(2015/01/23) Fearing and hating what we don’t understand (Religion) - a podcast by BestOfTheLeft.com

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Edition #892


Today we take a look at the propaganda we’re fed to convince us that muslims are dangerous and examine why it’s bullshit

 

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Show Notes


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


Ch. 2: Act 1: Violence and Muslims - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 1-9-15


Ch. 3: Song 1: Dig Down Deep - Dig Down Deep (Bonus Track Version)




Ch. 4: Act 2: Study: Religious Extremism is the Main Cause of Terrorism - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-20-14


Ch. 5: Song 2: Tobacco Road - Tobacco Road




Ch. 6: Act 3: Islam isn't more bizarre than Christianity, it's just less familiar to us - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 1-16-15


Ch. 7: Song 3: Perpetuum Mobile - Preludes, Airs and Yodels (A Penguin Cafe Primer)




Ch. 8: Act 4: Countering Radical Islam - @onthemedia - Air Date: 1-16-15


Ch. 9: Song 4: Gerudo Valley (From "Ocarina of Time") - Melodies of Hyrule: Music from "the Legend of Zelda"




Ch. 10: Act 5: 'American Sniper' Bashed As Pro-War Anti-Muslim Propaganda - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-22-15


Ch. 11: Song 5: Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac: Greatest Hits




Ch. 12: Act 6: Slain Muslim Cop’s Brother Delivers A Eulogy All Must Hear - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-13-15


Ch. 13: Song 6: Porcelain - Play & Play: B Sides




Ch. 14: Act 7: Add the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to the Census via @ACCESS1971 & @NNAAC - Best of the Left Activism


Ch. 15: Song 7: "This fickle world" - Theo Bard




Ch. 16: Act 8: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace. - @ZakEbrahim on @TEDTalks - Air Date: 9-9-14




Voicemails


Ch. 18: Cutting through the cloud of BS - Colin from Cleveland, OH


Ch. 19: Tired of fighting racism - Xena from New York


Ch. 20: Activism segments are valuable and the government's divine right to kill - Erin from Philadelphia


Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics




Ch. 21: Final comments on PodcastAwards.com and the Kickstarter for The Good Fight with Ben Wikler


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




Activism: Add the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to the Census via @ACCESS1971 & @NNAAC


Take Action:


Leave a positive comment by February 1 to support adding the MENA region to the Census


Sources/further reading:


Linda Sarsour speaks to MEMO about Islamophobia in America”


"Radio Dispatch Live with Linda Sarsour and Vince Warren” on Radio Dispatch


"For Republicans, Muslims Will Be the Gays of 2016” by Dean Obeidallah at The Daily Beast


Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich




Produced by Jay! Tomlinson


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