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#399 Climate bill killed as the world melts (Climate Change)
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Edition #399
Act 1: The trouble with fracking – Rachel Maddow
Song 1: That’s All – Arrow
Act 2: Obama on respecting science – Citizen Radio
Song 2: Where Is My Mind? – Surfer Rosa
Act 3: News of the warm Part 1 – Le Show
Song 3: Let’s Dance to Joy Division – A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
Act 4: The cries from Pakistan – The Progressive
Song 4: Cry – Back to Bedlam
Act 5: Lose 300 million pounds of CO2 – Slate.com
Song 5: Don’t Let’s Start – Then: The Earlier Years
Act 6: Climate bill killed – Young Turks
Song 6: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – The Joshua Tree (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]
Act 7: The decline of the oil economy – The Bugle
Song 7: (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher – Jackie Wilson: 20 Greatest Hits
Act 8: News of the warm Part 2 – Le Show
Song 8: Faster, Sooner, Now – Sell, Sell, Sell
Act 9: Greenland ice island – Countdown
Song 9: Juno – Elephant Shell
Act 10: 2010 hottest year so far on record – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Climate Bill – Rachel Maddow
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#383 A celebration of science (Climate Change)
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Edition #383
Act 1: NUMMI is reborn for electric cars – NPR
Song 1: Electric Car – Here Comes Science
Act 2: News of the warm 1 – Le Show
Song 2: Warning Sign – A Rush of Blood to the Head
Act 3: Bill McKibben Interview Part 1 – The Progressive
Song 3: Fake Empire – Boxer
Act 4: Climate change vs. Biblical Armageddon – The Onion
Song 4: The End’s Not Near – The O.C. Mix 6 – Covering Our Tracks
Act 5: Bill McKibben Interview Part 2 – The Progressive
Song 5: Big Black Nothing – Outer South
Act 6: How to draw attention to climate rallies – Counterspin
Song 6: Starsign – Welcome to Earth
Act 7: Bill McKibben Interview Part 3 – The Progressive
Song 7: Drive – EP – R.E.M.
Act 8: Denying science – Ring of Fire
Song 8: Science Is Real – Here Comes Science
Act 9: News of the warm 2 – Le Show
Song 9: Polar Bear – Make Some Noise
Act 10: What the fuck is wrong with you people – Bill Maher
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Quest For Arctic Riches – Colbert Report
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#353 Backwards politics and the climate (Climate)
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Edition #353
Act 1: Annie Leonard on stuff – Colbert Report
Act 2: Dr. James Hansen – Storms of my grandchildren – Thom Hartmann
Act 3: Chamber of commerce and the climate – Ring of Fire
Act 4: Facing America’s energy crisis Part 1 – Moyers’ Journal
Act 5: British House of Commons on ‘climate gate’ – Counterspin
Act 6: Facing America’s energy crisis Part 2 – Moyers’ Journal
Act 7: Obama’s switcheroo on offshore drilling – The Progressive
Act 8: Oilmen fund anti-climate change groups – Young Turks
Act 9: Media reaction to offshore drilling – Counterspin
Act 10: Not taking ‘yes’ for an answer – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Tree Hugging Pentagon – Ring of Fire
Music:
Time to take out the trash – Brad Sucks
Breathe me – Sia
On the turning away – Pink Floyd
Energy – The Apples In Stereo
The airway – Owl City
Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Annie Lennox
Sill can’t – The Cranberries
Fake plastic trees – Radiohead
Shut your eyes – Shout Out Louds
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#345 Blowing up mountains and our future (Climate Change)
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Edition #345
Act 1: Lorax Coal – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Ed Markey on climate bill Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 3: Oil spill improves wildlife viscosity – The Onion
Act 4: Ed Markey on climate bill Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 5: Cookies and carbon – NPR
Act 6: Plans for another energy crisis squashed – Thom Hartmann
Act 7: NY Times gives fair shake to climate loons – Counterspin
Act 8: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 9: Maria Cantwell on the CLEAR Act – Ring of Fire
Act 10: Nuclear gets another comeback – Counterspin
Act 11: Coal Comfort – Margaret Palmer – Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Knock-on effects – Green.tv
Music:
Flyswatter – Eels
The perfect space – The Avett Brothers
Greased lightnin’ – Grease Soundtrack
Goodbye blue sky – Pink Floyd
I’m free – Soup Dragons
Horchata – Vampire Weekend
Foolish games – Jewel
Let my love open the door – Pete Townsend
Planting seeds – Ten Story Relapse
Friend of the devil – Counting Crows
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#341 Flagrant ignorance (Climate Change)
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Edition #341
Act 1: Unusually large snow storm – Daily Show
Act 2: Snowpocalypse vs. climate change – Media Matters
Act 3: GOP doesn’t believe in climate change – Countdown
Act 4: Does winter snow disprove climate change – Young Turks
Act 5: Climate change deniers given second wind – Counterspin
Act 6: Denial also an inexplicable position on climate change – The Bugle
Act 7: Full court shot on climate change – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: False balance on snow vs. climate change – Counterspin
Act 9: Belief in climate change hinges on worldview – NPR
Act 10: Fox and Friends don’t understand that it’s cold in winter – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Colbert We’re Off to See the Blizzard – Colbert Report
Music:
MySpace.com/TheoBard
When the cold days come – Theo Bard
Late Afternoon – Theo Bard
Having a good time – Theo Bard
All the orders gone – Theo Bard
Everything you have – Theo Bard
Evil eyes – Theo Bard
This fickle world – Theo Bard
Drums of freedom – Theo Bard
Middle class boy – Theo Bard
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#319 1st world party, 3rd world clean up (Podcast)
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Edition #319
Act 1: Aziz Ansari on Copenhagen – It’s getting ha in here
Act 2: Gore urges Obama to take lead on climate – NPR
Act 3: Al Gore – Daily Show
Act 4: Gore the wonky bore – Counterspin
Act 5: The Story of Cap and Trade – Annie Leonard
Act 6: Naomi Klein on climate debt Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: DOT to add walking lanes to highways – The Onion
Act 8: Naomi Klein on climate debt Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 9: News of the warm – Le Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Act Now – Green.tv
Music:
Hold my hand – Hootie and the blowfish
Change your mind – Sister Hazel
If we make it through December – Merle Haggard
Cloud Nine – Ben Howard
Comptine D’un Autre Été: L’après Midi – Yann Tiersen
Classical Gas – Mason Williams
Walk beside me – Darrell Scott & Tim O’Brien
Got My Mind Set On You – George Harrison
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#312 Ancient sunlight vs fresh sunlight (Podcast)
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Edition #312
Act 1: The true cost of fossil fuels – Thom Hartmann
Act 2: Inhofe headed to Copenhagen – Ring of Fire
Act 3: Colin Beavan is No Impact Man – Colbert Report
Act 4: Rob Dunbar on ocean temps – Found Object Films
Act 5: Giant greenhouse blamed for climate change – The Onion
Act 6: Climate deniers – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Oil industry employees rally – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 9: Shia Agassi on fresh sun power – Found Obect Films
Act 10: Steven Levitt on economics of geo-engineering – Daily Show
Act 11: The arguement for switching to natural gas – Ring of Fire
Act 12: News of the warm – Le Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Dems shooting themselves in the foot on cabon legislation
Music:
Catalog & Classify – Mark Robinson
Knock yourself out – Jon Brion
This is the day – The The
Kyoko’s House – Philip Glass
Solsbury hill – Peter Gabriel
One million miles – J Ralph
M79 – Vampire Weekend
What I’m looking for – Brendan Benson
Close your eyes – Young Love
Hey ya – Obadiah Parker
Keepsake – State Radio
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#305 Corporate energy fighting for and against the climate (Podcast)
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Edition #305
Act 1: James Hansen is arrested during MTR protest – Ring of Fire
Act 2: Cloudy with a chance of heat balls – Daily Show
Act 3: The fake cost of Obama’s energy policy – Counterspin
Act 4: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 5: Exxon named the green company of the year – Ring of Fire
Act 6: Shai Agassi on electric cars – Colbert Report
Act 7: Interview with Joe Romm – Counterspin
Act 8: Wood Nymphs working to reduce dependence on foreign dew drops – The Onion
Act 9: More forged letters for pro-coal lobby – Ring of Fire
Act 10: Is Inhofe stupid or just corrupt – The Young Turks
Music:
Why does the sun shine? – They might be giants
Hey ya! – Outkast
Tell me a lie – Griffin House
Scenic world – Beirut
Carefree – The Refreshments
Why does the sun really shine? – They might be giants
Fluffy little clouds – The Orb
Con Cassidy’s and Neil Gow’s Highlands/Moil and Tiarna/McSweeney’s Reel – Alton
Hey Ya – Obadiah Parker
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#295 Playing games with the climate and cheating (Podcast)
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Act 1: Coal industry mail fraud – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: ‘Astroturf’ campaign fights climate bill – NPR
Act 3: A look at post-Katrina New Orleans – Le Show
Act 4: Surviving the storm: Voices from Katrina – NPR
Act 5: Bill McKibben from 350.org – Colbert Report
Act 6: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 7: Denver’s secret – Slate.com
Act 8: Jellyfish may help keep planet cool – NPR
Act 9: Face-lift: New ‘Faces of coal’ campaign – Rachel Maddow
Music:
Buildings and mountains – The Republic Tigers
Unforgiven – Apocalyptica
Help – Howie Day
I will survive – Cake
Favorite game – The Cardigans
Beds are burning – Midnight Oil
Blowing’ in the wind – Bob Dylan
Into the ocean – Blue October
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#287 Cap’n Trade to the rescue! (If only!) (Podcast)
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Act 1: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 2: Scientists debate geoengieneering – NPR
Act 3: Steven Chu – Daily Show
Act 4: About climate change: Never mind – Slate.com
Act 5: The Word: Ban de Soleil – Colbert Report
Act 6: Tidwell interview about cap & trade bill Part 1 – The Young Turks
Act 7: Meat shelf breaks free of Iowa – The Onion
Act 8: Tidwell interview about cap & trade bill Part 2 – The Young Turks
Act 9: Captain Trade! – Daily Show
Music:
July July – The Decemberists
Sky – Sonique
Stuck in the middle with you – Stealers Wheel
Better off alone – Alice Deejay
The kids don’t stand a chance – Vampire Weekend
Dreaming of you – The Coral
Just a ride – Jem
Auto-tune the news #6 – YouTube user schmoyoho
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#273 Some steps on the road to progress (kind of) (Podcast)
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Act 1: Lou Dobbs on climate change – Counterspin
Act 2: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 3: Interview with Glenn Hurowitz Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 4: EPA Admin Lisa P Jackson interview – The Daily Show
Act 5: Interview with Glenn Hurowitz Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 6: Climate change legislation moving forward – Counterspin
Act 7: Raising the CAFE standard – The Daily Show
Act 8: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 9: The ways that CO2 isn’t harmful – Countdown
Act 10: The toxicity of coal ash – Ring of Fire
Music:
Ghosts – Fanfarlo
Mother Nature’s fault – Self
Falling down – Oasis
Little black backpack – Stroke 9
The letter – The Box Tops
There is – Box Car Racer
Concrete Box – Nada Surf
Heat of the moment – Asia
Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby – Counting Crows
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#269 Denials debunked and truth spoken to power (Podcast)
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Act 1: PowerShift 09 Day 2 – PowerShift09.org
Act 2: Obama from the climate change summit – This American Life
Act 3: News of the warm Part 1 – Le Show
Act 4: George Will denies climate change Part 1 – Counterspin
Act 5: Van Jones speaking to congress
Act 6: News of the warm Part 2 – Le Show
Act 7: Richard Branson purchases north pole – The Onion
Act 8: George Will denies climate change Part 2 – Counterspin
Act 9: Joe Romm interview – On the Media
Act 10: News of the warm Part 3 – Le Show
Act 11: The grid may be smart but will it be green? – NPR
Act 12: George will denies global warming Part 3 – Counterspin
Music:
Sunrise – Norah Jones
Comptine D’un Autre Été: L’après Midi – Yann Tiersen
Cold as Ice – Foreigner
Honesty – Billy Joel
Goodbye blue sky – Pink Floyd
Untitled – Zoe Keating
Recycled Air – The Postal Service
Major Tom – A-Ha
Information Travels Faster – Death Cab for Cutie
Tell me a lie – Griffin House
Radio – One Ring Zero
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#255 Green Jobs and the Youth Movement (Podcast)
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Act 1: Green jobs with Van Jones Part 1 – Meet the Bloggers
Act 2: Eco-friendly Hummers – The Onion
Act 3: Green jobs with Van Jones Part 2 – Meet the Bloggers
Act 4: Remaking an edge city – NPR
Act 5: Green jobs with Van Jones Part 3 – Meet the Bloggers
Act 6: Global warming irreversable for 1000 years – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Measuring the national carbon footprint – Slate
Music:
Knock on wood – Amy Stewart
When you were young – The Killers
Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby – Smashmouth
Don’t dream it’s over – Sixpence None The Richer
Where is my mind – The Pixies
July, July! – The Decemberists
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Building out of a hole (Podcast)
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Act 1: The green collar economy – Democaracy NOW!
Act 2: The Blue Green Alliance Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 3: Alternative fuel SUV – The Onion
Act 4: The Blue Green Alliance Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 5: News of the warm – LeShow
Act 6: Can cities save the planet? – Slate.com
Music:
Directions – Josh Rouse
Working class hero – Exit Clov
Still Life – Men at work
She moves – Stigmata
100 years – Five for fighting
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Where we are now and where we should go (Podcast)
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Act 1: Friedman on “Drill baby, drill” – NPR
Act 2: We Can Solve It ad not shown on ABC – CounterSpin
Act 3: Friedman on taxing what we don’t want – NPR
Act 4: Life jackets issued to all Americans – The Onion
Act 5: News of the warm – LeShow
Act 6: The religious right on global warming – Point of Inquiry
Act 7: Tom Freidman Interview – The Colbert Report
Music:
I saved the world today – The Eurythmics
The end of medicine – The New Pornographers
This is the day – The The
Nap hangs up the phone – Napoleon Dynamite
Knock yourself out – Jon Brion
Hey there Delilah – Plain White T’s
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