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Act 1: Executive pay out of control – The Young Turks
Act 2: Unemployed without benefits – NPR
Act 3: Keynsian Economics Part 1 – This American Life
Act 4: AT&T lays off 30,000 automated operators – The Onion
Act 5: Keynsian Economics Part 2 – This American Life
Act 6: Recorded CEO conference call Part 1 – The Young Turks
Act 7: CEO lays off 5,000 workers to impress girlfriend – The Onion
Act 8: Recorded CEO conference call Part 2 – The Young Turks
Act 9: These people are thieves – Maron vs. Seder
Act 10: Enough carrots, time to use the stick – The Young Turks

Music:
Daylight robbery – Imogen Heap
Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself - Daylight Robbery
On the turning away – Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason - On the Turning Away
The artifact & Living – Michael Andrews
Michael Andrews - Donnie Darko (Music From the Original Motion Picture Score) - The Artifact & Living
Go ahead – Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley - Take Offs and Landings - Go Ahead
Slipping away – Michael Andrews
Michael Andrews - Donnie Darko (Music From the Original Motion Picture Score) - Slipping Away
Notorious – Duran Duran
Duran Duran - Duran Duran: Greatest - Notorious
Someday You Will Be Loved – Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie - Plans - Someday You Will Be Loved
The Czar of Munster – Seamus Egan
Seamus Egan - When Juniper Sleeps - The Czar Of Munster
Clean and sober – Anya Marina
Anya Marina - Miss Halfway - Clean & Sober

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Living Goddess, Fired Reverend (Podcast)

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Act 1: On religion and Rick Warren – Maron v. Seder
Act 2: Part 1 Interview with Richard Cizik – Fresh Air
Act 3: Jesus returns for holiday shopping pep-talk – The Onion
Act 4: Part 2 Interview with Richard Cizik – Fresh Air
Act 5: Richard Cizik fired – The Young Turks
Act 6: Nursing grudges – Slate.com
Act 7: Christian loan shark prays for strength – The Onion
Act 8: The 7th Commandment – This American Life
Act 9: New living goddess appointed – The Young Turks

Music:
Leader of the band – Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg - The Very Best of Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band
Heaven – Los Lonely Boys
Los Lonely Boys - Los Lonely Boys - Heaven
Santus II – Libera
The way it is – Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is - The Way It Is
Like a prayer – Madonna
Madonna - Like a Prayer - Like a Prayer
Heaven knows I’m miserable now – The Smiths
The Smiths - The Sound of the Smiths (Remastered) - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Heaven is a place on earth – Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven On Earth - Heaven is a Place on Earth
Kyoko’s House – Philip Glass
Philip Glass - Mishima (Original Music Composed By Philip Glass) - Kyoko's House  ("stage blood is not enough")

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Bringing aid to the weakest among us

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Act 1: Holes in our socks – Slate
Act 2: Big finance and the Big 3 – Maron v Seder
Act 3: Ruining our children’s future – Ring of Fire
Act 4: Economic crisis traced to bounced check – The Onion
Act 5: Limbaugh discovers “unfairness” – Conceptual Guerilla
Act 6: Down go the newspapers – Daily Show
Act 7: Pentions for auto workers – Maron v Seder
Act 8: Christians pray for money to a false idol – The Young Turks
Act 9: The end of food – On the Media
Act 10: Being a leader is more than nice shoes – Unger Report

Music:
More and More – Capitan Hollywood Project
Super Mario Brothers 2 – Estradasphere
Nothing Better – The Postal Service
The Postal Service - Give Up - Nothing Better
Keepsake – State Radio
State Radio - Peace Between Nations - EP - Keepsake
Cry – James Blunt
James Blunt - Back to Bedlam - Cry
Take it or leave it – The Strokes
The Strokes - Is This It - Take It or Leave It
Dance with me – Orleans
Orleans - Still the One - Dance with Me
The Silvery Light of a Dream – The Apples in Stereo
The Apples In Stereo - Tone Soul Evolution - The Silvery Light of a Dream, Pt. 2
Hungry like the wolf – Duran Duran
Duran Duran - Rio - Hungry Like the Wolf

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