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On the show we've been doing semi-regular reviews of the 2000s, segments looking back at the last decade. During the segments, we've also played montages of some notable clips from throughout the decade. Take a listen:
+ Short Version (1:30) Music featured is 'Making it Right' by WNYC's Bryan Young (aka Sing With Voices)
+ Longer Version (2:30) Music featured is 'The Viaduct' by Kid Loco
Check out the segments we've done so far here:
Listener Call In: Name the Decade | Andy Sewer: Worst Decade Ever? | Michael Shaffer: The Bunker Decade
And stay tuned for more aughts retrospectives!
Jody Avirgan started two days before The Brian Lehrer Show won a Peabody, and he is taking full credit. He comes to WNYC from WFUV, where he produced "Cityscape" with the great George Bodarky. He's worked for KQED Radio in San Francisco and BSide Radio, and produced pieces that have aired here and there and everywhere.
Comments [1]
Can't look at the aughts without the contested Presidential election of 2000 --
Gore's mistakes; the Nader candidacy; the media's failure to expose and the public's failure to understand Bush's Iraq agenda; bad ballot design in FL; the Supreme Court's unprecedented interference in the election all arguably led to 9/11 - or am I just engaging in wishful thinking? 9/11 leads to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars; the Patriot Act; the catch-up ball Homeland Security conglomeration; Guantanamo. Trillions of dollars spent in low-return 'make work' activities rather than invested in activities that truly make the citizens more productive.
In my view, we couldn't have Obama without Bush, we couldn't have Bush w/o the shot-out 2000 election.
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