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Friday, April 15, 2016





INTRO MUSIC: The Beatles ‘Birthday’ from “The White Album” LP



3-4 Alan Watts “Self and Other” Part 1 of 4

.All info: http://www.alanwatts.org





4-5 Caroline Casey, "Visionary Activist Show:"

Caroline welcomes back Patricia Ewing, long-time savvy political advocate for collective well-being, voting rights and such..

From KPFA. Caroline's Website: http://www.coyotenetworknews.com





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Need to Know: Revealed: Big Oil...More Evil Than You Know
- America's Lawyer Mike Papantonio, The Ring of Fire



Screwed: Elizabeth Warren Has Had It With Krugman...
- Richard Eskow, Bernie Sanders Campaign/The Zero Hour



Best of the Rest: Robert DeNiro, "Everyone Should See Vaxxed"
- Del Bigtree, Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Catastrophe
- Dr. Andrew Wakefield, Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Catastrophe



PLUS, Who's Reading YOUR Emails? Besides You...
- Sam Sacks, The District Sentinel





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Thursday, April 14, 2016





3-4 Dave Emory, "For the Record #884 - TR #884 What the Hell Does Dave Emory Mean by “The Earth Island Boogie”?, Part 1 (Turkish Taffy, Part 4)



Detailed, annotated written description for this program available at: http://spitfirelist.com/for-the-record/ftr-884-what-the-hell-does-dave-emory-mean-by-the-earth-island-boogie-part-1-turkish-taffy-part-4/



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4-5 Richard Falk, “U.S. Special Relationships in the Middle East”

From Alternative Radio, 1 (800) 444-1977, http://www.alternativeradio.org







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Worst TPP EVER for Health Issues...

Article: "More than 50 Groups Call on US Congress to Stop TPP, the Worst Trade Deal Ever for Access to Affordable Medicines" by .

Article: "Thom, Please research before you speak!" by Ron Kerr.

Book: "October Surprise" by Barbara Honegger.

Book: "October Surprise: America's Hostages in Iran and the Election of Ronald Reagan" by Gary Sick.

Article: "'Argo' helps Iran's dictatorship, harms democracy " by Abolhassan Bani-Sadr.



We Still Practice Human Sacrifice in America...Why & How May Surprise You

Article: "The gap in life expectancy between the rich and the poor is growing instead of shrinking" by David Jarman.

Article: "The 'darker link' between ancient human sacrifice and our modern world" by Sarah Kaplan.

Article: "Why the Poor Die Young" by Derek Thompson.

Article: "Donald Trump Thanks the "Poorly Educated" Voters Who Helped Him Win Nevada" by Gabrielle Bluestone.

Documentary: Where to Invade Next - Michael Moore.

Article: "Bonus Army" by Wikipedia.

Book: What Would Jefferson Do?: A Return to Democracy by Thom Hartmann by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Let Him Die" by Jacob Weisberg.

Article: "New Polls: Kasich Is the Only Republican Who Could Beat Clinton" by Eric Pianin.

Book: Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky.

Bible: Leviticus 20:9 "'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death...".

Article: "Thou shalt not kill" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's 'right-to-work' law struck down" by Reuters.

Article: "Burning Issues: Lawrence Wilkerson on U.S. Empire-Building".

Video: George Carlin - Upper Class Pays No Taxes.

Facebook: "Jews for Bernie".

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016



3:00-3:30 Vaccine Update

“Texas Succumbs to Vaccine Censorship and Pharmaceutical Pressure Regarding ‘Vaxxed’ Film” by Jefferey Jaxen

Article online at : http://vaccineimpact.com/2016/texas-succumbs-to-vaccine-censorship-and-pharmaceutical-pressure-regarding-vaxxed-film/





3:30-4:30 Caroline Myss, “The Anatomy of Your Health”

‘Essential Insights on the Hidden Causes of Illness and Healing’

Session 4 of 6: ‘Your Energy Cannot Tell a Lie and the Chronic Psyche’

From Sounds True, 1 (800) 333-9185, http://www.soundstrue.com Caroline Myss’ website: http://www.myss.com





4:30-5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Has our Media Become Completely Irrelevant? The Pamphleteers of 1773....

Article: "Media Silent as Massive Protest in D.C. Fills Jails Beyond Capacity" by Nathan Wellman.

Twitter: "#democracyspring".

Article: ""Unequal Protection": The Boston Tea Party Revealed" by Thom Hartmann.

Book: "Unequal Protection: The Battle to Save Democracy" by Thom Hartmann (read online).



When Will the Student Debt Strike Go Viral?

Article: "April 13: Million Student March for Debt Reduction. Politicians Better Have Some Solutions" by Roger Hickey, Mary Green Swig, Steven Swig.

Article: "Jubilee (biblical)" by Wikipedia.

Law: "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act" by Wikipedia.

Site: Down With Tyranny.



When Will the Media Acknowledge We've Been Robbed?

Article: "Paul Ryan Sorry for Calling Americans Takers, But Who Are the Real Takers?" by Lynn Parramore.

Article: "Exclusive: President Barack Obama on 'Fox News Sunday'" April 10, 2016.

Book: Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business by Rana Foroohar.

Article: "Fifteen (of Many) Reasons Why We Need Corporate Tax Reform: Companies From Various Sectors Use Legal Tax Dodges to Avoid Taxes" by Citizens for Tax Justice.

Article: "Hillary Clinton Was the 11th Most Liberal Member of the Senate" by phenry.

Article: "Port Huron Statement" by Tom Hayden (1962).

Site: Feel the Bern.

Quote: "Less government in business and more business in government" - Warren Harding.

Article: "Two Santa Clauses or How The Republican Party Has Conned America for Thirty Years" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Democrats Are Using Social Security As A Weapon - Against Other Democrats" by Daniel Marans.

Tweet: "I refuse to believe Paul Ryan is not running for president until Dick Morris says he is a lock to be the nominee" by Jamie Weinstein.

Article: "Land-grant university" by Wikipedia.



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Tuesday, April 12, 2016



3-4:30 Robert Thurman, “The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism” Part 4 of 6

From Sounds True, 1 (800) 333-9185, http://www.soundstrue.com Thurman’s website: http://www.bobthurman.com





4:30-5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



How to deal with social media trolls...

Article: "Wyoming Democratic caucuses: Bernie Sanders picks up another win" by Eric Bradner.

Article: "Rigged race means Hillary takes more delegates in Bernie's Wyoming win" by Aaron Short and Mary Kay Linge.

Article: "The Primary = What Thom Hartmann was concerned about in Wyoming" by Chae.

Article: "2016 Caucus Information: Frequently Asked Questions" by Wyoming Democrats.

Book: Death in the Pines: An Oakley Tyler Novel by Thom Hartmann.



Live from the Democracy Spring protest
- Peter James Callahan, Democracy Spring

Event: April 2 2016 DC: "Democracy Spring".

Event: April 16-18 2016 DC: "Democracy Awakening".

Article: "100+ arrested at 'Democracy Spring' sit-in at US Capitol (VIDEO)" by RT.

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

Twitter: "#democracyspring".



Article: "Paul Krugman: Any Republican in the White House dooms the U.S. to another financial crisis" by Scott Eric Kaufman.

Book: "The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It" by Thom Hartmann.

Law: "Commodity Futures Modernization Act", 2000.

Law: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (1999) (Financial Services Modernization Act Of 1999).

Law: "Glass-Steagall Act", 1933.

Article: "'Did You Have Your Eyes Stitched Closed?' Warren Blasts Former Fed Official" by Deirdre Fulton.

Video: Senator Elizabeth Warren questions Leonard Chanin at Banking Hearing on Consumer Finance Regulations.



Why An American In Sweden LOVES Paying His Taxes...

Article: "Goldman Sachs To Pay $5B For Loans That Fueled Financial Collapse" by Marc Torrence.

Article: "Madoff Is Sentenced to 150 Years for Ponzi Scheme" by Diana B. Henriques, June 29, 2009.

Article: "Iceland Sentences 29th Banker To Prison, US Bankers Still Collecting Bonuses" by MintPress.

Article: "Hundreds of Wall Street Execs Went to Prison During the Last Fraud-Fueled Bank Crisis" by Joshua Holland.



“THE BIG PICTURE” (Full Show Video http://www.thomhartmann.com/bigpicture/full-show-41116-bernie-wins-7th-state-row )



Progressive Roundtable:
- Joe Madison, The Joe Madison Show/SiriusXM



Urban View (ch.126)


- Sarah Badawi, Progressive Change Campaign Committee(PCCC)

Plus Special Guest on Voting Rights:
- Jonathan Brater, Democracy Program-The Brennan Center for Justice

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Friday, April 8



3-4 “World as the Self” Part 4 (concluding)

All info: http://www.alanwatts.org





4-5 Caroline Casey, "Visionary Activist Show:"

Caroline hosts wonderful Hawaiian musician, Makana. http://www.makanamusic.com

From KPFA. Caroline's Website: http://www.coyotenetworknews.com





5 - 5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program


Need to Know: Can Heartburn Medication Kill You?
- America's Lawyer Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire

Screwed: Panama Papers - What is the scandal really about?
- Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Democracy At Work

Best of the Rest: Will New York Go Underwater?
- Sam Daley-Harris, RESULTS/Center for Citizen Empowerment and Transformation/Reclaiming Our Democracy
- Dr. Danny Richter, Citizens Climate Lobby

Plus, The Rebellion Will Not Go Away
- Writer Gaius Publius

Daily Take: At What Point Does Bernie Sanders Submit to The Power Structure?



Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBigPictureRT



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Thursday, April 07, 2016



3-4 Dave Emory, "For the Record #883 - The Times They Have A’ Changed: JFK and the Steel Crisis of 1962”

Detailed, annotated written description for this program available at: http://spitfirelist.com/for-the-record/ftr-883-the-times-they-have-a-changed-jfk-and-the-steel-crisis-of-1962/



Dave's website: http://www.spitfirelist.com



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4-4:30 Michael Parenti “Cuba, the Spanish American War and the Rise of US Imperialism”

http://www.michaelparenti.org/ From TUC Radio, http://www.tucradio.org





4:30--5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Bernie Won WI By More Than He Needed To!

Article: "Wisconsin Elects A Supreme Court Justice Who Once Mocked 'Queers' Who Get AIDS" by Amanda Terkel.

Article: "Wisconsin primary results: track the votes, county by county".

Article: "Cruz win moves GOP closer to contested convention" by CNN Wire.

Article: "Ted Cruz's Wisconsin Win May Be The Beginning Of The End For Donald Trump" by Avik S. A. Roy.

Article: "Chances Of A Contested Convention Jump After Ted Cruz's Big Win In Wisconsin" by Natalie Jackson.

Article: "Ted Cruz Wins Wisconsin G.O.P. Primary, Pressuring Donald Trump".

Article: "Ted Cruz: Now the odds-on favorite" by David Gergen.

Article: "How Ted Cruz clobbered Donald Trump in Wisconsin" by Brett LoGiurato.

Article: "Ted Cruz wins Wisconsin primary, delivers stunning blow to Donald Trump" by Seth McLaughlin.

Article: "Clinton plan: Defeat Sanders, then unify Democratic party" by Jeff Zeleny.

Article: "Clinton on Sanders: 'I'm not even sure he is' a Democrat" by CNN Wire.

Article: "Sanders wins big in Wisconsin, but barely dents Clinton delegate lead" by Ben Kamisar.

Article: "Sanders Continues Streak, But Odds Are Steep" by Alexis Simendinger & Caitlin Huey-Burns.

Article: "After Wisconsin, Sanders is worse off than ever in the delegate race" by Matthew Yglesias.

Article: "Is Bernie Sanders ready for prime time?" by Peter Weber.

Article: "Sanders Gets Momentum But Gains Little From Wisconsin Win" by Alex Seitz-wald.

Article: "Sanders wins in Wisconsin, keeping alive his improbable bid for the nomination" by John Wagner, Anne Gearan and Abby Phillip.



The NY Daily News Hit Piece on Bernie EXPOSED!

Article: "Transcript: Bernie Sanders meets with the Daily News Editorial Board, April 1, 2016".

Article: "Hillary Clinton rips Sanders on Sandy Hook gun lawsuit, says Daily News interview shows he 'hasn't done his homework'" by Adam Edelman.

Article: "Sanders feeling media heat after new interview" by Dylan Byers.

Article: "Did Bernie Sanders Botch An Interview With The Daily News? It's Not That Simple" by Ryan Grim.

Article: "Connecticut Senator Not Happy With Bernie Sanders' View On Sandy Hook Lawsuit" by Elise Foley.



Dr. Ravi Batra, “End Unemployment Now: How to Eliminate Joblessness, Unemployment, and Poverty Despite Congress” http://www.ravibatra.com



The GOP's plan to win using voting supression continues in Wisconsin...

Clip: "Paul Weyrich - "I don't want everybody to vote" (Goo Goo)".

Video: Turzai: Voter ID Will Allow Romney to Win Pa..

Article: "GOP Rep.: Wisconsin Voter ID Law Will Help Republicans In General Election" by Caitlin MacNeal.

Article: "Wisconsin's Voter ID Law Caused Major Problems at the Polls Last Night" by Ari Berman.

Article: "North Carolina Just Lost 400 Jobs Because Of Its Anti-LGBT Law" by Zack Ford.

Article: "North Carolina GOP now in full-on delusional damage control after losing PayPal over HB2" by Kerry Eleveld .

Site: Progressive Change Campaign Committee(PCCC).



Thom’s Website: http://www.thomhartmann.com

“The Big Picture” video: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBigPictureRT



Best of the Rest: 7 Million At Risk From Man-Made Earthquakes?
- Dr. Justin Rubinstein, USGS Induced Seismicity Project

Exposing the Diploma Mills
- Dr. A.J. Angulo, Diploma Mills: How For-Profit Colleges Stiffed Students, Taxpayers, and the American Dream

Daily Take: The GOP Is Now Bragging About Voter Suppression



OUTRO MUSIC: Judy Collins, ‘Nightingale II’ from “Whales & Nightingales” CD



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Wednesday, April 06, 2016



3:00-3:30 Vaccine Update

Article: “Why is the CDC Petrified of the Film ‘Vaxxed?’”

Online at http://prn.fm/richard-gale-and-gary-null-why-is-the-cdc-petrified-of-the-film-vaxxed/



3:30-4:30 Caroline Myss, “The Anatomy of Your Health”

‘Essential Insights on the Hidden Causes of Illness and Healing’

Part 3 of 6: ‘The Body of Your Life Is the New Anatomy’

From Sounds True, 1 (800) 333-9185, http://www.soundstrue.com Caroline Myss’ website: http://www.myss.com



4:30-5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Big Picture Politics Panel:

- Bryan Pruitt, RedState    - Alex Lawson, Social Security Works    
- Hughey P. Newsome, Bold/Move-On-Up       Fascism in Israel?
- Max Blumenthal, Alternet/The 51 Day War-Ruin and Resistance in Gaza/Je ne suis pas Charlie   

Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBigPictureRT

Daily Take: Is the Democratic Party In Danger of Losing the Next Generation?



Why Aren't We Preparing Young People for The Real World?

Article: "Ohio Revises Charter School Performance Statistics - 10 Times More Failing Charter Schools & 50% Fewer High-Performing Charters" by Open Minds.

Article: "Ohio's for-profit charter schools drag state into group of nation's worst performers" by Doug Livingston.

Article: "America Isn't Teaching Kids How To Manage Money. And That's A Problem" by Jenny Che.



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Tuesday, April 05, 2016



3-4 NBC Theater (Formerly NBC University Theater) "The Treasure of Franchard" by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Originally broadcast July 16, 1950.







4:00-5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Joe Conason & Others Are Making Hilllary Clinton's Job Harder

Article: "What are the Panama Papers? A guide to the biggest data leak in history" by Luke Harding.

Article: "Fund run by David Cameron's father avoided paying tax in Britain" by Juliette Garside.

Site: Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Site: Die Welt.

Site: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Article: "Why Hasn't Bernie Sanders Released His Tax Returns? (Or Cruz Or Kasich, Either...)" by David Cay Johnston.



The Difference Between the White & Black Drug Problem

Article: "There was no wave of compassion when addicts were hooked on crack" by TalkingDog.



Does climate change make it immoral to have kids?

Article: "Does climate change make it immoral to have kids?" by Dave Bry.

Song: "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire.



Why do we still need to teach algebra?

Article: "Should algebra be dropped from the high school curriculum?" by FOX News.



It Seems A For-Profit Hospice is Killing People For Profit!

Article: "FBI: Dallas-area hospice nurses told to overdose patients to speed death" by AP.

Lawsuit: "Dodge v. Ford Motor Company", Mich. 1919.

Book: The Hidden Wealth of Nations by Gabriel Zucman.

Book: The American Revolution of 1800: How Jefferson Rescued Democracy from Tyranny and Faction - and What This Means Today by Dan Sisson with Thom Hartmann.

Article: "The next taxpayer bailout: the coal industry" by tln41.

Article: "Portland Becomes 7th City to Sue Monsanto Over PCB Contamination" by Lorraine Chow.

“THE BIG PICTURE” (Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBigPictureRT)

How Wisconsin Will Block 300,000 From Voting
- Manny Rapalo, RT America

SPECIAL GUEST: Is There A Blackout of the Activists Protesting the Bernie Blackout at CNN?
- Senator Nina Turner, former Ohio State Senator (D-25th District)

Big Picture Progressive Roundtable:
Mike Lux, Democracy Partners/The Progressive Revolution: How The Best In America Came To Be
- Sarah Badawi, Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC)

Best of the Rest: The Lawsuit Against Genetically Engineered Salmon
- Patty Lovera, Food & Water Watch


Daily Take: Is the Next Taxpayer Bailout the Coal Industry?

Article: "Vitamin D can produce 'amazing' improvements in heart function, study finds" by Doug Bolton.


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