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#573 As we do unto others (Foreign Policy)
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Act 1: Bush Cancels Trip to Switzerland Over Threat of Torture Arrest – Majority Report Air Date: 12-4-11
Song 1: Vacation – Go Go’s
Act 2: Iran Nuclear Scientists Executed With Car Bombs, Shootings – Young Turks Air Date: 1-11-12
Song 2: Not the Only One – Breaking Up
Act 3: Iran Scientist Assassinated – Citizen Radio Air Date: 1-1-12
Song 3: Drop Dead Blues – Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II
Act 4: The Truth About War With Iran – Lee Camp Air Date: 12-21-11
Song 4: Such Great Heights – Give Up
Act 5: U.S. Must Tell Israel Not to Bomb Iran – The Progressive Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 5: I Won’t Back Down – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Greatest Hits
Act 6: Canada’s Defense Ministry criticized for ordering 20 000 orange stress balls – The Bugle Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 6: Fear is a villain – Theo Bard
Act 7: Marines Urinate On Dead Bodies In Afghanistan – Young Turks Air Date: 1-12-12
Song 7: War – Hello Destiny…
Act 8: Urinating on dead Afghanis – History of war – Rob Delaney Commentary – Citizen Radio – Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 8: Legions (War) – Zeo Keating
Act 9: CNN Contributor Applauds Controversial Marine Video – Media Matters Air Date: 1-13-12
Act 10: Republicans boo the “golden rule” when applied to foreign policy – Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 1-26-12
Song 10: Tonight I Have to Leave It – Our Ill Wills
Act 11: Congress Fights Automatic Defense Spending Cuts – Young Turks Air Date – 1-22-12
Song 11: It’s a Wonderful Life – A Call to Arms – EP
Act 12: The Greatest Speech Ever Made – Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator
Voicemails:
Thoughts on the importance of It Gets Better to be thought of as a first step – Daniel from CA
Ethically raised food and animals from your local CSA – Chuck in Salt Lake City
Excited about the next step of the “Make it Better” campaign – Dave from Olympia, WA
Thoughts on the Make it Better campaign – Jason from the cornfields of Iowa
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments clarifying my story of the It Gets Better campaign
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#561 Sorry about that (Foreign Policy)
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Act 1: Victoryish – Mark Fiore Air Date 12-26-11
Act 2: Sorry – Al Franken Show
Act 3: General Pushes For U.S. War With Iran – Young Turks Air Date: 10-26-11
Song 3: Auld Lang Syne – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 4: Shitzkrieg – European Wars – Daily Show Air Date: 8-9-11
Song 4: I Saved the World Today – Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection (Remastered)
Act 5: ACLU on Redacted Documents – On the Media Air Date: 12-9-11
Song 5: Secrets – Waking Up (Deluxe Version)
Act 6: US Spends 59 percent of Budget on Defense – Young Turks Air Date: 12-4-11
Song 6: Cuts Like a Knife – An Acoustic Tribute to Bryan Adams
Act 7: New Fox Reality Show To Determine Ruler Of Iraq – The Onion
Song 7: Mickey – Best of Toni Basil – Mickey & Other Love Songs
Act 8: 9 Children killed in US Afghan Air Strike – Counterspin Air Date: 12-1-11
Song 8: Cry – Back to Bedlam
Act 9: Game Of Drones – Daily Show Air Date: 12-7-11
Song 9: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Act 10: For Afghan Women, Rape Law Offers Little Protection – NPR Air Date: 12-3-11
Song 10: Marry You – Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Deluxe Version)
Act 11: Virginity Tests Banned – Young Turks Air Date: 12-28-11
Song 11: Put It to the Test – Here Comes Science (Audio + Video Version)
Act 12: Time Magazine Columnist – Tensions toward Pakistan – Counterspin Air Date: 12-8-11
Song 12: Ruby – Kaiser Cheifs
Act 13: Lowe’s Balls of the Week – Daily Show Air Date: 12-14-11
Song 13: Big Balls – AC/DC
Act 14: Syrian Government Attacking Citizens – Young Turks Air Date: 12-21-11
Song 14: Call for Help – Stale and Dry
Act 15: Iraqi war invasion historiography, a rewriting – Counterspin Air Date: 12-8-11
Song 15: Turn it Over – The Bluegrazer Album
Act 16: U.S. Plans To Give Every Iraqi $3,544.91 And Let Free Market Do Rest – The Onion
Song 16: From the Ashes – Land of the Free Pt. II
Act 17: Iran Sanctions, War, Israel, Gas Prices – Young Turks Air Date: 12-28-11
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Year In Review: Revolution In Egypt Either Courageous Or Stupid Depending On Outcome – The Onion
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#549 Beyond the water’s edge (Foreign Policy)
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Act 1: Investigate Alleged U.S. War Crime in Iraq – The Progressive Air Date: 9-1-11
Song 1: One Million Miles Away – The Illusionary Movements of Geraldine and Nazu
Act 2: What Do Peanuts Have To Do With Terrorism – Lee Camp Air Date: 9-11-11
Song 2: Peanut Butter – Greatest Hits Of The 1960′s
Act 3: Obama Continues No-Bid Contracts For Wars – Young Turks Air Date: 9-6-11
Song 3: A Girl, a Boy, and a Graveyard – The Reluctant Graveyard
Act 4: Anecdotal Iraqi Opinion Propaganda – Counterspin Air Date: 9-15-11
Song 4: One Day – Light (Bonus Track Version)
Act 5: Robin Wright on rejecting extremism in foreign policy – Colbert Report Air Date: 9-7-11
Song 5: Rock the Casbah – The Essential Clash
Act 6: NBC news links Occupy to Afghan War – Counterspin
Song 6: The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – Single
Act 7: 6 Dead In West Point Panty Raid – The Onion
Song 7: Oops and move on – Henery Philips
Act 8: Al Qaeda Vs Ahmadinejad – Young Turks Air Date: 9-28-11
Song 8: If I Ever Feel Better – United
Act 9: Who Benefits from the Far-Fetched Plot? – The Progressive Air Date: 10-12-11
Song 9: Ruby Soho – …And Out Come the Wolves
Act 10: Ali Soufan on interrogation techniques used on Al Qaeda operatives – Colbert Report Air Date: 10-19-11
Song 10: Hotel California – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 11: Richard Engel on Iraq War – Counterspin
Song 11: I Don’t Believe In That – Unglorious Hallelujah
Act 12: Obama’s Welcome News on Iraq – The Progressive Air Date: 10-24-11
Song 12: WMD – Body of War – Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Act 13: Tough Enough – Mark Fiore Air Date: 11-3-11
Song 13: Cobrastyle – Robyn
Act 14: American Bases in Iraq – Common Sense with Dan Carlin
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on David Pakman, two straight men and an improvised nature documentary
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Democracy on the Lurch – Daily Show Air Date: 9-29-11
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#543 The peace process (Israel)
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Act 1: Obama’s Lofty Rhetoric – The Progressive
Song 1: You Talk Too Much – Carnival Time – The Best of Ric Records, Vol. 1
Act 2: Breakdown of Netanyahu’s Appearance in US Congress – Young Turks Air Date: 5-24-11
Song 2: War – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the ’70s
Act 3: Obama Israeli Palestinian Resolution Statement – Counterspin
Song 3: Ten Thousand Words – I and Love and You
Act 4: Obama Reiterates Comments On Israel’s Borders – NPR
Song 4: Come Undone – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)
Act 5: Mel Gibson Launches Rockets Into Israel – The Onion
Song 5: Rocketman – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 6: NY Times Subjectivity on Israel – Counterspin Air Date: 7-07-11
Song 6: Sweet Lullaby – The Classic Chillout Album
Act 7: Losing Our Minds Over Israel – Young Turks
Song 7: Common Sense – Deconstruction
Act 8: Suspend U.S. Aid to Israel after Golan Heights Massacre – The Progressive
Song 8: Our Hearts Are Wrong – Tell Me
Act 9: Gaza Raids, Israeli and US Propaganda – Counterspin Air Date: 8-25-11
Song 9: I Go Blind – The Best of Hootie & The Blowfish (1993-2003)
Act 10: Palestine Appoints New Minister Of Rubble And Urban Development – The Onion
Song 10: Back On Earth – The Ozzman Cometh
Act 11: Palestine At The U.N.: Nationhood – Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 9-18-11
Song 11: Claire De Lune – Classics for the Heart
Act 12: Fox: Obama Set Up UN Vote Just So He Can Veto It – Media Matters
Act 13: Palestine Asks UN for official State Status – The Bugle
Song 13: Run, Freedom, Run! – Urinetown the Musical (The Original Cast Recording)
Act 14: Obama Wrong About Palestinian State – Young Turks Air Date: 9-22-11
Song 14: These days – Luxury
Act 15: Palestinian Gambit UN efforts – Counterspin Air Date: 9-15-11
Song 15: Void of a Legend – Void of a Legend – Single
Act 16: Obama’s Shortsighted and Cowardly UN Speech – The Progressive Air Date: 9-21-11
Song 16: Between Love & Hate – Room On Fire
Act 17: Netanyahu No Settlement Freeze – Young Turks Air Date: 9-28-11
Song 17: Sandstorm – Before the Storm
Act 18: Palestinian prisoner hyper inflation – The Bugle
Voicemails:
Reaction to Troy Davis Death Penalty episode – Joseph from Palo Alto, CA
Arguing for anti-religion episodes – Daniel from CA
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on taking action and Wolf-PAC.com
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Obama Meets With Israeli PM Netanyahu – Young Turks
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