Sat, 29 December 2012
Edition #563 This is Pottersville Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Big Banks Behind Payday Loan Scams - Young Turks Air Date: 12-7-11 Ch. 3: Song 1: Spite - Vandaveer Ch. 4: Act 2: Alan Grayson: Trillions in bank bailouts by the Federal Reserve - Countdown Air Date: 11-29-11 Ch. 5: Song 2: King - O.A.R. Ch. 6: Act 3: Bloomberg vs. The Fed - On the Media Air Date: 12-2-11 Ch. 7: Song 3: Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna - London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox Ch. 8: Act 4: Teenager Learns Negligible Value Of A Dollar - The Onion Ch. 9: Song 4: Panning for gold - Ben Sollee Ch. 10: Act 5: Do The Rich Have Souls - Young Turks Air Date: 12-21-11 Ch. 11: Song 5: Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong Ch. 12: Act 6: Vulture Funds And The Greediest Men Alive - Lee Camp Air Date: 12-19-11 Ch. 13: Song 6: More and more - Captain Hollywood Project Ch. 14: Act 7: Congressman Keith Ellison - How to get corporate money out of politics - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 12-7-11 Ch. 15: Song 7: Pottersville - Blank Squirrel as heard on The Majority Report - Air Date: 12-23-11 Ch. 16: Act 8: Big corporation, tiny heart - Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-14-11 Ch. 17: Song 8: Breathe Me - Sia Ch. 18: Act 9: GOP Plan To Raise Your Taxes, Cut Taxes On Rich - Young Turks Air Date: 11-13-11 Ch. 19: Song 9: Worried man - Paolo Nutini Ch. 20: Act 10: Libertarian Reluctantly Calls Fire Department - The Onion Ch. 21: Song 10: Yell fire - Michael Franti And Spearhead Ch. 20: Act 11: Payroll tax cut: Robert Reich breaks down the GOP's hypocrisy - Countdown Air Date: 12-6-11 Ch. 21: Song 11: Maria - Blondie Ch. 20: Act 12: GOP Objects To 'Millionaires Surtax'; Millionaires We Found? Not So Much - NPR Air Date: 12-10-11 Ch. 21: Song 12: The Silvery Light of a Dream - The Apples in Stereo Ch. 20: Act 13: Payroll Tax Cut Advice from the Wall Street Journal - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-21-11 Ch. 21: Song 13: Eclipse - Apoptygma Berzerk Ch. 20: Act 14: A List Of Corporate Criminals Ravaging The World - Lee Camp Air Date: 12-12-11 Final Comments on finishing the year Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 24 December 2012
Edition #559 Our annual collective waste of time Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Progressives War On Xmas and O'Reilly's Response - Young Turks Air Date: 2010 Ch. 3: Song 1: Have I got a present for you - Toby Keith Ch. 4: Act 2: Sam wont cut and run from the war on Christmas - Majority Report Air Date: The Bush Years Ch. 5: Song 2: Christians and Pagans - Dar Williams Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox News Gets Trigger-Happy in the War on Christmas - Media Matters Air Date: 11-9-11 Ch. 7: Song 3: Rockin' around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee Ch. 8: Act 4: War on Xmas - Santa under attack - Countdown Air Date: 12-13-10 Ch. 9: Song 4: The holidays are here and we're still at war - Brett Dennen Ch. 10: Act 5: The Blitzkrieg On Grinchitude - Colbert Report Air Date: 2010 Ch. 11: Song 5: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? - Elvis Costello, Feist, John Legend, Stephen Colbert, Toby Keith & Willie Nelson Ch. 12: Act 6: The ACLU of Tenn. Accused of Terrorism - The Progressive Air Date: 2010 Ch. 13: Song 6: Lord's bright blessing - Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol Ch. 14: Act 7: CNN vs. FOX: War on Christmas Edition - Media Matters Air Date: 12-1-11 Ch. 15: Song 7: Whoville welcomes Christmas - How the Grinch Stole Christmas Ch. 16: Act 8: Glenn Beck's story of the three wise men - Le Show Air Date: 2010 Ch. 17: Act 9: Interview with pro-Christmas activist - Majority Report Air Date: The Bush Years Ch. 18: Song 9: Sleigh ride - Amy Grant Ch. 19: Act 10: Does Fox News hate Baby Jesus? - Media Matters Air Date: 2010 Ch. 20: Song 10: Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season - Andy Williams Ch. 21: Act 11: Church and State During the Holidays - The Progressive Air Date: 12-13-11 Ch. 22: Song 11: There are much worse things to believe in - Elvis Costello, Feist, John Legend, Stephen Colbert, Toby Keith & Willie Nelson Ch. 23: Act 12: Scrooge was not the hero of 'A Christmas Carol' - Bill Maher Air Date: 11-11-11 Ch. 24: Song 12: Walking in the air - The Snowman Ch. 25: Act 13: War on Christmas: Part 4 - Media Matters Air Date: 2010 Ch. 26: Song 13: Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra Ch. 27: Act 14: Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat - Colbert Report Air Date: 2010 Final comments on holiday nostalgia for the present Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Thu, 20 December 2012
Edition #673 Right to Work is a lie Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Michigan Takes Up War on Unions - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-6-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Protest song - Anti-Flag Ch. 4: Act 2: GOP Pushes "Right to Work" in Michigan: Why Now? - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-11-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Paradox ft. Lee Camp - Devilz-Speciez Ch. 6: Act 2: Evil People Have Plans - Lee Camp Ch. 7: Song 2: Paradox ft. Lee Camp - Devilz-Speciez Ch. 8: Act 3: 'Right to Work' Passed in Michigan, Total Disaster - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-13-12 Ch. 9: Song 3: If it weren't for the union - Robin Roberts Ch. 10: Act 4: Labor Before Unions - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 12-14-12 Ch. 11: Song 4: Company town - Andrew McKnight Ch. 12: Act 5: Fox News: Dead Walmart Factory Workers 'Appreciated' Those Jobs - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-28-12 Ch. 13: Song 5: Good ol' fashion nightmare - Matt & Kim Ch. 14: Act 6: Who's Responsible For Working Conditions - CounterSpin - Air Date 12-14-12 Ch. 15: Song 6: Nutcracker: Act 2: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Ch. 16: Act 7: Fox News is Wrong about "Right-to-Work" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 12-10-12 Ch. 17: Song 7: Nutcracker: Act 2: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Ch. 18: Act 8: 'Right To Work' Fully Explained - David Feldman Show - Air Date 12-13-12 Ch. 19: Song 8: I saw three ships - Manor House String Quartet Ch. 20: Act 9: Hostess CEOS Take Pensions from Employees - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-15-12 Ch. 21: Song 9: Graveyard - The Devil Makes Three Ch. 22: Act 10: Union busting is all about the money, not jobs - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 12-14-12 Ch. 23: Song 10: We three kings of Orient are - Manor House String Quartet Ch. 24: Act 11: Lou Dobbs Is Wrong: "Forced Union Membership" Is Already Illegal - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 12-12-12 Ch. 25: Song 11: We three kings of Orient are - Manor House String Quartet Ch. 26: Act 12: 'Right to Work' Law Kill Unions in Michigan - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-12-12 Ch. 27: Final comments on the Winter Holy Day schedule Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 17 December 2012
Edition #672 Good Job America Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Pot Legal in 2 States, Drug Czars Panic - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-10-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Hope - Jack Johnson Ch. 4: Act 2: Police Should Support the End of Pot Prohibition - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-13-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Boardwalk Empire Theme Ch. 6: Act 3: LaSalle, Illinois Awaits Fabled Drug Shipment - The Onion Ch. 7: Song 3: Little dealer boy - Stephen Colbert & Willie Nelson Ch. 8: Act 4: Are We Winning The War on Drugs? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-15-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Nothing left to lose - Mat Kearney Ch. 10: Act 5: Norm Stamper joins Thom to talk Marijuana Legalization - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-13-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Karma police - Radiohead Ch. 12: Act 6: Little Tobacco Hit With $3.5 Hundred Lawsuit - The Onion Ch. 13: Song 6: Cigarette smoke - Arctic Monkeys Ch. 14: Act 7: Seattle Gets Primer on Pot from the Police - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-15-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Concerning Hobbits - Howard Shore Ch. 16: Act 8: Federals Must Explain Why Marijuana Is A Schedule One Drug - Common Sense - Air Date 12-11-12 Voicemails: Ch. 17: Privilege and population control - Daniel from Los Angeles Ch. 18: Otherizing the shooter doesn't help the conversation on mental health - Emma from Wellesley, Mass Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 19: Final Comments on mental health and climate change Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Fri, 14 December 2012
Edition #671 How the media is a jerk, bad and getting worse Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: The decline of broadcast news in America - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-18-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: The bleeding heart show - The New Pornographers Ch. 4: Act 2: The Late Fred Rogers Fought Congress For His Neighborhood - Citizen Radio - Air Date 10-12-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood - VoiceBox Ch. 6: Act 3: A New OWS Or Just A Better Look At The Old - CounterSpin - Air Date - 11-30-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: See what you want - The Futureheads Ch. 8: Act 4: Michael Hastings Tears Petraeus to Shreds on CNN- Young Turks - Air Date 11-13-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: The Emperor's New Clothes - Elton John Ch. 10: Act 5: Journalist Destroys Fox News on Fox News - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-27-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: First snow - Trans-Siberian Orchestra Ch. 12: Act 6: Carlson Questions GOP Message Machine, Ignores Role of Fox News in Creating GOP Message - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 12-06-12 Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama helps Rupert Murdoch rule America - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-30-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Rupert Murdoch on the line - The Screaming Majority Ch. 16: Act 8: Block Murdoch and FCC Media Consolidation - The Progressive - Air Date: 12-6-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: White blank page - Piano Tribute Players Ch. 18: Act 9: The Usual From The Right Advice For The Left. - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-23-12 Ch. 20: Act 10: Even Fox News is Sick of Karl Rove! - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-06-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: The Rose (as made famous by Bette Midler) - Soft Rock Piano Players Ch. 22: Act 11: Fox News Hides The Truth About Food Stamps - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 11-29-12 Ch. 24: Act 12: O'Reilly Blames Gays, Abortion For The 'War On Christmas' - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-08-12 Ch. 25: Song 12: Hey ya - Obadiah Parker Ch. 26: Act 13: 15 Years Of Manipulation And Degradation - Lee Camp - Air Date: 12-11-12 Voicemails: Ch. 27: Thanks for playing Mike Malloy - Jody from Indiana Ch. 28: Thanks for the Gaza episode - Todd from LA Ch. 29: Asking for stories on hemp, etc. - Kevin from Helena, Montana Ch. 30: Is it ok to shop at amazon? - Jake from Lincoln Nebraska Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 31: Final comments answering whether it's ok to shop at Amazon Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Tue, 11 December 2012
Edition #670 Offending women Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Limbaugh: Dems See Women as a Vagina - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-25-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: We can work it out - Heather Nova Ch. 4: Act 2: Luke Russert's Offensive, Pathetic Nancy Pelosi Question - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-15-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Little pieces - Gomez Ch. 6: Act 3: Women Are Taking Over And Can't Handle Power - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 11-16-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Monster - Lady GaGa Ch. 8: Act 4: Saudi Arabia Tracks Women Electronically - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-30-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Bigmouth strikes again - The Smiths Ch. 10: Act 5: GOP 'Diversity' - Where Are Women and Minorities - Young Turks - Air date - 11-28-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Good ol boys (Dukes of Hazzard Theme Song) - John Anderson Ch. 12: Act 6: Women Aren't Women Anymore - Throwing Shade - Air Date 11-26-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: My Love Is Your Love (Jonathan Peters' Radio Mix) - Dyme & Whitney Houston Ch. 14: Act 7: GOP Rep. Joe Walsh Opens New Front on the War on Women - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-19-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Sweet about me - Gabriella Cilmi Ch. 16: Act 8: Ireland's abortion laws cost the life of a mother - Dan Savage - Air Date: 12-4-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Spite - Vandaveer Ch. 18: Act 9: Lone Abortion Clinic in MS Faces Closure - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-29-12 Voicemails: Ch. 19: Generational perspectives on the parties - Matt in Eastern PA Ch. 20: Liberal vs. conservative is just divide and conquer - Chris from Middletown, NY Ch. 21: Birth rates are more effected by women's access to birth control - Mike from Louisville Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Support my Polar Bear Plunge at bit.ly/jaysplunge Ch. 22: Final Comments on fundraising for the 2013 Polar Bear Plunge Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sat, 8 December 2012
Edition #669 The Climate Part 2: The powers that should be Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Brainwashed Fox News Viewer: Shocking Climate Change Evidence Changed My Mind! - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-30-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Chasing ice - J. Ralph Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate Change: Believing and Fixing the Problem - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-17-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Game of Thrones: Main Theme Ch. 6: Act 3: Who could have foreseen Superstorm Sandy? Mike Tidwell did Part 1 - Radio Ecoshock - Air Date: 11-8-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Here we are - Patrick Park Ch. 8: Act 4: How To Make Green Energy More Dangerous - Lee Camp - Air Date: 11-20-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Killing for love - José González Ch. 10: Act 5: Who could have foreseen Superstorm Sandy? Mike Tidwell did Part 2 - Radio Ecoshock - Air Date: 11-8-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Can't ignore the train - 10,000 Maniacs Ch. 12: Act 6: Naomi Klein On Climate Change - Moyers And Company - Air Date 11-16-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Youth of the nation - P.O.D. Ch. 14: Act 7: Bill McKibben - Do the Math Tour - The UnderCurrent - Air Date 11-22-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Energy - The Apples In Stereo Ch. 16: Act 8: Thom explains the Dust Bowl of the 1930s - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-19-12 Voicemails: Ch. 17: Voting liberally, selflessly - George From South Florida Ch. 18: Voting for the betterment of all - Mark From South Carolina Ch. 19: Religion's impact on society's culture regarding sex - Dave from Olympia, WA Ch. 20: Responding to Scott about space colonization - Daren from Georgia Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 21: Final Comments on gofossilfree.org, sharing the Do The Math NY Times article and more to come Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Wed, 5 December 2012
Edition #668 The Climate Part 1: The powers that be Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Qatar climate talks are underway - Green News Report - Air Date: 11-27-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Things a get from bad to worse - The Ethiopians Ch. 4: Act 2: Qatar Climate Talks Off to a Bad Start - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-28-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: When I grow up - First Aid Kit Ch. 6: Act 3: Obama's Frustrating Answer to Climate Change - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-17-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Choke - The Cardigans Ch. 8: Act 4: Released studies put pressure on Qatar climate talks - Green News Report - Air Date: 11-29-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Down into the sea - Bard Ch. 10: Act 5: Finding the funds to rebuild from devastation - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 11-30-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: (Find A) Reason to Believe - Rod Stewart Ch. 12: Act 6: Wen Stephenson on the failure of the media to talk about climate change - Here and Now Ch. 13: Song 6: Thin blue veil - Julia Kasdorf Ch. 14: Act 7: World's Number One Source Of Oil (Pt 1) - Mike Malloy Show - Air Date 11-27-12 Ch. 15: Act 8: National Security Considers Climate Surprises - le Show - Air Date 11-18-12 Ch. 16: Song 8: We like to party - The Venga Boys Ch. 17: Act 9: World's Number One Source Of Oil (Pt 2) - Mike Malloy Show - Air Date 11-27-12 Voicemails: Ch. 18: Voting to support the programs that supported her - Marie from Houston, TX Ch. 19: Gaza episode was one-sided - Anonymous Ch. 20: Humanity needs to expand into the universe - Scott from Philadelphia Ch. 21: Voting semi-self-interestedly - Dave from Olympia, WA Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 22: Final Comments on balancing Gaza conflict coverage and voter motivations Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Sun, 2 December 2012
Edition #667 Disrespect Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Good Riddance, Petraeus - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-12-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Drumming song (Live) - Florence + The Machine Ch. 4: Act 2: Scandalized Generals and the War in Afghanistan - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-13-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Sixteen Military Wives - The Decemberists Ch. 6: Act 3: Ethics Of Drone Warfare, Colateral Damages, and The Decline Of Civil Liberties - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 10-26-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Up against the wall - Peter Bjorn & John Ch. 8: Act 4: Lesson of Petraeus: Beware FBI Witch-Hunts - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-13-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: True affection - The Blow Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Draws Line on GOP Fights Based on Nonsense - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-14-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: The Entertainer - Scott Joplin Ch. 12: Act 6: John McCain Finally Drops Benghazi Conspiracy Theories - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-22-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Old man - Neil Young Ch. 14: Act 7: All The News That The 'People' Want To See - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-23-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Common people - William Shatner Ch. 16: Act 8: Egypt President Morsi Grants Self Near Kingship - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-26-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Power of love - Dee-Lite Ch. 18: Act 9: Will Egyptian President Morsi Be a Dictator or a Diplomat? - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-29-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: John Adams Theme - HBO Ch. 20: Act 10: Disrespectful Picture At Soldier's Grave - Should She Be Fired -Young Turks - Air Date - 11-21-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Funny face - The Muffs Ch. 22: Act 11: Obama: "No Country Would Tolerate Missiles" (Except the Ones We Drone Strike) - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-20-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: Thoughts on business ownership - Todd from LA Ch. 24: Too uptight about sex - Sonya Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 25: Final comments on learning from conservatives Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 29 November 2012
Edition #666 The Gaza Ceasefire Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: 2 Rockets Land Outside Jerusalem, Israel Troops at Border - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-16-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Peace, my mind - Bard Ch. 4: Act 2: Israel Attacks Gaza - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-15-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: No children - The Mountain Goats Ch. 6: Act 3: What Causes What - When To Start The Timeline Clock - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-15-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Stop me if you think you've heard this one before - The Smiths Ch. 8: Act 4: Massive Israeli Strike-back on Gaza Strip (Disturbing Video) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-15-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Ill with want - The Avett Brothers Ch. 10: Act 5: Congress Votes Unanimously to Support Israeli Aggression - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-19-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Stop the madness - Marty Dread Ch. 12: Act 6: Israel Hamas Long Term Peace Solution? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-20-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: The thought gives the creeps - Hellogoodbye Ch. 14: Act 7: Attack Dogs Of War - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 11-21-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Prelude In C With Ave Maria From The Well - Temprered Clavier - Gayle Levant/Tommy Morgan Ch. 16: Act 8: Balanced Reporting From Israel And Gaza Is False Equivalency - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-23-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Lives in the balance - Jackson Browne Ch. 18: Act 9: Ceasefire on Gaza Strip - The Breakdown - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-22-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Birds of a feather - The Rosenbergs Ch. 20: Act 10: Humanizing Young Palestinian Opposition - Citizen Radio - Air Date 11-20-12 Voicemails: Ch. 21: Anti-interventionist view of famine mitigation - Dave from Olympia, WA Ch. 22: Humans are not like other animals - Mara from Pittsburgh Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 23: Final comments on nothing much really Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 26 November 2012
Edition #665 Making Thelma and Louise Proud Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Cliff Diving - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 11-20-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Bulletproof - La Roux Ch. 4: Act 2: It's time to jump off the 'Fiscal Cliff'! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-22-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Shove it - Santigold Ch. 6: Act 3: How to Solve the Fiscal Cliff - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-13-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: I hear the bells - Mike Doughty Ch. 8: Act 4: How the Establishment Wants to Destroy Social Security - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-12-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Come sail away - Styx Ch. 10: Act 5: Walmart Black Friday- Why Workers Are Striking - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-22-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Mountain Sound - Of Monsters and Men Ch. 12: Act 6: Hooray for the Walmart Strikers! - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-23-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Union warriors - Robin Roberts Ch. 14: Act 7: Thom on FDR and The Fiscal Cliff - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-13-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Sitting waiting, wishing - Jack Johnson Ch. 16: Act 8: Rolling Jubilee: A Bailout for the People - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-15-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Hannah - Freelance Whales Ch. 18: Act 9: How Obama Could Kick Republican Ass (If He Wanted To) - Young Turks - Air Date: 11-15-12 Voicemails: Ch. 19: Thoughts on the fiscal cliff - Jake from NY Alt News Ch. 20: Detailed thoughts on GMOs - Vicki from the Pacific Northwest Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 21: Final comments on methods of attaining the greater good Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Tue, 20 November 2012
Edition #664 Schadenfreude Part 3: Forward Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Moving forward from the election - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 11-16-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Losers - The Cardigans Ch. 4: Act 2: States Want to Secede? Givers and Takers - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-14-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Civil War - Guns N' Roses Ch. 6: Act 3: The Divided States of America - The Bugle - Air Date: 11-16-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Keep on moving forward - Emma's Revolution Ch. 8: Act 4: President Obama Winning Could Bring Liberal Supreme Court - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-09-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Hang on Stevens - Al Franken Ch. 10: Act 5: A More Liberal Senate & Why Doing the Right Thing is Smart Politics - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-08-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Violets - Theo Bard Ch. 12: Act 6: The Single Bigest Night For Gay Victories - Throwing Shade - Air Date 11-13-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: In your eyes - Peter Gabriel Ch. 14: Act 7: Noteable progress for the gay agenda - Dan Savage - Air Date: 11-13-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Thank you too! - My Morning Jacket Ch. 16: Act 8: Latino Votes Matter, Politicians Flock to Immigration Reform - Young Turks - Air Date 11-13-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Mexico - James Taylor Ch. 18: Act 9: The Climate implications of election 2012 - Green News Report - Air Date: 11-13-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Djanfa - Amadou & Mariam Ch. 20: Act 10: The lessons of election 2012 - CounterSpin - Air Date: 11-15-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Lessons learned - Matt and Kim Ch. 22: Act 11: All the Big Issues Dems Can Now Tackle - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-12-12 Vote for us for a Podcast Award! www.PodcastAwards.com Voicemails: Ch. 23: Discussing high fructose corn syrup - James from Santee, CA Ch. 24: Thanks for comments on food supply - Doug in Chicagoland Ch. 25: Education is the solution to famine - Cory from Springfield, MS Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on population control to combat famine Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sat, 17 November 2012
Edition #663 Schadenfreude Part 2: The Blame Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Conservatives: We've Lost The Country! - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-09-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: When they say they want their America back, WTF do they mean? - Jill Sobule Ch. 4: Act 2: Bill O'Reilly Whines "White Establishment is Now the Minority!" - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-08-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Turning tables - Adele Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Obama Won According To The Right - Jimmy Dore - Air Date 11-9-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Le Moulin - Yann Tiersen Ch. 8: Act 4: When All Else Fails, Blame The Voters - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 11-08-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Le Moulin - Yann Tiersen Ch. 10: Act 5: Whose Fault Was Romney Loss? Conservative Finger-Pointing - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-09-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Stolen - Dashboard Confessional Ch. 12: Act 6: No Mandate, Split Electorates, Misleading Equally, and Numerous Other Media Rationalizations - CounterSpin - Air Date: 11-9-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Call it even - Scott Simons Ch. 14: Act 7: Looking At The Election From The Right - Predictors And Prognosticators - Jimmy Dore - Air Date 11-9-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: What went wrong - Blink-182 Ch. 16: Act 8: Fox News Now Blaming Media for Mitt Romney Losing - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-10-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: When it all goes wrong again - Everclear Ch. 18: Act 9: Mitt Romney Blames Loss on Obama's "Gifts" to Minorities & Young Voters - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-15-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Gives you hell - Glee Cast Ch. 20: Act 10: Time for the Right to Leave the Bubble - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-7-12 Voicemails: Ch. 21: Study cited in show has been debunked - Zach from Chicago Ch. 22: No upside to GMO food - Ryan from Vermont Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 23: Final comments on the morality of feeding the hungry Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Wed, 14 November 2012
Edition #662 Schadenfreude Part 1: The Meltdown Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Top Story Of The Week - It's Over - The Bugle - Air Date 11-9-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Play with fire - The Rolling Stones Ch. 4: Act 2: Karl Rove Refuses to Believe Fox News' Own Obama Victory Projection - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-08-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Shame - Ophelia of the Spirits Ch. 6: Act 3: Analyzing The Re-Election - Jimmy Dore - Air Date 11-9-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Sunshine goodtime - Minnutes Ch. 8: Act 4: Romney Campaign Genuinely Shocked at Loss - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-09-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Victory - Trampled by Turtles Ch. 10: Act 5: Ole Miss Racist Riots After Obama Re-Elected - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-09-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Angry - The Bug & Tippa Irie Ch. 12: Act 6: Rush Limbaugh's Epic Post Election Meltdown - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-07-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Spiraling - Jukebox the Ghost Ch. 14: Act 7: Victoria Jackson's Election Meltdown on Twitter - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-08-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet Ch. 16: Act 8: It's Official: Dick Morris Is "Through" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 11-07-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet Ch. 18: Act 9: Glenn Beck Totally Loses It: Buy Farmland & Guns - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-08-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Stairway to Gilligan's Island - Little Roger and the Goosebumps Ch. 20: Act 10: Donald Trump's Clownish Election Tweets - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-08-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Different names for the same thing - Death Cab For Cutie Ch. 22: Act 11: Libertarian Republican Cries "End of Liberty in America!" After Obama Win - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-09-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Say goodbye - Ian Rhett Ch. 24: Act 12: Racist Tweets Explode After Obama Re-Election - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-10-12 Ch. 25: Song 12: Lost! - Coldplay Ch. 26: Act 13: Study: Post-Election Racist Tweets Came From Romney States - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-10-12 Ch. 27: Song 13: Those were the days - Mary Hopkin Ch. 28: Act 14: The Polish is Off the Turd Blossom - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-8-12 Vote for us for a Podcast Award! www.PodcastAwards.com Voicemails: Ch. 29: Empiricism leads to liberalism - Keith from Brooklyn, NY Ch. 30: Food being genetically modified is not inherently bad - Rob from San Diego Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 31: Final comments on GMO crops and pesticides Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 11 November 2012
Edition #661 Time to eat your mutant vegetables Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Vegetarian By 2050? You Might Not Have A Choice - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-31-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Cheeseburger In Paradise - Jimmy Buffett Ch. 4: Act 2: 1 in 3 Adults Obese, But Levels No Longer Rising - David Pakman - Air Date: 01-23-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: What I am - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians Ch. 6: Act 3: Mickey Check, Mouse Approved Food - CounterSpin - Air Date 06-14-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Mickey - Toni Basil Ch. 8: Act 4: Bloodthirsty Undead Ghoul Advocates Chocolate Cereal Consumption - The Onion Ch. 9: Song 4: Let's call the whole thing off - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Ch. 10: Act 5: Eating Bugs To Save The World? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-29-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: The walls are coming down - Fanfarlo Ch. 12: Act 6: Rush Limbaugh's Clueless Food Rant - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-01-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Jerk it out - The Caesars Ch. 14: Act 7: 8-Year-Old Forced To Eat Organic Macaroni And Cheese - The Onion Ch. 15: Song 7: I am not a farmer - Bill Frisell Ch. 16: Act 8: These Organic Cons Missing The Point - CounterSpin - Air Date: 9-14-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Jack names the planets - Ash Ch. 18: Act 9: Is Monsanto Evil? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-22-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Sing for your supper - The Mamas & The Papas Ch. 20: Act 10: You Won't Believe What You're Eating Right Now - Lee Camp - Air Date: 09-26-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Food, Glorious Food - The London Theatre Orchestra and Cast Ch. 22: Act 11: General Mills Sued: "100% Natural" Nature Valley Bars, Not Natural - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-07-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Bread and butter - The Newbeats Ch. 24: Act 12: Organic subsidiaries out their parent conglomerates - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 10-12-12 Ch. 25: Song 12: Family ties - TV Themes Ch. 26: Act 13: Genetically Modified Shrieking Broccoli Toned Down - The Onion Ch. 27: Song 13: Animal crackers in my soup - Shirley Temple Ch. 28: Act 14: Genetically Modified Food Label Initiative Failing - Why? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-01-12 Vote for us for a Podcast Award! www.PodcastAwards.com Voicemails: Ch. 29: Relief of Obama winning - Keith in Chicago Ch. 30: Animal agriculture impact on the climate - Patrick from Dallas Ch. 31: Focus on watching Obama - Ryan in Vermont Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 32: Final Comments on the results of Prop 37 and the environmental impact of food Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 8 November 2012
Edition #660 The silver lining of political possibility Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Urgent Need to Prep for Climate Change Reality - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-31-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Mass Romantic - The New Pornographers Ch. 4: Act 2: Chris Matthews Blasts Climate Change Deniers - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-03-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: No more tears (Enough is enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer Ch. 6: Act 3: Hurricane Sandy: Convinced on Climate Change Yet?! - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-01-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Blowin' in the wind - Bob Dylan Ch. 8: Act 4: Bipartisanship, FEMA Funding, and Global Warming Post Sandy - Green News Repoort - Air Date 11-1-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Theme from New York, New York - Frank Sinatra Ch. 10: Act 5: Pastor Blames Hurricane on Gays, Ignores Climate Change - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-30-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Hallelujah - Vitamin String Quartet Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox, Limbaugh Say Hurricane Sandy Has Nothing To Do With Global Warming - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 10-31-12 Ch. 14: Act 7: Rush Limbaugh Laughs in the Face of Climate Change, Hurricane Sandy - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-02-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: After the storm - Mumford & Sons Ch. 16: Act 8: Fox Blames Climate Change on Mars 'Wobbles' - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-02-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: American Idiot - Green Day Ch. 18: Act 9: Hurricane Sandy Coverage Ignores Global Warming & Climate Change - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-30-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: The charming man - Death Cab For Cutie Ch. 20: Act 10: Climate Change Debate - It's All About Money - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-03-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Wasting My Time [Acoustic] - Default Ch. 22: Act 11: The Do the Math Tour - 350.org Ch. 23: Song 11: The 350 Movement - The day the world came together Ch. 24: Act 12: Sandy Redefines What Is Politically Possible - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-1-12 Vote for us for a Podcast Award! www.PodcastAwards.com Voicemails: Ch. 25: We should not abandon the boy scouts - Ethan Ch. 26: Go not Mitt Romney - Simon in San Antonio, TX Ch. 27: Let the markets election the president - John from Reno Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 28: Final comments on the future of the climate movement Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Mon, 5 November 2012
Edition #659 Listen to this on Election Day Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Wait, WHO Owns The F***ing Voting Machines?! - Lee Camp - Air Date: 10-24-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Marathon - Tennis Ch. 4: Act 2: Who Counts - John Mill Ch. 5: Song 2: You can't count on me - The Counting Crows Ch. 6: Act 3: Seven Ways To Beat The Ballot Bandits - Number One - Lee Camp - Air Date: 10-23-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Street fighting man - The Rolling Stones Ch. 8: Act 4: Voting is a privilege, says privileged white woman - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 10-26-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Friends and Family - Trik Turner Ch. 10: Act 5: Romney and the Race Card - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-1-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: The Legend of Zelda Main Theme - Nintendo Ch. 12: Act 6: Seven Ways To Beat The Ballot Bandits - Number Two - Lee Camp - Air Date: 10-23-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: The Legend of Zelda Main Theme - Nintendo Ch. 14: Act 7: Climate has always been debated, except this year - Green News Report - Air Date: 10-23-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: So low - Self Ch. 16: Act 8: The election is worse than a hurricane - The Bugle - Air Date: 11-2-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Flood - Jars of Clay Ch. 18: Act 9: The elections brings a toddler to tears - Wait wait don't tell me - Air Date: 11-3-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Star Wars Remix - Happy Hardcore Ch. 20: Act 10: Seven Ways To Beat The Ballot Bandits - Number FOUR - Lee Camp - Air Date: 10-27-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Star Wars Remix - Happy Hardcore Ch. 22: Act 11: Media manipulation of the election - CounterSpin - Air Date: 10-25-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Empty - The Cranberries Ch. 24: Act 12: Mitt Romney, Disaster Capitalist - The Progressive - Air Date: 11-2-12 Ch. 25: Song 12: Main Theme - Monkey Island Ch. 26: Act 13: Seven Ways To Beat The Ballot Bandits - Number Six - Lee Camp - Air Date: 11-02-12 Ch. 27: Song 13: Main Theme - Monkey Island Ch. 28: Act 14: How Voting Third Party Could Setback the Progressive Cause - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-02-12 Ch. 29: Song 14: Express yourself - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Ch. 30: Act 15: Republican War on Math - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-02-12 Ch. 31: Song 15: The Batman Theme - Danny Elfman Ch. 32: Act 16: Seven Ways To Beat The Ballot Bandits - NUMBER SEVEN - Lee Camp - Air Date: 11-02-12 Ch. 33: Song 16: The Batman Theme - Danny Elfman Ch. 34: Act 17: Romney's Final Argument - Vote for me or else! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-02-12 Ch. 35: Song 17: Some nights - Fun. Ch. 36: Act 18: Undecided - By David Sedaris, Read by Jay! Tomlinson Vote for us for a Podcast Award! www.PodcastAwards.com Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Ch. 37: Final comments on voting at PodcastAwards.com Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 1 November 2012
Edition #658 Praying for Reign Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Pray for Reign - Mark Fiore - Air Date 5-21-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: The bible tells me so - LifeWay Praise Kids Ch. 4: Act 2: Anti-Gay Bryan Fischer Kids of Same-Sex Couples Should Be Kidnapped - David Pakman - Air Date 8-9-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Demon Host - Timber Timbre Ch. 6: Act 3: Gay Eagle Scout Denied Award - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-06-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Boy scout rap (Tik Tok Parody) - Thirty100 Ch. 8: Act 4: DOMA Doomed: Federal Appeals Court Rules Unconstitutional - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-19-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: It's time - Imagine Dragons Ch. 10: Act 5: Law Seen as Ally as Public Shifts to Marriage Equality - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-5-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Run run - The Rival Ch. 12: Act 6: Mega-Pastor Joel Osteen: Gays & Lesbian Aren't "God's Best" - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-26-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Stubborn Love - The Lumineers Ch. 14: Act 7: Anti-Gay Christian Lives 'Undercover' As Gay For a Year - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-16-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: I'm a believer - Smash Mouth Ch. 16: Act 8: Empowering the gays to commit insurance fraud - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 10-31-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: White wedding - Billy Idol Ch. 18: Act 9: Expedia Lesbian Wedding Commercial Angers Anti-Gay Nuts - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-11-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: We intertwined - The Hush Sound Ch. 20: Act 10: Uncle Toms? Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Romney - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-28-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Uncle Tom - Arthur Adams Ch. 22: Act 11: Pat Robertson: Gays & Libs 'Want Dictatorship' - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 10-21-12 Vote for us for a Stitcher Award and two Podcast Awards! stitcher.com/stitcherawards www.PodcastAwards.com Voicemails: Ch. 23: What if we make the world a better place for no reason?! - Dave from Olympia, WA Ch. 24: Partisan bias over truth hurts the country - Spencer from Louisiana Ch. 25: Romney for affirmative action - Mike Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final comments on Hurricane Sandy and 350.org's Do the Math Tour Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sat, 27 October 2012
Edition #657 Maybe if we ask the plutocrats nicely Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Burn Your Money! ...Or Maybe Just Put It Away - Lee Camp - Air Date: 09-24-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong Ch. 4: Act 2: How the 47 Percent Are Taxed Even More Than Mitt Romney - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-16-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Comin' back for more - Robert Crew Ch. 6: Act 3: Romney's 12 Million Jobs - Real Math Breakdown - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-23-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: That's what's wrong - Good Old War Ch. 8: Act 4: American Robot's Job Outsourced To Overseas Robot - The Onion Ch. 9: Song 4: Mr. Roboto - Styx Ch. 10: Act 5: Fact Checking Moderators - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-19-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Tom Brokaw Blues - Jonas Friddle Ch. 12: Act 6: The rich may help but only if the poor get hurt too - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 10-19-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Razorwire - Chris Priest Ch. 14: Act 7: Plutocracy rising - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 10-19-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Remains - Matt Pond PA Ch. 16: Act 8: Teachers vs Kids In Alabama - Howdyland.com Ch. 17: Song 8: Selfish - This Providence Ch. 18: Act 9: Ben Stein Scared on Fox News: Rich People Should Pay More Taxes - David Pakman - Air Date: 10-23-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: You spin me right round - Dead or Alive Ch. 20: Act 10: Shocker! Study Proves Cutting Taxes on Wealthy Does NOT Create Jobs - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-24-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: She blinded me with science - Thomas Dolby Ch. 22: Act 11: I Went To The Cayman Islands To Expose The Truth About Romney's Tax Shelters - Lee Camp - Air Date: 10-15-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: The traitor - Sea Wolf Ch. 24: Act 12: Walmart Workers Strike for First Time - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-11-12 Vote for us for a Stitcher Award! stitcher.com/stitcherawards PodcastAwards.com Voicemails: Ch. 25: Binders from a male privilege perspective - John Ch. 26: Thoughts on binders full of women - Anonymous Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 27: Final comments on the insufficient comedy on 'binders', 350.org's Do the Math tour, Vote for BotL for awards! Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Wed, 24 October 2012
Edition #656 Abuses of power Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: If you want to abuse kids, get ordained first - Dan Savage - Air Date 9-11-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: The Pope song - Tim Minchin Ch. 4: Act 2: Right to Pray Law Allows Creationists to Skip Science Class in Missouri - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-15-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: You're wrong - NOFX Ch. 6: Act 3: Evolution Is A Lie From Hell! (Republican Rep. Paul Broun) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-09-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: The Ballad of Davy Crockett (In Outer Space) - They Might Be Giants Ch. 8: Act 4: Hell is other people - Greg Proops Ch. 9: Song 4: Heaven is a place on earth - Belinda Carlisle Ch. 10: Act 5: Republican Judge Denies Transgender Name Change Based on Bible - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-28-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley Ch. 12: Act 6: Billy Graham: Mormonism No Longer a Cult? - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-15-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: God? - The Dodos Ch. 14: Act 7: Atheists, Secularism Are The Enemy - Rick Perry - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-22-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: I ain't afraid - Robin Roberts Ch. 16: Act 8: Megachurch Pastor Endorses Mitt Romney, Should Lose Tax-Exemption - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-10-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Only if - Enya Ch. 18: Act 9: Why does the church have the right to tell you how and when to die? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-08-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Crucify - Tori Amos Ch. 20: Act 10: God Worried Apocalypse May Not Live Up To Expectations - The Onion Ch. 21: Song 10: Sorrow - Bad Religion Ch. 22: Act 11: Beat Your Wife! says Pat Robertson - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-11-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Natural Blues - Moby Ch. 24: Act 12: 14-Year-Old Gunned Down by Taliban Malala Yousafzai-YoungTurks-10-9-12 Vote for us for a Stitcher Award! stitcher.com/stitcherawards Voicemails: Ch. 25: Binder comment elicited emotional response from women - Jessica from New York Ch. 26: Romney didn't seek out women - Irene Ch. 27: Depending on liberal media for intellectual perspective - Mark in Columbia, SC Ch. 28: Binder comment shows a pattern of thought for Romney - Elka from Indiana Ch. 29: Binder comment shows condescending male hero complex - Emma from Wellesley, Mass Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 30: Final comments on being nominated at the Stitcher Awards and on how I agree with the conclusions on the callers Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 21 October 2012
Edition #655 Utter asininity Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Fox News Blurs Line with Romney Campaign - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-17-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Where does the good go? - Tegan and Sara Ch. 4: Act 2: Gretchen Carlson Whines About Joe Biden - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-16-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Ho Hey - The Lumineers Ch. 6: Act 3: Wikileaks vs. Anderson Cooper - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-27-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Breakneck Speed - Tokyo Police Club Ch. 8: Act 4: Conservative Base Alienated from GOP-Fox News - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-17-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: 1901 - Phoenix Ch. 10: Act 5: Hilarious Breakdown Of 'The Five' On Fox News - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-26-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Take Five - Dave Brubeck Ch. 12: Act 6: Drop In Unemployment Rate Turns Conservative Media Into Jobs Truthers - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 10-05-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Take Five - Dave Brubeck Ch. 14: Act 7: Fact Checkers Declaring Their Profession A Scam - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-12-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Run-around - Blues Traveler Ch. 16: Act 8: Least Informed Audience: Fox News (Pew Survey) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-01-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Live like you're dying - Lenka Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox News Psychiatrist: Biden Might Have Dementia or Was Drinking - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-17-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote Ch. 20: Act 10: How The Media Used Biden's Smile To Deflect From Ryan's Dishonesty - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 10-12-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote Ch. 22: Act 11: Polls Say Obama Won Debate, CNN Won't Admit It - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-18-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: I am a rock - Simon & Garfunkel Ch. 24: Act 12: False Equivalencies To The Extreme - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-5-12 Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Ch. 25: Final comments on the inanity of Romney's Binder Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Wed, 17 October 2012
Edition #654 The ick-factor on display Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Explosive Employment - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 09-20-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Welcome to the black parade - My Chemical Romance Ch. 4: Act 2: US Suffers for Romney Failure to Engage Obama on Drones - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-25-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: If not now, when? - Anchor & Braille Ch. 6: Act 3: One third of Pussy Riot freed - The Bugle - Air Date 10-14-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Put your records on - Corinne Bailey Rae Ch. 8: Act 4: Freedom for one third of Pussy Riot - Amnesty International - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 9: Song 4: A girl, a boy, and a graveyard - Jeremy Messersmith Ch. 10: Act 5: Afghanistan Withdrawal May Come Sooner Than Expected - NATO SG - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-02-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Spectrum - Florence and The Machine Ch. 12: Act 6: End the Afghan War Now! - The Progressive - Air Date: 10-8-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Goodbye stranger - Supertramp Ch. 14: Act 7: Taliban Targets 14 Year Old Girl - The Bugle - Air Date 10-14-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Impossible - Shout Out Louds Ch. 16: Act 8: War Dead - Humanity Vs. Incidents - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-5-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Imagine that - Katie Todd Band Ch. 18: Act 9: Waterboarding USA - le Show - Air Date 10-14-12 Ch. 19: Act 10: GOP Good at Exploiting Security for Politics - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-10-12 Nominate us for this award: http://stitcher.promotw.com (News & Politics) Activism links: AmnestyUSA.org/get-involved/take-action-now Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 20: Pining for a more reasonable discussion with conservatives - Colin from Cleveland, OH Ch. 21: Stimulating the economy with legalization - Victor from Poughkeepsie, New York Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 22: Final comments on nothing at all Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 14 October 2012
Edition #653 Protect your right to participate in this farce Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Noam Chomsky: Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils in a Swing State - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-02-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Fix you - Coldplay Ch. 4: Act 2: Sarah Silverman On Voter ID Laws - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-22-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: You Fuckin' Did It (live) - Jason Mraz Ch. 6: Act 3: Let My People Vote 2012 - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 7: Song 3: Which side are you on? - Natalie Merchant Ch. 8: Act 4: Fraud Scandal Ends GOP Registration Drive Early - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-1-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Little lies - Fleetwood Mac Ch. 10: Act 5: Republican Voter & Election Fraud Confirmed - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-01-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: President of what? - Death Cab For Cutie Ch. 12: Act 6: The GOP's "Ballot Integrity" ruse - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 10-3-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Curl up and die - Relient K Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans And Voter Fraud - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-29-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't see it coming - Belle and Sebastian Ch. 16: Act 8: Legally Bereft War on Voting Adopts Deceptive Strategy - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-4-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Hurry up let's go - Shout Out Louds Ch. 18: Act 9: Pennsylvania "Voter ID" BLOCKED by Judge - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-04-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Hold the line - The White Buffalo Ch. 20: Act 10: US Court Forces Ohio to Reinstate Early Voting - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-5-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Take your time - The Love Bite Ch. 22: Act 11: The Argument Against the Protest Vote (or Not Voting At All) in November - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-17-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Float on - Modest Mouse Ch. 24: Act 12: The TRUTH About Voting - LeeCamp - Air Date: 08-20-12 Nominate and vote for us for these awards: www.PodcastAwards.com (For Best Produced and News & Politics) http://stitcher.promotw.com (Just News & Politics) Activism links: www.LetMyPeopleVote2012.com Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 25: Recommending "The new Jim Crow" for reading on legalization - Rob in South Carolina Ch. 26: On how to argue climate change - Heather from Indiana Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 27: Final comments on how to debate climate change Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Thu, 11 October 2012
Edition #652 The anti-science committee Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: House Science & Ladyparts Committee - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 08-27-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: My brother the ape - They might be giants Ch. 4: Act 2: Todd Akin is Against Fair Pay Act for Women - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-02-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Ridiculous Thoughts - The Cranberries Ch. 6: Act 3: Akin Opens Door to Disagreeing with Civil Rights Act - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-1-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Static - Jukebox The Ghost Ch. 8: Act 4: Remove Akin from Science Committee - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 9: Song 4: Put it to the test - They might be giants Ch. 10: Act 5: Women who take the pill turn men gay? Nunsense - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 10-2-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Nunsense is habit forming - Anna Sharkey, Bronwen Stanway, Honor Blackman, Louise Gold & Pip Hinton Ch. 12: Act 6: Rush Limbaugh: Penises 10% Smaller Due to Feminazis - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-24-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: What we've got - Emilyn Brodsky & Anthony da Costa Ch. 14: Act 7: "Lady Gaga is a Slut!" Says Republican to Children - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-26-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Staten Island - The Irish Rovers Ch. 16: Act 8: I Wish My Mother Had Aborted Me - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-21-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Free to decide - The Cranberries Ch. 18: Act 9: Abortion Access in America Makes Dramatic Backward Slide - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-28-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Where are all the scientists now? - Jukebox The Ghost Ch. 20: Act 10: Mitt Romney Abortion Views - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-31-12 Nominate and vote for us for these awards: www.PodcastAwards.com (For Best Produced and News & Politics) http://stitcher.promotw.com (Just News & Politics) Activism links: bit.ly/removeakin Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 21: Responding to anti-legalization caller - Stacy Ch. 22: Conservative who agrees with legalization - it would make the left into hypocrites - Jim from St. Augustine Ch. 23: Economic discussion on legalization - Keith from Brooklyn, NY Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 24: Final Comments on abstinence-only drug policy and the economics of legalization Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 8 October 2012
Edition #651 Doing the math Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Nuclear Reactor Unprepared For Global Warming - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-15-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Don't ask me why - Billy Joel Ch. 4: Act 2: No Silver Lining in Arctic Melting - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-28-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Animal - Neon Trees Ch. 6: Act 3: Heal The Planet... Just Kidding Folks - Green News Report - Air Date 9-4-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Say something else - The Morenas Ch. 8: Act 4: Romney's Hamm-handed energy policy - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 9-12-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Hello, my treacherous friends - OK Go Ch. 10: Act 5: Ice, Ice Maybe? Arctic Ice Disappearing - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-16-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Fly like an eagle - Seal Ch. 12: Act 6: Division Between The Parties - Green News Report - Air Date 9-11-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Ignore the ignorant - The Cribs Ch. 14: Act 7: Join Bill McKibben's Fight Against the Fossil Fuel Companies - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-21-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Moving planet - 350.org Ch. 16: Act 8: Arctic Sea Ice Levels Hit Record Low - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-24-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: The bubble machine - Leslie Bricusse Ch. 18: Act 9: Activists Successfully Stall Fracking - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-01-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Everybody's free (to feel good) - Rozalla Ch. 20: Act 10: NASA Scientist: How to Grow Our Own Energy - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-03-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: The world at large - Modest Mouse Ch. 22: Act 11: The Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See - wonderingmind42 on YouTube Nominate and vote for us for these awards: www.PodcastAwards.com (For Best Produced and News & Politics) http://stitcher.promotw.com (Just News & Politics) Activism links: math.350.org Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 23: Concern about Lee Camp's promo - Liz Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 24: Final comments on rape as a metaphor Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Fri, 5 October 2012
Edition #650 Getting in the game Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Awesome Gay Marriage Rant By Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-11-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Beautiful day - U2 Ch. 4: Act 2: NFL Players Brendon Ayanbadejo & Chris Kluwe Support Gay Marriage - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-11-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Too afraid to love you - The Black Keys Ch. 6: Act 3: Jocks Coming Out Of The Locker - Throwing Shade - Air Date 9-11-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Throwing Shade Theme Ch. 8: Act 4: Yunel Escobar's Anti-Gay Slur- Young Turks - Air Date -9-18-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: The magic piper of love - Edwyn Collins Ch. 10: Act 5: The Last Closet - BotL Activism Update Ch. 11: Song 5: Falling in love again - Eagle-Eye Cherry Ch. 12: Act 6: No Ill Effects of DADT Repeal After All - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-19-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Am I wrong? - Love Spit Love Ch. 14: Act 7: Study: Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal Have ZERO Negative Effects - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-16-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: I love a man in uniform - Gang of Four Ch. 16: Act 8: Gay Marriage - The Hamster Wheel Ch. 17: Song 8: Puppy Love - Paul Anka Ch. 18: Act 9: Anti-Gay Marriage Attack Ad Targets Mark Grisanti - Young Turks - Air Date - 9-11-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Be my lover - La Bouche Ch. 20: Act 10: California Bans "Gay Cure" Therapy for Teens - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-03-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Crazy love, Vol II - Paul Simon Ch. 22: Act 11: An American Dream... For Everyone - Dan Savage - Air Date 9-11-12 Nominate BotL for these Awards: PodcastAwards.com Stitcher.promotw.com Activism links: TheLastCloset.org Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 23: Opposing legalization of marijuana - Matt from Chicago Ch. 24: Responding to Jim from St. Augustine on education - Colin from Cleveland, OH Ch. 25: Responding to Jim from St. Augustine on education - Andrew from Indianapolis Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final comments on wishful legislating away drugs, alcohol and warm weather Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Tue, 2 October 2012
Edition #649 Kill the poor Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Forbes 400 Richest Americans List - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-22-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) - Pet Shop Boys Ch. 4: Act 2: The Wealthy Show Off - Howdyland.com Ch. 5: Song 2: Si Tu N'étais Pas Là (Frébel) - Yann Tiersen Ch. 6: Act 3: Robin Hood Tax - BotL Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Robin Hood - Dick James Ch. 8: Act 4: How the Rich Screwed the Middle Class - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-17-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: What's going on - Marvin Gaye Ch. 10: Act 5: CEO Needs $30 Million Aspen Home To Recharge Batteries - The Onion Ch. 11: Song 5: Relaxing Piano and Shakuhachi Flute Music - Chinese and Japanese Koto Harp and Shakuhachi Flute Music Ch. 12: Act 6: Romney: It's Fair That I Pay Lower Tax Rate Than $50000 Earner - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-26-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Easy - Deer Tick Ch. 14: Act 7: Income Inequality and the Forgotten Poor - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-13-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Working poor - Horse Feathers Ch. 16: Act 8: Republicans Want Wealth Redistribution - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-24-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Working class hero - Exit Clov Ch. 18: Act 9: How Ronald Reagan killed the American Dream - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-27-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Bet against the American dream - This American Life Ch. 20: Act 10: Against The Destitute - Howdyland.com Ch. 21: Song 10: Kill the poor - Dead Kennedys Ch. 22: Act 11: #Occupy didn't entirely reform all of capitalism in one year - CounterSpin - Air Date: 9-21-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Pink Moon - Nick Drake Ch. 24: Act 12: Classism on display at the grocery - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 9-26-12 Ch. 25: Song 12: Leap - The Cave Singers Ch. 26: Act 13: Protests Against Austerity Sweep Spain, Greece - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-27-12 Ch. 27: Song 13: March in the street - Boat Ch. 28: Act 14 : What You're Doing Right Now Might Not Matter At All - LeeCamp - Air Date: 09-04-12 - Activism links: RobinHoodTax.org Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 29: Claiming that progressives support the status quo in education - Jim from St. Augustine Ch. 30: Religious extremism needs to be dealt with - Simon from San Antonio Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on PodcastAwards.com Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sat, 29 September 2012
Edition #648 Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-20-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: The kids don't stand a chance - Vampire Weekend Ch. 4: Act 2: 49 Headless Bodies - War On Drugs In Mexico Is A Failure - Young Turks - Air Date 5-14-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: I will wait - Mumford & Sons Ch. 6: Act 3: Addiction, brain abnormalities and heredity - le Show - Air Date: 2-5-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Jailhouse rock - Elvis Presley Ch. 8: Act 4: Drug Addict Looking For More Enabling Girlfriend - The Onion Ch. 9: Song 4: Take the skinheads bowling - Camper Van Beethoven Ch. 10: Act 5: DEA Won't Admit There Are Drugs Worse Than Marijuana - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-22-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Drugs tonight - Stockdale and Shapiro Ch. 12: Act 6: Dead Kids = Winning The War On Drugs According To DEA Head - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-06-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: More and more - Captain Hollywood Project Ch. 14: Act 7: Joe Biden - Please put your foot in your mouth about pot - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 5-24-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: The end of medicine - The New Pornographers Ch. 16: Act 8: Guy Just Totally Smoking Weed On The Street - The Onion Ch. 17: Song 8: High - The Cure Ch. 18: Act 9: Time to Legalize Marijuana - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-30-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Legalize it - Peter Tosh Ch. 20: Act 10: NY Gov. Cuomo Proposes Decriminalizing Small Amounts of Marijuana - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-06-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: President - Wyclef Jean Ch. 22: Act 11: Obama Second Term Plan For War on Drugs - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-03-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Give up the toad - Family Guy Ch. 24: Act 12: Is the Drug War Actually Being Won - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-20-11 Ch. 25: Song 12: Clean up - Ari Herstand Ch. 26: Act 13: Many Doctors Say It's 'High' Time To Legalize Marijuana - The Onion Ch. 27: Song 13: She's got you high - Mumm-Ra Ch. 28: Act 14: What Happened When Portugal Decriminalized Drugs? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-20-12 Ch. 30: Song 14: Not an addict - K's Choice Ch. 31: Act 15: Paul Ryan endorses marijuana, time for Obama to do the same! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-10-12 Activism links: The War On Drugs Cannabis Prohibition Animation http://youtu.be/bcDDrLFUrgk Voicemails: Ch. 32: The need for highlighting the positive - Kevin from Helena, Montana Ch. 33: Fair Net Radio petition call to action - Mat in Reading, PA Ch. 34: Bad art is preferable to blowing people up - Anonymous Ch. 35: The reasons to be frustrated with Obama, including marijuana - Byron from Greensboro, NC Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 36: Final comments on a legalization video and bad art vs blowing people up Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Wed, 26 September 2012
Edition #647 Shooting the foot that's in his mouth Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Inelegant statement about the 47 Percent - Wait wait don't tell me - Air Date: 9-22-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Für Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven Ch. 4: Act 2: Right Wing Media Continues to Defend, Praise Romney's "47 Percent" Comment - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 09-19-12 Ch. 6: Act 3: Fact-Checked: Romney's 47 Percent Non-Taxpayers Mostly from Red States - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-18-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Strawberry Fields Forever - Ben Harper Ch. 8: Act 4: Wolf-Pac state leadership volunteers - BotL Activism - Air Date: 9-26-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Turn it over - Bluegrazer Ch. 10: Act 5: Republicans Begin to Turn on Romney - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-19-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Free fallin' - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Ch. 12: Act 6: Ann Romney to GOP: STFU!! - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-21-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Gimme Sympathy - Metric Ch. 14: Act 7: Devastating: Mitt Romney Flip Flop Videos - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-21-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Greased Lightning - Grease Ch. 16: Act 8: Romney's Down-Ballot Toxicity - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-19-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Don't cry - Guns N' Roses Ch. 18: Act 9: Romney's Chilling Prescriptions on 60 Minutes - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-24-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam Ch. 20: Act 10: Mitt Romney Leaked Tape Reveals "I Inherited NOTHING!" - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-21-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Inherit the wind - Elvis Presley Ch. 22: Act 11: Romney and Obama's Big Ideas - Billionaires vs. the Middle Class - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-24-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Run, Freedom Run - Urinetown Ch. 24: Act 12: 13 Can President Obama Change Washington? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-22-12 Activism links: www.Wolf-PAC.com Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 25: Clap Obama on the back with one hand and hand him a to-do list with the other - Anonymous Ch. 26: It is right to criticize Obama for not being progressive enough - Chuck in Salt Lake City Ch. 27: Calling back and mostly agreeing - Anonymous Ch. 28: Duty to disregard those who use violence to control others - Roy from McClain TX Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 29: Final comments on critiquing Obama and ignoring those who control through violence Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 23 September 2012
Edition #646 Support independent news Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: CNN: During Vietnam, It Was Brave of Mitt Romney to be in France - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-04-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Everybody's gone to war - Nerina Pallot Ch. 4: Act 2: O'Reilly, Limbaugh, Palin, & Ingraham Panicked About Romney- Young Turks - Air Date - 9-12-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Directions - Josh Rouse Ch. 6: Act 3: Romney-Ryan Extremist Record Tests Political Media - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-22-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Teddybear's picnic - The Lords Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox Omits the Facts to Politicize 9-11 Moment of Silence - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 09-11-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Teddybear's picnic - The Lords Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox and Friends FAIL on Obama Smear...BIG TIME - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-21-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Oops and move on - Henery Philips Ch. 12: Act 6: EPIC: Fox News Pranked by Fake "Former Obama Supporter" - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-18-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Everyday - Carly Comando Ch. 14: Act 7: Gretchen Carlson Re-Writes History, Has No Memory Of Any "Successful Terror Attack Since 9-11" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 09-17-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Everyday - Carly Comando Ch. 16: Act 8: Bored by Birtherism? Try Some Secretly Gay! - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-14-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Love Love Love - Of Monsters and Men Ch. 18: Act 9: Lubricating Politicians - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-7-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Gone - Jack Johnson Ch. 20: Act 10: DecodeDC: Ex-NPR Reporter Seabrook Fed Up With Media BS - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-01-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: The typewriter song - The Boston Pops Orchestra Ch. 22: Act 11: "Truth VS. Puppy Purging: Where Do YOU Get Your News?" - Lee Camp - Air Date: 09-20-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: Obama has brought change - Anonymous Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 24: Final comments on depicting Muhammad, criticizing progressive presidents and prepping for awards season Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 20 September 2012
Edition #645 The candidates race Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Romney Trolls Liberals to Please Conservative Base - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-24-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: White Privilege - Macklemore Ch. 4: Act 2: Biggest Birther Event of Year Canceled - No Ticket Sales - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-13-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Kick Drum Heart - The Avett Brothers Ch. 6: Act 3: Mitt Romney is a Unicorn! - BotL Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Space unicorn - Parry Gripp Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News Blames Black People (For Everything) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-25-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: New shoes - Paolo Nutini Ch. 10: Act 5: Romney Desperately Needs & Targets White Vote - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-27-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Against the wind - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Ch. 12: Act 6: It Was The Worst Of Times - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-7-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Paris - Dido Ch. 14: Act 7: Rush Limbaugh: Barack Obama Isn't Authentically Black - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-11-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Golden Brown - The Stranglers Ch. 16: Act 8: Racist, Asshat Clown Could Cost Romney Virginia - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-08-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Something good - Utah Saints Ch. 18: Act 9: Romney dismisses 47% of the country - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 9-18-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Common sense - Flunk Ch. 20: Act 10: Romney Revealed in All His Disdainfulness - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-18-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Above and below - The Bravery Ch. 22: Act 11: Mitt Romney Desperate PANIC Press Conference - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-19-12 Ch. 23: Act 12: Mitt Romney Cracks Hispanic Latino Joke to Donors - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-19-12 Ch. 24: Song 12: Mexico - James Taylor Ch. 25: Act 13: I Know Who Will Win The Presidential Election (Seriously) - Lee Camp - Air Date: 09-12-12 Activism links: bit.ly/unicornromney Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 26: Any kind of religious fervor is scary - Colin from Cleveland, OH Ch. 27: Refusing to adopt a heightened sense of fear or vulnerability - Anonymous Ch. 28: Praise for Taylor Mali clip from Education episode - Colin from Cleveland, OH Ch. 29: Thoughtful dissection of provoking others through satire and criticism - Anonymous Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 30: Final comments asking for more comments on provoking fundamentalists and inspiring videos to be played on the show Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 17 September 2012
Edition #644 Teachers make a goddamn difference Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: The Experts Are WRONG and Here's How - LeeCamp - Air Date: 08-27-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Change the world - The Offspring Ch. 4: Act 2: For-Profit Colleges Target Vets & Loans for Huge Profit - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-9-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Breathe me - Sia Ch. 6: Act 3: How the TPP agreement is a danger to the US - Best of the Left Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Always - Switchfoot Ch. 8: Act 4: Nation's Substitute Teachers Would Like To Know Who Threw That - The Onion Ch. 9: Song 4: Let's Misbehave - Irving Aaronson & His Commanders Ch. 10: Act 5: Student Loans Could Lead to Holocaust! says GOP Rep. - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-07-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Wake up - Arcade Fire Ch. 12: Act 6: We Are Toxic Assets - J.A. Myerson for Citizen Radio Ch. 13: Song 6: Common sense - Justin Mcroberts Ch. 14: Act 7: Chicago teacher strike under attack with misinformation - CounterSpin - Air Date: 9-14-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Teach me something - Hot Tip Ch. 16: Act 8: Teachers As Thugs - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 9-16-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Concrete bed - Nada Surf Ch. 18: Act 9: Chicago Teachers Unfairly Vilified - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-14-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: The Legend of Zelda Main Theme Medley - Nintendo Ch. 20: Act 10: What Teachers Make - Taylor Mali Activism links: www.eff.org/issues/tpp Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 21: Stacy responds to Joe - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area Ch. 22: What is your advantages? - Anonymous Ch. 23: Thanks for queer rights episode - Jay from New York Ch. 24: Who cares about the gay issue? - Joe from PA Ch. 25: Tammy Faye Baker on Jesus and the gays - Laurie from WA Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final comments on the morality of placating fundamentalists Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Fri, 14 September 2012
Edition #643 Echoes of the past Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Ryan Advisor Pick Dan Senor Spotlights War Policy - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-17-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Hide and seek - Imogen Heap Ch. 4: Act 2: Required Small Openings For Effective Propaganda - Counterspin - Air Date 8-24-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Needle in the hay - Elliott Smith Ch. 6: Act 3: Obama Grilled About Kill List By Local Reporter - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-09-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Not the only one - Hotrod Cadets Ch. 8: Act 4: Free Pussy Riot - BotL Activism Update Ch. 9: Song 4: Free Pussy Riot - Mukluk Ch. 10: Act 5: A Grisly Milestone for Afghanistan - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-22-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: War - Goldfinger Ch. 12: Act 6: Reversing The Order Of The Telling on Iran - CounterSpin - Air Date 8-24-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Last word - Christopher Ames Ch. 14: Act 7: US Ambassador Killed in Libya Consulate Attacks; Romney Politicizes - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-12-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: The killing moon - Echo & The Bunnymen Ch. 16: Act 8: Clash of Fundamentalisms in Libya - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-12-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Duel of the fates - John Williams Ch. 18: Act 9: Torture Widespread Based On New US Waterboarding Evidence - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-07-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Keep on moving forward - Emma's Revolution Ch. 20: Act 10: Bush 9/11 FAIL: Worse Than You Think! - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-11-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Don't look back in anger - Oasis Ch. 22: Act 11: Cheney In No Position to Fault Obama on Intelligence Briefings - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-11-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Warning - Green Day Ch. 24: Act 12: 9/11: Devastating Book On Bush Admin, Bin Laden Warnings - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-12-12 Activism links: www.FreePussyRiot.org Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 25: Discussing victim-blaming - Heather from Indiana Ch. 26: Discussing rape culture - Ally from Philidelphia Ch. 27: Joe clarifies previous statement about race and gender - Joe from New York Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 28: Final comments explaining the withdrawl of original version of Ep. 642 Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Tue, 11 September 2012
Edition #642 Bigotry is morally disordered and cognitively questionable Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Gay appreciation in the military - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 6-22-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Fuck you - Lily Allen Ch. 4: Act 2: Ex-gays aren't ex-gay - Savage Love - Air Date 7-24-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: I've gotta be me - Sammy Davis Jr. Ch. 6: Act 3: Anti-Gay Bigots = Conspiracy Theorists, Pope in Gay Porn Movie, More - The David Pakman Show Ch. 7: Song 3: Starring - Freelance Whales Ch. 8: Act 4: Welcome to the 21st Century: Democrats Add Gay Marriage to Party Platform - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-31-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: All I want is you - U2 Ch. 10: Act 5: Why They Are A Hate Group - Savage Love - Air Date 8-21-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: The asshole song - Jimmy Buffet Ch. 12: Act 6: Incredible Bigoted Anti-Gay Romney-Ryan Ad - The David Pakman Show Ch. 13: Song 6: Galileo - G.G. Allin Ch. 14: Act 7: Dad Cites Bible To Disown Gay Son In Letter - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-11-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Killing for love - José González Ch. 16: Act 8: Married Gay Couple Denied Driver's License in Florida - The Majority Report Ch. 17: Song 8: Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra Ch. 18: Act 9: Anti-Gay TN Senator LGBT Suicide Isn't a Real Problem - The David Pakman Show Ch. 19: Song 9: What is love? - Haddaway Ch. 20: Act 10: Gay Student Stalked By Former MI Assistant AG - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-25-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Beautiful boy - Sam Quinn + Japan Ten Ch. 22: Act 11: Boys Preying On The Priests - Savage Love - Air Date 9-4-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: Clearing up false equivalency between Catholics and Muslims - Dave from Olympia, WA Ch. 24: A glimpse of the human condition through personal perception - Daniel from CA Ch. 25: Joe reveals his majority privilege - John In Tulsa, OK Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final comments on crime and vigilance Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Sat, 8 September 2012
Edition #641 Suppressing democracy Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Suppression, Not The Standard Definition - Counterspin - Air Date 7-27-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Anything goes / Anything you can do - Glee Cast Ch. 4: Act 2: Your Vote WILL Be Stolen And Here's How - Lee Camp - Air Date 8-13-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: The promise - Reel Big Fish Ch. 6: Act 3: Labor unions AFL CIO - BotL Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Finish line - Fanfarlo Ch. 8: Act 4: Voting Rights in Trouble in PA, IA, OH - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-10-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Great divide - Fair Ch. 10: Act 5: But Is Suppression The Intent - Counterspin - Air Date 8-3-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Hard to explain - The Strokes Ch. 12: Act 6: Dangerous Voting Scheme in Pennsylvania Moves Forward - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-16-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Something's always wrong - Toad the Wet Sprocket Ch. 14: Act 7: Republican Scott Brown Wants All Legal Votes to Count, BUT... - David Pakman - Air Date 8-14-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Chorus of fools - The Crookes Ch. 16: Act 8: Voter ID Bill Requires Proof Of Rib - Howdyland.com Ch. 17: Song 8: In God's country - U2 Ch. 18: Act 9: Game of Thrones Author Attacks GOP Voter Suppression - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-16-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: I shall not be moved - Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band Ch. 20: Act 10: GOP Adds War on Voting to Party Platform - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-21-12 Ch. 21: Song 9: Classical gas - Vanessa Mae Ch. 22: Act 10: GOP voter suppression is criminal - Matthew Filipowicz Show - Air Date 8-16-12 Activism links: AFLCIO.org Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 23: False equivalency between Catholicism and Islam - Nathan from Vancouver, WA Ch. 24: Story about train is about control - Paula in California Ch. 25: Minority perception of privilege may be amplified beyond reality - Joe from New York Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final comments on aversions to being controlled and a bad breakdown of a false equivalency Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Wed, 5 September 2012
Edition #640 Misdirecting the economy Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Democrats Beat Republicans on 11 of 12 Economic Indicators- David Pakman - Air Date 8-17-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Wax & Wire - Loch Lomond Ch. 4: Act 2: Wall Street-er's BS Plan To Privatize the US Postal Service - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-26-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: The Letter - The Box Tops Ch. 6: Act 3: Scary Figures Of Misinformation - Counterspin - Air Date 8-24-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Tell me a lie - Griffin House Ch. 8: Act 4: Pew: Middle Class Is Screwed - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-26-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Razorwire - Chris Priest Ch. 10: Act 5: Man who killed Glass/Steagall says it's time to bring it back - Jimmy Dore - Air Date 8-3-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: If the world crashes down - Enrique Iglesias Ch. 12: Act 6: Obama's Hard Case on the Economy - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-24-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Fall down - Toad the Wet Sprocket Ch. 14: Act 7: Paul Ryan Is a Randian Not a Fiscal Conservative - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-14-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Don't talk - 10,000 Maniacs Ch. 16: Act 8: Paul Ryan (Absurdly) Blames Obama For S&P Downgrade - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-31-12 Voicemails: Ch. 17: How Regan used religion to turn Africa against homosexuality - Max from Davis, CA Ch. 18: Thoughts on Catholics denouncing pedophiles in their ranks - John From Reno Ch. 19: The need for more atheists - Jason from the cornfields of Iowa Ch. 20: Comparing black and female burden - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 21: Final comments asking for input on activism updates to promote on the show Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 2 September 2012
Edition #639 See how deceitfully they run Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Double-Amputee Duckworth Not A 'True' Military Hero - Rep. Joe Walsh - Young Turks - Air Date 7-7-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Girl in the war - Chris Priest Ch. 4: Act 2: Super Klassy GOPers Gay Dog Whistle Each Other - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-7-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: These quiet times - Shady Bard Ch. 6: Act 3: Obama Compared To Hitler, Stalin, & Mao By GOP Candidate - Young Turks - Air Date 8-6-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Courage - Authority Zero Ch. 8: Act 4: Louie Gohmert Still Saying “Ahhhhh” - Howdyland.com Ch. 9: Song 4: Spanish flea - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Ch. 10: Act 5: Tea Party Most Anti-Gay Political Group - David Pakman - Air Date 8-22-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Free to decide - The Cranberries Ch. 12: Act 6: Allen West Punches Woman In The Face In New Ad - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-11-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Sapphire bullets of pure love - They might be giants Ch. 14: Act 7: Magical Thinking of the GOP - Real Time With Bill Maher - Air Date 8-24-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Dance music - The Mountain Goats Ch. 16: Act 8: We built, and misrepresented, it - This Week in Blackness Radio - Air Date: 8-29-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: The lucky one - Alison Krauss & Union Station Ch. 18: Act 9: I have privilege because I'm white, get it? - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 8-31-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: The district sleeps alone tonight - The Postal Service Ch. 20: Act 10: The devil in the details, Ralph Reed and the GOP - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 8-31-12 Voicemails: Ch. 21: Conservatives winning on abortion would be detrimental to their fundraising efforts - Ruth from Michigan Ch. 22: Romney's comment is the perfect explanation of white privilege - Michael From California Ch. 23: A different perspective on religion - John from Texas Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 24: Final Comments on extended Moyers clip and when bad is good Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 30 August 2012
Edition #638 The crazy side of faith Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Abuser Priest Caught in Underwear Chasing Boy Down the Street- David Pakman - Air Date 8-22-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Knockin' on heaven's door - Guns N' Roses Ch. 4: Act 2: Descriptions Just Not Graphic Enough - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 06-22-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: God's radar - The Dixie Hummingbirds Ch. 6: Act 3: Dinosaurs Lived With Man So Says Allen Quist, GOP Candidate- Young Turks - Air Date 8-15-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Pray for you - Jaron And The Long Road To Love Ch. 8: Act 4: Lord Answers Bible-Camp Counselor's Prayer For Safe And Enjoyable Hike - The Onion Ch. 9: Song 4: Save a prayer - Duran Duran Ch. 10: Act 5: Poetic Human Nature - Moyers and Company - Air Date 7-6-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Eden - Phil Wickham Ch. 12: Act 6: Pat Robertson Sikh Shooting Because Atheists Hate God - David Pakman - Air Date 8-7-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band Ch. 14: Act 7: Christian Girl Faces Death Penalty For 'Blasphemy' In Pakistan - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-26-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Whenever God shines his light - Van Morrison Ch. 16: Act 8: OMG Mandatory Church and Pat's Orphans - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 8-17-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash Ch. 18: Act 9: A Win for the Religious Censors in Wis. - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-23-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Heaven knows I'm miserable now - The Smiths Ch. 20: Act 10: Faith-Based TV-Repair Shop Severely Backed Up - The Onion - Air Date: 7-12-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Like a prayer - Madonna Ch. 22: Act 11: Bill Nye Vs Creationism - Young Turks - Air Date -8-28-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: We are all made of stars - Moby Ch. 24: Act 12: And The Lord Sayeth Be A Greedy A$$hole - Lee Camp - Air Date 7-17-12 Voicemails: Ch. 25: "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction" - Colin from Cleveland, OH Ch. 26: Is holding a door for a woman inherently sexist? - Chuck in Salt Lake City Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 27: Final comments on intention vs actions in benevolent sexism and how traditionalism can lead to bad public policy Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 27 August 2012
Edition #637 Racism from the grassroots to the grasstops Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: See Past the Profile - ULGA Young Professionals Ch. 3: Song 1: Chase me down the street - Hotrod Cadets Ch. 4: Act 2: Whites-Only Christian Gathering In Alabama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-07-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Laundry room - The Avett Brothers Ch. 6: Act 3: The Viability of Racism a Political Tactic in 2012 - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-18-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Hit me with your best shot - Pat Benatar Ch. 8: Act 4: Mississippi Church Refuses a Black Couple's Wedding - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-10-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: A change is gonna come - Ben Sollee Ch. 10: Act 5: Church Blocks Black Couple's Wedding In Mississippi - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-31-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Tomorrow - Duran Duran Ch. 12: Act 6: Hey White Guys - Third Base - ExplodedView MEF on YouTube Ch. 13: Song 6: Rockin' the suburbs - Ben Folds Ch. 14: Act 7: Beneath Welfare Lie Is a Racist Dog Whistle - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-7-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Kill the director - The Wombats Ch. 16: Act 8: Whites Think They Suffer From Racism More Than Blacks - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-22-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Ridiculous thoughts - The Cranberries Ch. 18: Act 9: Rush Limbaugh 'A Racist Piece Of Shit' Says Ice-T - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-27-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Your racist friend - They might be giants Ch. 20: Act 10: Living Without White Privilege - This Week In Blackness - Air Date 8-21-12 Voicemails: Ch. 21: Benevolent sexism coupled with anti-women views in the Christian church - Jessica from New York Ch. 22: People often hold seemingly opposing views - Mara from Pittsburgh Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 23: Final comments on parsing tradition from religion Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Fri, 24 August 2012
Edition #636 Protecting women from their rights Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Planned Parenthood Is 'Murder For Hire' - N.C. Rep. Pittman - Young Turks - Air Date 8-6-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Overkill (Acoustic Version) - Colin Hay Ch. 4: Act 2: Is Paul Ryan Vice President Ultrasound? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 8-13-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Mama said - The Shirelles Ch. 6: Act 3: The GOP War on Women's Health is Real - New Left Media Ch. 7: Act 4: Women Jealous of Romney's Wife Because She Married Rich - Young Turks - Air Date 8-6-12 Ch. 8: Song 4: I want it all - Queen Ch. 9: Act 5: Abortion Doctor Attacked for NOT Forcing 10-Year-Old Rape Victim to Birth Child- David Pakman - Air Date 8-17-12 Ch. 10: Song 5: Pregnant women are smug - Garfunkel and Oates Ch. 11: Act 6: Hey Girl You Didn't Need Those Reproductive Rights - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-14-12 Ch. 12: Song 6: Crooked teeth - Death Cab For Cutie Ch. 13: Act 7: Todd Akin, what he said and why it matters - Double X Gabfest - Air Date: 8-22-12 Ch. 14: Song 7: Running scared - Roy Orbison Ch. 15: Act 8: The GOP is mainstreaming radical ideas on women's health - Matthew Filipowicz - Air Date: 8-21-12 Voicemails: Ch. 16: Benevolent sexism - Liz Ch. 17: Why concern ourselves with train incident when others are worse? - Steven from California Ch. 18: Overt chivalry is not necessarily pro-women - Dave from Olympia, WA Ch. 19: Perspective on why religious treatment of women rubs the wrong way - Tanya from Arkansas Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 20: Final comments on how chauvinism becomes internalized Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Tue, 21 August 2012
Edition #635 Get a load of this guy Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: The VEEP Pick - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 8-17-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Turning tables - Adele Ch. 4: Act 2: Paul Ryan And Ayn Rand - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-14-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Somebody to love - Jefferson Airplane Ch. 6: Act 3: The Ayn Rand Kid - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 8-17-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Against all odds - The Postal Service Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Ryan Unqualified to Be President By Mitt Romney's OWN STANDARDS - David Pakman - Air Date 8-13-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Drive - R.E.M. Ch. 10: Act 5: The Dangerous Not Dull Choice- Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 8-17-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel Ch. 12: Act 6: The Reactionary Aggressiveness of Paul Ryan - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-14-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: We like to party - The Venga Boys Ch. 14: Act 7: USA Elections Like The Olympics - Bugle - Air Date 8-17-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Tiny Wings theme Ch. 16: Act 8: Ryan Pick Kills Downballot GOP Races - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-14-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Broken chair - Chris and Thomas Ch. 18: Act 9: Blue Collar Millionaire - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 8-17-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Torn blue foam couch - Grand Archives Ch. 20: Act 10: Akin's Neanderthal Comment, and Ryan's Neanderthal Position - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-20-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: I go to extremes - Billy Joel Ch. 22: Act 11: Campaigning Off The Cliff - Bugle - Air Date 8-17-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Spend - Jeff Caudill Ch. 24: Act 12: Paul Ryan - What You Need To Know - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-14-12 Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Ch. 25: Final comments on religion, women, morality and a metro train Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sat, 18 August 2012
Edition #634 Live to deceive Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: CNN's Flawed Coverage of Iran Threat - Young Turks - Air Date 7-16-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Good people - Jack Johnson Ch. 4: Act 2: Interviewee Has Final Approval - Counterspin - Air Date 7-19-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Mile End - Pulp Ch. 6: Act 3: Study: Liberals & Moderates Distrust TV News More Than Conservatives - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-18-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: The scientist - Willie Nelson Ch. 8: Act 4: Shrinking the news… and our democracy - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 6-20-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Cable TV - Fol Chen Ch. 10: Act 5: Why Can't War Be Fun For The Whole Family?! - Lee Camp - Air Date: 8-9-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: The importance of being idle - Oasis Ch. 12: Act 6: Syria Leaks - Assad's PR Firm Manipulates American Media - Young Turks - Air Date - 07-25-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Wave of mutilation - Pixies Ch. 14: Act 7: Peaceful Resistance Unnoticed - Counterspin - Air Date 7-19-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Love will come through - Travis Ch. 16: Act 8: Journalism? Reporters Let Campaign Officials Edit Their Quotes - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-18-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Little embarrassing - Rosemary's Sons Ch. 18: Act 9: AP Owes Apology for Legitimizing Doctor's Murder - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-9-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Cemetery gates - The Smiths Ch. 20: Act 10: Did We All Really Just Spend This Much Time on a Daniel Tosh Joke? - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-23-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica Ch. 22: Act 11: MOST DECEPTIVE Fox News Graph - David Pakman - Air Date 8-2-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: The Secret Agent: The Secret Agent Ending - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico & Elias Arizcuren Ch. 24: Act 12: Fox News Latest Attack on Obama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-20-12 Voicemails: Ch. 25: Report back on Occupy Wall St. - Dan from New York Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Ch. 26: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on 'Under African Skies' doc about Paul Simon and apartheid South Africa Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Wed, 15 August 2012
Edition #633 Consider the true costs Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Exxon Mobil CEO: Climate Change is No Big Deal, We'll Just Adapt! - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-02-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: For greener pastures - Glen Simpson Ch. 4: Act 2: Sharing The Page - Counterspin - Air Date 7-12-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Meet Me On The Equinox - Death Cab For Cutie Ch. 6: Act 3: Power Shift Climate SOS - BotL Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Summer in the city - The Lovin' Spoonful Ch. 8: Act 4: News Of The Warm Polar Regions - Le Show - Air Date 6-24-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: The day the world came together - 350.org Ch. 10: Act 5: Energy's True Cost - A Converted Skeptic Pt. 1 - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-30-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Silver lining - Rilo Kiley Ch. 12: Act 6: Tar Sands Blockade Teaser Trailer - Tar Sands Blockade - Air Date: 8-5-12 Ch. 13: Act 7: Energy's True Cost - A Converted Skeptic Pt. 2 - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-30-12 Ch. 14: Song 7: Because the world needs to know - 350.org Ch. 15: Act 8: Fringe Science Expert - Counterspin - Air Date 7-27-12 Ch. 16: Song 8: Science is real - They might be giants Ch. 17: Act 9: How the Massive Droughts Remind Us It's a Good Time for the Government to Borrow More Money - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-30-12 Ch. 18: Song 9: Peacocks - The Mountain Goats Ch. 19: Act 10: Finally A Climate Hearing - Green News Report - Air Date 8-2-12 Ch. 20: Song 10: Close To Me [Closet Remix] - The Cure Ch. 21: Act 11: The Global Warming Check List - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-9-12 Ch. 22: Song 11: Kilimanjaro - Emma's Revolution Ch. 23: Act 12: Fracking Waste Messes with Texas - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-7-12 Activism links: WeArePowerShift.org/campaigns/ClimateSoS Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 24: Thanks for Cindy's voicemail - Colin from Cleveland, OH Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 25: Final comments on Malcolm Gladwell's book Blink and the difference between knowledge and understanding Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 12 August 2012
Edition #632 Making the list Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Romney's Bush-Like Foreign Policy Matters to the World - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-27-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Imagine that - Melissa Etheridge Ch. 4: Act 2: A Patriotic Punch In The Face - Howdyland.com - Air Date: 7-12-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Pullin' Punches - Arkells Ch. 6: Act 3: Global champion of human rights. Who, us? - CounterSpin Ch. 7: Song 3: It's a mistake - Men at Work Ch. 8: Act 4: Dronetopia - Mark Firoe - Air Date 5-29-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Peace of mind - Schonherz & Scott Ch. 10: Act 5: How Can You Vote For Obama After Drone Revelations? - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-11-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Where your eyes don't go - They might be giants Ch. 12: Act 6: Combating Militancy And Growing Numbers - CounterSpin - Air Date: 6-7-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Casualties of war - Rakim Ch. 14: Act 7: New Masters Of War - Le Show - Air Date 6-24-12 Ch. 15: Act 8: Senator Whitehouse on Obama's Kill List & DOJ Secret Law - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-13-12 Ch. 16: Song 8: Secrets - OneRepublic Ch. 17: Act 9: Pressing Obama over His "Kill List" - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-2-12 Ch. 18: Song 9: First day of my life - Bright Eyes Ch. 19: Act 10: Obama's 'License To Kill' Being Questioned By Congress - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-01-12 Voicemails: Ch. 21: Advice on structuring the government and voting for change - Cindy in California Activist Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger's_law Wolf-PAC.com Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 22: Final comments on calling for a constitutional convention through Wolf-PAC.com Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 9 August 2012
Edition #631 Film the Police Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: United States: #1 in Requesting User Data from Google - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-19-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: I still haven't found what I'm looking for - U2 Ch. 4: Act 2: Predictive Policing - CounterSpin - Air Date 06-14-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: 029 Дискотека Авария - Малинки (feat. Ж. Фриске) Ch. 6: Act 3: Let The White Guy Carry Your Stash - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 06-22-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: I know what I know - Paul Simon Ch. 8: Act 4: Stop & Frisk Is Racist & Doesn't Work - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-27-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: #10FriskCommandments - Jasari X Ch. 10: Act 5: Police Under Video Surveillance - On The Media - Air Date 06-14-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Sing Theresa Says - Greg Laswell Ch. 12: Act 6: ACLU Releases "Police Tape" Android App - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-14-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: I turn my camera on - Spoon Ch. 14: Act 7: Confused 911 Caller Unwittingly Reveals NYPD Spying in New Jersey - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-01-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: I want to protect you - Eels Ch. 16: Act 8: Bomb Sniffing Dog Humps Bomb Defusing Robot - The Onion Ch. 17: Song 8: Puppy Love - Paul Anka Ch. 18: Act 9: Strike Before The Crime's Even Thought Of - CounterSpin - Air Date 06-14-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Love you madly - Cake Ch. 20: Act 10: Bloomberg Attacks Irony, Calls for Police Strike - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-24-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Take it or leave it - The Strokes Ch. 22: Act 11: Introducing The Department Of Homeland Insecurity - Lee Camp - Air date 5-24-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: We should have fought harder for a primary candidate - Matt in Wisconsin Ch. 24: Our false sense of centrism - Matt from Sacramento Ch. 25: Why to vote for third parties - Todd from LA Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on voting strategies Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 6 August 2012
Edition #630 Still freaking out over Obamacare Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Uncertainty in DC turns businessmen into children - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 6-29-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Something happened - Visitors Ch. 4: Act 2: Woman Who Sued Over Obamacare Now in Bankruptcy w Medical Bills - David Pakman - Air Date 7-3-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: That's what's wrong - Good Old War Ch. 6: Act 3: “Hands Off Your Medicare” Option Goes Into Effect - Howdyland.com - Air Date: 7-4-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Shame - The Avett Brothers Ch. 8: Act 4: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Fined $3 Billion - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-13-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: God be with you - The Cranberries Ch. 10: Act 5: Leaving Details Out - Counterspin - Air Date 7-12-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Get up and go - Broadcast 2000 Ch. 12: Act 6: RepubliBliss - Mark Fiore - Air Date 7-9-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Happy now - No Doubt Ch. 14: Act 7: Mitt Romney: Universal Healthcare is Great...For Everyone But America! - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-31-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Get ready - The Proclaimers Ch. 16: Act 8: Obamacare a Tax Cut for Millions of Americans - David Pakman - Air Date 7-24-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: I wish I knew - Years and Years Ch. 18: Act 9: New Prescription-Only Sandwich Extra Delicious - The Onion Ch. 19: Song 9: Sometime around midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event Ch. 20: Act 10: Virginia Privatizing Mental Health Facility For Sexual Offenders - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-17-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: The Persuaded - Faded Paper Figures Ch. 22: Act 11: GOP Not Keen on New Health Benefits for Women - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-31-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Numb Bears - Of Monsters and Men Ch. 24: Act 12: Shocking! When States Expand Their Medicare Coverage, Less People Die - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-30-12 Voicemails: Ch. 25: Thoughts on lefties and religion - Tim from Hyattsville, MD Ch. 26: Discussing strategy in the 2012 election - Craig from Ohio Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 27: Final comments clarifying my thoughts on strategy in voting Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Fri, 3 August 2012
Edition #629 Cutting to the bone Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Is The U.S. Being Sold For Parts - Lee Camp - Air Date 5-18-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Buildings and mountains - The Republic Tigers Ch. 4: Act 2: Broke Cities Sell Ad Space On Cop Cars, Schools, Manhole Covers... - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-04-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Sell out - Reel Big Fish Ch. 6: Act 3: Fareed Zakaria giving bad economic advice for pay - CounterSpin - Air Date: 6-21-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Heard 'Em Say (Featuring Adam Levine) - Kanye West Ch. 8: Act 4: Ron Paul On Social Security - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 6-22-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Crazier than you - Krysta Rodriguez & Wesley Taylor Ch. 10: Act 5: "Libertarian" Ron Paul Exposes His True Self: a Corporate Feudalist - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-13-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: I'm looking through you - Steve Earle Ch. 12: Act 6: Tax The Rich or Cut Food Stamps? - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-14-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Blue Rondo A La Turk - Dave Brubeck Ch. 14: Act 7: Pope Lays Off 20 Cardinals - The Onion Ch. 15: Song 7: Everloving - Moby Ch. 16: Act 8: Preferring Equal Attention To Equal Cuts - CounterSpin - Air Date 6-28-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Everybody's gone to war - Nerina Pallot Ch. 18: Act 9: How A Single Olive Destroyed Common Decency - Lee Camp - Air Date 5-30-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: We set ourselves free - Club 8 Ch. 20: Act 10: Scranton, PA Lowers Firefighter, Police Salaries to Minimum Wage. Is Your City Next? - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-09-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Minimum wage - They might be giants Ch. 22: Act 11: Deficitbots - Mark Firoe - Air Date 6-25-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: The killing moon - Echo & The Bunnymen Ch. 24: Act 12: Rant: How You Get Screwed By Fees & Fines - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-06-12 Voicemails: Ch. 25: Vote for third parties if you don't live in a swing state - Jeremy from Lynnwood, WA Ch. 26: Offended by talk about centrism - Steven from Washington State Ch. 27: Centrism is the answer - Jane from the south Ch. 28: Centrism is a myth - Rod from Bakersfield, CA Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 29: Final Comments on taking comfort in the inevitability of inequality Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Tue, 31 July 2012
Edition #628 Banksta's Paradise Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Either Way - Mark Fiore - Air Date 6-4-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Either Way - Wilco Ch. 4: Act 2: More Systemic Cheating on Wall Street - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-17-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio Ch. 6: Act 3: Gun Control Brady Campaign - BotL activism update Ch. 7: Song 3: Smokin from shootin - My Morning Jacket Ch. 8: Act 4: Libor Explained in Three Minutes or Less - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-24-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Don't trust me - 3OH!3 Ch. 10: Act 5: FED Knew About LIBOR Scandal in 2007 - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-15-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Over my head - The Fray Ch. 12: Act 6: Tax Havenality, Recipes For Trouble - The Bugle - Air Date 7-20-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Speak up - Luke Reynolds Ch. 14: Act 7: The man who invented too big to fail recanted - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 7-26-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: My favorite game - The Cardigans Ch. 16: Act 8: Breaking Up the Big Banks in Two Minutes or Less - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-25-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Everybody Hurts - R.E.M. Ch. 18: Act 9: Traders To Consciously Permit Mass Starvation - Howdyland.com - Air Date: 7-27-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Africa - Toto Ch. 20: Act 10: How Banksters Screw The Average Guy - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-13-12 Activism links: bradycampaign.org Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: We shouldn't destroy the ecoweb for it's own sake - Anonymous An argument for third party voting - Nathaniel from Raleigh, NC Voting for third parties puts pressure on the big parties - Anonymous Thoughts on the negative side of voting for third parties - Colin from Cleveland, OH Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on outside campaigns to fix the problems with voting Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 26 July 2012
Edition #627 It's clear who the problem is Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Iowa GOP Platform: Insane - Majority Report Ch. 3: Song 1: Location - Freelance Whales Ch. 4: Act 2: Sadly Not From The Onion - Texas GOP Against Thinking & Voting Rights- Young Turks - Air Date - 06-27-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Throwing stones - Shout Out Louds Ch. 6: Act 3: Scott Walker Defies U.S. Supreme Court - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-29-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Mr. Maker - The Kooks Ch. 8: Act 4: Rick Scott's Vision: Tuberculosis For Everyone! - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-09-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: The first - Tegan and Sara Ch. 10: Act 5: GOP Has Become 'Goofy' - Conservative Judge - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-07-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Nearly lost you - Screaming Trees Ch. 12: Act 6: The Utopia Of Centralism - Professional Left - Air Date 6-29-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: The perfect space - The Avett Brothers Ch. 14: Act 7: Tea Party Quiet... Too Quiet - The Onion Ch. 15: Song 7: Brain damage - Pink Floyd Ch. 16: Act 8: Crazy Iowa Republican Appoints Herself Senator of Alt. USA - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-17-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Crash - The Primitives Ch. 18: Act 9: Nothing To Teach Me - David Feldman - Air Date 7-2-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Kids - MGMT Ch. 20: Act 10: Muslim Brotherhood Infiltrating America - Young Turks - Air Date - 7-10-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Everybody's fool - Evanescence Ch. 22: Act 11: Opaque Transparency - Bill Moyers - Air Date 7-20-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: We're not destroying the planet - Mara from Pittsburgh Ch. 24: Why not vote for third parties? - Travis in Missouri Ch. 25: Thoughts on the living wage - Amy in Denver Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final comments on voting strategy and BotL housekeeping updates Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 22 July 2012
Edition #626 People using their imaginations Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: 'Pistol Whip' Nuns - Conservative Host's Outrageous Comments - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-27-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: My Love Is Your Love (Jonathan Peters' Radio Mix) - Dyme & Whitney Houston Ch. 4: Act 2: Bill O'Reilly On Doubting God - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 6-29-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Early in the morning - Peter, Paul & Mary Ch. 6: Act 3: Catholic Nutritionists Warn Of Transubstantiating Fats - The Onion Ch. 7: Song 3: Crucify - Tori Amos Ch. 8: Act 4: Pastor John Hagee: Atheists Should Leave Country, No One Will Miss Them - David Pakman - Air Date: 6-7-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: God's gonna cut you down - Johnny Cash Ch. 10: Act 5: Louisiana Voucher Program Funds Horrible Private Religious Schools With Tax Payer Money - Majority Report - Air Date: 7-11-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Rejoice - Andrew Jackson Jihad Ch. 12: Act 6: Jesus Questioned For Accepting Tithes From Lobbyists - The Onion Ch. 13: Song 6: Jesus is just alright - The Doobie Brothers Ch. 14: Act 7: Bible Used As Punishment For Drunk Driver - The Young Turks - Air Date: 7-7-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: I ain't afraid - Robin Roberts Ch. 16: Act 8: Romney's Mormonism and religion in politics - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 7-1-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Faith - George Michael Ch. 18: Act 9: Left Wing “Deathers” Win A Round - Howdyland.com - Air Date: 6-28-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Imagine - John Lennon Ch. 20: Act 10: Imagine there’s no heaven - Johann Hari - Air Date: 5-31-12 Voicemails: Ch. 21: Thoughts on how different people see the government - Chris from Michigan Ch. 22: Thoughts on seeing other's perspectives and examples of privilege - Jessica from New York Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 23: Final comments on moral standards and hypocrisy Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 19 July 2012
Edition #625 A woman's place Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: GOP's Woman Up Campaign Comically Fails to Narrow Gender Gap - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-26-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Female Of The Species [Fembot Mix] - Space Ch. 4: Act 2: Hillary Clinton Is 'Fat And Old' According To Author Ed Klein- Young Turks - Air Date- 6-05-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Somewhere Over The Rainbow-What A Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole Ch. 6: Act 3: Not Really Gender Bias - CounterSpin - Air Date 6-28-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Right to complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard Ch. 8: Act 4: Rush Limbaugh: Trouble Started When Women Started Voting - David Pakman - Air Date 7-5-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Smile like you mean it - The Killers Ch. 10: Act 5: Rush Limbaugh: The Country Went Downhill When We Let Women Vote! - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-06-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: African woman - Babba Maal Ch. 12: Act 6: Rape Crisis Center Funds Vetoed by Governor Scott in Florida - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-25-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: You can't win - Michael Jackson Ch. 14: Act 7: Wage Gap Remains No Matter the Number Crunching - Hartmann Interview - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-30-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: We were there - Robin Roberts Ch. 16: Act 8: Is Feminism Dead - Throwing Shade - Air Date 7-2-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Justify my love - Madonna Ch. 18: Act 9: SC Gov Rape & Sex Abuse Prevention Are Distractions - David Pakman - Air Date 7-11-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Carolina in my mind - James Taylor Ch. 20: Act 10: Pundit Predicts A Female President In... - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-10-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Back porch - The Presidents Of The United States Of America Ch. 22: Act 11: Feelings Hurt In Local Teasing Incident - The Onion Ch. 23: Song 11: Let her cry - Hootie and the Blowfish (With Bill O'reilly reading from "Those who tresspass) Ch. 24: Act 12: Mississippi's Only Abortion Clinic Temporarily Saved - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-02-12 Ch. 25: Song 12: I saved the world today - The Eurythmics Ch. 26: Act 13: Update on the Pushback Against the War on Women - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 6-18-12 Voicemails: Ch. 27: Thoughts on Jonathan Haidt and not demonizing - John In New York Ch. 28: Find common moral ground or duck and run - Kevin from Allentown, PA Ch. 29: The absence of burden - John In Atlanta
Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 30: Final comments on the absence of burden and the living wage Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 16 July 2012
Edition #624 Peeking out of the cave Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Trolling For Gaffes - CounterSpin - Air Date: 6-14-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: The waiting - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Ch. 4: Act 2: Are Liberals Ruining America By Not Ignoring Rush Limbaugh & Fox News? - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-11-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: If it is growing - Fanfarlo Ch. 6: Act 3: Not Two Sides To Everything - David Feldman - Air Date 7-2-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Prettiest tree on the mountain - Ben Sollee Ch. 8: Act 4: Clarifying the clarifiers - CounterSpin - Air Date 6-28-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: The shining - Badly Drawn Boy Ch. 10: Act 5: The Shadows Are Taking Over - Lee Camp - Air Date 7-5-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Sunshine goodtime - Minnutes Ch. 12: Act 6: Rush Limbaugh Throws Tantrum Because You Can't Jail Someone For Free Speech - Majority Report - Air Date: 06-29-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Stop breaking down - The White Stripes Ch. 14: Act 7: 6 Corporations Control 90% of Media - David Pakman - Air Date 6-25-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Under the Milky Way tonight - The Church Ch. 16: Act 8: Luke Russert fighting against stating facts - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 7-13-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Time to go home - Michael Franti And Spearhead Ch. 18: Act 9: The problem with media in foreign countries - CounterSpin - Air Date: 6-21-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: About today - The National Ch. 20: Act 10: Age Appropriate Right Wing Rhetoric - Real Time With Bill Maher - Air Date 6-22-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Somos Gitanos - The Gipsy Kings Ch. 22: Act 11: CNN's John King Fired, Who's Taking His Spot - Young Turks - Air Date - 6-13-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: Thoughts on how people feel about facts - Nora Ch. 24: Positive vs negative karma - Todd from LA Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 25: Final comments on Jonathan Haidt, morality and false equivalencies Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Fri, 13 July 2012
Edition #623 High temperatures, tides and tempers Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Frack It, We're Gonna Be Rich - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-18-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Solid ground - Dougie Maclean Ch. 4: Act 2: Oil Company Failures Enabled Kalamazoo River Tar Sands Spill - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-10-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Drink the water - Jack Johnson Ch. 6: Act 3: KalamazooSolidarity.org - Tar Sands Spill - BotL Activism Update - Air Date: 7-12-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Santa Fe - Ottmar Liebert Ch. 8: Act 4: Vaginas, Sea Level, And The Banning Of Reality - Lee Camp - Air Date: 6-18-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Angry Sea - Chris James Ch. 10: Act 5: Legislators Ban Phrase "Sea Level Rise" - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-30-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Wash away - Joe Purdy Ch. 12: Act 6: Breaking Records And Exposing Heartland - Green News Report - Air Date 05-22-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Port of call - Beirut Ch. 14: Act 7: Scientists Terrified About Global Warming - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-8-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Having a good time - Theo Bard Ch. 16: Act 8: Coal Industry Astroturfing Again - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-5-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Secret Heart - Feist Ch. 18: Act 9: Bill McKibben of 350.org on Past and Future of Environmental Direct Action - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-20-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Oxygen - Willy Mason Ch. 20: Act 10: The hottest 12-months on record - Green News Report - Air Date: 7-10-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Magic - Pilot Ch. 22: Act 11: Heat Waves, Wildfires, & Global Warming - Young Turks - Air Date-07-03-12 Activism links: KalamazooSolidarity.org Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 23: Analysis of social psychology of moral politics - Jesse from Australia Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 24: Final comments on how Wade from Texas made my day today Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 9 July 2012
Edition #622 Your Plutocracy at Work Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Why I'm Racist - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-13-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Crooked teeth - Death Cab For Cutie Ch. 4: Act 2: Your Plutocracy at Work - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 5-30-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Lake Michigan - Rouge Wave Ch. 6: Act 3: Wolf-Pac.com - It gets worse campaign - BotL Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Show me something new - Shout Out Louds Ch. 8: Act 4: Love Obama? This Will Piss You Off (But You Need To Hear It) - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-6-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Yes we can, but - Harry Shearer Ch. 10: Act 5: Campaign Finance: "A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham" - The Progressive Air Date: 3-6-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Atoms in a molecule - Noah and the Whale Ch. 12: Act 6: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Citizens United Allows Corporations to Threaten Politicians - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-13-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Mother we just can't get enough - New Radicals Ch. 14: Act 7: Media's View On Campaign Finanace Reform - Counterspin - Air Date: 4-12-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: When it goes wrong again - Everclear Ch. 16: Act 8: Lawrence Lessig on ‘Fixing the Republic’ - Truthdig Radio Ch. 17: Song 8: You can't always get what you want - Glee Cast Ch. 18: Act 9: Celebrating the 4th in the greatest, freest country - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 7-6-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: American Pie - Don McLean Ch. 20: Act 10: Montana Citizens United case even more important than immigration ruling - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 6-25-12 Ch. 19: Song 10: The girl in the northern soul collection - Club 8 Ch. 20: Act 11: Citizens United and the rationing of speech - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 7-6-12 Activism links: bit.ly/itgetsworsecampaign upload.theyoungturks.com youtube.com/WolfPacHQ Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Thoughts on morality in political positions - Cory from Des Moines Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments introducing Moyers' interview with Jonathan Haidt How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World? Part 1 How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World? Part 2 How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World? Part 3 How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World? Part 4 How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World? Part 5 Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Fri, 6 July 2012
Edition #621 The struggle to run and vote for president Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: I Pledge Allegiance to Mitt Romney - GOP Loyalty Oaths - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-27-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Was wollen wir trinken - Oktoberklub Ch. 4: Act 2: 7 Issues Mitt Romney Has No Position On - David Pakman - Air Date: 6-28-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Guilty - Yann Tiersen Ch. 6: Act 3: VictoryFund.org - BotL Activism Update - Air Date: 7-6-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Victory - Trampled by Turtles Ch. 8: Act 4: Analyzing the Romney campaign (with jokes) - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 7-2-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Can't get away - Rodriguez Ch. 10: Act 5: GOP 2012 Voter Suppression Begins in Florida - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-31-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Coastal cities - The Secret Handshake Ch. 12: Act 6: Florida Counties Defy State Government's Continuing Voter Purge Requests - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-6-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Basique - Little People Ch. 14: Act 7: Fox News: Some People Say... - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-4-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Basique - Little People Ch. 16: Act 8: Justice Dept. and Florida Gov. Trade Lawsuits over Voter Purge - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-11-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: You know better - MercyMe Ch. 18: Act 9: Do Progressive Positions Help Obama? - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-20-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: The Funeral - Band of Horses Ch. 20: Act 10: Democrats: Obama Has Dicked Us Around For Four Years, Now It's Our Turn - The Onion Ch. 19: Song 10: He got game - Public Enemy & Voices Of Shabach Community Choir Of Long Island Ch. 20: Act 11: Does Obama Really Believe This? - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-27-12 Activism links: VictoryFund.org Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Thoughts on privilege modifiers - Alyson from Erie, CO Why make fun of conservatives for being gay? - Jim from St. Augustine Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final Comments on privilege, religion, bigotry, and jokes about homosexuality and Chris Christie Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Tue, 3 July 2012
Edition #620 A victory for the pro-health, pro-tyranny movement Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Important Decision In The News - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 6-29-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: King and lionheart - Of Monsters and Men Ch. 4: Act 2: Roberts's Surprising Decision on Health Care - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-28-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Dog days are over (Live) - Florence + The Machine Ch. 6: Act 3: Biggest Tax Increase In The World - TWiB RADIO - Air Date: 6-28-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: For whom the bell tolls - Apocalyptica Ch. 8: Act 4: Right Wing Freaks Out Over Health Care Ruling - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-28-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: For whom the bell tolls - Apocalyptica Ch. 10: Act 5: GOP Senator Uninsured Americans Are Not the Issue - David Pakman - Air Date: 7-2-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Where the streets have no name - Pet Shop Boys Ch. 12: Act 6: Take A Minute More To Verify - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 6-29-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Coming to terms - Carolina Liar Ch. 14: Act 7: Fox Doctors Panel Reacts to Obamacare - The Young Turks - Air Date: 6-30-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Fake plastic trees - Radiohead Ch. 16: Act 8: The President's Weakly Address - le Show - Air Date: 7-1-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: These days - Nico Ch. 18: Act 9: ACA Details Explained - TWiB RADIO - Air Date: 6-28-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Love, save the empty - Erin McCarley Ch. 20: Act 10: Fmr Republican Official Armed Rebellion to Fight Obamacare - David Pakman - Air Date: 7-3-12 Ch. 19: Song 10: I know I know I know - Tegan and Sara Ch. 20: Act 11: Supreme Court Health Care Decision Is a Victory for Policy Over Politics - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-28-12 Ch. 23: Final comments on how I invented a mathematical principle Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Sat, 30 June 2012
Edition #619 Not all religious people are bigots, but these are Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Jane Lynch Coaches the GOP on Gay Rights - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-16-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's dance to Joy Division - The Wombats Ch. 4: Act 2: Bigoted Pastor Wants to Round-Up Gays & Wait for Them to Die - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-23-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Dancin' in the moonlight - Top Loader Ch. 6: Act 3: Tammy Baldwin for Senate - BotL Activism Update - Air Date: 6-30-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Eclipse - Apoptygma Berzerk Ch. 8: Act 4: Doctor Disavows 2001 Study Giving Credence to Ex-Gay Organizations - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-18-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Try - Ben Sollee Ch. 10: Act 5: People Are Born Gay, People Are Taught Hatred - Lee Camp - Air Date: 6-20-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Modern Way - Kaiser Chiefs Ch. 12: Act 6: Man Shoots 4-Year-Old Boy He Thought Was Gay - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-12-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Cool to hate - The Offspring Ch. 14: Act 7: Kentucky Legislature Bans Gay Pet Weddings - The Onion Ch. 15: Song 7: One is the loneliest number - Three Dog Night Ch. 16: Act 8: African American Gay Marriage Support Up Dramatically Since Obama Announcement - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-24-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Change you mind - Sister Hazel Ch. 18: Act 9: Oh My God, Thou Doth Protest Too Much - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 5-11-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Father and Daughter - Paul Simon Ch. 20: Act 10: Government Should Kill Gays - Pastor Curtis Knapp - Young Turks - Air Date 5-30-12 Ch. 19: Song 10: Windowsill - Arcade Fire Ch. 20: Act 11: NAACP President Ben Jealous on NAACP Endorsement of Same Sex Marriage - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-21-12 Activism links: www.tammybaldwin.com/take-action Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Final Comments on how we dehumanize each other Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Wed, 27 June 2012
Edition #618 The turning tide Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Big Turnaround in Mexican Immigration - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-25-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Recycled air - The Postal Service Ch. 4: Act 2: Anti Immigrant Bias found in Science - Counterspin - Air Date: 11-17-11 Ch. 5: Song 2: Catch my disease - Ben Lee Ch. 6: Act 3: Student Loan Fair Deal - Rebuild the Dream - BotL Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Dreams (Tee's Radio Mix) - The Corrs Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama To Stop Deporting Young Illegal Immigrants - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-15-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Look at you - My Morning Jacket Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Does the Right Thing on Immigration - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-18-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Break up the family - Morrissey Ch. 12: Act 6: Mitt Romney Talks and Talks But Still Won't Answer the Immigration Question - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-19-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Gibberish - Relient K Ch. 14: Act 7: Do Karl Rove and Rush Limbaugh Know What "Prosecutorial Discretion" Is? - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-19-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Welcome to the black parade - Vitamin String Quartet Ch. 16: Act 8: Report: Caucasians Will Soon Be A Minority In Their Own Goddamn Country - The Onion Ch. 17: Song 8: Minority - Green Day Ch. 18: Act 9: Republican Rep: Undocumented Teen Immigrants Not Innocent - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-19-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Graveyard - The Devil Makes Three Ch. 20: Act 10: Supreme Court Shoots Down Much of SB1070 Immigration Law - David Pakman - Air Date: 6-25-12 Ch. 21: Song 9: Roll with it - Oasis Ch. 22: Act 10: Mitt Romney Is Keeping Some Questionable Company on Immigration - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-21-12 Activism Links: rebuildthedream.com bit.ly/fairdealforstudents Voicemails: Ch. 23: How hate crimes terrorize groups - Will from Muckracker Ch. 24: Why the Trayvon Martin story was a big deal - Patrick from Oakland, CA Ch. 25: Why hate crimes are not thought crimes - Kyle from Michigan Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final Comments on talking some sense into a pizza delivery driver Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 24 June 2012
Edition #617 How the ruling class rules Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Great Latvia Success Story - Mark Fiore - Air Date: 6-18-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Drowning Men (acoustic version) - Fanfarlo Ch. 4: Act 2: Foreign news only seen from perspective of American investors - CounterSpin - Air Date: 6-21-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: My Favourite Game - The Cardigans Ch. 6: Act 3: Paul Krugman on the Meaning of the Economic Collapse of Greece - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-18-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Everybody Hurts - R.E.M. Ch. 8: Act 4: How To Buy A Politician - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-22-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Mr. Brightside - The Killers Ch. 10: Act 5: Virginia GOP Governor Gives Obama Credit for Economy - David Pakman - Air Date 6-5-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: La Noyée - Yann Tiersen Ch. 12: Act 6: New Right-Wing Talking Point: Obama Hates The Private Sector - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-12-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: La Noyée - Yann Tiersen Ch. 14: Act 7: Social Security Cutting Crusader Alan Simpson Knows Nothing About Social Security - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-7-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Broken Horse - Freelance Whales Ch. 16: Act 8: How the Ruling Class Rules - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-12-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Great Divide - The Cardigans Ch. 18: Act 9: Your Paid Vacation - Real Time With Bill Maher - Air Date: 6-15-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: If it weren't for the union - Robin Roberts Ch. 20: Act 10: 'Fiscal Cliff' BS - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-12-12 Ch. 21: Act 11: Little Ways to Fight Back - Lee Camp - Pepper Spray the Tears Away Voicemails: Ch. 22: Reaction to liberal cop and hate crimes - Anonymous Ch. 23: Hate crimes are also about protecting the public from future crimes - Stephen in Ohio Ch. 24: Thoughts on "hero" and chicken hawks from a Vietnam vet - Bernie Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 25: Final Comments on the progress of Our Blue Media Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 21 June 2012
Edition #616 Oppressing the majority Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: 'F k You Greg Gutfeld' - Ana Kasparian of TYT on Fox Host's NOW Remarks - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-24-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Dignified and Old - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Ch. 4: Act 2: Narcissist Mentally Undresses Himself - The Onion Ch. 5: Song 2: What I'm Looking For (Ad Version) - Brendan Benson Ch. 6: Act 3: The War on women - BotL Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Thank you - Dido Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Gutting Violence Against Women Act & DC Abortion Rights - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-16-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Wisemen - James Blunt Ch. 10: Act 5: What If It Extended Beyond the War on Women - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-27-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: We set ourselves free - Club 8 Ch. 12: Act 6: Bill O'Reilly Planned Parenthood = Chinese Forced Abortion Policy - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Bolero - Boston Symphony Orchestra & Charles Münch Ch. 14: Act 7: Fox's War on Women - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-5-12 Ch. 16: Act 8: GOP Focused on Jobs & by Jobs They Mean Abortion - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-1-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Soul sister - Train Ch. 18: Act 9: Women Make Less $$ Because They Care Less About Money - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-10-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: True faith - New Order Ch. 20: Act 10: Women would go to war over feeling a little bit fat that day - BBC News Quiz - Air Date: 6-1-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: What I am - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians Ch. 22: Act 11: Senate Republicans Block Women Equal Pay Bill - David Pakman - Air Date: 6-6-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Lights out - Santigold Ch. 24: Act 12: 15-Point Gender Gap Comes from Policy Not Chromosomes - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-22-12 Activism Links: Stag Party by Frank Rich: http://nymag.com/news/frank-rich/gop-women-problem-2012-4/index1.html plannedparenthoodaction.org unitewomen.org Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 25: Examination of crime and punishment - Cara from San Francisco Ch. 26: Thoughts on racism and the police force - Dan the liberal cop Ch. 27: Thoughts on the value of intent during sentencing - Ian from Baltimore, MD Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 28: Final comments on a reimagining of discussing privilege Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 18 June 2012
Edition #615 Crimes against language, reason and humanity Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama Administration Changes The Definition Of Civilian - Lee Camp - Air Date 6-2-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Go your own way - The Cranberries Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Kill List - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-29-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: 99 Red Balloons - Nena Ch. 6: Act 3: End Polluter Welfare - BotL Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Respect - Diana Ross & The Supremes Ch. 8: Act 4: Facts May Not Be Facts - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-18-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Bury the past - Professional Victims Ch. 10: Act 5: Colin Powell Runs From His Iraq Lies - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-14-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: When I'm gone - 3 Doors Down Ch. 12: Act 6: Mass Grave Blasted For Lack Of Diversity - The Onion Ch. 13: Song 6: One love - Playing for change Ch. 14: Act 7: No to NATO - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-22-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Never tear us apart - INXS Ch. 16: Act 8: GRAPHIC Video Syria Massacre - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-29-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Common reaction - Uh Huh Her Ch. 18: Act 9: World Reacts to Massacre by Un-uniformed Pro-Government Syrian Militias - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-29-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: No bravery - James Blunt Ch. 20: Act 10: Syria Massacre: Will The US Get Involved? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12 Activism Link: www.endfossilfuelsubsidies.org/scoreboard Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren@BestoftheLeft.com Voicemails: Ch. 21: Reorganize the wealth of the US first, then the world - Max from Davis, CA Ch. 22: Thoughts on "hero" from a vet - Al from Tokyo Ch. 23: Thought crimes against Muslims compared with hate crimes - Ronald from Baltimore Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 24: Final comments on one perspective on hate crimes legislation Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Fri, 15 June 2012
Edition #614 Follow the Finns Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Tea Party: Remove Slavery From Textbooks In TN - Young Turks - Air Date: 1-23-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Take me out - Franz Ferdinand Ch. 4: Act 2: In Alabama, God Says Don't Pay Teachers - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-2-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: The bible tells me so - LifeWay Praise Kids Ch. 6: Act 3: Stand up to Stop and Frisk - BotL Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Better together - Jack Johnson Ch. 8: Act 4: Highschool Teacher Constantly Uses Janitor As Example - The Onion Ch. 9: Song 4: Janitor - Toad the Wet Sprocket Ch. 10: Act 5: New Spotlight on GOP Attitude About College Education & Student Loans - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-25-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Am I wrong - Love Spit Love Ch. 12: Act 6: Math teacher's problem set scandal - The Bugle - Air Date: 3-9-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Runaway train - Soul Asylum Ch. 14: Act 7: Testing For Monster Profits - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-3-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Pachelbel's Canon In D Major (Pano) Cannon In D, Kanon In - Johann Pachelbel Ch. 16: Act 8: Anti-Science Rush Limbaugh Laments the "Corruption" of U.S. Educational system - Media Matters Air Date: 12-19-11 Ch. 18: Act 9: Student Protests Intensify in Quebec - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-21-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Graduation (Friends forever) - Vitamin C Ch. 20: Act 10: New High School Alumni Make Successful Use Of Vague Graduation Advice - The Onion Ch. 21: Song 10: Sunscreen - Baz Luhrman Ch. 22: Act 11: Public Schools Are Superior - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 4-10-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Oh, the Places You'll Go (Acoustic) - Hiccup Hellen Ch. 24: Act 12: Bullies - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 2-29-12 Ch. 25: Song 12: Imagine that - Katie Todd Band Ch. 26: Act 13: Finland's Revolutionary Education System - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-18-12 Voicemails: Ch. 27: "Service" vs "Heroism" - Brian from Tennessee Ch. 28: Disgusted that Chris Hayes was made to apologize - Tim from Hyattsville, MD Ch. 29: Leftists will fall flat on their faces - Anonymous conservative Ch. 30: Thoughts on The Onion school shooting parody - Dave from Olympia, WA Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Activism Links: NYC Locals: www.silentmarchnyc.org National: www.changethenypd.org/pledge Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 31: Final comments on the meaning of The Onion report on school shooting Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Tue, 12 June 2012
Edition #613 Profiles in profiling Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Attacks on Obama vs Bush - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-5-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's face it - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Ch. 4: Act 2: Deadly Racism Kenneth Chamberlain Tased, Shot By Cops - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-2-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: How to save a life - Vitamin String Quartet Ch. 6: Act 3: Fight ALEC's racist and undemocratic agenda - BotL Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Something, Somewhere, Sometime (Live) - Ben Sollee Ch. 8: Act 4: False Balance Abounds - Counterspin - Air Date: 4-5-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Someday never comes - Brandi Carlile Ch. 10: Act 5: Barack Obama Won Because He's Black - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-1-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Makes no sense - The Rainmakers Ch. 12: Act 6: Today's NRA - Shooting Straight - Le Show - Air Date: 4-1-12 Ch. 13: Act 7: The Lessons of the Zimmerman Arrest - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-12-12 Ch. 14: Song 7: Fight the power - Public Enemy Ch. 15: Act 8: Stand Your Ground Double Standard in Florida - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-8-12 Ch. 16: Song 8: Double standard - Mustang Sally Ch. 17: Act 9: Mainstream Conservative Writer Proclaims Love for White Supremacy - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-16-12 Ch. 18: Song 9: Surprise - Gnarls Barkley Ch. 19: Act 10: White Supremacy Defended By Former National Review Writer - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-15-12 Ch. 20: Song 10: Every Goliath has it's David - The Boy Least Likely To Ch. 21: Act 11: Newspapers Puts KKK Flyer on Front Page - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-24-12 Ch. 22: Song 11: Strange Fruit (1939 Single Version) - Billie Holiday Ch. 23: Act 12: Disproportionate Racism, Not A Significant Cause - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-18-12 Ch. 24: Song 12: Changes - 2Pac & Talent Ch. 25: Act 13: Racist Tweets From New Orleans School Psychologist - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-23-12 Ch. 26: Song 13: The Youth - MGMT Ch. 27: Act 14: The Creation Of A Race - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 4-29-12 Activism Link: www.bit.ly/stopalec Email Activism Czar Lauren: Lauren@BestoftheLeft.com Voicemails: Ch. 28: Easier to blame individuals you know than the system - Anonymous Ch. 29: A breakdown of Dave from Mass and white privilege - Rachel from Western Mass Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 30: Final comments on disagreeing without attacking and me doing a lot of sleeping around Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Wed, 6 June 2012
Edition #612 The freedom you fear Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Dont Let Obama Take Guns from the Republican National Convention! - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-27-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Freedom from the Barrel of a Gun - Kieran Wade Ch. 4: Act 2: FL Gov Denied Tampa's Request to Ban Guns for GOP Convention - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-2-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Weapon - Matthew Good Ch. 6: Act 3: Pride Month - BotL Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Spectrum - Florence and The Machine Ch. 8: Act 4: Nutty lawmakers, armed and dangerous - Jim Hightower Ch. 9: Song 4: That's Right (You're Not from Texas) [Live] - Lyle Lovett Ch. 10: Act 5: The People Can't Compete With Gun Lobby Influence on Gun Laws - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 3-23-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: How Much More - Stars Ch. 12: Act 6: Local Man Shot With Girly Pistol - The Onion Ch. 13: Song 6: Bang bang you're dead - Hannah Georgas Ch. 14: Act 7: Oikos University Shooting, One L Goh & Guns - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-4-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Change of time - Josh Ritter Ch. 16: Act 8: Wisconsin's Trayvon Martin Case - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-26-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Elephants - Rachael Yamagata Ch. 18: Act 9: The Daily Caller is Giving Away Guns to their Readers - Majority Report Ch. 19: Song 9: Wonder Woman - Super Heros Invasion Ch. 20: Act 10: Phantom GOP Gun Control Conspiracies Driving Gun Policy Debates - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-13-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Politik - Coldplay Ch. 22: Act 11: Potential School Shooter Gunned Down By Popular Jock - The Onion Ch. 23: Song 11: Don't you - Simple Minds Ch. 24: Act 12: Taco Bell Shooting & 'Stand Your Ground'- Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12 Ch. 25: Final comments on promoting Our Blue Media at Netroots Nation Activism Update link: Centerlink - www.lgbtcenters.org Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 3 June 2012
Edition #611 Corrupt, feckless and deceptive Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Relying On Something Quaint And Out Of Date - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 4-12-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Timeless - Kate Havnevik Ch. 4: Act 2: TV, The Biggest Beneficiary of Our Corrupt Politics - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-27-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Video killed the radio star - The Buggles Ch. 6: Act 3: It's The Perception Of Control - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-3-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Nothing left to lose - Mat Kearney Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News Lying about Obama Enemies List - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-15-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Your biggest mistake - Ellie Goulding Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox Hosts Can't Believe Americans Trust Obama on the Economy, Despite Their Efforts - Media Matters - Air Date: 5-23-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Shoes watch - An Horse Ch. 12: Act 6: Chris Matthews cluelessness on cable news and war - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-25-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Don't you remember - ADELE Ch. 14: Act 7: Poll Results: America Fundamentally Progressive - Young Turks Ch. 15: Song 7: New slang - The Shins Ch. 16: Act 8: David Gregory, Status Quo Barometer - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-12-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: You're a disaster - Dragonette Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox News Cultivates Obama "Socialist" Smear, Then Reports On It As "Some People" - Media Matters - Air Date: 5-24-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Naive - The Kooks Ch. 20: Act 10: Here's to hoping newspapers believe in fact checking - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-25-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Devil's spoke - Laura Marling Ch. 22: Act 11: Is Chris Hayes Right About Heroes? - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Hero of war - Rise Against Ch. 24: Act 12: Study Watching NO NEWS Better Than Watching FOX NEWS - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-24-12 Voicemails: Ch. 25: Singer of "Against me" comes outs as transgendered - Abby from Vermont Ch. 26: Response to Dan's voicemail and thoughts on same-sex marriage - Jamie from Atlanta, GA Ch. 27: Reorganize the US first, then the world - Max from Davis, CA Ch. 28: The global 1% are in conflict with the workers of the world - Brett from Omaha Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on Netroots Nation Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 31 May 2012
Edition #610 Reflection of the future across the pond Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Austerity Rejected Cenk on Elections In France, Greece - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-14-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Viva la vida - Coldplay Ch. 4: Act 2: Unraveling A Solution That Doesn't Work - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-10-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Tiny vessels - Death Cab For Cutie Ch. 6: Act 3: Greek Crisis and GOP Austerity - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 5-14-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: The walk - Imogen Heap Ch. 8: Act 4: Assaulting Austerity - Mark Fiore - Air Date 5-14-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Drowning men (acoustic version) - Fanfarlo Ch. 10: Act 5: GOP Loves Taxes As Long As You're Poor - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 5-25-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Mother we just can't get enough - New Radicals Ch. 12: Act 6: Unemployed, Over 55...Older Americans Can't Find Work Ch. 13: Song 6: Kyoko's House ("stage blood is not enough") - Philip Glass Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans Preparing to Ditch Fealty to Grover Norquist - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-18-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Jump - Van Halen Ch. 16: Act 8: Is The Secret To Happiness Being Kept A Secret - Lee Camp - Air Date 5-11-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful Ch. 18: Act 9: Future of Wisconsin Democratic Party Depends on Walker Recall Election - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-24-12 Ch. 25: Song 9: Fight back - Garnett Silk Ch. 26: Act 10: Recall Walker vote and virtual phone bank - BotL Activism Update Ch. 27: Song 10: Fight back - Garnett Silk Ch. 28: Act 11: Meet America’s deranged philosopher-queen - Johann Hari - Air Date: 5-10-12 Voicemails: Ch. 29: Reaction to gay rights and civil rights struggles - Michael From California Ch. 30: How I gathered the strength to come out - Dan from Chicago Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 31: Final comments on the US being the 1% of the world Activism Link: Phonebank your Wisconsinite friends for the recall election! www.bit.ly/recallwalker Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Mon, 28 May 2012
Edition #609 The Tighter You Clench Your Fist, The Less Sand You Can Hold Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Cyber-Snuggly - Mark Fiore - Air Date 4-30-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Don't think twice, it's alright - Peter, Paul & Mary Ch. 4: Act 2: State action on LGBTQ equality movement - BotL Activism Update Ch. 5: Song 2: Le monde de contre jour - David Ari Leon Ch. 6: Act 3: Federal Judge Blocks NDAA Indefinite Detention Ch. 7: Song 3: Golden Brown - The Stranglers Ch. 8: Act 4: Opening Up A Fortune Cookie Of Pain - The Bugle - Air Date_04-06-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Coastal cities - The Secret Handshake Ch. 10: Act 5: James Burke Interesting Internal Contradiction - Common Sense - Air Date: 4-5-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: You'll find a way - Santigold Ch. 12: Act 6: FBI Discontinues Witness-Protection Parade - The Onion Ch. 13: Song 6: Parade - Matt Nathanson Ch. 14: Act 7: Criminalizing the Speech and Thought of Tarek Mehanna - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-23-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Perpetual dawn (Solar Youth Mix) - The Orb Ch. 16: Act 8: They're Gaps To Be Plugged - BBC4 News Quiz - Air Date: 4-7-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Step on me - The Cardigans Ch. 18: Act 9: DOJ: It Is Your Constitutional Right to Record Police - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-18-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Blue Monday - New Order Ch. 20: Act 10: The Right & Left Agreeing! Say It Ain't So! - Lee Camp - Air Date: 4-30-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Million faces - Paulo Nutini Ch. 22: Act 11: Terrorists Tried & Convicted in NY Courtroom & World Doesn't End - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-4-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: Reaction to being cynical about gay marriage - Isaac from DC Ch. 24: Broader perspective on privilege after Matthew's voicemail - Aaron from Pennsylvania Ch. 25: Surviving a suicide attempt for being gay - Dan from Chicago Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final comments - Thanks for sharing Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Fri, 25 May 2012
Edition #608 Get your hocus pocus correct Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Pat Robertson's Demonic Possession GREATEST HITS - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-11-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Demon Host - Timber Timbre Ch. 4: Act 2: Oops, Priest Shows Gay Porn In Presentation - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-8-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Porcelain (Trance Remix with Enya) - Moby Ch. 6: Act 3: Visiting Priest Shows Family How Grace Is Done - The Onion Ch. 7: Song 3: Awake my soul - Mumford & Sons Ch. 8: Act 4: Boehner Approves Prayer Event By Radical Theocratic Activists - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-8-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Oh my God - Ida Maria Ch. 10: Act 5: Mormons don't get the hocus pocus correct - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-12-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: All this and heaven too - Florence + The Machine Ch. 12: Act 6: Teacher Fired by Catholic School for Infertility Treatment - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-26-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: The picture I view - The Cranberries Ch. 14: Act 7: Vatican Gives Popular Jesus Character Whole New Look - The Onion Ch. 15: Song 7: Jesus of Suburbia - Green Day Ch. 16: Act 8: Iran Internet Censorship - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-11-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Letters to God - Box Car Racer Ch. 18: Act 9: Atheists More Generous & Empathetic Than Religious People - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-3-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Santus II - Libera Ch. 20: Act 10: Stigmatic Teen Says His Miracle Is Gross - The Onion Ch. 21: Song 10: Blessed - Brett Dennen Ch. 22: Act 11: Mormonism 'Denies' Christian Doctrine - Rick Warren - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-9-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Lincoln's Bible - Jason Roseboom Ch. 24: Act 12: The Fear Of God And Politics - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-12-12 Ch. 25: Final comments on my 300-mile ride and the blessings involved Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 20 May 2012
Edition #607 Empire Graveyard Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Curveball Comes Clean on WMD Lies - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-9-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Never Ending Story - Limahl Ch. 4: Act 2: Release of Zelikow Torture Memo Calls for GOP Soul Searching - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-4-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: In Transit - Albert Hammond Jr. Ch. 6: Act 3: Hardly Reassuring To Afghans - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-3-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Hello, my treacherous friends - OK Go Ch. 8: Act 4: Afghanistan Withdrawal 2014 or 2024 - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-2-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Movin too fast - The Last 5 years Ch. 10: Act 5: U.S. Continues to Pour Hellish Rain on Afghanistan - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-8-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: All these things that I've done - The Killers Ch. 12: Act 6: Cat General Says War On String May Be Unwinnable - The Onion Ch. 13: Song 6: I've got no strings - The Gipsy Kings Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama's Foreign Policy Just a Difference in Focus, Not Aggression - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 5-1-12 Ch. 17: Song 7: Kilojoules - Freelance Whales Ch. 18: Act 8: Pentagon's Course on War on Islam - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-11-12 Ch. 19: Song 8: Great divide - Fair Ch. 20: Act 9: Is This The End Of The American Empire - Lee Camp - Air Date: 3-17-12 Ch. 21: Song 9: Not an addict - K's Choice Ch. 22: Act 10: Dying, Just A Part Of Nature - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-10-12 Ch. 23: Song 10: When the cold days come - Theo Bard Ch. 24: Act 11: Romney Tries to Fight Bush-Like Foreign Policy Image With a bunch of Bush Advisers - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-26-12 Voicemails: Ch. 25: Obama on gay marriage is a big deal - Chad from Richmond, VA Ch. 26: Thoughts on global warming and over-population - Shane from Spokane Washington Ch. 27: Straight, white males are set at the easiest difficulty setting - Anonymous Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 28: Final comments on the lowest difficulty setting and the bike ride I'm on Article Referenced: Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Wed, 16 May 2012
Edition #606 It's ok to not be cynical at least for a moment Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Harvey Milk - Hope Ch. 3: Song 1: Hope - Jack Johnson Ch. 4: Act 2: Case Against Gay Marriage Falls Apart With Retraction of Ex-Gay Study - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-26-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Wait so long - Trampled by turtles Ch. 6: Act 3: An Affirmation And They Amend Once Again - Matthew Filipowicz Show - Air Date: 5-10-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Here it goes again - OKGO Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama and same sex marriage, let's enjoy the moment - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 5-14-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Rainbow connection - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Ch. 10: Act 5: A Fight That's Going To Be Won - On The Media - Air Date: 5-10-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Movin' on up - Primal Scream Ch. 12: Act 6: Obama's Historic and Gutsy Proclamation - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-10-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Marry you - Glee Cast Ch. 14: Act 7: Gay Marriage Seen From Both Shores - The Bugle - Air Date: 5-12-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: I was married - Tegan and Sara Ch. 16: Act 8: Marriage Equality and Symbiotic Evolution - JSmooth Ch. 17: Song 8: Tobacco Road - Common Market Ch. 18: Act 9: Reaction to Obama and same-sex marriage from elderly black women - Blacking it up - Air Date: 5-14-12 Voicemails: Ch. 19: Thoughts on male privilege in reaction to Dave from Mass - Cody from Olympia, WA Ch. 20: Reaction to Dave from Mass on affirmative action and white privilege - Jeff in Louisiana Ch. 21: Thoughts on the reality of classism - Anonymous Ch. 22: Race vs class - Colin from Cleveland, OH Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on miscommunication in disagreements Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Sun, 13 May 2012
Edition #605 The climate of our discontent Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Climate change denial think tank industries - Green News Report - Air Date: 2-16-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Nantes - Beirut Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Wants High Gas Prices - Fox News Guest - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-8-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Acorn factory - The Dodos Ch. 6: Act 3: Big Oil More Powerful Than Government - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-2-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Crystalised - The XX Ch. 8: Act 4: Climate Change Predictions Made 30 Years Ago Prove Accurate - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-19-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Walking on sunshine - Katrina And The Waves Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox News Lie Wind Farms Cause Global Warming - David Pakman - Air Date 5-3-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Peace of mind - Finniston Ch. 12: Act 6: Climate Change Coverage Plummets On Broadcast Networks Study - Young Turks - Air Date 4-22-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Ignore the ignorant - The Cribs Ch. 14: Act 7: Climate Wars: The Conservative Smear Campaign to Discredit Climate Scientists - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-25-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Circle of life - Elton John & London Community Gospel Choir Ch. 16: Act 8: The Human Race & Other Evil Little Bastards - Lee Camp - Air Date: 4-18-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Across the universe - Rufas Wainwright Ch. 18: Act 9: Charlie Foster: The most invasive species - Story Collider - Air Date: 2-19-12 Voicemails: White privilege is a myth - Dave in Mass Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Ch. 19: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 20: Final comments on privilege, oppression, weather and climate Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 10 May 2012
Edition #604 Two ways forward Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: The Jesus Budget - Mark Fiore - Air Date: 4-23-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Run on - Moby Ch. 4: Act 2: Tom Barrett vs. Scott Walker - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-9-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Activism - Shihan Ch. 6: Act 3: Activism Update - Walker Recall - Best of the Left - Lauren Ch. 7: Song 3: John Adams theme Ch. 8: Act 4: Simpson-Bowles Cuts Too Close For Compromise - Counter Spin - Air Date: 4-5-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Hate me - Blue October Ch. 10: Act 5: Romney & GOP Ignoring Issues of the Marginalized at Their Own Peril - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-16-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Failure by design - Brand New Ch. 12: Act 6: This Week I Solve The Unemployment Crisis - Lee Camp - Air Date: 4-9-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Buildin' Slow - Here's to the Long Haul Ch. 14: Act 7: No Choice But Bowles/Simpson Choice -Counterspin - Air Date: 4-12-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: When I grow up - Garbage Ch. 16: Act 8: Stocks Do Much Better Under Democrats Than Republicans - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-22-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Gobbledigook - Sigur Rós Ch. 18: Act 9: Romney Loves Firefighters, Hates Government Employees - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-4-12 Ch. 25: Song 9: Soon it will be cold enough to build fires - Emancipator Ch. 26: Act 10: Dying on the Job - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-3-12 Ch. 27: Song 10: La nuit - David Ari Leon Ch. 28: Act 11: Fox On President Obama: Damned If He Does, Damned If He Doesn't - Media Matters - Air Date: 5-9-12 Ch. 29: Song 11: La nuit - David Ari Leon Ch. 30: Act 12: The Truth About Tax Rates - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-17-12 Ch. 36: Song 12: All you fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco Ch. 37: Act 13: Paul Krugman Interview - Income Inequality & Political Polarization - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-1-12 Ch. 43: Song 13: On the road again - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Ch. 44: Act 14: Texas Capitalist With A Conscience - Moyers And Company - Air Date: 4-13-12 Voicemails: Ch. 45: Response to the 3-part commentary and holding to high standards - Michael From Glenn Bernie Ch. 46: Thoughts on black burden - Matthew from California Ch. 47: Reaction to "I want to know what it's like" - Larry in Fort Worth, TX Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 48: Final comments asking for help promoting the OBM fundraiser Today's activism: Support the recall of Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin! www.UnitedWisconsin.com www.ProgressivesUnited.org www.RecallTheRepublicans.com Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 7 May 2012
Edition #603 State's Wrongs Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Shoot-em-up Charlie Discovers ALEC - Mark Fiore - Air Date 4-4-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: The typewriter song - The Boston Pops Orchestra Ch. 4: Act 2: Gov Chris Christie Caught Fibbing About Killed Project - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-10-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Going Nowhere - Neil Sedaka Ch. 6: Act 3: Voter ID Unmasked - The Progressive Air Date: 3-13-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Dirty Paws - Of Monsters and Men Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Pledge: No Sex, No Porn, & Guns Are Good - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-6-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Les monstres - David Ari Leon Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox News Forgets the 15th Amendment Exists - Media Matters Air Date: 3-13-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Les monstres - David Ari Leon Ch. 12: Act 6: Much Depends on the Wis. Recall - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-16-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Kick him out - Dustin's Bar Mitzvah Ch. 14: Act 7: Republican Party Institutionally Weak Compared to Stronger Conservative Movement - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-9-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: This year - The Mountain Goats Ch. 16: Act 8: Anti-Evolution 'Monkey Bill' In Tennessee - Young Turks - Air Date 4-8-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Devils theory - Born Loser and the Hangers On Ch. 18: Act 9: Tucson Schools Block Ana Castillo - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-30-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: By the time I get to Arizona - Public Enemy Ch. 20: Act 10: Two Thirds Rule - What Rule - We Don't Need No Stinkin' Rules - Blacking It Up - Air Date: 4-10-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion Ch. 22: Act 11: Former Michigan Emergency Manager Blows Whistle on Anti-Democratic Law - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-19-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: Pointless to fight about comparing oppressions - Lauren from Iowa City, Iowa Ch. 24: Reaction to Bin Laden and Best of the Left is I Occupy - Daniel from New York Ch. 25: Thoughts on the new generation from a boomer - Peter from Seattle Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final comments giving an update on the Our Blue Media fundraiser Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Fri, 4 May 2012
Edition #602 An examination of motivations Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Both sides silence their moderates - Counterspin - Air Date: 3-8-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Walking Back - The Cranberries Ch. 4: Act 2: Allen West 80 House Democrats are Communists - David Pakman - Air Date 4-13-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons Ch. 6: Act 3: Talking to real Americans in the south - Bill Maher - Air Date: 03-9-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Something, Somewhere, Sometime - Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore Ch. 8: Act 4: Abolish the GOP - Just A Question - Counter Spin - Air Date: 3-29-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Drift away - Dobie Gray Ch. 10: Act 5: Biden 'This isn't your father's Republican Party' - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-2-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Starry-Eyed Surprise - Paul Oakenfold Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Oil - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 4-10-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: I started something I couldn't finish - The Smiths Ch. 14: Act 7: Secret Service Investigating Ted Nugent's Anti-Obama Rant - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-18-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Australia - The Shins Ch. 16: Act 8: Whatever Happened to the Tea Party Revolution? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-16-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Citronella - Augean Stables Ch. 18: Act 9: At War With Common Sense - Real Time Bill Maher - Air Date: 4-20-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Plastic or Paper - The Bobs Ch. 20: Act 10: GOP Desperate Barack Obama Ate Dog Meat - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-18-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Sick as a dog - Brad Sucks Ch. 22: Act 11: Is This The TRUE Republican Motivation - Lee Camp - Air Date: 3-8-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: Ashley calls back about Bin Laden one year later - Ashley from Syracuse, NY Ch. 24: The generational divide hits home - Joseph from Aledo, TX Ch. 25: Reflection on flying after Bin Laden's death - Amy from Sioux Falls, SD Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final comments announcing Best of the Left Activism Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Tue, 1 May 2012
Edition #601 Bin Laden's death anniversary group hug Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Jay!'s original comments on Bin Laden's death from 5/7/2011 Ch. 3: Act 2: Supports my feelings on Bin Laden killing - Gordon from New Mexico Ch. 4: Act 3: Look at ourselves before Bin Laden - Scott from Boulder Ch. 5: Act 4: Thanks for my comments on Bin Laden - Connie from Olympia, WA Ch. 6: Act 5: Completely agrees with me on Bin Laden's death - Scott from Arroyo Grande, CA Ch. 7: Act 6: Bin Laden's death not to be celebrated - Carlos From Chicagoland Ch. 8: Act 7: Disappointed in progressives response to Bin Laden's death - Alt from NY Ch. 9: Act 8: We missed an opportunity to proove that we believe in our system with Bin Laden - Nick from Santa Clara, CA Ch. 10: Act 9: Reaction to Bin Laden's death - Patrick from LA Ch. 11: Act 10: Youth perspective on Bin Laden's death - Annie from Rhode Island Ch. 12: Act 11: Mixed reaction to Bin Laden's death - Todd from LA Ch. 13: Act 12: Reaction to Bin Laden's death - Michael From Glenn Bernie Ch. 14: Act 13: Another youth reaction about Bin Laden - Shane from Philadelphia Ch. 15: Act 14: Personal experience about Bin Laden - Robin from NYC Ch. 16: Act 15: Bin Laden got what he deserved - Dominic from Castle Rock, Colorado Ch. 17: Act 16: Yet another youth reaction to Bin Laden's death - Brett from Omaha Ch. 18: Act 17: Thoughtful response to Bin Laden - Jason from Rupert Idaho Ch. 19: Act 18: Comparisons of reactions to Bin Laden and 9/11 - Daniel from CA Ch. 20: Act 19: Thoughts on bringing Bin Laden to the US for trial - Ashley from Syracuse, NY Ch. 21: Act 20: Combat helicopter pilot reaction to Bin Laden's death - 21 Follow up from combat helicopter pilot on Bin Laden Ch. 22: Act 21: Follow up from combat helicopter pilot on Bin Laden - Eric from Alabama Ch. 23: Act 22: Response to military comments on Bin Laden - Fred Ch. 24: Act 23: Deeper understanding reaction to Bin Laden - Andrew from NY Ch. 25: Final comments on respect for the generational divide Ch. 26: Final comments announcing Our Blue Media Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Music used: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote Ghostwriter - RjD2 Le Moulin - Yann Tiersen Hide your tears - Daniel Licht Nothing Is Good Enough (Instrumental) - Amiee Mann PTF2012 (Instrumental) - VNV Nation Untitled - Zoe Keating Kill Yourself (Instrumental Version) - Timbaland Dreamtime - Uberzone Take a look around - Limp Bizkit Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen Window - The Album Leaf Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Sat, 28 April 2012
Edition #600 It shouldn't matter but it does Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Racist Rant Gets John Derbyshire Fired From National Review - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-9-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Enzymes - Freelance Whales Ch. 4: Act 2: If you're black, put your hands in the air - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 4-2-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Teenage Dirtbag - Scala & Kolacny Brothers Ch. 6: Act 3: Bill O'Reilly's Race Relation Management - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 4-6-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) - Fun. Ch. 8: Act 4: Racism Without Racists - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 3-5-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: To Kill A Mockingbird Theme: Scout's Song - YouTube - BJAMDTCJWJF Ch. 10: Act 5: Consumer brand racism - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-6-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Fix yourself - The Innocent Bystanders Ch. 12: Act 6: Landlord Posts Whites Only Sign at Pool, Won't Apologize - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-21-11 Ch. 13: Song 6: Mondo '77 - Film Dialogue Ch. 14: Act 7: Don't Re-Nig 2012 Anti-Obama Bumper Sticker Seller Defends N-Word - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-21-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Think about it - Flight of the Conchords Ch. 16: Act 8: Race shouldn't matter but it does - Blacking It Up - Air Date: 3-14-12 Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Ch. 17: Final comments: Part 3 of 3 on the blindness of exuberance: "Bully" and it's producer's distrust of his own audience Articles referenced: The Problem With Bully by Emily Bazelon - Slate.com "Bully" Movie Betrays Dead Boy with Asperger's Syndrome by Landon Bryce - thAutcast.com Bully Movie Update: Responses from Producer Lee Hirsch and Alex's Mom by Landon Bryce - thAutcast.com 'Bully' producer responds to allegations that the doc ignored key information by Hillary Busis - EW.com "Bully" Movie Is Mostly a Missed Opportunity by Landon Bryce - thAutcast.com Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Wed, 25 April 2012
Edition #599 Fear of the other Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Supreme court revisiting affirmative action - Blacking It Up - Air Date: 2-21-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Someday - Anya Marina Ch. 4: Act 2: Supreme court will review affirmative action - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 2-24-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Pachelbel's Canon In D Major (Pano) Cannon In D, Kanon In - Johann Pachelbel Ch. 6: Act 3: Race-Baiting Off Of Native American Sovereignty - Media Matters Air Date: 3-14-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Pachelbel's Canon In D Major (Pano) Cannon In D, Kanon In - Johann Pachelbel Ch. 8: Act 4: Muslims Taking Over Tennessee Schools - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-1-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard Ch. 10: Act 5: Racial insensitivity regarding Jeremy Lin from Stephen A Smith - Blacking It Up - Air Date: 2-22-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Little talk - Of Monsters and Men Ch. 12: Act 6: Affable Anti-Semite Thinks Jews Are Doing Super Job With The Media - The Onion Ch. 13: Song 6: Perfect Timing (This Morning) - Orba Squara Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Black Panther Smear By Sean Hannity Panel - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-11-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Survivor Theme Song Ch. 16: Act 8: Bill O'Reilly's Twisted Race Math - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-6-12 Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 17: Final comments: Part 2 of 3 on the blindness of exuberance: Kony 2012 and the fallout Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 22 April 2012
Edition #598 The miracle of life and the prevention thereof Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Anti-Abortion Bill Says Hospitals Should Let Women Die - David Pakman - Air Date: 3-20-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: More than this - Hotrod Cadets Ch. 4: Act 2: Planned Parenthood Bombing - Young Turks - Air Date 4-2-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Needle in the hay - Elliott Smith Ch. 6: Act 3: Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Bombing Spotlights Anti-Choicers in the State - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-3-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: The World Has Turned And Left Me Here - Weezer Ch. 8: Act 4: How Not to Kill Your Baby - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 3-13-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: How to save a life - The Fray Ch. 10: Act 5: Women Don't Care About Contraception says Gov. Nikki Haley - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-4-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Mrs. Robinson - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Ch. 12: Act 6: Scott Walker Quietly Signs Abstinence & Anti-Abortion Bills - David Pakman - Air Date 4-10-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: When the President Talks to God - Bright Eyes Ch. 14: Act 7: Women Are Just Like Livestock! Says Recently Passed Bill - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-11-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Georgia on my mind - Willie Nelson Ch. 16: Act 8: Anti-Gay Politics Causes GOP to Flub Chance for War on Women push back - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 4-12-12 Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Ch. 17: Final comments: Part 1 of 3 on the blindness of exuberance: Mike Daisey and they Apple Factory Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Thu, 19 April 2012
Edition #597 GOP election plan to attack 53 percent of electorate Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Are You On Birth Control, Employers Asking - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Where did you sleep last night - Nirvana Ch. 4: Act 2: Conservatives Vicious Attacks on Women: A GOP Strategy - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-15-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Female of the species - Space Ch. 6: Act 3: Rush Limbaugh's Advertisers Are Back - David Pakman - Air Date 4-9-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Cabin Music (Bonus Track) - Jim Guthrie Ch. 8: Act 4: "War on Women"? What "War on Women"? - Media Matters - Air Date: 4-5-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Cabin Music (Bonus Track) - Jim Guthrie Ch. 10: Act 5: Everyone's Got A Studio In Their Pocket - Dan Savage - Air Date: 3-27-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Shame - Ophelia of the Spirits Ch. 12: Act 6: War on Women Claim Based on Real Policies Not Rhetoric - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-13-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: You and I Are So Awfully Different - Family Guy Ch. 14: Act 7: 'War On Women' False Equivalency by Erin Burnett On CNN - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-20-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Call it even - Scott Simons Ch. 16: Act 8: Assistant Manager Accused Of Sexual Indiscrimination - The Onion Ch. 17: Song 8: Tonight's the night - Rod Stewart Ch. 18: Act 9: Bad Publicity May Force State GOP to Back Off Anti-Abortion Legislation - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-21-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Slip slidin' away - Paul Simon Ch. 20: Act 10: Women disadvantaged because we set up society so only they get pregnant - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 4-9-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Throwing Shade Theme - Throwing Shade Ch. 22: Act 11: Mitch McConnell Unaware GOP Women Aren't on His Side - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-9-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: Misunderstanding breeds fear - Mara from Pittsburgh Ch. 24: Genuine confusion about Fox News - Garnet from Anchorage, Alaska Ch. 25: Reactions to Olbermann commentaries - Marty from Laurel, MD Ch. 26: Guilty of loving Keith Olbermann - Anthony from Oakland, MD Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 27: Final comments introducing Throwing Shade Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Mon, 16 April 2012
Edition #596 Al fresco brunch apocalypse Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: 20,000 High Temp Records Broken - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me - Air Date: 4-14-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Picnic - Young Fresh Fellows Ch. 4: Act 2: Warmer Colder Wetter And More Severe - Green News Reports - Air Date: 4-1-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Crumbling down - Yaves (The Street Pastor) Ch. 6: Act 3: Global Warming Is Here - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-2-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Warning - Green Day Ch. 8: Act 4: Sunny Days Are Here Again — But Is That Good? - NPR - Air Date: 4-8-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Like the weather - 10,000 Maniacs Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Approves New Keystone Pipeline Project - Young Turks - Air Date: 2-28-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Never gonna learn - Jont Ch. 12: Act 6: Republicans claim Keystone will lower gas prices, but analysis says otherwise - Green News Report - Air Date: 3-1-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Hey there, Delilah - Vitamin String Quartet Ch. 14: Act 7: Despite Scientific Evidence, Fox Continues to Call Global Warming a "Hoax" - Media Matters Air Date: 2-29-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Hey there, Delilah - Vitamin String Quartet Ch. 16: Act 8: Leaked Heartland Institute E-mails Inside the Climate Denier - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-23-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: This is the day - The The Ch. 18: Act 9: Reviewing the Reality Behind Climate-Gate - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 3-15-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Safe - Phil Wickham Ch. 20: Act 10: Santorum Mocks Global Warming - The Progressive Air Date: 3-21-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Galilieo - G.G. Allin Ch. 22: Act 11: All Hail The Least Deserving - Green News Report - Air Date: 3-29-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Hey Ya - Obadiah Parker Ch. 24: Act 12: Climate-Friendly GOPers Abandoning Policies Previously Supported - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-5-12 Ch. 25: Song 12: La Valse Des Vieux Os - Yann Tiersen Ch. 26: Act 13: Fox Host: "If A Polar Bear Dies, I Don't Feel Bad" - Media Matters - Air Date: 4-12-12 Ch. 27: Song 13: La Valse Des Vieux Os - Yann Tiersen Ch. 28: Act 14: Bill Maher Guest: 'Climate Change A Crock Of Shit' - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-12-12 Voicemails: Ch. 29: Mormon perspective on posthumous baptisms - Eric from Provo, UT Ch. 30: If you don't believe in Mormonism then why do you care about posthumous baptisms? - Chuck in Salt Lake City Ch. 31: Detailed explanation of posthumous Mormon baptisms - Todd from Salt Lake City Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 32: Final comments on why Fox News is like a bad parody of a bad news channel Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Fri, 13 April 2012
Edition #595 More fruitless yet cathartic complaining about the media Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: The failures of Howard Kurtz - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 3-9-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Titanium (feat. Sia) - David Guetta & Sia Ch. 4: Act 2: Limbaugh Advertiser: Terrorists After Me! - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-27-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve Ch. 6: Act 3: Elite Journalists Sipping On Mint Juleps - Counhterspin - Air Date: 3-22-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Puttin' On the Ritz - Taco Ch. 8: Act 4: Punditry for the Poor charity work - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 1-27-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: The Magnificent Seven - The City of Prague Philharmonic Ch. 10: Act 5: News Corp: Its Not Just Phone Hacking Anymore! - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-29-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Waltzing Matilda - Ophelia of the Spirits Ch. 12: Act 6: President Obama Scared of Fox News - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-4-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Running Scared - Roy Orbison Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Speaks to The Press - On The Media - Air Date: 4-6-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours - The Smiths Ch. 16: Act 8: James Murdoch Resigns as BSkyB Chairman - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-5-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox Host to Congresswoman: "Step Away From the Crack Pipe" - Media Matters - Air Date: 2-16-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola Ch. 20: Act 10: Insane New Obama Conspiracy Theory From Fox News Host - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-4-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Just asking - Triangle Shirt Factory Ch. 22: Act 11: The Star System's Death Grip On Egos - David Feldman - Air Date: 4-2-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: Privilege allowed John to start a business - John In Tulsa, OK Ch. 24: Suggesting "In prison my whole life" - Colby from Portland, Oregon Ch. 25: Mormon posthumous baptisms extremely offensive - Lara from outside of Philly Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final comments on posthumous Mormon baptisms and Olbermann's firing from Current TV Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Tue, 10 April 2012
Edition #594 Discrimination, oppression and civil rights Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: I Want To Know What It's Like - Ryan James Yezak Ch. 3: Song 1: Time - Hans Zimmer Ch. 4: Act 2: Gay Conversion Therapy Torture Victim - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-6-11 Ch. 5: Song 2: Smokin from Shootin - My Morning Jacket Ch. 6: Act 3: Michigan Republicans Legalize Religious Anti-Gay Bullying - David Pakman Air Date: 11-7-11 Ch. 7: Song 3: Bully Main Theme - Shawn Lee Ch. 8: Act 4: Washington State Close to Providing Gay Marriage Rights, GOP - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-2-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: 21st Century Boy - Bad Religion Ch. 10: Act 5: Can Water Make You Gay - Young Turks - Air Date: 11-22-11 Ch. 11: Song 5: Awnaw (All Hooks Up Version) - Nappy Roots Ch. 12: Act 6: Openly gay kids in high school - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 2-27-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Fingers crossed - Allison Weiss Ch. 14: Act 7: Expelled Anti-Gay Counseling Student Wouldn't Make Good Therapist - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-5-11 Ch. 15: Song 7: Starring - Freelance Whales Ch. 16: Act 8: Indecision 2012 - Glitz Happens - Daily Show - Air Date: 2-16-2012 Ch. 17: Song 8: Scenic World - Beirut Ch. 18: Act 9: Anti-Gay Senator Kicked Out Of Restaurant - Young Turks - Air date: 1-31-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: What have I done to deserve - Pet Shop Boys Ch. 20: Act 10: The YMCA Of Dolphins - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 4-3-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Mystify - INXS Ch. 22: Act 11: Bachmann Unhappy With Kirk Cameron Gay Questions From Piers Morgan - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-6-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: All the same - Sick Puppies Ch. 24: Act 12: Joe the plumber running for office, anti gay - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 3-9-12 Ch. 25: Song 12: So much more - Marc Robillard Ch. 26: Act 13: Unalienable Gay Civil Rights to Be Put to Vote in New Jersey and Maryland - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-8-12 Voicemails: Ch. 27: Examples of institutional discrimination against atheists - Skeptical Zack from California Ch. 28: Correction on oppression being only in relation to government - Andrew from Brooklyn, NY Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 29: Final comments on why this discussion on atheist civil rights is actually about communication (again) Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Sat, 7 April 2012
Edition #593 If God exists I hope he has a good excuse Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Tolerance And Holding It Inside - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-6-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: The Easter Bunny Song - Katie Goodman & Broad Comedy Ch. 4: Act 2: Catholic Church Officially Anti-Gay Bigots - David Pakman - Air Date: 3-12-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Natural Blues - Moby Ch. 6: Act 3: Santorum should learn what Catholic means - Bill Maher - Air Date: 3-9-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Shed a little light - James Taylor Ch. 8: Act 4: Procrastinating Catholic 20 Rosaries Behind - The Onion Ch. 9: Song 4: Like a prayer - Madonna Ch. 10: Act 5: Vatican Probes Wrong Thing, Leakers Instead of Child Abuse - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 3-20-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: In God's country - U2 Ch. 12: Act 6: Faith Healers - O My God - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 2-23-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Genesis - VNV Nation Ch. 14: Act 7: GOP quotes bible as science fact - Green News Report - Air Date: 3-13-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Watermark - Enya Ch. 16: Act 8: Concerned Parents Demand Removal Of Arsenic From Periodic Table Of Elements - The Onion Ch. 17: Song 8: Show me what I'm looking for - Carolina Liar Ch. 18: Act 9: Pray To Stop Tornadoes: Pat Robertson - The Young Turks - Air Date: 3-7-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Best God in show - NOFX Ch. 20: Act 10: The gospel of commerce. Supply side Christianity - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 3-16-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: My wife dumped me for a guy named Jesus - Paul Dinello on Exit 57 Ch. 22: Act 11: The religious assault on free speech - Johann Hari Air Date: 2-24-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: There are so many other reasons to criticize Mormonism - Dave from Olympia, WA Ch. 24: Reaction to Rebecca on Mormonism - Andrew from Clearwater Ch. 25: Oppression of an atheist - Skeptical Zack from California Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on oppression and the definition of 'rights' Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Wed, 4 April 2012
Edition #592 From Wall St to Washington Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Greg Smith Quits Goldman Sachs - Wait wait don't tell me - Air Date: 3-17-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Table Tennis (feat. Laura Darlington) - Flying Lotus Ch. 4: Act 2: STUDY: Rich More Likely to Steal Candy from Babies - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-28-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Drive - R.E.M. Ch. 6: Act 3: People Are Fighting Back Against Fraudulent Foreclosures - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-23-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Working Poor - Horse Feathers Ch. 8: Act 4: Stock Analysts Confused, Frightened By Boar Market - The Onion Ch. 9: Song 4: Scene No. 13 Segment IV Dance Of The Little Swans - London Philharmonic Orchestra Ch. 10: Act 5: The Rich Get Richer - New Facts - Young Turks - Air Date 4-1-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Drink the water - Jack Johnson Ch. 12: Act 6: Oh My Gawd Fun With Big Bank Fraud - Lee Camp - Air Date: 2-24-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover - Sandy Faison, Dorothy Loudon, Andrea McArdle, Reid Shelton, Barbara Erwin, Laurie Beechman, Edie Cowan, Donald Craig, Orchestra, Penny Worth, Chorus, Robert Fitch, Raymond Thorne & Peter Howard Ch. 14: Act 7: Not One Dime - John Mill Ch. 15: Song 7: In the Beginning - K'naan Ch. 16: Act 8: Religious Leaders Rip GOP Budget - 'Immoral Disaster', 'Robs The Poor' - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-26-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Dou Way Robyn / Sancta Mater - Trio Mediaeval Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox Anchors Gush Over Paul Ryan's Budget PlanFox Anchors Gush Over Paul Ryan's Budget Plan - Media Matters Air Date: 3-22-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Dou Way Robyn / Sancta Mater - Trio Mediaeval Ch. 20: Act 10: The Real Reason We Can't End Unpopular Oil Subsidies - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-29-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare - Matt & Kim Ch. 20: Act 10: Who Is Serious About The Budget - Counterspin - Air Date: 3-29-12 Ch. 21: Song 9: Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen Ch. 22: Act 10: Taxmageddon - Young Turks - Air Date 4-2-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: White male perspective on being called privileged - Dirk from San Francisco Ch. 24: "Privilege" comes with undertone of accusation of unearned success - Jesse from Tokyo Ch. 25: It's not about you - Dave from Olympia, WA Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final Comments Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 1 April 2012
Edition #591 Unconstitutional Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Anti-Occupy Law Passed By Congress, White House Nearly Unanimously - Lee Camp - Air Date: 3-12-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Protest song - Anti-Flag Ch. 4: Act 2: Protesting Has Been Criminalized HR347, S1794 - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 3-13-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: The sound of settling - Death Cab For Cutie Ch. 6: Act 3: First Amendment Nefarious Bill "Federal Restricted Grounds and Improvement" Matthew Filipowicz Show - Air Date: 3-1-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: La Paix - Amadou & Mariam Ch. 8: Act 4: NYPD Spying on Liberals, Using Fear Tactics - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-27-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Stop spying - The Grouch Ch. 10: Act 5: NYPD Infiltrated Liberal Political Groups - Young Turks - Air Date 3-26-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Campus - Vampire Weekend Ch. 12: Act 6: NYPD Spies In New Orleans! - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-23-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: And it spread - The Avett Brothers Ch. 14: Act 7: US vs Jones (violation of 4th amendment rights) - On the Media - Air Date: 1-26-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: You wish - Nightmares On Wax Ch. 16: Act 8: Life, Liberty, Indefinite Detention Without A Trial - Lee Camp - Air Date: 12-16-11 Ch. 17: Song 8: Yeat's Grave - The Cranberries Ch. 18: Act 9: Eric Holder's Shameful Defense of Assassinating U.S. Citizens - The Progressive Air Date: 3-7-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Overkill - Colin Hay Ch. 20: Act 10: Holder Defends Execution Without Charges - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-6-12 Voicemails: Ch. 21: Latino perspective on Trayvon Martin episode - Danny from Tampa Florida Ch. 22: Liberal cop on the Trayvon Martin case - Dan Ch. 23: Objection to being lumped in with privileged straight white males - Doug in Chicagoland Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 24: Final comments on the perception of attacks when discussing privilege Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 29 March 2012
Edition #590 They live among us and they're normal I'm riding 300 miles to raise money to fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: A Love Supreme - Religious Freedom vs Americans with Disabilities Act - Daily Show - Air Date: 1-26-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: On the Radio - Regina Spektor Ch. 4: Act 2: David Shuster decries Islamophobia in conservative media - Countdown Ch. 5: Song 2: This land is your land - Peter, Paul & Mary Ch. 6: Act 3: Muslim Sues University For Harassment Claims - Young Turks - Air Date: 1-11-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Mercy - OneRepublic Ch. 8: Act 4: Rev C Welton Gaddy Schools Rev Dennis Terry on Religious Freedom - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-22-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead Ch. 10: Act 5: The Elephant in the Room - Daily Show - Air Date: 1-5-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Proud to be an American - Side Street Ramblers Ch. 12: Act 6: Muslim Attacks Atheist, Muslim Judge Dismisses the Case...Christian Anger - David Pakman - Air Date: 2-23-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: God? - The Dodos Ch. 14: Act 7: NYPD's Vile Film - The Progressive Air Date: 1-24-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: The only living boy in New York - Paul Simon Ch. 16: Act 8: White House Aids in NYPD Muslim Spying - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-29-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Highly Suspicious - My Morning Jacket Ch. 18: Act 9: Christie on NYPD Muslim Spying In New Jersey - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-3-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Vinnie Pauleone & The Ba Da Bing Orchestra Ch. 20: Act 10: Bloomberg Cheney-esque on Snooping - The Progressive Air Date: 2-22-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Tenderness - General Public Ch. 22: Act 11: NYPD Muslim Profiling - Matthew Filipowicz Show - Air Date: 2-28-12 Voicemails: Ch. 23: Thoughts on feminist programs not needing to cater to the privileged - Krissy from Kansas Ch. 24: Resistance to the idea of oppressed people needing to cater to the privileged when speaking about oppression - Elka from Indiana Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 25: Final comments and clarifications on communicating across privilege barriers Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 26 March 2012
Edition #589 The wrongful death of Trayvon Martin Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Introduction to the Trayvon Martin Case - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-12-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: TRAYVON MARTIN Rap Song - Jasiri X Ch. 4: Act 2: EPIC FAIL by Police in Trayvon Martin Investigation - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-14-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: A Trayvon Martin Tribute - YouTube - EthanDavidStudios Ch. 6: Act 3: The Tragedy of Trayvon Martin - The Progressive Air Date: 3-19-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Euthanasia of Trayvon Martin RIP "How Long?" - YouTube - Temptap Ch. 8: Act 4: George Zimmerman's 911 call while following Trayvon Martin and Florida's insanity - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 3-22-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: RIP TRAYVON MARTIN SONG - YouTube - toast8787 Ch. 10: Act 5: Where the conversation on race can go after Trayvon Martin - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-19-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: I Am Trayvon - A-Lex Ch. 12: Act 6: Trayvon Martin Final Phone Call With Girlfriend - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-21-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: TRAYVON MARTIN Rap Song - Jasiri X Ch. 14: Act 7: Calls for help heard on 911 call in Trayvon Martin shooting - On the Media - Air Date: 3-22-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Trayvon Martin Song (Tribute) - YouTube - TheWorldNewsRapper Ch. 16: Act 8: Stand your ground used to attack unprovoked - Matthew Filipowicz Show - Air Date: 3-20-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Skittles and some Ice Tea - YouTube - Klay3Creation Ch. 18: Act 9: Trayvon Martin Smear Attempt By Glenn Becks The Blaze - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-21-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Trayvon Martin Tribute Song - TurboT Ft SpidaMan Ch. 20: Act 10: Obama: Trayvon Martin Case Is a 'Tragedy' - President Obama Ch. 21: Song 10: We Are Trayvon - Plies Ch. 22: Act 11: Geraldo Rivera says Hoodies to Blame for Trayvon Martin Killing - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-23-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: TRAYVON MARTIN Rap Song - Jasiri X Ch. 24: Act 12: Mother Jones article breaking down the Florida Stand Your Ground law - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-19-12 Ch. 25: Final comments to close the show Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Fri, 23 March 2012
Edition #588 Smash Patriarchy I'm riding 300 miles to raise money to fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Jiffy-Vag commercial for fast, convenient ultrasounds - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 3-9-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Bright side of the road - Van Morrison Ch. 4: Act 2: Christian Pregnancy Crisis Clinics Exposed - Young Turks Ch. 5: Song 2: Saving My Hymen For Jesus (feat. Erin Roberg) - Katie Goodman & Broad Comedy Ch. 6: Act 3: Contraception Pill Causes Prostate Cancer, says Republican - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-17-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Eyes - Rogue Wave Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Talks About Contraception a Lot for People Who Say They Don't Want To Talk About Contraception - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-23-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: And that's why I oppose Planned Parenthood - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 3-9-12 Ch. 10: Act 5: Egypt Lady News after the revolution - The Bugle Air Date: 2-17-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Walk Like an Egyptian - The Puppini Sisters Ch. 12: Act 6: Single-moms, child abuse, contraception... and state legislators - Jim Hightower Air Date: 3-21-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Oh the boss is coming - Arkells Ch. 14: Act 7: Rick Santorum: Single mothers produce criminal children - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-6-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Take 'Em Down - Dropkick Murphys Ch. 16: Act 8: Military Women Should 'Expect' Sexual Assault (Fox Pundit Doubles Down) - Young Turks - Air Date: 2-22-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: BotL Promo Music (Instrumental Version) Ch. 18: Act 9 A: Final comments Part 1: Introduction to The pain of breaking through privilege Ch. 20: Act 9 B: The pain of breaking through privilege - Blacking it up Air Date: 2-29-12 Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Ch. 21: Final Comments Part 2: Why the most privileged people are also the weakest and need to be treated like children Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Tue, 20 March 2012
Edition #587 The lives and tragic deaths of media tyrants I'm riding 300 miles to raise money to fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Distract-O-Tron - Mark Fiore - Air Date - 01-11-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: In the Morning of the Magicians - Flaming Lips Ch. 4: Act 2: Controversy Over Old Mean-Spirited Obama Quote Recalls Old Bush Quotes - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-16-2012 Ch. 5: Song 2: Hate me - Blue October Ch. 6: Act 3: Andrew Breitbart's CPAC OWS Plea for Help - MR - Air Date: 02-13-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Drop dead blues - Anya Marina Ch. 8: Act 4: Andrew Breitbart Dies - On the Media - Air Date: 3-1-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: Open book - Cake Ch. 10: Act 5: Andrew Breitbart Dead - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-1-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica Ch. 12: Act 6: Conservative Media Group Makes Up Oil Statistics - Media Matters Air Date: 2-24-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica Ch. 14: Act 7: Oh My God! New Hosts Pretending Bigotry and Ignorance Just Matter of Opinion - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 2-3-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: And we got older - Jim Guthrie Ch. 16: Act 8: Gay Terrorism Ad - The Al Franken Show - Air Date: 2004 Ch. 17: Song 8: And we got older - Jim Guthrie Ch. 18: Act 9: Pat Buchanan's Blacklisted Swan Song - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-17-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: The rose - Soft Rock Piano Players Ch. 20: Act 10: Limbaugh's Changing Attitude on Racial and Religious Attacks - Media Matters Air Date: 3-16-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: The rose - Soft Rock Piano Players Ch. 22: Act 11: James Murdoch steps down - On the Media - Air Date: 3-1-12 Ch. 23: Song 11: Sweet Dreams - Marylin Manson Ch. 24: Act 12: James Murdoch Getting Demoted - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-29-12 Ch. 25: Song 12: Finding something to do - Hellogoodbye Ch. 26: Act 13: The Fall of Rupert Murdoch - MR - Air Date: 02-28-12 Voicemails: Ch. 27: Please don't vote for third parties! - Jesse from Tokyo Ch. 28: Thanks for focus on GOP state policies - Doug in Chicagoland Ch. 29: Athiest raised as Mormon on religious fundamentalism - Rebecca from Salt Lake City Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 30: Final comments on the difficulty of tackling issues of privilege Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Sat, 17 March 2012
Edition #586 The US Empire and the Ring of Power I'm riding 300 miles to raise money to fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Act 1: Heart Mind-O-Matic - Mark Fiore - Air Date: 02-20-12 Song 1: M.I.B. Main Theme - Danny Elfman Act 2: US government doesn't talk about the drone war - Counterspin Air Date: 2-3-12 Song 2: Oh Lately It's So Quiet - OK GO Act 3: Syria's Arab Spring that no one is hearing about - The Bugle Air Date: 2-3-12 Song 3: Catapult - R.E.M. Act 4: Veto Of Syria UN Resolution Sparks Outrage - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-06-12 Song 4: Help - The Beatles Act 5: Veto to prevent violence in Syria - The Bugle - Air Date: 2-10-12 Song 5: Scene No. 10 Moderato - London Philharmonic Orchestra Act 6: Fox Contributor Karl Rove Condemns Obama Apology, Fails to Note Similar Bush Apology in 2008 - Media Matters Air Date: 2-28-12 Act 7: Not a Happy International Women's Day in Afghanistan - The Progressive Air Date: 3-8-12 Song 7: We were there - Robin Roberts Act 8: Afghan Lady and Taliban News - The Bugle Air Date: 2-17-12 Song 8: Escalation - Daniel Licht Act 9: Afghanistan Massacre Fallout - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-12-12 Song 9: Come home - OneRepublic Feat. Sara Barellis Act 10: Son Of Haditha - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 3-12-12 Song 10: Baba O'Riley - The Who Act 11: Leave Afghanistan Now - The Progressive Air Date: 3-12-12 Song 11: Letter from an Occupant - The New Pornographers Act 12: The consequences of the US killing spree in Afghanistan - Counterspin Air Date: 3-16-12 Song 12: Gimme Sympathy - Metric Act 13: The Reason War Will Go On Forever - Lee Camp Song 13: Still fighting it - Ben Folds Act 14: An Army whistle-blower speaks truth about power - Jim Hightower Air Date: 3-14-12 Song 14: Tracked in mud - Cory Davies Act 15: The US Empire and the Ring of Power - Common Sense - Air Date: 2-20-12 Voicemails: Activist call to action on verbiage and word usage - Chris Recomending 'Godless Bitches' podcast - Anonymous Recommending "Women's Magazine" podcast - Elka from Indiana Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments as an epilogue to the Jimmy Dore Show joke discussion Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Wed, 14 March 2012
Edition #585 If it looks, walks and quacks like a nuclear duck I'm riding 300 miles to raise money to fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Act 1: Pending war with Iran - Wait wait don't tell me - Air Date: 3-3-12 Song 1: For what it's worth - Buffalo Springfield Act 2: American War Drums against Iran - On the Media - Air Date: 2-9-12 Song 2: Turk - Errors Act 3: Why Does Iran Always Seem To Be "Months Away" From a Nuclear Bomb? - Media Matters Air Date: 2-23-12 Act 4: War With Iran A Terrible Idea - Here's Why - Young Turks - Air Date: 2-21-12 Song 4: Everybody's gone to war - Nerina Pallot Act 5: God Re-Floods Middle East - The Onion Song 5: Deep water - Pansy Division Act 6: All of the options about war with Iran including no war - Counterspin Air Date: 3-8-12 Song 6: Highwire - Men at Work Act 7: Can We Stop A War With Iran - Young Turks - Air Date: 2-22-12 Song 7: Black & Blue - Miike Snow Act 8: Obama Calls Out GOP Warhawks on Iran - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-7-12 Song 8: Lost and found - Hotrod Cadets Act 9: Beating the drum in the media for war with Iran - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 3-9-12 Song 9: Daylight robbery - Imogen Heap Act 10: Danger of Iran's Nuclear Duck - The Bugle Air Date: 3-9-12 Final comments and conversation with Jimmy Dore on context being 'everything' in comedy Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Sun, 11 March 2012
Edition #584 Bullies, bad words and birth control I'm riding 300 miles to raise money to fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Act 1: GOP Does Not Understand How Contraception Works - Rachel Maddow Air Date 3-2-12 Song 1: Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies Act 2: Bill O'Reilly Rips Sandra Fluke - Young Turks Air Date: 3-6-12 Song 2: The King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 - Neutral Milk Hotel Act 3: Guide to Are you a prostitute? by Rush Limbaugh - The Bugle Air Date: 3-9-12 Song 3: Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison Act 4: Limbaugh and the GOP war on women - Counterspin Air Date: 3-8-12 Song 4: Possibility - Lykke Li Act 5: Advertisers flee from Limbaugh's radio program - On the Media Air Date: 3-8-12 Song 5: White Electric - Battles Act 6: Rush Limbaugh Gets a Measure of Comeuppance - The Progressive Air Date: 3-5-12 Song 6: All Apologies - Nirvana Act 7: Insincere Apologies - Mitt Romney Has a Rush Limbaugh Problem - Rachel Maddow Air Date 3-5-12 Song 7: The Prettiest Weed - Jim Guthrie Act 8: Fluke Isn't the Only Woman Being Attacked By Limbaugh This Week - Media Matters Air Date: 3-8-12 Act 9: A breakdown of the Limbaugh comments and the false equivalency with Bill Maher - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 3-9-12 Voicemails: Follow up on comments regarding joke on the Jimmy Dore Show and standards in broadcasting - Joe from Nanjing China Reaction to the Jimmy Dore Show vs Limbaugh comparison - Mara from Pittsburgh Rush Limbaugh's misunderstanding of contraception - Patrick from Dallas Follow up comparison question to Limbaugh vs Jimmy Dore Show discussion - Andrew from Brooklyn, NY Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on the follow up comparing a Jimmy Dore Show joke and the Limbaugh controversy Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 8 March 2012
Edition #583 The game is rigged I'm riding 300 miles to raise money to fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Act 1: Poor Pee-Ple - Daily Show Air Date: 2-2-12 Song 1: Hurt so good - Yellow Snow Company Act 2: Obama's New Budget Explained - TYT - Air Date: 2-13-12 Song 2: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica Act 3: Fox News: Who's Responsible for Gas Prices? - Media Matters Air Date: 3-6-12 Act 4: Obama Gets Bad Rap on Gas Prices - The Progressive Air Date: 2-24-12 Song 4: Sweet dreams - The Eurythmics Act 5: The Mortgage Fraud Deal A Ripoff - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-9-12 Song 5: Bet against the American Dream - Planet Money Act 6: Foreclosure abuse is rampant - Citizen Radio Air Date: 2-20-12 Song 6: The Secret Agent: The Secret Agent Ending - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico & Elias Arizcuren Act 7: Limbaugh: Poor People "Have Only Themselves to Blame" - Media Matters Air Date: 2-21-12 Act 8: Economic Recovery May Force GOP to Talk Social Issues - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-29-12 Song 8: Breakneck speed - Tokyo Police Club Act 9: Close Corporate Tax Loopholes - The Progressive Air Date: 2-28-12 Song 9: Hole in the bucket - Spearhead Act 10: Greek austerity measures - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 2-14-12 Song 10: Stairway to heaven - Vitamin String Quartet Act 11: World Bank Forecloses On World Farm - The Onion Song 11: Too late, to slow - Shout Out Louds Act 12: Conservative Hypocrisy on Obama's Energy Policies - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 3-1-12 Voicemails: Thoughts on Bachmann and sexism in politics - Elisa from St. Paul, MN Thoughts on Jimmy Dore Show on suggesting Santorum's daughter "puts out" - Joe from Nanjing China Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on the comparison between Rush Limbaugh's "slut" comments and the Jimmy Dore Show's "puts out" comments Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 5 March 2012
Edition #582 The highly territorial subgenus of the GOP I'm riding 300 miles to raise money to fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Act 1: Oops, Indiana Science Haters Find Scientology in Their Creationism - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-2-12 Song 1: Dumb - Nirvana Act 2: Gov. Walker steals money from citizens to fill his budget hole - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-15-12 Song 2: What's the matter here - 10,000 Maniacs Act 3: After Snowe, Compromise Isn't Always the Answer - The Progressive Air Date: 3-1-12 Song 3: Alright Alright (Here's My Fist Where's the Fight?) - Sahara Hotnights Act 4: Environmentalists attempt to save the moderate Republican species from going extinct - The Onion Song 4: Another lesson in love - Danger Radio Act 5: Has American Conservatism Become a Religion - David Pakman - Air Date: 9-20-11 Song 5: Change your mind - Sister Hazel Act 6: Girl Scouts Are Evil Promoters of Sex, Homosexuality - The Young Turks Air Date: 2-22-12 Song 6: Girls - Walter Meego Act 7: Stupid GOPer Reveals ALEC Puppet Masters - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-6-12 Song 7: Middle Man - Jack Johnson Act 8: The Need for Local Progressive Councils - The Progressive Air Date: 3-2-12 Song 8: Reach out of the darkness - Friend and Lover Act 9: Bob McDonell, religion and GOP politics - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-21-12 Song 9: Radioactive - Kings of Leon Act 10: No Liberal Christians (Dems All About Sex) - Santorum - The Young Turks - Air Date: 2-29-12 Song 10: She's so sexy Boom! - Flight of the Conchords Act 11: GOP billionaire explains why he's a victim - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 3-1-12 Voicemails: Thanks for the Blacking it up segment on the concept of citizenship - Joanna from the Midwest Detailed thoughts on the anti-equality movement - Ryan from Minneapolis Santorum on costs of deregulation - Colin from Cleveland, OH Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on voicemail on LGBT advocacy strategy and climate ride fundraising Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Fri, 2 March 2012
Edition #581 Just some of the problems I'm riding 300 miles to raise money to fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Act 1: Pat Robertson Says God Owns Poor Family's Money - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-16-11 Song 1: Just like heaven - The Cure Act 2: Stephen's Lenten Sacrifice - Colbert Report Air Date: 2-22-12 Song 2: Mary Mary - Chumbawamba Act 3: Muslim Attacks Atheist For Insulting Muhammad - The Young Turks - Air Date: 2-29-12 Song 3: Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley Act 4: Area Priest Plans To Leave Priesthood As Soon As Parents Die - The Onion Song 4: Closest thing to heaven - Tears for Fears Act 5: How to argue with a religious conservative - David Feldman Show Air Date: 2-21-12 Song 5: Eden - Phil Wickham Act 6: The Mormon Plot to Proxy Baptize Jews - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-15-12 Song 6: Pray - Justin Bieber Act 7: Mormons Baptize Anne Frank (Cenk Goes Off) - Young Turks 2-22-12 Song 7: God Gave Rock & Roll To You - Kiss Act 8: Homeless Man Bestows God's Blessing Upon All Within Earshot - The Onion Song 8: Blessed - Brett Dennen Act 9: Othering the president through religion - Blacking it up Air Date: 2-21-12 Voicemails: Thoughts on "too much rape" and women talking about TV - Joanna from Iowa Transgendered perspective on negative narratives in the media - Scott from New York Follow up about the transgender panic defense - Scott from New York Thoughts on women discussing narratives of women on TV - Kira from Chicago Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on how society shapes everyone's perspective of themselves Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Tue, 28 February 2012
Edition #580 The War on Women Part 2: Subjugation I'm riding 300 miles to raise money for fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Act 1: O'Reilly: Drunk Women Get Pregnant - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-25-11 Song 1: Resist - Katy McAllister Act 2: Virginia government wants to physically penetrate you - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-14-12 Song 2: Gimme Sympathy - Metric Act 3: Girlfriend Acting All Clingy After Getting Pregnant - The Onion Song 3: Fidelity - Regina Spektor Act 4: Rectal Exam Amendment To Anti-Abortion Bill - The Young Turks - Air Date: 2-1-12 Song 4: Timeless - Kate Havnevik Act 5: Susan G. Komen Reverses, Returns Planned Parenthood Funding - David Pakman -Air Date: 02-06-12 Song 5: Clowns (Can you see me now?) - t.A.T.u. Act 6: Stop Normalizing Rape - The Progressive Air Date: 12-15-11 Song 6: Winter winds - Piano Tribute Players Act 7: Fox Contributor: Sexual Assault Prevention in the Military is "Bureaucracy Upon Bureaucracy" - Media Matters Air Date: 2-13-12 Act 8: Komen's Anti-Abortion VP Wanted To Defund Planned Parenthood - TYT - Air Date: 2-6-12 Song 8: Foundations - Kate Nash Act 9: The Right Wing Is Taking Rights Away From Women, But Were They Really Using Them - Lee Camp - Air Date 2-20-12 Song 9: A beautiful mine - RJD2 Act 10: Komen VP Handel Resigns Over Planned Parenthood Dispute - TYT- Air Date: 2-7-12 Song 10: Enough - Dance Hall Crashers Act 11: How the needle moves as conservatives push their anti-woman agenda - Double X Gabfest Air Date: 2-22-12 Song 11: Save me - Aimee Mann Act 12: The fear over giving women power over their own bodies - Opinionated Air Date: 2-22-12 Final comments on analyzing the societal narrative of women in popular culture Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sat, 25 February 2012
Edition #579 The War on Women Part 1: Contraception I'm riding 300 miles to raise money for fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Act 1: Fox Attempts to Smear Obama as Anti-Catholic - Media Matters Air Date: 2-2-12 Song 1: Only the good die young - Billy Joel Act 2: Obama Attacks Religious Freedom McConnel on Contraception Coverage -TYT - Air Date: 2-13-12 Song 2: If I had a hammer - Peter, Paul & Mary Act 3: It's a great time to be a woman in America! - Blacking it up Air Date: 2-13-12 Song 3: Living in America - James Brown Act 4: Fox: Access to Birth Control = Forcing You To Eat Pork - Media Matters Air Date: 2-15-12 Song 4: Fool - Shakira Act 5: Republicans Have Picked a Loser in Contraception Fight - The Progressive Air Date: 2-16-12 Song 5: Those were the days - Mary Hopkin Act 6: If we allow contraception women may begin to think they're equal to men - Majority Report Air Date: 2-14-12 Song 6: Barefoot and pregnant - Doyle and Debbie Act 7: American Lady News and the debate on contraception - The Bugle Air Date: 2-17-12 Song 7: Lessons learned - Matt & Kim Act 8: Obama Contraception Compromise Not 3D Chess - Young Turks - Air Date 2-20-12 Song 8: The boy in the bubble - Paul Simon Act 9: Really? with Seth and Amy: Birth Control - Saturday Night Live Voicemails: Reaction to the Jay and Lauren's discussion on communication - Todd from LA If homosexuality is a choice then why not try choosing it for a week just to see? - Daniel from Clemmons, NC Reaction to the Jay and Lauren's discussion on communication - Dave from Olympia, WA Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments teasing that I'm going to start a conversation about the oppression of women in society Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Wed, 22 February 2012
Edition #578 Sweater Vest Man Rises I'm riding 300 miles to raise money for fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Act 1: Sweater Vest Man - Frank Chow Act 2: Gays Vilify Rick Santorum, Wife Karen Dated Abortion Doctor - The Young Turks Air Date: 01-17-12 Song 2: Honey - Moby Act 3: Santorum's Hypocrisy on Prenatal Testing - The Progressive Air Date: 2-20-12 Song 3: Moment Of Tranquillity - Apoptygma Berzerk Act 4: Tim Wise Interview - How Race Factors into Electoral Politics - Majority Report - Air Date: 1-30-12 Song 4: Sydney (I'll come running) - Brett Dennen Act 5: Rick Santorum Don't Worry About Cost of Medications You Need - David Pakman -Air Date: 02-06-12 Song 5: Twisted logic - Coldplay Act 6: Megadeath singer sort-of endorses Rick Santorum - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me Air Date: 2-18-12 Song 6: Peace of mind - Finniston Act 7: Obama disrupts the concept of citizenship in the white supremacist mind - Blacking it up Air Date: 2-7-12 Song 7: Back in time - Huey Lewis & The News Act 8: Take a ride in Rick's head - Jim Hightower Air Date: 2-13-12 Song 8: Every Sperm is Sacred - Monty Python Act 9: Santorum Scandal Cover For John Ensign - Young Turks Song 9: It goes on and on - Avett Brothers Act 10: Romney's non concern for the poor - Jimmy Dore - Air Date 2-3-12 Song 10: Always mean it - Emilyn Brodsky Act 11: Looking Good for Obama - The Progressive Air Date: 2-13-12 Song 11: If you wanna - The Vaccines Act 12: Rick Santorum Wins THREE Primaries in 1 Day - David Pakman -Air Date: 02-09-12 Voicemails: Running with righteous indignation - Patrick from Dallas When can the US government be considered illegitimate? Vote Green - Chris from Middletown, NY Police accountability activists win a campaign against violent cop - Col. Moses from Portland, OR Praise for Blacking It Up talking about revisionist history - Colin from Cleveland, OH Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on training for my ClimateRide Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content: GOP Introduces New "Mystery Candidate" With Paper Bag Over Head - The Onion Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 19 February 2012
Edition #577 This episode is totally gay I'm riding 300 miles to raise money for fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Act 1: Rick Mercer Rant Teen Suicide referring to Canada - Rick Mercer Song 1: Solid Action - The Wes Hollywood Show Act 2: Young, Gay And Homeless: Fighting For Resources - NPR Air Date: 11-21-11 Song 2: Skinny Love - Bon Iver Act 3: Elizabeth Santorum's perspective on Gay Rights vs Real Gay Families - Dan Savage - Air Date: 1-06-12 Song 3: Oh well, Okay - Elliott Smith Act 4: Gay Parents Better Than Straight Parents (Research) - Young Turks - Air Date - 01-22-12 Song 4: Is love enough (feat. Gentleman) - Michael Franti And Spearhead Act 5: Letter D Pulls Sponsorship From Sesame Street - The Onion Song 5: Sesame Street - Rugburns Act 6: Mark Sam Rosenthal: The most natural thing - The Story Collider Air Date: 1-22-12 Song 6: Reproduction - Grease 2 Act 7: Cuddle Therapy - Gay To Straight Scam - Young Turks Song 7: Let Go - Frou Frou Act 8: Prop 8 ruled unconstitutional by California Supreme Court - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-7-12 Voicemails: Gay male perspective on the anti-equality sect of LGBT community Responses to the It Gets Better and Anti-Equality discussions - Elka from Indiana Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments and conversation with Lauren about communication and advocacy Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 16 February 2012
Edition #576 And you thought national politics was crazy I'm riding 300 miles to raise money to fight climate change. Donate at: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/bestoftheleft Act 1: Conservatives Want Anthem Singing Laws...And Smaller Government - David Pakman - Air Date: 1-2-12 Song 1: If You've Got Trouble - The Beatles Act 2: A Great Day for Wisconsin—and for Democracy - The Progressive Air Date: 1-18-12 Song 2: We shall overcome - Pete Seeger Act 3: One Million Signatures to Recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-18-12 Song 3: Frankly, Mr. Shankly - The Smiths Act 4: Whales Aren't People - Colbert Report Song 4: Thriller - Michael Jackson Act 5: The Scandal Around Walker - The Progressive Air Date: 1-30-12 Song 5: My Friend And The Ink On His Fingers - Shout Out Louds Act 6: RNC Chair Lies About Voter Fraud - Young Turks Song 6: It's the same old song - The Four Tops Act 7: Founding Fathers Reality vs Tea Party Fiction - Blacking It Up - Air Date: 1-23-12 Song 7: This is why we fight - The Decemberists Act 8: Scott Walker Likes Being out of Wisconsin - The Progressive Air Date: 2-10-12 Song 8: Wise up - Aimee Mann Act 9: Reading newspapers is not an uplifting experience for Governor John Kasich - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 2-9-12 Song 9: 1901 - Phoenix Act 10: By axing parks, politicos are stealing the people’s property - Jim Hightower Air Date: 2-8-12 Song 10: Parks and Recreation Theme Song Act 11: The GOP's geography-based, reverse elitism, divide and conquer tactic - Bill Maher Air Date: 2-10-12 Song 11: Downtown Train - Rod Stewart Act 12: Unease About Walker's Challengers - The Progressive Air Date: 2-15-12 Song 12: Shining Star - The Manhattans Act 13: The Obama Memos - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-23-12 Voicemails: Thoughts on the need for publicly funded elections - Chris from Monterey, CA Show suggestion for false equivalency in the media - Tim From Quincy, IL Grass-fed beef not always better and there's lots of grey area - Len from St. Paul, Minnesota Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on the TYT 10-Year Anniversary Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content: Conservatism Has Been Hijacked - Catherine Crier Interview - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-16-11 Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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