1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:18,220 Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's 2 00:00:18,220 --> 00:00:30,220 last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, 3 00:00:30,220 --> 00:00:46,420 for the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming, and the rocket's red glare, the bombs 4 00:00:47,420 --> 00:01:12,420 through the night that our flag was still there, O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave? 5 00:01:12,420 --> 00:01:32,420 For the land of the free, and the home of the brave. 6 00:01:32,420 --> 00:01:36,420 Hey there, Adam, this is Wilson Bradley from Knoxville. 7 00:01:36,420 --> 00:01:41,420 On a DSC-628 with 4th of July right around the corner, thought it might be a good time to 8 00:01:41,420 --> 00:01:46,420 share with your listeners to be careful with fireworks, and most of all don't stick them down 9 00:01:46,420 --> 00:01:47,420 your pants. 10 00:01:47,420 --> 00:01:54,420 The fourth always reminds me of Roland Bubba Jenkins, who went on to see our Lord after a strange 11 00:01:54,420 --> 00:02:02,420 course of events, involved in a dill pickle, an M80, and a pair of boxer shorts soaked in moonshine. 12 00:02:02,420 --> 00:02:12,420 And as with most redneck fatalities, it has all started with those three words, hey watch this. 13 00:02:12,420 --> 00:02:18,420 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the recovery 14 00:02:18,420 --> 00:02:21,420 for what it stands. 15 00:02:21,420 --> 00:02:43,420 One nice under God, indivisible with liberty, and justice for all. 16 00:02:44,420 --> 00:02:48,420 What did those words mean to you? 17 00:02:48,420 --> 00:02:57,420 May they say, thank you, America, for your strength, for pride, for our freedom. 18 00:02:57,420 --> 00:03:02,420 It's been a beacon of the world for 200 years. 19 00:03:03,420 --> 00:03:10,420 For these bright stars are 50 states, each burning its own stamp of indivisible. 20 00:03:10,420 --> 00:03:14,420 People, 200 million strong. 21 00:03:14,420 --> 00:03:18,420 People have come to Earth from all corners of the earth. 22 00:03:18,420 --> 00:03:22,420 And we're going to be calling for a wretched thing. 23 00:03:22,420 --> 00:03:29,420 A land of laws, an ingenious system of checks and balances, that allows no man to become 24 00:03:29,420 --> 00:03:30,420 tired. 25 00:03:30,420 --> 00:03:32,420 And let's no group for a day. 26 00:03:32,420 --> 00:03:37,420 If their power is not tempered, real concern for the government. 27 00:03:37,420 --> 00:03:41,420 A land where the right of descent, the free speech, is jealously God. 28 00:03:41,420 --> 00:03:44,420 For the valid box is this side. 29 00:03:44,420 --> 00:03:47,420 The people, it's real. 30 00:03:47,420 --> 00:03:49,420 Landation, under God. 31 00:03:49,420 --> 00:03:53,420 A land where freedom of worship is a cornerstone of her being. 32 00:03:53,420 --> 00:03:57,420 A land raised to the temples and churches. 33 00:03:57,420 --> 00:04:03,420 Cinagogues and all groups that rise and profusion to embrace all the religions of the world. 34 00:04:03,420 --> 00:04:09,420 A land forged by the hot steel and raw parents. 35 00:04:09,420 --> 00:04:15,420 And formed forever, at the awful crucible, civil war. 36 00:04:15,420 --> 00:04:17,420 Great liberty. 37 00:04:17,420 --> 00:04:23,420 Our man and pursuit of an honest life will not be denied his chance. 38 00:04:23,420 --> 00:04:27,420 Well, the citizens who freely within their vast borders will have. 39 00:04:27,420 --> 00:04:31,420 In groups of fear, a land brimming with opportunity. 40 00:04:31,420 --> 00:04:35,420 A freedom of choice is the guideline for all. 41 00:04:35,420 --> 00:04:37,420 And justice. 42 00:04:37,420 --> 00:04:40,420 The courts of our land are open to all. 43 00:04:40,420 --> 00:04:46,420 It's wheels of justice, groundwork, all causes, all people. 44 00:04:46,420 --> 00:04:49,420 They look to every avenue for justice. 45 00:04:49,420 --> 00:04:51,420 Every concern of the law. 46 00:04:51,420 --> 00:04:55,420 And they can't wear their reasoning with mercy. 47 00:04:55,420 --> 00:04:57,420 For all. 48 00:04:59,420 --> 00:05:17,420 I pray to be chance to the land of the United States. 49 00:05:17,420 --> 00:05:25,420 And we pray to the land of the United States. 50 00:05:25,420 --> 00:05:59,420 [ Music ] 51 00:05:59,420 --> 00:06:05,420 We pray to the land of the United States. 52 00:06:05,420 --> 00:06:07,420 Hell yeah. 53 00:06:07,420 --> 00:06:09,420 Homey old fashion. 54 00:06:09,420 --> 00:06:11,420 But John Wayne with the Duke says it. 55 00:06:11,420 --> 00:06:17,420 Yes, feel proud to be American, don't you? 56 00:06:17,420 --> 00:06:23,420 Happy Fourth of July, America. 57 00:06:23,420 --> 00:06:27,420 With $16 million worth of airplane strapped to my ass. 58 00:06:27,420 --> 00:06:31,420 And the next generation radio content in my ears. 59 00:06:31,420 --> 00:06:39,420 I like to think I'm flying into the future. 60 00:06:41,250 --> 00:10:33,420 [ Music ] 61 00:10:33,420 --> 00:10:35,420 Everybody's talking about the internet works. 62 00:10:35,420 --> 00:10:37,420 Everybody's talking about the internet works. 63 00:10:37,420 --> 00:10:39,420 Everybody's talking about the internet works. 64 00:10:39,420 --> 00:10:40,420 Everybody's talking about the internet works. 65 00:10:41,420 --> 00:10:43,420 Everyone's talking about the internet works. 66 00:10:43,420 --> 00:10:46,420 Everyone's talking about the internet works. 67 00:10:46,420 --> 00:10:49,420 everybody's talking about the internet works. 68 00:10:49,420 --> 00:10:51,420 Everybody's talking about the internet works. 69 00:10:51,420 --> 00:10:55,420 Everybody's talking about the internet works. 70 00:10:55,420 --> 00:10:57,420 Everybody's talking about the internet works. 71 00:10:57,420 --> 00:11:01,420 Everybody's talking about the internet works. 72 00:11:01,420 --> 00:11:03,420 Everybody's talking about the internet works. 73 00:11:03,420 --> 00:11:05,420 Everybody's talking about the internet works. 74 00:11:05,420 --> 00:11:09,980 course independent today in the United States. Although I am in the affluent suburb of 75 00:11:09,980 --> 00:11:15,260 Surrey known as Gilford in the in the curry manner, I do want to wish everyone a very happy 76 00:11:15,260 --> 00:11:20,380 fourth of July. I'm feeling extremely patriotic today. In fact, it's been a really weird 77 00:11:20,380 --> 00:11:28,700 week because on Friday speaking of patriotism, I received my official permanent visa to live 78 00:11:28,700 --> 00:11:34,380 and work in the United Kingdom. And of course, I am extremely grateful to the home office and 79 00:11:34,380 --> 00:11:40,060 to the Queen and all the rules and regulations that allow me to do that because it is good 80 00:11:40,060 --> 00:11:45,980 to be living in the motherland where we initially came from. But you may be kind of second 81 00:11:45,980 --> 00:11:49,820 by the show I have lined up for you. And then again, there may be a few surprises in there. It's 82 00:11:49,820 --> 00:11:54,780 going to be a bit music heavy. Of course, a pod save music lined up like you heard from Justa, 83 00:11:54,780 --> 00:12:02,060 who is from the UK, actually. Interestingly enough, I had a quick consultation with the 84 00:12:02,940 --> 00:12:06,700 Board of Directors of the Organization for the Preservation to the soundtrack of our lives, 85 00:12:06,700 --> 00:12:13,260 UPSOL.org. It's registered, but we don't have a website up yet. And they agree that there are 86 00:12:13,260 --> 00:12:19,100 some exemptions to what you can do in independently, produce stuff on independence day, 87 00:12:19,100 --> 00:12:26,380 on July 4th, and in your podcast because there are many, many backyard barbequees. I'm talking 88 00:12:26,460 --> 00:12:32,700 about huge ones with 50 to 100, maybe even 200 hundreds of people, people gathering at picnics, 89 00:12:32,700 --> 00:12:37,980 people gathering all over the world, not just the United States, citizens all over the world coming 90 00:12:37,980 --> 00:12:50,700 together and enjoying hamburgers, hot dogs, gains, fireworks, and yes, music. But the RIA, as evil 91 00:12:50,700 --> 00:12:55,260 as they really appear to be, they don't go around to all these picnics and barbequees. 92 00:12:56,620 --> 00:13:02,220 They don't go around levying fees on the 4th of July, even though they technically can, 93 00:13:02,220 --> 00:13:06,140 because you're performing music for a large audience. No, because you don't do those things. 94 00:13:06,140 --> 00:13:14,940 That would be why gosh, that would be un-American. So today, please join me on a very large picnic, 95 00:13:14,940 --> 00:13:22,060 known as The Charly, and I got songs for you. Songs that will make you feel proud to be an American. 96 00:13:22,060 --> 00:13:29,580 Maybe even a little bit ambience. Go ahead search for America in Napster. You'll see. 97 00:13:33,750 --> 00:16:08,750 [ Music ] 98 00:16:12,620 --> 00:16:17,020 American and feel American, but the chairman of the board, New Jersey's finest son, 99 00:16:17,020 --> 00:16:22,620 Frank Sinatra, sums it up nicely. In the house I live in, that's America to me, damn straight. 100 00:16:25,180 --> 00:16:30,620 You know, there's so many similarities and differences, and I think what I want to do today 101 00:16:30,620 --> 00:16:35,580 on the show is really just trying to explain how I feel as an American, how I think many Americans 102 00:16:35,580 --> 00:16:40,380 feel, and what is America really? It's a very, very, very young country, you've only been around 103 00:16:40,380 --> 00:16:47,740 for a bit over 200 years. You know, that's only four of my current lifetimes. You know, 104 00:16:47,740 --> 00:16:52,140 well, a little bit more than that. So, call it five because you should. That's nothing. That is 105 00:16:52,140 --> 00:16:57,340 nothing. I can trace that back in my family history. I can look at a family tree and see that in 106 00:16:57,340 --> 00:17:03,740 in one glance. And what do we consist of? We consist of you guys. We consist of Europeans. 107 00:17:04,940 --> 00:17:09,660 Initially, of course, that's how I trace my bloodlines. They go back to Scotland 108 00:17:09,740 --> 00:17:15,580 through Kansas, to Scotland, of all, of all connections. And yes, I am less than five degrees 109 00:17:15,580 --> 00:17:26,460 separated from Kevin Bacon as well. But something, uh, boy, somewhere, something went wrong. 110 00:17:27,180 --> 00:17:34,380 And it, you know, really, it's all about, it's really about PR. You know, we have our presidents, 111 00:17:34,460 --> 00:17:39,980 are really the, first of all, they're the leaders of our country, which in essence is a corporation. 112 00:17:39,980 --> 00:17:45,180 And we all contribute to the corporation. And we love the way the corporation works in general. 113 00:17:45,180 --> 00:17:49,020 And there's always fucked up stuff with corporations. We're really a massive giant Google. 114 00:17:49,020 --> 00:17:54,380 We don't really want to do any evil. We don't want to be evil. But because of our sides and because 115 00:17:54,380 --> 00:17:58,860 of all the differences and all the different officers and board members and everything that's 116 00:17:58,860 --> 00:18:05,340 in their shit happens. And so we're far from perfect. We don't call the president of the 117 00:18:05,340 --> 00:18:11,500 United States the chief executive officer for nothing, the CEO. Now CEOs are really important. 118 00:18:11,500 --> 00:18:18,380 Look at Steve Jobs, a fantastic CEO for Apple. I mean, the think of, if Apple really feels more 119 00:18:18,380 --> 00:18:24,060 American to me than anything, that's strange as it may seem to draw that analogy. But really, 120 00:18:24,220 --> 00:18:30,540 some great stuff, people who work hard are dedicated a little bit too secretive for, you know, 121 00:18:30,540 --> 00:18:38,060 for my personal taste. But, and look at George Bush, he sucks. He's, as a PR guy, you know, 122 00:18:38,060 --> 00:18:43,500 he's on, he's awful. He gives horrible demo. You know, his demos are always crashing. 123 00:18:44,540 --> 00:18:49,020 He just doesn't know how to communicate. But there have been lots of people throughout the 124 00:18:49,100 --> 00:18:54,220 history of the United States who have really done an excellent job at communicating what we really 125 00:18:54,220 --> 00:19:01,020 are. And we're different. We are different. We are, we are brash. We are loud. We have much less 126 00:19:01,020 --> 00:19:06,300 of sense of style and taste. But because we've been developing our own, we're like a fricking 127 00:19:06,300 --> 00:19:11,020 teenager of the world. And right now, you know, we're past the teenage years. We're no longer 128 00:19:11,020 --> 00:19:16,460 that cute and we're maturing. And we've got to think about settling down a little bit. But still 129 00:19:16,540 --> 00:19:21,500 inside us, inside the American spirit burns of fire. And there's no such thing as a 130 00:19:21,500 --> 00:19:30,700 true pure American. We're an immigrant country. We exist of other countries. So it's, it's a collection 131 00:19:30,700 --> 00:19:39,820 of like-minded people. Yeah, we're kind of like a team, kind of like team America. Oh, we love 132 00:19:39,900 --> 00:19:47,180 saying that. Don't we? I don't know if you've ever seen the movie. Team America. But it is, 133 00:19:47,180 --> 00:19:54,060 it's an animated movie. Rent it. See if you can find a copy online. It does also display 134 00:19:55,180 --> 00:20:00,620 a side of America and what Americans are that will make you laugh, but there really is some truth 135 00:20:00,620 --> 00:20:04,860 to it because we really are. Well, we're America. Fuck yeah. 136 00:20:06,250 --> 00:21:37,020 [ Music ] 137 00:21:37,020 --> 00:22:07,020 let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, yeah, go let's go let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, oh no, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's make our�zo idea, this is the big deal, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go 138 00:22:07,020 --> 00:22:12,260 You know, actually, I should probably roll out the jingle for this. 139 00:22:12,260 --> 00:22:13,260 Let me see. 140 00:22:13,260 --> 00:22:16,140 Oh, it's been so long since I've done Yanks versus the Brits. 141 00:22:16,140 --> 00:22:17,540 I don't know how the jingle queueed up. 142 00:22:17,540 --> 00:22:18,540 Let me see. 143 00:22:18,540 --> 00:22:20,300 Maybe I can find it real quick. 144 00:22:20,300 --> 00:22:22,580 Oh, man, unbelievable. 145 00:22:22,580 --> 00:22:27,780 Well, I do have a Yanks versus the Brits, which is a pretty appropriate for the 146 00:22:27,780 --> 00:22:29,020 fourth of July. 147 00:22:29,020 --> 00:22:33,980 And also for, well, kind of the world that, oh, how can I can't find it? 148 00:22:33,980 --> 00:22:36,580 Brits versus Yanks? 149 00:22:36,580 --> 00:22:38,780 Oh, I feel like a shit now. 150 00:22:38,780 --> 00:22:42,100 The Yanks, the Brits, crap. 151 00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:43,100 Okay. 152 00:22:43,100 --> 00:22:45,100 It's the Yanks versus the Brits. 153 00:22:45,100 --> 00:22:46,100 Ooh. 154 00:22:46,100 --> 00:22:48,100 There you go. 155 00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:53,340 So, of course, we had a terrorist scare, or at least what's being built as a terrorist 156 00:22:53,340 --> 00:22:54,340 scare. 157 00:22:54,340 --> 00:22:59,700 Some pretty unsophisticated terrorists, I would say, here in the UK, I mean, they drive a 158 00:22:59,700 --> 00:23:05,780 frickin' car on fire into a terminal building through a glass and steel wall with 159 00:23:05,860 --> 00:23:09,900 propane tanks in the back, and they can't, and nothing happens. 160 00:23:09,900 --> 00:23:11,580 Nothing, it doesn't work. 161 00:23:11,580 --> 00:23:16,420 In fact, what happens is the guy catches on fire and the police have to put him out. 162 00:23:16,420 --> 00:23:19,340 What kind of al Qaeda training did you follow? 163 00:23:19,340 --> 00:23:20,340 Anyway. 164 00:23:20,340 --> 00:23:24,460 So, the Brits, I've talked about this before, man, they're a vigilant bunch. 165 00:23:24,460 --> 00:23:28,260 It's like, all right, you know, we live through the frickin' Blitz Creek, and World War 166 00:23:28,260 --> 00:23:29,260 2. 167 00:23:29,260 --> 00:23:31,260 This does not sway us at all. 168 00:23:31,260 --> 00:23:34,900 In fact, he comes to helicopter now to pick me up, I think. 169 00:23:35,860 --> 00:23:40,860 So, we had discussed this at Pod Show HQ, and we decided that it would be, at least, 170 00:23:40,860 --> 00:23:45,140 the correct gesture to say, you know, if anyone doesn't feel safe coming to the office 171 00:23:45,140 --> 00:23:50,260 because we are in, you know, in London, pretty much in a very near where everything's 172 00:23:50,260 --> 00:23:57,580 taking place, except for, of course, Glasgow, but we had a bomb loaded car or a propane tank 173 00:23:57,580 --> 00:24:04,380 filled car outside of a nightclub, and we decided to let the staff at the crash pad 174 00:24:04,420 --> 00:24:09,140 know that, hey, you know, if you want to work from home, it's okay, we're cool with that. 175 00:24:09,140 --> 00:24:14,620 And I knew what the answer would be, because literally, you know, it's, that's the kind 176 00:24:14,620 --> 00:24:18,420 of response you get, oh, really appreciated very kind of you, but fuck no, we're going 177 00:24:18,420 --> 00:24:23,540 to, we're just going to continue, we're not going to let these fuckers get us down, regardless 178 00:24:23,540 --> 00:24:24,540 of where they're from. 179 00:24:24,540 --> 00:24:27,660 Now, in the other hand, there's something really, really troubling that I'm noticing 180 00:24:27,660 --> 00:24:30,860 now, and this is something you will not see in the United States, at least I have not 181 00:24:30,860 --> 00:24:32,860 witnessed it yet. 182 00:24:32,940 --> 00:24:37,300 So, conversation just in the office in general doesn't matter who said what, but there 183 00:24:37,300 --> 00:24:41,340 is a general tendency, not just in the office, I hear this around, you know, where people 184 00:24:41,340 --> 00:24:46,900 will say, oh, you know, let's walk around the Asian-looking guy, and by the way, you know, 185 00:24:46,900 --> 00:24:55,460 the Asian in context here, someone could be from India or Pakistan, or from, from the far east, 186 00:24:55,460 --> 00:24:59,260 that all falls under Asia, most Americans don't realize that, and we think of an Asian 187 00:24:59,260 --> 00:25:05,780 as basically the yellow man, that's what we think of in the US, so that's incorrect. 188 00:25:05,780 --> 00:25:10,420 But anyway, you know, there's something really bad happening, is people are becoming afraid 189 00:25:10,420 --> 00:25:15,500 of other people just for the way they look, and I don't think that is happened in the 190 00:25:15,500 --> 00:25:17,500 States. 191 00:25:17,500 --> 00:25:22,700 I don't think that people walked down the street and see an Asian person and say, oh, shit, 192 00:25:22,700 --> 00:25:28,380 you know, that could be a terrorist, because we're so, we're all foreigners, we're all 193 00:25:28,380 --> 00:25:32,700 aliens really in the United States. 194 00:25:32,700 --> 00:25:39,500 So Britain, beware, don't go down that road, you really should not, you know, because 195 00:25:39,500 --> 00:25:45,660 that's hypocritical, you can't be, you know, all stiff upper lip and vigilant on the outside, 196 00:25:45,660 --> 00:25:49,460 but, you know, secretly be routing around people. 197 00:25:49,460 --> 00:25:53,060 So please, please don't slip into that, you guys got, you got a good thing going here, 198 00:25:53,060 --> 00:25:58,340 and we've emulated a lot of it, we've taken a lot of the great things, and, and, 199 00:25:58,340 --> 00:26:04,300 and we've come up with some pretty cool things of our own, as I said, Taco Bell and Band-Aids. 200 00:26:04,300 --> 00:26:05,300 Fuck yeah. 201 00:26:05,300 --> 00:26:08,900 All right, let's just place up a pot safely, out of Xander. 202 00:26:09,860 --> 00:26:14,580 I've read an Indonesia diggin' 6,000 man off all the way. 203 00:26:14,580 --> 00:28:03,060 [ Music ] 204 00:28:03,060 --> 00:28:13,940 We're you the conscience of a nation, yeah, so love on me here, girl. 205 00:28:13,940 --> 00:28:17,300 Lee Alexander, soul of America, summon it up real nice. 206 00:28:18,260 --> 00:28:24,900 Again, just look, just look for songs in your favorite music store, go to iTunes, search for the word 207 00:28:24,900 --> 00:28:29,460 America, search for USA, look how many songs have been written about our country. 208 00:28:29,460 --> 00:28:34,100 And compare that to your own country, you know, there's a big conversation here going on today 209 00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:38,900 about, I believe Gordon Brown said, you know what, we should be flying the Union Jack on public 210 00:28:38,900 --> 00:28:45,620 buildings, right on, right on, and of course there's all the wires are all crossed here, there's 211 00:28:46,340 --> 00:28:50,260 there's always people who were saying, well, you know, that's nationalism and yeah, 212 00:28:50,260 --> 00:28:56,820 fuck that, fly your flag, be proud. Well, I'll just, you know, don't confuse what you see on television 213 00:28:56,820 --> 00:29:01,700 and who you see on television and what they claim to represent, don't confuse that with the people of 214 00:29:01,700 --> 00:29:10,740 a nation, you know, the, the, the Iotola in Iran, the Shah, whatever the dude's name is, 215 00:29:11,380 --> 00:29:17,620 I forget his name, the president. You know, Aberdeen is young, you know, it's like, 216 00:29:19,620 --> 00:29:23,780 you know, all these guys, they don't represent what the people are like, 217 00:29:24,580 --> 00:29:31,220 it's just like you and me, except in America, we're a little different, we're unrefined. 218 00:29:33,300 --> 00:29:37,140 Really, you know what we're bad at, what we've really gotten, we've really, I think everyone is 219 00:29:37,140 --> 00:29:41,540 sucking at this. I've seen a lot of this and the European Union is now dealing with this. 220 00:29:41,540 --> 00:29:46,580 We forget that we're in charge, we forget that we really control how things work. It's not the 221 00:29:46,580 --> 00:29:50,660 president that makes decisions, even if you read the news just a little bit, you can see that it's 222 00:29:50,660 --> 00:29:55,780 Congress and you need to write your congressmen and how the Senate works and how bills are created 223 00:29:55,780 --> 00:30:00,660 in past and sent on to the president. You know, and if we get fed up with someone sending bills back 224 00:30:00,660 --> 00:30:04,260 and vetoing them, you know, there's ways out of that, you know, this was all set up hundreds of 225 00:30:04,260 --> 00:30:08,420 years ago. We know how to do this. What are they teaching these kids in school these days? 226 00:30:09,540 --> 00:30:13,940 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. A lot of talk. That's, that's the problem. We have a lot of talk talk talk. 227 00:30:13,940 --> 00:30:20,100 We forget to write, you know, my grandfather who passed away. He was 98 years old. He passed away 228 00:30:20,100 --> 00:30:26,420 about 10 years ago. And I recall so well, every single time we, and you know, we have our union 229 00:30:26,420 --> 00:30:32,020 coming up and it's being held at the family house, if you will. Mead Road, Armok, New York. 230 00:30:32,100 --> 00:30:39,140 Um, he, I, I recall so well. He would sit at his typewriter day and night, banging out letters 231 00:30:39,140 --> 00:30:44,580 to senators and congressmen and other Washington officials. And he changed things. He really, 232 00:30:44,580 --> 00:30:50,180 he really did. He helped set policy a single individual. He was able to do that. And so can 233 00:30:50,180 --> 00:30:55,220 you and it's become so easy with email. It doesn't have to be about protest all the time. It doesn't 234 00:30:55,300 --> 00:31:04,980 have to be about saying, I will fuck him. We'll get a new guy or gal in 2008. No, no, no, no, we, we 235 00:31:04,980 --> 00:31:10,660 have to do it ourselves. I look at our own little company. You know, we have about 100 people. 236 00:31:11,380 --> 00:31:16,100 And it functions the same way America does. There's no one that says, please show up at 7 o'clock 237 00:31:16,100 --> 00:31:20,580 so we can get this shit done. People just show up because that's the way it works. We all contribute. 238 00:31:20,660 --> 00:31:27,860 We all want to make it happen. Now, somewhere in, uh, in the 80s and 90s, some things did change. 239 00:31:27,860 --> 00:31:32,980 And this, of course, was really media. And, uh, a lot of things got blown out of proportion. 240 00:31:32,980 --> 00:31:37,380 And it's a very powerful tool, which is why I'm so happy that we have podcasts and other ways 241 00:31:37,380 --> 00:31:43,620 of creating independent media, because we can take control back of that as well. And what happened was, 242 00:31:45,460 --> 00:31:50,100 freedom of speech started to get squelched a little bit. You know, it was really a, really a 243 00:31:50,180 --> 00:31:53,620 conversation about political correctness, about, uh, 244 00:31:53,620 --> 00:32:03,300 lasciviousness, about proper use of language, about the beauty of the human form and about just 245 00:32:03,300 --> 00:32:04,580 being horny. 246 00:32:16,250 --> 00:36:13,460 [ Music ] 247 00:36:13,460 --> 00:36:17,460 We'll see who's banned, that you had to say 248 00:36:17,460 --> 00:36:20,460 We'll have to say who's banned, that you had to say 249 00:36:20,460 --> 00:36:23,460 We'll see who's banned, that you had to say 250 00:36:23,460 --> 00:36:25,460 We'll see who's banned, that you had to say 251 00:36:25,460 --> 00:36:27,460 We'll see who's banned, that you had to say 252 00:36:27,460 --> 00:36:32,100 I say, which is another one of those great songs that really belongs on the soundtrack 253 00:36:32,100 --> 00:36:33,100 to our lives. 254 00:36:33,100 --> 00:36:38,380 I'm so privileged to be able to share these songs with you, despite legalities and you 255 00:36:38,380 --> 00:36:41,380 just put that aside, just listening to these lyrics. 256 00:36:41,380 --> 00:36:44,060 This is the great thing, of course, if you've downloaded this and you're listening to it 257 00:36:44,060 --> 00:36:49,700 on your iPod or on your computer, I mean, you can go back. 258 00:36:49,700 --> 00:36:53,540 You can listen to the song again, listen to those lyrics, listen to what we're saying 259 00:36:53,540 --> 00:36:54,540 as Americans. 260 00:36:54,540 --> 00:36:56,460 I understand this a lot better. 261 00:36:56,460 --> 00:37:00,300 And by the way, you know, we take a lot of heat. 262 00:37:00,300 --> 00:37:03,860 We take a lot of heat for a lot of stuff and there's a lot of reasons for it. 263 00:37:03,860 --> 00:37:08,340 And reasons I don't even need to get into because we can have very long and very interesting 264 00:37:08,340 --> 00:37:13,900 debates about America's size and what they mean is a superpower or maybe even a former 265 00:37:13,900 --> 00:37:19,700 superpower, but there is just one thing I want to point out and Billy Joel will help 266 00:37:19,700 --> 00:37:21,980 me do it. 267 00:37:26,250 --> 00:41:46,250 [ Music ] 268 00:41:53,060 --> 00:41:58,060 Hi, yeah, yeah, Billy Joe, love that. 269 00:41:58,060 --> 00:42:01,060 Well, I hope you're enjoying being a part of the world's largest 270 00:42:01,060 --> 00:42:05,060 fourth of July picnic with a word from another 271 00:42:05,060 --> 00:42:06,060 fine American invention. 272 00:42:06,060 --> 00:42:11,060 This summer, when you buy Coke, you get music. 273 00:42:11,060 --> 00:42:15,060 You can win an iPod or free songs on iTunes. 274 00:42:15,060 --> 00:42:19,060 Exactly. Enjoy your American-made Coke on your American-made iPod. 275 00:42:19,060 --> 00:42:22,060 Well, of course, that's incorrect. 276 00:42:22,060 --> 00:42:25,060 We make invent-grade products and then have other countries make them. 277 00:42:25,060 --> 00:42:30,060 Sometimes under horrible circumstances and conditions. 278 00:42:30,060 --> 00:42:34,060 Ah, we're a fine bunch, aren't we? 279 00:42:34,060 --> 00:42:37,060 Port City PD, the number one online police drama series, 280 00:42:37,060 --> 00:42:39,060 is now available. 281 00:42:39,060 --> 00:42:41,060 Subscribe now and get the entire first season on your iPod 282 00:42:41,060 --> 00:42:44,060 and get ready for an action-packed season two, 283 00:42:44,060 --> 00:42:46,060 coming July 2007. 284 00:42:46,060 --> 00:42:48,060 Portcity.podshow.com. 285 00:42:48,060 --> 00:42:51,060 Yeah, okay, I got another song for you. 286 00:42:51,060 --> 00:42:53,060 Hold on a second. 287 00:42:53,060 --> 00:42:56,060 This, okay, I only got to do two more, all right? 288 00:42:56,060 --> 00:42:59,060 Because we all got better things to do on this fourth of July. 289 00:42:59,060 --> 00:43:02,060 Hopefully you've been playing this podcast loud and proud 290 00:43:02,060 --> 00:43:04,060 and enjoying the music. 291 00:43:04,060 --> 00:43:07,060 I'll take a little bit of relish on my hot dog, please. 292 00:43:07,060 --> 00:43:09,060 No matter how you express yourself, 293 00:43:09,060 --> 00:43:12,060 no matter what you want to dance to, 294 00:43:12,060 --> 00:43:13,060 it's country and western. 295 00:43:13,060 --> 00:43:16,060 If it's R&B, if it's soul, if it's hip hop, 296 00:43:16,060 --> 00:43:20,060 if it's a trance or house or trip hop, 297 00:43:21,060 --> 00:43:24,060 really one thing that all Americans have in common. 298 00:43:24,060 --> 00:43:26,060 And this is really, this is really, 299 00:43:26,060 --> 00:43:28,060 and you go to any American party, 300 00:43:28,060 --> 00:43:31,060 which is basically, you get a boom box, 301 00:43:31,060 --> 00:43:34,060 you get some crisps, 302 00:43:34,060 --> 00:43:36,060 or as we would call them potato chips, 303 00:43:36,060 --> 00:43:40,060 as you get a cake of beer, 304 00:43:40,060 --> 00:43:43,060 and you got yourself an American party. 305 00:43:43,060 --> 00:43:44,060 You know why? 306 00:43:44,060 --> 00:43:46,060 Because all we really want to do, 307 00:43:46,060 --> 00:43:49,060 all that Americans lust for. 308 00:43:49,060 --> 00:43:54,060 All that we really live for, 309 00:43:54,060 --> 00:43:56,060 is the ability to rock. 310 00:43:56,060 --> 00:44:06,060 Come on, everybody. 311 00:44:06,060 --> 00:44:08,060 Grab that hot dog. 312 00:44:08,060 --> 00:46:33,060 [ Music ] 313 00:46:33,060 --> 00:46:34,060 Only I say. 314 00:46:34,060 --> 00:46:35,060 Only I say. 315 00:46:35,060 --> 00:46:36,060 Only I say. 316 00:46:36,060 --> 00:46:37,060 Only I say. 317 00:46:37,060 --> 00:46:38,060 Only I say. 318 00:46:38,060 --> 00:46:39,060 Only I say. 319 00:46:39,060 --> 00:46:40,060 All I say. 320 00:46:40,060 --> 00:46:41,060 John Mellingcamp. 321 00:46:41,060 --> 00:46:44,060 Or back in the day, John Cougar Mellingcamp. 322 00:46:44,060 --> 00:46:50,060 ROCK in the USA, almost at the end of the special 4th of July, celebratory Podcast, 323 00:46:50,060 --> 00:46:53,060 a Potcio production. 324 00:46:53,060 --> 00:46:59,060 Wh...there is, of course, one other song that I just can't get away with, not playing, on the 4th of July. 325 00:46:59,060 --> 00:47:03,780 written by two friends of mine, Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight. 326 00:47:03,780 --> 00:47:09,780 Dan unfortunately is no longer with us, but I'm sure he'd be tickled to know that this whole podcast 327 00:47:09,780 --> 00:47:16,100 thing happened and people independently all over the world creating media and playing his music 328 00:47:16,100 --> 00:47:24,180 he would dig it. Another American original who did not get the prophecy deserved upon his passing 329 00:47:25,060 --> 00:47:32,180 push to side by another American original and a close myth. It is the godfather of soul, my godny, 330 00:47:32,180 --> 00:47:34,180 James Brown has been a better man! 331 00:47:34,180 --> 00:51:01,180 [ Music ] 332 00:51:01,180 --> 00:51:17,300 I always feel it's good to hear Dan's breathless bass on the bit of America. 333 00:51:17,300 --> 00:51:38,300 Yeah, sum it up for James. 334 00:51:38,300 --> 00:51:40,300 I'd be a good. 335 00:51:40,300 --> 00:51:41,300 Exactly. 336 00:51:41,300 --> 00:51:48,300 I hope you do as well, happy birthday America. 337 00:51:48,300 --> 00:51:51,300 Yeah, that's really all I wanted to say. 338 00:51:51,300 --> 00:51:52,300 Oh boy. 339 00:51:52,300 --> 00:51:53,300 All right. 340 00:51:53,300 --> 00:51:55,300 Just like I've got like a million things going through my mind. 341 00:51:55,300 --> 00:51:56,300 I could keep going. 342 00:51:56,300 --> 00:51:57,300 I could do it three hours show. 343 00:51:57,300 --> 00:51:59,300 I could just keep pulling up songs and we'd have a good time. 344 00:51:59,300 --> 00:52:01,300 However, less is more I'm told. 345 00:52:01,300 --> 00:52:07,300 Tomorrow will be back to business with the daily source code with all kinds of crap. 346 00:52:07,300 --> 00:52:08,300 That's already streaming in. 347 00:52:08,300 --> 00:52:11,300 So have yourselves a great day in the United States. 348 00:52:11,300 --> 00:52:14,300 Everyone else in the rest of the world enjoy your day as well. 349 00:52:14,300 --> 00:52:18,300 In fact, as we'd say, in America, you know, what the hell take the rest of the day off. 350 00:52:18,300 --> 00:52:20,300 Another pod show podcast. 351 00:52:20,300 --> 00:52:22,300 Stick it in your ear.