(2014/02/14) Rise of the gatekeepers (Net Neutrality)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 14 February 2014
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Edition #799
Rise of the gatekeepers
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why This Ruling On Net Neutrality Is A Disaster - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-15-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Bad news - Kanye West
Ch. 4: Act 2: Net Neutrality and you - @onthemedia - Air Date: 1-17-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Made to suffer - Speedsters and Dopers
Ch. 6: Act 3: What Does Net Neutrality Ruling Mean for You? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-27-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: The perfect space - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 8: Act 4: Is Net Neutrality Dead? Can Netflix Save it? Can We? - @amazingatheist - Air Date: 2-6-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: The secret agent - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico & Elias Arizcuren
Ch. 10: Act 5: Net Neutrality: Why Should You be Concerned? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-15-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Coming to terms - Carolina Liar
Ch. 12: Act 6: FreePress.net fights against media monopolies - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Digital Gatekeepers Don't Need No Stinkin' Net Neutrality - @dccommonsense - Air Date 1-20-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 15: Anti-abortion politics rooted in discipline and punishment - Emma from Texas
Ch. 16: Anti-abortion stance is authoritarian stance - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 17: We need to look at political and social policy perspective of decriminalization - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 18: Final comments on why liberals need to create shame around the ethics of doing illegal drugs - an email from listen Javier
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Petition to Stop the Time Warner/Comcast Merger
Additional Activism
Save The Internet Action Page
Sources/further reading:
"Comcast takeover of Time Warner Cable to reshape U.S. pay TV” via Reuters by Liana B. Baker
What Needs To Be Done To Save Net Neutrality, Tim Karr of Free Press on The Matthew Filipowicz Show
"How Netflix and Google Could Lead the Fight For Net Neutrality”
”Federal Court Guts Net Neutrality Rules"
”Merging Cable Giants is ‘an Affront to the Public Interest’" from John Nichols at The Nation Magazine
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show. |
| 0:06.0 | Free details visit the membership tab at bestofalleft.com. |
| 0:09.0 | Now, looking to the award-winning Best of the Left podcast will come today from the young |
| 0:12.1 | Turks. |
| 0:13.1 | On the media, the David Pakman show, the amazing atheist, the Tom Hartman program, activism |
| 0:17.2 | from Best of the Left, and common sense with Dan Carlin. |
| 0:20.5 | And on this Valentine's Day, let's hope that the cable companies at least take us out |
| 0:23.8 | for a nice dinner before trying to close the deal on net neutrality. |
| 0:30.0 | A bit of a disaster today, US Court of Appeals with District of Columbia Circuit. |
| 0:34.0 | I said, yeah, net neutrality not so much. |
| 0:38.0 | Now, what is net neutrality? |
| 0:40.0 | It is the idea that the carriers that bring you the internet, such as Verizon, shouldn't |
| 0:48.0 | be allowed to discriminate against different websites or content providers. |
| 0:53.0 | Because if they can, well, number one, they can give themselves an enormous advantage. |
| 0:58.0 | And number two, they can take political action to, for example, if you were doing an article |
| 1:04.0 | that was critical of Verizon. |
| 1:06.0 | Well, look at that. |
| 1:07.0 | Your website's so slow. |
| 1:09.0 | That's the shame, right? |
| 1:11.0 | Now, do these carriers have a legitimate beef? |
| 1:14.0 | I think they do, actually. |
| 1:15.0 | So it's not the easiest issue in the world. |
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