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Edition #533

The Jobs Plan

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Act 1: Barack Obamas Jobs Speech - Colbert Report

Song 1: That's what's wrong - Good Old War

Act 2: New Jobs Plan = Unpaid Workers (Georgia Work$) - Young Turks Air Date: 9-06-11

Song 2: Out of my mind - James Blunt

Act 3: GOP Doesn't Care About Jobs, Jim DeMint Doesn't Like Speeches - David Pakman Air Date: 9-06-11

Song 3: So long - Lodger

Act 4: Jimmy Reefercake on the jobs plan - Majority Report

Song 4: Dance with me - Orleans

Act 5: Cantor Pans Obama Jobs Plan- Young Turks Air Date: 9-12-11

Song 5: The contract - Robin Roberts

Act 6: Clipgate - Colbert Report

Song 6: Breakaway - The Clips

Act 7: Obama Jobs Speech Confirms Political System is Totally Useless - David Pakman Air Date: 9-13-11

Song 7: Back to one - O.A.R.

Act 8: Who's Weighing Tax On Rich? Congress' Millionaires - NPR Air Date: 9-21-11

Song 8: The thought gives me the creeps - Hellogoodbye

Act 9: GOP Screw Jobs To Hurt Obama In 2012- Young Turks Air Date: 9-12-11

Song 9: Julie-O - Michael G. Ronstadt

Act 10: Bill O'Reilly Threatens to Quit - Media Matters Air Date: 9-20-11

Act 11: Money Brawl - Daily Show

Act 12: Money Brawl - The Extinction Of Subway, Bill O'Reilly, & The Super Rich - Daily Show

Song 12: Angel - Sarah McLachlan

Act 13: Why Jobs Bill Ain't Enough - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 9-18-11

Song 13: Broken (feat. Amy Lee) - Seether

Act 14: Obama Admin Steps To Pay For Jobs Plan - Young Turks Air Date: 9-12-11

Final comments on why I eagerly give away my freedom

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

The Other American Jobs Act - Colbert Report

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Edition #532

In need of a new paradigm

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Act 1: Are College Students Now ONLY Taught How To F**K The Little Guy - Lee Camp Air Date: 6-20-11

Song 1: Pride (In the name of love) - U2

Act 2: Heaping of scorn on teachers - Counterspin

Song 2: Honest man - Escape Directors

Act 3: Teachers: On The Frontlines Of Class War - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 7-08-11

Song 3: I gave you all - Mumford and Sons

Act 4: Unbelievably Cool Group From High School Still Unbelievably Cool - The Onion

Song 4: How it ends - Devotchka

Act 5: States budgeting for ignorance - Jim Hightower

Song 5: Ignore the ignorant - The Cribs

Act 6: Man Volunteers For $800,000 Pay Cut To Help Students - Young Turks Air Date: 8-29-11

Song 6: Gonna fly now - The Rocky Orchestra

Act 7: School Board Votes To Allow Teasing Of Area Sixth-Grader - The Onion

Song 7: Kids - MGMT

Act 8: Making Scholastic Inc. shape up - Jim Hightower Air Date: 9-2-11

Song 8: A little piece - The Jezabels

Act 9: Tha Gretest Challenje Faceng The Unitid Stayts - Lee Camp - Air Date: 6-29-11

Song 9: New slang - The Shins

Act 10: Spelling-Bee Winner Fails To Spell Way Out Of Schoolyard Beating - The Onion

Song 10: Me and Julio down by the school yard - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Act 11: High expectations lead to better results in education - Young Turks Air Date: 7-25-11

Song 11: Expectations - Belle and Sebastian

Act 12: Are Our Schools Crushing Creativity -  Lee Camp Air Date: 7-06-11

Song 12: Vincent - Don McLean

Act 13: Changing Education Paradigms - Sir Ken Robinson

Voicemails:

Tar sands action campaign call to action - Andrew from Brooklyn, NY

Thoughts on how inflation is actually calculated - Alex from Redding PA

Thoughts on kids being used for politics - Keith from Chicago

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments on why Pat Robertson is right

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms - Sir Ken Robinson

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Edition #531

Join a Moving Planet Event on Sept 24 at Moving-Planet.org

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Act 1: Obama continues Bush terrible standard of air quality - Ring of Fire

Song 1: Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap

Act 2: Coverage of Obama's EPA announcement on ground-level smog - Counterspin

Song 2: Turn up the sun - Oasis

Act 3: Joe Romm says Obama's hold on smog reform worse than Bush - Countdown

Song 3: Total eclipse of the heart - Nikki French

Act 4: Obama Screws Environment With Smog - Young Turks Air Date: 9-06-11

Song 4: Show me what I'm looking for - Carolina Liar

Act 5: Secret Koch Bros tapes and Perry continues to deny climate change - Green News Report Air Date: 9-8-11

Song 5: Soy - Gipsy Kings

Act 6: Interview with Daniel Yergin - Colbert Report Air Date: 9-21-11

Song 6: Put your records on (Acoustic) - Corinne Bailey Rae

Act 7: Climate change is dull - Harry Mason

Song 7: World on Fire - Sarah McLachlan

Act 8: Sen. Bernie Sanders against building Tar Sands oil Pipeline - Green News Report Air Date: 8-18-11

Song 8: There's something wrong - Brad Sucks

Act 9: Protesting Obama to Stop Keystone Corrosive Oil Pipeline in Alberta's tar sands - Majority Report Air Date: 8-22-11

Song 9: Excuse me Mr. - No Doubt

Act 10: 250 arrested at Keystone XL protest - Green News Report Air Date: 8-25-11

Song 10: The lucky one - Alison Krauss & Union Station

Act 11: For Protesters, Keystone Pipeline Is Line In Tar Sand - NPR Air Date: 9-2-11

Song 11: Free to decide - The Cranberries

Act 12: Obama about to approve Keystone XL pipeline - Green News Report Air Date: 9-11-11

Song 12: Moving Planet - September 24th, 2011: A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels - 350.org

Act 13: Discussing the Keystone XL pipeline after 1000+ protester arrests - Ring of Fire

Final comments on Sept 24 Moving Planet day of action

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Molly Haigh on the Sept 24, 2011 Moving Planet Event - The Green Scene

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Edition #530

Send in the clowns

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Act 1: Perry was getting picked on - Wait wait don't tell me

Song 1: Defying Gravity - Glee Cast

Act 2: Republican Audience = Death Panel - The Progressive Air Date: 9-13-11

Song 2: Death to Everyone (Bonus Track) - Jim Guthrie

Act 3: Oh My God Rick Perry Is Going to Be Our Next President - Second Installment - Daily Show Air Date: 9-08-11

Song 3: Little Lion Man - Piano Tribute Players

Act 4: Experts Agree: It's NOT a Ponzi Scheme - Media Matters Air Date: 9-8-11

Song 4: Little Lion Man - Piano Tribute Players

Act 5: Best GOP Candidate Huntsman Can't Win; GOP Debate in 45 Seconds Hilarious - David Pakman Air Date: 9-13-11

Song 5: Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time - Fanfarlo

Act 6: Republicans all agree during debate while all being wrong - Rachel Maddow

Song 6: Mad world - Gary Jules

Act 7: Republican Presidential Debate Media Coverage - Colbert Report Air Date: 9-08-11

Song 7: Who will buy? - Oliver Twist

Act 8: Fossil fuel industry got their money's worth during GOP debate - Green News Report

Song 8: Demon host - Timber Timbre

Act 9: The clown cars talks about what they'd bring to the White House - Majority Report

Song 9: Send in the clowns - The Simpsons

Act 10: Absurd obsession with Palin's non-candidacy - Counterspin

Song 10: Good people - Jack Johnson

Act 11: Ari Berman breaks down the 'GOP War on Voting' - Countdown

Song 11: Fast Eddie - Outernational

Act 12: An insiders account of the GOP official strategy - Citizen Radio

Song 12: Green eyes - Coldplay

Act 13: Obama caves on EPA standards and leaves a voicemail - Jimmy Dore Show

Song 13: Complicated - Avril Lavigne

Act 14: Poll Obama Could Lose To Bachmann Perry Romney or Ron Paul - Young Turks Air Date: 8-24-11

Voicemails:

Frustration with civil servants supporting conservatives - Louis from Texas

Thoughts on boycotting gas stations - Patrick from Tequesta, Florida

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments teasing my story of driving reminding me that I hate freedom

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Indecision 2012 - The Great Right Hope - Daily Show Air Date: 9-08-11 

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Edition #529

Going soft

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Act 1: Fox Thinks Obama Was President 2000-2009 - David Pakman Air Date: 8-23-11

Song 1: Spanish Flea - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

Act 2: Fox News Admits Bias To Attack Media Matters - Liberal Viewer Air Date 7-07-11

Song 2: Forever Young (Techno remix) - Alphaville

Act 3: Interview with Common - Daily Show

Song 3: Take a look around - Limp Bizkit

Act 4: Brett Baier, Fox's "Straight News" Anchor - Media Matters Air Date: 9-13-11

Act 5: Fox News Anchors Can't Follow Spongebob, Claim It's Liberal Indoctrination - David Pakman Air Date: 8-09-11

Song 5: Classical gas - Mason Williams

Act 6: Hannity school of right-wing journalism - Jimmy Dore Show

Song 6: The Czar of Munster - Seamus Egan

Act 7: Cenk Rips CNN Obama Analysis By Fareed Zakaria - Young Turks Air Date 8-15-11

Song 7: Love you madly - Cake

Act 8: Misrepresenting the fairness doctrine - Counterspin

Song 8: A whiter shade - Procol Harum

Act 9: Anderson Cooper's Kryptonite - Colbert Report Air Date: 8-18-11

Song 9: Sous Le Dome Epais - Aura

Act 10: Big-time corporate synergy for football season - Counterspin

Song 10: Play the game - Shout Out Louds

Act 11: Planned Parenthood Firebombed, Media Says NOTHING - Right Wing Terrorism - David Pakman Air Date: 8-05-11

Song 11: Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder

Act 12: Television Will Be The End Of Us - Lee Camp Air Date: 7-11-11

Song 12: Throwing stones - Shout Out Louds

Act 13: Bill O'Reilly Asked Cops To Investigate Wife's Boyfriend - Young Turks

Song 13: Feet to the fire - the hereafter

Act 14: Softballing Cheney - Counterspin

Song 14: North by North - Faded Paper Figures

Act 15: The Humanization Of Dick Cheney - Daily Show

Voicemails:

Don't make the mistake of believing that you can't be wrong - Noah from Ashland, Ohio

The psychology of last place - Sean from Portland, OR

Policeman Jeff is back - Policeman Jeff from Florida

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments welcoming back Policeman Jeff

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Glazed And Confused - Daily Show Air Date: 8-09-11

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Edition #528

At least the war on the middle class is going well

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Act 1: Warren Buffett  Stop Coddling the Rich, Raise Their Taxes - David Pakman Air Date: 8-16-11

Song 1: The great estates - Freelance Whales

Act 2: Coverage of Buffet's call for higher taxes - Counterspin

Song 2: Give a little bit - Supertramp

Act 3: Warren Buffett a Socialist according to Fox News - Young Turks

Song 3: Melt with you - Modern English

Act 4: The Defeat of Liberalism By Money - The Progressive Air Date: 8-5-11

Song 4: Love will come through - Travis

Act 5: The Truth About The London Riots & Chile Protests - Lee Camp Air Date: 8-18-11

Song 5: The killing moon - Echo & The Bunnymen

Act 6: Job Creators  Give Me A Break - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 8-23-11

Song 6: Beyond the sea - Bobby Darin

Act 7: Poor People Living Well, At Fault For Recession - Jimmy Dore on TYT

Song 7: Wake up - Arcade Fire

Act 8: Pirate Written Up For Dress-Code Violation - The Onion

Song 8: Come sail away - Styx

Act 9: Republican Economic Arsonists - The Progressive Air Date: 8-9-11

Song 9: Beds are burning - Midnight Oil

Act 10: Goldman Sachs CEO Hires Lawyer - Young Turks Air Date: 8-24-11

Song 10: If you've got trouble - The Beatles

Act 11: Challenging the claims of the "Texas miracle" - Counterspin

Song 11: Cattle call - Don Edwards

Act 12: FDR on Labor Day - Jimmy Dore Show

Song 12: We were there - Robin Roberts

Act 13: Clueless support of proposed trade deals - Counterspin

Song 13: Diamond (Remix) - Klint

Act 14: Abandoned Mall Retains Eerie Vestiges Of Fun Shopping Atmosphere - The Onion

Song 14: Empty - The Cranberries

Act 15: Obama's jobs speech/pre-game show - Wait wait don't tell me

Song 15: Turn out the light - Nelly Furtado

Act 16: Obama's Affirmative Case for Government - The Progressive Air Date: 9-9-11

Song 16: Solid Action - The Wes Hollywood Show

Act 17: Wrong-headed anger over unequal benefits - Jimmy Dore Show

Voicemails:

Request for show on immigration - Carlos From Chicagoland

Documentaries to recommend - Earl from Nashville, TN

Show from the 11th is super fantastic - Jonathan from Portland

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments on my super-creepy email to a progressive Christian and a rule about not scripting submissions for inclusion on the show

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Paybacks a Bitch & New Jersey Gets Downgraded - Daily Show Air Date: 8-18-11

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Edition #527

To both mock and defend

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Act 1: Kentucky Gives Bible Theme Park 75% Tax Break - David Pakman Air Date: 8-16-11

Song 1: Genesis - VNV Nation

Act 2: Teachers Can Mock Creationism - Young Turks  Air Date: 8-22-11

Song 2: Do you believe in magic? - The Lovin' Spoonful

Act 3: Paleontology Class Winces Whenever Fundamentalist Kid Raises Hand - The Onion

Song 3: I Am a Paleontologist - They Might Be Giants & Danny Weinkauf

Act 4: Atheists Have Best Sex Lives, Mormons Most Guilty About Sex: Dr Darrel Ray - David Pakman

Song 4: Early in the morning - Peter, Paul And Mary

Act 5: Christianity vs Atheism  - Johann Hari

Song 5: Rejoice - Andrew Jackson Jihad

Act 6: Priest Will Prove He's Not Gay By - Young Turks

Song 6: Halo - Beyoncé

Act 7: Things Get Uglier At Fox News - Media Matters

Song 7: Attendite - Libera

Act 8: A Ramadan Story Of Two Faiths Bound In Friendship - NPR Air Date: 8-22-11

Song 8: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead

Act 9: Yet ANOTHER Isolated Domestic Terror Incident, GOP Obsessed with American Muslims - David Pakman Air Date: 3-15-11

Song 9: I ain't afraid - Robin Roberts

Act 10: Priest Will Prove He's Not Gay - Young Turks

Song 10: Different names for the same thing - Death Cab For Cutie

Act 11: God Recalls Tracheas Of Millions Of Indonesians - The Onion

Song 11: Ebudae - Enya

Act 12: Park51 Center Would "Train the Same Kind of Terrorists That Caused" 9/11 - Media Matters Air Date: 9-1-11

Song 12: Ebudae - Enya

Act 13: Is Christian Jihad Coming to US  Around the World - David Pakman Air Date: 7-27-11

Song 13: Sometime around midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event

Act 14: $40 Million Spent To Spread Islamophobia - Young Turks Air Date: 8-29-11

Voicemails:

Thoughts on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 - Jake from NY Alt News

Call to action for Troy Davis on death row - Carlos From Chicagoland

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments on how I address religion on the show

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

I ain't afraid - Robin Roberts

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Edition #526

Perry, Bachman and Obama

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Act 1: Romney 2012 - Corporations are People - Colbert Report Air Date: 8-11-11

Song 1: You've got a friend - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Act 2: Rick Perry Scariest 2012 Presidential Candidate Nuts, But Could Win - David Pakman Air Date: 8-16-11

Song 2: Wait Up (Boots Of Danger) -Tokyo Police Club

Act 3: The Lone Star State Beginnings Of Rick Perry - NPR Air Date: 8-13-11

Song 3: Sowing the Seeds of Love (iTunes Originals Version) - Tears for Fears

Act 4: Rick Perry, Thug - The Progressive Air Date: 8-16-11

Song 4: Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian

Act 5: Indecision 2012 - The Media Runs To Paul Ryan - Daily Show Air Date: 8-17-11

Song 5: Fluffy Little Clouds - The Orb

Act 6: "Gov. Supercuts" for president? - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-15-11

Song 6: Untitled - Zoe Keating

Act 7: Is Fox News in Love with Rick Perry? - Media Matters Air Date: 8-16-11

Act 8: Perry Makes Texas-Size Waves In Presidential Race - NPR Air Date: 8-20-11

Song 8: Only ones who know - Arctic Monkeys

Act 9: Welfare Queen Michele Bachmann Exposed By Tax Return - Young Turks Air Date: 8-17-11

Song 9: 1901 - Phoenix

Act 10: Michele Bachmann Implies Slavery Positive Thing, Proud of Anti-Gay Therapy - David Pakman Air Date 7-27-11

Song 10: Go Sadness - Shout Out Louds

Act 11: A lying hypocrite for president - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-30-11

Song 11: She moves in her own way - The Kooks

Act 12: GOP unveil strategy for 2012 - The Onion

Act 13: Republican Flat-Earthers - The Progressive Air Date: 8-18-11

Song 13: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola

Act 14: Right Wing Media Attack Secret Service to Malign Obama - Media Matters Air Date: 8-18-11

Act 15: Rep Waters To Black Voters Unleash Us On President Obama - Young Turks Air Date: 8-17-11

Song 15: Wait so long - Trampled by Turtles

Act 16: Obama has a dream Part 1 - Devid Feldman Air Date: 8-26-11

Song 16: Yes we can, but - Harry Shearer

Act 17: Obama has a dream Part 2 - Devid Feldman Air Date: 8-26-11

Song 17: At last - Etta James

Act 18: Obama Discouraging Latino Voter - Young Turks Air Date: 8-17-11

Voicemails:

Disappointment in Obama and suggesting a write-in campaign - Rochelle from TX

Thoughts on gun control from a deputy - Wes from North Dakota

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments asking for submissions of commentaries for possible inclusion on the show

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Indecision 2012 - Black Clouds & Red Herrings - Daily Show Air Date: 8-17-11

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Edition #525

World of Class Warfare 

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Act 1: Warren Buffett vs Wealthy Conservatives - Daily Show Air Date: 8-17-11

Song 1: Class Warfare - Chris Priest

Act 2: Donald Trump Slams Oil Subsidies Because Of Warren Buffet - Young Turks Air Date: 8-17-11

Song 2: The persuaded - Faded Paper Figures

Act 3: The Poors Free Ride Is Over - Daily Show - Air Date: 08-18-11

Song 3: Karma Police - Radiohead

Act 4: What 'Jobs' Really Means - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 8-22-11

Song 4: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 5: After Cheering for Default, Fox Host Laments S&P Downgrade - Media Matters Air Date: 8-8-11

Act 6: Matt Taibbi - Is the SEC covering up Wall Street crimes - Thom Hartman Air Date: 8-19-11

Song 6: Don't look back in anger - Oasis

Act 7: Obama Admin Blocks Bank Investigations - Young Turks Air Date: 8-22-11

Song 7: Damn it feels good to be a gangsta - Geto Boys

Act 8: Michigan locals fight for democracy - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-29-11

Song 8: Kodachrome - Paul Simon

Act 9: VP Of Making Your Job Harder Given Raise - The Onion

Song 9: Working class hero - Exit Clov

Act 10: Obama's FDR Moment - Slate Magazine

Song 10: Goodnight and go - Imogen Heap

Act 11: Who's King? - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 8-28-11

Song 11: Fade to Black - Apocalyptica

Act 12: Bill O'Reilly Think He Knows Economics Better Than Economists - Media Matters Air Date: 8-23-11

Act 13: Mad Scientist's Plot Thwarted By Budget Cuts - The Onion

Song 13: The Shag-Adelic Austin Powers Score Medley - George Clinton

Act 14: ALEC's legislative bawdy house - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-31-11

Song 14: Curl up and die - Relient K

Act 15: Stealing Water From Children And Other Good Business Practices - Lee Camp Air Date 07-20-11

Voicemails:

Thoughts on campaign finance reform - Michael From Glenn Bernie

Personal attacks don't have a place in rational discourse - Nick from Santa Clara, CA

Thoughts on how boycotts can be effective + info on bone marrow registry - Cody from Washington

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments on donateyouraccount.com and BotL memberships

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Debtmageddon - Mark Fiore Air Date: 8-10-11

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Edition #524

Fighting to avoid game over

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Act 1: Sen. Bernie Sanders against building Tar Sands oil Pipeline - Green News Report Air Date: 8-18-11

Song 1: Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

Act 2: Exxon Montana Oil Spill Lies - Young Turks Air Date: 7-06-11

Song 2: 350.org Because the world needs to know - 350.org

Act 3: Protesting Obama to Stop Keystone Oil Pipeline in Alberta's tar sands - Majority Report Air Date: 8-22-11

Song 3: A change is gonna come - Ben Sollee

Act 4: Activist McKibben: Tar Sands pipeline is climate game over - Countdown

Song 4: Show me something new - Shout Out Louds

Act 5: Global Warming Denyers, RicK Perry's 'Climate Gate' - Green News Report Air Date: 8-18-11

Song 5: Soft serve - Soul Coughing

Act 6: Fox Rips Huntsman On Global Warming - Young Turks Air Date: 8-29-11

Song 6: Turn back time - Freedom Call

Act 7: Scientists Trace Heat Wave To Massive Star At Center Of Solar System - The Onion

Act 8: Conservatives Avoid Global Warming Talk During Heat Wave - David Pakman Air Date: 7-27-11

Song 8: Little furnace - Jim Guthrie

Act 9: Fox Anchor's Global Warming Question Leaves Bill Nye Speechless - Media Matters Air Date: 7-28-11

Song 9: Science is real - Theyu might be giants

Act 10: Heatsteria - Colbert Report Air Date: 8-09-11

Song 10: Under the sea - Samuel E. Wright

Act 11: Thom Hartmann talks about Al Gore's Rolling Stone article - Thom Hartmann

Song 11: La Valse d'Amélie (Version Orchestre) - Yann Tiersen

Act 12: Fox News Declares War on SpongeBob SquarePants - Media Matters Air Date: 8-4-11

Act 13: Record Breaking Temps, James Inhoff thinks it's a Conspiracy - Green News Report Air Date: 8-23-11

Song 13: Kilimanjaro - Emma's Revolution

Act 14: Miners Trapped In Life-Threatening Mining Jobs - The Onion Air Date: 8-16-11

Song 14: BotL Promo (Instrumental) - Chris Priest

Act 15: Limbaugh: Air Conditioning Tricks People Into Believing in Global Warming - Media Matters Air Date: 7-26-11

Act 16: Why Is Tim DeChristopher the One in Prison? - The Progressive Air Date: 7-28-11

Voicemails:

Kudos on handling controversies and suggested topics - John In Tulsa, OK

Thoughts on boycotts - Matt from Alabama

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote

Ghostwriter - RjD2

Final comments breaking down Daryl's pro-meat voicemail

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

GOP Not Eager To Help Hurricane Victims - Young Turks Air Date: 8-29-11

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