#546 The whole world is, in fact, watching and taking part (Occupy Wall St Part 5)

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Act 1: Thanks for Nothin’ – Mark Fiore Air Date 10-27-11

Song 1: I’m Looking Through You – I Am Sam (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture)

Act 2: Erroneous reporting on the Occupation – Counterspin Air Date: 10-27-11

Song 2: Down the Line – Down the Line – Single

Act 3: Prophetic article calling for the occupation Part 1 – Majority Report 10-25-11

Song 3: Generation – Emerson Hart

Act 4: Why Don’t The Occupy Protesters Stop Whining, Just Work Hard – Lee Camp Air Date: 10-28-11

Song 4: Have you had enough? – Rickie Lee Jones & The Squirrel Nut Zippers

Act 5: Prophetic article calling for the occupation Part 2 – Majority Report 10-25-11

Song 5: I Can Help – The Best of Billy Swan

Act 6: Comparing the Occupation to the Bonus Army encampment – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 10-26-11

Song 6: Down the Drain – Torrent, Vol. 1 & 2: Will Dailey

Act 7: Protest update and thoughts on tear gas – The Bugle Air Date: 11-3-11

Song 7: Touch of Grey – The Very Best of Grateful Dead

Act 8: Poll Americans Distrust Government – Young Turks Air Date: 10-26-11

Song 8: I didn’t fuck it up – Katie Goodman

Act 9: Missing Howard Zinn, Oracle of OWS – The Progressive Air Date: 10-31-11

Song 9: Back to Life – Keep On Movin’

Act 10: Shockupy Wall Street Fad – Colbert Report Air Date: 10-27-11

Song 10: Ave Maria (Pavarotti / O’Riordan) – To the Faithful Departed (The Complete Sessions 1996-1997)

Act 11: The world is, in fact, watching the Oakland Occupation – Matthew Filipowicz Air Date: 10-27-11

Voicemails:
Call to action: go visit an occupation and bring food and water – Todd from LA
Disappointment in election results and education system in Colorado – Dominic from Castle Rock, Colorado
Request for a union episode – Colin from Cleveland, OH
Occupy protests hitting on emotions and logic to take down the system – John from Tulsa, OK

Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics

Final Comments on the irrelevance of other news

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Parks & Demostrations – Oakland Riot – Daily Show Air Date: 10-26-11

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#529 Going soft (Media)

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Act 1: Fox Thinks Obama Was President 2000-2009 – David Pakman Air Date: 8-23-11

Song 1: Spanish Flea – Going Places

Act 2: Fox News Admits Bias To Attack Media Matters – Liberal Viewer Air Date 7-07-11

Song 2: Forever Young (Techno remix) – Alphaville

Act 3: Interview with Common – Daily Show

Song 3: Take a Look Around – Greatest Hits

Act 4: Brett Baier, Fox’s “Straight News” Anchor – Media Matters Air Date: 9-13-11

Act 5: Fox News Anchors Can’t Follow Spongebob, Claim It’s Liberal Indoctrination – David Pakman Air Date: 8-09-11

Song 5: Classical Gas – Classical Gas

Act 6: Hannity school of right-wing journalism – Jimmy Dore Show

Song 6: The Czar of Munster – When Juniper Sleeps

Act 7: Cenk Rips CNN Obama Analysis By Fareed Zakaria – Young Turks Air Date 8-15-11

Song 7: Love You Madly – Comfort Eagle

Act 8: Misrepresenting the fairness doctrine – Counterspin

Song 8:A Whiter Shade of Pale – The Big Chill (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [15th Anniversary]

Act 9: Anderson Cooper’s Kryptonite – Colbert Report Air Date: 8-18-11

Song 9: Sous Le Dome Epais – Aura

Act 10: Big-time corporate synergy for football season – Counterspin

Song 10: Play the Game – Work

Act 11: Planned Parenthood Firebombed, Media Says NOTHING – Right Wing Terrorism – David Pakman Air Date: 8-05-11

Song 11: Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection

Act 12: Television Will Be The End Of Us – Lee Camp Air Date: 7-11-11

Song 12: Throwing Stones – Work

Act 13: Bill O’Reilly Asked Cops To Investigate Wife’s Boyfriend – Young Turks

Song 13: Feet to the Fire – Before We Fall

Act 14: Softballing Cheney – Counterspin

Song 14: North By North – Dynamo

Act 15: The Humanization Of Dick Cheney – Daily Show

Voicemails:
Don’t make the mistake of believing that you can’t be wrong – Noah from Ashland, Ohio
The psychology of last place – Sean from Portland, OR
Policeman Jeff is back – Policeman Jeff from Florida

Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics

Final comments welcoming back Policeman Jeff

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Glazed And Confused – Daily Show Air Date: 8-09-11

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#519 The Great Newscorp Scandal Part 3 (Special Event)

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Act 1: Murdoch’s testimony to Parlement – Wait wait don’t tell me Air Date: 7-23-11

Song 1: Gimme Sympathy – Fantasies

Act 2: The Murdoch’s testimony – On the Media Air Date: 7-22-11

Song 2: Here Comes the Rain Again – Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection (Remastered)

Act 3: David Carr on new NY Times Documentary, Murdoch – Colbert Report Air Date: 07-19-11

Song 3: Miss Misery – Good Will Hunting (Music from the Motion Picture)

Act 4: Who Feels Sorry For Rupert Murdoch – Young Turks

Song 4: Sur le fil – Amélie (Sountrack from the Motion Picture)

Act 5: Fox News Lags on Hacking Scandal Coverage – Media Matters Air Date: 7-21-11

Act 6: Addicted to hack Part 3 – The Bugle Air Date: 7-21-11

Song 6: Mother – Danzig

Act 7: Why the media loves the Murdoch scandal – On the Media Air Date: 7-22-11

Song 7: Some Might Say – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory

Act 8: Murdoch reality show – Le Show Air Date: 7-24-11

Song 8: Mr. Jones – August and Everything After

Act 9: Should Fox News Be Investigated – Young Turks

Song 9: One – Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)

Act 10: Bill O’Reilly’s coverage of the Murdoch scandal – Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 7-21-11

Song 10: Fast Eddie – Eyes On Fire – EP

Act 11: Murdoch still in a lot of trouble – Citizen Radio

Final comments on empathy, rationality and food choices

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Pie-Thrower Vs Rupert Murdoch’s Wife – Young Turks

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#518 Choosing among disasters (Elections)

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Act 1: GOP Voter Suppression? – Young Turks Air Date: 7-6-11

Song 1: On the Turning Away – A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remastered)

Act 2: Justice Department Should Sue Walker over Voter ID – The Progressive Air Date: 8-4-11

Song 2: 40 Day Dream – Up From Below (Deluxe Edition)

Act 3: Herman Cain Train – Colbert Report Air Date: 07-12-11

Song 3: I Could Never Go for You – Sex On Sunday

Act 4: Breaking corporate control of politics – Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-4-11

Song 4: Lullaby for a Realist – Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II

Act 5: Indecision 2012 – Survival of the Funded – Daily Show – Air Date: 07-21-11

Act 5A – Indecision 2012 – King of the Funded – Daily Show – Air Date: 07-21-11

Song 5: Believe – The Sun and the Moon

Act 6: Made In America: Who Cares? Herman Cain – Young Turks Air Date: 8-3-11

Song 6: Dreaming of You – The Coral

Act 7: God Calls Rick Perry To Run – Colbert Report Air Date: 07-19-11

Song 7: Rainbow Connection – Are a Drag

Act 8: Thoughts on a primary candidate against Obama Part 1 – Common Sense Air Date: 8-3-11

Song 8: Drums of freedom – Theo Bard

Act 9: Newt’s White Whale – Colbert Report – Air Date: 07-19-11

Song 9: Bus Rider – Napoleon Dynamite (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

Act 10: Thoughts on a primary candidate against Obama Part 2 – Common Sense Air Date: 8-3-11

Voicemails:
More reaction to the talking points war strategy – Dave from Olympia, WA
Suggestion of Smiley and West podcast – Cliff from Bloomington, IN

Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter – Deadringer

Final comments on how to survive media burnout by sharing your favorite clips

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Colbert Super PAC- Campaign Finance – Matthew Dowd & Ham Rove – Colbert Report – Air Date: 07-28-11

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