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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

(2014/09/23) Male dominance as a social disease (Feminism)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2014

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Edition #862

Today we take a look at violence against women, both physical and political

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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Disturbing Footage Of Ray Rice Knocking Then-Fiancé Unconscious Released - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-09-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Confronting the Wolf (Bonus Track) - Sword & Sworcery LP - The Ballad of the Space Babies


Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News: Anti-Testicular Police Are Ripping Off Poor Ray Rice's Balls - @majorityfm - Air Date: 09-12-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: The Great Castration - Sisters of the Red Death


Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox responds to Ray Rice violence with jokes - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date: 9-12-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: You're a Joke - Planet Obscure


Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama's unnecessary, badly-worded official statement on Ray Rice - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 9-10-14

Ch. 9: Song 4: Good People - Safe Upon the Shore (Bonus Track Version)


Ch. 10: Act 5: How women get trapped in violent relationships - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 9-12-14

Ch. 9: Song 5: Trapped (Live) - The Essential Bruce Springsteen


Ch. 12: Act 6: Ray Rice and Why the Abused Stay - @majorityfm - Air Date: 09-10-14

Ch. 11: Song 6: The Smallest Piece - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)


Ch. 14: Act 7: Male Dominance is Societal Disease - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-09-14

Ch. 15: Song 7: Wake Up - Funeral


Ch. 16: Act 8: Janay Rice's side: taking her side seriously - Melissa Harris Perry @MHPshow - Air Date: 9-13-14


Voicemails

Ch. 17: Being questioned on one's race - First Nations person from Canada

Ch. 18: Standing up for choice - Al from Seattle, WA

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


Ch. 19: Final comments on what's wrong with the phrase 'real men'

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone


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0:00.0

This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show.

0:05.6

For details, visit the membership tab at bestofluff.com.

0:08.4

I look into the award-winning Best of the Left podcast with clips today from the Young Turks

0:12.7

from the Georgia Report, Counter-Spin, Radio Dispatch, Truth Dig Radio, and Tom Hartman program

0:17.6

and Melissa Harris-Perry, and a blanket trigger warning as this entire episode focuses on violence

0:23.0

against women.

0:30.0

New video surveillance has been released showing Ray Rice hitting his then-fiancé and it has

0:36.6

now led to him being terminated from the Baltimore Ravens.

0:42.0

Now, I want to show you guys the video and I'll fill you in on more details.

0:45.0

Take a look.

0:46.0

Alright, so you see them walking in, she already kind of did something there and she does

0:53.0

something there.

0:54.0

He hit her once and then he hits her second time.

0:55.9

You're going to see the slow motion here and watch her head.

0:59.6

Oh, she hits the rail.

1:01.5

And then she's unconscious.

1:02.5

Now here's the...

1:03.5

Well, he door opens.

1:09.4

He's trying to bring her out.

1:10.6

Nah, I guess it was wrong floor.

1:12.5

He drops her again.

1:14.2

And then door opens again and he just drags her out and lays her down.

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