Religion
#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
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Municipal Land-Use Update – Ground Zero Mosque – Daily Show
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#389 Religious Justice League (Religion)
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Edition #389
Act 1: Banning haircuts – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Painted By Numbers – Dying to Say This to You
Act 2: Political fashion news – The Bugle
Song 2: Garden State (Music from the Motion Picture) – Various Artists
Act 3: Pope whipped himself – Young Turks
Song 3: Hey, Soul Sister – Hey, Soul Sister – Single
Act 4: Bible more violent than Quran – NPR
Song 4: Monster Hospital – Metric
Act 5: God cites ‘moving in mysterious ways’ – The Onion
Song 5: Master Plan – It Still Moves
Act 6: News of the godly Part 1 – Le Show
Song 6: (Why Is Your) Heaven So Small – The Gospel Truth
Act 7: Stephen Prothero on the 8 religions – Colbert Report
Song 7: Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam (Live) – MTV Unplugged in New York: Nirvana
Act 8: Study says abstinence-only works – Young Turks
Song 8: Boadicea – The Very Best of Enya
Act 9: Heaven to return 3.6 billion souls for rejudging – The Onion
Song 9: Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Guns N’ Roses: Greatest Hits
Act 10: News of the godly Part 2 – Le Show
Song 9: Kids – Oracular Spectacular
Act 10: Glenn Beck, Ignore Jesus, be selfish – Young Turks
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Modest-Con 2010 – Colbert Report
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#375 An Armada of Humanaterrorists (Israel)
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Edition #375
Act 1: Israel beat the Somalis to it – BBC News Quiz
Song 1: Hostage-O – Life’ll Kill Ya
Act 2: Release the prisoners, release the tapes – Young Turks
Song 2: Respect – Diana Ross & The Supremes
Act 3: Republican on Gaza – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 3: Danger Zone – Top Gun / Footloose / Sleepless In Seattle
Act 4: Obama mute on Israeli aggression – The Progressive
Song 4: Different Names for the Same Thing – Plans
Act 5: Discussing the flotilla – Bill Maher
Song 5: A Different Shore – Peace of Mind
Act 6: Dueling taped accounts – On the Media
Song 6: Sea of Love (Remastered) – Juno (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 7: Obama helps obstruct Israel investigation – Young Turks
Song 7: Glycerine – Sixteen Stone
Act 8: Don’t cheer the departure of Helen Thomas – The Progressive
Song 8: Soir de fête – Amélie (Sountrack from the Motion Picture)
Act 9: Fox on Helen Thomas – Media Matters
Act 10: Helen Thomas’s departure – Counterspin
Song 10: Slight Figure of Speech – I and Love and You
Act 11: Michael Oren and formidable opponent – Colbert Report
Song 11: We Could Be Friends – Weathervanes
Act 12: Joe Biden hits new low – The Progressive
Song 12: Doctor My Eyes – Anthology: Jackson 5
Act 13: Israel does something crazy/frustrating – The Bugle
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Israel Flotilla Raid – Breakdown of Who’s Right and Wrong – Young Turks
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#373 Lots of swears about religion (Religion)
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Edition #373
Act 1: Pope song – Tim Minchin
Act 2: 90′s norms of priesthood – Le Show
Song 2: Lleva Me El Compas – Gipsy Kings
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Act 3: How L.A. Archdiocese mishandled a priest – NPR
Song 3: Tomorrow, Wendy – Concrete Blonde
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Act 4: 8-year old injured mimicking crucifixion – The Onion
Song 4: Crucify – Tori Amos
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Act 5: US founded on the bible – Young Turks
Song 5: Great divide – The Cardigans
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Act 6: White people prayer gap – Colbert Report
Song 6: Personal Jesus – Johnny Cash
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Act 7: Some religions crazier than others – Bill Maher
Song 7: Me and God and Jesus – Crooked Roads Band
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Act 8: Church cancelled due to lack of God – The Onion
Song 8: Do you believe in magic – The Lovin’ Spoonful
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Act 9: Witchcraft in Nigeria related to Christians – Young Turks
Song 9: La Réalité – Amadou & Mariam
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Act 10: South Park death threats – Daily Show
Song 10: Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah – The London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir & Walter Susskind
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Act 11: Comedy stylings on religion – Jamie Kilstein
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Boobquake Day Causes Earthquake – Colbert Report
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#367 Arrest the Pope (Religion)
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Edition #367
Act 1: Devil denounces Catholic Church – SNL
Song 1: Play With Fire – The Rolling Stones
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Act 2: Dawkins wants to arrest the Pope – BBC News Quiz
Song 2: Jesus loved Judas – Jason Roseboom
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Act 3: Continuing coverage of Catholic scandal – On the Media
Song 3: Jesus is just alright – The Doobie Brothers
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Act 4: Volcano/Earthquake news Part 1 – The Bugle
Song 4: Eleanor Rigby (strings only) – The Beatles
Act 5: Catholic Church condemns metrosexuality – The Onion
Song 5: Pray for you – Jaron And The Long Road To Love
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Act 6: Volcano/Earthquake news Part 2 – The Bugle
Song 6: Sorrow – Bad Religion
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Act 7: RFK on the Catholic Church scandal – Ring of Fire
Song 7: Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
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Act 8: Why it’s OK to criticize religion – Citizen Radio
Song 8: Book of days – Enya
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Act 9: Pope Opera – Daily Show
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Jesus in a Frying Pan – Young Turks
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#355 Don’t believe in any form of sorcery (Religion)
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Edition #355
Act 1: Man faces execution for sorcery – Young Turks
Act 2: Passover seder half-assed – The Onion
Act 3: Jesus, Reconsidered – NPR
Act 4: Student forced out of school over gay parents – Young Turks
Act 5: Corruption in the Catholic Church – Bill Maher
Act 6: Indian rationalist battles swamis and babas – Young Turks
Act 7: Desire to ejaculate motivates local Christian to wed – The Onion
Act 8: Study narrows gap between mind and brain – NPR
Act 9: Liberals and atheists smarter than conservatives and the religious – Young Turks
Act 10: The need for more warm, cuddly atheists – Citizen Radio
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Word – Forgive and Forget Church scandal
Music:
Porcelain – Moby
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I’ve gotta be me – Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Ebudae – Enya
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Early in the morning – Peter, Paul And Mary
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Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now – The Smiths
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Shattered faith – Bad Religion
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Like a virgin – Madonna
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New soul – Yael Naïm
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Halo – Beyoncé
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#349 Who didn’t see this coming? (Religion)
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Edition #349
Act 1: Gay sex scandal involving Vatican – Young Turks
Act 2: Little deaf boys, it’s a thing – Le Show
Act 3: The fixer in the Catholic church Part 1 – This American Life
Act 4: Holy Shit – Daily Show
Act 5: The fixer in the Catholic church Part 2 – This American Life
Act 6: Bill Donohue comments on church scandal – Young Turks
Act 7: Christopher Hitchens on Church scandal – Bill Maher
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Bill Donohue comments on church scandal Part 2 – Young Turks
Music:
Heaven – Los Lonely Boys
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Little deaf boys song – Harry Shearer
Pale Horses – Moby
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Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
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Only if – Enya
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Genesis – VNV Nation
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#343 Religious cults, the Christian Right and evangelists, evil and not (Religion)
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Edition #343
Act 1: Are religious cults killing democracy – Thom Hartmann
Act 2: Why are some Christians mad over Avatar – Young Turks
Act 3: Bait and switch evangelism – This American Life
Act 4: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 5: Glen Beck against ‘social justice’ in religion – Media Matters
Act 6: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Pat Robertson on Haiti’s pact with the devil – Counterspin
Act 8: Pat Robertson says Islam is not a religion – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Evangelist explains “23 Minutes in Hell” to Thom – Thom Hartmann
Music:
Hello bonjour – Michael Franti And Spearhead
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In God’s country – U2
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Knockin’ on heaven’s door – Guns N’ Roses
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Lacrymosa – Libera
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Mary Mary – Chumbawamba
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Shattered faith – Bad Religion
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#325 Where religion and ignorance meet (Religion)
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Edition #325
Act 1: Conservapedia working on conservative bible – Colbert Report
Act 2: Hume on Woods and religion – Counterspin
Act 3: Interview on conservative bible – Colbert Report
Act 4: Exporting homophobia to Uganda – The Progressive
Act 5: Uganda be kidding me Part 2 – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Christmas billboard stirs seasonally inappropriate emotions – The Onion
Act 7: Kill the gays law hits major news in US – Thom Hartmann
Act 8: Prayer effort seeks right-thinking from liberals – NPR
Act 9: Killing people to make magic potions Part 1 – Young Turks
Act 10: Christ returns to NBA – The Onion
Act 11: Killing people to make magic potions Part 2 – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Uganda be kidding me Part 1
Music:
Blacking Out The Friction – Death Cab For Cutie
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Redemption song – Bob Marley
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God – The Dodos
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Hate me – Blue October
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Directions – Josh Rouse
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Carol of the bells – United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus
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Gods gonna cut you down – Johnny Cash
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Like a prayer – Rufio
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You’re wrong – NOFX
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Jammin – Bob Marley
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#320 Winter Holiday Extravaganza (Podcast)
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Edition #320
Act 1: Athiest summer camp – The Young Turks
Act 2: God To Postpone Apocalypse – The Onion
Act 3: Adam and Eve Part 1 – This American Life
Act 4: Robert Wright on the three major religions – Colbert Report
Act 5: Adam and Eve Part 2 – This American Life
Act 6: Richard Dawkins new book – Thom Hartmann
Act 7: Bucket Of Rags This Year’s Must-Have Christmas Item – The Onion
Act 8: Schaeffer on hateful talk against Obama – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Offending people talking about religion – The Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Kirk Cameron’s Plot Against “Origin of Species” – The Young Turks
Music:
Hello Mother, Hello Father – Alan Sherman
Nutcracker: Act 2: Chinese Tea – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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Nutcracker: Act 2: Waltz of the Flowers – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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Nutcracker: Act 1: Overture – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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Nutcracker: Act 1: March – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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Nutcracker: Act 2: The Merlitons – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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Nutcracker: Act 2: Trepak – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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Nutcracker: Act 2: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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#317 Rights, gay and otherwise, all obvious (Podcast)
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Edition #317
Act 1: From here to neutrality – Daily Show
Act 2: Feingold and Franken beat up Patriot Act – Young Turks
Act 3: The end of prohibition – Slate
Act 4: Don’t ask, don’t tell – Colbert Report
Act 5: Texas bans marriage – Young Turks
Act 6: Texas bans marriage – Wait wait don’t tell me
Act 7: Mormon trespassing – Colbert Report
Act 8: Utah politician outrageous comments on gays – Young Turks
Act 9: Gaywatch Gaywatch – Peter Vadala & William Phillips – Daily Show
Act 10: Skeletons in the closet – Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Can’t get queer from here – Daily Show
Music:
Here comes my baby – Cat Stevens
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Your ex-lover is dead – Stars
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Change is gonna come – Ben Sollee
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What went wrong – Blink 182
It’s a mistake – Men at work
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Miss Misery – Elliott Smith
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Steal my kisses – Ben Harper
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Build me up buttercup – The Foundations
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Tuesday’s gone – Lynyrd Skynyrd
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#313 Recruiting disciples through fear and coupons (Podcast)
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Edition #313
Act 1: Catholic lifeboat – Colbert Report
Act 2: Hell House – This American Life
Act 3: God checks in to the Mayo Clinic – The Onion
Act 4: The Republican Apocalypse Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 5: Catholics recruiting new members – Daily Show
Act 6: The Republican Apocalypse Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Catholic blow out sale – Le Show
Act 8: Pat Robertson fighting against hate crime laws – The Young Turks
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Supreme court takes on religion – Colbert Report
Music:
God – The Dodos
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Friend of the devil – Counting Crows
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Like a prayer – Madonna
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Major Tom – Peter Schilling
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You know my name – The Beatles
Natural Blues – Moby
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I’m free – Soup Dragons
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#302 Moral Kombat (Podcast)
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Edition #302
Act 1: Naked hot tub religious mentoring – Le Show
Act 2: God smites area man for disturbing Him – The Onion
Act 3: How many women get hit on by their pastors? – The Young Turks
Act 4: Putting pressure on bad religious ideas – Bill Maher
Act 5: Moral Kombat – Daily Show
Act 6: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Benign growth removed from the Pope – The Onion
Act 8: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 9: Is Obama the anti-Christ? – Rachel Maddow
Act 10: War on Easter: Peeps display – Colbert Report
Act 11: Pastor of “Islam is the Devil” – The Young Turks
Music:
Meet me by the water – Rachael Yamagata
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Whenever God Shines his Light – Van Morrison
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Candy Girl – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
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Crazy Faith – Alison Krauss & Union Station
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Malchik Gay – t.A.T.u.
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Losing my religion – R.E.M
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Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
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God gave rock & roll to you – Kiss
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God’s Gonna Cut You Down – Johnny Cash
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God’s radar – The Dixie Hummingbirds
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#289 The cult of religiosity on C Street in Washington (Podcast)
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Act 1: Gay demon on the loose – Colbert Report
Act 2: Rumsfeld uses religious quotes for war – Countdown
Act 3: A look inside of “C Street” Part 1 – Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Prematurely born-again Christian – The Onion
Act 5: A look inside of “C Street” Part 2 – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Satellite Sheiks – On the Media
Act 7: Abstinence-only ed. ruined by trip to zoo – The Onion
Act 8: Jeff Sharlet on “The Family” – Daily Show
Act 9: A look inside of “C Street” Part 3 – Rachel Maddow
Music:
Mind Excursion – The trade winds
A few honest words – Ben Sollee
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Auto-tune the news #5 – YouTube User schmoyoho
Unhappy birthday – The Smiths
God’s radar – The Dixie Hummingbirds
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Welcome To The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance
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You sexy thing – Hot Chocolate
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Wild world – Cat Stevens
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#278 Exorcising an electrical impulse (Podcast)
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Act 1: Religious jihad on George Tiller – Countdown
Act 2: Threatdown on Christianity – Colbert Report
Act 3: Are spiritual encounters all in your head? – NPR
Act 4: Faith in God subjected to harsh questioning – The Onion
Act 5: Not a uniquely Christian nation – Ring of Fire
Act 6: Biblical traditional marriage – Betty Bowers
Act 7: God unveils new species to replace humans – The Onion
Act 8: Undercover at Liberty University – NPR
Act 9: Confessions of an alien hunter – Colbert Report
Act 10: Exorcism of a gay demon – The Young Turks
Music:
Steal my kisses – Ben Harper
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Runaway train – Soul Asylum
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One million miles – J. Ralph
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Santus II – Libera
Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
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Full force gale – Van Morrison
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Another love song – Finniston
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I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
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Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
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Burning love – Elvis Presley
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