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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

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Ch. 36: Final comments on a legalization video and bad art vs blowing people up

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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

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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

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Ch. 29: Final comments on critiquing Obama and ignoring those who control through violence

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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

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Ch. 24: Final comments on depicting Muhammad, criticizing progressive presidents and prepping for awards season

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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

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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

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Ch. 30: Final comments asking for more comments on provoking fundamentalists and inspiring videos to be played on the show

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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

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Ch. 26: Final comments on the morality of placating fundamentalists

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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

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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

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Ch. 28: Final comments explaining the withdrawl of original version of Ep. 642

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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

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Ch. 26: Final comments on crime and vigilance

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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

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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

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Ch. 26: Final comments on aversions to being controlled and a bad breakdown of a false equivalency

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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

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Ch. 21: Final comments asking for input on activism updates to promote on the show

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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

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Ch. 21: Conservatives winning on abortion would be detrimental to their fundraising efforts - Ruth from Michigan

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