(2010/07/27) Religious Justice League (Religion)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 27 July 2010
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Edition #389
Religious Justice League
Act 1: Banning haircuts - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Painted by numbers - The Sounds
Act 2: Political fashion news - The Bugle
Song 2: Lebanese Blonde - Thievery Corporation
Act 3: Pope whipped himself - Young Turks
Song 3: Hey, Soul Sister - Train
Act 4: Bible more violent than Quran - NPR
Song 4: Monster Hospital - Metric
Act 5: God cites 'moving in mysterious ways' - The Onion
Song 5: Master Plan - My Morning Jacket
Act 6: News of the godly Part 1 - Le Show
Song 6: (Why Is Your) Heaven So Small - Susan Werner
Act 7: Stephen Prothero on the 8 religions - Colbert Report
Song 7: Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam - Nirvana
Act 8: Study says abstinence-only works - Young Turks
Song 8: Boasdicea - Enya
Act 9: Heaven to return 3.6 billion souls for rejudging - The Onion
Song 9: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses
Act 10: News of the godly Part 2 - Le Show
Song 9: Kids - MGMT
Act 10: Glenn Beck, Ignore Jesus, be selfish - Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Modest-Con 2010 - Colbert Report
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| 0:09.6 | Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with clips today from Wait, Wait, |
| 0:13.2 | Don't Tell Me, The Bugle, The Young Turks, NPR, The Onion Radio News, La Show, |
| 0:18.5 | and the Colbert Report with a bonus video clip from our iPhone app users also from the Colbert Report. |
| 0:30.0 | Mo and an effort to rid their society of Western customs last week Iran began a crackdown on what? |
| 0:39.2 | Well, it's not going to be McDonald's or Starbucks. |
| 0:44.7 | Can you give me a clue? |
| 0:45.5 | Yeah, well, basically, I was just going to wait till you ask. |
| 0:49.2 | Basically, when Iran looks to the West, it sees Billy Ray Cyrus. |
| 0:54.0 | Oh, they're eliminating Hannah Montana. |
| 0:56.9 | No, well, because they're eliminating achy-breaky hearts. |
| 1:01.9 | No, which would be lovely, no. |
| 1:03.5 | What was Billy Ray known for? |
| 1:04.7 | He was known for, it was Blue Jeans, and the other part of his look, Blue Jeans, and it was |
| 1:12.8 | Sunglasses. |
| 1:19.5 | Yes, Iran has banned the mullet. |
| 1:22.2 | By the way, I love when this show turns into password. |
| 1:26.1 | You know, the mullet hairstyle is conservative, cleric, and the front party in the back. |
| 1:34.5 | It's welcome in Iran to know more offending haircuts will be removed with clippers |
| 1:38.8 | in the barber shop providing them will be shut down. |
| 1:41.0 | This may be an important first step in welcoming Iran into the global community. |
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