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Summary: Our guests include Ben Smith of Politico, Brian Phelps of Transit Now Nashville, and Sean Flaherty of Verified Voting.

Part 1 – Care for a Cuppa? Intro, news items, to do list.
[32.8 MB 20:27 download MP3]

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Independence Day – Martina McBride
– The Breeders (Last Splash)
– Wham! – (Make It Big)

Part 2 – Interview with Brian Phelps Brian is a founding board member of Transit Now Nashville, which is working to raise awareness of the benefits of regional mass transit options for the people living in the Nashville area. [19.8 MB 17:15 download MP3]

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Jai Ho! – A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack)
Lovely Day – Bill Withers

Part 3 – The New Conservative Prohibition Don’t say gay, bullying, and the Tennessee Voter Confidence Act. [21.1 MB 20:11 download MP3]

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– Lightning Seeds (Like You Do)
Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Original Radio Edit Remix) – Cornershop (Norman Cook Mix)

Part 4 – Interview with Sean Flaherty Sean Flaherty works as a researcher and writes articles on electronic voting issues for the Verified Voting Foundation and VerifiedVoting.org. Why are paper ballots important, why paperless electronic voting machines suck, and if Tennesseans of all political leanings want to be assured that their votes have counted, what is the best thing we can do. [19.4MB 16:58 download MP3]

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Drivin’ Me Wild – Common w/ Lily Allen (Album: Finding Forever)

Part 5- Interview with Ben Smith Ben Smith is the Senior Political Writer for Politico, a political journalism organization based in Washington, D.C. for which he has an online running conversation about politics. When he decided to vacation in Nashville he didn’t know about the threat of tornados nor did he know that we bug him for an interview. [14.7MB 12:49 download MP3]

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– The Duke Spirit (Neptune)

Part 6 – Did we Lose the Culture War? – The recent Iowa Supreme Court decision on gay marriage, an update on checks and balances, and Dobson’s services are no longer needed. [12.9MB 11:15 download MP3]

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We’re In Yr Corner – Cornershop (When I Was Born for the 7th Time)