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Turn On The News: Something Else to Worry About (Audio)

Apr 15, 2021
Produced by Tom Roe.
"Turn On The News" is the weekly newscast from the fictional Radio Network, with parody radio coverage of the radio and its headlines. Now with computerized news readers, and fewer meddling reporters, plus aggregated reporting, and automated music. Tune in "Turn On The News" each week for the latest news, radio art, and more from our robot reporters, making sure you hear both sides -- good and evil -- every time you "Turn On The News." This week: "Something Else to Worry About." This week there are police killing Black men, and on trial for killing Black men, And then there's Matt Gaetz. Songs from Husker Du ("Turn On the News"), AC/DC ("Back in Black"), The Replacements ("Kids Don't Follow"), Bruce Springsteen ("State Trooper"), and Shirley Ellis ("The Name Game"). Clips and excerpts from Stewart Reynolds; Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Chris Redd, and Ego Nwodim from "Saturday Night Live;" "Tooning Out the News;" Tucker Carlson; Stephen Colbert; John Thibodeaux; Seth Meyers; Matt Gaetz; Jimmy Kimmel; and Donald Drumpf. Episode 012.