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

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Ch. 31: Final comments on the US being the 1% of the world

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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

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Ch. 26: Final comments - Thanks for sharing

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Final comments on miscommunication in disagreements

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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

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Ch. 19: Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 20: Final comments on privilege, oppression, weather and climate

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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

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Ch. 48: Final comments asking for help promoting the OBM fundraiser

Today's activism:

Support the recall of Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin!

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www.ProgressivesUnited.org

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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

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Ch. 26: Final comments giving an update on the Our Blue Media fundraiser

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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

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Ch. 26: Final comments announcing Best of the Left Activism

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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

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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

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