(2014/01/24) Don't get down with TPP (Corporate Takeover)

Edition #792

Don't get down with TPP

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Corporations Determined To Rule The World - Disorderly Conduct (@Dis_Con) - Air Date 10-31-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Comin' back for more - Robert Crew

Ch. 4: Act 2: Chomsky on the Trans Pacific Partnership - @grittv - Air Date: 6-19-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Seen this before - Jason and the Punknecks

Ch. 6: Act 3: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): A Threat to Affordable Medicines for Millions - MSFCanada - Air Date: 5-16-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Protect & Serve - Stiff Little Fingers

Ch. 8: Act 4: New Corporate Powers In Secret Trade Deal - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-10-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Kill the poor - Dead Kennedys

Ch. 10: Act 5: WikiLeaks Leaks Controversial Secret Trans Pacific Partnership Documents - @dennistrainorjr - Air Date: 11-13-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Dawn departure, Jefferson County - Black Prairie

Ch. 12: Act 6: Caller: How will TPP Effect our Sovereignty? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-16-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: The lion's roar - First Aid Kit

Ch. 14: Act 7: Trans-Pacific Partnership is Hugely Troubling - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-16-14

Ch. 15: Song 7: What we've got - Emilyn Brodsky & Anthony da Costa

Ch. 16: Act 8: How To Kill TPP: Stop Fast Track - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-16-14

Ch. 17: Song 8: Slow it down - Amy Macdonald

Ch. 18: Act 9: Expose the TPP - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan

Ch. 20: Act 10: Leaked TPP Document Reveals No Regard for Environment in Trade Agreement - @therealnews - Air Date: 1-17-14

Voicemails:

Ch. 21: Disappointed in two parts of the reproductive rights episode - Zach from San Francisco

Leave a message at 202-999-3991

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 22: Final comments finishing up my response to Zach about Thom Hartmann not actually body-shaming and thanking those who donated to my plunge

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Activism: Expose the TPP

Additional Activism:

Flush the TPP

Don't let congress fast-track the TPP - Electronic Frontier Foundation Petition

Write your representative to oppose fast-track trade authority - Public Citizen

Speak out against the TPP agreement - Electronic Frontier Foundation

Join Keith Ellison and DFA to help the TPP fast-track

Information for this segment can be found at:

What is the Trans Pacific Partnership? - Electronic Frontier Foundation

TPP: Job loss, lower wages and higher drug prices - Public Citizen

Who backs the TPP and a 'NAFTA on steroids'? A.L.E.C. - The Nation

h/t John Nichols

The top secret deal between 11 countries that will affect your life

h/t Lee Camp

Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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