Archive for August, 2009

#292 The opponents of healthcare are scarier than death panels

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Act 1: These guys are not on the level – The Young Turks
Act 2: Sick for profit – Brave New Films
Act 3: Bernie Sanders on single-payer healthcare Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 4: Debate on healthcare goes unexplained – Counterspin
Act 5: Bernie Sanders on single-payer healthcare Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 6: Deep fear and anger over healthcare – The Young Turks
Act 7: Heal or no heal, Montana townhall – Daily Show
Act 8: Kill Grandma? Debunking health bill myths – NPR
Act 9: Report from a remote access clinic in LA – Bill Maher
Act 10: Fact-free, purely political healthcare debate – Rachel Maddow

Music:
Debate Exposes Doubt – Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie - The Photo Album - Debate Exposes Doubt
Sing Theresa Says – Greg Laswell
Greg Laswell - Through Toledo - Sing, Theresa Says
Call on me – Eric Prydz
Eric Prydz - Call On Me - EP - Call On Me (Radio Edit)
Break it down again – Tears for fears
Tears for Fears - Shout - The Very Best of Tears for Fears - Break It Down Again
Can’t Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon - REO Speedwagon: The Hits - Can't Fight This Feeling
Girl afraid – The Smiths
The Smiths - The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] - Girl Afraid
Wanted – The Cranberries
The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? - Wanted
Don’t let it bring you down – Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox - Medusa - Don't Let It Bring You Down
Good – Better Than Ezra
Better Than Ezra - Better Than Ezra: Greatest Hits - Good

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#291 Rock-ribbed, lily-livered conservatives (Podcast)

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Act 1: Appealing to right-wing fear – Ring of Fire
Act 2: Class of ’43 – Daily Show
Act 3: Bob Inglis – What are they afraid of? – The Young Turks
Act 4: Cheney testing the constitution – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Cheney’s asault on the rule of law – Countdown
Act 6: Examining the damage left by Cheney – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Continuing the details on warrantless wiretapping – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Doctoring the torture program – The Young Turks

Music:
Green eyes – Coldplay
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head - Green Eyes
I Don’t Mind If You Forget Me – Morrissey
Morrissey - Viva Hate - I Don't Mind If You Forget Me
Star wars remix – Happy Hardcore
President of what? – Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie - Something About Airplanes - President of What?
Under the bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Hits - Under the Bridge
Go ahead – Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley - Take Offs and Landings - Go Ahead
Transit – Albert Hammond Jr.
Albert Hammond Jr. - Yours to Keep - In Transit

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#290 The danger is not theoretical (Podcast)

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Act 1: Give me liberty and give me death – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!
Act 2: The ghost of the klan returns to stoke fear of change – The Young Turks
Act 3: Glenn Beck’s operation – Daily Show
Act 4: Frank Schaeffer on healthcare – Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Barny Frank being frank on healthcare – Politico
Act 6: Aaron Carroll on single payer healthcare – Colbert Report
Act 7: Threats of violence on the fringe is not theoretical – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Bringing a gun to Obama’s townhall – The Young Turks
Act 9: Special comment on healthcare violence – Countdown

Music:
Live and let die – Guns N’ Roses
Guns N' Roses - Guns N' Roses: Greatest Hits - Live and Let Die
A change is gonna come – Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke - 30 Greatest Hits - Sam Cooke Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 - A Change Is Gonna Come
Let my love open the door – Pete Townsend
Pete Townshend - Gold - Let My Love Open the Door
99 red balloons – Nena
Nena - 99 Luftballons - 99 Red Balloons
Put me down – The Cranberries
The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (The Complete Sessions 1991-1993) - Put Me Down
Pony (It’s OK) – Erin McCarley
Erin McCarley - Love, Save the Empty (Bonus Track Version) - Pony (It's OK)
Hurt so good – The Yellow Snow Company
Take a chance on me – Abba
ABBA - Gold - Greatest Hits - Take a Chance on Me

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#289 The cult of religiosity on C Street in Washington (Podcast)

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Act 1: Gay demon on the loose – Colbert Report
Act 2: Rumsfeld uses religious quotes for war – Countdown
Act 3: A look inside of “C Street” Part 1 – Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Prematurely born-again Christian – The Onion
Act 5: A look inside of “C Street” Part 2 – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Satellite Sheiks – On the Media
Act 7: Abstinence-only ed. ruined by trip to zoo – The Onion
Act 8: Jeff Sharlet on “The Family” – Daily Show
Act 9: A look inside of “C Street” Part 3 – Rachel Maddow

Music:
Mind Excursion – The trade winds
A few honest words – Ben Sollee
Ben Sollee - Learning to Bend - A Few Honest Words
Auto-tune the news #5 – YouTube User schmoyoho
Unhappy birthday – The Smiths
God’s radar – The Dixie Hummingbirds
The Dixie Hummingbirds - Diamond Jubilation - God's Radar
Welcome To The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade - Welcome to the Black Parade
You sexy thing – Hot Chocolate
Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner - The Very Best of Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
Wild world – Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens - Cat Stevens: Greatest Hits - Wild World

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