, Not US!!! - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-22-15
Voicemails
Ch. 15: White people always think they're being called a racist - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
Ch. 16: World Star Hip Hop is a racist dog whistle - Ruben from San Jose
Ch. 17: Questions about the US and Canadian minimum wages - Paul from Winnepeg
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on the messaging of the Fight for $15 campaign, membership drive and Theo Bard's "This Fickle World" is now on sale
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism Update!
The TPP is bad for the climate! via "3 Ways the TPP Will Hurt the Climate—If We Let It Pass” at The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Follow-up/new Action!
CONTACT: your legislators about TPP with climate-specific concerns. via Public Citizen
SHOW why you oppose the TPP on social media via Expose The TPP
Sources/further reading:
FOLLOW: #COP21 for updates on the Paris Climate Negotiations
"It’s Never Been about Trade” via The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Revisit the original action/segment: "Stop Fast Track of TransPacific Partnership via @MoveOn” — 02/06/2015
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/12/04) Killing the middle class (Labor Rights)
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Edition #973
Today we look at the troubling trends facing today’s low wage workers and those in the middle class who may eventually find themselves to be low wage workers
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: How America Is Killing the Middle Class - AJ+ (@ajplus) - Air Date 10-22-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Working Poor - Horse Feathers
00:04:51 Ch. 4: Act 2: Why Conservatives Hate Unions... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 02-10-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Let's Eat the Poor - alan ross haynes
00:14:01 Ch. 6: Act 3: Paul Ryan REALLY Believes in Family Time, Just Not for Your Family - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 11-02-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Let's Go Down - Family of the year
00:21:01 Ch. 8: Act 4: KMart withholds holiday schedules and screws with employees lives - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date 11-19-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Oak - Ben McElroy
00:24:52 Ch. 10: Act 5: Retail companies who were open on Thanksgiving don't have much to show for it - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date 12-3-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Working Class Hero - Exit Clov
00:27:40 Ch. 12: Act 6: Fair Wages: A history of getting paid - BackStory - Air Date 3-28-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Family Farm - Chris Dorman
00:36:08 Ch. 14: Act 7: McDonald's Installs Automated Order Kiosks in NYC - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 08-06-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Automation (Live Version) - Allan Sherman
00:40:47 Ch. 16: Act 8: Stiglitz: Sanders is Right - Everybody Has the Right to Healthcare, Sick Days and Family Leave - @democracynow - Air Date: 11-12-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: The Bare Necessities - Bruce Reitherman & Phil Harris
00:48:11 Ch. 18: Act 9: Fight. Strike. Vote. via @FightFor15 - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:50:59 Ch. 20: Act 10: Your Job May Be Killing You - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-02-15
Voicemails
00:58:49 Ch. 21: The culture of white supremacy in police work - Geoff from Florida
01:00:11 Ch. 22: Wade didn't say anything racist about cops in schools - Matt in Eastern PA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:03:24 Ch. 23: Final comments on Amazon, labor, coops and an update on the member drive
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Fight. Strike. Vote. via @FightFor15 — Best of the Left Activism
Take Action:
SIGN: the Fight for $15 Vote Pledge
POST: when you buy holiday gifts in your community, tag stores and purchases with #ShopLocal to encourage others to do the same.
Additional Activism/Resources:
SUPPORT good business by using the Think Progress "Holiday Shopping Guide" to see which companies force employees to work holidays.
Sources/further reading:
”Almost Half of All American Workers Make Less Than $15 an Hour” by Michelle Chen at The Nation
"Republicans divided by income over government’s role in ‘safety net’ issues” via Pew Research Center
"Stronger Unions Are the Way to Rebalance Our Economy” by Dorian Warren via Newsweek
"Walmart Threatens City Council For Considering Minimum Wage Increase” at ThinkProgress
"How One City Is Making Sure Bosses Comply With Wage Theft and Paid Sick Leave Laws” at In These Times
"Truth Needle: Is $15 wage dooming Seattle restaurants? Owners say no” at The Seattle Times
"'Do unions still matter?' 5 answers I've offered to my father-in-law when he asks that question.”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/12/01) Classic American Xenophobia (Refugee Crisis)
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Edition #972
Today we look at the racist and xenophobic response to muslims trying to escape their war-torn countries in the wake of the recent Paris attacks
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: PT 2 Glenn Greenwald on "Submissive" Media's Drumbeat for War and Anti-Muslim Scapegoating - @democracynow - Air Date 11-19-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Tusk - Errors
00:05:53 Ch. 4: Act 2: How The US Screens Refugees - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-18-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Clodomir - Imagho
00:10:25 Ch. 6: Act 3: In Spite of Attacks, France Will Welcome Even More Refugees - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-19-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Slipping Away - Michael Andrews
00:14:17 Ch. 8: Act 4: First Muslim Member of U.S. Congress: Restrictions on Syrian Refugees Driven by Fear, Xenophobia - @democracynow - Air Date: 11-26-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Democracy - Leonard Cohen
00:18:42 Ch. 10: Act 5: Spiritual reflections in an age of terrorism: Refugees - Progressive Faith Sermon w Dr. Rodger Ray - Air Date 11-15-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Not in our name - DJ Spooky & Saul Williams
00:23:26 Ch. 12: Act 6: Fear-mongering: "CNN Has Led the Way in This" Claims Glenn Greenwald, on CNN - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 11-24-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Good people - Jack Johnson
00:29:28 Ch. 14: Act 7: "Nativist Hysteria" Against Syrian Refugees Echoes U.S. Rejection of Jewish Refugees in 1930s - @democracynow - Air Date 11-24-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Hipozebra - Selva de Mar
00:37:05 Ch. 16: Act 8: Over Twenty Governors Reject Syrian Refugees Fleeing ISIS - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-17-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: American Land - Bruce Springsteen
00:44:13 Ch. 18: Act 9: Is it actually un-American to fear immigrants and refugees? - About Race - Air Date 11-25-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: Hide Your Tears - Daniel Licht
00:47:55 Ch. 20: Act 10: Tell your Senators to Make #RefugeesWelcome via @theIRC - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 10: This fickle world - Theo Bard
00:50:31 Ch. 22: Act 11: Trump Wants Mandatory Badges On Muslim Americans - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-20-15
Voicemails
01:05:02 Ch. 23: White men with guns are not the answer - William J. Jackson
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:56 Ch. 24: Final comments on what white supremacy is all about
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Tell your Senator to Make #RefugeesWelcome via @theIRC — Best of the Left Activism
Take Action:
GIVE A GIFT: RESCUE GIFTS: Symbolic Gifts. Real Rescue.
Additional Activism/Resources:
LIKE & FOLLOW: the International Rescue Committee (IRC) on Facebook and on Twitter
RETWEET: "FACT. Entering the US as a refugee is by far the most difficult and complex of all routes in. #RefugeesWelcome” from IRC: International Rescue Committee
Related Best of the Left Action (11-23-2015): "Oppose the American SAFE Act of 2015 via @TheNation”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/11/25) Capitalism will not set you free (Economics) (Repost)
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Edition #879
Today we take a look at some of the underlying problems with capitalism and their repercussions
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Can Money Buy Happiness? - AsapSCIENCE - Air Date: 12-20-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Spend - Try to Be Here
Ch. 4: Act 2: Unregulated Capitalism and the Persuit of Happiness... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-12-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Mase & Puff Daddy) - Life After Death (Deluxe Version)
Ch. 6: Act 3: Capitalism is fundamentally undemocratic - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 11-10-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Capitalism - Capitalism (feat. Bajka) - EP
Ch. 8: Act 4: Thoughts on a basic guaranteed income - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date: 10-20-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: American Way - Essential Masters
Ch. 10: Act 5: Triangle Returns - Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights - Air Date: 03-22-11
Ch. 11: Song 5: Going Home - The Talks
Ch. 12: Act 6: Dr. King's "Bill of Economic and Social Rights" - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-21-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: America First - Chicago Wind
Ch. 14: Act 7: Protest Black Friday - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 16: Act 8: When Your Workers Want Rights Just Pay Off A Politician - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-18-14
Voicemails
Ch. 18: Asking for thoughts on medical personnel strikes - Peter from Little Rock, AK
Ch. 19: The importance of turnout - Ben from New Jersey
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the evolution of political and economic systems
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Protest Black Friday, #BND/#WalmartStrikers
Take Action:
Participate by not participating: Buy Nothing Day #BND via Adbusters
Follow and support Walmart Strikers via #WalmartStrikers on Twitter and Black Friday Protests
Sources/further reading:
"Sit-Down Strike at Walmart and Win? It's Been Done” via Huffington Post
"Letter: Working and middle class should support fast food workers” via Fight For $15
"Poll: Should retailers remain open on Thanksgiving?” with Steven Greenhouse on PBS Newshour
Watch: "This Black Friday, Workers to Challenge the Waltons” via OUR Walmart
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/11/24) The fear response (#ParisAttacks)
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Edition #971
Today we look at the causes of, reactions to and reporting on the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Terrorism is an emotional weapon - Common Sense with Dan Carlin (@dccommonsense) - Air Date 11-14-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Self Inflicted - Katy Perry
00:14:03 Ch. 4: Act 2: Spiritual reflections in an age of terrorism: Fear and Response Part 1 - Progressive Faith Sermon w: Dr. Rodger Ray - Air Date 11-15-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Fear, Terror, and the Fear of Terror - Infinite Third
00:19:01 Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Paris, And Not Beirut? - @onthemedia - Air Date: 11-20-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Scenic World - Beirut
00:26:06 Ch. 8: Act 4: Report from Paris With Manhunt on for Eighth Attacker, France Remains in State of Emergency - @democracynow - Air Date 11-16-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Wrong Way - Jahzzar
00:28:46 Ch. 10: Act 5: Jim Naureckas on the differing ways corporate media report terrorist violence - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-20-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Tow the Line - Nick Drake
00:39:34 Ch. 12: Act 6: ISIS Threatens To Strike Washington DC - @theyoungturks - Air Date 11-17-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Fearless - For Today
00:43:06 Ch. 14: Act 7: Oppose the American SAFE Act of 2015 via @TheNation — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This fickle world - Theo Bard
00:45:53 Ch. 16: Act 8: Spiritual reflections in an age of terrorism: Fear and Response Part 2 - Progressive Faith Sermon w/ Dr. Rodger Ray - Air Date 11-15-15
Voicemails
00:58:38 Ch. 17: Thoughts on Israel/Palestine and international terrorism - Erin from Philadelphia
01:03:06 Ch. 18: Reaction to attacks in Paris - Ryan from Phoenix
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:10 Ch. 19: Final comments on what to do during the holiday
01:08:34 Ch. 20: The wall of shame featuring Kyle, Michelle and Dan
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Oppose the American SAFE Act of 2015 via @TheNation — Best of the Left Activism
Take Action:
SIGN & SHARE: "An Open Letter to Congress: Do Not Cede to Fear” via The Nation
Find out how your reps voted: "Here's A List Of The Democrats Who Voted To Shut The Door On Syrian Refugees” via HuffingtonPost & use ContactingTheCongress.org to admonish them for their support & encourage your senators to vote no.
Sources/further reading:
H.R. 4038: American SAFE Act of 2015 via GovTrack.us
"After Attacks, France Increases Its Commitment To Refugees” at ThinkProgress
#AmericaWelcomes #SyrianRefugees via @MoveOn & @thenation — Best of the Left Activism via episode #959 "The angels of our better nature are being tested (Syrian Refugee Crisis)”
"Paul Ryan’s Alarmist Syrian-Refugee Move Is Playing With Fire” via The Nation
"An update on our refugee work this week” via MoveOn.org
"Could the government shut down over refugees?” via CNN.com
"8 famous Americans with Syrian roots” — including Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Jobs, & Paula Abdul via NY Daily News
"Senate Dems vow to block refugee bill”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/11/20) The power of solidarity (Racial Justice)
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Edition #970
Today we look at the University of Missouri protests that ousted the university president and look back at the anniversary of the Tamir Rice police killing
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:45 Ch. 2: Act 1: The blueprint of how to exercise power on a college campus - @EdgeofSports with Dave Zirin - Air Date 11-11-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: "Common Enemies" - American Soft - Chris Staples
00:06:19 Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News Outraged At Missouri College President Resignation - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-11-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Old Days - Chicago
00:14:25 Ch. 6: Act 3: The importance of the solidarity in the Mizzou protests - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 11-13-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Shine - Jahzzar
00:23:39 Ch. 8: Act 4: The media skirmish in Missouri isn’t about the media. It’s about race. - @onthemedia - Air Date: 11-13-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Perspective - Blueprint
00:31:33 Ch. 10: Act 5: A Conversation About Growing Up Black - Op-Docs - Air Date: 05-8-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: N/A
00:36:20 Ch. 12: Act 6: Michele Jawando on some potential elements of an actual criminal justice reform agenda - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-16-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Changes - 2Pac
00:45:14 Ch. 14: Act 7: #YearWithoutTamir - Nov 20-23 via @FergusonAction - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: The Poet - Shihan
00:48:26 Ch. 16: Act 8: One year later: A retrospective of the Tamir Rice killing - @IntersectionTNR - Air Date 11-16-15
Voicemails
01:02:17 Ch. 17: One anecdote of school policing - Colin from Cleveland, OH
01:04:17 Ch. 18: A question for Wade - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
01:05:31 Ch. 19: How we conduct conversations - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:08:59 Ch. 20: Final comments responding to Nathan with as much precision as possible
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #YearWithoutTamir - Nov 20-23 via @FergusonAction
Take Action:
SIGN: "I pledge to stand with the family of Tamir Rice…” via Ferguson Action
JOIN: #YearWithoutTamir Actions around the country via Ferguson Action
Sources/further reading:
"2 Outside Reviews Say Cleveland Officer Acted Reasonably in Shooting Tamir Rice, 12” at The New York Times
"New report finds Tamir Rice shooting tragic but reasonable” at Cleveland.com
"Cleveland, On the Brink” by Jamil Smith at The New Republic
"Tamir Rice's mother to testify before Grand Jury” at WKYC.com
"Outrage Is Growing Over the Tamir Rice Investigation: Is the grand jury process stacked in favor of the cop who killed the 12-year-old?” at Mother Jones
"STUDY: Half of Black Millenials Know a Victim of Police Violence, Still See Cops as Protectors” at Colorlines
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/11/17) Barriers to employment, to health and to the bathroom (Trans Rights)
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Edition #969
Today we look at a variety of challenges faced by the trans community that almost no one else ever has to think about
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: I was fired solely because of my gender - Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) - Air Date: 04-13-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Taken By The Breeze - Les Étoiles
00:04:59 Ch. 4: Act 2: Raising transgender kids - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 4-22-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Kids - MGMT
00:16:48 Ch. 6: Act 3: The Gender Box feat. Miles JaI!! - @LinzerDinzerTV - Air Date: 10-08-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: N/A
00:19:51 Ch. 8: Act 4: Kari Mugo: Critical Conditions - The challenges facing transgender people in the healthcare system - Popaganda (@BitchMedia) - Air Date: 9-10-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: N/A
00:30:50 Ch. 10: Act 5: Healthcare professional calls for care for all - @GLAAD - Air Date: 11-15-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Luriana Lurilee - Ben McElroy
00:35:19 Ch. 12: Act 6: Lee Mokobe: A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender - TED Talks - Air Date: 6-12-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Like A Prayer - Rufio
00:39:53 Ch. 14: Act 7: Leela Ginelle on transphobic myths and the repeal of an equal rights ordinance in Houston - Backtalk (@BitchMedia) - Air Date 11-12-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: When I Grow Up - Garbage
00:50:26 Ch. 16: Act 8: The strategy of saying straight people are terrible will fail - @fakedansavage - Air Date 11-10-15
Voicemails
00:58:16 Ch. 17: Need conflict before one can reach understanding - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
01:00:41 Ch. 18: Why do we hate Amazon? - John from Minneapolis
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:03:56 Ch. 19: Final comments on the imperative to see multiple sides of an issue and what's wrong with Amazon
01:12:24 Ch. 20: The public wall of gentle shaming and encouragement featuring Kyle and Michelle
Shaming Music: Spanish Flea - Herb Alpert
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/11/13) The continuing quagmire of an apartheid state (Israel/Palestine)
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Edition #968
Today we check in with the seemingly unending disaster that is the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: UpFront - Reality Check- Gaza is still occupied - Al Jazeera English - Air Date: 10-23-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Dreamtime - Uberzone
00:03:10 Ch. 4: Act 2: Gideon Levy: U.S. Criticizes Settlements While Giving Israel "Carte Blanche" to Continue Occupation - @democracynow - Air Date: 10-15-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Zombie - The Cranberries
00:11:16 Ch. 6: Act 3: What Is Israel's Plan For Palestine? - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 09-02-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Natural Blues (Lulu Rouge vs. Stella Polaris Remix) - Single - Moby
00:18:34 Ch. 8: Act 4: Unbalanced reporting on fatalities in Israeli/Palestinian conflict - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 10-23-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: We're Simple Minds - Club 8
00:22:30 Ch. 10: Act 5: Where are the Palestinian Gandhis? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-19-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Standing - VNV Nation
00:30:06 Ch. 12: Act 6: Netanyahu's Holocaust Conspiracy Theory DEBUNKED - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-22-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Diamond - Klint
00:34:07 Ch. 14: Act 7: Yousef Munayyer on what's missing in the Israel/Palestine Narratives - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-30-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Classical Gas - Vanessa Mae
00:44:48 Ch. 16: Act 8: #SaveSusiya via Jewish Voices For Peace ( @jvplive ) - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:48:06 Ch. 18: Act 9: What Peace Deal Could Look Like in Israel & Palestine - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-20-15
Voicemails
00:58:07 Ch. 19: Spring Valley is not a symptom of a larger problem - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
01:00:08 Ch. 20: Stop trying to solve societies problems with police - Geoff from Florida
01:02:15 Ch. 21: The discomfort of losing privilege - Todd from Waverly, IA
01:03:50 Ch. 22: Need a new payment processing option - Rebecca from Takoma, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:05:14 Ch. 23: Final comments on cops in schools, the discomfort of recognizing our privilege and a new donation method for BotL
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #SaveSusiya via Jewish Voices For Peace ( @jvplive )
Take Action:
SIGN: Tell John Kerry to Defend Susiya! via Jewish Voice for Peace
FOLLOW: #EndTheOccupation & #IsraeliIncitement
Additional Activism/Resources:
SIGN: "Free Political Refugees Hisham Shaban Ghalia and Mounis Hammouda From ICE custody” via Not1More
Sources/further reading:
5 Questions Prime Minister Netanyahu Should be Asked Today via Amnesty International
"Families from threatened Palestinian villages Susiya and Um al-Kheir bring their stories to the US” at Mondoweiss
"Israel, Don’t Level My Village” — Nasser Nawaja at The New York Times
"16 Eye-Opening Photos Show What It's Like Going Back to School in Palestine and Israel” at Mic.com
"Mapping the dead in latest Israeli-Palestinian violence”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/11/10) Going to Paris with our heads held somewhat high (Climate)
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Edition #967
Today we take a revised look at the road to the Paris climate negotiations in light of the news that President Obama has officially rejected the Keystone XL Pipeline
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: A Carbon Bomb Defused Obama Rejects Keystone XL in Historic Win for Environmental Activism - @democracynow - Air Date 11-9-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Moving Planet - September 24th, 2011: A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels
00:04:29 Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Kills Keystone XL Pipeline For Good - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-07-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Fight to Win (feat. Cee Lo Green) - Single - Goodie Mob
00:13:05 Ch. 6: Act 3: Getting Easier & Easier to Convert to Solar Power - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 08-29-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: New Magnetic Wonder - The Apples In Stereo
00:17:24 Ch. 8: Act 4: What Is the Biggest Environmental Problem People Don't Know About? - The Atlantic - Air Date: 10-2-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Halcyon Days (Deluxe Edition) - Ellie Goulding
00:21:42 Ch. 10: Act 5: House 'Science' Committee Witch Hunt is Worse than Benghazi! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-27-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Here Comes Science (Audio + Video Version) - They Might Be Giants
00:30:38 Ch. 12: Act 6: Bernie Sanders Proposes BOLD Climate Change Policy - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-05-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Bright Stars and Battle Scars - Stu's Shoes
00:34:55 Ch. 14: Act 7: Who's Leading The Charge for Change? Women - The F Word with @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 10-26-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Fight Back - Garnett Silk
00:37:31 Ch. 16: Act 8: #ActInParis - @sierraclub - Air Date: 9-2-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: "Paris", No Angel - Dido
00:40:13 Ch. 18: Act 9: #KeystoneXL Victory Update & #ActInParis via @sierraclub - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: This fickle world - Theo Bard
00:44:00 Ch. 20: Act 10: Avi Lewis- This Changes Everything - The @GRITlaura Flanders Show - Air Date 10-27-15
Voicemails
00:54:52 Ch. 21: Responding to Simon re: Jefferson and slavery - Joseph from Toronto
00:56:42 Ch. 22: Soon-to-be member - Diana from Milwaukee, WI
00:57:25 Ch. 23: Intimidated by risk of embarrassment - Brian in Arizona
00:58:25 Ch. 24: Last ever voice memo message from Geoff - Geoff from Florida
00:59:22 Ch. 25: Voice memo option had an effect - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
01:00:00 Ch. 26: Voice memo option had an effect Part 2 - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:02:10 Ch. 27: Final comments on using the power of psychology and public shaming
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism Update!
#KeystoneXL Victory! "KEYSTONE XL VICTORY: TO WIN A FIGHT, YOU HAVE TO PICK ONE: Obama’s pipeline rejection a huge win for citizen action” via Sierra Club
Follow-up/new(ish) Action!
#ActInParis for bold climate action with Sierra Club
Snap a selfie and “go to” Paris with Sierra Club’s #ActInParis Photo Campaign
SIGN on to 350.org’s Plan Through Paris
SIGN to say #ThanksObama for rejecting #KeystoneXL!
Revisit the original actions/segments:
Tar Sands Resistance March #stoptarsands
#KeystoneXL Under Congressional #Climate Deniers
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/11/06) Criminalizing the classroom (School-to-Prison Pipeline)
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Edition #966
Today we take a look at the structural systems in place that work to funnel many children, disproportionately children of color, out of the school system and directly into the (in)justice system
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The School to Prison Pipeline - Advancement Project (@adv_project) - Air Date: 7-3-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Spring Valley High - Backtalk from @BitchMedia - Air Date 10-29-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A
Ch. 6: Act 3: Stuck In The School-To-Prison Pipeline - @ajplus -Air Date: 5-20-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: N/A
Ch. 8: Act 4: Criminalizing the Classroom: Inside the School-to-Prison Pipeline - @democracynow - Air Date: 10-28-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hipozebra - Selva de Mar
Ch. 10: Act 5: Spring Valley High and the school-to-prison pipeline - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-30-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Rivers - Plusplus
Ch. 12: Act 6: School to prison pipeline locks kids into the system early - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBnation) - Air Date: 2-19-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: A Farewell To Trends - dustmotes
Ch. 14: Act 7: Policing Schools - Why Are There Cops In Schools? - @ajplus - Air Date: 10-30-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: N/A
Ch. 16: Act 8: SafeQualitySchools.org- Ending the #School2Prison Pipeline via @adv_project - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: The Poet - Shihan
Ch. 18: Act 9: When School Cops Go Bad: South Carolina Incident Highlights Growing Police Presence in Classrooms - @democracynow - Air Date: 10-28-15
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Jefferson fought to end slavery - Simon from San Diego
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on my untestable hypothesis
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: SafeQualitySchools.org: Ending the #School2Prison Pipeline via @adv_project
Take Action:
Students, parents, educators, law enforcement, and activists! VISIT The Advancement Project’s SafeQualitySchools.org to get involved.
FOLLOW the #School2Prison thread.
SHARE the "School to Prison Pipeline by Advancement Project” video
CONTRIBUTE your stories: #School2Pipeline Stories
Additional Activism/Resources:
SIGN to demand #BlackLivesMatter issues be addressed in primary debates: #RaiseTheDebate via Black Lives Matter at ”ColorOfChange
Sources/further reading:
”What You Need to Know About #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh” — Infographic via The Advancement Project
"Where Are Black Children Safe?" Roxane Gay at The New York Times
"America Doesn’t Care About Black Women And Girls” by Ijeoma Oluo at The Establishment
"Black Girl Down… and Up” by PrisonCulture
"Take cops out of schools: More officers mean more arrests, even for offenses like talking back.” via The Washington Post
”A Short History of Cops Terrorizing Students” via The Nation
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/11/03) Death by stereotype, the dehumanizing of women of color
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Edition #965
Today we take a look at the dangerous intersection women of color inhabit, how their very lives are at risk for simply being who they are and how society tends to turn a blind eye
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Black Girls Matter: Pushed out, over-policed and underprotected - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 2-6-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Put Your Records On (Acoustic) - Corinne Bailey Rae
Ch. 5: Song 2: You'll Find A Way - Santigold
Ch. 6: Act 3: Black Women Suffer Death By Stereotype - The F Word with @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 5-25-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Making Progress - Freedom's Progress
Ch. 8: Act 4: Serial killers hunted down mostly Black women for three decades in South Los Angeles - @Making_Contact - Air Date 9-9-10
Ch. 9: Song 4: Suffering of the Innocents - Squire Tuck
Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama highlights sexual abuse to prison pipeline - Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHPshow) - Air Date 9-20-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: I feel you - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Why some try to justify the Spring Valley High assault - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBprime) - Air Date 10-28-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: How Do You See Me - Matrimony
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Story of a "Absolutely Angry Black Woman" - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-23-15
Ch. 15: Final comments on the value of slaves at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/10/30) History of the Christian Right (Religion)
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Edition #964
Today we take a look at the history of how Christianity was, in large part, cooped by the Republican party on behalf of business interests and how anyone started getting the idea that we were founded as a religious, much less Christian, nation
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: How 'One Nation' Didn't Become 'Under God' Until The '50s Religious Revival Part 1 - Fresh Air - Air Date 3-30-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre
00:11:35 Ch. 4: Act 2: The Origin of Religious Freedom Laws... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-27-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Coaster - NOFX
00:20:26 Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Can't They Understand the First Amendment? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-11-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Very Soon ft Funsho Ogundipe - Wanlov the Kubolor
00:31:26 Ch. 8: Act 4: How 'One Nation' Didn't Become 'Under God' Until The '50s Religious Revival Part 2 - Fresh Air - Air Date 3-30-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Kalamazoo - Jason Roseboom
00:40:47 Ch. 10: Act 5: What Would the Founders say about Religious Freedom Laws? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-27-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul & Mary
00:45:58 Ch. 12: Act 6: Republicans Fire Woman For Not Going To Church - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-21-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dancing In The Streets - The Haymarket Squares
00:52:01 Ch. 14: Act 7: Fascism on the American horizon, wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross - @truthdig - Air Date: 10-11-13
Voicemails
01:05:10 Ch. 15: Thoughts on victimless crimes - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
01:07:21 Ch. 16: Responding to Wade and victimless crimes - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:09:55 Ch. 17: Final comments on recent bonus content topics
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/10/27) The corporate takeover under our noses (Trans-Pacific Partnership)
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Edition #963
Today we take a look at the proposed TPP trade deal from a whole variety of different angles. Since the agreement was negotiated entirely in secret, primarily between corporate interests, it's not surprising to find that the deal looks pretty bad for everyday people no matter what angle you're looking from
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Crony Capitalism Goes Global: The TPP & ISDS Explained - Follow the Money #2 - @RepresentDotUs - Air Date: 04-01-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Redemption Of Zounds - Zounds
00:06:27 Ch. 4: Act 2: TPP Signed...So What the F&%$ Is In It? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-07-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: She Said - Stray Dogg
00:11:25 Ch. 6: Act 3: TPP will Allow Corporations to Sue Countries! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 5-14-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Nightwalker Vol. 1 - Boogie Belgique
00:16:01 Ch. 8: Act 4: Don't Expect The Master's Media To Cover the Master's Trade Deal - The F Word with @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 4-28-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Greek Tragedy - Plusplus
00:19:07 Ch. 10: Act 5: TPP vs. Human Rights Groups Express Concern Over Record of Member Nations - @democracynow - Air Date 06-11-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Afraid New World - Easter and the totem
00:24:11 Ch. 12: Act 6: TPP Grants Banks Terrifying Secret Powers - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-20-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Sneeuwland - Oskar Schuster
00:34:05 Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Rams Through TPP With Little Democratic Support, Even from Black Caucus - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 6-24-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Ennio - Silence Is Sexy
00:38:36 Ch. 16: Act 8: Breast Cancer Patient Arrested for Protesting TPP: "This is Price Gouging at the Cost of Lives" - @democracynow - Air Date: 10-06-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy
00:48:12 Ch. 18: Act 9: Disaster: TPP Kills Internet Freedom, Bomb-Throwing Begins - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-13-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: Horfid (Live @ KEXP) - Lay Low
00:54:24 Ch. 20: Act 10: #FallRising to #StopTPP via @EFF & @FlushtheTPP — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 10: Activism - Shihan
00:57:22 Ch. 22: Act 11: Not too early to doubt the motivations of secretive, corporate trade deal - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-9-15
01:00:13 Ch. 23: Final comments asking what we can do better here at BotL
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #FallRising to #StopTPP via @EFF & @FlushtheTPP
Update!
Terms on the Trans-Pacific Partnership were finalized: "Trade Officials Announce Conclusion of TPP—Now the Real Fight Begins” via Electronic Frontier Foundation
Follow-up/new Action!
ATTEND the #FallRising to Stop TPP, TTIP, & TISA by registering through Flush the TPP: Call to Action Against Global Corporate Domination: November 14-18 & RSVPing to the Facebook event
Find out projected job loss & more expected in your area using the Public Citizen state-by-state outcome map: 50 Reasons We Cannot Afford the TPP’s Expansion of the NAFTA Model.
Then use ContactingTheCongress.org to directly lobby your representatives to vote no on passage of the TPP.
Sources:
What Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)? via Electronic Frontier Foundation
WATCH: "U.S., Other Nations Reach Agreement On Trans-Pacific Partnership” via NPR
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Leveling the playing field for American workers & American businesses. via Office of the US Trade Representative
Summary of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement via Office of the US Trade Representative
"TPP deal: US and 11 other countries reach landmark Pacific trade pact” via The Guardian
"TPP or not TPP? What's the Trans-Pacific Partnership and should we support it?” via The Guardian
"Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Reached, but Faces Scrutiny in Congress” via The New York Times
"Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Job Loss, Lower Wages and Higher Drug Prices” via Public Citizen
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/10/23) Building momentum to and through Paris (Climate)
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Edition #962
Today we take a look at the state of the political promises being made as we lead up to the international climate negotiations in Paris as well as what we can do about it, plus we see what Exxon knew and when they knew it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Bill McKibben on U. of California Divesting from Coal and Tar Sands - @democracynow - Air Date 09-10-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Here Comes The Wave (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy
00:07:56 Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate Desk's Tim McDonnell explains Obama's new plan to fight global warming - Climate Desk - Air Date: 08-03-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Shine - Jahzzar
00:10:53 Ch. 6: Act 3: Pretty Words, Ugly Actions: The Obama Legacy on Climate Change - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 8-5-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Thru Nature - deeB
00:16:43 Ch. 8: Act 4: Engineers Develop Plan to Convert US to 100% Clean Energy by 2050 - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-13-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Junior - Kaki King
00:23:11 Ch. 10: Act 5: There Is No Such Thing As "Clean Coal" - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-03-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Happy Radioactive - Single - The Gregory Brothers
00:27:14 Ch. 12: Act 6: Exxon's History of Climate Change Research - @onthemedia - Air Date: 9-18-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Sound of Skeptics - Hoffman and Jerfunkle
00:37:04 Ch. 14: Act 7: Climate Deniers Be Cray! with Jenny Slate - NextGen Climate - Air Date: 6-30-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: !!Going Places!! - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
00:41:26 Ch. 16: Act 8: Harper is gone, Exxon is on the ropes, arctic drilling on hold and electric cars are the future - @greennewsreport - Air Date - 10-15- 15
Ch. 17: Song 8: Automatic For the People - R.E.M.
00:46:15 Ch. 18: Act 9: #GlobalClimateMarch via @350 - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:48:59 Ch. 20: Act 10: Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis Climate Change Could Be Catalyst to Build a Fairer Economic System - @democracynow - Air Date 10-05-15
Voicemails
00:59:17 Ch. 21: Call to action on voter suppression - Mary from Sweeden
01:00:38 Ch. 22: Depression - Chris from New Hampshire
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:29 Ch. 23: Final comments on how how predispositions and relativity effects our happiness
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #GlobalClimateMarch via @350 — Best of the Left Activism
Take Action:
Join the next 350.org #RoadThroughParis event: The #GlobalClimateMarch
Additional Activism/Resources:
GoFossilFree.org’s push ahead of the Paris summit: Register Your Divestment from fossil fuels
Sources/further reading:
"Leaders Discuss Deeper Engagement for Strong Climate Agreement in Paris”
via Bloomberg
"Demolishing The 7 Myths Propping Up Fossil Fuels: It's time to set the record straight.” via Huffington Post
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/10/21) Don't police me, bro! (Feminism) (Repost)
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Edition #870
Today we take a look at a variety of ways that (mostly) men attempt to police the actions and choices of (mostly) women, causing nothing but damage as a result
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The List of Rules for Women - @jsmooth995 - Air Date: 9-2-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Follow the Rule - Johnny Ace - The Complete Duke Recordings
Ch. 4: Act 2: Victimhood Provides Privleges - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 6-13-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Bad Behavior - Bad Behavior
Ch. 6: Act 3: SHE ASKED FOR IT - @lacigreen - Air Date: 09-06-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Deserve Better - Swings and Roundabouts
Ch. 8: Act 4: Shut Your Mouth And Take It, 'Fox & Friends' Advises Women - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-08-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Good Old Days - Even Worse
Ch. 10: Act 5: Radical Religion and Male Privilege - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-22-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Second Class Citizen - Out of the Ordinary Songs, Vol. 2
Ch. 12: Act 6: Study Explains Why Hobby Lobby Supporters Are Opposed to Birth Control - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-25-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act via @healthyteen & @nwlc - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 16: Act 8: Pondering Gender In 1620 - @radio_dispatch - Air Date: 3-20-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: N/A
Ch. 18: Act 9: Get Your Creak On - @lexiconvalley - Air Date: 12-31-12
Ch. 23: Final comments on my discovery of the oppression of policing
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act
Take Action:
Sign to support the The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act legislation backed by the National Women’s Law Center and Healthy Teen Network
Additional Activism/Resources:
Follow #NoTeenShameon Twitter and on Tumblr
Submit your story to #NoTeenShame
Sources/further reading:
"New Mexico Parental-Leave Law Helps Teen Moms Stay in School” via NBC News
"Where’s the ’16, Parenting, and OK’ Reality Show?” by Gloria Malone at RH Reality Check
"#NoTeenShame: A Social Media Movement Pushes Us To Respect Young Mothers & We’re All For It” via Hello Beautiful
Graphic by Repeal Hyde Art Project and available for purchase at RHAP’s Zazzle StoreWritten by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/10/16) Working our way toward anti-democracy (Voter Suppression)
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Edition #961
Today we take a look at a few of the tactics used to suppress voter turnout from the civil rights ear to the modern era as well as some ideas to fix the problem
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Are Voter ID Laws Really a Bad Idea? - @TestTube News - Air Date: 7-10-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Forward - Northbound
00:03:35 Ch. 4: Act 2: A conversation on our changing voting rights w/ @AriBerman and @Dale_E_Ho - Intersection (@IntersectionTNR) - Air Date: 8-10-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Thru Clouds - deeB
00:19:12 Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox & Friend's Call For Literacy Tests Reveals Deep, Deep Irony - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-07-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Vote - Jefferson Coker
00:23:12 Ch. 8: Act 4: Changes to voter laws that raise disturbing connections to the past - @Making_Contact - Air Date: 8-5-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: A Change Is Gonna Come - Ben Sollee
00:34:24 Ch. 10: Act 5: New Election Scandal Cuts MILLIONS of Voters from the Rolls - @RedactedTonight w/ @Lee_Camp - Air Date: 11-03-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Wrong Way - Jahzzar
00:39:28 Ch. 12: Act 6: New Law: Everyone Automatically Registered to Vote Unless You Opt Out - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 08-06-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Some Kind Of Mininova - Textile Audio
00:44:28 Ch. 14: Act 7: Automatic Voter Registration via @BrennanCenter — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This fickle world - Theo Bard
00:47:47 Ch. 16: Act 8: Gerrymandering - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date: 6-13-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: XBells - Jimmy Penguin
00:54:15 Ch. 18: Act 9: The Conservative Voter Suppression Plot Thickens... - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-03-15
Voicemails
01:00:26 Ch. 19: Thoughts on the treatment of indigenous peoples in Canada - Jessi-Anne from Victoria, British Columbia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:33 Ch. 20: Final comments giving an update on the ongoing battle against a rare disease - click here to donate!
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Automatic Voter Registration via @BrennanCenter
Take Action:
Find the Brennan Center for Justice list of Automatic Voter Registration laws
Let your federal legislators know you support the Automatic Voter Registration Act through ContactingTheCongress.org and your state reps know you support voter expansion through automatic registration via OpenStates.Org
Additional Activism/Resources:
Find out if you’re registered to vote at: CanIVote.org
Sources/further reading:
"The Case for Voter Registration Modernization in 2015” via the Brennan Center for Justice
What Alabama Can Learn From California on Voting Rights via Ari Berman at The Nation
"Gov. Brown approves automatic voter registration for Californians” via LA Times
"Dem unveils automatic voter registration bill” via The Hill
"Make It Easy: The Case for Automatic Registration” via Democracy Journal
"Under new Oregon law, all eligible voters are registered unless they opt out” via LA Times
"Hillary's Game-Changing Voting Reform” via the Brennan Center for Justice
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(2015/10/13) Reconsidering Columbus (Indigenous Peoples day)
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Edition #960
Today we take a look at the legacy of Christopher Columbus and the echoes of that legacy that can still be strongly felt today
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Columbus Day - How Is That Still A Thing - @LastWeekTonight w/ @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 10-13-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Time To Run (Finale) - Dexter Britain
Ch. 4: Act 2: Cultural genocide against indigenous peoples in Canada - Le Show w/ @theharryshearer - Air Date: 6-7-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Ghosts In The Machine - Death And Vanilla
Ch. 6: Act 3: Cultural Genocide: Landmark Report Decries Canada's Forced Schooling of Indigenous Children - @democracynow - Air Date: 6-3-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Sunbeams in High Grass - Feldmaus
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Truth About Columbus Day - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-8-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Flurry - The OO-Ray
Ch. 10: Act 5: Gov't Sells Sacred Native Land To Foreign Mining Company - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 7-25-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Piano song - Plusplus
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Navajo Water Lady - CBS Sunday Morning - Air Date: 8-16-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Faraday - dustmotes
Ch. 14: Act 7: The REAL History Of Christopher Columbus - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-6-15
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Frustration with Bill Maher - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 16: Thoughts on negative visualization and mental illness - Katie Klabusich
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on the power to influence happiness
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/10/09) The need to do better (Mass Incarceration)
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Edition #959
Today we take a look at the fundamental flaws of our criminal justice system and the emerging consensus that we need to make the changes necessary to do better
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Mass Incarceration Causing More Crime Than It Prevents - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-31-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Cospiratore - Old Splendifolia
00:07:09 Ch. 4: Act 2: Brutal Fees Punish Families Of Prison Inmates - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-19-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Pale Rider - Ben McElroy
00:15:43 Ch. 6: Act 3: America’s Prison Problem - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 8-6-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: N/A
00:27:16 Ch. 8: Act 4: Mapping out the mass incarceration of black males - Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHPshow) - Air Date 9-19-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: the cherry tree - Burning Bright
00:37:24 Ch. 10: Act 5: Prison Reform To Reduce Sentences Of Non-Violent Drug Offenders - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-30-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Llegare - Dom La Nena
00:42:35 Ch. 12: Act 6: Support Bipartisan #JusticeReformNOW via @cut_50 — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Poet - Shihan
00:45:53 Ch. 14: Act 7: Bryan Stevenson (@eji_org): Just Mercy and how the shame of our past should drive us to do better - Arts and Ideas (@BBCRadio3) - Air Date: 7-14-15
Voicemails
01:02:02 Ch. 15: A couple more thoughts on giving advice - Anonymous
01:03:17 Ch. 16: Response to the comments about trench coats - Alyson from Colorado
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:04:49 Ch. 17: Final comments about Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (Go read it!)
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Support Bipartisan #JusticeReformNOW via @cut_50
Take Action:
SIGN: "Demand that Congress take action to roll back the incarceration industry in America” via #cut50
Sources/further reading:
"FAMM: House Sentencing Reform Compromise Another Step in Right Direction” via Families Against Mandatory Minimums
“Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act” — the full legislation
"Here's One Thing Washington Agreed On This Week: Sentencing Reform” via NPR
"Senators Announce Bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act” — announcement from the Judiciary Committee
"Senate Introduces ‘Gamechanger’ Criminal Justice Reform Bill” via Time
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(2015/10/06) Where the market should not be allowed to tread (Health Care)
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Edition #958
Today we take a look at the destructive influence of the market on pharmaceuticals and some ideas on reigning in the system for the betterment of all
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Proof That Obamacare is Working Getting Really Hard to Ignore - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 08-15-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Chicago - Plusplus
00:04:36 Ch. 4: Act 2: Failures of the free market in drug development - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 9-25-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Heirloom - The Black Atlantic
00:15:12 Ch. 6: Act 3: 5500% Price Increase on AIDS Drug Canceled After Outrage - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-24-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Shine - Jahzzar
00:21:02 Ch. 8: Act 4: Is Pharma the Most Evil Industry? (w/ @JoshZepps) - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 09-28-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Kerouak - Plusplus
00:28:38 Ch. 10: Act 5: Get the Corporations out of Medicare! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-27-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Springish - Gillicuddy
00:35:59 Ch. 12: Act 6: The Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 via @DemandProgress & @OpenCongress - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:39:10 Ch. 14: Act 7: .@RishiManchanda: What makes us get sick? Look upstream - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 9-15-14
Voicemails
00:57:29 Ch. 15: Advocating for sustainable change in your cities - Ryan from Pheonix
01:01:21 Ch. 16: On giving advice - Eric from South Carolina
01:05:08 Ch. 17: Trench-coated white kids and religious leaders - Brad from Dallas, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:27 Ch. 18: Final comments on how to prove racism is a factor when trying to explain it away
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: The Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 via @DemandProgress & @OpenCongress
Take Action:
Sign the Demand Progress petition to Congress: "Tell Congress to pass Bernie Sanders's bill to rein in prescription drug costs!”
Track the legislation & contact legislators: in the Senate & in the House via GovTrack.us
Additional Activism/Resources:
Send your legislator a letter through OpenCongress.org
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/10/02) Citizens demanding equal power (Money in politics)
74 perc
1. évad 957. rész
Edition #957
Today we take a look at the single biggest problem plaguing our political system and the two strongest campaigns fighting to solve it, Lessig2016.us and Wolf-Pac.com
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How Republicans Protect Secret Donors - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-01-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: El Tranvia - Jenifer Avila
Ch. 4: Act 2: Scott Walker is the face now - but the first culprit was 100 years ago - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 3-14-11
Ch. 5: Song 2: A Farewell To Trends - dustmotes
Ch. 6: Act 3: Lawrence Lessig to campaign on sole issue of campaign finance reform - Rachel @maddow - Air Date 9-8-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Getting Somewhere - Allison Moorer
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Clouds Were Like Lace - Ben McElroy
Ch. 10: Act 5: Private Prison Lobbyists Raising Money for Hillary Clinton - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-28-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: The System - Abscondo
Ch. 12: Act 6: Hillary Clinton Wants to Overturn Citizens United... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-09-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Drifts - The OO-Ray
Ch. 14: Act 7: Corporate Media REALLY Doesn’t Wanna Talk Money In Politics - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-22-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Here Comes The Wave (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 16: Act 8: #WeWantDebate in #Election2016 via @Lessig2016 - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: This fickle world - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: How hedge fund billionaires literally "check" the people's will - @jimhightower - Air Date: 9-30-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: The Time To Run (Finale) - Dexter Britain
Ch. 20: Act 10: IRS Surrenders To Dark Money - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-02-15
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Thoughts on our voting system - Elaine
Ch. 22: The importance of learning moderate use - Sally from San Francisco
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on the little bit of spring cleaning I've been doing on the back end
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #WeWantDebate in #Election2016 via @Lessig2016
Take Action:
SIGN the petition: Let Lessig Debate! from the Lessig2016 campaign
Sources/further reading:
"Democrat Debate Controversy: Will Lawrence Lessig Be Included?” via Forbes
"Larry Lessig Seeks A Single Issue, Single Year Presidency” via U.S.News and World Report
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/09/29) Religion seen through fear (Islamophobia)
74 perc
1. évad 956. rész
Edition #956
Today we take a look at a fresh set of news stories that demonstrate how muslims are seen through an often-racial lens of fear, distrust and hatred
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Angry Sam Harris Fan: Stop Being Unfair to Sam Harris! - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 08-22-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Courage - Authority Zero
00:09:40 Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News: Obama Not Blaming Islam Enough - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-18-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: You Don't Scare Me - Josh Pykee
00:21:01 Ch. 6: Act 3: Who gets called a terrorist in the media - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 5-22-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Typewriter - Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra
00:25:01 Ch. 8: Act 4: Hypocrite: County Official Storms Out of Meeting During Muslim Prayer - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 08-07-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band
00:29:27 Ch. 10: Act 5: Muslim Student Handcuffed Because Of Harmless Science Project - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-17-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: City on a Hill - The Minor Leagues
00:43:55 Ch. 12: Act 6: Richard Dawkins: Ahmed's Clock Truther? - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 09-21-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Science Fair - Recess Monkey
00:50:19 Ch. 14: Act 7: Protect Thy Neighbor (@protectneighbor) via @americansunited — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo bard
00:52:52 Ch. 16: Act 8: Are All Muslims Responsible For Terrorism? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-21-15
Voicemails
00:58:06 Ch. 17: Religious freedom isn't just about Christianity - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
01:01:20 Ch. 18: A coach's thoughts on giving advice - Anonymous
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:07:36 Ch. 19: Final comments on the complicated nature of giving advice
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
Protect Thy Neighbor (@protectneighbor) via @americansunited
Take Action:
Add your name to the Americans United or Separation of Church and State> Protect Thy Neighbor Pledge
Download and post The Shield
Tell your legislators: Protect My Neighbors!
Get Legal Help
Additional Activism/Resources:
"You Can Now Donate to the Ahmed Mohamed STEM Scholarship Fund” via Mic
"MacArthur High School and Irving TX police: Apologize to Ahmed Mohamed for criminalizing science” via Change.org
Sources/further reading:
The official feed of Ahmed’s family: @IStandWithAhmed
Muslim teen behind #IStandWithAhmed encourages others to follow their dreams: "Go for it!" http://cbsn.ws/1KgQcbI via CBS News
"‘It’s A Trap!’ Paranoid FRC Head Buys Into Ridiculous Ahmed Mohamed Bomb Plot Scenario” via Americans United or Separation of Church and State>
< a href="https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/pope-problems-papal-visit-incurs-significant-taxpayer-expense">"Pope Problems: Papal Visit Incurs Significant Taxpayer Expense” via Americans United or Separation of Church and State>
"Once More, With Enthusiasm: Texas Attorney General Again Refuses To Recognize Marriage Equality” via Americans United or Separation of Church and State>
via Americans United or Separation of Church and State> and Thom Hartmann
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/02/27) Rethinking the fundamentals of drugs and addiction (Drug War) (Repost)
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1. évad 826. rész
Edition #902
Today we look at the not only the destructive forces at work within the drug war but also look deeper at the causes of addiction and drug abuse that could change all of your preconceived notions on the topic and maybe even our society...
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Drug War Alternatives That Work Overcriminalized #2- Substance Abuse - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 10-9-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Once There Was a Hushpuppy - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Tracking cars movements in real time as part of the DEA drug war - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 2-1-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Don’t Worry, We'll Be Watching You - Making Mirrors
Ch. 6: Act 3: DC mayor stands up for voters on legal pot, defies congressional GOP - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 2-26-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gateway Drug - Dancing In The Streets
Ch. 8: Act 4: Challenge everything you know about drugs - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-05-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Big Mistake - Fair Ain't Fair
Ch. 10: Act 5: Johann Hari (@johannhari101): Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong Part 1 - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-4-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Strange Fruit (1939 Single Version) - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday
Ch. 12: Act 6: Poverty drives the demand for opiates - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 11-17-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Poverty (Single Stereo) - That Did It! - The Duke Recordings, Vol. 3
Ch. 14: Act 7: Johann Hari (@johannhari101): Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong Part 2 - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-4-15
Voicemails
Ch. 16: Women should get paid the same even if they're away from work for a period - Caleb from Austin, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments telling the story of the pile of shit Patricia Arquette stepped in and the aftermath
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/09/22) In search of the good life (Culture)
69 perc
1. évad 955. rész
Edition #955
Today we look at the inherent contradictions in the standard way of pursuing happiness in western culture and examine some alternatives
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:42 Ch. 2: Act 1: The High Price of Materialism - Center for a New American Dream (@newdream) - Air Date: 12-4-11
Ch. 3: Song 1: A Beautiful World - Tim Myers
00:05:54 Ch. 4: Act 2: How To Purchase Redemption From Consumerism! - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 01-14-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Redemption Song - Bob Marley & The Wailers
00:10:05 Ch. 6: Act 3: Almost Half of Americans Didn't Take Single Vacation Day in 2014 - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-11-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Vacation - The Go-Go's & Go-Go's
00:14:17 Ch. 8: Act 4: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us - RSA Animate (@theRSAorg) - Air Date: 4-1-10
Ch. 9: Song 4: All Over The World - Boogie Belgique
00:26:23 Ch. 10: Act 5: The Story of Bottled Water (2010) - @storyofstuff Project - Air Date: 03-17-10
Ch. 11: Song 5: Murky Water - The Autumn Isles
00:34:17 Ch. 12: Act 6: SO INCREDIBLY SAD This is How 3 Generations Answer the Same Question - @BuzzPo - Air Date 7-26-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: N/A
00:37:20 Ch. 14: Act 7: A thousand cuts - @jimhightower - Air Date: 9-22-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Sligo Creek - Al Petteway
00:39:55 Ch. 16: Act 8: #FindYourPark on National @PublicLandsDay - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
00:43:14 Ch. 18: Act 9: Saamah Abdallah: How to achieve good lives that don't cost the Earth - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 7-20-15
Voicemails
00:56:53 Ch. 19: Thoughts on victimless crimes - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
00:58:54 Ch. 20: Libertarians ignore the negotiation of rights - Nathan from Dix Hills, NY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:01:12 Ch. 21: Final comments on the way we discuss lifestyles and culture
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #FindYourPark on National @PublicLandsDay
Take Action:
Register to volunteer for National Public Lands Day!
Be sure to get your Fee-Free Coupon as a thank you for volunteering!
Sources/further reading:
"More than 175,000 Volunteers Expected on National Public Lands Day, September 26, 2015” via National Public Lands Day
"Let's Move Outside: Public lands make the best playgrounds!” via National Public Lands Day
"Our Land, Up for Grabs” via The New York Times
"This Land Was Your Land” via The American Prospect
"Volunteer on trail crews for National Public Lands Day, Sept. 26” via The Seattle Times
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/09/18) The angels of our better nature are being tested (Syrian Refugee Crisis)
71 perc
1. évad 954. rész
Edition #954
Today we look at the worst refugee crisis since WWII and encourage governments around the world to do the right thing to help by opening their doors to victims of war
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: What a migrant crisis looks like - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 8-28-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Ennio - Silence Is Sexy
00:04:00 Ch. 4: Act 2: Kenneth Roth of Human Rights Watch on Refugee Crisis - @democracynow - Air Date: 08-31-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Gangs - dustmotes
00:10:20 Ch. 6: Act 3: Leadership lacking as refugees flee to Europe and crisis grows - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date 9-2-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Broken boiler - Plusplus
00:17:41 Ch. 8: Act 4: Billionaire Offers To Buy Island For Syrian Refugees - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-05-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Clangour And Flutes (Live @ KEXP) - Sindri Már Sigfússon
00:26:08 Ch. 10: Act 5: A Deeper Understanding of Europe's Migration Crisis - @onthemedia - Air Date: 9-11-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: I Can Help (Exciting Live Performances) - Billy Swan
00:35:22 Ch. 12: Act 6: Help My People, Let More War Refugees Settle Here: A Syrian American’s Message to Washington - @democracynow - Air Date: 09-09-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: No-End Ave - Jahzzar
00:40:31 Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama turns to refugee crisis after Iran nuclear deal victory - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date: 9-10-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Black Eyed Susan - Podington Bear
00:42:51 Ch. 16: Act 8: Why isn't the U.S. taking in more refugees? - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 9-2-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: Cetology - Ben McElroy
00:45:15 Ch. 18: Act 9: #AmericaWelcomes #SyrianRefugees via @MoveOn & @thenation - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: This fickle world - Theo Bard
00:48:22 Ch. 20: Act 10: Cold-Blooded Fox News Demonizes Syrian Refugees - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-12-15
Voicemails
00:57:40 Ch. 21: Thoughts on the history of economic populism - V from Western New York
01:01:28 Ch. 22: Thoughts on the use of public and urban space - Ryan from Pheonix
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:05:59 Ch. 23: Final comments on how bad policies begin to sink into our collective psyche
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #AmericaWelcomes #SyrianRefugees via @MoveOn & @thenation
Take Action:
SIGN: Urge the U.S. government to accept more Syrian refugees via MoveOn.org & The Nation
Add your photo to the #AmericaWelcomes campaign on IG & Twitter through MoveOn.org
Sources/further reading:
“Tell the United States to Accept More Refugees and Asylum-Seekers From Syria” via The Nation
"Syrian Refugees: All You Need to Know” via Newsweek
"Turkey Has Spent Nearly $8 Billion Caring For 2.2 Million Syrian Refugees” via Huffington Post
“Syria’s War: Refugee Crisis” — full coverage from AlJazeera America
"Federal Spending: Where Does the Money Go” via the National Priorities Project
"Germany's economy will grow faster because of the million refugees it is helping, study finds” via The Independent
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/09/15) Beyond Marriage Equality (LGBTQ Rights)
74 perc
1. évad 953. rész
Edition #953
Today we look at a bit of the fallout since the marriage equality SCOTUS decision but we also look beyond marriage equality
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why is Uganda Sentencing Gays to Life in Prison? - @TestTube - Air Date: 6-27-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: La redécouverte - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 4: Act 2: Evangelicals Desperately Spreading Anti-Gay Message Around The World - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-22-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Love Will Come Through - Travis
Ch. 6: Act 3: Court: Gay Conversion Therapy = Fraud - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 07-22-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: All You Fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Ch. 8: Act 4: County Clerk Changes History | PBS - @IndependentLens - Air Date: 04-14-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: One Million Miles Away - J. Ralph
Ch. 10: Act 5: Anti-Gay Christian Clerk Kim Davis Jailed for Contempt of Court - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-03-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle and Sebastian
Ch. 12: Act 6: Redefining religious freedom - @fakedansavage - Air Date: 9-8-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Going to the Chapel - The Dixie Cups
Ch. 14: Act 7: Right-Wing Christians Can't Decide If Elected Officials Have to Obey the Law - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-12-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Keepsake - State Radio
Ch. 16: Act 8: Same-sex marriage ruling does not apply to tribal lands - @HereAndNow - Air Date: 8-10-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: Gotta Have You - The Weepies
Ch. 18: Act 9: Did You Know It's Still Legal To Keep Gay People Out Of Businesses? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-03-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: Hey Ya - Obadiah Parker
Ch. 20: Act 10: Every Child Deserves a Family Act via @family_equality — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 10: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 22: Act 11: Boy Scouts End Ban on Gay Adults - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-29-15
Voicemails
Ch. 23: Thoughts on legalizing sex work - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 24: Promoting Gleaners, libraries and Occupy Your Library - Vicki from Oregon
Ch. 25: But happiness for who? - Chris from Colorado Springs
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 26: Final comments on those LGBT activists who opposed the fight for marriage equality
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Every Child Deserves a Family Act via @family_equality
Take Action:
Tell your elected officials to SUPPORT The Every Child Deserves a Family Act through the Family Equality Council
Additional Activism/Resources:
FOLLOW the challenge to the final complete ban on same-sex couple adoption through Campaign for Southern Equality
Free Resources: Establishing Legal Parent-Child Relationships via ACLU National
Sources/further reading:
Adoption and Foster Care Federal, State, Local Landscape via Family Equality Council
ACLU may challenge newly-signed law on adoption by gays” via Detroit Free Press
"Anti-gay adoption bill another shameful moment for Michigan” via Detroit Free Press
"Preliminary Injunction Filed in Lawsuit Seeking to Immediate Relief From Mississippi Adoption Ban” via The Campaign for Southern Equality
“Discriminatory Treatment In Foster Parenting and Adoptions” via ACLU National
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/09/11) The battle rages whether you pay attention or not (Reproductive Justice)
78 perc
1. évad 952. rész
Edition #952
Today we take a look at the reproductive justice front of the war on women. From legislation to underhanded tricks to acts of terrorism, many are fighting to deny people their right to bodily autonomy
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How Mad Men informed our current reproductive politics - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date: 4-23-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: A Beautiful Mine - RJD2
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Shine - Jahzzar
Ch. 6: Act 3: Woman Threatens To Kill Abortion Provider - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-02-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: River Song - So Brown
Ch. 8: Act 4: The history of Margaret Sanger and Planned Parenthood - This week in blackness (@TWiBnation) - Air Date: 9-10-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Better Then Way Too Post-Rock - Nic Bommarito
Ch. 10: Act 5: Americans SUPPORT Funding Planned Parenthood - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 08-23-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Rivers - Plusplus
Ch. 13: Song 6: Annie Watched the Windmill Burn - Kirk Pearson and BIT
Ch. 14: Act 7: #4EACHOfUs to #EndHyde via @AllAboveAll @NLIRH — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Terrorist Caught Attempting To Bomb Abortion Clinic - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-22-15
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Questioning the utility of happiness as goals for policy - Ryan from Pheonix
Ch. 18: Happiness, thankfulness and sex work - Anonymous
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on the utility of happiness for public policy
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #4EACHOfUs to #EndHyde via @AllAboveAll @NLIRH
Take Action:
Add your name in support of #4EACHOfUs: "Write your member of Congress today!” via the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
Thank the #4EACHOfUs co-sponsors via All* Above All’s 100 Days For Coverage Campaign
Sources/further reading:
"Widespread Public Support Bolsters Bill to End Restrictions on Abortion Coverage” via Truthout
"New Year, Same as the Old Year? 2015 Reproductive Rights Preview”
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(2015/09/08) It is neither all good nor all bad (Sex Workers Rights)
68 perc
1. évad 951. rész
Edition #951
Today we take a look at sex work and why it should be decriminalized rather than demonized
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:35 Ch. 2: Act 1: An introduction to the topic of sex work - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date: 11-6-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Sopra un aereoplanino di carta - Menion
00:04:31 Ch. 4: Act 2: .@MelissaGira Grant: The Work of Sex Work - @grittv w/ @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 3-18-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: We Stand Where Dinosaurs Roamed - Midnight Maps
00:17:49 Ch. 6: Act 3: Decriminalizing sex work will make the world a safer place - @anyaparampil & @CyndeeClay via RT America - Air Date: 8-20-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Solidarity Forever - Pete Seeger
00:26:16 Ch. 8: Act 4: Dominatrix and writer @MistressMatisse: Desired changed to the sex work industry - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date: 11-6-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: I Love You Money - Lowell
00:35:04 Ch. 10: Act 5: Sex work in New Zealand: The Decriminalization Model - Drugreporter HCLU (@HCLUDrugReform) - Air Date: 8-1-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: N/A
00:48:49 Ch. 12: Act 6: #SexWorkIsWork: Support Decriminalization via @swopusa — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
00:52:47 Ch. 14: Act 7: Sexworker gives relationship advice - @fakedansavage - Air Date: 9-1-15
Voicemails
00:56:20 Ch. 15: Thoughts on the principles of libertarianism - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:01:03 Ch. 16: Final comments on happiness as the highest principle
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #SexWorkIsWork: Support Decriminalization via @swopusa
Take Action:
Learn how to become an ally with SWOP’s Ally Resources Page
Follow & amplify: #SexWorkIsWork
Additional Activism/Resources:
Resources for sex workers: Safety tips and Screening 101 via via SWOP-Chicago
Sources/further reading:
"Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights” by Melissa Gira Grant at The Nation
”Playing the Whore: the Work of Sex Work” by Melissa Gira Grant
Q&A on the Policy to Protect Human Rights of Sex Workers — Amnesty International
"LGBT Rights Organizations Join Amnesty International in Call to Decriminalize Sex Work” — Lambda Legal
"How LGBT People Would Benefit From The Decriminalization Of Sex Work” at ThinkProgress
"3 Sex Workers' Rights Organizations That Fight Every Day To End The Stigma” via Bustle
"A Sex Worker Shows Why Her Job Shouldn't Be Illegal” via Refinery29
"How the Feds Took Down Rentboy.com” at Vice.com by Melissa Gira Grant
"Woman kills attacker with his gun, unknowingly takes out a serial killer” via The Daily Dot
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/09/04) Progressivism: A guide
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Edition #950
Today we take a look at progressivism, define some terms, clarify some stumbling blocks and give some guidance on how to be a better progressive
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: What is 'intersectionality'? - @IntersectionTNR - Air Date: 7-28-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Counting Colors - Anitek
00:07:23 Ch. 4: Act 2: A quick breakdown of identity politics - @CriticizeAfter Dinner - Air Date: 6-1-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Cetology - Ben McElroy
00:12:39 Ch. 6: Act 3: Political correctness isn't just about being polite - Popaganda (@BitchMedia) - Air Date: 3-26-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: N/A
00:19:56 Ch. 8: Act 4: Sarah Jaffe: Are We Mistaking Feelings for Politics? - Radio Dispatch - Air Date: 3-30-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Oak - Ben McElroy
00:34:28 Ch. 10: Act 5: Why I'm a complete and total hypocrite - and actually really proud of it - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 02-14-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Drifts - The OO-Ray
00:40:05 Ch. 12: Act 6: Breaking down modern day acts of rebellion - On Being (@Beingtweets) - Air Date: 1-8-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: N/A
00:46:44 Ch. 14: Act 7: 6 rules of being a good ally - Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date: 8-14-15
Voicemails
00:57:36 Ch. 15: How to be a good ally to BlackLivesMatter - Dan from Albany, NY
01:01:36 Ch. 16: Don't let logistics stand in the way of feeding people - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:04:33 Ch. 17: Final comments on the article: “I find this offensive" How offense discourse traps us into inaction
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/09/01) Throwing away food while people starve (Poverty)
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Edition #949
Today we take a look at the injustices inherent in a system that criminalizes poverty and allows food insecurity while more than enough food is dumped into landfills
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Nowhere To Go But Jail:� OverCriminalized #3- Homelessness -� @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 10-9-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Original Sin - Locking up the Food.. - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-20-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Better Then Way Too Post-Rock - Nic Bommarit
Ch. 6: Act 3: Republicans Move To Finally Kick Elderly Disabled People Off Food Stamps - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 04-07-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Portland [Demo] - RENMINBI
Ch. 8: Act 4: Here's How to REALLY Punish the Poor for Being Poor - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-26-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Little Lion Man - Single - Piano Tribute Players
Ch. 10: Act 5: Food Waste - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 7-19-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Royal American Medley - United States Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
Ch. 12: Act 6: Millions of Americans Live Under the World Poverty Line - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-26-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Mothers of the Night - Moby
Ch. 14: Act 7: #HungerActionMonth via @FeedingAmerica — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 16: Act 8: The fantasy of volunteerism addressing poverty - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date: 8-20-15
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Visit your public libraries - Jill from California
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on my hiking trip to Glacier National Park
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #HungerActionMonth via @FeedingAmerica
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Join one (or all!) of @FeedingAmerica’s #HungerActionMonth campaigns.
Take TEN SECONDS to support Feeding America’s #Spoontember Thunderclap!
Sources/further reading:
"Hunger and Poverty Fact Sheet” via Feeding America
"49 Million Americans Live With This — So Why Are We So Uncomfortable Talking About It?” via .Mic
"Our Perceptions About the “Unworthy Poor” Haven’t Changed” via TalkPoverty
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/12/16) One of our Blackest Marks (The Torture Report) (Repost)
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Edition #884
Today we take a look at the recently released Senate torture report and attempt to give guidance on how it should and should NOT be received
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Senate releases report on CIA torture - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 12-9-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Human Rights - One Thing
Ch. 4: Act 2: "We Are Awesome"... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-10-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Look At How Awesome We Are! - Look At How Awesome We Are!
Ch. 6: Act 3: Juan Cole on the lack of response to US torture from the Middle East - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 12-12-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Machine - Contre jour (Original Soundtrack)
Ch. 8: Act 4: Suggesting alternatives to torture - The Bugle (@hellobuglers) - Air Date: 12-12-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Seduce Me - Joyride
Ch. 10: Act 5: Don't change the subject on torture - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 12-12-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Idiots Are Taking Over - The War On Errorism
Ch. 12: Act 6: Pardons would label torturers as criminals - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 12-9-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: We Know Better - Small Fame
Ch. 14: Act 7: Our culture of impunity - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 12-14-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Accountability - I've Never Been to Heaven
Ch. 16: Act 8: Prosecute #Torture via @ACLU - Best of the Left Activism
Act 8.5: They Said No To Torture - @aclu videos - Air Date: 12-12-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 18: Act 9: Hayes Are really we a nation of laws? - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 12-9-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Law and Order - The Ultimate TV Themes Collection: Thrillers
Ch. 20: Act 10: What happens when you betray your ideals - @dccommonsense with Dan Carlin - Air Date: 12-14-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: What's needed to understand the discussion on race - Vphriamer Adis from New York
Ch. 22: The heartland is in media darkness - Vicki from Oregon
Ch. 23: American exceptionalism is bullshit - Chris from Colorado Springs
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments on the underserved oppressed group featured in the most recent bonus episode
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Prosecute #Torture via @ACLU
Take Action:
Write, email, and call (202-353-1555) the Department of Justice to demand the prosecution of those who ordered and orchestrated torture.
SIGN the ACLU petition: No Free Pass For Torture
Additional Activism:
SIGN the ACLU petition demanding the president Honor Those Who Said No To Torture
Sources/further reading:
"Why a Criminal Investigation is Necessary” — The ACLU statement on the Senate Torture Report
"Civil Rights Groups Call for Prosecution of Torture Architects” by Murtaza Hussain at The Intercept
"SSCI Torture Report Key: They Knew It was Torture, Knew It Was Illegal” via empty wheel
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/12/05) Processing Ferguson, Eric Garner and Beyond (#BlackLivesMatter) (Repost)
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Edition #881
Today we listen and learn from those most deeply effected by the pattern of deaths of black men and women as they talk through their grief and anger
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Ferguson - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 11-25-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Survivors - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Ferguson is Selma - @mychalsmith on @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 11-26-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Basique - Mickey Mouse Operation
Ch. 6: Act 3: New rules and time for action - @blackastronaut1 - Air Date: 11-26-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Untitled - Zoe Keating
Ch. 8: Act 4: This is what hopelessness looks like - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 11-26-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Rivers and Roads - The Head and the Heart
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Illipsis- on Ferguson, riots and human limits - @jsmooth995 - Air Date: 11-26-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Tobacco Road - Tobacco Road
Ch. 12: Act 6: Ferguson's Fall Out - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 11-29-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Struggle - Ringside
Ch. 14: Act 7: When the System Provides No Remedies to Torture, You Must Overthrow It - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 12-3-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Take a Look Around (In the Style of Limp Bizkit) [Karaoke Instrumental Version] - Karaoke in the Style of Limp Bizkit - Single
Ch. 16: Act 8: New York City takes to streets in wake of Garner ruling - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 12-3-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Everyday (Single Version) - Carly Comando
Ch. 18: Act 9: Death for a Cigarette - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 12-4-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: If Not Now, When - Anchor & Braille
Ch. 20: Act 10: Prepare yourselves for the long haul - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 12-3-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: Protest song - Anti-Flag
Ch. 22: Act 11: Killer Mike's pre-show Ferguson Grand Jury speech
Voicemails
Ch. 23: Focus on the gasoline, not the match - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 24: Thoughts on the big picture of race relations in America - Marcus from Wichita Falls, TX
Ch. 25: Another blow to the psyche - Prof. Rambo from Georgia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 26: Final comments directing protesters to fergusonresponse.tumblr.com and #thisstopstoday
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/08/21) The shift in culture we need (Climate)
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Edition #948
Today we take a look at a variety of aspects of a new culture we should all be aspiring to where health, happiness and environmental sustainability are all in line with each other
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Alan Watts: What If Money Was No Object? - Tragedy & Hope (@TragedyandHopes) - Air Date: 8-30-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
00:03:23 Ch. 4: Act 2: Examining the real concept of prosperity - The biggest story in the world (a @guardian podcast) - Air Date: 4-17-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Untitled - Zoe Keating
00:11:47 Ch. 6: Act 3: Josh Farley explains some of the tenets of degrowth - Extraenvironmentalist (@xenvironmental) - Air Date: 5-20-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Confrontation - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
00:22:48 Ch. 8: Act 4: Nature Rx - @nature_rx
Ch. 9: Song 4: N/A
00:24:12 Ch. 10: Act 5: A city goes ecomobile - The Urban Idea - Air Date: 12-24-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: N/A
00:36:57 Ch. 12: Act 6: A 3-Day Work Week Could Save Humanity - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 12-23-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
00:39:12 Ch. 14: Act 7: David Suzuki explains how we would look to an alien studying us - Extraenvironmentalist (@xenvironmental) - Air Date: 5-20-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Call of the Wild Ones: A Theme - Black Prairie
00:48:35 Ch. 16: Act 8: Visualizing a Plenitude Economy - Center for a New American Dream (@newdream) - Air Date: 9-15-11
Voicemails
00:53:25 Ch. 17: Free will and Liberalism - Gretchen from Minnesota
00:55:43 Ch. 18: A couple of things people don't understand about racism - Anthony from Illinois
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
00:58:09 Ch. 19: Final comments on Plenitude, Mr. Money Mustache and my story of health, happiness, frugality and the environment
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/08/18) Understanding the schism in the progressive movement (#BlackLivesMatter)
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Edition #947
Today we see what we can learn from the recent #BlackLivesMatter protests against Bernie Sanders and White Progressives™ and the reactions from some Sanders supporters that they sparked
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:34 Ch. 2: Act 1: Black Lives Matter organizer 'Every presidential candidate should expect to hear from us' - Melissa Harris Perry (@MHPshow) - Air Date 8-15-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Racism - The Mighty Sparrow
00:10:49 Ch. 4: Act 2: Interview with Marissa Janae Johnson (@rissaofthewa) after Seattle protest - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBnation) - Air Date: 8-11-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Are You With Me - Vaux
00:21:11 Ch. 6: Act 3: How not to be an ally of racial justice - @citizenradio - Air Date: 8-10-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Springish - Gillicuddy
00:31:39 Ch. 8: Act 4: On #BlackLivesMatter and Defending Bernie Sanders - Jay Smooth (@jsmooth995) - Air Date: 8-15-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Tobacco Road - Common Market
00:36:07 Ch. 10: Act 5: A case of white fragility in the fight for racial justice - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBnation) - Air Date: 8-11-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hurt Feelings - Flight of the Conchords
00:47:49 Ch. 12: Act 6: Hey Naysayers, Allow Bernie Sanders to Offer You Proof That Black Lives Matter Helps Him - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 08-14-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Hard To Explain - The Riptide Movement
00:54:31 Ch. 14: Act 7: .@JeanneTheoharis social movements cause discomfort - Melissa Harris Perry (@MHPshow) - Air Date 8-15-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Jail - Plusplus
01:01:53 Ch. 16: Act 8: .@VanJones68 goes all in to explain the BlackLives Matter protests - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBnation) - Air Date: 8-12-15
Voicemails
01:04:35 Ch. 17: Examining deep rooted conservatism in the progressive movement - V from Western New York
01:06:19 Ch. 18: What people are forgetting about how racism works - David From Georgia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:09:13 Ch. 19: Final comments on the different roles each of us play within a movement
#BlackLivesMatter & Racial Justice (admittedly incomplete) Round-up
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/08/14) What will it take to reverse this trend? (Privacy Rights)
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Edition #946
Today we take a broad look at the effects of our diminishing privacy
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Surveillance Beyond the Patriot Act - @onthemedia - Air Date: 5-28-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: All Along the Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Ch. 6: Act 3: What happens if we have a 9/11 of privacy? - Common Sense (@dccommonsense) - Air Date: 7-14-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Life Lessons Episode 1: 5 Ways To Avoid Your Bills - LunchMoney Lewis
Ch. 8: Act 4: What Is Systemic Racism? - Government Surveillance - @RaceForward - Air Date: 4-22-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Le monde de contre jour - David Ari Leon
Ch. 10: Act 5: Data and Goliath: Bruce Schneier on the Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World - @democracynow - Air Date: 3-13-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: What Is Your Secret - Nada Surf
Ch. 12: Act 6: Preserve Anonymity, Stand Up For Domain Privacy via @EFF — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: The government and technology companies battle over encryption - Common Sense (@dccommonsense) - Air Date: 7-14-15
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Stop Killing our Trans sisters - Uhuru from Sweden
Ch. 16: A story of abuse and a call for a healthier discussion of sexuality - Anonymous
Ch. 17: Tea Consent as part of educational curriculum - Alex from Oregon
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments asking for comments on Black Lives Matter and progressive infighting before the hiatus starts
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Preserve Anonymity, Stand Up For Domain Privacy via @EFF
Take Action:
SIGN: "Preserve Anonymity, Stand Up For Domain Privacy” via the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Sources/further reading:
"Icann plan to end website anonymity 'could lead to swatting attacks’” at The Guardian
"Proposed Domain Name Rule Threatens Website Owner Anonymity” at Buzzfeed
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Episode #946 "What will it take to reverse this trend? (Privacy Rights)"
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/08/11) Violence and injustice (Trans Rights)
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Edition #945
Today we take a look at multiple forms of violence and injustice afflicting trans people as part of their daily lives
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Transgender Rights - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 6-28-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Little People (Black City) (Live @ KEXP) - Matthew Dear
Ch. 4: Act 2: .@SBearBergman on how the natural order is reasserting itself for trans people - @SexOutLoudRadio - Air Date: 10-17-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: She said - Stray Dogg
Ch. 6: Act 3: This piece is called "Trigger Warning" - @Making_Contact - Air Date: 4-21-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Credits - dustmotes
Ch. 8: Act 4: Transforming History - Retro Report - Air Date 6-15-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Some Kind Of Mininova - Textile Audio
Ch. 10: Act 5: #TransHealthFail - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date: 8-6-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Summer - Butano Bazaar
Ch. 12: Act 6: Support @MyTransHealth - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: .@LaverneCox on Bullying and Being a Trans Woman of Color - @KepplerSpeakers - Air Date: 12-19-13
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Explaining the functions of inflation - Jeff from Sacramento, CA
Ch. 16: Open immigration is pro-people and good for the economy - Charlie From Cinncinatti
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on how to deal with things you don't understand
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Support @MyTransHealth
Take Action:
AMPLIFY and donate to the KICKSTARTER to bring My Trans Health to as many cities as possible.
Additional Activism/Resources:
FOLLOW and amplify: #TransHealthFail
Sources/further reading:
"6 ways the health care system fails transgender patients” via Mashable
"Trans People Are Speaking Out About Their Horrible Experiences With Health Care” via .Mic
"It's hard being trans. It's even harder when you can't find a doctor. A new site hopes to fix that.” via Upworthy
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/08/07) On Cosby and consent (Rape Culture)
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Edition #944
Today we take a look at the accusations against Bill Cosby of serial rape, some of the underlying concepts behind consent and how rape culture creates #TheEmptyChair
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: New details revealed in Cosby assault claims - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date 7-6-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Time To Run (Finale) - Dexter Britain
Ch. 4: Act 2: Cosby Rape Victim Strikes Back At The View Host - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-11-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: American Life (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 7: Song 3: suffer them - Noaidi
Ch. 8: Act 4: Tea Consent - @BlueSeatStudios and the Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess - Air Date: 5-12-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Time for Tea - Madness
Ch. 10: Act 5: Bill Cosby's accusers as you've never seen them before - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 7-27-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Structures In The Sun - Metal Mountains
Ch. 12: Act 6: Protect Funding that Supports Victims of Sexual Violence via @RAINN01 - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: #TheEmptyChair - This week in blackness (@TWiBprime) - Air Date: 7-27-15
Voicemails
Ch. 16: The history of the racial division - Ruben from San Jose
Ch. 17: Asking for thoughts on inflation - Matt from Maryland
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on inflation vs deflation
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Protect Funding that Supports Victims of Sexual Violence via @RAINN01
Take Action:
Email, tweet, call your representatives from: "Tell Congress to Protect Funding that Supports Victims of Sexual Violence and Helps Catch Rapists”
Sources/further reading:
"‘I’m No Longer Afraid’: 35 Women Tell Their Stories About Being Assaulted by Bill Cosby, and the Culture That Wouldn’t Listen” by Noreen Malone at NY Mag’s ‘The Cut’
"Who Will We Choose to See? Bill Cosby and Believing Survivors” by Tọ́pẹ́ Fádìran at RH Reality Check
"The Empty Chair & 35 Women Standing Up to Bill Cosby, Rapist” by Roxane Gay at The Toast
"Serial rapists commit 9 of 10 campus sexual assaults, research finds” at AlJazeera America
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/08/04) No human being is illegal (Immigration)
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Edition #943
Today we take a look at the dysfunctional state of the US immigration system and the political fight brewing over what to do about it
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Coming Out As An Undocumented Immigrant - Latino Voices - AJ+ (@ajplus) - Air Date: 03-20-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Liberate - Buguinha Dub
Ch. 4: Act 2: Donald Trump WRONG About 'Immigrant Crime' - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-08-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Untitled 10 - Sunslide
Ch. 6: Act 3: Scott Walker Now Bashing Any and All Immigrants - @majorityfm - Air Date: 04-22-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Oak - Ben McElroy
Ch. 8: Act 4: La Raza Annual Conference Will Be Skipped By EVERY 2016 Republican Candidate - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-12-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mexico - Jimmy Pé
Ch. 10: Act 5: 'OITNB' actress (@dianeguerrero__) speaks out about family's deportation - CNN - Air Date: 11-17-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Let’s go down - Family of the Year
Ch. 12: Act 6: Mass Graves of Immigrants Found in Texas, But State Says No Laws Were Broken - @democracynow - Air Date: 07-16-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Suffering of the Innocents - Squire Tuck
Ch. 14: Act 7: Did You Know Jesus Was Against Immigration? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-16-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Bible stories - Dublin Duck Dispensary
Ch. 16: Act 8: Hold Border Patrol Responsible via @ACLU — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: Let Them All In? How Immigration Can Help the Economy - @LearnLiberty - Air Date: 01-13-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: All over the world - Boogie Belgique
Ch. 20: Act 10: The Migrant Manifesto by Musa Okwonga (@Okwonga) - @migrants_rights Network - Air Date: 11-26-12
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Happiness through polyamory - Katie Klabusich
Ch. 22: Bernie getting the short end of the stick - Matt from Flagstaff
Ch. 23: The importance of hearing from black voices - Sunny from St. Paul, MN
Ch. 24: Happiness through music - Neil
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 25: Final comments on happiness and poverty
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Hold Border Patrol Responsible via @ACLU
Take Action:
SIGN: "Our Border Communities Are Not Constitution-Free Zones" via ACLU
Sources/further reading:
"Signs of Life For Immigration Reform” at U.S. News and World Report
"Jeb Bush unveils border security, immigration reform plan” via WSB-TV
"Documenting Ongoing Border Patrol Abuses” via Immigration Policy Center
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/07/31) Productive progressive infighting (#BlackLivesMatter at #NetrootsNation)
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Edition #942
Today we take a look at the #BlackLivesMatter protest at Netroots Nation and the positive results that have emerged in it’s wake
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: The Sandra Bland Video & the Extraordinary Threat to Black Lives - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 07-22-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Blik - deeB
00:09:17 Ch. 4: Act 2: "I Will Light You Up!": New Dash Cam Video Shows Arrest of Sandra Bland, Found Dead in Texas Jail - @democracynow - Air Date: 07-22-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Change The World ( Coldnoise Remix ) - Controlled Collapse
00:11:15 Ch. 6: Act 3: Protesting the White Progressive space at @Netroots_Nation - This week in blackness (@TWiBNation) - Air Date: 7-23-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Please Listen Carefully - Jazzer
00:27:48 Ch. 8: Act 4: Misguided responses to #BlackLivesMatter, including Bernie Sanders at @Netroots_Nation - Back Talk from @BitchMedia - Air Date: 7-23-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Take Care - Dad Rocks!
00:37:44 Ch. 10: Act 5: Having a job isn't going to make me not black - The Black Guy Who Tips (@rodimusprime) - Air Date: 7-22-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Rain Begins To Fall (instrumental) - Silence is Sexy
00:46:19 Ch. 12: Act 6: Bernie Sanders and Black Lives Matter - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 07-21-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Sneeuwland - Oskar Schuster
00:53:06 Ch. 14: Act 7: Black people, we got you! I mean, to a certain extent. - This week in blackness (@TWiBNation) - Air Date: 7-23-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Friends and Neighbors (Remastered) - Single - Sammy Kaye
00:56:14 Ch. 16: Act 8: What Bernie Sanders needs to do to win - Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date: 7-24-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: A Lot of Work to Do - Friendly People
01:05:18 Ch. 18: Act 9: Bernie Sanders: Racism & Inequality Are 'Parallel Problems' - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-27-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: Close to Me (Closest Mix) - The Cure
01:09:24 Ch. 19: Act 10: .@DFAaction responds to the #BlackLivesMatter protest at Netroots - This week in blackness (@TWiBNation) - Air Date: 7-28-15
01:16:28 Ch. 20: Final comments with an analogy explaining why you shouldn't say "All Lives Matter" in response to "Black Lives Matter"
From Reddit: Why is it so controversial when someone says "All Lives Matter" instead of "Black Lives Matter"?
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/07/28) Taking food out of the mouths of babes (Poverty)
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Edition #941
Today we take a look at food insecurity for both adults and children as well as one possible solution in the form of a universal basic income
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: War on Poor Grows: No Shellfish, Potatoes, Ketchup for You! - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-22-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: can't afford no food - Jeff Eliassen
00:04:36 Ch. 4: Act 2: GOP's Poor-Punishing Legacy Comes to an End (In One State) - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 04-23-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Food - Town Hall
00:08:43 Ch. 6: Act 3: Dr. Harriet Fraad on US economy’s disastrous impact on children - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - AIr Date: 1-25-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Cry for the Children - Jamod Allah
00:19:09 Ch. 8: Act 4: Anna Chudnovsky, Elementary School Teacher - First Call BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition - Air Date: 11-27-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Impossible - Shout Out Louds
00:25:20 Ch. 10: Act 5: Fired for the offense of feeding children - This week in blackness (@TWiBNation) - Air Date: 6-3-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Broke and Hungry - Jeremy Wallace
00:36:55 Ch. 12: Act 6: Food, Clothing and Health Care Should be Rights... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-12-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Food - Gablé
00:46:34 Ch. 14: Act 7: Keep #SNAP Strong via @FRACtweets — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:51:59 Ch. 16: Act 8: Basic Income: The Totally Crazy Not Crazy Idea - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 06-25-15
Voicemails
00:58:31 Ch. 17: Happiness through helping people - Colin from Cleveland, OH
00:59:53 Ch. 18: Happiness through autonomy at work - Ryan from Phoenix
01:03:42 Ch. 19: Are the long-term consequinces of nuclear vs solar comparable? - Marty from California
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: 12 Final Comments on supporting Katie on Patreon, suggesting you watch the movie Pride and answering a question about nuclear power
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Keep #SNAP Strong via @FRACtweets
Take Action:
Track and support/oppose pending budgetary and program changes to food assistance through Food Research and Action Center’s Legislative Action Center
SIGN: "Tell Congress to Keep SNAP Strong”
Sources/further reading:
"What SNAP Is For” via the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
"Honoring the Legacy of Senators Bob Dole and George McGovern” via World Food Program USA
"Republicans Are Trying to Take Food Out of My Mouth” by Katie Klabusich at RollingStone
Written (mostly) by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/01/30) Dispelling the selective memory of Dr. Martin Luther King (Repost)
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Edition #894
Today we take a look at the legacy of Martin Luther King as it was taught to us and fill in the gaps that were left out. Turns out it was no accident those gaps were left in the first place.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: An except from a lost MLK speech - @democracynow - Air Date: 1-19-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: We Shall Overcome - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
Ch. 4: Act 2: MLK Day Should be for Everyone - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-20-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Like a King - Welcome to the Cruel World
Ch. 6: Act 3: Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes You've Probably Never Heard Before - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-20-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: By the Time I Get to Arizona - Power to the People & the Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits
Ch. 8: Act 4: Rev. Madison Shockley on the black liberation theology of MLK - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 1-16-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Glory (From the Motion Picture "Selma") - Glory (From the Motion Picture "Selma") - Single
Ch. 10: Act 5: Movement Building and the Importance of Youth - Tim Wise - Air Date: 12-5-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: A Dream - Freedom Writers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Demand Congress Address Civil and Human Rights via @civilrightsorg - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Gary Younge, author of 'The Speech' with MLK - @Making_Contact - Air Date: 1-13-15
Voicemails
Ch. 16: Encouraging women to speak about their experiences with abortion - Zoe from Durham, NC
Ch. 17: This American Life did a segment on Vocal Fry - Ruben from San Jose
Ch. 18: Thoughts on the impermanence of "culture" - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on the invention of racism by the powerful to divide the powerless
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Demand Congress Address Civil and Human Rights via @civilrightsorg
Take Action:
Add your name: Congress Must Address Civil and Human Rights Priorities in 2015 via The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Additional Activism/Resources:
Go. See. Selma. Find listings HERE
Sources/further reading:
"Will Justice Scalia Be the Savior of the Fair Housing Act?” at ACLU.org
"Civil and Human Rights Coalition Troubled by Deletion of “Civil Rights and Human Rights” from Senate Constitution Subcommittee” press release from The Leadership Conference
“Yes, The Oscars Are So White, And Here’s Why That Matters” at MTV.com
#OscarsSoWhite via @ReignOfApril
”Ava DuVernay: ‘Selma’ Is the ‘Vision of a Black Storyteller Undiluted’” by Mychal Denzel Smith at The Nation
"Congress Will Be in Session Longer Next Year. Will It Make a Difference?” by Kate Scanlon at The Daily Signal
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/07/21) What we are facing and how we are fighting (Climate)
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Edition #940
Today we take a look at a the continuing drought conditions in California and a variety of plans of action to fight the emission of green house gasses
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: California's epic drought - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 7-13-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Cylinder One - Chris Zabriskie
00:04:59 Ch. 4: Act 2: Reframing the CA drought away from climate change - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 6-19-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Drought - Steve Wynn
00:08:25 Ch. 6: Act 3: Actually, Solar and Wind Energy Would Work Just Fine - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-24-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Windmill - Listen With Sarah
00:20:23 Ch. 8: Act 4: Nuclear Power can be Safe... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-12-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Nuclear Waste - Tought Darts!
00:25:04 Ch. 10: Act 5: The solar boom - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 7-10-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: All over the world - Boogie Belgique
00:30:41 Ch. 12: Act 6: The Vatican encyclical on the environment - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 6-18-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Cetology - Ben McElroy
00:33:36 Ch. 14: Act 7: I'm Not A Scientist - @onthemedia - Air Date: 6-19-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Oklahoma (Finale) - Gordon MacRae, Charlotte Greenwood, James Whitmore, Shirley Jones & Jay Flippen
00:40:29 Ch. 16: Act 8: The BP settlement for the gulf oil spill - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 7-10-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: Natural Disaster - D.A. Dad
00:43:36 Ch. 18: Act 9: Coal 101- What's Wrong with Coal? - @SierraClub - Air Date: 5-28-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Shadow of a Coal Mine - Linda Draper
00:46:22 Ch. 20: Act 10: .@BeyondCoal via @SierraClub — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 10: Activism - Shihan
00:49:42 Ch. 22: Act 11: Supreme Court EPA Ruling Is A Big Polluted Kiss To Conservatives - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-30-15
Voicemails
00:55:37 Ch. 23: What's the alternative to the coal industry? - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
00:57:25 Ch. 24: Final comments on what we need to do when the coal jobs disappear
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: @BeyondCoal via @SierraClub
Take Action:
SIGN & SHARE: Speak Out For a Strong Clean Power Plan with the The Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign
Get involved in your state through Beyond Coal’s Take Action Page
Sources/further reading:
“United States Phases Out 200th Coal Plant As Momentum For Renewable Energy Grows” via The Sierra Club
"Iowa Utility Will Phase Out Coal At 5 Plants, In Milestone For Sierra Club” by Kate Sheppard via Huffington Post
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/07/17) We are being failed in so many ways (Media)
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Edition #939
Today we take a look at a variety of ways the media fails us, from the use of fear tactics and stereotyping to their completely credulous regurgitation of government press releases and all around insider mindset that can never challenge the conventional wisdom
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:39 Ch. 2: Act 1: 7 Totally False Panics Created By The Media - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 04-11-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Shine - Jahzzar
00:06:16 Ch. 4: Act 2: Snowden Smear Piece Sums Up Journalism's Sad State - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-18-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Portland (Demo) - RENMINBI
00:12:25 Ch. 6: Act 3: US: NSA Surveillance Restricts Press Freedom - HumanRightsWatch (@hrw) - Air Date: 07-28-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Dart - Stray Dogg
00:17:01 Ch. 8: Act 4: MSNBC launches NBCBLK - This week in blackness (@TWiBnation) - Air Date: 1-19-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: perro - Digi G'Alessio
00:25:49 Ch. 10: Act 5: Why Charleston Shooter Isn't Being Called A Terrorist- White Riots vs Black Protests - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 6-16-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Cospiratore - Old Splendifolia
00:28:43 Ch. 12: Act 6: Is MSNBC Dying? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-03-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: This is based upon a true story - plusplus
00:33:51 Ch. 14: Act 7: How the Delusional Mainstream Media Dismisses Bernie Sanders - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 05-28-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Black Eyed Susan - Podington Bear
00:43:27 Ch. 16: Act 8: The blending of content and advertising - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 12-12-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Horfid (Live @ KEXP) - Lay Low
00:45:56 Ch. 18: Act 9: HUGE: 22 Towns Will Build Their Own Gigabit Internet Service - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-07-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: Greek Tragedy - plusplus
00:49:51 Ch. 20: Act 10: Chuck Todd Slips & Tells Lewis Black EXACTLY Why The Media Sucks - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-03-15
Voicemails
00:54:11 Ch. 21: Learning to apologize - Anthony from Indiana
00:57:51 Ch. 22: Happiness through veganism - Nick
01:04:27 Ch. 22: Overcoming the idea of living up to ideals and practicing appreciation - Vicki from Oregon
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:48 Ch. 23: Final comments on the relationship between happiness and politics
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/07/14) What are women complaining about? (Feminism)
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Edition #938
Today we take a look at what women are complaining about. Turns out there’s a lot, and for good reason.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Gerda Lerner - short unedited Interview - BKRenata - Air Date: 7-28-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Heirloom - The Black Atlantic
Ch. 4: Act 2: Women in Media: On Feminism - Arthouse - Air Date: 12-23-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Things will change - Audiophil
Ch. 6: Act 3: Intersectionality Video - Giavana Margo - Air Date: 11-20-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: con·form·ist - dustmotes
Ch. 8: Act 4: Framing the debate on family-friendly workplace policies - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 5-29-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Khaf - deeB
Ch. 10: Act 5: Should Men be Excluded From the workplace? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 05-20-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Insider Theme - The Insider
Ch. 12: Act 6: Hollywood Boys' Club Called Out For Sexism - AJ+ - Air Date: 05-21-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Back to the Future - Mikhola
Ch. 14: Act 7: Upworthy & Lady Parts Present: Candid Casting Calls - Upworthy - Air Date: 02-18-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: n/a
Ch. 16: Act 8: Why I'm a... FEMINIST! (gasp) - Laci Green (@gogreen18) - Air Date: 4-23-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Without a doubt - BJ Block and Dawn Pemberton
Ch. 18: Act 9: I am Not Roof's Woman - The F Word with @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 6-26-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: Drifts - The OO-Ray
Ch. 20: Act 10: Caitlyn Clark's poem in response to UCSB shooting - @Making_Contact - Air Date: 4-21-15
Ch. 21: Song 10: Ennio 08-08 - Silence is sexy
Ch. 22: Act 11: Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment via @ERACoalition - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 23: Song 11: This fickle world - Theo Bard
Ch. 24: Act 12: Woman on the $10 Bill - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver
Voicemails
Ch. 25: Critiquing homeopathy - Marty from California
Ch. 26: Happiness through polyamory - Chris from Seattle
Ch. 27: Happiness through surfing - Issac from DC
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 28: Final comments on gaining a perspective on life that will allow us to follow our bliss
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment via @ERACoalition
Take Action:
SIGN: "Pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)” via MoveOn.org
SUPPORT the ratification of the ERA: Take the Pledge and Contact Your Representatives via the ERA Coalition
Additional Activism:
Watch for the release of the documentary "Equal Means Equal” from the ERA Education Project
Sources/further reading:
"Meryl Streep Helpfully Reminded Congress We Still Don’t Have an Equal-Rights Amendment” at The Cut
"Meryl Streep Is Pushing Congress to Finally Revive the Equal Rights Amendment” at Mother Jones
"The new women warriors: Reviving the fight for equal rights” at CNN.com
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/07/10) Making progress on our biggest problem (Money in Politics)
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Edition #937
Today we take a look at the corrupting effects of money in politics as well as several signs of progress in the fight for a new, functional system
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: We're Mayday. And we have a plan - @maydayus - Air Date: 3-13-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Le mystère de contre jour - David Ari Leon
00:03:13 Ch. 4: Act 2: Who's really running the country? - @dccommonsense - AIr Date: 3-29-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Oligarchy - The Haymarket Squares
00:08:26 Ch. 6: Act 3: The Koch brothers raise money to rival both GOP and Democratic parties - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 2-8-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: The System - Abscondo
00:15:35 Ch. 8: Act 4: How Is Wolf PAC Achieving Its Latest Win? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-27-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: A Real Hero (feat. Electric Youth) - College
00:24:46 Ch. 10: Act 5: One Man Completely Changed the Money-In-Politcs Debate - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 04-06-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: A Change Is Gonna Come - Ben Sollee
00:30:33 Ch. 12: Act 6: Koch Brothers Shopping For 2016 Republican Candidates - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 05-29-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Those Were the Days / Goodbye - Single - Mary Hopkin
00:39:32 Ch. 14: Act 7: #Leaders4Reform w/@MAYDAYUS — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - the Very Best Of - Secret Affair
00:42:17 Ch. 16: Act 8: Billionaires Unite To Bribe Their Way To Even More Power - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-16-15
Voicemails
00:57:26 Ch. 17: For the birds - The Chloe Sanctuary at chloesanctuary.org - Don Scott
01:01:33 Ch. 18: My Brag on homoeopathic wellness - Sunny from St. Paul, MN
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:09:13 Ch. 19: Final comments on the power of the ancient philosophy of Stoicism
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism Update!
S.1538 - Fair Elections Now Act
Follow-up/new Action: #Leaders4Reform w/@MAYDAYUS
Leave a message for Congress: Citizen Recording Studio
Build a bigger #Leaders4Reform coalition: Call your representatives
Sources/additional glimmers of hope:
"The 'Super PAC to End Super PACs' Makes a Strategic Retreat” at Bloomberg Politics
"We tried. We learned. We’re trying something new: Mayday.US, v2” by Lawrence Lessig
"Frodo Baggins for President” by Lawrence Lessig
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/07/07) Drugged and broke (Health Care)
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Edition #936
Today we take a look at the terribleness of Big Pharma and the irrationality of not having a single payer insurance system
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: PILLS - The answer to all your problems! - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 10-9-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: War On Drugs (Bonus Track) - Marc Goone
Ch. 4: Act 2: Are Drug Companies the Most Evil? - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 04-29-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: So Much More - Marc Robillard
Ch. 6: Act 3: Marketing to Doctors - @LastWeekTonight w/ @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 02-08-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Ask Your Doctor - Don Arbor
Ch. 8: Act 4: Pharma Advertising in Finland - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-03-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Overdose (The Chainsmokers Remix) - Single - Little Daylight
Ch. 10: Act 5: SCOTUS Upholds Obamacare! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-25-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Knock Yourself Out - Jon Brion
Ch. 12: Act 6: US health insurance vs European insurance - Health Care For ALL Oregon (@HCAO)
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dawn Departure, Jefferson County - Black Prairie
Ch. 14: Act 7: Commonwealth Fund: How are people's health coverage going? - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 1-11-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Keepsake - State Radio
Ch. 16: Act 8: Why should I pay for everybody else's healthcare - Health Care For ALL Oregon (@HCAO)
Ch. 17: Song 8: Zebra - Beach House
Ch. 18: Act 9: Universal Access To Affordable Medicine via @NeedyMeds & @AccessOurMeds — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: The Poet - Shihan
Ch. 20: Act 10: We pay way more for health care and get way less - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 3-29-15
Voicemails
Ch. 21: In response to the libertarian caller - Brian from Ohio
Ch. 22: We're subsidizing the security of the world at our own expense - Nathan from Sunnyvale, South Bay
Ch. 23: I tip my hat to you on recent racism episode - V from Western New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments asking for your messages, questions or stories about happiness
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Universal Access To Affordable Medicine via @NeedyMeds & @AccessOurMeds
Take Action:
SIGN the "Access Our Medicine” Declaration from the Access Our Medicine Initiative
Additional Activism/Resources:
Let people know about The Generic Assistance Program (GAP) for prescription medications through NeedyMeds
Sources/further reading:
"Trading Away Health: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)” via Doctors Without Borders
"What the Affordable Care Act Means for Prescription Coverage” via The Washington Post
"Prescription Drug Costs and Health Reform: FAQ” via WebMD
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/07/03) It is so ordered (Marriage Equality)
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Edition #935
Today we take a look at the historic Supreme Court ruling making marriage equality the law of the land
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Gay Marriage Is Now Legal Nationally, But Bigots Will Keep Fighting It - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-29-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Victory - Trampled By Turtles
Ch. 4: Act 2: The view of marriage equality from inside the court - @GAY_USAtv - Air Date: 7-1-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: "Equality" - Todd (Tif) Fernandez
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Secret History of Marriage - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 4-17-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Words Are Seeds - My Gay Banjo
Ch. 8: Act 4: Dissenting Justices Cling To Ancient Hate In Opposing Gay Marriage - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-27-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Those Were The Days (All In The Family Theme) - Television Heroes
Ch. 10: Act 5: A look at the holdouts against same sex marriage - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 6-28-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Sundown Town - Ry Cooder
Ch. 12: Act 6: Anti-Gay Bryan Fischer Equates Gay Marriage Ruling with 9/11 & Slavery - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-29-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Opinions - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 14: Act 7: The newest 'It gets better' video after SCOTUS rules on marriage equality - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 7-1-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: It Gets Better - Single - Jay Kuo, Blair Shepard & Broadway Sings For The Trevor Project
Ch. 16: Act 8: #Not1More via FAMILIA: Trans Queer Liberation Movement (@familiatqlm) — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - the Very Best Of - Secret Affair
Ch. 18: Act 9: Historic marriage ruling opens new chapter for America - Rachel @maddow Show - Air Date: 6-26-15
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Olive branch from a libertarian - Inaudible from Maryland
Ch. 20: Pushback on Adreana's pushback - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on the possibility of left/right alliances
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #Not1More via FAMILIA: Trans Queer Liberation Movement (@familiatqlm)
Take Action:
SIGN: "Tell President Obama, Don't Discriminate Against LGBTQ Immigrants” via FAMILIA: Trans Queer Liberation Movement
JOIN the movement to end deportation of undocumented LGBTQ people with #Not1More
Sources/further reading:
“#Not1More RESPONSE TO ICE NEW MEMO ON PROCESSING TRANS DETAINEES”
"A transgender woman of color on the hypocrisy of the gay rights movement” by Raquel Wilis at Quartz
"Obama's reply to a trans woman proves LGBT advocacy stops at gay marriage” by Meredith Talusan at The Guardian
"Was Obama’s Heckler Actually A Transgender Hero?” by Kristina Marusic at MTVIssues
"The Obama Legacy: Inequality, Corporate Trade Deals, Worldwide War” by Kit O’Connell
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/06/30) The long shadow of southern white supremacy (Racism)
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Edition #934
Today we take a look at the history of race and white supremacy in America to understand the incredibly loud echoes of the past that continue to reverberate strongly in modern society
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: The Trick of Whiteness, Historically and Today - @timjacobwise - Air Date: 12-5-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Time to Go Home - Michael Franti & Spearhead
00:06:56 Ch. 4: Act 2: Black, White and Red All Over - @onthemedia - Air Date: 2-13-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Echo's (from the Past) - Al Huskey
00:12:27 Ch. 6: Act 3: The Story Of The Tulsa Race Riots Will Disgust You - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-01-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Black Wall Street - Touchers
00:18:03 Ch. 8: Act 4: How Some Baltimore Neighborhoods Reflect Segregation's Legacy - @MorningEdition on @NPR - Air Date: 5-6-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Segregation - Rankin Scroo
00:23:58 Ch. 10: Act 5: LBJ and the racial divide, 50 years later - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 6-18-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Accountability - Sammy R. Hall
00:30:40 Ch. 12: Act 6: Conservative Pundits Say Removal Of Confederate Flag Will Destroy The South - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-26-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Soul Vibrations Black History / Black Culture : Afro-Nicaraguan Music - Soul Vibrations
00:40:16 Ch. 14: Act 7: Will the South Finally be Deprogrammed - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-24-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Modern Day Slavery - Waun
00:50:14 Ch. 16: Act 8: Showing Up For Racial Justice @ShowUp4RJ - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
00:54:06 Ch. 18: Act 9: I'm a redneck and I love America - @TheDixonWhite - Air Date: 04-4-15
Voicemails
01:00:01 Ch. 19: Pushback on Rachel Dolezal segments - Adriana from Long Beach, CA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:02:36 Ch. 20: Final comments on the fundamentals of socially constructed cultural norms
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Showing Up For Racial Justice @ShowUp4RJ
Take Action:
Volunteer and/or participate in actions around the country with Showing Up For Racial Justice
Follow SURJ on Twitter and like the on Facebook
Additional Activism/Resources:
Sources/further reading:
"12 Ways to Be a White Ally to Black People” by Janee Woods at The Root
"White Supremacy Culture: From Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups” via SURJ
"Take Down the Confederate Flag—Now” by Ta-Nehisi Coates at The Atlantic
"Calls to Drop Confederate Emblems Spread Nationwide” via The New York Times
"Before Charleston, Not Many People Wanted To Take Down The Confederate Flag” via FiveThirtyEight.com
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/06/26) Heritage (Rachel Dolezal and the Charleston Shooting)
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Edition #933
Today we examine the complicated dynamics of the race of Rachel Dolezal and the simple dynamics of the white supremacist terrorist attack on a historical black church on Charleston, SC
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Rachel Dolezal, Guilty or Not Guilty? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-16-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Can't Pretend - Tom Odell
Ch. 4: Act 2: Linda Martín Alcoff on Rachel Dolezal: Race Not an Individual Construct - @democracynow - Air Date: 06-17-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Chameleon - Ryan Beatty
Ch. 7: Song 3: Accept Yourself (David Jensen session 8/25/83) - The Smiths
Ch. 8: Act 4: Rachel Dolezal has nothing to do with trans people - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 6-16-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Big Winter Jacket - Cayucas
Ch. 10: Act 5: A Hate Crime in Charleston - @onthemedia - Air Date: 6-19-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Dust In the Wind - Kansas
Ch. 12: Act 6: The process of trauma in black America - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBprime) - Air Date: 6-18-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: A Dose of White Supremacy - Neffe Odom Kragh-Muller
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Charleston shooting is part of a long history of anti-black terrorism - @voxdotcom - Air Date: 6-20-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: So Terrible It's Terrifying - Earmint
Ch. 16: Act 8: FBI Director Denies Charleston Shooting Was Terrorism - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-23-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: Coward - Vic Chesnutt
Ch. 18: Act 9: Why Charleston Shooter Dylan Roof Isn't a “Terrorist” But Maybe Some of Us Are - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 6-24-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: Turtle (Bonobo Mix) - Pilote
Ch. 20: Act 10: John Oliver on The Charleston Shooting - @LastWeekTonight w/ @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 06-22-15
Ch. 21: Song 10: The losing kind - Harry Shearer
Ch. 22: Act 11: The real history of the Confederate flag - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 6-23-15
Ch. 23: Song 11: Know Your History - Drumma Boy
Ch. 24: Act 13: Tim Wise: Black Deaths and White Culture: Challenging Racism After Charleston - @ToThePoint_KCRW - Air Date: 6-24-15
Voicemails
Ch. 25: We need a real conversation on race, not the distractions - Marcus from Wichita Falls, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 26: Final comments on what's still missing from this episode
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Bonus Clips!
You can't have your identity anymore, just oppression - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 6-17-15
You almost had me fooled, Rachel - The Read - Air Date: 6-16-15
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(2015/06/23) Moving the goalposts on undue burden (Reproductive Justice)
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Edition #932
Today we take a look at the continued, relentless state-level assault on abortion access around the country and the impending catastrophic consequences in Texas where an ideologically conservative court is openly seeking to overturn Roe V. Wade
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How To Get An Abortion In The Unites States - @ajplus - Air Date: 12-11-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Someday We Will Foresee Obstacles - Syd Matters
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox's Keith Ablow - Men Should Be Able To Veto Women's Abortions - @mmfa - Air Date: 05-08-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: We Are the Kids - WALK THE MOON
Ch. 6: Act 3: .@ScottWalker's B.S. Reason For Forcing Women To Get Ultrasounds - @majorityfm - Air Date: 06-04-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Daka's Ultrasound - Theodore Shapiro
Ch. 8: Act 4: Woman Charged with Murder After Taking Abortion Pill - The @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 06-10-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Can't Stop (feat. Kanye West) - Theophilus London
Ch. 10: Act 5: North Carolina governor breaks promise again on new abortion laws - @maddow - Air Date: 06-07-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Never Is a Promise - Fiona Apple
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Unborn Ultimatum, @msjwilly - @TheDailyShow - Air Date: 01-15-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Faces Without Names - John Powell
Ch. 14: Act 7: Murder Charges Dismissed for Woman Who Took Abortion Pill - The @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 06-12-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Drop the Charges - Grand Agent
Ch. 17: Song 8: Oklahoma-Texas Line - Rascal Flatts
Ch. 18: Act 9: New strategy in battle over reproductive rights w/@WholeWomans @rtraister @crfredrickson - @MHPshow - Air Date: 06-14-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955) - Johnny Cash
Ch. 20: Act 10: #FightBackTX with @FundTexasChoice — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 10: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 22: Act 11: .@AngryBlackLady Let's Loose on the Fifth Circuit & Abortion Restrictions in Texas - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 06-10-15
Voicemails
Ch. 23: The social implications of supporting legalization - Casey from Chicago, IL
Ch. 24: More details on shooting 49 rounds - Dylan from Fort Bliss, TX
Ch. 25: Montessori education and an Islamic caliphate - Chris from Colorado Springs
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 26: Final comments on supporting legalization, humanizing and training cops, introverted learning and the Islamic caliphate
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #FightBackTX with @FundTexasChoice
Take Action:
Follow and support Fund Texas Choice
Additional Activism/Resources:
Follow and support the other Texas abortion funds:
Whole Woman’s Texas Action Fund
Sources/further reading:
"State Facts About Abortion: Texas” via The Guttmacher Institute
"Fifth Circuit Upholds More HB 2 Provisions, Dares the Supreme Court to Step In” by Jessica Pieklo at RH Reality Check
"Court Upholds Texas’ ‘Devastating’ Anti-Choice Omnibus Law” by Andrea Grimes at RH Reality Check
"Plaintiffs appeal to 5th Circuit Court, Supreme Court following ruling on HB 2” at The Daily Texan
"Fifth Circuit Refuses to Stay Ruling That Could Immediately Shutter All But 9 Abortion Clinics in Texas” via The Center For Reproductive Rights
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/03/06) Theory vs practice (Libertarianism) (Repost)
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Edition #903
Today we take a look at the asininity of the modern, American-style Libertarian movement
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Libertarian Platform - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-13-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Do What You Want - Do What You Want - EP
Ch. 4: Act 2: Libertarianism & The Purpose of Freedom - @majorityfm - Air Date: 12-24-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: "Jeremiah Johnson - Main Theme"
Ch. 6: Act 3: Libertarian 'Men With Guns' Arguments Make No Sense - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-21-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Celebration Guns - Set Yourself on Fire
Ch. 8: Act 4: Ayn Rand - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 9-29-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: American Greed (Dustin's Ayn Rand Remix) - American Greed (Remixes) - EP
Ch. 10: Act 5: Republican Makes the Case for Libertarianism: Restaurant Workers Should NOT Have to Wash Their Hands - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-05-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Idiots Are Taking Over - The War On Errorism
Ch. 12: Act 6: Libertarianism Capitalism Killed My Best Friend - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-14-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Cancer - The Black Parade
Ch. 14: Act 7: The myth of meritocracy - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 1-5-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Revolution (Human Need Over Profit) - Tha People's Music
Ch. 16: Act 8: Tree Hugging Libertarians Unknowingly Buys Pieces Of Chilean Hell - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-18-14
Voicemails
Ch. 18: Thoughts on addition to things other than drugs - Jay from Jackson Hole, WY
Ch. 19: Don't downplay the severity of addiction - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 20: Dismantling the default - Melissa from New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on intersectionality and the language of inclusivity
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/06/16) From rewriting wars to waging peace (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #931
Today we take a look at how the election is spurring a new round of revisionist history while others look to change the paradigm on waging war altogether
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: The importance of reflecting on past wars - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 5-29-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Bury the Past - Professional Victims
00:04:13 Ch. 4: Act 2: CIA Official: George Bush Misled on Iraq and I Knew…What Do You Want Me to Do? - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 05-22-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Living a Lie (feat. James Mercer) - Aimee Mann
00:14:50 Ch. 6: Act 3: The Wrong Hypothetical Question - @onthemedia - Air Date: 5-22-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: "Re-Write History" - George Dobbs - George Dobbs
00:22:16 Ch. 8: Act 4: Richard Clarke on the lessons of the Iraq War - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 5-21-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: It Goes On and On - The Avett Brothers
00:30:27 Ch. 12: Act 6: Why Costa Rica Can Not be Invaded... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-10-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Peace, My Mind - Bard
00:35:01 Ch. 14: Act 7: "Move the Money" - Reducing the Pentagon Budget via @VFPNational — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - Shihan
00:37:58 Ch. 16: Act 8: Barry Ladendorf from Veterans for Peace (@VFPNational) on waging peace - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date: 6-6-15
Voicemails
00:50:26 Ch. 17: Thoughts on Montessori school - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
00:52:33 Ch. 18: 49 Shots Means The Officer Reloaded Twice - Wade From Ft. Worth, TX
00:56:14 Ch. 19: Education funding in Washington State - Dave from Olympia, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:00:21 Ch. 20: Final comments on doing my American duty to take some time off
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: "Move the Money" - Reducing the Pentagon Budget via @VFPNational
Take Action:
Use ContactingTheCongress.org to tell your representatives to follow the Veterans For Peach plan to “Move the Money” & “Audit the Pentagon”
Additional Activism/Resources:
Register for the Veterans For Peace 30th Annual Convention, August 5-9
Sources/further reading:
"Praying for Peace While Waging Permanent War?” via CounterPunch
"National Defense Authorization Act: Five Things You Should Know” via the National Priorities Project
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/06/12) Our prisons: cruel and counterproductive (Injustice System)
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Edition #930
Today we take a look at the US prison and bail system and explain exactly how it’s built to systematically punish the poor
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: US & North Korea Lead World in This - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-20-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Life In Prison - Mitchell
Ch. 4: Act 2: Are U.S. Prisoners Too Patriotic For Their Own Good? - @RedactedTonight w/ @TheRealJFOD - Air Date: 04-28-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Political Prisoner - Martin Quibell (from Project Marv)
Ch. 6: Act 3: Solitary Watch and new from a nation in lockdown - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date: 2-28-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Something Good Can Work (Remixes) - EP - Two Door Cinema Club
Ch. 8: Act 4: Brooklyn Community Bail Fund - New Media Advocacy Project (@N_Map) - Air Date 11-12-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Bail Me Out (feat. Joel Madden) - All Time Low
Ch. 10: Act 5: People need to pay for this - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 6-8-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Pay Up - Jivestone
Ch. 12: Act 6: End Cash Bail in New York via @Pretrial & @MoveOn — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: Bail - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 6-7-15
Voicemails
Ch. 16: A Canadian educator perspective on the US school system - Tom From Canada
Ch. 17: Don't use the institutions you don't trust - Marcus from Austin, TX
Ch. 18: The origin of Draconian laws - Dave from Olympia, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on the Fair Elections Now Act
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: End Cash Bail in New York via @Pretrial & @MoveOn
Take Action:
SIGN: "Gov Cuomo: End Cash Bail in New York” via the Pretrial Justice Institute
Additional Activism/Resources:
Follow and support the work of The Bronx Freedom Fund
Follow and support the work of The Brooklyn Bail Fund
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/06/09) Looking to avert further tragedy (War on Drugs™)
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Edition #929
Today we take a look at the continuing failure that is the War on Drugs™ as well as some of the signs of hope that we may be making progress toward shutting it down
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Is Marijuana Harmful to Health? - Healthcare Triage (@HCTriage) - Air Date: 04-19-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: North By North - Faded Paper Figures
00:06:36 Ch. 4: Act 2: Man Gets 13 Years in Prison for 2 Joints Worth of Pot - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-13-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Vagabond - Beirut
00:11:31 Ch. 6: Act 3: 'We Don't Need Another Illegal Drug' - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 7-12-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Harold T. Wilkins, or How to Wait for a Very Long Time - Fanfarlo
00:18:21 Ch. 8: Act 4: Legalized Marijuana = Millions For Public Schools In Colorado - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-16-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Generator (Second Floor) - Freelance Whales
00:23:21 Ch. 10: Act 5: Johann Hari on Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-6-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Tragedy - Bee Gees
00:35:11 Ch. 12: Act 6: Legalizing marijuana doesn't lead to doomsday scenarios - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 10-26-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Winning the War On Drugs - Asylum Street Spankers
00:39:57 Ch. 14: Act 7: Rand Paul & Others Introduce National Medical Marijuana Bill - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-11-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Momentum - The Hush Sound
00:45:31 Ch. 16: Act 8: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Talk Drugs - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 06-01-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: War On Drugs (Bonus Track) - Marc Goone
00:51:10 Ch. 18: Act 9: .@POTUS: Free Victims of the Drug War via @DrugPolicyOrg — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: "This Fickle World" - Theo Bard
00:54:18 Ch. 20: Act 10: Marijuana Shows Medical Value, Feds Don't Give A Sh*t - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-12-15
Voicemails
00:58:26 Ch. 21: Thoughts on education and patriarchy - Ruben from San Jose
01:03:48 Ch. 22: Why am I paying taxes and the banks and corporations aren't? - Julie from Boston
01:04:56 Ch. 23: Followup on education discussion - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:39 Ch. 24: Final comments on how to make an apple pie from scratch
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: @POTUS: Free Victims of the Drug War via @DrugPolicyOrg
Take Action:
SIGN to tell the president to Free Victims of the Drug War via the Drug Policy Alliance
Additional Activism/Resources:
FOLLOW the hashtag: #NoMoreDrugWar
For those who want to get more involved, it’s early registration for the International Drug Policy Reform Conference (11/18-11/21/2015)
Sources/further reading:
"President Obama commutes prison sentences of 22 drug offenders” by Trymaine Lee at MSNBC.com
"Prolific Pardoner? Obama Grants Clemency to 22 Prisoners Last Week, but Has Denied Thousands” by Annie Waldman for ProPublica via Truthout
"Will the U.S. Senate Finally Reform Harsh Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drugs?”> via Drug Policy Alliance
"The Nation's Shame: The Injustice of Mandatory Minimums" by Andrea Jones at RollingStone
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/06/05) The criminal enterprise that runs our politics (Big Banks)
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Edition #928
Today we take a look at the malfeasance of the big banks and the political corruption that lets them get away with it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: This Bank is a Criminal Enterprise and the U.S. Government Doesn't Care - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-09-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Banks of Marble and Other Songs - Pete Seeger
00:06:45 Ch. 4: Act 2: HSBC Bank: criminal enterprise - Disorderly Conduct (@Dis_Con) - Air Date: 2-18-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hard to Say I'm Sorry / Get Away - Chicago
00:19:24 Ch. 6: Act 3: Billionaire Banker Says Life Is Too Hard - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-18-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) [with Donna Summer] - Barbra Streisand
00:26:45 Ch. 8: Act 4: Wall Street Pays Bankers PAID to Infiltrate the US Government - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 02-19-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Revolving Door - Jon Brion
00:30:48 Ch. 10: Act 5: The case for a Robin Hood tax - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 1-18-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Robin Hood (Remastered) - Single - Dick James
00:36:45 Ch. 12: Act 6: Iceland Does The Unimaginable To Its Criminal Bankers - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-13-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
00:42:06 Ch. 14: Act 7: Wall Street Skates Away Free From All Prosecutions For 2008 Collapse - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 05-04-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Shame - The Avett Brothers
00:44:58 Ch. 16: Act 8: Public Banking via @PublicBanksNow & @DemocracyCollab — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
00:48:42 Ch. 18: Act 9: Banks plead guilty, face no consequences - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date: 6-2-15
Voicemails
00:58:28 Ch. 20: What is the progressive idea on education? - David From Cinncinatti
01:00:34 Ch. 21: A loss of unconcious privilege feels like oppression - Jim in Detroit Suburbs
01:00:59 Ch. 22: What's the progressive idea for education funding? - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:04:22 Ch. 23: Final comments on why we need to change how education is funded
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Public Banking via @PublicBanksNow & @DemocracyCollab
Take Action:
Get involved with The Public Banking Institute by:
Supporting a Local Initiative, Volunteering, and/or Joining a Chapter!
Sources/further reading:
"Inequality’s Dead End — And the Possibility of a New, Long-Term Direction” by Gar Alperovitz of The Democracy Collaborative
"Vermont Votes for Public Banking” by John Nichols at The Nation
"Public banking debate starts in Santa Fe” at Albuquerque Journal
"Public Banking Institute a Partner to a New Project on Economic Alternatives” via The Public Banking Institute
WATCH: "National Launch Webinar: The Next System Project
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/06/02) Confronting the evil of our era (Climate)
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Edition #927
Today, among other things, we take a look at how and why we need to fundamentally change the way we think about human’s relationship to the environment
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: These 5 steps can help you through tough discussions. Let's use climate change as an example. - @BBCRadio4 Friday Night Comedy - Air Date: 04-14-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Put It to the Test - They Might Be Giants
00:07:28 Ch. 4: Act 2: Paid shills free to write in the media - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 4-24-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Follow The Money - Zounds
00:10:38 Ch. 6: Act 3: Education Doesn’t Matter: Republicans Still Don’t Believe In Climate Change - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-30-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: I believe in that - Chip Taylor
00:16:46 Ch. 8: Act 4: 5 Ways To Actually Do Something About Climate Change - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 03-31-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: We Demand Change - Tristan James
00:22:53 Ch. 10: Act 5: Economic actions against the fossil fuel industry - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 4-16-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Apartheid - Junior Murvin
00:26:46 Ch. 12: Act 6: As GOP Candidates Question Climate Change, Texas & Oklahoma Hit by Devastating Floods Killing 23 - @democracynow - Air Date: 5-29-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Flood - Jars of Clay
00:34:14 Ch. 14: Act 7: Reporting on the weather in the context of climate change - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 5-1-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Like the Weather - 10,000 Maniacs
00:36:46 Ch. 16: Act 8: California Oil Pipeline Spill Could Kill Many Animals - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-27-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: The Big Oil Spill - Houndmouth
00:41:02 Ch. 18: Act 9: Tar Sands Resistance March #stoptarsands — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
00:43:22 Ch. 20: Act 10: Robert Jay Lifton on How Climate Change Joins Nuclear War in Threatening Human Survival - @democracynow - Air Date: 5-7-15
Voicemails
00:56:28 Ch. 21: Human nature and our changing communities - Charlie From Cincinnati
00:58:32 Ch. 22: Fundamental problems underpinning education problems - Sally from San Francisco
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:02:50 Ch. 23: Final comments on the fundamental tenets of progressivism and TV's LOST
Closing Music: LOST Theme - Life & Death
Activism: Keystone XL
Update!
"Obama Just Vetoed The Keystone XL Pipeline. Now What?” by Emily Atkin at ThinkProgress Climate: final say for approving the Keystone XL permit remains with the State Department
Follow-up/new Action!
JOIN/RSVP: Tarsands Resistance March, June 6th
Let the president know you oppose approval of KXL through WhiteHouse.Gov/contact and @WhiteHouse on Twitter
Sources/further reading:
"Dozens of Canada's tar sands projects on hold as prices fall, analysis shows” at The Guardian
"The Keystone Pipeline Just Lost Big in a Shocking Canadian Election” at Mother Jones
"The Keystone XL Pipeline: What Do You Really Know? You’ve probably read a lot about it. Now take this quiz and find out what you remember.” at The Wall Street Journal
"TransCanada's Keystone Pipeline Network Under Investigation by Federal Regulators” via DeSmog Blog
"Grass-Roots Push in the Plains to Block the Keystone Pipeline’s Path” at The New York Times
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(2015/05/29) Boys will be boys but we can change what that means (Patriarchy)
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Edition #926
Today, instead of trying to convince you of the benefits of feminism, I’m just going to show you the horrors (for everyone) of patriarchy.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Colin Stokes: How movies teach manhood - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 01-18-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: We're Off to See the Wizard - Judy Garland & Ray Bolger
Ch. 4: Act 2: Boys will be boys in a patriarchal society - @citizenradio - Air Date: 5-22-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Boys Will Be Boys - Alisha
Ch. 6: Act 3: Do Videogame Stereotypes Hurt Men? - PBS Game/Show - Air Date: 08-2-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Main Theme - String Player Gamer
Ch. 8: Act 4: White men never get to tell their stories - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - AIr Date: 1-9-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Express Yourself - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Sad Puppy Takeover - @onthemedia - Air Date: 4-17-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Patriarchy (Over & Out) - EP - Planningtorock & rRoxymore
Ch. 12: Act 6: What Fuels Sexism on the Internet? - @majorityfm - Air Date: 11-24-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Empathy - Chasing Kings
Ch. 14: Act 7: What Is the Patriarchy? | Feminist Fridays - @marinashutup - Air Date: 11-02-14
Voicemails
Ch. 16: Thoughts on human nature - Ruben from San Jose
Ch. 17: What's the alternative to high stakes testing? - Chris from Colorado Springs
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on education reforms and it's panic time for the Climate Hike fundraiser
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/05/26) A bad idea for all the reasons (Death Penalty)
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Edition #925
Today we look at the US death penalty from all angles. Cultural norms? We’re an outlier. Protecting the innocent? We kill innocent people. Following the letter of the law? We’re absolutely breaking the 8th amendment of the constitution. Fiscal responsibility? Death penalty costs about 3 times more than life imprisonment. And don’t forget about the racially biased implementation and the structurally biased trail system of death penalty cases.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Who are the barbarians? - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 2-1-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Of Mice and Men - End Credits
00:03:26 Ch. 4: Act 2: Shocker!: Scalia's Poster Man for Death Penalty Turns Out to Be Innocent - @majorityfm - Air Date: 09-04-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Death Penalty - Eight Dayz
00:10:50 Ch. 6: Act 3: Rick Perry Executed Innocent Dad After Prosecutor Hides Exculpatory Evidence - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-24-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Death Penalty - Surrogate
00:14:42 Ch. 8: Act 4: The Penalty - How much are executions costing you? - @One_For_Ten Films - Air Date: 11-11-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Secret Agent: The Secret Agent Ending - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico & Elias Arizcuren
00:17:11 Ch. 10: Act 5: Death by firing squad - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 3-11-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Guillotine - Wildlife
00:22:36 Ch. 12: Act 6: Is Our Execution Method Cruel and Unusual? - @testtube - Air Date: 6-18-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: La nuit - David Ari Leon
00:25:48 Ch. 14: Act 7: Exoquill: End of life cocktailing never looked so clear - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 3-8-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: My Girl - The Temptations
00:29:38 Ch. 16: Act 8: Oklahoma takes a guess, approves nitrogen gas for killing prisoners - Rachel @maddow - Air Date 4-21-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: First Patient - Philip Glass
00:38:34 Ch. 18: Act 9: Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Anti-Execution State Brings Complications, Not Closure - @democracynow - Air Date: 5-18-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: 1901 - Phoenix
00:48:29 Ch. 20: Act 10: #HaltAllExecutions with @ncadp & @90millionstrong — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 10: Activism - Shihan
00:51:05 Ch. 22: Act 11: George Stinney, 14, Executed In Vile Act Of Injustice, Exonerated 70s Years Late - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-19-14
Voicemails
00:58:31 Ch. 23: And they shot MLK too - Patrick from Dallas
01:00:46 Ch. 24: 2nd wave feminism and the definition of a woman - Mckenzie from Oakland, CA
01:03:31 Ch. 25: We need to bring back the parts of school that have been cut - Adam from Chicago
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:05:08 Ch. 26: Final comments on the Imagined Order of human rights that frames our perspective on the death penalty
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #HaltAllExecutions with @ncadp & @90millionstrong
Take Action:
SIGN: ”Join the 90 Million Strong: Call for Halt to All Executions” from 90 Million Strong, a project of The National Coalition To End the Death Penalty
Find more resources on pending executions and educational content: 90MillionStrong.org
Additional Activism/Resources:
JUNE 6: DC Standing for Peace and Justice w/Mothers in Charge
Sources/further reading:
States with and without the Death Penalty via DeathPenaltyInfo.org
“Lethal Entanglements” via The New Republic
“Death penalty foes see Nebraska vote as momentum-builder”
"Boston Bomber’s Execution To Be Delayed 18 Years?” via The Inquisitor
"Few favor death for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, poll finds: Less than 20% of Mass. residents support execution” via The Boston Globe
"Boston Marathon bomber unlikely to be executed – even if jury votes for death” via The Guardian
"European boycott of death penalty drugs lowers rate of US executions” via The Guardian
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/05/22) The revolt against high stakes testing (Education)
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Edition #924
Today we look at the growing backlash against high stakes standardized testing that seem to have a whole lot of problems and very few benefits
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Why some students are refusing to take the Common Core test - PBS @NewsHour - Air Date: 03-11-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Standardized Test - Lucas Grein
00:09:15 Ch. 4: Act 2: High stakes tests set people up for failure - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 4-15-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Card Cheat - The Clash
00:24:32 Ch. 6: Act 3: High Stakes Testing for High Stakes Economy - The F Word with @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 3-31-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Revolution (Human Need Over Profit) - Tha Truth
00:27:47 Ch. 8: Act 4: Standardized Testing - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 5-3-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Theme (From "the Curse of Monkey Island") - London Music Works
00:46:36 Ch. 10: Act 5: Roll Back Standardized Testing & Support #OptOut — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Time for Action - the Very Best Of - Secret Affair
00:49:54 Ch. 12: Act 6: Atlanta Educators Sentenced To An Obscene 20 Years - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-09-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: No Justice,No Peace - Wackiavelli
00:57:31 Ch. 14: Act 7: A look at the conviction of teacher for a cheating scandal - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 4-17-15
Voicemails
01:00:38 Ch. 16: Gender is not nearly as rigid as we think it is - Dustin from Arizona
01:03:28 Ch. 17: There are ways to educate yourself on trans issues - Erin from Philadelphia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:10:35 Ch. 18: Final comments on the old skill I've recently dusted off
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Roll Back Standardized Testing & Support #OptOut
Update: Assessment Reform in Education
FairTest’s opt-out state contacts
Search to find and support test-optional colleges
Follow-up/new Action!
Add your name: "Write Congress to demand less testing, an end to high stakes.”
Support Senator Jon Tester (D-MT)’s Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act! Use ContactingTheCongress.Org to tell your senators to sign on as co-sponsors and to vote yes.
Sources/further reading:
"Tester Pushes Overhaul of No Child Left Behind Testing Policy” via Senator Jon Tester (D-MT)
“Are Teachers Ok With Opt-Outs?” — hear from teachers on the subject via EdWeek Teacher
“Stop the Testing Circus” via US News
"Opt-Out Parents Have a Point” via US News
"What Happens When Students Boycott a Standardized Test?” by Laura McKenna at The Atlantic
Revisit the original action/segment:
"Assessment Reform via @FairTestOffice - Best of the Left Activism” via Episode #871 "Your child is a widget (Education)” 10/24/2014
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(2015/05/19) Resisting a secret corporate takeover (Trans-Pacific Partnership)
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Edition #923
Today we look at the squabbling going on between Obama and every non-corporatist sellout in the country as represented by Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: This is Obama Pretending to Talk About the Merits of a Horrible Trade Deal - @majorityfm - Air Date: 04-24-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: What Is Your Secret - Nada Surf
Ch. 4: Act 2: More Proof Obama's TPP Deal Favors The Rich - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 5-10-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: If I Was President - Single - Wyclef Jean
Ch. 6: Act 3: TPP secrecy is wrong for a democracy - @dccommonsense - AIr Date: 3-29-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Secret - The Pierces
Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama is too proud to beg for the TPP - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 5-17-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: N/A
Ch. 10: Act 5: Who's Writing the TPP? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 5-12-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Chance I Deserve - Club 8
Ch. 12: Act 6: Revolt over TPP- Senate Dems Rebuke Obama by Blocking Debate on Secretive Trade Deal - @democracynow - Air Date: 5-13-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Warpath - Conner Youngblood
Ch. 14: Act 7: Reject #Medicare cuts and reject #TPP Fast Track via @DFAaction — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Obama Is Blatantly Lying About the Trans-Pacific Partnership - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 5-5-15
Voicemails
Ch. 18: Thanks for Bruce Jenner episode - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 19: Considering starting a coop - Scott from Brooklyn
Ch. 20: A Woman Like Me - Adreana Langston
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments in the need for gender subcategories
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Update: Trans Pacific Partnership!
New Action: Reject #Medicare cuts and reject #TPP Fast Track via @DFAaction
SIGN: "U.S. Senate: Reject Medicare cuts and reject Fast Track” from Democracy For America
h/t Daily Kos: "ALERT: DFA Warning New TPP Provision Would Cut Medicare $700 Million to Help Pay for Trade Aid”
Use ContactingTheCongress.org to tell your senators not to support this new provision or the TPP.
Sources/additional info:
"Who’s down with TPP?: Big business wins and democracy loses as both parties lie about free trade” by Bill Curry at Salon
"The TPP Could Have Disastrous Results For The Climate, Environmental Groups Warn” by Samantha Page at ThinkProgress Climate
"A Trade Deal Read In Secret By Only A Few (Or Maybe None)” by Alisa Change at NPR Politics
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/05/15) A crisis of culture (Capitalism)
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Edition #922
Today we take a hard look at modern-day civilization and culture and ponder what we could do to make things better
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: The Death of Culture at the Hands of the Profit Motive - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-20-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: My Conversation - The Uniques
00:13:04 Ch. 4: Act 2: Visionary Sci Fi for an Age of Acquiescence - The F Word with @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 4-20-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Design - Fiction Company
00:15:58 Ch. 6: Act 3: .@ShawnAchor - The happy secret to better work - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 2-1-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Everybody Loves a Happy Ending (iTunes Originals Version) - Tears for Fears
00:29:08 Ch. 8: Act 4: A Brief History of Humankind - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 4-30-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: "Going Sane" - Two Cheers
00:40:39 Ch. 10: Act 5: Lacking liberty from slavery to feudalism to capitalism - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 2-1-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Revolution - Grandaddy
00:55:40 Ch. 12: Act 6: .@TheNextSystem Project- National Launch Webinar - Best of the Left Activism
Voicemails
00:58:10 Ch. 14: What I took away from the Baltimore episode - Ryan from Pheonix
01:02:54 Ch. 15: Thanks for Baltimore episode - Isaiah from New York
01:03:35 Ch. 16: Nonviolence doesn't work when society is callous to suffering - Diane from Houston
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:01 Ch. 17: Final comments on capitalism, culture and The Next System Project
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: @TheNextSystem Project: National Launch Webinar
Take Action:
WATCH The Next System Project National Launch Webinar moderated by Laura Flanders of GritTV
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/05/12) We all have a trans friend now (Bruce Jenner)
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Edition #921
Today we break down the recent interview with Bruce Jenner and what it means for the trans community as a whole going forward
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Bruce Jenner's Heartfelt Interview With Diane Sawyer On ABC 20-20 - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 4-27-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Soul Meets Body - Death Cab for Cutie
00:09:13 Ch. 4: Act 2: It's important to remember that Bruce Jenner's is not the only trans experience - Backtalk from @BitchMedia - Air Date: 4-30-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Knock Yourself Out - Jon Brion
00:16:54 Ch. 6: Act 3: Addressing some of the land mines in the Bruce Jenner interview - @fakedansavage - Air Date: 4-28-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: What I'm Looking For (Ad Version) - Single - Brendan Benson
00:26:04 Ch. 8: Act 4: Bruce Jenner Has a Mental Disorder and Ruined My Childhood - @majorityfm - Air Date: 4-30-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Kyoko's House ("stage blood is not enough") - Philip Glass
00:33:19 Ch. 10: Act 5: Thank you to Bruce Jenner - @GAY_USAtv - Air Date: 4-30-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Be Yourself - Audioslave
00:37:21 Ch. 12: Act 6: Transgender People & the Police: Rights & Resources via @TransLawCenter @SRLP @TransEquality — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
00:40:54 Ch. 14: Act 7: .@ParkerMolloy on the Bruce Jenner episode - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 4-28-15
Voicemails
00:57:12 Ch. 16: Shocked and proud of what's happening in Baltimore - Nelson from Sweden
00:59:18 Ch. 17: Write to CNN to express your displeasure - Nick from California
01:00:28 Ch. 18: Black Women & State violence - Uhuru from Sweden
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:07:43 Ch. 19: Final comments on #RealMothersDayCards and Climate Hike fundraising
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Transgender People & the Police: Rights & Resources via @TransLawCenter @SRLP @TransEquality
"TLC Solidarity with Baltimore” — resources for interacting with law enforcement via The Transgender Law Center
"Participating in Direct Actions: A Guide for Transgender People” via National Center For Transgender Equality
“Tips for trans people dealing with cops and jails” via The Sylvia Rivera Law Project
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(2015/05/08) Continued injustice, continued response (#BaltimoreUprising)
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Edition #920
Today we take an in-depth look at the response to Freddie Gray’s murder at the hands of Baltimore police
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The media fails again to act as though #BlackLivesMatter - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 5-1-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Shove It (feat. Spank Rock) - Santigold
Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama suggests we pay attention to neighborhoods before they burn - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBnation) - Air Date: 4-28-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Yell Fire! - Michael Franti & Spearhead
Ch. 6: Act 3: Trying the same failed ideas over and over - The Black Guy Who Tips (@TBGWT) - Air Date: 4-27-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Artifact & Living - Michael Andrews
Ch. 8: Act 4: Is Freddie Gray Dead Because Of Lead? - The F Word with @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 5-7-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Going Home - Niklas Aman
Ch. 10: Act 5: How to win a Facebook fight - The @ThreeANegroes - Air Date: 5-2-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Opinions - Llewellyn
Ch. 12: Act 6: White Supremacy in the Narrative of the Baltimore Protests - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date: 4-29-15
Ch. 13: Song 6:Run the Show - Single - Tribal Seeds
Ch. 14: Act 7: Scolding a 65-year-old councilman for his language - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBnation) - Air Date: 5-6-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: One - Apocalyptica
Ch. 16: Act 8: Demand an Executive Order on Racist, Violent Policing via @ColorOfChange, #BaltimoreUprising edition - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: They show us how little they value black lives - @rembert Explains - Air Date: 4-29-15
Voicemails
Ch. 20: Feeling occupied at a Baltimore rally - Ronald from Baltimore
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments asking about what we can do as individuals to improve the situation
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Demand an Executive Order on Racist, Violent Policing via @ColorOfChange Redux, #BaltimoreUprising Edition
Follow-up action:
SIGN and share the Color of Change petition: "President Obama: End discriminatory, violent policing and its unjust consequences”
Hear the original activism segment:
Demand an Executive Order on Racist, Violent Policing via @ColorOfChange, episode #915 "A fight for survival (#BlackLivesMatter)”
Sources/further reading:
"Black Protesters Aren’t Thugs—They’re Patriots” by Imani Gandy at RH Reality Check
"As Part of a Reparations Deal, Chicago Teens Will Learn About Police Brutality in School” via Vice
"Chicago City Council Passes Landmark Police Torture Reparations Ordinance” via Amnesty International
"Baltimore Uprising: How Did We Get Here?” by Zerlina Maxwell at Essence.com
"Baltimore uprising: Solidarity protests spread across US LIVE UPDATES” via RT America
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/05/05) We thought we were free (Police State)
73 perc
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Edition #919
Today we take a look at the legacy of torture and police militarization we’re creating and where that path leads us
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: The Reason why Torture Exists - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-15-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Hide the Truth - Chronicle
00:08:19 Ch. 4: Act 2: Torture Killed Their Savior, That’s Why These Poll Results Stun - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date: 12-20-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: If Jesus Ever Loved a Woman - Johnny Cash
00:14:52 Ch. 6: Act 3: Turning the US into the potential victim of it's own crimes - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - AIr Date: 12-12-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Open Book - Cake
00:17:09 Ch. 8: Act 4: The most transparent administration in history - Le Show w/@theharryshearer - Air Date: 1-18-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: I'm Looking Through You - The Wallflowers
00:25:20 Ch. 10: Act 5: 13 Years Of Gitmo : What Have We Gotten? - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date: 04-12-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Let It Go - The Neighbourhood
00:30:02 Ch. 12: Act 6: Exporting Torture: Former Chicago Police Detective Tied to Brutality at Guantánamo - @DemocracyNOW - Air Date: 2-26-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
00:41:59 Ch. 14: Act 7: Secret CIA Black Sites In American Heartland For 'Disappearing' Citizens - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date: 02-26-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Karma Police - Radiohead
00:49:08 Ch. 16: Act 8: #ChiCopWatch with We Charge Genocide - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan
00:52:17 Ch. 18: Act 9: We Thought we Were Free - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-16-14
Voicemails
01:00:42 Ch. 19: Important points about police militarization - Adriana from Long Beach, CA
01:03:16 Ch. 20: Deconstructing the roots of white supremacy - V from Western New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:19 Ch. 21: Final comments on riots being the language of the unheard
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #ChiCopWatch with We Charge Genocide
Take Action:
Support and follow: We Charge Genocide on Facebook and on Twitter via @ChiCopWatch and #ChiCopWatch
Report police misconduct: "Report Encounter"
Additional Activism/Resources:
SIGN: "Fire Chicago Police Detective Dante Servin", #Justice4Rekia via @ColorOfChange’s I Am Color of Change
Sources/further reading:
"In Order to End Police Brutality, We Need to End the Police” by Mychal Denzel Smith at The Nation
"Abolish the Police. Instead, Let’s Have Full Social, Economic, and Political Equality.” by Mychal Denzel Smith at The Nation
"The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden 'black site’” by Spencer Ackerman at The Guardian
"Police ‘Reforms' You Should Always Oppose” by Mariame Kaba of Project NIA via Truthout
"Yet Another Victim: Rekia Boyd Killed by Off-Duty Officer” by Mychal Denzel Smith at Ebody
"Black Women Aren’t Just Secondary Casualties of Aggressive Policing” by Dani McClain at The Nation
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/05/01) War is a racket (Foreign Policy)
72 perc
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Edition #918
Today we take a look at the underlying causes of war, just one more reason everyone should be questioning the benefits of capitalism
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: War is a racket - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date: 9-12-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Profit - The Mammals
Ch. 4: Act 2: What war really costs us - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 12-29-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Mic (Military Industrial Complex) - Inna Sense
Ch. 6: Act 3: LEAKED: Lockheed Martin CEO Says War Is Good For Business - @RedactedTonight w/ @leecamp - Air Date: 04-08-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Redacted Tonight Theme Song
Ch. 8: Act 4: Keep the Wars Going and Stay Rich - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-20-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: My Wealth Comes to Me - Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore
Ch. 10: Act 5: Our violence comes back to us - Chris Hedges - Air Date: 12-15-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Candy Man - Aubrey Woods
Ch. 12: Act 6: Examining Reasons For The Obligation To Fight - @majorityvillain - Air Date 9-17-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Kipinä - Violeta Päivänkakkara
Ch. 14: Act 7: When imperialism meets capitalism - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 2-19-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Oh My God (feat. Iggy Pop) [Digital 45] - Ida Maria
Ch. 16: Act 8: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 Al Qaeda Hostages - @majorityfm - Air Date: 04-24-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: Shot In the Dark - Ozzy Osbourne
Ch. 18: Act 9: Drone Pilots, Please Refuse to Fly via @KnowDrones - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 20: Act 10: If U.S. Bombed Iran What Would Actually Happen? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-18-15
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Why the media doesn't cover the lynchings of black women - V from Western New York
Ch. 22: We were only taught half of the civil rights movement - Alex from Montreal
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on the upcoming Baltimore episode and fundraising for Climate Hike
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Drone Pilots, Please Refuse to Fly via @KnowDrones
Take Action:
Support "Show the Real Truth to United States TV Audiences" via KnowDrones and Veterans For Peace, Sacramento
Additional Activism/Resources:
Sign: "Guantanamo Forever? Tell John McCain: No.” via Amnesty International
Sources/further reading:
"Military Veterans Sponsor TV Commercials in California Condemning U.S. Drone Attacks” via DailyKosM
"Pakistan Is Investigating a CIA Official Accused of Murder After a US Drone Strike” by Jason Leopold at Vice News
"John McCain: The Most Hypocritical, Opportunistic and Untrustworthy Senator” by Steven Rosenfeld at Alternet
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/04/28) The water wars start at home (Climate)
69 perc
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Edition #917
Today take a look at water in the US, how we use it and why we’re running out of it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The consequences of fracking revealed in a simple kitchen test. Holy smokes. - @Upworthy - Air Date: 04-21-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Bedtime Stories - Chris Reed
Ch. 4: Act 2: Nebraskan Oil & Gas Committee Challenged To A Glass Of “Safe” Fracking Water - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-31-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Can't Get Away - Rodriguez
Ch. 6: Act 3: Ban Fracking on Public Lands via @foodandwater — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 7: Song 3: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 9: Song 4: Let's Work Together 'Live' - Canned Heat
Ch. 10: Act 5: Reality bites California - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 4-2-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Where Have All the Flowers Gone - Tommy Sands, Dolores Keane & Vedran Smailovic
Ch. 12: Act 6: Who Is Sucking Water Out Of California Without A Permit? - @ajplus - Air Date: 04-20-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Watermark - Enya
Ch. 14: Act 7: Cowspiracy: As California Faces Drought, Film Links Meat Industry to Water Scarcity & Climate Change - @democracynow - Air Date: 4-7-15
Voicemails
Ch. 16: A perspective on Indiana from inside Indiana - Katie in Indianapolis
Ch. 17: I don't exactly disapprove of the riots - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on the launch of my new fundraiser for Climate Hike
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Ban Fracking on Public Lands via @foodandwater
Take Action:
SIGN and share: Ban Fracking on Public Lands! via Food & Water Watch to support Rep Mark Pocan’s legislation
Use ContactingTheCongress.org to let your legislators know you expect them to support Rep. Mark Pocan's Protect Our Public Lands Act of 2015.
Additional Activism/Resources:
SIGN and share: "Tell Governor Brown: Fracking Moratorium now!” via Clean Water Action
Contact Governor Brown directly: Mail/Phone/Email
Sources/further reading:
"The Urgent Case for a Ban on Fracking” via Food & Water Watch
"Exclusive: California used 70 million gallons of water in fracking in 2014” at Reuters
"How Much Water Does The California Oil Industry Actually Use?” via DeSmog Blog
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/04/24) The history and current state of abortion (Reproductive Justice)
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1. évad 916. rész
Edition #916
Today we listen to some of the stories behind the policies and personal choices being made about abortion in America
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Dorothy Fadiman Doc: Motherhood by Choice, Not by Chance Part 1 - @Making_Contact - Air Date: 2-3-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: La valse d'Amélie (Version piano) - Yann Tiersen
00:11:00 Ch. 4: Act 2: The Stories That Stay With Us - @AbortionFunds - Air Date: 09-27-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Basique - Little People
00:17:28 Ch. 6: Act 3: Dorothy Fadiman Doc: Motherhood by Choice, Not by Chance Part 2 - @Making_Contact - Air Date: 2-3-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Everyday - Single - Carly Comando
00:29:58 Ch. 8: Act 4: #nofilter: Renee's Digital Memoir - @ThisIsFusion - Air Date: 02-18-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Happy - Sister Hazel
00:32:31 Ch. 10: Act 5: The Term 'Abortion Doctor' is Ridiculous - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-02-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Obvious Child - Paul Simon
00:37:11 Ch. 12: Act 6: The Case of Purvi Patel & the Criminalization of Pregnancy - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBnation) - Air Date: 4-2-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Alright Alright (Here's My Fist Where's the Fight?) - Sahara Hotnights
00:45:06 Ch. 14: Act 7: 20 Years in Prison for Miscarrying? The Case of Purvi Patel & the Criminalization of Pregnancy - @democracynow - Air Date: 4-2-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Get Up and Go - Single - Broadcast 2000
00:56:47 Ch. 16: Act 8: #FreePurviPatel via @rhrealitycheck — Best of the Left Activism
Voicemails
00:59:30 Ch. 17: Police behavior and the rules of war - Eric from Alabama
01:01:42 Ch. 18: An essay on capitalism - Peter from Michigan
01:04:51 Ch. 19: A message to white people - Charlie in St. Louis
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:34 Ch. 20: Final comments on Citizen Ruth and The Obvious Child
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #FreePurviPatel via @rhrealitycheck
Take Action:
SIGN ”Overturn the #PurviPatel Conviction; Repeal Indiana’s Feticide Law” via RH Reality Check
Sources/further reading:
"Purvi Patel Sentenced to 41 Years for Feticide and Neglect of a Dependent” by Imani Gandy at RH Reality Check
Read RH Reality Check's extensive coverage on Purvi Patel’s case
"How Indiana Is Making It Possible to Jail Women for Having Abortions” by Lynn Paltrow of National Advocates for Pregnant Women
"So Far, 2015 Is On Pace to Set Abortion Restriction Records” by Katie Klabusich at Truthout
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/04/21) A fight for survival (#BlackLivesMatter)
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1. évad 915. rész
Edition #915
Today we take a brief look at the Walter Scott killing, just one of the several recent police killings of unarmed black men in America, as well as examining the broader system in which these killings are allowed to happen
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: American Police Kill More People in March Than UK Police Since 1900 - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-03-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Stop the Killing - Kay Kay and the Rays
00:04:21 Ch. 4: Act 2: Why #BlackLivesMatter - The Good Fight (@teamgoodfight) - Air Date: 2-3-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Black Lives Matter - Single - Pastor Chris Harris
00:21:18 Ch. 6: Act 3: If we can't trust our system then what system do we have? - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBnation) - AIr Date: 4-9-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: A System - Sungod Abscondo
00:29:07 Ch. 8: Act 4: What if there had been no camera at the Walter Scott killing? - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 4-10-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Question Authority - Drunk Injuns
00:32:07 Ch. 10: Act 5: Police escalate violence when they should be deescalating - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 8-15-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: You're Only Making It Worse - Reno Divorce
00:37:42 Ch. 12: Act 6: The Costly Police Gender Gap - The F Word with @GRITlaura Flanders on @grittv - Air Date: 3-24-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Saving Lives - A Fragile Tomorrow
00:40:52 Ch. 14: Act 7: Black? It's More Dangerous Driving Now Than 12 Years Ago - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-19-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: A Dose of White Supremacy - Neffe Odom Kragh-Muller
00:47:50 Ch. 16: Act 8: Juan González on Walter Scott Shooting: When Will the Police Killings of Black Males Stop? - @democracynow - Air Date: 4-10-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: Black Lives Matter - Single - NicDanger
00:51:38 Ch. 18: Act 9: Demand an Executive Order on Racist, Violent Policing via @ColorOfChange — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
00:54:41 Ch. 20: Act 10: An Overreaction: Words On #BlackLivesMatter And MLK - Sarah O'Neal (@sarahadebibe) on @ajplus - Air Date: 01-18-15
Voicemails
00:59:41 Ch. 21: Promoting LGBA2015.org from PrideOfIndy.org - Erin from Philadelphia
01:01:23 Ch. 22: Thoughts on the labels we use - James from Missouri
01:02:28 Ch. 23: JoatU.org as a marketplace to trade skills - Todd from Rochester
01:03:53 Ch. 23: Libertarianism would just bring back the guilded age - Ian from Chattanooga, TN
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:05:34 Ch. 25: Final comments on Time Banking and the lack of coverage of police killings of women of color
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Demand an Executive Order on Racist, Violent Policing via @ColorOfChange
Take Action:
SIGN and share the Color of Change petition: "President Obama: End discriminatory, violent policing and its unjust consequences”
Additional Activism/Resources:
SIGN and share: "Demand the Post and Courier issue a public apology for shameful #WalterScott article”
SIGN and share: "Tell advertisers to ditch Bill O’Reilly”
Sources/further reading:
"President Obama Already Has a Way to Prevent Policing Abuses” by Alan Jenkins and Diego Iniguez-Lopez of The Opportunity Agenda”
"The Origins of Modern Policing” via The Indypendent
"Police ‘Reforms' You Should Always Oppose” by Prison Culture
"Black Americans killed by police in 2014 outnumbered those who died on 9/11” at RawStory
"Abolish the Police. Instead, Let’s Have Full Social, Economic, and Political Equality” by Mychal Denzel Smith at The Nation
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/04/17) Looking for something better (Capitalism)
74 perc
1. évad 914. rész
Edition #914
Today we examine why capitalism is so firmly ingrained and held up in our culture as being synonymous with freedom, meritocracy and fairness despite all of the evidence to the contrary
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: The Next System Project - @TheNextSystem Project - Air Date: 03-30-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Sur le fil - Stéphanie Lapointe
00:05:37 Ch. 4: Act 2: Discussing how to disrupt our current paradigm - @RadioOpenSource - Air Date: 3-24-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Democracy - Leonard Cohen
00:16:11 Ch. 6: Act 3: How do worker coops measure up against capitalist enterprises? - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 3-15-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Struggle - Ringside
00:25:10 Ch. 8: Act 4: Starting and supporting worker co-ops via @Dematwork — BotL Activism
Ch. 9: Song 4: Activism - Shihan
00:29:45 Ch. 10: Act 5: The history of the promotion and criticism of capitalism Part 1 - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 12-15-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Time Has Come - Europe
00:41:00 Ch. 12: Act 6: When Profits Become Deadly... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-02-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: "Pottersville" - Blank Squirrel
00:50:49 Ch. 14: Act 7: The history of the promotion and criticism of capitalism Part 2 - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 12-15-14
Voicemails
01:01:47 Ch. 15: Many in the health insurance industry want reform - Daniel from CA
01:04:02 Ch. 16: Passionate for Single Payer - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:07:49 Ch. 17: Final comments on the results of the Podcast Awards and my thoughts on Las Vegas and reality TV shows
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Starting and supporting worker co-ops via @Dematwork
Take Action:
Get involved with The Democracy at Work Institute, US Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Utilize the Democracy at Work Institute “Information for Start-ups”
SIGN to support: CA AB 816: Worker Cooperative Act via The SELC
Additional Activism/Resources:
Use the collaborative legal resource e-library created by the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC) and the Green-Collar Communities Clinic (GC3) Co-opLaw.org
Attend one of the conferences with the National Center For Employee Ownership
Sources/further reading:
"What is a Worker Cooperative?” via The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Read the full bill: "AB-816 Cooperative corporations: worker cooperatives”
"CA Worker Coop Act Discussion” via The SELC
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/04/14) Refusing to tolerate intolerance (LGBTQ Rights)
72 perc
1. évad 913. rész
Edition #913
Today we take a look at what anti-gay conservatives hoped would be a quite strike against equality in Indiana but turned into a nation-wide backlash against the forces of intolerance.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: What is the Religious Freedom Restoration Act? - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 06-30-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Until the Water Goes Down - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Why the Indiana law is not like other #RFRA laws - @GAY_USAtv - Air Date: 4-3-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: It's Not the Same - Break Out
Ch. 6: Act 3: Indiana Governor's Incoherent Defense of Anti-Gay Law - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-31-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Indian Moon - Us Against the Crown
Ch. 8: Act 4: Why tolerance doesn't go both ways - Throwing Shade (@bryansafi and @gibblertron) - Air Date: 4-8-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Use Somebody - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Ch. 10: Act 5: The problem with boycotting Indiana - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 4-1-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: I Can Help - The Best of Billy Swan
Ch. 12: Act 6: .@SeanHannity Thinks Outrage At Anti-Gay Law Should Be Redirected - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-02-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Chorus of Fools - Chasing After Ghosts (Bonus Version)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Why the proposed fixes to the Indiana #RFRA law is not good enough - @GAY_USAtv - Air Date: 4-9-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Is Not the End - The Sun and the Moon
Ch. 16: Act 8: Federal LGBTQ Bill of Rights via @GetEQUAL — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: Why Indiana can't get away with their #RFRA law - @fakedansavage - Air Date: 3-31-15
Voicemails
Ch. 20: Left is more than just the Democrats - David in Chicago
Ch. 21: Thanks for the clarification - Adrian from Albuquerque, NM
Ch. 22: Dealing with disease in Great Britain - Jeff from Florida
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on my experience with socialized health care
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Federal LGBTQ Bill of Rights via @GetEQUAL
Take Action:
SIGN to support GetEQUAL’s LGBTQ Bill of Rights
Additional Activism/Resources:
Use Get Equal’s bill tracker to stay up to date: WeCan’tBelieveThis.org
Sources/further reading:
The LGBTQ Bill of Rights via GetEQUAL
"Cicilline Announces Upcoming Legislation to End LGBT Discrimination” via Rep. David N. Ciciline (D-RI)
”Civil Rights Bill Top Priority For LGBT Voters, According to New Poll” by Amanda Terkel via Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
"Resolution opposing RFRA passes City-County Council” via Wish-TV, Indianapolis
”Stop” — Indiana resident, activist, and writer Melissa McEwan’s take on #BoycottIndiana
Indiana #RFRA Updates via Melissa McEwan
"That Time I Ranted About #BoycottIndiana & Caring About All People” by Katie Klabusich
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/04/10) Poking the watchful eye (NSA Spying)
75 perc
1. évad 912. rész
Edition #912
Today we take another look at what spying the government is engaged in and a few ideas to protect yourself.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: How Has the Internet Changed Privacy? - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date: 3-12-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Maelstrom - Sword & Sworcery LP - The Ballad of the Space Babies
10:45 Ch. 4: Act 2: Phony Cell Phone Towers Spying on Us? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-24-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Privacy - Invincible
17:10 Ch. 6: Act 3: Security Researcher Christopher Soghoian on How to Use a Cellphone Without Being Spied On - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-20-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Spies - Parachutes
32:59 Ch. 8: Act 4: Attempting to update our privacy legislation - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date: 2-11-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Letterbox - Flood
42:54 Ch. 10: Act 5: Government Surveillance with Edward Snowden - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 04-05-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: "Party at the NSA - YACHT (feat. @MarcMaron)"
53:59 Ch. 12: Act 6: Jailbreak Your Phone For Security via @EFF - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: "Fickle World" - Theo Bard
56:59 Ch. 14: Act 7: Blueprint for Post-9/11 Surveillance: U.S. Began Bulk Collection of Phone Call Data in 1992 - @democracynow - Air Date: 4-10-15
Voicemails
Ch. 16: The importance of more nuance in labels - Alex from Montreal
Ch. 17: On Left, Liberal and Progressive - Sandy from Inside the Beltway
Ch. 18: Liberal vs. conservative and their perspective of people - Chris in Northern Virginia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on the labeling discussion
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Jailbreak Your Phone For Security via @EFF
Take Action:
SIGN the EEF’s petition: Jailbreaking is Not a Crime
Additional Activism/Resources:
Take advantage of EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense tools.
Sources/further reading:
"EFF General Counsel Takes On NSA Spying”
"Human Rights Watch Sues DEA Over Bulk Collection of Americans’ Telephone Records”
"How to Jailbreak Your iPhone: The Always Up-to-Date Guide [iOS 8.1]”
"Surveillance Techniques: How Your Data Becomes Our Data”
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(2015/04/07) Emasculation Nation (Rape and Intimate Partner Violence)
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Edition #911
Today we take a look at some of the causes and consequences of anti-feminism, rape and intimate partner violence
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Dr. @HarrietFraad on how capitalism's changes since 1970s have disrupted the personal lives of US men and women - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 4-5-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Emasculate Me - Ignore the Ignorant
15:49 Ch. 4: Act 2: Military Sexual Assault Reporting Up & That’s Actually Good News - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-20-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: All These Things That I've Done - Hot Fuss
21:29 Ch. 6: Act 3: @TheHuntingGround: Film Exposes How Colleges Cover Up Sexual Assault and Fail to Protect Students - @democracynow - Air Date: 1-28-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Landslide - The Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest Hits
38:22 Ch. 8: Act 4: A terrifying number of men say they would rape someone - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 1-16-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Teach Me Something - Stop All Motion
51:10 Ch. 10: Act 5: The Pefect Victim (@theperfectvict) (Trailer)
Ch. 11: Song 5: Window - In a Safe Place
58:04 Ch. 12: Act 6: Fighting the Patriarchy With Film: @thehuntinground & @theperfectvict — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - The Poet
01:01:13 Ch. 14: Act 7: Domestic Violence Testimony by Brooke Axtell (@SurvivorHealing) - The Grammys - Air Date: 02-08-15
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:03:11 Ch. 15: Final comments on Stop Street Harassment Week and my bad week
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Fighting the Patriarchy With Film: @thehuntinground & @theperfectvict
Take Action:
Go see The Hunting Ground and visit their ”Take Action” tab to get involved.
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Episode #911 "Emasculation Nation (Rape and Intimate Partner Violence)"
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2012/03/17) The US Empire and the Ring of Power (Foreign Policy) (Repost)
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The US Empire and the Ring of Power
Act 1: Heart Mind-O-Matic - Mark Fiore - Air Date: 02-20-12
Song 1: M.I.B. Main Theme - Danny Elfman
Act 2: US government doesn't talk about the drone war - Counterspin Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 2: Oh Lately It's So Quiet - OK GO
Act 3: Syria's Arab Spring that no one is hearing about - The Bugle Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 3: Catapult - R.E.M.
Act 4: Veto Of Syria UN Resolution Sparks Outrage - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-06-12
Song 4: Help - The Beatles
Act 5: Veto to prevent violence in Syria - The Bugle - Air Date: 2-10-12
Song 5: Scene No. 10 Moderato - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Act 6: Fox Contributor Karl Rove Condemns Obama Apology, Fails to Note Similar Bush Apology in 2008 - Media Matters Air Date: 2-28-12
Act 7: Not a Happy International Women's Day in Afghanistan - The Progressive Air Date: 3-8-12
Song 7: We were there - Robin Roberts
Act 8: Afghan Lady and Taliban News - The Bugle Air Date: 2-17-12
Song 8: Escalation - Daniel Licht
Act 9: Afghanistan Massacre Fallout - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-12-12
Song 9: Come home - OneRepublic Feat. Sara Barellis
Act 10: Son Of Haditha - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 3-12-12
Song 10: Baba O'Riley - The Who
Act 11: Leave Afghanistan Now - The Progressive Air Date: 3-12-12
Song 11: Letter from an Occupant - The New Pornographers
Act 12: The consequences of the US killing spree in Afghanistan - Counterspin Air Date: 3-16-12
Song 12: Gimme Sympathy - Metric
Act 13: The Reason War Will Go On Forever - Lee Camp
Song 13: Still fighting it - Ben Folds
Act 14: An Army whistle-blower speaks truth about power - Jim Hightower Air Date: 3-14-12
Song 14: Tracked in mud - Cory Davies
Act 15: The US Empire and the Ring of Power - Common Sense - Air Date: 2-20-12
Voicemails:
Activist call to action on verbiage and word usage - Chris
Recomending 'Godless Bitches' podcast - Anonymous
Recommending "Women's Magazine" podcast - Elka from Indiana
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments as an epilogue to the Jimmy Dore Show joke discussion
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(2015/03/31) A cascade of embarrassments (Health Care)
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Edition #910
Today we take a look at how our current health care system is pathetic compared to the Single Payer alternative and how conservatives are trying to dismantle the small amount of recent progress that’s been made
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The perverse inequity of our current health care system - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 10-5-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Remains - The Dark Leaves
Ch. 4: Act 2: Our F*cked Up Medical System May Leave This Family Bankrupt - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-23-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: My Favourite Game - Gran Turismo
Ch. 6: Act 3: Europeans Are Confused by Medical Bankruptcy Story - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-15-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Was wollen wir trinken - Ungeschieden, Ungekämmt, Ungehört (Live)
Ch. 8: Act 4: Why we pay far more for our medical care - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 10-19-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Work - Uprising (Remastered)
Ch. 10: Act 5: The six words behind the case against Obamacare - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 3-12-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Teddybear's Picnic - De Rock 'n Roll Methode 4
Ch. 12: Act 6: Anti-Obamacare Plaintiffs Show Stunning Ignorance - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-12-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: American Way - Essential Masters
Ch. 14: Act 7: The reasons Vermont is abandoning Single Payer health care - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 12-22-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: South Side - Go - The Very Best of Moby
Ch. 16: Act 8: The REAL Conservative Agenda: Privatize Health Care - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-05-15
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Thoughts on how to form consensus solutions - Matt from California
Ch. 18: Questioning labels is an important discussion - Adrian from Albuquerque, NM
Ch. 19: Thoughts on political labels - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the labels we give ourselves
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/03/27) Debunking the doubters (Climate)
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Edition #909
It seems that almost all of the progressive climate change news these days is focused on how crazy the climate change deniers are. I guess this is better than the present-both-sides attitude but it still makes me long for a future where we will just get to ignore them.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Climate Science: What You Need To Know - It's @okaytobesmart - Air Date: 12-8-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Curious - Curious
Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate Change Denial Is Real & Man-made, Here's Undeniable Proof - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-26-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Scientist - Heroes
Ch. 6: Act 3: Inhofe's snowball and what the media is missing - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 3-6-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: 1901 - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Ch. 8: Act 4: @TassoAzevedo: Hopeful lessons from the battle to save rainforests - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 1-9-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Magalenha - Brasileiro
Ch. 10: Act 5: Climate Ch... - @OntheMedia - Air Date: 3-20-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: A Few Honest Words - Learning to Bend
Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP perspective on climate change is literally laughable - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 3-26-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Change of Time - So Runs the World Away
Ch. 14: Act 7: Florida and the media don't use the term 'Climate Change' - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 3-13-15
Ch. 15: Song 5: Open Your Eyes - Eyes Open
Ch. 16: Act 8: Cap and Dividend For a Healthy Climate via @CCAN — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 6: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: We Will Destroy The Planet And Here's How - @RedactedTonight with @LeeCamp - Air Date: 01-17-15
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Down with the debtors prison - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 20: Solving inter-movement conflicts - Daniel from Albany, NY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on the ground rules for a conversation about definitions
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Cap and Dividend For a Healthy Climate via @CCAN
Take Action:
SIGN: "Tell Congress: Act on Climate by Passing Cap-And-Dividend” via Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Visit the TAKE ACTION tab at Climate and Prosperity to volunteer or join the coalition.
Sources/further reading:
"FACT SHEET: The Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2014” via Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
"Cap and Dividend Bill Introduced In Congress (VIDEO)” via Green Action News
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(2015/03/24) Unfair housing, unfair society (Racism)
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Edition #908
Today we take a look at the history of housing discrimination in the US and the connection of those polices to the systemic racism and social unrest in places like Ferguson, MO
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: LBJ signs Fair Housing Act 1968
Ch. 3: Song 1: Going Home - The Talks
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fight for fair housing goes to Supreme Court - Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHPshow) - Air Date 1-25-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Discrimination - Meet Me In the Park
Ch. 7: Song 3: Zebra - Teen Dream
Ch. 8: Act 4: A short history of racist housing policy - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 3-15-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Modern Day Slavery - Exploring All Avenues
Ch. 10: Act 5: The economics of systemic racism - Disorderly Conduct (@Dis_Con) - Air Date: 1-18-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Something Good Can Work - Tourist History
Ch. 12: Act 6: Ferguson USA - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 3-9-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: "Middle America" - Chris Priest
Ch. 14: Act 7: The return of debtors prisons in Ferguson - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 2-10-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Powerless - The Big Picture
Ch. 16: Act 8: #KeepHousingFair via @natfairhouse - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 18: Act 9: Racist Ferguson Police Department Financially Motivated Against Blacks - @The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-07-15
Voicemails
Ch. 20: Racism and employment - Ruben from San Jose
Ch. 21: The corrective mechanism in libertarianism - Patrick from Dallas
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments on libertarians as snowflakes and my recent bonus episode about being a character in a dystopian future
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #KeepHousingFair via @natfairhouse
Take Action:
Follow #KeepHousingFair through The National Fair Housing Alliance on Facebook and Twitter
Additional Activism/Resources:
CHICAGO VOTERS: the mayoral runoff election is APRIL 7. Rahm has continued harmful Daley policies, so Find Your Polling Place
READ: "Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law” — a $1.99 Kindle Single by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/03/20) Propaganda and warmongering (Netanyahu and the GOP letter to Iran)
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Edition #907
Today we take a look at how the GOP in the US is working hand-in-glove with the neoconservative Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, to derail peace negotiations and stroke war with Iran
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Netanyahu is Here - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-02-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Embarrassed - Sick of Waging War
Ch. 4: Act 2: Israeli Prime Minister Criticized For Questionable Policies - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-04-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Obnoxious - What's the Question
Ch. 6: Act 3: Netanyahu's speech and the propaganda against Iran - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date: 3-14-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Made to Suffer - 9 O'clock in the Afternoon
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hey Ya (Solo Version) - The Tip Jar, Vol. 1 - EP
Ch. 10: Act 5: Treason, Stunt, or Idiocy? - @onthemedia - Air Date: 3-13-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Follow The Money - The Redemption Of Zounds
Ch. 12: Act 6: John Kerry Smacks Down the #47Traitors - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-16-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Awnaw (All Hooks Up Version) - Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
Ch. 14: Act 7: No War With Iran -- Best of the Left Activism via @ChrisMurphyCT & @MoveOn
Ch. 15: Song 7: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Senators Face Backlash Over Letter To Iran - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-11-15
Voicemails
Ch. 18: Racism and over-policing - Ruben from San Jose
Ch. 19: Thoughts on the speech about changing the farming paradigm - Ryan from Phoenix
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the posting of teh Storify of the Nicole Sandler Disaster of 2015
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: No War With Iran via @ChrisMurphyCT & @MoveOn
TAKE ACTION:
SIGN & Share the MoveOn.org petition The U.S. Senate should continue to give diplomacy with Iran a chance" from Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
SIGN & Share the RootsAction and DailyKos petition: "No War With Iran"
Sources/further reading:
"The Worst Case for War With Iran You’ll Read in a Major Newspaper" by Ali Gharib at The Nation
"The Neocons Strike Back" by Paul Waldman at The American Prospect
"Barney Frank Says Netanyahu And The GOP Want War With Iran" on HuffPost LIve
"The Appalling Case for an Unnecessary War with Iran" by Daniel Larison at The American Conservative
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/03/17) Crushing our potential with student debt (Education)
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Edition #906
Today we take a look at the effects of student debt, the benefits of making college free and what beyond money is needed
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Appalling: America's Senior Citizens Are Drowning in Student Debt - @majorityfm - Air Date: 09-13-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: When I Grow Up - Ghost Town - Single
Ch. 4: Act 2: EPIC: Germany Abolishes College Tuition Fees - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-04-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Look To The Future - If It 'Ay Bost, Dow Fix It!
Ch. 6: Act 3: Refusing To Pay Back Student Debt: The Movement Grows - @RedactedTonight w/@LeeCamp - Air Date: 03-10-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: I Dream Of Feudalism - I Dream Of Feudalism
Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama's Free College Plan Could Cost $60 Billion, Provide Even Bigger Economic Boost - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-23-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: So Terrible It's Terrifying - Another Early Evening
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox Reacts To Obama's Free Community College Plan - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date: 1-23-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Closer to Free - Go Slow Down
Ch. 12: Act 6: Is it enough to make community college free? - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 2-5-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Hide Your Tears - Dexter (Soundtrack from the TV Series)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Student Aid Bill of Rights via @WhiteHouse — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Student Debt - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 09-07-14
Ch. 17: Final comments on David Pakman's supposed "Laugh Off" and the problematic comments of Joel Salatin
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Student Aid Bill of Rights via @WhiteHouse
Take Action:
Add your name: Student Aid Bill of Rights
Let your reps know you support the plan through ContactingTheCongress.org where you can call, email, and tweet at your representatives using the hashtag #CollegeOpportunity.
Additional Activism/Resources:
Reminder that the states have to agree to implement the president’s community college plan. Even though it would be at no cost to the states, we’ve seen republican (and even some democratic) and split state houses reject free federal money during this administration. Let your state and congressional representatives know you back a plan to make community college available to everyone who wants to attend.
Sources/further reading:
Press Release: “A Student Aid Bill of Rights”
“Your Weekly Address: A Student Aid Bill of Rights”
"5 Reasons Not to Get a Law Degree” via CBS News
"How The $1.2 Trillion College Debt Crisis Is Crippling Students, Parents And The Economy” by Chris Denhart at Forbes.com
"The President Proposes to Make Community College Free for Responsible Students for 2 Years”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/03/13) Personal, societal and environmental health (Food System)
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Edition #905
Today we take a look at what we put in our bodies, how it gets there and how we could do things differently for the betterment of all
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Gabriel Cortez (@gabesoprock): Perfect Soldiers - The Bigger Picture Project (@BigPicCampaign) - Air Date: 2-5-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Drinking a 'Medium' Soda Per Day Can Age You As Much As Smoking - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-22-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: "Diet Coke" - Airbäg
Ch. 6: Act 3: CFC Keynote - @JoelSalatin - Polyface Farm Part 1 - @marioninstitute - Air Date: 11-5-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Garden Song - Around the Campfire
Ch. 8: Act 4: Industrial Vs Sustainable Agriculture - @FoodMythBusters - Air Date: 08-26-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mothers of the Night - Last Night
Ch. 10: Act 5: CFC Keynote - @JoelSalatin - Polyface Farm Part 2 - @marioninstitute - Air Date: 11-5-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Moment of Truth - Diversity
Ch. 12: Act 6: NYTimes: U.S. Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer in Quest for Profit - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 1-26-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Down On The Farm - Dancing In The Streets
Ch. 14: Act 7: Curbing #FactoryFarming via @ASPCA & @UN — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 16: Act 8: You Won't Believe What Goes On At These "Farms" - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 02-22-15
Voicemails
Ch. 17: The problem with the gender binary - Ash from Washington, DC
Ch. 18: #YesAllPolice started by family member of man killed by police - Dede from Philly
Ch. 19: Libertarian on how tax money is spent - Mick from Australia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on libertarianism's lack of a better alternative to government
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Curbing #FactoryFarming via @ASPCA & @UN
Take Action:
10 Ways You Can Fight Factory Farms via The ASPCA
Fight Factory Farming via The Humane Society
Additional Activism/Resources:
Sign: Protect Farm Animals petition from The Humane Society
Use the WorldAnimalNet directory HERE to find anti-factory farm as well as animal rescue/adoption organizations in your country, state, and city.
Sources/further reading:
"Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, UN report warns” via the United Nations News Centre
Farm Animal Cruelty — ASPCA facts on factory farms
"How to Stop the Next Pandemic: End Factory Farming” by Thom Hartmann via Truthout
Watch: “Us & The Planet” video from Animals Australia at #MakeItPossible
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(2015/03/10) Opt for compassion and inclusion (Transgender Rights)
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Edition #904
Today we take a look at the path many transgender individuals must walk as well as some of the tragic outcomes that are the result of being blocked from that path
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Kristin Beck: transgender veteran spent 20-years as Navy Seal - @SexOutLoudRadio - Air Date: 12-12-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: "Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band
Ch. 4: Act 2: The complicated morality of transitioning - On Being (@Beingtweets) - Air Date: 12-11-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Le mystère de contre jour - Contre jour (Original Soundtrack)
Ch. 6: Act 3: Lingerie saved my life - A Minnesota Trans Athiest (@TransAtheistPod) - Air Date: 11-12-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Nothing Else Matters - Inquisition Symphony
Ch. 8: Act 4: The tragic, preventable death of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn - @fakedansavage - Air Date: 1-6-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Reach Out I'll Be There - Essential Collection: Four Tops
Ch. 10: Act 5: Pray the Gay Away - Exposed - Laci Green (@gogreen18) - Air Date: 01-14-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Bathtub (feat. The Lost Bayou Ramblers) - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 12: Act 6: Gender Neutral Bathrooms - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Disecting trans-exclusionary radical feminism (TERFs) - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date 7-30-14
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Yelling about libertarians - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 16: Explaining misguided libertarian thinking with the BLUB paradox - Landon
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on one of my favorite Douglas Adams' quotes about how people perceive the world
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Gender Neutral Bathrooms
Take Action:
Call and write your local alderman/city councilperson to push for local gender neutral bathroom ordinances.
Additional Activism/Resources:
TransLifeLine is a crisis hotline staffed by trans people for trans people. Contact them via Twitter and phone: US (877) 565-8860, Canada (877) 330-6366
Sources/further reading:
"INTERVIEW: The Advocate's Parker Marie Molloy on Grantland, Piers Morgan, and More” at The Chicagoist
"A trans advocate’s perspective on Trans 101 questions” at Transadvocate
"TLDEF Condemns Kentucky Bill Targeting Transgender Students for Discrimination” via TransGender Legal
"No label required on West Hollywood's gender-neutral bathrooms” at LA Times
"My Transgender Coming Out Story” ebook by Parker Mollow
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(2015/03/06) Theory vs practice (Libertarianism)
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Edition #903
Today we take a look at the asininity of the modern, American-style Libertarian movement
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Libertarian Platform - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-13-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Do What You Want - Do What You Want - EP
Ch. 4: Act 2: Libertarianism & The Purpose of Freedom - @majorityfm - Air Date: 12-24-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: "Jeremiah Johnson - Main Theme"
Ch. 6: Act 3: Libertarian 'Men With Guns' Arguments Make No Sense - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-21-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Celebration Guns - Set Yourself on Fire
Ch. 8: Act 4: Ayn Rand - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 9-29-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: American Greed (Dustin's Ayn Rand Remix) - American Greed (Remixes) - EP
Ch. 10: Act 5: Republican Makes the Case for Libertarianism: Restaurant Workers Should NOT Have to Wash Their Hands - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-05-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Idiots Are Taking Over - The War On Errorism
Ch. 12: Act 6: Libertarianism Capitalism Killed My Best Friend - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-14-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Cancer - The Black Parade
Ch. 14: Act 7: The myth of meritocracy - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 1-5-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Revolution (Human Need Over Profit) - Tha People's Music
Ch. 16: Act 8: Tree Hugging Libertarians Unknowingly Buys Pieces Of Chilean Hell - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-18-14
Voicemails
Ch. 18: Thoughts on addition to things other than drugs - Jay from Jackson Hole, WY
Ch. 19: Don't downplay the severity of addiction - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 20: Dismantling the default - Melissa from New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on intersectionality and the language of inclusivity
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/03/03) The P Word (Racism) - Rerun
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Edition #850
Today we hammer home the details about white privilege once and for all so that there will never be any further confusion about it ever
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Know Your History - Our Darkest Days
Ch. 4: Act 2: Bill O'Reilly Denies Having White Privilege - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-16-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Perpetuum Mobile - Preludes, Airs and Yodels (A Penguin Cafe Primer)
Ch. 6: Act 3: Danielle Lee (@DNLee5): Working twice as hard - @story_collider - Air Date: 12-9-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Unknown
Ch. 8: Act 4: Same Behavior, Different Treatment - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 4-2-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Pants on the ground - Neil Young
Ch. 10: Act 5: Why Are Black Preschoolers Being Suspended Far More Than Their White Classmates? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-26-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Everyone's a Little Bit Racist - Avenue Q (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Ch. 12: Act 6: White Supremacy and the Central Park 5 - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 6-25-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Youth - Oracular Spectacular
Ch. 14: Act 7: Caller: White People Don't Understand White Privilege - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-26-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: A Change Is Gonna Come - Learning to Bend
Ch. 16: Act 8: Denice Frohman - 1-800-White Man Privilege Hotline - Button Poetry - Air Date: 04-28-14
Ch. 17: Final comments opening up for #askawhitefeminist questions on intersectional feminism
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/02/27) Rethinking the fundamentals of drugs and addiction (Drug War)
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Edition #902
Today we take a look at not only the destructive forces at work within the drug war but also look deeper at the causes of addiction and drug abuse that could change all of your preconceived notions on the topic and maybe even our society as a whole
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Drug War Alternatives That Work Overcriminalized #2- Substance Abuse - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 10-9-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Once There Was a Hushpuppy - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Tracking cars movements in real time as part of the DEA drug war - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 2-1-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Don’t Worry, We'll Be Watching You - Making Mirrors
Ch. 6: Act 3: DC mayor stands up for voters on legal pot, defies congressional GOP - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 2-26-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gateway Drug - Dancing In The Streets
Ch. 8: Act 4: Challenge everything you know about drugs - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-05-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Big Mistake - Fair Ain't Fair
Ch. 10: Act 5: Johann Hari (@johannhari101): Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong Part 1 - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-4-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Strange Fruit (1939 Single Version) - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday
Ch. 12: Act 6: Poverty drives the demand for opiates - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 11-17-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Poverty (Single Stereo) - That Did It! - The Duke Recordings, Vol. 3
Ch. 14: Act 7: Johann Hari (@johannhari101): Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong Part 2 - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-4-15
Voicemails
Ch. 16: Women should get paid the same even if they're away from work for a period - Caleb from Austin, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments telling the story of the pile of shit Patricia Arquette stepped in and the aftermath
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/02/24) The wealth divide and the crumbling bridge across it (Economics)
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Edition #901
Today we take a look at the extreme wealth inequality that’s plaguing our nation, the insufficient attempts to correct the problem as well as it’s underlying causes
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The bootstraps myth and The American Dream™ - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 1-8-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Decode DC Theme Song
Ch. 4: Act 2: .@NickHanauer on inequality - @TEDTalks - Air Date: March 2012
Ch. 5: Song 2: "RazorWire" - Chris Priest
Ch. 6: Act 3: Wealth Gap - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 7-13-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Heads You Win, Tails I Lose - Surfin' Safari (2001 - Remaster)
Ch. 8: Act 4: Yes, the budget grows and for good reason - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 2-6-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: One Way Street - I Can't Stand the Rain
Ch. 10: Act 5: Can Democrats Stop Republican Social Security Change? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-25-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: I Wish I Knew (Logo Remix) - Gildas Kitsuné Season's Greetings Mix (The Merry Christmas Edition)
Ch. 12: Act 6: Whats With Politicians Fetishizing About Cutting Social Security? - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-07-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Out of Touch - The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (Remastered)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Bolstering Unemployment Benefits with the 2016 Budget via @WhiteHouse - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Give jobs, not welfare - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 1-5-15
Voicemails
Ch. 17: The impact of the TPP on marginalized communities - Chrissie from Kansas
Ch. 18: Endorsing choice for vaccinations - Jeff from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 19: The 25% gender wage gap doesn't take hours worked into consideration - Tod from California
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments Part 1: Responding to Jeff from Cleveland about vaccines
Ch. 21: Final comments Part 2: Responding to Tod from California about the gender wage and wealth gaps
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Bolstering Unemployment Benefits with the 2016 Budget via @WhiteHouse
Take Action:
Let the White House know you support the unemployment provisions of the 2016 budget via phone (202-456-1111), email/mail and via Twitter to @WhiteHouse and @BarackObama
Use ContactingTheCongress to let your reps know you expect them to publicly support the unemployment plan.
Sources/further reading:
Fiscal Year 2016 Budget of the U.S/ Government via The White House
"Obama's Budget Proposes a Major Overhaul of Unemployment Insurance” by Danny Vinik at The New Republic
"Right-Wing Media Use Flawed Study To Attack Unemployment Benefits” by Rachel Calvert at Media Matters for America
"U.S. jobless claims fall as labor market gains momentum” by Lucia Mutikani at Reuters
"Conservatives Cheer Research Saying Cuts To Unemployment Benefits Helped The Economy” by Arthur Delaney at HuffPo
"Obama Budget Signals End Of Austerity, Return Of Sanity” by Dave Johnson at Common Dreams
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/02/20) Stuff we shouldn’t have to explain anymore (Feminism)
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Edition #900
Today we get some reminders about what feminism is and what is isn’t, plus make an effort to explain the pay gap in ways that, at long last, everyone can understand
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Explaining the gender pay gap - Workplace Gender Equality Agency (@WGEAgency) - Air Date: 08-07-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Compensation - Spotlite Series - 'Mainline' and 'Casino' Records, Vol. 1
Ch. 4: Act 2: Microsoft CEO: Don't Ask For A Raise, Trust Karma - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date: 10-14-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Apology - Back Sides
Ch. 6: Act 3: Does sexism hurt men? - Laci Green (@gogreen18) - Air Date: 11-14-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Sunday Morning - Tragic Kingdom
Ch. 8: Act 4: Firing Women for Breastfeeding Not Sexist Since Some Men Lactate - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 02-05-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Discrimination - Meet Me In the Park
Ch. 10: Act 5: Talking While Female - @NPR - Air Date: 10-24-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Young and Beautiful - Twist Is the New Twerk
Ch. 12: Act 6: There's More to the Story of the Shrinking Pay Gap - @PewResearch Center - Air Date: 1-9-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: inequality - What'z Next
Ch. 14: Act 7: The difference between Europe and the US on women in the workforce - Economic Update w/@profwolff - Air Date: 12-22-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Self Inflicted - One of the Boys
Ch. 16: Act 8: What Your Boobs Say About You - Stuff Mom Never Told You (@MomStuffPodcast) - Air Date: 11-28-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Science Riot Girls Song 8 - My Smart Hands
Ch. 18: Act 9: Women Are Bad At Negotiating - @planetmoney - Air Date 3-28-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: House of Cards Main Title Theme - House of Cards (Music From the Netflix Original Series)
Ch. 20: Act 10: #EqualPayDay (4/14/2015)- Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 10: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 22: Act 11: #MenimistTwitter + Anti- Feminism - @kat_blaque - Air Date: 11-12-14
Voicemails
Ch. 23: Money should go to finding the causes of autism - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 24: If you give people the option to be stupid, lots of them will - Tyler from Kentucky
Ch. 25: Anti-vaxxers are truthers, birthers and grassy knoll types - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 26: Final comments on why some women are opposed to feminism
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #EqualPayDay (4/14/2015)
Take Action:
Wear red on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 for #EqualPayDay.
Visit the “What You Can Do” tab at PayEquity.org to track legislation, contact Congress, form a wage club, or do an equality audit of your business.
Sources/further reading:
Wage Gap Fact Sheet via Institute for Women's Policy Research
Equal Pay and the Wage Gap via National Women's Law Center (NWLC)
"Women Can't Afford to Celebrate Equal Pay Day” by Margaret Carlson at Bloomberg View
"For African-American Women—and All Women—Let’s Make Every Day Equal Pay Day” by Stephanie Schriock and Rep. Terri Sewell at The Root
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/02/17) Work still to be done (LGBTQ Rights)
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Edition #899
Today we take a look at the fact that marriage equality is sweeping the nation and yet it’s clear to see that we still have a long way to go to establish full equality in all aspects
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Details on the march through the courts of marriage equality - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 2-10-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: The New SF Bay Blues - Small Town Heroes
Ch. 4: Act 2: Iain Lee and Justin Dealey experience homophobic abuse - BBC Three Counties Radio - Air Date: 01-07-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Surprise - The Odd Couple
Ch. 6: Act 3: Republicans Lose Their Boner For Gay Marriage - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-08-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Words Are Seeds - Country Boys in the City
Ch. 8: Act 4: Gay Panic Legal Defense Outlawed in California - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-30-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Body Electric - Small Town Heroes
Ch. 10: Act 5: Nondescrimination ban in Kansas was just rescinded - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 2-12-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: "The Asshole Song" - Jimmy Buffett
Ch. 12: Act 6: This is the backlash to marriage equality success - @fakedansavage - Air Date: 2-17-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Love To Watch You Go - Country Boys in the City
Ch. 14: Act 7: The March to Full Marriage Equality Continues with @MEUSA - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: .@ashbeckham: Owning your duality - @TEDx - Air Date: 11-20-14
Voicemails
Ch. 18: People get very emotional about food choices - Clara from Brooklyn, NY
Ch. 19: Thoughts on reducetarians - Kelly from California
Ch. 20: A nurse on vaccinations - Raven from Louisville, KY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on my bad idea to conduct the two biggest conversations of the year simultaneously
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: The March to Full Marriage Equality Continues with @MEUSA
Take Action:
Help finish off the fight for full marriage equality & track state-level discriminatory legislation at: MarriageEquality.org
Join Marriage Equality USA and Equality Kansas fight Governor Brownback’s discriminatory executive action by calling the state capitol at 877-579-6757 and posting messages on Facebook and Twitter
Sources/further reading:
U.S. map of marriage equality via Freedom To Marry
"Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill Allowing LGBT Discrimination” by Dominic Holden
"Governor Brownback Cancels LGBT State Employee Protections” via Equality Kansas
"In Kansas, the governor is rolling back tolerance” by The Washington Post editorial board
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/02/13) Ignorance and fear sending us backwards (Vaccinations)
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Edition #898
I can’t even believe that this is a thing. The anti-science sentiments march on in this country and they’re putting us all at risk of a resurgence of eradicated diseases
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Vaccines Don't Cause Autism: Healthcare Triage #12 - @HCTriage - Air Date: 01-19-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Fraud - Once a Jolly Swagman, Always a Jolly Swagman
Ch. 4: Act 2: On the Anti-Vax Non-troversy - @onthemedia - Air Date: 2-6-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Chorus of Fools - Chorus of Fools - Single
Ch. 6: Act 3: Anti-vaxxer Californians start a new measles outbreak at Disneyland - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 2-3-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Rebuild - We Are Rising
Ch. 8: Act 4: Myth: Vaccine Deniers Are All Hippie Liberals - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-01-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: "Fear is a villain" by Theo Bard
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Dangerous Arrogance of the Anti-Vaxxers - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-04-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: F**k You - True North
Ch. 12: Act 6: Vaccines: How to Avoid Killing and Maiming Children - @MarkFiore's Animation - Air Date: 02-10-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: "Mitch Benn's song to Anti-Vaxer parents - The Now Show - Air Date: 2-6-15"
Ch. 14: Act 7: GOP vaccination fuss suggests politics at play - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 2-5-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Dumb Ways to Die - Dumb Ways to Die - Single
Ch. 16: Act 8: Fighting the Anti-Vaxxer Movement with @Voices4Vaccines - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 18: Act 9: Vaccines are for the Public Good - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-03-15
Voicemails
Ch. 20: If it's within your means then you should change - Nick from Cincinnati
Ch. 21: Advice on making vegitarianism easy - Dave from Olympia, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments on food choice and vaccination voicemails
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Fighting the Anti-Vaxxer Movement with @Voices4Vaccines
Take Action:
Use the resources at: Voices For Vaccines
Follow Voices For Vaccines on Twitter and Facebook.
Find out more about the adult pertussis vaccination at: AdultVaccination.org
Sources/further reading:
"A Polio Survivor’s Plea: Vaccinate Your Children” by Minda Dentler at Time.com
"Anti-Vaxxers Brought Measles to the Happiest Place on Earth: A measles outbreak has sickened 70 people at Disneyland, and could be the spark that brings the once-eradicated disease back in force.” by Russell Saunders at The Daily Beast
"Your feelings about vaccines don't trump another child's medical reality” by Jessica Valenti at The Guardian
"Elizabeth Warren Asks Questions About Vaccines, Gets Shocking Answers” by Kaili Joy Gray at Wonkette
"Dear anti-vaxxers: Stop using autism as a bogeyman” by Maria Mora at SheKnows
"I Didn’t Vaccinate My Child—And I Regret It: How I finally discovered that vaccinating your kids is the right thing to do.” by Sally Kohn
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/02/10) Economics disguised as politics (Cuba and Greece)
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Edition #897
Today we take a look at the major new stories involving a couple of small countries dealing with their much-larger neighbors
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Major Shift In US-Cuba Relations - Trade, Diplomacy To Flow - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-18-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Cuba - Cuba
Ch. 4: Act 2: Cuba: America Finally Waking from the Nixon Fog - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-17-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Richard Nixon - The American Song-Poem Anthology - Do You Know the Difference Between Big Wood and Brush?
Ch. 6: Act 3: The media responds to normalized relations with Cuba - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 12-19-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Too Rude - Bright Side of Life (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 8: Act 4: The economic implications of normalizing relations with Cuba - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 12-22-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Going Down to Cuba - Time the Conqueror
Ch. 10: Act 5: Mark Weisbrot on Greek Elections as a response to economic crisis - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 1-30-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Blame (feat. John Newman) - Motion
Ch. 12: Act 6: Media Miss Half the Story of The Greek Election - The F Word with @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 1-27-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Greece - National Anthems (Anthems World)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Germany's double standard on Greece's debt - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 2-1-15
Voicemails
Ch. 16: Asking for vegitarianism is too big of an ask - Scott from Sacramento
Ch. 17: Thoughts on why I still eat meat - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 18: Inertia and customs - Bill in Northern Illinois
Ch. 19: Collective action is more effective than voluntary action - Julie in Brooklyn
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the conversation on food choices and results from the listener survey
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2015/02/06) Resisting global corporate takeover (Trans-Pacific Partnership)
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Edition #896
Today we take a look at what the TPP is all about, why it’s being negotiated in total secrecy and why we need to resist it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Robert Reich takes on the Trans-Pacific Partnership - @MoveOn - AIr Date: 1-29-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Say It Loud - Invincible
Ch. 4: Act 2: Wikileaks TPP Revelations Prove US in "Left Field" With Trade Deal - @TheRealNews Network - Air Date: 12-15-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sound of Defeat - Sound of Defeat - EP
Ch. 6: Act 3: Obama Pushes TPP Passage to World Leaders - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-14-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: What Difference Does It Make? - The Smiths (Remastered By Johnny Marr)
Ch. 8: Act 4: Lori Wallach (@WallachLori) on Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date: 11-29-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Revolt - Strong Words for Strong People
Ch. 10: Act 5: Jeff Abbott on CAFTA and the TPP - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 2-2-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Talkback - Now Then...
Ch. 12: Act 6: Stop Fast Track of TransPacific Partnership via @MoveOn — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Deep State Hiding in Plain Sight - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date: 2-21-14
Voicemails
Ch. 16: Thoughts on Charlie Hebdo and freedom of speech - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 17: The effects of animal agrigulture - Kate
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Stop Fast Track of TransPacific Partnership via @MoveOn
Update!
Obama administration asks for fast tracking of TPP: "Democrats oppose Obama's demand for fast-tracking Pacific trade deal” by Siri Srinivas at The Guardian
Follow-up/new Action!
SIGN: Tell Congress: We Can't Afford to Outsource More Jobs via MoveOn.org and the CWA
Sources/further reading:
"NAFTA on Steroids: The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would grant enormous new powers to corporations, is a massive assault on democracy” by Lori Wallach at The Nation
"The Top Secret Deal Between 11 Countries That Will Affect Your Life" - MOC #186 — Lee Camp
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2015/02/03) Living like the world is ending (Climate)
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Edition #895
Today we check in with our crumbling ecological system and the fastest-growing movement of it’s kind that’s facing off against the fossil fuel companies
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Children’s Climate Crusade - @billmoyersHQ and Company - Air Date: 1-1-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Sea Is Rising - Flying Colours
Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate change undermines all conservative principles - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 1-7-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: "The Day the World Came Together" - @350.org
Ch. 6: Act 3: Reporting on the hottest years on record - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 1-23-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Banking On a Myth - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
Ch. 8: Act 4: 2014 Hottest Year Since Records Began, Earth Officially Melting - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date: 01-17-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Spring Came, Rain Fell - Spring Came, Rain Fell
Ch. 10: Act 5: The economic consequinces of the drop in price for oil - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 12-22-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: A System - Inside Open Wide
Ch. 12: Act 6: Global Divestment Day is February 13, 2015 - @350.org
Ch. 13: Song 6: Something Good Can Work - Tourist History
Ch. 14: Act 7: Global Divestment Day via @350 - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: CFC Keynote - Jay O'Hara: Living like the world is ending - @marioninstitute - Air Date: 11-5-14
Voicemails
Ch. 18: A cop talks about how and why they shoot - Geoff from Florida
Ch. 19: The theory of "thugs" is flawed - Ruben from San Jose
Ch. 20: Thoughts on Ghostbusters and the wage gap - Jill from San Francisco
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on why women are crappy at negotiating their salaries
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Global Divestment Day via @350
Take Action:
JOIN with 350.org for Global Divestment Day February 13th
Additional Activism/Resources:
Add your name to @NRDC’s letter: “Tell President Obama You Stand Behind His Veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline!”
Sources/further reading:
"US House passes Keystone pipeline bill” at AlJazeera
"Senate Passes Keystone Bill” by Alex Rogers at Time.com
"White House Confirms Obama Will Veto TransCanada's Keystone XL Pipeline” by Carol Linnitt at DesmogBlog
"The New School Submits Bold Plan to Tackle Climate Change” at The New School
"Pope Francis plants a flag in the ground on climate change” by Dr. John Abraham at The Guardian
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/01/30) Dispelling the selective memory of Dr. Martin Luther King
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Edition #894
Today we take a look at the legacy of Martin Luther King as it was taught to us and fill in the gaps that were left out. Turns out it was no accident those gaps were left in the first place.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: An except from a lost MLK speech - @democracynow - Air Date: 1-19-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: We Shall Overcome - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
Ch. 4: Act 2: MLK Day Should be for Everyone - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-20-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Like a King - Welcome to the Cruel World
Ch. 6: Act 3: Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes You've Probably Never Heard Before - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-20-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: By the Time I Get to Arizona - Power to the People & the Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits
Ch. 8: Act 4: Rev. Madison Shockley on the black liberation theology of MLK - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 1-16-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Glory (From the Motion Picture "Selma") - Glory (From the Motion Picture "Selma") - Single
Ch. 10: Act 5: Movement Building and the Importance of Youth - Tim Wise - Air Date: 12-5-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: A Dream - Freedom Writers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Demand Congress Address Civil and Human Rights via @civilrightsorg - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Gary Younge, author of 'The Speech' with MLK - @Making_Contact - Air Date: 1-13-15
Voicemails
Ch. 16: Encouraging women to speak about their experiences with abortion - Zoe from Durham, NC
Ch. 17: This American Life did a segment on Vocal Fry - Ruben from San Jose
Ch. 18: Thoughts on the impermanence of "culture" - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on the invention of racism by the powerful to divide the powerless
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Demand Congress Address Civil and Human Rights via @civilrightsorg
Take Action:
Add your name: Congress Must Address Civil and Human Rights Priorities in 2015 via The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Additional Activism/Resources:
Go. See. Selma. Find listings HERE
Sources/further reading:
"Will Justice Scalia Be the Savior of the Fair Housing Act?” at ACLU.org
"Civil and Human Rights Coalition Troubled by Deletion of “Civil Rights and Human Rights” from Senate Constitution Subcommittee” press release from The Leadership Conference
“Yes, The Oscars Are So White, And Here’s Why That Matters” at MTV.com
#OscarsSoWhite via @ReignOfApril
”Ava DuVernay: ‘Selma’ Is the ‘Vision of a Black Storyteller Undiluted’” by Mychal Denzel Smith at The Nation
"Congress Will Be in Session Longer Next Year. Will It Make a Difference?” by Kate Scanlon at The Daily Signal
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/01/27) Bringing harm, one patriarchal policy at a time (Abortion Rights)
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Edition #893
Today we take the actual harm caused by restrictive abortion policies and some ways to reframe the debate
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Can Abortions Save Lives? - @testtube - Air Date: 1-6-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: A Girl, A Boy, and a Graveyard - The Reluctant Graveyard
Ch. 4: Act 2: Right-Wing Policies Are Literally Killing Women - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-17-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Nothing Else Matters - Inquisition Symphony
Ch. 6: Act 3: @KathaPollitt: on the history of abortion rights in America - Diane Rehm Show (@drshow) - Air Date: 10-8-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Patriarchy Over & Out - Patriarchy Over & Out - EP
Ch. 8: Act 4: Safe And Legal Abortions Difficult By Design - @fakedansavage - Air Date 9-16-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Shame - Emotionalism (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 10: Act 5: We would really like some control over your uterus - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 1-13-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Liberty - Frontiers
Ch. 12: Act 6: States Continue Push To Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks - @JenniferLudden on @NPR - Air Date: 1-22-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Thing That Made You - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Republican women revolt against abortion ban - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 1-22-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Mondo '77 (feat. Francis MacDonald) - Vanilla Sky (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 16: Act 8: End Abortion Coverage Bans - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: @KathaPollitt reads from her book Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights - @Politics_Prose - Air Date: 10-31-14
Voicemails
Ch. 20: No problem with teaching comparitive religion - Trey from Corvallis
Ch. 21: Privacy laws also protect the already-powerful - Dave from Canada
Ch. 22: One reason why the police shoot to kill - Neil
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on why cops are trained to shoot to kill and a reminder to nominate BotL in the Best Produced category at PodcastAwards.com
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: End Abortion Coverage Bans
Take Action:
Track H.R.7 via GovTrack.us and use Contacting the Congress to tell your Senators to vote NO when H.R.7 comes to the Senate.
SIGN All* Above All’s letter opposing the Hyde Amendment on the 2016 budget: End Abortion Coverage Bans Now!
Additional Activism/Resources:
SIGN NARAL Pro-Choice America’s petitions to the 114th Congress:
”Ask the Republican Leaders: Where Are The Women?”
”Anti-Choice Politicians Don’t Speak For Me
Sources/further reading:
See who the H.R.7 co-sponsors were: Congressional Bill Tracker — H.R.7
"New Year, Same as the Old Year? 2015 Reproductive Rights Preview” by Katie Klabusich at Truthout
"Roe Should Be a Reality for All, Not Just for a Wealthy Few” by Heidi Williamson at TalkPoverty.org
"Congress Rejected A 20-Week Abortion Ban, But These States Didn’t” by Tara Culp-Ressler at ThinkProgress
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/01/23) Fearing and hating what we don’t understand (Religion)
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Edition #892
Today we take a look at the propaganda we’re fed to convince us that muslims are dangerous and examine why it’s bullshit
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Violence and Muslims - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 1-9-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Dig Down Deep - Dig Down Deep (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Study: Religious Extremism is the Main Cause of Terrorism - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-20-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Tobacco Road - Tobacco Road
Ch. 6: Act 3: Islam isn't more bizarre than Christianity, it's just less familiar to us - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 1-16-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Perpetuum Mobile - Preludes, Airs and Yodels (A Penguin Cafe Primer)
Ch. 8: Act 4: Countering Radical Islam - @onthemedia - Air Date: 1-16-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Gerudo Valley (From "Ocarina of Time") - Melodies of Hyrule: Music from "the Legend of Zelda"
Ch. 10: Act 5: 'American Sniper' Bashed As Pro-War Anti-Muslim Propaganda - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-22-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac: Greatest Hits
Ch. 12: Act 6: Slain Muslim Cop’s Brother Delivers A Eulogy All Must Hear - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-13-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Porcelain - Play & Play: B Sides
Ch. 14: Act 7: Add the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to the Census via @ACCESS1971 & @NNAAC - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace. - @ZakEbrahim on @TEDTalks - Air Date: 9-9-14
Voicemails
Ch. 18: Cutting through the cloud of BS - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 19: Tired of fighting racism - Xena from New York
Ch. 20: Activism segments are valuable and the government's divine right to kill - Erin from Philadelphia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on PodcastAwards.com and the Kickstarter for The Good Fight with Ben Wikler
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Add the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to the Census via @ACCESS1971 & @NNAAC
Take Action:
Leave a positive comment by February 1 to support adding the MENA region to the Census
Sources/further reading:
”Linda Sarsour speaks to MEMO about Islamophobia in America”
"Radio Dispatch Live with Linda Sarsour and Vince Warren” on Radio Dispatch
"For Republicans, Muslims Will Be the Gays of 2016” by Dean Obeidallah at The Daily Beast
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/01/20) Freedom, terrorism and where we stand (Charlie Hebdo)
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Edition #891
Today we take a look at the terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, including the hypocrisies, the missed points and a reassessment of the place of non-muslims in the War on Islamic Extremism™
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Paris Shooting: At Least 11 Dead in Terror Attack - Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) - Air Date: 01-07-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: "Paris" - Dido
Ch. 4: Act 2: France Rises For Freedom & The World Rises With Them - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-13-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: We Stand As One - Occupy This Album
Ch. 6: Act 3: The possible motivations behind the Charlie Hebdo attacks - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 1-9-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: From Finner - My Head Is An Animal
Ch. 8: Act 4: Calls for press freedom highlights the hypocrisy of world leaders - @democracynow - Air Date: 1-12-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Standing - Empires
Ch. 10: Act 5: The French government is looking for more power in response to terrorist attack - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - AIr Date: 1-11-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Cheer Up, Charlie - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) [25th Anniversary Edition]
Ch. 12: Act 6: Don't miss the bigger picture of the conversation on free speech - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 1-9-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Power of Words - Conversations With Shepherds, Sheep, Guinea Pigs and Monkeys: Nursery Rhymes for the Underfed Mind Vol I
Ch. 14: Act 7: We Believe in Free Speech, No Really! - John Mill - Air Date: 1-15-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Say What You Mean - Change of Scenery
Ch. 16: Act 8: Understanding free speech and what drives terrorism - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date: 1-18-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: And It Spread - I and Love and You
Ch. 18: Act 9: How societies wrongly react to terrorist attacks - @democracynow - Air Date: 1-12-15
Ch. 19: Song 9: Catalog & Classify - Tiger Banana
Ch. 20: Act 10: We need to understand our place in the conflict with Islamic extremism - @dccommonsense - Air Date: 1-18-15
Ch. 21: Final comments on the nature of Satire
Ch. 21.2: Examining satire at Charlie Hebdo - @Jimmy_Dore Show - Air Date: 1-16-15
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2006/05/08) He May Be a Failure, but He's Our Failure (Colbert's Correspondents Dinner Speech)
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A special rerun episode from 2006 when Stephen Colbert was invited to give the keynote at the White House Coorespondents Dinner. Getting sick this week gives me the perfect excuse to replay this just after The Colbert Report came to a close.
(2015/01/13) Why privacy matters (NSA Spying)
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Edition #890
Today we take a look at how over-policing and the threat of constant surveillance chips away at freedom in direct and indirect ways and why you should be concerned (if it weren’t already obvious)
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How Did The NSA Become Big Brother? - @TestTube - Air Date: 6-16-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Safety Dance (Video Version) - Rhythm of Youth
Ch. 4: Act 2: NSA releasing documents about broken laws on Christmas Eve - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 12-28-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Abuse of Power - As the Stars Fall
Ch. 6: Act 3: @CatherineNCrump: The small and surprisingly dangerous detail the police track about you - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 12-11-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Don’t Worry, We'll Be Watching You - Making Mirrors
Ch. 8: Act 4: FBI, CIA Terrified They Won't Be Able to Spy on Your New Phone - @RedactedTonight - Air Date: 11-13-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Let My Love Open the Door - Hit & Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Ch. 10: Act 5: The NSA Has an Advice Columnist - @onthemedia - Air Date: 9-26-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hate Me - Foiled
Ch. 12: Act 6: @ggreenwald: Why privacy matters - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 10-10-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Burn It Down - Dancing In The Streets
Ch. 14: Act 7: If you're not worried about spying then your privilege is showing - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 10-15-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Rockin' the Suburbs - Rockin' the Suburbs
Ch. 16: Act 8: Prohibit Mass Surveillance via @EFF - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: From Drones to Chokeholds, We're Over-Policed! - @GRITlaura Flanders of @grittv - Air Date: 12-15-14
Voicemails
Ch. 20: Watch what the local police are saying - Chrisanne from New Jersey
Ch. 21: There should be a movement to divest from the prison industrial complex - Ian from Chattanooga, TN
Ch. 22: Capitalism and people of color - Vloral from Atlanta, GA
Ch. 23: Thoughts on aparthied America - Fisher from Buffalo, NY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments on the Surveillance Self-Defence info pack from the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Bonus Episode I mentioned: (2013/11/18) Another terrible pipeline (School-to-prison)
Activism: Prohibit Mass Surveillance via @EFF
Take Action:
SIGN the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) petition: "Tell Obama: Stop Mass Surveillance Under Executive Order 12333”
Additional Activism/Resources:
Leave a comment for the Federal Elections Commission via EFF: "No New Regulation for Online Political Speech”
SIGN the ACLU pledge: "Invasion of the Data Snatchers”
Sources/further reading:
"PEN America: "'The Harm Caused by Surveillance...is Unmistakable’” via EFF
"Global Chilling: The Impact of Mass Surveillance on International Writers” from PEN American Center
"The Fight in Congress to End the NSA’s Mass Spying: 2014 in Review” at EFF
"ACLU accuses NSA of using holiday lull to ‘minimise impact’ of documents” by Nicky Woolf at The Guardian
"US tries to strike deal with EU for immunity over online security breaches” by Phillip Inman at The Guardian
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/01/09) The system is built to fail (Injustice System)
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Edition #889
Today we look at the interplay between a system of structural racism and our (in)justice system and beg the question: is the system broken or is it working just as intended?
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How Do Grand Juries Work? - @TestTube - Air Date: 12-05-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Keepsake - Peace Between Nations
Ch. 4: Act 2: Prosecutor Bob McCullogh breaks his silence - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 12-19-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Perjury - My Friends And The Sun EP
Ch. 6: Act 3: The judicial history of police using choke holds - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 12-18-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Going Home - The Talks
Ch. 8: Act 4: Resisting Arrest While Black vs White - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-17-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hill Street Blues - 100 Greatest TV Themes
Ch. 10: Act 5: The role of implicit bias in the (in)justice system - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 10-9-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: How Do You See Me - Montibello Memories
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Big Reality Show, the 1% and the Myth of the Thin Blue Line - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 1-7-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Excellent result of NYPD protest - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 1-7-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Promontory - Tideland
Ch. 16: Act 8: Discussing #BlackBrunch - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 1-5-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: Brunch - Jobo Shakins
Ch. 18: Act 9: #BlackBrunch - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 20: Act 10: Bad News For Ferguson Prosecutor Bob McCulloch - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-06-15
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Ferguson episode was sad and hopeful - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 22: What can we do in the wake of Ferguson - Vphriamer Adis from New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on voicemails and the benefits of membership
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: #BlackBrunch
Take Action:
Get the info on #BlackBrunch: "#BlackBrunchNYC Disrupts Diners To Protest Police Brutality” via Lily Workneh at HuffPo
Follow @BlackBrunchNYC and #BlackBrunch on Twitter.
Additional Activism/Resources:
Go. See. “Selma.” Now showing Find your local listings #MarchOn
Sources/further reading:
"Former NYPD Officer Responds To #Blackbrunch With Gun-Toting Selfie” by Hannington Dia at News One
"A Guide for Anyone Who Finds Themselves in the Middle of a #BlackBrunch” by Derrick Clifton at Mic News
"Black Brunch Won’t Let Us Turn Away From Victims Of Police Violence” by Muna Mire at {Young}ist
"Attack of the ‘Black Brunch’ brats” by Michelle Malkin at The New York Post
"Hashtag Activism Isn't a Cop-Out” by Noah Berlatsky at The Atlantic — an interview with Deray Mckesson
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/01/06) The continuing march toward reform (Money in Politics)
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Edition #888
Today we continue to look at the effect of money in politics and follow the campaigns you can support that are actively working to reform the system
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Reclaim Democracy - The Nantucket Project (@Nantucketproj) - Air Date: 10-22-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Caller: Are we Going to Restrict Left Wing Donations? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-09-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Like Humans Do (radio edit) - David Byrne
Ch. 6: Act 3: CORRUPTION: YES Voters on Spending Bill Got 2X Money of NO Voters - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-20-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Follow The Money - The Redemption Of Zounds
Ch. 8: Act 4: What Can You Get When You Buy A Politician? - @ringoffireradio - Air Date: 12-28-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Buy My Vote - Righteous Ruckus
Ch. 10: Act 5: America: The Best Government Money can Buy - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-11-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Oligarchy - Punkgrass for the People
Ch. 12: Act 6: Two Weeks in January - @NHRebellion - Air Date: 4-17-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: El Condor Pasa (If I Could) - The Best of Simon & Garfunkel
Ch. 14: Act 7: Walk Across New Hampshire: @NHrebellion - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 16: Act 8: Illinois Passes Historic Measure To Fight Money In Politics - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-05-14
Voicemails
Ch. 18: The Disgusting Reaction Of The Police To Protests Against Them - Colin From Cleveland, OH
Ch. 19: Be An Ally, Not An Asshole - Nathan From Boca Raton, FL
Ch. 20: Strategies For Striking - Daniel From Albany, NY
Ch. 21: Thoughts On Teaching Religion In School - Colin From Cleveland, OH
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments on Granny D's arrest at the US Capital Building
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Walk Across New Hampshire: @NHrebellion
Take Action:
Join with the NH Rebellion, January Walk
Follow NH Rebellion on Facebook and on Twitter
Amplify the NH Rebellion participants using the #NHR thread
Sources/further reading:
”In One Week, the 2nd #NHR Walk Begins” via Lawrence Lessig
"Aaron's Walk: The New Hampshire Rebellion” by ”Lawrence Lessig
"Losing Aaron [Swartz]” by ”Jangle Nanos at Boston Magazine
"Embrace the Irony: Lawrence Lessig wants to reform campaign finance. All he needs is fifty billionaires.” by Evan Osnos at The New Yorker
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2015/01/01) Making Provisions (Poverty)
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Edition #887
Today we take a look at the state of poverty in America and some ideas of how to address it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Have you benefited from a government program - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 02-04-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Eleanor Rigby (Strings Only) - Anthology Box Set
Ch. 4: Act 2: Extending Unemployment Benefits is Fiscally Conservative - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-17-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Working Poor - House With No Home
Ch. 6: Act 3: Blessed Are The Poor - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 5-9-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Kill the Poor - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Ch. 8: Act 4: Politician Pushes For Literal Hunger Games - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-20-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Laughing At You - Popaganda
Ch. 10: Act 5: PBS's Weak Challanges On Ryan Economics - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-10-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Let's Eat the Poor - Let's Eat the Poor
Ch. 12: Act 6: Govt Will Double Food Stamp Value When Used for Local Fruits & Vegetables - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-15-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Food Glorious Food - Oliver! (Soundtrack)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Bernie Sanders' 12 Point Plan to Save the Middle Class - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-05-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Man With a Plan - Man With a Plan - Single
Ch. 16: Act 8: @HalfinTen via Coalition On Human Needs (@CoalitiononHN) - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 18: Act 9: Linda Tirado - Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America - GoodBooksRadio - Air Date: 10-03-14
Voicemails
Ch. 20: Let schools teach about religious holidays - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 21: Fact-checking Jimmy Dore on Christmas - Sandy in Germany
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments on a stunning piece of cognitive dissonance
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: @HalfinTen via Coalition On Human Needs (@CoalitiononHN)
Take Action!
Get involved with Half In Ten
Follow Half in Ten on Twitter and on Facebook
Participate in #TalkPoverty
Sources/further reading:
"The Safety Net Is Good Economic Policy” by Sarah Steinberg at the Center For American Progress
"Fact of the Week: Safety Net Programs Kept Child Poverty from Skyrocketing during the Great Recession” by Lecia Imbery at the Coalition On Human Needs
"One in five millennials lives in poverty, report finds” by Jana Kasperkevic at The Guardian
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/03/23) The affliction of wealth on people and society (Economics) (Repost)
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Edition #811
Today we look at some of the reasons why rich people have a tendency to be some of the worst people on the planet and how their actions make things worse for everyone, including themselves.
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The persecuted rich - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-30-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Perfect Balance (Population Ballroom Mix) - Perfect Balance - EP
Ch. 4: Act 2: Why Do Crazy Rich People Keep Talking About Nazism? - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-20-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Friends and Neighbors - Ain't She Sweet
Ch. 6: Act 3: Former Wolf Of Wall Street Comes Clean In Op-Ed - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-03-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Philosophy - Ben Folds Five
Ch. 8: Act 4: Affluenza vs Impoverbetes - Disorderly Conduct (@Dis_Con) - Air Date 12-16-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: My Wealth Comes to Me - Dear Companion
Ch. 10: Act 5: They're Bigger Assholes Than You Ever Thought | Wall Street Secret Society Infiltrated - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-19-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Game Is Rigged - Badly Stuffed Animals
Ch. 12: Act 6: Citizen’s United Take Two via @CommonCause - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 14: Act 7: Paul Piff: Does money make you mean? - TEDx - Air Date: 12-2013
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Coverage of Ukraine dropped the ball - Issac from DC
Ch. 16: Thoughts on Joss Whedon's speech - Rosa from Denver, CO
Ch. 17: The cold war then and now - Maureen from Mass
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on my bad mood leading to today's fuck-the-rick episode
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
ACTIVISM:
Take Action on McCutcheon v FEC from Common Cause
Sources/further reading:
McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission from SCOTUS Blog
"Scalia’s looming fiasco: Obscure new SCOTUS case may be worse than Citizens United" by Josh Eidelson
"Six Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Term” by Jessica Mason Pieklo
"How Much Did Sheldon Adelson Really Spend on Campaign 2012?” from ProPublica
”Who Is Foster Friess? Seven Facts You Need to Know” from
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/05/19) Bad in principle and in practice (Death Penalty) (Repost)
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Edition #828
Today we look at what benefits there are in having a death penalty (none) and which elements of it are fundamentally unjust (all)
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: If The Victim Is White, Death Penalty MUCH More Likely - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-23-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Death Penalty - Love Is for the Rich
Ch. 4: Act 2: If You Support the Death Penalty, You're Probably White - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-01-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Fight to Win (feat. Cee Lo Green) - Fight to Win (feat. Cee Lo Green) - Single
Ch. 6: Act 3: Execution In Oklahoma - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 5-5-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: American Way - Essential Masters
Ch. 8: Act 4: Texas to try secret lethal drug in execution - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date: 5-12-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Close These Curtains - Behaving Like a Widower
Ch. 10: Act 5: Judgement On The Secret Cocktail - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 5-9-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: What Are We Doing Here? - Field Recordings, Vol. 04: Crown Demos Part 2
Ch. 12: Act 6: Court blocks Texas from killing prisoner - Rachel @maddow - Air Date 5-13-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Death Penalty - What's So Strange About Me
Ch. 14: Act 7: Shocking Percentage Of Death Row Inmates Are Innocent - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-03-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Can't Hide from the Truth - The Life and Time Of...
Ch. 16: Act 8: Fixing the death row system via @innocence - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 18: Act 9: Support for Death Penalty Lowest in 40 Years - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-31-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: A Change Is Gonna Come - Learning to Bend
Ch. 20: Act 10: Rick Perry Killed an Innocent Man - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-12-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Historical context of respectability politics - ? from Pittsburgh, PA
Ch. 22: Respectability politics = victim blaming - Sonya from Minnesota
Ch. 23: Jeff from theliberalcurmudgeon.com on how and why to support Best of the Left - Jeff from New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments on the next bonus episode on the consepts of self and free will
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
ACTIVISM:
What Can I Do? from The Innocence Project
Sources/further reading:
"How Oklahoma's GOP Governor Turned a Heinous Killer Into a Death-Penalty Martyr” by Stephanie Mencimer at Mother Jones
VIDEO: "Execution Chaos: Witness Recounts Botched Killing That Caused Oklahoma Prisoner's Fatal Heart Attack” via Democracy Now!
"Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defends controversial execution” by Meredith Clark via MSNBC
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/12/23) Our annual collective waste of time (War on Christmas)
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Edition #886
Today, after weeks of discussing the wrongful deaths of unarmed citizens at the hands of brutal policing policies, the illegal and immoral systematic torture of prisoners carried out in our names and the inescapable reach of rape culture infused in our society, we’re finally able to dedicate our last new episode of the year to one of the nations most pressing issues
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: War On Christmas Update From Bill O'Reilly On Fox News - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date: 12-04-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: War On Christmas - Enabling Peace On Earth
Ch. 4: Act 2: Bill O'Reilly: The War on Christmas Avenger - @majorityfm - Air Date: 12-05-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Christians and Pagans - Mortal City
Ch. 6: Act 3: Wouldn't Jesus Hate Christmas? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-23-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: The War On the War On Christmas - The War On the War On Christmas - Single
Ch. 8: Act 4: @chrisrock Monologue: We commercialize everything - Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) - Air Date: 12-03-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: War On Christmas Day - Hallways: the Songs of Carol Hall
Ch. 10: Act 5: Bill O'Reilly's Latest Manufactured 'War On Christmas' Crisis - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date: 12-07-13
Ch. 12: Act 6: Christmas Belongs To Everyone - @fakedansavage - Air Date 12-24-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: White Wine in the Sun - White Wine in the Sun - Single
Ch. 14: Act 7: Bill O'Reilly: War on Christmas 2014, Revenge of the Muslims! - @majorityfm - Air Date: 11-20-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: (It's Good to Be) A Jew At Christmas - Unorthodox
Ch. 16: Act 8: The True Origin Of Christmas - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 12-20-13
Ch. 18: Final comments on a year I'm happy to see gone
Bonus - Song 8: (There's No War On Christmas) When Christmas Is in Your Heart - (There's No War On Christmas) When Christmas Is in Your Heart - Single
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(2014/12/19) A guide to doing it all wrong (The UVA Story - Rape Culture)
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Edition #885
Today we take a look at the fallout from a badly reported case of rape at a UVA frat house. Rolling Stone seemed to be trying to help but with a completely upside-down approach of how to expose the problems of rape culture, compounded by one journalistic blunder after another, they only succeeded in making the problem worse.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Introduction to the UVA rape case badly reported by Rolling Stone - @onthemedia - AIr Date: 12-6-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Party Is Over - Adam Levy - All Four One: Vol. 1 - Americana Compilation
Ch. 4: Act 2: UVA rape story questioned -@MHPshow - Air Date: 12-7-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Trust in Me - At Last! (Remastered)
Ch. 7: Song 3: Common Reaction - Un Huh Her
Ch. 8: Act 4: The nightmare the bad reporting on the UVA rape case has created - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 12-9-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare - Grand
Ch. 10: Act 5: Why demanding perfect victims is a recipe for disaster - @MattFilipowicz Show - Air Date: 12-16-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Beautiful Disaster - Greatest Hits '93-'03
Ch. 12: Act 6: Is There A 'Right' Way To Report On Rape? - @helenbenedict on @HuffPostLive with @RickyCam - Air Date: 12-10-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Le mystère de contre jour - Contre jour (Original Soundtrack)
Ch. 14: Act 7: A very few people lie but we should believe them anyways - @fakedansavage - Air Date: 12-16-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Deep In the SweetWater (Remix by Joseph Bishara) - My Fever Broke
Ch. 16: Act 8: Support Survivors With @KnowYourIX - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 18: Act 9: Talking about sexual assault prevention - @MHPshow - Air Date: 12-14-14
Voicemails
Ch. 20: More thoughts on striking healthcare workers - Steve from Alaska
Ch. 21: Minimum income is more dignified than social programs - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments sharing some good news and also some good news
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Support Survivors With @KnowYourIX
Take Action:
Follow, support, and utilize the resources at Know Your IX
Additional Activism/Resources:
Read and signal boost the #BelieveSurvivors hashtag
Sources/further reading:
"On Rolling Stone, lessons from fact-checking, and the limits of journalism” by Maya Dusenbery at Feministing
”Jackie Update” — and why media only covers “interesting” rape stories by Melissa McEwan at Shakesville
"How Rolling Stone Gave A Gift To Rape Apologists” by Katie Klabusich at Buzzfeed
"Why I Don't Want To Hear Both Sides Of Rape Cases” by Wagatwe Wanjuki at Buzzfeed
"Victims’ Memories Are Imperfect, But Still Perfectly Believable” by Ali Safran at Buzzfeed
"The Wrestler and the Rape Victim” by Jessica Luther at Vice Sports
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/12/16) One of our Blackest Marks (The Torture Report)
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Edition #884
Today we take a look at the recently released Senate torture report and attempt to give guidance on how it should and should NOT be received
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Senate releases report on CIA torture - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 12-9-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Human Rights - One Thing
Ch. 4: Act 2: "We Are Awesome"... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-10-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Look At How Awesome We Are! - Look At How Awesome We Are!
Ch. 6: Act 3: Juan Cole on the lack of response to US torture from the Middle East - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 12-12-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Machine - Contre jour (Original Soundtrack)
Ch. 8: Act 4: Suggesting alternatives to torture - The Bugle (@hellobuglers) - Air Date: 12-12-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Seduce Me - Joyride
Ch. 10: Act 5: Don't change the subject on torture - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 12-12-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Idiots Are Taking Over - The War On Errorism
Ch. 12: Act 6: Pardons would label torturers as criminals - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 12-9-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: We Know Better - Small Fame
Ch. 14: Act 7: Our culture of impunity - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 12-14-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Accountability - I've Never Been to Heaven
Ch. 16: Act 8: Prosecute #Torture via @ACLU - Best of the Left Activism
Act 8.5: They Said No To Torture - @aclu videos - Air Date: 12-12-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 18: Act 9: Hayes Are really we a nation of laws? - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 12-9-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Law and Order - The Ultimate TV Themes Collection: Thrillers
Ch. 20: Act 10: What happens when you betray your ideals - @dccommonsense with Dan Carlin - Air Date: 12-14-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: What's needed to understand the discussion on race - Vphriamer Adis from New York
Ch. 22: The heartland is in media darkness - Vicki from Oregon
Ch. 23: American exceptionalism is bullshit - Chris from Colorado Springs
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments on the underserved oppressed group featured in the most recent bonus episode
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Prosecute #Torture via @ACLU
Take Action:
Write, email, and call (202-353-1555) the Department of Justice to demand the prosecution of those who ordered and orchestrated torture.
SIGN the ACLU petition: No Free Pass For Torture
Additional Activism:
SIGN the ACLU petition demanding the president Honor Those Who Said No To Torture
Sources/further reading:
"Why a Criminal Investigation is Necessary” — The ACLU statement on the Senate Torture Report
"Civil Rights Groups Call for Prosecution of Torture Architects” by Murtaza Hussain at The Intercept
"SSCI Torture Report Key: They Knew It was Torture, Knew It Was Illegal” via empty wheel
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/12/12) Put your money where our future is (Climate)
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Edition #883
Today we take a look at the economics of energy and the implications for the climate. Turns out the pressure to create a clean energy future is making that future a good bet for investors
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Climate Change - fentoncomonline - Air Date: 9-22-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: One Love - Songs Around the World (Audio/Video Version)
Ch. 4: Act 2: The financial realities of the energy industry are shifting - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 12-04-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sunshine Goodtime - Pretty Baby
Ch. 7: Song 3: Don't Hold Me Back - Call Back
Ch. 8: Act 4: Climate Change: The Cost of Inaction - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (@EPA) - Air Date: 9-19-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mothers of the Night - Last Night
Ch. 10: Act 5: Major corporation spending millions to build a symbol? - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 11-28-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Waltz of Honesty - Adventure the Great EP
Ch. 12: Act 6: Keystone XL Pipeline Job Numbers Even WORSE Than We Thought - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-22-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Reinventing Kevin Bacon - Causes and Cures
Ch. 14: Act 7: Progress at the climate negotiations - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 12-11-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Australia - Wincing the Night Away
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Changing Climates Of Global Warming Propaganda [Fascinating Study] - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-29-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Hide and Seek - Speak for Yourself
Ch. 18: Act 9: Shoulders - Shane @Koyczan and The Short Story Long - Air Date: 10-8-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: One Day - Light (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 20: Act 10: Get Local on #ClimateChange via @NRDC - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 10: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 22: Act 11: These Republicans use China as an excuse for climate inaction. What will they say now? - @theclimatedesk - Air Date: 11-11-14
Ch. 23: Act 12: Secret negotiations lead to US/China GHG emmissions agreement - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 11-13-14
Ch. 24: Song 12: Liquid Sun - The Beginning (A New Hope) (club mix) - DJ Keoki
Ch. 25: Act 13: HUGE: U.S. and China Announce Big New Climate Deal - @majorityfm - Air Date: 11-13-14
Voicemails
Ch. 26: Black and brown people aren't seen as human - Daemon from Bath, NC
Ch. 27: Need to work from within and without on racism - Gia from Philadelphia, PA
Ch. 28: Fuck the police - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 29: Questioning white supremacy - Marcus from Wichita Falls, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 30: Final comments on the ocean of white supremacy that we all swim in
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Get Local on #ClimateChange via @NRDC
Take Action:
SIGN to Tell Your Governor to Help Curb Climate Change h/t The National Resources Defense Council
Sources/further reading:
"5 Awful Things Congress Snuck Into the Omnibus Budget Deal” via The Bulletin
"Congress narrowly averts government shutdown” via CNN.com
"What’s in That Huge, Lobbyist-Driven Spending Bill?” by Joshua Holland at BillMoyers.com
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/12/09) Breakdowns in the systems (Injustice System)
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Edition #882
Today we take a look at the systemic failures, both institutional and psychological, that continue to make injustice the norm throughout our justice system
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How "Protect & Serve" Became "Search & Destroy" - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 09-08-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Unknown Song
Ch. 4: Act 2: And now to have secret trials - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 11-30-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: What Is Your Secret - The Weight Is a Gift
Ch. 6: Act 3: Botched grand jury instructions call Ferguson ruling into question - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 12-02-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Just asking - Triangle Shirt Factory
Ch. 8: Act 4: Justice Scalia’s Grand Jury Rant Highlights Everything Wrong With Ferguson - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-30-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Soon It Will Be Cold Enough to Build Fires - Soon It Will Be Cold Enough
Ch. 10: Act 5: Police body cameras are about more than the film they produce - @teamgoodfight - Air Date 9-15-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Gobbledigook - Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
Ch. 12: Act 6: Officer's testimony cast Michael Brown as outsized threat - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 11-25-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: The differing assumptions made about black children - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 12-2-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Mad World (feat. Gary Jules) - Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets
Ch. 16: Act 8: #ThisStopsToday - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 18: Act 9: Why police shoot black men - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 12-2-14
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Responding to Mark from Texas - Calling from Seattle
Ch. 20: Respectability politics has been tried and it doesn't work - Jadelle from NYC
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on respectability politics and a call for diversity in the voicemails
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
SIGN ACLU petition: "Our communities are not war zones”
SIGN Change.org petition: Require Ferguson and St. Louis County and City police officers to wear body cameras
Demand the Department of Justice Secure Justice For Mike Brown through federal Civil Rights action
Demand the Department of Justice investigate and indict Officer Pantaleo on federal criminal charges for violating Eric Garner’s Civil Rights
Additional Activism/Resources:
#ThisStopsToday events are ongoing. Find/organize one in your city.
Follow Jamilah Lemieux’s #AliveWhileBlack thread.
Bookmark the Justice 4 Mike Brown Tumblr which is aggregating video/pics/posts from around the world in solidarity
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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#881 Processing Ferguson, Eric Garner and Beyond (#BlackLivesMatter)
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Edition #881
Today listen and learn from those most deeply effected by the pattern of deaths of black men and women as they talk through their grief and anger
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Ferguson - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 11-25-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Survivors - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Ferguson is Selma - @mychalsmith on @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 11-26-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Basique - Mickey Mouse Operation
Ch. 6: Act 3: New rules and time for action - @blackastronaut1 - Air Date: 11-26-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Song Link here
Ch. 8: Act 4: This is what hopelessness looks like - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 11-26-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Rivers and Roads - The Head and the Heart
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Illipsis- on Ferguson, riots and human limits - @jsmooth995 - Air Date: 11-26-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Tobacco Road - Tobacco Road
Ch. 12: Act 6: Ferguson's Fall Out - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 11-29-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Struggle - Ringside
Ch. 14: Act 7: When the System Provides No Remedies to Torture, You Must Overthrow It - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 12-3-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Take a Look Around (In the Style of Limp Bizkit) [Karaoke Instrumental Version] - Karaoke in the Style of Limp Bizkit - Single
Ch. 16: Act 8: New York City takes to streets in wake of Garner ruling - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 12-3-14
Ch. 17: Song 8:
Everyday (Single Version) - Carly Comando
Ch. 18: Act 9: Death for a Cigarette - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 12-4-14
Ch. 19: Song 9:
If Not Now, When - Anchor & Braille
Ch. 20: Act 10: Prepare yourselves for the long haul - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 12-3-14
Ch. 21: Song 10:
Protest song - Anti-Flag
Ch. 22: Act 11: Killer Mike's pre-show Ferguson Grand Jury speech
Voicemails
Ch. 23: Focus on the gasoline, not the match - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 24: Thoughts on the big picture of race relations in America - Marcus from Wichita Falls, TX
Ch. 25: Another blow to the psyche - Prof. Rambo from Georgia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 26: Final comments directing protesters to fergusonresponse.tumblr.com and #thisstopstoday
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2014/12/02) Proof of the multiverse theory (Media)
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Edition #880
Today we take a look at the fact that the divisions in our media consumption are creating perspectives of the world which are utterly unrecognizable to one another
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Who Controls The News - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 8-22-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: This Is an Advertisement - This Is an Advertisement - Single
Ch. 4: Act 2: It depends on how you define news - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 10-31-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Pompeii - Bad Blood
Ch. 6: Act 3: No, "Liberal" Pundits. Midterm Elections Do Not Show Dems Need to Stop Being "Hard Left" - @majorityfm - Air Date: 11-06-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Praise You - The Greatest Hits - Why Try Harder
Ch. 8: Act 4: What has Happened to News in America? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-15-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Walls Are Coming Down - Reservoir
Ch. 10: Act 5: Bengazi scandal debunked by GOP-lead investigation - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 11-28-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Bad News - 808s & Heartbreak (Exclusive Edition)
Ch. 12: Act 6: A Nation in Fear - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 10-20-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Fear - Fearless
Ch. 14: Act 7: NBC's balanced coverage of voter fraud - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date: 10-25-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Clementine - Suburban Nature
Ch. 16: Act 8: Media is the big winner in elections - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 11-07-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Doing Business - Transfer
Ch. 18: Act 9: Conservatives Trust News Like This, Liberals Trust News Like That - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-25-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Hide the Truth - Coming Up, Vol. 1
Ch. 20: Act 10: Conservative media creates parallel universe - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 11-10-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Thoughts on medical personnel strikes - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 22: Responding to street harassment episode - Aaron from Pennsylvania
Ch. 23: Switching to 100% renewable energy was cheaper - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments on Ethical Electric and National Day of Mourning
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2014/02/05) Don't eat shit and die (Food) (Repost)
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#796
Turns out there's a whole lot of stuff wrong with our food supply, including cows eating shit. Like they don't already have it bad enough.
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: 10,000 Sick in Salmonella Chicken Outbreak - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-10-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Salmonella - Shul days
Ch. 4: Act 2: Virulent Strain Of Soy Flu Traced To Single Tofurky - @TheOnion
Ch. 5: Song 2: Virus - Astronaut
Ch. 6: Act 3: In this season of feasting, let's celebrate agriCULTURE - @jimhightower - Air Date: 11-28-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Harvest Season - The Sun Shone Through the Trees
Ch. 8: Act 4: How Waste Isn't Just Throwing Things Away - @FoodWaste_TV - Air Date: 06-04-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Smithereen - Epic Indie New Wave
Ch. 10: Act 5: Cows Being Fed Chicken Poop, FDA Not Stopping It - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-28-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Risk It - Dark As Night
Ch. 12: Act 6: John Robbins: Why I went vegetarian - @vegsource - Air Date: 5-21-09
Ch. 13: Song 6: Everybody Ona Move - Yell Fire!
Ch. 14: Act 7: A curse, a blessing, and a good food movement - @jimhightower - Air Date: 12-5-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Good Food - Planet X
Ch. 16: Act 8: Transgenic foods have bought the population problem some time - @inquiringshow - Air Date: 9-27-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Take It to the Limit - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
Ch. 18: Act 9: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 20: Act 10: Listener Argues Against GMO Food Labeling - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-24-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: Fake Plastic Trees - The Bends
Ch. 22: Act 11: Only Study Linking GMOs to Cancer Gets Retracted - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-03-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Good Food - Making Paper Roses
Ch. 24: Act 12: The Incredible Response to Our "Real Reasons to be Afraid of GMOs" Interview - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-24-14
Voicemails
Ch. 25: Number one source of GHG is animal agriculture - Kate from Boston
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 26: Final comments on being contacted by a potential corporate shill
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
ACTIVISM:
Sources/further reading:
NSAC on Twitter and NSAC on Facebook
What Is Sustainable Agriculture?
"The New Farm Bill: Yet Again, Not Ready for Climate Change” and "Obama’s 5 Biggest Sellouts to the Meat Industry” by Tom Philpott
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/11/25) Capitalism will not set you free (Economics)
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Today we take a look at some of the underlying problems with capitalism and their repercussions
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Can Money Buy Happiness? - AsapSCIENCE - Air Date: 12-20-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Spend - Try to Be Here
Ch. 4: Act 2: Unregulated Capitalism and the Persuit of Happiness... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-12-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Mase & Puff Daddy) - Life After Death (Deluxe Version)
Ch. 6: Act 3: Capitalism is fundamentally undemocratic - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 11-10-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Capitalism - Capitalism (feat. Bajka) - EP
Ch. 8: Act 4: Thoughts on a basic guaranteed income - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date: 10-20-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: American Way - Essential Masters
Ch. 10: Act 5: Triangle Returns - Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights - Air Date: 03-22-11
Ch. 11: Song 5: Going Home - The Talks
Ch. 12: Act 6: Dr. King's "Bill of Economic and Social Rights" - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-21-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: America First - Chicago Wind
Ch. 14: Act 7: Protest Black Friday - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 16: Act 8: When Your Workers Want Rights Just Pay Off A Politician - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-18-14
Voicemails
Ch. 18: Asking for thoughts on medical personnel strikes - Peter from Little Rock, AK
Ch. 19: The importance of turnout - Ben from New Jersey
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the evolution of political and economic systems
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Protest Black Friday, #BND/#WalmartStrikers
Take Action:
Participate by not participating: Buy Nothing Day #BND via Adbusters
Follow and support Walmart Strikers via #WalmartStrikers on Twitter and Black Friday Protests
Sources/further reading:
"Sit-Down Strike at Walmart and Win? It's Been Done” via Huffington Post
"Letter: Working and middle class should support fast food workers” via Fight For $15
"Poll: Should retailers remain open on Thanksgiving?” with Steven Greenhouse on PBS Newshour
Watch: "This Black Friday, Workers to Challenge the Waltons” via OUR Walmart
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(2014/11/21) The fight has only just begun (Money in politics)
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Edition #878
Today we take a look at how the fight against money in politics is going in the wake of the 2014 election and where it’s going looking forward
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Bare Knuckle Fight Against Money in Politics Part 1 - @billmoyersHQ - Air Date: 11-14-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Fearless (Acoustic Version) - For today
Ch. 4: Act 2: Corrupt Congressman Threatens Critics With More Corruption - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-22-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Don't Believe a Word - Realistic
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Bare Knuckle Fight Against Money in Politics Part 2 - @billmoyersHQ - Air Date: 11-14-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gimme Hope Jo'anna - The Very Best of Eddy Grant - Road to Reparation
Ch. 8: Act 4: Princeton Study: US is No Longer an Actual Democracy - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-16-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Oligarchy - Punkgrass for the People
Ch. 10: Act 5: What $10 Million buys you in politics Part 1 - @teamgoodfight - Air Date: 11-17-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Confrontation - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 12: Act 6: Our democracy has been hijacked by the billionaires? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-03-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Buy My Vote - Righteous Ruckus
Ch. 14: Act 7: What $10 Million buys you in politics Part 2 - @teamgoodfight - Air Date: 11-17-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Nothing Else Matters - Inquisition Symphony
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Bare Knuckle Fight Against Money in Politics Part 3 - @billmoyersHQ - Air Date: 11-14-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Fighting Song (feat. Tom Morello) - Eyes On Fire - EP
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Quiet Movement That’s Saving Democracy Is About To Explode - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-13-14
Voicemails
Ch. 20: Comparing hyper-strict charter schools with boot camp - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 21: Keeping minorities in school alive and employable - Ryan from Phoenix
Ch. 22: GOP is getting paid well to not understand climate change - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 23: Response to harassment video and William J Jackson - David From Albuquerque, NM
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments with a call to send a thank-you note to the staff at Mayday PAC at info@mayday.us
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2014/11/18) Hair of the dog (Election)
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To day we take a look at the election to see what went right, what went wrong and why. Plus, how to fix the problems for the future.
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Small victories, silver linings seen in lopsided election - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 11-5-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Silver Lining - Under the Blacklight
Ch. 4: Act 2: Turnout in the United States is always awful - Al Jazeera America (@ajam) - Air Date: 11-04-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Free to Decide - Stars - The Best of 1992-2002
Ch. 6: Act 3: No motivation to vote in a system that doesn't solve people's problems - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 11-10-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Changes - 2Pac: Greatest Hits
Ch. 8: Act 4: Republicans Now Dominate State Governments - Here’s Why - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-08-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Forbidden Love - Righteous Ruckus
Ch. 10: Act 5: Democrats lost because people can't trust them - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date: 11-8-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: My Conversation - The Best of the Uniques 1967-1969
Ch. 12: Act 6: Real Representative Democracy via @FairVote - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 14: Act 7: This Is What Happens When Wolf Pac (@WolfPAChq) Attacks - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-06-14
Voicemails
Ch. 15: We need a new voting system to support democracy - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 16: Voter ID is a solution to a different problem - Ronald in Baltimore
Ch. 17: Apology For Imitation - Mike From Nova Scotia
Ch. 18: Wake up call on street harassment - Adam from Tennessee
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on all the great voicemails that have been coming in
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Real Representative Democracy via @FairVote
Take Action:
Get involved with Fair Vote
Follow FairVote on Twitter and on Facebook
Additional Activism/Resources:
Sources/further reading:
"Voter turnout in 2014 was the lowest since WWII” via The Washington Post
"The Gender Gap: Percentage of Women in Government Worldwide. We're Number One, Right? Not So Much…” via Daily Kos
”Jim Crow Returns: millions of minority voters threatened by electoral purge by Greg Palast at Al Jazeera America
Watch: Brad Friedman (@TheBradBlog) on Thom Hartmann’s The Big Picture discussing #Election2014 result reliability.
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/11/14) Hey girl, you want me to respect your personal space? (Street Harassment)
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Today we take a look at why street harassment, from the most vile to the most seemingly innocuous, is holding back the fight for equality and making half the population feel like targets for abuse
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Street Harassment And Fake Phone Numbers - @TWiBnation - Air Date 6-4-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Call me back - Mike Flowers Pops
Ch. 4: Act 2: Walking Home - Inkwell MV - @MTMFilmFest
Ch. 5: Song 2: Walk a Mile - My First Holly Golightly Album
Ch. 6: Act 3: The race and class problem with the street harrassment viral video - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 10-30-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: How Loud Your Heart Gets - Wildewoman
Ch. 8: Act 4: Reasons to not engage - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 10-29-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Wait Til You See My Smile - The Element of Freedom (Deluxe Version)
Ch. 10: Act 5: How to Run Like a Girl - Stuff Mom Never Told You - @MomStuffPodcast - Air Date: 09-29-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Marathon - Cape Dory
Ch. 12: Act 6: NYC Women Talk Cat Calling - Totally Biased with @wkamaubell - Air Date: 10-26-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Creep (Glee Cast Version) - Creep (Glee Cast Version) - Single
Ch. 14: Act 7: Dudes greeting dudes - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 11-4-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola
Ch. 16: Act 8: Stop Street Harassment via @StopStHarassmnt - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 18: Act 9: Trying To Justify Sexual Street Harrassment - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 4-10-14
Voicemails
Ch. 22: Sam Harris was being mischaracterized - Brad from Tennessee
Ch. 21: Islam isn't a race but it's treated like one - Dirk from Alameda, California
Ch. 23: Dogmatic thinking is the major problem in the world - Daniel from Albany, NY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments solving the debate on religious extremism once and for all
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Stop Street Harassment via @StopStHarassmnt
Take Action:
Get involved with Stop Street Harassment
Mark your calendar for Meet Us On The Street, an international anti-street harassment campaign April 12-18, 2005.
Follow Stop Street Harassment on Twitter and on Facebook
Additional Activism/Resources:
Bookmark Meet Us On The Street Week resources on Twitter and on Facebook
Follow the #EndStreetHarassment thread and share your own experiences.
Sources/further reading:
"Street harassment of women: It's a bigger problem than you think” by Holly Kearl at Christian Science Monitor
"Feeling harassed? Do something about it. — Friday is Women's Equality Day in the US, yet routine street harassment blocks that goal for many women. But we can act.” by Holly Kearl at The Guardian
"6 Things You Might Not Think Are Harassment But Definitely Are (because apparently we need to clear a few things up)” by Kat George at Bustle
"Street Harassment Is a Problem—No Doubt—but Here’s Why That Video Didn’t Help the Debate” by Dio Rabouin at The Root
"Hollaback and Why Everyone Needs Better Research Methods And Why All Data Needs Theory” by Zeynep Tufekci at Medium
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/11/11) Rising tide of climate change deniers and sea levels (Climate)
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Today we take a look at some of the potential environmental fallout of the recent US elections
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Dreamtime - Faith In the Future
Ch. 4: Act 2: US Could Quadruple Renewable Electricity by 2030 for 18 CENTS PER MONTH - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-26-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Future Is Now - Dune
Ch. 6: Act 3: Politico & BP Blatantly Conspire To Hide BP's Devastating Oil Spill - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-23-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Journalist - The System
Ch. 8: Act 4: First the Arctic, now Greenland's Ice is Melting... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-07-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Strong Animals - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 10: Act 5: Climate Change — Faith and Fact - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 9-12-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Genesis - Futureperfect
Ch. 12: Act 6: Cable News Features Unhinged Climate Denier - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-09-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Nothing to See Here - Can't Remember the Last Time
Ch. 14: Act 7: This is not the middle of the climate debate - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 10-31-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Stuck In the Middle With You - Stuck In the Middle With You (Remastered) - EP
Ch. 16: Act 8: Will Climate Change Force Florida to Split Into Two? - @majorityfm - Air Date: 10-27-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Sink, Florida, Sink - As the Eternal Cowboy
Ch. 18: Act 9: The climate desaster of the midterm elections - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 11-6-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: A Change Is Gonna Come - Ain't That Good News
Ch. 20: Act 10: #KeystoneXL Under Congressional #Climate Deniers - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 10: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 22: Act 11: When fracking and oil compete, consumers & the economy win - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-07-14
Voicemails
Ch. 23: Thoughts on religion episode from a non-athiest - Tim from Hyattsville, MD
Ch. 24: What Maher and Harris was saying isn't that bad - Nick from Kansas
Ch. 25: Important to recognize our own biases - Bassey from NYC
Ch. 26: Frustrated by the left's response to Sam Harris - Greg from Baldwin Park, California
Ch. 27: The pity(?) Pithy(?) stance - Mike From Nova Scotia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 28: Final comments on the diversity of the listeners and one example of the minority
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism Update: KeystoneXL Under Congressional Climate Deniers
Follow-up/New Action!
Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline! via NRDC BioGems
Tell President Obama to reject Keystone XL
Use ContactingTheCongress.org to find your possibly new representatives and let them know you oppose Keystone.
Additional activism:
Watch/host a screening for ”Above All Else”: a documentary about the battle over the KXL pipeline in East Texas. h/t Tom Philpott at Mother Jones
Follow "Above All Else” on Twitter and on Facebook
Follow Idle No More’s work protecting the land and water in Canada as well as the rights of the Indigenous population there.
Sources:
"Senate Now Has Enough Votes To Pass Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Bill” by Katie Sheppard at HuffPo Politics
"Meet the Senate’s New Climate Denial Caucus: Their views range from tepid acceptance of the science to flat-out rejection” by Tim McDonnell at Climate Desk
"OMG. They Tell Her That Her Words Are BS Right To Her Face. So Satisfying.” — an amazing short film by AJ+ on the Unist'ot'en Camp founded by members of the Wet'suwet'en Nation to resist the Tar Sands Gigaproject in Western Canada. via Upworthy
”Candidate Profile: Joni Ernst via Iowa Public Radio
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(2014/11/07) Debating the structures of extremism (Religion)
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Today we examine the fallout of the discussion between Bill Maher, Sam Harris and Ben Affleck on the subject of Islamic extremism. Turns out it’s complicated.
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: .@BenAffleck, @SamHarrisOrg and Bill Maher Debate Radical Islam - Real Time with @billmaher - Air Date: 10-6-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Hello Bonjour - Yell Fire!
Ch. 4: Act 2: .@BillMaher Finds Friends In Big Bigotry Following Ben Affleck Blow Up - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-08-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Your Racist Friend - Flood
Ch. 6: Act 3: There Is No Such Thing As "True Islam" - @majorityfm - Air Date: 10-07-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Everloving - Play & Play: B Sides
Ch. 8: Act 4: Caller: Thom is Wrong About Peace-Loving Muslims... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-07-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: I Can Help (Single Version) - The Very Best of Billy Swan
Ch. 10: Act 5: Power structures influence behaviors regardless of religion - Old School TYT (@theyoungturks) - Air Date: 10-10-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Powerless - The Big Picture
Ch. 12: Act 6: .@RezaAslan's Religion Apologetics Are Dangerous - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-27-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Riptide - Dream Your Life Away
Ch. 14: Act 7: Atheists: @RezaAslan is Wrong About Islam. – Not So Fast! - @majorityfm - Air Date: 10-09-14
Voicemails
Ch. 16: We're too complicated to be put into boxes - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Bonus Clip - Sam Harris And Cenk Uygur Clear The Air On Religious Violence And Islam
Ch. 17: Final comments on explaining vs excusing and one of the reasons why Bill Maher is and asshole
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2014/11/04) The other new Jim Crow (Voting rights)
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Today we take a look at the ways the Republican Party has been working to suppress voter turnout to benefit their electoral chances while claiming to be stopping voter fraud which basically doesn't exist
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Voting Laws Keeping Americans From The Polls - @ajplus - Air Date: 10-27-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: You're The Best (Theme From The Karate Kid) [Originally Performed by Joe Esposito] - You're The Best
Ch. 4: Act 2: 'Free' Voter IDs Cost $8 to $25. Freedom! - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-31-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Repeal the Poll Tax - A Thousand Miles Away
Ch. 6: Act 3: In Person Voter Fraud Very Rare And Still Is - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 9-19-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mess Is Mine - Dream Your Life Away
Ch. 8: Act 4: Voting suppression through the courts - BradCast (@TheBradBlog) - Air Date: 10-29-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: 1901 - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Ch. 10: Act 5: They're not even trying to hide their true motives anymore - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date: 10-25-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Cheat - The Clash
Ch. 12: Act 6: Republican Voter Suppression Since 1980 - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-22-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: There You Go Again - Sunshine to Rain
Ch. 14: Act 7: Please Don't Vote - A Message From The Republican Party - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-27-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Battle Hymn of the Republic - Turkey In the Straw and Other Country Fiddle Hits
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Fight — and the Right — to Vote - @billmoyersHQ - Air Date: 10-24-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: I'm Free - 20 Golden Greats
Ch. 18: Act 9: Voting Rights Amendment Act via @civilrightsorg - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 20: Act 10: Excerpt: LBJ's Voting Rights Speech "The American Promise" - @LBJLibrary - Air Date: 03-15-1965
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Going third party - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 22: Strategic voting backlash - Dave from Canada
Ch. 23: Be brave with your votes - Daniel from Albany, NY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments on Instant Runoff Voting and, finally, what's wrong with my voice
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Voting Rights Amendment Act via @civilrightsorg
Take Action: Join with the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: VRA 4 Today
Sources/further reading:
"Fasting for Democracy: Why I've Given Up Food to Fight Corruption” by Kai NewKirk at Truthout
”The GOP Is Winning The War On Voting: Voters in fourteen states—many with tight races—will face new restrictions at the polling booth for the first time in November” by Ari Berman at The Nation
"New Voting Restrictions Could Swing the 2014 Election” by Ari Berman at The Nation
"KPFK 'BradCast': SCOTUS Voter Suppression and the Touch-Screen Vote-Flipping Time Warp” via The Brad Blog
"Déjà Vu All Over Again. Again. - Touch-Screen Votes Flipping and My Appearance on Thom Hartmann TV This Week [VIDEO]” via The Brad Blog
”SCOTUS Overturns Appeals Court, Allows NC To End Same-Day Registration, Couting ‘Out-Of-Precint’ Ballots This November: 'Nation's worst voter suppression law' disenfranchised hundreds in state primary; Will have full trial on merits next summer…” via The Brad Blog
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(2014/06/24) Disinfecting the rot on American democracy (Money in Politics) (Repodcast)
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Today we look at the biggest fundamental problem with American politics and a couple of the biggest plans to fix it
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: There is a Rot at the Core of American Democracy! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-16-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Screwed - One Man Riot
Ch. 4: Act 2: Nobody Wants You to Be An Activist - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-22-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Power to the People - Power to the People: The Hits (Deluxe Version)
Ch. 6: Act 3: 3 Who’s Buying our Midterm Elections? with Kim Barker and Andy Kroll (Part 1) - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 3-21-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Buy My Vote - Righteous Ruckus
Ch. 8: Act 4: Americans Agree Get Money OUT Of Politics - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-14-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Truth - Somebody Besides Yourself
Ch. 10: Act 5: 3 Who’s Buying our Midterm Elections? with Kim Barker and Andy Kroll (Part 2) - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 3-21-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: No Limit - O.N.I.F.C. (Deluxe Version)
Ch. 12: Act 6: MayDay PAC - @MayOneUS - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 14: Act 7: VT Calls Constitutional Convention Over Citizens United - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-08-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: The Constitution - Happy Hour
Ch. 16: Act 8: Dear Corrupt Politicians: That Sound You Hear Is Us Winning - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-04-14
Voicemails
Ch. 17: I got the metaphor right! - Peter from Chicago, IL
Ch. 18: Responding to Wade's comments on reparations - Steve from Stockton, CA
Ch. 19: A Marine's perspective on the current chaos in Iraq - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on summer hours and the progress of the fundraiser
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
ACTIVISM:
Support MayDay Pac
Follow MayDayUS its founder Lawrence Lessig
Sources/further reading:
"The Launch Of The MayDay Citizens’ SuperPAC” via LessigBlog
"Anti-Dark Money Activist Lawrence Lessig Launches A Super PAC To End Super PACs” by Mason Atkins at ThinkProgress
"Mayday PAC: The SuperPAC Built to Destroy SuperPACs” via Newsweek
"Lawrence Lessig Starts a Super PAC” by Derek Willis at The New York Times
"Cronies, corruption and cash: Lawrence Lessig on why we need a super PAC to end all super PACs”by Elias Isquith at Salon
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/10/28) Hard to believe that this got political (Ebola)
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Today we take a look at the conscience-shocking ways that conservatives are politicizing the news of very few cases of Ebola in the US
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Ebola in the U.S. - Time for Healthcare for All! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-01-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Kill the poor - Dead Kennedys
Ch. 4: Act 2: Hey, Libertarians! Your Policy Helped Spread Ebola - @majorityfm - Air Date: 10-15-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Is it for Freedom? - NewAmericaNow on YouTube
Ch. 6: Act 3: Ebola-Obama Link Might Be The Craziest Right Wing Theory Ever - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-11-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 8: Act 4: Deranged Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory: Obama Intentionally Wants "To Infect The Nation With Ebola" - Media Matters Minute (@mmfa) - Air Date: 10-15-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 10: Act 5: Liberals Believe Americans Should Die from Ebola - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-22-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Mountain Sound - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP forgets anti-czar nonsense, calls for Ebola czar - Rachel @maddow Show - Air Date 10-17-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: 007 (From "From Russia With Love") - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Ch. 14: Act 7: There aren't two sides on how to manage Ebola - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date: 10-18-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Call it even - Scott Simons
Ch. 16: Act 8: Washington is broken or functional depending on your perspective - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 10-24-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Go do - Jónsi
Ch. 18: Act 9: Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook Infectious Disease Edition - @onthemedia - Air Date: 10-24-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Reviewing health care systems - Mike in Michigan
Ch. 20: 5 points toward progress - Daniel from Albany, NY
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 21: Final comments on the unbreakability of the conservative fever
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/10/24) Your child is a widget (Education)
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Today we take a look at some of the larger forces at play that change the way we think about and structure our education system
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Anat Shenker Osorio (@anatosaurus) | IGNITE at @Netroots_Nation #NN14 - Air Date: 09-12-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Electrified (Live) - Live At The Grocery On Home
Ch. 4: Act 2: How Corporations Are Taking Over Education - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-04-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: What's Going On - Number 1's: Marvin Gaye
Ch. 6: Act 3: Karen Ho's Markets, Efficiency and Choice Pt. 2 - @Dis_Con - Air Date 6-25-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Blame Me! Blame Me! - New Surrender
Ch. 8: Act 4: Educating the next generation of docile worker drones - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 9-30-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: All Over Now - Paracosm (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 10: Act 5: TX Textbooks: Taxes Are Bad, Segregation Was Good, Moses Inspired Democracy - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-19-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Sickening - Stand
Ch. 12: Act 6: Teaching The Memorized Points Or Teaching Critical Thinking - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 10-3-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Ignore the Ignorant - Ignore the Ignorant
Ch. 14: Act 7: Assessment Reform via @FairTestOffice - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 16: Act 8: The American Dream - @GeorgeCarlinWay
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Inspired by Maureen from Mass - Coming out of Los Angeles
Ch. 18: Responding to episode on Democrats - Gavin from Richmond, VA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments complicating the issue of charter school disciplinary structures and suggesting episode #538 of This American Life
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Assessment Reform via @FairTestOffice
Take Action:
Get involved with FairTest: Assessment Reform Network Project to resist unnecessary standardized testing
Additional Activism/Resources:
Sign AFT’s petition: "TIME: Apologize to teachers”
Sign the "Don't Delete History” petition from Texas Freedom Network
Sources/further reading:
The awful Time article for those who want to read it: "War on Teacher Tenure: How Silicon Valley Wants to Fire Bad Teachers”
"Florida schools rail against explosion of new tests” via Orlando Sentinel
"Scrap the MAP! | Solidarity with Seattle teachers boycotting the MAP test”
"Test Opposition Surges Across the Nation” via FairTest
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(2014/10/21) Don't police me, bro! (Feminism)
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Today we take a look at a variety of ways that (mostly) men attempt to police the actions and choices of (mostly) women, causing nothing but damage as a result
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The List of Rules for Women - @jsmooth995 - Air Date: 9-2-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Follow the Rule - Johnny Ace - The Complete Duke Recordings
Ch. 4: Act 2: Victimhood Provides Privleges - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 6-13-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Bad Behavior - Bad Behavior
Ch. 6: Act 3: SHE ASKED FOR IT - @lacigreen - Air Date: 09-06-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Deserve Better - Swings and Roundabouts
Ch. 8: Act 4: Shut Your Mouth And Take It, 'Fox & Friends' Advises Women - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-08-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Good Old Days - Even Worse
Ch. 10: Act 5: Radical Religion and Male Privilege - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-22-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Second Class Citizen - Out of the Ordinary Songs, Vol. 2
Ch. 12: Act 6: Study Explains Why Hobby Lobby Supporters Are Opposed to Birth Control - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-25-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act via @healthyteen & @nwlc - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 16: Act 8: Pondering Gender In 1620 - @radio_dispatch - Air Date: 3-20-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: N/A
Ch. 18: Act 9: Get Your Creak On - @lexiconvalley - Air Date: 12-31-12
Ch. 23: Final comments on my discovery of the oppression of policing
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act
Take Action:
Sign to support the The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act legislation backed by the National Women’s Law Center and Healthy Teen Network
Additional Activism/Resources:
Follow #NoTeenShameon Twitter and on Tumblr
Submit your story to #NoTeenShame
Sources/further reading:
"New Mexico Parental-Leave Law Helps Teen Moms Stay in School” via NBC News
"Where’s the ’16, Parenting, and OK’ Reality Show?” by Gloria Malone at RH Reality Check
"#NoTeenShame: A Social Media Movement Pushes Us To Respect Young Mothers & We’re All For It” via Hello Beautiful
Graphic by Repeal Hyde Art Project and available for purchase at RHAP’s Zazzle StoreWritten by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/10/17) Democrats will not save you until the system is fixed (Elections)
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Democrats will not save you until the system is fixed
Today we take a look at why no faith should be put in the Democratic Party to fight for progressive goals and how we can go about reforming the system to make all politicians responsive to their constituents
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Dems Are Not Doing Better Running Up To 2014 - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 9-20-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Masochism Tango - More of Tom Lehrer
Ch. 4: Act 2: .@jeremyscahill on our painfully consistent foreign policy through the administrations - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 9-29-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Game Is Rigged - Badly Stuffed Animals
Ch. 6: Act 3: President Obama Plays Three Dimensional Appeasement - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-01-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Sad But True - Change In the Weather
Ch. 8: Act 4: No Such Thing as a Political Savior - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 05-29-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Save Ourselves - Bright Stars and Battle Scars
Ch. 8: Act 5: Progressives won't frame the debate - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date: 10-11-14
Ch. 9: Song 5: In the Beginning - The Dusty Foot Philosopher
Ch. 10: Act 6: Frustration in the White House press corps - @onthemedia - Air Date: 5-9-14
Ch. 11: Song 6: Tiny Wings Theme - Tiny Wings Theme - Single
Ch. 12: Act 7: Kickstarting the revolution - @dccommonsense with Dan Carlin - Air Date: 10-13-14
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Oil is the source of our middle-east troubles - Andon from Charlottesville, VA
Ch. 14: Republican hypocrisy on health care - Shawn from Portland, OR
Ch. 15: Political donation demands keep increasing - Maureen from Mass
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Act 8: .@MAYDAYUS is Underway - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Final comments on why we need to be bold and try something new
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism Update: MayDay is Underway!
MayDay PAC closes initial fundraising!
Follow-up/new Action!
Support the MayDayPac candidates: ”Candidate Fact Sheet
Sources/additional glimmers of hope:
MayDay in the News round-up
"SCOTUS 'McCutcheon' Ruling to Help Super Rich Purchase Even MORE of American ‘Democracy' (And a reminder why elections still matter.)” via The Brad Blog
"Florida Governor Almost Calls Off Debate Over Fan” h/t Satiristas
"In Wisconsin, Dark Money Got a Mining Company What It Wanted: An accidentally released court filing reveals how one company secretly gave money to a nonprofit that helped get favorable mining legislation passed.” by Theodoric Meyer at ProPublica
Find out more about Dark Money: Money in Politics -- See Who's Giving & Who's Getting at OpenSecrets.org
Listen to the original activism segment: "MayDay PAC - via @MayOneUS - Best of the Left Activism” from BotL episode 839 (06/24/14): "Disinfecting the rot on American democracy (Money in Politics)”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/10/14) Questioning capitalism (Economics)
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Questioning capitalism
Today we take a look at the big picture of the paradigm we live in and the priorities we take for granted, then question them all
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: We Stopped Dreaming - @neiltyson - Air Date: 03-09-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Sacred Economics with @ceisenstein - Fierce Love Films - Air Date: 12-15-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A
Ch. 6: Act 3: Who Killed Economic Growth? - @postcarbon Institute - Air Date: 02-21-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: All Caps - Madvillainy
Ch. 8: Act 4: How to buy happiness - Michael Norton - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 04-24-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Who Benefits? - In Black and White
Ch. 10: Act 5: Prosecution Of Working Poor Vs. Entitlement Of Gun Culture - @fakedansavage - Air Date 9-2-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Let's Eat the Poor - Let's Eat the Poor
Ch. 12: Act 6: Economics of climate change - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 9-28-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Join Forces - Stand Up
Ch. 14: Act 7: New Economy Week - @NewEconomics - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 16: Act 8: Is This The Main Obstacle In The Way Of Change? - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 10-28-13
Voicemails
Ch. 17: The motivations of the DA to get convictions - Jake(?) from Sierra Nevada foothills
Ch. 18: Not having government health care takes over your life - Kat from Berlin, Germany
Ch. 19: Germany fights to insure every last citizen - Kat from Berlin, Germany
Ch. 20: Suggesting Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA.com) - Eric from Greenville, SC
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments about the kickstarter campaign for Hooke: Wireless 3D Audio Headphones
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: New Economy Week via @NewEconomics
TAKE ACTION:
Participate one/many of the New Economy Week events in person or online and/or plan your own!
Additional Activism/Resources:
Follow the New Economy Coalition on Twitter and Facebook
Sources/further reading:
Listen to the Best of the Left Activism segment from February on The New Economy Coalition as featured in episode 803: "Resistance is the only hope (Capitalism)”
"New Economy Week: Topics of Conversation” at Yes! Magazine
"#MapJam 2.0 to Put the New Economy on the Map!” at Resilience.org
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/10/10) Mind the coverage gap (Health Care)
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Mind the coverage gap
Today we take a look at the progress of the states adopting the medicaid expansion option created by the Affordable Care Act, what’s happening to those who continue to reject it and, as always, we get a reminder of what we really need to do to fix the system
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: AZ Expands Medicaid, Hospitals Increase Margins - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-16-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Messages - Food In the Belly
Ch. 4: Act 2: Gov Says No To Obamacare, Then Blames Obama - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-02-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Master Plan - It Still Moves
Ch. 6: Act 3: Docs: Kentucky learns to love Obamacare - @BBC Documentaries - Air Date: 7-17-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Success - Lust for Life
Ch. 8: Act 4: Why Super-Conservative States Now Bending on Obamacare - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-06-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Where You Don't Belong - From the Beats to the Bible
Ch. 10: Act 5: Republican Mike Kennedy's Insane Reason to Repeal ObamaCare... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-05-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Fixing My Brain - I Don't Know What I'm Doing
Ch. 12: Act 6: Anti-Obamacare ads (REALLY) didn't work - @OnTheMedia - Air Date: 7-18-14"
Ch. 13: Song 6: Shades of Grey - River of Dreams
Ch. 14: Act 7: Even Red State Voters Want to Keep Obamacare - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-21-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) - Joe Jackson: Greatest Hits
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Health Center Funding Cliff via @CFAHC - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 18: Act 9: Universal Health Care, A Scary Choice - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 8-1-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: You Don't Scare Me - Chimney's Afire
Ch. 20: Act 10: There's Only One Way To Solve Health Care - @RalphNader - Air Date 8-30-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Arming people has a long track record of not working - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 22: Declaring what's real is exclusionary - Dan from New York
Ch. 23: Calling some people real is dehumanizing - Dave from Canada
Ch. 24: Conservative humor is sophomoric - Larry in Fort Worth, TX
Ch. 25: Right-wing comedy - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 26: Bigotry and hate in conservative comedy - Quy Franklin
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 27: Final comments on my feast of good voicemails
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Health Center Funding Cliff via @CFAHC
TAKE ACTION:
Get involved with Campaign for America’s Health Centers Save America’s Heath Centers Project
Follow Campaign for America's Health Centers on Twitter and Facebook
Additional Activism/Resources:
Access For All America via National Association of Community Health Centers
Sources/further reading:
"Health advocates decry lack of Miss. Medicaid expansion” via AP
"Community Health Centers To Receive $295M in ACA Grants” via California Healthline
"Federally funded health centers brace for financial loss” via USA Today
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/10/07) The People’s Climate March (Climate)
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The People’s Climate March
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Peoples Climate March - @350.org
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: The People's Climate March - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 9-23-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Revolution (Human Need Over Profit) - Tha People's Music
Ch. 6: Act 3: The People's Climate Stand - The Bugle (@hellobuglers) - Air Date: 9-25-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Doing Business - Transfer
Ch. 8: Act 4: Climate march didn't make the cut for the Sunday chat shows - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 9-26-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Time Is Now - Redbird
Ch. 10: Act 5: .@SenSanders at People’s Climate March: To Stop Global Warming, Get Dirty Money Out of Politics - @democracynow - Air Date 9-22-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Divest! 350Org - Surreal
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Value of the People's Climate March - @majorityfm - Air Date: 09-22-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: A Beautiful World - Hotel for Dogs
Ch. 14: Act 7: Solar Power Growing Too Fast, Energy Companies Trying to Stop It - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-05-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Making Progress - Wicked Lies
Ch. 16: Act 8: .@NaomiAKlein on capitalism vs. climate change - @OnPointRadio - Air Date: 9-22-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Capitalism - Little Planet
Ch. 18: Act 9: Chris Hedges on the institutions that are failing us on climate change - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 9-26-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Do What You Want - Oh No
Ch. 20: Act 10: If Terrorists Were As Dangerous As Climate Change - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-10-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: Damage - Damage
Ch. 22: Act 11: Burn Noticed - @TheDailyShow - Air Date 9-22-14
Voicemails
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Abusers Seek Out Victims - Anonymous
Ch. 24: What Service Providers Can Do For Victims And Survivors - Elka From Fort Wayne, IN
Ch. 25: The Cycle Of Repeated Domestic Violence - Anonymous
Final comments on my announcement with international implications
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2014/10/03) Structural failures that lead us to war (Media)
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Edition #865
Today we look on in horror as the media once again leads us to war and we examine the underlying reasons why the media will continue to fail us
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Chris Matthews, John MccCain March To War - @jimmy-dore Show - Air Date: 9-6-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: John Mccain In Hell - Halloween
Ch. 4: Act 2: How the Media Bankrolls Pro-war Pundits - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-16-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Masters of War - Dylan
Ch. 6: Act 3: Media Practically BEGGING For War - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-11-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Wonder No More - No Sign of Regret
Ch. 8: Act 4: The way we war - @TheDailyShow - Air Date: 9-25-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Good People - In Between Dreams
Ch. 10: Act 5: Making Sure The News Is Selling - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date: 8-22-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: All Natural - All Natural
Ch. 12: Act 6: Native Advertising - @LastWeekTonight with John Oliver - Air Date: 8-3-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Diet Coke - Emotions of Steel
Ch. 14: Act 7: @BeaconReader - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 16: Act 8: The danger of hot sexy news - @NoahBlumenthal at @TEDxUNLV - Air Date: 05-05-14
Ch. 17: Final comments on why conservatism and comedy are incompatible
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Independent Journalism Innovation -- @BeaconReader
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Subscribe or sign up to write at: Beacon Reader
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Sources/further reading:
This is what old media stalwarts suggested a couple years ago (seriously): "Save The New York Times” via HuffPo
"How to Survive the Death of Print Media” via Forbes
"Why The Death Of Print Publications Should Have Us All A Bit Worried” via Business Insider
"Who says print is dead?” via The Guardian (Spoiler alert: everyone)
"Lazy Journalists Aren't to Blame for Death of Print” via Bloomgberg
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(2014/09/30) The definition of insanity (Foreign Policy)
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The definition of insanity
Today we take a look at the problem we’ve made worse in the Middle East and why we can’t fix it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Bombing ISIS Has Unintended Consequences & They’re Horrifying - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-10-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Problems - The Everly Brothers' Best
Ch. 4: Act 2: Vicar Of Baghdad Working For Reconciliation - @DecodeDC - Air Date 9-19-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bombing ISIS is the worst thing we could do - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 09-23-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: United States of Eurasia / Collateral Damage (Excerpt from Nocturne in E-Flat, Op. 9 No. 2) - The Resistance
Ch. 8: Act 4: Misleading tropes of US foreign policy - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 9-26-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Off the Record - Z
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Great Debate 2014: Kerry vs. Kerry - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 9-28-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Suite for Solo Cello No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prélude - Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, 5 & 6
Ch. 12: Act 6: Chris Hedges Explains Why Bombing and Shooting Everyone Isn’t Working - @truthdig - Air Date: 9-26-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Bullet Catcher - Dancing In The Streets
Ch. 14: Act 7: Global Action Day Against the Use of Drones w/@KnowDrones and @VFPNational - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 16: Act 8: Manipulative propaganda is ISIS strong suit - Rachel @maddow Show - Air Date 9-17-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Domestic abuse 201 - Tanya in California
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on the need for nuance
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Global Action Day Against the Use of Drones via @KnowDrones and @VFPNational
Take Action:
Find the event near you: Global Action Day Calendar
Submit your event to Anastasia of CODEPINK via anastasia@codepink.org.
Sources/further reading:
"Veterans Group in Response to President Obama’s Plan to Confront ISIL Says They are Disappointed But Not Surprised” via Veterans For Peace
”Veterans For Peace: Six Steps Short of War to Confront ISIL”
""Ban Weaponized Drones!": Anti-Drone Movement Spreads in Europe” via Truthout
"Confessions of a Drone Warrior” by Matthew Power at GQ
"Race is on to perfect solar-powered drones” by Hiawatha Bray at The Boston Globe
"Domestic Drones” via ACLU National
"Warrant for Drones Veto Was the Wrong Decision” via ACLU of Northern California
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/09/26) Fighting the tide of lost freedoms (Privacy Rights)
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Fighting the tide of lost freedoms
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Memories Of Freedom - @dccommonsense - Air Date 5-8-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Run, Freedom, Run! - Urinetown the Musical (The Original Cast Recording)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Major Ruling Protects Your Cellphone From The Police... Sort Of - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-26-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: We Set Ourselves Free - Spring Came, Rain Fell
Ch. 6: Act 3: Google is the new Sheriff in Town - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-06-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Letterbox - Flood
Ch. 8: Act 4: Men Blaming Jennifer Lawrence & Kate Upton for Nude Pics Leak Hate NSA Spying - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-02-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Secret - Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge
Ch. 10: Act 5: No Escaping Dragnet Nation (Part 2) - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date 3-14-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Don’t Worry, We'll Be Watching You - Making Mirrors
Ch. 12: Act 6: @1Password to rule them all - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 14: Act 7: Encouraging Encription - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 3-12-14
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Examining our foreign policy options - Chris from Colorado Springs
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 16: Final comments on the folly of acting from a position of fear
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Download: 1Password and Follow: on Twitter
Additional Activism/Resources:
"Internet security: 10 ways to keep your personal data safe from online snoopers” via The Guardian
Sources/further reading:
"Half of American adults hacked this year” by Jose Pagliery at CNN Money
"Viator travel website hacked: 1.4 million users' information stolen, including payment card data” by Dan Raywood at International Business Times
"Congress Heads Home After Exhausting Eight Days of Work” by Russell Berman at The Wire
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/09/23) Male dominance as a social disease (Feminism)
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Today we take a look at violence against women, both physical and political
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Disturbing Footage Of Ray Rice Knocking Then-Fiancé Unconscious Released - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-09-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Confronting the Wolf (Bonus Track) - Sword & Sworcery LP - The Ballad of the Space Babies
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News: Anti-Testicular Police Are Ripping Off Poor Ray Rice's Balls - @majorityfm - Air Date: 09-12-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Great Castration - Sisters of the Red Death
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox responds to Ray Rice violence with jokes - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date: 9-12-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: You're a Joke - Planet Obscure
Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama's unnecessary, badly-worded official statement on Ray Rice - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 9-10-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Good People - Safe Upon the Shore (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 10: Act 5: How women get trapped in violent relationships - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 9-12-14
Ch. 9: Song 5: Trapped (Live) - The Essential Bruce Springsteen
Ch. 12: Act 6: Ray Rice and Why the Abused Stay - @majorityfm - Air Date: 09-10-14
Ch. 11: Song 6: The Smallest Piece - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Male Dominance is Societal Disease - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-09-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Wake Up - Funeral
Ch. 16: Act 8: Janay Rice's side: taking her side seriously - Melissa Harris Perry @MHPshow - Air Date: 9-13-14
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Being questioned on one's race - First Nations person from Canada
Ch. 18: Standing up for choice - Al from Seattle, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on what's wrong with the phrase 'real men'
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2014/05/25) The evil that we deplore (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #829
The evil that we deplore
Today we check out a rerun episode with particular relevance to today.
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: History Does Not Let Go - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 04-03-2014
Ch. 3: Song 1: Won't Let Go - Radiocalypse
Ch. 4: Act 2: CIA Lied About Torture To Justify Using It (Senate Report) - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-02-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Don't Look Back In Anger - (What's the Story) Morning Glory
Ch. 6: Act 3: Shocker! CIA Lied About Torture - @majorityfm - Air Date: 04-16-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Going Home - The Talks
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Stop Torture Campaign via: @amnestyonline - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 9: Song 4: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 10: Act 5: Introduction to the AUMF and it's control over our foreign policy - RadioLab - Air Date: 4-28-24
Ch. 11: Song 5: Say goodbye - Ian Rhett
Ch. 12: Act 6: Rewriting History - @onthemedia - Air Date: 2-21-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Re-Write History - Unreliable Narrator
Ch. 14: Act 7: How Barbara Lee became an American hero - RadioLab - Air Date: 4-28-24
Ch. 15: Final comments: Thanking an American hero
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
ACTIVISM:
Stop Torture: Act Now from Amnesty International
Follow/participate: #StopTorture
Sources/further reading:
United Nations Convention Against Torture
"Report Shows Widespread Torture, Despite UN Convention” by Katie Rucke
#CloseGitmo — National Day of Action to Close Guantanamo Bay
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/09/16) More reasons than you should need to oppose it (Death Penalty)
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Edition #861
There are more reasons than you should need to oppose it
Today we see that literally no matter what angle you look from, the death penalty is impossible to be in favor of
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Death Penalty - @LastWeekTonight with John Oliver - Air Date: 5-4-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Concerning Hobbits - Music from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Ch. 4: Act 2: Americans Back Death Penalty, Whether It's Lethal Injection or Not - @majorityfm - Air Date: 05-29-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Forgotten - Punkgrass for the People
Ch. 6: Act 3: Death Penalty Ruled Cruel And Unusual Punishment In California - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-18-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gimme Sympathy - Fantasies
Ch. 8: Act 4: Botched Lethal Injection Takes TWO HOURS to Kill Man - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-24-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Guillotine - On the Heart
Ch. 10: Act 5: Two Hours To Cease Existence - @theharryshearer (le Show) - Air Date 7-27-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: By the Time I Get to Arizona - Power to the People & the Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits
Ch. 12: Act 6: Why Is No One Talking About The Innocent Man Texas Executed? - @RedactedTonight - Air Date 8-8-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Never Wrong - On the Wing Now
Ch. 14: Act 7: Study: More Than Half of People Executed Have Severe Mental Illness - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-25-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Death Penalty - What's So Strange About Me
Ch. 16: Act 8: Bill Blum on the death penalty, both beheadings and lethal injections - @truthdig - Air Date: 9-12-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Stop the Madness - Versatile Roots
Ch. 18: Act 9: Fixing the death row system via @innocence - Best of the Left Activism - Air Date: 5-19-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 20: Act 10: The Truth, Finally, After 30 Years In Prison & The Truth Is Ugly - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-13-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: In Response To Prof. Rambo - Jeff From Cleveland, OH
Ch. 22: Trying To Be There For People - Wade From Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 23: Expert Opinion On Intimate Partner Violence - Elka From Fort Wayne, IN
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments on the fact that there's no need for additional comments
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Take Action:
What Can I Do? from The Innocence Project
Sources/further reading:
"How Oklahoma's GOP Governor Turned a Heinous Killer Into a Death-Penalty Martyr” by Stephanie Mencimer at Mother Jones
VIDEO: "Execution Chaos: Witness Recounts Botched Killing That Caused Oklahoma Prisoner's Fatal Heart Attack” via Democracy Now!
"Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defends controversial execution” by Meredith Clark via MSNBC
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/09/12) Understanding how we got here (Racism)
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Understanding how we got here
Today we take a look at some of the historical contexts of racism and how those structures are still functioning today
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Kinda Racist? Try Diet Racism! - @_CollegeHumor_ - Air Date: 08-28-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Racism - Barack de Magnificent
Ch. 4: Act 2: Putting Native American Degradation Into Perspective - @RalphNader - Air Date 7-28-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Giving a S**t - Righteous Ruckus
Ch. 6: Act 3: Tea Party Textbook Shocks But Wait Till You See The Racism - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-19-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Ignorance Is Strength - 1984
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Long Struggle for Fair Housing in 1960s Chicago - @TheAtlantic - Air Date: 5-28-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Unknown song
Ch. 10: Act 5: Are We Passing the “Tipping Point” for Black Habitation in the Cities? - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 6-11-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Heart of the City - Jackson Square
Ch. 12: Act 6: Hispanic Man Pretends to be White, Job Offers Skyrocket - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-03-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: What's In a Name? - Such Hot Blood
Ch. 14: Act 7: Racism: It's in your brain! - @twibnation - Air Date: 5-13-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Illness As a Metaphor - Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Original Cast Recording)
Ch. 16: Act 8: Shades of Black - Colorism, Skin Color Discrimination - @Rasheed_Shabazz - Air Date: 12-10-10
Ch. 17: Song 8: Black or White - Dangerous
Ch. 18: Act 9: It's Time for White America to Understand White Privilege... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-22-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: get real - a Rough Guide to Feeling Rough
Ch. 20: Act 10: Pledge your actions to create a more just society - @ProfTriciaRose
Voicemails
Ch. 21: The fundamental restructuring we need - Vphriameradis from New York
Ch. 22: Three types of cops - Jack out of Chicago
Ch. 23: The audacity of calling feminists bullies - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 24: Please address domestic violence - Al from Seattle, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 25: Final comments on seeking out experts and the new BotL schedule
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2014/09/09) Momentum on our biggest problem (Money in politics)
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Edition #859
Momentum on our biggest problem
Today we bask in the rare glow of hope, cautious optimism and barely-perceptible progress on the problem of money in politics. Hooray!
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: DISGUSTING: Average Americans Have No Impact on Making Policy - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 08-13-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Oligarchy - Punkgrass for the People
Ch. 4: Act 2: Crony Capitalism Enabled by the Supreme Court - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-17-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Follow The Money - The Redemption Of Zounds
Ch. 6: Act 3: Mayday PAC Scores HUGE Win In Fight For Democracy - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-08-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Battle Hymn of the Republic - 34 Fiddle Favorites, Ragtime Annie, Arkansas Traveler, Cotton Eyed Joe, and More
Ch. 8: Act 4: The super PAC to end super PACs - On the Media - Air Date: 7-11-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mayday!!! - Fight With Tools
Ch. 10: Act 5: MAYDAY.US: Together, we have the power - Mayday.us - Air Date: 8-29-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Everyday (Single Version) - Everyday - Single
Ch. 12: Act 6: David Simon on Our Rigged Political System - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 2-14-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Fight to Win (feat. Cee Lo Green) - Fight to Win (feat. Cee Lo Green) - Single
Ch. 14: Act 7: 3 Ways to Reverse a Supreme Court Decision - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 08-25-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Undone (The Sweater Song) - Weezer
Ch. 16: Act 8: Momentum on Overturning Citizens United - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Song Link Here
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Whole IRS 'Scandal' Was About ONE Thing & It Totally Worked - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-15-14
Ch. 19: Final comments on Prof. Rambo and the anatomy of victim blaming
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Update!
"Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United Clears First Vote in U.S. Senate!” via Americans Against The Tea Party
The bill to overturn Citizens United introduced by Senator Tom Udall, D-NM
Follow-up/new Action!
Use ContactingTheCongress.org to let your representatives know that overturning Citizens United is an issue you are voting on this November.
Sources/additional glimmers of hope:
"Senate Advances Constitutional Fix To Overturn Citizens United” by Sahil Kapur at Talking Points Memo
"Senate moves forward with amendment to the Constitution on elections” by Ramsey Cox at The Hill
"Overturn Citizens United” — a Statement in Support of a Constitutional Amendment from Senator Bernie Sanders
Graphic via USA Action
Hear the segment in context:
Episode #859: "Momentum on our biggest problem (Money in politics)"
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/09/06) The fight for fundamental equality (Abortion Rights)
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Edition #858
The fight for fundamental equality
Today we take a look at some of the fights being waged, setbacks and successes of the abortion rights movement
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The first US abortion clinic/birthing center - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air date: 05-02-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Wash Away (Reprise) - Julie Blue
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Crusade Against Reproductive Rights Part 1 - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date: 7-18-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Wax & Wire - Night Bats - EP
Ch. 6: Act 3: Criminalizing women for miscarriages - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 3-26-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Serre-moi - Grain de sable
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Crusade Against Reproductive Rights Part 2 - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date: 7-18-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Second Class Citizen - Out of the Ordinary Songs, Vol. 2
Ch. 10: Act 5: Turning Around The Declining Reproductive Rights Of Texans - @NetrootsRadio @AndreaGrimes - Air Date 9-3-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: 500 Miles - The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary
Ch. 12: Act 6: Taco Or Beer Challenge - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Amy Hagstrom-Miller, Whole Woman's Health -Texas Clinics To Reopen - @democracynow - Air Date 9-2-11
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Suggesting Cowspiracy documentary - Jim from near Seattle, WA
Ch. 16: Bike analogy good as an introductory explainer - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 17: New ways of talking about privilege important to civil conversations - Xena from New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on why it's the concept, not the words, people actually have a problem with
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Take the Taco Or Beer Challenge via Andrea Grimes
Additional Activism/Resources:
Find your local abortion fund through The National Network of Abortion Funds and follow NNAF on Twitter
Follow #TacoOrBeerChallenge and use it to challenge your friends/followers!
Sources/further reading:
#TacoOrBeerChallenge, Two Weeks In
NNAF Spotlight: New Orleans Abortion Fund h/t @nolaAbortionFnd
"Meet The Woman Who Refuses To Stop Fighting Against Texas’ Abortion Restrictions” by Tara Culp-Ressler at Think Progress
"Whole Woman’s Health Opens its Doors in New Mexico, Starts Advocacy Initiative” via Whole Woman’s Health
"Abortion Provider Expands to New Mexico in Response to Texas Anti-Abortion Law” by Andrea Grimes at RH Reality Check
"Federal Court Blocks Part of Texas Abortion Law Preceding Immediate State Appeal” by Andrea Grimes at RH Reality Check
WATCH: "What It’s Like Inside One of Texas’ Last Abortion Clinics”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/09/03) People standing as one (Global Warming)
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Edition #857
People standing as one
Today we take a look at some of the reasons we need action on climate change as well as some of the ways people are getting together to fight back
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Duke Energy Calls Cleanup Complete; 92% of Coal Ash Still in River - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-25-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Trust in Me - At Last! (Remastered)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Tens Of Thousands Poisoned & The Fine Is So Small It Insults Human Decency - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-10-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Protect & Serve - Guitar & Drum
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fracking Waste Taints Groundwater in Pennsylvania - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 08-07-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Preventable (Demo Version #2) - Low Flying Planes
Ch. 8: Act 4: Dryden: The Small Town that Changed the Fracking Game - @Earthjustice - Air Date: 5-2-14
Ch. 9: Act 5: Extreme weather explained - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 8-14-14
Ch. 10: Song 5: I Go To Extremes - The Essential Billy Joel
Ch. 11: Act 6: Marchers Attempting To Emphasize Climate Change - @RedactedTonight with @LeeCamp - Air Date 7-11-14
Ch. 12: Song 6: March In the Street! - Songs You Might Not Like
Ch. 13: Act 7: Climate Change and Wildfires Explained in Less Than Three Minutes - The White House Science Advisor - Air Date: 8-5-14
Ch. 14: Song 7: Hey There Delilah (Karaoke Instrumental Track) [In the Style of Plain White T's] - Sing Popular Download Songs (Karaoke Performance Tracks)
Ch. 15: Act 8: Wash Po. complains about and contributes to devolution of climate discussion - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date: 8-29-14
Ch. 16: Song 8: Santus II - Libera
Ch. 17: Act 9: President Obama’s Ambitious New Global Climate Push - @majorityfm - Air Date: 08-27-14
Ch. 18: Song 9: Doing the Best That We Can - Doing the Best That We Can - Single
Ch. 19: Act 10: Sea Levels Rising Faster than Thought! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-31-14
Ch. 20: Song 10: The Sea Is Rising - Flying Colours
Ch. 21: Act 11: The biggest challenge of our time - @oxfamnz - Air Date: 08-20-14
Ch. 22: Song 11: Giant of the Sea - Giant of the Sea - Single
Ch. 23: Act 12: Why Almost No Scientists Are Republican - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-10-14
Ch. 24: Song 12: Bouncing Around the Room - Lawn Boy
Ch. 25: Act 13: Tea Party prevents GOP from saying what they believe on global warming - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 8-19-14
Ch. 26: Song 13: Silenced - The Rpwl Experience
Ch. 27: Act 14: Disruption - Official Trailer
Ch. 28: Song 14: We Stand As One - Occupy This Album
Ch. 29: Act 15: People’s Climate March - Best of the Left Activism
Voicemails
Ch. 30: Rethinking privilege - Lorne from Ontario, CA
Ch. 31: Thoughts on the bike/privilege analogy - Calling from Seattle
Ch. 32: Thoughts on imperfect bike analogy - James from Canada
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 33: Final comments on the continuing discussion of the bike commuter/white privilege analogy
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Join the People’s Climate March via @Peoples_Climate
People’s Climate March on Facebook
Additional Activism/Resources:
People’s Climate Resources — in 12 languages
Watch the trailer for: ”Disruption: Climate Change”
Sources/further reading:
United Nation’s Climate Summit
"A Call to Arms: An Invitation to Demand Action on Climate Change” by Bill McKibben at Rolling Stone
"Mobilization for People’s Climate March Kicks into High Gear” via Raging Chicken Press
"People’s Climate March—Largest Climate March in World History—Launched in Times Square” via EcoWatch
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/08/30) Racism as a paradigm (Media)
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Edition #856
Racism as a paradigm
Today we take a look at how the media reinforces all of the existing, societal assumptions about race and we use a new analogy to describe the paradigm of racial privilege
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Racist Pattern In Press Coverage Of Shootings? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-15-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Headlines - Headlines
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Noble Act Of Humanizing The Victim - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 8-27-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: A Dose of White Supremacy - "The Weekend Is Here"
Ch. 6: Act 3: Cringe-worthy analysis of Ferguson - @MHarrisPerry - Air Date 8-23-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Modern Day Slavery - Exploring All Avenues
Ch. 8: Act 4: How Media Were Presenting Ferguson Police Tactics - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 8-15-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: How Do You See Me - Montibello Memories
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Anatomy of Six Shootings - @onthemedia - Air Date: 8-22-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Dawn Departure, Jefferson County - Wild Ones
Ch. 12: Act 6: It takes a white person to be a witness - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 8-19-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Can I Get a Witness - Gold: Marvin Gaye
Ch. 14: Act 7: Disproportionate Reporting Of Black Crime - @TWiBnation - Air Date 8-28-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: The Ballad of the Space Babies - Sword & Sworcery LP - The Ballad of the Space Babies
Ch. 16: Act 8: Bill O'Reilly's "Moral Instruction For Black People": Michael Brown Edition - Media Matters Minute (@mmfa) - Air Date: 08-14-14
Ch. 18: Act 9: Race/Off - The Daily Show - Air Date: 8-26-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Bill O'Reilly's white privilege - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 22: Mistrusting the police - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on how a cyclist can teach us about white privilege
Link to article: What my bike has taught me about white privilege
Link to 99% Invisible Episode 79: The Modern Moloch
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2013/06/28) Positive ideas and protests for change (Economics) (Repost)
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Edition #730
Positive ideas and protests for change
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: It's Not Your Fault - Lee Camp - Air Date: 04-16-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Don't blame yourself - Sixpence None the Richer
Ch. 4: Act 2: Why Wireless Is a Utility, Not a Luxury (with Susan Crawford) - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-28-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: The internet is for porn - Rick Lyon & Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Ch. 6: Act 3: Time to Break Up the Telecom Industry - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-13-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: In the beginning - K'naan
Ch. 8: Act 4: Democracy In The Workplace - Moyers And Company - Air Date 3-22-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Take 'Em Down - Dropkick Murphys
Ch. 10: Act 5: OUR Walmart - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 11: Song 5: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 12: Act 6: FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights p1 - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-07-13
Ch. 14: Act 7: FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights p2 - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-07-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Talented tailor - Laura Hocking
Ch. 16: Act 8: Federal Judge Rules Against Unpaid Internships - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 6-13-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Self-fulfilling prophecy - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Ch. 18: Act 9: Wow! MD Goes Holistic: Replaces GDP w/ GDI - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-20-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: My wealth comes to me - Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore
Ch. 20: Act 10: Protestors Put the Pressure on the Brazilian Government - Young Turks - Air Date: 06-19-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 20: Racial inequity is a fact, not a belief - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 20: The merits of the lack of nuance in constitutional arguments - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Leave a message at 202-999-3991
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 20: Final comments on the value of stripping away peripheral ideas to get to the foundation of your beliefs
Activism:
Join the fight to raise the American standard of living!
OURWalmart:
https://www.facebook.com/OURWMT
Making Change at Wal-Mart:
http://makingchangeatwalmart.org &
https://www.facebook.com/MakingChangeWMT
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-employees-pay http://robertreich.tumblr.com/post/36219730368
http://jobs.stateuniversity.com/pages/16/American-Workplace-SHIFT-SERVICE-ECONOMY.html
Produced by:
Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/08/24) Just the most recent spotlight on militarized racism (#Ferguson)
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Just the most recent spotlight on militarized racism
Today we take a look at the short and long-term effects of the combined forces of decades of systemic racism and the military-industrial complex as seem through the lens of the murder of Mike Brown in Ferguson, MO and the resulting anti-police protests
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Initial First-Hand Reporting From Ferguson - @democracynow - Air Date 8-12-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: 212° - Jasiri X (Produced by Soy Sos)
Ch. 4: Act 2: The police move from killing Mike Brown to assassinating his character - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 8-15-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Secret Agent: The Secret Agent Ending - Philip Glass: Glass Reflections
Ch. 6: Act 3: Anger in Ferguson follows record of racial disparity - Rachel @maddow Show - Air Date 8-12-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: To Serve And Protect - Penthouse Flashback Series (Queen Ifrica)
Ch. 8: Act 4: The View from Fergustan - @onthemedia - Air Date: 8-15-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fade to Black - Inquisition Symphony
Ch. 10: Act 5: Rage Is The Right Response To Cops Executing Citizens - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-14-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Everyday (Single Version) - Everyday - Single
Ch. 12: Act 6: It takes more and more to shock people to action - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 8-19-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Old News - One Wrong Turn
Ch. 14: Act 7: The military-industrial complex comes for community policing - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 8-15-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Mic (Military Industrial Complex) - Everthing Included
Ch. 16: Act 8: Ferguson, MO and Police Militarization - @LastWeekTonight with John Oliver - Air Date: 8-17-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Toy jackpot - Blackalicious
Ch. 18: Act 9: War and False Peace - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 8-18-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard
Ch. 20: Act 10: Ferguson Unmasks the War on Black America - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 8-20-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: Strong Animals - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 22: Act 11: Speaking with @prisonculture: problem with police doesn't begin or end with militarization - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 8-21-14
Ch. 23: Song 11: The Unforgiven (Instrumental Version) - Plays Metallica By Four Cellos
Ch. 24: Act 12: Early Warnings Of Militarization Abuse Widely Ignored - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 8-22-14
Ch. 25: Song 12: Don't Listen - Solo
Ch. 26: Act 13: The rise of police militarization - @dccommonsense - Air Date: 8-20-14
Ch. 27: Song 13: Window - In a Safe Place
Ch. 28: Act 14: Ferguson Themes cast long shadows over US - Rachel @maddow Show - Air Date 8-21-14
Ch. 29: Final comments - Campaigns for #MikeBrown and #Ferguson via @LeBreed7910 - Best of the Left Activism
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Support the Campaigns for #MikeBrown and #Ferguson via B. Reed (@LeBreed7910)
Sources/further reading:
"America’s new racial low point: More crying black mothers, and tear gas on our dreams” by Brittney Cooper at Salon
"The Murder of Black Youth Is a Reproductive Justice Issue” by Dani McClain at The Nation
"What Matters in Ferguson” by Mychal Denzel Smith at The Nation
"A Former Marine Explains All the Weapons of War Being Used by Police in Ferguson” by Lyle Jeremy Rubin via Truthout
"St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch’s perception problem” by Alex Seitz-Wald at MSNBC.com
"Crowdfunders Raise $225,000 for Cop Who Shot Michael Brown”
Hear the segment in context:
Episode #855 Just the most recent spotlight on militarized racism (#Ferguson)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/08/21) Would-be oppressors with a victim mentality (LGBTQ Rights)
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Would-be oppressors with a victim mentality
Today we take a look at the actual right to be treated equally and the fictional right some claim they have to discriminate against others
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Anti-Gay Christian Struggles to Defend Anti-Gay Discrimination - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-12-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Makes No Sense - The Rainmakers
Ch. 4: Act 2: Church Uses First Amendment Protections To Perform Same Sex Marriages - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-03-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Fundamentalists - The Supervillains
Ch. 6: Act 3: If only most churches had inner beauty as well - Throwing Shade (@gibblertron @bryansafi) - Air Date: 8-21-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Beautiful - Christina Aguilera
Ch. 8: Act 4: Right Wing Hero Ben Carson SHOCKED Gays Offended When You Compare Equality to Beastiality - @majorityfm - Air Date: 05-22-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Animal - Neon Trees
Ch. 10: Act 5: Anti-Gay Law Ruled Unconstitutional In Uganda - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-02-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick
Ch. 12: Act 6: We are All Out - @alloutorg - Air Date: 06-11-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dreamtime - Uberzone
Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Signs LGBT Non-Discrim Order, Religious Right FLIPS OUT - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-23-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Opinions - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 16: Act 8: Exemption-Free Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 18: Act 9: It's not time to compromise on marriage equality - @fakedansavage - Air Date: 3-11-14
Voicemails
Ch. 19: The culture of zero accountability - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 20: You inspired me - Rich in Kansas
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on the thing that fell behind my stove
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Join with Americans For Workplace Opportunity
Follow/support the Americans For Workplace Opportunity coalition members listed HERE
Contact your representatives via email, phone, social media
Sources/further reading:
"Billionaires push Republicans on gay rights bill” via Politico
"ACLU, Lambda Legal Drop Support for ENDA" via John Becker at The Bilerico Project
"Obama signs edict banning discrimination against federal LGBT employees” via AlJazeera America
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/08/18) What we have done to some folks (Torture)
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Edition #853
What we have done to some folks
Today we're going to hear about the shifting of the winds regarding how we talk about the torture we committed over the past decade. We'll also hear from an Irish victim of British torture tactics for further insights into the self-inflicted wounds the practice of torture inflicts.
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Torture and Senate-spying by the CIA - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 8-1-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Waterboarding USA - Harry Shearer
Ch. 4: Act 2: Being A Little Late On The Moral Issues - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 8-8-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Don't Look Back In Anger - (What's the Story) Morning Glory
Ch. 6: Act 3: Torture In Other Words - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 4-4-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Say What You Mean - Change of Scenery
Ch. 8: Act 4: Torture report redactions under fire from senators - Rachel @maddow Show - Air Date: 8-6-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Waiting - Greatest Hits
Ch. 10: Act 5: New York Times Now Using Torture, Finally - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-09-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Cynical - Waiting for the Punchline
Ch. 12: Act 6: Flashback: Antonin Scalia Says Waterboarding Not Torture - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-12-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Tell Me What I Want To Hear - Let It Go
Ch. 14: Act 7: The U.S. Has a History of Treating POW's Humainly - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-02-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: John Adams theme song
Ch. 16: Act 8: Torture And Its Uncontrollable Consequences - @CBCideas - Air Date 6-10-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: On forming trust between groups with power imbalances - Sally from San Francisco
Ch. 22: On the militarized, out-of-control police - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on the intersectionality of militarized police
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2014/08/16) Trickle up, up and overseas economics (Corporations)
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Edition #852
Trickle up, up and overseas economics
Today we take a look at the ways in which the game is rigged to keep executive pay high, worker pay low and corporate welfare flowing
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Do CEOs Make So Much Money? - The Atlantic - Air Date: 01-22-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Cantaloupe Island - Cantaloupe Island
Ch. 4: Act 2: CEO Pay Is A Massive Scam, This Chart Proves It - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-03-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two - Oliver! (The Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Ch. 6: Act 3: Our Enemy Is The Same - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 03-31-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Common Enemies - Badlands
Ch. 8: Act 4: How income inequality happens - @jimhightower - Air Date: 5-13-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: A Fair Day's Wage - War on Peace - EP
Ch. 10: Act 5: Comcast-TimeWarner Merger Update via @freepress - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 12: Act 6: Corporate Welfare And Taxes Of The One Percent - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date 5-30-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Trickle Down - No Covers
Ch. 14: Act 7: Shocking! Fox News Hosts Get Corporate Tax Dodging All Wrong While Defending Them - @majorityfm - Air Date: 08-01-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Capitalism - Capitalism (feat. Bajka) - EP
Ch. 16: Act 8: Chris Michael: Creating Democracy in the Workplace - @grittv - Air Date: 3-14-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Tonight the Streets Are Ours - Tonight the Streets Are Ours - EP
Ch. 18: Act 9: John Finimore on capitalism - The Now Show
Voicemails
Ch. 19: The health effects of too much politics - David in Indiana
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on the ways different people experience media and politics differently
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Follow-up/new Action!
Join the Fight to Stop the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger via FreePress.net
Sources/additional glimmers of hope:
"Comcast defends $45B Time Warner merger” via Kate Tummarello at The Hill
"Comcast and Time Warner fund event for FCC regulator while seeking merger approval” via Josh Hicks at The Washington Post
Hear the segment in context:
Episode #852 "Trickle up, up and overseas economics (Corporations)"
Revisit the original action/segment: BOTL Activism: "FreePress.net fights against media monopolies” from Episode #799 Rise of the gatekeepers (Net Neutrality)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/08/12) To selectively protect and serve (Injustice System)
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Edition #851
To selectively protect and serve
Today we look at a variety of ways in which the justice system utterly fails to deliver anything resembling justice
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Sick, Twisted Reason This Man Lost 24 Years Of His Life - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-11-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: No Justice,No Peace - No Justice,No Peace
Ch. 4: Act 2: How to Become Your Own Supreme Court - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-10-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Not Guilty - Waking Up the Neighbours
Ch. 6: Act 3: Invasive Cavity Search at the Border - @onthemedia - Air Date: 2-28-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Abuse of Power - Humongously Yours
Ch. 8: Act 4: EVERY Car In Los Angeles Under Investigation - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-31-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Stop Spying - Making Perfect Sense
Ch. 10: Act 5: CA Supermax Prisoners Win Right To Challenge Solitary Confinement As A Class - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 6-11-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Solitary Confinement - Solitary Confinement
Ch. 12: Act 6: Time to Abolish the Prison Industrial Complex - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-18-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Crime to Be Broke in America - Home
Ch. 14: Act 7: Homicide: Autopsy Says NY Man Died from Police Chokehold - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 08-05-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: I Think I Broke Something - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 16: Act 8: Eric Garner NYPD Chokehold Death Ruled a Homicide as Police Arrest Key Witness - @majorityfm - Air Date: 08-05-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Things a Get from Bad to Worse - Everything Crash: The Best of the Ethiopians
Ch. 18: Act 9: #JusticeforEricGarner via @ColorOfChange - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 20: Act 10: How To End Police Brutality AND Homelessness [Redacted Tonight] - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 08-04-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: Good Ideas - Good Ideas
Ch. 22: Act 11: States That Slashed Prison Population Saw Huge Drops in Crime - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-26-14
Voicemails
Ch. 23: Black men are treated both older and younger than they are - Slim from San Deigo
Ch. 24: Thank you for what you do - Karen from Charlotte NC
Ch. 25: The details of Levittown, Long Island - Scott from Long Island
Ch. 26: Turn's out Wade is liberal - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 27: Final comments on the two-step advice on how to survive the stress of paying attention to politics
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
UPDATE:
Since the production of this episode, a nationwide moment of silence and accompanying vigils in 50 cities has been planned for THURSDAY Aug 14 at 7pmEST. #NMOS14 is being coordinated by Feminista Jones who's Twitter you can follow for information.
TAKE ACTION:
Sign the ColorOfChange.org letter to Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton: #JusticeforEricGarner
Additional Activism/Resources:
Sign: White House petition demanding a statement (at the very least) on the killing of young, black men
Read and join in these Twitter conversations:
”Black Women Matter: #RememberRenisha”
"#IfTheyGunnedMeDown Shows How Black People Are Portrayed in Mainstream Media” by Yesha Callahan at The Root
Sources/further reading:
"News coverage of the Michael Brown shooting: headlines matter” via The People’s View
"When Parenting Feels Like a Fool’s Errand: On the Death of Michael Brown.” by Stacia L. Brown
"Surprise! NYPD Commissioner Bratton Doesn’t Think Race Had Anything to Do With Eric Garner’s Death” by Mychal Denzel Smith at The Nation
"Eric Garner’s Death and the Exasperation With Police Violence” by Mychal Denzel Smith at The Nation
Hear the segment in context:
Episode #851 "To selectively protect and serve (Injustice System)"
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/08/09) The P Word (Racism)
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Edition #850
The P Word
Today we hammer home the details about white privilege once and for all so that there will never be any further confusion about ever
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 3: Song 1: Song Link Here
Ch. 4: Act 2: Bill O'Reilly Denies Having White Privilege - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-16-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Song Link Here
Ch. 6: Act 3: Danielle Lee (@DNLee5): Working twice as hard - @story_collider - Air Date: 12-9-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Song Link Here
Ch. 8: Act 4: Same Behavior, Different Treatment - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 4-2-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Song Link Here
Ch. 10: Act 5: Why Are Black Preschoolers Being Suspended Far More Than Their White Classmates? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-26-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Song Link Here
Ch. 12: Act 6: White Supremacy and the Central Park 5 - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 6-25-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Song Link Here
Ch. 14: Act 7: Caller: White People Don't Understand White Privilege - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-26-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Song Link Here
Ch. 16: Act 8: Denice Frohman - 1-800-White Man Privilege Hotline - Button Poetry - Air Date: 04-28-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: The conservative reaction to the refugee crisis - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 22: No excuse for watching mainstream news - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments updating on the new old-school marketing campaign
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/08/06) The planners and the deniers (Global Warming)
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Edition #849
The planners and the deniers
Today we look at some of the people and the plans they have to help save the climate as well as some of the deniers and how to deal with them
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Elon Musk talks Tesla, climate change and his reasons for pessimism - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 6-17-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Damage (Bonus Track) - Impeach My Bush (Bonus Track Version) [Expanded Edition]
Ch. 4: Act 2: Tesla Does Something No Other Car Company Would Ever Do - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-21-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Electric Car - Here Comes Science (Audio + Video Version)
Ch. 6: Act 3: Caller: Is the Electric in Electric Cars Really Clean? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-09-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: One Million Miles Away - The Illusionary Movements of Geraldine and Nazu
Ch. 8: Act 4: Racing Toward Renewables: Solutions Project Update
Ch. 9: Song 4: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 10: Act 5: Hamburg Plans to Eliminate Need for Cars Within 20 Years - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-30-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Driving Sideways - Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 12: Act 6: Supporting Climate Action Despite The Denyers - @greennewsreport - Air Date 6-10-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Money (That's What I Want) [Single] - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Barrett Strong
Ch. 14: Act 7: Politics Of Climate Change And The Press - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 5-16-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: A Waltz for George and Tex - Wild Ones
Ch. 16: Act 8: Senators Seek to Bypass President Obama, Construct Keystone Pipeline - @majorityfm - Air Date: 06-27-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Modern Way - Employment
Ch. 18: Act 9: Republican: Climate Change a Hoax Because Earth and Mars Have Same Temperature - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-14-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: You're a Joke - Planet Obscure
Ch. 20: Act 10: Tony Abbot's Big Present For Polluters - @greennewsreport - Air Date 7-17-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: That's all - Claire and the Reasons
Ch. 22: Act 11: Climate Change and Emperor Penguins - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-02-14
Ch. 23: Song 11: Defying Gravity (Glee Cast Version) - Glee: The Music, Vol. 1
Ch. 24: Act 12: 10 words no other US President has said on climate - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 7-7-14
Ch. 25: Song 12: Do The Right Thing - Beres Hammond - Collectors Series
Ch. 26: Act 13: Finally, Climate Deniers Purged - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-12-14
Voicemails
Ch. 27: On sovereignty and the refugee crisis - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 28: On non-violent resistence, morality and violence - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 29: Can't remain silent on Israel's actions anymore - Oren Ashkenazi from Seattle, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 30: Final comments on our newly launched marketing campaign. Review us in iTunes and Stitcher!
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism Update!
Solutions Project Newsletter/Round-up
Keep your eye on...
”New Yorkers Push for Solar Access”
Governor Cuomo’s “Reforming The Energy Vision”
Connecticut Shared Solar – Looking Ahead to 2015
Sources/additional glimmers of hope:
"In Some States, Emissions Cuts Defy Skeptics” via The New York Times
Hear the segment in context:
Episode #797 "Trouble at the old pharm (Health Care)"
Revisit the original action/segment: BOTL Activism: The Solutions Project (02/02/14)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/08/03) Wars and words (Media)
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Edition #848
Wars and words
Today we take a look at ways the media loves to spin the facts of war, start new wars and generally support the people with the power to start wars
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Journalist Confused About What Journalism Is - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-24-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Crazy - St. Elsewhere
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Media's Stories Are About U.S. Sacrifice - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 6-20-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Everybody's gone to war - Nerina Pallot
Ch. 6: Act 3: Rewriting The Orwellian Headlines - @Citizen_Radio - Air Date 7-18-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Forgotten - Punkgrass for the People
Ch. 8: Act 4: Loaded Language - @onthemedia - Air Date: 7-25-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Perspective - Respect the Architect
Ch. 10: Act 5: Certain Lives Are Worth Much More Than Others - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 7-18-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Casualties of War - Don't Sweat the Technique
Ch. 12: Act 6: Americans Agree: The Media Sucks [DEVASTATING POLL] - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-22-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Whole World Is a Stage - Best of the Fantastic Four
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Lies That Lead to War - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 6-27-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac: Greatest Hits
Ch. 16: Act 8: Reporter Who Lied About WMDs Now Calls For Media Accountability on Iraq - @majorityfm - Air Date: 06-16-14
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Advocating a one-state solution - Adam from Oxford, England
Ch. 18: What right does Israel have to exist and when did Americans stop hating Jews? - Prof. Rambo from Georgia
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 19: Final comments on avoiding playing the fool
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2014/07/31) Refugees at the border (Immigration)
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Refugees at the border
Today we take a look at how our arguments over immigration policy is causing emotional flare ups around what should be an uncomplicated issue of a rich, developed nation offering help to refugees fleeing violence in their countries of origin.
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Top 6 Ways Corporations Are Bringing The Battlefield Home...And Making A Killing - @BraveNewFound - Air Date: 01-06-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Comes and Goes (In Waves) - Three Flights from Alto Nido
Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Tackles Immigration Reform, Republicans Disagree - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-07-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Off a Cliff - Gestalt
Ch. 6: Act 3: Behind the border crisis - @onthemedia - Air Date: 7-11-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Rescue Jah Children - Police & Thieves (Remastered)
Ch. 8: Act 4: This Is Humane?: Lawmakers Push for "HUMANE" Act to Potentially Send Kids to Die - @majorityfm - Air Date: 07-15-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Shame - Emotionalism (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 10: Act 5: Sarah Palin: Impeach Obama for Following George W. Bush's Law - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-10-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Smallest Piece - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 12: Act 6: Brit Hume Bursts The Fox News Bubble Over The National Guard At The Border - Media Matters Minute (@mmfa) - Air Date: 07-14-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Smallest Piece - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 14: Act 7: They're Not "Illegal" Immigrants, They're Refugees - @majorityfm - Air Date: 07-15-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Escape - Light (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 16: Act 8: Don't Mention Why The Kids Are On Our Borders - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 7-11-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Keepsake - Peace Between Nations
Ch. 18: Act 9: When Children Are the Enemy - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 7-15-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Cruel World - African Elephants
Ch. 20: Act 10: This Is What Refugee Immigrants Crossing the U.S. Border Are Fleeing - @majorityfm - Air Date: 07-17-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: Heartless - The Best of Aldo Nova
Ch. 22: Act 11: Support @SavetheChildren’s Border Crisis Effort - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 23: Song 11: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 24: Act 12: Jose Antonio Vargas, Proud American - @Truthdig - Air Date 7-18-14
Ch. 25: Song 12: Proud to Be an American - Side Street Ramblers - Masterworks Series Volume 2
Ch. 26: Act 13: Fox News Scoffs At Heart-Wrenching 911 Calls Of Immigrants Dying - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-24-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Torn apart by looking at both sides - Nathan from Boca Raton, FL
Ch. 22: Why I support Palestine - Sarah from Boston
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on David Pakman's response to the last episode's final comments
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Take Action:
TEXT “AID” to Save the Children at 20222 to donate $10
Read and watch stories from those crossing the boarder at: Save the Children’s “U.S. Border Crisis” page.
Learn exactly where your support is going at: U.S. Border Crisis: 'Save the Children’ Meeting Immediate Needs of Children
Sources/further reading:
Read and watch stories from those crossing the boarder at: Save the Children’s “U.S. Border Crisis” page.
"Border children need immediate cooperation" via Save the Children at USA Today
"To Address Honduran Refugee Crisis at the Border, US Should Stop Financing Repression in Honduras” by Laura Raymond at Truthout
"This Is What an Overcrowded Holding Center for Migrant Children Looks Like” by Steven Hsieh at The Nation
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/07/28) The Israeli incursion into Gaza (Special Event)
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Edition #846
The Israeli incursion into Gaza
Today we take an overview of the current conflict between Israel and Gaza. There are war crimes on both sides but a large asymmetry of power
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: If You Care About Israel, End the Occupation NOW - @majorityfm - Air Date: 07-08-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Machine - Contre jour (Original Soundtrack)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Netanyahu Accidentally Poses A Devastating Thought Experiment, Death Toll Rises - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-15-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Welcome to the Black Parade - Strung Out - The String Quartet Tribute to Alternative Rock Hits, Vol. 3
Ch. 6: Act 3: Israel & Palestine Not Close to Peace - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-16-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Turtle (Bonobo Mix) - One Offs... Remixes & B Sides
Ch. 8: Act 4: Let Me Take a Selfie?: Israelis Call for Ethnic Cleansing via Selfie - @majorityfm - Air Date: 07-16-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Legions (War) - One Cello x 16: Natoma
Ch. 10: Act 5: A Caged Population Treated Like Animals - @Truthdig - Air Date 7-18-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Fade to Black - Inquisition Symphony
Ch. 12: Act 6: Lifting The Media Curtain, The Real Israeli Story - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 7-19-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dreamtime - Faith In the Future
Ch. 14: Act 7: A Progressive Israeli On The Israel/Gaza Crisis - @democracynow - Air Date 7-22-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: PTF2012 (Instrumental) - VNV Nation
Ch. 16: Act 8: What Should Palestine Do? An MLK Quote Says It All - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-17-14
Ch. 17: Final comments on why Israel gets more focus than other humanitarian crises
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2014/07/25) Another reason why we need single payer (Hobby Lobby)
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Another reason why we need single payer
Today we take a look at the Hobby Lobby ruling from the Supreme Court. Just as with money in politics, I'm pretty sure they're just trying to make the status quo so outrageously bad that we have no choice but to fundamentally change the system
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: 8 Women Explain Why The Hobby Lobby Ruling Is Dead Wrong - Media Matters 4 America (@mmfa) - Air Date: 07-19-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Mothers of the Night - Last Night
Ch. 4: Act 2: Doing Away With Science - @TWiBnation - Air Date 6-30-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Me & God & Jesus - Put Your Faith In Me
Ch. 6: Act 3: Is the Supreme Court Out of Order? Part 1 - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 7-11-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: You Don't Scare Me - Chimney's Afire
Ch. 8: Act 4: Religious Freedom a Farce in Hobby Lobby Case - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-02-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Here's to Your Health - Here's to Your Health-Single
Ch. 10: Act 5: Hobby Lobby's Corporate Commandments - @markfiore Animation - Air Date: 07-07-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: All This and Heaven Too - Ceremonials
Ch. 12: Act 6: Is the Supreme Court Out of Order? Part 2 - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 7-11-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Strange But True - Moth-Balls The Best Of The First 25 Years
Ch. 14: Act 7: Hobby Lobby Against Abortion, Invests in 'Abortion Pill' Manufacturers - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-03-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Ignore the Ignorant - Ignore the Ignorant
Ch. 16: Act 8: Laura Ingraham's Dark Ages Diagnosis Of Birth Control Users - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-02-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Communist Friends - Junior
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Campaign to #StoppBoggs via @NARAL - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 20: Act 10: The Hobby Lobby Decision Already Getting Worse - @majorityfm - Air Date: 07-09-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: Breathe Me - Breathe Me - Single
Ch. 22: Act 11: They Covered It Until Told They Had To - @TWiBnation - Air Date 7-7-14
Ch. 23: Final comments on the quiet before the storm
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism Update!
Judiciary Committee Postpones Boggs Vote
Original segment: "Stop The Michael Boggs Confirmation, BOTL activism”
But wait! Take action:
Say THANK YOU via NARAL’s Speaking Out Against Michael Boggs
Sources/additional glimmers of hope:
10 Reasons to #StopBoggs as told by Star Wars
"Sen. Richard Blumenthal Will Oppose Controversial Obama Nominee Michael Boggs”
”NARAL Pro-Choice America on Senator Chuck Schumer’s Statement To Oppose Michael Boggs”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/07/22) Fools and money (Conservatives)
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Fools and money
Today we take a look at a few ways how and why conservatives are being systematically fooled to the benefit of the elite
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The conservative con game - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-04-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: A Fool and His Money - Mosaic
Ch. 4: Act 2: The conservatives deep bench - @fakedansavage - Air Date 5-13-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: I ain't afraid - Robin Roberts
Ch. 6: Act 3: David Brooks, 'Democracy Is A Problem' - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 5-23-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Rabble and the Ruled - Patience and Perseverance
Ch. 8: Act 4: America's Poorest County Sadly Believe Republicans Fight For Them - @majorityfm - Air Date: 05-23-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who: Greatest Hits
Ch. 10: Act 5: Warning: Boehner at work! - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 7-21-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: While Rome Burns - Giggle (1995)
Ch. 12: Act 6: Can Scientists Be Trusted? Not According To The Tea Party - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-25-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Misinformation - Talk to Jah
Ch. 14: Act 7: Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'Cosmos' is Really Freaking Out Conservatives - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-28-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Resurrection (Space Club Mix) - Phonosynthesis (Includes Continuous Mix By DJ Irene)
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Right's Climate Change Intellectuals - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 5-23-14
Voicemails
Ch. 17: A student debt story - Jamie from Philadelphia, PA
Ch. 18: How education dollars are spent - John From Davis, CA
Ch. 19: Everybody read history and have your kids read history - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 20: The government can do when they prioritize - Marcus from Austin, TX
Ch. 21: The importance of personal LGBTQ stories - Zach from San Francisco
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments on the pile of work I found waiting for me when I got home
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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(2013/07/19) How we treat those we are responsible for (Prison Nation) (Repodcast)
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How we treat those we are responsible for
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Aryan Brotherhood's 'Jihadist' Murder Streak in the U.S. - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-03-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Sail - AWOL Nation
Ch. 4: Act 2: What to Think of Whenever You Hear "The Worst of the Worst" - Black Agenda Report - Air Date: 6-12-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Ch. 6: Act 3: Caller: Prisons Should Not be Privatized! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-13-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Clint Eastwood - The Gorillaz
Ch. 8: Act 4: Judge Sentenced for Selling Kids to Prisons - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-25-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Life in prison - Mitchell
Ch. 10: Act 5: Philadelphia 'Can't Afford' Schools, Buys $400 Million Prison - Young Turks - Air Date: 06-15-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Opportunity - Pete Murray
Ch. 12: Act 6: Private Prisons: The Evil Side of Reaganomics - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-22-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Evil is alive and well - Jakob Dylan
Ch. 14: Act 7: Barbaric Sterilizations in California - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 7-9-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: 21st Century - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Forced Sterilization Of Women In American Prisons - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-13-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: The Undesirables - Lawrence Arabia
Ch. 18: Act 9: Texas County Sued for Running 'Rape Camp' at Jail - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 06-23-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Nothing else matters - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Ch. 20: Act 10: Solitary Watch - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 21: Song 10: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 22: Act 11: Pelican Bay prisoners' hunger strike - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 07-11-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Chain gang - Sam Cooke
Ch. 24: Act 12: Tens of Thousands of California Inmates Join Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers - Black Agenda Report - Air Date: 7-10-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Rape jokes are not off limits - Peter from Chicago, IL
Leave a message at 202-999-3991
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 26: Final comments on rape jokes
Lindy West's articles:
How to Make a Rape Joke - http://jezebel.com/5925186/how-to-make-a-rape-joke
If Comedy Has No Lady Problem, Why Am I Getting So Many Rape Threats? - http://jezebel.com/if-comedy-has-no-lady-problem-why-am-i-getting-so-many-511214385
Activism:
http://solitarywatch.com/action/
Information for this segment can be found at:
READ:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/solitary-confinement-shane-bauer
WATCH: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/video-shane-bauer-solitary
STATE MAPS: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/map-solitary-confinement-states
In depth critique of US prison system: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2012/01/30/120130crat_atlarge_gopnik
Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unfuck-It-Up/196389490396988
Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com
Katie Klabusich, director: http://katiespeak.com
Produced by:
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(2014/07/14) All but the rich agree we need change (Wealth Divide)
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All but the rich agree we need change
Today we take a look at the facts and the folly of the vast and growing wealth gap in the US. The good news is that everyone agrees we should take action to fix the problem, we just need to teach everyone it's a problem first. Weird, eh?
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: FDR Second Bill of Rights Speech
Ch. 3: Song 1: Window - In a Safe Place
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fighting for the Four Freedoms with Harvey J. Kaye - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-11-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Monday - I Heart Huckabees (Original Soundtrack) [Soundtrack from the Motion Picture]
Ch. 6: Act 3: Media Twisting And Ignoring Polls That Show Popularity Of 'Inequality' Theme - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 2-7-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: We Want a Rock - Flood
Ch. 8: Act 4: Republicans & Democrats Completely Agree on This ONE Issue - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-23-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: What Are Their Names - If I Could Only Remember My Name
Ch. 10: Act 5: JP Morgan and the income inequality problem - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-24-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: RazorWire - Chris Priest
Ch. 12: Act 6: American? You Might Move To Canada After Watching This - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-23-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Oligarchy - Punkgrass for the People
Ch. 14: Act 7: USA: Bad Jobs Country - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 4-30-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Revolution (Human Need Over Profit) - Tha People's Music
Ch. 16: Act 8: Comfortably Stating The Dangers Of Populism - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 5-2-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Populism, Yea Yea - Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Original Cast Recording)
Ch. 18: Act 9: Retirement Security For All via @SEIU - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 20: Act 10: Bill Moyers Essay: America’s Mad Dash Toward Oligarchy - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-18-14
Ch. 21: Bonus clip: This day in history - Bastille Day - John Mill
Ch. 22: Final comments on where to catch me at Netroots Nation
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
ACTIVISM:
Retirement Security For All via Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Expand Social Security petition
Sources/further reading:
State Report on Social Security via Social Security Works
Follow SEIU Retirement Security and Social Security Works
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2013/07/25) Cause and effect (Foreign Policy) (Repodcast)
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Cause and effect
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The New Iraq and Rumsfeld's Rules - le Show - Air Date 5-19-13
Ch. 3: Act 2: Honor And Duty According To Dick Cheney - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 5-17-13
Ch. 4: Song 2: The world I know - Collective Soul
Ch. 5: Act 3: Withdrawing From War Without Lessons Learned - Common Sense - Air Date 5-29-13
Ch. 6: Song 3: Vultures of culture - Nahko and Medicine for the People
Ch. 7: Act 4: JFK Peace Speech: The Anti-George Bush - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-04-13
Ch. 8: Song 4: Let's begin - Margaret Whiting
Ch. 9: Act 5: Obama's 'Hidden Hand' Approach Debunked - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-19-13
Ch. 10: Song 5: This war - Ophelia of the Spirits
Ch. 11: Act 6: Pathology of privilege in foreign policy - Tim Wise
Voicemails:
Ch. 12: Clarifications on rape culture and rape jokes - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 13: Thoughts on the Zimmerman trial - Aaron from Kansas
Leave a message at 202-999-3991
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 14: Final comments reading a perspective from a 'white hispanic' listener
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/07/06) The education industry (Education)
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The education industry
Today we take a look at couple of ways smart job-creators have come up with to make people pay for portions of our education system that should either not exist or be free, thereby creating wealth for themselves and a few jobs to boot. They must have gone to college to be smart enough to come up with that plan.
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The war on common core - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 05-08-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Secret Agent: The Secret Agent Ending - Philip Glass: Glass Reflections
Ch. 4: Act 2: Republican: Common Core is a Plot to Turn Kids Gay! - @majorityfm - Air Date: 05-20-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Shame - Emotionalism (Bonus Track Version)
Ch. 6: Act 3: This Test Is Not For Non-English Speakers - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 5-2-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Classroom - East Coast Teen Party - Volume 7
Ch. 8: Act 4: Students Now Indentured to the Banksters - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 05-24-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Free College - Pie in the Sky
Ch. 10: Act 5: Senator Warren Fights For Students, Knowing She'll Fail - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-10-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: We Are the Champions - Queen: Greatest Hits
Ch. 12: Act 6: Student Debt PayBack Cap via @WhiteHouse - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 14: Act 7: Time for a Student Loan Debt Jubilee! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-04-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Free Education (feat. Treez & Young DJ) - Unconditional
Ch. 16: Act 8: Graduating? The Class of 2014 is Screwed - @majorityfm - Air Date: 05-24-14
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Summer hours should be summer weeks - Dan in Sheffield Lake
Ch. 22: Don't read history, work on the future - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comment on the importance of synthesizing historical information to help create the future
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism Update!
”Obama Announces New Executive Orders to Reduce Student Debt” via In the Capital
ACTIVISM:
"How to Contact All the Senators Who Voted Against Student Debt Relief Legislation” via In the Capital
Find out how much the Congress cost you — then tweet it at them.
Track legislative efforts at Higher Ed Not Debt.
Sources/additional glimmers of hope:
"The 37 Senators Who Voted for Millionaires Over Students” via Campaign For America’s Future at Truthout
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/07/02) Hope dies last (Climate)
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Hope dies last
Today we hear about climate progress from Obama and climate denial from bought-off Republicans, we clarify how to talk about it and what we're actually trying to save and maintain hope in the face of daunting odds
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama Administration Sets New EPA Rules - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-03-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Take It or Leave It - Is This It
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fighting New EPA Standards - @greennewsreport - Air Date 6-5-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Change Your Mind - Fortress
Ch. 6: Act 3: Climate Change vs. Global Warming - @onthemedia - Air Date: 6-6-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Death to Everyone (Bonus Track) - Sword & Sworcery LP - The Ballad of the Space Babies
Ch. 8: Act 4: Clever Pipeline XL Equations - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 5-9-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Cave - Mumford & Sons Piano Tribute
Ch. 10: Act 5: David Suzuki: The War on Climate Scientists - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 5-16-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: I Saved the World Today - Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection (Remastered)
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Kill-Clean-Energy Industry - @greennewsreport - Air Date 6-17-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Sweet Little Lies - Yell Fire!
Ch. 14: Act 7: Clean energy, not Cove Point - Mike Tidwell of Chesapeake Climate Action Network (@CCAN)
Ch. 15: Song 7: Solid Ground - Real Estate
Ch. 16: Act 8: Stop Fracked Gas Exports via @CCAN - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 18: Act 9: Hope Dies Last - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-27-14
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Thoughts on Wade's comments regarding Iraq - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 20: In defense of Wade - David From North Carolina
Ch. 21: Thoughts on Wade's comments on Iraq - Daniel from Albany, NY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments on the final fundraising tally
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
ACTIVISM:
Stop Fracked Gas Exports: Cove Point and Beyond via Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Sources/further reading:
Chesapeake Climate Action Network on Twitter
"Concerned About Climate Change? Take Action to Stop Cove Point” via NationAction
"Is The Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal The Next Keystone XL?” by Caroline Selle at HuffPost Green
"The Other Keystone It’s just as important to stop Cove Point” by Mark Hersgaard at The Nation
"Fisherman Fighting Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal Worried About Explosions, Long-Term Impacts” via DeSmog Blog
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/06/28) Trials and tribulations (Trans Rights)
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Edition #840
Trials and tribulations
Today we hear some personal and some political stories that give insight into the trans experience in America
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Laverne Cox: I'm from Mobile, AL - True Transgender Stories - @Lavernecox - Air Date: 2-7-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Proud - This Business of Art
Ch. 4: Act 2: Know your rights: Transgender In The Workplace - @PRUradio - Air Date: 6-30-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: I Fought the Law - Hits Back (Deluxe Edition)
Ch. 6: Act 3: Financial Options Available For Gender Confirmation Surgery - @fakedansavage - Air Date 11-19-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Get With The Times - Get With The Times
Ch. 8: Act 4: Provider Ignorance In Health Care And Therapy For LGBTQ Community - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date 2-3-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Yeah Sapphire - Stay Positive
Ch. 10: Act 5: Texas Trans Law That Effects All Trans - @transadvocate - Air Date 2-6-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Ch. 12: Act 6: Justice for Jane via @Justice4JaneCT - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 14: Act 7: Joy Ladin: Life as a transgender woman at an Orthodox Jewish University - @TheCurrentCBC - Air Date: 4-28-14
Ch. 23: Final comments on what ever happened to Our Blue Media
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
ACTIVISM:
Ways to Take Action, “Justice for Jane Doe and the urgency of survival” via Reina Gossett
Sources/further reading:
"Jailed Conn. Trans Teen to Be Released”, "Conn. Trans Teen Jailed, Housed With Adults”, "Rally Planned for Jailed 16-Year-Old Trans Girl”, and "Detained Trans Girl Speaks Out, Details Abusive Past” by Parker Marie Malloy at Advocate.com
"Jane Doe, Trans Women, and the Myth of the Perfect Victim” by Katherine Cross at RH Reality Check
Follow/stay updated: Justice For Jane on Twitter and Facebook
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/06/24) Disinfecting the rot on American democracy (Money in Politics)
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Edition #839
Disinfecting the rot on American democracy
Today we look at the biggest fundamental problem with American politics and a couple of the biggest plans to fix it
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: There is a Rot at the Core of American Democracy! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-16-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Screwed - One Man Riot
Ch. 4: Act 2: Nobody Wants You to Be An Activist - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-22-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Power to the People - Power to the People: The Hits (Deluxe Version)
Ch. 6: Act 3: 3 Who’s Buying our Midterm Elections? with Kim Barker and Andy Kroll (Part 1) - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 3-21-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Buy My Vote - Righteous Ruckus
Ch. 8: Act 4: Americans Agree Get Money OUT Of Politics - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-14-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Truth - Somebody Besides Yourself
Ch. 10: Act 5: 3 Who’s Buying our Midterm Elections? with Kim Barker and Andy Kroll (Part 2) - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 3-21-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: No Limit - O.N.I.F.C. (Deluxe Version)
Ch. 12: Act 6: MayDay PAC - @MayOneUS - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 14: Act 7: VT Calls Constitutional Convention Over Citizens United - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-08-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: The Constitution - Happy Hour
Ch. 16: Act 8: Dear Corrupt Politicians: That Sound You Hear Is Us Winning - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-04-14
Voicemails
Ch. 17: I got the metaphor right! - Peter from Chicago, IL
Ch. 18: Responding to Wade's comments on reparations - Steve from Stockton, CA
Ch. 19: A Marine's perspective on the current chaos in Iraq - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 20: Final comments on summer hours and the progress of the fundraiser
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
ACTIVISM:
Support MayDay Pac
Follow MayDayUS its founder Lawrence Lessig
Sources/further reading:
"The Launch Of The MayDay Citizens’ SuperPAC” via LessigBlog
"Anti-Dark Money Activist Lawrence Lessig Launches A Super PAC To End Super PACs” by Mason Atkins at ThinkProgress
"Mayday PAC: The SuperPAC Built to Destroy SuperPACs” via Newsweek
"Lawrence Lessig Starts a Super PAC” by Derek Willis at The New York Times
"Cronies, corruption and cash: Lawrence Lessig on why we need a super PAC to end all super PACs” by Elias Isquith at Salon
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/06/21) Double dose of duplicity (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #838
Double dose of duplicity
Today we look at the absurdly politicized reactions to the prisoner swap to retrieve Bowe Bergdahl and the PTSD-inducing media blitz of Bush-era neocons spouting their discredited opinions about the current chaos in Iraq
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: A prisoner dilemma - @onthemedia - Air Date: 6-13-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Long-Ge - Early Music
Ch. 4: Act 2: A Trial By News Debate - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 6-6-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Price You Pay - The River
Ch. 6: Act 3: No Actual Evidence Sgt Bergdahl Caused Any Deaths - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-04-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Unbelievable - Cool '90s Hits
Ch. 8: Act 4: Militants Capture Huge Swaths Of Iraq, Including Weapons YOU Paid For - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-13-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Beginning - Punkgrass for the People
Ch. 10: Act 5: Andrew Bacevich on the chaos in Iraq - @billmoyersHQ - Air Date: 6-20-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Forgotten - Punkgrass for the People
Ch. 12: Act 6: No New War via @AlanGrayson - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 14: Act 7: Time to Rethink American Exceptionalism? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 05-31-14
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Responding to Vicki from Oregon on animal agriculture - Scott from Brooklyn
Ch. 16: Comparing marijuana with alcohol and tobacco - Nathan from Boca Raton, FL
Ch. 17: Possible effects of reparations - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on the purpose of keeping the conversation on racism alive
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
ACTIVISM:
Sources/further reading:
"Stop Calling the Iraq War a ‘Mistake’” by Dennis Kucinich
"U.S. considers air strikes on Iraq, holds talks with Iran”
"Sunday Shows Turn To Discredited Iraq War Architects For Iraq Analysis” via Media Matters For America
"Hawks Push for Iraq War, the Rule of Law Prevents It” by Kevin Zeese via Popular Resistance and Truthout
"A Third Iraq War?” by Robin Wright at The New Yorker
VIDEO: Crisis In Iraq Michael Brooks on Arise News
"The sectarian myth of Iraq exploited by the West is a recipe for endless war” via Stop The War Coalition
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/06/18) One year after Snowden (NSA Spying)
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Edition #837
One year after Snowden
Today we look at where we are, in the wake of the Snowden revelations from one year ago, and where we may be heading with our relationship to the concept of privacy
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: What was Snowden's crime? - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date: 6-6-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Traitor - White Water, White Bloom
Ch. 4: Act 2: Brian Williams interviews Edward Snowden - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date: 5-30-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: T-Shirt Weather - Banter - A Candle Records Collection
Ch. 6: Act 3: Glenn Greenwald on the Surveillance State - @CBCRadioQ - Air Date: 5-2-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Burn It Down - Dancing In The Streets
Ch. 8: Act 4: How The Government Can Destroy Your Reputation (Report) - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-04-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Big Brother (1999 Remaster) - Diamond Dogs
Ch. 10: Act 5: Intelligence community directive 119 - @onthemedia - Air Date: 6-13-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Secret - Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge
Ch. 12: Act 6: Reject Secret FBI Backdoors in Your Communications via @EFF
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 14: Act 7: The declining treatment of the fourth amendment - @dccommonsense - Air Date: 5-8-14
Voicemails
Ch. 15: In response to animal agriculture and climate change - Vicki from Oregon
Ch. 16: Melding the good guy with the nice guy - Chrissie from Kansas
Ch. 17: It's a weak argument to say that marijuana is harmless - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on arguing marijuana legalization
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
ACTIVISM:
Tell The White House You Oppose The FBI’s Secret New Internet Surveillance Law via The Electronic Frontier Foundation
Sources/further reading:
"Should U.S. Hackers Fix Cybersecurity Holes or Exploit Them?” by Bruce Schneier at The Atlantic
"Don’t Listen to Google and Facebook: The Public-Private Surveillance Partnership Is Still Going Strong” by Bruce Schneier at The Atlantic
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/06/15) The case for reparations (Racism)
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Edition #836
The case for reparations
Today we explain once again what white privilege is and isn't and then take a look at the case for reparations for slavery
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Bill O'Reilly Exempts Himself From White Privilege - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-16-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: inequality - What'z Next
Ch. 4: Act 2: White Privilege is Real - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-30-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Turtle (Bonobo Mix) - One Offs... Remixes & B Sides
Ch. 6: Act 3: Examining the case for reparations - @Dis_Con - Air Date 2-18-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Who Benefits? - In Black and White
Ch. 8: Act 4: Facing the Truth: The Case for Reparations Part 1 - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 5-21-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Confrontation - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 10: Act 5: Slavery Reparations Study (H.R. 40) via @repjohnconyers and @NAACP - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 12: Act 6: Facing the Truth: The Case for Reparations Part 2 - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 5-21-14
Voicemails
Ch. 13: No one espouses misandry more than MRAs - Nathan from Boca Raton, FL
Ch. 14: Offended by Sonya's analogy - Peter from Chicago, IL
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments on women's lose-lose predicament analogy
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
ACTIVISM:
NAACP Supports Slavery Reparations Study Legislation, H.R. 40, Now Pending In The 113th Congress” introduced by Rep John Conyers
Sample letters/emails to send to your representatives via the NAACP
Sources/further reading:
"The Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
"STUDY: Economic Hardship Makes People More Racially Biased” by Chris Mooney at Mother Jones
"Surprise! Study Finds People Don’t Understand How Racism Works” by Mychal Denzel Smith at The Nation
"We’re Going to Be Talking About Reparations This Year” by Mychal Denzel Smith at The Nation
"Donald Sterling: Slumlord Billionaire” by Dave Zirin at The Nation
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/06/12) Speak up on the future of the Internet (Net Neutrality)
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Edition #835
Speak up on the future of the Internet
Today we look at how the Internet could look if we let the cable baron's lobbyists, including the one appointed to the FCC by Barack Obama, get their way and what we can do to stop them.
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The "gig" is up in Chatanooga - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-05-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Finest Worksong - Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage (1982-2011)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Cable Barons - @onthemedia - Air Date: 2-21-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Look To The Future - If It 'Ay Bost, Dow Fix It!
Ch. 6: Act 3: Net Neutrality R.I.P. (1969 - 2014) - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-02-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Things a Get from Bad to Worse - Everything Crash: The Best of the Ethiopians
Ch. 8: Act 4: Net Neutrality Then And Now - @theharryshearer Le Show - Air Date 4-27-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: It All Adds Up Now (1990 Remaster) - The Best of Cher (The Imperial Recordings, 1965-1968)
Ch. 10: Act 5: Mozilla's Plan to Save the Internet - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-08-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Fox In the Henhouse - Leap of Faith: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Ch. 12: Act 6: Net Neutrality - @LastWeekTonight with John Oliver - Air Date: 6-1-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Gonna Fly Now - The Rocky Story
Ch. 14: Act 7: What Happened to Obama’s Promised Net Neutrality? - @BillMoyerHQ And Company - Air Date 5-2-14
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Misogyny episode made me feel better - Paula from California
Ch. 16: Medical incentives only apply to medicare patients - Kim from Illinois
Ch. 17: Misandry and the power structure - Zach from San Francisco
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on racism, misandry, the FCC comment period and the BotL fundraiser
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/06/09) Somewhere between anarchy and tyranny (Health Care)
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Edition #834
Somewhere between anarchy and tyranny
Today we take a look at the unnecessarily-slow, yet undeniable progress being made in the push to insure all Americans
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: 9.5 Million Previously Uninsured Now Have Health Insurance - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-04-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: A Girl, A Boy, and a Graveyard - The Reluctant Graveyard
Ch. 4: Act 2: Obamacare Equals Freedom? - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-05-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: I Quit - 'Merican - EP
Ch. 6: Act 3: A Closer Look At Bipartisan Cooperation - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 5-23-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Underwhelmed - Not Your Property - Single
Ch. 8: Act 4: Can Hospitals Save Money By Making Doctors Squirm? - @planetmoney - Air Date: 12-19-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hospital Beds - Robbers & Cowards
Ch. 10: Act 5: You Can't Make Me Believe It - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 4-26-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: In Denial - Somewhere to Jump From
Ch. 12: Act 6: Obamacare Hater Now Loves Obamacare After It Saves His Life - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-30-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Room For Improvement - The Ali Of Rock
Ch. 14: Act 7: The GOP Death Panels... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 05-22-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Deathly - Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 16: Act 8: Medicaid’s (slow) Expansion via @FamiliesUSA - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 18: Act 9: Obamacare In Red States Vs Blue States - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-17-14
Voicemails
Ch. 19: The importance of reintegration of ex-prisoners - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 20: Some MnMs are poisoned - Sonya from Minnesota
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on some exciting updates to the June fundraiser
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism Update!
50 State Look At Medicaid Expansion via Families USA
Sources/additional glimmers of hope:
"Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs Medicaid expansion” via Reuters
HealthCare.gov’s Medicaid Expansion Info
”[Maine] House speaker makes final push for Medicaid expansion with plan based on New Hampshire”
"GOP hatches dramatic scheme in Virginia” via Rachel Maddow Show Blog
It couldn’t all be good news:
"In Texarkana, Uninsured and on the Wrong Side of a State Line” by Annie Lowrey, New York Times
"Millions of Poor Are Left Uncovered by Health Law” via The New York Times
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/06/06) Objectified, harassed, abused, killed (Misogyny)
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Edition #833
Objectified, harassed, abused, killed
Today we look at some of the effects, large and small, of living in a systemically misogynist culture. Turns out they're not good.
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: UCSB Shooter Elliot Rodgers Was Most Definitely a Misogynist - @majorityfm - Air Date: 05-28-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Misogyny - Smash It (feat. Zoe Devlin)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Some men hate women, all women feel the effects - @Citizen_Radio - Air Date 5-26-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Institutionalized Misogyny - Yesterday Rules
Ch. 6: Act 3: The media misses the point on the motivation of the UCSB shootings - @TWiBnation - Air Date 5-27-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Mother of Misogyny - Paper Scissors Stone
Ch. 8: Act 4: Not All Men - Yes, All Women - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 5-28-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Harassment - Reggae Fever (Caught You)
Ch. 10: Act 5: Objectified (Short film) - Tiye Rose Hood
Ch. 11: Song 5: Icky Thump - Icky Thump
Ch. 12: Act 6: Safety And Rejection - @TWiBnation - Air Date 5-27-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: One - The Complete Hit Singles
Ch. 14: Act 7: The NO MORE campaign via @NOMOREorg - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 16: Act 8: Reflecting on Nerd Culture - @onthemedia - Air Date: 5-30-14
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Livestock and the climate - Patrick from Dallas
Ch. 18: Followup on Stonewall Uprising and LGBTQ movement - Chrissie from Kansas
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on Nazis, misogynists and baby diarrhea
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline:
ACTIVISM:
Sources/further reading:
”Not Alone” — the White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault
"White House Action on Campus Sexual Violence: For Me, It's Personal” by Wagatwe Wanjuki
"Pure Poison: The UCSB Shooting, Ray Rice and a Culture of Violence Against Women” by Dave Zirin
"The insane (and hopeless) logic of #YesAllWomen critics” by Zerlina Maxwell
"It’s Time for Men to Stand Up and Fight Domestic Violence” by Dean Obeidallah
"How to Support a Trans* Survivor of Domestic Violence” via Everyday Feminism
CDC’s "Intimate Partner Violence” page
U.S. Dept of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women
U.S. Dept of Justice, Office For Victims of Crime: Sexual Assault in the Transgender Community
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/06/03) It costs money to either save or destroy the world (Climate)
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Edition #832
It costs money to either save or destroy the world
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Today we look at the financial realities of both action and inaction on climate change. Turns out the right, selfless thing to do is also the right, selfish thing to do
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The shocking truth about oil - and our planet - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-22-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: The fiddler's ballad - Jen Osha w/Wolf Creek Session
Ch. 5: Song 2: Land of Confusion - Invisible Touch
Ch. 6: Act 3: Climate Deniers Using Same Tactics as Tobacco Industry - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-09-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Robber Barons - Robber Barons - Single
Ch. 8: Act 4: John Fullerton: Carbon Crisis, Fossil Fuels, & Finance - The @GRITlaura Flanders Show - Air Date: 12-3-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Leader - Burning Spear
Ch. 10: Act 5: Stanford makes progress on divestment campaign - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 5-8-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Peril - Heresy and the Hotel Choir
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fossil Fuel Divestment Wins via @350 - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - The Poet
Ch. 14: Act 7: The antarctic ice sheet is disintegrating - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 5-13-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Water Keeps Rising - Kristin Diable and the City
Ch. 16: Act 8: Climate denial a prerequisite for GOP in 2016 - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 05-12-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: What Have We Done - Dancing In The Streets
Ch. 18: Act 9: Politician: I'm Not Qualified To Debate Science So I Reject It! - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-30-14
Ch. 19: Final comments on the launch of our first major BotL fundraiser
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism Update!
"Big win for divestment campaign: Stanford to divest from coal companies”
Sources/additional glimmers of hope:
"Why the Petro-Divestment Movement Is Unstoppable” via The Tyee
"Why Divestment is Changing the Climate Movement” by Chloe Maxmin at The Nation
"Fighting Climate Change by Divesting from Fossil Fuel Companies” via On The Commons
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/05/31) The scales are systemically tipped (Media)
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Edition #831
The scales are systemically tipped
Today we look at just a few of the things that are fundamentally broken about the way our corporate media system works
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: MSNBC Silent On Cable Merger - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 4-18-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Show me something new - Shout Out Louds
Ch. 4: Act 2: Study: Fox News Climate Change Coverage 72% Misleading - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-10-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: I'm a pilot - Fanfarlo
Ch. 6: Act 3: The White House Correspondents Dinner: Why It's Weird - @majorityfm - Air Date: 05-08-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Washington, D.C. - The Magnetic Fields
Ch. 8: Act 4: Watchdogs in Tuxedos - @onthemedia - Air Date: 5-9-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Little Embarrassing - Rosemary's Sons
Ch. 10: Act 5: You Don't Even Know You're Being Manipulated - Lee Camp - Air Date: 04-02-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Opinions - Llewellyn
Ch. 12: Act 6: White male privilege in the new media - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 3-18-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: You're the storm - The Cardigans
Ch. 14: Act 7: Blurred lines - @onthemedia - Air Date: 5-9-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: I'm the slime - Frank Zappa
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Media Has FAILED The American People. Sen. Harry Reid MSNBC Interview - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-09-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Thoughts on education reform - Ben from Jersey
Ch. 18: A new way of looking at laws regarding relationships - Tayna in California
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 19: Final comments on why you should go check out the music of The Haymarket Squares
Closing Music:
Opinions - The Haymarket Squares
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(2014/05/28) Misguided and hypocritical (War on Drugs)
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Misguided and hypocritical
Today we look at some of the benefits of marijuana legalization and the hypocritical asininity of those who oppose it
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Report: Marijuana Overdoses Have Killed Dozens...says Police Chief - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-03-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Messages - Xavier Rudd
Ch. 4: Act 2: Marijuana Legalization in CO: Crime Down, Revenues Up - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-16-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: That's all - Clare and the Reasons
Ch. 6: Act 3: Governor Apparently Wants Heroin Users To Overdose - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-13-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Overdose - Little Daylight
Ch. 8: Act 4: The importance of harm reduction - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 5-20-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Heroin - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Ch. 10: Act 5: Online DEA Manuals Show How Feds Use NSA Spy Data, Train Local Cops to Construct False Chains of Evidence - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 2-5-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Nobody does it better - Carly Simon
Ch. 12: Act 6: Time to Fire the DEA Head! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-09-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Time to go home - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Smarter Sentencing Act via @PopResistance - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 16: Act 8: Millions Dead From Dangerous Drug - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-14-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Discrimination - Ancel
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Wisdom Of The MSNBC's Morning Narcissist - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 1-11-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Thoughts on VA hospitals - Jay from New York
Ch. 20: The limits for violence the state should be allowed to use - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 21: Cruelty is OK as long as it's not unusual - Rosa from Denver, CO
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments thanking those who've been spreading the word about the show
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Support ‘Smarter Sentencing Act’
Sources/further reading:
Drug War Cost Clock
"Economists Slam the War on Drugs in a New London School of Economics Report” by Abby Haglage
"Global drugs war a 'billion-dollar failure’” via
"End The War On Drugs, Say Nobel Prize-Winning Economists” by Matt Ferner
“Ending the Drug Wars: Report of the LSE Expert Group on the Economics of Drug Policy”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/05/25) The evil that we deplore (Foreign Policy)
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The evil that we deplore
Today we look ahead to the forthcoming report on America's torture program and back at the process by which we keep getting ourselves into these situations
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: 1 Is America ready for honesty about Iraq? - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date: 04-03-2014
Ch. 3: Song 1: Won't let go - Downplay
Ch. 4: Act 2: 2 CIA Lied About Torture To Justify Using It (Senate Report) - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-02-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Don't look back in anger - Oasis
Ch. 6: Act 3: 3 Shocker! CIA Lied About Torture - @majorityfm - Air Date: 04-16-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Going home - Niklas Aman
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Stop Torture Campaign via: @amnestyonline - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 9: Song 4: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 10: Act 5: Introduction to the AUMF and it's control over our foreign policy - RadioLab - Air Date: 4-28-24
Ch. 11: Song 5: Say goodbye - Ian Rhett
Ch. 12: Act 6: Rewriting History - @onthemedia - Air Date: 2-21-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Re-write history - George Dobbs
Ch. 14: Act 7: How Barbara Lee became an American hero - RadioLab - Air Date: 4-28-24
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Ch. 15: Final comments: Thanking an American hero
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Stop Torture: Act Now from Amnesty International
Follow/participate: #StopTorture
Sources/further reading:
United Nations Convention Against Torture
"Report Shows Widespread Torture, Despite UN Convention” by Katie Rucke
#CloseGitmo — National Day of Action to Close Guantanamo Bay
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(2014/01/30) Scientific literacy and how to get there (Education) (Repost)
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Edition #794
Scientific literacy and how to get there
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: TN Student Speaks Out About Common Core, Teacher Evaluations, and Educational Data - Ethan Young - Air Date: 11-7-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Mr. Roboto - Styx
Ch. 4: Act 2: Standardized Annual Testing Isn't Working - Schooled (from @slate) - Air Date 11-1-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Let's stick together - Wilbert Harrison
Ch. 6: Act 3: Crazy Stuff Kids Learn in Louisiana Schools - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-10-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Galileo - G.G. Allin
Ch. 8: Act 4: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe - @BillMoyers - Air Date 1-17-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Come undone - Duran Duran
Ch. 10: Act 5: National Science Foundation: Science Hard - @TheOnion
Ch. 11: Song 5: Too hard - J Mascis
Ch. 12: Act 6: Producing The Smartest Kids In The World - Schooled (from @slate) - Air Date 11-1-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Training montage from Rocky - Vince DiCola
Ch. 14: Act 7: Is Higher Education Even Worth It? | Defaults Skyrocket - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-06-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Opportunity - Pete Murray
Ch. 16: Act 8: Finding the money to fund higher education for all - @jimhightower - Air Date: 8-8-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Free Education (feat. Treez & Young DJ) - Jawaan Larue
Ch. 18: Act 9: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Literacy - @BillMoyers - Air Adate 1-24-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Thoughts on 'queer' - David in Austin, TX
Ch. 20: Reproductive rights discussion needs more focus on personhood - Colin from Nebraska
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 21: Final comments on why 'reproductive rights' is about more than just abortion
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/05/19) Bad in principle and in practice (Death Penalty)
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Bad in principle and in practice
Today we look at what benefits there are in having a death penalty (none) and which elements of it are fundamentally unjust (all)
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: If The Victim Is White, Death Penalty MUCH More Likely - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-23-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Death penalty - Surrogate
Ch. 4: Act 2: If You Support the Death Penalty, You're Probably White - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-01-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Fight to Win (feat. Cee Lo Green) - Goodie Mob
Ch. 6: Act 3: Execution In Oklahoma - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 5-5-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: American way - Little River Band
Ch. 8: Act 4: Texas to try secret lethal drug in execution - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date: 5-12-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Close these curtains - Yoko Duo
Ch. 10: Act 5: Judgement On The Secret Cocktail - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 5-9-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: What are we doing here? - Tom Schreck
Ch. 12: Act 6: Court blocks Texas from killing prisoner - Rachel @maddow - Air Date 5-13-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Death penalty - Eight Dayz
Ch. 14: Act 7: Shocking Percentage Of Death Row Inmates Are Innocent - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-03-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Can't hide from the truth - The Hot 8 Brass Band
Ch. 16: Act 8: Fixing the death row system via @innocence - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 18: Act 9: Support for Death Penalty Lowest in 40 Years - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-31-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: A change is gonna come - Ben Sollee
Ch. 20: Act 10: Rick Perry Killed an Innocent Man - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-12-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Historical context of respectability politics - ? from Pittsburgh, PA
Ch. 22: Respectability politics = victim blaming - Sonya from Minnesota
Ch. 23: Jeff from theliberalcurmudgeon.com on how and why to support Best of the Left - Jeff from New York
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 24: Final comments on the next bonus episode on the concepts of self and free will
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
What Can I Do? from The Innocence Project
Sources/further reading:
"How Oklahoma's GOP Governor Turned a Heinous Killer Into a Death-Penalty Martyr” by Stephanie Mencimer at Mother Jones
VIDEO: "Execution Chaos: Witness Recounts Botched Killing That Caused Oklahoma Prisoner's Fatal Heart Attack” via Democracy Now!
"Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defends controversial execution” by Meredith Clark via MSNBC
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/05/16) Perspective Taking (Racism)
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Edition #827
Perspective Taking
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: A Brief History of White Privilege, Racism and Oppression in America - Acronym TV (@dennistrainorjr) - Air Date: 04-29-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Know your history - Ignite
Ch. 4: Act 2: Jim Demint's Delusional Slave History - @twibnation - Air Date 4-9-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Can't keep up - Silhouette
Ch. 6: Act 3: How Whites Have Benefited From Affirmative Action Throughout American History - @majorityfm - Air Date: 04-23-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: North by North - Faded Paper Figures
Ch. 8: Act 4: Three Things About the Donald Sterling Tape - illdoc1more (@jsmooth995) - Air Date: 4-28-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Tobacco Road - Common Market
Ch. 10: Act 5: Race in the Obama era - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-10-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: No guarantee - !Akimbo
Ch. 12: Act 6: The 'My Brother's Keeper' Initiative Part 1 - @historicalTWiB - Air Date 3-5-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Truth - Amos Lee
Ch. 14: Act 7: NBC Illustrates Its Concept Of Diversity - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 5-2-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Sometime around midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event
Ch. 16: Act 8: The 'My Brother's Keeper' Initiative Part 2 - @historicalTWiB - Air Date 3-5-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Meaningless - The Nighty Nite
Ch. 18: Act 9: Conservatives The ONLY Group Opposing Racial Equality [POLL] - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-05-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Banning polygmany is not discrimination - Raul from Hawaii
Ch. 20: Polygamy vs polyamory and questioning monogomy as natural - Matt from Michigan
Ch. 21: A poly perspective - Katie Klabusich from New York
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments on the American paradigm of restrictions on freedom
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/05/13) Work is work is work (Wage and Respect Gap)
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Edition #826
Work is work is work
Today we take a delightfully nuanced look at the causes of the gender pay gap and then likely make a lot of people uncomfortable with the idea that sex work isn't inherently evil
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Equal Pay Day: How Obama Is Helping Close the Pay Gap - @majorityfm - Air Date: 04-09-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: New slang - The Shins
Ch. 4: Act 2: Differentials In Pay Between Women And Men (Part 1) - @WEEKinBLACKNESS - Air Date 4-8-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Ode to my family - The Cranberries
Ch. 6: Act 3: Politician: Women Don't Deserve Equal Pay Because WHAT?! - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-02-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Coal miner's daughter - Loretta Lynn
Ch. 8: Act 4: Differentials In Pay Between Women And Men (Part 2) - @WEEKinBLACKNESS - Air Date 4-8-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: The upturned nose of Count Buffon - Black Prairie
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox Is Just Asking: "Are Female Breadwinners A Problem?" - Media Matters Minute (@mmfa) - Air Date: 05-05-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: The upturned nose of Count Buffon - Black Prairie
Ch. 12: Act 6: Playing The Whore, The Work Of Sex Work - @radio_dispatch - Air Date: 3-5-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: There she goes - Sixpence None The Richer
Ch. 14: Act 7: Prostitution Restrictions Removed by Canada Supreme Court - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-28-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Today has been okay - Emiliana Torrini
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Sex Workers Project via @UJCSexWorkers - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 18: Act 9: Influence Of Internet On Sex Workers - @fakedansavage - Air Date 7-30-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Surprised at lack of animal agriculture in climate episode - Jim from Washington State
Ch. 20: Government should get out of the marriage business - Nathan from Boca Raton, FL
Ch. 21: Thanks for campaign finance reform episode - Paula from California
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments on how to share the show and it's segments
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
No Condoms as Evidence
emPOWER - a Celebration of the Sex Workers Project, June 5th, NYC
Additional Activism
Follow #NotYourRescueProject
The Best Practices Police Project (BPPP): Take Action and Volunteer
Sources/further reading:
”Playing the Whore” by Melissa Gira Grant
"Fighting sex trafficking with Jesus: How the religious right’s 'healing' hurts” by Melissa Gira Grant
"Sex worker activist convicted for crime of 'walking while trans’” via Feministing
”Sex Workers: We’re not a rescue project, not trafficking victims” by Andrea Garcia-Vargas
Listen: Red Umbrella Diaries podcast from Red Umbrella Project
"How a controversial Ariz. program tries to keep sex workers out of jail” by Sarah Hoye
"NYPD to Stop Seizing Sex Work Suspects’ Condoms”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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(2014/05/10) This might be the solution (Money in politics)
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Edition #825
This might be the solution
Today we look at the classic issue of how money in politics has totally fucked us all and at one way to possibly turn the tables. Details at MayOne.us
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Political 1% of the 1% - @SunFoundation - Air Date: 06-24-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Mothers of the night - Moby
Ch. 4: Act 2: American Democracy no Longer Works - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-15-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Live like you're dying - Lenka
Ch. 6: Act 3: SCOTUS Defines Corruption - @dccommonsense - Air Date 4-5-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Any way you want it - Journey
Ch. 8: Act 4: Lawrence Lessig’s March to End Corruption - @billmoyersHQ - Air Date: 2-14-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Walk beside me - Darrell Scott & Tim O'Brien
Ch. 10: Act 5: Lawrence @Lessig: The unstoppable walk to political reform - TED - Air Date: March 2014
Ch. 11: Song 5: Ask - The Smiths
Ch. 12: Act 6: Mayday PAC Launch - MayOne.US (@lessig) - Air Date: 4-29-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 13: Ethical Electric available in Delaware - ? From Delaware
Ch. 14: Examining polyamory - Melissa from New York
Ch. 15: Religion is a choice - Sonya from Minnesota
Ch. 16: Continuing the discussion on polygamy - Amanda from San Diego
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 17: Final comments on MayOne.us and the need for progressive media marketing
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Jay! Tomlinson
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(2014/05/07) Investing in a green future (Climate)
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Edition #824
Investing in a green future
Today we lament the fact that conservatives used to be less-wildly wrong on climate change than they are now and look at some ways the rest of us can start investing in a green future without their help
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: What is your investment dollar doing? - Australians for coal - Air Date: 02-28-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Fuck you - Bad Religion
Ch. 4: Act 2: When Republicans believed in climate change - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-22-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Ignorance is bliss - Ramones
Ch. 6: Act 3: Science Deniers Reject Facts From Big Bang to Climate - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-18-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: My conversation - The Uniques
Ch. 8: Act 4: Keep Your Heads in the Sand - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date: 03-31-2014
Ch. 9: Song 4: Head in the sand - Rothbard
Ch. 10: Act 5: Report confirms the effect of climate change happening today, spurs action - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 5-6-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Making progress - Freedom's Progress
Ch. 12: Act 6: How to attack solar energy - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-18-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Sunshine goodtime - Minnutes
Ch. 14: Act 7: Putting the Freeze on Global Warming (Part 1) - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-25-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Keep on moving forward - Emma's Revolution
Ch. 16: Act 8: Buying Green Power via @ENERGY - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 18: Act 9: Putting the Freeze on Global Warming (Part 2) - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-25-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Why progressives shouldn't be in favor of polygamy - Raul from Hawaii
Ch. 22: Real-world consequences of state-sanctioned polyamorous relationships - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments on legal sanctioning of polyamorous relationships ft: David Pakman Show
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Buying Green Power, The Green Power Network
Sources/further reading:
"Green Mountain Power Vermont Utility Extends ‘Cow Power’ Option To All Customers”
"Opponents trying to shut US solar down ‘state-by-state’”
"Hoping to lower costs, Worcester signs pact with new energy supplier”
"Inside New York’s Historic Move to Remake the Utility Business Model” Greentech Media Inc.
"IKEA Makes First Wind Farm Investment in the United States”
"Study Finds Utility Decoupling is Gaining Traction” via DeSmogBlog
"The Guardian Exposes Fossil Funded Groups Coordinating Renewable Energy Attacks” by Steve Horn
”Tesla wants to free you from your electric utility” via Green News Report
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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(2014/05/04) It makes moral and economic sense (Minimum Wage)
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Edition #823
It makes moral and economic sense
Today we look at the reasons why it's both moral and economically sound to raise the minimum wage to a reasonable level and why those who oppose this change are stupid, wrong and ugly doodyheads.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The dignity of labor - Martin Luther King Jr.
Ch. 3: Song 1: A fair day's wage - Ronan Macmanus
Ch. 4: Act 2: David Card and Alan Kruegar 'New Economics Of Minimum Wage' - @teamgoodfight - Air Date 4-24-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Minimum wage - The expendables
Ch. 6: Act 3: Should We Raise the Minimum Wage? - vlogbrothers - Air Date: 03-17-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Minimum wage - The busboys
Ch. 8: Act 4: Paying More And Getting More For Your Money - @teamgoodfight - Air Date 4-24-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Minimum wage - Fenix TX
Ch. 10: Act 5: All Work and No Pay Part 1 - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-4-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Minimum wage - Ramain Virgo
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Holes in the CBO Minimum Wage Report - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-24-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Minimum wage - The closet monsters
Ch. 14: Act 7: All Work and No Pay Part 2 - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-4-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Minimum wage - Keven Sandbloom
Ch. 16: Act 8: Raise the Minimum Wage to 10.10 via @NelpNews - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 18: Act 9: Intro to: Sen. Elizabeth Warren talks income inequality - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 5-1-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: On the underfunding of public schools and mishandling of special needs students - Sally from San Francisco
Ch. 20: Respectability politics and Donald Sterling - Daniel from Houston
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 21: Final comments on the good problem I'm having and what's coming up on the bonus show for members
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Raise the Minimum Wage via NELP
Raise the Wage via The White House
Sources/further reading:
"Senate Republicans Block Minimum Wage Bill”
"Hawaii Passes A $10.10 Minimum Wage Without Waiting For Congress”
"Seattle Mayor Plans to Raise Minimum Wage to $15”
"Opinion Poll: New York Small Businesses Support Higher Minimum Wages for Cities and Counties”
"Five Economic Reforms Millennials Should Be Fighting For: Guaranteed jobs, universal basic incomes, public finance and more”Jesse Myerson
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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(2014/05/01) It might have something to do with race (Immigration)
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Edition #822
It might have something to do with race
Today we look at the immigration debate and ponder how conservatives may feel about the issue if those immigrants were a slightly lighter shade
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Pledge: a symbol of unity for immigration fairness - @DefineAmerican - Air Date: 12-13-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: American Land - Bruce Springsteen
Ch. 4: Act 2: Michele Bachmann: No Immigration Reform Because Mexicans Aren't Republican! - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-13-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: The maelstrom - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox Pushes Baseless Fear That Having IDs Will Allow Undocumented Immigrants To Vote - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-13-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: The maelstrom - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 8: Act 4: Republicans Find Every Reason to Avoid Immigration Reform - Rachel @maddow - Air Date: 02-11-2014
Ch. 9: Song 4: The District sleeps alone tonight - The Postal Service
Ch. 10: Act 5: Black Americans support immigrant rights so why is this group so opposed? - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 10-23-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hip hop eugenics - Catastrophic
Ch. 12: Act 6: An Immigration Lawyer Confirms What We All Knew About Immigration Reform in This Country - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-20-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Old fashioned - Niki Haris
Ch. 14: Act 7: Here comes the Border-Industrial Complex - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 8-9-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Fenced in - The Mercury Project
Ch. 16: Act 8: Immigration Reform News: Bodies on the Border - Op-Docs - The New York Times - Air Date: 08-19-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Once there was a hushpuppy - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 18: Act 9: A Local Anchorwoman Destroys Conservative Misinformation About Multilingual Super Bowl Ad - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-04-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Once there was a hushpuppy - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 20: Act 10: Republicans Won't Like Jeb Bush Pushing Amnesty for 2016 - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-24-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: Hollywood Meets Bollywood (Immigration) [feat. Chamillionaire] - Wyclef Jean
Ch. 22: Act 11: Obama To The Deported: I'll Think About It - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-13-14
Ch. 23: Song 11: Change your mind - The Killers
Ch. 24: Act 12: Stop Deportations Now via @AFLCIO - @BestoftheLeft Activism
Ch. 25: Song 12: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 26: Act 13: Top 5 ways anti-immigrant hate makes its way into media and policy - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 4-12-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 27: Donald Sterling's racism and respectability politics - Dejavante from Notre Dame, IN
Ch. 28: Dissecting respectability politics - Uhuru from Sweden
Ch. 29: Following up on respectability politics - Prof. Rambo from Georgia
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 30: Final comments on respectability politics, rape culture and missing the bigger picture
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
AFL-CIO: Stop Deportations Now, YouTube
Tweet your legislators via ContactingTheCongress.Org
Additional Activism
Sign the “Tell Cecilia to Tell the Truth petition from Presente.Org
Send Messages of Solidarity to Hunger Strikers via AFL-CIO on Twitter and Jessica Morales, AFL-CIO New MEdia Strategist
Sources/further reading:
"Unions’ Giant Video Near White House Urges Halt to Deportations" via The New York Times
AFL-CIO Recommendations on Administrative Action on Immigration
"Immigration Reform News 2014: House Speaker John Boehner Addresses Immigration Comments to GOP Lawmakers" via Latin Post
"Sen. Mike Lee: Most House Republicans want ‘step-by-step’ immigration reform” via The Washington Times
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(2014/04/28) The arc of history and the stumbles along the way (LGBTQ Rights)
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The arc of history and the stumbles along the way
Today we examine the old and new ways of looking at the LGBTQ community. We've come a long ways but we're still falling short of the mark.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Pat Robertson: Christians Are Oppressed Because We Can't Stone Gays - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-27-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: King of sorrow - Sade
Ch. 4: Act 2: How A Stone And The Woman Holding It Made A Bigot Back Down - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-21-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Throwing stones - Shout Out Louds
Ch. 6: Act 3: Study Shows Homophobia To BW Unhealthy - @gibblertron Throwing Shade - Air Date 3-12-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Killing yourself - Brian McSweeney
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Tipping Point On Public Discussion Of Marriage Equality - @fakedansavage - Air Date 4-8-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: I'm coming out - Diana Ross
Ch. 10: Act 5: Can the Damage in Uganda be Undone? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 03-18-2014
Ch. 11: Song 5: Raining men - Donna Summers
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Ali Forney Story - thefriendsproject - Air Date: 12-1-10
Ch. 13: Song 6: Gone to sleep - Moby
Ch. 14: Act 7: Ali Forney Center for LGBTQ Youth via @AliForneyCenter - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 16: Act 8: Panti's Noble Call at the Abbey Theatre - Air Date: 02-12-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Thoughts on the rolls of sex in societies - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 18: Biological sex binary is a myth, apology to Matt from MI - Sonya from Minnesota
Ch. 19: Thoughts on labels - Chris from Colorado Springs
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 20: Final comments on Stonewall Uprising at the wave of history
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
The Ali Forney Center
Sources/further reading:
"Seeking Shelter: The Experiences and Unmet Needs of LGBT Homeless Youth” via Center for American Progress
"Homeless Youth in Focus” via Von Diaz at Colorlines
"Why Homelessness Is A Major LGBT Issue” via Scott Keyes at Think Progress
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(2014/04/25) More misplaced incentive structures (Education)
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Edition #820
More misplaced incentive structures
Today we look at what happens when you add a profit motive to the education system. You may be surprised to learn that some people are more interested in profit than education.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Privatization Kills Education: Ask Chicago Parents Why - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-03-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Union town - Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
Ch. 4: Act 2: Diane Ravitch: Public Schools for Sale? (Part 1) - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date 3-28-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Profit - The Mammals
Ch. 6: Act 3: Common Core's One-Sided View - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-21-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: How loud your heart gets - Lucius
Ch. 8: Act 4: Diane Ravitch: Public Schools for Sale? (Part 2) - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date 3-28-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Democracy - Leonard Cohen
Ch. 10: Act 5: Yes 4 Elkhart via @YES4Elkhart - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Public School Vs. Charter School Battle (Part 1 ) - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 3-24-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: On our way - The Royal Concept
Ch. 14: Act 7: Study: Charter Schools NOT Performing Better Than Traditional Public Schools in Chicago - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-22-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Public School Vs. Charter School Battle (Part 2 ) - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 3-24-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: The importance of prisoner rehabilitation - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 18: Race vs. class - Daniel from Houston
Ch. 19: Trying to understand the lived experience of others - Jason from Iowa
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 20: Final comments on asking oppressed people to be your educator
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Yes 4 Elkhart referendum
Yes 4 Elkhart on Facebook
Sources/further reading:
"Walton Foundation’s pours $164 million in 2013 education grants. Who won?” via The Washington Post
"What Made the Chicago Teachers' Strike a Success? Their Commitment to the Community” interview with Micah Uetricht at AlterNet
"Hundreds of parents band together to oppose charter school expansion" via The Boston Globe
"Pence, Ritz at odds over new education agency”
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(2014/04/22) Incentives have consequences (Injustice system)
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Edition #819
Incentives have consequences
Today we look at the rotten underbelly of our 'corrections' system, who it victimizes and who it profits.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Kids for Cash - Official Trailer - kidsforcashthemovie - Air Date: 03-10-14
Ch. 3: Act 2: Documentary Exposes Corrupt "Kids For Cash" Judge In Pennsylvania - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-03-14
Ch. 4: Song 2: We're All in the Same Gang (feat. West Coast Rap All Stars) - West Coast Livin'
Ch. 5: Act 3: We're Being Robbed But The People Doing It Will Never Go To Prison - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 11-05-13
Ch. 6: Song 3: Resurrection (space club mix) - PPK
Ch. 7: Act 4: Michelle Alexander: Locked Out of America - @billmoyersHQ - Air Date 12-20-13
Ch. 8: Song 4: Sweet dreams - The Eurythmics
Ch. 9: Act 5: Annual NYC Inmate Cost Higher Than 4 Years at Harvard - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-05-13
Ch. 10: Song 5: Circles - Soul Coughing
Ch. 11: Act 6: How Yoga Can Help In California's Overcrowded Prisons - TIME - Air Date: 12-19-13
Ch. 12: Song 6: Amends - Peasant
Ch. 13: Act 7: Unfree in America - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 2-4-14
Ch. 14: Song 7: We never change - Coldplay
Ch. 15: Act 8: All out for CA prisoner hunger strike 2013 - CA Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity - Air Date: 07-08-13
Ch. 16: Song 8: My Favorite Mutiny - The Coup
Ch. 17: Act 9: Solitary Confinement - Marc Kilstein for @citizenradio - Air Date: 09-18-13
Ch. 18: Song 9: Creature fear - Bon Iver
Ch. 19: Act 10: Campaign to End Solitary Confinement via @Illinois_CAT - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 20: Song 10: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 21: Act 11: Man Facing Execution Pens Chilling Letter Full Of Truths You Can't Deny - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-08-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 22: Responding on self-identity - Katie from Philadelphia
Ch. 23: The importance of accuracy in labels - Grace from North Carolina
Ch. 24: The history of and thoughts on the word 'queer' - David in Los Angeles
Ch. 25: Men, stop calling yourselves women - Morgan from Chicago
Ch. 26: Re: Respectability Politics: Exactly, amen - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 27: Final comments on recent bonus content and membership
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
End Solitary Confinement In Illinois petition from CREDO and hard copy petition from Illinois CAT.
Printable info flier to circulate.
Sources/further reading:
"I-CAT is Launching a Campaign to End Solitary Confinement in Illinois Prisons”
"Funding Approved for Activation of ADX/USP Thomson, New Federal Supermax Prison” via Truthout
“Essential Prison Industrial Complex Reading List” from Prison Culture a blog everyone should read and a vital follow on Twitter.
"Chicago City Council Resolution to Make the City 'Torture Free’” via Illinois CAT
"Incarcerated Workers Launch Nonviolent Work Strike Against "New Jim Crow" Across Alabama Prisons” from Truthout
"Tennessee bill to bring back electric chair headed to governor”
"A Prisoner Says Farewell to Solitary Confinement – Writing by Lee Savage” via Prison Culture
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(2014/04/20) Burn it to the ground (NSA Spying)
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Edition #818
Burn it to the ground
Today we attempt to watch the watchers and see if there's anything to be done about them.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Drones, metadata, and Dirty Wars - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 02-10-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Little Talks - Of monsters and men
Ch. 4: Act 2: Is It Time for a New Church Committee? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-26-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Bridge over troubled water - Simon & Garfunkel
Ch. 6: Act 3: No Escaping Dragnet Nation (Part 1) - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date 3-14-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hide the truth - Chronicle
Ch. 8: Act 4: Significant NSA Change Proposed By Obama - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-26-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Heroic fanfare - United States Army Band and Chorus
Ch. 10: Act 5: USA Freedom Act via @ACLU - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 12: Act 6: Senate vs. CIA - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-12-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Gone Too Far (feat. Jack Bruce;2012 - Remaster) - Robin Trower
Ch. 14: Act 7: NSA Out Of Control - @dccommonsense - Air Date 3-23-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 15: Latest trans episode was truly enlightening - Jim from Kentucky
Ch. 16: Realizing how badly he'd misrepresented himself originally - Matt in Negaunee, Mi
Ch. 17: "Queer" shouldn't be reclaimed by the LGBT community - Tory from Altlanta, GA
Ch. 28: Thoughts on respectability politics - Prof. Rambo from Georgia
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 19: Final comments on respectability politics
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
USA Freedom Act via ACLU
USA Freedom Act via EFF
Sources/further reading:
Text of the USA Freedom Act via Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt)
"Lawmakers Need to Get Behind the USA Freedom Act” via FreePress.net
"Obama: US must 'win back the trust of ordinary citizens' over data collection” via The Guardian
"NSA critics express 'deep concern' over route change for House reform bill” via The Guardian
"What You Don't Know About The NSA Spying Program” Moment of Clarity video from Lee Camp
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2013/12/06) Being of two minds (Health Care)
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Edition #779
Being of two minds
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Let us whisper of a dream - The Good Fight - Air Date 11-21-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Boulevard of broken dreams - Green Day
Ch. 4: Act 2: Obamacare is Kentucky's Success, A Big Danger For Mitch McConnell - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-25-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Behind the curtain - Dan Potthast
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Mess on Obama's Hands - Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 11-13-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Careless whisper - George Michael
Ch. 8: Act 4: Obamacare is Doomed by Its Internal Logic - Glen Ford - Air Date: 11-20-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Failure by design - Brand New
Ch. 10: Act 5: Comparing What To What - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-22-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hurricane - The Scorpions
Ch. 12: Act 6: Obamacare Alternative? Republicans Don't Have One - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-04-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: From Finner - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans Have No Answers on Health Care - Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 11-15-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Soft serve - Soul Coughing
Ch. 16: Act 8: Single Payer Healthcare Would SAVE Money - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-07-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Flood - Jars of Clay
Ch. 18: Act 9: Medicare you can buy into - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 19: Song 9: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 20: Act 10: A Message for GOP Governors on Obamacare - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-26-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Hard to say I'm sorry - Chicago
Ch. 22: Act 11: Better than it was, but still for-profit - Congressional Dish - Air Date: 10-12-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: How to debate myths - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 24: The value and tactics of debating - Rationally Speaking - Air Date: 12-4-11
Ch. 25: Thoughts on the standard of tipping - Joe from Barcelona
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 26: Final comments asking for thoughts on the episode on trans issues
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/588
http://grayson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/grayson-introduces-medicare-you-can-buy-into-act
http://www.contactingthecongress.org
Information for this segment can be found at:
https://www.healthcare.gov
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/10/health-costs-how-the-us-compares-with-other-countries.html
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/02/20-4
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/12/03/medicaid-expansion-becomes-weapon-against-gop-governors/
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d113:1:./temp/~bd52e9::
Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project: https://www.facebook.com/KatieGoodmansUnFItUp
Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com
Katie Klabusich, activism director: http://katiespeak.com
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(2013/11/12) Overthrowing Plutonomy (Economics)
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Edition #773
Overthrowing Plutonomy
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Plutonomy - Common Sense with Dan Carlin - Air Date: 10-06-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Cosmic love - Florence + The Machine
Ch. 4: Act 2: There are others things Government needs to do - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 10-18-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Baltic Avenue - Chris Roth
Ch. 6: Act 3: Does 'Capitalism Good, Communism Bad' Even Mean Anything? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 08-12-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Variety is the spice of life - Larry Clinton
Ch. 8: Act 4: Stop Treating Capitalists Like they are Gods! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-24-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Capitalism - Eastenders
Ch. 10: Act 5: Chris Hedges on the Implications of the Corporate State's Hobbling of the Liberal Class - Economic Update - Air Date: 04-12-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Up against the wall - Peter Bjorn & John
Ch. 12: Act 6: Study: Socialism Makes People Happier - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-17-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Pursuit of happiness - Kid Cudi
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Worst Problem In America? | Poll Results - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-21-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for action - Secret Affair
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Progressivism of Dr. Seuss - Moyers and Company - 10-25-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: How to improve education and support teachers - Sally from San Francisco
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 18: Final comments on teachers unions holding the line
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/04/10) The power of words (Trans Rights)
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Edition #817
The power of words
Today we look at the words we use to talk about trans issues and realize the profound impact they have on how we see the issue. Plus there's some bathroom talk because that's the greatest threat to the freedom of cis idiots everywhere.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Being Transgender in America - @MHarrisPerry - Air Date: 4-15-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: See me, Feel Me - The Who
Ch. 4: Act 2: One Transgender Perspective - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date 4-22-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Pretzel Man - Harry Chapin
Ch. 6: Act 3: Gender and sex pairings are a construct - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 5-1-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Woman's bodies - Rebecca Riots
Ch. 8: Act 4: Transgender Language History - @transadvocate - Air Date: 2-14-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Power of words - iamuuri
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox News' House Doctor Afraid Of Transgender Urination - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-20-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: One - Apocalyptica
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox News Host Apologizes To The Intersex Community - Media Matters Minute (@mmfa) - Air Date: 03-03-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: One - Apocalyptica
Ch. 14: Act 7: Freedom Center for Social Justice via- @LGBTQLaw - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 16: Act 8: Changes In DSM As Related To Trans Population - @transadvocate - Air Date 2-20-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Lola - The Kinks
Ch. 18: Act 9: Discussing the disappearance of gender identity disorder - @Rspodcast - Air Date 12-8-13
Ch. 19: Final comments on the power of words
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Ch. 20: Post Script: Conclusion of the story of the man without words
ACTIVISM:
The Freedom Center for Social Justice
Transgender Faith and Action Network (Trans*FANN)
Sources/further reading:
Like Freedom Center For Social Justice LGBTQ Law Center on Facebook and Follow on Twitter
"CPCC Transgender Student Harassed, Suspended for Using Women's Bathroom"
"Actress Laverne Cox releases statement supporting transgender student Andraya Williams”
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(2014/04/07) Dog whistle politics (Racism)
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Edition #816
Dog whistle politics
Today we look at how racism is strategically used to gain power for Republicans and funnel money to corporations. And here you thought it was just about keeping them away from the white women.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Ian Haney López on the Dog Whistle Politics of Race Part 1 - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date: 2-28-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Corporate takeover - NerCity
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Costs of Racial Color Blindness - Harvard Business Review - Air Date: 02-26-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Black or white - Michael Jackson
Ch. 6: Act 3: Ian Haney López on the Dog Whistle Politics of Race Part 2 - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date: 2-28-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: People are people - Depeche Mode
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Difference Between Being the Majority & the Minority - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-15-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Racism - MYSTAFYA
Ch. 10: Act 5: Paul Ryan's 'Inner City' Remarks - Racist? No... A Republican? No Way! - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-15-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Say what you mean - Dojo Cuts
Ch. 12: Act 6: Paul Ryan's Economic Faux Losophy - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 3-25-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Pure imagination - Leslie Bricusse
Ch. 14: Act 7: Online debate sparked on race and poverty - @MHarrisPerry - Air Date: 4-6-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 15: How to replace coal as a baseline energy source - Perry from Green County, IN
Ch. 16: On self identification and appropriation - Tim from Oklahoma
Ch. 17: Asking for a response to a friends thoughts on gender - Robert from Los Angeles
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 18: Final comments responding to Robert's friend's bad argument
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/04/04) Past and future destruction (Climate)
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Edition #815
Past and future destruction
Today we look at the past and future destruction caused by fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions as well as our lackluster attempt to equip ourselves with a climate-friendly, terrorism-resistant electrical grid.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The IPCC's new report - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 4-3-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Spite - Vandaveer
Ch. 4: Act 2: China Builds Largest Solar Plant in World While US Falls Behind - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-30-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sickening - Ken Mickey
Ch. 6: Act 3: C'mon America...Let's Keep the Lights on - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-14-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: I've got no strings - Gipsy Kings
Ch. 8: Act 4: The disinformation of Fox News - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 4-1-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Disinformation - Aaron Courtland
Ch. 10: Act 5: Exxon CEO Sues to Stop Fracking Near His Home - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-26-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: The most beautiful place in the world - Mary Anne Hitt
Ch. 12: Act 6: Greenpeace Co-Founder Loses It Talking Climate Change on Twitter - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-08-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Science is real - They Might be Giants
Ch. 14: Act 7: Environmental Destruction, When Will It End? - @greennewsreort - Air Date 3-25-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: You're a disaster - Dragonette
Ch. 16: Act 8: How Much Oil Really Spilled? - @onthemedia - Air Date: 3-28-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Murky Water - The Autumn Isles
Ch. 18: Act 9: Protect the Arctic via- @sierraclub - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 20: Act 10: Global Water Shortages Pose Threat of Terror & War - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-16-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: Till your well runs dry - Peter Tosh
Ch. 22: Act 11: The Last Hours of Humanity: Warming the World to Extinction - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-09-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Ask men about why their reproductive rights are off limits - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 24: Thoughts on queerness from a newly-out gender-non-conforming listener - Chris from Rhode Island
Ch. 25: Response to PBS segment from media episode - Zach from San Francisco
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 26: Final comments with This Week in Blackness on taking funding from the KKK
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Protect the Arctic from an oil spill disaster! via The Sierra Club
Sources/further reading:
"Oil From the Exxon Valdez Spill Lingers on Alaska Beaches” from National Geographic
"Exxon Spill – 25 Years of Tears" by Shannyn Moore
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(2014/04/01) No corporate news is good news (Media)
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No corporate news is good news
Today we take a look at the various ways the corporate media regularly embarrasses itself while in search of ratings from ever-more narrow slivers of potential viewers.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The plane is not in a black hole - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-20-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Bedtime stories - Chris Reed
Ch. 4: Act 2: Keeping Conspiracies Secret And Speculation In The News - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date: 3-21-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Empty - The Cranberries
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox Host Explains Missing Flight with Finding Noah's Ark - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-24-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Flat Earth Society - Bad Religion
Ch. 8: Act 4: News, No Experts, Just Diversity Of Speculation - le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date 3-23-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Good people - Jack Johnson
Ch. 10: Act 5: PBS Gets On Its Knees For Billionaires | Integrity Is Dead - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-14-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Ch. 12: Act 6: CNBC: Climate Change is Witchcraft! - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-05-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
Ch. 14: Act 7: NBC's MTP Debates Climate Change, Truth vs. Nonsense - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 2-21-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Nonsense - Komeda
Ch. 16: Act 8: You Can Now Drive Across The US For Free, Mainstream Media Ignores It - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 03-11-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Electric car - They Might be Giants
Ch. 18: Act 9: Laughably Biased or Fair & Balanced Climate Change Debate? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-18-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: S.O.S. - The Suicide Machines
Ch. 20: Act 10: Climate Change, The Media Is The Message - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-21-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: The problem with the media's coverage of climate change - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 22: The queer experience - Sonya from Minnesota
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments on conservatives believing in free lunches
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/03/29) Intolerant of discrimination and proud of it (Reproductive Rights)
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Intolerant of discrimination and proud of it
Today we look at the inane battle being waged over some christian business owners proclaimed right to discriminate against their female employees reproductive rights based on junk science.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The GOPs birth control issue - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-24-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Remember Jonathan (Messenger Of The Sun album) - Cyrille Verdeaux
Ch. 4: Act 2: Abortion Rate Lowest in 41 Years Because of Liberals - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-05-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: So thankful - Nahko and Medicine for the People
Ch. 6: Act 3: Corporations can't have it both ways - RJ Court Watch - Air Date: 3-24-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mothers of the night - Moby
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox Judicial Analyst Falsely Claims Obamacare Contraception Coverage Includes Euthanasia - Media Matters Minute (@mmfa) - Air Date: 03-25-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mothers of the night - Moby
Ch. 10: Act 5: Women Aren't Women; They're 'Hosts' Says Republican - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-26-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Pray for you - Jaron And The Long Road To Love
Ch. 12: Act 6: Legal questions around corporations, religion and contraception access - RJ Court Watch - Air Date: 3-24-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Mas que nada - Sergio Mendes
Ch. 14: Act 7: Restricting Abortion Rights Makes for a Unified Party - Rachel @maddow - Air Date: 01-22-2014
Ch. 15: Song 7: We all agree - Mika Vember
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Clinic Vest Project via- @clinicvestproje - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 18: Act 9: Anti-Choice Zealots Threaten Women Activists Online - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-20-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Too tired - Albert Collins
Ch. 20: Act 10: Are corporations free to have their own facts? - @twib_fm - Air Date: 3-24-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Focusing movements on what groups are not - Daniel from Albany, NY
Ch. 22: The rich do have something to fear - Brad from Dallas, TX
Ch. 23: Being pro-choice as a conservative - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 24: Final comments on Katie Klabusich's connection to the clinic escort program
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
The Clinic Vest Project
Sources/further reading:
"Appeals court upholds law that closed Texas abortion clinics" by Irin Carmon
"We Won’t Forget: The End of Safe, Legal Abortion Care in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley [Video]” by Andrea Grimes
Clinic Defense: Escorting
"Obama Administration’s Weak Defense May Prove To Be Birth Control Benefit’s Achilles Heel” by Jessica Mason Pieklo
”Is a Corporation Religious? Maybe, Say Justices” by Irin Carmon
"Is the Contraception Mandate Doomed? It sure looks that way after the Hobby Lobby argument” by Dahlia Lithwick
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/03/26) Sadly grasping at cakes (LGBTQ Rights)
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Edition #812
Pathetically grasping at cakes
Today we look at the last gasps of the anti-LGBTQ movement in the US but also take a glimpse at Uganda where we can see the types of laws the religious fundamentalists would like to impose here if they could.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Right Wing Christians Preach Hate In Africa & Now People Will Die - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-18-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Uganda - Matthew L. Fisher
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Miracle of Anti-Gay Denial - @MarkFiore Animation - Air Date: 03-22-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Power of denial - Thomas Newman
Ch. 6: Act 3: Michael Sam comes out as gay before NFL draft - @gibblertron Throwing Shade - Air Date 2-12-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Throwing Shade Theme song
Ch. 8: Act 4: Attention Anti-Gay Pro Athletes: WTF Are You Talking About? - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-12-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Shower the people - James Taylor
Ch. 10: Act 5: 1st Southern State: VA Gay Marriage Ban Overturned - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-24-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Married by the sea - Theo Bard
Ch. 12: Act 6: The WE DO Campaign via- @CSElive - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: Was Arizona's Anti-Gay Bill Really Anti-Gay - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 2-21-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Le nuit - David Ari Leon
Ch. 16: Act 8: CNN's Cuomo Call Out The Extremist Group Behind Arizona's Anti-Gay Bill - Media Matters Minute (@mmfa) - Air Date: 02-24-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Le nuit - David Ari Leon
Ch. 18: Act 9: A Warning To Fascist Gays From The American Family Association - @majorityfm - Air Date 2-27-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: T-Shirt Weather - The Lucksmiths
Ch. 20: Act 10: Where did all the anti-gay bills come from - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 02-26-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: I believe in that - Chip Taylor
Ch. 22: Act 11: This Appears to be the End of Discrimination Bills - Rachel @maddow - Air Date: 02-27-2014
Ch. 23: Song 11: Get over it - OK Go
Ch. 24: Act 12: Nothing's Changed - Arizona's Homophobic Law Was Totally Unnecessary - @fakedansavage - Air Date 3-4-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Thoughts on leadership in Russia and the comparison to Hitler - Andy from Austin
Ch. 26: The importance of the discussion of privilege and perspective - Bill from St. Petersburg, FL
Ch. 27: The history of the conflict in Ukraine - Andy from Austin
Ch. 28: Response to Neanderthal discussion - Margarete from Ashville, NC
Ch. 29: Libertarians and the whole point of labels - Hamish from California
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 30: Final comments previewing the next episode on reproductive justice
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
We Do Campaign from The Campaign for Southern Equality
Southerners for the Freedom to Marry
Sources/further reading:
"How Resistance Will Change the South: The We Do Campaign is looking for a public official in the South who will issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple as an act of conscience.” via The Advocate
"SPLC Sues for Marriage Equality in Alabama” by John Becker, at The Bilerico Project
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/03/23) The affliction of wealth on people and society (Economics)
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The affliction of wealth on people and society
Today we look at some of the reasons why rich people have a tendency to be some of the worst people on the planet and how their actions make things worse for everyone, including themselves.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The persecuted rich - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-30-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Perfect balance - PEEZZE
Ch. 4: Act 2: Why Do Crazy Rich People Keep Talking About Nazism? - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-20-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Friends and neighbors - Sammy Kaye
Ch. 6: Act 3: Former Wolf Of Wall Street Comes Clean In Op-Ed - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-03-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Philosophy - Ben Folds
Ch. 8: Act 4: Affluenza vs Impoverbetes - Disorderly Conduct (@Dis_Con) - Air Date 12-16-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: My wealth comes to me - Ben Sollee
Ch. 10: Act 5: They're Bigger Assholes Than You Ever Thought | Wall Street Secret Society Infiltrated - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-19-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: The game is rigged - The Great Malarkey
Ch. 12: Act 6: Citizen’s United Take Two via @CommonCause - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: Paul Piff: Does money make you mean? - TEDx - Air Date: 12-2013
Voicemails:
Ch. 15: Coverage of Ukraine dropped the ball - Issac from DC
Ch. 16: Thoughts on Joss Whedon's speech - Rosa from Denver, CO
Ch. 17: The cold war then and now - Maureen from Mass
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 18: Final comments on my bad mood leading to today's fuck-the-rick episode
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Take Action on McCutcheon v FEC from Common Cause
Sources/further reading:
McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission from SCOTUS Blog
"Scalia’s looming fiasco: Obscure new SCOTUS case may be worse than Citizens United" by Josh Eidelson
"Six Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Term” by Jessica Mason Pieklo
"How Much Did Sheldon Adelson Really Spend on Campaign 2012?” from ProPublica
”Who Is Foster Friess? Seven Facts You Need to Know” from
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(2014/03/20) That thing in Ukraine that's happening (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #810
That thing in Ukraine that's happening
Today we take a look at Ukraine and Russia, ponder whether there's anything for us to do about the situation there and wonder why conservatives are super-gay for bad-boy-strong-man Vladimir Putin but totally not in a gay way, they swear.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Does the GOP have Putin envy? - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-04-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Borrow - Brendan Benson
Ch. 4: Act 2: Right Blames Presidential Weakness Exclusively For Russian Takeover - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-7-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hang Me Up to Dry - Cold War Kids
Ch. 6: Act 3: Hillary Clinton Compares Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-06-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Where do I begin? - The Chemical Brothers
Ch. 8: Act 4: Making sense of Ukraine - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 03-06-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: We didn't start the fire - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 10: Act 5: Using Energy Production As Political Weapon Against Russia - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-14-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Gravity rides everything - Modest Mouse
Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP claims US energy can stop Putin - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-05-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Burning heart - Survivor
Ch. 14: Act 7: Putin Invaded Ukraine Because Benghazi says Senator - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-06-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Consequences - The Robert Cray Band & The Memphis Horns
Ch. 16: Act 8: Right Says Obama's Desire for Nuclear Free World Is An Example of Weakness - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-14-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Ask - The Smiths
Ch. 18: Act 9: Dick Cheney Attacks Obama On Handling Of Ukraine Situation - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-11-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Shut Up - Christina Aguilera
Ch. 20: Act 10: Cashing the Doomsday Cheque - @dccommonsense - Air Date: 03-09-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: We need talk about height privilege - Russ in East Texas
Ch. 22: Am I queer or not? - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area
Ch. 23: Calling for eugenics? - Elizabeth in Seattle
Ch. 24: Seattle socialist councilwoman acting capitalistically - Mick from Australia
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 25: Final comments on the impossibility of opt-in socialism
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/03/16) A look in the mirror and the rear view mirror (Progressives)
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Edition #809
A look in the mirror and the rear view mirror
Today we take look at some progressives from the past a present and what they're up to. Starts to make you wonder if our best days are behind us.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: How Many Americans Call Themselves Liberal? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-13-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: We shall overcome - Pete Seeger
Ch. 4: Act 2: Give 'em Hell, Barack! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-29-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: A few honest words - Ben Sollee
Ch. 6: Act 3: No Room For Fake Progressives in 2014 - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-03-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: This land is your land - Pete Seeger
Ch. 8: Act 4: Socialist Councilwoman Accepts Less Than Half of $117K Salary - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-02-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: A lot of work to do - Friendly People
Ch. 10: Act 5: President Obama Done Presidenting? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-01-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Audacity of hope - The Last of the Troubadours
Ch. 12: Act 6: Obama vs. FDR - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-30-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Where have all your good words gone? - Laura Gibson
Ch. 14: Act 7: In the Adegbile Affair, at Least, Obama More Honorable than Bill Clinton - Glen Ford of @blkagendareport - Air Date: 3-12-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Which side are you on? - Pete Seeger
Ch. 16: Act 8: 5 Years of Obama: Some Results - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-28-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Little Boxes - Pete Seeger
Ch. 18: Act 9: Bill Hicks - 20 Years Since His Death, Still Speaking The Truth - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 02-26-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Solidarity forever - Pete Seeger
Ch. 20: Act 10: Social Change Central To The Inspiring Life Of Music Icon Pete Seeger - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-29-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: On labels and respect - Marty from Los Angeles
Ch. 22: Attempting to define a libertarian - Gordon from Chicago
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments on the incompatibility of libertarianism with society
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/03/13) Heart of Darkness (Conservatives)
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Heart of Darkness
Today we take a look at what some conservatives have been up to lately, including a glimpse at their yearly display of insanity at the ultraconservative CPAC conference
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Elijah Cummings Calls Out Fraud IRS Hearings, Republican Darrell Issa Tries to Silence Him - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-06-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: What I'm Looking For (Ad Version) - Brendan Benson
Ch. 4: Act 2: Scott Walker Staff Racist Anti-Gay Emails Leaked - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-22-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sunrise - Duran Duran
Ch. 6: Act 3: Nazi Propaganda At Heart Of Wolf Blitzer Take Down Of Ted Nugent - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-22-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mountain Sound - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 8: Act 4: Exclusive: How ALEC serves the right - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-22-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Welcome to the black parade - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 10: Act 5: Cynics, Suckers, & Lunatics: The Building Blocks of the Conservative Movement - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-31-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Shambala - Three Dog Night
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Clear-Eyed Utopian View - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-28-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Soon It Will Be Cold Enough to Build Fires - Emancipator
Ch. 14: Act 7: President Rand Paul? 2014 CPAC Straw Poll Results - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-11-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Call of the wild ones: A Theme - Black Prairie
Ch. 16: Act 8: Lowlights From Conservative Political Action Committee - Media Matters (@mmfa) - Air Date: 03-10-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Call of the wild ones: A Theme - Black Prairie
Ch. 18: Act 9: CPAC: Michele Bachmann: Tea Party Is an Intellectual Movement - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-10-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Responding to Joss Whedon on feminism - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 20: Responding to Matt and queer theory - Chrissie from Kansas
Ch. 21: Jacob and the things he has to reflect on - Jacob from Indianapolis
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments responding to Jacob and maybe making some progress
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/03/10) Like men, only cheaper (Feminism)
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Like men, only cheaper
Today we watch as conservatives clumsily try to hold back the rising tide of gender equality. It's quite sad, really.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The GOP war on women hasn't died down - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-23-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Out of control - U2
Ch. 4: Act 2: Privileged Republican Senator Dismisses 'War On Women' But Here Are The Facts - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-28-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: La nuit - David Ari Leon
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bill O'Reilly: "There's Got To Be Some Downside To Having A Woman President" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-27-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: La nuit - David Ari Leon
Ch. 8: Act 4: No, Online Harassment is Not the Same for Women and Men - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-24-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Superwoman - Alicia Keys
Ch. 10: Act 5: Rand Paul: Women won the war on women - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-27-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 12: Act 6: O'Reilly Questions "The Point" Of Highlighting The Gender Pay Gap - Media Matters (@mmfa) - Air Date: 01-16-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Sets Bear Trap, Republicans Walk Right Into It - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-31-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: The chance I deserve - Club 8
Ch. 16: Act 8: Stop Michael Boggs’s Confirmation via @NARAL - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 18: Act 9: @josswhedon at 'Make Equality Reality' - @equalitynow - Air Date: 11-08-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Donate your account call to action - Perry from Green County, IN
Ch. 20: A mild scolding - Matt in Negaunee, Mi
Ch. 21: Explaining signifier words and their threat to privilege - Tanya in California
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments asking just how much privilege do some people need
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Stop Michael Boggs’s Confirmation from NARAL Pro-Choice America
Stop Michael Boggs’s Confirmation from MoveOn.org
Sources/further reading:
"Why the Campaign Against Conservative Judicial Nominees Like Michael Boggs Matters” by Jessica Mason Pieklo, RHRC sr. legal analyst
"27 Liberal Groups Oppose Obama Judicial Nominee"
"Civil rights leaders call for Obama to withdraw Georgia judicial nominees" via The Hill
"Obama judicial nominees draw lawmaker, civil rights ire” via CNN
"Voting yes on Boggs is bad for women” by MSNBC.com guest blogger, Ilyse Hogue, NARAL president
"Major Abortion Rights Group Breaks With Obama Over Judicial Nominee’s Record On Choice” by Ian Millhiser at Think Progress
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/03/07) Moment of truth (Climate/Keystone XL)
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Edition #806
Moment of truth
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Keystone XL - Time to end the addiction - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-31-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Addiction - Medina
Ch. 4: Act 2: Keystone to America: Bend Over and Take it! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-07-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Making progress - Freedom's Progress
Ch. 6: Act 3: NBC Says Pipeline Decision More Important To Presidential Image Than To Climate Change - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 2-7-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: We are the many - Makana
Ch. 8: Act 4: Facts Buried, Oil Sands Dug Up & The Environment Pays The Price - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-09-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Perpetuum Mobile - Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Ch. 10: Act 5: Van Jones debunks myths behind the Keystone Pipeline on Crossfire - @VanJones68 - Air Date: 02-10-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Bad idea - Goose
Ch. 12: Act 6: Huge Tar Sands Pipeline Protest in Washington - @greennewsreport - Air Date 3-4-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get (Remastered) - Morrissey
Ch. 14: Act 7: CPAC Panel on How to Deny Climate Change - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-05-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Living a Lie (feat. James Mercer) - Aimee Mann
Ch. 16: Act 8: Paul Ryan Stuns CNN Host: Keystone XL Will Solve Russian Ukraine Invasion - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-07-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: That's All - Clare and the Reasons
Ch. 18: Act 9: 350.org Campaigns - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 20: Act 10: Bill McKibben to Obama: Say No to Big Oil Part 1 - @MoyersNews - Air Date 2-7-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: Moment of truth - Gentleman
Ch. 22: Act 11: Jack Gerard's American Petroleum Institute - @MarkFiore Animation - Air Date: 02-27-14
Ch. 23: Song 11: The 350 Movement October 24, 2009 - The Day the World Came Together.
Ch. 24: Act 12: Bill McKibben to Obama: Say No to Big Oil Part 2 - @MoyersNews - Air Date 2-7-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Defending Matt's self-identification as 'queer' - Tanya in California
Ch. 26: Trying to get there on trans issues - Jane from Boston
Ch. 27: Don't need to know the details about trans people to defend them - Dan from Milwaukee, WI
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 28: Final comments about my bad, angry day
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Start And Win Campaigns To Protect Our Common Future from 350.org
Additional Activism
”Say No To Corporate Power Grabs: Reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership” from 350.org Campaigns
Sources/further reading:
"Keystone sides rush to meet deadline,” The Hill
"Opportunistic right wingers push nonsense on Keystone XL” from Green News Report (3/06/14)
KeyStone Protest Photography from independent photojournalist Jenna Pope
"Climate Change is The Context of Our Times — interview with Tim DeChristopher" from Acronym TV with Dennis Trainor, Jr
"State Dept's Keystone XL Contractor, ERM Group, Also OK'd Controversial Pebble Mine in Alaska” by Steve Horn at DeSmog Blog
"EPA Moves To Block Massive Alaskan Gold And Copper Mine” by Katie Sheppard
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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(2014/03/04) Unequal justice under the law (The (in)justice system)
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Unequal justice under the law
Today we look at the stick of justice in America and who's getting the short end of it.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Chris Hayes: I was nearly arrested for weed - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-03-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: (I've Got a) Golden Ticket - Leslie Bricusse
Ch. 4: Act 2: A Marijuana Arrest - BuzzFeed Central Presents - Air Date: 12-8-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Particles of the Universe (Heartbeats) - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 6: Act 3: Wishful Thinking and White House Fakery: Obama as Prison Reformer - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 2-5-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Life in prison - Mitchell
Ch. 8: Act 4: What are the odds that you're going to prison? - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 2-13-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola
Ch. 10: Act 5: Unequal justice under law - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 02-05-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Crime to Be Broke in America - Spearhead
Ch. 12: Act 6: #JordanDavis #DunnTrial - @WEEKinBLACKNESS Presents: BLACKNESS.TV - Air Date: 2-18-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Enter the Blackness (This Week in Blackness Theme) [feat. Willie Evans Jr., Elon James White & Aaron Rand Freeman] - Jasiri X
Ch. 14: Act 7: You're A Terrible Human Being If You Think Michael Dunn Is Right - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-19-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Terrible - Harley Poe
Ch. 16: Act 8: The failure of the prosecution and how murdering black kids is kind of okay - @WEEKinBLACKNESS - Air Date: 2-18-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Running scared - Roy Orbison
Ch. 18: Act 9: Stand Against ‘Shoot First’ Laws - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 20: Act 10: (WARNING) Insanely Racist Audio Busts Michael Dunn Defender - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-21-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Touching on all the aspects of racism - Prof. Rambo from Georgia
Ch. 22: Tricia Rose segment was great for those who don't understand white privilege - Mara from Pittsburgh
Ch. 23: Appreciating the color analogy to gender - Zach from San Francisco
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 24: Final comments on how I ironically stole from a woman of color during the last racism episode
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
”Stand Against ‘Shoot First’ Laws” petition from ColorOfChange.org
Additional Activism:
Drop the Charges Against Darrin Manning
Shopping While Black is Not a Crime
Sources/further reading:
"Jordan Davis and the Refrain of Black Death” by Mychal Denzel Smith
"Black Boy Interrupted: On the unfinished life of Jordan Davis” (and everything else) by Ta-Nehisi Coates
"Angela Corey Aims to Increase Marissa Alexander Sentence to 60 Years” via Free Marissa Now Campaign
"Unarmed and dangerous? The National Rifle Association and ALEC were major backers of Florida's 'stand your ground' law” by Cliff Schecter
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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(2014/03/01) Knowing our history and seeing it echo today (Racism)
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Knowing our history and seeing it echo today
Today we look at how history shapes the present, how we can shape the future and how change is inevitable.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Oprah Claims President Faces Racism - This @WEEKinBLACKNESS - Air Date 11-19-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Black Wall Street - Touchers
Ch. 4: Act 2: Black Wall Street - Almas J. Sami'
Ch. 5: Song 2: Black Wall Street - The One JP
Ch. 6: Act 3: Professor reprimanded for teaching structural racism - @citizenradio - Air Date: 12-16-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Bury the past - Professional Victims
Ch. 8: Act 4: Black History One - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 2-19-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Know Your History (feat. 8 Ball & MJG) - Drumma Boy
Ch. 10: Act 5: Caller: I Never Realized I had Racist Tendencies - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-25-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Cleanse song - Bright Eyes
Ch. 12: Act 6: America on MLK’s Birthday: The Trifecta of Evils - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 1-22-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Silence must be heard - Enigma
Ch. 14: Act 7: Still fraught: The idea of a black president - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-21-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Alright Alright (Here's My Fist Where's the Fight?) - Sahara Hotnights
Ch. 16: Act 8: President Obama Isn't 'Playing The Race Card' - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-22-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Racism - Mighty Sparrow
Ch. 18: Act 9: Generation Justice (@genjustice) - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 20: Act 10: CFC Keynote: Pain, Passion and Possibility - @ProfTriciaRose - Air Date: 10-29-2013
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: The proper way of educating an audience about trans issues - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 22: Trans people are treated as objects of curiosity - queer theory - Matt in Negaunee, Mi
Ch. 23: A few problems with the trans discussion - Jacob from Indianapolis
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 24: My conversation with Jacob
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Generation Justice
Sources/further reading:
Colorlines: Race Forward
"Infographic Illustrates the Structural Racism of the Oscars” or “Old, White Men Will Mostly Decide This Weekend’s Oscars” by Jamilah King
"White, Conservative Men Dominate Sunday Morning Political Talk Shows” by Breanna Edwards at The Root
”How Well Does The Media Cover Race?” by Dominique Apollon
”White Guys Doing It By Themselves” Tumblr curated by Erin Matson
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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(2014/02/26) Resistance is the only hope (Capitalism)
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Resistance is the only hope
You remember that movie "The Neverending Story"? I grew up with that movie but didn't realize until much later how "The Nothing", the apocalyptic, all-consuming, evil force threatening to destroy the universe, was such a nice allegory for capitalism. I'll say one thing for "The Nothing" though, it's very efficient at what it does.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Here's a Capitalist That Doesn't Understand Capitalism - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-18-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Doing business - The Rorschach Garden
Ch. 4: Act 2: Return To Liberation Theology Scares Right - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 12-13-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Capitalism - Yellow Umbrella
Ch. 6: Act 3: Peter Buffett: Big Philanthropy and Philanthro-Feudalism - @grittv - Air Date_ 11-26-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Nothing is good enough - Amiee Mann
Ch. 8: Act 4: Scientific Models Now Showing Revolt Is Our Only Chance? - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 10-30-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Revolt - CHANT
Ch. 10: Act 5: Henry Giroux on Zombie Politics Part 1 - Democracy In Crisis - @BillMoyers And Company - Air Date 11-22-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Generation - Emerson Hart
Ch. 12: Act 6: The New Economy Coalition - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: Henry Giroux on Zombie Politics Part 2 - Still Room In The Oppression For Resistance - @BillMoyers And Company - Air Date 11-22-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 15: We need to be honest about the effects of drugs - Justin from Los Angeles
Ch. 16: How to get to the real issues - Natasha from LA
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 17: Final comments on shifting the paradigm of talking about gender confirmation surgeries
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
New Economy Coalition h/t Keith Harrington
CommonBound, Northeastern University
Sources/further reading:
Watch: Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism, Henry Giroux on Bill Moyers
"End the 1 percent’s free ride: Taxing land would solve America’s biggest problems” by Jesse Myerson
"Noam Chomsky: Will Capitalism Destroy Civilization?”
Chris Hedges speech on Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt via Lee Camp’s Moment of Clarity Podcast
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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(2014/02/23) The seamy underbelly (Conservatives)
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The seamy underbelly
Today we look behind the curtain of conservatives, libertarians and the Republican party. What we find isn't pretty.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: How to Debunk a Libertarian: Let Them Talk - @majorityfm - Air Date: 11-4-11
Ch. 3: Song 1: Capitalism - Eastenders
Ch. 4: Act 2: Does Studying Economics Make you Greedy? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-23-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Profit - The Mammals
Ch. 6: Act 3: 9 of 10 Poorest States Are Republican - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-19-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: North to Alaska - Johnny Horton
Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Civil War - The Numbers Tell A Bigger Story & It Ain't Pretty - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-15-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fight back - Garnett Silk
Ch. 10: Act 5: GOP Super Strategist Frank Luntz: Sad and Alone, Blames Obama / America - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-24-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Get up Stand up - Bob Marley
Ch. 12: Act 6: Republican Identification Lowest in 25 Years - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-19-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Hey Ya - Obadiah Parker
Ch. 14: Act 7: Strong Words From The Latest Sane Person Run Out Of The Republican Party - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-16-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: You're wrong - NOFX
Ch. 16: Act 8: Libertarian Upset The Daily Show Made Fun of Him - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-13-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Do it for free - The Constellations
Ch. 18: Act 9: Is Libertarianism the Velvet Glove Over the Iron Fist of Racism? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-12-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Societal changes and tipping points - Eyal from San Diego, CA
Ch. 20: Trans* rights and fairness in sports - Marty from Los Angeles
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 21: Final comments on empathy and the momentary insanity brought on by having one's priviilige challenged
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Produced by:
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(2014/02/20) If you're talking about genitals then you've missed the point (Trans* Rights)
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If you're talking about genitals then you've missed the point
Today I take my second crack at discussing trans* rights. Last time I tried it didn't go over too well so today we find out if I've learned from my mistakes and if others will learn a thing or two about trans* issues.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: When Is That Appropriate Conversation, Katie - Radio Dispatch - Air Date 1-9-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Lesson Learned (feat. John Mayer) - Alicia Keys
Ch. 4: Act 2: Katie Couric has her bad questions explained to her - Laverne Cox - Air Date: 1-7-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Discrimination - Ancel
Ch. 6: Act 3: Cultural Consequences Of Trans Population - Trans Advocate - Air Date 2-20-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: I can't - Ben Sollee
Ch. 8: Act 4: Twisted And Unethical Journalism And Resultant Suicide - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date 1-21-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Look again - Jim Ford
Ch. 10: Act 5: The case of CeCe McDonald - Melissa Harris-Perry - Air Date: 1-19-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: ***Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) - Beyoncé
Ch. 12: Act 6: Social Anxiety of Trans Population vs. Military PTSD - Trans Advocate - Air Date 2-20-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Transgender Dysphoria Blues - Against Me!
Ch. 14: Act 7: Piers Morgan's Uninformed Interview With Janet Mock - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date 2-6-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Strong animals - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 16: Act 8: After 20 Years Prisoner Michelle Kosilek Granted Right To Sex Change - @WEEKinBLACKNESS - Air Date: 1-21-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Slipping away - Donnie Darko
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Jim Collins Foundation - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 20: Act 10: Janet Mock on 'Passing' & Redefining Realness - Janet Mock - Air Date: 1-30-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Where the women-problems in the south come from - Wes from Alabama
Ch. 22: Thoughts on the arguments of sovereignty against corporate takeover - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 23: Suggesting "The Authoritarians" book - John In Stamford, CT
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 24: Final comments on making progress addressing trans* rights
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Jim Collins Foundation
Additional Activism
Free CeCe, a documentary on CeCe McDonald
Sources/further reading:
Savage Lovecast, episode 369 (11/19/13); Dan Savage interviews M. Dru Levasseur, co-founder and vice president of the Jim Collins Foundation
"Professional Organization Statements Supporting Transgender People In Health Care” via Lambda Legal
"Piers Morgan, It Shouldn’t Be So Hard For You To Interview Janet Mock” by Avital Norman Nathman
"Janet Mock: Piers Morgan 'Sensationalized’ Me” by John Becker
"Because of You: My Letter to CeCe McDonald on Her Release
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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(2014/02/17) A parody of itself (Media)
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A parody of itself
I'm eternally grateful for how ridiculously terrible the mainstream media is. If not for their utter and nearly constant failures I'm quite sure I never would have been inspired to start this show in the first place.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: New Boss's Past Reflects Future Of CBS News - @greennewsreport - Air Date 1-9-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Failing - The Laryngospasms
Ch. 4: Act 2: CBSs 60 Minutes Loosing Creditability - @CitizenRadio - Air Date 1-8-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Truth - Amos Lee
Ch. 6: Act 3: When the Media Does It's Job, It Looks Something Like This … - Rachel @maddow - Air Date: 01-03-2014
Ch. 7: Song 3: Talk to me - Stevie Nicks
Ch. 8: Act 4: There's reason to fight total monopolization - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date: 2-14-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Do the right thing - Beres Hammond
Ch. 10: Act 5: The War On Fox Is Over - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-22-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel
Ch. 12: Act 6: Brave New Films: The antidote to corporate media - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: Least Credible Historian Is Expert on Glenn Beck Show - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 12-27-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Unsee - Dearly Beloved
Ch. 16: Act 8: MSNBC Interrupts Congresswoman on NSA for Report on Justin Bieber - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-27-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: What's up? - 4 Non Blondes
Ch. 18: Act 9: Which media outlets stand up to those in power? - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date: 2-14-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Hide the truth - Chronicle
Ch. 20: Act 10: The media shrugs, again - @onthemedia - Air Date: 2-14-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: In my arms - Jon Foreman
Ch. 22: Act 11: Wow, Fox News Is SCREWED - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-28-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Life is scientific, personhood is a purely moral distinction - Mara from Pittsburgh
Ch. 24: Drug addicts can't boycott drugs - Jamie in Cincinnati
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 25: Final comments on the realities of the arguments needed to win political and issue campaigns
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Brave New Films from Robert Greenwald
Sources/further reading:
"Unmanned: America's Drone Wars” Trailer
”OutFoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism” Trailer
Follow Brave New Films on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube for announcements and new video shorts.
"Robert Greenwald Takes on Obama's Out-of-Control Drone Warfare in New Documentary: ‘Unmanned’” from Alternet
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/02/14) Rise of the gatekeepers (Net Neutrality)
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Rise of the gatekeepers
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why This Ruling On Net Neutrality Is A Disaster - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-15-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Bad news - Kanye West
Ch. 4: Act 2: Net Neutrality and you - @onthemedia - Air Date: 1-17-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Made to suffer - Speedsters and Dopers
Ch. 6: Act 3: What Does Net Neutrality Ruling Mean for You? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-27-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: The perfect space - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 8: Act 4: Is Net Neutrality Dead? Can Netflix Save it? Can We? - @amazingatheist - Air Date: 2-6-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: The secret agent - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico & Elias Arizcuren
Ch. 10: Act 5: Net Neutrality: Why Should You be Concerned? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-15-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Coming to terms - Carolina Liar
Ch. 12: Act 6: FreePress.net fights against media monopolies - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Digital Gatekeepers Don't Need No Stinkin' Net Neutrality - @dccommonsense - Air Date 1-20-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 15: Anti-abortion politics rooted in discipline and punishment - Emma from Texas
Ch. 16: Anti-abortion stance is authoritarian stance - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 17: We need to look at political and social policy perspective of decriminalization - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 18: Final comments on why liberals need to create shame around the ethics of doing illegal drugs - an email from listen Javier
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Petition to Stop the Time Warner/Comcast Merger
Additional Activism
Save The Internet Action Page
Sources/further reading:
"Comcast takeover of Time Warner Cable to reshape U.S. pay TV” via Reuters by Liana B. Baker
What Needs To Be Done To Save Net Neutrality, Tim Karr of Free Press on The Matthew Filipowicz Show
"How Netflix and Google Could Lead the Fight For Net Neutrality”
”Federal Court Guts Net Neutrality Rules"
”Merging Cable Giants is ‘an Affront to the Public Interest’" from John Nichols at The Nation Magazine
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/02/11) Learning to play nice with human nature (War on Drugs)
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Learning to play nice with human nature
Today we look at the evolution of bullshit reasons there have been to prohibit consumption of marijuana: from the bullshit reasons scared white people came up with to ban it originally to the bullshit reasons scared white people use in the present to keep it illegal, all while steadfastly ignoring the evidence which points toward the war on drugs leaving an expensive path of unmitigated destruction behind it wherever it goes.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: 3 Absurd Reasons for Banning Drugs - LearnLiberty - Air Date: 09-20-11
Ch. 3: Act 2: Smoke Weed? You're Fat & Dangerous According To These Pundits - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-08-14
Ch. 4: Song 2: I can't explain - The Who
Ch. 5: Act 3: Gourmet Pot Editor Freaks Out O'Reilly - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 12-13-13
Ch. 6: Song 3: Where is my mind? - The Pixies
Ch. 7: Act 4: Government To Sell Pot For $1 A Gram (In Uruguay) - Why? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-23-13
Ch. 8: Song 4: Represent - Weezer
Ch. 9: Act 5: Is the End of Marijuana Prohibition the End of the War On Drugs? Probably Not. - @brucedixon - Air Date: 1-8-14
Ch. 10: Song 5: Inevitable - Scissor Sisters
Ch. 11: Act 6: Thom Hartmann on Decriminalizing Pot - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-17-14
Ch. 12: Song 6: Legalize it - Peter Tosh
Ch. 13: Act 7: Obama on Marijuana Legalization: Important For It to Go Forward - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-22-14
Ch. 14: Song 7: Open your eyes - Snow Patrol
Ch. 15: Act 8: Why Right Wing Addicts Like Rob Ford, Rush Limbaugh Don't Ask For Help - @majorityfm - Air Date: 11-06-13
Ch. 16: Song 8: Everything falls apart - Dog's Eye View
Ch. 17: Act 9: Families Against Mandatory Minimums - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 18: Song 9: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 19: Act 10: Philip Seymour Hoffman Didn't Have to Die... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-03-14
Ch. 20: Song 10: South Side - Moby
Ch. 21: Act 11: We need drug rules that recognizes human nature - @dccommonsense - Air Date: 2-5-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 22: On the TPP and national sovereignty - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 23: Support for Avera on sex education in the south - Mark from New Mexico
Ch. 24: Prior consent still doesn't impart obligation - Jake from New Hampshire
Ch. 25: Weighing quality of life in the discussion of reproductive rights - Anonymous
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 26: Final comments on the ease of being misunderstood, especially when discussing the abuse of children in the context of the reproductive rights debate
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Tell the Commission: Cut These Drug Sentences!” from Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Sources/further reading:
AG Holder speaks out on federal sentencing, C-Span broadcast
”A New Development in Prison Reform” from Colorlines
The story of Stephanie George (FAMM)
and ”For Lesser Crimes, Rethinking Life Behind Bars”, The New York Times
Follow Families Against Mandatory Minimums on Twitter and Facebook
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/02/08) Trouble at the old pharm (Health Care)
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Trouble at the old pharm
Today we take a look at the seedy underbelly of the industry that creates all of those wonderful, life-saving drugs that sit at the crossroads of western medicine and western capitalism.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare - EscapeFireMovie - Air Date: 07-12-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Mother of the night - Moby
Ch. 4: Act 2: Who are the REAL Obamacare Hypocrites? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-07-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Margaret on the Guillotine - Morrissey
Ch. 6: Act 3: This Is Why Healthcare Costs So Much - @majorityfm - Air Date: 12-11-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Snake oil - Entrain
Ch. 8: Act 4: Major Pharm Company To End Payments To Doctors - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-21-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: First patient - Philip Glass
Ch. 10: Act 5: Map Shows Damage Caused by Anti-Vaccine Movement - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-29-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Bad idea - Goose
Ch. 12: Act 6: Stand Up For Mental Health - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: Big Pharma CEO: Our Medicine is for Rich People, Not Inians - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-29-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Two points for honesty - Guster
Ch. 16: Act 8: New Once-A-Month Vitamin Presents Choking Hazard - @TheOnion
Ch. 17: Song 8: Choke - The Black Cadillacs
Ch. 18: Act 9: Hepatitis C Cure Discovered - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-06-14
Ch. 19: Introduction to today's voicemail on reproductive rights
Voicemails:
Ch. 20: Personhood is not the central principle in abortion debate - Mara from Pittsburgh
Ch. 21: Science as the deciding factor - Dirk from Madison, WI
Ch. 22: Rebuttal to bodily autonomy - Anonymous
Ch. 23: Comparing the ideas of obligation vs bodily autonomy - Mara from Pittsburgh
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 24: Final comments on why bodily autonomy is the primary consideration and personhood is secondary
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Stand Up For Mental Health Campaign
Additional Activism/Resources:
Affordable Care Act
National Alliance of Mental Illness
h/t Feminista Jones
Sources/further reading:
"When ‘Positivity' Goes Wrong: Please Stop Shaming People For Being Sad”
by Pia Glen
"USDA Announces Support for Mental Health Facilities in Rural Areas"
Doctors For America
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/02/07) The fourth dimension (Sample of Member's Content)
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The fourth dimension
Today I discuss the elements of time and perspective.
References include:
Mountains in Motion: The Canadian Rockies by The Upthink Lab
99% Invisible - Episode 91: Wild Ones Live
GOING THE DISTANCE: On and off the road with Barack Obama - BY DAVID REMNICK
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Theme Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/02/05) Don't eat shit and die (Food)
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Don't eat shit and die
Turns out there's a whole lot of stuff wrong with our food supply, including cows eating shit. Like they don't already have it bad enough.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: 10,000 Sick in Salmonella Chicken Outbreak - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-10-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Salmonella - Shim Schechter
Ch. 4: Act 2: Virulent Strain Of Soy Flu Traced To Single Tofurky - @TheOnion
Ch. 5: Song 2: Virus - Duran Duran
Ch. 6: Act 3: In this season of feasting, let's celebrate agriCULTURE - @jimhightower - Air Date: 11-28-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Harvest Season - Benjamin Josif
Ch. 8: Act 4: How Waste Isn't Just Throwing Things Away - @FoodWaste_TV - Air Date: 06-04-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Smithereen - Deep East Music
Ch. 10: Act 5: Cows Being Fed Chicken Poop, FDA Not Stopping It - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-28-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Risk it - Nahko and Medicine for the People
Ch. 12: Act 6: John Robbins: Why I went vegetarian - @vegsource - Air Date: 5-21-09
Ch. 13: Song 6: Everybody ona move - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Ch. 14: Act 7: A curse, a blessing, and a good food movement - @jimhightower - Air Date: 12-5-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Good food - Akbar
Ch. 16: Act 8: Transgenic foods have bought the population problem some time - @inquiringshow - Air Date: 9-27-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Take it to the limit - The Eagles
Ch. 18: Act 9: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 20: Act 10: Listener Argues Against GMO Food Labeling - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-24-14
Ch. 21: Song 10: Fake plastic trees - Radiohead
Ch. 22: Act 11: Only Study Linking GMOs to Cancer Gets Retracted - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-03-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Good food - Legendary Wings
Ch. 24: Act 12: The Incredible Response to Our "Real Reasons to be Afraid of GMOs" Interview - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-24-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Number one source of GHG is animal agriculture - Kate from Boston
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 26: Final comments on being contacted by a potential corporate shill
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
NSAC “Take Action” page
Sources/further reading:
NSAC on Twitter and NSAC on Facebook
What Is Sustainable Agriculture?
"The New Farm Bill: Yet Again, Not Ready for Climate Change” and "Obama’s 5 Biggest Sellouts to the Meat Industry” by Tom Philpott
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/02/02) It's hot, it's cold, it's polluted (Climate/Energy)
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It's hot, it's cold, it's polluted
Who knew that incredibly complex weather patterns could be explained but something other than thoughtless gut reaction? We learn about the polar vortex, the West Virginia chemical spill and the life cycle of fracked natural gas.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Right mocks rescued climate scientists - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-02-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Misery (Acoustic) - Maroon 5
Ch. 4: Act 2: Why is it so Darn Cold? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-06-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get (Remastered) - Morrissey
Ch. 6: Act 3: Chilling The Debate On Global Warming - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 1-10-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: The fix is in - Ok Go
Ch. 8: Act 4: 'Freedom Industries' Poisons West Virginia - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-13-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Freedom - Music Themes Group
Ch. 10: Act 5: What Happens in West Virginia Doesn't Stay in West Virginia - Rachel @maddow - Air Date: 1-14-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Rivers and roads - The Head and the Heart
Ch. 12: Act 6: Criminal Freedom Industries Admit to Contaminating Water More Than Previously Thought - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-31-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Oops and move on - Henry Phillips
Ch. 14: Act 7: You Won't Believe Who's Teaching Children To LOVE Fracking! - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 01-13-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Programmed - Trapper Schoepp Band
Ch. 16: Act 8: Clean energy, not Cove Point - Mike Tidwell of Chesapeake Climate Action Network (@CCAN)
Ch. 17: Song 8: Buildin' Slow - Here's to the Long Haul
Ch. 18: Act 9: Obama Relies On Corrupt Consultants For Crucial Environmental Report - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-01-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Blame Me! Blame Me! - Anberlin
Ch. 20: Act 10: The Solutions Project - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 21: Song 10: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 22: Act 11: Just 0.01% of Climate Scientists Reject Global Warming - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-16-14
Ch. 23: Song 11: Less is more - Laura Love
Ch. 24: Act 12: Bill Moyers Essay: When Congressmen Deny Climate Change and Evolution - @BillMoyers & Company - Air Date: 1-24-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Thoughts on queerness and rights of the fetus - Jake from New Hampshire
Ch. 26: Without a clear consensus on personhood, government would be overstepping to restrict abortions - Michael from New Jersey
Ch. 27: Personhood is really not that big of an issue, body autonomy is - Max from Brooklyn, NY
Ch. 28: Reproductive rights debate is about shaming women for having sex - Avera from Alabama
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 29: Final comments on bodily autonomy and the problem with the whole debate
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
The Solutions Project
Other Activism:
Put Solar on It
Sources/further reading:
Empowered by Light
"Mark Ruffalo Wants You To Imagine a 100 Percent Clean Energy Future" h/t Inquiring Minds Podcast with Chris Mooney and Indre Viskontas
"How to Power the Word” via Scientific American
Gasland The Movie (I and II)
Mark Ruffalo, Josh Fox and The Solutions Project on Twitter.
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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(2014/01/30) Scientific literacy and how to get there (Education)
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Scientific literacy and how to get there
Today we hear what works and what doesn't when it comes to teaching kids in school. We also hear about the importance of scientific literacy and what's holding so many of us back from having it.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: TN Student Speaks Out About Common Core, Teacher Evaluations, and Educational Data - Ethan Young - Air Date: 11-7-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Mr. Roboto - Styx
Ch. 4: Act 2: Standardized Annual Testing Isn't Working - Schooled (from @slate) - Air Date 11-1-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Let's stick together - Wilbert Harrison
Ch. 6: Act 3: Crazy Stuff Kids Learn in Louisiana Schools - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-10-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Galileo - G.G. Allin
Ch. 8: Act 4: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe - @BillMoyers - Air Date 1-17-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Come undone - Duran Duran
Ch. 10: Act 5: National Science Foundation: Science Hard - @TheOnion
Ch. 11: Song 5: Too hard - J Mascis
Ch. 12: Act 6: Producing The Smartest Kids In The World - Schooled (from @slate) - Air Date 11-1-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Training montage from Rocky - Vince DiCola
Ch. 14: Act 7: Is Higher Education Even Worth It? | Defaults Skyrocket - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-06-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Opportunity - Pete Murray
Ch. 16: Act 8: Finding the money to fund higher education for all - @jimhightower - Air Date: 8-8-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Free Education (feat. Treez & Young DJ) - Jawaan Larue
Ch. 18: Act 9: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Literacy - @BillMoyers - Air Adate 1-24-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Thoughts on 'queer' - David in Austin, TX
Ch. 20: Reproductive rights discussion needs more focus on personhood - Colin from Nebraska
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 21: Final comments on why 'reproductive rights' is about more than just abortion
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/01/27) Our social safety sieve (Economics)
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Our social safety sieve
Today we look at low-income individuals and the social programs that serve them to try to figure out once and for all if poor people are human or not and whether they should be helped or thrown to the wolves for our entertainment.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: SNAP: Myths vs. Facts - @takepart TV - Air Date: 12-02-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Wax & wire - Loch Lomond
Ch. 4: Act 2: Defining Economic Problems In All The Wrong Places - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 12-27-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: I wish I knew - Years and Years
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox News: Welfare for Me, Not For Thee! - @majorityfm - Air Date: 10-11-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hell=Other People - Bettie Serveert
Ch. 8: Act 4: The coded-language demonization of social programs - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 1-13-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Minnie the moocher - Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Ch. 10: Act 5: Congress Takes Another Vacation, the Jobless Starve! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-16-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hungry like the wolf - Duran Duran
Ch. 12: Act 6: Economist Richard Wolff: Does Government Healthcare & Welfare Hurt Economies? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-13-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Capitalism - Yellow Umbrella
Ch. 14: Act 7: The GOPs poverty agenda - @allinwithchris - Air Date: 01-07-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Poverty - Bobby "Blue" Bland
Ch. 16: Act 8: Getting perspective from Europe on how screwed we are - @fakedansavage - Air Date: 8-20-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: No champagne socialist - Arkells
Ch. 18: Act 9: Demanding Tuition-Free Public College Education - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 20: Act 10: A Tip For Christian Tippers - Real Time With @billmaher - Air Date 11-10-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Time for actions on the TPP - Jamie in Cincinnati
Ch. 22: Actual definitions vs popular usages - Krissy from Kansas
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments on systems, shifting baselines and the definitions of racism
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Make Public College Tuition Free, CREDO petition
Sources/further reading:
Tuition-Free Public Education Is Possible. Demand it. via Truthout
State by State: Student Loan Debt
Campaign for America's Future
Ny Sen. Gillibrand Pushes Student Loan Refinance
Time To Bring Bankruptcy Back for Student Loan Debt via Gawker
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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(2014/01/24) Don't get down with TPP (Corporate Takeover)
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Don't get down with TPP
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Corporations Determined To Rule The World - Disorderly Conduct (@Dis_Con) - Air Date 10-31-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Comin' back for more - Robert Crew
Ch. 4: Act 2: Chomsky on the Trans Pacific Partnership - @grittv - Air Date: 6-19-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Seen this before - Jason and the Punknecks
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): A Threat to Affordable Medicines for Millions - MSFCanada - Air Date: 5-16-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Protect & Serve - Stiff Little Fingers
Ch. 8: Act 4: New Corporate Powers In Secret Trade Deal - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-10-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Kill the poor - Dead Kennedys
Ch. 10: Act 5: WikiLeaks Leaks Controversial Secret Trans Pacific Partnership Documents - @dennistrainorjr - Air Date: 11-13-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Dawn departure, Jefferson County - Black Prairie
Ch. 12: Act 6: Caller: How will TPP Effect our Sovereignty? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-16-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: The lion's roar - First Aid Kit
Ch. 14: Act 7: Trans-Pacific Partnership is Hugely Troubling - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-16-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: What we've got - Emilyn Brodsky & Anthony da Costa
Ch. 16: Act 8: How To Kill TPP: Stop Fast Track - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-16-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Slow it down - Amy Macdonald
Ch. 18: Act 9: Expose the TPP - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 20: Act 10: Leaked TPP Document Reveals No Regard for Environment in Trade Agreement - @therealnews - Air Date: 1-17-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Disappointed in two parts of the reproductive rights episode - Zach from San Francisco
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments finishing up my response to Zach about Thom Hartmann not actually body-shaming and thanking those who donated to my plunge
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism: Expose the TPP
Additional Activism:
Flush the TPP
Don't let congress fast-track the TPP - Electronic Frontier Foundation Petition
Write your representative to oppose fast-track trade authority - Public Citizen
Speak out against the TPP agreement - Electronic Frontier Foundation
Join Keith Ellison and DFA to help the TPP fast-track
Information for this segment can be found at:
What is the Trans Pacific Partnership? - Electronic Frontier Foundation
TPP: Job loss, lower wages and higher drug prices - Public Citizen
Who backs the TPP and a 'NAFTA on steroids'? A.L.E.C. - The Nation
h/t John Nichols
The top secret deal between 11 countries that will affect your life
h/t Lee Camp
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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(2014/01/21) We just earned a D grade (Reproductive Rights)
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We just earned a D grade
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Anti-abortion Ohio legislator never thought about women - Rachel @maddow - Air Date: 9-8-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: I don't think about it - Emily Osment
Ch. 4: Act 2: Michigan women stare down rape insurance - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 12-12-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Get up and go - Broadcast 2000
Ch. 6: Act 3: Anti-Abortion Judge: Drive Faster If The Clinic Is Far Away - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-12-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Help - Howie Day
Ch. 8: Act 4: Republican: Forcing Women to Have Babies Will Create Jobs! - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-16-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Keep then down - The Young Sinclairs
Ch. 10: Act 5: Could 2014 See Abortion Restriction Rollback? - Rachel @maddow - Air Date: 01-03-2014
Ch. 11: Song 5: One million miles - J. Ralph
Ch. 12: Act 6: Shrinking Government to fit in a Vagina - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-30-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: A theme for bizarre behavior - Clifton's Ford
Ch. 14: Act 7: After Tiller: Abortions No One Wants to Talk About - @grittv with Laura Flanders - Air Date: 11-5-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Touch of grey - Grateful Dead
Ch. 16: Act 8: Documentary on Choice: After Tiller - @BestoftheLeft Activism - Air Date: 1-21-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 18: Act 9: Supreme Court Considers Legality of Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-16-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Double standard - Mustang Sally
Ch. 20: Act 10: NARAL President Ilyse Hogue Discusses Who Decides? - @ilyseh on MSNBC - Air Date: 1-14-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Thoughts on race vs class - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 22: Getting our minds wrapped around class-divided neighborhoods - Tate from Prince George's County, MD
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments on the complicated interplay of factors surrounding race, class and divided neighborhoods
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: "After Tiller”
After Tiller (FB page/screening schedule)
After Tiller UK iTunes rental
Sources/further reading:
Crow After Roe by Jessica Mason Pieklo & Robin Marty
NARAL Report Card on Reproductive Healthcare Access for states/US, 2013
Guttmacher Institute statistics on abortion providers
Roe v. Wade (1973) via PBS.org
Clinic Buffer Zones, Think Progress
Supreme Court Revisits Abortion Clinic Rules by Irin Carmon
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
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(2014/01/17) A smorgasbord of folly (Foreign Policy)
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A smorgasbord of folly
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: One minute Middle East update - @MarkFiore - Air Date: 01-14-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Hard to explain - The Riptide Movement
Ch. 4: Act 2: Breakthrough with Iran! - @theprogressive - Air Date: 11-25-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Common sense - Justin Mcroberts
Ch. 6: Act 3: Politicians Against Peace In The Middle East - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-08-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Don't listen - Craig Carothers
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Shadowy Groups Still Trying to Take Us to War With Iran - @majorityfm - Air Date: 12-03-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Bury the past - Professional Victims
Ch. 10: Act 5: Is Congress Guilty of Torture? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-14-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Shaker Amer - PJ Harvey
Ch. 12: Act 6: When The Subject Is Drones, Surgical Doesn't Necessarily Mean Precise - @theharryshearer - Air Date 6-9-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Casualties of war - Rakim
Ch. 14: Act 7: Malala: Drones create more terorrists - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date: 10-18-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Hard to hear the truth - Nato Coles & The Blue Diamond Band
Ch. 16: Act 8: Malala Yousafzai Not Scared Of Taliban - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-15-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Courage - Authority Zero
Ch. 18: Act 9: NY Times blows Benghazi lies out of water - @allinwithchris - Air Date: 01-02-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Say goodbye - Ian Rhett
Ch. 20: Act 10: War no More: The Case for Abolition - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-16-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: War is over - David Rovics
Ch. 22: Act 11: 17% of Americans Support the Afghanistan War - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-02-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: The subtle assumptions of well-meaning white folks that perpetuate racism - Tate from Prince George's County, MD
Ch. 24: Fear of desperation, not of race - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 25: On the conversation of the definition of racism - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 26: Final comments on being back in working order and an update on my Polar Bear Plunge
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Repodcast: (2011/02/15) A collection of embarrassments (Media)
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A collection of embarrassments
Act 1: Kirk Cameron less crazy than CNN - Majority Report
Song 1: My brother the ape - They might be giants
Act 2: Bananas, the atheist's nightmare
Act 3: Michelle 'my butt' - Media Matters
Song 3: Solsbury hill - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 4: CNN becomes the news - Rachel Maddow
Song 4: Too bad - Nickelback
Act 5: Behind the scenes at Air America - Majority Report
Song 5: Hey ya - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 6: Limbaugh is an American embarrassment - Media Matters
Act 7: The new McCarthyism - Thom Hartmann
Song 7: Stop the madness - Marty Dread
Act 8: Glenn Beck is deranged - Counterspin
Song 8: Wonderwall - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 9: Only called Obama racist once - Media Matters
Act 10: O'Reilly defends his Nazi analogies - Daily Show
Song 10: Call me - Blondie
Act 11: Fox News makes you less informed - Majority Report
Song 11: Honesty - Billy Joel
Act 12: Thank you Fox News - Media Matters
Song 12: I turn my camera on - Spoon
Act 13: Fox insider tells all - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Chuck in Salt Lake City on running a primary against Obama
Joyce from TN on gun control episode
Final comments responding to running a presidential primary candidate and a pro-gun listener email
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Best F#@king News Team Won't Stop Ever - Daily Show
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(2014/01/11) Republicans are people too (Conservatives)
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Republicans are people too
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Are Obama Haters Worse Than Bush Haters? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-17-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: One of Us - Chorus - The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride
Ch. 4: Act 2: Evil Incarnate, the end times and the Right - Real Time With @billmaher - Air Date: 10-11-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Evil is alive and well - Jakob Dylan
Ch. 6: Act 3: Re-writing History As To Tea Party's Origin - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 11-8-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Popular - Kristin Chenoweth (From Wicked)
Ch. 8: Act 4: Hayes, Piercing the Bubble - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date: 10-18-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Whatcha say - Jason Derulo
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox News Host John Stossel: Don't Help the Homeless - @majorityfm - Air Date: 12-04-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Pavement artist - Dick Van Dyke (Mary Poppins)
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Elephant in the Elephant's Room - Rachel @maddow - Air Date: 11-15-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: The price you pay - Bruce Springsteen
Ch. 14: Act 7: Depressed Republican Pollster Hides In His Mansion - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-07-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Making progress - Freedom's Progress
Ch. 16: Act 8: The GOP lashes out at losers, again - All in With @chrislhayes - Air Date: 12-13 -13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Details on the amorality of corporations and the immorality of governments - Gavin from Richmond, VA
Ch. 18: Tim Wise - The birth of the white race - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 19: On the fence about stop and frisk - Prof. Rambo from Georgia
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 20: Final comments on why Stop and Frisk is bad for two separate reasons
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2014/01/08) Harassment in place of police work (Racism)
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Harassment in place of police work
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Stop-and-Frisk: The High School Senior - Change the NYPD - Air Date: 7-29-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Going home - Niklas Aman
Ch. 4: Act 2: What percentage of black people should we be afraid of? - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 7-27-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Stop and frisk - MC Grizzz and Akil b STRANGe
Ch. 6: Act 3: Less Guns, Less Crime, This Is Bad How? - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-22-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: 10 Frisk Commandments (Remix) [feat. Jasiri X, Elon James White & Willie Evans Jr.] - This Week in Blackness
Ch. 8: Act 4: Don Lemon Endorses State Sanctioned Harassment - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 11-5-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Stop and Frisk (The New Jim Crow) [feat. Paul Mabin] - Scientist & Ted Sirota's Heavyweight Dub
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Shocking Truth About Black People - Lee Camp - Air Date: 11-14-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Stop and firsk - Vex Davortex
Ch. 12: Act 6: Michelle Alexander: Locked Out of America - Moyers And Company - Air Date: 12-20-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: It's the same old song - The Four Tops
Ch. 14: Act 7: Divest From Private Prisons - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 16: Act 8: Judge Rules White Girl Will Be Tried As Black Adult - The Onion - Air Date: 01-24-11
Ch. 17: Song 8: Law and order - The International TV Orchestra
Ch. 18: Act 9: Law Professor Jodi Armour on poverty in the discussion of black crime - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 12-19-13
Ch. 19: Final comments on the definition of 'racism'
Voicemails:
Ch. 20: Defining racism - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
Ch. 22: Bonus clip: Prejudice Is Not Racism - Radio Dispatch - Air Date 12-12-13
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Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/privateprison_divestment/?source=coc_website
Sources/further reading:
http://dreamdefenders.org/whoisysi/
https://www.tarbellnyc.com/discon/8
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-prison-industry-in-the-united-states-big-business-or-a-new-form-of-slavery/8289
http://www.laborrights.org/creating-a-sweatfree-world/sweatshops/news/11147
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-school-to-prison-pipeline-a-nationwide-problem-for-equal-rights-20131107 h/t Molly Knefel https://twitter.com/mollyknefel
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(2014/01/05) Good news, bad news for paranoia sufferers (NSA Spying)
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Good news, bad news for paranoia sufferers
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Demand a Digital Bill of Rights - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 12-10-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Count on Me - Bruno Mars
Ch. 4: Act 2: If you're not doing anything wrong, what are you worried about? - Dan Carlin - Air Date: 1-1-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Slash and burn - James Lanman and The Good Hurt
Ch. 6: Act 3: Battle over Snowden on CNN between Greenwald and Toobin - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-18-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: 99 Red Balloons - Nena
Ch. 8: Act 4: The NSA gets a report card - On the Media - Air Date: 12-20-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: See what you want - The Futureheads
Ch. 10: Act 5: Researcher Proves NSA Can Identify Most Individuals from Phone Records - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-02-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Ch. 12: Act 6: Is Your Webcam Off? Not If The FBI Is Watching - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-20-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Gaze into your eyes - Above the Golden State
Ch. 14: Act 7: Why we need the Electronic Frontier Foundation - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 16: Act 8: A look at the NSA-related legal decisions coming down - Dan Carlin - Air Date: 1-1-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Proud of the pope for focus on the poor - Ken from Illinois
Ch. 18: The Catholic Church knows what it's doing - Zach from San Francisco
Ch. 19: Suggesting an inconsistency in corporate amorality discussion - Dave from Olympia, WA
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 20: Final comments on where governments derive their capacity for morality
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
https://www.eff.org/action
https://eff.org/r.k1o5
https://eff.org/r.cf6t
https://eff.org/r.74ju
Information for this segment can be found at:
https://www.eff.org
https://www.eff.org/nsa-spying
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/is-the-nsa-spying-on-congress
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/04/nsa-spying-bernie-sanders-members-congress
http://youtu.be/bZ3W4z4q8U4
h/t https://twitter.com/dennistrainorjr & https://twitter.com/JoelPNortham
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(2014/01/02) Following the money, the gas and a table (Climate)
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Following the money, the gas and a table
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Climate Change is a Thing and the Science Behind it is Real - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 10-29-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: I didn't see it coming - Belle and Sebastian
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Lesson of the Typhoon - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 11-11-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Flood - Jars of Clay
Ch. 6: Act 3: The growing threat of water insecurity, and the opportunistic mineral exploitation of the arctic - Living on Earth - Air Date: 11-01-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Listen - Theo Bard
Ch. 8: Act 4: This Wooden Table Will Change The Way You View The World - Lee Camp - Air Date: 11-26-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Power to the people - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
Ch. 10: Act 5: Cap And Trade - Carbon Offset - Carbon Footprint - Climate Change - Carbon Scam - Pollution Scam - brainphreak - Air Date: 1-2-10
Ch. 11: Song 5: Something good can work - Two Door Cinema Club
Ch. 12: Act 6: Who Funds Climate Change Deniers? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-24-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Planet Earth - Steve Eschleman
Ch. 14: Act 7: De-Smog Blog - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 16: Act 8: Why do we Have Electric Power Plants? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-01-13
Ch. 23: Final comments on the life cycle of fracked gas, the polar bear plunge and how to get a promotional video made for your business
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://www.desmogblog.com
Information for this segment can be found at:
https://twitter.com/DeSmogBlog
https://www.facebook.com/DeSmogBlog
http://leecamp.net/podcast-275-steve-horn-talks-with-me-about-how-the-keystone-pipeline-is-already-carrying-oil-and-more/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/new-york-fracking-ban
http://www.desmogblog.com/2013/12/12/federal-pipeline-safety-agency-offers-keystone-xl-south-half-green-light
http://www.desmogblog.com/2013/12/20/u-s-congressmen-refuse-address-keystone-xl-southern-half-spill-concerns
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Produced by:
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(2013/12/30) Time's Person of the Year (The Pope)
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Edition #785
Time's Person of the Year
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: GOP: The Pope has Some Lessons for you - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-30-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Dou Way Robyn - Sancta Mater
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Right Reacts To Pope Francis On Capitalism - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-03-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Oh my God - Ida Maria
Ch. 6: Act 3: Pope Francis Says Extremist Christians Have 'Illness' - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-11-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Show me what I'm looking for - Carolina Liar
Ch. 8: Act 4: Thou shalt not to an economy of exclusion and inequality - Disorderly Conduct - Air Date: 12-10-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Santus II - Libera
Ch. 10: Act 5: The People's Pope - On the Media - Air Date: 12-13-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Sanctus - MartÍn Palmeri
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox News Vs Pope Francis - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-10-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Closest thing to heaven - Tears for Fears
Ch. 14: Act 7: Pope Francis Named Time's Person of the Year - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-12-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Shed a little light - James Taylor
Ch. 16: Act 8: Merry Christmas, right-wingers, The Red Pope, and Jesus - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 12-24-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: (What's so Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello, Feist, John Legend, Stephen Colbert, Toby Keith & Willie Nelson
Ch. 18: Act 9: Pope Francis: I'm Not a Marxist...But They're Good People - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-16-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Violence and the struggle for rights - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 20: How libertarianism misleads on masculinity and rape culture - Anthony from Salt Lake City, UT
Ch. 21: Thoughts on the standard of tipping - Joe from Barcelona
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments on the history of tipping
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Jay! Tomlinson
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Repodcast: (2013/02/19) Drones are not the problem, they just highlight the problem (Foreign Policy)
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Drones are not the problem, they just highlight the problem
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Leaked Memo Reveals Shocking Drone Policy - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-05-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: These days - Nico
Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Becoming Like Nixon - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-5-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Something in the air - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Ch. 6: Act 3: Growing CIA Militarism Prompts Calls for Oversight - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-7-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Love like a bomb - Oasis
Ch. 8: Act 4: Secret US drone base in Saudi Arabia - CounterSpin - Air Date: 2-8-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Tears and rain - James Blunt
Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Vs. The Constitution - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-08-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Drumming song (Acoustic) - Florence + The Machine
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox News Agrees With Obama On One Thing: Killing American Citizens With Drones! - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-11-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Drums of freedom - Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Drone Strikes, Ground Forces, Or.... - Citizen Radio - Air Date 2-11-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Where is my mind? - The Pixies
Ch. 16: Act 8: MSNBC's Droning Defense of Targeted Assassination - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-12-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: In the aeroplane over the sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Ch. 18: Act 9: Cornell West Goes OFF on Obama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-22-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: We're not all working from the same moral code - Emma from Wellesley, Mass
Ch. 20: Thank the Weather Channel for covering the climate rally - Vicki from Oregon
Ch. 21: Discussing the concept of government - Zach from Chicago
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on the ying and yang of corporations and government, asking how do moral Democrats deal with Obama's drone policy
Produced by:
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Repodcast: (2013/02/10) Corporations are not immoral, they're amoral (Economics)
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Part 1: Corporations are not immoral, they're amoral
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Do You Do What You Do? - Lee Camp - Air Date: 12-27-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Motivation - Quietdrive
Ch. 4: Act 2: Corporate America: A Whale in a Fish Tank - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-10-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Whale - Set Sail
Ch. 6: Act 3: Morgan Stanley Sold 'Nuclear' Investments, Cashed In - Young Turks - Air Date 1-23-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Down with the sickness - Richard Cheese
Ch. 8: Act 4: AIG shareholders sue US over terms of their bailout - The Bugle - Air Date 1-11-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fuck you - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 10: Act 5: Clift Settlement - A Crony Capitalist Blowout - Moyers And Company - Air Date 1-11-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Which side are you on? - Natalie Merchant
Ch. 12: Act 6: Debt Ceiling Caves in on Republicans - Young Turks - Air Date 1-23-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Banks of Marble - Pete Seeger
Ch. 14: Act 7: Income Inequality is GOOD! says CNBC - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-15-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: It's a fine life - Alice Playten, Donald Pippin & Georgia Brown
Ch. 16: Act 8: The TRUTH Behind The Bankruptcy Of An All-American Company - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-22-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Touch of grey - Grateful Dead
Ch. 18: Act 9: Zombie Titles - More Horrifying Than Home Foreclosure - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-16-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Rape is not driven by sexual desire - Tayna in California
Ch. 20: One of the worst arguments against polygamy - Anonymous
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 21: Final comments on restricting freedom over logistics and the amorality of corporations
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(2013/12/21) Christmas in black and white (War on Christmas™)
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Edition #784
Christmas in black and white
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Genesis of Bill O'Reilly's War On Christmas - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 12-6-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Ding Dong Merrily On High - Manor House String Quartet
Ch. 4: Act 2: Christian Radio Host Wants to "Punch Atheists" - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-08-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Carol of the bells - United States Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus
Ch. 6: Act 3: Pat Robertson: Atheists 'Miserable' & Trying to Steal Christmas - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-22-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Walking in the air - Peter Auty
Ch. 8: Act 4: Scrooge was not the hero of 'A Christmas Carol' - Bill Maher Air Date: 11-11-11
Ch. 9: Song 4: Scrooge - The Muppet Cast
Ch. 10: Act 5: War on Christmas: Christians Losing Culture War! - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-15-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: I saw three ships - Manor House String Quartet
Ch. 12: Act 6: On Veterans Day, Hannity Devotes Twice As Much Time To "War On Christmas" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 11-12-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: I saw three ships - Manor House String Quartet
Ch. 14: Act 7: Megyn Kelly: Don't Worry Kids, Jesus and Santa Are White!! - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-13-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: God rest ye merry gentlemen - David Grisman
Ch. 16: Act 8: The fear of a black Santa continues - All in With Chris Hayes - Air Date: 12-16-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Nutcracker: Act 1: March - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Ch. 18: Act 9: Megyn 'Santa And Jesus Are White' Kelly A Victim Of Race-Baiting - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-17-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Mistletoe and holly - Frank Sinatra
Ch. 20: Act 10: Sarah Palin 'War on Christmas' Book Flops - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-06-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Get down for the holidays - Jenny O.
Ch. 22: Act 11: Right Wing's Fake War on Christmas Started Nearly 100 Years Ago - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-19-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Good King Wenceslas - London Symphony Orchestra & Vienna Boys Choir
Ch. 24: Act 12: The Dark Mastermind Behind The War On Christmas - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-20-13
Ch. 25: Song 12: Christians and Pagans - Dar Williams
Ch. 26: Act 13: Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat - Colbert Report - Air Date: 2010
Voicemails:
Ch. 27: Thanks for the conversation on trans issues - John In Raleigh, NC
Ch. 28: A conservative turns empathetic on rape culture - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 29: Final comments on why we need to either befriend or sexually harass conservatives
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Jay! Tomlinson
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(2013/12/18) Humans are just terrible (Rape Culture)
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Humans are just terrible
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Anonymous Targets Missouri Town Over Dropped Rape Charges | Another Steubenville? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-16-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Oops and move on - Henry Phillips
Ch. 4: Act 2: No prison time for rape? Survivor speaks out - Melissa Harris-Perry - Air Date: 11-24-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Gimme Sympathy - Metric
Ch. 6: Act 3: Army Will Discharge All Convicted Sex Offenders - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-26-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Smithereen - Deep East Music
Ch. 8: Act 4: Humans rape - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 3-18-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Like humans do - David Byrne
Ch. 10: Act 5: Masks Off - A Challenge to Men - Jeremy Loveday - Air Date: 12-03-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Machine - David Ari Leon
Ch. 12: Act 6: Public and private advice, and the difference between blame and cause - Rationally Speaking - Air Date: 05-06-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Kyoko's House ("stage blood is not enough") - Philip Glass
Ch. 14: Act 7: RAINN - The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 16: Act 8: Creeps on the street - Laci Green - Air Date: 9-11-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Cat calling - The Dollyrots
Ch. 18: Act 9: Rush Limbaugh: Women Want Sexual Harassment - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-17-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Change is coming to small towns and more people should come out as trans - Unspellable name (sorry) from Alaska
Ch. 20: People looking to move to get health care - Raven from Louisville, KY
Ch. 21: MLK and the transgender community - Tony from Altanta, GA
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments on the Stitcher Awards, holiday schedule and BotL's new website
Activism:
http://www.rainn.org
https://www.facebook.com/RAINN01
https://twitter.com/rainn01
Written by BOTL activism director, Katie Klabusich:
http://katiespeak.com
Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project:
https://www.facebook.com/KatieGoodmansUnFItUp
Katie Goodman, creator:
http://katiegoodman.com
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Produced by:
Jay! Tomlinson
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(2013/12/15) Not just bad, face-palm bad (Media)
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Edition #782
Not just bad, face-palm bad
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Do MSNBC Hosts Get Pressured To Be Partisan? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-19-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: On our way - The Royal Concept
Ch. 4: Act 2: Legal Problems Aside… What's a fact? - The Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 10-11-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Wrecking ball - The Gregory Brothers
Ch. 6: Act 3: Coming Together With Cox - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-8-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Waltz of honesty - Adventure the Great
Ch. 8: Act 4: Did CNN Just Ask the Dumbest Question Ever at a White House Briefing? - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-10-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: You don't know me (Feat. Regina Spektor) - Ben Folds
Ch. 10: Act 5: Chris Matthews' hyperbolic Ted Cruz rant provides fuel for right-wing conspiracy-theorist fire - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 10-23-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Get up and go - Broadcast 2000
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox News Finally Reports on McDonald's! Oh, Wait... - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-24-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 14: Act 7: Washington Post Gives Election Advice To Opponents, Why? - CountertSpin - Air Date 12-6-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Ho hey - The Lumineers
Ch. 16: Act 8: CBS Apologizes For Benghazi Report - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-09-13
Ch. 17: Final comments Part 1: Introducing the continued discussion of trans issues 101
Voicemails:
Ch. 18: I think you really stepped in it - Dave from Nebraska
Ch. 19: We need more discussion of the social contract of gender identity - Issac from Albany, NY
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 20: Final comments Part 2: Finishing up with basic challenges of transgender people
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/12/12) Nelson Mandela: Free at last
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Edition #781
Nelson Mandela: Free at last
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Nelson Mandela 1918-2013 - All in with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 12-5-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Nelson Mandela - Special AKA
Ch. 4: Act 2: Nelson Mandela, Legendary Icon, Dead At 95 - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-06-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Apartheid - Peter Tosh
Ch. 6: Act 3: A Look Into the Life of Nelson Mandela - Rachel Maddow - Air Date- 12-05-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mandela - Larose
Ch. 8: Act 4: Mandela's Legacy - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 12-6-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mandela Day - Simple Minds
Ch. 10: Act 5: A thankeulogy for the 90-Year-Old Terrorist -The Bugle - Air Date 12-6-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Apartheid - Junior Murvin
Ch. 12: Act 6: Oprah Winfrey's 2000 Interview With Nelson Mandela
Ch. 13: Song 6: Gimme Hope Jo'anna - Eddy Grant
Ch. 14: Act 7: Nelson Mandela Foundation - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: Mandela - Emile Kojidie
Ch. 16: Act 8: Rick Santorum: Fight Against Obamacare Like Nelson Mandela's Fight Against Apartheid - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-06-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Asimbonanga (Mandela) - Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Ch. 18: Act 9: The wrong side of history on apartheid - All in with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 12-6-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Tshotsholoza Mandela (Go Underground Mandela)
Ch. 20: Act 10: Altering Mandela Beyond Recognition - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 12-11-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Mandela (feat. Zivanai Masango) - Ande Marimba
Ch. 22: Act 11: Barack Obama's moving tribute to Nelson Mandela - Mandela Memorial Service - Air Date: 12-10-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Not there yet but I will be - Mike From Washington
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments on educating other and the disconnect of perceptions on the trans episode
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://www.nelsonmandela.org/
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(2013/12/09) Congress just got slightly less unmitigatedly horrific (Filibuster)
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Congress just got slightly less unmitigatedly horrific
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: It's Time to go 'Nuclear' on the Filibuster! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-20-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: You're not going anywhere - Brad Sucks
Ch. 4: Act 2: Harry Reid presses the button - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 11-21-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: I dare you - Dead to Me
Ch. 6: Act 3: Reid Finally Realizes GOP Will Never Work With Democrats - Young Turks - Air Date: 11-22-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Game over - Alexa Vega
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Floodgates are Open - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 11-22-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Everybody loves a happy ending - Tears for Fears
Ch. 10: Act 5: FLASHBACK: When Limbaugh Urged Republicans To Use Nuclear Option - Media Matters - Air Date: 11-21-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Everybody loves a happy ending - Tears for Fears
Ch. 12: Act 6: Taking The Nuclear Option - CounterSpin - Air Date: 11-29-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: I'm against it - Groucho Marx
Ch. 14: Act 7: 'Democrats Will Rue' Using 'Nuclear Option', Says Krauthammer - Young Turks - Air Date: 11-29-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Impressed - Natalie Imbruglia
Ch. 16: Act 8: Congressional Baby Steps - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 12-03-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Trans episode was too rudimentary - Tracy from Columbia, MO
Ch. 18: The trans issue perplexes me - Anonymous
Ch. 19: A few thoughts on the trans episode - Melissa from New York
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 20: Final comments on changing the paradigm of understanding around gender and biology
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/12/06) Being of two minds (Health Care)
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Being of two minds
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Let us whisper of a dream - The Good Fight - Air Date 11-21-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Boulevard of broken dreams - Green Day
Ch. 4: Act 2: Obamacare is Kentucky's Success, A Big Danger For Mitch McConnell - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-25-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Behind the curtain - Dan Potthast
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Mess on Obama's Hands - Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 11-13-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Careless whisper - George Michael
Ch. 8: Act 4: Obamacare is Doomed by Its Internal Logic - Glen Ford - Air Date: 11-20-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Failure by design - Brand New
Ch. 10: Act 5: Comparing What To What - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-22-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hurricane - The Scorpions
Ch. 12: Act 6: Obamacare Alternative? Republicans Don't Have One - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-04-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: From Finner - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans Have No Answers on Health Care - Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 11-15-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Soft serve - Soul Coughing
Ch. 16: Act 8: Single Payer Healthcare Would SAVE Money - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-07-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Flood - Jars of Clay
Ch. 18: Act 9: Medicare you can buy into - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 19: Song 9: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 20: Act 10: A Message for GOP Governors on Obamacare - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-26-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Hard to say I'm sorry - Chicago
Ch. 22: Act 11: Better than it was, but still for-profit - Congressional Dish - Air Date: 10-12-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: How to debate myths - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 24: The value and tactics of debating - Rationally Speaking - Air Date: 12-4-11
Ch. 25: Thoughts on the standard of tipping - Joe from Barcelona
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 26: Final comments asking for thoughts on the episode on trans issues
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/588
http://grayson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/grayson-introduces-medicare-you-can-buy-into-act
http://www.contactingthecongress.org
Information for this segment can be found at:
https://www.healthcare.gov
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/10/health-costs-how-the-us-compares-with-other-countries.html
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/02/20-4
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/12/03/medicaid-expansion-becomes-weapon-against-gop-governors/
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d113:1:./temp/~bd52e9::
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(2013/12/03) Emphasis on the T (LGBTQ Rights)
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Emphasis on the T
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Is America Ready to Discuss Transgender Issues? - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-23-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Get over it - Ok Go
Ch. 4: Act 2: Is Gender Just A Construct? - Radio Dispatch - Air Date 5-1-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Mind blown - 40 Watt Hype
Ch. 6: Act 3: There's a lot of new ground to cover with trans issues - Alternet Radio - Air Date: 7-27-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Equality - T. Fernandez
Ch. 8: Act 4: Blogger Confronts Norms About Loving Trans Women - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-26-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Brave - Sara Bareilles
Ch. 10: Act 5: A transgendeed person explains - Radio Disdpatch - Air Date 8-15-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Absolutely Cuckoo - The Magnetic Fields
Ch. 12: Act 6: Anti-LGBT Group Lies, Invents Story About Transgender Student Harassing Classmates - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-30-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Give a damn - Spanky & Our Gang
Ch. 14: Act 7: Safe Schools for trans kids - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 16: Act 8: Get Castrated And We'll Talk, School Board Member Tells Transgender Students - Young Turks - Air Date: 11-26-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Logical consistency is a bullshit detector - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 18: The wrongness of imposing policies on incompatible cultures - Rich in Kansas
Ch. 19: We need a discussion on reforming capitalism - Will from Tallahassee
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 20: Final comments on our standing in the world on liberals loving like grown ups
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://glsen.org
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://glsen.org/article/ssia-reaches-record-levels-support
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/25/katherine-svenson-transgender-castration_n_4338209.html
http://www.transgenderdor.org
http://janetmock.com/2013/11/22/transgender-day-of-remembrance/
http://www.stopbullying.gov/respond/be-more-than-a-bystander
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(2013/01/08) Time to wind it down (Foreign Policy) (Repodcast)
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Time to wind it down
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Is It Time to End the Global War on Terror? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-30-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: New Normal - Phil Joel
Ch. 4: Act 2: Champions Of Free Speech, and Justifying Drone Attacks - CounterSpin - Air Date 12-7-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Keepsake - State Radio
Ch. 6: Act 3: Children Targeted by Bombs, U.S. Military Approves - Young Turks - Air date -12-4-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: One day - Matisyahu
Ch. 8: Act 4: Afghanistan to be U.S. Outpost - The Progressive - Air Date: 12-14-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fake Empire - The National
Ch. 10: Act 5: US in Afghanistan 2 More Yrs & How Many More Lives? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-12-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 12: Act 6: Pay Attention - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 11-29-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Good To Know That If I Ever Need Attention All I Have To Do Is Die - Brand New
Ch. 14: Act 7: Guantanamo Judge Damages Our Democracy - The Progressive - Air Date: 12-13-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: B00008NGLS001003 - The New Pornographers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Syrian WMDs - CounterSpin - Air Date 12-14-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Up against the wall - Peter Bjorn & John
Ch. 18: Act 9: Kerry Nomination Moves Focus to Hagel at Defense - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-21-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Submarine Symphonika - The Submarines
Ch. 20: Act 10: Facing The New Reality - We're Not In That Much Danger - Common Sense - Air Date 11-30-12
Ch. 21: Comments introducing the Fermi Paradox and the Big Think clip
Ch. 22: Big Think: Michio Kaku: Will Mankind Destroy Itself?
Ch. 23: Final comments relating the future of the species to my fundraising campaign at bit.ly/jaysplunge
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(2013/11/25) Laboring in badly-designed machines (Labor Movement)
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Laboring in badly-designed machines
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Is the American Dream a Reality? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-02-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: You are dreaming - Shout Out Louds
Ch. 4: Act 2: Would You Like A Living Wage With That? | McDonald's Employee Confronts CEO - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-11-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Welcome to the machine - Pink Floyd
Ch. 6: Act 3: A race to the bottom - Real Time With Bill Maher - Air Date: 10-25-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Rabbit Heart (Raise it up) - Florence + The Machine
Ch. 8: Act 4: Why are we subsidizing McDonald's? - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 10-29-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Do you believe in magic? - The Lovin' Spoonful
Ch. 10: Act 5: Time to do Away with Tipping? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 08-16-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine) - R.E.M.
Ch. 12: Act 6: Kathi Weeks: The American Work Ethic and Hours for What We Will - GRITtv - Air Date: 8-20-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Work - Bob Marley
Ch. 14: Act 7: Small Business Saturday - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 16: Act 8: Unlike Walmart, Trader Joe's Profitable with Living Wage - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 08-24-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Revolution (Human need over profit) - Tha Truth
Ch. 18: Act 9: Is it Vampire Capitalism, or Something Else? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-17-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: You're a vampire - One-Eyed Doll
Ch. 20: Act 10: Walmart Holding Food Drive for the Poor: Their Own Underpaid Employees - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-19-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Soapboxing on teaching - Kit from Austen, TX
Ch. 22: Improving schools is also an environmental issue - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 23: A response regarding first responders and those they serve - Brian from Pennsylvania
Ch. 24: Is the idea of our standing in the world overrated? - Sarah from Pittsburgh
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 25: Final comments on programming notes, why Katie was gone and why you should check out ladypartsjustice.com
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://www.smallbusinesssaturday.com/
https://www.facebook.com/SmallBusinessSaturday
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/walmart-black-friday-death_n_4312210.html h/t Lee Camp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3R4tnYI55I h/t Dennis Trainor, Jr.
http://www.examiner.com/review/book-review-local-dollars-local-sense-by-michael-shuman
http://www.amiba.net/resources/multiplier-effect
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(2013/11/21) Everybody Snoops (NSA Spying)
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Everybody Snoops
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: NSA Back Up, Always On, Always Watching - The Good Fight - Air Date 11-14-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Don’t Worry, We'll Be Watching You - Gotye
Ch. 4: Act 2: Without Privacy There can be no Democracy - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-25-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Shout - Tears for Fears
Ch. 6: Act 3: Heidi Boghosian on Spying and Civil Liberties Part 1 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 11-8-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Too much information - Duran Duran
Ch. 8: Act 4: Not asking the right questions - Counterspin - Air Date: 11-01-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: No questions asked - Fleetwood Mac
Ch. 10: Act 5: Heidi Boghosian on Spying and Civil Liberties Part 2 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 11-8-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Democracy - Leonard Cohen
Ch. 12: Act 6: Revealed: NSA's 9/11 Talking Points - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-11-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: So long - Lodger
Ch. 14: Act 7: Everybody snoops: Official response to NSA spying 'the opposite of reassuring' - The Bugle - Air Date: 11-01-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Good that Could Come Out of the NSA Scandal - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 10-25-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Closer to free - BoDeans
Ch. 18: Act 9: Spying On Allies Opposed By Diane Feinstein, NRA, Many Others - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-30-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: How culture influences legislation and vice versa - John In San Francisco
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Ch. 20: Final comments on the culture and policies behind service work and tipping in the US, Europe and Australia
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/11/18) Another terrible pipeline (School-to-prison)
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Another terrible pipeline
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: What to do with the Slaves When They are no Longer Needed? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 08-12-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Profit - The Mammals
Ch. 4: Act 2: Crime Rates Fall, Private Prisons Still Make Millions - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-24-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: New paradigm - Belmontjam
Ch. 6: Act 3: Michelle Alexander on The New Jim Crow - GRITtv - Air Date: 10-20-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Colorblind - The Counting Crows
Ch. 8: Act 4: Are You A Felon? California Bill Would Ban This Question From Job Apps - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-28-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Generator (Second Floor) - Freelance Whales
Ch. 10: Act 5: Sesame Street Helping Kids Cope with Jailed Parents - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 6-13-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: The kids don't stand a chance - Vampire Weekend
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fla. School District Trying To Curb School-To-Prison Pipeline - NPR - Air Date: 11-6-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: School closed, prisons open - 4daLuvOfMoney
Ch. 14: Act 7: Turns Out Incarcerating Kids is a Bad Idea - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-23-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Problems - The Everly Brothers
Ch. 16: Act 8: School to prison pipeline and Stop and Frisk for kids - Radio Dispatch - Air Date: 11-11-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: First responders and the people they are there to help - Louis from Texas
Ch. 18: How to argue with conservatives - Chris the Carpenter
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Voicemail Music:
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Ch. 19: Final comments on the delicate interplay between legislation and culture
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/11/15) Proud traditions and cultural norms (Racism)
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Proud traditions and cultural norms
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Police Chief's "Apology Heard 'Round The World" to John Lewis - StoryofAmerica - Air Date: 06-18-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: One love - Playing for change
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Black Man's Tax - David Feldman Show - Air Date 9-20-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hole in the bucket - Spearhead
Ch. 6: Act 3: Redskins Controversy, A Columnist And His Native-American Father-In-Law - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-13-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: One day - Matisyahu
Ch. 8: Act 4: Columbus Raped the Redskins...Time to Change the Name - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-14-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Vultures of culture - Nahko and Medicine for the People
Ch. 10: Act 5: NC GOP Repeatedly Shoots Itself in the Foot - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 10-25-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Mile end - Pulp
Ch. 12: Act 6: Majority of Conservatives Want a White Male Dominated Congress - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-02-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: It's a man's, man's, man's world - James Brown
Ch. 14: Act 7: The conventional gag reflex - This week in blackness - Air Date: 11-12-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 15: Intersectionality and racism - Kate in Toronto
Ch. 16: Ideas for better initiatives to regulate businesses - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 17: Thanks for responses on how to debate conservatives - Chris from Colorado Springs
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 18: Final comments on labeling acts and not people as racist, plus how to maintain your smugness while using the Socratic method on conservatives
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/11/12) Overthrowing Plutonomy (Economics)
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Overthrowing Plutonomy
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Plutonomy - Common Sense with Dan Carlin - Air Date: 10-06-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Cosmic love - Florence + The Machine
Ch. 4: Act 2: There are others things Government needs to do - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 10-18-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Baltic Avenue - Chris Roth
Ch. 6: Act 3: Does 'Capitalism Good, Communism Bad' Even Mean Anything? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 08-12-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Variety is the spice of life - Larry Clinton
Ch. 8: Act 4: Stop Treating Capitalists Like they are Gods! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-24-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Capitalism - Eastenders
Ch. 10: Act 5: Chris Hedges on the Implications of the Corporate State's Hobbling of the Liberal Class - Economic Update - Air Date: 04-12-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Up against the wall - Peter Bjorn & John
Ch. 12: Act 6: Study: Socialism Makes People Happier - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-17-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Pursuit of happiness - Kid Cudi
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Worst Problem In America? | Poll Results - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-21-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for action - Secret Affair
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Progressivism of Dr. Seuss - Moyers and Company - 10-25-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: How to improve education and support teachers - Sally from San Francisco
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Ch. 18: Final comments on teachers unions holding the line
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/11/08) The old system was worse, a new system would be better (Health Care)
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The old system was worse, a new system would be better
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Bad website, better coverage, great irony - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 11-01-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Only the good die young - Billy Joel
Ch. 4: Act 2: Booted off, but for a better deal - Counterspin - Air Date: 11-01-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Failing - The Laryngospasms
Ch. 6: Act 3: Another Obamacare Horror Story Debunked - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-31-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Too much trouble - Ann Reed
Ch. 8: Act 4: What Obamacare Looks Like in a Red State vs a Blue State - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 10-21-13
Ch. 9: Song 4A: Fly with your own wings - Dave Deeper
Ch. 10: Song 4B: Live long in Oregon - Laura Gibson
Ch. 11: Act 5: Healthcare.gov: Glitch or 'The Iraq War'? - The Bugle - Air Date: 11-01-13
Ch. 12: Song 5: Satire - Sarah Jaffe
Ch. 13: Act 6: Democrat Calls Out Republicans on Health Care Lies and Obstruction - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-31-13
Ch. 14: Song 6: When anger shows - Editors
Ch. 15: Act 7: Insurance Scam: Obamacare Benefits Left Out Of Letters - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-05-13
Ch. 16: Song 7: Screwed - Slidin' Slim
Ch. 17: Act 8: Inching away from the death industry - Congressional Dish - Air Date: 10-12-13
Ch. 18: Song 8: Live and let die - Guns N' Roses
Ch. 19: Act 9: Obama Pays Price for Health Care Compromise - Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 10-29-13
Ch. 20: Song 9: The compromise - The Format
Ch. 21: Act 10: Bill Moyers Essay: Obamacare: The Right Wing’s Alamo - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 11-01-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 22: The insidious Socratic method - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 23: Consistency is overrated - Will from Tallahassee
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 24: Final comments on consistency as an indicator and the nonsense argument of withholding your vote
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Produced by:
Jay! Tomlinson
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(2013/11/05) Feminism will save the world (Climate)
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Feminism will save the world
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Campaign for Local Power - New Era Colorado - Air Date: 09-02-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Power to the people - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
Ch. 4: Act 2: Harry Shearer's News Of The Warm - Le Show - Air Date 9-8-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Rain - Adama
Ch. 6: Act 3: All the Money You Give Corporations For Them to Poison Your Air - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-09-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Life is a highway - Tom Cochrane
Ch. 8: Act 4: No More Global Warming According To Climate Skeptics - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-4-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Just a little heat - The Black Keys
Ch. 10: Act 5: How Much Population is too Much for the World? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-09-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Girl's school - Rasputina
Ch. 12: Act 6: Unburnable Assets - Green News Report - Air Date: 10-25-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Burn - Ellie Goulding
Ch. 14: Act 7: How the Koch Brothers Will Profit from the Climate-Destroying Keystone Pipeline - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-24-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Hard to explain - The Strokes
Ch. 16: Act 8: Does Oil Now Run North Dakota? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 10-25-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Classical gas - Vanessa Mae
Ch. 18: Act 9: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-17-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Bad Romance: Women's Suffrage - Soomo Publishing
Ch. 20: Act 10: Climate Change Deniers Denied By LA Times Letters Policy - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-26-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Racist as adjectives rather than nouns - Emma from Houston
Ch. 24: Voting on weekends would make no difference to those who are most disenfranchised - Kennith from San Diego
Ch. 25: Examples of moral inconsistency - Chris from Colorado Springs
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 26: Final comments on racism as an adjective, voting on weekends and the moral consistency of conservatives and liberals
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/11/02) Education is not a commodity (Education)
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Education is not a commodity
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Kindergartners Targeted By School "Reformers" - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-15-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Do the math - The Nadas
Ch. 4: Act 2: The push to privatize our schools - Congressional Dish - Air Date: 8-17-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Let go - Frou Frou
Ch. 6: Act 3: Diane Ravitch on the school reform movement - Daily Show - Air Date: 3-3-11
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hey ya - Obadiah Parker
Ch. 8: Act 4: Thank a Teacher - TakePart - Air Date: 10-14-10
Ch. 9: Song 4: Thank you - Dido
Ch. 10: Act 5: Diane Ravitch on the school reform movement - Daily Show - Air Date: 10-30-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Chicago teacher - Rebel Diaz
Ch. 12: Act 6: CORE Teachers, Not Core Curriculum - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 13: Song 6: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 14: Act 7: Teachers Quit More Than Most Jobs - There's A Reason - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-26-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Serre-moi - Tryö
Ch. 16: Act 8: Angry Mother Vows To Stop School's Abuse Of Her Daughter - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-21-13
Final comments on how everything we do has political ramifications so it's best to be thoughtful of your actions
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://www.coreteachers.org
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://youtu.be/P_drAeKcU6w
http://www.versobooks.com/authors/1839-micah-uetricht
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jacobin/class-action-presented-by-the-ctus-core-and-jacobi
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/10/irs-complaint-filed-against-jeb-bushs-ed-reform-foundation
http://www.thenation.com/blog/175564/education-reform-chicago-style
http://www.thenation.com/article/175532/are-street-protests-next-fight-over-education-reform
http://youtu.be/7EGEpXdM28M
http://www.thecrimson.com/column/the-red-line/article/2013/10/23/dont-teach-for-america/#
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/education-experts-also-oppose-core
http://dianeravitch.net/2013/09/05/indiana-governor-determined-to-make-elected-state-superintendent-powerless/
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/22/1249721/-INDIANA-SUPERINTENDENT-OF-PUB-INSTRUCTION-GLENDA-RITZ-FILES-SUIT-AGAINST-PENCE-S-STATE-BOARD-OF-ED#
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/Rep_Allyson_Schwartz_Philly_school_district_should_sell_off_valuable_art_collection.html
http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2013/07/bankrupt-and-shrinking-detroit-selling-79-abandoned-schools.php
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/pat_schneider/corporate-education-reform-foe-diane-ravitch-comes-to-madison-nov/article_d8cdd822-40c5-11e3-b9dc-001a4bcf887a.html
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(2013/10/30) Postmortem is prologue (Congressional obstruction)
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Edition #769
Postmortem is prologue
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Shutdown Over, GOP Crushed, Funding Secured (Until January) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-17-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: The impression that I get - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Ch. 4: Act 2: A Congress of comics: Laugh 'til it hurts - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 10-17-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: The entertainer - Scott Joplin
Ch. 6: Act 3: Sarah Palin Nonsense: Obama Risking 'Impeachment' Over Debt Ceiling - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-17-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Philosophy - Ben Folds
Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Loses But Right Wing, Corporate Policies Win - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-17-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Sad but true - Eric Lindell
Ch. 10: Act 5: Chamber of Commerce vs. Tea Party - Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 10-17-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Strange but true - The Moths
Ch. 12: Act 6: We didn't really dodge a bullet - On the Media - Air Date: 10-18-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Insane - Scars On Broadway
Ch. 14: Act 7: Did Harry Reid Stop Obama Admin.'s Grand Betrayal? - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-21-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Street fighting man - The Rolling Stones
Ch. 16: Act 8: John McCain & Mitch McConnell Say No More Shutdowns - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-25-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Lessons learned - Matt & Kim
Ch. 18: Act 9: Martin Wolf on the Debt Ceiling Circus - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 10-18-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Seeing issues from conservative perspectives brings clarity - Emma from Houston
Ch. 20: We need a national holiday for election day - Joe from PA
Ch. 21: The deserving vs the cheaters - Maureen from Mass
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments on understanding conservatives, voting rights, social safety nets and The Daily Show reports on my theory a few days before I presented it
Bonus Clip: Suppressing the Vote - The Daily Show - Air Date: 10-23-13
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Produced by:
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(2013/10/27) Vote the bums out if they'll let you (Voter suppression)
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Edition #768
Vote the bums out if they'll let you
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Voter ID Laws Abound After Court's Decision - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-19-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Shot reverse shot - Jack Johnson
Ch. 4: Act 2: Republican Admits Voter ID Laws Helped Romney: That's The Point - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-18-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Salvation - The Cranberries
Ch. 6: Act 3: The People the GOP Doesn't Want to Vote - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 08-14-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: The youth - MGMT
Ch. 8: Act 4: The "Unseemly Rush" to Disenfranchise - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 8-13-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Ch. 10: Act 5: Gary May on The Long Assault on Our Voting Rights Part 1 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 7-12-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Little pieces - Gomez
Ch. 12: Act 6: In Rural N.C., New Voter ID Law Awakens Some Old Fears - NPR - Air Date: 8-17-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Empty - The Cranberries
Ch. 14: Act 7: Gary May on The Long Assault on Our Voting Rights Part 2 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 7-12-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Comets - Fanfarlo
Ch. 16: Act 8: Qualities in Short Supply in Republican Party - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 8-23-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Common sense - Justin Mcroberts
Ch. 18: Act 9: NC Voter Suppression Bill Ruins Real Democracy - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-27-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: The real meaning of sex - Ally from Iowa
Ch. 20: The need for action around trans kids - Erin from Philadelphia
Ch. 21: Voting with our dollars and actions - Chris from Colorado Springs
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments on boycotting Ender's Game, activism through everyday actions and the racial component of voter suppression
Activism mentioned in voicemails and final comments:
www.TransAdvocate.com
www.SkipEndersGame.com
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/10/24) Male insecurity is the enemy of all (Feminism)
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Edition #767
Male insecurity is the enemy of all
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans are Rabidly Fixated on One Thing - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 07-22-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Breaking the law - Emeli Sandé
Ch. 4: Act 2: Abortion Debate About Slut-Shaming, Not The Law - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-11-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sinnerman - Nina Simone
Ch. 6: Act 3: Did Conservatives Win The War On Women? - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-02-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: The power of women - Karen Drucker
Ch. 8: Act 4: Nebraska Court Overreaches - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 10-08-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Sixteen going on seventeen - Rolf and Liesl
Ch. 10: Act 5: Repeal the Hyde Amendment - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 11: Song 5: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 12: Act 6: This Story About Indonesian Schoolgirls Will Make You Very Angry - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-12-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Masturbation blues - Candye Kane
Ch. 14: Act 7: Will You Marry Me, Baby? - Citizen Radio - Air Date 9-25-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Measure up - Greg Talmage
Ch. 16: Act 8: 2 Fat Thighs, 2 Small Breasts: GOP Reaches Out to Women - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-07-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: It's my party - Lesley Gore
Ch. 18: Act 9: Does feminism need rebranding? - Radio Dispatch - Air Date: 10-9-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Twinkle little star from Dr. Suess' "The Sneeches"
Ch. 20: Act 10: Ovaries Get Damaged When Women Drive, Says Saudi Sheik - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-01-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Truth in labeling - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 22: Police are likely systematized to follow and escalate the status quo - Chris from Colorado Springs
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments on comparing the genders via Google and systematized the police
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://www.allaboveall.org
http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6713/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4442
http://repealhydeartproject.org & http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keep-the-repeal-hyde-art-project-going-in-2014
http://thefeministwire.com/2013/10/17824/
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.blogforchoice.com/archives/2013/09/the-dangerous-c.html
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/report/2010/12/06/8808/separate-and-unequal/
http://fundabortionnow.org/content/media-coverage
http://www.blogforchoice.com/archives/2013/09/the-dangerous-c.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/shenegotiates/2012/01/20/roe-v-wade-didnt-just-legalize-abortion-it-made-it-our-constitutional-right/
http://www.fundabortionnow.org/news/melissa-harris-perry-show-features-abortion-funds-activist-steph-herold
http://www.care2.com/causes/37-years-after-hyde-abortion-access-still-remains-out-of-reach-for-the-poor.html
http://www.fundabortionnow.org/news/hyde37
http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/facts/public_funding.html
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/08/06/another-reason-to-celebrate-over-the-counter-emergency-contraception-it-helps-reduce-stigma/
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/10/04/why-adoption-needs-to-play-a-bigger-role-in-the-reproductive-justice-conversation/
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(2013/10/21) The issue through which all other issues flow (Political Corruption)
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Edition #766
The issue through which all other issues flow
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Does Democracy Still Work in America? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-08-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: 3 little pigs - Justin Roberts
Ch. 4: Act 2: Ya Think, Larry? - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 09-17-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: What are their names - David Crosby
Ch. 6: Act 3: There is no tea party only a collection of billionaires - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-03-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Cancer - My Chemical Romance
Ch. 8: Act 4: Without Gov Regulation We Are Subsidizing Big Corps - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-11-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Trickle down - Hayseed Dixie
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Money In Politics Problem Could Get (A Lot) Worse - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-10-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Right to complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 12: Act 6: Kings, Warlords & Theocrats Have no Place in America - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-08-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Political prisoners - The Undercover Hippy
Ch. 14: Act 7: JPMorgan Biggest Expense? Fighting Off The Cops - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-17-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Politician - Aloe Blacc
Ch. 16: Act 8: The End Game for Democracy - Moyers And Company - Air Date 8-23-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: We need to convert to ancient agricultural practices to reduce climate change - Craig from Ohio
Ch. 18: A terrible defense of institutional police abuse - Casey from Chicago, IL
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 19: Final comments on institutional police abuse
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Ch. 20: Post Script recommending This American Life episode "Confessions" from Oct 11, 2013
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(2013/10/18) Not corrupted absolutely but getting there (Police State)
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Edition #765
Not corrupted absolutely but getting there
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Court OK's Barring High IQs for Cops - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 07-14-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Get Smart (Main Theme) - Knightsbridge
Ch. 4: Act 2: Judge Sides With Pregnant Couple Carelessly Shot By Cops - Young Turks - Air Date: 08-17-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Magnum P.I. (Main Theme) - Knightsbridge
Ch. 6: Act 3: Sloppy laws hurting domestic violence victims - Citizen Radio - Air Date 5-3-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Columbo - All Stars Orchestra
Ch. 8: Act 4: Scalia Surprises - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 6-4-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Law and Order - The International TV Orchestra
Ch. 10: Act 5: Police Recording Everything Lowered Complaints by 88% - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 07-26-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hill Street Blues (Main Theme) - Knightsbridge
Ch. 12: Act 6: Diabetic Killed By Police After 911 Call For Help - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-09-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Hawaii 5-0 (1968 TV Series Theme) - Hawaii 5.0
Ch. 14: Act 7: Cop gives no excuses for Record # of complaints… 0 - CBS News - Air Date: 08-26-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: CHiPs - TV Classic
Ch. 16: Act 8: How Do We Roll Back the Militarization of Our Police - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-31-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Dragnet (Main Theme) - Knightsbridge
Ch. 18: Act 9: National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 19: Song 9: Andy Griffith Show (Main Theme) - Soundtrack & Theme Orchestra
Ch. 20: Act 10: When did our Country Become Dirty Harry? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-05-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Dirty Harry - The City of Prague Philharmonic
Ch. 22: Act 11: Cops Using "Stun-Cuffs" in Missouri - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-05-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Clearing up some points on science and technology - Nick from California
Ch. 24: Clarifying comments were not pro-GMO - Nick from California
Ch. 25: Homosexuality: Natural or choice? Who cares? - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 26: Food industry is not the devil - Melissa from New York
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 27: Final comments on how to be skeptical without being a dick about it
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://www.nlg-npap.org
http://www.october22.org
http://www.fruitvalefilm.com
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/15/1247424/--F-K-That-No-More-Killing-Continuing-the-Fight-Against-Police-Violence#
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/justice/police-shootings/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/tag/police-brutality/
http://www.popularresistance.org/video-acronym-tv-weekly-resistance-report-008/
http://thisweekinblackness.com/2013/10/16/how-chicago-now-deals-with-police-torture/
http://youtu.be/8mIZszPyK78 h/t Lee Camp, http://leecamp.net
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(2013/10/15) Because family values (LGBTQ Rights)
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Edition #764
Because family values
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Corey Booker: So What If I'm Gay? - Young Turks - Air Date: 08-29-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: The way I am - Ingrid Michaelson
Ch. 4: Act 2: Australian PM's Amazing Defense of Marriage Equality - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-06-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Change your mind - Sister Hazel
Ch. 6: Act 3: Is Gay Marriage a Threat to Traditional Marriage? - John Corvino - Air Date: 09-18-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Easy to love - Ivan & Alyosha
Ch. 8: Act 4: Pope Francis Vs Catholic League On Gays, Abortion & Birth Control - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-21-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Pass you by - The Mighty Lemon Drops
Ch. 10: Act 5: People Choose to Be Gay - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-23-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: God's gonna cut you down - Johnny Cash
Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP Gov: Gay Marriage is Like Incest! Dont You Think? - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-04-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Bad reputation - Joan Jett
Ch. 14: Act 7: Journalist Threatens To Out Closeted Politicians - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-15-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Courage - Authority Zero
Ch. 16: Act 8: Proud2Be Video (Stephen Fry) - Proud2Be Project - Air Date: 05-7-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Pride (In the name of love) - U2
Ch. 18: Act 9: Combating the Vocal Minority - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 19: Song 9: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 20: Act 10: Ken-The-Sex-Cop for Governor - Jim HIghtower - Air Date: 8-16-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Where you don't belong - One-Eyed Mule
Ch. 22: Act 11: Republican Loses Dream Of Banning Sodomy - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-12-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Enjoy yourself - The Jacksons
Ch. 24: Act 12: Matthew Shepard's Story - MattShepardFDN - Air Date: 1-05-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: The death of Matthew Shepard - Jason Roseboom
Ch. 26: Act 13: Because … Family Values! - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 10-10-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 27: Thoughts on Amanda, Morgan and labels - Steve in Northhampton, Mass
Ch. 28: Nature and science to not always produce things that are safe - Vicki from Oregon
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 29: Final comments on GMOs and industrial farming
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism: http://notalllikethat.org
http://bendthearc.us
http://mpvusa.org
http://ffrf.org
http://www.uua.org
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://religions.pewforum.org/reports
http://www.freep.com/article/20130910/OPINION05/309100019/leonard-pitts-christians-gay-rights-dan-savage-NALTs
http://www.catholicsforchoice.org
http://billmoyers.com/segment/inside-nuns-on-a-bus-on-a-mission-of-faith-and-morality/
http://jezebel.com/how-to-be-an-atheist-without-being-a-dick-about-it-823225375
http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/09/16/223175177/muslim-comics-tour-america-to-fight-stereotypes-with-laughs
http://aattp.org/watch-this-right-wing-preacher-hammered-by-schultz-and-fugelsang-again-video/
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(2013/10/12) The ACA markets are open, time to panic (Health Care)
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Edition #763
The ACA markets are open, time to panic
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Signing Up For The ACA, Off To A Good Start - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 10-4-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash
Ch. 4: Act 2: How Obamacare will Make us all More Free - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-13-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Good thing - Fine Young Cannibals
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Costs Of Health Care with Dr. Paul Song - David Feldman Show - Air Date 7-29-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: With or Without You (With strings) - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Ch. 8: Act 4: Obamacare Premiums Report Show Low Prices - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-26-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Communist friends - Kaki King
Ch. 10: Act 5: Balanced, But Not Very Useful, Health Care Info - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-27-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Rhapsody in blue - George Gershwin
Ch. 12: Act 6: Obama On Obamacare Critics: They'll Come Around, Just Like Reagan - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-28-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Show me something new - Shout Out Louds
Ch. 14: Act 7: Medican't - The Daily Show - Air Date: 10-10-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Dine and dash - Funky Blues Messiahs
Ch. 16: Act 8: On the Sabotage of Democracy - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 10-4-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 16: Disappointed in Hightower's rhetoric - Dan from Chicago
Ch. 16: Breaking down Monsanto's Roundup-Ready corn - Bill in Fredericksburg, VA
Ch. 16: How would labeling raise awareness? - Amanda from Chicago
Ch. 16: Asking for knowledge to make informed decisions - Denny from Indiana
Ch. 16: Regardless of the science, I deserve to know - Morgan from Chicago
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments are interspersed with the voicemails today
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/10/09) My Stockholm Syndrome hasn't kicked in yet (Shutdown)
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Edition #762
My Stockholm Syndrome hasn't kicked in yet
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama Should Take a Lesson from Reagan - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-02-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Run the show - Tribal Seeds
Ch. 4: Act 2: Despicable: Republican Pundit Shrugs Off Hungry Families - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-02-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Empathy - Chasing Kings
Ch. 6: Act 3: Republicans and their tender feelings - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 10-3-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: A little respect - Erasure
Ch. 8: Act 4: Both Sides To Blame For The Shut Down - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-4-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Call it even - Scott Simons
Ch. 10: Act 5: False equivalency around the government shutdown - On the Media - Air Date: 10-4-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Cave - Mumford & Sons
Ch. 12: Act 6: A Country Without A Government - The Bugle - Air Date 10-4-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: At the zoo - Simon & Garfunkel
Ch. 14: Act 7: How This Nonsense Will End - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 10-8-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Unhappy - The Salads
Ch. 16: Act 8: Foreign Press Confused, Laughing At U.S.' Dysfunction - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-04-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Disappointed with GMO segment in food episode - Jim in Ashville, NC
Ch. 18: The GMO debate is a giant confusion of the issue - Amanda from Chicago
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 19: Final comments on the unmentioned questions around GMOs
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/10/06) Mind the wealth gap (Economics)
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Edition #761
Mind the wealth gap
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Tax the Rich: An animated fairy tale - California Federation of Teachers - Air Date 12-5-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Happily ever after - Brobdingnagian Bards
Ch. 4: Act 2: Surfers Eating Lobster, The New Welfare Queens - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-6-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Gravity rides everything - Modest Mouse
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Right Wing Propaganda War On Food Stamps - All in with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 08-23-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: One - U2
Ch. 8: Act 4: Why Recipients Of Food Stamps Have Increased - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-20-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Perfect Balance (Population Ballroom Mix) - PEEZZE
Ch. 10: Act 5: House Votes To Cut Food Stamps By $40 Billion - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-21-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Submarines - The Lumineers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Robert Reich on 'Inequality for All' - Moyers and Company - Air Date 9-20-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Main title (Game of Thrones) - Ramin Djawadi
Ch. 14: Act 7: Take Notice Of The Income Gap - The Bugle - Air Date 9-22-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Small potatoes - A Weather
Ch. 16: Act 8: Ryan rants, and a new voice of morality responds - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 9-30-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: God put a smile upon your face - Coldplay
Ch. 18: Act 9: Income Inequality: Now At Record Highs - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-16-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Taking a closer look at GMOs - Marty from Los Angeles
Ch. 20: We need science on our side regarding GMOs - Matt from Canada
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Ch. 21: Final comments on how we all think it's for the other person's own good and a request for food companies to trick me to my face
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/10/03) We have an eating disorder (Food)
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Edition #760
We have an eating disorder
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Death of Nutrition - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-29-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Johnny Appleseed - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
Ch. 4: Act 2: Are Superfoods Like Quinoa & Acai a Scam? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 06-11-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Tonight I have to leave it - Shout out Louds
Ch. 6: Act 3: Watch this 14 Year Old GMO Activist Smackdown 'Shark Tank' Entrepreneur - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-09-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Somewhere only we know - Keane
Ch. 8: Act 4: Food Of The Future News - The Bugle - Air Date 5-24-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Sweet dreams - Marylin Manson
Ch. 10: Act 5: A Guy With An Eating Disorder - Citizen Radio - Air Date 9-4-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Send a message - Nick Driver
Ch. 12: Act 6: Supermarket Secrets - Michael Pollan - Air Date: 11-1-10
Ch. 13: Song 6: The middle - Jimmy Eat World
Ch. 14: Act 7: Disgusting Pink Slime Served In School Lunches - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-13-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Sweeter than this - Katie Herzig
Ch. 16: Act 8: Tilling our public treasury - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 10-3-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: I am not a farmer - Bill Frisell
Ch. 18: Act 9: Libertarians Want Fecal Matter In Your Burgers. Here's How... - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-18-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Rebutting thoughts on violent video games and talking heads - Lindsay from Phoenix
Ch. 20: Recovering addicts get respect these days - Jake from Lincoln Nebraska
Ch. 21: Doing what's right for society than what feels right selfishly - Emma from Texas
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Voicemail Music:
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Ch. 22: Final comments on extra voicemails on the member's-only show
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/09/30) As we all fiddle (Climate)
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1. évad 759. rész
Edition #759
As we all fiddle
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: If God Came Back - Louis C.K. - Air Date: 07-24-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
Ch. 4: Act 2: EPA working to tighten standards on new power plants - Green News Report - Air Date: 9-24-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Your racist friend - They might be giants
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fracking Caused Over 100 Earthquakes In Ohio - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-01-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Concerning Hobbits - Howard Shore
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox Guest: Fracking Is Incredibly Good for Environment - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-18-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Chicago X 12 - Rogue Wave
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fracking explained: opportunity or danger - Kurzgesagt - Air Date: 09-24-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Drink the water - Jack Johnson
Ch. 12: Act 6: How to sell fracking like a war - Le Show - Air Date: 9-29-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Messages - Xavier Rudd
Ch. 14: Act 7: Is it too late for the climate? Not for all - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 9-27-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Black water - The Doobie Brothers
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Plan 'B's To Save The Environment - The Bugle - Air Date 9-13-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: A change is gonna come - Ben Sollee
Ch. 18: Act 9: The latest international climate change report is released - Green News Report - Air Date: 9-26-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: See what you want - The Futureheads
Ch. 20: Act 10: It's Getting Hotter Out There - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 9-27-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Wake me up before you go - Wham
Ch. 22: Act 11: Climate Change is a Crisis! Says World's Scientists for the Millionth Time - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-27-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Looking at drugs and schools holistically - Jake from NY Alt News
Ch. 24: Can't believe video games don't have an effect - Casey from Chicago, IL
Ch. 25: All mass shooters have been men - Celia from Ohio
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Voicemail Music:
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Ch. 26: Final comments on Donate Your Account
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/09/27) The sickness in our society (Gun Control)
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Edition #758
The sickness in our society
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: More Guns Means More killings - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-17-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Welcome to the black parade - My Chemical Romance
Ch. 4: Act 2: Ed Schultz Blames 'Grand Theft Auto' for Mass Shootings - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-18-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Little lion man - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 6: Act 3: Media Figures Say Guns Don't Kill People, Video Games Kill People - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 09-17-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Little lion man - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 8: Act 4: Idiots Blame Grand Theft Auto V For Mass Shootings - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-19-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Be here now - Mason Jennings
Ch. 10: Act 5: Rachel Maddow Takes Us Through 50 Years Of Mass Shootings. The Trend She Uncovers Is Devastating - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 09-19-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: This is how we live - The Summer Set
Ch. 12: Act 6: DC Trauma Doc: Please Put me out of Work! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-18-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen
Ch. 14: Act 7: Gun violence in Chicago and lack of public outrage - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 09-23-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Bang bang you're dead - Hannah Georgas
Ch. 16: Act 8: Combating Gun Violence With Common Sense - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 17: Song 8: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 18: Act 9: Big Gun Cartel: Why Gun Control Legislation Does Not Pass Congress (with Cliff Schecter) - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-24-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Thoughts on the drug war and our rights - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 20: An endorsement of taking street drugs out of the gutter - Elaine in New York
Ch. 21: Thoughts on getting from here to there - Mike From Washington
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments on getting back from Climate Ride just in time to head off to Running for Answer to support the Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://gunvictimsaction.org
http://www.thenationalcouncil.org
Information for this segment can be found at:
h/t Cliff Schecter http://cliffschecter.com
http://cliffschecter.com/gun-owners-vs-nra-leadership/
http://www.thenation.com/blog/176343/thinking-conservative-part-one-mass-shootings-and-gun-control
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/20/us-usa-chicago-shooting-idUSBRE98J03Q20130920
http://www.motherjones.com/special-reports/2012/12/guns-in-america-mass-shootings
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/washington-navy-yard-mass-shooting-data
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/09/18/fbi-chicago-passes-new-york-as-murder-capital-of-u-s/
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/preventing-gun-violence
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(2013/09/21) Just say no to empire (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #757
Just say no to empire
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: America First - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-11-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Don't waste your breath - Colour Me Wednesday
Ch. 4: Act 2: 1953 Iran Coup - CIA Finally Admits Role - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-20-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: My country - Nahko and Medicine for the People
Ch. 6: Act 3: Credibility is Priceless - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 08-19-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Credibility - SL Sheehan
Ch. 8: Act 4: We Like War! - George Carlin - Air Date: 09-11-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: We're simple minds - Club 8
Ch. 10: Act 5: Why Do Some Countries Hate America? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-26-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: As time goes by (Complete Vocal) - Max Steiner & Dooley Wilson
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Cost of Perpetual War! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-12-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Lost the war - Paper Lions
Ch. 14: Act 7: Veterans for Peace - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 16: Act 8: Bill O'Reilly: Fight Evil Through Syria Strikes - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-05-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: City on a hill - Flatfoot 56
Ch. 18: Act 9: Jettisoning Our Citizen Army - Moyers And Company - Air Date 9-6-13
Final comments responding to Natasha from LA about the war on drugs
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Bonus Clip:
How the War on Drugs Started - The Young Turks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whaGST64Bo4
Nixon's war on drugs article being discussed:
http://www.truth-out.org/archive/item/92012:the-fraudulent-criminalization-of-marijuana
Activism:
http://www.veteransforpeace.org
http://midwestactionagainstdrones.wordpress.com
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/files/2313/7849/7383/oct72013flyer.pdf
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.globalpolicy.org/us-military-expansion-and-intervention/26024.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/09/2013916112039335994.html
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/15959-anti-drone-movement-grows-ethics-legality-and-effectiveness-of-drone-killings-doubted
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/the-cycle/52766390#52766390
http://katiespeak.com/2012/05/27/awaken/
http://www.policymic.com/articles/62023/10-chemical-weapons-attacks-washington-doesn-t-want-you-to-talk-about
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2013/6/5/must_watch_2008_debate_un_ambassador_nominee_samantha_power_vs_jeremy_scahill
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/09/201391710431753950.html
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(2013/09/18) Hard to believe this is actually a debate (Islamophobia)
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Edition #756
Hard to believe this is actually a debate
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Bryan Fischer: America Will Agree with Him & Ban Muslims - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-30-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: I'm free - The Soup Dragons
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News: It's Offensive to Ask Us to NOT be Bigots! - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-30-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Ch. 6: Act 3: American Soldier's AMAZING Response To Anti-Muslim Comments - ABC's What would you do? - Air Date: 09-11-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: I won't back down - Johnny Cash
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News 'Liberal' Wages War on American Muslims - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-11-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hate me - Blue October
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Media's Relentless Muslim Bashing - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 5-3-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Slash and burn - Adventure the Great
Ch. 12: Act 6: Mehdi Hasan: Islam Is A Peaceful Religion - OxfordUnion - Air Date: 07-03-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dark flute - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 14: Act 7: Al Jazeera America's Launch Is Another Excuse For Right-Wing Islamophobia - Media Matters - Air Date: 08-20-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Dark flute - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 16: Act 8: Huckabee's Full-On Islamophobia - 'They're Uncorked Animals!' - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-09-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: What is a day's work worth? - Casey from Chicago, IL
Ch. 18: The prison sentence isn't necessarily the worst part - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 19: Thoughts on getting to the roots of the war on drugs - Natasha from LA
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 20: Final comments requesting input on gun control and the drug war
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/09/15) Media that leads you to war (Media)
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1. évad 755. rész
Edition #755
Media that leads you to war
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Comparing Their News To Our News - The Bill Show - Air Date 8-10-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Aloha Ke Akua - Nahko and Medicine for the People
Ch. 4: Act 2: Journalism is not Terrorism - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 08-19-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: The sound of settling - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bradley Manning: Journalists Exploited the Leaks, Ignored the Leaker - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-21-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Tom Brokaw Blues - Jonas Friddle
Ch. 8: Act 4: Marty Kaplan on the Weapons of Mass Distraction Part 1 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 7-12-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Never gonna learn - Jont
Ch. 10: Act 5: Defending The NSA Surveillance - CounterSpin - Air Date 8-16-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Everlong - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Marty Kaplan on the Weapons of Mass Distraction Part 2 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 7-12-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Razorwire (Instrumental) - Chris Priest
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fox Analyst's Position On War Powers Act Depends On How He Can Attack Obama - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 09-03-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Razorwire (Instrumental) - Chris Priest
Ch. 16: Act 8: Lethal Efficiency Of US Weapons - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-6-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Live and Let Die - Guns N' Roses
Ch. 18: Act 9: How US Media Is Pushing For War With Syria - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-28-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: $15 minimum wage would create upward pressure on wages - Will from Tallahassee
Ch. 20: The human side of the drug war - Anonymous
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Ch. 21: Final comments on holistically looking at gun violence
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/09/12) More stupid, racist policies (Drug War)
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1. évad 754. rész
Edition #754
More stupid, racist policies
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Racist War On Weed - New ACLU Report - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-05-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Jim Crow - John Mellencamp
Ch. 4: Act 2: Police Spend Millions Of Hours Arresting People For Low-Level Marijuana Possession - Lee Camp - Air Date: 3-26-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Arrested - the Villains Trust
Ch. 6: Act 3: Smiling And Other Reasons Not To Legalize Marijuana - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 7-6-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Killing for love - José González
Ch. 8: Act 4: Helen Redmond: End Drug War in Afghanistan - GRITtv - Air Date: 8-6-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: All the same - Sick Puppies
Ch. 10: Act 5: Trendsetter? Uruguay Votes to Legalize Marijuana - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-03-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Failure by design - Brand New
Ch. 12: Act 6: Hooray for Eric Holder! - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-12-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Thank you too! - My Morning Jacket
Ch. 14: Act 7: Mandatory Minimum Sentences to End for Many Drug Offenders - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 08-17-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Political prisoners - The Undercover Hippy
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Times They Are A Changin' - Rachel Maddow - Air Date- 08-28-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Looking at the paradigm of racism - Prof. Rambo(?) from Georgia
Ch. 18: Thoughts on fast food wages - Jeff from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 19: Attending an LGBTQ rally in Berlin - Cat from Berlin, Germany
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 20: Final comments on your privilege as a bank error
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/09/09) Opposing an attack on Syria (Special Event)
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1. évad 753. rész
Edition #753
Opposing an attack on Syria
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama, Kerry, and the Greater War Crime - Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 9-4-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Dig down deep - Vandaveer
Ch. 4: Act 2: A True Debate Over Syria - Congressional Dish - Air Date: 8-29-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: BBC - Ming Tea
Ch. 6: Act 3: How Can You Stand By And Let It Happen - Common Sense With Dan Carlin - Air Date 9-3-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Down the line - José González
Ch. 8: Act 4: If I was in Congress, I'd vote against Syria strikes - Chris Hayes - Air Date: 9-4-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: It's a mistake - Men at Work
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Mind-Blowing Truth About War With Syria - Lee Camp - Air Date: 09-04-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: This is why we fight - The Decemberists
Ch. 12: Act 6: Mr. President, The Issue Is Not Syria - Moyers And Company - Air Date 9-6-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen
Ch. 14: Act 7: Congressional Approval, An Exotic And Nearly Unprecedented Maneuver - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-6-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Good people - Jack Johnson
Ch. 16: Act 8: Norm For Multilateral Security And Appropriate Response - Politics and Reality Radio - Air Date: 9-7-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: You learn - Alanis Morissette
Ch. 18: Act 9: Syria: 3 Things The US Must Do Before Strikes - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-07-13
Final comments on today's activism update: No War with Syria
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://act.credoaction.com/sign/do_not_bomb_syria/
http://dontattacksyria.com/?source=GTXTNotOurProblem
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/09/08/how-to-help-syrias-refugees/
http://www.contactingthecongress.org
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://firedoglake.com/syria-war-whip/
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/yes-congress-can-authorize-war-without-formally-declaring-it/279261/
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/h_multi_sections_and_teasers/WarDeclarationsbyCongress.htm
http://www.thenation.com/blog/175970/not-another-undeclared-war-call-congress-back-session#axzz2eJ8ajUNQ
http://www.democracynow.org/2013/9/5/rep_alan_grayson_on_syria_congress
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/09/04/chris-hayes-on-syria-here-is-where-i-stand/
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/why-obama-sought-congressional-authorization-syria
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24022866
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3qrR1AVMNU
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(2013/09/06) Not intentionally all about racism (Immigration)
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Edition #752
Not intentionally all about racism
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Heritage Foundation Tries to Kill Immigration Reform with "Research" - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 05-09-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: I predict a riot - Kaiser Chiefs
Ch. 4: Act 2: What If Robert Reich Told You That Immigration Reform Would SAVE Our Economy? - karinmoveon - Air Date: 6-26-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: It's a good day - Peggy Lee
Ch. 6: Act 3: GOP to Undocumented Immigrants: You Can Stay if You're a 'Butler' - Young Turks - Air Date: 05-11-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: You're the storm - The Cardigans
Ch. 8: Act 4: Rush Limbaugh Will Support Amnesty if They Can't Vote for 25 Years - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-10-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: To build a home - The Cinematic Orchestra
Ch. 10: Act 5: CBS Fanning The Flames Of Violent Anti-Immigration - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-10-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Daylight - Matt & Kim
Ch. 12: Act 6: 'Radical Islamists' Pretend To Be Hispanic According To Politician - Young Turks - Air Date: 08-12-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Fear is a villain - Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Acceptable Immigrants Are Only One In A Hundred - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 7-27-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: One of the good ones - Redd Kross
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Dream is Now - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 17: Song 8: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 18: Act 9: On Immigration, Republicans Dooming Themselves - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 6-28-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: It serves you right to suffer - John Lee Hooker
Ch. 20: Act 10: Save A Dog or An Immigrant? STUDY - Young Turks - Air Date: 08-21-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Innocent - Our lady peace
Ch. 22: Act 11: Why Immigration Reform Is Good For Our Economy - White House White Board - Air Date: 7-11-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Fireflies - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 24: Act 12: Four fatal flaws in our wall on the Mexican border - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 8-7-13
Ch. 25: Song 12: Up against the wall - Peter Bjorn & John
Ch. 26: Act 13: Failure is an Option for GOP on Immigration - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 08-20-13
Ch. 27: Song 13: Consequences - The Robert Cray Band & The Memphis Horns
Ch. 28: Act 14: Latino Immigrants Make America More Violent: Rep. Steve King - Young Turks - Air Date: 08-14-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 29: Requesting the demographic breakdown of BotL voicemails - Tayna in California
Ch. 30: Objectifying women is buried deep in our culture - Danny from Bellingham, WA
Leave a message at 202-999-3991
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 31: Final comments updating the membership drive to Climate Ride
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://www.thedreamisnow.org/take-action
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.policymic.com/articles/61849/immigration-reform-2013-this-is-the-biggest-immigration-issue-you-haven-t-heard-about
http://gawker.com/whats-the-deal-with-the-immigration-reform-bill-a-gui-570781055
http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/08/27/fight-for-fairness-and-justice-in-its-many-forms-far-from-over/
http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/who-and-where-dreamers-are
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Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com
Katie Klabusich, activism director: http://katiespeak.com
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(2013/09/03) The value of women (Feminism)
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Edition #751
The value of women
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Beyonce - Run the World: LIES - NineteenPercent - Air Date: 5-20-11
Ch. 3: Song 1: Run the World (Girls) - Beyoncé
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Primary Goal For Women In College - Throwing Shade - Air Date 4-1-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sadness is a blessing - Lykke Li
Ch. 6: Act 3: An open letter to a male coworker - Citizen Radio - Air Date 5-24-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Pretty - The Cranberries
Ch. 8: Act 4: Cantor's con would steal workers' overtime pay - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 5-20-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mother - Natalie Maines
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox News Proudly Doesn't Understand Women or Science - Young Turks - Air Date: 05-31-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Torn blue foam couch - Grand Archives
Ch. 12: Act 6: San Antonio Court Okays Killing of Sex Worker - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 6-13-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Humans being - Van Halen
Ch. 14: Act 7: Is Being Female Hillary's Only Presidential Asset? - CounterSpin - Air Date 8-16-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: The armpit song - Siwan Clark
Ch. 16: Act 8: A Double Standard Of Redemption For Those Caught In Sexual Scandals - Dan Savage 8-6-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Can't pretend - Tom Odell
Ch. 18: Act 9: Sluts Vs. Purity In A Judgemental Society - Citizen Radio - Air Date 5-9-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Accept that you're going to screw up - Emma from Wellesley, Mass
Ch. 20: Destroying health insurance companies at the height of the recession would have fucked Obama - Ike from Buffalo
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 21: Final comments on the end of my Climate Ride fundraiser and the beginning of a new membership drive
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Produced by:
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(2013/08/30) The troubling state of the climate, plus jokes (Climate)
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Edition #750
The troubling state of the climate, plus jokes
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Climate Change - David Mitchell's SoapBox - Air Date: 07-08-10
Ch. 3: Song 1: Clean up - Ari Herstand
Ch. 4: Act 2: Koch Brothers' new Pledge for Planet Destruction - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-04-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: This land is your land - Peter, Paul & Mary
Ch. 6: Act 3: Who Needs the EPA? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 07-24-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Great divide - The Cardigans
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Yes Men vs. the U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Yes Lab Media - Air Date: 07-24-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Little white lies - Annette Hanshaw
Ch. 10: Act 5: Keystone Clones - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 08-20-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Momentum - Aimee Mann
Ch. 12: Act 6: Obama Hints At Shift On Keystone Pipeline - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-04-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Talk is cheap - Eric Hutchinson
Ch. 14: Act 7: Draw the Line on Keystone - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 16: Act 8: Climate Name Change - 350.org
Ch. 17: Song 8: Hurricane - The Scorpions
Ch. 18: Act 9: Climate Change Catastrophe: Mass Extinction Event or Slow Socioeconomic Decline? - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-02-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: This slow decline - F. Lee Rock
Ch. 20: Act 10: Spain Privatizes the Sun: Solar Power Collection Tax - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 08-04-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Makes no sense - The Rainmakers
Ch. 22: Act 11: The Source Of Misinformation On Climate Change - Green News Report - Air Date 8-8-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Money (That's what I want) - Barrett Strong
Ch. 24: Act 12: Can You Believe In Global Warming AND God? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-17-13
Ch. 25: Song 12: Genesis - VNV Nation
Ch. 26: Act 13: New Global Warming Report Bleak - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 8-20-13
Ch. 27: Song 13: Liquid Sun - The Beginning (A New Hope) - DJ Keoki
Ch. 28: Act 14: Burden of Proof - David Mitchell's Soapbox - Air Date: 09-15-11
Voicemails:
Ch. 29: Insects, food and the minimum wage - Vicki from Oregon
Ch. 30: A story from the other side of the closet - Yvonne from Wilmington, DE
Leave a message at 202-999-3991
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 31: Final comments on noting those on the margins and checking out biases
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://act.350.org/event/draw_the_line/search/
http://act.350.org/event/draw_the_line/create/
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.thenation.com/blog/175920/another-delay-keystone-xl
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rocky-kistner/health-problems-still-pla_b_3818110.html
https://www.facebook.com/TarSandsBlockade
http://grist.org/article/new-report-less-than-1-percent-of-tar-sands-environmental-infractions-penalized/
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/04/02/1810571/exxons-duck-killing-pipeline-doesnt-pay-taxes-to-oil-spill-cleanup-fund/
https://twitter.com/Steve_Horn1022
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/may/08/academics-canada-tar-sands-production
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(2013/08/27) Exposing the paradigm of economic oppression (Racism)
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Edition #749
Exposing the paradigm of economic oppression
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Black Woman Pretends to Be White, Job Offers Skyrocket - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-10-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Call me back - Mike Flowers Pops
Ch. 4: Act 2: The George Zimmerman Trial Goes Much Deeper Than The Media Will Tell You - Lee Camp - Air Date: 07-18-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Missing persons 1 & 2 - OneRepublic
Ch. 6: Act 3: 'Black People' Problems are Personal Choices & Obama's Fault, Says O'Reilly - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-24-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: You spin me right round - Dead or Alive
Ch. 8: Act 4: The consequence of racial oppression is poverty - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-24-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Working poor - Horse Feathers
Ch. 10: Act 5: Don Lemmon: Act White In Order To Survive - Citizen Radio - Air Date 7-30-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Let's misbehave - Irving Aaronson & His Commanders
Ch. 12: Act 6: Chris Hayes Mocks Bill O'Reilly w/ Satirical Tirade Against White Culture - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 7-30-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: White privilege - Macklemore
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fast Food Nation – Strike for Economic Justice - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 16: Act 8: Cracking the Codes: Joy DeGruy, A Trip to the Grocery Store - WorldTrustTV - Air Date: 08-22-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: The need to focus on other LGBTQ issues - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
Ch. 18: Wade in favor of single-payer health care - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 19: Final comments about how the movie Office Space explains the world flawlessly
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/19/1232257/-Fast-food-strikes-go-nationwide-on-August-29#
https://www.facebook.com/events/223213117833935/
https://www.facebook.com/events/218114265010028/
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/12/saavedra_jantuah_dressed_in_the.html
http://www.thenation.com/article/175764/misremembering-i-have-dream#axzz2czgzhhcz
http://www.democracynow.org/shows/2013/8/26
http://www.afscme.org/union/history/mlk
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kenzo-shibata/why-chicago-teachers-support_b_3799293.html
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(2013/08/21) Steps forward, steps back (LGBTQ)
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Edition #748
Steps forward, steps back
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Long Fight For Equality Is Not Over Yet - Dan Savage - Air Date: 7-9-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Together we fight alone - Darlings
Ch. 4: Act 2: Judge Orders Ohio to Recognize Gay Couple's Marriage on Death Certificate - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-24-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Anita Bryant - F. Virtue
Ch. 6: Act 3: Change is Happening - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 07-24-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Something good can work - Two Door Cinema Club
Ch. 8: Act 4: Co-founders and dads - The Gay Dad Project - Air Date: 08-03-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: New normal - Phil Joel
Ch. 10: Act 5: Boycotts Spark Over Russia Anti-Gay Laws - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-15-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: One day - Matisyahu
Ch. 12: Act 6: Use Activism Rather Than Boycotting During Upcoming Olympics - Citizen Radio - Air Date 8-14-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Hero - Enrique Iglesias
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fighting Russia’s LGBT Criminalization - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 16: Act 8: Pope Francis: 'Who Am I to Judge' Gays? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-31-13
Ch. 17: Final comments on Desmoid Tumors 101
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Amanda's Desmoid Tumor fundraising page:
http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/TeamAmandaHoffman/runningforanswers
Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation:
http://www.DTRF.org
Activism:
http://www.advocate.com/sports/2013/08/13/olympics-who-can-force-russia-change-its-ways?page=0,2
http://www.dumprussianvodka.com
Information for this segment can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/LGBT.Russia
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/15/boycott-putin-not-the-sochi-olympics.html
https://www.facebook.com/comingoutspb.ru
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/all-in-/52759660#52759660
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/all-in-/52759660#52759697
http://www.hrc.org/press-releases/entry/ioc-shouldnt-accept-verbal-promises-from-putin
http://rusalgbt.com
http://queernationny.org
http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/07/24/why-im-boycotting-russian-vodka
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(2013/08/18) The fast food worker walkout (Labor)
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Edition #747
The fast food worker walkout
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Privileged Tech PR Flack: We Make, Unions Take! - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-10-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: There Is Power In a Union - Billy Bragg
Ch. 4: Act 2: Life Of A Minimum Wage Worker - Alternet Radio Hour - Air Date 7-27-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Union Song (Live in Madison, WI) - Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fast Food Worker's Walkout - Citizen Radio - Air Date 7-30-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Oh, the boss is coming - Arkells
Ch. 8: Act 4: Minimum Wage Does not Produce Unemployment - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-30-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: All you fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Ch. 10: Act 5: How Much Would it Cost to Double Fast Food Salaries? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-31-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Homeless tonight - Robin Roberts
Ch. 12: Act 6: Corporate greed is making us sick - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 8-13-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Lovesick - Anya Marina
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Effects of the Attack on Unions - Melissa Harris-Perry - Air Date: 08-01-13
Final comments on the union awesomeness on the TV show Titanic: Blood and Steel
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Jay! Tomlinson
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(2013/08/15) Andy Griffith for President (NSA Spying)
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1. évad 746. rész
Edition #746
Andy Griffith for President
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Andy Griffith Vs. the Patriot Act - The Andy Griffith Show - Air Date: 07-17-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Andy Griffith Show theme
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Power of the NSA Has Only Grown - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 06-12-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Everybody loves a happy ending - Tears for Fears
Ch. 6: Act 2: What You Don't Know About The NSA Spying Program - Lee Camp - Air Date: 6-12-13
Ch. 7: Song 2: Fire Water Burn - The Bloodhound Gang
Ch. 8: Act 3: American Hero Says NSA Whistle blower Has Done Nothing Wrong - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-09-13
Ch. 9: Song 3: The Hero - Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records
Ch. 10: Act 4: Melissa Harris Perry Says 'Come Home Edward Snowden' - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 7-20-13
Ch. 11: Song 4: HBO's The Newsroom Theme
Ch. 12: Act 5: Frederick Douglass, John Brown, Harriet Tubman Didn't Turn Themselves In, Why Should Edward Snowden? - Black Agenda Radio - Air Date: 6-26-13
Ch. 13: Song 5: Run, Freedom Run - Urinetown
Ch. 14: Act 6: Resist the Surveillance State - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 7-18-13
Ch. 15: Song 6: Is it for freedom? - NewAmericaNow on YouTube
Ch. 16: Act 7: DEA Helping NSA Cover it's Tracks - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 08-05-13
Ch. 17: Song 7: Wake up - Arcade Fire
Ch. 18: Act 8: The Role NSA Snooping Plays - CounterSpin - Air Date 8-9-13
Ch. 19: Song 8: Blue on Black - Kenny Wane Shepard
Ch. 20: Act 9: 'Transparent'... Mr. President, Are You Kidding - Le Show - Air Date 6-23-13
Ch. 21: Song 9: Are you kidding? - Betty Grable
Ch. 22: Act 10: Demand that congress intervene on the NSA - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 23: Song 11: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 24: Act 11: Obama NSA Conference Breakdown - The Young Turks - Air Date: 8-12-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: On eating insects to save the climate - Nick in Shanghai
Ch. 26: What's the truth on health care rates? - Will from Tallahassee
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 27: Final comments on insects, climate change, Obamacare and cost controls
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/08/08/19938717-find-a-town-hall-meeting-near-you?lite
http://www.contactingthecongress.org
https://www.facebook.com/events/120867808083662/
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.house.gov/legislative/
http://www.propublica.org/article/nsa-data-collection-faq
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/new-congressional-coalition-emerges-against-nsa-surveillance-20130726
http://www.policymic.com/articles/57967/this-bill-would-have-stopped-the-nsa-so-why-haven-t-you-heard-of-it
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(2013/08/12) The trial of Bradley Manning
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1. évad 745. rész
Edition #745
The trial of Bradley Manning
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Media's Non-Coverage Of Bradley Manning - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-19-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Never there - Cake
Ch. 4: Act 2: Bradley Manning Faces 130 Years in Prison - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-31-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Close to free - BoDeans
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bradley Manning Should Be Sentenced to Time Served - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-06-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
Ch. 8: Act 4: Mischaracterizing The Manning Leaks - CounterSpin - Air Date 8-2-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: How loud your heart gets - Lucius
Ch. 10: Act 5: Why Bradley Manning Should Go Free - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-31-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Drums of freedom - Bard
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Message of Bradley Manning's Prosecution - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-06-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Political prisoner - Nivehive
Ch. 14: Act 7: Bradley Manning: Government's Cheating Heart - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 08-07-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Why we fight - The Undercover Hippy
Ch. 16: Act 8: No Proof Manning's Leaks Caused Harm #FreeBradleyManning - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-02-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: No justice, no peace - Wackiavelli
Ch. 18: Act 9: Bradley Manning Max Sentence Cut to 90 Years; Dad Claims Innocence - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 08-08-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Six weeks - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 20: Act 10: A distorted view of extreme punishment - Radio Dispatch - Air Date: 8-5-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Responding to Steve from Stockton re: Wade and Zimmerman trial - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
Ch. 22: Reflections on the Zimmerman verdict and jury nullification - Adam from New York
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments putting the Zimmerman discussion to bed
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/08/09) Obamacare is not enough (Health Care)
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Obamacare is not enough
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Fighting In The Trenches For Reasonable Health Care - David Feldman Show - Air Date 7-29-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Manifesto II - Nahko and Medicine for the People
Ch. 4: Act 2: Dave Gregory Doesn't Even Know What He's Sure He Knows - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-12-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: We could be friends - Freelance Whales
Ch. 6: Act 3: WTF: One Hospital Charges $8k...Another $38k? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-09-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Better of dead - Elton John
Ch. 8: Act 4: New Rules On Disclosing Medical Bills - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 5-8-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Enter the Blackness (This Week in Blackness Theme) [feat. Willie Evans Jr., Elon James White & Aaron Rand Freeman] - Jasiri X
Ch. 10: Act 5: Implementing Single Payer Health Care - David Feldman Show - Air Date 7-29-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Simplify - Dan Becker and the Tourists
Ch. 12: Act 6: HealthCare-Now.org - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 13: Song 6: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 14: Act 7: Just Why are Republicans so Against Obamacare? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 08-08-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Don't look back in anger - Oasis
Ch. 16: Act 8: ObamaCareNado Attacks America - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-21-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: I can help - Billy Swan
Ch. 18: Act 9: Evolution Of For-Profit Medical Care - David Feldman Show - Air Date 7-29-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: We need to look at multiple causes of kids having difficulty in school - ? in Salt Lake City
Ch. 20: We needed to hear more about student loan companies - Brian from Redding, PA
Ch. 21: When prison is a step up - Chris from New York
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments on my new exciting idea on how you can help share activism events like never before
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
http://www.healthcare-now.org
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.pnhp.org/facts/single-payer-resources
http://www.hhs.gov/opa/affordable-care-act/index.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thom-hartmann/medicare-part-e---everybo_b_280687.html
Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unfuck-It-Up/196389490396988
Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com
Katie Klabusich, director: http://katiespeak.com
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(2013/08/06) The high cost of higher learning (Education)
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The high cost of higher learning
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Reform Leading To Cheating - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-5-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Cheat - The Clash
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Drive To Cheat - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-3-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Indian Moon - State Radio
Ch. 6: Act 3: Vital Education for Poor Kids: No, $100 Million For Sports Stadium: Yes. - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-24-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Chicago Teacher - Rebel Diaz
Ch. 8: Act 4: ALEC in education - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 9: Song 4: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 10: Act 5: Education Warps Your Mind - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-12-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Anti-intellectualism - Noise & Rhythm
Ch. 12: Act 6: Students Screwed By Government Inaction - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-06-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Burning bridges - Jack Scott
Ch. 14: Act 7: The High Cost of College - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-10-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Exploring and traveling theme - LOST
Ch. 16: Act 8: Fox's Stuart Varney Misleadingly Claims Subsidizing Student Loans Costs Taxpayers - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 07-18-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Exploring and traveling theme - LOST
Ch. 18: Act 9: Free Education Wins as Cooper Union Occupation Ends - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-17-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Higher Education - Knowledge
Ch. 20: Act 10: Student Loan Deal Could Be A Raw Deal - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-14-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: I didn't see that coming - Rob Hockney
Ch. 22: Act 11: Forget student loans – make higher ed free - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 7-30-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: The perfect space - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 24: Act 12: Time for a Student Loan Jubilee! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-25-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Better to err of the side of avoiding false conviction - Garrett from Colorado
Ch. 26: Troubled by Wade's comments - Steve from Stockton, CA
Ch. 27: Jury nullification is one thing, the reverse is something else - Casey from Chicago, IL
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 28: Thanks to Climate Ride donors
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
https://www.facebook.com/events/398759776900781/
http://www.ctunet.com/events
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/07/12175/cashing-kids139-alec-bills-2013-promote-private-profit-education-model
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/15/1223638/-Will-Chicago-Stand-Up-to-ALEC
http://www.thenation.com/article/175085/chicago-rising#
http://truth-out.org/news/item/17975-why-alec-fabricated-public-school-failures-and-why-were-not-surprised
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/emails-link-jeb-bush-education-group-
http://raniakhalek.com/2012/01/12/why-is-public-education-being-outsourced-to-online-charter-schools/
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Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com
Katie Klabusich, director: http://katiespeak.com
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(2013/08/03) The economics of corruption and how to fix it (Economics and Corruption)
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The economics of corruption and how to fix it
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Externalities - Sustainable Man - Air Date: 07-17-13
Ch. 3: Act 2: Elizabeth Warren Schools CNBC Hacks - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-18-13
Ch. 4: Song 2: Nobody's watching - Sara Radle
Ch. 5: Act 3: Obama's Good Econ Speech - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 7-25-13
Ch. 6: Song 3: Little Talks (String Quartet Tribute to Of Monsters and Men) - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 7: Act 4: Contrary To Right-Wing Media Claims, Middle Class Is Key To Economic Growth - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 07-25-13
Ch. 8: Song 4: Little Talks (String Quartet Tribute to Of Monsters and Men) - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 9: Act 5: Beware of Limbaugh-nomics! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-26-13
Ch. 10: Song 5: Class warfare - Chris Priest
Ch. 11: Act 6: Global Enemy #1: Global Tax Shelters - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-22-13
Ch. 12: Song 6: Pay up - Jivestone
Ch. 13: Act 7: Lawrence Lessig with a Plan To Remove Corruption in Washington Part 1 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 6-14-13
Ch. 14: Song 7: Slash and burn - Blind Corn Liquor Pickers
Ch. 15: Act 8: Money Out of Politics in Massachusetts - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-04-13
Ch. 16: Song 8: It's your time - Dorothy Norwood with The Miami Mass Choir
Ch. 17: Act 9: Lawrence Lessig with a Plan To Remove Corruption in Washington Part 2 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 6-14-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 18: There are lots of laws that disadvantage people of color - DJ from South Bend, IN
Ch. 19: Thoughts on reforming 'stand your ground' - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 20: Quotes on jury trials - Dave from Olympia, WA
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 21: Final comments on jury nullification
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Jay! Tomlinson
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(2013/07/31) What happened to their party (Conservatives)
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What happened to their party
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Who LIES More- Republicans or Democrats? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-30-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Call it even - Scott Simons
Ch. 4: Act 2: Eisenhower: The Last Legitimate Republican President - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-07-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Let it go - The Neighbourhood
Ch. 6: Act 3: Did Politician Reveal That The Tea Party Is An Old Sovert Union Plot? - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-26-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Дискотека Авария - Малинки (feat. Ж. Фриске) - Russian Hits
Ch. 8: Act 4: Same Day: Stock Market Sets New Record, Conservatives Say Obama Wrecked Stock Market - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-09-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Trickle Down - Hayseed Dixie
Ch. 10: Act 5: Typical Republican Hypocrisy On Asylum Seekers - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-20-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: The traitor - Sea Wolf
Ch. 12: Act 6: Suicide: The Consequences of Reaganomics! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-04-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: People who died - The Jim Carroll Band
Ch. 14: Act 7: Right Wing Hack: I am the "Hero" Decider! - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-01-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: A Real Hero (feat. Electric Youth) - College
Ch. 16: Act 8: Moderate Republicans on the Endangered Species List - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-28-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Common ground - SuperHeavy
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Republican Party Has Changed Over the Past 20 Years - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 05-28-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: The intersection of privilege, power, race, war and the military industrial complex - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
Ch. 20: Modern porn may contribute to rape culture - John From Reno
Ch. 21: Not our courts - Stephanie from Lawrence
Ch. 22: It's time to stay angry - Chris from Colorado Springs
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments on why I'm a white supremacist
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Jay! Tomlinson
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(2013/07/28) High water marks (Climate)
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High water marks
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Belief in Bible End Times Stifling Climate Change Action - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-07-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Heaven is a place on earth - Belinda Carlisle
Ch. 4: Act 2: Living In Total Denial - Dan Savage - Air Date 7-2-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Before My Time (feat. Scarlett Johansson & Joshua Bell) - J. Ralph featuring Scarlett Johansson & Joshua Bell
Ch. 6: Act 3: Non-Coverage Of Major Climate Speech - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-5-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: High water - Paul Robeson
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fracking Feud - On the Media - Air Date: 6-21-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Winter Winds - Piano Tribute Players
Ch. 10: Act 5: CNBC's Climate Denial is Bad for Business - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 06-18-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Winter Winds - Piano Tribute Players
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fracking Federal Land - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 13: Song 6: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Fossil Fuel Industry Needs to Pay for its Sins - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-02-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Taxman - Nickel Creek
Ch. 16: Act 8: The West Coast Under 25 Feet Of Water - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-20-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Sink, Florida, Sink - Against Me!
Ch. 18: Act 9: A Prius Isn't Enough: Getting Real on Climate Change - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-19-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Revolution (Human Need Over Profit) - Tha Truth
Ch. 20: Act 10: An Eco-Socialist's Weather Forecast - Green News Report - Air Date 7-18-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: On prisons, Patton Oswalt and rape jokes - Josh from Dallas, TX
Ch. 22: Mixed feelings about the verdict - Casey from Chicago, IL
Ch. 23: Thanks for Zimmerman show and to TWiB - Rob from Spokane, WA
Ch. 24: The law is the problem - Ben from Orlando
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 25: Final comments to play one last Zimmerman clip:
Laws are not always just - Radio Dispatch - Air Date: 7-17-13
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Activism:
https://secure.earthjustice.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1471&s_src=1307_MotherJones_Fracking&utm_source=MoJoEmail&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr004=pmaqfjxu3f.app331b#startform
https://secure3.convio.net/fww/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=241
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.desmogblog.com/fracking-the-future/
http://www.freshlawblog.com/2013/06/12/extension-of-comment-period-for-proposed-federal-fracking-regulations/
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/07/income-inequality-and-fracking-boom
http://grist.org/news/draft-fed-rules-would-let-frackers-do-whatever-they-want-but-theyre-still-not-happy/ ( h/t http://bradblog.com )
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(2013/07/25) Cause and effect (Foreign Policy)
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Cause and effect
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The New Iraq and Rumsfeld's Rules - le Show - Air Date 5-19-13
Ch. 3: Act 2: Honor And Duty According To Dick Cheney - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 5-17-13
Ch. 4: Song 2: The world I know - Collective Soul
Ch. 5: Act 3: Withdrawing From War Without Lessons Learned - Common Sense - Air Date 5-29-13
Ch. 6: Song 3: Vultures of culture - Nahko and Medicine for the People
Ch. 7: Act 4: JFK Peace Speech: The Anti-George Bush - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-04-13
Ch. 8: Song 4: Let's begin - Margaret Whiting
Ch. 9: Act 5: Obama's 'Hidden Hand' Approach Debunked - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-19-13
Ch. 10: Song 5: This war - Ophelia of the Spirits
Ch. 11: Act 6: Pathology of privilege in foreign policy - Tim Wise
Voicemails:
Ch. 12: Clarifications on rape culture and rape jokes - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 13: Thoughts on the Zimmerman trial - Aaron from Kansas
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 14: Final comments reading a perspective from a 'white hispanic' listener
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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(2013/07/22) The verdict is in(just) (Zimmerman Trail)
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The verdict is in(just)
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Zimmerman Verdict: Unequal Justice - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 7-15-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Trayvon - Jasiri X
Ch. 4: Act 2: Why People Should Be Outraged at Zimmerman's 'Not Guilty' Verdict - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-15-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Only a pawn in their game - Bob Dylan
Ch. 6: Act 3: Voices from the streets of New York after the verdict - Democracy Now! - Air Date: 7-15-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: No justice, no peace - Wackiavelli
Ch. 8: Act 4: Juror B37 is a product of America - This week in blackness - Air Date: 7-16-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: People get ready - The Impressions
Ch. 10: Act 5: Why are Trayvon & Zimmerman Held to Different Standards of Justice? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-17-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: I shall not be moved - Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band
Ch. 12: Act 6: Trayvon Martin Proves The System Working As Intended - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-17-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: We shall overcome - Pete Seeger
Ch. 14: Act 7: Black boys robbed of the right to be young - Radio Dispatch - Air Date: 7-18-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: A change is gonna come - Sam Cooke
Ch. 16: Act 8: The prosecution apologizes as badly as they presented their case - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 7-18-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott-Heron
Ch. 18: Act 9: After The Verdict - On the Media - Air Date: 7-19-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Stand by me - Playing for change
Ch. 20: Act 10: Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me - President Obama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-20-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Blowin' in the wind - Bob Dylan
Ch. 22: Act 11: 50th Anniversary, March on Washington - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 23: Song 11: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 24: Act 12: Michael Denzel Smith discusses the verdict - Radio Dispatch - Air Date: 7-16-13
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Ch. 25: No final comments today
Activism:
http://50thanniversarymarchonwashington.com
http://mlk50mow.com
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://thisweekinblackness.com/2013/07/12/zimmerman-trial-jury-instructions/
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/2012325113935746134.html
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/20/19581408-trayvon-martins-parents-speak-amid-day-of-post-verdict-vigils?lite
http://thegrio.com/2013/07/21/op-ed-white-america-the-george-zimmerman-trial-and-the-power-of-denial/
http://www.timwise.org/2013/07/clip-4-tim-wise-on-msnbc-with-melissa-harris-perry-the-racial-implications-of-stand-your-ground-laws-72013/
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(2013/07/19) How we treat those we are responsible for (Prison Nation)
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Edition #737
How we treat those we are responsible for
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Aryan Brotherhood's 'Jihadist' Murder Streak in the U.S. - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-03-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Sail - AWOL Nation
Ch. 4: Act 2: What to Think of Whenever You Hear "The Worst of the Worst" - Black Agenda Report - Air Date: 6-12-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Ch. 6: Act 3: Caller: Prisons Should Not be Privatized! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-13-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Clint Eastwood - The Gorillaz
Ch. 8: Act 4: Judge Sentenced for Selling Kids to Prisons - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-25-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Life in prison - Mitchell
Ch. 10: Act 5: Philadelphia 'Can't Afford' Schools, Buys $400 Million Prison - Young Turks - Air Date: 06-15-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Opportunity - Pete Murray
Ch. 12: Act 6: Private Prisons: The Evil Side of Reaganomics - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-22-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Evil is alive and well - Jakob Dylan
Ch. 14: Act 7: Barbaric Sterilizations in California - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 7-9-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: 21st Century - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Forced Sterilization Of Women In American Prisons - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-13-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: The Undesirables - Lawrence Arabia
Ch. 18: Act 9: Texas County Sued for Running 'Rape Camp' at Jail - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 06-23-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Nothing else matters - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Ch. 20: Act 10: Solitary Watch - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 21: Song 10: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 22: Act 11: Pelican Bay prisoners' hunger strike - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 07-11-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Chain gang - Sam Cooke
Ch. 24: Act 12: Tens of Thousands of California Inmates Join Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers - Black Agenda Report - Air Date: 7-10-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Rape jokes are not off limits - Peter from Chicago, IL
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 26: Final comments on rape jokes
Lindy West's articles:
How to Make a Rape Joke - http://jezebel.com/5925186/how-to-make-a-rape-joke
If Comedy Has No Lady Problem, Why Am I Getting So Many Rape Threats? - http://jezebel.com/if-comedy-has-no-lady-problem-why-am-i-getting-so-many-511214385
Activism:
http://solitarywatch.com/action/
Information for this segment can be found at:
READ:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/solitary-confinement-shane-bauer
WATCH: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/video-shane-bauer-solitary
STATE MAPS: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/map-solitary-confinement-states
In depth critique of US prison system: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2012/01/30/120130crat_atlarge_gopnik
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(2013/07/16) When they fail, we all lose (Media)
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When they fail, we all lose
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: New Sounds Of Change While Everything Remains The Same - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 5-31-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: We are nowhere and it's now - Bright Eyes
Ch. 4: Act 2: CNN Debate: Edward Snowden: Traitor or Idiot? - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 06-11-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Myth of Myself (A Ruse to Exploit Our Weaknesses) - Fanfarlo
Ch. 6: Act 3: Is There A Right Way To Report On Terror? - On the Media - Air Date: 5-31-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Late November - Beacon
Ch. 8: Act 4: Buying advertising is for suckers - CounterSpin - Air Date: 7-12-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Take a minute - K'naan
Ch. 10: Act 5: Marty Kaplan on the Weapons of Mass Distraction Part 1 - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 7-12-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Always mean it - Emilyn Brodsky
Ch. 12: Act 6: Head of Fox News is Certifiably Insane - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-08-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Crazy - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Ch. 14: Act 7: Marty Kaplan on the Weapons of Mass Distraction Part 2 - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 7-12-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 15: Stand up to the bros, think twice about rape jokes - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 16: Anti-domestic violence and sexual assault conference - www.nomas.org/conferences/mm32 - Alan
Ch. 17: A black, male perspective on the Zimmerman verdict - Q from Minneapolis, MN
Ch. 18: Trayvon wouldn't have been shot if he'd been white - Jay in Atlantic City
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 19: Final comments on the injustice of the justice system
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(2013/07/13) From personal to cultural (Rape Culture)
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Edition #735
From personal to cultural
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Not all rape happens in alleyways - Citizen Radio - Air Date - 5-22-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Allies - Heart
Ch. 4: Act 2: Teaching Men Not to Rape: Survivor Zerlina Maxwell Defies Threats After Speaking Out on Fox News - Democracy Now! - Air Date: 3-15-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Wish them well - Rush
Ch. 6: Act 3: Shocking Military Sex Assault Crisis - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-16-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Für Elise - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Ch. 8: Act 4: WSJ's Taranto: "Female Sexual Freedom" Has Led To A "War On Men" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 06-19-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Für Elise - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Ch. 10: Act 5: Women Can Be Sexist Trolls Too - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-27-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Respect - Aretha Franklin
Ch. 12: Act 6: Men can be victims of sexual assault too - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 4-15-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Survivors - Matthew West
Ch. 14: Act 7: Why you mad?! WSJ columnist asks feminists after op-ed defends sex offender - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 06-21-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Enemy At the Gate - The Twinkle Brothers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Ed Act Now against sexual violence on campus - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 17: Song 8: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 18: Act 9: Rape Culture - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 5-11-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Mother Nature's son - Sheryl Crow
Ch. 20: Act 10: Caller: Women Tend to be Less Competitive - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-31-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Another clear example of white privilege - Todd from LA
Ch. 22: The economics side of women's rights - Chris from Colorado Springs
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Voicemail Music:
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Ch. 23: Final comments showing rape culture in effect
Lindy West's blog:
http://jezebel.com/if-comedy-has-no-lady-problem-why-am-i-getting-so-many-511214385
Activism:
Petition -- http://chn.ge/14AgQ8Y
Event -- https://www.facebook.com/events/392454557522658/?fref=ts
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://wagatwe.com/#/blog
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Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com
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(2013/07/10) No womb is safe (Reproductive Rights)
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Edition #734
No womb is safe
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: How Obama Is Handling Plan B - Dan Savage - Air Date 5-7-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Halo - LP
Ch. 4: Act 2: Mississippi Might Jail Women for Doing THIS? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-24-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Obey - Lord Brigo
Ch. 6: Act 3: Republican Still FAILS To Understand Rape and Pregnancy - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-17-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: The magic piper (of love) - Edwyn Collins
Ch. 8: Act 4: Texas' Theoretical Progressive Future is Suddenly a Reality - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 06-26-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Texas Special Session Blues: I'm Just a Bill Remix - - YouTube User Bad Bill
Ch. 10: Act 5: Texas GOP unleashes political quackery on women’s reproductive rights - Jim HIghtower - Air Date: 7-10-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Democracy - Leonard Cohen
Ch. 12: Act 6: More Evidence of Texas Turning Blue - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 06-27-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Blue (Da ba dee) - Eiffel 65
Ch. 14: Act 7: No womb is safe - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 16: Act 8: Abortion stories to watch outside of Texas - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 07-01-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: You're a wolf - Sea Wolf
Ch. 18: Act 9: How the Ohio abortion restrictions affect your vagina - YouTube User mikepolkjunior - Air Date: 7-7-13
Ch. 19: Act 10: War on Women Carries On in Ohio - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-02-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 20: Clarifications on the constitution - Mara from Pittsburgh
Ch. 21: A clarification on nuance - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 22: Final comments on whatever happened to Our Blue Media and how you might be able to help
Activism:
http://www.naral.org
http://jessicawluther.com
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/07/01/cant-attend-todays-rally-how-you-can-still-stand-with-texas-woman/
http://www.headcount.org
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.crowafterroe.com
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/07/10/with-sharia-law-bill-threatened-north-carolina-legislators-put-abortion-restrictions-in-motorcycle-safety-bill/
http://www.texastribune.org
http://bradblog.com
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Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com
Katie Klabusich, director: http://katiespeak.com
Produced by:
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(2013/07/07) Injustice plays out in two courtrooms (Racism)
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Edition #733
Injustice plays out in two courtrooms
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Is There Still Racial Injustice in This Country? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-28-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Window - The Album Leaf
Ch. 4: Act 2: SCOTUS Destroys the Voting Rights Act - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-25-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Vote - Jerry McCain
Ch. 6: Act 3: Is Trayvon Martin's Friend Getting Racially Profiled on the Witness Stand? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-02-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Trayvon Martin - Jasiri X
Ch. 8: Act 4: SCOTUS Upends The Voting Rights Act - Citizen Radio - Air Date 6-26-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Vote (feat. Ronin) - The Citizens' Band
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Trayvon Martin Trial First, Then The Zimmerman Trial - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 6-3-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Trayvon Martin (Tribute) - YouTube - TheWorldNewsRapper
Ch. 12: Act 6: Can The Voting Rights Act SCOTUS Decision Be Fixed? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-30-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Vote - Jefferson Coker
Ch. 14: Act 7: What's worse than "cracker"? Murdering a 17-year-old kid - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 07-03-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: RIP Trayvon Martin - YouTube - toast8787
Ch. 16: Act 8: Congress Now Responsible For the Future of the Voting Rights Act - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 06-25-13
Final comments on learning the definition of white privilege
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(2013/07/04) The downfall of Bill Clinton's legacy (LGBT Rights)
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Edition #732
The downfall of Bill Clinton's legacy
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: When Hearts Break - Dan Savage - Air Date 5-14-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Don't go breaking my heart - Elton John
Ch. 4: Act 2: DOMA Is Dead. Hooray! - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 6-26-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Ch. 6: Act 3: DOMA Struck DOWN - Justice Scalia's Hypocritical Rage Quotes - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-27-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Marry you - Bruno Mars
Ch. 8: Act 4: Bryan Fischer: Anti-Gay Activists Now Second Class Citizens - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 06-28-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Married by the sea - Theo Bard
Ch. 10: Act 5: Dealing With Your Gay Impulses - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 5-24-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Adam & Steve - Nhojj
Ch. 12: Act 6: SCOTUS Strikes Down DOMA, Dismisses Prop 8 - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-26-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: January Wedding - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Court Giveth and The Court Taketh - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 6-29-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Lives of All Americans Changed Drastically Today - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 06-26-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Marry me - Arro Verse
Ch. 18: Act 9: Freedom to Marry - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 19: Song 9: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 20: Act 10: Will DOMA be the Beginning of the New Civil War? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-27-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Good people need a plan - Rob from Raleigh, NC
Ch. 22: How Occupy Wall St is looking forward for the progressive movement - Dan of Occupy Albany, NY
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments on what you've been missing on the member's-only bonus content
Activism:
YouTube “About”:
Activism:
http://www.freedomtomarry.org
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.freedomtomarry.org/states/
http://www.lambdalegal.org/publications/after-doma
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/01/19234205-after-doma-gay-couples-still-would-not-receive-many-federal-benefits?lite
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Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com
Katie Klabusich, director: http://katiespeak.com
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(2013/07/01) Possible movement in the right direction (Climate)
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Edition #731
Possible movement in the right direction
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: 400 Parts in a Million The World's Biggest Experiment - YouTube User: MinuteEarth
Ch. 3: Song 1: Put it to the test - They might be giants
Ch. 4: Act 2: Christian End-Times Belief Blocking Climate Change Action: Study - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-04-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Partners in crime - Lucinda Williams
Ch. 6: Act 3: Mass Price Drop in Solar Power: No Longer 'Alternative?' - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 06-16-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Sunshine goodtime - Minnutes
Ch. 8: Act 4: How To Boil A Human - Lee Camp - Air Date: 05-18-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Rainbow connection - Kermit the Frog
Ch. 10: Act 5: For Obama, Political Risk Outweigh Risks of No Action on Climate Change - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 06-19-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Time for action - Secret Affair
Ch. 12: Act 6: Obama's Promises to Go Over GOP Heads for Climate Change - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-26-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Flat earth society - Bad Religion
Ch. 14: Act 7: Media Ignore Court Context Of Climate Change Regulations - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 06-25-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Machine - David Ari Leon
Ch. 16: Act 8: Pollution Control, Energy Efficiency, and Bracing For Impact - Green News Report - Air Date 6-25-13
Ch. 18: Act 9: Beat the Heat - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 19: Song 9: I Didn't Fuck It Up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 20: Act 10: Why is Obama's Aggressive Climate Change Speech Getting Snubbed? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-27-13
Ch. 19: Song 10: Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time - Fanfarlo
Ch. 20: Act 11: Time for the Fossil Fuel Industry to pay for their Waste - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-21-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 20: Thoughts on recognizing one's own white privilege - Jim from Detroit
Ch. 20: Looking for white responsibility, not white guilt - Elka from Fort Wayne, ID
Ch. 20: Good to hear some positivity - Anthony from Minneapolis, MN
Ch. 20: On nuance in the constitution and the fluidity of obscenity - Dave from Olympia, WA
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on the ideas and death oh Hypatia in Alexandria, Egypt
Activism:
http://joinsummerheat.org
http://gofossilfree.org
http://act.credoaction.com/sign/kxl_pledge?source=350_20130530_kxlpledge
http://350.org
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/19/tar-sands-exploitation-climate-scientist
President Obama’s speech:
Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FGpEbA6I6w
Read: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/06/25/full-transcript-of-obamas-remarks-on-climate-change/
Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unfuck-It-Up/196389490396988
Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com
Katie Klabusich, director: http://katiespeak.com
Produced by:
Jay! Tomlinson
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(2013/06/28) Positive ideas and protests for change (Economics)
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Edition #730
Positive ideas and protests for change
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: It's Not Your Fault - Lee Camp - Air Date: 04-16-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Don't blame yourself - Sixpence None the Richer
Ch. 4: Act 2: Why Wireless Is a Utility, Not a Luxury (with Susan Crawford) - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-28-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: The internet is for porn - Rick Lyon & Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Ch. 6: Act 3: Time to Break Up the Telecom Industry - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-13-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: In the beginning - K'naan
Ch. 8: Act 4: Democracy In The Workplace - Moyers And Company - Air Date 3-22-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Take 'Em Down - Dropkick Murphys
Ch. 10: Act 5: OUR Walmart - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 11: Song 5: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 12: Act 6: FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights p1 - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-07-13
Ch. 14: Act 7: FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights p2 - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-07-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Talented tailor - Laura Hocking
Ch. 16: Act 8: Federal Judge Rules Against Unpaid Internships - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 6-13-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Self-fulfilling prophecy - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Ch. 18: Act 9: Wow! MD Goes Holistic: Replaces GDP w/ GDI - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-20-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: My wealth comes to me - Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore
Ch. 20: Act 10: Protestors Put the Pressure on the Brazilian Government - Young Turks - Air Date: 06-19-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 20: Racial inequity is a fact, not a belief - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 20: The merits of the lack of nuance in constitutional arguments - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
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Ch. 20: Final comments on the value of stripping away peripheral ideas to get to the foundation of your beliefs
Activism:
Join the fight to raise the American standard of living!
OURWalmart:
https://www.facebook.com/OURWMT
Making Change at Wal-Mart:
http://makingchangeatwalmart.org &
https://www.facebook.com/MakingChangeWMT
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-employees-pay http://robertreich.tumblr.com/post/36219730368
http://jobs.stateuniversity.com/pages/16/American-Workplace-SHIFT-SERVICE-ECONOMY.html
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(2013/06/25) Bad ideas and fundamental flaws (Economics)
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Edition #729
Bad ideas and fundamental flaws
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans Want to Yank Food Stamps from the Hungry - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-16-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Food glorious food - The London Theatre Orchestra and Cast
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Sequester Creates New Problems Without Fixing the Old Ones - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 05-24-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Problems - The Everly Brothers
Ch. 6: Act 3: Consumer's Demands Are A Myth - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-24-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: New clothes - Pat McCurdy
Ch. 8: Act 4: Markets Make Us Less Moral - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-30-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Moral of the story - Watsky
Ch. 10: Act 5: Capitalism Has Hit The Fan - Moyers And Company - Air Date 3-22-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Burden - Face to Face
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Most Dangerous Conversation In The World? - Lee Camp - Air Date: 05-27-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Peacocks - The Mountain Goats
Ch. 14: Act 7: Economic News Good... For Some - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-31-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Razorwire - Chris Priest
Ch. 16: Act 8: IMF: Whoops! Our Bad. Austerity Doesn't Work - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-07-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Hard to say I'm sorry - Chicago
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Reaganomics Doctrine of Privatized Government - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-13-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Mic (Military Industrial Complex) - Inna Sense
Ch. 20: Act 10: Washington Tells Wall Street...Have At It Hoss!!! - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-25-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Thoughts on the rebutted callers - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 22: Rebutting the offensive question about being offended by "the truth" - Anonymous
Ch. 23: White privilege is self-hate - Robert In Richmond, VA
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 24: Final comments on a white privilege 101 refresher
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(2013/06/21) History Lesson (Special Episode)
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History Lesson
Ch. 1: Special Episode Introduction
Ch. 2: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell - Elliott Smith
Ch. 3: Act 1: Origin of Philosophy - Rachel Maddow
Ch. 4: Song 1: Wise Up - Aimee Mann
Ch. 5: Act 2: Initiation - Thom Hartmann
Ch. 6: Song 2: Revolution - The Beatles
Ch. 7: Act 3: The Minority Report - Rachel Maddow
Ch. 8: Song 3: Civil War - Guns N' Roses
Ch. 9: Act 4: The Signers - Thom Hartmann
Ch. 10: Song 4: Rockin' In the Free World - Neil Young
Ch. 11: Act 5: Opportunity Lost - Rachel Maddow
Ch. 12: Song 5: Let's Impeach the President - Neil Young
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Ch. 13: Final comments asking what a plan to fix executive branch overreach might look like
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Jay! Tomlinson
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(2013/06/18) The creation of whiteness and its consequences (Racism)
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Edition #728
The creation of whiteness and its consequences
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Who's Saying 1 In 1000 Is Successful - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-1-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: 10 Frisk Commandments (Remix) [feat. Jasiri X, Elon James White & Willie Evans Jr.] - This Week in Blackness
Ch. 4: Act 2: Stop-And-Frisks Designed to 'Strike Fear' in Minorities? - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-03-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Protect and Serve - Stiff Little Fingers
Ch. 6: Act 3: Stopping Stop and Frisk - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 7: Song 3: I Didn't Fuck It Up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 8: Act 4: Being Racist And Not Knowing It - Citizen Radio - Air Date 3-11-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: A post-racial America - Wade Waters
Ch. 10: Act 5: How racism went to Harvard...and then to Heritage - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-24-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Indefensible - My Dad Is Dead
Ch. 12: Act 6: White Privilege, Black Privilege - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 4-29-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Suspicious - Ivy
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Failed--and Racist--War on Pot - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-5-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: War - Edwin Starr
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Creation of Whiteness - Tim Wise
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Addressing the religious and business sides of saving agriculture - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 18: Edited voicemail made called sound jack-assy - Steve from Richmond VA
Ch. 19: That race thing was awesome - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 20: Rejecting the 1% doctrine - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 21: Final comments on white shame, David Pakman's fundraising campaign, taking an episode off for Netroots and a reminder about the new member's-only bonus content
Link to song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdn3O6aaMNc
Facebook page, UnFuck It Up: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unfuck-It-Up/196389490396988
KatieG’s website: http://katiegoodman.com
KatieK’s website: http://katiespeak.com
Justice Dept: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/13/us-usa-newyork-stopandfrisk-idUSBRE95C15X20130613
iPhone app: http://www.nyclu.org/news/nyclu-unveils-stop-and-frisk-watch-app-iphones
Petitions:
http://www.change.org/petitions/nypd-stop-stop-and-frisk
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/stop-stop-and-frisk-2
http://www.colorofchange.org/campaign/end-stop-and-frisk-nyc/
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(2013/06/15) Part 2: Shooting the messenger (Civil Rights and Privacy)
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Edition #727
Part 2: Shooting the messenger
Sign the letter against spying!
https://optin.stopwatching.us
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Courage of Edward Snowden - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-10-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Theme from Greatest American Hero (Believe it or not) - Joey Scarbury
Ch. 4: Act 2: Courage Is Contagious - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 06-11-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Everybody Loves a Happy Ending - Tears for Fears
Ch. 6: Act 3: Edward Snowden: Hero? Traitor? Does It Matter? - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-11-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Otherside - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Establishment Strikes Back - Young Turks - Air Date: 06-11-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Wait up (Boots of Danger) - Tokyo Police Club
Ch. 10: Act 5: The TRUTH About Edward Snowden - Lee Camp - Air Date: 06-12-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Blackbird - Sarah McLachlan
Ch. 12: Act 6: Smearing Snowden and Greenwald - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-12-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Shoot the messenger - Barbara Bernstein
Ch. 14: Act 7: Edward Snowden: The Emperor Has No Clothes - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-12-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Warning - Green Day
Ch. 16: Act 8: Stop Watching Us: A Letter to Congress - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 17: Song 8: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 18: Act 9: Rand Paul To Fight NSA In Supreme Court - Young Turks - Air Date: 06-11-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: What's offensive about aborted fetuses? - Jeff from New York
Ch. 20: Comparing Ag-Gag laws with NSA spying - Simon from New Zealand
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 21: Final comments on what's wrong with pictures of aborted fetuses at pro-life rallies and what the difference is between agricultural whistle blowers and government spying programs
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(2013/06/12) Part 1: The scandal of continuity (Civil Rights and Privacy)
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Part 1: The scandal of continuity
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Big Brother Ups Its Game With Prism - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 06-06-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: I'm shadowing you - Brossom Dearie
Ch. 4: Act 2: Feingold Predicted This Spying - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-7-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Stop spying - The Grouch
Ch. 6: Act 3: The State of Our Surveillance State - On the Media - Air Date: 6-7-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: My conversation - The Uniques
Ch. 8: Act 4: Do Politicians All Agree Wiretapping Is In the Peoples Interest? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-07-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Let's stick together - Wilbert Harrison
Ch. 10: Act 5: It's important to be consistent on civil liberties - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 6-10-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Nobody does it better - Carly Simon
Ch. 12: Act 6: Rep. Clyburn: Putting Obama First – Civil Liberties, Peace, Justice and Reality Last - Black Agenda Report - Air Date: 6-12-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Looking at the sun - Gramercy Arms
Ch. 14: Act 7: How PRISM Easily Gives Your Private Data Over to Big Brother - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-08-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Wax & Wire - Loch Lomond
Ch. 16: Act 8: How Biden used to talk about NSA spying - Le Show - Air Date: 6-9-13
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Final comments on Tim Wise's 'White Like Me' cultural comparison
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(2013/06/09) The week of scandals (AP, IRS, Benghazi)
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The week of scandals
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama Finally Responds to Faux Benghazi Outrage - Young Turks - Air Date: 05-14-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Scenic world - Beirut
Ch. 4: Act 2: IRS Scandal Answer: Make 501(C)(4)s Obsolete! - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-16-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: What are their names - David Crosby
Ch. 6: Act 3: Addressing The Presidential Scandals - le Show - Air Date - 5-19-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Don't look back in anger - Oasis
Ch. 8: Act 4: War on Leaks? Government Secretly Grabs AP Phone Records - Young Turks - Air Date: 05-14-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Come as you are - The Bird and The Bee
Ch. 10: Act 5: What's the DOJ Looking For In Those AP Phone Records? - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-14-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Tomorrow - The Dodos
Ch. 12: Act 6: Republicans Caught Editing Benghazi Emails - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-20-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Serfs are on their way - Billy Reid
Ch. 14: Act 7: The IRS Branch Of Scandalgate - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 5-24-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Hurry up let's go - Shout Out Louds
Ch. 16: Act 8: Obama Won't Apologize for AP Scandal - Young Turks - Air Date: 05-17-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: See you in the light - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Three-Headed Scandal Monster - On the Media - Air Date: 5-24-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: The third man Theme - Anton Karas
Ch. 20: Act 10: Full Scale Scandal Mode - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-24-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Thoughts on Wade's comments on homosexual marriage - Jill in California
Ch. 22: Responding about bacteria in turkey - Ian from Baltimore, MD
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Ch. 23: Final comments on the real scandal and an update of my poll about what people like about being their race
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(2013/06/06) Part 2: Who's behind our food (Food)
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Part 2: Who's behind our food
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Factory Farm Animal Abuse Video Ban Pushed by Lobbyists - Young Turks - Air Date: 03-19-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Future is now - Dune
Ch. 4: Act 2: Ag biz gags on its own gag law - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 5-9-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Choke - The Cardigans
Ch. 6: Act 3: Proposal: Make Undercover Livestock & Slaughterhouse Investigations Illegal - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-31-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Right to know - King Kerosene
Ch. 8: Act 4: Turning people who report corporate crime into criminals - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 5-16-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Who'll stop the rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Ch. 10: Act 5: Join the fight against Ag-Gag laws across the country - The UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 11: Song 5: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 12: Act 6: A Farmer Kills Himself Every 30 Minutes - You'll Never Guess Why - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-31-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Trebuchet - Popple
Ch. 14: Act 7: Even Tea Partiers Oppose the Monsanto Act - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-04-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: On a neck, on a spit - Grizzly Bear
Ch. 16: Act 8: A Farmer Takes On the Monarchy of Monsanto - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-19-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Family farm - Chris Dorman
Ch. 18: Act 9: Monsanto is Taking Over Food - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-28-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Monsanto - The Peacemasons
Ch. 20: Act 10: Monsanto v. Mother Nature: Guess who's winning? - Jim HIghtower - Air Date: 2-14-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Cooperation - Jim Valley
Ch. 22: Act 11: The Monsanto Protection Act's Bought Republican - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-13-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Cello Song (feat. Jose Gonzalez) - The Books
Ch. 24: Act 12: How Monsanto Gained Power Over All 3 Branches Of Government - Lee Camp - Air Date: 04-02-13
Ch. 25: Song 12: Solid ground - Dougie Maclean
Ch. 26: Act 13: March Against Monsanto in 436 Cities IGNORED by Corporate Media - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-29-13
Ch. 27: Song 13: Tim man - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 28: Act 14: Monsanto Wins Fight to Take Away State Food Labeling Rights - Young Turks - Air Date: 05-26-13
Ch. 29: Song 14: Where have all the flowers gone? - Peter, Paul & Mary
Ch. 30: Act 15: Monsanto's Wheat Problem - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-31-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 31: Bacteria is everywhere, that's why we cook our food - Daniel from North Carolina
Ch. 32: Conservative perspective on gay marriage - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
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Ch. 33: Final comments on why Wade isn't a bigot (congratulations) and I ask what you like about being the race you are
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(2013/06/03) Part 1: What's in our food (Food)
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Part 1: What's in our food
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Dairy Industry Petitioning to Hide Aspartame in Milk - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-17-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Pullin' punches - Arkells
Ch. 4: Act 2: All-Natural Food Preservative Causes All-Natural Cancer - The Onion
Ch. 5: Song 2: All Natural - Natural Vibrations
Ch. 6: Act 3: Ground Turkey Contaminated with Feces?? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-04-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Turkey in the straw - Fiddle Fiddle Fiddle
Ch. 8: Act 4: Ingredients In Processed Food To Avoid - Citizen Radio - Air Date 5-10-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Eat for two - 10,000 Maniacs
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Food Standards Agency is dropping the ball - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-07-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Trust in me - Etta James
Ch. 12: Act 6: Go Vegan, Save The Planet - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-17-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Sick as a dog - Brad Sucks
Ch. 14: Act 7: In battling corporate greed, tenacity matters - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 2-28-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Stick a little label on it - Wizz Jones
Ch. 16: Act 8: General Mills Pulls Nitroglycerin Chex From Store Shelves - The Onion
Ch. 17: Song 8: Cereal - The Verve Pipe
Ch. 18: Act 9: How Food Giants Are Hooking People - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-06-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard
Ch. 20: Act 10: How Corporations Create Animal Cruelty - Lee Camp - Air Date: 04-10-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Discussion Sam Seder's reaction to the Boston Bombings - Flavio from Orlando, FL
Ch. 22: Clarification on the previous message
Ch. 23: Agreeing with Wade on the prison system - Alyson from Erie, CO
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Ch. 24: Final comments on how I met Ira Glass and totally failed to mention podcasts or patents
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(2013/05/31) Part 2: The mostly good news (LGBTQ Rights)
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Part 2: The mostly good news
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Ex-Gay Leader Apologizes for Horrible Gay Conversion Therapy - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-27-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Be yourself - Audioslave
Ch. 4: Act 2: You're Better Than That And Have Meaning To Your Life - Dan Savage - Air Date 2-26-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Fix yourself - The Innocent Bystanders
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bravo, Jason Collins! - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-29-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Living a Lie (feat. James Mercer) - Aimee Mann
Ch. 8: Act 4: Reactions To Jason Collins Coming Out - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 4-30-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Le mystère de contre jour - David Ari Leon
Ch. 10: Act 5: Conservative Media Mock NBA's First Openly Gay Player Jason Collins - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 04-30-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Le mystère de contre jour - David Ari Leon
Ch. 12: Act 6: Why Are We Afraid of Homosexuals? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-02-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Take a chance - The Magic Numbers
Ch. 14: Act 7: Howard Kurtz's Criticism Of Jason Collins - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 5-3-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: I just found out about love - Count Basie and His Orchestra & Diane Schuur
Ch. 16: Act 8: How to Be Gay in the NBA - On the Media - Air Date: 5-3-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Dodgers were in Brooklyn - The Great Divide
Ch. 18: Act 9: New England Has Solidly Legalized Marriage Equality - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-27-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Ch. 20: Act 10: The pace of change is staggering - Dan Savage - Air Date: 5-14-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: It's a choice to buy a gun, it's not a choice to go outside - Brian In Louisville, KY
Ch. 22: People are waiting to exploit problems for profit - Vicki from Oregon
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Ch. 23: Final comments on how you can help save podcasting!
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(2013/05/28) Part 1: The mostly bad news (LGBTQ Rights)
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Part 1: The mostly bad news
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans Love Gay Marriage - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 04-01-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Big tent - Contino
Ch. 4: Act 2: Virginia Is Definitely Not For Lovers - Dan Savage - Air Date 4-9-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Where is the love? - Black Eyed Peas
Ch. 6: Act 3: Montana Endorses Decriminalizing Gay Sex - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-20-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Tenderness - General Public
Ch. 8: Act 4: Use Civil Disobedience to Fight Gay Rights, Says Hatemonger Buchanan - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-20-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Ch. 10: Act 5: Caller: The Homophobia 'Industry' is a Money Maker - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-02-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Ready for the good times - Shakira
Ch. 12: Act 6: Anti Gay Marriage Group Fund Raising Off Comedy Spoof - Throwing Shades - Air Date 5-13-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dancin' in the moonlight - Top Loader
Ch. 14: Act 7: Minnesota Legalizes Same Sex Marriage - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-15-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: All my love - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Ch. 16: Act 8: Minnesota Legalizes Gay Marriage - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-15-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: The importance of being idle - Oasis
Ch. 18: Act 9: Straight rights watch: 'Functioning' societies - Dan Savage - Air Date: 3-19-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Genesis (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix) - VNV Nation
Ch. 20: Act 10: Anti-Gay Catholic Activist Commits Suicide Over Same-Sex Marriage - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-22-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: The bells of Notre Dame - Chorus, David Ogden Stiers, Paul Kandel & Tony Jay
Ch. 22: Act 11: Historic Ban Overturned - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-25-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Bush library "based on a true story" - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 24: Every prison sentence turns to a life sentence of unemployment - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 25: I don't get Sandford either - A Conservative
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Ch. 26: Final comments on a native Bostonian's feeling about the marathon bombings
Ch. 27: Bonus Voicemail: Mad at comparing deaths in the Boston Marathon to deaths in other countries - Rachel from Boston, Mass
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(2013/05/24) George W Bush library rewrites history (Conservatives)
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George W Bush library rewrites history
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: George W. Bush: People Are Surprised I Can Even Read - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-17-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Expectations - Belle and Sebastian
Ch. 4: Act 2: Right Wing's Bush Whitewash Begins! - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-25-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: I don't mind if you forget me - Morrissey
Ch. 6: Act 3: Whitewashing The Facts Of Bush's Crimes - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-26-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Always something there to remind me - Naked Eyes
Ch. 8: Act 4: George Bush's Legacy: More Terrorism - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-25-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Maelstrom - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox Ignores Economic History To Praise President Bush's "Fiscal Discipline" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 04-26-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Maelstrom - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Bush Library Rewrites History of the Iraq War - Rachel Maddow - Air Date- 5-01-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: The kids don't stand a chance - Vampire Weekend
Ch. 14: Act 7: Opening The G.W.Bush Library - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 5-3-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: We just disagree - Dave Mason
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Bush Library Rewrites History of Post-Katrina New Orleans - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-01-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Government might create The Truman Show - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 18: Cameras provide cover for police neglect - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 19: Private prisons are terrible - Ben from Orlando
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Ch. 20: Final comments on new bonus content for BotL Members
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(2013/05/21) 400 Parts Per Million (Climate/Environment)
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400 Parts Per Million
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: NPR's Defense Of Fracking - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-29-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Black and Blue - Miike Snow
Ch. 4: Act 2: How You Know Fracking Can Not And Will Not Ever Be Safe - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-26-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Work out fine - Brad Sucks
Ch. 6: Act 3: GOP Rep's Hilariously Wrong Pro-Oil, Anti-Liberal Tweets - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-24-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Talkback - Stiff Little Fingers
Ch. 8: Act 4: KS Bill Would Mandate Teachers Misinform on Climate Change - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-22-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Tell the children - Burning Spear
Ch. 10: Act 5: Belief in Biblical End Times Stops Climate Change Action - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-05-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Me and Jesus - Family Guy
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Horrors Of BP's Chemical Dispersant - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-30-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: I take bribes - Close Lobsters
Ch. 14: Act 7: Putting your neck on the line - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 4-22-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Kilimanjaro - Emma's Revolution
Ch. 16: Act 8: Joe Biden: I'm Against the Keystone Pipeline - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-11-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: How far we've come - Matchbox Twenty
Ch. 18: Act 9: How Much is a Tree Worth? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-09-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Johnny Appleseed - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
Ch. 20: Act 10: Tim DeChristopher on the Future of Climate Activism - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-08-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Out of control - U2
Ch. 22: Act 11: More Scary Numbers on Climate Change - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 05-10-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Sea - George Winston
Ch. 24: Act 12: Disaster at 400 Parts Per Million - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-13-13
Ch. 25: Song 12: Wasting time - Jack Johnson
Ch. 26: Act 13: It's Time to get Serious About Climate Change! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-14-13
Ch. 27: Song 13: You ain't seen nothing yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Ch. 28: Act 14: Why are Conservatives Childishly Opposed to Environmentalism? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-04-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 29: Turning the tables on "what are you afraid of?" - Seek Veracity from Portland, ME
Ch. 30: We always lose when we try to trade liberty for security - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 31: Cameras would be used to discriminate against minorities - Ty from Yuma, AZ
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Ch. 32: Final comments on 'The Transparent Society' by David Brin
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(2013/05/18) Homeland Insecurity Part 2: Justice? (Police State)
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Homeland Insecurity Part 2: Justice?
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Corporate Prison Nightmare for Employees - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-23-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Legalize it - Peter Tosh
Ch. 4: Act 2: For Profit Prison Officers Used In Police Raids - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 12-5-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen
Ch. 6: Act 3: For-Profit Prisons Admit Lying to Get Taxpayer Money - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-13-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: (Find A) Reason to Believe - Rod Stewart
Ch. 8: Act 4: We Can't Afford To Defend The Poor - Moyers And Company - Air Date 3-29-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Kill the poor - Dead Kennedys
Ch. 10: Act 5: Final Meals of Innocent Executed Inmates - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-15-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Certainty - Laura Gibson
Ch. 12: Act 6: Once On Death Row, He Now Fights To Defeat The Death Penalty - NPR - Air Date: 3-11-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Mr. Brightside - The Killers
Ch. 14: Act 7: Georgia Rushes to Execute Before Lethal Drugs Expire - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-03-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Ashamed - Deer Tick
Ch. 16: Act 8: Neglected Prisoner Gets $15.5 Million After 22 months in Solitary - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-12-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches
Ch. 18: Act 9: Man Forgotten in Solitary Confinement For Years - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-16-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Forgotten - Neil Diamond
Ch. 20: Act 10: The Drum Major Instinct - Martin Luther King Jr.
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Comparing security cameras to gun registration list - Fozzie
Ch. 22: Insights on security camera technology - Matt
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Ch. 23: Final comments on the implications of a system of cameras
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(2013/05/15) Homeland Insecurity Part 1: Law (Police State)
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Homeland Insecurity Part 1: Law
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Teen Arrested For Yelling "Bingo!" in a Bingo Hall - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-22-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Bingo - The Whispers
Ch. 4: Act 2: Govt. Spying on Your Finances Fights Terrorism? - Young Turks - Air Date: 03-22-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Big Brother - David Bowie
Ch. 6: Act 3: Cops: Mobile Carriers Should Keep Records of People's Text Messages - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-23-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Lost in the post - The Wombats
Ch. 8: Act 4: Police Stings: Are They Entrapment? P2 - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 04-16-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: I always knew - The Vaccines
Ch. 10: Act 5: Guy From Pringles Ad Convicted Of Murder On 'Law And Order' - The Onion
Ch. 11: Song 5: Kelsey - Metro Station
Ch. 12: Act 6: 1000's Of Surveillance Cameras - We Need More - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 4-22-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Don't worry, we'll be watching you - Gotye
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Future of Surveillance - On the Media - Air Date: 4-26-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Let's misbehave - Irving Aaronson & His Commanders
Ch. 16: Act 8: Former FBI Agent: NOT Mirandizing Can Actually Hurt Investigation - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-23-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Square one - Coldplay
Ch. 18: Act 9: NYPD Cop: We Have Quotas Because We're Lazy - Young Turks - Air Date: 05-04-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: To serve and protect - Queen Ifrica
Ch. 20: Act 10: Professor Arrested for Swearing at Graphic Anti-Abortion Display - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-17-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Atoms in a molecule - Noah and the Whale
Ch. 22: Act 11: Profanity - Ron Kipling Williams
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Americans are blessed in how easy it is to learn about other cultures - Jorge From South Florida
Ch. 24: Government using too much power, what about mission creep - Jason from Iowa
Ch. 25: The problem with propaganda - Chris from Middletown, NY
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Ch. 26: Final comments on critical thinking
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(2013/05/12) Television media is bad at their jobs (Media)
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Television media is bad at their jobs
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Sycophancy and denial from Chris Matthews - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-5-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Paint a vulgar picture - The Smiths
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News Supports Fired Rutgers Basketball Coach - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-05-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Coach - Jim Bizer
Ch. 6: Act 3: Pretending there were no attacks after 9/11 - CounterSpin - Air Date: 4-19-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Strong animals - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox's John Bolton Is Now Praying for a Benghazi Cover Up - Media Matters - Air Date: 05-07-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Strong animals - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 10: Act 5: CNN Completely Botched Boston Attack Report - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-19-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Meaningless - The Nighty Nite
Ch. 12: Act 6: CNN Split Screen Interview in SAME Parking Lot - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-10-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: I'm a pilot - Fanfarlo
Ch. 14: Act 7: CNN is terrible at their jobs - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-26-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Don't do me like that - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Militant center insists both sides are extremists - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-10-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Ch. 18: Act 9: Media Push Claim That "The Left" Ignored Gosnell Trial - Media Matters - Air Date: 04-15-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Ch. 20: Act 10: Fox News Basks in its Own Ignorance - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-24-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: The idiots are taking over - NOFX
Ch. 22: Act 11: Koch's seek to buy media outlets - CounterSpin - Air Date: 4-26-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Behind the curtain - Dan Potthast
Ch. 24: Act 12: Koch Brothers' Clever Strategy - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-26-13
Ch. 25: Song 12: Battle hymn of the republic - Fiddle Fiddle Fiddle
Ch. 26: Act 13: Is Rush Limbaugh Finished? - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-09-13
Ch. 27: Song 13: Jump, jive an' wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra
Ch. 28: Act 14: Sick madness in response to the Boston Bombing - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-3-13
Ch. 29: Song 14: Mad world - Gary Jules
Ch. 30: Act 15: Press Gets Cozy at White House Correspondents Dinner - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-30-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 31: Defining WMD - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 32: We should interpret based on intent rather than actions - Eyal from San Diego, CA
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Ch. 33: Final comments on working our way toward a global, multicultural society
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(2013/05/09) The greatest measure of a society (Guantanamo)
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The greatest measure of a society
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Life For The Innocent At Gitmo - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-16-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Break it down again - Tears for fears
Ch. 4: Act 2: In Era of Expanded Executive Power, Obama's Hands are Tied on Gitmo - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-30-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Anything could happen - Ellie Goulding
Ch. 6: Act 3: Obama's Words Slim Solace on Guantanamo - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-30-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Solice - General Fuzz
Ch. 8: Act 4: Will We EVER Close Gitmo? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-01-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: A little respect - Erasure
Ch. 10: Act 5: Gitmo And Justice During Wartime - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-30-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Higher ground - Stevie Wonder
Ch. 12: Act 6: Outling Obama's Guantanamo Problems - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 5-3-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Next to me - Emeli Sandé
Ch. 14: Act 7: Guantanamo by the Numbers - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-03-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Naive - The Kooks
Ch. 16: Act 8: Why You Should Care About The Massive Guantanamo Hunger Strike - Lee Camp - Air Date: 05-06-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Curl up and die - Relient K
Ch. 18: Act 9: Is Guantanamo Obama's Greatest Disgrace? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-07-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Clarification on definitions of WMD - James from Santee, CA
Ch. 20: We can't give the government too much power - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 21: There are voices of welcoming counteracting those of xenophobia - Jordan in Wisconsin
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Ch. 22: Final comments on rhetorical jiu jitsu
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(2013/05/06) The Boston Bombings Part 2: as we treat "ourselves"
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The Boston Bombings Part 2: as we treat "ourselves"
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Boston Marathon Bombing - How We React Right Now Matters - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-16-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: I go to extremes - Billy Joel
Ch. 4: Act 2: Boston: A Real-Time Test for Martial Law? - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-22-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: The system - Abscondo
Ch. 6: Act 3: Defining Terrorism Devoid Of Demands Or Motives - Something Wonky - Air Date 4-25-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Scales of justice - The Band of The Adjutant General's Corps
Ch. 8: Act 4: Comedian Patton Oswalt's Inspiring Response to Boston Attack - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-17-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Common reaction - Uh Huh Her
Ch. 10: Act 5: Executing Tsarnaev? What Would That Do? - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-23-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Stop the killing - Kay Kay and the Rays
Ch. 12: Act 6: Letters about the coverage of the Boston Bombing - On the Media - Air Date: 4-26-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: All is forgiven - Jim James
Ch. 14: Act 7: Part 1: What To Do When We Are All Suspected Terrorists - Common Sense - Air Date 4-23-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Suspect - House of Heroes
Ch. 16: Act 8: Poll: After Boston Bombing, Majority Don't Want Civil Rights Curtailed Like After 9/11 - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-24-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Small favors - Fountains of Wayne
Ch. 18: Act 9: Part 2: Legislative Road Blocks Needed - Common Sense - Air Date 4-23-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Background checks for immigrants but not for guns - Jordan from Eau Claire, Wis
Ch. 20: Personal story on racially motivated assault - Tanya from Toronto
Ch. 21: Thoughts on killing for religion - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 22: Thoughts on fighting for the long haul - Carrie from Wallace, WV
Ch. 23: Crossreach with the tea party on civil rights - Daniel from Occupy Albany, NY
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Ch. 24: Final comments on the nonexistence of rude cultures
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(2013/05/02) The Boston Bombings Part 1: Treating "others"
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The Boston Bombings Part 1: Treating "others"
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: What Boston Can Teach About the World Around Us - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-16-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Not In Our Name - DJ Spooky & Saul Williams
Ch. 4: Act 2: Media Protecting Muslims? Limbaugh's Boston Bombing Reaction - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-17-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Computer assisted design - They Might Be Giants
Ch. 6: Act 3: Worst Kind of Guilt by Association Against Muslim-Americans - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-25-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Ch. 8: Act 4: Boston Bombing Suspects - The Right-Wing Blowback - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-20-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mondo '77 - Looper
Ch. 10: Act 5: Glenn Greenwald Analyzing causes and effects of the Boston Bombing Part 1 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 4-26-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Every day is like Sundays - Morrissey
Ch. 12: Act 6: Framing the Boston Bombing - On the Media - Air Date: 4-26-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Waltzing back - The Cranberries
Ch. 14: Act 7: Glenn Greenwald Analyzing causes and effects of the Boston Bombing Part 2 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 4-26-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Propaganda - Dead Prez
Ch. 16: Act 8: The racism in the aftermath of the Boston bombing - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-26-13
Ch. 17: Final comments on drawing the right dividing lines
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(2013/04/29) Spills and spoils (Climate/Environment)
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Spills and spoils
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Mind blowing Benefits in New Tailpipe Pollution Law - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-31-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: California - Phantom Planet
Ch. 4: Act 2: Time To Talk Another Permian Extinction - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-23-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Song for the dead - Alexander Wolfe
Ch. 6: Act 3: Carville playing the left of the Keystone XL Pipeline - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-8-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Kilojoules - Freelance Whales
Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama & Keystone XLt: A Politically Inconvenient Truth - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-06-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Lebanese blonde - Thievery Corporation
Ch. 10: Act 5: Republican Cites Biblical Flood as Evidence Against Man-Made Climate Change - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-12-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: The flood Noah - Steve Warsche'
Ch. 12: Act 6: Tar Sands Timmy - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 04-15-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Goodbye blue sky - Pink Floyd
Ch. 14: Act 7: Criminals Control All Access To Crime Scenes - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-12-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Summer skin - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 16: Act 8: Exxon - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 04-20-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Pressure drop - The Clash
Ch. 18: Act 9: What Exxon Doesn't Want You To Know About The AR Oil Spill & Tar Sands Pipeline - Lee Camp - Air Date: 04-05-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: March in the street - Boat
Ch. 20: Act 10: Exxon covered in praise as it covers Mayflower in oil - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 4-23-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Good intentions - Toad the Wet Sprocket
Ch. 22: Act 11: EPA Slams State Dept. on Keystone Pipeline - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-24-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: How do we go about demanding better? - Jorge From South Florida
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Ch. 24: Final comments on putting your time and resources to use bettering the world
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(2013/04/26) Part 2: Solutions, mostly bad ones (Immigration)
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Part 2: Solutions, mostly bad ones
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: North Carolina to Mark Immigrants as "Illegal" on Their Driver's License - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-27-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: 1901 - Phoenix
Ch. 4: Act 2: Jeb Bush Flip Flops: No Path to Citizenship - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-05-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Bend - Ben Sollee
Ch. 6: Act 3: Immigrant Destroys Flags, Conservatives Call for Deportation - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-07-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Everything you have - Theo Bard
Ch. 8: Act 4: Hispanic Americans Farther Out of Reach than GOP Thinks - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-29-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Americano - Lady GaGa
Ch. 10: Act 5: Immigrants Can Have Citizenship...for $50000?! - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-10-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Welcome to America - Denae Gardner
Ch. 12: Act 6: Marco Rubio Seeks Rush Limbaugh's Permission to Push Immigration Reform - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-24-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Icky Thump - The White Stripes
Ch. 14: Act 7: Marco Rubio: My Immigration Proposal Sucks - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-16-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: The Bathtub (feat. The Lost Bayou Ramblers) - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 16: Act 8: Laura Ingraham Uses Boston Bombing To Stoke Fears About Immigration Reform - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 04-17-13
Ch. 18: Act 9: Radical Islamics Trained To Act Like Hispanics - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-19-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo
Ch. 20: Act 10: GOP Attacks Their Own (With Conspiracies!) To Stop Immigration Bill - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-21-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Luntz came up with "illegal immigrants" in the first place - Mara from Pittsburgh
Ch. 22: Immigration policies are as the corporations want them - Jake from Iowa
Ch. 23: History lesson on immigration - Justin from Indiana
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Ch. 24: Final comments on Lee Camp's Kickstarter campaign for the Moment of Clarity Show
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(2013/04/23) Part 1: Problems, both political and actual (Immigration)
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Problems, both political and actual
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Bipartisan Immigration Reform Out Of Necessity - The Bugle - Air Date 2-8-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Growing up - Andrew Jackson Jihad
Ch. 4: Act 2: Native American Shuts Down Immigration Protest - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-10-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: As long as the grass grows - Randy Wood
Ch. 6: Act 3: GOP taking lessons to sound less hateful of Latinos - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-31-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Troublemaker - Weezer
Ch. 8: Act 4: Will Latinos Become Fox News Fans? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-17-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: For tomorrow - Emerald Park
Ch. 10: Act 5: AP's Change In The Style Guide - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-5-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: The times they are a changing - Bob Dylan
Ch. 12: Act 6: Liberal Format Agenda To Support Immigration - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 4-3-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Plain as day - Ayatollah
Ch. 14: Act 7: Saying goodbye to "illegal immigrants" - On the Media - Air Date: 4-5-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Express yourself - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Ch. 16: Act 8: Latino Immigrants Assimilate No Slower Than Other Immigrants - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-31-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Woke up new - The Mountain Goats
Ch. 18: Act 9: Plantation Economy? Immigration Reform Details Leaked - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-12-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Work - Bob Marley
Ch. 20: Act 10: Overwrought Immigration System in Need of Overhaul - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-29-13
Final comments on white privilege on the Boston Marathon Bombing and the effects of discrimination
Time Wise Article: Terrorism and Privilege: Understanding the Power of Whiteness
PBS Frontline: A Class Divided
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(2013/04/20) The legacy of Reaganomics (Economics)
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The legacy of Reaganomics
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Shocking Income Inequality in the US - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-26-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Allentown - Billy Joel
Ch. 4: Act 2: Time to Roll Back Reaganomics! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-26-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: The end of innocence - Don Henley & Bruce Hornsby
Ch. 6: Act 3: Trickle-Down Theory's Pathetic Imbalance - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-30-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Soldier of plenty - Jackson Browne
Ch. 8: Act 4: Feeling Rich Again - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-5-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Money's too tight to mention - Simply Red
Ch. 10: Act 5: Bill Clinton's Ugly Welfare Legacy - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-11-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Down and out in paradise - John Mellencamp
Ch. 12: Act 6: Rush Limbaugh Claims Unemployed Americans Are Doing Just Fine With Food And Cell Phones - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 04-08-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Finest worksong - R.E.M.
Ch. 14: Act 7: 30 Years of reaganomics: What do we Have to Show? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-26-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Great Inequality Divide - Moyers And Company - Air Date 4-12-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: How different would the world be without Thatcher and Reagan? - Doug in Chicagoland
Ch. 18: Christians and the gays - Ty from Yuma, AZ
Ch. 19: Conservatives are fearful - Jay from New York
Ch. 20: There should be less anger directed at newcomers to the acceptance bandwagon - Mike From Lexington, KY
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Ch. 21: Final comments on how we react to conservatives accepting gay marriage
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(2013/04/17) Margaret Thatcher's legacy (Special Event)
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Margaret Thatcher's legacy
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Mouseketeer And The Conservative Icon - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-12-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Between the wars - Billy Bragg
Ch. 4: Act 2: Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Hero, Dies at 87 - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-09-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: The day Margaret Thatcher dies - Pete Wylie
Ch. 6: Act 3: No Tears for Thatcher - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-8-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Tramp the dirt down - Elvis Costello
Ch. 8: Act 4: Matthews And Hayes On Thatcher - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-12-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Thatcher fucked the kids - Frank Turner
Ch. 10: Act 5: Remembering Margaret Thatcher: Mandela, a Terrorist; Pinochet, a Democrat - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-09-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: I'm in love with Margaret Thatcher - Notsensibles
Ch. 12: Act 6: Memories Of Margret Thatcher - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-11-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Margaret on the guillotine - Morrissey
Ch. 14: Act 7: Thatcher & Reagan: What You Need to know - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 04-10-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Thatcherites - Billy Bragg
Ch. 16: Act 8: False Praise Boosting Maggie's Legacy - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-12-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: The day that Thatcher dies - Hefner
Ch. 18: Act 9: A Spectacular Send Off - The Bugle - Air Date 4-14-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead - Klaus Nomi
Ch. 20: Act 10: Margaret Thatcher's Legacy: We're Still Living In Her World - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-09-13
Final comments on socialist Germany vs Thatcherism and Reaganism
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(2013/04/14) Part 2: Don't ever change (Conservatives)
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Part 2: Don't ever change
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Brilliant New Republican Ideas at CPAC? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-15-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Liberty - Journey
Ch. 4: Act 2: Michele Bachmann Runs Away from Reporter - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-21-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Running scared - Roy Orbison
Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Republicans Are Going Extinct - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-23-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Old man - Neil Young
Ch. 8: Act 4: Town requires residents to buy a gun unless they don't want one - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 4-2-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Enter the blackness - Jasiri X
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Double Moral Standard - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-29-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Double standard - Mustang Sally
Ch. 12: Act 6: South Carolina's Potical Logic Or Lack Thereof - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-5-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Cheating - Jettingham
Ch. 14: Act 7: Margaret Thatcher's Legacy: We're Still Living In Her World - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-09-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Thatcherites - Billy Bragg
Ch. 16: Act 8: Obama's Private Black Army To Massacre Whites - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 4-2-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: I didn't see it coming - Belle and Sebastian
Ch. 18: Act 9: Conservatives Speaking For An Over-Inflated Majority - Real Time With Bill Maher - Air Date: 3-15-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Dignified and old - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
Ch. 20: Act 10: Rush: Republicans Aren't Far Right Enough - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-23-13
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Final comments about the variability of perspectives on morality
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(2013/04/11) Part 1: The empathy deficit (Conservatives)
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Part 1: The empathy deficit
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans struggle with becoming less intolerant - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 4-1-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's live for today - The Grass Roots
Ch. 4: Act 2: CPAC Anti-Gay Responses to Rob Portman Flip-Flop - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-18-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Strange bath - Jon Brion
Ch. 6: Act 3: Once again, a failure to empathize - Dan Savage - Air Date: 3-19-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Catalog & Classify - Mark Robinson
Ch. 8: Act 4: Empathy vs a lack of empathy on gay marriage - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-22-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Believe - Cher
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Backwards Logic of the Man Who Can 'Take Down' Obama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-06-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Apology - Scooter Brown Band
Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP Makeover - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 3-22-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Sometime around midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event
Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans Unable to Empathize on Issues Until It Happens to Them - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-15-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: This is the day - The The
Ch. 16: Act 8: GOP Task Force On What Went Wrong - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 3-22-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Sell out - Reel Big Fish
Ch. 18: Act 9: Remarks Stymie GOP Mission - CounterSpin - Air Date: 4-5-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Sloom - Of monsters and men
Ch. 20: Act 10: You're Comments Are Offensive - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 4-5-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Time in a bottle - Jim Croce
Ch. 22: Act 11: Slavery Defender at CPAC Gets Pat on the Back - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-21-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Call to action: Money running the K St. 5K - Represent.us - Rachel from Washington, DC
Ch. 24: Intolerance out of love - Ty from Yuma, AZ
Ch. 25: Looking for RadioLab - Anonymous
Ch. 26: On gay marriage, polls and compelling arguments - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 27: The "merits" of the counter-feminist position - Chris from Boston, Mass
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Ch. 28: Final comments on the inherent misogyny of counter-feminism
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(2013/04/08) Part 2: The pundits on marriage (LGBTQ)
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Part 2: The pundits on marriage
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Condemning Gay Marriage With Ridiculous Logic - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 3-25-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Twisted logic - Coldplay
Ch. 4: Act 2: Don't Let The Truth Get In The Way Of Your Opinion - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-1-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Make your own kind of music - Cass Elliot
Ch. 6: Act 3: Religious Host: Gay NFL Players Ruin Teams! - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-09-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: He got game - Public Enemy & Voices Of Shabach Community Choir Of Long Island
Ch. 8: Act 4: Viewer Calls for Gays to be Beheaded - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-01-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Something, somewhere, sometime - Ben Sollee
Ch. 10: Act 5: Harassed To Death By Right Wing Press - Citizen Radio - Air Date 3-25-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: All the same - Sick Puppies
Ch. 12: Act 6: Supporting gay rights is a crime against humanity. Fact! - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 4-2-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Baby, it's fact - Hellogoodbye
Ch. 14: Act 7: Highlighting the intolerant opposition - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-29-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Crazy thing called love - Queen
Ch. 16: Act 8: Bill O'Reilly: Same-Sex Marriage Foes a Bunch of Bible Thumpers - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-27-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Under the milky way - Seven Nations
Ch. 18: Act 9: Conservative Wants Bill O'Reilly Hanged For Mocking Gay Marriage Opponents - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-03-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: The traitor - Sea Wolf
Ch. 20: Act 10: Take down of a sad, sarcastic, terrible columnist - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 4-3-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Thinking about how to describe priests raping children
Ch. 22: Rapists not sorry until convicted - Starving college student in Salt Lake City
Ch. 23: Women don't need protection, they need equality - Dee Dee from PA
Ch. 24: Comments on trying to communicate - Jorge From South Florida
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Ch. 25: Final comments on reading into correlations
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(2013/04/05) Part 1: The court on marriage (LGBTQ)
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Part 1: The court on marriage
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Supreme Court Hearing Landmark Gay Rights Cases - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-26-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: I wish I knew - Years and Years
Ch. 4: Act 2: SCOTUS Mindset On Prop Eight - Throwing Shades - Air Date 3-26-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sideways - Citizen Cope
Ch. 6: Act 3: SCOTUS Talks Gay Marriage - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-26-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Timeless - Kate Havnevik
Ch. 8: Act 4: Progress For LGBT Rights Slow But Steady - Citizen Radio - Air Date 3-27-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Save me - Aimee Mann
Ch. 10: Act 5: Justice Roberts: Obama Wimping out on DOMA! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-28-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hate me - Blue October
Ch. 12: Act 6: Do Supreme Court Rulings Reflect Culture, or Change it? - On the Media - Air Date: 3-29-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dreams - Gabrielle
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Supreme Court takes on gay marriage - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 3-29-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 15: Steubenville was ready to bury the rape case - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 16: Correcting Limbaugh on Beyonce's mimicry of misogyny - Elka from Fort Wayne, ID
Ch. 17: Comments on Wade, mental health and personal development - Susanna
Ch. 18: Being ordered to do things you didn't sign up for - Policeman Geoff from Florida
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Ch. 19: Final comments on holding up a mirror to rape culture
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(2013/04/02) Some malicious, and some just stupid, things are said (Feminism)
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Some malicious, and some just stupid, things are said
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: GOP Training to Learn "Rape is Bad" - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-17-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Susan B. Anthony Dollars - Bill Clift
Ch. 4: Act 2: Pat Robinson On Marital Romance - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 1-18-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Mass Romantic - The New Pornographers
Ch. 6: Act 3: It's A Hot Scientess - Citizen Radio - Air Date 3-25-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: She blinded me with science - Thomas Dolby
Ch. 8: Act 4: Steubenville Rape Trial Verdict - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 3-18-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Tracked in mud - Cory Davies
Ch. 10: Act 5: Rape Culture and the Steubenville Trial - On the Media - Air Date: 3-22-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Gimme sympathy - Metric
Ch. 12: Act 6: Sufferring Rapists - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-22-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Don't let's start - They might be giants
Ch. 14: Act 7: Steubenville Rape Case Media Coverage Terrible - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-21-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: The survivors - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 16: Act 8: Target: Beyoncé. Rush Limbaugh's latest misogynistic attack. - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 03-21-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: The survivors - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 18: Act 9: How to get published as a woman, attack feminism - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 3-27-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Racism is a two-story outhouse - Dirk from San Francisco
Ch. 20: In response to the 10th-year anniversary of the Iraq war - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 21: In support of Wade as a member of the community - Dave from Olympia, WA
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Ch. 22: Final comments on this and that
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(2013/03/30) As we do unto others (Foreign Policy) (Reposted with new voicemails/commentary)
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As we do unto others (Reposted with new voicemails/commentary)
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Act 1: Bush Cancels Trip to Switzerland Over Threat of Torture Arrest - Majority Report Air Date: 12-4-11
Song 1: Vacation - Go Go's
Act 2: Iran Nuclear Scientists Executed With Car Bombs, Shootings - Young Turks Air Date: 1-11-12
Song 2: Not the only one - Hotrod Cadets
Act 3: Iran Scientist Assassinated - Citizen Radio Air Date: 1-1-12
Song 3: Drop dead blues - Anya Marina
Act 4: The Truth About War With Iran - Lee Camp Air Date: 12-21-11
Song 4: Such great heights - The Postal Service
Act 5: U.S. Must Tell Israel Not to Bomb Iran - The Progressive Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 5: I won't back down - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Act 6: Canada's Defense Ministry criticized for ordering 20 000 orange stress balls - The Bugle Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 6: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard
Act 7: Marines Urinate On Dead Bodies In Afghanistan - Young Turks Air Date: 1-12-12
Song 7: War - Goldfinger
Act 8: Urinating on dead Afghanis - History of war - Rob Delaney Commentary - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 8: Legions (War) - Zeo Keating
Act 9: CNN Contributor Applauds Controversial Marine Video - Media Matters Air Date: 1-13-12
Act 10: Republicans boo the "golden rule" when applied to foreign policy - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 1-26-12
Song 10: Tonight I have to leave it - Shout out Louds
Act 11: Congress Fights Automatic Defense Spending Cuts - Young Turks Air Date - 1-22-12
Song 11: It's a wonderful life - Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
Act 12: The Greatest Speech Ever Made - Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator
Voicemails:
Act 13: Comparing the church to a political party - Morgan from Chicago
Act 14: On changing religious denominations for progressive reasons - Patrick from Dallas
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Act 15: Final comments on why people are complicated and do bad things
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(2013/03/27) 10 years already? (Foreign Policy)
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10 years already?
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Accountability for the Iraq War - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-18-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: The persuaded - Faded Paper Figures
Ch. 4: Act 2: Reliving George Bush's Invasion of Iraq, 10 Years Later - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-19-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: One million miles away - J. Ralph
Ch. 6: Act 3: Iraq 10 Years Later - Was it Worth It? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-20-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gerudo Valley - Nintendo
Ch. 8: Act 4: Haliburton, As Long As You Can Pay The Bill - David Feldman Show - Air Date 3-22-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Wavin' Flag - K'naan
Ch. 10: Act 5: 10 Years Later in Iraq, Huge Suicide Bombing - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-20-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Your biggest mistake - Ellie Goulding
Ch. 12: Act 6: Scarborough Iraq war predictions dead wrong - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-22-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins
Ch. 14: Act 7: Gathering Support For War With Fear And Lies - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-22-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola
Ch. 16: Act 8: Fox News: Iraq War, The Smartest Thing George Bush Did! - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-21-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: All these things that I've done - The Killers
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Tenth Anniversary Party - David Feldman Show - Air Date 3-22-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: I paid for the party - The Enchanters
Ch. 20: Act 10: Rumsfeld's Chutzpah - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-19-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: How do you sleep? - Emily DeLoach
Ch. 22: Act 11: Dying Veteran's Last Letter to Bush and Cheney - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-20-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: If you're a catholic and not shouting from the rooftops about child rape, that's a problem - Susanne from Australia
Ch. 24: I don't leave the church like I don't leave the US - Molly from Eureka, MS
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Ch. 25: Final comments on the tacit culpability of Catholics
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(2013/03/24) Part 2: In with the new Pope (Special Event)
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Part 2: In with the new Pope
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Pick-A-Pope - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 02-25-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Batman Theme - Neal Hefti
Ch. 4: Act 2: New Progressive Pope? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Habemus Papam - John Grassadonia
Ch. 6: Act 3: Two Hundred Sixty-Six Popes and Counting - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-15-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Early in the morning - Peter, Paul & Mary
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Pope and The Dirty War - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-14-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Come clean - Hilary Duff
Ch. 10: Act 5: Pope Francis 'Dirty War' Allegations Apparently False - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-19-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Don't Cry for me Argentina - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Ch. 12: Act 6: White Smoke From The Papal Conclave - The Bugle - Air Date 3-15-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Cigarette smoke - Arctic Monkeys
Ch. 14: Act 7: Has the Pope Ever Made a Mistake? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Never wrong - Foreign Born
Ch. 16: Act 8: Campaigning For Pontiff - David Feldman Show - Air Date 3-15-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: God? - The Dodos
Ch. 18: Act 9: Criticism For Catholicism - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-15-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: There are still good people in the church - Morgan from Chicago
Ch. 20: Praise for the voicemail section of the show - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 21: Progressives, conservatives and immigrants - Colin from Cleveland, OH
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Ch. 22: Final comments on Lake Woebegone and an A-Bomb of understanding
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(2013/03/21) Part 1: Out with the old Pope (Special Event)
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Part 1: Out with the old Pope
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Pope Benedict XVI Resigns at Age 85 - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-12-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Surprise - Gnarls Barkley
Ch. 4: Act 2: Why is Pope Benedict Resigning? - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-12-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Mary Mary - Chumbawamba
Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Are They Still Catholic? - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 2-22-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Dou Way Robyn / Sancta Mater - Trio Mediaeval
Ch. 8: Act 4: Pope Benedict Sought Immunity for Sex Abuse Crimes Before Resigning - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-21-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Rapture - Laura Veirs
Ch. 10: Act 5: Vatican Shares Building With The Largest Gay Sauna - Young Turks - Air Date: 03-17-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: You've got to hide your love away - Eddie Vedder
Ch. 12: Act 6: Adult And Child Molesting Influences On The Popeless Situation - Dan Savage - Air Date 3-5-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Pope Song - Tim Minchin
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Holy See, A Vatican Of Change - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-1-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 14: Overtly recognizing privilege - Ryan in Indiana
Ch. 14: Appreciating the similarities between oppressed communities - Daniel from LA
Ch. 14: Comparing guns and drones - Rachel from Boston, Mass
Ch. 14: Let's think about why we should actually be proud of America - Amish from California
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Ch. 14: Final comments on drones and the human costs of war
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(2013/03/18) Your civil liberties are leaking (Rights)
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Your civil liberties are leaking
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Are "We the people" The Real Terrorists? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-24-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard
Ch. 4: Act 2: Why Wasn't Bob Woodward Jailed Like Bradley Manning? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-19-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Free to decide - The Cranberries
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bradley Manning, Soldier of Conscience - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-1-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: I believe in that - Chip Taylor
Ch. 8: Act 4: 2 Out of 3 Americans Have Lost 4th Amendment Protection - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-22-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: The cloud - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 10: Act 5: How Does a Nation Become a Terror State to its Own People? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-24-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Like humans do - David Byrne
Ch. 12: Act 6: Alito Shreds Our Rights - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-27-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Secret heart - Feist
Ch. 14: Act 7: Secret Wiretapping Could Not Be Challanged Because It's Secret - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-01-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: No justice no peace - Wackiavelli
Ch. 16: Act 8: 'Finspy' Hijacks Activist Computers - Are You Being Monitored? - Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Everyday - Carly Comando
Ch. 18: Act 9: Rand Paul, Right On! - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-7-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Fight the power - Public Enemy
Ch. 20: Act 10: Right Wing Crazies Aren't Crazy Anymore - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-07-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Falling down - Oasis
Ch. 22: Act 11: Wiretapping Hypocrisy - It's Okay if Obama Does it? - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-04-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Progressives aren't afraid to be wrong, as with prohibition - Colby from Portland, Oregon
Ch. 24: Praise for Mara from Pittsburgh - Drea from Pennsylvania
Ch. 25: The drones discussion is about safeguarding the future - Andy in St. Louis
Ch. 26: Nationalism only continues the problem and impedes peace - Colin from Cleveland, OH
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Ch. 27: Final comments on the lack of human cost to modern warfare
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(2013/03/15) The sad state of the GOP (Conservatives)
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The sad state of the GOP
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Republican: Make Nipple Slips a Felony - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-20-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
Ch. 4: Act 2: Limbaugh Wails: Left Has Beaten Us! - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-26-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Lost the war - Paper Lions
Ch. 6: Act 3: Republicans: Republican Party Out of Touch! - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-27-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Can't sleep - Matt Berger & Melissa Lusk
Ch. 8: Act 4: Herman Cain: Obama Voters Have 'Severe Ignorance Problem' - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-22-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Club foot - Kasabian
Ch. 10: Act 5: Cenk Runs into Louie Gohmert - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-28-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: After you get what you want, you don't want it - Kathy Brier
Ch. 12: Act 6: Bob Woodward Irate That President Obama is Not Ignoring Constitution - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-27-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Apology - Lazlo Bane
Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans Want to Make Divorce Difficult to 'Help Children' - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-11-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Ch. 16: Act 8: Let's adopt the GOP's national platform - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 3-6-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Those were the days - Mary Hopkin
Ch. 18: Act 9: Truman Calls Out The Republicans - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-01-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: I'm amazed - My Morning Jacket
Ch. 20: Act 10: GOP Leaders: 56 years of devolution - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 3-8-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Back to the future theme - John Williams
Ch. 22: Act 11: Laura Bush: Room for Republicans Who Scare Women with Rape Talk - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-13-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Anything goes - Sutton Foster & Anything Goes New Broadway Company
Ch. 24: Act 12: The Tea Party - And Their Money - 10 Years Ago - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-17-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: A white guy tired of white guys complaining - Dan from Cleveland
Ch. 26: There's more to people than their race and gender - Rachel from Boston, Mass
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Ch. 27: Final comments on why we prioritize white privilege when discussing racism
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(2013/03/12) Part 2: Why we should give to the poor (Economics)
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Part 2: Why we should give to the poor
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Government Needs to Put People to Work - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-12-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Brand new day - Joshua Radin
Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Proposal: $9/Hour Minimum Wage - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-15-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Until the water goes down - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox News Seizes On Obama Proposal To Attack Minimum Wage Increase - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-13-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Until the water goes down - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 8: Act 4: Remembering George W. Bush's "Social Security Trust Fund Isn't Real" - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-26-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Capone - Ronan Hardiman
Ch. 10: Act 5: Pundits like to cut from the middle class - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-1-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian
Ch. 12: Act 6: 40% of Americans Making Less Than 1968 Minimum Wage - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-01-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: The game is on - David Arnold & Michael Price
Ch. 14: Act 7: We're ALL Welfare Queens - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-05-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Daylight - Matt & Kim
Ch. 16: Act 8: Hugo Chávez fails at spending money frivolously - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-8-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Disappointment - The Cranberries
Ch. 18: Act 9: Dow Hits Record High, Household Income Low - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-07-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Comin' back for more - Robert Crew
Ch. 20: Act 10: The mythical "Dow" versus the real "Doug" - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 3-11-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Revolt - CHANT
Ch. 22: Act 11: Trickle Down Economics False, Middle Out is the Best Policy - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-10-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Responding to Scott who's feeling beat up for being a white guy - Elka from Fort Wayne, ID
Ch. 24: Black racism is a minor irritant at best - Will in Starkville, MS
Ch. 25: Humanists are generally the opposite of biggoted - Anonymous
Ch. 26: Different ways of approaching foreign policy matters - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 27: Privilege discussion must focus on white privilege because it's the paradigm in power - Jordan in Wisconsin
Ch. 28: Establishing guilt is paramount - Jay in New York
Ch. 29: On white privilage, both foreign and domestic - Mara from Pittsburgh
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Ch. 30: Final comments on the relative values of various human's lives
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(2013/03/09) Part 1: Why we should take from the rich (Economics)
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Part 1: Why we should take from the rich
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: S&P Eyed for Role in Economic Crash - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-5-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Worried man - Paolo Nutini
Ch. 4: Act 2: Elizabeth Warren Smacks Down Wall Street Bankers - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-16-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Bury the past - Professional Victims
Ch. 6: Act 3: One Percent Captures More Than 100 Percent of Income Gains - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-20-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Once the was a hushpuppy - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Business Cycle - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-05-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Champagne supernova - Oasis
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Great American Taxpayer Robbery - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-24-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Sucker - Mo Kenney
Ch. 12: Act 6: Those Tax Fleeing California Millionaires - CounterSpin - Air Date 2-8-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Grapevine Fires - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 14: Act 7: Is Hoarding Money Like Hoarding Cats? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-01-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Money - Pink Floyd
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Cancer Stage of Capitalism - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-05-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Banditos - The Refreshments
Ch. 18: Act 9: Richard Wolfe on the downfalls of capitalism - Moyers & Company - Air Date: 2-22-13
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Ch. 19: Final comments on the lack of voicemails for today
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(2013/03/06) Our broken fundamentals (Economics)
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Our broken fundamentals
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Number One Thing The US Subsidizes Is Ignorance - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-15-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Where your eyes don't go - They might be giants
Ch. 4: Act 2: Just Say No to Subsidies! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-27-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Lost in the post - The Wombats
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fool's Errand by Post Office - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-7-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: My private nation - Train
Ch. 8: Act 4: Susan Crawford - Our Communications Crisis - Moyers And Company - Air Date - 2-8-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Civil war - Guns N' Roses
Ch. 10: Act 5: Alexander Hamilton to Critics: Debt is OK! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-19-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: I owe you - Helen Kane
Ch. 12: Act 6: Western Civilization Has All The Signs Of A Collapsing Empire - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-07-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna - London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox
Ch. 14: Act 7: That Makes Perfect Sense, But To Solve The Problem You Need My Illogical Hype - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-1-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Hospital beds - Cold War Kids
Ch. 16: Act 8: Wall Street Setting Up Financial Armageddon - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-20-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Correction for Wade on Afghanistan War - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 18: Thoughts on why they hate us - Denny from Indiana
Ch. 19: Thoughts on the idea that American lives are worth more than others - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 20: The tree of liberty needs sunshine as well - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 21: Just jokes - Jamie Foxx vs The Onion - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Ch. 22: Tired of being beat up for being a white guy - Scott from Philadelphia
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Ch. 23: Final comments looking forward to responses to today's voicemails
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(2013/03/03) Privilege, context and offense (Racism)
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Privilege and context
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Jamie Foxx SNL Joke Makes Conservatives Cry Racism - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-12-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Carolina Dreams - Heroes & Villains
Ch. 4: Act 2: Arkansas GOP Struggling to Keep Up with America - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-1-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: What's going on - Marvin Gaye
Ch. 6: Act 3: Were Dorner's Complaints Legitimate? Who Burned the Cabin? - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-14-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Light & Day / Reach for the Sun - The Polyphonic Spree
Ch. 8: Act 4: Qualifying Accusations Of Police Brutality - CounterSpin - Air Date 2-15-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Lost kitten - Metric
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Dorner Manifesto - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 2-26-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Old news - Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP Penitent Post-Election Minority Outreach Ritual - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-8-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Between love & Hate - The Strokes
Ch. 14: Act 7: Duke Fraternity's 'Asian' Themed 'Racist Rager' - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-07-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Too much to ask - Bad Religion
Ch. 16: Act 8: White privilege unwittingly on display in hack joke from The Onion - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 2-25-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Going underground - The Jam
Ch. 18: Act 9: Louis CK explains historical context to Jay Leno - The Tonight Show
Ch. 19: Song 9: The confrontation - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 20: Act 10: I Looked Oriental! Said Fox News Panelist - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-13-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: I am a rock - Paul Simon
Ch. 22: Act 11: Stewart Lee on Political Correctness
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Rebuttal to drone strike discussion - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 24: The constitution are supposed to be a set of principles - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
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Ch. 25: Final comments on the fundamental difference between conservatism and progressivism
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(2013/02/28) Ridiculing Fox isn't just fun, it's important (Media)
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Ridiculing Fox isn't just fun, it's important
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Without a Free Fox, There's Not a Free America! - Majority Report
Ch. 3: Song 1: Serre-moi - Tryö
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News Lowest Ratings in 12 Years in Key Demo - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-31-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Movin' on up - Primal Scream
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fired Dick Morris Lies On CNN About Lies on Fox - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-08-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: J'y Suis Jamais Allé - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 8: Act 4: After Being Fired By Fox, Dick Morris is Welcomed on CNN - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-07-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: J'y Suis Jamais Allé - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 10: Act 5: Former Fox News Reporter Tells All - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-05-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Don't hold me back - Alex Cornish
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox News: Least Trusted Name in News - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-10-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Little lion man - Mumford & Sons
Ch. 14: Act 7: Geraldo Rivera Will Use Fox Platform To Benefit Possible Senate Run Until "It's No Longer Legal" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-01-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Little lion man - Mumford & Sons
Ch. 16: Act 8: Scott Brown Heads to Fox News: Wicked Awesome! - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-15-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: In the air tonight - Phil Collins
Ch. 18: Act 9: Geraldo Reaffirms He Will Remain On Fox News "Until Five Minutes Before" He Files For Senate Run - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-08-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: In the air tonight - Phil Collins
Ch. 20: Act 10: Fox News Debunks Fox News - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-15-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Cameras - Matt & Kim
Ch. 22: Act 11: Fox News: Al Jazeera is a Sleeper Cell Plot! - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-22-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Arab money - Busta Rhymes & Ron Browz
Ch. 24: Act 12: Bob Beckel is the token liberal on Fox News for a reason - CounterSpin - Air Date: 2-22-13
Ch. 25: Song 12: Vagabond - Beirut
Ch. 26: Act 13: Funny Fox News Fails Trying to Blame Democrats for Detroit - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-26-13
Ch. 27: Song 13: It was a very good year - Frank Sinatra
Ch. 28: Act 14: O'Reilly Lies About On-Camera Lying, Blames Left? - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-09-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 29: We are actually at war, though we shouldn't be - Ian from Baltimore, MD
Ch. 30: Maybe Obama knows something we don't - Isiah from New York
Ch. 31: Americans should take the risk to defend our principles - Todd from LA
Ch. 32: Being American is irrelevant to drone strike issue - Drea from Pennsylvania
Ch. 33: A response to Wade on drone strikes - Colin from Cleveland, OH
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Ch. 34: Final comments on McSweenys White House press Secretary speaking on secret kill list
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(2013/02/25) How the main stream media fails us (Media)
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How the main stream media fails us
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: On 60 Minutes A Half Hour Is Not Enough Time For Important Q & A - CounterSpin - Air Date 2-8-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Good people - Jack Johnson
Ch. 4: Act 2: Conservative Media Bias - Who Has the Power? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-07-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: And we got older - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 6: Act 3: Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh Reassert Role Advising and Influencing GOP - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 01-29-13
Ch. 8: Act 4: Facebook’s New Social Search - On the Media - Air Date: 1-25-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: I won't share you - The Smiths
Ch. 10: Act 5: Do People Understand News vs Opinion Shows? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-11-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: More than this - Hotrod Cadets
Ch. 12: Act 6: CNN's Soledad O'Brien Gets Bumped Out - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-22-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Something so right - Paul Simon
Ch. 14: Act 7: How "Friends of Hamas" Joke Became a Right Wing Reality - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-21-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Satellite - Guster
Ch. 16: Act 8: Facts No Remedy for Anti-Obama Conspiracies - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-4-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Ch. 18: Act 9: Good Journalism - The Biggest Mistake of the Debates - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-24-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Send a message - Nick Driver
Ch. 20: Act 10: CNN: Political Corruption, Michelle Obama's Haircut...What's the Difference?! - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-22-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Out of my mind - James Blunt
Ch. 22: Act 11: 50% Remember Fabricated News Event in Study - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-15-13
Ch. 23: Song 11: Everything to everyone - Everclear
Ch. 24: Act 12: MSNBC: Obama Cheerleaders? - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-24-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: In support of drone strikes - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 26: Thoughts on the legality of drone strikes - Ian from Baltimore, MD
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Ch. 27: Final comments on the folly of responding to crimes with acts of war
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(2013/02/22) Forward on Climate (Climate)
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Forward on Climate
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Australia Getting So Hot They've Added New Colors to the Weather Map - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-14-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Is love enough (feat. Gentleman) - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate Change - The Story No One is Covering - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-02-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Painted by numbers - The Sounds
Ch. 6: Act 3: What's With All This Strange Weather - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-18-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Like the weather - 10,000 Maniacs
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News Caught Lying/Knowing Nothing on Solar Power - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-11-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fluffy little clouds - The Orb
Ch. 10: Act 5: Ontario Phases Out Coal, First in North America to Do So - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-21-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: For greener pastures - Glen Simpson
Ch. 12: Act 6: Marco Rubio on Climate Change: Whatever, Man - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-08-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Lighting myself on fire - Jukebox The Ghost
Ch. 14: Act 7: Another Permian Extinction On The Way? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-19-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: The last day on earth - Kate Miller-Heidke
Ch. 16: Act 8: Teaching Climate Change Denial in Schools Pushed in 3 States - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-01-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Lead the way - Guardian
Ch. 18: Act 9: Climate Change Not The Primary Issue - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-25-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Mystify - INXS
Ch. 20: Act 10: Keystone XL Protest: Students SuperGlue Themselves Together - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-14-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Here's to you - Joan Baez
Ch. 20: Act 11: Billionaires Choking Out Climate Change Science - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-03-13
Ch. 21: Song 11: Take me home, country road - John Denver
Ch. 22: Act 12: Climate in the State of the Union - Green News Report - Air Date: 2-16-13
Ch. 23: Song 12: I'm Gonna Sit In 'Til You Give In - B.B. King
Ch. 24: Act 13: Street Heat Is the Best Chance for Cooling the Planet Down - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-14-13
Ch. 25: Song 13: Tonight the streets are ours - Richard Hawley
Ch. 26: Act 14: Obama Doesn't Need Congress to Fight Climate Change - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-13-13
Ch. 27: Song 14: Game over - Alexa Vega
Ch. 28: Act 15: The largest climate rally in US history - Green News Report - Air Date: 2-19-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 29: Thoughts on not criticizing Obama too much in red states - Megan from Cincinnati
Ch. 30: US citizens anywhere in the world should be covered by due process - Eric from Greenville, NC
Ch. 31: How to make the kill list moral and constitutional - Barry from Baltimore
Ch. 32: Where does the labeling of terrorists end? - Irene from Louisiana
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Ch. 33: Final comments on looking for insights into the thinking behind the drone program
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(2013/02/19) Part 2: Drones are not the problem, they just highlight the problem (Foreign Policy)
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Part 2: Drones are not the problem, they just highlight the problem
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Leaked Memo Reveals Shocking Drone Policy - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-05-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: These days - Nico
Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Becoming Like Nixon - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-5-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Something in the air - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Ch. 6: Act 3: Growing CIA Militarism Prompts Calls for Oversight - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-7-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Love like a bomb - Oasis
Ch. 8: Act 4: Secret US drone base in Saudi Arabia - CounterSpin - Air Date: 2-8-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Tears and rain - James Blunt
Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Vs. The Constitution - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-08-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Drumming song (Acoustic) - Florence + The Machine
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox News Agrees With Obama On One Thing: Killing American Citizens With Drones! - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-11-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Drums of freedom - Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Drone Strikes, Ground Forces, Or.... - Citizen Radio - Air Date 2-11-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Where is my mind? - The Pixies
Ch. 16: Act 8: MSNBC's Droning Defense of Targeted Assassination - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-12-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: In the aeroplane over the sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Ch. 18: Act 9: Cornell West Goes OFF on Obama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-22-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: We're not all working from the same moral code - Emma from Wellesley, Mass
Ch. 20: Thank the Weather Channel for covering the climate rally - Vicki from Oregon
Ch. 21: Discussing the concept of government - Zach from Chicago
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Final comments on the ying and yang of corporations and government, asking how do moral Democrats deal with Obama's drone policy
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(2013/02/16) Part 1: The new normal (Foreign Policy)
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Part 1: The new normal
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama Announces Beginning of End for Afghan War - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-11-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Long time coming - One Night Only
Ch. 4: Act 2: Is This Endless War on Terror The New Normal? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-20-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Fight back - Garnett Silk
Ch. 6: Act 3: John McCain Begs Hagel For Iraq War Vindication - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-02-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Be my baby - The Ronettes
Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama Grabs More Warmaking Powers - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-4-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Temptation - Diana Krall
Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Adopts Bush's Extraordinary Renditions? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-06-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: One better - Supagroup
Ch. 12: Act 6: Sure We Have More Than Other Nations Combined But We Must Have More - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 2-8-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fareed Zakaria supports dictatorial regimes friendly to the US - CounterSpin - Air Date: 2-8-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Dictator - The Clash
Ch. 16: Act 8: To Head CIA, Obama Nominates The Ringmaster Of The Festival of Torture - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-10-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Tea bag - Greenwich Meantime
Ch. 18: Act 9: What Changed Brennan's Mind on Torture? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-7-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Change your mind - The Killers
Ch. 20: Act 10: Brennan's Nauseating Testimony - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-8-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Hurt - Johnny Cash
Ch. 22: Act 11: The Truth About Brennan on Torture & Drones - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-13-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Corporations are punished for doing the right thing - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 24: Corporations are not all bad - Tom
Ch. 25: Libertarian perspective on corporations - Mik from Australia
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Ch. 26: Final comments on why there is no such thing as human nature
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(2013/02/13) Part 2: Government is not THE problem, it just HAS problems (Economics)
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Part 2: Government is not THE problem, it just HAS problems
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: IMF Economists: oops! We Were Wrong About Austerity - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-10-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: The world has turned and left me here - Weezer
Ch. 4: Act 2: An Austerity Success Story... Almost - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-11-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Nature of the experiment - Tokyo Police Club
Ch. 6: Act 3: Why The Truth About Iceland Is So Dangerous To The US - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-12-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: You showed me - The Lightning Seeds
Ch. 8: Act 4: Early Cracks in GOP Debt Ceiling Gambit - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-15-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Good day - Jukebox The Ghost
Ch. 10: Act 5: Debt-B-Gone - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 01-17-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
Ch. 12: Act 6: Why can't we be more like Sarah Palin? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-11-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: What Sarah said - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 14: Act 7: Where Are Obama's Middle Class Wage Jobs? - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-20-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Working class hero - Exit Clov
Ch. 16: Act 8: House GOP Passes Weak Debt Ceiling Extension - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-23-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Free to decide - The Cranberries
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Real Reson For Post Office Financial Problems - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 2-8-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: La Cucaracha - The Hit Crew
Ch. 20: Act 10: Big Government Vs. Reaganism - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-23-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Please see the documentary "The Corporation" - Anonymous
Ch. 22: The fundamental basis of corporations actually is bad - Steven
Ch. 23: JP Morgan Chase was immoral - Chris
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Ch. 24: Final comments the tendencies of corporations
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(2013/02/10) Part 1: Corporations are not immoral, they're amoral (Economics)
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Part 1: Corporations are not immoral, they're amoral
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Do You Do What You Do? - Lee Camp - Air Date: 12-27-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Motivation - Quietdrive
Ch. 4: Act 2: Corporate America: A Whale in a Fish Tank - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-10-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Whale - Set Sail
Ch. 6: Act 3: Morgan Stanley Sold 'Nuclear' Investments, Cashed In - Young Turks - Air Date 1-23-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Down with the sickness - Richard Cheese
Ch. 8: Act 4: AIG shareholders sue US over terms of their bailout - The Bugle - Air Date 1-11-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fuck you - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 10: Act 5: Clift Settlement - A Crony Capitalist Blowout - Moyers And Company - Air Date 1-11-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Which side are you on? - Natalie Merchant
Ch. 12: Act 6: Debt Ceiling Caves in on Republicans - Young Turks - Air Date 1-23-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Banks of Marble - Pete Seeger
Ch. 14: Act 7: Income Inequality is GOOD! says CNBC - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-15-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: It's a fine life - Alice Playten, Donald Pippin & Georgia Brown
Ch. 16: Act 8: The TRUTH Behind The Bankruptcy Of An All-American Company - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-22-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Touch of grey - Grateful Dead
Ch. 18: Act 9: Zombie Titles - More Horrifying Than Home Foreclosure - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-16-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Rape is not driven by sexual desire - Tayna in California
Ch. 20: One of the worst arguments against polygamy - Anonymous
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Ch. 21: Final comments on restricting freedom over logistics and the amorality of corporations
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(2013/02/07) Treating people equally (Racism)
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Treating people equally
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Are White Groups Inherently Racist? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-08-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Compañeros - Peter McConnell
Ch. 4: Act 2: Django Unchained To The South: Go Screw Yourself! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-03-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Bright sunny south - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Ch. 6: Act 3: Israel Admits Forcing Birth Control on Ethiopians - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-03-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Little embarrassing - Rosemary's Sons
Ch. 8: Act 4: Colin Powell takes on Bill O'Reilly - This week in blackness - Air Date: 1-31-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: In your eyes - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 10: Act 5: O'Reilly Argues With Both Colin Powell And The Facts On Voter Suppression And Voter Fraud - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 01-31-13
Ch. 12: Act 6: Should We Profile Young White Men? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-25-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Momentum - Aimee Mann
Ch. 14: Act 7: MLK Shares Holiday with Robert E. Lee in Deep South - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-24-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Messages - Xavier Rudd
Ch. 16: Act 8: Reflecting on Obama and MLK - The Progressive - Air Date: 1-21-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Starsign - Apoptygma Berzerk
Ch. 18: Act 9: US Government Found GUILTY Of Murdering Martin Luther King Jr. - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-05-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Back in time - Huey Lewis & The News
Ch. 20: Act 10: Martin Luther King Jr Santa Claus-ified? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-02-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Responses to previous callers on polygamy - Chris from Northern Kentucky
Ch. 22: Approving of the slope toward polyamory - Anonymous
Ch. 23: The difference between same-sex marriage and polygamy - Anonymous
Ch. 24: Where do we draw the line as progressives? - Justin from Indiana
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Ch. 25: Final comments with more women speaking up for polyamory and multiple marriage
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(2013/02/04) A plea for sanity (Conservatives)
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A plea for sanity
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Will the GOP double down on stupid? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 12-04-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: The gambler - Kenny Rogers
Ch. 4: Act 2: Obamacare Survival Guide Targets Stupid Conservatives - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-09-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: We're simple minds - Club8
Ch. 6: Act 3: GOP Pollster: Re-Market Policy Until It Sounds Good - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-19-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hair - The Cowstills
Ch. 8: Act 4: Santorum Joins Racists Paranoids & Cane Fighters at WND - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-3-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: You're wrong - NOFX
Ch. 10: Act 5: Republican Leader: We Got an A-Hole Problem - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-13-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: The asshole song - Jimmy Buffet
Ch. 12: Act 6: Only 6% of Scientists Are Republicans - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-21-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Science is real - They might be giants
Ch. 14: Act 7: Traitors? Mississippi Trying to Skip Federal Law - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-26-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Dixie - Carolina Chocolate Drops
Ch. 16: Act 8: The GOP - Paranoia as a way of life - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 12-07-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: These things take time - Pummel
Ch. 18: Act 9: Conservatism Riddled with Scams - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-10-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Slowing the pace of losing our rights - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 20: Polygamy leads to abuses by men - Shawn from Dallas
Ch. 21: Logistical problems with polygamy - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 22: Discussing pitfalls of polygamy - Ronald from Baltimore
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Ch. 23: Final comments on the rights of nonconformists
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(2013/02/01) Arguing for equality (Gay Rights)
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Arguing for equality
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Sex with Animals Legal in 20+ States; Gay Marriage: 9 Medical Marijuana: 18 - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-13-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Take it to the limit - The Eagles
Ch. 4: Act 2: Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy Put on Hold - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-08-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Lost and found - Hotrod Cadets
Ch. 6: Act 3: Same Sex Marriage Supporters See Hope in SCOTUS Cases - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-7-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: M'bifé (balafon) - Amadou & Mariam
Ch. 8: Act 4: Gay Issues Now Before Supreme Court - Throwing Shade - Air Date 12-10-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: People, turn around - Delta Spirit
Ch. 10: Act 5: George Will: Opposition to Gay Marriage Literally Dying - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-12-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Marathon - Tennis
Ch. 12: Act 6: Akin's Last Hateful Bill: Bully Gay Soldiers - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-22-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Claire De Lune - Claude Debussy
Ch. 14: Act 7: Limbaugh Attempts to Tie Growing Acceptance of Marriage Equality to Tolerance for Pedophilia - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 01-08-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Claire De Lune - Claude Debussy
Ch. 16: Act 8: Jeh Johnson on the End of Don't Ask Don't Tell - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-3-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Gay boyfriend - Garfunkel and Oates
Ch. 18: Act 9: Newt Gingrich Reverses on Gay Marriage? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-25-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Change your mind - Sister Hazel
Ch. 20: Act 10: Thom vs. Dr Michael Brown - Same Sex Marriage Debate - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-15-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Awnaw (In the Style of Nappy Roots (Karaoke Version With Backup Vocals)) - ProTracks (Karaoke)
Ch. 22: Act 11: The Most Conservative Of Conservative Gays - Throwing Shade - Air Date 1-21-13
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(2013/01/29) The lesser-known histories (Gun Control)
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Edition #683
The lesser-known histories
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The untold story of guns - On The Media - Air Date 12-21-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Magnificent Seven - The City of Prague Philharmonic
Ch. 4: Act 2: Real Reason For The 2nd Amendment Part 1 - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-12-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: John Adams Theme Song - HBO
Ch. 6: Act 3: Gun Laws - Public Opion And The Constitution - CounterSpin - Air Date 12-21-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Flower in your hair - The Lumineers
Ch. 8: Act 4: Real Reason For The 2nd Amendment Part 2 - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-12-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Swing low sweet chariot - The Persuasions
Ch. 10: Act 5: Does the NRA Represent Gun Owners or Manufacturers? - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-11-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Gone going - Black Eyed Peas
Ch. 12: Act 6: NRA Fades from Important to Impotent - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-9-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Speak up - Luke Reynolds
Ch. 14: Act 7: Protecting liberties we don't have anymore - Bill Maher - Air Date: 1-18-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: A lack of color - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 16: Act 8: Rand Paul Vows to Stop 'King' Obama's Executive Orders - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-18-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Moral right vs legal right to guns - Adam
Ch. 18: Focus on corporate personhood, not guns - Alfonzo
Ch. 19: Responsibility and blame - David From Vancouver, BC
Ch. 20: Check out SOJO.net for progressive Christianity - John from Reno
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Ch. 21: Final comments on interesting voicemails
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(2013/01/26) The Proposals (Gun Control)
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Edition #682
The Proposals
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Can Reasonable Gun Bills Beat Hyperbolic Obstruction? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-8-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: You're a joke - The Quakes
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Founding Fathers vs. The Gun Nuts - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-09-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Rebels - The Cranberries
Ch. 6: Act 3: Assault Ban Is a Good Idea, But Much More Needed - The Progressive - Air Date: 1-11-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Violent Days - RTZ
Ch. 8: Act 4: General McChrystal: We Need More Gun Control - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-11-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fade to black - Apocalyptica
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox News Continues to Push False Narrative that President Obama Wants to Take Away Our Guns - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 01-11-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Fade to black - Apocalyptica
Ch. 12: Act 6: What's in Obama's Gun Control Proposal Package? - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-17-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Somewhere only we know - Keane
Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Neglected War on Drugs, Poverty, Suicide - The Progressive - Air Date: 1-17-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Small potatoes - A Weather
Ch. 16: Act 8: New York Passes 'Strictest' Gun Control Law - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-17-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: How to save a life - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox News' Megyn Kelly Debunks Fox Myth About Obama's Doctors And Guns Policy - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 01-18-13
Ch. 20: Act 10: Polls Support Gun Control, Now Democrats Do Too - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-18-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Feel the Tide (Live) - Mumford and Sons
Ch. 22: Act 10: 23 Steps To Gun Control - The Bugle - Air Date 1-20-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Responsibility and blame are two sides of the same coin - Mara from Pittsburgh
Ch. 24: Victim blaming is ingrained from a young age - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 25: Not all evangelicals are crazy - Matt from Maryland
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Ch. 26: Final comments on blame/preparedness, my icy ride and plunge and the Feb 17 Keystone XL protest in DC
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(2013/01/23) The good, the bad and the conspiratorial (Media)
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Edition #681
The good, the bad and the conspiratorial
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Building an Infrastructure on the Left - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-12-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Won't back down - Johnny Cash & Tom Petty
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News' Average Viewer is 65 Years Old - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-14-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Comes and Goes (In Waves) - Greg Laswell
Ch. 6: Act 3: Media Charged a Premium for Romney Coverage - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-19-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Diamonds on the soles of her shoes - Paul Simon
Ch. 8: Act 4: Al Jazeera Buys Current TV, Time Warner Drops the Channel - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-03-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Babel - Mumford & Sons
Ch. 10: Act 5: Cable News With Another Point Of View - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-4-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: I want to protect you - Eels
Ch. 12: Act 6: O'Reilly Gloats on Current Sale, Gets Facts Wrong - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-05-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Moonlight sonata - Ludwig van Beethoven
Ch. 14: Act 7: Right-Wing Media Attack Colin Powell After Meet The Press Interview - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 01-15-13
Ch. 16: Act 8: Glenn Beck Looks in Mirror, Sees Alex Jones - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-19-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Home - Phillip Phillips
Ch. 18: Act 9: Who's Crazier - Alex Jones, Glenn Beck, or Michael Savage? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-09-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Pas Si Simple - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 20: Act 10: Fox Analyst Mounts Dishonest Critique Of Obama's Inaugural Address - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 1-22-13
Ch. 22: Act 11: Disney IS News - CounterSpin - Air Date 12-14-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Society - Eddie Vedder
Ch. 24: Act 12: Scientology is Doing Swell! says...The Atlantic? - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-16-13
Ch. 25: Song 12: I'm looking through you - The Wallflowers
Ch. 26: Act 13: The merger of ads and news - CounterSpin - Air Date: 1-18-13
Ch. 27: Song 13: Ruby - Kaiser Cheifs
Ch. 28: Act 14: Obama Helps Fox News Media Monopoly - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-28-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 29: Thoughts on women in video games - Elka from Fort Wayne, ID
Ch. 30: Thoughts on preparedness and perpetrators - Rape survivor from NYC
Ch. 31: Breaking down guilt and rape - Mary from Portland, OR
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Ch. 32: Final comments on my imminent plunge
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(2013/01/20) Believing the unbelievable (Religion)
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Edition #680
Believing the unbelievable
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans Believe In Demonic Possession, Not Climate Change - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-06-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Demon Host -Timber Timbre
Ch. 4: Act 2: Gay Exorcism Caught on Tape, GAY DEMONS! - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-06-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Crazy Faith - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Ch. 6: Act 3: Taking on Sacred Texas Cheerleaders - The Progressive - Air Date: 10-19-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: All this and heaven too - Florence + The Machine
Ch. 8: Act 4: Woman Lives Biblically For a Year - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-28-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Rejoice - Andrew Jackson Jihad
Ch. 10: Act 5: How To Make Your Life Better - Lee Camp - Air Date: 12-04-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Spirit in the sky - Norman Greenbaum
Ch. 12: Act 6: Mormon Doctrine Has Been Plagiarized - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-27-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: I believe - Andrew Rannells
Ch. 14: Act 7: Scary Christian Movement - Howdyland.com
Ch. 15: Song 7: Run on - Moby
Ch. 16: Act 8: We Don't Have Freedom FROM Religion - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-09-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Heaven - Heaven
Ch. 18: Act 9: Separation of Church and State at West Point - The Progressive - Air Date: 12-5-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: In God's country - U2
Ch. 20: Act 10: Outraged Christian Leader: Wacky YOGA in the Military!? - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-11-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Planctus Pellegrin - Therese Schroder Sheker
Ch. 22: Act 11: Huckabee & Fischer: Why God Didn't Save Newtown Kids - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-18-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: God gave Rock & Roll to you - Kiss
Ch. 24: Act 12: Woman Dies After Denied Abortion - Cenk on 'Morality'- Young Turks - Air Date 11-13-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: An eagle has two wings to fly and a tail to steer it - Chris from Australia
Ch. 26: Insulted as a man by arguments that blame victims of sexual assault - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 27: Blaming the victim helps a person fell in control of their own risks - Joe from Rhode Island
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Ch. 28: Final comments on victim blaming and changing the culture
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(2013/01/17) Trigger Warning (Feminism)
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Edition #679
Trigger Warning
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Republican Blasts Working Moms - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-30-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Blow me (One last kiss) - Glee Cast
Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News: There's a War on Men and It's Your Fault, Women! - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-27-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: January Wedding - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 6: Act 3: Woman Fired For Being Too Hot - Court Agrees - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-28-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: When you win you lose - FullerJam
Ch. 8: Act 4: Sandy Hook Happened Because There Weren't Enough Men - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-25-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Main Title - The City of Prague Philharmonic
Ch. 10: Act 5: Impeding The Ease Of Obtaing Birth Control - Dan Savage - Air Date 11-27-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hide your tears - Daniel Licht
Ch. 12: Act 6: It's Not Just Perino: Fox News Figures Have a History of Blaming Female Victims - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 12-11-12
Ch. 14: Act 7: Rapists on Game Day - Citizen Radio - Air Date 1-9-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Honk your horn - Ray Campi
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Steubenville Ohio Rape Case - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 1-9-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Landfill - Daughter
Ch. 18: Act 9: Rape-Provoking Miniskirts Now Against the Law in Swaziland - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-27-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Vertigo - Anya Marina
Ch. 20: Act 10: Obama Pressed on Diversity in Second Term Staff - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-9-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: If you want to sing out, sing out - Cat Stevens
Ch. 22: Act 11: Joe Scarborough's Unbelievable Misogynistic Denial of Chauvinism - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-11-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Getting to personal mutually-assured destruction - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 24: Thanks to Wade from Texas - Paul from New York
Ch. 25: Call to action: GoFossilFree.org - Perry from Green County, IN
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Ch. 26: Final comments dissecting how to discuss sexual assaults
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(2013/01/14) Setting records (Climate Change)
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Edition #678
Setting records
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Climate Change Data - CO2 Emissions Worse Than Thought - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-01-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Underwater - Born Loser and the Hangers On
Ch. 4: Act 2: Sweden Turns Trash to Energy, Only 4% Reaches Landfill - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-04-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Time to take out the trash - Brad Sucks
Ch. 6: Act 3: What's Not To Love About Fracking? - CounterSpin - Air Date 12-21-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: North by North - Faded Paper Figures
Ch. 8: Act 4: Oil is a 'Gift From God?' For Who? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-04-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: We are all made of stars - Moby
Ch. 10: Act 5: Climate Change Wrecking Italy, Scientists Warn "It Gets Worse" - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-26-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Sunday, Bloody Sunday - U2
Ch. 12: Act 6: Grounded Rig Calls into Question Shell Competence - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-3-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Missed the boat - Modest Mouse
Ch. 14: Act 7: Climate Change Studies: Less than 1% Reject Global Warming - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-16-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Say goodbye - Ian Rhett
Ch. 16: Act 8: Caller: What About the Environmental Cliff? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-05-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Fire escapes - Fanfarlo
Ch. 18: Act 9: Inconsistencies Found in Shell Story of Grounded Rig - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-9-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Deep in the sweetwater - Rasputina
Ch. 20: Act 10: Climate Change Fake? World Has Never Been Hotter - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-09-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Change of time - Josh Ritter
Ch. 22: Act 11: 2012 Hottest Year on Record - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-10-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Assault rifles are an ounce of prevention - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 24: Challenge to rethink the slippery slope - Christine from St. Louis
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Ch. 25: Final comments on arms races and stepping back from the brink
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(2013/01/11) America goes cliff diving (Economics)
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America goes cliff diving
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama Answers With 'Kenyan' Word And More Great Fiscal Humor - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me - Air Date 12-8-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard
Ch. 4: Act 2: Small Robin Hood Tax Could Save Fiscal Cliff - CounterSpin - Air Date 12-14-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Robin Hood - Dick James
Ch. 6: Act 3: Go F— Yourself! - Fake Fiscal Cliff Drama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-04-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Play the game - Shout Out Louds
Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama's Tax Deal a Net Plus - The Progressive - AIr Date: 1-2-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Shambala - Three Dog Night
Ch. 10: Act 5: America goes cliff diving - The Bugle - Air Date: 1-4-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Gobbledigook - Sigur Rós
Ch. 12: Act 6: The media takes the side of the rich in fiscal cliff debate - CounterSpin - Air Date: 1-4-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: My wealth comes to me - Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore
Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Tax Cuts - Worse Than Bush Plan? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-04-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: The revenge of Holden Caufield - Nothing Ever Stays
Ch. 16: Act 8: Just Who Won The Fiscal Cliff Fight? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-03-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: I Know What I Know (with General M.D. Shirinda & The Gaza Sisters) - Paul Simon
Ch. 18: Act 9: Fiscal Cliff agreement about rich friends - Le Show - Air Date: 1-6-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Wade responds to 2nd gun control episode - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 20: Responding to Wade: Reasonable restrictions are reasonable - Mara from Pittsburgh
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Ch. 21: Final comments announcing Podcast Awards winners
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(2013/01/08) Time to wind it down (Foreign Policy)
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Time to wind it down
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Is It Time to End the Global War on Terror? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-30-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: New Normal - Phil Joel
Ch. 4: Act 2: Champions Of Free Speech, and Justifying Drone Attacks - CounterSpin - Air Date 12-7-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Keepsake - State Radio
Ch. 6: Act 3: Children Targeted by Bombs, U.S. Military Approves - Young Turks - Air date -12-4-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: One day - Matisyahu
Ch. 8: Act 4: Afghanistan to be U.S. Outpost - The Progressive - Air Date: 12-14-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fake Empire - The National
Ch. 10: Act 5: US in Afghanistan 2 More Yrs & How Many More Lives? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-12-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 12: Act 6: Pay Attention - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 11-29-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Good To Know That If I Ever Need Attention All I Have To Do Is Die - Brand New
Ch. 14: Act 7: Guantanamo Judge Damages Our Democracy - The Progressive - Air Date: 12-13-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: The laws have changed - The New Pornographers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Syrian WMDs - CounterSpin - Air Date 12-14-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Up against the wall - Peter Bjorn & John
Ch. 18: Act 9: Kerry Nomination Moves Focus to Hagel at Defense - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-21-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Submarine Symphonika - The Submarines
Ch. 20: Act 10: Facing The New Reality - We're Not In That Much Danger - Common Sense - Air Date 11-30-12
Ch. 21: Comments introducing the Fermi Paradox and the Big Think clip
Ch. 22: Big Think: Michio Kaku: Will Mankind Destroy Itself?
Ch. 23: Final comments relating the future of the species to my fundraising campaign at bit.ly/jaysplunge
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(2013/01/05) Sandy Hook Shooting: The Sane Reaction (Gun Control)
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Sandy Hook Shooting: The Sane Reaction
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The TRUE Gun Control Debate - Lee Camp - Air Date: 12-17-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Late Afternoon - Bard
Ch. 4: Act 2: Thom re-calibrates his thinking on guns - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 12-17-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen
Ch. 6: Act 3: Gun Massacre Forces Change in Australia, Why Not in the US? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-18-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Strange sinner - Hotrod Cadets
Ch. 8: Act 4: President Obama's Calls for 'Action' on Guns - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-20-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Goodnight and go - Imogen Heap
Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Nobly Takes on the Gun Nuts - The Progressive - Air Date: 12-17-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Show me something new - Shout Out Louds
Ch. 12: Act 6: Lots of Common Ground for New Gun Safety Laws - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-17-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Something in common - Free Energy
Ch. 14: Act 7: Some Senators Show Willingness To Take On Gun Laws - NPR - Air Date: 12-17-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Something happened - Visitors
Ch. 16: Act 8: School Attack in China: No Guns = No Deaths - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-17-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Blueprint - Arkells
Ch. 18: Act 9: Time To 'Well Regulate' Our Militia - Dan Savage - Air Date 12-18-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: From finner - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 20: Act 10: Speculating about Adam Lanza's mind - On the Media - Air Date: 12-21-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: King of sorrow - Sade
Ch. 22: Act 11: Condolencer-In-Chief - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 12-20-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Mental illness isn't a major cause of murder - Rob from Connecticut
Ch. 24: Loves guns, sometimes freedom is scary
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Ch. 25: Final comments on gun control and curtailing freedoms
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(2013/01/02) Sandy Hook Shooting: The Conservative Reaction (Gun Control)
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Sandy Hook Shooting: The Conservative Reaction
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Right Wing: Everything BUT Guns Caused the Newtown Massacre - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-18-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Smithereen - Deep East Music
Ch. 4: Act 2: Sandy Hook Shooting: Video Games Take The Blame - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-18-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Mad world - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 6: Act 3: Rupert Murdoch's Call For Weapons Ban is at Odds with Fox News' Pro-Gun Rhetoric - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 12-17-12
Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Rep: Arm All The Teachers!! - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-18-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hurt - Nine Inch Nails
Ch. 10: Act 5: Gun nut says it's a right to take on government with guns - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 12-18-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Dice - Finley Quaye
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Truth About the Second Amendment - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-20-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
Ch. 14: Act 7: Rick Perry: We Need MORE GUNS in Schools! - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-19-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Chicago X 12 - Rogue Wave
Ch. 16: Act 8: Mental Health Gun Reporting Exists, Already Doesn't Work - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-27-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: I'm on fire - Town Mountain
Ch. 18: Act 9: NRA: Register Mentally Ill, Arm Cops At All Schools - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-22-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: If I had a hammer - Peter, Paul & Mary
Ch. 20: Act 10: Bumper-Sticker Action - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 12-26-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Sorry, blame it on me - Akon
Ch. 22: Act 11: New Senate Gun Control Bill to Include Handguns - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-28-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Devil town - Tony Lucca
Ch. 24: Act 12: NRA Meaningful Contributions Just Same Old Song & Dance - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-21-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Update on Strike Debt - Todd from LA
Ch. 26: We need to focus on metal illness - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Ch. 27: Thanks for Ishmael, why isn't there a will on climate change?
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Ch. 27: Final comments on some adjacent to the Fermi Paradox
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(2012/12/29) This is Pottersville (Economics)
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This is Pottersville
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Big Banks Behind Payday Loan Scams - Young Turks Air Date: 12-7-11
Ch. 3: Song 1: Spite - Vandaveer
Ch. 4: Act 2: Alan Grayson: Trillions in bank bailouts by the Federal Reserve - Countdown Air Date: 11-29-11
Ch. 5: Song 2: King - O.A.R.
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bloomberg vs. The Fed - On the Media Air Date: 12-2-11
Ch. 7: Song 3: Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna - London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox
Ch. 8: Act 4: Teenager Learns Negligible Value Of A Dollar - The Onion
Ch. 9: Song 4: Panning for gold - Ben Sollee
Ch. 10: Act 5: Do The Rich Have Souls - Young Turks Air Date: 12-21-11
Ch. 11: Song 5: Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
Ch. 12: Act 6: Vulture Funds And The Greediest Men Alive - Lee Camp Air Date: 12-19-11
Ch. 13: Song 6: More and more - Captain Hollywood Project
Ch. 14: Act 7: Congressman Keith Ellison - How to get corporate money out of politics - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 12-7-11
Ch. 15: Song 7: Pottersville - Blank Squirrel as heard on The Majority Report - Air Date: 12-23-11
Ch. 16: Act 8: Big corporation, tiny heart - Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-14-11
Ch. 17: Song 8: Breathe Me - Sia
Ch. 18: Act 9: GOP Plan To Raise Your Taxes, Cut Taxes On Rich - Young Turks Air Date: 11-13-11
Ch. 19: Song 9: Worried man - Paolo Nutini
Ch. 20: Act 10: Libertarian Reluctantly Calls Fire Department - The Onion
Ch. 21: Song 10: Yell fire - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Ch. 20: Act 11: Payroll tax cut: Robert Reich breaks down the GOP's hypocrisy - Countdown Air Date: 12-6-11
Ch. 21: Song 11: Maria - Blondie
Ch. 20: Act 12: GOP Objects To 'Millionaires Surtax'; Millionaires We Found? Not So Much - NPR Air Date: 12-10-11
Ch. 21: Song 12: The Silvery Light of a Dream - The Apples in Stereo
Ch. 20: Act 13: Payroll Tax Cut Advice from the Wall Street Journal - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-21-11
Ch. 21: Song 13: Eclipse - Apoptygma Berzerk
Ch. 20: Act 14: A List Of Corporate Criminals Ravaging The World - Lee Camp Air Date: 12-12-11
Final Comments on finishing the year
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(2012/12/24) Our annual collective waste of time (War on Christmas)
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Our annual collective waste of time
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Progressives War On Xmas and O'Reilly's Response - Young Turks Air Date: 2010
Ch. 3: Song 1: Have I got a present for you - Toby Keith
Ch. 4: Act 2: Sam wont cut and run from the war on Christmas - Majority Report Air Date: The Bush Years
Ch. 5: Song 2: Christians and Pagans - Dar Williams
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox News Gets Trigger-Happy in the War on Christmas - Media Matters Air Date: 11-9-11
Ch. 7: Song 3: Rockin' around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
Ch. 8: Act 4: War on Xmas - Santa under attack - Countdown Air Date: 12-13-10
Ch. 9: Song 4: The holidays are here and we're still at war - Brett Dennen
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Blitzkrieg On Grinchitude - Colbert Report Air Date: 2010
Ch. 11: Song 5: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? - Elvis Costello, Feist, John Legend, Stephen Colbert, Toby Keith & Willie Nelson
Ch. 12: Act 6: The ACLU of Tenn. Accused of Terrorism - The Progressive Air Date: 2010
Ch. 13: Song 6: Lord's bright blessing - Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Ch. 14: Act 7: CNN vs. FOX: War on Christmas Edition - Media Matters Air Date: 12-1-11
Ch. 15: Song 7: Whoville welcomes Christmas - How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Ch. 16: Act 8: Glenn Beck's story of the three wise men - Le Show Air Date: 2010
Ch. 17: Act 9: Interview with pro-Christmas activist - Majority Report Air Date: The Bush Years
Ch. 18: Song 9: Sleigh ride - Amy Grant
Ch. 19: Act 10: Does Fox News hate Baby Jesus? - Media Matters Air Date: 2010
Ch. 20: Song 10: Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season - Andy Williams
Ch. 21: Act 11: Church and State During the Holidays - The Progressive Air Date: 12-13-11
Ch. 22: Song 11: There are much worse things to believe in - Elvis Costello, Feist, John Legend, Stephen Colbert, Toby Keith & Willie Nelson
Ch. 23: Act 12: Scrooge was not the hero of 'A Christmas Carol' - Bill Maher Air Date: 11-11-11
Ch. 24: Song 12: Walking in the air - The Snowman
Ch. 25: Act 13: War on Christmas: Part 4 - Media Matters Air Date: 2010
Ch. 26: Song 13: Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Ch. 27: Act 14: Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat - Colbert Report Air Date: 2010
Final comments on holiday nostalgia for the present
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(2012/12/20) Right to Work is a lie (Labor)
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Right to Work is a lie
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Michigan Takes Up War on Unions - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-6-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Protest song - Anti-Flag
Ch. 4: Act 2: GOP Pushes "Right to Work" in Michigan: Why Now? - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-11-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Paradox ft. Lee Camp - Devilz-Speciez
Ch. 6: Act 2: Evil People Have Plans - Lee Camp
Ch. 7: Song 2: Paradox ft. Lee Camp - Devilz-Speciez
Ch. 8: Act 3: 'Right to Work' Passed in Michigan, Total Disaster - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-13-12
Ch. 9: Song 3: If it weren't for the union - Robin Roberts
Ch. 10: Act 4: Labor Before Unions - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 12-14-12
Ch. 11: Song 4: Company town - Andrew McKnight
Ch. 12: Act 5: Fox News: Dead Walmart Factory Workers 'Appreciated' Those Jobs - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-28-12
Ch. 13: Song 5: Good ol' fashion nightmare - Matt & Kim
Ch. 14: Act 6: Who's Responsible For Working Conditions - CounterSpin - Air Date 12-14-12
Ch. 15: Song 6: Nutcracker: Act 2: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Ch. 16: Act 7: Fox News is Wrong about "Right-to-Work" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 12-10-12
Ch. 17: Song 7: Nutcracker: Act 2: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Ch. 18: Act 8: 'Right To Work' Fully Explained - David Feldman Show - Air Date 12-13-12
Ch. 19: Song 8: I saw three ships - Manor House String Quartet
Ch. 20: Act 9: Hostess CEOS Take Pensions from Employees - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-15-12
Ch. 21: Song 9: Graveyard - The Devil Makes Three
Ch. 22: Act 10: Union busting is all about the money, not jobs - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 12-14-12
Ch. 23: Song 10: We three kings of Orient are - Manor House String Quartet
Ch. 24: Act 11: Lou Dobbs Is Wrong: "Forced Union Membership" Is Already Illegal - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 12-12-12
Ch. 25: Song 11: We three kings of Orient are - Manor House String Quartet
Ch. 26: Act 12: 'Right to Work' Law Kill Unions in Michigan - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-12-12
Ch. 27: Final comments on the Winter Holy Day schedule
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(2012/12/17) Good Job America (Drug War)
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Edition #672
Good Job America
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Pot Legal in 2 States, Drug Czars Panic - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-10-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Hope - Jack Johnson
Ch. 4: Act 2: Police Should Support the End of Pot Prohibition - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-13-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Boardwalk Empire Theme
Ch. 6: Act 3: LaSalle, Illinois Awaits Fabled Drug Shipment - The Onion
Ch. 7: Song 3: Little dealer boy - Stephen Colbert & Willie Nelson
Ch. 8: Act 4: Are We Winning The War on Drugs? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-15-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Nothing left to lose - Mat Kearney
Ch. 10: Act 5: Norm Stamper joins Thom to talk Marijuana Legalization - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-13-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Karma police - Radiohead
Ch. 12: Act 6: Little Tobacco Hit With $3.5 Hundred Lawsuit - The Onion
Ch. 13: Song 6: Cigarette smoke - Arctic Monkeys
Ch. 14: Act 7: Seattle Gets Primer on Pot from the Police - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-15-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Concerning Hobbits - Howard Shore
Ch. 16: Act 8: Federals Must Explain Why Marijuana Is A Schedule One Drug - Common Sense - Air Date 12-11-12
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Ch. 17: Privilege and population control - Daniel from Los Angeles
Ch. 18: Otherizing the shooter doesn't help the conversation on mental health - Emma from Wellesley, Mass
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Ch. 19: Final Comments on mental health and climate change
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(2012/12/14) How the media is a jerk, bad and getting worse (Media)
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How the media is a jerk, bad and getting worse
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The decline of broadcast news in America - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-18-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: The bleeding heart show - The New Pornographers
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Late Fred Rogers Fought Congress For His Neighborhood - Citizen Radio - Air Date 10-12-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood - VoiceBox
Ch. 6: Act 3: A New OWS Or Just A Better Look At The Old - CounterSpin - Air Date - 11-30-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: See what you want - The Futureheads
Ch. 8: Act 4: Michael Hastings Tears Petraeus to Shreds on CNN- Young Turks - Air Date 11-13-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Emperor's New Clothes - Elton John
Ch. 10: Act 5: Journalist Destroys Fox News on Fox News - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-27-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: First snow - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Ch. 12: Act 6: Carlson Questions GOP Message Machine, Ignores Role of Fox News in Creating GOP Message - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 12-06-12
Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama helps Rupert Murdoch rule America - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-30-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Rupert Murdoch on the line - The Screaming Majority
Ch. 16: Act 8: Block Murdoch and FCC Media Consolidation - The Progressive - Air Date: 12-6-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: White blank page - Piano Tribute Players
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Usual From The Right Advice For The Left. - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-23-12
Ch. 20: Act 10: Even Fox News is Sick of Karl Rove! - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-06-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: The Rose (as made famous by Bette Midler) - Soft Rock Piano Players
Ch. 22: Act 11: Fox News Hides The Truth About Food Stamps - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 11-29-12
Ch. 24: Act 12: O'Reilly Blames Gays, Abortion For The 'War On Christmas' - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-08-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: Hey ya - Obadiah Parker
Ch. 26: Act 13: 15 Years Of Manipulation And Degradation - Lee Camp - Air Date: 12-11-12
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Ch. 27: Thanks for playing Mike Malloy - Jody from Indiana
Ch. 28: Thanks for the Gaza episode - Todd from LA
Ch. 29: Asking for stories on hemp, etc. - Kevin from Helena, Montana
Ch. 30: Is it ok to shop at amazon? - Jake from Lincoln Nebraska
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Ch. 31: Final comments answering whether it's ok to shop at Amazon
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(2012/12/11) Offending women (Feminism)
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Edition #670
Offending women
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Limbaugh: Dems See Women as a Vagina - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-25-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: We can work it out - Heather Nova
Ch. 4: Act 2: Luke Russert's Offensive, Pathetic Nancy Pelosi Question - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-15-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Little pieces - Gomez
Ch. 6: Act 3: Women Are Taking Over And Can't Handle Power - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 11-16-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Monster - Lady GaGa
Ch. 8: Act 4: Saudi Arabia Tracks Women Electronically - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-30-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Bigmouth strikes again - The Smiths
Ch. 10: Act 5: GOP 'Diversity' - Where Are Women and Minorities - Young Turks - Air date - 11-28-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Good ol boys (Dukes of Hazzard Theme Song) - John Anderson
Ch. 12: Act 6: Women Aren't Women Anymore - Throwing Shade - Air Date 11-26-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: My Love Is Your Love (Jonathan Peters' Radio Mix) - Dyme & Whitney Houston
Ch. 14: Act 7: GOP Rep. Joe Walsh Opens New Front on the War on Women - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-19-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Sweet about me - Gabriella Cilmi
Ch. 16: Act 8: Ireland's abortion laws cost the life of a mother - Dan Savage - Air Date: 12-4-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Spite - Vandaveer
Ch. 18: Act 9: Lone Abortion Clinic in MS Faces Closure - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-29-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Generational perspectives on the parties - Matt in Eastern PA
Ch. 20: Liberal vs. conservative is just divide and conquer - Chris from Middletown, NY
Ch. 21: Birth rates are more effected by women's access to birth control - Mike from Louisville
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Ch. 22: Final Comments on fundraising for the 2013 Polar Bear Plunge
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(2012/12/08) The Climate Part 2: The powers that should be (Climate)
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The Climate Part 2: The powers that should be
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Brainwashed Fox News Viewer: Shocking Climate Change Evidence Changed My Mind! - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-30-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Chasing ice - J. Ralph
Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate Change: Believing and Fixing the Problem - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-17-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Game of Thrones: Main Theme
Ch. 6: Act 3: Who could have foreseen Superstorm Sandy? Mike Tidwell did Part 1 - Radio Ecoshock - Air Date: 11-8-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Here we are - Patrick Park
Ch. 8: Act 4: How To Make Green Energy More Dangerous - Lee Camp - Air Date: 11-20-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Killing for love - José González
Ch. 10: Act 5: Who could have foreseen Superstorm Sandy? Mike Tidwell did Part 2 - Radio Ecoshock - Air Date: 11-8-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Can't ignore the train - 10,000 Maniacs
Ch. 12: Act 6: Naomi Klein On Climate Change - Moyers And Company - Air Date 11-16-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Youth of the nation - P.O.D.
Ch. 14: Act 7: Bill McKibben - Do the Math Tour - The UnderCurrent - Air Date 11-22-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Energy - The Apples In Stereo
Ch. 16: Act 8: Thom explains the Dust Bowl of the 1930s - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-19-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Voting liberally, selflessly - George From South Florida
Ch. 18: Voting for the betterment of all - Mark From South Carolina
Ch. 19: Religion's impact on society's culture regarding sex - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 20: Responding to Scott about space colonization - Daren from Georgia
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Ch. 21: Final Comments on gofossilfree.org, sharing the Do The Math NY Times article and more to come
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(2012/12/05) The Climate Part 1: The powers that be (Climate)
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The Climate Part 1: The powers that be
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Qatar climate talks are underway - Green News Report - Air Date: 11-27-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Things a get from bad to worse - The Ethiopians
Ch. 4: Act 2: Qatar Climate Talks Off to a Bad Start - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-28-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: When I grow up - First Aid Kit
Ch. 6: Act 3: Obama's Frustrating Answer to Climate Change - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-17-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Choke - The Cardigans
Ch. 8: Act 4: Released studies put pressure on Qatar climate talks - Green News Report - Air Date: 11-29-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Down into the sea - Bard
Ch. 10: Act 5: Finding the funds to rebuild from devastation - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 11-30-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: (Find A) Reason to Believe - Rod Stewart
Ch. 12: Act 6: Wen Stephenson on the failure of the media to talk about climate change - Here and Now
Ch. 13: Song 6: Thin blue veil - Julia Kasdorf
Ch. 14: Act 7: World's Number One Source Of Oil (Pt 1) - Mike Malloy Show - Air Date 11-27-12
Ch. 15: Act 8: National Security Considers Climate Surprises - le Show - Air Date 11-18-12
Ch. 16: Song 8: We like to party - The Venga Boys
Ch. 17: Act 9: World's Number One Source Of Oil (Pt 2) - Mike Malloy Show - Air Date 11-27-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 18: Voting to support the programs that supported her - Marie from Houston, TX
Ch. 19: Gaza episode was one-sided - Anonymous
Ch. 20: Humanity needs to expand into the universe - Scott from Philadelphia
Ch. 21: Voting semi-self-interestedly - Dave from Olympia, WA
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Ch. 22: Final Comments on balancing Gaza conflict coverage and voter motivations
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(2012/12/02) Disrespect (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #667
Disrespect
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Good Riddance, Petraeus - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-12-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Drumming song (Live) - Florence + The Machine
Ch. 4: Act 2: Scandalized Generals and the War in Afghanistan - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-13-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sixteen Military Wives - The Decemberists
Ch. 6: Act 3: Ethics Of Drone Warfare, Colateral Damages, and The Decline Of Civil Liberties - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 10-26-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Up against the wall - Peter Bjorn & John
Ch. 8: Act 4: Lesson of Petraeus: Beware FBI Witch-Hunts - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-13-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: True affection - The Blow
Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Draws Line on GOP Fights Based on Nonsense - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-14-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Entertainer - Scott Joplin
Ch. 12: Act 6: John McCain Finally Drops Benghazi Conspiracy Theories - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-22-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Old man - Neil Young
Ch. 14: Act 7: All The News That The 'People' Want To See - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-23-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Common people - William Shatner
Ch. 16: Act 8: Egypt President Morsi Grants Self Near Kingship - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-26-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Power of love - Dee-Lite
Ch. 18: Act 9: Will Egyptian President Morsi Be a Dictator or a Diplomat? - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-29-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: John Adams Theme - HBO
Ch. 20: Act 10: Disrespectful Picture At Soldier's Grave - Should She Be Fired -Young Turks - Air Date - 11-21-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Funny face - The Muffs
Ch. 22: Act 11: Obama: "No Country Would Tolerate Missiles" (Except the Ones We Drone Strike) - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-20-12
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Ch. 23: Thoughts on business ownership - Todd from LA
Ch. 24: Too uptight about sex - Sonya
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Ch. 25: Final comments on learning from conservatives
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(2012/11/29) The Gaza Ceasefire (Foreign Policy - Israel)
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The Gaza Ceasefire
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: 2 Rockets Land Outside Jerusalem, Israel Troops at Border - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-16-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Peace, my mind - Bard
Ch. 4: Act 2: Israel Attacks Gaza - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-15-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: No children - The Mountain Goats
Ch. 6: Act 3: What Causes What - When To Start The Timeline Clock - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-15-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Stop me if you think you've heard this one before - The Smiths
Ch. 8: Act 4: Massive Israeli Strike-back on Gaza Strip (Disturbing Video) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-15-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Ill with want - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 10: Act 5: Congress Votes Unanimously to Support Israeli Aggression - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-19-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Stop the madness - Marty Dread
Ch. 12: Act 6: Israel Hamas Long Term Peace Solution? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-20-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: The thought gives the creeps - Hellogoodbye
Ch. 14: Act 7: Attack Dogs Of War - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 11-21-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Prelude In C With Ave Maria From The Well - Temprered Clavier - Gayle Levant/Tommy Morgan
Ch. 16: Act 8: Balanced Reporting From Israel And Gaza Is False Equivalency - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-23-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Lives in the balance - Jackson Browne
Ch. 18: Act 9: Ceasefire on Gaza Strip - The Breakdown - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-22-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Birds of a feather - The Rosenbergs
Ch. 20: Act 10: Humanizing Young Palestinian Opposition - Citizen Radio - Air Date 11-20-12
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Ch. 21: Anti-interventionist view of famine mitigation - Dave from Olympia, WA
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(2012/11/26) Making Thelma and Louise Proud (Economics)
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Making Thelma and Louise Proud
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Cliff Diving - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 11-20-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Bulletproof - La Roux
Ch. 4: Act 2: It's time to jump off the 'Fiscal Cliff'! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-22-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Shove it - Santigold
Ch. 6: Act 3: How to Solve the Fiscal Cliff - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-13-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: I hear the bells - Mike Doughty
Ch. 8: Act 4: How the Establishment Wants to Destroy Social Security - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-12-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Come sail away - Styx
Ch. 10: Act 5: Walmart Black Friday- Why Workers Are Striking - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-22-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Mountain Sound - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 12: Act 6: Hooray for the Walmart Strikers! - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-23-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Union warriors - Robin Roberts
Ch. 14: Act 7: Thom on FDR and The Fiscal Cliff - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-13-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Sitting waiting, wishing - Jack Johnson
Ch. 16: Act 8: Rolling Jubilee: A Bailout for the People - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-15-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Hannah - Freelance Whales
Ch. 18: Act 9: How Obama Could Kick Republican Ass (If He Wanted To) - Young Turks - Air Date: 11-15-12
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Ch. 19: Thoughts on the fiscal cliff - Jake from NY Alt News
Ch. 20: Detailed thoughts on GMOs - Vicki from the Pacific Northwest
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Ch. 21: Final comments on methods of attaining the greater good
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(2012/11/20) Schadenfreude Part 3: Forward (Elections)
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Schadenfreude Part 3: Forward
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Moving forward from the election - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 11-16-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Losers - The Cardigans
Ch. 4: Act 2: States Want to Secede? Givers and Takers - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-14-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Civil War - Guns N' Roses
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Divided States of America - The Bugle - Air Date: 11-16-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Keep on moving forward - Emma's Revolution
Ch. 8: Act 4: President Obama Winning Could Bring Liberal Supreme Court - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-09-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hang on Stevens - Al Franken
Ch. 10: Act 5: A More Liberal Senate & Why Doing the Right Thing is Smart Politics - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-08-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Violets - Theo Bard
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Single Bigest Night For Gay Victories - Throwing Shade - Air Date 11-13-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: In your eyes - Peter Gabriel
Ch. 14: Act 7: Noteable progress for the gay agenda - Dan Savage - Air Date: 11-13-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Thank you too! - My Morning Jacket
Ch. 16: Act 8: Latino Votes Matter, Politicians Flock to Immigration Reform - Young Turks - Air Date 11-13-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Mexico - James Taylor
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Climate implications of election 2012 - Green News Report - Air Date: 11-13-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Djanfa - Amadou & Mariam
Ch. 20: Act 10: The lessons of election 2012 - CounterSpin - Air Date: 11-15-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Lessons learned - Matt and Kim
Ch. 22: Act 11: All the Big Issues Dems Can Now Tackle - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-12-12
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Ch. 25: Education is the solution to famine - Cory from Springfield, MS
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Final comments on population control to combat famine
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(2012/11/17) Schadenfreude Part 2: The Blame (Elections)
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Schadenfreude Part 2: The Blame
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Conservatives: We've Lost The Country! - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-09-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: When they say they want their America back, WTF do they mean? - Jill Sobule
Ch. 4: Act 2: Bill O'Reilly Whines "White Establishment is Now the Minority!" - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-08-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Turning tables - Adele
Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Obama Won According To The Right - Jimmy Dore - Air Date 11-9-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Le Moulin - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 8: Act 4: When All Else Fails, Blame The Voters - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 11-08-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Le Moulin - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 10: Act 5: Whose Fault Was Romney Loss? Conservative Finger-Pointing - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-09-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Stolen - Dashboard Confessional
Ch. 12: Act 6: No Mandate, Split Electorates, Misleading Equally, and Numerous Other Media Rationalizations - CounterSpin - Air Date: 11-9-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Call it even - Scott Simons
Ch. 14: Act 7: Looking At The Election From The Right - Predictors And Prognosticators - Jimmy Dore - Air Date 11-9-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: What went wrong - Blink-182
Ch. 16: Act 8: Fox News Now Blaming Media for Mitt Romney Losing - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-10-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: When it all goes wrong again - Everclear
Ch. 18: Act 9: Mitt Romney Blames Loss on Obama's "Gifts" to Minorities & Young Voters - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-15-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Gives you hell - Glee Cast
Ch. 20: Act 10: Time for the Right to Leave the Bubble - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-7-12
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Ch. 21: Study cited in show has been debunked - Zach from Chicago
Ch. 22: No upside to GMO food - Ryan from Vermont
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Ch. 23: Final comments on the morality of feeding the hungry
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(2012/11/14) Schadenfreude Part 1: The Meltdown (Elections)
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Edition #662
Schadenfreude Part 1: The Meltdown
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Top Story Of The Week - It's Over - The Bugle - Air Date 11-9-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Play with fire - The Rolling Stones
Ch. 4: Act 2: Karl Rove Refuses to Believe Fox News' Own Obama Victory Projection - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-08-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Shame - Ophelia of the Spirits
Ch. 6: Act 3: Analyzing The Re-Election - Jimmy Dore - Air Date 11-9-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Sunshine goodtime - Minnutes
Ch. 8: Act 4: Romney Campaign Genuinely Shocked at Loss - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-09-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Victory - Trampled by Turtles
Ch. 10: Act 5: Ole Miss Racist Riots After Obama Re-Elected - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-09-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Angry - The Bug & Tippa Irie
Ch. 12: Act 6: Rush Limbaugh's Epic Post Election Meltdown - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-07-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Spiraling - Jukebox the Ghost
Ch. 14: Act 7: Victoria Jackson's Election Meltdown on Twitter - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-08-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 16: Act 8: It's Official: Dick Morris Is "Through" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 11-07-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 18: Act 9: Glenn Beck Totally Loses It: Buy Farmland & Guns - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-08-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Stairway to Gilligan's Island - Little Roger and the Goosebumps
Ch. 20: Act 10: Donald Trump's Clownish Election Tweets - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-08-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Different names for the same thing - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 22: Act 11: Libertarian Republican Cries "End of Liberty in America!" After Obama Win - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-09-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Say goodbye - Ian Rhett
Ch. 24: Act 12: Racist Tweets Explode After Obama Re-Election - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-10-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: Lost! - Coldplay
Ch. 26: Act 13: Study: Post-Election Racist Tweets Came From Romney States - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-10-12
Ch. 27: Song 13: Those were the days - Mary Hopkin
Ch. 28: Act 14: The Polish is Off the Turd Blossom - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-8-12
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(2012/11/11) Time to eat your mutant vegetables (Food)
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Edition #661
Time to eat your mutant vegetables
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Vegetarian By 2050? You Might Not Have A Choice - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-31-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Cheeseburger In Paradise - Jimmy Buffett
Ch. 4: Act 2: 1 in 3 Adults Obese, But Levels No Longer Rising - David Pakman - Air Date: 01-23-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: What I am - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Ch. 6: Act 3: Mickey Check, Mouse Approved Food - CounterSpin - Air Date 06-14-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mickey - Toni Basil
Ch. 8: Act 4: Bloodthirsty Undead Ghoul Advocates Chocolate Cereal Consumption - The Onion
Ch. 9: Song 4: Let's call the whole thing off - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ch. 10: Act 5: Eating Bugs To Save The World? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-29-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: The walls are coming down - Fanfarlo
Ch. 12: Act 6: Rush Limbaugh's Clueless Food Rant - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-01-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Jerk it out - The Caesars
Ch. 14: Act 7: 8-Year-Old Forced To Eat Organic Macaroni And Cheese - The Onion
Ch. 15: Song 7: I am not a farmer - Bill Frisell
Ch. 16: Act 8: These Organic Cons Missing The Point - CounterSpin - Air Date: 9-14-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Jack names the planets - Ash
Ch. 18: Act 9: Is Monsanto Evil? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-22-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Sing for your supper - The Mamas & The Papas
Ch. 20: Act 10: You Won't Believe What You're Eating Right Now - Lee Camp - Air Date: 09-26-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Food, Glorious Food - The London Theatre Orchestra and Cast
Ch. 22: Act 11: General Mills Sued: "100% Natural" Nature Valley Bars, Not Natural - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-07-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Bread and butter - The Newbeats
Ch. 24: Act 12: Organic subsidiaries out their parent conglomerates - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 10-12-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: Family ties - TV Themes
Ch. 26: Act 13: Genetically Modified Shrieking Broccoli Toned Down - The Onion
Ch. 27: Song 13: Animal crackers in my soup - Shirley Temple
Ch. 28: Act 14: Genetically Modified Food Label Initiative Failing - Why? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-01-12
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Ch. 29: Relief of Obama winning - Keith in Chicago
Ch. 30: Animal agriculture impact on the climate - Patrick from Dallas
Ch. 31: Focus on watching Obama - Ryan in Vermont
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Ch. 32: Final Comments on the results of Prop 37 and the environmental impact of food
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(2012/11/08) The silver lining of political possibility (Climate)
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The silver lining of political possibility
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Urgent Need to Prep for Climate Change Reality - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-31-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Mass Romantic - The New Pornographers
Ch. 4: Act 2: Chris Matthews Blasts Climate Change Deniers - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-03-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: No more tears (Enough is enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
Ch. 6: Act 3: Hurricane Sandy: Convinced on Climate Change Yet?! - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-01-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Blowin' in the wind - Bob Dylan
Ch. 8: Act 4: Bipartisanship, FEMA Funding, and Global Warming Post Sandy - Green News Repoort - Air Date 11-1-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Theme from New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
Ch. 10: Act 5: Pastor Blames Hurricane on Gays, Ignores Climate Change - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-30-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hallelujah - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox, Limbaugh Say Hurricane Sandy Has Nothing To Do With Global Warming - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 10-31-12
Ch. 14: Act 7: Rush Limbaugh Laughs in the Face of Climate Change, Hurricane Sandy - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-02-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: After the storm - Mumford & Sons
Ch. 16: Act 8: Fox Blames Climate Change on Mars 'Wobbles' - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-02-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: American Idiot - Green Day
Ch. 18: Act 9: Hurricane Sandy Coverage Ignores Global Warming & Climate Change - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-30-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: The charming man - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 20: Act 10: Climate Change Debate - It's All About Money - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-03-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Wasting My Time [Acoustic] - Default
Ch. 22: Act 11: The Do the Math Tour - 350.org
Ch. 23: Song 11: The 350 Movement - The day the world came together
Ch. 24: Act 12: Sandy Redefines What Is Politically Possible - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-1-12
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Ch. 25: We should not abandon the boy scouts - Ethan
Ch. 26: Go not Mitt Romney - Simon in San Antonio, TX
Ch. 27: Let the markets election the president - John from Reno
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(2012/11/05) Listen to this on Election Day (Elections)
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Listen to this on Election Day
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Wait, WHO Owns The F***ing Voting Machines?! - Lee Camp - Air Date: 10-24-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Marathon - Tennis
Ch. 4: Act 2: Who Counts - John Mill
Ch. 5: Song 2: You can't count on me - The Counting Crows
Ch. 6: Act 3: Seven Ways To Beat The Ballot Bandits - Number One - Lee Camp - Air Date: 10-23-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Street fighting man - The Rolling Stones
Ch. 8: Act 4: Voting is a privilege, says privileged white woman - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 10-26-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Friends and Family - Trik Turner
Ch. 10: Act 5: Romney and the Race Card - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-1-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Legend of Zelda Main Theme - Nintendo
Ch. 12: Act 6: Seven Ways To Beat The Ballot Bandits - Number Two - Lee Camp - Air Date: 10-23-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: The Legend of Zelda Main Theme - Nintendo
Ch. 14: Act 7: Climate has always been debated, except this year - Green News Report - Air Date: 10-23-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: So low - Self
Ch. 16: Act 8: The election is worse than a hurricane - The Bugle - Air Date: 11-2-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Flood - Jars of Clay
Ch. 18: Act 9: The elections brings a toddler to tears - Wait wait don't tell me - Air Date: 11-3-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Star Wars Remix - Happy Hardcore
Ch. 20: Act 10: Seven Ways To Beat The Ballot Bandits - Number FOUR - Lee Camp - Air Date: 10-27-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Star Wars Remix - Happy Hardcore
Ch. 22: Act 11: Media manipulation of the election - CounterSpin - Air Date: 10-25-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Empty - The Cranberries
Ch. 24: Act 12: Mitt Romney, Disaster Capitalist - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-2-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: Main Theme - Monkey Island
Ch. 26: Act 13: Seven Ways To Beat The Ballot Bandits - Number Six - Lee Camp - Air Date: 11-02-12
Ch. 27: Song 13: Main Theme - Monkey Island
Ch. 28: Act 14: How Voting Third Party Could Setback the Progressive Cause - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-02-12
Ch. 29: Song 14: Express yourself - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Ch. 30: Act 15: Republican War on Math - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-02-12
Ch. 31: Song 15: The Batman Theme - Danny Elfman
Ch. 32: Act 16: Seven Ways To Beat The Ballot Bandits - NUMBER SEVEN - Lee Camp - Air Date: 11-02-12
Ch. 33: Song 16: The Batman Theme - Danny Elfman
Ch. 34: Act 17: Romney's Final Argument - Vote for me or else! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-02-12
Ch. 35: Song 17: Some nights - Fun.
Ch. 36: Act 18: Undecided - By David Sedaris, Read by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2012/11/01) Praying for Reign (Gay Rights)
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Edition #658
Praying for Reign
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Pray for Reign - Mark Fiore - Air Date 5-21-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: The bible tells me so - LifeWay Praise Kids
Ch. 4: Act 2: Anti-Gay Bryan Fischer Kids of Same-Sex Couples Should Be Kidnapped - David Pakman - Air Date 8-9-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Demon Host - Timber Timbre
Ch. 6: Act 3: Gay Eagle Scout Denied Award - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-06-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Boy scout rap (Tik Tok Parody) - Thirty100
Ch. 8: Act 4: DOMA Doomed: Federal Appeals Court Rules Unconstitutional - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-19-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: It's time - Imagine Dragons
Ch. 10: Act 5: Law Seen as Ally as Public Shifts to Marriage Equality - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-5-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Run run - The Rival
Ch. 12: Act 6: Mega-Pastor Joel Osteen: Gays & Lesbian Aren't "God's Best" - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-26-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Stubborn Love - The Lumineers
Ch. 14: Act 7: Anti-Gay Christian Lives 'Undercover' As Gay For a Year - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-16-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: I'm a believer - Smash Mouth
Ch. 16: Act 8: Empowering the gays to commit insurance fraud - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 10-31-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: White wedding - Billy Idol
Ch. 18: Act 9: Expedia Lesbian Wedding Commercial Angers Anti-Gay Nuts - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-11-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: We intertwined - The Hush Sound
Ch. 20: Act 10: Uncle Toms? Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Romney - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-28-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Uncle Tom - Arthur Adams
Ch. 22: Act 11: Pat Robertson: Gays & Libs 'Want Dictatorship' - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 10-21-12
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Ch. 24: Partisan bias over truth hurts the country - Spencer from Louisiana
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(2012/10/27) Maybe if we ask the plutocrats nicely (Economics)
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Edition #657
Maybe if we ask the plutocrats nicely
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Burn Your Money! ...Or Maybe Just Put It Away - Lee Camp - Air Date: 09-24-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
Ch. 4: Act 2: How the 47 Percent Are Taxed Even More Than Mitt Romney - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-16-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Comin' back for more - Robert Crew
Ch. 6: Act 3: Romney's 12 Million Jobs - Real Math Breakdown - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-23-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: That's what's wrong - Good Old War
Ch. 8: Act 4: American Robot's Job Outsourced To Overseas Robot - The Onion
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mr. Roboto - Styx
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fact Checking Moderators - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-19-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Tom Brokaw Blues - Jonas Friddle
Ch. 12: Act 6: The rich may help but only if the poor get hurt too - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 10-19-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Razorwire - Chris Priest
Ch. 14: Act 7: Plutocracy rising - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 10-19-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Remains - Matt Pond PA
Ch. 16: Act 8: Teachers vs Kids In Alabama - Howdyland.com
Ch. 17: Song 8: Selfish - This Providence
Ch. 18: Act 9: Ben Stein Scared on Fox News: Rich People Should Pay More Taxes - David Pakman - Air Date: 10-23-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: You spin me right round - Dead or Alive
Ch. 20: Act 10: Shocker! Study Proves Cutting Taxes on Wealthy Does NOT Create Jobs - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-24-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: She blinded me with science - Thomas Dolby
Ch. 22: Act 11: I Went To The Cayman Islands To Expose The Truth About Romney's Tax Shelters - Lee Camp - Air Date: 10-15-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: The traitor - Sea Wolf
Ch. 24: Act 12: Walmart Workers Strike for First Time - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-11-12
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(2012/10/24) Abuses of power (Religion)
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Abuses of power
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: If you want to abuse kids, get ordained first - Dan Savage - Air Date 9-11-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Pope song - Tim Minchin
Ch. 4: Act 2: Right to Pray Law Allows Creationists to Skip Science Class in Missouri - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-15-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: You're wrong - NOFX
Ch. 6: Act 3: Evolution Is A Lie From Hell! (Republican Rep. Paul Broun) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-09-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Ballad of Davy Crockett (In Outer Space) - They Might Be Giants
Ch. 8: Act 4: Hell is other people - Greg Proops
Ch. 9: Song 4: Heaven is a place on earth - Belinda Carlisle
Ch. 10: Act 5: Republican Judge Denies Transgender Name Change Based on Bible - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-28-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Ch. 12: Act 6: Billy Graham: Mormonism No Longer a Cult? - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-15-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: God? - The Dodos
Ch. 14: Act 7: Atheists, Secularism Are The Enemy - Rick Perry - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-22-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: I ain't afraid - Robin Roberts
Ch. 16: Act 8: Megachurch Pastor Endorses Mitt Romney, Should Lose Tax-Exemption - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-10-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Only if - Enya
Ch. 18: Act 9: Why does the church have the right to tell you how and when to die? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-08-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Crucify - Tori Amos
Ch. 20: Act 10: God Worried Apocalypse May Not Live Up To Expectations - The Onion
Ch. 21: Song 10: Sorrow - Bad Religion
Ch. 22: Act 11: Beat Your Wife! says Pat Robertson - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-11-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Natural Blues - Moby
Ch. 24: Act 12: 14-Year-Old Gunned Down by Taliban Malala Yousafzai-YoungTurks-10-9-12
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Ch. 25: Binder comment elicited emotional response from women - Jessica from New York
Ch. 26: Romney didn't seek out women - Irene
Ch. 27: Depending on liberal media for intellectual perspective - Mark in Columbia, SC
Ch. 28: Binder comment shows a pattern of thought for Romney - Elka from Indiana
Ch. 29: Binder comment shows condescending male hero complex - Emma from Wellesley, Mass
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Ch. 30: Final comments on being nominated at the Stitcher Awards and on how I agree with the conclusions on the callers
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(2012/10/21) Utter asininity (Media)
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Utter asininity
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Fox News Blurs Line with Romney Campaign - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-17-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Where does the good go? - Tegan and Sara
Ch. 4: Act 2: Gretchen Carlson Whines About Joe Biden - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-16-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Ho Hey - The Lumineers
Ch. 6: Act 3: Wikileaks vs. Anderson Cooper - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-27-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Breakneck Speed - Tokyo Police Club
Ch. 8: Act 4: Conservative Base Alienated from GOP-Fox News - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-17-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: 1901 - Phoenix
Ch. 10: Act 5: Hilarious Breakdown Of 'The Five' On Fox News - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-26-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Take Five - Dave Brubeck
Ch. 12: Act 6: Drop In Unemployment Rate Turns Conservative Media Into Jobs Truthers - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 10-05-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Take Five - Dave Brubeck
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fact Checkers Declaring Their Profession A Scam - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-12-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Run-around - Blues Traveler
Ch. 16: Act 8: Least Informed Audience: Fox News (Pew Survey) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-01-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Live like you're dying - Lenka
Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox News Psychiatrist: Biden Might Have Dementia or Was Drinking - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-17-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 20: Act 10: How The Media Used Biden's Smile To Deflect From Ryan's Dishonesty - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 10-12-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 22: Act 11: Polls Say Obama Won Debate, CNN Won't Admit It - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-18-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: I am a rock - Simon & Garfunkel
Ch. 24: Act 12: False Equivalencies To The Extreme - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-5-12
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(2012/17/10) The ick-factor on display (Foreign Policy)
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The ick-factor on display
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Explosive Employment - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 09-20-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Welcome to the black parade - My Chemical Romance
Ch. 4: Act 2: US Suffers for Romney Failure to Engage Obama on Drones - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-25-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: If not now, when? - Anchor & Braille
Ch. 6: Act 3: One third of Pussy Riot freed - The Bugle - Air Date 10-14-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Put your records on - Corinne Bailey Rae
Ch. 8: Act 4: Freedom for one third of Pussy Riot - Amnesty International - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 9: Song 4: A girl, a boy, and a graveyard - Jeremy Messersmith
Ch. 10: Act 5: Afghanistan Withdrawal May Come Sooner Than Expected - NATO SG - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-02-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Spectrum - Florence and The Machine
Ch. 12: Act 6: End the Afghan War Now! - The Progressive - Air Date: 10-8-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Goodbye stranger - Supertramp
Ch. 14: Act 7: Taliban Targets 14 Year Old Girl - The Bugle - Air Date 10-14-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Impossible - Shout Out Louds
Ch. 16: Act 8: War Dead - Humanity Vs. Incidents - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-5-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Imagine that - Katie Todd Band
Ch. 18: Act 9: Waterboarding USA - le Show - Air Date 10-14-12
Ch. 19: Act 10: GOP Good at Exploiting Security for Politics - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-10-12
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Ch. 20: Pining for a more reasonable discussion with conservatives - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 21: Stimulating the economy with legalization - Victor from Poughkeepsie, New York
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Ch. 22: Final comments on nothing at all
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(2012/10/14) Protect your right to participate in this farce (Voter Suppression)
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Protect your right to participate in this farce
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Noam Chomsky: Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils in a Swing State - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-02-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Fix you - Coldplay
Ch. 4: Act 2: Sarah Silverman On Voter ID Laws - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-22-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: You Fuckin' Did It (live) - Jason Mraz
Ch. 6: Act 3: Let My People Vote 2012 - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 7: Song 3: Which side are you on? - Natalie Merchant
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fraud Scandal Ends GOP Registration Drive Early - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-1-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Little lies - Fleetwood Mac
Ch. 10: Act 5: Republican Voter & Election Fraud Confirmed - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-01-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: President of what? - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 12: Act 6: The GOP's "Ballot Integrity" ruse - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 10-3-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Curl up and die - Relient K
Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans And Voter Fraud - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-29-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't see it coming - Belle and Sebastian
Ch. 16: Act 8: Legally Bereft War on Voting Adopts Deceptive Strategy - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-4-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Hurry up let's go - Shout Out Louds
Ch. 18: Act 9: Pennsylvania "Voter ID" BLOCKED by Judge - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-04-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Hold the line - The White Buffalo
Ch. 20: Act 10: US Court Forces Ohio to Reinstate Early Voting - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-5-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Take your time - The Love Bite
Ch. 22: Act 11: The Argument Against the Protest Vote (or Not Voting At All) in November - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-17-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Float on - Modest Mouse
Ch. 24: Act 12: The TRUTH About Voting - LeeCamp - Air Date: 08-20-12
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Ch. 25: Recommending "The new Jim Crow" for reading on legalization - Rob in South Carolina
Ch. 26: On how to argue climate change - Heather from Indiana
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Ch. 27: Final comments on how to debate climate change
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(2012/10/11) The anti-science committee (Women's Rights)
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The anti-science committee
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: House Science & Ladyparts Committee - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 08-27-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: My brother the ape - They might be giants
Ch. 4: Act 2: Todd Akin is Against Fair Pay Act for Women - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-02-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Ridiculous Thoughts - The Cranberries
Ch. 6: Act 3: Akin Opens Door to Disagreeing with Civil Rights Act - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-1-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Static - Jukebox The Ghost
Ch. 8: Act 4: Remove Akin from Science Committee - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 9: Song 4: Put it to the test - They might be giants
Ch. 10: Act 5: Women who take the pill turn men gay? Nunsense - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 10-2-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Nunsense is habit forming - Anna Sharkey, Bronwen Stanway, Honor Blackman, Louise Gold & Pip Hinton
Ch. 12: Act 6: Rush Limbaugh: Penises 10% Smaller Due to Feminazis - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-24-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: What we've got - Emilyn Brodsky & Anthony da Costa
Ch. 14: Act 7: "Lady Gaga is a Slut!" Says Republican to Children - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-26-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Staten Island - The Irish Rovers
Ch. 16: Act 8: I Wish My Mother Had Aborted Me - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-21-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Free to decide - The Cranberries
Ch. 18: Act 9: Abortion Access in America Makes Dramatic Backward Slide - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-28-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Where are all the scientists now? - Jukebox The Ghost
Ch. 20: Act 10: Mitt Romney Abortion Views - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-31-12
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Ch. 21: Responding to anti-legalization caller - Stacy
Ch. 22: Conservative who agrees with legalization - it would make the left into hypocrites - Jim from St. Augustine
Ch. 23: Economic discussion on legalization - Keith from Brooklyn, NY
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Ch. 24: Final Comments on abstinence-only drug policy and the economics of legalization
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(2012/10/08) Doing the math (Climate)
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Doing the math
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Nuclear Reactor Unprepared For Global Warming - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-15-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Don't ask me why - Billy Joel
Ch. 4: Act 2: No Silver Lining in Arctic Melting - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-28-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Animal - Neon Trees
Ch. 6: Act 3: Heal The Planet... Just Kidding Folks - Green News Report - Air Date 9-4-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Say something else - The Morenas
Ch. 8: Act 4: Romney's Hamm-handed energy policy - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 9-12-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hello, my treacherous friends - OK Go
Ch. 10: Act 5: Ice, Ice Maybe? Arctic Ice Disappearing - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-16-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Fly like an eagle - Seal
Ch. 12: Act 6: Division Between The Parties - Green News Report - Air Date 9-11-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Ignore the ignorant - The Cribs
Ch. 14: Act 7: Join Bill McKibben's Fight Against the Fossil Fuel Companies - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-21-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Moving planet - 350.org
Ch. 16: Act 8: Arctic Sea Ice Levels Hit Record Low - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-24-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: The bubble machine - Leslie Bricusse
Ch. 18: Act 9: Activists Successfully Stall Fracking - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-01-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Everybody's free (to feel good) - Rozalla
Ch. 20: Act 10: NASA Scientist: How to Grow Our Own Energy - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-03-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: The world at large - Modest Mouse
Ch. 22: Act 11: The Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See - wonderingmind42 on YouTube
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Ch. 23: Concern about Lee Camp's promo - Liz
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Ch. 24: Final comments on rape as a metaphor
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(2012/10/05) Getting in the game (Gay Rights)
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Getting in the game
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Awesome Gay Marriage Rant By Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-11-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Beautiful day - U2
Ch. 4: Act 2: NFL Players Brendon Ayanbadejo & Chris Kluwe Support Gay Marriage - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-11-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Too afraid to love you - The Black Keys
Ch. 6: Act 3: Jocks Coming Out Of The Locker - Throwing Shade - Air Date 9-11-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Throwing Shade Theme
Ch. 8: Act 4: Yunel Escobar's Anti-Gay Slur- Young Turks - Air Date -9-18-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: The magic piper of love - Edwyn Collins
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Last Closet - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 11: Song 5: Falling in love again - Eagle-Eye Cherry
Ch. 12: Act 6: No Ill Effects of DADT Repeal After All - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-19-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Am I wrong? - Love Spit Love
Ch. 14: Act 7: Study: Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal Have ZERO Negative Effects - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-16-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: I love a man in uniform - Gang of Four
Ch. 16: Act 8: Gay Marriage - The Hamster Wheel
Ch. 17: Song 8: Puppy Love - Paul Anka
Ch. 18: Act 9: Anti-Gay Marriage Attack Ad Targets Mark Grisanti - Young Turks - Air Date - 9-11-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Be my lover - La Bouche
Ch. 20: Act 10: California Bans "Gay Cure" Therapy for Teens - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-03-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Crazy love, Vol II - Paul Simon
Ch. 22: Act 11: An American Dream... For Everyone - Dan Savage - Air Date 9-11-12
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Ch. 23: Opposing legalization of marijuana - Matt from Chicago
Ch. 24: Responding to Jim from St. Augustine on education - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 25: Responding to Jim from St. Augustine on education - Andrew from Indianapolis
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Ch. 26: Final comments on wishful legislating away drugs, alcohol and warm weather
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(2012/10/02) Kill the poor (Economics)
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Edition #649
Kill the poor
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Forbes 400 Richest Americans List - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-22-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) - Pet Shop Boys
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Wealthy Show Off - Howdyland.com
Ch. 5: Song 2: Si Tu N'étais Pas Là (Frébel) - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 6: Act 3: Robin Hood Tax - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Robin Hood - Dick James
Ch. 8: Act 4: How the Rich Screwed the Middle Class - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-17-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: What's going on - Marvin Gaye
Ch. 10: Act 5: CEO Needs $30 Million Aspen Home To Recharge Batteries - The Onion
Ch. 11: Song 5: Relaxing Piano and Shakuhachi Flute Music - Chinese and Japanese Koto Harp and Shakuhachi Flute Music
Ch. 12: Act 6: Romney: It's Fair That I Pay Lower Tax Rate Than $50000 Earner - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-26-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Easy - Deer Tick
Ch. 14: Act 7: Income Inequality and the Forgotten Poor - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-13-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Working poor - Horse Feathers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Republicans Want Wealth Redistribution - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-24-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Working class hero - Exit Clov
Ch. 18: Act 9: How Ronald Reagan killed the American Dream - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-27-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Bet against the American dream - This American Life
Ch. 20: Act 10: Against The Destitute - Howdyland.com
Ch. 21: Song 10: Kill the poor - Dead Kennedys
Ch. 22: Act 11: #Occupy didn't entirely reform all of capitalism in one year - CounterSpin - Air Date: 9-21-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Ch. 24: Act 12: Classism on display at the grocery - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 9-26-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: Leap - The Cave Singers
Ch. 26: Act 13: Protests Against Austerity Sweep Spain, Greece - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-27-12
Ch. 27: Song 13: March in the street - Boat
Ch. 28: Act 14 : What You're Doing Right Now Might Not Matter At All - LeeCamp - Air Date: 09-04-12 -
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Ch. 29: Claiming that progressives support the status quo in education - Jim from St. Augustine
Ch. 30: Religious extremism needs to be dealt with - Simon from San Antonio
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(2012/09/29) Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized (Drug War)
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Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-20-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: The kids don't stand a chance - Vampire Weekend
Ch. 4: Act 2: 49 Headless Bodies - War On Drugs In Mexico Is A Failure - Young Turks - Air Date 5-14-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: I will wait - Mumford & Sons
Ch. 6: Act 3: Addiction, brain abnormalities and heredity - le Show - Air Date: 2-5-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Jailhouse rock - Elvis Presley
Ch. 8: Act 4: Drug Addict Looking For More Enabling Girlfriend - The Onion
Ch. 9: Song 4: Take the skinheads bowling - Camper Van Beethoven
Ch. 10: Act 5: DEA Won't Admit There Are Drugs Worse Than Marijuana - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-22-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Drugs tonight - Stockdale and Shapiro
Ch. 12: Act 6: Dead Kids = Winning The War On Drugs According To DEA Head - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-06-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: More and more - Captain Hollywood Project
Ch. 14: Act 7: Joe Biden - Please put your foot in your mouth about pot - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 5-24-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: The end of medicine - The New Pornographers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Guy Just Totally Smoking Weed On The Street - The Onion
Ch. 17: Song 8: High - The Cure
Ch. 18: Act 9: Time to Legalize Marijuana - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-30-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Legalize it - Peter Tosh
Ch. 20: Act 10: NY Gov. Cuomo Proposes Decriminalizing Small Amounts of Marijuana - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-06-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: President - Wyclef Jean
Ch. 22: Act 11: Obama Second Term Plan For War on Drugs - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-03-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Give up the toad - Family Guy
Ch. 24: Act 12: Is the Drug War Actually Being Won - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-20-11
Ch. 25: Song 12: Clean up - Ari Herstand
Ch. 26: Act 13: Many Doctors Say It's 'High' Time To Legalize Marijuana - The Onion
Ch. 27: Song 13: She's got you high - Mumm-Ra
Ch. 28: Act 14: What Happened When Portugal Decriminalized Drugs? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-20-12
Ch. 30: Song 14: Not an addict - K's Choice
Ch. 31: Act 15: Paul Ryan endorses marijuana, time for Obama to do the same! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-10-12
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Ch. 32: The need for highlighting the positive - Kevin from Helena, Montana
Ch. 33: Fair Net Radio petition call to action - Mat in Reading, PA
Ch. 34: Bad art is preferable to blowing people up - Anonymous
Ch. 35: The reasons to be frustrated with Obama, including marijuana - Byron from Greensboro, NC
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Ch. 36: Final comments on a legalization video and bad art vs blowing people up
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(2012/09/26) Shooting the foot that's in his mouth (Elections)
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Shooting the foot that's in his mouth
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Inelegant statement about the 47 Percent - Wait wait don't tell me - Air Date: 9-22-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Für Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven
Ch. 4: Act 2: Right Wing Media Continues to Defend, Praise Romney's "47 Percent" Comment - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 09-19-12
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fact-Checked: Romney's 47 Percent Non-Taxpayers Mostly from Red States - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-18-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Strawberry Fields Forever - Ben Harper
Ch. 8: Act 4: Wolf-Pac state leadership volunteers - BotL Activism - Air Date: 9-26-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Turn it over - Bluegrazer
Ch. 10: Act 5: Republicans Begin to Turn on Romney - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-19-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Free fallin' - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Ann Romney to GOP: STFU!! - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-21-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Gimme Sympathy - Metric
Ch. 14: Act 7: Devastating: Mitt Romney Flip Flop Videos - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-21-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Greased Lightning - Grease
Ch. 16: Act 8: Romney's Down-Ballot Toxicity - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-19-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Don't cry - Guns N' Roses
Ch. 18: Act 9: Romney's Chilling Prescriptions on 60 Minutes - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-24-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam
Ch. 20: Act 10: Mitt Romney Leaked Tape Reveals "I Inherited NOTHING!" - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-21-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Inherit the wind - Elvis Presley
Ch. 22: Act 11: Romney and Obama's Big Ideas - Billionaires vs. the Middle Class - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-24-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Run, Freedom Run - Urinetown
Ch. 24: Act 12: 13 Can President Obama Change Washington? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-22-12
Activism links:
www.Wolf-PAC.com
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Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Clap Obama on the back with one hand and hand him a to-do list with the other - Anonymous
Ch. 26: It is right to criticize Obama for not being progressive enough - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Ch. 27: Calling back and mostly agreeing - Anonymous
Ch. 28: Duty to disregard those who use violence to control others - Roy from McClain TX
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Ch. 29: Final comments on critiquing Obama and ignoring those who control through violence
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(2012/09/23) Support independent news (Media)
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Support independent news
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: CNN: During Vietnam, It Was Brave of Mitt Romney to be in France - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-04-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Everybody's gone to war - Nerina Pallot
Ch. 4: Act 2: O'Reilly, Limbaugh, Palin, & Ingraham Panicked About Romney- Young Turks - Air Date - 9-12-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Directions - Josh Rouse
Ch. 6: Act 3: Romney-Ryan Extremist Record Tests Political Media - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-22-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Teddybear's picnic - The Lords
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox Omits the Facts to Politicize 9-11 Moment of Silence - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 09-11-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Teddybear's picnic - The Lords
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox and Friends FAIL on Obama Smear...BIG TIME - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-21-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Oops and move on - Henery Philips
Ch. 12: Act 6: EPIC: Fox News Pranked by Fake "Former Obama Supporter" - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-18-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Everyday - Carly Comando
Ch. 14: Act 7: Gretchen Carlson Re-Writes History, Has No Memory Of Any "Successful Terror Attack Since 9-11" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 09-17-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Everyday - Carly Comando
Ch. 16: Act 8: Bored by Birtherism? Try Some Secretly Gay! - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-14-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Love Love Love - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 18: Act 9: Lubricating Politicians - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-7-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Gone - Jack Johnson
Ch. 20: Act 10: DecodeDC: Ex-NPR Reporter Seabrook Fed Up With Media BS - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-01-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: The typewriter song - The Boston Pops Orchestra
Ch. 22: Act 11: "Truth VS. Puppy Purging: Where Do YOU Get Your News?" - Lee Camp - Air Date: 09-20-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Obama has brought change - Anonymous
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Ch. 24: Final comments on depicting Muhammad, criticizing progressive presidents and prepping for awards season
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(2012/09/20) The candidates race (Race and the election)
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The candidates race
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Romney Trolls Liberals to Please Conservative Base - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-24-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: White Privilege - Macklemore
Ch. 4: Act 2: Biggest Birther Event of Year Canceled - No Ticket Sales - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-13-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Kick Drum Heart - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 6: Act 3: Mitt Romney is a Unicorn! - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Space unicorn - Parry Gripp
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News Blames Black People (For Everything) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-25-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: New shoes - Paolo Nutini
Ch. 10: Act 5: Romney Desperately Needs & Targets White Vote - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-27-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Against the wind - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Ch. 12: Act 6: It Was The Worst Of Times - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-7-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Paris - Dido
Ch. 14: Act 7: Rush Limbaugh: Barack Obama Isn't Authentically Black - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-11-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Golden Brown - The Stranglers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Racist, Asshat Clown Could Cost Romney Virginia - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-08-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Something good - Utah Saints
Ch. 18: Act 9: Romney dismisses 47% of the country - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 9-18-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Common sense - Flunk
Ch. 20: Act 10: Romney Revealed in All His Disdainfulness - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-18-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Above and below - The Bravery
Ch. 22: Act 11: Mitt Romney Desperate PANIC Press Conference - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-19-12
Ch. 23: Act 12: Mitt Romney Cracks Hispanic Latino Joke to Donors - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-19-12
Ch. 24: Song 12: Mexico - James Taylor
Ch. 25: Act 13: I Know Who Will Win The Presidential Election (Seriously) - Lee Camp - Air Date: 09-12-12
Activism links:
bit.ly/unicornromney
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Voicemails:
Ch. 26: Any kind of religious fervor is scary - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 27: Refusing to adopt a heightened sense of fear or vulnerability - Anonymous
Ch. 28: Praise for Taylor Mali clip from Education episode - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 29: Thoughtful dissection of provoking others through satire and criticism - Anonymous
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Ch. 30: Final comments asking for more comments on provoking fundamentalists and inspiring videos to be played on the show
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(2012/09/17) Teachers make a goddamn difference (Education)
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Teachers make a goddamn difference
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Experts Are WRONG and Here's How - LeeCamp - Air Date: 08-27-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Change the world - The Offspring
Ch. 4: Act 2: For-Profit Colleges Target Vets & Loans for Huge Profit - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-9-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Breathe me - Sia
Ch. 6: Act 3: How the TPP agreement is a danger to the US - Best of the Left Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Always - Switchfoot
Ch. 8: Act 4: Nation's Substitute Teachers Would Like To Know Who Threw That - The Onion
Ch. 9: Song 4: Let's Misbehave - Irving Aaronson & His Commanders
Ch. 10: Act 5: Student Loans Could Lead to Holocaust! says GOP Rep. - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-07-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Wake up - Arcade Fire
Ch. 12: Act 6: We Are Toxic Assets - J.A. Myerson for Citizen Radio
Ch. 13: Song 6: Common sense - Justin Mcroberts
Ch. 14: Act 7: Chicago teacher strike under attack with misinformation - CounterSpin - Air Date: 9-14-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Teach me something - Hot Tip
Ch. 16: Act 8: Teachers As Thugs - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 9-16-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Concrete bed - Nada Surf
Ch. 18: Act 9: Chicago Teachers Unfairly Vilified - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-14-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: The Legend of Zelda Main Theme Medley - Nintendo
Ch. 20: Act 10: What Teachers Make - Taylor Mali
Activism links:
www.eff.org/issues/tpp
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Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Stacy responds to Joe - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area
Ch. 22: What is your advantages? - Anonymous
Ch. 23: Thanks for queer rights episode - Jay from New York
Ch. 24: Who cares about the gay issue? - Joe from PA
Ch. 25: Tammy Faye Baker on Jesus and the gays - Laurie from WA
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Ch. 26: Final comments on the morality of placating fundamentalists
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(2012/09/14) Echoes of the past (Foreign Policy)
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Echoes of the past
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Ryan Advisor Pick Dan Senor Spotlights War Policy - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-17-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Hide and seek - Imogen Heap
Ch. 4: Act 2: Required Small Openings For Effective Propaganda - Counterspin - Air Date 8-24-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Needle in the hay - Elliott Smith
Ch. 6: Act 3: Obama Grilled About Kill List By Local Reporter - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-09-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Not the only one - Hotrod Cadets
Ch. 8: Act 4: Free Pussy Riot - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 9: Song 4: Free Pussy Riot - Mukluk
Ch. 10: Act 5: A Grisly Milestone for Afghanistan - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-22-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: War - Goldfinger
Ch. 12: Act 6: Reversing The Order Of The Telling on Iran - CounterSpin - Air Date 8-24-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Last word - Christopher Ames
Ch. 14: Act 7: US Ambassador Killed in Libya Consulate Attacks; Romney Politicizes - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-12-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: The killing moon - Echo & The Bunnymen
Ch. 16: Act 8: Clash of Fundamentalisms in Libya - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-12-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Duel of the fates - John Williams
Ch. 18: Act 9: Torture Widespread Based On New US Waterboarding Evidence - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-07-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Keep on moving forward - Emma's Revolution
Ch. 20: Act 10: Bush 9/11 FAIL: Worse Than You Think! - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-11-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Don't look back in anger - Oasis
Ch. 22: Act 11: Cheney In No Position to Fault Obama on Intelligence Briefings - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-11-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Warning - Green Day
Ch. 24: Act 12: 9/11: Devastating Book On Bush Admin, Bin Laden Warnings - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-12-12
Activism links:
www.FreePussyRiot.org
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Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Discussing victim-blaming - Heather from Indiana
Ch. 26: Discussing rape culture - Ally from Philidelphia
Ch. 27: Joe clarifies previous statement about race and gender - Joe from New York
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Ch. 28: Final comments explaining the withdrawl of original version of Ep. 642
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(2012/09/11) Bigotry is morally disordered and cognitively questionable (Queer Rights)
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Bigotry is morally disordered and cognitively questionable
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Gay appreciation in the military - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 6-22-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Fuck you - Lily Allen
Ch. 4: Act 2: Ex-gays aren't ex-gay - Savage Love - Air Date 7-24-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: I've gotta be me - Sammy Davis Jr.
Ch. 6: Act 3: Anti-Gay Bigots = Conspiracy Theorists, Pope in Gay Porn Movie, More - The David Pakman Show
Ch. 7: Song 3: Starring - Freelance Whales
Ch. 8: Act 4: Welcome to the 21st Century: Democrats Add Gay Marriage to Party Platform - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-31-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: All I want is you - U2
Ch. 10: Act 5: Why They Are A Hate Group - Savage Love - Air Date 8-21-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: The asshole song - Jimmy Buffet
Ch. 12: Act 6: Incredible Bigoted Anti-Gay Romney-Ryan Ad - The David Pakman Show
Ch. 13: Song 6: Galileo - G.G. Allin
Ch. 14: Act 7: Dad Cites Bible To Disown Gay Son In Letter - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-11-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Killing for love - José González
Ch. 16: Act 8: Married Gay Couple Denied Driver's License in Florida - The Majority Report
Ch. 17: Song 8: Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
Ch. 18: Act 9: Anti-Gay TN Senator LGBT Suicide Isn't a Real Problem - The David Pakman Show
Ch. 19: Song 9: What is love? - Haddaway
Ch. 20: Act 10: Gay Student Stalked By Former MI Assistant AG - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-25-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Beautiful boy - Sam Quinn + Japan Ten
Ch. 22: Act 11: Boys Preying On The Priests - Savage Love - Air Date 9-4-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Clearing up false equivalency between Catholics and Muslims - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 24: A glimpse of the human condition through personal perception - Daniel from CA
Ch. 25: Joe reveals his majority privilege - John In Tulsa, OK
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Ch. 26: Final comments on crime and vigilance
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(2012/09/08) Suppressing democracy (Voting Rights)
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Suppressing democracy
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Suppression, Not The Standard Definition - Counterspin - Air Date 7-27-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Anything goes / Anything you can do - Glee Cast
Ch. 4: Act 2: Your Vote WILL Be Stolen And Here's How - Lee Camp - Air Date 8-13-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: The promise - Reel Big Fish
Ch. 6: Act 3: Labor unions AFL CIO - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Finish line - Fanfarlo
Ch. 8: Act 4: Voting Rights in Trouble in PA, IA, OH - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-10-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Great divide - Fair
Ch. 10: Act 5: But Is Suppression The Intent - Counterspin - Air Date 8-3-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hard to explain - The Strokes
Ch. 12: Act 6: Dangerous Voting Scheme in Pennsylvania Moves Forward - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-16-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Something's always wrong - Toad the Wet Sprocket
Ch. 14: Act 7: Republican Scott Brown Wants All Legal Votes to Count, BUT... - David Pakman - Air Date 8-14-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Chorus of fools - The Crookes
Ch. 16: Act 8: Voter ID Bill Requires Proof Of Rib - Howdyland.com
Ch. 17: Song 8: In God's country - U2
Ch. 18: Act 9: Game of Thrones Author Attacks GOP Voter Suppression - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-16-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: I shall not be moved - Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band
Ch. 20: Act 10: GOP Adds War on Voting to Party Platform - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-21-12
Ch. 21: Song 9: Classical gas - Vanessa Mae
Ch. 22: Act 10: GOP voter suppression is criminal - Matthew Filipowicz Show - Air Date 8-16-12
Activism links:
AFLCIO.org
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Voicemails:
Ch. 23: False equivalency between Catholicism and Islam - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 24: Story about train is about control - Paula in California
Ch. 25: Minority perception of privilege may be amplified beyond reality - Joe from New York
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Ch. 26: Final comments on aversions to being controlled and a bad breakdown of a false equivalency
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(2012/09/05) Misdirecting the economy (Economics)
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Misdirecting the economy
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Democrats Beat Republicans on 11 of 12 Economic Indicators- David Pakman - Air Date 8-17-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Wax & Wire - Loch Lomond
Ch. 4: Act 2: Wall Street-er's BS Plan To Privatize the US Postal Service - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-26-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: The Letter - The Box Tops
Ch. 6: Act 3: Scary Figures Of Misinformation - Counterspin - Air Date 8-24-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Tell me a lie - Griffin House
Ch. 8: Act 4: Pew: Middle Class Is Screwed - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-26-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Razorwire - Chris Priest
Ch. 10: Act 5: Man who killed Glass/Steagall says it's time to bring it back - Jimmy Dore - Air Date 8-3-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: If the world crashes down - Enrique Iglesias
Ch. 12: Act 6: Obama's Hard Case on the Economy - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-24-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Fall down - Toad the Wet Sprocket
Ch. 14: Act 7: Paul Ryan Is a Randian Not a Fiscal Conservative - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-14-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Don't talk - 10,000 Maniacs
Ch. 16: Act 8: Paul Ryan (Absurdly) Blames Obama For S&P Downgrade - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-31-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: How Regan used religion to turn Africa against homosexuality - Max from Davis, CA
Ch. 18: Thoughts on Catholics denouncing pedophiles in their ranks - John From Reno
Ch. 19: The need for more atheists - Jason from the cornfields of Iowa
Ch. 20: Comparing black and female burden - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area
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Ch. 21: Final comments asking for input on activism updates to promote on the show
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(2012/09/02) See how deceitfully they run (GOP)
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See how deceitfully they run
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Double-Amputee Duckworth Not A 'True' Military Hero - Rep. Joe Walsh - Young Turks - Air Date 7-7-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Girl in the war - Chris Priest
Ch. 4: Act 2: Super Klassy GOPers Gay Dog Whistle Each Other - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-7-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: These quiet times - Shady Bard
Ch. 6: Act 3: Obama Compared To Hitler, Stalin, & Mao By GOP Candidate - Young Turks - Air Date 8-6-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Courage - Authority Zero
Ch. 8: Act 4: Louie Gohmert Still Saying “Ahhhhh” - Howdyland.com
Ch. 9: Song 4: Spanish flea - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Ch. 10: Act 5: Tea Party Most Anti-Gay Political Group - David Pakman - Air Date 8-22-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Free to decide - The Cranberries
Ch. 12: Act 6: Allen West Punches Woman In The Face In New Ad - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-11-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Sapphire bullets of pure love - They might be giants
Ch. 14: Act 7: Magical Thinking of the GOP - Real Time With Bill Maher - Air Date 8-24-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Dance music - The Mountain Goats
Ch. 16: Act 8: We built, and misrepresented, it - This Week in Blackness Radio - Air Date: 8-29-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: The lucky one - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Ch. 18: Act 9: I have privilege because I'm white, get it? - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 8-31-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: The district sleeps alone tonight - The Postal Service
Ch. 20: Act 10: The devil in the details, Ralph Reed and the GOP - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 8-31-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Conservatives winning on abortion would be detrimental to their fundraising efforts - Ruth from Michigan
Ch. 22: Romney's comment is the perfect explanation of white privilege - Michael From California
Ch. 23: A different perspective on religion - John from Texas
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Ch. 24: Final Comments on extended Moyers clip and when bad is good
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(2012/08/30) The crazy side of faith (Religion)
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The crazy side of faith
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Abuser Priest Caught in Underwear Chasing Boy Down the Street- David Pakman - Air Date 8-22-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Knockin' on heaven's door - Guns N' Roses
Ch. 4: Act 2: Descriptions Just Not Graphic Enough - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 06-22-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: God's radar - The Dixie Hummingbirds
Ch. 6: Act 3: Dinosaurs Lived With Man So Says Allen Quist, GOP Candidate- Young Turks - Air Date 8-15-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Pray for you - Jaron And The Long Road To Love
Ch. 8: Act 4: Lord Answers Bible-Camp Counselor's Prayer For Safe And Enjoyable Hike - The Onion
Ch. 9: Song 4: Save a prayer - Duran Duran
Ch. 10: Act 5: Poetic Human Nature - Moyers and Company - Air Date 7-6-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Eden - Phil Wickham
Ch. 12: Act 6: Pat Robertson Sikh Shooting Because Atheists Hate God - David Pakman - Air Date 8-7-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band
Ch. 14: Act 7: Christian Girl Faces Death Penalty For 'Blasphemy' In Pakistan - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-26-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Whenever God shines his light - Van Morrison
Ch. 16: Act 8: OMG Mandatory Church and Pat's Orphans - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 8-17-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash
Ch. 18: Act 9: A Win for the Religious Censors in Wis. - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-23-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Heaven knows I'm miserable now - The Smiths
Ch. 20: Act 10: Faith-Based TV-Repair Shop Severely Backed Up - The Onion - Air Date: 7-12-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Like a prayer - Madonna
Ch. 22: Act 11: Bill Nye Vs Creationism - Young Turks - Air Date -8-28-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: We are all made of stars - Moby
Ch. 24: Act 12: And The Lord Sayeth Be A Greedy A$$hole - Lee Camp - Air Date 7-17-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction" - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 26: Is holding a door for a woman inherently sexist? - Chuck in Salt Lake City
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Ch. 27: Final comments on intention vs actions in benevolent sexism and how traditionalism can lead to bad public policy
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(2012/08/27) Racism from the grassroots to the grasstops (Racism)
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Racism from the grassroots to the grasstops
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: See Past the Profile - ULGA Young Professionals
Ch. 3: Song 1: Chase me down the street - Hotrod Cadets
Ch. 4: Act 2: Whites-Only Christian Gathering In Alabama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-07-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Laundry room - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Viability of Racism a Political Tactic in 2012 - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-18-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hit me with your best shot - Pat Benatar
Ch. 8: Act 4: Mississippi Church Refuses a Black Couple's Wedding - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-10-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: A change is gonna come - Ben Sollee
Ch. 10: Act 5: Church Blocks Black Couple's Wedding In Mississippi - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-31-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Tomorrow - Duran Duran
Ch. 12: Act 6: Hey White Guys - Third Base - ExplodedView MEF on YouTube
Ch. 13: Song 6: Rockin' the suburbs - Ben Folds
Ch. 14: Act 7: Beneath Welfare Lie Is a Racist Dog Whistle - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-7-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Kill the director - The Wombats
Ch. 16: Act 8: Whites Think They Suffer From Racism More Than Blacks - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-22-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Ridiculous thoughts - The Cranberries
Ch. 18: Act 9: Rush Limbaugh 'A Racist Piece Of Shit' Says Ice-T - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-27-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Your racist friend - They might be giants
Ch. 20: Act 10: Living Without White Privilege - This Week In Blackness - Air Date 8-21-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Benevolent sexism coupled with anti-women views in the Christian church - Jessica from New York
Ch. 22: People often hold seemingly opposing views - Mara from Pittsburgh
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Ch. 23: Final comments on parsing tradition from religion
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(2012/08/24) Protecting women from their rights (Reproductive rights)
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Protecting women from their rights
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Planned Parenthood Is 'Murder For Hire' - N.C. Rep. Pittman - Young Turks - Air Date 8-6-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Overkill (Acoustic Version) - Colin Hay
Ch. 4: Act 2: Is Paul Ryan Vice President Ultrasound? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 8-13-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Mama said - The Shirelles
Ch. 6: Act 3: The GOP War on Women's Health is Real - New Left Media
Ch. 7: Act 4: Women Jealous of Romney's Wife Because She Married Rich - Young Turks - Air Date 8-6-12
Ch. 8: Song 4: I want it all - Queen
Ch. 9: Act 5: Abortion Doctor Attacked for NOT Forcing 10-Year-Old Rape Victim to Birth Child- David Pakman - Air Date 8-17-12
Ch. 10: Song 5: Pregnant women are smug - Garfunkel and Oates
Ch. 11: Act 6: Hey Girl You Didn't Need Those Reproductive Rights - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-14-12
Ch. 12: Song 6: Crooked teeth - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 13: Act 7: Todd Akin, what he said and why it matters - Double X Gabfest - Air Date: 8-22-12
Ch. 14: Song 7: Running scared - Roy Orbison
Ch. 15: Act 8: The GOP is mainstreaming radical ideas on women's health - Matthew Filipowicz - Air Date: 8-21-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 16: Benevolent sexism - Liz
Ch. 17: Why concern ourselves with train incident when others are worse? - Steven from California
Ch. 18: Overt chivalry is not necessarily pro-women - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 19: Perspective on why religious treatment of women rubs the wrong way - Tanya from Arkansas
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Ch. 20: Final comments on how chauvinism becomes internalized
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(2012/08/21) Get a load of this guy (Paul Ryan)
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Get a load of this guy
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The VEEP Pick - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 8-17-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Turning tables - Adele
Ch. 4: Act 2: Paul Ryan And Ayn Rand - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-14-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Somebody to love - Jefferson Airplane
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Ayn Rand Kid - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 8-17-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Against all odds - The Postal Service
Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Ryan Unqualified to Be President By Mitt Romney's OWN STANDARDS - David Pakman - Air Date 8-13-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Drive - R.E.M.
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Dangerous Not Dull Choice- Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 8-17-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Reactionary Aggressiveness of Paul Ryan - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-14-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: We like to party - The Venga Boys
Ch. 14: Act 7: USA Elections Like The Olympics - Bugle - Air Date 8-17-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Tiny Wings theme
Ch. 16: Act 8: Ryan Pick Kills Downballot GOP Races - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-14-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Broken chair - Chris and Thomas
Ch. 18: Act 9: Blue Collar Millionaire - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 8-17-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Torn blue foam couch - Grand Archives
Ch. 20: Act 10: Akin's Neanderthal Comment, and Ryan's Neanderthal Position - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-20-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: I go to extremes - Billy Joel
Ch. 22: Act 11: Campaigning Off The Cliff - Bugle - Air Date 8-17-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Spend - Jeff Caudill
Ch. 24: Act 12: Paul Ryan - What You Need To Know - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-14-12
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Ch. 25: Final comments on religion, women, morality and a metro train
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(2012/08/18) Live to deceive (Media)
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Live to deceive
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: CNN's Flawed Coverage of Iran Threat - Young Turks - Air Date 7-16-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Good people - Jack Johnson
Ch. 4: Act 2: Interviewee Has Final Approval - Counterspin - Air Date 7-19-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Mile End - Pulp
Ch. 6: Act 3: Study: Liberals & Moderates Distrust TV News More Than Conservatives - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-18-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: The scientist - Willie Nelson
Ch. 8: Act 4: Shrinking the news… and our democracy - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 6-20-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Cable TV - Fol Chen
Ch. 10: Act 5: Why Can't War Be Fun For The Whole Family?! - Lee Camp - Air Date: 8-9-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: The importance of being idle - Oasis
Ch. 12: Act 6: Syria Leaks - Assad's PR Firm Manipulates American Media - Young Turks - Air Date - 07-25-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Wave of mutilation - Pixies
Ch. 14: Act 7: Peaceful Resistance Unnoticed - Counterspin - Air Date 7-19-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Love will come through - Travis
Ch. 16: Act 8: Journalism? Reporters Let Campaign Officials Edit Their Quotes - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-18-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Little embarrassing - Rosemary's Sons
Ch. 18: Act 9: AP Owes Apology for Legitimizing Doctor's Murder - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-9-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Cemetery gates - The Smiths
Ch. 20: Act 10: Did We All Really Just Spend This Much Time on a Daniel Tosh Joke? - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-23-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Ch. 22: Act 11: MOST DECEPTIVE Fox News Graph - David Pakman - Air Date 8-2-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: The Secret Agent: The Secret Agent Ending - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico & Elias Arizcuren
Ch. 24: Act 12: Fox News Latest Attack on Obama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-20-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Report back on Occupy Wall St. - Dan from New York
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Ch. 26: Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on 'Under African Skies' doc about Paul Simon and apartheid South Africa
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(2012/08/15) Consider the true costs (Climate)
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Consider the true costs
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Exxon Mobil CEO: Climate Change is No Big Deal, We'll Just Adapt! - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-02-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: For greener pastures - Glen Simpson
Ch. 4: Act 2: Sharing The Page - Counterspin - Air Date 7-12-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Meet Me On The Equinox - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 6: Act 3: Power Shift Climate SOS - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Summer in the city - The Lovin' Spoonful
Ch. 8: Act 4: News Of The Warm Polar Regions - Le Show - Air Date 6-24-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: The day the world came together - 350.org
Ch. 10: Act 5: Energy's True Cost - A Converted Skeptic Pt. 1 - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-30-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Silver lining - Rilo Kiley
Ch. 12: Act 6: Tar Sands Blockade Teaser Trailer - Tar Sands Blockade - Air Date: 8-5-12
Ch. 13: Act 7: Energy's True Cost - A Converted Skeptic Pt. 2 - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-30-12
Ch. 14: Song 7: Because the world needs to know - 350.org
Ch. 15: Act 8: Fringe Science Expert - Counterspin - Air Date 7-27-12
Ch. 16: Song 8: Science is real - They might be giants
Ch. 17: Act 9: How the Massive Droughts Remind Us It's a Good Time for the Government to Borrow More Money - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-30-12
Ch. 18: Song 9: Peacocks - The Mountain Goats
Ch. 19: Act 10: Finally A Climate Hearing - Green News Report - Air Date 8-2-12
Ch. 20: Song 10: Close To Me [Closet Remix] - The Cure
Ch. 21: Act 11: The Global Warming Check List - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-9-12
Ch. 22: Song 11: Kilimanjaro - Emma's Revolution
Ch. 23: Act 12: Fracking Waste Messes with Texas - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-7-12
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Voicemails:
Ch. 24: Thanks for Cindy's voicemail - Colin from Cleveland, OH
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Ch. 25: Final comments on Malcolm Gladwell's book Blink and the difference between knowledge and understanding
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(2012/08/12) Making the list (Foreign Policy)
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Making the list
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Romney's Bush-Like Foreign Policy Matters to the World - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-27-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Imagine that - Melissa Etheridge
Ch. 4: Act 2: A Patriotic Punch In The Face - Howdyland.com - Air Date: 7-12-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Pullin' Punches - Arkells
Ch. 6: Act 3: Global champion of human rights. Who, us? - CounterSpin
Ch. 7: Song 3: It's a mistake - Men at Work
Ch. 8: Act 4: Dronetopia - Mark Firoe - Air Date 5-29-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Peace of mind - Schonherz & Scott
Ch. 10: Act 5: How Can You Vote For Obama After Drone Revelations? - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-11-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Where your eyes don't go - They might be giants
Ch. 12: Act 6: Combating Militancy And Growing Numbers - CounterSpin - Air Date: 6-7-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Casualties of war - Rakim
Ch. 14: Act 7: New Masters Of War - Le Show - Air Date 6-24-12
Ch. 15: Act 8: Senator Whitehouse on Obama's Kill List & DOJ Secret Law - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-13-12
Ch. 16: Song 8: Secrets - OneRepublic
Ch. 17: Act 9: Pressing Obama over His "Kill List" - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-2-12
Ch. 18: Song 9: First day of my life - Bright Eyes
Ch. 19: Act 10: Obama's 'License To Kill' Being Questioned By Congress - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-01-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Advice on structuring the government and voting for change - Cindy in California
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Ch. 22: Final comments on calling for a constitutional convention through Wolf-PAC.com
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(2012/08/09) Film the Police (Police State)
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Film the Police
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: United States: #1 in Requesting User Data from Google - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-19-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: I still haven't found what I'm looking for - U2
Ch. 4: Act 2: Predictive Policing - CounterSpin - Air Date 06-14-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: 029 Дискотека Авария - Малинки (feat. Ж. Фриске)
Ch. 6: Act 3: Let The White Guy Carry Your Stash - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 06-22-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: I know what I know - Paul Simon
Ch. 8: Act 4: Stop & Frisk Is Racist & Doesn't Work - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-27-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: #10FriskCommandments - Jasari X
Ch. 10: Act 5: Police Under Video Surveillance - On The Media - Air Date 06-14-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Sing Theresa Says - Greg Laswell
Ch. 12: Act 6: ACLU Releases "Police Tape" Android App - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-14-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: I turn my camera on - Spoon
Ch. 14: Act 7: Confused 911 Caller Unwittingly Reveals NYPD Spying in New Jersey - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-01-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: I want to protect you - Eels
Ch. 16: Act 8: Bomb Sniffing Dog Humps Bomb Defusing Robot - The Onion
Ch. 17: Song 8: Puppy Love - Paul Anka
Ch. 18: Act 9: Strike Before The Crime's Even Thought Of - CounterSpin - Air Date 06-14-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Love you madly - Cake
Ch. 20: Act 10: Bloomberg Attacks Irony, Calls for Police Strike - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-24-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Take it or leave it - The Strokes
Ch. 22: Act 11: Introducing The Department Of Homeland Insecurity - Lee Camp - Air date 5-24-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: We should have fought harder for a primary candidate - Matt in Wisconsin
Ch. 24: Our false sense of centrism - Matt from Sacramento
Ch. 25: Why to vote for third parties - Todd from LA
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Final comments on voting strategies
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(2012/08/06) Still freaking out over Obamacare (Health Care)
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Still freaking out over Obamacare
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Uncertainty in DC turns businessmen into children - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 6-29-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Something happened - Visitors
Ch. 4: Act 2: Woman Who Sued Over Obamacare Now in Bankruptcy w Medical Bills - David Pakman - Air Date 7-3-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: That's what's wrong - Good Old War
Ch. 6: Act 3: “Hands Off Your Medicare” Option Goes Into Effect - Howdyland.com - Air Date: 7-4-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Shame - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 8: Act 4: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Fined $3 Billion - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-13-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: God be with you - The Cranberries
Ch. 10: Act 5: Leaving Details Out - Counterspin - Air Date 7-12-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Get up and go - Broadcast 2000
Ch. 12: Act 6: RepubliBliss - Mark Fiore - Air Date 7-9-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Happy now - No Doubt
Ch. 14: Act 7: Mitt Romney: Universal Healthcare is Great...For Everyone But America! - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-31-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Get ready - The Proclaimers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Obamacare a Tax Cut for Millions of Americans - David Pakman - Air Date 7-24-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: I wish I knew - Years and Years
Ch. 18: Act 9: New Prescription-Only Sandwich Extra Delicious - The Onion
Ch. 19: Song 9: Sometime around midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event
Ch. 20: Act 10: Virginia Privatizing Mental Health Facility For Sexual Offenders - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-17-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: The Persuaded - Faded Paper Figures
Ch. 22: Act 11: GOP Not Keen on New Health Benefits for Women - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-31-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Numb Bears - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 24: Act 12: Shocking! When States Expand Their Medicare Coverage, Less People Die - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-30-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Thoughts on lefties and religion - Tim from Hyattsville, MD
Ch. 26: Discussing strategy in the 2012 election - Craig from Ohio
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Ch. 27: Final comments clarifying my thoughts on strategy in voting
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(2012/08/03) Cutting to the bone (Economics)
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Edition #629
Cutting to the bone
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Is The U.S. Being Sold For Parts - Lee Camp - Air Date 5-18-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Buildings and mountains - The Republic Tigers
Ch. 4: Act 2: Broke Cities Sell Ad Space On Cop Cars, Schools, Manhole Covers... - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-04-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sell out - Reel Big Fish
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fareed Zakaria giving bad economic advice for pay - CounterSpin - Air Date: 6-21-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Heard 'Em Say (Featuring Adam Levine) - Kanye West
Ch. 8: Act 4: Ron Paul On Social Security - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 6-22-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Crazier than you - Krysta Rodriguez & Wesley Taylor
Ch. 10: Act 5: "Libertarian" Ron Paul Exposes His True Self: a Corporate Feudalist - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-13-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: I'm looking through you - Steve Earle
Ch. 12: Act 6: Tax The Rich or Cut Food Stamps? - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-14-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Blue Rondo A La Turk - Dave Brubeck
Ch. 14: Act 7: Pope Lays Off 20 Cardinals - The Onion
Ch. 15: Song 7: Everloving - Moby
Ch. 16: Act 8: Preferring Equal Attention To Equal Cuts - CounterSpin - Air Date 6-28-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Everybody's gone to war - Nerina Pallot
Ch. 18: Act 9: How A Single Olive Destroyed Common Decency - Lee Camp - Air Date 5-30-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: We set ourselves free - Club 8
Ch. 20: Act 10: Scranton, PA Lowers Firefighter, Police Salaries to Minimum Wage. Is Your City Next? - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-09-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Minimum wage - They might be giants
Ch. 22: Act 11: Deficitbots - Mark Firoe - Air Date 6-25-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: The killing moon - Echo & The Bunnymen
Ch. 24: Act 12: Rant: How You Get Screwed By Fees & Fines - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-06-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Vote for third parties if you don't live in a swing state - Jeremy from Lynnwood, WA
Ch. 26: Offended by talk about centrism - Steven from Washington State
Ch. 27: Centrism is the answer - Jane from the south
Ch. 28: Centrism is a myth - Rod from Bakersfield, CA
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Ch. 29: Final Comments on taking comfort in the inevitability of inequality
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(2012/07/31) Banksta's Paradise (Economics)
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Banksta's Paradise
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Either Way - Mark Fiore - Air Date 6-4-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Either Way - Wilco
Ch. 4: Act 2: More Systemic Cheating on Wall Street - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-17-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
Ch. 6: Act 3: Gun Control Brady Campaign - BotL activism update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Smokin from shootin - My Morning Jacket
Ch. 8: Act 4: Libor Explained in Three Minutes or Less - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-24-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Don't trust me - 3OH!3
Ch. 10: Act 5: FED Knew About LIBOR Scandal in 2007 - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-15-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Over my head - The Fray
Ch. 12: Act 6: Tax Havenality, Recipes For Trouble - The Bugle - Air Date 7-20-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Speak up - Luke Reynolds
Ch. 14: Act 7: The man who invented too big to fail recanted - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 7-26-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: My favorite game - The Cardigans
Ch. 16: Act 8: Breaking Up the Big Banks in Two Minutes or Less - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-25-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
Ch. 18: Act 9: Traders To Consciously Permit Mass Starvation - Howdyland.com - Air Date: 7-27-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Africa - Toto
Ch. 20: Act 10: How Banksters Screw The Average Guy - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-13-12
Activism links:
bradycampaign.org
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We shouldn't destroy the ecoweb for it's own sake - Anonymous
An argument for third party voting - Nathaniel from Raleigh, NC
Voting for third parties puts pressure on the big parties - Anonymous
Thoughts on the negative side of voting for third parties - Colin from Cleveland, OH
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Final comments on outside campaigns to fix the problems with voting
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(2012/07/26) It's clear who the problem is (GOP)
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It's clear who the problem is
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Iowa GOP Platform: Insane - Majority Report
Ch. 3: Song 1: Location - Freelance Whales
Ch. 4: Act 2: Sadly Not From The Onion - Texas GOP Against Thinking & Voting Rights- Young Turks - Air Date - 06-27-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Throwing stones - Shout Out Louds
Ch. 6: Act 3: Scott Walker Defies U.S. Supreme Court - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-29-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mr. Maker - The Kooks
Ch. 8: Act 4: Rick Scott's Vision: Tuberculosis For Everyone! - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-09-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: The first - Tegan and Sara
Ch. 10: Act 5: GOP Has Become 'Goofy' - Conservative Judge - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-07-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Nearly lost you - Screaming Trees
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Utopia Of Centralism - Professional Left - Air Date 6-29-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: The perfect space - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 14: Act 7: Tea Party Quiet... Too Quiet - The Onion
Ch. 15: Song 7: Brain damage - Pink Floyd
Ch. 16: Act 8: Crazy Iowa Republican Appoints Herself Senator of Alt. USA - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-17-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Crash - The Primitives
Ch. 18: Act 9: Nothing To Teach Me - David Feldman - Air Date 7-2-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Kids - MGMT
Ch. 20: Act 10: Muslim Brotherhood Infiltrating America - Young Turks - Air Date - 7-10-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Everybody's fool - Evanescence
Ch. 22: Act 11: Opaque Transparency - Bill Moyers - Air Date 7-20-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: We're not destroying the planet - Mara from Pittsburgh
Ch. 24: Why not vote for third parties? - Travis in Missouri
Ch. 25: Thoughts on the living wage - Amy in Denver
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Ch. 26: Final comments on voting strategy and BotL housekeeping updates
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(2012/07/22) People using their imaginations (Religion)
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Edition #626
People using their imaginations
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: 'Pistol Whip' Nuns - Conservative Host's Outrageous Comments - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-27-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: My Love Is Your Love (Jonathan Peters' Radio Mix) - Dyme & Whitney Houston
Ch. 4: Act 2: Bill O'Reilly On Doubting God - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 6-29-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Early in the morning - Peter, Paul & Mary
Ch. 6: Act 3: Catholic Nutritionists Warn Of Transubstantiating Fats - The Onion
Ch. 7: Song 3: Crucify - Tori Amos
Ch. 8: Act 4: Pastor John Hagee: Atheists Should Leave Country, No One Will Miss Them - David Pakman - Air Date: 6-7-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: God's gonna cut you down - Johnny Cash
Ch. 10: Act 5: Louisiana Voucher Program Funds Horrible Private Religious Schools With Tax Payer Money - Majority Report - Air Date: 7-11-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Rejoice - Andrew Jackson Jihad
Ch. 12: Act 6: Jesus Questioned For Accepting Tithes From Lobbyists - The Onion
Ch. 13: Song 6: Jesus is just alright - The Doobie Brothers
Ch. 14: Act 7: Bible Used As Punishment For Drunk Driver - The Young Turks - Air Date: 7-7-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: I ain't afraid - Robin Roberts
Ch. 16: Act 8: Romney's Mormonism and religion in politics - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 7-1-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Faith - George Michael
Ch. 18: Act 9: Left Wing “Deathers” Win A Round - Howdyland.com - Air Date: 6-28-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Imagine - John Lennon
Ch. 20: Act 10: Imagine there’s no heaven - Johann Hari - Air Date: 5-31-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Thoughts on how different people see the government - Chris from Michigan
Ch. 22: Thoughts on seeing other's perspectives and examples of privilege - Jessica from New York
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Ch. 23: Final comments on moral standards and hypocrisy
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(2012/07/19) A woman's place (Feminism)
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Edition #625
A woman's place
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: GOP's Woman Up Campaign Comically Fails to Narrow Gender Gap - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-26-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Female Of The Species [Fembot Mix] - Space
Ch. 4: Act 2: Hillary Clinton Is 'Fat And Old' According To Author Ed Klein- Young Turks - Air Date- 6-05-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Somewhere Over The Rainbow-What A Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Ch. 6: Act 3: Not Really Gender Bias - CounterSpin - Air Date 6-28-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Right to complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 8: Act 4: Rush Limbaugh: Trouble Started When Women Started Voting - David Pakman - Air Date 7-5-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Smile like you mean it - The Killers
Ch. 10: Act 5: Rush Limbaugh: The Country Went Downhill When We Let Women Vote! - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-06-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: African woman - Babba Maal
Ch. 12: Act 6: Rape Crisis Center Funds Vetoed by Governor Scott in Florida - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-25-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: You can't win - Michael Jackson
Ch. 14: Act 7: Wage Gap Remains No Matter the Number Crunching - Hartmann Interview - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-30-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: We were there - Robin Roberts
Ch. 16: Act 8: Is Feminism Dead - Throwing Shade - Air Date 7-2-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Justify my love - Madonna
Ch. 18: Act 9: SC Gov Rape & Sex Abuse Prevention Are Distractions - David Pakman - Air Date 7-11-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Carolina in my mind - James Taylor
Ch. 20: Act 10: Pundit Predicts A Female President In... - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-10-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Back porch - The Presidents Of The United States Of America
Ch. 22: Act 11: Feelings Hurt In Local Teasing Incident - The Onion
Ch. 23: Song 11: Let her cry - Hootie and the Blowfish (With Bill O'reilly reading from "Those who tresspass)
Ch. 24: Act 12: Mississippi's Only Abortion Clinic Temporarily Saved - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-02-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: I saved the world today - The Eurythmics
Ch. 26: Act 13: Update on the Pushback Against the War on Women - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 6-18-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 27: Thoughts on Jonathan Haidt and not demonizing - John In New York
Ch. 28: Find common moral ground or duck and run - Kevin from Allentown, PA
Ch. 29: The absence of burden - John In Atlanta
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Ch. 30: Final comments on the absence of burden and the living wage
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(2012/07/16) Peeking out of the cave (Media)
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Edition #624
Peeking out of the cave
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Trolling For Gaffes - CounterSpin - Air Date: 6-14-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: The waiting - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Ch. 4: Act 2: Are Liberals Ruining America By Not Ignoring Rush Limbaugh & Fox News? - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-11-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: If it is growing - Fanfarlo
Ch. 6: Act 3: Not Two Sides To Everything - David Feldman - Air Date 7-2-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Prettiest tree on the mountain - Ben Sollee
Ch. 8: Act 4: Clarifying the clarifiers - CounterSpin - Air Date 6-28-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: The shining - Badly Drawn Boy
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Shadows Are Taking Over - Lee Camp - Air Date 7-5-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Sunshine goodtime - Minnutes
Ch. 12: Act 6: Rush Limbaugh Throws Tantrum Because You Can't Jail Someone For Free Speech - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-29-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Stop breaking down - The White Stripes
Ch. 14: Act 7: 6 Corporations Control 90% of Media - David Pakman - Air Date 6-25-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Under the Milky Way tonight - The Church
Ch. 16: Act 8: Luke Russert fighting against stating facts - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 7-13-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time to go home - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Ch. 18: Act 9: The problem with media in foreign countries - CounterSpin - Air Date: 6-21-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: About today - The National
Ch. 20: Act 10: Age Appropriate Right Wing Rhetoric - Real Time With Bill Maher - Air Date 6-22-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Somos Gitanos - The Gipsy Kings
Ch. 22: Act 11: CNN's John King Fired, Who's Taking His Spot - Young Turks - Air Date - 6-13-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Thoughts on how people feel about facts - Nora
Ch. 24: Positive vs negative karma - Todd from LA
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Ch. 25: Final comments on Jonathan Haidt, morality and false equivalencies
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(2012/07/13) High temperatures, tides and tempers (Climate)
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Edition #623
High temperatures, tides and tempers
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Frack It, We're Gonna Be Rich - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-18-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Solid ground - Dougie Maclean
Ch. 4: Act 2: Oil Company Failures Enabled Kalamazoo River Tar Sands Spill - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-10-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Drink the water - Jack Johnson
Ch. 6: Act 3: KalamazooSolidarity.org - Tar Sands Spill - BotL Activism Update - Air Date: 7-12-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Santa Fe - Ottmar Liebert
Ch. 8: Act 4: Vaginas, Sea Level, And The Banning Of Reality - Lee Camp - Air Date: 6-18-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Angry Sea - Chris James
Ch. 10: Act 5: Legislators Ban Phrase "Sea Level Rise" - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-30-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Wash away - Joe Purdy
Ch. 12: Act 6: Breaking Records And Exposing Heartland - Green News Report - Air Date 05-22-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Port of call - Beirut
Ch. 14: Act 7: Scientists Terrified About Global Warming - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-8-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Having a good time - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Coal Industry Astroturfing Again - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-5-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Secret Heart - Feist
Ch. 18: Act 9: Bill McKibben of 350.org on Past and Future of Environmental Direct Action - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-20-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Oxygen - Willy Mason
Ch. 20: Act 10: The hottest 12-months on record - Green News Report - Air Date: 7-10-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Magic - Pilot
Ch. 22: Act 11: Heat Waves, Wildfires, & Global Warming - Young Turks - Air Date-07-03-12
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KalamazooSolidarity.org
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Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Analysis of social psychology of moral politics - Jesse from Australia
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Ch. 24: Final comments on how Wade from Texas made my day today
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(2012/07/09) Your Plutocracy at Work (Citizens United)
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Edition #622
Your Plutocracy at Work
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why I'm Racist - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-13-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Crooked teeth - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 4: Act 2: Your Plutocracy at Work - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 5-30-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Lake Michigan - Rouge Wave
Ch. 6: Act 3: Wolf-Pac.com - It gets worse campaign - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Show me something new - Shout Out Louds
Ch. 8: Act 4: Love Obama? This Will Piss You Off (But You Need To Hear It) - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-6-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Yes we can, but - Harry Shearer
Ch. 10: Act 5: Campaign Finance: "A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham" - The Progressive Air Date: 3-6-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Atoms in a molecule - Noah and the Whale
Ch. 12: Act 6: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Citizens United Allows Corporations to Threaten Politicians - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-13-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Mother we just can't get enough - New Radicals
Ch. 14: Act 7: Media's View On Campaign Finanace Reform - Counterspin - Air Date: 4-12-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: When it goes wrong again - Everclear
Ch. 16: Act 8: Lawrence Lessig on ‘Fixing the Republic’ - Truthdig Radio
Ch. 17: Song 8: You can't always get what you want - Glee Cast
Ch. 18: Act 9: Celebrating the 4th in the greatest, freest country - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 7-6-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: American Pie - Don McLean
Ch. 20: Act 10: Montana Citizens United case even more important than immigration ruling - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 6-25-12
Ch. 19: Song 10: The girl in the northern soul collection - Club 8
Ch. 20: Act 11: Citizens United and the rationing of speech - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 7-6-12
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Voicemails:
Thoughts on morality in political positions - Cory from Des Moines
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Final comments introducing Moyers' interview with Jonathan Haidt
How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World? Part 1
How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World? Part 2
How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World? Part 3
How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World? Part 4
How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World? Part 5
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(2012/07/06) The struggle to run and vote for president (Elections)
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Edition #621
The struggle to run and vote for president
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: I Pledge Allegiance to Mitt Romney - GOP Loyalty Oaths - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-27-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Was wollen wir trinken - Oktoberklub
Ch. 4: Act 2: 7 Issues Mitt Romney Has No Position On - David Pakman - Air Date: 6-28-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Guilty - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 6: Act 3: VictoryFund.org - BotL Activism Update - Air Date: 7-6-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Victory - Trampled by Turtles
Ch. 8: Act 4: Analyzing the Romney campaign (with jokes) - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 7-2-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Can't get away - Rodriguez
Ch. 10: Act 5: GOP 2012 Voter Suppression Begins in Florida - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-31-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Coastal cities - The Secret Handshake
Ch. 12: Act 6: Florida Counties Defy State Government's Continuing Voter Purge Requests - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-6-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Basique - Little People
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fox News: Some People Say... - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-4-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Basique - Little People
Ch. 16: Act 8: Justice Dept. and Florida Gov. Trade Lawsuits over Voter Purge - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-11-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: You know better - MercyMe
Ch. 18: Act 9: Do Progressive Positions Help Obama? - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-20-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: The Funeral - Band of Horses
Ch. 20: Act 10: Democrats: Obama Has Dicked Us Around For Four Years, Now It's Our Turn - The Onion
Ch. 19: Song 10: He got game - Public Enemy & Voices Of Shabach Community Choir Of Long Island
Ch. 20: Act 11: Does Obama Really Believe This? - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-27-12
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VictoryFund.org
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Thoughts on privilege modifiers - Alyson from Erie, CO
Why make fun of conservatives for being gay? - Jim from St. Augustine
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Final Comments on privilege, religion, bigotry, and jokes about homosexuality and Chris Christie
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(2012/07/03) A victory for the pro-health, pro-tyranny movement (Obamacare)
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Edition #620
A victory for the pro-health, pro-tyranny movement
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Important Decision In The News - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 6-29-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: King and lionheart - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 4: Act 2: Roberts's Surprising Decision on Health Care - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-28-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Dog days are over (Live) - Florence + The Machine
Ch. 6: Act 3: Biggest Tax Increase In The World - TWiB RADIO - Air Date: 6-28-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: For whom the bell tolls - Apocalyptica
Ch. 8: Act 4: Right Wing Freaks Out Over Health Care Ruling - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-28-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: For whom the bell tolls - Apocalyptica
Ch. 10: Act 5: GOP Senator Uninsured Americans Are Not the Issue - David Pakman - Air Date: 7-2-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Where the streets have no name - Pet Shop Boys
Ch. 12: Act 6: Take A Minute More To Verify - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 6-29-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Coming to terms - Carolina Liar
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fox Doctors Panel Reacts to Obamacare - The Young Turks - Air Date: 6-30-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Fake plastic trees - Radiohead
Ch. 16: Act 8: The President's Weakly Address - le Show - Air Date: 7-1-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: These days - Nico
Ch. 18: Act 9: ACA Details Explained - TWiB RADIO - Air Date: 6-28-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Love, save the empty - Erin McCarley
Ch. 20: Act 10: Fmr Republican Official Armed Rebellion to Fight Obamacare - David Pakman - Air Date: 7-3-12
Ch. 19: Song 10: I know I know I know - Tegan and Sara
Ch. 20: Act 11: Supreme Court Health Care Decision Is a Victory for Policy Over Politics - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-28-12
Ch. 23: Final comments on how I invented a mathematical principle
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(2012/06/30) Not all religious people are bigots, but these are (Gay rights)
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Edition #619
Not all religious people are bigots, but these are
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Jane Lynch Coaches the GOP on Gay Rights - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-16-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's dance to Joy Division - The Wombats
Ch. 4: Act 2: Bigoted Pastor Wants to Round-Up Gays & Wait for Them to Die - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-23-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Dancin' in the moonlight - Top Loader
Ch. 6: Act 3: Tammy Baldwin for Senate - BotL Activism Update - Air Date: 6-30-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Eclipse - Apoptygma Berzerk
Ch. 8: Act 4: Doctor Disavows 2001 Study Giving Credence to Ex-Gay Organizations - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-18-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Try - Ben Sollee
Ch. 10: Act 5: People Are Born Gay, People Are Taught Hatred - Lee Camp - Air Date: 6-20-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Modern Way - Kaiser Chiefs
Ch. 12: Act 6: Man Shoots 4-Year-Old Boy He Thought Was Gay - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-12-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Cool to hate - The Offspring
Ch. 14: Act 7: Kentucky Legislature Bans Gay Pet Weddings - The Onion
Ch. 15: Song 7: One is the loneliest number - Three Dog Night
Ch. 16: Act 8: African American Gay Marriage Support Up Dramatically Since Obama Announcement - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-24-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Change you mind - Sister Hazel
Ch. 18: Act 9: Oh My God, Thou Doth Protest Too Much - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 5-11-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Father and Daughter - Paul Simon
Ch. 20: Act 10: Government Should Kill Gays - Pastor Curtis Knapp - Young Turks - Air Date 5-30-12
Ch. 19: Song 10: Windowsill - Arcade Fire
Ch. 20: Act 11: NAACP President Ben Jealous on NAACP Endorsement of Same Sex Marriage - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-21-12
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Final Comments on how we dehumanize each other
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(2012/06/27) The turning tide (Immigration)
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Edition #618
The turning tide
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Big Turnaround in Mexican Immigration - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-25-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Recycled air - The Postal Service
Ch. 4: Act 2: Anti Immigrant Bias found in Science - Counterspin - Air Date: 11-17-11
Ch. 5: Song 2: Catch my disease - Ben Lee
Ch. 6: Act 3: Student Loan Fair Deal - Rebuild the Dream - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Dreams (Tee's Radio Mix) - The Corrs
Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama To Stop Deporting Young Illegal Immigrants - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-15-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Look at you - My Morning Jacket
Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Does the Right Thing on Immigration - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-18-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Break up the family - Morrissey
Ch. 12: Act 6: Mitt Romney Talks and Talks But Still Won't Answer the Immigration Question - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-19-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Gibberish - Relient K
Ch. 14: Act 7: Do Karl Rove and Rush Limbaugh Know What "Prosecutorial Discretion" Is? - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-19-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Welcome to the black parade - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 16: Act 8: Report: Caucasians Will Soon Be A Minority In Their Own Goddamn Country - The Onion
Ch. 17: Song 8: Minority - Green Day
Ch. 18: Act 9: Republican Rep: Undocumented Teen Immigrants Not Innocent - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-19-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Graveyard - The Devil Makes Three
Ch. 20: Act 10: Supreme Court Shoots Down Much of SB1070 Immigration Law - David Pakman - Air Date: 6-25-12
Ch. 21: Song 9: Roll with it - Oasis
Ch. 22: Act 10: Mitt Romney Is Keeping Some Questionable Company on Immigration - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-21-12
Activism Links:
rebuildthedream.com
bit.ly/fairdealforstudents
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: How hate crimes terrorize groups - Will from Muckracker
Ch. 24: Why the Trayvon Martin story was a big deal - Patrick from Oakland, CA
Ch. 25: Why hate crimes are not thought crimes - Kyle from Michigan
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Ch. 26: Final Comments on talking some sense into a pizza delivery driver
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(2012/06/24) How the ruling class rules (Economics)
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Edition #617
How the ruling class rules
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Great Latvia Success Story - Mark Fiore - Air Date: 6-18-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Drowning Men (acoustic version) - Fanfarlo
Ch. 4: Act 2: Foreign news only seen from perspective of American investors - CounterSpin - Air Date: 6-21-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: My Favourite Game - The Cardigans
Ch. 6: Act 3: Paul Krugman on the Meaning of the Economic Collapse of Greece - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-18-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
Ch. 8: Act 4: How To Buy A Politician - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-22-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mr. Brightside - The Killers
Ch. 10: Act 5: Virginia GOP Governor Gives Obama Credit for Economy - David Pakman - Air Date 6-5-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: La Noyée - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 12: Act 6: New Right-Wing Talking Point: Obama Hates The Private Sector - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-12-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: La Noyée - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 14: Act 7: Social Security Cutting Crusader Alan Simpson Knows Nothing About Social Security - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-7-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Broken Horse - Freelance Whales
Ch. 16: Act 8: How the Ruling Class Rules - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-12-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Great Divide - The Cardigans
Ch. 18: Act 9: Your Paid Vacation - Real Time With Bill Maher - Air Date: 6-15-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: If it weren't for the union - Robin Roberts
Ch. 20: Act 10: 'Fiscal Cliff' BS - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-12-12
Ch. 21: Act 11: Little Ways to Fight Back - Lee Camp - Pepper Spray the Tears Away
Voicemails:
Ch. 22: Reaction to liberal cop and hate crimes - Anonymous
Ch. 23: Hate crimes are also about protecting the public from future crimes - Stephen in Ohio
Ch. 24: Thoughts on "hero" and chicken hawks from a Vietnam vet - Bernie
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Ch. 25: Final Comments on the progress of Our Blue Media
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(2012/06/21) Oppressing the majority (War on Women)
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Edition #616
Oppressing the majority
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: 'F k You Greg Gutfeld' - Ana Kasparian of TYT on Fox Host's NOW Remarks - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-24-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Dignified and Old - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
Ch. 4: Act 2: Narcissist Mentally Undresses Himself - The Onion
Ch. 5: Song 2: What I'm Looking For (Ad Version) - Brendan Benson
Ch. 6: Act 3: The War on women - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Thank you - Dido
Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Gutting Violence Against Women Act & DC Abortion Rights - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-16-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Wisemen - James Blunt
Ch. 10: Act 5: What If It Extended Beyond the War on Women - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-27-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: We set ourselves free - Club 8
Ch. 12: Act 6: Bill O'Reilly Planned Parenthood = Chinese Forced Abortion Policy - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Bolero - Boston Symphony Orchestra & Charles Münch
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fox's War on Women - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-5-12
Ch. 16: Act 8: GOP Focused on Jobs & by Jobs They Mean Abortion - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-1-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Soul sister - Train
Ch. 18: Act 9: Women Make Less $$ Because They Care Less About Money - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-10-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: True faith - New Order
Ch. 20: Act 10: Women would go to war over feeling a little bit fat that day - BBC News Quiz - Air Date: 6-1-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: What I am - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Ch. 22: Act 11: Senate Republicans Block Women Equal Pay Bill - David Pakman - Air Date: 6-6-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Lights out - Santigold
Ch. 24: Act 12: 15-Point Gender Gap Comes from Policy Not Chromosomes - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-22-12
Activism Links:
Stag Party by Frank Rich: http://nymag.com/news/frank-rich/gop-women-problem-2012-4/index1.html
plannedparenthoodaction.org
unitewomen.org
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Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Examination of crime and punishment - Cara from San Francisco
Ch. 26: Thoughts on racism and the police force - Dan the liberal cop
Ch. 27: Thoughts on the value of intent during sentencing - Ian from Baltimore, MD
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 28: Final comments on a reimagining of discussing privilege
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(2012/06/18) Crimes against language, reason and humanity (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #615
Crimes against language, reason and humanity
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama Administration Changes The Definition Of Civilian - Lee Camp - Air Date 6-2-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Go your own way - The Cranberries
Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Kill List - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-29-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: 99 Red Balloons - Nena
Ch. 6: Act 3: End Polluter Welfare - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Respect - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Ch. 8: Act 4: Facts May Not Be Facts - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-18-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Bury the past - Professional Victims
Ch. 10: Act 5: Colin Powell Runs From His Iraq Lies - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-14-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: When I'm gone - 3 Doors Down
Ch. 12: Act 6: Mass Grave Blasted For Lack Of Diversity - The Onion
Ch. 13: Song 6: One love - Playing for change
Ch. 14: Act 7: No to NATO - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-22-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Never tear us apart - INXS
Ch. 16: Act 8: GRAPHIC Video Syria Massacre - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-29-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Common reaction - Uh Huh Her
Ch. 18: Act 9: World Reacts to Massacre by Un-uniformed Pro-Government Syrian Militias - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-29-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: No bravery - James Blunt
Ch. 20: Act 10: Syria Massacre: Will The US Get Involved? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12
Activism Link:
www.endfossilfuelsubsidies.org/scoreboard
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Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Reorganize the wealth of the US first, then the world - Max from Davis, CA
Ch. 22: Thoughts on "hero" from a vet - Al from Tokyo
Ch. 23: Thought crimes against Muslims compared with hate crimes - Ronald from Baltimore
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Ch. 24: Final comments on one perspective on hate crimes legislation
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(2012/06/15) Follow the Finns (Education)
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Edition #614
Follow the Finns
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Tea Party: Remove Slavery From Textbooks In TN - Young Turks - Air Date: 1-23-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Take me out - Franz Ferdinand
Ch. 4: Act 2: In Alabama, God Says Don't Pay Teachers - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-2-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: The bible tells me so - LifeWay Praise Kids
Ch. 6: Act 3: Stand up to Stop and Frisk - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Better together - Jack Johnson
Ch. 8: Act 4: Highschool Teacher Constantly Uses Janitor As Example - The Onion
Ch. 9: Song 4: Janitor - Toad the Wet Sprocket
Ch. 10: Act 5: New Spotlight on GOP Attitude About College Education & Student Loans - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-25-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Am I wrong - Love Spit Love
Ch. 12: Act 6: Math teacher's problem set scandal - The Bugle - Air Date: 3-9-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Runaway train - Soul Asylum
Ch. 14: Act 7: Testing For Monster Profits - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-3-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Pachelbel's Canon In D Major (Pano) Cannon In D, Kanon In - Johann Pachelbel
Ch. 16: Act 8: Anti-Science Rush Limbaugh Laments the "Corruption" of U.S. Educational system - Media Matters Air Date: 12-19-11
Ch. 18: Act 9: Student Protests Intensify in Quebec - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-21-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Graduation (Friends forever) - Vitamin C
Ch. 20: Act 10: New High School Alumni Make Successful Use Of Vague Graduation Advice - The Onion
Ch. 21: Song 10: Sunscreen - Baz Luhrman
Ch. 22: Act 11: Public Schools Are Superior - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 4-10-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Oh, the Places You'll Go (Acoustic) - Hiccup Hellen
Ch. 24: Act 12: Bullies - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 2-29-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: Imagine that - Katie Todd Band
Ch. 26: Act 13: Finland's Revolutionary Education System - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-18-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 27: "Service" vs "Heroism" - Brian from Tennessee
Ch. 28: Disgusted that Chris Hayes was made to apologize - Tim from Hyattsville, MD
Ch. 29: Leftists will fall flat on their faces - Anonymous conservative
Ch. 30: Thoughts on The Onion school shooting parody - Dave from Olympia, WA
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Activism Links:
NYC Locals: www.silentmarchnyc.org
National: www.changethenypd.org/pledge
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 31: Final comments on the meaning of The Onion report on school shooting
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(2012/06/12) Profiles in profiling (Racism)
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Edition #613
Profiles in profiling
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Attacks on Obama vs Bush - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-5-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's face it - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Ch. 4: Act 2: Deadly Racism Kenneth Chamberlain Tased, Shot By Cops - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-2-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: How to save a life - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 6: Act 3: Fight ALEC's racist and undemocratic agenda - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Something, Somewhere, Sometime (Live) - Ben Sollee
Ch. 8: Act 4: False Balance Abounds - Counterspin - Air Date: 4-5-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Someday never comes - Brandi Carlile
Ch. 10: Act 5: Barack Obama Won Because He's Black - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-1-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Makes no sense - The Rainmakers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Today's NRA - Shooting Straight - Le Show - Air Date: 4-1-12
Ch. 13: Act 7: The Lessons of the Zimmerman Arrest - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-12-12
Ch. 14: Song 7: Fight the power - Public Enemy
Ch. 15: Act 8: Stand Your Ground Double Standard in Florida - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-8-12
Ch. 16: Song 8: Double standard - Mustang Sally
Ch. 17: Act 9: Mainstream Conservative Writer Proclaims Love for White Supremacy - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-16-12
Ch. 18: Song 9: Surprise - Gnarls Barkley
Ch. 19: Act 10: White Supremacy Defended By Former National Review Writer - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-15-12
Ch. 20: Song 10: Every Goliath has it's David - The Boy Least Likely To
Ch. 21: Act 11: Newspapers Puts KKK Flyer on Front Page - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-24-12
Ch. 22: Song 11: Strange Fruit (1939 Single Version) - Billie Holiday
Ch. 23: Act 12: Disproportionate Racism, Not A Significant Cause - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-18-12
Ch. 24: Song 12: Changes - 2Pac & Talent
Ch. 25: Act 13: Racist Tweets From New Orleans School Psychologist - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-23-12
Ch. 26: Song 13: The Youth - MGMT
Ch. 27: Act 14: The Creation Of A Race - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 4-29-12
Activism Link:
www.bit.ly/stopalec
Email Activism Czar Lauren: Lauren@BestoftheLeft.com
Voicemails:
Ch. 28: Easier to blame individuals you know than the system - Anonymous
Ch. 29: A breakdown of Dave from Mass and white privilege - Rachel from Western Mass
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 30: Final comments on disagreeing without attacking and me doing a lot of sleeping around
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(2012/06/06) The freedom you fear (Gun Control)
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Edition #612
The freedom you fear
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Dont Let Obama Take Guns from the Republican National Convention! - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-27-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Freedom from the Barrel of a Gun - Kieran Wade
Ch. 4: Act 2: FL Gov Denied Tampa's Request to Ban Guns for GOP Convention - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-2-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Weapon - Matthew Good
Ch. 6: Act 3: Pride Month - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Spectrum - Florence and The Machine
Ch. 8: Act 4: Nutty lawmakers, armed and dangerous - Jim Hightower
Ch. 9: Song 4: That's Right (You're Not from Texas) [Live] - Lyle Lovett
Ch. 10: Act 5: The People Can't Compete With Gun Lobby Influence on Gun Laws - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 3-23-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: How Much More - Stars
Ch. 12: Act 6: Local Man Shot With Girly Pistol - The Onion
Ch. 13: Song 6: Bang bang you're dead - Hannah Georgas
Ch. 14: Act 7: Oikos University Shooting, One L Goh & Guns - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-4-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Change of time - Josh Ritter
Ch. 16: Act 8: Wisconsin's Trayvon Martin Case - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-26-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Elephants - Rachael Yamagata
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Daily Caller is Giving Away Guns to their Readers - Majority Report
Ch. 19: Song 9: Wonder Woman - Super Heros Invasion
Ch. 20: Act 10: Phantom GOP Gun Control Conspiracies Driving Gun Policy Debates - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-13-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Politik - Coldplay
Ch. 22: Act 11: Potential School Shooter Gunned Down By Popular Jock - The Onion
Ch. 23: Song 11: Don't you - Simple Minds
Ch. 24: Act 12: Taco Bell Shooting & 'Stand Your Ground'- Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12
Ch. 25: Final comments on promoting Our Blue Media at Netroots Nation
Activism Update link:
Centerlink - www.lgbtcenters.org
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(2012/06/03) Corrupt, feckless and deceptive (Media)
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Edition #611
Corrupt, feckless and deceptive
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Relying On Something Quaint And Out Of Date - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 4-12-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Timeless - Kate Havnevik
Ch. 4: Act 2: TV, The Biggest Beneficiary of Our Corrupt Politics - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-27-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Video killed the radio star - The Buggles
Ch. 6: Act 3: It's The Perception Of Control - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-3-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Nothing left to lose - Mat Kearney
Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News Lying about Obama Enemies List - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-15-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Your biggest mistake - Ellie Goulding
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox Hosts Can't Believe Americans Trust Obama on the Economy, Despite Their Efforts - Media Matters - Air Date: 5-23-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Shoes watch - An Horse
Ch. 12: Act 6: Chris Matthews cluelessness on cable news and war - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-25-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Don't you remember - ADELE
Ch. 14: Act 7: Poll Results: America Fundamentally Progressive - Young Turks
Ch. 15: Song 7: New slang - The Shins
Ch. 16: Act 8: David Gregory, Status Quo Barometer - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-12-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: You're a disaster - Dragonette
Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox News Cultivates Obama "Socialist" Smear, Then Reports On It As "Some People" - Media Matters - Air Date: 5-24-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Naive - The Kooks
Ch. 20: Act 10: Here's to hoping newspapers believe in fact checking - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-25-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Devil's spoke - Laura Marling
Ch. 22: Act 11: Is Chris Hayes Right About Heroes? - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Hero of war - Rise Against
Ch. 24: Act 12: Study Watching NO NEWS Better Than Watching FOX NEWS - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-24-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Singer of "Against me" comes outs as transgendered - Abby from Vermont
Ch. 26: Response to Dan's voicemail and thoughts on same-sex marriage - Jamie from Atlanta, GA
Ch. 27: Reorganize the US first, then the world - Max from Davis, CA
Ch. 28: The global 1% are in conflict with the workers of the world - Brett from Omaha
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on Netroots Nation
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(2012/05/31) Reflection of the future across the pond (Economics)
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Edition #610
Reflection of the future across the pond
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Austerity Rejected Cenk on Elections In France, Greece - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-14-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Viva la vida - Coldplay
Ch. 4: Act 2: Unraveling A Solution That Doesn't Work - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-10-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Tiny vessels - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 6: Act 3: Greek Crisis and GOP Austerity - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 5-14-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: The walk - Imogen Heap
Ch. 8: Act 4: Assaulting Austerity - Mark Fiore - Air Date 5-14-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Drowning men (acoustic version) - Fanfarlo
Ch. 10: Act 5: GOP Loves Taxes As Long As You're Poor - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 5-25-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Mother we just can't get enough - New Radicals
Ch. 12: Act 6: Unemployed, Over 55...Older Americans Can't Find Work
Ch. 13: Song 6: Kyoko's House ("stage blood is not enough") - Philip Glass
Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans Preparing to Ditch Fealty to Grover Norquist - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-18-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Jump - Van Halen
Ch. 16: Act 8: Is The Secret To Happiness Being Kept A Secret - Lee Camp - Air Date 5-11-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful
Ch. 18: Act 9: Future of Wisconsin Democratic Party Depends on Walker Recall Election - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-24-12
Ch. 25: Song 9: Fight back - Garnett Silk
Ch. 26: Act 10: Recall Walker vote and virtual phone bank - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 27: Song 10: Fight back - Garnett Silk
Ch. 28: Act 11: Meet America’s deranged philosopher-queen - Johann Hari - Air Date: 5-10-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 29: Reaction to gay rights and civil rights struggles - Michael From California
Ch. 30: How I gathered the strength to come out - Dan from Chicago
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Ch. 31: Final comments on the US being the 1% of the world
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Phonebank your Wisconsinite friends for the recall election!
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(2012/05/28) The Tighter You Clench Your Fist, The Less Sand You Can Hold (Police State)
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Edition #609
The Tighter You Clench Your Fist, The Less Sand You Can Hold
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Cyber-Snuggly - Mark Fiore - Air Date 4-30-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Don't think twice, it's alright - Peter, Paul & Mary
Ch. 4: Act 2: State action on LGBTQ equality movement - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 5: Song 2: Le monde de contre jour - David Ari Leon
Ch. 6: Act 3: Federal Judge Blocks NDAA Indefinite Detention
Ch. 7: Song 3: Golden Brown - The Stranglers
Ch. 8: Act 4: Opening Up A Fortune Cookie Of Pain - The Bugle - Air Date_04-06-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Coastal cities - The Secret Handshake
Ch. 10: Act 5: James Burke Interesting Internal Contradiction - Common Sense - Air Date: 4-5-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: You'll find a way - Santigold
Ch. 12: Act 6: FBI Discontinues Witness-Protection Parade - The Onion
Ch. 13: Song 6: Parade - Matt Nathanson
Ch. 14: Act 7: Criminalizing the Speech and Thought of Tarek Mehanna - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-23-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Perpetual dawn (Solar Youth Mix) - The Orb
Ch. 16: Act 8: They're Gaps To Be Plugged - BBC4 News Quiz - Air Date: 4-7-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Step on me - The Cardigans
Ch. 18: Act 9: DOJ: It Is Your Constitutional Right to Record Police - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-18-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Blue Monday - New Order
Ch. 20: Act 10: The Right & Left Agreeing! Say It Ain't So! - Lee Camp - Air Date: 4-30-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Million faces - Paulo Nutini
Ch. 22: Act 11: Terrorists Tried & Convicted in NY Courtroom & World Doesn't End - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-4-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Reaction to being cynical about gay marriage - Isaac from DC
Ch. 24: Broader perspective on privilege after Matthew's voicemail - Aaron from Pennsylvania
Ch. 25: Surviving a suicide attempt for being gay - Dan from Chicago
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Ch. 26: Final comments - Thanks for sharing
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(2012/05/25) Get your hocus pocus correct (Religion)
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Edition #608
Get your hocus pocus correct
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Pat Robertson's Demonic Possession GREATEST HITS - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-11-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Demon Host - Timber Timbre
Ch. 4: Act 2: Oops, Priest Shows Gay Porn In Presentation - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-8-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Porcelain (Trance Remix with Enya) - Moby
Ch. 6: Act 3: Visiting Priest Shows Family How Grace Is Done - The Onion
Ch. 7: Song 3: Awake my soul - Mumford & Sons
Ch. 8: Act 4: Boehner Approves Prayer Event By Radical Theocratic Activists - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-8-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Oh my God - Ida Maria
Ch. 10: Act 5: Mormons don't get the hocus pocus correct - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-12-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: All this and heaven too - Florence + The Machine
Ch. 12: Act 6: Teacher Fired by Catholic School for Infertility Treatment - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-26-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: The picture I view - The Cranberries
Ch. 14: Act 7: Vatican Gives Popular Jesus Character Whole New Look - The Onion
Ch. 15: Song 7: Jesus of Suburbia - Green Day
Ch. 16: Act 8: Iran Internet Censorship - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-11-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Letters to God - Box Car Racer
Ch. 18: Act 9: Atheists More Generous & Empathetic Than Religious People - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-3-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Santus II - Libera
Ch. 20: Act 10: Stigmatic Teen Says His Miracle Is Gross - The Onion
Ch. 21: Song 10: Blessed - Brett Dennen
Ch. 22: Act 11: Mormonism 'Denies' Christian Doctrine - Rick Warren - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-9-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Lincoln's Bible - Jason Roseboom
Ch. 24: Act 12: The Fear Of God And Politics - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-12-12
Ch. 25: Final comments on my 300-mile ride and the blessings involved
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(2012/05/20) Empire Graveyard (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #607
Empire Graveyard
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Curveball Comes Clean on WMD Lies - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-9-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Never Ending Story - Limahl
Ch. 4: Act 2: Release of Zelikow Torture Memo Calls for GOP Soul Searching - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-4-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: In Transit - Albert Hammond Jr.
Ch. 6: Act 3: Hardly Reassuring To Afghans - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-3-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hello, my treacherous friends - OK Go
Ch. 8: Act 4: Afghanistan Withdrawal 2014 or 2024 - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-2-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Movin too fast - The Last 5 years
Ch. 10: Act 5: U.S. Continues to Pour Hellish Rain on Afghanistan - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-8-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: All these things that I've done - The Killers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Cat General Says War On String May Be Unwinnable - The Onion
Ch. 13: Song 6: I've got no strings - The Gipsy Kings
Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama's Foreign Policy Just a Difference in Focus, Not Aggression - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 5-1-12
Ch. 17: Song 7: Kilojoules - Freelance Whales
Ch. 18: Act 8: Pentagon's Course on War on Islam - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-11-12
Ch. 19: Song 8: Great divide - Fair
Ch. 20: Act 9: Is This The End Of The American Empire - Lee Camp - Air Date: 3-17-12
Ch. 21: Song 9: Not an addict - K's Choice
Ch. 22: Act 10: Dying, Just A Part Of Nature - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-10-12
Ch. 23: Song 10: When the cold days come - Theo Bard
Ch. 24: Act 11: Romney Tries to Fight Bush-Like Foreign Policy Image With a bunch of Bush Advisers - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-26-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Obama on gay marriage is a big deal - Chad from Richmond, VA
Ch. 26: Thoughts on global warming and over-population - Shane from Spokane Washington
Ch. 27: Straight, white males are set at the easiest difficulty setting - Anonymous
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 28: Final comments on the lowest difficulty setting and the bike ride I'm on
Article Referenced:
Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is
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(2012/05/16) It's ok to not be cynical at least for a moment (Same Sex Marriage)
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It's ok to not be cynical at least for a moment
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Harvey Milk - Hope
Ch. 3: Song 1: Hope - Jack Johnson
Ch. 4: Act 2: Case Against Gay Marriage Falls Apart With Retraction of Ex-Gay Study - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-26-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Wait so long - Trampled by turtles
Ch. 6: Act 3: An Affirmation And They Amend Once Again - Matthew Filipowicz Show - Air Date: 5-10-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Here it goes again - OKGO
Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama and same sex marriage, let's enjoy the moment - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 5-14-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Rainbow connection - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Ch. 10: Act 5: A Fight That's Going To Be Won - On The Media - Air Date: 5-10-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Movin' on up - Primal Scream
Ch. 12: Act 6: Obama's Historic and Gutsy Proclamation - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-10-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Marry you - Glee Cast
Ch. 14: Act 7: Gay Marriage Seen From Both Shores - The Bugle - Air Date: 5-12-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: I was married - Tegan and Sara
Ch. 16: Act 8: Marriage Equality and Symbiotic Evolution - JSmooth
Ch. 17: Song 8: Tobacco Road - Common Market
Ch. 18: Act 9: Reaction to Obama and same-sex marriage from elderly black women - Blacking it up - Air Date: 5-14-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Thoughts on male privilege in reaction to Dave from Mass - Cody from Olympia, WA
Ch. 20: Reaction to Dave from Mass on affirmative action and white privilege - Jeff in Louisiana
Ch. 21: Thoughts on the reality of classism - Anonymous
Ch. 22: Race vs class - Colin from Cleveland, OH
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Final comments on miscommunication in disagreements
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(2012/05/13) The climate of our discontent (Climate Change)
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The climate of our discontent
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Climate change denial think tank industries - Green News Report - Air Date: 2-16-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Nantes - Beirut
Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Wants High Gas Prices - Fox News Guest - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-8-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Acorn factory - The Dodos
Ch. 6: Act 3: Big Oil More Powerful Than Government - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-2-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Crystalised - The XX
Ch. 8: Act 4: Climate Change Predictions Made 30 Years Ago Prove Accurate - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-19-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Walking on sunshine - Katrina And The Waves
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox News Lie Wind Farms Cause Global Warming - David Pakman - Air Date 5-3-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Peace of mind - Finniston
Ch. 12: Act 6: Climate Change Coverage Plummets On Broadcast Networks Study - Young Turks - Air Date 4-22-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Ignore the ignorant - The Cribs
Ch. 14: Act 7: Climate Wars: The Conservative Smear Campaign to Discredit Climate Scientists - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-25-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Circle of life - Elton John & London Community Gospel Choir
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Human Race & Other Evil Little Bastards - Lee Camp - Air Date: 4-18-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Across the universe - Rufas Wainwright
Ch. 18: Act 9: Charlie Foster: The most invasive species - Story Collider - Air Date: 2-19-12
Voicemails:
White privilege is a myth - Dave in Mass
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Ch. 19: Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 20: Final comments on privilege, oppression, weather and climate
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(2012/05/10) Two ways forward (Economics)
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Two ways forward
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Jesus Budget - Mark Fiore - Air Date: 4-23-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Run on - Moby
Ch. 4: Act 2: Tom Barrett vs. Scott Walker - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-9-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 6: Act 3: Activism Update - Walker Recall - Best of the Left - Lauren
Ch. 7: Song 3: John Adams theme
Ch. 8: Act 4: Simpson-Bowles Cuts Too Close For Compromise - Counter Spin - Air Date: 4-5-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hate me - Blue October
Ch. 10: Act 5: Romney & GOP Ignoring Issues of the Marginalized at Their Own Peril - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-16-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Failure by design - Brand New
Ch. 12: Act 6: This Week I Solve The Unemployment Crisis - Lee Camp - Air Date: 4-9-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Buildin' Slow - Here's to the Long Haul
Ch. 14: Act 7: No Choice But Bowles/Simpson Choice -Counterspin - Air Date: 4-12-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: When I grow up - Garbage
Ch. 16: Act 8: Stocks Do Much Better Under Democrats Than Republicans - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-22-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Gobbledigook - Sigur Rós
Ch. 18: Act 9: Romney Loves Firefighters, Hates Government Employees - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-4-12
Ch. 25: Song 9: Soon it will be cold enough to build fires - Emancipator
Ch. 26: Act 10: Dying on the Job - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-3-12
Ch. 27: Song 10: La nuit - David Ari Leon
Ch. 28: Act 11: Fox On President Obama: Damned If He Does, Damned If He Doesn't - Media Matters - Air Date: 5-9-12
Ch. 29: Song 11: La nuit - David Ari Leon
Ch. 30: Act 12: The Truth About Tax Rates - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-17-12
Ch. 36: Song 12: All you fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Ch. 37: Act 13: Paul Krugman Interview - Income Inequality & Political Polarization - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-1-12
Ch. 43: Song 13: On the road again - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Ch. 44: Act 14: Texas Capitalist With A Conscience - Moyers And Company - Air Date: 4-13-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 45: Response to the 3-part commentary and holding to high standards - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Ch. 46: Thoughts on black burden - Matthew from California
Ch. 47: Reaction to "I want to know what it's like" - Larry in Fort Worth, TX
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Ch. 48: Final comments asking for help promoting the OBM fundraiser
Today's activism:
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(2012/05/07) State's Wrongs (State Policies)
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State's Wrongs
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Shoot-em-up Charlie Discovers ALEC - Mark Fiore - Air Date 4-4-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: The typewriter song - The Boston Pops Orchestra
Ch. 4: Act 2: Gov Chris Christie Caught Fibbing About Killed Project - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-10-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Going Nowhere - Neil Sedaka
Ch. 6: Act 3: Voter ID Unmasked - The Progressive Air Date: 3-13-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Dirty Paws - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Pledge: No Sex, No Porn, & Guns Are Good - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-6-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Les monstres - David Ari Leon
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox News Forgets the 15th Amendment Exists - Media Matters Air Date: 3-13-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Les monstres - David Ari Leon
Ch. 12: Act 6: Much Depends on the Wis. Recall - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-16-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Kick him out - Dustin's Bar Mitzvah
Ch. 14: Act 7: Republican Party Institutionally Weak Compared to Stronger Conservative Movement - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-9-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: This year - The Mountain Goats
Ch. 16: Act 8: Anti-Evolution 'Monkey Bill' In Tennessee - Young Turks - Air Date 4-8-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Devils theory - Born Loser and the Hangers On
Ch. 18: Act 9: Tucson Schools Block Ana Castillo - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-30-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: By the time I get to Arizona - Public Enemy
Ch. 20: Act 10: Two Thirds Rule - What Rule - We Don't Need No Stinkin' Rules - Blacking It Up - Air Date: 4-10-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
Ch. 22: Act 11: Former Michigan Emergency Manager Blows Whistle on Anti-Democratic Law - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-19-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Pointless to fight about comparing oppressions - Lauren from Iowa City, Iowa
Ch. 24: Reaction to Bin Laden and Best of the Left is I Occupy - Daniel from New York
Ch. 25: Thoughts on the new generation from a boomer - Peter from Seattle
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Ch. 26: Final comments giving an update on the Our Blue Media fundraiser
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(2012/05/04) An examination of motivations (GOP)
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An examination of motivations
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Both sides silence their moderates - Counterspin - Air Date: 3-8-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Walking Back - The Cranberries
Ch. 4: Act 2: Allen West 80 House Democrats are Communists - David Pakman - Air Date 4-13-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons
Ch. 6: Act 3: Talking to real Americans in the south - Bill Maher - Air Date: 03-9-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Something, Somewhere, Sometime - Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore
Ch. 8: Act 4: Abolish the GOP - Just A Question - Counter Spin - Air Date: 3-29-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Drift away - Dobie Gray
Ch. 10: Act 5: Biden 'This isn't your father's Republican Party' - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-2-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Starry-Eyed Surprise - Paul Oakenfold
Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Oil - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 4-10-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: I started something I couldn't finish - The Smiths
Ch. 14: Act 7: Secret Service Investigating Ted Nugent's Anti-Obama Rant - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-18-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Australia - The Shins
Ch. 16: Act 8: Whatever Happened to the Tea Party Revolution? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-16-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Citronella - Augean Stables
Ch. 18: Act 9: At War With Common Sense - Real Time Bill Maher - Air Date: 4-20-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Plastic or Paper - The Bobs
Ch. 20: Act 10: GOP Desperate Barack Obama Ate Dog Meat - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-18-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Sick as a dog - Brad Sucks
Ch. 22: Act 11: Is This The TRUE Republican Motivation - Lee Camp - Air Date: 3-8-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Ashley calls back about Bin Laden one year later - Ashley from Syracuse, NY
Ch. 24: The generational divide hits home - Joseph from Aledo, TX
Ch. 25: Reflection on flying after Bin Laden's death - Amy from Sioux Falls, SD
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Ch. 26: Final comments announcing Best of the Left Activism
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(2012/05/01) Bin Laden's death anniversary group hug (Special Event)
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Bin Laden's death anniversary group hug
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Jay!'s original comments on Bin Laden's death from 5/7/2011
Ch. 3: Act 2: Supports my feelings on Bin Laden killing - Gordon from New Mexico
Ch. 4: Act 3: Look at ourselves before Bin Laden - Scott from Boulder
Ch. 5: Act 4: Thanks for my comments on Bin Laden - Connie from Olympia, WA
Ch. 6: Act 5: Completely agrees with me on Bin Laden's death - Scott from Arroyo Grande, CA
Ch. 7: Act 6: Bin Laden's death not to be celebrated - Carlos From Chicagoland
Ch. 8: Act 7: Disappointed in progressives response to Bin Laden's death - Alt from NY
Ch. 9: Act 8: We missed an opportunity to proove that we believe in our system with Bin Laden - Nick from Santa Clara, CA
Ch. 10: Act 9: Reaction to Bin Laden's death - Patrick from LA
Ch. 11: Act 10: Youth perspective on Bin Laden's death - Annie from Rhode Island
Ch. 12: Act 11: Mixed reaction to Bin Laden's death - Todd from LA
Ch. 13: Act 12: Reaction to Bin Laden's death - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Ch. 14: Act 13: Another youth reaction about Bin Laden - Shane from Philadelphia
Ch. 15: Act 14: Personal experience about Bin Laden - Robin from NYC
Ch. 16: Act 15: Bin Laden got what he deserved - Dominic from Castle Rock, Colorado
Ch. 17: Act 16: Yet another youth reaction to Bin Laden's death - Brett from Omaha
Ch. 18: Act 17: Thoughtful response to Bin Laden - Jason from Rupert Idaho
Ch. 19: Act 18: Comparisons of reactions to Bin Laden and 9/11 - Daniel from CA
Ch. 20: Act 19: Thoughts on bringing Bin Laden to the US for trial - Ashley from Syracuse, NY
Ch. 21: Act 20: Combat helicopter pilot reaction to Bin Laden's death - 21 Follow up from combat helicopter pilot on Bin Laden
Ch. 22: Act 21: Follow up from combat helicopter pilot on Bin Laden - Eric from Alabama
Ch. 23: Act 22: Response to military comments on Bin Laden - Fred
Ch. 24: Act 23: Deeper understanding reaction to Bin Laden - Andrew from NY
Ch. 25: Final comments on respect for the generational divide
Ch. 26: Final comments announcing Our Blue Media
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Le Moulin - Yann Tiersen
Hide your tears - Daniel Licht
Nothing Is Good Enough (Instrumental) - Amiee Mann
PTF2012 (Instrumental) - VNV Nation
Untitled - Zoe Keating
Kill Yourself (Instrumental Version) - Timbaland
Dreamtime - Uberzone
Take a look around - Limp Bizkit
Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen
Window - The Album Leaf
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(2012/04/28) It shouldn't matter but it does (Racism)
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It shouldn't matter but it does
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Racist Rant Gets John Derbyshire Fired From National Review - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-9-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Enzymes - Freelance Whales
Ch. 4: Act 2: If you're black, put your hands in the air - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 4-2-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Teenage Dirtbag - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bill O'Reilly's Race Relation Management - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 4-6-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) - Fun.
Ch. 8: Act 4: Racism Without Racists - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 3-5-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: To Kill A Mockingbird Theme: Scout's Song - YouTube - BJAMDTCJWJF
Ch. 10: Act 5: Consumer brand racism - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-6-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Fix yourself - The Innocent Bystanders
Ch. 12: Act 6: Landlord Posts Whites Only Sign at Pool, Won't Apologize - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-21-11
Ch. 13: Song 6: Mondo '77 - Film Dialogue
Ch. 14: Act 7: Don't Re-Nig 2012 Anti-Obama Bumper Sticker Seller Defends N-Word - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-21-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Think about it - Flight of the Conchords
Ch. 16: Act 8: Race shouldn't matter but it does - Blacking It Up - Air Date: 3-14-12
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Ch. 17: Final comments: Part 3 of 3 on the blindness of exuberance: "Bully" and it's producer's distrust of his own audience
Articles referenced:
The Problem With Bully by Emily Bazelon - Slate.com
"Bully" Movie Betrays Dead Boy with Asperger's Syndrome by Landon Bryce - thAutcast.com
Bully Movie Update: Responses from Producer Lee Hirsch and Alex's Mom by Landon Bryce - thAutcast.com
'Bully' producer responds to allegations that the doc ignored key information by Hillary Busis - EW.com
"Bully" Movie Is Mostly a Missed Opportunity by Landon Bryce - thAutcast.com
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(2012/04/25) Fear of the other (Racism)
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Fear of the other
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Supreme court revisiting affirmative action - Blacking It Up - Air Date: 2-21-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Someday - Anya Marina
Ch. 4: Act 2: Supreme court will review affirmative action - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 2-24-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Pachelbel's Canon In D Major (Pano) Cannon In D, Kanon In - Johann Pachelbel
Ch. 6: Act 3: Race-Baiting Off Of Native American Sovereignty - Media Matters Air Date: 3-14-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Pachelbel's Canon In D Major (Pano) Cannon In D, Kanon In - Johann Pachelbel
Ch. 8: Act 4: Muslims Taking Over Tennessee Schools - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-1-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard
Ch. 10: Act 5: Racial insensitivity regarding Jeremy Lin from Stephen A Smith - Blacking It Up - Air Date: 2-22-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Little talk - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 12: Act 6: Affable Anti-Semite Thinks Jews Are Doing Super Job With The Media - The Onion
Ch. 13: Song 6: Perfect Timing (This Morning) - Orba Squara
Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Black Panther Smear By Sean Hannity Panel - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-11-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Survivor Theme Song
Ch. 16: Act 8: Bill O'Reilly's Twisted Race Math - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-6-12
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Ch. 17: Final comments: Part 2 of 3 on the blindness of exuberance: Kony 2012 and the fallout
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(2012/04/22) The miracle of life and the prevention thereof (War on Women)
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The miracle of life and the prevention thereof
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Anti-Abortion Bill Says Hospitals Should Let Women Die - David Pakman - Air Date: 3-20-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: More than this - Hotrod Cadets
Ch. 4: Act 2: Planned Parenthood Bombing - Young Turks - Air Date 4-2-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Needle in the hay - Elliott Smith
Ch. 6: Act 3: Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Bombing Spotlights Anti-Choicers in the State - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-3-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: The World Has Turned And Left Me Here - Weezer
Ch. 8: Act 4: How Not to Kill Your Baby - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 3-13-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: How to save a life - The Fray
Ch. 10: Act 5: Women Don't Care About Contraception says Gov. Nikki Haley - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-4-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Mrs. Robinson - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Ch. 12: Act 6: Scott Walker Quietly Signs Abstinence & Anti-Abortion Bills - David Pakman - Air Date 4-10-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: When the President Talks to God - Bright Eyes
Ch. 14: Act 7: Women Are Just Like Livestock! Says Recently Passed Bill - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-11-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Georgia on my mind - Willie Nelson
Ch. 16: Act 8: Anti-Gay Politics Causes GOP to Flub Chance for War on Women push back - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-12-12
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Ch. 17: Final comments: Part 1 of 3 on the blindness of exuberance: Mike Daisey and they Apple Factory
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(2012/04/19) GOP election plan to attack 53 percent of electorate (War on women)
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GOP election plan to attack 53 percent of electorate
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Are You On Birth Control, Employers Asking - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Where did you sleep last night - Nirvana
Ch. 4: Act 2: Conservatives Vicious Attacks on Women: A GOP Strategy - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-15-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Female of the species - Space
Ch. 6: Act 3: Rush Limbaugh's Advertisers Are Back - David Pakman - Air Date 4-9-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Cabin Music (Bonus Track) - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 8: Act 4: "War on Women"? What "War on Women"? - Media Matters - Air Date: 4-5-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Cabin Music (Bonus Track) - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 10: Act 5: Everyone's Got A Studio In Their Pocket - Dan Savage - Air Date: 3-27-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Shame - Ophelia of the Spirits
Ch. 12: Act 6: War on Women Claim Based on Real Policies Not Rhetoric - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-13-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: You and I Are So Awfully Different - Family Guy
Ch. 14: Act 7: 'War On Women' False Equivalency by Erin Burnett On CNN - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-20-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Call it even - Scott Simons
Ch. 16: Act 8: Assistant Manager Accused Of Sexual Indiscrimination - The Onion
Ch. 17: Song 8: Tonight's the night - Rod Stewart
Ch. 18: Act 9: Bad Publicity May Force State GOP to Back Off Anti-Abortion Legislation - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-21-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Slip slidin' away - Paul Simon
Ch. 20: Act 10: Women disadvantaged because we set up society so only they get pregnant - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 4-9-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Throwing Shade Theme - Throwing Shade
Ch. 22: Act 11: Mitch McConnell Unaware GOP Women Aren't on His Side - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-9-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Misunderstanding breeds fear - Mara from Pittsburgh
Ch. 24: Genuine confusion about Fox News - Garnet from Anchorage, Alaska
Ch. 25: Reactions to Olbermann commentaries - Marty from Laurel, MD
Ch. 26: Guilty of loving Keith Olbermann - Anthony from Oakland, MD
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Ch. 27: Final comments introducing Throwing Shade
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(2012/04/16) Al fresco brunch apocalypse (Climate)
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Al fresco brunch apocalypse
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: 20,000 High Temp Records Broken - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me - Air Date: 4-14-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Picnic - Young Fresh Fellows
Ch. 4: Act 2: Warmer Colder Wetter And More Severe - Green News Reports - Air Date: 4-1-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Crumbling down - Yaves (The Street Pastor)
Ch. 6: Act 3: Global Warming Is Here - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-2-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Warning - Green Day
Ch. 8: Act 4: Sunny Days Are Here Again — But Is That Good? - NPR - Air Date: 4-8-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Like the weather - 10,000 Maniacs
Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Approves New Keystone Pipeline Project - Young Turks - Air Date: 2-28-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Never gonna learn - Jont
Ch. 12: Act 6: Republicans claim Keystone will lower gas prices, but analysis says otherwise - Green News Report - Air Date: 3-1-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Hey there, Delilah - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 14: Act 7: Despite Scientific Evidence, Fox Continues to Call Global Warming a "Hoax" - Media Matters Air Date: 2-29-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Hey there, Delilah - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 16: Act 8: Leaked Heartland Institute E-mails Inside the Climate Denier - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-23-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: This is the day - The The
Ch. 18: Act 9: Reviewing the Reality Behind Climate-Gate - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 3-15-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Safe - Phil Wickham
Ch. 20: Act 10: Santorum Mocks Global Warming - The Progressive Air Date: 3-21-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Galilieo - G.G. Allin
Ch. 22: Act 11: All Hail The Least Deserving - Green News Report - Air Date: 3-29-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Hey Ya - Obadiah Parker
Ch. 24: Act 12: Climate-Friendly GOPers Abandoning Policies Previously Supported - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-5-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: La Valse Des Vieux Os - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 26: Act 13: Fox Host: "If A Polar Bear Dies, I Don't Feel Bad" - Media Matters - Air Date: 4-12-12
Ch. 27: Song 13: La Valse Des Vieux Os - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 28: Act 14: Bill Maher Guest: 'Climate Change A Crock Of Shit' - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-12-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 29: Mormon perspective on posthumous baptisms - Eric from Provo, UT
Ch. 30: If you don't believe in Mormonism then why do you care about posthumous baptisms? - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Ch. 31: Detailed explanation of posthumous Mormon baptisms - Todd from Salt Lake City
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Ch. 32: Final comments on why Fox News is like a bad parody of a bad news channel
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(2012/04/13) More fruitless yet cathartic complaining about the media (Media)
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Edition #595
More fruitless yet cathartic complaining about the media
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The failures of Howard Kurtz - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 3-9-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Titanium (feat. Sia) - David Guetta & Sia
Ch. 4: Act 2: Limbaugh Advertiser: Terrorists After Me! - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-27-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
Ch. 6: Act 3: Elite Journalists Sipping On Mint Juleps - Counhterspin - Air Date: 3-22-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Puttin' On the Ritz - Taco
Ch. 8: Act 4: Punditry for the Poor charity work - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 1-27-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Magnificent Seven - The City of Prague Philharmonic
Ch. 10: Act 5: News Corp: Its Not Just Phone Hacking Anymore! - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-29-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Waltzing Matilda - Ophelia of the Spirits
Ch. 12: Act 6: President Obama Scared of Fox News - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-4-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Running Scared - Roy Orbison
Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Speaks to The Press - On The Media - Air Date: 4-6-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours - The Smiths
Ch. 16: Act 8: James Murdoch Resigns as BSkyB Chairman - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-5-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola
Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox Host to Congresswoman: "Step Away From the Crack Pipe" - Media Matters - Air Date: 2-16-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola
Ch. 20: Act 10: Insane New Obama Conspiracy Theory From Fox News Host - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-4-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Just asking - Triangle Shirt Factory
Ch. 22: Act 11: The Star System's Death Grip On Egos - David Feldman - Air Date: 4-2-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Privilege allowed John to start a business - John In Tulsa, OK
Ch. 24: Suggesting "In prison my whole life" - Colby from Portland, Oregon
Ch. 25: Mormon posthumous baptisms extremely offensive - Lara from outside of Philly
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Ch. 26: Final comments on posthumous Mormon baptisms and Olbermann's firing from Current TV
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(2012/04/10) Discrimination, oppression and civil rights (LGBTQ Rights)
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Discrimination, oppression and civil rights
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: I Want To Know What It's Like - Ryan James Yezak
Ch. 3: Song 1: Time - Hans Zimmer
Ch. 4: Act 2: Gay Conversion Therapy Torture Victim - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-6-11
Ch. 5: Song 2: Smokin from Shootin - My Morning Jacket
Ch. 6: Act 3: Michigan Republicans Legalize Religious Anti-Gay Bullying - David Pakman Air Date: 11-7-11
Ch. 7: Song 3: Bully Main Theme - Shawn Lee
Ch. 8: Act 4: Washington State Close to Providing Gay Marriage Rights, GOP - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-2-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: 21st Century Boy - Bad Religion
Ch. 10: Act 5: Can Water Make You Gay - Young Turks - Air Date: 11-22-11
Ch. 11: Song 5: Awnaw (All Hooks Up Version) - Nappy Roots
Ch. 12: Act 6: Openly gay kids in high school - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 2-27-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Fingers crossed - Allison Weiss
Ch. 14: Act 7: Expelled Anti-Gay Counseling Student Wouldn't Make Good Therapist - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-5-11
Ch. 15: Song 7: Starring - Freelance Whales
Ch. 16: Act 8: Indecision 2012 - Glitz Happens - Daily Show - Air Date: 2-16-2012
Ch. 17: Song 8: Scenic World - Beirut
Ch. 18: Act 9: Anti-Gay Senator Kicked Out Of Restaurant - Young Turks - Air date: 1-31-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: What have I done to deserve - Pet Shop Boys
Ch. 20: Act 10: The YMCA Of Dolphins - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 4-3-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Mystify - INXS
Ch. 22: Act 11: Bachmann Unhappy With Kirk Cameron Gay Questions From Piers Morgan - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-6-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: All the same - Sick Puppies
Ch. 24: Act 12: Joe the plumber running for office, anti gay - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 3-9-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: So much more - Marc Robillard
Ch. 26: Act 13: Unalienable Gay Civil Rights to Be Put to Vote in New Jersey and Maryland - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-8-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 27: Examples of institutional discrimination against atheists - Skeptical Zack from California
Ch. 28: Correction on oppression being only in relation to government - Andrew from Brooklyn, NY
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Ch. 29: Final comments on why this discussion on atheist civil rights is actually about communication (again)
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(2012/04/07) If God exists I hope he has a good excuse (Religion)
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If God exists I hope he has a good excuse
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Tolerance And Holding It Inside - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-6-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: The Easter Bunny Song - Katie Goodman & Broad Comedy
Ch. 4: Act 2: Catholic Church Officially Anti-Gay Bigots - David Pakman - Air Date: 3-12-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Natural Blues - Moby
Ch. 6: Act 3: Santorum should learn what Catholic means - Bill Maher - Air Date: 3-9-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Shed a little light - James Taylor
Ch. 8: Act 4: Procrastinating Catholic 20 Rosaries Behind - The Onion
Ch. 9: Song 4: Like a prayer - Madonna
Ch. 10: Act 5: Vatican Probes Wrong Thing, Leakers Instead of Child Abuse - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 3-20-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: In God's country - U2
Ch. 12: Act 6: Faith Healers - O My God - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 2-23-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Genesis - VNV Nation
Ch. 14: Act 7: GOP quotes bible as science fact - Green News Report - Air Date: 3-13-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Watermark - Enya
Ch. 16: Act 8: Concerned Parents Demand Removal Of Arsenic From Periodic Table Of Elements - The Onion
Ch. 17: Song 8: Show me what I'm looking for - Carolina Liar
Ch. 18: Act 9: Pray To Stop Tornadoes: Pat Robertson - The Young Turks - Air Date: 3-7-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Best God in show - NOFX
Ch. 20: Act 10: The gospel of commerce. Supply side Christianity - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 3-16-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: My wife dumped me for a guy named Jesus - Paul Dinello on Exit 57
Ch. 22: Act 11: The religious assault on free speech - Johann Hari Air Date: 2-24-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: There are so many other reasons to criticize Mormonism - Dave from Olympia, WA
Ch. 24: Reaction to Rebecca on Mormonism - Andrew from Clearwater
Ch. 25: Oppression of an atheist - Skeptical Zack from California
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Final comments on oppression and the definition of 'rights'
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(2012/04/04) From Wall St to Washington (Economics)
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Edition #592
From Wall St to Washington
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Greg Smith Quits Goldman Sachs - Wait wait don't tell me - Air Date: 3-17-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Table Tennis (feat. Laura Darlington) - Flying Lotus
Ch. 4: Act 2: STUDY: Rich More Likely to Steal Candy from Babies - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-28-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Drive - R.E.M.
Ch. 6: Act 3: People Are Fighting Back Against Fraudulent Foreclosures - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-23-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Working Poor - Horse Feathers
Ch. 8: Act 4: Stock Analysts Confused, Frightened By Boar Market - The Onion
Ch. 9: Song 4: Scene No. 13 Segment IV Dance Of The Little Swans - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Rich Get Richer - New Facts - Young Turks - Air Date 4-1-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Drink the water - Jack Johnson
Ch. 12: Act 6: Oh My Gawd Fun With Big Bank Fraud - Lee Camp - Air Date: 2-24-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover - Sandy Faison, Dorothy Loudon, Andrea McArdle, Reid Shelton, Barbara Erwin, Laurie Beechman, Edie Cowan, Donald Craig, Orchestra, Penny Worth, Chorus, Robert Fitch, Raymond Thorne & Peter Howard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Not One Dime - John Mill
Ch. 15: Song 7: In the Beginning - K'naan
Ch. 16: Act 8: Religious Leaders Rip GOP Budget - 'Immoral Disaster', 'Robs The Poor' - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-26-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Dou Way Robyn / Sancta Mater - Trio Mediaeval
Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox Anchors Gush Over Paul Ryan's Budget PlanFox Anchors Gush Over Paul Ryan's Budget Plan - Media Matters Air Date: 3-22-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Dou Way Robyn / Sancta Mater - Trio Mediaeval
Ch. 20: Act 10: The Real Reason We Can't End Unpopular Oil Subsidies - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-29-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare - Matt & Kim
Ch. 20: Act 10: Who Is Serious About The Budget - Counterspin - Air Date: 3-29-12
Ch. 21: Song 9: Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen
Ch. 22: Act 10: Taxmageddon - Young Turks - Air Date 4-2-12
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Ch. 23: White male perspective on being called privileged - Dirk from San Francisco
Ch. 24: "Privilege" comes with undertone of accusation of unearned success - Jesse from Tokyo
Ch. 25: It's not about you - Dave from Olympia, WA
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Ch. 26: Final Comments
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(2012/04/01) Unconstitutional (Police State)
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Unconstitutional
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Anti-Occupy Law Passed By Congress, White House Nearly Unanimously - Lee Camp - Air Date: 3-12-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Protest song - Anti-Flag
Ch. 4: Act 2: Protesting Has Been Criminalized HR347, S1794 - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 3-13-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: The sound of settling - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 6: Act 3: First Amendment Nefarious Bill "Federal Restricted Grounds and Improvement" Matthew Filipowicz Show - Air Date: 3-1-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: La Paix - Amadou & Mariam
Ch. 8: Act 4: NYPD Spying on Liberals, Using Fear Tactics - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-27-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Stop spying - The Grouch
Ch. 10: Act 5: NYPD Infiltrated Liberal Political Groups - Young Turks - Air Date 3-26-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Campus - Vampire Weekend
Ch. 12: Act 6: NYPD Spies In New Orleans! - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-23-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: And it spread - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 14: Act 7: US vs Jones (violation of 4th amendment rights) - On the Media - Air Date: 1-26-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: You wish - Nightmares On Wax
Ch. 16: Act 8: Life, Liberty, Indefinite Detention Without A Trial - Lee Camp - Air Date: 12-16-11
Ch. 17: Song 8: Yeat's Grave - The Cranberries
Ch. 18: Act 9: Eric Holder's Shameful Defense of Assassinating U.S. Citizens - The Progressive Air Date: 3-7-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Overkill - Colin Hay
Ch. 20: Act 10: Holder Defends Execution Without Charges - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-6-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Latino perspective on Trayvon Martin episode - Danny from Tampa Florida
Ch. 22: Liberal cop on the Trayvon Martin case - Dan
Ch. 23: Objection to being lumped in with privileged straight white males - Doug in Chicagoland
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Ch. 24: Final comments on the perception of attacks when discussing privilege
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(2012/03/29) They live among us and they're normal (Religious Tolerance)
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Edition #590
They live among us and they're normal
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: A Love Supreme - Religious Freedom vs Americans with Disabilities Act - Daily Show - Air Date: 1-26-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: On the Radio - Regina Spektor
Ch. 4: Act 2: David Shuster decries Islamophobia in conservative media - Countdown
Ch. 5: Song 2: This land is your land - Peter, Paul & Mary
Ch. 6: Act 3: Muslim Sues University For Harassment Claims - Young Turks - Air Date: 1-11-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mercy - OneRepublic
Ch. 8: Act 4: Rev C Welton Gaddy Schools Rev Dennis Terry on Religious Freedom - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-22-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Elephant in the Room - Daily Show - Air Date: 1-5-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Proud to be an American - Side Street Ramblers
Ch. 12: Act 6: Muslim Attacks Atheist, Muslim Judge Dismisses the Case...Christian Anger - David Pakman - Air Date: 2-23-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: God? - The Dodos
Ch. 14: Act 7: NYPD's Vile Film - The Progressive Air Date: 1-24-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: The only living boy in New York - Paul Simon
Ch. 16: Act 8: White House Aids in NYPD Muslim Spying - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-29-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Highly Suspicious - My Morning Jacket
Ch. 18: Act 9: Christie on NYPD Muslim Spying In New Jersey - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-3-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Vinnie Pauleone & The Ba Da Bing Orchestra
Ch. 20: Act 10: Bloomberg Cheney-esque on Snooping - The Progressive Air Date: 2-22-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Tenderness - General Public
Ch. 22: Act 11: NYPD Muslim Profiling - Matthew Filipowicz Show - Air Date: 2-28-12
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Ch. 23: Thoughts on feminist programs not needing to cater to the privileged - Krissy from Kansas
Ch. 24: Resistance to the idea of oppressed people needing to cater to the privileged when speaking about oppression - Elka from Indiana
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Ch. 25: Final comments and clarifications on communicating across privilege barriers
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(2012/03/26) The wrongful death of Trayvon Martin (Racism)
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Edition #589
The wrongful death of Trayvon Martin
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Introduction to the Trayvon Martin Case - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-12-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: TRAYVON MARTIN Rap Song - Jasiri X
Ch. 4: Act 2: EPIC FAIL by Police in Trayvon Martin Investigation - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-14-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: A Trayvon Martin Tribute - YouTube - EthanDavidStudios
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Tragedy of Trayvon Martin - The Progressive Air Date: 3-19-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Euthanasia of Trayvon Martin RIP "How Long?" - YouTube - Temptap
Ch. 8: Act 4: George Zimmerman's 911 call while following Trayvon Martin and Florida's insanity - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 3-22-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: RIP TRAYVON MARTIN SONG - YouTube - toast8787
Ch. 10: Act 5: Where the conversation on race can go after Trayvon Martin - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-19-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: I Am Trayvon - A-Lex
Ch. 12: Act 6: Trayvon Martin Final Phone Call With Girlfriend - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-21-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: TRAYVON MARTIN Rap Song - Jasiri X
Ch. 14: Act 7: Calls for help heard on 911 call in Trayvon Martin shooting - On the Media - Air Date: 3-22-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Trayvon Martin Song (Tribute) - YouTube - TheWorldNewsRapper
Ch. 16: Act 8: Stand your ground used to attack unprovoked - Matthew Filipowicz Show - Air Date: 3-20-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Skittles and some Ice Tea - YouTube - Klay3Creation
Ch. 18: Act 9: Trayvon Martin Smear Attempt By Glenn Becks The Blaze - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-21-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Trayvon Martin Tribute Song - TurboT Ft SpidaMan
Ch. 20: Act 10: Obama: Trayvon Martin Case Is a 'Tragedy' - President Obama
Ch. 21: Song 10: We Are Trayvon - Plies
Ch. 22: Act 11: Geraldo Rivera says Hoodies to Blame for Trayvon Martin Killing - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-23-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: TRAYVON MARTIN Rap Song - Jasiri X
Ch. 24: Act 12: Mother Jones article breaking down the Florida Stand Your Ground law - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-19-12
Ch. 25: Final comments to close the show
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(2012/03/23) Smash Patriarchy (Feminism)
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Edition #588
Smash Patriarchy
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Jiffy-Vag commercial for fast, convenient ultrasounds - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 3-9-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Bright side of the road - Van Morrison
Ch. 4: Act 2: Christian Pregnancy Crisis Clinics Exposed - Young Turks
Ch. 5: Song 2: Saving My Hymen For Jesus (feat. Erin Roberg) - Katie Goodman & Broad Comedy
Ch. 6: Act 3: Contraception Pill Causes Prostate Cancer, says Republican - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-17-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Eyes - Rogue Wave
Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Talks About Contraception a Lot for People Who Say They Don't Want To Talk About Contraception - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-23-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: And that's why I oppose Planned Parenthood - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 3-9-12
Ch. 10: Act 5: Egypt Lady News after the revolution - The Bugle Air Date: 2-17-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Walk Like an Egyptian - The Puppini Sisters
Ch. 12: Act 6: Single-moms, child abuse, contraception... and state legislators - Jim Hightower Air Date: 3-21-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Oh the boss is coming - Arkells
Ch. 14: Act 7: Rick Santorum: Single mothers produce criminal children - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-6-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Take 'Em Down - Dropkick Murphys
Ch. 16: Act 8: Military Women Should 'Expect' Sexual Assault (Fox Pundit Doubles Down) - Young Turks - Air Date: 2-22-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: BotL Promo Music (Instrumental Version)
Ch. 18: Act 9 A: Final comments Part 1: Introduction to The pain of breaking through privilege
Ch. 20: Act 9 B: The pain of breaking through privilege - Blacking it up Air Date: 2-29-12
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Ch. 21: Final Comments Part 2: Why the most privileged people are also the weakest and need to be treated like children
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(2012/03/20) The lives and tragic deaths of media tyrants (Media)
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Edition #587
The lives and tragic deaths of media tyrants
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Distract-O-Tron - Mark Fiore - Air Date - 01-11-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: In the Morning of the Magicians - Flaming Lips
Ch. 4: Act 2: Controversy Over Old Mean-Spirited Obama Quote Recalls Old Bush Quotes - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-16-2012
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hate me - Blue October
Ch. 6: Act 3: Andrew Breitbart's CPAC OWS Plea for Help - MR - Air Date: 02-13-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Drop dead blues - Anya Marina
Ch. 8: Act 4: Andrew Breitbart Dies - On the Media - Air Date: 3-1-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Open book - Cake
Ch. 10: Act 5: Andrew Breitbart Dead - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-1-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Ch. 12: Act 6: Conservative Media Group Makes Up Oil Statistics - Media Matters Air Date: 2-24-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Ch. 14: Act 7: Oh My God! New Hosts Pretending Bigotry and Ignorance Just Matter of Opinion - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 2-3-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: And we got older - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 16: Act 8: Gay Terrorism Ad - The Al Franken Show - Air Date: 2004
Ch. 17: Song 8: And we got older - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 18: Act 9: Pat Buchanan's Blacklisted Swan Song - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-17-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: The rose - Soft Rock Piano Players
Ch. 20: Act 10: Limbaugh's Changing Attitude on Racial and Religious Attacks - Media Matters Air Date: 3-16-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: The rose - Soft Rock Piano Players
Ch. 22: Act 11: James Murdoch steps down - On the Media - Air Date: 3-1-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Sweet Dreams - Marylin Manson
Ch. 24: Act 12: James Murdoch Getting Demoted - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-29-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: Finding something to do - Hellogoodbye
Ch. 26: Act 13: The Fall of Rupert Murdoch - MR - Air Date: 02-28-12
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Ch. 27: Please don't vote for third parties! - Jesse from Tokyo
Ch. 28: Thanks for focus on GOP state policies - Doug in Chicagoland
Ch. 29: Athiest raised as Mormon on religious fundamentalism - Rebecca from Salt Lake City
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Ch. 30: Final comments on the difficulty of tackling issues of privilege
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(2012/03/17) The US Empire and the Ring of Power (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #586
The US Empire and the Ring of Power
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Act 1: Heart Mind-O-Matic - Mark Fiore - Air Date: 02-20-12
Song 1: M.I.B. Main Theme - Danny Elfman
Act 2: US government doesn't talk about the drone war - Counterspin Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 2: Oh Lately It's So Quiet - OK GO
Act 3: Syria's Arab Spring that no one is hearing about - The Bugle Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 3: Catapult - R.E.M.
Act 4: Veto Of Syria UN Resolution Sparks Outrage - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-06-12
Song 4: Help - The Beatles
Act 5: Veto to prevent violence in Syria - The Bugle - Air Date: 2-10-12
Song 5: Scene No. 10 Moderato - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Act 6: Fox Contributor Karl Rove Condemns Obama Apology, Fails to Note Similar Bush Apology in 2008 - Media Matters Air Date: 2-28-12
Act 7: Not a Happy International Women's Day in Afghanistan - The Progressive Air Date: 3-8-12
Song 7: We were there - Robin Roberts
Act 8: Afghan Lady and Taliban News - The Bugle Air Date: 2-17-12
Song 8: Escalation - Daniel Licht
Act 9: Afghanistan Massacre Fallout - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-12-12
Song 9: Come home - OneRepublic Feat. Sara Barellis
Act 10: Son Of Haditha - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 3-12-12
Song 10: Baba O'Riley - The Who
Act 11: Leave Afghanistan Now - The Progressive Air Date: 3-12-12
Song 11: Letter from an Occupant - The New Pornographers
Act 12: The consequences of the US killing spree in Afghanistan - Counterspin Air Date: 3-16-12
Song 12: Gimme Sympathy - Metric
Act 13: The Reason War Will Go On Forever - Lee Camp
Song 13: Still fighting it - Ben Folds
Act 14: An Army whistle-blower speaks truth about power - Jim Hightower Air Date: 3-14-12
Song 14: Tracked in mud - Cory Davies
Act 15: The US Empire and the Ring of Power - Common Sense - Air Date: 2-20-12
Voicemails:
Activist call to action on verbiage and word usage - Chris
Recomending 'Godless Bitches' podcast - Anonymous
Recommending "Women's Magazine" podcast - Elka from Indiana
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Final comments as an epilogue to the Jimmy Dore Show joke discussion
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(2012/03/14) If it looks, walks and quacks like a nuclear duck (Foreign Policy)
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If it looks, walks and quacks like a nuclear duck
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Act 1: Pending war with Iran - Wait wait don't tell me - Air Date: 3-3-12
Song 1: For what it's worth - Buffalo Springfield
Act 2: American War Drums against Iran - On the Media - Air Date: 2-9-12
Song 2: Turk - Errors
Act 3: Why Does Iran Always Seem To Be "Months Away" From a Nuclear Bomb? - Media Matters Air Date: 2-23-12
Act 4: War With Iran A Terrible Idea - Here's Why - Young Turks - Air Date: 2-21-12
Song 4: Everybody's gone to war - Nerina Pallot
Act 5: God Re-Floods Middle East - The Onion
Song 5: Deep water - Pansy Division
Act 6: All of the options about war with Iran including no war - Counterspin Air Date: 3-8-12
Song 6: Highwire - Men at Work
Act 7: Can We Stop A War With Iran - Young Turks - Air Date: 2-22-12
Song 7: Black & Blue - Miike Snow
Act 8: Obama Calls Out GOP Warhawks on Iran - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-7-12
Song 8: Lost and found - Hotrod Cadets
Act 9: Beating the drum in the media for war with Iran - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 3-9-12
Song 9: Daylight robbery - Imogen Heap
Act 10: Danger of Iran's Nuclear Duck - The Bugle Air Date: 3-9-12
Final comments and conversation with Jimmy Dore on context being 'everything' in comedy
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(2012/03/11) Bullies, bad words and birth control (Limbaugh v Fluke)
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Bullies, bad words and birth control
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Act 1: GOP Does Not Understand How Contraception Works - Rachel Maddow Air Date 3-2-12
Song 1: Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies
Act 2: Bill O'Reilly Rips Sandra Fluke - Young Turks Air Date: 3-6-12
Song 2: The King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 - Neutral Milk Hotel
Act 3: Guide to Are you a prostitute? by Rush Limbaugh - The Bugle Air Date: 3-9-12
Song 3: Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Act 4: Limbaugh and the GOP war on women - Counterspin Air Date: 3-8-12
Song 4: Possibility - Lykke Li
Act 5: Advertisers flee from Limbaugh's radio program - On the Media Air Date: 3-8-12
Song 5: White Electric - Battles
Act 6: Rush Limbaugh Gets a Measure of Comeuppance - The Progressive Air Date: 3-5-12
Song 6: All Apologies - Nirvana
Act 7: Insincere Apologies - Mitt Romney Has a Rush Limbaugh Problem - Rachel Maddow Air Date 3-5-12
Song 7: The Prettiest Weed - Jim Guthrie
Act 8: Fluke Isn't the Only Woman Being Attacked By Limbaugh This Week - Media Matters Air Date: 3-8-12
Act 9: A breakdown of the Limbaugh comments and the false equivalency with Bill Maher - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 3-9-12
Voicemails:
Follow up on comments regarding joke on the Jimmy Dore Show and standards in broadcasting - Joe from Nanjing China
Reaction to the Jimmy Dore Show vs Limbaugh comparison - Mara from Pittsburgh
Rush Limbaugh's misunderstanding of contraception - Patrick from Dallas
Follow up comparison question to Limbaugh vs Jimmy Dore Show discussion - Andrew from Brooklyn, NY
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Final comments on the follow up comparing a Jimmy Dore Show joke and the Limbaugh controversy
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(2012/03/08) The game is rigged (Economics)
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The game is rigged
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Act 1: Poor Pee-Ple - Daily Show Air Date: 2-2-12
Song 1: Hurt so good - Yellow Snow Company
Act 2: Obama's New Budget Explained - TYT - Air Date: 2-13-12
Song 2: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Act 3: Fox News: Who's Responsible for Gas Prices? - Media Matters Air Date: 3-6-12
Act 4: Obama Gets Bad Rap on Gas Prices - The Progressive Air Date: 2-24-12
Song 4: Sweet dreams - The Eurythmics
Act 5: The Mortgage Fraud Deal A Ripoff - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-9-12
Song 5: Bet against the American Dream - Planet Money
Act 6: Foreclosure abuse is rampant - Citizen Radio Air Date: 2-20-12
Song 6: The Secret Agent: The Secret Agent Ending - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico & Elias Arizcuren
Act 7: Limbaugh: Poor People "Have Only Themselves to Blame" - Media Matters Air Date: 2-21-12
Act 8: Economic Recovery May Force GOP to Talk Social Issues - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-29-12
Song 8: Breakneck speed - Tokyo Police Club
Act 9: Close Corporate Tax Loopholes - The Progressive Air Date: 2-28-12
Song 9: Hole in the bucket - Spearhead
Act 10: Greek austerity measures - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 2-14-12
Song 10: Stairway to heaven - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 11: World Bank Forecloses On World Farm - The Onion
Song 11: Too late, to slow - Shout Out Louds
Act 12: Conservative Hypocrisy on Obama's Energy Policies - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 3-1-12
Voicemails:
Thoughts on Bachmann and sexism in politics - Elisa from St. Paul, MN
Thoughts on Jimmy Dore Show on suggesting Santorum's daughter "puts out" - Joe from Nanjing China
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Final comments on the comparison between Rush Limbaugh's "slut" comments and the Jimmy Dore Show's "puts out" comments
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(2012/03/05) The highly territorial subgenus of the GOP (GOP and State Policies)
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The highly territorial subgenus of the GOP
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Act 1: Oops, Indiana Science Haters Find Scientology in Their Creationism - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-2-12
Song 1: Dumb - Nirvana
Act 2: Gov. Walker steals money from citizens to fill his budget hole - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-15-12
Song 2: What's the matter here - 10,000 Maniacs
Act 3: After Snowe, Compromise Isn't Always the Answer - The Progressive Air Date: 3-1-12
Song 3: Alright Alright (Here's My Fist Where's the Fight?) - Sahara Hotnights
Act 4: Environmentalists attempt to save the moderate Republican species from going extinct - The Onion
Song 4: Another lesson in love - Danger Radio
Act 5: Has American Conservatism Become a Religion - David Pakman - Air Date: 9-20-11
Song 5: Change your mind - Sister Hazel
Act 6: Girl Scouts Are Evil Promoters of Sex, Homosexuality - The Young Turks Air Date: 2-22-12
Song 6: Girls - Walter Meego
Act 7: Stupid GOPer Reveals ALEC Puppet Masters - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-6-12
Song 7: Middle Man - Jack Johnson
Act 8: The Need for Local Progressive Councils - The Progressive Air Date: 3-2-12
Song 8: Reach out of the darkness - Friend and Lover
Act 9: Bob McDonell, religion and GOP politics - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-21-12
Song 9: Radioactive - Kings of Leon
Act 10: No Liberal Christians (Dems All About Sex) - Santorum - The Young Turks - Air Date: 2-29-12
Song 10: She's so sexy Boom! - Flight of the Conchords
Act 11: GOP billionaire explains why he's a victim - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 3-1-12
Voicemails:
Thanks for the Blacking it up segment on the concept of citizenship - Joanna from the Midwest
Detailed thoughts on the anti-equality movement - Ryan from Minneapolis
Santorum on costs of deregulation - Colin from Cleveland, OH
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Final comments on voicemail on LGBT advocacy strategy and climate ride fundraising
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(2012/03/02) Just some of the problems (Religion)
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Just some of the problems
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Act 1: Pat Robertson Says God Owns Poor Family's Money - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-16-11
Song 1: Just like heaven - The Cure
Act 2: Stephen's Lenten Sacrifice - Colbert Report Air Date: 2-22-12
Song 2: Mary Mary - Chumbawamba
Act 3: Muslim Attacks Atheist For Insulting Muhammad - The Young Turks - Air Date: 2-29-12
Song 3: Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Act 4: Area Priest Plans To Leave Priesthood As Soon As Parents Die - The Onion
Song 4: Closest thing to heaven - Tears for Fears
Act 5: How to argue with a religious conservative - David Feldman Show Air Date: 2-21-12
Song 5: Eden - Phil Wickham
Act 6: The Mormon Plot to Proxy Baptize Jews - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-15-12
Song 6: Pray - Justin Bieber
Act 7: Mormons Baptize Anne Frank (Cenk Goes Off) - Young Turks 2-22-12
Song 7: God Gave Rock & Roll To You - Kiss
Act 8: Homeless Man Bestows God's Blessing Upon All Within Earshot - The Onion
Song 8: Blessed - Brett Dennen
Act 9: Othering the president through religion - Blacking it up Air Date: 2-21-12
Voicemails:
Thoughts on "too much rape" and women talking about TV - Joanna from Iowa
Transgendered perspective on negative narratives in the media - Scott from New York
Follow up about the transgender panic defense - Scott from New York
Thoughts on women discussing narratives of women on TV - Kira from Chicago
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Final comments on how society shapes everyone's perspective of themselves
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(2012/02/28) The War on Women Part 2: Subjugation
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The War on Women Part 2: Subjugation
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Act 1: O'Reilly: Drunk Women Get Pregnant - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-25-11
Song 1: Resist - Katy McAllister
Act 2: Virginia government wants to physically penetrate you - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-14-12
Song 2: Gimme Sympathy - Metric
Act 3: Girlfriend Acting All Clingy After Getting Pregnant - The Onion
Song 3: Fidelity - Regina Spektor
Act 4: Rectal Exam Amendment To Anti-Abortion Bill - The Young Turks - Air Date: 2-1-12
Song 4: Timeless - Kate Havnevik
Act 5: Susan G. Komen Reverses, Returns Planned Parenthood Funding - David Pakman -Air Date: 02-06-12
Song 5: Clowns (Can you see me now?) - t.A.T.u.
Act 6: Stop Normalizing Rape - The Progressive Air Date: 12-15-11
Song 6: Winter winds - Piano Tribute Players
Act 7: Fox Contributor: Sexual Assault Prevention in the Military is "Bureaucracy Upon Bureaucracy" - Media Matters Air Date: 2-13-12
Act 8: Komen's Anti-Abortion VP Wanted To Defund Planned Parenthood - TYT - Air Date: 2-6-12
Song 8: Foundations - Kate Nash
Act 9: The Right Wing Is Taking Rights Away From Women, But Were They Really Using Them - Lee Camp - Air Date 2-20-12
Song 9: A beautiful mine - RJD2
Act 10: Komen VP Handel Resigns Over Planned Parenthood Dispute - TYT- Air Date: 2-7-12
Song 10: Enough - Dance Hall Crashers
Act 11: How the needle moves as conservatives push their anti-woman agenda - Double X Gabfest Air Date: 2-22-12
Song 11: Save me - Aimee Mann
Act 12: The fear over giving women power over their own bodies - Opinionated Air Date: 2-22-12
Final comments on analyzing the societal narrative of women in popular culture
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(2012/02/25) The War on Women Part 1: Contraception
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The War on Women Part 1: Contraception
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Act 1: Fox Attempts to Smear Obama as Anti-Catholic - Media Matters Air Date: 2-2-12
Song 1: Only the good die young - Billy Joel
Act 2: Obama Attacks Religious Freedom McConnel on Contraception Coverage -TYT - Air Date: 2-13-12
Song 2: If I had a hammer - Peter, Paul & Mary
Act 3: It's a great time to be a woman in America! - Blacking it up Air Date: 2-13-12
Song 3: Living in America - James Brown
Act 4: Fox: Access to Birth Control = Forcing You To Eat Pork - Media Matters Air Date: 2-15-12
Song 4: Fool - Shakira
Act 5: Republicans Have Picked a Loser in Contraception Fight - The Progressive Air Date: 2-16-12
Song 5: Those were the days - Mary Hopkin
Act 6: If we allow contraception women may begin to think they're equal to men - Majority Report Air Date: 2-14-12
Song 6: Barefoot and pregnant - Doyle and Debbie
Act 7: American Lady News and the debate on contraception - The Bugle Air Date: 2-17-12
Song 7: Lessons learned - Matt & Kim
Act 8: Obama Contraception Compromise Not 3D Chess - Young Turks - Air Date 2-20-12
Song 8: The boy in the bubble - Paul Simon
Act 9: Really? with Seth and Amy: Birth Control - Saturday Night Live
Voicemails:
Reaction to the Jay and Lauren's discussion on communication - Todd from LA
If homosexuality is a choice then why not try choosing it for a week just to see? - Daniel from Clemmons, NC
Reaction to the Jay and Lauren's discussion on communication - Dave from Olympia, WA
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Final comments teasing that I'm going to start a conversation about the oppression of women in society
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(2012/02/22) Sweater Vest Man Rises (Elections)
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Sweater Vest Man Rises
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Act 1: Sweater Vest Man - Frank Chow
Act 2: Gays Vilify Rick Santorum, Wife Karen Dated Abortion Doctor - The Young Turks Air Date: 01-17-12
Song 2: Honey - Moby
Act 3: Santorum's Hypocrisy on Prenatal Testing - The Progressive Air Date: 2-20-12
Song 3: Moment Of Tranquillity - Apoptygma Berzerk
Act 4: Tim Wise Interview - How Race Factors into Electoral Politics - Majority Report - Air Date: 1-30-12
Song 4: Sydney (I'll come running) - Brett Dennen
Act 5: Rick Santorum Don't Worry About Cost of Medications You Need - David Pakman -Air Date: 02-06-12
Song 5: Twisted logic - Coldplay
Act 6: Megadeath singer sort-of endorses Rick Santorum - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me Air Date: 2-18-12
Song 6: Peace of mind - Finniston
Act 7: Obama disrupts the concept of citizenship in the white supremacist mind - Blacking it up Air Date: 2-7-12
Song 7: Back in time - Huey Lewis & The News
Act 8: Take a ride in Rick's head - Jim Hightower Air Date: 2-13-12
Song 8: Every Sperm is Sacred - Monty Python
Act 9: Santorum Scandal Cover For John Ensign - Young Turks
Song 9: It goes on and on - Avett Brothers
Act 10: Romney's non concern for the poor - Jimmy Dore - Air Date 2-3-12
Song 10: Always mean it - Emilyn Brodsky
Act 11: Looking Good for Obama - The Progressive Air Date: 2-13-12
Song 11: If you wanna - The Vaccines
Act 12: Rick Santorum Wins THREE Primaries in 1 Day - David Pakman -Air Date: 02-09-12
Voicemails:
Running with righteous indignation - Patrick from Dallas
When can the US government be considered illegitimate? Vote Green - Chris from Middletown, NY
Police accountability activists win a campaign against violent cop - Col. Moses from Portland, OR
Praise for Blacking It Up talking about revisionist history - Colin from Cleveland, OH
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Final comments on training for my ClimateRide
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GOP Introduces New "Mystery Candidate" With Paper Bag Over Head - The Onion
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(2012/02/19) This episode is totally gay (LGBTTIQQ2SA Rights)
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This episode is totally gay
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Act 1: Rick Mercer Rant Teen Suicide referring to Canada - Rick Mercer
Song 1: Solid Action - The Wes Hollywood Show
Act 2: Young, Gay And Homeless: Fighting For Resources - NPR Air Date: 11-21-11
Song 2: Skinny Love - Bon Iver
Act 3: Elizabeth Santorum's perspective on Gay Rights vs Real Gay Families - Dan Savage - Air Date: 1-06-12
Song 3: Oh well, Okay - Elliott Smith
Act 4: Gay Parents Better Than Straight Parents (Research) - Young Turks - Air Date - 01-22-12
Song 4: Is love enough (feat. Gentleman) - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Act 5: Letter D Pulls Sponsorship From Sesame Street - The Onion
Song 5: Sesame Street - Rugburns
Act 6: Mark Sam Rosenthal: The most natural thing - The Story Collider Air Date: 1-22-12
Song 6: Reproduction - Grease 2
Act 7: Cuddle Therapy - Gay To Straight Scam - Young Turks
Song 7: Let Go - Frou Frou
Act 8: Prop 8 ruled unconstitutional by California Supreme Court - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-7-12
Voicemails:
Gay male perspective on the anti-equality sect of LGBT community
Responses to the It Gets Better and Anti-Equality discussions - Elka from Indiana
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Final comments and conversation with Lauren about communication and advocacy
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(2012/02/16) And you thought national politics was crazy (GOP State Politics)
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Act 1: Conservatives Want Anthem Singing Laws...And Smaller Government - David Pakman - Air Date: 1-2-12
Song 1: If You've Got Trouble - The Beatles
Act 2: A Great Day for Wisconsin—and for Democracy - The Progressive Air Date: 1-18-12
Song 2: We shall overcome - Pete Seeger
Act 3: One Million Signatures to Recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-18-12
Song 3: Frankly, Mr. Shankly - The Smiths
Act 4: Whales Aren't People - Colbert Report
Song 4: Thriller - Michael Jackson
Act 5: The Scandal Around Walker - The Progressive Air Date: 1-30-12
Song 5: My Friend And The Ink On His Fingers - Shout Out Louds
Act 6: RNC Chair Lies About Voter Fraud - Young Turks
Song 6: It's the same old song - The Four Tops
Act 7: Founding Fathers Reality vs Tea Party Fiction - Blacking It Up - Air Date: 1-23-12
Song 7: This is why we fight - The Decemberists
Act 8: Scott Walker Likes Being out of Wisconsin - The Progressive Air Date: 2-10-12
Song 8: Wise up - Aimee Mann
Act 9: Reading newspapers is not an uplifting experience for Governor John Kasich - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 2-9-12
Song 9: 1901 - Phoenix
Act 10: By axing parks, politicos are stealing the people’s property - Jim Hightower Air Date: 2-8-12
Song 10: Parks and Recreation Theme Song
Act 11: The GOP's geography-based, reverse elitism, divide and conquer tactic - Bill Maher Air Date: 2-10-12
Song 11: Downtown Train - Rod Stewart
Act 12: Unease About Walker's Challengers - The Progressive Air Date: 2-15-12
Song 12: Shining Star - The Manhattans
Act 13: The Obama Memos - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-23-12
Voicemails:
Thoughts on the need for publicly funded elections - Chris from Monterey, CA
Show suggestion for false equivalency in the media - Tim From Quincy, IL
Grass-fed beef not always better and there's lots of grey area - Len from St. Paul, Minnesota
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Final comments on the TYT 10-Year Anniversary
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Conservatism Has Been Hijacked - Catherine Crier Interview - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-16-11
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(2012/02/13) Where the money hits the road (Climate Change)
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Where the money hits the road
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Act 1: Former Climate Skeptic Admits Global Warming is Real - David Pakman - Air Date: 11-3-11
Song 1: Don't stop believing - Journey
Act 2: Climate Change Deniers Koch Blocked - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-24-11
Song 2: Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
Act 3: Another Foot Drag by Obama on Global Warming - The Progressive Air Date: 12-2-11
Song 3: Melt with you - Modern English
Act 4: Sen. Inhoff, Tea Party, brags about 'debunking' Climate Change - Green News Report - Air Date: 12-08-11
Song 4: Celebration guns - Stars
Act 5: Koch Brothers Exposed for Cancer Causing Pollution - Young Turks
Song 5: The fiddler's ballad - Jen Osha w/Wolf Creek Session
Act 6: Landowners Get Fracked By Oil Companies - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-07-11
Song 6: Live and let die - Guns N' Roses
Act 7: Consequences of increasing emissions - Green News Report - Air Date: 11-08-11
Song 7: Don't stop - Fleetwood Mac
Act 8: Solyndra Real Scandal Is Dirty Energy Subsidies - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-22-12
Song 8: Circles - Soul Coughing
Act 9: Fukushima and Global Warming - The Progressive Air Date: 12-29-11
Song 9: Beds are burning - Midnight Oil
Act 10: How To Destroy The Environment, Steal Money, Look Good Doing It - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-30-12
Song 10: Goodbye blue sky - Pink Floyd
Act 11: 'Gasland' Journalists Arrested At Fracking Hearing- Young Turks Air Date: 2-1-12
Song 11: Turn my camera on - Spoon
Act 12: GOP "mad as a hatter" about EPA mercury regs - Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-26-12
Song 12: World spins madly on - The Weepies
Act 13: Strong climate advocate unseated in the Maldives - The Bugle Air Date: 2-10-12
Song 13: Take a chance - The Magic Numbers
Act 14: GOP Still Pushing Keystone XL Pipeline - Young Turks - Air Date 2-6-12
Voicemails:
Thoughts on sustainable agriculture and care for farm animals - Ben from Le Grange, KY
Call to action on art exhibition on women of color. Details at idistudios.com - Ijeoma in New York City
Thoughts and call to action on new mortgage deal just signed - Todd from LA
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Final comments on my fundraising ride from NYC to DC in May
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(2012/02/10) We're all the scarecrow now (Economics)
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We're all the scarecrow now
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Act 1: Wage stagnation coverage by media big leagues - Counterspin - Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 1: Sweet disposition - The Temper Trap
Act 2: Shoveling America's wealth to the top - Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-3-12
Song 2: A change is gonna come - Sam Cooke
Act 3: Dr. David Graeber - Debts as a promise and the story of The Wizard of Oz - Majority Report Air Date: 12-13-11
Song 3: I'm a believer - The Monkees
Act 4: Disastrous Obama Choice for World Bank Chief - Young Turks 1-18-12
Song 4: Rains down in Africa - Toto
Act 5: Newsweek's Neil Ferguson on Convincing the Public for Austerity Measures - Counterspin - Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 5: Why did I listen to that man? - Urinetown
Act 6: An ugly surprise from big oil - Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-24-12
Song 6: Gorel - Babba Maal
Act 7: ExxonMobil Swears It's Going To Start Taxes Early This Year - The Onion
Song 7: Elevator love letter - Stars
Act 8: The argument for refusing to leave your home - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 8: Winter song - Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
Act 9: NY Times David Brooks Defends Economic Elite - Counterspin - Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 9: Don't let the sun go down on me - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 10: Tim Wise - Demonization of Minorities - Majority Report - Air Date: 1-30-12
Song 10: Just a ride - Jem
Act 11: Getting stuck on America's economic ladder - Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-25-12
Song 11: Big black nothing - Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band
Act 12: Subtle GOP Racism - Romney not concerned about very poor - Matthew Filipowicz - Air Date: 2-2-12
Voicemails:
Asking teenagers when they chose to be straight - Tony from Southern New Jersey
Recommending the Smiley and West Podcast - Max from Davis, CA
Wishing there had been a two-way teachable moment regarding It Gets Better - Adrianne from College Station. TX
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Final comments on the fringe LGBT movement against equality
Article: Not the marrying kind
Activist Ryan Conrad critiques the gay equality movement
http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Not_the_marrying_kind-11365.aspx
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(2012/02/07) As we do unto others (Foreign Policy)
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Act 1: Bush Cancels Trip to Switzerland Over Threat of Torture Arrest - Majority Report Air Date: 12-4-11
Song 1: Vacation - Go Go's
Act 2: Iran Nuclear Scientists Executed With Car Bombs, Shootings - Young Turks Air Date: 1-11-12
Song 2: Not the only one - Hotrod Cadets
Act 3: Iran Scientist Assassinated - Citizen Radio Air Date: 1-1-12
Song 3: Drop dead blues - Anya Marina
Act 4: The Truth About War With Iran - Lee Camp Air Date: 12-21-11
Song 4: Such great heights - The Postal Service
Act 5: U.S. Must Tell Israel Not to Bomb Iran - The Progressive Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 5: I won't back down - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Act 6: Canada's Defense Ministry criticized for ordering 20 000 orange stress balls - The Bugle Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 6: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard
Act 7: Marines Urinate On Dead Bodies In Afghanistan - Young Turks Air Date: 1-12-12
Song 7: War - Goldfinger
Act 8: Urinating on dead Afghanis - History of war - Rob Delaney Commentary - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 8: Legions (War) - Zeo Keating
Act 9: CNN Contributor Applauds Controversial Marine Video - Media Matters Air Date: 1-13-12
Act 10: Republicans boo the "golden rule" when applied to foreign policy - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 1-26-12
Song 10: Tonight I have to leave it - Shout out Louds
Act 11: Congress Fights Automatic Defense Spending Cuts - Young Turks Air Date - 1-22-12
Song 11: It's a wonderful life - Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
Act 12: The Greatest Speech Ever Made - Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator
Voicemails:
Thoughts on the importance of It Gets Better to be thought of as a first step - Daniel from CA
Ethically raised food and animals from your local CSA - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Excited about the next step of the "Make it Better" campaign - Dave from Olympia, WA
Thoughts on the Make it Better campaign - Jason from the cornfields of Iowa
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Final comments clarifying my story of the It Gets Better campaign
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(2012/02/04) Bad and badder (Elections)
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Bad and badder
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Act 1: Newt Ginrich's Performance and Mitt Romney's Tax - Colbert Report
Song 1: He's a pirate - Klaus Badelt
Act 2: God records a commercial for Bain Capital - David Feldman Air Date: 1-13-12
Song 2: Whenever God shines a light on me - Van Morrison
Act 3: Mitt's Flamingly Wealthy - Daily Show Air Date: 1-18-12
Song 3: It Gets Better - Broadway sings for the Trevor Project
Act 4: How jealous of Mitt Romney are you? - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-12-12
Song 4: So jealous - Tegan and Sara
Act 5: Romney Strikes a Nerve in Florida - The Progressive Air Date: 2-1-12
Song 5: My heart sinks - Hotrod Cadets
Act 6: The man from Bain - Le Show Air Date: 1-15-12
Act 7: O'Reilly comes to Romney's rhetorical rescue - Counterspin Air Date: 1-19-12
Song 7: Scene No. 10 Moderato from Swan Lake - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Act 8: Fox's Huckabee "Birther-Lite" Comments - Media Matters Air Date: 1-23-12
Act 9: War Within The Bubble - Real Time with Bill Maher - Air Date: 01-13-12
Song 9: A whiter shade - Procol Harum
Act 10: Gingrich's New Dog Whistle: Anti-Semitism - The Progressive Air Date: 1-23-12
Song 10: Crooked Teeth - Death Cab For Cutie
Act 11: Black to the Future - Newt Gingrich's Timing - Daily Show - Air Date 01-12-12
Song 11: The little light - The Montgomery Improvement Association
Act 12: Gingrich defends himself against Romney, adultery makes for a more viable candidate - Wait wait don't tell me - Air Date: 1-28-12
Song 12: Jelly Belly - Nai Bonet
Act 13: Newt's Reckless Rhetoric - The Progressive Air Date: 1-31-12
Song 13: Bulletproof - La Roux
Act 14: Newt Gingrich wants to colonized the moon! - The Bugle - Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 14: Fly me to the moon - Burning Spear
Act 15: Gingrich Closing In On Romney In Poll - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-18-12
Voicemails:
The time is right to occupy the ballot - Brian from Forth Worth, TX
Thoughts on choosing one's sexuality - Jeff from Florida
Reaction to my comments on the It Gets Better campaign - Casey from Michigan
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Final comments on me being sick and keeping voicemails short
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Rush, Fox News Rip Gingrich Over Romney Bain Capital Attacks - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-11-12
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(2012/01/31) The President said some things (State of the Union)
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The President said some things
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Act 1: Black Checking Mitt Romney's SOTU prebuttal lies - Blacking it up Air Date: 1-24-12
Song 1: Sweet little lies - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Act 2: State Of The Union 2012 Analysis - Young Turks 1-24-12
Song 2: Mad world - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 3: Right Wing Response to President's SOTU Address: "CLASS WARFARE!" - Media Matters Air Date: 1-25-12
Act 4: Obama endorses the Buffet rule in SOTU - BBC News Quiz Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 4: The Wind - Cat Stevens
Act 5: He probably wont do the good or the bad laid out in SOTU - Majority Report Air Date: 1-25-12
Song 5: Keepsake - State Radio
Act 6: The Downsides of Obama's State of the Union - The Progressive Air Date: 1-25-12
Song 6: Dreams - The Corrs
Act 7: President is talking news from the SOTU - The Bugle Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 7: These quiet times - Shady Bard
Act 8: Supreme Court Justices at the SOTU - On the Media Air Date: 1-26-12
Song 8: This magic moment - Drifters
Act 9: Something for everyone on energy in the SOTU - Green News Report Air Date: 1-26-12
Song 9: The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Act 10: Obama's bad joke - Wait wait don't tell me Air Date: 1-28-12
Song 10: I want it all - Queen
Act 11: Don't trust but verify, just verify - Matthew Filipowicz Show Air Date: 1-26-12
Voicemails:
Other health-related uses for hormonal birth control - Rachel from Boston, Mass
Recommending Sojourner's Truth, Occupied Territory and 99% Report podcasts - EJ From Lyons, NY
Evidence of our need for a social safety net - Patrick from Dallas
Thoughts on what it means to be treated like an animal - Carl from New Jersey
Time to sign up for your local community farm share program - Curtis from Baltimore
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Final comments on the importance of choosing your words when speaking to those outside your own community, the need for 'wins'
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(2012/01/28) Stop Internet Censorship (SOPA and PIPA)
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Stop Internet Censorship
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Act 1: Stop Online Piracy Act - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 11-18-11
Song 1: Union Warriors - Robin Roberts
Act 2: Wikipedia Leaves GoDaddy Over Stop Online Piracy Act - Young Turks
Song 2: Wanted - The Cranberries
Act 3: Wikipedia warns students before going dark - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me - Air Date: 1-21-12
Song 3: Silver Lining - Rilo Kiley
Act 4: SOPA Supporter: Our Media Blackout on SOPA is Cool. Your Internet Blackout in Protest of It is not - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-18-12
Song 4: Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins
Act 5: Analysis of the online protest and the future of SOPA - Common Sense Air Date: 1-24-12
Song 5: This is not the end - The Bravery
Act 6: The future of non-physical protests revealed by SOPA blackout day - The Bugle Air Date: 1-20-12
Song 6: Physical - Olivia Newton-John
Act 7: After PIPA: The Promise of Internet Organizing - The Progressive Air Date: 1-20-12
Song 7: Cast no shadow - Oasis
Act 8: Congress never moved so far so fast as with SOPA - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-18-12
Voicemails:
Thanks for Tim Wise, thoughts on whites working through their white privilege - Elka from Indiana
Personal insights on privilege and thoughts on PETA's new campaign referencing slavery - Alyson from Colorado
The science of African Americans from 1911 - Christopher from Texas
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Final comments on Erin Red getting the scoop on white privilege regarding veganism
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SOPA & PIPA - Colbert Report
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(2012/01/25) Prison Nation - Then and Now (Police State)
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Prison Nation - Then and Now
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Act 1: Chris Anders - This is what a police state looks like - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-29-11
Song 1: Underwater - Born Loser and the Hangers On
Act 2: Obama Insisted on Indefinite Detentions of Citizens - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-14-11
Song 2: The Cave - Mumford & Sons
Act 3: Obama's Signing of Defense Authorization Act Makes Us a Lawless Country - The Progressive Air Date: 12-19-11
Song 3: Drums of Freedom - Theo Bard
Act 4: Mary from Verizon learns about the NDAA - Majority Report Air Date: 1-5-12
Song 4: A Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree - Lawrence Welk
Act 5: Exponentially More Right Wing Terror Groups Than Left Wing - David Pakman Air Date: 11-10-11
Song 5: Bad bad things - Andrew Jackson Jihad
Act 6: 98 Percent Of Americans Are Afraid Of 98 Percent Of Americans - The Onion
Song 6: Frasier Theme
Act 7: The Police Aren't Supposed to Have the Pentagon on Call - The Progressive Air Date: 12-12-11
Song 7: Reel around the sun - Bill Whelan
Act 8: What Will We Watch As Drones Evolve? - NPR Air Date: 7-31-11
Song 8: Eyes in the sky - laughing sky
Act 9: The Prison (The Prison Nation) - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 12-28-11
Song 9: Zombie Nation (Yelling Mix) - Kernkraft 400
Act 10: Series Of Serial Killer Killings Rocks Serial Killer Community - The Onion
Song 10: Serial Killer - The Cassidy Project (Formerly of Antigone Rising)
Act 11: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Must Go - The Progressive Air Date: 12-27-11
Song 11: Sheriff - Oliver Onions
Act 12: Minorities regularly victimized by the police - Young Turks Air Date: 1-5-12
Voicemails:
Pursuing animal rights while we still face human rights may be objectionable - Mike From Philadelphia
More on the history of slavery in politics - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Followup clarification to previous call - not all veganism comes from white privilege - Mike From Philadelphia
On speaking directly to the under privileged about veganism - John from Northfield, MN
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(2012/01/22) As the campaign rolls on (Elections)
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As the campaign rolls on
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Act 1: The media massaging Romney's reputation - Counterspin Air Date: 1-12-12
Song 1: North by North - Faded Paper Figures
Act 2: Thoughts on Santorum in the race - David Feldman Air Date: 1-18-12
Song 2: Go ahead - Rilo Kiley
Act 3: Reproductive issues in the GOP primary - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-9-12
Song 3: Only if - Enya
Act 4: GOP candidates are a bunch of liars about Keystone pipeline Part 1 - Green News Report Air Date: 1-17-12
Song 4: I'm Not Over - Carolina Liar
Act 5: Romney on his speaker fees: "Not very much" - Wait wait don't tell me Air Date: 1-21-12
Song 5: 3 Women Walking - Ottmar Liebert
Act 6: GOP candidates are a bunch of liars about Keystone pipeline Part 2 - Green News Report Air Date: 1-19-12
Song 6: The Persuaded - Faded Paper Figures
Act 7: Tim Wise on the racial implications of Obama being seen as a failed president - Blacking it up Air Date: 1-16-12
Song 7: My conversation - The Uniques
Act 8: Presidential campaign, people confused between "weaknesses" and "skills" - The Bugle Air Date: 1-20-12
Song 8: Close your eyes - Young Love
Act 9: Shame on Newt Gingrich - The Progressive Air Date: 1-17-12
Song 9: Terrible - Harley Poe
Act 10: Not Mitt Romney's Super Pac - Colbert Report
Voicemails:
Experiencing white and straight privilege - Casey from Michigan
Thoughts on slave-owners perception of the value of animals vs slaves - Will from Oaklahoma
Thoughts on white privilege and veganism from a bi-racial American - Paul from Indiana
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Final comments on what I just leaned about the economics of slavery
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The Brits look down on all of the GOP candidates - BBC News Quiz Air Date: 1-13-12
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(2012/01/19) Of the people, by the people and for the one percent (Economics)
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Of the people, by the people and for the one percent
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Act 1: Welfare Kids Hit With Parents Debt - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-07-11
Song 1: It's a mistake - Men at Work
Act 2: BP Oil Causing Shrimp Without Eyes - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-12-11
Song 2: Swallowed In the Sea - Coldplay
Act 3: How to bring American green jobs home - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-14-11
Song 3: If it is growing - Fanfarlo
Act 4: From Democracy to Plutocracy - Jim Hightower
Song 4: Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Act 5: Firefighters Let Woman's House Burn over 75 Fee - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-07-11
Song 5: Nothing bad ever happens to me - Oingo Boingo
Act 6: 99% v 1% the data behind the Occupy movement Animation - Library Of Electronic Press - Air Date: 11-18-11
Song 6: Revolutions - Cody Long and the Red Beauty
Act 7: If I Was A Poor Black Kid - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-14-11
Song 7: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air - Will Smith
Act 8: Billionaire Donates 600 Million To Cornell - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-21-11
Song 8: She works hard for the money - Donna Summers
Act 9: Boss's Threats Hilarious - The Onion
Song 9: Teddybear's picnic - The Lords
Act 10: Do congressional millionaires represent you? - Jim Hightower
Song 10: Opportunity - Pete Murray
Act 11: Why Republicans Love WH Chief Of Staff Jack Lew - Young Turks Air Date: 1-10-12
Song 11: Change your mind - The Killers
Act 12: ALEC And The Circumventing Of Our Democracy - Lee Camp - Air Date: 1-16-12
Voicemails:
Music suggestion for economics show - Dave from Olympia, WA
Thoughts on how to have some medical bill pardoned - George From South Florida
Thoughts on Daryl and white privilege - Sean Dotson
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Final comments on how a contract is like a promise
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(2012/01/16) The state of the media continues to embarrass (Media)
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The state of the media continues to embarrass
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Act 1: Channel for the Rich Man - Counterspin - 8-25-11
Song 1: Dance music - The Mountain Goats
Act 2: Fox Censors Alec Baldwin Over NewsCorp Hacking Emmy Joke - Young Turks - Air Date: 9-19-11
Song 2: Don't hold me back - Alex Cornish
Act 3: Rush Limbaugh's Christian Killing Accusation - Colbert Report - Air Date: 10-9-11
Song 3: Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Act 4: Coverage of Obama is mostly negative - Counterspin
Song 4: Moonlight Sonata - Ludwig van Beethoven
Act 5: Guest Calls Fox News Out on Obama Derangement Syndrome - Media Matters Air Date: 1-9-12
Act 6: Hank Williams Jr on The View Defending Obama Hitler Analogy - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-12-11
Song 6: Notorious - Duran Duran
Act 7: Making Sense of Hank Williams Jr's Obama Hitler Reference - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-7-11
Song 7: Change of Time - Josh Ritter
Act 8: Comedian Christian Finnegan on why watching no news is better than watching Fox News - Countdown Air Date: 11-23-11
Song 8: The argument - This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
Act 9: Fox News' Gretchen Carlson Can't Believe Poll Says Obama Will Win - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-16-11
Song 9: Für Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven
Act 10: Fox's Favorite Phrase: "Some Would Say" - Media Matters Air Date: 12-2-11
Act 11: Steve Jobs Ripped Fox News as A Destructive Force - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-26-11
Song 11: Little Embarrassing - Rosemary's Sons
Act 12: Why is NPR giving out Republican Talking Points - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 12-21-11
Song 12: Beaux Dimanches - Amadou & Mariam
Act 13: John Boehner Cuts Off CSPAN Cameras When Republicans Ripped Apart - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-22-11
Song 13: Symphony No.5 In C Minor Op.67 - 1st Movement - Ludwig van Beethoven
Act 14: Fox: The Muppets are "Brainwashing" Your Children - Media Matters Air Date: 12-5-11
Act 15: Fox Muppets Turning Your Kids Into OWS Commies - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-6-11
Voicemails:
America is an invented country - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Thoughts on Policeman Jeff from Florida and his recent call re: Mumia Abu-Jamal - Ron from outside Philly
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Final comments on Daryl from CA calling suggesting a new black perspective for the show
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(2012/01/13) Choose and lose (Elections)
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Choose and lose
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Act 1: Newt Gingrich is Running for A Hole in Chief - Majority Report Air Date: 12-08-11
Song 1: Crazy - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 2: Newt Gingrich's Most Outrageous Ideas - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-12-11
Song 2: White blank page - Piano Tribute Players
Act 3: Fox's "Fair and Balanced" Interviews of DNC and RNC Chairs - Media Matters Air Date: 1-4-12
Act 4: Obama Strategy - Lesser of Two Evils - Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11
Song 4: Evil is alive and well - Jakob Dylan
Act 5: Obama can't think of one good reason to run for another term - The Onion
Song 5: Give me one reason - Tracy Chapman
Act 6: The Bad Circus Act that Is the Republican Race - The Progressive Air Date: 12-26-11
Song 6: Too close - VNV Nation
Act 7: Obama Campaign Collecting GOP Emails Brilliant Strategy - David Pakman Air Date 12-22-11
Song 7: Wonderwall - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 8: Fox's New Year's Resolution: Be Even More Partisan - Media Matters Air Date: 1-5-12
Act 9: Palestinians Are Terrorists - Newt Gingrich - Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11
Song 9: Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for Fears
Act 10: Newt Gingrich's Invented People Explained - Majority Report Air Date: 12-12-11
Song 10: All this and Heaven too - Florence + The Machine
Act 11: Good News on the Citizens United Front - The Progressive Air Date: 1-5-12
Song 11: Wavin' Flag - K'naan
Act 12: Repeal the farce of "Corporate Personhood" - Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-4-12
Song 12: Everyday people - Sly & The Family Stone
Act 13: GOP busted on sanctity of the vote - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-6-12
Song 13: Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen
Act 14: Fair and Balanced? Fox Reporter on Republicans: "We're Not Divided." - Media Matters Air Date: 1-10-12
Act 15: Did The Media Treat Bachmann Unfairly Because She's An Insane Woman? - The Onion
Song 15: Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Act 16: Bachmann Announcing End of Campaign - Young Turks
Song 16: I'm gone - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Act 17: The Pundits Dissed Ron Paul - The Progressive Air Date: 1-11-12
Song 17: Nothing is good enough - Aimee Mann
Act 18: Fox News: Where Lies Are Allowed to Flow Freely - Media Matters Air Date: 1-11-12
Act 19: SuperPACs storm Iowa - Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-11-12
Song 19: I've got no strings - Gipsy Kings
Act 20: MTV Choose or Lose Election Campaign Name Change Lose or Lose - Majority Report Air Date: 12-20-11
Voicemails:
Thoughts on libertarian island for future generations - Tim From Quincy, IL
Future needs of BotL and other liberal causes - Jim from the United Arab Emirates
Bank names on top of buildings in Cleveland - Colin from Cleveland, OH
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Final comments on Libertarian Island, progressive media in 2012 and the Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland
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(2012/01/10) Basic human rights (Gay Rights)
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Basic human rights
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Act 1: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 1 - Hillary Clinton
Song 1: Fuck you - Lily Allen
Act 2: Sanctity of Marriage + Anti-Gay Arguments = Huge Farce - David Pakman Show
Song 2: Hospital beds - Cold War Kids
Act 3: Small Town Throws Pride Parade For Only Gay Resident - The Onion
Song 3: Parade - Kimya Dawson
Act 4: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 2 - Hillary Clinton
Song 4: Gay boyfriend - Garfunkel and Oates
Act 5: Gay Resumes Hurt Job Prospects Study - Young Turks Air Date: 5-10-11
Song 5: Never going back again - Glee Cast
Act 6: GOP God Can Give OK to Bully Gay Teens - Majority Report Air Date: 11-7-11
Song 6: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band
Act 7: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 3 - Hillary Clinton
Song 7: Protest song - Eric Himan
Act 8: DOMA Sweet DOMA - Beer & Anchor Nursing - Daily Show Air Date: 8-17-11
Song 8: Kiss me - Sixpence None The Richer
Act 9: New Deportation Rules Give Boost To Gay Rights - NPR Air Date: 8-26-11
Song 9: San Francisco - Scott Mckenzie
Act 10: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 4 - Hillary Clinton
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Final comments on how libertarianism has been imposed upon us
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Joad Cressbeckler: Homosexuality A Necessity On Cold Mountaintops - The Onion
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(2012/01/07) This is Pottersville (Economics)
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This is Pottersville
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Act 1: Big Banks Behind Payday Loan Scams - Young Turks Air Date: 12-7-11
Song 1: Spite - Vandaveer
Act 2: Alan Grayson: Trillions in bank bailouts by the Federal Reserve - Countdown Air Date: 11-29-11
Song 2: King - O.A.R.
Act 3: Bloomberg vs. The Fed - On the Media Air Date: 12-2-11
Song 3: Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna - London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox
Act 4: Teenager Learns Negligible Value Of A Dollar - The Onion
Song 4: Panning for gold - Ben Sollee
Act 5: Do The Rich Have Souls - Young Turks Air Date: 12-21-11
Song 5: Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
Act 6: Vulture Funds And The Greediest Men Alive - Lee Camp Air Date: 12-19-11
Song 6: More and more - Captain Hollywood Project
Act 7: Congressman Keith Ellison - How to get corporate money out of politics - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 12-7-11
Song 7: Pottersville - Blank Squirrel as heard on The Majority Report - Air Date: 12-23-11
Act 8: Big corporation, tiny heart - Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-14-11
Song 8: Breathe Me - Sia
Act 9: GOP Plan To Raise Your Taxes, Cut Taxes On Rich - Young Turks Air Date: 11-13-11
Song 9: Worried man - Paolo Nutini
Act 10: Libertarian Reluctantly Calls Fire Department - The Onion
Song 10: Yell fire - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Act 11: Payroll tax cut: Robert Reich breaks down the GOP's hypocrisy - Countdown Air Date: 12-6-11
Song 11: Maria - Blondie
Act 12: GOP Objects To 'Millionaires Surtax'; Millionaires We Found? Not So Much - NPR Air Date: 12-10-11
Song 12: The Silvery Light of a Dream - The Apples in Stereo
Act 13: Payroll Tax Cut Advice from the Wall Street Journal - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-21-11
Song 13: Eclipse - Apoptygma Berzerk
Act 14: A List Of Corporate Criminals Ravaging The World - Lee Camp Air Date: 12-12-11
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9/11 Truthers and the discussion of cults - Arkle
Hijacked by the bamboozle - Rochelle from TX
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Final Comments on "Opt-In-Island Economics"
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SuperCommittee - Mark Fiore Air Date: 11-16-11
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(2012/01/04) Occupy My Heart (Occupy Wall St Part 12)
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Occupy My Heart
Act 1: Introduction and background
Act 2: Occupy My Heart: A Revolutionary Christmas Carol
Act 3: Outroduction and thoughts on each of us having a place in the Occupy movement
Act 4: Occupy My Heart: A song by Ben and Fritz
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Occupy My Heart: A Revolutionary Christmas Carol:
Written by W.C. Turck
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(2012/01/01) Sorry about that (Foreign Policy)
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Sorry about that
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Act 1: Victoryish - Mark Fiore Air Date 12-26-11
Act 2: Sorry - Al Franken Show
Act 3: General Pushes For U.S. War With Iran - Young Turks Air Date: 10-26-11
Song 3: Auld Lang Syne - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 4: Shitzkrieg - European Wars - Daily Show Air Date: 8-9-11
Song 4: I Saved the World Today - The Eurythmics
Act 5: ACLU on Redacted Documents - On the Media Air Date: 12-9-11
Song 5: Secrets - OneRepublic
Act 6: US Spends 59% of Budget on Defense - Young Turks Air Date: 12-4-11
Song 6: Cuts like a knife - Soft
Act 7: New Fox Reality Show To Determine Ruler Of Iraq - The Onion
Song 7: Mickey - Toni Basil
Act 8: 9 Children killed in US Afghan Air Strike - Counterspin Air Date: 12-1-11
Song 8: Cry - James Blunt
Act 9: Game Of Drones - Daily Show Air Date: 12-7-11
Song 9: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Act 10: For Afghan Women, Rape Law Offers Little Protection - NPR Air Date: 12-3-11
Song 10: Marry You - Bruno Mars
Act 11: Virginity Tests Banned - Young Turks Air Date: 12-28-11
Song 11: Put it to the test - They Might be Giants
Act 12: Time Magazine Columnist - Tensions toward Pakistan - Counterspin Air Date: 12-8-11
Song 12: Ruby - Kaiser Cheifs
Act 13: Lowe's Balls of the Week - Daily Show Air Date: 12-14-11
Song 13: Big Balls - AC/DC
Act 14: Syrian Government Attacking Citizens - Young Turks Air Date: 12-21-11
Song 14: Call for help - Clay Schneider
Act 15: Iraqi war invasion historiography, a rewriting - Counterspin Air Date: 12-8-11
Song 15: Turn it over - Bluegrazer
Act 16: U.S. Plans To Give Every Iraqi $3,544.91 And Let Free Market Do Rest - The Onion
Song 16: From the ashes - Gamma Ray
Act 17: Iran Sanctions, War, Israel, Gas Prices - Young Turks Air Date: 12-28-11
Final comments on a profoundly good idea to get people to call their reps in congress
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Year In Review: Revolution In Egypt Either Courageous Or Stupid Depending On Outcome - The Onion
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(2011/12/29) Year of the uprising (Occupy Wall St Part 11)
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Year of the uprising
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Act 1: What Are We Truly Willing To Fight For - Lee Camp Air Date: 11-28-11
Song 1: The persuaded - Faded Paper Figures
Act 2: Back to UC Davis and the Fox News take on police overreactions - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 12-1-11
Song 2: God be with you - The Cranberries
Act 3: America: a beacon of social justice? - Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-28-11
Song 3: Liquid Sun - The Beginning (A New Hope) - DJ Keoki
Act 4: Obama - Wall Street Did Nothing Illegal - Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11
Song 4: Don't believe the hype - Public Enemy
Act 5: Occupy Wall St and the Holy Trinity - J.A. Myerson for Citizen Radio Air Date: 12-6-11
Song 5: 2 atoms in a molecule - Noah and the Whale
Act 6: Infectious Global Protests - The Progressive Air Date: 12-28-11
Song 6: Together we fight alone - Darlings
Act 7: Steve Justino - Occupy the Courts - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 12-05-11
Song 7: You gotta be - Desree
Act 8: Three Quarters of Americans Believe Rich, Corporations Have Too Much Power - Young Turks Air Date 12-17-11
Song 8: Messages - Xavier Rudd
Act 9: Obama harking back to 2004 DNC "One United" speech - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 12-6-11
Voicemails:
NPR and the GOP debates - Jeff the socialist policeman from South Florida
Complement for the War on Christmas episode - Doug in Chicagoland
Thoughts on Mumia from the policeman who initiated the original discussion on the topic - Jeff the socialist policeman from South Florida
A call for more African American voices on the show - Jacoby from Hawaii
Thoughts on the future of the Occupy movement - Vicki from Oregon
Asking for updates on the congressional candidate in Texas - Big fan of the show
Update on US House Candidate in Texas - www.brianingram.org - Brian Ingram from Forth Worth, TX
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Final comments on Citizen Radio productions
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Rep Walsh Runs From Occupy Protesters - Young Turks Air Date: 12-07-11
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(2011/12/21) Our annual collective waste of time (War on the war on Christmas)
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Our annual collective waste of time
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Act 1: Progressives War On Xmas and O'Reilly's Response - Young Turks Air Date: 2010
Song 1: Have I got a present for you - Toby Keith
Act 2: Sam wont cut and run from the war on Christmas - Majority Report Air Date: The Bush Years
Song 2: Christians and Pagans - Dar Williams
Act 3: Fox News Gets Trigger-Happy in the War on Christmas - Media Matters Air Date: 11-9-11
Song 3: Rockin' around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
Act 4: War on Xmas - Santa under attack - Countdown Air Date: 12-13-10
Song 4: The holidays are here and we're still at war - Brett Dennen
Act 5: The Blitzkrieg On Grinchitude - Colbert Report Air Date: 2010
Song 5: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? - Elvis Costello, Feist, John Legend, Stephen Colbert, Toby Keith & Willie Nelson
Act 6: The ACLU of Tenn. Accused of Terrorism - The Progressive Air Date: 2010
Song 6: Lord's bright blessing - Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Act 7: CNN vs. FOX: War on Christmas Edition - Media Matters Air Date: 12-1-11
Song 7: Whoville welcomes Christmas - How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Act 8: Glenn Beck's story of the three wise men - Le Show Air Date: 2010
Act 9: Interview with pro-Christmas activist - Majority Report Air Date: The Bush Years
Song 9: Sleigh ride - Amy Grant
Act 10: Does Fox News hate Baby Jesus? - Media Matters Air Date: 2010
Song 10: Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season - Andy Williams
Act 11: Church and State During the Holidays - The Progressive Air Date: 12-13-11
Song 11: There are much worse things to believe in - Elvis Costello, Feist, John Legend, Stephen Colbert, Toby Keith & Willie Nelson
Act 12: Scrooge was not the hero of 'A Christmas Carol' - Bill Maher Air Date: 11-11-11
Song 12: Walking in the air - The Snowman
Act 13: War on Christmas: Part 4 - Media Matters Air Date: 2010
Song 13: Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Act 14: Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat - Colbert Report Air Date: 2010
Final comments on a song correction and how people's tribal instincts can result in resentment
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(2011/12/17) The establishment vs the rabble at the gate (Elections)
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The establishment vs the rabble at the gate
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Act 1: The Country Really Needs Newt Gingrich! - Wait wait Don't Tell Me Air Date: 12-10-11
Song 1: Cheating - Jettingham
Act 2: Ron Paul Crushes Gingrich In New Ad - Young Turks
Song 2: A long December - The Counting Crows
Act 3: NY Times: Gingrich "smartest man in the room" - Counterspin Air Date: 12-1-11
Song 3: The idiots are taking over - NOFX
Act 4: A political Buddy for the people - Jim Hightower Air Date: 10-14-11
Song 4: We could be friends - Freelance Whales
Act 5: Can three progressive Power Panelists kill Cenk's crush on Ron Paul? - Young Turks
Song 5: I'm into something good - The Bird and the Bee
Act 6: Political Ads vs Debate Analysis of Candidates - On the Media Air Date: 12-9-11
Song 6: If we make it through December - Merle Haggard
Act 7: The "big stick" of people power - Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-6-11
Song 7: Sticks and stone - Jónsi
Act 8: GOP debates Foreign Policy - Counterspin - Air Date: 12-08-11
Song 8: No questions asked - Fleetwood Mac
Act 9: Private RNC call on Obama attack plan leaked - Young Turks Air Date: 12-7-11
Song 9: You're not going anywhere - Brad Sucks
Act 10: Jim Hightower on Ending Corporate Personhood Election Influence - David Pakman Air Date: 10-27-11
Song 10: Move this - Technotronic
Act 11: 'NYT' article should have read, 'Republicans say voter fraud is a huge issue, but it turns out they're lying' - Young Turks
Song 11: Gerudo Valley - Nintendo
Act 12: A Great Week in the Campaign Against Corporate Personhood - The Progressive Air Date: 12-9-11
Song 12: Vagabond - Beirut
Act 13: It takes people power to make clear that corporations are NOT people - Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-8-11
Song 13: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Act 14: Sen. Bernie Sanders calls Citizens United 'a blow to democracy' - Countdown Air Date: 12-9-11
Voicemails:
Rocky Anderson has formed the Justice Party to run for president - Chuck in Salt Lake City
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Final comments on how to avoid joining a cult or defending the indefensible
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(2011/12/14) Why we're winning (Occupy Wall St Part 10)
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Why we're winning
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Act 1: Occupying space is as much free speech as spending money - Majority Report Air Date: 11-16-11
Song 1: Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Act 2: If cops use force then your speech wasn't free (to say the least) - Matthew Filipowicz Air Date: 12-9-11
Song 2: Paranoia - Apoptygma Berzerk
Act 3: Good cop, bad cop and O'Reilly declares the Occupation dead - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 11-24-11
Song 3: John Lennon - Arkells
Act 4: Occupying our homes - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 12-2-11
Song 4: House of the rising sun - Bob Dylan
Act 5: Leaked: Republicans Scared of Occupy Wall Street - Young Turks
Song 5: Wild world - Cat Stevens
Act 6: Frank Luntz is terrified of Occupy Wall St. - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 12-8-11
Song 6: Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
Act 7: Is Occupy Wall Street Really Having An Effect - Lee Camp Air Date 12-5-11
Voicemails:
Retail manager's story of holiday hiring - Casey from Michigan
Direct message to Dave (Godless) Kinser - Chris the Carpenter
Asking that more women's voices be promoted on the show - April from Toronto
Response and further thought on the US Davis pepper spray incident - Dave from Olympia, WA
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Final comments on this show being the answer to the question of the point of Occupy Wall St
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Michael Moore connects the federal government to raids - Countdown Air Date: 11-16-11
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(2011/12/11) Keeping Wall St Occupied (Occupy Wall St Part 9)
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Keeping Wall St Occupied
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Act 1: We are the 0.99 Percent - David Feldman Air Date: 11-18-11
Song 1: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Morning - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Einar Steen-Nokleberg
Act 2: Anatomy of an Occupy Wall Street Smear - Majority Report Air Date: 11-3-11
Song 2: Susan - The Exit
Act 3: OWS Retired Police Captain Ray Lewis on his arrest, Part 1 - Countdown Air Date: 11-23-11
Act 4: OWS Retired Police Captain Ray Lewis on his arrest, Part 2 - Countdown Air Date: 11-23-11
Song 4: Candle in the wind (Ben's Song) - Andrew Jackson Jihad
Act 5: Occupy Wall Street Divided - Daily Show Air Date: 11-16-11
Song 5: Class Warfare - Chris Priest
Act 6: Will Occupy Wall Street Affect 2012 Election? Glenn Greenwald Interview - David Pakman Air Date: 11-14-11
Song 6: Anti-Hu - Pinback
Act 7: Whom Do They Represent? - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 11-21-11
Song 7: Cotton Eyed Joe - Asleep At the Wheel
Act 8: Keep Wall Street Occupied (Part 1) - Ransackedroom on YouTube
Song 8: Lost in the post - The Wombats
Act 9: U.S. Citizens Form Massive Special Disinterest Group - The Onion
Song 9: Don't vote - Cass McCombs
Act 10: Iraq vet Scott Olsen on what he hopes the movement will achieve - Countdown Air Date: 12-2-11
Song 10: Bloodstream - Stateless
Act 11: UC Davis Pepper-Spraying Cop John Pike Anti-Gay Slur Lawsuit - David Pakman Air Date: 11-28-11
Song 11: Sociopath - Anya Marina
Act 12: Walker's War on Free Speech - The Progressive Air Date: 12-6-11
Song 12: Heat of the moment - Asia
Act 13: Occupy Wall Street Leaked Memo, Banks Plan Attack - Young Turks Air Date: 11-21-11
Voicemails:
Looking for more info on Brian from TX - Josh from Dallas, TX
Follow up info in his run for congress in Texas - Brian Ingram from Forth Worth, TX
Thoughts on tackling the casually pepper spraying cop - Ron from outside Philly
Occupying America: The Rest of Us - New project from the producer of the Watch it Burn podcast - Dave Kinser
Link to Dave's project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/279525328/occupying-america-the-rest-of-us?ref=city
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Final Comments on Dave Kinser, his old podcast and his new project
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Elderly Occupier Pepper Sprayed - Colbert Report
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(2011/12/08) Go to the mat for liberty or to 3rd base with the TSA (Police State)
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Go to the mat for liberty or to 3rd base with the TSA
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Act 1: The FBI's Next Generation Identification - The Progressive Air date: 7-18-11
Song 1: The Day The Violence Died (Medley) - The Simpsons
Act 2: UK Man Arrested For Planning Water Fight Via Mobile Phone - Young Turks Air Date: 8-17-11
Song 2: Having a good time - Theo Bard
Act 3: American Wrongful Convictions Part 1 - Truthdig
Song 3: Swing low sweet chariot - The Persuasions
Act 4: Landmark Civil Rights Act Made Racism Slightly Less Overt - The Onion
Song 4: Harriet Tubman - John McCutcheon
Act 5: American Wrongful Convictions Part 2 - Truthdig
Song 5: Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson
Act 6: A Courageous Governor on the Death Penalty - The Progressive Air Date: 11-25-11
Song 6: Thanksgiving - George Winston
Act 7: Innocent Man Spends 25 Years In Prison For Wife's Murder - Young Turks Air Date: 5-10-11
Song 7: Big mistake - Tim Fite
Act 8: Rape Blocks - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 10-10-11
Song 8: A beautiful world - Tim Myers
Act 9: ACLU Obama Continues Bush Abuses - Young Turks Air Date: 7-9-11
Song 9: Leader - Burning Spear
Act 10: Less Free, More Lawless after 9/11 - The Progressive Air Date: 9-12-11
Song 10: Fight back - Garnett Silk
Act 11: This Weak In National Cecowardty - Colbert Report Air Date: 9-7-11
Song 11: Naked and famous - The Presidents Of The United States Of America
Act 12: TSA Adult Diaper Controversy - Young Turks Air Date: 6-27-11
Song 12: I wish I knew - Years and Years
Act 13: Excuse Us While We Fondle Your Privacy - Lee Camp
Voicemails:
Standing with the Occupiers - Brandon from Fort Worth, TX
Thoughts on the removal of Occupy LA - Todd from LA
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Final comments on how the Occupy Movement can be like the Industrial Revolution
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Buildings You Are Not Allowed to Photograph - David Pakman Air Date: 6-20-11
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(2011/12/05) The meaning of life (Feminism Adjacent)
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The meaning of life
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Act 1: Right Wing Wants to Occupy Your Womb in Mississippi - Majority Report Air Date: 11-7-11
Song 1: Living in America - James Brown
Act 2: Should Women Flaunt It at Work for Fun - Profit - David Pakman Air Date: 8-30-11
Song 2: Parade - Pretty Girls Make Graves
Act 3: Mississippi's Repressive Initiative 26 - The Progressive Air Date: 11-7-11
Song 3: Girls - The Beastie Boys
Act 4: Lactate Intolerance - Daily Show Air Date: 8-11-11
Song 4: Suffer - Stretford End
Act 5: Mississippi Personhood Crazy Implications - Majority Report Air Date: 11-8-11
Song 5: Complicated - Avril Lavigne
Act 6: NYC Mandating Sex Ed For Students - Young Turks
Song 6: Loser like me - Glee Cast
Act 7: Rise In Teen Sexual Activity Comes As Surprise To Area Teen - The Onion
Song 7: The way I feel is sexual - Amber
Act 8: Let Mississippi be the Petri dish for Right Wing Craziness - Majority Report Air Date: 11-8-11
Song 8: Animal - Miike Snow
Act 9: Gloria Steinem - Colbert Report Air Date: 8-11-11
Song 9: Pretty - The Cranberries
Act 10: Mississippi Votes No on Radical Anti-Choice Contraception Personhood Amendment - David Pakman Air Date: 11-10-11
Song 10: Fantasy - Anya Marina
Act 11: Area Kindergartner Tackles The Shit Out Of Dream Girl - The Onion
Song 11: As long as the grass grows - Randy Wood
Act 12: Satan Wins in Mississippi Personhood Vote - Majority Report Air Date: 11-9-11
Song 12: Stop breaking down - The White Stripes
Act 13: Pregnancy Centers Lying to Women, Tell Jewish Women She Needs to Convert - David Pakman Air Date: 10-27-11
Voicemails:
Thoughts on police actions during crowd control - Policeman Jeff from Florida
It's the politicians job to fix the problems - Alex from Texas
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Final Comments on how the Occupy Movement is headed towards a horizon rather than a point
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The Word - Shock The Vote GOP - Youth Vote - Colbert Report
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(2011/12/02) Our entire elections process is an art project (Elections)
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Our entire elections process is an art project
I'm organizing a monthly Dinner & a Movie event on the north side of Chicago! First event is Dec 13th, check out the details: www.facebook.com/events/301053213258551
Act 1: Tea Party to Elizabeth Warren: You're a Socialist Whore - Majority Report Air Date: 11-4-11
Song 1: PTF2012 - VNV Nation
Act 2: Fox News Consoles GOP Candidate Rick Perry After Epic Gaffe - Media Matters Air Date: 11-10-11
Act 3: Super Pac Advertising - On the Media
Song 3: Get up and go - Broadcast 2000
Act 4: Declare independence from corporate power! - Jim Hightower Air Date: 10-26-11
Song 4: Monday - Jon Brion
Act 5: Herman Cain is a performance art project - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 11-17-11
Song 5: Wait till you see my smile - Alicia Keys
Act 6: Cain, Bachmann Support Torture - Young Turks Air Date: 11-14-11
Song 6: Painted by numbers - The Sounds
Act 7: Newt Gingrich Says Child Labor Laws Are Stupid - David Pakman Air Date: 11-21-11
Song 7: Higher and higher - Alice Deejay
Act 8: Obama taken out of context in GOP campaign ads - Counterspin Air Date: 11-24-11
Song 8: White rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
Act 9: Overview of the GOP debates up until this point - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 11-22-11
Voicemails:
Egyptian blogger arrested for inciting religious violence - Dennis from the UK
Thoughts on social media to help spread the show - Chuck in Salt Lake City
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final Comments on monthly dinner and a movie in Chicago and the need for a web developer for paid gig
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Oops, Rick Perry! - Wait Wait Air Date: 11-13-11
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(2011/11/29) Pepper spray is a weapon, not a seasoning (Occupy Wall St Part 8)
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Pepper spray is a weapon, not a seasoning
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Act 1: Why Bloomberg Fights Occupy Wall Street - Young Turks Air Date: 11-15-11
Song 1: Nothing else matters - Apocalyptica
Act 2: Fox News Remembers That It Hates Occupy Wall Street - Media Matters Air Date: 11-16-11
Act 3: Hodgman, deranged millionaire, on the pepper spraying of 84-year-old woman - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 11-16-11
Song 3: Librarian - My Morning Jacket
Act 4: 1st Amendment Champions in NYC - Counterspin Air Date: 11-17-11
Song 4: We are the champions - Queen
Act 5: Police actions versus Occupy protester roumors plus a call from Gordon Gekko - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 11-17-11
Song 5: Razor Wire - Chris Priest
Act 6: UC Davis Police Pepper Spray Sitting Protesters at Point Blank Range - David Pakman Air Date 11-21-11
Song 6: Uncommon Courtesy - Hugo
Act 7: You Can't Pepper Spray A Mental Awakening - Lee Camp Air Date: 11-21-11
Song 7: Reinventing Kevin Bacon - Al Baker & The Dole Queue
Act 8: The pepper spray cop - Le Show Air Date: 11-27-11
Act 9: Protests now and from the past 50 years - Counterspin Air Date: 11-24-11
Song 9: Protest song - Anti-Flag
Act 10: Fox says that pepper spray is essentially a food product - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 11-24-11
Song 10: We shall overcome - Pete Seeger
Act 11: Pepper Spray is not a food product - Matthew Filipowicz Show Air Date: 11-22-11
Voicemails:
Use screenshots in chapter markers for visual elements - Nick from Santa Clara, CA
Donate to National Lawyers Guild Occupy legal defense fund at www.NLG.org/occupy - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area
Who's really the radicals? - Alex from Texas
Support the occupiers however you can - Bill From Lubbock, TX
Thoughts on Occupy and cuts to social programs - Ronald from Baltimore
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on www.occupythemovie.net and David Pakman's campaign to get on Current.tv
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We are all Scott Olsen - short film - Occupy the Movie
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(2011/11/23) The police are the 99 percent too (Occupy Wall St Part 7)
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The police are the 99 percent too
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Act 1: Police Let Vehicular Assault Slide at Occupy Oakland General Strike - Majority Report Air Date: 11-4-11
Song 1: You can go your own way - The Cranberries
Act 2: Who are the one percent - Robert Greenwald - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 11-3-11
Song 2: We are the many - Makana
Act 3: Don't just salute veterans, rally with them - Jim Hightower Air Date: 11-14-11
Song 3: Veterans - The Clips
Act 4: Kim Kardashian, Occupy Wall Street, Credit Default Swaps - Lee Camp Air Date 11-14-11
Song 4: Clowns (Can you see me now) - t.A.T.u.
Act 5: Police Need to Back Off on Occupy Wall Street - The Progressive Air Date: 11-14-11
Song 5: Stop the madness - Marty Dread
Act 6: Protesting at Berkley, past and present - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 11-15-11
Song 6: This fickle world - Theo Bard
Act 7: Shooting and clubbing veterans is not a solution - Jim Hightower Air Date: 11-15-11
Song 7: Shake it out - Florence + The Machine
Act 8: Workers Protest Over-Ventilation Of U.S. Factories - The Onion
Song 8: Seasons in the sun - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 9: Occupy Wall Street Brings on a "Which Side Are You On" Moment - The Progressive Air Date: 11-15-11
Song 9: All you fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Act 10: Keith's Special Comment: Why OWS needs Michael Bloomberg - Countdown Air Date: 11-16-11
Song 10: So I need you - 3 Doors Down
Act 11: Occupy Wall St protest has been hosed - The Bugle Air Date: 11-17-11
Song 11: A change is gonna come - Ben Sollee
Act 12: Occupy Wall Street Media Blackout, Police State - Young Turks Air Date: 11-15-11
Voicemails:
A new take on the Occupation - Lea from Boulder, CO
A call for cops to call in with their thoughts on the police at Occupy protests - Max from Davis, CA
Agreeing with Mumia on the media's willful ignorance on the Occupation - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Call to action: general strike in Davis on November 28, 2011 - Max from Davis, CA
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments asking for calls from police officers regarding Occupy Wall St
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Bloomberg Forever - short film - Occupy The Movie
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(2011/11/20) Advocating for selfish altruism (Economics)
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Advocating for selfish altruism
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Act 1: Wall Street wankers according to an Irishman abroad - TheDadgadman on YouTube
Song 1: The Czar of Munster - Seamus Egan
Act 2: Obama Moves Left For 2012 Election - Jimmy Dore 9-19-11
Song 2: I'm Free - The Soup Dragons
Act 3: Republican Businessman Suggest $3 Minimum Wage - David Pakman Air Date: 9-27-11
Song 3: Minimum Wage - They Might Be Giants
Act 4: The 1 percent didn't give workers weekends and child labor laws - Majority Report Air Date: 10-28-11
Song 4: Working Class Hero - Exit Clov
Act 5: Taco Bell Employee Somehow Dressed Down By Manager - The Onion
Song 5: So low - Self
Act 6: Why GDP Is Like GPA - NPR Air Date: 10-29-11
Song 6: World go 'round - No Doubt
Act 7: The disuniting of America - Jim Hightower Air Date: 11-10-11
Song 7: The Bare Necessities - Bruce Reitherman & Phil Harris
Act 8: Bloomberg's Don't Blame the Banks Lie Debunked - Majority Report Air Date: 11-4-11
Song 8: Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars) - Travie McCoy
Act 9: Legalized Corruption of Government Exposed by Abramoff - Young Turks Air Date: 11-7-11
Song 9: Bling (Confessions of a king) - The Killers
Act 10: Working Man Proud Of Job He Hates - The Onion
Song 10: Slave song - Sade
Act 11: The Managers Of Money - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 11-13-11
Song 11: Torn Blue Foam Couch - Grand Archives
Act 12: On Capitol Hill, Rand's 'Atlas' Can't Be Shrugged Off - NPR Air Date: 11-15-11
Song 12: Evil is alive and well - Jakob Dylan
Act 13: Pawning the Libertarians again - Majority Report Air Date: 9-16-11
Song 13: Selfish - This Providence
Act 14: Bank of America CEO Thank Us - Young Turks Air Date 10-30-11
Voicemails:
Responding regarding the Fairness Doctrine - Todd from LA
Thanks for elements of non-violence - Eric
Thoughts on medicare and student loans - Earland from Indiana
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final Comments on advocating for selfish altruism
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Republicans say tax the bottom 50 percent more - Young Turks
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(2011/11/18) Beyond the water's edge (Foreign Policy)
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Beyond the water's edge
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Act 1: Investigate Alleged U.S. War Crime in Iraq - The Progressive Air Date: 9-1-11
Song 1: One Million Miles - J Ralph
Act 2: What Do Peanuts Have To Do With Terrorism - Lee Camp Air Date: 9-11-11
Song 2: Peanut Butter - The Marathons
Act 3: Obama Continues No-Bid Contracts For Wars - Young Turks Air Date: 9-6-11
Song 3: A girl, a boy, and a graveyard - Jeremy Messersmith
Act 4: Anecdotal Iraqi Opinion Propaganda - Counterspin Air Date: 9-15-11
Song 4: One day - Matisyahu
Act 5: Robin Wright - Colbert Report Air Date: 9-7-11
Song 5: Rock the Casbah - The Clash
Act 6: NBC news links Occupy to Afghan War - Counterspin
Song 6: The holidays are here (and we're still at war) - Brett Dennen
Act 7: 6 Dead In West Point Panty Raid - The Onion
Song 7: Oops and move on - Henery Philips
Act 8: Al Qaeda Vs Ahmadinejad - Young Turks Air Date: 9-28-11
Song 8: If I ever feel better - Phoenix
Act 9: Who Benefits from the Far-Fetched Plot? - The Progressive Air Date: 10-12-11
Song 9: Ruby Soho - Rancid
Act 10: Ali Soufan - Colbert Report Air Date: 10-19-11
Song 10: Hotel California - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 11: Richard Engel on Iraq War - Counterspin
Song 11: I believe in that - Chip Taylor
Act 12: Obama's Welcome News on Iraq - The Progressive Air Date: 10-24-11
Song 12: WMD - Blow Up Hollywood
Act 13: Tough Enough - Mark Fiore Air Date: 11-3-11
Song 13: Cobrastyle - Robyn
Act 14: American Bases in Iraq - Common Sense with Dan Carlin
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on David Pakman, two straight men and an improvised nature documentary
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Democracy on the Lurch - Daily Show Air Date: 9-29-11
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(2011/11/14) 20 acts in 60 minutes (Immigration)
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20 acts in 60 minutes
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Act 1: 101-Year-Old Woman Becomes U.S. Citizen - Colbert Report
Song 1: Baby - Kevin "KO" Olusola
Act 2: Hate Group Pushes "Anchor Baby" Myth on Fox News - Media Matters
Act 3: Women Giving Birth Shackled By Police - Young Turks Air Date: 9-22-11
Song 3: Unhappy birthday - The Smiths
Act 4: End the Secure Communities Program Now - The Progressive
Song 4: One - Apocalyptica
Act 5: Fox (hearts) Latinos...not really - Media Matters
Act 6: Patriotic Teen Fails Spanish - The Onion
Song 6: Think (Freedom) - Aretha Franklin
Act 7: Distorting the idea of "anchor babies" - Counterspin
Song 7: Le Moulin - Yann Tiersen
Act 8: Fox News' Immigration Language: "Illegals" and "Anchor Babies" - Media Matters
Act 9: Undocumented Immigrant Goes Public- Young Turks Air Date: 6-22-11
Song 9: All for you - Sister Hazel
Act 10: Rep. Mo Brooks Wants to End Immigration - Jimmy Dore Air Date: 7-14-11
Song 10: Dog days are over - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 11: Lou Dobbs Can't Take a Joke - Media Matters
Act 12: How to hate "illegals" and have them too - Jim Hightower
Song 12: Walk a mile - Holly Golightly
Act 13: Rick Perry Retreats From Immigrant Tuition - Young Turks
Song 13: Mustache - FunkeyMonkeys
Act 14: Mexting - The Onion
Song 14: Spanish Flea - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Act 15: Meet Doc Thompson: Immigration Policy Extraordinaire - Media Matters Air Date: 7/1/11
Act 16: Some Latinos See Obama 'Betrayal' On Immigration - NPR Air Date: 10-12-11
Song 16: Disappointment - The Cranberries
Act 17: U.S. Government Is a Home-Wrecker on Immigration - The Progressive Air Date: 11-4-11
Song 17: Break up the family - Morrissey
Act 18: Farmer Struggles To Hire Americans - Young Turks
Song 18: Nothing is good enough - Aimee Mann
Act 19: How Fox News Uses Anti-Immigrant Buzz Words - Media Matters Air Date: 8-22-11
Act 20: Alabama's Migrant Workers - Colbert Report Air Date: 10-26-11
Voicemails:
The GOP candidates don't care about us - Louis from Texas
Burn episodes to CD to spread the word! - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Thoughts on the Fairness Doctrine - Joseph from Palo Alto, CA
We need some black perspective - EJ From Lyons, NY
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on burning CDs of the show and how this episode got it's name
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Aliens Vs Senator - Daily Show Air Date: 6-22-11
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(2011/11/11) Then they fight you (Occupy Wall St Part 6)
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Then they fight you (Occupy Wall St Part 6)
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Act 1: The Top 1% Vs YOU - Young Turks Air Date 10-31-11
Song 1: Give a damn - Spanky & Our Gang
Act 2: Occupy Wall Street Says "Stop, Thief!" - The Progressive Air Date: 10-28-11
Song 2: Stop thief - Fabian
Act 3: What's in a name at Occupy Wall St? - Jim Hightower Air Date: 10-31-11
Song 3: Liberty Square - UDORA
Act 4: NYPD Reportedly Sending Drunks Criminals to Occupy Wall Street - Majority Report Air Date: 11-2-11
Song 4: Out of my mind - James Blunt
Act 5: The general strike in Oakland - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 11-2-11
Song 5: If it weren't for the union - Robin Roberts
Act 6: Occupy Wall Street and Amend the Constitution to Overturn Citizens United - The Progressive Air Date: 11-2-11
Song 6: Ride of the Valkyries - Wagner
Act 7: The dignity of the Occupation and the coverage of it - Matthew Filipowicz Air Date: 11-3-11
Song 7: Dignified and old - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
Act 8: Occupation teach-ins on environmental issues - Green News Report Air Date: 11-3-11
Song 8: Return to sender - Elvis Presley
Act 9: Giant Protest Puppet Kills Dozens Of Peace Drummers - The Onion
Song 9: Night of the dancing flame - Róisín Murphy
Act 10: Who Are The 1 Percent? - Young Turks Air Date: 11-9-11
Song 10: What are their names - David Crosby
Act 11: Economics inequality and journalism ethics called into question - Counterspin Air Date: 11-4-11
Song 11: The sound of silence - Simon & Garfunkel
Act 12: What Do They Want? - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 11-6-11
Song 12: Too much information - Duran Duran
Act 13: Occupy Oakland Protester Shot With Rubber Bullet - Young Turks Air Date: 11-9-11
Song 13: Still fighting it - Ben Folds
Act 14: Adam Gabbatt on second U.S. veteran injured by Oakland police - Countdown Air Date: 11-8-11
Song 14: Sorrow - Bad Religion
Act 15: Occupy Wall Street Has Proven We Don't Have Free Speech - Lee Camp Air Date: 10-31-11
Voicemails:
Thoughts on the occupartion in Oakland - Max from Davis, CA
Call for a mass Occupy event in the spring - Daniel from Chicago, IL
Thoughts on what non-violence means - D from Chicago
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on the fundamental appeal of the occupation
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Oakland Mayor Jean Quan must repent or resign - Countdown
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(2011/11/08) The whole world is, in fact, watching and taking part (Occupy Wall St. Part 5)
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The world is, in fact, watching and taking part
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Act 1: Thanks for Nothin' - Mark Fiore Air Date 10-27-11
Song 1: Looking through you - The Wallflowers
Act 2: Erroneous reporting on the Occupation - Counterspin Air Date: 10-27-11
Song 2: Down the line - José González
Act 3: Prophetic article calling for the occupation Part 1 - Majority Report 10-25-11
Song 3: Generation - Emerson Hart
Act 4: Why Don't The Occupy Protesters Stop Whining, Just Work Hard - Lee Camp Air Date: 10-28-11
Song 4: Have you had enough? - Rickie Lee Jones & The Squirrel Nut Zippers
Act 5: Prophetic article calling for the occupation Part 2 - Majority Report 10-25-11
Song 5: I can help - Billy Swan
Act 6: Comparing the Occupation to the Bonus Army encampment - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 10-26-11
Song 6: Down the drain - Will Dailey
Act 7: Protest update and thoughts on tear gas - The Bugle Air Date: 11-3-11
Song 7: Touch of grey - Grateful Dead
Act 8: Poll Americans Distrust Government - Young Turks Air Date: 10-26-11
Song 8: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Act 9: Missing Howard Zinn, Oracle of OWS - The Progressive Air Date: 10-31-11
Song 9: Back to life - Soul II Soul
Act 10: Shockupy Wall Street Fad - Colbert Report Air Date: 10-27-11
Song 10: Ave Maria (Pavarotti / O'Riordan) - The Cranberries
Act 11: The world is, in fact, watching the Oakland Occupation - Matthew Filipowicz Air Date: 10-27-11
Voicemails:
Call to action: go visit an occupation and bring food and water - Todd from LA
Disappointment in election results and education system in Colorado - Dominic from Castle Rock, Colorado
Request for a union episode - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Occupy protests hitting on emotions and logic to take down the system - John from Tulsa, OK
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final Comments on the irrelevance of other news
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Parks & Demostrations - Oakland Riot - Daily Show Air Date: 10-26-11
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(2011/11/05) Excessive inequality (Economics)
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Excessive inequality
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Act 1: CEO's are to Pedophiles as Corporate Greed is to Touching Children - Lee Camp Air Date: 11-3-11
Song 1: Turn this boat around - Matt & Kim
Act 2: Economic Inequality on the News - Counterspin Air Date: 9-30-11
Song 2: The importance of being idle - Oasis
Act 3: GE CEO: Root For Corporations! - Young Turks
Song 3: Our town - The Adjusters
Act 4: CEO's Marital Duties Outsourced To Mexican Groundskeeper - The Onion
Song 4: I think we're alone now - Tiffany
Act 5: Avoiding Last Place: Some Things We Don't Outgrow - NPR
Song 5: Left behind - VNV Nation
Act 6: Pro-corporate coverage of trade deals - Counterspin
Song 6: The mosquito song - Born Loser and the Hangers On
Act 7: Obama, Dems, Cave to Corporate Power on Free Trade Deals - The Progressive Air Date: 10-13-11
Song 7: Looking at the sun - Gramercy Arms
Act 8: Day Job Officially Becomes Job - The Onion
Song 8: Don't hold me back - Alex Cornish
Act 9: Growth of the wealth divide - Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Solo, Solo Dire - Gipsy Kings
Act 10: Reason for Hope, and Reason for Concern, in New Poll - The Progressive Air Date: 10-26-11
Song 11: House of the rising sun - Bob Dylan
Act 12: Tea Party Nation Pledge and Spirit Airlines Ad Revenue - Colbert Report Air Date: 10-20-11
Song 12: Let's live for today - The Grass Roots
Act 13: The world without the sheriff of Wall St - Rachel Maddow
Song 13: Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Act 14: Top 1 percent Doubled Income In Last 30 Years - Young Turks Air Date: 10-26-11
Voicemails:
Reaction to conversation with Jimmy Dore on Pat Robertson - Ken in Chicagoland
In reaction to Oakland police brutality against Occupy protests - Chris from Middletown, NY
Michael invents the tweet bomb - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Voicemail Music:
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Final comments on how Michael didn't really invent the tweet bomb
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The Word - Bite The Hand That Feeds You - Colbert Report
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(2011/11/02) Well, that's settled then (Climate Change)
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Well, that's settled then
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Act 1: Bobby Kennedy discusses the Public Trust Doctrine - Ring of Fire
Song 1: Clocks - Coldplay
Act 2: Dim bulbs in Congress - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-12-11
Song 2: Don't turn off the light - Enrique Iglesias
Act 3: Maggie Fox - The Reality of Climate Change Thom Hartmann Air Date 09-13-11
Song 3: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Act 4: That Custom Tailored Obama Scandal You Ordered Is Finally Here - Daily Show Air Date: 9-15-11
Song 4: Sunshine goodtime - Minnutes
Act 5: Record Breaking Temps, James Inhoff thinks it's a Conspiracy - Green News Report Air Date: 8-23-11
Song 5: Find the river - R.E.M.
Act 6: Koch Bros study confirm climate change - Majority Report Air Date: 10-24-11
Song 6: You spin me right round - Dead or Alive
Act 7: New Anger-Powered Cars May Revolutionize The Way We Drive - The Onion
Song 7: Driving sideways - Aimee Mann
Act 8: Dr. Doug Inkley - New Gulf spill report... Not the end of the story - Thom Hartman Air Date: 9-19-11
Song 8: Secrets - OneRepublic
Act 9: Supporting the EPA and the Koch Bros accidentally fund accurate climate research - Green News Report Air Date: 10-25-11
Song 9: Welcome to the black parade - My Chemical Romance
Act 10: CO2 - They call it pollution, we call it life - Al Franken
Voicemails:
Thoughts on Jim Hightower's airport security comments - Michael From Benicia, CA
Debunking of voicemailer who decried Jim Hightower - Mara from Pittsburgh
Follow up on Jim Hightower scanner comments - Michael From Benicia, CA
Responding to Michael From Benicia on airport scanners - Mara from Pittsburgh
Voicemail Music:
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Final comments wondering if we'll hear back from Michael again
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Weathering Fights - Daily Show
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(2011/10/30) The peace process (Israel)
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The peace process
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Act 1: Obama's Lofty Rhetoric - The Progressive
Song 1: You talk too much - Joe Jones
Act 2: Breakdown of Netanyahu's Appearance in US Congress - Young Turks Air Date: 5-24-11
Song 2: War - Edwin Starr
Act 3: Obama Israeli Palestinian Resolution Statement - Counterspin
Song 3: Ten thousand words - The Avett Brothers
Act 4: Obama Reiterates Comments On Israel's Borders - NPR
Song 4: Come undone - Duran Duran
Act 5: Mel Gibson Launches Rockets Into Israel - The Onion
Song 5: Rocketman - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 6: NY Times Subjectivity on Israel - Counterspin Air Date: 7-07-11
Song 6: Sweet lullaby - Deep Forest
Act 7: Losing Our Minds Over Israel - Young Turks
Song 7: Common sense - Justin Mcroberts
Act 8: Suspend U.S. Aid to Israel after Golan Heights Massacre - The Progressive
Song 8: Our hearts are wrong - Jessica Lea Mayfield
Act 9: Gaza Raids, Israeli and US Propaganda - Counterspin Air Date: 8-25-11
Song 9: I go blind - Hootie And The Blowfish
Act 10: Palestine Appoints New Minister Of Rubble And Urban Development - The Onion
Song 10: Back on earth - Ozzy Osbourne
Act 11: Palestine At The U.N.: Nationhood - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 9-18-11
Song 11: Claire De Lune - Claude Debussy
Act 12: Fox: Obama Set Up UN Vote Just So He Can Veto It - Media Matters
Act 13: Palestine Asks UN for official State Status - The Bugle
Song 13: Run, Freedom Run - Urinetown
Act 14: Obama Wrong About Palestinian State - Young Turks Air Date: 9-22-11
Song 14: These days - Luxury
Act 15: Palestinian Gambit UN efforts - Counterspin Air Date: 9-15-11
Song 15: Void of a legend - Antoniette Costa & Kevin "K.O." Olusola
Act 16: Obama's Shortsighted and Cowardly UN Speech - The Progressive Air Date: 9-21-11
Song 16: Between Love and Hate - The Strokes
Act 17: Netanyahu No Settlement Freeze - Young Turks Air Date: 9-28-11
Song 17: Sandstorm - Darude
Act 18: Palestinian prisoner hyper inflation - The Bugle
Voicemails:
Reaction to Troy Davis Death Penalty episode - Joseph from Palo Alto, CA
Arguing for anti-religion episodes - Daniel from CA
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on taking action and Wolf-PAC.com
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Obama Meets With Israeli PM Netanyahu - Young Turks
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(2011/10/27) Greed is no longer good (Occupy Wall St Part 4)
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Greed is no longer good
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Act 1: Occupy Wall Street Is A Thought Revolution - And It Won't Be Minimized - Lee Camp Air Date: 10-10-11
Song 1: Bathroom girl - Air
Act 2: The Occupation - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 10-10-11
Song 2: Late Afternoon (Live) - Theo Bard
Act 3: False reporting about Soros connection to Occupy Wall St - Counterspin
Song 3: Run Screaming (Live) - Stockdale and Shapiro
Act 4: Round-table discussion of Occupy Wall St. - Jimmy Dore Air Date: 10-13-11
Song 4: The walls are coming down - Fanfarlo
Act 5: Tom Hayden offers extraordinary insight into evolution of Occupy Wall Street movement - Countdown Air Date: 10-13-11
Song 5: Cat faces - Ugly Casanova
Act 6: The Numbers Behind Occupy Wall Street - Lee Camp Air Date 10-20-11
Song 6: Take me out - Franz Ferdinand
Act 7: This Is the Movement We've Been Waiting For - The Progressive Air Date: 10-14-11
Song 7: I shall not be moved - Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band
Act 8: Round up of Sunday morning news on Occupy Wall St - Counterspin Air Date: 10-13-11
Song 8: Serre-moi - Tryö
Act 9: Obama, Occupy Wall Street, 2012 Campaign - Young Turks Air Date: 10-17-11
Song 9: Never again - Enter the Worship Circle
Act 10: Knee jerks defend Wall Street - Jim Hightower Air Date: 10-17-11
Song 10: United we stand - The Brotherhood of Man
Act 11: Tonight at Liberty Plaza 'The American People Agree with Us' - Michael Moore Air Date: 10-20-11
Song 11: Stand by me - Playing For Change
Act 12: Wall Street Is Dirtier Than Occupy Wall Street - Lee Camp Air Date: 10-17-11
Song 12: Clean up - Ari Herstand
Act 13: OWS-Hating CBC Anchor Destroyed By Chris Hedges - Young Turks Air Date 10-17-11
Voicemails:
Write on your car to promote Occupy protests - Amy from Florida
Context for Ted's voicemail - Jay!
Call to action against Keystone XL pipeline in DC - Ted Glick from CCAN
Complaint about me quoting Steve Jobs - Ryan from New York
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on why it's OK to quote anyone and rethinking how to protest corporations
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Jean Ross - Nurses Offer Free Health Care to #OWS - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 10-20-11
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(2011/10/24) Unite like an Egyptian (Occupy Wall St Part 3)
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Unite like an Egyptian
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Act 1: A Detailed Plan On How To Decrease Corporate Power - Lee Camp Air Date: 9-21-11
Song 1: What we've got (Live) - Emilyn Brodsky & Anthony da Costa
Act 2: News Coverage Numbers of the Occupy Protests vs Tea Party protests - On the Media
Song 2: Fake plastic trees - Radiohead
Act 3: Bill O'Reilly Rips Occupy Wall Street Protesters - Young Turks
Song 3: You can't always get what you want - Glee Cast
Act 4: What the Occupy Wall St movement wants Part 1 - Planet Money
Song 4: Union strike song - Lisa Simpson
Act 5: What the Occupy Wall St movement wants Part 2 - Planet Money
Song 5: Rinse me down - Bombay Bicycle Club
Act 6: President's Approval Rating Soars After Punching Wall Street Banker in Face - The Onion
Song 6: Fighting Song (feat. Tom Morello) - Outernational
Act 7: Chris Hedges speech at Occupy DC - Chris Hedges
Song 7: You're the best - Joe Esposito
Act 8: Are We The Modern Day Pompeii - Lee Camp Air Date: 10-02-11
Song 8: Golden slumbers - Ben Folds
Act 9: Then Meets Now - Mark Fiore Air Date 10-19-11
Voicemails:
Touting the human megaphone at 'occupy' protests - John from Tulsa, OK
Personal 'occupy' story from Phoenix, AZ and Sheriff Joe's jail - Kim from Phoenix, AZ
Encouragement for people to join their local 'occupy' protest - Alex from Richmond, VA
Call to occupy the media - Jake from NY Alt News
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on why I'm exactly as smart as Steve Jobs
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Al Sharpton - Daily Show - Air Date: 10-19-11
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(2011/10/21) Echoes of war (Foreign Policy)
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Echoes of war
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Act 1: Don't Give the President More Warmaking Power - The Progressive Air Date: 9-16-11
Song 1: Heads will roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Act 2: Libya NYT Misinformation - Counterspin Air Date: 8-25-11
Song 2: Banking on a myth - Andrew Bird
Act 3: Drone Strike in Yemen Al Queda Americans - On the Media
Song 3: Daffodil Lament - The Cranberries
Act 4: Libya's vs US culpability on terrorist acts - Counterspin Air Date: 9-01-11
Song 4: I won't share you - The Smiths
Act 5: Not Cheering Obama's Rub Out of Al-Awlaki - The Progressive Air Date: 9-30-11
Song 5: Animal - Neon Trees
Act 6: Ron Paul Right About Terrorism Al Qaeda - Young Turks Air Date: 9-14-11
Song 6: Reach Out Of The Darkness - Friend and lover
Act 7: Area Neighbors Protest Tree-House Acquisition of M-80 Technology - The Onion
Song 7: We car work it out - The Beatles
Act 8: American Prisoners Released in Iran - Majority Report Air Date: 9-28-11
Song 8: Under my skin - Jukebox The Ghost
Act 9: Searching for the Truth - Dan Carlin Air Date: 9-28-11
Song 9: Truth - Vaughan Penn
Act 10: The Afghan War, a Ten-Year Toll - The Progressive Air Date: 10-6-11
Song 10: This is not the end - The Bravery
Act 11: Gap Grows Between Military, Civilians On War - NPR Air Date: 10-6-11
Song 11: War - Goldfinger
Act 12: Jose Padilla Sentencing - Counterspin Air Date: 9-23-11
Song 12: Timeless - Kate Havnevik
Act 13: U.S. Leaves a Trail of Torture - The Progressive Air Date: 10-11-11
Song 13: Loose ends - Imogen Heap
Act 14: Radicalism against Iraqi's - Majority Report Air Date: 9-12-11
Voicemails:
Thoughts on using anti-religious clips on the show - Zach from Detroit
Thoughts on genetically modified food and family farms - Len from St. Paul, Minnesota
Call to action - Keystone XL tarsands pipeline - Perry from Green County, IN
Acceptable use of Abu-Jamal - Policeman Jeff from Florida
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on the US ending the war in Iraq
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Declaration of Thingamajig - Mark Fiore Air Date: 7-01-11
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(2011/10/18) We are the other 99 percent (Occupy Wall St Part 2)
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We are the other 99 percent (Occupy Wall St Part 2)
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Act 1: Police Are On The Wrong Side At The Occupy Wall Street Protests - Lee Camp Air Date: 9-25-11
Song 1: All these things that I've done - The Killers
Act 2: Romney Would Complain About Class Warfare - The Progressive Air Date: 10-5-11
Song 2: Revolution - Grandaddy
Act 3: The Screaming Majority song on Occupy Wall St - Majority Report Air Date: 10-7-11
Song 3: Up nights - Amsterband
Act 4: The TRUTH About The Occupy Wall Street Protests - Lee Camp Air Date: 9-27-11
Song 4: Free to decide - The Cranberries
Act 5: Panic of the plutocrats - Green News Report Air Date: 10-11-11
Song 5: Take 'em down - Dropkick Murphys
Act 6: CNNs Erin Burnett informs viewers about protesters - Counterspin Air Date: 10-06-11
Song 6: I'm a worried man - Willie Nelson & Toots Hibbert
Act 7: Erin Burnett's horrible Occupy Wall St report - Majority Report Air Date: 10-7-11
Song 7: We're simple minds - Club 8
Act 8: Occupy DC Event 'Infiltrated' By Conservative from American Spectator - Young Turks Air Date: 10-10-11
Song 8: Solidarity forever - Pete Seeger
Act 9: Purge the agitators at Occupy Wall St - David Feldman Show Air Date: 10-9-11
Song 9: The world has turned and left me here - Weezer
Act 10: How staying peaceful means we will win - Citizen Radio Air Date: 10-11-11
Voicemails:
Talk about cutting teachers salaries - Mark From Salisbury, MD
Call to action: Support Occupy Baltimore action - Kevin from Timonium, MD
Thank you to 'Occupy' protesters - Matt in Redding, PA
Thanks for Lee Camp! - Vicki from Oregon
Time to look for solidarity with real tea partiers - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on converting a death penalty advocate
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Police misconduct on Wall St. - David Feldman Show Air Date: 9-27-11
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(2011/10/15) The 99 Percent Wakes Up (Occupy Wall St Part 1)
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The 99 Percent Wakes Up (Occupy Wall St Part 1)
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Act 1: Congrats to Wall St. Protesters - The Progressive Air Date: 9-27-11
Song 1: Hi - Psapp
Act 2: Irony of Police Attacks on Protestors - Jimmy Dore Air Date: 9-27-11
Song 2: Pumped up kicks - Foster the people
Act 3: World Economy Going to Hell - Dan Carlin Air Date: 9-28-11
Song 3: Eleanor Rigby (Strings only) - The Beatles
Act 4: Fox News Gives Wall Street Protesters the "Fair & Balanced" Treatment - Media Matters Air Date: 10-3-11
Act 5: Keith Olbermann reads first collective statement of Occupy Wall Street - Countdown
Song 5: The times they are a changing - Bob Dylan
Act 6: Protesting is a Privilege? - Majority Report Air Date: 9-28-11
Song 6: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Act 7: Fox Host: Tea Party was Organic, Occupy Wall Street is Not - Media Matters Air Date: 10-5-11
Act 8: Michael Moore: We oppose the way our economy is structured - Countdown
Voicemails:
Call to action: Come to Occupy Wall St of join at occupytogether.org - Curtis from Baltimore
Having just come from Occupy Wall St. - Jake from NY Alt News
The Death Penalty goes against the teachings of the bible - Todd from Washington State
The Rhetoric of Aggitation and Control for Occupy Wall St. protesters - Sherise from NY
Just attended the Occupy Blacksburg rally in Virginia - Pamela from Virginia
Why aren't liberals pointing out the failure of capitalism to solve our problems? - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final Comments on the podcast awards
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Errol Louis contextualizes Occupy Wall Street march - Countdown
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(2011/10/12) Embarrassing pack of losers (Elections)
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Embarrassing pack of losers
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Act 1: You could still be brighter than the president - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: You're the one that I want - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 2: Can Republicans Ever Appeal to Young People - David Pakman Air Date: 9-06-11
Song 2: Put it to the test - They might be giants
Act 3: The Enronization of presidential politics - Jim Hightower Air Date: 9-15-11
Song 3: Drop dead blues - Anya Marina
Act 4: Rick Perry Ripped By Fox News Hosts - Young Turks Air Date: 9-26-11
Song 4: To build a home - The Cinematic Orchestra
Act 5: Rick Perry isn't a *cheap* whore - Majority Report
Song 5: Lights out - Santigold
Act 6: Manipulating employment numbers in Texas - Counterspin
Song 6: Cowboy - Anya Marina
Act 7: Putting their thumb of the electoral scale - Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Neopolitan Dreams - Lisa Mitchell
Act 8: Campaign Obama Calls Out GOP - Young Turks
Song 8: Wax & Wire - Loch Lomond
Act 9: Mitt, Prick and Whatshername - The Screaming Majority
Song 9: La Valse d'Amélie (Version Piano) - Yann Tiersen
Act 10: Not Trying to Compare You to Hitler, But... - Media Matters Air Date: 9-28-11
Act 11: Obama 'Stop Complaining' Ripped By CBC's Waters - Young Turks
Song 11: All for swinging you around - The New Pornographers
Act 12: Can Republicans Ever Appeal to Young People - David Pakman Air Date: 9-06-11
Song 12: L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. - Noah & The Whale
Act 13: My Calm, Collected Assessment of The GOP Field - Lee Camp Air Date: 9-19-2011
Voicemails:
Jobs not cuts event call to action - Katie from Chicago
Thoughts on freedom from worry and transportation - Vicki from Oregon
Thoughts on Jim Hightower's airport security comments - Michael From Benicia, CA
Positive reaction to my Pat Robertson commentary - Sean from Chico, CA
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments responding to all of the voicemails
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Michele Bachmann Dangerous Food - Young Turks
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(2011/10/09) Give me an actual number (Troy Davis and the Death Penalty)
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Give me an actual number
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Act 1: Examining the death penalty in the run up to Troy Davis execution - Rachel Maddow
Song 1: Free Troy Davis - The Last Internationale
Act 2: Troy Davis Execution - Young Turks
Song 2: The Hurricane - Bob Dylan
Act 3: The morning after Troy Davis execution - Majority Report
Song 3: Certain death - Brad Sucks
Act 4: Mercy in Short Supply for Troy Davis - The Progressive
Song 4: Mercy - OneRepublic
Act 5: Dave Zirin on the questions he can't unask - Citizen Radio
Song 5: Death penalty - Eight Dayz
Act 6: Troy Davis: Movement Lessons - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 9-25-11
Song 6: Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song) - Steve Earle
Act 7: Barry Scheck - Troy Davis case - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 9-22-11
Song 7: Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen
Act 8: Death Penalty Hypocrisy, Troy Davis Samuel David Crowe - David Pakman Air Date: 9-27-11
Song 8: Death Penalty - Surrogate
Act 9: Interview with an executioner - Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Great beyond - Aimee Mann
Act 10: Give me an actual number - Matthew Filipowicz Show
Voicemails:
Outraged by Troy Davis execution - Ves from North Dakota
Outraged by right wing reaction to Troy Davis execution - Ves from North Dakota
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on why the death penalty is fun
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
California Ending Death Penalty - Liberal Viewer Air Date 09-12-11
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(2011/10/06) You are what and how you eat (Food)
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You are what and how you eat
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Act 1: From Kings To The Average Joe: Gout Makes A Comeback - NPR Air Date: 7-29-11
Song 1: Baby Elephant Walk - Lawrence Welk
Act 2: Obesity Rates up 90 percent in 17 States since 1995 - David Pakman Air Date: 7-19-11
Song 2: Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - The Smiths
Act 3: Gordita Supreme Court - Colbert Report
Song 3: Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Act 4: McDonald's Stock Tumbles As Consumers Turn To Food - The Onion
Song 4: Hungry like the wolf - Duran Duran
Act 5: From Kings To The Average Joe: Gout Makes A Comeback - NPR Air Date: 7-29-11
Song 5: Back to one - O.A.R.
Act 6: The Invisible Food Crisis - Slate Magazine
Song 6: Folding chair - Regina Spektor
Act 7: Hog Executed Farmland Style - The Onion
Song 7: Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
Act 8: Monsanto - Snarkipedia - Air Date: 6-11-11
Song 8: Planting seeds - Ten Story Relapse
Act 9: Recalling 36 Million Pounds Of Ground Turkey Linked To Salmonella Outbreak - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 8-03-11
Song 9: Don't stop believing - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 10: Watching Fox News is Bad for Your Health - Media Matters Air Date: 9-26-11
Song 10: Held - Smog
Act 11: Legislation criminalizing investigative food Journalism - On the Media
Song 11: Like humans do - David Byrne
Act 12: Suing FDA to stop antibiotics in animal feed - Green News Report
Song 12: Catch my disease - Ben Lee
Act 13: Lobbyists Gets Candy On Food Pyramid - The Onion
Song 13: Baba O'Riley - The Who
Act 14: Is factory farming manufacturing superbugs - and endangering us all? - Johann Hari
Voicemails:
Detailed dissection of food choice arguments - Mara from Pittsburgh
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments wrapping up the show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
New Psychedelic Weight Loss Drug Transforms Food Into Monstrous Hallucinations - The Onion
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(2011/10/02) As the class war rages (Economics)
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As the class war rages
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Act 1: Italy downgraded by S and P rating agency - BBC News Quiz
Song 1: Leap - The Cave Singers
Act 2: Numbers 'N' Stuff - Mark Fiore Air Date: 9-15-11
Song 2: Alright - Huey Lewis And The News
Act 3: World economics in "the danger zone" - The Bugle
Song 3: Deep in the sweetwater - Rasputina
Act 4: Solutions To America's Finanacial Worries - WWIII - Colbert Report
Song 4: This war - Ophelia of the Spirits
Act 5: Obama Advisers Exposed In New Book - Young Turks
Song 5: Evil eyes - Theo Bard
Act 6: Poverty Stats Are an Indictment - The Progressive Air Date: 9-14-11
Song 6: The sound of silence - Simon & Garfunkel
Act 7: 40% of Single Mothers Living in Poverty - David Pakman Air Date: 9-20-11
Song 7: Girls - Walter Meego
Act 8: Poverty stats, especially regarding women and children - Majority Report
Song 8: Hide your tears - Daniel Licht
Act 9: Fox News Host: Gutting Poverty Programs Actually "Brings Down the Poverty Rate" - Media Matters Air Date: 9-20-11
Act 10: Media debunks an Obama speech on economics he didn't give - Counterspin
Song 10: Baby, it's fact - Hellogoodbye
Act 11: Class Warfare Is a Lie - Young Turk Air Date: 9-19-11
Song 11: Nearly lost you - Screaming Trees
Act 12: Class Warfare? Give Me a Break! - The Progressive Air Date: 9-20-11
Song 12: Dark flute - Jim Guthrie
Act 13: Limbaugh Revisits "Poor Aren't Really Poor" Argument - Media Matters Air Date: 9-14-11
Act 14: Fund War, Cut Social Security & Medicare - Young Turks
Song 14: Maggie - Rod Steward
Act 15: This is not class warfare, it's math - Jimmy Reefercake
Song 15: Your ex-lover is dead - Stars
Act 16: Economics populism popular with Americans - Rachel Maddow
Voicemails:
Call to action to Occupy Wall Street - Max from Davis, CA
Update on Occupy Wall Street movement - Jake from NY Alt News
Mumia Abu-Jamal should be allowed to speak regardless of his history - Anonymous
Will my membership renew automatically? - Shane from Chicago
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments asking about Mumia Abu-Jamal commenting on the death penalty
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Govt Wastes Money On Private Contractors - Young Turks
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(2011/09/29) The Jobs Plan (Economics)
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The Jobs Plan
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Act 1: Barack Obamas Jobs Speech - Colbert Report
Song 1: That's what's wrong - Good Old War
Act 2: New Jobs Plan = Unpaid Workers (Georgia Work$) - Young Turks Air Date: 9-06-11
Song 2: Out of my mind - James Blunt
Act 3: GOP Doesn't Care About Jobs, Jim DeMint Doesn't Like Speeches - David Pakman Air Date: 9-06-11
Song 3: So long - Lodger
Act 4: Jimmy Reefercake on the jobs plan - Majority Report
Song 4: Dance with me - Orleans
Act 5: Cantor Pans Obama Jobs Plan- Young Turks Air Date: 9-12-11
Song 5: The contract - Robin Roberts
Act 6: Clipgate - Colbert Report
Song 6: Breakaway - The Clips
Act 7: Obama Jobs Speech Confirms Political System is Totally Useless - David Pakman Air Date: 9-13-11
Song 7: Back to one - O.A.R.
Act 8: Who's Weighing Tax On Rich? Congress' Millionaires - NPR Air Date: 9-21-11
Song 8: The thought gives me the creeps - Hellogoodbye
Act 9: GOP Screw Jobs To Hurt Obama In 2012- Young Turks Air Date: 9-12-11
Song 9: Julie-O - Michael G. Ronstadt
Act 10: Bill O'Reilly Threatens to Quit - Media Matters Air Date: 9-20-11
Act 11: Money Brawl - Daily Show
Act 12: Money Brawl - The Extinction Of Subway, Bill O'Reilly, & The Super Rich - Daily Show
Song 12: Angel - Sarah McLachlan
Act 13: Why Jobs Bill Ain't Enough - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 9-18-11
Song 13: Broken (feat. Amy Lee) - Seether
Act 14: Obama Admin Steps To Pay For Jobs Plan - Young Turks Air Date: 9-12-11
Final comments on why I eagerly give away my freedom
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Other American Jobs Act - Colbert Report
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(2011/09/26) In need of a new paradigm (Education)
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In need of a new paradigm
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Act 1: Are College Students Now ONLY Taught How To F**K The Little Guy - Lee Camp Air Date: 6-20-11
Song 1: Pride (In the name of love) - U2
Act 2: Heaping of scorn on teachers - Counterspin
Song 2: Honest man - Escape Directors
Act 3: Teachers: On The Frontlines Of Class War - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 7-08-11
Song 3: I gave you all - Mumford and Sons
Act 4: Unbelievably Cool Group From High School Still Unbelievably Cool - The Onion
Song 4: How it ends - Devotchka
Act 5: States budgeting for ignorance - Jim Hightower
Song 5: Ignore the ignorant - The Cribs
Act 6: Man Volunteers For $800,000 Pay Cut To Help Students - Young Turks Air Date: 8-29-11
Song 6: Gonna fly now - The Rocky Orchestra
Act 7: School Board Votes To Allow Teasing Of Area Sixth-Grader - The Onion
Song 7: Kids - MGMT
Act 8: Making Scholastic Inc. shape up - Jim Hightower Air Date: 9-2-11
Song 8: A little piece - The Jezabels
Act 9: Tha Gretest Challenje Faceng The Unitid Stayts - Lee Camp - Air Date: 6-29-11
Song 9: New slang - The Shins
Act 10: Spelling-Bee Winner Fails To Spell Way Out Of Schoolyard Beating - The Onion
Song 10: Me and Julio down by the school yard - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 11: High expectations lead to better results in education - Young Turks Air Date: 7-25-11
Song 11: Expectations - Belle and Sebastian
Act 12: Are Our Schools Crushing Creativity - Lee Camp Air Date: 7-06-11
Song 12: Vincent - Don McLean
Act 13: Changing Education Paradigms - Sir Ken Robinson
Voicemails:
Tar sands action campaign call to action - Andrew from Brooklyn, NY
Thoughts on how inflation is actually calculated - Alex from Redding PA
Thoughts on kids being used for politics - Keith from Chicago
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on why Pat Robertson is right
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms - Sir Ken Robinson
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(2011/09/23) Join a Moving Planet Event on Sept 24 at Moving-Planet.org (Climate)
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Join a Moving Planet Event on Sept 24 at Moving-Planet.org
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Act 1: Obama continues Bush terrible standard of air quality - Ring of Fire
Song 1: Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
Act 2: Coverage of Obama's EPA announcement on ground-level smog - Counterspin
Song 2: Turn up the sun - Oasis
Act 3: Joe Romm says Obama's hold on smog reform worse than Bush - Countdown
Song 3: Total eclipse of the heart - Nikki French
Act 4: Obama Screws Environment With Smog - Young Turks Air Date: 9-06-11
Song 4: Show me what I'm looking for - Carolina Liar
Act 5: Secret Koch Bros tapes and Perry continues to deny climate change - Green News Report Air Date: 9-8-11
Song 5: Soy - Gipsy Kings
Act 6: Interview with Daniel Yergin - Colbert Report Air Date: 9-21-11
Song 6: Put your records on (Acoustic) - Corinne Bailey Rae
Act 7: Climate change is dull - Harry Mason
Song 7: World on Fire - Sarah McLachlan
Act 8: Sen. Bernie Sanders against building Tar Sands oil Pipeline - Green News Report Air Date: 8-18-11
Song 8: There's something wrong - Brad Sucks
Act 9: Protesting Obama to Stop Keystone Corrosive Oil Pipeline in Alberta's tar sands - Majority Report Air Date: 8-22-11
Song 9: Excuse me Mr. - No Doubt
Act 10: 250 arrested at Keystone XL protest - Green News Report Air Date: 8-25-11
Song 10: The lucky one - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Act 11: For Protesters, Keystone Pipeline Is Line In Tar Sand - NPR Air Date: 9-2-11
Song 11: Free to decide - The Cranberries
Act 12: Obama about to approve Keystone XL pipeline - Green News Report Air Date: 9-11-11
Song 12: Moving Planet - September 24th, 2011: A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels - 350.org
Act 13: Discussing the Keystone XL pipeline after 1000+ protester arrests - Ring of Fire
Final comments on Sept 24 Moving Planet day of action
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Molly Haigh on the Sept 24, 2011 Moving Planet Event - The Green Scene
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(2011/09/20) Send in the clowns (Elections)
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Send in the clowns
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Act 1: Perry was getting picked on - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Defying Gravity - Glee Cast
Act 2: Republican Audience = Death Panel - The Progressive Air Date: 9-13-11
Song 2: Death to Everyone (Bonus Track) - Jim Guthrie
Act 3: Oh My God Rick Perry Is Going to Be Our Next President - Second Installment - Daily Show Air Date: 9-08-11
Song 3: Little Lion Man - Piano Tribute Players
Act 4: Experts Agree: It's NOT a Ponzi Scheme - Media Matters Air Date: 9-8-11
Song 4: Little Lion Man - Piano Tribute Players
Act 5: Best GOP Candidate Huntsman Can't Win; GOP Debate in 45 Seconds Hilarious - David Pakman Air Date: 9-13-11
Song 5: Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time - Fanfarlo
Act 6: Republicans all agree during debate while all being wrong - Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Mad world - Gary Jules
Act 7: Republican Presidential Debate Media Coverage - Colbert Report Air Date: 9-08-11
Song 7: Who will buy? - Oliver Twist
Act 8: Fossil fuel industry got their money's worth during GOP debate - Green News Report
Song 8: Demon host - Timber Timbre
Act 9: The clown cars talks about what they'd bring to the White House - Majority Report
Song 9: Send in the clowns - The Simpsons
Act 10: Absurd obsession with Palin's non-candidacy - Counterspin
Song 10: Good people - Jack Johnson
Act 11: Ari Berman breaks down the 'GOP War on Voting' - Countdown
Song 11: Fast Eddie - Outernational
Act 12: An insiders account of the GOP official strategy - Citizen Radio
Song 12: Green eyes - Coldplay
Act 13: Obama caves on EPA standards and leaves a voicemail - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 13: Complicated - Avril Lavigne
Act 14: Poll Obama Could Lose To Bachmann Perry Romney or Ron Paul - Young Turks Air Date: 8-24-11
Voicemails:
Frustration with civil servants supporting conservatives - Louis from Texas
Thoughts on boycotting gas stations - Patrick from Tequesta, Florida
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments teasing my story of driving reminding me that I hate freedom
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Indecision 2012 - The Great Right Hope - Daily Show Air Date: 9-08-11
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(2011/09/17) Going soft (Media)
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Going soft
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Act 1: Fox Thinks Obama Was President 2000-2009 - David Pakman Air Date: 8-23-11
Song 1: Spanish Flea - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Act 2: Fox News Admits Bias To Attack Media Matters - Liberal Viewer Air Date 7-07-11
Song 2: Forever Young (Techno remix) - Alphaville
Act 3: Interview with Common - Daily Show
Song 3: Take a look around - Limp Bizkit
Act 4: Brett Baier, Fox's "Straight News" Anchor - Media Matters Air Date: 9-13-11
Act 5: Fox News Anchors Can't Follow Spongebob, Claim It's Liberal Indoctrination - David Pakman Air Date: 8-09-11
Song 5: Classical gas - Mason Williams
Act 6: Hannity school of right-wing journalism - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 6: The Czar of Munster - Seamus Egan
Act 7: Cenk Rips CNN Obama Analysis By Fareed Zakaria - Young Turks Air Date 8-15-11
Song 7: Love you madly - Cake
Act 8: Misrepresenting the fairness doctrine - Counterspin
Song 8: A whiter shade - Procol Harum
Act 9: Anderson Cooper's Kryptonite - Colbert Report Air Date: 8-18-11
Song 9: Sous Le Dome Epais - Aura
Act 10: Big-time corporate synergy for football season - Counterspin
Song 10: Play the game - Shout Out Louds
Act 11: Planned Parenthood Firebombed, Media Says NOTHING - Right Wing Terrorism - David Pakman Air Date: 8-05-11
Song 11: Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Act 12: Television Will Be The End Of Us - Lee Camp Air Date: 7-11-11
Song 12: Throwing stones - Shout Out Louds
Act 13: Bill O'Reilly Asked Cops To Investigate Wife's Boyfriend - Young Turks
Song 13: Feet to the fire - the hereafter
Act 14: Softballing Cheney - Counterspin
Song 14: North by North - Faded Paper Figures
Act 15: The Humanization Of Dick Cheney - Daily Show
Voicemails:
Don't make the mistake of believing that you can't be wrong - Noah from Ashland, Ohio
The psychology of last place - Sean from Portland, OR
Policeman Jeff is back - Policeman Jeff from Florida
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments welcoming back Policeman Jeff
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Glazed And Confused - Daily Show Air Date: 8-09-11
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(2011/09/14) At least the war on the middle class is going well (Economics)
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At least the war on the middle class is going well
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Act 1: Warren Buffett Stop Coddling the Rich, Raise Their Taxes - David Pakman Air Date: 8-16-11
Song 1: The great estates - Freelance Whales
Act 2: Coverage of Buffet's call for higher taxes - Counterspin
Song 2: Give a little bit - Supertramp
Act 3: Warren Buffett a Socialist according to Fox News - Young Turks
Song 3: Melt with you - Modern English
Act 4: The Defeat of Liberalism By Money - The Progressive Air Date: 8-5-11
Song 4: Love will come through - Travis
Act 5: The Truth About The London Riots & Chile Protests - Lee Camp Air Date: 8-18-11
Song 5: The killing moon - Echo & The Bunnymen
Act 6: Job Creators Give Me A Break - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 8-23-11
Song 6: Beyond the sea - Bobby Darin
Act 7: Poor People Living Well, At Fault For Recession - Jimmy Dore on TYT
Song 7: Wake up - Arcade Fire
Act 8: Pirate Written Up For Dress-Code Violation - The Onion
Song 8: Come sail away - Styx
Act 9: Republican Economic Arsonists - The Progressive Air Date: 8-9-11
Song 9: Beds are burning - Midnight Oil
Act 10: Goldman Sachs CEO Hires Lawyer - Young Turks Air Date: 8-24-11
Song 10: If you've got trouble - The Beatles
Act 11: Challenging the claims of the "Texas miracle" - Counterspin
Song 11: Cattle call - Don Edwards
Act 12: FDR on Labor Day - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 12: We were there - Robin Roberts
Act 13: Clueless support of proposed trade deals - Counterspin
Song 13: Diamond (Remix) - Klint
Act 14: Abandoned Mall Retains Eerie Vestiges Of Fun Shopping Atmosphere - The Onion
Song 14: Empty - The Cranberries
Act 15: Obama's jobs speech/pre-game show - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 15: Turn out the light - Nelly Furtado
Act 16: Obama's Affirmative Case for Government - The Progressive Air Date: 9-9-11
Song 16: Solid Action - The Wes Hollywood Show
Act 17: Wrong-headed anger over unequal benefits - Jimmy Dore Show
Voicemails:
Request for show on immigration - Carlos From Chicagoland
Documentaries to recommend - Earl from Nashville, TN
Show from the 11th is super fantastic - Jonathan from Portland
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on my super-creepy email to a progressive Christian and a rule about not scripting submissions for inclusion on the show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Paybacks a Bitch & New Jersey Gets Downgraded - Daily Show Air Date: 8-18-11
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(2011/09/11) To both mock and defend (Religion)
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To both mock and defend
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Act 1: Kentucky Gives Bible Theme Park 75% Tax Break - David Pakman Air Date: 8-16-11
Song 1: Genesis - VNV Nation
Act 2: Teachers Can Mock Creationism - Young Turks Air Date: 8-22-11
Song 2: Do you believe in magic? - The Lovin' Spoonful
Act 3: Paleontology Class Winces Whenever Fundamentalist Kid Raises Hand - The Onion
Song 3: I Am a Paleontologist - They Might Be Giants & Danny Weinkauf
Act 4: Atheists Have Best Sex Lives, Mormons Most Guilty About Sex: Dr Darrel Ray - David Pakman
Song 4: Early in the morning - Peter, Paul And Mary
Act 5: Christianity vs Atheism - Johann Hari
Song 5: Rejoice - Andrew Jackson Jihad
Act 6: Priest Will Prove He's Not Gay By - Young Turks
Song 6: Halo - Beyoncé
Act 7: Things Get Uglier At Fox News - Media Matters
Song 7: Attendite - Libera
Act 8: A Ramadan Story Of Two Faiths Bound In Friendship - NPR Air Date: 8-22-11
Song 8: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Act 9: Yet ANOTHER Isolated Domestic Terror Incident, GOP Obsessed with American Muslims - David Pakman Air Date: 3-15-11
Song 9: I ain't afraid - Robin Roberts
Act 10: Priest Will Prove He's Not Gay - Young Turks
Song 10: Different names for the same thing - Death Cab For Cutie
Act 11: God Recalls Tracheas Of Millions Of Indonesians - The Onion
Song 11: Ebudae - Enya
Act 12: Park51 Center Would "Train the Same Kind of Terrorists That Caused" 9/11 - Media Matters Air Date: 9-1-11
Song 12: Ebudae - Enya
Act 13: Is Christian Jihad Coming to US Around the World - David Pakman Air Date: 7-27-11
Song 13: Sometime around midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event
Act 14: $40 Million Spent To Spread Islamophobia - Young Turks Air Date: 8-29-11
Voicemails:
Thoughts on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 - Jake from NY Alt News
Call to action for Troy Davis on death row - Carlos From Chicagoland
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on how I address religion on the show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
I ain't afraid - Robin Roberts
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(2011/09/08) Perry, Bachmann and Obama (Elections)
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Perry, Bachman and Obama
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Act 1: Romney 2012 - Corporations are People - Colbert Report Air Date: 8-11-11
Song 1: You've got a friend - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 2: Rick Perry Scariest 2012 Presidential Candidate Nuts, But Could Win - David Pakman Air Date: 8-16-11
Song 2: Wait Up (Boots Of Danger) -Tokyo Police Club
Act 3: The Lone Star State Beginnings Of Rick Perry - NPR Air Date: 8-13-11
Song 3: Sowing the Seeds of Love (iTunes Originals Version) - Tears for Fears
Act 4: Rick Perry, Thug - The Progressive Air Date: 8-16-11
Song 4: Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian
Act 5: Indecision 2012 - The Media Runs To Paul Ryan - Daily Show Air Date: 8-17-11
Song 5: Fluffy Little Clouds - The Orb
Act 6: "Gov. Supercuts" for president? - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-15-11
Song 6: Untitled - Zoe Keating
Act 7: Is Fox News in Love with Rick Perry? - Media Matters Air Date: 8-16-11
Act 8: Perry Makes Texas-Size Waves In Presidential Race - NPR Air Date: 8-20-11
Song 8: Only ones who know - Arctic Monkeys
Act 9: Welfare Queen Michele Bachmann Exposed By Tax Return - Young Turks Air Date: 8-17-11
Song 9: 1901 - Phoenix
Act 10: Michele Bachmann Implies Slavery Positive Thing, Proud of Anti-Gay Therapy - David Pakman Air Date 7-27-11
Song 10: Go Sadness - Shout Out Louds
Act 11: A lying hypocrite for president - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-30-11
Song 11: She moves in her own way - The Kooks
Act 12: GOP unveil strategy for 2012 - The Onion
Act 13: Republican Flat-Earthers - The Progressive Air Date: 8-18-11
Song 13: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola
Act 14: Right Wing Media Attack Secret Service to Malign Obama - Media Matters Air Date: 8-18-11
Act 15: Rep Waters To Black Voters Unleash Us On President Obama - Young Turks Air Date: 8-17-11
Song 15: Wait so long - Trampled by Turtles
Act 16: Obama has a dream Part 1 - Devid Feldman Air Date: 8-26-11
Song 16: Yes we can, but - Harry Shearer
Act 17: Obama has a dream Part 2 - Devid Feldman Air Date: 8-26-11
Song 17: At last - Etta James
Act 18: Obama Discouraging Latino Voter - Young Turks Air Date: 8-17-11
Voicemails:
Disappointment in Obama and suggesting a write-in campaign - Rochelle from TX
Thoughts on gun control from a deputy - Wes from North Dakota
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments asking for submissions of commentaries for possible inclusion on the show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Indecision 2012 - Black Clouds & Red Herrings - Daily Show Air Date: 8-17-11
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(2011/09/05) World of Class Warfare (Economics)
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World of Class Warfare
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Act 1: Warren Buffett vs Wealthy Conservatives - Daily Show Air Date: 8-17-11
Song 1: Class Warfare - Chris Priest
Act 2: Donald Trump Slams Oil Subsidies Because Of Warren Buffet - Young Turks Air Date: 8-17-11
Song 2: The persuaded - Faded Paper Figures
Act 3: The Poors Free Ride Is Over - Daily Show - Air Date: 08-18-11
Song 3: Karma Police - Radiohead
Act 4: What 'Jobs' Really Means - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 8-22-11
Song 4: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 5: After Cheering for Default, Fox Host Laments S&P Downgrade - Media Matters Air Date: 8-8-11
Act 6: Matt Taibbi - Is the SEC covering up Wall Street crimes - Thom Hartman Air Date: 8-19-11
Song 6: Don't look back in anger - Oasis
Act 7: Obama Admin Blocks Bank Investigations - Young Turks Air Date: 8-22-11
Song 7: Damn it feels good to be a gangsta - Geto Boys
Act 8: Michigan locals fight for democracy - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-29-11
Song 8: Kodachrome - Paul Simon
Act 9: VP Of Making Your Job Harder Given Raise - The Onion
Song 9: Working class hero - Exit Clov
Act 10: Obama's FDR Moment - Slate Magazine
Song 10: Goodnight and go - Imogen Heap
Act 11: Who's King? - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 8-28-11
Song 11: Fade to Black - Apocalyptica
Act 12: Bill O'Reilly Think He Knows Economics Better Than Economists - Media Matters Air Date: 8-23-11
Act 13: Mad Scientist's Plot Thwarted By Budget Cuts - The Onion
Song 13: The Shag-Adelic Austin Powers Score Medley - George Clinton
Act 14: ALEC's legislative bawdy house - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-31-11
Song 14: Curl up and die - Relient K
Act 15: Stealing Water From Children And Other Good Business Practices - Lee Camp Air Date 07-20-11
Voicemails:
Thoughts on campaign finance reform - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Personal attacks don't have a place in rational discourse - Nick from Santa Clara, CA
Thoughts on how boycotts can be effective + info on bone marrow registry - Cody from Washington
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on donateyouraccount.com and BotL memberships
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Debtmageddon - Mark Fiore Air Date: 8-10-11
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(2011/09/02) Fighting to avoid game over (Climate Change)
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Fighting to avoid game over
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Act 1: Sen. Bernie Sanders against building Tar Sands oil Pipeline - Green News Report Air Date: 8-18-11
Song 1: Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Act 2: Exxon Montana Oil Spill Lies - Young Turks Air Date: 7-06-11
Song 2: 350.org Because the world needs to know - 350.org
Act 3: Protesting Obama to Stop Keystone Oil Pipeline in Alberta's tar sands - Majority Report Air Date: 8-22-11
Song 3: A change is gonna come - Ben Sollee
Act 4: Activist McKibben: Tar Sands pipeline is climate game over - Countdown
Song 4: Show me something new - Shout Out Louds
Act 5: Global Warming Denyers, RicK Perry's 'Climate Gate' - Green News Report Air Date: 8-18-11
Song 5: Soft serve - Soul Coughing
Act 6: Fox Rips Huntsman On Global Warming - Young Turks Air Date: 8-29-11
Song 6: Turn back time - Freedom Call
Act 7: Scientists Trace Heat Wave To Massive Star At Center Of Solar System - The Onion
Act 8: Conservatives Avoid Global Warming Talk During Heat Wave - David Pakman Air Date: 7-27-11
Song 8: Little furnace - Jim Guthrie
Act 9: Fox Anchor's Global Warming Question Leaves Bill Nye Speechless - Media Matters Air Date: 7-28-11
Song 9: Science is real - Theyu might be giants
Act 10: Heatsteria - Colbert Report Air Date: 8-09-11
Song 10: Under the sea - Samuel E. Wright
Act 11: Thom Hartmann talks about Al Gore's Rolling Stone article - Thom Hartmann
Song 11: La Valse d'Amélie (Version Orchestre) - Yann Tiersen
Act 12: Fox News Declares War on SpongeBob SquarePants - Media Matters Air Date: 8-4-11
Act 13: Record Breaking Temps, James Inhoff thinks it's a Conspiracy - Green News Report Air Date: 8-23-11
Song 13: Kilimanjaro - Emma's Revolution
Act 14: Miners Trapped In Life-Threatening Mining Jobs - The Onion Air Date: 8-16-11
Song 14: BotL Promo (Instrumental) - Chris Priest
Act 15: Limbaugh: Air Conditioning Tricks People Into Believing in Global Warming - Media Matters Air Date: 7-26-11
Act 16: Why Is Tim DeChristopher the One in Prison? - The Progressive Air Date: 7-28-11
Voicemails:
Kudos on handling controversies and suggested topics - John In Tulsa, OK
Thoughts on boycotts - Matt from Alabama
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Final comments breaking down Daryl's pro-meat voicemail
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
GOP Not Eager To Help Hurricane Victims - Young Turks Air Date: 8-29-11
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(2011/08/30) Struggling for coverage (Health Care)
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Struggling for coverage
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Act 1: Appalled about privatizing health care - BBC News Quiz
Song 1: A Candle's Fire - Beirut
Act 2: Birth Control Will Wipe Out Civilization! (Rep. Steve King) - Sam Seder on TYT
Song 2: Drumming Song (Acoustic) - Florence + The Machine
Act 3: Absentminded Professor Says Cure For Cancer 'Around Here Somewhere' - The Onion
Song 3: Where did it go - Jimmy Cliff
Act 4: Would You Go Without Health Insurance for 6 Months for Affordable Care - David Pakman Air Date: 08-02-11
Song 4: Watch the world - Box Car Racer
Act 5: Health Insurance Companies Using Psychological Trickery - Lee Camp Air Date 08-08-11
Song 5: Machine - VNV Nation
Act 6: Repeal This (Health care law) - Slate Magazine
Song 6: Under the milky way - Seven Nations
Act 7: 9-11 First Responders Cancer - Young Turks
Song 7: How - The Cranberries
Act 8: Vermont Passes Single Payer Healthcare Bill - David Pakman
Song 8: Doctor my eyes - Jackson 5
Act 9: FDA Approves Sale Of Prescription Placebo - The Onion
Song 9: Mind excursion - The trade winds
Act 10: Hats Off to Vermont for Universal Health care - The Progressive
Song 10: Lead the way - Guardian
Act 11: Single payer health care in Vermont - Rachel Maddow
Song 11: The prettiest weed - Jim Guthrie
Act 12: Vermont: first in the nation - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-24-11
Song 12: Be here now - Mason Jennings
Act 13: Townhall Republican Take Care Of Yourself - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Working on Michigan recall effort - Tony from Dearborn, MI
Supportive of voicemailer Beth on campaign finance reform - Ramone from Portland, OR
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Final comments on Campaign Finance Reform and an amendment to repeal corporate personhood
Bonus Voicemails:
Veganism is a hard process to break into - Jason from Marshalltown, IA
Reevaluating animal ethics in light of empathy discussion - D from Chicago
I'm an omnivore but not a jerk - Curtis from Baltimore
Guy who was bleeped was disturbing, don't want to be on his team - Rebecca in Buffalo
"Lunatic" calls back with thoughts on cattle farming, hunting and abortion - Anonymous
Bonus final comment:
Rebuttal to pro-choice/vegan charge of hypocricy
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Ryan Tries Fails To Defend Medicare Plan - Young Turks
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(2011/08/27) The Great Failing (Drug War)
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The Great Failing
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Act 1: War on Drugs Keeps Failing, Countries Try Decriminalization - David Pakman Air Date: 6-7-11
Song 1: Gimme Sympathy -Metric
Act 2: Report War On Drugs Wastes Billions In Mexico - Young Turks
Song 2: Anti-Hu - Pinback
Act 3: Columbian Bio-Engineers Create Gun-And-Drugs Tree - The Onion
Song 3: The bleeding heart show - The New Pornographers
Act 4: Portugal Treats Addicts, Does not Punish Them - Le Show Air Date: 07-17-11
Song 4: Brain Stew - Green Day
Act 5: War on Drugs Keeps Failing While Portuguese Drug Decriminalization Works - David Pakman Air Date: 7-19-11
Song 5: Opportunities - Pet Shop Boys
Act 6: Medical Benefits Of Marijuana - National Cancer Institute - Young Turks Air Date: 3-28-11
Song 6: Failure by design - Brand New
Act 7: The war on cold medicine isn't working - Jim Hightower
Song 7: Moment Of Tranquillity - Apoptygma Berzerk
Act 8: Corporations growing Cannabis for their needs, while you cannot - Majority Report Air Date: 06-13-11
Song 8: This is why we fight - The Decemberists
Act 9: Florida's Outrageous and Unconstitutional Welfare Drug-Testing Law - The Progressive
Song 9: Lighting myself on fire - Jukebox The Ghost
Act 10: Drugs Now Legal If User Is Employed - The Onion
Song 10: Smile like you mean it - The Killers
Act 11: Drug Use Rising - Pot, Meth & Ecstasy - Young Turks
Song 11: Try not to breathe - R.E.M.
Act 12: A Former Crack Kingpin On The Economics Of Illegal Drugs - NPR
Song 12: Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Act 13: Drugs And Taxes - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 13: Wavin' Flag - K'naan
Act 14: Senior Moment - Pot Smoking Seniors - Colbert Report
Song 14: Old man - Neil Young
Act 15: End The Failed War On Drugs - Young Turks
Voicemails:
The need for campaign finance reform - Beth from New Brunswick, NJ
Thoughts on progressive messaging - Mike from Rochester, NY
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Final comments on summery of excersized pro-meat-consumption voicemailer
Bonus Voicemails:
Getting smarter about food choices - Ken in Chicagoland
Guy who looks into the eyes of animals before killing them is a lunatic - Oni from Japan
Lesson on morals across countries regarding food choices - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Considering the condition of the workers in factory farms - Ashley from Syracuse, NY
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
More Blacks In Prison Than Slaves In 1850 - Young Turks
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(2011/08/23) Chipping at the patriarchy (Feminism)
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Edition #521
Chipping at the patriarchy
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Act 1: Kansas Republican Pete DeGraaf - Getting Raped Like Getting a Flat Tire - David Pakman
Song 1: Flat tire - Aphrodesia
Act 2: New Abortion Clinic Rules in Kansas - Young Turks Air Date: 06-29-11
Song 2: Shame - The Avett Brothers
Act 3: Gloria Steinem - Colbert Report Air Date: 8-11-11
Song 3: Pretty - The Cranberries
Act 4: Right Wing Terror, Man Planned to Shoot Abortion Providers In the Head - David Pakman
Song 4: Speak up - Luke Reynolds
Act 5: God's Gift To Women Returned - The Onion
Song 5: I've gotta be me - Sammy Davis, Jr.
Act 6: Walmart Vs Class Action Lawsuit By Women - Young Turks Air Date: 6-20-11
Song 6: Landslide - Smashing Pumpkins
Act 7: Equal Rights Amendment, 36 years later - Rachel Maddow Air date: 6-28-11
Song 7: Female of the species - Space
Act 8: Lactate Intolerance - Daily Show Air Date: 8-11-11
Song 8: Doing it all for my baby - Huey Lewis and the News
Act 9: Women's Life Expectancy DOWN in 25% of United States - David Pakman - Air Date 07-12-11
Song 9: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Act 10: Fox Attacks New Free Birth Control Standards - Media Matters Air Date: 8-2-11
Act 11: Free Birth Control For U.S. Women - Young Turks Air Date: 8-01-11
Voicemails:
Race to iguazu - Jeremy from San Metao, CA
Request for a war on drugs episode - Alex from Vancouver
Thoughts on confirmation bias - Franklin from Cary, NC
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Final comments on upcoming vegan debate voicemails
Bonus voicemails:
Thoughts on what morality means in relation to food choices - ? from Pittsburgh
Thoughts on over-humanizing animals - Javier from Boston, Mass
Thanks for not calling me a murderer - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Outraged by vegans - animals are the dominion of man - Anonymous
Don't use my identifying information - Anonymous
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Deadliest Snatch - Daily Show
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(2011/08/20) If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine (Media)
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Edition #520
If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine
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Act 1: CNN Asks Psychics to Predict Economic Future. Does it Make Sense? - David Pakman Air Date: 06-28-11
Song 1: Close to me - The Cure
Act 2: 'Cult Of Centrism', Paul Krugman Nails It - Young Turks
Song 2: Naive - The Kooks
Act 3: When Media Is Master - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 07-18-11
Song 3: Hey, soul sister - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 4: Fox Business: "I Don't Remember Any Terrorist Attacks on American Soil" 2000-2008 - Media Matters
Act 5: CNN Anchor Don Lemon Appears Not To Care For CNN - Daily Show - Air Date: 07-26-11
Song 5: Island in the sum - Weezer
Act 6: Local News = Uninformed Americans - Jimmy Dore on TYT
Song 6: Dance music - The Mountain Goats
Act 7: Data Mining for Individual Online Media Trends - On the Media Air Date: 06-17-11
Song 7: Legend of Zelda, Main Theme - Apocalyptica
Act 8: What Won't Fox News Politicize? - Media Matters Air Date: 8-10-11
Act 9: Online Algorithms, Individual Agency vs Passivity - On the Media Air Date: 06-17-11
Song 9: No easy way out - Robert Tepper
Act 10: Stop Giving Equal Time to Every Absurd Notion Anyone Proposes - David Pakman Air Date: 08-09-11
Song 10: Nothing is good enough - Aimee Mann
Act 11: After Lying All Week, Limbaugh Surprised People Complain - Media Matters Air Date: 8-16-11
Act 12: Why Cenk Uygur left MSNBC - Young Turks
Voicemails:
There's no ethical way to eat meat - Jose from Miami
Comments on Jose's voicemail
It's not ethical to eat anything - Bobby from Mesa, AZ
Comments on a pathetically asinine voicemail
We evolved to eat meat - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Comments on the evolution of eating meat
Meat-eating is like child, sweatshop labor - Patrick from Dallas
Final comments on changing morality
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Why Cenk Uygur Left MSNBC - Part 2 - Young Turks
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(2011/08/17) The Great Newscorp Scandal Part 3 (Special Event)
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Edition #519
The Great Newscorp Scandal Part 3
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Act 1: Murdoch's testimony to Parlement - Wait wait don't tell me Air Date: 7-23-11
Song 1: Gimme Sympathy - Metric
Act 2: The Murdoch's testimony - On the Media Air Date: 7-22-11
Song 2: Here comes the rain again - The Eurythmics
Act 3: David Carr on new NY Times Documentary, Murdoch - Colbert Report Air Date: 07-19-11
Song 3: Miss misery - Elliott Smith
Act 4: Who Feels Sorry For Rupert Murdoch - Young Turks
Song 4: Sur Le Fil - Yann Tiersen
Act 5: Fox News Lags on Hacking Scandal Coverage - Media Matters Air Date: 7-21-11
Act 6: Addicted to hack Part 3 - The Bugle Air Date: 7-21-11
Song 6: Mother - Danzig
Act 7: Why the media loves the Murdoch scandal - On the Media Air Date: 7-22-11
Song 7: Some might say - Oasis
Act 8: Murdoch reality show - Le Show Air Date: 7-24-11
Song 8: Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
Act 9: Should Fox News Be Investigated - Young Turks
Song 9: One - Amiee Mann
Act 10: Bill O'Reilly's coverage of the Murdoch scandal - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 7-21-11
Song 10: Fast Eddie - Outernational
Act 11: Murdoch still in a lot of trouble - Citizen Radio
Final comments on empathy, rationality and food choices
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Pie-Thrower Vs Rupert Murdoch's Wife - Young Turks
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(2011/08/14) Choosing among disasters (Elections)
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Edition #518
Choosing among disasters
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Act 1: GOP Voter Suppression - Young Turks Air Date: 7-6-11
Song 1: On the turning away - Pink Floyd
Act 2: Justice Department Should Sue Walker over Voter ID - The Progressive Air Date: 8-4-11
Song 2: 40 day dream - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Act 3: Election Monologue Intro - Colbert Report - Air Date: 07-12-11
Song 3: I could never go for you - Scott West And Sex On Sunday
Act 4: Breaking corporate control of politics - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-4-11
Song 4: Lullaby for a realist - Anya Marina
Act 5: Indecision 2012 - Survival of the Funded - Daily Show - Air Date: 07-21-11
Act 5A - Indecision 2012 - King of the Funded - Daily Show - Air Date: 07-21-11
Song 5: Believe - The Bravery
Act 6: Made In America: Who Cares? Herman Cain - Young Turks Air Date: 8-3-11
Song 6: Dreaming of you - The Coral
Act 7: God Calls Rick Perry To Run - Colbert Report - Air Date: 07-19-11
Song 7: The rainbow connection - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 8: Thoughts on a primary candidate against Obama Part 1 - Common Sense Air Date: 8-3-11
Song 8: Drums of freedom - Theo Bard
Act 9: Newt's White Whale - Colbert Report - Air Date: 07-19-11
Song 9: Bus rider - John Swihart
Act 10: Thoughts on a primary candidate against Obama Part 2 - Common Sense Air Date: 8-3-11
Voicemails:
More reaction to the talking points war strategy - Dave from Olympia, WA
Suggestion of Smiley and West podcast - Cliff from Bloomington, IN
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Final comments on how to survive media burnout by sharing your favorite clips
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Colbert Super PAC- Campaign Finance - Matthew Dowd & Ham Rove - Colbert Report - Air Date: 07-28-11
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(2011/08/11) Down the path of intolerance (Religion and Terrorism in Norway)
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Edition #517
Down the path of intolerance
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Act 1: Bill O'Reilley Bigotry against Muslims, Secularism - Media Matters
Song 1: Birds of a feather - The Rosenbergs
Act 2: Terrorism Training Casts Pall Over Muslim Employee - NPR Air Date: 07-19-11
Song 2: Training montage - Vince DiCola
Act 3: Catholic Child Told About Doggy Heaven, Doggy Hell - The Onion
Song 3: Spirit in the sky - Norman Greenbaum
Act 4: Can religion reduce crime and delinquency? - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 5-23-11
Song 4: In the beginning - K'naan
Act 5: Imam Arrests Show Shift In Muslim Outreach Effort - NPR Air Date: 07-20-11
Song 5: Living in America - James Brown
Act 6: Miss U.S.A. shows a problem with religion - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 06/23/11
Song 6: My brother the ape - They might be giants
Act 7: God of Equality Makes Liberals More Sympathetic to Muslims - Media Matters Air Date: 8-1-11
Song 7: Praise you - Fatboy slim
Act 8: Norway Terrorist Not Right-Wing (Fox News) - Young Turks Air Date: 7-26-11
Song 8: Best god in show - NOFX
Act 9: Christ Returns For Some Of His Old Things - The Onion
Song 9: Vespera - Libera
Act 10: O'Reilly Decides Who Is and Who Is Not a Christian - Media Matters Air Date: 7-27-11
Act 11: Norway Shooting Manifesto Muslim Plot - Sam Seder on TYT Air Date: 8-3-11
Song 11: Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Act 12: Oslo Norway Shooter Right Winger...Who's Telling You the Truth? - David Pakman Air Date: 7-26-11
Voicemails:
Call for checking out Bill Moyers on Tavis Smiley - Dan from Columbia, SC
Thoughts on progressive talking points - Matt from Eastern PA
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on email overload and a call to share your media activist stories
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Christian Fundamentalists - Young Turks
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(2011/08/08) The rich get richer (Economics)
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Edition #516
The rich get richer
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Act 1: CEOs don't want you to know this - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 6-28-11
Song 1: Jump - Van Halen
Act 2: Bill O'Reilley on Obama's 'Economic Liberalism' - Counterspin - Air Date: 06-30-11
Song 2: Take a minute - K'naan
Act 3: Shocking Fact About Rich Americans - Jimmy Dore on TYT Air Date: 7-13-11
Song 3: Guiding light - The Clips
Act 4: Invest in America - Robert Reich Air Date: 07-05-11
Song 4: The kids don't stand a chance - Vampire weekend
Act 5: Banks Introduce 75-Cent Surcharge For Using Word 'Bank' - The Onion
Song 5: Us - Regina Spektor
Act 6: Orrin Hatch's Tax Canard - The Progressive Air Date: 07-15-11
Song 6: Radioactive - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 7: Fox News Falsehood: Half of Americans Don't Pay Any Taxes - Media Matters Air Date: 07-18-11
Act 8: Nation's Cognitive Dissonance on Gov Assistance - On the Media - Air Date: 07-15-11
Song 8: Tragic kingdom - No Doubt
Act 9: Dancing on the Ceiling - Tax Cut Religion - Daily Show Air Date: 7-12-11
Song 9: National brotherhood week - Tom Lehrer
Act 10: UK & U.S Resistance to Austerity Plans - Counterspin - Air Date: 07-07-11
Song 10: Beaux Dimanches - Amadou & Mariam
Act 11: Hedge Fund Mgr Called Out On MSNBC - Jimmy Dore on TYT Air Date: 07-13-11
Song 11: Against all odds - The Postal Service
Act 12: State Of Minnesota Too Polite To Ask For Federal Funding - The Onion
Song 12: Mr. Nice Guy - Billy Bauer
Act 13: President Obama can close tax loop holes like President Kennedy did - Thom Hartmann Air Date 07-15-11
Song 13: Don't let the sun go down on me - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 14: This Video Is For Rich People Only - Lee Camp Air Date: 07-27-11
Song 14: Float on - Modest Mouse
Act 15: The Ruthlessness of the Ruling Class - The Progressive Air Date: 07-19-11
Song 15: A rush of blood to the head - Coldplay
Act 16: Poor In America - Colbert Report Air Date: 7-26-11
Song 16: The river of dreams - Billy Joel
Act 17: Fox News Cut Medicare to Fund Wars - Young Turks Air Date: 07-27-11
Voicemails:
Check out Intelligence squared from NPR - Michael from Glenn Bernie
In support of the talking points brainstorm - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final Comments on taking inconvenient modes of transportation and the New Leaders Council retreat
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Swede Dreams - Daily Show Air Date: 6-29-11
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(2011/08/05) Can't buy me love (Elections)
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Edition #515
Can't buy me love
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Act 1: Black Community's Loyalty to Obama? - Daily Show
Song 1: All the orders gone - Theo Bard
Act 2: Anonymous money makes for interesting campaigns - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 7-11-11
Song 2: Love The Way You Lie (feat Rihanna) - Eminem
Act 3: Cain Trust Big Oil To Protect Environment - Young Turks Air Date: 06-22-11
Song 3: Everybody's fool - Evanescence
Act 4: Voting Rights Still Under Attack - Countdown Air Date: 07-15-11
Song 4: Sky - Sonique
Act 5: Marcus Bachmann is dishonest - Dan Savage Air Date: 7-26-11
Song 5: Why pretend - Mandi Perkins
Act 6: Perry is peddling Texas snake oil - Jim Hightower
Song 6: Say what you want - Texas
Act 7: Rick Perry and his baggage looking at a presidential run - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 7-21-11
Song 7: Full force gale - Van Morrison
Act 8: Obama's 2012 Re-Election Campaign Manager - Young Turks Air Date: 06-14-11
Song 8: The perfect space - The Avett Brothers
Act 9: Obama's Problem on His Left Flank - The Progressive Air Date: 7-25-11
Song 9: Can't buy me love - The Beatles
Act 10: Mr Nice Goes to Washington - Michael Farrow
Voicemails:
Reaction to messaging works idea - Mara from Pittsburgh
Reaction to the dangers of inaction on the climate and thoughts on pot legalization - Colleen from Oregon
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on how to donate your facebook account and a call for stories of activism inspired by Best of the Left
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Tea Party Vs Chamber Of Commerce - Young Turks Air Date: 06-15-11
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(2011/08/02) The manufactured debt crisis Part 2 (Special Event)
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Edition #514
The manufactured debt crisis Part 2
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Act 1: Lincoln, the 14th amendment and full faith and credit of the U.S. - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 7-26-11
Song 1: Broken - Secondhand Serenade
Act 2: Armadebtdon 2011- National Bullshit Ceiling - Daily Show Air Date: 7-18-11
Song 2: When I grow up - Garbage
Act 3: Obama Already Conceded He'll Pay Ransom - The Progressive Air Date: 7-26-11
Song 3: Better off alone - Alice DeeJay
Act 4: America's Bucket List - Colbert Report Air Date: 7-26-11
Song 4: Blueprint - Arkells
Act 5: Media covering Obama and the debt negotiation - Counterspin Air Date: 7-28-11
Song 5: Logical song - Supertramp
Act 6: Debt to America! - The Bugle Air Date: 7-28-11
Song 6: Play with fire - The Rolling Stones
Act 7: Who's lying more? - On the Media Air Date: 7-29-11
Song 7: Get ready - The Proclaimers
Act 8: The Lose-Lose Debt Situation - The Progressive Air Date: 7-29-11
Song 8: Cool to hate - The Offspring
Act 9: GOP ready for compromise and common purpose - Wait wait Air Date: 7-30-11
Song 9: The sound of settling - Death cab for cutie
Act 10: Father knows best how to compromise - Le Show Air Date: 7-31-11
Song 10: Growing up - Andrew Jackson Jihad
Act 11: The Four Great Hypocrisies of the Debt Deal - Countdown Air Date: 8-1-11
Final comments, thanks to @OnyxShard for the Countdown clip tip
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Armadebtdon 2011- The End of the World As We Owe It - Daily Show
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(2011/07/30) The Great Newscorp Scandal Part 2 (Special Event)
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Edition #513
The Great Newscorp Scandal Part 2
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Act 1: Accountability In The UK - Daily Show - Air Date: 07-20-11
Song 1: Waltzing Matilda - Ophelia of the Spirits
Act 2: Hack Attack, New Revelations - The Bugle - Air Date: 07-14-11
Song 2: Wallaby - Who Knew
Act 3: The Guardian Apologizes re: Gordon Brown's Son - Le Show - Air Date: 07-17-11
Song 3: Tie Me Kangaroo Down - Don Spencer
Act 4: Fox and Friends Covering Murdoch Scandal - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-15-11
Song 4: Australia - The Shins
Act 5: Mur-Doch! - Fox News Won't Dumpster Dive - Daily Show - Air Date: 07-19-11
Song 5: Baka - Outback
Act 6: Murdoch defenders circle the wagons - Counterspin Air Date: 7-21-11
Song 6: Down Under - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 7: Does British Scandal Risk Murdoch's Hold On Empire? - NPR Air Date: 07-21-11
Song 7: Dance the devil away - Outback
Act 8: Murdoch Doesn't Accept Responsibility For Hacking Scandal - Media Matters Air Date: 07-19-11
Act 9: Humanized by Pie - Colbert Report- Air Date: 07-20-11
Song 9: Kookaburra - John Vanderslice
Act 10: News Of The World Whistleblower Dead - Young Turks - Air Date 07-18-11
Voicemails:
Reaction to Mumia Abu-Jamal comments on Libya - Dave from Olympia, WA
Reaction to Mumia Abu-Jamal's comments on Libya - Carter from Denver
Reaction to Dan Carlin clip - Dave from Olympia, WA
Call to donate to preserve the rain forest in Ecuador - Nying(?) from Ecuador
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on the irony of BotL talking against news cocoons
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Accountability In The UK part 2 - Murdoch's Crime-Fighting Wife - Daily Show
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(2011/07/27) The manufactured debt crisis Part 1 (Special Event)
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Edition #512
The manufactured debt crisis Part 1
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Act 1: Special Comment: Do Not Cut Care, Mr. President Part 1 - Countdown Air Date: 07-12-11
Song 1: Candle In the Wind (Ben's Song) - Andrew Jackson Jihad
Act 2: Obama and the Politics of Surrender - The Progressive Air Date: 07/11/11
Song 2: Surrender - Cheap Trick
Act 3: Special Comment: Do Not Cut Care, Mr. President Part 2 - Countdown Air Date: 07-12-11
Song 3: Lives in the balance - Jackson Browne
Act 4: Cut Medicare, SS & Taxes For Rich - Gang of Six - Young Turks
Song 4: Right here, right now - Fatboy slim
Act 5: Debt Ceiling Hypocrisy - Jim Hightower Air Date: 07/11/11
Song 5: My favourite game - The Cardigans
Act 6: U.S Debt Ceiling - The Bugle - Air Date: 07-14-11
Song 6: Serre-moi - Tryö
Act 7: Manufactured crises get solved easily and cynically - Common Sense Air Date: 7-20-11
Song 7: Hey ya - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 8: Rhetoric Surrounding Debt Ceiling Debate Gets Ridiculous - Media Matters Air Date: 07/12/11
Act 9: Obama Trying To Be A Republican Accidental Admission - Jimmy Dore on TYT
Song 9: Where have your good words gone - Laura Gibson
Act 10: Washington Game of 'Chicken' Dems v GOP - On the Media - 07-15-11
Song 10: Rush and a push and the land is ours - The Smiths
Act 11: Immovable object vs irresistible force - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 7-19-11
Voicemails:
Personal story of workers rights - Whitney from Missouri
Correlation between rebuilding the dream voting and messaging works - Anonymous
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on Rebuilding the American Dream with Van Jones' speech clip
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Broke Back Mounting - America's Dystopian Future - Daily Show
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(2011/07/24) The Great Newscorp Scandal Part 1 (Special Event)
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Edition #511
The Great Newscorp Scandal Part 1
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Act 1: Murdoch's Tabloid Hacks into Murder Victim's Phone, Advertisers Flee - Media Matters Air Date: 07-06-11
Song 1: Company calls - Death Cab For Cutie
Act 2: Murdoch News of the World Scandal - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 07-07-11
Song 2: Sun will set - Zoe Keating
Act 3: Murdoch Shuts Down Scandal-Ridden Paper - Media Matters Air Date: 07-07-11
Act 4: Tabloid Accused of Hacking into Phones - Bugle Air Date: 07-09-11
Song 4: Down under - Men at work
Act 5: News of the World Scandal - Young Turks - Air Date 07-11-11
Song 5: Water's edge - Seven Mary Three
Act 6: CREW Calls for Congressional Investigation into News Corp - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 07-12-11
Song 6: Chicago X 12 - Rogue Wave
Act 7: My Murdoch Moment (Part 1) - Countdown Air Date: 07-13-11
Song 7: Crazy - Seal
Act 8: Murdoch on the line from Screaming Majority - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-15-11
Act 9: My Murdoch Moment (Part 2) - Countdown Air Date: 07-13-11
Song 9: Talk - Coldplay
Act 10: Citizen Murdoch Kane - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 07-14-11
Song 10: Oh my God - Ida Maria
Act 11: News of the World Phone Hacking Reaches Back to 9/11 - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 07-14-11
Final comments on saying no to good ideas in favor of great ones
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Horrible Bosses - Daily Show - Air Date: 07-19-11
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(2011/07/21) The dangers of inaction (Climate Change)
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Edition #510
The dangers of inaction
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Act 1: New effects of Climate Change - Green News Report
Song 1: The Edge Of The Ocean - Ivy
Act 2: Mark Ruffalo on Fracking Up - Countdown Air Date: 07-14-11
Song 2: Zebra - Beach House
Act 3: Drilling for Natural Gas (Fracking) - BBC News Quiz - Air Date: 06-03-11
Song 3: Mistakable Mr. Smith - Ten Story Relapse
Act 4: Standing room only - Need to Know
Song 4: Standing - VNV Nation
Act 5: Massey Energy's murderous lies - Jim Hightower
Song 5: The Fiddler's Ballad - Jen Osha w/Wolf Creek Session
Act 6: Republicans Politicizing Global Warming - Counterspin Air Date: 06-16-11
Song 6: Living Planet - Emma's Revolution
Act 7: Norfolk Virginia's Seawater problem - Need to Know - Air Date: 06-24-11
Song 7: Deep in the sweetwater - Rasputina
Act 8: Saudi Prince wants to deter alternative energies and the UN Reports on Global Green House Gas Emissions - Green News Report
Song 8: I predict a riot - Kaiser Chiefs
Act 9: Wind Turbine Issues - Green.tv Air Date: 07-14-11
Song 9: Winter winds - Mumford & Sons
Act 10: Massey Energy's man-made hell hole - Jim Hightower Air Date 07/14/11
Song 10: Ghosts - Fanfarlo
Act 11: Story of coal documentary film Mountaintop Removal - Need to Know Air Date: 06-17-11
Voicemails:
Story of coal documentary film Mountaintop Removal - Need to Know Air Date: 06-17-11
KY devastated by coal as well - Raven from Louisville, KY
Call to action: join US Uncut Philly - Kevin from Philadelphia
Thanks for police state episode hidden stories - Carlos From Chicagoland
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on an update to the Messaging Works idea
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The civil war over climate change - Need to Know
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(2011/07/18) War is business (Foreign Policy)
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War is business
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Act 1: Iran Bans Neckties and Shorts - Colbert Report
Song 1: Short shorts - The Royal Teens
Act 2: Obama Plays the Role He's Carved Out for Himself: Steward of Empire - The Progressive
Song 2: Masters of war - Bob Dylan
Act 3: Good Night, Afghanistan - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 3: Graveyard - The Devil Makes Three
Act 4: A Fewer Good Men - Daily Show
Song 4: Homeward bound - Simon & Garfunkel
Act 5: Bipartisan Anti-War Movement? - Counterspin
Song 5: Starry-eyed surprise - Paul Oakenfold
Act 6: The Toll in Afghanistan - The Progressive
Song 6: Hero of war - Rise against
Act 7: Timothy Garton Ash - Colbert Report
Song 7: Billy - James Blunt
Act 8: Wars And Revolutions - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 8: Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - The Smiths
Act 9: Small Drones Ready to be Deployed Part 1 - Common Sense
Song 9: Photographs (Feat. Will.I.Am) - Rihanna
Act 10: Richard Engel on Libya - Counterspin
Song 10: Slight figure of speech - The Avett Brothers
Act 11: Taliban relationship to Afghan History Part 2 - Common Sense
Song 11: Pink moon - Nick Drake
Act 12: YOU TOO Can Get In on For-Profit Tragedy! - Lee Camp
Final Comments on a new messaging amplifier system idea
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Get Over Ourselves on July 4 - The Progressive
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(2011/07/15) Too much power for anyone to have (Police State)
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Too much power for anyone to have
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Act 1: Texas and Capital Punishment for Foreign Citizens - Rachel Maddow - AirDate: 07-07-2011
Song 1: Remember Jonathan - Cyrille Verdeaux
Act 2: Executing An Innocent Man And Other Summertime Games - Lee Camp
Song 2: Light & Day / Reach for the Sun - The Polyphonic Spree
Act 3: Death penalty in chaos mixed with presidential politics - Rachel Maddow - AirDate: 07-07-2011
Song 3: I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie
Act 4: Private Prisons Milk Cash Cow - The Progressive
Song 4: A Million Ways To Be Cruel - OK Go
Act 5: Hamburgler Urges Senate Subcommittee To 'Robble Robble Robble' - The Onion
Song 5: Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Act 6: Record A Cop Get Rapist Prison Sentence - Young Turks 06/08/11
Song 6: Gray Or Blue - Jaymay
Act 7: Support the Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers - The Progressive Air Date: 07/06/11
Song 7: Bloodstream - Stateless
Act 8: Covert warnings about gov secrecy and power from some members of congress - Part 1 - Common Sense - Air Date: 06-03-11
Song 8: Fortunate son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Act 9: Patriot Act Renewed - Paul Vs Reid - Young Turks Air Date: 05/31/11
Song 9: Here it goes again - Ok Go
Act 10: Covert warnings about gov secrecy and power from some members of congress - Part 2 - Common Sense - Air Date: 06-03-11
Voicemails:
Dan Carlin just finished Hardcore History series - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Sharing clips on Facebook is a great way to support the show - Matthew from San Francisco
Planning to donate Twitter account and sharing links online - Steve from Richmond VA
Reaction to the Charlene Strong story - Dean from Colorado
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Final comments on delivering PCCC pledges to Obama campaign HQ
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Shelby Cross Instructs Viewers To Build Justice Shed - The Onion
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(2011/07/12) Laugh, cry and cheer (Gay rights)
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Edition #507
Laugh, cry and cheer
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Act 1: NY state gay marriage law effect on humor - Wait wait - Airdate: 07-02-11
Song 1: Chapel of love - The Dixie Cups
Act 2: Special Comment - Same-Sex Marriage in NY and beyond - Countdown
Song 2: The book of love - The Monotones
Act 3: 53% in US support gay marriage, now Obama should too - Bill Maher
Song 3: Fuck you - Lily Allen
Act 4: Obama's Gay Marriage Stance Weak - Young Turks - Air Date: 06-29-11
Song 4: Say it to me now - Glen Hansard
Act 5: The hidden history of homosexuality in America - Johann Hari
Song 5: Protest song - Eric Himan
Act 6: Massachusetts Supreme Court Orders All Citizens To Gay Marry - The Onion
Song 6: I can't help myself - The Four Tops
Act 7: Financial Incentive for NY Gay Marriage - Indigo Boys - Bugle - Air Date: 07-09-11
Song 7: Gay boyfriend - Garfunkel and Oates
Act 8: Charlene Strong: It Wasn’t Enough - The Moth
Voicemails:
Frustration with middle-class America voting GOP over abortion - Scott from St. Louis
Turn off Ed Shultz over call for Weiner's resignation - Mike From Philadelphia
Thanks for the new social networking integration - Colleen from Portland, OR
Voicemail Music:
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Final comments updating on social networking integration
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
ThreatDown - Glee - Colbert Report
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(2011/07/09) 1, 2, 3, 4, I declare a class war (Economics)
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1, 2, 3, 4, I declare a class war
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Act 1: Grecian Burn - Daily Show - 06-22-11
Song 1: This is not the end - The Bravery
Act 2: The IMF's Other Scandal - The Progressive
Song 2: Strawberry Swing - Coldplay
Act 3: Grecian Burn - Credit Default Swaps - Daily Show - 06-22-11
Song 3: Banking on a myth - Andrew Bird
Act 4: Germany vs American Economics - Young Turks
Song 4: Was wollen wir trinken - Oktoberklub
Act 5: Grecian Burn - Battle Of Duality - Daily Show - 06-22-11
Song 5: Greek gods in the west - The Los Dos Bros
Act 6: Without Unions America Would Red, White, & Blow! - Lee Camp
Act 7: US Uncut Boston MUSIC VIDEO - Chris Priest
Act 8: Debt Ceiling Fight Is Fake - Young Turks - 06-20-11
Song 8: Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Bob Dylan
Act 9: What A Debt Default Would Really Mean For The U.S. - NPR
Song 9: PTF2012 - VNV Nation
Act 10: Talking Point: Obama Making Economy Worse, On Purpose - Media Matters
Song 10: PTF2012 - VNV Nation
Act 11: Bill O'Reilly on Obama's 'Economic Liberalism' - Counterspin - 06-30-11
Song 11: Razorwire - Chris Priest
Act 12: Why We Make Less $ Now Than In 1980 - Young Turks - 06-21-11
Song 12: Middle class boy - Theo Bard
Act 13: Getting Pissed On By The Power Elite - Lee Camp
Song 13: Paradox - Devilz-Speciez
Act 14: Arguments over Medicare and the economy - Jimmy Dore Show - 06/23/11
Voicemails:
Comments on Net Neutrality - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Thanks for the show and social networking - John from Tulsa
Kudos to Wendy for comments against derogatory language - Ben from Houston, TX
Need for fair elections and thoughts about the C word - Todd from LA
Reaction to Dan Savage's comments on Weiner - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Final Comments on Savage's comments regarding the media and a call to share the US Uncut music video
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The current state of the economy - Daily Show
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(2011/07/06) Soft bigotry of low expectations (Elections)
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Soft bigotry of low expectations
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Act 1: Indecision 2012 - Republican Limited Options - Daily Show - Airdate: 06-30-11
Song 1: The A-Team Theme - John Swihart
Act 2: Bergman's Blog: Plan B For The GOP - Radio Free Oz
Song 2: Momentum - Aimee Mann
Act 3: 3 2012 candidates: Obama, Perry, Huntsman et al - Rachel Maddow Airdate: 06-17-11
Song 3: Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson
Act 4: Michele Bauchmann rising GOP choice - Wait, wait Airdate: 07-02-11
Song 4: Stairway to Gilligan's Island - Little Roger and the Goosebumps
Act 5: Obama's Lackluster Campaign Speech - Young Turks Air Date: 06-15-11
Song 5: Ballad Of A Comeback Kid - The New Pornographers
Act 6: Colbert Super PAC - Addresses Super Nation - Colbert Report Airdate: 06-30-11
Song 6: Tomorrow - Duran Duran
Act 7: Koch Bros secret meetings/ GOP attendee vanishing acts - Rachel Maddow Airdate: 06-28-11
Song 7: The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service
Act 8: Why Does Cenk Criticize Obama - Young Turks Air Date: 06-29-11
Jay! Tomlinson and David Pakman interviewed by Sam Seder for The Majority Report
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Palin Paul Revere misquote - Folksy Word Salad - Daily Show
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(2011/07/03) The Backfire Effects (Media)
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Edition #504
The Backfire Effects
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Act 1: Republican Scandal Hypocrisy - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 06-16-11
Song 1: La Valse Des Vieux Os - Yann Tiersen
Act 2: Chris Wallace Doesn't Want to Talk about Fox News - Media Matters
Act 3: Cenk Interview re: Anthony Weiner, Republican Targets - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 06-16-11
Song 3: M79 - Vampire Weekend
Act 4: CNN Republican Debate co-sponsored by Tea Party Express - Counterspin - Air Date: 06-16-11
Song 4: Kick drum heart - The Avett Brothers
Act 5: Examples of false comparisons - On the Media
Song 5: We're simple minds - Club 8
Act 6: Rational science facts Vs Human Emotions, Influence on Politics - Need to Know - Air Date: 06-17-11
Song 6: Burning heart - Survivor
Act 7: Why Facts Don't Stop People from Believing Stupid Stuff - David Pakman - Air Date: 06-28-11
Song 7: Windowsill - Arcade Fire
Act 8: Who Pays Limbaugh? Beck? Levine? - Young Turks
Song 8: New soul - Yael Naïm
Act 9: Inaccuracies reprinted enough to become true - Counterspin - Air Date: 06-30-11
Song 9: Yeat's grave - The Cranberries
Act 10: Jon Stewart Calls Out Fox News Bias - Young Turks Air Date: 06-20-11
Voicemails:
Comments on Mumia Abu-Jamal - Gene from Tampa. FL
Request for show on meth - Jonathan from Portland
Second call for the people's budget - Marcus from Bellmore, NY
Support the renewable energy industry - Nick from Amherst, Mass
Voicemail Music:
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Final comments on the new clip-sharing program and the above and beyond marketing volunteer program
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
'Demography Today' Magazine Targets Demographer Demographic - The Onion
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(2011/06/30) The pivot point (Foreign Policy)
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The pivot point
Act 1: Some or all of 6.6 billion dollars lost or stolen in Iraq - Citizen Radio - Original Air Date: 06-14-11
Song 1: Crumbling down - Yaves (The Street Pastor)
Act 2: Mad In The Middle East - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 2: About today - The National
Act 3: Cock-Blocked Roundup - Yemen - Daily Show
Song 3: Smile Like You Mean It - The killers
Act 4: Good Old Days of Dictatorships- CounterSpin - 06-16-11
Song 4: Sweet little lies - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Act 5: Iraq claims 18.7 billion lost money - Re-enactment - Citizen Radio - 06-20-11
Song 5: Touch of Grey - Grateful Dead
Act 6: Cock-Blocked Roundup - Syria - Daily Show
Song 6: Rainbow Veins - Owl City
Act 7: Welcoming NATO's Irrelevance - The Progressive
Song 7: These quiet times - Shady Bard
Act 8: Journalism Covering War in Libya - Counterspin - 06-16-11
Song 8: Perth - Bon Iver
Act 9: MI6 replaces bomb instructions with cupcake recipe - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 9: Fighting song - Outernational
Act 10: Obama Blows by Stop Signs in War Powers Act - The Progressive
Song 10: Oblio - Me and My Arrow
Act 11: War powers act violated in Libya - Rachel Maddow
Song 11: Girl in the war - Chris Priest
Act 12: The Word - Defining Moment - Colbert Report - 06-22-11
Song 12: Peace train - Cat Stevens
Act 13: Obama Flops On Troops In Afghanistan - Young Turks - 06-22-11
Song 13: You Got to Get Out of There - Dave Cross
Act 14: Obama's Afghanistan War Address commentary - Rachel Maddow - 06-17-11
Song 14: Carefree - Samantha Stollenwerck
Act 15: Special Comment: Leaving Afghanistan - Countdown
Song 15: Don't press your luck - The Shags
Act 16: Nation Building in America - Colbert Report - 06-23-11
Final comments on the virtuous cycle
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Has Obama Failed To Reduce Hostility Toward Obnoxious Americans Abroad? - The Onion
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(2011/06/28) Making the connection (Climate)
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Edition #502
Making the connection
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Act 1: Coal Lobby Warns Wind Farms May Blow Earth Off Orbit - The Onion
Song 1: Actual coal propaganda song - Crazy, right?
Act 2: A link between climate change and Joplin tornadoes. Never. - Bill McKibben OpEd
Song 2: Arclight - VNV Nation
Act 3: Great Lakes May Beat Atlantic To Offshore Wind - NPR
Song 3: Winter winds - Mumford & Sons
Act 4: Gore Slams Obama On Climate Change - Young Turks
Song 4: A few honest words - Ben Sollee
Act 5: Canadian Oilverlords - Daily Show
Song 5: I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff
Act 6: Nebraska Nuclear Power Plant on Verge of Shutdown, Media Ignores- David Pakman- Air Date: 06-21-11
Song 6: Wonderwall - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 7: Memo to Conservatives: Solar Physicists are NOT Climate Scientists - Media Matters
Song 7: Wonderwall - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 8: Yacht Maker Now Navigating Wind Power Industry - NPR
Song 8: Blowin' In The Wind - Bob Dylan
Act 9: Oil Anthem - Mark Fiore
Song 9: American music - Violent Femmes
Act 10: RFK Jr - The Last Mountain - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 06-03-11
Song 10: For Greener Pastures - Glen Simpson
Act 11: Now We Have To Wage War On Grolar Bears - Lee Camp
Song 11: Polar bear - The Quiet Two
Act 12: A turning point we can't afford to ignore - Johann Hari
Voicemails:
Critique of media bias discussion - TC from State College, PA
Reaction to Lee Camp vs Limbaugh - Patrick from Dallas
Completely wrong interpretation of the Limbaugh Vs Lee Camp comparison - Cliff from the University of Maine
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Final comments correcting Cliff from U of M and pre-announcing an announcement about the website
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President Bachmann Will Allow You to Buy Any Light Bulb You Want - Daily Show
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(2011/06/25) Will the real moderates please stand up (Religion)
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Edition #501
Will the real moderates please stand up
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Act 1: Harold Camping's Rapture Failure - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: King of wishful thinking - Go West
Act 2: How Priests Accused Of Abuse Can Go Undetected - NPR
Song 2: Mary Mary - Chumbawamba
Act 3: The sixties made me do it - Jim Hightower
Song 3: Love sick - Anya Marina
Act 4: Johann vs homophobic violence - Johann Hari
Song 4: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Act 5: God Quietly Phasing Holy Ghost Out Of Trinity - The Onion
Song 5: Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
Act 6: Texas GOP Governor Rick Perry Says He's A Prophet - Young Turks
Song 6: Natural blues - Moby
Act 7: Jen Lee: Saving Souls - The Moth
Song 7: Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
Act 8: Johann vs multiculturalism - Johann Hari
Song 8: Swing low sweet chariot - The Persuasions
Act 9: Pope Wins Host-Eating Contest - The Onion
Song 9: Like a prayer - Madonna
Act 10: Atheists are the downfall of society but Christians are under attack - Citizen Radio
Song 10: Spirit in the sky - Norman Greenbaum
Act 11: Moderate Christians need to speak up - Dan Savage
Voicemails:
Thanks for the Amazon link - Amy from the Bronx
Wont really talk to you soon - Amy from the Bronx
We need to maintain net neutrality - Chris from Middletown, NY
Update on privacy rights case - Sam from Maryland
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on the funniest Supreme Court decision, Malenda doesn't think I'm rude and The Progressive Playbook blog launch
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Conservapedia The Right Hates Science - Young Turks
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(2011/06/22) Election-Related 500TH EPISODE SPECTACULAR
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Edition #500!
Election-Related 500TH EPISODE SPECTACULAR
Act 1: Kindergarten GOP -Youth Vote - Colbert Report
Song 1: Desperately Wanting - Better than Ezra
Act 2: Gingrich is Uncle Fester - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 2: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
Act 3: Newt threatens American with "The Texas Miracle" - Jim Hightower
Song 3: Kyoko's House ("stage blood is not enough") - Philip Glass
Act 4: Newt Gingrich Advisers Resign En Masse - David Pakman Show
Song 4: One day - Matisyahu
Act 5: Palin supporters change history - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 5: Hey ya - Obadiah Parker
Act 6: Candidates flip flop on support of cap and trade - Green News Report
Song 6: Keepsake - State Radio
Act 7: Can Any Candidate Keep the GOP Together? - The Breakdown
Song 7: What I'm looking for - Brendan Benson
Act 8: Indecision 2012 - Tim Pawlenty & Herman Cain - Daily Show
Song 8: Take my hand - Dido
Act 9: Mitt Romney Mormon Gay Rights Switched Position - Young Turks
Song 9: All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
Act 10: Huntsman enters the race but is too reasonable to win - Green News Report
Song 10: One million miles away - J. Ralph
Act 11: Obama Turns to Corporate Insider Campaign Manager Jim Messina - Democracy NOW!
Song 11: Little lion man - Mumford & Sons
Act 12: GOP debate full of ridiculous - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 12: Close your eyes - Young Love
Act 13: Turns out Bachman might be crazy - Counterspin
Song 13: Cosmic Love - Florence + The Machine
Act 14: Religious tests and pro-constitution - Jimmy Dore Show
Final comments on Netroots Nation 2011, how many episodes I've produced because of the member's support and urging everyone to become a donor to causes they believe in
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West Wing Story - Latino Vote- Puerto Rico Visit - Daily Show
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(2011/06/20) Deregulating and misusing the media (Media)
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Edition #499
Deregulating and misusing the media
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Act 1: A bit of explaining about net neutrality - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 1: The Edge Of The Ocean - Ivy
Act 2: Rush Limbaugh Lies On Net Neutrality - Young Turks
Song 2: Julie-O -Kevin "KO" Olusola
Act 3: Fox's Eric Bolling Auditions for Glenn Beck's Spot - Media Matters
Act 4: The effects of net neutrality legislation Part 1 - On the Media
Song 4: Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) - Florence + The Machine
Act 5: Sleazy Website Will Link To Anything - The Onion
Song 5: Finding Something To Do - Hellogoodbye
Act 6: The effects of net neutrality legislation Part 2 - On the Media
Song 6: Catch My Disease - Ben Lee
Act 7: Obama Admin Wiretaps the Internet - Young Turks
Song 7: Play the Game - Shout Out Louds
Act 8: The right's reaction to net neutrality - Counterspin
Song 8: RazorWire (Instrumental) - Chris Priest
Act 9: This is what counts as an "apology" over at Fox Business News - Media Matters
Act 10: Obama Caves On Net Neutrality, GOP Claims Government Takeover - Young Turks
Song 10: Fool - Shakira
Act 11: Elderly Woman Destroys Internet - The Onion
Song 11: La Valse d'Amélie (Version Piano) - Yann Tiersen
Act 12: Rush to Race-Bait - Media Matters
Act 13: Keith Olbermann on CurrentTV - Colbert Report
Song 13: Welcome Back, Kotter (Main Theme) - Knightsbridge
Act 14: The media's know-nothing, scolding, sex-negative bullshit - Dan Savage
Voicemails:
We need to hear more about the people's budget - Vikki from HI
Why it's never ethical to eat meat - Carl in NJ
Response to military comments on Bin Laden - Fred
Voicemail Music:
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Final comments on putting Citizen Radio discussion to bed and thanking volunteers
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Weinergate- Blogger that broke story - Colbert Report
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(2011/06/17) Big brother and getting bigger (Police State)
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Edition #498
Big brother and getting bigger
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Act 1: TinyTriumps - Drug Shortage - Colbert Report
Song 1: How to save a life - The Fray
Act 2: Undercover gun purchase - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Celebration Guns - Stars
Act 3: Homer at a gun shop - The Simpsons
Act 4: Son of TIPS: Suspicious Activity Reporting - The Progressive
Song 4: My private nation - Train
Act 5: Slate: Privacy Rights Inc. - Slate Magazine
Song 5: Take me out - Franz Ferdinand
Act 6: OBAMA'S KARMATIC PRETZEL - Jim Hightower
Song 6: Twisting - They Might Be Giants
Act 7: With Preventive Detention, Obama Seeks Kingly Powers - The Progressive
Song 7: Royal American Medley - United States Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
Act 8: We Have More People In Jail Than Any Other Country - USA Is #1 - Lee Camp
Song 8: Behind bars - Felix "the Catt" and Baga Tricks
Act 9: Rand Paul: Arrest Deport People For Attending Radical Speeches - Young Turks
Song 9: Galapogos - Smashing Pumpkins
Act 10: AIRPORTS: SURRENDER ALL LIBERTY, YE WHO ENTER BY ME - Jim Hightower
Song 10: Fly me to the moon - Burning Spear
Act 11: Policing The Police: U.S. Steps Up Enforcement - NPR
Song 11: Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
Act 12: FBI: Six Dead Not Really 'Mass' Murder - The Onion
Song 12: Overkill (Acoustic Version) - Colin Hay
Act 13: Congress Reauthorization of Patriot Act - On the Media
Song 13: Your or your memory - The Mountain Goats
Act 14: Harry Reid, Stop Your Fearmongering About Rand Paul - The Progressive
Song 14: Creature fear - Bon Iver
Act 15: Obama, Dems Cave On Patriot Act - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Thanks for the YouTube links - Jeff in New York
New member, thanks for the show - Mark From Salisbury, MD
Reaction to misogynistic use of terms - Wendy from Olympia, WA
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Turtle (Bonobo remix) - Pilote
Final comments on Limbaugh Vs Camp on distrusting the media
Bonus voicemails:
Citizen Radio expects more from their listeners and calls them out - Fred
Calling back to clarify points on Citizen Radio - Eric from York, PA
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Obama Order On Indefinite Detentions - Young Turks
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(2011/06/14) It gets worse (2012 Elections)
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Edition #497
It gets worse
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Act 1: Republican Candidates- It Gets Worse - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Dancing queen - Abba
Act 2: Michele Bachmann Compares Herself to Obama - David Pakman
Song 2: New slang - The Shins
Act 3: Anti-Muslim GOP candidate Herman Cain - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 3: Your racist friend - They might be giants
Act 4: Fox News Decides GOP Primary - Young Turks
Song 4: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 5: Fox News REALLY Wants Chris Christie to Run - Media Matters
Song 5: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 6: Herman Cain Wants Small Bills - Colbert Report
Song 6: Girlfriend in a coma - The Smiths
Act 7: Fighting back against the war on Labor - Thom Hartmann
Song 7: Breakneck Speed - Tokyo Police Club
Act 8: Republicans Running and Not Running for President - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 8: New shoes - Paolo Nutini
Act 9: Bill O'Reilly, PR Consultant Extraordinaire - Media Matters
Song 9: New shoes - Paolo Nutini
Act 10: Newt Gingrich's criticism of Paul Ryan - Le Show
Song 10: All apologies - Nirvana
Act 11: Don't Celebrate Obama's 2012 Victory Yet - The Progressive
Song 11: Submarine Symphonika - The Submarines
Act 12: The Word - The Business End - Colbert Report
Song 12: I want it all - Queen
Act 13: Jon Stewart Disappointed In Obama - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Supporting labor strikes to fight back for the middle class - Max from Berkley, CA
Objecting to Mumia Abu-Jamal - Bob from New Hartford, NY
Comments on people complaining about sources - Matt in South Carolina
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Final comments on listener meet up at Netroots and progressive promoters campaign
Bonus Voicemails:
Long-time listener/supporting of Citizen Radio - Valentina from Miami
Citizen Radio takes too long to get to the interesting stuff - Don from Wisconsin
Why Chuck had to stop listening to Citizen Radio - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Citizen Radio expects more from their listeners and calls them out - Fred
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Mitt Romney Leads in Fox News Poll - Colbert Report
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(2011/06/12) Corrosive, consolidated power (Foreign Policy)
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Corrosive consolidated power
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Act 1: Republicans Ready to Expand Presidential Warmaking Powers - The Progressive
Song 1: Friends - Flight of the Conchords
Act 2: Middle East uprising update - The Bugle
Song 2: Go do - Jónsi
Act 3: Conservative views on War Powers Act- Obama's War in Libya - Counterspin
Song 3: Big Mistake - Tim Fite
Act 4: Obama's Disdain for the War Powers Act - The Progressive
Song 4: The cave - Mumford & Sons
Act 5: Middle East uprising update in Libya - The Bugle
Song 5: Father of mine - Everclear
Act 6: Report: U.S. Might Stay In Iraq - Young Turks
Song 6: Directions - Josh Rouse
Act 7: Iraq Troop Withdrawal Complications - Counterspin
Song 7: Needle in the hay - Elliott Smith
Act 8: Middle East uprising update in Syria - The Bugle
Song 8: Friend and the ink - Shout Out Louds
Act 9: Egypt rebuilding - This American Life
Song 9: Wash away - Joe Purdy
Act 10: Osama Bin Laden's Replacement - Colbert Report
Song 10: All the same - Sick Puppies
Act 11: Echoes Of Empire - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 11: Nantes - Beirut
Act 12: Pelosi Pathetic on War Powers Act - The Progressive
Song 12: Happy meal - The Cardigans
Act 13: Friendly Dragon Added To U.S. Arsenal - The Onion
Song 13: Demon host - Timber Timbre
Act 14: WikiLeaks Exposes Gitmo - Young Turks
Voicemails:
In defense of Citizen Radio and idealism - Bethany from Indianapolis
Supporting Dominick on energy policies - Lucius from Baton Rouge
In support of Citizen Radio - Lenny from Brooklyn, NY
Voicemail Music:
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Final comments on Netroots Nation listener meet up and super secret, insiders progressive media promotion project
Bonus Voicemails:
In defense of Citizen Radio and veganism and criticism - Carlos in Chicagoland
Citizen Radio isn't right about everything - The Doctor from Charlotte, NC
Citzen Radio does sarcasm - Cody from Washington
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Face Off - Daily Show
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(2011/06/08) More than one way to not trust the media (Media)
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Edition #495
More than one way to not trust the media
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Act 1: Definitely, Maybe - Daily Show
Song 1: I am Superman - R.E.M.
Act 2: Brian Williams Soft Reporting on Presidents "Magic Pen" - Counterspin
Song 2: Magic - Pilot
Act 3: Fox News Whines about DROP FOX - Media Matters
Song 3: Who's crying now? - Journey
Act 4: The HuffPo buyout and the future of journalism - On the Media
Song 4: Spandex Man - Mr. Scruff
Act 5: Roger Ailes fears/hates Muslims and Gays - Counterspin
Song 5: Hey there, Delilah - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 6: Is Bill O'Reilly Turning Into Glenn Beck? - Media Matters
Act 7: Rolling Stone Roger Ailes Bio - Citizen Radio
Song 7: Sandstorm - Darude
Act 8: Tone Def Poetry Jam - Daily Show
Song 8: Cop Killer - Ice T & Body Count
Act 9: Limbaugh: Fox New Viewers NOT the "Most Misinformed" - Media Matters
Song 9: Baby, it's fact - Hellogoodbye
Act 10: Tone Def Poetry Jam - Lyrics Controversy - Daily Show
Song 10: Impossible - Shout Out Louds
Act 11: NPR Funding -Fears of Conflict of Interest - Counterspin
Song 11: The prettiest weed - Jim Guthrie
Act 12: Conservative Talk Radio Is Dead - Young Turks
Song 12: Morning sun - Shayna Zaid & The Catch
Act 13: Don't believe the liberal media - Rachel Maddow
Song 13: Generator (Second floor) - Freelance Whales
Act 14: You Are Not Alone OR Fighting Back Is Bad For Ratings - Lee Camp
Voicemails:
Combat helicopter pilot reaction to Bin Laden's death - Eric from Alabama
Follow up from combat helicopter pilot - Eric from Alabama
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Final comments asking for reaction to Maddow and Camp segments on distrust of the media
Bonus Voicemail:
Response to callers critical of Citizen Radio - Jamie Kilstein from NYC
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Investigations On WMD Lies That Led To Iraq War - Young Turks
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(2011/06/05) No war but class war (Economics)
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Edition #494
No war but class war
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Act 1: Is Wall Street Set Up To Reward Evil - Lee Camp
Song 1: Wonderful world - Sam Cooke
Act 2: William Cohan Extended Interview Pt. 1 - Daily Show
Song 2: Octopus's Garden - The Beatles
Act 3: Bush and Obama's Failure to Extract Mortgage Relief from Bankers Continues to Dampen Economy - The Progressive
Song 3: Suffer - The Echoing Green
Act 4: William Cohan Extended Interview Pt. 2 - Daily Show
Song 4: Protest Song - Southpaw Jones
Act 5: Record Profits - Where Are The Jobs - Young Turks
Song 5: Class Warfare - Chris Priest
Act 6: Governor Walker tries to create jobs Part 1 - This American Life
Song 6: Say Hey (I Love You) [feat. Cherine Anderson] - Michael Franti & Spearhead
Act 7: Rich First-Grader Buys Whole Sheet Of Gold Stars - The Onion
Song 7: Can't buy me love - The Beatles
Act 8: Governor Walker tries to create jobs Part 2 - This American Life
Song 8: Solitary - VNV Nation
Act 9: Boehner BS Debunked By Cenk - Young Turks
Song 9: Honesty - Billy Joel
Act 10: Three wrongs don't make big oil right - Jim Hightower
Song 10: Bulletproof - La Roux
Act 11: Hedge Funds Make More In An Hour Than You Make In A Half Century - Lee Camp
Song 11: Radioactive - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 12: Shocking Graph U.S. Income Inequality - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Response to Dominick being right on climate urgency - Dave from Olympia, WA
Thank you for Johann Hari clip on world food supply - John from San Francisco
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments promoting the Johann Hari podcast
Bonus Voicemail:
Reaction to Citizen Radio - Daryl from CA
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Debt To America - Daily Show
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(2011/06/02) Fiscal and physical health (Health Care)
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Edition #493
Fiscal and physical health
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Act 1: The GOP Budget Bill Will Kill 70,000 Children Around the World - Majority Report
Song 1: First day of my life - Bright Eyes
Act 2: Misleading story on cutting Social Security - Counterspin
Song 2: Great divide - Fair
Act 3: Interview with Austin Goolsbee - Colbert Report
Song 3: 14 years - Guns N' Roses
Act 4: The Artful Dodgers - Jim Hightower
Song 4: Basket case - Green Day
Act 5: Tax Policy for Wealthy - Counterspin
Song 5: Starring - Freelance Whales
Act 6: Tea Party Group Trying To Kill Medicare - Young Turks
Song 6: I Didn't Fuck It Up - Katie Goodman
Act 7: Bernie Sanders on a new idea for health care - Grit Radio
Song 7: Leader - Burning Spear
Act 8: Republicans Want to Literally Take Food out of the Mouths of Babes - The Progressive
Song 8: The kids don't stand a chance - Vampire Weekend
Act 9: Sorkin airing comments from Wall Street CEO's - Counterspin
Song 9: Praise you - Fatboy Slim
Act 10: Single-Payer Plan - Senator Bernie Sanders
Song 10: The Right Place at the Night Time - Fluid Lines
Act 11: Tea Party Excuse For NY 26th District Special Election Results - Young Turks
Song 11: Sydney (I'll Come Running) - Brett Dennen
Act 12: Why we can't have an adult conversation on health expenses - Majority Report
Voicemails:
Reaction to the police state episode - Raven from Louisville, KY
Show suggestion: Skeptics guide to the universe - Daniel from Ohio
Look at church funds being used for politics, Obama's foreign policy powers are limited - Vikki from HI
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Final comments on a meetup at Netroots Nation
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Report: Economy Failing Because U.S. Built On Ancient Indian Burial Grounds - The Onion
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(2011/05/30) Dumb as the fossils we burn (Energy and climate)
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Edition #492
Dumb as the fossils we burn
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Act 1: Rocks - Mark Fiore
Song 1: Sanitarium (Welcome Home) - Apocalyptica
Act 2: Fracking linked to well contamination - Green News Report
Act 3: Watch It, Gas Hole - Thom Hartmann
Song 3: Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Act 4: Nuclear and the climate - Le Show
Song 4: As Long As the Grass Grows - Randy Wood
Act 5: Island's Recovery May Set Example For Gulf Residents - NPR
Song 5: Dudeman - Viktor Krauss
Act 6: Exxon Paleontologists Call For Increased U.S. Fossil Production - The Onion
Song 6: La Paix - Amadou & Mariam
Act 7: 2011 sets weird weather record - Green News Report
Song 7: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
Act 8: Mark Moffett - Colbert Report
Song 8: Mexico - James Taylor
Act 9: Safe, clean, too cheap to meter - Le Show
Song 9: Go sadness - Shout Out Louds
Act 10: More weird weather, new records set - Green News Report
Voicemails:
Thoughts on the future of climate change - Dominic from Castle Rock, Colorado
Responding on federal funding of Planned Parenthood - Patrick from Dallas
Details on government reimbursements for non-profits - Shane from Cleveland, OH
Voicemail Music:
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments on Stitcher.com and DonateYourAccount.com
Bonus Voicemail:
Deeper understanding reaction to Bin Laden - Andrew from NY
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
How green is my country? - Need to Know
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(2011/05/27) Land of the free, home of the brave (Police State)
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Edition #491
Land of the free, home of the brave
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Act 1: Supreme Court: Private Prison Guards - Young Turks
Song 1: Chain gang - Sam Cooke
Act 2: Supreme Court Takes a Power Drill to the Fourth Amendment - The Progressive
Song 2: Let my love open the door - Pete Townsend
Act 3: Michigan State Police Copying Data from Cell Phones: Mark Fancher of ACLU - David Pakman
Song 3: Strawberry Fields Forever - Ben Harper
Act 4: Bill James on history of crime - Colbert Report
Song 4: Kids - MGMT
Act 5: Thomas Tamm Obama's Retro-Active Immunity Outrageous - Democracy NOW!
Song 5: Wait up (Boots of danger) - Tokyo Police Club
Act 6: Obama Executive Order On Miranda Rights - Young Turks
Song 6: What we've got - Emilyn Brodsky & Anthony da Costa
Act 7: Obama's Domestic Spying Binge - The Progressive
Song 7: Karma police - Radiohead
Act 8: Police On Lookout For Poorly Drawn Man - The Onion
Song 8: Once around the block - Badly Drawn Boy
Act 9: Chertoff Company Porno Scanners Emitting 10 Times Radiation We Were Told - David Pakman
Song 9: La Réalité - Amadou & Mariam
Act 10: The Answer to Police Brutality - Lee Camp
Song 10: Rambo Theme - Brian Tyler
Act 11: American Corrections - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 11: Folsom Prison Blues (Live) - Johnny Cash
Act 12: Jury Selection Proving Difficult In Trial Of 'The Jury Killer' - The Onion
Song 12: Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare - Matt & Kim
Act 13: Patriot Act Extension Makes Me Miss Feingold - The Progressive
Song 13: Logical song - Supertramp
Act 14: McCain Bill to Allow Indefinite Detention Without Miranda or Charges for Any Reason - David Pakman
Voicemails:
Reaction to newest religion episode and promo for waterforsudan.org - Marianna
Reaction to Citizen Radio and consistency - Eric from York, PA
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Final comments on criticizing Obama and seeing the bigger picture
Bonus Voicemails:
Yet another youth reaction to Bin Laden's death - Brett from Omaha
Thoughtful response to Bin Laden - Jason from Rupert Idaho
Comparisons of reactions to Bin Laden and 9/11 - Daniel from CA
Thoughts on bringing Bin Laden to the US for trial - Ashley from Syracuse, NY
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Nailed Em- Mark Burett - Colbert Report
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(2011/05/24) A 1-year oil spill retrospective (Oil Spill)
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Edition #490
A 1-year oil spill retrospective
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Act 1: Coffee safety at BP - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: The ocean - The Bravery
Act 2: Oil spill and GOP fundraising - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: The funeral - Band of Horses
Act 3: The oil is missing - Colbert Report
Song 3: Hammer - Emma's Revolution
Act 4: The strife aquatic - Daily Show
Song 4: Someone Keeps Moving My Chair - They Might Be Giants
Act 5: Gov. covers up BP oil spill worst case scenario - Young Turks
Song 5: Dreaming of you - The Coral
Act 6: RFK Jr. discusses similarities between Exxon and BP oil spills - Ring of Fire
Song 6: The killing moon - Echo & The Bunnymen
Act 7: All's well that ends well - Michael Blum - Colbert Report
Song 7: Beautiful life - Ace of base
Act 8: Repeal of drilling moratorium - Countdown
Song 8: Here is goes again - OKGO
Act 9: The upshot for BP - Le Show
Song 9: Shake it - Metro Station
Act 10: The Gulf of Mexico one year later - Thom Hartmann
Song 10: The dead heart - Midnight oil
Act 11: BP oil spill anniversary - Obama's failure - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Call for amazement - Chris the carpenter from Cap Cod, Mass
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments introducing Louis C.K. clip
Post-show clip:
Everything is amazing and nobody's happy - Louis C.K. on Conan O'Brien
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Killing Fields - Vietnamese Fisherman - Daily Show
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(2011/05/22) A broken system gears up for another round (Elections)
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Edition #489
A broken system gears up for another round
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Act 1: Is a two party system really democracy? - Lee Camp
Song 1: A change is gonna come - Sam Cooke
Act 2: Progressives United, Russ Feingold - Colbert Report
Song 2: United we stand - The Brotherhood of Man
Act 3: 1st GOP presidential debate - David Pakman
Song 3: Common sense - Flunk
Act 4: Why Newt wont be president - Young Turks
Song 4: Me Vs. Maradona Vs. Elvis - Brand New
Act 5: Fast Dive - Daily Show
Song 5: You're not going anywhere - Brad Sucks
Act 6: Catching Newt red-handed - Mario Solis-Marich
Song 6: A Mi Manera (My way) - The Gipsy Kings
Act 7: Radical 2012 GOP Candidate - Santorum - MSNBC
Song 7: Losers - The Cardigans
Act 8: Corp Constituency - Colbert Report
Song 8: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf
Act 9: Not playing nice with Obama - Citizen Radio
Voicemails:
See you on May 22nd! - Matthew in Denver
Bin Laden got what he deserved - Dominic from Castle Rock, Colorado
Data wins out, call to action on what we can do - Ron from outside Philly
Good for the sake of good regarding religion - Carter from Denver
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Stairway to heaven - Vitamin String Quartet
Final comments on the difference between funding of the Chamber of Commerce and Planned Parenthood
Bonus Voicemails:
Personal experience about Bin Laden - Robin from NYC
Show suggestion: Planet Money podcast - Matthew from San Francisco
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
AV Referendum voted on - BBC News Quiz
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(2011/05/19) Examine, critique, ridicule and defend (Religion)
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Edition #488
Examine, critique, ridicule and defend
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Act 1: Verdict on Jews: Not Guilty! - The Bugle
Song 1: Diamond (Remix) - Klint
Act 2: John Paul II made a saint for good press - Counterspin
Song 2: Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Act 3: Is this war or is this hearts? - This American Life
Song 3: Christians and Pagans - Dar Williams
Act 4: Jesus surprises '700 Club' with walk-on appearence - The Onion
Song 4: Rejoice - Andrew Jackson Jihad
Act 5: Divining doomsday: An old practice with new tricks - NPR
Song 5: Its the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 6: Allison Warden from WeCanKnow.com - David Pakman
Song 6: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band
Act 7: France's anti-burqa law enforced - BBC News Quiz
Song 7: Oh my God - Ida Maria
Act 8: Big Mohammed's house - Daily Show
Song 8: True Faith - New Order
Act 9: FBI: Muslims may be creating nuclear families - The Onion
Song 9: Nuclear Family - Trentalange
Act 10: Rep. Keith Ellison explains liberty and justice for all - C-SPAN
Voicemails:
Another youth reaction about Bin Laden - Shane from Philadelphia
How to argue the climate change issue - Patrick
Redeemed myself by playing 'What is Love?' - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Final comments on the new BotL iPad app and my new promotion to Stitcher Smart Radio at www.stitcher.com/BEST
Bonus Voicemails:
Thoughts on a primary candidate against Obama - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Reaction to Bin Laden's death - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Statue Of Jesus - Colbert Report
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(2011/05/16) Things are complicated (Bin Laden)
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Edition #487
Things are complicated
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Act 1: What we should really be asking - Lee Camp
Song 1: ThunderCats - Orchestral Theme Medley
Act 2: What will the "War on Terror" look like now? - The Breakdown
Song 2: Don't let's start - They might be giants
Act 3: Our friend Pakistan - Le Show
Song 3: Dynamite - Taio Cruz
Act 4: Demanding credit and thanks to Bush - Counterspin
Song 4: LNDP3 - Apoptygma Berzerk
Act 5: Call your momma cause Obama got Osama - Majority Report
Song 5: Dog days are over - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 6: Right-wing media criticizes Obama's remarks - Media Matters
Act 7: GOP gives Bush credit for Bin Laden's death - Young Turks
Song 7: For tomorrow - Emerald Park
Act 8: Potential new leaders - The Bugle
Song 8: Hurt feelings - Flight of the Conchords
Act 9: Sunday shows skew to Bush and GOP - Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Good people - Jack Johnson
Act 10: False leads - Le Show
Song 10: Mad world - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 11: The water boarding debate: Fox edition - Media Matters
Act 12: Torture debate rekindled - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 12: When it all goes wrong again - Everclear
Act 13: War on Terror lessons with Robert Greenwald - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Youth perspective on Bin Laden's death - Annie from Rhode Island
Mixed reaction to Bin Laden's death - Todd from LA
Voicemail Music:
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments on the two thoughtful reactions to Bin Laden's death and the complexity of emotional reactions
Bonus voicemails:
In praise of Citizen Radio, Dan Savage, TMBG and FOTC - Cody from Washington
Spread the word on BotL - Anonymous
Reaction to Bin Laden's death - Patrick from LA
Truther/deather response to the Bin Laden show - Chris from Middletown, NY
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The AQ Team - Rocketboom
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(2011/05/13) Laden with problems, hungry for solutions (Economics)
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Edition #486
Laden with problems, hungry for solutions
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Act 1: US Credit-worthiness future outlook downgraded - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Disappointment - The Cranberries
Act 2: Myth of the fiscal conservative - Young Turks
Song 2: Wise up - Aimee Mann
Act 3: Regan raised taxes - Majority Report
Song 3: PTF2012 - VNV Nation
Act 4: How Goldman Sachs gambled on starvation and won - Johann Hari
Song 4: Never again - Enter the Worship Circle
Act 5: Taxes are too low - Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Mother We Just Can't Get Enough - New Radicals
Act 6: Tax, tax, tax the rich - The Progressive
Song 6: Time to Take Out the Trash - Brad Sucks
Act 7: Matt Taibbi on a Gov shadow budget - MSNBC
Song 7: Banks of marble - Pete Seeger
Act 8: Really really big government in Michigan - Rachel Maddow
Song 8: Hey Ya - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 9: Obama's spending cuts only make sense in Kenya - Media Matters
Act 10: Method of their madness - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 10: Stop the madness - Marty Dread
Act 11: GOP house chooses big oil over granny - Jim Hightower
Song 11: What is love? - Haddaway
Act 12: Progressive budget vs. conservative budget - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Supports my feelings on Bin Laden killing - Gordon from New Mexico
Thanks for my comments on Bin Laden - Connie from Olympia, WA
Look at ourselves before Bin Laden - Scott from Boulder
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Final comments on thanks for the NLC fundraiser donors and Matt Rothchild's Bin Laden/US presidents comparison
Bonus Voicemails:
Reaction to criticisms of the show - Valentina from Miami
Completely agrees with me on Bin Laden's death - Scott from Arroyo Grande, CA
Bin Laden's death not to be celebrated - Carlos From Chicagoland
Disappointed in progressives response to Bin Laden's death - Alt(?) from NY
We missed an opportunity to prove that we believe in our system - Nick from Santa Clara, CA
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Obama Befriends Rich Elderly Widow In Hopes She'll Put Nation In Her Will - The Onion
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(2011/05/11) Not time for a pep rally (Bin Laden)
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Edition #485
Not time for a pep rally
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Act 1: The headline and the photos - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Back to life - Soul II Soul
Act 2: Only a handful of rational responses - Citizen Radio
Song 2: If you want to sing out, sing out - Cat Stevens
Act 3: Bin Laden dead, what now? - David Pakman
Song 3: We never change - Coldplay
Act 4: It's a shame we couldn't deal with him alive - Majority Report
Song 4: Pilot light - Dave Derby
Act 5: Let's hear from the kids - This American Life
Song 5: Just didn't happen to you - Ddroyal
Act 6: On our terms, not his - Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Don't Let It Bring You Down - Annie Lennox & Steven Lipson
Act 7: What Osama's killing means - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 7: Monster Under the Bed - Big Bang Boom
Act 8: Understanding what he did to us Part 1 - Common Sense
Song 8: Let's Dance To Joy Division - The Wombats
Act 9: Bin Laden's history - The Bugle
Song 9: I Started Something I Couldn't Finish - The Smiths
Act 10: Understanding what he did to us Part 2 - Common Sense
Song 10: How far we've come - Matchbox Twenty
Act 11: Repercussions of 9/11 - Rachel Maddow
Final comments follow up on my previous commentary on Bin Laden's death
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Made up and poor taste reporting - The Bugle
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(2011/05/07) Our wars and their costs (Foreign Policy)
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Our wars and their costs
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Act 1: Downplaying civilian deaths - Counterspin
Song 1: Faith - George Michael
Act 2: Trump's idiotic oil ideas - Young Turks
Song 2: Moving to New York - The Wombats
Act 3: Libya Majora - Daily Show
Song 3: Silver lining - Rilo Kiley
Act 4: Unwanted military funding - Rachel Maddow
Song 4: Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian
Act 5: Protesting military spending - Grit Radio
Song 5: Live Like You're Dying - Lenka
Act 6: Mr Y on US priorities and military spending - Majority Report
Song 6: The Only Living Boy In New York - Simon & Garfunkel
Act 7: U.N. factoid-finding mission - The Onion
Song 7: Information Travels Faster - Death Cab For Cutie
Act 8: No real debate over drone attacks - Counterspin
Song 8: New York Minute - Eagles
Act 9: Detainees transferred or freed despite 'high risk' - NPR
Song 9: Tragic Flaw - Arkells
Act 10: Terrorist lockup, new nation of wusses - Mark Fiore
Song 10: New York state of mind - Billy Joel
Act 11: Obama a better salesman of war than Bush - The Progressive
Song 11: WMD - Blow Up Hollywood
Act 12: CIA's 'Facebook' program dramatically cut agencies costs - The Onion
Song 12: New York New York - Mel Tormé
Act 13: Pro-Israel, anti-democracy - Counterspin
Song 13: Run-around - Blues Traveler
Act 14: Undersecretary for saving the world - Rachel Maddow
Song 14: New York City - Cub
Act 15: Homeland security eliminates color-coded terror alert system - Colbert Report
Voicemails:
Show suggestion: Bob and Elvis show - Ursula from Chicago suburbs
Response to abortion battle episode - Ken from Chicagoland
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on death of Bin Laden
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Predator Drone Court-Martialed For Afghani Civilian Deaths
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(2011/05/04) Voter and candidate suppression (Elections)
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Edition #483
Voter and candidate suppression
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Act 1: Florida hindering new voter registration - Rachel Maddow
Song 1: Einstein On The Beach - Counting Crows
Act 2: British democracy news, alternate voting - The Bugle
Song 2: Right to complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Act 3: The AVs vs the AV-nots - Johann Hari
Song 3: Show me something new - Shout Out Louds
Act 4: AV or not AV, that is the question - BBC News Quiz
Song 4: Vertigo - Anya Marina
Act 5: GOP election strategies - Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Something happened - Visitors
Act 6: Donald Trump polls for 2012 - Young Turks
Song 6: The entertainer - Scott Joplin
Act 7: Media misleads on viable candidates - Counterspin
Song 7: Where is my mind? - The Pixies
Act 8: Completely unnecessary birth certificate news - The Bugle
Song 8: All I want is you - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 9: Fox News winks at birthers - Media Matters
Act 10: Goldie Taylor's eloquent response to Obama's birth certificate - Rachel Maddow
Voicemails:
Thoughts on supporting local liberals in the next election - Carter from Denver
Thoughts on an independent voice to push Obama to the left - Patrick from Holden Mass
Call to action May 5th at the AZ state capitol - Amit from the Bronx
Pro-nuclear argument - Patrick from Florida
Voicemail Music:
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Final comments on the anti-nuclear argument, NLC fundraising
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Palin's 61% Disapproval Rating In Alaska - Young Turks
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(2011/05/01) Oil spill anniversary and Power Shift 2011 (Environment)
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Oil spill anniversary and Power Shift 2011
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Act 1: Obama's Sophistry on Nuclear Power - The Progressive
Song 1: Planet Earth - Steve Eschleman
Act 2: Over-reactor - Colbert Report
Song 2: These things take time - The Smiths
Act 3: Update on off-shore drilling - Green New Report
Song 3: Keepsake - State Radio
Act 4: Oil Spill Execs Want Bonuses - Young Turks
Song 4: Back In The High Life Again - Steve Winwood
Act 5: Sunken Oil Tanker Will Be Habitat For Marine Life, Shell Executives Say With Straight Face - The Onion
Song 5: Evil eyes - Theo Bard
Act 6: You know the drill in the gulf - Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Swallowed by the sea - Coldplay
Act 7: One year after Deep Horizon - Green News Report
Song 7: Don't worry baby - Beach Boys
Act 8: Obama's failures in light of the BP Oil Spill Anniversary - Young Turks
Song 8: Welcome to paradise - Green Day
Act 9: Bill McKibben speaking at the Power Shift 2011 - Democracy Now!
Song 9: Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
Act 10: Climategate Debunked but Corporate Media Ignores - David Pakman Show
Song 10: Skinny love - Bon Iver
Act 11: Activists Occupy Interior Dept. at End of PowerShift Conference - Democracy Now!
Song 11: Kilimanjaro - Emma's Revolution
Act 12: Van Jones speaking at the Power Shift 2011 - Democracy Now!
Voicemails:
Show suggestions, Stop using MSNBC, join a socialist organization - Nicoli from Oakland
The disclosure project - Grant from San Francisco
I've gone too far this time - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments apologizing for playing a Justin Bieber song, comments on using MSNBC, Mumia Abu-Jamal's sentence repealed
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President Obama's Energy Plan - Young Turks
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(2011/04/28) Your body is a battleground (Feminism, mostly abortion)
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Your body is a battleground
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Act 1: New strict anti-abortion law - Young Turks
Song 1: I'm a pilot - Fanfarlo
Act 2: Not just anti-choice but anti-contraception - Dan Savage
Song 2: Tiny wings theme - Andreas Illiger
Act 3: Perry's "Texanity" explained - Jim Hightower
Song 3: Tonight's the Night - Rod Stewart
Act 4: Women now empowered by everything a woman does - The Onion
Song 4: The girl - City And Colour
Act 5: New abortion bill becomes law - Young Turks
Song 5: Light & Day / Reach for the Sun - The Polyphonic Spree
Act 6: Paycheck fairness - Thom Hartmann
Song 6: Women and men - They might be giants
Act 7: Report: Sexism in nature rampant - The Onion
Song 7: Walk on the wild side - Lou Reed
Act 8: Strictest abortion law in US coming soon - Young Turks
Song 8: Pregnant women are smug - Garfunkel and Oates
Act 9: Judy Williams interview - Colbert Report
Song 9: Julie-O.- Kevin "KO" Olusola
Act 10: Over 350 anti-abortion bills in 2011 so far - David Pakman
Song 10: Dreamtime - Uberzone
Act 11: Baby taken away over C-section refusal - Young Turks
Song 11: Ill with want - The Avett Brothers
Act 12: Buy and cellulite - Colbert Report
Voicemails:
Responding to Ryan from NY Re: military in Libya - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Show suggestions: Radio Free Oz - Wild Horse from Olympia, WA
In defense of calling them fascists - Roy from McClain TX
Show on stupidity in politics - Adam from Chicagoland
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments on advertising and the NLC fundraiser
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I Have Sex — students speak out against ideological attack on Planned Parenthood - Weslayan Uncut
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(2011/04/26) The monkey is not a reference to Obama (Economics)
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The monkey is not a reference to Obama
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Act 1: Federal gov almost shut down over Planned Parenthood - Double X Gabfest from Slate.com
Song 1: I wish I knew - Years and Years
Act 2: Deficits are sustainable - Majority Report
Song 2: Forever yellow skies - The Cranberries
Act 3: Deficits are unsustainable with Chris Martenson - David Pakman
Song 3: Lone Star - Jim Guthrie
Act 4: President Obama, Chief Negotiator - Citizen Radio
Song 4: Play with fire - The Rolling Stones
Act 5: Obama let's us know how he really feels - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 5: Shuffle your feet - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Act 6: Follow up on Obama the negotiator - Citizen Radio
Song 6: Talented Tailor (Live) - Laura Hocking
Act 7: Embracing the class war - Rachel Maddow
Voicemails:
Thoughts on fixing the budget issue - Sean from Atlanta, GA
Asking leniency for Obama re: Gitmo - Pamela from Virginia
Socialism and communism are part of the left in the US - Max from Berkley, CA
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments apologizing for failing to properly label an explicit clip from Dan Savage and more thoughts on political rhetoric
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
GOP Cuts Education - Why? - Young Turks
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(2011/04/23) Unsettling settlements (Israel)
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Edition #479
Unsettling settlements
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Act 1: Operation Overreaction - Mark Fiore
Song 1: Overreacting - Brad Sucks
Act 2: Two Jews debate Israel policy - On the Media
Song 2: Circles - Soul Coughing
Act 3: Meet Pray Love - Daily Show
Song 3: Broken chair - Chris and Thomas
Act 4: Obama caves on settlements - The Progressive
Song 4: Turn this boat around - Matt & Kim
Act 5: Hamas signal they will accept peace deal for 1967 borders - Young Turks
Song 5: Accept yourself - The Smiths
Act 6: Bieber to solve the Israel/Palestine conflict - The Bugle
Song 6: Baby (Acoustic Version) - Justin Bieber
Act 7: Escalations begin when Israel says they do - Counterspin
Song 7: When your mind's made up - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
Act 8: Egyptian revolution shows insanity of Israel's Palestinian policy - The Progressive
Song 8: This land is mine - Dido
Act 9: Palestinian State - Peace with Israel - Young Turks
Song 9: High hopes - Frank Sinatra
Act 10: King Abdullah II of Jordan - Daily Show
Song 10: On a Neck, On a Spit - Grizzly Bear
Act 11: No support in congress for Palestine - Mike Malloy
Voicemails:
Just became a member - Shane from Cleveland, OH
Show suggestions: Skeptically speaking - Nick from Knoxville, TN
Canadian elections coming up - Paul from Winnepeg
Call the GOP "fascists" - Mike From Texas
Would I support a primary candidate? - Earl from Nashville, TN
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments on the use of Nazi comparisons, name-calling and referrals to Eps # 452 and #456 regarding my take on a potential primary candidate against Obama
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Killing Tree - Daily Show
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(2011/04/20) Between Scylla and Charybdis (Elections 2012)
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Edition #478
Between Scylla and Charybdis
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Act 1: Lackluster launch of Obama's campaign - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Ottoman - Vampire Weekend
Act 2: Kicking the base - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Ain't that a kick in the head - Dean Martin
Act 3: President Obama's un-kept campaign promises - David Pakman
Song 3: The promise - When In Rome
Act 4: As the media frames the Democrats - Counterspin
Song 4: Candy everybody wants - 10,000 Maniacs
Act 5: Meet potential GOP candidate Michele Bachmann - Young Turks
Song 5: Baby elephant walk - Lawrence Welk
Act 6: Donald goes full Birther - Media Matters
Act 7: Base race, Bachman, Cain, Gingrich - Daily Show
Song 7: The Thought Gives Me The Creeps - Hellogoodbye
Act 8: Huckabee on gay marriage - Dan Savage
Song 8: In your eyes - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 9: Palin supports Trump's birtherism - Media Matters
Act 10: Pawlenty declares candidacy before he's ready - Colbert Report
Song 10: Desire - U2
Act 11: Bachmann Overdrive by David Weigel - Slate.com
Song 11: Pale Horses - Moby
Act 12: Base race, Santorum, Barbour, Trump - Daily Show
Song 12: Easy - Deer Tick
Act 13: Trump 2012 - Media Matters
Act 14: Colbert PAC - Colbert Report
Song 14: Just for now - Imogen Heap
Act 15: Poll trouble for GOP in 2012 elections - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Show suggestions: War news radio - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Show suggestions: TAL and The Moth - Eric from Eagle Mountain, Utah
Show suggestions: Sound of Young America, Sound Opinions, Judge John Hodgman and lots of comedy shows - Steve from Richmond, VA
Responding to Ryan and the Vietnam war - Carter from Denver
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments on the NLC fundraiser
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Nation Elects First Openly Drunk Senator - The Onion
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(2011/04/17) Under every rock (GOP and the Koch Bros)
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Edition #477
Under every rock
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Act 1: Political crybabies - This American Life
Song 1: Awnaw - Nappy Roots
Act 2: Pulling the curtain on the Koch Bros - Jim Hightower
Song 2: Solo, Sole Dire - Gipsy Kings
Act 3: Ann Coulter says only liberal media talking about birthers - David Pakman
Song 3: How Many Planets? - They Might Be Giants
Act 4: Tales of principled behavior - Obama birth certificate - Daily Show
Song 4: Mystify - INXS
Act 5: The appearance of impropriety and bias - Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Silver Star - Chucho Valdes Felix Star
Act 6: Koch Bros: What a sight - Jim Hightower
Song 6: 2 Atoms In a Molecule - Noah and the Whale
Act 7: Santorum on needing more people in the US - Dan Savage
Song 7: Colorblind - Counting Crows
Act 8: Ayn Rand's hypocrisy - Majority Report
Song 8: La Poupee Qui Fait Non - Luna
Act 9: Koch Bros buy politicians - Young Turks
Song 9: Drumming Song (Live) - Florence + The Machine
Act 10: Billionaire Bullies - Jim Hightower
Song 10: Coming to terms - Carolina Liar
Act 11: Koch pros under every rock - Rachel Maddow
Voicemails:
Endorsing veganism and a show on food - Patrick from Dallas
Regarding CIA advisers in Libya - Ryan from NY
Correction on Vietnam timeline - Ryan from NY
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments on the New Leaders Council fundraiser
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
THE KOCHS ARE COMING! - Jim Hightower
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(2011/04/14) Good news for the big guys (Economics)
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Edition #476
Good news for the big guys
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Act 1: Bears and balls - Misery Edition - Colbert Report
Song 1: Any way you want it - Journey
Act 2: Florida Gov calls unemployed lazy - Young Turks
Song 2: I Will Play My Game Beneath The Spin Light - Brand New
Act 3: Obama's executive order on regulations another capitulation - The Progressive
Song 3: Starsign - Apoptygma Berzerk
Act 4: Back off Social Security - Bernie Sanders
Song 4: Hands down - Dashboard Confessional
Act 5: Judge orders God to break up into smaller deities - The Onion
Song 5: God - The Dodos
Act 6: Steal from the poor, give to the rich - Thom Hartmann
Song 6: By your side - Sade
Act 7: New ideas for revenue and spending - Counterspin
Song 7: Hurt - Johnny Cash
Act 8: Interview with Jeffrey Leonard - Colbert Report
Song 8: Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Act 9: All things private are good, all things public are bad - The Progressive
Song 9: Zebra - Beach House
Act 10: Good news for the big guys - Rachel Maddow
Final comments Source Story Series on This American Life
Link to Mind Games episode
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Title X - Flat Out Lie By Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN) - Young Turks
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(2011/04/12) The GlennPocalypse (Media)
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Edition #475
The GlennPocalypse
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Act 1: When reporters attack - Daily Show
Song 1: Hotel California - Gipsy Kings
Act 2: Channeled rage - Colbert Report
Song 2: Sleep through the static - Jack Johnson
Act 3: Three little pigs and terrorist sympathizer - Media Matters
Song 3: Sleep through the static - Jack Johnson
Act 4: Beck say Obama sympathizes with terrorists - MSNBC
Song 4: Wait Till You See My Smile - Alicia Keys
Act 5: Bill Sammon admits Obama socialism link was a lie - David Pakman
Song 5: Drops of Jupiter - Train
Act 6: God sending a message with the Japan earthquake - Media Matters
Act 7: MSNBC is the anti-God network - MSNBC
Song 7: White blank page - Mumford & Sons
Act 8: James OKeef asks for donations - Colbert Report
Song 8: Ain't too proud to beg - Temptations
Act 9: Concurrence roundtable - The Onion
Song 9: Handsome Devil - The Smiths
Act 10: NBC reports on it's parent company (sort of) - Counterspin
Song 10: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 11: Now that sounds crazy, but life is crazy - Media Matters
Act 12: Cenk fires back at Rush Limbaugh - MSNBC
Song 12: My name is Jonas - Weezer
Act 13: FCC fines news stations for running VNR propaganda as news - David Pakman
Song 13: Bohemian Rhapsody - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 14: After 1 million lost viewers and 300 advertisers Beck calls it quits - Media Matters
Act 15: Why Glenn Beck is leaving Fox News - Young Turks
Song 15: Fade to black - Apocalyptica
Act 16: You'll all be very sorry - Media Matters
Act 17: The GlennPocalypse - Colbert Report
Voicemails:
Comment about naming of membership levels - Paul from NY
Why he just became a member - Shawn from Miami, FL
Tax awareness call to action - Vikki from HI
Reaction to Jimmy Dore segment on Libya - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on the YouTube video version of the show
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Family Matters - Daily Show
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(2011/04/09) Our third war (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #474
Our third war
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Act 1: Mess O'North Africa - Daily Show
Song 1: New shoes - Paolo Nutini
Act 2: And Like That, Blink, A New War - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 2: Don't look back in anger - Oasis
Act 3: Obama's Wrong-Headed Libyan War - The Progressive
Song 3: Legions (War) - Zoe Keating
Act 4: Is the US Military Action in Libya Unconstitutional? - The Breakdown
Song 4: Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
Act 5: America at Not-War - Obama Defends Military Action in Libya - Daily Show
Song 5: Halo - Beyoncé
Act 6: Instead of Bombing Dictators, Stop Selling them Bombs - David Pakman
Song 6: Naive - The Kooks
Act 7: No Al Qaeda In Libya - U.S. Intelligence Community - Young Turks
Song 7: For whom the bell tolls - Apocalyptica
Act 8: Right Wing Media Can't Agree On How Libya is Obama's Fault - Media Matters
Act 9: Lots of rational talk about Libya - Counterspin
Song 9: Over my head - The Fray
Act 10: Glenn Beck - Obama Helping Terrorists In Libya - Young Turks
Song 10: Fireflies - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 11: When Is Dissent Patriotic? - Media Matters
Act 12: Obama's Faulty Doctrine - The Progressive
Song 12: Perpetual - VNV Nation
Act 13: The Enemies We Don't Know - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 13: You learn - Alanis Morissette
Act 14: It's different when a black guy does it - Jimmy Dore Show
Voicemails:
Recommendation on Supreme Court podcast - Seth from Lancaster PA
Colin admits he was wrong - Colin from Sacramento, CA
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on Power Shift '11 and BotL on YouTube
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Mess O The Whole Potamia Region - Libya Uprising - Daily Show
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(2011/04/06) They only call it class war when we fight back (Economics)
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Edition #473
They only call it class war when we fight back
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Act 1: Cut and ruin - Mark Fiore
Song 1: Honey - Moby
Act 2: Callous Republicans cut unemployment - The Progressive
Song 2: Working class hero - John Lennon
Act 3: There is a class war going on - Majority Report
Song 3: Breathless - Jonathan Byrd
Act 4: Class war casualties - Jim Hightower
Song 4: Class warfare - Chris Priest
Act 5: Rich vs poor and misplaced priorities - Majority Report
Song 5: Go your own way - The Cranberries
Act 6: Just raise taxes - MSNBC
Song 6: Jenny don't be hasty - Paolo Nutini
Act 7: Economic Boom - Colbert Report
Song 7: California - Phantom Planet
Act 8: Matt Taibbi on how Wall St crooks avoided jail - Bill Maher
Song 8: That's all - Clare and the Reasons
Act 9: Unpopulism - Rachel Maddow
Final comments on setting priorities and using your limited time in the best way possible
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(2011/04/03) Some people are gay, get over it (Gay Rights)
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Edition #472
Some people are gay, get over it
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Act 1: Unmarried heterosexuals should be allowed to have kids - Dan Savage
Song 1: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Act 2: Badid Boles on Prop 8 litigation - Colbert Report
Song 2: Tell him - Exciters
Act 3: High court rules for anti-gay protesters at funerals - NPR
Song 3: First Few Desperate Hours - The Mountain Goats
Act 4: Wayne Besen interview - David Pakman
Song 4: Fall hard - Shout Out Louds
Act 5: Reverend busted for male escorts and more - Young Turks
Song 5: Tiny dancer - Elton John
Act 6: Another anti-gay minister a sexual deviant - Dan Savage
Song 6: We only come out at night - Smashing Pumpkins
Act 7: Anti-gay congressman caught in relationship with a horse - The Onion
Song 7: Eyes - Rogue Wave
Act 8: Out of the closet in the pulpit of a megachurch - NPR
Song 8: Heart of the city - Arkells
Act 9: Reaction to Obama's anti-gay bullying conference - Dan Savage
Song 9: Sing Theresa Says - Greg Laswell
Act 10: Ann Coulter calls Cenk 'retarded' - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Thoughts on Mumia from an ex con - Seth from Lancaster PA
Just became a member - Martina Myers
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments on Power Shift 2011 and YouTube edition of the show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Look Who's Stalking - The Daily Show
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(2011/03/31) And it begins (Elections)
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Edition #471
And it begins
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Act 1: Election hangover - Slate.com
Song 1: Razorblade - The Strokes
Act 2: Senator Hatch gives absurd speech - Young Turks
Song 2: Momentum - Amiee Mann
Act 3: Republicans flirt with presidential candidacy - Colbert Report
Song 3: Use somebody - Kings of Leon
Act 4: Anti-Muslim GOP candidate Herman Cain - Young Turks
Song 4: North by north - Faded Paper Figures
Act 5: Newt is faking it - Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Money (that's what I want) - Barrett Strong
Act 6: Newt Gingrich wants to screw America - Colbert Report
Song 6: Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise - The Avett Brothers
Act 7: Morbid Curiosity leading many voters to support Palin - The Onion
Song 7: Good (for a woman) - Alien Ant Farm
Act 8: Sarah Palin destroyed by conservatives - Young Turks
Song 8: Solsbury hill - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 9: Huckabee doubles down - Media Matters
Act 10: Amending the constitution to deny corporate personhood - The Progressive
Song 10: This is the day - The The
Act 11: Some states cancelling primaries - Young Turks
Song 11: Out of our hands - Ikon
Act 12: Ballotproof elections - Rachel Maddow
Voicemails:
Message trumps the messenger - Matt from Alabama
Supporter of Abu-Jamal written statement - Garrett
17-year old reaction to Pakman stat on troops in Afghanistan - Colin from Sacramento, CA
Response to Colin - David Pakman from Mass
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments on new video version of the show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Colbert PAC Ad - Colbert Report
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(2011/03/29) The Idiots are taking over (Congress)
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The Idiots are taking over
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Act 1: Boehner's People - Jim Hightower
Song 1: Tears and rain - James Blunt
Act 2: Ineffective GOP - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: If you've got trouble - The Beatles
Act 3: The do-nothing congress - Slate.com
Song 3: Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for Fears
Act 4: Congress forgets how to pass a bill - The Onion
Song 4: Kill the director - The Wombats
Act 5: Three quarters of Senate Republicans don't believe in science - David Pakman
Song 5: The Idiots are taking over - NOFX
Act 6: Congress slumps back to Tom Delay ethics - Jim Hightower
Song 6: These days - Luxury
Act 7: Boehner is bad at his job Part 1 - Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not) - Joey Scarbury
Act 8: Useless GOP distractions - Bill Maher
Song 8: Radio - One Ring Zero
Act 9: Boehner OK with Americans losing jobs - Young Turks
Song 9: You ain't seen nothing yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Act 10: Johnnie "Business as usual" Boehner - Jim Hightower
Song 10: Broken horse - Freelance Whales
Act 11: Boehner is bad at his job Part 2 - Rachel Maddow
Voicemails:
BYU basketball player kicked off for honor code violation - Scott from California
Supporting Mumia because he's based on facts - John From Omaha
Excitement about YouTube playlists - Max from Berkley, CA
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on Power Shift, new video version of the show and the listener of the year
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
John Boehner's Large Gavel - Colbert Report
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(2011/03/26) McCarthyism Redux (Religious Tolerance)
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McCarthyism Redux
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Act 1: Mistaken for Muslim - 1700% Project
Song 1: Look what you've done - JET
Act 2: Anti-muslim bill in TN banning practice of Islam - Young Turks
Song 2: Dare you to move - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 3: Beck STILL thinks 10% of Muslims are terrorists - Media Matters
Act 4: Al Qaeda populating US with peaceful "decoy Muslims" - The Onion
Song 4: This is why we fight - The Decemberists
Act 5: Peter King understands violent radicalism - Colbert Report
Song 5: Like a prayer - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 6: Beck: Reform Judaism "almost like" radicalized Islam - Media Matters
Act 7: Reza Aslan on Peter King's Radicalized Muslims hearing - Colbert Report
Song 7: More than a feeling - Boston
Act 8: Pet Peter King's terrorist ties - Young Turks
Song 8: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Act 9: Glenn Beck apologizes - Media Matters
Act 10: Radical Muslim hearing and IRA terrorism with John Oliver - Daily Show
Song 10: Zombie (Techno version) - The Cranberries
Act 11: Reporting on McCarthyite hearings - Counterspin
Song 11: Radioactive - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 12: Fox cheerleads Muslim witch-hunt hearings - Media Matters
Act 13: Rep. Keith Ellison Cries During Testimony at Muslim Radicalization Hearing - C-Span
Song 13: All these things that I've done - The Killers
Act 14: Keith Ellison on radicalization of American Muslims - Bill Maher
Song 14: Don't stop believing - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 15: Fox Gives 3x more airtime to Peter King supporers - Media Matters
Act 16: Actual case on terrorism by non-Muslim - Counterspin
Song 16: Welcome to the black parade - My Chemical Romance
Act 17: Radical Muslim hearings - Daily Show
Voicemails:
Using religion for liberal good - Jeffrey from Longbeach, CA
Request for animal cruelty and diet episodes, plus supporting Mumia - Brenden the contractor from Portland
Freedom box foundation call to action - Jamie Cobb from Santa Fe, NM
Response to education system episode - Liz from South Dakota
Sick and tired of all these wars! - John From Portland, OR
Response to date rape story caller - Anonymous
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on the launch of the new pseudo-video version of BotL
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Allah in the Family - Daily Show
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(2011/03/23) Wisconsin state workers protest Part 3
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Wisconsin state workers protest Part 3
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Act 1: Bust in Show - Colbert Report
Song 1: Come undone - Duran Duran
Act 2: The Wisconsin nuclear option - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: You've lost that lovin' feeling - Everly Brothers
Act 3: Wis GOP show their true colors of the black-shirts - The Progressive
Song 3: Naked as we came - Iron & Wine
Act 4: High schooler crushes Fox News on Wis protests - Young Turks
Song 4: Everything in it's right place - Radiohead
Act 5: Trumka going against the media grain - Counterspin
Song 5: No questions asked - Fleetwood Mac
Act 6: Michael Moore speech to Wis protesters
Song 6: Rhythm of my heart - Rod Stewart
Act 7: Scott Walker messes with people's lives - The Progressive
Song 7: Lives in the balance - Jackson Browne
Act 8: Effort to recall GOP state reps - Young Turks
Song 8: The chance I deserve - Club 8
Act 9: No surprise, identically-written anti-union bills popping up everywhere - David Pakman
Song 9: I can help - Billy Swan
Act 10: Evil people have plans - Lee Camp
Song 10: Little Lion Man - Piano Tribute Players
Act 11: The many vs the few - Rachel Maddow
Voicemails:
Supportive of Mumia - Lara from outside of Philly
Not supportive of Mumia - Carl Feldman from Cincinnati, OH
Supporting Abu-Jamal - Darryl from CA
Thoughts on Mumia - Jim in Dubai
Comparing defense of a cop-killer to abortion clinic protesters - Policeman Jeff from Florida
The right tries to get people to just emote rather than think - Pamela from Virginia
Reaction to liberal police officer - Linda from SoCal
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments about nothing at all
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Crisis in Dairyland - Apocalypse Cow - Daily Show
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(2011/03/19) Media under attack from all angles (Media)
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Media under attack from all angles
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Act 1: USA Today infographic sells out - Colbert Report
Song 1: Naive - The Kooks
Act 2: Netflix and the net - Majority Report
Song 2: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
Act 3: Tim Wu on the history of information technology - On the Media
Song 3: Miss Misery - Elliott Smith
Act 4: HuffPo posts about the Colbuffington Re-Post - Colbert Report
Song 4: Across the Universe - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 5: Beck uses memory of MLK to promote his own book - Media Matters
Act 6: Murdock he wrote - Colbert Report
Song 6: Breathe me - Sia
Act 7: NPR smeared, funding cut - Young Turks
Song 7: Ghosts - Fanfarlo
Act 8: NPR executive resigns - Daily Show
Song 8: The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight - R.E.M.
Act 9: Juan Williams of Fox News Rips Former Employer - Young Turks
Song 9: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 10: Beck is no stranger to Nazi comparisons - Media Matters
Act 10: Obama denies accusations he does not love his dog - The Onion
Song 9: Dog days are over - Glee Cast
Act 10: NPR board 'A bunch of pussies'
Voicemails:
In defense of Olbermann - Shane from Chicago
Interesting comments on Mumia - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final Comments on Mumia Abu-Jamal being played on the show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Behind The Scenes at TYT - Young Turks
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(2011/03/15) No time to lose (Climate Change)
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No time to lose
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Act 1: McKibben/VanHollen Rally in DC - CCAN
Song 1: La Redécouverte - Yann Tiersen
Act 2: Interview with Bill McKibben Part 1 - Majority Report
Song 2: Wait so long - Trampled by Turtles
Act 3: Global Shifts underway - Green News Report
Song 3: Warning sign - Coldplay
Act 4: Interview with Bill McKibben Part 2 - Majority Report
Song 4: Spirited - Laura Gibson
Act 5: Fen Montaigne - Colbert Report
Song 5: Messages - Xavier Rudd
Act 6: Timothy DeChristopher after his conviction
Song 6: I'll follow the sun - The Beatles
Act 7: Is the population bomb going to explode? - Need to Know
Song 7: Kingdom - VNV Nation
Act 8: Auditing Firm Stops Dumping Hazardous Waste - The Onion
Song 8: San Antonio, TX - Frank Black & The Catholics
Act 9: A story about sustainability - Green.tv
Song 9: Solsbury Hill - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 10: Earth calling SOS - ABC Radio National
Voicemails:
Power Shift shout out - Steven from Collegevile, MN
Conservative reaction to feminism and religion episode - Liz from South Dakota
Call to action for March 28 in Denver - Jay from Denver, CO
Please stop using Mumia Abu-Jamal - Policeman Jeff from Florida
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments on feminism show, religion-based swearing and opening up the Mumia Abu-Jamal debate
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Earth Hour 2011 - Green.tv
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(2011/03/12) Easing the decline (Foreign Policy)
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Easing the decline
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Act 1: Tony Blair and the Iraq war - BBC News Quiz
Song 1: Lake Michigan - Rogue Wave
Act 2: Drones not always precise in real world - Counterspin
Song 2: Real world - Matchbox Twenty
Act 3: Treatment of Bradley Manning - Majority Report
Song 3: Pressure Drop - The Clash
Act 4: Obama's abominable retreat on Gitmo - The Progressive
Song 4: Animal - Miike Snow
Act 5: In an Age of Austerity, Can't the US Cut the Military Budget? - The Breakdown
Song 5: Spend - Jeff Caudill
Act 6: We're losing a game of Solitaire - Lee Camp
Song 6: He got game - Public Enemy & Voices Of Shabach Community Choir Of Long Island
Act 7: Afghanistan still wildly unpopular - Counterspin
Song 7: Surrender II - Ottmar Liebert
Act 8: Managing the decline of our empire Part 1 - Common Sense
Song 8: Like humans do - David Byrne
Act 9: Troubling Rise In Teen Uranium Enrichment - The Onion
Song 9: Radioactive - Kings of Leon
Act 10: Managing the decline of our empire Part 2 - Common Sense
Voicemails:
Promotion for LeftForum.org - Ryan from NY
www.emptythisapartment.blogspot.com - Eric from Michigan
Date rape story in response to feminism episode - Anonymous
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on skipped voicemails, www.emptythisapartment.blogspot.com and a call for responses to date rape story
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Al Qaeda Attacks Internet With Photo Of Adorable Piglet - The Onion
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(2011/03/09) A whole show about broads (Feminism)
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A whole show about broads
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Act 1: Mother F#@kers - Daily Show
Song 1: All American Girl - Trian
Act 2: GOP's top priority - redefine rape - Liberal Oasis
Song 2: Girls - Walter Meego
Act 3: Pharmacists denying medication - Dan Savage
Song 3: Big girls don't cry - Fergie
Act 4: CEO has female sex organs - The Onion
Song 4: Girls - The Beastie Boys
Act 5: Women love divorce: Phyllis Schlafly - Young Turks
Song 5: I'm just a girl - No Doubt
Act 6: Interview with Lindsay Beyerstein = Majority Report
Song 6: Girls just want to have fun - Cyndi Lauper
Act 7: Wyoming conservative abortion debate - Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Some girls are bigger than others - The Smiths
Act 8: The abortion wars are back - Dan Savage
Song 8: The most beautiful girl in the room - Flight of the Conchords
Act 9: Oklahoma doctors can legally pretend to perform abortions - The Onion
Song 9: I kissed a girl - Katy Perry
Act 10: Doc trying to open abortion clinic - Rachel Maddow
Song 10: Beautiful - Christina Aguilera
Act 11: Tampon sent over miscarriage - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Show on SCOTUS Justices - Darlene from Wis
Prefer mixed shows - Joe from Ohio
$100 donation for 2-year membership for Jack - Dave from Tucson
Reacting to caller from Altoona Iowa - Sarah from Iowa city Iowa
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments on Jack's story and a challenge to web developers to create an ActBlue equivalent for progressive media
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Schaal - Mother F#@kers - Stork Bucks
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(2011/03/06) Wisconsin state workers protest Part 2
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Wisconsin state workers protest Part 2
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Act 1: Meet two Wis state workers - The Progressive
Song 1: Gimme Sympathy - Metric
Act 2: Assault on American labor - Young Turks
Song 2: Stand by me - Playing For Change
Act 3: Koch bros connection to Gov Walker - Green News Report
Song 3: Monk Theme - Jeff Beal
Act 4: Crisis in the Dairyland: For Richer and Poorer - Daily Show
Song 4: Spare change - Matt and Kim
Act 5: The logic of unions - Common Sense
Song 5: Hey there, Delilah - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 6: Shep Smith 100% right on Fox News - Young Turks
Song 6: Killing for love - José González
Act 7: Labor rights are human rights - The Progressive
Song 7: White blank page - Mumford and Sons
Act 8: Walker gets pranked - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 8: Deep in the sweetwater - Rasputina
Act 9: Some assembly required - Rachel Maddow
Voicemails:
Keep the laser-focused shows - Adam from Albuquerque
Do both kinds of show - Mary from St. Louis
Prefer topic to topic mix - Susan from Iowa
Mix of shows is best - Rev Mike from Michigan
Fox News is scary stupid - Dolly(?) from Florida
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments on the options of the style of the show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Gov. Walker Pranked - TYT Breaks It Down - Young Turks
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(2011/03/03) Condoms, confessions, evolution and Evangelicals (Religion)
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Edition #462
Condoms, confessions, evolution and Evangelicals
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Act 1: Pope Okays condoms sort of - Young Turks
Song 1: Soft served - Soul Coughing
Act 2: Pope changes stance on condoms - Friday Night Comedy BBC
Act 3: Catholics have it in for homos - Dan Savage
Song 3: Oh my God - Ida Maria
Act 4: Yoga is anti-Christian - Young Turks
Song 4: Early in the morning - Peter, Paul And Mary
Act 5: All 7 deadly sins committed at church bake sale - The Onion
Song 5: Sinnerman - Nina Simone
Act 6: Confess your sins via app - The Bugle
Song 6: God's radar - The Dixie Hummingbirds
Act 7: Creationism, evolution poll - Young Turks
Song 7: Believe - The Bravery
Act 8: Churches filing for bankruptcy over child abuse cases - Le Show
Song 8: God's Gonna Cut You Down - Johnny Cash
Act 9: Glenn Beck rally attendee exposed - Sam Seder
Song 9: Sacris Solemnis - Libera
Act 10: Christian weightlifter bends iron bar to demonstrate power of God's love - The Onion
Song 10: God put a smile on your face - Coldplay
Act 11: Evangelicals bring Jesus to public schools - Young Turks
Song 11: In God's country - U2
Act 12: Christian offended by Elizabeth Edward's dying thoughts - Citizen Radio
Song 12: When the president talks to God - Bright Eyes
Act 13: Bill O'Reilly proves God's existence - Colbert Report
Song 13: The tide is high - Blondie
Act 14: Father loses kids because he admits he is agnostic - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Unionized teachers and requesting a show on religion - Jake, Sophomore in HS
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments asking how to cover major stories on BotL plus promoting powershift2011.org
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Pope's Baseball Cap & CatholicTV - Colbert Report
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(2011/03/01) Wisconsin state workers protest Part 1
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Wisconsin state workers protest Part 1
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Act 1: The war against workers in Wis - The Progressive
Song 1: Solidarity forever - Pete Seeger
Act 2: Breakdown of the Wisconsin protests - David Pakman Show
Song 2: Fake it - Brad sucks
Act 3: The future of our two-party system - Thom Hartmann
Song 3: Which side are you on - Natalie Merchant
Act 4: The survival of the Democratic party - Rachel Maddow
Song 4: Sticks and stone - Jónsi
Act 5: American workforce makeover - Daily Show
Song 5: Banks of marble - Pete Seeger
Act 6: Cenk proud of Wisconsin protesters - Young Turks
Song 6: Take 'em down - Dropkick Murphys
Act 7: One of the Fab 14 says Walker is losing support - The Progressive
Song 7: Cosmic love - Florence And The Machine
Act 8: Wisconsin helped build labor institutions - Rachel Maddow
Voicemails:
Teacher comments on Wisconsin protests - Matt from Alabama
Reaction to the Olbermann episode - Jennifer from Detroit
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on membership renewal system
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
John Oliver - Wisconsin Budget Protests - Daily Show
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(2011/02/26) Dying for economic justice (Economics)
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Dying for economic justice
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Act 1: The big bank theory - Daily Show
Song 1: Grapevine fires - Death Cab For Cutie
Act 2: Robbery of the middle class - Ratigan
Song 2: Daylight robbery - Imogen Heap
Act 3: Is the federal deficit actually bad - The Breakdown
Song 3: Starring - Freelance Whales
Act 4: US takes out debt consolidation loan - The Onion
Song 4: Buildings and mountains - The Republic Tigers
Act 5: Cities for sale - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 5: The man who sold the world - Nirvana
Act 6: Record profits during recession - Young Turks
Song 6: Great divide - The Cardigans
Act 7: I like big cuts - Daily Show
Song 7: Only if - Enya
Act 8: Obama's budget not progressive - The Progressive
Song 8: Tears and rain - James Blunt
Act 9: Cutting immorality - Jim Hightower
Song 9: My Favourite Game - The Cardigans
Act 10: Economic-induced suicide - Thom Hartmann
Song 9: Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
Act 10: GOP budget cut lie exposed - Young Turks
Song 9: Class warfare - Chris Priest
Act 10: Conservative rule leads to increased suicides - Thom Hartmann
Voicemails:
Youth will save the future - Ken from IL
Nathan from NYC on whether the deficit matters
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on whether the deficit matters
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Obama Lurches Further Right on Economic Policy - The Progressive
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(2011/02/23) Revolution in Egypt Part 3 A revolution well done
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Revolution in Egypt Part 3 A revolution well done
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Act 1: Interview with Wael Ghonim before the step down - Majority Report
Song 1: Enough - Dance Hall Crashers
Act 2: They sphinx it's all over - The Bugle
Song 2: Fuck you - Re-Mix Tools
Act 3: Revolution 2.0 - Young Turks
Song 3: Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Act 4: A triumph of nonviolence in Egypt - The Progressive
Song 4: Uprising - Muse
Act 5: The US could never protest like Egypt - Lee Camp
Song 5: La Valse d'Amélie (Version Piano) - Yann Tiersen
Act 6: Social media allowing revolutions - Young Turks
Song 6: President - Wyclef Jean
Act 7: The story of the first protests - Majority Report
Song 7: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Act 8: Egypt: A good beginning - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 8: The Crooked Road/The Foxhunters' Reel - Martin Hayes
Act 9: The Brokaw Shelf - Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Main Title (Golden Ticket / Pure imagination) - Leslie Bricusse
Act 10: A revolution well done - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Kim from Indiana supporting the show
Thomas from Akron, OH on the need for a 'feminism' episode plus he calls me a star, yeah
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on the need for a 'feminism' episode
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Facebook Page Fuels Egypt Protests - Young Turks
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(2011/02/20) Revolution in Egypt Part 2 Conservatives and the coverage
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Revolution in Egypt Part 2 Conservatives and the coverage
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Act 1: Mubarak's thugs will lose - The Progressive
Song 1: Fearless - VNV Nation
Act 2: Fox News Egypt panel rips democracy - Young Turks
Song 2: In your eyes - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 3: Jackass of the week, Rush Limbaugh - Media Matters
Act 4: Journalists targeted in protests - Rachel Maddow
Song 4: One - Apocalyptica
Act 5: Right blames Obama for Egypt - Media Matters
Act 6: Beck blames Maxists Communists for Egypt - Young Turks
Song 6: Out of my mind - James Blunt
Act 7: US not as substantive on Egypt - Counterspin
Song 7: Generator (Second Floor) - Freelance Whales
Act 8: Stranger than fiction - Rachel Maddow
Song 8: Eleanor Rigby (strings only) - The Beatles
Act 9: Glenn Beck, I'm not CRAZY - Media Matters
Act 10: Beck chalkboard crazy over Egypt - Young Turks
Song 10: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard
Act 11: Stating the obvious undermines conclusions - Counterspin
Song 11: Tiny vessels - Death Cab For Cutie
Act 12: Fox's conspiracy theories - Rachel Maddow
Song 12: Nothing Is Good Enough (Instrumental) - Aimee Mann
Act 13: blah blah blah, Scary Muslims - Media Matters
Act 14: Right wing attacks Obama over Egypt - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Todd from LA - Follow up on race in primaries for president
Chris From Middletown, NY - Sever your cable service
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on TV hatred and my turnaround on part of the gun rights argument
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Beck: Al Qaeda = Muslim Brotherhood = Marxists = Progressives - Media Matters
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(2011/02/17) Revolution in Egypt Part 1 In support of self-determination
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Edition #457
Revolution in Egypt Part 1 In support of self-determination
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Act 1: Wikileaks revolution in Tunisia - Young Turks
Song 1: I'm looking through you - Steve Earle
Act 2: My arm is starting to hurt - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 2: Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles
Act 3: Fight like an Egyptian - The Bugle
Song 3: The first - Tegan and Sara
Act 4: Obama and Clinton revert to form - The Progressive
Song 4: Handlebars - Flobots
Act 5: Allies of empire - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 5: Daylight - Matt and Kim
Act 6: Egypt episode of Clinton Something - Le Show
Song 6: Something Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema Club
Act 7: Egypt protesters vs. Al Qaeda - Young Turks
Song 7: We Are Nowhere And It's Now - Bright eyes
Act 8: When puppets fall - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 8: Soul to squeeze - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Act 9: History jumps to life - The Progressive
Song 9: I choose - The Offspring
Act 10: The Obama Doctrine - Common Sense
Voicemails:
Dave from Olympia - Response on the Progressive Slate
Scott from San Antonio, TX - March 12 protest, www.SaveTXSchools.org
Matthew from Providence - Call cable provider to get Current TV
Voicemail song: Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments on Austin rally for schools, Olbermann on Current TV, 11 episodes per month and update on DonateYourAccount.com
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Rule of the Nile - Daily Show
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(2011/02/15) A collection of embarrassments (Media)
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A collection of embarrassments
Act 1: Kirk Cameron less crazy than CNN - Majority Report
Song 1: My brother the ape - They might be giants
Act 2: Bananas, the atheist's nightmare
Act 3: Michelle 'my butt' - Media Matters
Song 3: Solsbury hill - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 4: CNN becomes the news - Rachel Maddow
Song 4: Too bad - Nickelback
Act 5: Behind the scenes at Air America - Majority Report
Song 5: Hey ya - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 6: Limbaugh is an American embarrassment - Media Matters
Act 7: The new McCarthyism - Thom Hartmann
Song 7: Stop the madness - Marty Dread
Act 8: Glenn Beck is deranged - Counterspin
Song 8: Wonderwall - Vitamin String Quartet
Act 9: Only called Obama racist once - Media Matters
Act 10: O'Reilly defends his Nazi analogies - Daily Show
Song 10: Call me - Blondie
Act 11: Fox News makes you less informed - Majority Report
Song 11: Honesty - Billy Joel
Act 12: Thank you Fox News - Media Matters
Song 12: I turn my camera on - Spoon
Act 13: Fox insider tells all - Young Turks
Voicemails:
Chuck in Salt Lake City on running a primary against Obama
Joyce from TN on gun control episode
Final comments responding to running a presidential primary candidate and a pro-gun listener email
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Best F#@king News Team Won't Stop Ever - Daily Show
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(2011/02/12) A Tribute to Olbermann and Countdown (Special Event)
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Edition #455
A Tribute to Olbermann and Countdown
Act 1: The real history of the Bush administration - Countdown
Song 1: Missed the boat - Modest Mouse
Act 2: Special comment on Cheney's speech - Countdown
Song 2: Last goodbye - Jeff Buckley
Act 3: On Obama's war escalation - Countdown
Song 3: Listen to your heart - Roxette
Act 4: On health care reform - Countdown
Song 4: Lincoln's bible - Jason Roseboom
Act 5: On the 'Ground Zero Mosque' - Countdown
Song 5: Speak up - Luke Reynolds
Act 6: On the Passing of Prop 8 - Countdown
Song 6: The book of love - The Monotones
Act 7: Final sign off - Countdown
Voicemails:
Suggesting an Olbermann episode - Ron from Pittsburg
Please use Grit Radio - Vikki from Hawaii
Bring on more female voicemailers - Patrick from LA
Final Comments:
On Olbermann's impact on the media
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Sam's take on Olbermann's exit - Majority Report
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(2011/02/09) A call for gun control after the Giffords Shooting
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Edition #454
A call for gun control after the Giffords Shooting
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Act 1: A brief history of the United States – Bowling for Columbine
Song 1: Razor Wire – Chris Priest
Act 2: Right to bear nukes – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: The Part You Play – Hustle Beach
Act 3: Lack of ammo control cost lives – David Pakman Show
Song 3: Home – Up From Below (Deluxe Edition)
Act 4: Louie Gohmert says legislators should all have guns – Young Turks
Song 4: Demon Host – Timber Timbre
Act 5: Battle of the bans – Daily Show
Song 5: Last Word – Everyday With You
Act 6: NRA is not the last word – Rachel Maddow
Song 6: These Are Days (Live) – MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs
Act 7: Let’s not go back to dueling – Young Turks
Song 7: Goodbye Stranger – The Very Best of Supertramp
Act 8: How to make it safer for congressmen – David Feldman Podcast
Song 8: Such Great Heights – Give Up
Act 9: Dick Cheney for gun control – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Michael Moore and Bowling for Columbine – Rachel Maddow
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Rachel Maddow
David Pakman Show
The Young Turks
The Daily Show
David Feldman Podcast
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(2011/02/06) The unfinished story of filibuster reform (Filibuster)
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The unfinished story of filibuster reform
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Act 1: Recap of Dems for filibuster reform – Rachel Maddow
Song 1: Clocks – The String Quartet Tribute to Coldplay
Act 2: How to bust the filibuster – The Breakdown
Song 2: Trains to Brazil – Through the Windowpane (Bonus Track Version)
Act 3: Filibusters and the judiciary – Majority Report
Song 3: Let’s Dance to Joy Division – A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
Act 4: Delaying reform – Countdown
Song 4: Get Up Stand Up – Legend (Remastered) [Bonus Tracks]
Act 5: One looong day – Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Civil War – Guns N’ Roses: Greatest Hits
Act 6: History of the filibuster – Countdown
Song 6: The Importance of Being Idle – Time Flies… 1994-2009
Act 7: Reforming the filibuster – The Political Scene
Song 7: I’m Not Over – Coming to Terms
Act 8: Why it didn’t work – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Working toward reform – Rachel Maddow
Sources:
Rachel Maddow
The Breakdown
The Majority Report
Countdown
The Political Scene
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(2011/02/03) Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Part 2
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Edition #452
Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Part 2
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Act 1: Jon’s reaction to the AZ shooting – Daily Show
Song 1: A Beautiful World – The Good Life – EP
Act 2: Carefully stating the obvious – On the Media
Song 2: Cordell (Box Set Bonus Track) – To the Faithful Departed (The Complete Sessions 1996-1997)
Act 3: Sarah Palin and the shooting – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 3: Welcome to the Black Parade – Strung Out – The String Quartet Tribute to Alternative Rock Hits, Vol. 3
Act 4: Palin: criticism of violent rhetoric leads to violence – Media Matters
Act 5: Palin plays the victim – The Progressive
Song 5: Save Tonight – Desireless
Act 6: Sarah Palin’s speech about the shooting – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 6: American Music – Permanent Record: The Very Best of the Violent Femmes
Act 7: Obama at the Tucson memorial
Song 7: Expectations – Tigermilk
Act 8: Obama’s wise and poignant speech – The Progressive
Song 8: Listen to Your Heart – Look Sharp!
Act 9: Hitler’s inspiring Tucson memorial speech – Colbert Report
Song 9: If I Ever Lose My Faith in You – The Very Best of Sting & The Police
Act 10: Beautiful noise – Slate.com
Song 9: The Silvery Light of a Dream Pt. 2 – Tone Soul Evolution
Act 10: There was another gun – Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Fantasy – Miss Halfway
Act 10: Moron on the AZ shooting – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 9: Common Sense – Deconstruction
Act 10: Special comment on the 9 days since Tucson – Countdown
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Glenn Beck Anti-Violence Pledge – Media Matters
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The Daily Show
On the Media
Wait wait don’t tell me!
Media Matters
The Progressive
Jimmy Dore Show
Colbert Report
Slate.com
Rachel Maddow
Countdown
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(2011/02/01) Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Part 1
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Edition #451
Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Part 1
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Act 1: Giffords shooting 9/11 tapes
Act 2: Are you happy now? – The Progressive
Song 2: Mad World – VSQ Film School: Cult Classics and Indie Favs
Act 3: Sheriff Dupnik’s press conference comments
Act 4: Violence outbreak affects the nutty – Countdown
Song 4: Sick As a Dog – I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
Act 5: Giffords interview prior to shooting – Young Turks
Song 5: How to Save a Life – Unravel – The String Quartet Tribute to the Fray
Act 6: Right-wing downplays threats to Democrats – Media Matters
Act 7: Thinking of other tragedies – It’s all politics
Song 7: You Talk Too Much – Carnival Time – The Best of Ric Records, Vol. 1
Act 8: Politics and violence – Rachel Maddow
Song 8: Forbidden Curiosities – Stages
Act 9: When ‘nut’ ain’t enough – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 9: Glycerine – Sixteen Stone
Act 10: The guy is crazy but that’s not all – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 10: I Hear the Bells – Haughty Melodic
Act 11: Is Jared Loughner conservative or liberal? – Young Turks
Song 11: Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before – Strangeways, Here We Come
Act 12: Even after Tucson, don’t limit speech – The Progressive
Song 12: Speak to me/Breathe – Pink Floyd
Act 13: False equivalence of violent rhetoric – Counterspin
Song 13: Nothing Else Matters – Inquisition Symphony
Act 14: Does Megyn Kelly watch her own network? – Media Matters
Act 15: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Angriness – Colbert Report
Song 15: (Don’t Fear) The Reaper – Agents of Fortune
Act 16: On aggressive rhetoric – On the Media
Song 16: Jar of Hearts (Live At Ocean Way Studios) – The Ocean Way Sessions – EP
Act 17: Richard Eskow responds to claims shooting was not political – Young Turks
Song 17: Crazy – St. Elsewhere
Act 18: Special comment renouncing violent rhetoric – Countdown
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Limbaugh: Democrats Behind Loughner – Young Turks
Sources:
The Progressive
Countdown
The Young Turks
Media Matters
It’s all politics
Rachel Maddow
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Jimmy Dore Show
Counterspin
Colbert Report
On the Media
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(2011/01/29) When the cluelesss are in control (Climate Change)
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Edition #450
When the cluelesss are in control
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Act 1: Noise pollution – Colbert Report
Song 1: Peace and quiet – The Rifles
Act 2: Obama’s green investment – Ring of Fire
Song 2: Grown Ups – Suspened Animation
Act 3: EPA revokes a permit for MTR coal mine – Jim Hightower
Song 3: Rivers and Roads – The Head and the Heart
Act 4: Labor Dept. asks court to close coal mine – NPR
Song 4: The fiddler’s ballad – Jen Osha w/Wolf Creek Session
Act 5: Obama weakness spreads to one bright spot in EPA – Young Turks
Song 5: Not Ready to Make Nice – Taking the Long Way
Act 6: 2010 the hottest year on record – Green News Report
Song 6: Hot Hot Hot!!! – Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Act 7: Republicans deny climate change – The New Yorker
Song 7: Idiots have taken over – NOFX
Act 8: The commons of the climate – Thom Hartmann
Song 8: These Days – Chelsea Girl
Act 9: The dilemma of peak oil – Radio Ecoshock
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Save the Planet or Die Trying – Thom Hartmann
Sources:
Colbert Report
Ring of Fire
Jim Hightower
NPR
The Young Turks
The Green News Report by BradBlog.com
The New Yorker
Thom Hartmann
Radio Ecoshock
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(2011/01/26) Wide Angle Lens (Economics and 5-Year Anniversary Show!)
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Edition #449
Wide Angle Lens
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Act 1: A problem with capitalism – Young Turks
Song 1: Crash Into Me – Crash
Act 2: Reaganomics trickle down – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Return To Innocence – Love Sensuality Devotion – The Greatest Hits
Act 3: Comparing European and US social safety nets – Mike Malloy
Song 3: Stand – In Time – The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
Act 4: Special Report on debt – Countdown
Song 4: Borrow – My Old, Familiar Friend
Act 5: If the lives of the rich depended on the poor Part 1 – Common Sense
Song 5: Robin Hood – Vintage Children’s Favourites
Act 6: US Middlemen demand protection from being cut out – The Onion
Song 6: Cut It Out – Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II
Act 7: If the lives of the rich depended on the poor Part 2 – Common Sense
Jay’s Special Radio Story
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Interview with David Stockman – Colbert Report
Sources:
The Young Turks
Rachel Maddow
Mike Malloy
Countdown
Common Sense
The Onion
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(2011/01/23) The United States of America has gone mad (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #448
The United States of America has gone mad
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Act 1: How to spend 1.5 billion dollars – The Pinky Show
Song 1: Billionaire – Billionaire
Act 2: Invest in the US, not Afghanistan – MSNBC
Song 2: Girl in the War (Josh Ritter cover) – Chris Priest
Act 3: Bullets or bucks – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 3: Breakneck Speed – Champ
Act 4: Gay agenda comes to airport security – Majority Report
Song 4: See Me, Feel Me (Single Version) – The Ultimate Collection
Act 5: Obama on Afghanistan echos Vietnam – The Progressive
Song 5: Everybody lies – Melissa Lusk
Act 6: Wikileaks uncovers pressure to attack Iran – Young Turks
Song 6: One Million Miles Away – The Illusionary Movements of Geraldine and Nazu
Act 7: Allies in lies – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 7: Scene No. 13 Segment IV Dance Of The Little Swans – Swan Lake
Act 8: Bush helped Iran’s foreign policy – Rachel Maddow
Song 8: Thank You – No Angel
Act 9: The immorality of America at war – Jim Hightower
Song 9: Casualties of War – The 18th Letter – The Book of Life
Act 10: Ike’s warning still challenges a nation – NPR
Song 10: Enzymes – Enzymes – Single
Act 11: MLK didn’t want US troops in 177 countries – The Progressive
Song 11: Celebration Guns – Set Yourself On Fire
Act 12: The United States of America has gone mad – Democracy Now!
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Trust but verify – Rachel Maddow
Sources:
The Pinky Show
MSNBC
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The Majority Report
The Progressive
The Young Turks
Rachel Maddow
Jim Hightower
NPR
Democracy NOW!
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(2011/01/20) The Hammer and the Gavel Part 2 (Tom Delay)
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Edition #447
The Hammer and the Gavel Part 2
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Act 1: The Hammer has fallen – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Delay – In his own words
Act 3: The Delay Litany – Al Franken
Act 4: Delay – In his own words
Act 5: Memorable moments – The Young Turks
Act 6: Delay – In his own words
Act 7: I’m just a bug man – Slate Podcast
Act 8: Delay – In his own words
Act 9: Good Riddance – Jack Cafferty
Song 9: Future Is Now – Dune
Act 10: Verdict is in – Young Turks
Song 10: Tonight I Have to Leave It – Our Ill Wills
Act 11: Commenting on Tom Delay – It’s all politics
Song 11: The Office UK – Outro #2 – The Office UK Theme Music
Act 12: Story behind the conviction – Jim Hightower
Song 12: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – 60′s Gold
Act 13: Sam announces the sentence – Majority Report
Song 13: Cigarette Smoker Fiona – Who the F*** Are Arctic Monkeys? – EP
Act 14: Allison announces the sentence – Citizen Radio
Song 14: Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol: Greatest Hits
Act 15: Cocky Delay gets three years – Jim Hightower
Song 15: Behind Bars – Baga Tricks
Act 16: Liberals to blame for the conviction – Countdown
Song 16: Montaña – Love & Liberte
Act 17: 3 years prison for Tom Delay – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Big Buy Tom Delay’s Stolen Congress – Brave New Films
Sources:
Rachel Maddow
The Al Franken Show
The Young Turks
Slate.com
CNN
It’s all politics
Jim Hightower
The Majority Report
Citizen Radio
Countdown
Brave New Films
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(2011/01/18) Comedy of errors out of the gate (Congress)
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Edition #446
Comedy of errors out of the gate
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Act 1: GOP takes over – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Read It & Weep – Lucky You
Act 2: House oversight committee – Colbert Report
Song 2: What I’m Looking For (Ad Version) – What I’m Looking For (Ad Version) – Single
Act 3: Dumb new congress – Rachel Maddow
Song 3: Broken Chair – Land of Sea
Act 4: Read it and weep – Slate.com
Song 4: We’re Simple Minds – Spring Came, Rain Fell
Act 5: What you will and wont find in the constitution – Liberal Oasis
Song 5: Figure It Out – It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
Act 6: GOP house takeover, the hypocrisy begins – Young Turks
Song 6: Gone Going – Monkey Business
Act 7: Earmarks, Schmearmarks – Jim Hightower
Song 7: Dirty Job – Once Again
Act 8: The correct way to ridicule Boehner – Citizen Radio
Song 8: Gorel – Babba Maal
Act 9: Boehner guilty of violent talk too – Counterspin
Song 9:In the Aeroplane Over the Sea – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Act 10: GOP attacks health care, helps Dems – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Great Gaffesby – Daily Show
Sources:
Wait wait don’t tell me
Colbert Report
Rachel Maddow
Slate.com
Liberal Oasis Radio
The Young Turks
Jim Hightower
Citizen Radio
Counterspin
The Daily Show
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(2011/01/15) Health Care Debate Past and Present (Health Care)
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Edition #445
Health Care Debate Past and Present
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Act 1: Medicare for all should be clear to all – The Progressive
Song 1: Choctaw Hayride – New Favorite
Act 2: Reflecting on health care opt-out – Liberal Oasis Podcast
Song 2: Powerless – The Big Picture
Act 3: Man paralyzes man from waist up – The Onion
Song 3: Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa – Vampire Weekend
Act 4: Record-breaking fine for health care company – Young Turks
Song 4: The Unforgiven (Instrumental Version) – Plays Metallica By Four Cellos
Act 5: Lie of the year – Media Matters
Act 6: Wendell Potter’s background in health care – David Pakman Show
Song 6: Scar Tissue – Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Hits
Act 7: Doctors have cure for head-bonk amnesia – The Onion
Song 7: Blue Bird Tattoo – More Songs!
Act 8: Rush’s take on health care – Young Turks
Song 8: Middle Class Boy – Listen Carefully E.P
Act 9: AZ death panel continues – Countdown
Song 9: Cuts Like a Knife – An Acoustic Tribute to Bryan Adams
Act 10: Algae alternative fuel report – ABC News
Act 11: Scandal of the uninsured – The Progressive
Song 11: Suffer – Prelude
Act 12: McSurance – Slate.com
Song 12: Built for This – Learning to Bend
Act 13: Return of the myth of death panels – Media Matters
Song 13: No Myth – March
Act 14: Death panels are back – Rachel Maddow
Song 14: Clubbed to Death – Furious Angels
Act 15: Insane health insurance profits – MSNBC
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Tea Party Elect Complains His Gov’t Health Care Doesn’t Start For 28 Days – Young Turks
Sources:
The Progressive
Liberal Oasis Radio
The Onion
The Young Turks
Media Matters Minute
David Pakman Show
Countdown
ABC News
Slate.com
Rachel Maddow
MSNBC
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(2011/01/12) Total, utter and crushing progressive victory (DADT)
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Edition #444 Total, utter and crushing progressive victory Help Progressive Organizations win $1,000,000 by becoming a daily voter! www.bit.ly/ProgressiveSlate Act 1: McCain can stew in his own rancid juices - The Progressive Song 1: Passenger seat - Death Cab For Cutie Act 2: Repeal of DADT will be nation's downfall - Young Turks Song 2: Rome - Phoenix Act 3: Poll to repeal DADT - Colbert Report Song 3: Sunrise - Duran Duran Act 4: Barney Frank defending DADT repeal - Majority Report Song 4: Citronella - Augean Stables Act 5: Savor victory over DADT - The Progressive Song 5: Fade to Black - Apocalyptica Act 6: Limbaugh on those who support repeal of DADT - Media Matters Act 7: McCain still a crotchety old man - Young Turks Song 7: Naked as we came - Iron & Wine Act 8: AmericaBlog interview Part 1 - Majority Report Song 8: Another love song - Finniston Act 9: Ask, now tell? - Mumia Abu-Jamal Song 9: Move you - Anya Marina Act 10: AmericaBlog interview Part 2 - Majority Report Song 10: Falling down - Oasis Act 11: Boiled down to the arguments of both sides - Citizen Radio Source Story Series Featuring The Young Turks Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content: Coming Out From Life Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - NPR Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Check out the Best of the Left iPhone/iPod Touch App in the App Store! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.
(2011/01/09) Fighting those who are willfully ignorant (Climate Change)
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Edition #443
Fighting those who are willfully ignorant
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Act 1: Climate change in the frozen UK – Friday Night Comedy
Song 1: Winter Winds – Sigh No More
Act 2: Climate for the grand kids – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance – The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance – Single
Act 3: Fox global warming denier segment – Young Turks
Song 3: Hide and Seek – Speak for Yourself
Act 4: Energy and Commerce Chair Apparent – Colbert Report
Song 4: Best God In Show – Coaster
Act 5: Best entertained and least informed – Ring of Fire
Song 5: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Instrumental Version] – Plays Metallica By Four Cellos
Act 6: Fox memo to always question climate change – Media Matters
Act 7: Fox busted on climate memo – Young Turks
Song 7: Looking At the Sun – Gramercy Arms
Act 8: Sam Seder’s meteorology – Countdown
Song 8: Like the Weather (Live) – MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs
Act 9: Snowy conditions hazardous for idiots – The Onion
Song 9: Crash – Lovely
Act 10: Push comes to shovel – Rachel Maddow
Song 10: Hurt so good – The Yellow Snow Company
Act 11: More media idiocy on climate change – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 11: Wonder Why – Everything Collide
Act 12: Climate flip flops – Countdown
Song 12: Science Is Real – Here Comes Science (Audio + Video Version)
Act 13: The earth is now Apollo 13 – Radio Ecoshock
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
350 eARTh Climate Change Art Visible From Space – 350.org
Sources:
Friday Night Comedy from the BBC
Rachel Maddow
The Young Turks
The Colbert Report
Ring of Fire
Media Matters Minute
Countdown
The Onion
Jimmy Dore Show
Radio Ecoshock
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(2011/01/06) They are legion, etc (Anonymous)
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Edition #442
They are legion, etc
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Act 1: News on Anonymous Operation: Payback – Countdown
Song 1: I Want You – Savage Garden
Act 2: Anonymous back up wikileaks – On the Media
Song 2: Little Lion Man – Sigh No More
Act 3: WW 3.0 Omar Wason on cyber war – Colbert Report
Song 3: Gone – On and On
Act 4: Are the Anonymous attacks civil disobedience? – On the Media
Song 4: Natural Blues – Play & Play: B Sides
Act 5: Intro to interview with Anonymous – Citizen Radio
Song 5: Legion – Empires
Act 6: Operation: Payback message – Anonymous
Song 6: Eclipse – Welcome to Earth
Act 7: Interview with Anonymous spokesman – Citizen Radio
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
A Letter from Anonymous – Anonymous
Sources:
Countdown
On the Media
The Colbert Report
Citizen Radio
Anonymous
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(2011/01/04) The dark side of the penal system start to finish (Police State)
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Edition #441
The dark side of the penal system start to finish
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Act 1: FBI identifying political protesters as terrorists – The Progressive
Song 1: Hurry Up Let’s Go – Howl Howl Gaff Gaff
Act 2: 14 year-old girl tased by cops – Young Turks
Song 2: Electric Feel – Oracular Spectacular
Act 3: Current Events – Colbert Report
Song 3: Man Up – Yes Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Act 4: 72 year-old grandmother tased by cops – Young Turks
Song 4: Evil Urges – My Morning Jacket
Act 5: Digby on tazers and their consequences – Citizen Radio
Song 5: This Year – The Sunset Tree
Act 6: Stoned, underage, drunk driver calls America a fascist police state – The Onion
Song 6: I Want to Break Free – The Platinum Collection
Act 7: Privatized prisons lobby to imprison more people – Thom Hartmann
Song 7: Butterfly – The Gift of Game
Act 8: Toxic people – Slate Magazine
Song 8: The Czar of Munster – When Juniper Sleeps
Act 9: Out of Georgia – Mumia Abu Jamal
Song 9: Headlock – Speak for Yourself
Act 10: Texas may declare death penalty unconstitutional – Young Turks
Song 10: My wife left me for a guy named Jesus – Paul Dinello on Exit 57
Act 11: Texas Justice – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Pain ray – Rachel Maddow
Sources:
The Progressive
The Young Turks
The Colbert Report
Citizen Radio
Counterspin
The Onion
Thom Hartmann
Slate Magazine
Mumia Abu Jamal Radio Diaries
Rachel Maddow
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(2011/01/01) Governments Verus Journalism (Wikileaks)
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Edition #440
Governments Verus Journalism
Act 1: The campaign to ruin Julian Assange – The Progressive
Song 1: And So It Goes – The Essential Billy Joel
Act 2: Assange released from jail – The Bugle
Song 2: Jailhouse Rock – The Essential Elvis Presley (Remastered)
Act 3: Full Exclusive Assange interview – MSNBC
Song 3: Hurt – American IV: Man Comes Around
Act 4: Thomas Friedman’s approval of wikileaks – Counterspin
Song 4: Morning Sun – Shayna Zaid & the Catch
Act 5: US reaps what it sows – Majority Report
Song 5: What You Get – Bastards of the Beat
Act 6: Open letter signatory on wikileaks – On the Media
Song 6: What we’ve got – Anthony da Costa and Emilyn Brodsky
Act 7: Media should stand up for Assange – Young Turks
Song 7: Time to Ride – Sammy Davis, Jr.: Greatest Hits (Live)
Act 8: Nothing bad about wikileaks – David Feldman Podcast
Song 8: One Day – Light (Bonus Track Version)
Act 9: Losing liberties over wikileaks – The Progressive
Song 9: Flamencos En El Aire – Gipsy Kings
Act 10: Inhumane treatment of PFC. Manning – Young Turks
Song 9: Drift Away – Brothers In Blues & Sisters In Soul – 18 Classic Tracks (Re-Recorded Version)
Act 10: Michael Moore on wikileaks – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
How to handle Julian Assange – Daily Show
Sources:
The Progressive
The Bugle
MSNBC
Counterspin
The Majority Report
On the Media
The Young Turks
David Feldman Podcast
Rachel Maddow
The Daily Show
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BONUS! Repost from October 24th, 2009 Still legally treated as second-class citizens (Gay Rights)
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Repost from October 24th, 2009
Fill in Incredibly Clever Title About the Media Here
Act 1: California Marriage Protection Act PSA 1
Song 1: I was I Was Married – The Con
Act 2: When the time is right – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Right Now – The Best of Van Halen, Vol. 1
Act 3: Jim Fouratt on gay rights – Colbert Report
Song 3: Leader – Burning Spear
Act 4: Obama speaks on DADT – Rachel Maddow
Song 4: What Have I Done to Deserve This? – PopArt: The Hits
Act 5: California Marriage Protection Act PSA 2
Song 5: Ain’t No Reason – So Much More
Act 6: Dan Savage on Obama on DADT – Countdown
Song 6: Don’t Ask Me Why – The Essential Billy Joel
Act 7: The gay after tomorrow – Daily Show
Song 7: Sénégal Fast-Food – Dimanche a Bamako
Act 8: The aftermath of the gay rights rally – Mother Jones
Song 8: Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise – The Avett Brothers
Act 9: Queer and loathing in D.C. – Daily Show
Song 9: Let My Love Open the Door – The Definitive Collection
Act 10: Dan Choi: Don’t Tell, Martha! – The Moth Podcast
Sources:
Rachel Maddow
Colbert Report
Countdown
The Daily Show
Mother Jones
The Moth
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BONUS! Repost from June 15th, 2006 - Fill in Incredibly Clever Title About the Media Here (Media)
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Repost from June 15th, 2006
Fill in Incredibly Clever Title About the Media Here
Act 1: The Gay Reformation – The Majority Report
Song 1: I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – Sunshine On Leith
Act 2: Oreilly’s Worst Lie? – Keith Olbermann
Song 2: Generic patriotic music
Act 3: Warning to Democrats – CounterSpin
Song 3: Peace of Mind – Popular Music That Will Live Forever – EP
Act 4: Ann Coulter on Today – The Young Turks
Song 4: Solsbury Hill – Vanilla Sky (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 5: Media Monopoly – Ring Of Fire
Song 5: The Passenger – Lust for Life
Act 6: Judgment Day – Kieth Olbermann
Song 6: New Slang – Garden State (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 7: Rita Cosby and the bikini strangler Part 1 – Young Turks
Song 7: Generic bumper music
Act 8: Insert chapter title here – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 8: Let Go – Details
Act 9: Rita Cosby and the bikini strangler Part 2 – Young Turks
Sources:
The Majority Report
Countdown
Counterspin
The Young Turks
Ring of Fire
Wait wait don’t tell me
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(2010/12/16) The Bad Deal Part 2 - The Politicians Strike Back (Tax Compromise)
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Edition #439
The Bad Deal Part 2 - The Politicians Strike Back
Act 1: We got screwed – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light – Deja Entendu
Act 2: Sanders speaking to oppose tax cuts – Young Turks
Song 2: You Talk Too Much – Carnival Time – The Best of Ric Records, Vol. 1
Act 3: History made – Countdown
Song 3: Tell me tell me – Burning Spear
Act 4: When opposites attack – Rachel Maddow
Song 4: Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) – Josh Groban
Act 5: Bernie could not be stopped – Citizen Radio
Song 5: The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – Single
Act 6: David Cay Johnston – Democracy Now!
Song 6: Carol of the Bells – Christmas Celebration
Act 7: Rep. Peter DeFazio leading the charge against – Thom Hartmann
Song 7: Se Quiere, Se Mata – Pies Descalzos
Act 8: Rep. Jim McDermott on Obama giving away the store – Young Turks
Song 8: First Snow (Instrumental) – Christmas Eve and Other Stories
Act 9: Bipartisanshi* – Countdown
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
SuperCuts – Daily Show
Sources:
Wait wait don’t tell me
The Young Turks
Countdown
Rachel Maddow
Citizen Radio
Democracy Now!
Thom Hartmann
The Daily Show
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(2010/12/14) The Bad Deal Part 1 (Tax Compromise)
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Edition #438
The Bad Deal Part 1
Act 1: Democracil – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 1: Take Me Down – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Act 2: Baseless, Obama press conference – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Billionaire – Billionaire
Act 3: Something for everyone – Counterspin
Song 3: M79 – Vampire Weekend
Act 4: Thom talks to WH spokeman on tax compromise – Thom Hartmann
Song 4: Greensleeves – The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe
Act 5: WH adviser on how they negotiate – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 5: Curl Up and Die – The Bird and the Bee Sides
Act 6: Obama is a dangerous joke – Young Turks
Song 6: Santa Baby – Santa Baby – Single
Act 7: CT phone home – Daily Show
Song 7: Standing Still – Standing Still – Single
Act 8: Comment on Obama tax compromise – Countdown
Song 8: Lord’s Bright Blessing – Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol
Act 9: Obama is taken hostage – Le Show
Song 9: Hostage-O – Life’ll Kill Ya
Act 10: Going from power to irrelevance – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
National Displeasure – Daily Show
Sources:
Jimmy Dore Show
Rachel Maddow
Counterspin
Thom Hartmann
The Young Turks
The Daily Show
Countdown
Le Show
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(2010/12/11) Green Light, All Systems Go (DADT)
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Edition #437
Misleading and hate mongering
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Act 1: The Word – Army of Mum – Colbert Report
Song 1: New Slang – Oh, Inverted World
Act 2: Pro-gay groups desperate for Obama to take action – NPR
Song 2: Ready or Not – The Score
Act 3: If you were in and out you’re in – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 3: Nature of the Experiment – A Lesson In Crime
Act 4: It gets worse PSA – Daily Show
Song 4: The Silent Nutcracker (Instrumental) – Christmas Eve and Other Stories
Act 5: DADT repeal in lame-duck hands – NPR
Song 5: Take A Chance – Take A Chance
Act 6: Pentagon report leaves DADT with no leg to stand on – The Progressive
Song 6: How Soon Is Now? – 200 KM/H in the Wrong Lane
Act 7: DADT green light – Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Christmas / Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental) – Christmas Eve and Other Stories
Act 8: Tucker Carlson mocks Arabic translators – Media Matters
Act 9: Dan Savage on DADT – Countdown
Song 9: All These Things That I’ve Done – Hot Fuss
Act 10: McCain moving the goal posts on DADT – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 10: Bizzare Love Triangle – Blue Order: A Trance Tribute to New Order
Act 11: McCain in his quest from Principled Independent to Pandering Asshole – Young Turks
Song 11: The Little Drummer Boy – Number 1′s: Christmas
Act 12: DADT hearings Day 1 – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Gaypocalypse Now – Daily Show
Sources:
Colbert Report
NPR
Wait wait don’t tell me
The Daily Show
The Progressive
Rachel Maddow
Media Matters Minute
Countdown
The Young Turks
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(2010/12/08) Misleading and hate mongering (Media)
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Edition #436
Misleading and hate mongering
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Act 1: Doubtsourced – Daily Show
Song 1: Something Good Can Work – Tourist History
Act 2: Right wing truth – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Walking In the Air – The Snowman
Act 3: Jimmy talks to Moron about the lame stream media – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 3: Soft Serve – Irresistible Bliss
Act 4: Violent conservative speech – Counterspin
Song 4: Fade to Black – Inquisition Symphony
Act 5: Fox’s Nazi rhetoric – Media Matters
Act 6: Glenn Beck attacks MSNBC – Young Turks
Song 6: Moving to New York – The Wombats – EP
Act 7: Quoted but untrue – Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Something happened – Visitors
Act 8: Comment about commentary in the media – Countdown
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Time Mag Advises Pres More Compromise With Repubs – Young Turks
Sources:
The Daily Show
Rachel Maddow
Jimmy Dore Show
Counterspin
Media Matters Minute
The Young Turks
Countdown
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(2010/12/05) People scared clothes-less and world powers exposed (International Security)
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Edition #435
People scared clothes-less and world powers exposed
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Act 1: Don’t touch my junk – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 1: Submarine Symphonika – Honeysuckle Weeks
Act 2: Memo to Fox – Profiling still wont work – Media Matters
Song 2: Your Racist Friend – Flood
Act 3: Homeland security for sale – Young Turks
Song 3: Holiday Road (Live) – Live At the Bass Performance Hall
Act 4: Tales of airport security – Le Show
Song 4: Touch my junk – Harry Shearer
Act 5: Interview with TSA on enhanced pad down procedure – Majority Report
Song 5: Slide – No Angel
Act 6: Wiki gossip – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 6: A Few Honest Words – Learning to Bend
Act 7: NYT on leaked info about Iran – Counterspin
Song 7: How – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (The Complete Sessions 1991-1993)
Act 8: Wikileaks lets us know what’s going on – The Progressive
Song 8: Tracked in mud – Cory Davies
Act 9: Jay Rosen on Wikileaks – Citizen Radio
Song 9: Just My Imagination – Stars – The Best of 1992-2002
Act 10: Wikileaks vs. world peace – Counterspin
Song 10: The Peace Carol – A Christmas Together
Act 11: Knowing what’s real from Wikileaks – Common Sense
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Jay Rosen on Wikileaks- “The watchdog press died; we have this instead.”
Links:
Daniel Ellsberg’s open letter to Amazon.com
http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2010/12/02/daniel-ellsberg-says-boycott-amazon/print/
Sources:
Jimmy Dore Show
Media Matters Minute
The Young Turks
Le Show
The Majority Report
Wait wait don’t tell me!
Counterspin
The Progressive
Citizen Radio
Common Sense
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(2010/12/02) Managing and mismanaging (Economics)
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Edition #434
Managing and mismanaging
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Act 1: Poor corporations pay too much tax – Young Turks
Song 1: Revolution – The Beatles 1967–1970 (The Blue Album)
Act 2: The Word – Nothingness – Colbert Report
Song 2: Koto Meditation Music 4 – Chinese and Japanese Koto Harp and Shakuhachi Flute Music
Act 3: High taxes keeps money in businesses – Thom Hartmann
Song 3: Up nights – Amsterband
Act 4: All the devils are here – Daily Show
Song 4: Melody – Kate Earl
Act 5: Give the people what we want – Slate.com
Song 5: Is Love Enough (feat. Gentleman) – Yell Fire!
Act 6: Massive foreclosure fraud by banks – Young Turks
Song 6: Nutcracker: Act 2: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy – Nutcracker
Act 7: America’s job loss – Beri Fox – Colbert Report
Song 7: Pilot Light (Extended Version) – Pilot Season Soundtrack
Act 8: GOP budget management – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Rich Ask Obama To Raise Their Taxes – MSNBC
Sources:
The Young Turks
Colbert Report
Thom Hartmann
The Daily Show
Slate.com
Rachel Maddow
MSNBC
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(2010/11/30) The honorable class of 2010 (Elections)
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Edition #433
The honorable class of 2010
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Act 1: Campaign ads might not matter – On the Media
Song 1: It Don’t Matter – Southern Discomfort
Act 2: Too early, too often – Need to Know
Song 2: Faith – Faith
Act 3: Campaign ads might still matter – On the Media
Song 3: Battle For The Beat – Battle For The Beat
Act 4: Mad as Hell – Mark Fiore
Song 4: My Favourite Game – Gran Turismo
Act 5: Adult Spin – Daily Show
Song 5: The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance – Vampire Weekend
Act 6: Midterm Election Update – The Bugle
Song 6: Drowning Men – Reservoir
Act 7: Freshman orientation – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 7: Book of Days – The Very Best of Enya
Act 8: Uncompromise – Mark Fiore
Song 8: Goodbye Blue Sky – The Wall (Remastered)
Act 9: GOP misses Clinton – Daily Show
Song 9: I don’t mind if you forget me – The Smiths
Act 10: Which brand are your crooks? – Young Turks
Song 9: Let’s Work Together – The Very Best of Canned Heat
Act 10: Michael Moore on the administration – Bill Maher
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Faith-Based Vote – Slate.com
Find source links for this episode after the break!
Sources:
On the Media
Need to Know
Mark Fiore
The Daily Show
The Bugle
Wait wait don’t tell me
The Young Turks
Real Time with Bill Maher
Slate.com
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BONUS! Repost from May 8th, 2006 - He may be a failure, but he's our failure (Colbert Roasts Bush)
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Repost from May 8th, 2006 - He may be a failure, but he's our failure
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Act 1: David Bender and Rachel discuss – Rachel Maddow Show
Song 1: Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection
Act 2: The Colbert Revolt – Slate.com
Song 2: Another Love Song – Organised for Hi Fi
Act 3: Dissecting the comedy – The Al Franken Show
Song 3: (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher – Jackie Wilson: 20 Greatest Hits
Act 4: 9/11 was on a Tuesday – Young Turks
Song 4: In the Summertime – The Very Best of Mungo Jerry
Act 5: Why journalists didn’t like the routine – Counterspin
Song 5: Jerk It Out – Love for the Streets
Act 6: Rumors of death threats to Colbert – The Majority Report
Song 6: That non-song that has since become the outro music for the show
Act 7: Anniversary of Mission Accomplished – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 7: Circles – El Oso
Act 8: We shouldn’t even be doing this – On the Media
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Unedited video of Colbert’s original speech at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner
Sources:
Rachel Maddow
Slate.com
The Al Franken Show
The Young Turks
Counterspin
The Majority Report
Wait wait don’t tell me
On the Media
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(2010/11/24) Giving voice to the powerless (Immigration)
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Edition #432
Giving voice to the powerless
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Act 1: East German immigration reform – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Takin’ Retards to the Zoo – Big Lizard In My Back Yard
Act 2: The fence – Ring of Fire
Song 2: Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 – The Wall (Remastered)
Act 3: California points the way on college costs for immigration – The Progressive
Song 3: Dreams – Stars – The Best of 1992-2002
Act 4: Prison economics help drive Ariz immigration – NPR
Song 4: Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) – Essential Pet Shop Boys
Act 5: Fallback position, Migrant Worker – Colbert Report
Song 5: Spanish Flea – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Act 6: Colbert’s immigration testimony – C-SPAN
Song 6: (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? – A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Act 7: Fox News on Colbert’s testimony – Young Turks
Song 7: Shady River – Lake Bottom LP
Act 8: Truthiness to power – Daily Show
Song 8: One – Achtung Baby
Act 9: Mr. Colbert goes to Washington – Countdown
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Calif. Upholds In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants – NPR
Sources:
Wait wait don’t tell me
Ring of Fire
The Progressive
NPR
Colbert Report
C-SPAN
The Young Turks
The Daily Show
Countdown
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(2010/11/21) Confessions of a ghost writer (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #431
Confessions of a ghost writer
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Act 1: Expanding the war – Rachel Maddow
Song 1: The Chance I Deserve – Spring Came, Rain Fell
Act 2: Do-it-yourself ribbon sticker – The Pinky Show
Song 2: Just for Now – Speak for Yourself
Act 3: Media spins casualties positively – Counterspin
Song 3: Kids – Oracular Spectacular
Act 4: Bush’s highs and lows – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 4: Between Love & Hate – Room On Fire
Act 5: Continued Bush lies on WMD – Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Knock Yourself Out – I Heart Huckabees (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Act 6: The decider returns – Daily Show
Song 6: Kick Drum Heart – I and Love and You
Act 7: Bush war crimes – Ring of Fire
Song 7: Everybody’s Gone to War – Fires
Act 8: Bush’s book tour and soft journalism – Counterspin
Song 8: Lleva Me El Compas – Gipsy Kings
Act 9: Nab Bush now – The Progressive
Song 9: Holiday In Spain – Films About Ghosts: The Best of Counting Crows
Act 10: Contemptible hypocrisy – Rachel Maddow
Song 10: Middle Man – Loose Change (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Act 11: GOP to block START Treaty – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
McConnell’s war scandal – Rachel Maddow
Sources:
Rachel Maddow
The Pinky Show
Counterspin
Wait wait don’t tell me
The Daily Show
Ring of Fire
The Progressive
The Young Turks
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(2010/11/18) Cuts like a knife (Economics)
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Edition #430
Cuts like a knife
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Act 1: Obama greeted in India – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: These Are Days (Live) – MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs
Act 2: What we don’t make in the U.S. – Thom Hartmann
Song 2: Mr. Maker – Konk
Act 3: Obama in Asia – The Bugle
Song 3: Starring – Weathervanes
Act 4: Obama’s Willy Loman Schtick – Jim Hightower
Song 4: Jack Names the Planet – Angus (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 5: Let’s go anywhere – The Daily Show
Song 5: Vacation – Go Go’s
Act 6: War over the budget – On the Media
Song 6: Sweet Little Lies – Yell Fire!
Act 7: On the deficit commission – Liberal Oasis Radio
Song 7: Cuts Like a Knife – An Acoustic Tribute to Bryan Adams
Act 8: Obama acts like a Republican on Social Security – The Progressive
Song 8: High Wire – The Best of Men at Work: Contraband
Act 9: Catfood commission drop a new release – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Lonely President’s Guide to Getting Out of the Country – Daily Show
Sources:
Wait wait don’t tell me
Thom Hartmann
The Bugle
Jim Hightower
The Daily Show
On the Media
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The Progressive
Rachel Maddow
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(2010/11/16) And let us never speak of it again (Rally for Sanity and/or Fear)
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Edition #429
And let us never speak of it again
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Act 1: Press fear award – The Rally
Song 1: Zebra – Teen Dream
Act 2: Sanity/Fear protest of the absurd – NPR
Song 2: I’ll Meet You There – Maybe I’m Dreaming
Act 3: At the Rally Part 1 – New Left Media
Song 3: Finding Something to Do – Would It Kill You?
Act 4: Jon Stewart’s speech – The Rally
Song 4: This Is Not the End – The Sun and the Moon
Act 5: At the Rally Part 2 – New Left Media
Song 5: I Can See Clearly Now – We All Are One: The Best of Jimmy Cliff
Act 6: False equivalencies at the rally – Countdown
Song 6: All the Same to Me – Whatever You Like [Digital 45]
Act 7: At the Rally Part 3 – New Left Media
Song 7: Forgive Me – Veteranos
Act 8: Media objectivity and the sanity rally – On the Media
Song 8: La Réalité (Yuksek Remix) – Dimanche à Bamako (Bonus Track Version)
Act 9: At the Rally Part 4 – New Left Media
Song 9: Dreamtime – Faith In the Future
Act 10: Make it about something – Bill Maher
Song 10: Hold My Hand – The Best of Hootie & The Blowfish (1993-2003)
Act 11: At the Rally Part 5 – New Left Media
Song 11: Someday We’ll Know – Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too
Act 12: Jon Stewart interview – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Come on Jon Stewart – George W. Bush – Daily Show
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NPR
New Left Media
Countdown
On the Media
Real Time with Bill Maher
Rachel Maddow
The Daily Show
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(2010/11/13) Not all beliefs are created equal (Religion)
70 perc
1. évad 428. rész
Edition #428
Not all beliefs are created equal
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Act 1: Stat of the Union – Colbert Report
Song 1: We Are All Made of Stars – 18
Act 2: Nontheists know more about religion – Young Turks
Song 2: Me and God and Jesus – Crooked Roads Band
Act 3: Christmas Suicides come earlier every year – The Onion
Song 3: We Wish You a Merry Christmas – Christmas Masterpieces and Familiar Carols
Act 4: Dawkins lays the smack down on the pope – Richard Dawkins
Song 4: Shattered Faith – Punk-O-Rama 8
Act 5: Honor killings with torture – Young Turks
Song 5: Honor – Praise the Fallen
Act 6: United Arab Emirates wife-beating ruling – David Pakman Show
Song 6: Everloving – Play & Play: B Sides
Act 7: Sam Harris – Daily Show
Song 7: Science Is Real – Here Comes Science
Act 8: Glenn Beck’s Mormon code words exposed = Young Turks
Song 8: Wild Horses – Blind
Act 9: God diagnosed with bipolar disorder – The Onion
Song 9: God Gave Rock & Roll to You – Revenge
Act 10: Birth control in Bogata – Thom Hartmann
Song 10: Can’t Behave (Radio Edit without DJ Quik) – Can’t Behave – Single
Act 11: Evangelical Christian on Obama bringing apocalypse – YoungTurks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
IHOP: Yahweh or No way – Colbert Report
Sources:
Colbert Report
The Young Turks
The Onion
David Pakman Show
The Daily Show
Thom Hartmann
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(2010/11/10) Punished for UNDERreaching (Elections)
73 perc
1. évad 427. rész
Edition #427
Punished for UNDERreaching
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Act 1: The mourning after – Daily Show
Song 1: Fake Plastic Trees – The Best of Radiohead
Act 2: 1st draft of election night speeches – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 2: I Feel So – Box Car Racer
Act 3: Compromise and class after the elections – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 3: Fake Empire – Boxer
Act 4: Where has a tea party got out of control – BBC News Quiz
Song 4: Late Night, Maudlin Street – Viva Hate
Act 5: Will the GOP compromise – MSNBC
Song 5: Get Up, Stand Up – Bob Marley & The Wailers: Gold
Act 6: Yes we can, but – Le Show
Act 7: Obama was punished for underreaching – Common Sense with Dan Carlin
Song 7: Good People – In Between Dreams (Bonus Track Version)
Act 8: Katrina vanden Heuvel – Colbert Report
Song 8: Slight Figure of Speech – I and Love and You
Act 9: Mourning Russ Feingold – The Progressive
Song 9: All I Want Is You – Rattle and Hum
Act 10: The youth and the election – Thom Hartmann
Song 10: Silver Lining – Under the Blacklight
Act 11: Electile dysfunction – Slate.com
Song 11: Take It or Leave It – Is This It
Act 12: Election to end all elections – Colbert Report
Song 12: Don’t Dream It’s Over – Divine Discontent
Act 13: Let me recount the errors of our ways – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Who wants it more – Daily Show
Sources:
The Daily Show
Wait wait don’t tell me!
The Jimmy Dore Show
BBC News Quiz
MSNBC
Le Show
Colbert Report
The Progressive
Thom Hartmann
Slate.com
The Young Turks
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(2010/11/07) The system is damaged but our expectations are broken (Education)
66 perc
1. évad 426. rész
Edition #426
The system is damaged but our expectations are broken
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Act 1: Update on crazy Texas textbook changes – Young Turks
Song 1: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot – On the Good Ship Lollipop
Act 2: Peabody Public Schools – Colbert Report
Song 2: Classical gas – Vanessa Mae
Act 3: Waiting for superman an teacher unions – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 3: Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae
Act 4: Something is really wrong with our education system – Young Turks
Song 4: Trigonometry – Nascent
Act 5: Are tests biased against kids who don’t give a shit? – The Onion
Song 5: Care – Kid Rock
Act 6: Education coverage is anti-teacher – Counterspin
Song 6: Am I Wrong – Love Spit Love
Act 7: Davis Guggenheim – Colbert Report
Song 7: You Learn – Jagged Little Pill
Act 8: LA Times calls out school teachers – Young Turks
Song 8: The Gambler – The Gambler
Act 9: Beating up on teacher unions – Counterspin
Song 9: These days – Luxury
Act 10: Eighth-grade reading list favors stuff that sucks – The Onion
Song 10: The Revenge of Holden Caufield – Progression – EP
Act 11: Cenk on US education failure and potential – MSNBC
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Glenn Beck Hates Education – Young Turks
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Colbert Report
The Jimmy Dore Show
The Onion
Counterspin
MSNBC
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(2010/11/04) Muslims are scary (Religious Tolerance)
68 perc
1. évad 425. rész
Edition #425
Muslims are scary
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Act 1: Applause for Bloomberg – The Progressive
Song 1: Falling Down – Falling Down – Single
Act 2: The Parent Company Trap – Daily Show
Song 2: What I Am – Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars
Act 3: Images of N.Y. Islamic Center meant to ‘educate’ – NPR
Song 3: Close Your Eyes – Too Young to Fight It
Act 4: Iran’s crisis of modernity – Daily Show
Song 4: Modern Way – Employment
Act 5: Juan Williams, religious conflict and war – Thom Hartmann
Song 5: I Will Follow You Into the Dark – Plans
Act 6: Of course we all feel that way – Citizen Radio
Song 6: Just a Ride – Finally Woken
Act 7: Threatdown, Muslim Edition – Colbert Report
Song 7: Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) – Lungs
Act 8: Religious and ethnic intolerance in the election – Rachel Maddow
Song 8: Creature Fear – For Emma, Forever Ago
Act 9: It’s a small-minded world – Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
NPR Staffing Decision 2010 – The Daily Show
Sources:
The Progressive
The Daily Show
NPR
Thom Hartmann
Citizen Radio
Colbert Report
Rachel Maddow
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(2010/11/02) Big Elections Show (Elections)
81 perc
1. évad 424. rész
Edition #424
Big Elections Show
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Act 1: Midterm erections – Colbert Report
Song 1: I’m Not the Man (Live) – MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs
Act 2: The donor Party – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: When I was a baby – The New Pornographers
Act 3: The argument for public financing of elections – MSNBC
Song 3: Everybody Wants to Rule the World – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears
Act 4: The genesis of corporate personhood – Thom Hartmann
Song 4: Undone (The Sweater Song) – Weezer
Act 5: Left Behind – Paul Begala – Colbert Report
Song 5: Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Medusa
Act 6: Mcacca moments – Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Vote – Roots, Rock & Revolution
Act 7: Palin Envy – The Progressive
Song 7: Fool – Laundry Service
Act 8: Crazy to vote for GOP in 2010 – Young Turks
Song 8: Don’t Dream It’s Over – Smallville: The Talon Mix (Original Soundtrack)
Act 9: Extreme candidates – Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Strange Bath – I Heart Huckabees (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Act 10: Commentary on extreme candidates – Countdown
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Indecision 2010 – Negative Campaigning – Daily Show
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Colbert Report
Rachel Maddow
MSNBC
Thom Hartmann
The Progressive
The Young Turks
Countdown
The Daily Show
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(2010/10/30) Worshiping a false idol (Economics)
73 perc
1. évad 423. rész
Edition #423
Worshiping a false idol
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Act 1: Chilean miners saved by democracy – Counterspin
Song 1: Hero of the Day – Load
Act 2: Bizarre worship of the free market – The Progressive
Song 2: Shattered Faith – Punk-O-Rama 8
Act 3: Shocking facts on US poverty – Young Turks
Song 3: Buildings & Mountains – Keep Color
Act 4: GOP killing jobs – Rachel Maddow
Song 4: All for You – Sister Hazel
Act 5: Robert Reich interview – Colbert Report
Song 5: If I Ever Feel Better – United
Act 6: Workers need to take a pay cut – Counterspin
Song 6: What I’m Looking For (Ad Version) – What I’m Looking For (Ad Version) – Single
Act 7: Companies buying stocks, not employees – Young Turks
Song 7: Leaving On a Jet Plane – Have a Ball
Act 8: Housing guy apologizes for housing bubble – NPR
Song 8: Let Me Fall (From “Cirque du Soleil”) – Josh Groban
Act 9: The Chamber on outsourcing jobs – Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Easy – Born On Flag Day
Act 10: What to do about the Bush tax cuts – Counterspin
Song 10: 12:51 – 12:51 – Single
Act 11: Proof the Bush tax cuts failed miserably – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Poor Single Mother With Lots Of Credit Cards. (It’s Not What You Think.) – NPR
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Counterspin
The Progressive
The Young Turks
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Colbert Report
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(2010/10/27) Things will get better (Gay RIghts)
12 perc
1. évad 422. rész
Edition #422
Things will get better
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Act 1: Don’t enforce – Rachel Maddow
Song 1: How – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (The Complete Sessions 1991-1993)
Act 2: WaPo promotes homophobe – Counterspin
Song 2: Why (You Confuse Me) – Everybody Knows EP
Act 3: DADT ruled unconstitutional – Countdown
Song 3: A Change Is Gonna Come – Learning to Bend
Act 4: Shielded ID interview – Rachel Maddow
Song 4: My Private Nation – My Private Nation
Act 5: The death of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell – The Progressive
Song 5: In a Cave – Elephant Shell
Act 6: Things will get better – Joel Burns
Song 6: Better Be Quiet Now – Figure 8
Act 7: Make a plan or stop saying you will – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Make a plan or stop saying you will – Rachel Maddow
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Rachel Maddow
Counterspin
Countdown
The Progressive
Joel Burns YouTube video
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(2010/10/24) The narrative in the news (Media)
72 perc
1. évad 421. rész
Edition #421
End Nixon's war on drugs
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Act 1: Election narrative – Counterspin
Song 1: Black & Blue – Miike Snow
Act 2: Beltway election narrative – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Late Afternoon – Theo Bard
Act 3: Glenn Beck in trouble with Fox – Young Turks
Song 3: Up Against the Wall – Writer’s Block
Act 4: Rupert Murdoch watch – Le Show
Song 4: Nantes – The Flying Club Cup
Act 5: Professional Left commentary – Countdown
Song 5: Leader – Burning Spear
Act 6: Politician’s lies – On the Media
Song 6: Too close – VNV Nation
Act 7: MSNBC’s political narrative – Daily Show
Song 7: You’re the Best – The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Act 8: CNN’s Rick Sanchez fired – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Journolist Proves ‘Liberal Media’ Is BS – Young Turks
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Counterspin
Rachel Maddow
The Young Turks
Le Show
Countdown
On the Media
The Daily Show
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(2010/10/21) End Nixon's war on drugs (Drug War)
64 perc
1. évad 420. rész
Edition #420
End Nixon's war on drugs
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Act 1: Cenk’s Take to end the war on Drugs – MSNBC
Song 1: Gangsta’s Paradise – Rhino Hi-Five: Coolio – EP
Act 2: Terror, drugs, poverty redouble efforts – The Onion
Song 2: Cameras – Cameras – Single
Act 3: Update on the drug war – Rachel Maddow
Song 3: I Wanna Be Sedated – Road to Ruin (Expanded & Remastered)
Act 4: Beer industry vs Marijuana legalization – Young Turks
Song 4: Havana – Garageband jingle
Act 5: Gang Busters, John Burrnett – Colbert Report
Song 5: Mexico – James Taylor: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Act 6: Oakland goes pot – Jim Hightower
Song 6: Recycled Air – Give Up
Act 7: Desperate drug addict driven to get a job – The Onion
Song 7: Tragic Kingdom – Tragic Kingdom
Act 8: Why pot should be legal – Young Turks
Song 8: Same song twice – Sublime
Act 9: Prop 19, Joesph Califano and Gary Johnson – Colbert Report
Song 9: A Rush of Blood to the Head – A Rush of Blood to the Head
Act 10: Could regulating/taxing pot save states budgets – Thom Hartmann
Song 10: Dreaming My Dreams – No Need to Argue
Act 11: Model-train hobby becomes model-train habbit – The Onion
Song 11: Peace Train – Footsteps In the Light
Act 12: How the war on drugs started – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Police Capture Nation’s Largest Crystal Meth Kingpin – The Onion
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MSNBC
The Onion
Rachel Maddow
The Young Turks
Colbert Report
Jim Hightower
Thom Hartmann
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(2010/10/19) The asylum is holding elections, don't let the inmates be the only voters (Elections)
71 perc
1. évad 419. rész
Edition #419
The asylum is holding elections, don't let the inmates be the only voters
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Act 1: Tea party coloring book Colbert Report
Song 1: Poem to a horse – Shakira
Act 2: GOP busted on talking points – Young Turks
Song 2: Playing your part – Emotional Violence
Act 3: Elitist nonsense – Slate.com
Song 3: Razor Wire (Instrumental) – Chris Priest
Act 4: Indecision 2010 – unforced errors edition – Daily Show
Song 4: Eyes – Rogue Wave
Act 5: Demint Gov shut down – Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Stand by me – Pennywise
Act 6: Tea party and the Koch bros – Ring of Fire
Song 6: Sit and listen – Malibu Knights
Act 7: Rich Iott wears a Nazi uniform – Colbert Report
Song 7: Close to me – The Cure
Act 8: Voters want to know who funds ads – NPR
Song 8: Information Travels Faster – Death Cab For Cutie
Act 9: Time to fight for strong progressives – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Indecision 2010 – Revenge of the Fallen – FearStock.com – Colbert Report
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Colbert Report
The Young Turks
Slate.com
Daily Show
Rachel Maddow
Ring of Fire
NPR
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(2010/10/16) Math has a well known liberal bias (Economics)
74 perc
1. évad 418. rész
Edition #418
Math has a well known liberal bias
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Act 1: Foreclosure Crisis – Daily Show
Song 1: Razon Wire – Chris Priest
Act 2: TARP sequels coming – Young Turks
Song 2: Big Mistake – Fair Ain’t Fair
Act 3: Crooked lending practices – Le Show
Song 3: Lake Michigan – Asleep At Heaven’s Gate
Act 4: Mortgage bankers assn. – Daily Show
Song 4: Hang On Sloopy – Hang On Sloopy – The Best of the McCoys
Act 5: Top 20% have too much money – Young Turks
Song 5: Animal – Miike Snow
Act 6: Tax Shelter Skelter – Colbert Report
Song 6: Gray or Blue – Sea Green, See Blue. – EP
Act 7: The return of debtors’ prisons – The Progressive
Song 7: Rows of Homes – The Western States Motel
Act 8: Austan Goolsbee – Colbert Report
Song 8: Bloodstream – Stateless
Act 9: Dems at war with corporate interests – Young Turks
Song 9: Dance Music – The Sunset Tree
Act 10: Arizona family chooses to live in the middle – NPR
Song 10: Keepsake – Weeds (Music from the Series, Vol. 3)
Act 11: Fox News guest rips ‘liberal math’ – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Arianna Huffington – Daily Show
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Daily Show
The Young Turks
Le Show
Colbert Report
The Progressive
NPR
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(2010/10/13) Lunatics on the right, broken system, support the fighters (Elections)
67 perc
1. évad 417. rész
Edition #417
Lunatics on the right, broken system, support the fighters
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Act 1: Stop whining – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Listen – Listen Carefully E.P
Act 2: GOP candidates looking to kill social security – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Say It to Me Now – Once (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 3: American Corruptistan – Jim Hightower
Song 3: Messages – Food In the Belly
Act 4: Who’s buying the US elections – Young Turks
Song 4: I Paid for the Party – The Best of Loma Records – The Rise and Fall of a 1960′s Soul Label
Act 5: (C) Spot run – Daily Show
Song 5: Follow You Follow Me – Turn It On Again – The Hits
Act 6: Democrats getting out politicked – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 6: When I Come Around – Dookie
Act 7: Late for Obama to turn left – The Progressive
Song 7: Inspiration – ¡Volare! – The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings
Act 8: Right Club – Daily Show
Song 8: That Thing You Do! (Live At the Hollywood TV Showcase) – That Thing You Do! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Act 9: Dems on offense – Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Wait Up (Boots of Danger) – Champ
Act 10: Help progressives win in 2010 – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Delewert Report – The Colbert Report
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Wait wait don’t tell me
Rachel Maddow
Jim Hightower
The Young Turks
Daily Show
Jimmy Dore Show
The Progressive
Colbert Report
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(2010/10/10) Today is 350.org's Global Work Party (Climate Change)
69 perc
1. évad 416. rész
Edition #416
Today is 350.org's Global Work Party
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Act 1: Deniers funding NOVA – Counterspin
Song 1: Like the Weather – In My Tribe
Act 2: News of the warm – Le Show
Song 2: Cold As Ice – No End In Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner (Remastered)
Act 3: 350.org’s Bill McKibben interview – David Letterman Show
Song 3: Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? – Play & Play: B Sides
Act 4: Walmart going green – Counterspin
Song 4: Mother Earth (International RMX) – Culcha Candela
Act 5: News of the warm – Le Show
Song 5: PTF2012 – Praise the Fallen
Act 6: The new ice island – Need to Know
Song 6: Island In the Sun – Weezer (Green Album)
Act 7: Moving to the suburbs – NPR
Song 7: Title and Registration – Transatlanticism
Act 8: Family of 5 found alive in suburbs – The Onion
Song 8: Recycled Air – Give Up
Act 9: Moving to the city – NPR
Song 9: Freetime – New Sacred Cow
Act 10: Walruses and Ostriches – The Progressive
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Skepticism vs. denial about climate change – Need to Know
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Counterspin
Le Show
David Letterman
Need to Know
NPR
The Onion
The Progressive
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(2010/10/07) You thought you were angry at Wall Street before (Economics)
65 perc
1. évad 415. rész
Edition #415
You thought you were angry at Wall Street before
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Act 1: It’s ooover! – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Steal My Kisses – Burn to Shine
Act 2: Summers stepping down – Counterspin
Song 2: 2 Atoms In a Molecule – Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
Act 3: Social security lie – Young Turks
Song 3: Don’t Believe the Hype – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Act 4: The GOP spending addiction – Slate.com
Song 4: Not an Addict – Paradise In Me
Act 5: Nearly half oppose tax hike for rich – Counterspin
Song 5: The Only Exception – Brand New Eyes
Act 6: Unbearable Wall Streeters Part 1 – This American Life
Song 6: Kyoko’s House (“stage blood is not enough”) – Mishima (Original Music Composed By Philip Glass)
Act 7: General Motors sales of disposable car – The Onion
Song 7: Kathy’s Song (Come Lie Next to Me) – Welcome to Earth
Act 8: Unbearable Wall Streeters Part 2 – This American Life
Song 8: Mad World – Donnie Darko (Music From the Original Motion Picture Score)
Act 9: Fed up with economics reporting – Counterspin
Song 9: La Réalité – Dimanche a Bamako
Act 10: Greed still isn’t good – Real Time with Bill Maher
Song 10: Just My Imagination – Bury the Hatchet
Act 10: Small businesses – Countdown
Song 10: Gone Going – Monkey Business
Act 11: Wall Street vs. Main Street – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Capitalism Hits the Fan with Economist Richard Wolff – Thom Hartmann
Sources:
Wait wait don’t tell me
Counterspin
The Young Turks
Slate
This American Life
The Onion
Bill Maher
Countdown
Thom Hartmann
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(2010/10/05) Executing a war, civilians and our strategy of empire (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #414
As the election looms
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Act 1: Paul Rykoff on the war not being over – Rachel Maddow
Song 1: Girl in the war – Chris Priest
Act 2: Jon Krakauer on Pat Tillman – Colbert Report
Song 2: Great Divide – First Band on the Moon
Act 3: Army ignored complaints of Afghan slayings – NPR
Song 3: Call for Help – Stale and Dry
Act 4: Reporting on soldiers killing and being attacked – Counterspin
Song 4: Dance With Me – Bande a Part
Act 5: Death squads for sport in Afghanistan – Citizen Radio
Song 5: Something happening – Visitor
Act 6: Obama rattles sabers at Iran – The Progressive
Song 6: If you close the door – Adam Bork
Act 7: UN General Assembly – The Bugle
Song 7: Wave of Mutilation – Wave of Mutilation – Best of Pixies
Act 8: Financing an empire Part 1 – Common Sense with Dan Carlin
Song 8: Untitled – Zoe Keating
Act 9: US Suppresses freedom of press in Afghanistan – The Progressive
Song 9: The Czar of Munster – When Juniper Sleeps
Act 10: Financing an empire Part 2 – Common Sense with Dan Carlin
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
International House of Handshakes – Daily Show
Sources:
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Colbert Report
NPR
Counterspin
Citizen Radio
The Progressive
The Bugle
Common Sense with Dan Carlin
The Daily Show
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(2010/10/02) As the election looms (Elections)
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Edition #413
As the election looms
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Act 1: Couldn’t be elected dog catcher – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Brain Stew – Insomniac
Act 2: Election narrative – On the Media
Song 2: Falling In Love Again – Desireless
Act 3: Culture war is back – Rachel Maddow
Song 3: All the Same – Dressed Up As Life
Act 4: Obama and Rahm on salesmanship – Le Show
Song 4: Mr. Blue Sky – ELO’s Greatest Hits
Act 5: Rahm’s political strategy failure – Young Turks
Song 5: Solsbury Hill – Hit
Act 6: Democrats getting out politicked – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 6: Turn This Boat Around – Grand
Act 7: Obama and Biden lecture their base – The Progressive
Song 7: Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise – I and Love and You
Act 8: Postcards from the pledge – Daily Show
Song 8: Two Sisters – Left Side of the Brain
Act 9: They’re running on your record – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Christine O’Donnell Witch Test – Colbert Report
Sources:
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The Progressive
The Daily Show
Colbert Report
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(2010/09/29) Islamophobia (Religious Tolerance)
70 perc
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Edition #412
Islamophobia
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Act 1: Extremest Makeover – Homeland Edition – Daily Show
Song 1: You Don’t Know Me (feat. Regina Spektor) – Way to Normal (Deluxe Version)
Act 2: Rush, Beck and Obama Muslim poll – MSNBC
Song 2: Tracked in mud – Cory Davies
Act 3: Burning the dictionary – Le Show
Song 3: Iko Iko – Chapel Of Love
Act 4: Bloomberg on ‘Mosque’ controversy – Daily Show
Song 4: Chicago – Illinois
Act 5: Awesome Bloomberg speech – Young Turks
Song 5: (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? – A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Act 6: Not at war with Islam – Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) – Recovery (Deluxe Edition)
Act 7: Islamophobiapalooza – Daily Show
Song 7: Have you had enough – Rickie Lee Jones and The Squirrel Nut Zippers
Act 8: Muslim cab driver attacked – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Word – Losing His Religion – Colbert Report
Sources:
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MSNBC
Le Show
The Young Turks
Rachel Maddow
Colbert Report
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(2010/09/26) A look at the Republican Tea Party (GOP)
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Edition #411
A look at the Republican Tea Party
Act 1: GOP congress – Rachel Maddow
Song 1: I Miss You – blink-182
Act 2: Restoring Honor Rally Part 1 – New Left Media
Song 2: God Shed His Grace On Thee – 50/50 – 50 Tracks, 50 Years
Act 3: Bush speechwriters says GOP is screwed – Young Turks
Song 3: Kill Yourself (Instrumental Version) – Shock Value (Instrumental Version)
Act 4: Sarah Palin’s Mama Grizzly Coalition – Daily Show
Song 4: On a Neck, On a Spit – Yellow House
Act 5: Restoring Honor Rally Part 2 – New Left Media
Song 5: My List – Sam’s Town
Act 6: Reagan would be unelectable today – MSNBC
Song 6: Drumming Song – Lungs
Act 7: Restoring Honor Rally Part 3 – New Left Media
Song 7: Pray for You – Getting Dressed In the Dark
Act 8: I give up – 9/11 responders bill – Daily Show
Song 8: Cobrastyle – Robyn
Act 9: Restoring Honor Rally Part 4 – New Left Media
Song 9: Ignore the Ignorant – Ignore the Ignorant
Act 10: Comparing the parties – Ring of Fire
Song 10: Bitter Sweet Symphony – Urban Hymns
Act 11: Shadow government attracts shadow protesters – The Onion
Song 11: Cast No Shadow – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory
Act 12: Restoring Honor Rally Part 5 – New Left Media
Song 12: In the Waiting Line – Simple Things
Act 13: GOP is the party of hate – The Ed Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Defamation of Independents – Colbert Report
Sources:
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The New Left Media
The Young Turks
The Daily Show
MSNBC
Ring of Fire
The Onion
The Ed Show
Colbert Report
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(2010/09/23) The economics of happiness and anger (Economics)
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Edition #410
The economics of happiness and anger
Act 1: Fox News job opening - Colbert Report
Song 1: Work - Bob Marley
Act 2: Class warfare - Top 1% vs. You - Young Turks
Song 2: Class warfare - Chris Priest
Act 3: Republicans winning class warfare - The Progressive
Song 3: Working class hero - Exit Clov
Act 4: The economics of happiness - Thom Hartmann
Song 4: Happy - Sister Hazel
Act 5: Unemployed businessman has time for headache - The Onion
Song 5: Take Five - Dave Brubeck
Act 6: How cars suck out money and souls - Radio Ecoshock
Song 6: Fade to Black - Apocalyptica
Act 7: Economics and the stimulus - Media Matters
Act 8: Raiding social security for giveaways to rich - Sam Seder
Song 8: Chicago X 12 - Rogue Wave
Act 9: Deductible Me - Daily Show
Song 9: Bu De Bu Ai - Pan Wilber
Act 10: Obama needs to clear economic cabinet - The Progressive
Song 10: Here it goes again - Ok Go
Act 11: Republicans oppose tax cuts - Young Turks
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Bears and Balls - Colbert Report
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(2010/09/21) Do it yourself universe, God not required (Religion)
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Edition #409
Do it yourself universe, God not required
Act 1: Evangelical Christian Terrorists - Young Turks
Song 1: Early in the morning - Peter, Paul And Mary
Act 2: Interview with the Pope (Matt Besser) - Citizen Radio
Song 2: Livin' on a prayer - Bon Jovi
Act 3: Blair and the Pope assail atheism and secularism - The Progressive
Song 3: Like a prayer - Madonna
Act 4: God loses his decision-making coin - The Onion
Song 4: Free to decide - The Cranberries
Act 5: "Child witches" abused in Africa - Young Turks
Song 5: We're in heaven - Dj sammy
Act 6: Steven Hawking hates God - Colbert Report
Song 6: My wife left me for a guy named Jesus - Exit 57
Act 7: The non-existence of God - Countdown
Song 7: Shattered faith - Bad Religion
Act 8: Jews covenant with God up for renewal - The Onion
Song 8: Ebudae - Enya
Act 9: Religious, anti-gay, gay man interviewed - Young Turks
Song 9: Whenever God shines his light - Van Morrison
Act 10: Rally to Restore Sanity - Daily Show
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Happy Ramadan - Colbert Report
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(2010/09/18) Continuing march toward equal rights (Gay Rights)
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Edition #408
Continuing march toward equal rights
Act 1: Reaction to the Prop 8 Ruling - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 1: Suite for Solo Cello No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I/II - Yo-Yo Ma
Act 2: Orientation of the Prop 8 judge - Counterspin
Song 2: Strange bath - Jon Brion
Act 3: DOMA ruled unconstitutional - Rachel Maddow
Song 3: 1901 - Phoenix
Act 4: Threatdown - Texas GOP - Colbert Report
Song 4: Sodomy - Galt MacDermot and Tom Pierson
Act 5: Conservative destroys Fox News on gay marriage - Young Turks
Song 5: Stairway to heaven - Apocalyptica
Act 6: Glenn Beck on gay marriage - Media Matters
Act 7: Invasion of the country snatchers - Colbert Report
Song 7: Royal American Medley - United States Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
Act 8: Debating gay marriage - Midweek Politics
Song 8: Sowing the seeds of love - Tears for Fears
Act 9: Gay is icky - That's bullshit - Sam Seder
Song 9: Sunday, Bloody Sunday - U2
Act 10: Moron on Ken Mehlman's courage - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 10: Courage - Authority Zero
Act 11: Gay old party - Daily Show
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Anti-Gay Pastor Busted - Young Turks
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(2010/09/15) War is over, but not really (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #407
War is over, but not really
Act 1: Richard Engle on the Taliban in Afghanistan - Rachel Maddow
Song 1: Reach out in the darkness - Friend and Lover
Act 2: Generals push to stay in Afghanistan - Young Turks
Song 2: Go your own way - Fleetwood Mac
Act 3: A new presidential power - Common Sense with Dan Carlin
Song 3: I don't want to be - Gavin DeGraw
Act 4: Obama should end combat in Afghanistan as well - The Progressive
Song 4: Right now - Van Halen
Act 5: What if you threw a peace and no one came - Colbert Report
Song 5: One - Apocalyptica
Act 6: Obama's end of war speech - Media Matters
Act 7: We didn't really leave Iraq - Citizen Radio
Song 7: Everybody's Gone To War - Nerina Pallot
Act 8: Richard Engel on the end of the war - Colbert Report
Song 8: Hero of war - Rise Against
Act 9: Saddam vs. now - Rachel Maddow
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Threat StandDown - Monkey Terrorism - Colbert Report
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(2010/09/12) Election season in full swing (Elections)
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Edition #406
Election season in full swing
Act 1: What's next for campaign finance - Bill Moyers Journal
Song 1: Save tonight - Eagle-Eyed Cherry
Act 2: The disclose act - On the Media
Song 2: Loud pipes - Ratatat
Act 3: Gibbs says Dems will lose - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 3: It's a wonderful life - Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
Act 4: Funny, insane Republican - Young Turks
Song 4: Angry - The Bug and Tippa Irie
Act 5: Class of 2010 - Rachel Maddow
Song 5: How to save a life - The Fray
Act 6: GOP operative uses homeless for dirty tricks - Young Turks
Song 6: Crying - KD Lang feat. Roy Orbinson
Act 7: Are you ready for some midterms? - Daily Show
Song 7: Brain Damage - Pink Floyd
Act 8: Obama takes on the GOP, too little too late - Young Turks
Song 8: Too late, too slow - Shout Out Louds
Act 9: The spite stuff - Rachel Maddow
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Indecision 2010 - Primary Proxy Battle Theme - Daily Show
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(2010/09/09) Countdown to Beckopalypse has Begun (Media)
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Edition #405
Countdown to Beckopalypse has Begun
Act 1: Cenk takes on Fox News - The Ed Show
Song 1: One - Apocalyptica
Act 2: Fox funds GOP Govs - Media Matters
Act 3: Fox and GOP make it official - Colbert Report
Song 3: So long - Lodger
Act 4: Missed connection at Whitestock - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 4: BotL Promo instrumental - Chris Priest
Act 5: Glenn Beck rants inciting murder - Young Turks
Song 5: Hurt so good - Yellow Snow Company
Act 6: Glenn Beck's crusade - The Progressive
Song 6: Sweet Lullaby - Deep Forest
Act 7: The head count at Whitestock - On the Media
Song 7: You can't count on me - Counting Crows
Act 8: Chris Wallace fails again with Glenn Beck - Jimmy Dore
Song 8: Father of mine - Everclear
Act 9: Poll - Americans are progressive on most issues - Young Turks
Song 9: Time of the season - The Zombies
Act 10: Poll - Positive things better than negative things - The Onion
Song 10: I want it now - Leslie Bricusse
Act 11: Rachel responds to O'Reilly's attack Part 1 - Rachel Maddow
Song 11: Your Highness - The Out Crowd
Act 12: Rachel responds to O'Reilly's attack Part 2 - Rachel Maddow
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News Corp. Gives Money to Republicans - Daily Show
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(2010/09/07) Citizen Kant or Radio Dispatches from the Occupied South (Immigration)
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Edition #404
Citizen Kant or Radio Dispatches from the Occupied South
Act 1: Citizenship down - Colbert Report
Song 1: Slave song - Sade
Act 2: Utah's anti-immigration dystopia - The Progressive
Song 2: Backfire - MuteMath
Act 3: Terror babies - Le Show
Song 3: Politic Amagni (La Politique, C'est Pas Bon) - Amadou and Mariam
Act 4: Should anyone born in the US become citizens - Thom Hartmann
Song 4: Stan - Eminem and Elton John
Act 5: US beefs up the southern border with beef - The Onion
Song 5: Indiado - Sergio Mendes
Act 6: Scapegoating immigrant children - The Progressive
Song 6: Keepsake - State Radio
Act 7: Julian Castro on immigration - Colbert Report
Song 7: Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
Act 8: Neo-Nazis patrolling US border - Young Turks
Song 8: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
Act 9: Once again, immigration is a hot button issue - NPR
Song 9: Silver Lining - Rilo Kiley
Act 10: Born in the USA - Daily Show
Song 9: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard
Act 10: Xenophobia runs rampant - The Progressive
Song 9: Generator (Second Floor) - Freelance Whales
Act 10: Republican wants illegal immigrant camps - Young Turks
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You're Welcome - Constitutional Crisis - Daily Show
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(2010/09/04) Rachel Maddow gives credit where credit is due (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #403
Rachel Maddow gives credit where credit is due
Act 1: 9 Billion lost - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Where Did It Go - Jimmy Cliff
Act 2: The insane cost of war - Young Turks
Song 2: Goodbye yellow brick road - Elton John
Act 3: Taliban code of conduct - Rachel Maddow
Song 3: Sometimes I rhyme slow - Nice and Smooth
Act 4: Reaction to 9/11 - Common Sense with Dan Carlin
Song 4: John Adams theme song - HBO
Act 5: Growing intelligence community - Colbert Report
Song 5: Under the gun - The Killers
Act 6: Still not out of Iraq - The Progressive
Song 6: Drowning men - Fanfarlo
Act 7: Mission accomplished part 2 - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 7: Don't talk - 10,000 Maniacs
Act 8: US always has money for war - Young Turks
Song 8: Give a little bit - Supertramp
Act 9: Iraq numbers - Le Show
Song 9: Trillion Dollar Bargain - Harry Shearer
Act 10: Credit where credit is due - Rachel Maddow
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Full, unedited interview with the hosts of Citizen Radio
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(2010/09/01) The economics of stupidity (Economics)
71 perc
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Edition #402
The economics of stupidity
Act 1: The Word - Ownership society - Colbert Report
Song 1: Different names for the same thing - Death Cab For Cutie
Act 2: Supply-side economics debunked - Young Turks
Song 2: Baby it's fact - Hellogoodbye
Act 3: Unemployed voters - Rachel Maddow
Song 3: Working class hero - John Lennon
Act 4: Wall street starving millions and getting away with it - Thom Hartmann
Song 4: Beautiful - Smashing Pumpkins
Act 5: Company you've never heard of wants to reward you - Onion
Song 5: Beyond the sea - Bobby Darin
Act 6: Social security rant by Cenk - MSNBC
Song 6: Kandi - One eskimO
Act 7: Econo-misers - Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Money for nothing - Dire Straits
Act 8: Barney Frank on the Consumer protection agency - Colbert Report
Song 8: When you were young = The Killers
Act 9: Were you born on the wrong continent - Thom Hartmann
Song 9: Summer in the city - The Lovin' Spoonful
Act 10: The unpaved States of America - Rachel Maddow
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How Senators Protect The Richest Americans - Young Turks
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(2010/08/29) The Beckoning (Rights)
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Edition #401
The Beckoning
Act 1: The ACLU on Obama's 'New normal' - On the Media
Song 1: Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time - Fanfarlo
Act 2: The ACLU report on Obama - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: There's still time - Peter Wolf
Act 3: Cut Obama no slack on civil liberties - The Progressive
Song 3: Tragic flaw - Arkells
Act 4: ACLU defends Nazis' right to burn down ACLU headquarters - The Onion
Song 4: Play with fire - The Rolling Stones
Act 5: Interview with Akbar Ahmed - Daily Show
Song 5: The Edge Of The Ocean - Ivy
Act 6: Beck and Limbaugh devastating quotes - Young Turks
Song 6: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Apocalyptica
Act 7: Beck and the MLK legacy - Media Matters
Act 8: Cenk on Glenn Beck's MLK rally - Young Turks
Song 8: Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches
Act 9: Tea baggers going to DC - Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Legend of Zelda - Apocalyptica
Act 10: Beck vs MLK - Media Matters
Act 11: Beck on God, blood and goldline - Young Turks
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The Beckoning - Countdown
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(2010/08/26) So much for don't be evil (Net Neutrality)
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Edition #400
So much for don't be evil
Act 1: So much for 'don't be evil' - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Blueprint - Arkells
Act 2: Internet Exploiter - Daily Show
Song 2: Once around the block - Badly Drawn Boy
Act 3: Google and Verizon on net neutrality - Countdown
Song 3: Resurrection (space club mix) - PPK
Act 4: Peter and the Wolf meets net neutrality - On the Media
Song 4: Peter and the wolf - Prokofiev
Act 5: Area man consults the Internet - The Onion
Song 5: Wait so long - Trampled by Turtles
Act 6: Google and Verizon have a deal - Young Turks
Song 6: Jenny don't be hasty - Paolo Nutini
Act 7: Net neutrality and the Google-Verizon deal - Thom Hartmann
Song 7: Solid action - The Wes Hollywood Show
Act 8: Internet outage plunges nation into productivity - The Onion
Song 8: The Office UK - Outro #1 - Big George Webley
Act 9: Net neutrality - Countdown
Song 9: The middle - Jimmy Eat World
Act 10: Electronic frontier foundation - Colbert Report
Song 9: Cat faces - Ugly Casanova
Act 10: Cenk's rant on net neutrality - Dylan Ratigan Show
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At what point have we lost liberty because we lost privacy? - Thom Hartmann
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(2010/08/24) Climate bill killed as the world melts (Climate Change)
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Edition #399
Climate bill killed as the world melts
Act 1: The trouble with fracking - Rachel Maddow
Song 1: That's all - Clare and the Reasons
Act 2: Obama on respecting science - Citizen Radio
Song 2: Where is my mind - The Pixies
Act 3: News of the warm Part 1 - Le Show
Song 3: Let's dace to Joy Division - The Wombats
Act 4: The cries from Pakistan - The Progressive
Song 4: Cry - James Blunt
Act 5: Lose 300 million pounds of CO2 - Slate.com
Song 5: Don't let's start - They Might Be Giants
Act 6: Climate bill killed - Young Turks
Song 6: I still haven't found what I'm looking for - U2
Act 7: The decline of the oil economy - The Bugle
Song 7: (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson
Act 8: News of the warm Part 2 - Le Show
Song 8: Faster, sooner, now - David Gray
Act 9: Greenland ice island - Countdown
Song 9: Juno - Tokyo Police Club
Act 10: 2010 hottest year so far on record - Young Turks
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The Climate Bill - Rachel Maddow
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(2010/08/21) This is a total waste of our time (Park 51)
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Edition #398
This is a total waste of our time
Act 1: Cat and Mosque - Mark Fiore
Song 1: Anywhere is - Enya
Act 2: Municipal land-use update - Daily Show
Song 2: Tolerance - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Act 3: Cantor on the mosque 'Come on' - Rachel Maddow
Song 3: It's Alright - Huey Lewis and the News
Act 4: Jimmy's take on the mosque - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 4: Golden Brown - The Stranglers
Act 5: Islamic architecture - The Bugle
Song 5: Drums of freedom - Theo Bard
Act 6: Who are we as a nation - The Young Turks
Song 6: I don't believe in that - Chip Taylor
Act 7: Citizen Radio talks on Cordoba - GRITtv
Song 7: Different people - No Doubt
Act 8: The sacred ground arguement - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 8: The argument - This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
Act 9: How to know it's election season - Sam Seder
Song 9: One love - Playing For Change
Act 10: Embarrassing moments - Rachel Maddow
Song 10: South Side - Moby
Act 11: The 'radical' Imam behind the mosque - Young Turks
Song 11: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
Act 12: Mosque-Erade - Daily Show
Song 12: Missed the boat - Modest Mouse
Act 13: Special Comment on the mosque - Countdown
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Municipal Land-Use Update - Ground Zero Mosque - Daily Show
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(2010/08/18) The morale of the troops (Gay Rights)
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Edition #397
The morale of the troops
Act 1: Lt. Dan Choi finally discharged - Rachel Maddow
Song 1: Honesty - Billy Joel
Act 2: Dan Choi on LGBT support of Dems - Citizen Radio
Song 2: Gimme Sympathy - Metric
Act 3: Jonathan Hopkins on DADT - Rachel Maddow
Song 3: Right to complain - Trombone Shorty and Marc Broussard
Act 4: Targeting Target scores a direct hit - The Progressive
Song 4: Back on earth - Ozzy Osbourne
Act 5: DADT comic book theatre - Rachel Maddow
Song 5: I'm not over - Carolina Liar
Act 6: The Gay Reichs - Daily Show
Song 6: Go do - Jónsi
Act 7: Katherine Miller on DADT - Rachel Maddow
Song 7: What's wrong - The Secret Handshake
Act 8: Glorious nonviolent revolution - The Progressive
Song 8: Revolution - The Beatles
Act 9: Military survey on DADT revision - Rachel Maddow
Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Act 10: Discussion of being gay on The View - Midweek Politics
Song 10: Two Sisters - Fiction Plane
Act 11: Final comments on gaining respect - Rachel Maddow
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(2010/08/15) Mentally and morally bankrupt economics (Economics)
69 perc
1. évad 396. rész
Edition #396
Mentally and morally bankrupt economics
Act 1: Killing an ant with a nuclear bomb - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: High hopes - Frank Sinatra
Act 2: Barney Frank on Elizabeth Warren - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
Act 3: Breaking down the impending tax "hike" - Jimmy Dore
Song 3: These things take time - Pummel
Act 4: Restore the estate tax! - Slate.com
Song 4: Modern Way - Kaiser Chiefs
Act 5: Voodoo economics - Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games - Of Montreal
Act 6: Survival air for sale - Le Show
Song 6: Take a look around - Limp Bizkit
Act 7: Honest and dishonest discussions of trade policy - Common Sense with Dan Carlin
Song 7: We Are Nowhere And It's Now - Bright Eyes
Act 8: Goldman S@#%$ - Daily Show
Song 8: You make loving fun - Fleetwood Mac
Act 9: Time to cut social security - Young Turks
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The Word - The White Stuff - Colbert Report
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(2010/08/12) Another giant distraction based on bigotry (Immigration)
67 perc
1. évad 395. rész
Edition #395
Another giant distraction based on bigotry
Act 1: Be nice to minorities - Bill Maher
Song 1: We are going to be friends - White Stripes
Act 2: Latino 911 - Daily Show
Song 2: Nothing Else Matters - Apocalyptica
Act 3: Championing the AZ law - Media Matters
Act 4: Obama's weak immigration reform - Young Turks
Song 4: Loud pipes - Ratatat
Act 5: Arizona's photo radar - Daily Show
Song 5: Ballad of Hugo Chavez - Arkells
Act 6: Border violence, that's bullshit - Sam Seder
Song 6: Cattle call - Don Edwards
Act 7: Interview on reaction to AZ law ruling - Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Breakneck speed - Tokyo Police Club
Act 8: Hurray for courageous judge Suan Bolton - The Progressive
Song 8: Fade to black - Apocalyptica
Act 9: Susan Bolton ruling - Media Matters
Act 10: AZ immigration law stopped by federal judge - Young Turks
Song 10: Look after you - The Fray
Act 11: Fake immigration stories - Rachel Maddow
Song 11: Concrete Box - Nada Surf
Act 12: US will now offer platinum plus citizenship - The Onion
Song 12: Solid Action - The Wes Hollywood Show
Act 13: Immigration stories now user generated - Rachel Maddow
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Arturo Rodriguez on immigrant workers - Colbert Report
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(2010/08/10) A battle finally won in the war (Gay Rights)
68 perc
1. évad 394. rész
Edition #394
A battle finally won in the war
Act 1: Lesbian mothers - Colbert Report
Song 1: Middle Class Boy - Theo Bard
Act 2: Crazy gay marriage speech - Young Turks
Song 2: The bleeding heart show - The New Pornographers
Act 3: Kentucky bans gay pet weddings - The Onion
Song 3: Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps - Cake
Act 4: Time to pay reparations to gays - Thom Hartmann
Song 4: January wedding - The Avett Brothers
Act 5: Breakdown of prop 8 - Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Celebration guns - Stars
Act 6: Commentary on prop 8 - Countdown
Song 6: One - Apocalyptica
Act 7: Right wing reactions to Prop 8 ruling - Media Matters
Act 8: Californigaytions - Daily Show
Song 8: Curtains close - The Arctic Monkeys
Act 9: Landmark ruling on same-sex marriage - The Progressive
Song 9: Solid Ground - Dougie Maclean
Act 10: The winning lawyers - Rachel Maddow
Song 10: Dreams - Gabrielle
Act 11: Prop 8 tossed out - It's all politics
Song 11: Goodbye stranger - Supertramp
Act 12: Gay marriage is inevitable - Young Turks
Song 12: Time to take out the trash - Brad Sucks
Act 12: How to ruin same-sex marriages - Colbert Report
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(2010/08/07) Shirley you jest, Obama (Shirley Sherrod)
69 perc
1. évad 393. rész
Edition ##393
Shirley you jest, Obama
Act 1: The Obama Paradox - Rachel Maddow
Song 1: Who's crying now - Journey
Act 2: Shep Smith rips Fox - Young Turks
Song 2: True affection - The Blow
Act 3: Administration congratulates itself too soon - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 3: Harder, better, faster, stronger - Daft Punk
Act 4: MSNBC and Fox after the correction - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 4: Better be quiet - Elliott Smith
Act 5: Racist Fox News and crazy NAACP voicemail - Young Turks
Song 5: Call on me - Eric Prydz
Act 6: Obama's atrophy - Rachel Maddow
Song 6: The reflex - Duran Duran
Act 7: Shirley Sherrod on interviews with Fox and Obama's comments - Countdown
Song 7: Secret heart - Feist
Act 8: Fox News on Sherrod and Democratic cowards - Young Turks
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White House Caves To Fox News, Forces Resignation - Young Turks
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(2010/08/04) WikiFrenzy (Foreign Policy)
71 perc
1. évad 392. rész
Edition #392
WikiFrenzy
Act 1: Just got the carfax - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Aegean Wave - Suzanne Ciani
Act 2: Documents - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Opportunity - Pete Murray
Act 3: That's the way I leak it - Colbert Report
Song 3: Mr Maker - The Kooks
Act 4: Congrats to Wikileaks - The Progressive
Song 4: So long - Lodger
Act 5: More on the Iraq inquiry - Le Show
Song 5: Broken Horse - Freelance Whales
Act 6: On the Wikileak - On the Media
Song 6: Do You Want To Know A Secret - The Beatles
Act 7: Secret info revealed - The Now Show
Song 7: Throwing stones - Shout Out Louds
Act 8: Best Leak Ever - Daily Show
Song 8: Fall of the Star High School Running Back - The Mountain Goats
Act 9: Wikileak and video critique - Citizen Radio
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Frienemies - Mark Fiore
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(2010/08/01) Not right, not fair and not justice (Law Enforcement)
66 perc
1. évad 391. rész
Edition #391
Not right, not fair and not justice
Act 1: Gary Johnson, Pro-pot activist - Colbert Report
Song 1: Drug Ballad - Eminem
Act 2: How the drug war hurts communities - Citizen Radio
Song 2: Down on the corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Act 3: Drug Czar toppled by drug Bolsheviks - The Onion
Song 3: Because I got high - Afroman
Act 4: Daniel Okrent on prohibition - Daily Show
Song 4: Drink the water - Jack Johnson
Act 5: Police tortured confessions - On the Media
Song 5: Behind bars - Felix "the Catt" and Baga Tricks
Act 6: Cops taser family in their backyard - Young Turks
Song 6: Paperwork - Opposite Day
Act 7: Drugs and Taser war - Citizen Radio
Song 7: New slang - The Shins
Act 8: Police taser trail - Rachel Maddow
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Automatics for the People - Ilya Shapiro & Jackie Hilly - Colbert Report
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(2010/07/29) Reverse Robin Hood Republicans (Economics)
72 perc
1. évad 390. rész
Edition #390
Reverse Robin Hood Republicans
Act 1: GOP on raising retirement age, cut benefits - Young Turks
Song 1: Home - Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros
Act 2: Barney Frank on financial reform - Chris Priest
Song 2: Lawless Flawless - Chris Priest
Act 3: GOP plan for the deficit - Rachel Maddow
Song 3: If you close the door - Adam Bork
Act 4: The Magnetar Trade story Part 1 - Pro Publica
Song 4: One - Apocalyptica
Act 5: Largest ever tax hike - Media Matters Minute
Song 5: One - Apocalyptica
Act 6: The Magnetar Trade story Part 2 - Pro Publica
Song 6: Wild world - Cat Stevens
Act 7: Unemployed are lazy drug addicts - Young Turks
Song 7: The sound of settling - Death Cab For Cutie
Act 8: Military spending - Rachel Maddow
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Economic Fun Fair - Mark Fiore
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(2010/07/27) Religious Justice League (Religion)
71 perc
1. évad 389. rész
Edition #389
Religious Justice League
Act 1: Banning haircuts - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Painted by numbers - The Sounds
Act 2: Political fashion news - The Bugle
Song 2: Lebanese Blonde - Thievery Corporation
Act 3: Pope whipped himself - Young Turks
Song 3: Hey, Soul Sister - Train
Act 4: Bible more violent than Quran - NPR
Song 4: Monster Hospital - Metric
Act 5: God cites 'moving in mysterious ways' - The Onion
Song 5: Master Plan - My Morning Jacket
Act 6: News of the godly Part 1 - Le Show
Song 6: (Why Is Your) Heaven So Small - Susan Werner
Act 7: Stephen Prothero on the 8 religions - Colbert Report
Song 7: Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam - Nirvana
Act 8: Study says abstinence-only works - Young Turks
Song 8: Boasdicea - Enya
Act 9: Heaven to return 3.6 billion souls for rejudging - The Onion
Song 9: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses
Act 10: News of the godly Part 2 - Le Show
Song 9: Kids - MGMT
Act 10: Glenn Beck, Ignore Jesus, be selfish - Young Turks
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Modest-Con 2010 - Colbert Report
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(2010/07/24) Torture is Un-American so we don't call it that (Media)
60 perc
1. évad 388. rész
Edition #388
Torture is Un-American so we don't call it that
Act 1: Blame - Daily Show
Song 1: Blame it on the Tetons - Modest Mouse
Act 2: Harvard's study on torture - Young Turks
Song 2: Where does the good go - Tegan and Sara
Act 3: Yahweh or no way - Glenn Beck's MLK rally - Colbert Report
Song 3: High - James Blunt
Act 4: New ruling on media profanity - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 4: Escucha Me - Gipsy Kings
Act 5: Father Guido Sarducci on Prophet Glenn Beck - Colbert Report
Song 5: Modern Way - Kaiser Chiefs
Act 6: Torture in the media - On the Media
Song 6: Tell me a lie - Griffin House
Act 7: People don't like facts or failing - Citizen Radio
Song 7: Pony - Erin McCarley
Act 8: Rush Limbaugh kids should dumpsterdive - Young Turks
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Media Fail On McChrystal Resignation - Young Turks
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(2010/07/21) The state of the empire (Foreign Policy)
69 perc
1. évad 387. rész
Edition #387
The state of the empire
Act 1: McChrystal article by Michael Hastings - Colbert Report
Song 1: The moment I said it - Imogen Heap
Act 2: Gaps in Afghan government - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Out of our hands - Ikon
Act 3: UK investigating war crimes - Citizen Radio
Song 3: All American Girl - Train
Act 4: Judge sides with detainee in Guantanamo - The Progressive
Song 4: Shuffle your feet - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Act 5: Counter insurgency interview with General - Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Eve of destruction - Barry McGuire
Act 6: Odd couple Frank and Paul on military spending - NPR
Song 6: No need to argue - The Cranberries
Act 7: Obama authorizes assassinations on US citizens - Young Turks
Song 7: The perfect space - The Avett Brothers
Act 8: Afghanistan commentary - Rachel Maddow
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Petraeus takes over with same strategy - Rachel Maddow
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(2010/07/18) Thank you BP (Oil Spill)
67 perc
1. évad 386. rész
Edition #386
Thank you BP
Act 1: Endless bummers - Daily Show
Song 1: My name is Jonas - Weezer
Act 2: Shep Smith slams Fox News defending BP - Young Turks
Song 2: Real world - Matchbox Twenty
Act 3: ThreatDown - Dawn - Colbert Report
Song 3: Perpetual Dawn (Solar Youth Mix) - The Orb
Act 4: BP CEO acts like Star Trek character - Young Turks
Song 4: House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Act 5: BP's PR campaign - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 5: Sinnerman (The Thomas Crown Affair) - Nina Simone
Act 6: BP's criminal negligence - The Progressive
Song 6: Politic Amagni (La Politique, C'est Pas Bon) - Amadou & Mariam
Act 7: Carl Safina on oil regulation - Colbert Report
Song 7: Soft serve - Soul Coughing
Act 8: Extreme energy - Slate.com
Song 8: I go to extremes - Billy Joel
Act 9: Josh Fox talks about toxic materials - Daily Show
Song 9: Classical gas - Mason Williams
Act 10: Entire oil rig searches for pizza cutter - The Onion
Song 10: Cuts like a knife - Soft
Act 11: Oil invested judge OKs offshore drilling - Young Turks
Song 11: Stop the madness - Marty Dread
Act 12: Lube Job - Colbert Report
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Obamas BP Oil Spill Speech - Colbert Report
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(2010/07/15) A flawed and broken paradigm (Economics)
71 perc
1. évad 385. rész
Edition #385
A flawed and broken paradigm
Act 1: Pros and cons of financial reform bill - Young Turks
Song 1: Satellite - Guster
Act 2: Estate tax discussion - Bill Maher
Song 2: I Want to Protect You - Eels
Act 3: Reinstate the estate tax - The Progressive
Song 3: Celebration guns - Stars
Act 4: Working on cutting social security - Counterspin
Song 4: Noctuary - Bonobo
Act 5: Canadian banks vs US Banks - Young Turks
Song 5: Spare change - Matt and Kim
Act 6: Social security broke - That's Bullshit - Sam Seder
Song 6: 1234 - Feist
Act 7: Rich vs the middle class - Young Turks
Song 7: Buildings and mountains - The Republic Tigers
Act 8: America's got nothing - Daily Show
Song 8: Built for this - Ben Sollee
Act 9: Obama needs to change budget dialogue - The Progressive
Song 9: Blessed - Brett Dennen
Act 10: Unemployment benefits with Paul Krugman - Colbert Report
Song 10: Hungry like the wolf - Duran Duran
Act 11: GOP on the deficit - Rachel Maddow
Song 11: Believe - The Bravery
Act 12: Conservatives don't understand - Jimmy Dore
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Holier Than Dow - Daily Show
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(2010/07/13) Kagan's vapid and hollow confirmation (Supreme Court)
68 perc
1. évad 384. rész
Edition #384
Kagan's vapid and hollow confirmation
Act 1: Kagan on Supreme Court confirmations - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Play the game - Shout Out Louds
Act 2: Too many Jews - Le Show
Song 2: Fade to black - Apocalyptica
Act 3: Like a lady - Media Matters
Act 4: Gen. Boykin vs. Kagan - Rachel Maddow
Song 4: Ready or not - The Fugees
Act 5: Franken on the importance of SCOTUS - Young Turks
Song 5: See you in the light - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Act 6: Kagan confirmation process - It's all politics
Song 6: Keep on moving forward - Emma's Revolution
Act 7: Thurgood Marshall case histories - Thom Hartmann
Song 7: Powerless - The Salads
Act 8: Kagan in a turban - Rachel Maddow
Song 8: Will you remember - The Cranberries
Act 9: Terrible confirmation process - Citizen Radio
Song 9: Carolina Dreams - Heroes and Villains
Act 10: More of less free - Young Turks
Song 10: I'm free - The Soup Dragons
Act 11: Release the Kagan - Daily Show
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Supreme Court Justice Sweetness - Colbert Report
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(2010/07/10) A celebration of science (Climate Change)
71 perc
1. évad 383. rész
Edition #383
A celebration of science
Act 1: NUMMI is reborn for electric cars - NPR
Song 1: Electric car - They might be giants
Act 2: News of the warm 1 - Le Show
Song 2: Warning sign - Coldplay
Act 3: Bill McKibben Interview Part 1 - The Progressive
Song 3: Fake Empire - The National
Act 4: Climate change vs. Biblical Armageddon - The Onion
Song 4: The end's not near - Band of Horses
Act 5: Bill McKibben Interview Part 2 - The Progressive
Song 5: Big black nothing - Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band
Act 6: How to draw attention to climate rallies - Counterspin
Song 6: Starsign - Apoptygma Berzerk
Act 7: Bill McKibben Interview Part 3 - The Progressive
Song 7: Drive - R.E.M.
Act 8: Denying science - Ring of Fire
Song 8: Science is real - They might be giants
Act 9: News of the warm 2 - Le Show
Song 9: Polar bear - The Quiet Two
Act 10: What the fuck is wrong with you people - Bill Maher
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The Quest For Arctic Riches - Colbert Report
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(2010/07/07) Obama and GOP speak on oil spill (Oil Spill) (MP3)
69 perc
1. évad 382. rész
Edition #382
Obama and GOP speak on oil spill
Act 1: Day 58, Obama's speech - Daily Show
Song 1: Friend of the Devil - Counting Crows
Act 2: President's weekly address - Le Show
Song 2: Angry - Matchbox Twenty
Act 3: LA Senator wants more oil drilling - Young Turks
Song 3: Mushaboom - Feist
Act 4: More moronic GOP reactions - Daily Show
Song 4: The Wind - Cat Stevens
Act 5: Leaving for a yacht race - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 5: Skinny Love - Bon Iver
Act 6: Oil execs know nothing about spills - Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Aegean Wave - Suzanne Ciani
Act 7: Oil regulation corruption - Le Show
Song 7: Failure by design - Brand New
Act 8: Of oil, energy and filibusters - Bill Maher
Song 8: Never Before - Zhang Yun Jing
Act 9: Oil spill not an environmental disaster - Young Turks
Song 9: When it all goes wrong again - Everclear
Act 10: International oil market - Rachel Maddow
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Tip/Wag at Marshall Islands - Colbert Report
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(2010/07/04) Wars, Crimes and War Crimes (Foreign Policy) (MP3)
73 perc
1. évad 381. rész
Edition #381
Wars, Crimes and War Crimes
Act 1: Back in Black - Mark Fiore
Song 1: Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
Act 2: Bush admits to war crimes - Countdown
Song 2: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Act 3: Water-boarding is a no-brainer - Bill Maher
Song 3: Monster - The Automatic Automatic
Act 4: Water-boarding USA - Le Show
Song 4: Water-boarding USA - Harry Shearer
Act 5: Respect my authoritah - Daily Show
Song 5: Mount Doom (feat. Renée Fleming) - Howard Shore
Act 6: Following the constitution or not - Jimmy Dore
Song 6: California - Phantom Planet
Act 7: Sy Hersh story on battlefield executions - Young Turks
Song 7: You Got to Get Out of There - Dave Cross
Act 8: Comparing the Bush and Obama policies - Bill Maher
Song 8: Kyoko's House ("stage blood is not enough") - Philip Glass
Act 9: U.S. Airliner Sajacked - The Onion
Song 9: Wheel of fortune - Kay Starr
Act 10: Interview with Republican on Miranda Rights - Jimmy Dore
Song 10: 1901 - Phoenix
Act 11: Clusterfuck to the war house - Korea and Middle East - Daily Show
Song 11: The Dead Heart - Midnight Oil
Act 12: Killing Number 3 - On the Media
Song 12: Feet to the fire - the hereafter
Act 13: Obama's Bush-like war comments - Young Turks
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Afghanistan Stability Chart - Daily Show
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(2010/07/01) Oil Apologies (Oil Spill) (MP3)
68 perc
1. évad 380. rész
Edition #380
Oil Apologies
Act 1: Trust me - Mark Fiore
Song 1: Happy to be stuck with you - Huey Lewis and the News
Act 2: We care about the small people - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 2: Always mean it - Emilyn Brodsky
Act 3: Oil apologies - Le Show
Song 3: Small People - Harry Shearer
Act 4: Oil companies lie about spill severity - On the Media
Song 4: Chicago - Escape Directors
Act 5: BP and the oil spill - The NOW show
Song 5: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Act 6: Defending BP - Media Matters
Act 7: Jobs lost in murderous, hateful industries - Bill Maher
Song 7: Working class hero - Green Day
Act 8: BP stock sinks - Colbert Report
Song 8: All in - Better than Ezra
Act 9: Chairman Barton - It's all politics
Song 9: Sorry, blame it on me - Akon
Act 10: GOP glass jaw - Rachel Maddow
Song 10: Alright Alright (Here's My Fist Where's the Fight?) - Sahara Hotnights
Act 11: An energy-independent future - Daily Show
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Put the Cursed Monkey Paw Down - Colbert Report
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(2010/06/29) The Breakup of the Year (Foreign Policy) (MP3)
70 perc
1. évad 379. rész
Edition #379
The Breakup of the Year
Act 1: Never disparage civilian superiors - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Sixteen Military Wives - The Decemberists
Act 2: Firing generals - It's all politics
Song 2: We never change - Coldplay
Act 3: Must have been high - Colbert Report
Song 3: Higher and higher - Alice Deejay
Act 4: Fox News hits the talking points - Young Turks
Song 4: I'm no superman - Laslo Bane
Act 5: McChrystal's Balls - The Bugle
Song 5: Popular - Nada Surf
Act 6: Unfettered access - On the Media
Song 6: It's the same old song - The Four Tops
Act 7: Honorable, yet oily, discharge - Daily Show
Song 7: All the same - Anya Marina
Act 8: McChrystal's last report and meeting - Le Show
Song 8: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam
Act 9: Great Hastings quotes - Young Turks
Song 9: You're the best - Joe Esposito
Act 10: Ore on Terror - Daily Show
Song 10: Fade to Black - Apoptygma Berzerk
Act 11: Not just for opium wholesalers - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 11: Meet the elements - They might be giants
Act 12: The Word - Who War it Best - Colbert Report
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McChrystal's Balls - Daily Show
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(2010/06/26) Media is weak and getting weaker (Media) (MP3)
70 perc
1. évad 378. rész
Edition #378
Media is weak and getting weaker
Act 1: Press you're stuck - Daily Show
Song 1: Termite circus - Monkey Island 4
Act 2: Goodbye to Helen Thomas - On the Media
Song 2: Custom BotL promo instrumental - Chris Priest
Act 3: Michael Copps on Net Neutrality Part 1 - Bill Moyers Journal
Song 3: Loose ends - Imogen Heap
Act 4: Beck airs Israeli raid footage - Daily Show
Song 4: Timeless - Kate Havnevik
Act 5: Michael Copps on Net Neutrality Part 2 - Bill Moyers Journal
Song 5: Future is now - Dune
Act 6: David Gregory on rights to a lawyer - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 6: Nuevo Marrow - Grim Fandango Soundtrack
Act 7: Impossibility of reporting on financial reform - On the Media
Song 7: Otherside - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Act 8: Obama is God's punishment - Young Turks
Song 8: Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
Act 9: Bush-like missteps - Daily Show
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(2010/06/23) Yet another oil spill show (Oil Spill) (MP3)
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1. évad 377. rész
Edition #377
Yet another oil spill show
Act 1: Crude and Unusual - Colbert Report
Song 1: White flag - Dido
Act 2: BP RIP - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Addicted to oil - Le Show
Act 3: The gall of BP's Tony Hayward - The Progressive
Song 3: Back in the high life again - Steve Winwood
Act 4: Hayward's apology from BP - Le Show
Song 4: Hard to say I'm sorry - Chicago
Act 5: GOP wants you to pay for the spill - Young Turks
Song 5: Rude awakening - Ed Robinson
Act 6: Strike it mucky - The Bugle
Song 6: Not sorry - The Cranberries
Act 7: Philippe Cousteau interview - Bill Maher
Song 7: Liquid Sun - The Beginning (A New Hope) (club mix) - DJ Keoki
Act 8: Dead, dying and headless carcases - Countdown
Song 8: Black water - The Doobie Brothers
Act 9: The Petro science dude - Le Show
Song 9: I Am a Paleontologist - They Might Be Giants and Danny Weinkauf
Act 10: Comparing ACORN with BP - Rachel Maddow
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America's Strained Relationship With England - Colbert Report
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Yet another oil spill show
Act 1: Crude and Unusual - Colbert Report
Song 1: White flag - Dido
Act 2: BP RIP - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Addicted to oil - Le Show
Act 3: The gall of BP's Tony Hayward - The Progressive
Song 3: Back in the high life again - Steve Winwood
Act 4: Hayward's apology from BP - Le Show
Song 4: Hard to say I'm sorry - Chicago
Act 5: GOP wants you to pay for the spill - Young Turks
Song 5: Rude awakening - Ed Robinson
Act 6: Strike it mucky - The Bugle
Song 6: Not sorry - The Cranberries
Act 7: Philippe Cousteau interview - Bill Maher
Song 7: Liquid Sun - The Beginning (A New Hope) (club mix) - DJ Keoki
Act 8: Dead, dying and headless carcases - Countdown
Song 8: Black water - The Doobie Brothers
Act 9: The Petro science dude - Le Show
Song 9: I Am a Paleontologist - They Might Be Giants and Danny Weinkauf
Act 10: Comparing ACORN with BP - Rachel Maddow
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(2010/06/20) Yeah, still going on (Oil Spill (MP3)
72 perc
1. évad 376. rész
Edition #376
Yeah, still going on
Act 1: More of Obama's non-anger - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Don't look back in anger - Oasis
Act 2: Proven unsafe - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Mystify - INXS
Act 3: Speaking of BP - Le Show
Song 3: Too late, too slow - Shout Out Louds
Act 4: BP ad campaign - Daily Show
Song 4: Dream on - Aerosmith
Act 5: Oil spill prayer chain - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 5: Like a prayer - Madonna
Act 6: James Carville oil spill rage - Colbert Report
Song 6: Love like a bomb - Oasis
Act 7: Rachel's Presidential address - Rachel Maddow
Song 7: World spins madly on - The Weepies
Act 8: Tar Beachopolous - Le Show
Song 8: Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400
Act 9: Oil spill retrospective - Countdown
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The spilling fields - To Shell and Back - Daily Show
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(2010/06/17) An Armada of Humanaterrorists (Israel) (MP3)
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1. évad 375. rész
Edition #375
An Armada of Humanaterrorists
Act 1: Israel beat the Somalis to it - BBC News Quiz
Song 1: Hostage-O - Warren Zevon
Act 2: Release the prisoners, release the tapes - Young Turks
Song 2: Respect - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Act 3: Republican on Gaza - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 3: Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
Act 4: Obama mute on Israeli aggression - The Progressive
Song 4: Different Names - Death Cab For Cutie
Act 5: Discussing the flotilla - Bill Maher
Song 5: Different Shore - Nightnoise
Act 6: Dueling taped accounts - On the Media
Song 6: Sea of love - Cat Power
Act 7: Obama helps obstruct Israel investigation - Young Turks
Song 7: Glyserine - Bush
Act 8: Don't cheer the departure of Helen Thomas - The Progressive
Song 8: Soir De Fête - Yann Tiersen
Act 9: Fox on Helen Thomas - Media Matters
Act 10: Helen Thomas's departure - Counterspin
Song 10: Slight Figure of Speech - The Avett Brothers
Act 11: Michael Oren and formidable opponent - Colbert Report
Song 11: We could be friends - Freelance Whales
Act 12: Joe Biden hits new low - The Progressive
Song 12: Doctor my eyes - Jackson 5
Act 13: Israel does something crazy/frustrating - The Bugle
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(2010/06/15) We're all covered in oil (Oil Spill) (MP3)
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1. évad 374. rész
Edition #374
We're all covered in oil
Act 1: The Spilling Fields - Daily Show
Song 1: Sweet Georgia Brown - Brother Bones and His Shadows
Act 2: Oil and energy policy - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Talk - Coldplay
Act 3: Obama's non-anger - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 3: Talking to myself - Pummel
Act 4: Booming rant - Le Show
Song 4: Boom - Le Show
Act 5: Profits drive corner-cutting - Counterspin
Song 5: This year - The Mountain Goats
Act 6: Interview with Republican on oil - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 6: Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours - The Smiths
Act 7: BP should go under - The Progressive
Song 7: Shady River - The Chapin Sisters
Act 8: Talking about oil - Bill Maher
Song 8: Electric Version - The New Pornographers
Act 9: BP's media blockade - On the Media
Song 9: Clubbed to Death - Rob Dougan
Act 10: BP blocks reporter - Young Turks
Song 10: Einstein On The Beach - Counting Crows
Act 11: Obama's kick-ass PR skills - BBC News Quiz
Song 11: Common people - William Shatner featuring Joe Jackson
Act 12: Test of functioning media and politics - Rachel Maddow
Song 12: A change is gonna come - Ben Sollee
Act 13: Who's really covered in oil - Le Show
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(2010/06/12) Lots of swears about religion (Religion) (MP3)
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1. évad 373. rész
Edition #373
Lots of swears about religion
Act 1: Pope song - Tim Minchin
Act 2: 90's norms of priesthood - Le Show
Song 2: Lleva Me El Compas - Gipsy Kings
Act 3: How L.A. Archdiocese mishandled a priest - NPR
Song 3: Tomorrow, Wendy - Concrete Blonde
Act 4: 8-year old injured mimicking crucifixion - The Onion
Song 4: Crucify - Tori Amos
Act 5: US founded on the bible - Young Turks
Song 5: Great divide - The Cardigans
Act 6: White people prayer gap - Colbert Report
Song 6: Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash
Act 7: Some religions crazier than others - Bill Maher
Song 7: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band
Act 8: Church cancelled due to lack of God - The Onion
Song 8: Do you believe in magic - The Lovin' Spoonful
Act 9: Witchcraft in Nigeria related to Christians - Young Turks
Song 9: La Réalité - Amadou & Mariam
Act 10: South Park death threats - Daily Show
Song 10: Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah - The London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir & Walter Susskind
Act 11: Comedy stylings on religion - Jamie Kilstein
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(2010/06/08) You (nearly) have the right to remain honest (Gay Rights) (MP3)
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1. évad 372. rész
Edition #372
You (nearly) have the right to remain honest
Act 1: Un-gay - Mark Fiore
Song 1: It's the End of the World As We Know It - R.E.M.
Act 2: Alpha Dog of the Week - Colbert Report
Song 2: Dog days are over - Florence And The Machine
Act 3: Closeted gays hurting the rest - Rachel Maddow
Song 3: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Act 4: Teens turn gay spontainiously - Young Turks
Song 4: Jenny says - Cowboy Mouth
Act 5: New life in the closet - The Onion
Song 5: Brand new lover - Dead or alive
Act 6: They Gay - Colbert Report
Song 6: Take my hand - Dido
Act 7: DADT update - Young Turks
Song 7: When you're gone - The Cranberries
Act 8: Beginning on DADT - Rachel Maddow
Song 8: The Climb - No Doubt
Act 9: Good riddance to DADT - The Progressive
Song 9: This is not the end - The Bravery
Act 10: Can't trust gay soldiers - The Young Turks
Song 10: The passenger - Iggy Pop
Act 11: Discussion with Dan Savage - Countdown
Song 11: I'm looking through you - The Wallflowers
Act 12: On the road to overt sexuality - Young Turks
Song 12: Run around - Blues Traveler
Act 13: DADT nowhere near over - Rachel Maddow
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Family Research Council's European Gaycation - Daily Show
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(2010/06/05) Stop me if you've heard this before (Oil Spill) (MP3)
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1. évad 371. rész
Edition #371
Stop me if you've heard this before
Act 1: Moving on to depressed resignation Part 1 - The Bugle
Song 1: Witness - Roots Manuva
Act 2: Obama responds to BP disaster - The Progressive
Song 2: Like a Criminal - The Sheila Divine
Act 3: Moving on to depressed resignation Part 2 - The Bugle
Song 3: Cold cash, colder hearts - Thrice
Act 4: Oil regulation break down - Rachel Maddow
Song 4: Instrumental - Chris Priest
Act 5: Just blow it up - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 5: Death to traitors - Beloved
Act 6: Obama's non-anger - Countdown
Song 6: Roosevelt Room - Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band
Act 7: No dog feces on BP gas pump handles - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 7: Rebel Hearts - Roots Manuva
Act 8: Oil spill may be a message from God - Young Turks
Song 8: Harrisburg - Josh Ritter
Act 9: Interview with BP Exec - Le Show
Song 9: Spandex Man - Mr. Scruff
Act 10: Oil spill rant - Thom Hartmann
Song 10: Change of time - Josh Ritter
Act 11: Macho failures - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 11: Big black nothing - Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band
Act 12: Gulf oil spill from the 70's - Rachel Maddow
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Nature of corporations and oil - Rachel Maddow
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(2010/06/03) Analysis and warnings, we see it coming (Economics) (MP3)
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1. évad 370. rész
Edition #370
Analysis and warnings, we see it coming
Act 1: Hoarders - Daily Show
Song 1: Have you had enough - Rickie Lee Jones and The Squirrel Nut Zippers
Act 2: The banks still own congress - The Progressive
Song 2: What I am - Edie Brickell and New Bohemians
Act 3: Goldman fraud case - Colbert Report
Song 3: All apologies - Nirvana
Act 4: Greece falls, the US may be next - Young Turks
Song 4: Curl up and die - Relient K
Act 5: Ian Bremmer interview - Daily Show
Song 5: TV Trays - Death Cab For Cutie
Act 6: Loan sharks manipulate people - Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Hey Ya - Obadiah Parker
Act 7: Simon Johnson, 13 Bankers - Colbert Report
Song 7: Torn Blue Foam Couch - Grand Archives
Act 8: Taxes - Daily Show
Song 8: Class Warfare - Chris Priest
Act 9: Reform bill is a joke - Young Turks
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(2010/06/01) Out of the mouths of infant-minded adults (Tea Party) (MP3)
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1. évad 369. rész
Edition #369
Out of the mouths of infant-minded adults
Act 1: Napoleon blown apart - Colbert Report
Song 1: Loser - Three doors down
Act 2: Tax Day Tea Party Part 1 - New Left Media
Song 2: Unwell - Matchbox Twenty
Act 3: Blogger want Obama assassinated - Young Turks
Song 3: Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love - They might be giants
Act 4: Tax Day Tea Party Part 2 - New Left Media
Song 4: Drums of freedom - Theo Bard
Act 5: Maddow on McVeigh tapes - Daily Show
Song 5: See the sun - Dido
Act 6: Tax Day Tea Party Part 3 - New Left Media
Song 6: Little miss can't be wrong - Spin Doctors
Act 7: Anti-govt militia movement growing - Young Turks
Song 7: Yell fire - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Act 8: Tax Day Tea Party Part 4 - New Left Media
Song 8: Struggle - Ringside
Act 9: Rand Paul follow up - Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Bulletproof - La Roux
Act 10: Tax Day Tea Party Part 5 - New Left Media
Song 10: Take me home tonight - Eddie Money
Act 11: Tea Party PSA from D.C. Douglas - Funny or Die
Song 11: John Adams theme song - HBO
Act 12: Tax Day Tea Party Part 6 - New Left Media
Song 12: Brain damage - Pink Floyd
Act 13: Giving up the empire - Bill Maher
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(2010/05/29) Their fault, our fault, your fault, my fault (Oil Spill) (MP3)
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1. évad 368. rész
Edition #368
Their fault, our fault, your fault, my fault
Act 1: Proud to be British - The Bugle
Song 1: Crazy train - Ozzy Osbourn
Act 2: GOP runs from drill baby drill - Young Turks
Song 2: Accidental Mambo - Mambo All-Stars
Act 3: Impacts and comparisons - On the Media
Song 3: Sea - George Winston
Act 4: Spreading the blame - BBC News Quiz
Song 4: Hole in the bucket - Spearhead
Act 5: Oil spills not a big deal - Counterspin
Song 5: Don't worry baby - The Beach Boys
Act 6: Texas Gov blames God for spill - Young Turks
Song 6: Better days - Citizen King
Act 7: Oil spill results in improved wildlife viscosity - The Onion
Song 7: A beautiful world - Tim Myers
Act 8: Political consequences - The Political Scene
Song 8: Heart still beating - Ottmar Liebert
Act 9: Oil spill is your fault - Mark Fiore
Song 9: Anthem Pt. 1 - Blink 182
Act 10: Getting off of oil - Bill Maher
Song 10: In the aeroplane over the sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Act 11: Oil containment solutions randomizer - Colbert Report
Song 11: Shove it - Santigold
Act 12: Lasting legacy of oil spills - Rachel Maddow
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There Will Be Blame - Daily Show
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(2010/05/26) Arrest the Pope (Religion) (MP3)
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1. évad 367. rész
Edition #367
Arrest the Pope
Act 1: Devil denounces Catholic Church - SNL
Song 1: Play With Fire - The Rolling Stones
Act 2: Dawkins wants to arrest the Pope - BBC News Quiz
Song 2: Jesus loved Judas - Jason Roseboom
Act 3: Continuing coverage of Catholic scandal - On the Media
Song 3: Jesus is just alright - The Doobie Brothers
Act 4: Volcano/Earthquake news Part 1 - The Bugle
Song 4: Eleanor Rigby (strings only) - The Beatles
Act 5: Catholic Church condemns metrosexuality - The Onion
Song 5: Pray for you - Jaron And The Long Road To Love
Act 6: Volcano/Earthquake news Part 2 - The Bugle
Song 6: Sorrow - Bad Religion
Act 7: RFK on the Catholic Church scandal - Ring of Fire
Song 7: Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Act 8: Why it's OK to criticize religion - Citizen Radio
Song 8: Book of days - Enya
Act 9: Pope Opera - Daily Show
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Jesus in a Frying Pan - Young Turks
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(2010/05/23) Horrifying health care aftermath (Health Care) (MP3)
71 perc
1. évad 366. rész
Edition #366
Horrifying health care aftermath
Act 1: Unethical bastards - Daily Show
Song 1: Slave song - Sade
Act 2: Post-game of just passed health bill - Blast the Right
Song 2: Suffer - Stretford End
Act 3: Angry reactions to health care law - It's all politics
Song 3: A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
Act 4: GOP strike back - Young Turks
Song 4: Scenic world - Beirut
Act 5: Well point and bartering with Michael Moore - Countdown
Song 5: Happy - Sister Hazel
Act 6: John Dingell on health care and finance - Daily Show
Song 6: Tin man - The Avett Brothers
Act 7: Fox says you'll go to jail - Fox News Channel
Song 7: Red Rain - REM w/ Peter Gabriel and Natalie Merchant
Act 8: O'Reilly attempts to rewrite history - Young Turks
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Sue Lowden on chickens for healthcare - Colbert Report
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(2010/05/20) Valid and moronic arguments against Kagan (Supreme Court) (MP3)
72 perc
1. évad 365. rész
Edition #365
Valid and moronic arguments against Kagan
Act 1: Hang on Stevens - The Al Franken Show
Act 2: History of Supreme Court fights - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: A Quai - Yann Tiersen
Act 3: Nomination predictions - Media Matters
Song 3: A Quai - Yann Tiersen
Act 4: Release the Kagan - Daily Show
Song 4: The great estates - Freelance Whales
Act 5: Kagan a bad pick by Obama - Young Turks
Song 5: Somebody Already Broke My Heart - Sade
Act 6: Swing and a miss - Countdown
Song 6: Gone to sleep - Moby
Act 7: Kagan the consensus builder - Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Les Jours Tristes - Yann Tiersen
Act 8: Kagan and the military recruiters - Media Matters
Song 8: Les Jours Tristes - Yann Tiersen
Act 9: Kagan worship with Dahlia Lithwick - Colbert Report
Song 9: No questions - Fleetwood Mac
Act 10: Hypocrisy on Kagan - Rachel Maddow
Song 10: La Dispute - Yann Tiersen
Act 11: Kagan a leftist activist - Media Matters
Song 11: La Dispute - Yann Tiersen
Act 12: Conservatives pretend Kagan is gay - Young Turks
Song 12: Take Five - Dave Brubeck
Act 13: Comparison to H. Meyers nomination - Rachel Maddow
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Confirming Elena - Colbert Report
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(2010/05/18) Delusions of fascism, journalism and grandeur (Media) (MP3)
70 perc
1. évad 364. rész
Edition #364
Delusions of fascism, journalism and grandeur
Act 1: Glenn Beck's Nazi Tourette's - Daily Show
Song 1: Better be quite now - Elliott Smith
Act 2: The power of conservative media - Young Turks
Song 2: Everything In Its Right Place - Radiohead
Act 3: Dissecting NBC report on financial reform - Jimmy Dore
Song 3: Too much information - Duran Duran
Act 4: Bernie Goldberg fires back - Daily Show
Song 4: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
Act 5: Fox News spins net neutrality - Young Turks
Song 5: So much more - Marc Robillard
Act 6: Jon Meacham on sale of Newsweek - Daily Show
Song 6: Who will buy - Oliver Twist
Act 7: Goldman defended in the media - Counterspin
Song 7: You're a wolf - Sea Wolf
Act 8: Glenn to the mountaintop - Colbert Report
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Obama Slams Tea Party Rallies & Fox News Reacts - Young Turks
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(2010/05/15) Wrongheaded reactions, foreign and domestic (Foreign Policy) (MP3)
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1. évad 363. rész
Edition #363
Wrongheaded reactions, foreign and domestic
Act 1: Palin on the playground - The Bugle
Song 1: Buildings and mountains - The Republic Tigers
Act 2: Andrew Bacevich on Afghanistan Part 1 - Moyers Journal
Song 2: Highschool lover - Air
Act 3: Using smaller missiles - Counterspin
Song 3: Empty room - Marjorie Fair
Act 4: Andrew Bacevich on Afghanistan Part 2 - Moyers Journal
Song 4: What's the matter here - 10,000 maniacs
Act 5: Iraq should pay for us killing them - Young Turks
Song 5: Politic Amagni (La Politique, C'est Pas Bon) - Amadou & Mariam
Act 6: Post script to Afghanistan interview - Moyers Journal
Song 6: Peacocks - The Mountain Goats
Act 7: Boom doesn't go the dynamite - Colbert Report
Song 7: Headlock - Imogen Heap
Act 8: Lieberman's citizenship law - Countdown
Song 8: Patience - Guns N' Roses
Act 9: Lieberman's extrajudicial law - The Progressive
Song 9: Up against the wall - Peter Bjorn & John
Act 10: Just lucky - Young Turks
Song 10: The lucky one - Alison Krauss and Union Station
Act 11: Lieberman introduces citizenship bill - Rachel Maddow
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Explosive and the City 2 - Daily Show
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(2010/05/13) Winning by losing (Economics) (MP3)
64 perc
1. évad 362. rész
Edition #362
Winning by losing
Act 1: Winning by losing - Mark Fiore
Song 1: I'm a loser - The Beatles
Act 2: Minority leader called out - Young Turks
Song 2: Birdhouse in your soul - They Might be Giants
Act 3: The inside job Part 1 - This American Life
Song 3: Cat faces - Ugly Casanova
Act 4: Fraud hearing on shitty deals - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 4: Working class hero - Green Day
Act 5: The inside job Part 2 - This American Life
Song 5: Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
Act 6: The GOP alternative to financial reform - Young Turks
Song 6: Damn it feels good to be a gangsta - Geto Boys
Act 7: The inside job Part 3 - This American Life
Song 7: Bet Against the American Dream - This American Life
Act 8: Wham-O moves to America - Daily Show
Song 8: Wake up - Arcade Fire
Act 9: GOP up Wall Street's ass - Young Turks
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S.E.C. porn - Daily Show
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(2010/05/11) The Police State Welcomes You (Immigration) (MP3)
62 perc
1. évad 361. rész
Edition #361
The Police State Welcomes You
Act 1: Boycotting AZ, teas and otherwise - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Tea for the Tillerman - Cat Stevens
Act 2: AZ law spurs immigration reform - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Different People - No Doubt
Act 3: AZ Sheriff rips new law - Young Turks
Song 3: Stand - R.E.M.
Act 4: Law and Border - Daily Show
Song 4: I miss you - Blink 182
Act 5: O'Reilly grasping to support AZ law - Counterspin
Song 5: See you on the other side - Ozzy Osbourn
Act 6: Papers please amendments - Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Bouncing around the room - Phish
Act 7: The word - No Problemo - Colbert Report
Song 7: Mexico - The Refreshments
Act 8: Wrongful arrests happens already - Young Turks
Song 8: Still crazy after all these years - Paul Simon
Act 9: Police State Pete - Mark Fiore
Song 9: What I'm looking for - Brendan Benson
Act 10: AZ law writers are liars, racists - Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Suspicious Behavior on Cinco de Mayo - Daily Show
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(2010/05/09) For the sake of dinosaur squeezings (Oil Spill) (MP3)
71 perc
1. évad 360. rész
Edition #360
For the sake of dinosaur squeezings
Act 1: Dinosaur squeezings – Mark Fiore
Act 2: Conversation with Joe Romm – Countdown
Act 3: One final taste of oysters – Young Turks
Act 4: Wind farm vs. oil spill – Colbert Report
Act 5: Discussion of oil spill – Ring of Fire
Act 6: BP oil spill – The Progressive
Act 7: George Will lies on wind vs. oil spill – Jimmy Dore
Act 8: Beyond Awful – Daily Show
Act 9: Right wing conspiracy – Media Matters
Act 10: Spill kills Obama energy bill – Young Turks
Act 11: Politics of the spill – Countdown
Act 12: GOP, Haliburton and the spill – Le Show
Act 13: Claiming drilling is safe – Media Matters
Act 14: Drill baby, drill – Colbert Report
Act 15: Lessons learned from Exxon Valdez – Young Turks
Act 16: No second thoughts – The Progressive
Act 17: Maddow’s final comments – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
BP’s Undersea Dome – Colbert Report
Music
Daydream – The Lovin’ Spoonful
Good day sunshine – The Beatles
Hold it in – Jukebox The Ghost
Beach song – The Dead Milkmen
Black water – Doobie Brothers
Into the ocean – Blue October
Take a look around – Limp Bizkit
La Valse d’Amélie – Yann Tiersen
Take a chance – The Magic Numbers
Deep water – Pansy Division
Le Moulin – Yann Tiersen
Lessons learned – Matt & Kim
Don’t trust me – 3OH!3
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(2010/05/06) Bulls, Bears, Bailouts and Fraud (Economics) (MP3)
68 perc
1. évad 359. rész
Edition #359
Bulls, Bears, Bailouts and Fraud
Act 1: Luntz memo of reform-killing talking points - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Dishonest and diversionary rhetoric - The Progressive
Act 3: Dow over 11,000 - Colbert Report
Act 4: Dodd speech on financial reform - Countdown
Act 5: Senate hearing scoldings - Daily Show
Act 6: 10-hour banker interrogation - On the Media
Act 7: GOP blocks reform because they love Wall Street - Young Turks
Act 8: Elizabeth Warren on financial reform - Colbert Report
Act 9: Moyers on the American Dream - Bill Moyers Journal
Act 10: These F@#king guys - Goldman Sachs - Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Roll Out the Cots - Rachel Maddow
Music:
Sweet little lies - Michael Franti And Spearhead
Re Stacks - Bon Iver
How to see the sun rise - Ben Sollee
Monday - Jon Brion
Such great heights - The Postal Service
Solid Action - The Wes Hollywood Show
You're a wolf - Sea Wolf
Grapevine fires - Death Cab For Cutie
Possibility - Lykke Li
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(2010/05/01) Forced to lie to serve with honor (Gay Rights) (MP3)
64 perc
1. évad 358. rész
Edition #358
Forced to lie to serve with honor
Act 1: Busted anti-gay republican comes out - Young Turks
Act 2: Repealing DADT popular in polls - Counterspin
Act 3: Bait and snitch - Colbert Report
Act 4: Gay Saudi gets arrested - Young Turks
Act 5: Letter from old military on DADT Part 1 - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Gay gene isolated, ostracized - The Onion
Act 7: Letter from old military on DADT Part 2 - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Gays in military leads to genocide - Young Turks
Act 9: New law to ban unloving marriages - The Onion
Act 10: Dutch ask Dutch tell - Rachel Maddow
Act 11: Bigots likely dumber and poorer, duh - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Trying to support the military and hate gays - Colbert Report
Music:
Close to me - The Cure
Minority - Green Day
Take your mama - Scissor Sisters
The argument - This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - The Smiths
Me and Julio down by the schoolyard - Paul Simon
Your Heart Is An Empty Room - Death Cab For Cutie
All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
January Wedding - The Avett Brothers
Pure Imagination - Leslie Bricusse (Willy Wonka)
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(2010/04/28) Cowardice and callousness (Foreign Policy) (MP3)
68 perc
1. évad 357. rész
Edition #357
Cowardice and callousness
Act 1: We can't be overly accepting - Citizen Radio
Act 2: Girl has nose and ears cut off - Young Turks
Act 3: Reza Aslan on Afghanistan - Daily Show
Act 4: Boxing the US in Afghanistan - The Progressive
Act 5: Rep Grayson's stunning points on our wars - Young Turks
Act 6: Obama's courage on nukes - The Progressive
Act 7: Commanders using media to sell war - Young Turks
Act 8: Wikileaks video - Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Support the troops is not unconditional - The Progressive
Act 10: Iraq shooting video analysis - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Big Bang Treaty - Daily Show
Music:
Handsome Devil - The Smiths
Warchild - The Cranberries
So long Jimmy - James Blunt
President - Wyclef Jean
Hero of war - Rise Against
Cloud Nine - Ben Howard
Casualties Of War - Rakim
Cosmic Love - Florence + The Machine
1 Trillion Dollars - Anti-Flag
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(2010/04/25) Yeah, I'm conflating the tea parties with the militia movement (Tea Parties) (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 356. rész
Edition #356
Yeah, I'm conflating the tea parties with the militia movement
Act 1: Armed march on almost Washington - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: The history of April 19th and 20th - On the Media
Act 3: On the road with the Tea Party Express - Daily Show
Act 4: Echos of Oklahoma City - Rachel Maddow
Act 5: How the FBI arrested a militia - NPR
Act 6: FBI investigates tea party threats - Young Turks
Act 7: Interview with a teabagger - Le Show
Act 8: The un-tea party - Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Tea America - Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
At a tea party with a no medicare pledge - Thom Hartmann
Music:
1901 - Phoenix
Spring Came, Rain Fell - Club 8
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind - The Lovin' Spoonful
We shall overcome - Pete Seeger
Let's work together - Canned Heat
Smokin from shootin - My Morning Jacket
Spaceman - The Office, BBC
Unbirthday song - Camarata Chorus and Orchestra
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(2010/04/22) Don't believe in any form of sorcery (Religion) (MP3)
68 perc
1. évad 195. rész
Edition #356
Don't believe in any form of sorcery
Act 1: Man faces execution for sorcery - Young Turks
Act 2: Passover seder half-assed - The Onion
Act 3: Jesus, Reconsidered - NPR
Act 4: Student forced out of school over gay parents - Young Turks
Act 5: Corruption in the Catholic Church - Bill Maher
Act 6: Indian rationalist battles swamis and babas - Young Turks
Act 7: Desire to ejaculate motivates local Christian to wed - The Onion
Act 8: Study narrows gap between mind and brain - NPR
Act 9: Liberals and atheists smarter than conservatives and the religious - Young Turks
Act 10: The need for more warm, cuddly atheists - Citizen Radio
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Word - Forgive and Forget Church scandal
Music:
Porcelain - Moby
I've gotta be me - Sammy Davis, Jr.
Ebudae - Enya
Early in the morning - Peter, Paul And Mary
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths
Shattered faith - Bad Religion
Like a virgin - Madonna
New soul - Yael Naïm
Halo - Beyoncé
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(2010/04/20) Toxic assets from Wall St to West Virginia (Economics) (MP3)
68 perc
1. évad 355. rész
Edition #354
Toxic assets from Wall St to West Virginia
Act 1: Lifestyles of the rich and despicable - Wait wait don't tell me
Act 2: We bought a toxic asset so you can watch it die - NPR
Act 3: Michael Lewis - The Big Short - Daily Show
Act 4: Joeseph Stiglitz on the economic freefall Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 5: Is 2010 going to be 1994 or 1934 - Slate.com
Act 6: Joeseph Stiglitz on the economic freefall Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 7: No one would listen - Daily Show
Act 8: WV Mine blast conservatives fault - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Robin Hood Tax - A Good Idea - Green.tv
Music:
So long - Lodger
Toxicity - System of a Down
I second that emotion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
The gambler - Kenny Rogers
Dreamtime - Uberzone
Falling down - Oasis
Lights out - Santigold
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(2010/04/17) Backwards politics and the climate (Climate) (MP3)
72 perc
1. évad 354. rész
Edition #353
Backwards politics and the climate
Act 1: Annie Leonard on stuff - Colbert Report
Act 2: Dr. James Hansen - Storms of my grandchildren - Thom Hartmann
Act 3: Chamber of commerce and the climate - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Facing America's energy crisis Part 1 - Moyers' Journal
Act 5: British House of Commons on 'climate gate' - Counterspin
Act 6: Facing America's energy crisis Part 2 - Moyers' Journal
Act 7: Obama's switcheroo on offshore drilling - The Progressive
Act 8: Oilmen fund anti-climate change groups - Young Turks
Act 9: Media reaction to offshore drilling - Counterspin
Act 10: Not taking 'yes' for an answer - Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Tree Hugging Pentagon - Ring of Fire
Music:
Time to take out the trash - Brad Sucks
Breathe me - Sia
On the turning away - Pink Floyd
Energy - The Apples In Stereo
The airway - Owl City
Don't Let It Bring You Down - Annie Lennox & Steven Lipson
Sill can't - The Cranberries
Fake plastic trees - Radiohead
Shut your eyes - Shout Out Louds
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(2010/04/14) Destroying the media in more ways than one (Media) (MP3)
69 perc
1. évad 353. rész
Edition #352
Destroying the media in more ways than one
Act 1: Some bullshit happening somewhere - The Onion
Act 2: We need less media consolidation - The Progressive
Act 3: Anchor management - Daily Show
Act 4: Internet freedom in danger - Young Turks
Act 5: Beck makes it harder for FOX to fool people - Counterspin
Act 6: Glenn Beck on net neutrality - Young Turks
Act 7: Beck on Obama's politics of fear - Media Matters
Act 8: Beck attacks social justice - Colbert Report
Act 9: Glen Beck's hate train crashes - Ring of Fire
Act 10: Context, lies and videotape - Rachel Maddow
Act 11: Fox brings on anyone against health reform - Media Matters
Act 12: CNN hires Erick Erickson - Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Blogs Must Be Crazy - Daily Show
Music:
Been it - The Cardigans
And it spread - Avett Brothers
Everything to everyone - Everclear
Do it again - Five Times August
Green eyes - Coldplay
Soir De Fête - Yann Tiersen
Spirit in the sky - Norman Greenbaum
La Valse Des Vieux Os - Yann Tiersen
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(2010/04/11) I's on Edjukashun (Education) (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 352. rész
Edition #351
I's on Edjukashun
Act 1: Earning is fundamental - Colbert Report
Act 2: Child so stupid she sees letters backwards - The Onion
Act 3: Arne Duncan on US education reform - Colbert Report
Act 4: James Loewen on education - Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Bill Gates on education reform - Daily Show
Act 6: Al Sharpton on education as a civil right - Colbert Report
Act 7: Right wing text books coming to US students - Young Turks
Act 8: Rules grammar change - The Onion
Act 9: Texas school board hearings - Colbert Report
Act 10: Don't mess with textbooks - Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Teach Sex Ed in Wisconsin, Go To Jail - Young Turks
Music:
The Kids Don't Stand A Chance - Vampire Weekend
Cello Song (feat. Jose Gonzalez) - The Books
World spins madly on - The Weepies
Love will come through - Travis
Runaway - Del Shannon
Throwing stones - Shout Out Louds
I need to know - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Sometimes I rhyme slow - Nice & Smooth
Hey Ya - Obadiah Parker
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(2010/04/08) March of the loons (Conservatives) (MP3)
70 perc
1. évad 351. rész
Edition #350
March of the loons
Act 1: Health care slime machine - Daily Show
Act 2: Obama may be Anti-Christ, like Hitler - Young Turks
Act 3: Coburn on Fox News bias - Countdown
Act 4: Elephant graveyard with David Frum - Colbert Report
Act 5: Tea partiers should sign anti-government pledge - Thom Hartmann
Act 6: Man attempts to assassinate Obama while not seeming racist - The Onion
Act 7: Pelosi caused trouble by crossing the street - Young Turks
Act 8: Harry Reid supporters, you're not helping - Daily Show
Act 9: Threats to congressmen - Rachel Maddow
Act 10: Wag of the finger to the Hutaree Militia - Colbert Report
Act 11: Right wing extremists on the rise - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Obama Bumper Sticker Road Rage
Music:
Walk like an Egyptian - The Bangles
Civil war - Guns N' Roses
A few honest words - Ben Sollee
Lessons learned - Matt and Kim
Come Together - The Beatles
Everyday People - Sly and The Family Stone
Something to believe in - The Offspring
Bus rider - John Swihart
Ready for the good times - Shakira
Get ready - The Proclaimers
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(2010/04/06) Who didn't see this coming? (Religion) (MP3)
63 perc
1. évad 350. rész
Edition #349
Who didn't see this coming
Act 1: Gay sex scandal involving Vatican - Young Turks
Act 2: Little deaf boys, it's a thing - Le Show
Act 3: The fixer in the Catholic church Part 1 - This American Life
Act 4: Holy Shit - Daily Show
Act 5: The fixer in the Catholic church Part 2 - This American Life
Act 6: Bill Donohue comments on church scandal - Young Turks
Act 7: Christopher Hitchens on Church scandal - Bill Maher
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Bill Donohue comments on church scandal Part 2 - Young Turks
Music:
Heaven - Los Lonly Boys
Little deaf boys song - Le Show
Pale Horses - Moby
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Only if - Enya
Genesis - VNV Nation
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(2010/04/04) The new law of the land Part 2 (Health Care) (MP3)
69 perc
1. évad 349. rész
Edition #348
The new law of the land Part 2
Act 1: Crystal clear debate - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Tea party protesters hurl slurs at congressmen - Young Turks
Act 3: Plea to bring down the violence - Countdown
Act 4: Reactions to health care law - Media Matters
Act 5: Predictable reactions of hate - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Intimidation Part 1 - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Health care hate talk - Media Matters
Act 8: GOP's health care repeal strategy - Young Turks
Act 9: GOP leaders must denounce brownshirt tactics - The Progressive
Act 10: Dismissing political treats - Media Matters
Act 11: Intimidation Part 2 - Rachel Maddow
Act 12: Blogger inciting vandalism and violence - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Dems To Blame For Tea Party Threats - Young Turks
Music:
I can see clearly now - Jimmy Cliff
Shout - Tears for Fears
Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen
Mad world - Gary Jules
Les Jours Tristes (Instrumental) - Yann Tiersen
Coming out - The Killers
Sur Le Fil - Yann Tiersen
Leader - Burning Spear
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(2010/03/31) The new law of the land Part 1 (Health Care) (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 348. rész
Edition #347
The new law of the land Part 1
Act 1: Obama's signing speech - Countdown
Act 2: Health in the USA - The Bugle
Act 3: Reason to celebrate - Political Scene
Act 4: What happens now - Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Looking back on dire predictions - Media Matters
Act 6: Media misinforms on health debate - On the Media
Act 7: Misleading right up until the vote - Counterspin
Act 8: Passing it and talk of repeal - Wait wait don't tell me
Act 9: The perfect was the enemy of the mediocre - The Progressive
Act 10: The debate is crystal clear - Rachel Maddow
Act 11: Revised school house rock - On the Media
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Pros and Cons of the Health Care Reform Bill - Young Turks
Music:
Liquid Sun - The Beginning (A New Hope) (club mix) - DJ Keoki
At the club - SM-Trax
We set ourselves free - Club 8
A Quai - Yann Tiersen
Blue Monday - New Order
If I ever feel better - Phoenix
Everybody's free - Rozalla
Resurection (space club mix) - PPK
The world is new - Save Ferris
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(2010/03/27) At war at home and abroad (Foreign Policy) (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 347. rész
Edition #346
At war at home and abroad
Act 1: The Word - Afghanistan - Colbert Report
Act 2: Afghans may not like having families killed - Counterspin
Act 3: Local harlot exposes face - The Onion
Act 4: Morbid milestone in Afghanistan - The Progressive
Act 5: Obama caves in on military trials - Young Turks
Act 6: Garry Wills on presidential bombing power - Colbert Report
Act 7: Options for terror trials - Counterspin
Act 8: Liz Cheney's Al-Qaeda 7 commercial - Daily Show
Act 9: Obama Admin - Torture is not illegal - Young Turks
Act 10: Marc Thiessen interview - Daily Show
Act 11: Biggest conspiracy ever - Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Iraqracy - Colbert Report
Music:
Meet Me On The Equinox - Death Cab for Cutie
Daffodil Lament - The Cranberries
Killing for love - José González
Lights out - Santigold
Moment Of Tranquillity - Apoptygma Berzerk
Love like a bomb - Oasis
You or your memory - The Mountain Goats
John Adams theme song - HBO
Born Slippy - Underworld
Run on - Moby
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(2010/03/24) Blowing up mountains and our future (Climate Change) (MP3)
69 perc
1. évad 346. rész
Edition #345
Blowing up mountains and our future
Act 1: Lorax Coal - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Ed Markey on climate bill Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 3: Oil spill improves wildlife viscosity - The Onion
Act 4: Ed Markey on climate bill Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 5: Cookies and carbon - NPR
Act 6: Plans for another energy crisis squashed - Thom Hartmann
Act 7: NY Times gives fair shake to climate loons - Counterspin
Act 8: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 9: Maria Cantwell on the CLEAR Act - Ring of Fire
Act 10: Nuclear gets another comeback - Counterspin
Act 11: Coal Comfort - Margaret Palmer - Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Knock-on effects - Green.tv
Music:
Flyswatter - Eels
The perfect space - The Avett Brothers
Greased lightnin' - Grease Soundtrack
Goodbye blue sky - Pink Floyd
I'm free - Soup Dragons
Horchata - Vampire Weekend
Foolish games - Jewel
Let my love open the door - Pete Townsend
Planting seeds - Ten Story Relapse
Friend of the devil - Counting Crows
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(2010/03/22) The ultimate last final push (Health Care) (MP3)
66 perc
1. évad 345. rész
Edition #344
The ultimate last final push
Act 1: Define and conquer - Colbert Report
Act 2: Limbaugh's gonna leave - Media Matter Minute
Act 3: Code red to stop the bill - Rachel Maddow
Act 4: The ultimate last final push - Daily Show
Act 5: Condemning the Slaughter solution - Media Matters Minute
Act 6: Moyers on choice in health care - Bill Moyers' Journal
Act 7: Colbert Report Action center
Act 8: Continuing lies on procedure - Media Matters Minute
Act 9: 11-year old boy - Countdown
Act 10: Heath Con1 - The Mediscarening - Daily Show
Act 11: Fox's final push against health care - Media Matters Minute
Act 12: Getting ready to pass the bill - It's all politics
Act 13: What happens after signing - Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Health Care Vote Information Nerve Center - Colbert Report
Music:
La Valse d'Amélie (Version Piano) - Yann Tiersen
United we stand -The Brotherhood of Man
Pas Si Simple - Yann Tiersen
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
La Valse d'Amélie - Yann Tiersen
Hard to say I'm sorry - Chicago
La Valse Des Montres - Yann Tiersen
Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time - Fanfarlo
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(2010/03/17) Religious cults, the Christian Right and evangelists, evil and not (Religion) (MP3)
63 perc
1. évad 344. rész
Edition #343
Religious cults, the Christian Right and evangelists, evil and not
Act 1: Are religious cults killing democracy - Thom Hartmann
Act 2: Why are some Christians mad over Avatar - Young Turks
Act 3: Bait and switch evangelism - This American Life
Act 4: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 5: Glen Beck against 'social justice' in religion - Media Matters
Act 6: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 7: Pat Robertson on Haiti's pact with the devil - Counterspin
Act 8: Pat Robertson says Islam is not a religion - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Evangelist explains "23 Minutes in Hell" to Thom - Thom Hartmann
Music:
Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead
In God's country - U2
Knockin' on heaven's door - Guns N' Roses
Lacrymosa - Libera
Mary Mary - Chumbawamba
Shattered faith - Bad Religion
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(2010/03/13) Situation generally screwed up (Economics) (MP3)
63 perc
1. évad 343. rész
Edition #342
Situation generally screwed up
Act 1: New financial fight - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Scott Patterson on The Quants - Daily Show
Act 3: Politicians admit they're owned by Wall Street - Young Turks
Act 4: Is the economic ship sinking and rats jumping ship - Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Elizabeth Warren interview - Real time with Bill Maher
Act 6: Elizabeth Warren interview - Daily Show
Act 7: Teeing off on Fareed Zakaria - Citizen Radio
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Has Obama just become a Herbert Hoover Republican? - Thom Hartmann
Music:
Right Now - Van Halen
International Small Arms Traffic Blues - The Mountain Goats
From blown speakers - The New Pornographers
Scumbag - Green Day
Georgia on my mind - Willie Nelson
Kiss - Venga Boys
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(2010/03/11) Flagrant ignorance (Climate Change) (MP3)
66 perc
1. évad 342. rész
Edition #341
Flagrant ignorance
Act 1: Unusually large snow storm - Daily Show
Act 2: Snowpocalypse vs. climate change - Media Matters
Act 3: GOP doesn't believe in climate change - Countdown
Act 4: Does winter snow disprove climate change - Young Turks
Act 5: Climate change deniers given second wind - Counterspin
Act 6: Denial also an inexplicable position on climate change - The Bugle
Act 7: Full court shot on climate change - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: False balance on snow vs. climate change - Counterspin
Act 9: Belief in climate change hinges on worldview - NPR
Act 10: Fox and Friends don't understand that it's cold in winter - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Colbert We're Off to See the Blizzard - Colbert Report
Music:
When the cold days come - Theo Bard
Time waits for no man - Theo Bard
Having a good time - Theo Bard
All the orders gone - Theo Bard
Everything you have - Theo Bard
Evil eyes - Theo Bard
This fickle world - Theo Bard
Drums of freedom - Theo Bard
Middle class boy - Theo Bard
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(2010/03/09) The Blair House Project (I didn't make the joke first) (Health Care) (MP3)
64 perc
1. évad 341. rész
Edition #340
The Blair House Project (I didn't make the joke first)
Act 1: Summit's eve - Daily Show
Act 2: Help - Health care special comment - Countdown
Act 3: Wrap up of health care summit - Young Turks
Act 4: Name calling, racist attacks from right - Media Matters
Act 5: Reviewing the health care summit - Wait wait don't tell me
Act 6: Lies about 'nuclear option' - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Conflating nuclear option and reconciliation - Media Matters
Act 8: The med menace - Daily Show
Act 9: Obama disses single-payer systems - Young Turks
Act 10: Mocking the uninsured - Media Matters
Act 11: Health care by Easter - Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Health Care Magic - Colbert Report
Music:
Disappointment - The Cranberries
Help - Howie Day
Les Jours Tristes - Yann Tiersen
You were the last high - The Dandy Warhols
A Quai - Yann Tiersen
Rapture - Laura Veirs
Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen
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(2010/03/07) Who, what and how we're fighting (GOP) (MP3)
66 perc
1. évad 340. rész
Edition #339
Who, what and how we're fighting
Act 1: CPAC 2010 Rage within the machine - Daily Show
Act 2: CPAC Conference - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: CPAC - US has the best health care - Young Turks
Act 4: Rage within the machine - Progressivism - Daily Show
Act 5: American's don't know R's block everything - Young Turks
Act 6: George Will totally consistent on filibuster = Counterspin
Act 7: Filibuster is too neat and simple - Bill Maher
Act 8: Let's go nuclear - Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Teabaggers and teabaggees - Ring of Fire
Act 10: Sarah Palin at Teabagger convention - Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
AmeriGasm CPAC - Daily Show
Music:
Hello, My Treacherous Friends - OK GO
Graceland - Paul Simon
It's not impossible - Ben Sollee
Don't vote - Cass McCombs
Losers - The Cardigans
There's something wrong - Brad Sucks
One fine day - The Chiffons
Failure by design - Brand New
Be my angel - Mazzy Star
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(2010/03/03) They're dickholes, but they're smart (Economics) (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 339. rész
Edition #338
They're dickholes, but they're smart
Act 1: Rush Limbaugh wants you to get screwed - Young Turks
Act 2: Area CEO doesn't have time for this crap - The Onion
Act 3: Inherent racism in Tea Party movement - Countdown
Act 4: Thomas Frank Part 1 - Moyers' Journal
Act 5: New cereal for poor stays crunchy in water - The Onion
Act 6: Thomas Frank Part 2 - Moyers' Journal
Act 7: David Brooks says to raise taxes on middle class - Counterspin
Act 8: Devastating quotes from top economists - Young Turks
Act 9: Make it rain - Daily Show
Act 10: Obama out to lunch on banker bonuses - The Progressive
Act 11: B of A attacked through YouTube - Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Fire Departments Billing Homeowners to Put Out Fires! - Young Turks
Music:
Smile like you mean it - The Killers
Not enough time - Inxs
Look at you - My Morning Jacket
Hard luck story - Men at work
Happy meals - The Cardigans
Winter song - Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
Young folks - Peter Bjorn And John
Where do I begin - The Chemical Brothers
Radio - One Ring Zero
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - The Smiths
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(2010/02/27) Terrorism in the age of unreason (Foreign Policy) (MP3)
69 perc
1. évad 338. rész
Edition #337
Terrorism in the age of unreason
Act 1: An inconvenient trial - Daily Show
Act 2: GOP lies on terrorism - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: KSM Trail Formidable Opponent - Colbert Report
Act 4: Fox News making up BS on captured terrorists - Young Turks
Act 5: Afghan thinks every American with fake beard is CIA - The Onion
Act 6: Rank terrorism hypocrisy - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Wag of the finger on waterboarding - Colbert Report
Act 8: Cheney's memo falls flat - Countdown
Act 9: Right wing talking points debunked - Young Turks
Act 10: The Word - Faux n tell - Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Senator - I believe in racial and ethnic profiling - Young Turks
Music:
Circus Music
Hannah - Freelance Whales
Grapevine Fires - Death Cab For Cutie
Stuck in the middle with you - Stealers Wheel
Your Mama Don't Dance - Loggins and Messina
The district sleeps tonight - The Postal Service
M79 - Vampire Weekend
Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours - The Smiths
Little lies - Fleetwood Mac
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(2010/02/24) Don't complain, you could buy an election too if you wanted (Supreme Court) (MP3)
69 perc
1. évad 337. rész
Edition #336
Don't complain, you could buy an election too if you wanted
Act 1: Who owns our politicians - Young Turks
Act 2: Corporate free speech - Colbert Report
Act 3: Jeffery Toobin on purchasing courts Part 1 - Moyer's Journal
Act 4: Dealing with the Supreme Court decision - New Yorker's Political Scene
Act 5: Jeffery Toobin on purchasing courts Part 2 - Moyer's Journal
Act 6: Obama getting his fight back - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Buying the bench - Moyers' Journal
Act 8: Americans hate corporate money in elections - Young Turks
Act 9: The Word - Prece-Don't - Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Supreme Court's Five Circus Midgets - Ring of Fire
Music:
We could be friends - Freelance Whales
Ne Me Quitte Pas - Regina Spektor
Bigmouth strikes again - The Smiths
If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out - Cat Stevens
Nothing better - The Postal Service
Where's my mind - The Pixies
Turn this boat around - Matt & Kim
Messages - Xavier Rudd
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(2010/02/20) They're here, they're discriminated against, they're used to it (Rights) (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 336. rész
Edition #335 They're here, they're discriminated against, they're used to it Act 1: First DADT hearing tomorrow - Rachel Maddow Act 2: High court bans same-sex friendships - The Onion Act 3: DADT popular in polls - Counterspin Act 4: Dreaded Bliss in New Jersey - Daily Show Act 5: They're here, they're discriminated against, they're used to it - The Bugle Act 6: Fight to serve - Rachel Maddow Act 7: Be almost all that you can be - Colbert Report Act 8: New law would ban loveless marriages - The Onion Act 9: Praise for Obama on DADT - The Progressive Act 10: Gays would get tattoos in the military - Wait wait, don't tell me Act 11: A few gay men and women - Daily Show Act 12: Fight to serve 2 - Rachel Maddow Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content: Hermaphrodites Can't Be Gay - Colbert Report Music: Move you - Anya Marina The King of Carrot Flowers, Pts. 2 & 3 - Neutral Milk Hotel Starring - Freelance Whales Redemption Song - Bob Marley Am I wrong - Love Spit Love What difference does it make - The Smiths Wild Night - Van Morrison I was married - Tegan and Sara Cat faces - Ugly Casanova Don't ask me why - Billy Joel Old man - Neil Young Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Check out the Best of the Left iPhone/iPod Touch App in the App Store! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.
(2010/02/17) No bridges to burn (Healthcare) (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 335. rész
Edition #334
No bridges to burn
Act 1: The healthcare debate is making me sick - Brian Unger
Act 2: Pass healthcare, DUH - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: 6 facts on Obama and Dems being bipartisan - Young Turks
Act 4: Reconciliation deemed risky - Counterspin
Act 5: Secondhand smoke linked to secondhand coolness - The Onion
Act 6: Haiti vs healthcare - Black Tie Martini Club Oddcast
Act 7: Obama gets tough(er) with GOP - Young Turks
Act 8: The Word, Political Suicide - Colbert Report
Act 9: Real life death panels = Countdown
Act 10: The apparent trap and Hawaiian healthcare - Daily Show
Act 11: Obama has no bridges to burn - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Has Obama Decided Not to Do Health Care Anymore? - Young Turks
Music:
All the same - Sick Puppies
Build me up Buttercup - The Foundations
Don't worry baby - Beach Boys
Never there - Cake
Cigarette Smoke - Arctic Monkeys
Lives in the balance - Jackson Browne
Directions - Josh Rouse
Play with fire - Rolling Stones
Pura Carroceria - Los Del Rio
King Kamehameha - The Waikiki Hula Boys
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(2010/02/14) Soulless, Clueless, Feckless, Brazen (Media) (MP3)
61 perc
1. évad 334. rész
Edition #333
Soulless, Clueless, Feckless, Brazen
Act 1: Limbaugh's Haiti comment - Countdown
Act 2: Limbaugh the hyena - Ring of Fire
Act 3: O'Reilly and the Haiti telethon - Countdown
Act 4: Even better than the real thing - The Daily Show
Act 5: Daughter Cheney can't debate - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: The Word - Two-faced - Colbert Report
Act 7: The Wash Post and the Fiscal Times - Counterspin
Act 8: Gretchen Carlson dumbs down - Daily Show
Act 9: Brian Williams on Jon Stewart - NPR
Act 10: How awful it is when media is weak - Counterspin
Act 11: Q and O - Fox News cuts the feed - Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Wag of the finger to Fox News - Colbert Report
Music:
Like humans do - David Byrne
Circle of life - Faca Kulu, Lebo M., The Lion King Ensemble & Tsidii Le Loka
The man in me - Bob Dylan
Fairytale - Sara Bareilles
Duck and run - 3 Doors Down
The asshole song - Jimmy Buffett
Highly suspicious - My Morning Jacket
Plum dumb - The Dead Milkmen
Good people - Jack Johnson
Live like you're dying - Lenka
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(2010/02/10) The Futility of Leaning Right (Congress) (MP3)
64 perc
1. évad 333. rész
Edition #332
The Futility of Leaning Right
Act 1: Obama crushes house GOP - Young Turks
Act 2: Doris Kearns Goodwin on weak Dems - Daily Show
Act 3: Change terrifies conservatives - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Obama nails Rep and Cenk debunks lies - Young Turks
Act 5: The word Siren Song - Colbert Report
Act 6: Killing the filibuster - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Polls show GOP are nuts - Young Turks
Act 8: Introducing the Dem Opossum - Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Political Shift in D.C. - How to succeed
Music:
Walk on the wild side - Lou Reed
Messages - Xavier Rudd
Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash
The right thing to do - Carly Simon
Naive - The Kooks
Once around the block - Badly Drawn Boy
I can't - Ben Sollee
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(2010/02/07) Some take on banks while others lie to protect them (Economics) (MP3)
64 perc
1. évad 332. rész
Edition #331
Some take on banks while others lie to protect them
Act 1: Obama takes on bankers - Daily Show
Act 2: Moyers on greed - Moyers' Journal
Act 3: Economists being right isn't enough - Counterspin
Act 4: Eliot Spitzer - Colbert Report
Act 5: Hasty freeze on budget - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Obama needs to tell a bank regulation story - Political Scene
Act 7: The gang of five - Slate Magazine
Act 8: Austan Goolsbee on the budget drop - Daily Show
Act 9: Leaked memo on lying to protect banks - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Word - Manifest Density Economics - Colbert Report
Music:
Lost - Coldplay
Look what you've done - JET
Ain't that unusual - Goo Goo Dolls
Candy everybody wants - 10,000 Maniacs
Sleeping in - The Postal Service
Story of a lonely guy - Blink 182
Cut it out - Anya Marina
Rescue me - Fontella Bass
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(2010/02/03) Impending Mending or Coming Crash? (Economics) (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 331. rész
Edition #330
Impending Mending or Coming Crash
Act 1: Financial inquiry report - Daily Show
Act 2: Another economic disaster coming - Young Turks
Act 3: Banker are America's new thugs - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Bernie Madoff M.D. - Slate
Act 5: Matt Taibbi on Goldman Sachs - Colbert Report
Act 6: Obama starts to revamp economic team - Young Turks
Act 7: Regulation fundamentally works - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: David Walker's plan for the economy - Daily Show
Act 9: Obama finally standing up to banks - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Obama's Bailout Fee: Is It Enough - Young Turks
Music:
Working class hero - Exit Clov
Jump jive and wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra
Say hey - Michael Franti & Spearhead
All will be well - The Gabe Dixon Band
The Bubble Machine - Leslie Bricusse
I stand corrected - Vampire Weekend
This is twice now - Lydia
I saved the world today - The Eurythmics
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(2010/01/31) Welcome President Brown (Special Election) (MP3)
70 perc
1. évad 330. rész
Edition #329
Welcome President Brown
Act 1: Recruiting a party with spine - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
Act 2: Balance of the Senate - It's all politics
Act 3: You have the majority, now act like it - The Young Turks
Act 4: Caller says election was Thom's fault - Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Dems must fight back - Colbert Report
Act 6: Ed Rendell on doing something - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Brown election and the filibuster - On the Media
Act 8: Give them a reason to vote for you - The Young Turks
Act 9: Obama's ballsy speech - Le Show
Act 10: What to do with less than 60 - Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Brown win allows Jon Stewart to retire - Daily Show
Music:
Runnin down a dream - Tom Petty
And it spread - The Avett Brothers
Wake Up Little Suzie - Everly Brothers
Don't look back in anger - Oasis
Happy - SIster Hazel
Finding something to do - Hellogoodbye
Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Slight figure of speech - The Avett Brothers
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(2010/01/27) Corporations is people! (MP3)
80 perc
1. évad 329. rész
Edition #328
Corporations is people!
Act 1: Supreme court blows up politics - It's All Politics
Act 2: Corporate personhood floodgates - Thom Hartmann
Act 3: The story of the case for corporate spending - On the Media
Act 4: Congress, brought to you by - Wait wait don't tell me!
Act 5: Ever-living vampires - Thom Hartmann
Act 6: Constitutional amendment - The Progressive
Act 7: Supreme court makes buying politicians legal - The Young Turks
Act 8: Barney Frank on fighting SC decision - Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Nader on corporate personhood - Thom Hartmann
Act 10: Special Comment on worst decision ever - Countdown
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Supreme Corp - Daily Show
Music:
Gods Radar - The Dixie Hummingbirds
Welcome to the machine - Pink Floyd
Tuesdays gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Crash - The Primitives
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Recorded live in Copenhagen - Theo Bard
Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
Drown - Smashing Pumpkins
Taking over me - Evanescence
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(2010/01/23) Stealth Care is Mass Backwards (Healthcare) (MP3)
71 perc
1. évad 328. rész
Edition #327
Stealth Care is Mass Backwards
Act 1: Stelth care reform - Daily Show
Act 2: Fixing the wrong healthcare problems - Ring of Fire
Act 3: Robert Knutter and Matt Taibbi on health reform Part 1 - Moyers' Journal
Act 4: Limbaugh on healthcare costs - Young Turks
Act 5: Robert Knutter and Matt Taibbi on health reform Part 2 - Moyers' Journal
Act 6: Michael Pollen interview - Daily Show
Act 7: Alan Grayson on health reform - Ring of Fire
Act 8: Health lobbyists rule the system - Young Turks
Act 9: Mass Backwards - Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Kathleen Sebelius - Colbert Report
Music:
This too shall pass - OKGO
Mushaboom - Feist
I'm Not over - Carolina Liar
I go blind - Hootie And The Blowfish
You can do it - No Doubt
All U can eat - Ben Folds
Sinnerman - Nina Simone
Pale Blue Eyes - Lou Reed
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(2010/01/20) Morning in America (Repost) (MP3)
56 perc
1. évad 166. rész
Edition #242
Morning in America
Act 1: 2004 DNC Keynote Speech (Clip 1) (Clip 2)
Act 2: Announcing his candidacy
Act 3: Remake this country (Link)
Act 4: Signs of Hope & Change (Link)
Act 5: Yes We Can – Will.i.am (Link)
Act 6: ‘A more perfect Union’ speech on race in America (Link)
Act 7: We are the ones we’ve been waiting for – Will.i.am (Link)
Act 8: The American Promise (Link)
Act 9: Obama in Berlin
Act 10: 2008 DNC Acceptance speech (LInk)
Act 11: We have a lot of work to do (LInk)
Act 12: DC reactions to the victory (LInk)
Act 13: Interview with Jesse Jackson – NPR (Link)
Act 14: It’s a new day! – Will.i.am (Link)
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(2010/01/16) Underpants Bomb Fallout, choose your own pun (Foreign Policy) (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 326. rész
Edition #326
Underpants Bomb Fallout, choose you're own pun
Act 1: Yemen Sad Libs - Daily Show
Act 2: Kill first harshly interrogate later - Countdown
Act 3: Bush terror policies wrongly glorified - Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Missteps in the early days reporting on Yemen - On the Media
Act 5: Rove blames NCTC then backpedals - Young Turks
Act 6: Idiot lies about Obama's response - Countdown
Act 7: Outright lies politicizing terrorism - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Idiots with big balls - Daily Show
Act 9: Rudy says something unspeakably ignorant - Le Show
Act 10: Nonsense GOP response cause for despair - Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Ideal or no deal - Colbert Report
Music:
Back in the high life again - Steve Winwood
Send in the clowns - The Simpsons
Whatcha say - Jason Derulo
Let go - Frou Frou
Sorry, blame it on me - Akon
American idiot - Green Day
Ridiculous Thoughts - The Cranberries
Big balls - AC/DC
Diamond - Klint
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(2010/01/13) Where religion and ignorance meet (Religion) (MP3)
64 perc
1. évad 325. rész
Edition #325
Where religion and ignorance meet
Act 1: Conservapedia working on conservative bible - Colbert Report
Act 2: Hume on Woods and religion - Counterspin
Act 3: Interview on conservative bible - Colbert Report
Act 4: Exporting homophobia to Uganda - The Progressive
Act 5: Uganda be kidding me Part 2 - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Christmas billboard stirs seasonally inappropriate emotions - The Onion
Act 7: Kill the gays law hits major news in US - Thom Hartmann
Act 8: Prayer effort seeks right-thinking from liberals - NPR
Act 9: Killing people to make magic potions Part 1 - Young Turks
Act 10: Christ returns to NBA - The Onion
Act 11: Killing people to make magic potions Part 2 - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Uganda be kidding me Part 1
Music:
Blacking Out The Friction - Death Cab For Cutie
Redemption song - Bob Marley
God - The Dodos
Hate me - Blue October
Directions - Josh Rouse
Carol of the bells - United States Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus
Gods gonna cut you down - Johnny Cash
Like a prayer - Rufio
You're wrong - NOFX
Jammin - Bob Marley
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(2010/01/09) When you want to cry, laugh (MP3)
63 perc
1. évad 324. rész
Edition #324
When you want to cry, laugh
Act 1: Flight Delay - Daily Show
Act 2: Predicting economies Part 1 - This American Life
Act 3: Smiley-face dollar to boost economy - The Onion
Act 4: Predicting economies Part 2 - This American Life
Act 5: Andrew Ross Sorkin on Too Big to Fail - Daily Show
Act 6: Fed's Dead with Bernie Sanders Part 1 - Colbert Report
Act 7: Norway returns to a pillage-based economy - The Onion
Act 8: Fed's Dead with Bernie Sanders Part 2 - Colbert Report
Act 9: NY Times exposes terrible big bank scam - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
American Idle - Daily Show
Music:
Don't you - Simple Minds
Once around the block - Badly Drawn Boy
Crazy - Seal
Making me nervous - Brad Sucks
Island in the sun - Weezer
Catch my disease - Ben Lee
La Noyée - Yann Tiersen
Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare - Matt and Kim
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(2010/01/06) Obama moves Hopelessly forward in Afghanistan (MP3)
65 perc
1. évad 323. rész
Edition #323
Obama moves Hopelessly forward in Afghanistan
Act 1: Rushing a decision on Afghanistan - Counterspin
Act 2: Obama mimics Bush on Afghanistan - The Progressive
Act 3: Bunker-buster averts doomed marriage - The Onion
Act 4: Report released on Afghanistan - Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Dan Rather on Afghanistan - Daily Show
Act 6: Jim Hightower discusses Obama's war Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 7: Why aren't there bigger protests - The Progressive
Act 8: Jim Hightower discusses Obama's war Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 9: Moore and Feingold speak against escalation - Young Turks
Act 10: Lara Logan on Afghanistan - Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Cenk debates war escalation - Countdown
Music:
Trouble me - 10,000 Maniacs
Choke - The Cardigans
Celebration Guns - Stars
Million faces - Paolo Nutini
Oh Lately It's So Quiet - OK GO
Everybody's gone to war - Nerina Pallot
Up against the wall - Peter Bjorn & John
Meteor Show - Owl City
Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen
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(2010/01/03) Reason to celebrate? (MP3)
69 perc
1. évad 322. rész
Edition #322
Reason to celebrate
Act 1: Episode recap from The DC - Daily Show
Act 2: Lincoln conservative on healthcare - Counterspin
Act 3: GOP weakens health bill and then bash it - Young Turks
Act 4: Is GOP serious about fixing healthcare - Slate
Act 5: Open letter on free health clinics - Countdown
Act 6: Obama defends health bill from the left - NPR
Act 7: For he's a jowly good fellow - Colbert Report
Act 8: Media misleads on opinions of health reform - Counterspin
Act 9: Devastating healthcare quotes from Obama - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Idiot Democrats Think It's Good News Their Voters are Pissed at Them - The Young Turks
Music:
Hero - Enrique Iglesias
I need to know - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Why pretend - Mandi Perkins
Objection - Shakira
Fake Empire - The National
Serre-moi - Tryö
Haunting me - Oona Garthwaite
Everybody's fool - Evanescence
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(2009/12/30) Take 30,000 troops and call me in the morning (MP3)
75 perc
1. évad 321. rész
Edition #321
Take 30,000 troops and call me in the morning
Act 1: Misleading polling on support for war - Counterspin
Act 2: I dare you not to notice - Le Show
Act 3: Special comment on war escalation - Countdown
Act 4: Afghanistan handed over to robots - The Onion
Act 5: Why escalation is not the answer - Thom Hartmann
Act 6: Obama unclear on chain of command - Colbert Report
Act 7: Cheney cries treason - Countdown
Act 8: War presidents - Rachel Maddow
Act 9: 30,000 - Daily Show
Act 10: Feingold & BBC on the Afghanistan war - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
30,000 extended video - Daily Show
Music:
Love is a battlefield - Pat Benatar
99 Red Balloons - Nena
Listen to your heart - Roxette
Mr. Roboto - Styx
War - Vince DiCola
Heat of the moment - Asia
Notorious - Duran Duran
I'm gonna be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
Break it down again - Tears for fears
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(2009/12/09) Winter Holiday Extravaganza (MP3)
69 perc
1. évad 320. rész
Edition #320
Winter Holiday Extravaganza
Act 1: Atheist summer camp - The Young Turks
Act 2: God To Postpone Apocalypse - The Onion
Act 3: Adam and Eve Part 1 - This American Life
Act 4: Robert Wright on the three major religions - Colbert Report
Act 5: Adam and Eve Part 2 - This American Life
Act 6: Richard Dawkins new book - Thom Hartmann
Act 7: Bucket Of Rags This Year's Must-Have Christmas Item - The Onion
Act 8: Schaeffer on hateful talk against Obama - Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Offending people talking about religion - The Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Kirk Cameron's Plot Against "Origin of Species" - The Young Turks
Music:
Hello Mother, Hello Father - Alan Sherman
Nutcracker: Act 2: Chinese Tea - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nutcracker: Act 2: Waltz of the Flowers - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nutcracker: Act 1: Overture - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nutcracker: Act 1: March - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nutcracker: Act 2: The Merlitons - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nutcracker: Act 2: Trepak - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nutcracker: Act 2: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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(2009/12/05) 1st world party, 3rd world clean up (MP3)
68 perc
1. évad 319. rész
Edition #319
1st world party, 3rd world clean up
Act 1: Aziz Ansari on Copenhagen - It's getting ha in here
Act 2: Gore urges Obama to take lead on climate - NPR
Act 3: Al Gore - Daily Show
Act 4: Gore the wonky bore - Counterspin
Act 5: The Story of Cap and Trade - Annie Leonard
Act 6: Naomi Klein on climate debt Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 7: DOT to add walking lanes to highways - The Onion
Act 8: Naomi Klein on climate debt Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 9: News of the warm - Le Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Act Now - Green.tv
Music:
Hold my hand - Hootie and the blowfish
Change your mind - Sister Hazel
If we make it through December - Merle Haggard
Cloud Nine - Ben Howard
Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Walk beside me - Darrell Scott & Tim O'Brien
Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
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(2009/12/02) Disaster Economics (MP3)
66 perc
1. évad 318. rész
Edition #318
Disaster Economics
Act 1: Obama caving in to Wall St again - The Young Turks
Act 2: Why the win-win is being ignored Part 1 - This American Life
Act 3: Water balloon attacks hurting bottom line - The Onion
Act 4: Why the win-win is being ignored Part 2 - This American Life
Act 5: Joining the tea-baggers - Thom Hartmann
Act 6: John Perkins on the economic crash Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 7: US-owned GM produces the Pelosi-Boehner - The Onion
Act 8: John Perkins on the economic crash Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 9: Government by organized money - Thom Hartmann
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Biden on the economic recovery - Daily Show
Music:
Nothing is good enough - Aimee Mann
Sénégal Fast-Food - Amadou & Mariam
The kids don't stand a chance - Vampire Weekend
Remember Jonathan (Messenger Of The Sun album) - Cyrille Verdeaux
Smokescreen - Flying Blind
Under the milky way - Seven Nations
You're the best - Joe Esposito
All For Swinging You Around - The New Pornographers
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(2009/11/25) Rights, gay and otherwise, all obvious (MP3)
69 perc
1. évad 317. rész
Edition #317
Rights, gay and otherwise, all obvious
Act 1: From here to neutrality - Daily Show
Act 2: Feingold and Franken beat up Patriot Act - Young Turks
Act 3: The end of prohibition - Slate
Act 4: Don't ask, don't tell - Colbert Report
Act 5: Texas bans marriage - Young Turks
Act 6: Texas bans marriage - Wait wait don't tell me
Act 7: Mormon trespassing - Colbert Report
Act 8: Utah politician outrageous comments on gays - Young Turks
Act 9: Gaywatch - Peter Vadala & William Phillips - Daily Show
Act 10: Skeletons in the closet - Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Can't get queer from here - Daily Show
Music:
Here comes my baby - Cat Stevens
Your ex-lover is dead - Stars
Change is gonna come - Ben Sollee
What went wrong - Blink 182
It's a mistake - Men at work
Miss Misery - Elliott Smith
Steal my kisses - Ben Harper
Build me up buttercup - The Foundations
Tuesday's gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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(2009/11/21) Join the war on Fox News today (MP3)
66 perc
1. évad 316. rész
Edition #316
Join the war on Fox News today
Act 1: Glenn Beck tragically not a victim of anything - The Onion
Act 2: Bush Sr. calls Maddow and Olberman Sick Puppies - The Young Turks
Act 3: Dobbs steps down - Wait wait don't tell me
Act 4: MSNBC in the crossfire - Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Lou Dobbs goes Rogue - Daily Show
Act 6: Murdoch fosters racist work environment - Countdown
Act 7: Hannity apologizes to Jon - Daily Show
Act 8: Cenk goes off on Morning Joe - The Young Turks
Act 9: Untruth vs. Power - Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Hannity misleadingly uses Glenn Beck's rally video
Music:
Out of my mind - James Blunt
Gone daddy gone - Violent Femmes
Ne Me Quitte Pas - Regina Spektor
I'll meet you there - Owl City
Habla Me - Gipsy Kings
Working class hero - Exit Clov
Overkill - Colin Hay
Celebration guns - Stars
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(2009/11/18) Big bill bothers bought off blowhards (MP3)
69 perc
1. évad 315. rész
Edition #315
Big bill bothers bought off blowhards
Act 1: Blow hards bloviate on healthcare - Counterspin
Act 2: Bill big, bill bad - Daily Show
Act 3: GOP Continues healthcare fear tactics - The Young Turks
Act 4: Fire hot - The Onion
Act 5: Grayson on fighting back Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Lieberman on wiggling - Wait wait don't tell me
Act 7: Grayson on fighting back Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 8: Absurd Republicans caught on tape - The Young Turks
Act 9: Whisconsin city is the best place to die - NPR
Act 10: Preggers can't be choosers - Daily Show
Act 11: Restricting abortion rights in health reform - Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Judge Napolitano Lies about Health Care Reform - The Young Turks
Music:
Tax man - The Beatles
Naive - The Kooks
Fearless - VNV Nation
World on Fire - Sarah McLachlan
In a big country - Big Country
Winter song - Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
Brain stew - Green Day
So fast, so numb - R.E.M.
I know I know I know - Tegan and Sara
Different people - No doubt
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(2009/11/14) Pride, greed, vanity and gluttony (MP3)
71 perc
1. évad 314. rész
Edition #314
Pride, greed, vanity and gluttony
Act 1: Really Goldman Sachs?! - SNL
Act 2: Spitzer on the financial bailout - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: MSNBC Ratigan bashes corporate communists - The Young Turks
Act 4: The root of the problem is campaign finance - Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Global economy faces danger from below - The Onion
Act 6: Terror-industrial complex - Countdown
Act 7: How Dems are protecting capitalism - The Young Turks
Act 8: Organizing the tea parties - Thom Hartmann
Act 9: Goldman Sachs doing God's work - Colbert Report
Act 10: Child labor endorsing, pro-slavery freaks - Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The history of boom and bust cycles in US economics - ThomHartmann
Music:
Kick drum heart - The Avett Brothers
Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) - The Decemberists
99 Red Balloons - Nena
Deep water - Pansy Division
Ready For The Good Times - Shakira
Goodbye stranger - Supertramp
Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare - Matt and Kim
Take five - Dave Brubeck
Gold dust woman - Hole
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(2009/11/11) Recruiting disciples through fear and coupons (MP3)
70 perc
1. évad 313. rész
Edition #313
Recruiting disciples through fear and coupons
Act 1: Catholic lifeboat - Colbert Report
Act 2: Hell House - This American Life
Act 3: God checks in to the Mayo Clinic - The Onion
Act 4: The Republican Apocalypse Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 5: Catholics recruiting new members - Daily Show
Act 6: The Republican Apocalypse Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 7: Catholic blow out sale - Le Show
Act 8: Pat Robertson fighting against hate crime laws - The Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Supreme court takes on religion - Colbert Report
Music:
God - The Dodos
Friend of the devil - Counting Crows
Like a prayer - Madonna
Major Tom - Peter Schilling
You know my name - The Beatles
Natural Blues - Moby
I'm free - Soup Dragons
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(2009/11/07) Ancient sunlight vs fresh sunlight (MP3)
72 perc
1. évad 312. rész
Edition #312
Ancient sunlight vs fresh sunlight
Act 1: The true cost of fossil fuels - Thom Hartmann
Act 2: Inhofe headed to Copenhagen - Ring of Fire
Act 3: Colin Beavan is No Impact Man - Colbert Report
Act 4: Rob Dunbar on ocean temps - Found Object Films
Act 5: Giant greenhouse blamed for climate change - The Onion
Act 6: Climate deniers - Ring of Fire
Act 7: Oil industry employees rally - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 9: Shia Agassi on fresh sun power - Found Object Films
Act 10: Steven Levitt on economics of geo-engineering - Daily Show
Act 11: The arguement for switching to natural gas - Ring of Fire
Act 12: News of the warm - Le Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Dems shooting themselves in the foot on carbon legislation
Music:
Catalog and Classify - Mark Robinson
Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
This is the day - The The
Kyoko's House - Philip Glass
Solsbury hill - Peter Gabriel
One million miles - J Ralph
M79 - Vampire Weekend
What I'm looking for - Brendan Benson
Close your eyes - Young Love
Hey ya - Obadiah Parker
Keepsake - State Radio
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(2009/11/04) Unexpected leadership, totally expected treachery (MP3)
68 perc
1. évad 311. rész
Edition #311
Unexpected leadership, totally expected treachery
Act 1: Nancy Peloci, you'll burn in hell for this - Wait Wait don't tell me
Act 2: Rebranding health reform - Countdown
Act 3: Franken kicks conservative ass - The Young Turks
Act 4: Much to commend, much to condemn - The Progressive
Act 5: Health care systems comparison - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Even Republican voters favor public option - Ring of Fire
Act 7: The Word, You-Genics - Colbert Report
Act 8: Discussing healthcare working through congress - Mother Jones
Act 9: Stupid GOP don't have plan for health reform - The Young Turks
Act 10: Healthcare fight within and without political parties - It's all politics
Act 11: Lieberman to join filibuster against health reform - Rachel Maddow
Act 12: Joe Lieberman is a true independent - Colbert Report
iPhone/iPod Touch App Bonus Content:
Public Option Limited - Daily Show
Music:
He got game - Public Enemy
Close to me - The Get Up Kids
The wrestler - Bruce Springsteen
Who'll stop the rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time - Fanfarlo
Classical gas - Vanessa Mae
Oh my god - Ida Maria
White Blank Page - Mumford & Sons
Kelsey - Metro Station
Don't let me down - The Stereophinics
Look what you've done - JET
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(2009/10/31) The war on Fox (MP3)
65 perc
1. évad 310. rész
Edition #310
The war on Fox
Act 1: The GOP colicky babies - Ring of Fire
Act 2: CNN leaves it there - Daily Show
Act 3: Fox News is not like the others - Rachel Maddow
Act 4: How Murdoch brought the Fox model to the US - Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Bend it like Beck - Colbert Report
Act 6: The war on FOX - Counterspin
Act 7: Media and power - Thom Hartmann
Act 8: Evidence of Fox collusion with GOP - The Young Turks
Music:
Camera one - Josh Joplin Group
I've seen better days - Everclear
The boy in the bubble - Paul Simon
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sineade O'Connor
Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger
Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games - Of Montreal
Let go - Frou Frou
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(2009/10/28) Derailing unprecedented health reform would be unprecedented (MP3)
63 perc
1. évad 309. rész
Edition #309
Derailing unprecedented health reform would be unprecedented
Act 1: Kid is denied healthcare for being too skinny - The Young Turks
Act 2: Max Baucus and Senate health reform - Bill Moyers Journal
Act 3: Medicare Part E - Thom Hartmann
Act 4: Healthcare, now what - This American Life
Act 5: Dems stopping healthcare would be unprecedented - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: The history of our healthcare system - This American Life
Act 7: Insurance company calls sick people dogs - The Young Turks
Act 8: Further reporting on anti-healthcare campaign - Rachel Maddow
Music:
Curl up and die - Relient K
Who will buy - Oliver Soundtrack
Fake Empire - The National
Doctor my eyes - Jackson 5
I go to extremes - Billy Joel
Remember Jonathan - Cyrille Verdeaux
Stop crying your heart out - Oasis
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(2009/10/24) Still legally treated as second-class citizens (MP3)
65 perc
1. évad 308. rész
Edition #308
Still legally treated as second-class citizens
Act 1: California Marriage Protection Act PSA 1
Act 2: When the time is right - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Jim Fouratt on gay rights - Colbert Report
Act 4: Obama speaks on DADT - Rachel Maddow
Act 5: California Marriage Protection Act PSA 2
Act 6: Dan Savage on Obama on DADT - Countdown
Act 7: The gay after tomorrow - Daily Show
Act 8: The aftermath of the gay rights rally - Mother Jones
Act 9: Queer and loathing in D.C. - Daily Show
Act 10: Dan Choi: Don't Tell, Martha! - The Moth Podcast
Music:
I was married - Tegan and Sara
Right now - Van Halen
Leader - Burning Spear
What have I done to deserve this - Pet Shop Boys
Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen
Don't ask me why - Billy Joel
Sénégal Fast-Food - Amadou & Mariam
Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise - The Avett Brothers
Let my love open the door - Pete Townsend
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(2009/10/21) Snowe in October and other healthcare nonsense (MP3)
63 perc
1. évad 307. rész
Edition #307
Snowe in October and other healthcare nonsense
Act 1: Will it Snowe or wont it? - Wait wait don't tell me!
Act 2: Bogus report commissioned by the health lobby - Countdown
Act 3: The majority leader of the senate - It's all politics
Act 4: GOP claim healthcare costs will rise with reform - The Young Turks
Act 5: Special healthcare comment Part 1 - Countdown
Act 6: Fat baby and getting Snowe's vote - Daily Show
Act 7: Misleading healthcare opinion research - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Special healthcare comment Part 2 - Countdown
Music:
Tell me tell me - Burning spear
Sunday bloody Sunday - U2
Because the night - 10,000 maniacs
The world is new - Save Farris
Ill with want - The Avett Brothers
I think we're alone now - Tiffany
Soft serve - Soul Coughing
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(2009/10/17) Democracy for sale (MP3)
62 perc
1. évad 306. rész
Edition #306
Decomcracy for sale
Act 1: Supreme Court on the verge of humanizing corporations - Colbert Report
Act 2: Looking forward on changing our economics - Bill Maher
Act 3: Jeffrey Toobin on the Supreme Court - Colbert Report
Act 4: Obama is letting the banks off the hook - The Young Turks
Act 5: Thousands of unemployed robots join the military - The Onion
Act 6: Wall streeters weigh life after 'giant pool of money' - NPR
Act 7: Krugman on Palin and economics - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Dow rallies after chimpanzee rings opening bell - The Onion
Act 9: Big money vs. the people - The Young Turks
Music:
Different People - No Doubt
Bleeding me - Metalica
And it spread - The Avett Brothers
Love you till the end - The Pogues
Give it up - The Goodmen
Nothing Is Good Enough - Amiee Mann
American Pie - Don McLean
Ring my bell - Anita Ward
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(2009/10/14) Corporate energy fighting for and against the climate (MP3)
65 perc
1. évad 305. rész
Corporate energy fighting for and against the climate
Edition #305
Act 1: James Hansen is arrested during MTR protest - Ring of Fire
Act 2: Cloudy with a chance of heat balls - Daily Show
Act 3: The fake cost of Obama's energy policy - Counterspin
Act 4: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 5: Exxon named the green company of the year - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Shai Agassi on electric cars - Colbert Report
Act 7: Interview with Joe Romm - Counterspin
Act 8: Wood Nymphs working to reduce dependence on foreign dew drops - The Onion
Act 9: More forged letters for pro-coal lobby - Ring of Fire
Act 10: Is Inhofe stupid or just corrupt - The Young Turks
Music:
Why does the sun shine? - They might be giants
Hey ya! - Outkast
Tell me a lie - Griffin House
Scenic world - Beirut
Carefree - The Refreshments
Why does the sun really shine? - They might be giants
Fluffy little clouds - The Orb
Con Cassidy's and Neil Gow's Highlands/Moil and Tiarna/McSweeney's Reel - Alton
Hey Ya - Obadiah Parker
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(2009/10/10) Yeah, when it fits, we call you racist (MP3)
68 perc
1. évad 304. rész
Edition #304
Yeah, when it fits, we call you racist
Act 1: The conservative media's attack cycle - On the Media
Act 2: Comparing corruption of ACORN to Blackwater - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: The Word: Blackwashing - Colbert Report
Act 4: Covering the right-wing crazies in the media - Counterspin
Act 5: Pat Buchanan defends Hitler - The Young Turks
Act 6: The 'Full Ginsburg' - Daily Show
Act 7: Wingnut watch - Mother Jones Podcast
Act 8: Discussing the recent Glenn Beck chatter - Ring of Fire
Act 9: Target America - Daily Show
Music:
Love is a battlefield - Pat Benatar
Chicago X 12 - Rogue Wave
Paint it black - Vanessa Carlton
Love you 'till the end - The Pogues
Mad World - Tears for Fears
Not crying - Flight of the Conchords
Still crazy after all these years - Paul Simon
Burnout - Green Day
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(2009/10/07) As the chips begin to fall (MP3)
68 perc
1. évad 303. rész
Edition #303
As the chips begin to fall
Act 1: Healthcare polling - Counterspin
Act 2: GOP are a bunch of neanderthals - The Young Turks
Act 3: Wendel Potter on healthcare - Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Congress and lobbyists out of the closet - Colbert Report
Act 5: The nonsense healthcare debate - Mother Jones
Act 6: Public option in danger in committee - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: The profit of illness - Bill Maher
Act 8: Howard Dean on the importance of choice - Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Democratic Super Majority! - Daily Show
Music:
Let Go - Frou Frou
Smile like you mean it - The Killers
Dreamtime = Uberzone
Take your mama out - Scissor Sisters
Bouncing around the room - Phish
I just died in your arms tonight - SuperTrack
Hospital beds - Cold War Kids
All American girl - Train
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(2009/10/03) Moral Kombat (MP3)
69 perc
1. évad 302. rész
Edition #302
Moral Kombat
Act 1: Naked hot tub religious mentoring - Le Show
Act 2: God smites area man for disturbing Him - The Onion
Act 3: How many women get hit on by their pastors? - The Young Turks
Act 4: Putting pressure on bad religious ideas - Bill Maher
Act 5: Moral Kombat - Daily Show
Act 6: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 7: Benign growth removed from the Pope - The Onion
Act 8: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 9: Is Obama the anti-Christ? - Rachel Maddow
Act 10: War on Easter: Peeps display - Colbert Report
Act 11: Pastor of "Islam is the Devil" - The Young Turks
Music:
Meet me by the water - Rachael Yamagata
Whenever God Shines his Light - Van Morrison
Candy Girl - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Crazy Faith - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Malchik Gay - t.A.T.u.
Losing my religion - R.E.M
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
God gave rock & roll to you - Kiss
God's Gonna Cut You Down - Johnny Cash
God's radar - The Dixie Hummingbirds
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(2009/09/30) Compromise catastrophe soaked in corporate cash (MP3)
63 perc
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Edition #301
Compromise catastrophe soaked in corporate cash
Act 1: Baucus stands alone - Wait wait don't tell me!
Act 2: Does the GOP care more about property than people? - The Young Turks
Act 3: The terrible result of the Baucus compromise - Counterspin
Act 4: Bill Clinton on healthcare reform - Daily Show
Act 5: Health insurance whistle-blower - Bill Maher
Act 6: Rick Sanchez investigates corruption in healthcare debate - CNN
Act 7: Candidate Obama on healthcare negotiations - The Young Turks
Act 8: Better know a lobby: Healthcare for America NOW - Colbert Report
Act 9: GOP fear leads to victim-blame - Ring of Fire
Act 10: Sen. Conrad outlines how weak he is - The Young Turks
Music:
Anthem, Pt 1 - Blink-182
Passing storm - Ottmar Liebert
Good - Better Than Ezra
I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out - Cat Stevens
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) - Pet Shop Boys
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson
Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
We're simple minds - Club 8
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(2009/09/26) Looks back, layoffs, tax cuts and stock drops (MP3)
66 perc
1. évad 300. rész
Edition #300
Looks back, layoffs, tax cuts and stock drops
Act 1: Laying off the robots - Wait wait don't tell me!
Act 2: The Lehman shock - Slate.com
Act 3: Champagne drained from corporate pool - The Onion
Act 4: Consensus On Fixing Financial System Erodes - NPR
Act 5: Krugman on the 'return of depression economics - Colbert Report
Act 6: Hannity misleads on unemployment numbers - Counterspin
Act 7: Discussing Lehman Bros and the economic politics - New Yorker
Act 8: 1-year anniversary of Lehman Bros collapse - Daily Show
Act 9: Deficits as the bogeyman - Counterspin
Act 10: Area coach calls star athlete 'too big to fail' - The Onion
Act 11: Bush vs. Clinton Do tax cuts work? - The Young Turks
Act 12: Good news / bad news America's recession - Daily Show
Music:
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 [Main Title] - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Never recover - The Cardigans
Kyoko's House ("stage blood is not enough") - Philip Glass
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Bury my with my car - Ben Sollee
Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
Save me - Aimee Mann
Torn Blue Foam Couch - Grand archives
Trouble me - 10,000 maniacs
Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games - Of Montreal
Keepsake - State Radio
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(2009/09/23) Tom Ridge's 'I-didn't-really-mean-it' tour (MP3)
66 perc
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Edition #299
Tom Ridge's 'I-didn't-really-mean-it' tour
Act 1: Torture reports show Dick Cheney was wrong - The Young Turks
Act 2: UK mad at Cheney for preempting their police work - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Debate on prosecuting torture - The Young Turks
Act 4: Changing up the terror alert system - Le Show
Act 5: Tom Ridge would make same decision about Iraq - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: John Dean on Tom Ridge's book and interview - Countdown
Act 7: Tom Ridge's 'I-really-didn't-mean-it' tour - Le Show
Act 8: Reflection on the Tom Ridge interview - Rachel Maddow
Music:
God? - The Dodos
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - The Smiths
Hi - Psapp
Warning sign - Coldplay
Thank you - Dido
I stand corrected - Vampire Weekend
Take a chance - The Magic Numbers
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(2009/09/19) In the wake of Obama's healthcare speech (MP3)
70 perc
1. évad 298. rész
Edition #298
In the wake of Obama's healthcare speech
Act 1: Details still to be ironed out - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!
Act 2: Bernie Sanders on stopping the filibuster - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Pastor Incites gun-toting Obama protesters - The Young Turks
Act 4: Checking some healthcare facts - Counterspin
Act 5: Why there's no point in reading bills - On the Media
Act 6: More fact-free arguments against healthcare - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Breaking down Obama's speech and the reaction to it - Ring of Fire
Act 8: Healthcare lies believed shows poll - The Young Turks
Act 9: Fixing healthcare by altering patient behavior - NPR
Act 10: Having to explain how a healthcare system works - Counterspin
Act 11: Talking about the lack of respect for the office of the President - It's all politics
Music:
Hands down - Dashboard Confessional
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk
Don't look back in anger - Oasis
Am I wrong - Love Spit Love
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service
The kids don't stand a chance - Vampire Weekend
Shout - Tears for fears
Make your own kind of music - Cass Elliot
We can work it out - Heather Nova
End it on this - No Doubt
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(2009/09/12) Distasteful discord leaks onto the floor of the house (MP3)
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Edition #296
Distasteful discord leaks onto the floor of the house
Act 1: Sen. Coburn to weeping woman: Ask you're neighbor - The Young Turks
Act 2: Appease the wrong people... - Countdown
Act 3: Coverage of the healthcare debate - Counterspin
Act 4: GOP confirms they're totally unwilling to be reasonable - Rachel Maddow
Act 5: McCan't and McShouldn't - Slate.com
Act 6: Conservatives don't use logic in making decisions - The Young Turks
Act 7: Prepping for the healthcare speech - Le Show
Act 8: "You're a liar!" shouted in joint session of congress - NPR's It's All Politics
Act 9: Barbara Boxer on Obama's healthcare speech - Rachel Maddow
Music:
Live like you're dying - Lenka
Middle Man - Jack Johnson
Mrs. Robinson - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Golden Brown - The Stranglers
Sleeping in - The Postal Service
I second that emotion - Diana Ross & The Supremes
The waiting - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
One Million Miles - J. Ralph
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(2009/09/09) Playing games with the climate and cheating (MP3)
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Edition #295
Playing games with the climate and cheating
Act 1: Coal industry mail fraud - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: 'Astroturf' campaign fights climate bill - NPR
Act 3: A look at post-Katrina New Orleans - Le Show
Act 4: Surviving the storm: Voices from Katrina - NPR
Act 5: Bill McKibben from 350.org - Colbert Report
Act 6: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 7: Denver's secret - Slate.com
Act 8: Jellyfish may help keep planet cool - NPR
Act 9: Face-lift: New 'Faces of coal' campaign - Rachel Maddow
Music:
Buildings and mountains - The Republic Tigers
Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Help - Howie Day
I will survive - Cake
Favorite game - The Cardigans
Beds are burning - Midnight Oil
Blowing' in the wind - Bob Dylan
Into the ocean - Blue October
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(2009/09/05) The very long battle continues, now without our General (MP3)
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Edition #294
The very long battle continues, now without our General
Act 1: Betsy McCaughey pounded by Jon Stewart - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: The history of pushing for universal healthcare - On the Media
Act 3: The powerful vs. the powerless - The Young Turks
Act 4: The Republican death machine - Slate.com
Act 5: Jonathan Cohn on healthcare - Colbert Report
Act 6: A detailed look at the possible death of the public option - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Kennedy's lasting devotion to heathcare reform - NPR
Act 8: The profit of providing bad health insurance - Countdown
Music:
Mr. Maker - The Kooks
See you on the other side - Ozzy Osbourn
You could be happy - Snow Patrol
Unknown song :-(
A million ways - OK Go
Any way you want it - Journey
Close Your Eyes - Young Love
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(2009/09/02) For-profit journalism at some of it's worst (MP3)
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1. évad 293. rész
Edition #293
For-profit journalism at some of it's worst
Act 1: So you think you can douche - Daily Show
Act 2: Fact-imparted miniverse on healthcare - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Poll bearers: cable news polls itself - Daily Show
Act 4: Neal Boortz on human debris - The Young Turks
Act 5: Fox News: The new liberals - Daily Show
Act 6: Raising terror level to raise polling points - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: CNN's just sayin' - Daily Show
Act 8: Playing politics for terror - Countdown
Music:
Stand by me - Playing for change
Across the universe - Rufus Wainright
Crash - The Primitives
Sorrow - Bad religion
We like to party - The Venga Boys
The World Has Turned And Left Me Here - Weezer
What's the matter here? - 10,000 Maniacs
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(2009/08/29) The opponents of healthcare are scarier than death panels (MP3)
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Edition #292
The opponents of healthcare are scarier than death panels
Act 1: These guys are not on the level - The Young Turks
Act 2: Sick for profit - Brave New Films
Act 3: Bernie Sanders on single-payer healthcare Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Debate on healthcare goes unexplained - Counterspin
Act 5: Bernie Sanders on single-payer healthcare Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Deep fear and anger over healthcare - The Young Turks
Act 7: Heal or no heal, Montana townhall - Daily Show
Act 8: Kill Grandma? Debunking health bill myths - NPR
Act 9: Report from a remote access clinic in LA - Bill Maher
Act 10: Fact-free, purely political healthcare debate - Rachel Maddow
Music:
Debate Exposes Doubt - Death Cab For Cutie
Sing Theresa Says - Greg Laswell
Call on me - Eric Prydz
Break it down again - Tears for fears
Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
Girl afraid - The Smiths
Wanted - The Cranberries
Don't let it bring you down - Annie Lennox & Steven Lipson
Good - Better Than Ezra
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(2009/08/26) Rock-ribbed, lily-livered conservatives (MP3)
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1. évad 291. rész
Edition #291
Rock-ribbed, lily-livered conservatives
Act 1: Appealing to right-wing fear - Ring of Fire
Act 2: Class of '43 - Daily Show
Act 3: Bob Inglis - What are they afraid of? - The Young Turks
Act 4: Cheney testing the constitution - Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Cheney's assault on the rule of law - Countdown
Act 6: Examining the damage left by Cheney - Ring of Fire
Act 7: Continuing the details on warrant-less wiretapping - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Doctoring the torture program - The Young Turks
Music:
Green eyes - Coldplay
I Don't Mind If You Forget Me - Morrissey
Star wars remix - Happy Hardcore
President of what? - Death Cab For Cutie
Under the bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Go ahead - Rilo Kiley
Transit - Albert Hammond Jr.
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(2009/08/22) The danger is not theoretical (MP3)
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Edition #290
The danger is not theoretical
Act 1: Give me liberty and give me death - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!
Act 2: The ghost of the klan returns to stoke fear of change - The Young Turks
Act 3: Glenn Beck's operation - Daily Show
Act 4: Frank Schaeffer on healthcare - Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Barny Frank being frank on healthcare - Politico
Act 6: Aaron Carroll on single payer healthcare - Colbert Report
Act 7: Threats of violence on the fringe is not theoretical - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Bringing a gun to Obama's townhall - The Young Turks
Act 9: Special comment on healthcare violence - Countdown
Music:
Live and let die - Guns N' Roses
A change is gonna come - Sam Cooke
Let my love open the door - Pete Townsend
99 red balloons - Nena
Put me down - The Cranberries
Pony (It's OK) - Erin McCarley
Hurt so good - The Yellow Snow Company
Take a chance on me - Abba
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(2009/08/19) The cult of religiosity on C Street in Washington (MP3)
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Edition #289
The cult of religiosity on C Street in Washington
Act 1: Gay demon on the loose - Colbert Report
Act 2: Rumsfeld uses religious quotes for war - Countdown
Act 3: A look inside of "C Street" Part 1 - Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Prematurely born-again Christian - The Onion
Act 5: A look inside of "C Street" Part 2 - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Satellite Sheiks - On the Media
Act 7: Abstinence-only ed. ruined by trip to zoo - The Onion
Act 8: Jeff Sharlet on "The Family" - Daily Show
Act 9: A look inside of "C Street" Part 3 - Rachel Maddow
Music:
Mind Excursion - The trade winds
A few honest words - Ben Sollee
Auto-tune the news #5 - YouTube User schmoyoho
Unhappy birthday - The Smiths
God's radar - The Dixie Hummingbirds
Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
You sexy thang - Hot Chocolate
Wild world - Cat Stevens
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(2009/08/15) It's 7pm, do you know where your grandparents are? (MP3)
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Edition #288
It's 7pm, do you know where you grandparents are?
Act 1: Healthrasier - Daily Show
Act 2: GOP on the wrong side of history - Bill Maher
Act 3: Healthcare Pap Attack - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Obama strikes back, is it enough? - The Young Turks
Act 5: Master Rebators: The Crank Cycle - Daily Show
Act 6: Manufactured riots - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Hostile groups at townhalls - NPR
Act 8: Heathcare reform is the matrix - Colbert Report
Act 9: Debunking the fears of healthcare - Countdown
Act 10: Obama must pass a healthcare bill - Daily Show
Act 11: Covering the confusion about healthcare - Counterspin
Act 12: Violence, eugenics and heathcare - Rachel Maddow
Music:
Hospital Beds - Cold War Kids
Live Like You're Dying - Lenka
Oxford comma - Vampire Weekend
Gone going - Black Eyed Peas
Live forever - Oasis
Lights out - Santigold
I'm no superman - Laslo Bane
Beloved - VNV Nation
Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Secret Agent Ending - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico & Elias Arizcuren
The Importance of Being Idle - Kaiser Chiefs
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(2009/08/12) Cap'n Trade to the rescue! (If only!) (MP3)
73 perc
1. évad 287. rész
Edition #287
Cap'n Trade to the rescue! (If only!)
Act 1: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 2: Scientists debate geoengieneering - NPR
Act 3: Steven Chu - Daily Show
Act 4: About climate change: Never mind - Slate.com
Act 5: The Word: Ban de Soleil - Colbert Report
Act 6: Tidwell interview about cap & trade bill Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 7: Meat shelf breaks free of Iowa - The Onion
Act 8: Tidwell interview about cap & trade bill Part 2 - The Young Turks
Act 9: Captain Trade! - Daily Show
Music:
July July - The Decemberists
Sky - Sonique
Stuck in the middle with you - Three Dog Night
Better off alone - Alice Deejay
The kids don't stand a chance - Vampire Weekend
Dreaming of you - The Coral
Just a ride - Jem
Auto-tune the news #6 - YouTube user schmoyoho
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(2009/08/08) You know, Napoleon wasn't exactly French either (MP3)
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Edition #286
You know, Napoleon wasn't exactly French either
Act 1: Obama's Waterloo - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!
Act 2: Birthers, deathers and healthcare - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: News and notes on healthcare - Counterspin
Act 4: Birthers, deathers and healthcare - On the Media
Act 5: Stories of healthcare recision - This American Life
Act 6: Dems can't get their act together - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!
Act 7: Bill Kristol on healthcare - Daily Show
Act 8: Special comment on healthcare - Countdown
Music:
Waterloo - Abba
Can't help falling in love - UB40
Take a chance - The Magic Numbers
Naked as we came - Iron & Wine
Oh my God - Ida Maria
Don't fear the reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
If I ever feel better - Phoenix
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(2009/08/05) Illegal programs past and future (MP3)
59 perc
1. évad 285. rész
Edition #285
Illegal programs past and future
Act 1: Only in New York! - Daily Show
Act 2: Discussing the Cheney-ordered CIA program - Ring of Fire
Act 3: Peter Phillips on ignoring autopsy reports - FORA.tv
Act 4: Discussing what to do with acquitted detainees - Le Show
Act 5: Obama's constitution speech(s) - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Darius Rejali on authorizing torture - FORA.tv
Act 7: Comparing Iranian images to US torture photos - Counterspin
Act 8: The heartbreaking story in Iran continues - The Young Turks
Act 9: Hard Corps - Daily Show
Music:
Ottoman - Vampire Weekend
Opportunity - Pete Murray
I will follow you into the dark - Death Cab For Cutie
Change your mind - The Killers
Two of us - Aimee Man, Micheal Penn
I Know I Know I Know - Tegan and Sara
These days - Nico
Struggle - Ringside
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(2009/08/01) Some fundamentals going wrong (MP3)
74 perc
1. évad 284. rész
Edition #284
Some fundamentals going wrong
Act 1: Cheney Predactied - Daily Show
Act 2: John Hodgman on Obama vs Bush
Act 3: Obama continues secrecy around Cheney - Countdown
Act 4: Secret CIA/Cheney program uncovered - Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Off the record with Obama's administration - On the Media
Act 6: Obama Pwns himself on signing statements - The Young Turks
Act 7: Criticism for inactivity on liberal issues - Real Time with Bill Maher
Act 8: Secrecy in government argued for - Counterspin
Act 9: More critique of Obama and Dems for weakness - The Young Turks
Music:
Grapevine Fires - Death Cab For Cutie
Up against the wall - Peter Bjorn & John
The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows - Brand New
Believe - Cher
West Coast - Coconut Records
I go blind - Hootie And The Blowfish
Change your mind - Sister Hazel
Nap hangs up the phone - John Swihart
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(2009/07/29) Your money or your health - Sounds like a robbery (MP3)
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1. évad 283. rész
Edition #283
Your money or your health - Sounds like a robbery
Act 1: Quizzed on healthcare - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!
Act 2: Bernie Sanders on the Dems and healthcare - Countdown
Act 3: Glenn Beck loses his mind over healthcare - The Young Turks
Act 4: Kathleen Sebelius interview Part 1 - Daily Show
Act 5: Message strategy meeting - HAARM.org
Act 6: Kathleen Sebelius interview Part 2 - Daily Show
Act 7: Obama strikes back, is it enough? - The Young Turks
Act 8: Your money or your health - Slate.com
Act 9: Bernie Sanders on healthcare reform - The Young Turks
Music:
Bushfire - Midnight Oil
All will be well - The Gabe Dixon Band
Call me - Blondie
No easy way out - Robert Tepper
Some girls are bigger than others - The Smiths
Hands Down - Dashboard Confessional
Finish Line - Fanfarlo
Title And Registration - Death Cab For Cutie
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(2009/07/22) Institutional bias and general stupidity (MP3)
74 perc
1. évad 281. rész
Edition #281
Institutional bias and general stupidity
Act 1: Fox & Friends' Lingerie Football romp - Daily Show
Act 2: 50/50, the MSM mantra - The Young Turks
Act 3: The Stephen Colbert study analyzed further - On the Media
Act 4: "I" on news - Daily Show
Act 5: The Iranian question Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 6: Bin Laden needs to attack America - Counterspin
Act 7: The Iranian question Part 2 - The Young Turks
Act 8: The ambush interview - On the Media
Act 9: Bin Laden needs to attack America - Daily Show
Music:
M79 - Vampire Weekend
Either way - Wilco
Too much information - Duran Duran
We like to party - Venga Boys
Undone (The Sweater Song) - Weezer
Kyoto's House - Philip Glass
No questions asked = Fleetwood Mac
Dancing in the dark - Bruce Springsteen
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(2009/07/18) Reaping the results of corruption and greed (MP3)
73 perc
1. évad 280. rész
Edition #280
Reaping the results of corruption and greed
Act 1: F#@ked or Fixed - Economic Crisis - Daily Show
Act 2: Regulating AIG - Who fell asleep on the job? - NPR
Act 3: Phantom Wealth - Thom Hartmann
Act 4: Peter Shiff on the economy - Daily Show
Act 5: Stuff the bankers, starve the kids - The Young Turks
Act 6: Recession forces U.S. to dip into Guam - The Onion
Act 7: Crazy Eddie's house sale - Slate Magazine - Slate
Act 8: Justin Fox on the economy - Daily Show
Act 9: Using psychology to save you from yourself - NPR
Music:
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps - Cake
Here it goes again - Ok Go
Phantom of the opera - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
I stand corrected - Vampire Weekend
Let go - Frou Frou
We didn't start the fire - Billy Joel
Crazy Maze - Desree
Take a chance - The Magic Numbers
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(2009/07/15) Anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering (MP3)
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1. évad 279. rész
Edition #279
Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
Act 1: The rise of right-wing extremism - Ring of Fire
Act 2: Fox News helped kill George Tiller - Countdown
Act 3: Right-wing hate speech Part 1 - Rhandi Rhodes
Act 4: Military propaganda in the media - Counterspin
Act 5: Right-wing hate speech Part 2 - Rhandi Rhodes
Act 6: Conservatives spurring violence Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 7: Michael Savage banned from UK - Ring of Fire
Act 8: Conservatives spurring violence Part 2 - The Young Turks
Music:
My favorite game - The Cardigans
Safety dance - Men Without Hats
Once around the block - Badly Drawn Boy
Happy - Sister Hazel
Nothing Compares to You - Shinade O'Connor
Good people - Jack Johnson
This Is The Day - The The
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(2009/07/11) Exorcising an electrical impulse (MP3)
66 perc
1. évad 278. rész
Edition #278
Exorcising an electrical impulse
Act 1: Religious jihad on George Tiller - Countdown
Act 2: Threatdown on Christianity - Colbert Report
Act 3: Are spiritual encounters all in your head? - NPR
Act 4: Faith in God subjected to harsh questioning - The Onion
Act 5: Not a uniquely Christian nation - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Biblical traditional marriage - Betty Bowers
Act 7: God unveils new species to replace humans - The Onion
Act 8: Undercover at Liberty University - NPR
Act 9: Confessions of an alien hunter - Colbert Report
Act 10: Exorcism of a gay demon - The Young Turks
Music:
Steal my kisses - Ben Harper
Runaway train - Soul Asylum
One million miles - J. Ralph
Santus II - Libera
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Full force gale - Van Morrison
Another love song - Finniston
I would walk 500 miles - The Proclaimers
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Burning love - Elvis Presley
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(2009/07/04) Mighty struggle for reasonable health care (MP3)
69 perc
1. évad 276. rész
Edition #276
Mighty struggle for reasonable health care
Act 1: Obama pushing for the public option - The Young Turks
Act 2: Discussion on why we need health care reform - Bill Maher
Act 3: Polls show 3/4 of Americans want a public option - Countdown
Act 4: Howard Dean on the public option for health care - The Young Turks
Act 5: The trails of paying for health care in a recession - NPR
Act 6: Heal or No Heal - Daily Show
Act 7: New polls show overwhelming support for public health care - The Young Turks
Music:
L.E.S. Artistes - Santigold
Fix you - Coldplay
Blue - Eiffel 65
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight - R.E.M
Planting seeds - Ten Story Relapse
Headlock - Imogen Heap
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(2009/07/01) The Iranian "Election" (MP3)
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Edition #275
The Iranian "Election"
Act 1: Today in Iran: an election that can't possibly be right - Daily Show
Act 2: Introduction to the dispute - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Journalism in Iran
Act 4: Iran-like tyranny against the GOP - Daily Show
Act 5: Obama fights off right-wing critics - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: "Up to here" with Al Gore - Le Show
Act 7: GOP civil war over the Iran elections - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Discussion on the Iran Election - Bill Maher
Music:
The world at large - Modest Mouse
Girl afraid - The Smiths
I Was a Kaleidoscope - Death Cab for Cutie
The King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 - Neutral Milk Hotel
Help = Howie Day
Stolen - Dashboard Confessional
Civil War - Guns N' Roses
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(2009/06/28) Supreme Court debate starts nasty, gets worse (MP3)
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Edition #274
Supreme Court debate starts nasty, gets worse
Act 1: P.R. Move - Daily Show
Act 2: The Politics industry of the Supreme Court - On the Media
Act 3: Supreme Court Executioner to retire - The Onion
Act 4: Conservatives unhinged - The Young Turks
Act 5: Supreme Court Press - Colbert Report
Act 6: Sotomayor shaped by her 'Nuyorican' roots - NPR
Act 7: Some GOP fed up with childish attacks - Countdown
Act 8: Discussing the nomination with Jeffery Toobin - Colbert Report
Act 9: Originalism vs. ? - NPR
Act 10: Three strikes on the Supreme Court Debate - Rachel Maddow
Music:
It's my life - No doubt
I'm on fire - Bruce Springsteen
Overkill - Colin Hay
How - Cranberries
Mexico - The Refreshments
Suerte - Shakira
You're wrong - NOFX
Anthem, Pt.1 - Blink-182
Solid Ground - Dougie Maclean
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(2009/06/24) Some steps on the road to progress (kind of) (MP3)
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Edition #273
Some steps on the road to progress (kind of)
Act 1: Lou Dobbs on climate change - Countspin
Act 2: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 3: Interview with Glenn Hurowitz Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 4: EPA Admin Lisa P Jackson interview - The Daily Show
Act 5: Interview with Glenn Hurowitz Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Climate change legislation moving forward - Counterspin
Act 7: Raising the CAFE standard - The Daily Show
Act 8: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 9: The ways that CO2 isn't harmful - Countdown
Act 10: The toxcicity of coal ash - Ring of Fire
Music:
Ghosts - Fanfarlo
Mother Nature's fault - Self
Falling down - Oasis
Little black backpack - Stroke 9
The letter - The Box Tops
There is - Box Car Racer
Concrete Box - Nada Surf
Heat of the moment - Asia
Mrs. Potter's Lullaby - Counting Crows
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(2009/06/17) The sometimes blinding stupidity of the GOP (MP3)
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Edition #271
The sometimes blinding stupidity of the GOP
Act 1: GOP talking about secession again - The Young Turks
Act 2: Meghan McCain on the GOP - Colbert Report
Act 3: The "Democrat Socialist Party" - Countdown
Act 4: Going back to the poisoned well Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 5: GOP using fear again (of course) - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Going back to the poisoned well Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 7: Stupidity in the GOP - Bill Maher
Act 8: Gingrich explains the fear in the GOP - The Young Turks
Act 9: GOP purging it's ranks - Countdown
Music:
How I feel around you - Violaine
Go ahead - Rilo Kiley
Solf serve - Soul Coughing
Father and daughter - Paul Simon
Sacris Solemnis - Libera
From blown speakers - The New Pornographers
American Music - Violent Femmes
My little runaway - Del Shannon
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(2009/06/13) The torture debate continues and then ends (MP3)
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Edition #270
The torture debate continues and then ends
Act 1: Torture photos vs. Don't ask don't tell - The Daily Show
Act 2: GOP going full blast fear - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Cheney's claims refuted by interrogator - Brave New Films
Act 4: Cheney in the media on torture - Counterspin
Act 5: Bob Graham interview on CIA briefings - The Colbert Report
Act 6: Switching positions on torture - The Young Turks
Act 7: Stupidly rationalizing torture - Countdown
Act 8: Where to keep the terror suspects - The Daily Show
Act 9: Timeline summery of torture memos and fallout - Rachel Maddow
Act 10: Religious quotes on war memos - The Colbert Report
Act 11: Mancow gets waterboarded - The Young Turks
Act 12: The torture debate ends - Countdown
Music:
Breathe me - Sia
Don't fear the reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Sweetest thing - U2
We're simple minds - Club 8
Little lies - Fleetwood Mac
Change your mind - Sister Hazel
Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) - The Decemberists
I would die for you - Garbage
The Argument - This bike is a pipe bomb
Praise you - Fatboy Slim
Close to me - The Cure
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(2009/06/10) Denials debunked and truth spoken to power (MP3)
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Edition #269
Denials debunked and truth spoken to power
Act 1: PowerShift 09 Day 2 - PowerShift09.org
Act 2: Obama from the climate change summit - This American Life
Act 3: News of the warm Part 1 - Le Show
Act 4: George Will denies climate change Part 1 - Counterspin
Act 5: Van Jones speaking to congress
Act 6: News of the warm Part 2 - Le Show
Act 7: Richard Branson purchases north pole - The Onion
Act 8: George Will denies climate change Part 2 - Counterspin
Act 9: Joe Romm interview - On the Media
Act 10: News of the warm Part 3 - Le Show
Act 11: The grid may be smart but will it be green? - NPR
Act 12: George will denies global warming Part 3 - Counterspin
Music:
Sunrise - Norah Jones
Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen
Cold as Ice - Foreigner
Honesty - Billy Joel
Goodbye blue sky - Pink Floyd
Untitled - Zoe Keating
Recycled Air - The Postal Service
Major Tom - A Ha
Information Travels Faster - Death Cab for Cutie
Tell me a lie - Griffin House
Radio - One Ring Zero
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(2009/06/06) A showdown between pure evil and mostly not evil (MP3)
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Edition #268
A showdown between pure evil and mostly not evil
Act 1: Dueling ideologies: Obama v Cheney - The Daily Show
Act 2: Going back on campaign promises - Le Show
Act 3: Liz Cheney talks torture - The Young Turks
Act 4: Cheney chooses Limbaugh over Powell - Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Barack Knows Best - Le Show
Act 6: Battle of the speeches - On the Media
Act 7: Obama's speech and the essence of crime - The Young Turks
Act 8: Special Comment on Cheney's Speech - Countdown
Music:
Duck and Run - 3 Doors Down
Talk - Coldplay
A lack of color - Death Cab for Cutie
Hard to explain - The Strokes
I'm looking through you - The Wallflowers
Smile like you mean it - The Killers
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(2009/06/03) Why and how banks are going down (MP3)
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Edition #267
Why and how banks are going down
Act 1: American's having sex at home - The Onion
Act 2: Credit card holders bill of rights - Colbert Report
Act 3: How to take down a bank Part 1 - This American Life
Act 4: Limbaugh's racist take on Obama's economic plan - Counterspin
Act 5: Closing auto dealerships by mail - The Daily Show
Act 6: How to take down a bank Part 2 - This American Life
Act 7: 1/4 cent "soda tax"
Act 8: Productivity up and wages down equals crash - Thom Hartmann
Act 9: We all just bought a car company - The Daily Show
Music:
I want you to want me - Cheap Trick
Killing for love - José González
I shall not be moved - Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band
About today - The National
Bottle it up - Sara Bareilles
Le Banquet - Yann Tiersen
God - The Dodos
Teenage dirtbag - Wheatus
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(2009/05/30) The torture talk continues and continues some more (MP3)
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Edition #266
Torture talk continues... and continues
Act 1: GOP on not closing Gitmo - The Young Turks
Act 2: Liz Cheney on torture - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Cheney throws Bush under the bus - The Daily Show
Act 4: Lehey on prosecuting Bush criminals - Ring of Fire
Act 5: 2 steps forward 1 step back - Countdown
Act 6: Pelosi on CIA briefings on torture - The Daily Show
Act 7: The suppression of the memo - Le Show
Act 8: Jesse Ventura talks torture - The Young Turks
Act 9: John Yoo hired by newspaper - Colbert Report
Music:
Любовь - Аддис Абеба
She Moves In Her Own Way - The Kooks
Failure By Design - Brand New
The heart of life - John Mayer
So long - Lodger
This land is mine - Dido
Mile End - Pulp
Deep water - Pansy Division
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(2009/05/16) Reacting to the Torture Expose (MP3)
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Edition #264
Reacting to the Torture Expose
Act 1: An Iraq War Retrospective - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: O'Reilly claims torture is popular - CounterSpin
Act 3: Destroying the memo - Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Military psychologists unrepentant - NPR
Act 5: Wrong reporting on torture - CounterSpin
Act 6: Cheney and Condi defending torture - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: We're all torturers now - Slate.com
Music:
Masters of war - Bob Dylan
Hurt so good - The Yellow Snow Company
True Affection - The Blow
Lost! - Coldplay
Elevator love letter - Stars
I'm Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart - The Eels
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(2009/05/09) Headed for the cliff with pizza in hand (MP3)
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Edition #263
Headed for the cliff with pizza in hand
Act 1: Conservatives don't get Colbert - Countdown
Act 2: Fox News deep in projection - The Young TUrks
Act 3: Gore Vidal on the current Republicans - Bill Maher
Act 4: Stunned McCain Supporter - The Onion
Act 5: Swine Flu stokes racism - Countdown
Act 6: The hypocrisy of Glenn Beck and Fox News - The Young Turks
Act 7: Pizza Party - Slate.com
Act 8: Republicans blocking unnammed nominees already - Countdown
Act 9: Rebranding the party with a pizza party - The Daily Show
Act 10: Discussing the fate of the Republican Party - The Young Turks
Music:
Clowns (Can You See Me Now?) - t.A.T.u.
Unhappy Birthday - The Smiths
Ain't No Reason - Brett Dennen
Starry Eyed Surprise - Paul Oakenfold
You were the last high - The Dandy Warhols
Veterans - The Clips
Messages - Xavier Rudd
Can't stop loving you - Van Halen
Take a chance on me - Abba
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(2009/05/02) The Big Torture Show (MP3)
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Edition # 262
The Big Torture Show
Act 1: Bowing to the King - Colbert Report
Act 2: Disambiguating the reports - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Declassifying torture memos - On the Media
Act 4: Introduction to SERE - Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Torture debate on Newshour - CounterSpin
Act 6: Bush denounces war criminals - Countdown
Act 7: Shep Smith goes to far - Colbert Report
Act 8: Possible procecutions for the CIA - Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Obama speaks from the CIA - Countdown
Act 10: Turning a blind eye to torture - Wait Wait
Act 11: Notes on sleep deprivation - Rachel Maddow
Act 12: How many times does it take? - CounterSpin
Act 13: DIck Cheney runs on fear - Rachel Maddow
Music:
Steal my kisses - Ben Harper
I can see clearly now - Jimmy Cliff
Debate exposes doubt - Death Cab For Cutie
Take me out - Franz Ferdinand
One - Apocalyptica
Auto-tune the news #1 - Schmoyoho on YouTube
In a big country - Dashboard Confessional
Keep it clean - Scott West And Sex On Sunday
Some might say - Oasis
I Will Play My Game Beneath The Spin Light - Brand New
My favorite game - The Cardigans
Sleeping in - The Postal Service
It's not impossible - Ben Sollee
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(2009/04/20) Worked up, angry and totally misdirected (MP3)
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Edition # 260
Worked up, angry and totally misdirected
Act 1: Cutting the defense budget - The Daily Show
Act 2: Republican fake outrage - The Young Turks
Act 3: Cutting the defense budget - The Colbert Report
Act 4: AIG looking to rebrand - LeShow
Act 5: Tea party at The Alamo - The Clolbert Report
Act 6: Conservatives about teabagging - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Fox News supporting the Tea Parties - On the Media
Act 8: The other meaning of 'teabagging' - The Colbert Report
Act 9: Hardball debating economic systems
Music:
You're the best around - Joe Esposito
Crash - The Primitives
Welcome to the machine - Pink Floyd
My name is Jonas - Weezer
It's my party - Lesley Gore
Tea for two - Mambo All-Stars
New shoes - Paolo Nutini
You sexy thing - Hot Chocolate
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(2009/04/12) A discussion of the state of our culture (with swears) (MP3)
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Edition #259
A discussion of the state of our culture (with swears)
Act 1: Fox viewers to be institusionalized? - Ring of Fire
Act 2: Hannity hosts a discussion on how best to overthrow the US Gov. - CounterSpin
Act 3: The effect of a high tech culture Part 1 - On the Media
Act 4: "Happy Spring Holiday" - The Onion
Act 5: The effect of a high tech culture Part 2 - On the Media
Act 6: Glenn Beck and the 9/12 Project - Colbert Report
Act 7: Wes Clark Jr. on modern culture Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 8: Limbaugh is stupid, hateful and racist - CounterSpin
Act 9: Wes Clark Jr. on modern culture Part 2 - The Young Turks
Act 10: Glenn Beck compares US to Nazi Germany - CounterSpin
Act 11: Wes Clark Jr. on modern culture Part 3 - The Young Turks
Music:
Crazy Maze - Desree
War - Vince DiCola
Eclipse - Apoptygma Berzerk
Spring Came, Rain Fell - Club 8
Humans being - Van Halen
Good people - Jack Johnson
Goodnight and go - Imogen Heap
Your racist friend - They might be giants
Buildings and mountains - The Republic Tigers
It's not possible - Ben Sollee
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(2009/04/05) RIghts at home and abroad, human and otherwise (MP3)
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Edition # 258
RIghts at home and abroad, human and otherwise
Act 1: Viagra to the Taliban - Wait Wait
Act 2: Story of a wrongful death Part 1 - Democracy NOW!
Act 3: On the Isreal/Palistine question - The Young Turks
Act 4: Story of a wrongful death Part 2 - Democracy NOW!
Act 5: NSA spying on Americans - ABC News
Act 6: State senator on 'The Gay' - The Young Turks
Act 7: Let them into the house - Slate.com
Music:
Your love is lifting me higher - Jackie Wilson
Army Corps of Architects - Death Cab For Cutie
Skilly Widden - Cantiga
No Bravery - James Blunt
Needle in the Hay - Elliott Smith
Fuck you - Lily Allen
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(2009/03/29) Money, power, politics and jokes (MP3)
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Edition # 257
Money, power, politics and jokes
Act 1: Controversy in Obama's budget - CounterSpin
Act 2: NY/DC circle of power - The Young Turks
Act 3: Class war in the budget - CounterSpin
Act 4: Interview with Mike Davis - Bill Moyers Journal
Act 5: Fort Knox liquidates for $85 - The Onion
Act 6: Rhetoric about "socialism" just partisan poppycock - Bill Moyers Journal
Act 7: Repatriation taxes Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 8: 'We are all socialists now' - CounterSpin
Act 9: Repatriation taxes Part 2 - The Young Turks
Act 10: Interview with Chris Hedges Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 11: U.S. Economy gunned down - The Onion
Act 12: Interview with Chris Hedges Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Music:
Come on-a my house - Rosemary Clooney
A change is gonna come - Ben Sollee
My Love - The Bird and the Bee
Breathe me - Sia
Cobrastyle - Robyn
Suite for Solo Cello No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I/II - Yo-Yo Ma
Running scared - Roy Orbison
The Secret Agent Ending - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico & Elias Arizcuren
How I feel around you - Violaine
Pease of mind - Finniston
The Arguement - This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
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(2009/03/14) Crumbling Financial Fundamentals (MP3)
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Act 1: The Madoff Decade - The Young Turks
Act 2: Congress establishes new department - The Onion
Act 3: They're just not that into you - Rachel Maddow
Act 4: The new guy at the commerce department - The Young Turks
Act 5: Snakes to receive government stimulous - The Onion
Act 6: Marginal tax rates explained - Joe Lyles
Act 7: Work created by the government isn't really work - The Young Turks
Act 8: Looking at the record of CNBC - The Daily Show
Act 9: Audio of bankers discussing post-bailout bonuses - The Young Turks
Act 10: Correcting the record on Jim Cramer - The Daily Show
Music:
You've Got Everything Now - The Smiths
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson
Your Heart Is An Empty Room - Death Cab For Cutie
Your woman - White Town
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Goodbye stranger - Supertramp
Naive - The Kooks
Banditos - The Refreshments
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(2009/03/09) Green Jobs and the Youth Movement (MP3)
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Act 1: Green jobs with Van Jones Part 1 - Meet the Bloggers
Act 2: Eco-friendly Hummers - The Onion
Act 3: Green jobs with Van Jones Part 2 - Meet the Bloggers
Act 4: Remaking an edge city - NPR
Act 5: Green jobs with Van Jones Part 3 - Meet the Bloggers
Act 6: Global warming irreversable for 1000 years - Ring of Fire
Act 7: Power Shift Speakers
Act 8: Measuring the national carbon footprint - Slate
Music:
Knock on wood - Amy Stewart
When you were young - The Killers
Can't Get Enough Of You Baby - Smashmouth
Don't dream it's over - Sixpence None The Richer
Where is my mind - The Pixies
July, July! - The Decemberists
Won't Back Down - Tom Petty
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(2009/02/15) Missing: Stable economic system, if found please contact owner (MP3)
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Edition # 254
Missing: Stable economic system, if found please contact owner
Act 1: Executive pay out of control - The Young Turks
Act 2: Unemployed without benefits - NPR
Act 3: Keynsian Economics Part 1 - This American Life
Act 4: AT&T lays off 30,000 automated operators - The Onion
Act 5: Keynsian Economics Part 2 - This American Life
Act 6: Recorded CEO conference call Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 7: CEO lays off 5,000 workers to impress girlfriend - The Onion
Act 8: Recorded CEO conference call Part 2 - The Young Turks
Act 9: These people are thieves - Maron vs. Seder
Act 10: Enough carrots, time to use the stick - The Young Turks
Music:
Daylight robbery - Imogen Heap
On the turning away - Pink Floyd
The artifact & Living - Michael Andrews
Go ahead - Rilo Kiley
Slipping away - Michael Andrews
Notorious - Duran Duran
Someday You Will Be Loved - Death Cab For Cutie
The Czar of Munster - Seamus Egan
Clean and sober - Anya Marina
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(2009/02/10) The Laws of the Universe (MP3)
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Edition # 253
The Laws of the Universe
Act 1: Bill Maher on The View - The Young Turks
Act 2: Faith-based TV repair - The Onion
Act 3: Speech excerpt - Alan Watts
Act 4: Hooligan transforms into a goat - The Young Turks
Act 5: Doubting Hell - This American Life
Act 6: God returns from vacation - The Onion
Act 7: Pope declares holy war - The Young Turks
Act 8: The laws of the universe - Radio Lab
Music:
Senegal Fast Food - Amadou & Mariam
Fix You - Coldplay
Whenever God shines his light - Van Morrison
Good King Joy - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Stairway to Heaven - Apocalyptica
The heart of life - John Mayer
What I'm looking for - Brendan Benson
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(2009/02/06) Notes on the Barackalipse (MP3)
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Edition #252
Notes on the Barackalipse
Act 1: Obama from his first climate conference - This American Life
Act 2: Mission Accomplished - Slate.com
Act 3: After 10 years of Bush - Wait Wait
Act 4: The Obama effect - Radio Lab
Act 5: Little Obama celebration in Wyoming - NPR
Act 6: Notes on the Barackalipse - Wait Wait
Act 7: Republicans shower praise on Bush - The Young Turks
Act 8: In Bush's wake, a new political landscape - NPR
Act 9: New administration staff training - Wait Wait
Music:
Thanksgiving - George Winston
The world is new - Save Farris
Leaving on a jet plane - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Piano Piano - Luis Bacalov
See you on the other side - Ozzy Osbourne
Learning to fly - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Hunk of burning love - Elvis Presley
Ballad of a comeback kid - The New Pornographers
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(2009/01/31) From various points of view (MP3)
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Edition #251
From various points of view
Act 1: The Michael Savage Story Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 2: ACLU Defends Neo-Nazis - The Onion
Act 3: The Michael Savage Story Part 2 - The Young Turks
Act 4: Affable anti-semite on the Jews - The Onion
Act 5: The Michael Savage Story Part 3 - The Young Turks
Act 6: Glenn Beck on the hatred from the left - CounterSpin
Act 7: Our job is to push back - Conceptual Gorilla
Act 8: New media with the new administration - The Daily Show
Act 9: Journalists declare victory in Iraq - CounterSpin
Act 10: Clinton's impeachment press conference - This American Life
Act 11: The new host of Meet the Press - CounterSpin
Act 12: Fox 'News' on the new administration - The Daily Show
Act 13: Corporate media on race relations - CounterSpin
Act 14: O'Reilly and Rove on Obama's torture policy - The Young Turks
Music:
Unknown Grerman marching song
I'm a loser - The Beatles
Crazy - Seal
House of the rising sun - The Animals
Everyday I love you less and less - Kaiser Chiefs
Blue bird tattoo - Circe Link
Fat lip - Sum 41
Good day Sunshine - The Beatles
Everybody's Fool - Evanescence
Good people - Jack Johnson
Dreams - Gabrielle
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(2009/01/15) Lagging economy, lacking new ideas (MP3)
63 perc
1. évad 248. rész
Act 1: Destructive myth about Big 3 autoworkers - CounterSpin
Act 2: Union activist on the Big 3 Part 1 - Democracy NOW!
Act 3: Reclaiming Detroit - NPR
Act 4: Union activist on the Big 3 Part 2 - Democracy NOW!
Act 5: Minds in the toilet - Slate.com
Act 6: Activist clamor for White House organic garden - NPR
Act 7: Robots, not roads - Slate.com
Act 8: 50 cent gax tax proposal - Car Talk
Music:
Starting now - Ingrid Michaelson
Only ones who know - Arctic Monkeys
Friends and family - Trik Turner
I just want you - Ozzy Osbourn
Eclipse - Apoptygma Berzerk
Move you - Anya Marina
Just a ride - Jem
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(2009/01/09) Living Goddess, Fired Reverend (MP3)
68 perc
1. évad 247. rész
Act 1: On religion and Rick Warren - Maron v. Seder
Act 2: Part 1 Interview with Richard Cizik - Fresh Air
Act 3: Jesus returns for holiday shopping pep-talk - The Onion
Act 4: Part 2 Interview with Richard Cizik - Fresh Air
Act 5: Richard Cizik fired - The Young Turks
Act 6: Nursing grudges - Slate.com
Act 7: Christian loan shark prays for strength - The Onion
Act 8: The 7th Commandment - This American Life
Act 9: New living goddess appointed - The Young Turks
Music:
Leader of the band - Dan Fogelberg
Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
Santus II - Libera
That's just the way it is - Bruce Hornsby
Like a prayer - Madonna
Heaven knows I'm miserable now - The Smiths
Heaven is a place on earth - Belinda Carlisle
Kyoko's House - Philip Glass
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(2009/01/05) (In)Tolerance (MP3)
59 perc
1. évad 246. rész
Act 1: Paul Reikoff on Rick Warren - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Claim of Privilage - Thom Hartmann
Act 3: The Mormons funding Prop 8 - The Young Turks
Act 4: Alabama super-illegalizes gay marriage - The Onion
Act 5: Tolerance lowers risk for gay kids - NPR
Act 6: O'Reilly and Gingrich on Prop 8 - The Young Turks
Music:
Big Jumps - Emiliana Torrini
Quelqu'un m'a dit - Carla Bruni
Love, Save the Empty - Erin McCarley
Come As You Are - The Bird and the Bee
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Nouvelle Vague
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(2008/12/14) Bringing aid to the weakest among us (MP3)
52 perc
1. évad 245. rész
Act 1: Holes in our socks - Slate
Act 2: Big finance and the Big 3 - Maron v Seder
Act 3: Ruining our children's future - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Economic crisis traced to bounced check - The Onion
Act 5: Limbaugh discovers "unfairness" - Conceptual Guerilla
Act 6: Down go the newspapers - Daily Show
Act 7: Pentions for auto workers - Maron v Seder
Act 8: Christians pray for money to a false idol - The Young Turks
Act 9: The end of food - On the Media
Act 10: Being a leader is more than nice shoes - Unger Report
Music:
More and More - Capitan Hollywood Project
Super Mario Brothers 2 - Estradasphere
Nothing Better - The Postal Service
Keepsake - State Radio
Cry - James Blunt
Take it or leave it - The Strokes
Dance with me - Orleans
The Silvery Light of a Dream - The Apples in Stereo
Hungry like the wolf - Duran Duran
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(2008/12/03) Where we are and where we should go (MP3)
42 perc
1. évad 244. rész
Act 1: Friedman on "Drill baby, drill" - NPR
Act 2: We Can Solve It ad not shown on ABC - CounterSpin
Act 3: Friedman on taxing what we don't want - NPR
Act 4: Life jackets issued to all Americans - The Onion
Act 5: News of the warm - LeShow
Act 6: The religious right on global warming - Point of Inquiry
Act 7: Tom Freidman Interview - The Colbert Report
Music:
I saved the world today - The Eurhythmics
The end of medicine - The New Pornographers
This is the day - The The
Nap hangs up the phone - Napoleon Dynamite
Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
Hey there Delilah - Plain White T's
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(2008/11/25) If you cut the mustard too sharp, you're going to get called a racist (MP3)
52 perc
1. évad 243. rész
Act 1: Election night interview - 60 Minutes
Act 2: Palin and claims of sexism - Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Obama to wipe out llamas - The Onion
Act 4: Social promotion - The Young Tuks
Act 5: The media on the direction of politics - CounterSpin
Act 6: Republicans in pretty bad shape - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Novak on what constitues a mandate - CounterSpin
Act 8: Obama a worse speaker than Bush? - The Young Turks
Music:
Close to me - The Cure
All American Girl - Train
Yankee Bayonet - The Decemberists
First few desperate hours - The Mountain Goats
The bleeding heart show - The New Pornographers
Pardon Me - Incubus
These things take time - Pummel
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(2008/11/16) Morning in America (MP3)
56 perc
1. évad 242. rész
Act 1: 2004 DNC Keynote Speech
Act 2: Announcing his candidacy
Act 3: Remake this country
Act 4: Signs of Hope & Change
Act 5: Yes We Can - During the primaries after a loss in New Hampshire
Act 6: 'A more perfect Union' speech on race in America
Act 7: We are the ones we've been waiting for - Will.i.am
Act 8: Obama in Berlin
Act 9: 2008 DNC Acceptance speech
Act 10: We have a lot of work to do
Act 11: DC reactions to the victory
Act 12: Interview with Jesse Jackson - NPR
Act 13: It's a new day! - Will.i.am
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(2008/11/02) It's up to you (MP3)
73 perc
1. évad 241. rész
Act 1: Savage on the tolerance of voters - The Young Turks
Act 2: A conversasion on race - NPR
Act 3: Glimer of hope - The Onion
Act 4: Why going negative doesn't work - NPR
Act 5: Palin on the role of a VP - The Young Turks
Act 6: Uninspiring voicemail - The Onion
Act 7: The voices of negative ads - NPR
Act 8: Registering doubt - Slate.com
Act 9: Media love affair - The Onion
Act 10: Republican infighting - The Young Turks
Act 11: The Vet who did not vet - YouTube
Act 12: It's up to you - The Young Turks
Music:
Good people - Jack Johnson
Where is the love? - Black Eyed Peas
Here it goes again - OK Go
Friends and Family - Trik Turner
Wanted - The Cranberries
Inspiration - The Gipsy Kings
Sweet Lullaby - Deep Forest
What is love? - Haddaway
I can't help falling in love with you - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
My heart sinks - Hotrod Cadets
Sunrise - Duran Duran
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(2008/10/29) Secular values, American elections (MP3)
59 perc
1. évad 240. rész
Act 1: Jesus answers half the prayers at a roulette table - The Onion
Act 2: White, Protestant Nation Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 3: Secular values and presidential elections - Point of Inquiry
Act 4: White, Protestant Nation Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 5: Whale Crist feeds whale masses - The Onion
Act 6: Witchcraft in the Congo Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 7: God proves the existence of Bill O'Reilly
Act 8: Witchcraft in the Congo Part 2 - The Young Turks
Music:
Mary Mary - Stigmata
Santus II - Libera
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Whenever God Shines his Light - Van Morrison
Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam - Nirvana
New Soul - Yael Naïm
Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses
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(2008/10/26) We are the guardians of freedom (MP3)
75 perc
1. évad 239. rész
Act 1: On fear - This Brave Nation
Act 2: Securing elections Part 1 - Thom Hartmann
Act 3: McCain's military record - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Securing elections Part 2 - Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Warrantless wiretapping phone sex - The Young Turks
Act 6: Securing elections Part 3 - Thom Hartmann
Act 7: 'Block the vote' with RFK - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Discussing anti-Americanism - Thom Hartmann
Act 9: Palin family just sitting around - The Onion
Act 10: GOP spying on the Dems - Thom Hartmann
Act 11: We are the guardians of freedom - The Young Turks
Music:
Legion's War - Zoe Keating
Letters - Stroke 9
Dreamtime - Uberzone
12:51 - The Strokes
Fidelity - Regina Spektor
Vote - Emma's Revolution
Buildings & Mountains - The Republic Tigers
Good intentions - Toad the Wet Sprocket
There goes my baby - Drifters
July Jones - The New Pornographers
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(2008/10/22) Dirty, cruel, dangerous and stupid (MP3)
62 perc
1. évad 238. rész
Act 1: Dirtiest Campaign - The Young Turks
Act 2: How the economy hurts the election - Thom Hartmann
Act 3: Danger of Sarah Palin - Ring of Fire
Act 4: GOP convention and the media - On the Media
Act 5: Idiot Republican robbed - The Young Turks
Act 6: Prosecutor to probe attorney firings - NPR
Act 7: Don Siegalman on Karl Rove - Ring of Fire
Act 8: No one wants to play with the Republicans anymore - The Young Turks
Music:
Who will save your soul? - Jewel
Our house - Madness
Hey Sarah Palin - VengaProductions (YouTube)
Let my love open the door - Pete Townsend
Wonderwall - Oasis
Gobbledigook - Sigur Rós
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(2008/10/15) Examining the economic storm (MP3)
71 perc
1. évad 236. rész
Act 1: Examining economics - Thom Hartmann
Act 2: Bailout sabotage - The Young Turks
Act 3: The congressional car - The Onion
Act 4: Selling off the country to pay the bills - Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Economic storm - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Paulson's conflict of interest - The Young Turks
Act 7: The week America's economy almost died - NPR
Act 8: Hard Times Hit Springsteenville - The Onion
Act 9: How capitalism on a large scale can hurt a country - Thom Hartmann
Act 10: Matthews beats up on a conservative over the economy - The Young Turks
Music:
This year - The Mountain Goats
Lump - The Presidents of the United States of America
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Soul meets body - Death Cab For Cutie
Wild world - Cat Stevens
Ready or not - The Fugees
Stop Crying Your Heart Out - Oasis
Dancing in the dark - Bruce Springsteen
Sorrow - Bad religion
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(2008/10/11) Preaching politics from the pulpit and other bad ideas (MP3)
66 perc
1. évad 235. rész
Act 1: Summoning the Devil - This American Life
Act 2: Pastors preaching politics Part 1 - On the Media
Act 3: Hammer-induced thumb injury - The Onion
Act 4: Pastors preaching politics Part 2 - On the Media
Act 5: Issac Hayes' death & Scientology - The Young Turks
Act 6: Spanish the official language of Christianity - The Onion
Act 7: Faith, fraud and Republicans - Marc Maron
Act 8: Muslim toilets for the London Olympics - LeShow
Act 9: The birth of Islam - The Young Turks
Act 10: 2007 Chrismas had lowest mirical tally on record - The Onion
Music:
Hello Mother, Hello Father - Alan Sherman
Like a prayer - Rufio
Shed a little light - James Taylor
Letters to God - Boxcar Racer
Mani Mani Kuru - Streets of Spain (Album)
Stairway to heaven - Apocalyptica
Show me what I'm looking for - Carolina Liar
Viva la vida - Coldplay
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(2008/10/08) Moose in the headlights (MP3)
65 perc
1. évad 234. rész
Act 1: Palin's qualifications - Abraham Lincold Logs Podcast
Act 2: Palin on McCain's record of regulation - CBS Interview
Act 3: Cafferty on Palin - The Young Turks
Act 4: Palin on her reading habits - CBS interview
Act 5: Troopergate interview - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Palin on Supreme Court decisions - CBS Interview
Act 7: Obama is too fit to be president - CounterSpin
Act 8: Palin on prayer and the gays - CBS interview
Act 9: Obama is too popular to be president - Wait wait, don't tell me
Act 10: Guilt by association - The Young Turks
Act 11: McCain's lobbyists - Ring of Fire
Act 12: Obama releases constructive critisism ads - The Onion
Act 13: Election theft - Thom Hartmann
Act 14: McCain on Letterman just after 9/11 - The Young Turks
Music:
Choctaw Hayride - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Take a look around - Limp Bizkit
Nothing is good enough - Aimee Mann
Blue Bunny Movie trailer
Popular - Nada Surf
Try not to breathe - R.E.M.
First few desperate hours - The Mountain Goats
Street fighting man - The rolling stones
Close to me - The Cure
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(2008/10/04) Treacherous friends with low polling (MP3)
55 perc
1. évad 233. rész
Act 1: President Cheney - Wait wait, don't tell me
Act 2: Henry Rollings: Watching Bush - Ring of Fire
Act 3: Al Gore on Bush and 9/11 - The Young Turks
Act 4: Bush escapes from weekly bath - The Onion
Act 5: Bush impeachment - CounterSpin
Act 6: GOP wiped off the map? - The Young Turks
Act 7: Conservatives suck - Colbert Report
Act 8: Bush's approval rating remains high on eBay - The Onion
Act 9: Cafferty on Bush and McCain - The Young Turks
Music:
Hello my treacherous friends - OK Go
WHite minority - Black Flag
Act a fool - Ludacris
My little runaway - Del Shannon
The face that launched 1,000 shits - Death cab for cutie
I wan to break free - Queen
Devil Town - Tony Lucca
What Katie did - The Libertines
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(2008/10/01) Taking comfort from history (MP3)
46 perc
1. évad 232. rész
Act 1: 11th Hour Trailer
Act 2: Moving to the Suburbs - NPR
Act 3: Solar-powered electric chair - The Onion
Act 4: Moving to the city - NPR
Act 5: Nuclear vs. climate change - Democracy NOW!
Act 6: Exxon Paleontologists Call For Increased Fossil Production - The Onion
Act 7: Van Jones on taking comfort from history - This Brave Nation
Music:
Everloving - Moby
Something's always wrong - Toad the Wet Sprocket
Shed a little light - James Taylor
When the lights go down in the city - Journey
Energy - The Apples in Stereo
Shuffle your feet - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
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(2008/09/26) The crazy old man and his crazy young lady friend (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 231. rész
Act 1: GOP and Military speak out on McCain - YouTube
Act 2: Mysterious McCain zipper - The Onion
Act 3: You can't challenge McCain
Act 4: Offshore drilling - The Daily Show
Act 5: Media insists McCain is a Maverick - CounterSpin
Act 6: Obama painted as uppity - The Young Turks
Act 7: Obama tax plan - CounterSpin
Act 8: Sarah Palin is ridiculed - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
Act 9: Palin is not a maverick choice - CounterSpin
Act 10: Sarah Palin wont blink
Act 11: "That's how you run a campaign!" - The Young Turks
Music:
Civil War - Guns N Roses
The Shining - Badly Drawn Boy
Kyoko's House ("stage blood is not enough") - Philip Glass
Title and Registration - Death Cab for Cutie
Cemetry Gates - The Smiths
President - Wyclef Jean
Politic Amagni (La Politique, C'est Pas Bon) - Amadou & Mariam
Hunter - Dido
Everybody's changing - Keane
Don't talk - 10,000 Maniacs
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(2008/09/24) Let's redefine
72 perc
1. évad 230. rész
Act 1: Republican enjoys paying for healthcare - The Onion
Act 2: McCain on the economy - YouTube
Act 3: Bill Shear on Phil Graham - The Young Turks
Act 4: A cure for real estate Amnesia - The Unger Report (NPR)
Act 5: Speculators drive up the price - Limbaugh lie of the day
Act 6: The GOP on economics - The Young Turks
Act 7: Bush's Million's - The Onion
Act 8: The failure of privitization - Thom Hartmann
Act 9: CNN on the new tax plans - CounterSpin
Act 10: Economic generic-off - The Daily Show
Act 11: Greenspan on the meltdown - The Young Turks
Music:
Money Song - Monty Python
Pull the String - Jonathan Coulton
Movin On Up - Ja'Net Dubois
Run's House - Run D.M.C.
Big Time - Peter Gabriel
Opportunities - Pet Shop Boys
If you've got trouble - The Beatles
What went wrong? - Blink 182
But it's alright - Huey Lewis And The News
Up nights - Amsterband
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(2008/09/20) Human Rights for All (MP3)
51 perc
1. évad 229. rész
Act 1: Hate crimes legislation - The Young Turks
Act 2: Pete Seeger on The Peekskill Riots - This Brave Nation
Act 3: Isreal's water shortage - CounterSpin
Act 4: Affirmitive Action and the Supreme Court - BBC
Act 5: Democrats reinstating legal rights - CounterSpin
Act 6: President Bush Unveils New 'Impotence Only' Sex Policy - The Onion
Act 7: Manhunt.com - The Young Turks
Music:
O Green World - Gorillaz
Fearless - The Bravery
Cold Water - Damien Rice
We Are Going to Be Friends - The White Stripes
This Place Is a Prison - The Postal Service
Love Machine - Arctic Monkeys (Girls Aloud Cover)
Edition #229
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(2008/09/17) How about a nice big cup of shut the fuck up? (MP3)
62 perc
1. évad 228. rész
Act 1: Hannity gets a new contract - The Young Turks
Act 2: Tell me a story Part 1 - Radio Lab
Act 3: 20th Limbaughversary - On the Media
Act 4: Tell me a story Part 2 - Radio Lab
Act 5: Glenn Beck should be fired - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Tell me a story Part 3 - Radio Lab
Act 7: Michael Savage on autism - The Young Turks
Music:
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Show Me What I'm Looking For - Carolina Liar
Scummy - Arctic Monkeys
Everything In Its Right Place - Radiohead
An Honest Mistake - The Bravery
Every Day Is A Holiday (With You) - Esthero
Edition #228
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(2008/09/13) All in The Family (MP3)
48 perc
1. évad 227. rész
Act 1: Hicks teach evolution - The Young Turks
Act 2: Religion in politics - On the Media
Act 3: Child injured mimicing crucifiction - The Onion
Act 4: Waiting for Joe - This American Life
Act 5: "The Family" - On the Media
Act 6: Christ Announces hiring associate Christ - The Onion
Act 7: "Fuck your religion" - The Young Turks
Music:
Faith - George Michael
Crazy Faith - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Crucify - Troi Amos
God's gonna cut you down - Johnny Cash
In God's country - U2
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
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(2008/08/31) ..."Oh, he's drunk. How would he know where we're going?" (MP3)
74 perc
1. évad 225. rész
Act 1: Torture manual from China used by US - The Young Turks
Act 2: Goodbye Houston - Democracy NOW!
Act 3: Impeachment of George W. Bush - CounterSpin
Act 4: A look at Blackwater - Ring of Fire Radio
Act 5: Bush in Rawanda - The Young Turks
Act 6: Takeing on Horovitz - Thom Hartmann
Act 7: Iraqi oil law - Democracy NOW!
Act 8: George Tenent admits to torture - The Young Turks
Music:
Bind Torture Kill - Suicide Commando
Shadow Child - Human
When The President Talks To God - Bright Eyes
One More Murder - Better Than Ezra
Holy Thursday - David Axelrod
American Terrorist - Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos
Overcome [The Recapitulation] - RX Bandits
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(2008/08/20) Preparing to live behind levees (MP3)
38 perc
1. évad 224. rész
Act 1: Blackwater to defend against Climate Change - The Onion
Act 2: Expanding oil drilling and antarctic ice melt - Ring of Fire
Act 3: Green for all - Earthbeat radio
Act 4: Al Gore on mountain top removal
Act 5: Mike Tidwell interview - The Young Turks
Music:
Sarah McLachlan - Blackbird
The Church - Under The Milky Way Tonight
Counting Crows - Mrs. Potter's Lullaby
Stop Tearing the Mountains Down
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(2008/08/12) Biased? Lazy? Indoctrinated? Fundamentally Broken! (MP3)
53 perc
1. évad 223. rész
Act 1: Bush revision in the media - CounterSpin
Act 2: The mass media is broken Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 3: Matt Drudge rules our world - CounterSpin
Act 4: The mass media is broken Part 2 - The Young Turks
Act 5: Fox News propaganda - Countdown on MSNBC
Act 6: Bush polls in the media - The Young Turks
Act 7: Katie Couric's interviewing prowess
Music:
I Don't Think You Love Me Anymore - Dean Martin
Theme - Jon Brion
Little White Lies - Ella Fitzgerald
Paper Airplanes (Instrumental) - M.I.A
Sly Fox - Nas
There's A Place In Hell For Me And My Friends - Morrissey
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(2008/07/31) The Politics of Hope (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 222. rész
Act 1: Al Gore's green energy challenge
Act 2: Obama's speech in Berlin to the world
Act 3: Al Gore's green energy challenge
Act 4: Obama's speech in Berlin to the world
Act 5: Al Gore's green energy challenge
Act 6: Obama's speech in Berlin to the world
Act 7: Al Gore's green energy challenge
Act 8: Obama's speech in Berlin to the world
Act 9: Al Gore's green energy challenge
Act 10: Reaction to Gore's speech - The Young Turks
Act 11: Reaction to Obama's speech - Rachel Maddow
Act 12: Reaction to Obama's speech - The Young Turks
WeCanSolveIt.org
TheYoungTurks.com
AirAmerica.com/Maddow
Music:
Blue October - Into the ocean
J. Ralph - One million miles
U2 - Where the streets have no name
Kaiser Chiefs - Modern way
Sister Hazel - Change your mind
VNV Nation - Carbon
Midnight Oil - Beds are burning
Unknown German marching song
Coldplay - Viva la Vida
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
R.E.M - All right friends
(2008/06/19) Deny global warming then light up a smoke (MP3)
49 perc
1. évad 221. rész
Act 1: Coal Train Lockdown - The Guardian
Act 2: Exploring for oil in the arctic - NPR
Act 3: Tim Flannery Interview
Act 4: Global Warming denyers as wrong as ever - CounterSpin
Act 5: Global warming and Tobacco - On the Media
Act 6: Strike Out Exxon - Essay by Mike Tidwell
Music:
Exit Clov - Working Class Hero
The Apples in Stereo - The Silvery Light of a Dream
Unknown Celtic Music
Temptations - Ain't no Mountain High Enough
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire
(2008/06/08) The Dream in Bush's America (MP3)
59 perc
1. évad 220. rész
Act 1: The Young Turks – 22 yr old military contractor
Act 2: Ring of Fire – Pap Attack: Profits over safety in health care
Act 3: The Young Turks – Bad News For the Budget
Act 4: TAL – Immigration Dream Act/ giving bright kids a chance
Act 5: Ring of Fire – Health care system
Act 6: The Young Turks – Outsourcing the outsourcing
Act 7: Ring of Fire – Assassination tax
Act 8: Greg Palast – Chavez and his revolution
Music:
Cerrone – Supernature
Chris Priest – Instrumental #1
Dredge – Bug Eyes
Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song
Chris Priest – Instrumental #2
DragonForce – Through the Fire and the Flames
DragonForce – Soldiers of the Wasteland
Grup Yorum – Hasta Siempre Che Guevara
Funeral for a Friend – Your Revolution is a Joke
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(2008/05/26) Of course we're right and they're wrong! (MP3)
66 perc
1. évad 219. rész
Act 1: The argument for tyranny - The Young Turks
Act 2: Pop psych on the GOP - Ring of Fire
Act 3: How good people turn evil Part 1 - BBC
Act 4: A real liberal - The Young Turks
Act 5: How good people turn evil Part 2 - BBC
Act 6: Fascism - Ring of Fire
Act 7: Conservatives have always been wrong - The Young Turks
Act 8: R.I.P GOP? - Ring of Fire
Act 9: Taking away rights for liberty - The Young Turks
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.BBC.co.uk
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(2008/05/07) Slime and Punishment (MP3)
50 perc
1. évad 218. rész
Act 1: The Young Turks - Karl Rove / Don Siegelman
Act 2: Hardball W/ Chris Matthews - Announcement: Siegelman Released
Act 3: Ring of Fire - Don Siegelman Interview
Act 4: Sam Seder - Pentagon News Scandal
Act 5: Democracy Now - Military Silences Soldier / Journalist
Act 6: Ring of Fire - 10 Million White House Emails Missing
Act 7: Rachel Maddow - "McContradiction" Express
Act 8: Amy Goodman - The Importance & Power of Independent Media
Music:
BotL Theme Song - Chris Priest
Press Corpse - Anti-Flag
The Stars and Stripes of Corruption - Dead Kennedys
Perfect World - Reveille
Operation Iraqi Liberation (O.I.L.) - Anti-Flag
Bullet in the Head - Rage Against the Machine
Southern Man - Neil Young
Produced By:
Chris Priest
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Act 2: Hardball W/ Chris Matthews - Announcement: Siegelman Released
Act 3: Ring of Fire - Don Siegelman Interview
Act 4: Sam Seder - Pentagon News Scandal
Act 5: Democracy Now - Military Silences Soldier / Journalist
Act 6: Ring of Fire - 10 Million White House Emails Missing
Act 7: Rachel Maddow - "McContradiction" Express
Act 8: Amy Goodman - The Importance & Power of Independent Media
Music:
BotL Theme Song - Chris Priest
Press Corpse - Anti-Flag
The Stars and Stripes of Corruption - Dead Kennedys
Perfect World - Reveille
Operation Iraqi Liberation (O.I.L.) - Anti-Flag
Bullet in the Head - Rage Against the Machine
Southern Man - Neil Young
Produced By:
Chris Priest
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(2008/04/28) Let Them Eat War (MP3)
65 perc
1. évad 217. rész
Act 1: Ring of Fire - Iraq Failures
Act 2: Patraeus Protests
Act 3: Daily Show - "Iraq me, Dave Petraeus"
Act 4: The Young Turks - How to Confront Petraeus
Act 5: Sam Seder - Ambassador "Crock-of"
Act 6: Eisenhower - The Last Good Republican President
Act 7: Bill Maher - Bush + Petraeus = Bullshit
Act 8: Rachel Maddow - Iraq Complications
Music:
Soldier Boy (live on "Jordan Jesse Go!") - Ashkon
It's bigger than Hip Hop (Instrumental) - Dead Prez
How Much is Enough? - Bad Religion
Instrumental - Chris Priest
Let Them Eat War - Bad Religion
Boneyards - Parkway Drive
Produced By:
Chris Priest
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Act 2: Patraeus Protests
Act 3: Daily Show - "Iraq me, Dave Petraeus"
Act 4: The Young Turks - How to Confront Petraeus
Act 5: Sam Seder - Ambassador "Crock-of"
Act 6: Eisenhower - The Last Good Republican President
Act 7: Bill Maher - Bush + Petraeus = Bullshit
Act 8: Rachel Maddow - Iraq Complications
Music:
Soldier Boy (live on "Jordan Jesse Go!") - Ashkon
It's bigger than Hip Hop (Instrumental) - Dead Prez
How Much is Enough? - Bad Religion
Instrumental - Chris Priest
Let Them Eat War - Bad Religion
Boneyards - Parkway Drive
Produced By:
Chris Priest
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(2008/04/01) Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (MP3)
43 perc
1. évad 216. rész
Act 1: Seder on Sundays - Death of the Southern Strategy
Act 2: Rachel Maddow - Dems Take Hastart Seat
Act 3: Randi Rhodes - Privately Sponsored Do-Over Elections
Act 4: Thom Hartmann - Republicans Voting for Hillary in Texas
Act 5: Fox News - Ferraro to Obama- Don't Antagonize Me
Act 6: Keith Olbermann - Clinton Campaigning like a Rebuplican
Act 7: Bill Maher - Campagins, Spitzer, Patterson, Obama Speech
Act 8: The Young Turks - Cenk Calls It - Hillary Is DONE
Music:
Oh Timbaland - Timbaland
Give It to Me - Timbaland
The Way I Are - Timbaland
Boardmeeting - Timbaland
Kill Yourself - Timbaland
One and Only - Timbaland
2 Man Show - Timbaland
Fantasy - Timbaland
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Billy Baptism
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Act 2: Rachel Maddow - Dems Take Hastart Seat
Act 3: Randi Rhodes - Privately Sponsored Do-Over Elections
Act 4: Thom Hartmann - Republicans Voting for Hillary in Texas
Act 5: Fox News - Ferraro to Obama- Don't Antagonize Me
Act 6: Keith Olbermann - Clinton Campaigning like a Rebuplican
Act 7: Bill Maher - Campagins, Spitzer, Patterson, Obama Speech
Act 8: The Young Turks - Cenk Calls It - Hillary Is DONE
Music:
Oh Timbaland - Timbaland
Give It to Me - Timbaland
The Way I Are - Timbaland
Boardmeeting - Timbaland
Kill Yourself - Timbaland
One and Only - Timbaland
2 Man Show - Timbaland
Fantasy - Timbaland
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Billy Baptism
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(2008/03/23) Fool Me 935 Times (MP3)
50 perc
1. évad 215. rész
Act 1: Rachel Maddow - Bush Lies Compiled
Act 2: The Young Turks - Talking to Our Enemies
Act 3: The Young Turks - Bush is a Sick Thug
Act 4: Rachel Maddow - Cheney Brings Peace Bush Brings Torture
Act 5: Greg Palast - Palast on the Reasons for the War in Iraq
Act 6: Sam Seder - Republican Troubles
Act 7: Sam Seder - Pentagon Report Censored
Act 8: The Young Turks - Scamming Lying Motherfuckers
Music:
Exit Strategy - Valient Thorr
21 Ghosts III - Nine Inch Nails
Any Other Name - Thomas Newman
My Echo - Brockie and Ed Solo
Deep in the Sweet Water (Joseph Bishara Remix) - Rasputina
Hell on Earth - Mobb Deep
The World As We Know It - Scary Kids Scaring Kids
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Billy Baptism
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Act 2: The Young Turks - Talking to Our Enemies
Act 3: The Young Turks - Bush is a Sick Thug
Act 4: Rachel Maddow - Cheney Brings Peace Bush Brings Torture
Act 5: Greg Palast - Palast on the Reasons for the War in Iraq
Act 6: Sam Seder - Republican Troubles
Act 7: Sam Seder - Pentagon Report Censored
Act 8: The Young Turks - Scamming Lying Motherfuckers
Music:
Exit Strategy - Valient Thorr
21 Ghosts III - Nine Inch Nails
Any Other Name - Thomas Newman
My Echo - Brockie and Ed Solo
Deep in the Sweet Water (Joseph Bishara Remix) - Rasputina
Hell on Earth - Mobb Deep
The World As We Know It - Scary Kids Scaring Kids
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Billy Baptism
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(2008/03/05) A Closer Look at the Frontrunners (MP3)
61 perc
1. évad 214. rész
Act 1: Keith Olbermann - Hillary vs Obama Debate Recap
Act 2: Bill Maher - Hillary McCain jokes
Act 3: Davis Fleetwood - Superdelegates
Act 4: Meet the Press - Nader Jumps in (again)
Act 5: Keith Olbermann - Olberman on Clinton
Act 6: Ring of Fire - Dem Spines
Act 7: The Real News Network - Obama vs Clinton Foreign Policy Advisers
Act 8: CounterSpin - McCain Beyond Criticism
Act 9: Rachel Maddow - The Pander Bear
Act 10: Sam Seder - McCain Scandal
Act 11: Thom Hartmann - Liberal VS Conservative Morality
Act 12: Olbermann & Maddow - The Obama Patriotism Smear
Act 13: The Young Turks - Obama Clinton Campaign Styles
Music:
Baby, I'm an Anarchist - Against Me
Walk Like a Man - Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons
Ship In a Bottle - Bright Eyes
I Must Belong Somewhere - Bright Eyes
Ode to Dragonforce - Chris Priest
Mouth for War - Pantera
Patriots - Canibus
Lovers & Liars - Matchbook Romance
The Best Deceptions - Dashboard Confessional
Propaganda - Dead Prez
Produced By:
Chris Priest
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Act 2: Bill Maher - Hillary McCain jokes
Act 3: Davis Fleetwood - Superdelegates
Act 4: Meet the Press - Nader Jumps in (again)
Act 5: Keith Olbermann - Olberman on Clinton
Act 6: Ring of Fire - Dem Spines
Act 7: The Real News Network - Obama vs Clinton Foreign Policy Advisers
Act 8: CounterSpin - McCain Beyond Criticism
Act 9: Rachel Maddow - The Pander Bear
Act 10: Sam Seder - McCain Scandal
Act 11: Thom Hartmann - Liberal VS Conservative Morality
Act 12: Olbermann & Maddow - The Obama Patriotism Smear
Act 13: The Young Turks - Obama Clinton Campaign Styles
Music:
Baby, I'm an Anarchist - Against Me
Walk Like a Man - Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons
Ship In a Bottle - Bright Eyes
I Must Belong Somewhere - Bright Eyes
Ode to Dragonforce - Chris Priest
Mouth for War - Pantera
Patriots - Canibus
Lovers & Liars - Matchbook Romance
The Best Deceptions - Dashboard Confessional
Propaganda - Dead Prez
Produced By:
Chris Priest
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(2008/02/26) Not Falling For it Anymore (MP3)
77 perc
1. évad 213. rész
Act 1: The Young Turks - Reid & Telcom Immunity
Act 2: Sam Seder - Telcom Immunity
Act 3: Realtime With Bill Maher - Weighing the Threat
Act 4: BBC - The Future of Spying
Act 5: Olbermann - Nexus of Politics and Terror
Act 6: The Young Turks - New GOP Video, Old Fear Tactics
Act 7: Rachel Maddow - Snuggly the Security Bear
Act 8: Olbermann - The Manipulation of Our Yearning for Safety
Music:
Equal I - Talvin Singh
Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
Time Swells - Caroline
Sticks, Pots, and the Bloody Beats - Compass
Crooked Breath - Felix Laband
Dub - Artist Unknown
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Billy Baptism
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Act 2: Sam Seder - Telcom Immunity
Act 3: Realtime With Bill Maher - Weighing the Threat
Act 4: BBC - The Future of Spying
Act 5: Olbermann - Nexus of Politics and Terror
Act 6: The Young Turks - New GOP Video, Old Fear Tactics
Act 7: Rachel Maddow - Snuggly the Security Bear
Act 8: Olbermann - The Manipulation of Our Yearning for Safety
Music:
Equal I - Talvin Singh
Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
Time Swells - Caroline
Sticks, Pots, and the Bloody Beats - Compass
Crooked Breath - Felix Laband
Dub - Artist Unknown
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Billy Baptism
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(2008/02/16) Super Tuesday and Beyond (MP3)
75 perc
1. évad 212. rész
Act 1: MSNBC - Super Tuesday Results Come In
Act 2: The Young Turks - Obama Wins!
Act 3: TPMtv - Super Delegates
Act 4: Randi Rhodes - An Extraordinary Moment In History
Act 5: Rachel Maddow - Voter Turnout
Act 6: TPMtv - Bye Bye Mitt
Act 7: MSNBC - Obama Sweep #1
Act 8: MSNBC - Obama Sweep #2
Act 9: Olbermann - Campaigns Think Clinton Can't Win W/ Pledged Delegates
Act 10: Mike Malloy - Super Delegates: Because We Don't Trust You
Music:
Wind Up - Thursday
Take the Power Back - Rage Against the Machine
Ask the Lonely - Journey
Election Day - Arcadia
Devotion and Desire - Bayside
Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't - Brand New
Riot (feat Serj Tankian & Sizzla) - Wyclef Jean
Being Alright - Tsunami Bomb
Demo Song - Sean Temple
Yes We Can - will.i.am and Friends
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Chris Priest
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Act 2: The Young Turks - Obama Wins!
Act 3: TPMtv - Super Delegates
Act 4: Randi Rhodes - An Extraordinary Moment In History
Act 5: Rachel Maddow - Voter Turnout
Act 6: TPMtv - Bye Bye Mitt
Act 7: MSNBC - Obama Sweep #1
Act 8: MSNBC - Obama Sweep #2
Act 9: Olbermann - Campaigns Think Clinton Can't Win W/ Pledged Delegates
Act 10: Mike Malloy - Super Delegates: Because We Don't Trust You
Music:
Wind Up - Thursday
Take the Power Back - Rage Against the Machine
Ask the Lonely - Journey
Election Day - Arcadia
Devotion and Desire - Bayside
Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't - Brand New
Riot (feat Serj Tankian & Sizzla) - Wyclef Jean
Being Alright - Tsunami Bomb
Demo Song - Sean Temple
Yes We Can - will.i.am and Friends
Produced By:
Chris Priest
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(2008/01/31) Round 3: South Carolina (MP3)
51 perc
1. évad 211. rész
Act 1: CNN - Obama Wins South Carolina
Act 2: Obama - Victory Speech
Act 3: Sam Seder - Obama Victory
Act 4: Democracy Now - Obama Victory
Act 5: The UpTake - The Politics of Interjecting Race
Act 6: ABC's This Week - Obama Responds to Clinton Comment
Act 7: Ted Kennedy - Endorses Barack Obama
Music:
Thunderstruck - AC/DC
For Those About To Rock - AC/DC
Hard As A Rock - AC/DC
Rock 'N' Roll Singer - AC/DC
It's A Long Way To The Top - AC/DC
C.O.D. - AC/DC
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Billy Baptism
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Act 2: Obama - Victory Speech
Act 3: Sam Seder - Obama Victory
Act 4: Democracy Now - Obama Victory
Act 5: The UpTake - The Politics of Interjecting Race
Act 6: ABC's This Week - Obama Responds to Clinton Comment
Act 7: Ted Kennedy - Endorses Barack Obama
Music:
Thunderstruck - AC/DC
For Those About To Rock - AC/DC
Hard As A Rock - AC/DC
Rock 'N' Roll Singer - AC/DC
It's A Long Way To The Top - AC/DC
C.O.D. - AC/DC
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Billy Baptism
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(2008/01/15) Round 2: New Hampshire (MP3)
52 perc
1. évad 210. rész
Act 1: The Young Turks - Pre Election Polls
Act 2: MSNBC - Calls it for Hillary
Act 3: The Young Turks - Three Words
Act 4: Rachel Maddow - The REAL Upset of NH
Act 5: TPMtv - Why Were Polls So Wrong
Act 6: Mike Malloy - Election Fraud
Act 7: Ring of Fire - Hacking Democracy
Act 8: Hacking Democracy Documentary -Diebold Machine Hacked
Act 9: Keith Olbermann - 10 Olbermann - Kucinich Demands Recount
Act 10: Dennis Kucinich - Protecting Election Integrity
Music:
They Don't Want Music - Black Eyed Peas
Who's Crying Now - Jo Dee Messina
Instant Gods Out of the Box - Arovane
Dub 1 - The Slackers
Brokadocious - subtractiveLAD
(Wake) - Vincent Parker
Hide and Seek - Imogen Heap
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Billy Baptism
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Act 2: MSNBC - Calls it for Hillary
Act 3: The Young Turks - Three Words
Act 4: Rachel Maddow - The REAL Upset of NH
Act 5: TPMtv - Why Were Polls So Wrong
Act 6: Mike Malloy - Election Fraud
Act 7: Ring of Fire - Hacking Democracy
Act 8: Hacking Democracy Documentary -Diebold Machine Hacked
Act 9: Keith Olbermann - 10 Olbermann - Kucinich Demands Recount
Act 10: Dennis Kucinich - Protecting Election Integrity
Music:
They Don't Want Music - Black Eyed Peas
Who's Crying Now - Jo Dee Messina
Instant Gods Out of the Box - Arovane
Dub 1 - The Slackers
Brokadocious - subtractiveLAD
(Wake) - Vincent Parker
Hide and Seek - Imogen Heap
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Billy Baptism
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(2008/01/05) Round 1: Iowa (MP3)
47 perc
1. évad 209. rész
Act 1: The Young Turks - Iowa Live Coverage Begins
Act 2: The Young Turks - Iowa Wrap Up
Act 3: Obama - Victory Speech
Act 4: Rachel Maddow - Economic Populism
Act 5: The Young Turks - Record Breaking Turnout
Act 6: Sam Seder - Break Out the Popcorn
Music:
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Rise - Public Image Ltd.
The Nothing Song - Sigur Rós
Lookin' for a Leader - Neil Young
Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
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Billy Baptism
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Act 2: The Young Turks - Iowa Wrap Up
Act 3: Obama - Victory Speech
Act 4: Rachel Maddow - Economic Populism
Act 5: The Young Turks - Record Breaking Turnout
Act 6: Sam Seder - Break Out the Popcorn
Music:
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Rise - Public Image Ltd.
The Nothing Song - Sigur Rós
Lookin' for a Leader - Neil Young
Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
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Billy Baptism
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(2007/12/29) Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (MP3)
84 perc
1. évad 208. rész
Act 1: Rachel Maddow - Let's Talk About Ron Paul
Act 2: Warren26peace - Let's Talk About Ron Paul
Act 3: Bill Moyers - FCC's New Attempt to Increase Media Consolidation
Act 4: Ted Kennedy - Attacks Retroactive Immunity for Telecoms
Act 5: The Young Turks - Romney's (not so) Kennedy Moment
Act 6: Mike Papantonio - The New Lie (The Surge is Working, We Are Winning)
Act 7: Democracy Now - What Did Bush Know on Iran and When Did He Know It
Act 8: The Young Turks - Iran Has No Nuke Program, Bush Lied (Again)
Act 9: Olbermann - Bush is a Liar or Idiot
Act 10: Robert Wexler - Wexler Wants Cheney Impeachment Hearings
Music:
1. Superstar - Lupe Fiasco
2. Reckoner - Radiohead
3. More than Scarlet - Decoder Ring
4. Make the Road By Walking - Menahan Street Band
5. Song Seven - Interpol
6. Broken - Unkle
7. Toes in the Sand - No more anymore
8. Waiting on the World to Change - John Mayer
9. The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Michael Nyman
10. The Holidays Are Here (And We're Still At War) - Brett Dennen
11. Around The World / Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk
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Aasim
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Act 2: Warren26peace - Let's Talk About Ron Paul
Act 3: Bill Moyers - FCC's New Attempt to Increase Media Consolidation
Act 4: Ted Kennedy - Attacks Retroactive Immunity for Telecoms
Act 5: The Young Turks - Romney's (not so) Kennedy Moment
Act 6: Mike Papantonio - The New Lie (The Surge is Working, We Are Winning)
Act 7: Democracy Now - What Did Bush Know on Iran and When Did He Know It
Act 8: The Young Turks - Iran Has No Nuke Program, Bush Lied (Again)
Act 9: Olbermann - Bush is a Liar or Idiot
Act 10: Robert Wexler - Wexler Wants Cheney Impeachment Hearings
Music:
1. Superstar - Lupe Fiasco
2. Reckoner - Radiohead
3. More than Scarlet - Decoder Ring
4. Make the Road By Walking - Menahan Street Band
5. Song Seven - Interpol
6. Broken - Unkle
7. Toes in the Sand - No more anymore
8. Waiting on the World to Change - John Mayer
9. The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Michael Nyman
10. The Holidays Are Here (And We're Still At War) - Brett Dennen
11. Around The World / Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk
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Aasim
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(2007/12/10) Know Your Enemy (MP3)
34 perc
1. évad 207. rész
Act 1: Hunter - Let's Build a Wall
Act 2: Hunter Huckabee Romney McCain - Don't Ask Don't Tell
Act 3: Hunter - Gun Love
Act 4: Giuliani McCain Hunter - Repairing Our Image
Act 5: Romney McCain - Waterboarding Torture
Act 6: Huckabee Giuliani Romney - Bible Love
Act 7: Huckabee Tancredo - Death Penalty, WWJD?
Act 8: Paul Thompson - Abortion = Crime Part 1
Act 9: Giuliani Romney - Abortion = Crime Part 2
Music:
There Will Be No Morning Copy - Clann Zú
Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt - DJ Shadow
Fear and Resilience (Danger Mouse Remix) - Pedro
Sacrifice - The Melvins
Kabelski - Spy Lab
Lost the Way - Wax Tailor
Disgustipated - Tool
Crimson - DJ Krush
Mad World - Speakeasy
Produced By:
Billy Baptism
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Act 2: Hunter Huckabee Romney McCain - Don't Ask Don't Tell
Act 3: Hunter - Gun Love
Act 4: Giuliani McCain Hunter - Repairing Our Image
Act 5: Romney McCain - Waterboarding Torture
Act 6: Huckabee Giuliani Romney - Bible Love
Act 7: Huckabee Tancredo - Death Penalty, WWJD?
Act 8: Paul Thompson - Abortion = Crime Part 1
Act 9: Giuliani Romney - Abortion = Crime Part 2
Music:
There Will Be No Morning Copy - Clann Zú
Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt - DJ Shadow
Fear and Resilience (Danger Mouse Remix) - Pedro
Sacrifice - The Melvins
Kabelski - Spy Lab
Lost the Way - Wax Tailor
Disgustipated - Tool
Crimson - DJ Krush
Mad World - Speakeasy
Produced By:
Billy Baptism
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(2007/11/20) Get A BRAIN! MORANS (MP3)
55 perc
1. évad 206. rész
Act 1: George Carlin - Pro Life is Anti-Woman
Act 2: Lee Camp - Delicious Disaster
Act 3: The Young Turks - Oral Robberts Sexy Scandal
Act 4: Bill Hicks - Dinosaurs
Act 5: David Cross - The Week Football Stopped
Act 6: The Onion - Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters
Act 7: George Carlin - Religion is Bullshit
Act 8: The Young Turks - Lets Talk About Sex
Music:
When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Steel Pulse
State of Shock - The Jackson 5
Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too - Say Anything
The Shadow Of Your Smile - Tommy McCook
Flava 4 Raver - Skibadee, Det and Fearless
Beverly Hills - Weezer
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Act 2: Lee Camp - Delicious Disaster
Act 3: The Young Turks - Oral Robberts Sexy Scandal
Act 4: Bill Hicks - Dinosaurs
Act 5: David Cross - The Week Football Stopped
Act 6: The Onion - Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters
Act 7: George Carlin - Religion is Bullshit
Act 8: The Young Turks - Lets Talk About Sex
Music:
When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Steel Pulse
State of Shock - The Jackson 5
Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too - Say Anything
The Shadow Of Your Smile - Tommy McCook
Flava 4 Raver - Skibadee, Det and Fearless
Beverly Hills - Weezer
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(2007/11/12) The Beginning of the End for Cheney (MP3)
60 perc
1. évad 205. rész
Act 1: Mike Malloy - A Damning Indictment
Act 2: Dennis Kucinich - Who's Going to Defend the Constitution?
Act 3: Randi Rhodes - OMG! WTF? (part1)
Act 4: Randi Rhodes - OMG! WTF? (part2)
Act 5: Rachel Maddow - Calling the Bluff
Act 6: The Young Turks - A Real Life Hero
Act 7: Randi Rhodes - Too Busy To Impeach
Act 8: Mike Malloy - Open Letter From Wexler
Act 9: Olbermann & Maddow - Cheney Impeachment
Act 10: Tucker Carlson - Kucinich Schools Tucker
Act 11: The Real News Network - Roundup of Events
Music:
Patiently Waiting (Instrumental) -50 Cent
The Move - Boom Bip
Speechless - Kruder & Dorfmeister
Candy Shop - 50 Cent
Lose Yourself - Unwrapped
Heat Miser - Massive Attack
No Soul - Say Anything
Fight to Survive - Israel Vibration
Rude Boy - Big Red and Daddy Mory
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Act 2: Dennis Kucinich - Who's Going to Defend the Constitution?
Act 3: Randi Rhodes - OMG! WTF? (part1)
Act 4: Randi Rhodes - OMG! WTF? (part2)
Act 5: Rachel Maddow - Calling the Bluff
Act 6: The Young Turks - A Real Life Hero
Act 7: Randi Rhodes - Too Busy To Impeach
Act 8: Mike Malloy - Open Letter From Wexler
Act 9: Olbermann & Maddow - Cheney Impeachment
Act 10: Tucker Carlson - Kucinich Schools Tucker
Act 11: The Real News Network - Roundup of Events
Music:
Patiently Waiting (Instrumental) -50 Cent
The Move - Boom Bip
Speechless - Kruder & Dorfmeister
Candy Shop - 50 Cent
Lose Yourself - Unwrapped
Heat Miser - Massive Attack
No Soul - Say Anything
Fight to Survive - Israel Vibration
Rude Boy - Big Red and Daddy Mory
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(2007/11/06) When the President Does it That Means That it is Not Illegal (MP3)
52 perc
1. évad 204. rész
Act 1: Sam Seder - FISA Restore Act (Part 1)
Act 2: Randi Rhodes - FISA Restore Act
Act 3: Bill Moyers - Presidential Powers
Act 4: Sam Seder - FISA Restore Act (Part 2)
Act 5: Jon Stewart - The Strife Aquatic
Act 6: Keith Olbermann - Bush Demands Immunity for Telecoms
Act 7: Cenk & Sam - Dodd Showing Some Leadership
Music:
So Far To Go - Common
Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
Untold Stories - Buju Banton
What More Do You Want - Plain White T's
Yellow Cat (Slash) Red Cat - Say Anything
Crash (hip hop remix) - Dave Matthews Band/Incubus
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Act 2: Randi Rhodes - FISA Restore Act
Act 3: Bill Moyers - Presidential Powers
Act 4: Sam Seder - FISA Restore Act (Part 2)
Act 5: Jon Stewart - The Strife Aquatic
Act 6: Keith Olbermann - Bush Demands Immunity for Telecoms
Act 7: Cenk & Sam - Dodd Showing Some Leadership
Music:
So Far To Go - Common
Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
Untold Stories - Buju Banton
What More Do You Want - Plain White T's
Yellow Cat (Slash) Red Cat - Say Anything
Crash (hip hop remix) - Dave Matthews Band/Incubus
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(2007/10/22) Slowly Going From Nixon to Mr. Burns (MP3)
61 perc
1. évad 203. rész
Act 1: The Daily Show- Banned Aid–Bush vetoes SCHIP
Act 2: Mike Malloy - Republicans Hate Children
Act 3: Rachel Maddow - Eight states sue Bush over SCHIP
Act 4: Randi Rhodes - Bush Declares Childrens Health Day, Vetos SCHIP 2 Days Later
Act 5: Rachel Maddow - Childrens Health Care, Luxury or Necessity?
Act 6: Sam Seder - Panel on SCHIP Veto (part1)
Act 7: Hardball - Maddow Pwns Pat Buchanan on SCHIP
Act 8: Sam Seder - Panel on SCHIP Veto (part2)
Act 9: Associated Press - Veto Sustained
Act 10: Mike Malloy - Killing Our Own Kids
Music:
David Holmes - The Motherhood Soul Town
Shawn Colvin - Crazy
Ratatat - Lapland
Thom York - Black Swan
Common - The People (Instrumental)
David Holmes - Zippos
Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation
Dear Mr. President (ft. Indigo Girls) - Pink
Herz - Zool
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Act 2: Mike Malloy - Republicans Hate Children
Act 3: Rachel Maddow - Eight states sue Bush over SCHIP
Act 4: Randi Rhodes - Bush Declares Childrens Health Day, Vetos SCHIP 2 Days Later
Act 5: Rachel Maddow - Childrens Health Care, Luxury or Necessity?
Act 6: Sam Seder - Panel on SCHIP Veto (part1)
Act 7: Hardball - Maddow Pwns Pat Buchanan on SCHIP
Act 8: Sam Seder - Panel on SCHIP Veto (part2)
Act 9: Associated Press - Veto Sustained
Act 10: Mike Malloy - Killing Our Own Kids
Music:
David Holmes - The Motherhood Soul Town
Shawn Colvin - Crazy
Ratatat - Lapland
Thom York - Black Swan
Common - The People (Instrumental)
David Holmes - Zippos
Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation
Dear Mr. President (ft. Indigo Girls) - Pink
Herz - Zool
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(2007/10/15) Onward Christian Soldiers! (MP3)
56 perc
1. évad 202. rész
Act 1: Bill Moyers Journal- Contract Fraud in Iraq worth Billions
Act 2: Rachel Maddow - Peter Singer part 1
Act 3: Randi Rhodes - Jeremy Scahill part 1
Act 4: Randi Rhodes - Jeremy Scahill part 2
Act 5: Rachel Maddow - Peter Singer part 2
Act 6: The Young Turks - Death From All Sides
Act 7: Mike Malloy - Death Squads
Act 8: Randi Rhodes - Jeremy Scahill part 3
Act 9: Dana Perino - Takes Questions on Blackwater
Music:
Burden of Shame - UB40
Chemistry - Unkle
Rude Boy Salute - Terror Squad & Buju Banton
Long Division - Fugazi
Garden - Pearl Jam
Época - Gotan Project
J.F.P. - Takagi Masakatsu
God's Got an Army - Carman
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Act 2: Rachel Maddow - Peter Singer part 1
Act 3: Randi Rhodes - Jeremy Scahill part 1
Act 4: Randi Rhodes - Jeremy Scahill part 2
Act 5: Rachel Maddow - Peter Singer part 2
Act 6: The Young Turks - Death From All Sides
Act 7: Mike Malloy - Death Squads
Act 8: Randi Rhodes - Jeremy Scahill part 3
Act 9: Dana Perino - Takes Questions on Blackwater
Music:
Burden of Shame - UB40
Chemistry - Unkle
Rude Boy Salute - Terror Squad & Buju Banton
Long Division - Fugazi
Garden - Pearl Jam
Época - Gotan Project
J.F.P. - Takagi Masakatsu
God's Got an Army - Carman
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(2007/10/08) The Disconnect Fixed With Ending (MP3)
54 perc
1. évad 201. rész
Act 1: Rachel Maddow - How to stop the war
Act 2: The Young Turks - O'Reilly Discovers Black Culture
Act 3: Liberal Oasis Radio - Out by 2013
Act 4: Mike Malloy - Ron Paul? No Thanks.
Act 5: Randi Rhodes - Out by 2013
Act 6: Rachel Maddow - Senate authorizes $190 Billion more for war
Act 7: Mike Malloy - Bush hails Declaration of Human Rights
Act 8: The Young Turks - Work the Congress is Getting Done
Music:
Fork In The Road - Outlawz, Stormy, Malachi
Racist Friend - The Specials
The Pretender - Foo Fighters
Dark Lady - DJ Food
Home - Foo Fighters
You Fucked Up - Ween
Little Bombs - Dashboard Confessional
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Act 2: The Young Turks - O'Reilly Discovers Black Culture
Act 3: Liberal Oasis Radio - Out by 2013
Act 4: Mike Malloy - Ron Paul? No Thanks.
Act 5: Randi Rhodes - Out by 2013
Act 6: Rachel Maddow - Senate authorizes $190 Billion more for war
Act 7: Mike Malloy - Bush hails Declaration of Human Rights
Act 8: The Young Turks - Work the Congress is Getting Done
Music:
Fork In The Road - Outlawz, Stormy, Malachi
Racist Friend - The Specials
The Pretender - Foo Fighters
Dark Lady - DJ Food
Home - Foo Fighters
You Fucked Up - Ween
Little Bombs - Dashboard Confessional
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(2007/10/08) The Disconnect (MP3)
64 perc
1. évad 39. rész
Act 1: Rachel Maddow - How to stop the war
Act 2: The Young Turks - O'Reilly Discovers Black Culture
Act 3: Liberal Oasis Radio - Out by 2013
Act 4: Mike Malloy - Ron Paul? No Thanks.
Act 5: Randi Rhodes - Out by 2013
Act 6: Rachel Maddow - Senate authorizes $190 Billion more for war
Act 7: Mike Malloy - Bush hails Declaration of Human Rights
Act 8: The Young Turks - Work the Congress is Getting Done
Music:
Fork In The Road - Outlawz, Stormy, Malachi
Racist Friend - The Specials
The Pretender - Foo Fighters
Dark Lady - DJ Food
Home - Foo Fighters
You Fucked Up - Ween
Little Bombs - Dashboard Confessional
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Act 2: The Young Turks - O'Reilly Discovers Black Culture
Act 3: Liberal Oasis Radio - Out by 2013
Act 4: Mike Malloy - Ron Paul? No Thanks.
Act 5: Randi Rhodes - Out by 2013
Act 6: Rachel Maddow - Senate authorizes $190 Billion more for war
Act 7: Mike Malloy - Bush hails Declaration of Human Rights
Act 8: The Young Turks - Work the Congress is Getting Done
Music:
Fork In The Road - Outlawz, Stormy, Malachi
Racist Friend - The Specials
The Pretender - Foo Fighters
Dark Lady - DJ Food
Home - Foo Fighters
You Fucked Up - Ween
Little Bombs - Dashboard Confessional
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(2007/10/02) Liebermans Iranian Wargasm (MP3)
54 perc
1. évad 200. rész
Act 1: TPMtv - Lieberman's Bomb Iran Bill part 1
Act 2: Hartmann - Paul Craig Robberts part 1
Act 3: The Young Turks - The War Drums Begin
Act 4: TPMtv - Lieberman's Bomb Iran Bill part 2
Act 5: Hartmann - Paul Craig Robberts part 2
Act 6: Liberal Oasis Radio - Bush May Not Bomb
Act 7: The Young Turks - Hillary Votes for War
Act 7: Hartmann - Paul Craig Robberts part 3
Music:
Start War & Dead - Vybz Kartel
Police State - Dead Prez
Retreat - Authority Zero
Whistling in Tongues - Felix Laband
Lights Go Down - Basement Jaxx
Brand New Day - Dizzee Rascal
War - Edwin Starr
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Act 2: Hartmann - Paul Craig Robberts part 1
Act 3: The Young Turks - The War Drums Begin
Act 4: TPMtv - Lieberman's Bomb Iran Bill part 2
Act 5: Hartmann - Paul Craig Robberts part 2
Act 6: Liberal Oasis Radio - Bush May Not Bomb
Act 7: The Young Turks - Hillary Votes for War
Act 7: Hartmann - Paul Craig Robberts part 3
Music:
Start War & Dead - Vybz Kartel
Police State - Dead Prez
Retreat - Authority Zero
Whistling in Tongues - Felix Laband
Lights Go Down - Basement Jaxx
Brand New Day - Dizzee Rascal
War - Edwin Starr
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(2007/09/21) Petraeus Betrays Us (MP3)
66 perc
1. évad 199. rész
Act 1: National Security Network - Crisis in Confidence
Act 2: Randi Rhodes - Fudging the Facts
Act 3: Malloy - Petraeus Testifies part1
Act 4: TYT - Petraeus Testifies part1
Act 5: Olbermann - 4 Star Spin
Act 6: The Daily Show - Petraeus Analysis
Act 7: TYT - Petraeus Testifies part2
Act 8: Rachel Maddow - Smoke Screen
Act 9: Malloy - Petraeus Testifies part2
Act 10: Sam Seder - Moment of Truth
Music:
Pagina Cinco - Prefuse 73
The News - Jack Johnson
Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
Good To Sea - Pinback
Summer Skin - Death Cab for Cutie
A-OK - Face to Face
$20 - M.I.A.
Kansas City Shuffle - Joshua Ralph
Yearning for Home - Paul Johnson
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Act 2: Randi Rhodes - Fudging the Facts
Act 3: Malloy - Petraeus Testifies part1
Act 4: TYT - Petraeus Testifies part1
Act 5: Olbermann - 4 Star Spin
Act 6: The Daily Show - Petraeus Analysis
Act 7: TYT - Petraeus Testifies part2
Act 8: Rachel Maddow - Smoke Screen
Act 9: Malloy - Petraeus Testifies part2
Act 10: Sam Seder - Moment of Truth
Music:
Pagina Cinco - Prefuse 73
The News - Jack Johnson
Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
Good To Sea - Pinback
Summer Skin - Death Cab for Cutie
A-OK - Face to Face
$20 - M.I.A.
Kansas City Shuffle - Joshua Ralph
Yearning for Home - Paul Johnson
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(2007/09/12) The Rats Jump Ship (MP3)
77 perc
1. évad 198. rész
Act 1: Down Goes Karl Rove - The Young Turks
Act 2: Rove Calls it Quits - Seder on Sundays
Act 3: Rove Legacy - Bill Moyers
Act 4: Gonzo Visits Ashcroft - Randi Rhodes
Act 5: Gonzo Lying Lier - TPMtv
Act 6: Dems Call for Special Prosecutor - C-SPAN
Act 7: Impeach Gonzo - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Gonzo Announces Resignation - C-SPAN
Act 9: Say Goodbye to Gonzo - The Young Turks
Act 10: Post Resignation Analysis - Dahila Lithwick
Act 11: Putting Things in Perspective - Mike Malloy
Music:
Go it Alone - Beck
Since You Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
Liar Liar (Burn In Hell) - The Used
Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
Fumes (prod. by Blockhead) - Aesop Rock
Never Slept So Soundly - Rx Bandits
Pressure - Paramore
Its So hard To Say Goodbye To yesterday - Boys 2 Men
Go Go Gonzales - Bob Rivers
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
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Act 2: Rove Calls it Quits - Seder on Sundays
Act 3: Rove Legacy - Bill Moyers
Act 4: Gonzo Visits Ashcroft - Randi Rhodes
Act 5: Gonzo Lying Lier - TPMtv
Act 6: Dems Call for Special Prosecutor - C-SPAN
Act 7: Impeach Gonzo - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Gonzo Announces Resignation - C-SPAN
Act 9: Say Goodbye to Gonzo - The Young Turks
Act 10: Post Resignation Analysis - Dahila Lithwick
Act 11: Putting Things in Perspective - Mike Malloy
Music:
Go it Alone - Beck
Since You Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
Liar Liar (Burn In Hell) - The Used
Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
Fumes (prod. by Blockhead) - Aesop Rock
Never Slept So Soundly - Rx Bandits
Pressure - Paramore
Its So hard To Say Goodbye To yesterday - Boys 2 Men
Go Go Gonzales - Bob Rivers
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
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(2007/09/05) When Someone Shows You Who They Are, Believe Them (MP3)
64 perc
1. évad 197. rész
Act 1: $20 Billion Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: On The Table - On The Media
Act 3: Nader On Corporate Power Fascism - Democracy Now!
Act 4: New Details on Tillman Coverup - The Randi Rhodes Show
Act 5: Nader On Regulating Corporations - Democracy Now!
Act 6: Generation Chickenhawk: With The College Republicans - YouTube (user: mblumenthal)
Act 7: Congress Making Some Progress - The Rachel Maddow Show
Act 8: Nader On WTO Trade Agreements - Democracy Now!
Act 9: Former Surgeon General Muzzled - The Mike Malloy Show
Music:
One Trillion Dollars - Anti-Flag
Martini Never Dries - The Dolls
Strip My Mind - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Somebody Got Murdered - The Clash
Bolton Wanderer - Planningtorock
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
That's What You Get - Paramore
Ch Ching (Cheque 1-2 Remix) - Lady Sovereign
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Act 2: On The Table - On The Media
Act 3: Nader On Corporate Power Fascism - Democracy Now!
Act 4: New Details on Tillman Coverup - The Randi Rhodes Show
Act 5: Nader On Regulating Corporations - Democracy Now!
Act 6: Generation Chickenhawk: With The College Republicans - YouTube (user: mblumenthal)
Act 7: Congress Making Some Progress - The Rachel Maddow Show
Act 8: Nader On WTO Trade Agreements - Democracy Now!
Act 9: Former Surgeon General Muzzled - The Mike Malloy Show
Music:
One Trillion Dollars - Anti-Flag
Martini Never Dries - The Dolls
Strip My Mind - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Somebody Got Murdered - The Clash
Bolton Wanderer - Planningtorock
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
That's What You Get - Paramore
Ch Ching (Cheque 1-2 Remix) - Lady Sovereign
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(2007/08/29) Hope in the Darkness (MP3)
36 perc
1. évad 34. rész
Act 1: Utter Failure - LeShow
Act 2; Swiftboating the Planet - New York Times
Act 3: Storm Cloud Over New Orleans - Mother Jones
Act 4: Global Warming Research - LeShow
Act 5: A note of hope in New Orleans - NPR
Music:
Mad World - Gary Jules
Every Word - Sade
King of Sorrow - Sade
It's Only Love That Get's You Through - Sade
(2007/08/23) Talking Candidly With The Candidates (MP3)
75 perc
1. évad 195. rész
Act 1: Randi Interviews Mike Gravel Part1 - The Randi Rhodes Show
Act 2: Thom Hartmann Interviews Ralph Nader - The Thom Hartmann Show
Act 3: Rachel Maddow Interviews Barack Obama - The Rachel Maddow Show
Act 4: Mike Papantonio Interviews John Edwards - Ring of Fire
Act 5: Randi Interviews Mike Gravel Part2 - The Randi Rhodes Show
Act 6: Davis Fleetwood Interviews Dennis Kucinich - YouTube
Music:
People Everyday - Arrested Development
Brand New Colony - The Postal Service
Crush on Obama - The Obama Girl
Too Nice To Talk To - The English Beat
Television Rules The Nation - Daft Punk
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Act 2: Thom Hartmann Interviews Ralph Nader - The Thom Hartmann Show
Act 3: Rachel Maddow Interviews Barack Obama - The Rachel Maddow Show
Act 4: Mike Papantonio Interviews John Edwards - Ring of Fire
Act 5: Randi Interviews Mike Gravel Part2 - The Randi Rhodes Show
Act 6: Davis Fleetwood Interviews Dennis Kucinich - YouTube
Music:
People Everyday - Arrested Development
Brand New Colony - The Postal Service
Crush on Obama - The Obama Girl
Too Nice To Talk To - The English Beat
Television Rules The Nation - Daft Punk
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(2007/08/17) Sicko (MP3)
72 perc
1. évad 194. rész
Act 1: Amy Goodman & Michael Moore (Part 1) - Democracy Now!
Act 2: Moore & Maher Interview - Real Time With Bill Maher
Act 3: Amy Goodman & Michael Moore (Part 2) - Democracy Now!
Act 4: Wolf Gets Blitzed (Part 1) - CNN: The Situation Room
Act 5: Wolf Gets Blitzed (Part 2) - CNN: The Situation Room
Act 6: Moore & Olbermann - MSNBC Countdown
Act 7: Moore Vs. Colbert - The Colbert Report
Music:
High Anxiety (A Grape Dope Remix) - Eternals
Frogtoise - Schneider TM
Burn My Shadow - Unkle
Wolfblitzer - Warsawpack
Saturate - The Chemical Brothers
Underclass Hero - Sum 41
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Act 2: Moore & Maher Interview - Real Time With Bill Maher
Act 3: Amy Goodman & Michael Moore (Part 2) - Democracy Now!
Act 4: Wolf Gets Blitzed (Part 1) - CNN: The Situation Room
Act 5: Wolf Gets Blitzed (Part 2) - CNN: The Situation Room
Act 6: Moore & Olbermann - MSNBC Countdown
Act 7: Moore Vs. Colbert - The Colbert Report
Music:
High Anxiety (A Grape Dope Remix) - Eternals
Frogtoise - Schneider TM
Burn My Shadow - Unkle
Wolfblitzer - Warsawpack
Saturate - The Chemical Brothers
Underclass Hero - Sum 41
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(2007/08/10)
66 perc
1. évad 193. rész
Act 1: Mormons in the media - On the Media
Act 2: Creationist museum - Sam Seder
Act 3: The Ex-Gay movement - NPR
Act 4: Elves in Iceland - The Young Turks
Act 5: Noam Chompski - The Time is Now
Act 6: Left Behind with Jerry Jenkins - On the Media
Act 7: Religion is biological - The Young Turks
Act 8: The war on secularism - NPR
Act 9: The mind of a child - This American Life
Music:
Apocalyptica - Stairway to Heaven
Van Morrison - When God Shines His Light
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
Sister Hazel - Happy
R.E.M. - Losing my Religion
James Taylor - Shed a Little Light
Sade - It's only Love The Gets you Through
Elliott Smith - A Fond Farewell to a Friend
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(2007/07/04) World On Fire (MP3)
79 perc
1. évad 192. rész
Act 1: Opening statement - Al Gore
Act 2: Farewell to incandescent - ABC News
Act 3: UN Climate Change Report - Part 1 - NewsHour
Act 4: Intergovernmental report - BBC
Act 5: UN Climate Change Report - Part 2 - NewsHour
Act 6: Working to slow global warming - BBC
Act 7: Supreme court weighs in - The Young Turks
Act 8: Court ruling on the EPA - Democracy Now!
Act 9: Consensus on Climate Change - On The Media
Act 10: US aims to weaked climate accord - The Young Turks
Act 11: N. Carolina family takes carbon challenge - NPR
Music: Gary Jules - Mad World The Clips - Guiding Light Death Cab for Cutie - Title and Registration Apocalyptica - Fade to Black The Chemical Brothers - Where do I Begin? Elliott Smith - Miss Misery Everclear - Everything to Everyone J Ralph - One million miles Neutral Milk Hotel - In the aeroplane over the sea The Smiths - Cemetry Gates
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Music: Gary Jules - Mad World The Clips - Guiding Light Death Cab for Cutie - Title and Registration Apocalyptica - Fade to Black The Chemical Brothers - Where do I Begin? Elliott Smith - Miss Misery Everclear - Everything to Everyone J Ralph - One million miles Neutral Milk Hotel - In the aeroplane over the sea The Smiths - Cemetry Gates
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(2007/06/27) Dems Cave (I'm Shocked and Awed) (MP3)
56 perc
1. évad 191. rész
Act 1: Dems are politically weak - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Not funding = not supprting: twisted logic - The Young Turks
Act 3: Pannel Discussion - Seder on Sundays
Act 4: Was Nader right? - The Pap Attack
Act 5: Refuse to Fund - Dennis Kucinich
Act 6: Dems fear smear - Randi Rhodes
Act 7: Betrayal - Keith Olbermann
Act 8: Welcome to the Hot War - Mike Malloy
Music:
Hands Held High - Linkin Park
Annihilation - A Perfect Circle
Murs Beat - RJD2
The World I Know - Collective Soul
Dark Matter Dub - Unknown Artist
How's It Going to Be - Third Eye Blind
End Of Days - VNV Nation
(2007/06/24) Buying the War (MP3)
75 perc
1. évad 190. rész
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(2007/06/08) Loss of Credibility (MP3)
43 perc
1. évad 189. rész
Act 1: Batiste Interview Part 1 - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Bush Lost Credibility - Keith Olbermann
Act 3: Batiste Interview Part 2 - Rachel Maddow
Act 4: 11 Republicans Talk To Bush - Randi Rhodes
Act 5: Duty Honor, Dissent - Keith Olbermann
Music:
What I've Done - Linkin Park
The Sweet Excape - Gwen Stefani
There Will Be No Morning Copy - Clann Zu
Overcome - Rx Bandits
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(2007/06/07) Farewell to Falwell - Mini Show (MP3)
39 perc
1. évad 188. rész
Act 1: Falwell Dies - Democracy Now
Act 2: Farewell to Falwell - The Young Turks
Act 3: Falwell - Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Falwell - Mike Malloy
Act 5: Falwell - Christopher Hitchens
Act 6: Falwell - Randi Rhodes
Music:
Celebration - Kool & the Gang
Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm - Crash Test Dummies
The Only Good Fascist Is a Very Dead Fascist - Propagandhi
Jesse Helms - MC Hawking
Liar - Henry Rollins Band
Falwell's God - Roy Zimmerman
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(2007/05/31) Cronyism Abounds (MP3)
78 perc
1. évad 187. rész
Act 1: Leaders of Blackwater - NPR
Act 2: On Halliburton - NPR
Act 3: Wrongful deaths at Blackwater - NPR
Act 4: The Power Pyamid - Ring of Fire
Act 5: Blackwater in combat - NPR
Act 6: Sociopaths have taken over - NPR
Act 7: Petrolium cronyism - The Young Turks
Act 8: Domestic work for Blackwater - NPR
Act 9: New Rules - Real Time with Bill Maher
Act 10: FBI Interrogates Protesters - Democracy NOW!
Act 11: NYPD spying on Liberal Groups - The Young Turks
Music:
Jack Johnson - Horizon Has Been Defeated
Fiona Apple - Criminal
Neil Young - Keep On Rocking In The Free World
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
Razorlight - America
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men
Green Day - American Idiot
Aimee Mann - Save Me
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(2007/05/14) On the Stand (MP3)
75 perc
1. évad 186. rész
Act 1: Opening statement - Al Gore
Act 2: Who killed the electric car? Part 1- Sam Seder Show
Act 3: False balance on FOX - Counterspin
Act 4: Q&A with Inhofe Part 1 - Al Gore
Act 5: End of an era - ABC news
Act 6: Who killed the electric car? Part 2 - Sam Seder Show
Act 7: Q&A With Inhofe Par 2 - Al Gore
Act 8: False questions on Gore - Counterspin
Act 9: Court rules against Bush - Democracy Now!
Act 10: Supreme court rules against administration - The Young Turks
Act 11: Q&A with Inhofe Part 3 - Al Gore
Act 12: Q&A with Inhofe Part 4 - Al Gore
Music:
Gary Jules - Mad World
Frog Holler - Haywire
10,000 Maniacs - Like the weather
Frou Frou - Let go
J Ralph - One million miles
Jackson Browne - Runnin on empty
Goo goo dolls - Ain't that unusual
Jack Johnson - Sitting, waiting, wishing
Paul McCartney - Vanilla Sky
Punk group cover song - The Rainbow connection
Billy Joel - Honesty
(2007/05/07) And They're Off (MP3)
55 perc
1. évad 185. rész
Act 1: 08 Candidates - BBC
Act 2: Gore for Prez - NY Times
Act 3: The Media and Kucinich - CounterSpin
Act 4: Strength in elections - The Young Turks
Act 5: Where's the right hook? - NY Times
Act 6: 08 election - BBC
Act 7: Prime time candidates - NPR
Act 8: Edwards needs to stop appologizing - The Young Turks
www.BBC.co.uk
www.NYTimes.com
www.FAIR.org
www.TheYoungTurks.com
Jonathan Coulton - Presidents
The Clash - I Stay or Go
Green Day - Give Me Novacaine
Billy Joel - Pressure
Cat Stevens - Wild World
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(2007/04/29) White House Scandal De Jour (MP3)
71 perc
1. évad 184. rész
Act 1: Attorney Gate Part 1 - Democracy Now!
Act 2: Myers wanted to fire the attorneys - The Young Turks
Act 3: Attorney Gate Part 2 - Democracy Now!
Act 4: We need to torture Gonzalez - Colbert Report
Act 5: Gonzalez interview lies - Randi Rhodes
Act 6: Staffers must be able to lie - The Young Turks
Act 7: Gonzo is Gonezo - Sam Seder Show
Act 8: All roads lead to Rove - Ring of Fire
Act 9: AG wont answer the question - The Young Turks
www.DemocracyNow.org
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.ComedyCentral.com
www.TheRandiRhodesShow.com
www.TheSamSederShow.com
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
Music:
The Capitol Steps - Lonely Leahy
The Eurythmics - Would I lie to you
Common - Go (Instrumental)
Phoenix - If I ever feel better
Fleetwood Mac - Little lies
Nigel Kennedy & Kroke - T 4.2
Bonnie Raitt - One belief away
Roger Sanchez - Another chance
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(2007/04/20) Step it Up 2007 (MP3)
72 perc
1. évad 183. rész
Act 1: Live Speech Part 1
Act 2: Interview Part 1 - Radio Nation
Act 3: Live Speech Part 2
Act 4: Interview Part 2 - Radio Nation
Act 5: Live Speech Part 3
Act 6: Interview Part 3 - Radio Nation
Act 7: Live Speech Part 4
www.ChesapeakeClimate.org
www.StepItUp07.org
www.RadioNation.org
www.EmmasRevolution.com
Music by Emma's Revolution:
Living Planet
Kilimanjaro
Unsustainable
Has anybody seen the choir?
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(2007/04/17) How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Stupid Adult Nicknames (MP3)
74 perc
1. évad 182. rész
Act 1: The Overview - BBC
Act 2: On the ground reporting - FireDogLake.com
Act 3: Libby, Rove, Cheney - The Young Turks
Act 4: The first interview - Countdown
Act 5: We're gonna fuck 'em - Real Time
Act 6: Private Detective on the case -
Act 7: Another interview - Ring of Fire
Act 8: Libby NOT guilty - Countdown
Act 9: Another interview Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 10: He's GUILTY! - Randi Rhodes
Act 11: Fuck Scooter Libby - YouTube Guy "Warren25smash"
Music:
Ricky Lee Jones - Have you had enough
Nightmares on Wax - Fire in the middle
Chicane - Autumn Tactics
Roni Size and Reprazent - Hot Stuff
The Capitol Steps - Detective Story: The Plame Affair
Bob Marley - Caution
The Bad Plus - Smells like teen spirit
Radiohead - Karma Police
Dephazz - I saw it on the radio
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(2007/04/13) Bungling on All Levels (MP3)
80 perc
1. évad 181. rész
Act 1: Iraq Accountability Act - Nancy Pelosi
Act 2: Brits withdrawing - BBC
Act 3: Al Gore on Iraq in 2003 - Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Kucinich on Iraq - Democracy Now!
Act 5: Republican war hypocrisy - The Young Turks
Act 6: Iraqi poll on the war - Counterspin
Act 7: War spending - Sam Seder
Act 8: Non-binding resolution - BBC
Act 9: Funding civil war - Real Time with Bill Maher
Act 10: Iraqis want us out - Counterspin
Act 11: Biden on the future of Iraq - Senator Joe Biden
www.BBC.co.uk
www.MaddowOnline.com
www.DemocracyNow.org
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.FAIR.org
www.SamSederShow.com
www.HBO.com/BillMaher
Apocalyptica - Nothing else matters
3 Doors Down - When I'm Gone
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Sade - It's only love that gets you through
Smoking Popes - Mrs. you and me
Toad the wet sprocket - Good intentions
Violent Femmes - Gone daddy gone
U2 - Bad
Alphaville - Forever Young
Gipsy Kings - Montana
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(2007/04/12) A New Congress in Town (MP3)
56 perc
1. évad 180. rész
Act 1: Uncle Marvin's molestation - The Young Turks
Act 2: Privacy issues - Countdown
Act 3: Pap Attack on Bush - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Tim Ryan on the new congress - The Young Turks
Act 5: Impeachment - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Liebermann on oversight - LeShow
Act 7: Being a leftist - Democracy Now!
Act 8: Pap Attack on the New Congress - Ring of Fire
Act 9: Bush can ignore congress - The Young Turks
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.Countdown.MSNBC.com
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.HarryShearer.com/LeShow
www.DemocracyNow.org
Music:
God's Gonna Cut Down-Johnny Cash
Satellite-Aimee Mann
Shuffle Your Feet-Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Not Ready to Make Nice-Dixie Chicks
Shut Em Down-Public Enemy
Rawkfist-Thousand Foot Krutch
Truth No. 2-Dixie Chicks
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness-Smashing Pumpkins
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(2007/03/29) The Cherry Blossoms Bloom Earlier Each Year in DC (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 179. rész
Act 1: Wes Clark on global warming - The Young Turks
Act 2: Climate change - Sam Seder Show
Act 3: The first energy president - NY Times
Act 4: Climate change part 2 - Sam Seder Show
Act 5: Climate change - Randi Rhodes
Act 6: Climate change Part 3 - Sam Seder Show
Act 7: Jon vs. global warming skeptic - The Daily Show
Act 8: Pap attack on global warming - Ring of Fire
Act 9: Media and climate change - Counterspin
Act 10: Gore's movie in schools - The Young Turks
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.SamSederShow.com
www.NYTimes.com
www.TheRandiRhodesShow.com
www.ComedyCentral.com
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.FAIR.org
Music:
Cat Stevens - Wild World
Bill Withers - Ain't no sunshine
The Lovin' spoonful - Summer in the city
They might be giants - Birdhouse in your soul
The kooks - Seaside
Unknown - Seasons in the sun
Soul coughing - Soft serve
Duran Duran - Sunrise
The Zombies - Time of the season
Elliott Smith - Coast to coast
The Cure - Close to me
Elliott Smith - Needle in the hay
Dave Brubeck - Take Five
John Lennon -Instant Karma
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(2007/03/25) Checked and Balanced - We Investigate, You Reside (MP3)
49 perc
1. évad 178. rész
Act 1: Bush not breaking the FISA law? - The Young Turks
Act 2: Privacy concerns - Countdown
Act 3: Pap Attack on George Bush - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Tim Ryan on the new congress - The Young Turks
Act 5: Impeachment talk with Sean Penn - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Liebermann's oversight - LeShow
Act 7: New congress not ready to make nice - Ring of Fire
Act 8: Snow says Bush can ignore congress - The Young Turks
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.Countdown.MSNBC.com
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.HarryShearer.com/LeShow
Music:
Tracy Chapman "Talkin' bout a revolution"
Rockwell "Somebody's watching me"
The Fugees "Ready or not ( instrumental.)"
The Smashing Pumpkins "Once upon a time"
Ratatat "Montanita"
Gayle Adams "I'm warning you"
John Beltran "A mind blows everyday"
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(2007/03/15) Taking Care of the Commons (MP3)
74 perc
1. évad 177. rész
Act 1: Veterans Affairs with Paul Rieckhoff - Part 1 - Al Franken
Act 2: Top officer relieved of duty - NPR
Act 3: Veterans Affairs with Paul Rieckhoff - Part 2 - Al Franken
Act 4: Problems just beginning - On the Media
Act 5: Military mental health care - NPR
Act 6: Poll shows everyone wants to provide health care - The Young Turks
Act 7: Ted Kennedy on health care - Ring of Fire
Act 8: Womens rights in Walmart - BBC
Act 9: Education debate with Rand Institute - Thom Hartmann
Act 10: Labeling sex offenders - The Young Turks
www.TheAlFrankenShow.com
www.NPR.org
www.OnTheMedia.org
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.BBC.co.uk
www.ThomHartmann.com
Music:
Apocalyptica - Sanatarium (Welcome Home)
Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind
Bad Religion - Infected
Grandaddy - Revolution
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a place on earth
J. Ralph - One Million Miles
The Smiths - Some girls are bigger than others
They Might be Giants - Don't let's start
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(2007/03/08) MarchOnPentagon.org (MP3)
85 perc
1. évad 176. rész
Act 1: Laura Bush on Iraq - The Daily Show
Act 2: Surge debate - On the Media
Act 3: Debate on escalation - Countdown
Act 4: Bush's surge speech - Thom Hartmann
Act 5: A risky game of Risk - NY Times
Act 6: Broken egg, Cracked egg - Countdown
Act 7: Blame the troops - The Young Turks
Act 8: Blood for oil - Randi Rhodes
Act 9: Rice's history lesson - Countdown
Act 10: No interest in catching Bin Laden - The Young Turks
www.MarchOnPentagon.org
www.ComedyCentral.com
www.OnTheMedia.org
www.Countdown.MSNBC.com
www.ThomHartmann.com
www.NYTimes.com
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.TheRandiRhodesShow.com
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(2007/03/06) United We Stand, Divided We Fall (MP3)
74 perc
1. évad 175. rész
Act 1: Economic populism - Sam Seder
Act 2: Barney Frank on economics - Ring of Fire
Act 3: Economic inequality - Sam Seder
Act 4: Bernie Sanders on economics Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 5: Debating CATO - Thom Hartmann
Act 6: Bernie Sanders on economics Part 2 - RIng of Fire
Act 7: Seeking equality - Sam Seder
Act 8: What's ahead for the working class - Ring of Fire
www.SamSederShow.com
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.ThomHartmann.com
Music:
Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises
The Kings of Convienience - Misread
Massive Attack - Teardrop
Ani DiFranco - Pulse
Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
The Bad Plus - Flim
Big Bud - Lazy Iguana
The Brotherhood of Man - United we stand
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(2007/02/28) Information is to Power as Propaganda is to... (MP3)
70 perc
1. évad 174. rész
Act 1: Broken Democracy Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 2: 24 Promoting torture and fear - Countdown
Act 3: Broken Democracy Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Media ownership - Sam Seder
Act 5: Ripping O’reilly - The Young Turks
Act 6: Hate media on cable - On the Media
Act 7: Watch for gay tornados - Sam Seder
Act 8: Funding propaganda - The Young Turks
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.Countdown.MSNBC.com
www.SamSederShow.com
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.OnTheMedia.org
Music:
Bad Religion - 21st century digital boy
The Cardigans - Been it
Regina Spektor - Fidelity
The Smiths - A rush and a push and the land is ours
Smashmouth - Why can't we be friends
10,000 Maniacs - Like the weather
White town - Your woman
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(2007/02/23) If We Could Pay You Less, We Would (MP3)
42 perc
1. évad 173. rész
Act 1: Audio/Video Collage - Youtube (doroh76)
Act 2: Jessica - Youtube (7daysatminimumwage)
Act 3: Clean Bill Passes in House - Sam Seder
Act 4: Ted Kennedy Goes Off - C-SPAN2
Act 5: Kennedy Goes Off - Mike Malloy
Act 6: Busboys McDonalds and Minimum Wage- Chris Rock
Act 7: Living Wage Battle: David Sirota Vs. John Stossel - CNBC
www.novamradio.com
www.majorityreportradio.com/index.php
www.youtube.com
www.MikeMalloy.com
Music:
Brian Eno - The Big Ship
Cinematic Orchestra - Burn Out
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Work
Rush - Working Man
Dead Prez - Hell Yea (Pimp The System)
They Might Be Giants - Minimum Wage
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(2007/02/12) It's Okay to Snicker at "Purity Balls" (MP3)
79 perc
1. évad 172. rész
Act 1: America is not a Christian Nation - Ring of Fire
Act 2: Pat Robertson makes predictions - The Young Turks
Act 3: American Fascists, Chris Hedges - Ring of Fire
Act 4: New Atheists - On the Media
Act 5: American Fascists, Chris Hedges - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Tower of Babel - The Young Turks
Act 7: Chris Hedges interview - The Colbert Report
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.OnTheMedia.org
www.ComedyCentral.com
Music:
Madonna - Like a prayer
Des’ree - Crazy Maze
Yaz - Only you
Paul Dinello - My wife dumped me for a a guy named Jesus
Yusuf Islam - The wind
The White Stripes - We are gonna be friends
Deep Forest - Sweet lullaby
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(2007/02/10) This Whole Health Care Debacle (MP3)
47 perc
1. évad 171. rész
Act 1: The new health care plan - The Al Franken Show
Act 2: Cure all for health care - The Colbert Report
Act 3: Who's got a plan? - NPR On Point
Act 4: Andy Stern on health care - Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Bush's plan torn to pieces - Sam Seder Show
Act 6: Nick's story - NPR's All Things Considered
Act: 7 Martin Luther King Jr. speech
Check out www.NickDupree.Blogspot.com
www.TheAlFrankenShow.com
www.ComedyCentral.com
www.NPR.org
www.MaddowOnline.com
www.TheSamSederShow.com
Music:
Animals - We Gotta Get Outta This Place
Cracker - Shameless
Veruca Salt - Seether
Steve Earle - Amerika 6.0 (Best That We Can Do)
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers of America
Moby - Natural Blues
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(2007/01/29) New Boss Same as the Old Boss? (MP3)
67 perc
1. évad 169. rész
Act 1: Comments on Pelosi's Speech - Randi Rhodes
Act 2: Pelosi's Speech
Act 3: Ted Kennedy interview Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 4: First 100 hours complete - Randi Rhodes
Act 5: Ted Kennedy interview Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 6: A failed revolution - NYTimes
Act 7: Money Party vs. People Party - Ring of Fire
www.TheRandiRhodesShow.com
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.NYTimes.com
Music:
Dee Lite - I believe in the power of love
U2 - Pride (In the name of love)
10,000 Maniacs - These are the days
The Cardigans - Carnival
Kim Lucas - All I really want
Mungo Jerry - In the summertime
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(2007/01/22) The Longer We Stay the Sooner We can Leave (MP3)
79 perc
1. évad 168. rész
Act 1: Surge Strategies - The Daily Show
Act 2: If we'd heard this 4 years ago - Al Franken
Act 3: The more things change... - Sam Seder
Act 4: Sorry I keep punching you - The Young Turks
Act 5: Armies don't do police work - Thom Hartman
Act 6: John Dean on the escalation - Countdown
Act 7: Spencer Boyer on the escalation - Al Franken
Act 8: Non-binding resolution against war - The Daily Show
Act 9: Special comment - Countdown
www.TheAlFrankenShow.com
www.MajorityReportRadio.com
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.ThomHartmann.com
www.Countdown.MSNBC.com
Music:
Gnarles Barkley - Smiley faces
The Kooks - Naive
Basement Jaxx - Lights go down
Men without hats - Safety dance
Bad Religion - Sorrow
Blink 182 - Anthem Pt. 2
The Cardigans - Iron Man
Fastball - Out of my head
Estradasphere - Super Mario Bros 2
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(2007/01/19) Freedom and Failure of the Press (MP3)
63 perc
1. évad 167. rész
Act 1: WH Press Sec just doesn't know - Countdown
Act 2: Failure of the press Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 3: State of the media - Sam Seder Show
Act 4: Failure of the press Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 5: Restricting freedom of speech - Countdown
Act 6: Radio host promotes Nazis - The Young Turks
Act 7: Value of the press - John F. Kennedy
Act 8: Special comment on restricting free speech - Countdown
www.Countdown.MSNBC.com
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.MajorityReportRadio.com
www.TheYoungTurks.com
Music:
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth
Nigel Kennedy & Kroke - Ajde Jano
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Small Axe
Baz - Never Ending Story
Sam Cooke - Change Gone Come
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Coldplay - Don't Panic
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(2007/01/17) Surge Without Sacrifice (MP3)
58 perc
1. évad 166. rész
Act 1: Young Marines speaks out - Randi Rhodes and Mike Malloy
Act 2: Dems strongly anti-surge - Countdown
Act 3: They told you so - NY Times
Act 4: Iraq study group - Sam Seder
Act 5: John Dean on Iraq - Countdown
Act 6: Victors have a change of heart - LeShow
Act 7: No one cares about Iraq or Saddam - The Young Turks
Act 8: Sacrafice in Iraq - Countdown
www.TheRandiRhodesShow.com
www.MikeMalloy.com
www.Countdown.MSNBC.com
www.NYTimes.com
www.MajorityReportRadio.com
www.HarryShearer.com/LeShow
www.TheYoungTurks.com
Music:
Laslo Bane - I'm no superman
Shakira - Poem to a horse
Nena - 99 Red Ballons
3 Doors down - Kryptonite
Guns N' Roses - Don't cry
The Decemberists - Sixteen Military Wives
Apocalyptica - Unforgiven
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(2007/01/14) Gay Rights and Retirements (MP3)
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Act 1: Laura Flanders on gay marriage - Radio Nation
Act 2: Gay retirement community Part 1 - LeShow
Act 3: Barney Frank on gay marriage - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Gay retirement community Part 2 - LeShow
Act 5: Defending gay rights in Real Time - Real Time with Bill Maher
www.RadioNation.org
www.HarryShearer.com/LeShow
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.HBO.com/BillMaher
Music:
t.A.T.u. - Matchik Gay
The Smiths - This charming man
The Cranberries - You and me
The Platinum Pied Pipers - 50 ways to leave your lover
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(2007/01/10) You Cannot Own the Land, the Land Owns You (MP3)
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Act 1: Governor Brian Schweitzer - Mother Jones Radio
Act 2: Heather Rogers - Gone Tomorrow Part 1 - Fire On the Prairie
Act 3: US Dragging feet on climate change - BBC
Act 4: Heather Rogers - Gone Tomorrow Part 2 - Fire On the Prairie
Act 5: Carbon neutral film making - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Senator Enhof on the environment and Israel - The Young Turks
www.MotherJones.com
www.InTheseTimes.org
www.BBC.co.uk
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.TheYoungTurks.com
Music:
Unknown Celtic Music Track
Hole - Take Everything
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the aeroplane over the sea
New Radicals - Mother we can't get enough
Better than Ezra - A lifetime
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(2007/01/09) Hen Now Guarding the Hen House (MP3)
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Act 1: Even the die-hards have died - The Young Turks
Act 2: The incoming congress - Countdown
Act 3: More changing times - Ring of Fire
Act 4: New congress actually has to work - The Young Turks
Act 5: The new congress and the war - Countdown
Act 6: Defining "Liberal" Part 1 - Thom Hartmann
Act 7: Line item veto - Countdown
Act 8: Defining "Liberal" Part 2 - Thom Hartmann
Act 9: First female speaker of the house - The Young Turks
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.Countdown.MSNBC.com
www.RingOfFireRadio.com
www.ThomHartmann.com
Music:
Nirvana - Where did you sleep last night?
Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come
The Smiths - What difference does it make?
Samite - Having a good time
Serina Paris - Look at us now, baby
Fastball - You're an ocean
Apocalyptica - Fade to black
The Mountain Goats - Color in your cheeks
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(2006/12/30) As the World Burns (MP3)
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Chapter 1:
Act 1: While Iraq Burns - Randi Rhodes
Act 2: Baghdad utilities - BBC
Act 3: Iraq civil war - Countdown
Act 4: Iraq and democracy - Democracy Now!
Act 5: Suicide protester - Mike Malloy
Act 6: Promoting freedom in Iraq = The Young Turks
Chapter 2:
Act 1: Christians for Israel - The Young Turks
Act 2: A modest proposal - NYTimes
Act 3: Christians on Israel - The Young Turks
Act 4: Commercialization of Christianity - BBC
Act 5: Christian fundamentalist vs. facts - The Young Turks
www.TheRandiRhodesShow.com
www.BBC.co.uk
www.Countdown.MSNBC.com
www.DemocracyNow.org
www.MikeMalloy.com
www.TheYoungTurks.com
www.NYTimes.com
Music:
Badly Drawn Boy - The Shining
Blue October - Into the Ocean
The Chapin Sisters - Bird Song
Sergio Mendes - Fanfarra
VNV Nation - Endless Skies
Van Morrison - Full Force Gale
Beach Boys - God only knows
Coldplay - God puts a smile upon your face
Libera - Locus Iste
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URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT! BotL in financial trouble and how you can help for free!
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Today's short announcement explains the financial hit the show unexpectedly took recently and lays out all of the ways you can help us get through it, one of which will cost you no money at all.
Relevant links discussed:
Membership/Gift Memberships (The lifeblood of the show!)
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Thanks in advance for your support!
#1377 Building a Solidarity Economy for a More Resilient Future
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Air Date 10/27/2020
Today we take a look at some idea for rebuilding our economy and our society in a way that will help everyone recover from the pandemic and make us more ready for the next emergency we face.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: What it would take to end child poverty in America - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 8-20-20
Lee and I discuss the psychological impact that poverty has on kids, why investing in children is one of the best investments a society can make, what other countries do right on this front that we can learn from, what it would take to end child poverty.
Jessyn and Nick tackle the value of care work, the impossibility of finding affordable child care, and the importance of feminist economics with economist Kate Bahn.
Economist and author Jeff Madrick joins Sam to discuss his latest book, Invisible Americans: The Tragic Cost of Child Poverty and how coronavirus austerity will further strip the US welfare system. What people should understand about child poverty.
US economy was spiraling out of control in 2008 and 2009, economist James Galbraith predicted that an insufficiently large stimulus would lead to a prolonged recession; he was right, Today he has a set of economic prescriptions for COVID-19 crisis relief
Ch. 5: Check Your Blindspot 10-27-20
America's favorite political game show that uses the Blindspot feature of Ground News to test contestants' political blindspots and media literacy.
Ch. 6: Voting Is Not Enough: FINAL PUSH! GOTV & DONATE STRATEGICALLY! - Best of the Left Activism
Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. For more, visit Bestoftheleft.com/2020Action.
Economist Lindsay Owens proposes an alternative plan: a standing, off-the-shelf program to stabilize the economy in the event of an economic emergency.
Rev. William Barber says the 2020 election debates have steadfastly ignored the subject of poverty, even though it affected almost half the United States population before the COVID-19 pandemic and millions more people are struggling since then.
Ch. 9: Homelessness on the Rise Amid Coronavirus Pandemic - The Takeaway - Air Date 10-1-20
According to the Eviction Lab, in 17 cities that they tracked, there have been more than 53,000 evictions since the pandemic began.
Paul talks to Groundwork Collaborative strategic advisor Kitty Richards about how states can act now to invest in their residents, bolster their economies, and push back against skyrocketing inequality.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: Be aware and prepared but not panicked - Erin from Philly
Ch. 12: American power - Aaron from New Zealand
Ch. 13: Are there episodes on explaining socialism? - Alfredo from Frankfort, KY
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 14: Final comments on the completely separate issues of political and economic systems
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The Battleground States Biden and Trump Need to Win 270 (The NY Times)
How Biden — or Trump — could win 270 electoral votes (Vox)
Stop giving your money to presidential campaigns, donate to local races instead (Business Insider)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
Research: Deon Clark, Erin Clayton
Transcripts: Ben, Dan & Ken
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#1311 Our Culture and Our Economy are Making Us Depressed
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Air Date: 10/15/2019
Today we take a look at the literally depressing truth about our economy, our work and the culture that surrounds it. We work too hard to be perfect, we don't get enough time off, many of us don't have enough control over the work we do and too many know their jobs are completely worthless.
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SHOW NOTES
One in eight young people have a mental health problem. One big problem is access to treatment. Mental health services are underfunded, leaving many people stuck on waiting lists.
Ch. 2: From Stigma to Oppression - Off-Kilter with Rebecca Vallas - Air Date 5-31-19
Mental Illness is very common in the US, from burnout to anxiety to depression to suicide, and our systems don't support proper care.
Ch. 3: Neoliberalism Is Creating a Mental Health Crisis - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 02-08-18
Neoliberalism, the belief that markets are democratic and that what works for them, works for all parts of society, isn't working for working people. Neoliberalism is creating a mental health crisis in America and around the world!
Ch. 4: David Graeber Bullshit Jobs - Novara Media with James Butler - Air Date 2-1-19
David Graeber discusses neoliberalism, bullshit jobs, capitalism and the value of labor.
Ch. 5: On Bullshit Jobs with David Graeber - This Is Hell - Air Date 5-14-18
David Graeber and Chuck discuss bullshit jobs, financial feudalism, the ruling class and human instinct.
Ch. 6: Uncovering the Causes of Depression with Johann Hari - The Majority Report - Air Date 3-19-19
The biological makeup of humans has not changed for many centuries, but depression, anxiety and addiction are on the rise. Sam and Johann discuss.
Ch. 7: Why You Are Depressed and Anxious with Johann Hari - TED Talks Daily - Air Date 9-18-19
Johann Hair discusses the causes of rising depression and anxiety because of the modern capitalist neoliberal world.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments wrapping up
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Our Fingers Cold - K2
- Waltz and Fury - Macrame
- Glass Runner - Marble Run
- Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher
- LaBranche - Bayou Birds
- Derailed - The Depot
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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#1295 How Fascism Uses White Supremacy to Delegitimize Non-Whites and Enrich the Wealthy
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Air Date: 8/06/2019
Today we take a look at the racist attacks by Trump and his supporters against "The Squad" and how those attacks are in line with a long tradition of working to delegitimize and silence the perspectives of non-whites in America
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: A Racist By Any Other Name - Backtalk with Amy Lam and Dahlia Balcazar - Air Date 7-25-19
Trump's racism towards the squad is actually being called racism by some media outlets, and we need to keep calling it out.
Trump is 21st-century fascism, filled with toxic masculinity, nationalism and white supremacy.
Trump and his racist are an ongoing attack on democracy, and its very loud, white supremacy.
Ch. 4: Why "Send Her Back" Reverberated So Loudly - On the Media - Air Date 7-19-19
Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of American University’s Antiracist Research and Policy Center, considers a different line of inquiry: who gets to be American? Kendi and Brooke talk about how the president's comments have plenty of precedent in history.
Trump is doubling down on racist attacks aimed at the congresswomen of color, he is propping up white supremacy and using fear tactics.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Thoughts for those on the fence about universal health care - Heather from Texas
Ch. 8: Many thoughts on our health care system and drug choice - Syd from the Pacific Northwest
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the corrosive nature of commodifying common decency and humanity
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard
- Denzel Sprak - CloudCover
- Derailed - The Depot
- Sweetly - Blue Dot Sessions
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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(2009/09/16) Cheney's tortured facts and logic (MP3)
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Edition #297
Cheney's tortured facts and logic
Act 1: Blackwater's corrupt crusade - Countdown
Act 2: Cheney's interview prop with FOX - Le Show
Act 3: Planet Cheney - Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Reporting on the torture report - On the Media
Act 5: Infotainment with a war criminal - Countdown
Act 6: Taking apart the FOX Cheney interview Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 7: Is using a minotaur to gore detainees torture? - The Onion
Act 8: Taking apart the FOX Cheney interview Part 2 - The Young Turks
Music:
Modern Crusaders - Enigma
Six Underground - Sneaker Pimps
Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Billy - James Blunt
Where do I begin? - The Chemical Brothers
Crazy Maze - Desree
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(2009/07/25) Too racist to judge, not racist enough to be a Republican (MP3)
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Edition #282
Too racist to judge, not racist enough to be a Republican
Act 1: Confirmation in 60 seconds - Slate.com
Act 2: Reviewing the confirmation hearings - On the Media
Act 3: Live coverage of hearings - Le Show
Act 4: Graham and Buchanan on Sotomayor - The Young Turks
Act 5: White men can't judge - Daily Show
Act 6: GOP's most ironic argument against Sotomayor - Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Did conservatives give more straightforward answers? - The Young Turks
Act 8: Lot's o' splainin' to do! - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!
Act 9: Pat Buchanan can't hide his racism - The Young Turks
Music:
Auto-tune the news #4 - YouTube
L.E.S. Artistes - Santigold
The end is not near - Band of Horses
San Antonio, TX - Frank Black & The Catholics
Don't dream it's over - Sixpence None The Richer
Young Hearts - Rod Stewart
Baby please don't go - Van Morrison
Secret heart - Feist
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(2009/07/08) The war of words over torture (MP3)
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Edition #277
The war of words over torture
Act 1: Jesse Ventura on The View - The Young Turks
Act 2: Dick Cheney blaming 9/11 on Dick Clark - Daily Show
Act 3: Jesse Ventura on torture with Hannity - The Young Turks
Act 4: There are 355 terrorists in the US already - Slate.com
Act 5: Dealing with the facts of torture - Rachel Maddow
Act 6: New documents from the CIA on torture - The Young Turks
Act 7: You don't ask what's legal, you ask what works - Countdown
Music:
Under the milky way tonight - Seven Nations
Ready For The Good Times - Shakira
The man in me - Bob Dylan
Sowing the seeds of love - Tears for Fears
Bend - Ben Sollee
Monkey Island Theme
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(2009/06/20) In sickness and health and other rights denied (MP3)
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Edition #272
In sickness and health and other rights denied
Act 1: Gaywatch in Maine and Washington, DC - The Daily Show
Act 2: All aren't happy with health insureance for all - NPR
Act 3: Mother of hate-crime murder victim interview - Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Elizabeth Edwards on healthcare - The Daily Show
Act 5: The rights of the government to spy on us - On the Media
Act 6: Bernie Sanders on healthcare reform in congress - Thom Hartman
Act 7: Drug use and crime in the Netherlands - The Young Turks
Act 8: Maintaining hope in Obama - Mike Malloy
Act 9: Gay marriage bad for small business - The Daily Show
Act 10: The healthcare at Gitmo - Countdown
Music:
Drug Ballad - Eminem
Luna - Smashing Pumpkins
Cemetry Gates - The Smiths
Only ones who know - Arctic Monkeys
Do You Want To Know A Secret - The Beatles
I'm a pilot - Fanfarlo
Think (Freedom) - Aretha Franklin
Liquid Sun - DJ Keoki
Another lesson in love - Danger Radio
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(2009/05/23) The Religious Right Is Down But They Still Love Torture (MP3)
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Edition # 265
The Religious RIght Is Down But They Still Love Torture
Act 1: Bart Ehrman interview - Colbert Report
Act 2: Dobson is down and out - The Young Turks
Act 3: News from religiosity - Colbert Report
Act 4: Bart Ehrman interview Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 5: 357 Maharishis missing - The Onion
Act 6: Bart Ehrman interview Part 2 - The Young Turks
Act 7: Trying to kill your father - This American Life
Act 8: Jet briefly passes through heaven - The Onion
Act 9: Evangelicals most in favor of torture - The Young Turks
Music:
To The End - Blur
Take me down - Smashing Pumpkins
Beautiful - Christina Aguilera
Nantes - Beirut
Making me nervous - Brad Sucks
Oh well, OK - Elliott Smith
Santus - Libera
Angel of Harlem - U2
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(2009/04/25) Love is in the air, let's shoot it down (MP3)
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Edition # 261
Love is in the air, let's shoot it down
Act 1: Same-sex marriage in Iowa - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Gay Marriage in Vermont - The Daily Show
Act 3: Newspapers influencing marriage debate - On the Media
Act 4: Getting government out of the marriage business - Colbert Report
Act 5: Traditional marriage in the bible Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 6: Phone call to the 14th century - Kasper Houser Comedy Troupe
Act 7: Traditional marriage in the bible Part 2 - The Young Turks
Act 8: Anti-same-sex-marriage ad - Colbert Report
Act 9: Anti-same-sex marriage 2M4M - Rachel Maddow
Act 10: 2M4M 4 Ever! - AndyCobbonUTube
Music:
My Love - The Bird and the Bee
You can't hurry love - Phil Collins
Another love song - Finniston
What is love? - Haddaway
Love will come through - Travis
Accidentially in love - The Counting Crows
Love will tear us apart - Joy Division
Let my love open the door - Pete Townsend
All my love - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
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(2009/01/20) The End of an Error (MP3)
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Edition #250
The End of an Error
Act 1: The real history of the Bush administration - Countdown
Act 2: Bush working on his legacy - Ring of Fire
Act 3: Cheney's confession - The Young Turks
Act 4: *Rebroadcast* The highlight of his presidency - Wait Wait
Act 5: Cheney's historic outgoing quotes - The Young Turks
Act 6: Cheney giving advice to incoming staff - Wait Wait
Act 7: *Rebroadcast* Cheney shoots friend in the face - The Al Franken Show
Act 8: The day that defined a presidency - NPR
Act 9: Bush's final acts - Ring of Fire
Act 10: The shoe throwing incident - Wait Wait
Act 11: Bush's reaction to the shoe - The Young Turks
Music:
Missed the Boat - Modest Mouse
So jealous - Sarah and Tegan
Pony (It's OK) - Erin McCarley
Mission Accomplished - Al Franken Show
I predict a riot - Kaiser Chiefs
In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
Catelog & Classify - Mark Robinson
End it on this - No Doubt
Ain't that a kick in the head - Dean Martin
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(2009/01/17) Building out of a hole (MP3)
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Edition #249
Building out of a hole
Act 1: The green collar economy - Democaracy NOW!
Act 2: The Blue Green Alliance Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 3: Alternative fuel SUV - The Onion
Act 4: The Blue Green Alliance Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 5: News of the warm - LeShow
Act 6: Can cities save the planet? - Slate.com
Music:
Directions - Josh Rouse
Working class hero - Exit Clov
Still Life - Men at work
She moves - Stigmata
100 years - Five for fighting
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(2008/10/19) The war on the environment (MP3)
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Act 1: IPCC Report released
Act 2: Wind reserves to run out - The Onion
Act 3: War on the environment Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Letterman on the climate - David Letterman
Act 5: War on the environment Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Building a carbon neutral city - NPR
Act 7: China bans the release of CO2 by citizens - The Onion
Music:
So long Jimmy - James Blunt
The Wind - Cat Stevens
Let go - Frou Frou
Untitled - Zoe Keating
We can work it out - Heather Nova
Good day sunshine - The Beatles
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(2008/09/10) Shifting water and winds (MP3)
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Act 1: The emerging German energy system - Thom Hartmann
Act 2: Water scarcity around the world - The Young Turks
Act 3: T Boone Pickens latches on to wind - Thom Hartmann
Act 4: Water as a commodity - Washington Post
Act 5: Disease-Free Water Tops List Of World's Most Popular Beverages - The Onion
Music:
She's electric - Oasis
Porpoise Song - The Monkees
Coast to coast - Elliott Smith
Find the river - R.E.M.
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