Edition #347

The new law of the land Part 1

Act 1: Obama's signing speech - Countdown

Act 2: Health in the USA - The Bugle

Act 3: Reason to celebrate - Political Scene

Act 4: What happens now - Rachel Maddow

Act 5: Looking back on dire predictions - Media Matters

Act 6: Media misinforms on health debate - On the Media

Act 7: Misleading right up until the vote - Counterspin

Act 8: Passing it and talk of repeal - Wait wait don't tell me

Act 9: The perfect was the enemy of the mediocre - The Progressive

Act 10: The debate is crystal clear - Rachel Maddow

Act 11: Revised school house rock - On the Media

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Pros and Cons of the Health Care Reform Bill - Young Turks

Music:

Liquid Sun - The Beginning (A New Hope) (club mix) - DJ Keoki

At the club - SM-Trax

We set ourselves free - Club 8

A Quai - Yann Tiersen

Blue Monday - New Order

If I ever feel better - Phoenix

Everybody's free - Rozalla

Resurection (space club mix) - PPK

The world is new - Save Ferris

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Edition #346

At war at home and abroad

Act 1: The Word - Afghanistan - Colbert Report

Act 2: Afghans may not like having families killed - Counterspin

Act 3: Local harlot exposes face - The Onion

Act 4: Morbid milestone in Afghanistan - The Progressive

Act 5: Obama caves in on military trials - Young Turks

Act 6: Garry Wills on presidential bombing power - Colbert Report

Act 7: Options for terror trials - Counterspin

Act 8: Liz Cheney's Al-Qaeda 7 commercial - Daily Show

Act 9: Obama Admin - Torture is not illegal - Young Turks

Act 10: Marc Thiessen interview - Daily Show

Act 11: Biggest conspiracy ever - Rachel Maddow

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Iraqracy - Colbert Report

Music:

Meet Me On The Equinox - Death Cab for Cutie

Daffodil Lament - The Cranberries

Killing for love - José González

Lights out - Santigold

Moment Of Tranquillity - Apoptygma Berzerk

Love like a bomb - Oasis

You or your memory - The Mountain Goats

John Adams theme song - HBO

Born Slippy - Underworld

Run on - Moby

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Edition #345

Blowing up mountains and our future

Act 1: Lorax Coal - Rachel Maddow

Act 2: Ed Markey on climate bill Part 1 - Ring of Fire

Act 3: Oil spill improves wildlife viscosity - The Onion

Act 4: Ed Markey on climate bill Part 2 - Ring of Fire

Act 5: Cookies and carbon - NPR

Act 6: Plans for another energy crisis squashed - Thom Hartmann

Act 7: NY Times gives fair shake to climate loons - Counterspin

Act 8: News of the warm - Le Show

Act 9: Maria Cantwell on the CLEAR Act - Ring of Fire

Act 10: Nuclear gets another comeback - Counterspin

Act 11: Coal Comfort - Margaret Palmer - Colbert Report

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Knock-on effects - Green.tv

Music:

Flyswatter - Eels

The perfect space - The Avett Brothers

Greased lightnin' - Grease Soundtrack

Goodbye blue sky - Pink Floyd

I'm free - Soup Dragons

Horchata - Vampire Weekend

Foolish games - Jewel

Let my love open the door - Pete Townsend

Planting seeds - Ten Story Relapse

Friend of the devil - Counting Crows

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Edition #344

The ultimate last final push

Act 1: Define and conquer - Colbert Report

Act 2: Limbaugh's gonna leave - Media Matter Minute

Act 3: Code red to stop the bill - Rachel Maddow

Act 4: The ultimate last final push - Daily Show

Act 5: Condemning the Slaughter solution - Media Matters Minute

Act 6: Moyers on choice in health care - Bill Moyers' Journal

Act 7: Colbert Report Action center

Act 8: Continuing lies on procedure - Media Matters Minute

Act 9: 11-year old boy - Countdown

Act 10: Heath Con1 - The Mediscarening - Daily Show

Act 11: Fox's final push against health care - Media Matters Minute

Act 12: Getting ready to pass the bill - It's all politics

Act 13: What happens after signing - Rachel Maddow

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Health Care Vote Information Nerve Center - Colbert Report

Music:

La Valse d'Amélie (Version Piano) - Yann Tiersen

United we stand -The Brotherhood of Man

Pas Si Simple - Yann Tiersen

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins

La Valse d'Amélie - Yann Tiersen

Hard to say I'm sorry - Chicago

La Valse Des Montres - Yann Tiersen

Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time - Fanfarlo

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Edition #343

Religious cults, the Christian Right and evangelists, evil and not

Act 1: Are religious cults killing democracy - Thom Hartmann

Act 2: Why are some Christians mad over Avatar - Young Turks

Act 3: Bait and switch evangelism - This American Life

Act 4: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 1 - Ring of Fire

Act 5: Glen Beck against 'social justice' in religion - Media Matters

Act 6: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 2 - Ring of Fire

Act 7: Pat Robertson on Haiti's pact with the devil - Counterspin

Act 8: Pat Robertson says Islam is not a religion - Young Turks

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Evangelist explains "23 Minutes in Hell" to Thom - Thom Hartmann

Music:

Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead

In God's country - U2

Knockin' on heaven's door - Guns N' Roses

Lacrymosa - Libera

Mary Mary - Chumbawamba

Shattered faith - Bad Religion

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Edition #342

Situation generally screwed up

Act 1: New financial fight - Rachel Maddow

Act 2: Scott Patterson on The Quants - Daily Show

Act 3: Politicians admit they're owned by Wall Street - Young Turks

Act 4: Is the economic ship sinking and rats jumping ship - Thom Hartmann

Act 5: Elizabeth Warren interview - Real time with Bill Maher

Act 6: Elizabeth Warren interview - Daily Show

Act 7: Teeing off on Fareed Zakaria - Citizen Radio

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Has Obama just become a Herbert Hoover Republican? - Thom Hartmann

Music:

Right Now - Van Halen

International Small Arms Traffic Blues - The Mountain Goats

From blown speakers - The New Pornographers

Scumbag - Green Day

Georgia on my mind - Willie Nelson

Kiss - Venga Boys

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Edition #341

Flagrant ignorance

Act 1: Unusually large snow storm - Daily Show

Act 2: Snowpocalypse vs. climate change - Media Matters

Act 3: GOP doesn't believe in climate change - Countdown

Act 4: Does winter snow disprove climate change - Young Turks

Act 5: Climate change deniers given second wind - Counterspin

Act 6: Denial also an inexplicable position on climate change - The Bugle

Act 7: Full court shot on climate change - Rachel Maddow

Act 8: False balance on snow vs. climate change - Counterspin

Act 9: Belief in climate change hinges on worldview - NPR

Act 10: Fox and Friends don't understand that it's cold in winter - Young Turks

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Colbert We're Off to See the Blizzard - Colbert Report

Music:

When the cold days come - Theo Bard

Time waits for no man - Theo Bard

Having a good time - Theo Bard

All the orders gone - Theo Bard

Everything you have - Theo Bard

Evil eyes - Theo Bard

This fickle world - Theo Bard

Drums of freedom - Theo Bard

Middle class boy - Theo Bard

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Edition #340

The Blair House Project (I didn't make the joke first)

Act 1: Summit's eve - Daily Show

Act 2: Help - Health care special comment - Countdown

Act 3: Wrap up of health care summit - Young Turks

Act 4: Name calling, racist attacks from right - Media Matters

Act 5: Reviewing the health care summit - Wait wait don't tell me

Act 6: Lies about 'nuclear option' - Rachel Maddow

Act 7: Conflating nuclear option and reconciliation - Media Matters

Act 8: The med menace - Daily Show

Act 9: Obama disses single-payer systems - Young Turks

Act 10: Mocking the uninsured - Media Matters

Act 11: Health care by Easter - Rachel Maddow

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Health Care Magic - Colbert Report

Music:

Disappointment - The Cranberries

Help - Howie Day

Les Jours Tristes - Yann Tiersen

You were the last high -  The Dandy Warhols

A Quai - Yann Tiersen

Rapture - Laura Veirs

Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen

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Edition #339

Who, what and how we're fighting

Act 1: CPAC 2010 Rage within the machine - Daily Show

Act 2: CPAC Conference - Rachel Maddow

Act 3: CPAC - US has the best health care - Young Turks

Act 4: Rage within the machine - Progressivism - Daily Show

Act 5: American's don't know R's block everything - Young Turks

Act 6: George Will totally consistent on filibuster = Counterspin

Act 7: Filibuster is too neat and simple - Bill Maher

Act 8: Let's go nuclear - Rachel Maddow

Act 9: Teabaggers and teabaggees - Ring of Fire

Act 10: Sarah Palin at Teabagger convention - Colbert Report

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

AmeriGasm CPAC - Daily Show

Music:

Hello, My Treacherous Friends - OK GO

Graceland - Paul Simon

It's not impossible - Ben Sollee

Don't vote - Cass McCombs

Losers - The Cardigans

There's something wrong - Brad Sucks

One fine day - The Chiffons

Failure by design - Brand New

Be my angel - Mazzy Star

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Edition #338

They're dickholes, but they're smart

Act 1: Rush Limbaugh wants you to get screwed - Young Turks

Act 2: Area CEO doesn't have time for this crap - The Onion

Act 3: Inherent racism in Tea Party movement - Countdown

Act 4: Thomas Frank Part 1 - Moyers' Journal

Act 5: New cereal for poor stays crunchy in water - The Onion

Act 6: Thomas Frank Part 2 - Moyers' Journal

Act 7: David Brooks says to raise taxes on middle class - Counterspin

Act 8: Devastating quotes from top economists - Young Turks

Act 9: Make it rain - Daily Show

Act 10: Obama out to lunch on banker bonuses - The Progressive

Act 11: B of A attacked through YouTube - Daily Show

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Fire Departments Billing Homeowners to Put Out Fires! - Young Turks

Music:

Smile like you mean it - The Killers

Not enough time - Inxs

Look at you - My Morning Jacket

Hard luck story - Men at work

Happy meals - The Cardigans

Winter song - Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson

Young folks - Peter Bjorn And John

Where do I begin - The Chemical Brothers

Radio - One Ring Zero

Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - The Smiths

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