Edition #570

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Act 1: Stop Online Piracy Act – Citizen Radio – Air Date: 11-18-11
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Song 1: Union Warriors – Robin Roberts

Act 2: Wikipedia Leaves GoDaddy Over Stop Online Piracy Act – Young Turks
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Song 2: Wanted – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (The Complete Sessions 1991-1993) [For Individual Sale]

Act 3: Wikipedia warns students before going dark – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me – Air Date: 1-21-12
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Song 3: Silver Lining – Under the Blacklight

Act 4: SOPA Supporter: Our Media Blackout on SOPA is Cool. Your Internet Blackout in Protest of It is not – Majority Report – Air Date: 01-18-12
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Song 4: Disarm – Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest Hits

Act 5: Analysis of the online protest and the future of SOPA – Common Sense Air Date: 1-24-12
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Song 5: This Is Not the End – The Sun and the Moon

Act 6: The future of non-physical protests revealed by SOPA blackout day – The Bugle Air Date: 1-20-12
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Song 6: Physical – Physical

Act 7: After PIPA: The Promise of Internet Organizing – The Progressive Air Date: 1-20-12
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Song 7: Cast No Shadow – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory

Act 8: Congress never moved so far so fast as with SOPA – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-18-12
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Voicemails:
Thanks for Tim Wise, thoughts on whites working through their white privilege – Elka from Indiana
Personal insights on privilege and thoughts on PETA’s new campaign referencing slavery – Alyson from Colorado
The science of African Americans from 1911 – Christopher from Texas

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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics

Final comments on Erin Red getting the scoop on white privilege regarding veganism

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
SOPA & PIPA – Colbert Report
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Edition #566

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Act 1: Channel for the Rich Man – Counterspin – 8-25-11
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Song 1: Dance Music – The Sunset Tree

Act 2: Fox Censors Alec Baldwin Over NewsCorp Hacking Emmy Joke – Young Turks – Air Date: 9-19-11
[sharethis url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijfHkH0isyE" title="I heard this on Best of the Left, check out and share!: Fox Censors Alec Baldwin Over NewsCorp Hacking Emmy Joke - Young Turks" tw_title="Heard on @BestoftheLeft Check out and RT!: Fox Censors Alec Baldwin Over NewsCorp Hacking Emmy Joke from @theyoungturks #p2"]
Song 2: Don’t Hold Me Back – Call Back

Act 3: Rush Limbaugh’s Christian Killing Accusation – Colbert Report – Air Date: 10-9-11
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Song 3: Sunday Bloody Sunday – The Best of 1980-1990

Act 4: Coverage of Obama is mostly negative – Counterspin
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Song 4: Moonlight Sonata – Classics for the Heart

Act 5: Guest Calls Fox News Out on Obama Derangement Syndrome – Media Matters Air Date: 1-9-12
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Act 6: Hank Williams Jr on The View Defending Obama Hitler Analogy – Young Turks – Air Date: 10-12-11
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Song 6: Notorious – Greatest

Act 7: Making Sense of Hank Williams Jr’s Obama Hitler Reference – Majority Report – Air Date: 10-7-11
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Song 7: Change of Time – So Runs the World Away

Act 8: Comedian Christian Finnegan on why watching no news is better than watching Fox News – Countdown Air Date: 11-23-11
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Song 8: The Argument – Front Seat Solidarity

Act 9: Fox News’ Gretchen Carlson Can’t Believe Poll Says Obama Will Win – David Pakman – Air Date: 12-16-11
[sharethis url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8elWlR1HRIA" title="I heard this on Best of the Left, check out and share!: Fox News Gretchen Carlson Can't Believe Poll Says Obama Will Win - David Pakman" tw_title="Heard on @BestoftheLeft Check out and RT!: Fox News Gretchen Carlson Can't Believe Poll Says Obama Will Win from @davidpakmanshow #p2"]
Song 9: Für Elise – Classical Piano Chillout

Act 10: Fox’s Favorite Phrase: “Some Would Say” – Media Matters Air Date: 12-2-11
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Act 11: Steve Jobs Ripped Fox News as A Destructive Force – Young Turks – Air Date: 10-26-11
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Song 11: Little Embarassing – St. Eleanor’s Park

Act 12: Why is NPR giving out Republican Talking Points – Thom Hartmann – Air Date: 12-21-11
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Song 12: Beaux Dimanches – Dimanche a Bamako

Act 13: John Boehner Cuts Off CSPAN Cameras When Republicans Ripped Apart – David Pakman – Air Date: 12-22-11
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Song 13: Symphony No.5 In C Minor Op.67 – 1st Movement – Classical Moods – 100 Top Classical Favorites of All Time

Act 14: Fox: The Muppets are “Brainwashing” Your Children – Media Matters Air Date: 12-5-11
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Act 15: Fox Muppets Turning Your Kids Into OWS Commies – Majority Report – Air Date: 12-6-11
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Voicemails:
America is an invented country – Colin from Cleveland, OH
Thoughts on Policeman Jeff from Florida and his recent call re: Mumia Abu-Jamal – Ron from outside Philly
Dayrl’s original voicemail played and replied to on Ep #524, posted 9/2/11

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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Ratatat

Final comments on Daryl from CA calling suggesting a new black perspective for the show

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Edition #529

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Act 1: Fox Thinks Obama Was President 2000-2009 – David Pakman Air Date: 8-23-11
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Song 1: Spanish Flea – Going Places

Act 2: Fox News Admits Bias To Attack Media Matters – Liberal Viewer Air Date 7-07-11
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Song 2: Forever Young (Techno remix) – Alphaville

Act 3: Interview with Common – Daily Show
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Song 3: Take a Look Around – Greatest Hits

Act 4: Brett Baier, Fox’s “Straight News” Anchor – Media Matters Air Date: 9-13-11
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Act 5: Fox News Anchors Can’t Follow Spongebob, Claim It’s Liberal Indoctrination – David Pakman Air Date: 8-09-11
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Song 5: Classical Gas – Classical Gas

Act 6: Hannity school of right-wing journalism – Jimmy Dore Show
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Song 6: The Czar of Munster – When Juniper Sleeps

Act 7: Cenk Rips CNN Obama Analysis By Fareed Zakaria – Young Turks Air Date 8-15-11
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Song 7: Love You Madly – Comfort Eagle

Act 8: Misrepresenting the fairness doctrine – Counterspin
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Song 8:A Whiter Shade of Pale – The Big Chill (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [15th Anniversary]

Act 9: Anderson Cooper’s Kryptonite – Colbert Report Air Date: 8-18-11
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Song 9: Sous Le Dome Epais – Aura

Act 10: Big-time corporate synergy for football season – Counterspin
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Song 10: Play the Game – Work

Act 11: Planned Parenthood Firebombed, Media Says NOTHING – Right Wing Terrorism – David Pakman Air Date: 8-05-11
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Song 11: Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection

Act 12: Television Will Be The End Of Us – Lee Camp Air Date: 7-11-11
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Song 12: Throwing Stones – Work

Act 13: Bill O’Reilly Asked Cops To Investigate Wife’s Boyfriend – Young Turks
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Song 13: Feet to the Fire – Before We Fall

Act 14: Softballing Cheney – Counterspin
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Song 14: North By North – Dynamo

Act 15: The Humanization Of Dick Cheney – Daily Show
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Voicemails:
Don’t make the mistake of believing that you can’t be wrong – Noah from Ashland, Ohio
The psychology of last place – Sean from Portland, OR
Policeman Jeff is back – Policeman Jeff from Florida

Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics

Final comments welcoming back Policeman Jeff

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Glazed And Confused – Daily Show Air Date: 8-09-11
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Produced By:
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Edition #520

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Act 1: CNN Asks Psychics to Predict Economic Future. Does it Make Sense? – David Pakman Air Date: 06-28-11
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Song 1: Close to Me – The Cure: Greatest Hits

Act 2: Cult Of Centrism, Paul Krugman Nails It – Young Turks
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Song 2: Naive – Inside In / Inside Out

Act 3: When Media Is Master – Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 07-18-11
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Song 3: Hey, Soul Sister – Vitamin String Quartet Performs Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister”

Act 4: Fox Business: “I Don’t Remember Any Terrorist Attacks on American Soil” 2000-2008 – Media Matters
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Act 5: CNN Anchor Don Lemon Appears Not To Care For CNN – Daily Show – Air Date: 07-26-11
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Song 5: Island In the Sun – Weezer (Green Album)

Act 6: Local News = Uninformed Americans – Jimmy Dore on TYT
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Song 6: Dance Music – The Sunset Tree

Act 7: Data Mining for Individual Online Media Trends – On the Media Air Date: 06-17-11
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Song 7: Legend of Zelda, Main Theme – Apocalyptica

Act 8: What Won’t Fox News Politicize? – Media Matters Air Date: 8-10-11
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Act 9: Online Algorithms, Individual Agency vs Passivity – On the Media Air Date: 06-17-11
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Song 9: No Easy Way Out – Rocky IV (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Act 10: Stop Giving Equal Time to Every Absurd Notion Anyone Proposes – David Pakman Air Date: 08-09-11
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Song 10: Nothing Is Good Enough – Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)

Act 11: After Lying All Week, Limbaugh Surprised People Complain – Media Matters Air Date: 8-16-11
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Act 12: Why Cenk Uygur left MSNBC – Young Turks
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Voicemails:
There’s no ethical way to eat meat – Jose from Miami
Comments on Jose’s voicemail
It’s not ethical to eat anything – Bobby from Mesa, AZ
Comments on a pathetically asinine voicemail
We evolved to eat meat – Chuck in Salt Lake City
Comments on the evolution of eating meat
Meat-eating is like child, sweatshop labor – Patrick from Dallas
Final comments on changing morality
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Turtle (Bonobo Mix) – One Offs… Remixes & B Sides
Ghostwriter – Deadringer

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Why Cenk Uygur Left MSNBC – Part 2 – Young Turks
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Edition #519

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Act 1: Murdoch’s testimony to Parlement – Wait wait don’t tell me Air Date: 7-23-11
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Song 1: Gimme Sympathy – Fantasies

Act 2: The Murdoch’s testimony – On the Media Air Date: 7-22-11
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Song 2: Here Comes the Rain Again – Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection (Remastered)

Act 3: David Carr on new NY Times Documentary, Murdoch – Colbert Report Air Date: 07-19-11
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Song 3: Miss Misery – Good Will Hunting (Music from the Motion Picture)

Act 4: Who Feels Sorry For Rupert Murdoch – Young Turks
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Song 4: Sur le fil – Amélie (Sountrack from the Motion Picture)

Act 5: Fox News Lags on Hacking Scandal Coverage – Media Matters Air Date: 7-21-11
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Act 6: Addicted to hack Part 3 – The Bugle Air Date: 7-21-11
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Song 6: Mother – Danzig

Act 7: Why the media loves the Murdoch scandal – On the Media Air Date: 7-22-11
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Song 7: Some Might Say – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory

Act 8: Murdoch reality show – Le Show Air Date: 7-24-11
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Song 8: Mr. Jones – August and Everything After

Act 9: Should Fox News Be Investigated – Young Turks
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Song 9: One – Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)

Act 10: Bill O’Reilly’s coverage of the Murdoch scandal – Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 7-21-11
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Song 10: Fast Eddie – Eyes On Fire – EP

Act 11: Murdoch still in a lot of trouble – Citizen Radio
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Final comments on empathy, rationality and food choices
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Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Pie-Thrower Vs Rupert Murdoch’s Wife – Young Turks
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Produced By:
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Edition #513

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Act 1: Accountability In The UK – Daily Show – Air Date: 07-20-11
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Song 1: Waltzing Matilda – Australia (Music from the Film) – EP

Act 2: Hack Attack, New Revelations – The Bugle – Air Date: 07-14-11
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Song 2: Wallaby – Bits And Pieces Of A Major Spectacle

Act 3: The Guardian Apologizes re: Gordon Brown’s Son – Le Show – Air Date: 07-17-11
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Song 3: Tie Me Kangaroo Down – COOEE

Act 4: Fox and Friends Covering Murdoch Scandal – Majority Report – Air Date: 07-15-11
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Song 4: Australia – Wincing the Night Away

Act 5: Horrible Bosses – Fox News Won’t Dumpster Dive – Daily Show – Air Date: 07-19-11
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Song 5: Baka – Baka

Act 6: Murdoch defenders circle the wagons – Counterspin Air Date: 7-21-11
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Song 6: Down Under – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Act 7: Does British Scandal Risk Murdoch’s Hold On Empire? – NPR Air Date: 07-21-11
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Song 7: Dance the Devil Away – Dance the Devil Away

Act 8: Murdoch Doesn’t Accept Responsibility For Hacking Scandal – Media Matters Air Date: 07-19-11
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Act 9: Humanized by Pie – Colbert Report- Air Date: 07-20-11
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Song 9: Kookaburra – Emerald City

Act 10: News Of The World Whistleblower Dead – Young Turks – Air Date 07-18-11
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Voicemails:
Reaction to Mumia Abu-Jamal comments on Libya – Dave from Olympia, WA
Reaction to Mumia Abu-Jamal’s comments on Libya – Carter from Denver
Reaction to Dan Carlin clip – Dave from Olympia, WA
Call to donate to preserve the rain forest in Ecuador – Nying(?) from Ecuador

Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics

Final comments on the irony of BotL talking against news cocoons

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Accountability In The UK part 2 – Murdoch’s Crime-Fighting Wife – Daily Show

Produced By:
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Edition #511

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Act 1: Murdoch’s Tabloid Hacks into Murder Victim’s Phone, Advertisers Flee – Media Matters Air Date: 07-06-11
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Song 1: Company Calls – We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes

Act 2: Murdoch News of the World Scandal – Citizen Radio – Air Date: 07-07-11
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Song 2: Sun Will Set – One Cello x 16: Natoma

Act 3: Murdoch Shuts Down Scandal-Ridden Paper – Media Matters Air Date: 07-07-11
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Act 4: Tabloid Accused of Hacking into Phones – The Bugle Air Date: 07-09-11
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Song 4: Down Under – The Best of Men at Work: Contraband

Act 5: News of the World Scandal – Young Turks – Air Date 07-11-11
Song 5: Water’s Edge – American Standard

Act 6: CREW Calls for Congressional Investigation into News Corp – Thom Hartmann – Air Date 07-12-11
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Song 6: Chicago X 12 – Asleep At Heaven’s Gate

Act 7: My Murdoch Moment (Part 1) – Countdown Air Date: 07-13-11
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Song 7: Crazy – Seal: Best 1991-2004 (Deluxe Version)

Act 8: Murdoch on the line from Screaming Majority – Majority Report – Air Date: 07-15-11
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Act 9: My Murdoch Moment (Part 2) – Countdown Air Date: 07-13-11
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Song 9: Talk – X & Y

Act 10: Citizen Murdoch Kane – Jimmy Dore – Air Date: 07-14-11
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Song 10: Oh My God – Fortress ’round My Heart

Act 11: News of the World Phone Hacking Reaches Back to 9/11 – Rachel Maddow – Air Date: 07-14-11
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Final comments on saying no to good ideas in favor of great ones</strong>
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