Edition #605 

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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Edition #604

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:

Support the recall of Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin!

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www.ProgressivesUnited.org

www.RecallTheRepublicans.com

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Edition #603

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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Edition #602

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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Edition #601

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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Edition #600

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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Edition #599

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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Edition #598

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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Edition #597

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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Edition #596

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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