#600 It shouldn’t matter but it does (Racism)
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Ch. 1: Intro – Theme: A Fond Farewell – From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Racist Rant Gets John Derbyshire Fired From National Review – Young Turks – Air Date: 4-9-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Enzymes – Enzymes – Single
Ch. 4: Act 2: If you’re black, put your hands in the air – Thom Hartmann – Air Date: 4-2-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Teenage Dirtbag – Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Ch. 6: Act 3: Bill O’Reilly’s Race Relation Management – Jimmy Dore – Air Date: 4-6-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) – We Are Young ((feat. Janelle Monáe) – Single)
Ch. 8: Act 4: Racism Without Racists – Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 3-5-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: To Kill A Mockingbird Theme: Scout’s Song – YouTube – BJAMDTCJWJF
Ch. 10: Act 5: Consumer brand racism – Blacking it up – Air Date: 3-6-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Fix Yourself – The Innocent Bystanders
Ch. 12: Act 6: Landlord Posts Whites Only Sign at Pool, Won’t Apologize – David Pakman – Air Date: 12-21-11
Ch. 13: Song 6: Mondo ’77 (feat. Francis MacDonald) – Vanilla Sky (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Don’t Re-Nig 2012 Anti-Obama Bumper Sticker Seller Defends N-Word – Young Turks – Air Date: 3-21-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Think About It – Flight of the Conchords
Ch. 16: Act 8: Race shouldn’t matter but it does – Blacking It Up – Air Date: 3-14-12
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Ch. 17: Final comments: Part 3 of 3 on the blindness of exuberance: “Bully” and it’s producer’s distrust of his own audience
Articles referenced:
The Problem With Bully by Emily Bazelon – Slate.com
“Bully” Movie Betrays Dead Boy with Asperger’s Syndrome by Landon Bryce – thAutcast.com
Bully Movie Update: Responses from Producer Lee Hirsch and Alex’s Mom by Landon Bryce – thAutcast.com
‘Bully’ producer responds to allegations that the doc ignored key information by Hillary Busis – EW.com
“Bully” Movie Is Mostly a Missed Opportunity by Landon Bryce – thAutcast.com
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#599 Fear of the other (Racism)
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Ch. 1: Intro – Theme: A Fond Farewell – From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Supreme court revisiting affirmative action – Blacking It Up – Air Date: 2-21-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Someday – Miss Halfway
Ch. 4: Act 2: Supreme court will review affirmative action – Citizen Radio – Air Date: 2-24-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Pachelbel’s Canon In D Major (Pano) Cannon In D, Kanon In – Pachelbel’s Canon In D Major (Piano) – Single
Ch. 6: Act 3: Race-Baiting Off Of Native American Sovereignty – Media Matters Air Date: 3-14-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Pachelbel’s Canon In D Major (Pano) Cannon In D, Kanon In – Johann Pachelbel
Ch. 8: Act 4: Muslims Taking Over Tennessee Schools – Young Turks – Air Date: 4-1-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Fear is a villain – Theo Bard
Ch. 10: Act 5: Racial insensitivity regarding Jeremy Lin from Stephen A Smith – Blacking It Up – Air Date: 2-22-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Little Talks – My Head Is an Animal” target=”_blank”>Little talk – Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 12: Act 6: Affable Anti-Semite Thinks Jews Are Doing Super Job With The Media – The Onion
Ch. 13: Song 6: Perfect Timing (This Morning) – Sunshyness
Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Black Panther Smear By Sean Hannity Panel – Young Turks – Air Date: 4-11-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Survivor Theme Song
Ch. 16: Act 8: Bill O’Reilly’s Twisted Race Math – Jimmy Dore Show – Air Date: 4-6-12
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments: Part 2 of 3 on the blindness of exuberance: Kony 2012 and the fallout
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#598 The miracle of life and the prevention thereof (War on Women)
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Ch. 1: Intro – Theme: A Fond Farewell – From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Anti-Abortion Bill Says Hospitals Should Let Women Die – David Pakman – Air Date: 3-20-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: More Than This – Breaking Up
Ch. 4: Act 2: Planned Parenthood Bombing – Young Turks – Air Date 4-2-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Needle In the Hay – Elliott Smith
Ch. 6: Act 3: Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Bombing Spotlights Anti-Choicers in the State – Rachel Maddow – Air Date: 4-3-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: The World Has Turned and Left Me Here – Weezer
Ch. 8: Act 4: How Not to Kill Your Baby – David Feldman Show – Air Date: 3-13-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: How to Save a Life – How to Save a Life
Ch. 10: Act 5: Women Don’t Care About Contraception says Gov. Nikki Haley – Young Turks – Air Date: 4-4-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Mrs. Robinson – The Atlantic Years – The Best of the Lemonheads
Ch. 12: Act 6: Scott Walker Quietly Signs Abstinence & Anti-Abortion Bills – David Pakman – Air Date 4-10-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: When the President Talks to God – Body of War – Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Women Are Just Like Livestock! Says Recently Passed Bill – Majority Report – Air Date: 4-11-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Georgia On My Mind – The Essential Willie Nelson
Ch. 16: Act 8: Anti-Gay Politics Causes GOP to Flub Chance for War on Women push back – Rachel Maddow – Air Date 4-12-12
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Ch. 17: Final comments: Part 1 of 3 on the blindness of exuberance: Mike Daisey and they Apple Factory
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#597 GOP election plan to attack 53 percent of electorate (War on Women)
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Ch. 1: Intro – Theme: A Fond Farewell – From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Are You On Birth Control, Employers Asking – Young Turks – Air Date: 3-14-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Live) – MTV Unplugged in New York: Nirvana
Ch. 4: Act 2: Conservatives Viscious Attacks on Women: A GOP Strategy – Majority Report – Air Date: 3-15-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Female of the Species – Greatest Hits
Ch. 6: Act 3: Rush Limbaugh’s Advertisers Are Back – David Pakman – Air Date 4-9-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Cabin Music (Bonus Track) – Sword & Sworcery LP – The Ballad of the Space Babies
Ch. 8: Act 4: “War on Women”? What “War on Women”? – Media Matters – Air Date: 4-5-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Cabin Music (Bonus Track) – Jim Guthrie
Ch. 10: Act 5: Everyones Got A Studio In Their Pocket – Dan Savage – Air Date: 3-27-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Shame – Ophelia of the Spirits – EP
Ch. 12: Act 6: War on Women Claim Based on Real Policies Not Rhetoric – Rachel Maddow – Air Date: 4-13-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: You and I Are So Awfully Different – Family Guy
Ch. 14: Act 7: ‘War On Women’ False Equivalency by Erin Burnett On CNN – Young Turks – Air Date: 3-20-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Call It Even – The Start of Something – EP
Ch. 16: Act 8: Assistant Manager Accused Of Sexual Indiscrimination – The Onion
Ch. 17: Song 8: Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) – The Definitive Rod Stewart
Ch. 18: Act 9: Bad Publicity May Force State GOP to Back Off Anti-Abortion Legislation – Rachel Maddow – Air Date 3-21-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Slip Slidin’ Away – The Essential Paul Simon
Ch. 20: Act 10: Women disadvantaged because we set up society so only they get pregnant – Throwing Shade – Air Date: 4-9-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Throwing Shade Theme – Throwing Shade
Ch. 22: Act 11: Mitch McConnell Unaware GOP Women Aren’t on His Side – Rachel Maddow – Air Date: 4-9-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 23: Misunderstanding breeds fear – Mara from Pittsburgh
Ch. 24: Genuine confusion about Fox News – Garnet from Anchorage, Alaska
Ch. 25: Reactions to Olbermann commentaries – Marty from Laurel, MD
Ch. 26: Guilty of loving Keith Olbermann – Anthony from Oakland, MD
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Ch. 27: Final comments introducing Throwing Shade
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