Author: Dan Carlin
Running Time: 46 Min.
Offered: Weekly
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Common Sense with Dan Carlin Podcast
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Loud, fast-talking and deceptively funny, this politically-independent "forward-thinking pragmatist" looks at the events shaping our world through a uniquely American lens. It's smarter than you think, and faster than you expect.
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Show 142 - The Samson Suicide Pact
Fri, Jan 2, 2009
Everyone wants Dan to discuss recent events between Israel and her neighbors. As usual, his views are likely to upset all sides. Also: will the latest global financial crisis increase Presidential power?
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Show 141 - Betting on Corruption
Thu, Dec 18, 2008
If you like when Dan goes off on random tangents you will love this show (especially part two!). Dan talks about the latest corruption in government story and also looks for silver linings in anger and negativity.
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Show 140 - The U.S. of Earth
Tue, Dec 09, 2008
Should a global government replace the many nation-states that make up the modern world? Dan tries to defend his irrational, individualistic love of freedom. Also: Better living through chemistry.
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Show 139 - Evasive Action
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
The early appointees to the Obama administration prompt a discussion of Competency versus Change. Also: The political consequences of the American people's short-term memories.
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Show 138 - Permanent Division
Fri, Nov 7, 2008
The partisan blazes kindled during the campaign continue to intensify after the concession speeches. Dan talks about this and a number of election related issues. Also: Riffin of the News.
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Show 137 - A Vote For None
Thu, Oct 30, 2008
It's election time, and once again Dan is left wishing he could cast a legitimate vote for No One. Also: Another troubling policy change making it more likely the USA will clash with other nations.
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Show 136 - Confronting the Hydra
Thu, Oct 16, 2008
The USA's budgetary 3-headed Hydra is Dan's target in a monologue that sounds like it is really part two of show #135's monologue. Also, Dan channels Presidents Lincoln and Eisenhower to make a point about unity.
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Show 135 - The Imperial Invoice
Fri, Oct 03, 2008
Could there be an eventual upside to the current economic crisis? Dan thinks there might be. He also spends a lot of time feeling "vindicated" and talking about himself and the show a lot. Blah, blah blah.
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Show 134 - Immediate Gratification
Tue, Sep 23, 2008
Was it just plain Greed that led to the recent bloodletting in the U.S. financial sector or was there more going on? Dan has some Martian thoughts on the subject. Also: Riffin' on the News.
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Show 133 - McCain's "Hail Mary"
Thu, Sep 4, 2008
Will John McCain save his campaign with the unorthodox choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate? Dan suggests a little candidate swap that might improve both political tickets. Also: Dan's investigation fetish.
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Show 132 - Biden Time
Tue, Aug 26, 2008
Barack Obama chooses a running mate that seems the antithesis of his message. Is Joe Biden the "Change we have been waiting for?" Also: Dan explains why it is so hard to be him.
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Show 131 - Intoxicated Priorities
Mon, Aug 11, 2008
A tragic mistake in an anti-drug raid has Dan questioning our priorities in the Drug War. Also: It's the Revenge of the Former Communists as China and Russia have newsworthy weeks that Dan finds unsettling.
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Show 130 - The New Median
Tue, Jul 29, 2008
This show is mostly about things related to the current global economic situation. But Dan drags Paris Hilton, the "Chicken Little Gene", Batman, Superman, terrorism, political land mines and Nazis into it too.
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Show 129 - Kaputt
Fri, Jul 11, 2008
Is the U.S. political system broken? If so, Dan believes Americans need to be obsessed with fixing it. Everything from Impeachment to Generation X trash talking makes it into this show.
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Show 128 - The New Old Politics
Tue, Jun 24, 2008
Barack Obama makes a few moves that has Dan wondering if he isn't a newer version of the same old political song-and-dance. Also: The benefits of watching the governmental sausage-making machine.
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Show 127 - Great Expectations
Tue, Jun 10, 2008
Dan breaks down the recent developments in the 2008 presidential race, and explains the downside of Barack Obama's soaring oratory. Also: Should the News Media be $quot;fair and balanced$quot;
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Show 126 - The Way You Play The Game
Tue, May 27, 2008
In a weird show, a frustrated and ill Dan tries to make sense of the pro-torture emails he received after the last show. Also: The Libertarian Party sells out.
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Show 125 - Mad About Torture
Mon, May 19, 2008
How will our grandchildren view our decision to use torture in the War on Terror? Dan gets mad just thinking about the long-term moral ramifications and the lack of accountability. Also: a Riffin on the News segment.
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Show 124 - Dictator Dreams
Tue, May 13, 2008
Dan has a dream where he has been given dictatorial power over the government. The dream doesn't end well. Also: The REAL swing voters.
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Show 123 - The Empty Calorie Inquisition
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
Dan reacts to the woeful media questioning at the recent Democratic Presidential debates with questions of his own for the candidates. Also: The connection between polygamous religious sects, nude hippies and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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Show 122 - Missing the Leadership
Fri, Apr 4, 2008
The 40th Anniversary of Martin Luther King's death prompts an angry Dan rant about the lack of leadership in the modern world. Also: School reform, Dark Horse candidates and Neo-Cons, Neo-Cons, Neo-Cons!
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Show 121 - Guilt By Association
Fri, Mar 21, 2008
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama is taking heat because of comments made by his preacher. Dan lambastes the idea that this issue is important. Also Guns, Courts, Militias, Romans and Athenians.
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Show 120 - The Big Pessimism Show
Wed, Mar 12, 2008
This isn't the happiest show Dan's ever done. He's mad that the Attorney General seems to be successfully shielding the President from Congressional investigations. He's also mad about the environment. So it goes.
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Show 119 - Exposing the Super Delegates
Sat, Feb 23, 2008
Dan is "rooting for injuries" again in the U.S. Presidential race. This time he's hoping the super delegates give the election to the candidate who receives the fewest votes. Also: Does size matter when it comes to countries?
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Show 118 - Crazy Alien Mutant Whigs
Fri, Feb 08, 2008
To paraphrase Archie Bunker; Dan may be crazy, but he makes a lot of sense. In this show he talks about the year 1979, the responsibilities of a Great Power, behavioral freedom and health care.
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Show 117 - Fanatical Deradicalization
Fri, Jan 25, 2008
How do we win the War on Terror? Dan gets excited about a couple of ideas he reads about to combat Islamic extremism. Also, what penalty should our leaders face when they screw up?
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Show 116 - Voting for Cake
Sun, Jan 13, 2008
Can voters in free nations be trusted to make the difficult long-term choices for their societies at the expense of personal short term gain? Dan looks at this issue from first a U.S. and then a global perspective.
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