#559 Our annual collective waste of time (War on the war Christmas)
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Act 1: Progressives War On Xmas and O’Reilly’s Response – Young Turks Air Date: 2010
Song 1: Have I Got a Present for You – A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Act 2: Sam wont cut and run from the war on Christmas – Majority Report Air Date: The Bush Years
Song 2: Christians and Pagans – Mortal City
Act 3: Fox News Gets Trigger-Happy in the War on Christmas – Media Matters Air Date: 11-9-11
Song 3: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – 20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of Brenda Lee
Act 4: War on Xmas – Santa under attack – Countdown Air Date: 12-13-10
Song 4: The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – Single
Act 5: The Blitzkrieg On Grinchitude – Colbert Report Air Date: 2010
Song 5: (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? – A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Act 6: The ACLU of Tenn. Accused of Terrorism – The Progressive Air Date: 2010
Song 6: Lord’s Bright Blessing – Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol
Act 7: CNN vs. FOX: War on Christmas Edition – Media Matters Air Date: 12-1-11
Song 7: Whoville welcomes Christmas – How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Act 8: Glenn Beck’s story of the three wise men – Le Show Air Date: 2010
Act 9: Interview with pro-Christmas activist – Majority Report Air Date: The Bush Years
Song 9: Sleigh Ride – Amy Grant Christmas: The Complete Collection
Act 10: Does Fox News hate Baby Jesus? – Media Matters Air Date: 2010
Song 10: Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season – The Andy Williams Christmas Album
Act 11: Church and State During the Holidays – The Progressive Air Date: 12-13-11
Song 11: There Are Much Worse Things to Believe In – A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Act 12: Scrooge was not the hero of ‘A Christmas Carol’ – Bill Maher Air Date: 11-11-11
Song 12: Walking In the Air – The Snowman
Act 13: War on Christmas – Media Matters Air Date: 2010
Song 13: Christmas / Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental) – Christmas Eve and Other Stories
Act 14: Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat – Colbert Report Air Date: 2010
Final comments on a song correction and how people’s tribal instincts can result in resentment
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#556 Keeping Wall St Occupied (Occupy Wall St Part 9)
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Act 1: We are the 0.99 Percent – David Feldman Air Date: 11-18-11
Song 1: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Morning – The Very Best of Grieg
Act 2: Anatomy of an Occupy Wall Street Smear – Majority Report Air Date: 11-3-11
Song 2: Susan – The Exit
Act 3: Retired Police Captain Ray Lewis on his arrest, Part 1 – Countdown Air Date: 11-23-11
Act 4: Retired Police Captain Ray Lewis on his arrest, Part 2 – Countdown Air Date: 11-23-11
Song 4: Candle In the Wind (Ben’s Song) – Only God Can Judge Me
Act 5: Occupy Wall Street Divided – Daily Show Air Date: 11-16-11
Song 5: Class Warfare – Divided We Fall LP
Act 6: Will Occupy Wall Street Affect 2012 Election? Glenn Greenwald Interview – David Pakman Air Date: 11-14-11
Song 6: Anti-Hu – Nautical Antiques – A Selection of Rarities from 1998-2001
Act 7: Whom Do They Represent? – Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 11-21-11
Song 7: Cotton Eyed Joe – Live at Billy Bob’s Texas: Asleep At the Wheel
Act 8: Keep Wall Street Occupied (Part 1) – Ransackedroom on YouTube
Song 8: Lost In the Post – A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
Act 9: U.S. Citizens Form Massive Special Disinterest Group – The Onion
Song 9: Don’t Vote – Catacombs
Act 10: Iraq vet Scott Olsen on what he hopes the movement will achieve – Countdown Air Date: 12-2-11
Song 10: Bloodstream – Bloodstream – EP
Act 11: UC Davis Pepper-Spraying Cop John Pike Anti-Gay Slur Lawsuit – David Pakman Air Date: 11-28-11
Song 11: Sociopath – Miss Halfway
Act 12: Walker’s War on Free Speech – The Progressive Air Date: 12-6-11
Song 12: Heat of the Moment – Asia
Act 13: Occupy Wall Street Leaked Memo, Banks Plan Attack – Young Turks Air Date: 11-21-11
Voicemails:
Looking for more info on Brian from TX – Josh from Dallas, TX
Follow up info in his run for congress in Texas – Brian Ingram from Forth Worth, TX
Thoughts on tackling the casually pepper spraying cop – Ron from outside Philly
Occupying America: The Rest of Us – New project from the producer of the Watch it Burn podcast – Dave Kinser
Link to Dave’s project:
Occupying America: The Rest of Us.
Email Dave at bdkinser@gmail.com
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final Comments on Dave Kinser, his old podcast and his new project
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Elderly Occupier Pepper Sprayed – Colbert Report
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#549 Beyond the water’s edge (Foreign Policy)
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Act 1: Investigate Alleged U.S. War Crime in Iraq – The Progressive Air Date: 9-1-11
Song 1: One Million Miles Away – The Illusionary Movements of Geraldine and Nazu
Act 2: What Do Peanuts Have To Do With Terrorism – Lee Camp Air Date: 9-11-11
Song 2: Peanut Butter – Greatest Hits Of The 1960′s
Act 3: Obama Continues No-Bid Contracts For Wars – Young Turks Air Date: 9-6-11
Song 3: A Girl, a Boy, and a Graveyard – The Reluctant Graveyard
Act 4: Anecdotal Iraqi Opinion Propaganda – Counterspin Air Date: 9-15-11
Song 4: One Day – Light (Bonus Track Version)
Act 5: Robin Wright on rejecting extremism in foreign policy – Colbert Report Air Date: 9-7-11
Song 5: Rock the Casbah – The Essential Clash
Act 6: NBC news links Occupy to Afghan War – Counterspin
Song 6: The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – Single
Act 7: 6 Dead In West Point Panty Raid – The Onion
Song 7: Oops and move on – Henery Philips
Act 8: Al Qaeda Vs Ahmadinejad – Young Turks Air Date: 9-28-11
Song 8: If I Ever Feel Better – United
Act 9: Who Benefits from the Far-Fetched Plot? – The Progressive Air Date: 10-12-11
Song 9: Ruby Soho – …And Out Come the Wolves
Act 10: Ali Soufan on interrogation techniques used on Al Qaeda operatives – Colbert Report Air Date: 10-19-11
Song 10: Hotel California – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 11: Richard Engel on Iraq War – Counterspin
Song 11: I Don’t Believe In That – Unglorious Hallelujah
Act 12: Obama’s Welcome News on Iraq – The Progressive Air Date: 10-24-11
Song 12: WMD – Body of War – Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Act 13: Tough Enough – Mark Fiore Air Date: 11-3-11
Song 13: Cobrastyle – Robyn
Act 14: American Bases in Iraq – Common Sense with Dan Carlin
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on David Pakman, two straight men and an improvised nature documentary
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Democracy on the Lurch – Daily Show Air Date: 9-29-11
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#548 20 acts in 60 minutes (Immigration)
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Act 1: 101-Year-Old Woman Becomes U.S. Citizen – Colbert Report
Song 1: Baby – Kevin “KO” Olusola
Act 2: Hate Group Pushes “Anchor Baby” Myth on Fox News – Media Matters
Act 3: Women Giving Birth Shackled By Police – Young Turks Air Date: 9-22-11
Song 3: Unhappy Birthday – Strangeways, Here We Come (Remastered By Johnny Marr)
Act 4: End the Secure Communities Program Now – The Progressive
Song 4: One – Inquisition Symphony
Act 5: Fox (hearts) Latinos…not really – Media Matters
Act 6: Patriotic Teen Fails Spanish – The Onion
Song 6: Think – Aretha Franklin: 30 Greatest Hits
Act 7: Distorting the idea of “anchor babies” – Counterspin
Song 7: Le moulin – Amélie (Sountrack from the Motion Picture)
Act 8: Fox News’ Immigration Language: “Illegals” and “Anchor Babies” – Media Matters
Act 9: Undocumented Immigrant Goes Public – Young Turks Air Date: 6-22-11
Song 9: All for You – Sister Hazel
Act 10: Rep. Mo Brooks Wants to End Immigration – Jimmy Dore Air Date: 7-14-11
Song 10: Dog Days Are Over – Vitamin String Quartet Performs Modern Rock Hits 2010 – EP
Act 11: Lou Dobbs Can’t Take a Joke – Media Matters
Act 12: How to hate “illegals” and have them too – Jim Hightower
Song 12: Walk a Mile – My First Holly Golightly Album
Act 13: Rick Perry Retreats From Immigrant Tuition – Young Turks
Song 13: Mustache – Mustache
Act 14: Mexting – The Onion
Song 14: Spanish Flea – Going Places
Act 15: Meet Doc Thompson: Immigration Policy Extraordinaire – Media Matters Air Date: 7-1-11
Act 16: Some Latinos See Obama ‘Betrayal’ On Immigration – NPR Air Date: 10-12-11
Song 16: Disappointment – No Need to Argue
Act 17: U.S. Government Is a Home-Wrecker on Immigration – The Progressive Air Date: 11-4-11
Song 17: Break Up the Family – Viva Hate
Act 18: Farmer Struggles To Hire Americans – Young Turks
Song 18: Nothing Is Good Enough – Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 19: How Fox News Uses Anti-Immigrant Buzz Words – Media Matters Air Date: 8-22-11
Act 20: Alabama’s Migrant Workers – Colbert Report Air Date: 10-26-11
Voicemails:
The GOP candidates don’t care about us – Louis from Texas
Burn episodes to CD to spread the word! – Colin from Cleveland, OH
Thoughts on the Fairness Doctrine – Joseph from Palo Alto, CA
We need some black perspective – EJ From Lyons, NY
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on burning CDs of the show and how this episode got it’s name
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Aliens Vs Senator – Daily Show Air Date: 6-22-11
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