#339 Who, what and how we’re fighting (GOP)
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Edition #339
Act 1: CPAC 2010 Rage within the machine – Daily Show
Act 2: CPAC Conference – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: CPAC – US has the best health care – Young Turks
Act 4: Rage within the machine – Progressivism – Daily Show
Act 5: American’s don’t know R’s block everything – Young Turks
Act 6: George Will totally consistent on filibuster = Counterspin
Act 7: Filibuster is too neat and simple – Bill Maher
Act 8: Let’s go nuclear – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Teabaggers and teabaggees – Ring of Fire
Act 10: Sarah Palin at Teabagger convention – Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
AmeriGasm CPAC – Daily Show
Music:
Hello, My Treacherous Friends – OK GO
Graceland – Paul Simon
It’s not impossible – Ben Sollee
Don’t vote – Cass McCombs
Losers – The Cardigans
There’s something wrong – Brad Sucks
One fine day – The Chiffons
Failure by design – Brand New
Be my angel – Mazzy Star
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#333 Soulless, Clueless, Feckless, Brazen (Media)
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Edition #333
Act 1: Limbaugh’s Haiti comment – Countdown
Act 2: Limbaugh the hyena – Ring of Fire
Act 3: O’Reilly and the Haiti telethon – Countdown
Act 4: Even better than the real thing – The Daily Show
Act 5: Daughter Cheney can’t debate – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: The Word – Two-faced – Colbert Report
Act 7: The Wash Post and the Fiscal Times – Counterspin
Act 8: Gretchen Carlson dumbs down – Daily Show
Act 9: Brian Williams on Jon Stewart – NPR
Act 10: How awful it is when media is weak – Counterspin
Act 11: Q and O – Fox News cuts the feed – Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Wag of the finger to Fox News – Colbert Report
Music:
Like humans do – David Byrne
Circle of life – Faca Kulu, Lebo M., The Lion King Ensemble & Tsidii Le Loka
The man in me – Bob Dylan
Fairytale – Sara Bareilles
Duck and run – 3 Doors Down
The asshole song – Jimmy Buffett
Highly suspicious – My Morning Jacket
Plum dumb – The Dead Milkmen
Good people – Jack Johnson
Live like you’re dying – Lenka
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#332 The Futility of Leaning Right (Congress)
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Edition #332
Act 1: Obama crushes house GOP – Young Turks
Act 2: Doris Kearns Goodwin on weak Dems – Daily Show
Act 3: Change terrifies conservatives – Ring of Fire
Act 4: Obama nails Rep and Cenk debunks lies – Young Turks
Act 5: The word Siren Song – Colbert Report
Act 6: Killing the filibuster – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Polls show GOP are nuts – Young Turks
Act 8: Introducing the Dem Opossum – Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Political Shift in D.C. – How to succeed – Daily Show
Music:
Walk on the wild side – Lou Reed
Messages – Xavier Rudd
Personal Jesus – Johnny Cash
The right thing to do – Carly Simon
Naive – The Kooks
Once around the block – Badly Drawn Boy
I can’t – Ben Sollee
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#330 Impending Mending or Coming Crash? (Economics)
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Edition #330
Act 1: Financial inquiry report – Daily Show
Act 2: Another economic disaster coming – Young Turks
Act 3: Banker are America’s new thugs – Ring of Fire
Act 4: Bernie Madoff M.D. – Slate
Act 5: Matt Taibbi on Goldman Sachs – Colbert Report
Act 6: Obama starts to revamp economic team – Young Turks
Act 7: Regulation fundamentally works – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: David Walker’s plan for the economy – Daily Show
Act 9: Obama finally standing up to banks – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Obama’s Bailout Fee: Is It Enough – Young Turks
Music:
Working class hero – Exit Clov
Jump jive and wail – Brian Setzer Orchestra
Say hey – Michael Franti & Spearhead
All will be well – The Gabe Dixon Band
The Bubble Machine – Leslie Bricusse (From Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
I stand corrected – Vampire Weekend
This is twice now – Lydia
I saved the world today – The Eurythmics
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#327 Stealth Care is Mass Backwards (Healthcare)
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Edition #327
Act 1: Stelth care reform – Daily Show
Act 2: Fixing the wrong healthcare problems – Ring of Fire
Act 3: Robert Knutter and Matt Taibbi on health reform Part 1 – Moyers’ Journal
Act 4: Limbaugh on healthcare costs – Young Turks
Act 5: Robert Knutter and Matt Taibbi on health reform Part 2 – Moyers’ Journal
Act 6: Michael Pollen interview – Daily Show
Act 7: Alan Grayson on health reform – Ring of Fire
Act 8: Health lobbyists rule the system – Young Turks
Act 9: Mass Backwards – Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Kathleen Sebelius – Colbert Report
Music:
This too shall pass – OKGO
Mushaboom – Feist
I’m Not over – Carolina Liar
I go blind – Hootie And The Blowfish
You can do it – No Doubt
All U can eat – Ben Folds
Sinnerman – Nina Simone
Pale Blue Eyes – The Velvet Underground
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#323 Obama moves Hopelessly forward in Afghanistan (Podcast)
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Edition #323
Act 1: Rushing a decision on Afghanistan – Counterspin
Act 2: Obama mimics Bush on Afghanistan – The Progressive
Act 3: Bunker-buster averts doomed marriage – The Onion
Act 4: Report released on Afghanistan – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Dan Rather on Afghanistan – Daily Show
Act 6: Jim Hightower discusses Obama’s war Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Why aren’t there bigger protests – The Progressive
Act 8: Jim Hightower discusses Obama’s war Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 9: Moore and Feingold speak against escalation – Young Turks
Act 10: Lara Logan on Afghanistan – Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Cenk debates war escalation – Countdown
Music:
Trouble me – 10,000 Maniacs
Choke – The Cardigans
Celebration Guns – Stars
Million faces – Paolo Nutini
Oh Lately It’s So Quiet – OK GO
Everybody’s gone to war – Nerina Pallot
Up against the wall – Peter Bjorn & John
Meteor Show – Owl City
Ain’t no reason – Brett Dennen
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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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#318 Disaster Economics (Podcast)
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Edition #318
Act 1: Obama caving in to Wall St again – The Young Turks
Act 2: Why the win-win is being ignored Part 1 – This American Life
Act 3: Water balloon attacks hurting bottom line – The Onion
Act 4: Why the win-win is being ignored Part 2 – This American Life
Act 5: Joining the tea-baggers – Thom Hartmann
Act 6: John Perkins on the economic crash Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: US-owned GM produces the Pelosi-Boehner – The Onion
Act 8: John Perkins on the economic crash Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 9: Government by organized money – Thom Hartmann
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Biden on the economic recovery – Daily Show
Music:
Nothing is good enough – Aimee Mann
S̩n̩gal Fast-Food РAmadou & Mariam
The kids don’t stand a chance – Vampire Weekend
Remember Jonathan (Messenger Of The Sun album) – Cyrille Verdeaux
Smokescreen – Flying Blind
Under the milky way – Seven Nations
You’re the best around – Joe Esposito
All For Swinging You Around – The New Pornographers
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#315 Big bill bothers bought off blowhards (Podcast)
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Edition #315
Act 1: Blow hards bloviate on healthcare – Counterspin
Act 2: Bill big, bill bad – Daily Show
Act 3: GOP Continues healthcare fear tactics – The Young Turks
Act 4: Fire hot – The Onion
Act 5: Grayson on fighting back Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 6: Lieberman on wiggling – Wait wait don’t tell me
Act 7: Grayson on fighting back Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 8: Absurd Republicans caught on tape – The Young Turks
Act 9: Wisconsin city is the best place to die – NPR
Act 10: Preggers can’t be choosers – Daily Show
Act 11: Restricting abortion rights in health reform – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Judge Napolitano Lies about Health Care Reform – The Young Turks
Music:
Tax man – The Beatles
Naive – The Kooks
Fearless – VNV Nation
World on Fire – Sarah McLachlan
In a big country – Big Country
Winter song – Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
Brain stew – Green Day
So fast, so numb – R.E.M.
I know I know I know – Tegan and Sara
Different people – No doubt
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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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#311 Unexpected leadership, totally expected treachery (Podcast)
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Edition #311
Act 1: Nancy Peloci, you’ll burn in hell for this – Wait Wait don’t tell me
Act 2: Rebranding health reform – Countdown
Act 3: Franken kicks conservative ass – The Young Turks
Act 4: Much to commend, much to condemn – The Progressive
Act 5: Health care systems comparison – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Even Republican voters favor public option – Ring of Fire
Act 7: The Word, You-Genics – Colbert Report
Act 8: Discussing healthcare working through congress – Mother Jones
Act 9: Stupid GOP don’t have plan for health reform – The Young Turks
Act 10: Healthcare fight within and without political parties – It’s all politics
Act 11: Lieberman to join filibuster against health reform – Rachel Maddow
Act 12: Joe Lieberman is a true independent – Colbert Report
iPhone/iPod Touch App Bonus Content:
Public Option Limited – Daily Show
Music:
He got game – Public Enemy
Close to me – The Get Up Kids
The wrestler – Bruce Springsteen
Who’ll stop the rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time – Fanfarlo
Classical gas – Vanessa Mae
Oh my god – Ida Maria
White Blank Page – Mumford & Sons
Kelsey – Metro Station
Don’t let me down – The Stereophinics
Look what you’ve done – JET
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#310 The war on Fox (Podcast)
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Edition #310
Act 1: The GOP colicky babies – Ring of Fire
Act 2: CNN leaves it there – Daily Show
Act 3: Fox News is not like the others – Rachel Maddow
Act 4: How Murdoch brought the Fox model to the US – Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Bend it like Beck – Colbert Report
Act 6: The war on FOX – Counterspin
Act 7: Media and power – Thom Hartmann
Act 8: Evidence of Fox collusion with GOP – The Young Turks
Music:
Camera one – Josh Joplin Group
Better Days (and the bottom drops out) – Citizen King
The boy in the bubble – Paul Simon
Nothing compares to you – Sinade O’Connor
Flagpole Sitta – Harvey Danger
Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games – Of Montreal
Let go – Frou Frou
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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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#304 Yeah, when it fits, we call you racist (Podcast)
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Edition #304
Act 1: The conservative media’s attack cycle – On the Media
Act 2: Comparing corruption of ACORN to Blackwater – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: The Word: Blackwashing – Colbert Report
Act 4: Covering the right-wing crazies in the media – Counterspin
Act 5: Pat Buchanan defends Hitler – The Young Turks
Act 6: The ‘Full Ginsburg’ – Daily Show
Act 7: Wingnut watch – Mother Jones Podcast
Act 8: Discussing the recent Glenn Beck chatter – Ring of Fire
Act 9: Target America – Daily Show
Music:
Love is a battlefield – Pat Benatar
Chicago X 12 – Rogue Wave
Paint it black – Vanessa Carlton
Love you ’till the end – The Pogues
Mad World – Tears for Fears
I’m not crying – Flight of the Conchords
Still crazy after all these years – Paul Simon
Burnout – Green Day
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