13) Reconsidering Columbus (Indigenous Peoples day)

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English - October 13, 2015 23:00 - 1 hour - 34.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
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Edition #960
Today we take a look at the legacy of Christopher Columbus and the echoes of that legacy that can still be strongly felt today

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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Columbus Day - How Is That Still A Thing - @LastWeekTonight w/ @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 10-13-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: The Time To Run (Finale) - Dexter Britain

Ch. 4: Act 2: Cultural genocide against indigenous peoples in Canada - Le Show w/ @theharryshearer - Air Date: 6-7-15

Ch. 5: Song 2: Ghosts In The Machine - Death And Vanilla

Ch. 6: Act 3: Cultural Genocide: Landmark Report Decries Canada's Forced Schooling of Indigenous Children - @democracynow - Air Date: 6-3-15

Ch. 7: Song 3: Sunbeams in High Grass - Feldmaus

Ch. 8: Act 4: The Truth About Columbus Day - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-8-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: Flurry - The OO-Ray

Ch. 10: Act 5: Gov't Sells Sacred Native Land To Foreign Mining Company - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 7-25-15

Ch. 11: Song 5: Piano song - Plusplus

Ch. 12: Act 6: The Navajo Water Lady - CBS Sunday Morning - Air Date: 8-16-15

Ch. 13: Song 6: Faraday - dustmotes

Ch. 14: Act 7: The REAL History Of Christopher Columbus - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-6-15

Voicemails

Ch. 15: Frustration with Bill Maher - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Ch. 16: Thoughts on negative visualization and mental illness - Katie Klabusich

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

Ch. 17: Final comments on the power to influence happiness

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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