Edition #274 Supreme Court debate starts nasty, gets worse Act 1: P.R. Move - Daily Show Act 2: The Politics industry of the Supreme Court - On the Media Act 3: Supreme Court Executioner to retire - The Onion Act 4: Conservatives unhinged - The Young Turks Act 5: Supreme Court Press - Colbert Report Act 6: Sotomayor shaped by her 'Nuyorican' roots - NPR Act 7: Some GOP fed up with childish attacks - Countdown Act 8: Discussing the nomination with Jeffery Toobin - Colbert Report Act 9: Originalism vs. ? - NPR Act 10: Three strikes on the Supreme Court Debate - Rachel Maddow Music: It's my life - No doubt I'm on fire - Bruce Springsteen Overkill - Colin Hay How - Cranberries Mexico - The Refreshments Suerte - Shakira You're wrong - NOFX Anthem, Pt.1 - Blink-182 Solid Ground - Dougie Maclean Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.

Edition #273 Some steps on the road to progress (kind of) Act 1: Lou Dobbs on climate change - Countspin Act 2: News of the warm - Le Show Act 3: Interview with Glenn Hurowitz Part 1 - Ring of Fire Act 4: EPA Admin Lisa P Jackson interview - The Daily Show Act 5: Interview with Glenn Hurowitz Part 2 - Ring of Fire Act 6: Climate change legislation moving forward - Counterspin Act 7: Raising the CAFE standard - The Daily Show Act 8: News of the warm - Le Show Act 9: The ways that CO2 isn't harmful - Countdown Act 10: The toxcicity of coal ash - Ring of Fire Music: Ghosts - Fanfarlo Mother Nature's fault - Self Falling down - Oasis Little black backpack - Stroke 9 The letter - The Box Tops There is - Box Car Racer Concrete Box - Nada Surf Heat of the moment - Asia Mrs. Potter's Lullaby - Counting Crows Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.

Edition #272 In sickness and health and other rights denied Act 1: Gaywatch in Maine and Washington, DC - The Daily Show Act 2: All aren't happy with health insureance for all - NPR Act 3: Mother of hate-crime murder victim interview - Rachel Maddow Act 4: Elizabeth Edwards on healthcare - The Daily Show Act 5: The rights of the government to spy on us - On the Media Act 6: Bernie Sanders on healthcare reform in congress - Thom Hartman Act 7: Drug use and crime in the Netherlands - The Young Turks Act 8: Maintaining hope in Obama - Mike Malloy Act 9: Gay marriage bad for small business - The Daily Show Act 10: The healthcare at Gitmo - Countdown Music: Drug Ballad - Eminem Luna - Smashing Pumpkins Cemetry Gates - The Smiths Only ones who know - Arctic Monkeys Do You Want To Know A Secret - The Beatles I'm a pilot - Fanfarlo Think (Freedom) - Aretha Franklin Liquid Sun - DJ Keoki Another lesson in love - Danger Radio Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.

Edition #271 The sometimes blinding stupidity of the GOP Act 1: GOP talking about secession again - The Young Turks Act 2: Meghan McCain on the GOP - Colbert Report Act 3: The "Democrat Socialist Party" - Countdown Act 4: Going back to the poisoned well Part 1 - Ring of Fire Act 5: GOP using fear again (of course) - Rachel Maddow Act 6: Going back to the poisoned well Part 2 - Ring of Fire Act 7: Stupidity in the GOP - Bill Maher Act 8: Gingrich explains the fear in the GOP - The Young Turks Act 9: GOP purging it's ranks - Countdown Music: How I feel around you - Violaine Go ahead - Rilo Kiley Solf serve - Soul Coughing Father and daughter - Paul Simon Sacris Solemnis - Libera From blown speakers - The New Pornographers American Music - Violent Femmes My little runaway - Del Shannon Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.

Edition #270 The torture debate continues and then ends Act 1: Torture photos vs. Don't ask don't tell - The Daily Show Act 2: GOP going full blast fear - Rachel Maddow Act 3: Cheney's claims refuted by interrogator - Brave New Films Act 4: Cheney in the media on torture - Counterspin Act 5: Bob Graham interview on CIA briefings - The Colbert Report Act 6: Switching positions on torture - The Young Turks Act 7: Stupidly rationalizing torture - Countdown Act 8: Where to keep the terror suspects - The Daily Show Act 9: Timeline summery of torture memos and fallout - Rachel Maddow Act 10: Religious quotes on war memos - The Colbert Report Act 11: Mancow gets waterboarded - The Young Turks Act 12: The torture debate ends - Countdown Music: Breathe me - Sia Don't fear the reaper - Blue Oyster Cult Sweetest thing - U2 We're simple minds - Club 8 Little lies - Fleetwood Mac Change your mind - Sister Hazel Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) - The Decemberists I would die for you - Garbage The Argument - This bike is a pipe bomb Praise you - Fatboy Slim Close to me - The Cure Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.

Edition #269 Denials debunked and truth spoken to power Act 1: PowerShift 09 Day 2 - PowerShift09.org Act 2: Obama from the climate change summit - This American Life Act 3: News of the warm Part 1 - Le Show Act 4: George Will denies climate change Part 1 - Counterspin Act 5: Van Jones speaking to congress Act 6: News of the warm Part 2 - Le Show Act 7: Richard Branson purchases north pole - The Onion Act 8: George Will denies climate change Part 2 - Counterspin Act 9: Joe Romm interview - On the Media Act 10: News of the warm Part 3 - Le Show Act 11: The grid may be smart but will it be green? - NPR Act 12: George will denies global warming Part 3 - Counterspin Music: Sunrise - Norah Jones Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen Cold as Ice - Foreigner Honesty - Billy Joel Goodbye blue sky - Pink Floyd Untitled - Zoe Keating Recycled Air - The Postal Service Major Tom - A Ha Information Travels Faster - Death Cab for Cutie Tell me a lie - Griffin House Radio - One Ring Zero Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.

Edition #268 A showdown between pure evil and mostly not evil Act 1: Dueling ideologies: Obama v Cheney - The Daily Show Act 2: Going back on campaign promises - Le Show Act 3: Liz Cheney talks torture - The Young Turks Act 4: Cheney chooses Limbaugh over Powell - Rachel Maddow Act 5: Barack Knows Best - Le Show Act 6: Battle of the speeches - On the Media Act 7: Obama's speech and the essence of crime - The Young Turks Act 8: Special Comment on Cheney's Speech - Countdown Music: Duck and Run - 3 Doors Down Talk - Coldplay A lack of color - Death Cab for Cutie Hard to explain - The Strokes I'm looking through you - The Wallflowers Smile like you mean it - The Killers Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.

Edition #267 Why and how banks are going down Act 1: American's having sex at home - The Onion Act 2: Credit card holders bill of rights - Colbert Report Act 3: How to take down a bank Part 1 - This American Life Act 4: Limbaugh's racist take on Obama's economic plan - Counterspin Act 5: Closing auto dealerships by mail - The Daily Show Act 6: How to take down a bank Part 2 - This American Life Act 7: 1/4 cent "soda tax" Act 8: Productivity up and wages down equals crash - Thom Hartmann Act 9: We all just bought a car company - The Daily Show Music: I want you to want me - Cheap Trick Killing for love - José González I shall not be moved - Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band About today - The National Bottle it up - Sara Bareilles Le Banquet - Yann Tiersen God - The Dodos Teenage dirtbag - Wheatus Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.