4/26 Show

Here are the topics we discussed today:

Ariz. governor signs immigration enforcement bill

Ariz. lawmakers: Candidates must prove citizenship

For nations living the good life, the party’s over, IMF says

Cal State professor’s sex site sparks debate

Movement Underway to Ban Fast-Food Kid Meal Toys

Iowans Hope for Good News During Obama Visit

Culver to sign $150 million I-JOBS expansion

Are school lunches a national security threat?

Kelsey Grammer launches Tea Party TV

GOP Assailing SEC over Porn Surfing

What do both parties have in common? Wall Street donations

Is Goldman Obama’s Enron? No, it’s worse (Updated)

3-D video gaming aspires to become spectacle

Know your nation question:

What year did the U.S. stop operating on the gold standard?

Answer:  1971

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We’re BAAAAACK!

It’s been a while!  We have had some technical difficulties over the past few months, but all signs indicate we are back and better than ever!  The first thing I want to talk about is our new iTunes podcast.  This is something I’ve been trying to figure out for a while and thanks to some help from our former production assistants we got it figured out.  As things look now, we do not expect to continue out YouTube channel updates.  This is not necessarily set in stone, but it is very unlikely we return .  It is simply a time issue, but depending on next semester’s schedule we may bring it back.

We are working on something big for next semester.  Can’t say much about it, but I can say you should stay tuned to see what it is.  :-)

Just wanted to let you all know we are still around and committed to bringing you the news in our own way.

Thanks for listening!

-MR

February 15th Show

We had some technical difficulties today.  All online streams of the show were not functioning.  Therefore, we were unable to recored our show to put on YouTube.  We’re sorry.  Hopefully things will be fixed for next week.  In the mean time, here are the articles we discussed as well as the trivia questions and answers.

President Obama Signs Law Raising Public Debt Limit from $12.4 Trillion to $14.3 Trillion

Sound Clips 1:09-2:15, 3:30-4:25

Republican strategy: Filibuster everything, win in November

Senator seeks to open public schools to religious views

During the Olympics, The Feds Will Be Reading Your Tweets — And the Blotter

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION: Reid criticizes lawyers group

Do Smart Phones Thwart Public Records Laws?

Trivia questions:

• What President had two nonconsecutive terms in office?

  • Grover Cleveland (1885–1889 and 1893–1897)

• When Ronald Reagan was a radio sportscaster, he was covering a game of what, when the news ticker stopped working, leaving him with nothing to tell his listeners.  What was that sport?
  • Baseball
  • Bonus question:
  • What did he do, until the ticket came back on?
    • Made up events in the game until the ticker came back on

• How many American presidents have been shot?  Not killed, just shot.
  • Five US Presidents have been shot, and 4 have died.  Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy were shot and died. Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded.
• What U.S. President used their farewell speech, not as a fluffy and cheerful goodbye, but as an excuse to warn of what he considered a growing danger to American life?
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower talking about the Military-industrial complex

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February 8th Show

Today’s show is up on YouTube!

Here are the articles we used on the show:

Sarah Palin calls for ‘revolution’ in speech to tea party convention

we used these clips:

• Clip 1 1:35-2:15
• Clip 2 1:20-1:50
• Clip 3 9:09-10:05

President Obama Sound Clip 5:50- 7:13

Illinois court strikes down malpractice cap law

Des Moines school district suspends 1st-grade home-schooler

Young hands FBI Edwards sex tape

White House blasts senator for blocking nominees

Iowa Lawmakers Focus On Efficiency Plan

Know Your Nation question:  What Two Presidents, Outrank George Washington in the U.S. Military?  Answer-Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Ulysses S. Grant.  Each man served as General of the Army—while Washington was a Lieutenant General.  Of the forty-four presidents, only 28 have served in the military.  Lowest, being Private James Buchanan.

Are YOU an Informavore?

• Question 1- How many future U.S. Presidents signed the Declaration of Independence?
  • Answer- Two.  Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
• Question 2-What special power are Republicans and Democrats actually agreeing Presidents and Governors should have?
  • Answer-A budget specific line-item veto.  The idea behind this is that the executive can use their own discretion and power to remove parts of bill with spending deemed unnecessary from a bill, while allowing the rest of the legislation to pass.
• Question 3-Who is the prominent democrat running against Senator Chuck Grassley in the 2010 mid-term elections?
  • Answer-Roxanne Conlin

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February 1st Show

Today’s show is up on YouTube!

The first articles we discussed did not make it into the recorded version of the show due to some technical difficulties. I apologize for that.   I suggest you read the related articles because it was an interesting discussion.  Also, the explanation of the second article was cut of a little bit.

Having said all that, here are the articles we used:

Bill calls for free birth control for more Iowa women, free vasectomies for men who can’t afford them (1 of 2)

Bill calls for free birth control for more Iowa women, free vasectomies for men who can’t afford them (2 of 2)

CNN the (second) Most Trusted Name in News

States to government: hands off education

As City’s Charter Schools Expand, State Remains Deadlocked on Future Growth

China suspends military exchanges

PETA proposes robotic groundhog for Pa. festival

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January 25th Show

Yesterday’s show is up on YouTube!  Check it out here: http://bit.ly/aSsOFw

Here are links to the articles we discussed yesterday:

Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission

US-China Cyber War

Scott Brown Wins Special Election

John Edwards’ Lovechild (1 of 2)

John Edwards’ Lovechild (2 of 2)

Jay Leno-Conan O’Brien

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