#523 Struggling for coverage (Health Care)
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Act 1: Appalled about privatizing health care – BBC News Quiz
Song 1: A Candle’s Fire – The Rip Tide
Act 2: Birth Control Will Wipe Out Civilization! (Rep. Steve King) – Sam Seder on TYT
Song 2: Drumming Song (Live) – iTunes Live from SoHo – EP
Act 3: Absentminded Professor Says Cure For Cancer Around Here Somewhere – The Onion
Song 3: Where Did It Go – Many Rivers to Cross
Act 4: Would You Go Without Health Insurance for 6 Months for Affordable Care – David Pakman Air Date: 08-02-11
Song 4: Watch the World – Box Car Racer
Act 5: Health Insurance Companies Using Psychological Trickery – Lee Camp Air Date 08-08-11
Song 5: Machine (VNV Nation Remix) – Machine
Act 6: Repeal This (Health care law) – Slate Magazine
Song 6: Under The Milky Way – Seven Nations
Act 7: 9-11 First Responders Cancer – Young Turks
Song 7: How – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (The Complete Sessions 1991-1993)
Act 8: Vermont Passes Single Payer Healthcare Bill – David Pakman
Song 8: Doctor My Eyes – Anthology: Jackson 5
Act 9: FDA Approves Sale Of Prescription Placebo – The Onion
Song 9: Mind Excursion – Excursions
Act 10: Hats Off to Vermont for Universal Health care – The Progressive
Song 10: Lead the Way – Buzz
Act 11: Single payer health care in Vermont – Rachel Maddow
Song 11: The Prettiest Weed – Sword & Sworcery LP – The Ballad of the Space Babies
Act 12: Vermont: first in the nation – Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-24-11
Song 12: Be Here Now – Boneclouds
Act 13: Townhall Republican Take Care Of Yourself – Young Turks
Voicemails:
Working on Michigan recall effort – Tony from Dearborn, MI
Supportive of voicemailer Beth on campaign finance reform – Ramone from Portland, OR
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Ratatat
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) – Pilote
Final comments on Campaign Finance Reform and an amendment to repeal corporate personhood
Bonus Voicemails:
Veganism is a hard process to break into – Jason from Marshalltown, IA
Reevaluating animal ethics in light of empathy discussion – D from Chicago
I’m an omnivore but not a jerk – Curtis from Baltimore
Guy who was bleeped was disturbing, don’t want to be on his team – Rebecca in Buffalo
“Lunatic” calls back with thoughts on cattle farming, hunting and abortion – Anonymous
Bonus final comment:
Rebuttal to pro-choice/vegan charge of hypocrisy
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Ryan Tries Fails To Defend Medicare Plan – Young Turks
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#517 Down the path of intolerance (Religion and Terrorism in Norway)
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Act 1: Bill O’Reilley Bigotry against Muslims, Secularism – Counterspin
Song 1: Birds of a Feather – Department Store Girl
Act 2: Terrorism Training Casts Pall Over Muslim Employee – NPR Air Date: 07-19-11
Song 2: Training Montage – The Rocky Story
Act 3: Catholic Child Told About Doggy Heaven, Doggy Hell – The Onion
Song 3: Spirit In the Sky – Spirit In the Sky – The Definitive Anthology
Act 4: Can religion reduce crime and delinquency? – Thom Hartmann Air Date: 5-23-11
Song 4: In the Beginning – The Dusty Foot Philosopher
Act 5: Imam Arrests Show Shift In Muslim Outreach Effort – NPR Air Date: 07-20-11
Song 5: Living In America – The Rocky Story
Act 6: Miss U.S.A. shows a problem with religion – Jimmy Dore Show – Air Date: 06-23-11
Song 6: My Brother the Ape – Here Comes Science (Audio + Video Version)
Act 7: God of Equality Makes Liberals More Sympathetic to Muslims – Media Matters Air Date: 8-1-11
Song 7: Praise You – The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder
Act 8: Norway Terrorist Not Right-Wing (Fox News) – Young Turks Air Date: 7-26-11
Song 8: Best God In Show – Coaster
Act 9: Christ Returns For Some Of His Old Things – The Onion
Song 9: Vespera – Libera
Act 10: O’Reilly Decides Who Is and Who Is Not a Christian – Media Matters Air Date: 7-27-11
Act 11: Norway Shooting Manifesto Muslim Plot – Sam Seder on TYT Air Date: 8-3-11
Song 11: Crazy – St. Elsewhere
Act 12: Oslo Norway Shooter Right Winger…Who’s Telling You the Truth? – David Pakman Air Date: 7-26-11
Voicemails:
Call for checking out Bill Moyers on Tavis Smiley – Dan from Columbia, SC
Thoughts on progressive talking points – Matt from Eastern PA
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on email overload and a call to share your media activist stories
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Christian Fundamentalists – Young Turks
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#462 Condoms, confessions, evolution and Evangelicals (Religion)
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Act 1: Pope Okays condoms sort of – Young Turks
Song 1: Soft Serve – Irresistible Bliss
Act 2: Pope changes stance on condoms – Friday Night Comedy BBC
Act 3: Catholics have it in for homos – Dan Savage
Song 3: Oh My God – Fortress ’round My Heart
Act 4: Yoga is anti-Christian – Young Turks
Song 4: Early In the Morning – The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary
Act 5: All 7 deadly sins committed at church bake sale – The Onion
Song 5: Sinnerman – The Thomas Crown Affair (Music from the MGM Motion Picture)
Act 6: Confess your sins via app – The Bugle
Song 6: God’s Radar – Diamond Jubilation
Act 7: Creationism, evolution poll – Young Turks
Song 7: Believe – The Sun and the Moon
Act 8: Churches filing for bankruptcy over child abuse cases – Le Show
Song 8: God’s Gonna Cut You Down – American V – A Hundred Highways
Act 9: Glenn Beck rally attendee exposed – Sam Seder
Song 9: Sacris Solemnis – Libera
Act 10: Christian weightlifter bends iron bar to demonstrate power of God’s love – The Onion
Song 10: God Put a Smile Upon Your Face – A Rush of Blood to the Head
Act 11: Evangelicals bring Jesus to public schools – Young Turks
Song 11: In God’s Country – The Joshua Tree (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]
Act 12: Christian offended by Elizabeth Edward’s dying thoughts – Citizen Radio
Song 12: When the President Talks to God – Body of War – Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Act 13: Bill O’Reilly proves God’s existence – Colbert Report
Song 13: The Tide Is High – The Best of Blondie
Act 14: Father loses kids because he admits he is agnostic – Young Turks
Voicemails:
Unionized teachers and requesting a show on religion – Jake, Sophomore in HS
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments asking how to cover major stories on BotL plus promoting powershift2011.org
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Pope’s Baseball Cap & CatholicTV – Colbert Report
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#410 The economics of happiness and anger (Economics)
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Act 1: Fox News job opening – Colbert Report
Song 1: Work – Uprising (Bonus Tracks)
Act 2: Class warfare – Top 1% vs. You – Young Turks
Song 2: Class Warfare – Divided We Fall LP
Act 3: Republicans winning class warfare – The Progressive
Song 3: Working Class Hero (John Lennon) – Jolly Roget Sessions – EP
Act 4: The economics of happiness – Thom Hartmann
Song 4: Happy – Somewhere More Familiar
Act 5: Unemployed businessman has time for headache – The Onion
Song 5: Take Five – Dave Brubeck’s Greatest Hits
Act 6: How cars suck out money and souls – Radio Ecoshock
Song 6: Fade to Black – Inquisition Symphony
Act 7: Economics and the stimulus – Media Matters
Act 8: Raiding social security for giveaways to rich – Sam Seder
Song 8: Chicago X 12 – Asleep At Heaven’s Gate
Act 9: Deductible Me – Daily Show
Song 9: Bu de Bu Ai – Proficient (Gao Shou)
Act 10: Obama needs to clear economic cabinet – The Progressive
Song 10: Here It Goes Again – Oh No
Act 11: Republicans oppose tax cuts – Young Turks
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Bears and Balls – Colbert Report
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