(2013/08/03) The economics of corruption and how to fix it (Economics and Corruption)

Edition #742

The economics of corruption and how to fix it

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Externalities - Sustainable Man - Air Date: 07-17-13

Ch. 3: Act 2: Elizabeth Warren Schools CNBC Hacks - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-18-13

Ch. 4: Song 2: Nobody's watching - Sara Radle

Ch. 5: Act 3: Obama's Good Econ Speech - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 7-25-13

Ch. 6: Song 3: Little Talks (String Quartet Tribute to Of Monsters and Men) - Vitamin String Quartet

Ch. 7: Act 4: Contrary To Right-Wing Media Claims, Middle Class Is Key To Economic Growth - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 07-25-13

Ch. 8: Song 4: Little Talks (String Quartet Tribute to Of Monsters and Men) - Vitamin String Quartet

Ch. 9: Act 5: Beware of Limbaugh-nomics! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-26-13

Ch. 10: Song 5: Class warfare - Chris Priest

Ch. 11: Act 6: Global Enemy #1: Global Tax Shelters - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-22-13

Ch. 12: Song 6: Pay up - Jivestone

Ch. 13: Act 7: Lawrence Lessig with a Plan To Remove Corruption in Washington Part 1 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 6-14-13

Ch. 14: Song 7: Slash and burn - Blind Corn Liquor Pickers

Ch. 15: Act 8: Money Out of Politics in Massachusetts - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-04-13

Ch. 16: Song 8: It's your time - Dorothy Norwood with The Miami Mass Choir

Ch. 17: Act 9: Lawrence Lessig with a Plan To Remove Corruption in Washington Part 2 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 6-14-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 18: There are lots of laws that disadvantage people of color - DJ from South Bend, IN

Ch. 19: Thoughts on reforming 'stand your ground' - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX

Ch. 20: Quotes on jury trials - Dave from Olympia, WA

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 21: Final comments on jury nullification

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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