#489 A broken system gears up for another round (Elections)
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Act 1: Is a two party system really democracy? – Lee Camp
Song 1: A Change Is Gonna Come – 30 Greatest Hits – Sam Cooke Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 (Remastered)
Act 2: Progressives United, Russ Feingold – Colbert Report
Song 2: United We Stand – Sing the 70′s
Act 3: 1st GOP presidential debate – David Pakman
Song 3: Common Sense – This Is What You Get
Act 4: Why Newt wont be president – Young Turks
Song 4: Me Vs. Maradona Vs. Elvis – Deja Entendu
Act 5: Fast Dive – Daily Show
Song 5: You’re Not Going Anywhere – Out of It
Act 6: Catching Newt red-handed – Mario Solis-Marich
Song 6: A Mi Manera (My Way) – ¡Volare! – The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings
Act 7: Radical 2012 GOP Candidate – Santorum – MSNBC
Song 7: Losers – First Band on the Moon
Act 8: Corp Constituency – Colbert Report
Song 8: II’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) – Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell (Deluxe Edition)
Act 9: Not playing nice with Obama – Citizen Radio
Voicemails:
See you on May 22nd! – Matthew in Denver
Bin Laden got what he deserved – Dominic from Castle Rock, Colorado
Data wins out, call to action on what we can do – Ron from outside Philly
Good for the sake of good regarding religion – Carter from Denver
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter – Deadringer
Stairway to Heaven – The String Quartet Tribute to Led Zeppelin
Final comments on the difference between funding of the Chamber of Commerce and Planned Parenthood
Bonus Voicemails:
Personal experience about Bin Laden – Robin from NYC
Show suggestion: Planet Money podcast – Matthew from San Francisco
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
AV Referendum voted on – BBC News Quiz
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#486 Laden with problems, hungry for solutions (Economics)
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Act 1: US Credit-worthiness future outlook downgraded – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Disappointment – No Need to Argue
Act 2: Myth of the fiscal conservative – Young Turks
Song 2: Wise Up – Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 3: Regan raised taxes – Majority Report
Song 3: PTF2012 – Praise the Fallen
Act 4: How Goldman Sachs gambled on starvation and won – Johann Hari
Song 4: Never Again – Fourth Circle
Act 5: Taxes are too low – Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Mother We Just Can’t Get Enough – Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too
Act 6: Tax, tax, tax the rich – The Progressive
Song 6: Time to Take Out the Trash – I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
Act 7: Matt Taibbi on a Gov shadow budget – MSNBC
Song 7: Banks of Marble – If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle
Act 8: Really really big government in Michigan – Rachel Maddow
Song 8: Hey Ya – VSQ Tribute to Outkast’s “Hey Ya”
Act 9: Obama’s spending cuts only make sense in Kenya – Media Matters
Act 10: Method of their madness – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 10: Stop the Madness – Versatile Roots
Act 11: GOP house chooses big oil over granny – Jim Hightower
Song 11: What Is Love – What Is Love (Single Mix) – Single
Act 12: Progressive budget vs. conservative budget – Young Turks
Voicemails:
Supports my feelings on Bin Laden killing – Gordon from New Mexico
Thanks for my comments on Bin Laden – Connie from Olympia, WA
Look at ourselves before Bin Laden – Scott from Boulder
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Turtle (Bonobo Mix) – One Offs… Remixes & B Sides
Final comments on thanks for the NLC fundraiser donors and Matt Rothchild’s Bin Laden/US presidents comparison
Bonus Voicemails:
Reaction to criticisms of the show – Valentina from Miami
Completely agrees with me on Bin Laden’s death – Scott from Arroyo Grande, CA
Bin Laden’s death not to be celebrated – Carlos From Chicagoland
Disappointed in progressives response to Bin Laden’s death – Alt(?) from NY
We missed an opportunity to prove that we believe in our system – Nick from Santa Clara, CA
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Obama Befriends Rich Elderly Widow In Hopes She’ll Put Nation In Her Will – The Onion
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#475 The GlennPocalypse (Media)
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Act 1: When reporters attack – Daily Show
Song 1: Hotel California (Spanish Mix) – ¡Volare! – The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings
Act 2: Channeled rage – Colbert Report
Song 2: Sleep Through the Static – Sleep Through the Static
Act 3: Three little pigs and terrorist sympathizer – Media Matters
Act 4: Beck say Obama sympathizes with terrorists – MSNBC
Song 4: Wait Til You See My Smile – The Element of Freedom (Deluxe Version)
Act 5: Bill Sammon admits Obama socialism link was a lie – David Pakman
Song 5: Drops of Jupiter – Drops of Jupiter
Act 6: God sending a message with the Japan earthquake – Media Matters
Act 7: MSNBC is the anti-God network – MSNBC
Song 7: White Blank Page – Sigh No More
Act 8: James OKeef asks for donations – Colbert Report
Song 8: Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – Anthology Series: The Best of the Temptations
Act 9: Concurrence roundtable – The Onion
Song 9: Handsome Devil (Live At Manchester Hacienda 4/2/83) – The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]
Act 10: NBC reports on it’s parent company (sort of) – Counterspin
Song 10: Viva la Vida – Vitamin String Quartet Presents Strung Out, Vol. 9
Act 11: Now that sounds crazy, but life is crazy – Media Matters
Act 12: Cenk fires back at Rush Limbaugh – MSNBC
Song 12: My Name Is Jonas – Weezer
Act 13: FCC fines news stations for running VNR propaganda as news – David Pakman
Song 13: Bohemian Rhapsody – The String Quartet Tribute to Queen
Act 14: After 1 million lost viewers and 300 advertisers Beck calls it quits – Media Matters
Act 15: Why Glenn Beck is leaving Fox News – Young Turks
Song 15: Fade to Black – Inquisition Symphony
Act 16: You’ll all be very sorry – Media Matters
Act 17: The GlennPocalypse – Colbert Report
Voicemails:
Comment about naming of membership levels – Paul from NY
Why he just became a member – Shawn from Miami, FL
Tax awareness call to action – Vikki from HI
Reaction to Jimmy Dore segment on Libya – Michael From Glenn Bernie
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on the YouTube video version of the show
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Family Matters – Daily Show
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#473 They only call it class war when we fight back (Economics)
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Act 1: Cut and ruin – Mark Fiore
Song 1: Honey – Go – the Very Best of Moby
Act 2: Callous Republicans cut unemployment – The Progressive
Song 2: Working Class Hero – Power to the People – The Hits (Remastered)
Act 3: There is a class war going on – Majority Report
Song 3: Breathless – Jonathan Byrd
Act 4: Class war casualties – Jim Hightower
Song 4: Class warfare – Chris Priest
Act 5: Rich vs poor and misplaced priorities – Majority Report
Song 5: Go Your Own Way (Box Set Bonus Track) – The Treasure Box for Boys and Girls
Act 6: Just raise taxes – MSNBC
Song 6: Jenny Don’t Be Hasty – These Streets
Act 7: Economic Boom – Colbert Report
Song 7: California – null
Act 8: Matt Taibbi on how Wall St crooks avoided jail – Bill Maher
Song 8: That’s All – Arrow
Act 9: Unpopulism – Rachel Maddow
Final comments on setting priorities and using your limited time in the best way possible
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Robert Reich on tax reform – Thom Hartmann
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