Archive for February, 2012

#580 The War on Women Part 2: Subjugation

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Edition #580

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Act 1: O’Reilly: Drunk Women Get Pregnant – Young Turks – Air Date: 07-25-11

Song 1: Resist – Katy McAllister

Act 2: Virginia government wants to physically penetrate you – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-14-12

Song 2: Gimme Sympathy (Acoustic) – Plug In, Plug Out – EP

Act 3: Girlfriend Acting All Clingy After Getting Pregnant – The Onion

Song 3: Fidelity – Begin to Hope (Bonus Track Version)

Act 4: Rectal Exam Amendment To Anti-Abortion Bill – The Young Turks – Air Date: 2-1-12

Song 4: Timeless – Melankton

Act 5: Susan G. Komen Reverses, Returns Planned Parenthood Funding – David Pakman -Air Date: 02-06-12

Song 5: Clowns (Can You See Me Now?) – 200 KM/H in the Wrong Lane

Act 6: Stop Normalizing Rape – The Progressive Air Date: 12-15-11

Song 6: Winter Winds – Mumford & Sons Piano Tribute

Act 7: Sexual Assault Prevention in the Military is Bureaucracy Upon Bureaucracy – Media Matters Air Date: 2-13-12

Act 8: Komen’s Anti-Abortion VP Wanted To Defund Planned Parenthood – Young Turks – Air Date: 2-6-12

Song 8: Foundations (Full Explicit Version) – Made of Bricks (Bonus Track Version)

Act 9: The Right Wing Is Taking Rights Away From Women, But Were They Really Using Them – Lee Camp – Air Date 2-20-12

Song 9: A Beautiful Mine (Theme Music from “Mad Men”) – A Beautiful Mine (Theme Music from “Mad Men”) – Single

Act 10: Komen VP Handel Resigns Over Planned Parenthood Dispute – Young Turks Air Date: 2-7-12

Song 10: Enough – Angus (Music from the Motion Picture)

Act 11: How the needle moves as conservatives push their anti-woman agenda – Double X Gabfest Air Date: 2-22-12

Song 11: Save Me – Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)

Act 12: The fear over giving women power over their own bodies – Opinionated Air Date: 2-22-12

Final comments on analyzing the societal narrative of women in popular culture

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#579 The War on Women Part 1: Contraception

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Edition #579

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Act 1: Fox Attempts to Smear Obama as Anti-Catholic – Media Matters Air Date: 2-2-12

Song 1: Only the Good Die Young (Single Version) – The Essential Billy Joel

Act 2: Obama Attacks Religious Freedom McConnel on Contraception Coverage – TYT – Air Date: 2-13-12

Song 2: If I Had a Hammer – The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary

Act 3: It’s a great time to be a woman in America! – Blacking it up Air Date: 2-13-12

Song 3: Living In America – James Brown: Greatest Hits Fourth Decade

Act 4: Fox: Access to Birth Control = Forcing You To Eat Pork – Media Matters Air Date: 2-15-12

Song 4: Fool – Laundry Service

Act 5: Republicans Have Picked a Loser in Contraception Fight – The Progressive Air Date: 2-16-12

Song 5: Those Were the Days (Re-Recorded) – Mother’s Golden Memories – Classic Songs from the 50′s-70′s (Re-Recorded Versions)

Act 6: If we allow contraception women may begin to think they’re equal to men – Majority Report Air Date: 2-14-12

Song 6: Barefoot and Pregnant – The Doyle and Debbie Show

Act 7: American Lady News and the debate on contraception – The Bugle Air Date: 2-17-12

Song 7: Lessons Learned – Grand

Act 8: Obama Contraception Compromise Not 3D Chess – Young Turks – Air Date 2-20-12

Song 8: The Boy In the Bubble – Graceland (Remastered)

Act 9: Really? with Seth and Amy: Birth Control – Saturday Night Live

Voicemails:
Reaction to the Jay and Lauren’s discussion on communication – Todd from LA
If homosexuality is a choice then why not try choosing it for a week just to see? – Daniel from Clemmons, NC
Reaction to the Jay and Lauren’s discussion on communication – Dave from Olympia, WA

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Loud Pipes – Classics

Final comments teasing that I’m going to start a conversation about the oppression of women in society

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#578 Sweater Vest Man Rises (Elections)

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Edition #578

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Act 1: Sweater Vest Man song – Frank Chow

Act 2: Gays Vilify Rick Santorum, Wife Karen Dated Abortion Doctor – The Young Turks Air Date: 01-17-12

Song 2: Honey – Play & Play: B Sides

Act 3: Santorum’s Hypocrisy on Prenatal Testing – The Progressive Air Date: 2-20-12

Song 3: Moment of Tranquility – Welcome to Earth

Act 4: Tim Wise Interview – How Race Factors into Electoral Politics – Majority Report – Air Date: 1-30-12

Song 4: Sydney (I’ll Come Running) – Sydney (I’ll Come Running) – Single

Act 5: Rick Santorum Don’t Worry About Cost of Medications You Need – David Pakman -Air Date: 02-06-12

Song 5: Twisted Logic – X & Y

Act 6: Megadeath singer sort-of endorses Rick Santorum – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me Air Date: 2-18-12

Song 6: Peace of Mind – Popular Music That Will Live Forever – EP

Act 7: Obama disrupts the concept of citizenship in the white supremacist mind – Blacking it up Air Date: 2-7-12

Song 7: Back In Time – Huey Lewis & The News: Greatest Hits

Act 8: Take a ride in Rick’s head – Jim Hightower Air Date: 2-13-12

Song 8: Every Sperm Is Sacred – Monty Python Sings

Act 9: Santorum Scandal Cover For John Ensign – Young Turks

Song 9: It Goes On and On – I and Love and You

Act 10: Romney’s non concern for the poor – Jimmy Dore – Air Date 2-3-12

Song 10: Always Mean It – Emilyn Brodsky’s Greatest T**s

Act 11: Looking Good for Obama – The Progressive Air Date: 2-13-12

Song 11: If You Wanna – What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?

Act 12: Rick Santorum Wins THREE Primaries in 1 Day – David Pakman -Air Date: 02-09-12

Voicemails:
Running with righteous indignation – Patrick from Dallas
When can the US government be considered illegitimate? Vote Green – Chris from Middletown, NY
Police accountability activists win a campaign against violent cop – Col. Moses from Portland, OR
Praise for Blacking It Up talking about revisionist history – Colin from Cleveland, OH

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Final comments on training for my Climate Ride

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
GOP Introduces New “Mystery Candidate” With Paper Bag Over Head – The Onion

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#577 This episode is totally gay (LGBTTIQQ2SA Rights)

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Edition #577

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Act 1: Rant on Gay Teen Suicides in Canada – Rick Mercer

Song 1: Solid Action – Playing Favourites

Act 2: Young, Gay And Homeless: Fighting For Resources – NPR Air Date: 11-21-11

Song 2: Skinny Love – For Emma, Forever Ago

Act 3: Elizabeth Santorum’s perspective on Gay Rights vs Real Gay Families – Dan Savage – Air Date: 1-06-12

Song 3: Oh Well, Okay – Home To Oblivion: An Elliott Smith Tribute

Act 4: Gay Parents Better Than Straight Parents (Research) – Young Turks – Air Date – 01-22-12

Song 4: Is Love Enough (feat. Gentleman) – Yell Fire!

Act 5: Letter D Pulls Sponsorship From Sesame Street – The Onion

Song 5: Sesame Street – Mommy I’m Sorry

Act 6: Mark Sam Rosenthal: The most natural thing – The Story Collider Air Date: 1-22-12

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Song 6: Reproduction – Grease 2

Act 7: Cuddle Therapy – Gay To Straight Scam – Young Turks

Song 7: Let Go – Garden State (Music from the Motion Picture)

Act 8: Prop 8 ruled unconstitutional by California Supreme Court – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-7-12

Voicemails:
Gay male perspective on the anti-equality sect of LGBT community
Responses to the It Gets Better and Anti-Equality discussions – Elka from Indiana

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Final comments and conversation with Lauren about communication and advocacy

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