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Edition #759

As we all fiddle

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: If God Came Back - Louis C.K. - Air Date: 07-24-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion

Ch. 4: Act 2: EPA working to tighten standards on new power plants - Green News Report - Air Date: 9-24-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Your racist friend - They might be giants

Ch. 6: Act 3: Fracking Caused Over 100 Earthquakes In Ohio - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-01-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Concerning Hobbits - Howard Shore

Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox Guest: Fracking Is Incredibly Good for Environment - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-18-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Chicago X 12 - Rogue Wave

Ch. 10: Act 5: Fracking explained: opportunity or danger - Kurzgesagt - Air Date: 09-24-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Drink the water - Jack Johnson

Ch. 12: Act 6: How to sell fracking like a war - Le Show - Air Date: 9-29-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Messages - Xavier Rudd

Ch. 14: Act 7: Is it too late for the climate? Not for all - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 9-27-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Black water - The Doobie Brothers

Ch. 16: Act 8: The Plan 'B's To Save The Environment - The Bugle - Air Date 9-13-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: A change is gonna come - Ben Sollee

Ch. 18: Act 9: The latest international climate change report is released - Green News Report - Air Date: 9-26-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: See what you want - The Futureheads

Ch. 20: Act 10: It's Getting Hotter Out There  - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 9-27-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Wake me up before you go - Wham

Ch. 22: Act 11: Climate Change is a Crisis! Says World's Scientists for the Millionth Time - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-27-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Looking at drugs and schools holistically - Jake from NY Alt News

Ch. 24: Can't believe video games don't have an effect - Casey from Chicago, IL

Ch. 25: All mass shooters have been men - Celia from Ohio

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 26: Final comments on Donate Your Account

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #758

The sickness in our society

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: More Guns Means More killings - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-17-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Welcome to the black parade - My Chemical Romance

Ch. 4: Act 2: Ed Schultz Blames 'Grand Theft Auto' for Mass Shootings - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-18-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Little lion man - Vitamin String Quartet

Ch. 6: Act 3: Media Figures Say Guns Don't Kill People, Video Games Kill People - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 09-17-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Little lion man - Vitamin String Quartet

Ch. 8: Act 4: Idiots Blame Grand Theft Auto V For Mass Shootings - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-19-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Be here now - Mason Jennings

Ch. 10: Act 5: Rachel Maddow Takes Us Through 50 Years Of Mass Shootings. The Trend She Uncovers Is Devastating - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 09-19-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: This is how we live - The Summer Set

Ch. 12: Act 6: DC Trauma Doc: Please Put me out of Work! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-18-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen

Ch. 14: Act 7: Gun violence in Chicago and lack of public outrage - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 09-23-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Bang bang you're dead - Hannah Georgas

Ch. 16: Act 8: Combating Gun Violence With Common Sense - UnFuck it Up Project

Ch. 17: Song 8: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman

Ch. 18: Act 9: Big Gun Cartel: Why Gun Control Legislation Does Not Pass Congress (with Cliff Schecter) - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-24-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: Thoughts on the drug war and our rights - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 20: An endorsement of taking street drugs out of the gutter - Elaine in New York

Ch. 21: Thoughts on getting from here to there - Mike From Washington

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 22: Final comments on getting back from Climate Ride just in time to head off to Running for Answer to support the Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Activism:

http://gunvictimsaction.org 

http://www.thenationalcouncil.org 

Information for this segment can be found at:

h/t Cliff Schecter http://cliffschecter.com 

http://cliffschecter.com/gun-owners-vs-nra-leadership/ 

http://www.thenation.com/blog/176343/thinking-conservative-part-one-mass-shootings-and-gun-control 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/20/us-usa-chicago-shooting-idUSBRE98J03Q20130920 

http://www.motherjones.com/special-reports/2012/12/guns-in-america-mass-shootings 

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/washington-navy-yard-mass-shooting-data 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/09/18/fbi-chicago-passes-new-york-as-murder-capital-of-u-s/ 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/preventing-gun-violence 

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Edition #757

Just say no to empire

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: America First - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-11-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Don't waste your breath - Colour Me Wednesday

Ch. 4: Act 2: 1953 Iran Coup - CIA Finally Admits Role - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-20-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: My country - Nahko and Medicine for the People

Ch. 6: Act 3: Credibility is Priceless - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 08-19-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Credibility - SL Sheehan

Ch. 8: Act 4: We Like War! - George Carlin - Air Date: 09-11-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: We're simple minds - Club 8

Ch. 10: Act 5: Why Do Some Countries Hate America? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-26-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: As time goes by (Complete Vocal) - Max Steiner & Dooley Wilson

Ch. 12: Act 6: The Cost of Perpetual War! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-12-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Lost the war - Paper Lions

Ch. 14: Act 7: Veterans for Peace - UnFuck it Up Project

Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman

Ch. 16: Act 8: Bill O'Reilly: Fight Evil Through Syria Strikes - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-05-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: City on a hill - Flatfoot 56

Ch. 18: Act 9: Jettisoning Our Citizen Army - Moyers And Company - Air Date 9-6-13

Final comments responding to Natasha from LA about the war on drugs

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Bonus Clip:

How the War on Drugs Started - The Young Turks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whaGST64Bo4

Nixon's war on drugs article being discussed:

http://www.truth-out.org/archive/item/92012:the-fraudulent-criminalization-of-marijuana 

Activism:

http://www.veteransforpeace.org 

http://midwestactionagainstdrones.wordpress.com 

http://www.veteransforpeace.org/files/2313/7849/7383/oct72013flyer.pdf 

Information for this segment can be found at:

http://www.globalpolicy.org/us-military-expansion-and-intervention/26024.html 

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/09/2013916112039335994.html 

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/15959-anti-drone-movement-grows-ethics-legality-and-effectiveness-of-drone-killings-doubted 

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/the-cycle/52766390#52766390 

http://katiespeak.com/2012/05/27/awaken/ 

http://www.policymic.com/articles/62023/10-chemical-weapons-attacks-washington-doesn-t-want-you-to-talk-about 

http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2013/6/5/must_watch_2008_debate_un_ambassador_nominee_samantha_power_vs_jeremy_scahill 

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/09/201391710431753950.html 

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Edition #756

Hard to believe this is actually a debate

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Bryan Fischer: America Will Agree with Him & Ban Muslims - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-30-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: I'm free - The Soup Dragons

Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News: It's Offensive to Ask Us to NOT be Bigots! - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-30-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead

Ch. 6: Act 3: American Soldier's AMAZING Response To Anti-Muslim Comments - ABC's What would you do? - Air Date: 09-11-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: I won't back down - Johnny Cash

Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News 'Liberal' Wages War on American Muslims - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-11-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Hate me - Blue October

Ch. 10: Act 5: The Media's Relentless Muslim Bashing - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 5-3-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Slash and burn - Adventure the Great

Ch. 12: Act 6: Mehdi Hasan: Islam Is A Peaceful Religion - OxfordUnion - Air Date: 07-03-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Dark flute - Jim Guthrie

Ch. 14: Act 7: Al Jazeera America's Launch Is Another Excuse For Right-Wing Islamophobia - Media Matters - Air Date: 08-20-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Dark flute - Jim Guthrie

Ch. 16: Act 8: Huckabee's Full-On Islamophobia - 'They're Uncorked Animals!' - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-09-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 17: What is a day's work worth? - Casey from Chicago, IL

Ch. 18: The prison sentence isn't necessarily the worst part - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 19: Thoughts on getting to the roots of the war on drugs - Natasha from LA

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 20: Final comments requesting input on gun control and the drug war

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #755

Media that leads you to war

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Comparing Their News To Our News - The Bill Show - Air Date 8-10-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Aloha Ke Akua - Nahko and Medicine for the People

Ch. 4: Act 2: Journalism is not Terrorism - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 08-19-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: The sound of settling - Death Cab For Cutie

Ch. 6: Act 3: Bradley Manning: Journalists Exploited the Leaks, Ignored the Leaker - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-21-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Tom Brokaw Blues - Jonas Friddle

Ch. 8: Act 4: Marty Kaplan on the Weapons of Mass Distraction Part 1 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 7-12-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Never gonna learn - Jont

Ch. 10: Act 5: Defending The NSA Surveillance - CounterSpin - Air Date 8-16-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Everlong - Scala & Kolacny Brothers

Ch. 12: Act 6: Marty Kaplan on the Weapons of Mass Distraction Part 2 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 7-12-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Razorwire (Instrumental) - Chris Priest

Ch. 14: Act 7: Fox Analyst's Position On War Powers Act Depends On How He Can Attack Obama - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 09-03-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Razorwire (Instrumental) - Chris Priest

Ch. 16: Act 8: Lethal Efficiency Of US Weapons - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-6-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Live and Let Die - Guns N' Roses

Ch. 18: Act 9: How US Media Is Pushing For War With Syria - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-28-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: $15 minimum wage would create upward pressure on wages - Will from Tallahassee

Ch. 20: The human side of the drug war - Anonymous

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Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 21: Final comments on holistically looking at gun violence

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #754

More stupid, racist policies

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Racist War On Weed - New ACLU Report - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-05-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Jim Crow - John Mellencamp

Ch. 4: Act 2: Police Spend Millions Of Hours Arresting People For Low-Level Marijuana Possession - Lee Camp - Air Date: 3-26-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Arrested - the Villains Trust

Ch. 6: Act 3: Smiling And Other Reasons Not To Legalize Marijuana - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 7-6-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Killing for love - José González

Ch. 8: Act 4: Helen Redmond: End Drug War in Afghanistan - GRITtv - Air Date: 8-6-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: All the same - Sick Puppies

Ch. 10: Act 5: Trendsetter? Uruguay Votes to Legalize Marijuana - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-03-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Failure by design - Brand New

Ch. 12: Act 6: Hooray for Eric Holder! - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-12-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Thank you too! - My Morning Jacket

Ch. 14: Act 7: Mandatory Minimum Sentences to End for Many Drug Offenders - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 08-17-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Political prisoners - The Undercover Hippy

Ch. 16: Act 8: The Times They Are A Changin' - Rachel Maddow - Air Date- 08-28-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 17: Looking at the paradigm of racism - Prof. Rambo(?) from Georgia

Ch. 18: Thoughts on fast food wages - Jeff from Cleveland, OH

Ch. 19: Attending an LGBTQ rally in Berlin - Cat from Berlin, Germany

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 20: Final comments on your privilege as a bank error

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #753

Opposing an attack on Syria

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama, Kerry, and the Greater War Crime - Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 9-4-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Dig down deep - Vandaveer

Ch. 4: Act 2: A True Debate Over Syria - Congressional Dish - Air Date: 8-29-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: BBC - Ming Tea

Ch. 6: Act 3: How Can You Stand By And Let It Happen - Common Sense With Dan Carlin - Air Date 9-3-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Down the line - José González

Ch. 8: Act 4: If I was in Congress, I'd vote against Syria strikes - Chris Hayes - Air Date: 9-4-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: It's a mistake - Men at Work

Ch. 10: Act 5: The Mind-Blowing Truth About War With Syria - Lee Camp - Air Date: 09-04-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: This is why we fight - The Decemberists

Ch. 12: Act 6: Mr. President, The Issue Is Not Syria - Moyers And Company - Air Date 9-6-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen

Ch. 14: Act 7: Congressional Approval, An Exotic And Nearly Unprecedented Maneuver - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-6-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Good people - Jack Johnson

Ch. 16: Act 8: Norm For Multilateral Security And Appropriate Response - Politics and Reality Radio - Air Date: 9-7-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: You learn - Alanis Morissette

Ch. 18: Act 9: Syria: 3 Things The US Must Do Before Strikes - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-07-13

Final comments on today's activism update: No War with Syria

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Activism:

http://act.credoaction.com/sign/do_not_bomb_syria/ 

http://dontattacksyria.com/?source=GTXTNotOurProblem 

http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/09/08/how-to-help-syrias-refugees/ 

http://www.contactingthecongress.org 

Information for this segment can be found at:

http://firedoglake.com/syria-war-whip/ 

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/yes-congress-can-authorize-war-without-formally-declaring-it/279261/ 

http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/h_multi_sections_and_teasers/WarDeclarationsbyCongress.htm 

http://www.thenation.com/blog/175970/not-another-undeclared-war-call-congress-back-session#axzz2eJ8ajUNQ 

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/9/5/rep_alan_grayson_on_syria_congress 

http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/09/04/chris-hayes-on-syria-here-is-where-i-stand/ 

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/why-obama-sought-congressional-authorization-syria 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24022866 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3qrR1AVMNU 

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Edition #752

Not intentionally all about racism

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: The Heritage Foundation Tries to Kill Immigration Reform with "Research" - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 05-09-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: I predict a riot - Kaiser Chiefs

Ch. 4: Act 2: What If Robert Reich Told You That Immigration Reform Would SAVE Our Economy? - karinmoveon - Air Date: 6-26-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: It's a good day - Peggy Lee

Ch. 6: Act 3: GOP to Undocumented Immigrants: You Can Stay if You're a 'Butler' - Young Turks - Air Date: 05-11-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: You're the storm - The Cardigans

Ch. 8: Act 4: Rush Limbaugh Will Support Amnesty if They Can't Vote for 25 Years - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-10-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: To build a home - The Cinematic Orchestra

Ch. 10: Act 5: CBS Fanning The Flames Of Violent Anti-Immigration - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-10-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Daylight - Matt & Kim

Ch. 12: Act 6: 'Radical Islamists' Pretend To Be Hispanic According To Politician - Young Turks - Air Date: 08-12-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Fear is a villain - Bard

Ch. 14: Act 7: Acceptable Immigrants Are Only One In A Hundred - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 7-27-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: One of the good ones - Redd Kross

Ch. 16: Act 8: The Dream is Now - UnFuck it Up Project

Ch. 17: Song 8: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman

Ch. 18: Act 9: On Immigration, Republicans Dooming Themselves - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 6-28-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: It serves you right to suffer - John Lee Hooker

Ch. 20: Act 10: Save A Dog or An Immigrant? STUDY - Young Turks - Air Date: 08-21-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Innocent - Our lady peace

Ch. 22: Act 11: Why Immigration Reform Is Good For Our Economy - White House White Board - Air Date: 7-11-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: Fireflies - Vitamin String Quartet

Ch. 24: Act 12: Four fatal flaws in our wall on the Mexican border - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 8-7-13

Ch. 25: Song 12: Up against the wall - Peter Bjorn & John

Ch. 26: Act 13: Failure is an Option for GOP on Immigration - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 08-20-13

Ch. 27: Song 13: Consequences - The Robert Cray Band & The Memphis Horns

Ch. 28: Act 14: Latino Immigrants Make America More Violent: Rep. Steve King - Young Turks - Air Date: 08-14-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 29: Requesting the demographic breakdown of BotL voicemails - Tayna in California

Ch. 30: Objectifying women is buried deep in our culture - Danny from Bellingham, WA

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 31: Final comments updating the membership drive to Climate Ride

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Activism:

http://www.thedreamisnow.org/take-action 

Information for this segment can be found at:

http://www.policymic.com/articles/61849/immigration-reform-2013-this-is-the-biggest-immigration-issue-you-haven-t-heard-about 

http://gawker.com/whats-the-deal-with-the-immigration-reform-bill-a-gui-570781055 

http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/08/27/fight-for-fairness-and-justice-in-its-many-forms-far-from-over/ 

http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/who-and-where-dreamers-are 

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Edition #751

The value of women

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Beyonce - Run the World: LIES - NineteenPercent - Air Date: 5-20-11

Ch. 3: Song 1: Run the World (Girls) - Beyoncé

Ch. 4: Act 2: The Primary Goal For Women In College - Throwing Shade - Air Date 4-1-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Sadness is a blessing - Lykke Li

Ch. 6: Act 3: An open letter to a male coworker - Citizen Radio - Air Date 5-24-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Pretty - The Cranberries

Ch. 8: Act 4: Cantor's con would steal workers' overtime pay - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 5-20-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Mother - Natalie Maines

Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox News Proudly Doesn't Understand Women or Science - Young Turks - Air Date: 05-31-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Torn blue foam couch - Grand Archives

Ch. 12: Act 6: San Antonio Court Okays Killing of Sex Worker - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 6-13-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Humans being - Van Halen

Ch. 14: Act 7: Is Being Female Hillary's Only Presidential Asset? - CounterSpin - Air Date 8-16-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: The armpit song - Siwan Clark

Ch. 16: Act 8: A Double Standard Of Redemption For Those Caught In Sexual Scandals - Dan Savage 8-6-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Can't pretend - Tom Odell

Ch. 18: Act 9: Sluts Vs. Purity In A Judgemental Society - Citizen Radio - Air Date 5-9-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: Accept that you're going to screw up - Emma from Wellesley, Mass

Ch. 20: Destroying health insurance companies at the height of the recession would have fucked Obama - Ike from Buffalo

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 21: Final comments on the end of my Climate Ride fundraiser and the beginning of a new membership drive

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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