(2014/03/20) That thing in Ukraine that's happening (Foreign Policy)

Edition #810

That thing in Ukraine that's happening

 

Today we take a look at Ukraine and Russia, ponder whether there's anything for us to do about the situation there and wonder why conservatives are super-gay for bad-boy-strong-man Vladimir Putin but totally not in a gay way, they swear.

 

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Does the GOP have Putin envy? - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-04-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Borrow - Brendan Benson

Ch. 4: Act 2: Right Blames Presidential Weakness Exclusively For Russian Takeover - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-7-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: Hang Me Up to Dry - Cold War Kids

Ch. 6: Act 3: Hillary Clinton Compares Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-06-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: Where do I begin? - The Chemical Brothers

Ch. 8: Act 4: Making sense of Ukraine - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 03-06-14

Ch. 9: Song 4: We didn't start the fire - Vitamin String Quartet

Ch. 10: Act 5: Using Energy Production As Political Weapon Against Russia - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-14-14

Ch. 11: Song 5: Gravity rides everything - Modest Mouse

Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP claims US energy can stop Putin - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-05-14

Ch. 13: Song 6: Burning heart - Survivor

Ch. 14: Act 7: Putin Invaded Ukraine Because Benghazi says Senator - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-06-14

Ch. 15: Song 7: Consequences - The Robert Cray Band & The Memphis Horns

Ch. 16: Act 8: Right Says Obama's Desire for Nuclear Free World Is An Example of Weakness - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-14-14

Ch. 17: Song 8: Ask - The Smiths

Ch. 18: Act 9: Dick Cheney Attacks Obama On Handling Of Ukraine Situation - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-11-14

Ch. 19: Song 9: Shut Up - Christina Aguilera

Ch. 20: Act 10: Cashing the Doomsday Cheque - @dccommonsense - Air Date: 03-09-14

 

Voicemails:

Ch. 21: We need talk about height privilege - Russ in East Texas

Ch. 22: Am I queer or not? - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area

Ch. 23: Calling for eugenics? - Elizabeth in Seattle

Ch. 24: Seattle socialist councilwoman acting capitalistically - Mick from Australia

 

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

 

Ch. 25: Final comments on the impossibility of opt-in socialism

 

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

 

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

 

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