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Apr 15 2016 69 mins   2
Edition #955 Today we take a look at the inherent contradictions in the standard way of pursuing happiness in western culture and examine some alternatives Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill 00:00:42 Ch. 2: Act 1: The High Price of Materialism - Center for a New American Dream (@newdream) - Air Date: 12-4-11 Ch. 3: Song 1: A Beautiful World - Tim Myers 00:05:54 Ch. 4: Act 2: How To Purchase Redemption From Consumerism! - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 01-14-15 Ch. 5: Song 2: Redemption Song - Bob Marley & The Wailers 00:10:05 Ch. 6: Act 3: Almost Half of Americans Didn't Take Single Vacation Day in 2014 - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-11-15 Ch. 7: Song 3: Vacation - The Go-Go's & Go-Go's 00:14:17 Ch. 8: Act 4: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us - RSA Animate (@theRSAorg) - Air Date: 4-1-10 Ch. 9: Song 4: All Over The World - Boogie Belgique 00:26:23 Ch. 10: Act 5: The Story of Bottled Water (2010) - @storyofstuff Project - Air Date: 03-17-10 Ch. 11: Song 5: Murky Water - The Autumn Isles 00:34:17 Ch. 12: Act 6: SO INCREDIBLY SAD This is How 3 Generations Answer the Same Question - @BuzzPo - Air Date 7-26-15 Ch. 13: Song 6: N/A 00:37:20 Ch. 14: Act 7: A thousand cuts - @jimhightower - Air Date: 9-22-15 Ch. 15: Song 7: Sligo Creek - Al Petteway 00:39:55 Ch. 16: Act 8: #FindYourPark on National @PublicLandsDay - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard 00:43:14 Ch. 18: Act 9: Saamah Abdallah: How to achieve good lives that don't cost the Earth - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 7-20-15 Voicemails 00:56:53 Ch. 19: Thoughts on victimless crimes - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX 00:58:54 Ch. 20: Libertarians ignore the negotiation of rights - Nathan from Dix Hills, NY Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics 01:01:12 Ch. 21: Final comments on the way we discuss lifestyles and culture Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism: #FindYourPark on National @PublicLandsDay Take Action: Register to volunteer for National Public Lands Day! Be sure to get your Fee-Free Coupon as a thank you for volunteering! Sources/further reading: "More than 175,000 Volunteers Expected on National Public Lands Day, September 26, 2015” via National Public Lands Day "Let's Move Outside: Public lands make the best playgrounds!” via National Public Lands Day "Our Land, Up for Grabs” via The New York Times "This Land Was Your Land” via The American Prospect "Volunteer on trail crews for National Public Lands Day, Sept. 26” via The Seattle Times Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com 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!