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Edition #769

Postmortem is prologue

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Shutdown Over, GOP Crushed, Funding Secured (Until January) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-17-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: The impression that I get - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Ch. 4: Act 2: A Congress of comics: Laugh 'til it hurts - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 10-17-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: The entertainer - Scott Joplin

Ch. 6: Act 3: Sarah Palin Nonsense: Obama Risking 'Impeachment' Over Debt Ceiling - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-17-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Philosophy - Ben Folds

Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Loses But Right Wing, Corporate Policies Win - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-17-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Sad but true - Eric Lindell

Ch. 10: Act 5: Chamber of Commerce vs. Tea Party - Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 10-17-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Strange but true - The Moths

Ch. 12: Act 6: We didn't really dodge a bullet - On the Media - Air Date: 10-18-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Insane - Scars On Broadway

Ch. 14: Act 7: Did Harry Reid Stop Obama Admin.'s Grand Betrayal? - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-21-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Street fighting man - The Rolling Stones

Ch. 16: Act 8: John McCain & Mitch McConnell Say No More Shutdowns - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-25-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Lessons learned - Matt & Kim

Ch. 18: Act 9: Martin Wolf on the Debt Ceiling Circus - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 10-18-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: Seeing issues from conservative perspectives brings clarity - Emma from Houston

Ch. 20: We need a national holiday for election day - Joe from PA

Ch. 21: The deserving vs the cheaters - Maureen from Mass

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 22: Final comments on understanding conservatives, voting rights, social safety nets and The Daily Show reports on my theory a few days before I presented it

Bonus Clip: Suppressing the Vote - The Daily Show - Air Date: 10-23-13

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #768

Vote the bums out if they'll let you

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Voter ID Laws Abound After Court's Decision - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-19-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Shot reverse shot - Jack Johnson

Ch. 4: Act 2: Republican Admits Voter ID Laws Helped Romney: That's The Point - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-18-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Salvation - The Cranberries

Ch. 6: Act 3: The People the GOP Doesn't Want to Vote - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 08-14-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: The youth - MGMT

Ch. 8: Act 4: The "Unseemly Rush" to Disenfranchise - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 8-13-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica

Ch. 10: Act 5: Gary May on The Long Assault on Our Voting Rights Part 1 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 7-12-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Little pieces - Gomez

Ch. 12: Act 6: In Rural N.C., New Voter ID Law Awakens Some Old Fears - NPR - Air Date: 8-17-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Empty - The Cranberries

Ch. 14: Act 7: Gary May on The Long Assault on Our Voting Rights Part 2 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 7-12-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Comets - Fanfarlo

Ch. 16: Act 8: Qualities in Short Supply in Republican Party - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 8-23-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Common sense - Justin Mcroberts

Ch. 18: Act 9: NC Voter Suppression Bill Ruins Real Democracy - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-27-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: The real meaning of sex - Ally from Iowa

Ch. 20: The need for action around trans kids - Erin from Philadelphia

Ch. 21: Voting with our dollars and actions - Chris from Colorado Springs

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 22: Final comments on boycotting Ender's Game, activism through everyday actions and the racial component of voter suppression

Activism mentioned in voicemails and final comments:

www.TransAdvocate.com

www.SkipEndersGame.com

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #767

Male insecurity is the enemy of all

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans are Rabidly Fixated on One Thing - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 07-22-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Breaking the law - Emeli Sandé

Ch. 4: Act 2: Abortion Debate About Slut-Shaming, Not The Law - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-11-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Sinnerman - Nina Simone

Ch. 6: Act 3: Did Conservatives Win The War On Women? - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-02-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: The power of women - Karen Drucker

Ch. 8: Act 4: Nebraska Court Overreaches - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 10-08-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Sixteen going on seventeen - Rolf and Liesl

Ch. 10: Act 5: Repeal the Hyde Amendment - UnFuck it Up Project

Ch. 11: Song 5: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman

Ch. 12: Act 6: This Story About Indonesian Schoolgirls Will Make You Very Angry - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-12-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Masturbation blues - Candye Kane

Ch. 14: Act 7: Will You Marry Me, Baby? - Citizen Radio - Air Date 9-25-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Measure up - Greg Talmage

Ch. 16: Act 8: 2 Fat Thighs, 2 Small Breasts: GOP Reaches Out to Women - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-07-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: It's my party - Lesley Gore

Ch. 18: Act 9: Does feminism need rebranding? - Radio Dispatch - Air Date: 10-9-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Twinkle little star from Dr. Suess' "The Sneeches"

Ch. 20: Act 10: Ovaries Get Damaged When Women Drive, Says Saudi Sheik - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-01-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 21: Truth in labeling - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 22: Police are likely systematized to follow and escalate the status quo - Chris from Colorado Springs

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 23: Final comments on comparing the genders via Google and systematized the police

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Activism:

http://www.allaboveall.org

http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6713/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4442

http://repealhydeartproject.org & http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keep-the-repeal-hyde-art-project-going-in-2014

http://thefeministwire.com/2013/10/17824/

Information for this segment can be found at:

http://www.blogforchoice.com/archives/2013/09/the-dangerous-c.html

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/report/2010/12/06/8808/separate-and-unequal/

http://fundabortionnow.org/content/media-coverage

http://www.blogforchoice.com/archives/2013/09/the-dangerous-c.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/shenegotiates/2012/01/20/roe-v-wade-didnt-just-legalize-abortion-it-made-it-our-constitutional-right/

http://www.fundabortionnow.org/news/melissa-harris-perry-show-features-abortion-funds-activist-steph-herold

http://www.care2.com/causes/37-years-after-hyde-abortion-access-still-remains-out-of-reach-for-the-poor.html

http://www.fundabortionnow.org/news/hyde37

http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/facts/public_funding.html

http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/08/06/another-reason-to-celebrate-over-the-counter-emergency-contraception-it-helps-reduce-stigma/

http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/10/04/why-adoption-needs-to-play-a-bigger-role-in-the-reproductive-justice-conversation/

 

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Edition #766

The issue through which all other issues flow

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Does Democracy Still Work in America? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-08-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: 3 little pigs - Justin Roberts

Ch. 4: Act 2: Ya Think, Larry? - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 09-17-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: What are their names - David Crosby

Ch. 6: Act 3: There is no tea party only a collection of billionaires - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-03-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Cancer - My Chemical Romance

Ch. 8: Act 4: Without Gov Regulation We Are Subsidizing Big Corps - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-11-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Trickle down - Hayseed Dixie

Ch. 10: Act 5: The Money In Politics Problem Could Get (A Lot) Worse - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-10-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Right to complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard

Ch. 12: Act 6: Kings, Warlords & Theocrats Have no Place in America - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-08-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Political prisoners - The Undercover Hippy

Ch. 14: Act 7: JPMorgan Biggest Expense? Fighting Off The Cops - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-17-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Politician - Aloe Blacc

Ch. 16: Act 8: The End Game for Democracy - Moyers And Company - Air Date 8-23-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 17: We need to convert to ancient agricultural practices to reduce climate change - Craig from Ohio

Ch. 18: A terrible defense of institutional police abuse - Casey from Chicago, IL

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 19: Final comments on institutional police abuse

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Ch. 20: Post Script recommending This American Life episode "Confessions" from Oct 11, 2013

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Edition #765

Not corrupted absolutely but getting there

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Court OK's Barring High IQs for Cops - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 07-14-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Get Smart (Main Theme) - Knightsbridge

Ch. 4: Act 2: Judge Sides With Pregnant Couple Carelessly Shot By Cops - Young Turks - Air Date: 08-17-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Magnum P.I. (Main Theme) - Knightsbridge

Ch. 6: Act 3: Sloppy laws hurting domestic violence victims - Citizen Radio - Air Date 5-3-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Columbo - All Stars Orchestra

Ch. 8: Act 4: Scalia Surprises - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 6-4-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Law and Order - The International TV Orchestra

Ch. 10: Act 5: Police Recording Everything Lowered Complaints by 88% - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 07-26-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Hill Street Blues (Main Theme) - Knightsbridge

Ch. 12: Act 6: Diabetic Killed By Police After 911 Call For Help - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-09-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Hawaii 5-0 (1968 TV Series Theme) - Hawaii 5.0

Ch. 14: Act 7: Cop gives no excuses for Record # of complaints… 0 - CBS News - Air Date: 08-26-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: CHiPs - TV Classic

Ch. 16: Act 8: How Do We Roll Back the Militarization of Our Police - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-31-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Dragnet (Main Theme) - Knightsbridge

Ch. 18: Act 9: National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality - UnFuck it Up Project

Ch. 19: Song 9: Andy Griffith Show (Main Theme) - Soundtrack & Theme Orchestra

Ch. 20: Act 10: When did our Country Become Dirty Harry? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-05-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Dirty Harry - The City of Prague Philharmonic

Ch. 22: Act 11: Cops Using "Stun-Cuffs" in Missouri - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-05-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Clearing up some points on science and technology - Nick from California

Ch. 24: Clarifying comments were not pro-GMO - Nick from California

Ch. 25: Homosexuality: Natural or choice? Who cares? - Dave from Olympia, WA

Ch. 26: Food industry is not the devil - Melissa from New York

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 27: Final comments on how to be skeptical without being a dick about it

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Activism:

http://www.nlg-npap.org 

http://www.october22.org

http://www.fruitvalefilm.com

Information for this segment can be found at:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/15/1247424/--F-K-That-No-More-Killing-Continuing-the-Fight-Against-Police-Violence# 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/justice/police-shootings/

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/tag/police-brutality/

http://www.popularresistance.org/video-acronym-tv-weekly-resistance-report-008/

http://thisweekinblackness.com/2013/10/16/how-chicago-now-deals-with-police-torture/ 

http://youtu.be/8mIZszPyK78 h/t Lee Camp, http://leecamp.net 

 

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Edition #764

Because family values

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Corey Booker: So What If I'm Gay? - Young Turks - Air Date: 08-29-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: The way I am - Ingrid Michaelson

Ch. 4: Act 2: Australian PM's Amazing Defense of Marriage Equality - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-06-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Change your mind - Sister Hazel

Ch. 6: Act 3: Is Gay Marriage a Threat to Traditional Marriage? - John Corvino - Air Date: 09-18-12

Ch. 7: Song 3: Easy to love - Ivan & Alyosha

Ch. 8: Act 4: Pope Francis Vs Catholic League On Gays, Abortion & Birth Control - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-21-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Pass you by - The Mighty Lemon Drops

Ch. 10: Act 5: People Choose to Be Gay - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 09-23-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: God's gonna cut you down - Johnny Cash

Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP Gov: Gay Marriage is Like Incest! Dont You Think? - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-04-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Bad reputation - Joan Jett

Ch. 14: Act 7: Journalist Threatens To Out Closeted Politicians - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-15-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Courage - Authority Zero

Ch. 16: Act 8: Proud2Be Video (Stephen Fry) - Proud2Be Project - Air Date: 05-7-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: Pride (In the name of love) - U2

Ch. 18: Act 9: Combating the Vocal Minority - UnFuck it Up Project

Ch. 19: Song 9: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman

Ch. 20: Act 10: Ken-The-Sex-Cop for Governor - Jim HIghtower - Air Date: 8-16-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Where you don't belong - One-Eyed Mule

Ch. 22: Act 11: Republican Loses Dream Of Banning Sodomy - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-12-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: Enjoy yourself - The Jacksons

Ch. 24: Act 12: Matthew Shepard's Story - MattShepardFDN - Air Date: 1-05-12

Ch. 25: Song 12: The death of Matthew Shepard - Jason Roseboom

Ch. 26: Act 13: Because … Family Values! - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 10-10-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 27: Thoughts on Amanda, Morgan and labels - Steve in Northhampton, Mass

Ch. 28: Nature and science to not always produce things that are safe - Vicki from Oregon

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 29: Final comments on GMOs and industrial farming

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Activism:
http://notalllikethat.org 

http://bendthearc.us

http://mpvusa.org

http://ffrf.org 

http://www.uua.org 

Information for this segment can be found at:

http://religions.pewforum.org/reports 

http://www.freep.com/article/20130910/OPINION05/309100019/leonard-pitts-christians-gay-rights-dan-savage-NALTs 

http://www.catholicsforchoice.org 

http://billmoyers.com/segment/inside-nuns-on-a-bus-on-a-mission-of-faith-and-morality/ 

http://jezebel.com/how-to-be-an-atheist-without-being-a-dick-about-it-823225375 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/09/16/223175177/muslim-comics-tour-america-to-fight-stereotypes-with-laughs 

http://aattp.org/watch-this-right-wing-preacher-hammered-by-schultz-and-fugelsang-again-video/ 

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Edition #763

The ACA markets are open, time to panic

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Signing Up For The ACA, Off To A Good Start - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 10-4-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash

Ch. 4: Act 2: How Obamacare will Make us all More Free - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-13-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Good thing - Fine Young Cannibals

Ch. 6: Act 3: The Costs Of Health Care with Dr. Paul Song - David Feldman Show - Air Date 7-29-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: With or Without You (With strings) - Scala & Kolacny Brothers

Ch. 8: Act 4: Obamacare Premiums Report Show Low Prices - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-26-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Communist friends - Kaki King

Ch. 10: Act 5: Balanced, But Not Very Useful, Health Care Info - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-27-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Rhapsody in blue - George Gershwin

Ch. 12: Act 6: Obama On Obamacare Critics: They'll Come Around, Just Like Reagan - Young Turks - Air Date: 09-28-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Show me something new - Shout Out Louds

Ch. 14: Act 7: Medican't - The Daily Show - Air Date: 10-10-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Dine and dash - Funky Blues Messiahs

Ch. 16: Act 8: On the Sabotage of Democracy - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 10-4-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 16: Disappointed in Hightower's rhetoric - Dan from Chicago

Ch. 16: Breaking down Monsanto's Roundup-Ready corn - Bill in Fredericksburg, VA

Ch. 16: How would labeling raise awareness? - Amanda from Chicago

Ch. 16: Asking for knowledge to make informed decisions - Denny from Indiana

Ch. 16: Regardless of the science, I deserve to know - Morgan from Chicago

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Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments are interspersed with the voicemails today

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #762

My Stockholm Syndrome hasn't kicked in yet

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama Should Take a Lesson from Reagan - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-02-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Run the show - Tribal Seeds

Ch. 4: Act 2: Despicable: Republican Pundit Shrugs Off Hungry Families - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-02-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Empathy - Chasing Kings

Ch. 6: Act 3: Republicans and their tender feelings - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 10-3-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: A little respect - Erasure

Ch. 8: Act 4: Both Sides To Blame For The Shut Down - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-4-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Call it even - Scott Simons

Ch. 10: Act 5: False equivalency around the government shutdown - On the Media - Air Date: 10-4-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: The Cave - Mumford & Sons

Ch. 12: Act 6: A Country Without A Government - The Bugle - Air Date 10-4-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: At the zoo - Simon & Garfunkel

Ch. 14: Act 7: How This Nonsense Will End - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 10-8-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Unhappy - The Salads

Ch. 16: Act 8: Foreign Press Confused, Laughing At U.S.' Dysfunction - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-04-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 17: Disappointed with GMO segment in food episode - Jim in Ashville, NC

Ch. 18: The GMO debate is a giant confusion of the issue - Amanda from Chicago

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Ch. 19: Final comments on the unmentioned questions around GMOs

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #761

Mind the wealth gap

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Tax the Rich: An animated fairy tale - California Federation of Teachers - Air Date 12-5-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Happily ever after - Brobdingnagian Bards

Ch. 4: Act 2: Surfers Eating Lobster, The New Welfare Queens - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-6-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Gravity rides everything - Modest Mouse

Ch. 6: Act 3: The Right Wing Propaganda War On Food Stamps - All in with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 08-23-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: One - U2

Ch. 8: Act 4: Why Recipients Of Food Stamps Have Increased - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-20-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Perfect Balance (Population Ballroom Mix) - PEEZZE

Ch. 10: Act 5: House Votes To Cut Food Stamps By $40 Billion - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-21-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Submarines - The Lumineers

Ch. 12: Act 6: Robert Reich on 'Inequality for All' - Moyers and Company - Air Date 9-20-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Main title (Game of Thrones) - Ramin Djawadi

Ch. 14: Act 7: Take Notice Of The Income Gap - The Bugle - Air Date 9-22-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Small potatoes - A Weather

Ch. 16: Act 8: Ryan rants, and a new voice of morality responds - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 9-30-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: God put a smile upon your face - Coldplay

Ch. 18: Act 9: Income Inequality: Now At Record Highs - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-16-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: Taking a closer look at GMOs - Marty from Los Angeles

Ch. 20: We need science on our side regarding GMOs - Matt from Canada

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Ch. 21: Final comments on how we all think it's for the other person's own good and a request for food companies to trick me to my face

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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Edition #760

We have an eating disorder

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: The Death of Nutrition - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-29-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Johnny Appleseed - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros

Ch. 4: Act 2: Are Superfoods Like Quinoa & Acai a Scam? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 06-11-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Tonight I have to leave it - Shout out Louds

Ch. 6: Act 3: Watch this 14 Year Old GMO Activist Smackdown 'Shark Tank' Entrepreneur - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-09-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Somewhere only we know - Keane

Ch. 8: Act 4: Food Of The Future News - The Bugle - Air Date 5-24-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Sweet dreams - Marylin Manson

Ch. 10: Act 5: A Guy With An Eating Disorder - Citizen Radio - Air Date 9-4-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Send a message - Nick Driver

Ch. 12: Act 6: Supermarket Secrets - Michael Pollan - Air Date: 11-1-10

Ch. 13: Song 6: The middle - Jimmy Eat World

Ch. 14: Act 7: Disgusting Pink Slime Served In School Lunches - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-13-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Sweeter than this - Katie Herzig

Ch. 16: Act 8: Tilling our public treasury - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 10-3-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: I am not a farmer - Bill Frisell

Ch. 18: Act 9: Libertarians Want Fecal Matter In Your Burgers. Here's How... - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-18-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: Rebutting thoughts on violent video games and talking heads - Lindsay from Phoenix

Ch. 20: Recovering addicts get respect these days - Jake from Lincoln Nebraska

Ch. 21: Doing what's right for society than what feels right selfishly - Emma from Texas

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 22: Final comments on extra voicemails on the member's-only show

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

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