#329 Welcome President Brown (Special Election)
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Edition #329
Act 1: Recruiting a party with spine – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
Act 2: Balance of the Senate – It’s all politics
Act 3: You have the majority, now act like it – The Young Turks
Act 4: Caller says election was Thom’s fault – Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Dems must fight back – Colbert Report
Act 6: Ed Rendell on doing something – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Brown election and the filibuster – On the Media
Act 8: Give them a reason to vote for you – The Young Turks
Act 9: Obama’s ballsy speech – Le Show
Act 10: What to do with less than 60 – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Brown win allows Jon Stewart to retire – Daily Show
Music:
Runnin down a dream – Tom Petty
And it spread – The Avett Brothers
Wake Up Little Suzie – Everly Brothers
Don’t look back in anger – Oasis
Happy – SIster Hazel
Finding something to do – Hellogoodbye
Piazza, New York Catcher – Belle & Sebastian
Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2
Slight figure of speech – The Avett Brothers
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#326 Underpants Bomb Fallout, choose your own pun (Foreign Policy)
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Edition #326
Act 1: Yemen Sad Libs – Daily Show
Act 2: Kill first harshly interrogate later – Countdown
Act 3: Bush terror policies wrongly glorified – Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Missteps in the early days reporting on Yemen – On the Media
Act 5: Rove blames NCTC then backpedals – Young Turks
Act 6: Idiot lies about Obama’s response – Countdown
Act 7: Outright lies politicizing terrorism – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Idiots with big balls – Daily Show
Act 9: Rudy says something unspeakably ignorant – Le Show
Act 10: Nonsense GOP response cause for despair – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Ideal or no deal – Colbert Report
Music:
Back in the high life again – Steve Winwood
Send in the clowns – The Simpsons
Whatcha say – Jason Derulo
Let go – Frou Frou
Sorry, blame it on me – Akon
American idiot – Green Day
Ridiculous Thoughts – The Cranberries
Big balls – AC/DC
Diamond – Klint
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#321 Take 30,000 troops and call me in the morning (Podcast)
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Edition #321
Act 1: Misleading polling on support for war – Counterspin
Act 2: I dare you not to notice – Le Show
Act 3: Special comment on war escalation – Countdown
Act 4: Afghanistan handed over to robots – The Onion
Act 5: Why escalation is not the answer – Thom Hartmann
Act 6: Obama unclear on chain of command – Colbert Report
Act 7: Cheney cries treason – Countdown
Act 8: War presidents – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: 30,000 – Daily Show
Act 10: Feingold & BBC on the Afghanistan war – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
30,000 extended video – Daily Show
Music:
Love is a battlefield – Pat Benatar
99 Red Balloons – Nena
Listen to your heart – Roxette
Mr. Roboto – Styx
War – Vince DiCola
Heat of the moment – Asia
Notorious – Duran Duran
I’m gonna be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
Break it down again – Tears for fears
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#319 1st world party, 3rd world clean up (Podcast)
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Edition #319
Act 1: Aziz Ansari on Copenhagen – It’s getting ha in here
Act 2: Gore urges Obama to take lead on climate – NPR
Act 3: Al Gore – Daily Show
Act 4: Gore the wonky bore – Counterspin
Act 5: The Story of Cap and Trade – Annie Leonard
Act 6: Naomi Klein on climate debt Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: DOT to add walking lanes to highways – The Onion
Act 8: Naomi Klein on climate debt Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 9: News of the warm – Le Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Act Now – Green.tv
Music:
Hold my hand – Hootie and the blowfish
Change your mind – Sister Hazel
If we make it through December – Merle Haggard
Cloud Nine – Ben Howard
Comptine D’un Autre Été: L’après Midi – Yann Tiersen
Classical Gas – Mason Williams
Walk beside me – Darrell Scott & Tim O’Brien
Got My Mind Set On You – George Harrison
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#313 Recruiting disciples through fear and coupons (Podcast)
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Edition #313
Act 1: Catholic lifeboat – Colbert Report
Act 2: Hell House – This American Life
Act 3: God checks in to the Mayo Clinic – The Onion
Act 4: The Republican Apocalypse Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 5: Catholics recruiting new members – Daily Show
Act 6: The Republican Apocalypse Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Catholic blow out sale – Le Show
Act 8: Pat Robertson fighting against hate crime laws – The Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Supreme court takes on religion – Colbert Report
Music:
God – The Dodos
Friend of the devil – Counting Crows
Like a prayer – Madonna
Major Tom – Peter Schilling
You know my name – The Beatles
Natural Blues – Moby
I’m free – Soup Dragons
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#312 Ancient sunlight vs fresh sunlight (Podcast)
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Edition #312
Act 1: The true cost of fossil fuels – Thom Hartmann
Act 2: Inhofe headed to Copenhagen – Ring of Fire
Act 3: Colin Beavan is No Impact Man – Colbert Report
Act 4: Rob Dunbar on ocean temps – Found Object Films
Act 5: Giant greenhouse blamed for climate change – The Onion
Act 6: Climate deniers – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Oil industry employees rally – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 9: Shia Agassi on fresh sun power – Found Obect Films
Act 10: Steven Levitt on economics of geo-engineering – Daily Show
Act 11: The arguement for switching to natural gas – Ring of Fire
Act 12: News of the warm – Le Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Dems shooting themselves in the foot on cabon legislation
Music:
Catalog & Classify – Mark Robinson
Knock yourself out – Jon Brion
This is the day – The The
Kyoko’s House – Philip Glass
Solsbury hill – Peter Gabriel
One million miles – J Ralph
M79 – Vampire Weekend
What I’m looking for – Brendan Benson
Close your eyes – Young Love
Hey ya – Obadiah Parker
Keepsake – State Radio
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#305 Corporate energy fighting for and against the climate (Podcast)
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Edition #305
Act 1: James Hansen is arrested during MTR protest – Ring of Fire
Act 2: Cloudy with a chance of heat balls – Daily Show
Act 3: The fake cost of Obama’s energy policy – Counterspin
Act 4: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 5: Exxon named the green company of the year – Ring of Fire
Act 6: Shai Agassi on electric cars – Colbert Report
Act 7: Interview with Joe Romm – Counterspin
Act 8: Wood Nymphs working to reduce dependence on foreign dew drops – The Onion
Act 9: More forged letters for pro-coal lobby – Ring of Fire
Act 10: Is Inhofe stupid or just corrupt – The Young Turks
Music:
Why does the sun shine? – They might be giants
Hey ya! – Outkast
Tell me a lie – Griffin House
Scenic world – Beirut
Carefree – The Refreshments
Why does the sun really shine? – They might be giants
Fluffy little clouds – The Orb
Con Cassidy’s and Neil Gow’s Highlands/Moil and Tiarna/McSweeney’s Reel – Alton
Hey Ya – Obadiah Parker
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#302 Moral Kombat (Podcast)
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Edition #302
Act 1: Naked hot tub religious mentoring – Le Show
Act 2: God smites area man for disturbing Him – The Onion
Act 3: How many women get hit on by their pastors? – The Young Turks
Act 4: Putting pressure on bad religious ideas – Bill Maher
Act 5: Moral Kombat – Daily Show
Act 6: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Benign growth removed from the Pope – The Onion
Act 8: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 9: Is Obama the anti-Christ? – Rachel Maddow
Act 10: War on Easter: Peeps display – Colbert Report
Act 11: Pastor of “Islam is the Devil” – The Young Turks
Music:
Meet me by the water – Rachael Yamagata
Whenever God Shines his Light – Van Morrison
Candy Girl – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Crazy Faith – Alison Krauss & Union Station
Malchik Gay – t.A.T.u.
Losing my religion – R.E.M
Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
God gave rock & roll to you – Kiss
God’s Gonna Cut You Down – Johnny Cash
God’s radar – The Dixie Hummingbirds
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#299 Tom Ridge’s ‘I-didn’t-really-mean-it’ tour (Podcast)
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Act 1: Torture reports show Dick Cheney was wrong – The Young Turks
Act 2: UK mad at Cheney for preempting their police work – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Debate on procecuting torture – The Young Turks
Act 4: Changing up the terror alert system – Le Show
Act 5: Tom Ridge would make same decision about Iraq – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: John Deanon Tom Ridge’s book and interview – Countdown
Act 7: Tom Ridge’s ‘I-really-didn’t-mean-it’ tour – Le Show
Act 8: Reflection on the Tom Ridge interview – Rachel Maddow
Music:
God? – The Dodos
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before – The Smiths
Hi – Psapp
Warning sign – Coldplay
Thank you – Dido
I stand corrected – Vampire Weekend
Take a chance – The Magic Numbers
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#297 Cheney’s tortured facts and logic (Podcast)
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Act 1: Blackwater’s corrupt crusade – Countdown
Act 2: Cheney’s interview prop with FOX – Le Show
Act 3: Planet Cheney – Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Reporting on the torture report – On the Media
Act 5: Infotainment with a war criminal – Countdown
Act 6: Taking apart the FOX Cheney interview Part 1 – The Young Turks
Act 7: Is using a minotaur to gore detainees torture? – The Onion
Act 8: Taking apart the FOX Cheney interview Part 2 – The Young Turks
Music:
Modern Crusaders – Enigma
Six Underground – Sneaker Pimps
Welcome To The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance
Pink Moon – Nick Drake
Billy – James Blunt
Where do I begin? – The Chemical Brothers
Crazy Maze – Desree
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#296 Distasteful discord leaks onto the floor of the house (Podcast)
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Act 1: Sen. Coburn to weeping woman: Ask you’re neighbor – The Young Turks
Act 2: Appease the wrong people… – Countdown
Act 3: Coverage of the healthcare debate – Counterspin
Act 4: GOP confirms they’re totally unwilling to be reasonable – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: McCan’t and McShouldn’t – Slate.com
Act 6: Conservatives don’t use logic in making decisions – The Young Turks
Act 7: Prepping for the healthcare speech – Le Show
Act 8: “You’re a liar!” shouted in joint session of congress – NPR’s It’s All Politics
Act 9: Barbara Boxer on Obama’s healthcare speech – Rachel Maddow
Music:
Live like you’re dying – Lenka
Middle Man – Jack Johnson
Mrs. Robinson – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Golden Brown – The Stranglers
Sleeping in – The Postal Service
I second that emotion – Diana Ross & The Supremes
The waiting – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
One Million Miles – J. Ralph
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#295 Playing games with the climate and cheating (Podcast)
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Act 1: Coal industry mail fraud – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: ‘Astroturf’ campaign fights climate bill – NPR
Act 3: A look at post-Katrina New Orleans – Le Show
Act 4: Surviving the storm: Voices from Katrina – NPR
Act 5: Bill McKibben from 350.org – Colbert Report
Act 6: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 7: Denver’s secret – Slate.com
Act 8: Jellyfish may help keep planet cool – NPR
Act 9: Face-lift: New ‘Faces of coal’ campaign – Rachel Maddow
Music:
Buildings and mountains – The Republic Tigers
Unforgiven – Apocalyptica
Help – Howie Day
I will survive – Cake
Favorite game – The Cardigans
Beds are burning – Midnight Oil
Blowing’ in the wind – Bob Dylan
Into the ocean – Blue October
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#287 Cap’n Trade to the rescue! (If only!) (Podcast)
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Act 1: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 2: Scientists debate geoengieneering – NPR
Act 3: Steven Chu – Daily Show
Act 4: About climate change: Never mind – Slate.com
Act 5: The Word: Ban de Soleil – Colbert Report
Act 6: Tidwell interview about cap & trade bill Part 1 – The Young Turks
Act 7: Meat shelf breaks free of Iowa – The Onion
Act 8: Tidwell interview about cap & trade bill Part 2 – The Young Turks
Act 9: Captain Trade! – Daily Show
Music:
July July – The Decemberists
Sky – Sonique
Stuck in the middle with you – Stealers Wheel
Better off alone – Alice Deejay
The kids don’t stand a chance – Vampire Weekend
Dreaming of you – The Coral
Just a ride – Jem
Auto-tune the news #6 – YouTube user schmoyoho
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#285 Illegal programs past and future (Podcast)
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Act 1: Only in New York! – Daily Show
Act 2: Discussing the Cheney-ordered CIA program – Ring of Fire
Act 3: Peter Phillips on ignoring autopsy reports – FORA.tv
Act 4: Discussing what to do with aquitted detainees – Le Show
Act 5: Obama’s constitution speech(s) – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Darius Rejali on authorizing torture – FORA.tv
Act 7: Comparing Iranian images to US torture photos – Counterspin
Act 8: The heartbreaking story in Iran continues – The Young Turks
Act 9: Hard Corps – Daily Show
Music:
Ottoman – Vampire Weekend
Opportunity – Pete Murray
I will follow you into the dark – Death Cab For Cutie
Change your mind – The Killers
Two of us – Aimee Man, Micheal Penn
I Know I Know I Know – Tegan and Sara
These days – Nico
Struggle – Ringside
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#282 Too racist to judge, not racist enough to be a Republican (Podcast)
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Act 1: Confirmation in 60 seconds – Slate.com
Act 2: Reviewing the confirmation hearings – On the Media
Act 3: Live coverage of hearings – Le Show
Act 4: Graham and Buchanan on Sotomayor – The Young Turks
Act 5: White men can’t judge – Daily Show
Act 6: GOP’s most ironic argument against Sotomayor – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Did conservatives give more straightforward answers? – The Young Turks
Act 8: Lot’s o’ splainin’ to do! – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!
Act 9: Pat Buchanan can’t hide his racism – The Young Turks
Music:
Auto-tune the news #4 – YouTube
L.E.S. Artistes – Santigold
The end is not near – Band of Horses
San Antonio, TX – Frank Black & The Catholics
Don’t dream it’s over – Sixpence None The Richer
Young Hearts – Rod Stewart
Baby please don’t go – Van Morrison
Secret heart – Feist
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