Thu, 10 May 2012
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 Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 48: Final comments asking for help promoting the OBM fundraiser Today's activism: Support the recall of Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin! www.UnitedWisconsin.com www.ProgressivesUnited.org www.RecallTheRepublicans.com Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |