(2012/06/03) Corrupt, feckless and deceptive (Media)

Edition #611

Corrupt, feckless and deceptive

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Relying On Something Quaint And Out Of Date - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 4-12-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Timeless - Kate Havnevik

Ch. 4: Act 2: TV, The Biggest Beneficiary of Our Corrupt Politics - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-27-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: Video killed the radio star - The Buggles

Ch. 6: Act 3: It's The Perception Of Control - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-3-12

Ch. 7: Song 3: Nothing left to lose - Mat Kearney

Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News Lying about Obama Enemies List - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-15-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: Your biggest mistake - Ellie Goulding

Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox Hosts Can't Believe Americans Trust Obama on the Economy, Despite Their Efforts - Media Matters - Air Date: 5-23-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: Shoes watch - An Horse

Ch. 12: Act 6: Chris Matthews cluelessness on cable news and war - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-25-12

Ch. 13: Song 6: Don't you remember - ADELE

Ch. 14: Act 7: Poll Results: America Fundamentally Progressive - Young Turks

Ch. 15: Song 7: New slang - The Shins

Ch. 16: Act 8: David Gregory, Status Quo Barometer - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-12-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: You're a disaster - Dragonette

Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox News Cultivates Obama "Socialist" Smear, Then Reports On It As "Some People" - Media Matters - Air Date: 5-24-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: Naive - The Kooks

Ch. 20: Act 10: Here's to hoping newspapers believe in fact checking - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-25-12

Ch. 21: Song 10: Devil's spoke - Laura Marling

Ch. 22: Act 11: Is Chris Hayes Right About Heroes? - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12

Ch. 23: Song 11: Hero of war - Rise Against

Ch. 24: Act 12: Study Watching NO NEWS Better Than Watching FOX NEWS - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-24-12

Voicemails:

Ch. 25: Singer of "Against me" comes outs as transgendered - Abby from Vermont

Ch. 26: Response to Dan's voicemail and thoughts on same-sex marriage - Jamie from Atlanta, GA

Ch. 27: Reorganize the US first, then the world - Max from Davis, CA

Ch. 28: The global 1% are in conflict with the workers of the world - Brett from Omaha

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