The Current

The Current Special: Assault on Freedom

Jacob Bodnar — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:33:00 -0400

On this special Independence Day episode Jacob and Logan take a look at what the Founding Fathers intended for this country and how our current policies are making them rollover in their graves.

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The Current #142

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:02:00 -0400

On this episode Jacob and Logan discuss the democrats cap and trade legislation and John Boehner’s perfect description of it, the continuing protests and murders in Iran, and Obama’s two hypocritical moves for the week.

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The Current #141

Jacob Bodnar — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:55:00 -0400

On this episode Jacob and Logan discuss the ongoing protests in Iran and how the War in Iraq influenced them, why it’s time to take bold action against North Korea, and the real reason Obama fired an Inspector General.

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The Current #140

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:45:00 -0400

Today Jacob and Logan talk about, the democrats expensive and oppressive health care plan, yet another slap on the wrist for North Korea, and San Francisco fining citizens for throwing food away.

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The Current #139

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:39:00 -0400

On today’s show Jacob and Logan talk about Obama’s speech in Egypt and Iran’s response, the unemployment rate hits 9.4%, and Obama claims there are seven million Muslims in the U.S., how many are there really?

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The Current #138

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:03:00 -0400

This week Jacob and Logan discuss North Korea’s nuclear test and how we should respond, Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, and why we don’t need a cyber security “czar”

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The Current #137

Jacob Bodnar — Mon, 25 May 2009 00:45:00 -0400

On this week’s show Jacob and Logan discuss Obama and Cheney’s competing speeches on torture, Pelosi continuing to stonewall questions on her CIA comments, and Obama deceiving the American people about our debt and his health care spending.

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The Current #136

Jacob Bodnar — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:50:00 -0400

Who do you trust, Nancy Pelosi or the CIA? I’m guessing the CIA. On this week’s show Jacob and Logan discuss Pelosi and her battle against the CIA. We also touch on Obama’s continued spending, despite the fact that he says he’s against “deficit spending,” and dead people receiving stimulus checks.

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The Current #135

Jacob Bodnar — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:42:00 -0400

On this week’s show Jacob, Logan and Nick talk about; Obama wimpy budget cut, Russia parading their military around the Red Square, and Oprah declaring Michelle Obama the best first lady ever.

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The Current #134

Jacob Bodnar — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:38:00 -0400

On this week’s show Jacob and Logan talk about, Obama’s bad week, Specter bolting from the GOP, and the over-the-top coverage of the swine flu.

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The Current #133

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:51:00 -0400

On this week’s episode Jacob and Logan talk about how torture worked, why Miss California should be looked up to not down upon, and the latest group of people to blame global warming on (hint, it’s not skinny folk).

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The Current #132

Jacob Bodnar — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:28:00 -0400

On this week’s show Jacob and Logan recap the Tax Day Tea Parties, talk about why GM should have been prepping for bankruptcy months ago, and discuss the EPA getting ready to regulate “heat trapping gases.”

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The Current #131

Jacob Bodnar — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:21:00 -0400

Logan is out on family business so this week Jacob is joined by co-hosts Louie Glinzak and Don Higgins. The three discuss Obama’s new immigration plan, the idea of “climate engineering” and why Wyoming is just so darn easy to make fun of.

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The Current #130

Jacob Bodnar — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:36:00 -0400

In this week’s show Jacob and Logan discuss Obama’s response to North Korea’s provocative missile launch, the sounds of ABBA and Ace of Base, and Congress forcing private businesses to pay employees “based on performance.” Oh the hypocrisy.

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The Current #129

Jacob Bodnar — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:41:00 -0400

In this week’s episode Jacob talks with Phelim McAleer, the director of the new film “Not Evil, Just Wrong,” the full interview can be found in the show notes for this episode. Logan joins in and the two discuss the outrage over AIG bonuses, trillion dollar deficits for years to come, and the possibility that Gitmo detainees could be released in the U.S.

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The Current #128

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:15:00 -0400

On this week’s show, Jacob talks to Kathleen Stewart and Steve Jones about their new jazz song “It Ain’t Your Money to Spend.” Logan joins in to discuss the possibility of a second stimulus, Pelosi jet setting around the country in military planes, and the EPA becoming more and more radical.

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The Current #127

Jacob Bodnar — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:38:00 -0400

On this week’s episode Jacob and Logan discuss Obama’s new bloated budget, Russia’s strong response to a U.S. request, and the EPA going off the deep end (they’re attempting to regulate dust).

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The Current Three Year Special

Jacob Bodnar — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:26:00 -0500

In this special episode Jacob and Logan celebrate their three years on the internet by taking all of the knowledge they’ve gained in the last three years and applying it to today’s issues in an attempt to find a solution.

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The Current #126

Jacob Bodnar — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:53:00 -0500

Logan is MIA this week, he has strep throat, so Jacob is flying solo. Topics include; Obama’s plan to reign in the deficit, the fairness doctrine picking up steam, and Iran’s helping hand in Afghanistan.

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The Current #125

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:39:00 -0500

This week Jacob and Logan talk about, the mysterious stimulus plan passed to Obama’s desk, Obama’s not-so-great week, and a 13 year old British boy becoming a father.

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The Current #124

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:56:00 -0500

The Current #124
Saturday February 7, 2009

This week Jacob and Logan discuss the stimulus compromise in the Senate, Obama’s plan to cap executive’s salaries, and the fairness doctrine bites back.

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The Current #123

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:07:00 -0500

Hosts: Jacob Bodnar and Logan Sparrow
On this episode Jacob and Logan discuss the Democrats so called “stimulus,” the Republicans alternative to the Democrats pork filled package, and a nanny state update that will drive you crazy.

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The Current #122

Jacob Bodnar — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:38:00 -0500

In this episode Jacob and Logan discuss Obama’s massive inauguration, why closing down Gitmo is a bad idea, and should a basketball team that won by 100 points be punished?

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The Current #121

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:14:00 -0500

Hosts: Jacob Bodnar and Logan Sparrow
Topics: Winner of the song contest, the stimulus package grows, Obama’s inauguration and train ride, Madison Wisconsin has a global warming fever and the only prescription is more regulation, and what is Bush’s legacy?

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The Current #120

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:49:00 -0500

Hosts: Jacob Bodnar, Logan Sparrow, Nick Turoksy

Topics: Obama’s “major speech” on the economy, Barney Frank can see the future, world leaders discussing the “future of capitalism,” Russia proves it controls Europe, and global warming…eh, not so much.

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The Current #119

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:07:00 -0500

Hosts: Jacob Bodnar, Logan Sparrow, Nick Turosky

Topics: U.S. Governors ask for $1 trillion bailout, what we can learn from history, U.S. hands over control of Green Zone to Iraqis, Israel sends grounds troops to Gaza, Oil apparently will be drilled in California, and help Jacob find out who he is!

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The Current #118 - 2008 Countdown

Jacob Bodnar — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:48:00 -0500

Jacob and Logan countdown their 20 favorite stories from 2008.

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The Current #117

Jacob Bodnar — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:37:00 -0500

Hosts: Jacob Bodnar, Logan Sparrow, Jon Greko
Topics: Bush bails out the auto industry, congress gets a raise, Snow blankets Las Vegas and Malibu, New York gets hit with 88 news taxes/fees, The worth Christmas gifts ever, and parents name their kid Adolf Hitler

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The Current #116

Jacob Bodnar — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:51:00 -0500

The Current #116
Saturday December 13, 2008
Hosts: Jacob Bodnar, Logan Sparrow, Jon Greko
Topics
-Blagojevich scandal
-Auto bailout dies
-Prop 8 protest ‘Day without a Gay’
-Snow in Houston and New Orleans
-Obama’s massive economic plan
-Jindal says he won’t run in 2012?
-Man creates robo wife

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The Current #115

Jacob Bodnar — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:25:00 -0500

Hosts: Jacob Bodnar and Logan Sparrow
Friday December 5, 2008
Topics: Auto bailout, California’s budget, the future of oil prices, Obama abandons windfall profits tax, Capitol Visitors Center opens $400 million over budget, Israel prepared to strike Iran without U.S. consent, Lawyers call for international court for the environment, 2008 the coldest year since 2000, and a county declares Barack Obama Day.

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