War, Sex, & Politics

The No Show | Mar 30, 2010
PLAYLIST

THEME: “How Long Blues” – Jimmy Yancey, piano
“Cold Pizza for Breakfast” – Christine Lavin
“True Religion” - Weavers
“No Man Can Find the War” – Tim Buckley
“War” - Bob Marley & The Wailers
“War Crime Blues” - Chris Whitley
“Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore” - John Prine
“Railroad Bill” - Etta Baker
“One-Dime Blues” - Etta Baker
“Crow Jane” - Etta Baker
“Crow Jane” - Skip James
“Crow Jane” - Derek Trucks Band The theme of this week’s NO SHOW is, What’s the point of even having a grudge if you can’t hold it? Substitute host, producer and utility infielder, Frank Millspaugh, and NO SHOW Embedded Political Correspondent, Emily Levine, prove a real grudge match as they parse the political grammar of the election season. This week’s edition of The Broken News features the ever-popular

Department of World Religions and the never-popular Department of Human Genome Development. And, of course, gratuitous violence.

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