Edition #362

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

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
S.E.C. porn – Daily Show

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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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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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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

Produced By:
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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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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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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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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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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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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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