#572 Bad and badder (Elections)
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Act 1: Newt Ginrich’s Performance and Mitt Romney’s Tax – Colbert Report
Song 1: He’s a Pirate – Pirates of the Caribbean (Original Soundtrack)
Act 2: God records a commercial for Bain Capital – David Feldman Air Date: 1-13-12
Song 2: Whenever God shines a light on me – Van Morrison
Act 3: Mitt’s Flamingly Wealthy – Daily Show Air Date: 1-18-12
Song 3: It Gets Better – It Gets Better
Act 4: How jealous of Mitt Romney are you? – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-12-12
Song 4: So Jealous – So Jealous
Act 5: Romney Strikes a Nerve in Florida – The Progressive Air Date: 2-1-12
Song 5: My Heart Sinks – Breaking Up
Act 6: The man from Bain – Le Show Air Date: 1-15-12
Act 7: O’Reilly comes to Romney’s rhetorical rescue – Counterspin Air Date: 1-19-12
Song 7: Swan Lake, Op.20: No.10 Scène (Moderato) – Tchaikovsky: The Three Ballets
Act 8: Fox’s Huckabee “Birther-Lite” Comments – Media Matters Air Date: 1-23-12
Act 9: War Within The Bubble – Real Time with Bill Maher – Air Date: 01-13-12
Song 9: A Whiter Shade of Pale – The Big Chill (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [15th Anniversary]
Act 10: Gingrich’s New Dog Whistle: Anti-Semitism – The Progressive Air Date: 1-23-12
Song 10: Crooked Teeth – Plans
Act 11: Black to the Future – Newt Gingrich’s Timing – Daily Show – Air Date 01-12-12
Song 11: This Little Light – Sing for Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Its Songs
Act 12: Gingrich: adultery makes him a more viable candidate – Wait wait don’t tell me – Air Date: 1-28-12
Song 12: Jelly Belly – The Shangri-Las & The ’60s Girl Group Garage Sound
Act 13: Newt’s Reckless Rhetoric – The Progressive Air Date: 1-31-12
Song 13: Bulletproof – La Roux (Bonus Track Version)
Act 14: Newt Gingrich wants to colonized the moon! – The Bugle – Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 14: Fly Me To The Moon – Sampler 2
Act 15: Gingrich Closing In On Romney In Poll – The Young Turks – Air Date: 01-18-12
Voicemails:
The time is right to occupy the ballot – Brian from Forth Worth, TX
Thoughts on choosing one’s sexuality – Jeff from Florida
Reaction to my comments on the It Gets Better campaign – Casey from Michigan
Leave a message at 206-202-3410
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on me being sick and keeping voicemails short
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Rush, Fox News Rip Gingrich Over Romney Bain Capital Attacks – The Young Turks – Air Date: 01-11-12
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Jay! Tomlinson
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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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Jay! Tomlinson
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#552 Pepper spray is a weapon, not a seasoning (Occupy Wall St Part 8)
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Act 1: Why Bloomberg Fights Occupy Wall Street – Young Turks Air Date: 11-15-11
Song 1: Nothing Else Matters – Inquisition Symphony
Act 2: Fox News Remembers That It Hates Occupy Wall Street – Media Matters Air Date: 11-16-11
Act 3: Hodgman, deranged millionaire, on the pepper spraying of 84-year-old woman – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 11-16-11
Song 3: Librarian – Evil Urges
Act 4: 1st Amendment Champions in NYC – Counterspin Air Date: 11-17-11
Song 4: We Are the Champions – Queen: Greatest Hits
Act 5: Police actions versus Occupy protester roumors plus a call from Gordon Gekko – Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 11-17-11
Song 5: Razor Wire – Chris Priest
Act 6: UC Davis Police Pepper Spray Sitting Protesters at Point Blank Range – David Pakman Air Date 11-21-11
Song 6: Uncommon Courtesy – Uncommon Courtesy
Act 7: You Can’t Pepper Spray A Mental Awakening – Lee Camp Air Date: 11-21-11
Song 7: Reinventing Kevin Bacon – Causes and Cures
Act 8: The pepper spray cop – Le Show Air Date: 11-27-11
Act 9: Protests now and from the past 50 years – Counterspin Air Date: 11-24-11
Song 9: Protest song – Anti-Flag
Act 10: Fox says that pepper spray is essentially a food product – Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 11-24-11
Song 10: We Shall Overcome – Pete Seeger’s Greatest Hits
Act 11: Pepper Spray is not a food product – Matthew Filipowicz Show Air Date: 11-22-11
Voicemails:
Use screenshots in chapter markers for visual elements – Nick from Santa Clara, CA
Donate to National Lawyers Guild Occupy legal defense fund at www.NLG.org/occupy – Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area
Who’s really the radicals? – Alex from Texas
Support the occupiers however you can – Bill From Lubbock, TX
Thoughts on Occupy and cuts to social programs – Ronald from Baltimore
Leave a message at 206-202-3410
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on www.occupythemovie.net and David Pakman’s campaign to get on Current.tv
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
We are all Scott Olsen – short film – Occupy the Movie
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Jay! Tomlinson
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#522 The Great Failing (Drug War)
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Act 1: War on Drugs Keeps Failing, Countries Try Decriminalization – David Pakman Air Date: 6-7-11
Song 1: Plug In, Plug Out – EP – Metric
Act 2: Report War On Drugs Wastes Billions In Mexico – Young Turks
Song 2: Anti-Hu – Nautical Antiques – A Selection of Rarities from 1998-2001
Act 3: Columbian Bio-Engineers Create Gun-And-Drugs Tree – The Onion
Song 3: The Bleeding Heart Show – Twin Cinema
Act 4: Portugal Treats Addicts, Does not Punish Them – Le Show Air Date: 07-17-11
Song 4: Brain Stew – Insomniac
Act 5: War on Drugs Keeps Failing While Portuguese Drug Decriminalization Works – David Pakman Air Date: 7-19-11
Song 5: Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) – Please
Act 6: Medical Benefits Of Marijuana – National Cancer Institute – Young Turks Air Date: 3-28-11
Song 6: Failure By Design – Your Favorite Weapon
Act 7: The war on cold medicine isn’t working – Jim Hightower
Song 7: Moment of Tranquility – Welcome to Earth
Act 8: Corporations growing Cannabis for their needs, while you cannot – Majority Report Air Date: 06-13-11
Song 8: This Is Why We Fight – The King Is Dead
Act 9: Florida’s Outrageous and Unconstitutional Welfare Drug-Testing Law – The Progressive
Song 9: Lighting Myself On Fire – Let Live and Let Ghosts
Act 10: Drugs Now Legal If User Is Employed – The Onion
Song 10: Smile Like You Mean It – Hot Fuss
Act 11: Drug Use Rising – Pot, Meth & Ecstasy – Young Turks
Song 11: Try Not to Breathe – Automatic for the People
Act 12: A Former Crack Kingpin On The Economics Of Illegal Drugs – NPR
Song 12: Come On Eileen (Single Edit) – Come On Eileen / Dubious – Single
Act 13: Drugs And Taxes – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 13: Wavin’ Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix) – Troubadour
Act 14: Senior Moment – Pot Smoking Seniors – Colbert Report
Song 14: Old Man – Neil Young: Greatest Hits
Act 15: End The Failed War On Drugs – Young Turks
Voicemails:
The need for campaign finance reform – Beth from New Brunswick, NJ
Thoughts on progressive messaging – Mike from Rochester, NY
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Turtle (Bonobo Mix) – One Offs… Remixes & B Sides
Ghostwriter – Deadringer
Final comments on summery of excersized pro-meat-consumption voicemailer
Bonus Voicemails:
Getting smarter about food choices – Ken in Chicagoland
Guy who looks into the eyes of animals before killing them is a lunatic – Oni from Japan
Lesson on morals across countries regarding food choices – Michael From Glenn Bernie
Considering the condition of the workers in factory farms – Ashley from Syracuse, NY
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
More Blacks In Prison Than Slaves In 1850 – Young Turks
Produced By:
Jay! Tomlinson
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