#585 If it looks, walks and quacks like a nuclear duck (Foreign Policy)
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Act 1: Pending war with Iran – Wait wait don’t tell me – Air Date: 3-3-12
Song 1: For What It’s Worth – Rhino Hi-Five: Buffalo Springfield – EP
Act 2: American War Drums against Iran – On the Media – Air Date: 2-9-12
Song 2: Tusk – Have Some Faith In Magic
Act 3: Why Does Iran Always Seem To Be “Months Away” From a Nuclear Bomb? – Media Matters Air Date: 2-23-12
Act 4: War With Iran A Terrible Idea – Here’s Why – Young Turks – Air Date: 2-21-12
Song 4: Everybody’s Gone to War – Fires
Act 5: God Re-Floods Middle East – The Onion
Song 5: Deep Water – Angus (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 6: All of the options about war with Iran including no war – Counterspin Air Date: 3-8-12
Song 6: High Wire – The Best of Men at Work: Contraband
Act 7: Can We Stop A War With Iran – Young Turks – Air Date: 2-22-12
Song 7: Black & Blue – Miike Snow
Act 8: Obama Calls Out GOP Warhawks on Iran – Majority Report – Air Date: 3-7-12
Song 8: Lost and Found – Breaking Up
Act 9: Beating the drum in the media for war with Iran – Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 3-9-12
Song 9: Daylight Robbery – Speak for Yourself
Act 10: Danger of Iran’s Nuclear Duck – The Bugle Air Date: 3-9-12
Final comments and conversation with Jimmy Dore on context being ‘everything’ in comedy
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#583 The game is rigged (Economics)
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Act 1: Poor Pee-Ple – Daily Show Air Date: 2-2-12
Song 1: Hurt so good – Yellow Snow Company
Act 2: Obama’s New Budget Explained – Young Turks – Air Date: 2-13-12
Song 2: The Unforgiven (Instrumental Version) – Plays Metallica By Four Cellos
Act 3: Fox News: Who’s Responsible for Gas Prices? – Media Matters Air Date: 3-6-12
Act 4: Obama Gets Bad Rap on Gas Prices – The Progressive Air Date: 2-24-12
Song 4: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection (Remastered)
Act 5: The Mortgage Fraud Deal A Ripoff – Majority Report – Air Date: 2-9-12
Song 5: Bet against the American Dream – Planet Money
Act 6: Foreclosure abuse is rampant – Citizen Radio Air Date: 2-20-12
Song 6: The Secret Agent: The Secret Agent Ending – Glass Reflections
Act 7: Limbaugh: Poor People “Have Only Themselves to Blame” – Media Matters Air Date: 2-21-12
Act 8: Economic Recovery May Force GOP to Talk Social Issues – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-29-12
Song 8: Breakneck Speed – Champ
Act 9: Close Corporate Tax Loopholes – The Progressive Air Date: 2-28-12
Song 9: Hole in the Bucket – Home
Act 10: Greek austerity measures – David Feldman Show – Air Date: 2-14-12
Song 10: Stairway to Heaven – The String Quartet Tribute to Led Zeppelin
Act 11: World Bank Forecloses On World Farm – The Onion
Song 11: Too Late Too Slow – Work
Act 12: Conservative Hypocrisy on Obama’s Energy Policies – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 3-1-12
Voicemails:
Thoughts on Bachmann and sexism in politics – Elisa from St. Paul, MN
Thoughts on Jimmy Dore Show on suggesting Santorum’s daughter “puts out” – Joe from Nanjing China
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Voicemail Music:
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Final comments on the comparison between Rush Limbaugh’s “slut” comments and the Jimmy Dore Show’s “puts out” comments
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#582 The highly territorial subgenus of the GOP (GOP and State Policies)
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Act 1: Oops, Indiana Science Haters Find Scientology in Their Creationism – Majority Report – Air Date: 2-2-12
Song 1: Dumb – Nirvana
Act 2: Gov. Walker steals money from citizens to fill his budget hole – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-15-12
Song 2: What’s the Matter Here? (Live) – MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs
Act 3: After Snowe, Compromise Isn’t Always the Answer – The Progressive Air Date: 3-1-12
Song 3: Alright Alright (Here’s My Fist Where’s the Fight) – Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 4: Environmentalists attempt to save the moderate Republican species from going extinct – The Onion
Song 4: Another Lesson In Love – Used and Abused (Deluxe Edition)
Act 5: Has American Conservatism Become a Religion? – David Pakman – Air Date: 9-20-11
Song 5: Change Your Mind – Fortress
Act 6: Girl Scouts Are Evil Promoters of Sex, Homosexuality – The Young Turks Air Date: 2-22-12
Song 6: Girls – Voyager
Act 7: Stupid GOPer Reveals ALEC Puppet Masters – Majority Report – Air Date: 2-6-12
Song 7: Middle Man – Brushfire Fairytales (Remastered) [Bonus Version]
Act 8: The Need for Local Progressive Councils – The Progressive Air Date: 3-2-12
Song 8: Reach Out Of The Darkness – Lost Oldies But Goodies
Act 9: Bob McDonell, religion and GOP politics – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 2-21-12
Song 9: Radioactive – Come Around Sundown (Extended Version)
Act 10: No Liberal Christians (Dems All About Sex) – Santorum – The Young Turks – Air Date: 2-29-12
Song 10: She’s so sexy Boom! – Flight of the Conchords
Act 11: GOP billionaire explains why he’s a victim – Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 3-1-12
Voicemails:
Thanks for the Blacking it up segment on the concept of citizenship – Joanna from the Midwest
Detailed thoughts on the anti-equality movement – Ryan from Minneapolis
Santorum on costs of deregulation – Colin from Cleveland, OH
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Final comments on voicemail on LGBT advocacy strategy and climate ride fundraising
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#581 Just some of the problems (Religion)
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Act 1: Pat Robertson Says God Owns Poor Family’s Money – David Pakman – Air Date: 12-16-11
Song 1: Just Like Heaven – Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Act 2: Stephen’s Lenten Sacrifice – Colbert Report Air Date: 2-22-12
Song 2: Mary Mary – Tubthumper
Act 3: Muslim Attacks Atheist For Insulting Muhammad – The Young Turks – Air Date: 2-29-12
Song 3: Hallelujah – Grace
Act 4: Area Priest Plans To Leave Priesthood As Soon As Parents Die – The Onion
Song 4: Closest Thing to Heaven – Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
Act 5: How to argue with a religious conservative – David Feldman Show Air Date: 2-21-12
Song 5: Eden – Heaven & Earth (Bonus Track Version)
Act 6: The Mormon Plot to Proxy Baptize Jews – Majority Report – Air Date: 2-15-12
Song 6: Pray (Acoustic Version) – My Worlds Acoustic
Act 7: Mormons Baptize Anne Frank (Cenk Goes Off) – Young Turks Air Date: 2-22-12
Song 7: God Gave Rock & Roll to You – Revenge
Act 8: Homeless Man Bestows God’s Blessing Upon All Within Earshot – The Onion
Song 8: Blessed – Brett Dennen
Act 9: Othering the president through religion – Blacking it up Air Date: 2-21-12
Voicemails:
Thoughts on “too much rape” and women talking about TV – Joanna from Iowa
Transgendered perspective on negative narratives in the media – Scott from New York
Follow up about the transgender panic defense – Scott from New York
Thoughts on women discussing narratives of women on TV – Kira from Chicago
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Voicemail Music:
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Final comments on how society shapes everyone’s perspective of themselves
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