(2012/11/08) The silver lining of political possibility (Climate)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 9 November 2012
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Edition #660
The silver lining of political possibility
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Urgent Need to Prep for Climate Change Reality - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 10-31-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Mass Romantic - The New Pornographers
Ch. 4: Act 2: Chris Matthews Blasts Climate Change Deniers - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-03-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: No more tears (Enough is enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
Ch. 6: Act 3: Hurricane Sandy: Convinced on Climate Change Yet?! - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-01-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Blowin' in the wind - Bob Dylan
Ch. 8: Act 4: Bipartisanship, FEMA Funding, and Global Warming Post Sandy - Green News Repoort - Air Date 11-1-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Theme from New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
Ch. 10: Act 5: Pastor Blames Hurricane on Gays, Ignores Climate Change - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-30-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hallelujah - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fox, Limbaugh Say Hurricane Sandy Has Nothing To Do With Global Warming - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 10-31-12
Ch. 14: Act 7: Rush Limbaugh Laughs in the Face of Climate Change, Hurricane Sandy - Majority Report - Air Date: 11-02-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: After the storm - Mumford & Sons
Ch. 16: Act 8: Fox Blames Climate Change on Mars 'Wobbles' - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-02-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: American Idiot - Green Day
Ch. 18: Act 9: Hurricane Sandy Coverage Ignores Global Warming & Climate Change - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-30-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: The charming man - Death Cab For Cutie
Ch. 20: Act 10: Climate Change Debate - It's All About Money - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-03-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Wasting My Time [Acoustic] - Default
Ch. 22: Act 11: The Do the Math Tour - 350.org
Ch. 23: Song 11: The 350 Movement - The day the world came together
Ch. 24: Act 12: Sandy Redefines What Is Politically Possible - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 11-1-12
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Ch. 26: Go not Mitt Romney - Simon in San Antonio, TX
Ch. 27: Let the markets election the president - John from Reno
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Ch. 28: Final comments on the future of the climate movement
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and owners of the show. |
| 0:05.8 | For details, visit the membership tab at bestableleft.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning Best of Left Podcasts with Kupspe from the Rachel |
| 0:12.4 | Maddo Show, The Young Turks, The Majority Report, The Green News Report, The Media Matters |
| 0:16.2 | Minute, The David Pakman Show, and 350.org. |
| 0:19.3 | And a note for our more sensitive listeners, this episode contains explicit references to |
| 0:22.7 | science and facts, and will likely anger those who live in a fantasy world. |
| 0:30.0 | Here are some of the largest cities in America by population, some of the largest metropolitan |
| 0:35.2 | areas in America. |
| 0:36.2 | There's the New York metro area, of course, where they combine population of 19 million |
| 0:41.4 | people, larger than the population of all but four states in our country. |
| 0:45.7 | Then there's the Los Angeles metro, with almost 13 million people. |
| 0:50.2 | There is Miami, Florida. |
| 0:52.2 | There's Boston, Massachusetts. |
| 0:53.9 | There's the San Francisco Bay area. |
| 0:56.2 | There is Seattle, up in Washington State. |
| 0:58.9 | There's San Diego. |
| 1:00.5 | There's Tampa, Florida, and St. Petersburg area. |
| 1:03.3 | There's Baltimore, Maryland. |
| 1:05.3 | There's the Virginia Beach area, that metro area, including Norfolk. |
| 1:09.6 | There is Jacksonville, Florida. |
| 1:11.8 | And of course, there is New Orleans. |
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