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400 Parts Per Million

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: NPR's Defense Of Fracking - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-29-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Black and Blue - Miike Snow

Ch. 4: Act 2: How You Know Fracking Can Not And Will Not Ever Be Safe - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-26-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Work out fine - Brad Sucks

Ch. 6: Act 3: GOP Rep's Hilariously Wrong Pro-Oil, Anti-Liberal Tweets - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-24-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Talkback - Stiff Little Fingers

Ch. 8: Act 4: KS Bill Would Mandate Teachers Misinform on Climate Change - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-22-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Tell the children - Burning Spear

Ch. 10: Act 5: Belief in Biblical End Times Stops Climate Change Action - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-05-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Me and Jesus - Family Guy

Ch. 12: Act 6: The Horrors Of BP's Chemical Dispersant - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-30-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: I take bribes - Close Lobsters

Ch. 14: Act 7: Putting your neck on the line - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 4-22-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Kilimanjaro - Emma's Revolution

Ch. 16: Act 8: Joe Biden: I'm Against the Keystone Pipeline - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-11-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: How far we've come - Matchbox Twenty

Ch. 18: Act 9: How Much is a Tree Worth? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-09-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Johnny Appleseed - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros

Ch. 20: Act 10: Tim DeChristopher on the Future of Climate Activism - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-08-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Out of control - U2

Ch. 22: Act 11: More Scary Numbers on Climate Change - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 05-10-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: Sea - George Winston

Ch. 24: Act 12: Disaster at 400 Parts Per Million - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-13-13

Ch. 25: Song 12: Wasting time - Jack Johnson

Ch. 26: Act 13: It's Time to get Serious About Climate Change! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-14-13

Ch. 27: Song 13: You ain't seen nothing yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Ch. 28: Act 14: Why are Conservatives Childishly Opposed to Environmentalism? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-04-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 29: Turning the tables on "what are you afraid of?" - Seek Veracity from Portland, ME

Ch. 30: We always lose when we try to trade liberty for security - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 31: Cameras would be used to discriminate against minorities - Ty from Yuma, AZ

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Ch. 32: Final comments on 'The Transparent Society' by David Brin

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]]> 01:09:55 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/05/18) Homeland Insecurity Part 2: Justice? (Police State) Sat, 18 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #718

Homeland Insecurity Part 2: Justice?

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Corporate Prison Nightmare for Employees - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-23-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Legalize it - Peter Tosh

Ch. 4: Act 2: For Profit Prison Officers Used In Police Raids - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 12-5-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen

Ch. 6: Act 3: For-Profit Prisons Admit Lying to Get Taxpayer Money - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-13-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: (Find A) Reason to Believe - Rod Stewart

Ch. 8: Act 4: We Can't Afford To Defend The Poor - Moyers And Company - Air Date 3-29-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Kill the poor - Dead Kennedys

Ch. 10: Act 5: Final Meals of Innocent Executed Inmates - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-15-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Certainty - Laura Gibson

Ch. 12: Act 6: Once On Death Row, He Now Fights To Defeat The Death Penalty - NPR - Air Date: 3-11-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Mr. Brightside - The Killers

Ch. 14: Act 7: Georgia Rushes to Execute Before Lethal Drugs Expire - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-03-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Ashamed - Deer Tick

Ch. 16: Act 8: Neglected Prisoner Gets $15.5 Million After 22 months in Solitary - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-12-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches

Ch. 18: Act 9: Man Forgotten in Solitary Confinement For Years - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-16-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Forgotten - Neil Diamond

Ch. 20: Act 10: The Drum Major Instinct - Martin Luther King Jr.

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Ch. 21: Comparing security cameras to gun registration list - Fozzie

Ch. 22: Insights on security camera technology - Matt

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Ch. 23: Final comments on the implications of a system of cameras

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Homeland Insecurity Part 1: Law

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Teen Arrested For Yelling "Bingo!" in a Bingo Hall - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-22-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Bingo - The Whispers

Ch. 4: Act 2: Govt. Spying on Your Finances Fights Terrorism? - Young Turks - Air Date: 03-22-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Big Brother - David Bowie

Ch. 6: Act 3: Cops: Mobile Carriers Should Keep Records of People's Text Messages - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-23-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Lost in the post - The Wombats

Ch. 8: Act 4: Police Stings: Are They Entrapment? P2 - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 04-16-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: I always knew - The Vaccines

Ch. 10: Act 5: Guy From Pringles Ad Convicted Of Murder On 'Law And Order' - The Onion

Ch. 11: Song 5: Kelsey - Metro Station

Ch. 12: Act 6: 1000's Of Surveillance Cameras - We Need More - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 4-22-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Don't worry, we'll be watching you - Gotye

Ch. 14: Act 7: The Future of Surveillance - On the Media - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Let's misbehave - Irving Aaronson & His Commanders

Ch. 16: Act 8: Former FBI Agent: NOT Mirandizing Can Actually Hurt Investigation - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-23-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Square one - Coldplay

Ch. 18: Act 9: NYPD Cop: We Have Quotas Because We're Lazy - Young Turks - Air Date: 05-04-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: To serve and protect - Queen Ifrica

Ch. 20: Act 10: Professor Arrested for Swearing at Graphic Anti-Abortion Display - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-17-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Atoms in a molecule - Noah and the Whale

Ch. 22: Act 11: Profanity - Ron Kipling Williams

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Americans are blessed in how easy it is to learn about other cultures - Jorge From South Florida

Ch. 24: Government using too much power, what about mission creep - Jason from Iowa

Ch. 25: The problem with propaganda - Chris from Middletown, NY

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Ch. 26: Final comments on critical thinking

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Television media is bad at their jobs

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Sycophancy and denial from Chris Matthews - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-5-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Paint a vulgar picture - The Smiths

Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News Supports Fired Rutgers Basketball Coach - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-05-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Coach - Jim Bizer

Ch. 6: Act 3: Pretending there were no attacks after 9/11 - CounterSpin - Air Date: 4-19-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Strong animals - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox's John Bolton Is Now Praying for a Benghazi Cover Up - Media Matters - Air Date: 05-07-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Strong animals - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 10: Act 5: CNN Completely Botched Boston Attack Report - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-19-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Meaningless - The Nighty Nite

Ch. 12: Act 6: CNN Split Screen Interview in SAME Parking Lot - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-10-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: I'm a pilot - Fanfarlo

Ch. 14: Act 7: CNN is terrible at their jobs - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Don't do me like that - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Ch. 16: Act 8: Militant center insists both sides are extremists - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-10-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica

Ch. 18: Act 9: Media Push Claim That "The Left" Ignored Gosnell Trial - Media Matters - Air Date: 04-15-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica

Ch. 20: Act 10: Fox News Basks in its Own Ignorance - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-24-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: The idiots are taking over - NOFX

Ch. 22: Act 11: Koch's seek to buy media outlets - CounterSpin - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: Behind the curtain - Dan Potthast

Ch. 24: Act 12: Koch Brothers' Clever Strategy - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 25: Song 12: Battle hymn of the republic - Fiddle Fiddle Fiddle

Ch. 26: Act 13: Is Rush Limbaugh Finished? - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-09-13

Ch. 27: Song 13: Jump, jive an' wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra

Ch. 28: Act 14: Sick madness in response to the Boston Bombing - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-3-13

Ch. 29: Song 14: Mad world - Gary Jules

Ch. 30: Act 15: Press Gets Cozy at White House Correspondents Dinner - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-30-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 31: Defining WMD - Chris from Colorado Springs

Ch. 32: We should interpret based on intent rather than actions - Eyal from San Diego, CA

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The greatest measure of a society

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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Life For The Innocent At Gitmo - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-16-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Break it down again - Tears for fears

Ch. 4: Act 2: In Era of Expanded Executive Power, Obama's Hands are Tied on Gitmo - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-30-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Anything could happen - Ellie Goulding

Ch. 6: Act 3: Obama's Words Slim Solace on Guantanamo - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-30-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Solice - General Fuzz

Ch. 8: Act 4: Will We EVER Close Gitmo? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-01-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: A little respect - Erasure

Ch. 10: Act 5: Gitmo And Justice During Wartime - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-30-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Higher ground - Stevie Wonder

Ch. 12: Act 6: Outling Obama's Guantanamo Problems - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 5-3-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Next to me - Emeli Sandé

Ch. 14: Act 7: Guantanamo by the Numbers - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-03-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Naive - The Kooks

Ch. 16: Act 8: Why You Should Care About The Massive Guantanamo Hunger Strike - Lee Camp - Air Date: 05-06-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Curl up and die - Relient K

Ch. 18: Act 9: Is Guantanamo Obama's Greatest Disgrace? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-07-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: Clarification on definitions of WMD - James from Santee, CA

Ch. 20: We can't give the government too much power - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 21: There are voices of welcoming counteracting those of xenophobia - Jordan in Wisconsin

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The Boston Bombings Part 2: as we treat "ourselves"

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Boston Marathon Bombing - How We React Right Now Matters - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-16-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: I go to extremes - Billy Joel

Ch. 4: Act 2: Boston: A Real-Time Test for Martial Law? - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-22-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: The system - Abscondo

Ch. 6: Act 3: Defining Terrorism Devoid Of Demands Or Motives - Something Wonky - Air Date 4-25-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Scales of justice - The Band of The Adjutant General's Corps

Ch. 8: Act 4: Comedian Patton Oswalt's Inspiring Response to Boston Attack - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-17-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Common reaction - Uh Huh Her

Ch. 10: Act 5: Executing Tsarnaev? What Would That Do? - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-23-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Stop the killing - Kay Kay and the Rays

Ch. 12: Act 6: Letters about the coverage of the Boston Bombing - On the Media - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: All is forgiven - Jim James

Ch. 14: Act 7: Part 1: What To Do When We Are All Suspected Terrorists - Common Sense - Air Date 4-23-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Suspect - House of Heroes

Ch. 16: Act 8: Poll: After Boston Bombing, Majority Don't Want Civil Rights Curtailed Like After 9/11 - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-24-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Small favors - Fountains of Wayne

Ch. 18: Act 9: Part 2: Legislative Road Blocks Needed - Common Sense - Air Date 4-23-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: Background checks for immigrants but not for guns - Jordan from Eau Claire, Wis

Ch. 20: Personal story on racially motivated assault - Tanya from Toronto

Ch. 21: Thoughts on killing for religion - Chris from Colorado Springs

Ch. 22: Thoughts on fighting for the long haul - Carrie from Wallace, WV

Ch. 23: Crossreach with the tea party on civil rights - Daniel from Occupy Albany, NY

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Ch. 24: Final comments on the nonexistence of rude cultures

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]]> 01:11:18 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/05/02) The Boston Bombings Part 1: Treating "others" Thu, 02 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #713

The Boston Bombings Part 1: Treating "others"

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: What Boston Can Teach About the World Around Us - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-16-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Not In Our Name - DJ Spooky & Saul Williams

Ch. 4: Act 2: Media Protecting Muslims? Limbaugh's Boston Bombing Reaction - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-17-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Computer assisted design - They Might Be Giants

Ch. 6: Act 3: Worst Kind of Guilt by Association Against Muslim-Americans - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-25-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead

Ch. 8: Act 4: Boston Bombing Suspects - The Right-Wing Blowback - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-20-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Mondo '77 - Looper

Ch. 10: Act 5: Glenn Greenwald Analyzing causes and effects of the Boston Bombing Part 1 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 4-26-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Every day is like Sundays - Morrissey

Ch. 12: Act 6: Framing the Boston Bombing - On the Media - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Waltzing back - The Cranberries

Ch. 14: Act 7: Glenn Greenwald Analyzing causes and effects of the Boston Bombing Part 2 - Moyers And Company - Air Date 4-26-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Propaganda - Dead Prez

Ch. 16: Act 8: The racism in the aftermath of the Boston bombing - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-26-13

Ch. 17: Final comments on drawing the right dividing lines

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Spills and spoils

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Mind blowing Benefits in New Tailpipe Pollution Law - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-31-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: California - Phantom Planet

Ch. 4: Act 2: Time To Talk Another Permian Extinction - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-23-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Song for the dead - Alexander Wolfe

Ch. 6: Act 3: Carville playing the left of the Keystone XL Pipeline - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-8-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Kilojoules - Freelance Whales

Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama & Keystone XLt: A Politically Inconvenient Truth - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-06-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Lebanese blonde - Thievery Corporation

Ch. 10: Act 5: Republican Cites Biblical Flood as Evidence Against Man-Made Climate Change - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-12-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: The flood Noah - Steve Warsche'

Ch. 12: Act 6: Tar Sands Timmy - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 04-15-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Goodbye blue sky - Pink Floyd

Ch. 14: Act 7: Criminals Control All Access To Crime Scenes - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-12-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Summer skin - Death Cab For Cutie

Ch. 16: Act 8: Exxon - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 04-20-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Pressure drop - The Clash

Ch. 18: Act 9: What Exxon Doesn't Want You To Know About The AR Oil Spill & Tar Sands Pipeline - Lee Camp - Air Date: 04-05-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: March in the street - Boat

Ch. 20: Act 10: Exxon covered in praise as it covers Mayflower in oil - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 4-23-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Good intentions - Toad the Wet Sprocket

Ch. 22: Act 11: EPA Slams State Dept. on Keystone Pipeline - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-24-13

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Ch. 24: Final comments on putting your time and resources to use bettering the world

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Part 2: Solutions, mostly bad ones

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: North Carolina to Mark Immigrants as "Illegal" on Their Driver's License - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-27-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: 1901 - Phoenix

Ch. 4: Act 2: Jeb Bush Flip Flops: No Path to Citizenship - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-05-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Bend - Ben Sollee

Ch. 6: Act 3: Immigrant Destroys Flags, Conservatives Call for Deportation - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-07-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Everything you have - Theo Bard

Ch. 8: Act 4: Hispanic Americans Farther Out of Reach than GOP Thinks - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-29-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Americano - Lady GaGa

Ch. 10: Act 5: Immigrants Can Have Citizenship...for $50000?! - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-10-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Welcome to America - Denae Gardner

Ch. 12: Act 6: Marco Rubio Seeks Rush Limbaugh's Permission to Push Immigration Reform - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-24-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Icky Thump - The White Stripes

Ch. 14: Act 7: Marco Rubio: My Immigration Proposal Sucks - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-16-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: The Bathtub (feat. The Lost Bayou Ramblers) - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 16: Act 8: Laura Ingraham Uses Boston Bombing To Stoke Fears About Immigration Reform - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 04-17-13

Ch. 18: Act 9: Radical Islamics Trained To Act Like Hispanics - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-19-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo

Ch. 20: Act 10: GOP Attacks Their Own (With Conspiracies!) To Stop Immigration Bill - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-21-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 21: Luntz came up with "illegal immigrants" in the first place - Mara from Pittsburgh

Ch. 22: Immigration policies are as the corporations want them - Jake from Iowa

Ch. 23: History lesson on immigration - Justin from Indiana

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]]> 01:12:20 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/04/23) Part 1: Problems, both political and actual (Immigration) Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #710

Problems, both political and actual

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Bipartisan Immigration Reform Out Of Necessity - The Bugle - Air Date 2-8-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Growing up - Andrew Jackson Jihad

Ch. 4: Act 2: Native American Shuts Down Immigration Protest - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-10-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: As long as the grass grows - Randy Wood

Ch. 6: Act 3: GOP taking lessons to sound less hateful of Latinos - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-31-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Troublemaker - Weezer

Ch. 8: Act 4: Will Latinos Become Fox News Fans? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-17-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: For tomorrow - Emerald Park

Ch. 10: Act 5: AP's Change In The Style Guide - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-5-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: The times they are a changing - Bob Dylan

Ch. 12: Act 6: Liberal Format Agenda To Support Immigration - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 4-3-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Plain as day - Ayatollah

Ch. 14: Act 7: Saying goodbye to "illegal immigrants" - On the Media - Air Date: 4-5-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Express yourself - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

Ch. 16: Act 8: Latino Immigrants Assimilate No Slower Than Other Immigrants - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-31-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Woke up new - The Mountain Goats

Ch. 18: Act 9: Plantation Economy? Immigration Reform Details Leaked - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-12-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Work - Bob Marley

Ch. 20: Act 10: Overwrought Immigration System in Need of Overhaul - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-29-13

Final comments on white privilege on the Boston Marathon Bombing and the effects of discrimination

Time Wise Article: Terrorism and Privilege: Understanding the Power of Whiteness

PBS Frontline: A Class Divided

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]]> 01:10:34 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/04/20) The legacy of Reaganomics (Economics) Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #709

The legacy of Reaganomics

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Shocking Income Inequality in the US - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-26-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Allentown - Billy Joel

Ch. 4: Act 2: Time to Roll Back Reaganomics! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-26-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: The end of innocence - Don Henley & Bruce Hornsby

Ch. 6: Act 3: Trickle-Down Theory's Pathetic Imbalance - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-30-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Soldier of plenty - Jackson Browne

Ch. 8: Act 4: Feeling Rich Again - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-5-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Money's too tight to mention - Simply Red

Ch. 10: Act 5: Bill Clinton's Ugly Welfare Legacy - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-11-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Down and out in paradise - John Mellencamp

Ch. 12: Act 6: Rush Limbaugh Claims Unemployed Americans Are Doing Just Fine With  Food And Cell Phones - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 04-08-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Finest worksong - R.E.M.

Ch. 14: Act 7: 30 Years of reaganomics: What do we Have to Show? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-26-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen

Ch. 16: Act 8: The Great Inequality Divide - Moyers And Company - Air Date 4-12-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 17: How different would the world be without Thatcher and Reagan? - Doug in Chicagoland

Ch. 18: Christians and the gays - Ty from Yuma, AZ

Ch. 19: Conservatives are fearful - Jay from New York

Ch. 20: There should be less anger directed at newcomers to the acceptance bandwagon - Mike From Lexington, KY

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]]> 01:14:32 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/04/17) Margaret Thatcher's legacy (Special Event) Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #708 

Margaret Thatcher's legacy

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: The Mouseketeer And The Conservative Icon - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-12-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Between the wars - Billy Bragg

Ch. 4: Act 2: Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Hero, Dies at 87 - Young Turks - Air Date: 04-09-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: The day Margaret Thatcher dies - Pete Wylie

Ch. 6: Act 3: No Tears for Thatcher - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-8-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Tramp the dirt down - Elvis Costello

Ch. 8: Act 4: Matthews And Hayes On Thatcher - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-12-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Thatcher fucked the kids - Frank Turner

Ch. 10: Act 5: Remembering Margaret Thatcher: Mandela, a Terrorist; Pinochet, a Democrat - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-09-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: I'm in love with Margaret Thatcher - Notsensibles

Ch. 12: Act 6: Memories Of Margret Thatcher - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-11-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Margaret on the guillotine - Morrissey

Ch. 14: Act 7: Thatcher & Reagan: What You Need to know - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 04-10-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Thatcherites - Billy Bragg

Ch. 16: Act 8: False Praise Boosting Maggie's Legacy - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-12-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: The day that Thatcher dies - Hefner

Ch. 18: Act 9: A Spectacular Send Off - The Bugle - Air Date 4-14-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead - Klaus Nomi

Ch. 20: Act 10: Margaret Thatcher's Legacy: We're Still Living In Her World - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-09-13

Final comments on socialist Germany vs Thatcherism and Reaganism

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]]> 01:15:11 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/04/14) Part 2: Don't ever change (Conservatives) Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #707

Part 2: Don't ever change

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Brilliant New Republican Ideas at CPAC? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-15-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Liberty - Journey

Ch. 4: Act 2: Michele Bachmann Runs Away from Reporter - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-21-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Running scared - Roy Orbison

Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Republicans Are Going Extinct - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-23-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Old man - Neil Young

Ch. 8: Act 4: Town requires residents to buy a gun unless they don't want one - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 4-2-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Enter the blackness - Jasiri X

Ch. 10: Act 5: The Double Moral Standard - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-29-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Double standard - Mustang Sally

Ch. 12: Act 6: South Carolina's Potical Logic Or Lack Thereof - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-5-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Cheating - Jettingham

Ch. 14: Act 7: Margaret Thatcher's Legacy: We're Still Living In Her World - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-09-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Thatcherites - Billy Bragg

Ch. 16: Act 8: Obama's Private Black Army To Massacre Whites - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 4-2-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: I didn't see it coming - Belle and Sebastian

Ch. 18: Act 9: Conservatives Speaking For An Over-Inflated Majority - Real Time With Bill Maher - Air Date: 3-15-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Dignified and old - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

Ch. 20: Act 10: Rush: Republicans Aren't Far Right Enough - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-23-13

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Final comments about the variability of perspectives on morality

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]]> 01:13:31 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/04/11) Part 1: The empathy deficit (Conservatives) Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #706

Part 1: The empathy deficit

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans struggle with becoming less intolerant - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 4-1-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's live for today - The Grass Roots

Ch. 4: Act 2: CPAC Anti-Gay Responses to Rob Portman Flip-Flop - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-18-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Strange bath - Jon Brion

Ch. 6: Act 3: Once again, a failure to empathize - Dan Savage - Air Date: 3-19-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Catalog & Classify - Mark Robinson

Ch. 8: Act 4: Empathy vs a lack of empathy on gay marriage - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-22-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Believe - Cher

Ch. 10: Act 5: The Backwards Logic of the Man Who Can 'Take Down' Obama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-06-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Apology - Scooter Brown Band

Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP Makeover - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 3-22-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Sometime around midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event

Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans Unable to Empathize on Issues Until It Happens to Them - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-15-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: This is the day - The The

Ch. 16: Act 8: GOP Task Force On What Went Wrong - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 3-22-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Sell out - Reel Big Fish

Ch. 18: Act 9: Remarks Stymie GOP Mission - CounterSpin - Air Date: 4-5-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Sloom - Of monsters and men

Ch. 20: Act 10: You're Comments Are Offensive - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 4-5-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Time in a bottle - Jim Croce

Ch. 22: Act 11: Slavery Defender at CPAC Gets Pat on the Back - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-21-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Call to action: Money running the K St. 5K - Represent.us - Rachel from Washington, DC

Ch. 24: Intolerance out of love - Ty from Yuma, AZ

Ch. 25: Looking for RadioLab - Anonymous

Ch. 26: On gay marriage, polls and compelling arguments - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 27: The "merits" of the counter-feminist position - Chris from Boston, Mass

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Ch. 28: Final comments on the inherent misogyny of counter-feminism

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]]> 01:12:47 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/04/08) Part 2: The pundits on marriage (LGBTQ) Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #705

Part 2: The pundits on marriage

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Condemning Gay Marriage With Ridiculous Logic - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 3-25-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Twisted logic - Coldplay

Ch. 4: Act 2: Don't Let The Truth Get In The Way Of Your Opinion - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-1-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Make your own kind of music - Cass Elliot

Ch. 6: Act 3: Religious Host: Gay NFL Players Ruin Teams! - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-09-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: He got game - Public Enemy & Voices Of Shabach Community Choir Of Long Island

Ch. 8: Act 4: Viewer Calls for Gays to be Beheaded - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 04-01-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Something, somewhere, sometime - Ben Sollee

Ch. 10: Act 5: Harassed To Death By Right Wing Press - Citizen Radio - Air Date 3-25-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: All the same - Sick Puppies

Ch. 12: Act 6: Supporting gay rights is a crime against humanity. Fact! - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 4-2-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Baby, it's fact - Hellogoodbye

Ch. 14: Act 7: Highlighting the intolerant opposition - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-29-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Crazy thing called love - Queen

Ch. 16: Act 8: Bill O'Reilly: Same-Sex Marriage Foes a Bunch of Bible Thumpers - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-27-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Under the milky way - Seven Nations

Ch. 18: Act 9: Conservative Wants Bill O'Reilly Hanged For Mocking Gay Marriage Opponents - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-03-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: The traitor - Sea Wolf

Ch. 20: Act 10: Take down of a sad, sarcastic, terrible columnist - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 4-3-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 21: Thinking about how to describe priests raping children

Ch. 22: Rapists not sorry until convicted - Starving college student in Salt Lake City

Ch. 23: Women don't need protection, they need equality - Dee Dee from PA

Ch. 24: Comments on trying to communicate - Jorge From South Florida

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Ch. 25: Final comments on reading into correlations

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]]> 01:11:43 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/04/05) Part 1: The court on marriage (LGBTQ) Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #704

Part 1: The court on marriage

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Supreme Court Hearing Landmark Gay Rights Cases - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-26-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: I wish I knew - Years and Years

Ch. 4: Act 2: SCOTUS Mindset On Prop Eight - Throwing Shades - Air Date 3-26-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Sideways - Citizen Cope

Ch. 6: Act 3: SCOTUS Talks Gay Marriage - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-26-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Timeless - Kate Havnevik

Ch. 8: Act 4: Progress For LGBT Rights Slow But Steady - Citizen Radio - Air Date 3-27-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Save me - Aimee Mann

Ch. 10: Act 5: Justice Roberts: Obama Wimping out on DOMA! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-28-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Hate me - Blue October

Ch. 12: Act 6: Do Supreme Court Rulings Reflect Culture, or Change it? - On the Media - Air Date: 3-29-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Dreams - Gabrielle

Ch. 14: Act 7: The Supreme Court takes on gay marriage - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 3-29-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 15: Steubenville was ready to bury the rape case - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Ch. 16: Correcting Limbaugh on Beyonce's mimicry of misogyny - Elka from Fort Wayne, ID

Ch. 17: Comments on Wade, mental health and personal development - Susanna

Ch. 18: Being ordered to do things you didn't sign up for - Policeman Geoff from Florida

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Ch. 19: Final comments on holding up a mirror to rape culture

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]]> 01:13:09 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/04/02) Some malicious, and some just stupid, things are said (Feminism) Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #703

Some malicious, and some just stupid, things are said

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: GOP Training to Learn "Rape is Bad" - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-17-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Susan B. Anthony Dollars - Bill Clift

Ch. 4: Act 2: Pat Robinson On Marital Romance - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 1-18-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Mass Romantic - The New Pornographers

Ch. 6: Act 3: It's A Hot Scientess - Citizen Radio - Air Date 3-25-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: She blinded me with science - Thomas Dolby

Ch. 8: Act 4: Steubenville Rape Trial Verdict - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 3-18-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Tracked in mud - Cory Davies

Ch. 10: Act 5: Rape Culture and the Steubenville Trial - On the Media - Air Date: 3-22-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Gimme sympathy - Metric

Ch. 12: Act 6: Sufferring Rapists - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-22-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Don't let's start - They might be giants

Ch. 14: Act 7: Steubenville Rape Case Media Coverage Terrible - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-21-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: The survivors - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 16: Act 8: Target: Beyoncé. Rush Limbaugh's latest misogynistic attack. - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 03-21-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: The survivors - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 18: Act 9: How to get published as a woman, attack feminism - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 3-27-13

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Ch. 19: Racism is a two-story outhouse - Dirk from San Francisco

Ch. 20: In response to the 10th-year anniversary of the Iraq war - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX

Ch. 21: In support of Wade as a member of the community - Dave from Olympia, WA

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Ch. 22: Final comments on this and that

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]]> 01:11:43 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/03/30) As we do unto others (Foreign Policy) (Reposted with new voicemails/commentary) Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:38:38 +0000 Edition #573

As we do unto others (Reposted with new voicemails/commentary)

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Act 1: Bush Cancels Trip to Switzerland Over Threat of Torture Arrest - Majority Report Air Date: 12-4-11

Song 1: Vacation - Go Go's

Act 2: Iran Nuclear Scientists Executed With Car Bombs, Shootings - Young Turks Air Date: 1-11-12

Song 2: Not the only one - Hotrod Cadets

Act 3: Iran Scientist Assassinated - Citizen Radio Air Date: 1-1-12

Song 3: Drop dead blues - Anya Marina

Act 4: The Truth About War With Iran - Lee Camp Air Date: 12-21-11

Song 4: Such great heights - The Postal Service

Act 5: U.S. Must Tell Israel Not to Bomb Iran - The Progressive Air Date: 2-3-12

Song 5: I won't back down - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Act 6: Canada's Defense Ministry criticized for ordering 20 000 orange stress balls - The Bugle Air Date: 1-27-12

Song 6: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard

Act 7: Marines Urinate On Dead Bodies In Afghanistan - Young Turks Air Date: 1-12-12

Song 7: War - Goldfinger

Act 8: Urinating on dead Afghanis - History of war - Rob Delaney Commentary - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 1-27-12

Song 8: Legions (War) - Zeo Keating

Act 9: CNN Contributor Applauds Controversial Marine Video - Media Matters Air Date: 1-13-12

Act 10: Republicans boo the "golden rule" when applied to foreign policy - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 1-26-12

Song 10: Tonight I have to leave it - Shout out Louds

Act 11: Congress Fights Automatic Defense Spending Cuts - Young Turks Air Date - 1-22-12

Song 11: It's a wonderful life - Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution

Act 12: The Greatest Speech Ever Made - Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator

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Act 13: Comparing the church to a political party - Morgan from Chicago

Act 14: On changing religious denominations for progressive reasons - Patrick from Dallas

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Act 15: Final comments on why people are complicated and do bad things

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]]> 01:12:50 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/03/27) 10 years already? (Foreign Policy) Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #702

10 years already?

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Accountability for the Iraq War - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-18-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: The persuaded - Faded Paper Figures

Ch. 4: Act 2: Reliving George Bush's Invasion of Iraq, 10 Years Later - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-19-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: One million miles away - J. Ralph

Ch. 6: Act 3: Iraq 10 Years Later - Was it Worth It? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-20-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Gerudo Valley - Nintendo

Ch. 8: Act 4: Haliburton, As Long As You Can Pay The Bill - David Feldman Show - Air Date 3-22-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Wavin' Flag - K'naan

Ch. 10: Act 5: 10 Years Later in Iraq, Huge Suicide Bombing - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-20-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Your biggest mistake - Ellie Goulding

Ch. 12: Act 6: Scarborough Iraq war predictions dead wrong - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-22-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins

Ch. 14: Act 7: Gathering Support For War With Fear And Lies - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-22-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola

Ch. 16: Act 8: Fox News: Iraq War, The Smartest Thing George Bush Did! - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-21-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: All these things that I've done - The Killers

Ch. 18: Act 9: The Tenth Anniversary Party - David Feldman Show - Air Date 3-22-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: I paid for the party - The Enchanters

Ch. 20: Act 10: Rumsfeld's Chutzpah - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-19-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: How do you sleep? - Emily DeLoach

Ch. 22: Act 11: Dying Veteran's Last Letter to Bush and Cheney - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-20-13

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Ch. 23: If you're a catholic and not shouting from the rooftops about child rape, that's a problem - Susanne from Australia

Ch. 24: I don't leave the church like I don't leave the US - Molly from Eureka, MS

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Ch. 25: Final comments on the tacit culpability of Catholics

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]]> 01:06:45 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/03/24) Part 2: In with the new Pope (Special Event) Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #701

Part 2: In with the new Pope

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Pick-A-Pope - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 02-25-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Batman Theme - Neal Hefti

Ch. 4: Act 2: New Progressive Pope? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Habemus Papam - John Grassadonia

Ch. 6: Act 3: Two Hundred Sixty-Six Popes and Counting - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-15-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Early in the morning - Peter, Paul & Mary

Ch. 8: Act 4: The Pope and The Dirty War - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-14-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Come clean - Hilary Duff

Ch. 10: Act 5: Pope Francis 'Dirty War' Allegations Apparently False - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-19-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Don't Cry for me Argentina - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Ch. 12: Act 6: White Smoke From The Papal Conclave - The Bugle - Air Date 3-15-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Cigarette smoke - Arctic Monkeys

Ch. 14: Act 7: Has the Pope Ever Made a Mistake? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Never wrong - Foreign Born

Ch. 16: Act 8: Campaigning For Pontiff - David Feldman Show - Air Date 3-15-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: God? - The Dodos

Ch. 18: Act 9: Criticism For Catholicism - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-15-13

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Ch. 19: There are still good people in the church - Morgan from Chicago

Ch. 20: Praise for the voicemail section of the show - Dave from Olympia, WA

Ch. 21: Progressives, conservatives and immigrants - Colin from Cleveland, OH

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Ch. 22: Final comments on Lake Woebegone and an A-Bomb of understanding

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Part 1: Out with the old Pope

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Pope Benedict XVI Resigns at Age 85 - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-12-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Surprise - Gnarls Barkley

Ch. 4: Act 2: Why is Pope Benedict Resigning? - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-12-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Mary Mary - Chumbawamba

Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Are They Still Catholic? - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 2-22-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Dou Way Robyn / Sancta Mater - Trio Mediaeval

Ch. 8: Act 4: Pope Benedict Sought Immunity for Sex Abuse Crimes Before Resigning - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-21-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Rapture - Laura Veirs

Ch. 10: Act 5: Vatican Shares Building With The Largest Gay Sauna - Young Turks - Air Date: 03-17-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: You've got to hide your love away - Eddie Vedder

Ch. 12: Act 6: Adult And Child Molesting Influences On The Popeless Situation - Dan Savage - Air Date 3-5-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Pope Song - Tim Minchin

Ch. 14: Act 7: The Holy See, A Vatican Of Change - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-1-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 14: Overtly recognizing privilege - Ryan in Indiana

Ch. 14: Appreciating the similarities between oppressed communities - Daniel from LA

Ch. 14: Comparing guns and drones - Rachel from Boston, Mass

Ch. 14: Let's think about why we should actually be proud of America - Amish from California

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Ch. 14: Final comments on drones and the human costs of war

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]]> 01:09:53 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/03/18) Your civil liberties are leaking (Rights) Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #699

Your civil liberties are leaking

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Are "We the people" The Real Terrorists? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-24-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard

Ch. 4: Act 2: Why Wasn't Bob Woodward Jailed Like Bradley Manning? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-19-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Free to decide - The Cranberries

Ch. 6: Act 3: Bradley Manning, Soldier of Conscience - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-1-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: I believe in that - Chip Taylor

Ch. 8: Act 4: 2 Out of 3 Americans Have Lost 4th Amendment Protection - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-22-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: The cloud - Jim Guthrie

Ch. 10: Act 5: How Does a Nation Become a Terror State to its Own People? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-24-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Like humans do - David Byrne

Ch. 12: Act 6: Alito Shreds Our Rights - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-27-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Secret heart - Feist

Ch. 14: Act 7: Secret Wiretapping Could Not Be Challanged Because It's Secret - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-01-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: No justice no peace - Wackiavelli

Ch. 16: Act 8: 'Finspy' Hijacks Activist Computers - Are You Being Monitored? - Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Everyday - Carly Comando

Ch. 18: Act 9: Rand Paul, Right On! - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-7-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Fight the power - Public Enemy

Ch. 20: Act 10: Right Wing Crazies Aren't Crazy Anymore - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-07-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Falling down - Oasis

Ch. 22: Act 11: Wiretapping Hypocrisy - It's Okay if Obama Does it? - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-04-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Progressives aren't afraid to be wrong, as with prohibition - Colby from Portland, Oregon

Ch. 24: Praise for Mara from Pittsburgh - Drea from Pennsylvania

Ch. 25: The drones discussion is about safeguarding the future - Andy in St. Louis

Ch. 26: Nationalism only continues the problem and impedes peace - Colin from Cleveland, OH

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Ch. 27: Final comments on the lack of human cost to modern warfare

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]]> 01:11:46 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/03/15) The sad state of the GOP (Conservatives) Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #698

The sad state of the GOP

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Republican: Make Nipple Slips a Felony - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-20-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor

Ch. 4: Act 2: Limbaugh Wails: Left Has Beaten Us! - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-26-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Lost the war - Paper Lions

Ch. 6: Act 3: Republicans: Republican Party Out of Touch! - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-27-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Can't sleep - Matt Berger & Melissa Lusk

Ch. 8: Act 4: Herman Cain: Obama Voters Have 'Severe Ignorance Problem' - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-22-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Club foot - Kasabian

Ch. 10: Act 5: Cenk Runs into Louie Gohmert - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-28-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: After you get what you want, you don't want it - Kathy Brier

Ch. 12: Act 6: Bob Woodward Irate That President Obama is Not Ignoring Constitution - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-27-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Apology - Lazlo Bane

Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans Want to Make Divorce Difficult to 'Help Children' - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-11-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Classical Gas - Mason Williams

Ch. 16: Act 8: Let's adopt the GOP's national platform - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 3-6-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Those were the days - Mary Hopkin

Ch. 18: Act 9: Truman Calls Out The Republicans - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-01-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: I'm amazed - My Morning Jacket

Ch. 20: Act 10: GOP Leaders: 56 years of devolution - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 3-8-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Back to the future theme - John Williams

Ch. 22: Act 11: Laura Bush: Room for Republicans Who Scare Women with Rape Talk - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-13-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: Anything goes - Sutton Foster & Anything Goes New Broadway Company

Ch. 24: Act 12: The Tea Party - And Their Money - 10 Years Ago - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-17-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 25: A white guy tired of white guys complaining - Dan from Cleveland

Ch. 26: There's more to people than their race and gender - Rachel from Boston, Mass

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Ch. 27: Final comments on why we prioritize white privilege when discussing racism

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]]> 01:10:02 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/03/12) Part 2: Why we should give to the poor (Economics) Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Edition #697

Part 2: Why we should give to the poor

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Government Needs to Put People to Work - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-12-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Brand new day - Joshua Radin

Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Proposal: $9/Hour Minimum Wage - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-15-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Until the water goes down - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox News Seizes On Obama Proposal To Attack Minimum Wage Increase - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-13-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Until the water goes down - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 8: Act 4: Remembering George W. Bush's "Social Security Trust Fund Isn't Real" - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-26-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Capone - Ronan Hardiman

Ch. 10: Act 5: Pundits like to cut from the middle class - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-1-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian

Ch. 12: Act 6: 40% of Americans Making Less Than 1968 Minimum Wage - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-01-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: The game is on - David Arnold & Michael Price

Ch. 14: Act 7: We're ALL Welfare Queens - Majority Report - Air Date: 03-05-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Daylight - Matt & Kim

Ch. 16: Act 8: Hugo Chávez fails at spending money frivolously - CounterSpin - Air Date: 3-8-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Disappointment - The Cranberries

Ch. 18: Act 9: Dow Hits Record High, Household Income Low - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-07-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Comin' back for more - Robert Crew

Ch. 20: Act 10: The mythical "Dow" versus the real "Doug" - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 3-11-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Revolt - CHANT

Ch. 22: Act 11: Trickle Down Economics False, Middle Out is the Best Policy - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-10-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Responding to Scott who's feeling beat up for being a white guy - Elka from Fort Wayne, ID

Ch. 24: Black racism is a minor irritant at best - Will in Starkville, MS

Ch. 25: Humanists are generally the opposite of biggoted - Anonymous

Ch. 26: Different ways of approaching foreign policy matters - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 27: Privilege discussion must focus on white privilege because it's the paradigm in power - Jordan in Wisconsin

Ch. 28: Establishing guilt is paramount - Jay in New York

Ch. 29: On white privilage, both foreign and domestic - Mara from Pittsburgh

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Ch. 30: Final comments on the relative values of various human's lives

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]]> 01:14:06 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/03/09) Part 1: Why we should take from the rich (Economics) Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #696

Part 1: Why we should take from the rich

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: S&P Eyed for Role in Economic Crash - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-5-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Worried man - Paolo Nutini

Ch. 4: Act 2: Elizabeth Warren Smacks Down Wall Street Bankers - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-16-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Bury the past - Professional Victims

Ch. 6: Act 3: One Percent Captures More Than 100 Percent of Income Gains - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-20-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Once the was a hushpuppy - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 8: Act 4: The Business Cycle - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-05-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Champagne supernova - Oasis

Ch. 10: Act 5: The Great American Taxpayer Robbery - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-24-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Sucker - Mo Kenney

Ch. 12: Act 6: Those Tax Fleeing California Millionaires - CounterSpin - Air Date 2-8-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Grapevine Fires - Death Cab For Cutie

Ch. 14: Act 7: Is Hoarding Money Like Hoarding Cats? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-01-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Money - Pink Floyd

Ch. 16: Act 8: The Cancer Stage of Capitalism - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-05-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Banditos - The Refreshments

Ch. 18: Act 9: Richard Wolfe on the downfalls of capitalism - Moyers & Company - Air Date: 2-22-13

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Ch. 19: Final comments on the lack of voicemails for today

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]]> 01:11:55 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/03/06) Our broken fundamentals (Economics) Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #695

Our broken fundamentals

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: The Number One Thing The US Subsidizes Is Ignorance - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-15-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Where your eyes don't go - They might be giants

Ch. 4: Act 2: Just Say No to Subsidies! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-27-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Lost in the post - The Wombats

Ch. 6: Act 3: Fool's Errand by Post Office - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-7-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: My private nation - Train

Ch. 8: Act 4: Susan Crawford - Our Communications Crisis - Moyers And Company - Air Date - 2-8-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Civil war - Guns N' Roses

Ch. 10: Act 5: Alexander Hamilton to Critics: Debt is OK! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-19-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: I owe you - Helen Kane

Ch. 12: Act 6: Western Civilization Has All The Signs Of A Collapsing Empire - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-07-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna - London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox

Ch. 14: Act 7: That Makes Perfect Sense, But To Solve The Problem You Need My Illogical Hype - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-1-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Hospital beds - Cold War Kids

Ch. 16: Act 8: Wall Street Setting Up Financial Armageddon - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-20-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 17: Correction for Wade on Afghanistan War - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Ch. 18: Thoughts on why they hate us - Denny from Indiana

Ch. 19: Thoughts on the idea that American lives are worth more than others - Chris from Colorado Springs

Ch. 20: The tree of liberty needs sunshine as well - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 21: Just jokes - Jamie Foxx vs The Onion - Chuck in Salt Lake City

Ch. 22: Tired of being beat up for being a white guy - Scott from Philadelphia

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Ch. 23: Final comments looking forward to responses to today's voicemails

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]]> 01:13:24 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/03/03) Privilege, context and offense (Racism) Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #694

Privilege and context

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Jamie Foxx SNL Joke Makes Conservatives Cry Racism - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-12-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Carolina Dreams - Heroes & Villains

Ch. 4: Act 2: Arkansas GOP Struggling to Keep Up with America - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-1-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: What's going on - Marvin Gaye

Ch. 6: Act 3: Were Dorner's Complaints Legitimate? Who Burned the Cabin? - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-14-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Light & Day / Reach for the Sun - The Polyphonic Spree

Ch. 8: Act 4: Qualifying Accusations Of Police Brutality - CounterSpin - Air Date 2-15-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Lost kitten - Metric

Ch. 10: Act 5: The Dorner Manifesto - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 2-26-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Old news - Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP Penitent Post-Election Minority Outreach Ritual - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-8-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Between love & Hate - The Strokes

Ch. 14: Act 7: Duke Fraternity's 'Asian' Themed 'Racist Rager' - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-07-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Too much to ask - Bad Religion

Ch. 16: Act 8: White privilege unwittingly on display in hack joke from The Onion - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 2-25-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Going underground - The Jam

Ch. 18: Act 9: Louis CK explains historical context to Jay Leno - The Tonight Show

Ch. 19: Song 9: The confrontation - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Ch. 20: Act 10: I Looked Oriental! Said Fox News Panelist - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-13-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: I am a rock - Paul Simon

Ch. 22: Act 11: Stewart Lee on Political Correctness

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Rebuttal to drone strike discussion - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX

Ch. 24: The constitution are supposed to be a set of principles - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

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Ch. 25: Final comments on the fundamental difference between conservatism and progressivism

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]]> 01:11:06 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/02/28) Ridiculing Fox isn't just fun, it's important (Media) Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #693

Ridiculing Fox isn't just fun, it's important

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Without a Free Fox, There's Not a Free America! - Majority Report

Ch. 3: Song 1: Serre-moi - Tryö

Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News Lowest Ratings in 12 Years in Key Demo - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-31-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Movin' on up - Primal Scream

Ch. 6: Act 3: Fired Dick Morris Lies On CNN About Lies on Fox - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-08-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: J'y Suis Jamais Allé - Yann Tiersen

Ch. 8: Act 4: After Being Fired By Fox, Dick Morris is Welcomed on CNN - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-07-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: J'y Suis Jamais Allé - Yann Tiersen

Ch. 10: Act 5: Former Fox News Reporter Tells All - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-05-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Don't hold me back - Alex Cornish

Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox News: Least Trusted Name in News - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-10-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Little lion man - Mumford & Sons

Ch. 14: Act 7: Geraldo Rivera Will Use Fox Platform To Benefit Possible Senate Run Until "It's No Longer Legal" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-01-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Little lion man - Mumford & Sons

Ch. 16: Act 8: Scott Brown Heads to Fox News: Wicked Awesome! - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-15-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: In the air tonight - Phil Collins

Ch. 18: Act 9: Geraldo Reaffirms He Will Remain On Fox News "Until Five Minutes Before" He Files For Senate Run - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-08-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: In the air tonight - Phil Collins

Ch. 20: Act 10: Fox News Debunks Fox News - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-15-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Cameras - Matt & Kim

Ch. 22: Act 11: Fox News: Al Jazeera is a Sleeper Cell Plot! - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-22-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: Arab money - Busta Rhymes & Ron Browz

Ch. 24: Act 12: Bob Beckel is the token liberal on Fox News for a reason - CounterSpin - Air Date: 2-22-13

Ch. 25: Song 12: Vagabond - Beirut

Ch. 26: Act 13: Funny Fox News Fails Trying to Blame Democrats for Detroit - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-26-13

Ch. 27: Song 13: It was a very good year - Frank Sinatra

Ch. 28: Act 14: O'Reilly Lies About On-Camera Lying, Blames Left? - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-09-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 29: We are actually at war, though we shouldn't be - Ian from Baltimore, MD

Ch. 30: Maybe Obama knows something we don't - Isiah from New York

Ch. 31: Americans should take the risk to defend our principles - Todd from LA

Ch. 32: Being American is irrelevant to drone strike issue - Drea from Pennsylvania

Ch. 33: A response to Wade on drone strikes - Colin from Cleveland, OH

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Ch. 34: Final comments on McSweenys White House press Secretary speaking on secret kill list

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]]> 01:10:19 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/02/25) How the main stream media fails us (Media) Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #692

How the main stream media fails us

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: On 60 Minutes A Half Hour Is Not Enough Time For Important Q & A - CounterSpin - Air Date 2-8-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Good people - Jack Johnson

Ch. 4: Act 2: Conservative Media Bias - Who Has the Power? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-07-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: And we got older - Jim Guthrie

Ch. 6: Act 3: Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh Reassert Role Advising and Influencing GOP - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 01-29-13

Ch. 8: Act 4: Facebook’s New Social Search - On the Media - Air Date: 1-25-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: I won't share you - The Smiths

Ch. 10: Act 5: Do People Understand News vs Opinion Shows? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-11-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: More than this - Hotrod Cadets

Ch. 12: Act 6: CNN's Soledad O'Brien Gets Bumped Out - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-22-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Something so right - Paul Simon

Ch. 14: Act 7: How "Friends of Hamas" Joke Became a Right Wing Reality - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-21-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Satellite - Guster

Ch. 16: Act 8: Facts No Remedy for Anti-Obama Conspiracies - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-4-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

Ch. 18: Act 9: Good Journalism - The Biggest Mistake of the Debates - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-24-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Send a message - Nick Driver

Ch. 20: Act 10: CNN: Political Corruption, Michelle Obama's Haircut...What's the Difference?! - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-22-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Out of my mind - James Blunt

Ch. 22: Act 11: 50% Remember Fabricated News Event in Study - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-15-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: Everything to everyone - Everclear

Ch. 24: Act 12: MSNBC: Obama Cheerleaders? - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-24-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 25: In support of drone strikes - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX

Ch. 26: Thoughts on the legality of drone strikes - Ian from Baltimore, MD

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Ch. 27: Final comments on the folly of responding to crimes with acts of war

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]]> 01:13:20 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/02/22) Forward on Climate (Climate) Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #691

Forward on Climate

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Australia Getting So Hot They've Added New Colors to the Weather Map - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-14-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Is love enough (feat. Gentleman) - Michael Franti And Spearhead

Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate Change - The Story No One is Covering - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-02-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Painted by numbers - The Sounds

Ch. 6: Act 3: What's With All This Strange Weather - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-18-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Like the weather - 10,000 Maniacs

Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News Caught Lying/Knowing Nothing on Solar Power - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-11-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Fluffy little clouds - The Orb

Ch. 10: Act 5: Ontario Phases Out Coal, First in North America to Do So - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-21-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: For greener pastures - Glen Simpson

Ch. 12: Act 6: Marco Rubio on Climate Change: Whatever, Man - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-08-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Lighting myself on fire - Jukebox The Ghost

Ch. 14: Act 7: Another Permian Extinction On The Way? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-19-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: The last day on earth - Kate Miller-Heidke

Ch. 16: Act 8: Teaching Climate Change Denial in Schools Pushed in 3 States - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-01-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Lead the way - Guardian

Ch. 18: Act 9: Climate Change Not The Primary Issue - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-25-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Mystify - INXS

Ch. 20: Act 10: Keystone XL Protest: Students SuperGlue Themselves Together - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-14-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Here's to you - Joan Baez

Ch. 20: Act 11: Billionaires Choking Out Climate Change Science - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-03-13

Ch. 21: Song 11: Take me home, country road - John Denver

Ch. 22: Act 12: Climate in the State of the Union - Green News Report - Air Date: 2-16-13

Ch. 23: Song 12: I'm Gonna Sit In 'Til You Give In - B.B. King

Ch. 24: Act 13: Street Heat Is the Best Chance for Cooling the Planet Down - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-14-13

Ch. 25: Song 13: Tonight the streets are ours - Richard Hawley

Ch. 26: Act 14: Obama Doesn't Need Congress to Fight Climate Change - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-13-13

Ch. 27: Song 14: Game over - Alexa Vega

Ch. 28: Act 15: The largest climate rally in US history - Green News Report - Air Date: 2-19-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 29: Thoughts on not criticizing Obama too much in red states - Megan from Cincinnati

Ch. 30: US citizens anywhere in the world should be covered by due process - Eric from Greenville, NC

Ch. 31: How to make the kill list moral and constitutional - Barry from Baltimore

Ch. 32: Where does the labeling of terrorists end? - Irene from Louisiana

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]]> 01:10:50 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/02/19) Part 2: Drones are not the problem, they just highlight the problem (Foreign Policy) Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #690

Part 2: Drones are not the problem, they just highlight the problem

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Leaked Memo Reveals Shocking Drone Policy - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 02-05-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: These days - Nico

Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Becoming Like Nixon - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-5-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Something in the air - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Ch. 6: Act 3: Growing CIA Militarism Prompts Calls for Oversight - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-7-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Love like a bomb - Oasis

Ch. 8: Act 4: Secret US drone base in Saudi Arabia - CounterSpin - Air Date: 2-8-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Tears and rain - James Blunt

Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Vs. The Constitution - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 02-08-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Drumming song (Acoustic) - Florence + The Machine

Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox News Agrees With Obama On One Thing: Killing American Citizens With Drones! - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-11-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Drums of freedom - Bard

Ch. 14: Act 7: Drone Strikes, Ground Forces, Or.... - Citizen Radio - Air Date 2-11-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Where is my mind? - The Pixies

Ch. 16: Act 8: MSNBC's Droning Defense of Targeted Assassination - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-12-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: In the aeroplane over the sea - Neutral Milk Hotel

Ch. 18: Act 9: Cornell West Goes OFF on Obama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-22-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: We're not all working from the same moral code - Emma from Wellesley, Mass

Ch. 20: Thank the Weather Channel for covering the climate rally - Vicki from Oregon

Ch. 21: Discussing the concept of government - Zach from Chicago

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Part 1: The new normal

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama Announces Beginning of End for Afghan War - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-11-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Long time coming - One Night Only

Ch. 4: Act 2: Is This Endless War on Terror The New Normal? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-20-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Fight back - Garnett Silk

Ch. 6: Act 3: John McCain Begs Hagel For Iraq War Vindication - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-02-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Be my baby - The Ronettes

Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama Grabs More Warmaking Powers - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-4-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Temptation - Diana Krall

Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Adopts Bush's Extraordinary Renditions? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-06-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: One better - Supagroup

Ch. 12: Act 6: Sure We Have More Than Other Nations Combined But We Must Have More - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 2-8-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Ch. 14: Act 7: Fareed Zakaria supports dictatorial regimes friendly to the US - CounterSpin - Air Date: 2-8-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Dictator - The Clash

Ch. 16: Act 8: To Head CIA, Obama Nominates The Ringmaster Of The Festival of Torture - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-10-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Tea bag - Greenwich Meantime

Ch. 18: Act 9: What Changed Brennan's Mind on Torture? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 2-7-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Change your mind - The Killers

Ch. 20: Act 10: Brennan's Nauseating Testimony - The Progressive - Air Date: 2-8-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Hurt - Johnny Cash

Ch. 22: Act 11: The Truth About Brennan on Torture & Drones - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-13-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: Corporations are punished for doing the right thing - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Ch. 24: Corporations are not all bad - Tom

Ch. 25: Libertarian perspective on corporations - Mik from Australia

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]]> 01:17:26 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/02/13) Part 2: Government is not THE problem, it just HAS problems (Economics) Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #688

Part 2: Government is not THE problem, it just HAS problems

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: IMF Economists: oops! We Were Wrong About Austerity - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-10-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: The world has turned and left me here - Weezer

Ch. 4: Act 2: An Austerity Success Story... Almost - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-11-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Nature of the experiment - Tokyo Police Club

Ch. 6: Act 3: Why The Truth About Iceland Is So Dangerous To The US - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-12-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: You showed me - The Lightning Seeds

Ch. 8: Act 4: Early Cracks in GOP Debt Ceiling Gambit - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-15-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Good day - Jukebox The Ghost

Ch. 10: Act 5: Debt-B-Gone - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 01-17-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion

Ch. 12: Act 6: Why can't we be more like Sarah Palin? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-11-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: What Sarah said - Death Cab For Cutie

Ch. 14: Act 7: Where Are Obama's Middle Class Wage Jobs? - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-20-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Working class hero - Exit Clov

Ch. 16: Act 8: House GOP Passes Weak Debt Ceiling Extension - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-23-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Free to decide - The Cranberries

Ch. 18: Act 9: The Real Reson For Post Office Financial Problems - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 2-8-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: La Cucaracha - The Hit Crew

Ch. 20: Act 10: Big Government Vs. Reaganism - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-23-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 21: Please see the documentary "The Corporation" - Anonymous

Ch. 22: The fundamental basis of corporations actually is bad - Steven

Ch. 23: JP Morgan Chase was immoral - Chris

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Ch. 24: Final comments the tendencies of corporations

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]]> 01:12:15 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/02/10) Part 1: Corporations are not immoral, they're amoral (Economics) Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #686

Part 1: Corporations are not immoral, they're amoral

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Do You Do What You Do? - Lee Camp - Air Date: 12-27-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Motivation - Quietdrive

Ch. 4: Act 2: Corporate America: A Whale in a Fish Tank - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-10-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Whale - Set Sail

Ch. 6: Act 3: Morgan Stanley Sold 'Nuclear' Investments, Cashed In - Young Turks - Air Date 1-23-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Down with the sickness - Richard Cheese

Ch. 8: Act 4: AIG shareholders sue US over terms of their bailout - The Bugle - Air Date 1-11-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Fuck you - Vitamin String Quartet

Ch. 10: Act 5: Clift Settlement - A Crony Capitalist Blowout - Moyers And Company - Air Date 1-11-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Which side are you on? - Natalie Merchant

Ch. 12: Act 6: Debt Ceiling Caves in on Republicans - Young Turks - Air Date 1-23-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Banks of Marble - Pete Seeger

Ch. 14: Act 7: Income Inequality is GOOD! says CNBC - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-15-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: It's a fine life - Alice Playten, Donald Pippin & Georgia Brown

Ch. 16: Act 8: The TRUTH Behind The Bankruptcy Of An All-American Company - Lee Camp - Air Date: 01-22-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Touch of grey - Grateful Dead

Ch. 18: Act 9: Zombie Titles - More Horrifying Than Home Foreclosure - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-16-13

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Ch. 19: Rape is not driven by sexual desire - Tayna in California

Ch. 20: One of the worst arguments against polygamy - Anonymous

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Ch. 21: Final comments on restricting freedom over logistics and the amorality of corporations

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]]> 01:11:51 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/02/07) Treating people equally (Racism) Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #686

Treating people equally

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Are White Groups Inherently Racist? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-08-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Compañeros - Peter McConnell

Ch. 4: Act 2: Django Unchained To The South: Go Screw Yourself! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-03-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Bright sunny south - Alison Krauss & Union Station

Ch. 6: Act 3: Israel Admits Forcing Birth Control on Ethiopians - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-03-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Little embarrassing - Rosemary's Sons

Ch. 8: Act 4: Colin Powell takes on Bill O'Reilly - This week in blackness - Air Date: 1-31-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: In your eyes - Vitamin String Quartet

Ch. 10: Act 5: O'Reilly Argues With Both Colin Powell And The Facts On Voter Suppression And Voter Fraud - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 01-31-13

Ch. 12: Act 6: Should We Profile Young White Men? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-25-12

Ch. 13: Song 6: Momentum - Aimee Mann

Ch. 14: Act 7: MLK Shares Holiday with Robert E. Lee in Deep South - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-24-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Messages - Xavier Rudd

Ch. 16: Act 8: Reflecting on Obama and MLK - The Progressive - Air Date: 1-21-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Starsign - Apoptygma Berzerk

Ch. 18: Act 9: US Government Found GUILTY Of Murdering Martin Luther King Jr. - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-05-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Back in time - Huey Lewis & The News

Ch. 20: Act 10: Martin Luther King Jr Santa Claus-ified? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-02-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 21: Responses to previous callers on polygamy - Chris from Northern Kentucky

Ch. 22: Approving of the slope toward polyamory - Anonymous

Ch. 23: The difference between same-sex marriage and polygamy - Anonymous

Ch. 24: Where do we draw the line as progressives? - Justin from Indiana

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Ch. 25: Final comments with more women speaking up for polyamory and multiple marriage

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]]> 01:13:08 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/02/04) A plea for sanity (Conservatives) Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #685

A plea for sanity

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Will the GOP double down on stupid? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 12-04-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: The gambler - Kenny Rogers

Ch. 4: Act 2: Obamacare Survival Guide Targets Stupid Conservatives - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-09-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: We're simple minds - Club8

Ch. 6: Act 3: GOP Pollster: Re-Market Policy Until It Sounds Good - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-19-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Hair - The Cowstills

Ch. 8: Act 4: Santorum Joins Racists Paranoids & Cane Fighters at WND - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-3-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: You're wrong - NOFX

Ch. 10: Act 5: Republican Leader: We Got an A-Hole Problem - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-13-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: The asshole song - Jimmy Buffet

Ch. 12: Act 6: Only 6% of Scientists Are Republicans - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-21-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Science is real - They might be giants

Ch. 14: Act 7: Traitors? Mississippi Trying to Skip Federal Law - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-26-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Dixie - Carolina Chocolate Drops

Ch. 16: Act 8: The GOP - Paranoia as a way of life - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 12-07-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: These things take time - Pummel

Ch. 18: Act 9: Conservatism Riddled with Scams - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-10-12

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Ch. 19: Slowing the pace of losing our rights - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 20: Polygamy leads to abuses by men - Shawn from Dallas

Ch. 21: Logistical problems with polygamy - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 22: Discussing pitfalls of polygamy - Ronald from Baltimore

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Ch. 23: Final comments on the rights of nonconformists

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]]> 01:10:57 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/02/01) Arguing for equality (Gay Rights) Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #684

Arguing for equality

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Sex with Animals Legal in 20+ States; Gay Marriage: 9 Medical Marijuana: 18 - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-13-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Take it to the limit - The Eagles

Ch. 4: Act 2: Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy Put on Hold - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-08-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: Lost and found - Hotrod Cadets

Ch. 6: Act 3: Same Sex Marriage Supporters See Hope in SCOTUS Cases - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-7-12

Ch. 7: Song 3: M'bifé (balafon) - Amadou & Mariam

Ch. 8: Act 4: Gay Issues Now Before Supreme Court - Throwing Shade - Air Date 12-10-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: People, turn around - Delta Spirit

Ch. 10: Act 5: George Will: Opposition to Gay Marriage Literally Dying - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-12-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: Marathon - Tennis

Ch. 12: Act 6: Akin's Last Hateful Bill: Bully Gay Soldiers - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-22-12

Ch. 13: Song 6: Claire De Lune - Claude Debussy

Ch. 14: Act 7: Limbaugh Attempts to Tie Growing Acceptance of Marriage Equality to Tolerance for Pedophilia - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 01-08-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Claire De Lune - Claude Debussy

Ch. 16: Act 8: Jeh Johnson on the End of Don't Ask Don't Tell - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-3-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Gay boyfriend - Garfunkel and Oates

Ch. 18: Act 9: Newt Gingrich Reverses on Gay Marriage? - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-25-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: Change your mind - Sister Hazel

Ch. 20: Act 10: Thom vs. Dr Michael Brown - Same Sex Marriage Debate - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-15-12

Ch. 21: Song 10: Awnaw (In the Style of Nappy Roots (Karaoke Version With Backup Vocals)) - ProTracks (Karaoke)

Ch. 22: Act 11: The Most Conservative Of Conservative Gays - Throwing Shade - Air Date 1-21-13

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]]> 01:11:06 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/01/29) The lesser-known histories (Gun Control) Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #683

The lesser-known histories

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: The untold story of guns - On The Media - Air Date 12-21-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: The Magnificent Seven - The City of Prague Philharmonic

Ch. 4: Act 2: Real Reason For The 2nd Amendment Part 1 - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-12-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: John Adams Theme Song - HBO

Ch. 6: Act 3: Gun Laws - Public Opion And The Constitution - CounterSpin - Air Date 12-21-12

Ch. 7: Song 3: Flower in your hair - The Lumineers

Ch. 8: Act 4: Real Reason For The 2nd Amendment Part 2 - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-12-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Swing low sweet chariot - The Persuasions

Ch. 10: Act 5: Does the NRA Represent Gun Owners or Manufacturers? - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-11-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Gone going - Black Eyed Peas

Ch. 12: Act 6: NRA Fades from Important to Impotent - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-9-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Speak up - Luke Reynolds

Ch. 14: Act 7: Protecting liberties we don't have anymore - Bill Maher - Air Date: 1-18-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: A lack of color - Death Cab For Cutie

Ch. 16: Act 8: Rand Paul Vows to Stop 'King' Obama's Executive Orders - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-18-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 17: Moral right vs legal right to guns - Adam

Ch. 18: Focus on corporate personhood, not guns - Alfonzo

Ch. 19: Responsibility and blame - David From Vancouver, BC

Ch. 20: Check out SOJO.net for progressive Christianity - John from Reno

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Ch. 21: Final comments on interesting voicemails

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]]> 01:10:19 no jay@bestoftheleft.comjay@bestoftheleft.com (2013/01/26) The Proposals (Gun Control) Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Edition #682

The Proposals

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Can Reasonable Gun Bills Beat Hyperbolic Obstruction? - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-8-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: You're a joke - The Quakes

Ch. 4: Act 2: The Founding Fathers vs. The Gun Nuts - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-09-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: The Rebels - The Cranberries

Ch. 6: Act 3: Assault Ban Is a Good Idea, But Much More Needed - The Progressive - Air Date: 1-11-12

Ch. 7: Song 3: Violent Days - RTZ

Ch. 8: Act 4: General McChrystal: We Need More Gun Control - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-11-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Fade to black - Apocalyptica

Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox News Continues to Push False Narrative that President Obama Wants to Take Away Our Guns - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 01-11-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Fade to black - Apocalyptica

Ch. 12: Act 6: What's in Obama's Gun Control Proposal Package? - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-17-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Somewhere only we know - Keane

Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama Neglected War on Drugs, Poverty, Suicide - The Progressive - Air Date: 1-17-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Small potatoes - A Weather

Ch. 16: Act 8: New York Passes 'Strictest' Gun Control Law - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 01-17-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: How to save a life - Vitamin String Quartet

Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox News' Megyn Kelly Debunks Fox Myth About Obama's Doctors And Guns Policy - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 01-18-13

Ch. 20: Act 10: Polls Support Gun Control, Now Democrats Do Too - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-18-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: Feel the Tide (Live) - Mumford and Sons

Ch. 22: Act 10: 23 Steps To Gun Control - The Bugle - Air Date 1-20-13

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Ch. 23: Responsibility and blame are two sides of the same coin - Mara from Pittsburgh

Ch. 24: Victim blaming is ingrained from a young age - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 25: Not all evangelicals are crazy - Matt from Maryland

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Ch. 26: Final comments on blame/preparedness, my icy ride and plunge and the Feb 17 Keystone XL protest in DC

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The good, the bad and the conspiratorial

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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Building an Infrastructure on the Left - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-12-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Won't back down - Johnny Cash & Tom Petty

Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News' Average Viewer is 65 Years Old - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-14-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: Comes and Goes (In Waves) - Greg Laswell

Ch. 6: Act 3: Media Charged a Premium for Romney Coverage - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 12-19-12

Ch. 7: Song 3: Diamonds on the soles of her shoes - Paul Simon

Ch. 8: Act 4: Al Jazeera Buys Current TV, Time Warner Drops the Channel - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-03-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Babel - Mumford & Sons

Ch. 10: Act 5: Cable News With Another Point Of View - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-4-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: I want to protect you - Eels

Ch. 12: Act 6: O'Reilly Gloats on Current Sale, Gets Facts Wrong - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-05-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Moonlight sonata - Ludwig van Beethoven

Ch. 14: Act 7: Right-Wing Media Attack Colin Powell After Meet The Press Interview - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 01-15-13

Ch. 16: Act 8: Glenn Beck Looks in Mirror, Sees Alex Jones - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-19-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Home - Phillip Phillips

Ch. 18: Act 9: Who's Crazier - Alex Jones, Glenn Beck, or Michael Savage? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-09-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Pas Si Simple - Yann Tiersen

Ch. 20: Act 10: Fox Analyst Mounts Dishonest Critique Of Obama's Inaugural Address - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 1-22-13

Ch. 22: Act 11: Disney IS News - CounterSpin - Air Date 12-14-12

Ch. 23: Song 11: Society - Eddie Vedder

Ch. 24: Act 12: Scientology is Doing Swell! says...The Atlantic? - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-16-13

Ch. 25: Song 12: I'm looking through you - The Wallflowers

Ch. 26: Act 13: The merger of ads and news - CounterSpin - Air Date: 1-18-13

Ch. 27: Song 13: Ruby - Kaiser Cheifs

Ch. 28: Act 14: Obama Helps Fox News Media Monopoly - The Young Turks - Air Date: 12-28-12

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Ch. 29: Thoughts on women in video games - Elka from Fort Wayne, ID

Ch. 30: Thoughts on preparedness and perpetrators - Rape survivor from NYC

Ch. 31: Breaking down guilt and rape - Mary from Portland, OR

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Ch. 32: Final comments on my imminent plunge

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