Politipunk: News and Music Podcast

Music: NOFX, Lascivious Biddies, Doug MacLeod, Roots Rock Rebel, Blow Up Hollywood. News: GO VOTE NOW!!, Saddam Hussein trial.

We in Kazakhstan are very big fannies of your premier, Bush. We think he is not only a wise man, but also very strong, although perhaps not as strong as his father, Barbara.

—Borat on CNN

PLAYLIST

• NOFX: 100 Times Fuckeder
• Lascivious Biddies: Cast that Ballot
• Doug MacLeod: Dubbs Talkin Politician Blues
• Roots Rock Rebel: Bullets to Ballots
• Blow Up Hollywood: WMD

CONSPIRACY THEORY

Saddam Hussein sentenced to death to coincide with elections?

MUSIC SAMPLES

• Electric Frankenstein: Burn Bright, Burn Fast
• Skitzo: Prom Night
• Williamson: Time You'll Never Get Back

Music: Skitzo, Greenday, Propagandhi, Will Hawkins, rx, The States, Fourth of July, The Legendary K.O., The Slackers, My Morning Jacket, Truckstop Honeymoon, Ethan and Kate, David Rovics, Maria Daines, Joy Askew, John Anaya, Rainer Maria, Shotgun Democracy, Mutant Press, Seve vs. Evan

PLAYLIST

• Skitzo: Prom Night
• Greenday: American Idiot
• Propagandhi: Die Jugend Marschiert also heard on Podcast no. 4
• Will Hawkins: Johnstown also heard on Podcast no. 16
• rx: Sunday Bloody Sunday
• The States: 100 years war also heard on Podcast no. 17
• Fourth of July: We Speed Light also heard on Podcast no. 33
• The Legendary K.O.: Gasoline Huh also heard on Podcast no. 35
• The Slackers: International War Criminal
• My Morning Jacket: One Big Holidy also heard on Podcast no. 37
• Truckstop Honeymoon: Capitol Hill also heard on Podcast no. 26
• Ethan and Kate: Clearcut also heard on Podcast no. 29
• David Rovics: Halliburton Boardroom Massacre also heard on Podcast no. 34
• Maria Daines: Peace Wins the Election also heard on Podcast no. 16
• Joy Askew: Change is Gonna Come also heard on Podcast no. 24
• John Anaya: Cabaret Politico also heard on Podcast no. 36
• Rainer Maria: Catastrophe also heard on Podcast no. 23
• Shotgun Democracy: As Freedom Fails also heard on Podcast no. 13
• Mutant Press: CIA
• Seve vs. Evan: Night of the Lonely Cowboy also heard on Podcast no. 17

MUSIC SAMPLES

• Nadir: Conspiracy Theory

Music: Propaghandi, Zero xk, Escape the Fate, The Psalmist, Evan Greer.

We're not asking now, President Bush or Tony Blair or whoever it is, we're not asking them to put a man on the moon. In fact, we're asking them to put mankind back on earth. We can be the generation that ends extreme poverty.

—Bono on Larry King Live

PLAYLIST

• Propagandhi: A Speculative Fiction
• Zero XK: Rap in Politics
• Escape the Fate: There's No Sympathy for the Dead
• The Psalmist: Free
• Evan Greer: Over Here and Over There

MUSIC SAMPLES

• Electric Frankenstein: Burn Bright, Burn Fast
• Skitzo: Prom Night
• Williamson: Whiffle

Music: Matchbook Romance, Graveyard Riot, Cats Walking Backwards, Jenny Dalton and Justin Gordin. News: Foley scandal thickens, E. Coli spreads, Iraqi police poisoned, Gas conspiracy theories.

I hope today's bill is a pedophile's worst nightmare

—Mark Foley on an anti-child pornography bill

PLAYLIST

• Matchbook Romance: Monsters
• Graveyard Riot: Republican Agenda
• Cats Walking Backwards: Something in the Water
• Jenny Dalton: Iraqi Sky
• Justin Gordon: Gasoline

CONSPIRACY THEORY

• Gas price conspiracy theories

MUSIC SAMPLES

• Electric Frankenstein: Burn Bright, Burn Fast
• Skitzo: Prom Night
• Williamson: Whiffle
• Nadir: Conspiracy Theory

IMAGE CREDITS

• dutchb0y: Mini Darfur Burns
• The Coup: logo
• Issara Willenskomer: textures

Music: Good Riddance, Super Black Market, Roman, Snuff, Yellow Express. News: Israeli troops withdraw from Lebanon, Mark Foley resigns, Bush and Rice were warned, Freedom of Expression.

Mmm... MMM... It's quite good. Is it good? Where's Osama Bin Laden?

—Jon Stewart

I don't know. Do you know? Do you know where he is? You lead on, we'll follow you.

—Pervez Musharraf, the President of Pakistan

PLAYLIST

• Good Riddance: Darkest Days
• Super Black Market: Something to Kill For
• Roman: Downtown Beirut
• Snuff: Caught in Session
• Yellow Express: We Want Freedom for the People

BOOK EXCERPT

• Freedom of ExpressionÃ�®

MUSIC SAMPLES

• Electric Frankenstein: Burn Bright, Burn Fast
• Skitzo: Prom Night
• Williamson: What's on the Ceiling Beats What's on TV

IMAGE CREDITS

• orangeacid: George Bush stencil graffiti
• Good Riddance: logo

Music: Strike Anywhere, Hectic Effort, Ernie Van Veen, Griddle, The Home and Ug Lee Band. News: Iraq has made us less safe, bin Laden rumored dead, Thai coup, Military spending.

"What did I do? I worked hard to try to kill him. I authorized a finding for the CIA to kill him. We contracted with people to kill him. I got closer to killing him than anybody has gotten since."

—Bill Clinton, in an interview on Fox News

PLAYLIST

• Strike Anywhere: Instinct
• Hectic Effort: Rumors
• Home and Ug Lee Band: Too Much Bush
• Griddle: Mutiny
• Ernie Van Veen: Flag of Democracy

MUSIC SAMPLES

• Electric Frankenstein: Burn Bright, Burn Fast
• Skitzo: Prom Night
• Williamson: Raining at the Crescent House
• Nadir: Conspiracy Theory

IMAGE CREDITS

• orangeacid: Osama Bin Laden stencil graffiti
• Strike Anywhere: logo

Music: The Coup, Chiba Ken, New Sense, Hot Water Music, Rickie Lee Jones with Tom Maxwell. News: Darfur, Muslims protest Pope's speech, E. coli in spinach, Diebold voting machines.

"It appears that there was a deliberate attempt made by the administration to link Al Qaeda and Iraq in the mind of the American people and use it as a rational to go into Iraq."

—Tim Russert, NBC News, in an interview with Dick Cheney

PLAYLIST

• The Coup: My Favorite Mutiny
• Chiba-Ken: The Killing Fields
• Hot Water Music: God Deciding
• New Sense: What if I Get Sick?
• Rickie Lee Jones and Tom Maxwell: Have You Had Enough?

MUSIC SAMPLES

• Electric Frankenstein: Burn Bright, Burn Fast
• Skitzo: Prom Night
• Williamson: And Then It's All Gone
• Nadir: Conspiracy Theory

IMAGE CREDITS

• dutchb0y: Mini Darfur Burns
• The Coup: logo
• Issara Willenskomer: textures

Music: The Menzingers, David Rovics, The Majestic Twelve, The Joykiller News: 9/11 anniversary, ABC edits 9/11 movie, Bush admits secret prisons

INTRO

"I need every available ambulance, everything you got to the World Trade Center now."

—New York City Firefighter on September 11th, 2001

PLAYLIST

• The Menzingers: A Lesson in the Abuse of Information Technology
• David Rovics: The Dying Firefighter
• The Majestic Twelve: Thank God Everything on TV is a Lie
• The Joykiller: Show Me the System
• David Rovics: Reichstag Fire

INTRO MUSIC

Electric Frankenstein: Burn Bright, Burn Fast + Skitzo: Prom Night

BACKGROUND MUSIC

Williamson: A-

Nadir: Conspiracy Theory

Music: Dead to Me, Fanny Alger, Colleen Jameson, HELLbus, the Late Greats, Ingo Star Cruiser. News: Katrina anniversary, Pentagon gives grim assessment of Iraq, Guantanamo, Nuclear research and testing.

INTRO

"and Brownie you're doin' a heck of a job. The FEMA director's workin' twenty-four..."

—George W. Bush

PLAYLIST

• Dead to Me: Don't Lie
• Fanny Alger: Another Song About Katrina
• Colleen Jameson: The Send Off
• Hellbus: 21st Century Blues
• The Late Greats: Destroy My Brain (Ingo Star Cruiser remix)

CONSPIRACY THEORY

Nuclear testing

INTRO MUSIC

Electric Frankenstein: Burn Bright, Burn Fast + Skitzo: Prom Night

BACKGROUND MUSIC

Williamson: A-

Nadir: Conspiracy Theory

Music: Less than Jake, David McMillin, Mutant Press, Anthony Neff, Bright Eyes. News: Jet crash in Kentucky, Katrina anniversary, Rumsfeld visits Alaska, Bush and God

INTRO

"Second, the government does not listen to domestic phone calls without court approval."

—George W. Bush

PLAYLIST

• Less Than Jake: My Very Own Flag
• David McMillin: Goodbye Southern Skies
• Mutant Press: White Guys in Suits
• Anthony Neff: American Fire
• Bright Eyes: When the President Talks to God

CONSPIRACY THEORY

Bush and God

INTRO MUSIC

Electric Frankenstein: Burn Bright, Burn Fast + Skitzo: Prom Night

BACKGROUND MUSIC

Williamson: 2 percenter

Nadir: Conspiracy Theory