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#258 RIghts at home and abroad, human and otherwise (Podcast)

Jay! — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:35:41 +0000

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Act 1: Viagra to the Taliban – Wait Wait
Act 2: Story of a wrongful death Part 1 – Democracy NOW!
Act 3: On the Isreal/Palistine question – The Young Turks
Act 4: Story of a wrongful death Part 2 – Democracy NOW!
Act 5: NSA spying on Americans – ABC News
Act 6: State senator on ‘The Gay’ – The Young Turks
Act 7: Let them into the house – Slate.com

Music:
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher – Jackie Wilson

Army Corps of Architects – Death Cab For Cutie

Skilly Widden – Cantiga
No Bravery – James Blunt

Needle in the Hay – Elliott Smith

Fuck you – Lily Allen

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Bill Ayers interviewed on ABC

Jay! — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:19:34 +0000

William (Bill) Ayers went on record to clear up his relationship with Barack Obama this morning on ABC. Ayers stated that he is not a terrorist, his friendship with Obama is like any other regular person’s relationship with an elected official, and that the Weather Underground group was “unfairly ‘demonized’” by the media and the McCain/Palin camp.

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Round 3: South Carolina

Billy — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:35:59 +0000

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Act 1: CNN – Obama Wins South Carolina
Act 2: Obama – Victory Speech
Act 3: Sam Seder – Obama Victory
Act 4: Democracy Now – Obama Victory
Act 5: The UpTake – The Politics of Interjecting Race
Act 6: ABC’s This Week – Obama Responds to Clinton Comment
Act 7: Ted Kennedy – Endorses Barack Obama

World on Fire

Jay! — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:08:28 +0000

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Act 1: Opening statement – Al Gore
Act 2: Farewell to incandescent – ABC News
Act 3: UN Climate Change Report – Part 1 – NewsHour
Act 4: Intergovernmental report – BBC
Act 5: UN Climate Change Report – Part 2 – NewsHour
Act 6: Working to slow global warming – BBC
Act 7: Supreme court weighs in – The Young Turks
Act 8: Court ruling on the EPA – Democracy Now!
Act 9: Consensus on Climate Change – On The Media
Act 10: US aims to weaked climate accord – The Young Turks
Act 11: N. Carolina family takes carbon challenge – NPR

On the Stand

Jay! — Wed, 16 May 2007 10:19:39 +0000

Act 1: Opening statement – Al Gore
Act 2: Who killed the electric car? Part 1- Sam Seder Show
Act 3: False balance on FOX – Counterspin
Act 4: Q&A with Inhofe Part 1 – Al Gore
Act 5: End of an era – ABC news
Act 6: Who killed the electric car? Part 2 – Sam Seder Show
Act 7: Q&A With Inhofe Par 2 – Al Gore
Act 8: False questions on Gore – Counterspin
Act 9: Court rules against Bush – Democracy Now!
Act 10: Supreme court rules against administration – The Young Turks
Act 11: Q&A with Inhofe Part 3 – Al Gore
Act 12: Q&A with Inhofe Part 4 – Al Gore

Staffing the Next Crusade

Jay! — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:46:00 +0000

Act 1: Jesus camp – Mother Jones Radio
Act 2: Jesus camp Part 1 – ABC News
Act 3: Newt on a tear Part 1 – Thom Hartmann
Act 4: Jesus camp Part 2 – ABC News
Act 5: Newt on a tear Part 2 – Thom Hartmann
Act 6: Jesus camp – Scarborough Country
Act 7: Scariest doumentary ever – Rachel Maddow