(2014/01/17) A smorgasbord of folly (Foreign Policy)

Edition #790

A smorgasbord of folly

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: One minute Middle East update - @MarkFiore - Air Date: 01-14-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Hard to explain - The Riptide Movement

Ch. 4: Act 2: Breakthrough with Iran! - @theprogressive - Air Date: 11-25-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Common sense - Justin Mcroberts

Ch. 6: Act 3: Politicians Against Peace In The Middle East - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-08-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Don't listen - Craig Carothers

Ch. 8: Act 4: The Shadowy Groups Still Trying to Take Us to War With Iran - @majorityfm - Air Date: 12-03-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Bury the past - Professional Victims

Ch. 10: Act 5: Is Congress Guilty of Torture? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-14-14

Ch. 11: Song 5: Shaker Amer - PJ Harvey

Ch. 12: Act 6: When The Subject Is Drones, Surgical Doesn't Necessarily Mean Precise - @theharryshearer - Air Date 6-9-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Casualties of war - Rakim

Ch. 14: Act 7: Malala: Drones create more terorrists - @FAIRmediawatch -  Air Date: 10-18-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Hard to hear the truth - Nato Coles & The Blue Diamond Band

Ch. 16: Act 8: Malala Yousafzai Not Scared Of Taliban - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-15-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Courage - Authority Zero

Ch. 18: Act 9: NY Times blows Benghazi lies out of water - @allinwithchris - Air Date: 01-02-14

Ch. 19: Song 9: Say goodbye - Ian Rhett

Ch. 20: Act 10: War no More: The Case for Abolition - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-16-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: War is over - David Rovics

Ch. 22: Act 11: 17% of Americans Support the Afghanistan War - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-02-14

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: The subtle assumptions of well-meaning white folks that perpetuate racism - Tate from Prince George's County, MD

Ch. 24: Fear of desperation, not of race - Chris from Colorado Springs

Ch. 25: On the conversation of the definition of racism - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 26: Final comments on being back in working order and an update on my Polar Bear Plunge

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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