Edition #450

When the cluelesss are in control

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Act 1: Noise pollution – Colbert Report
Song 1: Peace and quiet – The Rifles
Act 2: Obama’s green investment – Ring of Fire
Song 2: Grown Ups – Suspened Animation
Act 3: EPA revokes a permit for MTR coal mine – Jim Hightower
Song 3: Rivers and Roads – The Head and the Heart
Act 4: Labor Dept. asks court to close coal mine – NPR
Song 4: The fiddler’s ballad – Jen Osha w/Wolf Creek Session
Act 5: Obama weakness spreads to one bright spot in EPA – Young Turks
Song 5: Not Ready to Make Nice – Taking the Long Way
Act 6: 2010 the hottest year on record – Green News Report
Song 6: Hot Hot Hot!!! – Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Act 7: Republicans deny climate change – The New Yorker
Song 7: Idiots have taken over – NOFX
Act 8: The commons of the climate – Thom Hartmann
Song 8: These Days – Chelsea Girl
Act 9: The dilemma of peak oil – Radio Ecoshock

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Save the Planet or Die Trying – Thom Hartmann

Sources:
Colbert Report
Ring of Fire
Jim Hightower
NPR
The Young Turks
The Green News Report by BradBlog.com
The New Yorker
Thom Hartmann
Radio Ecoshock

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Edition #449

Wide Angle Lens

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Act 1: A problem with capitalism – Young Turks
Song 1: Crash Into Me – Crash
Act 2: Reaganomics trickle down – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Return To Innocence – Love Sensuality Devotion – The Greatest Hits
Act 3: Comparing European and US social safety nets – Mike Malloy
Song 3: Stand – In Time – The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
Act 4: Special Report on debt – Countdown
Song 4: Borrow – My Old, Familiar Friend
Act 5: If the lives of the rich depended on the poor Part 1 – Common Sense
Song 5: Robin Hood – Vintage Children’s Favourites
Act 6: US Middlemen demand protection from being cut out – The Onion
Song 6: Cut It Out – Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II
Act 7: If the lives of the rich depended on the poor Part 2 – Common Sense

Jay’s Special Radio Story

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Interview with David Stockman – Colbert Report

Sources:
The Young Turks
Rachel Maddow
Mike Malloy
Countdown
Common Sense
The Onion

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Edition #448

The United States of America has gone mad

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Act 1: How to spend 1.5 billion dollars – The Pinky Show
Song 1: Billionaire – Billionaire
Act 2: Invest in the US, not Afghanistan – MSNBC
Song 2: Girl in the War (Josh Ritter cover) – Chris Priest
Act 3: Bullets or bucks – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 3: Breakneck Speed – Champ
Act 4: Gay agenda comes to airport security – Majority Report
Song 4: See Me, Feel Me (Single Version) – The Ultimate Collection
Act 5: Obama on Afghanistan echos Vietnam – The Progressive
Song 5: Everybody lies – Melissa Lusk
Act 6: Wikileaks uncovers pressure to attack Iran – Young Turks
Song 6: One Million Miles Away – The Illusionary Movements of Geraldine and Nazu
Act 7: Allies in lies – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 7: Scene No. 13 Segment IV Dance Of The Little Swans – Swan Lake
Act 8: Bush helped Iran’s foreign policy – Rachel Maddow
Song 8: Thank You – No Angel
Act 9: The immorality of America at war – Jim Hightower
Song 9: Casualties of War – The 18th Letter – The Book of Life
Act 10: Ike’s warning still challenges a nation – NPR
Song 10: Enzymes – Enzymes – Single
Act 11: MLK didn’t want US troops in 177 countries – The Progressive
Song 11: Celebration Guns – Set Yourself On Fire
Act 12: The United States of America has gone mad – Democracy Now!

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Trust but verify – Rachel Maddow

Sources:
The Pinky Show
MSNBC
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The Majority Report
The Progressive
The Young Turks
Rachel Maddow
Jim Hightower
NPR
Democracy NOW!

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Edition #447

The Hammer and the Gavel Part 2

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Act 1: The Hammer has fallen – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Delay – In his own words
Act 3: The Delay Litany – Al Franken
Act 4: Delay – In his own words
Act 5: Memorable moments – The Young Turks
Act 6: Delay – In his own words
Act 7: I’m just a bug man – Slate Podcast
Act 8: Delay – In his own words
Act 9: Good Riddance – Jack Cafferty
Song 9: Future Is Now – Dune
Act 10: Verdict is in – Young Turks
Song 10: Tonight I Have to Leave It – Our Ill Wills
Act 11: Commenting on Tom Delay – It’s all politics
Song 11: The Office UK – Outro #2 – The Office UK Theme Music
Act 12: Story behind the conviction – Jim Hightower
Song 12: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – 60′s Gold
Act 13: Sam announces the sentence – Majority Report
Song 13: Cigarette Smoker Fiona – Who the F*** Are Arctic Monkeys? – EP
Act 14: Allison announces the sentence – Citizen Radio
Song 14: Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol: Greatest Hits
Act 15: Cocky Delay gets three years – Jim Hightower
Song 15: Behind Bars – Baga Tricks
Act 16: Liberals to blame for the conviction – Countdown
Song 16: Montaña – Love & Liberte
Act 17: 3 years prison for Tom Delay – Young Turks

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Big Buy Tom Delay’s Stolen Congress – Brave New Films

Sources:
Rachel Maddow
The Al Franken Show
The Young Turks
Slate.com
CNN
It’s all politics
Jim Hightower
The Majority Report
Citizen Radio
Countdown
Brave New Films

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Edition #446

Comedy of errors out of the gate

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Act 1: GOP takes over – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Read It & Weep – Lucky You
Act 2: House oversight committee – Colbert Report
Song 2: What I’m Looking For (Ad Version) – What I’m Looking For (Ad Version) – Single
Act 3: Dumb new congress – Rachel Maddow
Song 3: Broken Chair – Land of Sea
Act 4: Read it and weep – Slate.com
Song 4: We’re Simple Minds – Spring Came, Rain Fell
Act 5: What you will and wont find in the constitution – Liberal Oasis
Song 5: Figure It Out – It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
Act 6: GOP house takeover, the hypocrisy begins – Young Turks
Song 6: Gone Going – Monkey Business
Act 7: Earmarks, Schmearmarks – Jim Hightower
Song 7: Dirty Job – Once Again
Act 8: The correct way to ridicule Boehner – Citizen Radio
Song 8: Gorel – Babba Maal
Act 9: Boehner guilty of violent talk too – Counterspin
Song 9:In the Aeroplane Over the Sea – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Act 10: GOP attacks health care, helps Dems – Rachel Maddow

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Great Gaffesby – Daily Show

Sources:
Wait wait don’t tell me
Colbert Report
Rachel Maddow
Slate.com
Liberal Oasis Radio
The Young Turks
Jim Hightower
Citizen Radio
Counterspin
The Daily Show

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Edition #445

Health Care Debate Past and Present

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Act 1: Medicare for all should be clear to all – The Progressive
Song 1: Choctaw Hayride – New Favorite
Act 2: Reflecting on health care opt-out – Liberal Oasis Podcast
Song 2: Powerless – The Big Picture
Act 3: Man paralyzes man from waist up – The Onion
Song 3: Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa – Vampire Weekend
Act 4: Record-breaking fine for health care company – Young Turks
Song 4: The Unforgiven (Instrumental Version) – Plays Metallica By Four Cellos
Act 5: Lie of the year – Media Matters
Act 6: Wendell Potter’s background in health care – David Pakman Show
Song 6: Scar Tissue – Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Hits
Act 7: Doctors have cure for head-bonk amnesia – The Onion
Song 7: Blue Bird Tattoo – More Songs!
Act 8: Rush’s take on health care – Young Turks
Song 8: Middle Class Boy – Listen Carefully E.P
Act 9: AZ death panel continues – Countdown
Song 9: Cuts Like a Knife – An Acoustic Tribute to Bryan Adams
Act 10: Algae alternative fuel report – ABC News
Act 11: Scandal of the uninsured – The Progressive
Song 11: Suffer – Prelude
Act 12: McSurance – Slate.com
Song 12: Built for This – Learning to Bend
Act 13: Return of the myth of death panels – Media Matters
Song 13: No Myth – March
Act 14: Death panels are back – Rachel Maddow
Song 14: Clubbed to Death – Furious Angels
Act 15: Insane health insurance profits – MSNBC

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Tea Party Elect Complains His Gov’t Health Care Doesn’t Start For 28 Days – Young Turks

Sources:
The Progressive
Liberal Oasis Radio
The Onion
The Young Turks
Media Matters Minute
David Pakman Show
Countdown
ABC News
Slate.com
Rachel Maddow
MSNBC

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Edition #444

Total, utter and crushing progressive victory

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Act 1: McCain can stew in his own rancid juices - The Progressive

Song 1: Passenger seat - Death Cab For Cutie

Act 2: Repeal of DADT will be nation's downfall - Young Turks

Song 2: Rome - Phoenix

Act 3: Poll to repeal DADT - Colbert Report

Song 3: Sunrise - Duran Duran

Act 4: Barney Frank defending DADT repeal - Majority Report

Song 4: Citronella - Augean Stables

Act 5: Savor victory over DADT - The Progressive

Song 5: Fade to Black - Apocalyptica

Act 6: Limbaugh on those who support repeal of DADT - Media Matters

Act 7: McCain still a crotchety old man - Young Turks

Song 7: Naked as we came - Iron & Wine

Act 8: AmericaBlog interview Part 1 - Majority Report

Song 8: Another love song - Finniston

Act 9: Ask, now tell? - Mumia Abu-Jamal

Song 9: Move you - Anya Marina

Act 10: AmericaBlog interview Part 2 - Majority Report

Song 10: Falling down - Oasis

Act 11: Boiled down to the arguments of both sides - Citizen Radio

Source Story Series Featuring The Young Turks

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Coming Out From Life Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - NPR

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Edition #443

Fighting those who are willfully ignorant

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Act 1: Climate change in the frozen UK – Friday Night Comedy
Song 1: Winter Winds – Sigh No More
Act 2: Climate for the grand kids – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance – The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance – Single
Act 3: Fox global warming denier segment – Young Turks
Song 3: Hide and Seek – Speak for Yourself
Act 4: Energy and Commerce Chair Apparent – Colbert Report
Song 4: Best God In Show – Coaster
Act 5: Best entertained and least informed – Ring of Fire
Song 5: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Instrumental Version] – Plays Metallica By Four Cellos
Act 6: Fox memo to always question climate change – Media Matters
Act 7: Fox busted on climate memo – Young Turks
Song 7: Looking At the Sun – Gramercy Arms
Act 8: Sam Seder’s meteorology – Countdown
Song 8: Like the Weather (Live) – MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs
Act 9: Snowy conditions hazardous for idiots – The Onion
Song 9: Crash – Lovely
Act 10: Push comes to shovel – Rachel Maddow
Song 10: Hurt so good – The Yellow Snow Company
Act 11: More media idiocy on climate change – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 11: Wonder Why – Everything Collide
Act 12: Climate flip flops – Countdown
Song 12: Science Is Real – Here Comes Science (Audio + Video Version)
Act 13: The earth is now Apollo 13 – Radio Ecoshock

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
350 eARTh Climate Change Art Visible From Space – 350.org

Sources:
Friday Night Comedy from the BBC
Rachel Maddow
The Young Turks
The Colbert Report
Ring of Fire
Media Matters Minute
Countdown
The Onion
Jimmy Dore Show
Radio Ecoshock
350.org

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Edition #442

They are legion, etc

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Act 1: News on Anonymous Operation: Payback – Countdown
Song 1: I Want You – Savage Garden
Act 2: Anonymous back up wikileaks – On the Media
Song 2: Little Lion Man – Sigh No More
Act 3: WW 3.0 Omar Wason on cyber war – Colbert Report
Song 3: Gone – On and On
Act 4: Are the Anonymous attacks civil disobedience? – On the Media
Song 4: Natural Blues – Play & Play: B Sides
Act 5: Intro to interview with Anonymous – Citizen Radio
Song 5: Legion – Empires
Act 6: Operation: Payback message – Anonymous
Song 6: Eclipse – Welcome to Earth
Act 7: Interview with Anonymous spokesman – Citizen Radio

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
A Letter from Anonymous – Anonymous

Sources:
Countdown
On the Media
The Colbert Report
Citizen Radio
Anonymous

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Edition #441

The dark side of the penal system start to finish

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Act 1: FBI identifying political protesters as terrorists – The Progressive
Song 1: Hurry Up Let’s Go – Howl Howl Gaff Gaff
Act 2: 14 year-old girl tased by cops – Young Turks
Song 2: Electric Feel – Oracular Spectacular
Act 3: Current Events – Colbert Report
Song 3: Man Up – Yes Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Act 4: 72 year-old grandmother tased by cops – Young Turks
Song 4: Evil Urges – My Morning Jacket
Act 5: Digby on tazers and their consequences – Citizen Radio
Song 5: This Year – The Sunset Tree
Act 6: Stoned, underage, drunk driver calls America a fascist police state – The Onion
Song 6: I Want to Break Free – The Platinum Collection
Act 7: Privatized prisons lobby to imprison more people – Thom Hartmann
Song 7: Butterfly – The Gift of Game
Act 8: Toxic people – Slate Magazine
Song 8: The Czar of Munster – When Juniper Sleeps
Act 9: Out of Georgia – Mumia Abu Jamal
Song 9: Headlock – Speak for Yourself
Act 10: Texas may declare death penalty unconstitutional – Young Turks
Song 10: My wife left me for a guy named Jesus – Paul Dinello on Exit 57
Act 11: Texas Justice – Rachel Maddow

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Pain ray – Rachel Maddow

Sources:
The Progressive
The Young Turks
The Colbert Report
Citizen Radio
Counterspin
The Onion
Thom Hartmann
Slate Magazine
Mumia Abu Jamal Radio Diaries
Rachel Maddow

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Edition #440

Governments Verus Journalism

Act 1: The campaign to ruin Julian Assange – The Progressive
Song 1: And So It Goes – The Essential Billy Joel
Act 2: Assange released from jail – The Bugle
Song 2: Jailhouse Rock – The Essential Elvis Presley (Remastered)
Act 3: Full Exclusive Assange interview – MSNBC
Song 3: Hurt – American IV: Man Comes Around
Act 4: Thomas Friedman’s approval of wikileaks – Counterspin
Song 4: Morning Sun – Shayna Zaid & the Catch
Act 5: US reaps what it sows – Majority Report
Song 5: What You Get – Bastards of the Beat
Act 6: Open letter signatory on wikileaks – On the Media
Song 6: What we’ve got – Anthony da Costa and Emilyn Brodsky
Act 7: Media should stand up for Assange – Young Turks
Song 7: Time to Ride – Sammy Davis, Jr.: Greatest Hits (Live)
Act 8: Nothing bad about wikileaks – David Feldman Podcast
Song 8: One Day – Light (Bonus Track Version)
Act 9: Losing liberties over wikileaks – The Progressive
Song 9: Flamencos En El Aire – Gipsy Kings
Act 10: Inhumane treatment of PFC. Manning – Young Turks
Song 9: Drift Away – Brothers In Blues & Sisters In Soul – 18 Classic Tracks (Re-Recorded Version)
Act 10: Michael Moore on wikileaks – Rachel Maddow

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
How to handle Julian Assange – Daily Show

Sources:
The Progressive
The Bugle
MSNBC
Counterspin
The Majority Report
On the Media
The Young Turks
David Feldman Podcast
Rachel Maddow
The Daily Show

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