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Act 1: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 1 – Hillary Clinton
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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
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Song 2: Hospital Beds – Robbers & Cowards

Act 3: Small Town Throws Pride Parade For Only Gay Resident – The Onion
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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
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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
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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
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Song 8: Kiss Me – Sixpence None the Richer

Act 9: New Deportation Rules Give Boost To Gay Rights – NPR Air Date: 8-26-11
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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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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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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 #442

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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

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
A Letter from Anonymous – Anonymous

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Edition #437

Act 1: The Word – Army of Mum – Colbert Report
Song 1: New Slang – Oh, Inverted World
Act 2: Pro-gay groups desperate for Obama to take action – NPR
Song 2: Ready or Not – The Score
Act 3: If you were in and out you’re in – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 3: Nature of the Experiment – A Lesson In Crime
Act 4: It gets worse PSA – Daily Show
Song 4: The Silent Nutcracker (Instrumental) – Christmas Eve and Other Stories
Act 5: DADT repeal in lame-duck hands – NPR
Song 5: Take A Chance – Take A Chance
Act 6: Pentagon report leaves DADT with no leg to stand on – The Progressive
Song 6: How Soon Is Now? – 200 KM/H in the Wrong Lane
Act 7: DADT green light – Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Christmas / Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental) – Christmas Eve and Other Stories
Act 8: Tucker Carlson mocks Arabic translators – Media Matters
Act 9: Dan Savage on DADT – Countdown
Song 9: All These Things That I’ve Done – Hot Fuss
Act 10: McCain moving the goal posts on DADT – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 10: Bizzare Love Triangle – Blue Order: A Trance Tribute to New Order
Act 11: McCain in his quest from Principled Independent to Pandering Asshole – Young Turks
Song 11: The Little Drummer Boy – Number 1′s: Christmas
Act 12: DADT hearings Day 1 – Rachel Maddow

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Gaypocalypse Now – Daily Show

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Edition #435

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Act 1: Don’t touch my junk – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 1: Submarine Symphonika – Honeysuckle Weeks
Act 2: Memo to Fox – Profiling still wont work – Media Matters
Song 2: Your Racist Friend – Flood
Act 3: Homeland security for sale – Young Turks
Song 3: Holiday Road (Live) – Live At the Bass Performance Hall
Act 4: Tales of airport security – Le Show
Song 4: Touch my junk – Harry Shearer
Act 5: Interview with TSA on enhanced pad down procedure – Majority Report
Song 5: Slide – No Angel
Act 6: Wiki gossip – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 6: A Few Honest Words – Learning to Bend
Act 7: NYT on leaked info about Iran – Counterspin
Song 7: How – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (The Complete Sessions 1991-1993)
Act 8: Wikileaks lets us know what’s going on – The Progressive
Song 8: Tracked in mud – Cory Davies
Act 9: Jay Rosen on Wikileaks – Citizen Radio
Song 9: Just My Imagination – Stars – The Best of 1992-2002
Act 10: Wikileaks vs. world peace – Counterspin
Song 10: The Peace Carol – A Christmas Together
Act 11: Knowing what’s real from Wikileaks – Common Sense

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Jay Rosen on Wikileaks- “The watchdog press died; we have this instead.”

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Edition #422

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Act 1: Don’t enforce – Rachel Maddow
Song 1: How – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (The Complete Sessions 1991-1993)
Act 2: WaPo promotes homophobe – Counterspin
Song 2: Why (You Confuse Me) – Everybody Knows EP
Act 3: DADT ruled unconstitutional – Countdown
Song 3: A Change Is Gonna Come – Learning to Bend
Act 4: Shielded ID interview – Rachel Maddow
Song 4: My Private Nation – My Private Nation
Act 5: The death of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell – The Progressive
Song 5: In a Cave – Elephant Shell
Act 6: Things will get better – Joel Burns
Song 6: Better Be Quiet Now – Figure 8
Act 7: Make a plan or stop saying you will – Rachel Maddow

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Make a plan or stop saying you will – Rachel Maddow

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Edition #408

Act 1: Reaction to the Prop 8 Ruling – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 1: Suite for Solo Cello No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I/II – Bach: The Cello Suites
Act 2: Orientation of the Prop 8 judge – Counterspin
Song 2: Strange Bath – I Heart Huckabees (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Act 3: DOMA ruled unconstitutional – Rachel Maddow
Song 3: 1901 – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Act 4: Threatdown – Texas GOP – Colbert Report
Song 4: S****y – Hair: Special Anniversary Edition (Remastered Original Cast Recording)
Act 5: Conservative destroys Fox News on gay marriage – Young Turks
Song 5: Stairway to heaven – Apocalyptica
Act 6: Glenn Beck on gay marriage – Media Matters
Act 7: Invasion of the country snatchers – Colbert Report
Song 7: Royal American Medley – Spirit Of America
Act 8: Debating gay marriage – Midweek Politics
Song 8: Sowing the Seeds of Love – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears
Act 9: Gay is icky – That’s bullshit – Sam Seder
Song 9: Sunday Bloody Sunday – U218 Singles (Deluxe Version)
Act 10: Moron on Ken Mehlman’s courage – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 10: Courage – 12:34
Act 11: Gay old party – Daily Show

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Anti-Gay Pastor Busted – Young Turks

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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

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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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