Episode 45: Despair on the Eve of a Debate

Glenn and Scott attempt to examine the wide array of yahoos contending for the Democratic presidential nomination, but keep getting sidetracked by the garbage fire our political system has become and whether or not capitalism should be thrown onto the pyre. Which candidate serves at the mercy of Twitter teens? Which candidate has a plan for first contact with space aliens? All of the biggest candidates are covered, including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Randy Steve Bullock, John McAfee, and Vermin Supreme.

Note: This episode was recorded before former Representative Joe Sestak announced, for reasons passing understanding, that he too is running for president. We apologize(?) for the omission.

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Musical Selections:

• “America, Fuck Yeah (Bummer Remix)” from Team America: World Police by Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman
• “Crank That Mike Gravel“
• “International Statement” from NFL Primetime by Roger Dexter and Alan Bell
• “This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie, performed by Bernard Sanders

But the music excerpted in this episode:

• Team America: World Police original soundtrack
• FirstCom production music library
• We Shall Overcome by Bernie Sanders & Thirty Vermont Artists

Episode 28: Reflection, Surprise, Terror… for the Future

Glenn & Scott return from a medical hiatus to consider the course of human events. Their conclusion: we are so fucked.

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Musical selections:

• "War" by Edwin Starr
• "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield
• "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)" by the Byrds
• "Get Together" by the Youngbloods

Purchase the music used in this episode:

• "War" by Edwin Starr
• Buffalo Springfield by Buffalo Springfield
• "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)" by the Byrds
• The Youngbloods by the Youngbloods

Episode 21: On the Orlando Shooting

Feeling the need to explore some issues around the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando this past Sunday, Glenn & Scott convene again on The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular. They discuss the nature of hate crimes, the widespread marginalization and dehumanization of LGBTQIAP+ people, easy access to guns, and the ubiquity of “thoughts and prayers.”

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Musical Selections:

• “Fade To…” from Anonymous Rejected Filmscore by John Murphy
• “A Warm Place” (string quartet version) written by Trent Reznor, performed by Melissa Dunphy
• “Weather Storm” from The Space Between Us by Craig Armstrong
• “Your Favorite Color Is Green” from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 by James Newton Howard

Purchase the music excerpted in this episode:

• Anonymous Rejected Filmscore by John Murphy
• The Space Between Us by Craig Armstrong
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 score by James Newton Howard

Episode 15: Goy Vey

It’s time for a quick Campaign 2016 update on The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, as Glenn & Scott welcome Steve Wille back to the podcast to examine how some of the candidates are campaigning among Jews in the lead-up to the New York primary. Candidates are rolling out matzah, quizzing Yeshiva students, listing their favorite figures from the Tanakh, bragging about their grandkids, and much more — and the ol’ Spectacular is ON IT. By the end of the show Scott hardly has any face left to palm. So get a bagel, try to parlay it into some votes, and enjoy a policy-light and sarcasm-heavy discussion!

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Musical selections:

• “Hava Nagila” by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
• “Hava Nagila (Christmas Arrangement)” by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
• “Hatikvah”
• “Hevenu Shalom Aleichem“

Episode 5: Despair on the Eve of Iowa

With the long hard slog of the US presidential campaign slogging along, The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular is back with a despairing and at times contemptuous look at all of the people who for some reason are still running for President on the eve of the Iowa caucus. Then, considering the ascendancy of Donald Trump, Glenn & Scott contemplate other WWE Hall of Famers who might make better Presidents of the United States. Finally, there’s a brief look at the 2016 US Senate race in Connecticut and the idea of Linda McMahon joining the fray once again.

You can support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/nontoxicfanboys.

Musical selections:

• “America (Fuck Yeah)” by Marc Shaiman and Trey Parker, from Team America: World Police
• “I Got a Crush…on Obama” by Leah Kauffman, Ben Relles, and Rick Friedrich
• “Let’s Go Joe” by Cody Harris
• “I’m Afraid of Americans” by David Bowie and Brian Eno

Purchase the music excerpted in this episode:

• Team America: World Police original soundtrack
• Earthling by David Bowie