(2013/02/16) Part 1: The new normal (Foreign Policy)

Edition #689

Part 1: The new normal

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama Announces Beginning of End for Afghan War - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-11-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Long time coming - One Night Only

Ch. 4: Act 2: Is This Endless War on Terror The New Normal? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-20-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Fight back - Garnett Silk

Ch. 6: Act 3: John McCain Begs Hagel For Iraq War Vindication - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-02-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Be my baby - The Ronettes

Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama Grabs More Warmaking Powers - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-4-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Temptation - Diana Krall

Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Adopts Bush's Extraordinary Renditions? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-06-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: One better - Supagroup

Ch. 12: Act 6: Sure We Have More Than Other Nations Combined But We Must Have More - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 2-8-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Ch. 14: Act 7: Fareed Zakaria supports dictatorial regimes friendly to the US - CounterSpin - Air Date: 2-8-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Dictator - The Clash

Ch. 16: Act 8: To Head CIA, Obama Nominates The Ringmaster Of The Festival of Torture - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-10-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Tea bag - Greenwich Meantime

Ch. 18: Act 9: What Changed Brennan's Mind on Torture? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-7-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Change your mind - The Killers

Ch. 20: Act 10: Brennan's Nauseating Testimony - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-8-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Hurt - Johnny Cash

Ch. 22: Act 11: The Truth About Brennan on Torture & Drones - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-13-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Corporations are punished for doing the right thing - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Ch. 24: Corporations are not all bad - Tom

Ch. 25: Libertarian perspective on corporations - Mik from Australia

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 26: Final comments on why there is no such thing as human nature

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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