Air Date 5/21/2024

Whether by the US government playing matchmaker for the domestic weapons industry or through the illegal trade of the 'iron river,' the US is the leading seller of weapons around the world, fueling violence and conflict, oppression and rights abuses.

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FRONTPAGE

FP 1: US Leads Global Arms Sales - American Prestige - Air Date 3-15-24

FP 2: How Washington Plays Matchmaker For The US Gun Industry Part 1 - Big Take - Air Date 10-30-23

FP 3: Can a lawsuit stop Mexico’s ‘iron river’ of guns? - The Take - Air Date 8-13-21

FP 4: How America’s Guns Fuel Violence across the Border: With Guest Ieva Jusionyte - Facepalm America - Air Date 2-27-24

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(1:02:19) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the problems with looking for good or bad intentions

(1:08:24) SECTION A:

A1: Inside Biden's Secret Arms Deal - Deconstructed - Air Date 9-22-23

A2: Josh Paul Reveals The Truth Behind US Arms Supply to Israel - Laura Flanders and Friends - Air Date 11-7-23

(1:30:10) SECTION B:

B1: Can Mexico win... Part 2 - The Inquiry - Air Date 3-7-24

B2: Ieva Jusionyte, "Exit Wounds: How America's Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border" (U California Press, 2024) - New Books Network - Air Date 4-15-24

(1:42:43) SECTION C:

C1: Why America's police look like soldiers - Vox - Air Date 6-25-20

C2: Why US gun laws get looser after mass shootings - Vox - Air Date 7-28-22

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Original Air Date: 5/9/2015

Today we take a look at the continuing failure that is the War on Drugs™ as well as some of the signs of hope that we may be making progress toward shutting it down

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Ch. 1: Is Marijuana Harmful to Health? - Healthcare Triage (@HCTriage) - Air Date: 04-19-14

Ch. 2: Man Gets 13 Years in Prison for 2 Joints Worth of Pot - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-13-15

Ch. 3: Legalized Marijuana = Millions For Public Schools In Colorado - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-16-15

Ch. 4: Johann Hari on Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-6-15

Ch. 5: Legalizing marijuana doesn't lead to doomsday scenarios - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 10-26-14

Ch. 6: Rand Paul & Others Introduce National Medical Marijuana Bill - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-11-15

Ch. 7: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Talk Drugs - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 06-01-15

Ch. 8: Marijuana Shows Medical Value, Feds Don't Give A Sh*t - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-12-15

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Air Date: 5-16-24
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss:
- How mega drive-throughs are ruining American towns and cities
- Why giant car washes are popping up across the country and what we could have instead
- How Tokyo's beautiful public toilets are an inspiration
- The impact boring and ugly buildings are having on our mental health

REFERENCES:
RFK Jr. revealed he had a parasitic brain worm. Here’s what to know.

Social Media is Not What Killed the Web

Mega drive-throughs explain everything wrong with American cities

Car Washes are proliferating across the U.S. Here’s why

Why are they building so many car washes? And storage facilities?

Tokyo’s Public Toilets Will Leave New Yorkers Sobbing

The Global Danger of Boring Buildings

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Air Date 5/15/2024

In an age of cultish in-group/out-group politics and media, we seek to find messaging for progressive partisans to achieve electoral success

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FRONTPAGE

FP 1: Everything's a cult now - The Gray Area

FP 2: Examining how U.S. politics became intertwined with personal identity - PBS NewsHour

FP 3: Jason Stanley on the Politics of Language - Amanpour and Company

FP 4: A Conversation About How Dems Can Win in November with Rachel Bitecofer - Deep State Radio

FP 5: Employ Negative Partisanship w. Rachel Bitecofer - Future Hindsight

FP 6: Everything's ... Part 2

FP 7: Hit 'Em Where It Hurts ... Part 2

FP 8: Employ Negative ... Part 2

(59:24) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the importance of finding common-but-adaptable messaging

(1:02:14) SECTION A: IDENTITY

A1: Everything's ... Part 3

A2: Examining how U.S. ... Part 2

(1:10:14) SECTION B: POLITICAL RHETORIC

B1: 'Hit 'Em Where It Hurts' urges Dems to go on attack - Morning Joe

B2: 'Our message resonated with voters' - Morning Joe

B3: Watch VP Harris slams Trump over abortion access - MSNBC

(1:26:17) SECTION C: MESSAGING

C1: Employ Negative ...Part 4

C2: Republican Policies VERY Unpopular With Voters - The Majority Report

C3: Everything's ... Part 4

C4: Employ Negative ... Part 3

(1:50:33) SECTION D: INDEPENDENTS

D1: Hit 'Em ... Part 3

D2: Why Voters Are Down On The Economy - 538 Politics

Air Date 5/11/2024

The effort to turn theory into practice that will open up new ways of thinking about antitrust lawsuits attempting to rein in big tech and other mega-corporations, which are operating in a new phase of capitalism.

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Ch. 1: FTC Chair Lina Khan on Antitrust in the age of Amazon - Planet Money - Air Date 11-3-23

On today's show, a conversation with FTC Chair Lina Khan on what it's like to try to turn audacious theory into bureaucratic practice, the FTC's new lawsuit against Amazon, and what it all means for business as usual.

Ch. 2: Apple's Antitrust Problem - Professor Talha Syed - The BTLJ Podcast - Air Date 3-10-24

Professor Syed reveals his thoughts and assessment of the new Brandeis movement, headed by Lina Khan and Jonathan Kanter of the FTC and DOJ.

Ch. 3: FTC Chair Lina Khan on Antitrust in the age of Amazon Part 2 - Planet Money - Air Date 11-3-23

Ch. 4: How to Fight Monopoly Power with FTC Chair Lina Khan - Factually! - Air Date 11-8-23

Lina Khan, appointed chair of the Federal Trade Commission by President Biden, has become the foremost voice of this movement and has engaged in high-profile battles to reshape how America deals with monopolies.

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Ch. 8: Real Estate Fees Crushed By Anti-Trust w David Dayen - The Majority Report - Air Date 3-26-24

FINAL COMMENTS

Ch. 12: Final comments on the new show format tried out in the campus protesters episode as well as a retraction

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Air Date 5/7/2024

Civil resistance on campuses across the country against Israeli genocide in Gaza calling for cease fire and divestment, university administrations up to the Biden administration respond, often with overwhelming violence and claims of antisemitism.

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FRONTPAGE

FP 1: The US college protests... - Today in Focus - Air Date 4-25-24

FP 2: Behind Columbia... - Al Jazeera English - Air Date 4-24-24

(47:13) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

(50:54) SECTION A: POLICE RESPONSES

A1: Atlanta Police Violently Arrest Emory... - Democracy Now! - Air Date 4-26-24

A2: Juan González, Veteran of '68 Columbia Strike... - Democracy Now! - Air Date 5-1-24

(1:06:59) SECTION B: INSIDE THE PROTESTS

B1: Pro-Israel THUGS Attack... - Owen Jones - Air Date 5-1-24

B2: Live from the Encampments - CODEPINK Radio - Air Date 5-1-24

(1:34:52) SECTION C: BIDEN'S POLITICS AND ACCUSATIONS OF ANTISEMITISM

C1: Nicholas Kristof ... Part 2 - Brian Lehrer - Air Date 4-26-24

C2: Manufactured Panic Over Peaceful... - The Majority Report - Air Date 4-23-24

(1:57:05) SECTION D: UNIVERSITY ADMINS AND ENDOWMENTS

D1: Why Colleges Have No Idea... - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 4-23-24

D2: Columbia University President ... - The Bitchuation Room - Air Date 4-27-24

(2:37:42) SECTION E: MEDIA CRITICISM

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Air Date: 5-5-24
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss:
- Jerry Seinfeld blaming the "extreme left" and "PC culture" for the death of sitcoms
- how Poe's Law (and the Amanda Principle) makes creating and identifying satire difficult
- how TV shows trying to satirize the left for the left struggle to land the jokes

REFERENCES:
Jerry Seinfeld Says TV Comedy Is Being Killed By the ‘Extreme Left and P.C. Crap and People Worrying So Much About Offending Other People’

Jerry Seinfeld Is a Lazy Hack Out of Touch with the Real World—And Who Can Blame Him?

Poe’s Law and Internet Satire

In the Know (Peacock)

‘In the Know’ Showrunners Unpack Its Loving Evisceration of Public Radio, Progressive Politics

Zach Woods, NPR Fan, Reads NPR Fans for Filth

Exclusive: In the Know's Zach Woods and Brandon Gardner on Satirizing Liberals with Mike Judge

The Cleaner - S2 E5 The Statue (Acorn)

Malthusian Conception

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Air Date 5/3/2024

A look back at previous coverage of criminalizing protests, weaponizing civility, and violent responses to peaceful dissent.

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Ch. 1: The Problem with Civility - On the Media - Air Date 6-30-18

Ch. 2: Criminalizing Protest - @USNewsBeat - Air Date 6-14-18

Ch. 3: Civility as a cudgel - Trumpcast - Air Date 6-30-18

Ch. 4: Protests Sweep Across America and Beyond Part 2 - The Daily Show - Air Date 6-9-20

Ch. 5: The coming anti-protest laws w/ Alleen Brown and Akela Lacy Part 1 - This is Hell! - Air Date 2-12-21

Ch. 6: Anti-Protest Bills Popping Up Everywhere - David Pakman Show - Air Date 8-19-20

Ch. 7: Elly Page on Anti-Protest Bills - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-23-21

Ch. 8: Not Ready For That Conversation - On The Media - Air Date 4-23-21

Ch. 9: GOP States Are Pushing for Stricter Penalties for Protesters - The Takeaway - Air Date 4-27-21

Ch. 10: How Corporate Media Protects Violent Cops - Carlos Maza - Air Date 6-4-20

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