Edition #1089 Today we look at the hearings of Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch, how we got to here and what his possible placement on the court portends for our future 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: The important Gorsuch stories the media is missing - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-17-17 Ch. 3: Song 1: ​One - Apocalyptica Ch. 4: Act 2: Discussing the judicial coup Republicans are in the midst of - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 3-21-17 Ch. 5: Song 2: ​La Réalité - Amadou & Mariam Ch. 6: Act 3: Behind Neil Gorsuch's Rhetoric, His Record Suggests Aggressive Judge Wedded to Conservative Agenda - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 03-21-17 Ch. 7: Song 3: ​The Game Is Rigged - The Great Malarkey Ch. 8: Act 4: Dan Goldberg on some of Neil Gorsuch's worst rulings - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-24-17 Ch. 9: Song 4: ​The Smallest Piece - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin Ch. 10: Act 5: The corporate takeover of the judicial system - Amicus from @Slate - Air Date 3-18-17 Ch. 11: Song 5: ​It's Just Not Right - Beatnik Turtle Ch. 12: Act 6: STOP Arch Conservative SCOTUS Pick Neil Gorsuch via @IndivisibleTeam #StopGorsuch - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 13: Song 6: ​This Fickle World - Theo Bard Ch. 14: Act 7: How Democrats Should Fight Trump's Supreme Court Pick - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-21-17 Voicemails Ch. 15: Seeking out progressive sci-fi to imagine a better world - Erin from Philadelphia Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 16: Final comments on our dystopian pop culture and thoughts on where health care should go from here Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism: TAKE ACTION Use Indivisible Guide's fact sheet on Gorsuch and scripts to call Senators Easily Call Your Senators: 5calls.org (or) Countable.us  EDUCATE YOURSELF Hobby Lobby and executive power: Gorsuch's key rulings (CNN) Call Your Senators and Demand That They Reject Neil Gorsuch (The Nation) The Democrats Must Filibuster Neil Gorsuch (Slate) Gorsuch: Roe v. Wade is the 'law of the land' (The Atlantic) Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Has a Troubling History When Ruling on Disability Rights Cases (ACLU Blog) If We Care About Abortion, Asking Judge Neil Gorsuch His Opinion on Roe v. Wade Is Not Enough (ACLU Blog) Should Your Boss’s Religious Beliefs Dictate Your Health Insurance Coverage? Supreme Court Nominee Judge Gorsuch Thinks So (ACLU Blog) Attorney for "Frozen Trucker": Neil Gorsuch May Have Been Most Hostile Judge I've Ever Encountered (Truth Out) Durbin, Gorsuch spar over Hobby Lobby ruling (The Washington Post) Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman 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!