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#398 This is a total waste of our time (Park 51)
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Edition #398
Act 1: Cat and Mosque – Mark Fiore
Song 1: Anywhere Is – The Very Best of Enya
Act 2: Municipal land-use update – Daily Show
Song 2: Tolerance – Yell Fire!
Act 3: Cantor on the mosque ‘Come on’ – Rachel Maddow
Song 3: It’s Alright – Live At 25
Act 4: Jimmy’s take on the mosque – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 4: Golden Brown – The Stranglers: Greatest Hits 1977-1990
Act 5: Islamic architecture – The Bugle
Song 5: Drums of freedom – Theo Bard
Act 6: Who are we as a nation – The Young Turks
Song 6: I Don’t Believe In That – Unglorious Hallelujah
Act 7: Citizen Radio talks on Cordoba – GRITtv
Song 7: Different People – Tragic Kingdom
Act 8: The sacred ground arguement – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 8: The Argument – Front Seat Solidarity
Act 9: How to know it’s election season – Sam Seder
Song 9: One Love – Songs Around the World (Audio/Video Version)
Act 10: Embarrassing moments – Rachel Maddow
Song 10: South Side – Play & Play: B Sides
Act 11: The ‘radical’ Imam behind the mosque – Young Turks
Song 11: Knock Yourself Out – I Heart Huckabees (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Act 12: Mosque-Erade – Daily Show
Song 12: Missed the Boat – We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Act 13: Special Comment on the mosque – Countdown
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Municipal Land-Use Update – Ground Zero Mosque – Daily Show
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#395 Another giant distraction based on bigotry (Immigration)
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Edition #395
Act 1: Be nice to minorities – Bill Maher
Song 1: We Are Going to Be Friends (Live) – Under Great White Northern Lights (Live)
Act 2: Latino 911 – Daily Show
Song 2: Nothing Else Matters – Inquisition Symphony
Act 3: Championing the AZ law – Media Matters
Act 4: Obama’s weak immigration reform – Young Turks
Song 4: Loud Pipes – Classics
Act 5: Arizona’s photo radar – Daily Show
Song 5: Ballad of Hugo Chavez – Jackson Square
Act 6: Border violence, that’s bullshit – Sam Seder
Song 6: Cattle Call – Songs of the Trail
Act 7: Interview on reaction to AZ law ruling – Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Breakneck Speed – Champ
Act 8: Hurray for courageous judge Suan Bolton – The Progressive
Song 8: Fade to Black – Inquisition Symphony
Act 9: Susan Bolton ruling – Media Matters
Act 10: AZ immigration law stopped by federal judge – Young Turks
Song 10: Look After You – How to Save a Life
Act 11: Fake immigration stories – Rachel Maddow
Song 11: Concrete Box – Nada Surf
Act 12: US will now offer platinum plus citizenship – The Onion
Song 12: Solid Action – Playing Favourites
Act 13: Immigration stories now user generated – Rachel Maddow
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Arturo Rodriguez on immigrant workers – Colbert Report
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#381 Wars, Crimes and War Crimes (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #381
Act 1: Back in Black – Mark Fiore
Song 1: Maple Leaf Rag – The Entertainer
Act 2: Bush admits to war crimes – Countdown
Song 2: Turtle (Bonobo Mix) – One Offs (Remixes and B Sides)
Act 3: Water-boarding is a no-brainer – Bill Maher
Song 3: Monster – Not Accepted Anywhere
Act 4: Water-boarding USA – Le Show
Song 4: Waterboardin’ USA – Songs Pointed and Pointless
Act 5: Respect my authoritah – Daily Show
Song 5: Mount Doom (feat. Renée Fleming) – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – The Complete Recordings
Act 6: Following the constitution or not – Jimmy Dore
Song 6: California – null
Act 7: Sy Hersh story on battlefield executions – Young Turks
Song 7: You Got to Get Out of There – Back to Broke
Act 8: Comparing the Bush and Obama policies – Bill Maher
Song 8: Kyoko’s House (“stage blood is not enough”) – Mishima (Original Music Composed By Philip Glass)
Act 9: U.S. Airliner Sajacked – The Onion
Song 9: Wheel of Fortune – Kay Starr: Capitol Collectors Series
Act 10: Interview with Republican on Miranda Rights – Jimmy Dore
Song 10: 1901 – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Act 11: Clusterfuck to the war house – Korea and Middle East – Daily Show
Song 11: The Dead Heart – Diesel and Dust (2007 Remastered)
Act 12: Killing Number 3 – On the Media
Song 12: Feet to the Fire – Before We Fall
Act 13: Obama’s Bush-like war comments – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Afghanistan Stability Chart – Daily Show
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#356 Yeah, I’m conflating the tea parties with the militia movement (Tea Parties)
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Edition #356
Act 1: Armed march on almost Washington – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: The history of April 19th and 20th – On the Media
Act 3: On the road with the Tea Party Express – Daily Show
Act 4: Echos of Oklahoma City – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: How the FBI arrested a militia – NPR
Act 6: FBI investigates tea party threats – Young Turks
Act 7: Interview with a teabagger – Le Show
Act 8: The un-tea party – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Tea America – Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
At a tea party with a no medicare pledge – Thom Hartmann
Music:
1901 – Phoenix
Spring Came, Rain Fell – Club 8
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind – The Lovin’ Spoonful
We shall overcome – Pete Seeger
Let’s work together – Canned Heat
Smokin from shootin – My Morning Jacket
Spaceman – The Office, BBC
Unbirthday song – Camarata Chorus and Orchestra
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#350 March of the loons (Conservatives)
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Edition #350
Act 1: Health care slime machine – Daily Show
Act 2: Obama may be Anti-Christ, like Hitler – Young Turks
Act 3: Coburn on Fox News bias – Countdown
Act 4: Elephant graveyard with David Frum – Colbert Report
Act 5: Tea partiers should sign anti-government pledge – Thom Hartmann
Act 6: Man attempts to assassinate Obama while not seeming racist – The Onion
Act 7: Pelosi caused trouble by crossing the street – Young Turks
Act 8: Harry Reid supporters, you’re not helping – Daily Show
Act 9: Threats to congressmen – Rachel Maddow
Act 10: Wag of the finger to the Hutaree Militia – Colbert Report
Act 11: Right wing extremists on the rise – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Obama Bumper Sticker Road Rage
Music:
Walk like an Egyptian – The Bangles
Civil war – Guns N’ Roses
A few honest words – Ben Sollee
Lessons learned – Matt and Kim
Come Together – The Beatles
Everyday People – Sly and The Family Stone
Something to believe in – The Offspring
Bus rider – John Swihart
Ready for the good times – Shakira
Get ready – The Proclaimers
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#297 Cheney’s tortured facts and logic (Podcast)
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Act 1: Blackwater’s corrupt crusade – Countdown
Act 2: Cheney’s interview prop with FOX – Le Show
Act 3: Planet Cheney – Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Reporting on the torture report – On the Media
Act 5: Infotainment with a war criminal – Countdown
Act 6: Taking apart the FOX Cheney interview Part 1 – The Young Turks
Act 7: Is using a minotaur to gore detainees torture? – The Onion
Act 8: Taking apart the FOX Cheney interview Part 2 – The Young Turks
Music:
Modern Crusaders – Enigma
Six Underground – Sneaker Pimps
Welcome To The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance
Pink Moon – Nick Drake
Billy – James Blunt
Where do I begin? – The Chemical Brothers
Crazy Maze – Desree
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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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#292 The opponents of healthcare are scarier than death panels
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Act 1: These guys are not on the level – The Young Turks
Act 2: Sick for profit – Brave New Films
Act 3: Bernie Sanders on single-payer healthcare Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 4: Debate on healthcare goes unexplained – Counterspin
Act 5: Bernie Sanders on single-payer healthcare Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 6: Deep fear and anger over healthcare – The Young Turks
Act 7: Heal or no heal, Montana townhall – Daily Show
Act 8: Kill Grandma? Debunking health bill myths – NPR
Act 9: Report from a remote access clinic in LA – Bill Maher
Act 10: Fact-free, purely political healthcare debate – Rachel Maddow
Music:
Debate Exposes Doubt – Death Cab For Cutie
Sing Theresa Says – Greg Laswell
Call on me – Eric Prydz
Break it down again – Tears for fears
Can’t Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon
Girl afraid – The Smiths
Wanted – The Cranberries
Don’t let it bring you down – Annie Lennox
Good – Better Than Ezra
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#291 Rock-ribbed, lily-livered conservatives (Podcast)
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Act 1: Appealing to right-wing fear – Ring of Fire
Act 2: Class of ’43 – Daily Show
Act 3: Bob Inglis – What are they afraid of? – The Young Turks
Act 4: Cheney testing the constitution – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Cheney’s asault on the rule of law – Countdown
Act 6: Examining the damage left by Cheney – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Continuing the details on warrantless wiretapping – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Doctoring the torture program – The Young Turks
Music:
Green eyes – Coldplay
I Don’t Mind If You Forget Me – Morrissey
Star wars remix – Happy Hardcore
President of what? – Death Cab For Cutie
Under the bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Go ahead – Rilo Kiley
Transit – Albert Hammond Jr.
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#279 Anger leads to hate hate leads to suffering (Podcast)
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Act 1: The rise of right-wing extremism – Ring of Fire
Act 2: Fox News helped kill George Tiller – Countdown
Act 3: Right-wing hate speech Part 1 – Rhandi Rhodes
Act 4: Military propaganda in the media – Counterspin
Act 5: Right-wing hate speech Part 2 – Rhandi Rhodes
Act 6: Conservatives spurring violence Part 1 – The Young Turks
Act 7: Michael Savage banned from UK – Ring of Fire
Act 8: Conservatives spurring violence Part 2 – The Young Turks
Music:
My favorite game – The Cardigans
Safety dance – Men Without Hats
Once around the block – Badly Drawn Boy
Happy – Sister Hazel
Nothing Compares to You – Shinade O’Connor
Good people – Jack Johnson
This Is The Day – The The
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#277 The war of words over torture (Podcast)
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Act 1: Jesse Ventura on The View – The Young Turks
Act 2: Dick Cheney blaming 9/11 on Dick Clark – Daily Show
Act 3: Jesse Ventura on torture with Hannity – The Young Turks
Act 4: There are 355 terrorists in the US already – Slate.com
Act 5: Dealing with the facts of torture – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: New documents from the CIA on torture – The Young Turks
Act 7: You don’t ask what’s legal, you ask what works – Countdown
Music:
Under the milky way tonight – Seven Nations
Ready For The Good Times – Shakira
The man in me – Bob Dylan
Sowing the seeds of love – Tears for Fears
Bend – Ben Sollee
Just For You – Imogen Heap
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#270 The torture debate continues and then ends (Podcast)
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Act 1: Torture photos vs. Don’t ask don’t tell – The Daily Show
Act 2: GOP going full blast fear – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Cheney’s claims refuted by interrogator – Brave New Films
Act 4: Cheney in the media on torture – Counterspin
Act 5: Bob Graham interview on CIA briefings – The Colbert Report
Act 6: Switching positions on torture – The Young Turks
Act 7: Stupidly rationalizing torture – Countdown
Act 8: Where to keep the terror suspects – The Daily Show
Act 9: Timeline summery of torture memos and fallout – Rachel Maddow
Act 10: Religious quotes on war memos – The Colbert Report
Act 11: Mancow gets waterboarded – The Young Turks
Act 12: The torture debate ends – Countdown
Music:
Breathe me – Sia
Don’t fear the reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
Sweetest thing – U2
We’re simple minds – Club 8
Little lies – Fleetwood Mac
Change your mind – Sister Hazel
Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) – The Decemberists
I would die for you – Garbage
The Argument – This bike is a pipe bomb
Praise you – Fatboy Slim
Close to me – The Cure
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#266 Torture talk continues… and continues (Podcast)
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Act 1: GOP on not closing Gitmo – The Young Turks
Act 2: Liz Cheney on torture – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Cheney throws Bush under the bus – The Daily Show
Act 4: Lehey on prosecuting Bush criminals – Ring of Fire
Act 5: 2 steps forward 1 step back – Countdown
Act 6: Pelosi on CIA briefings on torture – The Daily Show
Act 7: The suppression of the memo – Le Show
Act 8: Jesse Ventura talks torture – The Young Turks
Act 9: John Yoo hired by newspaper – Colbert Report
Music:
Любовь – ÐÐ´Ð´Ð¸Ñ Ðбеба
She Moves In Her Own Way – The Kooks
Failure By Design – Brand New
The heart of life – John Mayer
So long – Lodger
This land is mine – Dido
Mile End – Pulp
Deep water – Pansy Division
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#262 The Big Torture Show (Podcast)
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Act 1: Bowing to the King – Colbert Report
Act 2: Disambiguating the reports – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Declassifying torture memos – On the Media
Act 4: Introduction to SERE – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Torture debate on Newshour – CounterSpin
Act 6: Bush denounces war criminals – Countdown
Act 7: Shep Smith goes to far – Colbert Report
Act 8: Possible procecutions for the CIA – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Obama speaks from the CIA – Countdown
Act 10: Turning a blind eye to torture – Wait Wait
Act 11: Notes on sleep deprivation – Rachel Maddow
Act 12: How many times does it take? – CounterSpin
Act 13: DIck Cheney runs on fear – Rachel Maddow
Music:
Steal my kisses – Ben Harper
I can see clearly now – Jimmy Cliff
Debate exposes doubt – Death Cab For Cutie
Take me out – Franz Ferdinand
One – Apocalyptica
Auto-tune the news #1 – Schmoyoho on YouTube
In a big country – Dashboard Confessional
Keep it clean – Scott West And Sex On Sunday
Some might say – Oasis
I Will Play My Game Beneath The Spin Light – Brand New
My Favourite Game – The Cardigans
Sleeping in – The Postal Service
It’s not impossible – Ben Sollee
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Familial terrorism in Pakistan (Video)
“Westerners associate terrorism in Pakistan with suicide bombers, but the real emerging terrorist threat for Pakistani women is being disfigured by acid attacks, often by their own husbands, Nicholas D. Kristof says.” – NY Times Video Opinion
Read on to see the disturbing video about thousands of women’s lifes in Pakistan. Warning: the video contains graphic images and is not suitable for young children.
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