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Liberadio(!) Podcast: March 24, 2008 Episode

Liberadio(!) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:51:43 +0000

Summary: A Tale of Two Dicks. Guests include Jennifer Cantrell, Eric Fogle, and Joe Bass from the Rape & Sexual Abuse Center; Paul Waldman of Media Matters for America and co-author of Free Ride: John McCain and the Media; and Mike Wessler of Project Vote Smart.

Part 1 – 4,000 dead U.S. soldiers and countless dead Iraqi civilians is a grim milestone, Mayor Dean presents his budget, and can E! save us? Plus, the Onions’ President Bush wants you to know that you can still protect yourself from chipmunks run amok of the law. (:23:27, 37.6MB)
Part 2 – Interview with the Rape & Sexual Abuse Center’s Education Director Jennifer Cantrell, therapist and Associate Clinical Director Eric Fogle, and volunteer Joe Bass. Their 7th annual Walk in Their Shoes annual event is Saturday morning, March 29, 2008. (:18:26, 29.6MB)
Part 3 – Everybody knows that it’s not easy to talk about race. Everybody except Rush Limbaugh, who finds it’s easy…if easy equals insulting. Way to continue to pollute the conversation Senator Obama is trying to elevate, El Dickbo! (:11:00, 17.6MB)
Part 4 – Interview with Paul Waldman, Senior Fellow with Media Matters and author of the new book, Free Ride: John McCain and the Media. He gives us the lowdown on the love affair between Senator McCain and the reporters that cover him. And then he agrees to play some “free association” with Freddie. (:18:13, 29.2MB)
Part 5 – Interview with Mike Wessler, Media/PR Director for Project Vote Smart, which has just completed its Voter’s Self-Defense System (no ninjas, sorry) and is in the middle of a bus tour to promote it. Get on the bus and get the facts on our future leaders. (:13:07, 21MB)
Part 6 – So? (:18:04, 29MB)

Liberadio(!) Podcast: February 11, 2008 Episide

Liberadio(!) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:25:13 +0000

Summary: Jeremy Kane, founder and director of Lead Academy and Elbert Ventura, Research Fellow at Media Matters for America.

Part 1 – Super Fat Tornado Tuesday, the Federal Government’s response to disasters, empathy, buh-bye Mitt, and we love us some Dr. Beardy. Usually. Plus, WeeklyRadioAddress.com explains signing statements.
Part 2 – Interview with Jeremy Kane, founder and director of Nashville’s LEAD Academy, and two of his very special students.
Part 3 – We talk about our silver-bullet theory and take your calls about education in Nashville and school choice. Plus, Robin Morgan’s thought-provoking essay, Goodbye To All That (#2). Would some of the overt misogyny we see directed towards Senator Clinton be tolerated if it was overt racism directed towards Senator Obama?
Part 4 – Media Matters for America Smackdown with Elbert Ventura. MSNBC’s Dan Shuster is pissed…and gets himself in trouble. Plus, Mitt Romney is so one dimensional and our listeners love us, they really love us!

Liberadio(!) Podcasts: February 4, 2008 Episode

Liberadio(!) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:34:59 +0000

Summary: David Earnhardt, Producer and Director of Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections; Journalist Jennifer Van Bergen who first broke the story about President Bushâ€™s signing statements; Elbert Ventura, Research Fellow at Media Matters for America.

Part 1 – The Super Bowl, the Puppy Bowl, the confusing primary process, what baseballs are made of, and WeeklyRadioAddress.com skewers the State of the Union.
Part 2 – Interview with Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections Filmmaker, David Earnhardt
Part 3 – Interview with Jennifer Van Bergen, a lawyer and journalist who first wrote about President Bush’s signing statements.
Part 4 – Media Matters for America Smackdown with Elbert Ventura. How does the media deal with issues of poverty? One guess.
Part 5 – We find out that the French have a better system of voting then we do. Sacrebleu!