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#572 Bad and badder (Elections)
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Act 1: Newt Ginrich’s Performance and Mitt Romney’s Tax – Colbert Report
Song 1: He’s a Pirate – Pirates of the Caribbean (Original Soundtrack)
Act 2: God records a commercial for Bain Capital – David Feldman Air Date: 1-13-12
Song 2: Whenever God shines a light on me – Van Morrison
Act 3: Mitt’s Flamingly Wealthy – Daily Show Air Date: 1-18-12
Song 3: It Gets Better – It Gets Better
Act 4: How jealous of Mitt Romney are you? – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-12-12
Song 4: So Jealous – So Jealous
Act 5: Romney Strikes a Nerve in Florida – The Progressive Air Date: 2-1-12
Song 5: My Heart Sinks – Breaking Up
Act 6: The man from Bain – Le Show Air Date: 1-15-12
Act 7: O’Reilly comes to Romney’s rhetorical rescue – Counterspin Air Date: 1-19-12
Song 7: Swan Lake, Op.20: No.10 Scène (Moderato) – Tchaikovsky: The Three Ballets
Act 8: Fox’s Huckabee “Birther-Lite” Comments – Media Matters Air Date: 1-23-12
Act 9: War Within The Bubble – Real Time with Bill Maher – Air Date: 01-13-12
Song 9: A Whiter Shade of Pale – The Big Chill (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [15th Anniversary]
Act 10: Gingrich’s New Dog Whistle: Anti-Semitism – The Progressive Air Date: 1-23-12
Song 10: Crooked Teeth – Plans
Act 11: Black to the Future – Newt Gingrich’s Timing – Daily Show – Air Date 01-12-12
Song 11: This Little Light – Sing for Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Its Songs
Act 12: Gingrich: adultery makes him a more viable candidate – Wait wait don’t tell me – Air Date: 1-28-12
Song 12: Jelly Belly – The Shangri-Las & The ’60s Girl Group Garage Sound
Act 13: Newt’s Reckless Rhetoric – The Progressive Air Date: 1-31-12
Song 13: Bulletproof – La Roux (Bonus Track Version)
Act 14: Newt Gingrich wants to colonized the moon! – The Bugle – Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 14: Fly Me To The Moon – Sampler 2
Act 15: Gingrich Closing In On Romney In Poll – The Young Turks – Air Date: 01-18-12
Voicemails:
The time is right to occupy the ballot – Brian from Forth Worth, TX
Thoughts on choosing one’s sexuality – Jeff from Florida
Reaction to my comments on the It Gets Better campaign – Casey from Michigan
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on me being sick and keeping voicemails short
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Rush, Fox News Rip Gingrich Over Romney Bain Capital Attacks – The Young Turks – Air Date: 01-11-12
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#558 The establishment vs the rabble at the gate (Elections)
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Act 1: The Country Really Needs Newt Gingrich! – Wait wait Don’t Tell Me Air Date: 12-10-11
Song 1: Cheating – Jettingham
Act 2: Ron Paul Crushes Gingrich In New Ad – Young Turks
Song 2: A Long December – Films About Ghosts: The Best of Counting Crows
Act 3: NY Times: Gingrich “smartest man in the room” – Counterspin Air Date: 12-1-11
Song 3: The Idiots Are Taking Over – The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)
Act 4: A political Buddy for the people – Jim Hightower Air Date: 10-14-11
Song 4: We Could Be Friends – Weathervanes
Act 5: Can three progressive Power Panelists kill Cenk’s crush on Ron Paul? – Young Turks
Song 5: I’m Into Something Good – I’m Into Something Good – Single
Act 6: Political Ads vs Debate Analysis of Candidates – On the Media Air Date: 12-9-11
Song 6: If We Make It Through December – 40 Greatest Hits
Act 7: The “big stick” of people power – Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-6-11
Song 7: Sticks & Stone – How to Train Your Dragon (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 8: GOP debates Foreign Policy – Counterspin Air Date: 12-08-11
Song 8: No Questions Asked – Greatest Hits
Act 9: Private RNC call on Obama attack plan leaked – Young Turks Air Date: 12-7-11
Song 9: You’re Not Going Anywhere – Out of It
Act 10: Jim Hightower on Ending Corporate Personhood Election Influence – David Pakman Air Date: 10-27-11
Song 10: Move This – Pump Up the Jam
Act 11: NYT article should have read, Republicans say voter fraud is a huge issue, but it turns out they’re lying – Young Turks
Song 11: Gerudo Valley – Nintendo
Act 12: A Great Week in the Campaign Against Corporate Personhood – The Progressive Air Date: 12-9-11
Song 12: Vagabond – The Rip Tide
Act 13: It takes people power to make clear that corporations are NOT people – Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-8-11
Song 13: Turtle (Bonobo Mix) – One Offs… Remixes & B Sides
Act 14: Sen. Bernie Sanders calls Citizens United ‘a blow to democracy’ – Countdown Air Date: 12-9-11
Voicemails:
Rocky Anderson has formed the Justice Party to run for president – Chuck in Salt Lake City
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on how to avoid joining a cult or defending the indefensible
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Execute Drug Users? – Newt Gingrich – Young Turks
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Morning in America (Special Event)
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Act 1: 2004 DNC Keynote Speech (Clip 1) (Clip 2)
Act 2: Announcing his candidacy
Act 3: Remake this country (Link)
Act 4: Signs of Hope & Change (Link)
Act 5: Yes We Can – Will.i.am (Link)
Act 6: ‘A more perfect Union’ speech on race in America (Link)
Act 7: We are the ones we’ve been waiting for – Will.i.am (Link)
Act 8: The American Promise (Link)
Act 9: Obama in Berlin
Act 10: 2008 DNC Acceptance speech (LInk)
Act 11: We have a lot of work to do (LInk)
Act 12: DC reactions to the victory (LInk)
Act 13: Interview with Jesse Jackson – NPR (Link)
Act 14: It’s a new day! – Will.i.am (Link)
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#293 For-profit journalism at some of it’s worst (Podcast)
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Act 1: So you think you can douche – Daily Show
Act 2: Fact-imparted miniverse on healthcare – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Poll bearers: cable news polls itself – Daily Show
Act 4: Neal Boortz on human debris – The Young Turks
Act 5: Fox News: The new liberals – Daily Show
Act 6: Raising terror level to raise polling points – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: CNN’s just sayin’ – Daily Show
Act 8: Playing politics with terror – Countdown
Music:
Stand by me – Playing for change
Across the universe – Rufas Wainwright
Crash – The Primitives
Sorrow – Bad religion
We like to party – The Venga Boys
The World Has Turned And Left Me Here – Weezer
What’s the matter here? – 10,000 Maniacs
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