(2012/06/12) Profiles in profiling (Racism)

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

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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

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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

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