(2012/03/20) The lives and tragic deaths of media tyrants (Media)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 20 March 2012
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Summary
Edition #587
The lives and tragic deaths of media tyrants
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Distract-O-Tron - Mark Fiore - Air Date - 01-11-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: In the Morning of the Magicians - Flaming Lips
Ch. 4: Act 2: Controversy Over Old Mean-Spirited Obama Quote Recalls Old Bush Quotes - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-16-2012
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hate me - Blue October
Ch. 6: Act 3: Andrew Breitbart's CPAC OWS Plea for Help - MR - Air Date: 02-13-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Drop dead blues - Anya Marina
Ch. 8: Act 4: Andrew Breitbart Dies - On the Media - Air Date: 3-1-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Open book - Cake
Ch. 10: Act 5: Andrew Breitbart Dead - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-1-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Ch. 12: Act 6: Conservative Media Group Makes Up Oil Statistics - Media Matters Air Date: 2-24-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica
Ch. 14: Act 7: Oh My God! New Hosts Pretending Bigotry and Ignorance Just Matter of Opinion - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 2-3-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: And we got older - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 16: Act 8: Gay Terrorism Ad - The Al Franken Show - Air Date: 2004
Ch. 17: Song 8: And we got older - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 18: Act 9: Pat Buchanan's Blacklisted Swan Song - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-17-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: The rose - Soft Rock Piano Players
Ch. 20: Act 10: Limbaugh's Changing Attitude on Racial and Religious Attacks - Media Matters Air Date: 3-16-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: The rose - Soft Rock Piano Players
Ch. 22: Act 11: James Murdoch steps down - On the Media - Air Date: 3-1-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Sweet Dreams - Marylin Manson
Ch. 24: Act 12: James Murdoch Getting Demoted - The Young Turks - Air Date: 02-29-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: Finding something to do - Hellogoodbye
Ch. 26: Act 13: The Fall of Rupert Murdoch - MR - Air Date: 02-28-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 27: Please don't vote for third parties! - Jesse from Tokyo
Ch. 28: Thanks for focus on GOP state policies - Doug in Chicagoland
Ch. 29: Athiest raised as Mormon on religious fundamentalism - Rebecca from Salt Lake City
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Ch. 30: Final comments on the difficulty of tackling issues of privilege
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors of the show. |
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| 0:09.0 | Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with CupsDay from MarkFurray.com, The |
| 0:13.5 | Rachel Maddo Show, The Majority Report, On the Media, Media Matters, The Jimmy Doar Show, |
| 0:18.4 | A classic clip from the Al Franken Show, and The Young Turks. |
| 0:22.2 | And a note for our more sensitive listeners, this episode does contain quotes and recordings |
| 0:26.0 | of conservative media, which may induce nausea. |
| 0:29.0 | 500 feet below an Iowa corn silo is the most advanced weapon of mass destruction ever created. |
| 0:38.0 | Distractotron. |
| 0:40.0 | Primary clotes has updates activated. |
| 0:43.0 | Now deployed to the surface. |
| 0:45.0 | Distractotron confronts growing economic inequality. |
| 0:49.0 | Rik Santorum. Eating chicken wings. |
| 0:52.0 | Rik Santorum. Eating chicken wings. |
| 0:54.0 | Distractotron addresses impending economic doom in Europe. |
| 0:58.0 | Gingrich Weeping. |
| 1:00.0 | Gingrich Weeping. |
| 1:01.0 | Mother Sun. |
| 1:02.0 | Emotion Alert. |
| 1:03.0 | Distractotron tackles unrest and thousands killed in Syria. |
| 1:08.0 | Candidate at home style diner. |
| 1:10.0 | Home style diner. |
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