Preview for tomorrow’s show and latest email newsletter

Posted by Mary Mancini on June 4, 2006 under Uncategorized |

This Monday, June 5th (7 to 9 am), we’ll interview comedian Matt Besser of Upright Citizens Brigade. Matt will be in town on Wednesday, June 7th, to perform, Woo Pig Sooie, his stand up routine/performance highlighting current issues concerning the separation of church and state (Bongo Java Cafe). Atheists United call the show “a sophisticated and hilarious rant about the idiocies and hypocrisies of religion, rivaling anything by George Carlin or Bill Maher.” And the Atheists should know. They’re a funny bunch.

Turns out that Matt is also the genius behind “May I Help You Dumbass?,” recordings of him giving technical support to the unsuspecting people who misdial a real tech support number.

We’ll also interview Rabbi Cliff Fiedler, current President of the Nashville chapter of American’s United for the Separation of Church and State. I think this may be our first “theme” show!

Must Reads (& Must Listens)

2006-06-01
“Was the 2004 Election Stolen?,” By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (Rolling Stone)
Yes. Yes it was.

Companion “Must Listen” pieces from Democracy Now!
1) Electronic Voting Machine Study Exposes Most Serious Security Flaws Ever Documented
2) Greg Palast on His New Book “Armed Madhouse : Who’s Afraid of Osama Wolf?, China Floats, Bush Sinks, The Scheme to Steal ‘08, No Child’s Behind Left, and Other Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Class War.”

2006-06-01
“Bush tries to regain his footing on once-rock-solid conservative base,” by David Jackson and Richard Benedetto (USA TODAY)
Pander, pander, pander, pander, pander, pander. Pander.

2006-05-31
“Legislating Hate,” by Paul Waldman (TomPaine.com)
“Rage at the fornicators, rage at the unpatriotic hippies, rage at the dark-skinned horde. Nurture your disgust, sow your anger, let your hate explode in a righteous volcano of votes and small-dollar contributions.” So sayeth the Republicans in power before November 2006.

2006-05-30
“Commentary: Kicking the oil habit,” By Robert Redford (Special to CNN)
A wonky Redford? So hot.