(2014/05/31) The scales are systemically tipped (Media)
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Edition #831
The scales are systemically tipped
Today we look at just a few of the things that are fundamentally broken about the way our corporate media system works
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: MSNBC Silent On Cable Merger - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 4-18-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Show me something new - Shout Out Louds
Ch. 4: Act 2: Study: Fox News Climate Change Coverage 72% Misleading - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-10-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: I'm a pilot - Fanfarlo
Ch. 6: Act 3: The White House Correspondents Dinner: Why It's Weird - @majorityfm - Air Date: 05-08-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Washington, D.C. - The Magnetic Fields
Ch. 8: Act 4: Watchdogs in Tuxedos - @onthemedia - Air Date: 5-9-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Little Embarrassing - Rosemary's Sons
Ch. 10: Act 5: You Don't Even Know You're Being Manipulated - Lee Camp - Air Date: 04-02-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Opinions - Llewellyn
Ch. 12: Act 6: White male privilege in the new media - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 3-18-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: You're the storm - The Cardigans
Ch. 14: Act 7: Blurred lines - @onthemedia - Air Date: 5-9-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: I'm the slime - Frank Zappa
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Media Has FAILED The American People. Sen. Harry Reid MSNBC Interview - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-09-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: Thoughts on education reform - Ben from Jersey
Ch. 18: A new way of looking at laws regarding relationships - Tayna in California
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 19: Final comments on why you should go check out the music of The Haymarket Squares
Closing Music:
Opinions - The Haymarket Squares
Produced by:
Jay! Tomlinson
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