(2013/01/23) The good, the bad and the conspiratorial (Media)

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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Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 32: Final comments on my imminent plunge

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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