Sat, 26 February 2011
Edition #460 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
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content: Obama Lurches Further Right on Economic Policy - The Progressive
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Wed, 23 February 2011
Edition #459 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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Sun, 20 February 2011
Edition #458 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
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content: Beck: Al Qaeda = Muslim Brotherhood = Marxists = Progressives - Media Matters
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Thu, 17 February 2011
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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Tue, 15 February 2011
Edition #456 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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Sat, 12 February 2011
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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Wed, 9 February 2011
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
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Sun, 6 February 2011
Edition #453 The unfinished story of filibuster reform
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Act 1: Recap of Dems for filibuster reform – Rachel Maddow
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Thu, 3 February 2011
Edition #452 Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Part 2
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Act 1: Jon’s reaction to the AZ shooting – Daily Show
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Tue, 1 February 2011
Edition #451 Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Part 1
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Act 1: Giffords shooting 9/11 tapes
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