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Edition #570

Stop Internet Censorship

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Act 1: Stop Online Piracy Act - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 11-18-11

Song 1: Union Warriors - Robin Roberts

Act 2: Wikipedia Leaves GoDaddy Over Stop Online Piracy Act - Young Turks

Song 2: Wanted - The Cranberries

Act 3: Wikipedia warns students before going dark - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me - Air Date: 1-21-12

Song 3: Silver Lining - Rilo Kiley

Act 4: SOPA Supporter: Our Media Blackout on SOPA is Cool. Your Internet Blackout in Protest of It is not - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-18-12

Song 4: Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins

Act 5: Analysis of the online protest and the future of SOPA - Common Sense Air Date: 1-24-12

Song 5: This is not the end - The Bravery

Act 6: The future of non-physical protests revealed by SOPA blackout day - The Bugle Air Date: 1-20-12

Song 6: Physical - Olivia Newton-John

Act 7: After PIPA: The Promise of Internet Organizing - The Progressive Air Date: 1-20-12

Song 7: Cast no shadow - Oasis

Act 8: Congress never moved so far so fast as with SOPA - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-18-12

Voicemails:

Thanks for Tim Wise, thoughts on whites working through their white privilege - Elka from Indiana

Personal insights on privilege and thoughts on PETA's new campaign referencing slavery - Alyson from Colorado

The science of African Americans from 1911 - Christopher from Texas

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Final comments on Erin Red getting the scoop on white privilege regarding veganism

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SOPA & PIPA - Colbert Report

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Edition #569

Prison Nation - Then and Now

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Act 1: Chris Anders - This is what a police state looks like - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-29-11

Song 1: Underwater - Born Loser and the Hangers On

Act 2: Obama Insisted on Indefinite Detentions of Citizens - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-14-11

Song 2: The Cave - Mumford & Sons

Act 3: Obama's Signing of Defense Authorization Act Makes Us a Lawless Country - The Progressive Air Date: 12-19-11

Song 3: Drums of Freedom - Theo Bard

Act 4: Mary from Verizon learns about the NDAA - Majority Report Air Date: 1-5-12

Song 4: A Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree - Lawrence Welk

Act 5: Exponentially More Right Wing Terror Groups Than Left Wing - David Pakman Air Date: 11-10-11

Song 5: Bad bad things - Andrew Jackson Jihad

Act 6: 98 Percent Of Americans Are Afraid Of 98 Percent Of Americans - The Onion

Song 6: Frasier Theme

Act 7: The Police Aren't Supposed to Have the Pentagon on Call - The Progressive Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 7: Reel around the sun - Bill Whelan

Act 8: What Will We Watch As Drones Evolve? - NPR Air Date: 7-31-11

Song 8: Eyes in the sky - laughing sky

Act 9: The Prison (The Prison Nation) - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 12-28-11

Song 9: Zombie Nation (Yelling Mix) - Kernkraft 400

Act 10: Series Of Serial Killer Killings Rocks Serial Killer Community - The Onion

Song 10: Serial Killer - The Cassidy Project (Formerly of Antigone Rising)

Act 11: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Must Go - The Progressive Air Date: 12-27-11

Song 11: Sheriff - Oliver Onions

Act 12: Minorities regularly victimized by the police - Young Turks Air Date: 1-5-12

Voicemails:

Pursuing animal rights while we still face human rights may be objectionable - Mike From Philadelphia

More on the history of slavery in politics - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Followup clarification to previous call - not all veganism comes from white privilege - Mike From Philadelphia

On speaking directly to the under privileged about veganism - John from Northfield, MN

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Final comments on the importance of context in the discussion of white privilege

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Edition #568

As the campaign rolls on

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Act 1: The media massaging Romney's reputation - Counterspin Air Date: 1-12-12

Song 1: North by North - Faded Paper Figures

Act 2: Thoughts on Santorum in the race - David Feldman Air Date: 1-18-12

Song 2: Go ahead - Rilo Kiley

Act 3: Reproductive issues in the GOP primary - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-9-12

Song 3: Only if - Enya

Act 4: GOP candidates are a bunch of liars about Keystone pipeline Part 1 - Green News Report Air Date: 1-17-12

Song 4: I'm Not Over - Carolina Liar

Act 5: Romney on his speaker fees: "Not very much" - Wait wait don't tell me Air Date: 1-21-12

Song 5: 3 Women Walking - Ottmar Liebert

Act 6: GOP candidates are a bunch of liars about Keystone pipeline Part 2 - Green News Report Air Date: 1-19-12

Song 6: The Persuaded - Faded Paper Figures

Act 7: Tim Wise on the racial implications of Obama being seen as a failed president - Blacking it up Air Date: 1-16-12

Song 7: My conversation - The Uniques

Act 8: Presidential campaign, people confused between "weaknesses" and "skills" - The Bugle Air Date: 1-20-12

Song 8: Close your eyes - Young Love

Act 9: Shame on Newt Gingrich - The Progressive Air Date: 1-17-12

Song 9: Terrible - Harley Poe

Act 10: Not Mitt Romney's Super Pac - Colbert Report

Voicemails:

Experiencing white and straight privilege - Casey from Michigan

Thoughts on slave-owners perception of the value of animals vs slaves - Will from Oaklahoma

Thoughts on white privilege and veganism from a bi-racial American - Paul from Indiana

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Final comments on what I just leaned about the economics of slavery

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The Brits look down on all of the GOP candidates - BBC News Quiz Air Date: 1-13-12

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Edition #567

Of the people, by the people and for the one percent

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Act 1: Welfare Kids Hit With Parents Debt - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-07-11

Song 1: It's a mistake - Men at Work

Act 2: BP Oil Causing Shrimp Without Eyes  - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 2: Swallowed In the Sea - Coldplay

Act 3: How to bring American green jobs home - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-14-11

Song 3: If it is growing - Fanfarlo

Act 4: From Democracy to Plutocracy - Jim Hightower

Song 4: Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm

Act 5: Firefighters Let Woman's House Burn over 75 Fee - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-07-11

Song 5: Nothing bad ever happens to me - Oingo Boingo

Act 6: 99% v 1% the data behind the Occupy movement Animation - Library Of Electronic Press - Air Date: 11-18-11

Song 6: Revolutions - Cody Long and the Red Beauty

Act 7: If I Was A Poor Black Kid - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-14-11

Song 7: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air - Will Smith

Act 8: Billionaire Donates 600 Million To Cornell - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-21-11

Song 8: She works hard for the money - Donna Summers

Act 9: Boss's Threats Hilarious - The Onion

Song 9: Teddybear's picnic - The Lords

Act 10: Do congressional millionaires represent you? - Jim Hightower

Song 10: Opportunity - Pete Murray

Act 11: Why Republicans Love WH Chief Of Staff Jack Lew - Young Turks Air Date: 1-10-12

Song 11: Change your mind - The Killers

Act 12: ALEC And The Circumventing Of Our Democracy - Lee Camp - Air Date: 1-16-12

Voicemails:

Music suggestion for economics show - Dave from Olympia, WA

Thoughts on how to have some medical bill pardoned - George From South Florida

Thoughts on Daryl and white privilege - Sean Dotson

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Final comments on how a contract is like a promise

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Grover Norquist: 'I Engaged In A Week-Long Drug-Fueled Orgy With Corporate Income Taxes' - The Onion

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Edition #566

The state of the media continues to embarrass

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Act 1: Channel for the Rich Man - Counterspin - 8-25-11

Song 1: Dance music - The Mountain Goats

Act 2: Fox Censors Alec Baldwin Over NewsCorp Hacking Emmy Joke - Young Turks - Air Date: 9-19-11

Song 2: Don't hold me back - Alex Cornish

Act 3: Rush Limbaugh's Christian Killing Accusation - Colbert Report - Air Date: 10-9-11

Song 3: Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2

Act 4: Coverage of Obama is mostly negative - Counterspin

Song 4: Moonlight Sonata - Ludwig van Beethoven

Act 5: Guest Calls Fox News Out on Obama Derangement Syndrome - Media Matters Air Date: 1-9-12

Act 6: Hank Williams Jr on The View Defending Obama Hitler Analogy - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-12-11

Song 6: Notorious - Duran Duran

Act 7: Making Sense of Hank Williams Jr's Obama Hitler Reference - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-7-11

Song 7: Change of Time - Josh Ritter

Act 8: Comedian Christian Finnegan on why watching no news is better than watching Fox News - Countdown Air Date: 11-23-11

Song 8: The argument - This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb

Act 9: Fox News' Gretchen Carlson Can't Believe Poll Says Obama Will Win - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-16-11

Song 9: Für Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven

Act 10: Fox's Favorite Phrase: "Some Would Say" - Media Matters Air Date: 12-2-11

Act 11: Steve Jobs Ripped Fox News as A Destructive Force - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-26-11

Song 11: Little Embarrassing - Rosemary's Sons

Act 12: Why is NPR giving out Republican Talking Points  - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 12-21-11

Song 12: Beaux Dimanches - Amadou & Mariam

Act 13: John Boehner Cuts Off CSPAN Cameras When Republicans Ripped Apart - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-22-11

Song 13: Symphony No.5 In C Minor Op.67 - 1st Movement - Ludwig van Beethoven

Act 14: Fox: The Muppets are "Brainwashing" Your Children - Media Matters Air Date: 12-5-11

Act 15: Fox Muppets Turning Your Kids Into OWS Commies - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-6-11

Voicemails:

America is an invented country - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Thoughts on Policeman Jeff from Florida and his recent call re: Mumia Abu-Jamal - Ron from outside Philly

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Final comments on Daryl from CA calling suggesting a new black perspective for the show

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Edition #565

Choose and lose

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Act 1: Newt Gingrich is Running for A Hole in Chief - Majority Report Air Date: 12-08-11

Song 1: Crazy - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Act 2: Newt Gingrich's Most Outrageous Ideas - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 2: White blank page - Piano Tribute Players

Act 3: Fox's "Fair and Balanced" Interviews of DNC and RNC Chairs - Media Matters Air Date: 1-4-12

Act 4: Obama Strategy - Lesser of Two Evils - Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 4: Evil is alive and well - Jakob Dylan

Act 5: Obama can't think of one good reason to run for another term - The Onion

Song 5: Give me one reason - Tracy Chapman

Act 6: The Bad Circus Act that Is the Republican Race - The Progressive Air Date: 12-26-11

Song 6: Too close - VNV Nation

Act 7: Obama Campaign Collecting GOP Emails Brilliant Strategy - David Pakman Air Date 12-22-11

Song 7: Wonderwall - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 8: Fox's New Year's Resolution: Be Even More Partisan - Media Matters Air Date: 1-5-12

Act 9: Palestinians Are Terrorists - Newt Gingrich - Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 9: Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for Fears

Act 10: Newt Gingrich's Invented People Explained - Majority Report Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 10: All this and Heaven too - Florence + The Machine

Act 11: Good News on the Citizens United Front - The Progressive Air Date: 1-5-12

Song 11: Wavin' Flag - K'naan

Act 12: Repeal the farce of "Corporate Personhood" - Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-4-12

Song 12: Everyday people - Sly & The Family Stone

Act 13: GOP busted on sanctity of the vote - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-6-12

Song 13: Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen

Act 14: Fair and Balanced? Fox Reporter on Republicans: "We're Not Divided." - Media Matters Air Date: 1-10-12

Act 15: Did The Media Treat Bachmann Unfairly Because She's An Insane Woman? - The Onion

Song 15: Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

Act 16: Bachmann Announcing End of Campaign - Young Turks

Song 16: I'm gone - Alison Krauss & Union Station

Act 17: The Pundits Dissed Ron Paul - The Progressive Air Date: 1-11-12

Song 17: Nothing is good enough - Aimee Mann

Act 18: Fox News: Where Lies Are Allowed to Flow Freely - Media Matters Air Date: 1-11-12

Act 19: SuperPACs storm Iowa - Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-11-12

Song 19: I've got no strings - Gipsy Kings

Act 20: MTV Choose or Lose Election Campaign Name Change Lose or Lose - Majority Report Air Date: 12-20-11

Voicemails:

Thoughts on libertarian island for future generations - Tim From Quincy, IL

Future needs of BotL and other liberal causes - Jim from the United Arab Emirates

Bank names on top of buildings in Cleveland - Colin from Cleveland, OH

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Final comments on Libertarian Island, progressive media in 2012 and the Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland

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Romney Vs Vietnam Vet on Gay Marriage - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-12-11

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Edition #564

Basic human rights

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Act 1: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 1 - Hillary Clinton

Song 1: Fuck you - Lily Allen

Act 2: Sanctity of Marriage + Anti-Gay Arguments = Huge Farce - David Pakman Show

Song 2: Hospital beds - Cold War Kids

Act 3: Small Town Throws Pride Parade For Only Gay Resident - The Onion

Song 3: Parade - Kimya Dawson

Act 4: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 2 - Hillary Clinton

Song 4: Gay boyfriend - Garfunkel and Oates

Act 5: Gay Resumes Hurt Job Prospects Study - Young Turks Air Date: 5-10-11

Song 5: Never going back again - Glee Cast

Act 6: GOP God Can Give OK to Bully Gay Teens - Majority Report Air Date: 11-7-11

Song 6: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band

Act 7: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 3 - Hillary Clinton

Song 7: Protest song - Eric Himan

Act 8: DOMA Sweet DOMA - Beer & Anchor Nursing - Daily Show Air Date: 8-17-11

Song 8: Kiss me - Sixpence None The Richer

Act 9: New Deportation Rules Give Boost To Gay Rights - NPR Air Date: 8-26-11

Song 9: San Francisco - Scott Mckenzie

Act 10: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 4 - Hillary Clinton

Voicemails:

Reread Marx before denouncing communism - Chuck in Salt Lake City

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Final comments on how libertarianism has been imposed upon us

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Joad Cressbeckler: Homosexuality A Necessity On Cold Mountaintops - The Onion

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Edition #563

This is Pottersville

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Act 1: Big Banks Behind Payday Loan Scams - Young Turks Air Date: 12-7-11

Song 1: Spite - Vandaveer

Act 2: Alan Grayson: Trillions in bank bailouts by the Federal Reserve - Countdown Air Date: 11-29-11

Song 2: King - O.A.R.

Act 3: Bloomberg vs. The Fed - On the Media Air Date: 12-2-11

Song 3: Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna - London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox

Act 4: Teenager Learns Negligible Value Of A Dollar - The Onion

Song 4: Panning for gold - Ben Sollee

Act 5: Do The Rich Have Souls - Young Turks Air Date: 12-21-11

Song 5: Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong

Act 6: Vulture Funds And The Greediest Men Alive - Lee Camp Air Date: 12-19-11

Song 6: More and more - Captain Hollywood Project

Act 7: Congressman Keith Ellison - How to get corporate money out of politics - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 12-7-11

Song 7: Pottersville - Blank Squirrel as heard on The Majority Report - Air Date: 12-23-11

Act 8: Big corporation, tiny heart - Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-14-11

Song 8: Breathe Me - Sia

Act 9: GOP Plan To Raise Your Taxes, Cut Taxes On Rich - Young Turks Air Date: 11-13-11

Song 9: Worried man - Paolo Nutini

Act 10: Libertarian Reluctantly Calls Fire Department - The Onion

Song 10: Yell fire - Michael Franti And Spearhead

Act 11: Payroll tax cut: Robert Reich breaks down the GOP's hypocrisy - Countdown Air Date: 12-6-11

Song 11: Maria - Blondie

Act 12: GOP Objects To 'Millionaires Surtax'; Millionaires We Found? Not So Much - NPR Air Date: 12-10-11

Song 12: The Silvery Light of a Dream - The Apples in Stereo

Act 13: Payroll Tax Cut Advice from the Wall Street Journal - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-21-11

Song 13: Eclipse - Apoptygma Berzerk

Act 14: A List Of Corporate Criminals Ravaging The World - Lee Camp Air Date: 12-12-11

Voicemails:

9/11 Truthers and the discussion of cults - Arkle

Hijacked by the bamboozle - Rochelle from TX

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Final Comments on "Opt-In-Island Economics"

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SuperCommittee - Mark Fiore Air Date: 11-16-11

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Edition #562

Occupy My Heart

Act 1: Introduction and background

Act 2: Occupy My Heart: A Revolutionary Christmas Carol

Act 3: Outroduction and thoughts on each of us having a place in the Occupy movement

Act 4: Occupy My Heart: A song by Ben and Fritz

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Occupy My Heart: A Revolutionary Christmas Carol:

Written by W.C. Turck

Produced by Greg Alexander

Distributed with permission from WCPT Radio, Chicago's Progressive Talk www.chicagosprogressivetalk.com

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Edition #561

Sorry about that

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Act 1: Victoryish - Mark Fiore Air Date 12-26-11

Act 2: Sorry - Al Franken Show

Act 3: General Pushes For U.S. War With Iran - Young Turks Air Date: 10-26-11

Song 3: Auld Lang Syne - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Act 4: Shitzkrieg - European Wars - Daily Show Air Date: 8-9-11

Song 4: I Saved the World Today - The Eurythmics

Act 5: ACLU on Redacted Documents - On the Media Air Date: 12-9-11

Song 5: Secrets - OneRepublic

Act 6: US Spends 59% of Budget on Defense - Young Turks Air Date: 12-4-11

Song 6: Cuts like a knife - Soft

Act 7: New Fox Reality Show To Determine Ruler Of Iraq - The Onion

Song 7: Mickey - Toni Basil

Act 8: 9 Children killed in US Afghan Air Strike - Counterspin Air Date: 12-1-11

Song 8: Cry - James Blunt

Act 9: Game Of Drones - Daily Show Air Date: 12-7-11

Song 9: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel

Act 10: For Afghan Women, Rape Law Offers Little Protection - NPR Air Date: 12-3-11

Song 10: Marry You - Bruno Mars

Act 11: Virginity Tests Banned - Young Turks Air Date: 12-28-11

Song 11: Put it to the test - They Might be Giants

Act 12: Time Magazine Columnist - Tensions toward Pakistan - Counterspin Air Date: 12-8-11

Song 12: Ruby - Kaiser Cheifs

Act 13: Lowe's Balls of the Week - Daily Show Air Date: 12-14-11

Song 13: Big Balls - AC/DC

Act 14: Syrian Government Attacking Citizens - Young Turks Air Date: 12-21-11

Song 14: Call for help - Clay Schneider

Act 15: Iraqi war invasion historiography, a rewriting - Counterspin Air Date: 12-8-11

Song 15: Turn it over - Bluegrazer

Act 16: U.S. Plans To Give Every Iraqi $3,544.91 And Let Free Market Do Rest - The Onion

Song 16: From the ashes - Gamma Ray

Act 17: Iran Sanctions, War, Israel, Gas Prices - Young Turks Air Date: 12-28-11

Final comments on a profoundly good idea to get people to call their reps in congress

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Year In Review: Revolution In Egypt Either Courageous Or Stupid Depending On Outcome - The Onion

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