Archive for April, 2010

#357 Cowardice and callousness (Foreign Policy)

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Edition #357

Act 1: We can’t be overly accepting – Citizen Radio
Act 2: Girl has nose and ears cut off – Young Turks
Act 3: Reza Aslan on Afghanistan – Daily Show
Act 4: Boxing the US in Afghanistan – The Progressive
Act 5: Rep Grayson’s stunning points on our wars – Young Turks
Act 6: Obama’s courage on nukes – The Progressive
Act 7: Commanders using media to sell war – Young Turks
Act 8: Wikileaks video – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Support the troops is not unconditional – The Progressive
Act 10: Iraq shooting video analysis – Young Turks

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The Big Bang Treaty – Daily Show

Music:
Handsome Devil – The Smiths

Warchild – The Cranberries

So long Jimmy – James Blunt

President – Wyclef Jean

Hero of war – Rise Against

Cloud Nine – Ben Howard

Casualties Of War – Rakim

Cosmic Love – Florence + The Machine

1 Trillion Dollars – Anti-Flag

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#356 Yeah, I’m conflating the tea parties with the militia movement (Tea Parties)

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Edition #356

Act 1: Armed march on almost Washington – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: The history of April 19th and 20th – On the Media
Act 3: On the road with the Tea Party Express – Daily Show
Act 4: Echos of Oklahoma City – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: How the FBI arrested a militia – NPR
Act 6: FBI investigates tea party threats – Young Turks
Act 7: Interview with a teabagger – Le Show
Act 8: The un-tea party – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Tea America – Daily Show

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At a tea party with a no medicare pledge – Thom Hartmann

Music:
1901 – Phoenix

Spring Came, Rain Fell – Club 8

Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind – The Lovin’ Spoonful

We shall overcome – Pete Seeger

Let’s work together – Canned Heat

Smokin from shootin – My Morning Jacket

Spaceman – The Office, BBC
Unbirthday song – Camarata Chorus and Orchestra

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#355 Don’t believe in any form of sorcery (Religion)

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Edition #355

Act 1: Man faces execution for sorcery – Young Turks
Act 2: Passover seder half-assed – The Onion
Act 3: Jesus, Reconsidered – NPR
Act 4: Student forced out of school over gay parents – Young Turks
Act 5: Corruption in the Catholic Church – Bill Maher
Act 6: Indian rationalist battles swamis and babas – Young Turks
Act 7: Desire to ejaculate motivates local Christian to wed – The Onion
Act 8: Study narrows gap between mind and brain – NPR
Act 9: Liberals and atheists smarter than conservatives and the religious – Young Turks
Act 10: The need for more warm, cuddly atheists – Citizen Radio

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The Word – Forgive and Forget Church scandal

Music:
Porcelain – Moby

I’ve gotta be me – Sammy Davis, Jr.

Ebudae – Enya

Early in the morning – Peter, Paul And Mary

Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now – The Smiths

Shattered faith – Bad Religion

Like a virgin – Madonna

New soul – Yael Naïm

Halo – Beyoncé

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#354 Toxic assets from Wall St to West Virginia (Economics)

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Edition #354

Act 1: Lifestyles of the rich and despicable – Wait wait don’t tell me
Act 2: We bought a toxic asset so you can watch it die – NPR
Act 3: Michael Lewis – The Big Short – Daily Show
Act 4: Joeseph Stiglitz on the economic freefall Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 5: Is 2010 going to be 1994 or 1934 – Slate.com
Act 6: Joeseph Stiglitz on the economic freefall Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: No one would listen – Daily Show
Act 8: WV Mine blast conservatives fault – Young Turks

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Robin Hood Tax – A Good Idea – Green.tv

Music:
So long – Lodger

Toxicity – System of a Down

I second that emotion – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

The gambler – Kenny Rogers

Dreamtime – Uberzone

Falling down – Oasis

Lights out – Santigold

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