Edition #573

As we do unto others (Reposted with new voicemails/commentary)

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Act 1: Bush Cancels Trip to Switzerland Over Threat of Torture Arrest - Majority Report Air Date: 12-4-11

Song 1: Vacation - Go Go's

Act 2: Iran Nuclear Scientists Executed With Car Bombs, Shootings - Young Turks Air Date: 1-11-12

Song 2: Not the only one - Hotrod Cadets

Act 3: Iran Scientist Assassinated - Citizen Radio Air Date: 1-1-12

Song 3: Drop dead blues - Anya Marina

Act 4: The Truth About War With Iran - Lee Camp Air Date: 12-21-11

Song 4: Such great heights - The Postal Service

Act 5: U.S. Must Tell Israel Not to Bomb Iran - The Progressive Air Date: 2-3-12

Song 5: I won't back down - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Act 6: Canada's Defense Ministry criticized for ordering 20 000 orange stress balls - The Bugle Air Date: 1-27-12

Song 6: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard

Act 7: Marines Urinate On Dead Bodies In Afghanistan - Young Turks Air Date: 1-12-12

Song 7: War - Goldfinger

Act 8: Urinating on dead Afghanis - History of war - Rob Delaney Commentary - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 1-27-12

Song 8: Legions (War) - Zeo Keating

Act 9: CNN Contributor Applauds Controversial Marine Video - Media Matters Air Date: 1-13-12

Act 10: Republicans boo the "golden rule" when applied to foreign policy - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 1-26-12

Song 10: Tonight I have to leave it - Shout out Louds

Act 11: Congress Fights Automatic Defense Spending Cuts - Young Turks Air Date - 1-22-12

Song 11: It's a wonderful life - Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution

Act 12: The Greatest Speech Ever Made - Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator

Voicemails:

Act 13: Comparing the church to a political party - Morgan from Chicago

Act 14: On changing religious denominations for progressive reasons - Patrick from Dallas

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Act 15: Final comments on why people are complicated and do bad things

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Edition #702

10 years already?

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Accountability for the Iraq War - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-18-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: The persuaded - Faded Paper Figures

Ch. 4: Act 2: Reliving George Bush's Invasion of Iraq, 10 Years Later - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-19-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: One million miles away - J. Ralph

Ch. 6: Act 3: Iraq 10 Years Later - Was it Worth It? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-20-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Gerudo Valley - Nintendo

Ch. 8: Act 4: Haliburton, As Long As You Can Pay The Bill - David Feldman Show - Air Date 3-22-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Wavin' Flag - K'naan

Ch. 10: Act 5: 10 Years Later in Iraq, Huge Suicide Bombing - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-20-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Your biggest mistake - Ellie Goulding

Ch. 12: Act 6: Scarborough Iraq war predictions dead wrong - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-22-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins

Ch. 14: Act 7: Gathering Support For War With Fear And Lies - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-22-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola

Ch. 16: Act 8: Fox News: Iraq War, The Smartest Thing George Bush Did! - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-21-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: All these things that I've done - The Killers

Ch. 18: Act 9: The Tenth Anniversary Party - David Feldman Show - Air Date 3-22-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: I paid for the party - The Enchanters

Ch. 20: Act 10: Rumsfeld's Chutzpah - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-19-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: How do you sleep? - Emily DeLoach

Ch. 22: Act 11: Dying Veteran's Last Letter to Bush and Cheney - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-20-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: If you're a catholic and not shouting from the rooftops about child rape, that's a problem - Susanne from Australia

Ch. 24: I don't leave the church like I don't leave the US - Molly from Eureka, MS

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Ch. 25: Final comments on the tacit culpability of Catholics

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Edition #701

Part 2: In with the new Pope

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Pick-A-Pope - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 02-25-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Batman Theme - Neal Hefti

Ch. 4: Act 2: New Progressive Pope? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Habemus Papam - John Grassadonia

Ch. 6: Act 3: Two Hundred Sixty-Six Popes and Counting - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-15-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Early in the morning - Peter, Paul & Mary

Ch. 8: Act 4: The Pope and The Dirty War - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-14-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Come clean - Hilary Duff

Ch. 10: Act 5: Pope Francis 'Dirty War' Allegations Apparently False - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-19-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Don't Cry for me Argentina - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Ch. 12: Act 6: White Smoke From The Papal Conclave - The Bugle - Air Date 3-15-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Cigarette smoke - Arctic Monkeys

Ch. 14: Act 7: Has the Pope Ever Made a Mistake? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Never wrong - Foreign Born

Ch. 16: Act 8: Campaigning For Pontiff - David Feldman Show - Air Date 3-15-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: God? - The Dodos

Ch. 18: Act 9: Criticism For Catholicism - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-15-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: There are still good people in the church - Morgan from Chicago

Ch. 20: Praise for the voicemail section of the show - Dave from Olympia, WA

Ch. 21: Progressives, conservatives and immigrants - Colin from Cleveland, OH

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Ch. 22: Final comments on Lake Woebegone and an A-Bomb of understanding

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Edition #700

Part 1: Out with the old Pope

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Pope Benedict XVI Resigns at Age 85 - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-12-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Surprise - Gnarls Barkley

Ch. 4: Act 2: Why is Pope Benedict Resigning? - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-12-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Mary Mary - Chumbawamba

Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Are They Still Catholic? - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 2-22-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Dou Way Robyn / Sancta Mater - Trio Mediaeval

Ch. 8: Act 4: Pope Benedict Sought Immunity for Sex Abuse Crimes Before Resigning - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-21-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Rapture - Laura Veirs

Ch. 10: Act 5: Vatican Shares Building With The Largest Gay Sauna - Young Turks - Air Date: 03-17-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: You've got to hide your love away - Eddie Vedder

Ch. 12: Act 6: Adult And Child Molesting Influences On The Popeless Situation - Dan Savage - Air Date 3-5-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Pope Song - Tim Minchin

Ch. 14: Act 7: The Holy See, A Vatican Of Change - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-1-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 14: Overtly recognizing privilege - Ryan in Indiana

Ch. 14: Appreciating the similarities between oppressed communities - Daniel from LA

Ch. 14: Comparing guns and drones - Rachel from Boston, Mass

Ch. 14: Let's think about why we should actually be proud of America - Amish from California

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Ch. 14: Final comments on drones and the human costs of war

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Edition #699

Your civil liberties are leaking

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Are "We the people" The Real Terrorists? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-24-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard

Ch. 4: Act 2: Why Wasn't Bob Woodward Jailed Like Bradley Manning? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-19-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Free to decide - The Cranberries

Ch. 6: Act 3: Bradley Manning, Soldier of Conscience - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-1-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: I believe in that - Chip Taylor

Ch. 8: Act 4: 2 Out of 3 Americans Have Lost 4th Amendment Protection - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-22-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: The cloud - Jim Guthrie

Ch. 10: Act 5: How Does a Nation Become a Terror State to its Own People? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-24-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Like humans do - David Byrne

Ch. 12: Act 6: Alito Shreds Our Rights - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-27-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Secret heart - Feist

Ch. 14: Act 7: Secret Wiretapping Could Not Be Challanged Because It's Secret - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-01-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: No justice no peace - Wackiavelli

Ch. 16: Act 8: 'Finspy' Hijacks Activist Computers - Are You Being Monitored? - Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Everyday - Carly Comando

Ch. 18: Act 9: Rand Paul, Right On! - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-7-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Fight the power - Public Enemy

Ch. 20: Act 10: Right Wing Crazies Aren't Crazy Anymore - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-07-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Falling down - Oasis

Ch. 22: Act 11: Wiretapping Hypocrisy - It's Okay if Obama Does it? - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-04-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Progressives aren't afraid to be wrong, as with prohibition - Colby from Portland, Oregon

Ch. 24: Praise for Mara from Pittsburgh - Drea from Pennsylvania

Ch. 25: The drones discussion is about safeguarding the future - Andy in St. Louis

Ch. 26: Nationalism only continues the problem and impedes peace - Colin from Cleveland, OH

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Ch. 27: Final comments on the lack of human cost to modern warfare

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Edition #698

The sad state of the GOP

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Republican: Make Nipple Slips a Felony - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-20-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor

Ch. 4: Act 2: Limbaugh Wails: Left Has Beaten Us! - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-26-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Lost the war - Paper Lions

Ch. 6: Act 3: Republicans: Republican Party Out of Touch! - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-27-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Can't sleep - Matt Berger & Melissa Lusk

Ch. 8: Act 4: Herman Cain: Obama Voters Have 'Severe Ignorance Problem' - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-22-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Club foot - Kasabian

Ch. 10: Act 5: Cenk Runs into Louie Gohmert - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-28-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: After you get what you want, you don't want it - Kathy Brier

Ch. 12: Act 6: Bob Woodward Irate That President Obama is Not Ignoring Constitution - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-27-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Apology - Lazlo Bane

Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans Want to Make Divorce Difficult to 'Help Children' - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-11-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Classical Gas - Mason Williams

Ch. 16: Act 8: Let's adopt the GOP's national platform - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 3-6-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Those were the days - Mary Hopkin

Ch. 18: Act 9: Truman Calls Out The Republicans - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-01-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: I'm amazed - My Morning Jacket

Ch. 20: Act 10: GOP Leaders: 56 years of devolution - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 3-8-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Back to the future theme - John Williams

Ch. 22: Act 11: Laura Bush: Room for Republicans Who Scare Women with Rape Talk - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-13-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: Anything goes - Sutton Foster & Anything Goes New Broadway Company

Ch. 24: Act 12: The Tea Party - And Their Money - 10 Years Ago - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-17-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 25: A white guy tired of white guys complaining - Dan from Cleveland

Ch. 26: There's more to people than their race and gender - Rachel from Boston, Mass

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Ch. 27: Final comments on why we prioritize white privilege when discussing racism

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Edition #697

Part 2: Why we should give to the poor

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Government Needs to Put People to Work - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-12-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Brand new day - Joshua Radin

Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Proposal: $9/Hour Minimum Wage - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-15-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Until the water goes down - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox News Seizes On Obama Proposal To Attack Minimum Wage Increase - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-13-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Until the water goes down - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 8: Act 4: Remembering George W. Bush's "Social Security Trust Fund Isn't Real" - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-26-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Capone - Ronan Hardiman

Ch. 10: Act 5: Pundits like to cut from the middle class - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-1-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian

Ch. 12: Act 6: 40% of Americans Making Less Than 1968 Minimum Wage - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-01-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: The game is on - David Arnold & Michael Price

Ch. 14: Act 7: We're ALL Welfare Queens - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-05-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Daylight - Matt & Kim

Ch. 16: Act 8: Hugo Chávez fails at spending money frivolously - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-8-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Disappointment - The Cranberries

Ch. 18: Act 9: Dow Hits Record High, Household Income Low - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-07-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Comin' back for more - Robert Crew

Ch. 20: Act 10: The mythical "Dow" versus the real "Doug" - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 3-11-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Revolt - CHANT

Ch. 22: Act 11: Trickle Down Economics False, Middle Out is the Best Policy - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-10-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Responding to Scott who's feeling beat up for being a white guy - Elka from Fort Wayne, ID

Ch. 24: Black racism is a minor irritant at best - Will in Starkville, MS

Ch. 25: Humanists are generally the opposite of biggoted - Anonymous

Ch. 26: Different ways of approaching foreign policy matters - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 27: Privilege discussion must focus on white privilege because it's the paradigm in power - Jordan in Wisconsin

Ch. 28: Establishing guilt is paramount - Jay in New York

Ch. 29: On white privilage, both foreign and domestic - Mara from Pittsburgh

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Ch. 30: Final comments on the relative values of various human's lives

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Edition #696

Part 1: Why we should take from the rich

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: S&P Eyed for Role in Economic Crash - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-5-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Worried man - Paolo Nutini

Ch. 4: Act 2: Elizabeth Warren Smacks Down Wall Street Bankers - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-16-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Bury the past - Professional Victims

Ch. 6: Act 3: One Percent Captures More Than 100 Percent of Income Gains - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-20-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Once the was a hushpuppy - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 8: Act 4: The Business Cycle - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-05-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Champagne supernova - Oasis

Ch. 10: Act 5: The Great American Taxpayer Robbery - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-24-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Sucker - Mo Kenney

Ch. 12: Act 6: Those Tax Fleeing California Millionaires - CounterSpin - Air Date 2-8-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Grapevine Fires - Death Cab For Cutie

Ch. 14: Act 7: Is Hoarding Money Like Hoarding Cats? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-01-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Money - Pink Floyd

Ch. 16: Act 8: The Cancer Stage of Capitalism - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-05-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Banditos - The Refreshments

Ch. 18: Act 9: Richard Wolfe on the downfalls of capitalism - Moyers & Company - Air Date: 2-22-13

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Ch. 19: Final comments on the lack of voicemails for today

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Edition #695

Our broken fundamentals

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: The Number One Thing The US Subsidizes Is Ignorance - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-15-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Where your eyes don't go - They might be giants

Ch. 4: Act 2: Just Say No to Subsidies! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-27-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Lost in the post - The Wombats

Ch. 6: Act 3: Fool's Errand by Post Office - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-7-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: My private nation - Train

Ch. 8: Act 4: Susan Crawford - Our Communications Crisis - Moyers And Company - Air Date - 2-8-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Civil war - Guns N' Roses

Ch. 10: Act 5: Alexander Hamilton to Critics: Debt is OK! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-19-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: I owe you - Helen Kane

Ch. 12: Act 6: Western Civilization Has All The Signs Of A Collapsing Empire - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-07-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna - London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox

Ch. 14: Act 7: That Makes Perfect Sense, But To Solve The Problem You Need My Illogical Hype - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-1-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Hospital beds - Cold War Kids

Ch. 16: Act 8: Wall Street Setting Up Financial Armageddon - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-20-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 17: Correction for Wade on Afghanistan War - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Ch. 18: Thoughts on why they hate us - Denny from Indiana

Ch. 19: Thoughts on the idea that American lives are worth more than others - Chris from Colorado Springs

Ch. 20: The tree of liberty needs sunshine as well - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 21: Just jokes - Jamie Foxx vs The Onion - Chuck in Salt Lake City

Ch. 22: Tired of being beat up for being a white guy - Scott from Philadelphia

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Ch. 23: Final comments looking forward to responses to today's voicemails

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Edition #694

Privilege and context

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Jamie Foxx SNL Joke Makes Conservatives Cry Racism - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-12-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Carolina Dreams - Heroes & Villains

Ch. 4: Act 2: Arkansas GOP Struggling to Keep Up with America - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-1-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: What's going on - Marvin Gaye

Ch. 6: Act 3: Were Dorner's Complaints Legitimate? Who Burned the Cabin? - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-14-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Light & Day / Reach for the Sun - The Polyphonic Spree

Ch. 8: Act 4: Qualifying Accusations Of Police Brutality - CounterSpin - Air Date 2-15-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Lost kitten - Metric

Ch. 10: Act 5: The Dorner Manifesto - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 2-26-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Old news - Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP Penitent Post-Election Minority Outreach Ritual - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-8-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Between love & Hate - The Strokes

Ch. 14: Act 7: Duke Fraternity's 'Asian' Themed 'Racist Rager' - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-07-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Too much to ask - Bad Religion

Ch. 16: Act 8: White privilege unwittingly on display in hack joke from The Onion - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 2-25-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Going underground - The Jam

Ch. 18: Act 9: Louis CK explains historical context to Jay Leno - The Tonight Show

Ch. 19: Song 9: The confrontation - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 20: Act 10: I Looked Oriental! Said Fox News Panelist - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-13-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: I am a rock - Paul Simon

Ch. 22: Act 11: Stewart Lee on Political Correctness

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Rebuttal to drone strike discussion - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX

Ch. 24: The constitution are supposed to be a set of principles - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

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Ch. 25: Final comments on the fundamental difference between conservatism and progressivism

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Edition #693

Ridiculing Fox isn't just fun, it's important

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Without a Free Fox, There's Not a Free America! - Majority Report

Ch. 3: Song 1: Serre-moi - Tryö

Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News Lowest Ratings in 12 Years in Key Demo - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-31-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Movin' on up - Primal Scream

Ch. 6: Act 3: Fired Dick Morris Lies On CNN About Lies on Fox - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-08-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: J'y Suis Jamais Allé - Yann Tiersen

Ch. 8: Act 4: After Being Fired By Fox, Dick Morris is Welcomed on CNN - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-07-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: J'y Suis Jamais Allé - Yann Tiersen

Ch. 10: Act 5: Former Fox News Reporter Tells All - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-05-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Don't hold me back - Alex Cornish

Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox News: Least Trusted Name in News - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-10-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Little lion man - Mumford & Sons

Ch. 14: Act 7: Geraldo Rivera Will Use Fox Platform To Benefit Possible Senate Run Until "It's No Longer Legal" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-01-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Little lion man - Mumford & Sons

Ch. 16: Act 8: Scott Brown Heads to Fox News: Wicked Awesome! - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-15-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: In the air tonight - Phil Collins

Ch. 18: Act 9: Geraldo Reaffirms He Will Remain On Fox News "Until Five Minutes Before" He Files For Senate Run - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-08-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: In the air tonight - Phil Collins

Ch. 20: Act 10: Fox News Debunks Fox News - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-15-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Cameras - Matt & Kim

Ch. 22: Act 11: Fox News: Al Jazeera is a Sleeper Cell Plot! - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-22-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: Arab money - Busta Rhymes & Ron Browz

Ch. 24: Act 12: Bob Beckel is the token liberal on Fox News for a reason - CounterSpin - Air Date: 2-22-13

Ch. 25: Song 12: Vagabond - Beirut

Ch. 26: Act 13: Funny Fox News Fails Trying to Blame Democrats for Detroit - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-26-13

Ch. 27: Song 13: It was a very good year - Frank Sinatra

Ch. 28: Act 14: O'Reilly Lies About On-Camera Lying, Blames Left? - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-09-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 29: We are actually at war, though we shouldn't be - Ian from Baltimore, MD

Ch. 30: Maybe Obama knows something we don't - Isiah from New York

Ch. 31: Americans should take the risk to defend our principles - Todd from LA

Ch. 32: Being American is irrelevant to drone strike issue - Drea from Pennsylvania

Ch. 33: A response to Wade on drone strikes - Colin from Cleveland, OH

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Ch. 34: Final comments on McSweenys White House press Secretary speaking on secret kill list

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