(2013/04/05) Part 1: The court on marriage (LGBTQ)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 5 April 2013
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Edition #704
Part 1: The court on marriage
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Supreme Court Hearing Landmark Gay Rights Cases - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 03-26-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: I wish I knew - Years and Years
Ch. 4: Act 2: SCOTUS Mindset On Prop Eight - Throwing Shades - Air Date 3-26-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Sideways - Citizen Cope
Ch. 6: Act 3: SCOTUS Talks Gay Marriage - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-26-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Timeless - Kate Havnevik
Ch. 8: Act 4: Progress For LGBT Rights Slow But Steady - Citizen Radio - Air Date 3-27-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Save me - Aimee Mann
Ch. 10: Act 5: Justice Roberts: Obama Wimping out on DOMA! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 03-28-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hate me - Blue October
Ch. 12: Act 6: Do Supreme Court Rulings Reflect Culture, or Change it? - On the Media - Air Date: 3-29-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dreams - Gabrielle
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Supreme Court takes on gay marriage - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 3-29-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 15: Steubenville was ready to bury the rape case - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 16: Correcting Limbaugh on Beyonce's mimicry of misogyny - Elka from Fort Wayne, ID
Ch. 17: Comments on Wade, mental health and personal development - Susanna
Ch. 18: Being ordered to do things you didn't sign up for - Policeman Geoff from Florida
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Ch. 19: Final comments on holding up a mirror to rape culture
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors of the show. |
| 0:05.6 | For details, visit the membership tab at BestOfAleft.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning BestOfAleft podcast with Cubsiday from the David Beckman |
| 0:12.5 | show, Throwing Shade, the Tom Hartman program, Citizen Radio, On The Media, and The Jimmy |
| 0:17.4 | Door Show. |
| 0:18.7 | No justices of the Supreme Court were injured during the making of this episode. |
| 0:30.3 | Let's start, Lewis, with some of the big news this week. |
| 0:32.6 | We have a big week... |
| 0:34.6 | Well, we won't know if it's a big week or not for equality and gay rights. |
| 0:39.2 | We'll know in a few months, but at least we know that it's a big week in the Supreme Court. |
| 0:43.2 | Talking Point's memo has a great piece about the significance of the Supreme Court hearing |
| 0:48.5 | two blockbuster cases about gay rights this week. |
| 0:52.5 | Historic implications. |
| 0:53.5 | Are we going to see an acceleration of progress when it comes to equality? |
| 0:58.9 | Or are we going to see a decision that will basically say, you know, states can just |
| 1:04.6 | kind of decide for themselves and what California did with Prop 8 is constitutional? |
| 1:09.1 | But where do we think... |
| 1:10.8 | Have you guys been thinking about where you think the Supreme Court will come down on |
| 1:13.9 | this? |
| 1:15.5 | Not on? |
| 1:16.5 | Yeah. |
| 1:17.5 | I think the most likely scenario is that they're going to say that the people who are bringing |
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