#573 As we do unto others (Foreign Policy)

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Act 1: Bush Cancels Trip to Switzerland Over Threat of Torture Arrest – Majority Report Air Date: 12-4-11

Song 1: Vacation – Go Go’s

Act 2: Iran Nuclear Scientists Executed With Car Bombs, Shootings – Young Turks Air Date: 1-11-12

Song 2: Not the Only One – Breaking Up

Act 3: Iran Scientist Assassinated – Citizen Radio Air Date: 1-1-12

Song 3: Drop Dead Blues – Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II

Act 4: The Truth About War With Iran – Lee Camp Air Date: 12-21-11

Song 4: Such Great Heights – Give Up

Act 5: U.S. Must Tell Israel Not to Bomb Iran – The Progressive Air Date: 2-3-12

Song 5: I Won’t Back Down – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Greatest Hits

Act 6: Canada’s Defense Ministry criticized for ordering 20 000 orange stress balls – The Bugle Air Date: 1-27-12

Song 6: Fear is a villain – Theo Bard

Act 7: Marines Urinate On Dead Bodies In Afghanistan – Young Turks Air Date: 1-12-12

Song 7: War – Hello Destiny…

Act 8: Urinating on dead Afghanis – History of war – Rob Delaney Commentary – Citizen Radio – Air Date: 1-27-12

Song 8: Legions (War) – Zeo Keating

Act 9: CNN Contributor Applauds Controversial Marine Video – Media Matters Air Date: 1-13-12

Act 10: Republicans boo the “golden rule” when applied to foreign policy – Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 1-26-12

Song 10: Tonight I Have to Leave It – Our Ill Wills

Act 11: Congress Fights Automatic Defense Spending Cuts – Young Turks Air Date – 1-22-12

Song 11: It’s a Wonderful Life – A Call to Arms – EP

Act 12: The Greatest Speech Ever Made – Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator

Voicemails:
Thoughts on the importance of It Gets Better to be thought of as a first step – Daniel from CA
Ethically raised food and animals from your local CSA – Chuck in Salt Lake City
Excited about the next step of the “Make it Better” campaign – Dave from Olympia, WA
Thoughts on the Make it Better campaign – Jason from the cornfields of Iowa

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Final comments clarifying my story of the It Gets Better campaign

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#567 Of the people, by the people and for the one percent (Economics)

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Act 1: Welfare Kids Hit With Parents Debt – Young Turks – Air Date: 12-07-11

Song 1: It’s a Mistake – The Best of Men at Work: Contraband

Act 2: BP Oil Causing Shrimp Without Eyes – David Pakman – Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 2: Swallowed In the Sea – X & Y

Act 3: How to bring American green jobs home – Thom Hartmann – Air Date: 11-14-11

Song 3: If It Is Growing – Reservoir

Act 4: From Democracy to Plutocracy – Jim Hightower

Song 4: Smooth Criminal – ANThology

Act 5: Firefighters Let Woman’s House Burn over 75 Fee – Young Turks – Air Date: 12-07-11

Song 5: Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me – Good for Your Soul

Act 6: 99% v 1% the data behind the Occupy movement Animation – Library Of Electronic Press – Air Date: 11-18-11

Song 6: Revolutions – Cody Long and the Red Beauty

Act 7: If I Was A Poor Black Kid – Majority Report – Air Date: 12-14-11

Song 7: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (Theme from “The Fresh Prince”) – Will Smith: Greatest Hits

Act 8: Billionaire Donates 600 Million To Cornell – Young Turks – Air Date: 12-21-11

Song 8: She Works Hard for the Money – She Works Hard for the Money

Act 9: Boss’s Threats Hilarious – The Onion

Song 9: Teddybear’s Picnic – De Rock ‘n Roll Methode 4

Act 10: Do congressional millionaires represent you? – Jim Hightower

Song 10: Opportunity – See the Sun

Act 11: Why Republicans Love WH Chief Of Staff Jack Lew – Young Turks Air Date: 1-10-12

Song 11: Change Your Mind – Hot Fuss

Act 12: ALEC And The Circumventing Of Our Democracy – Lee Camp – Air Date: 1-16-12

Voicemails:
Music suggestion for economics show – Dave from Olympia, WA
Thoughts on how to have some medical bill pardoned – George From South Florida
Thoughts on Daryl and white privilege – Sean Dotson

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Final comments on how a contract is like a promise

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Grover Norquist: ‘I Engaged In A Week-Long Drug-Fueled Orgy With Corporate Income Taxes’ – The Onion

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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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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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#560 Year of the uprising (Occupy Wall St Part 11)

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Act 1: What Are We Truly Willing To Fight For – Lee Camp Air Date: 11-28-11

Song 1: The Persuaded – Dynamo

Act 2: Back to UC Davis and the Fox News take on police overreactions – Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 12-1-11

Song 2: God Be with You (Box Set Bonus Track) – The Treasure Box for Boys and Girls

Act 3: America: a beacon of social justice? – Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-28-11

Song 3: Liquid Sun – The Beginning (A New Hope) – DJ Keoki

Act 4: Obama – Wall Street Did Nothing Illegal – Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 4: Don’t Believe the Hype – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Act 5: Occupy Wall St and the Holy Trinity – J.A. Myerson for Citizen Radio Air Date: 12-6-11

Song 5: 2 Atoms In a Molecule – Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down

Act 6: Infectious Global Protests – The Progressive Air Date: 12-28-11

Song 6: Together we fight alone – Darlings

Act 7: Steve Justino – Occupy the Courts – Thom Hartmann Air Date: 12-05-11

Song 7: You Gotta Be – I Ain’t Movin’

Act 8: Three Quarters of Americans Believe Rich, Corporations Have Too Much Power – Young Turks Air Date 12-17-11

Song 8: Messages – Food In the Belly

Act 9: Obama harking back to 2004 DNC “One United” speech – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 12-6-11

Voicemails:
NPR and the GOP debates – Jeff the socialist policeman from South Florida
Complement for the War on Christmas episode – Doug in Chicagoland
Thoughts on Mumia from the policeman who initiated the original discussion on the topic – Jeff the socialist policeman from South Florida
A call for more African American voices on the show – Jacoby from Hawaii
Thoughts on the future of the Occupy movement – Vicki from Oregon
Asking for updates on the congressional candidate in Texas – Big fan of the show
Update on US House Candidate in Texas – www.brianingram.org – Brian Ingram from Forth Worth, TX

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Voicemail Music:
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Final comments on Citizen Radio productions

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Rep Walsh Runs From Occupy Protesters – Young Turks Air Date: 12-07-11

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