#362 Winning by losing (Economics)
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Act 1: Winning by losing – Mark Fiore
Song 1: I’m a loser – The Beatles
Act 2: Minority leader called out – Young Turks
Song 2: Birdhouse in your soul – They Might be Giants
Act 3: The inside job Part 1 – This American Life
Song 3: Cat faces – Ugly Casanova
Act 4: Fraud hearing on shitty deals – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 4: Working class hero – Green Day
Act 5: The inside job Part 2 – This American Life
Song 5: Hey Jealousy – Gin Blossoms
Act 6: The GOP alternative to financial reform – Young Turks
Song 6: Damn it feels good to be a gangsta – Geto Boys
Act 7: The inside job Part 3 – This American Life
Song 7: Bet Against the American Dream – This American Life
Act 8: Wham-O moves to America – Daily Show
Song 8: Wake up – Arcade Fire
Act 9: GOP up Wall Street’s ass – Young Turks
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S.E.C. porn – Daily Show
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#349 Who didn’t see this coming? (Religion)
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Edition #349
Act 1: Gay sex scandal involving Vatican – Young Turks
Act 2: Little deaf boys, it’s a thing – Le Show
Act 3: The fixer in the Catholic church Part 1 – This American Life
Act 4: Holy Shit – Daily Show
Act 5: The fixer in the Catholic church Part 2 – This American Life
Act 6: Bill Donohue comments on church scandal – Young Turks
Act 7: Christopher Hitchens on Church scandal – Bill Maher
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Bill Donohue comments on church scandal Part 2 – Young Turks
Music:
Heaven – Los Lonely Boys
Little deaf boys song – Harry Shearer
Pale Horses – Moby
Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
Only if – Enya
Genesis – VNV Nation
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#343 Religious cults, the Christian Right and evangelists, evil and not (Religion)
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Edition #343
Act 1: Are religious cults killing democracy – Thom Hartmann
Act 2: Why are some Christians mad over Avatar – Young Turks
Act 3: Bait and switch evangelism – This American Life
Act 4: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 5: Glen Beck against ‘social justice’ in religion – Media Matters
Act 6: Max Blumenthal on Republican Gomorrah Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Pat Robertson on Haiti’s pact with the devil – Counterspin
Act 8: Pat Robertson says Islam is not a religion – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Evangelist explains “23 Minutes in Hell” to Thom – Thom Hartmann
Music:
Hello bonjour – Michael Franti And Spearhead
In God’s country – U2
Knockin’ on heaven’s door – Guns N’ Roses
Lacrymosa – Libera
Mary Mary – Chumbawamba
Shattered faith – Bad Religion
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#324 When you want to cry, laugh (Economics)
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Edition #324
Act 1: Flight Delay – Daily Show
Act 2: Predicting economies Part 1 – This American Life
Act 3: Smiley-face dollar to boost economy – The Onion
Act 4: Predicting economies Part 2 – This American Life
Act 5: Andrew Ross Sorkin on Too Big to Fail – Daily Show
Act 6: Fed’s Dead with Bernie Sanders Part 1 – Colbert Report
Act 7: Norway returns to a pillage-based economy – The Onion
Act 8: Fed’s Dead with Bernie Sanders Part 2 – Colbert Report
Act 9: NY Times exposes terrible big bank scam – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
American Idle – Daily Show
Music:
Don’t you – Simple Minds
Once around the block – Badly Drawn Boy
Crazy – Seal
Making me nervous – Brad Sucks
Island in the sun – Weezer
Catch my disease – Ben Lee
La Noy̩e РYann Tiersen
Good Ol’ Fashion Nightmare – Matt and Kim
Sources:
This American Life
The Onion
The Daily Show
Colbert Report
The Young Turks
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#320 Winter Holiday Extravaganza (Podcast)
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Edition #320
Act 1: Athiest summer camp – The Young Turks
Act 2: God To Postpone Apocalypse – The Onion
Act 3: Adam and Eve Part 1 – This American Life
Act 4: Robert Wright on the three major religions – Colbert Report
Act 5: Adam and Eve Part 2 – This American Life
Act 6: Richard Dawkins new book – Thom Hartmann
Act 7: Bucket Of Rags This Year’s Must-Have Christmas Item – The Onion
Act 8: Schaeffer on hateful talk against Obama – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Offending people talking about religion – The Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Kirk Cameron’s Plot Against “Origin of Species” – The Young Turks
Music:
Hello Mother, Hello Father – Alan Sherman
Nutcracker: Act 2: Chinese Tea – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nutcracker: Act 2: Waltz of the Flowers – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nutcracker: Act 1: Overture – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nutcracker: Act 1: March – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nutcracker: Act 2: The Merlitons – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nutcracker: Act 2: Trepak – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nutcracker: Act 2: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy – Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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#318 Disaster Economics (Podcast)
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Edition #318
Act 1: Obama caving in to Wall St again – The Young Turks
Act 2: Why the win-win is being ignored Part 1 – This American Life
Act 3: Water balloon attacks hurting bottom line – The Onion
Act 4: Why the win-win is being ignored Part 2 – This American Life
Act 5: Joining the tea-baggers – Thom Hartmann
Act 6: John Perkins on the economic crash Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: US-owned GM produces the Pelosi-Boehner – The Onion
Act 8: John Perkins on the economic crash Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 9: Government by organized money – Thom Hartmann
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Biden on the economic recovery – Daily Show
Music:
Nothing is good enough – Aimee Mann
S̩n̩gal Fast-Food РAmadou & Mariam
The kids don’t stand a chance – Vampire Weekend
Remember Jonathan (Messenger Of The Sun album) – Cyrille Verdeaux
Smokescreen – Flying Blind
Under the milky way – Seven Nations
You’re the best around – Joe Esposito
All For Swinging You Around – The New Pornographers
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#313 Recruiting disciples through fear and coupons (Podcast)
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Edition #313
Act 1: Catholic lifeboat – Colbert Report
Act 2: Hell House – This American Life
Act 3: God checks in to the Mayo Clinic – The Onion
Act 4: The Republican Apocalypse Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 5: Catholics recruiting new members – Daily Show
Act 6: The Republican Apocalypse Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Catholic blow out sale – Le Show
Act 8: Pat Robertson fighting against hate crime laws – The Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Supreme court takes on religion – Colbert Report
Music:
God – The Dodos
Friend of the devil – Counting Crows
Like a prayer – Madonna
Major Tom – Peter Schilling
You know my name – The Beatles
Natural Blues – Moby
I’m free – Soup Dragons
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#309 Derailing unprecedented health reform would be unprecedented (Podcast)
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Edition #309
Act 1: Kid is denied healthcare for being too skinny – The Young Turks
Act 2: Max Baucus and Senate health reform – Bill Moyers Journal
Act 3: Medicare Part E – Thom Hartmann
Act 4: Healthcare, now what – This American Life
Act 5: Dems stopping healthcare would be unprecedented – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: The history of our healthcare system – This American Life
Act 7: Insurance company calls sick people dogs – The Young Turks
Act 8: Further reporting on anti-healthcare campaign – Rachel Maddow
Music:
Curl up and die – Relient K
Who will buy – Oliver Soundtrack
Fake Empire – The National
Doctor my eyes – Jackson 5
I go to extremes – Billy Joel
Remember Jonathan – Cyrille Verdeaux
Stop crying your heart out – Oasis
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#286 You know, Napoleon wasn’t exactly French either (Podcast)
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Act 1: Obama’s Waterloo – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!
Act 2: Birthers, deathers and healthcare – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: News and notes on healthcare – Counterspin
Act 4: Birthers, deathers and healthcare – On the Media
Act 5: Stories of healthcare recision – This American Life
Act 6: Dems can’t get their act together – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!
Act 7: Bill Kristol on healthcare – Daily Show
Act 8: Special comment on healthcare – Countdown
Music:
Waterloo – Abba
Can’t help falling in love – UB40
Take a chance – The Magic Numbers
Naked as we came – Iron & Wine
Oh my God – Ida Maria
Don’t fear the reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
If I ever feel better – Phoenix
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#269 Denials debunked and truth spoken to power (Podcast)
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Act 1: PowerShift 09 Day 2 – PowerShift09.org
Act 2: Obama from the climate change summit – This American Life
Act 3: News of the warm Part 1 – Le Show
Act 4: George Will denies climate change Part 1 – Counterspin
Act 5: Van Jones speaking to congress
Act 6: News of the warm Part 2 – Le Show
Act 7: Richard Branson purchases north pole – The Onion
Act 8: George Will denies climate change Part 2 – Counterspin
Act 9: Joe Romm interview – On the Media
Act 10: News of the warm Part 3 – Le Show
Act 11: The grid may be smart but will it be green? – NPR
Act 12: George will denies global warming Part 3 – Counterspin
Music:
Sunrise – Norah Jones
Comptine D’un Autre Été: L’après Midi – Yann Tiersen
Cold as Ice – Foreigner
Honesty – Billy Joel
Goodbye blue sky – Pink Floyd
Untitled – Zoe Keating
Recycled Air – The Postal Service
Major Tom – A-Ha
Information Travels Faster – Death Cab for Cutie
Tell me a lie – Griffin House
Radio – One Ring Zero
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#267 Why and how banks are going down (Podcast)
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Act 1: American’s having sex at home – The Onion
Act 2: Credit card holders bill of rights – Colbert Report
Act 3: How to take down a bank Part 1 – This American Life
Act 4: Limbaugh’s racist take on Obama’s economic plan – Counterspin
Act 5: Closing auto dealerships by mail – The Daily Show
Act 6: How to take down a bank Part 2 – This American Life
Act 7: 1/4 cent “soda tax” – Colbert Report
Act 8: Productivity up and wages down equals crash – Thom Hartmann
Act 9: We all just bought a car company – The Daily Show
Music:
I want you to want me – Cheap Trick
Killing for love – José González
I shall not be moved – Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band
About today – The National
Bottle it up – Sara Bareilles
Le Banquet – Yann Tiersen
God – The Dodos
Teenage dirtbag – Wheatus
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#265 The Religious Right Is Down But They Still Love Torture (Podcast)
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Act 1: Bart Ehrman interview – Colbert Report
Act 2: Dobson is down and out – The Young Turks
Act 3: News from religiosity – Colbert Report
Act 4: Bart Ehrman interview Part 1 – The Young Turks
Act 5: 357 Maharishis missing – The Onion
Act 6: Bart Ehrman interview Part 2 – The Young Turks
Act 7: Trying to kill your father – This American Life
Act 8: Jet briefly passes through heaven – The Onion
Act 9: Evangelicals most in favor of torture – The Young Turks
Music:
To The End – Blur
Take me down – Smashing Pumpkins
Beautiful – Christina Aguilera
Nantes – Beirut
Making me nervous – Brad Sucks
Oh well, OK – Elliott Smith
Santus – Libera
Angel of Harlem – U2
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#254 Missing: Stable economic system, if found please contact owner (Podcast)
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Act 1: Executive pay out of control – The Young Turks
Act 2: Unemployed without benefits – NPR
Act 3: Keynsian Economics Part 1 – This American Life
Act 4: AT&T lays off 30,000 automated operators – The Onion
Act 5: Keynsian Economics Part 2 – This American Life
Act 6: Recorded CEO conference call Part 1 – The Young Turks
Act 7: CEO lays off 5,000 workers to impress girlfriend – The Onion
Act 8: Recorded CEO conference call Part 2 – The Young Turks
Act 9: These people are thieves – Maron vs. Seder
Act 10: Enough carrots, time to use the stick – The Young Turks
Music:
Daylight robbery – Imogen Heap
On the turning away – Pink Floyd
The artifact & Living – Michael Andrews
Go ahead – Rilo Kiley
Slipping away – Michael Andrews
Notorious – Duran Duran
Someday You Will Be Loved – Death Cab For Cutie
The Czar of Munster – Seamus Egan
Clean and sober – Anya Marina
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#253 The Laws of the Universe (Podcast)
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Act 1: Bill Maher on The View – The Young Turks
Act 2: Faith-based TV repair – The Onion
Act 3: Speech excerpt – Alan Watts
Act 4: Hooligan transforms into a goat – The Young Turks
Act 5: Doubting Hell – This American Life
Act 6: God returns from vacation – The Onion
Act 7: Pope declares holy war – The Young Turks
Act 8: The laws of the universe – Radio Lab
Music:
Senegal Fast Food – Amadou & Mariam
Fix You – Coldplay
Whenever God shines his light – Van Morrison
Good King Joy – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Stairway to Heaven – Apocalyptica
The heart of life – John Mayer
What I’m looking for – Brendan Benson
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#252 Notes on the Barackalipse (Podcast)
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Act 1: Obama from his first climate conference – This American Life
Act 2: Mission Accomplished – Slate.com
Act 3: After 10 years of Bush – Wait Wait
Act 4: The Obama effect – Radio Lab
Act 5: Little Obama celebration in Wyoming – NPR
Act 6: Notes on the Barackalipse – Wait Wait
Act 7: Republicans shower praise on Bush – The Young Turks
Act 8: In Bush’s wake, a new political landscape – NPR
Act 9: New administration staff training – Wait Wait
Music:
Thanksgiving – George Winston
The world is new – Save Farris
Leaving on a jet plane – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Piano Piano – Luis Bacalov
See you on the other side – Ozzy Osbourne
Learning to fly – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Burning love – Elvis Presley
Ballad of a comeback kid – The New Pornographers
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