(2013/11/08) The old system was worse, a new system would be better (Health Care)

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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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

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

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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