Summary: Our guests include Tennessee District 28 Senator Jim Kyle and the Director of Project Censored, Peter Phillips.
Part 1 – Its the End of the Tennessee Legislative Session As We Know It (and We’re a Bit Queasy) An end of this year’s legislative session wrap-up and our listener’s help answer the question, “How do you think it went? Plus, we continue the discussion of the Iranian election, the to-do list, and how social media is not only changing media in America, but also across the world. And the Bill Maher Ticket Giveaway is Back! We doubt Senator Diane Black’s staffer will be calling in to win. [76.16MB download MP3]
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Part 2- Interview with Sen. Jim Kyle The senator from Memphis gives us an insider’s view of this year’s legislative session including what it took to pass the budget this year and why Republicans ran away from their version of the budget almost immediately after introducing it. We end the interview with his answers to our “free association” quiz and our signature, “I probably shouldn’t be telling you this but…” question. [24.2MB download MP3]
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Part 3- Last Call for Bill Maher Tickets We give away our last two tickets to the Bill Maher show at The Ryman Auditorium June 27th. Congratulations to all our winners! [5.25MB download MP3]
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Part 4- Interview with Peter Phillips from Project Censored Peter Phillips joins us to talk about Project Censored, a media democracy project which has been highlighting the 25 most important stories ignored by the mainstream media through an annual publication and website (the most underreported story of 2009 according to the project has been the violent deaths of over one million Iraqis since the beginning of the 2003 United States invasion of Iraq). Dr. Phillips’ lecture will be held at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1808 Woodmont Avenue, Nashville, this Friday, June 26th at 7:30pm. A Q&A will immediately follow. Admission is free. [33.46MB download MP3]
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Part 5- The Wrap Up Guns in bars in Tennessee. Stated as fact was that there are 37 (or so) other states that have a law similar to the one just passed in Tennessee. Turns out – funny stuff – that’s a big lie. [11MB download MP3]
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