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#366 Horrifying health care aftermath (Health Care)
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Edition #366
Act 1: Unethical bastards – Daily Show
Song 1: Slave song – Sade
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Act 2: Post-game of just passed health bill – Blast the Right
Song 2: Suffer – Stretford End
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Act 3: Angry reactions to health care law – It’s all politics
Song 3: A-Punk – Vampire Weekend
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Act 4: GOP strike back – Young Turks
Song 4: Scenic world – Beirut
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Act 5: Well point and bartering with Michael Moore – Countdown
Song 5: Happy – Sister Hazel
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Act 6: John Dingell on health care and finance – Daily Show
Song 6: Tin man – The Avett Brothers
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Act 7: Fox says you’ll go to jail – Fox News Channel
Song 7: Red Rain – REM w/ Peter Gabriel and Natalie Merchant
Act 8: O’Reilly attempts to rewrite history – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Sue Lowden on chickens for healthcare – Colbert Report
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#348 The new law of the land Part 2 (Health Care)
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Edition #348
Act 1: Crystal clear debate – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Tea party protesters hurl slurs at congressmen – Young Turks
Act 3: Plea to bring down the violence – Countdown
Act 4: Reactions to health care law – Media Matters
Act 5: Predictable reactions of hate – Ring of Fire
Act 6: Intimidation Part 1 – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Health care hate talk – Media Matters
Act 8: GOP’s health care repeal strategy – Young Turks
Act 9: GOP leaders must denounce brownshirt tactics – The Progressive
Act 10: Dismissing political treats – Media Matters
Act 11: Intimidation Part 2 – Rachel Maddow
Act 12: Blogger inciting vandalism and violence – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Dems To Blame For Tea Party Threats – Young Turks
Music:
I can see clearly now – Jimmy Cliff
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Shout – Tears for Fears
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Comptine D’un Autre Été: L’après Midi – Yann Tiersen
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Mad world – Gary Jules
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Les Jours Tristes (Instrumental) – Yann Tiersen
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Under the gun – The Killers
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Sur Le Fil – Yann Tiersen
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Leader – Burning Spear
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#347 The new law of the land Part 1 (Health Care)
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Edition #347
Act 1: Obama’s signing speech – Countdown
Act 2: Health in the USA – The Bugle
Act 3: Reason to celebrate – Political Scene
Act 4: What happens now – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Looking back on dire predictions – Media Matters
Act 6: Media misinforms on health debate – On the Media
Act 7: Misleading right up until the vote – Counterspin
Act 8: Passing it and talk of repeal – Wait wait don’t tell me
Act 9: The perfect was the enemy of the mediocre – The Progressive
Act 10: The debate is crystal clear – Rachel Maddow
Act 11: Revised school house rock – On the Media
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Pros and Cons of the Health Care Reform Bill – Young Turks
Music:
Liquid Sun – The Beginning (A New Hope) (club mix) – DJ Keoki
At the club – SM-Trax
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We set ourselves free – Club 8
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A Quai – Yann Tiersen
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Blue Monday – New Order
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If I ever feel better – Phoenix
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Everybody’s free – Rozalla
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Resurection (space club mix) – PPK
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The world is new – Save Ferris
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#344 The ultimate last final push (Health care)
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Edition #344
Act 1: Define and conquer – Colbert Report
Act 2: Limbaugh’s gonna leave – Media Matter Minute
Act 3: Code red to stop the bill – Rachel Maddow
Act 4: The ultimate last final push – Daily Show
Act 5: Condemning the Slaughter solution – Media Matters Minute
Act 6: Moyers on choice in health care – Bill Moyers’ Journal
Act 7: Colbert Report Action center
Act 8: Continuing lies on procedure – Media Matters Minute
Act 9: 11-year old boy – Countdown
Act 10: Heath Con1 – The Mediscarening – Daily Show
Act 11: Fox’s final push against health care – Media Matters Minute
Act 12: Getting ready to pass the bill – It’s all politics
Act 13: What happens after signing – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Health Care Vote Information Nerve Center – Colbert Report
Music:
La Valse d’Amélie (Version Piano) – Yann Tiersen
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United we stand -The Brotherhood of Man
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Pas Si Simple – Yann Tiersen
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Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness – Smashing Pumpkins
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La Valse d’Amélie – Yann Tiersen
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Hard to say I’m sorry – Chicago
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La Valse Des Montres – Yann Tiersen
Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time – Fanfarlo
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#340 The Blair House Project (I didn’t make the joke first) (Health Care)
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Edition #340
Act 1: Summit’s eve – Daily Show
Act 2: Help – Health care special comment – Countdown
Act 3: Wrap up of health care summit – Young Turks
Act 4: Name calling, racist attacks from right – Media Matters
Act 5: Reviewing the health care summit – Wait wait don’t tell me
Act 6: Lies about ‘nuclear option’ – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Conflating nuclear option and reconciliation – Media Matters
Act 8: The med menace – Daily Show
Act 9: Obama disses single-payer systems – Young Turks
Act 10: Mocking the uninsured – Media Matters
Act 11: Health care by Easter – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Health Care Magic – Colbert Report
Music:
Disappointment – The Cranberries
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Help – Howie Day
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Les Jours Tristes – Yann Tiersen
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You were the last high – The Dandy Warhols
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A Quai – Yann Tiersen
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Rapture – Laura Veirs
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Comptine D’un Autre Été: L’après Midi – Yann Tiersen
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#334 No bridges to burn (Healthcare)
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Edition #334
Act 1: The healthcare debate is making me sick – Brian Unger
Act 2: Pass healthcare, DUH – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: 6 facts on Obama and Dems being bipartisan – Young Turks
Act 4: Reconciliation deemed risky – Counterspin
Act 5: Secondhand smoke linked to secondhand coolness – The Onion
Act 6: Haiti vs healthcare – Black Tie Martini Club Oddcast
Act 7: Obama gets tough(er) with GOP – Young Turks
Act 8: The Word, Political Suicide – Colbert Report
Act 9: Real life death panels = Countdown
Act 10: The apparent trap and Hawaiian healthcare – Daily Show
Act 11: Obama has no bridges to burn – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Has Obama Decided Not to Do Health Care Anymore? – Young Turks
Music:
All the same – Sick Puppies
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Build me up Buttercup – The Foundations
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Don’t worry baby – Beach Boys
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Never there – Cake
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Cigarette Smoke – Arctic Monkeys
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Lives in the balance – Jackson Browne
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Directions – Josh Rouse
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Play with fire – Rolling Stones
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Pura Carroceria – Los Del Rio
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King Kamehameha – The Waikiki Hula Boys
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#327 Stealth Care is Mass Backwards (Healthcare)
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Edition #327
Act 1: Stelth care reform – Daily Show
Act 2: Fixing the wrong healthcare problems – Ring of Fire
Act 3: Robert Knutter and Matt Taibbi on health reform Part 1 – Moyers’ Journal
Act 4: Limbaugh on healthcare costs – Young Turks
Act 5: Robert Knutter and Matt Taibbi on health reform Part 2 – Moyers’ Journal
Act 6: Michael Pollen interview – Daily Show
Act 7: Alan Grayson on health reform – Ring of Fire
Act 8: Health lobbyists rule the system – Young Turks
Act 9: Mass Backwards – Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Kathleen Sebelius – Colbert Report
Music:
This too shall pass – OKGO
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Mushaboom – Feist
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I’m Not over – Carolina Liar
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I go blind – Hootie And The Blowfish
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You can do it – No Doubt
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All U can eat – Ben Folds
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Sinnerman – Nina Simone
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Pale Blue Eyes – The Velvet Underground
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#322 Reason to celebrate? (Podcast)
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Edition #322
Act 1: Episode recap from The DC – Daily Show
Act 2: Lincoln conservative on healthcare – Counterspin
Act 3: GOP weakens health bill and then bash it – Young Turks
Act 4: Is GOP serious about fixing healthcare – Slate
Act 5: Open letter on free health clinics – Countdown
Act 6: Obama defends health bill from the left – NPR
Act 7: For he’s a jowly good fellow – Colbert Report
Act 8: Media misleads on opinions of health reform – Counterspin
Act 9: Devastating healthcare quotes from Obama – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Idiot Democrats Think It’s Good News Their Voters are Pissed at Them – The Young Turks
Music:
Hero – Enrique Iglesias
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I need to know – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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Why pretend – Mandi Perkins
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Objection – Shakira
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Fake Empire – The National
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Serre-moi – Tryö
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Haunting me – Oona Garthwaite
Everybody’s fool – Evanescence
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#315 Big bill bothers bought off blowhards (Podcast)
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Edition #315
Act 1: Blow hards bloviate on healthcare – Counterspin
Act 2: Bill big, bill bad – Daily Show
Act 3: GOP Continues healthcare fear tactics – The Young Turks
Act 4: Fire hot – The Onion
Act 5: Grayson on fighting back Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 6: Lieberman on wiggling – Wait wait don’t tell me
Act 7: Grayson on fighting back Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 8: Absurd Republicans caught on tape – The Young Turks
Act 9: Wisconsin city is the best place to die – NPR
Act 10: Preggers can’t be choosers – Daily Show
Act 11: Restricting abortion rights in health reform – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Judge Napolitano Lies about Health Care Reform – The Young Turks
Music:
Tax man – The Beatles
Naive – The Kooks
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Fearless – VNV Nation
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World on Fire – Sarah McLachlan
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In a big country – Big Country
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Winter song – Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
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Brain stew – Green Day
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So fast, so numb – R.E.M.
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I know I know I know – Tegan and Sara
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Different people – No doubt
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#311 Unexpected leadership, totally expected treachery (Podcast)
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Edition #311
Act 1: Nancy Peloci, you’ll burn in hell for this – Wait Wait don’t tell me
Act 2: Rebranding health reform – Countdown
Act 3: Franken kicks conservative ass – The Young Turks
Act 4: Much to commend, much to condemn – The Progressive
Act 5: Health care systems comparison – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Even Republican voters favor public option – Ring of Fire
Act 7: The Word, You-Genics – Colbert Report
Act 8: Discussing healthcare working through congress – Mother Jones
Act 9: Stupid GOP don’t have plan for health reform – The Young Turks
Act 10: Healthcare fight within and without political parties – It’s all politics
Act 11: Lieberman to join filibuster against health reform – Rachel Maddow
Act 12: Joe Lieberman is a true independent – Colbert Report
iPhone/iPod Touch App Bonus Content:
Public Option Limited – Daily Show
Music:
He got game – Public Enemy
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Close to me – The Get Up Kids
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The wrestler – Bruce Springsteen
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Who’ll stop the rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time – Fanfarlo
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Classical gas – Vanessa Mae
Oh my god – Ida Maria
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White Blank Page – Mumford & Sons
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Kelsey – Metro Station
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Don’t let me down – The Stereophinics
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Look what you’ve done – JET
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#309 Derailing unprecedented health reform would be unprecedented (Podcast)
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Edition #309
Act 1: Kid is denied healthcare for being too skinny – The Young Turks
Act 2: Max Baucus and Senate health reform – Bill Moyers Journal
Act 3: Medicare Part E – Thom Hartmann
Act 4: Healthcare, now what – This American Life
Act 5: Dems stopping healthcare would be unprecedented – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: The history of our healthcare system – This American Life
Act 7: Insurance company calls sick people dogs – The Young Turks
Act 8: Further reporting on anti-healthcare campaign – Rachel Maddow
Music:
Curl up and die – Relient K
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Who will buy – Oliver Soundtrack
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Fake Empire – The National
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Doctor my eyes – Jackson 5
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I go to extremes – Billy Joel
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Remember Jonathan – Cyrille Verdeaux
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Stop crying your heart out – Oasis
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#307 Snowe in October and other healthcare nonsense (Podcast)
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Edition #307
Act 1: Will it Snowe or wont it? – Wait wait don’t tell me!
Act 2: Bogus report commissioned by the health lobby – Countdown
Act 3: The majority leader of the senate – It’s all politics
Act 4: GOP claim healthcare costs will rise with reform – The Young Turks
Act 5: Special healthcare comment Part 1 – Countdown
Act 6: Fat baby and getting Snowe’s vote – Daily Show
Act 7: Misleading healthcare opinion research – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Special healthcare comment Part 2 – Countdown
Music:
Tell me tell me – Burning spear
Sunday bloody Sunday – U2
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Because the night – 10,000 maniacs
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The world is new – Save Ferris
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Ill with want – The Avett Brothers
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I think we’re alone now – Tiffany
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Soft serve – Soul Coughing
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#303 As the chips begin to fall (Podcast)
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Edition #303
Act 1: Healthcare polling – Counterspin
Act 2: GOP are a bunch of neanderthals – The Young Turks
Act 3: Wendel Potter on healthcare – Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Congress and lobbyists out of the closet – Colbert Report
Act 5: The nonsense healthcare debate – Mother Jones
Act 6: Public option in danger in committee – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: The profit of illness – Bill Maher
Act 8: Howard Dean on the importance of choice – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Democratic Super Majority! – Daily Show
Music:
Let Go – Frou Frou
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Smile like you mean it – The Killers
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Dreamtime – Uberzone
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Take your mama out – Scissor Sisters
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Bouncing around the room – Phish
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I just died in your arms tonight – SuperTrack
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Hospital beds – Cold War Kids
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All American girl – Train
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#301 Compromise catastrophe soaked in corporate cash (Podcast)
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Edition #301
Act 1: Baucus stands alone – Wait wait don’t tell me!
Act 2: Does the GOP care more about property than people? – The Young Turks
Act 3: The terrible result of the Baucus compromise – Counterspin
Act 4: Bill Clinton on healthcare reform – Daily Show
Act 5: Health insurance whistle-blower – Bill Maher
Act 6: Rick Sanchez investigates corruption in healthcare debate – CNN
Act 7: Candidate Obama on healthcare negotiations – The Young Turks
Act 8: Better know a lobby: Healthcare for America NOW – Colbert Report
Act 9: GOP fear leads to victim-blame – Ring of Fire
Act 10: Sen. Conrad outlines how weak he is – The Young Turks
Music:
Anthem, Pt 1 – Blink-182
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Passing storm – Ottmar Liebert
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Good – Better Than Ezra
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I gotta feeling – Black Eyed Peas
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If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out – Cat Stevens
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Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) – Pet Shop Boys
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Sitting, Waiting, Wishing – Jack Johnson
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Don’t You Forget About Me – Simple Minds
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We’re simple minds – Club 8
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#298 In the wake of Obama’s healthcare speech (Podcast)
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Act 1: Details still to be ironed out – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!
Act 2: Bernie Sanders on stopping the filibuster – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Pastor Incites gun-toting Obama protesters – The Young Turks
Act 4: Checking some healthcare facts – Counterspin
Act 5: Why there’s no point in reading bills – On the Media
Act 6: More fact-free arguments against healthcare – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Breaking down Obama’s speech and the reaction to it – Ring of Fire
Act 8: Healthcare lies believed shows poll – The Young Turks
Act 9: Fixing healthcare by altering patient behavior – NPR
Act 10: Having to explain how a healthcare system works – Counterspin
Act 11: Talking about the lack of respect for the office of the President – It’s all politics
Music:
Hands down – Dashboard Confessional
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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – Daft Punk
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Don’t look back in anger – Oasis
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Am I wrong? – Love Spit Love
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The District Sleeps Alone Tonight – The Postal Service
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The kids don’t stand a chance – Vampire Weekend
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Shout – Tears for fears
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Make your own kind of music – Cass Elliot
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We can work it out – Heather Nova
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End it on this – No Doubt
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