Dylan In China

Bieber In Israel. Can music really be political? Given that nobody understands lyrics  is music by its very nature apolitical? How is it that Reagan embraced Springsteen, McCain embraced Mellencamp, and New Jersey GOP Governor Chris Cristie claims he’s seen 100 Springsteen concerts while at the same time turning against unions? Also are liberal brains different than conservative brains? With Kevin Rooney, Frank Conniff and Chris Pina.

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Priests & False Memory

Child Abuse Hysteria, Scott Brown, McMartin Preschool, Capturing The Friedmans, Jewish Child Molesters, Eliot Spitzer, and Crooked Child Psychologists are discussed in this raucous roundtable with Kevin Rooney, Rick Overton and Eddie Pepitone. Plus we attack Private Schools, Raytheon and Ethanol. With Jackie Kashian, Frank Conniff, Mark Thompson, Rick Shapiro, and Chris Pina. Written by Ben Zelevansky, Karen Simmons, and Steve Rosenfield.

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American Exceptionalism


Carla Bruni, America: World’s Policeman, Libya, NYC Police, LA Police, NATO, Sarkozy, France, Jean Marie Pen, Saudis, War Powers Act, Hedge Fund Manager Salaries, Teacher Unions, Wall Street Morons, and The Obama “Brand” are discussed in this upbeat often hysterical look at America’s role in the world. With Kevin Rooney, Eddie Pepitone, and Carol Raffael Davis. New music from Robin Roberts. Featuring Mark Thompson and Jane Edith Wilson.

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Frank Conniff

The new Kennedy Miniseries, Boehner, Bachmann, Reid and other drones are skewered by TV’s Frank from Mystery Science Theater 3000 Frank Conniff along with Eddie Pepitone, Mark Thompson, Rick Overton, Ron Babcock, Lord Trevor Piglington Foblin, Kevin Rooney, Ray James, Jackie Kashian and Andy Caploe. Written by Steve Rosenfield, Ron Babcock, Frank Conniff, Kevin Rooney, Rick Overton, Ben Zelevansky and Andy Caploe. Executive Producer Troy Conrad. Mixed and Engineered by Alex Steen. Edited by Darren Ayres. Orginally broadcast on Pacifica Radio 4/8/11.

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David Swanson

Author of War Is A Lie he led the congressional campaign to impeach President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard B. Cheney. David also wrote Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union and the introduction to The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush by Dennis Kucinich. Swanson served as press secretary for Dennis Kucinich’s 2004 presidential campaign. From 2000 to 2003, Swanson was the communications coordinator for ACORN. In May 2005, Swanson was instrumental in making the Downing Street memo known in the United States and discussed in Congress. He co-founded AfterDowningStreet.org.

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