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Listing Episodes With Topic Keyword: independent
Show 215 - Disappointing the Listenership
Description And Show NotesThu, 22 Dec 2011 - 44:55 minutes - 32.38mb
"If he hasn't made you mad yet...he will" has been a tag line used by Dan forever. Last show he again lived up to his reputation. In today's show, he deals with the fallout and answers his critics.
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Show 205 - The Social Engineers of Albion
Description And Show NotesThu, 18 Aug 2011 - 1:07:37 minutes - 48.73mb
How successful can a widespread government effort aimed at changing human nature or human behavior be? Fallout from the recent riots in the U.K. has Dan wondering. Also: presidential handicapping and police videotaping.
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Description And Show NotesWed, 03 Aug 2011 - 1:05:06 minutes - 46.91mb
Should President Obama be challenged by another Democrat in the 2012 primaries? Dan thinks so. He also discusses the need for better paying jobs for Americans and why they will be so hard to come by.
Download .mp3Show 203 - Upgrading the Electorate
Description And Show NotesWed, 20 Jul 2011 - 56:17 minutes - 40.56mb
Dan deals with an "elephant in the living room" issue in U.S. politics when he confronts the issue of uninformed voters. Can voters be improved? The Supreme Court and the debt ceiling also are discussed.
Download .mp3Show 202 - A Bowlful of Politics
Description And Show NotesFri, 24 Jun 2011 - 59:16 minutes - 42.70mb
Presidential war powers, Afghan troop re-deployments and marijuana all take center stage in a show that highlights the effect the upcoming 2012 presidential election is exerting on the U.S. political system.
Download .mp3Show 201 - The Secrecy Feedback Loop
Description And Show NotesThu, 02 Jun 2011 - 54:35 minutes - 39.33mb
What happens when the laws become classified secrets? In a show where Dan quotes other sources endlessly, that's just one of the aspects of a Senator's warning that he examines. Also: Exercises for a supple mind.
Download .mp3Show 199 - Pyrrhic Schadenfreude
Description And Show NotesMon, 02 May 2011 - 47:29 minutes - 34.23mb
As expected, Dan's take on the news that Osama bin Laden has been killed by U.S. forces is a bit unusual. He finds it hard to celebrate amongst the damage wrought by the actions of the terrorists.
Download .mp3Show 197 - Tweaking The Beast
Description And Show NotesThu, 07 Apr 2011 - 59:07 minutes - 42.61mb
As the U.S. Government faces a fiscal impasse, Dan offers suggestions that might make the current standoff less of a political farce. Also: Dan promises to "fix" the CNN news network if listeners will buy it for him.
Download .mp3Show 195 - Arming the Independents
Description And Show NotesWed, 09 Mar 2011 - 50:05 minutes - 48.11mb
How much should public opinion drive government policy? Dan has some tie-ins between this idea and the 2012 elections. Also: Rose-colored visions of a Churchillian U.N.
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