Today we look at how racism is strategically used to gain power for Republicans and funnel money to corporations. And here you thought it was just about keeping them away from the white women.

Show Notes

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Ian Haney López on the Dog Whistle Politics of Race Part 1 - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date: 2-28-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Corporate Takeover - Product of the Product

Ch. 4: Act 2: The Costs of Racial Color Blindness - Harvard Business Review - Air Date: 02-26-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: Black or White (Single Version) - The Essential Michael Jackson

Ch. 6: Act 3: Ian Haney López on the Dog Whistle Politics of Race Part 2 - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date: 2-28-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: People Are People - The Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Version)

Ch. 8: Act 4: The Difference Between Being the Majority & the Minority - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-15-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Racism - Run Free

Ch. 10: Act 5: Paul Ryan's 'Inner City' Remarks - Racist? No... A Republican? No Way! - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-15-14

Ch. 11: Song 5: Say What You Mean - Dojo Cuts (feat. Roxie Ray)

Ch. 12: Act 6: Paul Ryan's Economic Faux Losophy - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 3-25-14

Ch. 13: Song 6: Pure imagination - Leslie Bricusse

Ch. 14: Act 7: Online debate sparked on race and poverty - @MHarrisPerry - Air Date: 4-6-14

Voicemails

Ch. 15: How to replace coal as a baseline energy source - Perry from Green County, IN

Ch. 16: On self identification and appropriation - Tim from Oklahoma

Ch. 17: Asking for a response to a friends thoughts on gender - Robert from Los Angeles

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

Ch. 18: Final comments responding to Robert's friend's bad argument

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

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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