#1184 Lighting the fuse in the Middle East (Iran and Israel)

Air Date: 5/18/2018

Today we take a look at the context and history that preceded the US cancellation of the Iran nuclear agreement

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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump Pulls United States Out of Iran Nuclear Deal, Dramatically Escalating Threat of War with Iran - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 05-09-18

Ch. 3: Song 1: Parade Shoes - Arc and Crecent

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Ch. 4: Act 2: Understanding the history of Iran not having a nuclear weapons program - Citations Needed - Air Date 11-2-17

Ch. 5: Song 2: Lord Weasel - Molerider

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Ch. 6: Act 3: The middle eastern country with a secret nuclear weapons program - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 5-2-18

Ch. 7: Song 3: Open Flames - Aeronaut

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Ch. 8: Act 4: Michael Klare explaining the geopolitical fallout from the US cancellation of Iran nuclear deal - Start Making Sense - Air Date 5-10-18

Ch. 9: Song 4: Cloud Line - K4

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Ch. 10: Act 5: The US can't understand how other countries see our actions - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 5-13-18

Ch. 11: Song 5: Vengeful - Warmbody

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Ch. 12: Act 6: Amy Wilentz: From Gaza to Jerusalem - Start Making Sense - Air Date 5-17-18

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Voicemails

Ch. 13: UBI/Job Guarantee made me think lots of thoughts - Dave from Olympia, WA

Ch. 14: Please address the issue of risk for workers in coop businesses - Rob from Tacoma, WA

Ch. 15:(Unedited) Criticizing clip from The Weeds on jobs guarantee - Jeff from New Jersey

Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent

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Ch. 16: Final comments on criticizing a jobs guarantee program and analyzing how risk is managed in a worker-owned coop

Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent

(Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)

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Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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