In this installment of Cognitive Dissonance, Meg rails against the debt ceiling debacle, derides the war on the poor, and explains how we may all be screwed by the Tea Party's insistence on holding the global economy hostage to their temper tantrums. She also shares tweets from folks around the country encompassing their views on what's going on with Congress in 140 characters or less.
Dammit Troy stops by to troll Meg and discuss the virtues of llamas, plus Glenn Beck's political re-education/summer youth camp; Will returns from Prague and gives his take on welfare queen Michele Bachmann; and Meg tops it off with an epic amount of D-bags o' the Week. Angry Malcontent will return in a week or so - he was at the beach. Lucky bastard.
All music remains copyright the original artist.
Track listing:

1. "The Internationale" - Billy Bragg
2. "Hang 'Em High" - Dropkick Murphys
3. "Nothing's Going to Happen" - Elf Power
4. "American Dream" - Cletus Got Shot
5. "I Might" - Wilco
6. "We Can't Make It Here" - James McMurtry
7. "Little Prince" - Andrew Jackson Jihad
8. "What We Had" - Handsome Furs
9. "Which Side Are You On?" - Tom Morello
10. "Gratitude and Thanks" - Mischief Brew
11. "Stupid's Pledge" - Utah Phillips
12. "Politician" - Smalltown
13. "God Damn Shame" - Ike Reilly
14. "Unless You Are Free" - Utah Phillips
15. "New Revolution" - The Killigans
16. "Thatcherites" - Billy Bragg
17. "Talk-Action=Shit" - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
18. "Rawhide" - Dead Kennedys
19. "Dead Man's Curve" - Black Francis
20. "Every Last One" - Common Market
21. "Everyday Normal Guy" - Jon Lajoie
22. "Refuse To Lose" - Avery Storm, Chuck D, Dead Prez and The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern
23. "Dump the Bosses"- Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips
24. "The Triple Bill of Shame" - Collection Agency
25. "Right Wing Pigeons" - The Dead Milkmen
26. "Only Sean Can Judge Me" - The Gunshy feat. Andrew Jackson Jihad
27. "Conservative, Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males" - Todd Snider
28. "Political Scum" - The Tossers
29. "Banana Republican" - Captain Moonlight
30. "Days Like These (DC Remix)" - Billy Bragg
31. "Pirate Radio" - Mojo Nixon

In this installment of Cognitive Dissonance, the Legit Conservative and Troy (a.k.a Damn it, Troy) review Denny's Baconalia (including the Bacon Maple Sundae); Meg discusses taxes, corporate freeloaders and her secret love of Rep. Anthony Weiner; and Cognitive Dissonance pays tribute to TV on the Radio bassist Gerard Smith, who died on April 20th of lung cancer. D-bags of the week include Glenn Beck, misogynistic photographer John McKnight of Laramie, and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.

Angry Malcontent will return in a week or so.

All music remains copyright the original artist.

1. "Losing Control" - Sky Parade
2. "Losing Touch With My Mind" - Spacemen 3
3. "Wedding Song" - Abel
4. "Halfway Home" - TV on the Radio
5. "Lord, Help The Poor and Needy" - Cat Power
6. "Devils" - Say Hi
7. "Incomplete and Insecure" - The Avett Brothers
8. "Birmingham" - Drive-By Truckers
9. "New York" - Jf Robitaille
10. "FFFIRESTTARTTERRR" - Andrew Jackson Jihad (feat. the Gunshy)
11. "About the She" - The Queers
12. "Keep Your Heart" - TV On the Radio
13. "Heroes" - TV On the Radio
14. "DLZ" - TV on the Radio
15. "Mad World" - Gary Jules with Michael Andrews
16. "Road Is My Religion" - Murs
17. "Lose My Mind" - Young Jeezy (feat. Plies)
18. "Social Life" - Teenage Bottlerocket
19. "Fuego" - Bomba Estéreo
20. "Forget Me" - Atmosphere (feat. Eyedea)
21. "Dreaming Up" - Jaydiohead
22. "Walking" - Oliver Hart
23. "Murder Was the Case (Death After Visualizing Eternity)" - Snoop Dogg
24. "Province" - TV On the Radio
25. "Dreams" - TV On the Radio
26. "Modern Romance" - TV on the Radio
27. "Feelin' Good" - The Stevenson Ranch Davidians
28. "This Party Took a Turn for the Douche" - Garfunkel and Oates
29. "Dancing Choose" - TV On the Radio
30. "Wolf Like Me" - TV On the Radio

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And we're back! Expect sporadic podcasts, but this one's a doozy. Token Conservative takes on defunding of public television, Angry Malcontent discusses the misery that is the new Twizzlers, and Meg rails against the Iraq War turning eight, derides Ann Coulter for suggesting radiation is good for you, gives details on Ann Coulter's Homo Rainbow, decries the war on the poor, and celebrates a pro-union victory in Wisconsin.
Track listing:

1. "Desolation Row" - My Chemical Romance
2. "7 Years Down" - Rancid
3. "Sad State of Affairs" - DESCENDENTS
4. "Baghdad" - The Offspring
5. "Give it All" - Rise Against
6. "Warbrain" - Alkaline Trio
7. "Modern Day Labor Anthem" - Street Dogs
8. "We Got the Power" - Dropkick Murphys
9. "L'Internationale" - Tony Babino
10. "Back for You" - The Blackwater Fever
11. "Talk-Action=Shit" - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
12. "Oliver's Army" - Elvis Costello and The Attractions
13. "The Pledge (Remix)" - DJ Goo and Saul Williams
14. "Blink" - Blue Scholars
15. "Leaders of the Free World" - Elbow
16. "Days Like These (DC Remix)" - Billy Bragg
17. "Sink, Florida, Sink (electric)" - Against Me!
18. "Let Them Eat War" - Bad Religion
19. "Masters Of War" - Pearl Jam
20. "Shock and Awe" Neil Young
21. "You Got Away With It (A Tale of Two Fraternity Brothers)" - Todd Snider
22. "Fortunate Son" - Sleater-Kinney
23. "The Expatriate Act" - The World/Inferno Friendship Society
24. "Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)" - Saul Williams
25. "War Pigs" - Cake
26. "Where We Are Now Back In September '09 (Live)" - David Cross
27. "No W" - Ministry
28. "The Rainbow" - Ween
29. "Kill the Poor" - Dead Kennedys
30. "Banana Republican" - Captain Moonlight
31. "Pirate Radio" - Mojo Nixon

Note: The first about 30 seconds or so are off balance. There was a problem with the hookup into my computer, so the vocal audio is very low in the introduction. This week was a very special edition of Cognitive Dissonance called "Cognitive Dissonance Celebrates Equality!" Why? Because the Platte County School District #1 tore down the Anti-Defamation League's "No Place for Hate" campaign banners at Wheatland's high school and West Elementary school after five parents (supposedly) complained because the Gay and Lesbian Fund of Colorado was one sponsor of this campaign. The banners hung for nearly a year before anyone was "offended." The school board's ultimate vote was 4-3 in favor of tearing the banners down. Many students and community members are outraged and are insisting the banners be hung again. Check out the Wheaterville website for more info, to sign a petition to put the banners back up, and how to contact the school board. We took public comment all night from Laramie community members, as well as from some brave souls who ventured from Wheatland. School board members will all be receiving CDs of this broadcast very soon. Technical note: I had wanted to mention Wheatland HS grad Jeremy Bredeson's excellent website and post, "Gay Like Me" on my show, but I simply forgot to write it in the show log. As such, I forgot. So I still want to give him a shout-out here: Give Mama Some Sugar Check out the site and the post - all of it is excellent reading. As for the rest of the show, Angry Malcontent reminded Obama the Lucy never let Charlie Brown kick the football and the fundits broke character to each speak as themselves on this issue. Yes, kids, here's the big reveal: The fundits aren't real people, they're caricatures of pundits. Whoa. D-bag o' the Week saw local and national d-bags getting called out with an assist from Matt Stannard. You can catch Matt on KOCA with "Sunday School" from 2-4 p.m. as he plays unsigned bands, b-sides and rarities and throws in a dash of political commentary for that perfect blend of spices. Track Listing: "Moral Threat" - Social Distortion "God And Country" - Thermals "New York City Cops" - The Strokes "Out Here in the Middle" - James McMurtry "Every State Line" - Ani DiFranco "God's Children" - The Gutter Twins"American Girl" - Tom Petty "Wasted Time" - Kings of Leon "Never Gonna Change" - Drive-By Truckers "Laramie" - Amy Ray "Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now" - Ben Harper "The Frown Song" - Ben Folds "The Times They Are a Changin'" - Asexuals "Underdogs" - Manic Street Preachers "Mutes in the Steeple" - Archers Of Loaf "Shepherds of the Nation" - The Kinks "Laugh,Love,Fuck" - The Coup "Lonely People" - Talib Kweli (Feat. LaToiya Williams) "Conservative, Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males" - Todd Snider"Defenders of Marriage" - Anne Feeney"Pirate Radio" - David Rovics

Note: The first about 30 seconds or so are off balance. There was a problem with the hookup into my computer, so the vocal audio is very low in the introduction.

This week was a very special edition of Cognitive Dissonance called "Cognitive Dissonance Celebrates Equality!" Why? Because the Platte County School District #1 tore down the Anti-Defamation League's "No Place for Hate" campaign banners at Wheatland's high school and West Elementary school after five parents (supposedly) complained because the Gay and Lesbian Fund of Colorado was one sponsor of this campaign. The banners hung for nearly a year before anyone was "offended."

The school board's ultimate vote was 4-3 in favor of tearing the banners down. Many students and community members are outraged and are insisting the banners be hung again. Check out the Wheaterville website for more info, to sign a petition to put the banners back up, and how to contact the school board. We took public comment all night from Laramie community members, as well as from some brave souls who ventured from Wheatland. School board members will all be receiving CDs of this broadcast very soon.

Technical note: I had wanted to mention Wheatland HS grad Jeremy Bredeson's excellent website and post, "Gay Like Me" on my show, but I simply forgot to write it in the show log. As such, I forgot. So I still want to give him a shout-out here: Give Mama Some Sugar
Check out the site and the post - all of it is excellent reading.

As for the rest of the show, Angry Malcontent reminded Obama the Lucy never let Charlie Brown kick the football and the fundits broke character to each speak as themselves on this issue. Yes, kids, here's the big reveal: The fundits aren't real people, they're caricatures of pundits. Whoa. D-bag o' the Week saw local and national d-bags getting called out with an assist from Matt Stannard. You can catch Matt on KOCA with "Sunday School" from 2-4 p.m. as he plays unsigned bands, b-sides and rarities and throws in a dash of political commentary for that perfect blend of spices.

Track Listing:

1. "Moral Threat" - Social Distortion
2. "God And Country" - Thermals
3. "New York City Cops" - The Strokes
4. "Out Here in the Middle" - James McMurtry
5. "Every State Line" - Ani DiFranco
6. "God's Children" - The Gutter Twins
7. "American Girl" - Tom Petty
8. "Wasted Time" - Kings of Leon
9. "Never Gonna Change" - Drive-By Truckers
10. "Laramie" - Amy Ray
11. "Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now" - Ben Harper
12. "The Frown Song" - Ben Folds
13. "The Times They Are a Changin'" - Asexuals
14. "Underdogs" - Manic Street Preachers
15. "Mutes in the Steeple" - Archers Of Loaf
16. "Shepherds of the Nation" - The Kinks
17. "Laugh,Love,Fuck" - The Coup
18. "Lonely People" - Talib Kweli (Feat. LaToiya Williams)
19. "Conservative, Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males" - Todd Snider
20. "Defenders of Marriage" - Anne Feeney
21. "Pirate Radio" - David Rovics

I filled in for new KOCA addition Matt Stannard of Shared Sacrifice on Sunday. Matt recently began hosting the show "Sunday School" but due to his alter-ego's responsibilities, he was forced to be in Texas this weekend. His show features progressive commentary and his own unique blend of music - think the similar politics of Cognitive Dissonance, but with a problem-solving twist. No worries. I played some political folk and some indie rock, and appealed to the good people in radioland to donate to the unfortunate souls in Haiti who have recently lost everything. I also talked about making phone calls for Democrat Martha Coakley in Massachusetts. She's the number sixty vote on health care reform, unless Scott Brown, a moderate-turned-teabagger, happens to swoop in and capture the seat. Track listing:"You Dissolve" - The Thermals"Walk" - Blind Melon "Looks Just Like The Sun" - Broken Social Scene "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" - The Jayhawks "Army Reserve" - Pearl Jam "So Much Beauty in Dirt" - Modest Mouse "Instigate The Role" - At The Drive-In "The Universal Cynic" - Bad Religion "Will the Revolution Come?" - Reel Big Fish "Scratch" - Morphine "Sing Me Spanish Techno" - The New Pornographers "The Rules" - Ben Kweller "The Times They Are A-Changin'" - Bob Dylan "Stupid's Pledge" - Utah Phillips "The Marching Song of the Covert Battalions" - Billy Bragg "Amerika v6.0 (The Best We Can Do)" - Steve Earle "Jesus Of The Moon" - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds "Frank's Tavern" - Calexico "Somebody Loves You" - Eels "Start A War" - The National "Is It Wicked Not to Care?" - Belle & Sebastian "American Music" - The Hold Steady "Sometimes Salvation" - The Black Crowes "With God On Our Side" - Bob Dylan "Unless You Are Free" - Utah Phillips "Between the Wars" - Billy Bragg "Transcendental Blues" - Steve Earle

I filled in for new KOCA addition Matt Stannard of Shared Sacrifice on Sunday. Matt recently began hosting the show "Sunday School" but due to his alter-ego's responsibilities, he was forced to be in Texas this weekend. His show features progressive commentary and his own unique blend of music - think the similar politics of Cognitive Dissonance, but with a problem-solving twist.
No worries. I played some political folk and some indie rock, and appealed to the good people in radioland to donate to the unfortunate souls in Haiti who have recently lost everything. I also talked about making phone calls for Democrat Martha Coakley in Massachusetts. She's the number sixty vote on health care reform, unless Scott Brown, a moderate-turned-teabagger, happens to swoop in and capture the seat.
Track listing:

1. "You Dissolve" - The Thermals
2. "Walk" - Blind Melon
3. "Looks Just Like The Sun" - Broken Social Scene
4. "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" - The Jayhawks
5. "Army Reserve" - Pearl Jam
6. "So Much Beauty in Dirt" - Modest Mouse
7. "Instigate The Role" - At The Drive-In
8. "The Universal Cynic" - Bad Religion
9. "Will the Revolution Come?" - Reel Big Fish
10. "Scratch" - Morphine
11. "Sing Me Spanish Techno" - The New Pornographers
12. "The Rules" - Ben Kweller
13. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" - Bob Dylan
14. "Stupid's Pledge" - Utah Phillips
15. "The Marching Song of the Covert Battalions" - Billy Bragg
16. "Amerika v6.0 (The Best We Can Do)" - Steve Earle
17. "Jesus Of The Moon" - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
18. "Frank's Tavern" - Calexico
19. "Somebody Loves You" - Eels
20. "Start A War" - The National
21. "Is It Wicked Not to Care?" - Belle & Sebastian
22. "American Music" - The Hold Steady
23. "Sometimes Salvation" - The Black Crowes
24. "With God On Our Side" - Bob Dylan
25. "Unless You Are Free" - Utah Phillips
26. "Between the Wars" - Billy Bragg
27. "Transcendental Blues" - Steve Earle

Podcasts will slowly return. I'm getting caught up, but this was an extra-special podcast. The podcasts will probably be somewhat out of order, but they'll be here. This week's show featured Dustin Von Krosigk, producer for the group Goon Squad, and a youth member of The State Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice (SACJJ). The SACJJ is made up of twenty-five people with training, experience or special knowledge concerning the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency or the administration of juvenile justice. Dustin was in and out of the juvenile system in Wyoming for non-violent offenses and saw the lack of focus on rehabilitation first-hand. He was also recently interviewed for a documentary on juvenile justice. It was fitting to have Dustin as a guest on Cognitive Dissonance on the second half of the "Know Your Rights" special - I read each amendment from the Bill of Rights and explained the meaning. The Angry Malcontent was ranting about car trouble since he was stuck in Fort Collins, but the Fundits were present. They debated the vote in Maine to overturn the governor's signing of a law to allow same-sex marriage. We had multiple d-bags o' the week. Finally, hip-hop group Goon Squad (produced by Dustin Von Krosigk) premiered two songs on the show. Track listing: "Know Your Rights," The Clash "Goons of Hazzard," Dead Kennedys"Disconnect," Rollins Band "I Can Be The Man You Want," Goon Squad "$timulus Plan," Dead Prez & The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern "Sound of Da Police," KRS-One "Démocratie fasciste," Article 4 (feat. Immortal Technique) "O Freedom," Billy Bragg "We Can't Make It Here," James McMurtry "Radar Gun," The Bottle Rockets "Cop," Alkaline Trio "Dicks Hate the Police," Dicks "Killing in the Name," Rage Against the Machine "Officer," Operation Ivy "Defenders of Marriage," Anne Feeney "Dear God," XTC "War After the War," Street Dogs "Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)," Saul Williams "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta," Geto Boys "The Bush Boys," The Mammals "We Don't Care," Goon Squad feat. King Bridge "Pirate Radio," David Rovics

Podcasts will slowly return. I'm getting caught up, but this was an extra-special podcast. The podcasts will probably be somewhat out of order, but they'll be here. This week's show featured Dustin Von Krosigk, producer for the group Goon Squad, and a youth member of The State Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice (SACJJ). The SACJJ is made up of twenty-five people with training, experience or special knowledge concerning the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency or the administration of juvenile justice.

Dustin was in and out of the juvenile system in Wyoming for non-violent offenses and saw the lack of focus on rehabilitation first-hand. He was also recently interviewed for a documentary on juvenile justice. It was fitting to have Dustin as a guest on Cognitive Dissonance on the second half of the "Know Your Rights" special - I read each amendment from the Bill of Rights and explained the meaning.

The Angry Malcontent was ranting about car trouble since he was stuck in Fort Collins, but the Fundits were present. They debated the vote in Maine to overturn the governor's signing of a law to allow same-sex marriage. We had multiple d-bags o' the week.

Finally, hip-hop group Goon Squad (produced by Dustin Von Krosigk) premiered two songs on the show.

Track listing:

1. "Know Your Rights," The Clash
2. "Goons of Hazzard," Dead Kennedys
3. "Disconnect," Rollins Band
4. "I Can Be The Man You Want," Goon Squad
5. "$timulus Plan," Dead Prez & The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern
6. "Sound of Da Police," KRS-One
7. "Démocratie fasciste," Article 4 (feat. Immortal Technique)
8. "O Freedom," Billy Bragg
9. "We Can't Make It Here," James McMurtry
10. "Radar Gun," The Bottle Rockets
11. "Cop," Alkaline Trio
12. "Dicks Hate the Police," Dicks
13. "Killing in the Name," Rage Against the Machine
14. "Officer," Operation Ivy
15. "Defenders of Marriage," Anne Feeney
16. "Dear God," XTC
17. "War After the War," Street Dogs
18. "Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)," Saul Williams
19. "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta," Geto Boys
20. "The Bush Boys," The Mammals
21. "We Don't Care," Goon Squad feat. King Bridge
22. "Pirate Radio," David Rovics

Hooray new podcast! This week's show featured music from Stone Gossard, The Gits, The Supersuckers, Violent Femmes, Saul Williams, Tullycraft, Talking Heads, Velocity Girls and brand new Modest Mouse. Plus, the Angry Malcontent ranted about Professor Gates-gate. Blue Collar Joe and Aurora Firestone further debated the Gates matter, and then got reasoned by the Angry Malcontent, and we had an unrelated, three-way tie for d-bag of the week! It was a slightly Network-ish moment. (Note: Time to boycott Burger King.) I also discussed Monolith festival and those who become fans of my show on Facebook can request songs, nominate d-bags or even arrange rides to Monolith at Red Rocks. Track listing for this week: "Pigeon," Stone Gossard "Crush On Radio," Visqueen "While You're Twisting, I'm Still Breathing," The Gits "Heavy Cross," Gossip "Rich," Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Lies," The Black Keys "Sorry Again," Velocity Girl"Time Bomb," Rancid "Holiday In Cambodia," Dead Kennedys "Burning Down the House," Talking Heads "Hello Cruel World," E "History Sticks to Your Feet," Modest Mouse "Blade of Grass," Versus "The Ambulance Chaser," Post Stardom Depression "You," Candlebox "American Dream," Lucinda Williams "Highs and Lows," Mindy Smith "Look Inside America," blur "Pretty Fucked Up," The Supersuckers "Let It Be Me," Social Distortion "Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About," Tullycraft "Right Right Now Now," Beastie Boys "Flashing Lights," Kanye West "Jesus Walking On The Water," Violent Femmes "Fight the Power," Public Enemy "List of Demands (Reparations)," Saul Williams "Peaches," The Presidents Of The United States Of America