In an effort to stay fresh, we cover a number of topics in this podcast our regular listeners would not predict. Examples include:
Gracie Allen and George Burns: It's relevant, trust us. But, you have to listen to find out why.
Popcorn Lung: Tom Philpott's
www.gristmill.grist.org post is very scary, particularly if you like microwaved popcorn. And to add insult to injury, there's also information about margarine you might not want to hear but need to know. Particularly since the government doesn't seem to care about the consequences. Listen up!
Why do Some Politicians Escape the Ax While Others Don't?: Of course we are talking about "Lusty" wide-stance homosexual contact-seeking Larry Craig, (who has about decided to stay in the Senate) as opposed to David Vitter, the La. guy who only connected with prostitutes with no apparent conseqences. You've got to join in for this segment, in which Deidre offers an opinion, in during which we also discuss Sen. Jean Carnahan's "Words for Lusty Larry", comparing his position with that of Mother Teresa, published last week in the Huffington Post.
September 10 and 11 Patraeus/Crocker Show Looming: And Joshua Holland's "A Preview of General Petraeus' DC Dog-and-Pony Show" published Wednesday on
www.alternet.org gives us a reminder of the reality in Iraq, as opposed to what we'll be told next week. A very important reminder segment.
Good Old Government: Two pieces here will make you sick: Spencer Hsu's "FEMA to Let Katrina Victims Move From Trailers into Hotels", appearing in Wednesday's Washington Post is a mind-boggling reminder of the wheel turning back on itself, formaldehyde and all. And billions spent in the process. We ask: Where is the outrage???? Then there's Sam Provance's "Why the Pentagon Doesn't Want Me to Testify About Abu Ghraib", published in last week's
www.alternet.org, implying that a Lt. Col. will WALK AWAY from very serious charges in a court-martial, and no one seems to care. Again, we ask, so where is the outrage?
We'll be back Monday September 10. Comments continue to be welcomed. Along with y'all buying our stuff in the store. Til then, pay attention. And not exclusively to main stream media. Please.
