Sat, 29 March 2014
Edition #813 Intolerant of discrimination and proud of it
Today we look at the inane battle being waged over some christian business owners proclaimed right to discriminate against their female employees reproductive rights based on junk science.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: The GOPs birth control issue - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-24-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Remember Jonathan (Messenger Of The Sun album) - Cyrille Verdeaux Ch. 4: Act 2: Abortion Rate Lowest in 41 Years Because of Liberals - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-05-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: So thankful - Nahko and Medicine for the People Ch. 6: Act 3: Corporations can't have it both ways - RJ Court Watch - Air Date: 3-24-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Mothers of the night - Moby Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox Judicial Analyst Falsely Claims Obamacare Contraception Coverage Includes Euthanasia - Media Matters Minute (@mmfa) - Air Date: 03-25-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Mothers of the night - Moby Ch. 10: Act 5: Women Aren't Women; They're 'Hosts' Says Republican - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-26-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Pray for you - Jaron And The Long Road To Love Ch. 12: Act 6: Legal questions around corporations, religion and contraception access - RJ Court Watch - Air Date: 3-24-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Mas que nada - Sergio Mendes Ch. 14: Act 7: Restricting Abortion Rights Makes for a Unified Party - Rachel @maddow - Air Date: 01-22-2014 Ch. 15: Song 7: We all agree - Mika Vember Ch. 16: Act 8: The Clinic Vest Project via- @clinicvestproje - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan Ch. 18: Act 9: Anti-Choice Zealots Threaten Women Activists Online - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-20-14 Ch. 19: Song 9: Too tired - Albert Collins Ch. 20: Act 10: Are corporations free to have their own facts? - @twib_fm - Air Date: 3-24-14
Voicemails: Ch. 21: Focusing movements on what groups are not - Daniel from Albany, NY Ch. 22: The rich do have something to fear - Brad from Dallas, TX Ch. 23: Being pro-choice as a conservative - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
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Ch. 24: Final comments on Katie Klabusich's connection to the clinic escort program
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: The Clinic Vest Project
Sources/further reading: "Appeals court upholds law that closed Texas abortion clinics" by Irin Carmon "We Won’t Forget: The End of Safe, Legal Abortion Care in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley [Video]” by Andrea Grimes Clinic Defense: Escorting "Obama Administration’s Weak Defense May Prove To Be Birth Control Benefit’s Achilles Heel” by Jessica Mason Pieklo ”Is a Corporation Religious? Maybe, Say Justices” by Irin Carmon "Is the Contraception Mandate Doomed? It sure looks that way after the Hobby Lobby argument” by Dahlia Lithwick
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Wed, 26 March 2014
Edition #812 Pathetically grasping at cakes
Today we look at the last gasps of the anti-LGBTQ movement in the US but also take a glimpse at Uganda where we can see the types of laws the religious fundamentalists would like to impose here if they could.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Right Wing Christians Preach Hate In Africa & Now People Will Die - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-18-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Uganda - Matthew L. Fisher Ch. 4: Act 2: The Miracle of Anti-Gay Denial - @MarkFiore Animation - Air Date: 03-22-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Power of denial - Thomas Newman Ch. 6: Act 3: Michael Sam comes out as gay before NFL draft - @gibblertron Throwing Shade - Air Date 2-12-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Throwing Shade Theme song Ch. 8: Act 4: Attention Anti-Gay Pro Athletes: WTF Are You Talking About? - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-12-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Shower the people - James Taylor Ch. 10: Act 5: 1st Southern State: VA Gay Marriage Ban Overturned - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-24-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Married by the sea - Theo Bard Ch. 12: Act 6: The WE DO Campaign via- @CSElive - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan Ch. 14: Act 7: Was Arizona's Anti-Gay Bill Really Anti-Gay - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 2-21-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: Le nuit - David Ari Leon Ch. 16: Act 8: CNN's Cuomo Call Out The Extremist Group Behind Arizona's Anti-Gay Bill - Media Matters Minute (@mmfa) - Air Date: 02-24-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: Le nuit - David Ari Leon Ch. 18: Act 9: A Warning To Fascist Gays From The American Family Association - @majorityfm - Air Date 2-27-14 Ch. 19: Song 9: T-Shirt Weather - The Lucksmiths Ch. 20: Act 10: Where did all the anti-gay bills come from - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 02-26-14 Ch. 21: Song 10: I believe in that - Chip Taylor Ch. 22: Act 11: This Appears to be the End of Discrimination Bills - Rachel @maddow - Air Date: 02-27-2014 Ch. 23: Song 11: Get over it - OK Go Ch. 24: Act 12: Nothing's Changed - Arizona's Homophobic Law Was Totally Unnecessary - @fakedansavage - Air Date 3-4-14
Voicemails: Ch. 25: Thoughts on leadership in Russia and the comparison to Hitler - Andy from Austin Ch. 26: The importance of the discussion of privilege and perspective - Bill from St. Petersburg, FL Ch. 27: The history of the conflict in Ukraine - Andy from Austin Ch. 28: Response to Neanderthal discussion - Margarete from Ashville, NC Ch. 29: Libertarians and the whole point of labels - Hamish from California
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Ch. 30: Final comments previewing the next episode on reproductive justice
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: We Do Campaign from The Campaign for Southern Equality Southerners for the Freedom to Marry
Sources/further reading: "How Resistance Will Change the South: The We Do Campaign is looking for a public official in the South who will issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple as an act of conscience.” via The Advocate "SPLC Sues for Marriage Equality in Alabama” by John Becker, at The Bilerico Project
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Sun, 23 March 2014
Edition #811 The affliction of wealth on people and society
Today we look at some of the reasons why rich people have a tendency to be some of the worst people on the planet and how their actions make things worse for everyone, including themselves.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: The persecuted rich - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-30-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Perfect balance - PEEZZE Ch. 4: Act 2: Why Do Crazy Rich People Keep Talking About Nazism? - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-20-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Friends and neighbors - Sammy Kaye Ch. 6: Act 3: Former Wolf Of Wall Street Comes Clean In Op-Ed - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-03-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Philosophy - Ben Folds Ch. 8: Act 4: Affluenza vs Impoverbetes - Disorderly Conduct (@Dis_Con) - Air Date 12-16-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: My wealth comes to me - Ben Sollee Ch. 10: Act 5: They're Bigger Assholes Than You Ever Thought | Wall Street Secret Society Infiltrated - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-19-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: The game is rigged - The Great Malarkey Ch. 12: Act 6: Citizen’s United Take Two via @CommonCause - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan Ch. 14: Act 7: Paul Piff: Does money make you mean? - TEDx - Air Date: 12-2013
Voicemails: Ch. 15: Coverage of Ukraine dropped the ball - Issac from DC Ch. 16: Thoughts on Joss Whedon's speech - Rosa from Denver, CO Ch. 17: The cold war then and now - Maureen from Mass
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Ch. 18: Final comments on my bad mood leading to today's fuck-the-rick episode
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: Take Action on McCutcheon v FEC from Common Cause
Sources/further reading: McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission from SCOTUS Blog "Scalia’s looming fiasco: Obscure new SCOTUS case may be worse than Citizens United" by Josh Eidelson "Six Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Term” by Jessica Mason Pieklo "How Much Did Sheldon Adelson Really Spend on Campaign 2012?” from ProPublica ”Who Is Foster Friess? Seven Facts You Need to Know” from
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Thu, 20 March 2014
Edition #810 That thing in Ukraine that's happening
Today we take a look at Ukraine and Russia, ponder whether there's anything for us to do about the situation there and wonder why conservatives are super-gay for bad-boy-strong-man Vladimir Putin but totally not in a gay way, they swear.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Does the GOP have Putin envy? - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-04-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Borrow - Brendan Benson Ch. 4: Act 2: Right Blames Presidential Weakness Exclusively For Russian Takeover - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-7-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Hang Me Up to Dry - Cold War Kids Ch. 6: Act 3: Hillary Clinton Compares Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-06-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Where do I begin? - The Chemical Brothers Ch. 8: Act 4: Making sense of Ukraine - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 03-06-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: We didn't start the fire - Vitamin String Quartet Ch. 10: Act 5: Using Energy Production As Political Weapon Against Russia - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-14-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Gravity rides everything - Modest Mouse Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP claims US energy can stop Putin - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-05-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Burning heart - Survivor Ch. 14: Act 7: Putin Invaded Ukraine Because Benghazi says Senator - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-06-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: Consequences - The Robert Cray Band & The Memphis Horns Ch. 16: Act 8: Right Says Obama's Desire for Nuclear Free World Is An Example of Weakness - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-14-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: Ask - The Smiths Ch. 18: Act 9: Dick Cheney Attacks Obama On Handling Of Ukraine Situation - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-11-14 Ch. 19: Song 9: Shut Up - Christina Aguilera Ch. 20: Act 10: Cashing the Doomsday Cheque - @dccommonsense - Air Date: 03-09-14
Voicemails: Ch. 21: We need talk about height privilege - Russ in East Texas Ch. 22: Am I queer or not? - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area Ch. 23: Calling for eugenics? - Elizabeth in Seattle Ch. 24: Seattle socialist councilwoman acting capitalistically - Mick from Australia
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Ch. 25: Final comments on the impossibility of opt-in socialism
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Sun, 16 March 2014
Edition #809 A look in the mirror and the rear view mirror
Today we take look at some progressives from the past a present and what they're up to. Starts to make you wonder if our best days are behind us.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: How Many Americans Call Themselves Liberal? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-13-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: We shall overcome - Pete Seeger Ch. 4: Act 2: Give 'em Hell, Barack! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-29-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: A few honest words - Ben Sollee Ch. 6: Act 3: No Room For Fake Progressives in 2014 - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-03-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: This land is your land - Pete Seeger Ch. 8: Act 4: Socialist Councilwoman Accepts Less Than Half of $117K Salary - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-02-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: A lot of work to do - Friendly People Ch. 10: Act 5: President Obama Done Presidenting? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-01-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Audacity of hope - The Last of the Troubadours Ch. 12: Act 6: Obama vs. FDR - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-30-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Where have all your good words gone? - Laura Gibson Ch. 14: Act 7: In the Adegbile Affair, at Least, Obama More Honorable than Bill Clinton - Glen Ford of @blkagendareport - Air Date: 3-12-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: Which side are you on? - Pete Seeger Ch. 16: Act 8: 5 Years of Obama: Some Results - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-28-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: Little Boxes - Pete Seeger Ch. 18: Act 9: Bill Hicks - 20 Years Since His Death, Still Speaking The Truth - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 02-26-14 Ch. 19: Song 9: Solidarity forever - Pete Seeger Ch. 20: Act 10: Social Change Central To The Inspiring Life Of Music Icon Pete Seeger - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-29-14
Voicemails: Ch. 21: On labels and respect - Marty from Los Angeles Ch. 22: Attempting to define a libertarian - Gordon from Chicago
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Ch. 23: Final comments on the incompatibility of libertarianism with society
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Thu, 13 March 2014
Edition #808 Heart of Darkness
Today we take a look at what some conservatives have been up to lately, including a glimpse at their yearly display of insanity at the ultraconservative CPAC conference
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Elijah Cummings Calls Out Fraud IRS Hearings, Republican Darrell Issa Tries to Silence Him - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-06-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: What I'm Looking For (Ad Version) - Brendan Benson Ch. 4: Act 2: Scott Walker Staff Racist Anti-Gay Emails Leaked - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-22-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Sunrise - Duran Duran Ch. 6: Act 3: Nazi Propaganda At Heart Of Wolf Blitzer Take Down Of Ted Nugent - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-22-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Mountain Sound - Of Monsters and Men Ch. 8: Act 4: Exclusive: How ALEC serves the right - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-22-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Welcome to the black parade - Vitamin String Quartet Ch. 10: Act 5: Cynics, Suckers, & Lunatics: The Building Blocks of the Conservative Movement - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-31-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Shambala - Three Dog Night Ch. 12: Act 6: The Clear-Eyed Utopian View - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-28-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Soon It Will Be Cold Enough to Build Fires - Emancipator Ch. 14: Act 7: President Rand Paul? 2014 CPAC Straw Poll Results - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-11-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: Call of the wild ones: A Theme - Black Prairie Ch. 16: Act 8: Lowlights From Conservative Political Action Committee - Media Matters (@mmfa) - Air Date: 03-10-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: Call of the wild ones: A Theme - Black Prairie Ch. 18: Act 9: CPAC: Michele Bachmann: Tea Party Is an Intellectual Movement - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-10-14
Voicemails: Ch. 19: Responding to Joss Whedon on feminism - Chris from Colorado Springs Ch. 20: Responding to Matt and queer theory - Chrissie from Kansas Ch. 21: Jacob and the things he has to reflect on - Jacob from Indianapolis
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Ch. 22: Final comments responding to Jacob and maybe making some progress
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Mon, 10 March 2014
Edition #807 Like men, only cheaper
Today we watch as conservatives clumsily try to hold back the rising tide of gender equality. It's quite sad, really.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: The GOP war on women hasn't died down - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-23-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Out of control - U2 Ch. 4: Act 2: Privileged Republican Senator Dismisses 'War On Women' But Here Are The Facts - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-28-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: La nuit - David Ari Leon Ch. 6: Act 3: Bill O'Reilly: "There's Got To Be Some Downside To Having A Woman President" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-27-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: La nuit - David Ari Leon Ch. 8: Act 4: No, Online Harassment is Not the Same for Women and Men - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-24-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Superwoman - Alicia Keys Ch. 10: Act 5: Rand Paul: Women won the war on women - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-27-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen Ch. 12: Act 6: O'Reilly Questions "The Point" Of Highlighting The Gender Pay Gap - Media Matters (@mmfa) - Air Date: 01-16-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Sets Bear Trap, Republicans Walk Right Into It - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-31-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: The chance I deserve - Club 8 Ch. 16: Act 8: Stop Michael Boggs’s Confirmation via @NARAL - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan Ch. 18: Act 9: @josswhedon at 'Make Equality Reality' - @equalitynow - Air Date: 11-08-13
Voicemails: Ch. 19: Donate your account call to action - Perry from Green County, IN Ch. 20: A mild scolding - Matt in Negaunee, Mi Ch. 21: Explaining signifier words and their threat to privilege - Tanya in California
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Ch. 22: Final comments asking just how much privilege do some people need
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: Stop Michael Boggs’s Confirmation from NARAL Pro-Choice America Stop Michael Boggs’s Confirmation from MoveOn.org
Sources/further reading: "Why the Campaign Against Conservative Judicial Nominees Like Michael Boggs Matters” by Jessica Mason Pieklo, RHRC sr. legal analyst "27 Liberal Groups Oppose Obama Judicial Nominee" "Civil rights leaders call for Obama to withdraw Georgia judicial nominees" via The Hill "Obama judicial nominees draw lawmaker, civil rights ire” via CNN "Voting yes on Boggs is bad for women” by MSNBC.com guest blogger, Ilyse Hogue, NARAL president "Major Abortion Rights Group Breaks With Obama Over Judicial Nominee’s Record On Choice” by Ian Millhiser at Think Progress
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Fri, 7 March 2014
Edition #806 Moment of truth
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Keystone XL - Time to end the addiction - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-31-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Addiction - Medina Ch. 4: Act 2: Keystone to America: Bend Over and Take it! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-07-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Making progress - Freedom's Progress Ch. 6: Act 3: NBC Says Pipeline Decision More Important To Presidential Image Than To Climate Change - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 2-7-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: We are the many - Makana Ch. 8: Act 4: Facts Buried, Oil Sands Dug Up & The Environment Pays The Price - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-09-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Perpetuum Mobile - Penguin Cafe Orchestra Ch. 10: Act 5: Van Jones debunks myths behind the Keystone Pipeline on Crossfire - @VanJones68 - Air Date: 02-10-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Bad idea - Goose Ch. 12: Act 6: Huge Tar Sands Pipeline Protest in Washington - @greennewsreport - Air Date 3-4-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get (Remastered) - Morrissey Ch. 14: Act 7: CPAC Panel on How to Deny Climate Change - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-05-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: Living a Lie (feat. James Mercer) - Aimee Mann Ch. 16: Act 8: Paul Ryan Stuns CNN Host: Keystone XL Will Solve Russian Ukraine Invasion - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-07-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: That's All - Clare and the Reasons Ch. 18: Act 9: 350.org Campaigns - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan Ch. 20: Act 10: Bill McKibben to Obama: Say No to Big Oil Part 1 - @MoyersNews - Air Date 2-7-14 Ch. 21: Song 10: Moment of truth - Gentleman Ch. 22: Act 11: Jack Gerard's American Petroleum Institute - @MarkFiore Animation - Air Date: 02-27-14 Ch. 23: Song 11: The 350 Movement October 24, 2009 - The Day the World Came Together. Ch. 24: Act 12: Bill McKibben to Obama: Say No to Big Oil Part 2 - @MoyersNews - Air Date 2-7-14
Voicemails: Ch. 25: Defending Matt's self-identification as 'queer' - Tanya in California Ch. 26: Trying to get there on trans issues - Jane from Boston Ch. 27: Don't need to know the details about trans people to defend them - Dan from Milwaukee, WI
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Ch. 28: Final comments about my bad, angry day
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: Start And Win Campaigns To Protect Our Common Future from 350.org
Additional Activism ”Say No To Corporate Power Grabs: Reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership” from 350.org Campaigns
Sources/further reading: "Keystone sides rush to meet deadline,” The Hill "Opportunistic right wingers push nonsense on Keystone XL” from Green News Report (3/06/14) KeyStone Protest Photography from independent photojournalist Jenna Pope "Climate Change is The Context of Our Times — interview with Tim DeChristopher" from Acronym TV with Dennis Trainor, Jr "State Dept's Keystone XL Contractor, ERM Group, Also OK'd Controversial Pebble Mine in Alaska” by Steve Horn at DeSmog Blog "EPA Moves To Block Massive Alaskan Gold And Copper Mine” by Katie Sheppard
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Tue, 4 March 2014
Edition #805 Unequal justice under the law
Today we look at the stick of justice in America and who's getting the short end of it.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Chris Hayes: I was nearly arrested for weed - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-03-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: (I've Got a) Golden Ticket - Leslie Bricusse Ch. 4: Act 2: A Marijuana Arrest - BuzzFeed Central Presents - Air Date: 12-8-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Particles of the Universe (Heartbeats) - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin Ch. 6: Act 3: Wishful Thinking and White House Fakery: Obama as Prison Reformer - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 2-5-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Life in prison - Mitchell Ch. 8: Act 4: What are the odds that you're going to prison? - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 2-13-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola Ch. 10: Act 5: Unequal justice under law - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 02-05-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Crime to Be Broke in America - Spearhead Ch. 12: Act 6: #JordanDavis #DunnTrial - @WEEKinBLACKNESS Presents: BLACKNESS.TV - Air Date: 2-18-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Enter the Blackness (This Week in Blackness Theme) [feat. Willie Evans Jr., Elon James White & Aaron Rand Freeman] - Jasiri X Ch. 14: Act 7: You're A Terrible Human Being If You Think Michael Dunn Is Right - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-19-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: Terrible - Harley Poe Ch. 16: Act 8: The failure of the prosecution and how murdering black kids is kind of okay - @WEEKinBLACKNESS - Air Date: 2-18-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: Running scared - Roy Orbison Ch. 18: Act 9: Stand Against ‘Shoot First’ Laws - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan Ch. 20: Act 10: (WARNING) Insanely Racist Audio Busts Michael Dunn Defender - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-21-14
Voicemails: Ch. 21: Touching on all the aspects of racism - Prof. Rambo from Georgia Ch. 22: Tricia Rose segment was great for those who don't understand white privilege - Mara from Pittsburgh Ch. 23: Appreciating the color analogy to gender - Zach from San Francisco
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Ch. 24: Final comments on how I ironically stole from a woman of color during the last racism episode
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: ”Stand Against ‘Shoot First’ Laws” petition from ColorOfChange.org
Additional Activism: Drop the Charges Against Darrin Manning Shopping While Black is Not a Crime
Sources/further reading: "Jordan Davis and the Refrain of Black Death” by Mychal Denzel Smith "Black Boy Interrupted: On the unfinished life of Jordan Davis” (and everything else) by Ta-Nehisi Coates "Angela Corey Aims to Increase Marissa Alexander Sentence to 60 Years” via Free Marissa Now Campaign "Unarmed and dangerous? The National Rifle Association and ALEC were major backers of Florida's 'stand your ground' law” by Cliff Schecter
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Sat, 1 March 2014
Edition #804 Knowing our history and seeing it echo today
Today we look at how history shapes the present, how we can shape the future and how change is inevitable.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Oprah Claims President Faces Racism - This @WEEKinBLACKNESS - Air Date 11-19-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: Black Wall Street - Touchers Ch. 4: Act 2: Black Wall Street - Almas J. Sami' Ch. 5: Song 2: Black Wall Street - The One JP Ch. 6: Act 3: Professor reprimanded for teaching structural racism - @citizenradio - Air Date: 12-16-13 Ch. 7: Song 3: Bury the past - Professional Victims Ch. 8: Act 4: Black History One - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 2-19-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Know Your History (feat. 8 Ball & MJG) - Drumma Boy Ch. 10: Act 5: Caller: I Never Realized I had Racist Tendencies - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-25-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Cleanse song - Bright Eyes Ch. 12: Act 6: America on MLK’s Birthday: The Trifecta of Evils - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 1-22-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Silence must be heard - Enigma Ch. 14: Act 7: Still fraught: The idea of a black president - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 01-21-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: Alright Alright (Here's My Fist Where's the Fight?) - Sahara Hotnights Ch. 16: Act 8: President Obama Isn't 'Playing The Race Card' - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-22-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: Racism - Mighty Sparrow Ch. 18: Act 9: Generation Justice (@genjustice) - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan Ch. 20: Act 10: CFC Keynote: Pain, Passion and Possibility - @ProfTriciaRose - Air Date: 10-29-2013
Voicemails: Ch. 21: The proper way of educating an audience about trans issues - Erin from Philadelphia Ch. 22: Trans people are treated as objects of curiosity - queer theory - Matt in Negaunee, Mi Ch. 23: A few problems with the trans discussion - Jacob from Indianapolis
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Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 24: My conversation with Jacob
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: Generation Justice
Sources/further reading: Colorlines: Race Forward "Infographic Illustrates the Structural Racism of the Oscars” or “Old, White Men Will Mostly Decide This Weekend’s Oscars” by Jamilah King "White, Conservative Men Dominate Sunday Morning Political Talk Shows” by Breanna Edwards at The Root ”How Well Does The Media Cover Race?” by Dominique Apollon ”White Guys Doing It By Themselves” Tumblr curated by Erin Matson
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson
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