(2013/03/24) Part 2: In with the new Pope (Special Event)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 24 March 2013
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Edition #701
Part 2: In with the new Pope
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Pick-A-Pope - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 02-25-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Batman Theme - Neal Hefti
Ch. 4: Act 2: New Progressive Pope? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Habemus Papam - John Grassadonia
Ch. 6: Act 3: Two Hundred Sixty-Six Popes and Counting - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-15-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Early in the morning - Peter, Paul & Mary
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Pope and The Dirty War - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-14-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Come clean - Hilary Duff
Ch. 10: Act 5: Pope Francis 'Dirty War' Allegations Apparently False - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-19-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Don't Cry for me Argentina - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Ch. 12: Act 6: White Smoke From The Papal Conclave - The Bugle - Air Date 3-15-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Cigarette smoke - Arctic Monkeys
Ch. 14: Act 7: Has the Pope Ever Made a Mistake? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Never wrong - Foreign Born
Ch. 16: Act 8: Campaigning For Pontiff - David Feldman Show - Air Date 3-15-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: God? - The Dodos
Ch. 18: Act 9: Criticism For Catholicism - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 3-15-13
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Ch. 19: There are still good people in the church - Morgan from Chicago
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Ch. 22: Final comments on Lake Woebegone and an A-Bomb of understanding
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show. |
| 0:05.7 | For details, visit the membership tab at bestablef.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning Best of the Left podcast with clips today from MarkFury.com, |
| 0:13.4 | The Young Turks, The Jimmy Dore Show, The Progressive, The David Pakman Show, The Bugle, |
| 0:17.7 | and The David Feldman Show. |
| 0:19.2 | And be warned that this episode focuses on the Catholic Church and is therefore inappropriate |
| 0:23.1 | for all ages. |
| 0:30.2 | With the Pope resigning and scandals festering the Catholic Church is in crisis, hurry to the conclave! |
| 0:38.2 | In their ancient meeting chamber, Red Rove Cardinals from across the globe must battle corruption |
| 0:43.4 | and disgrace and find a new face. |
| 0:46.2 | The Dean of the Cardinals, Angelo the Clam Sedano excels at the dark art of the pedophile cover-up |
| 0:52.4 | and has swept some of the evilest abusers under vatic investments. |
| 0:57.0 | While Cardinal Mahoney, the Schuffler, arrived at the conclave, fresh off the deposition delving |
| 1:02.2 | into his past crimes of hiding child rapists, in various states and countries. |
| 1:07.6 | Maybe German Cardinal Ratzinger is the one, and people won't notice he helped keep crimes |
| 1:12.6 | hidden too. |
| 1:13.6 | Oops, he's already been Pope, and is off to live in a freshly remodeled 4300 square foot |
| 1:19.0 | cloistered annery with tastefully appointed immunity. |
| 1:22.6 | Out with the nuns, in with the former Pope. |
| 1:25.7 | Maybe it'll be a bold, fresh American Pope like Cardinal Tim Dolan, who paid predators |
| 1:30.9 | $20,000 to make them go away. |
| 1:33.7 | Whoever said the money changers can't work for you, but surely this character isn't fit |
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