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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

(2009/12/05) 1st world party, 3rd world clean up (MP3)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2009

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Edition #319 1st world party, 3rd world clean up Act 1: Aziz Ansari on Copenhagen - It's getting ha in here Act 2: Gore urges Obama to take lead on climate - NPR Act 3: Al Gore - Daily Show Act 4: Gore the wonky bore - Counterspin Act 5: The Story of Cap and Trade - Annie Leonard Act 6: Naomi Klein on climate debt Part 1 - Ring of Fire Act 7: DOT to add walking lanes to highways - The Onion Act 8: Naomi Klein on climate debt Part 2 - Ring of Fire Act 9: News of the warm - Le Show Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content: Act Now - Green.tv Music: Hold my hand - Hootie and the blowfish Change your mind - Sister Hazel If we make it through December - Merle Haggard Cloud Nine - Ben Howard Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen Classical Gas - Mason Williams Walk beside me - Darrell Scott & Tim O'Brien Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Check out the Best of the Left iPhone/iPod Touch App in the App Store! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Groupon.

0:02.4

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0:08.3

Now, welcome to the Best of Left podcast with Cubsiday from It's Getting Ha in Here,

0:12.6

in PR, the Daily Show, Counter-Spin, the new video of the story of Cap and Trade from Annie Leonard,

0:18.9

Ring of Fire, The Onion Radio News, and La Show.

0:30.0

Aziz is here to share his thoughts on the climate talks in Copenhagen,

0:33.4

and what he's doing to decrease his carbon footprint, Chinese footprint?

0:38.3

You know, I was at the Kyoto talks. I think I was there.

0:41.4

And, you know, it was good because we were all talking, but they also had like,

0:45.6

you know, the thing where they cooked the food on the table,

0:48.4

like a steak and the shrimp, and the guys like doing tricks and like flipping stuff up in his hat,

0:53.2

and like tossing, you know, shrimp tails at people's faces and stuff, and just kept them with light.

0:58.4

And I hope they keep that in Copenhagen, because the Kyoto one, that was good.

1:01.9

It was in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the Kyoto restaurant.

1:06.8

So hopefully they keep that light mood in Copenhagen, and I wish them the best.

1:11.3

Your career as a comedian has been blowing up lately.

1:14.7

Is that having a negative effect on the environment, just getting so big like that?

1:19.6

Yeah, it has, because as I do more acting and writing and filming,

1:28.0

I'm like making my carbon footprint even bigger.

1:31.8

And so that's why I'm giving up my career to lower my carbon footprint.

1:37.2

I think everyone should just stop doing their jobs.

1:41.2

That's the only way we can guarantee that everyone's carbon footprint is like a size six.

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