Edition #1023 Today we take a look at the myriad driving factors that can combine to drive a person to commit an act of violence such as the Orlando Massacre as well as a variety of reactions to the shooting Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: This is not the first or last attack on the LGBTQ community but there is progress - Savage Love w/ @FakeDanSavage - Air Date 6-14-16 Ch. 3: Song 1: Tolerance - Michael Franti And Spearhead Ch. 4: Act 2: The problematic media coverage of the Orlando shooting - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 6-17-16 Ch. 5: Song 2: Make the news - Stephanie Haseman Ch. 6: Act 3: What to label the Orlando shooting and why - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date 6-17-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: Call it what it is - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Ch. 8: Act 4: LGBTQ community not allowing their pain to be turned into demonization of others - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 6-19-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: Happiness - Pet Shop Boys Ch. 10: Act 5: Trans and Queer Latinxs Respond to #PulseOrlando Shooting - Familia:TQLM - Air Date: 6-13-16 Ch. 11: Song 5: Sopra un aereoplanino di carta - Menion Ch. 12: Act 6: Jorge Gutierrez from the Trans Queer Liberation Movement on the Orlando shooting - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 6-17-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: Liberate - Buguinha Dub Ch. 14: Act 7: If what they say about the LGBT community were true then violence would seem justified - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date 6-17-16 Ch. 15: Song 7: Words Are Seeds - My Gay Banjo Ch. 16: Act 8: Wrongheadedly playing right into the hands of terrorist groups - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 6-19-16 Ch. 17: Song 8: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead Ch. 18: Act 9: The toxic hatred that led to the Orlando shooting - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 6-13-16 Ch. 19: Song 9: Oxygen - Willy Mason Ch. 20: Act 10: When It Comes to Orlando Massacre, Domestic Violence Is the Red Flag We Aren't Talking About - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-14-16 Voicemails Ch. 21: Why we shouldn't be violent - Al from Seattle Ch. 22: Classism needs to be considered alongside racism and sexism - Alyson from Colorado Ch. 23: A Trans Latinx listener finding a feeling of power Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 24: Final comments on toxic masculinity and a request for your thoughts on the same Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!