#566 The state of the media continues to embarrass (Media)
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Act 1: Channel for the Rich Man – Counterspin – 8-25-11
Song 1: Dance Music – The Sunset Tree
Act 2: Fox Censors Alec Baldwin Over NewsCorp Hacking Emmy Joke – Young Turks – Air Date: 9-19-11
Song 2: Don’t Hold Me Back – Call Back
Act 3: Rush Limbaugh’s Christian Killing Accusation – Colbert Report – Air Date: 10-9-11
Song 3: Sunday Bloody Sunday – The Best of 1980-1990
Act 4: Coverage of Obama is mostly negative – Counterspin
Song 4: Moonlight Sonata – Classics for the Heart
Act 5: Guest Calls Fox News Out on Obama Derangement Syndrome – Media Matters Air Date: 1-9-12
Act 6: Hank Williams Jr on The View Defending Obama Hitler Analogy – Young Turks – Air Date: 10-12-11
Song 6: Notorious – Greatest
Act 7: Making Sense of Hank Williams Jr’s Obama Hitler Reference – Majority Report – Air Date: 10-7-11
Song 7: Change of Time – So Runs the World Away
Act 8: Comedian Christian Finnegan on why watching no news is better than watching Fox News – Countdown Air Date: 11-23-11
Song 8: The Argument – Front Seat Solidarity
Act 9: Fox News’ Gretchen Carlson Can’t Believe Poll Says Obama Will Win – David Pakman – Air Date: 12-16-11
Song 9: Für Elise – Classical Piano Chillout
Act 10: Fox’s Favorite Phrase: “Some Would Say” – Media Matters Air Date: 12-2-11
Act 11: Steve Jobs Ripped Fox News as A Destructive Force – Young Turks – Air Date: 10-26-11
Song 11: Little Embarassing – St. Eleanor’s Park
Act 12: Why is NPR giving out Republican Talking Points – Thom Hartmann – Air Date: 12-21-11
Song 12: Beaux Dimanches – Dimanche a Bamako
Act 13: John Boehner Cuts Off CSPAN Cameras When Republicans Ripped Apart – David Pakman – Air Date: 12-22-11
Song 13: Symphony No.5 In C Minor Op.67 – 1st Movement – Classical Moods – 100 Top Classical Favorites of All Time
Act 14: Fox: The Muppets are “Brainwashing” Your Children – Media Matters Air Date: 12-5-11
Act 15: Fox Muppets Turning Your Kids Into OWS Commies – Majority Report – Air Date: 12-6-11
Voicemails:
America is an invented country – Colin from Cleveland, OH
Thoughts on Policeman Jeff from Florida and his recent call re: Mumia Abu-Jamal – Ron from outside Philly
Dayrl’s original voicemail played and replied to on Ep #524, posted 9/2/11
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Ratatat
Final comments on Daryl from CA calling suggesting a new black perspective for the show
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Jay! Tomlinson
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#563 This is Pottersville (Economics)
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Act 1: Big Banks Behind Payday Loan Scams – Young Turks Air Date: 12-7-11
Song 1: Spite – Dig Down Deep (Bonus Track Version)
Act 2: Alan Grayson: Trillions in bank bailouts by the Federal Reserve – Countdown Air Date: 11-29-11
Song 2: King (feat. Russell Simmons & DJ Logic) – King (Deluxe Version)
Act 3: Bloomberg vs. The Fed – On the Media Air Date: 12-2-11
Song 3: Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna – Orff: Carmina Burana
Act 4: Teenager Learns Negligible Value Of A Dollar – The Onion
Song 4: Panning for Gold – Learning to Bend
Act 5: Do The Rich Have Souls – Young Turks Air Date: 12-21-11
Song 5: Money (That’s What I Want) [Single] – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Barrett Strong
Act 6: Vulture Funds And The Greediest Men Alive – Lee Camp Air Date: 12-19-11
Song 6: More and More (Original Single Version) – More and More
Act 7: Congressman Keith Ellison – How to get corporate money out of politics – Thom Hartmann Air Date: 12-7-11
Song 7: Pottersville – Blank Squirrel as heard on The Majority Report – Air Date: 12-23-11
Act 8: Big corporation, tiny heart – Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-14-11
Song 8: Breathe Me – Breathe Me – Single
Act 9: GOP Plan To Raise Your Taxes, Cut Taxes On Rich – Young Turks Air Date: 11-13-11
Song 9: Worried Man – Sunny Side Up
Act 10: Libertarian Reluctantly Calls Fire Department – The Onion
Song 10: Yell Fire! – Yell Fire!
Act 11: Payroll tax cut: Robert Reich breaks down the GOP’s hypocrisy – Countdown Air Date: 12-6-11
Song 11: Maria – Blondie: Greatest Hits
Act 12: GOP Objects To ‘Millionaires Surtax’; Millionaires We Found? Not So Much – NPR Air Date: 12-10-11
Song 12: The Silvery Light of a Dream Pt. 2 – Tone Soul Evolution
Act 13: Payroll Tax Cut Advice from the Wall Street Journal – Young Turks Air Date: 12-21-11
Song 13: Eclipse – Welcome to Earth
Act 14: A List Of Corporate Criminals Ravaging The World – Lee Camp Air Date: 12-12-11
Voicemails:
9/11 Truthers and the discussion of cults – Arkle
Hijacked by the bamboozle – Rochelle from TX
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final Comments on “Opt-In-Island Economics”
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
SuperCommittee – Mark Fiore Air Date: 11-16-11
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#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.
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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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