Archive for October, 2009
#310 The war on Fox (Podcast)
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Edition #310
Act 1: The GOP colicky babies – Ring of Fire
Act 2: CNN leaves it there – Daily Show
Act 3: Fox News is not like the others – Rachel Maddow
Act 4: How Murdoch brought the Fox model to the US – Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Bend it like Beck – Colbert Report
Act 6: The war on FOX – Counterspin
Act 7: Media and power – Thom Hartmann
Act 8: Evidence of Fox collusion with GOP – The Young Turks
Music:
Camera one – Josh Joplin Group
Better Days (and the bottom drops out) – Citizen King
The boy in the bubble – Paul Simon
Nothing compares to you – Sinade O’Connor
Flagpole Sitta – Harvey Danger
Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games – Of Montreal
Let go – Frou Frou
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#309 Derailing unprecedented health reform would be unprecedented (Podcast)
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Edition #309
Act 1: Kid is denied healthcare for being too skinny – The Young Turks
Act 2: Max Baucus and Senate health reform – Bill Moyers Journal
Act 3: Medicare Part E – Thom Hartmann
Act 4: Healthcare, now what – This American Life
Act 5: Dems stopping healthcare would be unprecedented – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: The history of our healthcare system – This American Life
Act 7: Insurance company calls sick people dogs – The Young Turks
Act 8: Further reporting on anti-healthcare campaign – Rachel Maddow
Music:
Curl up and die – Relient K
Who will buy – Oliver Soundtrack
Fake Empire – The National
Doctor my eyes – Jackson 5
I go to extremes – Billy Joel
Remember Jonathan – Cyrille Verdeaux
Stop crying your heart out – Oasis
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#308 Still legally treated as second-class citizens (Podcast)
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Edition #308
Act 1: California Marriage Protection Act PSA 1
Act 2: When the time is right – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Jim Fouratt on gay rights – Colbert Report
Act 4: Obama speaks on DADT – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: California Marriage Protection Act PSA 2
Act 6: Dan Savage on Obama on DADT – Countdown
Act 7: The gay after tomorrow – Daily Show
Act 8: The aftermath of the gay rights rally – Mother Jones
Act 9: Queer and loathing in D.C. – Daily Show
Act 10: Dan Choi: Don’t Tell, Martha! – The Moth Podcast
Music:
I was married – Tegan and Sara
Right now – Van Halen
Leader – Burning Spear
What have I done to deserve this – Pet Shop Boys
Ain’t no reason – Brett Dennen
Don’t ask me why – Billy Joel
S̩n̩gal Fast-Food РAmadou & Mariam
Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise – The Avett Brothers
Let my love open the door – Pete Townsend
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#307 Snowe in October and other healthcare nonsense (Podcast)
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Edition #307
Act 1: Will it Snowe or wont it? – Wait wait don’t tell me!
Act 2: Bogus report commissioned by the health lobby – Countdown
Act 3: The majority leader of the senate – It’s all politics
Act 4: GOP claim healthcare costs will rise with reform – The Young Turks
Act 5: Special healthcare comment Part 1 – Countdown
Act 6: Fat baby and getting Snowe’s vote – Daily Show
Act 7: Misleading healthcare opinion research – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Special healthcare comment Part 2 – Countdown
Music:
Tell me tell me – Burning spear
Sunday bloody Sunday – U2
Because the night – 10,000 maniacs
The world is new – Save Ferris
Ill with want – The Avett Brothers
I think we’re alone now – Tiffany
Soft serve – Soul Coughing
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#306 Democracy for sale
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Edition #306
Act 1: Supreme Court on the verge of humanizing corporations – Colbert Report
Act 2: Looking forward on changing our economics – Bill Maher
Act 3: Jeffrey Toobin on the Supreme Court – Colbert Report
Act 4: Obama is letting the banks off the hook – The Young Turks
Act 5: Thousands of unemployed robots join the military – The Onion
Act 6: Wall streeters weigh life after ‘giant pool of money’ – NPR
Act 7: Krugman on Palin and economics – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Dow rallies after chimpanzee rings opening bell – The Onion
Act 9: Big money vs. the people – The Young Turks
Music:
Different People – No Doubt
Bleeding me – Metalica
And it spread – The Avett Brothers
Love you till the end – The Pogues
Give it up – The Goodmen
Nothing Is Good Enough – Amiee Mann
American Pie – Don McLean
Ring my bell – Anita Ward
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#305 Corporate energy fighting for and against the climate (Podcast)
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Edition #305
Act 1: James Hansen is arrested during MTR protest – Ring of Fire
Act 2: Cloudy with a chance of heat balls – Daily Show
Act 3: The fake cost of Obama’s energy policy – Counterspin
Act 4: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 5: Exxon named the green company of the year – Ring of Fire
Act 6: Shai Agassi on electric cars – Colbert Report
Act 7: Interview with Joe Romm – Counterspin
Act 8: Wood Nymphs working to reduce dependence on foreign dew drops – The Onion
Act 9: More forged letters for pro-coal lobby – Ring of Fire
Act 10: Is Inhofe stupid or just corrupt – The Young Turks
Music:
Why does the sun shine? – They might be giants
Hey ya! – Outkast
Tell me a lie – Griffin House
Scenic world – Beirut
Carefree – The Refreshments
Why does the sun really shine? – They might be giants
Fluffy little clouds – The Orb
Con Cassidy’s and Neil Gow’s Highlands/Moil and Tiarna/McSweeney’s Reel – Alton
Hey Ya – Obadiah Parker
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#304 Yeah, when it fits, we call you racist (Podcast)
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Edition #304
Act 1: The conservative media’s attack cycle – On the Media
Act 2: Comparing corruption of ACORN to Blackwater – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: The Word: Blackwashing – Colbert Report
Act 4: Covering the right-wing crazies in the media – Counterspin
Act 5: Pat Buchanan defends Hitler – The Young Turks
Act 6: The ‘Full Ginsburg’ – Daily Show
Act 7: Wingnut watch – Mother Jones Podcast
Act 8: Discussing the recent Glenn Beck chatter – Ring of Fire
Act 9: Target America – Daily Show
Music:
Love is a battlefield – Pat Benatar
Chicago X 12 – Rogue Wave
Paint it black – Vanessa Carlton
Love you ’till the end – The Pogues
Mad World – Tears for Fears
I’m not crying – Flight of the Conchords
Still crazy after all these years – Paul Simon
Burnout – Green Day
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#303 As the chips begin to fall (Podcast)
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Edition #303
Act 1: Healthcare polling – Counterspin
Act 2: GOP are a bunch of neanderthals – The Young Turks
Act 3: Wendel Potter on healthcare – Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Congress and lobbyists out of the closet – Colbert Report
Act 5: The nonsense healthcare debate – Mother Jones
Act 6: Public option in danger in committee – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: The profit of illness – Bill Maher
Act 8: Howard Dean on the importance of choice – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Democratic Super Majority! – Daily Show
Music:
Let Go – Frou Frou
Smile like you mean it – The Killers
Dreamtime – Uberzone
Take your mama out – Scissor Sisters
Bouncing around the room – Phish
I just died in your arms tonight – SuperTrack
Hospital beds – Cold War Kids
All American girl – Train
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#302 Moral Kombat (Podcast)
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Edition #302
Act 1: Naked hot tub religious mentoring – Le Show
Act 2: God smites area man for disturbing Him – The Onion
Act 3: How many women get hit on by their pastors? – The Young Turks
Act 4: Putting pressure on bad religious ideas – Bill Maher
Act 5: Moral Kombat – Daily Show
Act 6: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Benign growth removed from the Pope – The Onion
Act 8: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 9: Is Obama the anti-Christ? – Rachel Maddow
Act 10: War on Easter: Peeps display – Colbert Report
Act 11: Pastor of “Islam is the Devil” – The Young Turks
Music:
Meet me by the water – Rachael Yamagata
Whenever God Shines his Light – Van Morrison
Candy Girl – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Crazy Faith – Alison Krauss & Union Station
Malchik Gay – t.A.T.u.
Losing my religion – R.E.M
Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
God gave rock & roll to you – Kiss
God’s Gonna Cut You Down – Johnny Cash
God’s radar – The Dixie Hummingbirds
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