Archive for May, 2010

#364 Delusions of fascism, journalism and grandeur (Media)

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Edition #364

Act 1: Glenn Beck’s Nazi Tourette’s – Daily Show
Song 1: Better be quite now – Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith - Figure 8 - Better Be Quiet Now
Act 2: The power of conservative media – Young Turks
Song 2: Everything In Its Right Place – Radiohead
Radiohead - The Best of Radiohead (Special Edition) - Everything In Its Right Place
Act 3: Dissecting NBC report on financial reform – Jimmy Dore
Song 3: Too much information – Duran Duran
Duran Duran - Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) - Too Much Information
Act 4: Bernie Goldberg fires back – Daily Show
Song 4: Knock yourself out – Jon Brion
Jon Brion - I Heart Huckabees - Knock Yourself Out
Act 5: Fox News spins net neutrality – Young Turks
Song 5: So much more – Marc Robillard
Marc Robillard - So Much More - So Much More
Act 6: Jon Meacham on sale of Newsweek – Daily Show
Song 6: Who will buy – Oliver Twist
Act 7: Goldman defended in the media – Counterspin
Song 7: You’re a wolf – Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf - Leaves In the River - You're a Wolf
Act 8: Glenn to the mountaintop – Colbert Report

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Obama Slams Tea Party Rallies & Fox News Reacts – Young Turks

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#363 Wrongheaded reactions, foreign and domestic (Foreign Policy)

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Edition #363

Act 1: Palin on the playground – The Bugle
Song 1: Buildings and mountains – The Republic Tigers
The Republic Tigers - Keep Color - Buildings & Mountains
Act 2: Andrew Bacevich on Afghanistan Part 1 – Moyers Journal
Song 2: Highschool lover – Air
AIR - The Virgin Suicides (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) - Highschool Lover
Act 3: Using smaller missiles – Counterspin
Song 3: Empty room – Marjorie Fair
Marjorie Fair - Self Help Serenade - Empty Room
Act 4: Andrew Bacevich on Afghanistan Part 2 – Moyers Journal
Song 4: What’s the matter here – 10,000 maniacs
10,000 Maniacs - MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs - What's the Matter Here?
Act 5: Iraq should pay for us killing them – Young Turks
Song 5: Politic Amagni (La Politique, C’est Pas Bon) – Amadou & Mariam
Amadou & Mariam - Dimanche a Bamako - Politic Amagni " La politique, c'est pas bon "
Act 6: Post script to Afghanistan interview – Moyers Journal
Song 6: Peacocks – The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats - Tallahassee - Peacocks
Act 7: Boom doesn’t go the dynamite – Colbert Report
Song 7: Headlock – Imogen Heap
Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself - Headlock
Act 8: Lieberman’s citizenship law – Countdown
Song 8: Patience – Guns N’ Roses
Guns N' Roses - Guns N' Roses: Greatest Hits - Patience
Act 9: Lieberman’s extrajudicial law – The Progressive
Song 9: Up against the wall – Peter Bjorn & John
Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block - Up Against the Wall
Act 10: Just lucky – Young Turks
Song 10: The lucky one – Alison Krauss and Union Station
Alison Krauss & Union Station - New Favorite - The Lucky One
Act 11: Lieberman introduces citizenship bill – Rachel Maddow

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Explosive and the City 2 – Daily Show

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#362 Winning by losing (Economics)

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Edition #362

Act 1: Winning by losing – Mark Fiore
Song 1: I’m a loser – The Beatles
Act 2: Minority leader called out – Young Turks
Song 2: Birdhouse in your soul – They Might be Giants
They Might Be Giants - Flood - Birdhouse In Your Soul
Act 3: The inside job Part 1 – This American Life
Song 3: Cat faces – Ugly Casanova
Ugly Casanova - Sharpen Your Teeth - Cat Faces
Act 4: Fraud hearing on shitty deals – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 4: Working class hero – Green Day
Green Day - Working Class Hero - Single - Working Class Hero
Act 5: The inside job Part 2 – This American Life
Song 5: Hey Jealousy – Gin Blossoms
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience - Hey Jealousy
Act 6: The GOP alternative to financial reform – Young Turks
Song 6: Damn it feels good to be a gangsta – Geto Boys
Act 7: The inside job Part 3 – This American Life
Song 7: Bet Against the American Dream – This American Life
Act 8: Wham-O moves to America – Daily Show
Song 8: Wake up – Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire - Funeral - Wake Up
Act 9: GOP up Wall Street’s ass – Young Turks

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S.E.C. porn – Daily Show

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#361 The Police State Welcomes You (Immigration)

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Edition #361

Act 1: Boycotting AZ, teas and otherwise – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Tea for the Tillerman – Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman - Tea for the Tillerman
Act 2: AZ law spurs immigration reform – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Different People – No Doubt
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom - Different People
Act 3: AZ Sheriff rips new law – Young Turks
Song 3: Stand – R.E.M.
R.E.M. - In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 - Stand
Act 4: Law and Border – Daily Show
Song 4: I miss you – Blink 182
Blink-182 - blink-182 - I Miss You
Act 5: O’Reilly grasping to support AZ law – Counterspin
Song 5: See you on the other side – Ozzy Osbourn
Ozzy Osbourne - The Essential Ozzy Osbourne - See You On the Other Side
Act 6: Papers please amendments – Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Bouncing around the room – Phish
Phish - Lawn Boy - Bouncing Around the Room
Act 7: The word – No Problemo – Colbert Report
Song 7: Mexico – The Refreshments
Refreshments - Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy - Mexico
Act 8: Wrongful arrests happens already – Young Turks
Song 8: Still crazy after all these years – Paul Simon
Paul Simon - The Essential Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years
Act 9: Police State Pete – Mark Fiore
Song 9: What I’m looking for – Brendan Benson
Brendan Benson - What I'm Looking For (Ad Version) - Single - What I'm Looking For (Ad Version)
Act 10: AZ law writers are liars, racists – Rachel Maddow

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Suspicious Behavior on Cinco de Mayo – Daily Show

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