Edition #571

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Act 1: Black Checking Mitt Romney’s SOTU prebuttal lies – Blacking it up Air Date: 1-24-12
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Song 1: Sweet Little Lies – Yell Fire!

Act 2: State Of The Union 2012 Analysis – Young Turks 1-24-12
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Song 2: Mad World – VSQ Film School: Cult Classics and Indie Favs

Act 3: Right Wing Response to President’s SOTU Address: “CLASS WARFARE!” – Media Matters Air Date: 1-25-12
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Act 4: Obama endorses the Buffet rule in SOTU – BBC News Quiz Air Date: 1-27-12
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Song 4: The Wind – The Very Best of Cat Stevens

Act 5: He probably wont do the good or the bad laid out in SOTU – Majority Report Air Date: 1-25-12
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Song 5: Keepsake – Weeds (Music from the Series, Vol. 3)

Act 6: The Downsides of Obama’s State of the Union – The Progressive Air Date: 1-25-12
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Song 6: Dreams – Talk On Corners

Act 7: President is talking news from the SOTU – The Bugle Air Date: 1-27-12
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Song 7: These Quiet Times – From the Ground Up

Act 8: Supreme Court Justices at the SOTU – On the Media Air Date: 1-26-12
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Song 8: This Magic Moment (Re-Recorded) – The Drifters: All-Time Greatest Hits (Re-Recorded Versions)

Act 9: Something for everyone on energy in the SOTU – Green News Report Air Date: 1-26-12
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Song 9: The Gambler – The Gambler

Act 10: Obama’s bad joke – Wait wait don’t tell me Air Date: 1-28-12
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Song 10: I Want It All (Single) – Classic Queen

Act 11: Don’t trust but verify, just verify – Matthew Filipowicz Show Air Date: 1-26-12
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Final comments on the importance of choosing your words when speaking to those outside your own community, the need for ‘wins’
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Act 1: The headline and the photos – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Back to Life – Keep On Movin’
Act 2: Only a handful of rational responses – Citizen Radio
Song 2: If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out – Footsteps in the Dark – Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Act 3: Bin Laden dead, what now? – David Pakman
Song 3: We Never Change – Parachutes
Act 4: It’s a shame we couldn’t deal with him alive – Majority Report
Song 4: Pilot Light (Extended Version) – Pilot Season Soundtrack
Act 5: Let’s hear from the kids – This American Life
Song 5: Just Didn’t Happen to You – Just Didn’t Happen to You – Single
Act 6: On our terms, not his – Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Medusa
Act 7: What Osama’s killing means – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 7: Monster Under the Bed – B3
Act 8: Understanding what he did to us Part 1 – Common Sense
Song 8: Let’s Dance to Joy Division – A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
Act 9: Bin Laden’s history – The Bugle
Song 9: I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish – The Sound of the Smiths (Remastered)
Act 10: Understanding what he did to us Part 2 – Common Sense
Song 10: How Far We’ve Come – Exile On Mainstream
Act 11: Repercussions of 9/11 – Rachel Maddow

Final comments follow up on my previous commentary on Bin Laden’s death

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Made up and poor taste reporting – The Bugle

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Edition #444

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Act 1: McCain can stew in his own rancid juices – The Progressive
Song 1: Passenger Seat – Transatlanticism
Act 2: Repeal of DADT will be nation’s downfall – Young Turks
Song 2: Rome – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Act 3: Poll to repeal DADT – Colbert Report
Song 3: (Reach Up for The) Sunrise – Astronaut
Act 4: Barney Frank defending DADT repeal – Majority Report
Song 4: Citronella – Notes from Aboveground
Act 5: Savor victory over DADT – The Progressive
Song 5: Fade to Black – Inquisition Symphony
Act 6: Limbaugh on those who support repeal of DADT – Media Matters
Act 7: McCain still a crotchety old man – Young Turks
Song 7: Naked As We Came – Our Endless Numbered Days
Act 8: AmericaBlog interview Part 1 – Majority Report
Song 8: Another Love Song – Popular Music That Will Live Forever – EP
Act 9: Ask, now tell? – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 9: Move You [SSSPII] – Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II
Act 10: AmericaBlog interview Part 2 – Majority Report
Song 10: Falling Down – Falling Down – Single
Act 11: Boiled down to the arguments of both sides – Citizen Radio

Source Story Series Featuring The Young Turks

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Coming Out From Life Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ – NPR

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Edition #439

Act 1: We got screwed – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light – Deja Entendu
Act 2: Sanders speaking to oppose tax cuts – Young Turks
Song 2: You Talk Too Much – Carnival Time – The Best of Ric Records, Vol. 1
Act 3: History made – Countdown
Song 3: Tell me tell me – Burning Spear
Act 4: When opposites attack – Rachel Maddow
Song 4: Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) – Josh Groban
Act 5: Bernie could not be stopped – Citizen Radio
Song 5: The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – Single
Act 6: David Cay Johnston – Democracy Now!
Song 6: Carol of the Bells – Christmas Celebration
Act 7: Rep. Peter DeFazio leading the charge against – Thom Hartmann
Song 7: Se Quiere, Se Mata – Pies Descalzos
Act 8: Rep. Jim McDermott on Obama giving away the store – Young Turks
Song 8: First Snow (Instrumental) – Christmas Eve and Other Stories
Act 9: Bipartisanshi* – Countdown

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
SuperCuts – Daily Show

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Edition #438

Act 1: Democracil – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 1: Take Me Down – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Act 2: Baseless, Obama press conference – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Billionaire – Billionaire
Act 3: Something for everyone – Counterspin
Song 3: M79 – Vampire Weekend
Act 4: Thom talks to WH spokeman on tax compromise – Thom Hartmann
Song 4: Greensleeves – The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe
Act 5: WH adviser on how they negotiate – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 5: Curl Up and Die – The Bird and the Bee Sides
Act 6: Obama is a dangerous joke – Young Turks
Song 6: Santa Baby – Santa Baby – Single
Act 7: CT phone home – Daily Show
Song 7: Standing Still – Standing Still – Single
Act 8: Comment on Obama tax compromise – Countdown
Song 8: Lord’s Bright Blessing – Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol
Act 9: Obama is taken hostage – Le Show
Song 9: Hostage-O – Life’ll Kill Ya
Act 10: Going from power to irrelevance – Rachel Maddow

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
National Displeasure – Daily Show

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Edition #403

Act 1: 9 Billion lost – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Where Did It Go (Bonus Track) – Jimmy Cliff
Act 2: The insane cost of war – Young Turks
Song 2: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John: Greatest Hits
Act 3: Taliban code of conduct – Rachel Maddow
Song 3: Sometimes I Rhyme Slow – Ain’t a Damn Thing Changed
Act 4: Reaction to 9/11 – Common Sense with Dan Carlin
Song 4: John Adams theme song – HBO
Act 5: Growing intelligence community – Colbert Report
Song 5:Under the Gun – Sawdust
Act 6: Still not out of Iraq – The Progressive
Song 6: Drowning Men – Reservoir
Act 7: Mission accomplished part 2 – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 7: Don’t Talk – In My Tribe
Act 8: US always has money for war – Young Turks
Song 8: Give a Little Bit – The Very Best of Supertramp
Act 9: Iraq numbers – Le Show
Song 9: Trillion Dollar Bargain – Harry Shearer
Act 10: Credit where credit is due – Rachel Maddow

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Full, unedited interview with the hosts of Citizen Radio

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Edition #401

Act 1: The ACLU on Obama’s ‘New normal’ – On the Media
Song 1: Harold T. Wilkins, or How to Wait for a Very Long Time – Reservoir
Act 2: The ACLU report on Obama – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: There’s Still Time – Midnight Souvenirs (Bonus Track Version)
Act 3: Cut Obama no slack on civil liberties – The Progressive
Song 3: Tragic Flaw – Jackson Square
Act 4: ACLU defends Nazis’ right to burn down ACLU headquarters – The Onion
Song 4: Play With Fire – The Darjeeling Limited (Original Soundtrack)
Act 5: Interview with Akbar Ahmed – Daily Show
Song 5: Edge of the Ocean – Long Distance
Act 6: Beck and Limbaugh devastating quotes – Young Turks
Song 6: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Instrumental Version] – Plays Metallica By Four Cellos
Act 7: Beck and the MLK legacy – Media Matters
Act 8: Cenk on Glenn Beck’s MLK rally – Young Turks
Song 8: Frontier Psychiatrist – Since I Left You
Act 9: Tea baggers going to DC – Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Legend of Zelda – Apocalyptica
Act 10: Beck vs MLK – Media Matters
Act 11: Beck on God, blood and goldline – Young Turks

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Beckoning – Countdown

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Edition #397

Act 1: Lt. Dan Choi finally discharged – Rachel Maddow
Song 1: Honesty – The Essential Billy Joel
Act 2: Dan Choi on LGBT support of Dems – Citizen Radio
Song 2: Gimme Sympathy – Fantasies
Act 3: Jonathan Hopkins on DADT – Rachel Maddow
Song 3: Right to Complain – Backatown (Bonus Track Version)
Act 4: Targeting Target scores a direct hit – The Progressive
Song 4: Back On Earth – The Ozzman Cometh
Act 5: DADT comic book theatre – Rachel Maddow
Song 5: I’m Not Over – Coming to Terms
Act 6: The Gay Reichs – Daily Show
Song 6: Go Do – Go
Act 7: Katherine Miller on DADT – Rachel Maddow
Song 7: What’s Wrong – My Name Up In Lights
Act 8: Glorious nonviolent revolution – The Progressive
Song 8: Revolution – The Beatles
Act 9: Military survey on DADT revision – Rachel Maddow
Song 9: This Fickle World – Theo Bard
Act 10: Discussion of being gay on The View – Midweek Politics
Song 10: Two Sisters – Left Side of the Brain
Act 11: Final comments on gaining respect – Rachel Maddow

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Victor Fehrenbach on DADT – Rachel Maddow

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Edition #393

Act 1: The Obama Paradox – Rachel Maddow
Song 1: Who’s Crying Now – Journey: Greatest Hits
Act 2: Shep Smith rips Fox – Young Turks
Song 2: True Affection – Paper Television
Act 3: Administration congratulates itself too soon – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 3: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Daft Punk) – 2 – EP
Act 4: MSNBC and Fox after the correction – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 4: Better Be Quiet Now – Figure 8
Act 5: Racist Fox News and crazy NAACP voicemail – Young Turks
Song 5: Call On Me (Radio Edit) – Call On Me – EP
Act 6: Obama’s atrophy – Rachel Maddow
Song 6: The Reflex – Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Act 7: Shirley Sherrod on interviews with Fox and Obama’s comments – Countdown
Song 7: Secret Heart – Let It Die
Act 8: Fox News on Sherrod and Democratic cowards – Young Turks

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
White House Caves To Fox News, Forces Resignation – Young Turks

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Edition #387

Act 1: McChrystal article by Michael Hastings – Colbert Report
Song 1: The Moment I Said It – Speak for Yourself
Act 2: Gaps in Afghan government – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Out of Our Hands – Signs
Act 3: UK investigating war crimes – Citizen Radio
Song 3: All American Girl – My Private Nation
Act 4: Judge sides with detainee in Guantanamo – The Progressive
Song 4: Shuffle Your Feet – Howl
Act 5: Counter insurgency interview with General – Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Eve of Destruction – 60′s Gold
Act 6: Odd couple Frank and Paul on military spending – NPR
Song 6: No Need to Argue – No Need to Argue
Act 7: Obama authorizes assassinations on US citizens – Young Turks
Song 7: The Perfect Space – I and Love and You
Act 8: Afghanistan commentary – Rachel Maddow

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Petraeus takes over with same strategy – Rachel Maddow

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