Edition #722

Part 2: The mostly good news

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Ex-Gay Leader Apologizes for Horrible Gay Conversion Therapy - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-27-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Be yourself - Audioslave

Ch. 4: Act 2: You're Better Than That And Have Meaning To Your Life - Dan Savage - Air Date 2-26-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Fix yourself - The Innocent Bystanders

Ch. 6: Act 3: Bravo, Jason Collins! - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-29-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Living a Lie (feat. James Mercer) - Aimee Mann

Ch. 8: Act 4: Reactions To Jason Collins Coming Out - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 4-30-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Le mystère de contre jour - David Ari Leon

Ch. 10: Act 5: Conservative Media Mock NBA's First Openly Gay Player Jason Collins - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 04-30-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Le mystère de contre jour - David Ari Leon

Ch. 12: Act 6: Why Are We Afraid of Homosexuals? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-02-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Take a chance - The Magic Numbers

Ch. 14: Act 7: Howard Kurtz's Criticism Of Jason Collins - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 5-3-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: I just found out about love - Count Basie and His Orchestra & Diane Schuur

Ch. 16: Act 8: How to Be Gay in the NBA - On the Media - Air Date: 5-3-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Dodgers were in Brooklyn - The Great Divide

Ch. 18: Act 9: New England Has Solidly Legalized Marriage Equality - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-27-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Ch. 20: Act 10: The pace of change is staggering - Dan Savage - Air Date: 5-14-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 21: It's a choice to buy a gun, it's not a choice to go outside - Brian In Louisville, KY

Ch. 22: People are waiting to exploit problems for profit - Vicki from Oregon

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Edition #721

Part 1: The mostly bad news

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans Love Gay Marriage - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 04-01-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Big tent - Contino

Ch. 4: Act 2: Virginia Is Definitely Not For Lovers - Dan Savage - Air Date 4-9-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Where is the love? - Black Eyed Peas

Ch. 6: Act 3: Montana Endorses Decriminalizing Gay Sex - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-20-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Tenderness - General Public

Ch. 8: Act 4: Use Civil Disobedience to Fight Gay Rights, Says Hatemonger Buchanan - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-20-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Ch. 10: Act 5: Caller: The Homophobia 'Industry' is a Money Maker - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-02-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Ready for the good times - Shakira

Ch. 12: Act 6: Anti Gay Marriage Group Fund Raising Off Comedy Spoof - Throwing Shades - Air Date 5-13-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Dancin' in the moonlight - Top Loader

Ch. 14: Act 7: Minnesota Legalizes Same Sex Marriage - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-15-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: All my love - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Ch. 16: Act 8: Minnesota Legalizes Gay Marriage - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-15-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: The importance of being idle - Oasis

Ch. 18: Act 9: Straight rights watch: 'Functioning' societies - Dan Savage - Air Date: 3-19-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Genesis (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix) - VNV Nation

Ch. 20: Act 10: Anti-Gay Catholic Activist Commits Suicide Over Same-Sex Marriage - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-22-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: The bells of Notre Dame - Chorus, David Ogden Stiers, Paul Kandel & Tony Jay

Ch. 22: Act 11: Historic Ban Overturned - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-25-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Bush library "based on a true story" - Chris from Colorado Springs

Ch. 24: Every prison sentence turns to a life sentence of unemployment - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX

Ch. 25: I don't get Sandford either - A Conservative

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Ch. 26: Final comments on a native Bostonian's feeling about the marathon bombings

Ch. 27: Bonus Voicemail: Mad at comparing deaths in the Boston Marathon to deaths in other countries - Rachel from Boston, Mass

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Edition #720

George W Bush library rewrites history

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: George W. Bush: People Are Surprised I Can Even Read - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-17-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Expectations - Belle and Sebastian

Ch. 4: Act 2: Right Wing's Bush Whitewash Begins! - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-25-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: I don't mind if you forget me - Morrissey

Ch. 6: Act 3: Whitewashing The Facts Of Bush's Crimes - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-26-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Always something there to remind me - Naked Eyes

Ch. 8: Act 4: George Bush's Legacy: More Terrorism - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-25-13

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

Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox Ignores Economic History To Praise President Bush's "Fiscal Discipline" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 04-26-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: The Maelstrom - Jim Guthrie

Ch. 12: Act 6: The Bush Library Rewrites History of the Iraq War - Rachel Maddow - Air Date- 5-01-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: The kids don't stand a chance - Vampire Weekend

Ch. 14: Act 7: Opening The G.W.Bush Library - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 5-3-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: We just disagree - Dave Mason

Ch. 16: Act 8: The Bush Library Rewrites History of Post-Katrina New Orleans - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-01-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 17: Government might create The Truman Show - Chris from Colorado Springs

Ch. 18: Cameras provide cover for police neglect - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 19: Private prisons are terrible - Ben from Orlando

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Ch. 20: Final comments on new bonus content for BotL Members

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Edition #719

400 Parts Per Million

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: NPR's Defense Of Fracking - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-29-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Black and Blue - Miike Snow

Ch. 4: Act 2: How You Know Fracking Can Not And Will Not Ever Be Safe - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-26-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Work out fine - Brad Sucks

Ch. 6: Act 3: GOP Rep's Hilariously Wrong Pro-Oil, Anti-Liberal Tweets - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-24-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Talkback - Stiff Little Fingers

Ch. 8: Act 4: KS Bill Would Mandate Teachers Misinform on Climate Change - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-22-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Tell the children - Burning Spear

Ch. 10: Act 5: Belief in Biblical End Times Stops Climate Change Action - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-05-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Me and Jesus - Family Guy

Ch. 12: Act 6: The Horrors Of BP's Chemical Dispersant - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-30-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: I take bribes - Close Lobsters

Ch. 14: Act 7: Putting your neck on the line - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 4-22-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Kilimanjaro - Emma's Revolution

Ch. 16: Act 8: Joe Biden: I'm Against the Keystone Pipeline - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-11-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: How far we've come - Matchbox Twenty

Ch. 18: Act 9: How Much is a Tree Worth? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-09-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Johnny Appleseed - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros

Ch. 20: Act 10: Tim DeChristopher on the Future of Climate Activism - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-08-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Out of control - U2

Ch. 22: Act 11: More Scary Numbers on Climate Change - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 05-10-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: Sea - George Winston

Ch. 24: Act 12: Disaster at 400 Parts Per Million - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-13-13

Ch. 25: Song 12: Wasting time - Jack Johnson

Ch. 26: Act 13: It's Time to get Serious About Climate Change! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-14-13

Ch. 27: Song 13: You ain't seen nothing yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Ch. 28: Act 14: Why are Conservatives Childishly Opposed to Environmentalism? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-04-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 29: Turning the tables on "what are you afraid of?" - Seek Veracity from Portland, ME

Ch. 30: We always lose when we try to trade liberty for security - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 31: Cameras would be used to discriminate against minorities - Ty from Yuma, AZ

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Ch. 32: Final comments on 'The Transparent Society' by David Brin

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Edition #718

Homeland Insecurity Part 2: Justice?

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Corporate Prison Nightmare for Employees - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-23-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Legalize it - Peter Tosh

Ch. 4: Act 2: For Profit Prison Officers Used In Police Raids - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 12-5-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen

Ch. 6: Act 3: For-Profit Prisons Admit Lying to Get Taxpayer Money - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-13-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: (Find A) Reason to Believe - Rod Stewart

Ch. 8: Act 4: We Can't Afford To Defend The Poor - Moyers And Company - Air Date 3-29-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Kill the poor - Dead Kennedys

Ch. 10: Act 5: Final Meals of Innocent Executed Inmates - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-15-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Certainty - Laura Gibson

Ch. 12: Act 6: Once On Death Row, He Now Fights To Defeat The Death Penalty - NPR - Air Date: 3-11-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Mr. Brightside - The Killers

Ch. 14: Act 7: Georgia Rushes to Execute Before Lethal Drugs Expire - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-03-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Ashamed - Deer Tick

Ch. 16: Act 8: Neglected Prisoner Gets $15.5 Million After 22 months in Solitary - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-12-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches

Ch. 18: Act 9: Man Forgotten in Solitary Confinement For Years - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-16-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Forgotten - Neil Diamond

Ch. 20: Act 10: The Drum Major Instinct - Martin Luther King Jr.

Voicemails:

Ch. 21: Comparing security cameras to gun registration list - Fozzie

Ch. 22: Insights on security camera technology - Matt

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Ch. 23: Final comments on the implications of a system of cameras

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Edition #717

Homeland Insecurity Part 1: Law

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Teen Arrested For Yelling "Bingo!" in a Bingo Hall - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-22-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Bingo - The Whispers

Ch. 4: Act 2: Govt. Spying on Your Finances Fights Terrorism? - Young Turks - Air Date: 03-22-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Big Brother - David Bowie

Ch. 6: Act 3: Cops: Mobile Carriers Should Keep Records of People's Text Messages - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-23-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Lost in the post - The Wombats

Ch. 8: Act 4: Police Stings: Are They Entrapment? P2 - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 04-16-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: I always knew - The Vaccines

Ch. 10: Act 5: Guy From Pringles Ad Convicted Of Murder On 'Law And Order' - The Onion

Ch. 11: Song 5: Kelsey - Metro Station

Ch. 12: Act 6: 1000's Of Surveillance Cameras - We Need More - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 4-22-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Don't worry, we'll be watching you - Gotye

Ch. 14: Act 7: The Future of Surveillance - On the Media - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Let's misbehave - Irving Aaronson & His Commanders

Ch. 16: Act 8: Former FBI Agent: NOT Mirandizing Can Actually Hurt Investigation - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-23-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Square one - Coldplay

Ch. 18: Act 9: NYPD Cop: We Have Quotas Because We're Lazy - Young Turks - Air Date: 05-04-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: To serve and protect - Queen Ifrica

Ch. 20: Act 10: Professor Arrested for Swearing at Graphic Anti-Abortion Display - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-17-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Atoms in a molecule - Noah and the Whale

Ch. 22: Act 11: Profanity - Ron Kipling Williams

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Americans are blessed in how easy it is to learn about other cultures - Jorge From South Florida

Ch. 24: Government using too much power, what about mission creep - Jason from Iowa

Ch. 25: The problem with propaganda - Chris from Middletown, NY

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Ch. 26: Final comments on critical thinking

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Edition #716

Television media is bad at their jobs

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Sycophancy and denial from Chris Matthews - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-5-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Paint a vulgar picture - The Smiths

Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News Supports Fired Rutgers Basketball Coach - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-05-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Coach - Jim Bizer

Ch. 6: Act 3: Pretending there were no attacks after 9/11 - CounterSpin - Air Date: 4-19-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Strong animals - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox's John Bolton Is Now Praying for a Benghazi Cover Up - Media Matters - Air Date: 05-07-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Strong animals - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 10: Act 5: CNN Completely Botched Boston Attack Report - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-19-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Meaningless - The Nighty Nite

Ch. 12: Act 6: CNN Split Screen Interview in SAME Parking Lot - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-10-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: I'm a pilot - Fanfarlo

Ch. 14: Act 7: CNN is terrible at their jobs - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Don't do me like that - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Ch. 16: Act 8: Militant center insists both sides are extremists - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-10-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica

Ch. 18: Act 9: Media Push Claim That "The Left" Ignored Gosnell Trial - Media Matters - Air Date: 04-15-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica

Ch. 20: Act 10: Fox News Basks in its Own Ignorance - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-24-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: The idiots are taking over - NOFX

Ch. 22: Act 11: Koch's seek to buy media outlets - CounterSpin - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: Behind the curtain - Dan Potthast

Ch. 24: Act 12: Koch Brothers' Clever Strategy - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 25: Song 12: Battle hymn of the republic - Fiddle Fiddle Fiddle

Ch. 26: Act 13: Is Rush Limbaugh Finished? - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-09-13

Ch. 27: Song 13: Jump, jive an' wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra

Ch. 28: Act 14: Sick madness in response to the Boston Bombing - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-3-13

Ch. 29: Song 14: Mad world - Gary Jules

Ch. 30: Act 15: Press Gets Cozy at White House Correspondents Dinner - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-30-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 31: Defining WMD - Chris from Colorado Springs

Ch. 32: We should interpret based on intent rather than actions - Eyal from San Diego, CA

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Ch. 33: Final comments on working our way toward a global, multicultural society

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Edition #715

The greatest measure of a society

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Life For The Innocent At Gitmo - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-16-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Break it down again - Tears for fears

Ch. 4: Act 2: In Era of Expanded Executive Power, Obama's Hands are Tied on Gitmo - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-30-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Anything could happen - Ellie Goulding

Ch. 6: Act 3: Obama's Words Slim Solace on Guantanamo - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-30-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Solice - General Fuzz

Ch. 8: Act 4: Will We EVER Close Gitmo? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-01-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: A little respect - Erasure

Ch. 10: Act 5: Gitmo And Justice During Wartime - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-30-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Higher ground - Stevie Wonder

Ch. 12: Act 6: Outling Obama's Guantanamo Problems - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 5-3-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Next to me - Emeli Sandé

Ch. 14: Act 7: Guantanamo by the Numbers - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-03-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Naive - The Kooks

Ch. 16: Act 8: Why You Should Care About The Massive Guantanamo Hunger Strike - Lee Camp - Air Date: 05-06-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Curl up and die - Relient K

Ch. 18: Act 9: Is Guantanamo Obama's Greatest Disgrace? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-07-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: Clarification on definitions of WMD - James from Santee, CA

Ch. 20: We can't give the government too much power - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 21: There are voices of welcoming counteracting those of xenophobia - Jordan in Wisconsin

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Ch. 22: Final comments on rhetorical jiu jitsu

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Edition #714

The Boston Bombings Part 2: as we treat "ourselves"

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Boston Marathon Bombing - How We React Right Now Matters - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-16-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: I go to extremes - Billy Joel

Ch. 4: Act 2: Boston: A Real-Time Test for Martial Law? - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-22-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: The system - Abscondo

Ch. 6: Act 3: Defining Terrorism Devoid Of Demands Or Motives - Something Wonky - Air Date 4-25-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Scales of justice - The Band of The Adjutant General's Corps

Ch. 8: Act 4: Comedian Patton Oswalt's Inspiring Response to Boston Attack - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-17-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Common reaction - Uh Huh Her

Ch. 10: Act 5: Executing Tsarnaev? What Would That Do? - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-23-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Stop the killing - Kay Kay and the Rays

Ch. 12: Act 6: Letters about the coverage of the Boston Bombing - On the Media - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: All is forgiven - Jim James

Ch. 14: Act 7: Part 1: What To Do When We Are All Suspected Terrorists - Common Sense - Air Date 4-23-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Suspect - House of Heroes

Ch. 16: Act 8: Poll: After Boston Bombing, Majority Don't Want Civil Rights Curtailed Like After 9/11 - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-24-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Small favors - Fountains of Wayne

Ch. 18: Act 9: Part 2: Legislative Road Blocks Needed - Common Sense - Air Date 4-23-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: Background checks for immigrants but not for guns - Jordan from Eau Claire, Wis

Ch. 20: Personal story on racially motivated assault - Tanya from Toronto

Ch. 21: Thoughts on killing for religion - Chris from Colorado Springs

Ch. 22: Thoughts on fighting for the long haul - Carrie from Wallace, WV

Ch. 23: Crossreach with the tea party on civil rights - Daniel from Occupy Albany, NY

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Ch. 24: Final comments on the nonexistence of rude cultures

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Edition #713

The Boston Bombings Part 1: Treating "others"

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: What Boston Can Teach About the World Around Us - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-16-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Not In Our Name - DJ Spooky & Saul Williams

Ch. 4: Act 2: Media Protecting Muslims? Limbaugh's Boston Bombing Reaction - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-17-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Computer assisted design - They Might Be Giants

Ch. 6: Act 3: Worst Kind of Guilt by Association Against Muslim-Americans - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-25-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead

Ch. 8: Act 4: Boston Bombing Suspects - The Right-Wing Blowback - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-20-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Mondo '77 - Looper

Ch. 10: Act 5: Glenn Greenwald Analyzing causes and effects of the Boston Bombing Part 1 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 4-26-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Every day is like Sundays - Morrissey

Ch. 12: Act 6: Framing the Boston Bombing - On the Media - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Waltzing back - The Cranberries

Ch. 14: Act 7: Glenn Greenwald Analyzing causes and effects of the Boston Bombing Part 2 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 4-26-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Propaganda - Dead Prez

Ch. 16: Act 8: The racism in the aftermath of the Boston bombing - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 17: Final comments on drawing the right dividing lines

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