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#573 As we do unto others (Foreign Policy)

Jay! — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:18 +0000

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Act 1: Bush Cancels Trip to Switzerland Over Threat of Torture Arrest – Majority Report Air Date: 12-4-11
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Song 1: Vacation – Go Go’s

Act 2: Iran Nuclear Scientists Executed With Car Bombs, Shootings – Young Turks Air Date: 1-11-12
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Song 2: Not the Only One – Breaking Up

Act 3: Iran Scientist Assassinated – Citizen Radio Air Date: 1-1-12
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Song 3: Drop Dead Blues – Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II

Act 4: The Truth About War With Iran – Lee Camp Air Date: 12-21-11
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Song 4: Such Great Heights – Give Up

Act 5: U.S. Must Tell Israel Not to Bomb Iran – The Progressive Air Date: 2-3-12
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Song 5: I Won’t Back Down – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Greatest Hits

Act 6: Canada’s Defense Ministry criticized for ordering 20 000 orange stress balls – The Bugle Air Date: 1-27-12
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Song 6: Fear is a villain – Theo Bard

Act 7: Marines Urinate On Dead Bodies In Afghanistan – Young Turks Air Date: 1-12-12
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Song 7: War – Hello Destiny…

Act 8: Urinating on dead Afghanis – History of war – Rob Delaney Commentary – Citizen Radio – Air Date: 1-27-12
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Song 8: Legions (War) – Zeo Keating

Act 9: CNN Contributor Applauds Controversial Marine Video – Media Matters Air Date: 1-13-12
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Act 10: Republicans boo the “golden rule” when applied to foreign policy – Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 1-26-12
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Song 10: Tonight I Have to Leave It – Our Ill Wills

Act 11: Congress Fights Automatic Defense Spending Cuts – Young Turks Air Date – 1-22-12
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Song 11: It’s a Wonderful Life – A Call to Arms – EP

Act 12: The Greatest Speech Ever Made – Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator
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Voicemails:
Thoughts on the importance of It Gets Better to be thought of as a first step – Daniel from CA
Ethically raised food and animals from your local CSA – Chuck in Salt Lake City
Excited about the next step of the “Make it Better” campaign – Dave from Olympia, WA
Thoughts on the Make it Better campaign – Jason from the cornfields of Iowa

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Final comments clarifying my story of the It Gets Better campaign

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#572 Bad and badder (Elections)

Jay! — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:19 +0000

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Act 1: Newt Ginrich’s Performance and Mitt Romney’s Tax – Colbert Report
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Song 1: He’s a Pirate – Pirates of the Caribbean (Original Soundtrack)

Act 2: God records a commercial for Bain Capital – David Feldman Air Date: 1-13-12
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Song 2: Whenever God shines a light on me – Van Morrison

Act 3: Mitt’s Flamingly Wealthy – Daily Show Air Date: 1-18-12
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Song 3: It Gets Better – It Gets Better

Act 4: How jealous of Mitt Romney are you? – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-12-12
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Song 4: So Jealous – So Jealous

Act 5: Romney Strikes a Nerve in Florida – The Progressive Air Date: 2-1-12
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Song 5: My Heart Sinks – Breaking Up

Act 6: The man from Bain – Le Show Air Date: 1-15-12
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Act 7: O’Reilly comes to Romney’s rhetorical rescue – Counterspin Air Date: 1-19-12
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Song 7: Swan Lake, Op.20: No.10 Scène (Moderato) – Tchaikovsky: The Three Ballets

Act 8: Fox’s Huckabee “Birther-Lite” Comments – Media Matters Air Date: 1-23-12
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Act 9: War Within The Bubble – Real Time with Bill Maher – Air Date: 01-13-12
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Song 9: A Whiter Shade of Pale – The Big Chill (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [15th Anniversary]

Act 10: Gingrich’s New Dog Whistle: Anti-Semitism – The Progressive Air Date: 1-23-12
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Song 10: Crooked Teeth – Plans

Act 11: Black to the Future – Newt Gingrich’s Timing – Daily Show – Air Date 01-12-12
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Song 11: This Little Light – Sing for Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Its Songs

Act 12: Gingrich: adultery makes him a more viable candidate – Wait wait don’t tell me – Air Date: 1-28-12
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Song 12: Jelly Belly – The Shangri-Las & The ’60s Girl Group Garage Sound

Act 13: Newt’s Reckless Rhetoric – The Progressive Air Date: 1-31-12
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Song 13: Bulletproof – La Roux (Bonus Track Version)

Act 14: Newt Gingrich wants to colonized the moon! – The Bugle – Air Date: 1-27-12
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Song 14: Fly Me To The Moon – Sampler 2

Act 15: Gingrich Closing In On Romney In Poll – The Young Turks – Air Date: 01-18-12
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Voicemails:
The time is right to occupy the ballot – Brian from Forth Worth, TX
Thoughts on choosing one’s sexuality – Jeff from Florida
Reaction to my comments on the It Gets Better campaign – Casey from Michigan

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Voicemail Music:
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Final comments on me being sick and keeping voicemails short

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Rush, Fox News Rip Gingrich Over Romney Bain Capital Attacks – The Young Turks – Air Date: 01-11-12
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#571 The President said some things (State of the Union)

Jay! — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:09 +0000

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Act 1: Black Checking Mitt Romney’s SOTU prebuttal lies – Blacking it up Air Date: 1-24-12
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Song 1: Sweet Little Lies – Yell Fire!

Act 2: State Of The Union 2012 Analysis – Young Turks 1-24-12
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Song 2: Mad World – VSQ Film School: Cult Classics and Indie Favs

Act 3: Right Wing Response to President’s SOTU Address: “CLASS WARFARE!” – Media Matters Air Date: 1-25-12
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Act 4: Obama endorses the Buffet rule in SOTU – BBC News Quiz Air Date: 1-27-12
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Song 4: The Wind – The Very Best of Cat Stevens

Act 5: He probably wont do the good or the bad laid out in SOTU – Majority Report Air Date: 1-25-12
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Song 5: Keepsake – Weeds (Music from the Series, Vol. 3)

Act 6: The Downsides of Obama’s State of the Union – The Progressive Air Date: 1-25-12
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Song 6: Dreams – Talk On Corners

Act 7: President is talking news from the SOTU – The Bugle Air Date: 1-27-12
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Song 7: These Quiet Times – From the Ground Up

Act 8: Supreme Court Justices at the SOTU – On the Media Air Date: 1-26-12
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Song 8: This Magic Moment (Re-Recorded) – The Drifters: All-Time Greatest Hits (Re-Recorded Versions)

Act 9: Something for everyone on energy in the SOTU – Green News Report Air Date: 1-26-12
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Song 9: The Gambler – The Gambler

Act 10: Obama’s bad joke – Wait wait don’t tell me Air Date: 1-28-12
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Song 10: I Want It All (Single) – Classic Queen

Act 11: Don’t trust but verify, just verify – Matthew Filipowicz Show Air Date: 1-26-12
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Voicemails:
Other health-related uses for hormonal birth control – Rachel from Boston, Mass
Recommending Sojourner’s Truth, Occupied Territory and 99% Report podcasts – EJ From Lyons, NY
Evidence of our need for a social safety net – Patrick from Dallas
Thoughts on what it means to be treated like an animal – Carl from New Jersey
Time to sign up for your local community farm share program – Curtis from Baltimore

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Final comments on the importance of choosing your words when speaking to those outside your own community, the need for ‘wins’
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#570 Stop Internet Censorship (SOPA and PIPA)

Jay! — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:37 +0000

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Act 1: Stop Online Piracy Act – Citizen Radio – Air Date: 11-18-11
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Song 1: Union Warriors – Robin Roberts

Act 2: Wikipedia Leaves GoDaddy Over Stop Online Piracy Act – Young Turks
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Song 2: Wanted – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (The Complete Sessions 1991-1993) [For Individual Sale]

Act 3: Wikipedia warns students before going dark – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me – Air Date: 1-21-12
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Song 3: Silver Lining – Under the Blacklight

Act 4: SOPA Supporter: Our Media Blackout on SOPA is Cool. Your Internet Blackout in Protest of It is not – Majority Report – Air Date: 01-18-12
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Song 4: Disarm – Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest Hits

Act 5: Analysis of the online protest and the future of SOPA – Common Sense Air Date: 1-24-12
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Song 5: This Is Not the End – The Sun and the Moon

Act 6: The future of non-physical protests revealed by SOPA blackout day – The Bugle Air Date: 1-20-12
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Song 6: Physical – Physical

Act 7: After PIPA: The Promise of Internet Organizing – The Progressive Air Date: 1-20-12
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Song 7: Cast No Shadow – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory

Act 8: Congress never moved so far so fast as with SOPA – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-18-12
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Voicemails:
Thanks for Tim Wise, thoughts on whites working through their white privilege – Elka from Indiana
Personal insights on privilege and thoughts on PETA’s new campaign referencing slavery – Alyson from Colorado
The science of African Americans from 1911 – Christopher from Texas

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Final comments on Erin Red getting the scoop on white privilege regarding veganism

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SOPA & PIPA – Colbert Report
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#569 Prison Nation – Then and Now (Police State)

Jay! — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:52 +0000

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Act 1: Chris Anders on what a police state looks like – Thom Hartmann – Air Date: 11-29-11
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Song 1: Underwater – Born Loser and the Hangers On

Act 2: Obama Insisted on Indefinite Detentions of Citizens – Young Turks – Air Date: 12-14-11
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Song 2: The Cave – Sigh No More

Act 3: Obama’s Signing of Defense Authorization Act Makes Us a Lawless Country – The Progressive Air Date: 12-19-11
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Song 3: Drums of Freedom – Theo Bard

Act 4: Mary from Verizon learns about the NDAA – Majority Report Air Date: 1-5-12
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Song 4: A Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Ole Oak Tree – The Best of Lawrence Welk

Act 5: Exponentially More Right Wing Terror Groups Than Left Wing – David Pakman Air Date: 11-10-11
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Song 5: Bad Bad Things – People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People In the World

Act 6: 98 Percent Of Americans Are Afraid Of 98 Percent Of Americans – The Onion
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Song 6: Frasier Theme

Act 7: The Police Aren’t Supposed to Have the Pentagon on Call – The Progressive Air Date: 12-12-11
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Song 7: Reel around the sun – Bill Whelan

Act 8: What Will We Watch As Drones Evolve? – NPR Air Date: 7-31-11
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Song 8: Eyes in the Sky – free inside

Act 9: The Prison (The Prison Nation) – Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 12-28-11
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Song 9: Kernkraft 400 (Original Radio Edit) – Kernkraft 400 – EP

Act 10: Series Of Serial Killer Killings Rocks Serial Killer Community – The Onion
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Song 10: Serial Killer – Sink or Swim

Act 11: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Must Go – The Progressive Air Date: 12-27-11
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Song 11: Sheriff – Bud Spencer & Terence Hill Greatest Hits Vol 6

Act 12: Minorities regularly victimized by the police – Young Turks Air Date: 1-5-12
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Voicemails:
Pursuing animal rights while we still face human rights may be objectionable – Mike From Philadelphia
More on the history of slavery in politics – Colin from Cleveland, OH
Followup clarification to previous call – not all veganism comes from white privilege – Mike From Philadelphia
On speaking directly to the under privileged about veganism – John from Northfield, MN

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Final comments on the importance of context in the discussion of white privilege

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#568 As the campaign rolls on (Elections)

Jay! — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:25 +0000

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Act 1: The media massaging Romney’s reputation – Counterspin Air Date: 1-12-12
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Song 1: North By North – Dynamo

Act 2: Thoughts on Santorum in the race – David Feldman Air Date: 1-18-12
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Song 2: Go Ahead – Take Offs and Landings

Act 3: Reproductive issues in the GOP primary – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-9-12
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Song 3: Only if – Enya

Act 4: GOP candidates are a bunch of liars about Keystone pipeline Part 1 – Green News Report Air Date: 1-17-12
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Song 4: I’m Not Over – Coming to Terms

Act 5: Romney on his speaker fees: “Not very much” – Wait wait don’t tell me Air Date: 1-21-12
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Song 5: 3 Women Walking – Nouveau Flamenco (1990-2000 Special Tenth Anniversary Edition)

Act 6: GOP candidates are a bunch of liars about Keystone pipeline Part 2 – Green News Report Air Date: 1-19-12
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Song 6: The Persuaded – Dynamo

Act 7: Tim Wise on the racial implications of Obama being seen as a failed president – Blacking it up Air Date: 1-16-12
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Song 7: My Conversation – The Best of the Uniques 1967-1969

Act 8: Presidential campaign, people confused between “weaknesses” and “skills” – The Bugle Air Date: 1-20-12
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Song 8: Close Your Eyes – Too Young to Fight It

Act 9: Shame on Newt Gingrich – The Progressive Air Date: 1-17-12
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Song 9: Terrible – Wretched. Filthy. Ugly.

Act 10: Not Mitt Romney’s Super Pac – Colbert Report
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Voicemails:
Experiencing white and straight privilege – Casey from Michigan
Thoughts on slave-owners perception of the value of animals vs slaves – Will from Oaklahoma
Thoughts on white privilege and veganism from a bi-racial American – Paul from Indiana

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Final comments on what I just leaned about the economics of slavery

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The Brits look down on all of the GOP candidates – BBC News Quiz Air Date: 1-13-12

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#565 Choose and lose (Elections)

Jay! — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:20 +0000

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Act 1: Newt Gingrich is Running for A-Hole in Chief – Majority Report Air Date: 12-08-11
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Song 1: Crazy – Take a Break

Act 2: Newt Gingrich’s Most Outrageous Ideas – David Pakman Air Date: 12-12-11
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Song 2: White Blank Page – Mumford & Sons Piano Tribute

Act 3: Fox’s “Fair and Balanced” Interviews of DNC and RNC Chairs – Media Matters Air Date: 1-4-12
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Act 4: Obama Strategy – Lesser of Two Evils – Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11
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Song 4: Evil Is Alive and Well – Seeing Things

Act 5: Obama can’t think of one good reason to run for another term – The Onion
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Song 5: Give Me One Reason – New Beginning

Act 6: The Bad Circus Act that Is the Republican Race – The Progressive Air Date: 12-26-11
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Song 6: Legion – Empires

Act 7: Obama Campaign Collecting GOP Emails Brilliant Strategy – David Pakman Air Date: 12-22-11
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Song 7: Wonderwall – The String Quartet Tribute to Oasis – Decadence & Vanity

Act 8: Fox’s New Year’s Resolution: Be Even More Partisan – Media Matters Air Date: 1-5-12
[sharethis url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J1i4ti2WwE" title="I heard this on Best of the Left, check out and share!: Foxs New Years Resolution: Be Even More Partisan - Media Matters" tw_title="Heard on @BestoftheLeft Check out and RT!: Foxs New Years Resolution: Be Even More Partisan from @mmfa #p2"]

Act 9: Palestinians Are Terrorists – Newt Gingrich – Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11
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Song 9: Everybody Wants to Rule the World – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears

Act 10: Newt Gingrich’s Invented People Explained – Majority Report Air Date: 12-12-11
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Song 10: All This and Heaven Too – Ceremonials

Act 11: Good News on the Citizens United Front – The Progressive Air Date: 1-5-12
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Song 11: Wavin’ Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix) – Troubadour

Act 12: Repeal the farce of “Corporate Personhood” – Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-4-12
[sharethis url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0cB7l7CjKs" title="I heard this on Best of the Left, check out and share!: Repeal the farce of Corporate Personhood - Jim Hightower" tw_title="Heard on @BestoftheLeft Check out and RT!: Repeal the farce of Corporate Personhood from @jimhightower #p2"]
Song 12: Everyday People – Anthology

Act 13: GOP busted on sanctity of the vote – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-6-12
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Song 13: Comptine d’un autre été – L’après-midi – Amélie (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

Act 14: Fair and Balanced? Fox Reporter on Republicans: “We’re Not Divided.” – Media Matters Air Date: 1-10-12
[sharethis url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL86LRA0-8Q" title="I heard this on Best of the Left, check out and share!: Fair and Balanced? Fox Reporter on Republicans: Were Not Divided. - Media Matters" tw_title="Heard on @BestoftheLeft Check out and RT!: Fair and Balanced? Fox Reporter on Republicans: Were Not Divided. from @mmfa #p2"]

Act 15: Did The Media Treat Bachmann Unfairly Because She’s An Insane Woman? – The Onion
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Song 15: Crazy – St. Elsewhere

Act 16: Bachmann Announcing End of Campaign – Young Turks
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Song 16: I’m Gone – New Favorite

Act 17: The Pundits Dissed Ron Paul – The Progressive Air Date: 1-11-12
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Song 17: Nothing Is Good Enough – Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)

Act 18: Fox News: Where Lies Are Allowed to Flow Freely – Media Matters Air Date: 1-11-12
[sharethis url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njc4VktlshE" title="I heard this on Best of the Left, check out and share!: Fox News: Where Lies Are Allowed to Flow Freely - Media Matters" tw_title="Heard on @BestoftheLeft Check out and RT!: Fox News: Where Lies Are Allowed to Flow Freely from @mmfa #p2"]

Act 19: SuperPACs storm Iowa – Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-11-12
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Song 19: I’ve Got No Strings – ¡Volare! – The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings

Act 20: MTV Choose or Lose Election Campaign Name Change Lose or Lose – Majority Report Air Date: 12-20-11
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Voicemails:
Thoughts on libertarian island for future generations – Tim From Quincy, IL
Future needs of BotL and other liberal causes – Jim from the United Arab Emirates
Bank names on top of buildings in Cleveland – Colin from Cleveland, OH

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Final comments on Libertarian Island, progressive media in 2012 and the Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland

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Romney Vs Vietnam Vet on Gay Marriage – Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11
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#560 Year of the uprising (Occupy Wall St Part 11)

Jay! — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:17 +0000

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Act 1: What Are We Truly Willing To Fight For – Lee Camp Air Date: 11-28-11
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Song 1: The Persuaded – Dynamo

Act 2: Back to UC Davis and the Fox News take on police overreactions – Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 12-1-11
[sharethis url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njk4sR5umsU" title="I heard this on Best of the Left, check out and share!: Back to UC Davis and the Fox News take on police overreactions - Jimmy Dore Show" tw_title="Heard on @BestoftheLeft Check out and RT!: Back to UC Davis and the Fox News take on police overreactions from @jimmydorecomedy #p2"]
Song 2: God Be with You (Box Set Bonus Track) – The Treasure Box for Boys and Girls

Act 3: America: a beacon of social justice? – Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-28-11
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Song 3: Liquid Sun – The Beginning (A New Hope) – DJ Keoki

Act 4: Obama – Wall Street Did Nothing Illegal – Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11
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Song 4: Don’t Believe the Hype – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Act 5: Occupy Wall St and the Holy Trinity – J.A. Myerson for Citizen Radio Air Date: 12-6-11
[sharethis url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU28hcGuOo0" title="I heard this on Best of the Left, check out and share!: Occupy Wall St and the Holy Trinity - J.A. Myerson for Citizen Radio" tw_title="Heard on @BestoftheLeft Check out and RT!: Occupy Wall St and the Holy Trinity from @JAMyerson for @citizenradio #p2"]
Song 5: 2 Atoms In a Molecule – Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down

Act 6: Infectious Global Protests – The Progressive Air Date: 12-28-11
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Song 6: Together we fight alone – Darlings

Act 7: Steve Justino – Occupy the Courts – Thom Hartmann Air Date: 12-05-11
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Song 7: You Gotta Be – I Ain’t Movin’

Act 8: Three Quarters of Americans Believe Rich, Corporations Have Too Much Power – Young Turks Air Date 12-17-11
[sharethis url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmG5KaTDX1Q" title="I heard this on Best of the Left, check out and share!: Three Quarters of Americans Believe Rich, Corporations Have Too Much Power - Young Turks" tw_title="Heard on @BestoftheLeft Check out and RT!: Three Quarters of Americans Believe Rich, Corporations Have Too Much Power from @theyoungturks #p2"]
Song 8: Messages – Food In the Belly

Act 9: Obama harking back to 2004 DNC “One United” speech – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 12-6-11
[sharethis url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqaY0sqEBxw" title="I heard this on Best of the Left, check out and share!: Obama harking back to 2004 DNC One United speech - Rachel Maddow" tw_title="Heard on @BestoftheLeft Check out and RT!: Obama harking back to 2004 DNC One United speech - Rachel Maddow #p2"]

Voicemails:
NPR and the GOP debates – Jeff the socialist policeman from South Florida
Complement for the War on Christmas episode – Doug in Chicagoland
Thoughts on Mumia from the policeman who initiated the original discussion on the topic – Jeff the socialist policeman from South Florida
A call for more African American voices on the show – Jacoby from Hawaii
Thoughts on the future of the Occupy movement – Vicki from Oregon
Asking for updates on the congressional candidate in Texas – Big fan of the show
Update on US House Candidate in Texas – www.brianingram.org – Brian Ingram from Forth Worth, TX

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Final comments on Citizen Radio productions

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Rep Walsh Runs From Occupy Protesters – Young Turks Air Date: 12-07-11
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#559 Our annual collective waste of time (War on the war Christmas)

Jay! — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:54 +0000

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Act 1: Progressives War On Xmas and O’Reilly’s Response – Young Turks Air Date: 2010
Song 1: Have I Got a Present for You – A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!

Act 2: Sam wont cut and run from the war on Christmas – Majority Report Air Date: The Bush Years
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Song 2: Christians and Pagans – Mortal City

Act 3: Fox News Gets Trigger-Happy in the War on Christmas – Media Matters Air Date: 11-9-11
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Song 3: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – 20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of Brenda Lee

Act 4: War on Xmas – Santa under attack – Countdown Air Date: 12-13-10
Song 4: The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – Single

Act 5: The Blitzkrieg On Grinchitude – Colbert Report Air Date: 2010
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Song 5: (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? – A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!

Act 6: The ACLU of Tenn. Accused of Terrorism – The Progressive Air Date: 2010
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Song 6: Lord’s Bright Blessing – Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol

Act 7: CNN vs. FOX: War on Christmas Edition – Media Matters Air Date: 12-1-11
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Song 7: Whoville welcomes Christmas – How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Act 8: Glenn Beck’s story of the three wise men – Le Show Air Date: 2010
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Act 9: Interview with pro-Christmas activist – Majority Report Air Date: The Bush Years
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Song 9: Sleigh Ride – Amy Grant Christmas: The Complete Collection

Act 10: Does Fox News hate Baby Jesus? – Media Matters Air Date: 2010
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Song 10: Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season – The Andy Williams Christmas Album

Act 11: Church and State During the Holidays – The Progressive Air Date: 12-13-11
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Song 11: There Are Much Worse Things to Believe In – A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!

Act 12: Scrooge was not the hero of ‘A Christmas Carol’ – Bill Maher Air Date: 11-11-11
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Song 12: Walking In the Air – The Snowman

Act 13: War on Christmas – Media Matters Air Date: 2010
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Song 13: Christmas / Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental) – Christmas Eve and Other Stories

Act 14: Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat – Colbert Report Air Date: 2010
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#558 The establishment vs the rabble at the gate (Elections)

Jay! — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:24 +0000

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Act 1: The Country Really Needs Newt Gingrich! – Wait wait Don’t Tell Me Air Date: 12-10-11
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Song 1: Cheating – Jettingham

Act 2: Ron Paul Crushes Gingrich In New Ad – Young Turks
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Song 2: A Long December – Films About Ghosts: The Best of Counting Crows

Act 3: NY Times: Gingrich “smartest man in the room” – Counterspin Air Date: 12-1-11
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Song 3: The Idiots Are Taking Over – The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)

Act 4: A political Buddy for the people – Jim Hightower Air Date: 10-14-11
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Song 4: We Could Be Friends – Weathervanes

Act 5: Can three progressive Power Panelists kill Cenk’s crush on Ron Paul? – Young Turks
[sharethis url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4eQqNnV63g" title="I heard this on Best of the Left, check out and share!: Can three progressive Power Panelists kill Cenks crush on Ron Paul? - Young Turks" tw_title="Heard on @BestoftheLeft Check out and RT!: Can three progressive Power Panelists kill Cenks crush on Ron Paul? from @theyoungturks #p2"]
Song 5: I’m Into Something Good – I’m Into Something Good – Single

Act 6: Political Ads vs Debate Analysis of Candidates – On the Media Air Date: 12-9-11
[sharethis url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sUw5x7h0rM" title="I heard this on Best of the Left, check out and share!: Political Ads vs Debate Analysis of Candidates - On the Media" tw_title="Heard on @BestoftheLeft Check out and RT!: Political Ads vs Debate Analysis of Candidates - On the Media #p2"]
Song 6: If We Make It Through December – 40 Greatest Hits

Act 7: The “big stick” of people power – Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-6-11
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Song 7: Sticks & Stone – How to Train Your Dragon (Music from the Motion Picture)

Act 8: GOP debates Foreign Policy – Counterspin Air Date: 12-08-11
Song 8: No Questions Asked – Greatest Hits

Act 9: Private RNC call on Obama attack plan leaked – Young Turks Air Date: 12-7-11
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Song 9: You’re Not Going Anywhere – Out of It

Act 10: Jim Hightower on Ending Corporate Personhood Election Influence – David Pakman Air Date: 10-27-11
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Song 10: Move This – Pump Up the Jam

Act 11: NYT article should have read, Republicans say voter fraud is a huge issue, but it turns out they’re lying – Young Turks
Song 11: Gerudo Valley – Nintendo

Act 12: A Great Week in the Campaign Against Corporate Personhood – The Progressive Air Date: 12-9-11
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Song 12: Vagabond – The Rip Tide

Act 13: It takes people power to make clear that corporations are NOT people – Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-8-11
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Song 13: Turtle (Bonobo Mix) – One Offs… Remixes & B Sides

Act 14: Sen. Bernie Sanders calls Citizens United ‘a blow to democracy’ – Countdown Air Date: 12-9-11

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Execute Drug Users? – Newt Gingrich – Young Turks
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