Edition #496

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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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Edition #494

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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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Edition #488

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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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Edition #485

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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

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Made up and poor taste reporting – The Bugle

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Edition #477

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Act 1: Political crybabies – This American Life
Song 1: Awnaw (All Hooks Up Version) – Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
Act 2: Pulling the curtain on the Koch Bros – Jim Hightower
Song 2: Solo, Sole Dire – Gipsy Kings
Act 3: Ann Coulter says only liberal media talking about birthers – David Pakman
Song 3: How Many Planets? – Here Comes Science (Audio + Video Version)
Act 4: Tales of principled behavior – Obama birth certificate – Daily Show
Song 4: Mystify – The Best of INXS
Act 5: The appearance of impropriety and bias – Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Silver Star – Chucho Valdes Felix Star
Act 6: Koch Bros: What a sight – Jim Hightower
Song 6: 2 2 Atoms In a Molecule – Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
Act 7: Santorum on needing more people in the US – Dan Savage
Song 7: Colorblind – This Desert Life
Act 8: Ayn Rand’s hypocrisy – Majority Report
Song 8: La Poupee Qui Fait Non – Lunafied
Act 9: Koch Bros buy politicians – Young Turks
Song 9: Drumming Song (Live) – iTunes Live from SoHo – EP
Act 10: Billionaire Bullies – Jim Hightower
Song 10: Coming to Terms – Coming to Terms
Act 11: Koch pros under every rock – Rachel Maddow

Voicemails:
Endorsing veganism and a show on food – Patrick from Dallas
Regarding CIA advisers in Libya – Ryan from NY
Correction on Vietnam timeline – Ryan from NY

Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter – Deadringer

Final comments on the New Leaders Council fundraiser

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THE KOCHS ARE COMING! – Jim Hightower

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Edition #415

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Act 1: It’s ooover! – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Steal My Kisses – Burn to Shine
Act 2: Summers stepping down – Counterspin
Song 2: 2 Atoms In a Molecule – Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
Act 3: Social security lie – Young Turks
Song 3: Don’t Believe the Hype – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Act 4: The GOP spending addiction – Slate.com
Song 4: Not an Addict – Paradise In Me
Act 5: Nearly half oppose tax hike for rich – Counterspin
Song 5: The Only Exception – Brand New Eyes
Act 6: Unbearable Wall Streeters Part 1 – This American Life
Song 6: Kyoko’s House (“stage blood is not enough”) – Mishima (Original Music Composed By Philip Glass)
Act 7: General Motors sales of disposable car – The Onion
Song 7: Kathy’s Song (Come Lie Next to Me) – Welcome to Earth
Act 8: Unbearable Wall Streeters Part 2 – This American Life
Song 8: Mad World – Donnie Darko (Music From the Original Motion Picture Score)
Act 9: Fed up with economics reporting – Counterspin
Song 9: La Réalité – Dimanche a Bamako
Act 10: Greed still isn’t good – Real Time with Bill Maher
Song 10: Just My Imagination – Bury the Hatchet
Act 10: Small businesses – Countdown
Song 10: Gone Going – Monkey Business
Act 11: Wall Street vs. Main Street – Young Turks

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Capitalism Hits the Fan with Economist Richard Wolff – Thom Hartmann

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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

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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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