Dec 01 2017 79 mins 5
Air Date: 12/1/2017 Today we look at the inevitable results of a lax approach to anti-trust legislation: the consolidation of corporate power and money used to buy influence over the writing of regulations which allow for further consolidation of corporate power. Plus, throw in the suppression of anti-corporate opinions through monopolistic media empires and the dismantling of Net Neutrality principles. Welcome to The Gilded Age 2.0 Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Monopolistic concentration of power results in a loss of liberty - We the Podcast with Rep. @keithellison - Air Date 10-1-17 Ch. 3: Song 1: Santre - K2 Ch. 4: Act 2: Paving the way for far more media consolidation - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 11-20-17 Ch. 5: Song 2: Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle Ch. 6: Act 3: Media consolidation as a threat to democracy - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 10-28-17 Ch. 7: Song 3: Chapel Bottom - Darby Ch. 8: Act 4: Time Magazine bought with the help of the Koch Brothers - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 11-27-17 Ch. 9: Song 4: Slow Lane - Siobhan Dakay Ch. 10: Act 5: F-word: Wanted, This Christmas, A Media-Monopoly Bust Up - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 11-30-17 Ch. 11: Song 5: INTERNET IS THE BEST THING EVER - Monplaisir Ch. 12: Act 6: An FCC commissioner explains why we need to save net neutrality - Thinking Cap - Air Date 11-30-17 Ch. 13: Song 6: Snake in my Net - Echolex Ch. 14: Act 7: The FCC had Enough with Net Neutrality and We've Had Enough Of Them (w/Guest Evan Greer) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-22-17 Voicemails Ch. 15: Dear John To The Democratic Party - Alan from Connecticut Ch. 16: Majority Report under attack - Zach from Atlanta Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 17: Final comments on how to fund a functional progressive media sphere that’s under constant attack Support the future of this show! Become a member during our Winter Fundraiser! Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions) ACTION & INFO WRITE & CALL Congress at BattlefortheNet.com Attend a Verizon Protest near you The FCC is about to repeal net neutrality. Here’s why Congress should stop them. (Stanford Law Prof. - Medium) The FCC Should Not Give Broadband Providers the Keys to Your Internet Freedom (FCC Commissioner - Medium) Net Neutrality: AT&T Court Case Could Let Telecoms Slow Internet Speeds At Will (International Business Times) If you want to see what America would be like if it ditched net neutrality, just look at Portugal (Business Insider) Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser! Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!
