#402 The economics of stupidity (Economics)
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Edition #402
Act 1: The Word – Ownership society – Colbert Report
Song 1: Different Names for the Same Thing – Plans
Act 2: Supply-side economics debunked – Young Turks
Song 2: Baby, It’s Fact – Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! and More!
Act 3: Unemployed voters – Rachel Maddow
Song 3: Working Class Hero – Lennon Legend (Bonus Track Version)
Act 4: Wall street starving millions and getting away with it – Thom Hartmann
Song 4: Beautiful – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Act 5: Company you’ve never heard of wants to reward you – Onion
Song 5: Beyond the Sea – The Ultimate Bobby Darin
Act 6: Social security rant by Cenk – MSNBC
Song 6: Kandi – One EskimO (Deluxe Edition)
Act 7: Econo-misers – Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Money for Nothing – Private Investigations – The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
Act 8: Barney Frank on the Consumer protection agency – Colbert Report
Song 8: When You Were Young – Sam’s Town
Act 9: Were you born on the wrong continent – Thom Hartmann
Song 9: Summer In the City – Platinum & Gold Collection: The Lovin’ Spoonful
Act 10: The unpaved States of America – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
How Senators Protect The Richest Americans – Young Turks
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#400 So much for don’t be evil (Net Neutrality)
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Edition #400
Act 1: So much for ‘don’t be evil’ – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Blueprint – Jackson Square
Act 2: Internet Exploiter – Daily Show
Song 2: Once Around the Block – The Hour of Bewilderbeast
Act 3: Google and Verizon on net neutrality – Countdown
Song 3: Resurection (Space Club Mix) – Resurection
Act 4: Peter and the Wolf meets net neutrality – On the Media
Song 4: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf – Sting, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Claudio Abbado
Act 5: Area man consults the Internet – The Onion
Song 5: Wait So Long – Palomino
Act 6: Google and Verizon have a deal – Young Turks
Song 6: Jenny Don’t Be Hasty – These Streets
Act 7: Net neutrality and the Google-Verizon deal – Thom Hartmann
Song 7: Solid Action – Playing Favourites
Act 8: Internet outage plunges nation into productivity – The Onion
Song 8: The Office UK – Outro #1 – The Office UK Theme Music
Act 9: Net neutrality – Countdown
Song 9: The Middle – Jimmy Eat World
Act 10: Electronic frontier foundation – Colbert Report
Song 9: Cat Faces – Sharpen Your Teeth
Act 10: Cenk’s rant on net neutrality – Dylan Ratigan Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
At what point have we lost liberty because we lost privacy? – Thom Hartmann
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#394 A battle finally won in the war (Gay rights)
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Edition #394
Act 1: Lesbian mothers – Colbert Report
Song 1: Middle Class Boy – Listen Carefully E.P
Act 2: Crazy gay marriage speech – Young Turks
Song 2: The Bleeding Heart Show – Twin Cinema
Act 3: Kentucky bans gay pet weddings – The Onion
Song 3: Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps – Fashion Nugget (Deluxe Version)
Act 4: Time to pay reparations to gays – Thom Hartmann
Song 4: January Wedding – I and Love and You
Act 5: Breakdown of prop 8 – Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Celebration Guns – Set Yourself On Fire
Act 6: Commentary on prop 8 – Countdown
Song 6: One – Inquisition Symphony
Act 7: Right wing reactions to Prop 8 ruling – Media Matters
Act 8: Californigaytions – Daily Show
Song 8: Curtains close – The Arctic Monkeys
Act 9: Landmark ruling on same-sex marriage – The Progressive
Song 9: Solid Ground – Dougie Maclean
Act 10: The winning lawyers – Rachel Maddow
Song 10: Dreams – Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 11: Prop 8 tossed out – It’s all politics
Song 11: Goodbye Stranger – The Very Best of Supertramp
Act 12: Gay marriage is inevitable – Young Turks
Song 12: Time to Take Out the Trash – I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
Act 13: How to ruin same-sex marriages – Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Cenk Rant On Gay Marriage and The Bible – Young Turks
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#384 Kagan’s vapid and hollow confirmation (Supreme Court)
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Edition #384
Act 1: Kagan on Supreme Court confirmations – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Play the Game – Work
Act 2: Too many Jews – Le Show
Song 2: Fade to Black – Inquisition Symphony
Act 3: Like a lady – Media Matters
Act 4: Gen. Boykin vs. Kagan – Rachel Maddow
Song 4: Ready or Not – The Score
Act 5: Franken on the importance of SCOTUS – Young Turks
Song 5: See You In the Light – Yell Fire!
Act 6: Kagan confirmation process – It’s all politics
Song 6: Keep On Moving Forward – Roots, Rock & Revolution
Act 7: Thurgood Marshall case histories – Thom Hartmann
Song 7: Powerless – The Big Picture
Act 8: Kagan in a turban – Rachel Maddow
Song 8: Will You Remember? – To the Faithful Departed (The Complete Sessions 1996-1997)
Act 9: Terrible confirmation process – Citizen Radio
Song 9: Carolina Dreams – US – EP
Act 10: More of less free – Young Turks
Song 10: I’m Free – Hotwired
Act 11: Release the Kagan – Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Supreme Court Justice Sweetness – Colbert Report
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#371 Stop me if you’ve heard this before (Oil Spill)
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Edition #371
Act 1: Moving on to depressed resignation Part 1 – The Bugle
Song 1: Witness – Roots Manuva
Act 2: Obama responds to BP disaster – The Progressive
Song 2: Like a Criminal – The Sheila Divine
Act 3: Moving on to depressed resignation Part 2 – The Bugle
Song 3: Cold cash, colder hearts – Thrice
Act 4: Oil regulation break down – Rachel Maddow
Song 4: Instrumental – Chris Priest
Act 5: Just blow it up – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 5: Death to traitors – Beloved
Act 6: Obama’s non-anger – Countdown
Song 6: Roosevelt Room – Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band
Act 7: No dog feces on BP gas pump handles – Jimmy Dore Show
Song 7: Rebel Hearts – Roots Manuva
Act 8: Oil spill may be a message from God – Young Turks
Song 8: Harrisburg – Josh Ritter
Act 9: Interview with BP Exec – Le Show
Song 9: Spandex Man – Mr. Scruff
Act 10: Oil spill rant – Thom Hartmann
Song 10: Change of time – Josh Ritter
Act 11: Macho failures – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 11: Big black nothing – Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band
Act 12: Gulf oil spill from the 70′s – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Nature of corporations and oil – Rachel Maddow
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#353 Backwards politics and the climate (Climate)
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Edition #353
Act 1: Annie Leonard on stuff – Colbert Report
Act 2: Dr. James Hansen – Storms of my grandchildren – Thom Hartmann
Act 3: Chamber of commerce and the climate – Ring of Fire
Act 4: Facing America’s energy crisis Part 1 – Moyers’ Journal
Act 5: British House of Commons on ‘climate gate’ – Counterspin
Act 6: Facing America’s energy crisis Part 2 – Moyers’ Journal
Act 7: Obama’s switcheroo on offshore drilling – The Progressive
Act 8: Oilmen fund anti-climate change groups – Young Turks
Act 9: Media reaction to offshore drilling – Counterspin
Act 10: Not taking ‘yes’ for an answer – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Tree Hugging Pentagon – Ring of Fire
Music:
Time to take out the trash – Brad Sucks
Breathe me – Sia
On the turning away – Pink Floyd
Energy – The Apples In Stereo
The airway – Owl City
Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Annie Lennox
Sill can’t – The Cranberries
Fake plastic trees – Radiohead
Shut your eyes – Shout Out Louds
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#351 I’s on Edjukashun (Education)
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Edition #351
Act 1: Earning is fundamental – Colbert Report
Act 2: Child so stupid she sees letters backwards – The Onion
Act 3: Arne Duncan on US education reform – Colbert Report
Act 4: James Loewen on education – Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Bill Gates on education reform – Daily Show
Act 6: Al Sharpton on education as a civil right – Colbert Report
Act 7: Right wing text books coming to US students – Young Turks
Act 8: Rules grammar change – The Onion
Act 9: Texas school board hearings – Colbert Report
Act 10: Don’t mess with textbooks – Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Teach Sex Ed in Wisconsin, Go To Jail – Young Turks
Music:
The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance – Vampire Weekend
Cello Song (feat. Jose Gonzalez) – The Books
World spins madly on – The Weepies
Love will come through – Travis
My little runaway – Del Shannon
Throwing stones – Shout Out Louds
I need to know – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Sometimes I rhyme slow – Nice & Smooth
Hey Ya – Obadiah Parker
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#350 March of the loons (Conservatives)
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Edition #350
Act 1: Health care slime machine – Daily Show
Act 2: Obama may be Anti-Christ, like Hitler – Young Turks
Act 3: Coburn on Fox News bias – Countdown
Act 4: Elephant graveyard with David Frum – Colbert Report
Act 5: Tea partiers should sign anti-government pledge – Thom Hartmann
Act 6: Man attempts to assassinate Obama while not seeming racist – The Onion
Act 7: Pelosi caused trouble by crossing the street – Young Turks
Act 8: Harry Reid supporters, you’re not helping – Daily Show
Act 9: Threats to congressmen – Rachel Maddow
Act 10: Wag of the finger to the Hutaree Militia – Colbert Report
Act 11: Right wing extremists on the rise – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Obama Bumper Sticker Road Rage
Music:
Walk like an Egyptian – The Bangles
Civil war – Guns N’ Roses
A few honest words – Ben Sollee
Lessons learned – Matt and Kim
Come Together – The Beatles
Everyday People – Sly and The Family Stone
Something to believe in – The Offspring
Bus rider – John Swihart
Ready for the good times – Shakira
Get ready – The Proclaimers
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#345 Blowing up mountains and our future (Climate Change)
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Edition #345
Act 1: Lorax Coal – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Ed Markey on climate bill Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 3: Oil spill improves wildlife viscosity – The Onion
Act 4: Ed Markey on climate bill Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 5: Cookies and carbon – NPR
Act 6: Plans for another energy crisis squashed – Thom Hartmann
Act 7: NY Times gives fair shake to climate loons – Counterspin
Act 8: News of the warm – Le Show
Act 9: Maria Cantwell on the CLEAR Act – Ring of Fire
Act 10: Nuclear gets another comeback – Counterspin
Act 11: Coal Comfort – Margaret Palmer – Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Knock-on effects – Green.tv
Music:
Flyswatter – Eels
The perfect space – The Avett Brothers
Greased lightnin’ – Grease Soundtrack
Goodbye blue sky – Pink Floyd
I’m free – Soup Dragons
Horchata – Vampire Weekend
Foolish games – Jewel
Let my love open the door – Pete Townsend
Planting seeds – Ten Story Relapse
Friend of the devil – Counting Crows
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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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#342 Situation generally screwed up (Economics)
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Edition #342
Act 1: New financial fight – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Scott Patterson on The Quants – Daily Show
Act 3: Politicians admit they’re owned by Wall Street – Young Turks
Act 4: Is the economic ship sinking and rats jumping ship – Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Elizabeth Warren interview – Real time with Bill Maher
Act 6: Elizabeth Warren interview – Daily Show
Act 7: Teeing off on Fareed Zakaria – Citizen Radio
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Has Obama just become a Herbert Hoover Republican? – Thom Hartmann
Music:
Right Now – Van Halen
International Small Arms Traffic Blues – The Mountain Goats
From blown speakers – The New Pornographers
Scumbag – Green Day
Georgia on my mind – Willie Nelson
Kiss (When the sun don’t shine) – Venga Boys
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#329 Welcome President Brown (Special Election)
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Edition #329
Act 1: Recruiting a party with spine – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
Act 2: Balance of the Senate – It’s all politics
Act 3: You have the majority, now act like it – The Young Turks
Act 4: Caller says election was Thom’s fault – Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Dems must fight back – Colbert Report
Act 6: Ed Rendell on doing something – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Brown election and the filibuster – On the Media
Act 8: Give them a reason to vote for you – The Young Turks
Act 9: Obama’s ballsy speech – Le Show
Act 10: What to do with less than 60 – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Brown win allows Jon Stewart to retire – Daily Show
Music:
Runnin down a dream – Tom Petty
And it spread – The Avett Brothers
Wake Up Little Suzie – Everly Brothers
Don’t look back in anger – Oasis
Happy – SIster Hazel
Finding something to do – Hellogoodbye
Piazza, New York Catcher – Belle & Sebastian
Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2
Slight figure of speech – The Avett Brothers
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#328 Corporations is people! (Supreme Court)
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Edition #328
Act 1: Supreme court blows up politics – It’s All Politics
Act 2: Corporate personhood floodgates – Thom Hartmann
Act 3: The story of the case for corporate spending – On the Media
Act 4: Congress, brought to you by – Wait wait don’t tell me!
Act 5: Ever-living vampires – Thom Hartmann
Act 6: Constitutional amendment – The Progressive
Act 7: Supreme court makes buying politicians legal – The Young Turks
Act 8: Barney Frank on fighting SC decision – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Nader on corporate personhood – Thom Hartmann
Act 10: Special Comment on worst decision ever – Countdown
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Supreme Corp – Daily Show
Music:
God’s Radar – The Dixie Hummingbirds
Welcome to the machine – Pink Floyd
Tuesday’s gone – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Crash – The Primitives
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) – Pilote
Recorded live in Copenhagen – Theo Bard
Maple Leaf Rag – Scott Joplin
Drown – Smashing Pumpkins
Taking over me – Evanescence
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#325 Where religion and ignorance meet (Religion)
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Edition #325
Act 1: Conservapedia working on conservative bible – Colbert Report
Act 2: Hume on Woods and religion – Counterspin
Act 3: Interview on conservative bible – Colbert Report
Act 4: Exporting homophobia to Uganda – The Progressive
Act 5: Uganda be kidding me Part 2 – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Christmas billboard stirs seasonally inappropriate emotions – The Onion
Act 7: Kill the gays law hits major news in US – Thom Hartmann
Act 8: Prayer effort seeks right-thinking from liberals – NPR
Act 9: Killing people to make magic potions Part 1 – Young Turks
Act 10: Christ returns to NBA – The Onion
Act 11: Killing people to make magic potions Part 2 – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Uganda be kidding me Part 1
Music:
Blacking Out The Friction – Death Cab For Cutie
Redemption song – Bob Marley
God – The Dodos
Hate me – Blue October
Directions – Josh Rouse
Carol of the bells – United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus
Gods gonna cut you down – Johnny Cash
Like a prayer – Rufio
You’re wrong – NOFX
Jammin – Bob Marley
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#323 Obama moves Hopelessly forward in Afghanistan (Podcast)
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Edition #323
Act 1: Rushing a decision on Afghanistan – Counterspin
Act 2: Obama mimics Bush on Afghanistan – The Progressive
Act 3: Bunker-buster averts doomed marriage – The Onion
Act 4: Report released on Afghanistan – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Dan Rather on Afghanistan – Daily Show
Act 6: Jim Hightower discusses Obama’s war Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Why aren’t there bigger protests – The Progressive
Act 8: Jim Hightower discusses Obama’s war Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 9: Moore and Feingold speak against escalation – Young Turks
Act 10: Lara Logan on Afghanistan – Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Cenk debates war escalation – Countdown
Music:
Trouble me – 10,000 Maniacs
Choke – The Cardigans
Celebration Guns – Stars
Million faces – Paolo Nutini
Oh Lately It’s So Quiet – OK GO
Everybody’s gone to war – Nerina Pallot
Up against the wall – Peter Bjorn & John
Meteor Show – Owl City
Ain’t no reason – Brett Dennen
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