Summary: Talking Left's Best of 2013! On this episode of Talking Left, we wanted to share our own "Best of 2013" lists that you won't hear anywhere else. First, we shared our list of the top under-reported stories of 2013. In our opinion, the mainstream corporate media ignored Obamacare successes, the President's victories in 2013, the attacks and expansions of Voting Rights, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and of course - Fukushima. These were major stories that media did a crappy job covering... but, we hope that we keep you up-to-date and informed about all of them throughout 2013. Next, we took a few minutes to cover sports - I know, crazy, right? - with Brian Doyle, contributing writer for the Talk Radio News Service. Brian gave us his thoughts on some of the College Football Bowl Games, and his predictions for various bowls, and the national championship. Don't worry, we aren't changing formats, like so many progressive stations, but we wanted to have a little fun on our last show of 2013. After that, we heard from Lee Camp, host of the Moment of Clarity Show. We went through a whole year of great Lee Camp stories, and picked a few of our favorite topics, and got a few words from Lee about each of them. If you haven't checked out and subscribed to Lee's amazing podcast, you are seriously missing out. In 2013, Lee talked about the U.S. government being found guilty of murdering Martin Luther King, Jr., Exxon's cover up of the Mayflower, Arkansas oil spill, the pay gap between CEOs and workers being up 1,000% since 1950, the real people responsible for the global financial collapse, and the amazing work of Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden. We can only imagine what incredible stories that Lee will bring us in 2014, and the colorful way he'll cover them - as only Lee can do. Last, but not least, we spoke with one of our favorite people on Earth - Nicole Belle of Crooks and Liars. We wanted to round out 2013 talking to someone who has been a huge part of our show(s) since the very beginning, and who inspires us to work even harder every day - so, DUH! - Nicole Belle was it. Nicole shared her list of the most incredible (and not necessarily in a good way) figures of 2013. She explained why Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, hosts David Gregory and Chuck Todd, Senator Rand Paul, and President Barack Obama all made her list... and why the media should and should not have spent so much time focusing on them And, of course, as we do every year - we shared our predictions from 2012, and what we expect for 2014. And, we hope you'll share yours on the Talking Left Facebook page. To all of our friends, family, fellow hosts, and political junkies - thank you for a great 2013. We are honored by each and every one of you who tunes in, and we hope to continue growing next year. Please remember to support your favorite progressive stations, sites, shows, and figures - we need to stick together for the future of progressive media, and the future of our nation. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season, and we look forward to hanging out with you next year! Thanks to Rocky Mountain Mike for writing and producing our incredible theme music! Please check out his amazing Sound Cloud! Thanks to We Act Radio - 1480AM WPWC, Radio or Not, and SoFlo Radio - for helping to ensure all listeners have corporate-free, independent radio! And, of course, thanks to you, our listeners, friends, and family - for supporting us through all of our crazy shows, dreams, and political addictions!! You can also follow all of the news about upcoming topics and guests on our Facebook page and on Twitter @TalkingLeft. And you can subscribe to Talking Left free on iTunes and to our awesome new YouTube Channel! As always, thanks for listening!
