Mon, 30 December 2013
Edition #785 Time's Person of the Year Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: GOP: The Pope has Some Lessons for you - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-30-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: Dou Way Robyn - Sancta Mater Ch. 4: Act 2: The Right Reacts To Pope Francis On Capitalism - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-03-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Oh my God - Ida Maria Ch. 6: Act 3: Pope Francis Says Extremist Christians Have 'Illness' - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-11-13 Ch. 7: Song 3: Show me what I'm looking for - Carolina Liar Ch. 8: Act 4: Thou shalt not to an economy of exclusion and inequality - Disorderly Conduct - Air Date: 12-10-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: Santus II - Libera Ch. 10: Act 5: The People's Pope - On the Media - Air Date: 12-13-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Sanctus - MartÍn Palmeri Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox News Vs Pope Francis - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-10-13 Ch. 13: Song 6: Closest thing to heaven - Tears for Fears Ch. 14: Act 7: Pope Francis Named Time's Person of the Year - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-12-13 Ch. 15: Song 7: Shed a little light - James Taylor Ch. 16: Act 8: Merry Christmas, right-wingers, The Red Pope, and Jesus - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 12-24-13 Ch. 17: Song 8: (What's so Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello, Feist, John Legend, Stephen Colbert, Toby Keith & Willie Nelson Ch. 18: Act 9: Pope Francis: I'm Not a Marxist...But They're Good People - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-16-13 Voicemails: Ch. 19: Violence and the struggle for rights - Nathan from Vancouver, WA Ch. 20: How libertarianism misleads on masculinity and rape culture - Anthony from Salt Lake City, UT Ch. 21: Thoughts on the standard of tipping - Joe from Barcelona Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 22: Final comments on the history of tipping Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Fri, 27 December 2013
Repodcast: (2013/02/19) Drones are not the problem, they just highlight the problem (Foreign Policy)
Edition #690 Drones are not the problem, they just highlight the problem Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Leaked Memo Reveals Shocking Drone Policy - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-05-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: These days - Nico Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Becoming Like Nixon - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-5-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Something in the air - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Ch. 6: Act 3: Growing CIA Militarism Prompts Calls for Oversight - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-7-13 Ch. 7: Song 3: Love like a bomb - Oasis Ch. 8: Act 4: Secret US drone base in Saudi Arabia - CounterSpin - Air Date: 2-8-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: Tears and rain - James Blunt Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Vs. The Constitution - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-08-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Drumming song (Acoustic) - Florence + The Machine Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox News Agrees With Obama On One Thing: Killing American Citizens With Drones! - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-11-13 Ch. 13: Song 6: Drums of freedom - Bard Ch. 14: Act 7: Drone Strikes, Ground Forces, Or.... - Citizen Radio - Air Date 2-11-13 Ch. 15: Song 7: Where is my mind? - The Pixies Ch. 16: Act 8: MSNBC's Droning Defense of Targeted Assassination - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-12-13 Ch. 17: Song 8: In the aeroplane over the sea - Neutral Milk Hotel Ch. 18: Act 9: Cornell West Goes OFF on Obama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-22-13 Voicemails: Ch. 19: We're not all working from the same moral code - Emma from Wellesley, Mass Ch. 20: Thank the Weather Channel for covering the climate rally - Vicki from Oregon Ch. 21: Discussing the concept of government - Zach from Chicago Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Final comments on the ying and yang of corporations and government, asking how do moral Democrats deal with Obama's drone policy Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Tue, 24 December 2013
Edition #686 Part 1: Corporations are not immoral, they're amoral Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Do You Do What You Do? - Lee Camp - Air Date: 12-27-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: Motivation - Quietdrive Ch. 4: Act 2: Corporate America: A Whale in a Fish Tank - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-10-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Whale - Set Sail Ch. 6: Act 3: Morgan Stanley Sold 'Nuclear' Investments, Cashed In - Young Turks - Air Date 1-23-13 Ch. 7: Song 3: Down with the sickness - Richard Cheese Ch. 8: Act 4: AIG shareholders sue US over terms of their bailout - The Bugle - Air Date 1-11-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: Fuck you - Vitamin String Quartet Ch. 10: Act 5: Clift Settlement - A Crony Capitalist Blowout - Moyers And Company - Air Date 1-11-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Which side are you on? - Natalie Merchant Ch. 12: Act 6: Debt Ceiling Caves in on Republicans - Young Turks - Air Date 1-23-13 Ch. 13: Song 6: Banks of Marble - Pete Seeger Ch. 14: Act 7: Income Inequality is GOOD! says CNBC - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-15-13 Ch. 15: Song 7: It's a fine life - Alice Playten, Donald Pippin & Georgia Brown Ch. 16: Act 8: The TRUTH Behind The Bankruptcy Of An All-American Company - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-22-13 Ch. 17: Song 8: Touch of grey - Grateful Dead Ch. 18: Act 9: Zombie Titles - More Horrifying Than Home Foreclosure - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-16-13 Voicemails: Ch. 19: Rape is not driven by sexual desire - Tayna in California Ch. 20: One of the worst arguments against polygamy - Anonymous Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 21: Final comments on restricting freedom over logistics and the amorality of corporations Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Sat, 21 December 2013
Edition #784 Christmas in black and white Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Genesis of Bill O'Reilly's War On Christmas - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 12-6-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: Ding Dong Merrily On High - Manor House String Quartet Ch. 4: Act 2: Christian Radio Host Wants to "Punch Atheists" - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-08-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Carol of the bells - United States Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus Ch. 6: Act 3: Pat Robertson: Atheists 'Miserable' & Trying to Steal Christmas - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-22-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Walking in the air - Peter Auty Ch. 8: Act 4: Scrooge was not the hero of 'A Christmas Carol' - Bill Maher Air Date: 11-11-11 Ch. 9: Song 4: Scrooge - The Muppet Cast Ch. 10: Act 5: War on Christmas: Christians Losing Culture War! - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-15-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: I saw three ships - Manor House String Quartet Ch. 12: Act 6: On Veterans Day, Hannity Devotes Twice As Much Time To "War On Christmas" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 11-12-13 Ch. 13: Song 6: I saw three ships - Manor House String Quartet Ch. 14: Act 7: Megyn Kelly: Don't Worry Kids, Jesus and Santa Are White!! - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-13-13 Ch. 15: Song 7: God rest ye merry gentlemen - David Grisman Ch. 16: Act 8: The fear of a black Santa continues - All in With Chris Hayes - Air Date: 12-16-13 Ch. 17: Song 8: Nutcracker: Act 1: March - Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Ch. 18: Act 9: Megyn 'Santa And Jesus Are White' Kelly A Victim Of Race-Baiting - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-17-13 Ch. 19: Song 9: Mistletoe and holly - Frank Sinatra Ch. 20: Act 10: Sarah Palin 'War on Christmas' Book Flops - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-06-13 Ch. 21: Song 10: Get down for the holidays - Jenny O. Ch. 22: Act 11: Right Wing's Fake War on Christmas Started Nearly 100 Years Ago - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-19-13 Ch. 23: Song 11: Good King Wenceslas - London Symphony Orchestra & Vienna Boys Choir Ch. 24: Act 12: The Dark Mastermind Behind The War On Christmas - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-20-13 Ch. 25: Song 12: Christians and Pagans - Dar Williams Ch. 26: Act 13: Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat - Colbert Report - Air Date: 2010 Voicemails: Ch. 27: Thanks for the conversation on trans issues - John In Raleigh, NC Ch. 28: A conservative turns empathetic on rape culture - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 29: Final comments on why we need to either befriend or sexually harass conservatives Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Wed, 18 December 2013
Edition #783 Humans are just terrible Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Anonymous Targets Missouri Town Over Dropped Rape Charges | Another Steubenville? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-16-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: Oops and move on - Henry Phillips Ch. 4: Act 2: No prison time for rape? Survivor speaks out - Melissa Harris-Perry - Air Date: 11-24-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Gimme Sympathy - Metric Ch. 6: Act 3: Army Will Discharge All Convicted Sex Offenders - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-26-13 Ch. 7: Song 3: Smithereen - Deep East Music Ch. 8: Act 4: Humans rape - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 3-18-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: Like humans do - David Byrne Ch. 10: Act 5: Masks Off - A Challenge to Men - Jeremy Loveday - Air Date: 12-03-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Machine - David Ari Leon Ch. 12: Act 6: Public and private advice, and the difference between blame and cause - Rationally Speaking - Air Date: 05-06-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Kyoko's House ("stage blood is not enough") - Philip Glass Ch. 14: Act 7: RAINN - The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network - UnFuck it Up Project Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman Ch. 16: Act 8: Creeps on the street - Laci Green - Air Date: 9-11-13 Ch. 17: Song 8: Cat calling - The Dollyrots Ch. 18: Act 9: Rush Limbaugh: Women Want Sexual Harassment - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-17-13 Voicemails: Ch. 19: Change is coming to small towns and more people should come out as trans - Unspellable name (sorry) from Alaska Ch. 20: People looking to move to get health care - Raven from Louisville, KY Ch. 21: MLK and the transgender community - Tony from Altanta, GA Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 22: Final comments on the Stitcher Awards, holiday schedule and BotL's new website Activism: http://www.rainn.org https://www.facebook.com/RAINN01 https://twitter.com/rainn01 Written by BOTL activism director, Katie Klabusich: http://katiespeak.com Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project: https://www.facebook.com/KatieGoodmansUnFItUp Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Sun, 15 December 2013
Edition #782 Not just bad, face-palm bad Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Do MSNBC Hosts Get Pressured To Be Partisan? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-19-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: On our way - The Royal Concept Ch. 4: Act 2: Legal Problems Aside… What's a fact? - The Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 10-11-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Wrecking ball - The Gregory Brothers Ch. 6: Act 3: Coming Together With Cox - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-8-13 Ch. 7: Song 3: Waltz of honesty - Adventure the Great Ch. 8: Act 4: Did CNN Just Ask the Dumbest Question Ever at a White House Briefing? - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-10-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: You don't know me (Feat. Regina Spektor) - Ben Folds Ch. 10: Act 5: Chris Matthews' hyperbolic Ted Cruz rant provides fuel for right-wing conspiracy-theorist fire - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 10-23-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Get up and go - Broadcast 2000 Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox News Finally Reports on McDonald's! Oh, Wait... - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-24-13 Ch. 13: Song 6: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote Ch. 14: Act 7: Washington Post Gives Election Advice To Opponents, Why? - CountertSpin - Air Date 12-6-13 Ch. 15: Song 7: Ho hey - The Lumineers Ch. 16: Act 8: CBS Apologizes For Benghazi Report - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-09-13 Ch. 17: Final comments Part 1: Introducing the continued discussion of trans issues 101 Voicemails: Ch. 18: I think you really stepped in it - Dave from Nebraska Ch. 19: We need more discussion of the social contract of gender identity - Issac from Albany, NY Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 20: Final comments Part 2: Finishing up with basic challenges of transgender people Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Thu, 12 December 2013
Edition #781 Nelson Mandela: Free at last Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Nelson Mandela 1918-2013 - All in with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 12-5-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: Nelson Mandela - Special AKA Ch. 4: Act 2: Nelson Mandela, Legendary Icon, Dead At 95 - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-06-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Apartheid - Peter Tosh Ch. 6: Act 3: A Look Into the Life of Nelson Mandela - Rachel Maddow - Air Date- 12-05-13 Ch. 7: Song 3: Mandela - Larose Ch. 8: Act 4: Mandela's Legacy - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 12-6-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: Mandela Day - Simple Minds Ch. 10: Act 5: A thankeulogy for the 90-Year-Old Terrorist -The Bugle - Air Date 12-6-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Apartheid - Junior Murvin Ch. 12: Act 6: Oprah Winfrey's 2000 Interview With Nelson Mandela Ch. 13: Song 6: Gimme Hope Jo'anna - Eddy Grant Ch. 14: Act 7: Nelson Mandela Foundation - UnFuck it Up Project Ch. 15: Song 7: Mandela - Emile Kojidie Ch. 16: Act 8: Rick Santorum: Fight Against Obamacare Like Nelson Mandela's Fight Against Apartheid - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-06-13 Ch. 17: Song 8: Asimbonanga (Mandela) - Johnny Clegg & Savuka Ch. 18: Act 9: The wrong side of history on apartheid - All in with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 12-6-13 Ch. 19: Song 9: Tshotsholoza Mandela (Go Underground Mandela) Ch. 20: Act 10: Altering Mandela Beyond Recognition - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 12-11-13 Ch. 21: Song 10: Mandela (feat. Zivanai Masango) - Ande Marimba Ch. 22: Act 11: Barack Obama's moving tribute to Nelson Mandela - Mandela Memorial Service - Air Date: 12-10-13 Voicemails: Ch. 21: Not there yet but I will be - Mike From Washington Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 22: Final comments on educating other and the disconnect of perceptions on the trans episode Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park Activism: http://www.nelsonmandela.org/
Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project: https://www.facebook.com/KatieGoodmansUnFItUp Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com Katie Klabusich, activism director: http://katiespeak.com Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Mon, 9 December 2013
Edition #780 Congress just got slightly less unmitigatedly horrific Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: It's Time to go 'Nuclear' on the Filibuster! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-20-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: You're not going anywhere - Brad Sucks Ch. 4: Act 2: Harry Reid presses the button - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 11-21-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: I dare you - Dead to Me Ch. 6: Act 3: Reid Finally Realizes GOP Will Never Work With Democrats - Young Turks - Air Date: 11-22-13 Ch. 7: Song 3: Game over - Alexa Vega Ch. 8: Act 4: The Floodgates are Open - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 11-22-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: Everybody loves a happy ending - Tears for Fears Ch. 10: Act 5: FLASHBACK: When Limbaugh Urged Republicans To Use Nuclear Option - Media Matters - Air Date: 11-21-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Everybody loves a happy ending - Tears for Fears Ch. 12: Act 6: Taking The Nuclear Option - CounterSpin - Air Date: 11-29-13 Ch. 13: Song 6: I'm against it - Groucho Marx Ch. 14: Act 7: 'Democrats Will Rue' Using 'Nuclear Option', Says Krauthammer - Young Turks - Air Date: 11-29-13 Ch. 15: Song 7: Impressed - Natalie Imbruglia Ch. 16: Act 8: Congressional Baby Steps - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 12-03-13 Voicemails: Ch. 17: Trans episode was too rudimentary - Tracy from Columbia, MO Ch. 18: The trans issue perplexes me - Anonymous Ch. 19: A few thoughts on the trans episode - Melissa from New York Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 20: Final comments on changing the paradigm of understanding around gender and biology Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!
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Fri, 6 December 2013
Edition #779 Being of two minds Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Let us whisper of a dream - The Good Fight - Air Date 11-21-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: Boulevard of broken dreams - Green Day Ch. 4: Act 2: Obamacare is Kentucky's Success, A Big Danger For Mitch McConnell - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-25-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Behind the curtain - Dan Potthast Ch. 6: Act 3: The Mess on Obama's Hands - Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 11-13-13 Ch. 7: Song 3: Careless whisper - George Michael Ch. 8: Act 4: Obamacare is Doomed by Its Internal Logic - Glen Ford - Air Date: 11-20-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: Failure by design - Brand New Ch. 10: Act 5: Comparing What To What - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-22-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Hurricane - The Scorpions Ch. 12: Act 6: Obamacare Alternative? Republicans Don't Have One - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-04-13 Ch. 13: Song 6: From Finner - Of Monsters and Men Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans Have No Answers on Health Care - Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 11-15-13 Ch. 15: Song 7: Soft serve - Soul Coughing Ch. 16: Act 8: Single Payer Healthcare Would SAVE Money - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-07-13 Ch. 17: Song 8: Flood - Jars of Clay Ch. 18: Act 9: Medicare you can buy into - UnFuck it Up Project Ch. 19: Song 9: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman Ch. 20: Act 10: A Message for GOP Governors on Obamacare - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-26-13 Ch. 21: Song 10: Hard to say I'm sorry - Chicago Ch. 22: Act 11: Better than it was, but still for-profit - Congressional Dish - Air Date: 10-12-13 Voicemails: Ch. 23: How to debate myths - Dave from Olympia, WA Ch. 24: The value and tactics of debating - Rationally Speaking - Air Date: 12-4-11 Ch. 25: Thoughts on the standard of tipping - Joe from Barcelona Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 26: Final comments asking for thoughts on the episode on trans issues Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park Activism: https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/588 http://grayson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/grayson-introduces-medicare-you-can-buy-into-act http://www.contactingthecongress.org Information for this segment can be found at: https://www.healthcare.gov http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/10/health-costs-how-the-us-compares-with-other-countries.html https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/02/20-4 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/12/03/medicaid-expansion-becomes-weapon-against-gop-governors/ http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d113:1:./temp/~bd52e9::
Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project: https://www.facebook.com/KatieGoodmansUnFItUp Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com Katie Klabusich, activism director: http://katiespeak.com Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |
Tue, 3 December 2013
Edition #778 Emphasis on the T Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Is America Ready to Discuss Transgender Issues? - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-23-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: Get over it - Ok Go Ch. 4: Act 2: Is Gender Just A Construct? - Radio Dispatch - Air Date 5-1-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Mind blown - 40 Watt Hype Ch. 6: Act 3: There's a lot of new ground to cover with trans issues - Alternet Radio - Air Date: 7-27-13 Ch. 7: Song 3: Equality - T. Fernandez Ch. 8: Act 4: Blogger Confronts Norms About Loving Trans Women - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-26-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: Brave - Sara Bareilles Ch. 10: Act 5: A transgendeed person explains - Radio Disdpatch - Air Date 8-15-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Absolutely Cuckoo - The Magnetic Fields Ch. 12: Act 6: Anti-LGBT Group Lies, Invents Story About Transgender Student Harassing Classmates - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-30-13 Ch. 13: Song 6: Give a damn - Spanky & Our Gang Ch. 14: Act 7: Safe Schools for trans kids - UnFuck it Up Project Ch. 15: Song 7: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman Ch. 16: Act 8: Get Castrated And We'll Talk, School Board Member Tells Transgender Students - Young Turks - Air Date: 11-26-13 Voicemails: Ch. 17: Logical consistency is a bullshit detector - Nathan from Vancouver, WA Ch. 18: The wrongness of imposing policies on incompatible cultures - Rich in Kansas Ch. 19: We need a discussion on reforming capitalism - Will from Tallahassee Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 20: Final comments on our standing in the world on liberals loving like grown ups Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park Activism: http://glsen.org Information for this segment can be found at: http://glsen.org/article/ssia-reaches-record-levels-support http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/25/katherine-svenson-transgender-castration_n_4338209.html http://www.transgenderdor.org http://janetmock.com/2013/11/22/transgender-day-of-remembrance/ http://www.stopbullying.gov/respond/be-more-than-a-bystander Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project: https://www.facebook.com/KatieGoodmansUnFItUp Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com Katie Klabusich, activism director: http://katiespeak.com Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes! |