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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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Ch. 22: Final comments on the history of tipping

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #690

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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Edition #686

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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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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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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Edition #783

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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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

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Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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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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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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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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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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Edition #780

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: 

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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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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: 

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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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Edition #778

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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Edition #676

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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Edition #777

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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Ch. 25: Final comments on programming notes, why Katie was gone and why you should check out ladypartsjustice.com

Closing Music:

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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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Edition #776

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:

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Edition #775

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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Ch. 19: Final comments on the delicate interplay between legislation and culture

Closing Music:

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Edition #774

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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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

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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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Ch. 18: Final comments on teachers unions holding the line

Closing Music:

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Edition #772

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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Ch. 24: Final comments on consistency as an indicator and the nonsense argument of withholding your vote

Closing Music:

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Edition #771

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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Ch. 26: Final comments on racism as an adjective, voting on weekends and the moral consistency of conservatives and liberals

Closing Music:

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Edition #770

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:

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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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: 

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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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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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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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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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Final comments are interspersed with the voicemails today

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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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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Ch. 19: Final comments on the unmentioned questions around GMOs

Closing Music:

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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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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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Ch. 22: Final comments on extra voicemails on the member's-only show

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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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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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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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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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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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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Ch. 20: Final comments requesting input on gun control and the drug war

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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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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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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Ch. 20: Final comments on your privilege as a bank error

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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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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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

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Voicemail Music: 

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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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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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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

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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

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Voicemail Music: 

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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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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: 

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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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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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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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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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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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Ch. 23: Final comments putting the Zimmerman discussion to bed

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #744

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 

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Edition #743

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: 

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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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Edition #742

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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Ch. 21: Final comments on jury nullification

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #741

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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Ch. 23: Final comments on why I'm a white supremacist

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #740

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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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 

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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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Edition #739

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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Ch. 14: Final comments reading a perspective from a 'white hispanic' listener

Closing Music:

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Edition #738

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:

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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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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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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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Edition #736

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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Ch. 19: Final comments on the injustice of the justice system

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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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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 

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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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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 

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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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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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Ch. 23: Final comments on what you've been missing on the member's-only bonus content

Activism:

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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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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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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/

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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:

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OURWalmart: 

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Making Change at Wal-Mart: 

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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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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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Ch. 24: Final comments on a white privilege 101 refresher

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Edition #728.5

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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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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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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Edition #727

Part 2: Shooting the messenger

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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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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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Edition #726

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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Edition #725

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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Edition #724

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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Edition #723

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

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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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Edition #722

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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Edition #721

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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Edition #720

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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Edition #719

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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Edition #718

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.

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Ch. 21: Comparing security cameras to gun registration list - Fozzie

Ch. 22: Insights on security camera technology - Matt

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Edition #717

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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Edition #716

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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Edition #715

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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Edition #714

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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Edition #713

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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Edition #712

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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Edition #711

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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Edition #710

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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Edition #709

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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Edition #708 

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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Edition #707

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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Edition #706

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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Edition #705

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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Edition #704

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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Edition #703

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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Edition #573

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

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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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Edition #702

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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Edition #701

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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Edition #700

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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Edition #699

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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Edition #698

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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Edition #697

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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Edition #696

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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Edition #695

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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Edition #694

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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Edition #693

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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Edition #692

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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Edition #691

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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