(2012/04/04) From Wall St to Washington (Economics)

Edition #592

From Wall St to Washington

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Greg Smith Quits Goldman Sachs - Wait wait don't tell me - Air Date: 3-17-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Table Tennis (feat. Laura Darlington) - Flying Lotus

Ch. 4: Act 2: STUDY: Rich More Likely to Steal Candy from Babies - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-28-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: Drive - R.E.M.

Ch. 6: Act 3: People Are Fighting Back Against Fraudulent Foreclosures - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-23-12

Ch. 7: Song 3: Working Poor - Horse Feathers

Ch. 8: Act 4: Stock Analysts Confused, Frightened By Boar Market - The Onion

Ch. 9: Song 4: Scene No. 13 Segment IV Dance Of The Little Swans - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Ch. 10: Act 5: The Rich Get Richer - New Facts - Young Turks - Air Date 4-1-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: Drink the water - Jack Johnson

Ch. 12: Act 6: Oh My Gawd Fun With Big Bank Fraud - Lee Camp - Air Date: 2-24-12

Ch. 13: Song 6: We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover - Sandy Faison, Dorothy Loudon, Andrea McArdle, Reid Shelton, Barbara Erwin, Laurie Beechman, Edie Cowan, Donald Craig, Orchestra, Penny Worth, Chorus, Robert Fitch, Raymond Thorne & Peter Howard

Ch. 14: Act 7: Not One Dime - John Mill

Ch. 15: Song 7: In the Beginning - K'naan

Ch. 16: Act 8: Religious Leaders Rip GOP Budget - 'Immoral Disaster', 'Robs The Poor' - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-26-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: Dou Way Robyn / Sancta Mater - Trio Mediaeval

Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox Anchors Gush Over Paul Ryan's Budget PlanFox Anchors Gush Over Paul Ryan's Budget Plan - Media Matters Air Date: 3-22-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: Dou Way Robyn / Sancta Mater - Trio Mediaeval

Ch. 20: Act 10: The Real Reason We Can't End Unpopular Oil Subsidies - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-29-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare - Matt & Kim

Ch. 20: Act 10: Who Is Serious About The Budget - Counterspin - Air Date: 3-29-12

Ch. 21: Song 9: Ain't no reason - Brett Dennen

Ch. 22: Act 10: Taxmageddon - Young Turks - Air Date 4-2-12

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: White male perspective on being called privileged - Dirk from San Francisco

Ch. 24: "Privilege" comes with undertone of accusation of unearned success - Jesse from Tokyo

Ch. 25: It's not about you - Dave from Olympia, WA

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 26: Final Comments

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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