Edition #477

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Act 1: Political crybabies – This American Life
Song 1: Awnaw (All Hooks Up Version) – Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
Act 2: Pulling the curtain on the Koch Bros – Jim Hightower
Song 2: Solo, Sole Dire – Gipsy Kings
Act 3: Ann Coulter says only liberal media talking about birthers – David Pakman
Song 3: How Many Planets? – Here Comes Science (Audio + Video Version)
Act 4: Tales of principled behavior – Obama birth certificate – Daily Show
Song 4: Mystify – The Best of INXS
Act 5: The appearance of impropriety and bias – Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Silver Star – Chucho Valdes Felix Star
Act 6: Koch Bros: What a sight – Jim Hightower
Song 6: 2 2 Atoms In a Molecule – Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
Act 7: Santorum on needing more people in the US – Dan Savage
Song 7: Colorblind – This Desert Life
Act 8: Ayn Rand’s hypocrisy – Majority Report
Song 8: La Poupee Qui Fait Non – Lunafied
Act 9: Koch Bros buy politicians – Young Turks
Song 9: Drumming Song (Live) – iTunes Live from SoHo – EP
Act 10: Billionaire Bullies – Jim Hightower
Song 10: Coming to Terms – Coming to Terms
Act 11: Koch pros under every rock – Rachel Maddow

Voicemails:
Endorsing veganism and a show on food – Patrick from Dallas
Regarding CIA advisers in Libya – Ryan from NY
Correction on Vietnam timeline – Ryan from NY

Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter – Deadringer

Final comments on the New Leaders Council fundraiser

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THE KOCHS ARE COMING! – Jim Hightower

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Edition #447

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Act 1: The Hammer has fallen – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Delay – In his own words
Act 3: The Delay Litany – Al Franken
Act 4: Delay – In his own words
Act 5: Memorable moments – The Young Turks
Act 6: Delay – In his own words
Act 7: I’m just a bug man – Slate Podcast
Act 8: Delay – In his own words
Act 9: Good Riddance – Jack Cafferty
Song 9: Future Is Now – Dune
Act 10: Verdict is in – Young Turks
Song 10: Tonight I Have to Leave It – Our Ill Wills
Act 11: Commenting on Tom Delay – It’s all politics
Song 11: The Office UK – Outro #2 – The Office UK Theme Music
Act 12: Story behind the conviction – Jim Hightower
Song 12: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – 60′s Gold
Act 13: Sam announces the sentence – Majority Report
Song 13: Cigarette Smoker Fiona – Who the F*** Are Arctic Monkeys? – EP
Act 14: Allison announces the sentence – Citizen Radio
Song 14: Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol: Greatest Hits
Act 15: Cocky Delay gets three years – Jim Hightower
Song 15: Behind Bars – Baga Tricks
Act 16: Liberals to blame for the conviction – Countdown
Song 16: Montaña – Love & Liberte
Act 17: 3 years prison for Tom Delay – Young Turks

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The Big Buy Tom Delay’s Stolen Congress – Brave New Films

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Edition #446

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Act 1: GOP takes over – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Read It & Weep – Lucky You
Act 2: House oversight committee – Colbert Report
Song 2: What I’m Looking For (Ad Version) – What I’m Looking For (Ad Version) – Single
Act 3: Dumb new congress – Rachel Maddow
Song 3: Broken Chair – Land of Sea
Act 4: Read it and weep – Slate.com
Song 4: We’re Simple Minds – Spring Came, Rain Fell
Act 5: What you will and wont find in the constitution – Liberal Oasis
Song 5: Figure It Out – It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
Act 6: GOP house takeover, the hypocrisy begins – Young Turks
Song 6: Gone Going – Monkey Business
Act 7: Earmarks, Schmearmarks – Jim Hightower
Song 7: Dirty Job – Once Again
Act 8: The correct way to ridicule Boehner – Citizen Radio
Song 8: Gorel – Babba Maal
Act 9: Boehner guilty of violent talk too – Counterspin
Song 9:In the Aeroplane Over the Sea – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Act 10: GOP attacks health care, helps Dems – Rachel Maddow

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Great Gaffesby – Daily Show

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Edition #411

Act 1: GOP congress – Rachel Maddow
Song 1: I Miss You – blink-182
Act 2: Restoring Honor Rally Part 1 – New Left Media
Song 2: God Shed His Grace On Thee – 50/50 – 50 Tracks, 50 Years
Act 3: Bush speechwriters says GOP is screwed – Young Turks
Song 3: Kill Yourself (Instrumental Version) – Shock Value (Instrumental Version)
Act 4: Sarah Palin’s Mama Grizzly Coalition – Daily Show
Song 4: On a Neck, On a Spit – Yellow House
Act 5: Restoring Honor Rally Part 2 – New Left Media
Song 5: My List – Sam’s Town
Act 6: Reagan would be unelectable today – MSNBC
Song 6: Drumming Song – Lungs
Act 7: Restoring Honor Rally Part 3 – New Left Media
Song 7: Pray for You – Getting Dressed In the Dark
Act 8: I give up – 9/11 responders bill – Daily Show
Song 8: Cobrastyle – Robyn
Act 9: Restoring Honor Rally Part 4 – New Left Media
Song 9: Ignore the Ignorant – Ignore the Ignorant
Act 10: Comparing the parties – Ring of Fire
Song 10: Bitter Sweet Symphony – Urban Hymns
Act 11: Shadow government attracts shadow protesters – The Onion
Song 11: Cast No Shadow – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory
Act 12: Restoring Honor Rally Part 5 – New Left Media
Song 12: In the Waiting Line – Simple Things
Act 13: GOP is the party of hate – The Ed Show

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Defamation of Independents – Colbert Report

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Edition #382

Act 1: Day 58, Obama’s speech – Daily Show
Song 1: Friend of the Devil – Films About Ghosts: The Best of Counting Crows
Act 2: President’s weekly address – Le Show
Song 2: Angry – Mad Season
Act 3: LA Senator wants more oil drilling – Young Turks
Song 3: Mushaboom – Let It Die
Act 4: More moronic GOP reactions – Daily Show
Song 4: The Wind – The Very Best of Cat Stevens
Act 5: Leaving for a yacht race – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 5: Skinny Love – For Emma, Forever Ago
Act 6: Oil execs know nothing about spills – Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Aegean Wave – Pianissimo
Act 7: Oil regulation corruption – Le Show
Song 7: Failure By Design – Your Favorite Weapon
Act 8: Of oil, energy and filibusters – Bill Maher
Song 8: Never Before – Never Before
Act 9: Oil spill not an environmental disaster – Young Turks
Song 9: When It All Goes Wrong Again – The Best of Everclear
Act 10: International oil market – Rachel Maddow

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Tip/Wag at Marshall Islands – Colbert Report

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Edition #369

Act 1: Napoleon blown apart – Colbert Report
Song 1: Loser – Three doors down
Act 2: Tax Day Tea Party Part 1 – New Left Media
Song 2: Unwell – Matchbox Twenty
Act 3: Blogger want Obama assassinated – Young Turks
Song 3: Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love – They might be giants
Act 4: Tax Day Tea Party Part 2 – New Left Media
Song 4: Drums of freedom – Theo Bard
Act 5: Maddow on McVeigh tapes – Daily Show
Song 5: See the sun – Dido
Act 6: Tax Day Tea Party Part 3 – New Left Media
Song 6: Little miss can’t be wrong – Spin Doctors
Act 7: Anti-govt militia movement growing – Young Turks
Song 7: Yell fire – Michael Franti And Spearhead
Act 8: Tax Day Tea Party Part 4 – New Left Media
Song 8: Struggle – Ringside
Act 9: Rand Paul follow up – Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Bulletproof – La Roux
Act 10: Tax Day Tea Party Part 5 – New Left Media
Song 10: Take me home tonight – Eddie Money
Act 11: Tea Party PSA from D.C. Douglas – Funny or Die
Song 11: John Adams theme song – HBO
Act 12: Tax Day Tea Party Part 6 – New Left Media
Song 12: Brain damage – Pink Floyd
Act 13: Giving up the empire – Bill Maher

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P.K. Winsome – Tea Party Consulting – Colbert Report

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Edition #356

Act 1: Armed march on almost Washington – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: The history of April 19th and 20th – On the Media
Act 3: On the road with the Tea Party Express – Daily Show
Act 4: Echos of Oklahoma City – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: How the FBI arrested a militia – NPR
Act 6: FBI investigates tea party threats – Young Turks
Act 7: Interview with a teabagger – Le Show
Act 8: The un-tea party – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Tea America – Daily Show

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
At a tea party with a no medicare pledge – Thom Hartmann

Music:
1901 – Phoenix

Spring Came, Rain Fell – Club 8

Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind – The Lovin’ Spoonful

We shall overcome – Pete Seeger

Let’s work together – Canned Heat

Smokin from shootin – My Morning Jacket

Spaceman – The Office, BBC
Unbirthday song – Camarata Chorus and Orchestra

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Edition #350

Act 1: Health care slime machine – Daily Show
Act 2: Obama may be Anti-Christ, like Hitler – Young Turks
Act 3: Coburn on Fox News bias – Countdown
Act 4: Elephant graveyard with David Frum – Colbert Report
Act 5: Tea partiers should sign anti-government pledge – Thom Hartmann
Act 6: Man attempts to assassinate Obama while not seeming racist – The Onion
Act 7: Pelosi caused trouble by crossing the street – Young Turks
Act 8: Harry Reid supporters, you’re not helping – Daily Show
Act 9: Threats to congressmen – Rachel Maddow
Act 10: Wag of the finger to the Hutaree Militia – Colbert Report
Act 11: Right wing extremists on the rise – Young Turks

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Obama Bumper Sticker Road Rage

Music:
Walk like an Egyptian – The Bangles

Civil war – Guns N’ Roses

A few honest words – Ben Sollee

Lessons learned – Matt and Kim

Come Together – The Beatles
Everyday People – Sly and The Family Stone

Something to believe in – The Offspring

Bus rider – John Swihart

Ready for the good times – Shakira

Get ready – The Proclaimers

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Edition #339

Act 1: CPAC 2010 Rage within the machine – Daily Show
Act 2: CPAC Conference – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: CPAC – US has the best health care – Young Turks
Act 4: Rage within the machine – Progressivism – Daily Show
Act 5: American’s don’t know R’s block everything – Young Turks
Act 6: George Will totally consistent on filibuster = Counterspin
Act 7: Filibuster is too neat and simple – Bill Maher
Act 8: Let’s go nuclear – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Teabaggers and teabaggees – Ring of Fire
Act 10: Sarah Palin at Teabagger convention – Colbert Report

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
AmeriGasm CPAC – Daily Show

Music:
Hello, My Treacherous Friends – OK GO

Graceland – Paul Simon

It’s not impossible – Ben Sollee

Don’t vote – Cass McCombs

Losers – The Cardigans

There’s something wrong – Brad Sucks

One fine day – The Chiffons

Failure by design – Brand New

Be my angel – Mazzy Star

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Act 1: So you think you can douche – Daily Show
Act 2: Fact-imparted miniverse on healthcare – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Poll bearers: cable news polls itself – Daily Show
Act 4: Neal Boortz on human debris – The Young Turks
Act 5: Fox News: The new liberals – Daily Show
Act 6: Raising terror level to raise polling points – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: CNN’s just sayin’ – Daily Show
Act 8: Playing politics with terror – Countdown

Music:
Stand by me – Playing for change

Across the universe – Rufas Wainwright

Crash – The Primitives
Sorrow – Bad religion

We like to party – The Venga Boys

The World Has Turned And Left Me Here – Weezer

What’s the matter here? – 10,000 Maniacs

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