Publish date:Tue, 1 May 2012
Description: Dan plays the role of imaging consultant for the Occupy Wall Street movement. Members of OWS will surely be thrilled.
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Publish date:Thu, 10 May 2012
Description: Dan talks about reforming government corruption and about the hurdles indie political candidates face with former Louisiana Governor and current independent candidate for President Buddy Roemer.
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Publish date:Fri, 18 May 2012
Description: Last show it was Buddy Roemer being interviewed, this episode it’s Libertarian Party nominee for president Gary Johnson. Dan also speaks a bit on the issue of gay marriage before the interview starts.
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Publish date:Fri, 29 May 2012
Description: The third edition of Common Sense’s look at the Third Party and Independent candidates for President features a discussion with Justice Party presidential candidate Rocky Anderson.
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Publish date: Fri, 08 May 2009
Description: The title of this episode really sums up what the show is about. Dan has had it with complaining, but like everyone else, he doesn’t know what to do to foster reform. So he’s looking for brainstorming help.
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Publish date:Tue, 19 Jun 2012
Description: This show covers a lot of ground, not focusing on any single thought. Secrecy, corruption and divisive politics are involved. But Dan also addresses several points people have been making to him via email.
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Publish date:Wed, 4 Jul 2012
Description: The recent Supreme Court decision on health care reform has Dan thinking about the question of American liberty. Doctor Dan’s prognosis is not good.
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Publish date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012
Description: Dan has some thoughts on ways to make police officers more safe, but his ideas may not make them happy.
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1. Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America by Radley Balko
Publish date:Wed, 1 Aug 2012
Description: Dan’s interviews designed to introduce independent and third party candidates to his audience concludes with Green Party nominee for President Dr. Jill Stein.
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Publish date:Tue, 7 Aug 2012
Description: Two recent mass shootings have Americans discussing firearms again. Dan, of course, looks at the question from angles that are completely unique. For good or ill.
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1. National Institute of Justice
Publish date:Wed, 22 Aug 2012
Description: Winston Churchill said about Britain in WW2: “Give us the tools and we will finish the job.” Dan feels the same way. Give him the CNN News network, he says, and he will save the country. New York Yankee style.
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1.”Mitt Romney To Donors: I Would Explain My Energy Plan, But Reporters Are Here” The Huffington Post By Jennifer Bendery Posted: 08/21/2012
2.”Obama Avoids Washington’s “Gotcha” Journalists in Favor of Local Press” By Kenneth T. Walsh for U.S. News and World Report, August 20, 2012
3. Irish journalist Vincent Browne confronts the European Central Bank’s Klaus Masuc
Publish date:Thu, 6 Sep 2012
Description: Jobs are the main subject of both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, but Dan explains why both parties refuse to discuss the real reason good jobs are in such scarce supply.
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1. “Why millions of jobs aren’t coming back” by By Kevin Mellyn for MSN Money, Aug 10, 2012
2. “Job Market’s Tough ‘New Normal’ : Some Careers Aren’t Coming Back” by Zachary Karabell for The Daily Beast, Mar 2, 2012
3. “World’s richest woman suggests $2 a day wages for Australian miners” By David Edwards for multiple news outlets, September 5, 2012
4. “How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work” by Charles Duhigg and Keith Bradsher for The New York Times, January 21, 2012
5. Charlie Rose November 15 1994 with Sir James Goldsmith, Member-European Parliament/ Laura D.Andrea Tyson, Chair-Presidents Council of Economic Advisers
Publish date:Tue, 18 Sep 2012
Description: Dan’s audience already knows about the corruption problem in the U.S. political system. In this episode he takes the discussion to the next educational level with Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig.
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Publish date:Mon, 1 Oct 2012
Description: The ideas of the “Age of Enlightenment” are some of The West’s proudest achievements. But what if other societies see them more akin to a virus than a boon? Can human values be internationalized? Should they?
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Publish date:Wed, 17 Oct 2012
Description: Dan breaks down the recent presidential debate and points out what almost all observers already know: that it is all style over substance. He then explains why the next debate will be the same.
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1.”Why You Should Be Outraged About The Ruling To Keep The NDAA Indefinite Detention Clause In Effect” By Michael Kelley for Business Insider, | Oct. 3, 2012
2.”Intelligence effort named citizens, not terrorists” By EILEEN SULLIVAN and MATT APUZZO | for the Associated Press Oct 3,2012.
Publish date:Mon, 29 Oct 2012
Description: Dan discusses the counter-intuitive potential upsides for both Democrats and Republicans of a presidential election loss. Could the long-term goals of voters be advanced by a short term reverse?
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Publish date:Sat, 17 Nov 2012
Description: On a wide-ranging episode Dan breaks down the election results, the David Petraeus scandal, and the recent situation in Gaza.
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Publish date:Thu, 29 Nov 2012
Description: Nothing wakes people up to the reality of their financial situation more than the repo man showing up to take their car. Dan wonders if the U.S. would benefit from something similar happening to it.
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Publish date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012
Description: As more U.S. states vote to loosen restrictions on marijuana use, Dan hopes the rebellion against federal drug policy at the state level forces the government to begin to explain their reasoning behind decision-making.
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Publish date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Description: In the wake of another mass shooting, Dan looks at ways to alter a society that glorifies gun violence. He ties together culture, mental health and powerful lobbying groups in a fashion sure to upset everyone.
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1.”So many guns, so few psychiatrists” Letter to the Editor penned by Pamela Wible M.D. From the December 23, 2012 edition of The (Eugene) Register-Guard
2.”The roots of mass murder” by Charles Krauthammer for The Washington Post, December 20, 2012
Publish date:Thu, 17 Jan 2013
Description: The Common Sense episode released in June 2012 entitled “Put Up or Shut Up” finally pays some dividends. Dan’s hope to prompt positive change is answered from an unexpected quarter.
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Publish date:Wed, 30 Jan 2013
Description: In a classic example of an off-the-wall “Dan Carlin topic”, Dan examines whether voters are qualified enough to play their role in a democratic system (and what can be done to help them do it better)
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1.”People Aren’t Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say” By: Natalie Wolchover, Life’s Little Mysteries Staff Writer February 28, 2012
2. Sir Ken Robinson TED talk on education and creativity 2007
3. “Revolution Hits the Universities” by Thomas Friedman for The New York Times, January 26, 2013
Publish date:Wed, 13 Feb 2013
Description: What happens to a chess player who only thinks one move ahead? Dan argues that’s how the U.S. is fighting The War on Terror. In this episode he touches upon drones, constitutional protections and short-term thinking.
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Publish date:Sat, 2 Mar 2013
Description: PFC Bradley Manning goes on trial for turning over U.S. Government secrets to Wikileaks for public release. Dan thinks he bears more resemblance to Daniel Ellsberg than to Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
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Publish date:Sun, 17 Mar 2013
Description: Dan wonders if politicians have to believe in the causes they’re championing for the public to benefit. If the GOP cynically embraces Rand Paul’s constitutional ideas to win elections, can it lead to better things?
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1. “The New Westphalian Web” by Katherine Maher for Foreign Policy Magazine, February 25, 2013
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