(2013/05/12) Television media is bad at their jobs (Media)

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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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

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

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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