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THE CULTURE OF POLITICS

Program 06-11-05-A

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SEGMENT 1:

Andrew Sullivan and Brian Mann appeared together at the Wisconsin Book Festival in a discussion moderated by Steve Paulson on the topic of the new conservatives in America. Sullivan is a noted conservative political analyst. His blog is "The Daily Dish" and his most recent book is called "The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How to Get It Back." Mann covers rural America for public radio and is the author of "Welcome to the Homeland."

SEGMENT 2:

Harmon Leon is a gonzo journalist and avowed leftie who specializes in what he calls "infiltrating" right-wing America. His two books are "Republican Like Me" and "The Infiltrator." He tells Anne Strainchamps about some of his adventures with white supremacists and Christian wrestlers. Also, John J. Miller is a national political reporter for the National Review. He grew up on rock and roll and decided to compile a list of the 50 best conservative rock songs. He tells Jim Fleming it wasn't even hard, and why. And of course, we hear some of the songs.

SEGMENT 3:

Barack Obama is the new darling of the Democratic Party and is considering a Presidential run in 2008. Steve Paulson caught up with the junior senator from Illinois in Milwaukee. They talk about Obama's sudden popularity, and his approach to politics. Obama is the author of "The Audacity of Hope."
Listen to the unedited interview with Barack Obama HERE

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Books:

Harmon Leon, Republican Like Me: Infiltrating Red-State, White-Ass, and Blue-Suit America (Prometheus Books)
Brian Mann, Welcome to the Homeland: a journey to the rural heart of America's conservative revolution (Steerforth Press)
Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Crown)
Andrew Sullivan, The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It How to Get It Back (Harper Collins)

Websites:

• John J. Miller's Top 50 Conservative Rock Songs
  http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzZkNDU5MmViNzVjNzkzMDE3NzNlN2MyZjRjYTk4YjE=

Music:

• Note from the Heartland/ Sean Michael Dargan/ The Big Picture/ Slightly Charred Music, BMI.
• Rods and Cones/ Blue Man Group Audio/ Blue Man Group Records LLC
• Music from “Top 50 Conservative Songs”
  -Taxman by the Beatles
  -Don’t Tread on Me by Metallica
  -Wouldn’t it be Nice by the Beach Boys
  -Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who
  -Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones
• Club Nowhere/ Blue Man Group Audio/ Blue Man Group Records LLC
• George Washington/ Hope of the States/ The Lost Riots/ Sony Music UK

Distribution dates:

week of 11/05/2006 - hour 1

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