Rights

#564 Basic human rights (Gay Rights)

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Act 1: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 1 – Hillary Clinton

Song 1: F**k You – It’s Not Me, It’s You

Act 2: Sanctity of Marriage + Anti-Gay Arguments = Huge Farce – David Pakman Show

Song 2: Hospital Beds – Robbers & Cowards

Act 3: Small Town Throws Pride Parade For Only Gay Resident – The Onion

Song 3: Parade – Hidden Vagenda

Act 4: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 2 – Hillary Clinton
Song 4: Gay Boyfriend – All Over Your Face

Act 5: Gay Resumes Hurt Job Prospects Study – Young Turks Air Date: 5-10-11

Song 5: Never Going Back Again (Glee Cast Version) – Never Going Back Again (Glee Cast Version) – Single

Act 6: GOP God Can Give OK to Bully Gay Teens – Majority Report Air Date: 11-7-11

Song 6: Me and God and Jesus – Crooked Roads Band

Act 7: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 3 – Hillary Clinton
Song 7: Protest Song – Resonate

Act 8: DOMA Sweet DOMA – Beer & Anchor Nursing – Daily Show Air Date: 8-17-11

Song 8: Kiss Me – Sixpence None the Richer

Act 9: New Deportation Rules Give Boost To Gay Rights – NPR Air Date: 8-26-11

Song 9: San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers In Your Hair) – The Graduate (Music from the Broadway Comedy)

Act 10: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 4 – Hillary Clinton

Voicemails:
Reread Marx before denouncing communism – Chuck in Salt Lake City

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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics

Final comments on how libertarianism has been imposed upon us

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Joad Cressbeckler: Homosexuality A Necessity On Cold Mountaintops – The Onion

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#472 Some people are gay, get over it (Gay rights)

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Act 1: Unmarried heterosexuals should be allowed to have kids – Dan Savage
Song 1: Turtle (Bonobo Mix) – One Offs… Remixes & B Sides
Act 2: Badid Boles on Prop 8 litigation – Colbert Report
Song 2: Tell Him – Tell Him – The Best Of
Act 3: High court rules for anti-gay protesters at funerals – NPR
Song 3: First Few Desperate Hours – Tallahassee
Act 4: Wayne Besen interview – David Pakman
Song 4: Fall Hard – Fall Hard – EP
Act 5: Reverend busted for male escorts and more – Young Turks
Song 5: Tiny Dancer – The Greatest Hits 1970-2002
Act 6: Another anti-gay minister a sexual deviant – Dan Savage
Song 6: We Only Come Out At Night – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Act 7: Anti-gay congressman caught in relationship with a horse – The Onion
Song 7: Eyes – Eyes – Single
Act 8: Out of the closet in the pulpit of a megachurch – NPR
Song 8: Heart of the City – Jackson Square
Act 9: Reaction to Obama’s anti-gay bullying conference – Dan Savage
Song 9: Sing, Theresa Says – Through Toledo
Act 10: Ann Coulter calls Cenk ‘retarded’ – Young Turks

Voicemails:
Thoughts on Mumia from an ex con – Seth from Lancaster PA
Just became a member – Martina Myers

Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter – Deadringer

Final comments on Power Shift 2011 and YouTube edition of the show

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Look Who’s Stalking – The Daily Show

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#444 Total, utter and crushing progressive victory (DADT)

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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

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Coming Out From Life Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ – NPR

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#442 They are legion, etc (Anonymous)

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Act 1: News on Anonymous Operation: Payback – Countdown
Song 1: I Want You – Savage Garden
Act 2: Anonymous back up wikileaks – On the Media
Song 2: Little Lion Man – Sigh No More
Act 3: WW 3.0 Omar Wason on cyber war – Colbert Report
Song 3: Gone – On and On
Act 4: Are the Anonymous attacks civil disobedience? – On the Media
Song 4: Natural Blues – Play & Play: B Sides
Act 5: Intro to interview with Anonymous – Citizen Radio
Song 5: Legion – Empires
Act 6: Operation: Payback message – Anonymous
Song 6: Eclipse – Welcome to Earth
Act 7: Interview with Anonymous spokesman – Citizen Radio

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A Letter from Anonymous – Anonymous

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