(2012/03/26) The wrongful death of Trayvon Martin (Racism)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 26 March 2012
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Edition #589
The wrongful death of Trayvon Martin
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Introduction to the Trayvon Martin Case - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-12-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: TRAYVON MARTIN Rap Song - Jasiri X
Ch. 4: Act 2: EPIC FAIL by Police in Trayvon Martin Investigation - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-14-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: A Trayvon Martin Tribute - YouTube - EthanDavidStudios
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Tragedy of Trayvon Martin - The Progressive Air Date: 3-19-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Euthanasia of Trayvon Martin RIP "How Long?" - YouTube - Temptap
Ch. 8: Act 4: George Zimmerman's 911 call while following Trayvon Martin and Florida's insanity - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 3-22-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: RIP TRAYVON MARTIN SONG - YouTube - toast8787
Ch. 10: Act 5: Where the conversation on race can go after Trayvon Martin - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-19-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: I Am Trayvon - A-Lex
Ch. 12: Act 6: Trayvon Martin Final Phone Call With Girlfriend - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-21-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: TRAYVON MARTIN Rap Song - Jasiri X
Ch. 14: Act 7: Calls for help heard on 911 call in Trayvon Martin shooting - On the Media - Air Date: 3-22-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Trayvon Martin Song (Tribute) - YouTube - TheWorldNewsRapper
Ch. 16: Act 8: Stand your ground used to attack unprovoked - Matthew Filipowicz Show - Air Date: 3-20-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Skittles and some Ice Tea - YouTube - Klay3Creation
Ch. 18: Act 9: Trayvon Martin Smear Attempt By Glenn Becks The Blaze - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-21-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Trayvon Martin Tribute Song - TurboT Ft SpidaMan
Ch. 20: Act 10: Obama: Trayvon Martin Case Is a 'Tragedy' - President Obama
Ch. 21: Song 10: We Are Trayvon - Plies
Ch. 22: Act 11: Geraldo Rivera says Hoodies to Blame for Trayvon Martin Killing - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-23-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: TRAYVON MARTIN Rap Song - Jasiri X
Ch. 24: Act 12: Mother Jones article breaking down the Florida Stand Your Ground law - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-19-12
Ch. 25: Final comments to close the show
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| 0:10.9 | podcast with Cups Today from BlackenedItUp, The Young Turks, The Progressive, The Jimmy |
| 0:15.0 | Door Show, On The Media, The Matthew Philip Ovid Show, President Obama, and The Majority |
| 0:19.7 | Report. |
| 0:20.7 | And a note for our more sensitive listeners, this episode contains 9-1-1 call recordings |
| 0:24.8 | of a 17-year-old boy being shot and killed. |
| 0:28.8 | This next story broke my heart. |
| 0:31.8 | Actually, I read it while we were away. |
| 0:34.8 | If it's a story I think you're talking about, I didn't actually get to read it, but it |
| 0:38.8 | was sent to me on every platform known to man because everyone was like, hey, please |
| 0:42.8 | cover this, please, please, please cover this, please cover this. |
| 0:45.8 | Is this about the shooting and killing of a teenage boy, Trayvon Martin? |
| 0:52.8 | Correct, my mama contacted me about this. |
| 0:55.8 | And my mother never calls me about something because she feels like it needs to be covered. |
| 1:00.4 | Like my mom, it was literally the first time she was ever, she was like, baby, have you |
| 1:05.6 | heard about, have you heard about, Trayvon is Trayvon, she starts to go into the whole |
| 1:09.8 | thing because she's like, please, this needs to be yelled out, so please, break it down. |
| 1:14.8 | Yeah, so, and I'm saying his name because I want to humanize who he was, Trayvon Martin, |
| 1:23.0 | a teenager. |
| 1:24.0 | He's visiting his father, staying with his father and was asked to go to the store for his |
| 1:30.5 | younger brother, goes to the store to get skittles and things for his little brother on his |
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