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Edition #1002

Today we take a look at the power of the Supreme Court, the importance of getting the right people on the bench and the unfortunate reality that Merrick Garland is not someone that progressives should be supporting
 
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Show Notes

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

00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: A curious definition of 'balance' - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-19-16

Ch. 3: Song 1: Miss You - The Rolling Stones


00:02:41 Ch. 4: Act 2: The importance of the Supreme Court - We the Podcast with Rep. @keithellison - Air Date 3-16-16

Ch. 5: Song 2: Company Town - Andrew McKnight


00:12:11 Ch. 6: Act 3: Is the Supreme Court too Supreme? - @DecodeDC - Air Date 3-17-16

Ch. 7: Song 3: Final Say - Jb Congdon


00:25:58 Ch. 8: Act 4: Merrick Garland...Consensus Candidate Or Sacrificial Lamb? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-16-16

Ch. 9: Song 4: Close To Me [Closet Remix] - The Cure


00:28:21 Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox Makes Fun of Obama for Picking a Conservative Nominee - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-18-16

Ch. 11: Song 5: We Know Better - Bend Sinister


00:37:04Ch. 12: Act 6: Merrick Garland didn't uphold Habeas Corpus when he had the chance - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-18-16

Ch. 13: Song 6: Suffering of the Innocents - Squire Tuck


00:39:17 Ch. 14: Act 7: Republican: Confirm SCOTUS Nominee Without NRA Approval? NO WAY! - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 03-21-16

Ch. 15: Song 7: Race to the Bottom - Tom Clairmont


00:44:11 Ch. 16: Act 8: Why Merrick Garland Is Terrible - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-22-16


Voicemails

00:58:40 Ch. 17: Voting system is not part of American education - Greg from New Hampshire

00:59:55 Ch. 18: Explaining socialism - Colin from Cleveland, OH

01:03:40 Ch. 19: Energy and recycling - Allen from Connecticut

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


01:05:28 Ch. 20: Final comments on the relative co2 emmissions of wood or corn stoves vs oil

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


Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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Edition #1001

Today we examine how the climate denial industry works and look forward to the positive trends in renewable energy
 
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Show Notes

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

00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Oil Tycoon Attacks Anti-Fracking Researchers - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-25-15

Ch. 3: Song 1: Hole In My Soul - Aerosmith


00:09:31 Ch. 4: Act 2: .@KertDavies on How the Climate Denial Industry Works - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 12-04-15

Ch. 5: Song 2: Sunrise - Norah Jones


00:19:47 Ch. 6: Act 3: .@NaomiOreskes explains what motivates climate deniers - @StarTalkRadio w/ Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson)  - Air Date: 2-5-16

Ch. 7: Song 3: Science Is Real - They Might Be Giants


00:24:16 Ch. 8: Act 4: Koch Brothers Declare War On Electric Cars - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-20-16

Ch. 9: Song 4: The Persuaded - Faded Paper Figures


00:33:40 Ch. 10: Act 5: The Guardian Goes Positive w/ @james_randerson - @OnTheMedia - Air Date: 12-18-15

Ch. 11: Song 5: The typewriter song - The Boston Pops Orchestra


00:41:45 Ch. 12: Act 6: Break Free 2016 #KEEPITINTHEGROUND - A Global Wave of Resistance to Keep Coal, Oil and Gas in the Ground via @350 - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 13: Song 6: This fickle world - Theo Bard


00:45:10 Ch. 14: Act 7: .@algore The case for optimism on climate change - @TEDTalks - Air Date 2-22-16


Voicemails:

00:55:32 Ch. 15: On Swedish socialism - Robin from Sweden

00:59:10 Ch. 16: Trust in government is key to social programs - Erin from Philadelphia

01:02:45 Ch. 17: Offending and silencing - Marty from Eagle Rock, CA

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


01:04:52 Ch. 18: Final comments on offense, harm and how to have a productive conversation

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


Activism:

Find and sign up for a targeted action near you at breakfree2016.org

Learn more about organizing your own action

Join the conversation online via the hashtags #BreakFree2016 and #Keepitintheground

Follow @350 on Twitter for the latest updates on the action and other news

Donate to support the work of 350.org

Sources/further reading:

4 Reasons Now is our Chance to Break Free from Fossil Fuels (via BreakFree2016.org)

Bill McKibbon: Global Warming's Terrifying New Chemistry (via The Nation)

Inside the Paris Climate Deal (via The New York Times)

President Obama's Climate Action Plan Infographic (via WhiteHouse.gov)

Bill McKibbon: Why We Need to Keep 80% of Fossil Fuels in the Ground (via Yes!)

Fossil Giant BP Sees Fourth-Quarter Profits Sink Nearly 70% (via Smarter Shift)

Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman


Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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Edition #1000

Today we mark our 1000th episode by looking back to the way things were 10 years ago when this show launched. Come with me to a time when The Young Turks hadn’t taken over YouTube, Rachel Maddow didn’t have a show on MSNBC and Al Franken wasn’t yet a Senator
 
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Show Notes

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

00:02:54 Ch. 2: Act 1: TYT video streaming launch party while CNN makes new hires - The Young Turks


00:06:19 Ch. 3: Act 2: Bin Laden resurfaces and MSNBC calls him a Democrat - Rachel Maddow Show


00:12:30 Ch. 4: Act 3: Speaking with Helen Thomas on the state of the media - Mother Jones Radio


00:16:56 Ch. 5: Act 4: John Boehner running for speaker - Rachel Maddow


00:19:26 Ch. 6: Act 5: John Conyers on Bush wiretapping program - Thom Hartmann


00:24:45 Ch. 7: Act 6: Rage over cartoons perplexes Denmark - The Young Turks


00:30:28 Ch. 8: Act 7: Rob Corddry on Cheney shooting his friend in the face - The Daily Show


00:34:09 Ch. 9: Act 8: Harry Whittington Apologizes for Getting Shot in the Face by Dick Cheney


00:37:23 Ch. 10: Act 9: This happens all the time and by the way, it's incredibly traumatic - Al Franken Show


00:42:48 Ch. 11: Act 10: Hurricane Katrina and it's aftermath - Mother Jones Radio


00:50:13 Ch. 12: Act 11: O'Connor Decries Republican Attacks on Courts - NPR Morning Edition


00:54:23 Ch. 13: Act 12: Sandra Day O'Connor and avoiding these beginnings - The Young Turks


00:59:21 Ch. 14: Act 13: Tom Delay steps down from congress - Rachel Maddow Show


01:02:51 Ch. 15: Act 14: A reminder of all the things terrible about Tom Delay - The Young Turks


01:11:34 Ch. 16: Act 15: Hate Mail from the left - Al Franken Show


01:13:50 Ch. 17: Act 16: I'm the decider - The Young Turks


01:17:26 Ch. 18: Act 17: The Chief Executive's Role - The President's Weekly Radio Address


01:21:22 Ch. 18: Act 18: Highlights from Colbert's White House Correspondents Dinner Speech with David Bender - Rachel Maddow


 01:31:22 Ch. 18: Act 19: Supercut of Colbert at the White House Correspondence Dinner


Voicemails

01:36:36 Ch. 19: 1000 Episodes - Lee Camp

01:37:05 Ch. 20: 1000 Episodes - David Pakman

Plus messages from:

Eammon from La Habra, California

Nancy from San Francisco

Zach from Atlanta

Megan from Seattle

Josh from Lafayette, LA

Erin from Philadelphia

Tony from New Jersey

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


01:37:50 Ch. 21: Final comments on how I met David Pakman and thanks for the last 1000 episodes

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


 Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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Edition #999

Today we again ring the fascism warning bell as we look at the continuing saga of the Donald Trump presidential campaign. And remember: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
 
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Show Notes

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

00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans On Board With Trump Target And Kill Families Of Terrorists - @theyoungturks - Air Date 12-17-15

Ch. 3: Song 1: Family Values - Johnossi


00:06:43 Ch. 4: Act 2: The Ugly Place That Donald Trump Is Leading Us - Moment of Clarity w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 01-20-16

Ch. 5: Song 2: Rome Wasn't Built In a Day - Morcheeba


00:09:07 Ch. 6: Act 3: .@timjacobwise on How Donald Trump Legitimizes Racist Ideas - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 01-07-16

Ch. 7: Song 3: When Anger Shows - Editors


00:14:20 Ch. 8: Act 4: Donald Trump, the New George Wallace? Head of Segregationist's 1968 Bid on GOP Front-Runner's Racism - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 01-15-16

Ch. 9: Song 4: People, Turn Around - Delta Spirit


00:22:25 Ch. 10: Act 5: Thirty Black People Booted From Trump Rally - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-02-16

Ch. 11: Song 5: If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers


00:29:29 Ch. 12: Act 6: How and why fascism comes to power - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 3-6-16

Ch. 13: Song 6: All You Fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco


00:36:16 Ch. 14: Act 7: Trump's Response to Violence at His Rallies - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-12-16

Ch. 15: Song 7: What happens tomorrow - Duran Duran


00:44:34 Ch. 16: Act 8: Cops Swarm Black Man For Getting Punched At Trump Rally - @theyoungturks - Air Date 03-11-16

Ch. 17: Song 8: Out of Control - U2


00:51:51 Ch. 18: Act 9: The Call for a Voting Renaissance and Mass Non-violent Mobilization to Stand Up to Trump via @MoveOn - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 19: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard


00:55:16 Ch. 20: Act 10: Sasha Abramsky on what Trump supporters really think - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 3-2-16


Voicemails

01:04:46 Ch. 21: Understanding the new movement for socialism - Patrick from Dallas

01:09:33 Ch. 22: "Impartiality" stems from privilege - Ruben from San Jose

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


01:13:21 Ch. 23: Final comments on what it was like to prep for today's episode, plus calling for input for episode #1000

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


TAKE ACTION:

Read, sign and share MoveOn.org's open letter.

Follow @MoveOn on Twitter for the latest updates on the campaign and other actions to stand up to Trump's dangerous rhetoric.

Use the hashtags #LoveTrumpsHate and #STOPTRUMP on social media. 

Donate to the MoveOn.org "Stand Up to Trump" campaign to support their efforts. 

Sources/further reading:

Democrats Sound Alarm Against Trump (via Politico)

Liberal Groups to Launch Campaign to Defeat Donald Trump (via USA Today)

Hear the segment in context:

Episode #999 http://www.bestoftheleft.com/_999_fascism

Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman


Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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Edition #998

Today we look at a variety of problems plaguing our elections from gerrymandering to restrictive laws intended to make it difficult for people to vote to our aging and deeply problematic electronic voting machines
 
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Show Notes

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

00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Why America needs nonpartisan elections - Open Primaries - Air Date: 10-20-15

Ch. 3: Song 1: We the People (feat. Chief Xcel) - Lateef the Truthspeaker


00:03:13 Ch. 4: Act 2: .@MicheleJawando on the Voting Rights Act at 50 - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date: 8-6-15

Ch. 5: Song 2: Going Home - Niklas Aman


00:11:46 Ch. 6: Act 3: Gerrymandering by race in South Carolina - @DecodeDC - Air Date 2-25-16

Ch. 7: Song 3: We the people - Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers


00:17:35 Ch. 8: Act 4: 16 States Face New Voting Restrictions in First Election in 50 Years Without Full Voting Rights Act - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 02-29-16

Ch. 9: Song 4: Vote - Jefferson Coker


00:29:05 Ch. 10: Act 5: Lawrence Norden on the Real Problems with Digital Voting Machines - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 10-10-15

Ch. 11: Song 5: The System - Abscondo


00:40:21 Ch. 12: Act 6: Nationwide Mobilization to Protect the Vote via @DemAwakening - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard


00:43:40 Ch. 14: Act 7: Voting - @LastWeekTonight w/ @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 02-15-16


Voicemails

00:58:41 Ch. 15: Where and how people live has a big impact on a person's life - Rick from Scranton, PA

01:00:45 Ch. 16: A perspective on post-scarcity economics - Megan from North Carolina

01:03:16 Ch. 17: What needs to happen in civil conversation - Anthony from Illinois

01:05:12 Ch. 18: Apple's business model - Ronald from Baltimore

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


01:06:07 Ch. 19: Final comments on the confluence of digital privacy and Apple's business model

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


TAKE ACTION:

Visit democracyawakening.org to sign up as a volunteer to help organize this event or to participate in April. 

Follow @DemAwakening on Twitter and on Facebook for the latest updates on the campaign. 

Engage with the movement to restore the Voting Rights Act via #RestoretheVRA on social media.

Sources/further reading:

"Voting Rights - and Wrongs: We're in the midst of the biggest rollback of the rights to vote since Jim Crow" (via Sojourners)

"North Carolina Exemplifies National Battles Over Voting Laws" (via The New York Times)

"Six Pieces of a Real Democracy Movement We've Never Had Before" (via HuffPost Politics)

DemocracyAwakening.org 

Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman.


Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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Direct download: 998_Rolling_back_our_voting_rights_Elections.mp3
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Edition #997

Today we look at the arguments for and against unbreakable encryption for smartphones with specific focus on Apple’s current legal battle with the FBI
 
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Show Notes

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

00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Price of privacy - @DecodeDC - Air Date 2-23-16

Ch. 3: Song 1: Les monstres - David Ari Leon


00:07:03 Ch. 4: Act 2: Will FBI Take a Bite Out of Apple? Former CIA Agent on Showdown Between Apple & U.S. Government - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 02-26-16

Ch. 5: Song 2: Secret - The Pierces


00:16:32 Ch. 6: Act 3: Apple vs. the FBI Part 1 - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 3-6-16

Ch. 7: Song 3: What Is Your Secret - Nada Surf


00:24:26 Ch. 8: Act 4: Politicians Use Scare Tactics To Promote Government Spying - @theyoungturks

Ch. 9: Song 4: The Secret Agent: The Secret Agent Ending - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico & Elias Arizcuren


00:31:53 Ch. 10: Act 5: Apple vs. the FBI Part 2 - @HumorlessQueers

Ch. 11: Song 5: Secrets - OneRepublic


00:45:04 Ch. 12: Act 6: Don’t Let California Lawmakers Undermine Smartphone Security via Electronic Frontier Foundation (@EFF) - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard


00:47:53 Ch. 14: Act 7: Rodrigo Bijou: Governments don't understand cyber warfare. We need hackers - @rodrigobijou on @TEDTalks


Voicemails

00:58:20 Ch. 15: The future of automation and a basic universal wage - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX

01:02:33 Ch. 16: Responding to Rambo and gentrification - Allen from Connecticut

01:03:36 Ch. 17: Being offended doesn't help your cause - Trey from Corvallis

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


01:06:08 Ch. 18: Final comments on the important difference and connection between offensiveness and harmful

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


Activism:

TAKE ACTION:

Sign the EFF petition to fight California Assembly Bill 1681 at https://act.eff.org/action/don-t-let-california-lawmakers-undermine-smartphone-security 

Follow @EFF on Twitter for the latest updates on the petition and other actions to protect privacy. 

Donate to support the work of EFF at https://supporters.eff.org/donate/button 

Sources/further reading:

Read the entire Assembly Bill 1681

Worried about Apple? California has a Bill that Would Disable Encryption on All Phones (EFF.org)

A Technical Perspective on the iPhone Case (EFF.org) 

CSAIL: Giving Government Special Access to Data Poses Major Security Risks (MIT News)

Hear the segment in context:

Episode #997 http://www.bestoftheleft.com/_997_privacy_encryption 

Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman.


Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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Direct download: 997_Privacy_security_or_both_Encryption_vs_the_FBI.mp3
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Edition #978

Today we look at the shifting trends of how and why people work and what may happen when the robots take everyone’s jobs
 
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Show Notes

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

00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Tipping Point: Technology Now Destroying More Jobs Than It Creates - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-13-15

Ch. 3: Song 1: Work to live - Serious Suicide


00:04:15 Ch. 4: Act 2: Nigel Cameron: A world without work - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 4-23-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: What Would You Do? - The Living End


00:22:40 Ch. 6: Act 3: Robots Will Take Your Job SOON! (seriously) - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 05-09-15

Ch. 7: Song 3: Robot friend - Pretty Little Demons


00:28:48 Ch. 8: Act 4: Practical Theology (Because who wants impractical theology?) Part 1 - Progressive Faith Sermons - Dr. Roger Ray - Air Date 12-13-15

Ch. 9: Song 4: Courage - Authority Zero


00:37:31 Ch. 10: Act 5: Barry Schwartz: The way we think about work is broken - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 9-8-15

Ch. 11: Song 5: Human Nature - Michael Jackson


00:45:50 Ch. 12: Act 6: Practical Theology (Because who wants impractical theology?) Part 2 - Progressive Faith Sermons - Dr. Roger Ray - Air Date 12-13-15


Voicemails

00:56:59 Ch. 13: 7 Violence against women re: abortion? - Robert from New Hampshire

00:59:05 Ch. 14: 8 Response to thoughts on "unskilled labor" - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


01:01:34 Ch. 15: Final comments on After Tiller, the Progressive Faith Sermon and how human nature is moulded by our circumstances

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


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Edition #996

Today we look at the influence of dark money in politics generally as well as the moneyed interests that have been successfully working for decades to make the Democratic party more conservative
 
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Show Notes

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Dark Money: What Might The Money Media Cover If They Weren't Covering Trump? - The F Word w/ @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 2-29-16

Ch. 3: Song 1: Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars) - Travie McCoy


Ch. 4: Act 2: How the Koch Brothers Helped Dismantle the Democratic Party - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-29-15

Ch. 5: Song 2: Two Masters- Song about Citizens United and Bernie Sanders (with Cartoons) - Smooch McGee


Ch. 6: Act 3: .@JaneMayerNYer on her book Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 2-10-16

Ch. 7: Song 3: The Oligarch - Ephemerals


Ch. 8: Act 4: Hillary Clinton: Bribes Don’t Work On Me - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-17-16

Ch. 9: Song 4: Electable (Give It Up) - Jimmy Eat World


Ch. 10: Act 5: Did Campaign Contributions Influence Hillary's Votes? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-06-16

Ch. 11: Song 5: A Few Honest Words - Ben Sollee


Ch. 12: Act 6: #DemocracySpring - March and Sit-in to Save Democracy via @DemSpring - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard


Ch. 14: Act 7: Wolf PAC Marches Into Washington And Wins - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-26-16


Voicemails

Ch. 15: Charter schools get to cherry pick their students - Amanda from San Diego

Ch. 16: Thoughts on gentrification - Ryan from Pheonix

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


Ch. 17: Final comments requesting feedback for Ryan from Phoenix

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


TAKE ACTION:

Visit democracyspring.org to sign up as a volunteer to help organize this event or to pledge your participation in April.

Follow @DemSpring on Twitter for the latest updates on the campaign. 

Engage with the campaign via #DemocracySpring on social media.

Donate to support the campaign at democracyspring.org/donate

Sources/further reading:

"Open Letter: Let's Sit-in to Save Democracy from the Billionaire Class" via The Nation 

DemocracySpring.org

Hear the segment in context:

Episode #996 http://www.bestoftheleft.com/_996_heart_of_dark_money_money_in_politics

Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman.


Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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Edition #995

Today we look at the legacy Antonin Scalia leaves behind, what this means for the Supreme Court going forward and how it’s all effecting the 2016 election
 
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Show Notes

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: How Scalia's Death Can Change The Whole Election! - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-14-16

Ch. 3: Song 1: Training Montage - Vince DiCola


Ch. 4: Act 2: Republican Hypocrisy on Scalia Appointment Exposed - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 02-16-16

Ch. 5: Song 2: Nonsense - Komeda


Ch. 6: Act 3: President Obama wades into nomination debate on SCOTUSblog  - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBPrime)

Ch. 7: Song 3: Screwed - Slidin' Slim


Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Rosenberg on Scalia's legacy - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-19-16

Ch. 9: Song 4: Hide Your Tears - Daniel Licht


Ch. 10: Act 5: Justice Antonin Scalia's TRUE LEGACY - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-14-16

Ch. 11: Song 5: Friend of The Devil - Counting Crows


Ch. 12: Act 6: Akhil Reed Amar explains why politically, originalism can cut both ways - Amicus from @Slate - Air Date 2-20-16

Ch. 13: Song 6: Coheed and Cambria Sing Justice Scalias Dissenting Opinions - Funny Or Die


Ch. 14: Act 7: How money and politics corrupts the Supreme Court - @dccommonsense w/ Dan Carlin - Air Date 2-26-16

Ch. 15: Song 7: get real - the mountain firework company


Ch. 16: Act 8: Speaking ill of the dead - @Jimmy_Dore Show - Air Date 2-16-16


Voicemails

Ch. 17: High stakes testing and internet connectivity for students - Chris from Colorado Springs

Ch. 18: How to make the model of society fit the world we are becoming - Emma from New York State

Ch. 19: Get involved with Health Impact Assessments - Ryan from Pheonix

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


Ch. 20: Final comments with some uninformed impressions about how to deal with gentrification

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


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