Archive for July, 2010
#390 Reverse Robin Hood Republicans (Economics)
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Edition #390
Act 1: GOP on raising retirement age, cut benefits – Young Turks
Song 1: Home – Up From Below (Deluxe Edition)
Act 2: Barney Frank on financial reform – Chris Priest
Song 2: Lawless Flawless – Chris Priest
Act 3: GOP plan for the deficit – Rachel Maddow
Song 3: If you close the door – Adam Bork
Act 4: The Magnetar Trade story Part 1 – Pro Publica
Song 4: One – Inquisition Symphony
Act 5: Largest ever tax hike – Media Matters Minute
Act 6: The Magnetar Trade story Part 2 – Pro Publica
Song 6: Wild World – Cat Stevens: Greatest Hits
Act 7: Unemployed are lazy drug addicts – Young Turks
Song 7: The Sound of Settling – Transatlanticism
Act 8: Military spending – Rachel Maddow
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Economic Fun Fair – Mark Fiore
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#389 Religious Justice League (Religion)
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Edition #389
Act 1: Banning haircuts – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Painted By Numbers – Dying to Say This to You
Act 2: Political fashion news – The Bugle
Song 2: Garden State (Music from the Motion Picture) – Various Artists
Act 3: Pope whipped himself – Young Turks
Song 3: Hey, Soul Sister – Hey, Soul Sister – Single
Act 4: Bible more violent than Quran – NPR
Song 4: Monster Hospital – Metric
Act 5: God cites ‘moving in mysterious ways’ – The Onion
Song 5: Master Plan – It Still Moves
Act 6: News of the godly Part 1 – Le Show
Song 6: (Why Is Your) Heaven So Small – The Gospel Truth
Act 7: Stephen Prothero on the 8 religions – Colbert Report
Song 7: Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam (Live) – MTV Unplugged in New York: Nirvana
Act 8: Study says abstinence-only works – Young Turks
Song 8: Boadicea – The Very Best of Enya
Act 9: Heaven to return 3.6 billion souls for rejudging – The Onion
Song 9: Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Guns N’ Roses: Greatest Hits
Act 10: News of the godly Part 2 – Le Show
Song 9: Kids – Oracular Spectacular
Act 10: Glenn Beck, Ignore Jesus, be selfish – Young Turks
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Modest-Con 2010 – Colbert Report
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#388 Torture is Un-American so we don’t call it that (Media)
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Edition #388
Act 1: Blame – Daily Show
Song 1: Blame It On the Tetons – Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Act 2: Harvard’s study on torture – Young Turks
Song 2: Where Does the Good Go – So Jealous
Act 3: Yahweh or no way – Glenn Beck’s MLK rally – Colbert Report
Song 3: High – Back to Bedlam
Act 4: New ruling on media profanity – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 4: Escucha Me – The Best of the Gipsy Kings
Act 5: Father Guido Sarducci on Prophet Glenn Beck – Colbert Report
Song 5: Modern Way – Employment
Act 6: Torture in the media – On the Media
Song 6: Tell Me a Lie – Lost & Found
Act 7: People don’t like facts or failing – Citizen Radio
Song 7: Pony (It’s OK) – Love, Save the Empty (Bonus Track Version)
Act 8: Rush Limbaugh kids should dumpster-dive – Young Turks
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Media Fail On McChrystal Resignation – Young Turks
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#387 The state of the empire (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #387
Act 1: McChrystal article by Michael Hastings – Colbert Report
Song 1: The Moment I Said It – Speak for Yourself
Act 2: Gaps in Afghan government – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Out of Our Hands – Signs
Act 3: UK investigating war crimes – Citizen Radio
Song 3: All American Girl – My Private Nation
Act 4: Judge sides with detainee in Guantanamo – The Progressive
Song 4: Shuffle Your Feet – Howl
Act 5: Counter insurgency interview with General – Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Eve of Destruction – 60′s Gold
Act 6: Odd couple Frank and Paul on military spending – NPR
Song 6: No Need to Argue – No Need to Argue
Act 7: Obama authorizes assassinations on US citizens – Young Turks
Song 7: The Perfect Space – I and Love and You
Act 8: Afghanistan commentary – Rachel Maddow
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Petraeus takes over with same strategy – Rachel Maddow
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