Edition #864

The definition of insanity

 

Today we take a look at the problem we’ve made worse in the Middle East and why we can’t fix it

 

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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Bombing ISIS Has Unintended Consequences & They’re Horrifying - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-10-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Problems - The Everly Brothers' Best

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Ch. 4: Act 2: Vicar Of Baghdad Working For Reconciliation - @DecodeDC - Air Date 9-19-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A

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Ch. 6: Act 3: Bombing ISIS is the worst thing we could do - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 09-23-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: United States of Eurasia / Collateral Damage (Excerpt from Nocturne in E-Flat, Op. 9 No. 2) - The Resistance

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Ch. 8: Act 4: Misleading tropes of US foreign policy - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 9-26-14

Ch. 9: Song 4: Off the Record - Z

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Ch. 10: Act 5: The Great Debate 2014: Kerry vs. Kerry - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 9-28-14

Ch. 11: Song 5: Suite for Solo Cello No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prélude - Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, 5 & 6

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Ch. 12: Act 6: Chris Hedges Explains Why Bombing and Shooting Everyone Isn’t Working - @truthdig - Air Date: 9-26-14

Ch. 13: Song 6: Bullet Catcher - Dancing In The Streets

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Ch. 14: Act 7: Global Action Day Against the Use of Drones w/@KnowDrones and @VFPNational - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of

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Ch. 16: Act 8: Manipulative propaganda is ISIS strong suit - Rachel @maddow Show - Air Date 9-17-14

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Voicemails

Ch. 21: Domestic abuse 201 - Tanya in California

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

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Ch. 23: Final comments on the need for nuance

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

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Activism: Global Action Day Against the Use of Drones via @KnowDrones and @VFPNational 

Take Action:

Find the event near you: Global Action Day Calendar

Submit your event to Anastasia of CODEPINK via anastasia@codepink.org.

Sources/further reading:

"Veterans Group in Response to President Obama’s Plan to Confront ISIL Says They are Disappointed But Not Surprised” via Veterans For Peace

”Veterans For Peace: Six Steps Short of War to Confront ISIL”

""Ban Weaponized Drones!": Anti-Drone Movement Spreads in Europe” via Truthout

"Confessions of a Drone Warrior” by Matthew Power at GQ

"Race is on to perfect solar-powered drones” by Hiawatha Bray at The Boston Globe

"Domestic Drones” via ACLU National

"Warrant for Drones Veto Was the Wrong Decision” via ACLU of Northern California

Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich

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Edition #863

Fighting the tide of lost freedoms

 

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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Memories Of Freedom - @dccommonsense - Air Date 5-8-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Run, Freedom, Run! - Urinetown the Musical (The Original Cast Recording)

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Ch. 4: Act 2: Major Ruling Protects Your Cellphone From The Police... Sort Of - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-26-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: We Set Ourselves Free - Spring Came, Rain Fell

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Ch. 6: Act 3: Google is the new Sheriff in Town - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-06-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: Letterbox - Flood

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Ch. 8: Act 4: Men Blaming Jennifer Lawrence & Kate Upton for Nude Pics Leak Hate NSA Spying - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-02-14

Ch. 9: Song 4: Secret - Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge

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Ch. 10: Act 5: No Escaping Dragnet Nation (Part 2) - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date 3-14-14

Ch. 11: Song 5: Don’t Worry, We'll Be Watching You - Making Mirrors

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Ch. 12: Act 6: @1Password to rule them all - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 13: Song 6: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of

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Ch. 14: Act 7: Encouraging Encription - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 3-12-14

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Voicemails

Ch. 15: Examining our foreign policy options - Chris from Colorado Springs

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

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Ch. 16: Final comments on the folly of acting from a position of fear

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

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TAKE ACTION:

Download: 1Password and Follow: on Twitter

Additional Activism/Resources:

"Internet security: 10 ways to keep your personal data safe from online snoopers” via The Guardian

Sources/further reading:

"Half of American adults hacked this year” by Jose Pagliery at CNN Money

"Viator travel website hacked: 1.4 million users' information stolen, including payment card data” by Dan Raywood at International Business Times

"Congress Heads Home After Exhausting Eight Days of Work” by Russell Berman at The Wire

 Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich

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Edition #862

Today we take a look at violence against women, both physical and political

 

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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Disturbing Footage Of Ray Rice Knocking Then-Fiancé Unconscious Released - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-09-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Confronting the Wolf (Bonus Track) - Sword & Sworcery LP - The Ballad of the Space Babies

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Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News: Anti-Testicular Police Are Ripping Off Poor Ray Rice's Balls - @majorityfm - Air Date: 09-12-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: The Great Castration - Sisters of the Red Death

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Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox responds to Ray Rice violence with jokes - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date: 9-12-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: You're a Joke - Planet Obscure

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Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama's unnecessary, badly-worded official statement on Ray Rice - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 9-10-14

Ch. 9: Song 4: Good People - Safe Upon the Shore (Bonus Track Version)

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Ch. 10: Act 5: How women get trapped in violent relationships - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 9-12-14

Ch. 9: Song 5: Trapped (Live) - The Essential Bruce Springsteen

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Ch. 12: Act 6: Ray Rice and Why the Abused Stay - @majorityfm - Air Date: 09-10-14

Ch. 11: Song 6: The Smallest Piece - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)

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Ch. 14: Act 7: Male Dominance is Societal Disease - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-09-14

Ch. 15: Song 7: Wake Up - Funeral

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Ch. 16: Act 8: Janay Rice's side: taking her side seriously - Melissa Harris Perry @MHPshow - Air Date: 9-13-14

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Voicemails

Ch. 17: Being questioned on one's race - First Nations person from Canada

Ch. 18: Standing up for choice - Al from Seattle, WA

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

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Ch. 19: Final comments on what's wrong with the phrase 'real men'

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

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Edition #829

The evil that we deplore

Today we check out a rerun episode with particular relevance to today.

Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: History Does Not Let Go - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 04-03-2014

Ch. 3: Song 1: Won't Let Go - Radiocalypse

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Ch. 4: Act 2: CIA Lied About Torture To Justify Using It (Senate Report) - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-02-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: Don't Look Back In Anger - (What's the Story) Morning Glory

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Ch. 6: Act 3: Shocker! CIA Lied About Torture - @majorityfm - Air Date: 04-16-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: Going Home - The Talks

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Ch. 8: Act 4: The Stop Torture Campaign via: @amnestyonline - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 9: Song 4: Activism - The Poet

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Ch. 10: Act 5: Introduction to the AUMF and it's control over our foreign policy - RadioLab - Air Date: 4-28-24

Ch. 11: Song 5: Say goodbye - Ian Rhett

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Ch. 12: Act 6: Rewriting History - @onthemedia - Air Date: 2-21-14

Ch. 13: Song 6: Re-Write History - Unreliable Narrator

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Ch. 14: Act 7: How Barbara Lee became an American hero - RadioLab - Air Date: 4-28-24

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Ch. 15: Final comments: Thanking an American hero

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

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ACTIVISM:

Stop Torture: Act Now from Amnesty International

Follow/participate: #StopTorture

Sources/further reading:

United Nations Convention Against Torture

"Report Shows Widespread Torture, Despite UN Convention” by Katie Rucke

#CloseGitmo — National Day of Action to Close Guantanamo Bay

 

Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich

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Edition #861

There are more reasons than you should need to oppose it

 

Today we see that literally no matter what angle you look from, the death penalty is impossible to be in favor of

Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Death Penalty - @LastWeekTonight with John Oliver - Air Date: 5-4-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Concerning Hobbits - Music from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

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Ch. 4: Act 2: Americans Back Death Penalty, Whether It's Lethal Injection or Not - @majorityfm - Air Date: 05-29-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: Forgotten - Punkgrass for the People

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Ch. 6: Act 3: Death Penalty Ruled Cruel And Unusual Punishment In California - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-18-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: Gimme Sympathy - Fantasies

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Ch. 8: Act 4: Botched Lethal Injection Takes TWO HOURS to Kill Man - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-24-14

Ch. 9: Song 4: Guillotine - On the Heart

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Ch. 10: Act 5: Two Hours To Cease Existence - @theharryshearer (le Show) - Air Date 7-27-14

Ch. 11: Song 5: By the Time I Get to Arizona - Power to the People & the Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits

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Ch. 12: Act 6: Why Is No One Talking About The Innocent Man Texas Executed? - @RedactedTonight - Air Date 8-8-14

Ch. 13: Song 6: Never Wrong - On the Wing Now

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Ch. 14: Act 7: Study: More Than Half of People Executed Have Severe Mental Illness - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-25-14

Ch. 15: Song 7: Death Penalty - What's So Strange About Me

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Ch. 16: Act 8: Bill Blum on the death penalty, both beheadings and lethal injections - @truthdig - Air Date: 9-12-14

Ch. 17: Song 8: Stop the Madness - Versatile Roots

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Ch. 18: Act 9: Fixing the death row system via @innocence - Best of the Left Activism - Air Date: 5-19-14

Ch. 19: Song 9: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)

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Ch. 20: Act 10: The Truth, Finally, After 30 Years In Prison & The Truth Is Ugly - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-13-14

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Voicemails

Ch. 21: In Response To Prof. Rambo - Jeff From Cleveland, OH

Ch. 22: Trying To Be There For People - Wade From Ft. Worth, TX

Ch. 23: Expert Opinion On Intimate Partner Violence - Elka From Fort Wayne, IN

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

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Ch. 24: Final comments on the fact that there's no need for additional comments

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

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Take Action:

What Can I Do? from The Innocence Project

Sources/further reading:

"How Oklahoma's GOP Governor Turned a Heinous Killer Into a Death-Penalty Martyr” by Stephanie Mencimer at Mother Jones

VIDEO: "Execution Chaos: Witness Recounts Botched Killing That Caused Oklahoma Prisoner's Fatal Heart Attack” via Democracy Now!

"Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defends controversial execution” by Meredith Clark via MSNBC

 

Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich

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Edition #860

Understanding how we got here

 

Today we take a look at some of the historical contexts of racism and how those structures are still functioning today

Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Kinda Racist? Try Diet Racism! - @_CollegeHumor_ - Air Date: 08-28-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Racism - Barack de Magnificent

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Ch. 4: Act 2: Putting Native American Degradation Into Perspective - @RalphNader - Air Date 7-28-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: Giving a S**t - Righteous Ruckus

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Ch. 6: Act 3: Tea Party Textbook Shocks But Wait Till You See The Racism - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-19-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: Ignorance Is Strength - 1984

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Ch. 8: Act 4: The Long Struggle for Fair Housing in 1960s Chicago - @TheAtlantic - Air Date: 5-28-14

Ch. 9: Song 4: Unknown song

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Ch. 10: Act 5: Are We Passing the “Tipping Point” for Black Habitation in the Cities? - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 6-11-14

Ch. 11: Song 5: Heart of the City - Jackson Square

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Ch. 12: Act 6: Hispanic Man Pretends to be White, Job Offers Skyrocket - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 09-03-14

Ch. 13: Song 6: What's In a Name? - Such Hot Blood

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Ch. 14: Act 7: Racism: It's in your brain! - @twibnation - Air Date: 5-13-14

Ch. 15: Song 7: Illness As a Metaphor - Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Original Cast Recording)

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Ch. 16: Act 8: Shades of Black - Colorism, Skin Color Discrimination - @Rasheed_Shabazz - Air Date: 12-10-10

Ch. 17: Song 8: Black or White - Dangerous

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Ch. 18: Act 9: It's Time for White America to Understand White Privilege... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-22-14

Ch. 19: Song 9: get real - a Rough Guide to Feeling Rough

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Ch. 20: Act 10: Pledge your actions to create a more just society - @ProfTriciaRose

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Voicemails

Ch. 21: The fundamental restructuring we need - Vphriameradis from New York

Ch. 22: Three types of cops - Jack out of Chicago

Ch. 23: The audacity of calling feminists bullies - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Ch. 24: Please address domestic violence - Al from Seattle, WA

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

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Ch. 25: Final comments on seeking out experts and the new BotL schedule

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

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Edition #859

Momentum on our biggest problem

Today we bask in the rare glow of hope, cautious optimism and barely-perceptible progress on the problem of money in politics. Hooray!

Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: DISGUSTING: Average Americans Have No Impact on Making Policy - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 08-13-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Oligarchy - Punkgrass for the People

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Ch. 4: Act 2: Crony Capitalism Enabled by the Supreme Court - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-17-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: Follow The Money - The Redemption Of Zounds

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Ch. 6: Act 3: Mayday PAC Scores HUGE Win In Fight For Democracy - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-08-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: Battle Hymn of the Republic - 34 Fiddle Favorites, Ragtime Annie, Arkansas Traveler, Cotton Eyed Joe, and More

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Ch. 8: Act 4: The super PAC to end super PACs - On the Media - Air Date: 7-11-14

Ch. 9: Song 4: Mayday!!! - Fight With Tools

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Ch. 10: Act 5: MAYDAY.US: Together, we have the power - Mayday.us - Air Date: 8-29-14

Ch. 11: Song 5: Everyday (Single Version) - Everyday - Single

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Ch. 12: Act 6: David Simon on Our Rigged Political System - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 2-14-14

Ch. 13: Song 6: Fight to Win (feat. Cee Lo Green) - Fight to Win (feat. Cee Lo Green) - Single

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Ch. 14: Act 7: 3 Ways to Reverse a Supreme Court Decision - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 08-25-14

Ch. 15: Song 7: Undone (The Sweater Song) - Weezer

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Ch. 16: Act 8: Momentum on Overturning Citizens United - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 17: Song 8: Song Link Here

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Ch. 18: Act 9: The Whole IRS 'Scandal' Was About ONE Thing & It Totally Worked - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-15-14

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Ch. 19: Final comments on Prof. Rambo and the anatomy of victim blaming

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

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Update!

"Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United Clears First Vote in U.S. Senate!” via Americans Against The Tea Party

The bill to overturn Citizens United introduced by Senator Tom Udall, D-NM

Follow-up/new Action!

Use ContactingTheCongress.org to let your representatives know that overturning Citizens United is an issue you are voting on this November.

Roll Call for the 79-18 vote

Sources/additional glimmers of hope:

"Senate Advances Constitutional Fix To Overturn Citizens United” by Sahil Kapur at Talking Points Memo

"Senate moves forward with amendment to the Constitution on elections” by Ramsey Cox at The Hill

"Overturn Citizens United” — a Statement in Support of a Constitutional Amendment from Senator Bernie Sanders

Graphic via USA Action

Hear the segment in context:

Episode #859: "Momentum on our biggest problem (Money in politics)"

 

Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich

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Edition #858

The fight for fundamental equality

 

Today we take a look at some of the fights being waged, setbacks and successes of the abortion rights movement

Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: The first US abortion clinic/birthing center - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air date: 05-02-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Wash Away (Reprise) - Julie Blue

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Ch. 4: Act 2: The Crusade Against Reproductive Rights Part 1 - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date: 7-18-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: Wax & Wire - Night Bats - EP

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Ch. 6: Act 3: Criminalizing women for miscarriages - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 3-26-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: Serre-moi - Grain de sable

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Ch. 8: Act 4: The Crusade Against Reproductive Rights Part 2 - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date: 7-18-14

Ch. 9: Song 4: Second Class Citizen - Out of the Ordinary Songs, Vol. 2

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Ch. 10: Act 5: Turning Around The Declining Reproductive Rights Of Texans - @NetrootsRadio  @AndreaGrimes - Air Date 9-3-14

Ch. 11: Song 5: 500 Miles - The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary

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Ch. 12: Act 6: Taco Or Beer Challenge - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 13: Song 6: Right to Complain - Backatown (Bonus Track Version)

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Ch. 14: Act 7: Amy Hagstrom-Miller, Whole Woman's Health -Texas Clinics To Reopen - @democracynow - Air Date 9-2-11

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Voicemails

Ch. 15: Suggesting Cowspiracy documentary - Jim from near Seattle, WA

Ch. 16: Bike analogy good as an introductory explainer - Dave from Olympia, WA

Ch. 17: New ways of talking about privilege important to civil conversations - Xena from New York

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

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Ch. 18: Final comments on why it's the concept, not the words, people actually have a problem with

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

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TAKE ACTION:

Take the Taco Or Beer Challenge via Andrea Grimes

Additional Activism/Resources:

Find your local abortion fund through The National Network of Abortion Funds and follow NNAF on Twitter

Follow #TacoOrBeerChallenge and use it to challenge your friends/followers!

Sources/further reading:

#TacoOrBeerChallenge, Two Weeks In

NNAF Spotlight: New Orleans Abortion Fund h/t @nolaAbortionFnd

"Meet The Woman Who Refuses To Stop Fighting Against Texas’ Abortion Restrictions” by Tara Culp-Ressler at Think Progress

"Whole Woman’s Health Opens its Doors in New Mexico, Starts Advocacy Initiative” via Whole Woman’s Health

"Abortion Provider Expands to New Mexico in Response to Texas Anti-Abortion Law” by Andrea Grimes at RH Reality Check

"Federal Court Blocks Part of Texas Abortion Law Preceding Immediate State Appeal” by Andrea Grimes at RH Reality Check

WATCH: "What It’s Like Inside One of Texas’ Last Abortion Clinics”

 

Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich

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Edition #857

People standing as one

 

Today we take a look at some of the reasons we need action on climate change as well as some of the ways people are getting together to fight back

Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Duke Energy Calls Cleanup Complete; 92% of Coal Ash Still in River - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-25-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Trust in Me - At Last! (Remastered)

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Ch. 4: Act 2: Tens Of Thousands Poisoned & The Fine Is So Small It Insults Human Decency - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-10-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: Protect & Serve - Guitar & Drum

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Ch. 6: Act 3: Fracking Waste Taints Groundwater in Pennsylvania - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 08-07-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: Preventable (Demo Version #2) - Low Flying Planes

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Ch. 8: Act 4: Dryden: The Small Town that Changed the Fracking Game - @Earthjustice - Air Date: 5-2-14

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Ch. 9: Act 5: Extreme weather explained - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 8-14-14

Ch. 10: Song 5: I Go To Extremes - The Essential Billy Joel

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Ch. 11: Act 6: Marchers Attempting To Emphasize Climate Change - @RedactedTonight with @LeeCamp - Air Date 7-11-14

Ch. 12: Song 6: March In the Street! - Songs You Might Not Like

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Ch. 13: Act 7: Climate Change and Wildfires Explained in Less Than Three Minutes - The White House Science Advisor - Air Date: 8-5-14

Ch. 14: Song 7: Hey There Delilah (Karaoke Instrumental Track) [In the Style of Plain White T's] - Sing Popular Download Songs (Karaoke Performance Tracks)

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Ch. 15: Act 8: Wash Po. complains about and contributes to devolution of climate discussion - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date: 8-29-14

Ch. 16: Song 8: Santus II - Libera

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Ch. 17: Act 9: President Obama’s Ambitious New Global Climate Push - @majorityfm - Air Date: 08-27-14

Ch. 18: Song 9: Doing the Best That We Can - Doing the Best That We Can - Single

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Ch. 19: Act 10: Sea Levels Rising Faster than Thought! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-31-14

Ch. 20: Song 10: The Sea Is Rising - Flying Colours

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Ch. 21: Act 11: The biggest challenge of our time - @oxfamnz - Air Date: 08-20-14

Ch. 22: Song 11: Giant of the Sea - Giant of the Sea - Single

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Ch. 23: Act 12: Why Almost No Scientists Are Republican - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-10-14

Ch. 24: Song 12: Bouncing Around the Room - Lawn Boy

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Ch. 25: Act 13: Tea Party prevents GOP from saying what they believe on global warming - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 8-19-14

Ch. 26: Song 13: Silenced - The Rpwl Experience

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Ch. 27: Act 14: Disruption - Official Trailer

Ch. 28: Song 14: We Stand As One - Occupy This Album

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Ch. 29: Act 15: People’s Climate March - Best of the Left Activism

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Voicemails

Ch. 30: Rethinking privilege - Lorne from Ontario, CA

Ch. 31: Thoughts on the bike/privilege analogy - Calling from Seattle

Ch. 32: Thoughts on imperfect bike analogy - James from Canada

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

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Ch. 33: Final comments on the continuing discussion of the bike commuter/white privilege analogy

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

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TAKE ACTION:

Join the People’s Climate March via @Peoples_Climate

People’s Climate March on Facebook

Additional Activism/Resources:

People’s Climate Resources — in 12 languages

Watch the trailer for: ”Disruption: Climate Change”

Sources/further reading:

United Nation’s Climate Summit

"A Call to Arms: An Invitation to Demand Action on Climate Change” by Bill McKibben at Rolling Stone

"Mobilization for People’s Climate March Kicks into High Gear” via Raging Chicken Press

"People’s Climate March—Largest Climate March in World History—Launched in Times Square” via EcoWatch

 

Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich

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Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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