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Waterboard Torture Memo, Nuke Proposition One, & The Recipe for Self-Destruction Oct 06, 2009

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Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern lamented that nobody has read the torture memos Obama released last April - we read the section on waterboarding.

Proposition One for nuclear disarmament activists Ellen Thomas and Jay Marx are the in the studio with Springfield MO activist Midge Potts and Kansas City Activist Ann Suellentrop, then hear Self-Destruction performed by Priest and 3-3-7 of The Recipe, and we close with a song by local artist Margo May.

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Andrew "I Am Not A War Criminal" Card, Swiftboating The Bill of Rights, & Other Breathless Accounts of Things That Aren't True Sep 29, 2009

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What is the News Hour on PBS neglecting to tell you about it's healthcare reform experts? How are the right wing extremists swift-boating the Bill of Rights?

On this edition of Tell Somebody, hear how the News Hour introduces a healthcare expert with major conflicts of interest, hear Thom Hartmann's explanation of a major Supreme Court decision that "is" even though it never was, listen to how Andrew Card's own response to a question by Kansas City activist David Quinley leads him to a pre-emptive claim that he is not a war criminal, even though he is perceived by many to be one, and compare Card's justification for Shock and Awe with what Ray McGovern had to say about it on a recent show.

Broadcast Blues film maker Sue Wilson Sep 22, 2009

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Journalist and film maker Sue Wilson came to Kansas City to show her new media reform documentary Broadcast Blues at the Kansas International Film Festival and to talk about the film and the importance of community radio on Tell Somebody.

From the the website www.broadcastblues.tv

The Movie the Media Does Not Want You to See!Clear Channel neglects its emergency system, disaster strikes, and people die. Pentagon Pundits profit from the same war they promote. Fox News gets a court ruling that news does not have to be true. And Hate Radio Rules. Media Policy is killing people in this country. Literally. And it is harming our democracy, too. Lies and misinformation are churning our Union into chaos. Until now. We the People are taking the media back!

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David Swanson - Undoing the Imperial Presidency, Mad As Hell Doctors & Mary Lindsay's TIF Delay Sep 15, 2009

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On this week's Tell Somebody, David Swanson, co-founder of www.AfterDowningStreet.org, talks about his new book Daybreak, Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union.

After that, we climb aboard the Mad As Hell Doctors motor home as it angrily speeds down I-80 towards Des Moines, ultimately headed for Washington D.C. Dr. Paul Hochfeld tells why they're mad as hell about sham healthcare reform. www.madashelldoctors.com

But before all that, I have a comment on the twice-delayed appointment of Mary Lindsay to the Kansas City, MO Tax Increment Financing Commission. Lindsay's appointment was finally approved by the city council two days after the broadcast.

And stick around to the end of the broadcast - former CIA analyst Ray McGovern has a few quick words about the importance of supporting community radio and shows like Tell Somebody.

Tom Klammer

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The Future of Journalism - Glenn Beck or Bill Moyers? Sep 08, 2009

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A bit of commentary on Glenn Beck, his witch hunt of Van Jones and his on-air fantasies of murder, and an excerpt from Bill Moyers June 2008 keynote speech at the National Conference on Media Reform in Minneapolis put on by Free Press.

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Contagious Love Experiment, Senators Hide in Children's Hospital, & the Real Death Panels Sep 02, 2009

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Josh Stieber was in middle school on 9/11/2001. Fear and terror and panic were contagious. Josh joined the Army and did a tour in Iraq.

Reflecting on his expericences there, Josh came to believe that love can be just as contagious and just as powerful a force as fear was, and set off on foot and bicycle across the country. Josh and a companion stopped on the side of the road outside of Sedalia, Missouri, and talked on the phone to Tell Somebody.

Earlier the same day, Senators Kit Bond, John McCain and Mitch McConnell hid out in Childrens Mercy Hospital in Kansas City for a supposed healthcare town hall with a hand-picked audience of partisan supporters. Tell Somebody heard from the protestors across the street.

And finally, we go to the archives to hear from Julie Pierce, featured in the film Sicko, whose husband died after Cigna insurance denied treatment for him, and look back to when whistleblower Wendell Potter was still working for Cigna.

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Honduras, KC Tax Abatement, & Healthcare Town Hall Mtg Aug 26, 2009

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On this edition of Tell Somebody, we start out with what Kansas City, MO public library director and former regional bank CEO Crosby Kemper had to say to the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority about out-of-control tax abatement.

Next, Sen. Claire McCaskill held a town hall meeting on healthcare reform in Kansas City on August 24, and we'll hear a few minutes from that. (If you like, you can listen to the whole one-hour event here:

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D, MO) Healthcare Townhall Meeting

And last, but not least, the second half of the show is about post-coup Honduras. Alice Kitchen and Judy Ancel were part of a Global Exchange Delegation to Honduras, August 7-15, 2009, and they came to Tell Somebody to tell you about their experience there. (You can read/download a pdf of their report here:

Report on the Honduran Coup by Global Exchange Delegation

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Sen. Claire McCaskill (D, MO) Healthcare Townhall Meeting Aug 25, 2009

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On Monday, August 24, 2009, Sen. Claire McCaskill held a town hall meeting on healthcare at the Swinney Gymnasium at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Tell Somebody was there. Here is audio of the one hour event.

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Ray McGovern - Why Are Downing St. Memos Still Important (and how single payer saved his life twice) Aug 18, 2009

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Twenty-seven year veteran retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern returns to Tell Somebody to talk about the Downing St. memos and why they are still relevant seven years on, but first he tells how single-payer healthcare saved his life. Twice.

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Need Long Term Care Info? Kansas Advocates Can Help Aug 11, 2009

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Kansas Advocates for Better Care (KABC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is advocating for quality long-term care for adult care home residents.

Mitzi McFatrich is the Executive Director of KABC, and she talked recently to Tell Somebody about the history of KABC and about the help and information they offer to those dealing with long-term care issues.

Their website is www.kabc.org, and they can be contacted via email at info@kabc.org, by phone, toll free throughout Kansas and in the Kansas City, Missouri area at (800) 525-1782 or at their Lawrence, KS number at (785) 842-3088.

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