#596 Al fresco brunch apocalypse (Climate)
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Ch. 1: Intro – Theme: A Fond Farewell – From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: 20,000 High Temp Records Broken – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me – Air Date: 4-14-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Picnic – Play
Ch. 4: Act 2: Warmer Colder Wetter And More Severe – Green News Reports – Air Date: 4-1-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Crumbling Down – “Its Pronounced Yah-Ves”
Ch. 6: Act 3: Global Warming Is Here – The Progressive – Air Date: 4-2-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Warning – Warning
Ch. 8: Act 4: Sunny Days Are Here Again — But Is That Good? – NPR – Air Date: 4-8-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Like the Weather (Live) – MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs
Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Approves New Keystone Pipeline Project – Young Turks – Air Date: 2-28-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Never Gonna Learn – Whole Again
Ch. 12: Act 6: Republicans claim Keystone will lower gas prices, but analysis says otherwise – Green News Report – Air Date: 3-1-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Hey There, Delilah (String Quartet Tribute to Plain White T’s) – Valentine’s Day Massacre: The Emo Anti-Valentine’s Day Collection
Ch. 14: Act 7: Despite Scientific Evidence, Fox Continues to Call Global Warming a “Hoax” – Media Matters Air Date: 2-29-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Hey there, Delilah – Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 16: Act 8: Leaked Heartland Institute E-mails Inside the Climate Denier – Majority Report – Air Date: 2-23-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: This Is the Day – Soul Mining
Ch. 18: Act 9: Reviewing the Reality Behind Climate-Gate – Rachel Maddow – Air Date: 3-15-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Safe – Heaven & Earth (Expanded Edition)
Ch. 20: Act 10: Santorum Mocks Global Warming – The Progressive Air Date: 3-21-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Galileo – Expose Yourself: The Singles Collection 1977-1991
Ch. 22: Act 11: All Hail The Least Deserving – Green News Report – Air Date: 3-29-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Hey Ya – Obadiah Parker Live
Ch. 24: Act 12: Climate-Friendly GOPers Abandoning Policies Previously Supported – Rachel Maddow – Air Date: 4-5-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: La valse des vieux os – Amélie (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 26: Act 13: Fox Host: “If A Polar Bear Dies, I Don’t Feel Bad” – Media Matters – Air Date: 4-12-12
Ch. 27: Song 13: La Valse Des Vieux Os – Yann Tiersen
Ch. 28: Act 14: Bill Maher Guest: ‘Climate Change A Crock Of Shit’ – Young Turks – Air Date: 3-12-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 29: Mormon perspective on posthumous baptisms – Eric from Provo, UT
Ch. 30: If you don’t believe in Mormonism then why do you care about posthumous baptisms? – Chuck in Salt Lake City
Ch. 31: Detailed explanation of posthumous Mormon baptisms – Todd from Salt Lake City
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Ch. 32: Final comments on why Fox News is like a bad parody of a bad news channel
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#595 More fruitless yet cathartic complaining about the media (Media)
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Ch. 1: Intro – Theme: A Fond Farewell – From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The failures of Howard Kurtz – Jimmy Dore – Air Date: 3-9-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Titanium (feat. Sia) – Nothing But the Beat
Ch. 4: Act 2: Limbaugh Advertiser: Terrorists After Me! – Young Turks – Air Date: 3-27-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Bitter Sweet Symphony – Urban Hymns
Ch. 6: Act 3: Elite Journalists Sipping On Mint Juleps – Counhterspin – Air Date: 3-22-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Puttin’ On the Ritz – After Eight
Ch. 8: Act 4: Punditry for the Poor charity work – David Feldman Show – Air Date: 1-27-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Magnificent Seven – 100 Greatest Film Themes
Ch. 10: Act 5: News Corp: Its Not Just Phone Hacking Anymore! – Majority Report – Air Date: 3-29-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Waltzing Matilda – Australia (Music from the Film) – EP
Ch. 12: Act 6: President Obama Scared of Fox News – Young Turks – Air Date: 4-4-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Running Scared – 16 Biggest Hits: Roy Orbison
Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Speaks to The Press – On The Media – Air Date: 4-6-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours – Strangeways, Here We Come (Remastered By Johnny Marr)
Ch. 16: Act 8: James Murdoch Resigns as BSkyB Chairman – Majority Report – Air Date: 4-5-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Julie-O – Kevin “KO” Olusola
Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox Host to Congresswoman: “Step Away From the Crack Pipe” – Media Matters – Air Date: 2-16-12
Ch. 20: Act 10: Insane New Obama Conspiracy Theory From Fox News Host – Young Turks – Air Date: 4-4-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Just Asking – Widening
Ch. 22: Act 11: The Star System’s Death Grip On Egos – David Feldman – Air Date: 4-2-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Privilege allowed John to start a business – John In Tulsa, OK
Ch. 24: Suggesting “In prison my whole life” – Colby from Portland, Oregon
Ch. 25: Mormon posthumous baptisms extremely offensive – Lara from outside of Philly
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Ch. 26: Final comments on posthumous Mormon baptisms and Olbermann’s firing from Current TV
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#592 From Wall St to Washington (Economics)
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Ch. 1: Intro – Theme: A Fond Farewell – From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Greg Smith Quits Goldman Sachs – Wait wait don’t tell me – Air Date: 3-17-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Table Tennis (feat. Laura Darlington) – Cosmogramma
Ch. 4: Act 2: STUDY: Rich More Likely to Steal Candy from Babies – Majority Report – Air Date: 2-28-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Drive – Automatic for the People
Ch. 6: Act 3: People Are Fighting Back Against Fraudulent Foreclosures – Rachel Maddow – Air Date 3-23-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Working Poor – House With No Home
Ch. 8: Act 4: Stock Analysts Confused, Frightened By Boar Market – The Onion
Ch. 9: Song 4: Scene No. 13 Segment IV Dance Of The Little Swans – London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Rich Get Richer – New Facts – Young Turks – Air Date 4-1-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Drink the Water – Brushfire Fairytales (Remastered) [Bonus Version]
Ch. 12: Act 6: Oh My Gawd Fun With Big Bank Fraud – Lee Camp – Air Date: 2-24-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: We’d Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover – Annie (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Not One Dime – John Mill
Ch. 15: Song 7: In the Beginning – The Dusty Foot Philosopher
Ch. 16: Act 8: Religious Leaders Rip GOP Budget – ‘Immoral Disaster’, ‘Robs The Poor’ – Young Turks – Air Date: 3-26-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Dou Way Robyn / Sancta Mater – Stella Maris
Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox Anchors Gush Over Paul Ryan’s Budget Plan – Media Matters Air Date: 3-22-12
Ch. 20: Act 10: The Real Reason We Can’t End Unpopular Oil Subsidies – Rachel Maddow – Air Date 3-29-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Good Ol’ Fashion Nightmare – Grand
Ch. 20: Act 10: Who Is Serious About The Budget – Counterspin – Air Date: 3-29-12
Ch. 21: Song 9: Ain’t No Reason – So Much More (Special Edition)
Ch. 22: Act 10: Taxmageddon – Young Turks – Air Date 4-2-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: White male perspective on being called privileged – Dirk from San Francisco
Ch. 24: “Privilege” comes with undertone of accusation of unearned success – Jesse from Tokyo
Ch. 25: It’s not about you – Dave from Olympia, WA
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Ch. 26: Final Comments
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#587 The lives and tragic deaths of media tyrants (Media)
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Ch. 1: Intro – Theme: A Fond Farewell – From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Distract-O-Tron – Mark Fiore – Air Date – 1-11-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: In the Morning of the Magicians – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Ch. 4: Act 2: Controversy Over Old Mean-Spirited Obama Quote Recalls Old Bush Quotes – Rachel Maddow – Air Date 3-16-2012
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hate Me – Foiled
Ch. 6: Act 3: Andrew Breitbart’s CPAC OWS Plea for Help – Majority Report – Air Date: 2-13-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Drop Dead Blues – Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II
Ch. 8: Act 4: Andrew Breitbart Dies – On the Media – Air Date: 3-1-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Open Book – Fashion Nugget (Deluxe Version)
Ch. 10: Act 5: Andrew Breitbart Dead – Majority Report – Air Date: 3-1-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Unforgiven (Instrumental Version) – Plays Metallica By Four Cellos
Ch. 12: Act 6: Conservative Media Group Makes Up Oil Statistics – Media Matters Air Date: 2-24-12
Ch. 14: Act 7: New Hosts Pretending Bigotry and Ignorance Just Matter of Opinion – Jimmy Dore – Air Date: 2-3-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: And We Got Older (Bonus Track) – Sword & Sworcery LP – The Ballad of the Space Babies
Ch. 16: Act 8: Gay Terrorism Ad – The O’Franken Factor Factor: The Very Best of the O’Franken Factor – Air Date: 2004
Ch. 18: Act 9: Pat Buchanan’s Blacklisted Swan Song – Majority Report – Air Date: 2-17-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: The Rose (as made famous by Bette Midler) – Piano Soft Rock
Ch. 20: Act 10: Limbaugh’s Changing Attitude on Racial and Religious Attacks – Media Matters Air Date: 3-16-12
Ch. 22: Act 11: James Murdoch steps down – On the Media – Air Date: 3-1-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Sweet Dreams – Marylin Manson
Ch. 24: Act 12: James Murdoch Getting Demoted – Young Turks – Air Date: 2-29-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: Finding Something to Do – Would It Kill You?
Ch. 26: Act 13: The Fall of Rupert Murdoch – Majority Report – Air Date: 2-28-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 27: Please don’t vote for third parties! – Jesse from Tokyo
Ch. 28: Thanks for focus on GOP state policies – Doug in Chicagoland
Ch. 29: Athiest raised as Mormon on religious fundamentalism – Rebecca from Salt Lake City
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Ch. 30: Final comments on the difficulty of tackling issues of privilege
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