#496 Corrosive consolidated power (Foreign Policy)
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Act 1: Republicans Ready to Expand Presidential Warmaking Powers – The Progressive
Song 1: Friends – Friends – Single
Act 2: Middle East uprising update – The Bugle
Song 2: Go Do – Go
Act 3: Conservative views on War Powers Act- Obama’s War in Libya – Counterspin
Song 3: Big Mistake – Fair Ain’t Fair
Act 4: Obama’s Disdain for the War Powers Act – The Progressive
Song 4: The Cave – Sigh No More
Act 5: Middle East uprising update in Libya – The Bugle
Song 5: Father of Mine – So Much for the Afterglow
Act 6: Report: U.S. Might Stay In Iraq – Young Turks
Song 6: Directions – The Smooth Sounds of Josh Rouse
Act 7: Iraq Troop Withdrawal Complications – Counterspin
Song 7: Needle In the Hay – Needle In the Hay – EP
Act 8: Middle East uprising update in Syria – The Bugle
Song 8: Friend and the ink – Shout Out Louds
Act 9: Egypt rebuilding – This American Life
Song 9: Wash Away (Reprise) – Julie Blue
Act 10: Osama Bin Laden’s Replacement – Colbert Report
Song 10: All the Same – Dressed Up As Life
Act 11: Echoes Of Empire – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 11: Nantes – The Flying Club Cup
Act 12: Pelosi Pathetic on War Powers Act – The Progressive
Song 12: Happy Meal 2 – First Band on the Moon
Act 13: Friendly Dragon Added To U.S. Arsenal – The Onion
Song 13: Demon Host – Timber Timbre
Act 14: WikiLeaks Exposes Gitmo – Young Turks
Voicemails:
In defense of Citizen Radio and idealism – Bethany from Indianapolis
Supporting Dominick on energy policies – Lucius from Baton Rouge
In support of Citizen Radio – Lenny from Brooklyn, NY
Voicemail Music:
Turtle (Bonobo Mix) – One Offs… Remixes & B Sides
Ghostwriter – Deadringer
Final comments on Netroots Nation listener meet up and super secret, insiders progressive media promotion project
Bonus Voicemails:
In defense of Citizen Radio and veganism and criticism – Carlos in Chicagoland
Citizen Radio isn’t right about everything – The Doctor from Charlotte, NC
Citzen Radio does sarcasm – Cody from Washington
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Face Off – Daily Show
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#494 No war but class war (Economics)
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Act 1: Is Wall Street Set Up To Reward Evil – Lee Camp
Song 1: Wonderful World – Greatest Hits
Act 2: William Cohan Extended Interview Pt. 1 – Daily Show
Song 2: Octopus’s Garden – Abbey Road
Act 3: Bush and Obama’s Failure to Extract Mortgage Relief from Bankers Continues to Dampen Economy – The Progressive
Song 3: Suffer – Suffer
Act 4: William Cohan Extended Interview Pt. 2 – Daily Show
Song 4: Protest Song – Special Things
Act 5: Record Profits – Where Are The Jobs – Young Turks
Song 5: Class Warfare – Divided We Fall LP
Act 6: Governor Walker tries to create jobs Part 1 – This American Life
Song 6: Say Hey (I Love You) [feat. Cherine Anderson] – All Rebel Rockers
Act 7: Rich First-Grader Buys Whole Sheet Of Gold Stars – The Onion
Song 7: Can’t Buy Me Love – A Hard Day’s Night
Act 8: Governor Walker tries to create jobs Part 2 – This American Life
Song 8: Solitary – Praise the Fallen
Act 9: Boehner BS Debunked By Cenk – Young Turks
Song 9: Honesty – The Essential Billy Joel
Act 10: Three wrongs don’t make big oil right – Jim Hightower
Song 10: Bulletproof – La Roux (Bonus Track Version)
Act 11: Hedge Funds Make More In An Hour Than You Make In A Half Century – Lee Camp
Song 11: Radioactive – Vitamin String Quartet Performs Modern Rock Hits 2010 – EP
Act 12: Shocking Graph U.S. Income Inequality – Young Turks
Voicemails:
Response to Dominick being right on climate urgency – Dave from Olympia, WA
Thank you for Johann Hari clip on world food supply – John from San Francisco
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments promoting the Johann Hari podcast
Bonus Voicemail:
Reaction to Citizen Radio – Daryl from CA
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Debt To America – Daily Show
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#488 Examine, critique, ridicule and defend (Religion)
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Act 1: Verdict on Jews: Not Guilty! – The Bugle
Song 1: Diamond (Remix) – Klint
Act 2: John Paul II made a saint for good press – Counterspin
Song 2: Hallelujah – Grace
Act 3: Is this war or is this hearts? – This American Life
Song 3: Christians and Pagans – Mortal City
Act 4: Jesus surprises ’700 Club’ with walk-on appearence – The Onion
Song 4: Rejoice – People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People In the World
Act 5: Divining doomsday: An old practice with new tricks – NPR
Song 5: IIts the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – The String Quartet Tribute to R.E.M.
Act 6: Allison Warden from WeCanKnow.com – David Pakman
Song 6: Me and God and Jesus – Crooked Roads Band
Act 7: France’s anti-burqa law enforced – BBC News Quiz
Song 7: Oh My God – Fortress ’round My Heart
Act 8: Big Mohammed’s house – Daily Show
Song 8: True Faith – Singles
Act 9: FBI: Muslims may be creating nuclear families – The Onion
Song 9: Nuclear Family – Awakening Level One
Act 10: Rep. Keith Ellison explains liberty and justice for all – C-SPAN
Voicemails:
Another youth reaction about Bin Laden – Shane from Philadelphia
How to argue the climate change issue – Patrick
Redeemed myself by playing ‘What is Love?’ – Michael From Glenn Bernie
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter – Rjd2
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) – Pilote
Final comments on the new BotL iPad app and my new promotion to Stitcher Smart Radio at www.stitcher.com/BEST
Bonus Voicemails:
Thoughts on a primary candidate against Obama – Chuck in Salt Lake City
Reaction to Bin Laden’s death – Michael From Glenn Bernie
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Statue Of Jesus – Colbert Report
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#485 Not time for a pep rally (Bin Laden)
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Act 1: The headline and the photos – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Back to Life – Keep On Movin’
Act 2: Only a handful of rational responses – Citizen Radio
Song 2: If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out – Footsteps in the Dark – Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Act 3: Bin Laden dead, what now? – David Pakman
Song 3: We Never Change – Parachutes
Act 4: It’s a shame we couldn’t deal with him alive – Majority Report
Song 4: Pilot Light (Extended Version) – Pilot Season Soundtrack
Act 5: Let’s hear from the kids – This American Life
Song 5: Just Didn’t Happen to You – Just Didn’t Happen to You – Single
Act 6: On our terms, not his – Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Medusa
Act 7: What Osama’s killing means – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 7: Monster Under the Bed – B3
Act 8: Understanding what he did to us Part 1 – Common Sense
Song 8: Let’s Dance to Joy Division – A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
Act 9: Bin Laden’s history – The Bugle
Song 9: I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish – The Sound of the Smiths (Remastered)
Act 10: Understanding what he did to us Part 2 – Common Sense
Song 10: How Far We’ve Come – Exile On Mainstream
Act 11: Repercussions of 9/11 – Rachel Maddow
Final comments follow up on my previous commentary on Bin Laden’s death
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Made up and poor taste reporting – The Bugle
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